Margarita Vega is bright, beautiful and strong. Her breast cancer diagnosis, almost six years ago, is a thing of the past. Today, Margarita is cancer-free and truly happy, but it didn’t happen overnight. As a result of her own soul-searching journey, she shares the process of finding a career where has found true joy! As a certified Life Coach, she guides women towards reaching their own personal goals to become all they were meant to be.

Laura Tremaine is the host of one of my favorite podcasts, "Ten Things to Tell You," where she discusses timely and relevant topics along with prompts to engage listeners! She describes it as an “interactive” podcast and encourages listeners to take topics to a journal or a friend - it's about digging deeper and sharing our stuff. 

Her new book, “Share Your Stuff, I’ll Go First: 10 Questions to Take Your Friendships to the Next Level" – is an extension of her podcast in written form. She is very open & vulnerable in discussing deeply personal topics and encourages readers to use the book as a resource to facilitate deeper thoughts and conversations to grow and strengthen connections. The end of each chapter includes prompts that can be penned in a journal or discussed with a friend - it's truly a workbook getting to know yourself on a deeper, more personal level which can be hard, but it doesn't have to be! She'll go first... 

Have you ever thought of running for office? Kara Joy McKee, known as “KJ,” is a fourth-generation Oklahoman who decided to take that leap! She was only a few months into the race for Tulsa City Council when she found out she was pregnant. She continued on and WON the race! As you'll hear in this episode, she fully embraced both roles - Mother & Tulsa City Councilor of District 4! Learn how she juggles her roles, what she encourages moms to consider and the importance she places on self-care.

What can two moms do who partner together? A LOT! April George and Kerry Maunus came up with Turkey on the Table® - a product that instills gratitude, promotes family traditions and gives back big time! During our visit, April shares insight into their product development and the good that has come about from one idea! 

This nudge of encouragement centers around Lisa Whittle's newest book - The Hard Good. This is a must-read for anyone struggling to overcome hard things in life - from loss of a loved one to jealousy and body image. Resisting those feelings is not the answer. In fact, Lisa acknowledges that being a "resistor" will hinder your progress towards healing! The topics covered in this book help readers create their own path of navigating those hard feelings and moving onto healing and feeling good! Listening time: about 5 minutes

Lisa Whittle's NEW book, The Hard Good, provides a solid roadmap for anyone who has experienced hard times or difficult circumstances in their life. Human nature causes some people to want to resist the hard, turn away and try to substitute things in place of experiencing those certain feelings of disappointment, frustration, longing, emptiness, inadequacy, jealousy (the list is long!) – but Lisa encourages people to take that hard journey. This book reframes the work we need to do in the inevitable “hard” times of our lives – giving us tangible tips to help us recognize triggers of shutdown and tricks to aid in quickly deescalating feelings of making us realize the importance to going through it to come out to the "good" we are meant to live.

Jessica Sprenkel, also known as "Coach Sprenk," serves her clients in two capacities - as a birth doula and a fitness instructor who owns her own gym. Her educational expertise in Psychology, Kinesiology and BirthFit courses marry with her coaching ability to help change the narrative on women's health and pregnancy; specifically how quickly women are expected to lose weight after giving birth. Her holistic approach helps women thrive before, during and after pregnancy. 

Accomplished musician and talented harmonica player, David Bernston, successfully engages audiences of all ages. His love for the instrument began at a young age when he taught himself to play. Over forty years of playing has led to mastering many genres of music and earning numerous accolades. A couple of the awards include his induction into the Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame in 2015 and most recently was presented with the Morrow-Webster Lifetime Achievement Award by the Blues Society of Tulsa.

His unique playing style, love of blues genre, and gift of connecting with people make him an engaging entertainer and educator. This man has a harmonica in his hand and music in his heart!

Dr. Meg Myers Morgan is a career development expert. She is also an award winning author, Leadership and Executive Coach, and professor. Her TEDx Talk, "Negotiating for your Life" created an opportunity to cover that topic in a book, Everything is Negotiable. Listeners will observe a hint of her witty personality as she shares some key tips on successful negotiations in this podcast.