Bold Becoming

By Julie Browne

Bold Becoming shares overcoming identity loss stories after the rug's pulled out from under you. Earthquake events like divorce, loss of a loved one, your health, or a career or dream. "Invisible" stu... more

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March 16, 2023 Ep. 64 — How to Feel Like a Whole Person when You’re “Just a Mom” with Arielle Martone
Motherhood catapulted Arielle into questioning everything and filled her with self-doubt. Postpartum depression and pelvic floor pain catapulted her onto a journey to discover her true self. Postpartum rage added fuel to the fire. Physical pain kept her from doing things she loved, things that also protected her mental health like running and a passionate relationship with her husband. Postpartum depression affected every aspect of life, to the point she believed her family would be better off without her.

Find out the impetus for regaining her spark for life. Listen to how Arielle went from being lost and disconnected from who she was, what she wanted, and justifying being “just a mom,” to feeling confident with motherhood and her role in society. Learn about how common postpartum conditions impact mothers and their families. Listen to how Arielle’s identity transformed when she healed her mind and body. And how now she helps others do the same.

Bio
Arielle Martone is a doctor of physical therapy, neuro-clinical specialist, certified yoga teacher and certified postnatal coach turned mama coach after overcoming postpartum depression and pelvic pain. Arielle helps new moms reclaim their identity by reconnecting mind, body and soul in order to feel amazing in their bodies and confident in their new role as mother.

Guest Info.
www.findyourwaymama.com
Https:// www.instagram.com/ariellemartone/
Https://arielle-martone.mykajabi.com/book-a-call

Julie’s Info.
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite
https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite
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Book — Masters of Change
Website — www.courage-ignite.com
Email — [email protected]

Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann

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1h 11min
March 09, 2023 Ep.63—How a Heart Defect Impacted the Trajectory of Russell’s Life with Russell Smith
Russell’s heart was missing a valve. He had surgery at twelve-days-old, and a few more over the years. This condition kept him from doing many things kids do. He had strength and endurance challenges. He lived with fear of getting hurt. His physicality revolved around protecting his chest and not damaging anything internally. His identity loss was the form of an identity nipped in the bud. Instead of the weak, slight kid with some academic confidence, he’ll never know who he would or could have been, had he been born with a normal heart.
The flip side is a man fully engaged with life. Russell views life more broadly, values it more deeply, and believes he may experience more joy than the average person. Listen to what it’s like to live in a body that holds you back. Learn how he faces obstacles and challenges and endures the grief of lost opportunities. Find out how he dealt with comparison with others. Discover how he went from not being able to run on the basketball court for more than a few minutes to now doing strength training and rucking events, even though he can never build extra muscle. What role has experimentation played? What keeps Russell motivated to keep working so hard and continually discover what’s possible?
Bio
Russell Smith is a writer and real estate investor, with a family firm soon to celebrate 70 years in business, in Louisville, Kentucky. He writes a weekly newsletter with the tongue-twisting title of Solvitur Ambulando, which means “solve it by walking” and which focuses on modern living, philosophy, lessons from unheralded books, and adding a dash of intellectualism to life without getting a headache. He has just completed two terms on the Board of Directors of St. John Center, a non-profit for the homeless, where he served as Board Chair and revamped their largest fundraising event. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Sorkin Center in Washington DC, which strengthens non-profit Boards and leaders. His wife, Kathleen, works in government relations for a hospice provider. He has two daughters, Beatrice (10) and Cordelia (8) — yes, named for characters in Shakespeare. The family welcomed two new Havanese puppies this summer, Otis and Olivia. He enjoys reading, smoking meats on the Big Green Egg, rucking, yoga, tennis, and fly fishing.
Guest Info.
https://srsmith3.substack.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/russellsmith3/
Julie’s Info.
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite
https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite
Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
Website
Email — [email protected]
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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1h 7min
March 01, 2023 Ep. 62 From Remorselessness Gangbanger to Heartbroken with Empathy, Part 2, with Jorge Bautista
This is a double feature episode. Part 1 is about growing up and how he landed in prison. Part 2 is about prison life and how he became a new man in prison, and got paroled, with the help of prison staff attesting to his transformation. Jorge tells his story with spectacular clarity and it’s filled with a treasure trove of takeaways. A sequel is forthcoming, to cover his reintegration into civilian life.
Fifty-year-old Jorge Bautista never intended to return to freedom. At age 18, he was given 30 years to life and sent to Pelican Bay State Penitentiary. This supermax prison houses those the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation labels “the worst of the worst.” He’d taken the life of a rival gang member after one of them killed his best friend. He quickly adapted to the inner rules of prison life. He didn’t repent his crime. He spent many, many years in solitary confinement.
This is the first interview Jorge’s done since being released six months ago. He said he was nervous, but told me that because of the healing and personal development work he did in prison, he’d be able to do it. Find out what catalyzed his shift in perspective and behavior to create peak transformation. Learn how he coped with prison, and the pain of his eventual repentance. Discover how powerful human relationships can be and what positive support can do for a person.
Bio
My name is Jorge Bautista. I was born in Mexico, but my family moved so much that by the time I was 13, we’d moved residency 14 times, to different cities, counties, states, and countries (Mexico and US).
I'm 50 years old and just got done serving 32 years in prison for taking the life of another human being when I was 18 years old. I was sentenced to 30 years to life and I did all of my time in a maximum security prison. 15 years into my prison sentence, my younger brother was murdered which changed the trajectory of my life. After being found suitable for parole, I was deported back to Mexico where I currently live.
Guest Info.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088037089090
Julie’s Info.
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite
https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite
Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
Website
Email — [email protected]
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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1h 20min
February 22, 2023 Ep. 61 From Remorselessness Gangbanger to Heartbroken with Empathy, Part 1, with Jorge Bautista
50-year-old Jorge Bautista never intended to return to freedom. At age 18, he was given 30 years to life and sent to Pelican Bay State Penitentiary. This supermax prison houses those the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation labels “the worst of the worst.” He’d taken the life of a rival gang member after one of them killed his best friend. He quickly adapted to the inner rules of prison life. He didn’t repent his crime. He spent many, many years in solitary confinement.
This is the first interview Jorge’s done since being released six months ago. He said he was nervous, but told me that because of the healing and personal development work he did in prison, he’d be able to do it. Find out what catalyzed his shift in perspective and behavior to create peak transformation. Learn how he coped with prison, and the pain of his eventual repentance. Discover how powerful human relationships can be and what positive support can do for a person.
Bio
My name is Jorge Bautista. I was born in Mexico, but my family moved so much that by the time I was 13, we’d moved residency 14 times, to different cities, counties, states, and countries (Mexico and US).
I'm 50 years old and just got done serving 32 years in prison for taking the life of another human being when I was 18 years old. I was sentenced to 30 years to life and I did all of my time in a maximum security prison. 15 years into my prison sentence, my younger brother was murdered which changed the trajectory of my life. After being found suitable for parole, I was deported back to Mexico where I currently live.
Guest Info.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088037089090
Julie’s Info.
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite
https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite
Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
Website
Email — [email protected]
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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1h 2min
February 15, 2023 Ep. 60 With Schizophrenia, Will My Son’s Life be Empty? with Liz Rebensdorf
Eighty-one-year-old Liz worries about what will become of her son when she and his father die. Eric, their son, has schizophrenia. He got ill when he was 17 and has been disabled ever since. He cannot function independently in society and needs people to look after him. The beginning years were “very rough.” Liz and her husband tried all help available, and Eric never came back to himself. He’s a sweet, gentle and funny man, but the thought disorder makes his life impossible to manage alone.
How did Liz know her son had a problem? Learn how Liz adjusted her parenting to accommodate their new reality. Find out how she kept herself sane through it all and has lived a full life. Discover the factors that come to play in dealing with a family member with severe mental illness. Find out if his life is empty.
Guest Info.
[email protected]
Julie’s Info.
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite
https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite
Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
Website
Email — [email protected]
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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1h 4min
February 08, 2023 Ep. 59 Conversion Therapy in a Highly Regulated Religious Community with Elena Joy Thurston
Thirty-seven-year-old Elena Joy Thurston was a married mother of four living in Gilbert, Arizona. She was also Mormon, choosing to join the religion when she was sixteen. She loved all the checkboxes she could check off that would make her good in the eyes of God, and the promise of an eternal family. She was a model mom involved in school, church and community activities. Until she had to take care of a personal problem — she loved a woman.
Elena Joy voluntarily went to conversion therapy, four days a week for months on end, to try to solve her problem. Find out how a Mormon woman struggles to integrate who she is into her heart and psyche. Learn about the dangers of conversion therapy. Discover what saved her from taking her own life and hear about the documentary movie she’s in — Conversion.
Bio
Featured in the award-winning documentary, CONVERSION, Elena Joy Thurston is an inspirational Diversity & Allyship speaker, trainer, and author through a lens of LGBTQ+ inclusion. Elena Joy inspires her audiences to learn how Inclusive Leadership can improve company morale and productivity, changing members' lives in a practical way. A Mormon mom of four who lost her marriage, her church, and her community when she came out as a lesbian, her viral TEDx talk on surviving conversion therapy has been viewed more than 45,000 times and landed her media and speaking opportunities with ABC, CBS, FOX, Penn State, University of North Texas, Michael’s, Logitech, and more.
Guest Info.
http://www.elenajoyexperience.com
https://www.instagram.com/elenajoyspeaks/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenajoythurston/
http://www.tedxcos.org/elena
Julie’s Info.
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite
https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite
Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
Website
Email — [email protected]
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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1h 15min
February 02, 2023 Ep. 58 Who Am I Without Being Told Who I'm Supposed to Be? with Terina Maldonado
Terina Maldonado’s identity formation was thwarted in childhood through a cascade of intertwining factors.She took on parental responsibilities, endured child abuse and her father had narcissistic personality AND bipolar disorders. She was forced to adapt to survive. Layered on top of that was living within the norms of the Mormon church. Until one day she discovered a lie in the historical teaching of the church and lost faith in her religion.
Listen to how she rebuilt herself starting from the ground up, discovering who she was by learning what she liked, and didn’t like, what she believed in and didn’t, all on her own terms. And without the help of her faith that had previously helped her endure struggle and trauma. Find out what freedom from authoritarianism looks like.
Guest Bio
Terina Maldonado is a survivor in every sense of the word. Empowered with resilience, empathy, and determination by living through child abuse, sexual assault, and leaving a high-demand religion. As a coach, facilitator & speaker Terina now helps others confidently claim their voice, and live an authentic life full of purpose in one on one and corporate settings. Dubbed by Faithwire News, “The Mom Who Took On Hollywood-And Won,” Terina is also a co-author of the book, Fear to Freedom. Her superpower is her unapologetic vulnerability. Terina has been featured by dozens of national and international media outlets for her harrowing story and powerful message - including The New York Times, CNN, ABC, The Guardian, Vanity Fair, FOX, and The Washington Post.
Guest Info.
www.terinamaldonado.com
https://www.instagram.com/terina_maldonado/
https://www.facebook.com/Terinamaldonadolifecoach/
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTdt726Xv/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/terina-maldonado-49129b201/
Julie’s Info.
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite
https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite
Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
Website
Email — [email protected]
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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1h 2min
January 25, 2023 Ep. 57 Altruism and Burnout Aren’t Good Bedfellows with Miriam Zylberglait
Miriam is a high achiever. She went through medical school. Twice. She has a non-stop “GO!” button for earning any title or diploma dangled in front of her. She’s also altruistic. But she didn’t see that she was leaving herself and her family behind while helping others. Until her 7-year-old’s wake up call — “Mom, why did you have me if your phone is more important?”
Miriam’s priorities didn’t fit her values. But it took her four months into teaching others about burnout, in tears, for her to realize that SHE was burned out. The tipping point finally came in an interview with a man for the book she was writing — The 3G Cycle of Life. She quit her job to save her sanity and live according to her values. Find out about her journey back to sanity, and with her debut as an author, how she’s helping others do the same.
About me...
My name is Miriam Zylberglait, everybody calls me "Dr.Z"
I am from Perú. I went to medical school there and practiced medicine for almost 10 years. I came to the U.S in 2011, leaving my parents, friends, and my job as an academic physician, to follow the love of my life.
In the U.S. I had to start from zero. Learn a new language, and repeat my residency and fellowship. During these years, while in my 40’s, I rounded the hospital with my pregnant belly, twice. Best experience ever... I was never alone, my baby's kicks were the best reminder of why I needed to continue pursuing my dreams.
Now I’m lucky to have a supportive husband, parents, sister, friends, and two wonderful little boys that help me to find harmony between my personal and professional life.
Professional Bio
I am a physician triple Board-Certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Obesity Medicine. I completed my medical education and Geriatric Fellowship in Perú and provided patient care for over 10 years at the Naval Geriatric Center. After moving to the U.S in 2011, I completed my training in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, got certified in Obesity Medicine.
Guided by my interest in education, leadership and advocacy, I completed a Physician Leadership Academy with the Florida Medical Association, a Fellowship on Leadership Development and Education with the American Association of Medical Colleges, and have been certified as a Mental Health Ally and Physician Wellness Advocate.
In 2021, I had the honor to be selected by the American College of Physicians to be part of the National Wellness and Professional Fulfillment Committee, and in 2022, I joined the Creators Institute at Georgetown University to write my first book — The 3G Cycle: The Secret of Achieving Joy, Meaning and Well-being.
Guest Info.
linkedin.com/in/drzmd
Book — https://www.3Gcycle.live
Julie’s Info.
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite
https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite
Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
Website
Email — [email protected]
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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51min
January 18, 2023 Ep. 56 Burnout and Suicidality Forced Me to Change with Hannah Austin
On the bathroom floor, high achiever Hannah Austin was contemplating suicide. Twenty years as an executive in the healthcare industry had sucked her dry. Knowing self-care inside and out, she wasn’t implementing it and burnout almost took her out. In the solitude of the bathroom a voice said two words that saved her.
Find out how Hannah pulled herself up and began taking care of herself, including letting others know what was going on and asking for help. How did she find out what’s most important and start investing in that? Hear about Hannah’s journey from secrecy and burnout to speaking her truth and inspiring others to put themselves first. Learn about how she’s leading others away from hustle culture. How did she break away from working 24/7 in a corporate job to owning her business, becoming a podcast host, best-selling author of Hello Head Meet Heart, and an emerging thought leader?
Bio
Hannah Austin is a highly sought-after corporate leader and management professional, specializing in the management and prevention of burnout for professionals. As the CEO and Founder of SheShatters, LLC, she draws on her experience consulting and coaching corporate leaders to provide employees- at the mid to high point of their careers with the support they need to burn brightly without burning out.
Prior to founding SheShatters, Hannah spent 20 years as an executive in the healthcare industry, a role in which she faced immense pressure and witnessed her colleagues suffering the effect of burnout en masse. She became determined to make a change that would impact not only her own path in life but the paths of the many inspiring professionals she knew and worked with. Hannah founded SheShatters in 2021 with the goal of helping employees and managers to find a balance between their personal and professional lives, and on a macro level, leading a movement away from corporate hustle culture.
Guest Info.
Author: Hannah Morgan Austin
Book Name: Hello, Head, Meet Heart-How to Tap Into Your Extraordinary Life
Order Here: Book Waitlist - SheShatters
Website: Home - SheShatters
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-austin-sheshatters/
Instagram: SheShatters 🛑the🔥empower🧠❤️ (@sheshattersllc) • Instagram photos and videos
Twitter: 📚📚📚Hannah Skei (@HannahSkei) / Twitter
Julie’s Info.
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite
https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite
Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
Website
Email — [email protected]
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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58min
January 11, 2023 Ep. 55 Learning Disability’s Influence on Identity with Michelle Steiner
Michelle was ostracized by her peers and held back in kindergarten. She struggled with learning, understanding, physical coordination and social interaction. Luckily, she was diagnosed with learning differences and got lots of needed support. But that didn’t stop kids and others from treating her as dumb, and she internalized that identity. And, ambition didn’t let her stop chasing her dreams.
Hear how Michelle learned how to compensate with a disability. Find out how she moved away from believing she was equivalent to how she was perceived and treated to land in a place of self-love and acceptance. What were the needle movers? And, how does she deal with not being the person she might have been, if she didn’t have this condition?
Guest Bio
Michelle Steiner lives with an invisible disability. She has articles published on The Mighty, Non-Verbal Learning Project, Dyscalculia Blog, The Reluctant Spoonie, Kalopina Collective, Imagine the World as one Magazine, Word Gathering, and her blog called Michelle’s Mission. She has had her photographs featured in Word Gathering and Independent and Work Ready. She works as a paraeducator in a school with students with disabilities. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and two cats.
Guest Info.
[email protected]
https://michellesmission.blog/
Julie’s Info.
https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite
https://instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite
https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite
Podcast — Bold Becoming
Book — Masters of Change
Website
Email — [email protected]
Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann
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1h 10min

FAQs about Bold Becoming:

How many episodes does Bold Becoming have?

The podcast currently has 155 episodes available.