Life’s Middle Moments

On this episode, bry and Sheila recap their recent family reunion. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lifesmiddlemoments/support

Sheila recaps episode one of Shiny Happy People, the documentary that covers the Duggar family and the Josh Duggar scandal. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lifesmiddlemoments/support

Bry and Sheila discuss the things they've been up to, the things they're looking forward to, and the things they're keeping up with; true crime podcasts and reality tv. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lifesmiddlemoments/support

Bry & Sheila open up about the challenges & emotional anxiety surrounding self-doubt as it relates to focusing on one's own personal or professional value & worth. Through their discussion, they share thoughts on empowering means to overcome & persevere in those overwhelming moments, leading to improved mental & physical health. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

Bry and Sheila discuss the accessibility of social media and streaming platforms and how they may be affecting the younger generations. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

Bry and Sheila laugh about the way teenagers communicated with each other back in the 80s/90s compared to how they communicate today. Some things never change, and some things change so much! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

Bry and Sheila catch up on things that have been happening since they've been away. They briefly touch on various topics including travel plans, world news, and Sheila's late father. Head to @lifesmiddlemomentspod on instagram for more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

Bry and Sheila discuss how they'll be spending the Thanksgiving holiday (together, yay!) as well as how Bry is coping with—or not coping with—teaching post-pandemic. Sheila reminds us all that shaping young minds truly does take a village. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

Bry and Sheila discuss the importance of setting boundaries at work to create better work/life balance. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

Foster your “feel good” and take time to do what truly brings you joy! Bry and Sheila discuss “passion projects” and their benefit for ourselves and others. Sheila shares about her lifelong passion for writing, and she even reads an excerpt from the book she's currently writing. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

Bry and Sheila discuss feeling burnt out from work and how to avoid it. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

Over 7 months into its 2nd year in the US, the Covid-19 virus continues to be a topic of discussion and disagreement over vaccines, mask mandates, and medical and scientific discoveries. In this episode of Life's Middle Moments: In the Middle of Both Sides of the Pandemic, you'll hear candid conversation as Bry and Sheila share their thoughts on how we could all be more supportive of each others choices and decisions, encouraging each of us to respond to one another with compassion and empathy, rather than with harshness and hurtful words. The strong debate over treatments of the virus continues as some view the large survival rate after infection with hope and encouragement of a positive outcome, while others view the number of Covid-19 related deaths as an opportunity to continue to decrease the loss of lives through various methods. According to the CDC, in the US through 8/22/21 there have been 37.7M active Covid-19 cases resulting in 628K deaths and 37.1M recoveries. As the country continues to see new Covid-19 positive cases daily, the debate surrounding vaccines, mandates, and regulations rise, with booster vaccine shots within sight. As people are making choices for themselves, their families, and their communities, Bry and Sheila noted that the more information we can share in a positive, educational, and understanding manner about both sides of this virus, the better our country will be. Humanity, life, respect, and love for one another should be our priority, choosing open mindedness and kindness above anger and judgement. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

Bry and Sheila discuss grieving loved ones and the legacies we leave after we're gone --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

In this episode, Sheila recounts the days and months leading up for her mild heart attack. “At the age of 43, my doctors discovered that I had a rare birth defect on my heart called Myocardial Bridge in which the heart muscle had grown over the main artery restricting blood flow. Over the past several years, I had experienced extreme fatigue, severe lack of energy, steady weight gain, increasingly high blood pressure, excruciating arm pain, and a heaviness in my chest. After numerous tests, the birth defect was ultimately located during a heart cath and the outcome to correct it was open heart surgery. It was a long journey of recovery to say the least; however, I could not be more grateful to the doctors, nurses, physical therapists, family, friends, and even strangers who helped me through it all. To be eight years post surgery and able to share my story to help spread awareness regarding women's heart health is a beautiful blessing!” - Sheila --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

Get ready for a spooky mini episode!! This week Sheila and Bry share ghost stories and unexplainable experiences from their house in Rogers, Arkansas. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

In this weeks episode of Life's Middle Moments: In the Middle of a Timewarp, Bry and Sheila share stories of Bry's recent visit back to her hometown, where they ventured to several historic museums and cities in NE Oklahoma and NW Arkansas. During their multiple road trips, they soaked in the beautiful landscape of the Ozarks, while learning the history of simpler, yet hard lived times of the previous generations in each location they visited. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

Sheila shares what a typical weekend was like for a teenager in the 80s. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

Bry's friend Mary guest hosts as they share all about their spontaneous girls weekend and the lessons learned along the way. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

Bry and Sheila give an update on things that have happened and how they're feeling about the future. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

Bry and Sheila share stories from their childhoods. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

Life can get busy, adjustments can take place, careers can get altered, & plans can get moved out! This has recently been the happenings of Bry and Sheila and they're excited to share all the new and life-altering events taking place in their lives in this weeks episode of Life's Middle Moments: In the Middle of Transitions. More of their life updates to come, so keep an eye out for new episodes each week! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

It’s with great determination that we live through change, but the real challenges begin as we evolve through growth. On this weeks episode of Life’s Middle Moments: In the Middle of Growth, Bry and Sheila reflect on some cringe-worthy reactionary moments from their pasts, sharing that it took self reflection of those moments to better understand themselves and to be able to grow into the people they are today. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

This week on Life’s Middle Moments: In the Middle of Health, Bry and Sheila share their new-found commitment to creating a healthier lifestyle and establishing positive habits. This new journey for them begins after Sheila recently became diagnosed with a medical concern requiring a lifelong goal of increased activity and healthier eating choices. Join them as they discuss their plan of action and what inspires them to make these changes, as well as their overall perspectives on a topic that challenges so many on a daily basis. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

Bry and Sheila are so excited this week to share a topic they’ve spent many hours passionately discussing, the Law of Attraction. Whether it’s a philosophy you’re familiar with or if this is the first time you’ve heard about it, you’ll be enlightened by the perspective of this mother/daughter duo, while enjoying the laughter and personal stories they each share as they take you through specific moments in which they’ve each applied this application. Are you adapting positive thoughts in order to bring positivity into your life? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

This week Bry and Sheila talk through the tough and sometimes tragically ending topic of alcohol dependency in Life’s Middle Moments: In the Middle of Addiction. This unhealthy coping mechanism to life’s challenges can lead to extreme life altering obstacles and long term heartache. Learning how to identify the signs of an addiction and understanding the steps needed to maneuver through them is essential to survival and recovery for everyone involved. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

When it comes to falling in love, everyone’s story is unique. On this episode of Life’s Middle Moments: In the Middle of Love, you’ll get to walk down memory lane with Bry and Sheila as they share their own personal love stories, including the ups and downs relationships can bring. Throughout the episode, they also share the one important lesson that they find vitally important when it comes to falling in love, as well as the moment they each realized the magical butterflies of love weren’t always like the movies portrayed. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

Bry and Sheila, the mother/daughter duo of Life’s Middle Moments, host their first episode from the same location! Within the few days spent together with family at the beautiful Ott House in Hot Springs, AR, they were able to escape from the day to day stresses that daily life can sometimes bring. Allow them to share with you their getaway adventures and the importance they learned on how a vacation of disconnection from the outside world can bring the most amazing reconnection with family and friends! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

We all hear the beautiful stories of pregnancy, but have you ever wondered about the not so pretty parts? On this weeks episode of Life’s Middle Moments: In the Middle of Pregnancy you’ll hear experiences from Sheila and guest speaker, Ashli, both mothers of two with similar, yet also varying pregnancies and childbirth experiences. Did all of Bry’s questions get answered? Listen in to find out! Also, we’d love for you to share questions and experiences of your own in the comment section below on the good, the bad, and the not so pretty! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

In episode 5 of their podcast Life’s Middle Moments: In the Middle of College, Bry and Sheila discuss the challenges of finding your path after high school. As Bry shares memories of her decision to attend college and the life changing experiences it brought, she’ll reiterate that college is just one of life’s many paths and that following your passion is the best decision one could make. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

In Life’s Middle Moments: In the Middle of Change, you’ll hear stories of how some of life’s changes come with choices and others come as complete surprises. Whether it be an unexpected change or a planned life event, you’ll learn how Bry and Sheila discovered that their reactions to the changes they each faced determined the impact on their future plans and paths. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

In this weeks episode of Life’s Middle Moments, Bry and Sheila talk through the impact of the recent historical winter storm that moved through Texas and Arkansas, as well as many other states, leaving millions without power, water, and decent means of shelter. In sharing stories of this natural disaster, which brought with it so much hardship, they find themselves leaning on the positivity and humanity they’ve witnessed during what has been some very challenging moments the past few days. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

In episode 2 of Life’s Middle Moments, Bry and Sheila share an emotional loss they’ve each endured at a pivotal time in their life. Through this heartwarming conversation, you’ll hear how these losses helped to determine their paths, encourage them to press on, and helped them recognize that grief is different for each person, just as the relationships of those they’ve each lost were. Listen in, as the rawness of their dialogue will take you into some of the hardest moments in life. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

Bry and Sheila discuss the topic of anxiety, which can arise in Life’s Middle Moments, they learn more about each others struggles with anxiousness, the process of their own discoveries, and along the way gained new perspectives on how anxiety can surface differently for each person. In finally recognizing that they’re not the first person to experience the unpredictable onset of anxiety, they share ways they’ve found to not only cope with the anxious feelings they endure, but they also talk about the possibilities of thriving through your anxieties. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support

Join the new podcast journey of in-depth, personal, and thought provoking conversations between 25 year old daughter Bry and her 50 year old mother Sheila. Through their intimate weekly phone calls with each other and their openness to each other’s perspectives, you’ll be invited to listen into their passionate discussions of challenges, love, loss, relationships, spirituality, and anxieties, among other things, within the Life’s Middle Moments of two passionate women from two very different generations. Come along with them on this journey! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifesmiddlemoments/support