Becoming Sound

What if balance isn’t actually about keeping every part of your life perfectly together? In this episode of Oversharing with Shannon , we’re coming to you from our annual girls’ getaway and talking about something we’ve both spent a lot of our lives chasing: balance. For years, balance meant trying to do everything well. Work, family, relationships, health, friendships, the house and somehow ourse...

What happens when the things you love start to feel like one more thing on your list? In this solo episode of Becoming Sound , I’m talking about something I’ve been feeling lately: I have too much on my plate. Life is full right now. Both of my daughters are getting married within the next couple of months, Unfiltered continues to grow, I have my day job, other projects I want to explore and, of c...

What if anxiety isn’t simply something happening in your mind, but something your body learned in order to survive? In this episode of Becoming Sound , Krista sits down with author and recovery advocate Caroline Beidler for an open conversation about anxiety, childhood trauma, panic attacks, addiction recovery, and what it can look like to build a life where anxiety no longer runs the show. Caroli...

What if recovery wasn't about giving something up... What if it was about getting yourself back? In this powerful episode of Becoming Sound, Krista sits down with Alcohol Freedom and Transformation Coach Jacki Fleniken to explore her journey from quietly drinking up to a dozen beers a day to living a life she never thought was possible. Jacki shares how alcohol slowly became woven into her everyda...

Friendships change. Sometimes they grow stronger. Sometimes they quietly drift apart. And sometimes healing changes us so much that the relationships we once held onto no longer fit. In this replayed episode of Oversharing with Shannon , we're having an honest conversation about female friendship, the impact of growing up in dysfunction, and how healing reshapes the way we connect with others....

Healing doesn't happen in isolation. It happens when we're willing to be seen, to witness others, and to reconnect with the parts of ourselves we've lost along the way. In this replayed conversation, I sit down with Kathryn Sforcina to explore the power of community, the soul wounds we carry, and what it means to come home to ourselves after years of living beneath expectations, labels, and old su...

Growing up in a home impacted by addiction changes you in ways you often don't recognize until adulthood. The people pleasing. The hypervigilance. The fear of speaking up. The feeling that you have to hold everything together. In this replayed conversation, I sit down with author Jody Lamb as she shares what it was like growing up with an alcoholic mother and the journey of healing that follow...

Divorce isn't just the end of a relationship. For many people, it's the loss of an identity, a future they imagined, and the version of themselves they thought they were supposed to be. In this replayed conversation, I sit down with Jeff Kolez to talk about what happens after everything changes. We explore grief, rebuilding your sense of self, emotional resilience, and why vulnerability is...

100 episodes. Honestly...we're still a little shocked. For this milestone episode, Shannon and I decided to skip the "look how far we've come" speech and instead have the conversation we've actually been having lately. The things we simply don't have the energy for anymore. From people pleasing, one sided friendships and chasing unrealistic beauty standards to uncomfortab...

In this solo episode of Becoming Sound , Krista reflects on powerful questions that emerged from the May Unfiltered AF mental health event. Drawing from her personal experience of loving a child through addiction, she shares honest insights about people pleasing, control, guilt, boundaries, and what it really means to come home to yourself after years of survival mode. Krista explores the differen...

What happens when men are finally given permission to talk about what they're really carrying? In this bonus solo episode, Krista reflects on a powerful Unfiltered AF event focused on men's mental health and the hidden emotional weight many men carry every day. After hearing stories of vulnerability, struggle, pressure, and resilience, she shares the lessons that stayed with her and how we can all...

What if the stories you've been carrying for decades were never really yours to begin with? In this powerful conversation, Krista sits down with resilience coach, author, and trauma survivor Terri Kozlowski to explore how childhood wounds, fear, and limiting beliefs can quietly shape our lives long into adulthood. Terri shares her personal story of surviving childhood trauma, living through ye...

What if the reason you keep attracting the wrong relationships has less to do with dating... and more to do with the relationship you have with yourself? In this episode, Krista sits down with dating and relationship coach Lilli Bewley to explore the deeper patterns that influence love, connection, boundaries, self-worth, and emotional healing. What begins as a conversation about dating quickly be...

What happens when the person you love most is struggling, and you realize you've been losing yourself in the process? In this deeply honest conversation, Krista sits down with returning guest and author Elana Epstein to talk about her powerful new book, Today Will Be Fearless , and the unexpected healing that can emerge from life's most painful experiences. As mothers of sons in recovery, both Kri...

In this heartfelt and honest episode of Becoming Sound, Krista and Shannon sit down for another “Oversharing with Shannon” conversation to reflect on the biggest lessons they’ve learned over the past year after both turning 56. From overcoming fear and public speaking anxiety to healing family relationships, setting boundaries, trusting your nervous system, and learning to stop abandoning yourself...

What happens when you spend your life holding everything together… and it finally catches up to you? In this powerful episode of Becoming Sound , Krista sits down with Evan Whitehead to unpack the hidden cost of over-functioning, people-pleasing, and living in survival mode. From growing up in a home shaped by addiction, to becoming a high-achieving athlete and leader… Evan shares how success on t...

What if your pain isn’t just physical… but something emotional your body has been holding onto for years? In this episode of Becoming Sound , Krista sits down with Lora to unpack a powerful story of chronic pain, trauma, identity, and healing through quantum energy work. After a car accident at 15 and years of misdiagnosis, emotional suppression, and being told she was “too dramatic,” Lora found h...

What happens when addiction doesn’t just affect one person… but the entire family? In this deeply honest conversation, Krista sits down with recovery coach and author Dave Mahler, who has experienced addiction from every angle, as a spouse, a parent, and someone navigating his own trauma. Dave shares his powerful story of love, loss, and transformation, including the heartbreaking loss of his daug...

Menopause isn’t just hot flashes. It’s anxiety out of nowhere, emotional swings, brain fog, weight gain that won’t budge, and feeling like a stranger in your own body. In this raw and unfiltered episode, Krista and Shannon share their real experiences navigating perimenopause and menopause, from being dismissed by doctors to questioning their sanity, struggling with body changes, and the emotional...

Today we are getting real with why we are feeling disconnected and what we can do about it. What if the real reason you feel disconnected isn’t your life, your relationships, or your circumstances? What if it’s the masks you’ve been wearing to survive? In this solo episode of Becoming Sound , Krista shares a powerful, real-time reflection after attending a transformative workshop that challenged h...

In this powerful and raw conversation, Krista sits down with Andrea Schroder to explore what it really takes to rebuild your life from the ground up. Andrea shares her journey from early addiction, codependency, and living in survival mode to becoming a sober, self-aware, and empowered woman. From navigating a deeply complex marriage affected by alcoholism to losing her husband and caregiving for...

In this powerful and deeply human conversation, Krista sits down with leadership expert and speaker Ally Stone to unpack what it really means to lead from authenticity… not performance. From building a $40M business in her early 20s to navigating personal trauma, loss, and the unknown, Ally shares how her leadership was shaped not in a classroom, but through real-life experiences that forced her t...

This episode of Oversharing with Shannon is your real-life check-in… the kind most of us avoid. Krista and Shannon circle back to the goals they set and ask the uncomfortable question: are we actually living in alignment with what we said mattered… or just staying busy enough to not notice we’re not? They get honest about what happens when life fills up, when “no time” becomes the default excuse,...

In this episode of Becoming Sound , Krista sits down with Tami Lysher , trauma informed movement educator, Pilates studio owner, children’s yoga teacher, and creator of Move Into Calm , to explore how trauma lives in the body and why nervous system healing matters for both children and adults. This conversation is both eye opening and deeply practical. Whether you are a parent, educator, someone l...

In this deeply moving conversation, Neil Campbell shares his story as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and the long road toward reclaiming his voice. For many survivors, the pain of trauma doesn’t stay in childhood. It shows up later as anxiety, shame, addiction, disconnection, and the quiet belief that you have to carry it alone. Neil speaks openly about how unspoken trauma impacts mental hea...