As a kid, I always dreamed about doing traveling, backpacking, meeting new people, and having a family. Audrey has checked all of these boxes and more! I am so excited for you guys to hear all the adventures that this girl has taken–a true testament to going with the flow and trying new things! It’s really paid off for her. Listen in as Audrey shares her story, thus far.

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Today, Kinzy Gillespie joins us and shares the loss of two of her closest and best friends: Her big sister and her little brother. As a senior in High School, Kinzy’s brother Trent was killed in a fatal car accident that shook the city of Ottumwa to it’s core. Then, as an adult, she experienced an all too familiar feeling when the cancer her older sister, Jenny, beat as child returned. Today, Kinzy not only shares the events that altered her life, she shares her heart and the pieces of it she was left to pick up after it had been shattered.

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Sami Carter shares her heart on foster parenting and the process of adoption. When Sami and her husband began the process of fostering, she hadn’t prepared her heart to adopt. There was something else in the works! Listen to Sami’s sweet story of their road to adoption.

Connect with Sami on Instagram: @mrssamicarter

Connect with Kami on Instagram: @thebeepodcast , @kamimillikin

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Brittni Ummel shares with us her story of depression slowly sinking in, the suicidal thoughts that consumed her, the realization of addiction creeping in, and the desire to break free. Brittni developed an understanding of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and it truly changed her life. Honing in on skills that she developed as a teen, Brittni breaks free from the overwhelming anxiety, depression and addiction and finds her redemption.

Connect with Brittni on Instagram @byogaconnection, www.byogaconnection.com, https://youtube.com/channel/UCT6GhTZbWO8gA-YDjtX4YlA

Connect with Kami on Instagram @kamimillikin, @thebeepodcast

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In today’s episode, we get an inside look at a 911 dispatcher’s life. Jennifer Findley shares a conversation about the ins and outs of dispatching in small town Iowa.

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