SisterUp Podcast

In the Season 2 finale, SisterUp hosts (and sisters), Krista Parry and Lindsay Stephenson talk about their personal insights and lessons learned from this season’s guests. They also share what quarantine has taught them and what they will be carrying with them once school and work life resumes.

Today we talk with Liz Owens, a longtime social justice advocate and the recently appointed CEO of the YWCA Utah. She talks about fighting against injustice, taking a broader view, and finding her path to administration. She also talks about the importance of living in the “now” - especially in times of crisis.

Today we talk with Kristin Hodson, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist. She encourages us to genuinely suspend all judgment, belief and ideas about so many things in this time. That includes what it means to be a good mother and a good person going through quarantine. Kristin talks about how to leave room for grace and be champions of each other, including ourselves.

Today we talk with Julie Quinn, a sought after expert on the culture of preparedness and crisis management. She talks with us about Preparedness, Flexibility and Empathy - the three keys to resilience she is using to guide her family as well as her clients during this unprecedented time. She also shares why making a career change in her thirties taught her that it is never too late to believe in yourself and make change.

We talk with Kara Ford about how understanding her own father’s traumatic childhood led her to a greater understanding of his mental illness and his eventual suicide. Years later, after losing her mother, she leaned on the resiliency and inner knowing that she developed earlier in life to find meaning and tune in to her greatest potential and deepest knowing. Please note: this episode talks about suicide and may not be appropriate for all ages.

In today’s episode, we talk with Catherine Aquino, a well-known acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist in Los Angeles. She shares with us how ‘mothering herself’ led her to a career change that she is passionate about. She talks about strength during her fertility struggle, and how trusting herself after finding a lump in her breast led to a quick intervention that saved her life. She shares simple steps we can all do right now to mother ourselves. Stay to the end, where she guides us through a two-minute breathing exercise that you won’t want to miss.

Today we talk with former English barrister turned registered dietitian Esther Schultz, MS, RDN. Esther talks about how reconciling her childhood issues led to taking her own power back and why she believes that one of the most important things we can do in regards to nutrition is to get back in touch with our own bodies. As a mother of two small children, she also shares what she is doing during this time for easing the stress of mealtime.

Today we talk with Oona Hanson, former educator turned Parent Coach, about parenting in a pandemic. She talks with us about this unique time we are in and how the potential life lessons our children can learn right now go beyond their schoolwork. There are too many golden nuggets in this episode to list. This is a must listen for everyone.

Amidst the chaos and craziness of quarantine, we are bringing you guests and experts that are sharing stories and tips on resiliency. Today we talk with Stephanie Bruce, one of America’s most popular female distance runners. Her vulnerability and open approach to social media has made her a role model and inspiration to runners and moms everywhere. In this episode, Stephanie shares how she learned to live unapologetically as herself and how losing her dad at a pivotal age encouraged her to dream big and set audacious goals.

Amidst the chaos and uncertainty of the times we are in right now, we are talking with our guests about resilience. In this episode, we are bringing back one of our most popular guests, Lyn Christian. As a Master Certified Coach, she has guided thousands of people through change, pivots and uncertain times. In today’s podcast, she talks with us about the actionable steps we can all take right now to guide us through our fear and find resiliency.

Season 2 of the SisterUp Podcast is different from what we had planned for... much like all of our lives right now. Amidst the quarantine, we decided to focus on Resilience. In these unprecedented times we are talking with our guests and experts about times in their lives where they had to be resilient and how they rely on those lessons, insights and resources to guide them (and us) through these unique times. We look forward to sharing these powerful and vulnerable conversations with you. It is our hope that they will help lift you up and encourage you during this unique time we are in. We are all in this together. #SisterUp

It’s hard to believe season one is over. We are so grateful for this space - where women have shared their powerful and vulnerable stories with us.  We believe that we connect authentically when we share our most painful and joyous moments and speak our truths. In today’s episode, we share what we learned from our guests, what others have shared with us, and what is coming up in season two.

Rachel Coleman is loved by children and families across the world. She’s an Emmy-nominated performer who has affected countless lives through her Baby Signing Series, Signing Time on PBS, her music videos on Nick Jr., and hundreds of hours of content she has created to get American Sign Language into every household.  On her 45th birthday, we talk with Rachel about what she thought her perfect life was going to look like - including the white picket fence - and how getting pregnant as a teen and having children with special needs in her twenties would bring her a greater life than she ever could have imagined.

In today’s very special episode, we are honored to speak with Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera.  At the age of 14, after becoming pregnant, Rosie married her boyfriend and dropped out of high school. In her twenties with three children, she decided to follow her dreams and enrolled in the police academy. She worked her way up through the ranks and in 2018 was elected as the first female sheriff in the state of Utah and only the second Latina sheriff in the country.  Join us for this powerful conversation, where Sheriff Rivera shares with us the change she is making in law enforcement, including making it more inclusive for women, and how her father’s words “never give up” have been the driving force in her life.

In today’s episode we talk with Joanna Smith, the CEO and founder of The Wave about what it takes to show up for yourself. She shares with us how once she saw the inequality in her most intimate setting, her faith, she saw it everywhere. This awareness led her to become an activist for equality and eventually led her to start a co-working space for women and marginalized genders.   Join us as we talk about how to take action to show up for yourself in life.

We live in a culture that is consistently sending messages to women, and especially women of color, that they aren’t good enough or don’t belong where they are or deserve what they have. In this refreshing episode, we talk with Nailah Blades about how she was taught from a young age to “take up space” and how spending healing time in the outdoors propelled her to start Color Outside, a safe place for women of color to come together, take up space, and explore the outdoors.

Imagine hearing those words, 'your child has a brain tumor'. Savanna Tate shares the story of her baby Hayes, one of her six children, and his fight with childhood cancer. She talks about how hope is what kept her fighting in those moments when she felt completely alone. In this powerful conversation, Savanna shares how she found her purpose, amidst a parent's worst nightmare and how she continues to fight and support families battling childhood cancer through the HayesTough Foundation.

The trauma from our past can continue to impact our lives for many years after the event. In this episode, we talk with Bre Lasley about the night she was brutally attacked and nearly killed... and how that one night four years ago has carried trauma and healing in ways she didn’t expect.    In the most heartfelt and vulnerable way, Bre shares raw details of her story and the moment she knew she had to learn to define her fight before it defined her.   This podcast includes graphic descriptions of an attempted murder that may be difficult for some to hear and may not be suitable for all ages.  

Throughout life, we will have multiple times where we have to reawaken to who we were meant to be. In today’s episode, Lyn Christian, Master Certified Coach and founder of SoulSalt, shares her own experience of awakening numerous times in her life to her true self. She shares the moment when she came out to her three children, and how moments like that led her to her true calling as a Master Certified Life and Business Coach. In this powerful conversation, you’ll gain tips and insights into how to awaken to your own true you.

In honor of October's Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month, this special episode of SisterUp Podcast is a conversation with Monica Ashton, a leading reproductive and maternal mental health expert.  Monica talks with us about invisible grief and how it affects not just women but partners as well, and how it is not about moving on but moving through our pain that will bring us peace. It is our hope that through this conversation we can add a voice to miscarriage and infant loss, that we can honor all of our sisters who are a part of this secret sisterhood and shine a light on a topic that should not be in the shadows.

In the first episode of the SisterUp Podcast, sisters and co-hosts Krista Parry and Lindsay Stephenson interview each other about their journeys. Krista shares the very first time she gives up her power as a ten-year-old girl, and how she learns to reclaim that power years later. And Lindsay shares how she had to retell her story in order to move forward. (Trigger Warning: This episode includes a conversation about suicide.)

What would happen if we were brave enough to talk about what's really going on? Krista Parry and Lindsay Stephenson introduce us to SisterUp Podcast, where they hold space for the most powerful and vulnerable conversations that shape our lives.