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Welcome to Its Messy, But It's So Good — real stories of growth, courage, purpose, and transformation. Host Fran Medina shares tools and conversations to help you move from stress to self-trust. Each episode helps you calm your mind, find clarity, and create a life that truly feels good. Subscribe for your FREE "Calm Your Anxiety Instantly" Toolkit and start feeling more grounded and confident today.

My guest is Shannon Warner is a podcast producer and founder of Resonant Collective, where she supports women in motherhood, midlife, and transition to share their voices sustainably. She is the host of Speak, Mother, a podcast exploring motherhood burnout, identity loss, and what it means to reclaim your voice after kids. Her work centers on clarity, nervous system safety, and helping women speak what they've long carried in silence.

Tune in to Shannon's new podcast Speak Mother!
Podcast: https://speakmother.buzzsprout.com
If you have an interest in creating your own podcast reach out to Shannon through Instagram or LinkedIn. Get the support you need and build community.

Links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/resonantcollective/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/podcastwithshannon
Podcast: https://speakmother.buzzsprout.com
Website: joinresonantcollective.com (currently under construction)

About your Host:

Fran Medina HWNC-BC is a Board-Certified Holistic Nurse and Life Coach with over 40 years of nursing experience in the art and science of Health and Healing. Fran is certified facilitator of the Creative Clarity Catalyst Programs and the co-founder of the Conscious Connection, a wellness and healing network in Hudson Valley, NY. Fran holds certifications in various healing and holistic modalities including Coaching, EFT, and Akashic Record Consultations.

Contact: Subscribe to my email for your FREE "Calm Your Anxiety Instantly" Toolkit and start feeling more grounded and confident today.

Website: www.franmedinacoaching.com
Email: fran@franmedinacoaching.com
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Fran Medina RN, Empowerment Coach

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About:

Welcome to Its Messy, But It's So Good — real stories of growth, courage, purpose, and transformation. Host Fran Medina shares tools and conversations to help you move from stress to self-trust. Each episode helps you calm your mind, find clarity, and create a life that truly feels good. Subscribe for your FREE "Calm Your Anxiety Instantly" Toolkit and start feeling more grounded and confident today.

Press Play now and go behind the scenes at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art with master mountmaker Fred Sager, who has spent 45 years crafting the invisible supports that keep sculptures, jewelry, and artifacts safely on display. Fred breaks down the hands-on art of mount making from shaping brass and camouflaging mounts to managing high-stakes deadlines and working with fragile objects. He also shares stories from iconic Met projects and the philosophy that has guided his decades-long career in this rarely seen but essential museum craft.

Bio:

Fred Sager is an accomplished art conservator with a long career at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he began in 1980 and now serves as Managing Conservation Preparator in Objects Conservation. Trained in drawing, sculpture, and printmaking at Fredonia State University, he previously worked in gallery and printmaking studios in Santa Fe and New York City. At the Met, his work has included preparing architectural elements for period rooms, restoring historic chimneypieces, and contributing to the conservation of the Renaissance Gubbio Studiolo. He has presented internationally innovative conservation methods, including talks at The Getty Museum and the Royal College of London.

Contact:

Email: Frederick.Sager@metmuseum.org
Check out Fred's video interview on YouTube: Fran Medina Coaching- https://www.youtube.com/@franmedinacoaching6704

About your Host:

Fran Medina HWNC-BC is a Board-Certified Holistic Nurse and Life Coach with over 40 years of nursing experience in the art and science of Health and Healing. Fran is certified facilitator of the Creative Clarity Catalyst Programs and the co-founder of the Conscious Connection, a wellness and healing network in Hudson Valley, NY. Fran holds certifications in various healing and holistic modalities including Coaching, EFT, and Akashic Record Consultations.

Contact:

Website: www.franmedinacoaching.com
Email: fran@franmedinacoaching.com
Instagram: @franmedinacoaching
Facebook: Francine Medina
YouTube: @franmedinacoaching6704

Remember to Subscribe to the podcast and YouTube for updates on newly released episodes.

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Fran Medina RN, Empowerment Coach

Gift: Subscribe to Fran's newsletter and receive a FREE Toolkit: Calm Your Anxiety Instantly. Designed to give you 5 tools to quickly regulate your emotions and nervous system.

About:

Welcome to Its Messy, But It's So Good — real stories of growth, courage, purpose, and transformation. Host Fran Medina shares tools and conversations to help you move from stress to self-trust. Each episode helps you calm your mind, find clarity, and create a life that truly feels good. Subscribe for your FREE "Calm Your Anxiety Instantly" Toolkit and start feeling more grounded and confident today.

Bio:

Karen Yi is a reporter with WNYC and Gothamist, currently covering homelessness and poverty. Before that, Karen covered Newark for the Star-Ledger and spent a decade working for newspapers in New Jersey and Florida. She grew up in Miami and has a dog named Cashew and a walking one year old. If you would like to read Karen's articles, click on the Gothamist link in the show notes.

Podcast Highlights:

Power of Local News

Karen discovered how local decisions—from school board zoning directly impact daily life, shaping her focus on community reporting.

Building Confidence

Facing layoffs and pressure to prove herself, Karen pushed hard to build confidence and succeed in a challenging journalism landscape. Karen reflected on learning the importance of balance in her career.

Motherhood and Clarity

Motherhood provided more clarity on setting boundaries, work intentionally, and gain confidence, transforming her approach to life and career.

NYC SNAP Benefits Crisis

Karen highlights the chaos and fast-moving changes occurring in the political landscape involving SNAP benefits, showing how confusing policies create real hardship for families who rely on them.


If you would like to donate and help support WNYC please click link below.

Contacts:
Email: kyi@wnyc.org
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-yi-07155816
Donate: https://www.wnyc.org
www.gothamist.com

About Your Host

Fran Medina HWNC-BC is a Board-Certified Holistic Nurse and Life Coach with over 40 years of nursing experience in the art and science of Health and Healing. Fran is a certified facilitator of the Creative Clarity Catalyst Programs based on the Stanford University Creativity in Business MA course. Fran is a co-founder of the Conscious Connection, a creative arts, wellness and healing network in Hudson Valley, NY. Fran holds certifications in many healing and holistic modalities.

Contact

Website: www.franmedinacoaching.com
Email: fran@franmedinacoaching.com
Instagram: @franmedinacoaching
Facebook: Francine Medina
YouTube: @franmedinacoaching6704

With Love

Fran Medina RN, Empowerment Coach