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.

In Part 2 of this SWEpisode, Kaitlin, Scott, Matt, and Emily continue their conversation from last week and give updates on their MANY journeys (Matt’s soap journey, Scott’s new job, Emily’s curly hair…)

This SWEpisode is JAM packed. So much so...we had to split it into two parts. This week Kaitlin and Scott catch us up on their dog sitting adventures. Matt and Emily recall an encounter with a dying bat in their house. Kaitlin and Emily share an irrational fear of bugs…a LOT happens in this episode.

Sandi Savage is a writer, speaker, and non-profit founder. Buckle up because her story is a wild ride. Sandi has been through it all; alcoholism, drug addiction, divorce, rape, working in the sex industry, cancer, infertility….she has an incredible story of hardship and redemption.

Guess who’s back?! Kaitlin’s youngest sister, Caroline, pops back onto SWE after a long hiatus. The sisters chat about everything….Jayce losing a tooth, OCD, The Kardashians, Johnny Depp & Amber Heard, TV shows….you will love being a fly on the wall for their sister catch-up session.

John Onwuchekwa is a pastor, author, speaker, and entrepreneur. He vulnerably shares his story of walking through the sudden loss of his brother and infertility with his wife. After pushing his grief aside he found himself in a really dark place and reached a breaking point which led to his journey of healing. John’s story is filled with hope and wisdom. You’re not going to want to miss it!

Nicole Zasowski is a licensed family and marriage therapist, speaker, and author. She shares so much wisdom from her experience walking through many years of miscarriage after miscarriage. In her book, What If It’s Wonderful, Nicole reminds us that we can find joy and celebration even when we are in the midst of suffering. In this interview, Nicole makes a compelling psychological and spiritual case for embracing celebration. You won’t be disappointed by this conversation!

Kaitlin & Emily expose their terrible driving skills and naturally fall into hysterical laughter. The whole thing almost goes off the rails entirely BUT THEN everyone pulls it together and gets into a really deep discussion about Mega Churches, how rich is “too rich” and lots of other stuff.

Kaitlin sits down with four of her besties to bring you our second So...What Else? Book Chat. The ladies sat down to discuss one of their favorite books, Where The Crawdads Sing. The movie adaptation is coming out in July so dive into this book chat to get ready for it!

Kaitlin and Katherine reminisce about their experiences working on staff at a missions organization together. They chat about some super "normal" experiences they had like getting bras stolen, almost getting eaten by alligators, getting attacked by dogs…..and then they get into a discussion about how sometimes “helping” can hurt when not done with the right attitude.

Valerie Cantella is an award-winning multi-passionate communications and public affairs professional. She is the author of Off-Script: a mom’s journey through adoption, a husband’s alcoholism, and special needs parenting. She shares her journey as a mother of teens with mental health issues, the struggles of special needs parenting, the effect of alcoholism on a marriage, and how she learned to embrace the unimaginable to create an extraordinary life.

Salina Iavarone is the cohost of the Life Your Freakin’ Life Podcast, a Positive Psychology Practitioner, Enneagram Coach, and Life Coach. We chat about so many things from positive psychology, to mindfulness, to deconstruction and reconstruction of faith, chronic pain and the struggle of curly hair.

Kaitlin, Scott, Matt, and Emily break down some really important topics like pizzeria pizza vs. Pizza Hut, CHEER, Emily’s glamorous job, and so much more.

Ainsley B is a brand new mom, podcaster, writer, Enneagram coach, and she has her first book coming out this summer! Ainsley shares about an extremely toxic and abusive relationship that she was in, why she stayed, how it ended, and how she’s healed since.

Chris Brown (no, not that Chris Brown…) is an author, pastor, speaker, and church leadership expert. Chris worked alongside Dave Ramsey for years as a radio host, served as a campus pastor at Elevation Church, and is now the Lead Pastor of The Well Church in Tennessee. He shares about the pain of growing up with an incredibly tumultuous homelife; homelesses, abuse, violence, instability, and how he has transformed the pain of his past into purpose for his present.

Tova Sido is an author, speaker, podcaster, counselor, and minister. She shares her journey through the loss of her children. Tova has so much wisdom to share about grief, faith, and the beauty of healing.

A special SWEpisode full of lots of fun announcements!! Listen to hear the news!