Conversations With Colie

Conversations With Colie

by Nicole Miller

Self-Improvement

Season 1

Conversations With Colie Ep.14: "Naomi Giedel"

Your Childless Not By Choice. What is that? Are there more people out there in the same situation? Come to learn that Coach Naomi Giedel is one in a population of many. She and I discuss the pros, the cons, the stigmas, the grief, and the uninclusive places single people run into all the time. How does our government include married over single people? Especially since the pandemic, there is a whole new set of hurdles people who are single by choice or not by choice are expected to leap over or even trip over in their own life experiences here on Earth. . Naomi talks about feeling all the feels when making this journey because it's important but also to change some of society's stigmas and be more inclusive if your self partnered or not. Even if you are in a partnered relationship Naomi shares some great insights on how that can look in a healthy way so this episode is for all of us to learn there are a lot of differents in this world BUT IT’S NOT WEIRD !!!

Conversations With Colie Ep.13: "Joseph Kajy"

You're a Midwestern teen, then you are moved to the polar opposite of Florida. You cannot identify with the people around you so you cope by turning to drugs. Not just any drug but opiates. You become hooked and all you can think about is when you're getting high next. You do terrible things like steal from your own family. Then during another prison sentence, an inmate makes a sideways comment “ You’re going to be just like me” It's in that moment you decide no you are not. You not only turn your life around but you become a seven-figure entrepreneur. That is exactly what my guest Joseph did and now he inspires other inmates to do the same.

Conversations With Colie Ep.12: "Eileen Joy"

Who are the Jones anyway? That is one of the questions I had for Eileen Joy, Money Coach, Podcast Host, and Single Mom. Eileen found herself divorced and having to start all over with a young son. To make matters worse the divorce took all the assets she had leaving her with less that most people make in a week. Listen as Eileen went from a Mom who didn't really understand money to a Mom Who Moneys. And when I asked Eileen who are the Jones? She told me where they came from and what they are about and then very emphatically exclaimed “ FUCK THE JONES”

Conversations With Colie Ep.11: "Makenna Lumby"

You are a senior in high school—you are curvy, flirty, and vivacious. Every conversation is what is your body count? Meaning sexual partners. When you tell people zero, you are looked at oddly, left out of conversations, and you feel like an outcast sometimes. It doesn't mean you are not solid in deciding to wait to have sex it just makes your conversations with your peers feel awkward. Some shun you because they think they can't be as open and some say what are you waiting for just get it over with. That is what it is like for my daughter a senior in high school who decided to keep that part of her life sacred until she found the right person to share it with.

Conversations With Colie Ep.10: "Danieylah Veola"

You are born with special abilities and you know it, your abusive mother knows it and forbids you from accessing that ability. You grow up loving your mother at first to deep down despising her. You do what is needed to set yourself up for success and you find yourself in a less than ideal marriage, trying to be the best mom and badass woman you can….then…Adderall is prescribed and wow you can do it all. Sounds great right? Wrong, this was what Danieylah was dealing with and then the light goes off and she knows she has to make a change. That ability that she had as a child comes back and she is set to make a choice leave this life altogether or choose a different path. This episode highlights how by using healing energy you can take even the hardest struggle and make it work for you instead of against you. That is exactly what Danieylah did for herself, her relationships, and her child. She now teaches her clients how to use energy in their own healing and understanding to help guide them through life as they experience it

Conversations With Colie Ep.9: "Amy Stein"

You are young, have your whole life ahead of you, work in the medical field, promote pharmaceuticals to those you care for, and then fall ill. It is more than your average illness, your symptoms are significant and damaging. Your tests show normal results. People are starting to doubt you during some of your ailments and then baffled by the ones that are undeniable. You see doctor after doctor and they don't know what to say, they give you medicine that makes you feel worse instead of better. You receive these insane explanations and feel like you're not being seen and heard. That is Amy's everyday reality. How long did she search for answers? How did she take her health into her own hands before death took her way too soon? This is her story of how she gave herself a voice to say I refuse to believe my body is broken and took back her life on her terms.

Conversations With Colie Ep.8: "T Rose"

You have your whole life ahead of you. You are intelligent, at the top of your class and you have been accepted into a prestigious company to work an amazing job at the beginning of the technology boom. You and your spouse are both very successful but there is just one major flaw. You are in the throes of addiction. How far will it take you and at what cost? This is author T Rose’s story. She followed the path of addiction and it cost her everything. Then after suffering a near-fatal seizure she decided to take her life back and take steps to heal the relationships she had lost. T. Rose highlights her journey in her book series The Quest which includes the book I found so moving The Trap. Listen as we talk about how addiction can turn you into someone you are not but as T Rose explains there is hope and most important sobriety and health.

Conversations With Colie Ep.7: "Nadine Helsing"

You lose the person closest to you. Your mother, for most of us the people we are closest to are our parents. For some of us, the loss of our mother can be a deeply impactful loss. It brings forth a sense of grief that feels unfathomable. When we go through life it's often our mothers we go to for sharing, advice, help and so many other things. Caroline felt this exact way when her mother transitioned out of this world. She knew she needed to do something to channel that grief. In channeling her grief in a positive way she wrote her first book. Unapologetic Tales Of the Original Party Crasher highlights her mom's life from beginning to end. This book will make you laugh and cry. That is exactly how our conversation went with laughter and tears as we discuss her journey of becoming an author while grieving her mother.

Conversations With Colie Ep.6: "Melissa Rophlfs"

You go through life struggling with food and body image issues. It isn't until you are well into adulthood that you are diagnosed with PTSD then it all begins to make sense. Even as a two-year-old the trauma surrounding your father's murder set you on a path where you used food to cope. This is precisely what it was like for Melissa Rohlfs although she couldn't remember how that directly affected her, her brain hard-wired itself to cope and she turned to sugar to help “make her feel good” This is a story of overcoming addiction to what you can find on your grocer's shelves. How did Melissa turn it around? Check out her story.

Conversations With Colie Ep.5: "Dawn Placer"

When we are young we believe marriage is forever. For Dawn, like most of us that was not how it shook out. Dawn moved away at age twenty to join her new husband who was stationed in Hawaii only to have her marriage turn upside down after a couple of years of happiness. She moves on and finds another love to marry and start a family with. They start a business and everything should be unicorns and rainbows, right? Dawn's new husband, business partner, and father to their small child is acting weird. Secretive. What secrets was he concealing and why? Once she discovers what he is hiding she is now stuck with a young son starting over. This is Dawn's story of how she took a less-than-ideal situation and turned it into a business that has given her and her son a beautiful life.

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