It's a celebration! Today marks the one year anniversary of The Think Courageously podcast! I couldn't be more excited to have my dear friend, my coach, and my mentor, April Adams Pertuis, as of today's special guest as we celebrate the one year anniversary of the Think Courageously podcast. April Adams Pertuis is a former journalist, video producer, content creator, and founder of the Lightbeamers Facebook community. She is a self-proclaimed storytelling junkie who believes that when we share o...
Jan 08, 2021•58 min•Season 2Ep. 1
New York Times best-selling author, magazine editor, yogi and podcaster, Anne Alexander is on a mission... to help others unleash their awesomeness. In this episode, Anne shares her journey from super-achiever to a super transformer. Through her personal awakening, she has learned how to use her media and personal voice. We talk about speaking up, listening deeply, healing what hurts... all in service of unleashing your brightest light. A self-proclaimed "extraordinary disapappearer and people p...
Jan 01, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 47
On today's show, I'm taking a little stroll down memory lane. I'm reflecting on the lessons learned through the remarkable women who happened to share their stories during this remarkable time. I've been fascinated by what connects my guests. And this show tackles what I've learned this year. The messages are powerful. And as diverse as these women are, each of their stories is connected in powerful ways. This show is full of wonderful nuggets about lessons in success courage and pivots. And it ...
Dec 18, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 46
On today's episode of the Think Courageously Podcast, I'm taking listeners' questions about...podcasting! From finding dynamic guests to insights into my favorite shows to the possibility of highlighting men on the show...you'll get a birdseye view into what it takes to bring this weekly show to you. You'll learn about my role in getting the show ready for launch, what I am seeking in guests, and why podcasting is my passion project. I'm also offering a #courageouschallenge to listeners. Conside...
Dec 11, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 45
In this first of three episodes, I'm taking a deep dive into listeners' questions. Some of the topics I cover today include: My daily mindset and routine My favorite thing...right now Getting unstuck What's ahead in 2021 My courageous inspirations My superpowers Confidence And a peak into my wild and crazy blended family (including furbabies!)
Dec 04, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Melanie Curtis has jumped out of an airplane over 11,000 times. She has competed at the highest levels in the sport of skydiving, set world records, stunt doubled in commercials and has worked around the world as a headling professional skydiver. Her collective experiences, Melanie leads and creates from her belief that courageous self-expression is one of the most powerful avenues to our deepest healing and highest contribution to others, ourselves, and the world. Melanie is also a life coach, ...
Nov 20, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 43
It's been some time since I've done a solo show. And I was feeling like we could all use a boost of positive energy. On today's episode, I'm talking about one of my favorite topics.. managing our own dynamic energy. Coronavirus. Crazy election season. Homeschooling. Disrupted holiday plans. Zoom fatigue. Our 2020 reality. Anxious. Angry. Overwhelmed. Depressed. Disconnected. Overworked. Depleted. All words that any of us might use right now to describe our own energy. How is all of this cataboli...
Nov 12, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Sometimes we choose the pivot, sometimes the pivot chooses us. Meet Annie Scranton. Annie is a former TV producer working on shows on FOX, CNN, MSNBC, and ABC's Good Morning America, and NBC's TODAY Show. Now, as a PR-pro, she helps craft messages for brands like Hint Water, Fast Company, Saffron Roads, and travel darling, Away suitcases. Over a decade ago, Annie Scranton was a producer for some of the biggest networks on TV. But when her show was canceled, she found herself an unexpected entrep...
Nov 06, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Taylor’s expertise is in inspirational leadership, talent development and facilitation. Taylor began her career as a consultant with Mercer Human Capital, and has since held roles with a variety of organizations around the world, including as an advisor to Rio Tinto in Mongolia and as President of the nonprofit Born Free Africa. Her experience spans North America, Africa and Asia. Taylor, and her business partner, Mollie Khine, are the creators of Convers(ate) ...a time-tested method for sparkin...
Oct 30, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Academic. Student. Scientist. International Activist. Entrepreneur. Mother. Survivor a childhood sexual abuse, Khine lives her life with the hope of impacting one person at a time. " Basically, my own trauma allowed me to see the world with a different perspective that we all need to be kinder." Khine was born and raised in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) and came to United States in 2013 with her former husband who is Allentown-native after obtaining her Ph.D in Human Security from University of Tokyo....
Oct 23, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 39
In this episode of the podcast, I am stepping into the arena and sharing my journey of Daring to Lead. I share my 5 "AHA" moments from my training and how they gave me powerful insight into #thinkingcourageously. From stepping into the arena and armoring up to lessons learned on self-compassion and self-judgment, I share this powerful experience with the hopes of inspiring courage for my listeners. I revisit my values reset, insights into the "F" word...feedback. And finally, I share a painful p...
Oct 09, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 36
There's never been another like her. And when Ruth Bader Ginsburg died in September, the outpouring of support and loss of a national treasure, was palpable. Like most women, I felt like I had lost a role model. A #shero. An absolutely fierce lioness who lived a life of courage. And I wanted to honor her by sharing how she lived a life of #thinkingcourageously. So I called in members of my squad ( and beloved Inkhorn Book Club), Dr. Nichola Gutgold and Jessica Armstrong. The authors of the child...
Oct 02, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Like many of my listeners, my guest today has been obsessed with transformation. “As my life kept changing, so did my business. And then trauma came along and I had a horrible betrayal from my family. And you know how the universe works. So when you don't quite get all the lessons you were meant to learn, you get more opportunities” I met Debi through a podcast community. I was fascinated by her topic; post-betrayal syndrome. After researching and conducting a PhD study on how we experience betr...
Sep 25, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 35
For Dr. Heather Evans, the work of Trauma found her. She describes it as a calling. Human trafficking, labor trafficking and sex trafficking. In this episode, Heather shares her professional journey around courage as therapist working in the trauma space. We explore the connection between the word courage and trauma. Trauma is an experience that creates powerlessness. Overwhelm. Trauma silences the voice of the survivor. Courage is moving forward in the face of fear. As a therapist and founder o...
Sep 19, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 34
In this episode, I'm reflecting back on the past 6 months of COVID. And the paradoxical world we are living in. And what being intentional about our personal COVID story is all about. For my family, it all started on March 15th when my husband had a seizure while standing on line at a grocery store. Although this was a one-time event, he lost his license for six months. And then on March 17th, STAY at Home started. It's taken a lot of pivoting to share our space and for me to be the sole driver ...
Sep 02, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 32
The Minister of Love. Maria Romano is the founder of True Love Knots, a program she created specifically to help those looking for love later in life. An ordained minister and highly sought after professional speaker, she has performed over 3000 marriages. Love in a time of COVID? Worried about your "mortality clock" running out for a next chapter relationship? This episode is filled with nuggets of wisdom on #thinkingcourageously about relationships. We talk about love, marriage, and the residu...
Aug 28, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Dr. Manuela Powell is a mindset coach whose mission is to help high-achieving women who've lost themselves after motherhood to have the audacity to live as their full authentic selves without feeling guilty. For over 17 years, Manuela was a cancer surgeon, in Brazil and in the US, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, in New York City. After having her second child at 44, she craved more flexibility, freedom, and time with her family, so she put away her s...
Aug 21, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Here's a startling statistic. One out of every five (20.2%) students reports being bullied. (according to the National Bullying Prevention Center) But how does bullying impact our soul? in this episode, fellow iPEC coach, Shannon Ashby Rafalowski, shares her journey from being bullied middle-schooler to her quest for perfection. That perfection manifested into a lifetime eating disorder. Bulemia. Shannon candidly shares the struggles of hiding behind a mask of addiction, hiding behind somebody e...
Aug 14, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 28
Going solo! Call it a #Me-Treat or a Time Out. This week's episode is the story of my 36-hour soul-filled getaway. When I felt out of alignment with the universe, I owned it. And I did something about it. I took myself out of the chaos and found some space. I wrote in my journal excessively. I got back in touch with an old friend, my camera. I read a powerful book. I ate alone. I got pampered. I listened to the universe. I let my cumulative grief out through tears and words. And, I received some...
Aug 07, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Christina is a passionate entrepreneur, mentor and coach. After 30 years running sales and marketing teams at big name media brands including Martha Stewart Living and Fast Company, she now helps people and businesses achieve more than they thought possible. . In this episode, we learn about this pioneer's vision to claim her most prestigious role "COM-Chief of Me". We talk about courage through the lens of divorce, job change and a cancer diagnosis. Christina provides invaluable insight into re...
Jul 31, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 28
A self proclaimed super nerdy applied math major with an interest in quantitative, Zoe is the host of her own podcast, Solace In the City Zoe was following the plan. Rigorously and with excellence. Her plan followed her families playbook for a career in finance. The dream took her to NYC...romanticizing the life made popular in Sex and the City. In this episode, we talk about the reality of loneliness of the city life, the reality of a quarter-life crisis, and the “why” behind Zoe’s podcast. We ...
Jul 24, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Just Taylor... The daughter of addiction and a former member of the “Work Hard, Numb Hard” society, Taylor knows the suffocating effects of addiction and fear. In a pursuit to find her authentic self, Taylor removed all titles and affiliations to her name becoming just Taylor. "When you realize that you don't know what you want, and you also realize that the person that you label yourself as, and the things that you attach to your identity, aren't really yours. They're gifts from someone else, s...
Jul 17, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 26
I never wanted pain to be my story. Enthusiastic. Positive. Optimistic. Inspiring.Words that are often used to describe me and my temperament. There is another side to my side story. Persistence and courage in dealing with 10 years of chronic pain in my neck. From cryotherapy to acupuncture to hypnotherapy to botox injections, to medical marijuana and two surgeries, I've learned to be courageous in advocating for my own healthcare. This is a glimpse into a long and not so fun part of my story. D...
Jul 03, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Courage. Carri is the ultimate definition of #farrahtheLioness embodying the power of hope. Her story is one that might change your life forever. Carri is the founder of Victory Lane Consulting , LLC. She is a Health & Empowerment Coach empowering women to move out of their own comfort and challenge themselves by losing excess body fat, tackling a new hobby, creating new goals or just adding passion into their lives. She is a published author, Along Came Hope, national public speaker, 2-time...
Jun 26, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 23
What thoughts race through your mind when you hear your own voice? As a podcaster, I made the decision to not scrub my episodes to a highly mastered piece of work...to keep things real. And, listening to the sound of my own voice is discombobulating. "You should do voiceovers." "You could be the voice of a Disney character." "I had to see where that voice is coming from."... I'm pretty sure that this feedback got in the way of me thinking I could do this podcast thing! And finally, listening to ...
Jun 19, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Newark, NJ native. Pivoter. Writer. Daughter of Immigrants. Meet Marlene. Her "aha" courage moment came while working at Lincoln Center. Marlene loved working in the performing arts but wanted more involved in the creative & artistic process so in 2007, she pivoted from a traditional, full-time employee to a freelance teacher/writer and entrepreneur. She began teaching literacy and creative writing classes for both children and adults. This work ignited her passion and fueled her to start a ...
Jun 12, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 21
I thought long and hard about recording this podcast. Today is June 5th 2020 and I recorded this show yesterday amidst the headlines of a world turned upside down. We are still in the midst of a pandemic. And, another virus has reared its ugly head. The sickness is the complete breakdown of our social justice system. I am a white, middle-class, Jewish woman of privilege. I grew in a vanilla world and made decisions through my mid-20's that kept me in my bubble. In my days as a Student Affairs pr...
Jun 05, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Miriam Illions was born in Suffern, New York and at the age of 10, moved to Jerusalem with her family. She grew up in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish family where she learned about safety and "playing by the rules" At 17, she found her courage and left all that she knew. We talk about her childhood, her spiritual journey, shame, guilt, and, the power of unleashing your mane. Miriam is the co-founder and CMO of a large digital media platform, and a certified core energy coach. As a media executive, she ...
May 29, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 19
I'm not 100% sure why I decided to have this "Ask The Podcaster" episode on show 18. It feels a little indulgent. I could have waited for the "Big 20" or some other arbitrary milestone. But, obviously, I didn't. Truth be told, yesterday was my birthday. My first and hopefully, my last, "COVID-19" birthday. I am a great lover of the practice of doing birthdays in a BIG way. As a mom, I would consider party planning to be one of my best skill sets. We had all sorts of cool birthdays for my daughte...
May 22, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Born in Moldova, Izolda Trakhtenberg learned how to communicate in multiple languages through a year-long immigration process. She learned leadership and creative thinking skills by living in a war zone. Today, Izolda presents keynotes and programs that help people unleash their creative genius to do their best work and live their best lives. She traveled the world as a NASA trainer. She is also the author of six books, including, Win The Day and Speak From Within, Engage, Inspire, and Motivate ...
May 15, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 17
