Ten Stories to Celebrate Mother’s Day

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For Mother’s Day, we are recapping ten powerful episodes from the last year. This review features a short clip from each conversation, so you can quickly get a feel for the content and guest. Timestamps and guest names are listed below.

An interesting thing happens when the word mother is mentioned – a conversation rooted in truth always follows. And for all of us, while she is our beginning, where we land is a journey uniquely our own.

 

Timestamps: Guest (Episode) – Segment Time

Jeff Forney (010) – 0:40

Olivia Joffrey (007) – 1:50

Sarai Obermeyer and Amy Kelly (009) – 4:30

Peter Mutabazi (011) – 7:00

Amy Ferris (013) –  11:00

Melanie Spring (008) – 13:42

Angie Kim (012) –  16:40

Ashley Mitchell (014) – 18:20

Shanti Brien (016) – 20:00

Beth Broday (017) – 23:40

 

Follow guests on IG here:

https://www.instagram.com/jeffforney/

https://www.instagram.com/oliviajoffrey/

https://www.instagram.com/amyksf/

https://www.instagram.com/fosterdadflipper/

https://www.instagram.com/ferris_a/

https://www.instagram.com/melaniespring/

https://www.instagram.com/angiekimask/

https://www.instagram.com/bigtoughgirl/

https://www.instagram.com/shantibrien/

https://www.instagram.com/bethbroday/

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