VBB Episodes

Nona Willis Aronowitz is a writer/editor/author. Her book Bad Sex is a memoir-social history blend that examines the enduring barriers to true sexual freedom. Nona has a biweekly sex and love advice column for Teen Vogue and has written for...

There was a time in the life of Frances Jones when she considered herself damaged goods. “I felt unworthy because of my infertility and was tormented by negative thoughts and emotions. The worst part was that I didn’t know how to stop. Then a miracle...

After spending years battling a severe eating disorder and low self-worth, Marci Warhaft found the motivation to regain her health and reclaim her life. Before her recovery, Marci allowed shame from a challenging past to keep her from living life...

Jacqueline Shaulis is the leading authority on communication-based personal leadership for intersectional introverts. As an introverted woman of color, she’s leveraged her challenging upbringing into becoming a transformational speaker, bestselling...

Sidelined, How Women Manage & Mismanage Their Health, written by Susan Salenger, explores the cultural and medical history that has conditioned women not to act in their own best interest. She offers insights into the gender biases of the medical...

April Ebeling is a military veteran, an adoptive mom, and an award-winning musician. Her passion is creating experiences that make a difference in easing the stress levels in people’s lives, no matter their situations or where they live in the world!...

There is a deeply held practice and belief that despite advances in sharing household tasks, women still carry the largest share of emotional labor for their families. What is emotional labor? Dr. Regina Lark, Speaker, Educator, and Author...

Sandra Wigg is a Foundational Life Coach who worked helping athletes to elevate their academic, athletic and personal performance. She now assists clients on their journey to reach their full potential and transform their life. "I have developed a...

Yvonne Silver is the Founder & CEO of Women & Wisdom Media, an in-demand Speaker, and Bestselling Author of Words, Women & Wisdom. Yvonne teaches ambitious female business founders and entrepreneurs how to gain unshakable confidence and use it to...

This episode of VBB is different from any other show. Heather and I are blessed; we speak with dozens of amazing women each year. But, in 2021, a past guest La Tonya Davison turned the tables on us. La Tonya is a Licensed Master Social Worker /...

Liz Declan is a self-identified queer single mom with a seven-year-old daughter who does not identify with traditional gender binaries. Liz has her B.A. and M.A. in English from Temple University and teaches Writing and Literature at the university...

Michelle Johns is a writer, entrepreneur, musician, worship leader, A Queer Girl after God's heart, and author of — God, A Lesbian, and the Space in Between. “Throughout my journey, I have faced many challenges in society, but as an out lesbian, I...

Closeted until his 20s, Award-winning blogger and author Lee Wind writes books today that would have dramatically changed his life as a young Gay boy. With his Master's Degree from Harvard, Lee commits to writing Cool Stuff For Queer Kids. His book...

Anne-Marie Zanzal, a former ordained minister and hospice chaplain, is the founder and CEO of Coming Out & Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Support. #Anne-Marie provides affirming support to women in the LGBTQIA+ community, giving them a safe space to explore,...

Marie Beswick Arthur is a recipient of the Brendon Donnelly Award for Children’s Literature (poetry); also the Calgary Writers Association Short Fiction (short story). Marie works selflessly with countless clients and authors as a ghostwriter, editor,...

As Founder, CEO, mindset coach, mama, lover of personal development, and student of life, Mallory McGary works with mom entrepreneurs to teach them how to shed their expectations of motherhood and step into their authentic identity. "Like you, I've...

Barbara Legere's son Keven often begged for her permission to end his own life — like any loving mother, she did everything in her power to preserve his life. Keven spent half his life struggling with addiction while his single mom battled the courts,...

Forty + years of metaphysical studies. Success as a harmonizing intuitive and psychic. Globally acknowledged as a playwright, an award-winning producer, screenwriter, and actor literary has led Karen Jones Meadows to create a cathartic workshop to...

“I don’t see myself reflected in a lot of financial education, and for many people, financial information doesn’t feel accessible or appealing. I bring capitalism-critical, shame-free education to healers, hustlers, and creatives in order to catalyze...

The word “somatic” means body. When you co-mingle money with somatic, you experience your money relationship as embodied. The story of Somatic Money began from a place of deep misfortune. A place founder Dana Stovern says, “I hope never to journey...

Karen Ford is a Public Speaker, Entrepreneur, Amazon #1 Best Selling Author, and a Master Financial Coach. Karen has coached people out from under debt ranging from $500 to $800,000. She’s worked with couples holding up to 86 active credit cards,...

Women influence 85% of consumer spending in North America, so women are no strangers to money trauma. As founder of The Trauma of Money, Chantel Chapman is a unique voice in financial education. Her research into behavioral science, addiction, trauma,...

In 2005, Blythe Hill began paying attention to the issue of human trafficking. Even with a deep sense of urgency to help, Blythe felt helpless. She wasn't a lawyer, doctor, or social worker; her interests and talents were in fashion, trend analysis,...

Dr. Regina Lark is a professional organizer and feminist historian. Several years ago, the concept ‘emotional labor’ became her lightbulb moment. The term integrated her background in feminist history, professional organizing, and social change....