- As a teenager I was taught - as many are - that slip up once in the bed and you are pregnant

- Always figured kids would simply happen but they weren't my one big dream that would make me satisfied in life. I have always been spontaneous and loved adventure and travel and possibility. 

- Decided to get married. Decided to have kids. 3 years later, not pregnant. 

- lucked out to be living in Cambridgeshire England (we're Canadian) at that exact time, as IVF was covered by public health for 3 rounds. 

- felt grateful and lucky

- One fresh round, pregnant. Twins. Early miscarriage. 

- frozen round, 2 put in, one baby created on Canada day, ironically, and brought me my first child. 

- gestational diabetes, frequent monitoring, super healthy, early induction 37 weeks and 4 days. 

- emergency c section, with plenty of trauma, blood loss, full general anesthetic, baby with group b strep, 9 days in the hospital,husband not allowed overnight. 

- baby sick with snotty cold full 2nd month

- then I felt like I was born to be a mother for 3 years. Brought my baby with me on adventures, 

Built a community of other spontaneous folk. 

- Got pregnant with second with no IVF, somewhat without trying

- took control of birth, doula, different hospital, the full deal. 

- 2nd child 3 years apart. Very hard. Couldn't meet everyone's needs. Isolated in England. 

- Moved back to Canada March 2020 in height of pandemic 

- a dark year of feeling no purpose

- then started an applied positive psychology course, then the coaching course, and found my community of people who want to learn similar things to me and found myself again. 

- now, I coach, I learn, I take small courageous steps and I'm building The Courage Club, where women meet, play, laugh, and try new things together to build our courage muscles...so that when we want to go for that big, audacious dream, our bodies and brains remember that we can do scary things. 

Mel Findlater is a passionate Possibility Coach, nature lover, and mother of two, dedicated to helping women embrace their big, audacious dreams with courage and playfulness. As the founder of Permission to Be Human and Courage Club, she empowers women to connect with their purpose, stretch their comfort zones, and take bold steps toward meaningful impact. With certifications in applied positive psychology coaching, forest school education, and laughter yoga, Mel blends her love of play, nature, and connection into all of her work. Known for her warm, authentic nature, Mel creates safe spaces for women to grow, connect, and thrive - together.

FIND HER HERE:

Website: https://www.permissiontobehuman.ca/

Podcast: https://www.permissiontobehuman.ca/podcasts/permission-to-be-human-the-podcast

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/permissiontobehumanco

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/permissiontobehumancoaching/

Depression, Anxiety, Parenting, NLP & Hypnotherapy Practice with Craig Meriwether - S7 E58

Starting when I was a teenager I struggled for many years with depression and anxiety. It was with the birth of my son that I found the resolve to heal. My mother struggled with depression as did I and whether it was nurture or nature I want to make sure I would be able to help my son if he fell into the dark hole of depression.  

I found healing by learning to take back control of my subconscious mind and nervous system through hypnotherapy and NLP techniques. After learning so much I trained to become a clinical hypnotherapist myself. 

I am a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Medical Hypnosis Specialist, Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) specialist, and Founder of Arizona Integrative Hypnotherapy helping people eliminate the negative emotions and limiting beliefs that may be keeping them from reaching their full potential. 

For over 12 years I've been helping people heal from early childhood trauma, helping cancer patients with pain control, veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, students with test anxiety, children with nightmares, entrepreneurs with confidence, athletes with peak performance, and anyone who may be dealing with overwhelm, fear and anxiety. 

I have also created Ace Any Test, the most comprehensive course for test anxiety relief so people can eliminate anxiety around exams, auditions, job interviews and public speaking, as well as increase confidence and self-esteem. 

Possible Topics to Discuss: 

•  Overcoming fear and anxiety 

•  Program yourself for confidence 

•  What is hypnosis and how it can help you heal (talk about the research behind it)

•  Eliminate test anxiety (as well as anxiety around auditions, job interviews, public speaking) 

•  Getting "in state" at the start of your day 

•  Using hypnotherapy for confidence, growth and success 

FIND HIM HERE:

Arizona Integrative Hypnotherapy

https://arizonaintegrativehypnotherapy.com/

Ace Any Test

https://aceanytest.com/

Program Yourself For Confidence – Download 5 Free Recordings Today!

https://aceanytest.com/boost-your-confidence/

Social media - mostly linked to Ace Any Test

https://www.youtube.com/@aceanytest

https://www.facebook.com/AceAnyTest

https://www.instagram.com/ace_any_test/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-meriwether-44286718b/

If this interests you, I wanted to let you know that I have an affiliate program for my Ace Any Test course. When you sign up you get a custom affiliate link which you can put in the show notes, use in social media and use in an email newsletter. You’ll earn a 25% commission when someone using your affiliate link buys the course. That’s $36.75 every time someone with your affiliate link purchases Ace Any Test.

You can find out more about the course at information more about the affiliate program and the course at https://aceanytest.com/affiliate-program/

Father to 24 yr Irish daughter

Father to 10 yr Polish son

Ensuring your child is heart centered

I’m a Podcaster / Podcast coach / partner is VA World providing Virtual Assistants / Partner with brain gym fitness

FIND ROY HERE:

https://roycoughlan.com/

https://va.world/

https://braingym.fitness/

https://bio.link/podcaster

-Mother of two. Both born in a hospital using anesthesia and post care medications.

-I was never taught about how important pre- and post-natal care is during my parenting journey (aside from "walk as much as you can" and "take prenatal pills every day") and thought that physical activity was the most important aspect. 

-I've since learned that nutrition should be a fundamental aspect to everyone's journey whether they're a parent or not and to also be made aware that hospitals and doctors might not properly inform you on vital information that could save some women from a lot of negative side effects both long-term and short-term.

-I also want to give hope to moms with older children that it's never too late to take you and your children's health into your own hands and give simple solutions to very busy people to be able to live healthier, more fulfilled lives.

I've owned my own personal training gym as well as a small spa and now I do marketing for Vital Earth Minerals while still doing fitness consulting on the side. 

FIND HER HERE:

https://www.instagram.com/vital_earth_minerals/

www.vitalearthminerals.com

-  I am not a parent, but  I am a DONA International certified Birth Doula working in North Carolina

- I did not learn about what a doula was until the age of 26 years old in graduate school. Once I learned about the field, it instantly clicked for me. I've always been fascinated with birth but never wanted to be a nurse or doctor.

- I had some fears around becoming a labor support doula and not having gone through childbirth but my training reassured me that I was able to do the job

- I learned of the Alliance of Black Doulas for Black Mamas (which was rebranded to LEADDoula) through an email listserv that a friend sent me, because she knew I wanted to be doula

- ABDBM or LEAD was strictly for Black women who wanted to become doulas, and was focused on serving black birthing people and their families

- It was a 6 week program with culturally tailored education, included all required DONA International training to become certified, and afterwards, we were required to serve as doula for at least 3 births to be eligible for DONA certification 

- Between the program and my own clients, I've had 13 births

- Fun fact: My first birth was a cesarean section 

- I love serving as a birth doula because of the relationships I have built with the moms and families I've served. Being with a woman at her most intimate and vulnerable time of childbirth is such a special gift

FIND HER HERE:linkedin.com/in/jnmclean3

Mother to Isaac: 11 year old boy

Gentle Parenting Advocate: Practicing a compassionate, respectful approach to parenting while promoting mental health and calm family dynamics.

Experienced Counselor & Educator: Leveraging my background in education, counseling, and family systems to foster a thriving home environment.

Committed to helping families find balance, reduce overwhelm, and nurture joy in their relationships.

World Traveler with Isaac: and our family. Our family loves to travel and has done many adventures together. 

Heart-Led Parent: Grounded in faith and an open-hearted approach to nurturing Isaac's unique gifts and potential.

I am a family coach

FIND HER HERE:

Website:www.anastasiaarauz.com](https://www.anastasiaarauz.com  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anastasia.arauz/  

TikTok: [@anastasia.arauz4]https://www.tiktok.com/@anastasia.arauz4

LinkedIn: [Anastasia Arauz]https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasia-arauz-322b4598/

YouTube: [Anastasia Arauz Coaching] https://www.youtube.com/@anastasiaarauzcoaching 

It took me 8 years to get pregnant. I went through loss, IVF, many (MANY!) diet changes, holistic modalities -- and nothing was working. I decided to become a Life Coach so that I could stop suffering through the uncertainty of it all. In my certification, I learned mind-body tools that helped me to eventually get pregnant naturally -- and now I teach women all around the world to do the same.

I also wrote a new best selling book called: Fertile Ground, that I'd love to promote on your podcast. It teaches women the mind-body approach to getting pregnant -- without it taking over their lives.

I believe that the trying to conceive journey can be incredible parenting prep. It taught me the tools I needed to handle the uncertainty of conception, pregnancy, labor, and motherhood. To let go of perfectionism and to trust myself. It was a catalyst to step out of "what I was supposed to do" and into what made me feel at peace -- even if it was different from the norm. 

I am a life and fertility coach. 

FIND HER HERE:

www.spenserbrassard.com

Instagram: 

https://www.instagram.com/spenserbrassard/

Book: 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1K62D7S?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_9R2J3RV9HEB73EGXQ0HQ&skipTwisterOG=1&bestFormat=true&newOGT=1

I was previously an educator and early child interventionist speech therapist but was brought to my knees when I became a parent

I tried to fit into the box of what parenting should be like but realized that I needed to follow my own heart and gut feelings as well as my child's cues about sleep schedule, nursing times, and other parenting pieces right from the start of becoming a parent

I learned to throw out the parenting books which really made me so nervous about labor and delivery- but it wasn't until after I had my first baby. Luckily, I grew so much in that first experience that I was in such a different place with my second baby. I got to have a mother's blessing before having my second baby and even though she came a month early and was in the NICU for a couple of days, we had such a better experience because we were all connected with ourselves and with each other, including the connection between my husband and myself

I love sharing these pieces with the listeners of my podcast and other podcasts so that parents can look at empowering themselves and hearing their own hearts and guts before they even have kids. We can get so swept up in trying to stick inside of society's box of how we should parent even during our pregnancies

I host a conscious parenting podcast where we provide parents tools for raising mindful children. I was an educator and early intervention speech therapist before having my two spirited, gifted, highly sensitive, and neurodivergent kids. I love connecting with other parents who are also raising conscious kids so that we don't feel alone in our parenting journeys. 

FIND HER HERE:

https://hearttoheartlife.myflodesk.com/hearttoheartlife

https://hearttoheartlife.com/

https://instagram.com/hearttoheartparentspodcast

https://youtube.com/@hearttoheartparentspodcast?si=ZU_czMCjqzzLaW4y

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554482625081

*I fell pregnant easily, the first month trying with my daughter, and a surprise with my son!

*That was the only easy part of my journey, both pregnancies were challenging!

*My daughter's birth was quite traumatic, 5 days of induction resulting in an emergency c-section.

*My son's birth was very healing, a planned c-section.

*I was unable to breastfeed either child, and had a lot of feelings of guilt and failure that took MANY years to overcome. 

*My son is on the spectrum, the official diagnosis took over 2 years, and I'm blessed to live in a country that has so many supports in place for him. 

I'm The Nope Coach, I help women overcome self-doubt, set boundaries and Say 'No" without feeling guilty! I do this through online coaching and courses. 

FIND HER HERE:

Website: https://www.suzanneculberg.com/ 

Newsletter: https://www.suzanneculberg.com/newsletter

YouTube: youtube.com/@suzanneculberg

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/suzanneculberg

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suzanne_culberg/

*Infertility/miscarriage led to divorce

*Infertility continued after remarriage; adoption decision made

*Unexpectedly became pregnant

*Infertility issues continued when we wanted to grow our family

*Decision to adopt again, this time internationally after failing with several other agencies

*Adopted our daughter from Mexico at age six

*Trauma behaviors were obvious but we were a bit clueless

*Trauma education and research enable us to see what was happening

*With professional help, and our own parenting formula, we were able to thrive as a blended family

Anna is a writer, speaker and educator

FIND HER HERE: 

https://www.facebook.com/AnnaMariaDiDioMSW/ 

https://www.facebook.com/AMDiDio.author

https://www.instagram.com/annamariadidiomsw  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/annamariadidio/

https://www.amazon.com/author/annadidio

https://www.amdidio.com/

I was in a domestic violence marriage with my oldest and because of her, got us out and reinvented myself so that I could be a mom that she could be proud of. 

With my youngest I was diagnosed with cancer and given only a 5% chance to live while I was 7 months pregnant. I couldn't be the mom I wanted to be, I couldn't even really hold her let alone take care of her for the first year but we both made it! and I'm more aligned and connected to divine love and intelligence because of her. 

Rebeccah Silence is not just changing lives; she's redefining family happiness for audiences around the world. As an award winning author, coach and media personality, her mission is clear and deeply achievable: to ensure every child grows up with healed, joyful parents, and every couple discovers a love that's not just sustainable but blissfully transformative. 

Through her unparalleled expertise in healing generational trauma, Rebeccah turns the dream of a harmonious, love-filled home into an accessible everyday reality. Her own story of resilience and triumph and 16 years of success stories assures you that profound, lasting happiness isn't just possible - it's within reach. 

FIND HER HERE:

Website

rebeccahsilence.com

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/rebeccahsilence/

Twitter

https://twitter.com/RebeccahSilence

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccahsilence/

Personal FB

https://www.facebook.com/rebeccah.silence 

Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVkgK5D0BapdRpLyO4l1J4Q

Tougher Together Breakthrough Podcast 

https://www.lifestough.com/podcast/tougher-together-breakthrough-podcast/

Tik Tok - 

https://www.tiktok.com/@rebeccahsilence?lang=en

IMDB - 

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm15733721/

Coming Back to Life 

https://www.rebeccahsilence.com/coming-back-to-life