Send us a text Have you ever looked at the moon and marveled at how we accept it completely—craters and all—without wishing it were any different? That's the profound realization I had during a solitary hike that transformed my relationship with self-acceptance. Walking alone through rolling green hills at dusk, I was wrestling with familiar insecurities: the exhausting need to prove myself as a mother, businesswoman, and creator. Would I ever feel like enough? As I reached the hilltop, the moon...
Mar 14, 2025•16 min
Send us a text It's Okay is a song journey that reminds you it's alright to feel what you feel. Accept the feelings and that will help you figure out what to do next rather than feeling overwhelmed and out of control with your emotions. Popl: https://poplme.co/qJa7A7z3 YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmgNOj6AUHFAKbVh7Dcy4m0RcO48bD7i Song Journeys: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmgNOj6AUHFmgliNEAwTSTGPpFRqdUON Andrea Belita Playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Jun 29, 2023•9 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Send us a text This is my cousin's account of her son and her journey through depression, a car accident that killed another person, and how they've come through it. You Can Do This is a song and story that anyone will relate to because we know someone with depression or have had it ourselves. Popl: https://poplme.co/qJa7A7z3 YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmgNOj6AUHFAKbVh7Dcy4m0RcO48bD7i Song Journeys: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmgNOj6AUHFmgliNEAwTSTGPpFRqdU...
Jun 22, 2023•14 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Send us a text Learning the power of boundaries in relationships is how you thrive. Popl: https://poplme.co/qJa7A7z3 YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmgNOj6AUHFAKbVh7Dcy4m0RcO48bD7i Song Journeys: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmgNOj6AUHFmgliNEAwTSTGPpFRqdUON Andrea Belita Playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmgNOj6AUHFAKbVh7Dcy4m0RcO48bD7i YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY3y73CvNQOHreej414iTNg TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hersongjou...
Jun 15, 2023•15 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Send us a text Letting go is a story of how hard it can be to move on from what you never wanted to move on from. By letting go, we can manifest even more in our lives. Letting Go's Song Journey. Popl: https://poplme.co/qJa7A7z3 YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmgNOj6AUHFAKbVh7Dcy4m0RcO48bD7i Song Journeys: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmgNOj6AUHFmgliNEAwTSTGPpFRqdUON Andrea Belita Playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmgNOj6AUHFAKbVh7Dcy4m0RcO48bD7i YouT...
Jun 08, 2023•19 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Send us a text This episode is all about what it took for me to find lasting love. This is the song Painted's Song Journey. Popl: https://poplme.co/qJa7A7z3 YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmgNOj6AUHFAKbVh7Dcy4m0RcO48bD7i Song Journeys: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmgNOj6AUHFmgliNEAwTSTGPpFRqdUON Andrea Belita Playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmgNOj6AUHFAKbVh7Dcy4m0RcO48bD7i YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY3y73CvNQOHreej414iTNg Ti...
Jun 02, 2023•13 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Send us a text This is about a first kiss that ended up being a downer (go figure). And not just any first kiss. A first kiss at 24 years old. YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmgNOj6AUHFAKbVh7Dcy4m0RcO48bD7i Song Journeys: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmgNOj6AUHFmgliNEAwTSTGPpFRqdUON Andrea Belita Playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmgNOj6AUHFAKbVh7Dcy4m0RcO48bD7i YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY3y73CvNQOHreej414iTNg TikTok: https://...
May 25, 2023•13 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Send us a text This story is one of knowing there is more out there for you, but not sure how to get there. It's that inner knowing that you can create your own personal throne and then doing the work to get there. Personal Throne's Song Journey. YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmgNOj6AUHFAKbVh7Dcy4m0RcO48bD7i Song Journeys: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmgNOj6AUHFmgliNEAwTSTGPpFRqdUON Andrea Belita Playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmgNOj6AUHFAKbVh7Dc...
May 18, 2023•12 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Send us a text This episode is from a YouTube video I released that told the story behind my song, Dreamer. Enjoy! YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmgNOj6AUHFAKbVh7Dcy4m0RcO48bD7i Song Journeys: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmgNOj6AUHFmgliNEAwTSTGPpFRqdUON Andrea Belita Playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmgNOj6AUHFAKbVh7Dcy4m0RcO48bD7i YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY3y73CvNQOHreej414iTNg TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hersongjourn...
May 12, 2023•18 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Send us a text It's been a great season and the women I have interviewed have blown me away with who they are. Today I am ending the season with a short live show and stories around the songs. I will periodically do a live show this summer and then start up season 2 most likely in the fall. Thank you for tuning in! We've had over 1,000 listeners so far! I appreciate every one of you! Take time to go write a review and I'll be back in a few months! Support the show...
Jun 22, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Send us a text Mazey came on the show a couple of weeks ago and shared her love of running at 17. She is 17 and ran a 50 miler trail race. She is stellar. After I interviewed her, she asked if she could interview me because she thought that I was so interesting. That's always an honor, so I was like, Yeah! I am constantly blown away by her desire to learn and grow and become the person she wants to be. She reminds me a lot of myself, eager to learn about people. Enjoy the conversation! Support t...
Jun 15, 2020•54 min
Send us a text Addie qualified for the Olympic Trials in the marathon and the 10k. After 10 years of running, she decided to switch to trail running. She won her first trail race for nationals and went to the world competition. She is on the trail race Nike team and has competed in world competitions multiple times. It was inspiring to hear her story and how she was would sit and play in the grass while her dad ran laps at the track. Seeing her father run became a big part of why she began to se...
Jun 08, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Send us a text Mazey was an inspiration. She was invited to run in a 50 miler that some friends were putting on and instead of doing 50 miles, she decided she was going to plan on 35 miles. It was a trail race at night and the most she had run in perparation for it at one time was 8 miles. She did the 35 miles and was hooked. She became more formal about her interest in running ultras and signed up for a race local to Texas where she lived in February. Her family decided to homeschool recently (...
Jun 01, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Send us a text Shelby was a whole lot of fun to talk to. She is smart, strong, focused, and ready to take on whatever challenge comes her way. She began truck driving three years ago when she dropped out of her classes to start driving semi trucks. Her low key obsession with semi-trucks led a friend of hers to help her recognize that she wasn't happy on the path she was on doing school and to give truck-driving a try. She took truck driving school after geting sponsored by a company, passed all ...
May 25, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Send us a text Today's show is an interview with Gina Meyer who is a podcast host of Rise Resolute, also empowering women to look at why might help them or what has helped them push past their limits, particularly in athleticism. I loved talking with her and doing this show spontaneously. We were drawn to have the conversation based on our shared love of empowering and celebrating women. Please subscribe to this podcast if you haven't yet. Go check out Gina's podcast @riseresolute and have a lis...
May 18, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Send us a text Lindsey Brown is doing her part to spread light. She tells an amazing story of how she performed better in a triathlon simply because she chose to smile at everybody along the way. She said it was her attitude that changed the game for her. She's done three half iron Man's and was about to do a full iron Man when cova 19 happened and the race was canceled. Like so many of you, she made the best of it. She's planning on an Ironman in September and is taking a break for the moment. ...
May 11, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Send us a text Laurie has competed in the Olympic trials for marathon running four separate times beginning in 2008. It was her determination and goal setting that sent her down the path to competing in the Olympic trials. First, she wanted to qualify for the Boston Marathon. After doing that, her goals sent her further and further down the road of getting a lower time for her marathons and with consistency and hard work, she found herself prepared to compete in the Olympic trials. She's dealt w...
May 04, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Send us a text Amanda is an attorney turned stay-at-home mom who is adventurous all the way. If she had her way, she'd live in a tiny home on a piece of land, but in the meantime she's doing all she can to provide the experiences that her heart desires and that helps shape her kids. She and her husband sold their home and headed out on the road for a year. Brave and adventurous with zero RV experience in the past, they didn't even use YouTube to figure out how to reverse a truck with an RV. They...
Apr 27, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Send us a text How Andrea went from no background growing up in music to writing songs, recording an album, and going on tour. I'm your host and I consider myself a very creative person. I've always loved to sing and did choirs in high school along with church choirs. I did a few solos, but my confidence grew in college. Songwriting became something that I fell in love with in college after a few experiences that led up to it. After my freshman college roommate, Tracy was killed in a car acciden...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Send us a text I wanted to bring Margaret back onto the show because I got a lot of questions from people about details on how she actually went from the marathon to 120 mile race two months later. She is a power woman on a mission to complete and do well whatever race she pursues. She wins and places almost every time. She has grit and determination by the bucketload and once she sets her mind to something, that's it. She tells what it was like dry heaving and vomiting the final day of the race...
Apr 13, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Send us a text Keyasia was a state champion in track and field during college and while she's excellent at running and loves it, it wasn't her true passion. She found that dancing is always been her go-to for enjoyment and letting go. After graduating with a 4.0 in Arts and Fashion Design, she decided to pursue dance further. Now she's a dance fitness instructor and loves breaking it down for her class members so they can get it and feel confident with their accomplishments. She also dives into ...
Apr 06, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Send us a text Today, I have a surprise at the very end, so be sure to stick around. Kaia Lola went to college for photography and while there, took several fun class, just to see what they were like. She tried sewing and a few other things, but when she tried martial arts, she fell in love. Six years later, she is practicing six days a week, competing all over the country and world, and is about to make her professional debut, maybe even into UFC. Check out her Instagram @kailalola. This episod...
Mar 30, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Send us a text I grew up on a hobby farm where we lived without electricity, raised our own meat, eggs, milk, and vegetables. Growing up without electricity felt very isolating because I didn't have a phone or TV. I didn't know the latest shows, didn't have a way to call friends, didn't know how to connect deeply with others because I felt so different. On top of that, our property felt like a messy junkyard with 30+ vehicles lying around and scraps of everything else you can think of. Life was ...
Mar 23, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Send us a text Kim's story is a bit of a roller coaster and definitely one you want to hear. She was in a catastrophic car accident 20 years ago and was left with having to breathe through a trachea tube for 3 years. She's not the stoppable kind, so she moved forward during those 3 years getting an MBA and marrying the love of her life after meeting in school. She worked as a management consultant for 15 years and during that time was dealing with infertility. She did 9 rounds of IVF and had two...
Mar 16, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Send us a text Crystal nNardico went from avid rock climber to stumbling upon an acroyoga class at a rock climbing gym. Over the last 5 years, she has built her practice and teaches acroyoga and performs at festivals. She talks about what it's like to be in a sport where you always have to have a partner and what that's like. She describes her journey through this space and why she loves it. Find her doing incredible formations and moves on her Instagram at @acuraroots. Sponsored by swetseat.com...
Mar 09, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Send us a text Christina Cocita is a CrossFit trainer and Nutrition Coach. She takes us through her experiences starting bodybuilding in college, needing to find more balance, and shifting her mindset of her body and wellness to something manageable, challenging, and enjoyable. You can find her on Instagram @shaped_by_faith. Sponsored by swetseat.com , a car seat cover for the athlete and adventurere. Share this podcast! Follow us on Instagram @femininewill Support the show...
Mar 02, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Send us a text Margaret Spring went from running marathons to doing 100+ mile trail races. In this episode, we talk about everything from injury recovery to how to run alone safely. After being held at gunpoint in an unfamiliar city, she became keenly aware of the need to have safety precautions in place when she's out running. She doesn't go into details about that story, but she shares how she's been changed by it. You'll hear her story of how she became an ultra-runner and what she does to ke...
Feb 24, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Send us a text From health challenges for decades to winning 2nd place in body-building competitions, Keleen Miskin has a way of showing us that transformation is possible. Not just transformation of the body, but also of the mind. Join us as we journey through her life and the unlikely way she stepped into body-building. Please share this podcast with anyone you think could be reminded that feminine will is a power that is potent and can get us through tough times and change. Each of us has wit...
Feb 17, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 1
