A Year Ago Today

A year ago today...Julie Harmon discovered she was spontaneously pregnant with triplets!

To be clear, "spontaneous" in this context means without the support of any reproductive technology (like fertility treatments). It does not mean immaculate conception.

A year ago today...Anna Ritter settled into her new home in Nashville after a two-day drive from NYC with her now-husband Adam.

Three years ago today...Eliza Simpson witnessed the debut performance of "The Mother Line Story Project," a theater work she founded to support womxn in telling the stories of their mother line in the voices of their own ancestors.

A year ago today...after four years of being in a trans-Atlantic relationship, Colin Waitt married his partner, Harry Waller.

17 years ago today…Jacqueline Carvey's mother died of a heart attack. Jackie was only 15 years old at the time.

This year, Jackie is now as old as her mother was when she made the decision--as a single woman--to adopt Jackie as her daughter, totally changing both their lives forever.

A Year Ago Today...David Monteagudo left his position as Chief of Operations at an arts and technology camp for kids in NYC--Steve and Kate's Camp--to take on a new role doing large-scale events for video game developers. Now, he's back to working at his artistic pursuits as a theater director in NYC.

A year ago today... Cindy Rainne released her debut single and music video, "Irresistible Me."

Previously, we spoke with Cindy about her $20K crowdfunding campaign, through which she financed her album. You can find that (amazing) episode right here:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a-year-ago-today/id1114212444?mt=2&i=1000371192292

Watch Cindy's music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxynXIQct7A

Visit Cindy's website to learn more about her music: http://cindyrainne.com/

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16 years ago today…Melanie Elkin checked herself into the intensive eating disorder unit at UCLA medical. This was her second bout of anorexia—at age 12, her parents had taken her out of school and enrolled her in an intensive outpatient program. She recovered well and was able to make it through high school feeling relatively healthy. However, during her freshman year at UC Santa Barbara, she fell back into disordered eating. At the height of her disordered experience, Melanie was over-exercising and consuming only 250 calories a day. After an extended hospital stay and with a lot of support, Melanie was able to begin reclaiming her power.

In this episode, we talk about her healing journey over the last sixteen years and get into how that experience has informed her life’s work, which is all about supporting other women in coming home to their true essence and power.

A Year Ago Today...Lucy Trower was accepted to a Montessori teacher training program. She shifted out of a career in fashion to pursue her passion for nurturing and educating children.

A Year Ago Today...Jahna Ferron-Smith left a dog-walking job that she hated, creating room in her life for all the creative opportunities she'd been longing for to start coming in.