I am hosting a giveaway this weekend on my Instagram account, sharing my very favorite beauty products I discovered in 2017, all of which can be purchased on Amazon without selling your prized possessions or children. Below is my explanation…
Archives for 2017
Dina Taylor: Persevering Your Own Way
“If you set aside other people’s expectations, set aside the need for permission and live your most authentic self, life is a lot more freeing and you’re making better decisions.” Dina Taylor has faced many obstacles in her young…
Dina Alexander: How to Empower Kids to Use Technology for Good
“Just like you and I lived at the mall or lived at the football game on Friday night, a lot of our kids are living on social media . . . I want my kids to make their mistakes while…
Each of Us Is Extraordinary, All of Us Are Ordinary
This podcast is in response to an email I received from a listener who was frustrated that all my guests on the show are too “extraordinary.” While thoughts swirled about me, I interviewed Melinda Peterson from Melinda Joy Writes to chat…
Tiffany Webster: Discovering Greater Strength by Embracing the Broken
“It is that moment of complete 100% surrender that we step into that power we never had before.” Tiffany Webster knows a thing or two about surrender. As a lifelong perfectionist, life had a way of showing up and forcing…
Tamarynn Bennett: Racing Toward What Matters Most
“Comparison is evil . . . Any time you look at someone else’s strengths that might be your weaknesses, you’ll always come up short.” 10 years ago, Tamarynn Bennett was 25 years old and had barely run more than a…
State of the Podcast Address
Friends, family, About Progress community! We passed our year anniversary of this podcast dream of mine becoming a reality. And what a year it’s been! In this short–and unedited–episode, I share about what I’ve learned the past year, what have…
Lisa Funk: Developing Our Creativity, and Using it as a Tool to Fight Depression
“I meet a ton of people who say, ‘Oh I can’t do that, I’m not creative . . .’ Maybe they will never find that painting or drawing fulfills them, but they ARE creative in the way that they solve problems,…
Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife: “Get Over Yourself” || When Perfectionism Undermines Your Development, Relationships, and Peace of Mind
“Those that are most able to deal with their flaws are most willing to be seen as human . . . [This requires] real moral courage, and that’s the kind of courage that sets us free.” Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife…
How I Don’t Let My Food Issues Ruin Thanksgiving (Or any other holiday feast…)
10+ years ago, Thanksgiving would send me into the fetal position. Too much food, too many people and eyes, too much temptation, and, most of all, way too much fear. There were a few years that I’d have to lock…
Julie Taylor: Battling Addiction from a Place of Love, not Hatred
“With each thing I tried, every time it failed . . . I failed deeper and the problem got bigger. It got to the point where I no longer felt any control over it. I remember one day thinking, ‘I’m not…
Reachel Bagley of Cardigan Empire: Moving Beyond the Superficial
“I have worth and it isn’t always looking to the external to try to find validation, because that’s an endless competition that you’re never going to win. It doesn’t bring any happiness.” Reachel Bagley is not your normal “fashion blogger.” Sure,…