After 8 months, I have dusted off my microphone to share pieces with you about where I have been since May, what I am doing now, and what is to come for me and for you and me.   I speak of the importance of wintering in our lives and the role it is playing as I grieve and heal through my second divorce.  This will be the final episode of Season 3 but not of Dawnbreakers.  The future is is bright for you and me when my spring comes again. Show notes: Kim Christenson “Talky Word to...

Friends this is one of my very favorite interviews. I am so honored to reshare from the LifeBeats Library a conversation with Dawnbreaker Andy Proctor of the podcast “More Happy Life” as he honored our community by sharing something he hadn’t shared publicly this fully.  I know he will be met with respect and love.  Andy shares his and his wife’s spiritual journey and the events that have led to them questioning everything they have believed, spurred by the hospitalization of his wife due to...

Friends I am so honored to reshare a favorite story from the LifeBeats Library. I am so excited to welcome back Season 1 guest, musician Paul Cardall and introduce you to the phenomenally talented and impressively self-aware Ellee Duke.  Together along with many other artists they have produced an altruistic album called Worth of Souls with songs written for the express purpose of fighting depression, preventing suicide, and anchoring people to hope in a loving and merciful God, no matter who...

Friends I am so honored to reshare a favorite story from the LifeBeats Library. Dawnbreaker Rachel Nielson is the host of 3 in 30 podcast, a podcast for moms to give them 3 solid takeaways in 30 minutes.  Rachel shares her battle for having control in her life that lead to a decade long eating disorder emerging from dealing with the health decline and death of her mother at a young age to her battle with infertility.  She goes from one extreme of excessive running and starvation to lying to...

Today I have the honor of bringing you another video podcast episode in the Stiry Studio with another inspiring and life conquering guest. Jodi Orgill Brown is a national speaker, non-profit consultant, and author whose life experiences have taught her the importance of the unique worth of each individual,  taking charge of our own lives, cherish each day and each relationship, as well as pressing on to find a new normal.  During her “white picket fence” time of life, she calls it, in which...

Friends I am so honored to reshare a favorite story from the LifeBeats Library.  On today’s show I have the absolute honor to bring you the guest that over the past years has been the most requested person that I interview.  The stars have finally aligned and she is with me today on the show.  You will instantly hear the warmth, humor, and passion in her voice and know why.  Natalie Norton is force in this world, she is a writer, photographer, speaker, and life consultant, and the energy...

Friends I am so honored to reshare a favorite story from the LifeBeats Library, Dawnbreaker Nicole Breanne Shabada of Finding Sparkle, Chasing Light who shares her lifetime journey of finding a way to honor and celebrate her passion – people!  She also tells about the most devastating thing that has happened in her life and how it helped her to see that kindness is not a weakness, but the greatest strength you can possess and demonstrate to others.  Nicole shares how she grew up in chilly...

Friends I am so honored to reshare a story from the LifeBeats Library.  On today’s podcast I am so excited to bring you such a fun and inspiring episode with two of your favorite people, well actually 3.  Nellie & Bryce Jurgensmeier also known to their YouTube and Instagram communities as The Jurgys joined me in the Stiry Studios along with their darling little girl Avalyn who makes her little self known to the world.   In the episode we explore stepping out of your comfort zone to...

Friends I am so honored to reshare a story from the LifeBeats Library.  In today’s podcast we will be discussing those disruptive moments in our lives that shift our identity, viewing our family as a business, how we as women can become Chief Home Officers and contribute to the wealth creation and management of our home, and how to teach our children about money and finances through our words and how we involve them in our family business.  I am honored to introduce you to Natali Morris,...

Friends I am so honored to reshare a story from the LifeBeats Library, Dawnbreaker Tiana Swank who has overcome unthinkable things in her life and has come to a place of forgiveness and self-love.   She shares her journey of heavy drug use, dealing, being arrested, prostitution, miscarriage, and physical abuse, that began with a desire to want to belong and receive positive attention after being bullied as a young girl.  Tiana tells of the decisions that seemed so natural to make that led her...

Friends I am so honored to reshare a story from the LifeBeats Library, Dawnbreaker Emily Brady shares her and her husband’s battle with male factor infertility and their journey to bring two children of their own into their family.   With a desire to bring a third baby to their family but left without the finances to do so, Emily wondered for years how they could do it.  Emily shares her decision to become a gestational carrier as the means to bring another baby into their family.  She tells...

    Friends I am so honored to reshare a story from the LifeBeats Library Dawnbreaker, Kylie Chenn, as we chat in the Stiry Studio  Kylie is the founder and CEO of aCanela Expeditions, a travel company dedicated to artisan, culinary, and adventure expeditions around the world, shares her journey of working hard to achieve her dream as we discuss overcoming internal barriers of perfectionism, acknowledging failure as a teacher, and the power of self-talk in removing self-doubt.  Kylie tells...

  Friends I am so honored to reshare a story from the LifeBeats Library Dawnbreaker, Fatty Dedrickson of the blog Style Fit Fatty shares her journey of embracing who she is, the gifts she can share, working to find solutions, and stepping out of her comfort zone to achieve your goals and create connections in your life.  Fatty tells of coming to the United States from Sweden for as a collegiate athlete not speaking any English or knowing anyone.  She recounts the moments of discouragement...

Today on the podcast we have another interview coming from the party place, the Stiry Studio in Stiry HQ. I am so excited to introduce you to speaker, author, and media contributor Ganel-Lyn Condie as we open the conversation up to remind us all that we are each needed, this world needs you, we need you, and no one would be better without you and that you are enough, and the work you are doing and what you are going through is important and often sacred. Ganel-Lyn shares her story of losing...

Friends I am so honored to reshare a story from the LifeBeats Library Dawnbreaker, Jessica Dahlquist, the podcast host of Extraordinary Moms. Despite her admittedly feeling like she is in a funk, her influential messaging shines through. Today we have a powerful conversation about giving your own voice weight and how your voice is needed in this world. We talk about the transitions in our lives and friends, you know that there’s been a few in mine and there’s definitely been a few in hers....

Friends I am so honored to reshare a story from the LifeBeats Library Dawnbreaker, fellow podcaster and influencer Morgan Gifford of Motherhood Revival.  Through the sharing of Morgan’s own story of being a people pleaser, we address what it means to own your own story and not let others determine your narrative, recognizing that we cannot please everyone and everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but that doesn’t mean we have to adopt into the fabric of our own lives. Morgan shares her...

Today I am over the moon thrilled to reshare a story from the LifeBeats Library, Dawnbreaker Tiffany Han, writer, speaker, truth bombing creative coach, strategist, and rockstar podcaster at Raise Your Hand and Say Yes.  I am so honored that she would share with us today her journey to recovery and discovery through her year and a half of sobriety.  Tiffany shares the identity she had with alcohol and the reasons and circumstances that led to her decision to give it up for a month, then year,...

Today’s episode is bursting with vibrancy and light on what you can do today to start being more present in your life and make a practice living! Friends I am so honored to reshare a story from the LifeBeats Library Dawnbreaker Amy Newman is the radiant woman behind Whole Life with Amy who helps people bring in more plants to live their best life. Today she shares soooo much more than plants. I learned sooo much from her!! She teaches about her path of taking ownership of her own life,...

Friends do you have a dream that you are pursuing or wanting to pursue?  Have you ever experienced letting go of fear and surrendering to feel God’s peace in your life?  Have you ever wondered what makes an inter-faith marriage thrive?  Today my friends I am so honored to reshare a story from the LifeBeats Library as we be discussed all of these questions with Dawnbreakers Paul & Tina Cardall.  I am so honored to have them on the show.  Paul has been named the American Pianist as a...

  How you can help shape the world by teaching your children not to fear what is different, the power of the family dinner table, anchoring points in our life of change, and the strength of community during times of loss are topics for today’s podcast episode. Today my friends I am so honored to reshare a story from the LifeBeats Library Dawnbreaker Melissa Dalton-Bradford, also known as the Global Mom, has spent 25 years raising children internationally in 9 different locations.  She has...

Today my friends I am so honored to reshare a story from the LifeBeats Library with one of our own community members, who answered the call to share her story on the podcast.  Dawnbreaker Mariah Wickham is the woman behind Be Mighty Mentoring.  As she recounts her unbelievable seven year journey to add a child to their family, we explore her internal turmoil of having her formula for happiness and faith challenged to the point of wondering if there was even a God, and feeling so hollow after...

Today my friends I am so honored to reshare a story from the LifeBeats Library with Dawnbreakers Greg & Lucy Jensen of Cultiva International share their story on today’s podcast of why they decided to leave their life as they knew it here in the United States and drive down to Guatemala with their van packed with their family of 6 and all the rest of their belongings to start a new life there.  Together they share that what is right for your family may look very differently than everyone...

  Today my friends I am so honored to reshare a story from the LifeBeats Library with Dawnbreaker Chelsie Hightower of So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing with the Stars as she shares her journey of finding peace with herself after years of battling anxiety and a misconception about strength.  You may not be a ballroom dancing diva but I imagine you can fit yourself inside of one or more of these scenarios that we address today:  1. Have you ever been a place where you have felt so much...

Today my friends I am so honored to reshare a story from the LifeBeats Library with Dawnbreaker Siobhan Sudberry of the Be Free Project and the Girl Be Free podcast, designed to help women get unstuck and get clear about what you want, to cultivate the life you desire. Siobhan shares her own story of why she felt stuck in her life and the process she took to become free. She opens up about being physically abandoned by her mother as a teenager and the effects that had on her, including the...