Tune in to hear Kay and Christie discuss Christie's experience with sexual abuse while working in the hospitality industry and her current advocacy efforts. Christie Lawler founded CJL CONSULTiNG in 2009 while completing her MBA as a way to stay engaged in her career while completing her studies. As Founder & Owner of CJL CONSULTiNG, Christie supports clients by creating beverage marketing and training programs. Christie is also the host of Lawler Out Loud: Mixing up the Mainstream – a weekly podcast featuring trendsetters and newsmakers around the hospitality industry. In 2018, Christie developed the charitable side of her career founding The WITI Group, a 501(c)(3) foundation focused on empowering and supporting the women of the hospitality industry. She is also proud to serve as a CORE Ambassador as well as an advisory board member for “The Bar” with Datassential. CJL CONSULTiNG is WBENC Certified as a Woman-Owned Small Business. Christie also travels the U.S. for her speaking engagements covering marketing, branding, sales strategy and cultural development topics. Reach Christie On Instagram: @cjl_consulting_llc, @the_witi_group On Facebook: @cjlconsulting, @thewitigroup On LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/christie-j-lawler Podcast: Lawler Out Loud: Mixing up the Mainstream Website: cjlconsults.com. Join MSE’s growing podcast community on social media Instagram and Facebook: @msepodcast. Visit bygracenp.com to see more and you can also tune in through the free By Grace Not Perfection mobile app on Apple and Android devices.

Edy Nathan MA, LCSWR is an author, public speaker and licensed therapist who has been featured on NBC, CBN, Psychology Today, PsyCom and more. She is an AASECT certified sex therapist, hypnotherapist and certified EMDR practitioner with more than 20 years of experience. Edy earned degrees from New York University and Fordham University, with post-graduate training at the Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy. She practices in New York City. In her expertise as a grief therapist she interweaves her formal training as a psychotherapist with breathwork, guided imagery, ritual and storytelling. Grief is not just about the death of a loved one, but the losses we experience in life. Grief is hard to talk about. Edy teaches you to dance with your grief, To know it as a way to know yourself. Whether it is the loss of a loved one or the loss of a limb or the loss of the life you once knew, it is your soul that offers the answers to relief. An essential element in her practice is to offer clients the chance to combine psychotherapy with a deeper, more spiritual understanding of the self. She is dedicated to helping people understand their grief, cope with the fear and struggle that holds them back, and learn to live fully. Edy's links: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn. Join MSE’s growing podcast community on social media Instagram and Facebook: @msepodcast. Visit bygracenp.com to see more and you can also tune in through the free By Grace Not Perfection mobile app on Apple and Android devices.

550,000+ people in the U.S. do not have a home, including Charles. Stay connected with Charles and support his organization Homeless United at www.linktr.ee/homeless_united . Homeless United’s mission is dedicated to help raise awareness of homelessness. Not just that people are homeless, but the reasons behind why they are homeless. There are several ways this will be achieved. Tune in to hear what they are! The book Charles mentioned in this episode can be found at http://www.evictedbook.com .  Charles' Website: www.HomelessUnited.org / Instagram & Twitter: @homeless_united / Facebook: www.facebook.com/letsendhomelessness Join MSE’s growing podcast community on social media Instagram and Facebook: @msepodcast. Visit bygracenp.com to see more and you can also tune in through the free By Grace Not Perfection mobile app on Apple and Android devices.

Lorena is the owner of MALM Life and Health Insurance Agency. Part of a mother-daughter team they help families and business owners with financial protection all done digitally over the phone or computer. Lorena is also the host of the Twelve Minute Talks Podcast where other Florida based business owners and entrepreneurs talk about what they solve in a short time period.  Lorena's links: https://www.malmins.com / LinkedIn.com/in/lorenatomasini / Facebook.com/loresini / Facebook.com/malmins22 / Instagram.com/lore0125 / Instagram.com/malmins22 . Join MSE’s growing podcast community on social media Instagram and Facebook: @msepodcast. Visit bygracenp.com to see more and you can also tune in through the free By Grace Not Perfection mobile app on Apple and Android devices.

Ryan West is a U.S. Navy Flight Deck Director, Fitness App Creator, Podcast Host, Adversity University Course Creator and Wellness Entrepreneur. In 2000 Ryan was diagnosed with brain tumor and suffers from the disease "Acromegaly" which is a form of giantism. Ryan's passion is wellness and health and he wants you to live a giant healthy life! BONUS: Ryan is offering an exclusive discount for My Sentiments Exactly listeners! Check it out here: https://ryanwest.info/vslv08katdp . Join MSE’s growing podcast community on social media Instagram and Facebook: @msepodcast. Visit bygracenp.com to see more and you can also tune in through the free By Grace Not Perfection mobile app on Apple and Android devices.

Michelle is the proud mother of a recovering addict, a podcaster, speaker and an award-winning author who has started a movement to ruin our son’s and daughter’s “using” careers. Please join her on this Mighty Mom Movement at the private FB page, Facebook.com/groups/MomsLettingGo and connect with her on twitter.com/michelleweidenbenner1 and instagram.com/michelleweidenbenner . Listen to her podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/moms-letting-go-without-giving-up/id1448105641 . Join MSE’s growing podcast community on social media Instagram and Facebook: @msepodcast. Visit bygracenp.com to see more and you can also tune in through the free By Grace Not Perfection mobile app on Apple and Android devices.

Jordan Barnes is a grateful addict in recovery, and Sand Island Treatment Center is his home group. When he’s not sharing his experience, strength, and hope through writing, he enjoys bodysurfing and diving, as well as long walks on the beach while swinging his metal detector. Jordan resides in beautiful Kailua, HI. He has been sober from all mind and mood altering substances since August 29th, 2011. One Hit Away is his debut memoir to be released later this year. Connect with Jordan on Instagram & Twitter @Jordan_P_Barnes. Join MSE’s growing podcast community on social media Instagram and Facebook: @msepodcast. Visit bygracenp.com to see more and you can also tune in through the free By Grace Not Perfection mobile app on Apple and Android devices.