In the season finale of Prickly and Blooming, host Jessie Browning checks in with three of her guests from Season Three. Genea shares what to expect in her upcoming book and the seminars she plans to offer next year. Angie got bangs! And learned how to give fewer f*cks during the pandemic. Rachel discusses her move back to New York City and what she’s doing in her life to make feel more confident as well as set goals with a little bit more soul.

Episode Timeline:

• [00:02] Intro
• [09:41] Checking in with Genea
• [13:41] What it’s like in New York right now
• [18:43] Writing her life story
• [21:49] Checking in with Angie
• [27:14] Power in no margins
• [36:26] Six feet tall
• [37:56] Checking in with Rachel
• [42:49] Finding herself in NYC
• [47:54] A pause on new clients
• [52:40] Outro
  

Resources Mentioned:

• Self Made Podcast Competition
• Knock Knock podcast
• A conversation with Barbara Schroeder (minisode)
• Genea Barnes’ episode on Prickly and Blooming
• Genea’s story page with a video of her performance
• Genea’s upcoming seminars

In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, Laura speaks with host Jessie Browning about taking care of herself after her first panic attack. She shares how that moment forced her to address many different things including her mommy drinking and how a Facebook ad motivated her to scale it back. She also discusses why she’s at her best when she’s a working mom versus being a stay at home mom.

Episode Timeline:

• [00:01] Intro
• [02:44] Laura’s relationship to Texas
• [05:36] Meet Laura
• [06:34] Her first panic attack
• [11:15] Taking care of herself
• [17:19] Virtual therapy
• [19:50] Her drinking journey
• [26:48] Stay at home mom vs working mom
• [36:15] Taking care of her health
• [42:32] Her walk with the Lord
• [46:09] Jessie’s rapid fire questions
• [51:31] Contacting Laura
  

Resources Mentioned:

• Enneagram Type Seven
• This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol: Find Freedom, Rediscover Happiness & Change Your Life by Annie Grace
• Dark Night of the Soul
  

Standout Quotes:

• “If my cup gets a little low, I immediately feel it and I immediately know I need to do XYZ.” -Laura [17:08]
• “I stuck it in the garbage. I lifted up paper and stuck it in there so my husband wouldn’t see it. And that was the moment where I was like I’m hiding something from my husband. This feels dangerous.” -Laura [20:34]
• “I’m my best when I can pick my kids up from school and be 100% with them, and then send them to school and be 100% with my business....

In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, Diana speaks with host Jessie Browning about the moment she realized she was “going the wrong way.” As she was learning about diabetes during training, she discovered that she had seven of the nine risk factors for the disease. Diana shares how this moment made her reflect on the legacy she had inherited and question what kind of legacy she wanted to leave for her two children. Listen as she discusses how she worked through her emotional state through counseling which then helped her access her dream.

Episode Timeline:

• [00:01] Intro
• [07:34] Meet Diana
• [14:03] “I’m going the wrong way”
• [18:23] Masking pain
• [27:51] Food is her vice
• [34:25] Starting small
• [41:12] Counseling
• [43:49] How it affected her personal life
• [48:45] Her coaching business
• [52:52] Jessie’s rapid fire questions
• [59:19] Contacting Diana
  

Resources Mentioned:

• Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers
• You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay
• Breaking Free by Diana Guintu
• September 11
• UGGs
• 2011 Lesson #2 : Don’t Carpe Diem by Glennon...