The Power Project Podcast

In this episode, we are discussing the cycle of failure and how it keeps us from stepping into success. I mentor women that have endured terrible trauma in their past. They’ve been through situations that were sometimes a direct consequence of their own poor choices and others that were not. Most of the women have criminal records. I teach a weekly course at an aftercare home for survivors of sexu...

in Episode #89, I sit down with my cousin Chelsey Collier to have a conversation about her biracial struggle during the Black Lives Matter movement. We have an open conversation about her struggle as a biracial child in our white family with a racist background. She also opens up in our chat about her experience being rejected by her black family. Chelsey shares with us how she has grieved the lac...

It’s easy to get discouraged right now. It’s easy to look around and see the hopeless state of our nation. It’s easy to lose hope and feel powerless. But, where there is hopelessness, God can show up and do great things. We look around and see anger, confusion, turmoil, and division. We have argued over those concerns tear our country apart at the seams. ed about COVID, and those saying it’s all a...

#87: Developing a Responsible Mindset May is mental health awareness month, and I think it is so important to highlight the power of mindset. Today we are discussing Responsible Mindset vs Victim Mindset. How do we move from the place of being stuck to the place of growth? Ways to develop a responsibility mindset 
 A person with a responsibility mindset takes initiative and strives for growth. The...

In Episode #86, I sit down with Tamra Andres, Minster, Personal Coach, & Host of The Fit In Faith Podcast She and I discuss the importance of persistence in life and our walk with God leading to patience. We discussed how persistence at this time is an important reminder for us to trust God’s plan for our lives in spite of the times we’re walking through. Tamra shared 3 ways that we can all stay p...

It is my greatest desire in life to help women see themselves as who God created them to be and step into their calling. We find ourselves at a time where people worldwide are questioning whether or not they will continue on the same path they were on before, or if this is a time for a new start. I hear the stories of what they would do if they could, but I also hear the self-doubt and fear surrou...

Mary: Mothering During Uncertainty In honor of Mother’s Day, I sought out to create a special motherhood episode. I considered interviewing my grandmothers and mother for the episode, but with the current situation, I wouldn’t be able to interview them in person. While I do most interviews remotely, that would be technologically challenging with my grandmas. So, instead, I started thinking about m...

Becca Stevens with Thistle Farms In Episode #83, I had the honor of sitting down with Becca Stevens, a speaker, leader, priest, entrepreneur, and the president of Thistle Farms, a multifaceted, international nonprofit. She founded the organization more than 20 years ago to provide a sanctuary and healing for women survivors of prostitution, trafficking, and addiction not historically served. She l...

Lynde Griggs: Co-Founder of Belle & Sparrows, a Non-Profit for women, by women. - In Episode #82, Lynde Griggs shares with us how her life in ministry and missions led her to co-found Belle & Sparrows. At the age of 42, while serving on the church staff, Lynde felt the pull on her heart to propose an all women’s mission trip for her women’s ministry group. Within two to three months, she, with the...

TEN YEARS AGO: Thirty Eight, The Year I will never forget. I have to think hard as to what I did for my birthday last year. But, I bet I never forget the year I spent my birthday in quarantine. I have been planning this episode all year! I couldn’t wait to share what all has changed in the past ten years of my life. I couldn’t wait to share with my network how I had once felt it was too late to st...

In Episode #80, We are talking about the power of having a global virtual business. While we are all affected by the global health crisis and economic impact, it is more important now than ever before to discover ways to diversify your income and make money from home. As a business owner of multiple businesses, I understand the economic uncertainty we are all facing. While several of my traditiona...

In Episode #79, I’m sharing my tips with ways to love the ones your stuck with right now. It’s a crazy time to navigate, but if we can all share tips along the way, it will be easier as we go. We were the family that always had people with us. Our kids were raised in this tribe of friends that were like family. Our house was where everyone came to eat. If someone didn’t come over, my kids wondered...

In Episode #78, I am sharing ways that I have sought God in the past two weeks amongst what feels like the whole world falling apart. Hopefully this will help you find some purpose amidst all of this mess. I FOUND A MOREL MUSHROOM ON MY PROPERTY People search the world over for this. It’s a delicacy. A specific type of mushroom that grows in the wild. It’s highly coveted. I didn’t know about it un...

In this episode, I sit down with Becs Freveletti, an Italian women with a mission on her heart. She wants to warn Americans to spread awareness instead of germs. Now, more than ever is a time for us to come together as a community (via technology) to learn from one another. Thanks to social media, Becs and I were able to become “friends” over Facebook. I had been following along with her posts fro...

How to Start Small “We start to fail as soon as we fail to start” Don’t make your call So grand that you fit to take action My Personal Timeline of Purpose : Realized the call of speaking into others-Jan. 2017 Began writing The Power Project Book- May 2017 Idea of The Power Project Retreat- November 2017 Power Project Retreat-Jan 2018 Launched The Power Project Vlog to spotlight women in leadershi...

Episode 75: How to Guard your Mind Against Anxiety That lying Bastard Satan. Today we are talking about Anxiety: Satan’s favorite weapon. When Satan is choosing his weapons for battle, and they’re all lined up in a row, I don’t believe he goes for weaknesses of the flesh first. I believe those come later in the battle. First, he goes for the mind. He knows that when the mind is weakened, it opens...

How to Repurpose Content In Episode #74 I’m pulling back the curtain on Marketing on Social Media. I know it gets overwhelming, but, if people aren’t seeing the content that you’re creating, you’re literally throwing you time and energy away. A few key takeaways to know: Your content will not share itself (unless of course it goes viral, but it has to be see for that to ever happen) KNOW YOUR PLAT...

In Episode #73 I sit down with Jackie Costello, social entrepreneur, host of The Fairlosophy podcast and founder of The Golden Rule Boutique. Jackie shares with us how she stumbled upon companies with transparency through a documentary while shopping for Christmas. She then went on to create a boutique that strives to make an impact in the world by making sure workers in the supply chain are prote...

The Power of Self Love with Brandy Edwards In Episode #72, I sat down with Brandy Edwards, Empowerment Speaker, Founder of the Self Love Challenge, and self-proclaimed self-love expert. She taught us that self love is a choice and we get to choose to love and accept ourselves. She has early memories of struggling with self-worth, acceptance, and her physical appearance as a young child. She shared...

Titania Jordan, Chief Parenting Officer, Bark. US *Trigger Warning* In Episode #71, I had the opportunity to sit down with Titania Jordan of Bark. Us. IOf you’ve been with me for a minute over here, you know that I have been singing the praises of Bark from the rooftops. I am an avid supporter of this online monitoring app that helps keep track of what my kids are doing on their phones and the int...

The Human Impact with Elisabeth Jordan In Episode #70, I have the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Elisabeth Jordan of The Human Impact. Before I interviewed Elisabeth, I joined her and her team for street outreach. I was able to watch her in action as she showed me what it looks like to do what they are doing with the Human Impact. Elisabeth grew up in one of the wealthiest zip codes in Dal...

In Episode #69, I sit down with visionary and entrepreneur, Brandie Barclay. Brandie is a fellow purpose driven female in the beauty industry where she has been a licensed aesthetician for 19 years. Brandie and I find that we have many similarities in life and both enjoy helping women step into the role that they were created for. Brandie considers herself a Faith Trainer and helps train women for...

Kellie Hall: The Power Within In Episode #68, I sit down with Lieutenant Kellie Hall as we discuss what makes us powerful as women. Kellie is serving active duty and is a top recruiter in the US Navy. She is not only a woman serving a male dominated leadership role, but she is also a model, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and is competing in the Miss California competition at the end of this m...

Life Lessons with Ashton Cantou This week in Episode #67, I sit down with transformational life coach and speaker, Ashton Cantou,. Ashton helps individuals struggling with trauma as well as entrepreneurs get clear on their goals in life, own their power, and take action. She credits her deep understanding of people’s situations and behavior to her personal life lessons and experiences growing up....

Three Lessons From The Mountains Focusing On Distractions that Can Cloud Your Vision The White out We are currently enjoying a holiday vacation in a beautiful lodged perched atop a mountain. The lodge has wrap around windows and a view that is breathtaking. From my bedroom, I can see a massive range of pine tree clad mountainous snow capped peaks that extend into the heavens in a serene setting wh...