Episode 74: A Life in 147 Days ft. Andrea Wilson Woods
EPISODE SHOW NOTES Episode 74: A Life in 147 Days featuring Andrea Wilson Woods Andrea Wilson Woods was barely an adult herself when she got legal guardianship over her 8-year old sister Adrienne after their mother called to say she no longer wanted to be a mother. An actress trying to make it in LA, […]
Episode 73: Strong Like Water ft. Laila Tarraf
EPISODE SHOW NOTES Episode 73: Strong Like Water featuring Laila Tarraf For years, even as Laila Tarraf continued to feel disconnected from others, her belief that any vulnerability would make her soft dictated her personal life and her work as an HR leader. The firstborn child of Lebanese parents, she was encouraged to step up […]
Episode 72: Salvation, Injury, and Reinvention: A Football Story ft. Kenneth Scott
EPISODE SHOW NOTES Episode 72: Salvation, Injury, and Reinvention: A Football Story featuring Kenneth Scott Kenneth Scott’s mother had lupus while he was growing up and though they were living off of food stamps and SSI in section 8 and she was facing great hardship as a single parent she never let the rest of […]
Episode 71: Fostering and Nurturing Children with Autism ft. Dr. Lynette Louise
EPISODE SHOW NOTES Episode 71: Fostering and Nurturing Children with Autism featuring Dr. Lynette Louise Even from an early age Dr. Lynette Louise knew she would grow up and have heaps of children. The victim of domestic abuse she understood all too well that what she experienced growing up was not okay and that she […]
Episode 70: Life After Pregnancy Losses ft. Kim Hooper
EPISODE SHOW NOTES Episode 70: Life After Pregnancy Losses featuring Kim Hooper Before Kim Hooper endured pregnancy loss herself she wondered if women experiencing miscarriages might have had a part to play in their loss—maybe they didn’t eat the right things or didn’t manage stress well, maybe it was their fault. As her own losses […]
Episode 69: From Athlete to Human ft. Kacee Hoffer
EPISODE SHOW NOTES Episode 69: From Athlete to Human featuring Kacee Hoffer For Kacee Hoffer, finding a new identity was not easy. After stepping away from almost 12 years of diving she found it hard to find other passions, fill her time, and treat her body with compassion. Listen On Apple Listen On Spotify Listen […]
Episode 68: Your Body Is Not A Problem ft. Katherine Yasi
EPISODE SHOW NOTES Episode 68: Your Body Is Not A Problem featuring Katherine Yasi Katherine was in second grade when her mother called attention to her weight, a moment that impacted the rest of her life. From that day on her insecurities about her size and an endless cycle of shame about her body took […]
Episode 67: Emotional Genealogy: Tracing the Past to Live an Authentic Life ft. Judie Fein
EPISODE SHOW NOTES Episode 67: Emotional Genealogy: Tracing the Past to Live an Authentic Life featuring Judie Fein Award-winning international travel and culture journalist, author, speaker, playwright, screenwriter, movie and theatre critic, opera librettist, and theatre director Judie Fein believes everyone has a mission in life even if they don’t know what it is and […]
Episode 66: Moved to Create: Life After A Massive Stroke ft. Lafiro A. Gomez III
EPISODE SHOW NOTES Episode 66: Moved to Create: Life After A Massive Stroke featuring Lafiro A. Gomez III After suffering a massive stroke caused by a previously undiagnosed vascular malformation, Lafiro A. Gomez III became parayzed and utterly dependent on his family for care. He entered rehabilitation and worked on recovering some of his strength […]
Episode 65: Conquering A 20-Year Eating Disorder ft. Alli Spotts-De Lazzer
EPISODE SHOW NOTES Episode 65: Conquering A 20-Year Eating Disorder featuring Alli Spotts-De Lazzer At a young age, Alli Spotts-De Lazzer learned about the connection between food and body weight and was only 9 years old when she started dieting. For most of her life, she equated weight with purpose and worth and fought to […]