Katie and Chris Bowick join me to share the story behind Coloring Outside the Lines, their dual-perspective memoir about addiction, recovery, marriage, and redemption.

We talk about what happens when one person is struggling with addiction while the other becomes consumed by fear, vigilance, and the need to hold everything together.

They open up about rebuilding trust, finding support outside traditional recovery models, and learning to honor two truths at once.

This conversation is a powerful reminder that healing is rarely neat or linear, and that sometimes the gray areas offer the honesty, freedom, and compassion we need most.

Highlights:

(00:42) - Writing the book on addiction and recovery they couldn’t find

(10:10) - Destigmatizing addiction through new jargon

(12:58) - Plant medicine for healing substance abuse

(11:30) - Chris on addiction, rehab, and wanting Katie to feel seen

(19:42) - Finding faith and healing beyond traditional recovery path

(27:46) - Katie’s ugly truth managing Chris’ addiction

(35:20) - The hidden trauma of loving someone through addiction

(43:50) - What it means to heal inside “the gray”

(48:36) - The beliefs they would want their younger selves to release

Additional Links;

Buy Coloring Outside The Lines: A Love Story in the Gray of Addiction, Recovery, and Redemption on Amazon

Visit LoveThroughTheGray.com for more info on Katie & Chris’ additional support, offers, and to contact them for speaking.

Catch the Landon Hail Press segment on Denver Channel 7 - Mile High Living

Resources:

Join SJ’s Writing Retreat Waitlist: WRITE THE DAMN BOOK // Denver, CO

• Follow SJ on Instagram
• Download the Free Identity Workbook
• Grab my SLAY YOUR STORY⚔🔥 Storytelling Masterclass here.
• Buy The Less Effect on Amazon
• Follow Landon Hail Press on Instagram
• Download the Free Writing Guide for Aspiring Authors
• Book A Free Consultation with Landon Hail Press

This Podcast is proudly produced by Wavemakers Audio

For centuries, women have been labeled as crazy, too emotional, too paranoid, too much - treating intuition, trauma, and assertiveness as problems to be diagnosed or corrected. We continue to pathologize women, yet fail to properly research them.

I explore how these patterns show up in the various stages of a woman’s life: adolescence, postpartum, menopause - times to be celebrated, but are instead shamed. We go into the very misguided medical research (or lack thereof), and the way women are often dismissed and gaslit when their knowing is spot on.

I also share my personal experience of finally being given a diagnosis after years of the medical system ignoring my condition and manipulating my gut instinct.

This conversation is about questioning systems, recognizing the lack of support women receive, and how unraveling what we’ve been taught about women creates a better world for all of us.

Highlights:

(03:20) - Why women’s emotions get labeled as instability

(07:33) - Deconstructing Postpartum Depression and what might actually be happening

(14:41) - What isolation and a lack of support really cost mothers

(18:18) - The contrast of what Menopause means in other cultures

(23:15) - My “mystery” condition solved after decades of medical gaslighting

(26:45) - The medical device invented in 1878 still used in its original form for women’s care today

Additional Links:

Read Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Manmade World by Elinor Cleghorn

Resources:

Join SJ’s Writing Retreat Waitlist: WRITE THE DAMN BOOK // Denver, CO

• Follow SJ on Instagram
• Download the Free Identity Workbook
• Grab my SLAY YOUR STORY⚔🔥 Storytelling Masterclass here.
• Buy The Less Effect on Amazon
• Follow Landon Hail Press on Instagram
• Download the Free Writing Guide for Aspiring Authors
• Book A Free Consultation with Landon Hail Press

This Podcast is proudly produced by Wavemakers Audio

Join me in a raw conversation on a panel I spoke on less than two months after tragically losing my younger brother. (This will explain my very strained voice after weeks of tears and anguish.)

While this may not be the rosy, go-getter conversation typically heard at personal development events, it’s real and honest about how we can keep showing up when life is breaking your heart. This loss has shifted my perspective on everything, stripping away the energy it takes to pretend I’m anywhere other than exactly where I am.

We talk about consistency, signs, business pivots, burning the template, and why your truth is always the thing that sets you free. This episode is a reminder that you do not have to be polished to be powerful. You just have to be willing to be exactly who you are.

Highlights:

(02:36) - Entering my no-f*cks season

(03:22) - Why consistency cannot exist without the lows

(04:37) - The raw client moment that might make you cringe

(05:56) - How signs and synchronicities started pointing the way

(07:09) - The feeling that tells me a leap is aligned

(09:29) - Why burning the template set me free

Resources:

Join SJ’s Writing Retreat Waitlist: WRITE THE DAMN BOOK // Denver, CO

• Follow SJ on Instagram
• Download the Free Identity Workbook
• Grab my SLAY YOUR STORY⚔🔥 Storytelling Masterclass here.
• Buy The Less Effect on Amazon
• Follow Landon Hail Press on Instagram
• Download the Free Writing Guide for Aspiring Authors
• Book A Free Consultation with Landon Hail Press

This Podcast is proudly produced by Wavemakers Audio

Today, we’re exposing one of the biggest myths about leadership and backing it with biology, research, and science. It comes down to a hormone that is responsible for keeping humanity alive (not to be dramatic) - and how women are the superior ones in this.

I’m breaking down how we as women are wired to constantly read social environments, assess trust, gauge safety, and lead from the “we” rather than the “I.”

This is not about women being better than men - it’s about challenging old conditioning, showing the evidence, and understanding that intuition is not hysteria, it primal intelligence for our survival.

Highlights:

(3:08) - Women and men need to stop trying to do each other‘s job

(5:05) - The biology behind human bonding and what it means about each gender

(7:20) - How oxytocin affects intuition and the functions in the brain

(11:25) - The history behind the first women’s mental disorder diagnosis: “Hysteria”

(17:09) - The instagram post that made everything in the entire Universe make sense

(22:00) - Why women are called “crazy”

(27:30) - “We Should All Be Millionaires”

Additional Links:

1. Follow @RhythmsOfHealth on Instagram
2. The oxytocin boosting benefit of female leaders - Samantha Woolven
3. Do Men and Women Lead Differently? - Chief Learning Officer
4. Are Women More Effective Leaders than Men? - Kenneth Nowack
5. Women and investing: Key findings and opportunities / Money Fit Women’s Study - Fidelity

Resources:

Join SJ’s Writing Retreat Waitlist: WRITE THE DAMN BOOK // Denver, CO

• Follow SJ on Instagram
• Download the Free Identity Workbook
• Grab my SLAY YOUR STORY⚔🔥 Storytelling Masterclass here.
• Buy The Less Effect on Amazon
• Follow Landon Hail Press on Instagram
• Download the Free Writing Guide for Aspiring Authors
• Book A Free Consultation with Landon Hail Press

This Podcast is proudly produced by Wavemakers Audio

In this episode, I’m able to share the news I left you hanging with last week - if you have no idea what I’m talking about, go back and listen first!

After months of being deep in uncertainty, fear, old wounds, and my motherhood in question being brought right back to the center, I’m talking about what it looked like to choose faith before I even had the proof.

This conversation is deep from my heart and completely off the cuff. It’s about surrender, support, shame, God, and the deeply inconvenient truth that we don’t really want expansion - we want the rewards that expansion can bring us.

Tune in to learn my story of how asking for help, letting people see me fall apart, and even breaking my bed became part of my healing.

Highlights:

(02:30) - Trusting in the unseen: Finding safety from within

(05:07) - Knowing what is mine to do, and what is God’s to do

(10:36) - Why nobody actually wants expansion even when they say they do

(16:05) - The life-changing power of stopping the need to prove yourself

(23:34) - Being the martyr: How we arrange our conditions to stay in victim-mode

(35:05) - Turning morning anxiety into a full-body act of faith and years of gratitude

Additional Links:

Mile Hi Church: Prayer & Care Center

Resources:

Join SJ’s Writing Retreat Waitlist: WRITE THE DAMN BOOK // Denver, CO

• Follow SJ on Instagram
• Download the Free Identity Workbook
• Grab my SLAY YOUR STORY⚔🔥 Storytelling Masterclass here.
• Buy The Less Effect on Amazon
• Follow Landon Hail Press on Instagram
• Download the Free Writing Guide for Aspiring Authors
• Book A Free Consultation with Landon Hail Press

This Podcast is proudly produced by Wavemakers Audio

For this week’s episode, I got an extremely strong download to hit “record” with nothing in mind except to speak from my heart about the season I’m moving through.

The last 8 years have been one of the longest and hardest seasons of my life. It hasn’t come without debilitating fear and loads of uncertainty - but along the way I’ve somehow learned how to keep it from running the entire show.

This is a raw conversation about how I’m reorienting my relationship with past trauma, mastering surrender, and navigating constant legal stress, motherhood, and grief all at the same time. It all starts with coming back into my body instead of searching outside myself for safety.

I share how God has been leading me into a deeper relationship with myself, why fear can sit beside me without taking over, and how loving this version of me has become one of the greatest gifts of the whole journey.

Highlights:

(01:30) - A real-life update from the middle of pajamas, laundry, and total honesty

(04:10) - Why this season has been hard, but not as hard as it once was

(06:20) - The 10-hour countdown back to a moment of terror

(10:21) - The shift from reacting to life to becoming the creator of it

(16:42) - How fear can still be present without taking over the whole body

(31:18) - Learning to deeply love the version of me who survived all of this

Resources:

Join SJ’s Writing Retreat Waitlist: WRITE THE DAMN BOOK // Denver, CO

• Follow SJ on Instagram
• Download the Free Identity Workbook
• Grab my SLAY YOUR STORY⚔🔥 Storytelling Masterclass here.
• Buy The Less Effect on Amazon
• Follow Landon Hail Press on Instagram
• Download the Free Writing Guide for Aspiring Authors
• Book A Free Consultation with Landon Hail Press

This Podcast is proudly produced by Wavemakers Audio

In this episode, I’m joined by Lindsey Marie, founder of Powerhouse Women, bestselling author and master community builder, for what feels less like an interview and more like a very honest first date between new friends.

We touch on business, but mostly we go beneath the surface into worthiness, visibility, boundaries, female friendships, grief, dating, self-trust, and the kind of personal transformation that does not fit neatly into an Instagram caption.

Lindsey holds nothing back, diving into what it’s meant to move through the end of a long-term marriage, enduring a complete financial reset, a health scare, and putting herself fully out there in a way she hasn’t ever before.

This conversation is about the medicine inside a loving “no,” the freedom of self-validation, the power of platonic intimacy, and why feeling safe in being truly known starts with the willingness to meet yourself first.

Highlights:

(05:00) - Why telling others “no” is the most loving thing you can do for them

(11:45) - Understanding the difference between “nice” and “kind”

(19:07) - The medicine that can be found in someone closing a door on us

(31:46) - Finding yourself again after grief, divorce and deep personal change

(47:00) - How it’s female friendships among women that teaches us real intimacy and repair

(58:09) - Letting yourself be seen in the middle of the healing

Additional links:

Join the 10th annual Powerhouse Women Event 8/14-8/16 in Scottsdale, AZ

Follow Lindsey Marie on Instagram

Follow Powerhouse Women on Instagram

Connect with Lindsay Here

Resources:

Join SJ’s Writing Retreat Waitlist: WRITE THE DAMN BOOK // Denver, CO

• Follow SJ on Instagram
• Download the Free Identity Workbook
• Grab my SLAY YOUR STORY⚔🔥 Storytelling Masterclass here.
• Buy The Less Effect on Amazon
• Follow Landon Hail Press on Instagram
• Download the Free Writing Guide for Aspiring Authors
• Book A Free Consultation with Landon Hail Press

This Podcast is proudly produced by Wavemakers Audio

Disclaimer: I am not a licensed health professional or doctor and this podcast episode does not include any medical advice, simply researched information.

We’re getting nerdy today because if you haven’t learned yet, I’m a forever skeptic needing to know the why behind pretty much everything. This episode is all about the science-backed healing power of writing and how it might be the missing antidote to your healing.

I share why writing my first book changed me in ways I could feel before I fully understood, and how I see the same transformation happen again and again with authors through Landon Hail Press.

We look at the scientific research behind expressive writing, including how facing the deeper, more painful parts of your lived experience can support emotional processing, nervous system regulation, and can dramatically improve your physical health.

A huge first step in healing physically and emotionally is understanding the difference between simply managing emotions and truly processing them - and why consistent, honest writing can help you stop carrying old trauma like it just happened yesterday.

Highlights:

(00:53) - The reason consistent expressive writing (or journaling) can create massive healing outcomes

(03:31) - How the subconscious mind shapes the stories we keep repeating - and the actions that follow

(06:35) - The science-backed research studies that support the connection between expressive writing and healing

(10:34) - What a daily writing practice can do for stress, illness, and emotional processing

(12:09) - The brain function that occurs when writing about pain that moves our trauma from alarm bells to meaning

(17:07) - Why buried pain keeps you stuck in the same loop- and how to get out of it

Resources:

Pennebaker, J.W., Kiecolt-Glaser, J., & Glaser, R. (1988). Disclosure of traumas and immune function: Health implications for psychotherapy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 56, 239-245.

Smyth, J. (1999). Effects of Writing About Stressful Experiences on Symptom Reduction in Patients With Asthma or Rheumatoid Arthritis. Journal of the American Medical Association (Vol. 281, No. 14)

Resources:

Join SJ’s Writing Retreat Waitlist: WRITE THE DAMN BOOK // Denver, CO

• Follow SJ on Instagram
• Download the Free Identity Workbook
• Grab my SLAY YOUR STORY⚔🔥 Storytelling Masterclass here.
• Buy The Less Effect on Amazon
• Follow Landon Hail Press on Instagram
• Download the Free Writing Guide for Aspiring Authors
• Book A Free Consultation with Landon Hail Press

This Podcast is proudly produced by Wavemakers Audio

Welcome back to Part 2 where I share the second half of a workshop I gave for Amberly Lago’s Unstoppable Success Mastermind, all about the myths and misconceptions that keep so many people from writing and publishing the book they know they’re meant to write.

We talk about the false belief that you need to be perfectly clear before you begin, the fear that you’re a “bad writer,” and the idea that becoming an author is only for writers with huge platforms, fancy credentials or endless free time. Spoiler: none of that gets to be the reason your story stays in a notes app forever.

We dive into what makes a story compelling, how vulnerability builds trust, and why sharing real and raw experiences in your life activates parts of the brain for true connection.

We also get into what actually makes a book a bestseller, beyond just sales numbers and shiny launch graphics - plus a special Q&A with Amberly Lago. Whether you’re writing a book, building a brand or finally owning your message, this episode is about trusting that your story can open doors, for you and for someone else.

Highlights:

(01:14) - Why waiting for clarity is the reason for your writer’s block (and how to solve this)

(02:31) - Busting the myth that you’re a “bad writer” and what is actually going on

(05:16) - A peek into the editing process and the different stages

(06:29) - The misconception that you need a huge audience to have a successful book

(08:09) - Three key points that make your book a Best Seller

(16:11) - Q&A with Amberly and how she grew her reader base and audience

Follow Amberly on Instagram

Checkout Amberly’s Events & Masterminds here

Resources:

Join SJ’s Writing Retreat Waitlist: WRITE THE DAMN BOOK // Denver, CO

• Follow SJ on Instagram
• Download the Free Identity Workbook
• Grab my SLAY YOUR STORY⚔🔥 Storytelling Masterclass here.
• Buy The Less Effect on Amazon
• Follow Landon Hail Press on Instagram
• Download the Free Writing Guide for Aspiring Authors
• Book A Free Consultation with Landon Hail Press

This Podcast is proudly produced by Wavemakers Audio

Join me in a live workshop I delivered to Amberly Lago’s Unstoppable Success Mastermind where we talk about what it really takes to write and publish a book.

It’s not just about gaining credibility, followers, money, or some shiny “author” label. Those things can happen, yes - but the real work starts with who you become in the process.

I share the origin story of how I became an author and publisher, why identity and clarity matter just as much as strategy, and the myths that keep brilliant people sitting on their stories for years.

Spolier: stepping into this chapter has less to do with “how-to” and everything to do with your belief system.

This one is workshop style, so listen, take notes, and actually interact with the prompts. Your book might be closer than you think.

Highlights:

(02:33) - Why writing a book starts with identity, not just publishing strategy: BE > DO > HAVE

(07:04) - The power of prioritizing the “why” over the “how” and how it reorganizes your life

(09:51) - My biggest fear realized when my book became an exhibit in court

(12:52) - How writing a book can open doors you didn’t know existed and create real abundance

(19:50) - The belief check that reveals what is actually stopping you (it’s not what you think)

(30:40) - Throwing away your excuses: Practical ways to start writing with the tools already in your life

Follow Amberly on Instagram

Checkout Amberly’s Events & Masterminds here

Resources:

Join SJ’s Writing Retreat Waitlist: WRITE THE DAMN BOOK // Denver, CO

• Follow SJ on Instagram
• Download the Free Identity Workbook
• Grab my SLAY YOUR STORY⚔🔥 Storytelling Masterclass here.
• Buy The Less Effect on Amazon
• Follow Landon Hail Press on Instagram
• Download the Free Writing Guide for Aspiring Authors
• Book A Free Consultation with Landon Hail Press

This Podcast is proudly produced by Wavemakers Audio