It's Hard

Girls w/ Anxiety (GWA) is a podcast about anxiety and mental health where laughter and light-heartedness is emphasized. It is co-hosted by Heike and Neg to share their stories and experiences with anxiety so people can feel less alone. They are building a community of friendship, encouragement, and care. They are here to be a friend and provide support for those going through similar things.  In t...

Dr. Lauren Cook is a therapist, keynote speaker, career coach, and author who specializes in supporting people with their life transitions and the corresponding anxiety that often comes along with this. She is the creator of the Find Your Why, Know Your Way course, which helps millennials make efficient and effective life decisions with confidence. She is also an author of two books: Name Your Sto...

Sarah is a certified hypnotherapist, oracle reader, and intuitive coach who is committed to a life of self-study and spiritual seeking. Through her work at Intuitive Empowerment, she helps uplift others, be a light for those along the way, and openly welcomes all. Her mission is to remind people of their power by claiming and living out the energy from her intuitive gifts for the sake of creating...

After growing up experiencing acts of racism, gaslighting, close mindedness, and even hearing “you’re what’s wrong with America'' from a so-called “friend”, Ericka Jones is not going to let discrimination win. She recognizes her responsibility to speak out, lead, and enforce change-- a  responsibility that we all have. This goes beyond just reposting an Instagram or not personally making rude comm...

Do you remember what you were like as a child? Were you creative... curious… playful? Why do we lose this as we grow up? Kara Latta doesn’t think we have to. Kara is the founder of The Playful Warrior, whose mission is to reconnect adults back to their inherent creative nature and playful inner child. The goal is to encourage embracing all parts of ourselves: the dark parts, the playful parts, and...

It's May which means... Happy Mental Health Awareness Month! Everyone has a mental health and taking steps to care for yourself is so important, both this month and every month! Whether that’s starting your day off with some meditation, grabbing a cup of coffee with a friend, taking some alone time to journal, the daily things you do can be HUGE!  We also have some exciting news… It’s Hard is grow...

Chelsea Glaser is a Brand Strategist and the co-founder of two companies; Launch It Girl and Fredi.  Launch It Girl is a brand & web design shop, studio, and community whose mission is to get more women into business and to break down barriers to launching!  Fredi is a wellness brand offering an all-natural brain-boosting supplement called Focused by Fredi that helps you feel sharp, focused, colle...

Jack and I met by a chance encounter in Arizona after both of us were visiting friends for a New Years Eve party. We immediately hit it off; asking each other meaningful questions, holding great conversations, even picking each other for flip cup! ;-) The last year and a half hasn’t been easy... through long-distance, differing communication styles and love languages, mental health struggles, and...

Heteronormativity is the belief that heterosexuality is the preferred or normal mode of sexual orientation. For queer individuals, this creates a constant battle of homophobia, a non-stop coming out process to new people, having to correct others, or fear of rejection. Molly discusses her experiences with these struggles as a bisexual/pansexual individual and sheds light on the things people can d...

Kelsey is the founder of Everme Coaching, a company dedicated to teaching how to lead creatively designed lives through inspirational storytelling, teaching and intuitive coaching. Kelsey offers resources and services that teach you how to create magic through the combination of intuition and action so that you can live your legacy with intention.  What is a creatively designed life? According to...

What do you really know about trauma? Would you believe me if I told you that pretty much every human has trauma? Thats right, trauma doesn't only happen when you go to war or have a severe accident or loss.  Chelsey Larson shares how she discovered through therapy that she was having a "trauma response" and that she had PTSD. She was shocked because she was convinced that trauma was only somethin...

Have you ever been emotionally broken open? How about being emotionally broken open and then getting on a plane to Paris with an empty seat next to you because your partner and you planned the trip together but you couldn't get a refund. Talk about facing your wounds head on.  Cooper Hanson joins Paige to get vulnerable about his experience with heartbreak, growth, shame, depression + anxiety, and...

Molly Britt opens up about her journey to sobriety as a twenty-something. Molly discovered she had a negative relationship with alcohol when she realized that her relationships and what she valued was being negatively impacted by her drinking habits. Through therapy and recalling her relationship with alcohol, she was diagnosed with a mild substance disorder and in May of 2020 she decided to stop...

Brenna Guinan is a Mental Health Counselor and host of the Real FCKN Talk Podcast. Paige and Brenna sit down to talk about mental health + therapy.  Real FCKN Talk is a podcast dedicated to breaking down the walls of everyone's "perfect life". Brenna recognizes that we all have our shit and that is ok. The podcast normalizes the discussion around mental health in a relateable and fun way.  In this...

Antonio Sundquist was adopted from Paraguay and is the co-founder of Activ, host of The Human Capital Podcast and is the local mental health guy here in MPLS.  Antonio aims to lead by example, advocate for mental health, and embody what it means to be a critical thinker in modern society. His work in the mental health space is something that he believes to be his service to society. With ease, he...

Darren Fisher is here to get us pumped up and give us tangible ways to build confidence and become leaders in our everyday life. In this episode, we talk about appreciating both success and failure, leadership, the importance of confidence, black history, and much more. Darren is an incredibly inspiring and generous soul. He has been a natural leader since he can remember, and now it has become hi...

Mental fitness is just as, if not more, important than physical fitness. We spend hours in the gym, at yoga studios, crossfit, soulcycle exercising our bodies...what about our minds? Liv Bowser is passionate about our mental health and wellbeing, so she created Liberate, the first ever mental fitness studio. At Liberate, you can choose from several different class titles based on what you need tha...

Ike Wynter is an eco-sustainable wood artist who makes art out of reclaimed wood and aims to convey his delusional optimism to his audience in order to be a light and help them face challenges in their life.  He uses his art as an avenue to speak his thoughts into the world and be a source of positivity for people following his journey. He comes from a family of entrepreneurs and was encouraged to...

This is a candid conversation with Julia Yanchek as she opens up about her struggles with depression and anxiety, frequent change, bullying, and more. Her vulnerability shines through as she shares experiences that many people can relate to.  Julia is an advocate for change, by embracing it, we lead to true self awareness and acceptance. Change, the unknown, and judgement have been the catalyst sh...

Falen is from Southern Indiana and has been in radio since 2002. She has been the is the co-host of the Dave Ryan in the morning show for 9 years. She is married to Jake and has a step-son and 15 month old baby, Olive.  Falen has a podcast, Heartbroken, where real people share real stories of heartbreak. It is mainly relationship based, however, they cover topics around death of a partner, parents...

Ashley Sondergaard is the founder of Ashley Sondergaard Yoga and host of Yoga Magic Podcast. She is passionate about self-discovery and self-care for everyone. In this episode, we talk about the process of discovering your true self, leaning into your gifts, taking care of yourself in a way that works for YOU and following your path without worrying about the "shoulds".  Ashley is such a warm, ins...

This episode is raw and vulnerable. Eating disorders, body dysmorphia, and body image are not talked about enough in our society. In this episode, both Hannah Studee and Paige open up about their personal experiences with anorexia, bulimia, body dysmorphia, body shaming, comparison, and more. Hannah Studee has been a gymnast since age 3, she has always been passionate about the body--why does it m...

Courtney Leivermann is the founder of Fit for Me by Courtney app and community. On her app & website, she shares Mat Pilates, Barre, and Yoga inspired workouts that are efficient and effective, low impact, and are meant to leave you feeling good. Courtney also has a Fit for Me Community that she mostly communicates with on Instagram (her profile is linked below), where she shares real food, mindfu...

The Unplug for the Holidays Challenge is going on right now--check out @itshardpodcast on Instagram for more information. This episode is a reflection on the challenge thus far, what this past year has brought, and looking forward into 2021. Paige talks about: -Spending Holidays unplugged -Clarity and boundaries around social media -Holidays are hard for some people -The 12/21 portal -Spirituality...

Teen pregnancy and becoming a young mom is hard, Josie knows this first hand. However, her mindset and perspective around her journey is so beautiful. She wants to open up about her story in hopes that it will help others who became pregnant at a young age.  She has struggled with closing doors on her past, re-imagining her future, shifting her life sooner than expected, and more. She also has dis...