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Melissa and Siria interview Zach Mathers. Zach is a former pastor who now runs a non-profit with his wife helping foster kids and hosts the podcast Braving the Journey. Zach shares how shame led to his alcohol addiction and how family and community ties fuel his ongoing recovery.

To learn more about Zach and his podcast check out his website: https://www.bravingthejourney.com/

Melissa and Siria discuss the concept of emotional consent and how asking for permission before sharing one's problems with another person is an act of kindness. They also dip their toes into the sea of their daddy issues.

Siria and Melissa discuss family roles, family systems theory, and how to change our role.

Melissa and Siria discuss surviving the holidays, holiday stressors, and share their personal tips on how to get through family gatherings in one piece.

Melissa and Siria interview Marisa Lupo. Marisa, a divorce coach, discusses how she untied the knots of her divorce in her intertwined Italian family. Marisa shares how she stopped living a life of expectations and started living her truth.

Melissa & Siria discuss how they discovered later in life that they were people-pleasing and the consequences of that behavior. Siria discusses her 90% rule. Melissa describes how setting boundaries with her family improved her quality time and helped her overcome resentment.

Siria and Melissa interview world traveler and digital nomad, Sabrina Sabbagh. They discuss Sabrina's start in broadcast news and how a medical diagnosis forced her to change her career path. As she was thriving in her new path, a sex scandal derailed her career again. Sabrina shares what she learned from these forced pivots and her goal of living a happy life.

Check out our private FB community for exclusive BTS content, including excerpts from this conversation with Sabrina.

Melissa and Siria for the first time overlap on research. Together they explore growth versus fixed mindset, share their thoughts and reflections from Professor Carol S. Dweck's mindset research, and explore ways a person can shift from a fixed to a growth mindset.

Siria and Melissa interview Andrew McCorkle and Michael Corkrum of the Cork Bros. The Cork Bros discuss their pivot from restaurant consultancy to digital brand marketing. They talk about how shifting their mindset helped them demand their value and catapult their business.

Head over to our private Facebook Community to check out exclusive behind the scenes content. https://www.facebook.com/groups/pivotalmomentshq On this episode, Mike dropped some flow in our Saucy Spittin' Sunday freestyle that will be exclusive to our FB Community.

Melissa and Siria take time to celebrate the small win of 10 episodes under their belt. They recap the types of pivots that a person can face and reflect on what stood out for them in the last 10 episodes.