Unabashed You

Mar 04 2025 256 ep. 47 mins 3
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Need some inspiration? Some encouragement?

You’re in the right place. At Unabashed You we focus on confidence so you will believe in yourself more; passion so you will turn it into purpose; and gratitude so you will find gifts even in the hardest of times.

Because you’re already good enough. You just have to believe it.

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I Didn’t Ever Really Want to Die - episode 256

Mar 04 2025 31 mins  
She realized in later years, once the healing began, that she didn’t actually want to die. Geena wanted the pain to stop and was desperate to find solutions to make it so. In her own words she was a beautiful, mess of a human being that didn’t have all the answers. Trauma after trauma left her not wanting to live. At the lowest point she had a plan and told God, I’m going to

You are NOT Your Illness - episode 255

Feb 25 2025 42 mins  
What if you are diagnosed with a mental illness? You knew something wasn’t right but now you have the words, the information to get started on the process of healing. And that’s what it is, a process. You will never be done. No one will no matter what they are dealt. With that in mind you can realize that you are not your illness. You can stop being silent because silence is su

I Don’t Think Any Less of You - episode 254

Feb 18 2025 38 mins  
It seems more men need to hear this. That they will not be thought less of if they share with someone a struggle they are having. It’s not a sign of weakness, it’s actually a sign of strength because it takes courage to admit you don’t have it all together. Really, who does? Mark Hanley had many other insightful things to share as our guest this week for Let’s Talk about Me

Bigger than Fear, is the Thought of Regret

Feb 11 2025 38 mins  
What if you are at your lowest? Depressed, you’ve lost who you are. A few toxic relationships have run their course, and a few new events are placed in your path. You have nowhere to go but up, so you carefully lean in to clearing out the negative energy and not drinking to numb the pain. Nicole Rippee started saying ‘yes’ to showing up in her life with listening to where she

Check in on Your People - episode 252

Feb 04 2025 35 mins  
She is right. It doesn’t take much time to send a text or to phone a friend. Maybe you’ve noticed they are a little bit off, not their usual self. So why not simply say, How are you doing? Are you good? Is everything okay? Jarkeshia McGahee is a mental health advocate who encourages us all to take that moment and to check in on your people. We all need to be seen and to know so

I am Not Shunning Emotions Anymore - episode 251

Jan 28 2025 43 mins  
There is tremendous value in understanding our emotions are not good or bad. We need to let them in and not ignore them. They are telling us something and if we don’t pay attention our bodies will be the one to keep score. This is how many physical symptoms and illnesses are born. Lina La Rue Gomez had many other wise and discerning things to say as our guest this week for “Let

We Need to See Ourselves in a Different Way - episode 250

Jan 21 2025 40 mins  
Let’s start here: the number of times I said, Wow during this conversation would make a great drinking game if you’re not doing Dry January. David Waldas is our guest this week for Let’s Talk About Mental Health and he has a system of quieting the input of the outer world to restoring the health of the inner one. It’s a mechanical process that teaches you to shift energy so

Is There a Way Out? - episode 249

Jan 14 2025 37 mins  
What if your loved one is the one suffering? They toy with the idea of suicide as a way out, a way out from the pain and PTSD of actual protecting-our-country-battle. They served and come home with wounds. Amber Jeann Parker’s husband is the one who experienced trauma. She became caregiver, support person, and advocate number one. Yet she wondered, How long will this go on? It’

You Believe What They Tell You - episode 248

Jan 07 2025 34 mins  
Yes, you do believe what they tell you. You start out as a kid, you don’t know any better. So if your family of origin is dysfunctional, and they constantly put you down you, you feel small, unseen. That messes with how you see yourself. Why wouldn’t you believe it? It’s all you know. Cindy Attar is our guest for the “Let’s Talk About Mental Health” series. She shares m

Reflections on 2024; Hopes for 2025 - episode 246

Dec 31 2024 47 mins  
This is our annual “takeaways and looks ahead” episode. The end of a year brings a time of reflection along with a look into the hope of a new year. I’m part of a mini-mastermind that is a fancy way to say we hold each other accountable, we encourage and support one another. This week my friends Mary Ann Mariani, Amy DeFehr and I talk about the things we liked about 2024 lik