Today, we are sitting down with our Board President, Megan Donovan and we are talking about the future of the podcast! Alternatives is in a season of transition and Megan is sharing a bit of what it looks like!

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A Conversation About the Future of the Podcast

On this week's episode, we are having one of our dear friends, Joan Esquivel share about the start of her pregnancy and parenting journey! She has a powerful story that is sure to bring you hope. If you are pregnant, a parent, or would like to hear one of our patient's stories, give this episode a listen!

Hope for Your Pregnancy and Parenting Journey

On this week's episode of the #alternativespodcast, we are talking about taxes with our friend, Kenny Winter! Kenny is a Financial Consultant and is also on our board! We know this is something that a lot of us have questions about or feel anxious about, so we are grateful for how Kenny breaks this topic down for us and makes it seem less daunting. If you or a friend are feeling stressed about taxes, please give this episode a listen!

Encouragement for the Person Who Feels Stressed About Taxes

Today, we get to have a conversation about social media with our friend Cody Vermillion! Cody has managed many different social media accounts throughout the years and has great things to say about this topic. He shares that our time on social media should result in connection with other people. He also encourages us to be intentional about who we are following and what content we are taking in.

Communication, Boundaries, and Social Media

   Today, we have a very special episode on the #alternativespodcast! In our culture that’s so fast paced, time management seems so important. Time management isn’t important because it allows us to do more things, it’s important because it allows us to be more intentional and make time for what’s important to us.   Our guest for this episode is Melissa Winter! Melissa is a coach and has so much good stuff to say about this topic. You will learn and be challenged by her!       

How to Be Intentional with Your Time

On this week's episode of the podcast, Jeremy Johnson is joining us again, as we talk about 2021. So many of us are wanting the new year to be different than this year. Jeremy talks about how we can grow and set goals in the new year, even if 2021 doesn't go as planned. We hope this episode gives you hope as you dream for next year!

Growing In 2021

Today on the #alternativespodcast, we are having an encouraging conversation with our friend, Cyndie de Neve! Stress levels seem to be high during the holidays, especially with what we're facing in 2020. Cyndie offers practical steps and ideas to alleviate the stress, so we can spend time doing what is actually important to us. If you're feeling the heaviness of this season, please check this episode out!

How to Make Christmas More Meaningful and Less Stressful

We have a very important topic today on the #alternativespodcast! Jon and JoAnn Goodman are joining us for a conversation about how to communicate with family during the holidays. We discuss how communication can help us avoid fights, how to set up boundaries, and why it's important to be intentional with our family in this season.

How to Communicate with Your Loved Ones During the Holidays

We are excited because Tammy is taking a sabbatical for some nice R&R with her family and our COO Cana Davidson will be filling in with Hannah! Our guest for today is Juana Jackson and she is talking about how we can keep comparison from stealing our joy. Juana shares how comparison happens when we are inward focused. She also shares how there is beauty in our differences and how we can celebrate those differences. If you are stuck in the comparison cycle, we hope this episode is encouraging for you!

How to Keep Comparison from Being the Thief of Your Joy

Our special guest for this episode is one of our long time friends, Mariah Andrews and we're talking all things friendship! We talk about why it's important to pick friends wisely, what to look for in a friend, and how to have a lasting friendship! Who we choose to be our friends makes all the difference in our life, so we are excited for you to hear from Mariah!

Choosing Friends Wisely

Our podcast guest for this week’s episode of the #alternativespodcast is one of our favorite friends, Ryan Oliver!!! Today we are talking about how we can be courageous in the midst of fear. One thing that Ryan shared is that when we are afraid, the best thing we can do is focus on the next right thing. We are in some very uncertain times and it’s easy to be nervous, so we are grateful for Ryan’s encouragement. If you know a friend that might be encouraged by this episode, would you consider sending the link to them?

Being Courageous In the Midst of Fear

We are bringing Karen Plevyak, our STI Coordinator back on the podcast for this week’s episode of the #alternativespodcast! This is an important topic that Karen makes fun! When it comes to your health, it’s important to look at all aspects of it. Karen breaks this down and shares how we can practically care for each part of our health – It’s a easy as PIE, with a few more s’s. Physiological Intellectual Emotional Social Spiritual

Caring for Your Whole Self with PIESS

On this week’s episode of the podcast, we get to hear from Vicki Stone! Vicki is telling us about a time when she felt like she hit a wall and all that she knew no longer worked. If you know Vicki, you know this is going to be a great episode!

When You Feel Like You Hit a Wall

On this week’s episode of the podcast, we are talking about healing after an abortion. Our guest is one of our board members, Kim Henson! She shares her abortion story with us, as well as what the healing process looked like for her. If you’ve had an abortion, we hope that you feel lighter and encouraged, after listening to this episode.

Healing After an Abortion

On this week’s episode of the podcast, we get to hear an adoption story, but from the perspective of the child. Nicole Newby is our guest and she shares what it was like being adopted, what her feelings are towards her birth mom, and kindly answers our many questions about adoption! This is something we don’t really talk about in our culture and we are so grateful to have Nicole sharing this great option for women and men who are facing an unplanned pregnancy!

Adoption from the Child's Perspective

Welcome to the Alternatives Podcast! Here, you’re promised an honest conversation. We’re going to address topics that are sometimes uncomfortable to discuss, like relationships, sexuality, and all things adulting. Not talking about these things can leave us feeling confused, alone and rejected. So this is why we want to come along side you, share what we have learned and empower you. Some of us are old. And some of us are young. This is not your mama’s podcast, but she is welcome, all are welcome.

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