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Meet the women of the book, “Make Your Mess Your Message”. Watch and subscribe! This week (November 30th, 2021 2PM PST/ 5PM EST) I spoke with Cindy Petersen (Chapter 37 – Loving My Child Through His Struggle With Addiction). During our conversation, Cindy shared her family’s over decade long journey with her son through his […]

Meet the women of the book, “Make Your Mess Your Message”. This week (November 23rd, 2021 2PM PST/ 5PM EST) I speak with Lilla Taylor (Chapter 30 – Removing A Title Can Allow Room For Grace), owner of Simply Rooted Yoga Studio which is located in Redding, California and Simply Meditation Podcast.  During our conversation, […]

Meet the women of the book, “Make Your Mess Your Message”. This past week I spoke with Tracie Frank Mayer (Chapter 5 – Fighting For My Son’s Life),  author of the  internationally acclaimed  book,Incompatible with Nature-Against the Odds: A parent’s Memoir of Congenital Heart Disease Nature. Tracie is a self-described rebel, writer and speaker.  To […]

Meet the women of the book,  Make Your Mess Your Message This week I spoke with Linda (Chapter 21 “Letting Go Of The To-Do List”). Linda’s creative energy, entrepreneurial spirit, and her superpower of being a “Super-Connector” is evident in all her ventures.  A devastating stroke and discovery of a brain aneurysm while just in her […]

Meet the women of the book, “Make Your Mess Your Message”. This week, I speak with Kirsten Duncan (Chapter 46). In the span of 4 months, Kirsten’s life was dramatically altered leading her to the realization that life can fall apart, but with grit, faith, and resiliency, it can be rebuilt; Kirsten shares her story […]

Meet the women of, “Make Your Mess Your Message” Watch the full interview here! Joining the navy at age 17, becoming the legal guardian of her younger sister at age 19 due to  the unexpected death of her beloved mother due to cancer, a divorce, becoming a single mom, becoming the guardian of her brother […]

Meet the women of the book, “Make Your Mess Your Message – More Life Lessons From And For My Girlfriends.”   Joining me this week is Shay (Chapter 25), as a newlywed and just 31 years of age, she received a devastating diagnosis of Stage IV melanoma. Shay shares her journey and advice for others […]

Trans Person Identity, Transphobia, And How To Become A Trans Ally Joining me this week is Gage, a Trans advocate and cohost of the Girl-ish podcast. Today we talk about coming out as a trans person, trans visibility in the media, experiencing transphobia, and how to be a trans ally.   To view the interview, […]

We all face obstacles in our life, many that seem to pop up out of nowhere. This past year has certainly been a year filled with obstacles for many of us – as we’ve had to navigate school, work, relationships and financial issues during the pandemic.  Joining me in this week’s interview which can be […]

In recent years, economists have estimated that 600,000 US businesses have permanently closed each year. Due to the pandemic, that number has skyrocketed with an estimated additional 200,000 permanent closures of businesses — or about a quarter to a third above normal. How can small businesses make it in our new normal?  Susan Slater Cotter […]