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Update frequency:
every 10 days
Average audio length:
22 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
12 episodes
since April 14, 2025
episodic

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In this episode, I sit down with the incredible Karie McLain, a powerhouse mom, wife, and real estate agent who quietly fought a rare form of melanoma—all while raising her kids, building a top real estate agency in Colorado Springs, and creating systems that allowed her to live fully and enjoy her…

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In this episode of The Worthy Woman: Rooted and Rising, I sit down with Jessica Thompson—co-owner of The Electric Way and Founder of The Quiet Desk. Jessica is a powerhouse entrepreneur, homeschooling mama, law enforcement wife, and board member of Uplift, who also coaches women into stronger align…
🔔 Trigger Warning: This conversation includes sensitive discussion around miscarriage and infant loss. Please listen with care and know that your story, your grief, and your healing matter. In today’s tender and deeply honest episode, Shalesa sits down with Kelsi Cole—founder of Foreknown Ministri…
In this raw and powerful origin episode, I take you back to the moment God whispered, “You’re going to Colorado, and you’re going to help women and children.” It didn’t make sense at the time—I was still struggling, still searching, and far from “ready.” But that whisper became the foundation of ev…
Content Warning: This episode includes discussions of domestic violence, emotional abuse, and financial abuse. Listener discretion is advised. What happens when the life you’ve always known is steeped in dysfunction—and you’re finally brave enough to break the cycle? In this powerful episode, I s…
Seven years ago, I heard God say, “You’re going to move to Colorado and help women and children.” I was still drinking. I didn’t know who I was. I didn’t feel qualified—at all. But His voice was undeniable. And even though I didn’t believe in myself yet, I chose to believe Him. In this episode, …
Content Note: This episode includes open conversation around teen mental health and suicide. Please take care while listening and use discretion if this topic is sensitive for you or your family. In this special “Teen Talk” episode, I sit down with my daughter Paige for a raw, real, and often swe…
In this deeply personal solo episode, I’m sharing the retreats that changed everything for me—not because they were perfect, but because they were sacred. From early moments of breaking open to clear visions and divine whispers, each retreat became a turning point. A yes. A deeper calling. And ulti…
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussion of financial abuse, emotional abuse, sexual assault, childhood molestation, rape and suicidal thoughts. Please take care while listening and step away if needed. In this powerful episode, I sit down with my courageous friend Shari, a woman who has …
In this vulnerable solo episode, I’m sharing a part of my story I’ve never fully spoken out loud before—the season where alcohol became my comfort, my escape, and eventually, my prison. From wine coolers in middle school to nightly six-packs as a mom of three, I believed the lie that drinking help…
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