VBB Episodes

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.

It used to be that living together was confirmation of true love, but some women aren't sold on cohabiting as proof of commitment. They prefer the independence of LAT (Live-Apart-Together) relationships. Vicki Larson writes on the topic for publications like HuffPost and Medium and has a new book, LATitude: How You Can Make a Live-Apart-Together Relationship Work. Vicki shares with us what makes LAT so appealing and gives us a titillating preview.

Is it a curse when women prioritize others over themselves, or is it a blessing that women seem pre-wired to welcome being healthcare workers for others, often at the expense of their own health? We have a conversation with a woman who sees helping others heal as part of her contribution to humanity—help us welcome Pilates teacher and trainer Kelly Etter to VBB!

Darlene Lancer wrote the books on codependency—literally. Titles include Codependency for Dummies and Conquering Shame and Codependency. She has over 30 years of codependency counseling experience and has helped countless women and men recover from the trauma of codependency. Click play and Meet Darlene Lancer, JD LMFT, Marriage counselor, family Therapist, and author.

How many people, instead of trading time for money or feeling trapped in a seemingly endless cycle of reacting to life's responsibilities, would love to be living their life purpose? But what would you trade to live such a privilege?

ADHD, A Superpower: Rahti Gorfien is the Founder of Creative Calling Coaching, LLC, and has been recognized three times by Expertise.com as one of the 15 Best Life Coaches in NYC. However, in a former life, she graduated from a prestigious NYU Acting Program. "Acting...