The Bold, Brave and Sassy Show

Not everyone who wants to quit drinking alcohol (or doing ANY bad habit for that matter) has an addiction. In fact, many people are simply caught in a pattern of behavior that they don't even realize is controlling them. This is what happened to me. Listen in to learn what I accidentally did that led to my "break up" with alcohol after years of trying to control or stop drinking had failed. Whether you're dealing with using alcohol, food, shopping, video games, or anything else to avoid feeling or doing something positive, this show will help you see another potential reason and way to stop being mindlessly influenced by a force outside your own active choosing and thinking. The power of our minds & decisions as well as our connection to our true identities are all keys to cutting off the destructive habits we've let run our lives for too long. Tune in and share! Check out the show notes at www.BoldBraveSassyShow.com and let me know your thoughts!

My guest for this show is Katie Walker, author, actress, mom of 4 and wife of a former Major League Baseball Player. Her recently published book, Woman of Influence is a guide to learning to walk in the influence that God designed you as a woman to understand and walk in. Watch out when two energetic, passionate women of influence get together to talk about life, mistakes, living your identity in God and how she defines "influence" from a biblical perspective, especially as it pertains to women in the world. Katie's perspective on God's love for his kids will encourage you to remember to stay connected to his Word as the source of your identity and worth and why it's important to make that the source and now what the world says. While neither one of us professes to be perfect (far from it in fact), I am sure that you will be invigorated and inspired as you are reminded about what God says and thinks of you (Hint: You are his FAVORITE!) and why the keys to living a brilliant, fulfilling and joyful life are rooted in that focus. This fast-moving, laughter-filled and deep-diving episode is sure to give you a jolt of fun and joy, with tons of insightful stories, lessons and actionable tips for deepening your relationship with God and embracing what your true worth and identity is and where the loving source of it.

This week, I my guest, Alisa Dilorenzo gets into reality of sex in marriage and why if you're not making it a priority, your marriage may be suffering. Anyone who's been married for 10 years or more knows how tough it is to keep the passion burning when all of life's tasks and duties EASILY get in the way of spending intimate time together. Alisa speaks from her own experience of having a messed up time in her 22 year marriage with her husband Tony, and shares stories that listeners of their show, One Extraordinary Marriage, have shared with them. You might just say that they are the married sex experts online. Our conversation stretches from working around the demands of kid duties, how to set boundaries to insulate and protect your marriage, the intense value of conveying what you want to experience physically and many, MANY more important perspectives about sex in marriage. Even though in some circles, sex is a taboo topic, chatting with Alisa about it brings some clarity and ease around the topic, and we definitely have some fun and laughs along the way. It's a real and honest look into how marriages, even those experiencing disillusionment, detachment and disappointment can be resurrected by the simple and not-so-secret key of being regularly intimate with your spouse. Even though it's 2 women discussing the topic, both men and women will get a lot of value from the subject and encouraged to listen in.

One of the biggest barriers to true internal and external freedom, and living a Bold, Brave and Sassy life, is living from unresolved trauma in our lives. The result is a constant feeling of fear or anxiety as we encounter reminders of the event (s) that seem to play over and over. Or other times, we don't have a constant feeling of stress, but instead it's more sneaky and undermines our beliefs, thoughts and ultimately our actions. In this week's episode, my guest, Dr. Barbara Lowe a practicing psychologist who specializes in helping wounded people recover and reclaim their destinies, take a deep and serious dive into discussions about where traumas begin, what the typical range of reactions are, how people tend to live when they don't resolve them and what modalities are available to help people recover and thrive. If you've ever experienced loss, trauma, deep disappointment, rejection, or neglect, you'll want to listen in to the show to find hope and methods of gaining freedom and healing that can start to set you free. We deep dive into some pretty heavy topics, sharing from both her professional training and experience, her personal journey, mixed in with some of my usual analogies and visual interpretations of challenging situations from my own life. It's raw, real, but ultimately meant to encourage anyone who listens to tap into courage and boldness and learn apply more self-love and self-compassion to soothe hurting hearts. God hears, sees and knows about it all, and wants us to be whole and free. Dr. Barbara's expertise and deep love for hurting people will bless and hopefully move you toward your own journey of healing, freedom and returning back to your heart's home with God. I know you will be as blessed listening in as we were having this powerful interaction and discussion!

It's a breakthrough show! For the first time ever, I've interviewed a "sassy" male guest! Beau Henderson is a financial planner and educator who is passionate about improving FISCAL and PHYSICAL health. On the show we have a very important conversation about how generations of families can get stuck in destructive patterns of thinking and acting because they never received the education to know how to live in a healthy physical and financial way. What is so great about our conversation is how Beau and I have such a similar approach to helping people in our chosen fields. What you do to start and execute a sound financial plan can also be applied to beginning and creating a healthy living plan too. Beau is one smart and caring man, and I know you'll enjoy hearing from him. Be sure to check out the show notes at www.BoldBraveSassyShow.com for the downloads, the survey link mentioned on the show and a special offer for grabbing a copy of Beau's book too.