Houston-based Private Practice Therapist and Podcaster, Tricia Miller, M.Ed, LPC,visits with her childhood friend,Pele Bennett, in this conversation of overcoming adversities in relationship, motherhood and unexpected life events. Just barely an adult, Pele had to navigate early adulthood while in a serious relationship with an aspiring football player who had dreams of playing in the NFL as well as learning the ropes of motherhood. Today, Pele reflects back on what shaped her in finding her identity, and how she is embraces the process of reinventing herself.
Listeners gain insight in Pele's upbringing in a first-generation Pacific-Islander family, and the women in her family who inspired her to be strong, independent, open-minded and compassionate.
Now Married to NFL Superbowl Champion, Pro-bowler and Defensive End, Michael Bennett, Pele encourages listeners, especially Mothers, to explore and pursue “the other pieces of them.” In this podcast, Pele’s identity is much more than the wife of her husband, Michael Bennett, Pele is the proud Mother of 3 growing girls, ages 12, 8 and 5 as well as the Co-Founder of the Bennett Foundation, Author, Entrepreneur and World Traveler.