Send us a text On this week's book review episode I chose to share: The Shape of Mercy by Susan Meissner, a compelling tale combining the Salem witch trials and present day, and the second and third books of the Murphy Shepherd trilogy. These include The Letter Keeper and The Record Keeper, both by Charles Martin. ************************************* If you're a woman who appreciates connecting with other women in community with vulnerability and compassion, please join us in the Solidarity Sis...
Mar 12, 2024•6 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Send us a text In this minisode, learn about a critical integrity check I had outside of Walmart, as well as some of the sayings and teachings I am trying to pass on to my kids about relating with others and being part of community. ************************************* If you're a woman who appreciates connecting with other women in community with vulnerability and compassion, please join us in the Solidarity Sister! Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/716800349946338/ The Solida...
Mar 08, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Send us a text This one is a "Don't miss this!" episode. Jennette Booth is a talented musician, song-writer, music teacher, and mama of 9. Her family faced an unfathomable trial when one of her children was sexually abused. There are no details of any kind around the abuse in this episode, but what you will find are practical tips for how to increase your child's safety, humor, hope, resources for those facing the same type of crisis and ideas for how we as community members can better love on t...
Mar 06, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Send us a text These week I finished 8.5 books. Learn which one left me deeply pondering, which one was so much better than I expected, and which one is part of Together We Read, a book club connecting readers in the US. The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, Dial M for Mousse by Laura Bradford, Take Two, Take Three, and Take Four by Karen Kingsbury, One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris, Sister Eve, Private Eye by Lynne Hinton, Full Circle by Davis Bunn, and Hard Landing, by Edie James. **...
Mar 05, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Send us a text I am convinced that the universe brings to us the lessons we need, at the times we need them BUT that we aren't always ready to receive them. This week I am working to get on track with the lessons being placed in front of me, to lean into Courage, Compassion, and Connection, as Brené Brown teaches, with a big reminder as to what it means to have healthy boundaries and why they are essential for healthy connections. ************************************* If you're a woman who appre...
Mar 01, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Send us a text I love learning from women who have taken their darkest trials and turned them into healing not only for themselves, but for others. Find out how Rebecca Spotten learned how to reach out for support after her divorce, and how that reaching out turned into the creation of beautiful circles of women--healing in community--over multiple states. ************************************* If you're a woman who appreciates connecting with other women in community with vulnerability and compa...
Feb 28, 2024•51 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Send us a text This week I listened to 6.5 books. I'm halfway through Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now, so look for that one next week. In the meantime, enjoy my take on: Becoming Free Indeed by Jinger Duggar Vuolo with Corey Williams Hurricane Season by Lauren K. Denton Catching Christmas by Terri Blackstock Éclair and Present Danger by Laura Bradford The Silence of the Flans by Laura Bradford Take One by Karen Kingsbury ************************************* If you're a woman who appreciates co...
Feb 26, 2024•8 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Send us a text This week I'm reflecting on part of my conversation with deJoly LaBrier from episode 6. Learn why I thought I first went to therapy, how that reflected incorrect thinking, and what steps I had to take to be able to even start to find some healing. You'll also see why learning to hold space for myself has enabled me to be better at holding space for others, and what you can do to start practicing this. If you missed the full conversation with deJoly, go back to episode 6. I learned...
Feb 23, 2024•15 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Send us a text This episode is such a treat! We're talking about leaning in, and creating an awareness that opens us up to healing and beautiful possibilities. Stay tuned to the end for some breathwork practice. Julia Christine is the host of the Life After Breath podcast where she uses a morning breath practice as the entryway into discovering an awareness of ourselves, so that we can move into complete wellness. She is an awareness and mindset coach who has helped hundreds of people change the...
Feb 22, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Send us a text The week's book reviews include: Wellmania: Extreme Misadventures in the Search for Wellness by Brigid Delaney, Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar, and The Summer Seekers by Sarah Morgan. ************************************* If you're a woman who appreciates connecting with other women in community with vulnerability and compassion, please join us in the Solidarity Sister! Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/716800349946338/ The Solidarity Sister! Book Club begins Fe...
Feb 20, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Send us a text We teach our children how to be part of a community by how we build our family community. Tune in to hear about where our family traveled and why (hint hint, it has to do with showing up), plus four phrases to use when your children are competing or performing. Listen to the end for a beautiful bonus. ************************************* If you're a woman who appreciates connecting with other women in community with vulnerability and compassion, please join us in the Solidarity S...
Feb 17, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Send us a text My darling mini-me has been wanting to record a podcast episode with me. We're talking about loving people in honor of Valentine's Day with surprise guest Rabby. You won't want to miss Rose's cute voice and childhood wisdom! ************************************* If you're a woman who appreciates connecting with other women in community with vulnerability and compassion, please join us in the Solidarity Sister! Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/716800349946338/ The...
Feb 14, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Send us a text This beautiful episode is long overdue and I am so excited for you to learn along with me about moon circles, chanting, and more about breathwork. Rebecca Schlosser is host of the podcast “Bloom with a Boom; Wisdom from my Prickly Path.” She is also a chanting yogi, late bloomer, writer and high desert dweller. Connect with her: Bloom with a Boom Podcast, available on Apple, Spotify and Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bloom-with-a-boom-wisdom-from-my-prickly...
Feb 14, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Send us a text This week I'm reviewing Change Your Questions, Change Your Life by Marilee Adams and The Law of Divine Compensation by Marianne Williamson. Both of these have the power to be absolute game changers, and I definitely recommend them. In summary, I was reminded of the power of refraining from judgement, and instead becoming an open listener and asking good questions. This leads us to stronger relationships and better collaborative problem solving. I also felt encouraged to trust in d...
Feb 12, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Send us a text Love is the most powerful force in the universe. In this minisode, I'm talking about why I love Valentine's Day, and how learning to love ourselves not only brings us greater peace and confidence, but it's actually at the heart of building strong and healthy communities. Here's that quote about love from Brené Brown that I mentioned: “We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known, and when we honour the spiritual connection tha...
Feb 10, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Send us a text You're in for a treat!! We're diving deep into menopause with Mary Lee, the host of All Things Menopausal. Learn more about what to expect, how to handle it, and how to make sure you aren't doing "the change" alone. About Mary: Mary is a retired veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces serving more than 24 years. Since retiring from service, and as a PR practitioner Mary has worked in numerous industries, including healthcare, education, aviation, government, mining, bio innovation, a...
Feb 08, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Send us a text It's book review day! Today I'm talking about cozy mysteries by Lee Hollis, audiobooks as an ADHD hack, and how a book about the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918 connected me to my family. Listen in to learn a little bit about the research surrounding the power of sharing family stories. Books I mentioned this week: As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner Change Your Questions, Change Your Life by Marilee Adams (review coming next week) Lee Hollis books: Murder at the PTA Murder at the ...
Feb 05, 2024•9 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Send us a text In today's minisode I introduce you to The Loving 5, a scalable practice for loving yourself and grounding yourself at any time of day. These are the affirmations from this minisode: I have value just as I am. I am making progress with my healing. I am loveable. I am strong. I am resilient. The world is better because I am here. I send love to my past self. Their actions are not my shame or guilt to carry. I give myself grace for doing the best I could under the circumstances. I g...
Feb 02, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Send us a text This interview with Whitney Doherty is one that I keep coming back to. Whitney challenged some of my deep-seeded beliefs around how I do life, and helped me consider more about what really makes for a healthy community. She's bright, articulate, and a powerhouse for good. She's in the midst of developing a course and community to support women in teasing out their dreams and completing those courses bought and never finished or promises not kept to themselves. She can work 1:1 and...
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Send us a text Welcome to the first Monday Minisode! Monday Minisodes are my chance to introduce you to some of the books I've been reading or listening to. This week I'm talking about: Why the Sky is Blue by Susan Meissner, Where There's Hope by Elizabeth Smart, and Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris with Jeff Warren. I'll also be giving out a little more info about our Solidarity Sister! Book Club, kicking off with our first Zoom meeting on February 22nd, 2024 as we begin reading Br...
Jan 30, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Send us a text In this minisode I share an experience I had with one of my daughters that helped me think more deeply about how we can show up for others in a way that invites them to share. I have a wall hanging that says: Listen in such a way that others love to speak to you. This three step process is just the thing to help us all be better at doing this. Also, tune in to the end for a little announcement. ************************************* If you're a woman who appreciates connecting with...
Jan 26, 2024•8 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Send us a text deJoly LaBrier is a life coach, author, speaker and artist who uses her life experiences to gently guide women to the joyful lives they deserve. Her company, deJoly’s Healing Arts, embraces authentic connection and healing wounds that may be hidden in plain sight. She has overcome severe childhood trauma, and believes healing can happen within a loving environment of supportive people, and a strong desire to work through blocks in our belief systems. Her latest book, Greeting the ...
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Send us a text In this minisode I share an experience I had in putting into practice one of the ideas I learned from Heidi Low in episode 4 about how to respond when someone we know loses a loved one. I also share a little bit about how I didn't feel the way I expected to after launching this podcast and what I did to combat the wave of imposter syndrome. ************************************* If you're a woman who appreciates connecting with other women in community with vulnerability and compas...
Jan 19, 2024•8 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Send us a text Almost 20 years ago Heidi Low held her 5 year-old daughter, Alison, in her arms while she breathed her last breath. She spent the next eight years reading and researching like crazy–trying everything from therapy to energy healing and so many more things in between. Most weren’t directly related to grief, but focused on personal growth and using her deep pain as a catalyst for something good or even lots of good somethings. One summer afternoon sitting on her back patio, Heidi had...
Jan 17, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Send us a text Allison Wyman is a family caregiving attorney, consultant, and coach. She helps caregivers reduce conflict and regret, save time and money, and find peace. A two-time cancer caregiver to her parents and current caregiver to her mom as she ages, she's spent nearly 20 years personally and professionally working in the caregiving space, and she considers it among the greatest honors of my life. Allison shares: The people we love only die once. There is no dress rehearsal. No do-over....
Jan 12, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Send us a text Katy Willis lives in Northern Utah. She loves the colors yellow and aqua, things with glitter on them, Jesus, reading, hot baths, yoga, and Christian rock music. She has four kids, three of who have special needs. She has been a stay at home and homeschooling mom for most of her adult life. Although she has transitioned some of her kids to charter schools, she is still currently homeschooling others. Outside of her full time gig as a mom, Katy has completed over 1200 hours of Yoga...
Jan 12, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Send us a text I'm so glad you're here! In this episode you'll learn how this podcast came to be, what's ahead, and what that means for you. ************************************* If you're a woman who appreciates connecting with other women in community with vulnerability and compassion, please join us in the Solidarity Sister! Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/716800349946338/ FB: The Solidarity Sister Podcast IG: @solidaritysister.kristinwilson...
Jan 12, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Send us a text Learn what's ahead for the Solidarity Sister! Podcast, launching January 12, 2024. Find community, humor, solidarity, and the opportunity to help shape the podcast in our FB group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/716800349946338/
Jan 04, 2024•2 min
