Badass Books and Besties

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we have a special guest, Kate Shelton, who will be sharing her inspiring journey as an author and freelancer. Kate takes us through the process of querying agents, landing a book deal, and navigating the sometimes challenging world of traditional publishing. She also dives into her experience as a freelancer and how she built a successful career from the ground up...

Send us Fan Mail Today, we are going to empower you to light up your worth! In today's episode, I have the absolute pleasure of interviewing Debbie McAllister. We dive deep into the world of energetic healing, ancestral healing, and womb healing to help you break free from negative patterns and embrace your true worth. Our guest shares her personal journey of overcoming childhood adversities,...

Send us Fan Mail If you're an Elizabeth Gilbert fan and a lover of well crafted stories, you'll love the book, City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert .  In this episode, you'll hear an in depth summary of the novel, drink recommendations to accompany the book, and my personal review.  Find the novel on Amazon or Bookshop.org .  Support the show Looking for your next great read? Download...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we have a special guest, Renee Reisch, a renowned coach specializing in empowering women in business, executives, and leadership. Renee's mission is to help women step out of their comfort zones, gain confidence, and find their authentic voices. Renee's Facebook group, the "Finding Your Voice Network," provides a space for women to connect and...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another episode of the Living Your Most Badass Life podcast where we inspire and encourage women to live their most badass lives.  In today's episode, we have the incredible Chantal joining us as our Badass Bestie of the Month for August. Chantal is semi-retired and has been for 2.5 years. She worked in Healthcare for about 20 years and raised 3 children as a...

Send us Fan Mail Do you... 📚wish you could read more books, but can NEVER find the extra time in your busy day? 📚feel absolutely unmotivated to start or even finish a new book? 📚experience anxiety and overwhelm because you never take time out for yourself (self-care)? 📚take long walks down library/bookstore aisles and collect your favorite books to take home and then feel guilty for leaving th...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I’ll dive into the summary of the book "The Big Leap" by Gay Hendricks and explore what it takes to break through your personal limitations and truly live in your zone of genius. You’ll learn how identifying and eradicating your upper limit behavior can be a daily step towards success and happiness, about the importance of creative thinking, about and ho...

Send us Fan Mail In this Earth Day inspired episode, you will learn some fantastic suggestions on how YOU can save the planet - one eco friendly decision at a time. If you love/hate these or have other amazing strategies, PLEASE let me know! I would love to share them on the podcast, my socials, etc. It’s VERY important to me to be more aware of how I can best serve my planet. Here are the product...

Send us Fan Mail I will be sharing insight from Part 3, How to Tap Into the Motherlode,  of the book,  ⁠“You are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living An Awesome Life"⁠ by Jen Sincero. If you haven’t had a chance to hear Part 1 & 2, I highly recommend checking out episode 17, which is all about how you became who you are and what how you can start the process of b...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, you will hear an interview from K. Margaret of Delicious Ease, a platform that includes her Delicious Ease podcast, her Sparkle Time membership, and private coaching opportunities.  K. Margaret is a time freedom coach, podcaster, and food and wine nerd. She lives in Northern California with her husband and two kids, and helps women live and work with more time fre...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode includes a really special treat – I am interviewing the Badass Bestie of the Month in my membership, the Badass Book Besties. Each month, I feature a different woman who has a chance to share what makes her so incredible – from the simple things in life to the grandiose. It’s a way for me to get to know my members, but also to share with everyone else how awesome w...

Send us Fan Mail I will be sharing insight from Part 2, Embrace Your Inner Badass,  of the book,  “You are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living An Awesome Life" by Jen Sincero. If you haven’t had a chance to hear Part 1, I would highly recommend checking out episode 17, which is all about how you became who you are and what how you can start the process of becoming w...

Send us Fan Mail Tina Brandau is the premier life, leadership, and business “Success Coach.” She is an author, international speaker, coach, and founder of Success Coaching Solutions as well as a business executive of thirty years, wife, mom, lifelong learner, and serial entrepreneur. She believes the biggest challenge in life is to become all that you have the possibility of becoming.  In this ep...

Send us Fan Mail On this show we encourage and inspire you to live your most badass life – so it seems only fitting that on today’s show you’ll hear insight from Part 1 of the book, “You are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living An Awesome Life" by Jen Sincero I will be sharing insight from Part 1 of the book - How You Got This Way.  You'll hear the following tak...

Send us Fan Mail I have an incredible interview to share with you! Emily Brandenburg is such a badass female – I met her through a mutual friend in the Female Entrepreneur Association, which is Carrie Green’s membership (absolutely LOVE her). Emily owns EBDesign Agency and her main focus is to help badass female businesses grow to their FULL potential. You will absolutely fall in love with her spi...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Marisa T. Cohen is a relationship scientist, marriage and family therapist, and teaches college level psychology courses. She is also the author of From First Kiss to Forever: A Scientific Approach to Love, a book that relates relationship science research to everyday experiences and real relationship issues confronted by couples.  Marisa is passionate about discovering and sh...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, Spread Glee Like Confetti and Build a Successful Business You Love, I have the pleasure of interviewing Nicole with Cards O’ Glee. Nicole is a former English teacher/school counselor who opened a brick & mortar card shop a little over a year ago to sell the greeting cards she makes, as well as cards and goodies made by other badass women. She carries stock...

Send us Fan Mail Last week’s episode was about the first two agreements within the book aptly named, “The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz . We are reading this book in the Lotus Academy Book Club and the idea is that we need to live life by Four Agreements.  Today’s episode will focus on the third and fourth agreement. As I did last week, I will be breaking down the ideas that he presents to h...

Send us Fan Mail Part 1 of “Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz Summary Background Information: This book is written with the Toltec philosophy in mind. The Toltec people were known throughout southern Mexico as the “women and men of knowledge.” They were “scientists and artists who formed a society to explore and conserve the spiritual knowledge and practices of the ancient ones” (xiii). In this...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, you will have the opportunity to meet Debbie McAllister! Debbie McAllister is a Breakthrough Catalyst Coach and the host of the Light Up Your Worth podcast.  She is also a fur baby mom, once a single momma to an empty nester of a son who continues to inspire her, a spiritual diva, and a mid-life resilient woman who did not give up on herself until she disc...

Send us Fan Mail I have such a treat for you today – I’ve been baring my soul and love to you all for the past few weeks and I’m ready to share something super special and near & dear to my heart. On today's episode, you'll learn all about the Badass Book Besties! We help women looking to make connections with others & transform their lives by encouraging a conversation around a...

Send us Fan Mail Today I will be sharing an interview with you from Vanessa of Femme Fire Books! As we’ve been discussing so far – celebrating one another for our differences is essential for spreading love and empathy in our world today. Her goal is to “celebrate diversity in literature and encourage reading for all. Femme Fire Books offers a diverse range of books reflecting the incredible cultu...

Send us Fan Mail Oh, besties – do I have a treat for you today! I will be providing a mini summary & review of one my absolute FAVORITE books: Untamed by Glennon Doyle . This book quite literally rocked my world and absolutely changed my mindset. “Here’s to The Untamed. May we know them. May we raise them. May we love them. May we read them. May we elect them. May we be them” (333). There are...

Send us Fan Mail I am excited to introduce you to my mother, Cheri! No, this is not going to be a therapy session, or one where we share our tear-filled memories with each other. Nope – in this interview you’ll learn a little about who she is, but more specifically about her journey as a Prepper (a person who prepares for something - in this case, "when shit hits the fan" or a disaster s...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I share 8 tips & ideas that you can apply RIGHT now to have your most badass year ever. The year where you can fully step into your most badass self – whatever that may be – and experience life to the fullest. The first thing I want you to remember is that it’s not about being perfect. It’s not about having everything exactly as you wish it to be, with all you...