"Having boundaries is the biggest act of self love I have ever done for myself" Who would have thought that would be the case. In a world that sells you tonics, creams, classes, pills and any other modality under the sun to take care of yourself, who could imagine that boundary setting, in any form that it takes, is really the key to deep self love. Because what you are really saying, to yourself first and often others, is that I matter. I know that I do and I am going to set these limi...

" The dis-ease, will come as a disease later on." What a profoundly different way of looking at one's health in the form of your relationship with your body. This was one of the truth's that my guest dropped early on! This week's guest is Ashley; a gifted somatic therapist, devoted mother, and intuitive energy worker. Ashley’s work goes far beyond the physical body; she guides others into deeper awareness, helping them reconnect to themselves through presence, touch, and energetic align...

"Any man that came into my life, was going to pay for what my father did and didn't do." What a realization to have lurking in the back of my mind, for as long as I can remember in life. And to have as an approaching storm, that is getting stronger and stronger until the realization of it crashes against the shores of the life I want to build. These events in our lives, as well as a deeply personal one I share this episode, affect every relationship we have: friends, coworkers, intimate...

What a terrible lie to tell yourself, to justify poor behavior on someone else's part. Abuse comes in all forms, granted there are levels to it and we are not talking about disagreements. We are discussing on this episode, real dysfunction that hasn't risen to the level of physical, but it still more than anyone should endure. Why do we do that? Could it be growing up and being told, "You're too much." "You're too sensitive, you need to stop crying." How often can becoming numb to that ...

This weeks episode is a short but sweet one, discussing the difference between healing or isolating and my personal journey on both sides of that equation. One of the things to consider, healing loudly can look like leaning on others, delving into working on your attachment style, patterns of behavior or deep introspective work. There is a difference between isolating and going inward to heal, I talk about what both of those spaces felt like for me. One thing to remember, wh...

This episode is a story of courage, willpower, an indomitable spirit, and healing. She shares the brutal beginning of her life, the darkness of addiction, yet the strength to re-parent herself and become the mother her daughters deserve. In her words, “Seeing the face of my daughter was having a reason to live…. I’ve seen so much death and re-birth….. Life keeps on life’ing….” She talks about the profound journey she has embarked on and how she has learned to connect with herself, a...

"You're not doing enough, you're not being enough...." These are the stories I have told myself, amongst other things throughout life. Why is that? Why do we do that to ourselves? More importantly, how do we do better for ourselves? This episode is a bit of a pivot, as the first take of it had a tech glitch and was not able to be uploaded. While I had accomplished it, it didn't fully speak to me, so the tech fairies granted me another opportunity, albeit at the 11th hour. This one was so much...

This episode is dedicated to Sanchez, my companion through many years, miles, states and stages of life. Grief is something that will find us all, in some form or another, occupying different periods in time and learning to navigate the many stages of grieving. Whether a loved one, beloved pet, meaningful relationship or something else impactful in life, we all must face the challenge of grieving, while still living. How does one do that? The loss of Sanchez brought this topic rig...

Send us a text This is beyond exciting for me as an episode, in so many ways. First, I host my very first guest. My intent with this platform as it grows and we get moving is to have many guests on, to tell their stories, share their growth and celebrate our achievements as women in many facets. That has to start somewhere, and this is the episode for it! Second, this is my friend Korin who I have not seen in person in well over a decade!! Time flies and it was so great to be back in each oth...

On the last episode, you heard a portion of my life story, in all of its raw, dark moments. In this episode I attempt to share some deeper reflections on some of the details of that time period, such as signs leading up to the abuse, how I was particularly vulnerable at that point in time and my best, non expert advice for recognizing when you could be susceptible to abuse. Bear in mind, this is never a survivors fault. Abusers exploit many small moments long before the "big" moments ha...

Send us a text This episode, while vital in understanding why I needed to start this journey, this podcast and why I am passionate about uplifting women, also needs to come with a warning. It is not pleasant. It is not pretty. It is not packaged in a softly palatable way. It spells out very bluntly, a graphic depiction of domestic violence and how I came to find myself in a living nightmare, the kind I believed only happened to other people. If you are also a survivor, this may bring up...

Send us a text In my very first episode, I run through who I am, why I am doing this, what I hope to accomplish and briefly what I think this could look like. This has been a dream for some time, to have a sacred space for women to find themselves, as I have been slowly discovering myself. I wasn't sure what this would look like, but as I recently began discovering more of my voice and in the process of creating an in person women's circle, I realized that this medium could broade...