Marriage and Intimacy Tips for Christian Couples: Secrets of Happily Ever After

On the Brighter Side Podcast is making a big change. We are pivoting from personal development to a strong emphasis on marriage. For the next several episodes, we will be focusing strongly on our marriage relationships. If you are, were or ever will be married, there is something for you in these episodes. Take a listen to this one to hear all about the exciting things we have in store for you. Th...

My guest on the show today is a Comedian in Boise and seriously, one of my favorite new friends ever! We talk about life and some pretty serious topics, but somehow keep it light. Laughter is the best medicine and Megan is out to medicate the world. She just might do that and teach me how to do it too. We play a fun little improv game, so make sure you listen until the end. You can learn more abou...

My guest on the podcast this week, Chanelle Neilson, is a podcaster herself, author of several books, yoga instructor and mother of 5 children. She has the same 24 hours that the rest of us do, but she uses them so efficiently, you would think she has more. That is why I loved sitting down with her and picking her brain about how she gets it all done. Listen in as she shares how mindset and simpli...

Today’s episode is with Charlena Smith, founder of Optio, a company that uses guided accountability to pair women together with perfectly matched accountability partners in order to help them achieve their goals and dreams. Charlena shares with us a rare disorder she developed during her pregnancies that nearly killed her. She defied the odds and lived to tell us what she learned from cheating dea...

In today’s interview with the sisters behind the Instagram account, The American Moms, Brittany and Andrea share with us their 4th of July traditions, how to get more involved in our communities, who inspires them and some thoughts on failure. Brittany recently ran for City Counsel in her town and shares with us her thoughts on small town politics and what she learned from the experience. She talk...

My guest on the podcast today is a life coach and author of The Courage Habit. I call her Kate Courageous and she chats with me about how to make courage a habit and feel the fear and do it anyway. I love her definition of courage and the way she talks about this all important concept. Kate’s book, The Courage Habit: How to Accept Your Fears, Release the Past, and Live Your Courageous Life , is av...

My guest on the podcast today is the one and only, Lucy Liu. Well, there might be others, but this is the real deal. We open up the episode with Lucy’s experience sharing a name with someone very famous and why she didn’t change it when she got married. These experiences and others like them taught her confidence and now, she teaches women the same lessons. I just know you are going to love her st...

My guest, Diana DeJesus, on the podcast today is somewhat of a local celebrity, especially among female entrepreneurs. She is the founder of two popular, local Instagram accounts and has taught hundreds of women about collaboration and social media marketing. Her first account www.instagram.com/boise_bucketlist  is dedicated to everything awesome in the Treasure Valley. It’s a listing of all thing...

Today, I’m releasing my very favorite episode to date. I have watched Shawn Johnson compete gymnastics since she was a little girl and I’m one of her biggest fans. I’ve had the opportunity to learn about social media from Andrew East and have grown to respect him as a content creator and fantastic husband. In this episode they were so kind to open up with me and be honest and candid about their ma...

Happy 40th birthday to me! Each year on my birthday, I find some time to reflect on how I’m doing. I take into account my dreams and goals and the progress I’ve made towards them in the last year. I also take inventory of where I am physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. This year, since it’s kind of a big, round, significant number, I also recorded lessons I’ve learned and things that...

Today’s episode with Stefanie Gass is one of my new favorites. Stefanie is a mompreneur with her own podcast and a knack for balancing family life with her busy work schedule. She shares with us her best tips and tricks for balance, productivity and marketing online. She is an energetic, authentic and totally down to earth mompreneur who truly believes you really can have it all. You can find Stef...

Today, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jodi Chaffee of the Family Culture Podcast to discuss the meaning of family culture and how we can intentionally create our own family cultures. She has been studying family culture of over a decade and has interviewed lots of great guests on what the concept means to them. Your family has a culture whether you are aware of what you are creating or no...

In honor of teacher appreciation week this week, I sat down with our family’s favorite teacher of all time, Mrs. Shari Carter. Shari has been teaching a long time and loves what she does. It shows in her work as she is adored by her students, their parents and her peers. Shari is the kind of teacher who leaves an indelible impression on her kids by going above and beyond every single time. Shari s...

My guest on the podcast today has been a long time coming, but she is worth the wait! I interviewed her last year and then ended season one of the podcast. When I stumbled upon our interview and found my notes from our chat, I was so thrilled and it couldn’t have come at a better time…right on the heels of my first You ROCK Workshop. A Maven is a professional who seeks to pass on knowledge to othe...

Today I’m talking with the CEO of NAH, Inc. and my friend, Natalie Hodson. She does it all including raising 2 wonderful kids, running a very successful company and hosts her own podcast called, Pulling Back the Curtain with Natalie Hodson. In our interview, Natalie talks about how she found the strength and courage to do it on her own and shares her tricks on how to get started and be efficient a...

Today, I chat with Emee Estacio, a best-selling author and psychologist about limiting beliefs and impostor syndrome and how these sneaky things can affect us and our relationships with others. She has 3 best-selling books about these subjects and shares tricks and strategies to deal with these debilitating thieves of joy. She uses acronyms to teach important principles and is a delight to learn f...

In one of my favorite interviews of all time, I chatted with Ben Higgens through the computer just like we were old friends. He had the flu, so his voice is a little raspy, but it totally worked for him. He talked about his life after the Bachelor, his new flame, Jessica, turning 30, his businesses and humanitarian work. Ben is busy doing wonderful things in the world and we couldn’t be happier fo...

This is such a great episode with Mayor Tammy de Weerd of Meridian, Idaho. Mayor Tammy is serving her last year of her fourth term as Mayor. She served on the Meridian City Counsel for a term before that, so at the end of this year, she will have served the City of Meridian for 20 years! She is absolutely incredible to work with and it is clear to anyone who knows her that she cares so much for th...

Today I am so excited to introduce you to my friend, Kristi Brewer, who holds world records in weightlifting and is a gorgeous human being inside and out. She has a daughter with autism and is a champion for recognizing differences and teaching kindness. You can follow her weightlifting journey and training on Instagram or Facebook @k_mighty. You can support her AUYA movement at www.auya.co . Ever...

Today I’m publishing my conversation with Rachel Pedersen, the Queen of Social Media. Our chat is fun and honest and filled with great advice on how to use social media successfully for your business. I loved this interview, because it sounded like I was talking to an old friend, even though we have never actually met. For more information about Rachel and her Social Media University, you can find...

Today, I’m talking with my new friend, Lisa Johnson, who is one of the original founders of Women Ignite International here in Boise, Idaho. Wii Lift is an organization that helps to foster networking and business building skills for women and men. They host an annual two day conference in October and bi-monthly networking meetings focused on networking and education for its members. Lisa is also...

Today, I’m chatting with Elyse Dehlbom from Colton Underwood’s season of the Bachelor. She was the lone red head who went on the best one-on-one date to the theme park with all of Colton’s Legacy kids. She later left the show on her own after feeling like she couldn’t say yes to an engagement after such a short period of dating. We discuss how she felt getting selected for the season, what it was...

Today I had the opportunity to chat with Kirpa Sudick, who dated Colton Underwood on this season of the Bachelor. She shared with me how she felt when she was selected, the first night in the mansion, what it was like to kiss Colton and who she hopes wins his heart. We found out why she was wearing a bandaid on her chin and lots of other fun stories. You can find Kirpa mostly on Instagram with the...

Today I’m talking with trainer and owner of the Mecca Gym, Eric Cafferty. He has been appointed head of the Idaho State Power lifting association, which is a pretty high honor. He talks to me about exercise and nutrition, macro nutrients, vitamins, water and his greatest success stories. He is very knowledgeable and fun to learn from. The website he mentioned to check out the quality of the vitami...

Today, I’m interviewing a 2-time Emmy winning talk show host and all around great guy named Mario Armstrong. Mario has been a regular on show like the Today Show, Dr. Oz, CNN, NPR, Steve Harvey and Rachael Ray as a technology life style expert. He currently hosts his own Emmy Award winning show called the Never Settle Show and also a short daily podcast called Wake Up and Level Up. Mario is a supe...