Mama Needs A Moment

Your body is your life’s partner, not your life’s project.  What if you could focus on nourishing yourself for vitality and worry less about your body’s size and shape? What if you could step over the threshold of midlife and see elder hood as a time to emerge as your truest self? What if you could approach midlife and beyond as a time to break free from old beliefs about your body? Few things wil...

Your body is your life’s partner, not your life’s project.  What if you could focus on nourishing yourself for vitality and worry less about your body’s size and shape? What if you could step over the threshold of midlife and see elder hood as a time to emerge as your truest self? What if you could approach midlife and beyond as a time to break free from old beliefs about your body? Few things wil...

Sharon Shelton offers a calm and peaceful energy to the world around her. As a Certified Professional Coach and a Certified Mindfulness Teacher, Sharon holds her clients accountable with a casual, engaged and encouraging approach. She helps her clients close the gap between where they are and where they want to be in their life. Prior to the life she currently lives, Sharon overcame alcoholism and...

With a casual, engaged, and encouraging approach, Sharon Shelton holds clients accountable to leaning into the life that they want to call forward. She helps her clients close the gap between where they are and where they want to be. Sharon is a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) | Certified Mindfulness Teacher (CMT-P) with a fascinating story of how she transformed her life over the past 25 years...

Every year, about 1 in 5 expecting and new parents experience symptoms of depression and/or anxiety. While most new mothers suffer from mood swings within the first few weeks, some pregnant and postpartum parents have intense feelings of sadness, worry, anger, numbness, or self-doubt that persist for months. Unfortunately, services are seriously lacking for parents in the United States, particular...

Every year, about 1 in 5 expecting and new parents experience symptoms of depression and/or anxiety. While most new mothers suffer from mood swings within the first few weeks, some pregnant and postpartum parents have intense feelings of sadness, worry, anger, numbness, or self-doubt that persist for months. Unfortunately, services are seriously lacking for parents in the United States, particular...

We can all agree, life is not an easy ride. During the journey, we have dreams and desires however many times we get scared and stuck during the process of attempting to fulfill our intrinsic goals. Coaches help you get there faster by helping you rediscover your power and all of the things you are already capable of. Coaches will not let you resist your greatness. Kristin Baker is an executive an...

We are all working on something and many times we get scared and stuck during the process. Coaches help you get there faster by helping you rediscover your power and all of the things you are already capable of. Coaches will not let you resist your greatness. Kristin Baker is an executive and leadership coach who specializes in coaching professional women to lead fun, purpose-driven lives while na...

Shelly Young is one of the most approachable finance experts you will ever speak to. She is a certified Financial and Personal Development Coach, a homeschool mom of 4 and serial business owner, author, speaker, and co-owner of several restaurants with her husband in Columbia SC. As a homeschool mom,  Shelly went searching for financial resources for kids and couldn’t find many. So she created her...

Shelly Young is one of the most approachable finance experts you will ever speak to. She is a certified Financial and Personal Development Coach, a homeschool mom of 4 and serial business owner, author, speaker, and co-owner of several restaurants with her husband in Columbia SC. As a homeschool mom,  Shelly went searching for financial resources for kids and couldn’t find many. So she created her...

Raising children requires the help and support of family, friends, professionals and programs that assist parents with guiding children through the increasingly complex world. We had the opportunity to talk to Katie Parker, Becky Fife and Allie Callister who are the owners and co-creators of the I Believe In Me program. This program was created especially for tweens, to give real tools that can he...

As parents, we quickly understand that raising children can not be done in isolation. We need the help and support of family, friends, professionals and programs that assist parents with guiding children through the increasingly complex world. Katie Parker is President/CEO of Bloomfully, LLC which includes the Singers Company (created for Elementary) and I Believe In Me! (created for Middle School...

Survey results show that there is a gap between how mothers care for their family, and how they care for themselves. Understanding how to best care for our own health and improving our health literacy is essential to living a long and healthy life and to model healthy behaviors for our children. Bonnie Hui-Callahan is a pharmacist and mother of 4. Her pharmacist experience ranges from retail pharm...

Navigating the healthcare system can feel overwhelming. Where to turn and who to trust are common questions that come up for parents. Bonnie Hui-Callahan is a pharmacist and mother of 4. Her pharmacist experience ranges from retail pharmacy, managed care, pharmacy education, and health tech where she currently works. In 2021, she co-founded The Clinician-Leader, a digital course and coaching busin...

Several of our 2023 expert panelists have come together in this Roundtable discussion to talk about the topic of Keeping Marriage Intimate and Strong when Current Statistics are Stacked Against You. This is a continuation of our discussion with the HER Expert Panelists from part 1, episode 63 titled, Contributing Factors to Relationship Struggles and Practices for Maintaining a Strong Union. A key...

Several of our 2023 expert panelists have come together in this Roundtable discussion to talk about the topic of Keeping Marriage Intimate and Strong when Current Statistics are Stacked Against You. Our conversation in this episode is centered around the contributing factors leading to relationship struggles. We then move into a discussion about how the institution of marriage and its meaning has...

SEX! It can be such a tricky topic. Whether you’re trying to teach your child what sex is or you’re having an altogether different type of conversation with your partner about what your needs in the bedroom are - these are important conversations that should happen regularly and require curiosity and honesty.  Adrienne Alden is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a master’s degree in Mar...

Maintaining a respectful and harmonious long-term relationship takes a lot of work. Communication struggles are typically the number one challenge those in a long-term partnership will face.   Adrienne Alden is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. She has worked for years with couples in relational distress. Her hope for therapy is to help...

Dr. Karen Sheffield-Abdullah is an Assistant Professor UNC Chapel Hill, a Certified Nurse-Midwife, Mindfulness Instructor, a wife, mother of four and a plant lover. She describes herself as a stress and anxiety researcher who is passionate about perinatal mental health and the impact on pregnancy outcomes specifically in black and brown women. Dr. Karen is trying to get answers on why, despite dec...

Dr. Karen Sheffield-Abdullah considers herself a stress and anxiety researcher who is passionate about perinatal mental health and impact on pregnancy outcomes specifically in black and brown women. Assistant Professor UNC Chapel Hill. She is a Certified Nurse-Midwife, Mindfulness Instructor, and Assistant Professor, a wife, mother of four and a plant lover. Dr. Karen is trying to get answers on w...

We are not our thoughts. We can reprogram our brain to help us thrive. Mikki Gardner is a certified life coach trained to help women sort out the overwhelm, confusion, fear, and self-doubt they feel after divorce. She is also certified in the Conscious Parenting Method and Applied Positive Psychology. Mikki focuses on helping moms move past their limiting beliefs, unravel the patterns of their pas...

Co-parenting can be challenging. The three A’s of Conscious Co-Parenting can completely alter how you navigate life after divorce or separation.  Mikki Gardner is a certified life coach trained to help women sort out the overwhelm, confusion, fear, and self-doubt they feel after divorce. She is also certified in the Conscious Parenting Method and Applied Positive Psychology. Mikki focuses on helpi...

We continue our discussion with Dr. Rachel Goode. Dr. Rachel is an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) and a licensed clinical social worker. She received her PhD, MPH, and MSW from the University of Pittsburgh. Her research interests include developing, implementing, and evaluating interventions to address racial/ethnic a...

Dr. Goode is an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) and a licensed clinical social worker. She received her PhD, MPH, and MSW from the University of Pittsburgh. Her research interests include developing, implementing, and evaluating interventions to address racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in obesity and eating...

Today, we are joined by several of our 2023 expert panelists to discuss the topics of oppression, bias, inclusivity, and becoming allies. As parents it is up to us to have these conversations with our children in order to break the patterns of historic and ongoing oppression. As humans living within a society filled with people different from us, it is essential we also dive into this work for our...