The Write Your Own Story Podcast
Grab your fav pen ladies, because it’s time to write the story of how your life goes! The Write Your Own Story podcast is here to encourage women to live the life they dream about by sitting with women business owners, game changers, community leaders and friends in the most honest, no perfect allowed, just girls gabbin way, about all things life and womanhood. Stories are rooted in meaning, connection, and understanding and so often are the clues for our future selves. It’s so important for all of us to hear what other women are doing with their lives. Their successes, their struggles, their perseverance, what failure has taught them, how they show up in this world, and what sets their heart on fire. It’s these stories that make us realize we’re not alone and motivate us to take a closer look at our own dreams. I promise it will be down to earth, super real and honest, funny, and feel like we’re all just gabbin over a cup of coffee or a glass (glasses) of wine. At the end of each show, my hope ist women are inspired to block out the societal “should’s” and the inner voices of “Why me?” and “Am I enough?” so they can pick up the pen with confidence and write their own stories of their lives.
Episodes
127 episodes
How To Turn Rejection Into Redirection with Tianay Amat
What if the rejection that feels like the end is actually redirecting you toward what you’re meant to do next?After more than 25 years in public education—and rising all the way to interim superintendent of Cincinnati Public Schools—Tian...
Money Is Freedom: Owning Your Worth & Building Financial Confidence with Sarah Grace Mohr
What if changing your relationship with money could change your entire life?In this episode of Write Your Own Story, Betsy sits down with Sarah Grace Mohr, CEO and owner of Mackey, to have an honest conversation about money, power, and ...
How to Turn What You Already Know Into a Business with Jill Morenz
What if your next opportunity isn’t something you need to find—but something you can build from what you already know?In this episode, Betsy sits down with Jill Morenz, CEO of Aviatra Accelerators, for an inspiring conversation about en...
Do It Scared: Building Before You Feel Ready with Abbey Cummins
What happens when you stop waiting to feel ready and just start?In this episode, Betsy sits down with Abbey Cummins, founder and CEO of Everything Cincy, to talk about what it actually takes to build a business from the ground u...
The Power of Following Your Curiosity & Creativity with Lori Siebert
What could happen if you stopped waiting until you felt talented enough, confident enough, or had everything figured out and started following what makes you curious?In this episode of Write Your Own Story, Betsy sits down with mixed med...
Embrace the Detours: Michelle Hopkins on Reinvention & Trusting the Process
What if your path was never supposed to be a straight line?In this episode of Write Your Own Story, Betsy sits down with six-time Emmy Award-winning journalist Michelle Hopkins for an honest and inspiring conversation abo...
Create Your Own Path: Rhiannon Hoeweler on Taking Chances & Making Opportunities
What happens when you stop waiting for the “right” opportunity—and start creating your own?In this episode of Write Your Own Story, Betsy sits down with Rhiannon Hoeweler, CEO of MadTree, for an honest and inspiring conversation about am...
You’re Never Too Old to Reinvent Yourself with Michelle Jones
What if getting older wasn’t about becoming more careful—but becoming more yourself?In this episode, Betsy sits down with Cincinnati creator, connector, and the woman behind Hey Michelle, Michelle Jones, for a joyful and refreshingly hon...
What Surviving Cancer Taught Me About Life with Kate Schroder
DescriptionWhat happens when life forces you to rewrite your definition of success?In this episode, Betsy sits down with Kate Schroeder—CEO of Interact for Health, former global health leader, cancer survivor, and former co...
This Is How You Know It's Time to Walk Away with Nat Jones
Have you ever looked around at the life you worked so hard to build… and quietly wondered, "Why doesn't this feel like me anymore?"This week Betsy sits down with former radio host, comedian, and creator Nat Jones to talk ab...
How I Found Peace in the Hardest Season of My Life
What if feeling better had nothing to do with fixing your life?So many of us spend our days waiting.Waiting for the promotion. The relationship. The weight loss. The kids to get older. Life to calm down.But what if y...
What Losing My Husband Taught Me About Life, Love & Healing with Sarah Herringer
What do you do when your entire life changes overnight?In this deeply moving conversation, Sarah Herringer shares her journey through unimaginable loss, trauma, grief, and the difficult process of rebuilding a life she never expected to ...
The Courage to Choose: How to Stop Waiting and Start Trusting Yourself with Nan Whaley
What if the life you're dreaming about is waiting on a decision you're too afraid to make?So many women spend years waiting to feel certain before they take the leap—whether that's changing careers, ending a relationship, starting a busi...
Why Every Woman Should Take a Solo Trip (At Least Once)
Do you feel like you're standing between chapters of your life?Maybe you know something needs to change, but you're not quite sure what comes next. Maybe you've been feeling overwhelmed, disconnected from yourself, or stuck in a season t...
Your Old Life Is Falling Apart, Now What? with Sarah Barnes-Humphrey
What happens when the life you worked the hardest for suddenly falls apart?When the career, marriage, identity, or future you built your entire world around no longer exists… and you’re left staring at the question: Now what?
This Will Change How You Make Decisions Forever with Megan Pando
If you’ve been stuck overthinking, going back and forth, waiting for clarity… this might be the shift you’ve been needing. Because the problem isn’t that you can’t make decisions, it’s that you’ve been taught to look for th...
How to Be Heard as a Woman (Even When You Doubt Yourself) with Sarah Jakle
What if the voice you’ve been doubting… is the very thing the world needs most?In this deeply moving episode of Write Your Own Story, Betsy sits down with Sarah Jakle, founder of Democrashe, for a conversation that will stay wit...
If You Feel Like You Have to Prove Yourself, Listen to This | Margot Grant Witz
If you feel like you have something to prove… this episode is for you.That pressure to be more.To do more.To show people you’re capable.It doesn’t come out of nowhere.It comes from expectations.From the path you...
You Don’t Have to Do It All: Why Asking for Help Changes Everything with Betsy Leonidas
You’re not overwhelmed because you’re doing it wrong—you’re overwhelmed because you’re doing everything.In this solo episode, Betsy speaks directly to the woman who’s been holding it all together—quietly, consistently, and often...
When Your Life Looks Good on Paper… But Doesn’t Feel Like You Anymore with Ashley Jablow
What happens when the life you built looks beautiful from the outside… but quietly doesn’t feel like yours anymore?In this episode, Betsy sits down with Ashley Jablow, founder of Wayfarer’s Collective and creator of Life...
Redefining Your Identity on Your Own Terms with Sonia Daccarett
What happens when you don’t fit into a single identity—and no one can tell you who you are?In this week's episode, Besty sits down with Sonia Daccarett, who shares what it means to grow up without a clear label, navigating life as the da...
The Art of Feeling Beautiful: Self-Care, Skincare & Confidence in a World of Trends with Jaclyn Luongo
In a world overflowing with beauty trends, miracle products, and endless advice on how women should look, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed.In this episode of Write Your Own Story, Betsy sits down with beauty and wellness expert ...
The Lie We’re Told About Confidence with Betsy Leonidas
Register for the webinar: GAINING CONFIDENCE IN WHO YOU ARE IN BUSINESShttps://writeyourownstory.co/webinar/p/youre-stuck-overthinking-every-moveits-time-to-act-with-confidenceFor so many women, there’s a quiet belief run...
Following Your Creative Calling & Building a Purpose-Driven Business with Sarah Trop
What happens when you stop chasing the “safe” path and start following the quiet calling inside you?In this episode of the Write Your Own Story Podcast, Betsy sits down with Sarah Trop, founder of Fun Cycled, award-winnin...
Dignity Is Not a Luxury: Dana Marlowe on Period Poverty, Bras, and Building a Global Movement
What if the most powerful kind of activism starts in the most ordinary place—like a dressing room?In this episode, Betsy sits down with Dana Marlowe, founder + CEO of I Support the Girls, the global nonprofit helping women ...