Synopsis
I LOVE to interview!!! I spend a lot of time writing and speaking about my own experiences, but the podcast gives your story a place to shine! It's not about being rich and famous or well spoken. Simply listen to someone's story evolve, share in their journey of trials, tribulations and ultimately what makes them #triumphwithlove!!! You can contact me to be a guest - everyone has a story that should have a voice and wings. Or hang out and listen to people being their amazing, awesome selves!
Episodes
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Early childhood is the optimal time to begin musical learning with Esther @ Mini Maestros - S7 E70
10/09/2025 Duration: 33minI am a musician who had a 14-year career in Europe, and author of 12 books (10 baby and toddler books, and a fantasy novel for teens and self-help book for adults) , have had several businesses, a publishing house “Conscious Fiction,” a Vegan Company, a business serving Empaths etc.Socials:https://www.instagram.com/minimaestros_ondemandhttps://www.facebook.com/MiniMaestrosOnDemand/**https://minimaestros.teachable.com/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMu6DBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEyT0tYSktEcm0yZ0YxbHRzAR5Nb34ZbtIUFdYK5JJFuhcyt8Z69O2Mq0watVxWawl-PBTiFEY8MtRJBMAL8w_aem_E0Z79LaWRqFU7-c5WUz_bwhttps://estherbertram.com/#creations
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Her Own Birth Experience, Her Mom After She Gave Birth, Psychologist & Writer - Gloria Vanderhorst - S7 E69
20/08/2025 Duration: 33minMy parenting journey starts with my birth when my own mother was screaming at the sight of me.Helping others to parent has been an integral part of my professional life.Using the latest and best therapy techniques marks my current work to help others heal from injuries delivered by their parents.Writing about parenting and personal growth is my passion.I am a psychologist in private practice and a writer. My recent book: Read, Reflect, Respond: the 3 R's of Growth and Change is a guide to personal growth. I am currently completing a book for fathers to help them do a better job of raising emotionally intelligent boys.FIND HER HERE:www.drvanderhorst.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/gloria-vanderhorst-ph-d-730826b/https://www.facebook.com/gloria.vanderhorst.7
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Mom of 3, Empowering Informed Consent for Healthcare with Alexandra - S7 E68
06/08/2025 Duration: 38minAlexandra is a mom to 3 children, and the founder of Just the Inserts, a platform dedicated to empowering individuals with accessible, transparent information about medical choices. With a solid research background and a passion for informed consent, she guides people through the complexities of pharmaceutical products and decisions. Her commitment to clear, reliable information has earned her recognition as a trusted voice in the community, helping countless individuals make more informed, confident healthcare decisionWebsite: www.justtheinserts.comSocials:Instagram: @Justtheinserts @Justthealternatives X: @Justtheinserts
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CEO of Holistic Fertility Institute, Tough Birth and Parenting with Aumatma Simmons - S7 E67
30/07/2025 Duration: 40minI started with saying NO to having babies (with the guy I was married to). This took me down the fertility rabbit hole trying to figure out if I was going to be able to have a child one day, with the right person. Eventually, I met the right person, and worked to prep my body for a year before saying yes to getting pregnant - and we got pregnant on the first try. Pregnancy was easy & birth was not! From induction to flailing epidurals, it was 36 hours of labor before meeting our baby boy. He's now 7, and parenting is... fun, challenging, and exhausting -- especially while being a serial entrepreneur.I'm the CEO of Holistic Fertility Institute- training doctors who want to specialize in fertility, and supporting couples who want to conceive. I'm also the co-founder of Madre Fertility, the first Smart Fertility Analyzer that uses AI to help couples understand the root causes of their fertility struggles. FIND HER HERE:Instagram.com/holisticfertilitydoctorholisticfertilityinstitute.com madreferti
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The Sukha Remote Working App, IVF, & Sharing Lessons with Steven Puri - S7 E66
23/07/2025 Duration: 42minI’ve spent 20+ years leading remote teams—first as an EVP at DreamWorks and a VP at 20th Century Fox and then as a 3x tech CEO. Along the way I learned that what actually makes remote work successful isn’t what most people focus on…and I picked up some amusing stories that illustrate these learnings.I run a community of 34K productivity-minded people in The Sukha and I've heard your name from some of them. I’d love to join you on Becoming Parents - Birth Stories and Birthwork Wisdom to share the unexpected lessons from Hollywood and tech—things that remote workers and leaders rarely hear but need to know. I run a remote working community and I've studied the last 6 years about Flow States, tips and tricks to maintain focus while working from home. Sukha is the focus app for remote work.I'm having my first child (son/IVF) in November and this summer I am sharing lessons I've learned along the way.www.thesukha.co/media has fun content about my journey, things I can speak to with intelligence an
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Stepmom Before Parenting Her Bio Child, Isolation, Age Gaps, Blended Family with Amy Stone - S7 E65
25/06/2025 Duration: 33minI was a stepmom before I was a mom. So my first child was my husband's third child. I have two kids and two stepkids with a pretty fair age-gap between them and bringing everybody together as a family was harder than expected. I was surprised at how isolating motherhood was ... I was never alone and also felt alone. I did not have depression. The second birth was much faster than expected and without pain relief which was not at all my plan ...but it is how it went. :-)Amy Stone is an author, coach, and creator of The Art of Imperfect Adulting, where she champions adults navigating life's rich complexities. Through her engaging interview-style podcast and vibrant online community, she empowers individuals to embrace non-linear life journeys and continuous personal growth. She’s a mom, a stepmom and a seven-time Ironman finisher who bakes sourdough bread. Amy combines lived experience with practical guidance to foster authentic personal development.FIND HER HERE:Website: https://imperfectadulting.com/F
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How Chiropractic Care Chose Her, Practice Philosophies & Working with Pregnancy & Infants with Dr Kaitlyn Shikada - S7 E64
11/06/2025 Duration: 39minGoing from a potential career in pharmacy to chiropractic. Experience as a chiropractic patient with college athletic performance. Chiropractic chose me. Inspired to help kids and women during their pregnancy. 7 years in practice, miracles, running my own business and creating community.Grew up in Hawaii, but stayed in the mainland for opportunitiesI am a holistic family chiropractor. My practice is called The Village Chiropractic and Family WellnessFIND HER HERE:@dr.kaitlynshikada @thevillage.chiro
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Attorney to Transformational Mentoring, Miscarriage & Parenting a child with ADHD - Arlene Cohen Miller - S7 E63
28/05/2025 Duration: 33min* I discovered that I was pregnant at age 29 a month after opening my own solo legal practice in a suburb of Cleveland, OH* My partner and I grew up in Louisville, KY. Our families were there, so we had no day-to-day support from them* My law school colleagues were practicing law 5 to 6 hours' drive away from where I was living.* I had to build my own tribe as a working mother. My partner was working 70 or more hours a week. So, although he was providing food and shelter, I was on my own as a parent and business woman.* I suffered a bad miscarriage when my son was 2 years old, and was hospitalized for a week because of heavy bleeding and passing lots of blood clots. My mother flew in and took care of my son and brought him to the hospital to visit me. It was years later that I finally felt the grief of this loss and allowed myself to heal from this trauma.* I divorced when my son was almost 3 years old and he developed ADHD. I went on a healing journey to help him, and in the process began healing myse
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3 Children, 1 Stillborn, Divorce, Postpartum Doula & Author with Foster Wilson - S7 E62
21/05/2025 Duration: 34min- 3 birth experiences- 1) intended home birth with midwife, ended as cesarean due to cholestasis- 2) heartbreak of a 24-week fatal diagnosis, termination, vaginal delivery to a stillborn baby (my son Wilde) - 3) rainbow baby through a VBAC after induced labor with repeat cholestasis- career shifted to being a postpartum doula at 39- work to shift the narrative around postpartum care, rest, recovery- left my marriage after 17 years together, became a "part time single mom" - most challenging and brave decision I had to makeI'm a postpartum doula and poet/author. FIND HER HERE:www.fosterwilson.comwww.instagram.com/thefosterwilson
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Adopted, Parenting A Son, Finding His Birth Mom & Becoming an Author - Mark Jamilkowski - S7 E61
07/05/2025 Duration: 38minI was adopted in the 1960s, at birth. Became a parent in the 1990s. My life journey led to self discovery and searching for birth mother. I discovered things about her and her life that answered the fundamental questions - where did I come from? What does 'home' mean?I am a co-founder of a healthcare start upFIND HIM HERE:https://www.mark-jamilkowski-author.com/https://x.com/RoadtoMoresco
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Home Birth, 2 Years of Breastfeeding, Trust & Honor End-Of-Life Doula -Sara Ecklein - S7 E60
30/04/2025 Duration: 41min- I had my dream home birth in December 2022- Discuss motherhood while managing a small business, the pros and challenges that come with this- 2 years + journey breastfeeding- motherhood has only further my mission, and calling for the work that I do and very much inspired the launch of my podcast - the legacy of loveSara Ecklein is dedicated to bringing healing and peace to individuals during end-of-life transitions. As the founder of Trust & Honor, a mindful fiduciary agency, she serves as a trusted partner and compassionate advocate for clients in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Sara also hosts The Legacy of Love podcast, where she redefines what it means to plan for the future with intention and heart.Sara’s mission was shaped by her profound experience witnessing a loved one’s final days. Since 2014, she has worked in the private professional fiduciary field, specializing in issues affecting senior and disabled populations. Sara is a CA Licensed Professional Fiduciary and a Certified National
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Miscarriage, IVF, Parenting 2 & Coaching with The Courage Club - Mel Findlater - S7 E58
02/04/2025 Duration: 41min- As a teenager I was taught - as many are - that slip up once in the bed and you are pregnant- Always figured kids would simply happen but they weren't my one big dream that would make me satisfied in life. I have always been spontaneous and loved adventure and travel and possibility. - Decided to get married. Decided to have kids. 3 years later, not pregnant. - lucked out to be living in Cambridgeshire England (we're Canadian) at that exact time, as IVF was covered by public health for 3 rounds. - felt grateful and lucky- One fresh round, pregnant. Twins. Early miscarriage. - frozen round, 2 put in, one baby created on Canada day, ironically, and brought me my first child. - gestational diabetes, frequent monitoring, super healthy, early induction 37 weeks and 4 days. - emergency c section, with plenty of trauma, blood loss, full general anesthetic, baby with group b strep, 9 days in the hospital,husband not allowed overnight. - baby sick with snotty cold full 2nd month- then I felt like I was born
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Depression, Anxiety, Parenting, NLP & Hypnotherapy Practice with Craig Meriwether - S7 E58
26/03/2025 Duration: 49minDepression, Anxiety, Parenting, NLP & Hypnotherapy Practice with Craig Meriwether - S7 E58Starting when I was a teenager I struggled for many years with depression and anxiety. It was with the birth of my son that I found the resolve to heal. My mother struggled with depression as did I and whether it was nurture or nature I want to make sure I would be able to help my son if he fell into the dark hole of depression. I found healing by learning to take back control of my subconscious mind and nervous system through hypnotherapy and NLP techniques. After learning so much I trained to become a clinical hypnotherapist myself. I am a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Medical Hypnosis Specialist, Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) specialist, and Founder of Arizona Integrative Hypnotherapy helping people eliminate the negative emotions and limiting beliefs that may be keeping them from reaching their full potential. For over 12 years I've been helping people heal from early childhood trauma, helping canc
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Parenting 2 with Heart Centered Parenting, Podcaster, Partnered with Brain Gym Fitness - Roy Coughlan - S7 E57
12/03/2025 Duration: 37minFather to 24 yr Irish daughterFather to 10 yr Polish sonEnsuring your child is heart centeredI’m a Podcaster / Podcast coach / partner is VA World providing Virtual Assistants / Partner with brain gym fitnessFIND ROY HERE:https://roycoughlan.com/https://va.world/https://braingym.fitness/https://bio.link/podcaster
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Parenting 2, Nutrition for Pregnancy and Beyond through Vital Earth Minerals with Kortney Leany - S7 E56
05/03/2025 Duration: 38min-Mother of two. Both born in a hospital using anesthesia and post care medications.-I was never taught about how important pre- and post-natal care is during my parenting journey (aside from "walk as much as you can" and "take prenatal pills every day") and thought that physical activity was the most important aspect. -I've since learned that nutrition should be a fundamental aspect to everyone's journey whether they're a parent or not and to also be made aware that hospitals and doctors might not properly inform you on vital information that could save some women from a lot of negative side effects both long-term and short-term.-I also want to give hope to moms with older children that it's never too late to take you and your children's health into your own hands and give simple solutions to very busy people to be able to live healthier, more fulfilled lives.I've owned my own personal training gym as well as a small spa and now I do marketing for Vital Earth Minerals while still doing fitness consulting on t
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Birth Doula who works in Black Maternal Health through LEAD with Jennifer McLean - S7 E55
05/02/2025 Duration: 41min- I am not a parent, but I am a DONA International certified Birth Doula working in North Carolina - I did not learn about what a doula was until the age of 26 years old in graduate school. Once I learned about the field, it instantly clicked for me. I've always been fascinated with birth but never wanted to be a nurse or doctor. - I had some fears around becoming a labor support doula and not having gone through childbirth but my training reassured me that I was able to do the job - I learned of the Alliance of Black Doulas for Black Mamas (which was rebranded to LEADDoula) through an email listserv that a friend sent me, because she knew I wanted to be doula - ABDBM or LEAD was strictly for Black women who wanted to become doulas, and was focused on serving black birthing people and their families - It was a 6 week program with culturally tailored education, included all required DONA International training to become certified, and afterwards, we were required to serve as doula for at least 3 births t
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Therapist, Counselor, AMA Pregnancy & Gentle Parenting Advocate with Anastasia Arauz - S7 E54
29/01/2025 Duration: 33minMother to Isaac: 11 year old boy Gentle Parenting Advocate: Practicing a compassionate, respectful approach to parenting while promoting mental health and calm family dynamics. Experienced Counselor & Educator: Leveraging my background in education, counseling, and family systems to foster a thriving home environment. Committed to helping families find balance, reduce overwhelm, and nurture joy in their relationships. World Traveler with Isaac: and our family. Our family loves to travel and has done many adventures together. Heart-Led Parent: Grounded in faith and an open-hearted approach to nurturing Isaac's unique gifts and potential. I am a family coach FIND HER HERE: Website:www.anastasiaarauz.com](https://www.anastasiaarauz.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anastasia.arauz/ TikTok: [@anastasia.arauz4]https://www.tiktok.com/@anastasia.arauz4 LinkedIn: [Anastasia Arauz]https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasia-arauz-322b4598/ YouTube: [Anastasia Arauz Coaching] https://www.youtube.com/@anastas
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8 Years of Infertility to Coaching, A Podcast, & Best Selling Book - Fertile Ground with Spenser Brassard - S7 E53
22/01/2025 Duration: 36minIt took me 8 years to get pregnant. I went through loss, IVF, many (MANY!) diet changes, holistic modalities -- and nothing was working. I decided to become a Life Coach so that I could stop suffering through the uncertainty of it all. In my certification, I learned mind-body tools that helped me to eventually get pregnant naturally -- and now I teach women all around the world to do the same. I also wrote a new best selling book called: Fertile Ground, that I'd love to promote on your podcast. It teaches women the mind-body approach to getting pregnant -- without it taking over their lives. I believe that the trying to conceive journey can be incredible parenting prep. It taught me the tools I needed to handle the uncertainty of conception, pregnancy, labor, and motherhood. To let go of perfectionism and to trust myself. It was a catalyst to step out of "what I was supposed to do" and into what made me feel at peace -- even if it was different from the norm. I am a life and fertility coach.
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Speech Therapist, Becoming A Parent, Reiki, & Conscious Parenting Podcast with Carrie Lingenfelter - S7 E52
15/01/2025 Duration: 29minI was previously an educator and early child interventionist speech therapist but was brought to my knees when I became a parent I tried to fit into the box of what parenting should be like but realized that I needed to follow my own heart and gut feelings as well as my child's cues about sleep schedule, nursing times, and other parenting pieces right from the start of becoming a parent I learned to throw out the parenting books which really made me so nervous about labor and delivery- but it wasn't until after I had my first baby. Luckily, I grew so much in that first experience that I was in such a different place with my second baby. I got to have a mother's blessing before having my second baby and even though she came a month early and was in the NICU for a couple of days, we had such a better experience because we were all connected with ourselves and with each other, including the connection between my husband and myself I love sharing these pieces with the listeners of my podcast and other podcasts so
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Not Wanting Kids, Two Traumatic C-Sections, Unable to Breastfeed, Autism, & Nope Coach with Suzanne Culberg - S7 E51
08/01/2025 Duration: 40min*I fell pregnant easily, the first month trying with my daughter, and a surprise with my son! *That was the only easy part of my journey, both pregnancies were challenging! *My daughter's birth was quite traumatic, 5 days of induction resulting in an emergency c-section. *My son's birth was very healing, a planned c-section. *I was unable to breastfeed either child, and had a lot of feelings of guilt and failure that took MANY years to overcome. *My son is on the spectrum, the official diagnosis took over 2 years, and I'm blessed to live in a country that has so many supports in place for him. I'm The Nope Coach, I help women overcome self-doubt, set boundaries and Say 'No" without feeling guilty! I do this through online coaching and courses. FIND HER HERE: Website: https://www.suzanneculberg.com/ Newsletter: https://www.suzanneculberg.com/newsletter YouTube: youtube.com/@suzanneculberg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/suzanneculberg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suzanne_culberg/