The Stories That Sparkle

This episode of The Stories That Sparkle Podcast is the first in a trio of conversations I recorded on a mini driving tour around various towns outside the perimeter of Atlanta, GA. Over ten days, I covered 1,400 miles start to finish, stayed in multiple homes, and recorded three different with women I know. It was a trial run in preparation for the big cross-country tour I am doing in September (more about that at the end of this ...

In early June, I loaded up my recording equipment, and drove to Hillsdale, NY to meet up with Joanna. The last time we saw each other was sixteen years ago when we both lived in NYC and she would crash the East Village Radio recording studio while Ruth and I were live on the air with the Hella Fabulous Show. But, from the way we launched right into our raucous conversation and finished each other’s sentences, you would think we han...

In this episode of The Stories That Sparkle podcast, Natalie shares about how becoming a runner helped her bring order into chaos and embrace her body’s strength. We also discuss health & wellness, ways in which we talk about our bodies, and how we could shift the conversation about our body image issues. And I just love Natalie’s effort to pass on a new vocabulary and open dialogue to her daughter.

So, I invite you to get comfortab...

In this episode of The Stories That Sparkle podcast, I sit down with Vanessa, a woman who knows what she wants and is not afraid to ask for it, to talk about how she connects to purpose in her work, steps in to help out no matter her title, and always remembers to trust the process. I will definitely have her back to talk about a whole lot of things we get to at the very end of this episode.

Alll these women are amazing and they sha...

In this episode of The Stories That Sparkle, Mandy shares about the devastating loss of her mom, the need to confront her own anger in order to move through her grief, and the healing power of a community that never stopped showing up. Mandy is one of the most exuberantly loving people I know, and a woman who knows how to hold space when you’re struggling.

I want to give you a brief content warning for discussion of mental illness, ...

Three years ago, I stuck a big post-it note on my wall. It’s still up there, even if a little bit faded. On it, I wrote: “Within two years—I will have a very different job and the way I make my money will look NOTHING like it does now. One. Woman. Show.”

Then I got nervous. I did not want to limit or “tell” the Universe or the God of my Experience aka my Higher Power, the Still Small Voice, what to do (or how) so I added a “?” and t...

In this episode of The Stories That Sparkle podcast, Carrie and I crisscross time and space, loop around only to come full circle as we chat about her evolving experience of motherhood and her own growth as seen through the lens of giving birth to four amazing kids.

This episode concludes the series on Change with a BANG! Carrie is as magical and funny as she is wise and loving so we cover: Motherhood. Change by Degrees and as Natu...

In today’s episode of The Stories That Sparkle, Shelley shares about a time in her late 30s when a confluence of major changes (including a serious health situation) hit her all at once and how, twenty years later, she chooses to keep it simple. Shelley is a survivor who has learned how to live every day. And I won’t lie, this conversation was, at times, hard for me and brought up some active vulnerabilities.

Which brings me to a br...

In today’s episode of The Stories That Sparkle, Shyama shares with me how what felt like a near-death experience changed everything—how she practices medicine, who she lives with. and how she sees herself. She also shares about how she uses the perspective of astronauts to look back on her life without regrets. It gave me a whole different way to look back on my own life. And I cannot wait to have Shyama back on the pod to talk abo...

In this episode of The Stories That Sparkle, I take notes while Mascha, a woman who not only knows how to adjust spines (she’s a chiropractor) but also plans, describes how she reaches the goals she sets. Spoiler Alert: it involves flowing with the changes—in life, and in business. Her spirit is so buoyant and uplifting, I could sit and listen to her for hours.

If you are local to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, and in need of a ...

Sometimes change does not happen until we hit some kind of bottom or choose a disruption to our status quo. In this episode of The Stories that Sparkle, I talk with Linda, a woman who helped pick me up when I was building myself back, about what led her to become a personal trainer, health coach and reiki master, the power of two-way accountability, and the gift of learning to love yourself first.

So, I invite you to get comfortable...

In this episode of The Stories That Sparkle, I sit down with my good friend Mandy for the kind of chat we might have at brunch and talk about the many different symptoms of “The Change,” aka menopause, or, in her case, perimenopause. Along the way, we take some significant detours, reveal some major stuff to each other that we did not know before, and discover all the different ways we now know how to advocate for ourselves.

So, I i...

In this episode of The Stories that Sparkle, I sit down with Eileen—24-year US Air Force veteran, commercial and private aviation pilot, breaker of glass ceilings, breast cancer survivor, and author—to hear the story behind her Rule of 1, the deep grief that comes with change, and what keeps her soaring above the clouds today.

So, I invite you to get comfortable, sit back, and listen in.

To connect with Eileen and learn more about he...