From Mud
All about resilience and grace—the way a lotus flower grows from mud.
After losing her husband to cancer in 2024, leaving her to raise two toddlers alone, health educator/coach, Isabel shares how she is navigating her widow journey but with a health and wellness twist. How do we stay well when life gets hard?
Episodes
14 episodes
Kidney Cancer Awareness- risk, prevention of cancer/kidney cancer & Justin's early signs/symptoms
In this episode, I want to spotlight #kidneycancerawareness by sharing some #evidencebased information about risk associated with #cancer in general and #kidneycancer specifically. Alongside this information, I share about our own #cancer...
Healthy Relationships Make You Healthier AND Require Resolving Conflict in Positive Ways
Conflict is a normal part of any close relationship. Whether it is your romantic partnership/marriage, a close friendship, a siblingship, or any other close or working relationship--we all would benefit from being able to face conflict head on ...
Social Support and Wellness: how more community supports your health & wellness- Discussions from health coach/educator & widow mom
I share about my own journey having little support after losing my husband to #kidneycancer, raising small children as a #widowmom and compare that to how it is now after moving from Phoenix, AZ to #portlandoregon and gaining a lot more support...
Herbalism & how to use herbs to manage stress w/ guest botanist/herbalist, Jasmine Z. from Triple Gem Herbs
Enjoy this awesome Interview with Botanist and Herbalist Jasmine of Triple Gem Herbs! She shares w/ us some great insights on how to use herbs medicinally such as which herbs and how to use them to manage stress. Please like, subsc...
Tales of a Widow: The first month after losing my husband; life as a new widow mom to toddlers
In this episode I share what life was like for me as a new widow in the immediate aftermath of losing my husband. I share about how I prepared my 3 and 1 year old ahead of time as well as when I had to tell them the news of their dad's passing,...
Health Coach Sessions: Stress Management (bonus: 10 min. body scan meditation at the end)
In this episode I pull from over 13 years of experience as a clinical and community health educator and share insights on what stress is, what it means to actually manage/relieve stress and tons of practical tips that you can apply immediately....
Health Coach Sessions: Setting and Achieving Health & Wellness Goals in 2026 w/ SMART, Mini goals
In this first podcast episode after my first series, I dive right into helping you achieve your health goals for 2026! We will discuss the ways I have helped countless clients over the past 13.5 years to achieve their health and wellness goals ...
Our Family Cancer Journey (series) - Episode 6 - the end of an era
!!!CONTENT WARNING!!! This episode contains vivid detail of being with someone in their final moments dying from cancer. This may be very upsetting content to listen to. Please consult with your therapist or supports if this becomes too upsetti...
Our Family Cancer Journey (series) - Episode 5 - happy days/the end is nigh
This is the fifth episode in my premier series where I tell the tale (in great detail) of our family’s experience when my husband, Justin, was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive kidney cancer, his two-year battle fighting cancer, and how we n...
Our Family Cancer Journey (series) - Episode 4 - new year, new baby, new challenges
This is the fourth episode in my premier series where I tell the tale (in great detail) of our family’s experience when my husband, Justin, was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive kidney cancer, his two-year battle fighting cancer, and how we ...
Our Family Cancer Journey (series)- Episode 3 (part 2/2)- practical preparations for widow life
This is the third episode in my series where I tell the tale (in great detail) of our family’s experience with my husband, Justin and his two-year battle with cancer and how we navigated our life with two toddlers and cancer and doing life and ...
Our Family Cancer Journey (series)- Episode 3 (part 1)- Storytime: life is still happening
This is the third episode (part 1) in my series where I tell the tale (in great detail) of our family’s experience when my husband, Justin, was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive kidney cancer and his two-year battle fighting cancer and how w...
Our Family Cancer Journey (series)- Episode 2- kidney cancer facts and our early signs/symptoms
This is the second episode in my series where I tell the tale (in great detail) of our family’s experience with my husband, Justin and his two-year battle with cancer and how we navigated our life with two toddlers and cancer and doing life and...
Our Family Cancer Journey (series) - Episode 1- Diagnosis/Cancer Year 1
We found out Justin's cancer diagnosis in June 2022. He passed away in July 2024 at age 39, leaving me (his wife, partner, and friend of the previous 16 years) alone to raise our two babies who were just 3 & 1 at the time of his passing. Th...
