Party. Drugs. Alcohol. Fun. 

No matter what, as long it's fun, has as less responsibility as possibility and it has nothing to do with hard work.

This was Alicia's life just a few years back. When her husband returned from Afghanistan and the wish to become pregnant just didn't become true, the two decided to move to Hawaii and just - chill. And party. And hang out, you know?!

But it didn't took Alicia long to get pregnant, now that her partner and Alicia didn't expect it. But Alicia and her husband knew this was a chance. Their son was an opportunity to change their lives, get off the parties, the unhealthy way of life and finally take the responsibility for themselves but especially for the little kid. 

But Alicia struggled hard. Her body didn't look the way she wanted it to. She fought with postpartum depression, and the question: How am I going to be a good mother to my son?

"I remembered looking in the mirror and was like: " Who is that? Who is that person? That's not me!" It made feel really gross and unhappy. (...) Having the gym was my saving grace to adopt to motherhood in my own way."

Alicia found her blessing in the gym, lifting weights, becoming strong - not only from the outside but from the inside through her training.

Now, Alicia is a Certified Life & Online Fitness Coach, and Certified Personal Trainer. She wants to show women how to live life more passionate and purposeful with the help of self-discovery and fitness. Alicia is also a National level Bikini Competitor and had great success in her first competitions. Her transformation is an example to follow and shows that anything is possible. 

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Storytelling.

Often, this is the only way for many of us who are unheard, unseen or misunderstood to be given a voice.

A voice that reaches the rest of the world, that does not live through the often tragic stories that are hidden behind the silence.

Maggie is a filmmaker, storyteller and social change strategist. She helps to bring stories alive, stories that otherwise would never be told. She helps the people who have lived through these stories to be able to bring them to paper and eventually into film. To have this talent, to connect with people on such a deep level is not only a gift but necessary in our world that is shaken from so much adversity, hardship and trauma. But being behind the camera does not guarantee your own safety from any trauma, adversity or violence.

Listen to this amazing interview with Maggie, her incredible work that she is doing with so much passion and compassion for the people that need our voice to be heard and have a look behind the scenes.

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Pain. Some of us can take a lot of it. Some of us can't take any. But then there are a few of us that share a story of endless, extreme pain that was once or still is part of their life.

Maraliz Campos is one of them. Her journey led her not only through an immense amount of extreme physical pain, but forced her to find her own way out as it seemed impossible to find the reason for what makes her being so hurt.

Let us take you on an amazingly empowering story of how to deal with extreme pain, what wonderful job Maraliz is working now and how you can take a next step towards a better pain management for yourself.

Find Maraliz here: http://maralizyoga.com/

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Imagine a day at school, having fun with your friends and everything is great. Until you get home.

At home, where you want to feel safe and loved, you are told that you are not skinny enough. In fact you are told you are too fat. You hear the F-Word.

Your world becomes confusing, as if you had a ride in a washing machine are you stumbling through your days and you are wondering what is wrong with you - and why?!

A similar story has Jacqueline to tell. A story of growing up in a wonderful body - and being told a dangerous story of how other people should look like in reality. And it was not Jacqueline's size that fit into that picture. She was told to change.

The mirror became Jacqueline's enemy knowing that looking inside she would find a girl that didn't look the way her parents wanted her to.

This podcast episode is about the hard fight through body image issues, bullying and the acknowledgement that even your loved ones can push you into very dangerous beliefs.

Learn how Jacqueline lived through her teenage years with body image issues, what has changed for her, how she overcomes this story and what she is doing now with her own podcast. #PowerWoman

WHERE TO FIND JACQUELINE

https://thefwordpodcast.org/book-club/

Listen to my episode with Jackie:

https://thefwordpodcast.org/episode-ten/

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"... and that's when I realized I have been trained to serve."

Sandra* from England has been adopted very early after she was born.

She grew up in England, went to school and lived a very introverted life. Her parents asked her to do a couple of jobs in the household in a very early stage of her childhood - but later it became more duties that were introduced by a bell ringing.

Her obligations grew and so did her awareness that something was wrong. When she finally started to talk to her fellow students in school she found out that life was not what it's supposed to be.

Listen to this story of a childhood nightmare and how Sandra transformed her life into a Power Woman's dream.

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*The name of my guest has been changed, to keep her identity safe & secure. We ask you to respect her wish.

If you like to get in contact please don't hesitate to contact me and I am happy to connect you personally.

Thank you.

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When we find a partner that matches our weaknesses with their strengths, supports us whenever we feel in need for help, wants only our best and is not only our lover but also our best friend, we hit a jackpot. 

Falling in love is a beautiful thing. Unless we end up in an abusive relationship. 

It very often starts out what seems to be a wonderful relationship - but he emotional or physical abuse creeps in slowly but steady over time. 

Tara found herself in an emotional abusive relationship. She moved into a new city with her boyfriend, started to become unhappy in her job and eventually started to think something was wrong with her when her boyfriend would start to point out certain things about her more often. 

"It started to really make me feel small and insignificant and kind of made me take a step back and make me think I wasn't good enough."

Very often do we end up in abusive relationships, before we are able to recognize what we are getting ourselves into. Tara was strong enough to get out of it, but it was a hard and long journey. 

Today, Tara Rae Bradford is a Growth Strategist & Success Coach. She is the founder of The Potentialista®, a global mentorship program to help extraordinary people become visionary leaders and bring their ambitions to life. Tara has 9 years of experience helping individuals and families through tragedies. When she reached the top of her career path by the age of 26 she discovered that happiness and success are not the same thing. After reinventing her own life, she completed her certification in high performance coaching so she could help others change their lives as well. 

Tara is passionate about helping high achievers live happy, fulfilling, successful lives by guiding them to develop fierce confidence and limitless self belief. She is also committed to helping empower 1 million women to become visionary leaders in their industries by 2020.

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FIND TARA HERE:

www.tararaebradford.com

www.facebook.com/tararaebradford.co

www.instagram.com/tararaebradford

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Salena had to move out of home by the age of 14 and was forced to move interstate to live with her grandparents which was very difficult for them to get along with. So after an 8-months of trial it was clear that she had to leave them as well.

She then went through a tough time of moving, being left and sent away from people she loved, having to grow up in a blink of an eye and manage her life like an adult.

But I promise, I only have true power women on the podcast - and oh how Salena fits that description to the bones. Listen to her amazing story that is so powerful, you immediately want to jump up and make sure you do everything to become successful yourself!

Now, Salena's mission is to bring the business world into the retail world for small business owners. So many people work in their business, and they just don't know how to find the time to learn new things, to grow and to be inspired. She is known as The Retail Strategist. After building an award winning chain of on and offline stores Salena now helps other store owners to build their stores confidently and become business savvy. To reach that goal, she created The Boutique Academy, the first ever business course designed specifically for retailers.

Her vision is to help 100 million retailers become more confident and business savvy.

In addition to Salena's courses, retailers find heaps of help and value in her weekly podcast and weekly tv show, which shows retailers how to implement simple, actionable business strategies into their retail biz.

If you like to know more about Salena, don't hesitate to check her out!

WHERE TO FIND SALENA:

Website: https://salenaknight.com

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

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

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Agoraphobia.

An "anxiety disorder in which you fear and avoid places or situations that might cause you to panic and make you feel trapped, helpless or embarrassed. You fear an actual or anticipated situation, such as using public transportation, being in open or enclosed spaces, standing in line, or being in a crowd." (Source: Mayo Clinic)

A fear that isolates you, that traps you in your own world, keeps you busy with being afraid of situations that are not reality but real enough for your to avoid anything that could make it happen.

Michaela Alexis is the LinkedIn Queen of authenticity, has 50,000+ followers that she inspires with her journey to finally finding the place she belongs to: Grade A Digital. She is now the president of this amazing Digital Marketing Company and keeps inspiring people daily, for example with her new campaign #letsgethonest on LinkedIn.

What people often don't know is, she has suffered from Agoraphobia throughout her college time. It went as far as that she wasn't able to attend her classes in college for months over months.

Listen to this amazing and liberating Episode about personal struggles, the battle against anxiety and Michaela's break through to a life free of fear

Find Michaela here:

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

Twitter: @mickalexis 

Instagram: @mickalexis

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Recently mentioned in Inc.com by Neil Patel, Amanda's Podcast for Female Entrepreneurs was just rated one of the "Top 13 Entrepreneur Podcasts you should be listening to right now".

Neil says:

"The number of female entrepreneurs is growing every year, which is fantastic. Today, 18% of startups have at least one female founder. This podcast brings in a necessary perspective, speaking with successful female entrepreneurs on a weekly basis. It's a terrific dive that gets away from all the tech podcasts that are out there, providing insight from a diverse group of startups and entrepreneurs."

But how does one get so far? And what are the ambitions to strive rather than just survive? Our this week's interview with the amazing Amanda Boleyn gives amazing insights into a Success Story that started 2012 when she left Corporate America to be her own boss.

Amanda works as a freelance consultant, specifying in sales, employee engagement and leadership development training. Over the years of working as a Solopreneur she developed her love of storytelling and combined her knowledge and passion in early 2015 into the amazing She Did It Her Way Podcast

Listen to our conversation about Badass Women in entrepreneurship, their way in "a Men's World", challenges and how to overcome them and much more amazing insights.

Tune in now!

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What if you found out that your life may be over by the end of your 30th birthday?

Denise was born with a chronic illness called Cystic Fibrosis and has been told very early in her life that she might not live longer than 30years.

Knowing this can be a huge burden and a mental block - or you can live your life just like Denise in freedom and to the fullest. On her Facebook Page you can see her beautiful profile photo and her description that states the following quote:

“If you can’t believe in miracles, then believe in yourself. When you want something bad enough, let that drive push you to make it happen. Sometimes you’ll run into brick walls that are put there to test you. Find a way around them and stay focused on your dream. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”

― Isabel Lopez

Having known Denise for a bit now, I know this quote is 100% hers. If it wasn't Isabel Lopez that said it, Denise would have been the one.

Listen to her inspiring story of how she is dealing with her chronic illness, what brought her to travel as much as possible and what she is writing about on her blog Travelous Mind.

Denise has also a new project that we are going to talk about and I am SUPER excited to be able to support her and spreading the word. Don't miss out and tune in to find out what big project is coming soon!

Side Information

What is Cystic Fibrosis? The Mayo Clinic provides a great overview on their website:

"Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder that causes severe damage to the lungs, digestive system and other organs in the body.

Cystic fibrosis affects the cells that produce mucus, sweat and digestive juices. These secreted fluids are normally thin and slippery. But in people with cystic fibrosis, a defective gene causes the secretions to become sticky and thick. Instead of acting as a lubricant, the secretions plug up tubes, ducts and passageways, especially in the lungs and pancreas."

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