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“I feel that personally, I had to go through these deep, deep levels of [loss] so that I could help people in the future from having to do that… A lot of what I went through was with purpose, which helps on the other side of it.”
Caryn Johnson is the co-founder and CEO of Bond, an innovative line of supplements that reimagines hormone and reproductive health. Inspired by her experience with her autoimmune fertility and her journey to bring her two children into the world, Caryn is on a mission to address women's health more holistically, and encourage a more proactive conversation around reproductive wellness.
When Caryn began her conception journey as a newlywed, she had no idea what a life-changing experience it would be. After a year of trying to conceive without a single positive test and subsequent unsuccessful fertility treatments, Caryn began to explore the idea that her struggle getting pregnant went beyond just her reproductive organs. Frustrated and confused, Caryn took charge of her situation and became her own advocate, eventually learning that her infertility was actually caused by her immunocompromisation.
Caryn and I talked about the difficulty she had getting her doctors to take her concerns seriously, how her spiritual beliefs helped her cope with loss, and how she eventually found answers by working with doctors at a reproductive immunology clinic. We also discussed the harrowing and miraculous pregnancy that gave Caryn her son and her experience of having a surrogate carry her daughter.
What we explore in this episode:
Caryn discovered that she was immunocompromised after struggling with infertility and early loss (03:59)
Becoming your own advocate (06:07)
The shift that discovering infertility causes in your life (11:37)
How Caryn dealt with her career during her fertility journey (24:25)
The anxious, uncertain feelings we experience during a pregnancy after loss (27:41)
Caryn’s infertility experience directly inspired the creation of BOND (38:34)
Connect with Caryn:
@_bondlife
@itswhoopi
Bond Supplements
LinkedIn
Connect with Nathalie:
AllOverAgainPodcast.com
@AllOverAgainPodcast
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“I don't believe that anything in my life was an accident. And I feel like every single hardship and stepping stone brought me here.”
Keri Murphy is the CEO and founder of Inspired Living and is committed to empowering people all over the world to “dream it, live it, be it”. Kerri is an entrepreneur, international speaker, business mentor, and video marketing expert. Keri’s company specializes in teaching entrepreneurs how to stand out online, authentically show up on camera, and become industry leaders in their space.
After years of running a business behind a desk, Keri realized that she wasn’t living authentically. Her true calling, she realized, was to help other women get their message out into the world to make a difference, more money, and a greater impact. Keri realized her purpose is to support others with a platform to transform their lives and amplify their voices.
Keri and I talked about the importance and power in breaking a cycle of generational abuse, the way trauma can manifest physically in the body, tuning into intuition, and how our upbringing, education and trauma can put a filter on what we see in the world. Keri also shared one of her favorite client success stories with a purpose near and dear to my heart and the divine timing of her first (of two) pregnancies at the age of 40.
What we explore in this episode:
How childhood abuse and trauma made Keri consider how she needed to overcome the pain and how she wanted to show up in the world from a very young age (01:59)
The power and release of forgiveness (08:25)
Healing is an ongoing process that never really ends (10:51)
Keri’s advice on successful hiring practices (19:29)
Sometimes women need permission to dream a little bigger and step out of their safe zone (26:42)
Keri became a mom of two in her 40s (31:06)
No one is born with the success gene—it takes passion and dedication (40:28)
Connect with Keri:
Inspired Living
@InspiredLivingTV
Website
Connect with Nathalie:
AllOverAgainPodcast.com
@AllOverAgainPodcast
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“If someone can't imagine that one woman could do all the things, then that's a lack of imagination on their part, not a lack of competency on mine.”
Hitha Palepu is a multi-hyphenate entrepreneur, investor, author, content creator, and mother. She's the CEO of Roshan Pharmaceuticals and the creator of Webby honored #5SmartReads, a daily news curation shared on Instagram stories and on a weekly newsletter. On her podcast 1 Smart Thing, Hitha delves deeper on a specific topic in under 10 minutes.
After years seeing women pushed into boxes that never captured their complete selves, Hitha vowed and achieved status as a multi-hyphenate. While men are often celebrated for showing their multitudes and nuance, Hitha has spent her life watching women be reduced into often-negative stereotypes. As Hitha shared, she refuses to be put into a box that only captures one part of her personality to put others at ease.
Hitha and I talked about the American healthcare system, the importance of including varied ethnicities in clinical trials, why mothers make the best employees, reading rabbit holes and how it led to the creation of 5 smart reads, and authoring books including “We’re Speaking: The Life Lessons of Kamala Harris”, and “How to Pack: Travel Smart for Any Trip”. We also discussed the impact of pregnancy and postpartum on mental health, and confronting the stigma of mental health challenges including a recent diagnosis with bipolar two.
What we explore in this episode:
If you're going to build a business based on yourself, think about what is something that you could sell and name it accordingly (09:24)
Why Hitha is so intentional about calling herself a multi-hyphenate (14:42)
The joys and challenges of building a family business (17:07)
Hitha’s experience with a hysterectomy and how it affected her in unexpected ways (25:00)
The correlation between fluctuating hormones during pregnancy and postpartum and mental health (30:00)
Hitha’s mindful approach to hiring women (41:56)
Hitha’s current book recommendations (53:31)
In America, we don't have a health care system—we have a disease management system (59:35)
Connect with Aliza:
Instagram
LinkedIn
Books by Hitha Palepu
Connect with Nathalie:
AllOverAgainPodcast.com
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“I've always found success by sticking to who I am as a person and applying that in different directions.”
Aliza Licht is an award-winning marketer and author of the books On Brand and Leave Your Mark. She is also a consultant, host of the Leave Your Mark podcast, and she has recently found space as a Jewish activist in the face of the staggering rise in antisemitism.
Once upon a time, Aliza was the Gossip Girl-inspired anonymous face of Donna Karan’s DKNY brand Twitter persona. By the end of her tenure, she found herself with what she calls “last name syndrome”—she was no longer Aliza Licht, she was “Aliza from DKNY.” But once she realized how to reclaim her own identity, she became an expert at creating authentic branding for herself and others.
Aliza and I talked about how important it is not to become so entrenched in a brand that you lose your own identity, the importance of lifting up others as you climb, and why personal branding is so important for everyone.
What we explore in this episode:
How Aliza created her philosophy of personal branding (06:21)
Instead of branding yourself by your employer, brand yourself (10:06)
In the absence of your story, people will make up their own version of it (12:12)
You don't have to get highly personal on social media to have a successful platform (27:33)
Essential habits to stay visible for people who are working remotely (31:37)
Standing up against all forms of hate and becoming an ally to the Jewish community (56:00)
Why asking yourself “why not me” is important for success (01:04:10)
Connect with Aliza:
Instagram
AlizaLicht.com
Read On Brand HERE
Join the #BREAKtheHATE movement (@breakthehate.world)
Connect with Nathalie:
AllOverAgainPodcast.com
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“The goal in life is not to achieve this imaginary ideal that's really sort of unclear, but instead to define and discover what wholeness means to you.”
I sat down with Claudia Chan, Founder and CEO of S.H.E Global Media, Transformational Speaker, NY Times Celebrated author, Podcast Host, Cultural Change Expert, and Creator of Inner Circle & the How We Rise “Whole-Life Leadership” Method.
Claudia is the child of Chinese immigrants, who had aspired to and had achieved a high-profile career and living the Sex and The City dream. And then… Claudia found herself confronted with the limitations of external displays of achievement and realized that her inner self had been neglected. That changed everything…
Claudia and I discussed how the narratives within her family of origin informed her definition of success, how she broke out of a generational scarcity mindset rooted in fear, her natural ability to predict cultural trends and shifts, and how she leads and teaches others to find and harness their personal and professional wholeness, and so much more!
What we explore in this episode:
Claudia’s origin story (3:42)
The impact of being a first-generation American (9:30)
The goal of defining and discovering true wholeness (16:17)
Reframing our idea of achievement and the constant pressure to strive for more (20:01)
What Claudia would do all over again (26:05)
Turning pain into your purpose and living a life of community and connection (28:30)
Claudia’s ability to predict trends and the cultural future of business (33:57)
Claudia’s secret weapon to keeping her head on straight (48:30)
Connect with Claudia:
Instagram
Website
Linkedin
Claudia Chan Podcast
Connect with Nathalie:
AllOverAgainPodcast.com
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If there is one thing Mita Mallick will tell you, it's that finding success in her journey as a writer, a storyteller, and podcast host, as well as a changemaker reimagining inclusion (also the name of Mita’s first book), didn’t happen overnight. Mita’s superpower has stemmed from learning to truly accept that rejection has been her gateway to becoming unstoppable. Mita will be launching “Reimagine Inclusion, debunking 13 myths to transform your workplace”, Mita is saying all the quiet parts out loud of what holds us back from making meaningful progress in the work. If Mita Mallick had to do it all over again, she would ask for support with both her writing ambitions, and impactfully advancing her career much earlier.
Mita’s words of wisdom stemming from her own personal experience provide practical tools that anyone looking to advance their career, and particularly women, need to hear. Listen in to find out more on how what Mita “would do all over again” has actually led her to the learnings that have allowed her to realize the professional goals which formerly lived in her wildest dreams.
“You don't give up. You just keep trying different ways to achieve what you want to do.” - Mita Mallick
What we explore in this episode:
Self-doubt, empowerment, and Mita's point of inspiration (1:10)
The impact of losing her father and the motivational power of grief (10:43)
Rejection and Mita’s path to becoming a published author (13:01)
The timelessness of diversity, equity and inclusion s, and how self-criticism, and the false stories we tell ourselves holds us back (18:33)
Chasing inclusion from a young age and debunking misconceptions around DE&I (24:40)
Parental leave, approaching promotions, and why workplace boundaries matter (35:00)
The reality of being indispensable at work (41:18)
The role of career sponsorship and allyship in the workplace (46:44)
Discovering Mita's confidence as a writer and a supportive work-life balance (53:01)
Learn Mita’s career life lessons in her book: Reimagine Inclusion: Debunking 13 Myths to Transform Your Workplace, releasing on 10/3 and available here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1394177097
Connect with Mita Mallick:
LinkedIn
Instagram
Brown Girl Table Talk podcast
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Instagram
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“We wait until people get sick or we wait until there's a problem, but there's no preventative medicine in this country. ”
Laura has always had a deep love for food and for helping people, which naturally led to her career as a registered dietician. But when Laura’s father was diagnosed with brain cancer, a glioblastoma brain tumor, Laura saw the stark effects from the lack of preventative medicine in the US and the potential causation between diet and disease. Laura also shared how her father’s terminal illness impacted her perspective on just about everything in her life.
I sat down with Laura Burak, Registered Dietician, author of Slim Down with Smoothies and founder of GetNaked Nutrition, a virtual nutrition practice and media consulting business dedicated to bringing back the pleasure of finding the foods you love with none of the misinformation. We discuss why Laura chose to pursue becoming a Dietician, how that expertise provided insight during her father’s terminal illness, the role diet and nutrition play in our well-being, the obsession culture of weight loss and so much more…
What we explore in this episode:
Getting to know Laura (1:30)
Why paying attention to nutrition at a young age sets you up for success (5:50)
Slimming with smoothies and our cultural obsession with weight loss (11:55)
Laura and Nathalie reflect on losing their dads to brain cancer (16:27)
The bargaining that comes with losing a loved one (31:47)
The physical manifestations from stress and its impact on mental health (43:10)
Debunking myths about nutrition and misinformation (54:47)
Connect with Laura:
Laura Burak Nutrition
Slim Down With Smoothies
Instagram
Connect with Nathalie:
AllOverAgainPodcast.com
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“There isn't always a happy ending. But there are sometimes, and for me, I just had to try.”
Stephanie is a true quadruple treat. A self-made CEO, a serial entrepreneur, an advocate for women’s health, and an inspiration to us all. By remaining resilient and relying on community and crowdsourcing data, she has built a life and a career through relentless innovation and following her instincts. From leaving behind her corporate job to successfully launching a social passion project that would ultimately serve as the launching pad for her entrepreneurial empire… to her infertility journey and complicated pregnancy; every experience has inspired Stephanie to now support other women who are currently traveliing the roads that she has.
I sat down with Stephanie Cartin, co-founder and co-CEO of Social Fly, a leading social first and digital influencer marketing agency, the co-host of the Entreprenista podcast, co-founder of the Entreprenista League, membership community for female founders and leaders, and the founder of both Markid and Pearl Influential. With all of this remarkable experience, there is bound to be a lot of learnings which Stephanie shared. From the story of how her career informed how she navigated infertility, her journey to motherhood, to her complicated pregnancy and what she would and wouldn’t do all over again. Listen in to hear more!
What we explore in this episode:
What gets Stephanie out of bed every morning (1:56)
The experience Stephanie would do all over again (5:51)
What Stephanie wouldn’t do all over again (7:33)
The power of intuition, infertility and Stephanie’s complicated pregnancy (14:13)
How Stephanie's online communities served as her greatest resources (23:28)
How Stephanie uses her story to advocate for women and women’s health issues (28:48)
Remembering and honoring the children we’ve lost (30:58)
How Stephanie's personal experiences have informed how she shows up for women through Entreprenista (33:37)
How Stephanie and her co-founder Courtney met and how their business partnership stays strong. (38:50)
Connect with Stephanie:
IG - Stephanie
IG - Entreprenistas
Entreprenista.com
Join The Entreprenista League
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Instagram
AllOverAgainPodcast.com
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“In terms of men's mental health, there's a lot of issues with guys feeling alone and strange, depressed and anxious and they don't have the resources to talk about it. “
While still in his residency, Dr. Justin Houman began to notice the concerning lack of productive discussion and support around the issues men face with their hormonal, sexual and mental health. He also witnessed that the quick hormonal fixes that were being offered to men were detrimental to their long term health, so Dr. Houman endeavored to fill the void by offering a level of care that addresses the underlying issues.
I sat down with Dr. Justin Houman, a urologist specializing in men’s reproductive health and fertility, to discuss how he is offering men hope for a healthy future and a safe space to receive care. Dr. Houman shares his journey to becoming a physician, and how his parents adversity and work ethic played a large part in that decision. Dr. Houman also shares about the taboo around talking about men’s health and sexual dysfunction, how porn can impact sexual performance, and his new research trial in support of men’s fertility, and much more.
What we explore in this episode:
A growing decrease in male fertility (5:53)
Medical advancements that support male factor infertility (8:00)
The male perception of fertility (9:30)
Porn’s role in sexual dysfunction (12:20)
Dr. Houman’s new clinical trial supporting male factor fertility and azoospermia (17:15)
Growing up as first generation American (19:30)
The missing link in the men’s health space (25:32)
What Justin would do all over again (30:05)
Connect with Dr. Justin Houman:
Instagram
Cedars-Sinai
Research
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All Over Again Instagram
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“We all experience hardships, we all go through things. We all have our experiences and stories, but I think it's time we stop shaming each other. Everyone needs to put their shame shooter away and chill out.”
Branded as “Mess USA” when she was scandalously outed publicly for substance abuse addiction as the crowned Miss USA in 2006, Tara Conner couldn’t have predicted then that in time, the journey to motherhood would make her previous experience pale in comparison.
I sat down with Tara Conner, former 2006 Miss USA and recovery and infertility awareness advocate, to discuss her inspiring journey toward transformation and how she’s redefining what it means to be an example. Tara discusses how her pageant title became the catalyst for finding her voice and speaking her truth about addiction. Tara also shares about the responsibility of being a public figure, having Donald Trump as a boss, her experience with infertility, her near death experience during childbirth and so much more!
What we explore in this episode:
The impact Miss USA had on Tara’s life (4:10)
The origins of Tara’s scandal and the truth behind the headlines (9:38)
What Donald Trump did behind the scenes during the scandal (10:37)
Tara's journey of finding her voice and navigating a newly sober lifestyle (16:21)
What Tara wished more people knew (23:19)
Finding community amidst the infertility journey (30:40)
Discovering Tara was suffering from infertility (42:38)
Tara’s near-death experience during childbirth (46:53)
Connect with Tara:
Instagram
Tara’s Ted Talk
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“The first step that you take (when diagnosed) is very important because it starts to lead you down a road that you can't start over again.” - Jamil Newirth
In 2012, doctors told Jamil Newirth he had 17 months to live. The then 32-year-old law school graduate was diagnosed with a glioblastoma brain tumor, a rare and highly lethal form of brain cancer
11 years later, I sit down with Jamil Newirth, a Hawaiian bar-certified attorney, to discuss his journey and miraculous recovery. Jamil discusses his battle with cancer, his experimental clinical trial, passing the bar during chemo, paying it forward by supporting other cancer patients with hope and financial resources to cover their medical costs through his nonprofit charity UVSC, and so much more!
What we explore in this episode:
● Discovering Jamil had brain cancer (2:01)
● Jamil's next steps after seeing a top-ranking neurosurgeon (3:24)
● Exploring clinical trials for treatment (5:47)
● How Jamil’s non-profit UVSC inspires him to keep moving forward (7:57)
● What Jamil would do all over again (10:26)
● What Jamil wished people knew about cancer (17:27)
● The importance of nutrition and its role in recovery (19:19)
● The need for more brain cancer research (21:48)
● The most rewarding part of working with UVSC (26:05)
● How this journey has changed Jamil’s outlook and relationships (28:16)
● What to do if your loved one is battling cancer (30:36)
Connect with Jamil:
● Contact/Donate to UVSC
● UVSC Family Testimonials
● Facebook
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“When you're a chef, you know that what you're doing is going to have a profound impact on the people that you are feeding. I'm always very aware of that.” - Chef Michel Nischan
When Michel’s older son was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes, he realized he had to change the way he fed his family, which soon led to him changing the way he fed the customers in his restaurant. Later, when Michel realized that many low-income households struggle to feed their families, let alone with healthy food, he knew he had to take action and founded Wholesome Wave to help fight against food insecurity in the US.
I sat down with Chef Michel Nischan, chef and pioneer of the good food equity and sustainability movement, founder of Wholesome Wave, four time James Beard award winner, and cookbook author. Chef Michel shares why nutrition and access to it for all matters to him, the food insecurity that low-income families face, and how spending time on his family farm influenced his career and passion for all things food.
What we explore in this episode:
What Michel would do all over again (2:16)
Why Michel cares about nutrition (5:19)
How Michel’s upbringing on a farm influenced his career (17:48)
Why Michel got into the food industry (25:23)
Michel’s first signature dish (34:43)
How Michel’s outlook on food changed when his sons were diagnosed with Type One Diabetes (36:44)
The problems with nutrition that low-income families face (44:54)
The moment Michel decided to create Wholesome Wave (50:14)
Michel’s core food memory (59:18)
What Michel wishes people knew about nutrition (1:01:40)
Connect with Michel:
Website
Wholesome Wave
Instagram
LinkedIn
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“We're all energy. That's what we are. We spend a lot of energy on the physical body. But if we could get back to our energetic body… when our energetic body isn't healthy, our physical body eventually isn't healthy.” - Julie Eisenberg
Julie herself admits that she didn’t like her mother and that later led to her having strained relationships with her own daughters. When her daughters started to suffer with a multitude of ailments, she realized something had to change, so she dove headfirst into learning. Julie learned she had to fix herself so that she could mend the relationship with her daughters. That was when she found energy healing and realized her purpose.
I sat down with Julie Eisenberg, founder of Revival Society, a service that allows people to tap into deep trauma and release the energy that can make you sick. She shares all about generational trauma, how she healed her relationship with her daughters, and how energy manifests in the body.
What we explore in this episode:
What Julie is most proud of (2:03)
What Julie would do all over again (10:03)
Julie’s breakthrough method (11:48)
The telling points of generational trauma (20:17)
What the Moment-to-Moment method is (23:06)
How Julie’s method helped her relationship with her mother and her daughters (27:09)
How this method works for children (35:42)
The first step to uncovering generational trauma (39:57)
How energy manifests in the body (42:43)
Connect with Julie:
Website
Instagram
LinkedIn
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“When unexplained infertility came through, it was kicking up all of the same stuff. It was kicking up, ‘this is my fault. I fucked up. How did I get this wrong? I'm broken. I'm failing, I'm failing—failing life, I'm failing as a woman, I'm failing, failing as a female being. I'm failing my husband, I'm failing my family.’ All of (the childhood trauma) would get kicked back up.”
- Jaycee Gossett
Since Jaycee was a child, she realized movement helped her “move through” the problems she faced, even when she felt like she was all alone. As an adult movement supported her once again, through her struggle with unexplained infertility and a new outlook on what being a mother can look like.
I sat down with Jaycee Gossett, Vice President of Training and Development at The Class, a workout studio that combines movement with mindfulness, a therapy of sorts to support people in feeling better. Jaycee shared how she learned to advocate for herself, how infertility affected her mental health, and how movement has been her medicine.
What we explore in this episode:
Jaycee shares about herself (4:28)
Jaycee talks about advocating for herself and learning to find her voice (8:42)
What Jaycee would do all over again (10:45)
How Jaycee healed from her childhood hurt and building walls (18:49)
How unexplained infertility affected Jaycee’s mental health (21:52)
Why Jaycee created the fertility series at the Class (24:50)
The misconceptions of infertility (27:38)
Jaycee’s advice for those with infertility (30:01)
What Jaycee thinks of when she thinks of motherhood (34:40)
How movement has been a defining theme in Jaycee’s life (36:55)
How to use movement as medicine in your daily life (48:29)
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Instagram
TheClass.com
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“I think most people spend their lives, like, hoping they never have to lose people. You know what I mean? They're like, ‘Oh, God, I hope that doesn't happen.’ I'm, like, the story of so many things people wish they never would have to go through.” - Biet Simkin
If there’s one thing Biet Simkin knows, it’s loss. Not only did she lose her mother as a child and her father as a young adult, she also tragically lost her infant daughter. But she uses her life experiences as a way to meet others including her clients where they are, to feel their feelings and to show them that getting through the seemingly impossible is possible.
I sat down with Biet Simkin, author, musician, and spiritual teacher, to discuss her traumatic childhood, loss and grief, enlightenment, motherhood, mental health and so much more.
What we explore in this episode:
Biet’s traumatic childhood (2:30)
Why Biet is confident her parents are still with her (7:20)
Biet’s unique combination of music and meditative breathwork (13:44)
What Biet would do all over again (18:32)
The moment Biet realized her calling (23:03)
Biet redefines enlightenment (32:16)
Biet shares about the heartbreak of losing her first daughter Ula (41:14)
How Biet handles her grief and helps her clients navigate their grief (45:29)
Biet’s recommendation on how to support mental health (46:19)
How being a mom has changed Biet’s work (55:45)
Connect with Biet:
Website
Instagram
Biet’s Book
Biet's Music
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Instagram
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“Necessity is the mother of invention. So I ended up creating what I didn't have.” - Nefertiti Austin, author of “Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender, and Parenting in America”.
Motherhood isn’t cookie cutter and neither is the path to it. Many choose the path to adoption to expand their family because they feel called to do so. However, single black mothers who choose to adopt outside of their own community are few and far between. And that is the reason Nefertiti Austin chose to speak out about her experience as a single, black, adoptive mom.
I sat down with Nefertiti Austin, author and memoirist, to discuss her path to parenthood through adoption, her advice for those looking to adopt, what it’s like raising black children today, how to talk to children about racism, and so much more.
What we explore in this episode:
What Nefertiti would do or not do all over again (2:08)
The perception of adoption in the black community (6:53)
Nefertiti’s advice for families looking to adopt (10:01)
Raising a black son in America today (13:03)
Resources for talking to your children about racism (19:23)
It’s okay to sometimes complain about raising kids (27:14)
How Nefertiti supports her mental health (28:14)
Connect with Nefertiti:
Website
Instagram
Twitter
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“What also helps me is making sure that I am investing time in my baby, which is Luminary, my nieces and nephews, my partner's grandchildren. That's filling that hole. And I think over time, maybe that hole doesn't go away, but the pain is lessened a little bit by talking about it.” - Cate Luzio on being childless not by choice
After five rounds of IVF, Cate Luzio realized she needed a break––from IVF and her marriage. When her mother told her that she could become a mother in a non-traditional sense, something lit up in Cate… So she threw herself into birthing a community of women (and men) who are there to help support each other and advance their careers.
I sat down with Cate Luzio, Founder, CEO and mother of Luminary, to discuss what she would not do all over again, her struggle with infertility, ultimately being childless not by choice, finding support during breast cancer, and so much more.
What we explore in this episode:
What Cate would or would not do all over again (2:23)
Cate shares how she pursued expanding her family (4:11)
The unique way Cate found motherhood (10:55)
Cate’s thoughts and advice on being childless not by choice (14:30)
How Cate discovered she had breast cancer (23:07)
Breast cancer resources (28:57)
The parallels between infertility and breast cancer (32:02)
Cate’s goals for herself and Luminary (34:55)
Connect with Cate:
Website
Instagram
LinkedIn
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All Over Again Instagram
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“I really felt in those moments, like, the fact that this is still happening to me, feels like there's a reason, and I'm going to give it purpose. And I'm going to actively take this story and turn it into a positive one.” - Adriana Carrig on bullying
For Adriana, being bullied throughout adolescence and into college became a fact of her life. But it was nothing in comparison to the infertility she would face later on. While still in college, Adriana took the lessons she had learned through bullying to create a meaningful business that aims to help others build community and peace. That same community also helps her now as she faces the mental health struggles that come with infertility and lack of control in the face of it.
Today, I sit down with Adriana and she shares advice for parents of bullied children, how bullying and infertility are connected, different ways a woman can be a mother, and so much more.
What we explore in this episode:
What Adriana would do and not do all over again (4:33)
Adriana shares advice for parents whose children are being bullied (9:00)
The inspiration behind Little Words Project (13:10)
The personal reason why Adriana chose motherhood and infertility themes for her bracelets (20:00)
Why infertility was harder to handle than lifelong bullying (23:45)
The recurring theme from bullying that showed up during infertility (37:41)
Different ways to be a mother (45:21)
What’s next for Adriana (49:14)
Connect with Adriana:
Website
Little Words Project Instagram
Little Words Project TikTok
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All Over Again Instagram
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Andrea was diagnosed with probable infertility as a teenager and assumed it would take her a little longer than expected to get pregnant. However, it was “a lot longer” instead, and after suffering a miscarriage, she learned that getting pregnant wasn’t the issue, her uterus was. This led her on a journey to sharing her story and creating an entire media platform called pregnantish, so that other women wouldn’t feel alone.
Andrea shares about her infertility journey, her meant-to-be surrogacy story, why she shares her story, and how she is bridging the much-needed gap between fertility doctors and patients.
What we explore in this episode:
What makes infertility taboo (3:51)
Life before infertility (09:29)
Andrea’s meaningful surrogacy story and healing generational trauma (12:01)
Why Andrea decided to stop hiding her infertility story (26:04)
How Andrea is bridging the gap between patients and providers (33:53)
Resources for women dealing with infertility (43:34)
And a surprising fact about Andrea! (45:41)
Connect with Andrea:
Pregnantish.com
Pregnantish Instagram
Andrea’s Instagram
Connect with Nathalie:
Website
All Over Again Instagram
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Hilary Phelps, Michael Phelps’ sister discusses alcohol use disorder and how it impacted her life including her swimming career, and after being 15 years sober, how it continues to influence her life including motherhood, her recent divorce and losing her father.
Hilary shared why the term Alcohol Use Disorder rather than Alcoholism is more appropriate and respectful, and how she believes that her experience has called her to share and support others.
What we explore in this episode:
Hilary's biggest life accomplishments including getting and staying sober, motherhood and prioritizing her mental health
The difference between Alcohol Use Disorder and Alcoholism
What Hilary would do all over again and what she wouldn't
How Alcohol Use Disorder impacted Hilary's swimming career and every decision she now makes
How Hilary's brother, Michael Phelps' vulnerability inspired her to share her story
Struggling with the grief of divorce and the loss of her father, and the triggers they created
How Hilary is using her voice to amplify awareness around Alcohol Use Disorder
What keeps Hilary going and resources in support of those with Alcohol Use Disorder
Connect with Hilary:
Instagram
LinkedIn
Connect with Nathalie:
All Over Again Instagram
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