Bootstrap Bitch

I met Kodye Elyse at a Boss Babes Luncheon. All us gals sat, ate, and shared who we were, what we did, and how what we are doing could hopefully help others and exact change in our world. Much like what I am trying to do with this podcast. Kodie started TikTok during the pandemic as something fun to do. She now has over 3.7 million followers and her message is clear: Women need to support each other, not tear each other down. Kodie is a mother of three and is a content creator with a passion for female empowerment. Her message that resonates across all platforms is “in order to be the best version of yourself, and for your children, one needs to prioritize self-care.”

I met Ken Ross through our mutual friend, Dianne. Ken is a famous photographer having shot everything and everyone in over 101 countries. Please see his magnificent work here...

Dre and I met in an audition years ago. She was the blonde me, I the brunette Dre. We talked about getting boyfriends. Next audition we talked about the guys we met and should we get married. In the next few auditions, we talked about marriage and pregnancy. When was the right time to have children in our profession? Basically, she and I talked about everything BUT what we were there to do. Little did I know...though she knew all along..we were Circling; women coming together sharing our truths and when doing so, finding ourselves. ISn't that the best way to walk into any room? As your true self. Here's more about this fabulous enchantress...

Andrea Bendewald has been leading transformational women’s circles all over Los Angeles and virtually with women from around the world. From Private Celebration Circles to Council in Schools, Women’s Circles, Co-ed Full Moon Circles at the Den Meditation, Andrea intuitively guides any group to a deeper experience of community and connection to their inner, and collective wisdom.

Through deep listening, sacred sharing, and guided ancient rituals, the Art of Circling is an interactive spiritual practice that empowers, heals, and transforms the lives of all who participate.

Andrea is hosting The Art of Circling Women’s Retreats, virtually in September and in-person in October. Her "Introduction to Circling" sessions will be offered in July and August.

BootStrapBitch is a HUGE and PROUD supporter of the LGBTQ+ Community. It is very near and dear to me and my family. For Pride Month I wanted to do a special episode in celebration of this wonderful community I LOVE so much, so I asked my friend Tracy Palmer to come on. Tracy and her wife have been on a very difficult and emotionally taxing fertility journey to becoming Mommies. Tracy is candid, raw, emotional, and educational as she speaks about #QueerFertility and how very difficult it is for this community to become parents. 

BootStrapBitch is a HUGE and PROUD supporter of the LGBTQ+ Community. It is very near and dear to me and my family. For Pride Month I wanted to do a special episode in celebration of this wonderful community I LOVE so much, so I asked my friend Tracy Palmer to come on. Tracy and her wife have been on a very difficult and emotionally taxing fertility journey to becoming Mommies. Tracy is candid, raw, emotional, and educational as she speaks about #QueerFertility and how very difficult it is for this community to become parents.

We are back! In this episode, Michelle talks about her decades-spanning career, her life as a single mother to two children, her passion projects and her love of the Freefall!  She started out modelling and found acting on Daytime's Young And The Restless and General Hospital to Primetime's Pacific Palisades. During this time, Michelle also took on the role of a single mother. She speaks very candidly about her fertility journey using two surrogates to create the family she so wanted. 

Carmindy found makeup artistry from being bullied in school. She found art in makeup and the Angels in transforming women. Carmindy traveled from California to Miami to NY to build her brand. Thanks to her dear friend Stacy London, Carmindy became the makeup artist on TLC's What Not To Wear for 340 episodes. She was at the peak of her success when she married the wrong guy, parted with half her money and then found herself in an abusive relationship and almost homeless. Her story of pulling herself up by her BootStraps with the help of her girlfriends is beyond inspirational. Quite frankly the word for Carmindy's journey has yet to be invented! She has rebuilt herself and is now in collaboration with QVC with a brand new line Carmindy Beauty a 5 Minute Beauty to help us busy women and a passion to change the female narrative by Carmidizing all of us!!!

Here is Carmindy... Check out her brand new Collection with QVC... 5 Minute Beauty with Carmindy.

From All My Children to Walker Texas Ranger and everything in between, to drugs and a hint of jail time to starring in The Bodyguard The Musical all over the country. This handsome, honest, and humble hero of mine has lived multiple lives in just this one. Judson Mills is a wise, highly spiritual man who has a very unique understanding of the human spirit and all we are capable of. I adore him plain and simple. 

Malina Moye is the spiritual, musical great/granddaughter of Elizabeth Cotton and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the two great female Black pioneering musicians and guitarists who lit the Rock Torch that Malina carries today. Malina continues to create and break down the barriers of rock music,  of what seven notes of music coming from a Black woman should be. Malina is those notes and she plays them as she wishes: The way her sisters did before her and because of Malina’s grit, talent, and determination, the way they will be played after her. 

If you are a football fan you know this guy!  Eben is a former offensive tackle who played six seasons in the NFL.  Selected 39th overall in the 2009 NFL Draft, Eb spent four years with the Jacksonville Jaguars followed by two with the Chicago Bears.  Britton started 23 games at right tackle, 7 at left guard, and 4 as a sixth eligible lineman, for a total of 34 career starts in 60 games played. When his football career ended, he found himself without the field that celebrated the childhood rage that took him all the way to the NFL. He had to switch gears completely and work on himself. Thru this enlightened work, Eb found his path to meditation, Cannabis advocacy, and Cannabis advocacy for athletes. 

Ashley Scott. You know Ashley from her work from Into The Blue, Dark Angel, and Birds Of Prey and of course my favorite because we were costars...Jericho!

What you may not know is how amazing her work at being her true self is. In this episode, Ashley very honestly speaks about finding her way back to herself after two failed relationships, struggles with her career and self-esteem, and how mothering her two glorious daughters taught her to be gentle with herself. 

This dashing man is a magnificent actor, father, and husband who also happens to be a dear friend. Timothy Omundson's career spans decades. You know him from his brilliant roles on Psych, Galavant, and my favorite because it is where we met, Jericho, among so many others. Four years ago this April, at the height of his career, while promoting a film in Florida, Tim suffered a major stroke in the airport bathroom. In this episode, Tim speaks very candidly about his perseverance throughout his recovery, the love he has for his family and friends who supported him and his family, the gratitude he has daily, and how special it is to be back on TV on the NBC hit show This Is Us. Well... This Is Tim...