What Led Her Here Kim Short

Disability Consultant & Counsellor, Tara Geraghty-Ellis, had a difficult start after being born with Spina bifida and Hydrocephalus. She was initially given only a 10% chance of survival, but beat the odds and defied doctors’ expectations. Later, as the only child with a disability in her school, she endured bullying and harassment from students and teachers. Over time, Tara worked through her trauma, acknowledging and accepting her emotions, and made the conscious choice to be a happy, successful person. Tara embraces all of the experiences that have shaped her life and is now on a mission to bring people together and advocate for those with disabilities, so they can live to their fullest potential. Tara’s hope is that people with disabilities will be seen, not just as their diagnosis, but as whole human beings with hopes and dreams.
 
Connect with Tara:
Website www.visableandempoweredbook.com
Schedule a chat https://calendly.com/taraelliscoaching/meeting
 
Creator, Host, Editing & Production: Kim Short
Guest: Tara Geraghty-Ellis

Debra Lee May is a Resiliency & Re-invention Mentor whose defining experience started with her transition from corporate America to being a stay-at-home mom to her two daughters. This significant life change challenged her sense of control, brought up trauma from her chaotic childhood and plunged Debra into depths that negatively impacted her relationships. She lost who she was and was trying to live according to other people’s expectations. Eventually, after gaining awareness and beginning her own personal development journey, Debra had an awakening that not only changed her, but those around her. She began to heal, trust herself and connect with others. Debra came to realize she shared this experience with many other women, which has led her to inspire and serve women in her work today. Debra reminds us that being real and vulnerable is what draws people to us and that there’s always better things on the other side of our difficult life experiences.
 
Connect with Debra:
www.debraleemay.com
 
Creator, Host, Editing & Production: Kim Short
Guest: Debra Lee May

Sacred sexual healer, Daniella Hines, had the picture-perfect life. All the boxes of what one “should” have were ticked…yet she was miserable. She didn’t know who she was and was living a life that wasn’t meant for her. After ending her marriage, Daniella decided to live in a less fearful way and began her journey to discover herself and her sexuality. She embraced the power of choice, curiousity and self-love, which brought her to an empowered place of shame-free pleasure and freedom. Along the way, she learned about the wisdom held in her body and began to trust her intuition. Daniella acknowledges that it has not always been an easy path, but both misery and joy require effort, and we all have the power to choose which one we allow to stay.  
 
Connect with Daniella:
http://daniellahines.com/
 
Creator, Host, Editing & Production: Kim Short
Guest: Daniella Hines

From behind her camera, boudoir photographer, Daysy Teixeira, has been witness to many women’s transformations…from nervous and, at times, insecure to confident and empowered. Women who step into her studio are also committing to step outside their comfort zone in a big way. Daysy is passionate about creating a safe space of trust and acceptance for all women. In this space, they share a uniquely intimate experience that goes beyond beautiful pictures. The self-love that her subjects take away from the photo shoots follows these women well after the session is over. In this candid conversation, Daysy discusses her own journey to self-love and her struggle with body image, which was fraught by a lack of representation in media. She reminds us to be gentle with ourselves as we move toward accepting ourselves exactly as we are.
 
Connect with Daysy:
Website https://boudoirbydaysy.com/
Instagram http://www.instagram.com/boudoirbydaysy
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/boudoirbydaysy
Podcast: Bombshell Tells All https://boudoirbydaysy.podbean.com/
 
Creator, Host, Editing & Production: Kim Short
Guest: Daysy Teixeira
 

Travel writer, Catherine Smith, found her passion for solo travel by accident more than a decade ago. Since then, her adventures have brought her to New York City, Italy, New Zealand and beyond. Mostly importantly, these trips have allowed her to get to know herself more deeply and trust her intuition. People often assume travelling solo makes Catherine fearless, but she reminds us that she, like all of us, has fears. On each trip, she purposefully stretches and strengthens her “courage muscle”, allowing her to bring back more confidence, freedom and self-acceptance to her everyday life and relationships. That, she says, is where the magic is!
 
Connect with Catherine:
Website  Herbagswerepacked.com
Facebook  Facebook.com/herbagswerepacked
Instagram  Instagram.com/herbagswerepacked 
Twitter  Twitter.com/bagswerepacked 
 
Creator, Host, Editing & Production: Kim Short
Guest: Catherine Smith
 

As a Menstruality Mentor, Nikki Zavitz is on a mission to help women and womb-havers tune into their menstrual cycles. For most of her life, Nikki felt disconnected from her own body. Her first bleed brought fear and shame. The stigma and negativity around periods in our culture often creates negative stories that many of us carry around for a lifetime. Building a “red tent” on her property has created an opportunity to change that. Through her teachings, Nikki provides a safe place for womb-havers of all ages to gather, listen, share, learn and feel compassion for themselves and their cycles. She’s especially passionate about bringing this awareness to young people, so they can learn from and celebrate the natural rhythms of their bodies.
 
Connect with Nikki:
http://www.prettyriverredtent.com/
 
Creator, Host, Editing & Production: Kim Short
Guest: Nikki Zavitz