It doesn't matter our backgrounds, where we came from, what our religious/personal beliefs are, or our economic status- Infertility does not discriminate. Some women rely on their faith to get through, while others seek different forms of growth. In this episode we come together with five women, to hear a fragment of their journey through infertility. Perhaps what brought strength to one, didn't another. Through the different experiences, different outcomes and individual journeys we learn a very powerful lesson: Infertility is isolating and connecting with other survivors is a powerfully cathartic thing... 

Important links and info: 

Emily's Instagram

Misty's Instagram 

Maggie's PCOS Instagram 

Breanna's Instagram

Breanna's Blog

The Heart Wants What the Heart Wants (Breanna's book) 

Rebekah's Instagram 

Rebekah's Blog 

In this episode, Misty, along with co-host Heidi, spend some time picking the well-organized mind of Sabrina Serrano. As a professional business organizer, Sabrina has a way of making even the grandest dreams/goals seem doable. Being a lover of physical organization, (Misty's love language) Sabrina is also incredible at perspective relating to goals and our lives. Offer many practical tips, this episode is a must listen for anyone feeling even slightly overwhelmed, with anything! 

Important links & info: 

Website: https://www.organizingyourvision.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/organizingyourvision/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OrganizingYourVision/

Visioneering: Your Guide for Discovering and Maintaining Personal Vision By Andy Stanley

In this episode of the Collective Podcast, Misty sits down with Lauren Erlandson, who shares the amazing story of how she flipped her life, career and geographical location all completely upside down. From small town Wisconsin to the executive life in Manhattan, all the way to living in the Guatamala and co-starting an organization that is creating opportunities for women. It's an incredible story that you have to hear! 

Important links and info: 

Doing Good... Says Who (book) 

Instagram/homeandhumble

www.homeandhumble.com

In today's episode, Misty sits down with our team creative Heidi Houtz about the unfathomable season she lived, as a new mom with a sick baby. Within this hard season she learned so much about true self care, isolation and resilience. 

Other important links/info, from the episode: 

IG: @wildwood.at.heart

Facebook

Wildwood at Heart Etsy Shop 

Information about SCID 

Ronald McDonald House Charities

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine 

In this weeks episode Misty, and her cohost Emily get the amazing opportunity to sit down and talk with Allison Schwab. Allie bravely shares her personal story of an abusive marriage, and how that  journey has gone on to impact her career with social work, as well as an amazing vision she is working towards, helping other women. 

Important links & info... 

Instagram: @a.queen.healing 

website  www.aqueenhealing.com

twitter @queen_healing

facebook: Allie Schwab

In today's episode, Misty and Nikki sit down to chat with Author Lyndsey Medford. Lyndsey shares about the personal health/life things which led her to the creation of her beautiful guided journal "Making Friends with my Body & God." 

Simply talking with Lyndsey was so motivating and encouraging! She has a lot of wisdom, and says amazing/brilliant things like "I had to start treating myself as an end, rather than a means to an end." Don't we all! 

Other important Links/info: 

lyndseymedford.com

facebook.com/lyndseymedford

instagram.com/lyndseymedford

Kicking off the first half of our second season, Misty sits down for a one-on-one chat with Lauren of Apachemagic. With a lot of inspiration, wisdom and experience Lauren shares her journey through adoption, ambition and connecting with who she was meant to be. 

Relevant links: 

Tribes

http://www.lipanapache.org/Communitypages.html

https://yavapai-apache.org

https://itcaonline.com/?page_id=1177

7 generations

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wHg3enCCyCM

Long hair

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rzqi5H3dSbE

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yAaLGUwipaY

MMIW

http://www.uihi.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Missing-and-Murdered-Indigenous-Women-and-Girls-Report.pdf

John Trudell

https://www.johntrudell.com/biography/

Americans Indian Movement

http://www.aimovement.org/ggc/history.html

For the Collective Podcast's 50th episode, Misty sat down to chat with Amanda Whitworth about writing, art, creativity, her journey with cancer and so much more. Amanda is an inspiration and we are so grateful to get to share her story with you now... 

We will be back in a little about a month for the second half of season two. In the meantime, here are a few links from things talked about in today's Episode. 

You can find our guest, Amanda, around the internet here. 

Website: www.amandawhitworth.com

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @_sawdustandsoul

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR7h3Jn5yQVuXGKZHnLVqdA

The artists/authors that inspire Amanda: 

- Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

- Bird By Bird by Anne Lamott 

- Donald Miller 

Welcome back to our third and final summer book episode. This week we've dubbed our very own Jane Austen expert, and brought her in to talk about all things Jane, classic lit, and a bit about mental health! We also learn what Verdure means, and not very elegantly. 

Important tidbits, from the show: 

"To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment." - Jane Austen

Personal: 

Twitter: @BexKnightley

Facebook: Bex Knightley (page)

OCD Awareness:

Twitter: @ocdpuppet

Facebook: OCD Puppet (page)

Books Referenced:

Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen

Emma, by Jane Austen

The Princess Diaries, by Meg Cabot

A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens

The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving

Classical Kingdoms #4-6, by Brittany Fichter

Spinning Silver, by Naomi Novik

Bible Plan:

I use the Bible app by YouVersion, and the plan we spoke of is called Don’t Be Afraid, Just Have Faith; by Femi Monehin