Episodes
Welcome to The Inspired Women Podcast. On this episode your host Megan Hall interviews Becca. Becca is an educator, writer, historian, adoptee, mother and author of the forthcoming book ‘Who Is a Worthy Mother? An Intimate History of Adoption’. She wrote this historical memoir to speak truth to power for her sister Rachel, who she lost to a drug overdose in 2017. Becca lives with her family in Seattle and teaches in the School of Education at the University of Puget Sound. Topics Mentioned...
Published 04/22/24
Published 04/22/24
Welcome to The Inspired Women Podcast. On this episode your host Megan Hall interviews Onnida. Onnida is a bookworm who loves to read all kinds of fiction and become knowledgeable in a wide range of topics. Over the years, however, she has come to realise that being clever does not guarantee success in every aspect of life. Recently in her gap year, Onnida has been self-studying true crime cases to analyse the mentalities of criminals and their psychological dispositions. In the future, she...
Published 04/08/24
Welcome to The Inspired Women Podcast. On this episode your host Megan Hall interviews Zarah. Zarah Hilliard is a 24 year old mom from Colorado Springs, Colorado. She is currently enrolled at pikes peak state college with the goal of becoming a labor and delivery nurse. Since a young age she has had the ambition to change lives, and in 2022 that dream became a reality. She is currently preparing for her second surrogacy journey and is a strong believer in educating others about...
Published 03/25/24
Welcome to The Inspired Women Podcast. On this episode your host Megan Hall interviews Sam. Sam Wilkerson is a recent cancer survivor turned activist. Having been diagnosed as a minor and now eighteen, her goal is to be an activist for teenage and childhood cancer survivors. During her diagnosis, she modeled, spoke, and attended events to raise awareness for childhood cancer. Her hope is to help others going through a similar diagnosis. Topics Mentioned In This Episode * Cancer...
Published 03/11/24
Welcome to The Inspired Women Podcast. On this episode your host Megan Hall interviews Christina. Dr. Christina Fontana, AKA The Pharmacist Coach, is a pharmacist, holistic healer, rapid transformation business coach, speaker, and 5-time author. She helps spiritually-driven women to ‘Reignite Your Light’ and shine in your brilliance, confidence, and true essence. She started her entrepreneurial journey 11 years ago being disempowered, homelessness, broke, with eating disorders, PTSD, and...
Published 02/26/24
Welcome to The Inspired Women Podcast. On this episode your host Megan Hall interviews Kelly. Kelly Tuttle is the author of After the Crash: How to Keep Your Job, Stay in School, and Live Life after a Brain Injury. Her book shares strategies and tools readers can use to keep working and studying while their brains and bodies heal. Kelly Tuttle wants TBI survivors to know they’re not alone and there’s hope of getting better. Topics Mentioned In This Episode * Kelly’s Book * Brain Lash...
Published 02/12/24
Welcome to The Inspired Women Podcast. On this episode your host Megan Hall interviews Ginny. Ginny Luther is a dynamic and captivating speaker in high demand for parent and education professionals’ workshops, classes and support groups. Specializing in Dr. Becky Bailey’s Conscious Discipline® and Brain Smart™ Strategies, Ginny’s overflowing positive energy is contagious. She has a tremendous ability to enthusiastically connect with all ages while offering life changing personal solutions....
Published 01/29/24
Welcome to The Inspired Women Podcast. On this episode your host Megan Hall interviews Brynne. Dr. Brynne Schroeder’s work is driven by the saying that “knowledge is power.” As a college professor and mental health educator, she is passionate about bringing psychological science to people of all backgrounds. While working as a counselor, she discovered a passion for education and outreach in the mental health field. She has since co-founded a business called Empowered Pathways LLC, which...
Published 01/15/24
Welcome to The Inspired Women Podcast. On this episode your host Megan Hall interviews Shannon. Shannon Peel has over 30 years experience in marketing, sales, advertising, and storytelling. Due to her insatiable curiosity and desire to learn new things, Shannon has a unique skill set enabling her to see how all the pieces of a brand story come together to guide an audience from brand awareness to brand advocacy. She recently published her interactive, multimedia digital book called...
Published 01/01/24
Welcome to The Inspired Women Podcast. On this episode your host Megan Hall interviews Urmi. Urmi Hossain is Bengali by blood and Italian by birth. She works in the financial services industry in Canada, where she is currently residing. She is a self-published author, speaker, blogger, polyglot, and mentor. She is the holder of the CFA charter, one of the highest designations in the financial industry. Her first book is: Discovering your identity, a rebirth from interracial struggle. She is...
Published 12/18/23
Welcome to The Inspired Women Podcast. On this episode your host Megan Hall interviews Rachel. Rachel Burns truly is a Wonder Woman, figuratively and literally. The cancer-surviving mother of two and singer-songwriter has been an outspoken activist both on the streets, where for years she dressed in a Wonder Woman costume protesting the Trump administration, and in her music – using her voice as a beacon of positivity and a vessel for change. She is also the co-founder of the patient-led...
Published 12/04/23
Welcome to The Inspired Women Podcast. On this episode your host Megan Hall interviews Jenna. Jenna Griffith, Purpose and Prosperity Expert is a renowned certified compassion coach, founder of the Service and Soul Group, accomplished author. As a former military spouse and current first responder wife, Jenna empowers other military and first responder spouses to find their purpose and embrace their individual skills and passions while still serving alongside their spouse. Topics Mentioned...
Published 11/20/23
Welcome to The Inspired Women Podcast. On this episode your host Megan Hall interviews Teri. Teri Weber is a senior pilot and seasoned C-17A Instructor Aircraft Commander in the U.S. Air Force. She has experience leading combat-ready aircrew members and operating a $295 million aircraft in support of humanitarian relief, medical evacuations, presidential movements, and Department of Defense initiatives. Teri is currently assigned to Headquarters Air Force (the Pentagon), and she is the...
Published 11/06/23
Welcome to The Inspired Women Podcast. On this episode your host Megan Hall interviews Debbie. Debbie is a long time entrepreneur and creative, storyteller, and speaker. She has spent half of her life in her homeland of Scotland, and the other half in America raising her daughters, and now her granddaughters. Currently she is pursuing her dream of novel writing, and focusing on giving herself experiences via a mini bucket list. An advocate for being transparent and creating connection, she...
Published 10/23/23
Welcome to The Inspired Women Podcast. On this episode your host Megan Hall interviews Valerie. Valerie’s story is one of unimaginable tragedy and inspiring strength. She got the knock on the door every parent dreads. Her daughter had been murdered. Jamie suffered the same injury 12 years before when she was eighteen. While Valerie was painfully aware that Jamie was struggling with addiction and a dangerous lifestyle, she never imagined it coming to this. But instead of succumbing to...
Published 10/09/23
Welcome to The Inspired Women Podcast. On this episode your host Megan Hall interviews Ericka Richburg. Ericka, the author of “Abandoned Guilt and Absorbed Gladness, ” is the oldest of four children from parents C. NaTasha and Melvin Richburg. Ericka Michelle is half a seventy-two-year-old woman determined to try to have two children by age forty. Ericka Michelle believes “in being the change she wishes to see in the world,” by displaying positivity among every person and circumstance she...
Published 09/25/23
Welcome to The Inspired Women Podcast. On this episode your host Megan Hall interviews Janet Barrett. After five decades of simply existing, Janet finally found her purpose in life around proactive mental health care and helping people understand how they can take care of themselves before they break becoming truly resilient and not just an emotional sherpa. She found this out after breaking herself and using research to dig herself out of that dark hole. Now, she wants to inspire other...
Published 09/11/23
Welcome to The Inspired Women Podcast. On this episode your host Megan Hall interviews Wyjuana. Seattle native Wyjuana Montgomery is an International Speaker, award-winning author, and CEO of WYJUANA SPEAKS Consulting LLC, now residing in Oklahoma City. She holds a B.A. in African & African-American Studies from Duke University and a M.A. in Organizational Management from Ashford University. Understanding the need for young people to have a village of support, she is the Founder of Reach...
Published 08/28/23
Welcome to The Inspired Women Podcast. On this episode your host Megan Hall interviews Nicole. Spiritual Advisor To Growth Seeking Humans, Nicole Holland is here to elevate consciousness and eradicate poverty. On-call 24/7 she offers direct guidance to experience more peace, love, compassion, and abundance through all complex conditions and circumstances of life. Who would you be if all things were possible and no obstacle existed? Nicole would love to help you find out. Reach her at...
Published 08/14/23
Welcome to The Inspired Women Podcast. On this episode your host Megan Hall interviews Steph. Steph Palermo is an intuitive soul guide, radio talk show host, international motivational speaker, and published author. Born and raised in the Boston, MA area, her Sicilian heritage has strongly shaped her personal and professional life. Today, Steph is a Master Catechist, certified in identifying charismatic gifts and a Certified Infinite Possibilities Trainer. As an intuitive soul guide and...
Published 07/31/23
Welcome to The Inspired Women Podcast. On this episode your host Megan Hall interviews Rebecca. Rebecca is a multi-passionate entrepreneur, a wedding and branding photographer, a biz coach, a mom, a wife, and a total nerd. With years of learning everything she can and finding her way through life, business, and mental health through trial and error, Rebecca is passionate about having all the conversations…the real ones, the deep ones, the uncomfortable ones. Topics Mentioned In This...
Published 07/17/23
Welcome to The Inspired Women Podcast. On this episode your host Megan Hall interviews Brenda. Brenda Ridgley is a coach, award winning and bestselling author, speaker, and girlfriend guru who loves helping women connect, find success, and discover joy through friendship and connection. She holds an MA in human resources and has spent decades cultivating her own Tribe. In her spare time, Brenda enjoys hiking in the Rocky Mountains and creating memories with her family and...
Published 07/03/23
Welcome to The Inspired Women Podcast. On this episode your host Megan Hall interviews Britteny. Britteny Petty is a mental health therapist & school counselor with years of experience in helping individuals thrive for greater. Britteny is a wife and mother of 4 and retired military reservist. Britteny helps empower individuals to heal from physical and mental abuse so they can consistently achieve their goals. Britteny has a gift in helping individuals sort through drama and get to the...
Published 06/19/23
Welcome to The Inspired Women Podcast. On this episode your host Megan Hall interviews Vie. Vie Pleiades MoonDance Hands is an 18 year old alien who loves cats. Vie is currently studying to become a certified tantric guide. She has autism, albinism as well as other disabilities and makes a ton of art. Vie considers themself a friend to everyone. Topics Mentioned In This Episode Healing Trauma Through Wild Horses Featuring Konnie Fries * Naked & Afraid Featuring Tara Skubella *...
Published 06/05/23