I'm Done Apologizing

Ep. 234 - Manspreading & the Power of Presence

We know that women are taught at an early age to shrink and not take up as much space, both physically and verbally. This week, I’m talking about the term “manspreading” and how women should be taking up more space. Be sure to tune in!

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I’m excited to welcome back one of my all-time favorite guests, my oldest daughter, McKenzie. We’ve been big into science and space lately and on the heels of Women’s History Month, McKenzie has been exploring more about women in science. Be sure to tune in this week for her take on women in science!

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I am excited to welcome Ciara Lyons as this week’s podcast guest. Ciara has spent 14 years standing in the gap for the most vulnerable patients in healthcare, and now she’s building two businesses to extend that same fierce protection beyond hospital walls.

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Ciara is a registered nurse with her Master’s in Nursing and Public Health certification. As founder of Her Black Wellness, she runs Bias Rounds, workshops and events training healthcare providers in equitable care, and The Matriarchs’ Table, a community-centered space for Black and brown women navigating maternal health, because being strong all the time shouldn’t be the price of survival.

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Ciara’s doing all of this while working full-time as a case manager and raising her family. Yes, she’s fully aware of the irony that a burnout recovery advocate is building two businesses at once but that’s exactly why her work is so powerful. She’s not teaching from a place of having it all figured out. She’s teaching from the trenches, with clinical expertise and lived experience. Be sure to stick around!

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Women are EVERYWHERE right now. Circling the moon, teaching robotics, professional athletes and coaches. Join me this week as I talk about all the amazing women and events giving me HOPE in 2026.

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I’m very excited to host my friend and colleague, Natalie Ochmann, as this week’s podcast guest. Natalie is the marketing director for the University of Cincinnati's international office and the media specialist for the University of Cincinnati Bearcat Bands, of which she is an alumna. A jack-of-all-trades, Natalie started her collegiate career majoring in Chemical Engineering and ended up with degrees in English and Professional Writing. Throughout it all, Natalie's passion was music, and it's no wonder that she grew up in a family of musicians, met her husband in high school marching band, found her passion for writing through an internship at a marching band magazine, and, through her job, once took a pep band to Egypt. Be sure to stick around!

Empowered women are not a thread to men; we want to collaborate and be seen as an equal. Tune in this week for more on what empowered women need men to unlearn.

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I’m excited to welcome my friend, Dr. Mollie Rockafellow, as this week’s guest. Mollie is a mom of 4, higher education executive, speaker, researcher, and consultant focused on helping people design systems, at work and in life, that activate their strengths, support courage, and lead to meaningful outcomes.

Her work bridges systems thinking, culture, leadership development, and organizational resilience. Through her doctoral research and ongoing study of strengths, she explores one core question: “How can leaders build systems that support their team members, recognize those individual assets, and build or re-create systems to exceed goals.” Through all this, she has explored finding your voice, which she’ll speak on more during this week’s episode. Be sure to stick around!

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Wow! How has 5 years of podcasting already come and gone? Join me this week on my reflections through the value of the podcast, importance of topics, powering through imposter syndrome, and the challenges of being a podcast host. Be sure to tune in!

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I’m excited to welcome Taj Julien (they/them), a student affairs professional, storyteller, and advocate for belonging. Taj is a Caribbean-born from Trinidad and Tobago, an educator whose work centers identity, community, and supporting students through experiences of being othered. They bring both lived experience and professional expertise to the conversation on reclaiming confidence and passion in environments that don’t always make space for you. Be sure to stick around!

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I recently was unexpectedly on medical leave. Join me for a quick episode on my reflections on rest, community, and taking care of yourself!

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