Badassery Life – Details, episodes & analysis

Season 6 | Episode 4

In this episode of Badassery Life, we sit down with the brilliantly creative and delightfully spooky author, Paige Lavoie, who writes stories about misfits, monsters, and falling in love. Paige shares her journey from growing up in a haunted house to becoming a writer of quirky, heartfelt novels like I'm in Love with Mothman. We dive into her love for blending the spooky with the sweet, her transition from webcomics to novels, and how she balances storytelling with motherhood.

At the time of the recording, Paige is in the final stages of a Kickstarter campaign to bring her "Mothman in Love" trilogy to life in a special collector's edition! This exclusive set features hardcover editions of:

• I'm in Love with Mothman
• I'm Engaged to Mothman
• I'm Getting Married to Mothman

Each book is beautifully designed, capturing the enchanting blend of romance and mystery that Paige is known for.

Tune in as Paige discusses the inspiration behind the trilogy, the creative process of crafting this collector's edition, and how you can be part of making it happen. Whether you're a longtime fan or new to the series, this episode offers a captivating glimpse into the world of a badass author.

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https://paigelavoie.com/

To support Paige and her kickstarter visit:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/4horsemenpubs/mothman-in-love-triology-the-collectors-edition

Season 6 | Episode 3

In this episode ofBadassery Life, meet Heather Pirowski—a powerhouse advocate, breast cancer survivor and all-around badass. She turned her diagnosis into action and making waves in policy as the founder of Hoosier Breast Cancer Advocates and is pushing for Indiana’s first breast cancer research fund. Heather is proving that one determined womancan change the world.

She launched the Midwest’s first fashion truck, produced IndyStyle’s “Fashion Fix” segment, and founded Mentor Apparel—because, in her words, you shouldnever wear a shitty polo again. And if that wasn’t badass enough, she made headlines rocking a pink cowboy hat while representing Indiana’s District 5 at the DNC, catching the attention of MSNBC,The Daily Show, CNN, Fox News, andNewsweek.

Tune in for a conversation about resilience, advocacy and how this survivor is living her badassery life!

Visithoosierbcadvocates.com/about-4 to find out more about Hoosier Breast Cancer Advocates

Brittany was 13-years-old when her friend's home went up in flames. She grew up wanting to be a firefighter. After failing an EMT test and a husband who didn't allow her to pursue her dream, she found clarity for a new mission.

Brittany formed the nonprofit Fire Angels and focuses on helping families who have lost their homes due to house fires, and provides them with essential needs for the first 24 to 72 hours after a fire. The nonprofit also offers resources and comfort to help a family process what they’ve went through.

Brittany talks about her passion, her work, challenges, and how she and other angels are helping others.

This badass woman has been a business owner, president of a non-profit, yoga instructor, social activist, mom to two amazing women, and more. Meet Cassie Stockamp. She talks with us about traveling around the world in search of truths. Truths about herself. Truths about ways to live. Truths about the  "other."  In the past year, she has had incredible experiences in places like Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand, India, Argentina, South Africa, Ecuador and Zambia. 

This badass woman is tenacious, determined and passionate – but it took her several decades of living a comfortable life before she set out to live her badassery life! Meet Gail Payne. She is unapologetically pursuing a professional career as a performing artist in New York City. She's all in 110%. She's exposed, vulnerable - and she loves it. Performing makes her feel alive. She shares some career setbacks, emotional heartbreaks and incredible experiences with us AND ends the podcast by sharing her talent with us. 

This badass woman has a special gift and ability to create a brave space for people to feel more at ease, to become the best version of themselves, and to spread that feeling within and among others. She does that by being the best, most authentic version of herself! Did we mention she's known as "The Moaner" in The Vagina Monologues?!? 

Meet Jenni White. Jenni is living her most badassery life as the founding executive director of Trinity Haven, Indiana’s first and only home for LGBTQ youth who are experiencing homelessness and housing instability. 

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Mary's work on fair trade has taken her to the Dominican Republic, Uganda, Kenya, China, and Ecuador. She leads study abroad trips to Italy and Guatemala and with “fast fashion” production at an all-time high, Mary tells us how to be more conscious consumers, among many other things.  

Mary is a senior lecturer of merchandising in the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture and Design, focusing on sustainability, fair trade and product development. She won a Trustees Teaching Award in 2016, she’s a specialist in service learning, information literacy and integrative learning. She’s also the founding director of the Eskenazi School’s Center for Innovative Merchandising and a fair trade activist.

Her interest and expertise in sustainable fashion is badass.

Jody is artistic, adventurous, animated and no doubt the most stylish guest we’ve had on the podcast. She's a healthcare lawyer by day, but she's made a name for herself in the fashion world with her eccentric style. She’s turned a passion for fashion and personal style into a meaningful way to help others feel like badasses. There’s nothing more that she’d rather do than to help others overcome personal insecurities, develop their own personal style and interact in the world with confidence.

She's a shoe lover, party planner, world-traveler, advocate, fashionista, and a true badass!

Michelle has overcome so much in her life, including a tough childhood, being placed in the child welfare system, raped in high school, became a pregnant teen, experienced homelessness, and was mentally and emotionally unstable. But that's not the half of it! She served more than two decades in an Indiana prison for the murder of her 4-year-old son.

Today, she's a scholar, artist, author, and a sixth-year doctoral student in the American studies program at New York University. She is also a founding member and board president of Constructing Our Future, a reentry and housing organization for women created by incarcerated women in Indiana and a Beyond the Bars fellow.

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"I believe that nothing is impossible for me. Through all of it, I held on to this old saying 'God don’t make junk.'” - Michell Daniel Jones

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To say Michelle is a badass is an understatement.

COF Website:  constructingourfuture.com

Website: michelledanieljones.com

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/michelle-daniel-jones/

Twitter:  COF_Michelle

Instagram: Michelle_thetruth

Dianna Boyce admits to never being good at sports growing up, but she was really good on the sidelines. Today, she's leading an All-Star Team as the vice president of NBA All-Star 2024 - the biggest weekend in basketball - which will be held in Indianapolis in February 2024. She's an incredible team player working with 24 separate committees with more than 450 people across the state to pull it off - and she's their biggest cheerleader (similar to her days growing up).

In this episode, Dianna talks about the secret sauce that Indianapolis has when pulling off some of the largest sporting events - and she would know. Dianna served as a senior member of the staff for the 2012 Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee.

But it's not all sports for this badass! She talks about challenging herself to learn something new every day. And when asked about where she gets her happiness, she responded with faith, family and friends.

Connect with Dianna Boyce on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dianna-l-boyce/

To learn more about the NBA All-Star 2024 visit nba.com/pacers/nba-all-star-2024-indianapolis