Going There with Jen
70 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsJoin Emotional Baggage Expert and Coach Jen Vertanen and her guests each week as they explore tough topics through unfiltered, raw, and oftentimes hilarious conversations about the things that make us human. No topic off-limits; no story too much.
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065: Sarah Von Bargen of Yes and Yes on What Going Face Down In A Bowl Of Pizza Rolls Is Trying To Tell You + What That Has To Do With Dancing with Richard Simmons
December 10, 2020 21:05 - 27 minutes - 19 MBJoin Sarah Von Bargen from Yes and Yes and me as we talk about how you can do everything right and follow all the rules and still find yourself on a life's journey full of plot twists and turns. We chat about how Sarah got started with her popular blog, the power of habits, dancing with Richard Simmons (yes - that Richard Simmons) and what going face down in a bowl of pizza rolls might be trying to tell you. Shownotes: jenvertanen.com/going-there-sarah-von-bargen-yes-and-yes/ ✨Come say H...
064: Susan Shehata on The Intersections of Race, Culture, and Trauma
August 27, 2020 23:53 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBJoin Susan Shehata and me as we chat about the intersections of race, culture, and trauma. The first half of this episode has us talking about the many healing modalities Susan employs including space work, breathwork, and core story work in which she’s developed her own process including the simple system she’s created to identify our stories around worth, lovability, belonging, safety, competency, power, and freedom and how those core stories become our subconscious operating system drivi...
063: Paula Jenkins on How To Find Joy Even When Life Is Hella Hard
June 10, 2020 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBJoin Paula Jenkins and me to discuss how we all go through hard times but it’s finding your way through it and to the other side – knowing you will battle your way out of it and that you’re going to be ok. Oftentimes it’s just a battle to feel like you can access joy but that doesn’t mean you give up trying to find it…to feel it. But it’s not just about joy. It’s also about grief and feeling every feeling in-between. Choosing the path that leads to love even when the options range from sh...
062: Eunice Brownlee on Living With Trauma But More Importantly, Living With Hope And The Power Of Sharing Our Stories
May 27, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBcw: trauma, abuse including that of a minor We can all agree…trauma sucks. And while we all wished it was different…trauma happens far more often than many of us even know. If you’ve experienced trauma, you get the funny ways it shows up in your life from what triggers you to how you feel in your body. And it never goes away…you just find ways to work with it. Eunice Brownlee and I dive into this and so much more in this raw + vulnerable story of trauma, resilience, and hope. Shownotes: ...
061: Lisa Orkin on Running Away From Success and Finding Motivation When It's Hard To Get Out Of Bed
May 20, 2020 15:35 - 31 minutes - 22 MBHow do you find motivation when it’s hard to get out of the bed and not just because the bed is super cozy with luxuriously soft sheets and a down comforter that’s just the right weight – you know – not too heavy but light enough to keep you warm? But because life feels heavy and you’re constantly in the grind going nowhere fast? That’s exactly the question Lisa Orkin and I explore in this week’s #goingtherewithjen. It’s one thing to be young and have your entire life ahead of you to figure...
060: Dawn Duncan on Changing Your Life One Tiny Step At A Time and Telling Our Stories Without Shame
May 13, 2020 21:08 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBcw: drug use, suicide With her marriage in shambles and finding herself in jail one night next to prostitutes and hardcore criminals, Dawn Duncan decided to turn her life around and she started with small changes that over time, led to drastic (in a good way!) results. Listen in as Dawn shares exactly how she went from a suicide attempt and jail to the vibrant, lively, sober woman she is today. Along the way you’ll hear kick you in the gut truthbombs and wisdom for how not to go it alone. ...
059: Megan Dowd on Sharing Our Vulnerability With Healthy Boundaries, The Dangers of Toxic Positivity, and The Importance of Rage Walks to Help Manage Her Depression
May 06, 2020 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBMegan Dowd calls herself a compassionate hardass and I can soooo relate. She’s also master of funny faces, business therapist for neurodiverse run businesses, and all around delightful human being. Megan and I talk about the importance of sharing our stories with healthy boundaries, toxic positivity (listen in on one of Megan’s spicy soapboxes on Insta), and ways we can tune into our bodies and give it exactly what it needs whether that’s a rage walk or a calming, relaxing bath. This episo...
058: Jen Louden on How to Listen to Your Own Why Bother and Letting Desire Lead the Way
April 29, 2020 08:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBListen in as Jen Louden and I talk about her personal stories with why bother, how a failed book led to her latest book, identifying your minimum self-care list (especially important during this pandemic), how this question can show up in sneaky ways, and why leading with desire is the answer. Shownotes: jenvertanen.com/going-there-jen-louden/ ✨Come say HI on the socials!✨ Instagram: jenvertanen Facebook: jenvertanen Clubhouse: @jenvertanen Subscribe here to get my fave resources for che...
057: Finding Your New Normal Within The Grief and Holding Space for the Complexities and Contradictions That Is Life
April 22, 2020 16:40 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBLife happens in the in-between. In-between sadness can be laughter. In-between heaviness, there can be light. And no one knows that more than my guest, Brandy Morris. Brandy set about on her Year of Contrast as she both mourned the loss of loved ones (her Nana and her best friend – her dad) AND developed a more beautiful, deeper, more vulnerable relationship with her now fiancé. She learned how to receive out of necessity…the need to be supported and loved on…a lesson we could ALL use a lit...
056: Doña Bumgarner on Finding Yourself When You Can't Quit Motherhood and Trusting Your Gut Even When You Have No Clue What You're Doing
April 16, 2020 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBAre you a mom and feel like a part of you is missing? That you’re going through the motions and things look good but it all feels a bit empty? Then this episode is for you and I chose it SPECIFICALLY for my 50th birthday because I’ve been there and Doña Bumgarner has too. With so much love in our hearts for you… You can’t quit motherhood (well – you technically can but that’s not what we’re going to focus on here) so when Doña found herself unexpectedly pregnant and with no clue what the he...
Jen Goes There On Her 50th
April 15, 2020 19:29 - 7 minutes - 5.32 MBJoin me on my 50th birthday (4/15/20) as I share my top 5 lessons learned in half a century. Lord I'm old lol.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
055: Jen Pavich on Living Five Lives, Homeless and Pregnant at 19, and Getting the Patriarchy Out of Our Heads
April 08, 2020 08:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBLike me, Jen Pavich became a mom before she was ready and like me, Jen had some fairly traumatic events in her life that molded and shaped her. Pile on top of that a bout of homelessness, societal and patriarchal expectations and you have one helluva story. Also? We all need a friend like Jen’s Melissa – someone to give us a good kick in the pants and poke fun at our myriad quirks. Jen likes to say she’s lived at least five lives from becoming a young single parent, homelessness, massively ...
054: Audrey Holst on How To Tell If Burnout Is Nipping At Your Heels and What To Do About It Because You Are NOT Fine
April 01, 2020 08:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBAudrey Holst has traveled through a myriad of work environments including dog walker, yoga instructor, owned a yoga studio, corporate lackey, and it didn’t matter what the job or environment was…there was the element of burnout – so much so that it started making her physically sick. Since then, Audrey has become absolutely passionate in advocating for our nervous systems and providing tools and support for helping us identify and move through burnout. ALL of us have experienced burnout at...
053: Amy Zellmer on Recovery from a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Why You Shouldn't Give Up Even When the Doctors Say This Is the Best It Will Get
March 25, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBIt was a random day in February 2014 and Amy Zellmer found herself doing something she does multiple times a day – taking her (so adorable!!!) pup, Pixxie, outside for a bio break. Only this day would change the rest of Amy’s life including the work she does in the world. Amy slipped on a patch of black ice on her steep driveway and can still remember the exact sound of her skull hitting the pavement. All concussions are Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and most concussions resolve themselves...
052: Michelle Ward Talks Surviving Boob Cancer, Fertility Issues, and Empowering Yourself to Start Your Dream Business
December 17, 2018 20:50 - 40 minutes - 28 MBMichelle Ward is perhaps one of the most inspiring guests I’ve ever had on the show–and this isn’t hyperbole. I mean…I have the coolest off-the-cuff conversations with people so you know this one is good! Michelle is a two-time breast cancer survivor, business coach, and badass parent who uses her emotional and physical struggles with both breast cancer and fertility issues to see what really matters in life. In today’s episode, you’ll learn how Michelle coped with cancer and fertility iss...
051: Christine Meyer on Coaching, Empowerment, and Self-Fulfillment
December 08, 2018 02:59 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBDo you believe that you are the creator of your reality? Join me today in a conversation with esteemed life coach Christine Meyer as we delve into how our own perceptions influence our experiences in life. Christine helps successful, influential, and passionate people empower themselves as the creators of their own realities in life. Together we explore how Christine’s life hardships shaped and inspired her to become a life coach and help others evolve through lived experiences. Shownote...
050: Rachel Allen on Loss, Relationships, and Finding Her True Identity Through Life’s Hardships
December 03, 2018 09:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBFor my fiftieth episode of Going There, I had the utmost pleasure of journeying with Rachel Allen, a word wizard who overcame many of life’s biggest challenges and discovered herself in all of her shining glory at the end of it all. We discuss how she navigates through the emotional labor, grief, and guilt caused by the loss of her long-term relationship, her family, and the life that she thought she knew. At the end of the episode, we celebrate what a badass bitch Rachel is through it all...
049: Mary Ann Clements Discusses Non-Profit Work, Burnout, and Why Self-Care is Crucial For Both People and Professionals
November 27, 2018 01:37 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBMary Ann Clements once worked as the CEO of “AbleChild Africa” and has decades of experience in developing charities and programs meant to make a positive difference in lives all around the world. However, even with all of her great success, she found herself combating a common plague in the professional world: burnout. Join me today as we discuss how to maintain your fiery passion in the face of stress, time constraints, and professional burnout. Mary Ann shares her own personal experienc...
048: Womanhood, Aging, and Healing with Confidence Coach Liz Applegate
November 20, 2018 17:19 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBHave you ever woken up and realized that you spent your entire life trying to fit into a label that you aren’t? Do you feel guilt over not feeling close to somebody that you think you should? Us too! Join me today as I talk with Liz Applegate, a kick-ass confidence coach for women over forty who also want to continue living their best lives throughout your midlife and beyond! Liz gets candid about her own childhood, her mother’s mental illness, and how trying to subscribe to the “Good Gir...
047: Leslie Peters on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and Their Impact on Your Adult Life and How Awareness and Resilience Can Heal You
November 12, 2018 09:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBIn today’s ridiculously deep, emotional episode, you will learn why it’s important to teach your children those words like a mantra. Listen in as I learn about ACE or Adverse Childhood Experiences with RN, Speaker, and fellow compassionate, Leslie Peters. Leslie Peters dives into her own personal childhood experiences and trauma in order to explain the origins of her own ACE and explains why it is important for everyone to know their own ACE score in order to build empathy, understanding, ...
046: Tyler McCall talks Depression, Authenticity, and Owning Who You Are
November 05, 2018 09:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBToday, I have an absolutely transcendent conversation with Instagram expert, Tyler J. McCall about the deep stuff: depression, authenticity, and finding belonging by owning who you are and your reaction(s) to the shit that happens in life. And, boy, there’s a lot of shit that happens. In this episode, Tyler explains how he dealt with ongoing, clinical depression and discovered his own responsibility in owning his identity, his depression, and his isolation. He also talks about the importan...
045: Becca Piastrelli and How to Find Belonging, Identity, and Sisterhood in the Age of Loneliness
October 29, 2018 08:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBWhat's the fear in you?Today, I delve deep into the innermost caves of identity, womanhood, and loneliness with creativity “coach” and fellow kindred spirit, Becca Piastrelli.Seriously, get ready to explore what makes you uncomfortable– dealing with isolation, oppressive culture(s) and/or ancestral roots, and deep loneliness– in order to begin the work of positive, affirming self-exploration. You will leave this episode feeling light, liberated, and ready to spread self-love, sisterhood, acce...
044: Cultivate Your Confidence with Cinamon Laughten: Building Self-Confidence and Self-Love Through Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT)
October 22, 2018 08:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MB"Certainty minus comparison equals confidence" - Cinamon Laughten, Badass Confidence CultivatorJoin me today as I talk with the wonderful and brilliantly-named Cinamon Laughten, a phenomenal confidence coach and rapid transformational therapist (RTT)!Together, we discover the value of deep, powerful self-love and the healing power of your own mind.We delve deep into what matters: learning how to love yourself in the midst of life’s spiritual and emotional woes, such as depression, anxiety and...
043: Take a Horseback Ride with Dominique Rondeau for Mental Health, Spiritual Healing, and Some Equine Therapy
October 15, 2018 08:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBHow does that saying go? Something about falling off a horse and getting right back on again? CUE SYMBOLISM!!Today, join me on horseback as I ride off into the “self-care sunset” with equine therapy heroine Dominique Rondeau!Life can be a bit bumpy, but when you experience emotional hardship, mental health issues, or traumatic life experiences, learn how to heal these emotional wounds with a horse by your side.Listen in as Dominique shares a few (anonymous yet 10000% heartfelt) stories of emo...
042: Put Your Knives Down and Make Peace with Your Plate; Ali Shapiro on Calling a Truce with Food
October 09, 2018 12:21 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBWe all know that diets don't work long-term, or do we?Today, I have the honor and privilege of speaking with holistic nutritionist and integrated health coach, Ali Shapiro (MSOD, HCCH), who survived childhood cancer, health, and weight issues and now spends her life helping others forget diets, labels, and self-criticism in order to call a truce with food.Listen in to learn more about how this inspiring woman uses her own experiences with health trauma and weight issues, along with training a...
041: Spiritual and Emotional Healing in a BITCH-SLAP: Gwynne Montgomery Talks Toxic Patterns, CPTSD, and Putting in the Work to Transform Your Life
October 01, 2018 08:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBDo you feel like you're in a place in your life where you need a good, honest bitch slap for your soul?How many times do you ask yourself, “Why? Why am I here?”Listen in and hear the marvelous sound of a bitch-slap to your ego with Gwynne Montgomery, author of Bitchslap Journaling: 100 Prompts to Kick Your Spiritual Ass.This woman fearlessly tackles the hard stuff: toxic behavioral patterns, Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD), hyper-vigilance, and how you can use honesty and hard ...
040: Bridget Pilloud, Pet Psychic, Practicing Human, and How Her Intuition Can Help Heal Your Relationship With Your Pet
September 24, 2018 08:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBDo you ever wonder what your pet is thinking or want to tell a fly to eff off?ME TOO!!Today I had an absolutely mind-boggling and eye-opening conversation with Bridget Pilloud, Pet Psychic and practicing human. This is possibly one of the most interesting conversations I’ve had about expressing emotion, feeling deep connection, and practicing empathy – with your pets!Join me as I learn the value of communicating with your beloved animals, tips on how to do it, and why it is important to have ...
039: Maureen Clancy (LCSW & EMDR) on Storming Through the Gates of Your Life and Finding the Right Therapist to Help Along the Way
September 17, 2018 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBIf your therapist isn't working for you, ditch 'em and find a better one!Today I had the pleasure of discussing the importance of finding the right therapist to deal with life’s crazy moments with licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), sensitive soul, and healer, Maureen Clancy.Join us as we delve into how Maureen’s job as a newspaper reporter led her to discover her true passion: healing women who have experienced trauma and hearing their stories.Through personal experience, Maureen discuss...
038: Darla Antoine on Healing Your Spirit and Finding Yourself Through Food, Cultural Discovery, and Diving Deep Into Your Own Ancestry
September 10, 2018 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBWhat if discovering your past could help you and your family heal together?Spiritual worker, ancestral activist, and coach of the Sacred Domestic Arts complete with an MA in Intercultural Communication, Darla Antoine answers this deep spiritual question and more in this wonderfully open and spiritually enlightening conversation!Darla grew up as an "other' and through her own lived experiences as a mixed race woman faced with generational oppression by dominant culture and society, Darla yearn...
037: Beautifully Broken with Jo Casey - Being a Business Coach While Learning to Confront, Live With, and Even Grow With Anxiety, Depression, and Mental Health Issues
September 03, 2018 08:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBDo you suffer from “tightly-wound woman syndrome?” If so - hell yeah! - and you are in great company!Listen in on my conversation with the amazing Jo Casey. Jo is a fierce, feminist business coach determined to live her best life despite - or perhaps, inspired by - her own personal struggle with anxiety and depression.We delve into the deep stuff: being somebody with anxiety and depression while trying to help others, how society creates a fucked up, false image of how people live their lives...
036: Navigating Sexuality When You're on the Asexual Spectrum, Everyone Can Benefit from Therapy, and Being Diagnosed with Autism as an Adult with Olivia James
August 27, 2018 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBOn this week's #goingtherewithjen, I have a fly-on-the-wall conversation with fellow podcaster and super cool human being, Olivia James.Listen in as I very awkwardly and Olivia very graciously talk about languaging around autism and asexuality, her path to an autistic diagnosis as an adult and how things finally clicked into place, the support she gets from her husband to say - hey - I think that's the autism speaking and why she can still irritate him (er...I mean...don't we ALL irritate ou...
035: Law of Attraction Fuckery, Drinking the Natural Birth Kool-Aid Until It Goes to Shit (literally), and Learning to Do No Harm as a Spiritual White Woman with Anna Holden
August 20, 2018 02:46 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBYou know what I love? Unicorns (listen to the episode to hear why this is relevant).Know what else I love? Anna Holden. Anna is magical, highly sensitive, clairvoyant, and her filters are about as good as mine which means non-existent. You'll love her too, lol.Anna and I talk about the realities of motherhood (er...ego shattering I believe is the word Anna uses), the dangers of drinking the law of attraction kool-aid fuckery, how fun it is to stew in the messy middle, finding your creative st...
034: Numbing To the Point of Almost Dying, Finding Yourself Surprisingly Alone, and Getting Over Your Fears to Heal with Plant Medicine with Shanda Catrice
August 13, 2018 08:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBMEET SHANDAShanda Catrice is a fiercely compassionate healer and spiritual mentor who combines practical wisdom with sacred healing arts to guide women through inner transformation. Her work is centered around the integration of the whole self, through radical love and raw authenticity.Shanda encourages women to embrace the love and light, as well as the shadowy parts of their soul. She has over 10 years of experience learning from various cultures and spiritual traditions from around the wor...
033: Just Say No to People Pleasing, You Have a Choice - Victim or Victor, and Learning to Put Yourself First Because Survival with Heather Thorkelson
August 06, 2018 18:11 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBMeet HeatherHeather Thorkelson is a coach who works with entrepreneurs to grow their impact and visibility while growing their bottom line. She has been location independent for 7 years and runs her businesses from all over the world, including, on occasion, Antarctica. Heather is also the owner of Twin Tracks Expeditions, a polar expedition company.BUT THIS CONVERSATION, YOU GUYS. THIS CONVERSATION! TWO VICTORS HAVING COME THROUGH ABUSIVE CHILDHOODS THE BETTER FOR IT.Resilience, determinatio...
032: Tantric Bodyworker, Biblical Erotica Author, and All-around Fascinating Human, Matt Stillman
July 30, 2018 08:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBMeet Matt StillmanMatt is probably the most fascinating person I know and I don’t say that lightly because…as you’re well aware…ALL of my guests are pretty damn fascinating.But Matt? He’s extra super-duper rare. In a very tidy nutshell which is hard to do with Matt, he…Spent years studying and practicing aspects of Easter and Western spiritual practices and disciplines along with long-form improv.Does tantric bodywork which fascinates the ever-loving hell out of me.Started his creative approa...
031: God Does Not Give a Shit About Your Thigh Gap, Getting Out of the Boxes We've Allowed Others to Put Us In, and Living with Depression with Kristen Kalp
July 20, 2018 19:30 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBMeet KristenKristen Kalp helps creative humans connect to their truest selves through writing, breathwork, books, and business coaching. Join the free F*ck Yah club for free books, chapters, classes, and goodies here.Listen in as we talk about:Kristen's stories of living with depression including the silver liningsThe reasons behind her pink hair and why it's here to stayThe importance of breathwork to her overall wellbeing and our mission to have a 'pink lotus' during a sessionHow Kristen de...
Jen Unfiltered 002: Living in the Paradox Between Amazing and Shitty
July 15, 2018 18:19 - 13 minutes - 9.54 MBLife has been SO GOOD in so many and SO SHITTY in a few others. But that's how I love my life...living in the paradoxes and in-betweens.Listen in as I share what's been going on (super sick mom, super suicidal dad, family members I haven't heard from in 20+years, and super fun adventures with family + friends) and why I'm really proud of myself for not going down the rabbit hole and instead, seeking therapy for a specific issue from my childhood that I CLEARLY have not healed.Anyoo..this is m...
030: The Journey of Self-Healing Since the Womb, Learning to Create a Safe Space, a Home, Within Yourself, and the Godawful Messiness of Healing (HINT: It’s Not Unicorns and Chariots and Sparkly Shit) with Tanya Markul of Thug Unicorn
May 16, 2018 08:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBMeet Tanya “I am a child of extremes, raised with poison, steeped in possibility between an orchard and giant maple trees, drawn to flowers, and re-birthed by a frigid, roaring sea.” —Thug Unicorn Tanya Markul’s path is one of the poetess, intuitive and wounded healer. An unwanted child, she was raised on barren soil of shame, guilt and overwhelming self-hatred. From the womb, her inner navigation was tainted by an ancestry of addiction, instability, abuse and fear. Her journey to self-hea...
030: Tanya Markul on The Journey of Self-Healing Since the Womb, Learning to Create a Safe Space, a Home, Within Yourself, and the Godawful Messiness of Healing (HINT: It’s Not Unicorns and Chariots and Sparkly Shit)
May 16, 2018 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBMeet Tanya“I am a child of extremes, raised with poison, steeped in possibility between an orchard and giant maple trees, drawn to flowers, and re-birthed by a frigid, roaring sea.” —Thug UnicornTanya Markul’s path is one of the poetess, intuitive and wounded healer.An unwanted child, she was raised on barren soil of shame, guilt and overwhelming self-hatred. From the womb, her inner navigation was tainted by an ancestry of addiction, instability, abuse and fear. Her journey to self-heal and ...
029: Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places, Bathroom Floor Moments, and the Facade(s) of Perfection with Veronica Grant
May 09, 2018 08:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBVeronica Grant is a Love-Life Coach for smart, successful women who feel like they have it all except love, find it. She believes finding real love isn’t about a great profile, a snazzy text, or pleasing men. It’s about stepping into the fullest, most authentic, empowered version of yourself, even in a world where it feels like the cards are stacked against you.Through her binge-worthy podcast, free challenges, and coaching, she’s here to shake up how you find love, even in our swipe right, s...
028: How Tight Pants Became a Personal Growth Message, Doing All the Right Things in Life and Still Getting Sick, and the Shadow Side of Responsibility in Relationships with Kate Courageous
May 02, 2018 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MB"Like - this is my life and I got shit to do...like good shit to do. Good, awesome, amazing things that I'm excited to do and I'm doing them and that's that." ~ Kate Courageous Meet KateKate Swoboda is creator of YourCourageousLife.com, Director of the Courageous Living Coach Certification at TribeCLCC.com and author of The Courage Habit: How to Accept Your Fears, Release the Past, and Live Your Courageous Life. She helps individuals, teams, and companies see where old, fear-based habits have...
027: The Good and Not-So-Good of Being an Altruistic Overachiever, Taming the Downright Vicious Inner Critic and Healing Through Chinese Elements with Brodie Welch
April 25, 2018 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.9 MBMeet BrodieBrodie Welch is a Licensed Acupuncturist, board-certified herbalist, Chinese Medicine expert, group coach, and self-care strategist. She’s the founder of Life in Balance Acupuncture in Corvallis, Oregon, where she has been treating patients since 2003.In addition to her clinical practice, Brodie helps caring, high-achieving, women put themselves on their own to-do lists so they can trade stress and burnout for energy, joy, and vibrant health.She has helped thousands of clients impr...
026: When Not Good Enough is the Theme of Your Life, Beating Yourself Up to Be Perfect Masks as Success, and the Shame of Questioning if You Love Your Child (and of course you do) with Kelly Covert
April 18, 2018 08:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBMy fave moments from this conversation:Understanding our worthiness is there all along...it doesn't grow bigger or diminish and we don't need to try harder.In healing ourselves, we are able to help others heal.When Kelly felt that failing at being a mother felt like failing at being a women and how motherhood felt like just another thing to get an A+ on.The realization that Kelly couldn't change her autistic child but instead, she had to trust and love herself as fully as possible.Knowing whe...
025: Why It's Not About the Weight, Feeling Emotionally Safe in the World, and the Freedom of Realizing Your Childhood Trauma Was NOT Your Fault with Joanna Kessling
April 11, 2018 08:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBMeet JoannaHi. I'm Joanna. I'm so glad you're here. Those closest to me call me Jo. I'm a supportive coach and change doula, living and working in Charlottesville, Virginia. I love this special town and feel fortunate to call it home. The Jersey girl in me misses pizza and Wawa sometimes though ;)I'm an empath, INFP, HSP, and Enneagram 4. I thrive on real conversations and the places reached beyond small talk. How are you... really? The tender spaces of genuine connection. The powerful alchem...
024: Sexual Abuse Advocacy, Forgiving The Abuser (Who Was Also Abused), and Her Point of No Return with Keira Poulsen
April 06, 2018 22:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBMeet KeiraI am Keira Poulsen.First and foremost I am a mother to 5 beautiful kids; 4 boys and 1 girl.I am a life coach for women. I help women bring to life their passions and accomplish their goals and dreams. I support them as they hit their walls, walk through resistance and step into the greatness that has been hiding inside of them.I’m a writer on MEDIUM.COM. I write articles to help wake up the parts inside of us that are asleep are dormant. The parts that want to run away from pain by ...
023: Growing Up Divorced, Surviving By Putting Relationships into Boxes (Like the Difficult One With Your Mom), and Owning Your Expectations with Melanie Scroggins
March 28, 2018 08:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBin Melanie's own words...The best conversations often happen over coffee. Melanie Scroggins is the host and producer of the Over Coffee podcast where she digs deep to uncover helpful insights for living life more intentionally.Each episode, Melanie invites inspiring people with genuine stories, in-depth knowledge, and first-hand experience on a variety of topics in a way that is easy to follow and understand - like chatting with a friend at your favorite cafe.Never found without coffee in han...
022: Miscarriage, Messy Roads to Motherhood, Being a Fertile Myrtle, and Diminishing Our Own Pain with Sarah Aschkenas
March 21, 2018 08:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBIn Sarah's Own Words...Sarah is a wife, mama, and podcaster who loves stories. The kind of stories that you share over a cup of coffee, on a comfy couch, or with a box of tissues. She is the host of the Messy Roads to Motherhood podcast which is a safe place where women come to share their difficult journeys to becoming moms. Her hope for the podcast is that every woman would believe their story is worthy of being told. When she’s not busy spending time with family or working, you can probabl...
021: Fat Activism, Dancing the Tango Until Someone Said a Shitty Comment, and the Importance of Sharing Our Stories Like the Horrors of Breastfeeding with Tiana Dodson
March 14, 2018 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBin Tiana’s own words…Tiana Dodson is a fat activist and health coach who runs One Beautiful Yes, where she helps people in big bodies find their healthy. (Body shaming, intentional weight loss, and self-hatred not included.) If she could only ever tell the world one thing, it would be that health isn’t about the size of your body: it’s about how you function in that body, how you fuel that body, and how you feel about that body. And that process always starts with one precious, beautiful yes....
020: Healing from Sexual Abuse, Finding Love, and Intimacy with Tasha Tilley
March 07, 2018 12:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBIN TASHA'S OWN WORDSI am a compassionate woman with a passion for wisdom, creativity and unconditional love. My past has been dark, I lived through eight years of debilitating child sexual abuse, violence and carried around a deeply wounded heart. My faith has been strong. It was a deep belief in unconditional LOVE that I held on to, that kept me living with my heart on my sleeve. Open always with hope and full of love to give. My determination and deep knowing that there is goodness to be e...
018: White Ladies Finding Themselves, Evolving our Language, and Death Doula’ing with Rachael Rice
February 21, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBSometimes you just need a winding conversation…one with really no start and end (other than we only had an hour scheduled).Throw in Rachael Rice and you have one magical, radical, whimsical, intriguing, inspiring, and challenging conversationWE COVER THE GAMUT…LITERALLY…LIKE CRADLE TO GRAVE.We start off talking about art and snowflakes and how BAD I am at art and we throw in some exotic marshmallow making and then Rachael agrees to be my surrogate crafty mom…WHA?!?!?!?!?!(Little does she know...