Becoming Parents

Alana and I chatted about strategy vs spirituality, human design, how our financial attitudes mirror our inner attitudes. Going through the motions of school and doing what she was supposed to do didn't resonate with Alana. Rerouting her expertise to align clients with their energetic design allows them to create true abundance and although Alana has lost some followers, she's gained many more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

Brigid and I visited about being an overachiever - in a BIG way, until her second year at college when her binging, gaining 40 lbs and struggling with anxiety, clinical depression and restrictive bulimia stopped her - literally - in her tracks. Learning not to suppress her emotions, living by her own rules and no longer suppressing her spirit took a break-down at work, therapy and embracing self-care. #allthethings doesn't have to mean taking on the world alone. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

Lani and I hit it off and her words were so spot on, I showed them off here! Yes, I say "stoked" and pee outside (it's a runner thing) so we were instantly connected. Plus we both love to swear.  I also frequently wee outside because I live in the jungle and I love a good cuss sesh.  Today I live in Bali and I have an incredible partner, an online coaching business, I work location free, surf, connect to the Cosmos in my meditations, value experiences not things, and I travel the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

Carolina grew up with a bipolar/OCD mother who had her at 19. She was sexually assaulted by 4 different family members from ages 8-14, moved out on her own when she was 16, got herself through high school working two part-time jobs, graduated with honors. Was in a relationship with a guy who turned out to be a cocaine addict who was always stealing money from her, locked her in their apartment, forced her into non-consensual sex repeatedly, until she escaped without even shoes on her feet. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

Susan is my friend, however her deep story was new to me. Growing up with an alcoholic Dad, an uninvolved Mom but having huge faith and an innate sense her upbringing was wrong, she knew she was strong enough to weather the storm. Pregnant as a Senior in High School, married (for 24 years) and a military dependent with 4 children, it took years for Susan to stop feeling worthless, start an amazing career selling jewelry and go back to college. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

Melanie was a blast, but I'm being selfish. She got up at the butt crack of dawn to talk with me. I use video so I connect better to the people I interview and I got to watch the sunrise out the window behind her, over the ocean, off the Gulf Coast in Australia! Plus, we're both dorks. So there is that. We discussed moving, being married, living through a plane crash, fire, floods, death, cyclones, being sick and stress. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

Sometimes I interview someone with a story so incredible that I'm in awe and Stacy is one of those. Being married to a sociopath, blaming herself, being removed from family and friends, moving often, living above her means, and how insidious this type of personality and abuse is was her life. Going from feeling like you're crazy, being afraid and then showered with love was a crazy life for over a decade - especially with children. Stacy fought back for herself and her kids and moved forward. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

Shari has a story that's SO relatable. Wanting to lose weight, not understanding why it isn't happening, feeling stressed and overwhelmed with life. We realized we're from the same part of the country and have the same food loves from New England. Discussing her Mom's triple bypass at 63 years old and knowing she didn't want that to be her was life changing as was investing in herself. Self-care is of the utmost importance in order to give back to others which she now does with abundance! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

Speaker. Healer. Life Coach.  Eva Cruz Pena brings to her work 17 plus years of professional experience caring for women as a nurse, pastor, therapist, military chaplain and life coach.   Eva is well known for providing a safe space for women to rediscover themselves, find their voice and tap into their power.  Because of her compassionate nature, Eva creates an environment where women feel free to unfold, unravel, and heal into wholeness- connected with their truth and creative source. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

Jonathan has one of those stories that is painful to hear. Born with a heart and vascular issues, with his first surgery at 14 months old, it is a triumph not only with his physical heart, but his emotional heart as well. We discussed what 7 weeks in the hospital at 6 years old was like, learning about a brain aneurysm at 18, surviving a stroke and open heart surgery at the age of 45. Through it all, Jonathan's attitude is the message he wants to portray. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

Visiting with Anna was a blast! From a "perfect" little girl who would do anything NOT to get in trouble, to a risk taking entrepreneur who is creative and AMAZING! I loved hearing about quitting her corporate job half way through a sabbatical and Anna's journey to reimagine success. We discussed Metamorphosis and the top 5 regrets of the dying and how supporting others, trusting intuition and being creative can be not only more rewarding but more productive. Find her here! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

Jenny was so raw and honest about her struggles as a chronic dieter wanting to fit the mold society pushes on us. Jenny dealt with hashimotos disease at age 15 on making the task of dieting that much more difficult. Her current struggle - helping her daughters learn to trust their bodies, their appetites and love and accept their bodies. No small feat! Learn about how she took her struggles and turned them around not only to help herself, but to help others! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

In 2018 alone, Renee quit her PhD after 6 years, started a business, and moved from Chicago to Minneapolis to purchase her husband's childhood home. With a podcast, coaching and an incredibly interesting book club, Renee's life is full! This was such a fun, upbeat interview and - yes - sex did come up! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

Karen and I discuss her book ’30 years Behind Bars,’ Trials of a prison Doctor available on Amazon. We also discuss the time she was taken hostage by an inmate, assaulted, raped and ten hours later was rescued by a SWAT team who used a sledge hammer and a concussion grenade, killing the inmate, to get her out. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message

Amanda has such a lovely way of viewing things so opposite of how many of us do. Kind of like working backwards. This allows her to view herself with more self-esteem, schedule her life in a way that gives her the most freedom financially and with her family. Battling Crohn's Disease at a young age was incredibly tough. Amanda is brave and redirected what was a negative situation into something incredibly positive. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-parents/message