Women Speaking Up

A conversation with Anne Porter about recent events and impact on women.

I am definitely not a minimalist but we had a great discussion about working towards that and what our living spaces say about us.

Enjoy our conversation with Janine Soto who has been living in Baja CA for 6 years. We talked about women and their relationships with men and why some women are choosing not to marry or remarry.

Women Speaking Up is a Podcast that allows women to share what it means to be a woman today. We want to elevate women's voices and experiences that often get sidelined and even ignored in mainstream media. We will have honest discussions about the issues that shape our world today and their impact on us as women. Our goal is to move beyond the headlines and to provide tools as takeaways for women to help us all navigate life's challenges. So get comfortable. It's time for women to speak up!

Jackie Alameda ran the Baja Blues Festival here in Rosarito, Baja Mexico for 8 years, from 2012 to 2019. She also ran a post office business. She continues to help ex-pats who live here in Baja with their U.S. taxes, Sentri passes, passports and South Dakota license plates. She also works with local realtors to help people moving to Baja to acclimate to this incredible community. She has lived in Baja for 30 years.

Jackie Alameda ran the Baja Blues Festival here in Rosarito, Baja Mexico for 8 years, from 2012 to 2019. She also ran a post office business. She continues to help ex-pats who live here in Baja with their U.S. taxes, Sentri passes, passports and South Dakota license plates. She also works with local realtors to help people moving to Baja to acclimate to this incredible community. She has lived in Baja for 30 years.

Britta Tiarks gave us such valuable information about cancer treatment and nutrition.

Britta Tiarks is a life coach and motivational speaker who has survived cancer twice.

Britta Tiarks is a life coach and motivational speaker who has survived cancer twice.

We hope to interview Marti Benjamin again.

Marti Benjamin is now retired and living in Baja CA, Mexico. She has worked in a Child Abuse Prevention program in Oregon; in the healthcare industry, and as a professional licensed coach. She is now a facilitator of meaningful, rich discussions called Tranquilo at Casa Amarillo in Rosarito. Baja on the 3rd Sunday of every month.

Marti Benjamin is now retired and living in Baja CA, Mexico. She has worked in a Child Abuse Prevention program in Oregon; in the healthcare industry, and as a professional licensed coach. She is now a facilitator of meaningful, rich discussions called Tranquilo at Casa Amarillo in Rosarito. Baja on the 3rd Sunday of every month.

Leni Leth and Mary Contreras reflect on their interview with Sherri Jaye.

Sherri Jaye is the author of This or Something Better: How to Manifest A Life You Could Never Imagine. She is a Life Coach and an avid pickleball player. She lives with her 3 beloved dogs.

Sherri Jaye is the author of This or Something Better: How to Manifest A Life You Could Never Imagine. She is a Life Coach and an avid pickleball player. She lives with her 3 beloved dogs.

We talk briefly about how Dr. Carol Scott inspired us to think about being a leader in our lives and within our communities.

We continue our interview with Dr. L Carol Scott on leadership, the impact of childhood trauma on development and on her 2 books.

Dr. L Carol Scott talks about the leader within all people and how we can step up to becoming leaders.

Leni and I are constantly made aware of the power within women to heal and transform themselves and then, as a result, others. We are blessed to listen to such stories.

As a victim of childhood sex trafficking, Elizabeth Bello recounts the horror of her early childhood and her transformation into the loving adult she is today.

As a victim of childhood sex trafficking, Elizabeth Bello recounts the horror of her early childhood and her transformation into the loving adult she is today.

As a victim of childhood sex trafficking, Elizabeth Bello recounts the horror of her early childhood and her transformation into the loving adult she is today.

Leni and I talk about our interview with Kristina Knapic.

Kristina Ann Knapic, also known as The Magic Love Coach, is an intimacy and relationship coach who helps women awaken their feminine energy, heal from toxic relationships, and manifest the life and and love of their dreams.

Kristina Ann Knapic, also known as The Magic Love Coach, is an intimacy and relationship coach who helps women awaken their feminine energy, heal from toxic relationships, and manifest the life and and love of their dreams. Kristina reclaimed her power after surviving domestic violence and rediscovered her ability to consciously create her reality. Now she guides women to do the same, blending quantum lealing, emobodiment, and sensual empowerment to help them rise from heartbreak intor their highest vibration.

Our reflection of the interview with Sunny Crowley.

Sunny Crowley talks about the bomberos here in Baja. Please listen for her wonderful definition of what it means to be a champion.

Tamara Romano owns and operates Madre's Restaurant in Rosarito, Baja California, across from the Las Gaviotas community. She is a woman with amazing grit who feels that whatever life throws at her is a lesson which ultimately benefits her. Her faith helps her to navigate whatever comes her way.

Tamara Romano owns and operates Madre's Restaurant in Rosarito, Baja California, across from the Las Gaviotas community. She is a woman with amazing grit who feels that whatever life throws at her is a lesson which ultimately benefits her. Her faith helps her to navigate whatever comes her way.

Tamara Romano owns and operates Madre's Restaurant in Rosarito, Baja California, across from the Las Gaviotas community. She is a woman with amazing grit who feels that whatever life throws at her is a lesson which ultimately benefits her. Her faith helps her to navigate whatever comes her way.

Leni Leth and I, Mary Contreras, reflect on our interview of Candi Thayer. Thank you Candi for sharing your story with us.

Candi Thayer, who is now working at an oil field in Texas, recounts her experience with leaving an abusive relationship.

Leni and Mary reflect on our interview with Candace Woods.

Candace Woods talks about her son's horrific accident and her journey with stage 4 breast cancer and what she learned and what she relied on to make it through this difficult time in her life.

Candace Woods talks about her son's horrific accident and her journey with stage 4 breast cancer and what she learned and what she relied on to make it through this difficult time in her life.

We reflect on our interview with Pamela Durant.

Pamela has traveled and lived all around the world. She is tri-lingual and has her doctorate. She was a lawyer and teacher.

Leni and I, Mary Contreras, hope that Maria will do another interview with us.

Maria Denzin is a professional coach who specializes in lifestyle, career, and behavioral coaching. She has a MBA from the University of Southern California, a M.Ed from Washington State University, a B.S. from the University of Virginia, and is a certified professional coach through the Academy for Coach Training in Seattle, Washington.

After our interview with Linda Daly, she sent us this voice message.

Maria Pe talks with us about her ex-husband killing her their 2 teenage sons and how she navigated her deep grief.

Maria Pe talks about her book Journey to the Upper Realm: How I Survived the Deaths of My Sons and Learned to Communicate With Them in the Other Side.

As a child, Nina suffered from serious asthma and almost died. It was at this point, in her teens, that she knew that she had to take her health into her own hands.