After a bit of a hiatus to take care of family and other things, I am finally working on a new season of the podcast. If you are interested on telling your mom’s story on the Pearls From My Mom podcast, please reach out to Jesse at [email protected]
Ep 24 Pearls From Toye’s Mom, Sandy Releford
Toye Releford-Penny is the definition of a self-made success story. Unfortunately, losing her mom at a very young age played a big role in teaching her to be self-sufficient but she has absolutely taken those lemons and made them into lemonade. Check out Toye’s hollistic health and lifestlye coaching business: SO 7 Health w/Toye Thank you […]
Ep 23 Pearls From My Dad, a trip down memory lane with Michael Kahat
If you like listening in on a father/daughter chat about life, boy do I have the episode for you. I wanted to make sure to give my Dad some time in the spotlight because I sure am glad that I still have him around. Find out what life was like for me having the […]
Ep 22 Happy Birthday to My Mom and Happy 1 Year Podaversary to Pearls From My Mom
A few special words from people that loved my mom on what would have been her 69th birthday. A very special thank you to all of you who listen, I launched this podcast a year ago not knowing if anyone would want to tell their stories […]
Ep 21 Pearls From Dr. Cheli – We talk therapy, grief and jewelry
Dr. Araceli López-Arenas (Dr. Cheli) joins me today to talk a little bit about how the process of going to therapy works, also when and why people should try (or re-try) seeing a metal health professional. The conversation around mental health has opened up significantly in the last couple of years but there are still […]
Ep 19 Pearls From Cassandra – Teaching Others How to Reclaim Community Deathcare
Many people are uncomfortable with talking about death, Cassandra Yonder is not one of them. You may or may not have heard that community death caring (sometimes refered to as death midwifery, death doulas, thana doulas, etc.) is making a comeback into our culture. I think my mom would have loved this had she known […]
Episode 17 Pearls From Lisa’s Mom
Lisa’s mom Naomi was as strong as they come. She was a business woman, a mother and a survivor of a Japanese internment camp in Canada during and after World War II. Naomi was a great role model for Lisa, who is a phenomenal woman in her own right. Listen to Lisa recount stories of her […]
