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Awaken Your Creative Inner Child! With Dr. Merideth Hite Estevez

Episode 54

Dr. Merideth Hite Estevez is a mom, podcaster, Juilliard-trained professional oboist, and author of the book “The Artist’s Joy”. She is extremely talented, and I loved interviewing her about creating creativity! While attending Juilliard, she was outcome and performance-driven no matter what. When she finally graduated, she realized after 14 years of professional training that she was completely burnt out. Now, she coaches others to help them navigate burnout and get back their love for creating art! Her advice is to rediscover that place of curiosity we loved as children and learn to create for the sake of creating, totally pressure-free.

All But Six With Terrina Troy

Episode 53

Terrina Troy is an artist, designer, wife, dog mom, wanna-be-cowgirl, and author of the book All But Six. Her book is a memoir about her blue-collar, high school drop-out father who taught her to be resilient and autonomous. All But Six comes from a hilarious saying from her dad that essentially means you only need six friends to carry your coffin. In this episode, she shares the heartwarming story of how his alcoholism pushed them apart but they miraculously reconnected after ten years. Terrina came to appreciate all the good that he taught her and the beautiful memories they shared, despite their hardships. Tune in to learn about her journey of creating forgiveness and finding hope in second chances.

Stay-At-Home Mom Defends Free Speech With Joeylynn Mesaros

Episode 52

Joeylynn Mesaros is a stay-at-home mom, homeschooler, Texan, Christian, and a powerful advocate for freedom. Her family and 4 other Texans are being sued under the Ku Klux Klan Law of 1871 in Federal Court in a civil lawsuit for driving next to the Biden Bus during its campaign in 2020. She and her family are hundreds of thousands of dollars into a legal battle that has been ongoing for 4 years. Joeylynn shares how God called them to stand as beacons of freedom and protect the right of free speech for any and every American! They are determined to fight back and protect the rights granted by America’s Constitution so future generations can enjoy these critical freedoms. Her story is encouraging, showing us that we can all make a difference and that our voices are desperately needed to make a difference. Listen to her story to find out how you can help, educate yourself, and empower others to stand with you for the cause of freedom.

Rescuing Children From Sex Trafficking Is Just The Beginning

Episode 51

This interview is a little different than my normal episodes which are focused on creating a better life for yourself. This one is focused on how we can help the most abused and vulnerable people in our country, the children who live in slavery. Every day. I had the honor of interviewing TJ Morris who founded Kaleb House. TJ told me that 17,000 kids go missing every month in the United States! Everyone needs to know what TJ is doing and we can all help. You won’t believe the stories he tells, and how he was called to start Kaleb House and rescue children. Then everything that happens after that is mind blowing. He’s actually hunting pedophiles and rehabilitating children who have known nothing but slavery and abuse. Most of them missed so much school they can barely read and write. These children need our voices!

Make Your Life One Big Adventure! 2 Octogenarians Who Lived Around The World & Raised 11 Children

Episode 50

Benny and Willa Knudsen were married in 1961 and shortly had their first child in 1962. They never would’ve imagined that the subsequent three decades would bring them all over the world and 11 children. At the time of this recording, Willa is almost 82, and Benny is 86 and they are still going strong! The lessons and stories from raising 11 children and moving every few years, sometimes overseas, are like nothing you can even imagine.

As of 2/23/24, their family has grown to over 100 people, with 50 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, and dozens of sons/daughters in law and grandson/granddaughters in law. Although this episode was primarily recorded for our family to listen and learn a little bit more about our parents/grandparents/great grandparents, I think anyone would revel in the stories and lessons from the extraordinary life of two young kids who met in college, brought eleven children into this world, and embraced life as one huge adventure. Laugh and cry along with me as I ask my parents questions I’ve never asked, and hear them share things I’ve never heard them say. Thank you for watching! God bless you!

Develop Your Leadership Skills And 10x Your Business With Kip Knippel

Episode 49

I’m so excited to have Kip Knippel join us on the podcast this week to talk all things leadership! Kip is a brilliant mind who always knew he was going to be a lawyer and once he achieved that goal, he realized he didn’t want to work for anyone but himself. Once he started prioritizing his core values, he was able to kickstart his own business and create the success he dreamed of. In this episode, we talk about the importance of leadership especially in business. Kip shares his insights on how constantly improving to become a better person has helped everyone in his business which has created growth overall. Tune in to learn how to create better leadership qualities one day at a time!

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Fresh & Fired Up

Attract the One w/ Mrs. Karen Stanley

Are you looking to make deeper connections? This powerful interview with Karen Stanley will help you become intentional about who you want to attract into your life. Karen is an author, coach, hypnotherapist and the host of the Create Today Podcast. Find Karen on Instagram @karenstanleycoaching or at her website mrskarenstanley.com for a ton of great resources including a copy of her book “attract the one”. This interview will be encouraging and definitely a must listen!

Moms Moving On

The Important Lessons We Learn From Our Exes

Michelle Dempsey-Multack, MS, CDS and Karen discuss how we can shift our perspective, take the lessons we learned from our relationships, and move on to create the relationships we truly desire.

Beyond the Image

Grow Your Network to Grow Your Net Worth with Karen Stanley

In today’s episode, I interview Karen Stanley about why we need to cultivate the best relationships; not only with others, but also with ourselves. And how these relationships can improve our business.

Optimal Living Daily with Greg Audino

Episode 847: Lessons Learned in Love by Karen Stanley

Karen Stanley describes lessons learned in love, how to find love again after divorce, & learning your lesson to find true happiness.

Single Parent Advocate

Cultivating Better Relationships for Single Parents

Optimal Living Daily with Greg Audino

Episode 826: How to Attract the Partner of Your Dreams

Karen Stanley tells you what you can do to attract the partner of your dreams.