Raising Grace

Viviana Colelli is a multi-talented individual with a passion for photography and education. As a mother of two young children, Viviana balances her role as a parent while pursuing her career. With a loving husband by her side for the past decade, she finds joy in nurturing her family and cultivating a strong bond. Viviana's versatile skills have led her to teach photography at a college level, sharing her expertise and enthusi...

Janell opens up about her journey as a parent and her experiences raising a child with a chronic illness. She shares the challenges and emotions that come with parenting a child with cancer, as well as the strength and resilience she has found through her faith in God. She bravely discusses her own battles with mental health and how she has navigated the ups and downs of life while being a caretaker for her children. Through heartf...

On this episode of Raising Grace Podcast, we have the privilege of speaking with Gabrielle Crichlow, the owner and director of A Step Ahead Tutoring Services. Gabrielle shares her journey from Trinidad and Tobago to the United States, and how her experiences in the American education system shaped her perspective on school. Gabrielle discusses the differences she noticed between the American and Trinidadian education systems, from ...

Hi, I'm Sheila Kay Chester, and I'm excited to welcome you to the Racing Grace podcast. As a mother of three, I do not know what I am doing. I know firsthand the joys and challenges that come with raising Children in today's world. But I don't know if I'm doing it the right way on this podcast. I sit down with parents and professionals of all walks of life to talk about everything from the latest parenting trend...

On this episode, Sandra Cooze shares her perspectives on parenting, overcoming trauma, and rebuilding relationships. She discusses how she and her husband teach their son about honesty and owning up to mistakes. Additionally, Sandra talks about bullying, both her experience and her son’s, sharing the importance of focusing on being with the child and handling trauma with a professional. She also speaks about how to deal with trauma...

Sheila Chester [00:00:00]:

All right, Jessica, why don't we just get started having our conversation? Can you tell me tell me who your family is?

Jessica Tagler [00:00:08]:

My family is my son King, who is twelve, and my daughter Ajana, who will be 17 this month, and my dog Jack. Jack, who I love dearly.

Sheila Chester [00:00:20]:

Do you have any, like, close friends or family where you live?

Jessica Tagler [00:00:25]:

So my sister is not...

Dr. Kim Dwyer is a mother of three boys ages 14, 18, and 21. She owns her own therapy practice, is an author and an artist. Kims work as a mother and a counselor is rooted in the belief that by managing and tolerating uncomfortable emotions, we can live intentionally, in accordance with our value systems. Kim talks about her experience going through stressful pregnancies and dealing with hard emotions as a parent. Check out her web...

Taylor Multz is the mother of two children including one special needs child. Taylor was thrown into parenting at the age of 21 when she gave birth to her child alone in an Italian hospital while her husband was deployed. There she found out through a translator that her child had some pretty serious medical issues. She talks about the strength she has had to build over the past seven years in parenting a special needs child along ...

Marjie Hadad is an international public relations expert, the general manager of Must Have Communication & Consulting, an Amazon Number 1 bestselling author, an award-winning TV producer, as well as a coach and a speaker on how to apply public relations strategies to parenting, life and careers. The Power of PR Parenting is her first book. Marjie holds a BS in Broadcast Journalism and an MA in International Relations both from ...

Austin Andersen is the mother of four children including boy/girl twins. Her second daughter has a anaphylactic peanut allergy as well as an egg allergy. The twins also have food allergies. Austin talks about living her dream as being a stay at home mom of these four amazing kiddos and navigating serious food allergies in her children. 

You can find more information including the show notes at my website www.sheilakchester.com
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During my interview with Savanna Simmons, she turned it around on me! Here is a short episode on my life as a mother. 

Sheila Chester is the became the mother of three children through an 11 year journey with infertility. Her children come to her through adoption and fertility treatments. She talks about her openness with her adopted childrens' biological parents and siblings. We also talk a lot about the differences of rais...

Sarah Spurlock is a mother of a 10 year old boy through adoption, a family and marriage therapist, the owner of a multi-therapist counseling business, the wife of a pastor, and a long time friend of mine. Sarah is the kind of person I would describe as being a bulldog - she doesn’t take no for an answer and that comes especially with her child. She will teach us how to become advocates for our kids and our loved ones through never ...

Kalyn Wright is my aunt, though she felt much like an older sister since she is only 10 years older than me and spent many of her summers at my home. She had a completely different childhood from the rest of her family which set her on a life trajectory much different than any of her brothers and sisters.  She was the youngest of 7 children, with her oldest sibling being 20 years older. She was raised mostly as an only child after ...

Kate Schwindt is an entrepreneur, a step mother and the shared guardian of her step daughters children. Kate came into a family after their mother had died of cancer - she helped raise teens with a traumatic past. She now helps raise the children of those children. Her journey has not been an easy one, but her love for these kids goes beyond anything you could imagine. Blood doesn’t make a mother, love does. 

Learn more about Ka...

Happy Valentines Day! I think nothing shows love better than the acts of a mother or parent. So this morning I'm reading a piece I wrote when my children were ages 3 months, 3 years, and 6 years old. This was a morning just like every other morning - not one dull moment. 

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Kelly Fullerton is an entrepreneur, chronic pain warrior and mother. Kelly has dealt with a an invisible and painful auto-immune disease most of her life. In the midst of that she worked to become a mother and has learned to parent through her physical pain. She speaks to us about her journey through chronic pain, infertility, motherhood, and finding peace.   She now runs a business helping others on their complicated journeys thro...

Rev. Justin Spurlock has been a good friend of mine for over 10 years now. He is a father, pastor, theologian, business mastermind, and an all around great person. Justin has been in ministry most of his life - in fact he gave his first sermon at age 14. Justin's faith has changed over time and while he is a Christian pastor, he talks a lot about faith in general terms - not just in Christian terms. About five years ago I reluctant...

Savanna Simmons is a cowgirl and creative entrepreneur living in very rural Wyoming with her husband ( a real life cowboy) and two boys. She talks about the challenges and joys of country living. she is a self-published author and artist. She gets inspiration from her two sons, Brindle and Roan, who live for adventures and exploring on the ranch.  Savanna is really living her best life on the great plains. Find out more about Savan...

Micah Bower is a military wife, entrepreneur, outspoken mother of 2 very sassy girls. She talks about their time living in Japan as well as the transition back to the united states during a pandemic and a cancer scare. Micah discusses dealing with post partum depression and how she now works with new moms to find peace through pregnancy and post partum. 

You can support Micah through her website at Use The Clutch 

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