Transforming Trauma through Humor, Storytelling, and Sparkle Skills in this Fun & Feisty* podcast for Empowered Women and Woke Menfolk! Join us as we pull back the veil to reveal how we are taking control of our life stories and creating a movement of positive change. If you are ready to Feel, Laugh & Heal, this podcast is for you!Co-hosted by Feisty & Fabulous cousins Nicole Lewis-Keeber and Michelle Lewis *sometimes we swear
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Michelle & Nicole thank their listeners and share their thoughts behind the decision to end the podcast after 10 seasons and what happens next for The Sparkle Hour.By Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber
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As our 10th season comes to a close, The Sparkle Hour is going on an extended spring break! Michelle & Nicole share some tidbits of what's coming next season including options for membership, sponsorship, and IRL retreats.By Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber
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82 - Michelle Lewis Pulls Back the Veil on Leading an Online Summit
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This week: Michelle Lewis tells us about her Transformational Positivity Summit. A series of interviews with experts in the field of positivity from all walks of life.By Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber
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81 - Dr. Michelle Mazur's 3 Word Rebellion
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This week: Dr Michelle Mazur is a speech coach and helps people deliver their message. She works with business owners and speakers to help them stand out. She talks with us about her "3 Word Rebellion"By Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber, Dr. Michelle Mazur
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80 - Ali Shapiro on Radical Truth and a Truce with Food
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Michelle & Nicole talk with special guest Ali Shapiro of the Insatiable podcast and founder of Truce with Food®about navigating the maze of holistic health & nutrition from the intersections of medicine, diet culture, and body positivity.By Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber/Ali Shapiro
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Rebecca Teaff, owner and chief creative officer of Redstart Creative, joins us to talk about the power of sharing your story. She shares a bit of her own story and how powerful of a tool story is when it comes to marketing.By Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber/Rebecca Teaff
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January can be a challenging month. As we move out of January, into February, we take a bit of time to reflect on the lessons we are already learning from our words of the year. Nicole’s word of the year is “tend”. Michelle’s word of the year is “positivity”.By Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber
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Krysti Turznik joins us today to talk about the importance of mindset! She shares the story of how adjusting her mindset after finishing a shower many years ago changed the course of her life. Krysti gives some insights on what it takes to write meditations and also recounts a story of seeing the transformation in someone else who changed their min…
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76 - Getting Up In Your Lady-bits with Nikki Brown,The Coochie Coach
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Nikki Brown, The Coochie Coach, is a mompreneur on a mission to transform women's conversations around sex & intimacy. Nikki is candid, authentic, & healing. We are unfiltered in this conversation around the female anatomy, sexuality, and we talk about some tough stuff in this episode that may be triggering for people who have suffered sexual viole…
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75 - Transformational Events with Elaine Wellman
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Elaine Wellman, professional event planner and coach, returns to The Sparkle Hour to share some insights and information about retreat planning! She shares that one of the keys to a successful retreat is DOWNTIME and recounts a time where she was moved at a retreat by observing one of the participants.…
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On this episode, we discuss the impact of choosing a word of the year to guide us, instead of setting ourselves up for failure with a futiile New Year’s Resolution. We encourage you to choose a word for this year and share it with us in The Sparkle Hour Facebook GroupBy Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber
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73 - Happy Holidays Minisode Dianne Bondy Says You Can Have the Damn Cookie!
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Dianne Bondy, yoga entrepreneur, returns to the Sparkle Hour for this Happy Holiday Minisode! Dianne encourages us to spend a little time in nature and gives us permission to "eat the damn cookie".By Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber/Dianne Bondy
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72 - Happy Holidays Minisode A Trio of Unexpected Desserts
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For WomanKind founder Julie Purcell has sent along some special recipes for creative desserts made with CEREAL! #CerealAsDessert #DessertAsCerealBy Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber
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71 - Happy Holidays Minisode Year End Energy with Feng Shui Expert Tina Falk
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Tina Falk, Feng Shui Expert, joins us to reflect on how Chinese Astrology affects our attitudes toward the holidays. We need to embrace our own energy and take ownership of who we are during the holidays.By Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber/Tina Falk
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70 - Happy Holidays Minisode Dr. Terrlyn Curry Avery Digs December
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Dr. Terrlyn Curry-Avery, creator of Pastology (Pastoring + Psychology), joins us to talk about the power of choice when it comes to family gatherings at the holidays. Although she doesn’t cook, she does have a favorite holiday dish, cornbread dressing! We are so blessed to have her back on The Sparkle Hour!…
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69 - Happy Holidays Minisode Elaine's Not Xmas Shopping
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Elaine Wellman, Event & Retreat Strategist & Coach, joins us as we continue our journey through the crazy holiday season. Elaine reminds us that we don’t have to keep doing things the way they’ve always been done! She shares a fun story of how she changed things up in her family to take care of herself.…
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68 - Happy Holiday Minisode - Michelle is Thankful for New Thanksgiving
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As the Happy Holiday minisodes continue, Michelle reflects on how the atmosphere of her Thanksgiving celebration has changed over the years. Whereas it was once a fearful, traumatic experience, it is now a fun and enjoyable time. We share some sparkly shit and also remind you that it is okay to reach out for help to get through the challenging time…
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67 - Happy Holiday Minisode - Nicole’s Permission Slip to Rewrite Your Holiday Experience
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As the holidays quickly approach, Nicole gives us permission to redefine the way we experience the holidays. Maybe it’s time to take a step back and re-evaluate what you are doing and why you are doing it. Maybe it’s time for a change.By Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber
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The holiday season is upon us! Because the summer minisodes were so popular, we decided to offer some holiday minisodes to help you get through this often challenging time of year. Each week, from the beginning of November through the end of December, we’ll be bringing you bite-sized nuggets of goodness to enhance your day.…
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65 - Season Finale - Support for When You are Triggered AF
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This episode comes with a HSA - Heavy Sh*t Advisory. As Season 8 draws to a close, we reflect on current events which may have triggered many women out there. It's okay to get help. It's okay to cry. It's not your fault. There are little things you can do each day to help you keep going. PLUS - a little sidetrack about a neighbor dog.…
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64 - Choose Your Evolution with Bryna Haynes
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Inspirational speaker, philosopher, seeker, waymaker, coach, and award-winning, best-selling author: Bryna Haynes is the creator of CHOOSE YOUR EVOLUTION. She empowers entrepreneurs, leaders, change-makers and influencers to harness their inner power and potential so they can create their ideal reality while serving their communities and the world.…
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Michelle and Nicole reflect a bit on where they’ve been, where they are headed, and the role Sparkle Skills has played along the way. They dig into the concept of “having-ness” and how we can appreciate and sparkle through having.By Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber
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62 - Healing Trauma Through the Psychology of Voice with Tracy Goodwin
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Tracy Goodwin has been coaching the voices of celebrities, entrepreneurs and business leaders around the globe for over 28 years. Tracy joins us to talk about how our voices can be used to reveal and heal trauma. One phrase used to silence us at some point in our lives can affect the way we use our voices in the long-term. Our subconscious wants to…
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Tanya Geisler – certified Life and Business Coach (CPCC), TEDxWomen speaker, and writer – teaches women and women-identified people, how to step into their starring roles, own their authority, and overcome the Impostor Complex in their life, in their work, and in their life’s work. We are so blessed to have her join us on the Sparkle Hour! Tanya sh…
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On this episode, Nicole and Michelle reflect on how your support system can change as you up-level yourself. Not everyone can appreciate and understand where you have come from and where you want to go. It’s important to manage your support expectations and seek out new support when necessary. If you aren’t sure where to find new connections, seek …
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59 - Up to Some Badassery with Samantha Parker & Kathy Rasmussen
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Welcome to Episode 59 of The Sparkle Hour featuring Samantha Parker & Kathy Ramussen of Badassery Magazine! We considered turning this episode into a “drinking game” around the words “Badass” or “Badassery”, then reflected that we would be so plastered by the end, we decided not to roll with that. Samantha & Kathy share the “origin story” of Badass…
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58 - Season 8 Opener: What Is It We're REALLY Doing?
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Nicole and Michelle are back from summer break and will be resuming the longer episode format. In July, the ladies attended Podcast Movement in Philly. After attempting to share their vision with other conference attendees, they realized “We gotta get our shit together and tell people what we do here!” The experience made the ladies start asking th…
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57 BONUS EPISODE What We Learned At Podcast Movement
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In this bonus episode Nicole and Michelle explain why they were late for their own party! We’ll tell you how the VP of the US made us late for our own party and how Mercury Retrograde lit a small fire in us. Why we were in Philly and why we have to shout out to the amazing women we met. We share our thought process on the direction the podcast is t…
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56- The Summer Sparkler Minisodes - Final Thoughts
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Ah, Summer! Hot and Sunny and Humid and Hyponotic and Wild and Dreamy, Adventurous and Magical and oh-so-Steamy. School's out and people go on vacation, maybe fall in love, take it easy or try to cross something off from their "bucket list" in these long, wonderfully warm summer days. We love it! Even as the earthly season is winding down, so does …
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55- The Summer Sparkler Minisodes - featuring thoughts on fun from Kathleen Shannon
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Summer 2018 is begging us to have some FUN, and we are happy to oblige. We are continuing our Summer Sparkler Mini-sodes Series with boss pal & shero, Kathleen Shannon of Being Boss and Braid Creative. You've heard us chat with Kathleen on the show a couple of times and we've loved having her on the show. This time, however, Nicole and Michelle wer…
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54- The Summer Sparkler Minisodes - 2 for 1 featuring Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber
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This double mini-sode features fun memories and tips from The Sparkle Hour girls, Michelle Lewis and Nicole Lewis-Keeber.By Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber
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53- The Summer Sparkler Minisodes - featuring Melissa Burgio
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Melissa Burgio talks to Angels, and when she's not doing holistic energy healing work she is into bicycle rides, barefoot walks, and some Frose with her girlfriends. Count us IN!By Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber, Melissa Burgio
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52- The Summer Sparkler Minisodes - featuring Angela Todd
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Our favorite Cultural Historian, Angela Todd, is back on The Sparkle Hour for this summer sparkler mini-sode with a neat little trip down Memory Lane. Her version of Summer Fun as an adult now includes some family bonding over a board game that she never thought she'd play, let alone get totally into (hint: she's a Paladin).…
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51- The Summer Sparkler Minisodes - featuring Deb Coman
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Content Writer & Marketing Strategist Deb Coman shares what she does to shake things up and add some FUN to work & life.By Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber, Deb Coman
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Season Six FinaleBy Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber
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49- S6:E6 Healthy Ways to Handle Fear & Uncertainty (Sparkle School Edition)
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In today’s episode, Nicole and Michelle will describe their best tools for handling fear and uncertainty. The truth is that fear does not have to be your enemy. Sometimes, it is your ally and your teacher. When you gain clarity over where your fear is coming from, you can use it in a healthy, empowering way! We can’t wait to share what we’ve learne…
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48- S6:E5 Truth Telling with Kelly McNelis of Women for One
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TRIGGER WARNING: We know our community, and we want to take care of you! That being said, there might be a few topics in this episode that could be triggering. Take a moment and take care of yourself! On the show today, we have an amazingly talented lady whose superpower is truth-telling. Kelly McNelis of Women for One is on a mission to help you e…
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47- S6:E4 Truth Telling is a Sparkle Skill Superpower
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We sing the praises of speaking your truth, but what happens after you speak up? Oftentimes, our truth is not perceived the way we want it to be, or someone else’s truth is rubbing up against our own. Michelle and Nicole understand just how fraught these situations can be. So how is it possible to speak up for yourself when you are triggered or ups…
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46- S6:E3- The Sparkle Zone is Your Foundation for Healing
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The Sparkle Zone is not a magical land where everything is perfect, it is a state of mind that anchors you to your truest self. Michelle and Nicole are on a mission to help you better understand the Sparkle Zone so that you can recognize when you’ve stepped away or if there are cracks in your foundation. The Sparkle Zone is not a magical land where…
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45- S6:E2- Witch, Please! Dr. Carolyn Elliott
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Dr. Carolyn Elliot is changing the way we think about magic and witchcraft. Rather than being confined to a convention, Carolyn runs a six-figure online business equipping people all over the world in practical magic.By Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber, Dr. Carolyn Elliott
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Nicole and Michelle spend some time sharing about what is currently dreamy in their lives and daydreaming about what's coming up for The Sparkle Hour.By Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber
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43- BONUS EPISODE: The Being Boss Book with Emily Thompson & Kathleen Shannon
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Michelle & Nicole get a chance to sit down with Emily Thompson and Kathleen Shannon, the dynamic powerhouse duo who created the wildly popular podcast, BEING BOSS, to discuss the making of their new book.By Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber, Emily Thompson, Kathleen Shannon
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42- S5:E7- Season Finale: Sparkle School Freshmen
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That’s a wrap on Season 5! Nicole and Michelle have had so many formative experiences this season as they have given birth to Sparkle School. This season really was a bit like Freshman Year of high school, and the Sparkle lessons will just keep coming next season.Today, Michelle and Nicole are here to remind you that you don’t have to have it all f…
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Sparkle School is back in session, and Michelle and Nicole are ready to hit the ground running and have a little fun. What is not so fun is that we all have thought patterns and behaviors that have been coloring our perspective since childhood. Many times, these behavioral patterns are damaging, and they prevent us from entering the Sparkle Zone. T…
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40- S5:E5- Wounded by Religion, Healed by the Sacred featuring Dr. Terrlyn L. Curry Avery
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Religion is a loaded word. The topic is so heavy and brings up such strong emotion for many of us, so it is often easier just to avoid the conversation. Today, we are taking a huge breath and engaging the conversation with open hearts and a willingness to be healed. We both have had some traumatic experiences with religion, but have found healing a…
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Sh*t Happens, and it happens to all of us. Some sh*t is obvious, and easier to avoid stepping in (or living in!). Michelle & Nicole teach you how to recognize what sh*t is for you, so that you can make more empowered choices moving forward.By Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber
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Life in The Sparkle Zone is not some mystical far-off fantasy land, it's closer to you than you may think. Michelle & Nicole share what it looks like for them, what it might look like for you, and how to know when you're in it.By Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber
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37- S5:E2 - The 5 Phases of Sparkling --it Out
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"Sparkling That Sh*t Out" is a healing process. Michelle & Nicole outline the 5 Phases of Sparkling Sh*t Out with a brief description of each step.By Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber
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Michelle & Nicole have big plans a'brewing for Season 5 as we introduce Sparkle School- a resource for living life in The Sparkle Zone.Exciting things are happening, so here is your official invitation to get in on what’s about to go down. We are on a mission to sparkle shit out and create a ripple of healing wherever we go. Now is the time to pull…
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35- S4:E10 Season Finale- Our Baby Turned One
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Season 4 finale. Nicole & Michelle wrap up the 4th season and first year of The Sparkle Hour podcast.By Michelle Lewis & Nicole Lewis-Keeber
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