Becoming Parents - Birth Stories and Birthwork Wisdom

Amanda has such a lovely way of viewing things so opposite of how many of us do. Kind of like working backwards. This allows her to view herself with more self-esteem, schedule her life in a way that gives her the most freedom financially and with her family. Battling Crohn's Disease at a young age was incredibly tough. Amanda is brave and redirected what was a negative situation into something in...

Natalie is one of the brave women who is willing to be open about her struggle and it isn't easy. Most of us get to hide behind our insecurities, but her struggle was a brain tumor and relearning how to make half of her face look normal. She is one of my heroes!   Find Natalie HERE to see the photo's of her transformation. It's brave, astonishing and I'm so proud to know her even a little. I'm gra...

What does it take to stay together for over 14 years? Since high school no less AND as minimalists living in a renovated airstream? That's just a bit of what we touched on in our interview. Kristen and Siya have a following of travelers, minimalists, writers and video enthusiasts. Well-traveled with SO MUCH information on how to do the same, a couple of YouTube channels, a website with a blog and...

Melissa has been through a lot. Rape, losing her dad to lymphoma, surviving 8 years of bulimia, dating a meth addict who robbed houses, going to jail and a DUI to name the highlights. Now Melissa has her own website: Mind Love, healed her eating disorder, becoming open-minded with all the characteristics of a successful person. A morning routine, taking cold showers, meditation and a vegan lifesty...

Craig and I discuss what it was like being raised with all girls, earning his Masters, being on the police force, the moments that changed his life and his own debilitation depression at the age of 21. He shares the professor that made a difference to him, exercise and his faith. Craig serves as a coach, motivational speaker and advocate for women. He specializes in coaching women to a place of em...

Kristen, who is an amazing example of resilience. A girl who loved sports, Kristen had head injuries that ultimately led to a very risky surgery. The surgery was successful in removing a tumor, however the road to recovery was long and difficult. She found some answers from a trainer who sent her on a voracious path towards finding her well being in other cultures practices. Not only did this assi...

Steph and I get REAL about being a female minority who came from a low-income family. She was the first one to attend college - thanks to a program called TRIO Upward Bound - and is now a Director at Microsoft - #28 on the Forbes Fortune 500 list.  Mom to two children, marathon runner, traveler of every continent except Antarctica. She speaks openly about where she came from, how she got over the...

Karyn is candid about her moms diabetes, watching her go blind, go through dialysis and a suicide attempt and ultimately losing her at the tender age of 15. She discusses her dads affair and how he moved on with the woman he was unfaithful with. She also talks about her own suicide attempt, feelings of failure that she wasn't in a serious relationship, the desire to have children and the realizati...

I loved this interview! Camen was so raw about her life with alcoholic parents, her moms mental illness, her dads suicide, being a single mom, getting her GED at the same time as her daughter and being successful as an executive in the corporate world despite not graduating high school. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

Jen and I talked about being raised with a bipolar dad in dysfunction and abuse, fearing for her life. Through trial and error, Jen has learned how to Mother her children, be the best person, spouse, sister, and daughter while feeling lonely and sifting through the baggage of her past. Through all this, she was a business coach and then meandered into launching her website where she focuses her ef...

Christian Simone is a lover of beauty, health and Sprinkle's vegan cupcakes. TheChristianSimone.com is an expression of life as a plus-sized black woman who lives contrary to societal norms. She shares her journey on being healthy, being the most beautiful version of yourself, and experiences while navigating the corporate jungle and traveling while mocha. If you would like to collaborate or want...

Devon is a fellow podcaster and all around great person. We discuss being the first in his family to get a college degree, growing up with asthma in a multi-generational home, having an amazing Mom, brother, sister and grandpa, cerebral-palsy, spina bifida, having a dad who abused drugs and alcohol and what it took to get past crippling anxiety. @streamersguide and @rocksfalleveryonedies --- Send...

JD and I talk about being in the military, losing family members, alcohol abuse, the importance of family, reinventing yourself and getting your shit together. JD - in a softspoken way - got personal about his life growing up in the military and joining himself, his bouts with alcohol abuse, trying to make a good living for his family even when being in a motorcycle accident requiring several surg...

Lisa is my friend and I'm so proud that she was willing to discuss a tough subject. Eating disorders and body image. First I go over some unnerving stats and then we delve into Lisa's story growing up, how and when body image became noticeable, how as a teenager Lisa dealt with it, when an eating disorder came into play and how (in her now 53 years of life) she works with it. --- Send in a voice m...

I love Brian's attitude and energy even while talking about losing his Mom to cancer, being young (27) but being a best selling author, having his own business while working full time, speaking languages, traveling and training for a half marathon. Brian loves challenges, believes your "why" isn't always enough, your old stories don't have to define you, you should remain curious, feel what you ne...

Olivia and I have a candid conversation about growing up in a tough neighborhood, how important education is, having balance in relationships - especially when kids are in the mix and how you can't help everyone.  I'm SO excited that Olivia is able to help people outside of where she's licensed. Her book is now available via her website. It's an amazing book of information and worksheets for any c...

Will - also known as Jack Strider on his twitch account for gaming and video, shares with me his insights on depression and suicide, how the gaming community helped save him, how he pays it forward now and what made him completely switch gears on his degree path. He also raises money to help childrens hospitals. A pretty amazing dude, doing some pretty awesome stuff. --- Send in a voice message: h...

Paul and I met at a public speaker's conference and his story resonated with me so much that I couldn't wait to have him on the show. If you're wanting a story about sexual and physical abuse, alcoholism, suicidal thoughts, anxiety, and service to our country in the Marines, listen and stay until the end. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

Zayd and I met at a public speaking conference and I knew I wanted him to be a guest on my podcast Zayd opens up about his disease - Hunters Syndrome - what it was like growing up, what the struggles were being 4'10" final height, dealing with pain and surgeries, learning how to better himself through diet, exercise and self-improvement. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/...

I was looking forward to this interview with two genuine, raw and lovely individuals. We talked about depression, suicide, bankruptcy, dysfunction in relationships and getting through that to create a beautiful, successful marriage. Brian and Carrie were so much fun to interview. They have so much information online but were willing to dig deeper with me about some tough subject matter. --- Send i...

Ann-Marie and I discuss growing up in poverty, abuse, depression, anxiety, finding yourself and your true desires. I loved talking with Ann-Marie, located in Jamaica (and listening to her accent) as she described her life growing up, her health challenges, getting past wanting more love from her parents and getting past disappointment to live her true life. --- Send in a voice message: https://pod...

Susie and I have a candid conversation about floods, marriage, infidelity, divorce, raising kids and starting a business Susie and I met at a 3-day women's conference in 2011 in Kingston, WA. It was an amazing time - all women runners who got to share goals, run, do yoga, dancing, SUP workouts and try new products. Susie was there with RecoFit Compression and, with my ignorance about her product,...

Matt takes us on his journey living with ulcerative colitis, but he helps with all digestive disorders.  Matt has an incredible story of Faith, Healing, and overcoming life’s adversity that I would like to share with you. My goal is that it will provide a source of education and hope to the hopeless. Even if I can reach and assist only ONE single desperate soul crying out for help then my goal wil...

Tim owns Be Strong Fitness in Reno, NV and his goal is to reduce obesity in Reno by 10% which is 50,000 people!! Tim talks frankly about being the chubby kid in an athletic family, battling weight along with diet choices and exercise and the event and person who dramatically altered his life's trajectory. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

Angela Wagner has long found her passion in helping others identify and pursue their own happiness and goals. An experienced life coach and the owner and founder of YogaSport in Dallas, Texas, since 2004, Angela has created a safe place at her studio to inspire and help people move through their lives with more ease, grace, and joy. Since 2010, she has also offered her Spark online program to help...