Kim put a call out on Instagram for people to share their stories with her and her next guest accepted that call. Kim grew up with Brooke--they lived in the same neighborhood, went to the same schools and same church, but neither of them knew they were both going through similar experiences at home. Hint: If you're paying attention, life will bring connection and healing in the sweetest of ways.

Brooke House is the mother of four fascinating kids & two ridiculous dogs. She has a BA in Psychology, an MA in Leadership and Human Resource Development along with numerous certifications and licenses focused on trauma recovery. She's the Chief Program Officer for Kendall County Women’s Shelter and spends her time developing staff members and programs focused on a foundation of support for survivors of domestic violence and their families. She’s a powerhouse who’s turned her struggles into fuel for others.

Join Kim and Brooke in this casual conversation as they talk about their experiences growing up, about foster care, trauma and trauma recovery. Here’s the thing: Everybody’s experienced something traumatic in their life—a car wreck, being bullied, divorce, infertility, abuse and sometimes our healing comes when we hear someone else tell their story. Hearing each other’s story helps us feel less alone and more connected to each other.

About six months ago, I started noticing my mood, my energy level and my overall excitement about life. I was caught in a loop, operating out of patterns I’d created years ago. I wanted help navigating me being stuck, but I also knew I didn’t want to sit in a therapist’s office and re-hash all my old trauma. Sarah’s approach is one of the things that makes her work so impactful. She combines her life experiences and training as a certified Life Coach and Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, to help people who feel overwhelmed with the demands of life move through their current stress and past trauma to create new patterns that help them reclaim their lives with joy and passion. She’s really good at harnessing information and using it to help her clients transform their lives. Join us as we talk about my experience working with her, how the brain and nervous system work and how they store trauma, why breath is so important, and how regulating our stress response can help us create new patterns that help us thrive in life. This episode is packed with goodness, so listen and enjoy.

I’m excited to introduce you to my next guest. Jane Sampson is a seasoned athlete and mom who loves the sports world and values the relationship between kids and their parents. Raising kids to be good athletes AND humans can be hard. Jane knows first-hand how much support it takes to be successful in the sports world. She started playing sports in elementary school and was eventually recruited to play volleyball at The University of Texas at Austin. She launched a coaching company called Raising the Game as a way to educate parents of young athletes, teaching them how to confidently and effectively support their child’s athletic experience. Join us as we talk about her own experience growing up as an athlete and how Raising the Game can support all of us as we navigate the sports world with our kids.