Abounding & Alive

Liz Rodriguez is a transformation coach who helps former athletes in their 40s break free from all-or-nothing patterns and rebuild strength, energy, and confidence.

After years of chasing performance and perfection, a major back surgery became the turning point in her own fitness journey — and her identity. Now, she combines mindset coaching with smart, sustainable training, nutrition, and recovery strategies to help women reconnect with their bodies and redefine what strength looks like in midlife.

While her work is rooted in supporting high-achieving former athletes, her deeper mission is to make health and fitness more accessible, compassionate, and empowering — no matter the age, background, or ability.

Find her online at www.lizrodriguezcoaching.com

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She is also on Facebook and LinkedIn at Liz Rodriguez Coaching

Today's guest is the perfect example of inspiration, resilience and breaking down stigmas.
For her whole life, Michelle Steiner was told that she was never going to succeed. College was out of the question. She wasn't going to do well in life. The teachers, learning support workers, college professors and even a psychologist [who were all supposedly preparing her for her future] chose to tear her down instead. Why? Simply because she has learning disabilities.
But Michelle chose to ignore the negativity and went on to have a successful career, a blog, and a passion for photography and writing. She broke out of the box she was constantly put into. Today, she helps seventh grade students as an EA in Pennsylvania, where she can being a living example of what happens when you quiet the noise and pursue your dreams.

Her blog can be found at www.michellesmission.com or follow her on instagram @steiner7250

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My guest today has such a heart for helping the less fortunate. Although everyone I have on my show is helping others in some capacity, this guest lives and breathes charity and serving!Kira Mulindwa is a missionary in Uganda. Her organization, Love Made A Way Ministries, built a school that teaches over 500 children, after she noticed that it was insanely expensive for kids to get an education. She has built playgrounds so that kids had safe places to play. She built and runs an orphanage that houses dozens of children. She is in the process of building a library. She is even creating jobs, as she employs 27 local people! These are just a few of the things her mission focus on. Kira also saw a huge gap in the female health space when it came to access to pads and tampons. She has made hundreds, if not thousands of reusable sanitary pads that have been sent worldwide. This February, a team of 14 (including myself!) will be traveling to Uganda with Kira to serve with her missions. If you would like to donate to her cause, or sponsor a child for a children's event we are hosting February 14, you can send via e-transfer to: [email protected] - memo: Love Made a Way Uganda trip

Or check her out on her website, lovemadeawayministries.com where you can learn more about the cause and donate.

Celeste and I are back for part 2 of our conversation.

As a woman who went through [what was essentially] an existential crisis and had a major life upheaval, Celeste now takes her wisdom and experience to help other women work through these same struggles.

As females, we are taught from a young age how we are to act and what is expected of us. But what if success looks different to you? What if you spend your life fitting into the status quo but never creating your own success? This is where Celeste lends her knowledge, by working with women to reclaim their light that may have been diminished by trying fit into something they are not.

Find Celeste on her podcast, My Healing Is Your Healing on all podcast platforms.

She can be reached through her website www.myhealingisyourhealing.com

On Instagram @myhealingyourhealing

And on Amazon, where you can find her books, including November's brand new release, Becoming The Radiant Woman.

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My guest this week is Celeste Case-Ruchala, who had an epiphany moments after (and maybe even moments before) her wedding. Had she ever really felt seen?

This led her on a self-discovery journey, leading her to move away and start over. She is now an author, coach and podcast host, where she helps women explore self-trust, authenticity and what it means to stop dimming their light. Her work is rooted in the belief that healing is not done in isolation, rather, as a collective of people healing and growing together. When one of us grows, we all rise.

Through her podcast, books and circles she leads, she is helping women to move from self-abandonment into a life that feels radiant and aligned.

Find her anywhere you get podcasts @myhealingisyourhealing

On Instagram @myhealingyourhealing

And online at www.myhealingisyourhealing.com

Celeste's new book comes out in November and you can also find her first book on Amazon https://a.co/d/cMZSNcx

Tami Lysher is a breast cancer thriver, and a lifelong trauma survivor. With a Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education, she has spent over 35 years supporting women and children impacted by trauma, by blending education, movement, and nervous system work.

Movement has always been her anchor. She has taught fitness classes for over 40 years and holds certifications in yoga, Pilates, and is a certified Nervous System Integration Facilitator. She’s currently completing the Applied Educational Neuroscience program at Butler University.

Tami is also the creator of Trauma-Informed Movement and the founder of Move Into Calm—a growing program that supports children, parents, caregivers, and educators. By combining breath, body-based movement, and nervous system regulation, she helps children increase focus, build emotional resilience, improve sensory processing, and feel safe in their bodies again.

Find Tami on all of her socials:

Website: www.studiotpilates.com

Facebook- Tami Lysher https://www.facebook.com/tami.lysher

IG: studiotpilatesmi https://www.instagram.com/studiotpilatesmi/

LinkedIn: Studio T Pilates and Tami Lysher

www.studiotpilates.com

Email [email protected]

Sierra Kennedy is a marketing coach with a background in public relations from Alberta, Canada. Over the past couple of years, she started craving inspiration and a connection with other ambitious young people. There had to be a space where people could learn more about money, holistic health, personal growth, and success, but on this quest for self development, she realized that there was void for such a space in Calgary.

In 2024, Sierra decided to fill this gap by creating Full Potential Club, a place for driven individuals to network, learn, and grow together. The group offers workshops, social events, and knowledge shares from experts in their fields. There are also online events and a newly launched online collective that you can become a member of.

The club is bringing together people of all ages and genders to form deeper and more meaningful connections with like-minded people.

Find Sierra on instagram at @sierrakennedycontent

and Full Potential Club at @fullpotentialclubyyc

www.fullpotentialclub.com

In episode 2, I chat with Kyle Miller again, but more in depth about what it is a narcissistic abuse recovery coach does.

Narcissism and gaslighting are terms loosely thrown around these days but are they the correct terminology to use? Kyle explains the definitions and sheds light on these misnomers.

Our episode gets vulnerable as both of us share past experiences where we felt like we were being gaslit and how we overcame this.

If you want to book sessions with Kyle or follow along with his active socials, go to www.kylemillercoaching.com and @KyleMillerCoaching on all social media platforms.

Welcome to Abounding & Alive! This podcast has evolved from Two Girls With(out) Cancer into a solo project, with me, Becky!

My first episode features Kyle Miller. Kyle helps survivors of narcissistic abuse to reclaim their independence, manage their minds, and fully heal. Through deeply intuitive, personalized coaching, Kyle creates a safe, judgment-free space where clients can process their trauma, break free from codependency, and build a confident, self-sufficient life.

Check out www.kylemillercoaching.com or @kylemillercoaching on socials.

And don't forget to visit my website! www.aboundinghealth.ca

Week 4 of our summer series, where we are digging up our favorite episodes and re-airing them.

Just because a person gets cancer, it doesn't mean that their life stops. Being a parent is exhausting as it is, and having an illness on top of it is so mentally and physically draining. And then there's dating. As if being a single mom in your 30's wasn't hard enough! We get raw and candid in this episode.