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This podcast is a safe space for stories to be told. My intention is to create a place to share, learn, laugh, and cry. Mark Groves once said, 'if you want to find what matters to you, find what breaks your heart and then pursue teaching others how to overcome that.' I kept waiting for the perfect time to start, and in turn, I am still waiting. I have broken my heart over and over again waiting for other people to be ready, when it was me that needed to start. Come along on this adventure into the unknown. I have no idea what I am doing, but I am pretty excited to learn along the way.
Episodes
Jodi shares her journey of healing from an 18-year abusive marriage and the courage it took to rebuild her life on her own terms. Through raw conversation, she reveals how starting over multiple times taught her the power of putting herself first and recognizing her own worth independent of relationships.
• Embracing "day one, not one day" as a philosophy for starting over
• Recognizing early wa...
Today I am sharing a personal milestone: my published poetry collection titled "Love: Thoughts from Crumpled Pages"
*Dedication: to those who continue to cheer me on (in public and in private). To those who broke my heart into pieces. To me. With my deepest appreciation, thank you.
*This collection of poems, thoughts, and ramblings has been sown together from notes, journals, crumpled pieces of pape...
Justin shares his powerful journey of being adopted from Tijuana, Mexico to two white lesbian parents in rural Wisconsin and how he navigated identity, loss, and finding his authentic self. From dealing with the passing of his beloved grandparents to meeting his birth mother in a full-circle moment, his story reveals how breaking free from limiting environments leads to personal healing.
• Growing up as a Mex...
Jamie shares her healing journey from anxiety, stress, guilt, and shame, revealing how therapy helped her recognize these feelings stemmed from childhood patterns rather than personal failings.
• Growing up in a household with alcoholism where Jamie took on the caretaker role
• Learning to separate her emotions from others' through EMDR therapy
• Understanding that her value isn't tied to fi...
Beth shares her decade-long healing journey from divorce, revealing how losing her marriage helped her discover she'd never truly found herself. We explore the difference between healthy independence and over-independence, why yellow flags deserve as much attention as red ones, and how building a metaphorical toolbox helps navigate future challenges.
• Moving from blame to accountability as the first ste...
We explore what makes healthy friendships, how they evolve over time, and why these connections are essential to our wellbeing.
• Healthy friendships include people who cheer for you, show up when you're vulnerable, and lovingly call you out when needed
• True friends welcome you back after periods of absence without judgment
• Outgrowing friendships often happens naturally through distance rath...
Season 5 kicks off with my friend Toya from Universal Teas! In our mini series, Backyard Conversations, we will dig into healing, friendships, and shining bright. Sit back and join us for episode 1 - Healing isn't Happiness.
Healing isn't happiness, and happiness isn't healing. In this candid conversation with Toya from Universal Tees, we explore what healing really looks like, when it happens, and wha...
In this final episode of our journaling series, we explore how healing comes in circles and manifests when familiar wounds are triggered but we respond differently. Mercury retrograde creates a perfect opportunity to slow down and reflect on our personal growth since April, measuring healing not by perfect avoidance of pain but by our newfound tools to navigate it without drowning.
• Started journaling series...
What we don't say in relationships is still speaking. Silence, people-pleasing, and passive-aggressive behavior become forms of dishonesty that create voids in our relationships instead of keeping the peace.
• Avoiding hard conversations doesn't keep the peace but creates a quiet war and builds resentment
• The longer we swallow small frustrations, the harder it becomes to address issues before ...
We continue our emotional honesty series, focusing on what it costs us to always be "the strong one" in our relationships and how this role can lead to feelings of resentment and invisibility.
• Exploring the pride and shadow side of being the reliable, strong person in relationships
• Understanding how always being "the strong one" can create distance and breed resentment
• Reflec...
Our journaling series continues with an exploration of how to identify and pursue your "personal legend," inspired by Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist.
• Three-minute brain dump exercise to clear your mind
• Reflecting on faith, cutting cords, and trusting your path
• Identifying dreams that feel "stupidly big" yet call to you
• Visualizing in detail what life would look like ...
Today we're taking a break from our series on lying to explore the liberating concepts of faith, cord cutting, and not giving a fuck anymore—where true freedom lives when we're tired of explaining ourselves or hoping others will finally see us.
• Faith isn't the kind you might have been forced to accept growing up, but the messy, grounded faith that chooses you before knowing the outcome
• ...
We explore the concept of emotional masks and how they impact our authenticity, focusing on identifying which masks we wear and why we put them on in the first place.
• Continuing our journaling series "The Truth of it All" focusing on emotional honesty
• Examining common masks: the people pleaser, the fixer, and the overachiever
• Understanding what's beneath our masks and why we devel...
We're continuing our journaling series "The Truth of it All: A Journey into Emotional Honesty" by examining the lies we tell ourselves and how they impact our emotional wellbeing.
• Beginning with a three-minute journaling brain dump to clear our minds
• Exploring common self-deceptions like saying "I'm fine" when we're not
• Discussing how we minimize our feelings w...
We explore the beginning of our eight-week series on emotional honesty, examining why we lie to ourselves and others, and how these deceptions impact our physical health and emotional wellbeing. Uncovering the roots of dishonesty reveals how we've been conditioned to prioritize deception over truth in certain situations, creating misalignment between our authentic selves and the image we project.
• Speak...
It's time to shake things off after weeks of deep work exploring purpose, shame, settling, and processing difficult emotions like anger. This week is about opposites - saying yes to something you'd normally decline and no to something you'd typically accept.
• Set your timer for three minutes and freely write whatever comes to mind
• Embrace Isaiah 43:18-19 - "See, I am doing a new thi...
Anger often serves as a secondary emotion that masks our deeper feelings and needs, especially when we've suppressed our true emotions or allowed our boundaries to be crossed for too long.
• Journaling helps uncover emotions beneath anger like feeling disrespected, embarrassed, or unheard
• Bible verses like Psalms 37:8 remind us that unchecked anger rarely leads to positive outcomes
• We often g...
We explore why we settle for less than we deserve in relationships, jobs, and life situations, examining how journaling can help us recognize patterns and reconnect with our true desires.
• Settling often stems from not believing we're worthy of better options
• Fear of the unknown and change keeps us in uncomfortable but familiar situations
• We often don't realize we're settling until...
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