The Grit & Grace Podcast
Real Women. Real Conversations. Full Lives.
Because no one's just wearing one hat, and these women are here to talk about all of it.
Hosted by Dana Lyons, The Grit & Grace Podcast brings you real, unfiltered conversations with women who are leading, building, navigating change, and living busy, multi-faceted lives. These aren't just interviews. They're honest, life-giving conversations about what it means to show up with faith, courage, and purpose, through every season and assignment.
From building businesses without losing yourself, to balancing marriage, motherhood, and ambition, to walking through menopause and midlife shifts with boldness and grace, this podcast is for women who are done living small.
What you'll hear:
–Bold steps outside comfort zones
–Stories of reinvention, risk, and renewal
–Career pivots, personal growth, and purpose-driven leadership
–Faith-forward wisdom for navigating business and life
–The messy, meaningful behind-the-scenes that don't make it to Instagram–but
matter the most.
If you're looking for insight, encouragement, and the kind of truth that doesn't need a filter, you're in the right place.
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The Grit & Grace Podcast
Tasers, Career Pivots & Midlife Magic | HILARIOUS Conversations With/ Jackie & Lori | Grit & Grace | #19
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Grit & Grace is packed with powerhouse women, hilarious stories, and the kind of real talk every woman needs to hear.
Host Dana Lyons sits down with Jackie Ellerbrock and Lori Haraldsen for a conversation that somehow includes community leadership, career pivots, penguins, honey badgers, accidental self-tasering, and a homeless woman chase scene straight out of a sitcom.
Jackie shares how she traded retail life at Office Depot and Babies R Us for purpose-driven leadership with Chamber Business Women (CBW), proving it’s never too late to build a legacy instead of just collecting paychecks. Lori opens up about her passion for supporting law enforcement through nonprofit foundations and why “Do It Anyway” has become her life motto.
Together, these women dive into:
✨ Midlife career reinvention
✨ Empowering women without the awkward spotlight
✨ Taking scary leaps toward fulfillment
✨ Community, leadership, and leaving a legacy
✨ Why women need friends who answer the phone immediately
✨ And exactly how many volts are too many volts
Between laugh-out-loud moments and deeply honest reflections, this episode is a reminder that purpose doesn’t expire with age — and neither does your ability to completely change your life.
Whether you’re feeling stuck, searching for more meaning, or just need a good laugh from three women who keep it painfully real, this episode will leave you inspired, empowered, and maybe slightly afraid of tasers.
👉 Hit subscribe for more real conversations, encouragement, and a whole lot of laughter!
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