Reality Renewed

In this episode, Kaley sits down with Erica Carlson, a Certified Divorce Coach, Certified Mediator, and founder of Sage Divorce Coach, to talk about why divorce was never meant to be won. Erica shares what led her to divorce coaching after her own experience, why kids need less conflict far more than they need a family that stays together, and why it’s okay to keep moving forward while knowing you...

In this episode, Kaley sits down with Nikki Peters, founder of Studio 9 to 5. Nikki shares how she went from burnout to balance as a young leader, what it takes to build winning teams, and how Studio 9 to 5 empowers wellness teachers to lead change in the workplace. She also opens up about reinventing herself after a challenging season, setting healthy boundaries, her own health journey, and why m...

In this episode, Kaley sits down with Julie Harper, founder of I AM HER, a global online sisterhood for women ready to live life on their terms. Julie shares why there's no one right way to live, love, mother, or build a life, and how knowing yourself deeply makes your life more custom and less about permission. They also talk about raising your standards, dating from self-trust instead of ol...

Kaley sits down with Holly Knoll, founder of The Consultant Code and host of The Everyday Entrepreneur Podcast. Holly shares how she spent 15 years climbing the corporate ladder before realizing she didn't want to keep climbing, and how she took the leap into a consulting business that grew into a boutique consulting and staffing firm. Together they talk about the pivotal moments in Kaley&apo...

This week, Kaley sits down with Anna Sterk, MS LMFT, a Senior Relational Life Therapy faculty member trained directly by Terry Real since 2012. Anna is developing a relational approach to sex therapy that helps people rebuild their relationship to desire, pleasure, and connection. Together they talk about consent and pleasure as the starting point for a great sex life, why there's always a wa...

Kaley sits down with Michelle Adams, a certified dating and relationship coach with 14 years in the industry, to talk about what's really keeping women in their second chapter single. Michelle breaks down the checklist trap that keeps people stuck on "their type," what your body language says on a first date, and why Facebook Dating might be the most underrated app out there. If you...

Kaley sits down with Belinda Jensen, longtime chief meteorologist at Kare 11 and co-host of the podcast Weathering Life with Bel & Lee , to talk about what happens when a 33 year career ends and you have to figure out who you are next. Belinda shares how an unplanned detour turned into the career she never expected, what retirement actually feels like for a type a personality, and the honest r...

Kaley sits down with The Skin Sisters, Lauren and Brooke, real-life sisters and dermatology Physician Assistants with over a decade of clinical experience between them, for a refreshingly honest breakdown of what actually happens to your skin (and confidence) after 30, and after a breakup. They get into the skincare myths women fall for once dating re-enters the picture, whether "situationshi...

Kaley sits down with Kim Cavalcante, executive and leadership coach, author, and founder of KC Leadership Group, to talk about what happens when you lose yourself in motherhood and have to find your way back. Kim opens up about walking away from her corporate career to raise three kids, what came next, and how she rebuilt her life and business from scratch in her 50s. They get into why coaching is...

Kaley sits down with Hollie Blanchard, founder of Art Girls, an Excelsior-based gallery representing 16 local artists, to talk about what it really takes to build something from your kitchen table into a business. Hollie opens up about the moment she knew she had to get serious (hint: her husband said it was time to get their house back), why joy is the actual keyword driving every decision at Art...

Kaley sits down with Liz Krueger, event curator, community builder, and founder of the Infertility Inner Circle, to talk about the road to becoming a mom that almost broke her. Liz opens up about years of infertility, multiple pregnancy losses, and the reality of IVF, including the surprising (and surprisingly funny) folklore that got her through it. They talk about why the lab side of IVF matters...

Kaley sits down with Dr. Dave Williams, DO, founder and medical director of GevityMed, to break down everything women need to know about peptides: what they are, the different types (from GLP-1 and insulin to BPC and copper peptides), and why they're not one-size-fits-all. They dig into the truth behind Ozempic and other GLP-1 medications, the biggest myths around them, and how weight loss an...

Kaley sits down with twin cities divorce attorney Kim Tourdot Walker, who's been practicing family law for 28 years and running her own solo practice for 19 of them. This one's been a long time coming. You've been asking for a divorce attorney's take, and Kim delivers. They get into the real first steps if you're even contemplating divorce (hint: it starts with knowing wha...

In this episode, Kaley sits down with Jackie Brown, founder of Dahlia's Make a Difference Day, and it's a conversation about redefining what success actually looks like. They talk about why it's okay to not want marriage, what it took for Jackie to step into life as a stay-at-home mom despite growing up with high-achieving parents, and how she's stayed hands-on in her kids&apos...

In this episode, Kaley sits down with Rachel Mairose, founder and executive director of The Bond Between, and it’s a conversation full of heart. They talk about what it really takes to rescue thousands of animals a year, the foster fails and funny mismatches along the way (including a landlord who almost found out about four extra puppies), and how Rachel’s organization stepped up for families and...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Kaley sits down with her longtime friend Symone Patton, a co-pastor, community leader, and mom of three, and it gets real fast. They talk about the secret sauce to raising daughters who see people clearly, why some friendships aren't built to survive, and the very real chaos of doing three girls' hair. Kaley and Symone have been in the trenches of mother...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Kaley sits down with Minneapolis-based sales executive and creative entrepreneur Chandler Weir, and it gets real fast. They talk about what it actually looks like to straddle the corporate world and the creative one without losing yourself in either, how Chandler found her person after a lot of bumble dates and a very specific checklist, and what happens when the...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Kaley sits down with physician and epidemiologist Dr. Rehana Ahmed to talk about what your skin actually needs after 30… not the marketing, but the truth. Together they unpack why perimenopause changes everything about your skincare routine, how to start building collagen before it’s too late, and what the Ozempic era is quietly doing to your skin. Plus, the line...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Kaley sits down with licensed marriage and family therapist Erin Pash to talk about what kids really need after a family splits — not the scripts, but the truth. Together they unpack why children in divorced families carry more anxiety than we realize, how parents unknowingly pass their emotions onto their kids, and what unconditional love actually looks like in t...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Kaley sits down with Minneapolis-based financial advisor and transition specialist Cinda Collins, whose path to finance ran through pediatric nursing, soybean brokering, and bond trading before she found her calling helping women navigate the financial side of life's biggest changes. Together they get honest about the fear and avoidance so many women feel aro...

Send us Fan Mail What do you do when life hands you a Netflix reality show at 50, and you weren’t even a reality TV person? Kaley sits down with Daisy Macklin Skarning, Twin Cities actress, former ShopHQ host, and one of 14 cast members selected from 3,500 applicants for Netflix’s Million Dollar Secret. They get into what it actually felt like to compete, whether her theater background gave her an...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Kaley sits down with her longtime friend Emily McNamara, an Edina mom of twins who got divorced at 34 in a community where that felt anything but normal. Emily opens up about the shame of early divorce, what healing actually looked like, and how she stopped searching and found love anyway. This one’s for anyone who’s ever felt like they were carrying a scarlet lett...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Kaley sits down with Colleen Weise, founder of L’Histoire and widowed mother who kept a business and a family afloat while navigating unimaginable loss. Colleen opens up about what grief actually looks like when life doesn’t stop: parenting on adrenaline, protecting her girls from too much change at once, and what it meant to bet on herself in the middle of it all....

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Kaley sits down with Jennifer Chenoweth, an executive narrative coach who spent over 20 years inside Fortune 50 companies before launching her own practice. One thing she learned along the way is that the strongest brands aren’t built by polished PR. They’re built by real people telling real stories. Jen gets into why so many high-achieving women struggle to articu...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Kaley sits down with Sal Rodriguez — a makeup artist with over 20 years in the industry who started behind the chair from a very young age. One thing to note is that his approach to beauty is anything but surface level. He shares his go-to products for a radiant, glowy complexion, his hot take on setting spray, why prep will always be the secret weapon, and the one...