In this episode, Nadine sits down with Erica Tomasik—speaker, executive coach, and corporate trainer—to go deeper into the practical side of moving from overwhelmed to empowered. Erica shares how she helps women get honest about where they are, rediscover what they truly desire, and take steps toward freedom. Together, Nadine and Erica explore themes like why busy doesn’t equal blessed, how to recognize when old lies are holding you back, and why self-care is not selfish but essential.

Erica brings her personal story and professional expertise to the conversation, reminding us that empowerment begins with awareness, honesty, and permission to dream again.

About Erica Tomasik

With a background in Language & Cross-Cultural Training, Erica has worked with professional athletes, the FBI, and Fortune 500 companies across the globe. She later transitioned into executive and life coaching, mentoring leaders and teams to reclaim their energy, confidence, and direction in both work and life.

Through her own journey of growth and transformation, Erica has developed a unique ability to help others recognize and overcome internal roadblocks that keep them stuck. She equips audiences and clients with powerful tools for self-discovery, leadership, and sustainable success, always emphasizing the wisdom found in listening to the body.

Erica holds an M.A. in Language & Cross-Cultural Training from Indiana University and is an ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC). As a wife and mom of three, she understands the real-life challenges of balancing purpose with everyday demands. Whether speaking on stage, coaching executives, or training teams, Erica’s mission is clear: to help high-achievers move from survival mode to thriving in both life and leadership.

Special Guest: Erica Tomasik.

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• Unbound & Free Coaching

What does it actually look like to stop living on autopilot and start dancing through life? In this follow-up to their emotional first episode, Nadine welcomes back Marya Sherron, author, advocate, and founder of KI Productions, for a conversation packed with encouragement and practical tools.

Marya shares how dance became a metaphor for living fully and how to rediscover the dreams you buried long ago. From journaling to surrendering control to simply doing the next right thing, she offers heartfelt wisdom for women who are tired of striving and ready to live with joy, freedom, and intention.

This episode is an invitation: to give yourself permission to explore, to let go of what no longer fits, and to take one bold step forward, even if you have to do it scared.

Marya Patrice Sherron, MFA is a writer, advocate, and community leader devoted to amplifying marginalized voices and building inclusive communities. As founder of KI Productions, she has authored four children’s books and launched initiatives that uplift neurodivergent families and underrepresented storytellers. She also serves as a caregiver advocate and community organizer across Indiana.

Connect with Marya:

Special Guest: Marya Sherron.

Links:

• Time to Dance
• Donate to Purposeful Living

This week on Linking Arms, Nadine sits down with the incredible Marya Sherron — author, speaker, former professor, and founder of KI Productions — for a raw and deeply moving conversation about transformation, identity, and purpose.

Marya shares the origin of her mantra “It’s time to dance,” born in the wake of losing her brother, Kious Kelly, the first nurse in the U.S. to pass away from COVID-19. What started as unimaginable grief became a spark for Marya to rediscover her voice, her creativity, and the dreams she buried long ago.

Together, Nadine and Marya explore what it means to live free from people-pleasing, how grief reshapes us, and the practical power of saying yes to the dreams planted deep in your spirit.

From hair choices to publishing 40+ books, Marya reveals what “pre-dancing” Marya looked like and how she found the courage to finally dance.

Marya Patrice Sherron, MFA is a writer, advocate, and community leader devoted to amplifying marginalized voices and building inclusive communities. A former professor of Creative Writing and Black Studies, she is the founder of KI Productions, an independent publishing and production company with the belief that every story matters.

Marya is the author of four children’s books and numerous journals and Bible studies. She is a vocal advocate for families navigating disability, serving in leadership roles across Indiana. Her latest work includes the Neurodivergent Collection and a forthcoming documentary about her late brother, Kious Kelly.

Special Guest: Marya Sherron.

Links:

• Donate to Purposeful Living
• Time to Dance

Welcome back to Linking Arms! This is Part 2 of Nadine’s conversation with Lindsay Schloss, founder and CEO of HopeAnchor & Crew, a philanthropic jewelry company that empowers women locally and globally.

If you caught Part 1, you know Lindsay has a heart for helping women move from surviving to truly living. This episode takes it deeper with practical ways to build a full, balanced life, grounded in faith and intentionality.

Lindsay walks us through the 10 life areas she uses in her “Full Balanced Life” curriculum, and explains how to assess your wheel of life honestly, without guilt or overwhelm. You’ll hear real-life examples of creating daily rhythms (like drinking more water!) and how small daily choices can align with your core values.

Whether you’re in a mountaintop season or deep in a valley, Lindsay reminds us that our souls need tending — and that stewarding our time, energy, and gifts is one of the greatest ways we honor what God has given us.

Tune in for encouragement and practical tools you can use today to start living with more intention, margin, and soul-deep fullness.

HopeAnchor & Crew, Philanthropic Jewelry, was founded in 2019 by Lindsay Schloss, who has always felt deeply the burden of those in need. She’s worked and served in Child & Community Services in Indianapolis for over 13 years.

Rooted in her faith, with the love and support of her greatest blessing — her family — Lindsay launched HopeAnchor & Crew to encompass all of her personal and professional passions. Her deep desire to empower women and make an impact in communities locally and globally remains the heart of her work, leaving a legacy of service, social justice, and generosity.

📲 Connect with Lindsay:

Special Guest: Lindsay Schloss.

Links:

• Donate to Purposeful Living
• HopeAnchor & Crew

This week on Linking Arms, Nadine is joined by one of her best friends, Lindsay Schloss — the inspiring founder and CEO of HopeAnchor & Crew, a philanthropic jewelry company that empowers women locally and globally.

Lindsay shares her raw story of being a newly divorced single mom with a baby and toddler, working 50–60 hours a week just to survive, and how that season planted the seeds for her passion to help women move from busyness to fullness.

They talk about what it means to live intentionally, how to build rhythms that nourish your soul, and why you can’t pour into others from an empty cup. Lindsay’s words are a reminder that we have just one wild and precious life to steward well.

Listen in for an honest conversation about faith, soul care, and practical wisdom to help you choose a full, abundant life—even in the busiest seasons.

HopeAnchor & Crew, Philanthropic Jewelry, was founded in 2019 by Lindsay Schloss, who has always felt deeply the burden of those in need. She’s worked and served in Child & Community Services in Indianapolis for over 13 years.

Connect with Lindsay:

Special Guest: Lindsay Schloss.

In Part 2 of this empowering and relatable conversation, Lisa Graft returns to unpack the how behind living authentically. After revealing in Part 1 how people-pleasing and perfectionism led her to burnout, Lisa opens up in this episode about what healing actually looks like — and how she’s taking small, brave steps toward the life she was created to live.

Lisa serves as Executive Director of Roots & Wings, a nonprofit equipping women to walk in their legacy with fearless generosity. She's also a creative powerhouse, storyteller, speaker, mom of two, and the VP of the Roots & Wings Board. In this episode, she and Nadine talk about learning to set healthy boundaries, the difference between transparency and authenticity, and how your inner dialogue shapes your entire experience.

Lisa reminds us: the journey to authenticity is an inside job. And you don’t have to walk it alone.

Follow Lisa at @lisagraft and explore more of Lisa’s work at rootsandwings.org

Support the mission of safe, authentic community through Purposeful Living by making a donation today at purposefullivinginc.org

Special Guest: Lisa Graft.

Links:

• Roots & Wings
• Donate to Purposeful Living

In this heartfelt and vulnerable episode, Lisa Graft — creative storyteller, mom, speaker, Marketing Coordinator at Thrivent and Executive Director of Roots & Wings — opens up about her struggle with people pleasing and how it kept her from living authentically. With raw honesty and deep reflection, Lisa walks us through the pressures of public storytelling, the exhaustion of trying to be everything for everyone, and the breakthrough moment when she realized she had a boundary problem, not a million different problems.

Using powerful metaphors like being a Lazy Susan and a circus performer, Lisa paints a picture many women will find deeply relatable — one of hiding, burnout, and longing for more. Her story reminds us that it’s never too late to rediscover who we are and set boundaries that protect the person God made us to be.

Lisa also serves as Vice President of the Roots & Wings Board, a nonprofit dedicated to helping women pursue legacy through fearless generosity in their time, talent, and treasure. You can explore their resources and learn more at rootsandwings.org.

To learn more about Lisa and her work, follow her at @lisagraft and explore Roots & Wings at rootsandwingslegacy.org.

Special Guest: Lisa Graft.

Links:

• Donate to Purposeful Living
• Roots & Wings

In this follow-up episode, author and Bible teacher Rebecca Hitchcock returns to share practical tools for walking unashamed. Building on Part 1, which covered her story and the concept of "shame clouds" and God’s promise of a “double portion” from Isaiah 61:7, this episode equips listeners with real strategies to begin experiencing freedom.

Rebecca walks listeners through how to:

Rebecca also touches on the science of how renewing your thoughts impacts your physical body (epigenetics) and how even seasoned believers need to continuously root their identity in Christ rather than their performance. This episode is full of Scripture, compassion, and encouragement to walk in the truth of who God says you are—not what shame tries to tell you.

🎧 Listen now and begin living like the masterpiece God created you to be.

Special Guest: Rebecca Hitchcock.

Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of child sexual assault.

Raised in a Christian home and once a high-level fashion director in Chicago, Rebecca eventually left her career to raise her family and pursue deeper spiritual healing. For more than two decades, she has led women’s Bible studies across the Midwest, helping others find freedom in Christ. Her book, What I Didn't Learn in Church, shares many of these lessons and is available at [rebeccahitchcock.org](rebeccahitchcock.org).

Rebecca explains how her understanding of God’s Word radically shifted her experience of shame. She invites listeners to stop hustling for worthiness and instead receive the “double portion” of acceptance and identity God offers in Scripture. Together, Nadine and Rebecca walk through key Bible passages that anchor the episode’s message, including:

Isaiah 61:7 — Instead of your shame there shall be a double portion.

This episode reminds every woman that shame has no claim on her life when she stands in Christ’s freedom. Rebecca encourages listeners to take even five minutes to sit with God, ask for His love, and begin exchanging shame for the truth of who they are in Him.

Special Guest: Rebecca Hitchcock.

Join us again with Carmel, Indiana Mayor Sue Finkam for Part Two as we dive into practical applications of discovering and living your purpose. Sue shares actionable steps for pinpointing your passions, leveraging strengths, overcoming distractions, and embracing change. You’ll learn:

Tune in for this empowering conversation, reminding every woman of the unique purpose only she can fulfill.

Resources Mentioned:

Special Guest: Sue Finkam.