Thought Experiment Called Life - Mindset, Resilience, Creativity, and Intentional Living

Some collaborations bring more than just music. They bring new friendships, inspiration, and opportunities to challenge yourself. That’s what happened when I started working with brothers Nova and Tom Nowakowski. When they invited me to sing on their new song, “That’s the Way,” I was immediately moved by the music and lyrics. But the song also pushed me outside my comfort zone. Instead of belting...

This week, I’m talking about rage bait, heartbreak, and the question: Who is benefiting from your rage? I know I’ve been caught up in it plenty of times, but lately, the persistent violations of women and other vulnerable people have left me feeling exhausted and heartbroken. That heartbreak has also reignited a fire in me to do something more directly. I’ve taught self-defense on and off for over...

Kelly Sharp joins Greta Hotmer to discuss women's safety, situational awareness, self-defense, intuition, and boundaries. Learn to recognize red flags, trust your gut, and build practical self-protection skills without living in fear. I am thrilled to introduce you to my guest and friend, Kelly Sayre of Diamond Arrow Group and author of “Sharp Women : Embrace Your Intuition, Build Your Situati...

I’m very excited to introduce you to my friend, one of my teachers, and an incredibly inspiring human, Nick Hughes . Nick has spent most of his adult life dealing with real-world violence, not the theoretical kind. He served in the French Foreign Legion’s parachute regiment , worked worldwide as a professional bodyguard for Saudi royalty, VIPs, and rock stars , and has taught self-defense and Krav...

A few weeks ago, my podcast nightmare happened in real life. I had an awesome interview with up-and-coming indie filmmaker Evan Alderson, signed off, and then realized I hadn’t recorded ANY of it. Mortified doesn’t even begin to cover it. Thankfully, Evan was incredibly gracious and agreed to do it all over again. The irony of not pressing record while interviewing a filmmaker is not lost on me....

This week I'm excited to introduce you to a dear friend and fascinating human, Paul Landreth-Smith. Paul spent 18 years in British policing, including time as a counterterrorism firearms instructor and operator, later became a paramedic, and now manages security for five hospitals in the Kansas City area. He's also a martial artist, BJJ practitioner, rescue dog dad, husband, and a Brit turned Amer...

This week I’m talking with filmmaker, storyteller, festival director, and champion of creatives Brian Salay, founder of the StoryMode Independent Short Film Festival (SISFA) in Colorado Springs. And this conversation is a pretty perfect example of why I keep telling myself to do the things that make me uncomfortable. A few months ago, I almost left a film networking event because my social anxiety...

If you're overwhelmed by the endless supplement recommendations online, this episode is for you. I'm sharing the foundational supplements and herbs I actually use after years of studying therapeutic herbalism and integrative nutrition, living with chronic Lyme disease, and training as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. We'll cover multivitamins, fish oil, vitamin D, magnesium, digestive enzymes, NA...

What can martial arts teach us about confidence, resilience, parenting, and living with purpose? In this episode, I sit down with martial artist, stunt performer, entrepreneur, and coach Tim Rook to talk about overcoming childhood bullying, building confidence through martial arts, teaching self-defense to kids, setting healthy boundaries, leadership, and why choosing difficult things often leads...

Sometimes we can get caught in a loop of always trying to fix ourselves when on our healing journey. Our culture supports this mindset as well with its endless advertising cycles that exist nearly everywhere. You could be thinner, smarter, richer, happier, etc, etc. What happens when we stop trying to fix ourselves and remember our wholeness? That is what I am beginning to explore in this episode....

Thank you for your patience with this week’s episode. Our schedules have been a little upside down as we’ve adjusted to new care protocols for our senior kitty, Maynard. The good news is he’s responding well and has been back to his usual rascal self, which has never made me happier. For the next few weeks, I’ll likely be releasing episodes every other week so I have more time for editing, these c...

If you've ever traveled somewhere beautiful and thought, what if I just moved here?...this week's guest did exactly that. I've known Christy Capano and her family since we were kids, and over the last few years I've been completely captivated by the life she's built in Italy. What started as an opportunity to help renovate a farmhouse in Florence became a complete reinvention of her life. Christy...

This episode has been a long time coming. Back in February, I played my first live show in years and had the honor of opening for The Little Mercies. Their performance was so joyful, heartfelt, and magnetic that I immediately wanted to know more about them and share them with all of you. We talk about building a life outside the norm, women supporting women, creativity, music therapy, community, a...

My guest this week lives a life that inspires to me to my core. I first learned about Emily Pennington through former guest, Anthony Elio, when my song ‘Think You’re In Love’ was played on his podcast. Emily’s story grabbed me instantly as she took a year of her life to travel to every national park and wrote a book about it called Feral. In addition, she is also the front woman of her ‘Rowdy Alte...

This week I’m so honored to share my conversation with Emily Kwok, a World Champion Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 4th degree Black Belt, peak performance consultant, teacher, mother, creative thinker, and one of the most deeply insightful people I’ve had the gift of speaking with. While Emily has played an enormous role in paving the way for women in jiu jitsu, this conversation reaches far beyond BJJ. We t...

You know an interview is going to go well when you and your guest show up wearing almost the exact same leopard print pants. Hayley Featherston, one of the co founders of BlendCo, one of Denver’s most inspiring new ‘third spaces’ (meaning a place that is not our home or our workspace), mission is crystal clear: build community by providing a cozy, welcoming place for humans to gather, and make sur...

The stars aligned for my conversation with host of the Locals Aloud Denverse Podcast, Anthony Elio. We talked about everything from personal growth as someone who lives an unconventional life, to staying creatively ‘unlocked’, to that time I was attacked by an owl (true story), and we both shared a lot personally about our journeys with mental health and strategies for living a full life. Anthony...

I have spent my life as a creative and around creatives as well. In my recent conversation with the president and one of the founders of the Outdoor Museum of Art in Denver, Cynthia Madden Leitner , we talked a little bit about connecting with our muse as a creative. I share a little about how I connect with my muse and my creative spirit, and I wanted to share that in a little more depth today fo...

Filmmaker and father of 3 girls, David Chavez is a shining example of what it looks like when you choose yourself instead of waiting for someone else to choose you or create your path.  Born and raised in NYC, filmmaking called to him at an early age but after working on the set of Iron Man 2 and Bad Boys 3, he knew that he wanted to create something of his own instead of following in the con...

I’m so excited to share this beautiful conversation with Cynthia Madden Leitner, President and Founding Executive Director of the Museum of Outdoor Arts in Denver. Cynthia co-founded MOA in 1981 with her parents, John W. Madden Jr. and Marjorie Madden, with a vision of a “museum without walls” bringing art into everyday spaces. What began with 12 sculptures has grown into more than 85 installation...

This is a conversation with my incredible mentor, dear friend, and powerful shaman, Eagle Skyfire...to say that I am excited to share this conversation with you would be a complete understatement. Eagle Skyfire shares her insight, wisdom, and resources for our community as we navigate some very heavy times in our world. If you have been feeling this weight and are looking for the light (spoiler…it...

For so many people living with chronic pain, the options can feel few and far between. I know what it’s like to feel like there’s no real quality of life when pain is just… always there. It took me years to find things that actually helped, and to rebuild trust with my body that there were other options beyond just managing symptoms. That’s what drew me to Diana May’s work in Neuro Somatic Yoga. O...

I sat down with La-Doniea, founder of Breakthru, who is creating spaces for women to slow down, be present, and actually rest…not as something we earn, but as something we require as a human be-ing (and not a human do-ing). We talk about what it means to choose yourself, especially as women and caretakers who are so used to pouring into everyone else first. La-Doniea shares how her experiences, he...

I’ve been really looking forward to sharing this conversation with Kay from Blush and Reverie. What started as a simple interview at a community event turned into one of the most unexpectedly beautiful and profound conversations I’ve had in a while. Kay and her sister run a custom photo booth and event décor business called Blush and Reverie, where they help people capture joyful moments at weddin...

This week I’m recording in the beginning stages of my new home studio, boxes and all, but I wanted to stay consistent and get this episode out. I'm talking mental clarity, brain fog, and focus, from the “lowest hanging fruit” (sleep, hydration, nervous system support, nature) to the tools and plants that genuinely help me as someone who’s neurospicy, has dealt with Lyme-related/autoimmune cognitiv...