At just 14 years old, Amy was sexually abused by a family member. When she told her mother what happened, her response left Amy feeling unsupported and unprotected. The trauma and her mother’s reaction made her feel unsafe in her own home and questioned whether her mother really loved her. My guest on this episode…

How do you hold onto hope after the worst kind of heartbreak? My guest on this episode of About Your Mother channeled her heartbreak into creating solutions for others. In 2012, Carrie Meghie experienced a parent’s worst nightmare: after months in the NICU, her 10-month-old son passed away. Listen as she shares how she navigated…

Meet Travis Helms, a local priest in Jackson whom I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know. We talk about just about everything in this conversation, including his mom’s mysticism, her early death, and what she taught him about faith. We also dive deep into an extremely polarizing topic: religion. Travis shares what he thinks…

Here’s something we can all agree on: nature is healing. My guest on this episode of About Your Mother, Scott Schumaker, speaks from firsthand experience about nature’s healing power. He explores this topic and more on his podcast Love, Loss, and Hallucinations.  After retiring as a professional athlete, Scott lost his identity, and his marriage…

How do you know when you can repair a relationship versus when it’s time to walk away? My guest on this episode of About Your Mother, Kate King, shares the difference between a difficult relationship and a toxic one, and how to know what you should do next. Kate is a licensed professional counselor and…

How do you make peace with what your family has given you, both the good and the bad? My guest today is Bridget Crocker, a trailblazer in the outdoor industry and author of The River’s Daughter.  In her incredible memoir, she writes about breaking the cycle of abuse in her family and relying on nature…

I’m honored to have a hometown hero from Jackson, Wyoming, on this episode of the About Your Mother podcast. Lindsay Linton Buk is a photographer and storyteller originally from Powell, Wyoming. Her dream took her to New York and back, where she learned photography from the best in the industry before being called back home. …

How do you turn your trauma into growth? I’m thrilled to share my conversation with Dave Sanderson, a leadership expert, motivational speaker, and one of the passengers on the flight that became the infamous Miracle on the Hudson event. Listen in as Dave shares about his experience on the harrowing day, how his mother’s voice…

Is the foster care system in the US broken, or is it even worse than that? According to Rob Schreer, my guest in this episode of About Your Mother, the system is shattered and must be rebuilt. A child enters foster care every two minutes, totaling around 700 children a day. Eighty percent of death…

This is the story of a mother who made the ultimate sacrifice for her and her daughter’s freedom. In this episode, I’m joined by Namratha Stanley, author of Vineyard Melody, and wine entrepreneur. Namratha shares about her own mother’s sacrifices and the example of unconditional love she set throughout her upbringing. At age 24, Namratha…

What happens when the places that are supposed to feel safest become the places that wound us most deeply? In this episode, I sit down with Stephanie Maley to talk about her memoir, No Longer That Girl, and the extraordinary path she’s taken from childhood trauma to a life rooted in faith, resilience, love, and…

How do you discover your sense of belonging when your culture and background have been erased? In this episode of About Your Mother, I’m joined by Brittany Penner, author of Children Like Us: A Métis Woman’s Memoir of Family, Identity and Walking Herself Home. She shares her story of being adopted as an infant, the…