Happy New Year(s?) SWE Fam!! Kaitlin, Scott, Emily, and Matt kick off the New Year by chatting about some of their favorite Christmas gifts, Kaitlin's recent pregnancy brain debacle at Starbucks, and some heated (but loving) marital debate. 

Manda Carpenter is the author of Soul Care to Save Your Life and today she boldly shares her story of infidelity in her marriage. Kaitlin and Manda really dig in about transparency in relationships, the benefit of therapy, and how radical honesty leads to real healing.

Are you grieving this holiday season? Do you know someone who has been touched by grief in some way? Then this episode is for you. Clarissa shares about losing her beloved husband, Rob, tragically and suddenly. Clarissa talks about grief as being an unwelcome, yet constant companion in our lives after we have lost someone we love. In this episode, Clarissa shares about navigating grief through the holiday season, grieving someone who you might have unresolved feelings toward, and so much more.

The gang is back to discuss some heavy topics like Nick Cannon (AGAIN) and a new theory that has popped up about why he has so many kids!!! We also discuss honking while driving, tipping protocols, and a spice rack that took seven years to arrive (literally).

Ashley Minor works for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Ivy Media. Today she shares with us her story of her hard upbringing where she witnessed physical abuse of her mother and the death of her father. She shares about discovering a love of basketball and how that set her on a new path.

Jill McElya is the President and Co-Founder of the Invisible Girl Project. IGP’s mission is to rescue girls, pursue justice, and end female gendercide in India. If you have never heard of the gendercide that is occurring in India (most haven’t) or you don’t even know what feticide, infanticide, and gendercide are (most don’t), Jill breaks it all down for us in this episode. The work IGP is doing is phenomenal and life changing. Want to get involved? Follow IGP on instagram and join in with their Giving Tuesday Campaign for 2022!

Kaitlin is joined by longtime friend, Pastor Mark Hallock, for a special interview. Kaitlin and Mark met over a decade ago when Kaitlin was leading a mission trip at Mark’s church (see episode 67 with Katherine Hennecke for funny stories and details). Today they sit down to discuss Mark’s longtime battle with a panic disorder and also the darkest season of his life, when his son was diagnosed with a rare and incredibly aggressive cancer.

It's SWEpisode day! Kaitlin, Scott, Matt, and Emily sit down with a SPECIAL GUEST to chat about foot modeling (trust me - this takes a turn you’re not anticipating), Kaitlin’s constant gagging during her pregnancy, and lots of Christmas debate.

Kaitlin sits down with Nicole Jacobsmeyer to talk about fighting for purpose when life is more than you can handle. Nicole shares about being raped in college, suffering a miscarriage, and walking through a cancer diagnosis. She has suffered so much trauma and heartache in her life and shares about how she has taken back her joy.

Counselor, Author, and Speaker, Nicole Langman, shares her story of deep rejection in her marriage that left her totally broken. She walks us through her healing journey and journey to forgiveness. Nicole also dives into tidbits about Narrative Therapy practices, soul wounds, Confirmation Bias, and so much more.

Kaitlin sits down with Tess Scott this week to chat about the freakshow of life! They swap hilarious mom stories and also get into the hard stuff. Tess shares about her son, TJ, who joined her family through foster care and adoption and suffers from Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. She also shares about another son who battled addiction. Listen in to hear this amazing conversation!

Kaitlin, Scott, Matt, & Emily are back to discuss Kaitlin's harrowing encounter with a bear, Emily's new hobby, and everyone weighs in on the apparently controversial toothbrush debate.

Sara Gonzalez (Lewis) joins us on SWE for a long chat about a past relationship that took a crazy turn. For fans of the podcast, Something Was Wrong, you may recognize Sara from Season 1. And if you’re hearing Sara’s story for the first time, well…you’re in for a wild ride!

Whitney Furrh joins us on SWE for a really special conversation about adoption. Whitney represents two sides of the adoption triad; she is both an Adoptee AND a Birth Mom of an adopted child. As Kaitlin and Whitney discuss in the episode, it can be challenging to find Birth Moms who are willing to share their story of placing their child(ren) for adoption because of so many negative stereotypes and stigmas. Whitney bravely and vulnerably shares about her experience and has amazing insights that we know will reshape the way you understand adoption.

Stacey Morgan is an author and wife of a real life astronaut. Kaitlin and Stacey talk about friendships, our fave app (MARCO POLO), skydiving, and the tiny detail of Stacey’s husband going to OUTER SPACE for 9 months. You are going to love this conversation and her engaging, fun personality.

ANNDDD WE’RE BAAACCKK!!! After our mini break, we are back in full force to discuss what’s coming up with the podcast, our life-changing adventure to a Twenty One Pilots concert, Nick Cannon, Halloween costume ideas and a million other things.

Two very special first-time guests join Kaitlin and Scott on this short episode for an important announcement and some big life updates.

Brittany Salmon joins us on SWE and it’s such a fabulous conversation. Brittany shares about a crazy experience she and her family went through when they were scammed by their movers! The bulk of today’s conversation focuses on Brittany’s book It Takes More Than Love which is a guide to navigate the complexities of cross-cultural adoption. She shares about bringing her two sons into her home through domestic, open-adoptions and all she has learned along the way.

THE Family Nutritionist, Alex Turnbull, joins us on SWE! Typically, So... What Else? is a story-based podcast, however we have had a handful of episodes related to body image, intuitive eating, etc. So today we finally have an episode focused on kids! We talk about how to help kids develop a healthy relationship with food, how to handle dessert, snacks, picky eaters…we cover it all!

Misty Snyder shares her powerful story of finding out that the child she was pregnant with had a 90% chance of having Down Syndrome. Listen to hear how Misty processed this news, wrestled with guilt and shame, and finally welcomed her beautiful son Jed into the world.