Simply You

I'm joined by former police officer and current Head of Security at Resurrection United Methodist Overland Park, Craig Herrmann, to discuss how we can help protect ourselves and what we can do to help educated and protect our kids.

Jennifer Lennan joins me once again to share all things Vacation Bible Camp: Beach Bash; Everyone's Invited! July 17th-July 20th, 2023 9am-11:30am at Leawood, Overland Park, West, and Brookside and 5:30pm-8pm at Downtown and Blue Springs. Everyone is welcome just as they are!

We all know, some all too well, how many obstacles can come up that gives us an excuse to not go to the gym and meet your fitness goals. I've made a list of commonly used by former members at the gym where I used to train and coach clients.

Did you know that you can use your "processed" placenta for healing your families wounds, regulating your daughters' hormones when she begins menstruating-and throughout, and so much more! I mean, if Kourtney Kardashian can eat her's, she might know something we don't!

Stacie is back to tell us about her personal experiences and what she deals with on the daily because she is queer and engaged to a woman. You will be shocked, and maybe not that shocked. I am hoping that others will be able to put themselves in her shoes to gain more empathy and spread kindness.

Are you looking for a place that will except you and your family EXACTLY as you are? Are you looking for a new or first time church home? Are you wanting to grow in your faith and have a welcoming, loving, non-judgmental community? Resurrection United Methodist Church; one church in 6 locations (Olathe West, Overland Park, Leawood, Downtown, Blue Springs, and Brookside), might just be the place for you! In my opinion, it IS the PERFECT place for YOU! Jennifer Lennan, Children's Ministry Location Director, talks to me all about the ins and outs of the security of your children while in the Children's Ministry and what goes  into the development and implementation of the Children's Ministry's weekly lessons. We would like to invite each and every one of you to join us, at any one of our 6 locations, for a Saturday night or Sunday Worship Service.

I had the honor of having a conversation with Maci, a high schooler, who happens to be a little person. We dive into her experiences being little in a predominantly big world. Maci shares how to, respectfully, approach, or NOT approach a little person. It is fascinating and very educational.

I get to sit down my friend, Nellie Sparkman, who is an event/wedding planner and we discuss why someone would need an event planner verses doing it themselves. Nellie has been event planning for years and does everything from designing the "Save the Date" cards and wedding invitations all the way through your big day!

This episode is FIRE!! If you haven't listened to it, do it now! Such an amazing perspective and experiences from someone who is biracial growing up in an all white family.

I sat down with Leah Swank-Miller to discuss LGBTQ+ youth and how to support them and show that you are a "safe place" for them. 

I've started implementing gentle parenting into our parenting style and it's helps tremendously with our 5, now 6 year old. Yes, we still use time-outs because they, too, work for us. Sometimes she just needs a “timeout” to gather herself and calm down. We've tried it all, and adding this to our parenting tool belt has been a lifesaver.

I had the privilege of sitting down with Kelsey Farias, certified personal trainer and entrepreneur, to discuss health, fitness, and how she massively grew her online training business in less than 3 years.

I had the pleasure of interviewing blogger, author, humorist, and friend, Paige Kellerman. Paige is a wife, mom of four, she has written and published two books and is working on her third; plus she works in real-estate during the day. You can't help but laugh when you see one of Paige's post, she is hilarious and so relatable.

I had the privilege to spend time chatting with a family friend about her experience teaching in a charter school and then a public school; creating educational content for the app, "Duck Duck Moose"; and what she feels is the biggest difference in our kids pre- vs post-Covid. Let's get into it!

I brought Kristen Burrus back to continue our talk about mental health, specifically Bipolar Disorder. The information Kristen shares is so eye-opening and will give you a better understanding of the diagnosis.

I am tired of us women making excuses for not being treated with respect, and allowing others (men) to disrespect us! It should not be "OUR job" to teach men (yes, we should raise our sons to know better) how to treat us in a respectful manner, however, they will continue to do it if we don't banned together and say, "no more! Enough is enough!" and STOP APOLOGIZING!

I am so excited to start my Simply You Mini's (Simply Mini's)! These will be shorter podcasts that focus on one specific topic of a larger subject matter. To kick us off, Kristen Burrus is back to discuss mental health on a broader spectrum to help explain some myths and diagnosis. In coming weeks/months, we will dive into specific mental health diagnosis and we'll talk about how they differ from one another and more specific information on how they are diagnosed. 

Welcome to Simply You

I was given the opportunity to sit down with my cousin, David Kinerk, and discuss with him white privilege and his experiences being biracial, black, and white.  I hope this will help shed some light on what things those of color have to deal with and their struggles solely based on the color of their skin. People of color are not asking white people to apologize for what they have or what was done to blacks, but please acknowledge that "white privilege" exists, as does systemic racism; don't add to the problem by denying such things exist, be part of the solution to even out the playing field for all people.

Do you ever put off hard conversations because it's not the right time for the other person? Do you put other's feelings above your own? This conversation is for you!

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing my Sister-in-Law, Alondra Contreras. She shared with me her experiences, some things that I didn't even know about her, being 1st generation Latina.

We had so much to talk about that we needed to episodes to cover it all! Enjoy Part 2 of “All Things LGBTQIA+”.

Jordan Clapp, Certified Integrative Nutrition & Holistic Health Coach, joins me in a conversation all about nutrition! Nutrition/Dietary Lifestyles are not a “one size fits all”, it is different for every person and Jordan is here to give us an overview and explain how she works with her clients to find the best nutritional changes to help them meet their goals.

I am joined by friend, Rebecca Glenski Coppage, and author of "100 Days to Self-Love" as we start the conversation about eating disorders. Rebecca is in recovery, which we learn is a life-long battle/journey, for an eating disorder, and she shares her story and gives advise on what you can do if you feel yourself heading towards the rabbit hole of an eating disorder.

We all have the same 24 hours in a day, so why do some of us feel like we can't ever get anything done while others seem to be killing it from every angle? Erin Allan joins me today to discuss just that! Erin is a mom of 4, has been married for 19 years, to her high school sweetheart, and owns her own business!

How many of you, especially my mama friends, don't set boundaries with your kids? That used to be me too! Through lots of therapy and adding more kids to our family, I've realized how important setting boundaries are and the benefits of demonstrating boundaries for my three girls.

Mental Health is becoming a more talked about subject, but we need to keep having the conversations! So many people struggle in silence because of the stigma around therapy and I am here to tell you that YOU don't have to suffer alone or in silence! In this episode I have a conversation with my Therapist, Kristen Burrus, as we dive into the importance of therapy, what EMDR is and how it works, and how to find the counselor/therapist that is right for you!

I am joined by my friend Stacie Kready and she will be answering all of my questions LGBTQIA+ and hopefully educating you as well!

Start Today! Don't wait to change habits and start routines, especially when it comes to your Health & Fitness! Take it one day at a time!

Massage, a luxury or a necessity? Learn all about massage therapy, types of massages, what the benefits are, and all the things to help your body work! Schedule a massage appointment with Traci Kinerk by contacting myalign.com and follow her on Instagram at https://instagram.com/massage_girl.kc?utm_medium=copy_link

In this episode, I sat down with the author of “100 Days to Self-Love: Devotions for Learning to Accept and Find Peace with Your Body”, to discuss her book and everything about what self-love is and how to show it. “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.“ – Lucille Ball 100 Days to Self-Love https://www.amazon.com/dp/1087945232/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_6W85FWZN7DV85QRGZFYT?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

What is this podcast all about?

Use positive affirmations and think about how you feel and work on that, not how you look.

Tara Bush and I talk about all the things being an empowered woman!