YES! Women's Network Podcast™

Michele Morley, Jodie Lemon and Valinda Hanks
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YES! Women's Network is the official podcast of YES! Women's Network, hosted by Michele Morley, Jodie Lemon and Valinda Hanks. Through conversations rooted in Faith, Relationships, Well-being, and Finance, the show brings together women who share their experiences, perspectives, and practical wisdom to help others grow with purpose. Every episode explores the decisions, challenges, and opportunities that shape a woman's personal, professional, and spiritual journey. From entrepreneurship and financial confidence to healthy relationships, personal well-being, and faith-centered living, each conversation offers ideas listeners can apply in their own lives. Our mission is to inspire, empower, and uplift women by creating a community where connection leads to growth, encouragement leads to action, and every woman has the opportunity to learn, contribute, and thrive. Subscribe to YES! Women's Network and join a community of women growing stronger together.

Episodes

  1. 2 days ago

    What You Put Into Your Mind Shapes Your Life with Michele Morley

    Michele shares reflections on how what people consume mentally affects their perceptions, energy, attitude, and ability to live with peace and purpose. Using analogies of the mind as a trash can and a vacuum, she emphasizes that everything taken in—through reading, movies, news, or reels—gets stored and influences how one views the world, family, business, and faith. She admits being guilty of not always choosing beneficial inputs and challenges herself and listeners to be more intentional about what they watch and read to protect their “light,” reach full potential, and make a difference. 00:00 Why Women Feel Stuck 00:37 Trash Can Mind Analogy 01:04 Vacuum and Mental Inputs 01:30 How Inputs Shape Life 01:46 Is It Beneficial 02:29 Checking My Media Diet 03:00 Awareness and Purpose Thanks for listening to YES! Women's Network! If today's conversation encouraged you, please share this episode with a woman in your life. Every share helps us reach more women who are looking for connection, encouragement, and practical wisdom across faith, relationships, well-being, and finance. Thank you for being part of our community. Have a wonderful day! Michele Morley "Inspire. Empower. Uplift." CONNECT with Michele Morley & Join YES! Women's Network Join a growing community of women committed to lifelong growth through Faith, Relationships, Well-being, and Finance. Discover inspiring conversations, practical resources, community updates, special events, and opportunities to connect with women who believe we grow stronger together. Follow YES! Women's Network: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube

    What You Put Into Your Mind Shapes Your Life with Michele Morley

  2. 3 Sept

    Turning Pain into Purpose with Brandy Vega

    Host Michelle Morley welcomes Brandy Vega—Christian US Army veteran, award-winning media executive, and founder of Promise to Live, a global suicide prevention and mental health movement. Brandy shares faith-driven turning points that taught her to trust God through hardship, take proactive steps without seeing the full picture, and lean on prayer, community, and gratitude during difficult seasons, including losing a Promise to Live volunteer to suicide and supporting a child in crisis. She recounts her daughter’s suicide attempt, a perceived miracle recovery, and the promise that inspired Promise to Live in 2021, emphasizing that many people want to end pain, not life. Brandy teaches practical tools: ASKEM (ask, seek, knock, expect miracles), ASK (acknowledge, support, keep in touch), asking “How are you really?”, 1–10 check-ins, and assuming others like you. 00:00 Miracle Second Chance 02:23 Pivot Pressure And Identity 03:36 Heartbreak And Trusting God 05:49 ASKEM Faith In Action 09:15 Hard Weeks And Asking Help 11:23 Prayer Power And Support 12:49 Chinese Farmer Perspective 14:13 Gratitude Shifts Focus 15:15 Hospital Miracle Promise 17:50 Birth of Promise to Live 18:48 ASK Method Explained 20:43 Ask How Are You Really 22:44 Direct Suicide Questions 23:42 Check In 1 to 10 24:58 Carrying the Urgency 27:07 Media Strategy Millions Reached 28:57 Assume Everyone Loves You Thanks for listening to YES! Women's Network! If today's conversation encouraged you, please share this episode with a woman in your life. Every share helps us reach more women who are looking for connection, encouragement, and practical wisdom across faith, relationships, well-being, and finance. Thank you for being part of our community. Have a wonderful day! Michele Morley "Inspire. Empower. Uplift." CONNECT with Michele Morley & Join YES! Women's Network Join a growing community of women committed to lifelong growth through Faith, Relationships, Well-being, and Finance. Discover inspiring conversations, practical resources, community updates, special events, and opportunities to connect with women who believe we grow stronger together. Follow YES! Women's Network: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube About Guest Brandy Vega is a wife, mother, Christian, U.S. Army veteran, award winning media executive, speaker and philanthropist. With over three decades in media, storytelling and community leadership, she is the founder of Promise2Live, a global suicide prevention and mental health movement dedicated to saving lives through connection, conversation and trusted resources. Brandy believes her greatest gift is bringing people together, turning pain into purpose and using her voice, faith and experience to create change that saves lives. Links Website: www.promise2live.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandyvega/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brandygirl000 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandyveg

    Turning Pain into Purpose with Brandy Vega

  3. 27 Aug

    Setting Priorities with Valinda Hanks

    Valinda Hanks from Yes Women’s Network discusses juggling many roles—business owner or employee, wife, daughter, grandmother, sister, and friend—and the pressure to be available for everyone. She shares that balance isn’t equal and shifts over time, with some seasons requiring more focus on work and others on family. Valinda describes learning to prioritize presence, recalling how she used to come home focused on chores instead of being in the moment with her kids. Now as a grandmother, she cherishes weekly calls and visits, puts her phone down, and listens even when stories repeat. She also schedules dedicated one-on-one days each month with each grandchild. A conversation with strangers at a bar reinforces her belief to never apologize for answering family calls, since those moments can’t be regained. 00:00 Wearing Many Hats 01:35 Redefining Balance 02:07 Be Present at Home 02:54 Grandkids Come First 03:45 Scheduling Quality Time 04:05 Bar Story Life Lesson 05:05 Choose Presence Always Thanks for listening to YES! Women's Network! If today's conversation encouraged you, please share this episode with a woman in your life. Every share helps us reach more women who are looking for connection, encouragement, and practical wisdom across faith, relationships, well-being, and finance. Thank you for being part of our community. Have a wonderful day! Michele Morley "Inspire. Empower. Uplift." CONNECT with Michele Morley & Join YES! Women's Network Join a growing community of women committed to lifelong growth through Faith, Relationships, Well-being, and Finance. Discover inspiring conversations, practical resources, community updates, special events, and opportunities to connect with women who believe we grow stronger together. Follow YES! Women's Network: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube

    Setting Priorities with Valinda Hanks

  4. 13 Aug

    Counterfeit Emotions with Curtis Morley

    Michele Morley welcomes Curtis Morley, founder of Counterfeit Emotions, to discuss how many emotions have counterfeits that look virtuous but create disconnection, including “nice” as a conflict-avoidant counterfeit of “kind.” Curtis shares how painful life experiences, including divorce and family hardship, led him to distinguish pain from misery, describing misery as blame and shame layered over pain, and teaching that pain is meant to be felt, witnessed, and then moved into action. He explains emotional intelligence as witnessing emotions without acting on them, notes a Stanford study that emotions average 90 seconds, and describes tools like the “emotion bus” to replace counterfeits with authentic twins (e.g., anger with advocacy, anxiety with awareness, suspicion with curiosity). The conversation also covers choosing one’s attitude, identity attachment as suffering, and grounding worth in being a child of God, emphasizing peace as the one emotion that cannot be counterfeited. 00:00 Nice vs Kind 00:22 Podcast Welcome 00:50 Meet Curtis Morley 02:09 Counterfeit Emotions Explained 04:32 Pain That Changed Everything 05:53 Pain vs Misery 10:03 Witnessing Emotions 12:43 Misery Blame and Shame 15:06 When Healing Begins 16:27 90 Second Emotions 18:17 Wedding Canceled Story 24:06 Pain Love and Growth 25:56 Conflict and Marriage 28:58 Kindness Creates Connection 30:39 Nice Versus Kind 32:11 Curiosity Beats Anger 34:44 Movie Theater Mindset 35:57 Sharing Triggers Kindly 37:33 Choosing Your Emotions 43:26 Identity And Attachment 46:55 Emotion Bus Tool 49:11 Anger To Advocacy 52:46 Advocacy Changes History Thanks for listening to YES! Women's Network! If today's conversation encouraged you, please share this episode with a woman in your life. Every share helps us reach more women who are looking for connection, encouragement, and practical wisdom across faith, relationships, well-being, and finance. Thank you for being part of our community. Have a wonderful day! Michele Morley "Inspire. Empower. Uplift." CONNECT with Michele Morley & Join YES! Women's Network Join a growing community of women committed to lifelong growth through Faith, Relationships, Well-being, and Finance. Discover inspiring conversations, practical resources, community updates, special events, and opportunities to connect with women who believe we grow stronger together. Follow YES! Women's Network: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube About Guest Curtis Morley is focused on the concept that every emotion can be counterfeited except one—Peace. He teaches that peace and joy can be found daily, and his work centers on helping people recognize and overcome counterfeit emotions to achieve authentic well-being Links Website: https://www.CounterfeitEmotions.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtismorley/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authenticcurtis/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/curtis.morley/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AuthenticCurtis

    Counterfeit Emotions with Curtis Morley

  5. 6 Aug

    Nurture Resilience By Embracing Wellbeing

    Michele Morley hosts the Yes Women’s Network Podcast with guests Jodi Lemmon and Valinda Hanks to discuss wellbeing as an overall state of thriving physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and financially, not just fitness. They share personal experiences of health challenges, grief, divorce, and feeling stuck, emphasizing that wellbeing is supported by prayer, community, and meaningful relationships. Valinda describes losing multiple family members, a marriage ending, and rebuilding confidence through daily positive self-talk, support from friends, work, and her children. The conversation highlights progress over perfection, small consistent actions, mindset and subconscious direction, building supportive communities, and making intentional choices to care for the body, renew the mind, steward resources, and nurture relationships through changing seasons of life. 00:00 Why Women Feel Stuck 01:40 Defining True Wellbeing 03:45 Health Challenges Shift Perspective 05:02 Friendship Through Hard Seasons 06:14 Spiritual Strength in Crisis 07:45 Rock Bottom and Asking for Help 08:32 Grief Divorce and Rebuilding 11:54 Confidence Mindset and Progress 15:50 Training Your Mind Daily 17:20 Financial Stability After Divorce 20:17 Confidence Through Community 21:38 Building a Real Estate Path 22:35 Surround Yourself Right 23:56 Change Starts With You 24:54 Relationships Shape Wellbeing 26:03 Dime Versus Nickel People 27:56 Seasons and Balance Shifts 29:35 Growth Through Relationship Focus 32:16 Feel It Then Face It 33:08 Intentional Wellbeing Choices Thanks for listening to YES! Women's Network! If today's conversation encouraged you, please share this episode with a woman in your life. Every share helps us reach more women who are looking for connection, encouragement, and practical wisdom across faith, relationships, well-being, and finance. Thank you for being part of our community. Have a wonderful day! Michele Morley "Inspire. Empower. Uplift." CONNECT with Michele Morley & Join YES! Women's Network Join a growing community of women committed to lifelong growth through Faith, Relationships, Well-being, and Finance. Discover inspiring conversations, practical resources, community updates, special events, and opportunities to connect with women who believe we grow stronger together. Follow YES! Women's Network: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube About the Hosts Michele MorleyMichele Morley is the host of YES! Women's Network. She created YES! Women's Network as a community designed to bring women together through meaningful conversations and shared experiences across faith, relationships, well-being, and finance. Jodie LemonJodie Lemon is a real estate professional with over 30 years of experience. She shares her experience in real estate, affordable multifamily properties, working with family in business, and building relationships through different stages of life. Valinda HanksValinda Hanks has experience working in healthcare and the payments space. She shares her journey from working in a pediatrician's office to transitioning into a new career path and navigating different seasons of life

    Nurture Resilience By Embracing Wellbeing

  6. 30 Jul

    Building a Values-Aligned Life with Liz Hartke

    On the Yes Women’s Network Podcast, host Michele Morley interviews Liz Hartke of Luminary Leadership Company, nearly 15 years in business, about evolving from marketing to scaling entrepreneurs through leadership and values-aligned growth. Hartge explains burnout often comes from working outside one’s “zone of genius,” and describes using an online leadership style assessment to identify gifts, energy drains, and roadblocks for clients and teams worldwide. She shares a shift in prioritizing proximity and availability for her five children by elevating her team, systemizing operations, choosing family-honoring clients, and batching commitments, integrating kids into work and homeschooling. Hartge challenges one-size-fits-all success, emphasizes intuition, and outlines frameworks including the Clarity Matrix, focusing on “easy/heavy” versus “hard/light,” and choosing a trajectory over rigid goals. She describes daily intentional time with God, mindset discipline, offers a Clarity Playbook via Instagram DM, and previews her upcoming book and podcast, Your Big Next. 00:00 Burnout And Genius Zone 01:02 Podcast Welcome And Guest Intro 01:46 From Marketing To Leadership 04:08 Finding The Sweet Spot 05:55 Assessments For Team Fit 07:30 Burnout Beyond Busy 07:56 Working With Clients Remotely 09:05 Motherhood And Priorities Shift 14:40 Integrating Kids Into Work 18:01 Redefining Success And Calling 21:44 Trusting Intuition Over Noise 22:59 Clarity Matrix Framework 26:24 Hard Versus Heavy Growth 27:21 Goals Versus Trajectory 28:40 Seasons Not Failures 30:27 Ambition Meets Reality 31:56 Steward Schedule Rituals 34:50 Mindset Fighting Nature 35:58 Hobby Farm Lessons 39:08 Clarity Tools Mentors 42:05 God Given Strengths 44:13 Your Big Next Book 46:33 Friendships And Hobbies Thanks for listening to YES! Women's Network! If today's conversation encouraged you, please share this episode with a woman in your life. Every share helps us reach more women who are looking for connection, encouragement, and practical wisdom across faith, relationships, well-being, and finance. Thank you for being part of our community. Have a wonderful day! Michele Morley "Inspire. Empower. Uplift." CONNECT with Michele Morley & Join YES! Women's Network Join a growing community of women committed to lifelong growth through Faith, Relationships, Well-being, and Finance. Discover inspiring conversations, practical resources, community updates, special events, and opportunities to connect with women who believe we grow stronger together. Follow YES! Women's Network: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Guest Bio For over a dozen years, Liz has served as a Business and Leadership Advisor to thousands of ambitious entrepreneurs internationally — including greats like John C. Maxwell — helping them exponentially grow in business while unlocking their God-given potential. Liz is the award-winning founder and CEO of the Luminary Leadership Co. and is proud to work alongside her incredible team and husband, while also homeschooling their 5 kids. After losing their 5th baby at 17 weeks pregnant, and experiencing a miraculous event after nearly losing her life herself, Liz is fiercely passionate about getting ambitious entrepreneurs out of the trap of busy, and into visionary leadership where they can step into their Big Next and access the intentional, meaningful, and freedom-filled lives they crave. Links Website: https://luminaryleadershipco.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizhartke/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizhartke/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@elizhartke About the Host Michele Morley Michele Morley is the host of YES! Women's Network. She created YES! Women's Network as a community designed to bring women together through meaningful conversations and shared experiences across faith, relationships, well-being, and finance.

    Building a Values-Aligned Life with Liz Hartke

  7. 23 Jul

    Finding Purpose With Nicea DeGering

    Michele Morley explores topics with longtime television personality and Good Things Utah anchor Nicea DeGering for an honest conversation about purpose, identity, and finding confidence through life's changing seasons. Drawing on three decades in broadcasting, Nicea reflects on navigating career transitions, becoming an empty nester, and learning to trust her intuition instead of comparing herself to others. She shares how social media affected her self-worth, the lessons she learned about authenticity, and why true confidence comes from embracing who you are rather than trying to please everyone. The conversation explores the influence of motherhood on her journalism, including how covering the Elizabeth Smart case changed her perspective forever. Nicea also discusses parenting adult children, redefining success at different stages of life, balancing career ambitions with family, and why peace—not achievement—has become her measure of success. She closes with an inspiring reminder that every person brings something unique to the world and encourages women to discover what makes them different and confidently lead with it. Timestamps 00:00 Opening Reflection on Comparison 00:48 Welcome and Guest Introduction 01:50 Knowing When to Turn the Page 03:40 Finding Purpose Through Change 05:25 The Pressure of Comparison 06:05 Learning to Trust Intuition 06:55 Social Media and Self-Worth 08:35 Becoming Comfortable Being Yourself 10:45 Women Who Inspire Lasting Change 12:45 Giving Back Creates Purpose 13:50 Authenticity Over Perfection 15:00 Why She Chose Television 16:20 Telling Stories That Matter 18:20 Curiosity and a Career in Journalism 19:40 The Excitement of Breaking News 21:20 Motherhood Changed Everything 22:20 Covering the Elizabeth Smart Case 24:20 Raising Independent Daughters 25:50 Understanding Her Own Mother 27:50 Redefining Success Over Time 29:00 The Myth of Work-Life Balance 30:15 Peace Is the New Success 31:15 Finding Confidence in Your Uniqueness Thanks for listening to YES! Women's Network! If today's conversation encouraged you, please share this episode with a woman in your life. Every share helps us reach more women who are looking for connection, encouragement, and practical wisdom across faith, relationships, well-being, and finance. Thank you for being part of our community. Have a wonderful day! Michele Morley "Inspire. Empower. Uplift." CONNECT with Michele Morley & Join YES! Women's Network Join a growing community of women committed to lifelong growth through Faith, Relationships, Well-being, and Finance. Discover inspiring conversations, practical resources, community updates, special events, and opportunities to connect with women who believe we grow stronger together. Follow YES! Women's Network: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Guest Bio Nicea DeGering is an Emmy-award-winning television anchor, host, and media personality best known for her long-standing role on Good Things Utah, the lifestyle and morning show on ABC4 Utah. She began her broadcast career after graduating with a degree in Broadcast Journalism from Brigham Young University, quickly rising to become the Crime Reporter at ABC4 at age 23. Over more than 25 years on Utah television, she has covered everything from the 2002 Winter Olympics and the search for Elizabeth Smart to lifestyle interviews with high-profile figures and community members. Links Website: www.niceadegering.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/niceadegering/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicea-degering-125836164 ABC4: www.abc4.com About the Hosts Michele Morley Michele Morley is the host of YES! Women's Network. She created YES! Women's Network as a community designed to bring women together through meaningful conversations and shared experiences across faith, relationships, well-being, and finance.

    Finding Purpose With Nicea DeGering

  8. 16 Jul

    Empowering Women

    In this launch episode of the YES! Women's Network Podcast, host Michele Morley introduces the vision behind YES! Women's Network alongside Jodie Lemon and Valinda Hanks. The conversation explores why YES! Women's Network was created and the importance of building a community where women from all phases of life can find support, connection, and encouragement. Michele shares how the network builds upon the original vision started by Sheila Logan, expanding the mission to support women through different seasons and experiences. Throughout the discussion, Michele, Jodie, and Valinda explore the four pillars of YES! Women's Network: Faith, Relationships, Well-being, and Finance. They discuss how these areas shape women's lives and how creating balance across these pillars can help women feel more grounded, confident, and supported. The episode highlights the importance of connection, learning from shared experiences, building meaningful relationships, and creating a community where women can inspire, empower, and uplift one another. Timestamps: 00:00 – The origin and purpose of YES! Women's Network 01:05 – Michele Morley introduces the YES! Women's Network launch 01:35 – Building a community for women in different phases of life 05:00 – Expanding the YES! Women's Network vision 06:30 – Introducing the four pillars: Faith, Relationships, Well-being, and Finance 07:05 – Understanding the role of faith in daily life 08:40 – The importance of relationships and support systems 11:10 – Redefining well-being beyond fitness and appearance 12:35 – Exploring finance, confidence, and opportunity 16:35 – Creating a community that inspires, empowers, and uplifts 19:00 – Invitation to join the YES! Women's Network community Thanks for listening to YES! Women's Network! If today's conversation encouraged you, please share this episode with a woman in your life. Every share helps us reach more women who are looking for connection, encouragement, and practical wisdom across faith, relationships, well-being, and finance. Thank you for being part of our community. Have a wonderful day! Michele Morley "Inspire. Empower. Uplift." CONNECT with Michele Morley & Join YES! Women's Network Join a growing community of women committed to lifelong growth through Faith, Relationships, Well-being, and Finance. Discover inspiring conversations, practical resources, community updates, special events, and opportunities to connect with women who believe we grow stronger together. Follow YES! Women's Network: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube About the Hosts Michele Morley Michele Morley is the host of YES! Women's Network. She created YES! Women's Network as a community designed to bring women together through meaningful conversations and shared experiences across faith, relationships, well-being, and finance. Jodie Lemon Jodie Lemon is a real estate professional with over 30 years of experience. She shares her experience in real estate, affordable multifamily properties, working with family in business, and building relationships through different stages of life. Valinda Hanks Valinda Hanks has experience working in healthcare and the payments space. She shares her journey from working in a pediatrician's office to transitioning into a new career path and navigating different seasons of life

    Empowering Women
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YES! Women's Network is the official podcast of YES! Women's Network, hosted by Michele Morley, Jodie Lemon and Valinda Hanks. Through conversations rooted in Faith, Relationships, Well-being, and Finance, the show brings together women who share their experiences, perspectives, and practical wisdom to help others grow with purpose. Every episode explores the decisions, challenges, and opportunities that shape a woman's personal, professional, and spiritual journey. From entrepreneurship and financial confidence to healthy relationships, personal well-being, and faith-centered living, each conversation offers ideas listeners can apply in their own lives. Our mission is to inspire, empower, and uplift women by creating a community where connection leads to growth, encouragement leads to action, and every woman has the opportunity to learn, contribute, and thrive. Subscribe to YES! Women's Network and join a community of women growing stronger together.

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  • Creator
    Michele Morley, Jodie Lemon and Valinda Hanks
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2026 | All Rights Reserved | Michele Morley