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Let's Be Honest The PodcastLet's Talk About Autism with Nikki Guthrie WhiteHello and welcome to Let’s Be Honest. I’m Jess and this is the podcast where I talk about life’s toughest topics with lots of different brilliant people. Today’s episode is called “Let’s Talk About Autism”. I’ll be joined by Nikki Guthrie White as we talk about her journey as a Special Needs Teaching Assistant and as a Mother who’s first born is on the autism spectrum. Nikki’s beautiful ability to laugh where most would stumble, persevere when some would give up and stand up when others sit are just some of the reasons...2020-03-1000 min
Let's Be Honest The PodcastLet's Talk About Transitioning with Mari VinerHello and welcome to Let’s Be Honest. I’m Jess and this is the podcast where I talk about life’s toughest topics with lots of different brilliant people.Today’s episode is called “Let’s Talk About Transitioning with Mari Viner”. Join us as we dive into a beautiful and important conversation about Mari’s life as a transgender woman. Mari’s journey of discovery has run alongside her passion for justice and ambitions for a brighter future for all LGBTQAI + people and their allies. We talk through the different pronouns and terms of identity, navigating the wor...2020-02-2500 minLet's Be Honest The PodcastLet's Talk About Equality with Bradley WicksHello and welcome to Let's Be Honest! I'm Jess and this is the podcast where I talk about life's toughest topics with lots of different brilliant people.Today’s episode is called "Let’s Talk About Equality". I’ll be joined by Bradley Wicks. Bradley has a degree in journalism and works within the world of PR and marketing. We discuss equality between the genders and how it impacts the social order within sports, conversation, the workplace, social media and in relationships. Can our world ever operate where the sexes are regarded as equal on all accoun...2020-02-1100 minLet's Be Honest The PodcastLet's Talk About Grief with Kirsty SmithHello and welcome to Let's Be Honest. I'm Jess and this is the podcast where I talk about life's toughest topics with lots of different brilliant people.Today’s episode is “Let’s Talk About Grief ”. I’ll be joined by Kirsty Smith as we wade through the aftermath of her journey of losing her father to cancer and her mother to a car accident just a few weeks apart amongst heartbreaking divorce. We talk about what it means to hit rock bottom, how anger is a mask for fear and sadness and how grief can come in many fo...2020-01-2800 minLet's Be Honest The PodcastLet's Talk About Religion with Dr. Taylor HillHello and welcome to Let’s be honest. I’m Jess and this is the podcast where I talk about life’s toughest topics with lots of different brilliant people.Today’s episode is called "Let’s talk about Religion". I’ll be joined by Dr. Taylor Hill who also happens to be my maternal grandfather. Born in the 30’s, raised in the 40’s married in the 50’s and growing a family and a church since the 1960’s, he’s seen our world with it’s ever changing flow of perimeters. We talk about how religion fits into todays modern world...2020-01-1400 min
Let's Be Honest The PodcastLet's Talk About Relationships with Summer CrosbieHello and welcome to Let’s Be Honest. I’m Jess and this is the podcast where I talk about life’s toughest topics with lots of different brilliant people.This is the last episode of 2019 before we carry on with Season Two in 2020. We’ve had an incredible year of 18 episodes released, reaching 22 countries across the globe.Today’s episode is called “Let’s Talk About Relationships”. I’ll be joined by my Mother, Summer Crosbie. Join us as we talk about how intimacy shifts when we forgive each other and how it gains a whole new meanin...2019-12-3100 minLet's Be Honest The PodcastLet's Talk About Mental Health with Alex O'ByrneHello and welcome to Let's Be Honest. I'm Jess and this is the podcast where I talk about life's toughest topics with lots of different brilliant people.Today’s episode is called Let’s Talk About Mental Health with Alex O’Byrne.Join us as we talk about the peaks and valleys of our journeys with mental health, growing up, how we must accept the past to embrace the future and how a delicate balance between boundaries and grace allows us to be in relationships with others while protecting our own well being.Welcom...2019-12-1600 min
Let's Be Honest The PodcastLet's Talk About The Holocaust with Henry Friedman and Rabbi PrassHello and welcome to Let's Be Honest! I'm Jess and this is the podcast where I talk about life's toughest topics with lots of different brilliant people.Today’s Episode is called "Lets Talk About The Holocaust." I’m joined by 96 year old, Hungarian native and Holocaust survivor, Henry Friedman. Also joining us is Rabbi Prass, Director at The Weinberg Center for Holocaust Education at the Breman Museum in Atlanta.In today’s conversation, we discuss Henry’s experience of being in the forced labor camps as his family were exiled to Auschwitz under the Nazi regi...2019-12-0300 minLet's Be Honest The PodcastLet's Talk About Intimacy with Hedy SchleiferHello and welcome to Let's Be Honest. I'm Jess and this is the podcast where I talk about life's toughest topics with lots of different brilliant people.Today's episode is called "Let’s Talk About Intimacy with Hedy Schleifer". In this incredibly powerful episode, Hedy, one of the most world renowned relationship builders, guides us through the tough dance of the survival knot, how to navigate the toughest neighbourhoods of our life experience and how to safley cross the bridge back into intimacy. Thank you for listening. Welcome to the show.2019-11-1200 minLet's Be Honest The PodcastLet's Talk About Identity with Leah VernonHello and Welcome to the first episode of Season Two of Let’s Be Honest.I’m Jess and this is the podcast where I talk about life’s toughest topics with lots of different brilliant people.Today’s episode is called “Let’s Talk About Identity. I’ll be joined by Leah Vernon for this special episode recorded in New York City. Leah is an activist, model, a motivational speaker, a social media influencer and published author. Her new book “ Unashamed: Musings of a Fat, Black Muslim" acts as the perfect pairing for our deep and honest...2019-10-2900 min
Let's Be Honest The PodcastLet's Talk About Baby Loss with Savannah HartzlerSEASON FINALE Hello and welcome to Let’s Be Honest. I’m Jess and this is the podcast where I talk about life’s toughest topics with lots of different brilliant people.Savannah is a newly married, labor and delivery nurse. With generational and personal experiences of baby loss and after many heartbreaks, Savannah now has her own Son. We dive into a raw and honest conversation about miscarriage and baby loss, a fathers perspective and how hope can be found in the darkest of moments.Welcome to the show. Thank you for...2019-10-0800 minLet's Be Honest The PodcastLet's Talk About Trauma with Christy PlaiceHello and Welcome to “Let’s Be Honest”. I’m Jess and this is the Podcast where I talk about life’s toughest topics with lots of different brilliant people.Today’s episode is called “Let’s talk about Trauma”. I’ll be joined by Christy Plaice, a clinical therapist who’s been working for over 15 years. Throughout her practice, specializing in supporting people recovering from complex trauma and addictions, Christy has walked her own incredible journey of recovery. Today we’ll be talking about what it means and what it takes to overcome.Welcome to the show. Tha2019-10-0100 minLet's Be Honest The PodcastLet's Talk About Abortion with Janna MurpheyHello and Welcome to “Let’s Be Honest”. I’m Jess and this is the Podcast where I talk about life’s toughest topics with lots of different brilliant people.Today’s Episode is called "Let’s Talk about abortion". I’ll be joined by Janna Murphy, an OR Registered Nurse and mother of two boys. Janna’s hands on experience with the process of abortion lends her a unique experience. We will be diving in to a deeply sensitive conversation about the apposing opinions on abortion, the need for adoption to become a more available, how we can best suppor...2019-09-2400 minLet's Be Honest The PodcastLet's Talk About Sexuality with Maytal MizrahiHello and welcome to Let's Be Honest. I'm Jess and this is the podcast where I talk about life's toughest topics with lots of different brilliant people.Today’s episode is called “Let’s Talk About Sexuality”. I’ll be joined by Maytal Mizrahi, a creative television producer and transcendence enthusiast from Los Angeles. We dive into a deep conversation about the spectrum of sexuality, how bring a survivor impacts your outlook, the importance of consent and what we can do to create a healthier sexual world.Welcome to the show. Thank you for li...2019-09-1700 minLet's Be Honest The PodcastLet's Talk About Divorce with Carmen PeytonHello and Welcome to “Let’s Be Honest”. I’m Jess and this is the Podcast where I talk about life’s toughest topics with lots of different brilliant people.Today’s episode is called “Let’s talk about Divorce”. I’ll be joined by Carmen Peyton, a community pioneer and mother of 7 children. Now a grandmother and in her second marriage, Carmen and I discuss what it’s like to have to leave a violent relationship, what she wished she had known before and what life is like after the horizon of divorce.2019-09-1000 minLet's Be Honest The PodcastLet's Talk About Immigration with Ronit MizrahiHello and welcome to Let's Be Honest. Today’s episode is called “Let’s Talk About Immigration.” I’ll be joined by Ronit Mizrahi as we share our stories of leaving home and moving to countries on the other side of the world. We’ll be diving into an honest conversation about how our world deals with immigration, the need for a balance between law and grace at the borders and how underneath it all, as human beings move throughout the world, we are all searching for the same thing; compassion. 2019-09-0300 minLet's Be Honest The PodcastLet's Talk About Parenthood with Kate ComstockHello and welcome to "Let's Be Honest". I'm Jess and this is the podcast where I talk about life's toughest topics with lots of different brilliant people. Today's episode is called "Lets Talk About Parenthood". l'll be joined by Kate Comstock, a wife and mother of 2 boys. Kate is a trained Doula and a board-certified Music Therapist working with families across Southern California. We'll be diving into an honest conversation about the ups and downs of raising a child in today’s society with the constant battle against judgement, how life changes after the arrival a baby and...2019-08-2700 minLet's Be Honest The PodcastLet's Talk About Coming Out with Malcolm PausmithHello and welcome to "Let's Be Honest". I'm Jess and this is the podcast where I talk about life's toughest topics with lots of different brilliant people. Today's episode is "Let's Talk About Coming Out" and I'm joined by Malcolm Pausmith who talks openly about coming out as gay after being raised in a Mormon family in Utah, moving to LA, becoming a husband and a father and how sexual education needs to become more progressive and inclusive and what society needs to do to create a safer world for young people.2019-08-2000 minLet's Be Honest The PodcastLet's Talk About Change with Jonathan Bach + Bonus SongToday’s episode is called “Let’s Talk About Change” I’ll be joined by Jonathan Bach, a creative genius originally from Detroit, now living in LA. We’ll be diving into an honest conversation about how growth leads to change and how these changes can impact us either to act as a inhibitor or a catalyst in our lives. Jonathan’s journey has been a far cry from a smooth road. Demanding constant adaptation and revision but ultimately sending him down the path he was destined to be on.2019-08-1300 minLet's Be Honest The PodcastLet's Talk About Cancer with Angie O'NealHello and welcome to Let's Be Honest. I'm Jess and this is the podcast where I talk about life's toughest topics with lots of different, brilliant people.Today's episode is "Let's Talk About Cancer." I'll be joined by Angie O'Neal, a mother of three who has fought and incredible fight to beat Breast Cancer twice and now everyday, lives life to the fullest. 2019-08-0600 minLet's Be Honest The PodcastLet's Talk About Race with Christian CoxHello and welcome to Let's Be Honest.I'm Jess and this is the podcast where I talk about life's toughest topics with lots of different brilliant people.Today's episode is "Let's Talk About Race". I'll be joined by Christian Cox, a Detroit native living in Atlanta. She is a young black woman and I'm a young white women and together we'll be diving into a very real, honest and deep conversation about what it's like to live in our generation with experiences of racism, privilege and what it means to carry our ancestral history. 2019-07-3000 min
Let's Be Honest The PodcastLet's Talk About Weight with Boston ClaveringHello and welcome to Let's Be Honest.I'm Jess and this is the podcast where I talk about life's toughest topics with lots of brilliant people.Today's episode is "Let's Talk About Weight". I'll be joined by Boston Clavering as we talk about what it's like to live in today's society as women, body image and how we can love ourselves like never before. 2019-07-1600 min