Zibby Owens on Building a Book Community, Publishing, and Staying Connected Through Stories

📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube In this episode of I’ll Meet You There, host Paige Nolan sits down with author, podcaster, publisher, bookstore owner, and literary community-builder Zibby Owens for a conversation about books, ambition, connection, and the many ways stories bring people together. Zibby shares how her lifelong love of reading gradually grew into a multifaceted business centered on books and community. What began during a season of personal transition — as a stay-at-home mom, aspir

📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube In this episode of I’ll Meet You There, host Paige Nolan sits down with her friend Amelia for a candid and inspiring conversation about living intentionally, reclaiming joy, and the winding path that led to her Substack newsletter, Happy on Purpose. Amelia reflects on her joyful, fearless early childhood in Australia before dysfunction and violence changed life at home. Leaving at 19 became the first step toward building a life of her own—one that would take her f

📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube In this episode of I’ll Meet You There, host Paige Nolan sits down with actor and entrepreneur Adam Shapiro for a funny, heartfelt, and inspiring conversation about creativity, parenthood, reinvention, and the winding road that led to Shappy Pretzel. Adam shares how simple act of cooking with his son during Covid lockdowns soon became an obsession: recreating the perfect Philadelphia soft pretzel. After Ryan Seacrest mentioned the pretzels on-air, what started as

📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube In this episode of I’ll Meet You There, Paige explores growth and evolution through yoga with renowned Los Angeles instructor Alicia “ACE” Easter. In their conversation, Ace recalls an early childhood move from Baltimore to Atlanta that brought forth feelings of cultural and racial isolation while experiencing an escalation of physical abuse at home. It was during those days that Ace learned to use her smile as a defense and turned to sports as an outlet. After he

📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube In this episode, host Paige Nolan explores the depth and breadth of healing with her guest Will Amason, whose near-fatal car incident shortly after college prompted deep questioning about why he survived and activated a new path of service for him. Will shares his evolution through modalities such as the Silva Method, Religious Science prayer work, becoming a Reiki master teacher and numerologist, all while building a decades-long career in fitness. They discuss h

📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTube In this episode, guest Amy Rush delves into her early life experiences with spirituality and her profound mystical memories. Raised in a Catholic family in St. Louis, Amy recounts an early out-of-body experience during a childhood emergency. This event ignited her curiosity about metaphysical realms, leading her to explore self-help literature and spiritual teachings throughout her youth. As an adult, Amy faced the deaths of her father and grandmother, which served