Podcast appearances and mentions of michelle madrid branch

In the latest episode of the Simply Fit Podcast, I have the pleasure of speaking with Michelle Madrid Michelle is a writer and coach who focuses on helping adoptees and women elevate their life, their mind, body and spirit. Outside of the adoptee community, adoption and those who go through the foster care system really is a subject that isn't spoken about enough. I reached out to Michelle after realising that I personally don't know enough and want to understand more and shine a light on an important conversation that we should be having more. This conversation was full of insights and Michelle's wisdom goes beyond her knowledge surrounding adoption and you are going to take so much away from this episode. In this episode you can expect to learn: Why the narrative we're told about adoption isn't really accurate. What the impact is on those who grow out of the foster care system.. Along with how each and everyone of us can make an impact even if we aren't in a position to foster. So without further ado, Michelle Madrid. Connect with me on Instagram: @elliothasoon Let's work together: www.ehcoaching.co.uk Get Free Workout Plans: https://bit.ly/EHWorkoutsYT Connect with Michelle: @themichellemadrid Visit Michelle's website: https://michellemadridbranch.com/ Please rate us 5* on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review if you're enjoying the podcast. Don't forget to subscribe too so that you don't miss any future episodes.

How do you overcome challenges? How can you train yourself to be confident in times of adversity? How do you stay positive when facing adversity? Tune in, as Michelle Madrid-Branch and Oleg, discuss the importance of maintaining a positive or solution based mindset when faced with adversity, ways to approach life's toughest challenges, and many more. *** If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving us a short review? It takes less than 60 seconds, and could make a huge difference in spreading the word of these inspiring/courageous conversations.
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Everyone's parenting experience is unique, but there are similar thoughts and feelings that every mother and father has in their journeys. As an adoptee and mother of adopted children, Michelle Madrid-Branch takes this episode to discuss her experience as a mother and what it has taught her. With deep conversations about creating space to communicate with your children, allowing adoptees to be heard, and giving freedom to and embracing your children, Madrid-Branch provides advice for parents of adopted children as well as any parents needing insights on their individual journeys of raising and loving a child. *** If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving us a short review? It takes less than 60 seconds, and could make a huge difference in spreading the word of these inspiring/courageous conversations.
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Adoption is complicated, and the life of the adoptee can be one faced with many obstacles. This is why it is necessary to find peace with your story and your identity, so that the difficulties you face do not define your journey. In this episode, Michelle touches on topics such as the importance of claiming your identity and your truth as an adoptee, the relationships between adopted families, and understanding the language of adoption. With all of these factors in mind, you can be able to open yourself up to your experiences and your identity, and how you want to view each of them. *** If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving us a short review? It takes less than 60 seconds, and could make a huge difference in spreading the word of these inspiring/courageous conversations.
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This week on Beauty Is Rising, Kelli speaks with Michelle Madrid-Branch.   Michelle is an author, speaker, international adoptee, and global advocate for women and children; specializing in the areas of adoption, foster care, abandonment recovery, and identity reconciliation. Her mission is to ensure that the adoption community is heard, seen, valued, respected, and understood.  She is also the Host of The Greater Than Podcast.    She has been referred to as a “world-wide voice on adoption” by Adoption Australia. Michelle never steps down when it’s time to speak up on behalf of others, and does so with a natural poise, genuine curiosity, and deep respect for whomever is in front of her. Her international upbringing allows her to feel at home anywhere in the world. With a shared passion for adventure and service, Michelle and her family live and travel worldwide.   According to her, adoption has touched every part of her life. She relays,”As an adoptee, I think it's important to understand that adoption is a life-long journey. Adoptive parents really need to understand this. There will be many twists and turns along the journey, for their child, many entries and exits and it's vital that children of adoption feel supported and safe to share their feelings and ask their questions”.  If you enjoyed this episode, please check out her website here! Or to get in touch with Michelle, you may reach out to her on Instagram here.

From Today’s Episode: Stepping into your true identity and calling The greatness in your broken places Forgiveness allows space to show you who you really are Michele’s Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-greater-than-podcast-michelle-madrid-branch/id1322867114 Michele’s Website: www.MichelleMadridBranch.com    ---   Podcast Host Newsletter: https://www.heatherparady.com/POD Join our Private Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2lPut5A  

It was devastating. She said, “I thought if other people heard it or if they knew about my early story, then they would see me as less able to do the job that I was doing. Somehow scared, less desirable to hire.” A set of feelings that were difficult to escape. So, she hid it for as long as possible. Until one day a breaking news story developed. She said, “I was on the news desk, reading this story coming down on the prompter about a homicide that had happened… The suspect was the adopted son of this couple… It said ‘the adopted son' over and over again.” A story that made Michelle realize that we cannot run from the truth of who we are. A story that helped her embrace her adoption as a strength, not a weakness. A story that helped Michelle define her purpose in life, to ensure that the adoption community is heard, seen, valued, respected, and understood. “I want to help people rise… I want to help them overcome.” EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: On Becoming Resilient: Make the decision to move forward On Life: Your decisions control your life, not the events that happen in it On Identity: Don't hide from your story On Advocacy: Rise up every morning and be passionate about your work *** If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving us a short review? It takes less than 60 seconds, and could make a huge difference in spreading the word of these inspiring/courageous conversations.
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Michelle Madrid Branch understands adoption in ways that most others do not. She is both an adoptee and an adoptive parent. She was adopted in the U.K. as a toddler, found her biological family as a teenager, and after she got married and had one biological son, she and her husband adopted two children internationally. They brought home a son from Russia and a daughter from Ethiopia. Michelle has great insight into the struggles and triumphs that adoption can bring to all those involved. She is truthful about her journey and so inspiring!! She is an author, speaker, and global advocate for women and children. Her books include “Mascara Moments,” “Adoption Means Love,” and “The Tummy Mummy,” which was voted one of the top 25 adoption books for children. She is also the Executive Producer and Host of “The Greater Than Project," which is a documentary web series exploring the intrinsic greatness within women.

Hello and welcome to episode 61 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week I'm chatting to Michelle Madrid-Branch and we're really diving into claiming our own identities and owning our stories. Michelle is an author, speaker, life wellness coach, and global advocate for women and children, living in Santa Barbara, CA, with her husband, children , three dogs and a bunny. Michelle advocates on behalf of women and children who are marginalized and left feeling isolated in our society. Michelle is happiest when using her life journey in an effort to serve others and help others rise up from their pain. She is currently in the process of writing her fourth book. In this episode, Michelle shares her journey, from being born in the UK and placed in the foster care system to being adopted by an American family and learning to untangle labels she had been given and finding her own identity. We really explore the power of owning your story, moving beyond past stories that keep us stuck and changing our lens so we can start to reclaim our lives. Michelle shares what inspires her to work with and advocate on behalf of children without families and the lessons she has learned along the way. She also shares how she has found that every one of us is uniquely qualified to bring something positive into the world, and invites listeners to explore their own unique strengths and gifts. We also have a great conversation about how forgiveness can free us and take us out of our own prisons and how sustainability is key when it comes to building a life you love. This episode is a great reminder that you do have the courage to find your own identity, and to own that identity because no one can give it to you. I loved hearing Michelle's story and how openly she shares about how she found the courage to find the magic in the mess and be who she is. I know you're going to love this episode. Enjoy the show!   About Michelle   Michelle is an author, speaker, life wellness coach, and global advocate for women and children. She is the author of Adoption Means Love: Triumph of the Heart, The Tummy Mummy, and Mascara Moments: Embracing the Woman in the Mirror.  Michelle lives in Santa Barbara, CA, with her husband, children , three dogs and a bunny. Michelle advocates on behalf of women and children who are marginalized and left feeling isolated in our society. Michelle is happiest when using her life journey in an effort to serve others and help others rise up from their pain. She is currently in the process of writing her fourth book. Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook   Things We Talked About   What Michelle has learned since she has realised her unique strengths and has started to bring them to the world How Michele found the courage to own who she is The beauty of imperfection and the miracles from the mess   Resources Mentioned   Tony Robbins   Mascara Moments   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life   I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free, very vulnerable and encouraging Sunday emails to fellow couragemakers or making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life. THL is the online home for unconventional creatives and multipassionates who want to show up unapologetically and intentionally as who they are, and really own, live and share their many stories. It's made for couragemakers who have so much great shit to give the world and want to leave their mark but have too much self doubt standing in the way!

Michelle Madrid-Branch is a life coach, author, speaker and global advocate for women and children. She promotes the empowerment of women; in doing so, she is dedicated to be a catalyst for change—for when women are empowered to lead full and productive lives, their children, families, and communities prosper.  Michelle has been referred to as a “world-wide voice on adoption” by Adoption Australia. An international adoptee herself, she is the recipient of the 2004 Congressional Angels in Adoption Award.   She is the Executive Producer and Host of The Greater Than Project, a documentary web series exploring the intrinsic greatness within women. The project encourages women to stand together, authentically—scars, flaws, and all—in order to recognize their inner strength, leave the trappings of the past behind, and move forward in their lives. http://michellemadridbranch.com/   StoryHinge http://storyhinge.com Where we amplify personal stories to consider more possibility and realize more potential and happiness in life.

Today we have a global advocate for adoption with us. Michelle Madrid-Branch is the author of several books including Adoption Means Love: Triumph of the Heart, Mascara Moments: Embracing the Woman in the Mirror, and the children's book, The Tummy Mummy. Links to those are available in the show notes for today's episode. Beyond that, if you've ever felt somehow that you don't quite belong or don't quite have a voice in a situation, then this is the episode for you. As an international adoptee herself, Michelle's story of adopting 2 of her 3 kiddos is soft and powerful all at the same time. She has been inducted into the New Mexico Women's Hall of Fame in 2006 and was honored with the Governor's Award for Outstanding New Mexico Women by Governor Bill Richardson AND she is the recipient of the 2004 Congressional Angels in Adoption Award. I didn't know this going into it, but even though Michelle is mostly doing author, and adoption related work these days, she has a background in TV & New broadcasting. This means I took the opportunity to ask her a few questions about our political environment today regarding borders and the media. Overall Michelle has a super insightful perspective which I know you will enjoy immensely. Let's get into it.   Brave Take-Aways Okay, so beyond the Bare Naked Bravery Adult Coloring Book, your Brave Take-Away from today's show is to take a separate bit of time this week to check in with your internal bravery barometer. How's it going in there? Does your internal bravery match your external bravery? It's not like it has to, but it's always helpful to check in with that aspect of life. We'd love to hear all about your favorite parts of today's Bare Naked Bravery. You can find Michelle Madrid-Branch and myself on facebook, twitter, instagram, and more. Go ahead and tag us so we can cheer you on and see what you're up to. Keep in Touch with Michelle Madrid-Branch MichelleMadridBranch.comhttps://twitter.com/LetHerBeGreater https://www.facebook.com/LetHerBeGreater/ https://www.instagram.com/michellemadridbranch/ Book: http://amzn.to/2nbd59z Keep in Touch with Emily Ann Peterson http://emilyannpeterson.comhttp://instagram.com/emilyannpete http://facebook.com/emilyannpeterson http://twitter.com/emilyapeterson Credits If you're diggin' the music in today's episode, that's because it's brought to you by my friends at Music Box Licensing, a premier creative music agency dedicated to finding and crafting unique soundtracks. To find out more about all the artists, musicians, and other sponsors of the show, please visit barenakedbravery.com/sponsors 3 Ways You Can Support the Bravery! Leave a review on iTunes We would LOVE it if you'd leave a podcast rating or review on iTunes.   Simply click here to get started >>> http://bit.ly/bnbrr Share this episode with a friend If you have a friend who might really love/need to hear this episode, what are you waiting for?! Email, text, fb message, snail mail - all great options! Become a Patron of Bare Naked Bravery Every patron gets awesome goodies, super early advance links to Emily Ann's new songs & releases, and so much more! $1 Monthly$3 Monthly$5 Monthly$10 Monthly$15 Monthly$25 Monthly$100 Monthly I'm looking forward to being with you next week. We have some great things in store for you! Until then I have one message for you. It's this: Be yourself. Be vulnerable. Be brave. Because the world needs more of your Bare Naked Bravery.

Michelle Madrid Branch is a life coach, author, speaker, and global advocate for women and children. She is the author of Adoption Means Love: Triumph of the Heart, Mascara Moments: Embracing the Woman in the Mirror, and the children's book, The Tummy Mummy. Hope you enjoy!

Among many things, Michelle is an international adoptee from the UK adopted in the United States. As a little girl struggling through the foster care system, young Michelle learned early that only perfection equated safety. Thus, the perfect grades, the best job, the nicest car... all of these things began to mean survival. She rose to the top, becoming a successful broadcast news journalist and balancing a series of impressive roles. So, why did she walk away from the financial and emotional security she worked so hard to achieve? What changed, and is she happy with this decision? Hear Michelle discover that what she was looking for had been there all along. ------------------ Like the show? Please review on iTunes! http://itunes.careerdayshow.com.  I'd love to hear from you on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CarissaWeiser), Facebook (https://facebook.com/CareerDayShow), or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carissaweiser).  To be considered for the show, share your story with me: http://careerdayshow.com/stories.  ------------------ Special thanks to Michelle Madrid-Branch for sharing her story with the world. See what she's up to here: http://michellemadridbranch.com.  Music: "Empires" by Scott Holmes "Fish Bowl" by Scott Holmes "I'm What You'd Be Without Her Long Version" by Doctor Turtle "Throughout The City" by David Szesztay "Take Care" by David Szesztay "Smiling Cars" by David Szesztay "Ladybirds Theme" by David Szesztay "Add And" by Broke For Free

Michelle Madrid-Branch is an author, speaker, and global advocate for women and children. She is the author of Adoption Means Love: Triumph of the Heart and the children's book, The Tummy Mummy. Connect with Michelle on Twitter @LetHerBeGreater, Instagram, or on Facebook. To learn more about Michelle, please visit MichelleMadridBranch.com. Songs from A Collective Effort are available at SoundCloud (Http://soundcloud.com/acollectiveeffortmusic/sets/a-collective-effort-mix-bag) and other music of the podcast comes courtesy of Needle Drop Records by The Bell. Follow me on Twitter @TheRamblerADHD, email me at TheRamblerADHD@gmail.com, and like/share me on Facebook at Facebook.com/TheRamblerADHD.  If you like the podcast, please be so kind as to leave a nice review on iTunes.  Thanks for listening!

Tony, Eddie Conner and Wael Binali interview emmy nominated news correspodant and aurthor of the book "Mascara Moment: Embracing The Woman In the Mirror"

Join us on Tuesday February 5 at 9:00 pm EST on WMRN with Michelle Madrid Branch Founder of Let Her Be Greater. Tune in to listen to Janét talk to Michelle all about her business, love and lifestyle.