When Life Gives You Lemons
Welcome to the When Life Gives You Lemons podcast hosted by Sam Brinkman! In this personal and professional development podcast, we'll talk about the "lemons" life has given me and how I turned them into "lemonade." From childhood and religious trauma to mental illness and abusive relationships to failure and burn out, we'll discuss the ways that these "lemons" can lead to our growth as an individual and a leader. Let's make lemonade!
Episodes
16 episodes
When Rejection is Redirection
What do you do when the person you thought you'd spend the rest of your life with doesn't choose you? What do you do when your dream job decides to let you go?Rejection can be a painful experience. We often wonder why we...
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43:33
When It's Time to Throw in the Towel
How many of us have heard the phrase, "Quitters never win?"Well I say, quitting is for winners. Quitting is for the people who know their limits and know what they want. Quitting is for the people who have the audacity to not settle for...
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33:27
When You Hustle Less and Grow More
Tune in to hear special guest, Rachel Kelly, talk about the creation of Make Lemonade - a virtual co working space that gives you the tools to hustle less and grow more. We talk about what it's like to start your own business, how to pivot when...
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44:53
When You Live an Unmuted Life
Continuing this month's segment on female empowerment and entrepreneurship, I sit down with Rachel Druckenmiller!Rachel is on a mission to humanize the workplace by igniting resilience, connection, engagement and compassion in organizat...
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55:29
When You Heal in Community
***WARNING***: The following episode may be upsetting or triggering to individuals who have experienced eating disorders or sexual assault. Listener’s discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is experiencing an eating disorder or se...
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59:03
When Your Values Aren't Clear
Do you feel an internal angst that something isn’t quite right or is missing in your life? Do you have exciting new ideas, but struggle with the execution? Are you waking up feeling burnt out because you don’t know how to communicate your feeli...
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47:34
When You Struggle With Boundaries: Part II
On this week’s episode, I dive into Part II of the series on boundaries! I further define boundaries and the benefits of boundary setting. When thinking of boundaries, I use the analogy of being a goalie in a game of soccer. You're the "goal ke...
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47:35
When You Struggle With Boundaries: Part I
A boundary is defined by Oxford Languages as a line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line. Physical boundaries are tangible and make sense. Here's the line in the sand - that is your space and this is my space. You can only cross th...
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39:03
When You're in a Healthy Relationship
Last episode was all about the “lemon” of abuse, pain, and heartache. But then he came along - a cool glass of lemonade.Relationships that are built to last don’t just land in your lap though, they take work. Tune in to hear how we’ve d...
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46:29
When You're on Different Paths in Life
On this week's episode, I sit down with special guest Mackinzi Bradshaw to discuss the challenges of being a first-time, stay-at-home mom vs. being in corporate America. As females, we feel pressure daily to fit inside the box that societ...
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52:41
When You're a First Generation College Graduate
On this episode, I sit down with special guest, Meagan McBride, to discuss what it's like being a first generation college student and the challenges of transferring schools. We also provide advice on navigating college life and the "real world...
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26:36
When You Have Mental Health Challenges
In this episode, I discuss the “lemons” that spiraled into my mental health challenges and eventual attempt at taking my own life freshman year of college. I share how I was able to use this experience to empower others to step into their power...
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46:53
When You Have Religious Trauma - Part II
In this episode, we dive further into the topic of "Deconstructing Faith." April Reuning joins me as a special guest to define what "Deconstructing Faith" means to her and how her faith journey has been impacted by her past experiences. &n...
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49:30
When You Have Religious Trauma: Part I
Episode Summary:This will be a three part series on religious trauma, deconstructing religion, and purity culture. In this episode, I introduce the concept of “deconstructing religion.” This is not the same as “destructing religio...
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