Becoming Parents

My first interview during a tornado warning (sirens and all), Mary was upfront about health, business, being the 2nd oldest to 6 kids born in 10 years and how heavy she felt the responsibility to take care of her parents and siblings. We discussed family relationships, being a "good kid", becoming a lawyer and hating it. Then realizing it was the conduit to fund and support her passion-turned-business. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

Maria and I discuss girls making a difference, creating disruption to make change, what IS the empowered girl experience and how are Moms involved. Maria tells us her story of school to paramedic, to the injury that made her not able to return to that field and how that launched her into finding her true purpose. She describes what it's like having two girls of her own, how they push her to be better and face her fears and what the empowered girl movement is doing plus what's in store. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

Jess and I have a fantastic conversation about building Instagram and how it's the new business card, Brene Brown, haters, building your personal why your soul why and the impact on the world. Her struggle from great grades and feeling accomplished and grateful but still unhappy to where she's at now - a yogi who teaches marketing. jesspenesso.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

Taking a tough upbringing peppered with abuse, launching herself into relationships that aren't healthy but knowing she wanted to help others - literally from the age of 5 - Lisa is honest about the continuation of getting and being healthy, what gets her through tough moments that arise now and how she finds her happiness. You will relate to her story because it's honest, raw and up front. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

I arranged this podcast differently and it was amazing! For those of you struggling with chronic pain, fibromyalgia - sit down and take a listen. Tami's story is amazing and I love her optimistic, upbeat attitude and deciding not to settle for a life she didn't love. Instead of cursing her life, she used it to catapult her in a new and wonderful direction.  HERE is where to find her. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

In this episode, Thembi and I discuss what it was like to grow up in Zimbabwe, find out her husband had two other wives and 5 children before her - while she was pregnant. What it was like to leave her 10-month-old daughter with her Mom and escape as a refugee. Getting on her first airplane to land in French-speaking Canada with $5 to her name and reunite with her daughter over 3 years later. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

Alana came back for a second interview. SO MANY people responded to her story and the business she's created that I had to have round 2. I completely understand the attraction as I've loved her platform for working with energy to understand your relationship with money. Her background in finance and her degrees speak volumes of her intellect, but it's her passion to marry that with energy that makes her so absolutely unique and valuable. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

Alana's experiences growing up aren't foreign to many, unfortunately. Feeling left out, bullied and finding it difficult to make good friends, her self-esteem took a hit. As a result, she made poor choices dating, had suicide attempts and her reality was that she just didn't find a niche to fit in to.her youngest sister inadvertently saved her final planned suicide attempt - the one that would have been successful. She gave 10 seconds for a sign that she should live. Listen to find out what it was. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

A different episode, because we discussed how Shauna inadvertently - after two degrees, getting married in a little black dress and being pregnant with baby #1 - she fell into the marketing role of a business and a new idea was born. When her husband joined the military, working online became even more important to her. Now with over ten years of marriage and 4 kids later, Integrity, passion and a healthy respect for balancing life are part of what makes her exceptional at what she does. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

I never meant to be a stay at home mom. I thought I would be really driven in a career and that would be my #1. I quickly learned life sometimes has other plans and after a cross-country move while pregnant, I realized people really don't like to hire pregnant ladies. The next few years were spent searching for legitimate ways to make money from home. I tried: surveys, answering questions via text, blogging, a MLM, a handmade sewing business, and cold calling sales. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

This is one of the most raw, honest, incredibly vulnerable interviews I've ever done. Being a Mom isn't always a happy thing and Amee tells us why she felt that way, how she really felt, what she did about it and how she moves forward within it.  Her goal is to spread awareness through honest & accessible conversations with experts as well as share stories from other Broken Moms. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

Nearly two years into my podcasting journey, with almost 5 months off, I'm ramping up for season TWO! My interviews are the same - your story being told, YOU being raw and authentic and unafraid to tell your trials to triumph, struggles to success. This podcast is a platform for your voice to be heard, to give your story wings. Instead of Jenn Taylor #rerouting - because life sends you in different directions - the name has changed to The Naked Podcaster where you can bare it all. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

We discussed being diagnosed with stage IV metastatic breast cancer at the age of 32, right after her son turned two and she celebrated her 5th wedding anniversary. She was also trying to get pregnant which she learned would never be an option. As a matter of fact, she had a complete hysterectomy 2 1/2 weeks prior to our interview. In her words: I’m Emily, a lawyer, wife, mother, and cat lady, living outside of New York City. I was a collegiate swimmer and completed the 2011 New York City Marathon. Professionally, I am an elder law and special needs attorney, whose practice focused primarily on adult guardianships, capacity issues, care management, and public benefits. When my son was born, I left law practice to stay home with him. In the same week that I celebrated my fifth wedding anniversary and my son turned two, I was diagnosed with metastatic (stage IV) breast cancer at age 32. I am documenting this new life from my diagnosis to treatment, through all of the emotions and logistics of life with a young child and a metastatic cancer diagnosis, because I believe in education, empowerment, and the creation of community so that no one feels alone even in the darkest corners of this diagnosis and cancer life. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

Meg was up front about her struggles and successes as an entrepreneur and her experience working for Facebook as well as raising "Kidpreneurs". Her struggles with pregnancies and almost losing her life reinforced what is the most important to her and she pushed through the pitfalls of being her own boss to run a fantastic business. With a podcast, blog and lots of resources, her website is amazing - as is she! Find her HERE --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

Lara and I discussed being raised in Seattle as a free-range child at a time the city was really coming into its own. Plagued with pedophiles and serial killers, by 15 she was on her own and had lost over 15 friends to murder, suicide, and drug overdoses. Despite the struggles, Lara embraced school, diversity and communication with the deaf/blind community. With so much that she personally had to work through, she does work on triggers, boundaries and emotions and how they affect our daily lives. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message