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- 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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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 […]
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Today we welcome Dr. Jody Carrington, who provides some valuable insight on disconnection; and the emotional dysregulation that our adolescents face as a result of the pandemic. Dr. Jody Carrington is a renowned psychologist sought after for her expertise, energy, and approach to helping people solve their most complex human-centered challenges. Jody focuses much of […]
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Today we welcome Crystal Partney, who, the day before her 32nd birthday in 2019, received the devastating news that her sister had taken her own life. After this tragedy, Crystal needed the steps to begin the healing process. She discovered that the first 30 days are often the most critical steps for healing after suicide. […]
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Today we welcome Emily Johnson, who shares her beautiful story of the gift she received following the passing of her beloved mother. The story behind Bird of Paradise, Emily’s first novel, is unique. Her mom began writing Bird of Paradise when she was diagnosed with advanced-stage cancer. She passed away in 2012, leaving the novel […]
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I don’t know if I can contain my excitement about this episode….I have been lookin’ forward to this one being published since the second I hit the stop recording button…..because the topic is SEX and INTIMACY, and let’s be really REAL for a minute….both are incredibly important, am I right?! My guest today knows her […]
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On this installment of Hard Beautiful Journey, I have the privilege of speaking with the authors of the book, Leave Your Light On, Shelley Buck, and Kathy Curtis. Leave Your Light On is about Shelly’s son Ryder Buck and his relentless thirst for life and love. At 22 years old, Ryder was diagnosed with stage […]
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There are two things I hope to come from this episode….the first is that you will get so much value from it for you and your family and the second is that you will SHARE it with as many people as humanly possible. This episode is a “lighthouse” and I don’t know about you, but […]
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Today on the show I have Gena back to continue her story and she is joined by her step-son Bradly. They are here to talk about the step-family dynamic they experienced including some very difficult circumstances. But they will also share some of the triumphs that have also come out of their journey. I am […]
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If you go into the dictionary and look up the definition of resilience, you’ll find Gena Peth’s name. Her story is like no other; just imagine being diagnosed with a learning disability at the age of 6 and allowing that to dictate your life into adulthood because you were made to believe that you were […]
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It’s Season 3 KICKOFF!! A personal goal of mine for 2021 was to give a speech – so I enrolled in a program called Shine Bootcamp, which is an 8 week program that teaches you the skills to build and deliver a speech in front of real humans – however, due to Covid this took […]
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