Nicole Zasowski is an author, a licensed marriage and family therapist, and speaker. With an incredibly easy warmth and authenticity, Nicole walks us through a part of her own story of grief and hope, as well as some of the best insights on forgiveness. Nicole describes losing multiple babies to miscarriage after moving across the country away from family and friends and what she has discovered about herself and about God in that process.  Whether your story is similar, or completely different, you will find hope in Nicole’s story of transformation and faith. You will find Nicole a kind, welcoming, and knowledgeable voice, and she speaks with the credibility that only experience can create.  

Michael Cox is a Licensed Professional Counselor, and has over 20 years of experience working with adolescents and their families, individuals and couples. Michael approaches his own life and the lives of his clients holistically.  His practice is focused on serving the whole person and family, and he does it in a way that’s compelling and inspiring. If you are the parent or caregiver of an adolescent, or a child of any age, this is a must listen.   The firm belief in the worth and value of each young person marks Michael’s work with adolescents, and the full circle expression of what his own grandmother poured into him.  You won’t want to miss the end of this interview when Michael describes a vital person who helped him become who he is today.  It’ll make all of us reflective on the impact we can have on others as well. 

Kate is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a private practice in Atlanta, GA. Kate is one of the funniest people I know, and one of the deepest thinkers.  It’s not easy to do both, or to be able to switch between both so fluidly and easily.  And yet she does.  Kate is a therapist’s therapist, meaning she gets excited about things only therapists might get excited about, like theories and techniques, and she is constantly studying and training and wanting to grow in knowledge and skill. And she is also a business woman, and runs her own therapy practice, Kate Ferguson and Associates. Kate is a champion of women and people in her way of working, and in her way of being.  In our interview we touch on how her “reluctant advocacy,” has shaped her specialties and focus. It is a compelling story.  Kate also shares with us her wisdom and perspective on Reproductive Mental Health (how this became a specialty for her), as well as working mothers, and the rise of problem drinking in women and its effects. 

Sarah Collins works as a counselor with Cultivate Counseling, specializing in working with women on identity formation and development, developing healthy relationships with others and self, life stage transitions, and grief and loss. Some people use the term “old soul” to refer to someone who has wisdom beyond their years. When I speak with Sarah, I keep thinking of the words “timeless soul.”  She carefully and thoughtfully, without making any grand black and white declarations, walks us through her unique path of working with Mother Teresa’s organization in Kolkata, India, what she has learned through many experiences about the process of death and dying, and the intersection of spiritual and mental health to her therapy practice today. 

Andi O'Bryan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and counsels people through codependency, recovery, depression and anxiety, relationship issues, life stage transitions and spiritual growth. Addiction and grief are everywhere in our communities. We may not experience addiction in our own lives or in the lives of our loved ones, but we will likely be affected by it in some way. And yet, they’re issues that can feel confusing and difficult to talk about. I’m so grateful to have Andi as a guide. It might be hard to find a person easier to talk to then Andi. She can put anyone right at ease with her warmth, openness, and humor.  And those qualities make addressing these big and hard topics feel less daunting.  Hearing Andi talk about these things feels like sitting at a kitchen table. I could listen to Andi talk about anything, and I think you’ll feel the same way. She takes her knowledge and years of experience, and makes it easy to relate to and understand.