The Art of Honesty

This episode is about girlfriends and how friendship actually changes as we grow. Anna shares what it’s like to have a full life and a full circle, and the reality of trying to show up for people while also honoring your own capacity. We talk about “forever friends” and what she calls “summer camp friends”, the ones who come in for a season, feel really deep, and still matter even if they don’t st...

This conversation is about what it means to be a safe place, for others and for yourself. The kind of quiet, steady support that doesn’t try to fix everything, but chooses to sit with what’s real, especially through loss and mental health challenges. Allison sits down with her longtime friend Michael, a dad, husband, and social worker who is stepping into a high school role after working toward it...

This conversation is with Jane, a mother and mental health professional, who shares what it’s been like stepping into a season of life where she feels more grounded and more at home in herself. We talk about how she’s become more comfortable in her own skin, quicker to admit mistakes, and able to meet herself with more self love and forgiveness, especially after growing up with high standards and...

A Soldier’s Journey Through Faith, Doubt, and Intention Staying Open After Service, Loss, and Shifting Beliefs with Ryan This conversation is about staying open to connection, curiosity, and life, even after experiences that could have hardened or closed you off. Allison introduces The Art of Honesty and sits down with Ryan, who spent 27 years in the Army with multiple deployments and nearly six y...

Victim to Survivor to Thriver: The Journey Back to Yourself Through PTSD This conversation is about what it looks like to live with post-traumatic stress disorder from the middle of ongoing healing, through honesty, nervous system work, and daily choices to stay present. Host Allison speaks with Sims, who shares his history of childhood sexual abuse, years of misdiagnoses before learning he had PT...

This conversation is about transformation over time, choosing honesty over perfection, and what changes when you finally meet yourself. Patty shares where he is in life now, feeling grateful, more decisive, and learning how to slow down after years of constantly saying yes and pushing himself to keep up with the pace around him. He reflects on how quickly emotional seasons can shift, and how life...

This conversation explores loneliness in adulthood as relationships, identity, and expectations shift over time. Amanda shares what it has been like approaching 37 and letting go of the timeline she once imagined for marriage and children, finding a sense of peace, independence, and a season centered around friendships with other women. She reflects on the contrast between her twenties and thirtie...

This conversation explores what it means to stay human while moving through grief, corporate systems, and personal transformation. Allison sits down with Clinton, someone she first connected with beyond small talk in a corporate environment, for a wide ranging discussion about loss, meaning, and authenticity. Clinton shares how a period of deep personal grief reshaped the way he thinks about life,...

This conversation explores what it looks like to choose yourself when the life you built no longer feels aligned. Brian shares how he moved from a traditional path rooted in practicality, stability, and corporate success toward a life shaped by uncertainty, healing, and inner work. Raised in North Dakota with values centered on security and achievement, he followed the expected milestones, buildin...

Introduction Episode: Why I Created The Art of Honesty This first episode is a short introduction to the heart behind The Art of Honesty and the reason this podcast exists. I share the belief that inspired it, that people are changed by being seen, not by being told what to do. In a world where so many conversations feel polished or outcome driven, this space was created to hold something differen...