VBB Episodes

May 9, 2021

VBB 149 Joëlle Croteau-Willard, A First-Time Mom's One Year Journey W…

Joëlle Croteau-Willard became a first-time mother one month into the trauma of a Global Pandemic. Her journey is one of endurance, perseverance, reemergence, and surrender. It's the story of Motherhood.

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May 5, 2021

VBB 148 Motherhood Month Begins With Mother-Daughter Puzzle Author, R…

Over 25+ years as a mother-daughter relationship therapist and coach, Rosjke Hasseldine has heard how generational families have treated women, and how it has lead to hurt, anger, guilt, jealousy, and blame between mothers and daughters. Rosjke also...

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April 26, 2021

VBB 147 La Tonya Davison, a Cultural Therapist Changing the World Thr…

A conversation with a true renaissance woman - Licensed Master Social Worker / Sociologist / Cultural Therapist / 14 years Navy Veteran / Award-Winning Radio Host / Stand Up Comedian & Mother — La Tonya Davison

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April 18, 2021

VBB 146 What Wellness Means to Body Connection Coach And Invisible Co…

Lauren Geertsen's book, The Invisible Corset: Break Free of Beauty Culture and Embrace Your Radiant Self, is endorsed by leading doctors, body image therapists, and eating disorder specialists for helping women identify and escape limiting...

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April 11, 2021

VBB 145 Former U.S. Army & F.B.I. Counterintelligence Agent Gina L. O…

Chasing Cold War spies, foiling terrorist attacks, and tracking down cyber-criminals were all in a day's work for FBI Assistant Special Agent Gina L. Osborn. Having responded to catastrophic terrorist attacks and cyber hacks as an FBI Special Agent...

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April 4, 2021

VBB 144 Fearless Mindset Creative Coach, Vanessa Robins from London, …

Vanessa Robins is a Mindset Creative Coach who specializes in helping clients to think differently, improve decision-making, problem-solving and critical thinking skills, multiply their income, have more free time, and enjoy more of what matters...

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March 29, 2021

VBB 143 Women On Building Powerful Relationships With Money!

How important is money to your happiness; how critical is money to your professional identity as a successful woman of influence? Christopher and Heather review Women and Money month, the lessons learned from women who guide women to having fulfilling...

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March 21, 2021

VBB 142 A Women & Money Conversation with Claire Coleman, Certified M…

March is Money Month, a conversation with Certified Money and Financial Coach, Claire Coleman, whose passion is teaching women how to nurture their money, themselves, and become financially independent to live A BIG RICH LIFE!

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March 15, 2021

VBB 141 Entrepreneurs Aren't Born With Money Sense; Paulina Cameron H…

Paulina Cameron is CEO of The Forum for Women Entrepreneurs, a national charity that educates, mentors, and connects female entrepreneurs. We talk about money blindspots and money education for women entrepreneurs.

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March 8, 2021

VBB 140 March is Women & Money Month featuring The Trauma of Money Co…

How does trauma shape your self-beliefs and the beliefs that influence your success or struggle with money? A conversation with Chantel Chapman - Founder of What The Finances & Co-founder of The Trauma of Money.

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March 1, 2021

VBB 139 March is Women & Money Month: Founder and Director of Beauty …

In March, we talk to women about money. Caroline MacGillivray is the Founder and Director of Beauty Night Society, an organization committed to helping women living in poverty. We explore the trauma of money: why even women who give their …

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Feb. 15, 2021

VBB 138 Diane Wesh is a Black American Citizen Who Fled the Country S…

Diane Wesh, Global CEO & Co-founder of Got Blacklisted, fled America when she wrote, “I’m A Black American. Here Is How I Used Solo Travel To Escape My Racist Country.” Then racism blew up America. Here what Diane has to …

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Feb. 7, 2021

VBB 137 Tamuri Richardson Shares Her Reality: Being Black And Female …

How do women, already socially marginalized, and the mothers, sisters, and wives of black men, navigate a world that treats their beloved as villains and social outcasts? Our conversation with Speaker, Author, Coach, Sister, and Mother, Tamuri...

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Feb. 1, 2021

VBB 136 Author Byrdy Lynn Reminds Us, In The Thick Of Darkness: Power…

Through the Storm of Early Trauma: Healing and Overcoming, a memoir written from painful experiences by a woman of color, author Byrdy Lyn, but presented with forgiveness and hope. Tribute to Black History Month.

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Jan. 26, 2021

VBB 135 If Sex is the Question, AskMiyoko!

"Women deserve the power of consent, but not at the expense of a man's power to ask." That sentiment lit up Miyoko Fujimori's YouTube channel like a Christmas tree — 102,571 views and counting. We get educated with Miyoko, an …

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Jan. 18, 2021

VBB 134 Jess Weiner, a Social Icon Who Changed Women's Beauty Image W…

Jess Weiner is a social activist turned entrepreneur who has made her career helping women and brands like Mattel and Dove see the value — the real beauty — in inclusivity and female empowerment. She is also a real hoot!

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Jan. 11, 2021

VBB 133 Jake Stika, a Man Who's Man Enough to Lead a Feminist Male Or…

Had you told Jake Stika 8 years ago he would be leading a feminist male organization, he would have given you the 'are you crazy' glare. Today, Jake is co-founder and executive director of Next Gen Men, an organization with …

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Jan. 3, 2021

VBB 132 Diane Wesh Calls Herself A Refugee From A Racist Country: The…

Around the world, we’ve become accustomed to news of refugees fleeing their homeland for a better life in America. It's rare we hear from Americans who flee America for a better life anywhere else. Diane Wesh tells us: “I’m A …

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Dec. 31, 2020

VBB 131 Goodbye 2020, Beware the Door Hitting Your Backside on Your W…

It was the Year of COVID 19 - The New Plague; It was the Year of Black Lives Matter - The Old Plague. So what did you learn to appreciate from it all? Christopher and Heather find positives in the …

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Dec. 14, 2020

VBB 130 Christopher and Heather Revel in Conflict!

Are we humans naturally monogamous, can we really control our jealousies, and how do we manage conflict when it threatens to tear our relationships apart? Christopher and Heather take on these perplexing questions and more.

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Dec. 8, 2020

VBB 129 Anca Dan: Even Smart, Successful Woman fall Victim to Abusive…

When one woman suffers, all women suffer with her, but when one woman speaks out about her suffering gender-based violence, do all women listen or learn? #VBB acknowledges the UN's 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence in a conversation...

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Dec. 4, 2020

VBB 128 Monica Kretschmer, Founder, and CEO, Universal Women's Networ…

Monica Kretschmer is Founder, and CEO, Universal Women's Network. She's the definition of a Woman of Inspiration, but forced to rebuild her life from the ashes of an abusive relationship; she found herself face to face with another heartless nemesis,...

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Nov. 30, 2020

VBB 127 Julie Taylor: A Conversation supporting Activism against Gend…

How she survived to tell her story after a cold-blooded contract shooting is a miracle. Julie Taylor, a mother of three, now a Master Therapeutic Counsellor, shares her journey from victim to mentor as #VBB acknowledges the UN's 16 Days …

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Nov. 25, 2020

VBB 126 Sarah De La Coeur: In honour of the UN’s16 Days of Activism a…

The fact that 1 in 3 women will experience physical or sexual violence in her lifetime is an appalling statistic. We talk with women who've experienced such abuse to raise awareness during the UN's 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based …

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