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We say, “I'm here for you” to show we care for someone, but it’s not as easy to say, “I'm here for me” to ourselves.

Yet it’s the best possible self-care—the kind that comes from the inside: self-awareness, self-compassion, self-respect, self-integrity. The kind that comes from finding the courage to illuminate our dark corners and do the hard, messy work to heal our wounds so we can show up for ourselves, find purpose in our lives, and navigate our way to the path that’s meant for us.

Here For Me was born out of my own story of healing and discovery. Between 2019 and 2022, I weathered two health crises in rapid succession—including a yearlong battle with ocular cancer—moved from Seattle to San Diego, stepped away from a hard-charging career in corporate communications at Microsoft, left a decade-long abusive relationship, and felt my way to the other side of divorce (all during a global pandemic).

2023 Voice Arts Awards Nominee for Outstanding Podcast - Arts & Entertainment

All of this left me craving open, honest, vulnerable conversations about what it means to be a human in this world—the kind I think we need a lot more of. I wanted to talk with people about their life disruptions, derailments, and transitions, and how they steered their lives back on course. On Here For Me, we talk about navigating challenges, walking through fire, and along the way, learning to show up for ourselves with the love, honor, compassion, and encouragement we readily give to others.

Recent Episodes


  • Lori Reising | The Creative and Healing Power of the Divine Feminine Energy in All of Us

    Lori Reising | The Creative and Healing Power of the Divine Feminine Energy in All of Us

    Lori Reising, founder of The Raw and Wild Hearts, a therapeutic practice and podcast where she supports and guides people into their inherent truth to magnetize the lives they came here to thrive from, joins Nicole for a heartfelt conversation on the essence of human awakening and living as a spiritual being. She reveals how personal struggles led her to the profound realization that her path transcends traditional motherhood to include the divine nurturing of the collective.

    Apri 24, 2024

  • Jessalynn Biederstadt | Surviving Childhood Trauma: A Story of Resilience and Healing

    Jessalynn Biederstadt | Surviving Childhood Trauma: A Story of Resilience and Healing

    Jessalynn Biederstadt, a survivor of childhood sexual assault and the host of the Invisible Scars podcast, joins Nicole to share her harrowing journey of trauma, survival, and ultimately, resilience in this particularly moving episode.

    April 10, 2024

  • Nicole Christie | Reflections on Grief and the Enduring Impact of Those We’ve Lost

    Nicole Christie | Reflections on Grief and the Enduring Impact of Those We’ve Lost

    Nicole reflects on the nonlinear nature of grief, and how it comes and goes, during this heartfelt episode that coincides with the 10th anniversary of her dear friend Michele’s passing. She talks about how grief never ends, but shape-shifts, and shares some of her cherished memories with Michele and the profound impact her friend still has on her life.

    March 27, 2024

  • Chad Bell | Following Fear to Overcome Addiction and Achieve Entrepreneurial Success

    Chad Bell | Following Fear to Overcome Addiction and Achieve Entrepreneurial Success

    Chad Bell, founder & CEO of Achilles Coffee Roasters, shares his inspiring journey of overcoming drug and alcohol addiction to become a successful entrepreneur. He shares how he learned that fear can be a catalyst for growth and how following his fear led him to becoming someone unrecognizable to his younger self. Chad’s story is a testament to the transformative power of self-awareness, determination, and choosing to be present for oneself and others.

    March 13, 2024

  • Suzie Clark | From Burnout to Bliss: Finding Success and Joy on Your Own Terms -

    Suzie Clark | From Burnout to Bliss: Finding Success and Joy on Your Own Terms

    Suzie Clark, founder of Female Leadership Collective, left her unfulfilling banking career in London for a more purposeful life in Bali. She shares her journey in online entrepreneurship, highlighting the challenges and mistakes. Suzie now helps other women in leaving corporate careers for more fulfilling paths, emphasizing the importance of aligning values, self-care, and defining success on personal terms.

    February 28, 2024

  • Nicole Christie | Reclaiming Myself: Releasing What Was and Reaching for What Will Be

    Nicole Christie | Reclaiming Myself: Releasing What Was and Reaching for What Will Be

    Travel with Nicole as she embarks on a self-care trip to Maui, a place laden with memories from her marriage and of her ex-husband. While on the island, she works with a Reiki master whose guidance aids her in emotional healing and self-discovery. Nicole ultimately sets herself free from the past, integrates her inner child and higher self, and courageously reclaims her life.

    February 14, 2024

  • Allie Casazza | Becoming Her: A Journey from Self-Suppression to Self-Acceptance

    Allie Casazza | Becoming Her: A Journey from Self-Suppression to Self-Acceptance

    Allie Casazza, mother, author, podcaster, and life coach, shares her journey of reviving and rediscovering herself, from overcoming religious oppression and mental health struggles to ending her marriage and restructuring her business. Allie also shares how she rebuilt herself and her business, moved from an 'I have to' to an 'I get to' mentality, and the transformative process she calls “Becoming Her.”

    January 24, 2024

  • Kelly Henderson | Public Pain, Personal Recovery: Finding Strength in Gentle Healing

    Kelly Henderson | Public Pain, Personal Recovery: Finding Strength in Gentle Healing

    Celebrity stylist and Velvet’s Edge podcast host Kelly Henderson shares her healing journey from public betrayal to finding and embracing her true self. Kelly highlights the significance of the journey inward as pivotal steps toward fostering a happier, healthier life and more fulfilling relationships with others.

    January 10, 2024

  • Alexandra Ford | Prevailing Over Human Trafficking and Creating a New Healing Narrative - Here For Me podcast

    Alexandra Ford | Prevailing Over Human Trafficking and Creating a New Healing Narrative

    Anti-trafficking activist Alexandra Ford shares her heart-wrenching story from victim to survivor to advocate. Alexandra's candid, intense discussion of her survival journey and her subsequent efforts in anti-trafficking activism emphasize the importance of self-love, compassion, and individual interpretation of healing.

    December 20, 2023

  • Nicole Christie | I Am Here For Me: My Conversation with Kelly Henderson on the Velvet’s Edge podcast

    Nicole Christie | I Am Here For Me: My Conversation with Kelly Henderson on the Velvet’s Edge podcastem

    Podcaster Kelly Henderson of Velvet’s Edge interviews Nicole about her personal story of overcoming two health crises, leaving an abusive relationship, and finding herself again. Nicole shares how chronic stress, compounded by navigating a marriage overshadowed by narcissistic abuse and battling a rare form of cancer, compelled her to establish her own business while focusing on healing through storytelling and music.

    December 6, 2023

  • Jane Ratcliffe | Finding the Truth, Liberation, and Your Voice Through Trauma

    Jane Ratcliffe | Finding the Truth, Liberation, and Your Voice Through Trauma

    Writer Jane Ratcliffe recounts her life-altering brain and head injury from a freak accident, and the debilitating symptoms she has battled for the past 25 years. Despite experiencing chronic pain and medical struggles, Jane's determination, resilience, and self-advocacy have helped her surmount these challenges.

    November 22, 2023

  • Scout Sobel | Navigating Bipolar Disorder by Harnessing Emotions & Entrepreneurship

    Scout Sobel | Navigating Bipolar Disorder by Harnessing Emotions & Entrepreneurship

    PR agency founder & CEO Scout Sobel opens up about living with bipolar disorder and how she learned to manage it by finding safety in her emotional landscape, practicing rigorous self-care, and finding a path for herself as an entrepreneur.

    November 8, 2023

  • Diana Min | Healing Through Spirituality and Sacred Plant Medicine: A Journey from Trauma to Purpose

    Diana Min | Healing Through Spirituality and Sacred Plant Medicine: A Journey from Trauma to Purpose

    Empowerment coach and spiritual guide Diana Min shares how she harnessed the power of sacred plant medicine to overcome the traumas of abuse, addiction, and mental illness—and how she now helps others do the same.

    October 25, 2023

  • Indie Lee | Living with Passion, Purpose, and Presence

    Indie Lee | Living with Passion, Purpose, and Presence

    Clean beauty skincare founder Indie Lee takes us through her remarkable journey, from just going through the motions to being told she may have as little as six months to live, and ultimately building a thriving company.

    October 11, 2023

  • Prevailing Through Darkness: Finding the Path and Shining Bright

    Prevailing Through Darkness: Finding the Path and Shining Bright

    Nicole introduces season 3 by sharing her powerful journey of prevailing over life's formidable “tower moments.” Join her as she explores the profound art of letting go, confronting inner shadows, and fear of speaking her truth, ultimately emerging on the path that was meant for her, shining brighter than ever, and demonstrating that one can prevail with resilience and renewal.

    September 27, 2023

  • Season 2: Bonus Mini-Episode: Audience Q&A from Here For Me LIVE with Renee Erickson

    Audience Q&A from Here For Me LIVE with Renee Erickson

    James Beard award-winning chef and author Renee Erickson and Nicole answer audience questions after Here For Me’s first-ever live show. Enjoy the inspiration and laughs from that magical night in Seattle.

    July 26, 2023

  • From Detours to New Horizons

    From Detours to New Horizons

    Nicole hosts the Season 2 finale of Here For Me, sharing a recap of lessons learned, and what's ahead for Season 3. Tune in to hear next season’s theme and purpose.

    May 17, 2023

  • The Right Blend of Passion, People, and Purpose with Renee Erickson

    The Right Blend of Passion, People, and Purpose with Renee Erickson

    James Beard award-winning chef and author Renee Erickson joins Here For Me’s first-ever live show, sharing how a college serving gig turned into a remarkable career as a renowned Seattle chef and restauranteur, and all the setbacks, detours, and lessons learned along the way.

    May 3, 2023

  • There is No Normal: Lessons from Neurodivergent Parenting and Life with Debbie Reber

    There is No Normal: Lessons from Neurodivergent Parenting and Life with Debbie Reber

    Nicole speaks with parenting activist, author, and founder and CEO of Tilt Parenting, Debbie Reber, on her experience raising a differently wired child, detouring from “normal” and “should be,” and finding peace with riding the ebbs and flows of life and work.

    Apr 19, 2023

  • Push Past Fear and Move Into Purpose with Catherine Andrews

    Push Past Fear and Move Into Purpose with Catherine Andrews

    Life coach, podcast host, and writer Catherine Andrews joins the show to share her transformative story of leaving a successful-on-paper life behind to find alignment in her soul’s purpose and provide tips on how you can do the same.

    Apr 5, 2023

  • Intuition is the Best Compass with Caroline Donofrio

    Intuition is the Best Compass with Caroline Donofrio

    Accomplished writer and voice behind the successful newsletter Between a Rock and a Card Place, Caroline Donofrio joins Here For Me to discuss detours, trusting your intuition, using tarot as a tool for reflection, and how she found her own voice after years of writing for others.

    Mar 22, 2023

  • Choosing The Right People is Choosing Yourself with Lisa Ehrlich

    Choosing The Right People is Choosing Yourself with Lisa Ehrlich

    Entrepreneur Lisa Ehrlich shares the story of her rise and fall in restaurant stardom and eventual entrepreneurship, a story of self-abandonment, rediscovery, and knowing when to ask for advice.

    Mar 8, 2023

  • All Signs Point to Healing

    All Signs Point to Healing

    Nicole introduces season two by discussing divorce, detours, and rock ‘n’ roll. She shares how her renewed anthem for the next season of Here For Me, and life, revolves around honoring ourselves and taking detours in stride.

    Feb 22, 2023

  • Reflections for a New Year

    Reflections for a New Year

    Nicole hosts a special-edition season interlude reflecting on lessons learned in the first season of Here For Me, and shares an important personal announcement.

    Dec 28, 2022

  • Letting Go and Learning to Trust with Zibby Owens

    Letting Go and Learning to Trust with Zibby Owens

    Author, podcast host, and media mogul Zibby Owens shares her experiences with loss, finding love, wasting no time, and learning to trust her gut.

    Dec 14, 2022

  • The Power of Friendship and Feeling Good with Jay Huguley

    The Power of Friendship and Feeling Good with Jay Huguley

    Actor Jay Huguley shares how losing part of his vision led him down a scary health path, ultimately learning the meaning of friendship and appreciating all life has to offer.

    Nov 30, 2022

  • Narcissism & Schema Therapy with Shirin Peykar, LMFT

    Narcissism & Schema Therapy with Shirin Peykar, LMFT

    Schema therapist Shirin Peykar shares her expertise and own experience with narcissistic abuse, discussing how narcissism is a spectrum disorder, and how schema therapy aids in healing from abuse and trauma.

    Nov 16, 2022

  • How Cancer Helped Me Reclaim My Voice with Derek Vanderhorst

    How Cancer Helped Me Reclaim My Voice with Derek Vanderhorst

    Hollywood musician and songwriter Derek Vanderhorst shares his own cancer story, detailing how losing it all helped him learn the power of friendship, being present, and saying “no.”

    Nov 2, 2022

  • Nicole’s Story Part II: I Can See Clearly Now

    Nicole’s Story Part II: I Can See Clearly Now

    Losing multiple layers of skin and all her toenails was Nicole Christie’s first wake-up call, but not her last.

    Sep 6, 2022

  • Nicole’s Story Part I: If You’re Not Saying It, You’re Storing It

    Nicole’s Story Part I: If You’re Not Saying It, You’re Storing It

    In June 2019, a stress-induced autoimmune response in Nicole Christie’s body led to her losing multiple layers of skin and all her toenails, yet gave her the gift of seeing how she needed to change how she showed up in the world—and for herself.

    Sep 5, 2022