Alternatives Podcast

Today, we are sitting down with our Board President, Megan Donovan and we are talking about the future of the podcast! Alternatives is in a season of transition and Megan is sharing a bit of what it looks like!

On this week's episode, we are having one of our dear friends, Joan Esquivel share about the start of her pregnancy and parenting journey! She has a powerful story that is sure to bring you hope. If you are pregnant, a parent, or would like to hear one of our patient's stories, give this episode a listen!

On this week's episode of the #alternativespodcast, we are talking about taxes with our friend, Kenny Winter! Kenny is a Financial Consultant and is also on our board! We know this is something that a lot of us have questions about or feel anxious about, so we are grateful for how Kenny breaks this topic down for us and makes it seem less daunting. If you or a friend are feeling stressed about taxes, please give this episode a listen!

Today, we get to have a conversation about social media with our friend Cody Vermillion! Cody has managed many different social media accounts throughout the years and has great things to say about this topic. He shares that our time on social media should result in connection with other people. He also encourages us to be intentional about who we are following and what content we are taking in.

On this week's episode of the podcast, Jeremy Johnson is joining us again, as we talk about 2021. So many of us are wanting the new year to be different than this year. Jeremy talks about how we can grow and set goals in the new year, even if 2021 doesn't go as planned. We hope this episode gives you hope as you dream for next year!

Today on the #alternativespodcast, we are having an encouraging conversation with our friend, Cyndie de Neve! Stress levels seem to be high during the holidays, especially with what we're facing in 2020. Cyndie offers practical steps and ideas to alleviate the stress, so we can spend time doing what is actually important to us.

If you're feeling the heaviness of this season, please check this episode out!

We have a very important topic today on the #alternativespodcast! Jon and JoAnn Goodman are joining us for a conversation about how to communicate with family during the holidays. We discuss how communication can help us avoid fights, how to set up boundaries, and why it's important to be intentional with our family in this season.

We are excited because Tammy is taking a sabbatical for some nice R&R with her family and our COO Cana Davidson will be filling in with Hannah!

Our guest for today is Juana Jackson and she is talking about how we can keep comparison from stealing our joy. Juana shares how comparison happens when we are inward focused. She also shares how there is beauty in our differences and how we can celebrate those differences. If you are stuck in the comparison cycle, we hope this episode is encouraging for you!

Our special guest for this episode is one of our long time friends, Mariah Andrews and we're talking all things friendship! We talk about why it's important to pick friends wisely, what to look for in a friend, and how to have a lasting friendship! Who we choose to be our friends makes all the difference in our life, so we are excited for you to hear from Mariah!

Our podcast guest for this week’s episode of the #alternativespodcast is one of our favorite friends, Ryan Oliver!!! Today we are talking about how we can be courageous in the midst of fear. One thing that Ryan shared is that when we are afraid, the best thing we can do is focus on the next right thing. We are in some very uncertain times and it’s easy to be nervous, so we are grateful for Ryan’s encouragement.

If you know a friend that might be encouraged by this episode, would you consider sending the link to them?

We are bringing Karen Plevyak, our STI Coordinator back on the podcast for this week’s episode of the #alternativespodcast! This is an important topic that Karen makes fun! When it comes to your health, it’s important to look at all aspects of it. Karen breaks this down and shares how we can practically care for each part of our health – It’s a easy as PIE, with a few more s’s.

Physiological

Intellectual

Emotional

Social

Spiritual

On this week’s episode of the podcast, we get to hear from Vicki Stone! Vicki is telling us about a time when she felt like she hit a wall and all that she knew no longer worked. If you know Vicki, you know this is going to be a great episode!

On this week’s episode of the podcast, we are talking about healing after an abortion. Our guest is one of our board members, Kim Henson! She shares her abortion story with us, as well as what the healing process looked like for her. If you’ve had an abortion, we hope that you feel lighter and encouraged, after listening to this episode.

On this week’s episode of the podcast, we get to hear an adoption story, but from the perspective of the child. Nicole Newby is our guest and she shares what it was like being adopted, what her feelings are towards her birth mom, and kindly answers our many questions about adoption!

This is something we don’t really talk about in our culture and we are so grateful to have Nicole sharing this great option for women and men who are facing an unplanned pregnancy!

We are so excited for today’s episode of the podcast because our special guest is our friend, Dennis Keating!  We are talking about when life doesn’t go our way. This is a topic that most of us are familiar with. Dennis gives such a great perspective on this! Disappointment will come and we can grieve when things don’t go our way, but it’s still important to find purpose in each season!

Today’s episode of the podcast is so important! We all have family stories and we have a choice of whether or not we want to repeat them. Our guest is Marilyn Williams and she shares her family story with us and how she found freedom from it… SO POWERFUL!

If you are working through generational junk and want something different for your future, please give this episode a listen. Healing IS possible for you.

This week one the podcast, we are talking about something that most of us need to hear in this season! Our sweet friend, Lynette Fuson joins us for a conversation about rest. We are in a hard season and it’s so easy to feel burnt out. If you are feeling this way, this episode will be REFRESHING for you! If you have a friend that’s feeling this way, please share this podcast with them!

Our special guest for today’s episode is one of our long time friends, Allen Robinette! Allen is sharing his story about how he found freedom from a pornography addiction. Allen shares a stat that 80% of men have been addicted to pornography. It is a common struggle in our culture for both men and women and we want to talk about it! This is a heavier topic, but we promise you will be so happy you listened.

Welcome to Season 3 of the Alternatives Podcast! Our special guest for this episode is AMC’s Nurse Manager, Julie Adams!! In this episode, Julie is talking about the importance of having an attitude of gratitude throughout every season that we are in and even gives us a gratitude challenge. After hearing the first few minutes of this episode, you’ll know exactly why we picked Julie to speak on this topic!