Boldly Becoming You Podcast

Valarie Stephens shares her incredible metaphor of the 3 little pigs houses. The straw house, her stick house and now the house she has created with brick that is the truest and most beautiful life she can imagine for herself. I'm really excited for you to hear her journey from deflecting her leadership in an early relationship to guiding hundreds of families through incredible transformations to...

As we continue our journey to uncover our truest selves by peeling back the layers of rules, expectations and obligations we unknowingly agreed to, we will be digging into each of the relationships we have a role in. Today, I share the 3 rules that I struggled with and then released to make room for my efforts to be an intentional mama. No matter how or what your specific parenting role is, today'...

She was a musician and studied music through college when she injured her hand changing the trajectory of her career. Dr. Jessica Pizano shares her story of musician to Doctor of Clinical Nutrition, nutritional genomic counseling, and treating rare diseases such as mast cell activation disorders and connective tissue disease. I'm thrilled to introduce you to the expert who finally cracked the code...

We wear lack of sleep as a badge of honor and proof that we are working harder than our peers to achieve more and reach epic levels of success. This is especially true in the world of entrepreneurship but also in parenthood and other areas of adulting. We have heard news reports, read articles and listened to the gurus talk about how important sleep is but why? What actually happens when you sleep...

Mikaila Henderson was on the fast track to a purposeful life in her mid 20s when her dad became ill and died within 4 months of diagnosis. Her spiritual journey took a detour as she went into denial of losing him. 6+ years later, she was celebrating her first wedding anniversary, in her doctorate program for forensic psychology and she was diagnosed with a rare cancer. But that wasn't the traumati...

It's not a mystery why so many of us are experiencing extreme stress over the last few months. While we try to keep our heads above water with remote work, remote learning for our kids and the herding of all the cats in our lives, our bodies are working overtime to make every day happen. Prolonged stress - chronic stress - has major health implications. We hear this all the time, right? But what d...

In Part 2 of my conversation with Dr. Gwen Williams, a hospitalist, who has experienced racial bias as a medical student and a practicing physician, we unpack some of the most alarming statistics on infant mortality rate and cancer death rates that are more than twice likely to affect the black and brown communities. We discuss the complexities of these statistics and Dr. Williams gives us insight...

Often we try a supplement because we hear it will help us...sleep, lose weight, have more energy, get fewer headaches, etc. And we try it and ...no relief.  In this episode I will tell you WHY your efforts with supplements haven't worked and I geek out on THE most important mineral we have in our bodies that is responsible for over 300 biochemical reactions. I was drastically deficient in this one...

Dr. Gwen Williams knew at 4 years old she would be a doctor. She was raised by first generation immigrant parents who empowered her confidence by living the example of making the world a better place, to be kind, to have compassion and self-aware. Having grown up in NYC, she was used to all flavors of diversity and was exposed to the historic truths of race in America by intentional community lead...

What if we stopped addressing our health concerns about weight, strength, stress and sleep from the outside and actually got to the root of the problem...for free? What if we stopped trying to FIX our bodies and instead understood how to support their function? What if we shifted our relationship with the human body from aesthetic opinion to how our bodies can give us more energy and presence to f...

Dr. Michael Wild knew from the age of 12 that he would become a health and wellness professional healing the world. He didn't anticipate the depth of purpose, or personal loss, in his journey over the next 30+ years, including losing the love of his life, Linda. In this episode, you hear a story of incredible resilience and also gain human body education that will be life-changing. You can find Dr...

Boundaries and codependency have a weird stigma in the world of social media meme culture and have been watered down, thus ineffectively used in the effort of supporting healthy and connected relationships of all kinds. I see dozens of posts regularly in the "relationships" category on all platforms about using boundaries when you find yourself in a "toxic" relationship. We will cover how ridiculo...

Jenn Dragonette shares her story of unaddressed chronic pain, an undiagnosed eating disorder, her addiction to being busy and how her journey began at 3 when she performed Reiki on her grandfather. After chasing fad diets and being prescribed medications for 20+ years, she worked with a functional medical doctor and acupuncturist, and discovered intuitive eating. She launched her podcast Feed Your...

Communication is the vehicle to connection and it's essential to use effective communication in our partnership relationships. Knowing how to talk about what you need, what's bothering you and how to receive the same from your partner requires practice and an unlearning and reframing of rules you brought with you into your relationship. In this episode, I'll offer some questions to consider, share...

Becky and Chris Barr left the busyness of what so many of us experience in 2015 to become homesteaders to achieve a self-sustainable life. After a handful of long awaited camping trips and a gift from Chris's father who unexpectedly passed, their 5 year plan to go off the grid was expedited and they have been living in their solar powered homestead including alpacas, goats, chickens and more and h...

What do you do when you are speeding down the personal evolution highway and can't get your partner to even look in the direction of where you are going? We cover this challenge and potential solutions in this episode. www.facebook.com/groups/boldlybecomingyou www.rulesandrebellion.com/jumpstart

After postpartum depression, the premature birth of her son, two businesses and losing her sight for 4 months, Heather Angell finally found the clarity in her purpose. After working with a business and life coach who suggested she read the Miracle Morning, she stopped asking for permission and her life changed forever. Now she is grateful for the lessons she learns as her life journey twists and t...

Are there really only 2 people in your partnership? What do you expect from this long-term committed relationship? Partnerships are complex, multi-layered and can be an incredible part of your support system to become the boldest and truest you. But there are likely some factors you haven't considered that could be delaying your deeper connection or cutting it off completely. Today's conversation...

After 36 years of undiagnosed autism, including challenges in work, relationships and health, Becca Lory Hector found the missing piece to explain why she experienced the world differently. Over the last 8 years, Becca has become a dynamic autism advocate, consultant, speaker, and author.  You can see the work she does, and connect with her close-knit community at www.beccalory.com   ASAN is also...

We all learned and adopted rules about how, when and what emotions are acceptable to have, express and acknowledge. These rules have limited your ability to connect with the people in your life but most importantly with your inner wisdom and alignment. In this episode, I walk you through the questions you can ask yourself to continue the journey of Boldly Becoming You. www.facebook.com/groups/bold...

After growing up incredibly shy and moving around a lot, she found herself going to college at 16, captain of the speech and debate team at 17 in her college and eventually on local and national broadcasts both for TV and a prominent YouTube channel. It was at that YouTube channel where Gwendolyn Gay experienced the necessary friction to launch herself into a business that provided some hard lesso...

You have everything you need to make your mark on the world but you keep letting things from your past stop you. End that today.

Tasha Skillin invites you on a journey to rebel against the rules that hold you back from living a meaningful life with purpose and impact through interviews with those who bravely answer their calling from within and her personal lessons on relationships and self discovery.