Are you going through a season of big changes???  It seems like so many are right now and Wendi and I are back on the pod for a Just Between Friends episode to talk through some life updates.  It’s big changes in both of our households and we know you are walking through your own version in life right now too.   Where do we get to hold the duality of conflicting emotions?  Where do we get to give ourselves grace? The changes we experience as parents when our kids are starting their next...

Have you been so excited about a goal that you were on course and then you totally bombed and failed at what you set out to do?  Well, Wendi and I are reporting in on our latest failure.  How we are handling it and what we are doing about it.   Failure is actually such an important part of life and are processes, yet we can be so afraid of it.  So afraid that we may not even start things.   In this episode, we share what we’ve learned.  Strategies that are supporting us.  How to not...

We hear all the stories about how our health declines and our feeling like we are having a losing battle with our bodies once we hit a certain age.   I don’t know about you, but I thought to myself what if I wanted to be the fittest and healthiest I’ve ever been at 50!  Why not? Well, I brought on my good friend Sandra Cotto who is a plant based lifestyle coach and turned her own story into just that.  She’s a walking billboard for being brave and getting your sexy back after your 40s....

It’s never too early to start thinking about what you truly desire for your retirement season!!! Today, my dear friend Melissa Moss is on the show and we are talking all about ALL aspects of creating a remarkable retirement.  And this isn’t just about finances, it’s also about living an extraordinary season and thinking about what a truly vibrant retirement would be for you.  Things to think through that you may or may not yet be thinking about including what wealth truly is…which is not...

We are BACK!  Tina is one of my besties in life and she just so happens to be an incredible leadership coach that helps transform teams in corporate to operate at their greatest as well as hosting incredible retreats in Florida with her daughter.   This convo is a part 2 where Tina and I started this conversation a couple of weeks ago over on Tina’s podcast.  To listen in to the first part, go here:  https://tinapauluskrause.com/yourleadershiplegacy-ep96-keri-stanley We chatted about...

OOOH…this episode is juicy. Rebecca is an incredible coach who supports ambitious women to create healthy loving relationships in their life. Supporting to women to finally attract in the love they truly desire.  Regardless of where your love life is in this moment…this episode really reveals how we stop ourselves from having what we want in life..in any area.  And to make even more real… I personally get coaches on my real life desires, limitations, and what I’m doing that’s stopped me...

In today’s episode, it’s me flying solo with you as we do a bit of the state of the union for the focus of Grace on Fire.   I’m sharing with you the three foundational pillars that makes a Grace on Fire Woman.  These pillars have been critical in my life and i believe are a gamechanger for all women to have all three in place.   They impact all areas of your life and are a place to anchor yourself that is solely for you, yet the ripple effect greatly impacts everyone around you.   As...

How to stay committed to your goals with Wendi and Keri  Have you ever started something and then a few days in you stopped and didn’t follow through?   Well Wendi and I are talking about our personal journey right now of what steps we are doing to follow through on some things we’ve each felt were important….BUT, we weren’t following through.  We’ve teamed up to support each other and are sharing our journey with you.  And most importantly….how you can do this process too! Maybe you’ve...

We are back with another Just Between Friends episode.  Wendi is joining us again today as we jump into today’s topic of challenging our bodies to go outside of our comfort zones.   That’s right.  We are diving into the conversation that we left off from in our previous episode as we share all the ways that making our health a priority has unlocked new levels of capacity for us both.   We discuss the unique ways we each take on physical challenges, as well as how we find small ways to win...

Have you ever had a time in your life when you knew you needed an extreme change?  Where you are questioning everything so much that nothing less than drastic will suffice?   Well, you are not alone.  And these times are typically where big life changes become a catalyst for our futures.   Today I’m sharing the mic with Deonne Johnson.  She’s a Passionate leader devoted to making the world a better place with the intention of living an inspired and inspiring life. However, that’s not where...

I had a biz coach tell me one time that whatever you face in training for something will show up in other areas of life.  So if you want to have a breakthrough in life, train for something and create the breakthrough there. It will transcend the rest of your life.   Not only have I found this to be true, I’m continually finding lessons during my training through my process of qualifying for the Boston Marathon that affects my daily life.   In this episode, I break down the lessons I’ve...

We are back with another Just Between Friends episode where the one and only Wendi McKenna is on the show again.   Wendi and I are diving into this conversation about having meaningful, authentic friendships.  It’s all too common that women in their 40s and 50s have full, successful lives yet feel that real friendships are a missing piece to the puzzle.  Women in this world are CRAVING REAL CONNECTION.  And Wendi and I are bringing this convo to life on how to actually find besties you can...

Imagine having two young kids, one being less than 6 months old and receiving the phone call you never want to get. Today, my dear friend Crystal Weber courageously shares her story with us and how she navigated “the thing you never think will happen to you”.  She takes us through what she leaned on the most, what she learned, and how support became a game changer for her in multiple ways.  She’s fierce and faithful and I have no doubt you’ll be inspired by her story.   Crystal went through...

In this episode, we dove headfirst into the profound theme of strengthening faith and exploring practical insights, and actionable tips to fortify one's belief system based solely off of my personal experience as well as what I’ve witnessed in others.   So if strengthening or even curating a relationship with God is something that’s been tugging at you,  then this episode is for you. I’m a big believer that spirituality is a personal journey, and there's no one-size-fits-all approach. It's...

Have you ever felt like you’ve lost your inner dreamer?   Well today’s episode is for you my friend.  It’s easy to get tied up into the land of the “let’s be realistic” that we don’t even realize where we may be cutting ourselves off with limitations we didn’t even realize we were letting stop us.  In this episode I go through the first exercise I do every single year that I started back in 2015 that taught me to dream bigger and unleash my limitations.  And here’s what I’ve discovered over...

Do you ever set goals for yourself at the beginning of the year and then they just fall off?  Well, this episode is all about showing up differently this year and changing what you’re focusing on.  So often we start with the doing.  How we are going to achieve a goal.  And that’s where we go sideways.  In this episode we are going to talk about first defining YOUR extraordinary and then talk about who you get to become in the process.  And, oh by the way, what makes it really...

Welcome to 2024.  This episode is about taking a moment to take inventory of where you are…right here, right now, in the present moment of this snapshot in your life.  As we kick off this year, I wanted to share with you a couple key tips to create your extraordinary year as well as a couple tools to assess where you are.  This is Part 1 of 2 as we set up some basic foundations of awareness so you actually focus on what you truly desire to create this year.   Enjoy the episode and stay...

What happens when a group of friends choose to hike the vertical equivalent of Mt Everest in 36 hrs? Well, it turns out you each confront not only the darkness of exhaustion hiking a mountain in the middle of the night but also the dark parts of yourselves that hold us back in our lives that we finally get to let go.  Tune into the first of a couple episodes on the after effects of one of the biggest endurance challenges I’ve ever done. On this episode, two of my friends (Emma Frowine and...

Do you know that feeling when you step into something new and then have a HOLY S moment of what did I just do and it begins to not turn out like you expected? EVEN when it’s saying yes to something you desire.  Our minds, our fears, and our egos can be so tricky in this way.   Today we’ve got the next powerful story of my beautiful friend Tina Paulus-Krause sharing her lessons from her experience of going to the most recent Costa Rica retreat.   The power, the vulnerability, and the tears...

Have you ever felt the urge to do something you’ve never done before that feels SO scary but you just know it’s got so much for you when you say YES? Well, today I brought on Kristi Packer….an amazing woman who said YES to herself to attend my very first retreat in Costa Rica in 2018.   Listen in as she reveals her story of discovering courage she never realized she had.  She reveals “Before Kristi vs. After Kristi” looks like and feels like in this life.   Her discovery and ownership of...

Have you ever had a goal so big you had no clue how it was going to happen?  Well, we are back with the one and only Wendi McKenna on another episode of Just Between Friends!  Today we chat about Wendi’s gigantic goal she just declared that’s making her shake in her boots as she’s stepping into something she’s never done before.   We talk about being courageous enough to go for something new and how to get connected back to vision and possibility when you might flounder a bit.  As in...

Are you a beginning runner or maybe even in the zone of “I’m not a runner”..but secretly wish you were?  Well today, I brought on my own running coach who’s supporting my goal of qualifying for Boston.  She not only coaches those who want to BQ, but also those who are running for fun and just getting started.  Just coming back from running her second Boston marathon herself….Sara shares the good, the great, and the challenges of running. Plus she’s answering all your questions on getting...

If there is one trait you could have navigating this world as a woman, it is the art of resilience.  So today, I brought on my dear friend Sara Schulting-Kranz to take a deep dive in what it really takes to go from victim, to survivor, to thriver.  Two years ago last summer, I hiked down to the bottom of the Grand Canyon on a women’s retreat that was life-changing in more ways than one…..the person who led that retreat…was Sara.   She’s a proud mom to 3 wonderful young men, a business...

You know those days.  When your inner mean girl has totally taken the wheel.  When you are in a funk and you wouldn’t even avoid yourself on those days if you had a choice.  Yeah, you know the ones…. Well today’s episode is all about how to get out of those moments when you’re in “IT”.... I have had several people asking me lately….”do you ever feel off or have a bad day or get into a Negative Nelly vibe”.  Oh, yes I sure do, and sometimes it’s a full temper tantrum crying on the floor kind...