Are you ready to step out of your comfort zone? How can you tell it is even time to do this? It is possible to do this while being brave among change, and with an internal knowing that it is time to grow in authenticity, and that’s why I’m so excited to be joined today by my amazing guest, Robbin Kent.  Robin is a Brand Strategist and “Techie Girl”, and says that supporting women who believe they are made for more is absolutely magical to her. She’s a wife of 26 years to her college sweetheart and mom to two amazing kids, and Robin has always known that supporting others was a gift and love of hers. This is why she pursued her college degrees with a B.S in Psychology, along with a M.A School Counseling & a M.A in Industrial Organizational Psychology. The love of learning runs constantly through her veins.

In this episode, Robbin shares her expertise on how you can move into a new chapter of life, while leaning into the different strengths you possess. She reveals how to tell it is time to make that big change, and the actions steps to take once you have made the decision to move forward. 

If something we talk about today resonates with you, we want to know! You can connect with Robbin and I on Instagram, @robbinkent and @authenticandbrave, and until next time, keep on practicing and keep on being authentic and brave! 

It’s time to break free and live life unafraid! Get the roadmap to conquering fear and embracing change with confidence! Get your copy of the 30-Days to Unafraid Coloring Affirmation Journal today at ​​https://www.authenticandbrave.com/unafraid! 

If you’re a fan of young adult fiction, magic and adventure, you won’t want to miss Kindreds! Get your copy now at https://www.authenticandbrave.com/kindreds.

Have you ever felt stuck?  Like there’s no options, no choice, and you have no ability to change directions? In this episode, I share my experiences in feeling this way, and what I do when I recognize it. 

When we feel stuck, it can feel like a weight of bricks holding us down or that we’re stuck spinning our wheels unsure how to get out of the rut. There are so many reasons we feel stuck, but I think the most helpful place to start is recognizing that we have choices. We may not like the options, but we do have them, and that is the key to getting unstuck and truly living an authentic and brave life! 

It’s time to break free and live life unafraid! Get the roadmap to conquering fear and embracing change with confidence! Get your copy of the 30-Days to Unafraid Coloring Affirmation Journal today at ​​https://www.authenticandbrave.com/unafraid! 

If you’re a fan of young adult fiction, magic and adventure, you won’t want to miss Kindreds! Get your copy now at https://www.authenticandbrave.com/kindreds.

Until next time, keep on practicing and keep on being authentic and brave!

In last week’s episode, I revealed what anger is, how we experience and feel it, and of course, how we express it. Today, I welcome back my husband John to the podcast to help us go deeper into this topic of anger, and specifically, how anger impacts a relationship. 

You’ll hear a bit about how we both experienced anger while growing up, and how it has come up at different times as adults in our marriage. I invite you to look at the ways you feel and express anger in your own relationship, and remember, you can be angry at someone and continue to love them at the same time! 

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It’s time to break free and live life unafraid! Get the roadmap to conquering fear and embracing change with confidence! Get your copy of the 30-Days to Unafraid Coloring Affirmation Journal today at ​​https://www.authenticandbrave.com/unafraid! 

Until next time, keep on practicing and keep on being authentic and brave!

While I often like to discuss how fear can hold us back, today I talk about another emotion that we often experience but aren’t sure how to accept, and that is anger. 

In this episode, I want to demystify anger a bit, to normalize it, and to change how we see it. As you’ll hear, in the past few months I have been challenged to feel and express my own anger in a few different situations. It hasn’t been easy. I don’t like being angry, but the more I work at allowing anger not to be negative and shame myself for feeling it, the more I don’t shy away from expressing it.

I want this episode to help shed some light for you on what anger is, and isn’t, and to give you the tools to recognize, understand and label it. Once this happens, you will then be able to express and regulate it.

Please let me know if you found this information and how you use the strategies I present today in your own life, and as mentioned, I’d love to have you as part of Authentic and Brave: A Women's Connection Group on Facebook to continue the discussion! 

If you’re a fan of young adult fiction, magic and adventure, you won’t want to miss Kindreds! Get your copy now at https://www.authenticandbrave.com/kindreds

It’s time to break free and live life unafraid! Get the roadmap to conquering fear and embracing change with confidence! Get your copy of the 30-Days to Unafraid Coloring Affirmation Journal today at ​​https://www.authenticandbrave.com/unafraid! 

Until next time, keep on practicing and keep on being authentic and brave! 

Many women I talk with discuss how certain colors make them feel, and I want to explore this topic today. Specifically, what does picking out a nail color have to do with living an authentic and brave life?

In this episode, I look at the messaging I was raised with about spending money on having my nails done, having the right color picked out, and how others may see me.  That’s a lot of pressure for picking out a color to put on my nails for a few weeks. So why then does it cause so much anxiety for me?

Sometimes we have to do some things that make us uncomfortable, because of our silly internal rules that we don't even realize we have. We have to challenge them, we have to move past our comfort zone. Sometimes, we just have to let ourselves be who we are, and for me, today, that’s wearing orange nails. 

I hope this episode and its message helps you on your way to living authentically, and aids you in feeling good while manifesting all that it is you desire!

If you’re a fan of young adult fiction, magic and adventure, you won’t want to miss Kindreds! Get your copy now at https://www.authenticandbrave.com/kindreds

It’s time to break free and live life unafraid! Get the roadmap to conquering fear and embracing change with confidence! Get your copy of the 30-Days to Unafraid Coloring Affirmation Journal today at ​​https://www.authenticandbrave.com/unafraid! 

Until next time, keep on practicing and keep on being authentic and brave! 

Today’s guest openly shares her own health, wellness and entrepreneurial journey and how she found her passion through having the bravery to stay true to herself, which are all key themes I talk about often on this podcast. 

Michelle Bibbens own’s Michelle's Well, an online product-based store that curates organic herbal tea blends that help others feel well and rejuvenated by using nature as medicine. By making use of the plants and herbs that God provided, we can find healing and relief from a number of ailments.  

Michelle’s Well truly cares about your overall well-being and strives to use the best possible ingredients to share with the world. Michelle’s Well has a desire to help empower the wellness community as a whole, and be part of what helps create freedom from the western medical system. 

As you’ll hear, Michelle has answered the callings she encountered along the way

by finding what truly lit her up, and it was so inspiring to hear, in her own words, how she now encourages people to go on their own health journeys. I can’t wait for you to meet Michelle and to learn more about her story and mission! 

If you’re a fan of young adult fiction, magic and adventure, you won’t want to miss Kindreds! Get your copy now at https://www.authenticandbrave.com/kindreds

It’s time to break free and live life unafraid! Get the roadmap to conquering fear and embracing change with confidence! Get your copy of the 30-Days to Unafraid Coloring Affirmation Journal today at ​​https://www.authenticandbrave.com/unafraid! 

Until next time, keep on practicing and keep on being authentic and brave! 

I’m so excited to introduce you to today’s special guest, Gina Lathan. I met Gina several years ago while on a women’s wellness retreat, and I’ve been working with her ever since. 

Gina is the owner of Wandering Wellness Collective and the owner of Camp Loon, which you’ve heard me talk about on this podcast. She is also the Director of Business Development for a national manufacturer, a wife, a mother, a friend, a community volunteer and forever optimist. As you’ll hear, Gina is grateful for the opportunity to bring together like-minded women, and she absolutely loves to share her ideas on relaxation, empowerment, inspiration and positivity. 

If you like what Gina shares today and if you are ready for pampering, inspiration, relaxation, balance, connection, and more, you’ll want to check out the upcoming Wandering Wellness retreats at Camp Loon, by visiting https://camploon.com/2023-retreat-calendar! 

If you’re a fan of young adult fiction, magic and adventure, you won’t want to miss Kindreds! Get your copy now at https://www.authenticandbrave.com/kindreds

It’s time to break free and live life unafraid! Get the roadmap to conquering fear and embracing change with confidence! Get your copy of the 30-Days to Unafraid Coloring Affirmation Journal today at ​​https://www.authenticandbrave.com/unafraid! 

Until next time, keep on practicing and keep on being authentic and brave! 

If you’ve ever been to therapy, you’ve probably been asked the question, “how does that make you feel?” In fact, it’s often joked about that in the therapy world, that’s all you get asked!  While therapy is more than just how you feel, being able to identify at any moment how you feel is an important part of life. In today’s episode, we are going to focus on emotions, a bit on feelings, emotional intelligence, and my favorite tool for helping you identify what is going on inside to be able to bravely express yourself and live more authentically: RULER. 

If you’re a fan of young adult fiction, magic and adventure, you won’t want to miss Kindreds! Get your copy now at https://www.authenticandbrave.com/kindreds

It’s time to break free and live life unafraid! Get the roadmap to conquering fear and embracing change with confidence! Get your copy of the 30-Days to Unafraid Coloring Affirmation Journal today at ​​https://www.authenticandbrave.com/unafraid! 

This episode is for all you superwomen. You know who I am talking to. All women. That’s right, it’s for every woman out there who is busy caretaking, working, and making this world a better place. 

In this episode, I want to talk about a topic that has a lot of traction lately and is a common social media buzzword, and this self-care. I discussed self-care in Episode 6 of this podcast from the perspective of being gentle with yourself.  Now, I want to dive a bit deeper into what self-care truly is and isn’t, and how to carve out some time and give yourself permission to take care of yourself.

As you’ll hear, real self-care involves consistent practices and habits that support our overall health and happiness. We absolutely need to recognize the importance of self-care and understand that self-care is not selfish, it’s essential for your overall well-being. 

Remember, real self-care is a continuous and ongoing process that requires self-awareness, self-compassion and the willingness to make choices that support your well-being. 

I hope this episode sheds some light on what self-care really is all about, and gives you practical action steps, tips and reframes that you can begin using in your own life daily. 

It’s time to break free and live life unafraid! Get the roadmap to conquering fear and embracing change with confidence! Get your copy of the 30-Days to Unafraid Coloring Affirmation Journal today at ​​https://www.authenticandbrave.com/unafraid!

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Until next time, keep on practicing and keep on being authentic and brave!

Are you wanting “more”, but you’re not quite sure what it is or if it is even possible for you? Or do you feel like the life you desire is within reach, but you’re just not sure what steps to even take first to go after it? I’m excited to welcome transformational coach Daisy Hillbrands to the podcast to help answer these important questions, and so much more. 

Daisy’s practice helping individual clients is exclusively online, and she herself is a digital nomad and a part-time van traveller with a cat. Daisy is no stranger to changing directions in life to follow a more authentic and brave path, and as you’ll hear in this episode, she recognizes that sometimes even when you have checked all the boxes of a “good” life, it just might not be what makes you happy. 

Daisy helps others clarify what they want and to show them that change is indeed possible, no matter what age you are, and I hope you are as inspired listening to Daisy as I was in having this conversation with her. 

It’s time to break free and live life unafraid! Get the roadmap to conquering fear and embracing change with confidence! Get your copy of the 30-Days to Unafraid Coloring Affirmation Journal today at ​​https://www.authenticandbrave.com/unafraid! 

Are you tired of dealing with complicated processes when you’re trying to sell products online? If so, you’re in luck because SamCart has got you covered! Listeners of this podcast can get started today and receive a special discount code by using my SamCart affiliate link, https://www.authenticandbrave.com/samcart. Start selling like a pro, and trust us, your customers will thank you. 

Until next time, keep on practicing and keep on being authentic and brave!