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When did keeping our kids connected start making it harder for families to connect with each other? Julia Collier shares what her family discovered when they removed individual screens and started paying closer attention to what they wanted family life to feel like. What You’ll Hear: Why deciding what is “enough” for your family can quiet the pressure to keep up What Julia noticed when screens beg...

Can you really balance marriage, motherhood and entrepreneurship, or is work-life balance the wrong goal altogether? Nellie Akalp has spent decades building businesses alongside her husband, Phil, while raising four children. After helping more than half a million entrepreneurs start businesses, she has learned that success isn't about perfectly balancing everything. It's about knowing what matter...

We plan our careers, finances and businesses, but when it comes to our relationships, most of us just wing it. Dr. Robin Buckley shares how bringing more intention, better conversations and even a few lessons from business into our relationships can help us stay connected. What You’ll Hear: What two divorces taught Dr. Robin Buckley about relationships Why we plan for almost everything in life, bu...

What if better parenting isn't about having all the answers, but asking better questions? Psychologist, parent coach and father of four Dr. Ari Yares shares practical ways to reduce friction at home, stay curious when emotions run high, and create the kind of relationship where kids want to keep talking to you. What You’ll Hear: Why curiosity can be one of a parent's most powerful tools How to ask...

Andrew Cohen is an entrepreneur who believes ideas only become something when we're willing to share them, test them and take the risk. From building businesses to raising three young children, he shares what he's learning about creativity, timing, partnership and trusting yourself enough to make an idea real. What You’ll Hear: Why the best ideas often begin with noticing what everyone else accept...

How do we give our kids the freedom to connect without giving them access to everything that comes with a smartphone? That’s the challenge so many parents are facing. In this conversation, sisters Kate Doerksen and Anne Pizzuti, co-founders of Sage Haven , share why they believe there can be a safer middle ground, one that gives kids room to connect, grow and become more independent while helping...

Knowing yourself is one thing. Choosing how you want to live because of what you now know is another. In the final step of Seven Steps Back to You, we explore what it means to trust yourself, make more conscious choices, and create room in your life for what truly matters. What You’ll Hear: Why Live Your Light is ultimately about choice How to make decisions when you can’t know how they’ll turn ou...

After uncovering your experiences, noticing your patterns, reclaiming yourself, allowing yourself to let go, and trusting your voice enough to speak it, what comes next? Emerge. Emergence isn't a dramatic transformation. It isn't waking up one day as a completely different person. More often, it unfolds quietly through the choices we make each day. It's saying no when you would have said yes. It's...

Voice isn't about speaking louder. It's about trusting yourself enough to be heard. After uncovering the reasons behind our choices, noticing our patterns, reclaiming parts of ourselves, and allowing ourselves permission to move forward, the next step is finding the courage to express who we truly are. In this episode, Adrienne shares the personal question that changed her life: "What about me?" S...

Our experiences shape who we become. They teach us, influence our beliefs, and quietly shape the choices we make throughout our lives. In this fourth episode of Seven Steps Back to You, Adrienne and Bob explore ALLOW, a step that isn't about blaming the past, but understanding it. Together, they discuss how childhood experiences, family roles, and expectations can continue to influence us long int...

As life changes and our responsibilities begin to shift, something unexpected often happens. For the first time in years, there's a little more room to breathe, and a quiet inner voice begins to make itself heard. In this episode, Adrienne Giffen explores why RECLAIM isn't about becoming someone new. It's about understanding yourself with greater compassion, listening to the voice that's always be...

We all remember certain moments in our lives, but it's only through reflection that we begin to understand why they mattered. In this episode, Adrienne Giffen explores how connecting the dots reveals the patterns that have been quietly shaping our lives all along. What You’ll Hear: Why the most significant moments in your life may be more connected than you think. How connecting the dots reveals t...

Why do we make the choices we make? In this episode, Adrienne and Bob explore the first step, UN-COVER, and discover how understanding the reasons behind our choices helps us make more intentional choices moving forward. What You’ll Hear: Why values are only one part of the choices we make. How beliefs, experiences, and expectations quietly influence our decisions. The surprising lesson behind Adr...

A single question changed the course of my life. In this first episode of Seven Steps Back to You , I share the story behind that question and how asking ourselves the right questions can lead to greater clarity, purpose, and self-discovery. What You’ll Hear: Why one simple question has the power to change the course of your life. How unexpected moments can reveal what truly matters to you. Why un...

Kelly Jorg shares how intentional parenting, strong family partnerships, and a willingness to adapt have helped her build a business while raising three young children. This conversation is filled with practical insights for parents, entrepreneurs, and anyone navigating competing priorities. What You’ll Hear: How Kelly and her husband are building a business while raising three children under the...

What if success isn't about achievement, but about raising confident, emotionally intelligent children? Doris Walsh shares why vulnerability, self-awareness, and connection may matter more than perfection in parenting. What You’ll Hear: - Why emotional intelligence may be more important than achievement when preparing children for life - The parenting shift that helps children build confidence, re...

Gabriela Fiorentino shares her journey from architecture to founding Nest Earth, a community dedicated to helping families make healthier, more sustainable choices. We explore the power of community, self-awareness, and why parenting becomes easier when we stop trying to do it all alone. What You’ll Hear: Why community is one of the most valuable resources a parent can have. How self-awareness can...

After a life-changing family tragedy, Jay Washington stepped into a parenting role he never expected. He shares powerful lessons on resilience, self-worth, gratitude, and why knowing your value, and never going on sale, can transform the way you live and lead. What You’ll Hear: How an unexpected family tragedy led Jay to discover a deeper sense of purpose and become a father figure overnight. Why...

Ágnes and Jamie share the story behind building StillMind, an AI-powered meditation app created while navigating parenthood, entrepreneurship, and personal transformation together. This conversation explores mindfulness, values-driven business, mental wellness, and what it really takes to stay connected to yourself and each other in today’s digital world. What You’ll Hear: How Ágnes and Jamie turn...

Tradara McLaurine shares insights on confidence, leadership, resilience, and adapting through life’s transitions. This conversation explores self-awareness, setting boundaries, entrepreneurship, and why meaningful growth often begins when we trust ourselves enough to move forward differently. What You’ll Hear: Why confidence has more to do with self-awareness than appearances The surprising power...

Mackenzie Mitchel shares the honest realities of blended family life, step-parenting, mental load, and the pressure women often carry behind the scenes. Together, we explore how self-understanding, flexibility, and meaningful conversations help families navigate change, connection, and everyday overwhelm. What You’ll Hear: Why becoming a stepmom felt far lonelier and harder than Mackenzie expected...

Why does parenting feel harder today? In this episode, Christin Frederick explains how nervous system stress and digital life are impacting families and how to feel calmer and more present at home. What You’ll Hear: Why parenting feels harder today and what’s really going on beneath the surface The difference between anxiety and nervous system stress and why it matters How “wired and tired” is a s...

When did we stop talking with the people sitting right in front of us? In this first solo episode, Adrienne reflects on how intentional questions can rebuild connection at home, at work, and around the dinner table. What You’ll Hear in This Episode: Why meaningful conversation doesn't just happen anymore and why it has to be created intentionally How asking simple questions can build deeper connec...

From personal struggle to purpose, Dina Shanowitz shares how becoming a mother of five shaped her journey into entrepreneurship and revealed the power of support, resilience, and community for moms. What You’ll Hear: How Dina turned her own early motherhood struggles into a business built on empathy and real solutions for moms. Why support from other moms can make the hardest parenting moments fee...

When trust is shaken by betrayal, exhaustion, or overwhelm staying connected to your children can feel impossible. In this conversation, Laurel House shares how small, everyday conversations rebuild trust, strengthen families, and help parents stay emotionally present when life feels hardest. What You’ll Hear: Trust is built in small moments not big speeches. Children learn emotional awareness by...