Beauty in the Battle Amelia Miles

Alie Blackburn is my good friend who beautifully shares her battles with depression. Alie, a married mother of 3, has struggled with depression most of her life, even from a young age she felt a heaviness that she carried with her. In this episode she does an amazing job explaining what depression is like and gives many helpful tips on how to treat and manage it. She talks about how family members of loved ones who battle depression can best show support. I learned a lot from Alie!




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TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussion on Suicide.
Steven grew up with undiagnosed ADHD and it effected all areas of his life, it ended up causing him severe depression. We talk about how these battles have shaped him into the strong person he is today. I'm proud of him for being so vulnerable and proud he is my husband.

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Candace Ann is a physical therapist, former college gymnast and a single mother of two. We talk about her childhood and how it's affected her adult years, emotional abuse in marriage, her divorce, and her feelings about being a single mom. 


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My story- In this episode I share my experiences with mental health struggles starting at a young age, sexual assault in my teen years, self harm, post partum depression, helping my own kids with mental health struggles, marriage advice, body image issues, social media and perfectionism.


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Candace Mascarenas is a good friend of mine. I'm honored that she shared her story on my podcast. She grew up in Tooele, Utah. Candace lost her husband Daniel and father to her 5 beautiful kids last year. She has handled the whole experience with grace, faith, and strength. In this episode she gives some great pointers on how to be there for our loved ones when they are experiencing loss, how her family keeps Daniels memory alive and how to keep our faith when our hearts break.

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Growing up with a rough childhood and her parents' divorce is a hard enough and on top of that Lizzie lost her little brother to cancer, was sexually abused and her first child's birth and delivery was so traumatic that it caused him severe brain damage. Through all of these battles Lizzie has stayed positive, strong, faithful and forgiving.

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