Love Waits for You

10/30/22 What you will learn in this episode: 1. Perception is reality. 2. Can you agree to disagree? 3. Some things are open to interpretation. 4. I don’t believe anyone on this planet has all of the answers to all of my questions. “Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be.” -Karen Ravn

10/25/22 What you will learn from this episode: 1. What is the victim mentality? 2. What are examples of getting your power back? 3. How might we enable other’s toxic behavior?

10/18/22 *Please note that this episode contains depictions of child sexual abuse that some people may find disturbing or triggering. What you will learn in this episode: 1. What the other side of healing sounds like. 2. Some people tend to ramble when they are nervous. 3. Some people feel nervous the night before they go to tell on a man who once was an authority figure. And that’s to be expected...

10/14/22 *Please note that this episode contains depictions of child sexual abuse that some people may find disturbing or triggering. What you will learn in this episode: 1. It’s never too late to advocate for yourself. 2. There is no limit on when you can report a crime to the police. 3. Can you be your own hero? 4. Anger is a necessary part of the healing process. It’s a righteous anger. 5. Heal...

10/11/22 *Please note that this episode contains depictions of child sexual abuse that some people may find disturbing or triggering. This episode features my husband, Dr. Dane Bowers (Au. D.), as he helps me process what is happening to me.

10/10/22 *Please note that this episode contains depictions of child sexual abuse that some people may find disturbing or triggering. Recording this episode touched a very old and deep wound, but I did not realize it until the next day when I could barely get out of bed. There was a heaviness in my chest that needed to be released and I didn’t understand why after all these years I was finally fee...

10/6/22 *Please note that this episode contains depictions of violence that some people may find disturbing. You can stand on your own—I’ll go first—unscripted and unfiltered. What you will learn from this episode: 1. What domestic violence looks like. 2. Abuse & addiction take many forms. 3. What does emotional independence look like? 4. Are miracles even real?

Featuring my first guest & husband— Dr. Dane Bowers (Au. D.) What you will discover: 1. You CAN be truly loved before you love yourself— further proof that what is meant for you will not miss you. 2. Your triggers and your baggage aren’t too much for the right person. They have been custom made to handle you and to be an empathetic witness to your past trauma. By doing so, they can even help heal...

Brief Intro— keeping it short and sweet for my first! 9/28/22

🎙️👑 Today’s podcast episode is with Special Guest Shannon Bingham: an entrepreneur, mom, speaker and Mrs. Nebraska International 2023. What we discuss: 💫 Shannon’s advocacy for adoption 💫 The power of being the catalyst to meaningful, positive change 💫 Being authentic and vulnerable through it all: tattoos, insecurities, and knowing not everyone will like it. 💫 Our favorite quotes that speak...

🎙️👑 Today’s podcast episode focuses on limiting beliefs. What I discuss: 💫 Taking risks and being vulnerable can result in connections you didn’t expect. 💫 Rebranding my book and my focus to financially support my nonprofit, @leadwithloveintl 💫 A fatigue and darkness that can come with serving and being empathetic 💫 Utilizing Chinese medicine + pressure points to release energy 💫 Mindfulness...

🎙️👑 Today’s podcast episode is with Special Guest Hannah Le Tourneau, USOA Mrs. 2023. What we discuss: 💫 Hannah’s platform Reach Out & Remember, which honors her multi-generational home and breaking the stigma of hospice & elderly care and volunteering. 💫 Small things you can do to support your local nursing home: write a letter, make a blanket, sit down and visit or play a game. 💫 Feelings of...

🎙️👑 This podcast episode features a very Special Guest - Mrs. International 2023, Rachel Marks What we discuss: 💫 Rachel’s mindset and how she stayed cool and calm during her onstage interview and the pageant process 💫 The delicate balance between being polished and authentic 💫 Rachel’s selfless heart and the story behind her short hair 💫 Motherhood and how it humbles and strengthens 💫 Marri...

Today’s podcast episode is with Special Guest David Vincent: Founder/CEO of the nonprofit Warriors Inc. https://warriorscenter.org/ What you will learn in this episode: 1. The taller the skyscraper, the deeper the foundation needs to be. Paraphrased from Founder/CEO, David Vincent of the nonprofit, Warrior’s Inc, the deeper the pain from your past, the higher your potential to rise and the greater...

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👑 Today’s podcast episode centers around me unpacking my thoughts and emotions with the beginning of Pageant Week! What I discuss: 💫 I share my experience with the Mrs. International Pageant so far. 💫 My plans for Lead with Love and how my platform has evolved. 🤍 The heart behind this episode: “I want them to feel their best. I’m going to feel my best. We’re all going to bring our best, and we...

🎙️ Today’s podcast episode is with Special Guest Leah Hegeman: Aesthetic injector, nurse, and cofounder of Reset Wellness @leahegeman @resetwellness.co What you will learn: 💫Leah shares her journey with infertility, surrogacy, and adoption. 💫The healing power of love shown as her adopted son healed in her arms from Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, caused when a baby withdraws from drugs he’s expose...

What you will learn in this episode: 🤍 How to acknowledge and get curious about thoughts, feelings and behaviors we hide due to embarrassment or shame. What I discuss: 💫When we look at all of the dark things [triggers, secrets…our shadows] + own them, we are able to shed light and be our true authentic self. 💫Shadow work requires a safe space and a healthy way to release the shame [cry, scream,...

What you will learn in this episode: 🤍Being your true self allows for real connections to resonate with you. What I discuss: 💫Be authentically you to attract the people, situations, and opportunities that are meant for you. 💫When your life is in alignment you feel at peace and natural relationships arise organically and effortlessly. 💫 Substances take us away from our healing and authentic sel...

What you will learn in this episode: 💫We can feel empty because our innocence was stolen from us. It takes healing the layers to feel whole. 💫I share about a recent visit with a Mississippi nonprofit, the Warriors Center for Women. Visiting this nonprofit was a financial and emotional investment, but it fills my heart and my mission. 💫 I share a poem I wrote, No More Walls. 🤍 The heart behind...

TRIGGER WARNING: Self Harm What you will learn in this episode: 🤍 Standing in your personal power leads you to your authentic self. 💫 How to stand in your truth and use your voice. 💫 How it looks and feels to love on your inner child as you see her in a new and loving light. 💫 Everyone is a gift. 💫 When you let your light shine and live in your truth, you subconsciously give others the inspir...

What you will learn in this episode: 🤍 Psychological or Emotional Homelessness: When you have a house, but not a home. What I discuss: 💫 In this digital world, it often looks like we have more friends than ever, yet we sometimes feel that there’s not a single person to share our true feelings with. 💫The first step to cure the loneliness is to tell SOMEBODY you trust. This conversation might nee...

Today’s episode is very close to my heart. Special Guest: Teresa Jaye; CASA Outreach Coordinator [Court Appointed Special Advocate for children in our judicial system] What we discuss: 💫 Many have traumas that we don’t show in our physical appearance. 💫 Learning how to turn things over and not being held responsible for our trauma. 💫 Some wounds may never heal, but we can handle them in a healt...