Episode 5: Reality TV with Sarah Leonard

I called across the seas to speak with Sivan Pardo, creator of TheVeganWoman.com, a sanctuary for Vegan women. It is a community comprised of other vegans looking for all topics vegan, support, information on health, recipes, local activities and more. Sivan is a delight and well-informed. She even inspired me to go Vegan for a week! More details to come....

In this podcast, I talk about "One Week Later" and where my head is at, as well as where my heart is at. It was an odd period of transition and jet lag. I think I recorded the podcast at 4 in the morning because I was wide awake and I had something to say.

This podcast aired the day I left my husband. I was on a plane flying back to the United States and had recorded it when I awoke in the morning. It was before I had really spoken with anyone, before any reflection was possible. It is raw. There are tears. I can't actually listen to it again because one's own heartbreak can rebreak a slowly healing heart. If you've read the blog: http://meantforsomethingbetter.com/2012/04/07/why-im-leaving-my-husband/ then you already know the story. This was the first part.

How are women portrayed on reality tv? I guess that all depends on which shows you're watching. Sarah and I talk about reality tv shows like The Bachelor, Jersey Shore, Toddlers and Tiaras, Survivor, American Idol, Dancing with the Stars and Celebrity Apprentice, among others. Guest appearances by Mom and Cat.

Susanna Dvash speaks with Sarah Carter on her experience of becoming a single mom, after a divorce, losing her Mom to cancer and the baby's father who left her to raise her son alone. Sarah is strong, an a true role model of someone who saw better for herself, believed it and made her desire to be a better version of herself become a reality.

Sarah Hayden joins me in talking about what happens after you go through a major life transition, whether you choose it or it happens. Sarah left a career to become a stay at home mom and did so very thoughtfully, with reflection and understanding. Even so, she has encountered change she didn't expect and therefore wasn't prepared to handle. In the end, we concluded that life is a transition, anyone not experiencing change is dead. Enjoy!

Susanna and Joan discuss why marriage doesn't mean the end of a fun life as you know it. Joan also shares her story of life and love with her husband, while dispensing a few tips on how to perpetuate marital bliss.

Meant for Something Better is a podcast featuring Susanna Dvash, professional blogger, speaker and radio host on W4CY.com. Subscribe and listen to Susanna interviewing guests on subjects like postpartum depression, raising kids, dating, fighting feelings of jealousy among a wide variety of topics. Read her blog at: www.meantforsomethingbetter.com, but in the meantime: enjoy!