Best Ford Erickson Podcasts (2024)

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Cavanaugh James | Choosing a Life of Truth and Faith 1:03:00

7d ago1:03:00

1:03:00

Author, podcast host, and consultant Cavanaugh James shares his journey from a childhood steeped in evangelical Christianity to a more authentic expression of self, particularly regarding his faith and sexuality. Cavanaugh reflects on pivotal moments that led him to embrace his true identity, including a transformative conversation with the Lord th…

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Nicole Christie | The Power of Choosing Yourself 12:19

1M ago12:19

12:19

In the premiere episode of Season 5, Nicole opens up about her journey of choosing herself and living with purpose, not just because trauma forced her to do so, but because it’s what’s right for her. She shares how recent experiences—from moving cities to a sudden health scare—have shaped what it means to be here for herself. Nicole also emphasizes…

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Listener Favorite: Rabbi Cantor Judy Greenfeld | Judaism as a Spiritual Practice to Facilitate Connection and Healing 56:49

2M ago56:49

56:49

Rabbi Cantor Judy Greenfeld shares her personal journey of overcoming tragedy, including the murder of her father when she was just 16 years old, the subsequent disconnection from her Jewish roots, and how her search for meaning ultimately led her to an integrated approach to Judaism, connecting people, and healing. As a spiritual leader, Judy enco…

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Listener Favorite: Catherine Andrews | Push Past Fear and Move Into Purpose 41:42

2M ago41:42

41:42

Life coach and intentional living expert Catherine Andrews shares how she transformed her successful-on-paper life into a purposeful, spiritually attuned journey. She provides tangible tips and techniques for how we can all follow suit, pushing past deep fear, self-judgement, and shame—even embracing what feels delusional but is really a sign of tr…

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Listener Favorite: Renee Erickson | The Right Blend of Passion, People, and Purpose 47:37

3M ago47:37

47:37

James Beard award-winning chef and author Renee Erickson joins Here For Me’s first-ever live show, recorded in April 2023 in Seattle. Renee shares the story of how a part-time job at a Seattle restaurant turned into an unexpected, yet remarkable career as a renowned chef and restaurateur, and all the setbacks and challenges she’s encountered along …

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Listener Favorite: Nicole Christie | I Am Here For Me: My Conversation with Kelly Henderson on the Velvet’s Edge podcast 1:00:14

3M ago1:00:14

1:00:14

We're doing something a little different with this episode—Nicole is in the guest chair! Kelly Henderson, host of the Velvet’s Edge podcast, and Nicole dive deep into Nicole's riveting personal story of overcoming narcissistic abuse, finding authenticity, and starting over. In addition to sharing her insights on the damaging effects of abusive rela…

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Listener Favorite: Debbie Reber | There is No Normal: Lessons from Neurodivergent Parenting and Life 41:35

4M ago41:35

41:35

Parenting activist, best-selling author, and founder of Tilt Parenting Debbie Reber shares her story of raising a differently wired child and riding out life’s many unexpected detours. From becoming an outspoken voice in neurodivergent parenting to discovering her own neurodivergence, Debbie shares her wisdom for letting go of control, being gentle…

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Listener Favorite: Alexandra Ford | Prevailing Over Human Trafficking and Creating a New Healing Narrative 53:23

4M ago53:23

53:23

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Listener Favorite: Lisa Erlich | Choosing the Right People is Choosing Yourself 50:52

5M ago50:52

50:52

Entrepreneur Lisa Ehrlich joins Here For Me on the heels of the release of “Love, Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Chef Charlie Trotter,” the documentary film on her late ex-husband and business partner, sharing the twists and turns her life took from restaurant stardom to personal setbacks, reinvention, and reframing how she evaluates who and what is…

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Listener Favorite: Kelly Henderson | Public Pain, Personal Recovery: Finding Strength in Gentle Healing 53:56

5M ago53:56

53:56

Kelly Henderson, celebrity hair and make-up artist, stylist, and host of the popular Velvet's Edge podcast, reflects on her experiences in the public eye, particularly her role on a reality TV show and the fallout of a public friendship. She shares how the aftermath of these events affected her perceptions of herself, but also was a catalyst for he…

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Nicole Christie | The End of an Era 13:35

6M ago13:35

13:35

In this emotionally powerful and introspective episode, Nicole opens up about the upheaval, challenges, and profound lessons that unfolded after her move from Seattle to San Diego in the aftermath of a freak virus. She recounts her battle with ocular cancer, being declared cancer-free, leaving a 25-year career, the end of her marriage, and the real…

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Rabbi Cantor Judy Greenfeld | Judaism as a Spiritual Practice to Facilitate Connection and Healing 56:49

6M ago56:49

56:49

Rabbi Cantor Judy Greenfeld shares her personal journey of overcoming tragedy, including the murder of her father when she was just 16 years old, the subsequent disconnection from her Jewish roots, and how her search for meaning ultimately led her to an integrated approach to Judaism, connecting people, and healing. As a spiritual leader, Judy enco…

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Lori Reising | The Creative and Healing Power of the Divine Feminine Energy in All of Us 47:00

7M ago47:00

47:00

Lori Reising is the founder of The Raw and Wild Hearts, a therapeutic practice and podcast where she supports and guides people into their inherent truth to magnetize the lives they came here to thrive from. She joins Nicole for a heartfelt conversation on the essence of human awakening and living as a spiritual being in this dense 3D world. She re…

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Jessalynn Biederstadt | Surviving Childhood Trauma: A Story of Resilience and Healing 49:44

7M ago49:44

49:44

Jessalynn Biederstadt, host of the Invisible Scars podcast and survivor of complex childhood trauma, most notably sexual assault at the age of ten, joins Nicole to share her harrowing journey from experiencing neglect, turmoil, and abuse to finding strength in facing her trauma head-on and the deep healing that followed. They discuss the difficulti…

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Nicole Christie | Reflections on Grief and the Enduring Impact of Those We’ve Lost 9:14

8M ago9:14

9:14

Nicole reflects on the nonlinear nature of grief, and how it comes and goes, during this heartfelt episode that coincides with the 10th anniversary of her dear friend Michele’s passing. She talks about how grief never ends, but shape-shifts, and shares some of her cherished memories with Michele and the profound impact her friend still has on her l…

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Chad Bell | Following Fear to Overcome Addiction and Achieve Entrepreneurial Success 42:44

8M ago42:44

42:44

Chad Bell, founder & CEO of Achilles Coffee Roasters, recounts his inspiring journey of overcoming drug and alcohol addiction and becoming a successful entrepreneur. He shares the story of his personal transformation and how he learned fear is a catalyst for growth, a sign he’s challenging himself to reach his potential, and how following fear led …

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Suzie Clark | From Burnout to Bliss: Finding Success and Joy on Your Own Terms 40:34

9M ago40:34

40:34

Suzie Clark, founder of Female Leadership Collective, shares how she left a seemingly perfect life in London—including a high-powered, yet unfulfilling, career as a banker—and moved to Bali to live a more purposeful life. She talks about the missteps and mistakes along her path to finding meaning and joy in online entrepreneurship, and how she’s no…

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Allie Casazza | Becoming Her: A Journey from Self-Suppression to Self-Acceptance 44:00

10M ago44:00

44:00

Mother of four, best-selling author, top-rated podcaster, and life coach Allie Casazza opens up about how personal struggles, setbacks, and a crumbling marriage pushed her to question everything. She shares her journey of rediscovery, from overcoming religious oppression and mental health struggles to ending her marriage and restructuring her busin…

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Kelly Henderson | Public Pain, Personal Recovery: Finding Strength in Gentle Healing 53:56

10M ago53:56

53:56

Kelly Henderson, celebrity hair and make-up artist, stylist, and host of the popular Velvet's Edge podcast, reflects on her experiences in the public eye, particularly her role on a reality TV show and the fallout of a public friendship. She shares how the aftermath of these events affected her perceptions of herself, but also was a catalyst for he…

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Alexandra Ford | Prevailing Over Human Trafficking and Creating a New Healing Narrative 53:23

11M ago53:23

53:23

Alexandra Ford, anti-trafficking activist and founder of The Laughing Survivor, shares her heart-wrenching story from victim to survivor to advocate. Alexandra candidly discusses her past as a child advocate, being groomed and sexually assaulted at a young age, falling into drug addiction, and her traumatic entanglement in human trafficking. Despit…

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Nicole Christie | I Am Here For Me: My Conversation with Kelly Henderson on the Velvet’s Edge podcast 1:00:14

11M ago1:00:14

1:00:14

We're doing something a little different with this episode—Nicole is in the guest chair! Kelly Henderson, host of the Velvet’s Edge podcast, and Nicole dive deep into Nicole's riveting personal story of overcoming narcissistic abuse, finding authenticity, and starting over. In addition to sharing her insights on the damaging effects of abusive rela…

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Jane Ratcliffe | Finding the Truth, Liberation, and Your Voice Through Trauma 44:24

12M ago44:24

44:24

In this deeply moving episode, writer Jane Ratcliffe recounts her life-altering brain and head injury from a freak accident, and the debilitating symptoms she has battled for the past 25 years. Despite experiencing chronic pain and medical struggles, Jane's determination, resilience, and self-advocacy have helped her surmount these challenges. She …

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Scout Sobel | Navigating Bipolar Disorder by Harnessing Emotions & Entrepreneurship 1:00:40

1y ago1:00:40

1:00:40

Scout Sobel, founder & CEO of Scout’s Agency, author, and podcast host, opens up about living with bipolar disorder and how she learned to manage it by finding safety in her emotional landscape, practicing rigorous self-care, and finding a path for herself as an entrepreneur. From sharing her struggles to function in society to the empowerment she …

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Diana Min | Healing Through Spirituality and Sacred Plant Medicine: A Journey from Trauma to Purpose 1:05:41

1y ago1:05:41

1:05:41

Empowerment coach and spiritual guide Diana Min discusses how she prevailed over trauma, addiction, mental health challenges, and deep-seated wounds through the remarkable power of spiritual work and plant medicine. After hitting rock bottom at the age of 26, when she realized she didn’t want to live anymore, one phone call landed Diana in the hand…

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Indie Lee | Living with Passion, Purpose, and Presence 41:19

1y ago41:19

41:19

In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Indie Lee, founder of the leading clean beauty skincare company that’s her namesake. Indie shares her incredible journey, from going through the motions of life to being told she may have as little as six months to live, a diagnosis that led her to zero in on her life’s purpose in 15 minutes. Indie shares…

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Prevailing Through Darkness: Finding the Path and Shining Bright 18:06

1y ago18:06

18:06

Nicole introduces a new season of Here For Me by sharing her powerful journey of prevailing over life's formidable “tower moments.” From battling health issues to leaving an abusive relationship, Nicole's story is one of triumph over darkness. Join her as she explores the profound art of letting go, confronting inner shadows, and fear of speaking h…

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Audience Favorite: Season 2 Finale: From Detours to New Horizons 6:59

1y ago6:59

6:59

(Re-release from May 2023) Nicole waves goodbye to Season 2 of Here For Me, recapping the key takeaways from the last six episodes and sharing what she’s learned navigating her own detours over the last year—through her awakening and alignment, and the accompanying battles with self-doubt and self-worth. She also gives a preview of the theme and pu…

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Audience Favorite: All Signs Point to Healing 16:36

1y ago16:36

16:36

(Re-release from February 2023) Nicole ushers in a new season of Here For Me by discussing detours, and how veering off the path we had planned can be scary and beautiful all at once. In her most personal and vulnerable episode to date, she updates us on how she’s fared through the break between seasons, during which she experienced a clearing in t…

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Audience Favorite: Push Past Fear and Move Into Purpose with Catherine Andrews 42:26

1y ago42:26

42:26

(Re-release from April 2023) Life coach and intentional living expert Catherine Andrews shares how she transformed her successful-on-paper life into a purposeful, spiritually attuned journey. She provides tangible tips and techniques for how we can all follow suit, pushing past deep fear, self-judgement, and shame—even embracing what feels delusion…

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Audience Favorite: Narcissism & Schema Therapy with Shirin Peykar, LMFT 50:02

1+ y ago50:02

50:02

(Re-release from November 2022) Los Angeles-based marriage and family therapist Shirin Peykar shares her experience with narcissistic abuse, explains the spectrum of narcissism, and discusses how schema therapy aids in trauma and abuse recovery by putting our grounded selves back in the driver’s seat.…

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Q&A from Here For Me LIVE with Renee Erickson 18:16

1+ y ago18:16

18:16

e're halfway through our Audience Favorite summer season and, as promised in the Season 2 finale, we have a new episode for you! The audience that joined us for Nicole's live conversation with Renee Erickson in April 2023 asked such great questions during the Q&A segment of the evening—and both Renee and Nicole had insightful responses—that we capt…

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Audience Favorite: Intuition is the Best Compass with Caroline Donofrio 45:00

1+ y ago45:00

45:00

(Re-release from March 2023) Writer Caroline Donofrio discusses the unintentional, yet intuition-driven detours of her life and successful career. After an upsetting experience led her to abandon her voice as a writer and performer, she spent years helping others tell their stories, but constantly felt pulled to tell her own. Over time, she found t…

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Audience Favorite: How Cancer Helped Me Reclaim My Voice with Derek Vanderhorst 37:32

1+ y ago37:32

37:32

(Re-release from November 2022) Acclaimed musician, sound designer, and re-recording mixer for film and television Derek Vanderhorst joins the show to discuss his own fight with head and neck cancer, and how it took losing everything to create a more purposeful life.

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#45: MELANIE STONE! When nature humbles you 58:54

1+ y ago58:54

58:54

Melanie Stone is an actor, film producer, rock and roll goddess and passionate nature lover. In this episode Mel talks about her recent backpacking trip to Paria Canyon in Southern Utah which at one point caused her to seriously wonder if she might actually die in that Canyon. We have an incredible conversation about the benefits of being humbled b…

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Audience Favorite: Choosing the Right People is Choosing Yourself with Lisa Ehrlich 51:36

1+ y ago51:36

51:36

(Re-release from March 2023) Entrepreneur Lisa Ehrlich joins Here For Me on the heels of the release of “Love, Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Chef Charlie Trotter,” the documentary film on her late ex-husband and business partner, sharing the twists and turns her life took from restaurant stardom to personal setbacks, reinvention, and reframing how …

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Season 2 Finale: From Detours to New Horizons 6:15

1+ y ago6:15

6:15

Nicole waves goodbye to Season 2 of Here For Me, recapping the key takeaways from the last six episodes and sharing what she’s learned navigating her own detours over the last year—through her awakening and alignment, and the accompanying battles with self-doubt and self-worth. She also gives a preview of the theme and purpose of Season 3.…

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The Right Blend of Passion, People, and Purpose with Renee Erickson 47:37

1+ y ago47:37

47:37

James Beard award-winning chef and author Renee Erickson joins Here For Me’s first-ever live show, recorded in April 2023 in Seattle. Renee shares the story of how a part-time job at a Seattle restaurant turned into an unexpected, yet remarkable career as a renowned chef and restaurateur, and all the setbacks and challenges she’s encountered along …

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There is No Normal: Lessons from Neurodivergent Parenting and Life with Debbie Reber 41:34

1+ y ago41:34

41:34

Parenting activist, best-selling author, and founder of Tilt Parenting Debbie Reber shares her story of raising a differently wired child and riding out life’s many unexpected detours. From becoming an outspoken voice in neurodivergent parenting to discovering her own neurodivergence, Debbie shares her wisdom for letting go of control, being gentle…

1
Push Past Fear and Move Into Purpose with Catherine Andrews 41:42

1+ y ago41:42

41:42

Life coach and intentional living expert Catherine Andrews shares how she transformed her successful-on-paper life into a purposeful, spiritually attuned journey. She provides tangible tips and techniques for how we can all follow suit, pushing past deep fear, self-judgement, and shame—even embracing what feels delusional but is really a sign of tr…

1
Intuition is the Best Compass with Caroline Donofrio 44:16

1+ y ago44:16

44:16

Writer Caroline Donofrio discusses the unintentional, yet intuition-driven detours of her life and successful career. After an upsetting experience led her to abandon her voice as a writer and performer, she spent years helping others tell their stories, but constantly felt pulled to tell her own. Over time, she found the courage to do so, which le…

1
Choosing the Right People is Choosing Yourself with Lisa Ehrlich 50:52

1+ y ago50:52

50:52

Entrepreneur Lisa Ehrlich joins Here For Me on the heels of the release of “Love, Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Chef Charlie Trotter,” the documentary film on her late ex-husband and business partner, sharing the twists and turns her life took from restaurant stardom to personal setbacks, reinvention, and reframing how she evaluates who and what is…

1
All Signs Point to Healing 16:28

1+ y ago16:28

16:28

Nicole ushers in a new season of Here For Me by discussing detours, and how veering off the path we had planned can be scary and beautiful all at once. In her most personal and vulnerable episode to date, she updates us on how she’s fared through the break between seasons, during which she experienced a clearing in the grief after the end of her ma…

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#44: BOB DONOHO! Making your life YOUR life 1:13:13

1+ y ago1:13:13

1:13:13

Bob Donoho is an incredible human lifeform. He has had all kinds of wild experiences in the backcountry as a wilderness therapy guide for many years. He is an, in my opinion, expert woodworker and crafter of all kinds of things from nature. But beyond all those things, Bob has a golden heart and the wisdom of an ancient Greek philosopher. And he re…

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#43: LAUREN LALA PEDERSEN! Experiencing wilderness therapy as a teenager & feeling safe outside 1:11:54

2y ago1:11:54

1:11:54

Lauren "Lala" Pedersen has the unique perspective of experiencing wilderness therapy as a struggling teen client not only once but TWICE (a combined 4 months), AND she has been a backcountry wilderness therapy guide on and off for the last 6 years with the Anasazi Foundation. This is a ultra unique perspective I had been wanting to dive into for ma…

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Mini-Episode: Reflections for a New Year 3:04

2y ago3:04

3:04

Nicole returns for a short season interlude to reflect on lessons learned during Season One of Here For Me, and share an announcement on what being here for herself looks like as a new year dawns.

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Letting Go and Learning to Trust with Zibby Owens 33:41

2y ago33:41

33:41

Author, podcast host, and media mogul Zibby Owens shares her experiences with loss, finding love, wasting no time, and learning to trust her gut.

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The Power of Friendship and Feeling Good with Jay Huguley 29:52

2y ago29:52

29:52

Film, TV, and theater actor Jay Huguley shares how losing sight in one eye led him on a journey to understanding the power of friendship, asking for help, and appreciating all life has to offer.

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#42: PAUL BIRD 2! Spirituality & The Arizona Trail 1:07:13

2y ago1:07:13

1:07:13

Paul Bird is a fan favorite. Maybe THE fan favorite. I had Paul on the podcast earlier in 2022 right before he was about to leave on his first through hike on the Arizona Trail, an 800ish mile wilderness trail spanning from the Mexican border to Utah. So on this episode we talk about how he survived being all alone for so long as an extremely extro…

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Narcissism & Schema Therapy with Shirin Peykar, LMFT 49:18

2y ago49:18

49:18

Los Angeles-based marriage and family therapist Shirin Peykar shares her experience with narcissistic abuse, explains the spectrum of narcissism, and discusses how schema therapy aids in trauma and abuse recovery by putting our grounded selves back in the driver’s seat.

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How Cancer Helped Me Reclaim My Voice with Derek Vanderhorst 36:48

2y ago36:48

36:48

Acclaimed musician, sound designer, and re-recording mixer for film and television Derek Vanderhorst joins the show to discuss his own fight with head and neck cancer, and how it took losing everything to create a more purposeful life.By Nicole Christie

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