Be the Dream

Welcome to the Seeking Sunshine podcast! -Seeking Sunshine (song by Karaleigh Garrison) was released as part of the Seeking Sunshine album on 5/23/23. It is currently available to stream on all major platforms. Purchase the album here: https://karaleighgarrison.bandcamp.com/album/seeking-sunshine -Contact the Seeking Sunshine Podcast by email at seekingsunshinepodcast@gmail.com

Join Karaleigh in an interview with the absolutely unstoppable Kendria Johnson. Kendria is an author, teacher, coach, and superhuman who has overcome the unthinkable- including having a child at 14, years of burnout as a teacher that even led to hospitalization, and moving across the world. She learned how to be her own advocate and now teaches other teachers and administrators to do the same. Fav...

Welcome to the Seeking Sunshine podcast to anyone who may be new- this is a great chance to get to know Karaleigh in a spontaneous minisode (that is perhaps not quite so mini) where she introduces herself and talks about what “seeking sunshine” is all about. Favorite takeaway: “There’s an interesting duality that comes with growth: you have to equally know that you are incredible as you are, you’r...

Join Karaleigh in an interview with the "Happiness Quarterback" Treena Chabot. Treena did what she thought she was supposed to do in life, but it didn’t feel the way it was supposed to feel. A career, kids, house, and spouse were not enough to make her happy. In her darkest hours, she decided not to end her life, even though she felt stuck and empty. Almost by accident, Treena realized i...

Join Karaleigh for a solo episode where she talks about finding her power in a life that often feels overwhelming, chaotic, and powerless. Favorite takeaways: 1. When you’re super resistant to an idea, it tends to stick with you, because when you’re super resistant to something there’s usually a reason. 2. I have always been a really strong person. I am strong willed, I am determined, and I had a...

Join Karaleigh in an interview with the joyous Janet White. Janet is a registered nurse, certified positive psychology coach and author who has spent decades in healthcare administration, coaching, mentoring and leading teams. Her self-development journey led her to realize that her favorite part of her healthcare roles was the ability to build relationships, coach and mentor people. She loves sha...

Join Karaleigh in an interview with the unapologetically authentic Emerson Monroe. Emerson is a wife and mother of two who has bipolar disorder, PTSD, anxiety, and childhood traumas. On her podcast “Perfect, Psycho, Insane” she goes deep into real life and discusses love, marriage, motherhood, mental illness, light and dark, and whatever is coming up for her on that particular day. It’s an audio j...

Join Karaleigh in an interview with the unstoppable Jasmine Rice. Jasmine is a transformational coach, NLP practitioner, and author of the book “Create Your Own Life Recipe After Divorce.” Her life flipped upside down when she went through a divorce after 14 years of marriage and lost her job all within a couple weeks of each other, but she found it was the catalyst to finding herself and now she...

Join Karaleigh in an interview with the unstoppable Martin Salama. Martin Salama is known as the Architect of The Warriors L.I.F.E. Code. He specializes in helping people frustrated in their life quickly shift their mindset to UNCOVER their greatness so they can live their true potential and enjoy LIFE! The key to his success is, he’s mastered the ability to Live Incredibly Full Everyday! Which he...

*Trigger warning: suicide* Join Karaleigh in an interview with the inspiring Julie McLean. Julie says, “As a speaker and mental health advocate, I have done things I never thought possible. This came to fruition in 2021 when I was on the TEDxOcala stage talking about my mental health and mental illness. From there, I was certified as a coach to help others find ways to positively impact their ment...

Join Karaleigh in an absolutely inspired interview with Colleen Keefe Faul. Colleen is the author of “God's Precious Gift: A Special Needs Child.” At 6 months old, Colleen’s daughter, Grace, was diagnosed with Infantile Spasms and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Her daughter’s diagnosis pulled Colleen deeper into her faith, where she found consolation in the form of creativity. She was inspired to...

Join Karaleigh in an interview with the incredible Shannon Weatherly. Shannon is a former therapist with a twisting and winding career which has landed her in the pharma industry. The road to where she is today has been paved with a great deal of hard work and also some hard times. Shannon experienced an amazing and unexpected career, a layoff which stole her confidence, a rebuild, and then massiv...

Join Karaleigh in an interview with the remarkable Bonnie Hardie. Bonnie Hardie is a Mindset/Life/Gratitude Coach based in Central Florida. She Empowers MidLife Women to say "Bon Voyage" to The Shackles in their Mind so that they can live their best life. She is the creator of the unique program: "Vision For Your Life," where she combines a Wheel of Life and Vision Board - Color Coding the Wheel o...

Join Karaleigh in an interview with the fascinating Carry Michael Howell. Carry survived childhood trauma, was a homeless veteran, and during Covid began helping others help themselves with resiliency and motivation through a small coaching business with his partner Marie. His efforts are pointed at breaking down stereotypes of toxic masculinity and narcissism and helping men uncage the goddess wi...

Join Karaleigh in an interview with the amazing Alicia Ingruber. Alicia is a Women's Empowerment Coach, International Yoga Teacher and Embodiment Facilitator dedicated to helping women connect to their bodies and find their worth from within. She believes that you can create the life that you want, and your body is your most incredible, untapped resource. It is through your body that you can exper...

Join Karaleigh in an interview with the beautiful Tina Saad, mother of two beautiful children Zainab & Abdulrahman. She is an empowerment coach, entrepreneur and motivational speaker. Favorite takeaways: 1. At the end of the day you decide what voice are you gonna let in and what decision you are gonna make. 2. Each one of us has a unique story- don’t compare yourself to somebody else. 3. The...

Today is a special day- Karaleigh’s debut album “Seeking Sunshine” is finally out for the world to hear! Make sure to check it out on Spotify, Apple Music, or your favorite music streaming platform, or to better support the artist, buy the album on Bandcamp or ITunes! Bandcamp link: https://karaleighgarrison.bandcamp.com/album/seeking-sunshine Favorite takeaways: 1. I was just sure that I couldn’t...

Join Karaleigh in an interview with the unstoppable Rebekah Hope. Author, Speaker, and Relationship Coach, Rebekah is originally from a small Amish community in Northern Michigan. Having experienced various types of abuse as a child and feeling trapped in an environment that nearly took her life, Rebekah chose to leave the Amish life behind at 17 years old, including everything and everyone she kn...

Join Karaleigh in an interview with the amazing Rebecca Williamson. Rebecca tells the story of the 1800’s era home her grandparents preserved that served as a childhood inspiration. When she lost her grandmother and husband within 6 months of each other as an adult, she bought the place on a whim and started a wedding venue. It has been an unforgettable adventure. Favorite takeaways: 1. Passion is...

Don’t Give Up Just Yet: Miracles Are On Their Way was a Virtual Keynote Concert that was live on April 27th, 2023 where Karaleigh combined her love of storytelling and music to inspire and uplift. Favorite takeaways: 1. It’s time to reframe- reframe and retrain your brain. It’s time to look for the good- you know that you should! 2. Wait- maybe it doesn’t have to look the way they said it did. Wai...

Join Karaleigh in an interview with the epic Rayson Choo Rayson Choo is dubbed as The Celebrity Whisperer. What he does is he picks the brains of the best entrepreneurs you have in this world, such as Gary Vee, Grant Cardone, etc. to find out from them what are some of the simple and effective steps that millennials can take to experience success in the swiftest and most effective way possible. He...

Join Karaleigh in an interview with the lovely Kath Grimmitt. Kath is an intuitive branding designer for people who help people. Her approach to branding and building brands is more holistic and based on staying connected and true to your values so that you can help people in your own unique way by being yourself! Developing tools and confidence to help others using your magic. Formerly a fashion...

Join Karaleigh in a remarkable interview with Rianna Hijlkema. Rianna is a multi-passionate serial entrepreneur living a nomadic life for the past 11 years. Traveling to 40+ countries and working on four continents has taught her to approach life (and business) with resourcefulness and resilience. But, nothing could have prepared her for involuntary childlessness. The rollercoaster of emotions is...

Join Karaleigh in an interview with the incredible John Slocum. John is a complex trauma and stroke survivor who has used the power of breath and the mind to heal himself without the need for medications or supplements. He has written a book called "The Science of Feeling Good," in which he discusses the evidence-based methods that he used to heal and how others can use them to feel good instantly...

Join Karaleigh in an interview with the adventurous Scott and Nancy Kiesling! Scott & Nancy are relationship coaches. They use their unique method of adventure therapy to help people overcome their self-doubt and fears and build an ultimate relationship with themSELF first, so they can then attract in the love they’ve always desired. After two years of marriage, Scott was involved in an accidental...