https://feeds.blubrry.com/feeds/howshegothere.xml https://howshegothere.com/episode-archives/ https://howshegothere.com/episode-archives/ Every episode of How She Got Here is a celebration of achievement. My hope is that in sharing the accomplishments of everyday extraordinary women you are left feeling inspired to find and share your voice, to be the very best version of yourself, and know that you are enough! episodic Susan Long Every episode of How She Got Here is a celebration of achievement. My hope is that in sharing the accomplishments of everyday extraordinary women you are left feeling inspired to find and share your voice, to be the very best version of yourself, and know that you are enough! podcast en-us Copyright 2024 How She Got Here Copyright 2024 How She Got Here Susan Long https://howshegothere.com/episode-archives/ https://assets.blubrry.com/coverart/orig/557951.jpg Conversations with Everyday Extraordinary Women Blubrry Podcasting: https://www.blubrry.com/ false http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 18e40085-0a1e-5c53-a8c6-388594dcf73e Wed, 15 Apr 2020 17:02:22 -0400 Wed, 15 Apr 2020 17:02:22 -0400 https://howshegothere.com/2020/04/making-veggies-irresistible-with-green-joy-founder-jenny-cawthon/ http://www.blubrry.com/howshegothere/59915328/making-veggies-irresistible-with-green-joy-founder-jenny-cawthon/ Susan Long Wed, 15 Apr 2020 17:02:22 -0400 0:28:44 false Susan Long Jenny Cawthon, founder of Green Joy, is raising the bar when it comes to accessing healthy foods and vegetables. Jenny believes everyone deserves the right to healthy, wholesome foods and don’t think access, geography, Jenny Cawthon, founder of Green Joy, is raising the bar when it comes to accessing healthy foods and vegetables. Jenny believes everyone deserves the right to healthy, wholesome foods and don’t think access, geography, or circumstance should impact the ability to get the nutrition needed for growing bodies. Green Joy believes if we can get kids eating 3-4 servings of vegetables each day, we will literally be changing lives for the next generation.   Links to things we discussed:  Green Joy – website Green Joy – Instagram Green Joy – Facebook Fili West Farms (South Carolina) – website Dallas Farmers Market (Texas) – website Bonton Farms (Dallas, TX) – website Fresh Point (Dallas, TX) – website Transcript: Coming Soon https://howshegothere.com/2020/04/whats-for-dinner-more-with-registered-dietitian-brianna-pilawski/ http://www.blubrry.com/howshegothere/59915327/whats-for-dinner-more-with-registered-dietitian-brianna-pilawski/ Susan Long Fri, 10 Apr 2020 15:49:16 -0400 0:53:41 false Susan Long I don’t know about you, but figuring out what to feed my family since the world turned upside down has been, to put it mildly, challenging.  I am not used to bulk shopping or cooking.  I have never put a ton of time into meal prepping. I don’t know about you, but figuring out what to feed my family since the world turned upside down has been, to put it mildly, challenging.  I am not used to bulk shopping or cooking.  I have never put a ton of time into meal prepping.  On top of all of that, half of what I need isn’t available at the grocery store. Thankfully, Brianna Pilawski, a registered dietitian, is here to help.  She shares some of her favorite tips and tricks to get even the pickiest of eaters involved in the kitchen.  She also shares the staples she is keeping on hand and some of her favorite go to recipes these days. Oh, and if you are interested in knowing what it takes to be a registered dietitian, we cover that too.   https://howshegothere.com/2020/03/nutrition-isnt-what-it-was-two-weeks-ago-with-registered-dietitian-brianna-pilawski/ http://www.blubrry.com/howshegothere/57706505/nutrition-isnt-what-it-was-two-weeks-ago-with-registered-dietitian-brianna-pilawski/ Susan Long Thu, 26 Mar 2020 09:34:09 -0400 0:44:50 false Susan Long I don’t know about you, but figuring out what to feed my family since the world turned upside down has been, to put it mildly, challenging.  I am not used to bulk shopping or cooking.  I have never put a ton of time into meal prepping. I don’t know about you, but figuring out what to feed my family since the world turned upside down has been, to put it mildly, challenging.  I am not used to bulk shopping or cooking.  I have never put a ton of time into meal prepping.  On top of all of that, half of what I need isn’t available at the grocery store. Thankfully, Brianna Pilawski, a registered dietitian, is here to help.  She shares some of her favorite tips and tricks to get even the pickiest of eaters involved in the kitchen.  She also shares the staples she is keeping on hand and some of her favorite go to recipes these days. Oh, and if you are interested in knowing what it takes to be a registered dietitian, we cover that too.   https://howshegothere.com/2020/03/how-she-is-hanging-in-there-covid-19-edition/ http://www.blubrry.com/howshegothere/57706504/how-she-is-hanging-in-there-covid-19-edition/ Susan Long Thu, 19 Mar 2020 11:35:04 -0400 0:23:07 false Susan Long Learning how to navigate this new reality?  Me too!  In this episode I am sharing a few things that are working in our home (so far) and things that aren’t working at all.  We are talking all things limited scheduling, Learning how to navigate this new reality?  Me too!  In this episode I am sharing a few things that are working in our home (so far) and things that aren’t working at all.  We are talking all things limited scheduling, making time for self care and giving heaps and heaps of grace to ourselves and those we love.   Links: (Will be updated regularly – be sure to check back)   Links for Kid Activities Cosmic Kids Yoga – YouTube (free) The Best Kids Crafts & Activities Facebook Group – open to the public.  a quick scroll through and I am now following this group too.  Lots of neat ideas to do with stuff you already have around the house.  No need to special order.   Links for Parents Managing Stress and Anxiety, COVID-19 (CDC Website Link) Talking with Kids about COVID-19 (CDC Website Link) Links for Arts and Entertainment Metropolitan Opera – Streaming (some free)     Links for Education – Kids ABC Mouse (not free, but not expensive) Ms. Sydney’s Pre-School at Home (YouTube Channel Ages 3-6) Scholastic Learn from Home (some free stuff) School House Rock – YouTube Channel Links for Education – Adults Center for Action and Contemplation – Online Education Life in the Trinity Ministries (Enneagram Work – Suzanne Stabile) MasterClass – Online classes from experts in an array of subjects.  Everyone from Annie Leibovitz to Judy Blume to Shonda Rhimes to Anna Wintour. 80+ classes. Avg. 20 lessons per class. Avg. 10 minutes per lesson.  Pricing info available on their website. Great Courses Plus – Think more academic style online learning.  Everything from Economics and Finance to Food and Wine.  1st month currently free. Pricing info available on their website. Center for Action and Contemplation – The CAC, founded by Richard Rohr (a Franciscan) offers a plethora of options for spiritual seekers.  (Podcasts, Online Learning, Books, etc) Vision: Amidst a time of planetary change and ... https://howshegothere.com/2020/02/racial-reconciliation-recap/ http://www.blubrry.com/howshegothere/56666774/racial-reconciliation-recap/ Susan Long Fri, 28 Feb 2020 11:38:20 -0500 0:19:11 false Susan Long Even though we are wrapping up our series on racial reconciliation, the conversation is not over.  We will continue the conversation and do our best to include voices of those who have been marginalized.  When I launched How She Got Here the intent was... Even though we are wrapping up our series on racial reconciliation, the conversation is not over.  We will continue the conversation and do our best to include voices of those who have been marginalized.  When I launched How She Got Here the intent was to create a platform for women to share their stories in order to encourage and empower others.  We are doing that.  We will continue to do that. We are doing our best to include the voices of all women.   Links Be the Bridge The Cross and the Lynching Tree The Liturgists The 1619 Project 1619 Podcast think with Krys Boyd HER with Amena Brown Evolving Faith   Transcript Coming Soon https://howshegothere.com/2020/02/racial-reconciliation-judgment-free-questions-and-conversations-with-catrina-berka/ http://www.blubrry.com/howshegothere/55968384/racial-reconciliation-judgment-free-questions-and-conversations-with-catrina-berka/ Susan Long Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:12:06 -0500 1:01:41 false Susan Long In this weeks episode in our series “How She is Doing the Work of Racial Reconciliation” Susan chats with her friend Catrina Berka.  Susan and Catrina have both been involved with racial reconciliation work since 2017, In this weeks episode in our series “How She is Doing the Work of Racial Reconciliation” Susan chats with her friend Catrina Berka.  Susan and Catrina have both been involved with racial reconciliation work since 2017, though it was different incidents that brought them together at a Project Unity event.  Want to be a fly on the wall while two white ladies sit around and chat about racial reconciliation and why you should care?  Have some questions, but not sure how or who to ask? Looking for a few resources to help you understand? This conversation is for you.   Links To Things Discussed Year of Unity – Project Unity Website We’re Different, We’re the Same – Sesame Street Kids Book Be the Bridge Latasha Morrison’s Book – Be the Bridge White Awake – Daniel Hill Pass the Mic – podcast Truth’s Table – podcast The Colored Commentary – podcast We Are Threaded – resource page Transcript Coming Soon https://howshegothere.com/2020/02/racial-reconciliation-a-beginning/ http://www.blubrry.com/howshegothere/55607287/racial-reconciliation-a-beginning/ Susan Long Wed, 05 Feb 2020 13:31:53 -0500 0:11:48 false Susan Long Our series this month is “How She is Doing the Work of Racial Reconciliation”.  Susan recognizes that so often, as a white woman, she has left racial reconciliation to her sisters of color, not sure where she fit into the conversation and not asking wh... Our series this month is “How She is Doing the Work of Racial Reconciliation”.  Susan recognizes that so often, as a white woman, she has left racial reconciliation to her sisters of color, not sure where she fit into the conversation and not asking where she fit either.  For this series, Susan is going to be in conversation with white women about the role white women can and should play when it comes to racial reconciliation.  Today, Susan is sharing her story of how and why she finally dove in. Where to find what we discussed today Be The Bridge Be The Bridge – Public Facebook Group Project Unity My e-mail: susan@howshegothere.com Transcript I am both excited and nervous about introducing this series to you.  This series is entitled: “How She is Doing the Work of Racial Reconciliation”. In our first episode in this series I am going to share my story of how and why I got involved in this work.  My goal for this series is twofold: if you are not involved in this work already, I would ask you to have an open mind and open heart and open ears.  I know some of the things I say or my guests say will be hard to hear.  You might feel guilt, shame, confusion, disbelief and more.  All of this is normal and I have been there.  I still read or hear things and my first reaction is “No way!” Just stay with me.  If you have questions, concerns, would like resources or just to talk about it…you can reach out to me at: susan@howshegothere.com or dm me on FB or Instagram. If you are already involved in this work, please don’t hesitate to reach out.  This work is not meant to be done alone.  You can e-mail me at: susan@howshegothere.com or dm me on FB or Instagram. If you are a woman of color, you probably know I am a white woman.  My goal with this series is to talk with other white women on what is ours to do with this work.  Too often we have relied on you, our sisters of color, to do this work for us.  This is my humble attempt to speak up about racial reconciliation and why white women need to be involved.  If you can/want to listen.  Awesome!  I’m not going to get it all right.  You are probably going to be frustrated with how I say or tackle things.  If you want to reach out about any and or all of it.  You can also reach me at my e-mail address: susan@howshegothere.com or dm me on FB or Insta.  I am here to learn and listen. I have been officially involved in racial reconciliation work since 2017, but have been mulling over it since June 17, 2015.  That was the day that a white supremacist walked into Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Also known as Mother Emanuel) had bible study with, prayed with and then murdered 9 people for no other reason than their skin was not white.  There names are: Rev. Clementa PinckneyCynthia Marie Graham Hurd Susie Jackson Ethel Lee Lance DePayne Middleton-Doctor Tywanza SandersDaniel L Simmons Sharonda Coleman-SingletonMyra Thompson As you probably know, I am from South Carolina. I have lived in Dallas, TX for more than a decade, but will always be a South Carolinian.  And while South Carolina has a very troubling past, not to mention that 40% of all those enslaved in the U.S. entered the country through the port of Charleston, I did not fully understand that past until I was a grown woman.  I will always love South Carolina, even with its horrific past.  Though it is HARD, I am finding it better to recognize the past, come to terms with it, and try to move through it. I grew up loving trips to Charleston and its surrounding islands, so much so that we spend a week on the coast with family every year. I know exactly where Mother Emanuel is located an... https://howshegothere.com/2020/01/clarifying-your-path-with-your-host-susan-long/ http://www.blubrry.com/howshegothere/55128084/clarifying-your-path-with-your-host-susan-long/ Susan Long Tue, 28 Jan 2020 22:15:06 -0500 0:24:51 false Susan Long In our final episode of the series “How She is Nailing the New Year” Susan reflects on the conversations with Rachael, Jessica and Lindsey. She then shares a few of the tools she uses that help her clarify and ultimately succeed in reaching her g... In our final episode of the series “How She is Nailing the New Year” Susan reflects on the conversations with Rachael, Jessica and Lindsey. She then shares a few of the tools she uses that help her clarify and ultimately succeed in reaching her goals. Where to Find What We DiscussedEmily Ley Simplicity ChallengeThe Business Lounge – Prosperous New YearVision Board Examples on our InstagramShanterra McBride, founder of Marvelous University discusses purpose partnersConversation with Business Coach, Caytie LangfordTranscript https://howshegothere.com/2020/01/finding-an-organizing-system-that-works-for-you-with-lindsey-taylor/ http://www.blubrry.com/howshegothere/54720437/finding-an-organizing-system-that-works-for-you-with-lindsey-taylor/ Susan Long Wed, 22 Jan 2020 16:38:17 -0500 0:36:35 false Susan Long In our third episode of the series “How She is Nailing the New Year” Susan chats with organizational guru, Lindsey Taylor. Organizing comes easily for Lindsey, so much so she is seriously considering it as a side hustle. Today, In our third episode of the series “How She is Nailing the New Year” Susan chats with organizational guru, Lindsey Taylor. Organizing comes easily for Lindsey, so much so she is seriously considering it as a side hustle. Today, she shares some of the tools she uses to keep things straight and encourages us to try a few of her tips out for ourselves.Where to find what Lindsey and I discussedContainer Store – Gift Wrap OrganizersContainer Store – OXO Pop ContainersContainer Store – Clear Plastic Shoe BoxesEmily Ley – 30 Day Simplicity ChallengeTranscript Susan: Okay, Lindsey Taylor. I am so excited to have you on my podcast. I think it was you who pointed out to me not that long ago, that this month January, we will have known each other five years because our children met when your oldest—gosh, you have two now—when your oldest was three weeks old or was it two weeks old? I never remember. Lindsey: She was three weeks to the day. Susan: Three weeks to the day. And Will, mine, was, what? Six months? Four months? Lindsey: Four months, I think. Susan: You know these things better than I do. You know dates and you know numbers so much. You keep up with that stuff so much better than I do. Lindsey: I know. But now you’re going to make me like tear up before we even start chatting about my love for you. Susan: I’m just so excited to have you on this show to chat with us about something you are very good at or something you have a passion for. I would call it borderline obsession, and it is something I suck at. And it’s organization. But before I share everything that I know about you, the good, the bad and the ugly—I’m just kidding—I’m going to let you talk about yourself. So tell us a little bit about who you are and share a little bit of your passion with us. Lindsey: Well, I’m Lindsey and I’m married to Scott. We have been married for almost eight years. It’ll be eight years in May. 10 years that we have been on this journey together. And we met through running. So in my past life, I was a marathoner. And that might be something I get back into in the future. But then my world changed like you said about five years ago, and I became a mama. So I have Caroline Grace, and she just turned five. She was our New Year’s Eve surprise baby. And from that moment on, things have been on her timing and she has shown her personality early but she is a delight and a joy and she’ll be going to Kindergarten in the Fall. And then we have our second miracle baby Jack and he just turned one right before Christmas. God has a sense of humor with my babies’ birthdays. And Jack is all boy. And as you’re coaching me, I’m learning about how to be a boy mom and to let go of some of my love of organization that he does not understand quite yet. But yes, I have a passion for organizing. And we can talk about when that started, but I love it. I love all things, but I love making it accessible and easy depending on who the right person is. Susan: So let’s chat about that. Where did this passion for organization come from? How did you get this gene and quite frankly, how did it skip me? Lindsey: I will tell you that it is definitely not genetic. I love you Lolly if you’re listening right now, but I’m anxious to get my hands on to my mom’s house. https://howshegothere.com/2020/01/everything-is-not-important-and-everything-is-not-urgent-with-jessica-weidman/ http://www.blubrry.com/howshegothere/54404211/everything-is-not-important-and-everything-is-not-urgent-with-jessica-weidman/ Susan Long Wed, 15 Jan 2020 15:33:43 -0500 0:37:24 false Susan Long In our second episode of the series “How She is Nailing the New Year” Susan chats with Jessica Weidman, Senior Manager of Development at the Texas Women’s Foundation. Jessica understands what it’s like to wear many different hats, In our second episode of the series “How She is Nailing the New Year” Susan chats with Jessica Weidman, Senior Manager of Development at the Texas Women’s Foundation. Jessica understands what it’s like to wear many different hats, both at work and at home. She shares some of the tools she uses to keep everything flowing smoothly and encourages us to evaluate if what we are doing is helping us achieve success. Where to find what Jessica and I discussedTexas Women’s FoundationYou Tube Videos on Time BlockingHalf Breed: Finding Unity in a Divided World by LeTesha Wheeler TranscriptionSusan: Jessica, I am so excited to have you on the podcast this week. I have known you for a little while at this point. And it is just so nice to be able to sit back and kind of continue through January talking with folks that I know, that I love, that are amazing women who are doing really fantastic and amazing things. So before I sit here and talk with you all about you just from my perspective, how about I let you speak for yourself and share with us a little bit about who you are and what you do?  Jessica: Oh, you are so sweet. And I was simply honored to be here, number one. You’re such a dear friend. So thank you so much. Yeah, so I guess…Hey, I’m a woman who wears many different hats. As you know, I’m a wife, a mother, a hard worker, a servant leader in so many ways, because I really just love serving others in every aspect of my life. And the way that we know each other, which I know you’ll probably touch on this too, but it’s through Texas Women’s Foundation, which is formerly known as Dallas Women’s Foundation.  I’ve been working on the development team for three years. And just like you, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting incredible women who are just as passionate about uplifting women and girls like I am. Of course, today I’m not here on behalf of the foundation. I have to say that. But I’m here as a friend, and I’m really looking forward to our conversations. So I hope that’s a good kind of explanation.  Susan: No, I think it’s perfect. This whole conversation came about because of a previous conversation we literally had at lunch. And while we were sitting there, I said, “Jessica, we should be recording this.” This is some sort of attempt to kind of get at the nuts and bolts of what that conversation was. And what we were talking about was, the foundation had literally just gone from the Dallas Women’s Foundation to the Texas Women’s Foundation.  So you guys had gone rebranding, but a pretty significant expansion when you think about going from Dallas to Texas. And so, shortly after that had happened, you kind of took on…Well, you got a promotion, and you took on a new role. And you were already wearing a few hats, but I think you started wearing more hats. And so tell us a little bit about that and what that transition was like for you.  Jessica: Yes. Yes. So, I remember that conversation like it was yesterday. And like you said, for me at Dallas Women’s is Foundation, then Texas Women’s Foundation. And really, I feel like anyone who works in a nonprofit role can relate to me when I say that you really juggle a lot of different responsibilities just across the board, just to be sure that we’re, you know, staying on target with our goals.  And in a lot of ways, you just kind of fill in, right? Where where you need to fill in and, and so sometimes, you know, of course, many working moms can relate. You know, https://howshegothere.com/2020/01/2020-vision-with-selfish-mom-project-founder-rachael-tapper/ http://www.blubrry.com/howshegothere/54152684/2020-vision-with-selfish-mom-project-founder-rachael-tapper/ Susan Long Wed, 08 Jan 2020 10:58:35 -0500 0:44:45 false Susan Long It’s 2020 and Susan is starting us off with a fun new series! “How She’s Nailing the New Year” is helping us kick off a new decade by chatting with amazing women who will help walk us through some of the tough questions we ask ourselves when it’s tim... It’s 2020 and Susan is starting us off with a fun new series! “How She’s Nailing the New Year” is helping us kick off a new decade by chatting with amazing women who will help walk us through some of the tough questions we ask ourselves when it’s time for a fresh start. We couldn’t be more excited to kick off these inspiring conversations with the founder of Selfish Mom Project, Rachael Tapper. Rachael encourages each of us to determine how to live into our best selves for the season that we are in. Where to find RachaelWebsiteFacebookInstagram TranscriptSusan: Rachel, I am so excited to have you on the show with us today. One of the things that really drew me to you, or I guess we got connected a few years ago and was what you were starting with the Selfish Mom Project, we got connected through a friend and I just thought what you were doing was so needed for moms who are coming out of a time where they have a newborn or they have a lot that has gone on in their lives and are just looking for that next step and to figure out how to basically re-fined themselves and I think you’ve done that really well over the last couple of years and I have been an admirer from afar. Rachael: Thank you. Susan: So, for my audience who is not familiar with you or your work, would you tell us a little bit about yourself and then how Selfish Mom got started? Rachael: Absolutely. So I’m a mom of three. I have a 10-year-old, a 6-year-old and a 2-year-old. So I am in those preteen and potty training days. Susan: Oh, it’s that time. Rachael: Yeah, they are long but they go fast. And we have a crazy chaotic life. But it’s fun. I never imagined that honestly, I would ever really be a mom. I have a brother that’s 10 years younger than me. I felt like I had been a mom most of my life and so I was never really interested in having kids. We got pregnant right after we got married. And I got thrown into this motherhood business very young. I was 24, almost 25 and decided a couple of years after that to have another child. So I was pretty content with two, went in to go get my tubes removed and found out that I was six weeks pregnant with our third child. So, you know, we always say that if you ever wonder if God has a sense of humor, come talk to us because we think he does. But I struggled a lot with that last pregnancy, and not that it was a bad pregnancy. It was amazing, but just my mindset wasn’t really good. You know, I felt guilty that I wasn’t necessarily happy about that. And I’m so thankful I have my third baby, Max, he’s just such a blessing in our life. But I struggled really hard with postpartum depression after each one of my pregnancies, but especially with Max. And we had friends over one night, and I had always kind of been in the health and fitness industry so I’d always run like a business online but I had kind of backed away from that because I was just in such a bad place, I was depressed, I had horrible anxiety, horrible overwhelm. I was really struggling to get back to myself and love myself. And we had friends over and you know, couple bottles of wine, and Rachael getting real raw and telling, you know, everybody in their place. I just was like, you know, I need to be selfish for like two months, like I just needed to be selfish for like 60 days. https://howshegothere.com/2019/12/finding-the-wild-inside-with-marilyn-kay-hagar/ http://www.blubrry.com/howshegothere/53333603/finding-the-wild-inside-with-marilyn-kay-hagar/ Susan Long Wed, 18 Dec 2019 12:05:42 -0500 0:56:13 false Susan Long Marilyn Kay Hagar is an expressive arts therapist and dream worker. She is also, most recently, an author. Her book, Finding the Wild Inside, encourages us to discover that wildly creative, place inside that knows there is more to life than we are c... Marilyn Kay Hagar is an expressive arts therapist and dream worker. She is also, most recently, an author. Her book, Finding the Wild Inside, encourages us to discover that wildly creative, place inside that knows there is more to life than we are currently living. Our society begs us to look outward for life’s meaning and purpose, but our inner lives are the true source of that deeper knowing.LinksMarilyn Kay Hagar – websiteFinding the Wild Inside – purchase linkInstagramLinkedInFacebook TranscriptSusan: Well, Marilyn, I am just so excited for you to join us today on the podcast. And I have read your book, and I have so many questions and so much of it, oddly enough, has resonated with where I am in life right now. When I read the first half of Life and then into the middle part of Life, I was blown away. And then finishing it, I said, “Wow, there’s just so much that I have to look forward to, both good and hard, I think.” But before I just go all over the place and jump in. I want you to share with my audience a little bit about yourself and who you are. Marilyn: Yes, well, thank you. Thank you so much for having me. It’s just a pleasure to have this opportunity to talk and get my message out a little further than my little country home here up in Northern California. Most important things I want to say about myself, which may sound odd, is that I’m 74 years old so I have lived a lot of my life already. I was born in…Actually, my family roots are in rural Nevada. And I feel like those roots have kept me very close to the earth and very close to nature all my life. So I grew up in Southern California, went to school in Santa Barbara and college, kept moving north to the Bay Area, then moved way up here in Northern California to the little town of Mendocino about 40 years ago, and I’ve been up here ever since. I raised my family here. I have three beautiful sons, and now I have four wonderful little grandsons. And so I am still working. I operate a creative retreat at my property in Mendocino at this point in time and do creative sessions with people. I still see a few clients and groups and workshops. Susan: Yes, and I for sure wanted to dive in and talk a little bit more about that in a minute, but first, Marilyn, correct me if I’m wrong, but this is your first book. Marilyn: It is my first book. And I’m very proud that at 74, I actually… I started writing my book seriously when I was 66. And it took five years of very intense writing and that’s something I surprised myself with. It was something I always wanted to do, but just didn’t find what it was I was writing about. I’ve done a lot of different writing. But yes, my first book at 74 Susan: Well, it is fantastic. And I am so glad that you put it out into the universe to share. There’s just so much that I identify with in this book with some of my own things that I’ve gone through in the past couple of years in creating this podcast, and why this podcast was created came from a time in life that was hard, and it was born out of something that was difficult. And this was the fruit of what came out. This was what was born out of that, I guess for lack of a better word pain. That sounds…It wasn’t as painful. But that’s the only other way I know to describe it and share with us. What is it that you most want readers to take away from this book because I have so many pages underlined. You talk a lot about flow and light and darkness within ourselves and not necessarily th... https://howshegothere.com/2019/12/what-is-period-poverty-with-she-supply-co-founder-kathy-meyer/ http://www.blubrry.com/howshegothere/52742211/what-is-period-poverty-with-she-supply-co-founder-kathy-meyer/ Susan Long Wed, 04 Dec 2019 16:56:00 -0500 0:36:08 false Susan Long She Supply is unapologetically female with a focus on empowering women by providing the most basic female necessities to women in the North Texas area. The organization provides pads, tampons, bras, and underwear to their community partners on an... She Supply is unapologetically female with a focus on empowering women by providing the most basic female necessities to women in the North Texas area. The organization provides pads, tampons, bras, and underwear to their community partners on an ongoing basis to fill the gap where their resources lack. They serve homeless shelters, food pantries, and domestic violence services organizations.L LinksShe Supply – WebsiteInstagramFacebookTwitterLinkedInOther resources from this episode: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-menstruation-usa/even-in-the-u-s-poor-women-often-cant-afford-tampons-pads-idUSKCN1P42TX www.povertyusa.org/facts www.legalmomentum.org/women-and-poverty-americawww.period.org  Transcript https://howshegothere.com/2019/11/family-dynamics-and-the-holidays/ http://www.blubrry.com/howshegothere/52261019/family-dynamics-and-the-holidays/ Susan Long Wed, 20 Nov 2019 12:18:12 -0500 0:24:40 false Susan Long “I don’t know what to say, except it’s Christmas and we’re all in misery.” – Ellen GriswoldHow many of us go into the holiday season in hopes of just getting through it? As adults we forget the magic that the holiday season can produce. “I don’t know what to say, except it’s Christmas and we’re all in misery.” – Ellen GriswoldHow many of us go into the holiday season in hopes of just getting through it? As adults we forget the magic that the holiday season can produce. We get caught up in the hustle and the bustle and the have to’s that we forget to have fun.This year, I am going in with the end in mind and a few high level ideas to keep me on track and help me remember what is important. Links:https://www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com/store – excellent enneagram resourcehttps://cac.org/the-enneagram-an-introduction/ – Richard Rohr enneagram resource (a favorite of mine)https://theliturgists.com/podcast/2016/8/23/the-enneagram-episode-37 – The Liturgists enneagram episode Transcript: https://howshegothere.com/2019/11/ethical-and-fair-trade-fashion-with-co-founder-of-brookes-collective-kate-heihn/ http://www.blubrry.com/howshegothere/51613471/ethical-and-fair-trade-fashion-with-co-founder-of-brookes-collective-kate-heihn/ Susan Long Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:46:55 -0500 0:40:30 false Susan Long Brookes Collective was founded by two sisters living on different continents. Kate lives in a suburb of Dallas, Texas called Mckinney. Kimberly lives in a village close to Cape Town, South Africa called Muizenberg. Brookes Collective was founded by two sisters living on different continents. Kate lives in a suburb of Dallas, Texas called Mckinney. Kimberly lives in a village close to Cape Town, South Africa called Muizenberg. One day as they were talking on the phone, they began chatting about fashion; what fits well, where to find beautiful pieces, and most importantly: how could they ever afford a sustainable and ethically sourced closet? The sisters decided it shouldn’t be this difficult to buy beautiful clothes while at the same time valuing human life. It should not have to be one or another. This is the point in the conversation where one sister suggested they figure out a way to do it themselves. Links:Brookes Collective – websiteBrookes Collective – blogBrookes Collective – FacebookBrookes Collective – Instagram Show Notes: Transcript:Susan: Well, Kate, I am really just so excited you could join us today on the show. For those of our audience who are not familiar with Brookes Collective, I can’t believe they’re not because if I know about something that’s up and coming in fashion, then I just presume at this point, the whole world knows about it because I’m never at the forefront of fashion. But I do think I was lucky enough to meet a mutual friend of ours and she had on the jumpsuit, and I finally got one of my own and it is one of my favorite pieces. I absolutely love it. But before I just go on and on and on, I’m going to let you share your own story about Brookes Collective and about your sister who, unfortunately because this is a second recording of this podcast couldn’t be here today, and I’ll explain all of that to my audience later. But yeah, tell us a little bit about what’s going on at Brookes Collective. And tell us about a little bit about yourself and your sister and how all of this kind of came into being. Kate: Yeah. Oh, cool. Thank you so much. I’m so happy to be on here. Kimberly was so disappointed not to be able to make it work. But she is living in South Africa. And she is, she has been living in South Africa for the last 10 years. And it is a little tricky to do, to coordinate meetings sometimes. But Brookes Collective, we started about a year ago, maybe more like a year and a half ago when this concept of Brookes Collective started. Kimberly and I are super close. And like I said, she lives around the world from me, but thank goodness for technology, we’re able to talk all the time. And so we were just talking on the phone one day about fashion, just the normal stuff that we you know, what new styles are you into? What are you looking to buy this season, that kind of stuff. And we started talking about a pair of boots that were, you know, a little bit more expensive than—These were Kimberly looking into these—A little more expensive than she normally likes to buy. But she’s like, “You know what, but they’re quality made. I know they’re going to last. I know it’s from a company that’s fair trade.”And so we sort of started going down that rabbit trail of fair trade and what that means and what it looks like. And we realized, you know, we talked about fashion all the time. But what our conversations now are is to like, what kind of fashion is fair trade and what is quality? And it’s not so much about the sales and the cheapest thing we can buy and the fleeting fashion, but the classic pieces, and we both were kind of like, “Hey, https://howshegothere.com/2019/10/the-real-slim-schumie-with-chelsea-schumacher/ http://www.blubrry.com/howshegothere/51613470/the-real-slim-schumie-with-chelsea-schumacher/ Susan Long Thu, 17 Oct 2019 11:42:15 -0400 0:37:39 false Susan Long Chelsea believes you must bring your whole self to the table if you want to thrive in today’s crazy world; your personality, your sense of humor, and most importantly, your heart. Through her weight loss journey she has the desire to spread body posit... Chelsea believes you must bring your whole self to the table if you want to thrive in today’s crazy world; your personality, your sense of humor, and most importantly, your heart. Through her weight loss journey she has the desire to spread body positivity among everyone in her community. All of these elements brought her to start The Real Slim Schumie. LinksThe Real Slim Scheme – WebsiteThe Real Slim Scheme – InstagramThe Real Slim Scheme – FacebookThe Real Slim Scheme – PinterestWhat is PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) – Mayo Clinic Show Notes TranscriptSusan: Hey, Chelsea, I really am just so excited for you to be here today and for you to share your story with my audience. Tell us a little bit about yourself, who you are, where you’re from, and what is your story because you have a really cool one. Chelsea: Yeah, so I’m Chelsea Schumacher. I am from the Dallas area. Well, originally from Louisiana, but I’ve lived here for like 15 plus years. I had weight loss surgery almost two years ago. It’ll be two years this coming up December. I’ve successfully lost 175 pounds and been able to maintain and keep all that off. In my journey and through the whole process, I’ve been sort of documenting everything through my blog and my Instagram. And I really, especially in the last couple of months have started to create a community of people that either have had weight loss surgery or lost weight in some form or fashion or just be fitness oriented. And I’ve really tried to start creating a community of people like locally and online that can connect and just be supportive of each other regardless of where they are in their journey. Susan: That is such an inspiring story. And your story in general is inspiring. Share with us a little bit about what prompted you to make this change? Chelsea: Yeah, so… Susan: That’s a big deal. I know other people who’ve had the surgery. This is not like an easy thing. And there are lifestyle changes that are all part of it as well. Chelsea: Absolutely. And you know, so rewind right back to whenever I was considering. So I knew that the surgery wasn’t going to be this like magic wand that came in and just fix all the crap that I was going through. I knew that. So what I did was I decided to go ahead and start working out with a trainer. I joined LA Fitness for the first time and you know, really had my eating in line so I was meal prepping pretty regularly. I started working out with the trainer three times a week, like they hadn’t sold, right? I will spare you my story about meeting Western for the first time, but we still work out together. And it’s been almost two years, so wild, right? Well, it has been two years actually, now it as. But so that was right before… I had just transitioned jobs. And so when I joined the gym and like went back to working out and getting my lifestyle together I had just transitioned to a new position in my career. And I finally felt like I could start taking care of myself and making myself a priority. So I started doing all of that. And you know along with that goes with like going to the doctor, all of those good things that sometimes slip away. Like I don’t know, when you become an adult, you all of a sudden forget how to schedule a doctor’s appointment... https://howshegothere.com/2019/10/you-are-valuable-and-so-is-your-time/ http://www.blubrry.com/howshegothere/49603318/you-are-valuable-and-so-is-your-time-with-kristin-oneal/ Susan Long Thu, 03 Oct 2019 13:53:32 -0400 0:42:20 false Susan Long Kristin O’Neal is a financial planner who found herself in the unique situation of working with clients who, for the majority, owned their own service based business. She recognized that many of her clients were not only seeking financial advise, Kristin O’Neal is a financial planner who found herself in the unique situation of working with clients who, for the majority, owned their own service based business. She recognized that many of her clients were not only seeking financial advise, but business advise as well. This was an area in which she had expertise so naturally, she helped. She just wasn’t getting paid for it. LinksAshton Charles – websiteAshton Charles – FacebookAshton Charles – InstagramAshton Charles – LinkedInKristin’s e-mail: kristin@ashtoncharles.coThe Tribe Podcast by Ashton Charles Show Notes TranscriptSusan: Kristin, thank you so much for joining us today, I really appreciate you taking the time out of your schedule to talk to us to share a little bit about what you do, and how you got to where you are.Kristin O’Neal: Of course, you’re so welcome. I am really excited to be here.Susan: Let’s just start out in the very beginning. And tell us a little bit about where you got your start. And then we’ll jump into how you got your own idea to start your own consulting agency.Kristin O’Neal: Okay, so my name is Kristin O’Neal. I’m currently based in San Diego, California. I lived in Dallas for 11 years. So I have clients, friends, family, even still in Dallas, and then clients across the country, and all that stuff. But the way I got started, because I wasn’t always as cool as I am now. I feel like I haven’t arrived but at least I know what I’m doing, which is great. But the way I got started with my consulting business was I actually needed—I needed a way to better serve my clients in my financial planning practice. And so I think when people find out…So my primary business, I actually have two, my primary business is financial planning, and I work with a lot of women who are single income earners, in a lot of cases, they own businesses. And they didn’t have a really clear understanding of what their goals were, or they set goals that were too small, or they’d like, well exceeded what they thought they were going to accomplish in their business. And they were realizing that they were either kind of stuck, or maybe just like, didn’t know where to go. And so my consulting practice came out of needing to monetize the time I was spending with a lot of my financial planning clients on things that had nothing to do with investments, insurance, or money. So that’s how Ashton Charles got started.Susan: That is really cool.Kristin O’Neal: Not the entry you were expecting. Susan: No, it was not, not in the slightest. But I guess it was either that or you were becoming a therapist, it was one or the other. Kristin O’Neal: Kind of, yeah. And I talk to…I worked really closely with my compliance person at the time. And she was like, “I totally get what you’re doing. It completely makes sense. But you can’t charge them a financial planning fee for this.”

Susan: You’ve got to figure out another avenue? Kristin O’Neal: Yeah. Susan: Well, good for you for doing that. That’s really, I think in an interesting way, and not a twist I was expecting, your story gives women permission to say, I’m spending time on this, and my time is valuable. https://howshegothere.com/2019/09/daily-habits-and-practices-the-enneagram-and-more-with-your-host-susan-byrnes-long/ http://www.blubrry.com/howshegothere/49603317/daily-habits-and-practices-the-enneagram-and-more-with-your-host-susan-byrnes-long/ Susan Long Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:59:49 -0400 0:42:34 false Susan Long What are your daily habits and practices? How do you get your day off to a good start? I am sharing what works for me today, in hopes of inspiring and encouraging you, to take inventory of what you are doing and ask yourself if it is working. What are your daily habits and practices? How do you get your day off to a good start? I am sharing what works for me today, in hopes of inspiring and encouraging you, to take inventory of what you are doing and ask yourself if it is working. Links:Reddit – websiteEmily Ley – websiteThe O Key Ring – websiteThe Center for Action and Contemplation – websiteLife In The Trinity Ministry – websiteMoms Demand Action – websiteRuminate This – podcast website Show Notes: Transcript: https://howshegothere.com/2019/09/connecting-to-something-bigger-than-yourself-with-karla-nivens/ http://www.blubrry.com/howshegothere/48589334/connecting-to-something-bigger-than-yourself-with-karla-nivens/ Susan Long Wed, 04 Sep 2019 16:59:28 -0400 0:52:39 false Susan Long Born into a musical and creative family, Karla couldn’t help but be a performer. Karla is not only a worship leader, but she is also a singer song writer, a radio show host, a music education professor, a mom…and that is just the tip of the iceberg. Born into a musical and creative family, Karla couldn’t help but be a performer. Karla is not only a worship leader, but she is also a singer song writer, a radio show host, a music education professor, a mom…and that is just the tip of the iceberg. Among other things in this episode we discuss the importance of connecting with something that is bigger than yourself. Links: Show Notes: Transcript: https://howshegothere.com/2019/08/vouch-ceo-and-tech-entrepreneur-christiana-yebra/ http://www.blubrry.com/howshegothere/48589333/vouch-ceo-and-tech-entrepreneur-christiana-yebra/ Susan Long Wed, 21 Aug 2019 16:50:07 -0400 0:42:18 false Susan Long “I always tell people that there really isn’t a template, no handbook for this, you just have to think really deeply about the core of what you love to do. You’ll find a way to translate it into different industry.” – Christiana Yebra “I always tell people that there really isn’t a template, no handbook for this, you just have to think really deeply about the core of what you love to do. You’ll find a way to translate it into different industry.” – Christiana Yebra Links: https://www.tryvouchapp.com Vouch Instagram Vouch Facebook Vouch App Show Notes: Transcript: Welcome: Welcome to “How She Got Here – Conversations with Everyday Extraordinary Women.” It is my belief that every woman has something inside her only she can do. The more we share the stories of other women, who have already discovered their thing, the more it inspires, encourages, and empowers other women to do the same. Intro: Hey, Pod Sisters! This week I’m chatting with Christiana Yebra, CEO of Vouch. Christiana says it all started with her dream of being surgeon in college. She shares how her focus shifted, and how she found herself on a team creating an app platform for health care. She has stayed in tech ever since and never looked back. Most recently, she was named CEO of Vouch. Vouch is basically the dating app that every single person’s loved ones have always dreamed of. Founded by Bachelor Nation star, Sean Lowe with an emphasis on authenticity and safety. They wanted a female voice to lead the charge, and Christiana Yebra was the perfect match. See what I did there? At her core, Christiana has a love for people; taking care of people, as well as connecting them. At Vouch, she can do both. Susan: Christiana, thank you so much for joining me today. I am really excited to have you on the show. For those of my audience who are not familiar with you or Vouch, or even some of your past work, could you tell us a little bit about yourself just before we jump in?Christiana: Yeah, I’m assuming most people don’t know me or what I do so I’m always excited to tap into new audiences. So thanks for having me. My name is Christiana Yebra . In Dallas, a lot of people call me CY because my name is very long. And CY has become kind of a fun brand for me to play with. But I just took over Vouch which is a social matchmaking dating app. I took over the company in February. But prior to that, I’m probably most well known for my work in the millennial networking space. So I run a group called the Dallas Millennial Club. We host a big charity gala called the Dallas Millennial Gala every year. And I’ve built and sold companies in the healthcare space prior to that, but that’s a little bit less public. And so I think what I might be most well known for is some of that work in the millennial and networking space and with my other businesses. So it’s been a lot of fun, and Vouch is a new project, totally different than my work in the past. But it’s been a fun journey so far. Susan: That does sound fun, you know, this whole space, the way we communicate now, the way we interact with everyone has changed so much in the last decade. How did you get into this? What was your vision into jumping into this? Because like you said, you’ve sold and started businesses that surround this particular industry. Christiana: Yeah, I mean,