Empower Hour

<p>This week we sat down with Megan McCaleb, improv trainer, comedian, and award-winning author of Not My Plan — Sucking it in Until I Had to Push it Out. Megan teaches applied improv and humor to help people improve...

<p>In this episode of Empower Hour, April and Audrey welcome Carlie Young, a holistic wellness mentor, Reiki Master Teacher, human design guide, and IFBB Figure Pro. Carlie is the founder of Heart and Core Training...

<p>Content Note:<br>This episode contains discussion of suicide, self-harm, and mental health crises in the context of EMS work. Listener discretion is advised.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Empower Hour, April is...

<p>Postpartum is already misunderstood.</p><p><br></p><p>But postpartum after surrogacy? Almost no one is talking about it.</p><p><br></p><p>In this deeply personal and clinically informed episode, April shares her...

<p>Guest: Becca McKinney</p><p><br></p><p>Rehabilitation is one of those words that makes people uncomfortable.</p><p><br></p><p>When someone commits a crime, especially a serious one, can they actually change? Or do we...

<p>In this episode of Empower Hour, April and Audrey sit down with a powerful new voice, Tavia Calhoun. As a college student, part of Gen Z, and a deeply thoughtful observer of culture, Tavia has been ringing the alarm...

<p>In this powerful and deeply affirming episode of Empower Hour, April and Audrey welcome Tasha Cofer, a certified postpartum and bereavement doula, grief and life coach, and host of the Holding Women Through Grief...

<p>In this honest, funny, and deeply validating episode of Empower Hour, April Thorndyke sits down with Jess Gambill, an LCSW at Empower Counseling’s Boise location, to tackle some of the most common myths people...

<p>In this powerful continuation of our grief and loss conversation, Susan Boswell returns to Empower Hour to help listeners better understand what actually helps when grief feels overwhelming. This episode moves beyond...

<p>What makes learning truly stick? In this episode of Empower Hour, April sits down with Dr. Jill Chonody, PhD, MSW, LCSW, Professor of Social Work at Boise State University, to explore what it looks like to engage...

<p>Grief is something we all experience, yet so many people feel confused or ashamed when they are in it. In this episode of Empower Hour, April sits down with Empower therapist Susan Boswell, LMSW, for an honest and...

<p>In this heartfelt and practical episode of Empower Hour, April and Audrey dive into the real meaning of gratitude and what it looks like to practice it when life feels overwhelming.</p><p><br></p><p>Gratitude is...

<p>Guest: Becca McKinney, Therapist</p><p><br></p><p>Two recent losses of 11-year-olds to suicide have shaken communities and left parents asking hard questions. What is happening with kids today? Why are anxiety...

<p>In today’s episode, April and Audrey dive into the messy, honest, real side of marriage.</p><p><br></p><p>What happens when a married person develops a spark or crush on someone else? Why does it happen, and what...

<p>The holidays can bring joy, but they can also stir up anxiety, old wounds, and the dread of dealing with toxic or unpredictable behaviors. In today’s episode, April and Audrey walk through a practical, grace-filled...