Michelle Nicole is the inventor of Unicorn SPiT and an avid artist and crafter. She’s a self-taught artist with a passion for color, design, and art therapy. Whether she’s transforming an outdated piece of furniture into a sleek, stylish piece, or formulating new colors to add to her popular line of Unicorn SPiT products, her creative mind is always in motion. In addition to discovering new ways to use her ingenious product, Michelle enjoys teaching others how to “let your creative juices flow.”...
Dec 20, 2021•56 min•Season 4Ep. 267
Listen in as I chat with the author, ordained pastor and co-founder of coaching and consulting firm Empower to Engage, Nicole L. Davis, PhD. She recently released her new book, “Eve, Where Are You?: Confronting Toxic Practices Against the Advancement of Women,” which offers a powerful and thought-provoking analysis of the current status of gender equality within the Christian church and marketplace and provides valuable insight into the discrimination and hostility women face when attempting to ...
Dec 19, 2021•50 min•Season 4Ep. 266
Join me as I chat with Amy Sinha, a British Asian jazz vocalist, songwriter, presenter and now voice over artist from Wales, in the UK. Her story is quite the unique one, but through the constant struggle and heaviness, every challenge has created new ways to help educate & inspire at least one person to other possibilities of ‘normal’ in this world. She developed many rare conditions and disabilities from 1 year old. The first being cataracts leaving her almost blind, the 2nd being a rare n...
Dec 17, 2021•36 min•Season 4Ep. 265
Once there was a hard-working shoe salesgirl who, in her own words, “despised money” and all that it represented. Not exactly the backstory you might expect from someone who became a millionaire and now wants to help you do the same. But Esra Banguoglu Ogut is now convinced that the only things standing in our way are our own self-created limitations. She spells it all out in her new book, Money Does Grow on Trees: The Myths We Create and Live By. “It is kind of ironic that what limited me and w...
Dec 15, 2021•45 min•Season 4Ep. 264
“Life is not meant to go smoothly. You will have fantastic days and you will have terrible days and you will have many ordinary ones in between. Be grateful for them all and trust that no matter what life throws at you, you will be able to deal with it.” Sometimes young people do not want guidance and advice from their parents and they look to other sources. A serving of wisdom is a loving and wise ‘mum in a book’. Written by a mother of two teenagers, Kirsty Mooney has observed her two children...
Dec 13, 2021•43 min•Season 4Ep. 264
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.Philippians 4:6 How many of us cease to worry and hand everything over to God? I admit that I am guilty of not trusting that God has a plan for all the sufferings and trials that we went through. I just had to have faith that He would see us through. I have to confess that sometimes I didn’t have faith, I wanted the answers right then and right there. I didn’t trust t...
Dec 13, 2021•23 min•Season 4Ep. 262
Y'all ever have one of those days that it seemed like everything you touched decided to act crazy? Yep, you have then you will enjoy this episode about how Apple and Google joined forces to conspire against me. Just Kidding but it did feel like that. Giving you a life update and what made me have a pretty amazing Saturday and it's all about mindset.
Dec 05, 2021•31 min•Season 4Ep. 261
Sandra Ann Harris is the founder and president of ECOlunchbox, a mission-based consumer products company. Her passion is protecting the oceans by reducing people's dependence on plastics. ECOlunchbox, a certified B Corporation, and California Green Business innovate and sells high-quality, plastic-free food container solutions. She has a diverse background in business consulting, product development, investigative journalism, and digital marketing strategy along with her work in the non-profit s...
Dec 03, 2021•32 min•Season 4Ep. 260
When our loved ones depart, is it possible to still sense their presence or perhaps even be guided by their voices? Award-winning author Nicole Black explores the unbreakable bond between a father and his daughter in her poignant new book, I Can Still Hear You, which recently received a Bronze Medal in the 2021 Independent Publisher Book Awards. Nicole Black is an author, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur with a passion for sharing unique stories and helping people grow. For over 20 years, ...
Dec 01, 2021•56 min•Season 4Ep. 259
Following the expected path of graduating from law school, getting married, and having kids, Shari and her husband soon made the joint decision to have one of them stay at home with their two children. Still a licensed attorney today, Shari stopped practicing in her late 30s. “It wasn’t something that I had planned for, and it was a difficult transition from lawyer to stay-at-home mom,” she recalls. “During the transition, I lost both the company of men as friends and colleagues as well as my id...
Nov 29, 2021•48 min•Season 4Ep. 258
Sometimes so many negative things happen to us that we forget to be thankful. This devotion from Embraced: 100 Devotions to Know God Is Holding You Close by Lysa Terkeurst Grab Embrace Here https://amzn.to/3p1cVTW { amazon affiliate link} Here is a little more about Embraced God doesn't pull back from your sharp edges. He pulls you close. In Embraced , beloved Bible teacher and bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst offers 100 devotions that will resonate with women in all stages of life by giving yo...
Nov 28, 2021•14 min•Season 4Ep. 257
As a therapist for nearly two decades, Kate Evans knew she could help women with feelings of overwhelm. Kate developed a personal coaching system; Soulful Space where women could learn how to declutter their mind, body, soul, and space to help them live the intentional and joyful life they deserve. As a certified life coach and therapist, Kate offers her knowledge of decluttering and organization, yoga, and yogic philosophy to support women in their daily lives. As she built her business, she le...
Nov 24, 2021•55 min•Season 4Ep. 256
Learning how to form meaningful connections in an increasingly disconnected world is a valuable skill we can all benefit from. And when this connection crosses generational boundaries and physical abilities, the impact is even more profound — and positive. Into the Wind from award-winning author William Loizeaux pairs 10-year-old Rusty with white-haired Hazel in a poignant story about the surprising, sustaining bonds that can blossom between the young and the old. Inspired by his real-life child...
Nov 23, 2021•55 min•Season 4Ep. 255
When Sheila VanZile’s distant, love-withholding mother died, VanZile’s grief was supplanted by guilty relief. Their relationship had been complicated, and as her mother’s primary caregiver, VanZile emerged from her mother’s passing physically spent. She wanted to collapse, but she had been given a remarkable gift: the opportunity to begin life anew — on her own terms. At the age of 60, VanZile began a profound transformation that she shares in her powerful new book, My Waterfall of Awakening: Ho...
Nov 22, 2021•43 min•Season 4Ep. 254
The Penury City Trilogy tackles the hard topics for our times: control, abortion, pornography, gaming, addiction, torture, and socialism to name a few. However, it doesn’t just call out the problems but gives the explanation of why they are rampant today and the solution. This adventure is like no other. It will take every ounce of courage, strength, and trust that you can muster. This requires that you put aside everything you know, everything you have been taught, and everything that you might...
Nov 21, 2021•44 min•Season 4Ep. 253
Author Heather Carter's battle with Leukemia in 2015 prompted her to capture what she refers to as "soul-selfies" - candid reflections on life that are raw, poignant, and unfiltered. She began writing a reflective series of blog posts while in the hospital. She realized that all of us are affected by the disease of the soul. Being broken and vulnerable to others is what gives us hope so we can all get better. We cannot do it alone. Join me as we chat about her reflections in her new book, Soul S...
Nov 19, 2021•50 min•Season 4Ep. 252
Most people are surprised to learn that more accidental injuries and deaths occur while receiving healthcare than from all other kinds of accidents added together. It can be quite daunting to navigate the healthcare industry. So what should you know when you have to get surgery? Listen in as I chat with Michael J. Saks, author of Closing Death's Door, on some tips on how to reduce your chances of becoming a victim of medical error. Helpful Links Grab Closing Death's Door: Legal Innovations to En...
Nov 17, 2021•56 min•Season 4Ep. 251
Are you a fixer, a rescuer, or a people pleaser? Do you feel guilty — really guilty — saying no? Codependency once meant being involved with someone who was dependent upon an addictive substance. Today, the definition of codependency has expanded to encompass other unhealthy behaviors associated with relationships. “Codependency is like narcissism in reverse,” explained licensed therapist, Mary Joye, LMHC. “Narcissists are self-absorbed, while codependents are hyper-focused on the needs of other...
Nov 15, 2021•50 min•Season 4Ep. 250
If you haven't noticed this past week, the podcast episodes have been about dealing with grief and legacy. This week grief has hit me hard. Y'all there is no time limit on grief. I lost my sister 26 years ago and I still miss her every day. Listen in as I chat about 2 of the greatest people I knew- my dad and my sister.
Nov 14, 2021•25 min•Season 4Ep. 249
Carew Papritz, also known as The Cowboy Philosopher, is the author of the multi-award-winning book The Legacy Letters. Though fictional, The Legacy Letters has won acclaim as a life lessons book for all generations, gaining the distinction of being the only book in publishing history to win awards in both fiction and non-fiction categories. A Renaissance Man in an age that lauds the specialist, The Huffington Post says Papritz "intrigues and enlightens, charms and catalyzes change for every read...
Nov 12, 2021•56 min•Season 4Ep. 248
Sometimes, difficulties and loss can reshape who we are and nudge us into growing. Just like a caterpillar sheds its skin and spins itself a silky chrysalis, what results is a breathtakingly beautiful creature we could never imagine, the butterfly. Meg Nocero’s story is not so different as she depicts her extraordinary transformation in Butterfly Awakens. As a forty-something Italian-American immigration attorney, Meg moves through unimaginable grief and sadness watching her beloved mother lost ...
Nov 10, 2021•56 min•Season 4Ep. 247
Join me as I chat with children’s author Robert Scott Thayer about his newest installment in the award-winning Kobee Manatee® Children’s Educational Picture Book Series . The story follows Kobee and his seafaring friends on a Caribbean adventure to help his cousin Quinn with her underwater café called Quinn's Seagrass Café. Their adventure is filled with interesting facts about climate change, and the danger plastic pollution is having in our oceans and on our coral reefs. Manatees eat seagrass ...
Nov 08, 2021•49 min•Season 4Ep. 246
My thoughts on a recent devotional by Karen Ehman People-pleasing puts people in the place of God. It makes us miserable. It makes us lie. We create more work for ourselves. And we offer a standing invitation to regret. This devotion which came from Karen Ehman's book When Making Others Happy is Making You Miserable had such a huge impact on my life. Gal 1:10 is the scripture I quote. Grab When Making Others Happy is Making You Miserable https://amzn.to/3bFRph5 { affiliate link}...
Nov 07, 2021•31 min•Season 4Ep. 245
Tom A. Jerman, a resident of Asheville, N.C., has bachelor’s degrees in philosophy and journalism and a juris doctorate degree from the University of Utah. Employed as a copy editor with The Salt Lake Tribune between 1974-78, he went on to practice labor and employment law for 35 years. In 2015, he took early retirement to pursue his desire to write something more interesting and enduring than legal treatises. A serious collector, Jerman has amassed some 4,500 Santa figurines and ornaments, and ...
Nov 05, 2021•53 min•Season 4Ep. 244
In his groundbreaking new book, The Kid and the King , Shasheen opens his playbook, revealing the transformational approach he has used one-on-one with individuals who hail from mega-companies such as Tesla, Hewlett Packard, LinkedIn, IBM, Ashley HomeStores, Toyota, Monster, Texas Instruments, and many others. The very crowded self-help industry has created promises of “breakthroughs” that are often effective but short-lived. Shaheen's time-proven strategies stand apart — and deliver lasting res...
Nov 03, 2021•58 min•Season 4Ep. 243
Kate Tietje, Lead Herbalist and CMO at Earthley has over ten years of experience working with and independently researching herbs. Tietje is well known in the natural living community, with more than 73,000 followers on her blog, Modern Alternative Mama , where she shares her research, advice, and DIY tips for herbal remedies. Tietje’s greatest passion is inspiring and empowering people to live healthy and productive lives, naturally. She is also the co-author of Natural Remedies for Kids (Augus...
Nov 01, 2021•40 min•Season 4Ep. 242
On the show today is one of my dearest friends, who I met doing Nicki Koziark's My One Thing coaching. She wanted to learn to blog and I felt that God put us together. Listen in on this conversation with one of the most adorable people ever. Useful Links: https://poppyseedskitchen.com/ https://www.instagram.com/poppyseedskitchen/ https://www.pinterest.com/poppyseedskitchen/_saved/ https://www.facebook.com/Poppy-Seeds-Kitchen-104984694535498...
Oct 31, 2021•37 min•Season 4Ep. 241
Bob Bryant is the chief technology officer of Mission K9 Rescue, an animal welfare group dedicated solely to rescuing, reuniting, rehoming, repairing and rehabilitating American working dogs. Since 2013, the group has provided a wide array of services to working dogs in an effort to offer them a comfortable and peaceful retirement. Mission K focuses on retrieving dogs both from overseas and national shelter situations where they are suffering without proper care or medical attention. Their work ...
Oct 29, 2021•40 min•Season 4Ep. 240
GeNienne Samuels is the President/CEO and Co-Founders of Sideline Prep, as well as a TV host/anchor, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and professional cheerleader alumni of the NFL and NBA. She recently retired as a Wizard Girl for the NBA’s Washington Wizards to take on the role as the In-Arena Host for the Washington Wizards. As a Wizard Girl, she was named Captain after her rookie season and was awarded Most Valuable Wizard Girl two years in a row. In addition to her love of stunting, chee...
Oct 27, 2021•47 min•Season 4Ep. 239
Lydia is a woman of color and the CEO and Founder of Pierre Branding Group , global brand management and communications firm that specializes in turning everyone from well-established companies, to new entrepreneurial startups, to even celebrity and entertainment brands into 6 and 7 figure operations. Lydia and her team manage all identity aspects of a product or service, as well as oversee advertising and marketing initiatives to ensure that they’re in line with the brand’s identity and messagi...
Oct 25, 2021•58 min•Season 4Ep. 238
