Supna Shah, the founder of WeGo Kids, tells the story of how she and her husband struggled through 10 years of infertility before Supna was able to get pregnant. And boy did she get pregnant—with triplets, no less! She describes the journey of going through some emotional and medical scares. A couple years after having …
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043: Michelle Jackson: How This Student Went From Being in Debt, Supporting Two People on $9/Hour to Teaching Others How to Get Out of Their Debt
Today we’re talking with Michelle Jackson. She shares what she calls her “messy money story” of when she found herself supporting her and my mom after her mom lost her job. At that time, Michelle was in graduate school, working at Starbucks earning $9 an hour and got in loads of debt. Now, they both …
042: Lisa Nicks-Balthasar: Overcoming the Loss of her Husband to Helping Others Believe in Love Again
After losing her high-school sweetheart and husband of 27 years to brain cancer at the age of 42, Lisa Nicks-Balthasar shares her journey of overcoming loss, grief and the power of love. A part of her process of overcoming pain was to write her memoir, Believe!. Today, Lisa is a writer, speaker, and co-founder of …
041: Anna Seewald: From Losing Her Mom in a Catastrophic Earthquake at Age 13 to Becoming a Psychologist Helping Children and Parents
Psychologist Anna Seewald talks about how at 13 years old she survived a catastrophic earthquake. Tragically, her mother did not survive. She talks about how that horrific event shaped her, including her realizing she wouldn’t have as deep of understanding, compassion, and empathy today if she hadn’t gone through that devastating experience. Today, Anna is …
036: Marian Bacol-Uba: Survivor to Thriver
Marian Bacol-Uba is working on her first book, Survivor to Thriver. We talk about what inspired her to write it, including her journey of overcoming childhood sexual abuse and an overdose, which lead to a near-death experience that she says made her finally wake up and give her a second chance at life. Now Marian is …
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034: Luana Ribeira: My Husband Told me He’s Transgender
Formerly known as Eirian Cohen, Luana Ribeira says she has no regrets. Here she talks about the difficult time in her life when her husband of eight years announced he was transgender. As shocked as she was, she was supportive and they kept the family together, but eventually the marriage split. And then several months …
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028: Mary Shores: Awareness of Your Choices is the Key to Your Freedom
Mary Shores is the author of Conscious Communications: A Step-by-Step Guide to Harnessing the Power of Your Words to Change Your Mind, Your Choices, and Your Life. Before her success as an author, speaker and entrepreneur, Mary shares her background starting when she was living on her own since she was 16, how in 1992 …
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026: Justine Renson: “I Walked Away From the Cult of my Birth”
Today’s guest is Justine Renson, author of Leaving The Light — and loving it: how I woke up, wisened up and walked away from the cult of my birth. Justine talks about her memoir of what it was like growing up in a cult, what was the catalyst for her to leave it, and the …
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023: Carlana Stone: “I Wouldn’t Go Back and Change it.”
Carlana Stone is an author, motivational speaker, and a former TV news reporter and primetime network TV producer. She’s worked on popular shows like A&E’s Intervention, The Biggest Loser and Judge Judy, just to name a few. She’s gotten her private pilot’s license, she scuba-dives, has sky-dived and rides a custom Harley. She’s been interviewed …
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022: Kay Richardson: Dare to be Different
Author and entrepreneur Kay Richardson designed her business to help other women entrepreneurs become more successful. She’s in a way paying it forward from the encouragement she received when she was young. Homeless at 17, pregnant at 18 and on welfare at 19, Kay struggled to make ends meet and also fulfill her desire to …
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