Speak Life With Taylor Nichols

Erin is an ex fashion couture-house manager, a current full time mama of three crazies and an aspiring interior designer and breast cancer survivor. Her days are spent wiping noses, rushing to yoga, studying mindfulness and designing beautiful spaces for people to call home. Her passions include meditation and the power to heal your body with your mind. Today we dive into her heartbreaking encounter with breast cancer and discuss in detail what the year following her diagnosis looked like for her and her family. She shares what it was like to open up to her community for help, and we hash out what it looks like to show up for people who are in the midst of the hard things in life. The last half of our conversation is an update on what life has been like living in the aftermath of her recovery from cancer.  Erin shares what her new “normal” looks like as a survivor and gives us insight into the tools and resources she has found critical in to overall mental and physical healing from the trauma of cancer. I’m s

Do you ever struggle with social media? What about figuring out how to make new and deep friendships during busy seasons of life? Well, today I am sitting down with my friend Jamie Ivey, and we talk about it all! Jamie Ivey is the host for The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey podcast, speaker, and author of her bestselling book If You Only Knew: My Unlikely, Unavoidable Story of Becoming Free.   In this episode, Jamie and I reflect how it was somewhat difficult for us to navigate our new friendship during a very transitional season in both of our lives. I share how I battled lies that I was stepping into her “territory” when I decided I wanted to launch a podcast. We share how our friendship has evolved and the unique ways we have learned to support one another and give grace.  We talk a lot about what social media looks like in our lives and how we are learning to navigate using it and not falling into the trap of comparison. Jamie graciously shares the role her faith has played in helping her understand her role

Today, my introverted friend, Kelly Rucker, and I (the extrovert) talk all about the differences between, the strengths of, and the lies that each of the two personality types might be tempted to believe. We talk about the importance of finding value in who you were created to be while still being willing to step out of your comfort zone and choosing joy over comparison. I hope you will walk away with a wider view of how we can better celebrate the differences found within each personality type! Kelly Rucker is the founder and curator of Mama Well, an online community that encourages women in motherhood & faith through shared stories, thoughtful content, and helpful resources. She is also one of the leaders for Camp Well, a soul-care retreat for dreamers & doers. Be sure to follow along with her @themamawell on Instagram. Get All The Links from Today’s Show Here Connect with Taylor: • Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Website

Today’s conversation is with my dear friend, Jackie Toscas. In this episode, Jackie starts out by sharing when she first became aware of human trafficking and the work she did with International Justice Mission. She shares about our time together at Camp Well and what it looked like when she recognized the differences between her “calling” and  her “assignment”. This realization guided her to transitioning out of her role with IJM and into a new season. We talk about her journey through infertility, the anger and grief. And how it has looked for her to develop an awareness to see signs of hope, even in the midst of her pain. She shares her experience with IVF, the layers of emotions she felt. Jackie also walks us through what she was thinking and feeling when they received the news that she was, at last, pregnant and walking in the sacredness of this long-awaited pregnancy right now! Get All The Links from Today’s Show Here   Connect with Taylor: • Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Website

It’s our first episode of Speak Life! This is a dream come true and I am so grateful to share it with all of you. On today’s show, I am talking with Bob Goff.  A month or so ago, I said out loud, “I have a dream that I would actually get to LAUNCH Speak Life with our guest today.” And y’all it happened! Bob Goff, in professional terms is a “New York times best seller and encourager of millions” who comedically refers to himself as a recovering attorney!  He is also a husband, a father, and grandfather! He is a prankster, a speaker, a friend, an honorary consul for Uganda and a celebrator of life and people.   In today’s conversation we discuss how to navigate family, career, relationships, purpose and grief in this messy adventure we call life. Bob shares with us how he lives out his joyfully huge life with a clear message, and y’all, it’s pretty awesome how simple he makes it! He challenges us on how we too can live out our life with purpose. Bob will give insight into the process of grief he and Maria exper

Speak Life with Taylor Nichols is a podcast committed to keeping it REAL and RAW-  real people, real stories, and real life. The most powerful conversations are the ones where people are vulnerable and raw about how f-ing hard life can be sometimes. So, buckle up for a barrel of laughs and bucket of tears as we go into the dark, not so pretty, and uncomfortable spaces that occupy all of our crazy messy stories!