Best Heathervickery Podcasts (2024)

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Creating a Sustainable Life: A Full-Bodied Experience 1:04:07

11M ago1:04:07

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Community • Lesson • Creativity There are some people in the world that have a magical ability to see a gap in the world and fill it with just the right thing. That’s what today’s guest, Joanna Waterfall, did when she founded Yellow Co - an organization birthed from an idea that struck her one day while she was in the shower. Joanna believes that c…

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What if the smart way isn’t the best way? 57:47

11M ago57:47

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Awareness • Ownership • Detachment Do you feel like having all the answers and knowing exactly what’s coming next is the only way to feel safe? Yeah - So did this week’s guest but eventually, after much burnout, Jessica Eley realized that the “smart” way wasn’t always the best way for her! In this conversation, we dive deep into "normal" .. .What t…

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Finding the gifts inside the dark 1:04:20

12M ago1:04:20

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WISDOM • BALANCE • PEACEJana Wilson is an emotional healing educator, meditation teacher, retreat leader, hypnotherapist, HeartMath Facilitator, and founder of the Emotional Healing System. She’s trained with best-selling author and physician, Deepak Chopra MD and NY Times best-selling author, Debbie Ford. Jana lives off-grid in the foothills of th…

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Kindness Is 42:18

1y ago42:18

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Gratitude • Grace • Gumption Enjoy this special cross-over episode between The Brave Files and the Kindness Is podcast! Our host, Heather Vickery, was a featured guest on the Kindness Is Podcast with Kaitlin Johnstone. It's the perfect way to cap out Pride Month as Heather shares her personal story of claiming herself and showing up authentically. …

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Martha Anne Toll: What if quiet things are the bravest? 46:26

1y ago46:26

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Discipline • Grace • Gratitude Martha Anne Toll grew up a passionate ballet dancer, musician, and advocate for social and racial justice. Through her creative endeavors Martha learned three important life lessons which she will share in our conversation so be sure to stay tuned) and at the tender age of *almost* 65 she released her debut novel Thre…

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Annie White-Brown: From Roots to Remedies 49:23

1y ago49:23

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Unexpected • Unpredictable • Exciting When Annie White Brown's daughter was born with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus, she turned to her Jamaican roots and natural remedies to help alleviate her daughter's skin issues after surgeries. Her passion for herbal healing grew, leading her to develop a unique brand of essential oils, herbs, and natural but…

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Aaron Leatherbarrow: The Punk Rock Teacher 1:21:18

1y ago1:21:18

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Rebellion • Empathy • Anarchy From his punk rock and Christian roots to becoming an award-winning educator and TikTok sensation, Aaron Leatherbarrow's story is a testament to the power of empathy and authenticity. Discover the challenges faced by teachers on the front lines in the United States. Hear how Aaron's punk rock background shaped his appr…

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Shiny Unsal: The Gateway to Galactic Success 56:20

1y ago56:20

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Love • Light • Positive-Energy We have a choice who and how we’ll be in the world. Perhaps you think you don’t but I promise you … You do. Today's guest, Shiny Unsal learned this lesson firsthand after losing her father unexpectedly … Or was it? After a lot of self-discovery, she took on a new name and officially declared her new identity, purpose,…

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Bunmi Aboaba: Unlocking Your Potential Here and Now 56:50

1y ago56:50

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Blessed • Vulnerable • Free In 2008, after twenty years of self-sabotage and playing Russian Roulette with her health, Bunmi Abo-aba finally reached burnout. Since the mask fell, she has worked tirelessly, plotting a path to her recovery and making her fair share of mistakes. But Bunmi is truly a phoenix who has risen from those ashes more than onc…

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L’Oreal Thompson Payton: Stop waiting for perfect! 53:09

1y ago53:09

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Ambitious • Creative • Determined L’Oreal Thompson Payton was a girl with big dreams. Now she’s a woman who’s achieving those dreams and rewriting what it means to be successful. The “Stop Waiting for Perfect” author joins The Brave Files to share some painful, honest, and ultimately beautiful truths about what it’s like to be a recovering perfecti…

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Sharon Tubbs: Healing through History 57:58

1+ y ago57:58

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Creative • Healing • Necessary Trauma is passed down, via DNA, from generation to generation. And we’ve learned that it affects us in so many, previously unknown, ways. It’s something we know, conceptually, happens but we haven’t been able to really say how or why. Today’s guest, Sharon Tubbs, dives deep into this by writing about her family histor…

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Heather Vickery: When Vulnerability and Fear Collide 21:12

1+ y ago21:12

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Honest • Approachable • Connected In a rare solo episode our host, Heather Vickery, shares her personal experience with vulnerability and fear - how it feels when they collide and how she faces and moves through it. This is a heart-centered, honest, and short episode from Heather's heart directly to yours. If you’ve been inspired, touched, entertai…

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Kyla Derkach: Know who you are, trust who you are! 50:42

1+ y ago50:42

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COURAGE • TENACITY • BRAVERY Tune in as Heather chats with her Human Design Mentor, Kyla Derkach. In 2017, I moved to Kyla Derkach to Spain from Canada entirely alone. She didn’t speak the language and had never even traveled there before. Kyla says she was lost at the time, but this adventure helped her find herself and, eventually, her husband. T…

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Erin Diehl: What Do I Need To Put Down? 1:01:27

1+ y ago1:01:27

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Broken • Process • Healing Erin Dihel often found herself angry and frustrated as a kid because she lacked a tremendous amount of control over her life … Enter the idea that making peace with others (and then, consequently with herself) WAS within her control! Erin has a creative approach to making peace, finding creative ways to make things work, …

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Heather Vickery: ”Wintering” 15:05

1+ y ago15:05

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Welcome to 2023! Heather Vickery shares a New Year's message and introduces you to the idea of "wintering." Imagine what's possible if we, as humans, follow the path of nature rather than society. Let's experiment. If you’ve been inspired, touched, entertained, or motivated by this or any of Heather Vickery’s content you can “say thanks” by buying …

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Jule Arney: The Opulence of My Truth 59:07

1+ y ago59:07

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Respect • Autonomy • Grace Justice is not always compassionate but there is still compassion at the root of our human existence. We may not be able to see the growth and change in the moment - but it’s there. The world has often made today’s Jule Arney feel less-than, wrong, and broken. As a Black, , neurodivergent person Jule has had to combat the…

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Quinn The Eskimo: Open Minds Open Hearts 55:35

1+ y ago55:35

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CHANGE • QUESTIONS• BOUNDARIES When TikTok brings us together. This week I'm chatting with Quinn The Eskimo (ok, that's not his *real* name but it's his NEW name and over here we respect folks name preferences!). Quinn joined me to talk about totally transforming his super religious, conservative life by changing one, somewhat, simple thing: Learni…

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Sarah Hagstrom: Mind-Body Evolution 57:56

1+ y ago57:56

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Courageous • Centered • Responsibility We often think of fear as something that keeps us small and stuck - it can, in fact, do all of those things. But there’s also the flip side of fear - the empowering side - the brave side. This side of fear informs. It allows you to dig deep into yourself and find ways to heal, grow and prosper. Today I welcome…

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Tamer Elnoury: American Radical: Saving America from the Inside 59:09

1+ y ago59:09

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Obligation • Opportunity • Pride Tamer Elnoury is not his real name … It’s one of several aliases he’s used throughout his career to infiltrate terror cells across the globe. His job was to decimate al-Qaeda and ISIS from the inside out. To put his arm around some of the worst people on the planet, convince them he was their brother in arms, and th…

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Tanya-Marie Dubé: Always being the teacher and the taught! 1:01:37

1+ y ago1:01:37

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POSSIBILITY • COURAGEOUS • RESILIENT Can you take that which was harmful and unacceptable and apply lessons toward a happy, healthy life? Tanya_Marie Dubé says she did just that. After surviving a childhood in and out of the foster care system and then living on the street as a teenager, Tanya shared that life was extremely challenging but now sees…

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Juliana Garcia: Can curiosity change your life? 53:32

1+ y ago53:32

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Electrifying • Gritty • Unrealistic When Juliana Garcia was growing up she had a lot of questions - and asking those questions often lead to punishment because Juliana was supposed to put her head down, do what she was told, not make mistakes and to never, ever question things. Today, Juliana is an online entrepreneur with a multimillion-dollar bus…

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Ashley Crouch: The Outer Layers of Expansion 40:01

2y ago40:01

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** If you would like to support Puerto Rico's people after Hurricane Fiona's devastation, visit www.vickeryandco.com/HelpPuertoRico for a list of organizations who are on the ground, making a difference.** Resilient • Expansive • Unstoppable Sometimes bravery shows up in the most unexpected ways and circumstances. Like discovering you want to take …

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Kaitlin Johnstone: Don’t Confuse Kindness with Niceness 51:50

2y ago51:50

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Kindness • Action • Justice Kaitlin Johnstone has taken TikTok by storm with her socially conscious clothing brand Kind Cotten! What started as a way to put books into the hands of underprivileged children has turned into an incredible platform for awareness, education, and action. After leaving her teaching job, Kaitlin and her partner Kevin decid…

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Carla Moore: Transformation Crash Course (Summer Break 2022 Fan Fav Replay) 52:03

2y ago52:03

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Are you searching for answers or looking for a breakthrough? How do we turn our circumstances into triumph? Come on a ride with us and meet Carla Moore! At 40 years old and 350 pounds, Carla was in a car accident that changed her life. She shares her transformation principles and how inward change creates an outward impact. "When you get a sense of…

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Leah Carey: : From Trauma to Empowerment (Summer Break 2022 Fan Fav Replay) 50:08

2y ago50:08

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In her early 40s, Leah began a profound journey into sexual healing – and you are invited to join her Leah Carey was subjected to sexual trauma from an early age. Her father’s alcoholic and narcissistic behaviors created extremely confusing messages about . As a result, she was left without the tools necessary to build healthy and intimate relation…

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Andrew Moxon: Speaking The Uncomfortable Truth (Summer Break 2022 Fan Fav Replays) 54:08

2y ago54:08

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This Twitter thread (and subsequent interview) happened many years ago and, sadly, it is as important - perhaps even more so - now as it was then. In a country that seems to be barreling backward at warped speed, these conversations are more important than ever. Andrew Moxon was just a guy who liked Twitter and speaking his mind. Then his thoughts …

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Tom Mitchell: Still Brave (Summer Break 2022 Fan Fav Replay) 50:57

2y ago50:57

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Tom Mitchell is a man of astounding commitment. After losing his teenage daughter, Shalya, to Hodgkin’s lymphoma, he has dedicated his life to supporting other children and families fighting the daily battle of pediatric cancer through his non-profit Stillbrave. This story is both heartbreaking and uplifting. Tom and the team at Stillbrave have cha…

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Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith: The Gifts of Rest (Summer Break 2022 Fan Fav Replay) 41:13

2y ago41:13

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The last couple of years we’ve all been in this strange space where the stress levels are outrageous and yet, our lives have slowed down (at least during stay-at-home orders due to the pandemic). During this time, many of us have learned that “rest” is not all created equal and that each of us requires something different to be our happiest, health…

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Harry Sherwood: Creating a Conscious Life (Summer Break 2022 Replay Fan Favs) 42:11

2y ago42:11

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Belief • Magic • Adventure Harry Sherwood is a Holistic Health and Conscious Lifestyle Coach. He dedicates his life to helping others create conscious lives. After traveling the world, living with Yogis, monks, and martial arts masters, Harry teaches people how to create lasting health and powerful change in their lives. Tune in this week as Harry …

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Brian Johnson: Building Fireproof Houses (Summer Break 2022 Replaying fan favs!) 37:12

2y ago37:12

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Persistent. Lucky. Listening. Progress is progress, no matter how much time it takes. Brian Johnson, CEO of Equality Illinois, was the very first guest featured on The Brave Files. This episode is an oldie but a goodie! Brian joined us to talk about his journey towards fighting for a better and more equal America. Sit down, turn it up, and get insp…

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Stef Garvin: A Transformation in Process 59:21

2y ago59:21

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Stef (formerly Steve as referenced in the interview) Garvin's fellow MBA colleagues thought xe'd won the career lottery. What they didn't know was Stef cried Sunday afternoons dreading going to work the next day. Stef felt stuck inside someone else's story until xe discovered the ability to rewrite the script. After years on a journey to recreate x…

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Amy, President of WeMAD: What If Women Acted Like Men 46:30

2y ago46:30

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Empowered • Independence • Passionate There’s nothing quite like a TikTok creator crush and are host, Heather, has a big one on today’s guest … Amy, the brilliant mind behind WEMAD - Women Making All Decisions. Her TikTok videos take on intense and powerful topics related to women's rights and equality but in the most hilarious and approachable way…

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Stevie Manns: The Pandora’s Box of Gender 56:52

2y ago56:52

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Belated • Transformational • Unapologetic Have you ever thought “If I do this, will I still be lovable?” Well, that question get’s even more complicated when the “this” is coming out as Gender . This week's guest is a dear friend of our host, Heather Vickery. Stevie Manns had a moment of clarity where they, finally, realized that they no longer had…

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Anna DeShawn: If It Doesn’t Exist, Create It! 43:04

2y ago43:04

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Imagine a curated App dedicated to sharing music and podcasts SPECIFICALLY from and for BIPOC and QTPOC … Well, Anna DeShawn has imagined it, then she hustled for it, raised the money for it and it’s now a REAL LIVE THING - Like a effing Super Hero Magician Anna and her team have released The QUBE because they are determined to ride media into its …

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Pamela Stamper & Heather Vickery: Turning The Tables: Practicing What I Preach 47:49

2y ago47:49

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HAPPY PRIDE 2022!! This month The Brave Files Podcast is dedicated to amplifying and sharing voices and to kick the month off we’ve turned the tables on our host, Heather Vickery! This week fellow podcaster and friend, Pamela Stamper, interviews Heather about how she lives brave in action, how she actually practices what she preaches, and does all …

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Junaid Ahmed: The “How” Analogy: Staying Curious for Continued Growth 44:11

2y ago44:11

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Junaid Ahmed likes to take things apart and learn how they work from the inside out. This desire has led him to have many fascinating hobbies and even led to a brand new career and a thriving podcast called Hacks and Hobbies. This UX designer turned storyteller has been a passionate technologist for three decades and loves to tinker with tech softw…

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Becky Mollenkamp: When you know better, do better 1:14:00

2y ago1:14:00

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Should • Rebirth • Feminist True allyship and activism means living your values unapologetically and out loud. It means standing up to the haters and the trolls, being willing to be called in (and called out) when you make your own mistakes along the way, and centering the voices of those more marginalized than you. Becky Mollenkamp isn’t afraid to…

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Stephanie Weikert: Make Peace With Stress 46:42

2y ago46:42

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Get additional details, show notes, links, and a full transcript of the episode here. Follow us on Instagram and connect with our host, Heather Vickery here. ORDER YOUR COPY OF F*CK FEARLESS - MAKING THE BRAVE LEAP TODAY, Click Here! Order your Create Brave Manifestation Card Decks here. Check out The Brave Files Book Collection here! Get your BRAV…

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Open the Door to Opportunity: Open the Door to Opportunity 46:39

2y ago46:39

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International • Inspirational • Joy-Magnet Helen Krug von Nidda abandoned her dream to pursue a comfortable life. And then, 15 years later, she got a second chance and jumped in with her whole heart. Learning from failure and walking away from a highly successful career at the United Nations, Helen share’s her story of resilience and perseverance. …

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Erin Moore: Stumbling Awkwardly Through Fear And Failure 48:59

2y ago48:59

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Bold • Risk • Perseverance In a world hyperfocused on quick fixes and prescription medications, Dr. Erin Moore breaks the status quo by sharing the most effective medicine: Self-love and self-compassion. These are the cornerstones of healing yourself, your community, and the world. Erin is Stumbling Awkwardly Through Fear And Failure. The ParticipA…

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Tahmina Watson: From Immigrant to Immigration Lawyer 1:03:56

2y ago1:03:56

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Embrace • Inspire • Change In America at least, The experience of the immigrant is vastly different depending on where you are immigrating from and, we all come from somewhere… Forgetting that is doing a disservice to us as a country. This week Heather Vickery talks with Tahmina Watson the Daughter of immigrants in the UK who unexpectedly became an…

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Diann Wingert: From Problems to Possibilities 48:57

2y ago48:57

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Clarity • Reach • Zest From the world of psychotherapy to the world of coaching, Diann Wingert knew she was destined to help others achieve their goals. A late-in-life career change forced Diann to take a second look at herself and step into her authenticity. Today she helps entrepreneurs who aren’t crushing their goals achieve their dreams. From t…

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Charles Matheus: Compassion and Understanding: Not just for women 54:36

2+ y ago54:36

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Vulnerability • Unleashes • Leadership Society constantly tells us how we should behave. Charles Matheus joins Heather Vickery to talk about his is a mission to change this narrative. Charles is determined to remain vulnerable, honest, authentic, and freely admit when he steps back into what he calls “the man box.” By leveraging our privilege and c…

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Nechama Robinson: Learning to Love Yourself 1:09:40

2+ y ago1:09:40

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Intense • Personal • Empowered Spirituality is as personal as sexuality. From abusive relation to relationship coach Nechama Robinson is one of a kind Brave. After years of failed relationships, Nechama was well equipped to create a personality-based conflict resolution platform. UnConflict helps people all around the world discover who they are an…

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Ahdri Kent: The Assumptions of People Pleasers 1:31:21

2+ y ago1:31:21

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Activated visceral whimsical Would consider yourself a “people pleaser!?” Ahdri Kent, Author of The Whimsical Rebel, shares how to stop being a people pleaser without being an . Ahdri shares her story of breaking through generational trauma to live her most authentic life as an out and proud member of the LGBTQ community who is constantly in “peopl…

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Burhaan Pattel: 100 Days to Change Your Life 47:43

2+ y ago47:43

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Grateful • Love • Courage So often we dream of just packing up and leaving everything behind to start fresh in a new place. Turns out Burhaan Pattel knew exactly what was needed to do just that; 100 days. 100 days was all it took for Burhaan to get his affairs in order and leave his past life behind to travel the world and check things off his buck…

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Christi Davis: Claiming Myself 48:26

2+ y ago48:26

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Creative • Authentic • Resilient Faithful Mormon, stay-at-home mother of two turned author. While this may sound like a setup for a movie, Chris Davis is anything but acting. After her youngest child comes out as trans she must make the toughest decision of her life - To live her most authentic life. Top Takeaways: The [Mormon] church is like Santa…

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Beth Hughes: Following My Son’s Spirit: A Mother’s journey through love, loss and learning 52:27

2+ y ago52:27

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Nomadic • Strength • Resilient Beth Hughes has seen more heartache than most. She is a Sexual Assault survivor, a former member of the military, and has experienced the tragic, death of a child. Yet her ability to connect with spirit, embrace forgiveness and be resilient has been her life support. She shares the stories of her nomadic lifestyle, he…

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Julie Neale: Embracing Neurodiversity: A Parent’s Journey 1:07:14

2+ y ago1:07:14

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Reflection • Relationship • Return Author and host of the Mother’s Quest, Julie Neale lives her E.P.I.C. life every day. After years of infertility treatment, Julie is faced with another challenge when her first child is born. Dealing with early intervention with her son she finally gets an answer, and a path towards a diagnosis for herself. Top Ta…

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Alan Seales: Left Brain, Right Brain: A Balancing Act 59:08

2+ y ago59:08

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Unexpected • Ongoing • WTF Opportunity comes in all shapes and sizes, and sometimes you have to make it yourself. Alan Seales, global lead for Talks at Google, co-founder of The Broadway Podcast Network and co-host of Was it Chance Podcast continues to create opportunities for himself and everybody around him. Alan says that every unexpected turn h…

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