Raw Empowerment

This episode I am joined by an incredible artist and fiercely loving friend, Reina Montalbo. Our friendship began in high school but it has been nothing short of a gift to watch her bloom through life as the charismatic and radically authentic beam of light she is. Following a career path and passion as a bilingual case manager supporting unhoused folks find permanent housing; a field so necessary...

After taking intentional time away from producing episodes, passion inspired me to hop back on the mic and offer a vulnerable insight into the reason behind this pause and to dive into the true intention of Raw Empowerment. This space has been created to share our stories of vulnerability in confidence to remember that we are NEVER alone and to learn from one another the ways in which we can take...

In this episode of Raw Empowerment, I am joined by Danielle Chacon in which the two of us share our stories that brought us together. We both have lost a Loved one to suicide. Throughout the episode we acknowledge the unmatched, crippling grief that overwhelms you when you loose someone to suicide. But, we have also seen the sprouting inspirational life and energy that can come from living a life...

Breaking Borders is a series co-created with a dear friend and author of How to Slay with a Faulty Brain Thermostat: an African woman's perspective of living with Bipolarity, Vivian Bint Thomas . Together we break the borders between nations, collide our personal journeys and converse on cross cultural mental wellness, coping mechanisms, natural remedies, and ways we can bring wellness to All thro...

Breaking Borders is a series co-created with a dear friend and author of How to Slay with a Faulty Brain Thermostat: an African woman's perspective of living with Bipolarity, Vivian Bint Thomas . Together we break the borders between nations, collide our personal journeys and converse on cross cultural mental wellness, coping mechanisms, natural remedies, and ways we can bring wellness to All thro...

In this episode I am joined by a dear friend and fellow podcaster, Hailey Wetzel, in which we discuss a topic we both have recently been feeling through: the duality of the mundane and soulful. How can we so easily get sucked in to the material, the 9 to 5, and this "Go Go Go" mindset? How can we begin to shift back into our passionate, creative, and soulful self? As easily as the mundane can begi...

In this episode I am joined by Amber Parucha, a world traveler, go-getter, and community admiring spirit who has found strength in her deep connections even in the midst of these uncertain times. The world may be disconnected in many ways at the moment, but that does not have to stop us from connecting and cultivating beautiful relationships on new platforms and in new ways. Where our focus goes,...

In Part 2 with Sam Fox, we discuss some our negative coping mechanisms such as self deprecating humor and how we can begin to switch the narrative within our minds to be kinder to ourselves and more compassionate with others. Sam shares more about his experience with witnessing depression with a loved one and we prompt ourselves with insight as to how we can show up best for ourselves and those ar...

In this episode I am joined by a gentleman named Sam Fox, whom I met in a fashion that truly encompasses what this community is about. We recognize the true power that an established safe space between two human beings can bring in conversation and we touch on how that safe space is created. Sam and I chat about normalizing anxieties about the future and being scared of trauma, how we deal with th...

In Part 2 with my lovely co-host and dear friend, Hayden Stone, we continue our conversation about what it means to be human; the importance of meeting people where they are and to recognize that we all have our own demons and our own battles. Hayden shares incredible excerpts from the books and resources provided below and we talk about our own healing journeys and how we are continually working...

In Part 1 of this loving and vulnerable episode with my dear friend, Hayden Stone, we touch on a multitude of topics ranging from toxic upbringings, depression, anxiety, ADHD, medications, therapy, acceptance, empathy, and where to turn when you feel lost. Below we have provided some resources where we began our journey of healing. https://chadd.org/ https://www.additudemag.com/ https://18percent....

In the first official episode of Raw Empowerment, we share this healing space with a beautiful and inspirational soul, Carly Mackney, to talk about the very foundation of mental wellness...self love. We discuss how the idea of self love was first presented to the both of us, how we recognized its incredible importance in the healing process, and our most valuable lessons of self love that we pract...

Raw Empowerment is a podcast created by Carly Jo Fiel and Darleen Santore, each with their own journey through mental wellness with consistent daily practice on this path of healing, striving to create a community free of judgement that welcomes coffee house style conversation about our human experiences in its rawest form to empower one another and recognize that NO ONE IS EVER ALONE. A movement...