shift happens | personal growth, self-reflection, and stories that shift your perspective

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fear shows up for everyone. it whispers, it paralyzes, it keeps you stuck. in this first visual episode of shift happens, i sit down with mary poffenroth, ph.d. to break down fear, courage, and the emotions we often try to shove aside.

we dive into:

• why fear is a normal, human experience and how to stop shaming it
• the difference between fiction...

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trigger warning: this episode discusses postpartum depression, identity loss, and mental health struggles. please take care of yourself while listening.

to close out our month of motherhood, i sat down with keerthi karnati for one of the most raw and necessary conversations i’ve ever had on the podcast. she opens up about her postpartum journey; ...

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motherhood doesn’t give you a choice... when life hits, you either sink or swim. ronda marsh knows that firsthand. from her son’s type 1 diabetes diagnosis to addiction ripping through her family, to being left to carry it all on her own... she’s been thrown in the deep end more times than she can count. this isn’t a polished story, it’s a real ...

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what do you do when life hands you heartbreak you never asked for? in this episode, i sit down with khrystyne jaspers to talk about miscarriage, grief, and the pieces of ourselves that feel shattered when life doesn’t go the way we thought it would.

khrystyne is one of the sweetest souls you’ll ever meet. her perspective is powerful and life chan...

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this isn’t your typical “single mom struggle” story. it’s a decade of legal warfare, emotional warfare, and a final mic drop moment where peace became the real victory. she wasn’t weak for walking away. she was smart, savage even, taking her power back on her own terms when the system was built to break her.

this is the kind of raw, no-bullsh!t s...

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in this episode of september's month of motherhood, i sit down with cheyenne fowler to get real about the messy, exhausting, and unexpected sides of motherhood. we talk co-parenting struggles, dealing with sick kids, the rules you swore you’d never break, and the guilt that comes with just trying to survive each day. cheyenne shares her sto...

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THIS IS OUR FIRST EVER VISUAL EP AVAILABLE NOW ON YOUTUBE!!!

what does co-parenting actually look like when you’re raising kids with your ex and their new partner? in this episode i sit down with my kids’ stepmom, destiny, to spill the real tea on blended families in 2025... the good, the messy, and everything in between. we talk respect, boundar...

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⚠️ trigger warning: discussion of domestic violence⚠️

in this episode of shift happens, i sit down with deatriz (dee) to talk about the realities of teen motherhood... the struggles no one warns you about, the mistakes, the moments of feeling completely alone, and the fight to build a life for herself and her daughter. dee shares her story with b...

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grief doesn’t clock out when you become a parent. in this episode, emily mcvey shares her story of losing her mom, brother, best friend, and experiencing miscarriage. we talk about the messy overlap of motherhood and grief, and the tools that actually help you keep going when life breaks you open.

grief isn’t something you “get over.” it’s someth...

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trigger warning: this episode covers trauma, abuse, foster care, and overcoming life’s darkest moments. listener discretion is advised. 

motherhood is messy, complicated, and full of emotions we’re told to keep quiet about. in this episode, dr. martine gets brutally honest about her journey... from foster care to raising five kids, surviving trau...

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trigger warning: this episode discusses child sexual abuse, grief, and trauma. please take care while listening.

motherhood isn’t always what they promised… and sometimes, it’s survival at its rawest. in this episode, i sit down with krystal casey, a mom of five whose world was shattered when she discovered her husband of 11 years had been abusin...

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you can’t control when the dark side shows up, and you’re not immune to it. in this episode, i get real about the parts no one posts about, the moments that feel overwhelming, and what it actually takes to survive the dark side. raw, honest, and unfiltered this one’s for the moms who’ve felt like they’re barely holding it together.

my messages ar...

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in this episode of shift happens, kathryne labella gets real about leaving the 9–5 grind to create a life on her own terms. from teaching in a classroom to building a thriving digital marketing business, she shares the risks, the doubts, and the wins along the way.

if you’ve ever felt stuck, guilty for wanting more, or scared to take the leap, ka...

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 in this episode of september’s month of motherhood, i sit down with elicia ybarra to unpack a take on self-defense that’s nothing like what you’ve heard before. this isn’t about throwing punches or learning how to fight. this episode will push you to rethink what it really means to protect yourself. if you’ve ever felt like motherhood stripped ...

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in this episode of shift happens, i sit down with libby to talk about juggling motherhood, entrepreneurship, and life’s curveballs. from a miscarriage the week she opened her business to a tree falling on her house, a totaled car, losing her brother, and welcoming a new baby (all while parenting a toddler and keeping her humor intact) this episo...

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if you’ve never heard of a peacock parent… you will now. christine landis is here to talk to us about dropping the guilt, letting go of the martyr badge, and actually creating space to breathe again. plus, i believe in what she’s doing THAT MUCH that i’ve personally partnered with proxy; a game-changing service that proves you don’t have to do i...

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welcome to september on shift happens aka the month of motherhood (MOM). this isn’t your pinterest-perfect, curated version of motherhood. it’s messy, it’s raw, it’s everything you’ve been thinking but haven’t said out loud.

for the next month, we’re dropping an episode every weekday (yes, you read that right!). guests, solo hot takes, unfiltered...

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sometimes life just hits. hard. cancer, loss, heartbreak, burnout — whatever your “floor moment” looks like, darci graves has been there, done that, and built a method to come out stronger: the art of falling up.

in this (final) shift happens IRL episode of the summer series, darci shares the story behind her philosophy of falling up. her perspec...

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she thought she was just teaching music. instead, life handed her a plot twist that would test her worth, rewrite her identity, and land her on the tedx stage. quitting her job, moving across the country, and questioning everything cracked her wide open. but through it all, music stayed her anchor. 

in this (second to last) shift happens IRL epis...