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Sendy Mom
Hosted by Becky Brouwer · EN
The hardest part of achieving a goal is starting. Being sendy means making courageous decisions to try something before you have all of the answers. This podcast will remind you of the remarkable life you are living and will give you new ideas to make your life more meaningful and exciting and give you courage to accomplish your goals by stopping the negative voices in your head and just sending it!
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52. From Fear to Freedom: One Mom's Leap Into the Unknown
2w ago00:46:44Tap to summarizeListen to my harrowing tale of sailing through the Whitsunday Islands, as I talk to Sarah Fowler about taking risks, and saying yes to an infertility diagnosis, a move to Belgium with an eight-week-old baby, and a quick decision to move to Hawaii. This week, Sarah opens up about what it actually takes to raise resilient, risk-ready kids — and why staying stagnant scares her more than any risk ever could.Meet Sarah FowlerSarah grew up with four brothers who taught her to go with the flow. She met her husband, Kellen — a fellow Fowler, at BYU. Since then, life has been one leap after another: law school in Virginia, a corporate move to Dallas, a wake-up call infertility diagnosis, a year living in Belgium with a newborn, and now four kids, working as a nurse, and a growing real estate portfolio she manages with her husband. She's teaching her own kids the same lesson her parents taught her — jump first, look later.Takeaways- Leading by example is the fastest way to teach kids courage: don't dwell at the edge, just jump.- Infertility rarely follows a straight timeline- You don't need expertise to start investing in real estate- Letting kids face natural consequences builds independence faster than rescuing them ever will.- Staying stagnant is scarier than starting over. Growth requires forward motion.Chapters00:20 Growing Up Wild: Sarah Fowler on Brothers, Boats, and Going With the Flow03:43 Kayaks in the Garage: Lessons From an Adventurous Childhood05:16 Becky's Ill-Fated Boating Trip to the Whitsundays10:15 Why Kid Sports Are About More Than Winning12:57 From Law School to Belgium: Following an Unexpected Career Path18:13 When Your Body Says No: Sarah Fowler's Infertility Story23:30 Midway24:51 Cliff Jumping and Confidence: Teaching Kids Not to Overthink26:05 he COVID Move: Renting a Condo in Hawaii on a Whim28:37 The Forgotten Dance Bag: A Lesson in Natural Consequences31:44 Stagnation is Terrifying33:32 From Spreadsheets to Scary First Deals: Building a Real Estate Portfolio37:27 Rapid Fire QuestionsResources52. From Fear to Freedom: One Mom's Leap Into the UnknownIf you loved this episode, try:16. How To Not Die in the Wilderness and Learning to Smell the Daisies25. Embracing Change, Making Choices, and Finding Joy: Jen Lambert’s Inspiring Story26. Teaching Children to Work, Love, and Be Bored with Dorothy ScoresbyCoaching & Subscribe:👉 Subscribe: sendymom.com👉 Email Becky: becky@sendymom.comIf you want help to be more sendy, click here (https://beckybcoaching.com)If you're feeling Sendy and would like to be a guest on the show, please fill out this form (https://forms.gle/BSyr8JJZM828vzqH7)
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Just Keep Playing: How to Keep Moving in Music, Marriage and Business
3w ago01:05:11Tap to summarizeWhat happens when a classically trained pianist ends up spending 30 years in a rock band, recording ambient drone music with her husband, and building a business she never trained for? Juliet Preston joins Becky to talk about growing up different, letting go of comparison, and why "just stay with the beat" might be the most sendy advice you'll hear all year.Meet Juliet PrestonJuliet has been a piano teacher since she was 13. She's built a career as a working musician - classical recitals, professional theater, church gigs, jazz bands - and for 30 years she's also been the keyboardist in Memory Field, the rock band she and her husband Billy started in Austin, plus Second Moon Theory, an instrumental project set to his drone landscape videos. Juliet co-founded the Collaborative Pianists Guild of Utah and the Utah Valley Monster Concert, and is preparing a fall recital of Prokofiev's 8th Piano Sonata in honor of her teacher, Solveig Lunde Madsen. She lives in Provo, UT. Find her at JulietPrestonMusic.com and @julietpreston.Takeaways:- Comparison really is the thief of joy- You don't have to master every skill- Growing up "different" can free you from needing to be perfect- Building a business with your spouse and keeping your relationship takes commitment- Let your kids choose their own path- Keep it messyChapters:00:00 Welcome & Why Sendy Mom Feels Like Home03:27 Memory Field & Second Moon Theory: Building a Rock Band with Your Spouse08:29 The Breakthrough: Raising Her Hand at Pioneer Theater15:20 Different Strengths, and Letting Go of Comparison19:52 The Evolution of Identity22:59 Raising Kids Without a Script29:34 Marrying a Rock Star33:48 Career Changes: Connecting the Dots35:50 Sharing Your Voice: Being Vulnerable41:07 Raising Resilient Children44:51 Steps to a Long, Healthy Marriage49:52 The Story of Us: A Memoir54:55 Future Musical Ambitions1:00:43 Rapid Fire QuestionsResources:51. Just Keep Playing: How to Keep Moving in Music, Marriage and BusinessIf you loved this episode, try:45. Tension, Release, and the Beautiful Mess of a Courageous Life — Christie Skousen49. The Courage to Fall Apart: Haley Taylor on Eating Disorders, Dropping Out, and Finding Herself Again | Haley Taylor (Pt. 1 of 2)33. The Recipe for Resilience: Illness, Influence, and InspirationCoaching & Subscribe:👉 Subscribe: sendymom.com👉 Email Becky: becky@sendymom.comWant help being more sendy? https://beckybcoaching.comFeeling sendy and want to be a guest? https://forms.gle/BSyr8JJZM828vzqH7
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50. Building a Business, and a Marriage: Courage, Connection, and Midlife Reinvention (Pt. 2 of 2)
Jun 2700:38:58Tap to summarizeHaley Taylor and her husband built an international art business in a garage. Along the way, she had to relearn what actually makes her valuable. In Part 2, Haley shares marriage and business boundaries, why saying no is an act of love, ditching the need for external validation, and remembering what she loves. Plus rapid fire questions!Meet Haley Taylor:Wife, mother of four, and entrepreneur who runs the international art-easel business behind her husband Brian's invention. Coaches beginning riders on her local youth mountain bike team and raises backyard sheep, ducks, and bees. (Missed Part 1? Start there for Haley's teenage mental health crisis and the solo trip to Hong Kong that changed everything.)Takeaways:• A business built on talent still needs structure — and that structure can become your own career• Setting "business meeting" boundaries protects both the business and the marriage• Starting with almost nothing ($700, an 800-square-foot house) can be the foundation of a thriving family business• Saying no when you could say yes is an act of deliberate love, not deprivation• External validation — looks, skill, achievement — is not what creates real connection• An empty-nest season can feel like losing your identity until you remember what you actually love• Cutting back on sugar and being deliberate with your body can shift your energy at any age• Connection with your kids means getting curious about what they love, not directing what they doChapters:00:28 High Expectations and Changing Your Path With Love05:19 Building an Art Business With Your Husband09:54 Balancing Affluence and Teaching Values14:10 Your Job Is To Connect With People21:58 Connecting With Your Kid's Passions26:17 Rapid Fire Questions32:18 Exploring Beliefs: Spirits and GhostsResources found here:What 16-Year-Old Haley Taylor Learned About Courage From Getting Stranded in an Airport AloneIf you loved this episode, try:2. Cautiously Crazy with Marty Klinger22. From $80 to an eBay Business: Sendy Entrepreneurship31. Planting Positivity: Growing Kids, Gardens, and RelationshipsCoaching & Subscribe:👉 Subscribe: sendymom.com👉 Email Becky: becky@sendymom.comIf you want help to be more sendy, click hereIf you're feeling Sendy and would like to be a guest on the show, please fill out this form
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49. The Courage to Fall Apart: Eating Disorders, Dropping Out, and Finding Herself (Pt. 1 of 2)
Jun 2000:28:53Tap to summarizeWhat happens when a teenager who's never been allowed to say "I'm scared" gets put on a plane alone to Hong Kong? Haley Taylor opens up about a high-achieving childhood, a teenage eating disorder, and dropping out of high school — and the solo international trip that taught her she could trust herself. A raw conversation about courage, mental health, and redefining success.Meet Haley Taylor:Wife, mother of four, and entrepreneur who runs the international art-easel business behind her husband Brian's invention. Haley coaches beginning riders on her local youth mountain bike team and raises backyard sheep, ducks, and bees. A teenage mental health crisis and a solo trip to Hong Kong at sixteen shaped her lifelong definition of courage.Takeaways:• Being Sendy isn't about being hardcore — it's being brave enough to try• A fixed mindset of "you're smart so you must succeed" makes it unsafe to attempt anything new• Tough exteriors often hide fear instead of processing it — and that's not sustainable• Expressing fear doesn't make you weak; it's part of doing hard things anyway• A mental health crisis can become the turning point that redefines your sense of worth• Letting your child have their own breakdown — instead of rescuing them — builds real resilience• Stepping in to "fix" a child's problem can unintentionally validate their fear instead of their capability• Redefining success means it's okay to try something and not be the best at itChapters00:00 Exposure Therapy03:30 Growing Up Cautious in a High-Achieving Home05:45 The High Dive: Learning to Trust Fear Instead of Hiding It10:53 A Teenage Eating Disorder, Depression, and Dropping Out of Schoo13:08 Sent Alone to Hong Kong: A Mother's Leap of Faith19:50 Showing Up Mediocre: The Courage to Try AnywayResources found here:What 16-Year-Old Haley Taylor Learned About Courage From Getting Stranded in an Airport AloneIf you loved this episode, try:2. Cautiously Crazy with Marty Klinger22. From $80 to an eBay Business: Sendy Entrepreneurship31. Planting Positivity: Growing Kids, Gardens, and RelationshipsCoaching & Subscribe:👉 Subscribe: sendymom.com👉 Email Becky: becky@sendymom.comIf you want help to be more sendy, click hereIf you're feeling Sendy and would like to be a guest on the show, please fill out this form
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Jun 1300:23:14Tap to summarizeWhat do you do when the world is literally falling apart around you? Julian of Norwich was born into 14th-century England, survived the Black Plague, twice, possibly lost her family, and then voluntarily sealed herself into a single room for thirty years as an anchoress to the chapel Julian in Norwich, England.Her theology was considered radical for her time. Her words have survived wars, revolutions, and the burning of libraries to reach us today.In this Sendy Spotlight, we look into the work of Julian of Norwich. She is believed to be the first woman to write a book in the English language. She had the courage to speak when women were meant to be silent. Key Takeaways:Stillness can be its own form of courageYou don’t need credentials to speak truthLove is a choice, not a feelingGod is not counting your failuresWomen have always protected each other’s wisdomBeing strategic is not the same as compromisingFind resources hereFree Coaching & Subscribe:👉 Subscribe: sendymom.com 👉 Email Becky: becky@sendymom.com If you want help to be more sendy, click here
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48. Bridge Souls: One Woman's Miraculous Adoption Journey (Pt. 2 of 2)
Jun 600:29:23Tap to summarizeWhat does it look like when divine timing meets radical courage? In Part 2, holistic coach Cherie Burton shares the miraculous stories behind adopting her two youngest children — a son she saw in a spiritual vision years before he arrived, and a daughter who came through six court hearings, a California foster system, and a stranger's recurring dream. Plus rapid fire questions!Meet Cherie Burton:Mother of six and female empowerment coach with 20+ years of experience. Certified holistic practitioner and emotional breakthrough trainer, specializing in Aroma Alchemy. Leads retreats worldwide and runs an international wellness business. (Missed Part 1? Start there for shadow work, alchemy & the dark night of the soul.)Takeaways• Adoptees are "bridge souls" who choose their families to heal lineage wounds• Divine timing rarely looks like what we expect — trust the process• Birth mothers carry deep shame that needs compassion, not judgment• The primal wound in adoptees is real and worth understanding• We are never fully healed — just learning to love exactly where we are• The most courageous thing is sometimes to wait, stay open, and trust• Connection is the foundation of all healing workChapters00:00 Cherie's Adoption Journey00:15:00 The Importance of Connection00:17:04 Rapid Fire QuestionsResources found here:The Art of Emotional Alchemy: 4 Courageous Lessons from Cherie Burton on Healing Your Shadows, Your Lineage, and Your LifeIf you loved this episode, try:33. The Recipe for Resilience: Illness, Influence, and Inspiration38. Digital Detox and Upload Humanity with Amy Antonelli of HXP1. Radical Acceptance with Miriam WoodCoaching & Subscribe:👉 Subscribe: sendymom.com👉 Email Becky: becky@sendymom.comIf you want help to be more sendy, click hereIf you're feeling Sendy and would like to be a guest on the show, please fill out this form
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47. The Dark Night of the Soul: A Guide to Spiritual Awakening and Transformation (Pt. 1 of 2)
May 3001:04:46Tap to summarizeWhat if your darkest shadows held your greatest wisdom? Holistic coach Cherie Burton joins Becky to explore shadow work, emotional alchemy, and breaking generational trauma cycles—sharing her profound journey through loss, a seven-year dark night of the soul, and two miraculous adoptions.Meet Cherie BurtonMother of six and female empowerment coach with 20+ years of experience in mind-body science, holistic emotional healing, philosophy, and depth psychology. Certified holistic practitioner and emotional breakthrough trainer. Since 2008, specializing in Aroma Alchemy—mind/heart/soul coherence through breathwork, anointing, and essential oils. Leads retreats worldwide.TakeawaysShadow work means embracing your darkness, not eliminating itAlchemy transmutes emotional pain into wisdom—not suppressionFeel emotions fully (even 90 seconds) to prevent physical illnessA dark night of the soul is a spiritual initiation, not a breakdownSurrender is letting go of what you know so your body can teach youAdoptees are "bridge souls" healing family lineage woundsInner authority activates when you admit "I don't know"Healing yourself heals your entire lineage—past and futureChapters00:00 Introducing Cherie Burton: Female Empowerment Coach05:45 When You Can Change The Family Dynamic12:32 Pivoting from Traditional Methods for Mental Health Help15:11 Epigenetics and Alchemy Explained21:06 Shadow Work Through Alchemy29:33 Real Experience with Ayahuasca35:09 The Journey of Self-Discovery40:33 Practical Ways to Process Emotion42:03 The Dark Night Of The SoulResources found here:The Art of Emotional Alchemy: 4 Courageous Lessons from Cherie Burton on Healing Your Shadows, Your Lineage, and Your LifeIf you loved this episode, try:33. The Recipe for Resilience: Illness, Influence, and Inspiration38. Digital Detox and Upload Humanity with Amy Antonelli of HXP1. Radical Acceptance with Miriam WoodCoaching & Subscribe:👉 Subscribe: sendymom.com👉 Email Becky: becky@sendymom.comIf you want help to be more sendy, click hereIf you're feeling Sendy and would like to be a guest on the show, please fill out this form
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46. Tension, Release, and the Beautiful Mess of a Courageous Life — Christie Skousen Part 2
May 2300:40:10Tap to summarizeWhat happens when a woman built for intensity has no outlet for it? For Christie Skousen, the answer was redirecting all of it toward her five-month-old — and quickly realizing that wasn't going to work. Part 2 picks up with Christie rebuilding: starting the Peery Piano Academy from scratch, writing a curriculum for the San Francisco Conservatory prep program, and slowly figuring out who she was beyond the piano.But this half of the conversation goes somewhere deeper. Christie talks about the cycles she's noticed throughout her life — expansion and contraction, like musical phrasing — and how the blow-ups she never would have chosen (her parents' divorce at 23, losing her older brother to colon cancer at 48, her own 26-year marriage ending) have each broken her open into something bigger. She shares what she's learned about separating her identity from her children's outcomes, why living abroad changed everything about how she parents, and where she's headed next now that her youngest is off to Sydney for a year abroad.Rapid fire answers, a beautiful musical analogy for life that will stay with you, and Christie's honest, grounded take on doing divorce well — Part 2 is the kind of conversation you want to go on forever.Meet Christie Skousen, Founder of the Peery Piano Academy and author of the Peery Method. Trained under Dr. Irene Peery-Fox, Dmitri Boshkirov, and Leon Fleisher at Peabody. An international competition winner and soloist, her students have gone on to Harvard, Yale, Juilliard, UC Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, and more.Takeaways:Know where your intensity is going.Life has phrasing, just like music.Big blow-ups break you open.Separate your identity from your kids' outcomes.Travel expands your world — and your parenting.Chapters:00:00 Teaching as a Path to Independence03:43 Parenting with Intensity and Balance05:07 Make Your Money Work For You07:06 The Peery Method is Born09:26 Writing New Chapters in Motherhood11:07 Navigating Life's Expansions and Contractions13:44 The Impact of Divorce on Personal Growth18:06 Embracing Change and New Beginnings19:02 Parenting Young Adults25:48 How Living Abroad Broadens Your Horizon27:57 Rapid Fire QuestionsResources:How to Survive Life's Blow-Ups: Lessons from a World-Class Pianist and MomIf You Loved This Episode, Try:12. Music, Disability Parenting, and Playing for the Love of It29. How to Push Past Limits and Find Your "Current Perfect"37. Resilient Parenting, Risk-Taking, and Medical Aesthetics Done RightSubscribe & Connect:👉 Subscribe: sendymom.com 👉 Email Becky: becky@sendymom.com Becky’s Free Coaching Calendar
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45. Tension, Release, and the Beautiful Mess of a Courageous Life — Christie Skousen Part 1
May 1600:40:28Tap to summarizeChristie Skousen grew up in a household where practicing piano two hours a day was as non-negotiable as brushing your teeth — the daughter of the legendary Irene Peery Fox, who was performing at Carnegie Hall while pregnant with Christie. By age nine, Christie was teaching piano to pay her own way. By eighteen, she was on her own. And by the time she walked into Leon Fleischer's studio at Peabody as the only freshman he admitted that year, she had already learned the lesson that would define her life: if you do the work, you can do whatever.In Part 1, Becky and Christie dig into what it was really like to grow up inside competitive classical piano — the strategy, the brutality, the subjective judging, and the complicated relationship between talent, hard work, and identity. Christie gets refreshingly honest about how she survived competitions not by leading with her love of music, but by leading with her competitive fire. She shares what she'd tell any kid whose heart is in music but who keeps walking away from competitions empty-handed. And she lays out the philosophy behind the Peery Method — the step-by-step system that has since taken her students to Juilliard, Eastman, and conservatories around the world. Also: she bought a cockatoo in junior high with her own money.Meet Christie Skousen, Founder of the Peery Piano Academy and author of the Peery Method. Trained under Dr. Irene Peery-Fox, Dmitri Boshkirov, and Leon Fleisher at Peabody. An international competition winner and soloist, her students have gone on to Harvard, Yale, Juilliard, UC Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, and more.Key Takeaways:Process beats destination — alwaysCompetitiveness is a tool, not a character flawLet your kids own their stuffThe journey IS the rewardDon't quitChapters:00:00 Meet Christie01:13 The Peery Music Academy03:04 What? Kids Can Pay For School?05:19 How Many Kids Buy a Cockatoo for a Pet?08:10 High-Capacity Parenting with Irene Peery Fox11:55 Navigating Competitive Classical Piano 19:03 Performance Anxiety and Personal Growth25:40 The Toll of Exactness34:43 The Long Game of Music EducationResources:Peery Piano AcademyHow to Survive Life's Blow-Ups: Lessons from a World-Class Pianist and MomIf You Loved This Episode, Try:12. Music, Disability Parenting, and Playing for the Love of It29. How to Push Past Limits and Find Your "Current Perfect"37. Resilient Parenting, Risk-Taking, and Medical Aesthetics Done RightSubscribe & Connect:👉 Subscribe: sendymom.com 👉 Email Becky: becky@sendymom.com Becky’s Free Coaching Calendar
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From Nepal at 15 to Launching An Art Business: Leslie Morley on Faith, Fear, and Creative Calling
Apr 2501:07:44Tap to summarizeAt fifteen, Leslie Morley boarded a plane to Nepal alone. She lived in a rural village, served in an orphanage, and came home with a worldview she’s still unpacking. But the bravest thing she’s ever done wasn’t Nepal—or starting her art business painting Heavenly Mother.The bravest thing is staying: showing up for her kids, her faith, her creativity, and the work of being known.In this episode, artist Leslie Morley joins Becky to talk about faith and courage, creative motherhood, and how to raise brave kids without losing connection. They explore imposter syndrome, gratitude vs. guilt, and what it means to live “alive and awake in Christ.” This conversation weaves together Latter-day Saint faith, sacred art, and the daily courage it takes to stay connected to God, your family, your community, and yourself.If you’ve ever felt afraid to share your gifts, unsure in motherhood, or disconnected from your faith, this episode will ground and encourage you.Meet My Guest:Leslie Morley is a Christian artist known for paintings of the Divine Family—Heavenly Father, Heavenly Mother, and Jesus Christ. She studied art at Southern Utah University and art history in Italy. Her work invites a deeper relationship with God through sacred art. A mother of two, Leslie believes creativity is a form of testimony: you are known, you are held, and heaven is closer than you think. Find her at LeslieMorley.com and @lesliemorleyarts.Key Takeaways:• How to raise brave, resilient kids through daily connection• Faith over fear: turning belief into action• Creativity as grounding for overwhelmed moms• Gratitude vs. guilt and overcoming comparison• Imposter syndrome in motherhood and creative work• Emotional vulnerability as real courage• Connecting with God, family, self, and community• Using your gifts without fearChapters:00:00 Who is Leslie Morley?04:40 On Being an Imposter09:06 Lessons from India: Gratitude and Humility15:28 Oregon Nomads: A Year of Free Range Learning16:57 Connecting with Nature as a Grounding Force23:06 Building Love in Your Family25:11 Connecting with Children29:12 Midway30:39 Connecting with Yourself through Creating34:14 Out From the Bushel Blog36:22 Family Mottos38:23 Leslie Morley Art45:42 Mosaic of Christ47:08 Savoring Moments of Motherhood49:38 Rapid Fire QuestionsResources:The Four Connections That Make a Life Feel WholeSubscribe & Connect:👉 sendymom.com👉 becky@sendymom.comBecky’s Free Coaching CalendarIf you loved this episode, try:How To Not Die in the Wilderness and Learning to Smell the DaisiesHow to Connect with Your Children: The Science of “Good Enough” ParentingArt After Motherhood: Creating Without Guilt
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