Dream, Anyway
A podcast that celebrates those who are driven to pursue their dreams, even when the path is uncertain. Through honest stories, we pass along that delicious spark of hope. dreamanyway.buzzsprout.com
Episodes
From addict/alcoholic to C-suite professional, Jessica helps people from the stage and beyond to view and live their life with a different, and empowering, lens. Let’s look back at this conversation with her from four years ago.
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Host Hara Allison won first place in the 2022 International Positive Change Podcast Awards and was a nominee in the 2023 and 2024 Publisher P...
This episode first aired on September 25, 2021, as Motherless Daughters on my podcast Beneath Your Beautiful.
I’m bringing it back now as The Beauty of What Remains, at a deeply meaningful moment - 40 years after losing my own mom. On May 3, I’ll be gathering with other women who share this loss for a special event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-beauty-of-what-remains-tickets-1984135571907
In this conversation, I s...
Josalyn Isbell, disabled veteran, former Marine, writer, and fashion model, explores what it really looks like to become yourself against the odds. She shares her journey from military life to stepping into the world of fashion, and from years of suppression to embracing her identity as a trans woman.
At the heart of the conversation is a simple but powerful idea: life is hard anyway, so you might as well live it tru...
Hannah Talbot shares how burnout in a high-pressure career evolved into yoga, mindfulness, and energy work – and ultimately, the creation of a healing center designed for both seekers and practitioners. The discussion weaves through themes of intuition, risk, and following a vision before the path is clear. At its core, this episode is about connection – ancestral, emotional, and human – and the idea that healing ha...
Interior designer Summerlyn Feckner discusses building a creative career, trusting your instincts, and what it really looks like to go out on your own. From the difference between designers and decorators to the deeply personal relationships formed with clients, Summerlyn shares the beauty and challenges behind the scenes of her work and explores motherhood, ambition, self-doubt, and the courage it takes to keep cho...
Born in Thailand to a Thai mother and Italian-American father, Angelina Pitini moved to Spokane at 15, largely on her own, and has been forging her own path ever since. In this episode, she shares how she overcame crippling anxiety through solo travel across 20 countries, discovered a passion for editorial photography within the last year, and built a fearless approach to life that most people twice her age haven&ap...
In this episode of Dream Anyway, social media manager and creative event host Hailey LaRosa shares how she built her own path as a young entrepreneur in Spokane. From launching her business Ginger Gets Social to creating community-focused events through Visionary Vault, Hailey talks about creativity, networking, overcoming imposter syndrome, and the courage it takes to start before you feel ready.
In this episode of Dream Anyway, actress and designer Amy Sherman shares how a childhood marked by instability and loss shaped her journey toward creativity, faith, and hard-won self-acceptance. From pinup photography and costume design to theater and film, she reflects on art as therapy, motherhood as both ache and redemption, and the quiet revolution of learning to actually like yourself. It’s an honest, tender co...
Martha Domitrovich, owner of The Supper Club, shares how food became her language of care, community, and service. She reflects on motherhood, business, boundaries, and how stepping away from church reshaped her understanding of faith, belonging, and showing up for people in real, tangible ways.
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Host Hara Allison won first place in the 2022 International Positive Change P...
Jade Leonetti shares her winding path through addiction, sobriety, career pivots, love found later in life, and the courage to come home. A conversation about accountability, reinvention, and building a life and business from everything you’ve lived—proof that it’s never too late to dream anyway.
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Host Hara Allison won first place in the 2022 International Positive Change Podcast Awards...
April Gilbreath shares an honest, thoughtful conversation about authenticity in a noisy online world. From self-promotion and social media confidence to body image, vulnerability, creativity, and choosing connection over perfection, this episode explores what it really means to show up as yourself, online and in life.
https://www.instagram.com/cant_hardly_bnw/
https://www.instagram.com/a_r_u_life/
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Spokane artist Emily Flynn-DeLay speaks about finding your voice, resisting artistic expectations, and creating without needing permission. She shares her journey through art school, self-doubt, community, and reclaiming joy in the creative process—offering refreshing insight into what it really means to be an artist, on your own terms.
Alaskan-born filmmaker and writer Mikayla Daniels talks about claiming the title of artist, pushing against expectations, and pursuing creative work in the midst of real-life challenges. A story of grit, permission and reinvention.
https://taplink.cc/palealaskan
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Host Hara Allison won first place in the 2022 International Positive Change Podcast Awards and was a nominee in the 2023 and 2024 Publishe...
Maeve Griffith shares her journey as a retired Spokane firefighter turned actor, writer, painter, political activist, and all-around creator. From her transition story and years of community-building to her eclectic art projects—from Sasquatch paintings to giant beet-poet performances—Maeve reflects on truth, identity, creativity, and the power of saying yes.
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A.J. Duke — poet, wordsmith, and multidimensional storyteller — opens up about creativity, spirituality, identity, and the human experience. Through vivid language and deep introspection, he reflects on belonging, compassion, personal evolution, and the power of honest conversation. This episode invites listeners into A.J.’s uniquely thoughtful, imaginative, and heartfelt worldview.
Christine Burns talks about building community through thoughtful public relations, helping small business owners and creatives gain visibility, confidence, and connection. She shares how her journey from marketing to launching her own PR agency has allowed her to immerse herself in diverse industries, support dreamers as they grow, and celebrate the magic of their milestones — from first press features to collabora...
Jonathan Shuffield is a multihyphenate creative whose life has been shaped by music, theater, writing, event-making, and community building. In this conversation, he reflects on embracing curiosity over limitation, finding joy in collaboration, nurturing artistic confidence, and helping others’ visions come to life.
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Host Hara Allison won first place in the 2022 International Positiv...
Theatrical costume designer Patty Garegnani opens up about finding belonging in theater, winning Spokane Arts’ Imagination Award, and learning to call herself an artist. She opens up about finding home in theater, healing family wounds, and daring to believe she’s enough—all while stitching together a life led by imagination.
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Artist, writer, and community force Karen Mobley has built a life around creativity—from poetry and painting to art consulting and teaching. She opens up about facing cancer, living with a birth defect, and finding meaning in art, purpose, and connection. Karen’s honesty about vulnerability, self-advocacy, and aging is both grounding and inspiring, reminding us that creativity and courage can coexist—beautifully.
Author and “High Priestess of Pleasure,” Sherry Jones, shares a bold conversation about sensuality, self-love, and empowerment. From her years in Paris to her journey into sacred sexuality and coaching, she reveals how she helps women rediscover their bodies, heal shame, and embrace pleasure as a source of creative power. Sherry also dives into books, boundaries, breathwork, and the freedom that comes from loving yo...
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