World Health Day (today) is kicking off a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health titled, “Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures.” It urges governments and the health community to ramp up efforts to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths, and to prioritize women’s longer-term health and well-being.

80% of maternal deaths are preventable.

I was invited to be on my friend's podcast, Instigating Women + Friends, to discuss ectopic pregnancy and the importance of this campaign. This episode's recording is from her podcast.

An ectopic pregnancy is life-threatening and happens when a fertilized egg implants outside of the uterus.

Enjoy our real and honest conversation.

Thank you, ‪World Health Organization, for choosing this topic for this year's campaign.

One of my best friends, Marian, joins me to talk about a very real and fresh experience... her fear of flying. It's so real that she recently asked her ex-husband to take her place on a trip to Hawaii with her kids.

I helped Marian decide her best outcome, and we discussed it in this episode.

Reminder: You are not defined by your fears, and you are not broken because of them.

My friend, Gwen, joins me again for another episode of The Gal Matrix. She just became a licensed Psilocybin Facilitator by the Oregon Health Authority, which means:

Gwen can now care for an individual or group ingesting Psilocybin (AKA Magic Mushrooms) to improve hard-to-treat disorders, such as addiction, PTSD, sexual trauma, depression, chronic anxiety, and more.

Gwen answers all of my questions and more about what this means and the impact it has on people.

If you're interested in learning more, visit https://mindsquest.life/.

My long-time friend and HR professional, Kelly, joins me again to reminisce about a few funny and cringe-worthy stories from when we worked together. Together, we attended the annual sales kickoff event to "babysit" team members, which is funny to think about as I'm the most impulsive, inappropriate and up-for-anything person.

I invited my friend, Gwen, back to the podcast to discuss things that we can start, stop, and continue doing to show up for ourselves and each other.

I invited my long-time friend and HR professional, Kelly, to join me on this episode. If you've recently lost a job or are currently experiencing extreme insecurity at your job, this episode is for you!

We discuss coping strategies that'll help change your mindset.

My friend, Gwen, joins me to discuss all things imposter syndrome. Everyone suffers from it, and it's completely normal.

One way I try to counteract my thoughts that try to keep me small is by surrounding myself with quotes. I have many quotes on my desk, and this is a great one relating to imposter syndrome: "When you feel doubt (which you will), just show up and see what happens."

Cheers to showing up and seeing what happens!

I invited my friend Heather to join me to discuss how we've coped with stress individually and together. Reminder: Nobody should cope alone.