Rainy Day Diaries

Brad Montague is on the podcast today!! Not only is Brad the super coolest, kindest fellow you'll ever meet, but he's a New York Times bestselling author, amazing illustrator and the CREATOR OF KID PRESIDENT!! (whaaaa!)

Yep! Brad is the creator of ‘Kid President’, the popular web series featured on Rainn Wilson’s Soulpancake YouTube channel, and his work has garnered more than 700 million views!!!

In this episode we talk abo...

TW: Talks of Deep Depression, Bipolar Disorder & psychiatric hospitals.

Christine Saenz (aka: Pepper Vintage) is an artist and mental health advocate who's vulnerably open about her struggle with Bipolar 1.

In this episode we talk about:

- Postpartum depression.
- Overcoming a deep deep depression
- Why Christine doesn't take medication. 
- Her potential suicide attempts. 
- Her inspiring stay at a psychiatric hospital.
- Painting...

It's a new year (Holy Crap!!) and that means you are most likely setting HUGE goals for the upcoming year! Or, you might be contemplating what you accomplished last year. Or, if you're like me, perhaps you're beating yourself up becuase you didn't "accomplish enough" last year. (This one sucks, by the way!)  In this episode of Rainy Day Diaries, I share a few ways to eliminate the stress of a new year, and encourage you to...

TW: Discussion about disordered eating and depression. 

Non Wels is a writer, speaker and just all around motivational guy. He’s super open and honest about his past (and present) struggles, and is trying to change the world, one podcast episode & project at a time.

We connected on Instagram after finding out we not only have similar missions in life, but similar podcasts! Since then, we’ve become friends, and I think he’s j...

HOLY CRAP! We made it to 50 on Rainy Day Diaries! CELEBRATE WITH ME! In this episode we talk about WHY it's so freaking hard to celebrate our wins, reflect back on the last 50 episodes and hear some ways we can learn how to celebrate our wins more!

Thank you SO much for listening, sharing your thoughts and supporting Rainy Day Diaries. It means the WORLD to me!!

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In this week's episode of Rainy Day Diaries, I am OVER THE MOON excited to have had the opportunity to interview Lori Gottlieb. Lori is a powerhouse. She is seriously BIG potatoes!!

Lori is a psychotherapist, New York Times bestselling author, nationally recognized journalist, and weekly “Dear Therapist” columnist for The Atlantic. She's also an incredible storyteller - and is breaking down the stigma of mental wellness, on...

Failure is a scary word. But what if we stopped thinking of failure as a bad word, and started thinking about it as a transition to what's next in your future?

In this episode of Rainy Day Diaries I share 4 (four) times I've "failed" in my business. With the last one being something really vulnerable I'm kind of scared to talk about. Eep!

Tune in to hear about said failures, and how to grow past things, even when they don't ...

Kyle Scheele is an inspiring author, speaker, and cardboarder (trust me, it's interesting!) who has challenged tens of thousands of students across the nation to build a better world.

In this episode we chat about:

- Becoming a professional speaker.

- Storytelling.

- Organizing said stories.

- Finding a Mentor.

- Finding YOUR "right way" to learn.

- The Art of Cardboarding.

I also want to mention that Kyle really is incredible at ...

In this episode of Rainy Day Diaries is Katie Vaz! She’s an encouraging illustrator, author and a graphic designer. She’s also a fellow Introvert! Introverts unite!!! (I think I should make that a pin!) 

We discuss self care, the crazy ride we call artist life, and how change is FREAKING SCARY! There’s a lot of talk of adjusting to adulthood AND motherhood, dealing with anxiety, and lots of vulnerable sacredness.

Lastly we d...

Music + Books = Perfection!

In this episode of Rainy Day Dairies, I have Emily Arrow as my guest. She's an award winning musician, a productivity junkie, and a children's book author. But my favorite thing of all is that she writes songs all about children's books! Emily creates music and books for young people. With her ukulele named Bow in hand, Emily’s mindful approach fosters a love for the arts at home and in the class...

On this episode of Rainy Day Diaries, we're talking about INFERTILITY!

Infertility (like mental wellness) is one of those topics that seem taboo to talk about. So today we're here to change that!! My guest, Kristin Hinrichs and I are going to openly talk about her journey with infertility. And about all the different paths she’s taken on her journey towards becoming a mom. 

12% of women (and men!) in the US are dealing with ...

On this episode of Rainy Day Diaries I have my husband, Camilo aka "Boy" on the show to discuss our quirky love story & talk about effective communication skills! We also talk briefly about why he loves being a Dad & how long distance relationships are SUPER hard! Oh and cats. We talk about cats.

I've been trying to get Camilo on the podcast for over a year now, and we thought our SIXTH wedding anniversary would be the perf...

This episode of Rainy Day Diaries is a JOY! I will be honest and say I had a few crappy work days, but decided to edit Mati's episode while I worked and INSTANTLY felt better. She's just delightful!

We cover such an array of topics in this episode such as when it's a "right" time to take meds for your horrible anxiety, how she started a painting career in her 30's and now travels around the world to lead workshops! (someone...

Fun Warning! I do talk about inducing labor and pregnancy in general. I also talk heavily about anxiety in this episode

In this episode of Rainy Day Diaries, I share openly about my pregnancy and birth story. I share about my HOW BAD my anxiety was, how mean other mothers can be, and the most important part.... that there is NO “one” birth or pregnancy story, EVER!!! And that's okay. If yours doesn't look or feel like what ...

Todd Parr is an award-winning Children's Book Author (and illustrator!) He has authored more than 50 books for kids that have been translated into 15 languages! Four of which were published just this year! (which in book land, is just CRAZY PANTS unheard of!)

Many of his books are about hard situations like losing a loved one, feeling different & why being unique is awesome. Which is obviously up my alley!

I was super ...

Last week on Rainy Day Diaries, I released an episode about how to STAND OUT at networking events inspired by my time at Podcast Movement. So it's appropriate that THIS week I'm super excited to release a LIVE episode from Podcast Movement (featuring Hayley Luckadoo!) about how to make the MOST out of a conference, even when you're an introvert!

I hope you get SO much out of the episode, whether you're an introvert or an e...

Sometimes it's really hard (especially if you're an introvert!) to STAND OUT while going to networking events or conferences. In this episode of Rainy Day Diaries, I share FIVE ways how you can really make an impact on those around you while going to networking events.

Head to www.jenipherlyn.com/blog/37 to read the show notes and see more pictures from my time at Podcast Movement! (What inspired this episode!)

Say Hello! ...

It's so easy to feel STUCK inside the boxes (or labels) that were given to us at various times in life. Were you called the shy one? Or the academic one? The loud stubborn one?

In this episode of Rainy Day Diaries, I discuss how it's so easy to put ourselves in a box and why we need to shed these labels!

Head to www.jenipherlyn.com/blog/36 to read the show notes + a story about the episode!

Thanks so much for listening!!
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