In this powerful episode of Life & In Between Podcast, Diana Gonzalez- Lehboub and Jessica Mendoza sits down with Holly Fair for an honest conversation about self-worth, confidence, healing, and personal transformation.

Holly shares her journey through childhood trauma, abandonment, depression, child loss, infertility, and deep emotional pain—and how a life-changing breakthrough helped her begin rebuilding from the inside out. After years of feeling unseen, unworthy, and disconnected from herself, Holly found a new path through healing, identity work, and what she now calls her queen identity.

In this episode, Holly opens up about the moment that changed everything, how she stepped into a new version of herself, lost 145 pounds, and became a Tony Robbins trainer who now helps other women reclaim their worth, visibility, and voice. She also shares the story behind her “crown experiment” and how symbolic identity shifts can help people stop shrinking and start showing up fully.

Diana also reflects on her own experiences with infertility, weight loss, and healing, connecting Holly’s story to the heart of Life & In Between: creating space for people who feel alone in the hard, messy middle of life.

If you’ve ever struggled with self-worth, confidence after trauma, healing from loss, or learning how to be fully seen, this conversation is for you.

In this episode, we talk about:

self-worth and confidence

healing after trauma

child loss and infertility

depression and emotional healing

identity transformation

queen energy and queen identity

women’s empowerment

visibility, worthiness, and personal growth

Connect with Holly Fair

Website: http://www.fireuplife.com/Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/queenhollyfairInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/queenhollyfairLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/queenhollyfair

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What if you spent 30 years building a career… only to realize it never fulfilled you?
In this episode of Life & In Between, we sit down with Mike Wysocki to talk about the career advice most people never hear.

After three decades in tech sales, Mike Wysocki made a bold move—he stopped and asked a question most of us are too afraid to face:

“Are people actually fulfilled in their careers?”

That question turned into a mission…
A platform…
And an award-winning, Amazon best-selling book: Careers By the People.

In this episode, Mike joins Life & In Between alongside our interns for a real, multi-generational conversation about:

✨ Career readiness and what schools don’t teach
✨ The reality of chasing money vs. chasing fulfillment
✨ Lessons from 101 professionals across industries
✨ What young professionals NEED to hear before choosing a path
✨ And what it looks like to pivot… even after 30 years

This isn’t just career advice.
This is perspective—from someone who lived it, questioned it, and chose differently.

And what makes this conversation even more powerful?
Hearing it through the lens of the next generation—our interns—asking the questions many are thinking but don’t always say out loud.

Because sometimes… the most important conversations happen in between where you are… and where you’re meant to be.

🎧 Learn more about Mike Wysocki:
https://careersbythepeople.com/

💬 If this episode spoke to you, drop a comment:
What advice do you wish you had earlier in your career?

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In this episode of Life & In Between, Diana sits down with Courtney Fortner, also known as “Cloud,” to talk about what it really takes to host TikTok Lives and build a meaningful online community.

From the outside, going live on TikTok can look easy. But Cloud pulls back the curtain on the truth behind running live conversations — including how to manage trolls, create a safe and respectful space, handle TikTok community guideline flags, work with moderators, and protect your mental health while showing up online.

Cloud also shares her journey as a creator, why TikTok became her platform of choice over Facebook and Instagram, what she has learned about TikTok monetization, and how she balances social media, family life, and personal boundaries. This conversation is honest, insightful, and full of practical advice for anyone curious about starting live content, growing a following, or using social media with more intention.

If you’ve ever wondered:

• how to start a TikTok Live

• how to deal with trolls on TikTok

• how TikTok creators make money

• how to create respectful online conversations

• how to balance content creation with real life

this episode is for you.

Cloud reminds us that social media does not have to be chaos. It can also be a place for connection, dialogue, education, and community.

Guest: Courtney Fortner AKA Cloud
TikTok: @queenCloud97

Listen in for a real conversation about TikTok Live strategy, community building, online boundaries, respectful dialogue, and finding your voice in digital spaces.

She survived childhood trauma, addiction, abuse, homelessness, and self-hatred… and turned that pain into purpose. This conversation with Hilary Momberger Powers is raw, powerful, and unforgettable.

In this deeply moving and unforgettable episode of Life & In Between, Diana Gonzalez-Lehboub and Patrick Perez sit down with Hilary Momberger Powers for a raw, soul-stirring conversation about trauma, addiction recovery, childhood wounds, spiritual healing, forgiveness, self-worth, and the journey back to yourself.

Hilary shares her powerful story with breathtaking honesty—from a painful childhood marked by abuse, fear, people-pleasing, and survival mode, to addiction, homelessness, assault, recovery, healing, and ultimately a life rooted in service, purpose, faith, and inner peace.

This conversation explores what trauma does to the mind, body, and spirit and what it takes to begin healing from the inside out. Hilary speaks openly about inner child healing, letting go of victimhood, forgiving the past, stabilizing your senses, reconnecting with God, and learning that your power was inside you all along.

This is one of those episodes that doesn’t just give inspiration, it gives perspective. It gives language to pain. It gives hope to people sitting in the dark. And it reminds us that hitting bottom does not mean the end. Sometimes, it’s the beginning.

If you’ve ever struggled with:

• childhood trauma

• addiction or recovery

• low self-worth

• spiritual disconnection

• people-pleasing

• survival mode

• healing from abuse

• forgiveness

• finding purpose after pain

this episode is for you.

In this episode, we talk about:

• trauma responses and survival mode

• childhood abuse and emotional wounds

• addiction, recovery, and sobriety

• inner healing and self-forgiveness

• faith, spirituality, and surrender

• people-pleasing, shame, and identity

• the illusion of external success

• healing the inner child

• letting go of the past

• how to stabilize yourself when life feels heavy

Hilary’s story is bold, unfiltered, heartbreaking, healing, and full of hard-won wisdom. This episode is a reminder that you are not what happened to you and it is never too late to reclaim your life.

🎧 Listen, share, and send this to someone who needs hope today.

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In this episode of Life & In Between, Diana Gonzalez-Lehboub and Patrick Perez sit down with Jessica Setnick (she/her) , a Dallas-based dietitian, author, speaker, and widely respected educator in the eating disorder space — for a conversation that starts with food and expands into a powerful discussion about behavior, culture, access, and the systems that shape how we eat.

Jessica breaks down the layered truth behind eating behaviors: what you eat, how much you eat, why you eat, why you don’t eat, and how everything from childhood experiences to emotional patterns to food availability can influence choices more than we realize. She challenges the common idea that we’re fully “in control” of our eating, and instead invites listeners to see the bigger picture — with more awareness, less shame, and more compassion.

Then the conversation takes an unexpected (and incredibly valuable) turn into Jessica’s real-life entrepreneurial story: how she built Eating Disorders Boot Camp at the dawn of the internet, how she became known nationally and internationally through education and training, and what it looks like to grow a meaningful body of work step-by-step without hype, shortcuts, or influencer-style promises.

We also talk about:

• How Jessica became an expert “by accident” — by filling a real need when resources were scarce

• Why credible mentoring matters (and how to spot coaching that’s all sizzle, no steak)

• How to build sustainably: start small, keep overhead low, and follow “the next yes”

• Why it’s smart to listen to the market without losing your integrity

• The mindset shift from scarcity to abundance (“we’re not fighting over one slice — we’re making more pie”)

If you’re navigating a career pivot, building a practice, mentoring others, or simply trying to understand the deeper “why” behind eating, this episode is packed with insight you can apply immediately.

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• Website: https://www.jessicasetnick.com/

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/understandingnutrition/

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicasetnick

• Dietitian’s Guide to Professional Speaking: https://www.dietitianspeakingguide.com/

#JessicaSetnick #EatingDisordersBootCamp #NutritionEducation #EatingPsychology #MindfulEating #EmotionalEating #HealthEducation #Dietitian #DisorderedEating #BehaviorChange #EntrepreneurJourney #ProfessionalSpeaking #SpeakerCoach #LifeAndInBetweenPodcast #CareerTransitions

Reinventing your life after 50 is possible. In this episode, bestselling author Debbie Weiss shares how she rebuilt her identity after caregiving, loss, and widowhood and created The Sprinkle Effect.

What if turning 50 wasn’t a closing chapter… but your boldest beginning?

In this powerful episode of Life & In Between, we sit down with bestselling author, speaker, and podcast host Debbie Weiss to talk about midlife reinvention, caregiving, grief, identity shifts, and the courage it takes to rebuild your life after years of putting everyone else first.

For decades, Debbie lived in what she calls a victim mentality — navigating infertility, family caregiving, personal loss, and eventually widowhood. But at 50, something shifted. Instead of waiting for circumstances to change, she changed.

That turning point led to writing The Sprinkle Effect — a powerful reminder that small shifts create massive transformation.

In this episode, we explore:

• Reinventing yourself after 50
• Letting go of a victim mindset
• Navigating caregiving burnout
• Finding purpose after loss
• Starting over professionally and personally
• Why small “sprinkles” of change can transform everything

Are you navigating:

• Midlife identity shifts?
• Becoming an empty nester?
• Caregiving stress?
• Grief after losing a spouse?
• A second act professionally?

You are not alone.

If you’re in an “in-between” season — rebuilding, redefining, rediscovering — this conversation is for you.

📚 CONNECT WITH DEBBIE WEISS

🌐 Website: https://www.debbierweiss.com
💖 A Sprinkle of Hearts: https://asprinkleofhearts.com
📚 Books: www.debbierweiss.com/books
🎙️ Podcast: https://maybeicanwithdebbieweiss.buzzsprout.com

📩 Newsletter (Substack): https://debbierweiss.substack.com
✍️ Medium: https://medium.com/@debbie_44494

📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debbie.r.weiss/
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What if “retirement” isn’t the finish line… it’s just a label we’ve outgrown? Don Akchin breaks down why the after-career chapter can be your most creative, meaningful season—if you treat it like a beginning, not a fade-out.

In this episode of Life & In Between, Diana and Patrick sit down with writer and former journalist Don Akchin to talk about the emotional reality of life after a career—and why the old idea of retirement doesn’t fit the world we’re living in anymore. Don introduces the concept of “The AfterWork”: a fresh, modern way to think about your post-career years as a new beginning instead of an ending.

You’ll hear why identity loss can hit hard when the work titles disappear, how structure matters more than people expect, and why experimenting (and even failing) becomes oddly liberating when the world isn’t grading you anymore. Don also shares a powerful lens from his book—“planners vs. wingers”—and why either approach can win… or crash… depending on how you stay connected to purpose. Along the way, the conversation gets real about relationships, loneliness, and the kind of wisdom that says: do your best work, but don’t let the work swallow your whole self.

Where to find Don (links)

• Don’s website (best one-stop shop): donakchin.com

• His newsletter on Substack — The EndGame: theendgame.substack.com

• His book — The AfterWork: Finding Fulfilling Alternatives to Retirement (Amazon):

Listen / watch

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What if the thing that broke your life… became the very thing that built your purpose?In this powerful, unscripted “cafecito-style” conversation, we sit down with Stephen and Julie Wagstaff—a Canadian couple whose story carries equal parts grit, humor, faith, and hope.

Stephen shares the moment that changed everything: August 2, 1996, when a dive into shallow water resulted in a spinal cord injury that left him a quadriplegic at just 19. But this isn’t a story about what was lost—it’s about what was rebuilt. Together, Stephen and Julie walk us through the real journey: the trauma, the resilience, the marriage work, the caregiving realities, and how purpose can rise out of pain.

You’ll also hear how their nonprofit, SwagAbility, was born from a season of intense hardship—Stephen’s extended hospital stay, Julie’s cancer journey, and a deep desire to help others thrive where life finds them. Their mission is grounded in practical support—like life coaching, counseling, and assistive/adaptive technology support—and a fierce commitment to showing up for people navigating life-altering circumstances, including caregivers, people living with disability, and veterans.

This episode goes beyond inspiration. We talk honestly about:

• Authenticity (and why people freeze up the moment things feel “official”)

• Caregiver burnout—the resentment nobody wants to confess, and why it’s normal

• Marriage and communication (the “3 keys” are… communication, communication, and communication 😄)

• Hope in dark seasons, faith, and finding purpose when life feels like it’s closing in

• Why “pain is pain” and comparison helps nobody

• What it really means to build community when you feel alone

If you’re in a transition caring for a loved one, facing illness, navigating disability, rebuilding after trauma, or just trying to make it through a hard chapter, this conversation will meet you right where you are.

Keywords / Topics: caregiving, caregiver burnout, disability advocacy, spinal cord injury, quadriplegic story, cancer survivor story, faith and resilience, marriage communication, adaptive equipment, assistive technology, life coaching, counseling support, nonprofit organization, veteran support, Life & In Between Podcast.

Connect with Stephen & SwagAbility
If you’d like to support their mission, request help, or learn more about their resources:

• Website: swagability.com

• General support / inquiries: [email protected]

• Donations: [email protected]

• Donate: Visit swagability.com and click the Donate button (they use a platform that takes 0% from your donation).

Stephen shared that SwagAbility is currently a registered nonprofit in both Canada and the U.S., and they’re working toward 501(c)(3) status in the U.S. to provide tax receipts for donors.

From Heartbreak to Pages: Turning Pain into Creative Power | Nikki Allen 🧣☕ Grab your comforter, wrap it around you, and press play.Because this episode isn’t “just a conversation” … it’s a come-back-home-to-yourself kind of moment.In this intimate, one-on-one episode of Life & In Between Podcast, I’m joined by Nikki Allen — singer, songwriter, filmmaker, philanthropist, and author of Loved You, Hated You — a story born from a song, shaped into a screenplay, and finally written as a novel because fiction gave her the courage to tell the truth.Nikki opens up about surviving a toxic, abusive relationship, the moment the “light bulb” went off, why leaving isn’t as simple as “just go,” and what it really takes to choose yourself — even when your heart is still attached.And baby… we don’t stop there.We also dive into self-love, spiritual growth, dating yourself, “frequency,” and the quiet power of learning to sit with your own thoughts without judgment.✨ In this episode, you’ll hear:How people can be in a toxic relationship and not fully recognize itWhy we stay (and the excuses we make when they’re “good sometimes”)What “give yourself grace” really means while you’re trying to leaveThe lyrics behind “Loved You, Hated You… and now I’m releasing you”How to date yourself, enjoy your own company, and rebuild your identityWhy your energy shifts what you attract — and how to protect your peaceA real talk moment on spirituality, “woo woo,” and taking what works for youIf you’ve ever loved too hard, stayed too long, or you’re rebuilding yourself brick by brick…this is your sign. Share it with a friend who needs it.💛 Connect with Nikki Allen:Website: https://officialnikkiallen.com/Book site: https://nikkiallen.com/📚 Get Loved You, Hated You:Available on Amazon and Barnes & NobleSigned gift box option mentioned in the episode: theempresscompany.com🖤 Subscribe + Support:Like, subscribe, and share Life & In Between Podcast on YouTube + Spotify.If this resonated, pass it on — you never know who’s silently surviving.#LifeAndInBetweenPodcast #NikkiAllen #LovedYouHatedYou #SelfLove #HealingJourney #EmotionalHealing #ToxicRelationships #ChooseYourself #WomenHealing

🎙️ Life & In Between Podcast | Cindy Smock (Medium + Author of Pink Lion)
In this episode, Diana and Patrick sit down with Cindy Smock, a medium and author of Pink Lion, to explore grief, signs, and the journey from skepticism to spiritual trust. Cindy shares how her mediumship unfolded after experiencing deeply personal signs from her late father-in-law—including a 1979 penny and a pink lion stuffed animal—and how learning to interpret messages became part of her healing.

We talk about:

• Grief and spiritual signs

• Mediumship and intuition

• Skepticism vs. openness (without blind faith)

• Trusting your own inner knowing

• Healing, forgiveness, and spiritual understanding

✨ Connect with Cindy: Pink Lion Mediumship (TikTok)
(1)Pink Lion Mediumship (@pinklionmediumship) | TikToklinktr.ee/csmuckmediumship

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