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Host Shawnda McNeal gets you connected with a diverse group of guests with intentionally disruptive perspectives, passions, and stories. Here we candidly discuss everything including self care, wellness, love, life, body image and more. Sometimes things get super deep and sometimes they are light and funny because life is both.
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It's Giving Tuesday! Shawnda brings on Leslie Scantling of Flock Cancer Idaho— the fun run/walk dedicated to raising funds and awareness towards breast cancer treatment. Learn how this nonprofit took off in 2021 and how to get involved in next year's festivities. Connect with Flock Cancer Idaho here: Website: https://www.flockcanceridaho.com/ Insta…
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In the fourth episode of our #GivingTuesday series Shawnda talks with the executive director of Life's Kitchen as well as one of their trainees. They dive into their favorite recipes, how the organization has grown, what's on their plate in the near future and how you can show your support. Connect with Life's Kitchen here: Website: www.lifeskitche…
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Shawnda sits down with Wendy from Royal Family Kids Camp Boise—a summer camp for children in foster care. RFK Camp is all about building a world free of childhood trauma. Wendy runs us through the ins and outs of camp, what makes this camp so special and how you can get involved. Find more about RFK here: Website: www.boise.royalfamilykids.org & ww…
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In the second episode from the #GivingTuesday series Shawnda discusses the Women’s and Children’s Alliance with Laura and Lupe. This nonprofit strives for safety, healing, and freedom from domestic abuse and sexual assault. Hear how the WCA was created, how they are helping today, and how you can get involved. Find out more about WCA here: Website:…
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In the first episode from the November series #GivingTuesday, Shawnda sits down with Paula and Tylar of COBS, an organization that provides trauma care for victims of human trafficking across Idaho. They discuss how it was started, where it’s at now, and how to donate to this vital Idaho non-profit organization. Find more about COBS here: Website: …
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In this final episode from the #It’sAllABunchOfHocusPocus series, we hear the chilling tale of Lyda Southard, America’s first well known female serial killer. Enthusiast and filmmaker Bronwyn Leslie walks us through Lyda’s life, including her alleged murder methods, trials, time spent in prison, and her escape from the Idaho Old Penitentiary. The s…
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In this episode Shawnda hears from Andrew Denali, who has a truly haunted past. They uncover the paranormal stories from that past with Andrew recounting every eerie detail. From haunted colonial houses to trembling college roommates, these insidious events might keep you up all night. Make sure to follow Intentionally Disruptive: Instagram: www.in…
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Shawnda and team get to the bottom of some common and some peculiar fears. They discuss what makes their own skin crawl, and take submissions from listeners to gain insight into the unpredictable world of phobias. Be sure to tell us your greatest fears on our Instagram or TikTok linked below. Part of this month's series "It's All a Bunch of Hocus P…
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Shawnda rounds up the podcast team to put on their acting hats for a table reading of perhaps THE MOST NIGHTMARISH TALE EVER! We know, that’s a bold claim—but with plenty of murder, mystery, mayhem and the occasional machete, this sinister tale should make your blood run cold. Will you be able to listen til the end? Story brought to us by author Co…
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In this episode, we sit down with Dallan and Lauren to talk about what life is like as a high school student. We get into the pandemic, navigating social media, peer pressure and what classes SHOULD be added to every high school curriculum...looking at you ‘taxes’. They play a game of "Name That Sound" with clips of common sounds from the past. See…
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This episode, we sit down with a group of best friends; Howie, Seth, RJ and Kole to talk about navigating the halls, riding the social roller coaster and do’s and don’ts in middle school. Bonus! They’ll attempt to teach Shawnda how to be “cool”...Is it even possible? Make sure to follow Intentionally Disruptive: Instagram: www.instagram.com/intenti…
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What’s it like to be an elementary school kid nowadays? Shawnda has an open, honest and sometimes silly chat with three grade schoolers about recess, rules and resolving conflicts. Nathan, Clare and Hannah chat about what's trending and what they love about themselves—they even rate their parents on the cool-scale. Make sure to follow Intentionally…
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In this episode we sit down with Charli Matthews to talk about all things pre-school. Shawnda and Charli come up with the perfect outfit on the first day of school, what's going on inside pets' heads and who Charli wants to be when she grows up. Make sure to follow Intentionally Disruptive: Instagram: www.instagram.com/intentionallydisruptive Tik T…
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Toby’s got a lot going on. She’s an adventurer, realtor, influencer, soon to be mom, and all-around creator. Shawnda and Toby chat about her story, setting yourself up for social media success, and the mindset it takes to create your own platform and build a following by sharing your slice of life with the world. Follow Toby on: Instagram: https://…
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Shawnda sits down with Nikki Van Lith: owner of Lovely Hollow Farm, a u-pick flower farm that is taking over the gram one selfie-in-front-of-a-breathtaking-flower-scape at a time. The two talk life lessons from growing up on a farm, personality tests, and how knowing yourself—good and bad—helps you truly blossom. Nikki was on the stale career path …
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Shawnda sits down virtually with Ali Bonar, podcaster and Founder of Oat Haus. Knowing and being confident in who you are and being authentic to yourself is what drives Ali. Ali opens up about how she healed her relationship with food and transformed her “fear foods” into a thriving business like an absolute BOSS! You don’t have to be a certain amo…
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Shawnda chats with Mackenzie Brogdon, star real estate agent in the Treasure Valley. Trial and error. You won’t know what your potential is without just GOING FOR IT! Mackenzie talks both about the value of utilizing all of your skills to funnel into your career, as well as some nitty gritty real estate investment strategy. You can win if you’re wi…
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What better way to finish #OnTheGram than have #OnTheGram PART 2 baby! Shawnda sits down with Irina Mazhukhin: wife, mother, interior design guru, owner or Mint & Pine Design, and married to Alex Mazhukhin, AKA Mr. Build It (Episode 22). Irina discusses the balance in being an influencer, leveraging her social media for client work, and maintaining…
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Shawnda sits down with Lacey Dunn (MS, RD, LD, CPT), AKA your hormone fairy godmother. In addition to diving into Shawnda’s own health inquiries, Lacey answers some FAQs about hormones, gut health, and all things healthy living. Everything from how to combat PMS, to whether or not long term birth control usage can affect your orgasms. SAY WHAT! Don…
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Have you ever wondered how much an Instagram influencer makes per post/story/reel? Shawnda sits down with Falen Bonsett, host of the podcast Heartbroken and co-host of Dave Ryan in the Morning Show to discuss just that, plus much more. Want influencer monetization transparency? CHECK! Talk about stalkers? CHECK! Going live with Justin Bieber on Ins…
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Continuing our #OneTheGram series, Shawnda sits down with Alex Mazhukhin, AKA “Mr. Build It”, DIY home improvement YouTuber, influencer, and podcaster. The importance of a partner can not be overstated. All it takes is one person to believe in you, and when you find/have that right person, the sky is the limit to what you can accomplish. Not only s…
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Kicking off the #onthegram series, Shawnda sits down with “No B.S.” business coach, entrepreneur, and founder of CEO Hat Club. Lindsey Nadler. Lindsey reveals her decision to pause her successful fitness/influencer career after feeling led to help rescue women involved in sex trafficking. Lindsey also dives into some common misconceptions about wom…
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As our new podcast studio comes together for a fresh re-launch in July, we’re spending June getting to know Shawnda in some interesting and, let’s just say, unique ways. Join Shawnda as she packs up the podcast and moves it to her home in this limited 4 week series called “Shawnda’s House”. From a fear of jumbo shell pasta to the woes of leg shavin…
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It's our #squadgoals series this month and In this episode Shawnda brings in her mom squad to focus on the importance of having “Mom Friends,” because who can understand you better than someone going through the exact same thing. Maybe you'll get lucky and have a mom friend that's already been through it to help guide you in what's to come. Mom fri…
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This month we're focussing on #squadgoals and talking about friendships and working to keep those relationships strong. We all have different types of friends. You might have married or single friends...old and new friends. This week, Shanwda's oldest childhood friends Stacy, Tessa, and Kim join her from Ohio where they all grew up together. This c…
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This month our series is #SquadGoals and we’re diving into the importance of friendships in all areas of life. Childhood friendships, parent friendships, married couples friendships, work friendships, and then there's that "Ride Or Die" friend who you can count on for anything. Think about all of your friends all in different areas of your life and…
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Making a relationship work is hard enough on it's own. Obstacles are constantly being thrown in your way as you try to navigate through them. This week's podcast is all about being in a relationship and dealing with mental illness. No matter who has it, you both are affected. Brennan and Nikki have been together for 5 years and are engaged to be ma…
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Our Feburary series is all about unconventional love stories. These couples don't have the perfect fairytale love story. What they do have is struggle, heartache, overcoming adversity, and forgiveness. We're kicking off this series with Shawnda and her husband Dave who have been faced with obstacles and challenges from day one of their relationship…
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Shawnda and her producer/b.f.f. Atom dive into their struggles of weight gain and overall negative body image. Where does this come from? Why and how do we hurt ourselves in the process? What can we do to turn things around in a positive direction? Life Coach Sarah Fisk joins the conversation in order to help identify, break down, and attack these …
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This week's guest KaraLee has been through so much...Mulitiple deaths of those closest to her, including her father, toxic relationships, drugs, prison, losing custody of a child.....And now she's here and turning her life around. It's a story of extreme loss as well as incredible courage and resilience. This is an inspiring story that proves every…
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Divorce can be one of life's most traumatic events and moving on isn't always easy. On the second episode of our "Me 2.0: Can I Get a Re-Write" Series, we discuss two very different stories and points of view from Jessie and Atom. Jessie's 25, divorced, and getting re-married. Atom is divorced, continues to co-parent his two kids, and has no plans …
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This month is the "ME 2.0 CAN I GET A RE-WRITE SERIES," and for this episode, we're focusing on career change. Are you struggling with a career change? It can be tough but there are simple things you can do to help you through it. We take you through some career changes of our own and along with Microbe Formulas Life Coach Sarah Fisk, do what we ca…
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