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The Rebel Tribe
by Melodieann Whiteley
Welcome to the Rebel Tribe Podcast, where empowerment meets attitude, and sass meets savvy. We're not just another podcast; we're your virtual tribe of fierce females ready to conquer the world. Join us as we smash through stereotypes, break barriers, and redefine what it means to be a woman in today's world. Get ready to see more, do more, and be more with the Rebel Tribe Podcast. It's time to unleash your inner rebel and rock the world on your terms!
Episodes
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It's Never Too Late to Find Your Joy with Mark Winters
What do aerospace engineering, poetry, and rock music have in common? More than you might think! My guest, Mark Winters, is an aerospace engineer who picked up a guitar to surprise his wife on their anniversary. What started as one romantic gesture turned into an unexpected journey through...
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Signal, Noise & the Battle for Your Attention | Kira Shishkin
We have access to more information than at any other time in history—but are we actually better informed? In this After Hours conversation, I sit down with Kira Shishkin, founder of informed.now, to talk about the increasingly difficult job of separating signal from noise in a world of...
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The “Bro Culture” of Self-Help with Monica Packer
Have you ever tried to follow all the advice in a self-help book and wondered who actually has time to do all of this? I have. I even tried The Miracle Morning. It lasted about a week. In this After Hours conversation, Monica Packer and I get into what she calls the “bro culture” of self-help—and...
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Building Financial Freedom on Your Own Terms with Ben Berry
What does it really mean to take control of your financial future? In this episode of The Rebel Tribe Podcast, I sit down with Ben Berry of Berry Financial Services to talk about financial independence, building wealth, and creating more choices with your money. We talk about why so many...
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Own Your Unique Path
Have you ever looked around and wondered if you should be further along by now? It's easy to measure our lives against someone else's timeline—their career, their business, their accomplishments, even the dreams they've already checked off their list. But your life was never supposed to follow...
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Work With Your Nervous System, Not Against It | Heidi Dennis
What if the goal isn’t to conquer anxiety but to stop fighting yourself? In this episode, I sit down with licensed professional counselor and Hello, Anxiety author Heidi Dennis for a refreshingly different conversation about anxiety and what happens when we stop trying to overpower our nervous...
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Growing Together Without Growing Apart | The Unstuck Series
People change. Relationships do too. The question is: how do you keep growing together when both of you are changing? In this episode of the Unstuck series, I sit down with Ian Mychel of Helping the Heard for a very real conversation about the things we do that can quietly create distance between...
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The Thread
Have you ever looked back over your life and wondered why you've changed directions so many times? What if you weren't changing course nearly as much as you thought? In this Mini Mindset Drop, I'm sharing an unexpected lesson I learned after revisiting fifteen years of my own work. Beneath the...
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The Thread Was There All Along
I thought I had spent the last 15 years constantly reinventing myself. New businesses. New books. New podcasts. New ideas. But after spending eight hours digging through old folders on my computer, I realized something surprising. I wasn't starting over. Every project, every product, every new...
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Building a Life, Not Just a Business | Krishna Verma
What does it really mean to build a life from scratch? In this episode of The Rebel Tribe After Hours, I sit down with Krishna Verma to talk about far more than real estate. We explore what it was like to leave India, make Northwest Arkansas home, earn trust in a new community, and discover that...
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When You Know Something Isn't Right | Marisa Peters
Have you ever known something wasn't right... but everyone kept telling you it was? That's exactly what happened to Marisa Peters. In this episode, Marisa shares her journey from being dismissed for years to being diagnosed with Stage 3 colorectal cancer—and how that experience led her to become...
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Mini Mindset Drop: Looking Back to Move Forward
Have you ever looked back at an old journal, photo, or project and realized just how much you've changed? In this Mini Mindset Drop, I'm sharing an unexpected lesson I learned while sorting through fifteen years of my own work. Growth isn't always obvious while we're living it, but looking back…
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The Day I Realized I'd Been Building the Same Thing All Along
What started as a simple day of organizing old files turned into something I never expected. As I dug through fifteen years of books, journals, worksheets, courses, and half-forgotten ideas, I began to notice a pattern. What I thought were dozens of unrelated projects were actually pieces of the...
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When the Life You Built No Longer Fits | Career Pivots & Reinvention
Sometimes you choose to change direction. Sometimes life makes the choice for you. And sometimes you simply realize the life you built no longer fits the person you’ve become. In this episode, I’m joined by Tiffany Curtis, Chairty Wimbley, and Shona Burton for a real conversation about career...
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Creating Opportunity with Carol Silva Moralez of Upskill NWA
What does it take to change a life? In this episode, I sit down with Carol Silva Moralez, Executive Director of Upskill NWA, to explore how one organization is helping hardworking adults overcome barriers, pursue careers in healthcare, and build brighter futures for themselves and their families....
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Mini Mindset Drop: Own Your Worth
Comparison has a way of making us question our value, especially in a world filled with highlight reels and constant opinions. In this Mini Mindset Drop, I'm talking about what it means to own your worth... Not because of likes, followers, achievements, or approval, but because of who God created...
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Rewiting the Plan | You've Got Something to Say
For years, I thought success looked like one thing. A bigger business. More income. A seven-figure goal. Then life rewrote the plan. When my dad developed Alzheimer's and came to live with me, I found myself asking a very different question. Not "How much more can I make?" But "How much is…
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Finding Hope After Unimaginable Loss with Shaleem Dzon
Some losses are so profound they change the course of your life forever. In this episode of The Rebel Tribe Podcast, I sit down with Shaleem Dzon for a powerful conversation about grief, healing, resilience, and finding hope after unimaginable loss. Shaleem shares her journey through heartbreak,...
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You Never Know Who You'll Meet: Stories, Dreams & Unexpected Connections
In this special Rebel Tribe Community Spotlight event, members of the Rebel Tribe stepped up to the microphone to share their businesses, books, causes, projects, passions, and personal journeys. You'll meet entrepreneurs, authors, advocates, creatives, and community builders who are making a...
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Celebrating the Wins
It's easy to focus on what's still missing, what's not working yet, or how far we still have to go. But when we do that, we often overlook the evidence of growth that's right in front of us. In this Mini Mindset Drop, I'm talking about the importance of celebrating your wins, acknowledging your...
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Grown Women Still Believe in Magic | You've Got Something to Say
One side says "Grown Women." The other says "Still Believe in Magic." What started as a pair of custom Disney ears became a reminder I didn't know I needed. In this episode, I'm talking about possibility, reinvention, self-doubt, and why believing your story isn't over might be the most powerful...
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When Your Body Is Trying to Tell You Something | Coleen Huebert
What happens when your body keeps trying to get your attention… and you keep trying to push through anyway? In this episode, I’m talking with Coleen Huebert about brain fog, fatigue, anxiety, mold illness, and the way women are often taught to ignore symptoms until they can’t anymore. This wasn’t...
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The Dog Knows | Toxic Mold, Hidden Problems & Hope the Mold Dog
What evil lurks in the hearts of men… or your house? 👀🐕 In this episode of the Rebel Tribe Podcast, I sat down with Lindsay Reeves of Home Safe Mold Inspectors — along with Hope the Mold Dog — to talk about toxic mold, hidden problems in homes, mystery health symptoms, and how a DOG can…
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Still Figuring This Out (And Showing Up Anyway)
I thought by episode 3 I’d have this figured out. I don’t. And honestly, I think that’s the point. In this episode of You’ve Got Something to Say, I’m talking about what it looks like to show up before everything is clear. Before you have the perfect format, the perfect plan, or even a full...
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Is This All There Is? | Reinventing Yourself in Midlife with Heike Yates
At some point, a lot of us look around and think… “Is this all there is?” Not in a dramatic way. Just that quiet realization that the life you’ve been living doesn’t quite fit anymore. In this episode of the Rebel Tribe Podcast, I’m talking with Heike Yates—midlife fitness expert, coach, and…
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Mini Mindset Drop: Flipping the Script on Self-Doubt
Self-doubt has a way of turning every decision into a risk and every step into a test. In this Mini Mindset Drop, I’m talking about what it looks like to keep showing up anyway—and why self-doubt doesn’t get to decide how your story ends.
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Rebel Tribe After Hours: The Things No One Tells You About Loss, Life, and What Comes After
Tonight’s conversation is one of those you don’t realize you need… until you’re in it. I’m sitting down with Patricia Crowder, and what starts as a conversation about caregiving and loss turns into something deeper—about identity, survival, and the reality no one prepares you for when life…
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I Almost Didn’t Record This (Because I Didn’t Feel Ready)
Not because I didn’t have something to say… But because it was late, I was tired, the lighting wasn’t great, and honestly? I didn’t feel ready. And that’s exactly the problem. If we wait until everything is perfect, we never start. In this episode, I’m talking about: Why waiting to feel ready…
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Mini Mindset Drop: I Was the Odd One Out… Until I Realized That Was the Point
I spent a long time feeling like the odd one out. My dad wrote poetry. My mom could draw and paint. My family is athletic. And I wasn’t any of those things. And for a long time, that bothered me. Because I kept looking around thinking, "Why don’t I have those gifts?" In this Mini Mindset Drop…
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Burritos, Farmers Markets… and a Conversation That Went Everywhere (After Hours with Moxie Meg)
This is one of those conversations…You know the kind where you start in one place and end up somewhere completely different?Yeah. That.I sat down with Moxie Meg—who, by the way, showed up with breakfast burritos and her homemade Moxie sauce (which honestly already makes her a favorite)—and we…
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You’ve Got Something to Say… So Why Aren’t You Saying It?
You’ve got something to say, so why aren’t you saying it? This is the first episode of You’ve Got Something to Say, and we’re starting with something I see all the time. Women who have the experience, the stories, the knowledge and still hold back. Not because they don’t have anything to say. But...
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Hometown Heroes: Paws Forward Foundation & the Power of Service Dogs
Today’s Hometown Heroes episode is a good one. I’m talking with Melanie Stout Vollmer from the Paws Forward Foundation. She shares her own experience with PTSD, her service dog, and how that led her to help other veterans get the support they need. We talk about what service dogs actually do…
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Mini Mindset Drop: Starting Your Day with Confidence and Joy
The way you start your morning can shape everything that follows. Before the day even begins, doubt and insecurity can try to creep in and set the tone. In this Mini Mindset Drop, I’m sharing a simple but powerful reminder to speak truth over yourself first — to choose confidence, protect your...
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Thriving, Not Just Surviving: A Conversation About Resilience with Jennifer Shepherd
In this episode of the Unstuck: Next Steps series, I’m sitting down with Jennifer Shepherd to talk about something we all need at some point in life: resilience. Not the shiny motivational version you see on social media . The real kind that you build when life throws you a few curveballs and you...
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Mini Mindset Drop: Creating a Positive Environment
Sometimes negativity sneaks in whether we invite it or not. It might come from the news, the people around us, or even our own thoughts. And when it hangs around too long, it can leave us feeling overwhelmed, discouraged, and stuck. In this week’s Mini Mindset Drop, we’re talking about something...
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Rebel Tribe After Hours: The Long Game of Creativity with James Forman
Tonight on Rebel Tribe After Hours, I’m sitting down with illustrator and graphic designer James Forman. James started his career in New York after graduating from the School of Visual Arts and went on to create work for brands like Levi’s, Gap, Nickelodeon, and Fleer/Skybox. Along the way he...
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When Your Body Changes the Rules: Women’s Health After 40
At some point after 40, a lot of women notice something shifting. The things that used to work for our bodies suddenly don’t. Energy changes. Hormones change. Stress hits differently. And most of the time nobody really talks about it. In this episode I’m joined by Faye Nulman, Sharon Reece, and...
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Rebel Tribe After Hours: A Conversation About Breath, Healing, and Coming Back to Calm
Tonight’s After Hours conversation is less about hustling and more about exhaling. I’m joined by Diane Thompson Manering, founder of the Big Beautiful Breath Community, to talk about breathwork, sleep, stress, and what actually happens when we slow down long enough to breathe on purpose. We get...
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It’s Not About the Clothes. It’s About the Comeback. | Rachel Osborne Cox (Dress for Success NWA)
You hear “Dress for Success” and you think clothes. And yes, clothes are part of it. But that’s not really what this conversation is about. I sat down with Rachel Osborne Cox from Dress for Success Northwest Arkansas, and we ended up talking about what it actually looks like when women are trying...
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This Wasn’t The Plan: How Tiffany Curtis Changed Everything
This one wasn’t even supposed to be a main episode. It started as an After Hours conversation… the kind where we just sit down, loosen up a little, and talk about real life without a script. But somewhere in the middle of it, I realized… This is exactly what reinvention actually looks like.…
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Stop Performing. Start Embodying. | After Hours with Marsha Lane Foster
This After Hours episode is just a real conversation with Marsha Lane Foster about growth, change, and learning how to listen to your body and your life instead of just pushing through everything. We talk about her first summit, nervous system regulation, learning how to rest without guilt, and...
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Get Unstuck: Financial Health After 40 (with Tiffany Thompson & T.R. Laughlin
In this episode of Getting Unstuck: Next Steps, we’re talking about financial health after 40 with Tiffany Thompson and T.R. Laughlin This is an honest, practical conversation about what it’s like to feel behind with money, to start later than you planned, to make mistakes, and to still be okay.…
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Mini Mindset Drop: Let Your Light Shine
So many of us struggle to receive compliments or acknowledge our wins because we’re afraid it sounds like bragging. In this Mini Mindset Drop, I’m reflecting on what it really means to let your light shine ... Not for your own glory, but as a reflection of what God has done in and through you. ✨…
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Less Performance. More People. | A Real Talk with Dr. Mazella Fuller
This one hit me right in the heart. 💗 I sat down with Dr. Mazella Fuller for a conversation about what happens when we stop performing and start showing up as actual humans... Especially in leadership, allyship, and the work of caring for people in real life. We talked about honesty, impact, and...
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From Homeless to Published: Faith, Purpose & Finding Your Voice (After Hours w/ Piere Ingram)
This week on Rebel Tribe After Hours, I’m talking with Piere Ingram, author of I Am Poetry. We talk about faith, words, and what it looks like to keep becoming when life is hard. He shares parts of his story—homelessness, addiction recovery, loss—and why he believes the words we say to ourselves...
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Mini Mindset Drop: Remember What You’ve Come Through
When doubt creeps in, we forget how much we’ve already overcome. In this Mini Mindset Drop, I’m reflecting on the power of reminders... Personal markers, symbols, colors, and creations that help us remember where we’ve been and what we’ve come through. Just like memorial stones, these reminders...
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Rebel Tribe After Hours: Just a Conversation with Douglas Myrick
This After Hours conversation went where it went. No interview. No agenda. Just a conversation. Douglas and I talk ideas, healing, questioning familiar narratives, and letting thoughts unfold without trying to land on neat conclusions. Nothing polished. Nothing forced. Just honest talk.
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Hometown Heroes #3 | Queenie Be of Gownsational
In this episode of Hometown Heroes, I’m joined by Queenie Be, founder of Gownsational, a community-powered nonprofit helping teens experience prom with confidence, dignity, and belonging. This conversation is about seeing a need in your hometown and choosing to respond. Queenie shares how...
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Mini Mindset Drops: Finding Strength in Setbacks
Setbacks have a way of lingering, casting doubt on our confidence and feeding the fear that we’re not really worthy of our wins. In this Mini Mindset Drop, I’m talking honestly about failure, resilience, and the strength that’s forged when we choose to get back up. Setbacks don’t define us. They...
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Rebel Tribe After Hours: Art, AI Anxiety, and a Robot with Teeth
Rebel Tribe After Hours is exactly what it sounds like — no interview, no agenda, just a real conversation. In this episode, artist (and actress) Rachel Ann Kendrick joins me for a free-flowing After Hours conversation about creativity, evolving artistic styles, how ideas incubate, and the…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to the Rebel Tribe Podcast, where empowerment meets attitude, and sass meets savvy. We're not just another podcast; we're your virtual tribe of fierce females ready to conquer the world. Join us as we smash through stereotypes, break barriers, and redefine what it means to be a woman in today's world. Get ready to see more, do more, and be more with the Rebel Tribe Podcast. It's time to unleash your inner rebel and rock the world on your terms!
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Melodieann Whiteley
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Welcome to the Rebel Tribe Podcast, where empowerment meets attitude, and sass meets savvy. We're not just another podcast; we're your virtual tribe of fierce females ready to conquer the world. Join us as we smash through stereotypes, break barriers, and redefine what it means to be a woman in...
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