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Her Audacity Podcast
Her Audacity is a podcast about women rewriting their stories after life altering experiences. Through honest conversations, we dive into what it means to step into new seasons of identity, purpose, and possibility. From growing up in high control environments to navigating relationships, motherhood, and self discovery, hosts Ceci and Nikki share raw stories alongside guests who embody courage and reinvention. It’s about living life with audacity, unfiltered, authentic, and unapologetically…
Episodes
Her Audacity PodcastEpisode 39: Starting Over With Nothing
What does starting over look like when you leave with nothing? We're joined by Alexa, a domestic violence survivor and single mother who shares her journey of…
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Episode 38: What Ends With Us?
We're answering a listener question that sparked a meaningful conversation about the things we learned growing up in the FLDS and how those experiences…
Her Audacity PodcastLearning to Be Yourself with Sarah Shoulak
This week, Ceci and Nikki welcome author, artist, and speaker Sarah Shoulak, whose memoir, Dead Serious: How Death Made Me Laugh at Life, explores the…
Her Audacity PodcastEpisode 36: What’s Your Biggest Fear?
This week, we’re answering a listener question: What’s your biggest fear? The answer comes back to abandonment and the fear of losing the people she loves and…
Her Audacity PodcastEpisode 35: We’re Back — A Full Life, A New Season.
Season Two is here, and we’re starting with a catch-up. Ceci and Nikki sit down to talk about what has changed since Season One, what they’ve learned from…
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End of Season One
In this episode of Her Audacity, Ceci and Nikki talk about the importance of slowing down, making time for friendships, and creating more meaningful in-person…
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Travel, Transformation, and Trusting Yourself
In this episode of Her Audacity, Ceci and Nikki sit down with Melissa, founder of Solo Woman Traveling, to talk about how traveling alone can completely…
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Travel, Transformation, and Trusting Yourself
In this episode of Her Audacity, Ceci and Nikki sit down with Melissa, founder of Solo Woman Traveling, to talk about how traveling alone can completely…
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Travel, Transformation, and Trusting Yourself
In this episode of Her Audacity, Ceci and Nikki sit down with Melissa, founder of Solo Woman Traveling, to talk about how traveling alone can completely…
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Travel, Transformation, and Trusting Yourself
In this episode of Her Audacity, Ceci and Nikki sit down with Melissa, founder of Solo Woman Traveling, to talk about how traveling alone can completely…
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The In-Between Season
Ceci and Nikki talk about the in-between stage of building a business, the moment where growth requires taking risks before you feel fully ready. They open up…
Her Audacity PodcastThe Work of Unlearning and Becoming
Sadie Jean shares her experience growing up in a small, lesser-known polygamist community where control, fear, and rigid structure shaped her childhood. From…
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The Work of Coming Back Together
After unexpected loss, Ceci and Nikki find themselves not only grieving loved ones, but the deeper fracture of family itself. They reflect on growing up in a…
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The Work, The Wounds, and The Woman You Become
Ceci and Nikki sit down with Shalina for a conversation that moves through healing, motherhood, and the quiet ways our past shapes who we become. From…
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Your Story Becomes Your Work
In this episode, we talk about the way women so often turn pain, hardship, and major life shifts into something meaningful. From divorce, illness, and…
Her Audacity PodcastBecoming the Provider Overnight
In this episode, we sit down with Karianne, a mother of six who had to step into a role she never planned for. Becoming the provider, caretaker, and…
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The Art of Noticing
In this episode of Her Audacity, Ceci and Nikki talk about what it looks like to find yourself through different seasons of life. From motherhood and marriage…
Her Audacity PodcastHealing Family Patterns with therapist Maray
In this episode, we sit down with Maray, a marriage and family therapist and founder of Evolve Healing House, to talk about trauma, boundaries, and building…
Her Audacity PodcastEpisode 25: Love, Leadership, and Stepping Into Fatherhood with Aaron Hendrickson
Nikki and Ceci welcome Ceci's husband, Aaron onto the podcast for the first time. Aaron shares what it was like stepping into a relationship with a woman who…
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Episode 24: Creating Space for Connection
Nikki and Ceci catch up on the chaos of post-move life, packed schedules, and the real need for “off days” in a world that expects us to be constantly on. They…
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Joy Comes Back Around
In this episode of Her Audacity, we’re catching up in the most real way, from travel resets and winter heaviness to what it feels like when a new home changes…
Her Audacity PodcastBreaking the Cycle Starts With Truth
In this powerful episode, Janice shares her story of growing up in the aftermath of leaving the FLDS, where parents were trying to survive, children were left…
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A New Year, With Intention
In this episode, Ceci and Nikki return for Episode 21, their first episode of 2026 and their first conversation back with just the two of them. They reflect on…
Her Audacity PodcastBuilding What Was Never Given
In this episode of Her Audacity, we sit down with Donia Jessop, Mayor of Hildale, Utah, to talk about leadership, faith transitions, and rebuilding a community…
Her Audacity PodcastLeaving the FLDS: A Husband’s Story
Hosted by Nikki and Ceci, this episode of Her Audacity welcomes their first male guest, Dubby. In an honest and deeply personal conversation, Dubby shares his…
Her Audacity PodcastThe Power of Choosing Yourself with Dr. Kelly Lamoreaux
In this episode, Ceci and Nikki sit down with Kelly, a sports nutritionist, dentist, and fitness model—to explore her journey from growing up without religion…
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Episode 17: Shame vs. Accountability
What if the way you bring up hurt is the very thing keeping you from real repair? In this episode, Ceci and Nikki unpack a simple line that hit like a freight…
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Episode 16: Life as a Wife of Warren Jeffs
In this episode, Layla shares her experience of being placed with Warren Jeffs at seventeen and what life inside his home was truly like. She opens up about…
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Episode 15: From Storehouse to Self Reliance
A craving for a road trip to Moab sparks a deeper reflection on independence, motherhood, and the kind of community that helps people rebuild. Ceci and Nikki…
Her Audacity PodcastEpisode 14: Faith, Forgiveness, and Starting Over
Karli Lyman shares her story of walking away from the Mormon church and the emotional, spiritual, and financial unraveling that followed. She opens up about…
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Episode 13: The Peace in Imperfection
Ceci and Nikki dives into the roots of perfectionism, where it starts, how it shows up, and what it costs. Ceci opens up about growing up in an environment…
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Episode 12: A Mother’s Fight for Justice
When Katie lost custody of her daughter in 2023, the world around her assumed she’d failed as a mother. What few understood is how often the system fails women…
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Episode 11: Redefining Faith — Honest Conversation About God
Ceci and Nikki open up about separating spirituality from the systems that once dictated it and how leaving the FLDS changed their view of God, why they no…
Her Audacity PodcastEpisode 10: Living Authentically with Heather Nelson
Heather Nelson is a mother of four, business owner, retreat host, and podcast co-host who has built a life rooted in authenticity and growth. In this episode…
Her Audacity PodcastEpisode 9: Between Grief, Loss, and Living On
In this episode, Ceci and Nikki reflect on the families that shaped them, the realities of motherhood, and the journeys of building their businesses. Ceci…
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Episode 8: Love as a Foundation
In this episode, Ceci and Nikki open up about the big moves they’ve each made and how those changes have shaped their lives. Ceci shares her journey from Utah…
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Episode 7: Family, Friendship, and the Work of Listening
In this episode of Her Audacity, Nikki and Ceci open up about the challenges of communication, forgiveness, and keeping relationships alive when it feels…
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Episode 6: The Messy Side of Starting Over
For Nikki and Ceci, leaving the FLDS meant stepping into a world that was both freeing and overwhelming. In this episode, they share what it was like to make…
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Episode 5: When Rock Bottom Becomes the Beginning
Nikki shares what it feels like to tell her story knowing it may reflect on her family, and why speaking her truth matters anyway. Ceci recounts her difficult…
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Episode 4: The Price of Rebellion
In this episode of Her Audacity, we share what it was like to be pushed out of the FLDS community, breaking rules, resisting control, or not measuring up to…
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Episode 3: Sins of the Father – When Faith and Family Collide
Ceci and Nikki reflect on growing up in the FLDS, where strict rules made normal childhood experiences impossible and fear shaped daily life. From punishments…
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Episode 2: Shaken, Stirred, and Slightly Skeptical
Ceci and Nikki share what it was like growing up in the FLDS, reflecting on their very different family dynamics, one as the daughter of an Apostle, the other…
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Episode 1: Her Audacity Begins...
In this first episode, Ceci and Nikki, both survivors of the FLDS cult share why they created Her Audacity and what they hope it becomes. From reconnecting…
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Pilot - FLDS 101: The Story Behind the Cult
This pilot gives context to the FLDS: how the group broke from mainstream Mormonism, the rules that governed daily life, and the rise of Warren Jeffs. It…