Beyond Picket Fences

Beyond Picket Fences


Latest Episodes

Episode 17: The Fire Inside Her w/ Diane Schroeder
October 27, 2020

Today, we welcome Diane Schroeder to our table. Diane is a yoga-practicing, wine-loving, meditating, positive disruptor.  She has spent her adult life in the fire service and currently serves as a battalion chief.

Episode #16: Marriage and Parental Equality w/ Reverend Timoth Sylvia
October 26, 2020

As adoptive parents to three boys and foster parents to others over the years, Timoth and his husband, Peter, find great joy both in raising their sons and teaching others about the foster care system. Today,

Episode #15: Creating Balance & Boundaries w/ Laura Goldstein
October 20, 2020

How do you cope with anxiety, fear, depression, or uncertainty during a pandemic? Today, Internal Family Systems therapist, Laura Goldstein, guides us through how and why we need to work harder than ever to create balance and boundaries.

Episode #14: Overcoming Addiction & Loving Yourself with Shannon Alonso
October 13, 2020

Join us this week as we welcome Shannon Alonso. Shannon tells her powerful story of how she overcame addiction and learned how to love herself through the process. Shannon is an incredible storyteller, you won't want to miss this one!

Episode #13: Mandi Tests Covid Positive with Mandi & Naomi
October 06, 2020

It is PODCAST release day!!!  Our co-host Mandi is now out of quarantine and on her journey to recovery. In episode #13 Mandi talks about her Covid experience. She hopes her story helps others navigate through the unknown.  Let the story begin.

Episode #12: Honoring Self with Elisha Carter & Marci French
September 29, 2020

Today, welcome Elisha Carter to our table. You may remember Elisha’s mom, Marci French from our very first guest episode. This week, we have Elisha to tell her story. Elisha is an open minded, black, bisexual female; an avid writer and reader; a reserv...

Episode #11: Relationship Realities with Mandi & Naomi
September 22, 2020

Listen in as Naomi and Mandi have a casual conversation about marriage, the good, the bad, the ugly and everything in between. Click here to join our Patreon Page to receive VIP invites to Table Talks, Bonus Episodes, Early Release Episodes and more!

Episode #10: Defining Domestic Violence with Jennifer Walker
September 15, 2020

Listen in as we welcome Jennifer Walker to our table to discuss the various types of domestic violence. Jennifer explains how domestic violence doesn't always look like the picture we have in mind of a white woman, cowering in a corner with a black eye.

Episode #09 Continued: Silent Trauma, Naomi’s Story (Part 2 of 2)
September 08, 2020

Please note, listen to Episode #09 part one first before listening to this episode. Pull up a chair and join in as we listen to Naomi's story of growing up and living silently with trauma. Even those who know her best,

Episode #09: Silent Trauma, Naomi’s Story (Part 1 of 2)
September 08, 2020

Pull up a chair and join in as we listen to Naomi's story of growing up and living silently with trauma. Even those who know her best, will be stunned to hear what she has been through. Naomi takes us through her story of multiple types of abuse,

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