Down To Wander

In this episode, I chat with comedian, musician, and actor Zach Dresch. In this episode, we talk about his comedy and music career, how his anxiety and depression has impacted him, his struggles with body image issues, and how the stage helps him to cope. Big thanks to Zach for his patience as this interview was recorded back in April! Also want to note that this guy has blown up in the last few months. It seems like every month I&...

In this episode, I have a deep conversation with Ali. Ali shares about her childhood and early years of drug addiction. We discuss the impacts our fathers’ addictions had on our self esteem, her strong desire to escape from emotions with substances, and how her addiction led her into a world of even more trauma and despair. This episode ends with Ali beginning to share more about some of the horrible things that individuals with ad...

In this episode, I talk with my friend and former colleague, Kristen. Kristen is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a mom of two. Since experiencing some struggles herself with postpartum depression and anxiety, she has felt drawn to helping others in similar situations. We discuss some of the common emotions of parenthood, the concerns regarding the lack of maternal mental health assessment in postpartum care, and the im...

In this episode, I chat with my former client and nomad friend, Sarah. We discuss how a difficult relationship helped her to get on the road and how losing her job during the pandemic combined with our work together helped her to go towards her goal of starting her own successful business while also having a better quality of life. Sarah is definitely one of those people who knows how to take advantage of life’s challenges. If you’...

In this episode, I chat with Craig Wynne. Craig is a professor, coach, author, and happy bachelor. After a breakup in 2015, Craig stumbled across literature online regarding singlehood and the stigma surrounding it. After learning more about the topic, he became inspired to do his own research and writing on the topic. He has since created a blog at www.thehappybachelor.org, joined other professionals in the field to complete resea...

In this episode, it’s just me, myself, and I reflecting back on my first full year of podcasting. I talk about the difficult behind the scene moments in the early days, my amazing guests along with begging for more amazing guests for the future, and share my goals for the future as well as my gratitude for you listeners. I honestly couldn’t do it without you. If you want to connect with me to chat, be a guest, or offer feedback, pl...

In this episode, I chat with my client, Sarah. In honor of Endometriosis Awareness Month, Sarah shares very openly about her experience of dealing with this disorder for the majority of her life. In this episode, you will learn more about the history of the disorder, the symptoms, and the need for additional research. Just a warning that we do talk very openly about vaginas, menstruation, bowel movements, sex, and other things that...

In this episode, I chat with my cousin’s wife, Ashley. While this episode is not necessarily connected to last week’s episode, the two guests of the episodes are. Last week, I chatted with my cousin Adam regarding his adoption story and this week I’m chatting to his wonderful wife, Ashley. In this episode, Ashley shares about being grateful for Adam and how he helps to support her through tough times. Ashley’s tough times started i...

In this episode, I chat with Seana. Although you wouldn’t know it due to her upbeat personality and robust acting resume, for the past several years, Seana has been dealing with some very complicated health issues. We discuss her childhood diagnosis of Turner’s Syndrome, her struggles with kidney issues and now kidney failure, her experience with dialysis, and her hopes of getting a kidney transplant in the near future to greatly i...

In this episode, I chat with Karen. Karen immigrated to the United States from Argentina with her mother when she was only nine years old. We chat about their motivation for the move, her experiences of transitioning to the US, her journey to receiving citizenship, and how she and her mother started a successful cleaning business from the bottom up. If you’d like to keep up to date with Karen’s business endeavors, check them out on...