Beautiful Shifts

We’re wrapping up season 4 with a little life update, sharing some of the transitions we’ve been navigating lately, reflecting on the amazing guests and conversations from this season, and talking about what’s ahead. We’re so grateful for this community and all of your support. Thanks for being here with us. We’re excited for what’s coming next!

Amber Abila joins us to share her experience with binge eating and the turning point that shifted her relationship with food. After years of trying different approaches without lasting change, she began to explore the patterns and beliefs underneath it all, and found a different way forward. In this conversation, we talk about what it can look like to feel more at peace with food, rebuild trust wi...

In Part 2 of our conversation, Audra Phelps shares more of her family story, from moving abroad with her children to navigating marriage and motherhood after a major faith transition.     As her beliefs shifted, so did the foundation of her life, leading her to reexamine long-held choices and what she wanted moving forward. Audra opens up about the uncertainty, growth, and honest conversations tha...

In Part 1 of our conversation, Audra Phelps shares her journey of leaving the LDS church and the years of internal struggle that followed. After moving abroad with her family, she began to question long-held beliefs and navigate what it means to step away from a faith that shaped her identity, relationships, and sense of motherhood. She opens up about the loneliness, grief, and uncertainty that ca...

Laura joins us to share her powerful story of struggle, loss, and ultimately, transformation. From early challenges and heartbreak to years of addiction that led to incarceration, Laura opens up about the moments that shaped her path and what finally led her to The Other Side Academy. In this conversation, Laura reflects on the turning points that helped her begin again, the work of rebuilding rel...

Chantelle - a blended family coach, entrepreneur, and mom of 10 - joins us to share her unique journey through divorce, remarriage, and creating a deeply connected blended family. Chantelle opens up about what it really takes to navigate the complexities of a blended family life and build something strong and intentional.     We talk about her experience blending families, the lessons she’s learne...

In Part 2 of our conversation, Amy Roy shares the next chapter of her story - navigating marriage, motherhood, and the reality of her husband being gay, which ultimately led to their divorce.   After the sudden loss of her mother, Amy enters a deep faith crisis, reexamining everything she once believed. She also faces addiction, recovery, and major life transitions. Through it all, she reflects on...

In Part 1 of our conversation, Amy Roy shares her unconventional upbringing - from growing up in poverty and constant transition to the resilience and empathy it shaped within her. She opens up about finding stability through education, her journey to BYU, and her deep involvement in her faith, including teaching Institute.   Amy’s path leads her across the country where new opportunities and rela...

This week we’re revisiting a past conversation that resonated with many of you and felt important to share again. Mason Sawyer is a devoted father, public speaker, and host of the 10Ninety podcast. After losing his wife, children, brother, and nephew in a tragic accident, Mason has used his voice to connect with and support others through grief. In this episode, he opens up about his faith transit...

Ayana Lage - writer, blogger, and author of Missing Me - joins us for an honest and deeply important conversation about postpartum mental health. With bylines in The Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, and Glamour, Ayana brings both her voice as a writer and her lived experience to this powerful story. In this episode, Ayana opens up about her experience with postpartum psychosis after the birth of her...

Donna Pope, founder of Heart to Heart Adoptions, joins us to share her journey into the world of adoption—and the moments that shaped her passion for doing it differently. From adopting three boys as a single mom to advocating for more compassionate, respectful care for birth mothers, Donna offers a thoughtful look into the complexities and beauty of adoption. We talk about unexpected pregnancies,...

In this Women’s History Month episode, it’s just the two of us having a conversation about what we love about being women. We chat about Women’s History Month, reflect on how far women have come, and share some of the little things that make being a woman meaningful and fun. Happy Women's History Month to all of you! 

Marilyn Raichle—author of Don’t Walk Away and longtime community builder—joins us to share the unexpected life shift that came when both of her parents developed dementia. Growing up surrounded by Alzheimer’s, Marilyn was told by her mother to “walk away” if the disease ever came for them. Instead, her journey as a caregiver transformed the way she sees connection, creativity, and the lives of tho...

In this tender episode, Heidi shares the story of her daughter Holly—her beautiful life, her lasting impact, and the three words she wrote during cancer treatment: “Love is Everywhere.” We talk about grief, legacy, and how Holly’s mantra continues to guide Heidi’s life and work, including her memoir Love Is Everywhere: You Will See. Heidi also opens up about her family’s faith shift away from the...

Autumn McAlpin and Vienna Boyes join us to share the story behind their powerful new film, Sanctuary—and the friendship that made it possible. From navigating the faith communities they grew up in to telling stories that center LGBTQ+ individuals often underrepresented in religious spaces, they open up about courage, collaboration, and creative conviction. This conversation explores how art can bu...

In this fun and inspiring episode, Judith Balis—interior designer, store owner, empath, and empty nester—shares her brave step into a new season of life. From buying an apartment in Spain and traveling solo for the first time to preparing to leave the familiar behind, Judith reflects on fear, freedom, and rediscovering herself. A conversation about choosing joy, embracing change, and stepping into...

In this episode, Dr. Theresa Lyons, PhD from Yale and Founder and CEO of Navigating AWEtism, shares her journey through life’s unexpected transitions—from a career in chemistry to becoming a passionate autism advocate after her daughter’s diagnosis. She reflects on the question that changed everything: “Ok, so now what?” and how it led her to founding Navigating AWEtism, a company centered around...

In this moving conversation, Jennie Latham Johnson shares her journey through the transitions of stepping away from the LDS church, navigating an unexpected twin pregnancy, and enduring the devastating loss of her twin daughter, Isabelle. Jennie reflects on grief, identity, and the non-linear process of healing after infant loss.  With honesty, tenderness, and hope, Jennie also shares about naviga...

This conversation features Kami Banks, a triathlon and nutrition coach who shares how losing her mother to ALS reshaped her life and sense of purpose. Kami reflects on grief, healing, and the ways love and legacy continue after loss. Through endurance sport and coaching, she found a way to carry her mother’s voice forward while helping others push beyond their comfort zones. It’s an honest, ground...

In this moving episode, Kylee Dart shares her experience of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer—the same diagnosis her mother once faced—while she was a young, healthy, and devoted mother. What began as a commitment to natural healing evolved into an integrative approach that honors both holistic, whole-body care and modern medicine. Kylee reflects on how this shift, along with her deep love for h...

In this episode, we talk about how identifying our values and realigning with them can help guide how we want to live our lives. We talk about how Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) relates to values and why small, intentional shifts can be more meaningful than big New Year’s resolutions. Thanks for joining us, and we hope you all are having a great beginning to the New Year!

Dr. Kathie Supiano joins us for a rich conversation about grief, meaning, and the human capacity for resilience. Drawing from her work in bereavement care, grief, suicide survivorship, and hospice, and as a clinical social worker and psychotherapist for over 45 years, Kathie offers thoughtful perspectives on how we navigate loss. She also shares personal reflections on retiring after a meaningful...

In this episode, Kari shares what it was like to fulfill a long-held dream of moving to Costa Rica with her husband in early 2024- the joys, surprises, lessons, and what led them to readjust their plans along the way. We talk about what following a dream actually looks like once you’re inside it, how to pivot as life unfolds, and what this experience taught them about culture, plans, and living a...

Carrie Romano, CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), joins us to share how her breast cancer diagnosis reshaped her understanding of resilience, leadership, and the power of people to rise. She talks about the unexpected ways her team showed up during treatment, the intentional practices she relies on to bring light into hard days, and why choosing small sparks of joy can shift everything...

Ashley Parks shares the moving story of her son’s leukemia diagnosis and his passing, and how grief reshaped her life. She shares about her work with Ronald McDonald House Charities, where she now supports families navigating medical crises similar to her own. Through her powerful story, Ashley shows how love, loss, and service can come together to bring connection and a way forward.   Learn more...