VBB Episodes

Reflections on 2024, Hope for 2025! Christopher & Heather reflect on the year that was 2024, shoutout Gisèle Pelicot, and look forward to what’s to come in 2025.

Is Bitch An Insult Or Inspiration? Bitch being used as an inspiration sounds counterintuitive, very contrary to how people have been conditioned to apply a word, which for centuries has been used as an insult keeping women in a subservient place in society. Jamie Louise Madigan became...

Do Women Define Bitch, Or Visa Versa? We take on the bitch with help from Author, Coach, and Teacher Gina Cloud, who shares how women can reclaim a word that has dogged womanhood for centuries.

A Journey From Fear To Freedom. Lauren Wellbank is a courageous survivor who has successfully turned her harrowing near-death experience at the hands of a violent partner into a mission of hope and empowerment for others. After escaping her abusive...

Sandy Phillips Kirkham shares her harrowing yet inspiring journey of overcoming abuse in a religious setting. Her book, "Let Me Prey Upon You: Breaking Free From A Minister's Sexual Abuse," serves as a resource for education and support.

Jamie Louise Madigan - Poetry For Women, Abused! Jamie Louise Madigan's journey from victim to thriver is captured in her riveting and stark poetry, which also offers hope and encouragement to countless women facing similar struggles from abuse.

Turning Pain Into Purpose! Sophia Diaz is an indomitable spirit with a multifaceted entertainment career and a woman who faced betrayal, violence, and near death.

Lois Hollis Says, Shame and Guilt Are Not Yours! A transformative conversation with Shame-Guilt Educator Lois Hollis invites you to explore, question, and overcome the debilitating influence of shame and guilt.

Season Of The Witch: In a world that prefers its women pretty and silent, the unapologetically complex and dynamic female witch has suffered ridicule, torture, and fiery death.  But are modern women like Rissa Miller reshaping the image and popularity of the witch?

Is Self-Care Just Women Being Selfish? Or is it the key to unlocking a potential in women that the Dalai Lama suggested could change the world? Where the truth lies is our conversation with Christina Marlett, founder of Courageous Self-Care.

What is Beauty? The male gender has assumed beauty to be the responsibility and the dominion of the female gender, but is Beauty a woman’s prime property, or has it become her gilded prison?

Bald Beauty? I Felt Like An Alien! When Beth Hildbrand decided to shave her head after chemotherapy left her little choice, she wasn't prepared for the person she saw in the mirror.

Inside You Is Where Eternal Beauty Comes From. Barbara McBean should know. She once competed in the Miss Universe Pageant. She didn’t win, but Barbara is winning in life.  As the Founder and President of Eternal Beauty Institutes, her philosophy will encourage you to view beauty through a lens of purpose, joy, and self-reflection.

The Evolution of Beauty is a book by Professor of Ornithology Richard Prum, in which he revisits Darwin's other theory — sexual selection. A theory that validates or vindicates choosing a partner not for what's in his genes but for other beauty aesthetics like, maybe,  how he wears his jeans.

Who Do You Think You Are? Teresa Ford is a certified mental health and trauma recovery life coach who shares how she helps clients strip away external identities to find their true value and authentic selves without external validation.

Why Curiosity Is Key To Your Happiness. Aura Martinez is a Self-Discovery and Empowerment Coach who guides us through common pitfalls in our pursuit of happiness and shares how embracing curiosity can be a transformative force in our lives.

Beauty's Myth is Beauty assigned by man as the dominion of woman, but is Beauty her paradise or her prison?

From Betrayal to Abundance is a deep and enriching conversation with CFP Annie Izmirliyan, which is filled with wisdom, insights, and the importance of community support. Tune in to learn Annie's approach to soulful financial empowerment.

Janice Selbie on Divorcing Religion! What must it take for a woman to decide to divorce her religion after 40 years as a devout fundamentalist Evangelical Christian? In this episode, Janice Selbie, Founder of Divorcing Religion, takes us on her deepest, darkest journey into a new light.

Creating Confidence With Style!. Jen Auh, founder at Style Konsult & STYiLES, joins us to discuss why finding your personal style is an advantage we can’t afford to overlook or ignore.

Relationships And Money: According to Mariska Reinerink, money is more than numbers. As a financial advisor and money coach, she explores the hidden emotional forces that often drive our money stress.

The Modern Woman’s Ideal Man never needs to invest energy in trying to prove how strong, manly, masculine, macho, or heroic the can be. But what are the qualities the modern woman appreciates most? Join the conversation.

Temi Ajibewa is a visionary, an expert monetization coach, and the founder of the Millionaire Housewife Academy. The academy empowers stay-at-home women with the education, tools, and opportunities they need to be mentally and financially independent. Temi shares her journey of breaking free from familial hardships, realizing her core values, and reframing her suffering as lessons for growth.

According to the UN (United Nations) facts and figures on Women's leadership and political participation, there's growing evidence that women's leadership improves political decision-making processes. But cultures won't see these advantages until enough women are in leadership to effect change. It sets up our conversation on women, politics, and power with former California Mayor Debbie Peterson.