Mostly All Figured Out

On this episode, I share how learning how to "gentle parent" my children and help them manage their emotions, has changed the way I manage my own. It's pretty amazing what caring for little people can teach you about caring for yourself. As we head into the thick of the holiday season, I encourage you to double down on listening to your body and giving it exactly what it needs. Time...

Hi hi! We are quickly approaching the end of 2022. Can. You. BELIEVE!? I barely can. But I cannot wait to sit down over the remaining weeks of this year and really reflect on all of it.  In this very quick baby episode, I share a tradition my husband and I started back in 2018 as a joke, but now do at the end of every year with purpose behind it. This year I was more intentional about it than I&ap...

This week we've got TWO guests! I asked my friend Lauren Turner if they would join me in the studio, and they brought along their friend, Raeann Materise! Lauren, Raeann and I talked about navigating friendships as adults with busy schedules and little time. We talked about knowing when it's time to walk away from a friendship and whether to let it be or have a breakup. We also talked ab...

On the podcast this week, we have Meredith Schork! Meredith and I knew each other in a past life as front of house staff at good old Carrabba's Italian Grille. Years later, she is now that Culinary Arts Coordinator at Community Services for Every1 . We talked all about this cool organization, but what was especially cool is how she ended up here after many many years in the restaurant industr...

Hello hello! I am thankful. I am thankful for this podcast, and to you for reading this! And even more so if you listen to this episode. Did I record this the night of Thanksgiving? Yes. Was I tipsy when I recorded this? Yes. Yes, I was. I shared something we have been dealing with over the last week with our little guy and his health. Talked about my frustration with the fact that I need to strug...

My guest on episode #11 was born on October 11. I see 1111 all the time, but I feel warm and grateful every single time I do. My college friend Tanner Gelatt joined me for this episode to talk about what brought him from Cooperstown to Buffalo, and led to him being one of the biggest Bills fans and Buffalovers I know. We also talked about how the chaos of this world became a catalyst for deciding...

Y'all. You are really in for a treat this week, if I do say so myself. I was so honored to host Chef Tierra Josey and her wife, Lena Josey, to the studio this week! We talked about Chef's ghost kitchen, SZN, and what the path looked like that led her to launch it. We discussed not letting other people's labels for you stop you from believing that you are capable of your dreams. We t...

EVERYONE! My guest this week is Harper Bishop !! He is a writer, photographer, community organizer, and activist. He has held roles at the Institute on Religion and Public Policy, Buffalo First, for Councilmember Michael J LoCurto, Coalition for Economic Justice, PUSH Buffalo, Our City Action Buffalo, and more. He co-founded, and is now a board member, for Cooperation Buffalo, an organization that...

I swear I did have a guest planned for this week! And actually, I got one. Just not the one I thought. Here's what you can expect: me reallyyyyy drilling it in that, in the words of Rick Astley, I'm never gonna give you up . And by you, I mean posting this podcast every week. But I also talk about the negative effects of choosing comfort over pushing ourselves. There's a time and a...

Lucky number 7! So sorry to be late getting this out, but literally nothing was going to stop me from posting it on Friday. Though many things tried! I kick off the episode by explaining why I had to get to the studio and record in spite of the fact that I was hanging on by a thread. And then I pose a challenge to you. Next, I asked on IG for folks to share their 'fail forward' stories o...

Back again with another solo episode! This week I convince you (me) that I am not going to let myself skip posting a weekly podcast for a full year. For real. WE'RE IN IT TO WIN IT. I also shared more about my love for the  Insight Timer app , including my favorite teacher on there, Kenneth Soares. I listen to this recording of his just about every single day. My 7-year-old listens to Max, Be...

Is it normal for solo episodes to be scarier than episodes with a guest? My brain literally ping-ponged throughout this convo. Hopefully, it gives you a little insight into who's hosting this thing. I give a real quick and oddly professional timeline as if I am interviewing for a job. I also share the first ever voicemail my English hubby ever left me (it got him a first date), some things I&...

My girl, Ciara Rayshall , is our guest on the podcast this week! And she brought along one of the most adorable things she's ever made, if I do say so myself, her 6-month-old daughter, Kali. We talked being a mom in 2022, why it's so hard to justify doing nice things for yourself, and how we both struggle with giving ourselves permission to ask for help and the space to nurture our creat...

Ben Siegel is our guest on the podcast this week! Ben is many things, but we talked most about his identity as a writer. He has written over 500 pieces for The Buffalo News as a theatre and arts critic here in Buffalo, but he has much, much more inside of him. As the full-time Director of Communications for PUSH Buffalo ,  Ben talked about the challenges of balancing work and life responsibilities...

Sam Scarcello is the guest on the podcast today! Sam is the Head baker and one of two partners at Public Espresso + Coffee . Sam's career path has been anything but linear, going from used book thrifting, to farmers market tabling, to working in a marketing agency, to now running a business with 40+ staff members. Plus he makes a mean cruller. We talked about how he and his partner, James Ray...

Here is it! Podcast number ONE. Let me tell you all the reasons I almost didn't post it: 1. The editing is shotty. 2. There is no jingle at the beginning or end. 3. In fact there is no music at all. Should I get some? 4. I don't really tell you much about myself. But we will get to know each other as we go on here. 5. I'm not crazy about my podcast art yet. Any graphic designers wan...