Deck Diaries

I met Laura at the HER speaking series event; and HER story rocked me to my core. Mental Health does not discriminate and affects all of us humans in one way or another. Support NAMI Linn County facebook.com/NAMILinnCountyIowa namilinncounty.org

Happy New Year! Whatever your resolutions or goals may be, no single method works for everyone. Do it your way, and have a happy new year.

We are bringing you Girls Christmas LIVE ON AIR with some of my oldest and dearest friends. Buckle Up for an amazingly hilarious sleigh ride. Merry Christmas Ya Filthy Animals Thank you Meg, Crissy, Dawn, Janelle, Kendra, and Heidi , love you all forever xo

Getting through the holiday season can be hard for all of us. The financial stress, family stress, being alone, or dealing with grief around the holidays seems to put a big fat spotlight on all of it. Just breathe through it and smile...

Part 2 of Monica Austins amazing story... from foster homes to opening for Wynonna Judd, this girl is chasing her dreams.

We sat down with Monica Austin, Iowa's Country Music Artist of the Year. Her story of resilience, determination and love for music is inspiring.

We sat down with Mike Schulte to talk about his journey in music, podcasting, life, supporting local... and HATERS Check out The Pork Tornadoes and The Confused Breakfast Podcast

This episode is all about my amazing friend and co host Meg. She allowed me to ask her an array of ridiculous question so you can all get to know and love her like I do.

We recently loss a class mate which has brought to light, that... well we are all aging. Its not easy, but with a little self love and positive mindset, we can all get through it.

NSFW- Buckle up for this one! We brought in 2 of our closest male friends to talk about switching gender roles for a day.

Why Do People Watch True Crime Content? True crime documentaries, have been around for decades, but their popularity has skyrocketed in recent years. Why are we so drawn to these dark tales?

Bringing you a Micro Episode to chat about stress management and how quickly you can be good one day and not so great the next. I found myself in a stress pocket filled with anxiety over the last few weeks, and I can only blame myself. A reminder to take care of yourself

Vanessa's story... Addiction, Recovery, Sobriety, these are all big words and hard to talk about. Vanessa shares the ups and downs of her journey from Addict to Sobriety to Author....to one hell of a human! #thebestdecisionweevermade

This week we had a dear old friend and expert lender, Shannon on deck to talk about the struggles of buying a home; especially after a divorce, break up, and poor financial decisions. Learning that it can be done and to stay the path. Starting over one credit score at a time.

Love them through it or leave... This week we talk about our struggles of loving addicts in our lives. Friends, partners, children, loved ones, no matter who it is ; its hard and it hurts. They have to love their sobriety more than you, and only them and them alone can make the change.

Between Flying back and forth between Iowa and Chicago and then getting sick we took a week off from the studio. I decided to re release an episode that is near and dear to me. SHAME WILL NOT HOLD ME BACK

We have all played the game they're a 10 but... I brought my friends Juliet and Skip on deck to talk about things we can accept and things we just cant. Is it pointed shoes? Eating Gravy? What's your threshold ?

We decided to kick off Season 6 with our first micro-dose episode. We hit the deck to check in with ourselves and let ya'll know how we are doing, and most importantly to thank all of our listeners; we couldn't do it without you. xoxo

Heath Thompson joined us on deck to talk about his remarkable 250 pound weight loss journey. His mindset, motivation, and determination to change his life for the better is inspiring and heartwarming. "Motivation is what gets you started.   Determination is what helps you finish what you started .”

Growing up with an addicted parents is never ideal, but it’s a reality faced by millions of families everyday. Many children who grew up with addicted parents carry the effects of their experiences into adulthood. Abby sat down with us to tell her story and how she turned her dark past in to a bright future for herself.

This week we sat down with my good friend of 30 years, Dusty. Her story of trauma, sobriety, redemption, healing, and literally surfing off into the sunset is beautiful, inspiring and powerful....

Sometimes they don't go away and sometimes it goes to dangerous levels.. We sat down with former guest Candice to talk about our experiences and the aftermath of leaving an unhealthy relationship and narcissistic personalities

Denial, to Divorce, to Devotion. Our amazing friend Kat, sat down with us to talk about finding her true self, exploring her sexual identity at 40, and falling in love with a woman. Being open about your sexuality is brave, extremely personal, and different for everyone; this is Kat's story.

We sat down with my good friends Crissy and CC in the outfield cussers' lounge, to talk about being a Sports Parent. The good, the bad, the ugly and the parents that take it a little to far.

Walking away from family is not easy, but sometimes it is necessary for your own mind, soul, and heart. Sharing my own struggles and reaching out for help in dealing with the unhealthy relationship that I have with my mother has helped me process and heal; I hope this helps someone else.