In this final episode, my husband, Dr. Dondee Nettles and I reminisce on the beginning of the “You’re Blank, What Now?” Podcast; discussing WHY I started the show, where the idea came from and how it has impacted the lives of so many people. We also share what is next, how you can stay involved and how you can get “The Toxic Truth: 11 Women Share Their Real Stories About Breast Implant Illness” on Amazon starting October 1, 2024. Thank you for having been the BEST part of the “You’re Blank, What...
Sep 25, 2024•52 min•Season 5Ep. 150
In this episode, Ruchi Pinniger and I have a great conversation around the loss of her mother when she was only 15 years old, the lessons she learned from her mom around money and working hard, as well as how she wasn’t fulfilled in her corporate America job on Wallstreet. Ruchi was guided to create Watch Her Prosper where she now helps women realize fulfillment in their lives while also contributing to organizations that are making a difference around the world. Ruchi Pinniger, Founder and CEO ...
Sep 18, 2024•44 min•Season 5Ep. 149
In this episode, Christina Nordmark and I have an in-depth conversation around her childhood that was full of rejection, disappointment, and physical, sexual & emotional trauma. This all led to her believing she was ugly and unlovable… which she later learned were all lies from the enemy (satan). Christina is now on a journey to help other women and men that need deliverance from the bonds that are holding them to the past. Christina Nordmark is passionate about guiding women toward emotiona...
Sep 11, 2024•56 min•Season 5Ep. 148
In this episode, William Reagan and I talk about his life in the military, the experiences that led him to being a focused solely on himself and to extreme alcohol/drug abuse… until the night he almost died and was shown the depths of hell. Now William is a born-again Christian with a heart of service, caring about every person that crosses his path. William Reagan is an innovative entrepreneur from Austin, TX, and the co-founder of Kingdom Marketing, a digital marketing agency with a mission to...
Sep 04, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 147
In this episode, DeDee Cai and I talk about her life chasing the American Dream that left her feeling like she was living the life someone else created for her. When she finally felt she was set free, her best friend died by suicide just one week before her wedding… helping her see that she too was suffering from depression and anxiety. Dedee Cai, is the founder and a performance coach of FIT TO PROFIT, a company that utilizes psychology, cognitive science, and holistic wellness to help entrepre...
Aug 28, 2024•54 min•Season 5Ep. 146
In this episode, Greg Barnsdale and I talk about career as a financial advisor, where he would encourage strongly to people the importance of getting their affairs in order, before he had his own brush with potential death after ringing in his left ear led to being diagnosed with a large brain tumor. Greg shares guidance and tips in this episode that are invaluable to anyone who has not yet done their preparations for death. It is the one thing we will all do and the one thing most hide from! Gr...
Aug 21, 2024•44 min•Season 5Ep. 145
In this episode, Natalie Tucker and I talk about her experience with Breast Implants, Breast Implant Illness, and her concern around being able to have a family due to the toxicity that the implants caused in her body. She chose to remove her implants and is now a new breastfeeding momma! Natalie Tucker is a 33-year young, crunchy, Christian mama residing in Florida. She met her husband and got married within 6 months in 2021. The same year she went on a healing journey that started with Explant...
Aug 14, 2024•50 min•Season 5Ep. 144
In this episode, Jon Antonucci and I talk about how as a 19-year-old he and 3 friends made plans to burn evidence of embezzlement crimes… the result, his best friend died in the fire, and he found himself in handcuffs facing crimes that could have ended with the death penalty. During his 12 years in prison, Jon, with the help of a loving God, changed himself and went to work to help change the system and the minds and opportunities of others who were now labeled felons. Jon Antonucci had an earl...
Aug 07, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 143
In this episode, Betsy Gall and I talk about the “Illusion of the Perfect Profession” and the crisis of medical professionals dying by suicide. Her own husband died by suicide on Thanksgiving Day 2019 after dedicating his life to saving lives as an Oncologist. Betsy shares what to look for in a loved one that may be depressed or in crisis, as well as how she is now raising awareness and helping patients understand how they can help their doctors. Betsy Gall and her three children, Grady, Gavin, ...
Jul 31, 2024•52 min•Season 5Ep. 142
In this episode, Tracy Inscore and I discuss her experience as a young child raised in a high-control doomsday cult where her father was given validation for releasing his rage on her for discipline. Tracy shares how she found that by getting good grades she could get praise and could feel in control at school and excelled where at the age of 15 she tested out and started her college experience at 16 years old. This was the beginning of her downward spiral to depression and burnout. Tracy Inscor...
Jul 24, 2024•54 min•Season 5Ep. 141
In this episode, Tim Eggebraaten and I discuss his career in law-enforcement where he experienced many levels of toxicity that led him to abuse alcohol and eventually be arrested for driving under the influence right after retiring from the police force as a Chief of Police. Tim has taken his toxic experiences and turned them into a motivational musical message, “Working the Beat,” where he shares his insights into loss and mental health. With nearly 28 years in the Criminal Justice field, Tim E...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 140
In this episode, Abbey Walters and I continue our conversation starting with what happened after her boyfriend had died from an overdose and she started into another downward spiral. Her friends encouraged her to get out and she met a guy that would become her best friend and eventually her husband… yep, my amazing son. She is now married, mother of 3 amazing kids and her angel baby. Abbey shares how she had searched many religions looking for what was right landing on Buddhism until God left th...
Jul 10, 2024•41 min•Season 5Ep. 139
In this episode, Abbey Walters and I talk about how as a young girl she loved God until she was molested, and the trauma set her on a track of drug use, pregnancy, and even abortion. Abbey shares how she was running from God and didn’t even call on Him when she was in the hospital with her boyfriend before he died after an overdose on heroin laced with fentanyl. This is Part 1 of Abbey’s 2 Part story of Redemption! Make sure to come back next week to hear Part 2! Abbey Walters is a wife and moth...
Jul 03, 2024•44 min•Season 5Ep. 138
In this episode, Janet Walmsley, Jenny Story, and I have a great conversation that Shines the Light on Autism in such a beautiful and empowering way. Janet shares how she had to stand up for Jenny’s wellbeing her whole life while helping her to develop in such a way she could stand up for herself and fight for her dreams. Jenny strongly advocates going after what you want and not letting anyone tell you- you can’t! Jenny went from being low-functioning autistic as a child to a high-functioning a...
Jun 26, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 137
In this episode, Melissa Judd and I talk about her childhood where she experienced sexual abuse and the trauma of being forced to hide it. This led to her feeling that if she could be perfect in some way everything would be ok. It became an obsession for her to have the perfect body type, resulting in the eating disorder Anorexia. Melissa Judd is a mother of two, a certified life coach, cognitive behavior coach,and trauma practitioner. With a resilient spirit, Melissa not only conquered the chal...
Jun 19, 2024•51 min•Season 5Ep. 136
In this episode, Kim Rogers (The Worm Queen) and I have a great conversation about how after being diagnosed with endometriosis and 13 surgeries, she was just as sick as she was before she started with the medical world. She was discouraged and in a lot a pain when she went to the woods with her husband to live and it was there, she thought she was going to die… until an Instagram video talking about WORMS saved her life! Kim Rogers is a seasoned wellness professional with over 18 years of exper...
Jun 12, 2024•54 min•Season 5Ep. 135
In this episode, Wesley Salway and I talk about how even though he was raised in a Christian, Military home in the Midwest, decisions he made led him into the wrong crowd that introduced him to first marijuana, then cocaine, and finally heroine before he found himself paralyzed from his extreme drug use. Wesley knows that after several suicide attempts, God saved his life and that there is still a purpose for his living. Wesley Salway was only 33 years old when he became paralyzed. He lives with...
Jun 05, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 134
In this episode, Dr. Hayley Quinn and I discuss her experience with anxiety and depression when she was a young girl that led her to being extremely self-critical. These thoughts and behaviors turned into a strong drive to perform at high levels in everything she did. It was this high expectation of herself that forced her from being independent into complete dependency when she became chronically ill. Dr Hayley D Quinn is a fellow human being, the anti-burnout business coach for service-based b...
May 29, 2024•54 min•Season 5Ep. 133
In this episode, Myron Welik (THE JackHammer) and I talk about how a few poor decisions led to him losing his multi-million-dollar business in 2002 and left him paralyzed with self-doubt and depression. Even through this catastrophic experience, Myron refused to give up and his tenacity led to him being a “16-year over-night success!” Myron Welik is known as a “Jackhammer” and has been in the business of making deals happen for 40 years. He is the host of the Jackhammer podcast and author of “Th...
May 22, 2024•53 min•Season 5Ep. 132
In this episode, Ethan Poetic and I talk about his brush with death after a car accident, with an 18-wheeler tractor-trailer, left him with a 99% chance of death! Waking up was a miracle that led to a long healing journey where he learned patience and resilience. Ethan also shares his experience with survivors’ guilt as two people that were in the accident with him did not survive… Ethan A. Poetic is a native of Coatesville, Pa, moving to Lancaster, Pa in the middle of his eighth-grade year. On ...
May 15, 2024•51 min•Season 5Ep. 131
In this episode, Randi-Lee Bowslaugh and I talk about her incredible story, that includes losing her brother to addiction, being diagnosed herself with cervical cancer, and at the same time not feeling she could be the mother her son needed her to be when he needed her the most... when he was suicidal. Listen in to see how she was able to breakthrough, not only for herself, for her son too! Randi is a mental health advocate, author, and YouTuber. She started writing at 14 years old as a coping s...
May 08, 2024•51 min•Season 4Ep. 130
In this episode, I introduce you to an additional focus of mine… I have found myself in a new season of life that brings so many changes to every aspect of living a life of a maturing woman… I recognize there are challenges that are faced that until you are there, you just don’t know. So, I will be offering guidance from my perspective to help maturing ladies look and feel the way they want, and have the finances and lifestyle they desire, as they move into their 50’s and beyond, the Kingdom way...
May 01, 2024•13 min•Season 4Ep. 129
In this episode, Gail Showalter and I talk about her life as a Navy wife that took a turn that led her to being suddenly divorced and the single mom to three children all under the age of six. Gail shares her struggles, tough decisions, the pivot that made all the difference and how she now helps other single mothers obtain continuing education as well as their basic needs. Listen in to hear how someone you know might benefit from the wisdom shared by Gail. Gail Showalter raised three children a...
Apr 03, 2024•59 min•Season 4Ep. 128
In this episode, Doug Lawrence and I talk about his experience of mental health issues, alcoholism, and PTSD that led him to a place where unbeknownst to him his wife almost left with their children… He was able to course correct his behavior before he ultimately lost her to cancer. Doug Lawrence is the founder of TalentC® and Co-founder of the International Mentoring Community(IMC). Doug has achieved the highest level of Mentoring certification – The Certificate of Practice - Journey Mentor (IM...
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 127
In this episode, Glenda Benevides and I talk about her life experiences being a performing artist that started when she was a teenager. She had the support of her parents to do whatever she was passionate to do, and SHE DID! Until she found herself in an uncomfortable place where she felt she was no longer important enough and didn’t belong… Glenda Benevides was born in Oakland Ca and has been singing professionally since the age of 16, having toured from Japan to the EU, the UK and through Cana...
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 126
In this episode, Tom Rose and I discuss his experience of ‘Changing Grief to Love’ after his wife passed from breast cancer battle. Tom shares his dark times after her passing and how a friend helped him by suggesting he write a book that ultimately led to his healing and moving into helping others embrace the change that comes with death. Tom Rose: After the death of his wife from breast cancer in August of 2019, encouraged by a friend, Tom wrote a book, Balloon in a Box, Coping with Grief. Wit...
Mar 13, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 125
In this episode, Minister Jalisa Hardy and I have a deep conversation around abuse, the negative effects of words, even on an unborn baby, the truth that she was worthy to make tough decisions that would lead to something she had never wanted for her children… a divorce and broken home. Minister Jalisa Hardyis a dedicated single mother of three, a licensed minister, poet, a self-published author, coach, global speaker, Organizer for The Mental Wealth Social on Meetup.com and a Board-Certified Ho...
Mar 06, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 124
In this episode, Chris Mitchell and I have an inspiring conversation about his life, how disabilities came with his birth and developed an unusual determination to prove himself in his childhood and young adult life. Even though he was ‘invited’ to find education and employment elsewhere on several occasions, Chris shares how his positive attitude and extreme confidence led to finding his wife and the relationship that would carry him through the difficulties that were still to come in his life ...
Feb 28, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 123
In this episode, Stephanie Serone and I talk about her experience with being bullied as a child in school, in her first relationship with a narcissist, and even by co-workers and bosses she had. Stephanie shares her deep desire to be seen, cared for and loved after her father left… these desires led to her being a perfect target for others and led to her feeling she was too broken to be fixed. Stephanie Serone is a licensed Transformologist® an authority in empowering women and facilitating the ...
Feb 21, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 122
In this episode, Rick DellaRatta and I revisit his experience being an eye witness to 9/11 from only a quarter mile away… He shares how he immediately had the desire and the words to turn this tragedy into a peace mission. A poem written in that devastating moment turned into ‘Jazz for Peace.’ Rick DellaRatta is now considered by many to be one of the finest Singer/Pianists performing today and one of only a handful of Jazz Artists who can make a successful musical presentation to a large audien...
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 121
