Junk to Jewels Podcast with Georgette Beck

Joanna Lee Kilgore, or JoLee, as most friends call her, is a photographer and artist.  

JoLee is a 2nd generation photographer and 3rd generation artist, obsessed with her craft. She has been photographing everything she could, printing the images and getting them up on the walls since JoLee was 11 years old. She has been creating custom commissioned art projects since she was 14. JoLee loves what she does, and she would love to wo...

In this powerful episode of Junk to Jewels, host Georgette Beck welcomes the incredible Julie Seals. Prepare to be moved by Julie's raw and honest account of her journey from a desperate life of drug smuggling to becoming an ordained minister, published author, and prison evangelist. Julie shares the gripping story of the day her life took a dramatic turn at the border, leading to an encounter with God that transformed her from a "...

Author Ileana M. Leon was diagnosed with panic disorder as a teenager. The focus of her writing is to bring awareness to mental health issues. She is motivated by both her personal and professional careers. As a former Paralegal and Administrative Assistant for Children and Family Services, Ileana understands the negative effects of mental health struggles. Throughout her life, Ileana, has been the voice of countless special needs ...

"Humbled by life's challenges, Carolyn Deck, a New Zealand native, turned past pain into a source of strength. From conquering fears to overcoming hurts, her journey spans over twenty countries, navigating adventures and trials along the way. As a wife of thirty-four years and mother raising five children while living in Australia and USA, Carolyn understand life's difficulties. Her passion is to inspire and encourage people with h...

Nichole Haugen is a wife, mom to six daughters, nurse, and grief coach. She spent over 10 years as a hospice nurse, helping families through hard times. Nichole knows a lot about grief, both from her job and her own life. In 2019, her dad passed away after a long fight with cancer, and just four months later, her mom died suddenly in a winter storm. On top of that, she discovered her husband had been hiding financial problems for o...

Sandy Dworkin, a vibrant 71-year-old mother, wife, grandmother, and line dance instructor, has led a full life marked by health, energy, and a commitment to community service. Active since retiring at 50, she became a prominent line dance teacher, performing at various charity events and earning an award for outstanding contribution at her community, Nettles Island.

In 2019, after a hurricane evacuation, Sandy experienced severe ba...

Laura Burgess is the owner and master coach of Meet The Future success coaching. Her passion­

driven mission is to inspire, improve and invigorate all willing participants, including herself.

She is the mother of two young adult boys, is happily married to her gift from God who entered

their lives 18 years ago and is ever grateful for the turbulent road she has bumped along and

enjoyed for the past 50+ years.

Laura shares that wh...

This true story is motivational and inspirational. From sharing this story with others, it has been motivational for them to hear.

Keith Buff’s story will put life into perspective. Listeners and viewers will be inspired to never quit trying to improve.                                                                         

Keith’s story is about determination and triumph, a story that has inspired many who have heard it.

In 1999,...

Mark Barnes was born in Buffalo, NY on April 19, 1961. His immediate family was always very creative through either music or art. Mark’s Grandmother played Piano at various movie houses for the silent films in the 20's and 30’s. His Father and Mother were musically and artistically inclined respectively.

Mark has been playing the Piano since the age of 3 and was always a terror to his piano teachers, never wanting to play the les...

Riley Sloan Powell is a speaker and bestselling author as well as a wife and mother to three amazing

children, ages 2-17. Through a pivotal journey back through her story, she changed the

narrative of her life to become rooted in the truth that God loves her deeply. Now she uses

all she has learned to lead others in finding their identity, without performance,

perfection, or exhaustion, and to learn how to hear God's voice in their...

Dr. Ashley Salomon graduated from Life University in Marietta, GA, in 2018. She was drawn to chiropractic medicine after witnessing several success stories with her family. Her father was symptomatically healed from a large disc herniation that caused numbness in his legs with chiropractic care. Chiropractic treatment was also helpful with her sister’s asthma. Witnessing these phenomenal results, she became a chiropractic patient, ...

Anthony Bruno's professional journey encompasses roles as a public servant, counselor, community organizer, and pastor, dedicating his expertise to assisting individuals with HIV, distressed children and families, and offering counseling to those without hope. Following his tenure as a staff pastor at Morningside Church in Port St. Lucie, Florida, he persistently offers hope, comfort, optimism, and enthusiasm to those he encounters...

Georgette Beck, the host of Junk to Jewels Podcast, beautifully pays a special tribute to her father, George Kijewski, who passed away on January 20, 2024.

Georgettes in memory story starts off with her grandparents on her father’s side, both of whom she considers bad assess.

Georgette describes a beautiful photo of her mom framed for her dad with a personal message written on it; “George, my love for you is everlasting. Joanna.”

T...

Junk to Jewels Podcast welcomes Claire Faunce as our guest. Claire is a faithful, kind and gracious woman of God who shares her heart and time with several community ministries including a prison ministry and Good Samaritan. She is a mama of five kids, has twelve grandkids and five great-grandchildren.

Claire shares her life story, a story consisting of many struggles, hardships, pains, losses and scary encounters. She has experi...

Kim Doran is a Christian writer of poetry, self-care and short stories. Her passion for people is clearly evident in her written words of expressing the rawness in life. She is a former private investigator, cancer overcomer and has served in various ministries’ leadership. Kim has three books currently available: LEAD, Pack Your Suitcase and her newest, Trials and Triumphs. Kim teaches Pack Your Suitcase to small groups or one on ...

Cassendra A. Munro, PhD, BS, RN, RNFA, CNOR, FAAN, FAORN has been a perioperative nurse for over 26 years and a member of AORN for over 24 years. Currently, she is a Nurse Scientist at Stanford Health Care, Office of Research, Patient Care Services in Menlo Park, CA and she is a perioperative practice expert consultant through Munro Consulting. She earned a nursing degree from Quinnipiac College in Hamden, CT, a business degree fro...

Georgette Beck, the host of Junk to Jewels Podcast, shares thoughts in this episode about her divorce. She refers to divorce as a living death.

Georgette shares her story about her parent’s divorce and her own divorce. She also talks about how she cried out to God on the floor of her dream home’s bedroom closet floor. Praying to God asking for help in one of her lowest moments. God heard. God responded. God immediately set forth in...

Michelle Steiner lives with an invisible disability.

She was diagnosed with a Learning Disability in Kindergarten. Her teacher noticed that she was struggling academically and socially. Michelle had to repeat the grade in a new school and began to receive specialty instruction. School was a challenge for her both socially and academically. Michelle struggled with her grades and learning.

She also did not fit in with her peers and t...

In this powerful and deeply personal episode, we hear the remarkable testimony of a survivor of childhood sexual abuse who battled severe physical and emotional issues throughout her life. Diagnosed with PTSD, Clinical Depression, and Dissociative Identity Disorder, she sought healing through various means: medication, therapy, prayer, and even becoming a mental health therapist herself.

By May 2020, she reached a breaking point, c...