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  • Mid-life Epiphanies | April Noelle Grant

    In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, host Jessie Browning talks to a fellow podcast host, April Noelle Grant.

    April talks about why she started her podcast, The Other Side of 40, that shares stories about women who did things after the age of 40. She also discusses how she coped with the loss of her second child and handles the misconceptions of being a stay at home mom. Listen to what book she uses to plan date nights with her husband.

    Episode Timeline:

    • [00:03] Intro
  • [04:06] Meet April Noelle Grant
  • [08:08] A mom during law school
  • [11:55] Having a son with hypoplastic heart syndrome
  • [17:20] A new job
  • [18:11] Depression after losing her son
  • [22:08] Getting married
  • [25:14] An occupational shift
  • [28:38] Having more children
  • [32:40] Shifting from the legal profession to a stay-at-home mom
  • [39:49] "I support your choice."
  • [43:51] Feeling like a single mother
  • [51:51] The Other Side of 40
  • [55:06] Planning dates with her husband
  • [1:01:09] Couples therapy
  • [1:07:18] Launching The Other Side of 40 on her birthday
  • [1:07:55] Where to find The Other Side of 40
  • [1:08:21] Jessie's rapid fire questions
  • [1:11:44] Outro
    • Resources Mentioned:
    • Ossa Collective
  • Hypoplastic heart syndrome
  • Breaking Bad
  • Mad Men
  • The Adventure Challenge: Couple's Edition
    • Standout Quotes:
    • "There are people that make it their job to try to work every system they possibly can and if you've never come across one in the world, consider yourself lucky." -Jessie Browning [28:14]
  • "I don't think a lot of women understand how much you really have to be intentional with being a stay-at-home mom. It's not something that you kind of do, and not to say there aren't women who do it, but I would say the vast majority are very intentional when they're home. They're very intentional with their families, their kids, because they do know that every day's the same. Every day is pretty much the same. The monotony of it all and trying to make it something and make it memorable and not have that monotony fall onto the kids." -April Noelle Grant [35:34]
  • "So part of the reason I started it as well is to create this community, because what I've realized is making massive, sweeping changes is really hard when you have no support." -April Noelle Grant [53:38]
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    1 hr 16 min
  • Living in the moment | Sherri Pauls

    As bad as the moment was, losing everything was one of the best things to happen to Sherri Pauls. In the first episode of Prickly and Blooming Season 3, Sherri talks to host Jessie Browning about how she became the person she always wanted to be and how she started living in the moment. Listen to how she uses her five senses to help her through panic attacks. 

    Episode Timeline:

    • [00:03] Intro
  • [09:02] Meet Sherri Pauls
  • [10:51] Losing everything in a house fire
  • [12:59] Her childhood and family life
  • [17:27] “It’s just stuff”
  • [21:41] No more comparisons
  • [23:58] Living in the moment
  • [26:32] Becoming aware
  • [32:22] Meeting her husband
  • [37:37] “Nothing real about me”
  • [41:03] The five senses
  • [46:35] Limping along
  • [49:29] How things changed after the fire
  • [56:38] EMDR
  • [58:54] Giving herself room for grace
  • [1:05:36] Everything is a gift
  • [1:07:11] Missing roadtrips
  • [1:14:58] Jessie’s rapid fire questions
  • [1:20:56] Contacting Sherri Pauls
  • [1:24:10] Outro
    • 1 hr 28 min
  • Living in the moment | Sherri Pauls

    As bad as the moment was, losing everything was one of the best things to happen to Sherri Pauls. In the first episode of Prickly and Blooming Season 3, Sherri talks to host Jessie Browning about how she became the person she always wanted to be and how she started living in the moment. Listen to how she uses her five senses to help her through panic attacks.

    Episode Timeline:

    • [00:03] Intro
  • [09:02] Meet Sherri Pauls
  • [10:51] Losing everything in a house fire
  • [12:59] Her childhood and family life
  • [17:27] "It's just stuff"
  • [21:41] No more comparisons
  • [23:58] Living in the moment
  • [26:32] Becoming aware
  • [32:22] Meeting her husband
  • [37:37] "Nothing real about me"
  • [41:03] The five senses
  • [46:35] Limping along
  • [49:29] How things changed after the fire
  • [56:38] EMDR
  • [58:54] Giving herself room for grace
  • [1:05:36] Everything is a gift
  • [1:07:11] Missing roadtrips
  • [1:14:58] Jessie's rapid fire questions
  • [1:20:56] Contacting Sherri Pauls
  • [1:24:10] Outro
    • 1 hr 28 min
  • Back to Season 1 | Jessie Browning

    In this last episode of Prickly and Blooming Season 2, host Jessie Browning checks in with some of her guests from Season 1.

    Listen to Laura Wall talk about her new book and the unexpected listener to her previous episode. Maggie Gentry recaps her rollercoaster of a year and how she is adapting to being home. Teresa King reflects on losing an election, and Dr. Wendy Slinkard talks about the importance of making personal connections for her business.

    Episode Timeline:

    • [00:03] Intro
  • [08:01] Checking in with Laura Wall
  • [11:45] Launching her book
  • [15:55] An unexpected listener
  • [21:48] Checking in with Maggie Gentry
  • [26:41] A rollercoaster of a year
  • [31:04] Checking in with Teresa King
  • [34:48] Reflecting on the election results
  • [39:51] A positive conversation from an uncomfortable situation
  • [43:03] Checking in with Dr. Wendy Slinkard
  • [55:11] Outro
    • Resources Mentioned:
    • Laura Hall’s Prickly and Blooming episode
  • Hiral Patel’s Prickly and Blooming episode
  • Cindy Villanueva’s Prickly and Blooming episode
  • Maggie Gentry’s Prickly and Blooming episode
  • Teresa King’s Prickly and Blooming episode
  • Dr. Wendy Slinkard’s Prickly and Blooming episode
  • Finding Our Wings: Seven Entrepreneurs on Reclaiming Hope and Power by Laura Wall, Lindsey Daniels, Cindy Villanueva, Laura Bautista, Patricia Cashion, Hiral Patel and Amber Tarcha
  • Hearts of Healing Center
  • Refuge for Women
  • King's Ransom
    • Standout Quotes:
    • “Detaching from outcomes has been the theme of the year.” -Laura Wall [08:40]
  • “It was a perfect example of what we’ve talked about and I’ve talked about it in other episodes is like ‘Don’t wait until your life blows up.’” -Jessie Browning [44:44]
  • “This project has given my life. Like it’s giving me connections and stories and listening and laughing and crying, which are all things I live for, that I love, that I need and that have been so helpful in this weird year that we’ve had, this isolated year.” -Jessie Browning [55:45]
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    1 hr 4 min
  • Back to Season 1 | Jessie Browning

    In this last episode of Prickly and Blooming Season 2, host Jessie Browning checks in with some of her guests from Season 1.

    Listen to Laura Wall talk about her new book and the unexpected listener to her previous episode. Maggie Gentry recaps her rollercoaster of a year and how she is adapting to being home. Teresa King reflects on losing an election, and Dr. Wendy Slinkard talks about the importance of making personal connections for her business.

    Episode Timeline:

    • [00:03] Intro
  • [08:01] Checking in with Laura Wall
  • [11:45] Launching her book
  • [15:55] An unexpected listener
  • [21:48] Checking in with Maggie Gentry
  • [26:41] A rollercoaster of a year
  • [31:04] Checking in with Teresa King
  • [34:48] Reflecting on the election results
  • [39:51] A positive conversation from an uncomfortable situation
  • [43:03] Checking in with Dr. Wendy Slinkard
  • [55:11] Outro
    • Resources Mentioned:
    • Laura Hall's Prickly and Blooming episode
  • Hiral Patel's Prickly and Blooming episode
  • Cindy Villanueva's Prickly and Blooming episode
  • Maggie Gentry's Prickly and Blooming episode
  • Teresa King's Prickly and Blooming episode
  • Dr. Wendy Slinkard's Prickly and Blooming episode
  • Finding Our Wings: Seven Entrepreneurs on Reclaiming Hope and Power by Laura Wall, Lindsey Daniels, Cindy Villanueva, Laura Bautista, Patricia Cashion, Hiral Patel and Amber Tarcha
  • Hearts of Healing Center
  • Refuge for Women
  • King's Ransom
    • Standout Quotes:
    • "Detaching from outcomes has been the theme of the year." -Laura Wall [08:40]
  • "It was a perfect example of what we've talked about and I've talked about it in other episodes is like ‘Don't wait until your life blows up.'" -Jessie Browning [44:44]
  • "This project has given my life. Like it's giving me connections and stories and listening and laughing and crying, which are all things I live for, that I love, that I need and that have been so helpful in this weird year that we've had, this isolated year." -Jessie Browning [55:45]
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    1 hr 4 min
  • Filling Her Space | Kimberly Wolfe

    In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, Kimberly Wolfe speaks with host Jessie Browning about finding joy again after her divorce. She explains how she set boundaries to reform her life after she became a single mom when her baby was four month old. Listen to how she explains what steps she took to stop the shame spiral and why that was important for her.

    Episode Timeline:

    • [00:03] Intro
  • [07:09] Meet Kimberly Wolfe
  • [09:06] Becoming a single mom
  • [16:48] A divorce depression
  • [19:20] Can’t pour from an empty cup
  • [27:32] Her negative coping skills
  • [35:23] Sitting through shame
  • [39:17] How to get rid of shame
  • [43:54] Unloading emotional labor
  • [50:15] Being a single parent
  • [53:56] Filling her space
  • [58:58] Reform her life
  • [1:02:20] Her future for now
  • [1:06:55] Her adoption story
  • [1:10:00] Momslapped podcast
  • [1:12:11] Contacting Kimberly Wolfe
  • [1:14:00] Jessie’s rapid fire questions
  • [1:21:25] Outro
    • Resources Mentioned:
    • Brene Brown's books
  • The Michelle Obama Podcast
  • Unlocking Us Podcast
    • Standout Quotes:
    • “If I have a plan for the future, I can be safe in the present.” -Kimberly Wolfe [09:37]
  • “It’s insane how unequipped we go into motherhood.” -Kimberly Wolfe [19:19]
  • “If my daughter came to me 10 years from now and said ‘I feel shame about this in my life.’ And I told her ‘Well, just go sit in the other room for awhile,’ like that’s not going to help her. She needs to be open about it and she needs to see a mom who can say ‘This is my shame’ and bring it into the world, because then she can also do that in her life.” -Kimberly Wolfe [43:06]
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    1 hr 26 min
  • Filling Her Space | Kimberly Wolfe

    In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, Kimberly Wolfe speaks with host Jessie Browning about finding joy again after her divorce. She explains how she set boundaries to reform her life after she became a single mom when her baby was four month old. Listen to how she explains what steps she took to stop the shame spiral and why that was important for her.

    Episode Timeline:

    • [00:03] Intro
  • [07:09] Meet Kimberly Wolfe
  • [09:06] Becoming a single mom
  • [16:48] A divorce depression
  • [19:20] Can't pour from an empty cup
  • [27:32] Her negative coping skills
  • [35:23] Sitting through shame
  • [39:17] How to get rid of shame
  • [43:54] Unloading emotional labor
  • [50:15] Being a single parent
  • [53:56] Filling her space
  • [58:58] Reform her life
  • [1:02:20] Her future for now
  • [1:06:55] Her adoption story
  • [1:10:00] Momslapped podcast
  • [1:12:11] Contacting Kimberly Wolfe
  • [1:14:00] Jessie's rapid fire questions
  • [1:21:25] Outro
    • Resources Mentioned:
    • Brene Brown's books
  • The Michelle Obama Podcast
  • Unlocking Us Podcast
    • Standout Quotes:
    • "If I have a plan for the future, I can be safe in the present." -Kimberly Wolfe [09:37]
  • "It's insane how unequipped we go into motherhood." -Kimberly Wolfe [19:19]
  • "If my daughter came to me 10 years from now and said ‘I feel shame about this in my life.' And I told her ‘Well, just go sit in the other room for awhile,' like that's not going to help her. She needs to be open about it and she needs to see a mom who can say ‘This is my shame' and bring it into the world, because then she can also do that in her life." -Kimberly Wolfe [43:06]
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    1 hr 26 min
  • Reframing Self-Care | Stef Caldwell

    Stef Caldwell was on track to complete her 10-year plan until she got the call from her boss. Her position at work had been eliminated. She was moved to a new role in a new department, but it completely devastated her.

    In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, Stef speaks with host Jessie Browning about realizing how she determined her self worth through work and how she adjusted this mindset by setting ruthless boundaries. She also talks about her company, Manifest, that helps ambitious women set and achieve their goals.

    Episode Timeline:

    • [00:03] Intro
  • [05:33] Meet Stef Caldwell
  • [07:12] An unexpected job change
  • [10:57] The importance to nurture your mental health
  • [15:30] Follow the White Rabbit moment
  • [19:43] Getting her dream job, then losing the dream job
  • [24:04] “My life is sacred”
  • [27:58] Setting ruthless boundaries
  • [30:36] Inspiration on Bixby Creek Bridge
  • [34:58] Hindsight is 2020
  • [40:19] Never stop learning
  • [42:11] Dreaming big
  • [45:57] Contacting Stef Caldwell
  • [47:10] Jessie’s rapid fire questions
  • [55:40] Outro
    • Resources Mentioned:
    • ManifestHer: The Ambitious Woman's Guide to: Getting Unstuck, Navigating the Ambiguity of Your Post-Prescribed Life, and Manifesting Your Biggest Dreams by Stef Caldwell
  • Ritual Hot Yoga
  • Insight Timer
  • “Making Your Life Sacred” by Sarah Blondin
  • Arianna Huffington
  • Miki Agrawal
  • You²: A High-Velocity Formula for Multiplying your Personal Effectiveness in Quantum Leaps by Price Pritchett, PhD
    • Standout Quotes:
    • “My personal mission to help women claim their power and step into their potential.” -Stef Caldwell [06:28]
  • “And in that moment, I realized that 100% of my self worth was tied up in who I was in the office, and that just couldn’t be the case anymore.” -Stef Caldwell [10:34]
  • “Self-love, in the way that we define it in Manifest, is expressing a deep affection for your essential being. And self-care, as we define it, is the health, welfare, maintenance and protection of your essential being. And when you start reframing self-care is like what do I need for my health? What do I need for my welfare? What do I need for the maintenance of me and for the protection of me? You start really shape shifting.” -Stef Caldwell [38:49]
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    1 hr
  • Reframing Self-Care | Stef Caldwell

    Stef Caldwell was on track to complete her 10-year plan until she got the call from her boss. Her position at work had been eliminated. She was moved to a new role in a new department, but it completely devastated her.

    In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, Stef speaks with host Jessie Browning about realizing how she determined her self worth through work and how she adjusted this mindset by setting ruthless boundaries. She also talks about her company, Manifest, that helps ambitious women set and achieve their goals.

    Episode Timeline:

    • [00:03] Intro
  • [05:33] Meet Stef Caldwell
  • [07:12] An unexpected job change
  • [10:57] The importance to nurture your mental health
  • [15:30] Follow the White Rabbit moment
  • [19:43] Getting her dream job, then losing the dream job
  • [24:04] "My life is sacred"
  • [27:58] Setting ruthless boundaries
  • [30:36] Inspiration on Bixby Creek Bridge
  • [34:58] Hindsight is 2020
  • [40:19] Never stop learning
  • [42:11] Dreaming big
  • [45:57] Contacting Stef Caldwell
  • [47:10] Jessie's rapid fire questions
  • [55:40] Outro
    • Resources Mentioned:
    • ManifestHer: The Ambitious Woman's Guide to: Getting Unstuck, Navigating the Ambiguity of Your Post-Prescribed Life, and Manifesting Your Biggest Dreams by Stef Caldwell
  • Ritual Hot Yoga
  • Insight Timer
  • "Making Your Life Sacred" by Sarah Blondin
  • Arianna Huffington
  • Miki Agrawal
  • You²: A High-Velocity Formula for Multiplying your Personal Effectiveness in Quantum Leaps by Price Pritchett, PhD
    • Standout Quotes:
    • "My personal mission to help women claim their power and step into their potential." -Stef Caldwell [06:28]
  • "And in that moment, I realized that 100% of my self worth was tied up in who I was in the office, and that just couldn't be the case anymore." -Stef Caldwell [10:34]
  • "Self-love, in the way that we define it in Manifest, is expressing a deep affection for your essential being. And self-care, as we define it, is the health, welfare, maintenance and protection of your essential being. And when you start reframing self-care is like what do I need for my health? What do I need for my welfare? What do I need for the maintenance of me and for the protection of me? You start really shape shifting." -Stef Caldwell [38:49]
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    1 hr
  • Love for your fears | Jess Norman

    Jess Norman never thought she would get a divorce, but she found herself in a Wal-Mart parking lot telling her dad on the phone that she was getting one. Growing up in the church, she thought she would be disowned if she did, but that didn’t happen.

    In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, Jess speaks with host Jessie Browning about getting a divorcing her first husband. She also shares how she discusses and works through issues with her now-husband on their podcast, Moving On.

    Episode Timeline:

    • [00:03] Intro
  • [03:50] Meet Jess Norman
  • [08:04] Never thought she would get a divorce
  • [11:08] Heading to Texas
  • [17:48] Divorce at 32
  • [25:02] That was it
  • [27:01] A different love language
  • [33:18] Alone for the first time
  • [37:47] Top fears of her divorce
  • [39:59] Jess’ and Jay’s endgame
  • [43:44] Where Jess’ life is now
  • [52:02] Moving On podcast
  • [57:02] Love for fears
  • [59:37] Jessie’s rapid fire questions
  • [1:07:32] Contacting Jess Norman
  • [1:10:06] Outro
    • Standout Quotes:
    • “I read this neat thing today that said ‘When we’re waiting on God, God’s usually waiting on us.’ I thought that was really beautiful. So I’m positive that God was waiting on me for three years, not to get divorce, but to find my way, which way I was going to go” -Jess Norman [24:42]
  • “We’re always on the same page where the things that we do during the weekend are for when our kids are in their 20s.” -Jess Norman [40:18]
  • “I’ll give you love for your fears.” -Jessie Browning [58:24]
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    Jess Norman on Twitter
    1 hr 14 min

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