What if burnout isn’t a personal failure but a biological signal asking you to live differently?

In this deeply inspiring conversation, I sit down with Jen Shepard, a brain health and performance specialist whose journey took her from criminal justice dreams to helping high-performing women and parents protect their most valuable asset, their brains.

We talk honestly about the hidden cost of success, the pressure so many women carry, and how chronic stress, overworking, and disconnection slowly erode our health, creativity, and joy. Jen breaks down the neuroscience of burnout in a way that feels practical, compassionate, and empowering, especially for parents trying to do it all.

This episode weaves together brain health, parenting, emotional regulation, longevity, and purpose, reminding us that resilience isn’t about pushing harder. It’s about learning how to recover, connect, and lead ourselves and our kids with intention.

We explore the power of social connection, why emotional regulation must be modeled not taught, and how technology is quietly impacting creativity, focus, and development in our children. Jen also shares simple tools like breathwork, the importance of sleep and consistency, and what longevity research and Blue Zones teach us about purpose, gratitude, and building a meaningful legacy.

If you’ve ever thought “I caused this,” felt stretched thin, or wondered how to raise emotionally healthy kids in a tech-saturated world, this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.

Press play now. I promise you will walk away with perspective-shifting insights and tangible nuggets you can apply immediately.

In this solo episode, I share what’s been rising to the surface lately: welcoming a tiny foster puppy named Annie, feeling the subtle shifts of midlife, and choosing a word for the year that gently reflects the woman I’m becoming.

We're chatting about presence, grief, and the quiet ache for deeper connection and the growing awareness that not every moment needs to be documented to be meaningful. Some moments are meant to be lived, not posted.

There’s a subtle shift happening in how I relate to my time, my attention, and my inner world and it feels tender, honest, and quietly bold.

This episode is an invitation to choose your word with intention, and come back to your actual life: the one happening right in front of you.

Just a heads up: this episode might mess with your worldview a little. And yes… you can’t unknow some of it.

This conversation goes way beyond skincare, haircare, or “clean beauty.” It’s really about who we trust with our bodies and why we ever stopped trusting ourselves.

I’m joined by Gabi Day, founder of Bright Body, and what unfolds is one of those conversations that starts in wellness and ends somewhere much more existential.

We talk about things like:

• How the wellness industry trains us to look for authority instead of developing discernment.

• Why “experts,” labels, and trends aren’t substitutes for curiosity and self-advocacy.

• Discovering you actual risk tolerance not outsourcing it.

• The quiet ways endocrine disruptors, microplastics, and synthetic fragrances intersect with everyday life not just products.

• How marketing often simplifies complex health issues in ways that feel comforting, but aren’t always honest.

• What it actually looks like to build a wellness brand without fear-based messaging or false certainty.

• Why asking better questions might matter more than finding the “right” answers.

What I love is that this isn’t an episode that tells you what to buy, who to follow, or what to believe.

It’s an invitation to think more critically, trust yourself more deeply, and stop handing your power over to strangers with good branding.

Press play and maybe notice what comes up for you along the way.

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Welp, this isn’t a podcast episode, it’s a business review workshop. A mini course, if you will. It's just you and me, baby!

Strategy. Systems. Culture. Compassionate leadership. Innovation.

Also...why peopling is always the hardest part.

Grab a notebook and press play.

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In this episode, Luke and I dive into the wild state of our society and how we’re trying to keep our own household sane while the world feels a little… unhinged. We talk about modern dating, shifting gender roles, the impact of feminism, and why everyone seems confused about who’s supposed to do what anymore.

And yes, we go there: Who should pay on the first date? Turns out, it’s not “men always” or “women can.” It’s a little more nuanced...especially if you're not in a trad relationship sitch.

We also unpack how technology is messing with our expectations, why emotional availability actually matters, and what it takes to build real connection in a culture that’s constantly distracting us.

Whether you're single, married, or actively avoiding the dating apps, this episode will make you think, laugh, and maybe rethink a few of your own assumptions.

Little tid bits:

• Modern dating is chaotic, thanks to tech and shifting norms

• Masculinity and femininity are having an identity crisis

• Online dating is both a blessing and a circus

• Emotional availability > perfect profile pictures

• Expectations can make or break your relationships

• Society shapes more of our love lives than we realize

• Choosing a partner intentionally is everything

There are rock-bottom stories… and then there’s Michelle Campbell’s.

In this episode, I sit down with the woman behind Bluebird: A Memoir of Trauma, Heartbreak, and Divine Beauty in the Struggle. She's a tax expert, financial literacy advocate, and founder of the nonprofit #Stability.

From the moment Michelle shares that she grew up being told she was “too Black to be white and acted too ‘white’ to be Black,” you feel the weight of a lifetime of not belonging. That ache for acceptance led her into a 21-year spiral of fast money, big spending, and toxic relationships with both men and women which ended in jail, deep shame, and financial chaos.

Michelle walks us through the staggering math of her rock bottom: five evictions, four repossessed cars, three bankruptcies, two abortions, a sexual assault, and over $500,000 in debt. But this isn’t a trauma dump; it’s a masterclass in radical honesty. She doesn’t sanitize any of it...housing instability, survival choices, the ways shame around money and identity can swallow you whole and somehow you leave feeling lighter.

The turning point? A deep spiritual fast where she finally stopped running from herself and from God. Out of that quiet came the clarity to face her numbers, tell the truth about her past, and rebuild her life with integrity....eventually becoming an IRS-enrolled agent and using her expertise to help others move from financial chaos to stability and dignity.

This conversation was not at all what I expected, and I am honestly in awe of this woman. We laughed, we cried, and we went to places most people never say out loud especially not on a podcast. Let's just say we share the same motto of saying the quiet part out loud.

• What it feels like to grow up “too Black, too white, never enough” and how that fractures your sense of self

• How chasing acceptance through spending, sex, and codependency landed Michelle in jail and in terrifying levels of debt

• The reality of five evictions, four repossessions, and three bankruptcies and what those moments actually look like in real life, not just on paper

• The connection between financial trauma, mental health, and feeling unworthy of stability or love

• The spiritual fast that became her “enough is enough” moment and how it shifted her relationship with God, money, and herself

• How she went from nearly suicidal and half a million dollars in debt to tax professional, author, and nonprofit founder teaching others how to reclaim their financial power

• Why “financial literacy” isn’t just budgets and spreadsheets...it’s healing shame, rewriting identity, and telling the truth about where your money is really going

Tune in and witness real vulnerability in action.

Heather Esposito sits me down and gives me the full Human Design rundown and what starts as a conversation quickly turns into an unfiltered excavation of who I am beneath the armor, the leadership, the motherhood, and the “I’ve got it together” energy I’ve carried for years.

Together, we peel back the layers I didn’t even realize I was still hiding behind.

For the first time, I hear the truth of my own design; as a Projector, a Line 2, a deeply sensitive, intuitive soul who sees the world in a way that isn’t always easy to explain. Heather shows me the parts of myself I’ve resisted, the strengths I’ve minimized, and the patterns I’ve been unknowingly carrying into my relationships, my work, and even my self-perception.

This is not a fluffy conversation. This is a mirror.

We explore:

• Why Projectors often feel misunderstood and why being seen is both our deepest desire and our biggest fear. But like, see me but don't acknowledge seeing me.

• The messy truth about compliments, visibility, and owning our unique gifts.

• Line 2 energy ... the hermit, the natural, the person who shines without trying… yet struggles to trust it.

• The emotional waves, inner authority, and decision-making processes that shape everything from relationships to leadership.

• The moments in life that act as awakenings… and the sacred role of the disruptor and the person born to challenge norms and invite others into their truest expression.

• The societal shift toward emotional awareness and why it’s hitting so many of us at once.

• What happens when you finally stop performing and start living as the person you were designed to be.

Heather gently (and sometimes not so gently) unravels old conditioning and shines a light on the parts of me I’ve been blissfully ignorant to, ignored, avoided, or explained away. This episode is vulnerable, uncomfortable, clarifying, and liberating all at once.

If you’ve ever felt “too much,” “not enough,” misunderstood, overly sensitive, overwhelmed by expectation, or unsure how to show up fully in your own life… the revelations in this conversation will hit home.

This is self-discovery in real time. This is personal growth with the lights on. This is what happens when you stop pretending and start listening to your soul’s actual blueprint.

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This week’s episode took me into a conversation I didn’t even know I needed. I sit down with the incredible Kylie Lambert, she's a counselor, a deeply grounded woman, and someone who has chosen to live boldly and intentionally child-free. And while I personally don’t share the same perspective on choosing a child-free life, this conversation invited me into a level of curiosity, compassion, and connection that felt profound.

This conversation allowed me to truly see her, her humanity, her heart, and the emotional landscape behind her and her husband’s decision. It was one of the most thoughtful, expansive exchanges I’ve had on the show.

We explore grief in ways most people shy away from, the kind of grief that changes how you move through the world and how you show up in your closest relationships. We talk about how grief can shift power dynamics, soften edges, and force you to rely on communication and trust in ways you never have before.

Together, we dive into what it looks like to surrender and have you husband lead within a relationship, to navigate big decisions as a team, and to let yourself be vulnerable when everything in you wants to shut down. Kylie shares with so much honesty about the emotional duality of choosing a child-free lifestyle...the freedom, the grief, the questions, the pressure, and the deep intentionality behind every part of it.

What struck me most was not her choice itself, but the clarity, the integrity, and the communication that got her and her husband there. Listening to her made me appreciate just how diverse, layered, and deeply personal our paths toward purpose can be.

We talk about societal expectations, identity, criticism, biological reactions, and what it looks like to build a community of women who support one another even when their lives look completely different. And throughout the entire conversation, I found myself leaning in to truly understand.

If you’ve ever navigated grief, wrestled with major relationship decisions, questioned your identity, or wanted to better understand the stories behind choices that differ from your own, this episode will broaden your heart in the best way. It’s grounded, intimate, open, and so deeply human.

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