Conversations On Life, Work, And Love

This week coaches Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs chat with Deanna Marie about living with an alcoholic. There is so much out there for the alcoholic, but not so much for spouses. Taking care of yourself is the first step in healing from being with an alcoholic or addict. Then you must address your codependency. If you are making your decisions around their drinking, then you are codependent. Whether you choose to stay or go, you...

Author and Hypno-therapist Pamela Topjian joins coaches Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs to share her story and discuss her book, I Didn't Come This Far, to Only Come THIS Far. We discuss doing what you love and not what you don't. She discusses the importance of doing the work to heal so that you can build a life you love. Her story is one of betrayal, abuse and neglect that was healed through therapy, writing and art and ...

Coaches Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs have a conversation about men and the concerns women have with them. They start with Man vs. Bear. Women are raised to fear men and they should be. 1 in 3 women have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner.

Men objectify women and treat women as their father treated their moms. They are generally not taught emotional intelligence. They stonewall and generally don&#...

This week coaches Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs chat with teacher Joy Robertson about her new book: How to Teach Joy—A Simple Guide to Nurturing a Child's Development. Joy discusses the process of writing her first book, what went into it, and the mental fortitude it took to get it done. She also discusses changing her life's path at 49 and how thrilling yet terrifying it is. She encourages women to build their tribe. ...

Coaches Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs have a conversation with sociologist, parent and teen relationship coach, and author, Laura Lyles-Reagan about the importance of having conversations with our children and with people in general. There is a parenting movement away from an authoritarian style and into a conscious parenting style. The purpose of the switch is to create humans that can critically think, be able to process their...

Holistic Health Practioner and Life Coach, Bonnie Blackstone chats with Remi Gibbs about her new program - Self-Care To Move Forward, a 9-week customized coaching experience designed to take you from surviving to thriving when you're going through an extremely stressful time. Learn how her program can work beautifully in sync with therapy or on its own to help you learn to nourish your body, regulate your nervous system, and ma...

Amy Hensley of Sip & Wishes joins coaches Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs for a conversation on creating an end-of-life experience on your terms. Amy is a hospice nurse who has seen too many conversations not be had. What would you want for yourself if you were to be placed on a feeding tube or ventilator? When would you want your loved ones to pull the plug? What would you want for yourself if you were no longer able to make ...

Life Coach and Positive Psychology Practitioner, Remi Gibbs chats with Coach Bonnie Blackstone about the woman's midlife unraveling. Remi reads Bréne Browns, The Midlife Unraveling to start off the conversation. She discusses the common path that women go through on the unraveling journey...the life review, developing into who you want to be, losing your identity, facing your traumas so you can heal, and searching for peace. Sh...

This week Bonnie and Remi chat with author and relationship coach Dr. Alexandra Stockwell about long-term relationships and intimacy. The ladies discuss figuring out what you want in your relationship. They discuss what intimacy is and how to build more in your relationship. They discuss how to approach a breach of trust and how to grow together in your intimacy as you age together. Did you know women peak in their 60's? And if...

This week coaches Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs discuss the importance of safety and security in relationships. Safety and security run deeper than finances. It's about being a soft place to land, being able to speak and feel without fear, and being able to have discussions without repercussions. We need to be able to provide our own safety net, not just depending on our partners. Communication is key! Remember to give grati...

This week coaches Bonnie and Remi have a heartfelt conversation with Jill E. Schultz about shame. Specifically, the shame attached to being molested as a child and the behaviors that manifest because of it. Jill is on a mission to bring this conversation to light and help people shed their shame. The ladies discuss what goes into healing and how common it is to be molested as a child. This is a taboo conversation that we all need ...

This week coaches Bonnie and Remi had a great chat with Stephanie McLaughlin about her Forty Drinks Project. At the age of 40 she endeavored to have 40 drinks with 40 friends. This experience changed her life and changed how she perceived herself. It helped her identify her top character strengths and a flawed view of herself. The discussion continued to include the midlife unraveling for women. Stephanie recommends everyone does s...

Sara Alvarado joins coaches Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs for a messy conversation on losing a loved one to Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's is known as the long goodbye. You lose your loved one twice, once to the disease and again to death. Pre-planning is key to this disease. It will provide your support team so much peace with the process. And just know whatever emotions you are feeling is ok. It's a roller coaster.

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This week coaches Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs have a chat with author and coach Katrina McGhee about how to take a career break. Katrina takes us through her 20-month career break journey. She explains the process of how to go about planning for a career break starting with creating a purpose statement and then figuring out your budget. She advises that it takes about 3 months to reset and get your mind ready for the next chap...

This week coaches Bonnie Blackstone and Remi Gibbs talk with Jacki James. Jacki shares the story of her son Peyton's experience with bullying. Bullying that was so bad, that he eventually took his life. It's a soul-crushing story that's led to a legacy in the form of Kindness Matters. Words have power and you can't take them back. We can all be a little kinder to one another...pass it on.

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