hello good humans

Episode 37: This week we have a unique episode with my road trip buddy, Ellie Eswein! Ellie and I recorded this conversation on our late night drive home from Olivia Rodrigo's GUTS world tour! We recap our weekend and then talk all things Ellie. Ellie is a previous Miss America Organization title holder, a current college student, and a special education paraprofessional. She is also a beautif...

Episode 36: This week I am so excited to welcome Luci Petlack, maybe better known as "Luci's Morsels!" Luci is a California native who has dedicated her life, both personally and professionally, to living happily and sustainably. She is an author, blogger, cook, fashionista, mother, wife, and daughter, and overall amazing human. I learned so much about caring for our planet in our co...

Episode 35: This week I am so excited to share my conversation with Malachi Durant, who I met when I was in an elementary school show choir at Viterbo University, where Malachi was an undergraduate student and performer. Fast forward just a couple of years, and Malachi has achieved one of his dreams: performing in the Hamilton National Tour! He's been part of the Hamilton ensemble for just ove...

Episode 34: I am so excited for you all to hear Theresa's story this week! After our conversation, I am convinced that she is an earth angel. Theresa speaks openly about what it's like living with a chronic illness and the journey it has taken her on. She is an active member of her faith community, an in-home care giver, and a human services student. She has committed to giving of herself...

Episode 33: Where to even begin? You know when someone comes into your life and you just wonder where they have been all 25 years?! I only met Josh 2 months ago when we got cast as Cathy and Jamie in "The Last 5 Years," and I couldn't be more grateful to have this human in my life. Josh is a senior musical theatre major at Viterbo University, can sing circles around anyone I know, an...

Episode 32: Everyone please welcome Miranda Myszka to "hello good humans!" Miranda has been a friend since we lived across the hall from each other our freshman year of college. We both started our college journeys in theater, only to end up working in different fields of theology in our early 20s. Miranda is one of the most faithful people I know, always trusting God to direct her on th...

Episode 31: I am so excited to share Kristina Schoh's story with all of you today! Kristina is a force to be reckoned with. She joined "hello good humans" to talk about what it's like being a faithful mother of three, a former Miss Wisconsin (and former Miss La Crosse/Oktoberfest!), a Beautycounter Brand Advocate, and an author of her NEW BOOK!!! This episode is packed full of wi...

Episode 30: This episode is unique and special to me. I was given the opportunity to interview Karla Hein, La Crosse's Warming Center Coordinator, in front of a live audience at Viterbo University, as part of their D.B. Reinhart Ethics Institute Leadership at Noon series. Karla Hein is an incredibly good human. She speaks openly about her past struggles - dropping out of school, getting into s...

Episode 29: This week on Hello Good Humans I had the chance to talk to another friend that I made at the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL), Sam Selakovich! Sam currently works as the coordinator for a food pantry in a suburb of Chicago, and is passionate about women’s rights, social justice, education/outreach, and gardening. She also loves to read (many different genr...

Episode 28: I am so excited to share this conversation with Ayoka Lee! Most may know her as an extremely successful and talented college basketball player for Kansas State University. Seriously, if you google Ayoka, you will be blown away by all of her awards and accomplishments. But even off the court, Ayoka Lee is an incredibly empathetic and compassionate human being, nurturing her spiritual li...

Episode 27: The first episode of 2024! Let's talk about my magical engagement, the National Parks I visited over New Years, and my ins and outs for 2024.

Episode 26: This week I have the absolute pleasure of introducing you all to my childhood friend, Ruth (E) Hallstead, or as she is in my phone contacts, "Ruth E E Hallstead." Ruth and I grew up in the same church and were in school together in middle and high school. I've often laughed at how different we are, yet how easy it is to pick up where we left off whenever we are reunited....

Episode 25: BRITTANY MARIE PARKER is back! and it's her 25th birthday! This week we are welcoming Brittany Parker, my plutonic soulmate, back to "Hello Good Humans," to hear about how she has been doing since the first episode of this podcast (she was my first guest AND her episode was the most-streamed episode of 2023). She talks about her new job - kind of an unexpected career path...

Episode 24: I had the pleasure of sitting down (via Zoom) with a wonderful human being who I met this past summer at the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, hosted by the American Association of University Women in Washington D.C. Chloe Ettinger is one of those people who just keeps on surprising you... She is currently a veterinary professional, working on getting into Vet Scho...

Episode 23: Peter Dahl is back for the 2nd part of our conversation! I am so thankful for this friendship, and am grinning ear to ear while listening to us talk. Peter opens up about his struggles with body dysmorphia, talks about some of his favorite books to read, favorite music, and so much more. Everyone needs a "Peetah" in their life. Follow Peter on Instagram! @peterdahlwriter Go p...

Episode 22: Hello Good Humans is joined for a 2 PART interview with Peter Dahl -- author, feeler, thinker, an obvious Enneagram 4, and someone I'm so grateful to call my friend. Peter opened up so eloquently on this episode, talking about his writing process, growing up with a lot of religious influence, and how good it feels to cry. We also dive into the Enneagram personality test with a book...

Episode 21: Sorry folks, but this will probably take the cake for the episode that forever has my heart. Rich McCabe, my grandfather and the ultimate good human, joined Hello Good Humans to share a couple snippets of his 87 years of life. We cover a lot in this episode, but believe me when I say that we could record hundreds of additional episodes with all of his stories -- who knows? Maybe we WIL...

Episode 20: CALI GURNICKI! As I start the episode with, "This is life." Cali Gurnicki is one of the best of the good humans I know. She joins Hello Good Humans to talk about her incredible experience hiking (she calls it walking...) earlier this year, her love of camp life, being adopted by her mom and dad, and her commitment to the Catholic faith. Cali inspires me to live with more spon...

Episode 19: This is a special HALLOWEEN episode in honor of today's guest, Danielle Lass! Danielle has been in my life for a few years now, with connections ranging from Oktoberfest, to a show choir that I have co-directed, and now she is one of my students at church. Something you must know about Danielle.... she LOVES Halloween, which is why this episode needed to be published today. She is a ve...

Episode 18: Today Hello Good Humans is joined by Jen Tremain, owner of Polished Nail Salon in La Crosse, WI. Before I even met Jen in person, I followed her social media for a couple of years, and always was in awe of how her nail art was truly an art form. She specializes in freehand designs, and can pretty much do anything her clients ask of her. I knew that I wanted to interview Jen, but I coul...

Episode 17: Hello Good Humans is joined by two AMAZING humans this week, the owners of J's Cafe, Jeanét & Ben! This was an awesome conversation, y'all. We get into the dreams behind the cafe, what it's like being the force behind a black-owned business AND a woman-owned business, owning a business with your significant other, favorite coffee orders, fantasy fiction, and so much mor...

Episode 16: This week Hello Good Humans is joined, once again, by Ben Gibson. In our first episode together we talked about the sneaky way I tricked Ben into falling madly in love with me, which was with the "36 questions to fall in love" exercise - found on 36questionsinlove.com or in the New York Times. The exercise clearly worked so well, that I wanted to make Ben fall in love with me...

Episode 15: For this episode of "Hello Good Humans," we are joined by Kiele Dolph, as she talks about things that she has never opened up about before. Life is TOUGH, but Kiele is finding her way to a life of more light and happiness than ever before. I am so proud of Kiele for being brave enough to come onto the podcast to talk about all of the mountains that she has overcome. Kiele&#39...

Episode 14: This one is going to be a little different... Today I am sitting down to talk to you (as much as I have the energy to) about my journey with body image. Listen. There are good days. There are bad days. And there are a whole lot of days where I feel the way I do today - I know that I am worthy and valued and loved, but it is so dang hard to see it sometimes. So this episode is 38 unfilt...

Episode 13: Grace Stanke joined me on "Hello Good Humans," and I could not be more excited to share this conversation with you! Grace is currently Miss America 2023, she is a nuclear engineering student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an avid water skier, and someone who I am blessed to call my friend. Grace, although holding a title with national recognition and prestige, is so...