Inner Spark
Inner Spark is a podcast dedicated to sharing stories of transformation and personal growth. Each episode looks into pivotal moments in the lives of my guests, where they experienced a significant shift or awakening that moved them towards new ways of living. From career changes to spiritual awakenings, from overcoming adversity to finding unexpected passions, my guests share the moments that sparked their journey towards a more fulfilling and authentic life. Through honest and inspiring conversations, listeners will gain insight into the power of self-discovery and the courage it takes to embrace change. Join me as I explore the transformative moments that have ignited the spark of change, and discover how these experiences can lead to shifts in perspective, purpose, and direction. If you're seeking inspiration to embark on your own journey of growth and transformation, this podcast is for you. Tune in and let the sparks fly!
Episodes
There was black dust shooting out of my vents, and I knew exactly whose fault it was. Mine. I didn't ask.
In this Shower Sprinkle, I'm sharing a messy (literally) day at home and an upcoming surgery I've been avoiding asking about, even though I used to work in the OR. Both taught me the same thing: sometimes we skip the questions because we're excited, relieved, or honestly scared of the answer. That avoidance costs...
After ten conversations about loss, love, and everything grief actually looks like, I'm closing out the Grief Series with the one thing every guest agreed on: what actually helps someone who's grieving isn't the right words — it's staying in the room.
In this finale, I revisit the most powerful moment from each episode of the Grief Series — from Pam Sandrock's beach ball metaphor to Justine King's "you ne...
Anthony Marcario was three years old when his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer — and she spent the next two decades making sure he never noticed. In this episode, Anthony (husband of my dear friend Christine, and a high school educator of over 12 years) shares what it was like growing up with a parent who was sick for nearly his entire childhood, and how she turned every Friday treatment, every hospital...
I met Justine at a boxing gym, and it didn't take long to realize she's one of the most genuine, heart-of-gold people I've ever known. She's spent seven years opening her home to strangers walking through the unimaginable — the loss of a child.
In this episode, Justine shares the story of her son Josh, who she and her husband Bob lost on Easter Sunday, 2017 — the day after what she calls one of her best b...
This week, I step away from the guest chair and get honest about my own grief — mid-eclipse season, mid-edit, mid-life.
Fresh off the conversation with Dr. Craig Farney about the difference between feeling sad and being sad, I found myself living the answer in real time. A physical health scare pulled her straight back into an old fear, grief showed up uninvited at her desk, and she made the choice to let it mo...
In this episode of the Grief Series, I sit down with Dr. Craig Farney — who I jokingly call "the feelings doctor" — for a conversation about the connection between our emotions and our physical health. Dr. Farney has personally helped me work through my own grief, and in this episode he breaks down why so many of us were never taught how to feel our feelings in the first place, and what that costs us phy...
In this episode, I'm sitting down with someone I don't usually get to interview — my grandfather, Glenn Gum. He was married to my grandmother, Sheila, for 69 years before she passed. We recorded this conversation at Table Rock Lake, where our family has vacationed together for over 50 years — so this isn't a studio interview. It's just us, talking the way we always have.
My Grandpa agreed to share this be...
In this episode of the Inner Spark Grief Series, I sit down with Terri Brown, an LSCSW psychotherapist with 39 years of experience in death and dying, critical incident response, and grief counseling — including work with Kroger's critical incident teams and 12 years serving soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with the Department of Defense.
Terri has personally walked alongside me through my own journ...
In this episode of the Grief Series, I sit down with Carmen Walsh — writer, speaker, and fierce advocate for women over 40 claiming their freedom and joy — for one of the most vulnerable conversations the series has featured yet.
Carmen opens up about losing her older brother to epilepsy when she was just 15, and how she spent the next three decades shutting her grief down to protect the people around her...
In this Shower Sprinkle, I'm sharing the heart behind the Grief Series, why I believe grief deserves a place in our everyday conversations, and why you don't have to be fully healed to make a difference in someone else's life.
If you've ever questioned your story, your purpose, or whether you're "qualified" enough, this episode is for you.
In this episode, we'll talk about:
- Why I almost didn't start this seri...
You can only hold a ball underwater for so long before it pops back up. Grief works the same way — and in this episode of the Inner Spark Podcast Grief Series, I sit down with Pam Sandrock, founder of No Knockouts Life Coaching and host of the No Knockouts Podcast, to talk about what really happens when we stop pushing our grief down.
Pam was 37 years old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. What followed...
Can you celebrate and grieve at the same time?
For a long time, I didn't think I could.
In this first episode of the Grief Series, I'm sharing a deeply personal story about the loss of my grandmother, launching my podcast the very next day, and the unexpected journey of learning how to hold grief and joy at the same time.
Two years ago, my grandmother passed away just 30 minutes before my birthday. The next day, I rele...
What if becoming the best version of yourself isn't about working harder, pushing more, or hustling your way there?
In this Shower Sprinkle episode, I'm sharing a personal realization that stopped me in my tracks: I thought I had slowed down, but really, I had just gotten better at disguising my hustle.
After spending time grieving an old version of myself, I found myself sitting in the stillness—something that ...
What if feeling unlike yourself isn't a sign that something is wrong—but a sign that you're growing?
In this heartfelt Shower Sprinkle, I share a raw look at what transformation really feels like behind the scenes. While growth is often celebrated for the breakthroughs and victories it brings, we rarely talk about the grief that comes with letting go of an old version of ourselves.
This week, a series of unexpec...
Hey friend! Welcome back to another Shower Sprinkle.
If you listened to last week's episode with my dear friend Christine Marcario, you know I had a big realization — I was caught in the hustle and had lost touch with what it means to truly play, rest, and give myself permission to just be.
This week, that realization went even deeper.
During a powerful breathwork and meditation session with my mentor Jennifer Li...
What happens when the person who celebrates everybody else forgets to celebrate herself?
In this episode I am getting called out by my dear friend and podcast host Christine Marcario of the Aligned and Abundant Podcast -- and honestly, I needed every bit of it.
We are talking about the moment I realized that everything on my plate had shifted from I get to, to I have to. The hammock that is still not put together. The...
In today’s episode I’m sharing a deeply personal and powerful conversation that originally aired on my dear friend Dana Hunter Fradella’s podcast, Girls Who Recover (now Her Next Level Podcast). This episode was recorded in the early days of both of our podcasting journeys, and it became one of the most pivotal conversations I’ve ever had about my life, my health, and my healing.
At the time, ...
Have you ever looked at a picture of your younger self and barely recognized the joy on your face?
That happened to me this week.
In this shower sprinkle episode I get real about the moments that dim our inner light — the embarrassing drive through order, the intercom slip in elementary school, the skating rink that broke her heart — and how those moments quietly talk us out of showing up as ourselves.
This...
After noticing my own “fun meter” running low, I reflect on how overthinking, pressure, and overwhelm were taking the joy out of experiences before they even started.
Through real-life moments—from a high-energy event filled with connection to a simple, joy-filled hospital delivery— I uncover a deeper truth:
✨ Fun isn’t just about the moment—it’s about how you show up to it
In this week’s Shower Sprinkle, we’re taking a gentle pause to explore a powerful question:
Where are your thoughts coming from… your mind or your heart?
Your mind is designed to keep you safe.
It scans for risk, overthinks, and looks for what could go wrong.
But your heart?
That’s where your truth lives.
That’s where your spark begins.
And here’s the shift...
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