Here For Me

Mother of four, best-selling author, top-rated podcaster, and life coach Allie Casazza opens up about how personal struggles, setbacks, and a crumbling marriage pushed her to question everything. She shares her journey of rediscovery, from overcoming religious oppression and mental health struggles to ending her marriage and restructuring her business. As she moved towards healing, Allie wholeheartedly accepted her mistakes and built on the lessons learned. Allie also shares how she revived herself and her business, moved from an 'I have to' to an 'I get to' mentality, and the transformative process she calls "Becoming Her."

Kelly Henderson, celebrity hair and make-up artist, stylist, and host of the popular Velvet's Edge podcast, reflects on her experiences in the public eye, particularly her role on a reality TV show and the fallout of a public friendship. She shares how the aftermath of these events affected her perceptions of herself, but also was a catalyst for healing and growth that changed how she shows up for herself and in the world. Kelly highlights the significance of self-love and the journey inward as pivotal steps toward fostering a happier, healthier life and more fulfilling relationships. She also discusses the significant role that therapy, especially somatic work, played in her ongoing healing journey.

Alexandra Ford, anti-trafficking activist and founder of The Laughing Survivor, shares her heart-wrenching story from victim to survivor to advocate. Alexandra candidly discusses her past as a child advocate, being groomed and sexually assaulted at a young age, falling into drug addiction, and her traumatic entanglement in human trafficking. Despite multiple degrees and working extensively in the helping field, it took her over a decade to recognize her experience could be classified as "trafficking." Alexandra also discusses her unique approach to healing, the importance of self-compassion, challenging societal norms around abuse and trafficking (including changing the narrative around gender roles), and her quest to create safe spaces for difficult conversations.

We're doing something a little different with this episode—Nicole is in the guest chair! Kelly Henderson, host of the Velvet's Edge podcast, and Nicole dive deep into Nicole's riveting personal story of overcoming narcissistic abuse, finding authenticity, and starting over. In addition to sharing her insights on the damaging effects of abusive relationships, Nicole also reveals how her battle with health issues, including a debilitating virus and eye cancer, led her to reassess her life and relationships. This ultimately led Nicole to leave her corporate career and her marriage, launch a business and podcast, and dedicate herself to healing through therapy, storytelling, and music. Kelly and Nicole also open up about their similar experiences with narcissistic abuse, emphasizing the importance of recognizing how others' behavior impacts us and sharing how these dynamics played out in their lives.

In this deeply moving episode, writer Jane Ratcliffe recounts her life-altering brain and head injury from a freak accident, and the debilitating symptoms she has battled for the past 25 years. Despite experiencing chronic pain and medical struggles, Jane's determination, resilience, and self-advocacy have helped her surmount these challenges. She touches on how she discovered her inner voice and uses it as a compass for dealing with complicated relationship dynamics and societal pressures. She also stresses the importance of true self-love, compassion, and connecting with one's intuition. Jane's story is not only one of survival, but prevailing through adversity by choosing herself in unique ways.

Scout Sobel, founder & CEO of Scout's Agency, author, and podcast host, opens up about living with bipolar disorder and how she learned to manage it by finding safety in her emotional landscape, practicing rigorous self-care, and finding a path for herself as an entrepreneur. From sharing her struggles to function in society to the empowerment she found as a business owner, wife, and mother, and candidly discussing the struggles of early motherhood and the death of self it requires, this conversation is raw, emotional, eye-opening, and wildly inspiring.

Empowerment coach and spiritual guide Diana Min discusses how she prevailed over trauma, addiction, mental health challenges, and deep-seated wounds through the remarkable power of spiritual work and plant medicine. After hitting rock bottom at the age of 26, when she realized she didn't want to live anymore, one phone call landed Diana in the hands of a gifted shamanic healer, who changed her life and led her to find purpose from a lifetime of extraordinary hardship. Her journey led her to discovering multiple healing modalities, including ayahuasca, that she now uses to help others heal, too.

In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Indie Lee, founder of the leading clean beauty skincare company that's her namesake. Indie shares her incredible journey, from going through the motions of life to being told she may have as little as six months to live, a diagnosis that led her to zero in on her life's purpose in 15 minutes. Indie shares how this experience spurred her to build a successful brand while leading from her heart.

Nicole introduces a new season of Here For Me by sharing her powerful journey of prevailing over life's formidable "tower moments." From battling health issues to leaving an abusive relationship, Nicole's story is one of triumph over darkness. Join her as she explores the profound art of letting go, confronting inner shadows, and fear of speaking her truth, ultimately emerging on the path that was meant for her, shining brighter than ever, and demonstrating that one can prevail with resilience and renewal.