The Nuanced Life

People in Traci's life love babies, but she wants to celebrate the joys of parenting teens and tweens. Listener Sarah is celebrating her daughter's transition to a booster seat, a new car, and working through a traumatic medical situation. After two root canals on the same tooth, Heather had a medical revelation that finally got to the root (no pun intended) of her pain.

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Shannon is tackling huge challenges personally and professionally. Jordan just had a felony charge expunged. Today, we're talking about personal growth in a variety of formats.

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Megan and her family made a decision about adoption and foster care. Kylie and her husband and still snuggling. Cody is getting a divorce.

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Olivia got into grad school and received a promotion. Megan is in a period of deconstruction because of unemployment. Chelsea took the vulnerable step of applying internally for a new position.

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Sabrina faced her fears about finding community. Abbie systematically faced her fears of needles for a special reason. Hallie faced her fear when she discovered a secret about her spouse. We're commemorating these women for tackling their fears and moving forward. 

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Kacie, Leah, and Liz all have school-related commemorations to share. Their kids are moving on to new phases in their education and those moments are well worth commemorating. 

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Kelly reflects on the path her children each took to college. Whitney is commemorating the end of her marriage. Michaela got her first tattoo. We share all of these commemorations as well as Sarah's idea for a country song. 

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Debbie's oldest son is ready to swim underwater. Jody passed a test she thought she failed. Maria came out as bisexual. We're commemorating all of these things and share our stories of taking the bar exam.

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We share a commemoration from Rachel about infidelity which leads us into a conversation about telling the truth in relationships. Then, we share a commemoration from Sarah about choices about time off that evoke self-care...or maybe self-preservation.

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We share a commemoration from Michelle about learning to love her curly hair and a commemoration from Kathy about how church ladies helped her deal with devastating grief.

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