In 2014, Lai Sha Bugado learned that she had aggressive stage three cancer. She immediately worried for her three young children if the worst should happen. Shortly later, she learned that her father-in-law and sister-in-law also had cancer. Bugado could see that her husband was struggling to cope with the situation. She hated the idea of being a burden to him and the rest of her family.

Over the next two years, Bugado and her family members went through the grueling process of treatment. Soon, she found that she was so weak that she struggled to maintain her day-to-day activities. Initially, she tried to keep her health condition as private as possible. But she found that this was impossible. For instance, she had no choice but to divulge the information to her children's preschool.

In her weakened state, Bugado was determined to do something productive. While she didn't have much strength, she found that she was mentally sharp and could move her hands with ease. So she took up sewing. Her own mother had sewn, and it had appeared to help her. Soon, Bugado realized that it was an incredibly therapeutic activity for her too. Then she decided, despite being ill, that she could turn her sewing into a business. She founded a company called Kumumea to sell her items. Today, Lai Sha Bugado is coping with her condition and still running the business successfully. Listen to this episode to find out how Bugado found a new lease on life through something as simple as sewing.

M is the award-winning creative director of Universal Admedia. Her career spans continents, and she has completed dozens of projects for brands like PLANT Vodka, LeadingRX Solutions and Spruce Peak. Her approach to work is to balance human wants with human needs. Essentially, this means crafting a solution that is practical yet cutting edge. And she hasn't just done this as a creative director. She started out in architecture, which allowed her to literally and figuratively lay the foundations for so much success.

In this podcast, she elaborates on her exact approach to human-centered design, how she balances creativity with decisiveness, how she manages to overcome blocks to her creativity and much more.

Few people in the world can say that they've designed award-winning promotional projects and planned the construction of buildings. This is what makes Aroonrut's approach to creative projects unique. She can apply the processes she learned as an architect and apply them to client briefs, resulting in products that help as many people as possible. Anyone who wants to learn how to master this process should listen to this episode of The Healing List.

As a Hawaii-based real estate expert, Christina Laney Mitre knows that the real estate industry can help people find success. After all, secure housing leads to stability and happiness. Thanks to this, she dedicates her career to ensuring that she can house as many people as possible. She works for Smart Living Hawaii, is a sales manager for Hawaiian affordable housing projects, has launched a non-profit based on sustainable awareness, sits on the board of directors for Catholic Charities of Hawaii and so much more.

This episode discovers how Laney Mitre has succeeded through building trusting relationships, how the real estate industry can perpetuate wellness, how she balances so many responsibilities and much more. She also gives some advice specifically to busy moms like her.

The great thing about Laney Mitre's advice is that while it's undoubtedly inspired by Hawaiian culture, it applies to anyone who is interested in converting business activities into something that helps those less fortunate.