The Twisted Sisters Podcast

Episode 24- The Day from Hell

Samantha steps out and does her first Solo episode.

"In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step back into safety."

This quote has been one I write down almost everyday. I don't know if I heard it somewhere or if I made it up myself at this point. But it is one that I live by. I wrote this down the morning before I started recording my episode and it was such an amazing reminder of where I started and where I am now.

I want to start this episode off with a “Trigger Warning!”

This episode I talk about the weeks, days and hours leading up to the day I found my partner who took his life. So please take caution when listening. I share some intimate details and share very raw emotions. So I ask that you listen with an open mind, a compassionate heart and please leave your judgments at the door.

With that being said, I’m not going to lie going back to these emotions is no walk in the park. But I know that if sharing my life and my story from my perspective can help just one person. It’s worth it.

Suicide is such a strong word and topic. It is not one size fits all.

*There is one suicide death in the US every 11.5 seconds.

*Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for 15 to 24 year olds.

*There is one suicide death for every estimated 25 suicide attempts.

*In 2020 45,979 Americans died by suicide

My goal in talking about my story is to bring awareness to Suicide and to help educate more people about the topic. If your life hasn’t been touched by suicide yet, chances are you will at one time.

Thank you all for allowing me to use this platform to share with you all my heart and my passion to help others. You have no idea how your love and support has transformed my heart and my life’s purpose to help others. Because you have given support, love and kindness to me, I am now able to give the same to others.

Let’s all remember….

Healing is a journey, not a destination.

Thank you for being apart of my crazy amazing Soul TRIBE!

Episode 23

Episode 22 again...

Traveling The Unknown 🌎

We’re spinning on a round ball in space… present living or planning for the future?

How do you go about living your life? What goals do you set? What dreams did you have as a child?

Everyone is wired so differently and it’s fun to learn from one another without judgement or pushing your views onto someone else living their life. 🤍

In Episode 22, We had the pleasure of having Kim Haugen in the studio! Kim shares her husband, Chad, and her adoption story. Chad and Kim have had quite the story of how they adopted their 4 children along with having two biological ones. Through domestic adoption, international adoption, learning that two of their adopted children have special needs... as well as raising bi-cultural children -- we hear it ALL! Kim gives you tips on how to blend your family even if you have not adopted before, you will want to listen to her wisdom!

What Season Are You In?

That's the question you need to be asking yourself as you follow along on Allie's FIRST Solo Episode and OUR 21st Episode! Listen in, as she dives into a self-reflection journey and helps give you tips on what questions to ask yourself.

It's okay to be in a season of rest, or hustle, or just being content with where you are at. Society makes it feel like we need to always be in the season of hustle or we will have BIG time FOMO or miss out on that BIG break.. but just know that whatever season you are in, what's meant to be for you will be for you.

And remember... We're ALL A Little Twisted!

Episod 20-

What in the Parenthood is going on?

Does anyone really know what they are doing as parents? If you do.... props to you! haha. In this episode we dig into all things parenting and what really matters is the Love that you give to your children. We discuss some of not so proud moments as parents and how we handled them moving forward. Life is full of ups and downs as we all know and parenting is not easy when you are struggling. Let's be real parenting isn't easy when you are doing well either. But it is a huge blessing and we talk all the good, the bad and the ugly.

Listen in as we share some funny stories of what parenthood is looking like for us in this current season of life.

We love you all!

Stay Twisted

In Episode 18 we have the pleasure of having Author, Blogger and Lead metal health counselor Andrea Easton on the show. Andrea is a widow of 13 years and talks about how her grief lead her to helping people all over the world by starting a blog which ultimately led her to writing her book " The New Normal: The Life of Grief." We dig into life, work, grief and finding your purpose. Andrea is so wise, knowledgeable and wears her heart on her sleeve. You will leave feeling like you have gained a new friend. Thank you for listening!

The Mom's tell All!

In episode 17 the FINAL dish of all the secrets. In part 4 of 4 part series of our Mothers Cathy and Kathy dishing all the good, bad and ugly on what it was like raising Samantha and Allie.

This LAST episode we talk about our different personality traits. How we feel birth order and events shape us and make us. We laugh about our good traits and are brutally honest about our "not so good" traits. Ha ha. This has been one amazing journey that we all call life. We truly hope to inspire you all to take some time with loved ones and go back through you experiences in life. The amount of gratitude you will have at the end will beyond surpass any of your expectations. I think we all learned a little grace goes a long way and sometimes we need to look outside our own perspective in situations to better understand others.

We feel like everyone should an auditory journal with their mothers. Even though we have heard most of their stories all ready, it was wonderful to reminisce and have the spotlight on them! It would be so amazing if we could go back and hear our great grandmother's stories..... This is something we have been looking forward to sharing with you all and generations for years to come.

Tune in and learn all about our amazing Mamas and remember "We are all a little Twisted."

BIG thanks to Our Mother's Cathy and Kathy for being so open and vulnerable. Your support on our crazy journey really means the absolute world. YOU are amazing and we Love you!

Also thank you Darrin Hall for Video and Audio!

The Mom's tell All!

In episode 16 we continue all the secrets in part 3 of 4 part series of our Mothers Cathy and Kathy dishing all the good, bad and ugly on what it was like raising Samantha and Allie.

This third episode we learn about Cathy's story on how she met her now husband and what its like raising Allie through all the challenges and LOVE. Through struggle, joy finding themselves; we hear it all!

We feel like everyone should an auditory journal with their mothers. Even though we have heard most of their stories all ready, it was wonderful to reminisce and have the spotlight on them! It would be so amazing if we could go back and hear our great grandmother's stories..... This is something we have been looking forward to sharing with you all and generations for years to come.

Tune in and learn all about our amazing Mamas and remember "We are all a little Twisted."