Episode 040 – “Growing Up Without Mom, Finding Your Own Path, and Editing In A Boys World” – Film and TV editor Ellen Fine talks about her early life and how she found her way without her mom around to guide her, how she decided to be a stay at home mom and raise her son, and how the creativity of her youth came back many years later to manifest in a career as a film editor. We talk about working with positive male bosses, how to work with your spouse, and how she’s found a way to stand out in a male dominated part of the entertainment industry. It’s a great conversation that speaks to the resilience of children, how creating your own path can be rewarding and how finding an ally who recognizes your talent can make a job much more rewarding.
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Episode 039 – “Changing The Language, Taking Control of Your Career, Bathing suits, and Men On Beaches” – Award-winning Actor Nancy Sorel aka “that woman from that show” schools me on how simple language changes can help support the women in your life, shares stories of not being believed when she reported men for kidnapping and assault, and how women need to not fear speaking up, but keep shouting until they’re heard. It’s a great conversation with a great actor and feminist who makes it her life’s work to mentor others. 
Episode 038 – “Directing While Female, Being An Activist and Growing Up In A Supportive Community” – Director/Writer/Producer and activist Miranda Sajdak joins the podcast to talk about what it’s like to be a female director breaking into show business, what it was like growing up in a place that was open to her coming out, and what we can all do each day to make our political desires known to our representatives. It’s a fun and frank conversation from one of the nicest and outspoken people you’ll ever meet. 
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Episode 037 “Teaching Barbara Walters To Do It Doggy Style, Interviewing Flirty Celebrities, and Finding Your Passion In Life” – Emmy Award winning journalist Naibe Reynoso joins the podcast to discuss growing up with strict Latino parents, dealing with abusive bosses and their underlings and how teaching Barbara Walters how to do it doggie style was one of the best moments of her career. As a mom, wife, and hard-working journalist, her life has been full of adventure, challenges and victories. She shares her own stories of overcoming adversity to become an award-winning journalist and the lead anchor for the LA County channel. 
Episode 036 – “Foster Kittens, Society-Induced Shame Spirals, and Finding Your Way Back To Loving Where You Are In Life” – Network Exec turned writer and kitten foster mom, Nikki Lando, joins the podcast to talk about how she lost sight of who she was and what she wanted in relationships and life thanks to pressures from the people in her life. The pressure to get married and have kids made her start feeling like something was wrong with her for enjoying being single. She talks about why she likes her life now, how she got lost and how she found her way back thanks to the two women authors of “The Confidence Code.” 
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Episode 035 – “Writing Powerful Women, Getting A Black Belt In Tae Kwon Do, and The Fun Of Being Married To A Magician” – Author Sarah Skilton comes on the podcast to talk about the differences in giving voice to female versus her male lead characters, why she took up studying Tae Kwon Do, and what inspires her to write. She fills us in about life as a mom, being married to a magician and gives us a preview of her soon to be released book, “Club Deception” which follows three female leads where after a magician rivalry and a stolen routine erupt into murder, the women must uncover the truth and set things right for the men they love.
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Episode 034 – “Battling Breast Cancer, Creepy Music Professors, and How Illness Defines Relationships” – Cancer survivor and gifted vocalist Kirsten Rea comes on the podcast to talk about her recent battle with breast cancer, how she’s dealing life now that the trauma of discovery, battle and treatment are over. Kirsten’s an amazingly strong and upbeat person bleeds through to her music and ability to share deep experiences while laughing at the sometimes absurdity of what cancer did to her body and her relationships.
Episode 032 – “Nazi Nuns, Turning Down Mick Jagger and How Women Can Fight To Reach The Top In Their Field” – Affectionately named “The Meanest Woman Alive” by her clients, litigator turned author and motivational speaker, Linda Smith joins the podcast to talk about her time as a litigator and what she’s up to now. She shares stories on how she used her brain, attitude and womanly wiles to help clients take her seriously so she could defend them all the way to the supreme court, how she dealt with sexual harassment in the workplace from peers and clients, how women can fight their way to the top of their field, and talks about the shocking event that made her want to fight for those who couldn’t fight for themselves; a Nazi-sympathizing nun.
Episode 031 – “Being French In America, Dating In France Versus America, and Moving On From What You Thought Was Your Dream” – French visitor and ex-publishing world dreamer Julie Gallais comes on the podcast to talk about her time in Miami, how much effort toward “looking good” is expected of women in America, how dating in France is about substance over presentation and how she came to the conclusion that the publishing world full of women in France was not what she had always dreamed of.
Episode 030 – “The Lady Alliance, Biking Cross Country For Prostat Cancer, and How To Turn A Bus Into A Home” – Kieren Britton, founder of the Lady Alliance, a group and blog that fosters relationships between women adventurers, comes on the podcast to talk about her adventurous roots and why memories are more important than money. Wise beyond her years, Kieren shares her tales and inspirations; what lead her to ride her bike all the way across Canada for a men’s disease, why she took a solo trip in a converted bus around North America, and the differences between adventuring with men and women.