Rev. Lori Raible: Kindness is required.

Rev. Lori Raible is a great wife and mom and the first woman ever to be named Senior Minister at Selwyn Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC. In a wildly freewheeling conversation we steer clear of theology and just talk about modeling kindness in a popular culture that rewards cruelty. Lori mak…

US Voters Pick White Thug Over Black Woman

Ramona Holloway and I try to process grief and trauma as the men who openly despise Black women gloat.

Jan: On Abortion, Adoption, and Motherhood

Jan had an abortion. Then she gave up a child for adoption. Then she got clean and sober and had a baby. Then the adopted child returned to her life. An amazing woman speaks from first hand experience about the choices no man can make. (TRIGGER WARNING: I’m adopted and parts of this story trig…

Ramona Holloway: Who gets to tell whose story?

As I research my own personal experience as a White child in the Deep South raised in part by Black women, I walk through the storytelling process with my friend Ramona Holloway with an eye on sensitivity and respect, knowing the whole area is a kind of minefield.

Maeya Carr: Death is just part of Life

Maeya Carr grew up in a time when family would bring the recently deceased body of a loved one into the home and people would basically have the wake around the body. So she’s comfortable around death as a part of life. I ask her how I can get more comfortable and spiritual sparks fly. You’ll g…

Ramona Holloway: Is there a way back? Healing broken relationships

Can families torn apart by extreme, cult-like politics turned bitterly personal find a way to make peace? How can we protect ourselves from hateful abuse and give grace to people we love? What do you when you feel totally alone?

Roxanne McDonald on Overdoses, Families, Interventions

Roxanne and Stuart speak from tough personal experiences on the front lines on when and how to intervene in a loved one’s drinking and drugging.

Robyn studies the skies

Robyn studies the skies for answers. She has travelled the world and spent years taking courses and doing in-depth reading in the world of astrology. We sit down in Tongva Park in Santa Monica for a discussion of the history and teachings of ancient scientists. Together we marvel at what kind of fa…

Kim Matone Empowers Women With Her Own Personal Story

Kim Matone first opened up publicly about her own mental health struggles on this very podcast. Her personal story helped her and many others as she becomes an ambassador for Mental Health America and sound practices in mental wellbeing.

ROSHANDA PRATT: How Ro Shows Up!

Roshanda Pratt believes VISIBILITY doesn’t just happen - but it can be taught. And she’s just the one to teach it!  Since our conversation (masked, during COVID) she’s taken off like a big ole ROCKET, teaching courses on LINKEDIN and online helping all kinds of women step into their power and use t…