I dont want to brag but I have the most amazing Mother in Law. We hear about the nightmare MILs all the time and I am so grateful that is not our experience. We have a strong loving honest relationship. Its not all rainbows and butterflies but the mutual respect we have for each other along with open communication allows us to get over our obstacles together. 

We are changing things up in season two to get real on changes in friendships and unique relationships that exist in our lives. This episode explores a change in seasons in a friendship and how we navigated that change. Did we stop lifting each others crown or did we set it aside for a moment. Can friendships be brought back to life? 

In this very special episode I get to chat with my oldest daughter, Brooklyn about her passion for volleyball, writing and Art and the girls/women in her life that lift her crown. It was so fun to hear how she describes her friends and the vision she has for her life at the age of 9. Its a blessing to be her Mom and I cant wait to see all that she becomes. 

In this episode we continue expanding the Lifted Crowns Community with Michele's friend Annissa. We talk about her role as the "source of truth" for her friends, her current passions, her brave and honest battle with depression and of course the women in her life that support her throughout and lift her crown.  If you are battling with depression and have thoughts of suicide please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention www.afsp.org for help. 

In this episode we start expanding the Lifted Crowns Community with Michele's friend Crystal. We talk about what was surprising and not about what Michele said about her, her current passions and of course the women in her life that lift her crown. Bonus! We get an amazing challenge in this episode so check it out to find out what the challenge is! 

In this episode my Mom joins me on the podcast to gush about her family and the women in her life that inspire her.  More about my guest  Patty Viramontes was in technology for 20 years while raising 4 girls. Now she is a Mimi to 10 grandchildren and living life on the Lake with the love of her life aka my Dad :) 

I am so thrilled to finally share this episode and my amazing friend Chi-Chi with you all! We talk about her passion around her identical twin boys and how she literally spoke them into existence (yes she gives a tutorial on how she does that) and how she is moving the needle in diversity with her unique approach on the topic. Of course she is surrounded by a supportive inspiring group of women. She talks about each of them and shares some amazing nuggets of wisdom they have given her.  More About My Guest  Chinyere "Chi-Chi" Okpara is a Sr. Talent Advisor, Inclusion & Diversity for Amazon Web Services and a Certified Career Coach. She has new business and podcast links coming soon! 

My beautiful friend Michele joins me in this episode to talk about her passion for creating and the struggles that come when your day job isn't feeding your creative soul. I know so many of us can relate to this, myself included! We also dive into the amazing and BIG (like we definitely need a part two) group of supportive and inspiring women in her life! Best of all we share a lot of love, laughs and some wine along the way :)   More About My Guest Michele Ewerz is the Owner and creative mind behind the brand new Etsy shop, Essentially Ewerz. Her bracelets are super cute for yourself and would make great gifts for friends. Her table runners are the perfect piece for your next party. Message her directly for custom pieces/colors.  Go check it out now! https://www.etsy.com/shop/EssentiallyEwerz?ref=search_shop_redirect  Follow her on FB too https://www.facebook.com/essentiallyewerz/

In this episode, I interview another one of my amazing sisters, KJ all the way from Australia! We dive into her passion about Parenting and learn about the inspiring women in her life lifting her crown both here and there (and what that looks like for her).  More About My Guest: KJ has her Masters in Professional Counseling. Parenting Book Recommendations:   As promised here are the books from the episode! Thanks KJ! The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman   Peaceful parent happy siblings by Laura Markham  Playful parenting and the opposite of worry: playful parenting approach by Lawrence Cohen

In this first full episode, I interview one of my amazing sisters, Michelle aka My Health and Wellness Guru. We talk about what she is passionate about (spoiler alert its Health and Wellness), share some laughs and learn about the women in her life that have been an inspiration and support to her.  More About My Guest Michelle Norris is a certified Yoga Instructor and Wellness Expert/Experimenter. Catch one of her amazing yoga classes or sign up for personalized one on one wellness consulting on her website at www.michellenorris.com.  Cookbook/Nutrition Guide coming as soon as I can convince her to do it ;)    Thank you for listening to today’s episode! Want to join the movement? Follow me here for new episodes, share them with your friends and if you want to nominate an inspirational women in your life or be on the show to share your story email me at [email protected].