Answers and Solutions with Jess and Mary
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Accepting Opposition
April 10, 2024 10:00 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBAre you feeling opposition within your world? The person you personify might be feeling internal obstacles because of external views and current real-life challenges. You might even be feeling and noticing resistance more than ever before? Let’s get honest and talk about it! Here… in this strong 15- minute space… we invite you to pause, to breathe, to listen, and to grow! What if you put aside pain and shame? What if you came from the mindset of societal pressures enhancing your well-being,...
What if listening was Intentional?
March 13, 2024 10:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBListen in NOW for encouraging deep questions that will positively impact your life. We are excited to embark on this journey with you! Thank you for tuning into “Answers and Solutions with Jess & Mary” Our monthly podcast has a new look, a new format and a short 15-minute listen! In a world filled with distractions, where everyone seems to be managing two (or more) things at once, it's easy to forget the art of truly listening. But here… in this 15 minute space… we invite you to pause, t...
Expanding Focus on the Magic of JOY!
February 14, 2024 11:00 - 30 minutes - 28.5 MBListen in NOW for a Real Discussion that will reshape your life! This conversation will impact you. We all have pains! Are you in need of changing your mindset to address those pains? What if you were told that it was possible to live in joy even when you are feeling otherwise! Would you agree? Would you believe it? Jess and Mary dive straight into this focused topic with answers, tips/tricks and a guaranteed few “A-Ha moments” that you may just never forget! Hey, we believe that we are ...
Let Go and Fill Up
December 31, 2023 05:00 - 30 minutes - 28.6 MBListen NOW for encouragement to start your year 2024! This conversation is impactful. What are your Self expectations? Are your current goals healthy and realistic? Do you have goals at all? Growth is EXACTLY what is deeply shared and understood in this episode! Mary & Jess discuss “learning from the inside out” and how our “failures” (or most difficult times), often became our largest leaps toward powerful personal growth. What is most effective for you to start – stop – and continue...
Build It!... Build Your Future Self!
October 11, 2023 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBWe all have dreams and inspirations, but how do we get from where we are today, to where we want to be in the future? That is EXACTLY what we explore in this episode! Mary & Jess discuss the importance of envisioning your future Self, setting your mind with intention, and taking actionable steps toward bringing that vision to life. Stay listening for some simple tips and insights that will profoundly unlock your potential so you will become the person you aspire to be. Maybe it’s time to m...
“Disappointment Hurts... How's Your Mental Health?”
September 18, 2023 20:21 - 27 minutes - 25.7 MBToday’s episode is a deep dive discussion into the complex intersection of disappointment and mental health! Let’s explore together the impact that disappointment has on our mental well-being! Wow! Think about that for just a minute!!! Let’s define disappointment, look at the impact this emotion has on all of us, and strategize ways to cope. This rich conversation will transform and help you to prevent future disappointments while showing you how you support others in their disappointm...
What are you Noticing?
August 21, 2023 09:00 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MBThis podcast is an open and honest discussion celebrating the stages of life. What have you noticed as you have redesigned your life? Come along for an awakening conversation into the transition that women often face as they enter their 50’s and beyond. We introduce this topic in deep collaboration with our first special guest, Holistic Life Coach Susan Young who has recently concluded personal research into the lifetime of selflessness that many women naturally experience. Beyond middle...
Grief is Surrounded in Guilt
July 11, 2023 05:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MB“Have you noticed how your grief is often surrounded in Guilt?” Today’s podcast is an honest discussion on experiencing loss and the natural, normal response of losing someone or something significant in our lives. Yet why do we often ignore the guilt? In this episode we acknowledge and share the encouragement felt when little miracles are brought into our awareness. Our exchange twists into the stages of grief and we ponder the “why not’s?” We discuss the distinct emotional experiences ...
What if you grew it?
April 11, 2023 19:41 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBToday's topic is, “What if you grew it?” Your dreams can come true. What dreams have come true for you? What dreams have you yet to grow? In this episode we encourage your advancement toward starting a plan within the direction of a new objective. What seed should you NOW expand personally or professionally? We recognize what dreams we can leave behind and which dreams we truly should begin to seed. What you focus on expands. Your joy is a choice! We believe that joy is available to ...
Who's at the Conference Table
March 16, 2023 10:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBToday's topic is, “Who's at the Conference Table.” Your conference table is a physical, mental, emotional and spiritual place. It can serve you professionally, personally, and even assist you toward your highest joy or spiritually. Who would you like at your Conference Table for support, and love? Who would lift you up? We believe people come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. In this episode we share how to best connect with others with a common future... invite them to...
Grace Unknown
November 15, 2022 13:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBDo you feel like you are a “Work in Progress?” Don’t feel alone. We all are! You won’t want to miss this episode, packed so full of takeaways, that you’ll need your pen and paper handy. Today's guest Shelley DeJongh, who lives in a small town in Wisconsin with worldwide connections, shares her “Work in Progress” journey while giving herself grace. She is a real-talking, strength-building, solution-finding, hope-creating therapist/Coach. Shelley believes that healing is a process, that cha...
BEING THE BELOVED!
September 30, 2022 09:30 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBSuffering Anxiety? Triggered issues getting the best of you? Have you lost Faith but never gave up HOPE? Discover how to tap into your strengths that come from your weaknesses as today’s guest, Dr. Tim Fortescue shares his journey, techniques and experiences allowing you to reconnect and never give up hope. For nearly two decades, Dr. Tim Fortescue has been involved in ministry leadership in the church, community, and seminary settings. During this time, he has been impacted by life/spirit...
New Good-Byes are NEVER easy
September 15, 2022 10:41 - 33 minutes - 31 MBIt's a new SEASON. A season of change and new goodbyes never being easy. September is a time for change for everyone preparing to go from summer to fall, kids starting preschool, elementary, middle or high school, and young adults going off to college as their parents become empty nesters. It's a time of change and a different goodbye for everyone. These goodbyes never get easier and they definitely do not have a one size fits all mindset. Today's guest, Jessica Hartwig, an Empowerment Lif...
Balanced Empowerment through Physical Therapy
May 30, 2022 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBDo you need a PHYX? Are you feeling balanced physically, mentally and beyond? Have you ever thought physical pain could indicate there is an imbalance? Today’s guest, Dr. Hannah Sutter-Balke, a Doctor of Physical Therapy (“PT”) and Certified Athletic Trainer who earned both of her degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, shares her “Leap of Faith” and the importance and empowerment of balance through Physical Therapy. Our choices and taking a “Leap of Faith” can impact and trans...
Back to the Basics
May 15, 2022 21:11 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBWhat a difference WE could make TOGETHER if we were to go back to the basics of the simple key elements of saying, "Please and Thank You." Do you remember when you were young and your parents or guardian would say, “What do you say?” And your response was, “Please” or “Thank you!” I was taught to always say please, thank you and to be kind. If we looked hard enough, we would definitely see kindness all around the world. However, unfortunately we would also see the opposite. I’ve witnessed l...
Voices-19 Their Legacies Live On
April 30, 2022 09:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBBrenda E. Cortez is a living kidney donor to another mom, which is what inspired her to write her first children's book. She is the creator of Howl the Owl© (plush owl and book series) and his special message of Help Others With Love. Brenda's experiences have sparked her passion to make a difference in the world through her books, including her latest non-fiction book, "Voices-19", and now the stories she helps others bring to life. Today’s guests, Brenda Cortez and Gina Sirico, give a vo...
The GIFT of an 'Open Vision'
April 15, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBToday's guest, Kat Hitzeman is a Coach and a leader in prophetic art, healing art and ministry. Along with her work as a professional artist in bronze casting, painting and photography, she leads prophetic art workshops, and women’s retreats. Kat is an ordained pastor and an incredible GIFT of an 'Open Vision'. As Kat continued to heal herself, God revealed through an "Open Vision" how to create "Beauty for Ashes" from her own ashes to beauty, while helping other women. She took a leap of f...
Success Follows a Leap of Faith When You See the Signs
March 30, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes - 37.8 MBAre you a SEEKER of Life Balance? Do you follow your instincts? Do or would you take a Leap of Faith into the unknown? Could you move across the country without a job or home? Today’s guest, Ruth Busalacchi had a vision, followed her instincts and took some bold moves that changed her life. Listen to how Ruth shares her journey and how signs kept confirming decision after decision. While listening to Ruth’s journey, you begin to connect the dots and understand that not every bold move i...
I AM - FASTING
March 15, 2022 09:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBDo you believe the TRUTH of who you are? Do you FAST? How would you rate your Spiritual Life on a scale 1 to 10 with 10 being the highest? What is getting in the way of deepening your Spiritual Life? Discover some simple ways to deepen your Spiritual Life from your Host, Mary Markham. How do you react to the "I AM" Statements you may have come across on social media? Ever wonder what the big deal about I AM Statements are? Before “I AM” Statements were a “thing” all over social media, ...
VALUE YOUR TEEN
March 01, 2022 00:38 - 46 minutes - 43.2 MBAs February is Heart Health Month we continue to discuss the importance of a healthy heart through the difference between knowing and not knowing your teens love language. Does your teen feel valued? Are you struggling with understanding your teen? If so, listen as today’s guest, Jessica Hartwig, shares the importance of knowing her daughter’s love language and how her relationship got better and healthier. This makes for better relationships, hearts full of love while setting healthy bound...
A BITTERSWEET VALENTINE'S GIFT
February 14, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBHappy Valentine’s Day and National Donor Day! What better gift to give someone on Valentine’s Day than their HEART! And, I’m not talking figuratively, I’m talking physically! If you were told at the age of 16 that you had a congenital heart defect called Transpositions of the Great Arteries and needed a heart transplant would you still look at life through a positive lens and believe that “Someone else has it worse than me?” Hailey Steimel is 25, an AUTHOR of "A Heart on Valentine's Day" ...
There is a WAY OUT! Redeem & Restore
January 30, 2022 11:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MBThere is a Way Out! Today’s topic is tough, it’s not a pretty picture, easy to comprehend or understand, but when we educate ourselves, we can all help! Any one of us can use our time, talent and/or treasures to help women who have gone through Sex Trafficking. We want to help these women, who once felt rejected, lonely, desperate for love, abandoned, and shameful, to feel loved, supported and guided as they see the light of HOPE along their new journey. Listen to today’s guest, Krista Hull...
Relationship Recovery
January 15, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes - 37.7 MBAre you asking yourself how to stay in a relationship through recovery? Struggling with reconnecting with self? Others? And, trying to trust and set healthy boundaries without losing sight of your own interests? Today’s guest Leslie MacNabb, owner of Rise with Recovery, is a leading Holistic Self-Care and Relationship Coach who shares her relationship journey through recovery. While in a relationship with a man who struggled with addiction and then entered recovery, Leslie utilized the w...
The Power of "PLAY"
December 30, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBToday's guest Brandon Wetzstein has a passion for unlocking the innovation and creative potential in others. Listen to Brandon's secret behind the HOW and WHY his is so important to him. Brandon is an insanely curious and positive person. He tends to be overly optimistic, amazingly curious and looks for the silver lining in things and loves learning new things. Being that optimistic, curious and positive person, Brandon looks deeper to find ways to improve, save time and be efficient, espe...
PASSION, PURPOSE & PRIORITIES
December 15, 2021 10:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBWhat are YOU passionate about? What's YOUR purpose? What does being balanced mean to you? Are you looking to build a community? Want to be heard? Share your PASSION for a PURPOSE? Listen how today's guest, THE MAYOR of Podcast Town, Elzie Flenard, shares his PASSION for a PURPOSE and his "WHY" he created Podcast Town and how he can help you! And, get a mic in Elzie's hand and he is in his element. This incredible guy has a passion to tell stories that educate, motivate, inspire, and t...
It's All in Perspective!
November 30, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBIt’s that time of the year when we all have different perspectives on many topics and lately there have been many questions and diverse reactions that lead me to being called to do a Podcast on Perspective. Many people get excited about the holidays, the planning, the get-togethers, decorations and so on. Yet, it isn’t the same for everyone. There are many people who are suffering from loss, loneliness or illness and they would rather hide than celebrate the holidays, especially with happy...
Holistic Approach to Starting Over
November 15, 2021 11:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MBToday’s guest is an amazing woman who embraces diversity. Beverly Sartain was the first born American in her family and had two immigrant parents and English was their second language. Beverly has truly transcended her life. She has gone from her own recovery, to being a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor to being the President of the Holistic Coach Training Institute, where she trains aspiring coaches on coaching skills and business set-up. The Holistic Coach Certification Program is an ...
LEAP OF FAITH
October 30, 2021 10:48 - 21 minutes - 20.3 MBThis episode is me sharing how I took a leap of FAITH many times throughout my life and although at times it may have seemed scary and wondered initially what the heck I was doing, I knew, because of my FAITH, that everything would turn out okay. The benefits of having faith: Waking up grateful Grateful for the air you breathe and everything and everyone in your life Being grateful for the changing of the seasons and the joy nature brings Forgiveness is healing Strength to have difficu...
Peeling Away to Finding a Purpose
October 15, 2021 09:00 - 48 minutes - 45.1 MBIn this episode, Jennifer Wescott shares her incredible SURRENDER Starting Over story with Mary Markham. It's a true test of Faith and being her authentic self as she peels away the layers to find her purpose. She felt God pushing her to face fears and be vulnerable. Pushing through to find purpose in everything, expect the unexpected and know that life sometimes is not what you would expect. Trusting God and the process was her opportunity to let go and begin her new starting over journey....
Change & Transition Bring Opportunity - Listen To Your Desires
September 30, 2021 10:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBHave you ever thought how one personal decision made early on in life, would have the biggest impact later on in your professional life? Today’s guest, Jessica Hartwig, has a heart of gold and her genuine care for others shines through her “LIV IN VISION” business as a Holistic Concierge Life Coach. Listen to how Liv In vision serves others and how her “foster adopted” story began and changed her life forever! Adoption took on a whole new meaning for Jessica. What began as a decision, a wel...
'Meh' to MAGNIFICENT
September 15, 2021 10:00 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MBAre you DOING for everyone else? Living a secondhand life? Today’s guest, Amanda Ewin shares with Mary Markham what she thought was normal at the time, how her busy life was a life of doing for everybody else and became exhausting. She had to ask for help. Amanda hired a coach, and interesting enough, thought the coach would help her with time management without being told, “You’re doing too much.” And, of course, immediately thought this was the wrong person to help her. Amanda discovered...
Imposter to Invincible
August 30, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBIn this episode, Mary Markham’s guest, Sam Ferres, shares how she struggled with confidence her entire life. She remembers back when she was about three or four years old and actually remembers doubting herself quite a lot. What she thought was being shy and an introvert, was that she had real confidence issues and anxiety from moving to five different schools, witnessing bullying and trying to fit in. She suffered insomnia during her teen years, which led to suffering with imposter syndrom...
OWN YOUR LIFE
August 15, 2021 10:00 - 32 minutes - 30.3 MBWhen you STOP caring about other people’s opinions, you OWN YOUR LIFE! HONOR YOUR JOURNEY Listen to how today’s guest Ashley Maas went from jobless, no income with 1 year old twins, feeling unfulfilled, lost, scared and truly afraid of the unknown, to being a single mom with three beautiful children, and an obsession with personal development that lead her to becoming a successful entrepreneur. This amazingly single mom was tired of feeling shame and guilt for wanting more out of her life...
Third Eye Marketing with Benji Copeland
July 30, 2021 10:00 - 18 minutes - 17.5 MBHave you ever gone to a funeral and it changed your life? Or, maybe a quote caught your eye and changed your vision? Today’s guest, Benji Copeland, did both! After attending his grandfather’s funeral and seeing this quote, “You haven’t experienced life until you’ve been to a funeral.” From that moment, Benji had a spiritual transformation and his life and vision changed. His vision, creativity and intuition lead him to starting Third Eye Marketing business and the Power of 3 Podcast. What...
From Rock Bottom to SheCAN...and Beyond
July 15, 2021 09:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MBHave you hit rock bottom, are settling for mediocre or working your life away? Or, ever thought, “I just can’t do this anymore? I just want to give up on everything, everyone and even life?” STOP RIGHT THERE! Listen to today’s guest, Sarah Liebenthal as she shares her inspiring story of going from ROCK BOTTOM to multi-preneur. This recovering workaholic used her lowest point in life to propel her life forward into the woman she is today. EVERY WOMAN IS MEANT TO DO SOMETHING AMAZING For ma...
HAPPILY EVER AFTER BEYOND DIVORCE & MOTHERHOOD
June 30, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBHAPPILY EVER AFTER BEYOND DIVORCE & MOTHERHOOD Happily ever after begins today with how it is not necessary to live in the same city, nor state or even country to help reclaim independence and create a future filled with success, peace and happiness. Today’s guest, Alice McDonald is an International Separation & Divorce Coach helping women from around the world including Australia, the USA, China, Indonesia, Canada and South Africa. She uses her experiences to empower women to move beyond ...
Helping Others Saving Lives
June 15, 2021 11:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBHow do you START OVER again? After losing her dad and her job within weeks, today's guest Brenda Cortez starts over again. Starting Over for Brenda is stretching herself as an author, entrepreneur and making a difference with her connections and saving lives. Brenda is truly an inspiration and continues to HELP OTHERS WITH LOVE by bringing awareness to being a living kidney donor or helping others share their story. If you thought about being a living donor but have questions, listen to ho...
Rebuilding Yourself Through Property
May 30, 2021 10:00 - 42 minutes - 39.7 MBHave you ever thought about rebuilding yourself through property? Julie Wyatt, from Perth, Australia has been on a journey of rebuilding herself. After a divorce that left her physically, emotionally and mentally broken, she went after her love for renovations, and entered a competition that changed her life. This competition took Julie from a broken life to fixing broken houses. However, before renovating old and worn out homes into beautiful places to live, Julie began her career as a reg...
Uncovering your Purpose after Pregnancy Loss
May 15, 2021 11:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBHave you ever lost a baby or child with little or no support? Today’s guest, Sharna Southan is a Soulprenuer, which is a Soulful Entrepreneur helping women through pregnancy loss and women who want to be in control of their finances, happiness, time and their future. After suffering her own pregnancy loss and finding no support for herself, she began to research, and learn about self healing. She became a Life Coach, NLP Practitioner & Self Healing Spiral Practitioner before starting the In...
FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE!
April 30, 2021 11:00 - 48 minutes - 45 MBToday’s guest, Terri Pilawa was on top of the world. She had a great job, an amazing son, met her husband and was in the best shape of her life. Everything was going well until she felt like she was suffocating and couldn’t breath. Terri was in denial and couldn’t believe this was happening to her. After suffering from a misdiagnosis of adult asthma for 5 years and many trips to the emergency room, Terri was diagnosed with NSIP Pulmonary Fibrosis in 2012. After days, months, years of not kn...
Starting Again and again and again...
April 15, 2021 11:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MBHave you ever said to yourself, “Here I go AGAIN!” Or, asked yourself, “How many times must I start over again?” Today’s guest describes her “Starting Over” as really “Starting Again and again and again” journey. Christine Bannister’s journey to excellence has been fueled by challenges. After a rough divorce, single parenting and working in the 911 environment where traumatic events were commonplace, and a subsequent run-in with PTSD; she solidified her calling to bravely meet people in the...
Rising Brave
March 30, 2021 11:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBWhat does the term Rising Brave mean to you? Are you ready for Bravery and being Confident enough to take on the World? The World is never too big to connect and technology continues to bring us together, one story at a time. Today’s guest, Gretel Jane is a Separation Coach and Trauma Therapist and shares her story all the way from Australia. Gretel Jane helps newly separated women navigate the confusion, stress and drama of separation so they can move past the pain, overwhelming and frustr...
Love is the Answer
March 15, 2021 11:00 - 42 minutes - 39.7 MBAre you feeling unloved? By the end of this episode you will definitely know YOU ARE LOVED! Maybe you heard this incredible LOVE story on CNN or on a radio show or social media. If not, you will know that LOVE is the Answer and will feel loved by the end of this episode. Today's guest is an amazing 35 year old woman spreading LOVE around the world. This incredible woman is April DiDonna and her story is known worldwide. “Touch Someone's Heart Today” Her goal is to touch someone’s heart e...
Freedom of the Soul
February 28, 2021 11:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBToday’s guest, Mary Brook is a passionate self development coach, mentor and facilitator helping older adults age well, stay connected and participate in life-long learning. She retired from a career of community counseling and put her professional and personal experience to work by supporting others whose desire is to live vitally into their later years. As a woman in long-term recovery from substance addiction, she has a special place in her heart for those with similar stories who want to...
Follow Your Heart and the Money Will Come
February 15, 2021 11:00 - 38 minutes - 36.1 MBAre you questioning if you’re in the right job or heading down the right career path? If you answered yes, you won’t want to miss this career coaching inspiration from today’s guest Shay Perry. Shay is the owner of Harmony Dreams Coaching and a Career Coach, helping women who are starting over in their careers. Studying psychology in college, planted the seed of how passionate she is about helping other people. However, she also learned how being in the wrong job only left her drained and ...
The Key to Positive Communications
January 30, 2021 12:00 - 39 minutes - 36.9 MBHave you ever thought essential oils would help with communication? Listen how Janice Hagans-Higgins helps calm those difficult conversations with a little oil. She will share how having positive energy, with a positive mindset, is the key to positive communications. Today’s guest, Janice Hagans-Higgins, a mother of four adult children, a widow, and former nurse. Now, this amazing woman is an ICF Certified Holistic Coach, Aromatherapist, Certified Counselor and Founder of HEALING with Jani...
Starting Over in a Second Childhood
January 15, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBHow do you start your day? Today’s guest Cybele Botran’s daily must do is “BREATH WORK.” She takes long, luxurious breaths through her nose, holds for four counts and exhales for eight. This process brings her into the present moment. She also uses this process early in the morning and to help her fall asleep at night. Her starting over journey began when she stopped drinking alcohol in 2011, and in 2018, started inner child work. So her start over, in essence, had been like having a secon...
Starting Over in 2021 Intro with Mary Markham
January 01, 2021 21:50 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBIf you’ve ever asked yourself: How do I start over without fear of failure? How do I start over and move forward without carrying my past baggage? How do I start over after being abused? Neglected or Abandoned? How do I start over after a divorce? How do I start over after losing a loved one? How do I start over going through midlife changes? How do I start over from an addiction? How do I find myself? My purpose? How do I start over after my children have moved out and feeling lost...
Rhythm of Life
June 03, 2020 10:42 - 17 minutes - 32.3 MBIn this episode, I talk about how to take time for yourself to pause and rest in order to balance your rhythm of life. To access special offers go to inspirationalvisionsllc.com for details and for God-inspired products and gifts!
Rhythm of Life
June 03, 2020 10:42 - 17 minutes - 32.3 MBIn this solo episode, I talk about how to take time for yourself to pause and rest in order to balance your rhythm of life. To access special offers go to inspirationalvisionsllc.com for details and for God-inspired gifts!