Chaos Queens

I had the honor of interviewing my good friend Krystyn Slack who knows life's chaos very well. Krystyn shares a few stories of chaos that she's navigated and pulled through and shares her knowledge and wisdom with us on what she's learned through the process.    After losing her dad out on a motocross track, Krystyn channeled her passion for the sport mixed with the duty of honoring her dad into b...

Jessica Winkelhausen Smith is a pioneer in creating community for women who want an honest connection. Through her fitness and life coaching she transforms women from the inside out and leads them to a place of confidence and happiness.   Connect with Jessica at: www.everydaywinks.com and on IG : @fitnesswink   Jessica Winkelhausen Smith is a leading expert in the field of fitness, health and well...

Amy is a mom of 3 and a photographer with 15 years of experience and she's coming to the podcast today to share her chaotic birth story as well as super useful tips to help you conquer the chaos of a family photo session.   Amy's tips for a successful family photo session are: Don't look at Pinterest If you have kids under 5 years old, consider booking a mini session with your photographer. 15-20...

This week we are chatting with Lauren G. Foster from Be Happy First. I had such a great interview with Lauren and we could have talked for hours, it seemed. I loved how real Lauren got in sharing her story. She truly is a Phoenix rising from the ashes of when, as she so frankly puts it, she "crashed and burned."   There are so many lessons that Lauren shares with us in this interview. Some of my f...

This week we are discussing how adopting a minimalist lifestyle can improve your health with RN Sara Halcumb from the blog Literally Simple.   Sara mentions simple practices like starting a gratitude journal, eating fresh and organic produce, and heading outdoors for a walk as tips to starting off your minimalist, simplified health journey.   Listen in for a bunch more tips to help you simplify yo...

This week we are bringing you our interview with Maria from Literallysimple.com. Maria discusses how she conquered the chaos in her life by adopting a minimalism-light lifestyle, and how it helped strengthen her relationships by removing the stress of materialism and the overwhelming of too much stuff.   Maria drops tons of tips to help you get started on simplifying your life. Follow the Literall...

Can we talk about confidence for a minute?   Isaac Serwanga states "Confidence is not something anyone can do for you." Do you believe that? You are 100% in charge of your own confidence.   Boost your confidence by writing down your accomplishments and triumphs and visiting this list often. This is your Badass list. This is your hype list. Use it as a tool to give yourself a confidence boost when...

Throughout October, we remember all the babies in heaven who didn't have a chance to grow old in this world. It is a month of reflection and sadness as parents reminisce on what could have been, but also hope that we can overcome the tragedy. In honor of our lost little loves, this week we bring you an interview with Kaci McGuire from Queen Bee Fertility . This interview first aired on The BumpCas...

Jillian Bright is a writer, bikini designer, avid reader, traveler, and mama. She lives in Northern California and Italy with her partner and their two year old son but spent most of the first year and half of new motherhood in the high desert of Northwest Argentina where she wrote her first children's book.   During this interview, we touch on a huge range of topics from motherhood, abortion and...

Tune in this week as we discuss how Elizabeth Gray conquers life while living with Endometriosis and Primary Immunodeficiency. Not just one, but two chronic illnesses, while still keeping a positive outlook and living her best life.   Elizabeth is a published model and actress who loves anything with chocolate. A mental health advocate who shares her experiences with primary immunodeficiency and e...

This week on Chaos Queens, I'm interviewing the amazing Rachel Garrison. I got pretty emotional during this interview and I give so much praise to Rachel for her eloquence and poise while telling her story. Rachel has been through a lot!   I found myself thinking "how is this woman still standing so strong?" And it dawned on me that OF COURSE she's still standing strong! She is a true Chaos Queen...

I wouldn't say I completely have my morning routine locked in yet, but I will say, having a routine in place helps keep me on track in the morning.     Here are a few of the resources I mention during the episode, but check out the entire show notes at www.chaosqueens.org     3cQCX45SV3D6WSbN51kP

I'm so honored to bring you this interview with my friend Lynsey Dubois this week.   Lynsey and I have been friends since my daughter was a Daisy Girl Scout some 6 years ago. I knew she had an incredibly tragic story to tell about the loss of her daughter Amelia, but the life bombs she dropped in this episode took me by complete surprise.     This woman has fought through rape, domestic violence,...

Sometimes in life, chaos can mean all the back to back to back, daily grind tasks that we go through, and sometimes chaos is a huge event.   Megan Ortolivo shares both in her story during this week's episode of Chaos Queens.   Walk with us through the chaos of falling in love with an introvert when you're an extrovert, marriage and building a family, and a really traumatic birth story.   Find out...

There really is nothing like the Thin Blue Line. As a retired police officer it was my distinct honor to interview Laura about the loss of her brother, Deputy Sheriff Kevin Blount, when his helicopter made an emergency landing on a hilly area. When the Eurocopter-EC120 landed, the tail end broke off, causing the fuselage of the helicopter to roll down a hill. Kevin was 29 years old and had served...

This week on Chaos Queens I'm interviewing Jasmin Ong from This Moms A Dreamer.   During our interview, Jasmin goes into depth about how growing up in the projects of the San Francisco Bay Area inspired her to overcome poverty and an eating disorder and lead her to a fruitful life of teaching other women how to pinch pennies when you absolutely have to while still allowing your family to live thei...

Listen up PRIVATE!   This week I'm taking you along as I remember my military experience, why I enlisted, how September 11th played a crucial role in my soldier experience, and what war really does to a girl from the suburbs.   After going back through and listening to this episode, I will admit, I definitely glossed over a few things. It certainly wasn't intentional, but I will make sure to circl...

In this intro episode, I'm sharing the inspiration for this podcast and what you can expect from listening.   I hope to interview lots of women to get their unique perspectives on life, love, loss and triumph over all the chaos in their lives.   I came up with this concept after interviewing countless mamas on my pregnancy podcast, The BumpCast, and finding that we all have a story or two to tell...