Journey To June

This week on Journey to June, I’m joined by Hattie Kaplan—a senior at Truckee High School, youth leader, and one of my youth coaching clients who continues to inspire me. Hattie is the founder of Gains for Girls, a wellness and strength club created to help young women feel confident in their bodies and connected in community. After traveling to Tanzania and witnessing the realities of period pove...

On this week’s episode of Journey to June, I’m joined by my favorite co-host—my daughter, Josi June—for our third annual year-end reflection. This has become one of our favorite traditions. A pause. A breath. A moment to look back before moving forward. In this conversation, Josi reflects on her year—especially stepping into volleyball when she wasn’t confident, wasn’t experienced, and didn’t know...

This was an episode that needed to happen. In this conversation, I sit down with my dear friend and longtime sounding board, Christi Nix Bloomer —executive coach, former Big 4 consultant, and someone I’ve shared an ongoing, agenda-less call with for the last five years.  What started as a simple check-in turned into a powerful conversation about boundaries, people-pleasing, and learning to pa...

This week on Journey to June, I sat down with Dane Miklaus for a real and honest conversation about doing life differently. Dane is the Founder of WORK Training Studios and the CEO and Founder of MacroManaged, an AI consulting agency helping business owners reclaim time and freedom. In this episode, we move beyond titles and into identity, leadership, and what it means to keep showing up when life...

In this week's Journey to June episode, I sat down with former U.S. Olympian and dual-sport All-American Erin Aldrich-Shean, whose journey is a powerful example of what it means to rise, reinvent, and tell the truth about your own story. Erin shares how a childhood dream led her to the Olympic stage, how the transition out of sport became the hardest chapter of her life, and how she rebuilt her id...

This week on Journey to June, I sat down with Jamey Cummings— Senior Partner at JM Search, former U.S. Navy SEAL Officer, and someone I instantly connected with the first night we met through The Post community. Jamey has spent nearly 20 years helping companies build world-class leadership teams… but the roots of his leadership style started long before the boardroom. From growing up in small-town...

This week on Journey to June, we're back with our mother-daughter mini-series! This one comes to you straight from the chaos of real life— tired, a little cranky, Christmas lights half-hung, cousins in town, and both of us trying to get it together the night before Thanksgiving. It's real, it's raw, it's life.  In this episode, we catch you up on the last month and a half — volleyball nerves,...

This week on Journey to June, I sat down with Dr. Maureen “Moe” Gibbons — physician, entrepreneur, and author of Freedom to SHIFT.  In this conversation, we go deep into something so many high achievers silently carry: overload — the mental ticker tape that never stops. Dr. Mo shares her powerful turning point, the moment her bandwidth opened, and how it sparked the movement she’s building to...

This week, we’re revisiting a conversation that changed countless lives back in 2020, and remains even more relevant today. During the height of the pandemic, I sat down with my friend and scientist Dr. John Sottery for a raw, practical, deeply empowering conversation about sleep, immunity, stress, and the fundamentals of health we can control when the world feels uncontrollable. This was recorded...

This week on Journey to June, I sat down with Katrina Vailes — fitness and wellness coach, mom of two, and the powerhouse behind The Glow Up Gang. Katrina’s story is one of reinvention, resilience, and rediscovering self-worth through discipline and grace. We first met on a sunrise hike in Kelowna — she had driven nearly four hours in the dark with her kids just to be there. That’s Katrina in a nu...

What if the very conversation you’ve been avoiding is the key to your next level of leadership— in business, motherhood, and life? This week on Journey to June, I sat down with Karen Elliott— business coach, speaker, and founder of Lead With Purpose— known by many as the Queen of Difficult Conversations. A former sport physiotherapist who grew a one-woman clinic into a thriving multidisciplinary t...

When life throws you a curveball, who do you become? In this episode of Journey to June, I sit down with Marine Crile— pastry entrepreneur, cancer thriver, mother of two, and co-founder of KRMA Foods, "The Twisted Bakery." From losing her job during COVID to pitching to QVC overnight, Marine’s story is one of courage, faith, and the power of mindset. Marine opens up about walking through fear with...

This week on Journey to June , I sat down with Sophia Cheverez — a former professional ballerina who turned her pain into purpose. From starting ballet at age five to training at an elite level by eighteen, Sophia’s story is one of beauty, sacrifice, and transformation. Now a stretch therapist at Jupiter Hills Country Club, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor, and a private dance coach, Sophia is usi...

This week we are back at home in Florida catching you up on:  🏔️ Exploring Banff’s beauty and what nature teaches about slowing down.  🎓 Touring USC — feeling the energy where JFK once spoke.  🏌️‍♀️ The Ryder Cup — what real competition and unity look like.  🎵 Josi’s 90-day goal to finish seven songs before her 13th birthday.  💬 Real talk on rhythm, gratitude, and findi...

In this episode, we’re podcasting from Canada, fresh off my trip to Dan Martell’s AI & Social Selling Summit in Kelowna.  We catch you up on: 🎾 The electric energy of the US Open (and a few celebrity encounters). 🎤 Singing our hearts out at the Benson Boone concert. 🚶‍♀️ The Whit Whit Walk — and how community shines even when the rain pours. 🍁 Traveling through Kelowna, Banff, and bey...

We’re kicking off something new on Journey to June — a mini-series where Josi and I bring you behind the scenes and into our world, our travels, and the lessons we’re learning along the way. In this episode, we catch you up on:  📚 Our first week of homeschooling — the mix of emotions, flexibility, and creating a new routine.  🤝 Why social connections are so important for teens outside...

This week on Journey to June, I sat down with Brian Howie—creator of The Great Love Debate and founder of PodPopuli (our own podcast studio!)—for a conversation that’s as raw as it is real. Brian opens up about his journey through love, relationships, and self-discovery, as well as the twists of growing up, family dynamics, and the impact of Hollywood’s glitter and grit. He shares how therapy shap...

This week on Journey to June , Josi and I take you on a very real and raw ride—literally. We recorded this episode in the car on our drive from New York to Florida, which feels fitting because the conversation is all about the journey of learning, parenting, and trying new paths.  We dive into why we chose homeschooling, the shifts we’re seeing in education, and how AI is changing the way kid...

This week on Journey to June , Shar Cheung is back for Part 2 of our conversation. We dive into the science and strategy behind sustainable health—especially for women navigating perimenopause and menopause. Shar breaks down the power of macros, why protein is non-negotiable, and how strength training can completely shift the way you feel in your body. We talk about the traps of quick fixes, why t...

What happens when you hit a wall with your health and your career—and decide to rewrite the rules entirely? This week on Journey to June , I sat down with Shar Cheung, a former six-figure IT project manager turned Macro Nutrition Coach, Menopause Coaching Specialist, and founder of Designed by Shar . In Part 1 of our conversation, Shar shares the moment she knew corporate life was no longer sustai...

What does it really take to go from Little League dreams to a 14-year Major League career? This week on Journey to June , I sat down with Brandon Crawford, former professional baseball shortstop, to talk about more than just baseball. From his early days chasing fly balls to becoming a World Series champ, Brandon opens up about what fueled his journey: family, resilience, and a deep love for the g...

What happens when the thing you resisted becomes your legacy? This week on Journey to June , I sat down with Cindy Miller , LPGA Hall of Famer, coach, speaker, and founder of the Pursue Your It Foundation. Cindy is a certified expert in behavior, motivation, and emotional intelligence, and alongside her husband Allen Miller, holds the rare distinction of being the only married couple to have playe...

What does it really mean to take care of yourself, beyond bubble baths and green smoothies? This week on Journey to June , I’m joined by Sarah Hines , a Midlife Wellness, Health & Weight Loss Mentor, and a powerful voice for women navigating identity, health, and personal growth. Sarah helps women in midlife break free from diet culture and self-doubt to become the experts of their own bodies....

What if joy wasn’t something you chased, but something you chose on purpose? This week on Journey to June , I sat down with Ellie Bassick-Travato to talk about intentional joy . Not the surface-level kind, but the deep, grounded kind that springs from emotional freedom and spiritual awakening.  We explore how being present can shift your entire experience of life, and why joy isn’t about bypa...

This week I sat down with Aimee Carlson , a holistic health coach, reinvention strategist, and founder of SheForce —a platform dedicated to helping high-performing women in midlife reclaim their energy, creativity, and personal power. We talk about what it means to show up fully —in parenting, in coaching, and in your own body. Aimee shares how vulnerability has shaped her journey from teacher to...