I Hardly Know Her!

Today's episode brings awareness to a topic that benefits us all, mental wellness. Sondra has decades of experience in the construction and is a safety expert. She has a front row seat to the industry that quite literally builds the world that we live in. Explore some of the challenges that are tethered to a space where the stakes are high and lives depend on a safe environment to work and an...

Listen in as we talk about leadership. It starts with self and builds into the team dynamic. Now, more than ever, strong teams must be anchored in personal development so they can show up in a collaborative and empathetic way professionally. Michelle Choate, M.A., consults and speaks on her nearly 25 years of individual, organization and leadership development experience. Coaching and advising cli...

When you’re ready to buy, refinance, or renovate, She is here to clearly explain all of the options that will “save you green” and help you accomplish your short- and long-term financial goals. Emily's career gives her the opportunity to help people every day, and that’s truly her greatest passion. Everyone has their own unique scenario, and Emily makes it her mission to answer all of the ques...

Do you have a book inside of you? Listen in and learn how you might be able to prepare yourself for the adventure of a lifetime - writing a BOOK to accentuate your authority as a business leader. Stacy Ennis is a best-selling author, coach, and speaker on a mission to help leaders clarify their ideas and harness their unique story to make an impact. Along with being the founder of Nonfiction Book...

My adoption story from 22 years ago eventually led me into advocating that adoption should be presented as an option for women who find themselves faced with an unplanned pregnancy. And spending time in this space of such a sensitive subject led me to becoming, straight up, an advocate for women to be empowered with access and information to ALL options as they select the permanent decision that T...

Amidst the constant tornado of life as a mom, entrepreneur, comedian, chronic overthinker, cat owner, big dreamer, I have really sunk my teeth into the power and importance of being still. Taking time to stop moving, turn off all the devices, close my eyes and listen to the quiet. By internalizing that opportunity to participate in stillness, I am better equipped to dive back into life without as...

This short ep gives a quick peek back at when I launched my “Yes, And” coaching program for 1:1 clients a few years ago. I had doubts that anyone would even want to work with me, so I made the decision to give myself the permission to TRY. To announce that I was doing coaching BEFORE I finished creating the entire program. And you know what? I’m so glad I did. The product I built along the way was...

If you’ve got a story to share, or a message you want to get out into the world either as a speaker or maybe even in the way you market your business, this episode has some nuggets for you! Our stories are such an important part of our journey and can be a powerful tool for connecting us to others personally and professionally. So let’s make our messaging count! As always, I find a lot of inspirat...

In this episode I recount a discouraging incident where I was reminded about the work we have yet to do in this world to change the way we use words as we encourage and rear our children. And, the lessons I’ve learned about being way too vague in how I visualize my wildest dreams and how I plan to take this awareness and step up my manifestation game.

MENTAL HEALTH. It's a big scary topic for many, yet it affects SO. MANY. Let's lighten it up. Let's make it more approachable, shall we?  My guest for this episode is a woman I have admired for many years. Emily Richman is a licensed mental health counselor, actor, director, and stand up comic.  In addition to her therapy work with adolescents and adults she regularly directs and perform...

Jami and Marla Keller are the founders of JamiAndMarla. LOVE (formerly known as Passion Provokers) helping couples, individuals, and singles find the love they have always desired. They became Relationship Coaches/Mentors and Licensed Facilitators with Life Skills International in 1995. This changed their trajectory from a successful Occupational Therapy business in rural Arizona to a worldwide re...

Mark and Jeff are adoptive dad's who joined me to share their journey to adoption. They have a wonderful story of their own path to parenthood and embrace the role they serve in the world to educate and inspire others in the LGBTQ+ community to "just go for it" if building a family through adoption is on their hearts. Their story is one of inclusivity, overcoming past barriers in their belief...

There is grief and loss on all sides of the adoption triad. Working through this process in an open, healthy, productive way can bring so much peace, closure, joy, and hope to those involved. Listen in as I interview Clinical Director for A New Beginning Adoption Agency, Sally Guyer MSW, about the grief and loss in adoption, accompanied by tools to overcome and properly deal with those emotions.&n...

At any given time there are well over 400,000 kids in the US Foster System, and these young humans have ended up in this system at no fault of their own. There is often a history of trauma from abuse, neglect, and the inability of their caregivers to provide food, shelter, and safe place to grow physically and emotionally. When a kids' basic needs are not met, they are being set up for failure and...

This episode features Cara Walsh, a social work veteran and adoption specialist with A New Beginning Adoption Agency. We talk about what support tools and strategies can best serve each member of the adoption triad as they work through an incredibly emotional and life changing experience. “Ignorance is a lack of knowledge,” so we hope that this episode gives you a boost of new information that wil...

As National Adoption Month continues, we are stepping into the world of transracial and transcultural adoption. We will learn more specifically what those terms mean, and how they impact the dynamics of an adoption scenario. My guests, Stephanie and Jenna Pearl are an adoptive mother and daughter, who was adopted from China, who are eager to share their story in hopes of broadening the conversatio...

November is National Adoption Month and for the next several episodes I’ll be sharing some different perspectives and stories through interviews with people in the adoption space. Adoption covers a large spectrum of dynamics and my goal during this month is to help create a safe place for conversations to be had around a challenging topic. This episode recounts a bit of my personal story of a hidd...

I recently ran my first 10k and honestly one of my favorite things about pushing myself physically to try and reach for something new is that I always seem to find these experiences as a time for reflection on my life and all of the things that define WHO I am as a person. And just like running/jogging/walking a 10k one step at a time, so must I continue heading towards the more refined person I w...

On a recent trip to the grocery store (WinCo on Fairview and Milwaukee in Boise Idaho to be exact) I had three very pleasant interactions and thoughtful conversations that had me thinking of moments from my past, my current struggles, and a glimpse of a future with a bright and sunny attitude even when things are a struggle. Although I’m no Ebenezer Scrooge - I have been pretty grumpy for a while,...

We gotta stop calling our passions, our interests, our goals in life “little.” We may not always feel like everything we do matters, but in so many ways, our “little” efforts, or our natural talents and passions we see as a hobby might be a VERY big deal for our own growth.

I interviewed Christi with “Talk of the Table,” and it was an insightful, inspiring, and mouthwatering experience.

HOORAY! I turned 40 this week and to celebrate I compiled a list of words and principles that are important to me and that guide my relationship with myself and others.

When it hit me like a bolt of lightning that it was time to change my name back to my maiden name there was no looking back. This change brought me such clarity and excitement for the future by returning to myself.

Refusing to even accept that other people have a valid opinion, even if we don’t AGREE with them basically just implies that we think we are smarter or in some other way, BETTER, than other people. While that might be true...that attitude is no way to help create a more peaceful society.

Just a short ep to ‘splain why it’s so important to me to practice what I preach in life, in my home, and stay committed to the things that matter the most.