Unabashed You Rechelle Conde-Nau

She describes herself as courageous.  Yes, I definitely saw that.  I also saw beauty and radiance woven together in the most delightful way.  Christelle Biiga grew up wondering if random strangers were happy.  That early curiosity drove her from Cameroon to California where she has been able to take that desire, and marry it with her love of speaking.  She wants to inspire and empower others.  If she can do that through booking people on podcasts so that they have more visibility, then Christelle’s at the sweet spot of her passion and purpose. She wants you to know, you too, have what it takes to do what is possible.

What if you were called to a hard life? What if your closest loved ones needed your passion and purpose to survive and to thrive? Amber Jeann Parker didn’t realize her interest in evidenced-based science would marry so well with her faith; that her life would revolve around literally helping her family stay alive. Her husband has faced mental health challenges after serving our country in combat resulting in PTSD. And two of their kids have life-threatening disorders that need a mom to be vigilant on their behalf. All of this and Amber’s focus is still to choose joy, even in the midst. She’s a truth teller.

When you realize what a butterfly goes through to become, you have an idea that beautiful things can develop from struggle, from breaking free. Such is the case with Estelle Polevoy who used to wake up feeling anxious. She realized the life she was living was not the life she wanted, so she set about to heal by visiting her inner child and doing the necessary work of transformation. If you get to the root that is where the power starts. From there it’s ok to say no to that which isn’t beneficial, and yes to discovering all of who you are. Women are fierce, they have hidden potential just waiting to be realized.

You take a small town girl who marries early, has kids and enjoys a couple of successful careers.  But along the way two of your children grow up to become addicted to drugs.  One started with experimentation and got hooked.  A year later the other one was given pain medication after a surgery and ended up becoming dependent.  How on earth do you help?  Dawn R. Ward found herself somewhere she’d never thought she’d be - helping other parents with children who are in the throes of addiction. Of course this was after her own sons were recovering.  It’s been years of practice, learning what works, what doesn’t, and now she can encourage others.  She has faith to flourish.

Conversations.  Are they a lost art?  In this Information Age of texting, emailing, and social media we may be losing authentic connection.  This week’s guest Chris Burnett wants to change that.  It started with 50 recorded conversations in one week with family and friends and its turned into a conversations movement.  He was amazed by what he discovered and the richness that followed.  Chris is finding all kinds of different ways to encourage us to experience the same benefits.  Taking the time to ask questions, to learn, and to truly connect, is where the sweet spot of coming together is.  Let’s not lose that.

Who knew? Some would consider this change too small to make a difference, and yet there it was. Christine Nicole Cooper found out that keeping her nails looking nice led to a boost of confidence that she didn’t expect. Going from low self-esteem to empowering other women was not in the original blueprint either. Yet you can go from diesel mechanic and volunteer firefighter to helping other women feel better about themselves, all through the power in self-care. The nails are a good place to start.