Part Three: Roles Are for Actors 

In part three of this four-part series, Suzanne sits down with Lisa Jimenez, founder of She Is Me Global, to talk about how her company is creating spaces where women can grow, lead, and rise together.

This episode explores what it means to step out of the limiting roles society assigns to women — and how powerful it is to add your voice to the conversation instead of shrinking from it.

Together, Suzanne and Lisa dig into collective leadership, personal visibility, and the sacred act of women showing up for one another.

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Part Two: From Survival to Purpose

This is part two of Suzanne’s four-part series with Lisa Jimenez, powerhouse founder of SheIsMe Global, a worldwide movement creating spaces for women to grow, connect, and step into leadership.

Lisa’s journey from domestic-violence survivor to global movement leader is woven into every layer of her work. After nearly 40 years in corporate product management and event production, she redirected her expertise toward building communities where women can speak freely, heal in connection, and rediscover their strength.

In this episode, Suzanne and Lisa go deeper, into the rebuild, the inner work it took to move beyond survival, and the moment Lisa’s purpose came fully online.

*Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussion of domestic violence. Please take care while listening.

To learn more about SheIsMe Global, go to: sheismeglobal.com

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In part one of this powerful four-part series, Suzanne is joined by Lisa Jimenez, founder of SheIsMe Global, a worldwide movement creating spaces for women to grow, connect, and step into leadership together.

Lisa brings decades of experience in corporate leadership and event production, but what fuels her work is deeply personal. In this episode, Lisa shares the story of surviving a life of domestic violence and how that journey became the foundation for a global sisterhood of healing, empowerment, and voice.

Suzanne and Lisa talk about the beginnings of SheIsMe Global and why women rising together is not just powerful it’s necessary.

*Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussion of domestic violence. Please take care while listening.

To learn more about SheIsMe Global, go to: sheismeglobal.com

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Welcome to Part Three of a powerful three-part series with my guest, Teresa Thome: writer, producer, actor, and truth-teller

Teresa’s resume is impressive — and layered. She’s the Emmy-winning co-creator of The Blessing Bracelet on the Hallmark Channel, a movie she co-wrote with longtime collaborator Patrick Ziegler. That movie has become a favorite in the Hallmark universe — and they’ve since been asked to write another. She’s also the creator and performer of Warm Cheese, an award-winning one-woman show about her complicated relationship with her mother, which won Best Script at the United Solo Festival in NYC.

In the final installment of this three-part series, Suzanne and Teresa dive into the long arc of healing — and what it means to tell your truth even when it doesn’t align with someone else’s.

They talk about growing up with wounded parents, the meaning we make of ourselves in the aftermath, and how humor becomes a necessary companion on the path to wholeness. Teresa shares how she continues to live creatively, spiritually, and honestly — and what’s next for her as a writer and producer.

If you’ve ever struggled to hold your story with compassion — or wondered what your voice is really worth — this one’s for you.

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Welcome to Part Two of a powerful three-part series with my guest, Teresa Thome: writer, producer, actor, and truth-teller

Teresa is an award-winning writer and co-creator of The Blessing Bracelet on the Hallmark Channel, and  the creator and performer of Warm Cheese, her one-woman show about her complicated relationship with her mother, which won Best Script at the United Solo Festival in NYC in 2019.

In Part 2 the conversation turns personal — and powerful.
Teresa shares the story behind her solo show Warm Cheese, an award-winning one-woman performance about her complex, painful, and deeply human relationship with her mother. Suzanne and Teresa explore what it means to write about the people who shaped us — especially when the truth is messy, not everyone agrees with your version, and you're still healing.

They talk about family dynamics, creative courage, narrative ownership, and the sacred challenge of making peace with parents who couldn’t always love us in the ways we needed.

This one’s for anyone who’s ever had a mother. Or a story they weren’t sure they were allowed to tell.

To learn more about Teresa's work go to: teresa-thome.com

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Welcome to Part One of a powerful three-part series with my guest, Teresa Thome: writer, producer, actor, and truth-teller

Teresa is an Emmy-winning writer and producer, and co-creator of The Hallmark Channel's The Blessing Bracelet. She’s also the creator and performer of Warm Cheese, an award-winning one-woman show about her complicated relationship with her mother, which won Best Script at the United Solo Festival in NYC in 2019.

In Part One of this three-part guest series, Suzanne and Teresa dive into Teresa’s creative beginnings and the winding road that led her to finally call herself a writer — including the full behind-the-scenes story of how The Blessing Bracelet was written, sold, and made for Hallmark. Teresa also shares about her long connection to Los Angeles, her spiritual path, and how her spiritual practice and storytelling have always gone hand-in-hand for her.

This episode is about becoming. About listening to that quiet call to write… and finally answering it.

To learn more about Teresa's work go to: teresa-thome.com

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In Part 2 of The Spiritual Shitshow podcast holiday series, Suzanne continues her candid, funny, and spiritually curious conversation with Fred Stella — ordained Hindu minister and longtime host of the interfaith radio show Common Threads.

This episode covers the deeper meanings behind Hanukkah, Bodhi Day, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, and the story of Ganesha — with a dash of lunar calendar trivia to explain why Islamic holidays aren’t falling in December this year.

Fred also shares his personal New Year’s ritual, and the episode ends with a spontaneous blessing that (almost) got interrupted by Suzanne’s neighbor’s barking dog. A warm, real, and often hilarious exploration of what these holidays might actually be saying to us — if we’re listening.

Check out Radio Show Common Threads: wgvunews.org/show/common-threads

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It’s December, and the holidays are holidaying. But what are they actually trying to tell us? In Part 1 of this thoughtful and funny two-part episode, Suzanne sits down with Hindu Outreach Minister and interfaith radio host Fred Stella for a rich conversation that bridges Catholicism, Hinduism, spiritual storytelling, and the meaning behind some of the season’s most cherished myths.

Fred shares his own journey from Roman Catholic schoolboy to ordained Pracharak (Outreach Minister) at the West Michigan Hindu Temple. Along the way, we talk about myth vs. literalism, why the stories we tell matter, and how we can stop outsourcing our meaning-making to religious authorities and actually claim it for ourselves. Plus, Fred drops a beautiful story from Hindu mythology you’ve probably never heard—and it just might reframe your entire idea of the sacred.

Check out Radio Show Common Threads: wgvunews.org/show/common-threads

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In Part 2 of my talk with guest, Chicago-based new thought minister, Rev Linda Jackson, we shift from Linda’s journey to the heart of her message — and it’s a powerful one. We talk about compassionate communication, the kind that can only come from deep self-awareness, and how spiritual practice actually shows up in the real world. Then Linda closes with something truly special: a spontaneous, spirit-led prayer for peace in the world.

Rev. Linda Jackson is a New Thought minister, coach, hypnotherapist, and Assistant Minister at Cityside CSL in Chicago — but more than that, she’s a truth-teller, space-holder, and someone who walks her talk with grounded grace.

If you’re craving real wisdom with heart, presence, and zero spiritual bypass, this one’s for you.

To check out Rev Linda's work, go to: lindajackson.com

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You may have caught Rev. Linda Jackson in a past episode of Asking for a Friend called WTF is Consciousness? — but this time, we’re flipping the script and talking about her story.

In this first of a two-part in-person convo, we dive into how Linda found her way to New Thought, her deep commitment to spiritual practice, and what led her to become a minister. She also shares about her work at Cityside CSL in Chicago, where she serves as Assistant Minister and helps lead a vibrant, evolving spiritual community.

Linda’s background is as rich as her presence — she’s a licensed New Thought minister, a Conscious Leadership coach, a clinical hypnotherapist, and the founder of Pear Design, where she helps people and businesses discover the Spirit of their brand. But more than anything, she’s someone who lives her faith out loud.

This is one of those conversations that’ll make you breathe a little deeper, remember who you are, and maybe even feel a little less alone on the path.

To check out Rev Linda's work, go to: lindajackson.com

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