She Handled It! with Arwen Becker
50 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Arwen Becker highlights women from different areas of study, ethnicities and backgrounds, who openly share with her one of the worst moments in their life. They go back to that rock-bottom moment, how it was overcome, what she learned and how beauty was brought forth from those ashes. When others crumbled, she persisted.
Women are experts at handling adversity and severe challenges. When her back is against the wall and all reasonable options have been exhausted, all that is left is her sheer will to pull herself out of bed one more time and to charge forth like Joan of Arc. She is a victorious, strong, determined woman who overcame what others believed would be her undoing.
Arwen Becker is a National Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur, Wife, Mother and Athlete, but in the valleys of her life, she battled many life-altering challenges ranging from; growing up in an alcohol and pornography laden home, abandonment, financial devastation as a child and adult, betrayal, imposter syndrome (just to name a few). She found freedom in vulnerability when she began to share her hurt, short-comings and failures, and desires other women to experience the same.
Talking through these truly tough moments, Arwen knows you will find hope in the inspirational and empowering stories of these women. You are not alone, and your brokenness is a gift to you and, more importantly, others you meet in the future. She Handled It, So Can You!
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050: The Love of God is Everything with Arwen Becker
October 26, 2021 15:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBJust when she thought that 2021 had presented enough challenges to deal with, Arwen’s left arm started going numb. In addition to finding out that both of her parents were diagnosed with cancer, and supporting them as best she could, now Arwen needed medical attention as well. After several hours of testing, the E.R. doctors thought Arwen had a blood clot or was potentially suffering from a heart attack before discovering that she had developed a rare condition called Thoracic Outlet Synd...
049: A Grateful Life is Our Responsibility with Angela Henderson
August 31, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes - 32.3 MBIn just eighteen months, Angela Henderson lost four very important people in her life. On Christmas Day, her grandmother died. On Mother’s Day, she lost her brother, and on the following New Year’s Day, a father-figure in her life had also passed away. And two weeks later, one of her close friends was killed on a highway when a piece of a boat flew through his windshield and struck him in the head. Having gone through that much loss and tragedy in such a short period of time would be too ...
048: Current Problems Are Always Temporary with Arwen Becker
August 17, 2021 13:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBIn late February, Arwen’s 80-year-old father fell down the stairs. When he saw the doctor to find out what kind of damage had been done, they learned he’d fractured part of his neck–and also discovered he had metastasized cancer. Later that very same day, her mother found out that she had breast cancer. They say that bad things come in threes, but sometimes, it’s even more than that. Especially in a year that already has many challenges that are beyond our control. So what do you do when...
047: Self-Care is Your Birthright with Katie McDonald
August 03, 2021 09:00 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBIn the corporate world, Katie McDonald was trapped in an endless, unwinnable race. She was selling advertising to huge corporations and in 45 national publications, but she was selling her soul in the process. She wasn’t sleeping. She stayed up all night thinking about the next sale, what she could do differently, all the ways she was failing, and why nothing would ever be enough. The more she pushed, the more her body acted up–and eventually, she couldn’t pretend anymore. When Katie left ...
046: A Man is Not a Financial Plan (Repost)
July 20, 2021 09:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBThrough divorce, Sheryl Hickerson learned the hard way that a man is not a financial plan. After 25 years of marriage, and standing outside a Michael’s Craft store, with her two grandson’s hands in her own, her husband called to tell her the big news, “I don't want to be married to you anymore.” Sheryl is the founder of Females & Finance, a 3000-strong private membership dedicated to fostering recruitment, training, and advancement of women in financial services and financial technology r...
045: Reinvention After Major Head Injury with Kathleen Klawitter
July 06, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBWhile walking down the cart path on a golf course, LPGA instructor Kathleen Klawitter was struck in the head by an errant speeding golf ball. In her words, “It felt like a railroad tie had driven straight through my skull and out my left eye socket.” The pain was so excruciating that it felt like a bowling ball had landed on her head and shimmied through her whole body. She had to relearn how to speak, read, write, and drive. She used her own body, mind, and spirit modalities to reprog...
044: From Victim to Victorious with Jessica Conness (Repost)
June 22, 2021 09:00 - 38 minutes - 36 MBAfter 24-year-old Jessica Conness told her then-husband that rent was three months behind, he picked her up and threw her through the glass dining room table. When child protective services arrived later that day, they told her that the next time the police were called, they would take custody of her infant daughter. She knew at that moment, for her daughter’s sake, she had to break the cycle of domestic abuse she had been suffering for years. In her first marriage, Jessica suffered verbal...
043: Tragedy to Triumph with Tina Mitchell
June 08, 2021 09:00 - 43 minutes - 40.5 MBWhen Tina Mitchell was 5 years old, she often played violin at the local market with her younger sister to help her parents keep the roof over their head. And when her father would come home drunk, her mother would take them down to the train station for the night and pretend to go on a trip with them to escape from the trauma at home. From her father’s issues with addiction, to his suicide attempt when she was 12 years old, and then dealing with her own addiction issues and the death of...
042: It's Okay to Want to Quit, Just Don't with Arwen Becker (Repost)
May 25, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBWhen life is collapsing in on you, yet your personal and professional lives are intertwined, how do you persevere? After 17 years of working together, Arwen and her husband made the decision to sell half of their business and she was going to work for someone else. Arwen saw the sale as an opportunity to lift a huge financial burden off her shoulders, but the impact on their lives, their kids, and their employees was simply too much for her to bear. At the last possible minute, she backed ou...
041: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with Barb Provost
May 18, 2021 09:00 - 53 minutes - 49.8 MBWhen Barb Provost’s mom came home from her fourth grade parent-teacher conference, she relayed the teachers’ feedback, “You’re not as smart as the rest of the children, but you’re going to make it.” After hearing this, Barb realized that even if she didn’t fit in now, she knew that her skills and knowledge would be valuable later. There wasn’t something “wrong” with her then and she certainly isn’t wrong now. Barb is a 25-year veteran of the Chicago business industry. She holds multiple ma...
040: Beauty and Worth are Found Within with Tia Glover
May 11, 2021 09:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBOn a daily basis, Tia Glover found herself defending her appearance at her boarding school when she was just 8 years old. She was surrounded by girls that weren’t of the same race or from the same background, and she always felt like she stood out like a sore thumb. It happened so often that she didn’t even know she was dealing with feelings of rejection as they took root. Now, Tia runs a full-service image and style coaching business in Washington, D.C., where she’s helped clients of all ...
039: Grandma’s Financial Devastation Altered the Course of His Life with Cody Foster
May 04, 2021 09:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBWhen Cody Foster was a junior in college, his mom called one morning and told him that his grandma was losing her café, and that she was going to declare bankruptcy. She was 64 years old, divorced, and was about to lose her sole source of income for the last three decades. This sent Cody on a quest to better understand money, which then led him to found Advisors Excel in Topeka, Kansas. Advisors Excel has grown from three founders to over 650 employees since 2005, working tirelessly to he...
038: When Life Hits Like a Riptide with Arwen Becker
April 27, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes - 32.4 MBA fun day almost ended in tragedy when Arwen Becker’s teenage boys were pulled out to sea by a riptide on a deserted beach in Costa Rica. When her husband Randy noticed that they had drifted too far from the shore, he started furiously waiving for them to come in, completely unaware of the level of danger they were in. For a brief moment, Easton’s screams for help cut through the deafening waves and Randy knew something was terribly wrong. In an instant, he sprinted into the water and swam...
037: First Improv Performance was Almost Her Last with Kymberlee Weil
April 20, 2021 09:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBWhen Kymberlee Weil left the stage after her first improv performance, she told her comedy troop that she wouldn’t be back and apologized. She thought she bombed because even her best friend wasn’t laughing. When the night was over, she told her husband she was retiring from improv, and that comedy performance simply wasn’t for her. Thankfully, her best friend assured her after the show that she was hilarious and she had nothing to worry about. That night, she learned an important lesson ...
036: Chronic Illness was Her Hidden Blessing with Kelly Lynn Adams
April 13, 2021 09:00 - 33 minutes - 31.5 MBWhile working 80+ hours each week, Kelly Lynn Adams’ body was literally breaking down. The red flags were there, but she wasn’t listening. When her body finally gave way, her doctor had no choice but to send her to the ER due to severe dehydration, fever and malnutrition. She spent the next two days in the hospital on an IV. For the next two and a half months, all she could do was sleep. She was utterly exhausted. She developed a few chronic illnesses during that time, however they turned...
035: After Losing So Much, She Discovered What Truly Mattered with Rakel Chafir
April 06, 2021 09:00 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBRakel Chafir was 8 months pregnant with her second child and the height of her fitness and coaching career, when one morning she woke up and realized she had completely lost her voice. The vocal polyps that had emerged left her with one option for treatment during her pregnancy – no talking whatsoever, until she could have the surgery she needed several months later. Unable to work or communicate, Rakel and her family relunctantly moved to back to Florence where she would recover from surger...
034: Experiencing Joy is Worth the Risk with Arwen Becker
March 30, 2021 09:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBAt 10 years old, Arwen Becker was thrilled to have the very rare opportunity to jump off the high dive after swimming practice. As she waited on the top step for her teammate to jump, she lost her footing and fell onto the concrete 15 feet below. The entire swimming class screamed in horror at her crumpled up body lying on the floor. In the middle of the chaos, Arwen was amazed to discover that she didn’t break her leg or hit her head. However, she quickly realized by what she saw, that he...
033: Unconventional Path to Life with Wendy Posillico
March 23, 2021 09:00 - 52 minutes - 48.8 MBOn the day that 40-year-old Wendy Posillico was ready to undergo her in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure, she was stunned when the doctor asked if she had considered finding an egg donor. Heartbroken and devastated by his doubt in the viability of her own eggs, she asked his top RN, “Why am I doing this if he doesn’t think I can do it?” Thankfully, the nurse gave Wendy some great advice and simply said, “Don’t listen to him.” That advice turned out to be monumental as it led to her bigg...
032: A Sherpa Named Zoi with Eric Hodgdon
March 16, 2021 09:00 - 35 minutes - 26.1 MBAfter losing his 15-year-old daughter to suicide, Eric Hodgdon found himself screaming, “Oh my god, Zoi, I’m so sorry. I cannot believe that I did not help you in some way.” Suddenly, it felt as if Zoi was sitting next to him. She said, “Dad, cut it out. I’m okay.” He froze, said, “Oh, my god. She’s right. She is okay now.” You would never know that Eric has walked through a massive, devastating life experience – or that it was this trauma that set him on a path to where he is and what he ...
031: Not Defined by Her OCD with Kelsey Chapman
March 09, 2021 10:00 - 52 minutes - 37.8 MBWhen Kelsey Chapman was diagnosed with OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), she understood that her feelings wouldn’t go away just because she wanted them to. She needed to work ruthlessly to address this problem and set extreme boundaries. Why? Without them, she’d go back to feeling every wall in her house before going to bed and actively living in irrational fears. Kelsey is an author, podcaster, and personal cheerleader to women building their dream lives and businesses. She launched he...
030: Miracle within Life and Death with Arwen Becker
March 02, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBOne Sunday morning while travelling to church, Arwen’s path crossed with another that desperately needed help. She noticed a tiny animal in the middle of the road and immediately knew what she had to do. With her love for animals, a degree in zoology and several years of experience at a wildlife rehabilitation center, Burg - the burgundy colored baby rock dove - couldn’t have been in better hands. Arwen cared for Burg like he was a family pet until he was healthy enough to be on his own. H...
029: Hard Work and Belief Defeated Ulcerative Colitis with Kelly Haney
February 23, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBAs she weighed in at 84 pounds, new mother and wife, Kelly Haney was too sick for life-saving ulcerative colitis surgery. After being in the hospital for weeks at a time, fighting for her life, the large doses of immunosuppressant drugs helped stabilize her enough to go home, but this 29-year-old would not accept that she would have to be on these drugs for the rest of her life. Recovery wasn’t easy, but Kelly got fanatical about her health and determined to live a medication-free life. Thro...
028: Lyme Disease Wasn't Stronger than Her Will with Molly Dare Hillenbrand
February 16, 2021 10:00 - 33 minutes - 25 MBTick bites at summer camp led 12-year-old Molly Dare Hillenbrand’s entire body to be ravaged with a severe case of Lyme Disease. She lived in debilitating pain for a year, barely able to speak at times, and trying several medications until the doctors eventually began treating her intravenously. This treatment meant she would spend most of her time in middle school toting around an IV pole. And while she did eventually recover, she is still living with the lasting effects to this day. Yet ...
027: God is Awesomer than Cancer with Kara Jones
February 09, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBWhen Kara Jones’ daughter was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, she sat curled up in the fetal position the entire night, cried and prayed. They had no money to pay for treatment, limited knowledge of what might work, and had no choice but to put their faith in God. Over the 2.5 years, they spent 138 days living at Seattle Children’s Hospital as Hunter Rose went through five rounds of intensive chemo, 12 rounds of radiation, and six rounds of immunotherapy. And while there are still ch...
026: Autism and Insomnia - To the Edge and Back with Arwen Becker
February 02, 2021 10:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBWhen Arwen realized she wasn’t able to fix her son’s ADD and Autism diagnosis with proper food, therapy, effort, time, pity or accommodations she felt like a failure. Realizing she had no real control over the situation, she broke down and soon found herself suffering from severe, debilitating insomnia. As months passed by, the situation only worsened as she was terrified to drive and had doubts that she’d ever feel normal again. As she spun out of control and had to seek medical intervent...
025: Caregivers Need Not Sacrifice It All with Cathy Sikorski
January 26, 2021 22:00 - 41 minutes - 30.6 MBWhen Cathy Sikorski became caregiver for both her two-year-old daughter and her 92-year-old grandmother, she felt like she’d become trapped in an alternate universe. If her daughter took a snack from the dog’s dish one morning, her grandmother would do the exact same thing, then say, “Well, she’s doing it.” Cathy has been a practicing and consulting elder law attorney for over 30 years, with a special focus in financial and legal preparation in the aging crisis. She’s the author of Showeri...
024: Shattered by Abuse, but Unbroken In Faith with Kristal Klear
January 19, 2021 10:00 - 41 minutes - 30.5 MBKristal Klear never asked for the severe abuse she suffered at the hands of multiple people growing up, people she looked to for love and protection. That gave way to domestic abuse as an adult. After breaking free from all of that, Kristal does not identify as a victim. With her faith and determination, she made it through, and now she helps others to do the same. Kristal is the author of Shattered Glass, the host of the Kristal Klear Podcast, and the CEO of the Rock Paper Scissors Founda...
023: Leadership Has No Age with Kelsey Erickson
January 12, 2021 10:00 - 42 minutes - 96.7 MBComing down from her first panic attack, Kelsey Erickson knew something was wrong. She thought she’d landed her dream job, but the physical feelings of discomfort she was ignoring proved correct. Her whole body was telling her that something wasn’t right. On the outside, she appeared to be successful. But she wasn’t finding purpose in her career and working long hours while burning the candle at both ends was quickly driving her towards burnout. Now, she’s a career and life coach for high ...
022: Babies Bounce Back, So Will You!
January 05, 2021 10:00 - 17 minutes - 28.8 MB48 hours after coming home with her newborn, Arwen thought she nearly killed him. As sleep deprivation was increasing, and in her weary-eyed stupor, she accidentally left the space heater on at maximum heat in the baby's room. By the time she realized what happened, the temperature in the room was over 100 degrees and her son was lethargic and barely responsive. The guilt was overwhelming and the doubts began to creep into her mind that she was not fit for motherhood. That same guilt would...
021: Pushing Past the Limits to Become Limitless with Dr. Linda Travelute
December 22, 2020 10:00 - 36 minutes - 59 MBWhile pregnant with her firstborn son, lifelong workaholic Dr. Linda Travelute was diagnosed with preeclampsia - a life-threatening condition caused by high blood pressure that can lead to the death of both mother and child. Even as she was about to give birth, her nurses were begging her to stop working, but she simply couldn’t let go. Now, she is on a mission to ensure that no one attempting to be Superwoman hurts their relationships or their health. Dr. Linda is a Certified Temperament ...
020: Near Blindness Created Clearer Vision with Kristen Brokaw
December 15, 2020 10:00 - 43 minutes - 69.5 MBAt the age of 40, Kristen Brokaw was told by her doctor that she could potentially lose her vision when she found out that she had unknowingly exposed herself to toxic mold. With permanent scarring and vision loss, she didn’t just learn to see the world differently–she also found her mission. After her diagnosis, Kristen used her decades of experience in nutraceutical medicine sales to launch Elite Masters of Medicine - a mastermind where she helps clinicians design their ideal practices. ...
019: A View of Redemption with Fahren Johnson
December 08, 2020 10:00 - 45 minutes - 72.4 MBWhen she was 23 years old, Fahren Johnson learned that she was born of rape to a mother who was institutionalized with severe paranoid schizophrenia. Her mother’s condition resulted in Fahren being a ward to the state with no contact to her biological family. From there, she bounced from home to home in the foster care system which eventually led to her being molested at a young age. Years later, as she put the pieces together of her own story, Fahren learned that her adoptive mother Helen...
018: Sometimes Irrational is Totally Rational with Arwen Becker
December 01, 2020 10:00 - 25 minutes - 58.9 MBIn 2009, when the Becker’s 4-year-old cat, Lewis, was attacked leaving him with a broken jaw, the entire family faced a very difficult decision; find a way to fund a $5,000 bill in the midst of the greatest financial difficulty of their lives and with no guarantees, or put him to sleep. The commitment and determination of their 12-year-old led the way to the seemingly irrational decision to go ahead with surgery. But Lewis wasn’t just a cat, he was the connection to a life ended prematurely ...
017: Penniless and Worthless No More with Jen Du Plessis
November 24, 2020 10:00 - 48 minutes - 35.9 MBOne day around the age of seven, an extended family member told Jen Du Plessis, “You're going to be just like your father, you're going to be worthless, you're going to be poor, you're going to be an alcoholic...you'll really basically amount to nothing.” And just two short year later, she walked in the house as her dad held a shotgun to her mom’s head, cocked, loaded, ready to go. And it wouldn't be the first time and it certainly wouldn't be the last, but that is the day Jen declared she w...
016: The Courage to Let It All Fall Apart with Debbie Page
November 17, 2020 10:00 - 54 minutes - 124 MBAfter growing up with an alcoholic father, Debbie Page was told in college "If you have alcoholism in your family, you're going to be attracted to that in a partner.” Being a very level-headed woman, whose father got sober when she was 16, she thought that was ridiculous, until she met her gregarious, fun-loving future husband in her early 20s. That began nearly 20 years of justification, lies, shame, rehab, financial infidelity and eventually divorce. An eventual understanding of the term c...
015: Dismissed English Major Turned Venture Capitalist with Marcella Allison
November 10, 2020 10:00 - 45 minutes - 104 MBMarcella Allison was told that a “glorified bookkeeper with an English degree” does not become a venture capitalist after she enthusiastically approached the guest speaker in her MBA class. He continued to tell her that since she didn’t get her MBA from Harvard, didn’t have a 4.0, wasn’t captain of the lacrosse team, this was never going to happen. Everything of this stereotypical profile she didn’t fit. But she refused to let some arrogant man determine her path or worth. Through tenacity...
014: Mom's Faith Was Bigger Than Multiple Sclerosis with Randy Becker
November 03, 2020 10:00 - 40 minutes - 29.9 MBRandy’s youth was forever changed when his mom was diagnosed with progressive Multiple Sclerosis when she was just 26. It was the accident that she experienced early in her diagnosis that permanently relinquished her to a wheelchair and thrust him into a place of caregiver while he was still in elementary school. Yet it was her consistent faith that left a lasting mark on his life. Randy is a retirement planning professional, an author, and the founder and co-owner of Becker Retirement Gro...
013: Finding Peace After Significant Loss with Megan Jones
October 27, 2020 09:00 - 43 minutes - 32.1 MBIt’s one thing to lose your parent, it is another to lose your mom, dad and father-in-law in a span of 2 years, while dealing with your own health challenge. Megan Jones found herself fighting through the fallout of her mom’s dementia diagnosis, and her father’s hidden battle with metastasized lung cancer, the same cancer that would take her father-in-law just a few months later, all while struggling through the war raging within her own body. This was a fight unlike anything she had ever fa...
012: Love The Story Your Body Tells with Kerstin O'Shields
October 20, 2020 09:00 - 49 minutes - 115 MBFor many years, performer and singer Kerstin O’Shields found herself privately dealing with abuse at home, all the while living a very public life. About five years into the marriage, when she asked for help from family, the message was disheartening, “You're married, you need to go fix your marriage. It's not about you.” Even law enforcement believed the lies that her ex-husband was telling them. Questions would mount; when do I count? How am I not part of that equation? Why is my safety no...
011: From Victim to Victorious with Jessica Conness
October 13, 2020 09:00 - 37 minutes - 86.9 MBAfter 24-year-old Jessica Conness told her then-husband that rent was three months behind, he picked her up and threw her through the glass dining room table. When child protective services arrived later that day, they told her that the next time the police were called, they would take custody of her infant daughter. She knew at that moment, for her daughter’s sake, she had to break the cycle of domestic abuse she had been suffering for years. In her first marriage, Jessica suffered verbal...
010: Takes Courage to Walk Away
October 06, 2020 09:00 - 33 minutes - 24.4 MBIt’s one thing to quit when things just get hard. It's another to surrender when things become cruel and abusive. Through Arwen’s experience playing Division 1 volleyball, she realized firsthand that surrendering is different than quitting. It's about self-respect. It's about having people treat one the way that one truly ought to be treated. Arwen gave up her scholarships to follow a boy who was playing baseball at the University of Washington, where she watched her teammates’ bodies coll...
009: The Real You is More Than Enough with Judy Hoberman
September 29, 2020 09:00 - 39 minutes - 90.2 MB“You’ll never amount to anything” were the words spoken over Judy Hoberman throughout her youth. After telling her dad that she wanted to go to medical school to become a doctor, he took that information and instead enrolled her into a beauty contest, telling her “You have to win because all you are is pretty and you'll never amount to anything else.” Over the course of her career, Arwen was constantly striving to fit in with the boys - including her husband. She would ask herself “Am I no...
008: Time to Save Yourself with Amber Vilhauer
September 22, 2020 09:00 - 38 minutes - 88.8 MBAfter five girls beat her up and dozens of others just stood in observation, 16-year-old Amber Vilhauer knew something in her life had to change and ultimately, she was the one responsible for saving herself. Everyone can learn and grow from challenge and difficulty, but that growth simply has to come from within and Amber understands this all too well. Amber knows what it feels like to be victimized and to play a role in one’s victimization. Today, Amber joins the podcast to share the s...
007: Overcoming Postpartum Depression with Cordelia Gaffar
September 15, 2020 09:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBGetting through the darkest and most difficult emotions in life isn’t always about sheer force or brute strength. It’s about reassurance, confidence, grace, and learning to use that darkness as a source of power. After having her second child and surviving two miscarriages, Cordelia Gaffar felt less like herself than ever before. Rather than go on antidepressants while nursing her daughter, she dove headfirst into nutrition, fitness, and spiritual practice on a journey to unload the weight o...
006: Cougar Attack and Getting Fired were Unexpected Gifts
September 08, 2020 09:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBBeing fired from her dream job ushered in the beginning of the end of Arwen’s first marriage. Major confusion ensued as all she knew was unexpectedly and forcefully ripped away. From the time she was five, Arwen desired to work with wild animals and by the age of 20, that dream came true. She ran a wildlife care facility in charge of 300+ animals a day, one being a 110lb cougar named Sasha. Today, Arwen is sharing the story of how she found (and lost) her dream job - and how this loss bo...
005: A Man is Not a Financial Plan with Sheryl Hickerson
September 01, 2020 09:00 - 29 minutes - 67.8 MBThrough divorce, Sheryl Hickerson learned the hard way that a man is not a financial plan. After 25 years of marriage, and standing outside a Michael’s Craft store, with her two grandson’s hands in her own, her husband called to tell her the big news, “I don't want to be married to you anymore.” Sheryl is the founder of Females & Finance, a 3000-strong private membership dedicated to fostering recruitment, training, and advancement of women in financial services and financial technology r...
004: Self-Care is Not a Spa Day with Abby Havermann
August 25, 2020 09:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBEven the strongest, most confident, and most capable people in your life aren’t invincible. In fact, many women spend hours of their lives convincing people that they’ve got it all together when life is falling apart. Within the same month, Abby Havermann found herself facing her father’s diagnosis with esophageal cancer and her seven-year-old son was diagnosis with a degenerative neuromuscular disorder, Charcot-Marie-Tooth. Today, Abby joins the podcast to talk about self-care in the mids...
003: Reinvention Takes Courage with Alayne Reesberg
August 18, 2020 09:02 - 36 minutes - 85 MBGrowing up largely invisible to her parents, Alayne Reesberg learned autonomy at a very young age. Yet at home she was constantly surrounded by books, which filled much of the void she felt with information and knowledge of the world at large. She discovered very early on that this insatiable curiosity she had to learn would provide her much of the direction and insight she would need as she faced significant moments of change in her life – change that would eventually lead her to reinvent h...
002: It's Okay to Want to Quit, Just Don't with Arwen Becker
August 18, 2020 09:00 - 35 minutes - 82.8 MBWhen life is collapsing in on you, yet your personal and professional lives are intertwined, how do you persevere? After 17 years of working together, Arwen and her husband made the decision to sell half of their business and she was going to work for someone else. Arwen saw the sale as an opportunity to lift a huge financial burden off her shoulders, but the impact on their lives, their kids, and their employees was simply too much for her to bear. At the last possible minute, she backed ou...
001: Welcome to She Handled It with Arwen Becker
August 12, 2020 13:32 - 12 minutes - 30.1 MBWelcome to the She Handled It with Arwen Becker. In this podcast, Arwen highlights women from different areas of study, ethnicities and backgrounds, who openly share with her one of the worst moments in their life. They go back to that rock-bottom moment, how it was overcome, what she learned and how beauty was brought forth from those ashes. When others crumbled, she persisted. Women are experts at handling adversity and severe challenges. When her back is against the wall and all reaso...