It's a health episode today! We're talking with Jessica Salinas, Holistic Nutritionist, all about the importance of not giving into diet culture, eating real, whole foods, & loving yourself where you're at on this journey. Jessica talks about her journey through becoming a holistic nutritionist, why she decided on this journey, & towards the end we go into more of her story as to why she chose this path. She expresses her heart for wanting to help women build a beautiful relationship ...

Hey y'all! I thought it would be a quick one, but longer than I thought! Anyways, we're talking about when things don't go as planned & the future of this podcast today. I felt the 2 went alog together well because a lot has happened over the past few weeks, & this podcast is now not going as planned BUT we're making good changes for everyone! I tell a story that shifted our entire lives as a family, one that was really hard at the time but looking back I saw go through every step. Th...

Today we have a special one for you. We're talking about the story of Emily Ford, better known as @sheturnswood on Instagram. Emily & I connected through Instagram & once I saw what she could do with her hands & how she approached herself online I knew I had to bring her on. Emily is such an amazing soul that loves others & doesn'y view others as competition, but as assets. She wants to teach the world about the one thing she fell in love with: Woodturning. She talks about her...

I must say I don't think I stopped crying this entire podcast. Abbey is a friend of mine, & although I knew part of her story I did not know the whole thing. Abbey's story tells of a mother who has been through some of the most heartbreaking trials of life when bringing her children earthside. From being ecstatic about twins to having a very premature delivery, to devastatingly losing a child & trying to do everything you can to keep the other one alive at the same time. Abbey also te...

I had to do a part 2 to this topic because I wanted to touch more on the emotional portion of our journeys: the things that people have done to us in our past. This topic is really heavy for me, as I believe it is for anyone, & we cover some really dark parts of my life that I believe others can relate to. I want you to know after everything you have been through & whatever others have done to you, that does not define your future. Listen in to be encouraged to move forward from some...

Felesha's story shares of truly resilience & trust in the Lord even through the darkest times that life throws at us. Today, Felesha shares her road to her miracle baby, how Say Grace blog helped her through these times, & how God through it all showed His grace. Felesha encourages us to persevere & never give up, even when the odds are against you. Tune into to feel her light & the love she gives to everyone around her! Follow Alexa on Instagram: @alexakolbe Felesha's Webs...

WE'RE BACK! Thank you all for allowing me to take time off last week, I appreciate it! This week we are diving into not letting our past define our future. I believe in so many ways we let our past, whether it's things we have done or couldn't accomplish or failures, define if we can do big things in our future. Our past will keep us from making decisions that could change our life because of fear of what may happen again. But what we don't realize it's not changing the past or wishing things...

A minor cicumstance with daycare ended up being a blessing in disguise for this mother. Kayla goes into her story of how she was a full-time teacher that planned to retire as one in the future, but with a sudden change in day care she ended up being home with her kids for what she thought would only be a year. During that year of being a SAHM, Kayla wanted to tap into her creative side & share with others what she was making in the kitchen everyday. From there, Kayla went on to create mea...

We all face it, right? We all have had someone or many people throughout our lives state their opinions of what we should or shouldn't do, attacking who we are or what we do, & for some reason even though we know their words are not true they still sting. Been there, especially more recently. Today we're diving in on how the opinions of others don't define you as a person & unfortuneately, are most of the time a reflection of how they feel about themselves. I hope you leave here today...

What was once just a little project to help her daughters eczema turned into now a full-time business selling to others, Gabriella tells us all about her soap company Down Home Soap Co. In this episode we talk about how her business started, how her business has solely been based off of local purchasing & social media, & where the meaning of the name came from. We get into the highs & lows of owning a business & how you don't have to constantly be consistent online to sell. G...

Oh, imposter syndrome. You are not fun & you make people believe that they don't have what it takes to do big things. Anyone else face inposter syndrome frequently? We dive head first into why we experience imposter syndrome, how we can never truly overcome it, but how we can still work through it no matter what we're going through. It's a good one & I hope you love it just as much as I do! Follow Alexa on Instagram: @alexakolbe Download my FREE The Next Podcaster Ebook: Gimm...

How can we be in business if we're not genuine about our intentions? Abbie Benson, blogger, youtuber, homesteader, & owner of the magazine Our Living Journal, is on to talk to us about how life definitely doesn't stop when owning a business. Abbie talks about how she went from wanting to be single & traveling around the world with a big career in her younger years to falling love, having children, & realizing along the way the slow, homesteading life was the better path God had fo...

Welcome to Wisdom Wednesday (WW)! A new thing I'm bringing every week to you to talk about different topics! Of course, I am not full of wisdom & I have a lot to learn, but I do have some things up my sleeve that I believe will help you as much as I know it would've helped me along the way! Today on WW we are covering how to become confident online. You see, a follower on instagram asked me to cover this & at first I couldn't even believe they asked me that. ME?!? Confident?!? Never ...

What if letting go of the mindset of control on money would allow God to use you & to move you in more ways than you ever imagined? Jamie Lindsay, author of Moved by Compassion & Owner of Moved By Compassion Academy, was a young mother facing postpartum depression after her second was born. After a visit with her OB & some heartfelt advice, she started on this journey of finding the purpose God had for her life. In her book & throughout her course she teaches leaders &a...

How do you slow down with remodeling your home & accepting where you are in the moment when the world is telling you to do it now & quick? Annabell, owner of House of Tocumen, encourages all of us to slow down & enjoy the process of decorating your home & why a vintage rug truly will bring it all together. She talks about the history & stories behind these true vintage rugs, how she transistioned from full-time teaching to full-time business owner, & the importance of ...

With only 300 Instagram followers, fresh out of a career, & becoming a single mother all at once, how would anyone be able to start a business in the midst of chaos? Steph Taylor shares of her beautiful story of how she started her business "The Basics" from scratch. Her story displays inspiration of how she overcame imposter syndrome, how her famous line "let it be easy" came about, all while she had no internet & barely a following. Steph shares the difficulties she's went through &...

Hello, Welcome to WOMEN! This is the podcast trailer for my new podcast that you so wonderfully clicked on! This intro will be in the beginning of every podcast, but for now we're just listening in on what's to come! PODCAST LAUNCH: September 5, 2023! Stay tuned! Stay in the Now on social! Insta: @alexakolbe FB: WOMEN the Podcast