The WonderMama Coffee Chat | Conversations for Parents Who Lead

Taking care of yourself is not selfish. It is the foundation everything else is built on. In this episode of The WonderMama Coffee Chat, Leonne sits down with Farrah Campbell — founder of Waisted Wellness, faith-based wellness coach, speaker, entrepreneur, and author — for one of the most honest and heartfelt conversations this show has ever held. Farrah's story starts in a place a lot of moms wil...

You are never too old. You are never too late. And your inner voice is not the boss of you. In this episode of The WonderMama Coffee Chat, Leonne sits down with Terry Yoffe — triple certified international business and communications coach, newly certified in the neuroscience of relational trauma, and living proof that growth has no expiration date. Terry is 83 years old. She has been coaching for...

27 years of marriage. 34 years together. And he still said yes. This week on The WonderMama Coffee Chat, Leonne celebrated her 27th wedding anniversary by bringing the most important person in her world to the table. Her husband. Her best friend. Scottie Sherr. What started as a conversation about coaching turned into something much richer. Scottie has spent 15 years coaching youth football and th...

Being full of yourself is not the problem. It never was. In this episode of The WonderMama Coffee Chat, Leonne sits down with Renee Jackson-Smith, Leadership Development Strategist, executive coach, and founder of Soar2Win, for a conversation that reframes something women have been taught to see as a flaw their entire lives. What does it actually mean to be full of yourself? Not arrogant. Not self...

In this episode of The WonderMama Coffee Chat, Leonne sits down with Tiffany J. Artis — Master Certified Professional Coach, Certified Neuroscience Coach, mental wellness educator, author, speaker, and founder of Le'Femme Training and Consulting Solutions — for one of the most honest conversations this show has ever held. Tiffany did not come with a polished presentation. She came with her life. A...

What if the shift you have been looking for does not require you to do more — but to remember who you already are? This week on The WonderMama Coffee Chat, I welcomed Ami Maikoski — Quantum Catalyst, Transformational Facilitator, and Speaker who works with high-performing leaders to expand their internal capacity so they can lead, live, and succeed without carrying the constant weight of holding e...

The quiet decline. You are not in crisis. But you are not yourself either. In this episode of The WonderMama Coffee Chat, Leonne sits down with Alisa St. Georges — mother of six, grandmother of four, and a woman who knows firsthand what it looks like to keep showing up for everyone while something quietly shifts inside you. This is not a conversation about burnout. It is not about hitting rock bot...

In this episode of The WonderMama Coffee Chat, Leonne sits down with Wendy Hushon, founder of UpLevel Wellness, for a conversation that reframes everything most moms have been told about why they keep starting over. Wendy knows this story from the inside. After relocating for her husband's career and pouring everything she had into early motherhood, she found herself nearly 50 pounds postpartum an...

What would change if you finally gave yourself permission? In this Mother's Day week episode of The WonderMama Coffee Chat, Leonne sits down with someone who is both a legend in her field and deeply personal to her story. Jaki Shelton Green — North Carolina's first African American Poet Laureate, author of nine poetry collections, recording artist, and founder of SistaWRITE — is also Leonne's step...

What do you do when your body stops working and takes everything with it? At 25, Maria Garcia was building a career in finance when a massive stroke changed everything. Paralyzed. Mute. Facing a recovery process that would take years and test every part of who she was. In this episode of The WonderMama Coffee Chat, Maria sits down with Leonne to share the full story — the stroke, the silence, the...

What does it mean to stop apologizing for how you mother? In this episode of The WonderMama Coffee Chat, Leonne sits down with Identity and Alignment Activator, keynote speaker, best-selling author, and Life Beyond B.S. podcast host Heather McNally for a conversation that goes straight to the heart of what it costs a mother to keep shrinking herself. Heather grew up in an abusive household, watche...

In this episode, Leonne welcomes Michael Stephenson — a mentor, leader, and advocate with over two decades of experience supporting young people and transforming mentoring systems across the U.S. What begins as a conversation about leadership quickly becomes a deeper exploration of resilience, identity, and the emotional realities of leading while carrying a family, a career, and the weight of oth...

What does a retired Navy Chief from New Orleans have to say to a mom who just wants to be fully herself? More than you might expect. Everything, actually. This week Leonne sits down with Jimmie Woods — 20+ years in the Navy, father of three, brand-new grandfather, and one of the most grounded humans you will ever hear speak. Jimmie has a rare gift: he takes the complicated and makes it simple. Not...

Most of us were never taught how to build relationships that actually stick. We were handed a phone and told to network, and somewhere along the way, real connection got lost in the noise. In this episode, Leonne sits down with leadership strategist, author, and connector Jaclyn Strominger for one of those conversations that stays with you. They talk about what it actually looks like to build a tr...

Money, Mindset & Meeting You Where You Are What happens when you sit down with a financial professional who actually meets you where you are, no judgment, no jargon, just real talk about your money, your family, and your future? That is exactly what happened in today's Coffee Chat. I had the joy of sitting down with the incredible Natalie Kime a Financial Professional, caretaker, and host of t...

What happens when a woman who was raised with love still finds herself in cycles she never saw coming? This week on the WonderMama Coffee Chat, Leonne sits down with Daniela Roman — owner of Daniela's Delicious Delights, kitchen confidence coach, author, and one of the most quietly powerful women you will ever meet. Daniela grew up in a traditional Italian family where the kitchen was love made vi...

In this powerful episode of The WonderMama Coffee Chat, host Leonne Sherr sits down with the incredible Raquel Soto — GPS for Success, media creator, author, musician, and woman of deep faith — for a raw and inspiring conversation that will stop you in your tracks. Raquel opens up about her journey from the corporate world of a top global PR firm to building her own media ecosystem — including a T...

The WonderMama Coffee Chat | March 4, 2026 What happens when shame goes quiet and a split second decision changes everything? In this WonderMama Wednesday Coffee Chat, Leonne sits down with author and mental health advocate Lindsey Stadel to talk about survival, recovery, and what it takes to turn pain into purpose. Lindsey shares her lived experience with depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideatio...

In this episode of the WonderMama Coffee Chat, I sit down with Tara Gardner, author of Happy Little Trees: A Memoir of Trauma, Dissociation, and Healing, for a grounded conversation about generational healing, trauma recovery, and conscious parenting. We explore what it really means to break generational cycles while raising children. How unresolved trauma shapes our parenting patterns. And how aw...

How do parents move from chronic stress and reactive survival mode into calm, regulated leadership at home? In this episode of the WonderMama Coffee Chat, Leonne Sherr sits down with Dr. Stephanie Johnson, holistic life and wellness coach, NLP practitioner, and author, to explore nervous system regulation, identity recalibration, and practical tools for emotionally steady parenting. Many parents l...

WonderMama Coffee Chat | Financial Calm in the Chaos with Dr. Severine Bryan In this WonderMama Coffee Chat, Leonne sits down with Dr. Severine Bryan, Accredited Financial Counselor® and host of the Dr. Sev Talks Money podcast, to talk about something many parents carry quietly: financial stress. Dr. Sev shares how money anxiety often becomes the background noise of parenting—the constant question...

In this WonderMama Coffee Chat, Leonne sits down with Robin Carr, award-winning transformational speaker and creator of The Empower Comeback. Robin brings lived experience, clarity, and grounded insight as she shares how people can move out of survival mode and into a more empowered, purpose-driven way of living. Through honest reflection and practical wisdom, she explores what it means to reframe...

This week’s WonderMama Coffee Chat was a pre- recorded conversation that many of us need right now. Leonne sat down with Tracy Eleftheriadis, an Energy and Empowerment Coach, nervous system mentor, and the founder of SerendipityTrekker. Tracy works with entrepreneurs, leaders, and parents who often look successful on the outside—but feel overwhelmed, stressed, or disconnected on the inside. Her wo...

What happens when art becomes a form of truth telling — not decoration? In this WonderMama Coffee Chat, Leonne Sherr sits down with internationally renowned artist Anne Plaisance for a powerful conversation about art, emotional expression, courage, and the role of truth in leadership, parenting, and personal healing. Anne Plaisance’s work lives at the intersection of beauty and social courage. Wit...

What if caring for your body wasn’t about punishment or pressure — but leadership? In this WonderMama Coffee Chat, Leonne Sherr sits down with Mo Cooper for an honest, compassionate conversation about health, weight, and the emotional patterns that shape how we care for ourselves as parents and leaders. Mo brings a refreshing, no shame approach to body change and well being. Rather than focusing o...