A Woman Like You

It’s the episode you’ve all been asking for!  John is our guest today and I couldn’t be happier to share this conversation with you. We talk about our journey from Scotland and Canada to the United States, marriage, kids and making life work in the music business and on the road.   Johnny also shares how his move to Nashville took an unexpected turn and what happened th...

Are you planning a trip to Nashville? Feeling overwhelmed by where to stay, eat and visit?   Nashville has grown so much over the past 5 years and that means you have a lot of amazing options.   Today I have Brian Barry, the publisher of Nashville Lifestyles here with me to share all the best places to go and things to see.  I asked him to treat this like if he were to have his best...

Peri menopause and menopause seem like they are finally getting the attention they deserve but if you’re like me, you might be feeling like now there is so much advice and information that it seems overwhelming and you don’t know what the best options for you will be. Dr Mary Claire Haver is a widely respected obgyn menopause specialist with over 2 million followers on instagram who lo...

She’s back on the podcast to share even more information to help keep you healthy and fit as you get older. Erin is breaking down her newest love, PEPTIDES - what they are and how they help turn back the clock and keep us feeling our best. GLP 1’s - should you take them? Does she take them?  What does Erin eat to stay looking the way she does and what exercises can you incorporate...

Melanie Shankle, author of the best selling book, “Here Be Dragons”, joins us to chat all things Raising Girls. If you’re a Mom, raising a girl, this episode is for you. Melanie graciously shares her own story that led her to the grace she found while helping her own daughter through her tough teen years. Melanie shares how we can help our girls (and ourselves) make it through th...

What do you do when you think someone you care about is making a bad choice?  What do you do when you don’t approve of her new relationship? What do you do when you think your intentions are pure but they are received as the opposite?  How does a friendship survive?  This is what happened between me and one of my best friends Ellen and she is here today so we can share our story.  I’m so thankful...

Thanks to our partners, CTV News Shopping Trends and Amazon CANADA. See all of my favourite Pre-Black Friday deals on Amazon here: https://www.ctvnews.ca/shopping/deals/best-early-black-friday-lifestyle-deals.html   Ladies, prepare to be inspired!  Do you feel like you’re unsure how to take the ideas in your head and put them into action?  Are you in a business that feels like it’s moving in slow...

Thanks to our partners, CTV News Shopping Trends and Amazon CANADA. Check out my top picks for early Black Friday deals here:  https://www.ctvnews.ca/shopping/deals/best-early-black-friday-lifestyle-deals.html   Mary Trapnell, founder of Nashville Anti Human Trafficking Coalition (NAHT) and Christina Meadows, a survivor of sex trafficking are here today to share their message, their story and most...

Thanks to our partners, CTV News Shopping Trends and Amazon CANADA. See all of my favourite Pre-Black Friday deals on Amazon here: https://www.ctvnews.ca/shopping/deals/best-early-black-friday-lifestyle-deals.html   Lottie Woods was diagnosed with anorexia at age 12, something her mom Emily says that she kept hidden from the family for months. Emily shares with us what it was like realizing how se...

Money expert and Money Guru for CTV’s The Social and author of the book ‘HAPPY GO MONEY’ Spend smart, save right + enjoy life, Melissa Leong is here today to help us all feel more at ease when it comes to our finances and the future. How should we be spending and saving our money at this stage of life?  What if we've never saved until now?  What's the rule about how much we should be putting away...

Fear, Perfectionism, Control, Comparison, Exclusion, Unworthiness. My guest today says these are some of they myths women hold on to that keep them from being who they were created to be.  Counselor, speaker and author of the wildly popular book UNSTUCK, Kim Anderson is here today to help us all let go of what's holding us back so we can find our passion and purpose in our second half of life.  Wh...

Are you and your partner doing the right things to make each other happy?  Are you checking the boxes for behaviors of the happiest couples? Or the opposite?   Do you ever worry you’re in an emotionally abusive relationship? Are you involved with a narcissist?  And how about that word - narcissist that is thrown around so freely now.  Did you know there’s a difference between someone having narcis...

Anna Grace Newell is a clairvoyant medium, akashic records practitioner and intuitive guide who specializes in angel readings. Sound confusing?  Well I ask her to explain it all in language we can understand. Her story of what she believes was an experience "on the other side" is one you have to hear to believe.  She also explains how this experience brought forth a gift in her gift to share with...

Today we have the fabulous Hugh Howser, who has been the go to wedding planner in Nashville for over 17 years.  He is here to share how you too can have an amazing wedding, even if a wedding planner isn't in the budget. What are the first things we need to do once we're engaged?  What can wait? Venue, location, flowers and more. Budget, budget, budget - how much do things cost now anyways?  What s...

You may recognize her as the wife of Charles Kelly from the county band Lady A - but she is so much more than just a wife of a famous artist. Cassie is here to discuss what her life was like before meeting Charles, how they met and what the first few years were like when he was just starting out before gaining fame.   The challenges, adjusting to a new normal and what that was like for a new relat...

Have you ever wished you could get inside your teens brain?  What are they really thinking? How are they struggling and how can I help them? My guest today is known for his wildly popular online presence as the man behind “I’m Just a Kid with an IEP” and is the # 1 youth motivational speaker and youth advocate n the US.  Jordan Toma joins us today to talk about all the things you need to do if you...

Also known as “Connor's Mom”,  you’ll recognize my guest today from the wildly popular Netflix show "Love on the Spectrum", where her and her family share their lives, primarily her son Connor's, as he navigates life on the spectrum. Lise Smith opens up about parenting a child on the spectrum, what that was like when he was young and what it’s like now that he’s a young man.  She shares all the si...

If you’re listening to this podcast, I'm pretty sure you will remember exactly where you were and what you were doing on September 11, 2001.  9/11 - The day that not just the United States, but the entire world was changed forever.  Brian Clark had as close as an encounter as one could have on the historical day of September 11, 2001.  He was on the 84th floor of the South tower of the World Trade...

Canadian born, Nashville living country artist MacKenzie Porter is my guest today and she's here to share all about her new album AND her new baby but she’s also got a pretty amazing story of how she got where she is today. From a cattle ranch in Alberta, Canada to Nashville, TN, MacKenzie always had a love for music, but had to balance that with another love of she had, acting MacKenzie shares wh...

You’ve read the headlines, you’ve watched the show.  But what’s really going on behind the scenes?   Savannah Chrisley is here to set the record straight and to share her and her parents story. In 2022 her parents, Todd & Julie Chrisley were sentenced to federal prison for crimes she says were fabricated.   We talk about the events that led up to their charges and conviction and Savannah expla...

We pick back up for part 2 of my conversation with Steven Allen Youngat the point in Steven's life where he has just been released from prison and, after exhausting all his options for a place to live he finds himself homeless, living out of his car and on the streets of Nashville. We hear about what that looked like for him, what he endured and the blessing of a man named Mike who was instrumenta...

Have you ever passed a homeless person on the street and thought to yourself, how did they get here?  Have you ever passed judgment and thought, “that would never happen to me?” Or assumed it was their own fault they ended up in this situation? Or maybe you’ve thought the problem was too big and that nothing you were going to do would solve it. Our guest today is here to share his remarkable story...

Our guest today has been working as a plastic surgery nurse and non-surgical cosmetic nurse for the past 20 years.  She is also a national speaker and trainer for Allergan, the manufacturer of Botox. Keri Lea, also known as “The Nashville Beauty Girl” has developed her niche in face balancing using non-surgical modalities and is here today to share all her tips and tricks with us. Keri shares her...

Are your kids getting ready to leave for college? Are you trying to manage all the emotions that come with that but still not feeling ready? What does life look like when they go? How do we set up a great foundation so that our relationship with them stays strong even when they aren’t under our roof? Suzanne Mayernick knows a thing or two about raising kids and maintaining a solid relationship wit...

After much demand, our favorite OBGYN is back!  Answering all the questions we didn’t get to ask the last time she was here.  We are going more in depth, and really getting specific with our most intimate questions and concerns from STD’s to male birth control and so much more. Have you heard of the new upswing of men getting vasectomies as a form of birth control? Is that a wise idea?  How much d...