Recent Episodes and Interviews
Military Mom Talk Radio
Episode #558: Beginning Again After Living Alone with Sandra Beck: Relearning Connection Without Losing Yourself
Living alone changes you. It sharpens self-reliance, quiets outside noise, and teaches you how to meet your own needs. And then—sometimes by choice, sometimes by circumstance—you find yourself beginning again, re-entering shared spaces, relationships, or a more outward-facing life. On this episode of Motherhood Talk Radio, Sandra Beck explores what it means to begin again after a period of living alone. This conversation looks at the tension between independence and connection, the discomfort of adjusting to others after deep solitude, and the fear of losing the hard-won clarity that came from standing on your own. This episode isn’t about rushing back into roles or relationships to fill space. It’s about choosing connection consciously—bringing forward the strength, boundaries, and self-knowledge you developed while alone. Living alone wasn’t a detour. It was a chapter that prepared you for what comes next.
Motherhood Talk Radio
Episode #419: Developing Yourself Again After Raising Kids with Sandra Beck: Reclaiming Identity, Purpose, and Choice
Raising children shapes everything—your time, priorities, identity, and sense of purpose. Then one day, the intensity eases. The needs change. And the question you postponed for years quietly returns: What do I want now? On this episode of Motherhood Talk Radio, Sandra Beck explores what it means to develop yourself again after the hands-on years of parenting. Not by erasing who you were as a mother, but by expanding beyond that role with intention and self-respect. This conversation looks at the guilt many women feel when turning inward, the fear of starting over “too late,” and the surprising freedom that comes with experience. This episode is about growth without urgency, ambition without burnout, and rediscovering curiosity, creativity, and agency after years of giving outward. Because becoming yourself again isn’t selfish—it’s necessary. Parenting may have been the chapter that shaped you. This one is about choosing who you become next.
Military Mom Talk Radio
Episode #557: Getting Back in Touch with Yourself After Family Raising with Sandra Beck: Reclaiming Identity Beyond the Roles
When you spend years focused on raising a family, it’s easy to lose touch with the quieter parts of yourself—your preferences, rhythms, curiosity, and needs. The role works. The structure holds. And then one day, the intensity eases, and you’re left wondering who you are without constant responsibility guiding every decision. On this episode of Motherhood Talk Radio, Sandra Beck explores how to reconnect with yourself after the family-raising years without guilt or urgency. This conversation looks at the disorientation that can come with role changes, the grief and relief that often coexist, and the slow, deliberate process of remembering what matters to you now. This episode isn’t about reinventing your entire life overnight. It’s about listening again—paying attention to what energizes you, what drains you, and what deserves space in this next chapter. You didn’t disappear while raising a family. You were evolving. Now it’s time to come back to yourself.
Motherhood Talk Radio
Episode #418: Navigating Events as a Single Mom with Sandra Beck: Holding It Together Without Losing Yourself
The holidays can magnify everything when you’re a single mom—joy, exhaustion, financial pressure, and emotional weight all at once. You’re managing traditions, logistics, expectations, and your children’s feelings, often while carrying your own quietly in the background. On this episode of Motherhood Talk Radio, Sandra Beck speaks candidly about navigating the holiday season as a single mom without pretending it’s magical or falling into burnout. This conversation explores how to let go of unrealistic expectations, create meaningful traditions that actually fit your life, and protect your emotional energy during a season that asks for constant giving. This episode isn’t about doing more—it’s about doing what matters. Because your kids don’t need perfection. They need presence, steadiness, and a mom who isn’t disappearing under the weight of the season.
Coach Talk Radio
Episode #307: Making Changes with Sandra Beck: Choosing Growth When Change Chooses You
Some changes we chase—new goals, fresh starts, long-overdue decisions. Others arrive uninvited, disruptive, and poorly timed. Job losses, health shifts, relationship endings, or sudden responsibilities that reroute life without asking permission. On this episode of Coach Talk Radio, Sandra Beck explores how to navigate both kinds of change—the ones we choose and the ones forced upon us—without collapsing or pretending everything is fine. This conversation looks at why resistance is natural, how meaning can be built even when choice is limited, and what it takes to regain agency in the middle of uncertainty. Rather than framing change as something to “embrace” or “stay positive” about, this episode focuses on steadiness, discernment, and adaptive courage. Because growth doesn’t come from controlling the change—it comes from deciding who you will be while it unfolds. Change will happen either way. The power is in how you meet it.
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Vision Beyond Sight
Leadership that Heals: Reconnecting with Earth, Community and Inner Vision with Andy Bayon (Episode #146)
Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Andy Bayon, Founder and Community Director of Earth Tribes, coach, speaker and Earth Steward Leader, to talk about leadership that heals the Earth through inner vision, action and community. What does it really mean to heal our relationship with the Earth? In this episode, Andy explores the idea that there is no separation between humans and the natural world—and that reconnecting with nature begins within. Through stillness and intuition, we uncover how being in action for the planet can be deeply healing. The conversation weaves together personal stories of courage, including a one-way journey to the Amazon for healing work, reflections on impostor syndrome and perfectionism, and inspiring examples of everyday heroes restoring the Earth and fighting against climate change with limited resources. From mangrove conservation to youth-led creativity and environmental leadership, this episode is a reminder that anyone can make a difference. By embracing imperfection, finding your people, and honoring your inner vision, we’re invited to stand up for what we believe in — and remember why we chose this path in the first place. Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Developmental Optometrist, co-owner of Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, P.C., award-winning author and international speaker, holds powerful and inspiring conversations with her guests in the areas of health, wellness, education, sports and psychology. They share their inspirational stories of healing and transformation through their vision expansion. Vision Beyond Sight Podcast will help you see with clarity, gain courage and confidence. Welcome to Vision Beyond Sight! Also available on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Audible and Stitcher.
SecondWind
Second Wind: Goal Planning for 2026 — How to Design the Life You Actually Want
2026 doesn’t need to be another year you react to. It can be the year you intentionally design. In this episode of Second Wind, we dive into practical, grounded goal planning for 2026—without hustle culture, magical thinking, or burnout. This conversation is about clarity, alignment, and making decisions that support who you are now, not who you used to be. Whether you’re starting over, pivoting midlife, or refining a vision that’s already forming, you’ll walk away with tools to set meaningful goals, eliminate distractions, and create momentum that lasts beyond January. This isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing what matters.
Harvesting Happiness
Real Talk: How to Keep Your Relationship Thriving with Raffi Bilek, LCSW-C
Healthy relationships are not accidental; they are built on the foundational belief that we carry a personal responsibility to be our best selves. To keep a relationship thriving, we must develop the emotional vocabulary to process our discomfort. Real talk in partnership communications can help us translate our internal world to our partners, thereby boosting their understanding of what we are trying to convey.
For communication tips for how to keep a relationship thriving, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with Raffi Bilek, a licensed clinical social worker who helps couples hone their communication skills.
Raffi breaks down four essential communication skills for couples, offering a roadmap for fighting fair and using real talk in partnership communication to become better partners. By clearing the path to simple, straightforward conversation, he challenges conventional wisdom with a liberating truth: it’s actually okay to go to bed angry.
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Military Mom Talk Radio
Episode #556: Navigating Family Events and Holidays Solo with Sandra Beck: Showing Up Without Losing Yourself
Family events and holidays can feel heavier when you’re showing up solo. The questions. The assumptions. The empty chair no one knows how to talk about. Even well-meaning gatherings can stir grief, fatigue, or a quiet sense of not quite belonging. On this episode of Military Mom Talk Radio, host Sandra Beck speaks honestly about navigating family events and holidays on your own—without shrinking, overexplaining, or pretending it doesn’t affect you. This conversation explores how to manage expectations, set boundaries without drama, and decide what participation actually looks like for you now. This episode isn’t about powering through discomfort or opting out entirely. It’s about choice—choosing when to engage, when to step back, and how to protect your emotional energy while still honoring what matters to you. You don’t need a partner or a perfect story to take up space. You get to show up as you are—and that’s enough.
Motherhood Talk Radio
Episode #417: Empty Nest with Sandra Beck: Letting Go, Reclaiming Yourself, and What Comes Next
No one prepares you for how quiet it gets. The routines disappear, the house feels different, and the role that defined decades of your life suddenly loosens its grip. The empty nest isn’t just a logistical change—it’s an identity shift. On this episode of Motherhood Talk Radio, Sandra Beck explores the emotional reality of the empty nest without minimizing it or rushing past it. This conversation looks at grief and relief existing side by side, the unexpected loneliness that can surface, and the opportunity hidden inside this transition. This episode is about redefining purpose after hands-on parenting ends, rebuilding daily life around who you are now, and learning how to stay connected to your children without hovering or disappearing. The nest may be empty—but your life isn’t over. It’s opening.
Coach Talk Radio
Episode #306: When “More” Stops Working: Finding Meaning in Life and Work Beyond Accumulation with Sandra Beck
There comes a moment when more money, more responsibility, more visibility, and more pressure stop delivering what they once promised. The ladder keeps going, but the view doesn’t improve. And quietly, a harder question surfaces: What is all this for? On this episode of Coach Talk Radio, host Sandra Beck explores what happens when “more” no longer equals meaning—and why that realization isn’t a crisis, but an invitation. An invitation to redefine success, reassess what actually matters, and realign life and work with values instead of volume. This conversation cuts through hustle culture and the myth that fulfillment comes from accumulation. It looks at why ambition without alignment leads to exhaustion, how purpose evolves over time, and what it takes to build a life that feels coherent, grounded, and genuinely satisfying. Because at some point, more stops being impressive—and meaning becomes non-negotiable.
Sparking Wholeness
Episode 326: Don’t Believe Everything You Think: How Neuroscience and Faith Rewire Your Brain with Dr. Lee Warren
What if you could literally rewire your brain with the power of your mind? This week, host Erin Kerry is joined by neurosurgeon, award-winning author, and Iraq War veteran Dr. Lee Warren, whose new book The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery reveals how neuroscience and faith work together to transform our emotional health. Drawing from functional brain imaging research, decades of surgical expertise, and his own story of PTSD and devastating loss, Dr. Warren shares why 80% of your thoughts and feelings aren’t based in truth — and how changing your mind can truly change your life. They discuss the tools he uses to help people heal from trauma, anxiety, chronic stress, and the emotional spirals that keep us stuck. Dr. Warren explains why not all adversity is trauma, how the brain’s design reflects God’s intentionality, and why curiosity is more powerful than reactivity. Through the concept of “self-brain surgery,” he teaches how to access the resilience your brain was built for. If you’ve ever wondered how faith, neuroscience, and daily habits can shift your emotional landscape, this conversation will empower you with practical steps toward hope, stability, and renewed mental strength. This episode is for anyone who wants to break old patterns, understand the brain through a Biblical lens, and develop the emotional tools to live a healthier, more connected life. Website: drleewarren.com Book: The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery Podcast: The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast Instagram: drleewarren Join Erin’s monthly mailing list to get health tips and fresh meal plans and recipes every month: https://mailchi.mp/adde1b3a4af3/monthlysparksignup Order Erin’s new book, Live Beyond Your Label, at erinbkerry.com/upcomingbook/
Success Profiles Radio
Behdad Jamshidi Discusses Being A Marketing Connector And How To Find The Best Marketing Agency For Your Business
Behdad Jamshidi is the Founder of CJAM Marketing Connector, a company that is a matchmaker for clients and marketing agencies who need each other. In the past seven years, he has met with and assessed over 1000+ marketing agencies and vetted them down to a lean 100 preferred partners across all marketing niches. We talked about how not all marketing agencies are alike, how he became a marketing broker, what it takes to be a great business matchmaker, knowing when hiring a fractional CMO is a good idea, and examples of things he helps clients with. In addition, we discussed various marketing methods such as PPC and SEO, creative marketing such as branding and photography, app and web development, and the mindset required to successfully work with a marketing agency. Finally, we discussed questions you should ask a marketing agency before hiring them, red flags to look out for in the vetting process and using core values to build your company culture. You can follow and listen to the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Audible, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and at Success Profiles Radio | Live Internet Talk Radio | Best Shows Podcasts
