Episodes

Kristin Joy Lavin is the author of “The Butterfly Promise,” a memoir about love, grief and the afterlife, particularly as they relate to her relationship with her beloved grandmother. She talks with Beth about her book, spirituality, messages and signs from the afterlife, and grieving the loss of the ones we love.

Latrea Russ is an author, disability-empowerment coach, and speaker. Her most recent book is a memoir titled “It's Not What It Looks Like: I'm Not Doing That Anymore.” She talks with Beth about how she persevered through a difficult childhood and the challenges of living with a disability to live a purpose-driven, fulfilling life.

Laura is the author of “My Prosthetic Life,” a memoir about her experiences growing up with a prosthetic arm due to a birth defect caused by her mother taking Thalidomide for morning sickness during her pregnancy. She joins Beth to discuss all the ways in which living with a physical difference affected her life and how she eventually learned to accept and love herself exactly as she is.

Patricia Rodi is a mother, wife, cancer survivor, peer mentor, and author of the memoir, “What Comes After Cancer: A Memoir for Patients, Family, and Friends Dealing With Critical Illness.” She talks with Beth about surviving cancer and all the ways in which cancer has affected her life, including unexpected gifts and blessings she found along the way.

Paul Honeycutt is the CEO of The Creation Lab, a leadership-consulting business that seeks to bring an intuitive, heart-centered approach to leadership in the workplace. He joins Beth to discuss his childhood growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness, how he came to terms with his homosexuality in the midst of his strict religious upbringing, and the ways in which he uses what he learned throughout the years to make positive change in his work and life today.

Aly Bird is a qualifying registered psychotherapist, coach, speaker, and author of the book, “Grief Ally: Helping People You Love Cope with Death, Loss, and Grief.” She talks with Beth about grief, grief support, and the loss of her husband.

Momoko Uno is a doctor of integrative medicine, certified functional medicine practitioner, acupuncturist, board-certified Chinese herbalist, and author of the book “14 Days: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Quarantine Hell.” She talks with Beth about her medical career, how her confinement in Australia's hotel quarantine during Covid kept her from being with her mother before her death, grief, coping mechanisms, and more.

Maria Reich is a certified canine nutritionist, co-owner of The Pet Health and Nutrition Center, and author of the book, “A Thousand Lifetimes: The Story of a Woman and Her Dog: Both Sides of the Tale.” She talks with Beth about her book, animal communication, pet health and nutrition, and all the ways we can best care for our pets.

Sorana Mitchell is a mother, singer/songwriter, writer, poet and author of the memoir “Still Smiling.” She talks with Beth about the sudden loss of her beloved father when she was a child, a difficult relationship with her mother, surviving sexual abuse, living with bipolar disorder, and finding positivity and joy in the midst of it all.