Her Story Unscripted
Her Story Unscripted is a podcast where women share honest, unscripted conversations about life, growth, and the experiences that shape us — because the most powerful stories are the ones we stop trying to perfect.
Hosted by Heather Nelson, this is a space for real conversations. Not rehearsed. Not polished into tidy narratives with clean endings. Just women showing up, telling their truth, and finding out they are far less alone than they thought.
Each episode creates space for stories to unfold naturally — covering identity and personal growth, life transitions, relationships, resilience, and the beautiful complexity of everyday life. Whether you're in the middle of something hard, on the other side of it, or just trying to make sense of where you are right now, there is something here for you.
Her Story Unscripted was born out of five years of authentic conversations — formerly known as Life Conversations with a Twist — and has evolved into a podcast with a clearer name and a deeper purpose: to make women feel seen, understood, and a little less alone in their own story.
Hosted by Heather Nelson — connector, business strategist, community builder, and someone who genuinely believes that connection starts with being real.
New episodes available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and all major podcast platforms.
Authentic stories. No script needed.
Guest inquiries and collaborations: heather@theconnectionhive.co
Website: theconnectionhive.co/podcast
Her Story Unscripted
Latest Episodes
Women's Self-Care Isn't Selfish — The Papers We Can't Let Go Of with Lisa Woodruff
"I was just really in a dark place, and that's when I started Organized 365." — Lisa WoodruffThere's a stack of papers somewhere in your house you've been meaning to deal with. Maybe it's in a drawer, maybe it'...
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Women's Self-Care Isn't Selfish — The Importance of Nervous System Regulation and the Skin with Amelia Castillo
"If you're the caretaker of someone in any way, it will also take a toll on you. And it's okay to then say, I need someone else to help me while I help this person."— Amelia CastilloThere's a version of self-ca...
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Midlife Burnout, Hormones, and the Truth About Mineral Depletion — with Dori Martin
"It's totally her minerals, it's not her."— Dori MartinThere's a particular kind of tired that doesn't go away with sleep — the brain fog, the inflammation, the mood swings that make you feel like a stranger in...
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Midlife Reinvention — Her Story of Grief, Grace and Laughter with Donna Johnsen
“You are responsible for your own actions, your own behaviors, your own reactions. You cannot control the actions, reactions of others.” — Donna JohnsenTwenty-three years. That's how long Donna Johnsen was with...
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Keeping Your Shape — Kari Brunson Wright on Reinvention, Boundaries, and Coming Back to Self
"The opposite is always the medicine. You people-please to others — so how do you people-please to you?" — Kari Brunson WrightThere's a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from bendi...
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