Conversations With Iris Podcast
Conversations with Iris isn't just a podcast, it’s a vibe. With Iris bringing conversations to life with everyday people doing extraordinary things, adding pizzazz, soul, and love. Whether we’re diving deep or laughing loud, your story gets the spotlight it deserves, real, raw, and unforgettable.
Episodes
Ep. 76! Join Iris as she sits down and talks with Lisa Johnson. Lisa Johnson is the co-founder of Been There Got Out, a high conflict divorce strategist and certified domestic violence advocate who has successfully represented herself through scores of court appearances. Her case, published in the Connecticut Law Journal, is being used as legal precedent. Her live testimony helped pass Jennifers’ Law in C...
Ep. 75! Iris sits down with Sean Blackwell who is the author of "Bipolar Awakenings – The Quest to Heal Bipolar Disorder", a groundbreaking exploration of the connection between bipolar disorder and spiritual emergence. For over a decade, Sean has been sharing his journey and helping others navigate the intersection of psychology and awakening through his YouTube channel and international retrea...
Ep. 74 of Conversations with Iris Podcast sees Iris sitting down with Michelle Choairy. Michelle is the creator and host of the Complex Kids, Simple Solutions podcast and co-host of The Mom Panel, where she blends expert guidance with heartfelt conversations to support parents raising neurodivergent, apraxic, and complex kids.
Her work is personal and purpose-driven. Michelle is the mother of Dra...
Ep.73 of Conversations with Iris Podcast is out now. Listen in as Iris sits down with Anil Gupta! Anil Gupta overcame suicide in 2008 and has since then formulated the Happiness Formula, The Happiness Test, the Relationship Score and the Relationship Ratio, spoken on Fox News, Harvard, Sky TV, Tedx, i Heart radio, written three international best sellers and founded The Happiness Score. He developed the T...
Ep. 72 of Conversations with Iris Podcast has Iris sitting down with the amazing and fire blazing Tommy Kilpatrick. Don’t believe anything in this book. Take this book to your CPA and have s/he read the chapter “Act 1 Scene 1”, and hear from their own lips, that the bank could have never issued you a true credit card. This may be the first time your CPA has ever realized that their own bank-issued credit...
Ep. 71 of Conversations with Iris Podcast! Iris has the pleasure to sit down with Reasa Selph! Reasa Selph is an award-winning entrepreneur, business strategist, mother, and passionate advocate for patient safety. She is the founder of a successful marketing agency and was named Best Women Entrepreneur of North Texas as well as Business of the Year, recognized for her ability to lead and grow with resilie...
Ep.70 of Conversations with Iris Podcast! Iris has another phenomenal conversations as she sits with Author, Trauma survivor, Mother of six and Founder of the Colin James Barth Outreach, Julie Barth! JULIE BARTH is a writer, mother of six, trauma survivor, and founder of the Colin James Barth Outreach, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting women-led households in times of crisis. Julie’s memoir, NOTES FROM ...
Ep.69 of Conversations with Iris Podcast! Iris sits down and talk with Dr. Robin Harwick. Robin Harwick, PhD is an educator, researcher, and writer committed to creating liberatory educational spaces for young people who have been pushed out of traditional systems. After nearly a decade of searching for a democratic learning environment for her son, he challenged her to start one—and The Pearl Remote Demo...
Ep. 68! Join Iris as she sits down with author Leah Williams! Leah writes novels that blend emotion, culture, and voice — books rooted in home, heritage, and hope. Leah also is the creator of Black Girls Day off! An event she curated for young black girls and also the name of her new novel! Leah's books are:
- Where the Guava Tree Stands — a novel-in-verse about migration, memory, and identity
- Neith...
Ep. 67! Join Iris as she sits down with Maya Nelson! Maya Nelson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and founder of Silent Syche Therapy, specializing in trauma recovery for BIPOC, immigrants, and marginalized communities. With frontline experience in crisis intervention, domestic violence shelters, human trafficking recovery, and disaster response, Maya translates complex mental health concepts into re...
Ep. 66! Join Iris as she sits down with speaker, coach, and the Director of Group Coaching at Next Level University, Amy Lenius. Amy helps people (mostly women) redefine success in a way that feels deeply aligned through clarity, self-belief, emotional resilience, self-worth and sustainable daily habits.
Over the last 8 years, Am has spoken on stages at events dedicated to health, healing, and pe...
Ep. 65 of conversations with Iris Podcast and on this episode Iris sits down with Kenny Sacht, founder of Wipe Every Tear which started in a high school teacher’s classroom. After years of leading basketball and volleyball teams to the Philippines, Kenny’s eyes were opened to the nightmare of human-sex trafficking. Having five daughters of his own, his heart broke at the reality that girls were being sol...
Ep. 64! Listen as Iris sits down with her brother from another mother Kennieth Jones. Listen in as Kennieth goes through his journey of growing up in the Midwest as someone trying to find his identity, to moving away from home, homeless and starting a new life. This is an amazing and inspiring journey as Kennieth overcame obstacles to live his life Fluid, Free and Fearless.
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Ep. 63 of Conversations with Iris Podcast is live with guest Mary Walter! Mary Walter is a passionate advocate for women's health, drawing from over 15 years of personal experience battling chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs). A former laboratory technician, Mary combines scientific knowledge with real-world experience to shed light on the struggles many face navigating a healthcare system often ...
Ep. 62! Iris sits down with Dr. Elizabeth Sherrell-Davis, a life coach specializing in helping women go from burnout to balance—helping women over 40 to reconnect with themselves, mentoring K-12 students, and helping adults with goal setting through vision board creation.
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Ep. 61! Iris sits down with Pepper Kat, host of Spicy Spectrum, proudly nominated for Favorite Adult Podcast at the 2025 AVN Awards on Showtime. Pepper Kat is also the founder of Design Your Dreamgirl™, nominated for Best New Product at the 2025 Australian Adult Industry Awards.
Pepper Kat made the leap from News Producer to adult entertainment, and now she leads the conversation in this space. ...
Ep. 60 of Conversations with Iris podcast is here! Join Iris as she sits down with Michaela S. Cox who is a speaker and multi published author. Michaela writes an a wide and diverse range of topics in her six series she has currently. Michaela has traveled a journey she calls her 38DDD which has involved living through a lifelong Disability (legal blindness), Divorce at 26 (2005) and Death of Beloved husb...
Ep. 59 of Conversations with Iris podcast! Iris sits down with Dr. Sue McCreadie who is a holistic pediatrician and midlife transformation expert who helps women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s navigate hormones, heartbreak, and healing — so they can stop settling and start living with joy. Her mission: to make transformation simple, soulful, and even fun — because when women rise, we raise the vibration of th...
On Ep. 58, Iris sits down with Kent Darcie, who is the founder of Adults with Divorced Parents Ministries. He is a licensed professional counselor in Southeast Michigan.
Kent is also a popular speaker, workshop presenter, podcast host, blog and article writer, and the author of the book "Choose a Better Path: Overcoming the Impact of Your Parents' Divorce."
He’s helped adults wit...
In Ep. 57 of Conversations with Iris podcast, Iris sits down with Veterinarian Jeff Feinman. In this episode we learn from Jeff who is an innovative whole-istic veterinarian and founder of Holistic Actions! (HA!). A 1985 dual-degree graduate from the University of Pennsylvania and its first veterinary University Scholar, Dr. Jeff combines his background in molecular biology with over 40 years of experienc...
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