Alternatives Podcast

Welcome to the Alternatives Podcast! Here, you’re promised an honest conversation. We’re going to address topics that are sometimes uncomfortable to discuss, like relationships, sexuality, and all things adulting. Not talking about these things can leave us feeling confused, alone and rejected. So this is why we want to come along side you, share what we have learned and empower you. Some of us are old. And some of us are young. This is not your mama’s podcast, but she is welcome, all are welcome.

A Conversation About the Future of the Podcast 02/02/2021

A Conversation About the Future of the Podcast Today, we are sitting down with our Board President, Megan Donovan and we are talking about the future of the podcast! Alternatives is in a season of transition and Megan is sharing a bit of what that looks like! /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/17732441

Hope for Your Pregnancy and Parenting Journey 01/26/2021

Hope for Your Pregnancy and Parenting Journey On this week's episode, we are having one of our dear friends, Joan Esquivel share about the start of her pregnancy and parenting journey! She has a powerful story that is sure to bring you hope. If you are pregnant, a parent, or would like to hear one of our patient's stories, give this episode a listen! /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/17284265

Encouragement for the Person Who Feels Stressed About Taxes 01/19/2021

Encouragement for the Person Who Feels Stressed About Taxes On this week's episode of the #alternativespodcast, we are talking about taxes with our friend, Kenny Winter! Kenny is a Financial Consultant and is also on our board! We know this is something that a lot of us have questions about or feel anxious about, so we are grateful for how Kenny breaks this topic down for us and makes it seem less daunting. If you or a friend are feeling stressed about taxes, please give this episode a listen! /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/17313956

Communication, Boundaries, and Social Media 01/12/2021

Communication, Boundaries, and Social Media Today, we get to have a conversation about social media with our friend Cody Vermillion! Cody has managed many different social media accounts throughout the years and has great things to say about this topic. He shares that our time on social media should result in connection with other people. He also encourages us to be intentional about who we are following and what content we are taking in. /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/17300855

How to Be Intentional with Your Time 01/05/2021

How to Be Intentional with Your Time Today, we have a very special episode on the #alternativespodcast! In our culture that’s so fast paced, time management seems so important. Time management isn’t important because it allows us to do more things, it’s important because it allows us to be more intentional and make time for what’s important to us. /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/16672784

Growing In 2021 12/08/2020

Growing In 2021 On this week's episode of the podcast, Jeremy Johnson is joining us again, as we talk about 2021. So many of us are wanting the new year to be different than this year. Jeremy talks about how we can grow and set goals in the new year, even if 2021 doesn't go as planned. We hope this episode gives you hope as you dream for next year! /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/17040791

How to Make Christmas More Meaningful and Less Stressful 12/03/2020

How to Make Christmas More Meaningful and Less Stressful Today on the #alternativespodcast, we are having an encouraging conversation with our friend, Cyndie de Neve! Stress levels seem to be high during the holidays, especially with what we're facing in 2020. Cyndie offers practical steps and ideas to alleviate the stress, so we can spend time doing what is actually important to us. /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/16941077

How to Communicate with Your Loved Ones During the Holidays 11/24/2020

How to Communicate with Your Loved Ones During the Holidays We have a very important topic today on the #alternativespodcast! Jon and JoAnn Goodman are joining us for a conversation about how to communicate with family during the holidays. We discuss how communication can help us avoid fights, how to set up boundaries, and why it's important to be intentional with our family in this season. /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/16865546

How to Keep Comparison from Being the Thief of Your Joy 11/17/2020

How to Keep Comparison from Being the Thief of Your Joy We are excited because Tammy is taking a sabbatical for some nice R&R with her family and our COO Cana Davidson will be filling in with Hannah! /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/16777613

Choosing Friends Wisely 11/10/2020

Choosing Friends Wisely Our special guest for this episode is one of our long time friends, Mariah Andrews and we're talking all things friendship! We talk about why it's important to pick friends wisely, what to look for in a friend, and how to have a lasting friendship! Who we choose to be our friends makes all the difference in our life, so we are excited for you to hear from Mariah! /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/16556321

Being Courageous In the Midst of Fear 11/03/2020

Being Courageous In the Midst of Fear Our podcast guest for this week’s episode of the #alternativespodcast is one of our favorite friends, Ryan Oliver!!! Today we are talking about how we can be courageous in the midst of fear. One thing that Ryan shared is that when we are afraid, the best thing we can do is focus on the next right thing. We are in some very uncertain times and it’s easy to be nervous, so we are grateful for Ryan’s encouragement. /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/16463579

Caring for Your Whole Self with PIESS 10/27/2020

Caring for Your Whole Self with PIESS We are bringing Karen Plevyak, our STI Coordinator back on the podcast for this week’s episode of the #alternativespodcast! This is an important topic that Karen makes fun! When it comes to your health, it’s important to look at all aspects of it. Karen breaks this down and shares how we can practically care for each part of our health – It’s a easy as PIE, with a few more s’s. /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/16391927

When You Feel Like You Hit a Wall 10/20/2020

When You Feel Like You Hit a Wall On this week’s episode of the podcast, we get to hear from Vicki Stone! Vicki is telling us about a time when she felt like she hit a wall and all that she knew no longer worked. If you know Vicki, you know this is going to be a great episode! /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/16372208

Healing After an Abortion 10/13/2020

Healing After an Abortion On this week’s episode of the podcast, we are talking about healing after an abortion. Our guest is one of our board members, Kim Henson! She shares her abortion story with us, as well as what the healing process looked like for her. If you’ve had an abortion, we hope that you feel lighter and encouraged, after listening to this episode. /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/16186328

Adoption from the Child's Perspective 10/06/2020

Adoption from the Child's Perspective On this week’s episode of the podcast, we get to hear an adoption story, but from the perspective of the child. Nicole Newby is our guest and she shares what it was like being adopted, what her feelings are towards her birth mom, and kindly answers our many questions about adoption! /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/16145507

When Life Doesn't Go Your Way 09/29/2020

When Life Doesn't Go Your Way We are so excited for today’s episode of the podcast because our special guest is our friend, Dennis Keating! We are talking about when life doesn’t go our way. This is a topic that most of us are familiar with. Dennis gives such a great perspective on this! Disappointment will come and we can grieve when things don’t go our way, but it’s still important to find purpose in each season! /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/16099490

Changing Your Family Story 09/22/2020

Changing Your Family Story Today’s episode of the podcast is so important! We all have family stories and we have a choice of whether or not we want to repeat them. Our guest is Marilyn Williams and she shares her family story with us and how she found freedom from it… SO POWERFUL! /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/16058231

Finding Rest In Unrest 09/15/2020

Finding Rest In Unrest This week one the podcast, we are talking about something that most of us need to hear in this season! Our sweet friend, Lynette Fuson joins us for a conversation about rest. We are in a hard season and it’s so easy to feel burnt out. If you are feeling this way, this episode will be REFRESHING for you! If you have a friend that’s feeling this way, please share this podcast with them! /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/15937289

Finding Freedom from a Pornography Addiction 09/08/2020

Finding Freedom from a Pornography Addiction Our special guest for today’s episode is one of our long time friends, Allen Robinette! Allen is sharing his story about how he found freedom from a pornography addiction. Allen shares a stat that 80% of men have been addicted to pornography. It is a common struggle in our culture for both men and women and we want to talk about it! This is a heavier topic, but we promise you will be so happy you listened. /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/15785162

Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude 09/01/2020

Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude Welcome to Season 3 of the Alternatives Podcast! Our special guest for this episode is AMC’s Nurse Manager, Julie Adams!! In this episode, Julie is talking about the importance of having an attitude of gratitude throughout every season that we are in and even gives us a gratitude challenge. After hearing the first few minutes of this episode, you’ll know exactly why we picked Julie to speak on this topic! /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/15752039

How to Navigate Tough Family Dynamics During COVID-19 08/04/2020

How to Navigate Tough Family Dynamics During COVID-19 This is our FINAL episode of Season 2! Our guests are Chip Whitman and Katie Kirgiss. We’re talking about how to navigate tough family dynamics in the midst of COVID-19. If you or a friend are struggling with this right now, we promise that you will leave this episode feeling empowered to address these problems! /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/15103373

Maintaining Friendships During COVID-19 07/28/2020

Maintaining Friendships During COVID-19 Since Friendship Day is this week, we thought we’d record an episode about friendship and COVID-19! Our guest for today is Seth Redden! We discuss the good in friendship, difficulties of friendship, and importance of friendship, especially in the midst of a pandemic! Seth said it so wonderfully, “Friends double our joy and divide our grief.” /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/15103130

What to Do With the Uncertainty and Anxiety of COVID-19 07/21/2020

What to Do With the Uncertainty and Anxiety of COVID-19 Today on the podcast, we’re having an honest conversation about anxiety! We are so excited because Craig Marshall is returning for another episode! Craig shares that with everyone going on, anxiety is a common response. We dive right into talking about what anxiety is, how to identify it in ourselves, and what to do with it! /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/15102983

Parenting During COVID-19 07/14/2020

Parenting During COVID-19 We are SO looking forward to this week’s episode because our guests are Beth and Josh Rose! They are sharing what their experience has been like parenting during a pandemic! They are some of the funnest parents we know and we can’t wait for you to hear from them! /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/14941691

Hope for Your Marriage in the Midst of COVID-19 07/07/2020

Hope for Your Marriage in the Midst of COVID-19 Our guests for this episode are Chris and Amy Brown, as well as Tim and Christina Mitchell! COVID-19 has put marriages in a unique situation and our guests are speaking into that. We have newlyweds AND a couple that's been married for 24 years, so there are multiple perspectives for you to hear from. If you are married or have friends that are married, this episode will inform you on how to encourage marriage in this season! /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/14881391

Changing Your Wedding and Engagement Plans because of COVID-19 06/30/2020

Changing Your Wedding and Engagement Plans because of COVID-19 This episode of the podcast is near and dear to us! We know many that had to change their engagement and wedding plans because of COVID-19 and want to have an honest conversation about this. Our special guests for this week are Juliana Robinson and Ryan Lunde!! Juliana and Ryan are sharing how this season looks different than they thought it would. We also discuss the challenges of this time as well as how you can prepare for your future marriage while your plans are changing! /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/14880911

Non-Negotiables in Life in COVID-19 06/23/2020

Non-Negotiables in Life in COVID-19 Today' special guest is Mark Childers! To be honest, we laughed through most of this episode. Mark is talking about non-negotiables in life in COVID-19. We learned so much from him and had a blast recording! /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/14851700

Graduating During COVID-19 06/16/2020

Graduating During COVID-19 Welcome to Season 2 of the Alternatives Podcast! Our guest for this episode is Tammy's daughter, Julianne De Armas! She is a recent college graduate and is sharing what her experience has been like graduating the midst of a pandemic. If you are graduating college or high school and feel disappointed about the way your senior year is ending, please give this episode a listen! /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/14789273

Real Motherhood 05/08/2020

Real Motherhood Today's episode is different than what we usually do. Alternatives had a time of encouragement over Zoom for moms in our community and we wanted to share it with you all. There are lots of friends on this call, husbands and kids come in out, the audio could use a little help, but this conversation really gets to the heart of motherhood! /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/14345705

Tips For A First Date 03/31/2020

Tips For A First Date Our dear friend Leslie Salazar-Carrillo is on sharing her tips for a first date! We talk about what to do with your first date nerves, what to talk about, and how to know if you should go on a second date. Leslie shares the importance of being yourself and using a first date to really get to know someone. We had so much fun recording this episode and know you will have just as much fun listening! /episode/index/show/alternativespodcast/id/13516178

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