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Beautiful ShiftsThe Other Side: Overcoming Heroin Addiction, Trauma, and Finding Hope (Part 2) with Dylan GibsonIn the second half of this powerful two-part series, we pick up where Dylan's story takes a pivotal turn. After years of addiction, crime, and incarceration, Dylan faced a life sentence - until he made a decision that changed everything. Encouraged by the unwavering belief of his grandmother, he took a leap of faith and joined The Other Side Academy. Through accountability and the support of a community that refused to give up on him, Dylan committed to rebuilding his life with integrity and purpose. Now a staff member at TOSA, Dylan is paying it forward, helping others find...2025-02-0437 minBeautiful ShiftsThe Other Side: Overcoming Heroin Addiction, Trauma, and Finding Hope (Part I) with Dylan GibsonDylan Gibson's life spiraled from a childhood marked by trauma leading to years of drug addiction, crime, incarceration, and despair. In this first episode of a two-part series, we follow his journey from a turbulent upbringing and struggles with heroin dependency to rock bottom - when an unexpected act of love from a stranger and the unwavering belief of a family member spark hope. This pivotal moment leads him to The Other Side Academy, setting him on a life-changing path.
Join us for the first half of this raw, inspiring story of resilience, redemption, and t...2025-01-2855 minBeautiful ShiftsCrisis Prevention, Mental Wellness, Teaching, and Moving with Lindsay StaplesIn this episode, our guest Lindsay Staples (one of Lindsay's closest friends!) shares her experiences moving and living in various parts of the country, being an elementary school teacher in Harlem, New York, and the lessons she learned along the way, including how these experiences shaped her approach to life. From navigating major life transitions like becoming a mom to working in crisis prevention for mental health, Lindsay offers practical insights and tools to prioritize mental wellness. We discuss talking to kids about mental health and destigmatizing surrounding conversations, the importance of addressing suicidal thoughts without fear, strategies for...2025-01-211h 21Beautiful ShiftsGoing Through Cancer at a Young Age, Finding Strength and Acceptance, and Building a Life Abroad with Ellen YoungToday we talk with Ellen Young about her journey through several major transitions. From going through cancer as a young teenager and living with a resulting disability to studying women's studies in college, to navigating cultural and personal shifts including marrying young, going through a divorce, and leaving the LDS church, Ellen shares how these experiences shaped her life and how she came to a place of acceptance a growth. Ellen reflects on how traveling abroad helped her find herself again, how she has built a life abroad, and how she learned to embrace her story and the challenges...2025-01-141h 27Beautiful ShiftsOvercoming Self-Doubt and Embracing Growth for the New Year with Brandie PaterakisWe're kicking off the New Year with a good one! Brandie shares her journey of overcoming self-doubt to reach her goal of becoming a therapist and offers insights on self-esteem, radical acceptance, and navigating life transitions. We discuss embracing personal growth, avoiding common goal-setting and mindset traps, and finding humor along the way. Brandie's perspective is an inspiring and uplifting start to 2025!
Find Brandie and her clinic, Blue Bee Counseling Services, on Instagram @bluebeecounseling and at bluebeecs.com.
2025-01-071h 41Beautiful Shifts2024 Highlights & Happy Holidays!In this episode, we reflect on the guests we’ve had in December—people who look outward, give back to their communities, and remind us of the good happening in the world. We share highlights from Season 3 of 2024 and the amazing guests we've had on the podcast, and share some recent personal highlights.
Thank you for being part of our podcast community and for continuing to listen and support us. We are so grateful for you all and wish you a joyful and peaceful holiday season!
2024-12-1735 minBeautiful ShiftsHonoring Don Ward: A Life of Teaching, Service, and CompassionToday, we're honored to share a special re-release of our conversation with the late Don Ward, a beloved teacher and lifelong advocate for Utah's refugee community. Known as "everyone's favorite teacher," Mr. Ward taught for 35 years at Jordan and Alta High Schools in Sandy, Utah, and spent the last 15 years supporting refugees through the Ward Foundation, a nonprofit he established through his efforts and connections with former students to provide aid and support for refugees.
In this episode, Don shares his inspiring story - from his teaching career and cancer diagnosis to his incredible work wi...2024-12-101h 32Beautiful ShiftsContinuing a Legacy of Compassion: Supporting Those Experiencing Homelessness with Beth YoungIn this episode, we meet Beth Young, an inspiring woman who has dedicated her life to compassion and service. Drawing on her family's legacy of helping others, Beth has made it her mission to support those experiencing homelessness. From her socially conscious upbringing to her service in the U.S. Army, Beth shares how these experiences shaped her life leading to a passion for advocacy. Settled in Utah, Beth actively serves those experiencing homelessness while cherishing her role as a wife, mother, and grandmother. Tune in to be inspired by her wisdom and commitment to making a difference.
2024-12-031h 25Beautiful ShiftsThoughts on GratitudeThis week we continue our tradition of having a gratitude episode Thanksgiving week, sharing a few thoughts on gratitude and revisiting a past episode. We love having a chance to reflect on the impact gratitude can have and how we can incorporate it into our lives.
Speaking of gratitude, we're so grateful for all you! Those who continue listening and supporting the podcast, those that are new here, and especially our amazing guests who so graciously and vulnerably share their stories, making this podcast possible.
We hope you all have a wond...2024-11-2624 minBeautiful ShiftsLDS Faith Transition from a Therapist's Perspective with Greg SmartGreg is a husband and father and recently graduated with a Master's in Mental Health Counseling. Today he shares about several life transitions in his life focusing on his LDS faith transition. He gives valuable insight from a therapist's perspective for those going through faith transitions, those actively participating in their belief systems, and those seeking to understand others. He also gives tips for having difficult conversations surrounding this topic, and thoughts on change and growth.
Greg is very wise and thoughtful and we're so glad we were able to have this conversation with him t...2024-11-191h 11Beautiful ShiftsLeaving the LDS Church and Facing Trauma, Loss, and Grief Without Religion with Mason SawyerMason Sawyer is a devoted father, public speaker, and host of the 10Ninety podcast. In July 2021 Mason lost his wife, son, daughter, brother, and nephew to a tragic car accident. Mason was on our podcast previously (July 30, 2024) to share about what he has been through and how he began podcasting and sharing his story to help and connect with others. Today Mason joins us as part of our faith series to share about his LDS faith transition, leaving the LDS church, and his thoughts on belief and religion while facing loss and grief. Mason goes in-depth with details of...2024-11-121h 41Beautiful ShiftsLoosing a Sister, Addiction Recovery, Faith Doubts, and Finding Comfort in the LDS Faith with Katie CorniaToday Katie shares her story of learning to share emotions after her sister passed away, finding the addiction recovery program, learning to overcome depression and anxiety, navigating faith doubts, and finding comfort staying in the LDS church. Katie is very thoughtful and kind and share her experiences and life lessons in a relatable, genuine way in this touching, uplifting conversation.
Katie is a facilitator for the 12 step program through the LDS church and has spoken at LDS events and firesides. She is a wife and mother of four kids, works as a school crossing guard, an...2024-11-051h 22Beautiful ShiftsLeaving Orthodox Judaism, a Marriage, and Finding Peace on the Other Side with Tova MirvisTova is the author of the memoir The Book of Separation as well as three novels including a national bestseller. Today Tova joins us to share about her journey questioning and ultimately leaving Orthodox Judaism as well as her marriage, which led to writing The Book of Separation, a memoir about heeding your inner compass, even if it means walking away from the only life you've ever known. She shares what this journey has been like and how she has found peace and beauty on the other side.
Tova is extremely thoughtful and wise and w...2024-10-291h 08Beautiful ShiftsSupporting Children Through Faith Transitions with Brenda SmartToday's episode is a re-release of an episode from last fall that is one of our highest listened-to episodes. Brenda shares about living around the world including serving as a mission president couple for the LDS church, and how she has learned to support her children in their LDS faith transitions. She shares about the difficulties as well as coming to a place of acceptance and love, benefits this shift has brought to her relationships, and advice for those in similar situations.
We loved talking with Brenda and so glad we could bring this conversation ba...2024-10-221h 38Beautiful ShiftsThe Journey of a Progressive Christian Pastor with Stan MitchellStan grew up in a fundamental conservative Pentecostal religious community in Arkansas, was a teen minister, and became a highly influential Lead Pastor by the time he was an adult. Led by a desire to expand and make room for all, Stan went on the journey of becoming a progressive Christian Pastor and shares his fascinating story in this moving and thoughtful conversation today. We're honored Stan made the time to share his thoughts and experiences with us in this inspiring conversation that we will continue to reflect back on, gleaning insight and wisdom from, and are excited to...2024-10-151h 11Beautiful ShiftsMoving Family of Six to Africa and Gaining New Perspectives of the World with Shaylee & Reggie WilsonToday Shaylee and Reggie join us to share about how they sold their home and moved their family of six to Tanzania in September 2023, fulfilling a dream many years in the making. This move exposed their children to a new way of life, culture, and people in hopes that they would each walk away with new perspectives, priorities, and a unique understanding of the world. Now back in the United States, Shaylee and Reggie share details on the experience and the valuable lessons they learned as a family.
We’re grateful Shaylee and Reggie joined us...2024-10-081h 08Beautiful ShiftsLeaving Polygamy and Giving Yourself Permission with Hannah StauberHannah joins us today to share her unique journey as a child bride to a well-known polygamist, later earning her GED and leaving the polygamist lifestyle in 2012, and as a single mom of four pursuing a career in nursing. Now a Family Nurse Practitioner, Hannah shares about gaining the courage to leave, freeing herself from oppression, and tools for giving yourself permission to live the life you want to live.
Hannah is incredibly inspiring and such a kind, genuine person. We were fascinated by her story and all she has accomplished, and are so grateful sh...2024-10-0156 minBeautiful ShiftsFinding Meaning & Spirituality Beyond Religion with Britt HartleyToday Britt shares her story of being a devout member of the LDS church including being a seminary teacher, to deconstructing her beliefs and entering a stage of nihilism, to finding meaning and spirituality beyond religion, and now practicing spirituality in a tangible and beautiful way. We discuss concepts and tools she uses with her clients and topics from her new book No Nonsense Spirituality. Britt has a Master's Degree in Applied Theology with a specialization in the future of American religion. She currently works as a spiritual director on nihilism recovery, faith deconstruction, and secular spirituality.
...2024-09-241h 20Beautiful ShiftsLiving with Hydrocephalus, Founding a Company, and Doing the Next Hard Thing with SarahAnn WhitbeckToday SarahAnn shares her story of being diagnosed with Hydrocephalus and living with this chronic life-threatening condition for over twenty years. She shares about founding the Chest Wall Injury Society where she works as CEO, and how she has gone through life facing mortality and embracing fear and beauty. SarahAnn is incredibly smart and inspiring and we admire her example of following passions in the face of uncertainty and viewing life as a gift.
SarahAnn is involved in the Hydrocephalus Association, a nonprofit organization with the mission to find a cure for Hydrocephalus and improve th...2024-09-171h 05Beautiful ShiftsLearning Grit and What's Really Important from Your Child with Health Issues with Nathan GarnToday we are joined by Nathan Garn, Shantil's husband, who shares the experience of having their oldest son Payton born with a life-threatening condition (spinal meningitis, which led to hydrocephalus, which led to a severe seizure disorder). Nathan and Shantil share the challenges and life lessons they've learned from Payton having grit and finding joy through his chronic health conditions, and the color and depth that can be gained going through hard things.
Thank you to Nathan for coming on the podcast and sharing his down to earth, thoughtful wisdom and perspectives.
...2024-09-101h 08Beautiful ShiftsLife is in the Transitions with Bruce FeilerToday we have a guest we've been hoping to have on the podcast since the beginning! Bruce Feiler, a New York Times bestselling author, joins us to share what led to writing his book Life is in the Transitions and discuss its crossover with our podcast. We talk about the types of transitions we go through in life, what Bruce learned from interviewing hundreds of people about their life transitions, and more insights from his book. Bruce is such a wise, genuine person and we're honored he made time to come on our podcast. We can't wait for you...2024-09-031h 00Beautiful ShiftsWelcome to Season Three!Today is our first episode of Season Three of the podcast! We share some thoughts going into this new season, some exciting guests we have coming up, and reintroduce ourselves and the theme of the podcast. We can't believe we are starting our third season of doing this and can't wait to dive into more guest stories with you all, gaining new perspectives and finding beauty in our stories together.
Thanks for listening, supporting, and joining us for Season Three!
2024-08-2735 minBeautiful ShiftsGrowing Up with Dads with Jeffrey & BryceOur last re-release of the summer! This was our last episode of Season One and one of our top-listened episodes. Jeffrey and Bryce are a gay couple living in the suburbs of Salt Lake City and share about raising their twins through the gift of surrogacy along with other life experiences and thoughtful perspectives. They are such a great couple and family and we're so grateful they made the time to share their story with us in this vulnerable, important conversation.
Find them on Instagram @growingupwithdads, which they created with the intent to provide hope an...2024-08-151h 18Beautiful ShiftsBest Friends Through Unimaginable Loss and Rare Health Condition Share 10Ninety Principle & More with Mason Sawyer & Sam JosieToday's re-release is a conversation from Season One that had such great impact on us and is one of our most listened-to episodes of all seasons.
In 2021, Mason's family was involved in a fatal car accident that took the lives of his wife, daughter, son, brother, and nephew. Sam was born with a rare form of Dwarfism that affects bone growth and development and causes abnormalities. Best friend's since high school, they share more about their stories and how they have used the 10Ninety Principle, the name of their podcast, to share stories so others f...2024-07-301h 50Beautiful ShiftsSurviving and Overcoming Addiction with CARRIE BUTLERIn today's re-release, Carrie shares her powerful story of surviving and overcoming a deep addiction to prescription drugs. Carrie exemplifies incredible strength and resillience, turning weaknesses into strengths, and that through our flaws we can connect and heal together. A survivor of the opioid epidemic, she aims to help others gain hope, healing, and understanding for themselves, friends, and loved ones.
Carrie is a mother of four and a grandmother. She is a licensed realtor and Director of Growth at Keller Williams Home Hub.
Find Carrie on Facebook (Carrie Butler) and on...2024-07-161h 24Beautiful ShiftsThe Other Side of Fear with RYAN SMARTOur second re-release of the summer! Ryan shares his story of leaving corporate America to start his interior design firm, Smart Studio Designs, even when he felt it was risky and too late. Ryan has lived in various places, introducing him to people and cultures that have shaped who he is today. His story is sprinkled with interesting and important life lessons he has learned along the way, including seeking help for anxiety when needed.
Ryan helps us see the reward is in the journey, that we can look back and find beauty in our in...2024-06-251h 41Beautiful ShiftsThink Twice with KARI MONTGOMERYToday we have our first re-release of the summer, our episode with Shantil's sister Kari, which was also our very first episode! Kari shares about being a survivor of a suicide attempt as a teen, being a birth mother, an entrepreneur, and the healing and hope she has experienced as she has learned mental health tools and grown into adulthood. Kari shares how the theme "think twice" relates to her life in this uplifting and inspiring story.
Learn more about Kari's story on her blog here.
Find Kari on Instagram @kari.w.mo...2024-06-111h 13Beautiful ShiftsSeason Two Highlights & WRAP UP!Our last episode of Season Two! Today we have a fun conversation highlighting episodes and topics we've had this season, talk about plans for the podcast over the summer, and what we have in the works for Season Three. We also share the top five listened-to episodes of the season and touch on our purpose for the podcast.
We're so grateful to our guests who were on this Season! We had so many great conversation and are so appreciative of their willingness and vulnerability in sharing their stories.
We also want to t...2024-05-2946 minBeautiful ShiftsLDS Faith Transition and Reframing Values and Spirituality with TAMARA JACOBSToday we are joined by Tamara Jacobs, one of Lindsay's closest lifelong friends! In this thoughtful conversation Tamara shares about her LDS faith transition including her experience growing up in the church, what led to her faith transition, and how she has reframed and rebuilt values and spirituality. Tamara shares aspects of deconstructing that were pivotal for her personally as well as in raising her children, and helpful perspectives on reframing values and spirituality after such a big life shift.
Tamara has a beautiful way with words in this heartfelt, vulnerable conversation. We know her i...2024-05-211h 49Beautiful ShiftsHow Living the Unexpected Life & Learning From Failures Can Lead to Reaching our Potential with LMFT HEATHER SEVERN CALLISTERToday we have such a fun, meaningful conversation with Heather as she shares how tulips, cake, and basketball shoes relate to her story and the theme of living the unexpected life and learning from failures. Heather shares about her son who has down syndrome and autism, is tube fed, non-verbal, and medically complex, and how each of us will have times we're living the unexpected and what that can lead to. She shares her perspective on failure and taking risks and how these work into different parts of her experiences.
Heather is a Licensed Marriage & Fa...2024-05-141h 15Beautiful ShiftsUnderstanding Family with Borderline Personality Disorder, Overcoming Mental Health Struggles, and the Importance of Social Health for Our Youth with LMFT David KozlowskiWe're so excited to have David Kozlowski from the OG Therapy Podcast and Light the Fight Podcast with us! Today David begins by sharing his personal story of growing up with family members with Borderline Personality Disorder, how he experienced multiple concussions and a suicide attempt while playing football at the University of Utah, and facing his own mental health struggles which led to pursuing a master's in counseling psychology and a desire to help others. David has become an expert in his field and has worked with kids, teens, and families in mental health for over 25 years, specializing...2024-05-071h 37Beautiful ShiftsParenting Transitions, Why We Love the Good Inside Method & Parenting Episode HighlightsToday it's just us, chatting about parenting! We start by talking about some parenting transitions in our own lives. Then we chat about Dr. Becky Kennedy and her book Good Inside, why we love this parenting method, and some helpful tips we've taken away from her book and the ideas she shares. We wrap up by highlighting guests we've had on this season who have talked about different parenting transitions and give highlights from their episodes.
We loved talking about parenting and kids and some of the helpful things we've learned along the way, and fr...2024-04-3039 minBeautiful ShiftsNeurodiverse Parenting Journey with MARGARET WEBBToday we are joined by Margaret who shares her story of parenting her son who is neurodiverse and on the autism spectrum. She shares lessons she learned that changed the way she was experiencing parenting and her relationships with her son, husband, and herself. We discuss letting go of judgment in parenting, following our intuition, helpful strategies, and finding peace, growth, and joy in the parenting journey.
We really loved and valued this conversation and feel so lucky we were able to connect with Margaret and hear her story and expertise! She is a wonderful pe...2024-04-231h 20Beautiful ShiftsRaising, Loving and Advocating for Her Son with RACHEL BARKERRachel is a wife of 30 years, mother of five children, and has two beautiful grandchildren. Today Rachel shares the touching story of adopting her son Noah, who is now 13, and what it has been like raising a Black son in Utah. She shares about the gift of adoption, the delightful person Noah is, and is honest and vulnerable about some of the challenges that have come with racism they have experienced. Rachel does a wonderful job addressing the delicate topic as she shares her experiences and perspectives.
Rachel has been a motivational speaker for over 20 y...2024-04-161h 27Beautiful ShiftsCoping with Loss of Twin Sister to Addiction and Having a Spouse Deployed with KARI HEAPSKari is a wife, mother of two young children, and an adjunct instructor in the department of Filmmaking, Art & Design at Southern Utah University. Today Kari shares about her husband's recent deployment to Africa where he will serve for the next nine months and how she and her kids are adjusting to him being away. She then shares about the tragic passing of her twin sister Kristi to a heroine overdose eight years ago. She shares how she has coped with this heartbreaking loss, lessons she's learned, advice for listeners, and how the major life transitions she's been through...2024-04-091h 30Beautiful ShiftsSurviving the Empty Nest Phase, Finding Peace through Life's Storms, and Faith Evolution with SUSIE AUGENSTEINToday we are joined by the amazing and wise Susie Augenstein! Susie shares her experiences and lessons learned on some recent significant life transitions she's been through including the empty nest phase and how to find peace through life's storms. She then shares about her faith evolution as a member of the LDS church, as a former bishop's wife and lifelong active and devoted member. Susie's story, perspectives and advice to listeners are so well thought out and we know you'll find value in what she shares.
Susie is a nurse, mom, traveler, wife, questioner, an...2024-04-021h 56Beautiful ShiftsLiving an Expanded Life Through Entering the World of Disability, Focusing on Adventure, Love and Gratitude with JORGE FONTIt's our Spring Break week, so today we are re-releasing an episode we had last spring with the incredibly inspiring Jorge Font. At 19-years-old Jorge was in a waterskiing accident and became a paraplegic. In this conversation Jorge shares his journey since then including challenges, lessons learned, and how ultimately his life has expanded in ways he is grateful for.
This is a such an uplifting conversation and we're so grateful Jorge took the time to talk with us and share his experiences and perspectives! We're so happy we can reshare this so our newer lis...2024-03-261h 48Beautiful ShiftsPoetry and Friendship as a Catalyst for Survival and Healing with DEBORAH and ELIZABETHToday we are joined by Deborah Tobola and Elizabeth Buckner who have been friends for close to 25 years, brought together by being teachers at the same prison and a shared love of poetry. Both from California with unique backgrounds including living during the hippie era, they share their individual stories and traumas they've endured through the years, sharing poems they've written along the way, and how writing and sharing poetry with each other has been a catalyst for healing.
We loved this soulful conversation and know you'll be fascinated, touched, and inspired by Deborah and E...2024-03-191h 11Beautiful ShiftsLanguage of the Human Experience from Brene Brown's Atlas of the Heart & Meaningful Themes from Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusToday we chat about some recent books we've read (some of you may have read along!). Whether you've read these or not, we've structured this episode so you can listen and take away some highlights and meaning from each book.
We start with Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown, which draws on her research over two decades, mapping connection and language of the human experience. We share a few words/emotions that stood out to us and discuss takeaways. We hope this can be a helpful and fun recap, and there's plenty more to d...2024-03-121h 01Beautiful ShiftsFinding Peace in Running, Faith Journey Leading to Pursuing Wisdom, Curiosity, Compassion, and Acceptance with JORDAN STUARTToday we are joined by Jordan Stuart who is a trail runner, husband, and father of three. Jordan shares how an LDS faith journey led to pursuing wisdom and concepts bringing expanded perspectives and peace, as he remains active in the LDS church. Jordan shares a few of the concepts he's studied and contemplated, and we have a discussion about them including ontological shifts, how personal narrative shapes reality, curiosity, compassion, acceptance, and MGI (Most Generous Interpretation).
Jordan is very wise and shares his story and thoughts in an interesting and thoughtful way, and we th...2024-03-051h 16Beautiful ShiftsBecoming an Influencer and Entering Adulthood with ASHLUND JADE ORTIZToday Ashlund Ortiz joins us, who is a 21-year-old Instagram influencer from Riverton, Utah. We get to hear what led Ashlund to become an influencer, what it has been like to enter her 20s, and the ups and downs of young adulthood. Ashlund is fun and relatable and it's interesting to get a glimpse into what this career path entails. She shares insights on following your own path, friendships, and more through the young adulthood years.
Thank you so much to Ashlund for making the time for us! We are excited for you to get t...2024-02-271h 10Beautiful ShiftsBlessed By Three Children with Down Syndrome, Adoption, Twins, Lots of Love and Chaos with KECIA COXToday we are joined by Kecia who is a mother of seven children including three with Down Syndrome. Kecia shares what it was like to become a special needs parent, how adoption comes into their story, having twins, and much more. Kecia shares what this journey has been like and beautifully explains the shifts and adjustments she has made along the way both in life and in the way she views the transitions she's been through. We discuss the value of inclusion and having special needs individuals as part of our schools and communities, and the joy the bring...2024-02-201h 29Beautiful ShiftsFinding Love at Any Age, Learning to Love Yourself, and Relationship Tips with KATIE BYRNEIt's our Valentine's Day episode, and it's such a fun one! Today we get to talk with Katie Byrne who is a wife, mother of three young children, and our first guest from the UK, living just outside London. Katie shares about finding love later in life and what led her to becoming a coach helping women, primarily over 35, transform their relationship with themselves and find love. Katie shares about traveling to India for several months in her early 30s to intensively practice yoga, how that eventually led to finding her husband, and about helpful perspectives and tips for...2024-02-131h 03Beautiful ShiftsGrowing Up In and Leaving Polygamy, and Building a New Life Together with SAM & MELISSASam and Melissa have been married nine years, have two young children, and are the creators and hosts of the popular YouTube Channel Growing Up In Polygamy (GUIP). Today Sam shares his experiences growing up FLDS in Southern Utah including being raised in a loving family with four mothers and 36 children. We hear what it was like being in the sect with Warren Jeffs as the prophet including his imprisonment, what led Sam to leaving, and how he and Melissa (who grew up outside polygamy) met and were married. Their story includes a transition out of the mainstream LDS...2024-02-062h 25Beautiful ShiftsTaking Back Your Health, Founding a Fitness Gym & Becoming a Business Owner with LAREE SCHUENMANLaRee is a wife, mother of five, and founder/owner of StayFitt Training. Today LaRee shares her story of making changes toward a healthy lifestyle which led to pursuing nutrition and fitness education, starting a fitness group in her home, and eventually founding her own business and opening a community fitness gym, all during and soon after Covid hit! LaRee shares what it's like to be a business owner, balancing it all with family, and deciding to follow your passions. She also shares simple, doable tips we can make toward improving health and wellness.
LaRee is...2024-01-301h 00Beautiful ShiftsThe Commodity of Connection with Molly Bice-Jackson (aka smallyspice)Molly is a wife, mother, and woman of many talents including singer/dancer/actress, emcee, copywriter, author, founder of the nationally recognized non-profit "A Good Grief," and keynote speaker on the Commodity of Connection. Today Molly shares about the journey she's been on since the loss of her firstborn daughter 15 years ago, thoughts on various life experiences and shifts, and how connection has emerged as a defining value in her life and story. Molly is such a fun, engaging, and inspiring person, and we know you'll love her and this conversation!
Molly and her husband Vi...2024-01-2351 minBeautiful ShiftsHella Transitions (Into College and Adulthood!) with WHITNEY GARNThanks to Whitney herself for helping us out with this title! Whitney is a 19-year-old college student, plays soccer for Salt Lake Community College, and is Shantil's daughter! Today Whitney shares several big life shifts she's been through in the past year including adjusting to a challenging first semester of college, deciding to play soccer at the collegiate level leading to a school transfer, and a study abroad to Spain. Whitney shares on getting through difficult transitions, pursuing passions, and the benefits of stepping out of our comfort zones. We had such a fun time chatting with Whitney and...2024-01-161h 07Beautiful ShiftsLiving Into Your Values for the New Year with Our Friends Tasha and StephanieToday is a special episode with our friends Tasha and Stephanie on living into our values. First, we chat about the Beautiful Shifts Bookclub we are starting for 2024 (listen in for more details). Then we are joined by Tasha and Stephanie and, using Brene Brown's exercise/worksheet on identifying values, we each discuss which values stand out to us and how we can refocus on them for the New Year. Tasha and Stephanie are both thoughtful, fun, and wise and we know you'll love them as much as we do! We're excited for you to join in this discussion...2024-01-091h 25Beautiful ShiftsWords for the New Year & Re-release with Holly Wever: Impermanence, Equanimity & Letting the Light InToday we share some thoughts on the New Year and fun things we have coming this year for the podcast. We then explain a few meaningful words to consider going into the New Year shared by Holly Wever in our conversation with her last year, which we are resharing today.
Holly shares what she learned through the major life transition of losing her sister to an accidental overdose including acceptance and healing, and the concepts of impermanence, equanimity, and thoughts on letting the light into our lives. Holly is a yoga teacher and mother of f...2024-01-021h 35Beautiful ShiftsHoliday Episode - Traditions, Giving & Listener Submissions!This week we asked for listener submissions of holiday traditions and stories of kindness/giving during this time of year to share. We read these and share some of our own, and about guests we've had on the podcast with charities to support. It was fun hearing what people had to share and chatting about holiday things! We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas week and a Happy New Year!
Previous guests we've had on the podcast with charities we mention in today's episode:
NixonStrong Foundation - Non-Profit Kids Cancer, Childhood Cancer an...2023-12-1929 minBeautiful ShiftsLifelong Teacher Dedicates Retirement to Serving Refugees, and Ways to Help Refugee Community with DON WARDToday we get to talk with the amazing Don Ward, a lifelong teacher who is now 82-years-old and has been serving the refugee community in Utah for over 15 years. Mr. Ward is everyone's favorite teacher! He taught AP U.S. History and Student Government at Jordan and Alta High Schools in Sandy, Utah, for 35 years (and was a teacher of Lindsay's!). He shares some background growing up in Texas, moving to Utah and becoming a teacher, retiring and being diagnosed with cancer, and while in remission 15 years ago becoming involved in helping Utah refugees. His involvement grew with the...2023-12-121h 35Beautiful ShiftsThe Giving Grinch Charity and Serving Community with Miss Utah Volunteer GENTRY ROSEGentry Rose is currently Miss Utah Volunteer, working toward her nursing degree, and involved in the non-profit charity her mom Sheena founded, The Giving Grinch, which gives to those in need at Christmastime and year-round. Gentry shares what led to becoming Miss Utah Volunteer, choosing to become a nurse, how a love for service was fostered in her life, and the heartwarming story of how Sheena started The Giving Grinch in 1996. We hear how Gentry and Sheena work together through The Giving Grinch to serve individuals in the community, ways to get involved with The Giving Grinch and thoughts...2023-12-0556 minBeautiful ShiftsHow Poetry Saved My Life: From L.A. Gang Member to Poetry Teacher with JORGE NUNEZToday we have a very special episode with Jorge Nunez. Jorge's story is unique, eye opening and incredibly inspiring. Jorge shares how he emigrated from Mexico to the U.S. at age two, was raised on the streets of L.A., fell into the gang life at a young age and what that was like. He wrote his first poem while serving time in a probation camp for boys. Poetry, and Street Poets, the non-profit organization that introduced him to poetry, became the lifeline that would see him through four years of state prison, followed by deportation to Mexico.2023-11-281h 36Beautiful ShiftsThoughts on GratitudeToday we don't have a guest, it's just us sharing a few thoughts on gratitude! We also chat about some of our recent guests who have brough gratitude into their stories and some simple ideas of ways to incorporate gratitude into our lives.
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2023-11-2122 minBeautiful ShiftsFollowing Intuition Through Infertility, Faith Transition & Influencing with TERILYN ADAMSTeriLyn joins us to share about her fertility journey as well as several other pivotal life transitions she's been through including faith transition and her career move from the corporate financial industry to blogging about running to becoming a fashion influencer. TeriLyn shares details about her journey with fertility that are helpful for anyone considering growing their family, for those who may be going through fertility struggles themselves, and for listeners to better understand what this challenge is like. We love the diversity of TeriLyn's story and her vulnerability as she shares about her life transitions through her 20s...2023-11-141h 35Beautiful ShiftsFinding Your Worth: Healing from Betrayal, Trauma & Murder of Husband with ASHLEE BOYSONAshlee is a speaker, teacher, victim advocate, writer and mother of seven. In today's episode Ashlee shares her story of the infidelity and murder of her husband in 2011, just months after giving birth to their fifth baby. She shares her healing journey, finding her voice, knowing her worth, and helping others. Ashlee has grown to love sharing her story and is an advocate for those who have experienced loss, grief, widowhood, murder and infidelity.
Ashlee has had the unique experience of sharing her story on Dateline, Dr. Phil, American Monster, True Crime Daily, and several ot...2023-11-071h 17Beautiful ShiftsLiving Abroad & Supporting Children through Faith Transitions with BRENDA SMARTBrenda Smart is a mother of four adult children, a grandmother, a social worker, and has been married to her husband for 44 years. In today's episode Brenda shares about living around the world and the challenges and benefits of experiencing diverse cultures while raising their family, as well as serving as a mission president couple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) in Puerto Rico when a hurricane and the pandemic hit. She then shares about how three of her four sons have chosen to step away from the LDS church and how she has...2023-10-311h 46Beautiful ShiftsLoosing Sibling to Cancer & Giving Back to Families Affected by Cancer with LEVI & JACKIE CULLEYToday we are joined by Levi Culley and his mom Jackie Culley as Levi shares his perspective of what it was like having his older brother Riley diagnosed with cancer when he was a young teen. Levi shares his experience including spending time with his brother through his last days, lessons he learned, and valuable advice on what we can do to support others in similar situations.
Jackie was one of our first guests on our podcast (Season 1, episode 4) where she shares her touching and powerful story about Riley's battle with cancer and the charity C...2023-10-241h 24Beautiful ShiftsSurviving a Spinal Injury & Knowing What You’re Made of with DAN & MICHELLE WADSWORTHIn August of 2022 Dan sustained a critical injury to his spine resulting in becoming paraplegic. In today's interview we have the opportunity to talk with Dan and his wife Michelle, who are also our close neighbors and friends, about what this experience has been like. Dan and Michelle share their experience from the day of the accident through recovery and adapting to this new normal from both of their perspectives. They share important life lessons they've gained along the way such as learning that we can adapt to almost any situation, growing stronger because of the mountains you've had...2023-10-171h 30Beautiful ShiftsBecoming a Foster Parent, Supporting Teens & Founding Common Thread with RACHEL GARRETTRachel Garrett is a former high school teacher, licensed foster parent, certified CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate), and founder and Executive Director of Common Thread - a nonprofit dedicated to building community and strengthening teens who are experiencing adversity in their lives. Today we get to talk with Rachel about what led her to becoming a foster parent, what that experience has been like, and how pursuing a master's degree in psychology, child & adolescent development works into her story. She shares how being a foster parent led to founding Common Thread, what the organization does and how others can...2023-10-101h 03Beautiful ShiftsHealing Your Trauma and Cycle-Breaking with Therapist CINDY CHIACindy Chia is a prominent therapist in Utah and the founder of Aspire Psychological. In today's episode she shares what led to pursuing a degree in psychology and becoming a trauma therapist with a "non-BS approach to healing." We discuss recognizing trauma and the process toward healing, understanding gaslighting, and the power of cycle-breaking. Cindy shares how her personal experience and trauma led to this career and wanting to help others. She also shares about her multicultural background growing up in Malaysia and moving to Australia for college, then to Oklahoma, and settling in Utah. Cindy was a delight...2023-10-0359 minBeautiful ShiftsPositive Parenting Shifts with BROOKE ROMNEYToday we have our first guest interview of the season with Brooke Romney! We're so excited to have Brooke with us to help kick of Season Two. Brooke shares what led her to writing about parenting and her books to where she is today running a large online community of support and connection for parents of teens and tweens that is valuable to so many. Brooke shares some insightful and doable things we can incorporate into parenting to have positive shifts in our interactions and relationships with our teens and tweens, and really children of any age.
...2023-09-2654 minBeautiful ShiftsSEASON TWO KICKOFFSeason Two is here! This week we chat about what we've been up to since wrapping up Season One, our goals and direction for the podcast, upcoming guests, and more. We're so excited for our upcoming guests conversations as they share stories of Beautiful Shifts, and to discuss what we can learn from each other through sharing life transitions and experiences.
Thanks so much for listening and for all your support during Season One and going into Season Two! We're so grateful to be able to share this journey with you.
2023-09-1922 minBeautiful ShiftsSEASON ONE WRAP UP! A season of connecting, sharing, and finding beautyOur last episode of the season! Today we have fun chatting about what the experience of starting this podcast has been like and recapping the season. We talk about the different life transition categories we had throughout the season and give some thoughts on each of our amazing guests and their stories.
We're so grateful for all our guests who took the time to come on our podcast this season - thank you!! We can't wait for next season and the interviews we have in the works!
We also want to sa...2023-06-061h 22Beautiful ShiftsJeffrey & Bryce: Growing up with dads - Gay couple from Utah raising twins through gift of surrogacy share life experiencesJeffrey and Bryce are a gay couple living in the suburbs of Salt Lake City raising their four-year-old twins, Ridge and Rue. They run the Instagram account @growingupwithdads and are the cutest family, and we're so excited to share their episode with you as we are about to enter Pride month!
In today's episode Jeffrey and Bryce share about growing up, how they met, coming out, and becoming parents through the gift of surrogacy. They also share what it was like growing up in the LDS religion/culture, their paths to accepting themselves, what it's li...2023-05-301h 07Beautiful ShiftsMarina Baginsky Lowe: Building bridges and finding common ground, saying yes, and stepping outside comfort zoneMarina joins us today to share about multiple transitions in her life including living abroad at various times, going to law school, finding herself without both parents at the age of 40, working many years for the ACLU and recently moving to Equality Utah. She shares about advocating for legislation and policy in Utah working to build bridges across party lines, and explains about a recent bill she was involved in passing. We loved her perspective on listening to understand and finding common ground. She shares about many places she has lived and her thoughts on stepping outside of our...2023-05-231h 04Beautiful ShiftsTerry Olsen: Prevailing over the landslide of loss - Son’s accidental overdose leads to running CHANGES, supporting parents & families in crisisIn the summer of 2014, Terry's life was forever changed when her only son Dane passed away from an accidental drug overdose. Terry shares about Dane's serious injury that led to him being prescribed pain meds, and how this led to his eventual addiction. We hear Terry's perspective as a parent trying to help her adult child through addiction, giving him love and support, and what she has learned through her experiences.
After months of grief Terry began looking for ways her family's story could make a positive difference for others facing similar challenges. It has be...2023-05-161h 06Beautiful ShiftsNatalie Castro: Growing up with autistic sister and learning to understand her, developing lifelong passion to help and advocate for those with autismNatalies shares about growing up with her autistic sister, Angie. When she was young, Natalie experienced sadness and frustration not being able to understand and connect with Angie until one day a speech therapist changed everything. From there Natalie became passionate about learning all she could about autism and helping Angie and others. Natalies shares where this led, how she has helped over a hundred families, and advocates for others.
Natalie is an autism sibling and co-guardian, TEDx Speaker, and advocate. She specializes in creating autism-friendly homes through real estate and design in the Salt La...2023-05-0942 minBeautiful ShiftsNelson Lee: Overcoming anxiety and OCD and helping others improve mental health through intentional livingToday Nelson joins us to share about how he overcame a decade-long struggle with anxiety and OCD by learning to embrace uncertainty and live a life centered on values rather than fear. Nelson is passionate about all he has learned and has dedicated himself to helping others heal through obtaining a Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree, which he completes this fall.
In our conversation today we discuss thought patterns, the stories we tell ourselves, the role of shame, how our brains and nervous systems are involved, and how anxiety and OCD can show up in re...2023-05-0257 minBeautiful ShiftsNicolle Cure: Artist living with sudden onset of chronic vestibular pain and illness, creating art for healing, connection and to bring hopeIn 2017, Nicolle lost hearing in her right ear overnight and began her journey of living and coping with Meniere's disease, hearing loss, tinnitus, migraines, and many more symptoms that come with inner ear/vestibular disorders. Nicolle shares the struggles of living with an invisible disorder and how she was inspired to use her art and voice to spread awareness about hearing loss and vestibular health conditions.
Nicolle also shares how she moved to Miami from Barranquilla, Columbia, with her family when she was 17. Later she graduated from the University of Florida in Advertising which has be...2023-04-251h 14Beautiful ShiftsJanessa & Nick Whatcott: Creating the NIXONSTRONG Foundation in honor of son Nixon, giving back to children with cancer and their familiesToday Janessa and Nick are on the podcast sharing about their son Nixon and his battle with cancer, and about the NIXONSTRONG Foundation they founded with Nixon to provide help for children with cancer and their families. They share about Nixon's diagnosis and his story, how the foundation came about and its purpose, Nixon's amazing example, and insights they've gained along the way.
They share examples of children and families the foundation has helped and about the upcoming annual baseball tournament fundraiser NIXONSTRONG is hosting in June, which is where the majority of the funds fo...2023-04-181h 01Beautiful ShiftsJorge Font: Becoming paraplegic and continuing waterskiing passion earning world championships, becoming a husband and father, and moving through life with gratitude, hope and loveJorge grew up in Mexico City and as a teen became a competitive waterskier breaking several national and Latin-American records for trick skiing. At 19 years old he was in a waterskiing accident and became paraplegic. Following the accident, he continued his love for waterskiing and has become a nine-time world champion in tricks and six-time world champion in slalom competing as a disabled waterskier. In this conversation Jorge shares these experiences and about the challenges, mental and physical, of his new normal, how he views this new way of living as an adventure, and his deep love and gratitude...2023-04-111h 42Beautiful ShiftsJessica Frew: Having a husband come out, navigating divorce, remarriage, and co-parenting while intentionally creating a new and beautiful family dymanicJessica shares how she discovered early in her first marriage that her husband, Steve, was gay, changing the trajectory of her life. She gives us a glimpse into how the following 15 years have unfolded, leading to a loving, inclusive and supportive family dynamic that Jessica, Steve, and Jessica's current husband, Matt, have worked intentionally to create. We also talk about how to be an ally to LBGTQ+ individuals and Jessica shares some steps in that direction we can all take.
Jessica has a successful podcast called "Husband in Law" that she records with both Matt an...2023-04-041h 10Beautiful ShiftsWomen’s Month Special - Teri Harman: Understanding the Sacred Feminine and claiming your value as a woman, why feminism isn’t scary, and building your own wingsToday Teri discusses with us what she describes as her most meaningful life transition: a feminist awakening including a deep dive into the mindset of the sacred feminine. We discuss what the sacred feminine means, what feminism actually is and why it isn't scary, ecofeminism, the healing and mending that happens with nature, tuning into our intuition and true selves, modeling understanding and open communication with our children, and much more. Teri also shares a few words and meanings from her beautifully written and crafted latest book "Words Instead of Wings: Language to Understand and Embrace the Sacred Feminine"...2023-03-291h 22Beautiful ShiftsBrittney Herman: Sexual Assault Survivor, Attorney, Miss Ohio Volunteer and Founder of We Will Organization discusses how we can prevent sexual assault through sexual educationBrittney shares that when she was in high school she was the victim of sexual assault, and how she didn't realize what happened was sexual assault and dealt with the trauma of that event in silence for years. Years later when she was in law school she did a widespread research project on the link between sexual education and rates of sexual assault, and the correlation between the two was shockingly strong. Her research shows that we can prevent sexual assault through sexual education. Her study was published and has been read by over 3,000 individuals.
In...2023-03-271h 07Beautiful ShiftsMarsha Mark-Baird: Olympic athlete shares about growing up in the Caribbean, moving to the US for college athletics to competing in the Olympics, raising a family and being a school LCSWMarsha shares about being raised in a small town in Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean where she grew up playing sports. After a lot of success in athletics she moved to the US to attend college and started competing in the heptathlon, a track and field event including hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200-meter dash, long jump, javelin and 800-meter run. On scholarship competing for BYU she placed ninth in the heptathlon at the NCAA Championships. Next came the Olympics! We get to hear about the road to the Olympics and her experience competing in the Summer 2000 Games...2023-03-211h 30Beautiful ShiftsWomen’s History Month & Women We Look Up ToWomen's History Month Bonus! Today we talk about the line up of awesome women and topics we have coming up this month and some thoughts on Women's History Month. Then we take turns sharing about a few women we each look up to and why. It was so fun to get to discuss this topic and these women and their influences on history, society, and in our lives.
Thanks for listening! Happy Women's History Month!
Connect with us on Instagram @beautifulshifts_podcast and Facebook for photos and info on upcoming guests, quot...2023-03-2050 minBeautiful ShiftsElise Jones: Choosing joy while living with heart failure, emotional health and resilience, and living by the mantra ”share your heart”Elise was diagnosed with atrial septal defect in 2009, had open heart surgery in 2016, and was diagnosed with congestive heart failure in 2021. She also had lung resection surgery this past November. As she shares her story we learn that although her ongoing heart health difficulties have brought about many ups and downs and physical and emotional challenges, Elise has chosen to focus on joy, gratitude, and doing the things she loves. We discuss learning to trust yourself and listen to your intuition when it comes to health and other areas of life, building friendships and serving others through disaster, and...2023-03-141h 20Beautiful ShiftsMason Sawyer & Sam Josie: Best friends through unimaginable loss of wife, son, daughter, brother & nephew in car accident & rare dwarfism condition share 10Ninety Rule, stoicism & moreOn July 25, 2021, Mason's family was involved in a fatal car accident that took the lives of his wife Kortni, son Riggins, daughter Franki, brother Race, and nephew Rider. Mason is now solely focused on raising his son, Blue, who survived the car accident, and his mission to help teach others the 10/90 Principle.
Sam has a rare form of Dwarfism called Ellis-Van-Crevled Syndrome that affects bone growth and development and causes various abnormalities. Sam stopped growing at age 17 and stands at 5'1. With over 17 surgeries on various bones in his body, Sam has had to learn to...2023-03-071h 44Beautiful ShiftsTonia Tewell: Holding out HELP for those coming out of polygamist culturesTonia Tewell, founder of Holding out HELP - a non-profit helping people out of polygamy/religious extremist sects - shares her story of growing up in an unstable home, which led to being taken in by her school principal and his wife at age 12, offering Tonia and her siblings safety and unconditional love for the first time. Later in life Tonia moved to the Salt Lake City, Utah area with her husband, began having children, and soon after was diagnosed with stage four cancer. She resolved that if she survived she would serve those coming from broken backgrounds who...2023-02-281h 20Beautiful ShiftsJanet Mumford: Surviving a skydiving accident, learning patience and resilience through adversity, and life lessons on rebuilding and getting through hard thingsJanet shares her story of how her life almost came to a halt one day that will forever be defined as life before and after her skydiving accident, in the fall of 2020. Experiencing debilitating injuries, her natural determination combined with lessons she had learned prior to the accident through therapy and working on mental health and inner strength helped greatly in her path to healing. She shares many takeaways that can be applied to getting through hard things in life and learning from setbacks, such as how growth comes in small steps, finding something to hold onto, trusting ourselves...2023-02-211h 19Beautiful ShiftsJohn & Brooke Buck: Adventures as a couple in Major League Baseball career, navigating baseball life and family life, supporting each other’s dreams, and prioritizing relationship and love that lastsToday we get to hear from John and Brooke Buck - our first couple interview! They are genuine, fun and have a great love story, and we are so glad it worked out to release this on Valentines Day.
John and Brooke share how they were high school sweethearts and got married as John was pursuing playing professional baseball. John's career as a baseball catcher led to adventures moving around the U.S. playing many years in the minor leagues and 12 years for major league teams including the Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays, Miami M...2023-02-141h 35Beautiful ShiftsHolly Wever: Loss, acceptance, and value of connection - Sister’s addiction and eventual overdose leads to forming nonprofit Second Chance 5K, learning and sharing valuable life perspectivesToday we are grateful to hear from Holly, who is thoughtful, wise, and has many great perspectives and life lessons on going through difficult things.
Holly shares the experience of having her younger sister, Kristi, struggle with drug addiction for many years, which led to an accidental heroin overdose. Through sadness, regret, and acceptance, Holly became inspired and motivated to start a cause in Kristi's memory to raise awareness and funds for those in addiction recovery. Holly shares what she has learned about the importance of connection, empathy, and listening to understand, as well as th...2023-02-071h 24Beautiful ShiftsKaren Cushenberry: Heartbreak, resilience and hope - Early passing of husband, daughter’s accidental overdose, and MS diagnosis, continuing on with gratitude and hopeToday we get to hear from Karen, a mother of four and life-long educator, who has lived a life full of service, love, friendship and family. Karen shares with us many life transitions that unexpectedly came into her life, including her husband's health declining at a young age, becoming a caretaker and the breadwinner for her family with young children still at home, and the eventual loss of her husband several years later. After adjusting to life on her own she found love again, and soon after suffered the heartbreaking loss of one of her twin daughters to an...2023-01-311h 15Beautiful ShiftsKim Christenson: Living with intention - Lifelong writer and stay-at-home mom on becoming an entrepreneur, pursuing a master’s, journaling and travel, writing on evolving faith, and intentional livingKim joins us today to share about many life transitions and valuable perspectives! We talk about her moving to Australia as a teenager, going from being a stay-at-home mom to founding Loom Journals and merging with Promptly Journals, recently beginning a master's in creative writing, and the process of becoming an author. She shares thoughts on the value of journaling and how it has impacted her life, traveling, and how writing on evolving faith has benefited her spiritual journey and helped others. Kim shares how being intentional in our lives through goals and transitions helps achieve the results we...2023-01-241h 09Beautiful ShiftsKattia Garn: Colombian-American on marrying an American and combining cultures, moving through grief, and cultivating love for lifeKattia shares her story of moving to the U.S. from Colombia, marrying her American husband, and the joys, challenges, and humor of combining cultures. She tells about growing up in Colombia and the amazing examples of service her parents were. She recently went through the transition of her father's passing and shares how she has moved through grief by focusing on gratitude and being an example of strength for her daughter. We get to hear Kattia share many beautiful perspectives on life and living it to the fullest.
Kattia has a love for dance an...2023-01-171h 16Beautiful ShiftsMarci Briggs: Health and wellness seasons, parenting teens and how mindfulness can help us in parenting, and going toward the little sparks in our livesMarci shares her story of choosing to focus on her health after many years of being a busy mom of three. She tells how she went from thinking goals were lame to being motivated to dive into health and weight loss goals so she could get back to hiking and doing outdoor activities she loved, and then achieving those goals. During the difficult times of Covid she learned grace for herself and others through the process of learning there are seasons in health, wellness, and all areas of life.
Marci's story is relatable, fun, and i...2023-01-1052 minBeautiful ShiftsBrandie Paterakis: Therapist’s perspective on overcoming self-doubt, navigating life transitions, and mindsets for the New YearBrandie's knowledge of mental health, wisdom on her own life transitions, and advice on adding humor into our lives is a great way to start the New Year! Both of us have seen Brandie for therapy and love her and her perspectives.
Today Brandie shares her story of overcoming self-doubt to tackle eight years of school leading to her dream of becoming a therapist. She shares mental health perspectives including pillars of self-esteem, navigating life shifts, difficult conversations, and the concept of radical acceptance. As our first episode of 2023 we also discuss how to watch fo...2023-01-041h 37
Beautiful ShiftsBrandie Paterakis: Therapist’s perspective on overcoming self-doubt, navigating life transitions, and mindsets for the New YearBrandie's knowledge of mental health, wisdom on her own life transitions, and advice on adding humor into our lives is a great way to start the New Year! Both of us have seen Brandie for therapy and love her and her perspectives.
Today Brandie shares her story of overcoming self-doubt to tackle eight years of school leading to her dream of becoming a therapist. She shares mental health perspectives including pillars of self esteem, navigating life shifts, difficult conversations, and the concept of radical acceptance. As our first episode of 2023 we also discuss how to wa...2023-01-041h 40Beautiful ShiftsCarla Swensen-Haslam: Law graduate advocates for asylum seekers at the US/Mexican border, and simple ways we can help the vulnerable in our communitiesCarla, a dual citizen of Columbia and the U.S., shares how after playing college soccer at BYU and for the U20 Columbian National team, she had to discover her identity beyond soccer. She shares about being a professional soccer announcer for REAL Salt Lake and deciding to go to Law School to further her passion of learning about public policy and immigration law. As a practicing lawyer she recently had her first child and talks about the transition to motherhood.
Carla shares about her experience advocating for asylum seekers at the US/Mexican border. We...2022-12-131h 32Beautiful ShiftsEmily Nelson: High Fitness Co-Creator/Owner on starting a group fitness phenomenon, and her passion for encouraging self love and body positvityEmily shares her story of starting High Fitness with her Co-Creator Amber, igniting a group fitness phenomenon that has over a million participants annually through in person and online classes, and 4000 instructors. Emily's love for teaching fitness classes and dance choreography is what started her path to High Fitness, and her passion for her participants well-being both mentally and physically is the driving force behind all she does. Emily shares some of the shifts she's experienced as she's gone down the unexpected path of being an entrepreneur and business owner, including balancing it all as a working mom, working...2022-12-061h 14Beautiful ShiftsLindsey Munns: Parenting adopted twins with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and gaining understanding for others with nuerological conditionsLindsey shares her story of seeing signs of neurological and developmental differences in her adopted twin boys from a young age, which led to their diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Lindsey shares her experience of acceptance, adaptation, and tools she has learned as we discuss the challenges of parenting children with neurological disabilities. She talks about extending grace to ourselves as parents and understanding to others as these conditions are much more prominent than most of us realize.
Lindsey is a wife and mom of four, and an active parent advocate of FASD. S...2022-11-291h 13Beautiful ShiftsWhitney Garn: First year college student trains for and runs the New York City MarathonWhitney shares how she previously had no experience or interest in long distance running, but when the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to run the New York City Marathon with her dad came about she decided to go for it. She shares the challenges of training while moving away to college, combating self doubt, and the mindsets she learned and perspectives she gained through running and doing hard things.
She takes us to the day of the marathon where she describes the incredible energy and unity of the race from the runners to the fans to the city a...2022-11-2358 minBeautiful ShiftsWhitney Garn: First year college student trains for and runs the New York City MarathonWhitney shares how she previously had no experience or interest in long distance running, but when the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to run the New York City Marathon with her dad came about she decided to go for it. She shares the challenges of training while moving away for college, combating self doubt, and the mindsets she learned and perspectives she gained through running and doing hard things.
She takes us to the day of the marathon, just days before this conversation, where she describes the incredible energy and unity of the race from the runners to t...2022-11-221h 03Beautiful ShiftsGratitude & Podcast HighlightsWith Thanksgiving around the corner we discuss some thoughts on gratitude, including the benefits of gratitude, the importance of it when life is hard, and what some of our favorite authors have said about it.
Speaking of gratitude, we're so grateful for our guests that have been on the podcast so far! We give a short highlight of each and hope new listeners will go back and listen to our previous episodes as they've each been so inspiring in their own way.
Thanks so much for listening!
Find...2022-11-1730 minBeautiful ShiftsRichard Ostler: Embracing LGBTQ individuals while serving as a LDS bishop and creating more understanding, inclusion and loveRichard shares how when serving as a LDS bishop in a YSA (young single adult) congregation with LGBTQ members he had a strong spiritual experience leading him to set aside past assumptions and do better. He committed to listening, learning from, and loving these individuals and others with unique roads. Richard discusses creating safe spaces in our homes and church communities, mitigating shame, being open and curious, and ministering as Jesus would.
Richard speaks in church settings about how to fully embrace LGBTQ individuals, see their gifts and contributions, and better understand their unique road. He is the host of the...2022-11-151h 01Beautiful ShiftsJessica Chase: Female entrepreneur and mom of three shares on starting her business and keeping a healthy mindset through life shiftsJessica shares some challenging involuntary shifts that happened earlier in her life leading to the recent voluntary shift of starting her own business. As a female entrepreneur and mom of three she bravely went out on her own around the time Covid hit. Jessica radiates positivity and passion, sharing thoughts on keeping a productive and healthy mindset, which can be applied to many areas of life.
Jessica is a business owner of an agency called Above The Fold that specializes in programmatic advertising, helping advertisers run highly targeted ads across all forms of technology. She has an u...2022-11-0849 minBeautiful ShiftsCarrie Butler: Surviving and overcoming a deep addiction to prescription drugs - a life of ashes restored to beauty, even better than beforeCarrie shares her story of surviving and overcoming a deep addiction to prescription drugs. While her story is one of great loss it is also one of incredible strength and resilience. Carrie exemplifies turning weaknesses into strengths, accepting that we aren’t meant to be perfect, and that through our flaws we can connect and heal together. As a survivor of the opioid epidemic she aims to help others gain hope, healing and understanding for themselves, friends and loved ones.
Carrie is a mother of four and a grandmother. She is a licensed Realtor and Director of Gro...2022-11-011h 15Beautiful ShiftsKari Montgomery: Think Twice - A survivor, birth mother, entrepreneur, and advocate’s story of healing and hopeKari shares her story as a survivor of a suicide attempt as a teen, and the transition, healing and hope that has come as she has learned mental health tools and grown into adulthood. Kari is Shantil's sister, so she is an extra special guest to kick off the podcast with!
As teen suicide rates continue to be on the rise, Kari shares that if she can help at least one person think twice, that gives her all the motivation she needs to share her story.
You can reach Kari here:
Kari's website...2022-10-051h 07Beautiful ShiftsIntroducing Beautiful ShiftsWe are Lindsay and Shantil - two friends that love good conversation, connection, and expanding our view of the human experience. In this episode we will explain the idea behind the podcast and how we will be exploring the extraordinary transitions of those we have the opportunity to talk with. We hope you will join us on this journey exploring life’s Beautiful Shifts, as we learn and grow together.
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