Episodes

Episode 16. Michelle Wescott, once again, joins Linda to discuss topics from Linda's perspective as a white woman and Michelle's perspective as a black woman. Listen as Michelle and Linda discuss how they relate to the term ...

Episode 15. In celebration of this milestone, this is the replay of the Normal Lies Podcast Party that took place on Facebook live on March 10, 2021. Linda's friend and colleague, Ileana Ferreras, joins her to discuss how a...

Episode 14. My conversation with Ben Albert brought about AHA moments for both of us when it comes to a topic that most of us would rather not talk about, vulnerability. Ben also talks about a lie he's come to …

Episode 13. Jennifer Cave is a wife, mom to an adorable little boy and an entrepreneur. She is also a recovering addict. What are the lies Jennifer is recovering from and why does she feel compelled to share her story …

Episode 12. This is part 2 of my conversation with my friend, Michelle Wescott, an instructional design director at Cornell University. We talk about how society’s values have influenced the conversation around black lives m...

Episode 11- Michelle Wescott and I have an open and frank conversation from my perspective as a white woman and Michelle’s perspective as a black woman. You may remember Michelle from Episode 7 where she talked about her coa...

Episode 10- “There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.” ~Jill Churchill How do you feel about Mother's Day? Is it filled with joy and gratitude? Or do the happy mother-laden …

Episode 9- What do tree stumps (and butterflies) have to do with changing your life? Linda explains how a couple of stumps offered insight in how to not only make changes but make change last. She also tells us why …

Episode 8- Ileana Ferreras is a trauma-sensitive coach who is also NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) certified and an ICF credentialed Professional Certified Coach. Ileana talks about how her experience of suffering 5 loss...

Episode 7- Michelle Wescott thought that “driving and striving” to get more degrees was what kept her from living under a bridge, until she started coaching. Michelle talks about why she chose to coach with Linda and the impa...

This conversation picks up where we left off in episode 5. Kathy explains why we shouldn't use the term, "tribe" unless we're a native American, that meritocracy is a lie and what has the power to end racism. Get ready …

Get ready to have your current beliefs about race and racism challenged. In part one of this two part conversation, Linda's guest is Kathy Castania. In this episode, Kathy shares how some policies meant to help people of col...

In this episode, Hannah Morgan, job search strategist and founder of CareerSherpa.net, shares how the old truths about job search and careers are no longer valid in the current work climate. Hannah not only relates helpf...

Linda's special guest is Amanda Harrington, a wife, a mom to a two and a half year old son, who somehow finds time to lead a product strategy team as a senior product manager at an international tech company. Linda …

This is a brief overview of the Normal Lies podcast with host, Professional Certified Coach, Linda Heeler.

Have you ever felt like you just don't fit in, like there's something wrong with you? That's exactly how Linda Heeler felt not only as a child but the majority of her life. Even though she had it all, a …

In this episode, you will come away understanding exactly what "normal lies" are and the harm they cause us. We also delve into 10 principles that have consistently come up in my work over the years. From, #1- It’s all …