What’s Up With Your Stuff? Conversations on the Consequences of Clutter

Kelly Wilson-Ekstrom is a certified Trauma Recovery Coach and Grief Recovery Specialist who supports and guides people through their journeys of hope and healing out of complex trauma. She specializes in PTSD recovery. With her hilarity and wit, she also provides a very safe place to be fully human. Join us for this conversation about how she made purpose from her pain and turned trauma into triumph. Kelly can be found at https://mapyourhealing.com/.

This episode with Kreed Revere of “The Estranged Heart” podcast is a gem that I’ve held close for a while now. Kreed’s work around parent/child estrangement has been the springboard for many family reconciliations when years of wondering “Why??” leaves us without answers. Perhaps the answer lies within. Kreed found her journey took a much different turn when she began to re-examine her contributions to the relationships that she was so determined to repair. Check out Kreed’s work here: www.theestrangedheart.com, and follow The Estranged Heart podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Join the conversation at https://www.facebook.com/share/j9uaugQ2f9skaumA/?mibextid=K35XfP

Hey, Stuffers!! I know it’s been a while. I’ve been busy…and just a bit insecure. Stoked to be releasing more episodes, and proud to not let the drive for perfection derail my progress.

I looked to Lindsay de Swart early last year to help me tune into some limiting beliefs that I’ve held about money. I had the joy of meeting her through our podcasting journeys, and in our first few conversations, she delivered some pretty potent insights that inspired me to unpack some messy financial hangups. Her blend of no-nonsense practicality with the woo woven through makes her a fantastic coach for the dreamer and the cynic alike. Lindsay has worked with women for 17 years to help them ignite and rekindle their 'inner spark' and courage to live their next chapter.

She is a Shamanic Coach, Energy Medicine Practitioner, Life Coach, Hypnotherapist and 'Horse Whisperer'.

She lives in England, is the mother of 3 teenagers and loves outdoor adventures.

She is now known for bringing horses and owners together in partnership without using harsh training techniques or repetitive exercises. Check out my appearance on Lindsay’s podcast, Magical Midlife, here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-up-with-your-stuff-with-kira-rodenbush/id1567640554?i=1000547677426. You can learn more about Lindsay and the work she does here: Soulful Adventure Living with Lindsay de Swart – https://soulfuladventureliving.com/. Join the conversation here: https://m.facebook.com/groups/625330825260625/?ref=share&mibextid=S66gvF

Lesley McShane has spent her professional life educating, entertaining, and encouraging, whether creating content for children’s programming, or crafting immersive experiences for museums. After raising her family and wrapping up a rewarding career, she found herself wanting to share her passion for fitness to encourage women in midlife, who perhaps “have all the tools”, to dust them off and use them. As a personal trainer and accountability coach, Lesley’s no-bs approach is tempered with her humor and humility, and I imagine she’s the kind of coach who can get you out of your comfort zone with a grin on your face. I’ll bet she could even get me on a bike! Check out the time I was a guest on the previous incarnation of Lesley’s podcast, The New Old You, here: open.spotify.com/episode/2jTOzJICwV3rpaNUlEKLoG?si=8OCZgIRaSsOPfmpDDMnNkQ For more information on how to work with Lesley, you can check out her website, lesleylmcshane.com.

My absolute favorite part of this podcasting journey has been the people I've met along the way, from other podcasters to people I've blindly approached about engaging with me on this platform.  Nathy Gaffney and I met in a workshop and immediately connected, recognizing the performer and former party girl in each other, and the overlap doesn't end there.  The evolution into self care and personal expansion is one that inevitably demands a certain level of self-examination, and hearty doses of humility and curiosity, to boot.  Nathy's podcast, Suck it and See (https://open.spotify.com/show/78gwG6w88wtGkWRc1r0JxL?si=c1c352960d9f497e), is a raw and cheeky examination of her approach to life's lemons, and how to make refreshment from the sour and the sweet. In this discussion, we talk about the difference between stepping back and stepping away, the importance of having different coaches while you create your vision, and how to know when and how to mitigate your energetic output to maintain your fabulousness well beyond your club hopping days. Make sure to check her out, and feel free to join the conversation here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/625330825260625/

Nathy Gaffney has had what can be politely termed a 'diverse portfolio career'. A professional actor and comedy/cabaret performer for over twenty years, she's also spent time working behind bars (and drinking in them), waiting on tables (and dancing on them), being a nightclub door bitch, barista and celebrity impersonator. These days she's traded treading the boards for the boardroom, working as a facilitator and executive coach with Phuel Australia where she still enjoys a captive audience - albeit minus the feathers and sequins. The Gap Year(s) is her first book, soon to be followed by The C Word - a personal development book focusing on female confidence. Nathy lives wedged between the city and the sea in Sydney's eastern suburbs, with her teenage son and adventure seeking partner.

Running one household is tricky enough, but the idea of parenting a whole other passel of kiddos in addition to one’s own sounds downright daunting! It takes a special kind of someone to share their lives with a cohort of students as house parents for a boarding school. Kate Godfrey, her husband, Nate, and their daughters are precisely the kind of people who lean into that challenge. Perhaps it’s growing up with The Facts of Life - this fascinates me. I mean, I’m lucky to get my cats herded on any given day. What are her secrets? This episode shares Kate’s routine as a house parent for running her home and the attached dormitory of boys that she and Nate care for. Earlier this year, I had the joy of sharing my marriage and motherhood story on Kate’s podcast, here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/authentikate-nate/id1600731287?i=1000559152391. Check out her podcast, AuthentiKate and Nate, anywhere you get your podcasts. Kate’s linktree is: https://linktr.ee/authentikate?utm_source=linktree_profile_share

OMG! Welcome to the episode where I totally fangirl and crush out on multi-hyphenate Martian Mommy, educator and activist Kelly Stone. Since coming on my radar (thank you, algorithms and six degrees of Southwest Texas), Kelly has enchanted me with her approach to most all things, from frontline political engagement to the way she appreciates a good sandwich. Needless to say, I took advantage of my podcast platform to reach out to her so that I could try to entice her to be my new best friend, and turns out, she’s got a lot on her plate(s). Hang out with us while she nutshells her awesomeness, and be aware that we barely scratch the surface. In the time since this episode was recorded, Kelly has also released her charming children’s book, Good Night, San Marcos. Links to more of Kelly are here: https://votekstone.com/ ; https://www.archwaypublishing.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/785551-mom-what-is-the-opposite-of-guacamole ; https://www.booktopia.com.au/goodnight-san-marcos-kelly-stone/ebook/9780578282107.html. Please join the conversation here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/625330825260625/?ref=share

How are you holding up in this PPR (Perpetual Pandemic Reality)? What are some of the ways in which your pivots have reshaped your path? In this solocast, I get super honest about the ways in which my family has been impacted by the sputtering social experiment we are currently enjoying, and share precisely why I’m cool with our unit’s pace in the race. I’d love to hear how the past two years have provided you with room to reevaluate and recalibrate. Join the conversation at https://www.facebook.com/groups/625330825260625/?ref=share

This episode’s conversation is with dear friend and fellow healing artist Chetana Barkan. Chetana and I were massage therapists out at Breitenbush Hot Springs in the early aughts, and, similarly, have found ways to weave our bodywork into a broader practice that acknowledges the deeply imbedded traumas that impact our abilities to show up as our most authentic selves. You can find more information about the transformative benefits of Chetana’s work here: http://chetanalaurenbarkan.com/. Check out this link for information about the community where we lived and worked: https://breitenbush.com/. Please join the conversation by leaving a message for me, or meet us at https://www.facebook.com/groups/625330825260625/?ref=sharehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/625330825260625/?ref=share&exp=dc78 to become a part of the Clutterbusting Crew!