Episode 1. Not My First Rodeo: Launching a podcast about braving the storms of life from smack in the middle of one - it's surely not my first one, and it won't be my last.

This episode contains mentioning and the discussion of miscarriage, infant loss, suicidal thoughts, trauma, mental health, and death.

When I say this isn't my first rodeo, what I mean is that this is certainly not the first storm I've been in the middle of. This isn't the first time I had no choice but to figure out how to be brave.

In the first episode of my new podcast, Braving The Storm, I get real with you about the storm I'm currently in: I had a miscarriage and my husband lost his job in the same week.

Oh, and we’re also right in the middle of a global pandemic.

I thought I’d be creating this podcast from the other side so I could tell you that you can make it through; but it feels more appropriate to show you that even in the middle of a storm, it’s possible to keep going, to create, and to build an authentically brave life.

I talk about how my husband and I figured out how to build this boat by pulling from how we got through losing our son, Finn, five years ago.

I gave birth, and he died immediately. That storm prepared us for all storms to come, and ones we have yet to face.

I share with you the building of our boat; Living Bravely Every Day, or the seven things we do on a daily basis to keep our heads above water and traverse the vortex a storm can feel like.

In the face of "now what", and every single one of us has experienced this is in some way during this season, I hope you gain some insight on how you can be brave and find the courage for healing, even in the darkest of days. We know for sure that the sun will always rise again.

Big love,

Alli