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Whether you're looking for support after grief, tools for nervous system healing,
or a recap of a conversation that moved you - this is where it all lives.
Whether you're looking for support after grief, tools for nervous system healing, or a recap of a conversation that moved you - this is where it all lives.
This blog is home to everything from
deeply personal reflections, to show notes for the Hard Beautiful Journey podcast.
This blog is home to everything from
deeply personal reflections, to show notes for the
Hard Beautiful Journey podcast.
It's not a space for productivity hacks or polished how-to's. It's a space for tenderness, truth, and tools that actually help - especially when you're in the middle of your own hard, beautiful journey.
It's not a space for productivity hacks or polished how-to's.
It's a space for tenderness, truth, and tools that actually help - especially when you're in the middle of your own hard, beautiful journey.
- Grief that sneaks up on you in the grocery store.
- The ache of divorce and learning to love your story
- How to breathe again after holding it all in
- Why rest is a revolution
- What happens when joy returns after a long absence
- And much, much more.
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Looking for something specific?
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A raw conversation about trauma, burnout, and the quiet strength of staying. Some people survive the fire—and some become it. In this episode of Hard Beautiful Journey, I sit down with therapist, speaker, and creator Malisa Hepner, whose story is both devastating and lit from within. After a lifetime of trauma, the loss of both […]
May 6, 2025
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What happens when the life you built no longer feels like your own? On this episode of the Hard Beautiful Journey podcast, I sat down with Bob Martin—a man whose journey might just stop you in your tracks. From high-stakes criminal trials in Miami’s infamous cocaine cowboy era to publishing spiritual books that blend Taoist […]
April 15, 2025
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There’s a moment so many women quietly live through: when you’re doing all the “right” things—showing up, achieving, pushing through—but inside, you’re falling apart. In this episode of Hard Beautiful Journey, transformational coach Michelle Gauthier shares her personal story of healing from burnout, and how she let go of perfectionism, career-driven identity, and hustle culture […]
April 8, 2025
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“I think it’s time we consider separating” I said to James. It was May 15, 2022. Our 19th wedding anniversary. Now, it wasn’t a day to celebrate. Never having gone through a divorce before, I had no idea what was coming. There were many times over the course of our marriage when I would think […]
May 20, 2024
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I have been thinking of writing this blog post for over a month. In my meditation yesterday I was encouraged to finally write it. But still resisted. Then the very sad news of the death of “Twitch” by suicide came out today….and now I know I need to write this. By sharing, I hope it […]
December 14, 2022
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Endings are hard. Painful. Necessary. In a million years I never saw this one coming, until one day I realized it was time. We realized it was time. After 21 years of being together and 19 years of marriage, James and I are going our separate ways. It’s been a tough few months working through […]
November 1, 2022
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It’s been almost two months since I made a post and finished my podcast….51 days to be exact. 51 days of being completely ok not doing my podcast and I didn’t know if that would be the case. Are there days I miss it? To be honest, no. Not yet anyway. I loved everything about […]
September 13, 2022
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Hey there welcome to Episode 75 of Hard Beautiful Journey. This is going to be a tough episode to get through so I’m giving you fair warning that I may shed some tears. But I also have plans on making us all smile once or twice so please stick around! So what’s going on and […]
July 24, 2022
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Do you experience shame, guilt and embarrassment because of an overwhelming need to watch pornographic material regularly? Are you questioning if you have an unhealthy relationship with pornography? On this week’s episode of Hard Beautiful Journey, I sit down with Jeremy Lipkowitz, a porn addiction recovery coach who overcame his own personal addiction to pornography […]
July 19, 2022
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Are you struggling after losing a loved one who was taken far too soon? On this week’s episode of Hard Beautiful Journey, I sit down with Rhonda Watt, who lost her son Erik to a drug overdose when he was only 19. Now, this grieving mom turned grief warrior is on a mission to help […]
July 12, 2022
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