Jeanie Cisco-Meth returns to the podcast with another great conversation! Jeanie has written two best selling books despite being told in elementary school I was too stupid to make it. She was in the Army and the first female to make the Ranger Challenge team in Utah. She loves her life everyday. Jeanie recalls being bullied. She saw my children bullied. She was a high school teacher for 17 years and had to do something to make a difference. In our interview she also recalls being the...

Evette Davis is a parenting expert, author, and huge advocate of traditional family values. Evette joins us from Washington, DC where she raised 3 kids, taking them from public schools to American’s top universities. Today she talks to us about parenting as a single mother and her new book set, “The Adventures of Sunny” and how reading to your kids can help prepare them for college. Evette and I talked about how children are exposed to too much negative media.

After going from a strong, moral upbringing in Southern Oklahoma to a drug-related downfall that had me facing federal prison, Robert Newman understands what those who are addicted feel and think. That’s what enables him to cut through the resistance and manipulative tactics of an addicted person and help them choose life and recovery. In this episode, Robert and I talk about breaking the cycle of addiction, supporting family members in intervention and recovery, and how to foster a culture...

Whitney Bean is a wellness and life coach. Her business is to help moms to find balance and to listen to their natural instincts and experiences in order to then show up as the most authentic and genuine version of themselves. She passionately believes that they can then in turn utilize those tools and skills to create an intentional home that can also find balance, peace, and flow. Whitney and I talked about how she thinks the concept of "hard work" in order to get what you want is...

Dr. Shefali is a prominent clinical psychologist who received her doctorate from Columbia University. She specializes in the integration of Eastern philosophy and Western psychology, making her an expert in her field. Dr. Shefali and I talked about her new book and the shift away from external validation as the norm in our culture. To be more authentic means to be self-aware and know your intrinsic value.

There are three major players in the belief systems you pick up that influence your family culture the most. Author James Clear refers to these players as “the close,” “the many,” and “the powerful.” The close refers to your family and your community. The many refers to society at large and the commonly accepted narratives and norms you witness in the media and marketing. The powerful refers to the influencers, the leaders, and the game-changers throughout history who set the cultural...

Former NBC News Anchor Sherrie Dunlevy served the Wheeling, WV area for nearly 30 years both on television and radio. Today she is a best selling author, Inspirational speaker, Graduating Grief coach and podcast host. In this episode Sherrie and I discuss why grief is such a taboo topic, and one many people avoid talking about if they can. However, this attitude does not lead to connection nor to healing. Not talking about it also perpetuates this fear of talking about it.

Christine Owens is a mother of four children from ages 6 -16 and has homeschooled for 10 years in five states. She has 14 years experience in various facets of public education. She has traveled to 20 countries , and over 1/2 of the united states. Her family loves to travel and loves traveling to learn. She loves chocolate, old books and hippos. Christine and I discussed a dysfunction in our society that children have to learn certain things by a certain age and that ages need to be taught...

Sandra Etherington is a mom of a 5 year old and an 8 year old. She is the owner of Family Personalities and the co-host of the Family Personalities podcast, a fun and sometimes cheesy podcast, that uses personality type to help change the way you see your family. Sandra uses her experience and training in Myers-Briggs personality type, to work one on one with families, helping them parent more effectively and peacefully based on their children's unique wiring and needs. When you expect your...

In this interview, Tracy and I talked about how BUSY is the badge of honor for mothers and overwhelm is a way of life in many homes. It leads to disconnection, exhaustion and burnout. It's an antiquated way of being in families. So, what is the cure? Clarity. Tune in for this episode with Tracy and learn how your family culture is a guiding light for your peaceful life.

Dr. Joe Martin is an award-winning speaker, author, and certified “man builder” who helps Christian men win at what matters and frustrates them the most as husbands, fathers, and leaders. He’s authored nine books, including Are You the Man: 201 Lessons I Wish My Dad Would Have Taught Me and The Real Man Spiritual Leader Blueprint. He’s spoken for more than 750 organizations, churches, and universities in 4 countries, and he’s a columnist for All-Pro Dad, Lifeway Men, and Promise Keepers. He’s...

Jackie Bailey shares her experience growing up in an abusive situation and how it has led her to work to empower children to use their voices to speak up for themselves, and to make a difference! The Speak Feed Lead Project is a 501(c)(3) corporation transforming children, teens and adults to SPEAK with power, FEED others in word and deed, and LEAD with positive influence.

Jessica Frew is a mom, wife, ex-wife, stepmom, and BOLD action taker. She has a successful podcast called “Husband in Law” that she records with her husband, Matt, and her ex-husband, Steve. Together they are sharing their stories of love, marriage, coming out, divorce, remarriage and co-parenting to help others know they are not alone. Jessica and I discussed how people believe divorce is the end of your family... It tears people apart and is always ugly and how to rethink the situation to...

Kelly Nault has had the honor of speaking to over 1,000,000 moms as a parenting spokesperson and has been featured in publications such as Today’s Parenting magazine. Her award-winning book is called, "When You’re About to Go Off the Deep End... Don’t Take Your Kids With You." Kelly’s passion is helping committed moms with a strong-willed child eliminate the exhausting tantrums and fights, so they can enjoy a loving family and be more of the mom their children deserve! In this episode, Kelly...

Laura is the owner of Mama Systems and the mother of ten children. In the last five years, she and her husband have added six children to their family - three biological and three adopted. Three of Laura's children attend public school, she homeschools five, and she manages 20+ appointments a week for her three special needs children.

Kent and Amy are the parents of 7 and grandparents to 6. They have been parenting for 28 years and find their greatest joy with their family. They are also passionate about helping youth to recognize and stand in their greatness and have been inspiring youth for 2 decades. For the last decade they have also been training parents how to be mentors in their own homes. Kent and Amy believe that families are worth fighting for and created Revolutionary Heroes to help families win that fight...

Steven Dossou, founder of Sail Force, an empowerment and motivational platform which focuses on how to use emotional intelligence to ignite transformation of individuals and groups. Sail Force is about unleashing people's non-cognitive and Leadership skills necessary to the fulfillment of their true potential and the catalyst of their various life and business goals. In this episode, Steven and I discuss that marriage is one of the strong pillars upon which a family is built. "Parents with...

Evans Putman is an entrepreneur, business coach and creator of the Infinite Impact Method - Your Path to Prosperity and Purpose. He helps coaches and experts with big, positive missions build profitable, scalable businesses that change lives without complicated marketing and sales funnels and selling 1 to 1 services by using his Podcast to Premium Process. In this episode, Evans shares his daily practices of gratitude and a focus on serving without attachment to the result while supporting...

Jennifer Bogard is a Life Coach. She works with women who've experienced divorce mid-life. Jennifer helps them to stop living at the mercy of their emotions and emotional triggers so they can move forward to create a new life that they are proud of. No more survival mode or automatic default. We talked about thriving through divorce and stepping into future you now!

In this episode, Joshua Shea and I discuss what dysfunctional beliefs and behaviors actually stem from pornography addiction. The culture that pornography exudes cuts deeply into our society and is impacting and deteriorating families in ways that you might not have expected if you don't have experience with it.

Monica Tanner is married to her best friend. She is a boss mom to 4 small humans, weekly podcaster at On the Brighter Side and relationship and intimacy sexpert. Marriage is HARD...it takes work. There are lots of ups and downs and sometimes it all just feels like TOO MUCH. In this episode, Monica and I talk about how showing up for yourself so you can show up for your spouse and kids is crucial for your marriage. It's important for you to create a strong foundation of love and intimacy...

On this episode, we discuss the holistic approach to managing teens' projects/ideas. It is not just setting up goals, building a project plan and follow the actions. To run a project successfully it is important to highlight the power of sleep, good nutrition, yoga and meditation, emotional intelligence, resilience and growth mindset, etc. It is essential to keep a balance of mind, body and spirit to bring the idea to the end. It helps to reduce stress, build confidence and bonding!

Krister Ungerböck is a global communication expert and CEO coach who delivers groundbreaking insight for leading high-performance teams, driving leadership-development efforts and maximizing business growth. Krister says his crowning achievement is learning how to be a compassionate leader of his family and co-parent with his ex-wife. His book 22 TALK SHIFTs: TOOLS TO TRANSFORM LEADERSHIP in Business, in Partnership and in Life helps people build better leaders and parents by shifting their...

Alain Hunkins is a sought-after leadership speaker, consultant, trainer, and coach. His recent book, CRACKING THE LEADERSHIP CODE: Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders (Wiley, March 2020) launched as the #1 Bestselling New Release in Business Communication on Amazon. Alain has designed and facilitated seminars on numerous leadership topics, including team-building, conflict management, communication, peak performance, innovation, engagement, and change.