My Life is a Junk Drawer
Latest Episodes
Episode 30 - Always Wander pt 2
This week Jennifer and I continue our talk about everything under the sun. She shares stories about her marriage and the depression her husband suffered and how he recovered. We talk about her kind and giving heart. How she consistently tries to make this
Episode 13 - I Get Knocked Down
This week I talk about how to keep going during times of suffering, loss and hardship. I share the life of Victor Frankl who spent 3 years in a concentration camp. He believed that if a person has meaning in his life, he can persevere through anythi...
Episode 12 - Building a Community
In this episode Stephanie and I talk about building communities, specifically a mother's fellowship community. We talk about how vulnerability in safe spaces helps to build community. When we say "Me too" a friendship is formed. We talk about how wh...
Episode 11 - Monsters Lurking in My Head pt 2
In this episode I continue talking with Sonja about alcoholism. Part 2 is about the steps Sonja took to get sober, how she stays sober and how she is now paying it forward by helping others who are battling alcohol. We also talk about interventions ...
Episode 10 - Monsters Lurking in My Head pt 1
This episode dives into alcoholism with my friend Sonja who is a recovering alcoholic. It is so real and deep and, at times, heartbreaking. We needed 2 episodes to get the whole story out. This is the first part that deals with how her drinking star...
Episode 9 - Caregiver 101
Calling all caregivers. Join me as I learn how to be a better caregiver from some of the things I have heard from Kate Bowler and her podcast Everything Happens. She is the patient, not the caregiver and lets us outsiders in on the dumb things we sa...
Episode 8 - Chapter 2
In this episode I talk to my husband, J, about second marriage. We go deep in this interview. We start with the ending of his first marriage, then talk about how we met, our magical wedding, our tidal waves of chaos and how after 6 years we are stil...
Episode 7 - Everything is Good Until It's Not
This is one of the most important episodes I have done so far. I speak candidly with a young woman who is battling and winning generalized anxiety disorder. She speaks openly, honestly and so freely about how this started and how she conquers it dai...
Episode 6 - Get Moving
This episode is a light and funny conversation with my friend and Zumba instructor, Anita Christlieb. We share heartwarming stories around our love for this fitness dance class. Anita shares how she got starting in group fitness training and how her...
Episode 5 - And Then
In this episode I talk to my friend Mani Young about the most difficult year in her life after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Mani takes us deep into her powerful journey of sadness, anger and then triumph. Mani shows us how to lean into hard...