UnBreakable Spirit, Inspiring Stories of Women Surviving and Thriving

In this episode you'll hear Debby's story, as she felt crushed in her corporate job, unable to be authentic in her high level position.  You'll hear how she walked away from all of it to follow her dreams and now helps others follow their dreams.

After climbing the corporate ladder she knew that her values and beliefs were not in alignment with what she was doing as a C-level Corporate Executive. She listened to the voice within he...

In Episode #29, you'll hear Dr. Pamela's story.  Raised in a very strict, religious family, she shares how she found her way to a new spirituality.  A visionary and pioneer in spiritual growth and transformation,  Pamela shares life-changing experiences and insights with clarity and humor. She captivates readers and audiences with wisdom and practical guidance from the Blueprint for the Human Spirit®, her holistic model for conscio...

In this episode, Sara shares her story of how she survived the mass genocide of Cambodia. She shares her life lessons and gained wisdom that impacts others due to her experience, and how she found her way to gratitude and forgiveness.  Her inspirational Award-Winning Book " How I Survived The Killing Fields” was honored in 2015. As a Speaker, she shares how tenacity, perseverance , and faith are required values to conquer fear and ...

In Episode 27, Amanda Love shares her story of a long history of illness which culminated with the diagnosis of Fibromyalgia at the age of 20 in 2010. This caused debilitating pain, fatigue, headaches and caused issues in other aspects of her life. Because of this, she made it her life's mission to teach others how to cook allergy-friendly food and lead a holistic life. She holds a diploma as a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, and...

In Episode 26 you'll hear Kimberly's inspiring story of finding resilience; embracing her destiny and overcoming adversity. She shares the harsh realities of life from the perspective of an abandoned little child in kinship care growing up into adulthood. It is an authentic true story with no filters.

Kimberly confronts the societal issues that many people struggle with today such as pedophilia, domestic violence, child abuse, abus...

In Episode 25, you'll hear Amy's story.  She was barely surviving, sick and in pain.  She'd been to every doctor imaginable.  No one had an answer.  Doctors kept throwing medications at her and she kept getting sicker. She didn't feel seen, heard or believed.  She and her husband ultimately traveled to Johns Hopkins for their Hail Mary, Amy was down to only 85lbs.  And they had no answers.  Amy was done.  She was ready to give up.

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Episode 24

On March 17th, 2020, as the world was shutting down, so too was the unexpected shut-down of Bri's body. After a quick 24 hours of a strange tingling sensation which started in her feet and grew up her legs, she brought myself to the emergency room and scaled the triage desk with her hands to let the receptionist know “I think my legs are about to collapse beneath me.” And no sooner than she said it, did it happen. 

The t...

In Episode 23 of Unbreakable Spirit, you'll meet Nancy McKay.  She shares how her drinking slowly became more of a problem until it culminated in a suicide attempt.  She put a gun to her head and by divine grace, the shot fired missed her.  But that shot scared her sober.  Nancy has been sober since March, 2009 and is also an ovarian cancer survivor. These two life events set her on a different life path. She is now a Life and Equu...

In this episode, Morgana Rae shares her story of working desperately hard, doing everything right, taking every course and utilizing business coaches in order to create a thriving business.  She was successful and had a great reputation working and coaching aspiring actors and others wanting to succeed in the entertainment business.  But there was one big problem; she wasn't getting paid.  It seemed like, no matter how great her we...

Welcome to Episode #21 of Unbreakable Spirit.  In this episode you will hear the story of how Lise, at age 4< and her mother were severely burned in a household accident.  The fire left Lise with 3rd degree burns over 65% of her body.  Her lower lip was burned off.  She spent her most of her childhood in the hospital, undergoing painful surgeries.  When she was out of the hospital and returning to school, she experienced horrific b...

In Episode #20, you'll hear Kerri Heddell's raw and authentic story.  Kerri met the man of her dreams online and was swept up into a whirlwind romance.  It was a perfect relationship; starting long distance until they decided it was time to live in the same city.  After about a year, he proposed and Kerri planned her Gone With The Wind Wedding.  She couldn't have been happier.  They enjoyed an amazing cruise as their honeymoon.  Af...

In Episode 19 of Unbreakable Spirit, Julie Prashad-Ramirez shares her story of losing her mother to glioblastoma (brain cancer).  Her Mom's diagnosis came shortly after the birth of Julie's first daughter.  At a time when Julie and her Mom should have been enjoying the new baby, instead, this diagnosis turned their world upside down.  Her Mom passed away just a year later.  Her Dad was left to raise her 10 year old brother alone.  ...

Episode 18 is the powerful story of how Ironman athlete, Meghan Newell Davis was given a terminal diagnosis of scleroderma not long after the birth of her son.  At the top of her game, and in perfect health, Meghan chose the Mirena IUD as her method of birth control after giving birth.  Shortly afterwards she began to develop debilitating pain and was losing the ability to pick up her son, change his diaper and even walk.  Doctors ...

Check out Episode #17!  In this episode I have the pleasure of chatting with Colleen Dee Tiberius Shoemaker.  Colleen shares growing up with severe learning disabilities that affect how she hears, processes and learns.  She funneled her energy into sports, instead of academics, believing that she was simply dumb.  Colleen became a star athlete and played college sports until....she was injured, ending her career.  Devastated, she p...

Episode 16 is about the stigma, shame and silence behind mental health.  Jennifer Miller shares her Unbreakable Spirit story of growing up with depression; undiagnosed, isolated and silent.  Jenn shares how she turned to alcohol and cutting as a way to self medicate and to bring herself back into the present moment.  She talks about the "Dark Girl", the name she gives her depression.  The depression followed her to university and i...

Episode #15 of Unbreakable Spirit is about the journey Jann Coppen went on beside her beautiful, adult daughter, Leanne Coppen, as she was diagnosed with breast cancer.  Jann shares her daughter's courageous story and blog, "Cancer is Crap".  Leanne fought hard, but the cancer was aggressive and Jann lost her only two years after diagnosis.  Those two years were filled with bravery, love, laughter, champagne and flowers.  Jann shar...

In Episode #14, Jennifer Buttineau shares her story of struggling with profound loss and grief.  She talks about the loss of a very important love relationship, the loss of a beloved friend, and the loss of two baby daughters.  These losses caused her depression and grief, so deep that she gave up her successful business to run from the pain.  Jenn gives us insight into how she found her way to healing, through nature and solo trav...

Episode #13 of Unbreakable Spirit is about Jennifer's journey to find her true self and to embrace her spiritual gifts.  She'll share how she dropped out of University to move in with her boyfriend who she eventually married.  There were many warning signs along the way that this was not the right partner for her, but she wasn't listening.  She struggled in the marriage for many years, ignoring the signs that her husband was not be...