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  • Rooted in Resilience: Building Strength, Trusting the Signs, & Owning Your Path

    Rooted in Resilience: Building Strength, Trusting the Signs, & Owning Your Path
    2026/04/20
    What if the life you’re meant for is already calling you; you just have to trust the signs and step into it?
    In this episode of Get Rooted Radio, host Erica Gifford Mills sits down with Erika Sweeney, host of My Fit Tribe Podcast, bodybuilder, speaker, and advocate for sustainable wellness. Together, they explore what it truly means to build a strong foundation, not just physically, but mentally and emotionally.
    Erika shares how doing hard things has strengthened her belief in herself, why agency is the cornerstone of a fulfilled life, and how learning to trust the “breadcrumbs” can guide you toward your purpose. This conversation goes beyond fitness. It’s about alignment, resilience, and creating a life that feels as strong as it looks.
    If you’ve been feeling the pull toward more, more discipline, more clarity, more YOU, this episode will meet you exactly where you are and remind you that your roots are stronger than you think.


    My goal is to uplift and empower you to live the life you love. To take care of yourself and advocate for yourself in order to live a more fulfilled life and better care and love those around you.
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    55 分
  • Louder Than the Silence: Breaking the Stigma of Military Mental Health

    Louder Than the Silence: Breaking the Stigma of Military Mental Health
    2026/04/14
    In this deeply moving and empowering episode, Erica Gifford Mills joins The Dr. Pat Show to break the silence surrounding mental health in the military and veteran communities.
    After the devastating loss of her son, U.S. Marine Sgt. Conner Mills, Erica turned her grief into purpose, becoming a fierce advocate for mental health awareness, suicide prevention, and giving voice to those who feel unseen and unheard.
    Together, Erica and Dr. Pat explore the stigma that keeps so many suffering in silence, the unique challenges faced by active military and veterans, and how leadership, both personal and professional, must evolve to include vulnerability, compassion, and real conversation.
    This episode is not just about awareness; it’s about action. It’s about being louder than the silence, breaking generational patterns, and creating spaces where healing, connection, and hope can take root.
    Link for support:
    https://stopsoldiersuicide.donordrive.com/campaigns/2nd-Annual-Military-Mental-Health-Suicide-Prevention


    My goal is to uplift and empower you to live the life you love. To take care of yourself and advocate for yourself in order to live a more fulfilled life and better care and love those around you.
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    29 分
  • Military Mental Health - Grief, Community, and the Courage to Continue

    Military Mental Health - Grief, Community, and the Courage to Continue
    2026/04/13
    Grief isn’t something we fix; it’s something we learn to carry. In this episode of Get Rooted Radio, Erica Gifford Mills and her guest, Amy Zell, explore how loss reshapes us and how healing happens not in isolation, but in connection. We talk about the power of community, the importance of suicide postvention, and how simple acts of presence can make a lasting impact for those navigating loss.
    Through the Maker Empowerment Method, we also uncover how creativity can help us reconnect with meaning, purpose, and hope. At its core, this episode is about transformation: turning pain into service, advocacy, and impact.
    If you’re carrying grief, this is your reminder: you are not alone, and healing is possible.


    My goal is to uplift and empower you to live the life you love. To take care of yourself and advocate for yourself in order to live a more fulfilled life and better care and love those around you.
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    58 分
  • BRAVE Enough to Stay: Living Fully While Carrying Loss

    BRAVE Enough to Stay: Living Fully While Carrying Loss
    2026/04/06
    In this deeply honest conversation, Erica Gifford Mills and her guest, Lisa Price, share what it means to continue living after the death of a child. They explore the invisible work of grief, the courage required to stay present in a world that keeps moving, and how community transforms isolation into connection. This episode invites listeners to release shame, reclaim their voice, and discover that love does not end when a life does.

    My goal is to uplift and empower you to live the life you love. To take care of yourself and advocate for yourself in order to live a more fulfilled life and better care and love those around you.
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    57 分
  • Military Mental Health - After the Unthinkable: Choosing Life, Love, and Legacy

    Military Mental Health - After the Unthinkable: Choosing Life, Love, and Legacy
    2026/03/23
    After losing her younger brother, Jon, to suicide, Kim Burditt Bartlett’s world was irrevocably changed. In this heartfelt conversation, Kim shares how grief reshaped her understanding of love, identity, and what it means to live forward without letting go of those we’ve lost. She also introduces the Black Box Project, an innovative and deeply human approach to suicide prevention that honors loss by transforming it into life-saving research and lasting legacy.


    My goal is to uplift and empower you to live the life you love. To take care of yourself and advocate for yourself in order to live a more fulfilled life and better care and love those around you.
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    57 分
  • Your Voice Is the Message. Visibility Is the Megaphone.

    Your Voice Is the Message. Visibility Is the Megaphone.
    2026/03/23
    What happens when women stop waiting for permission and start stepping onto the stage?
    In this powerful conversation, Dr. Pat sits down with award-winning author, international speaker, and founder of the International Women Speakers Summit, Erica Gifford Mills, to talk about why speaking matters now more than ever.
    Many leaders today are authors, podcast hosts, coaches, and entrepreneurs with powerful messages — yet too many remain unseen. Erica explains why visibility is the key to turning your voice into influence and why stages are one of the most powerful platforms for impact.
    Together, they explore:
    • Why having a voice isn’t the same as having visibility
    • Why authors and podcast hosts need to be on stage too
    • The power of putting a face to the voice and words people already know
    • How speaking can amplify your message and expand your impact
    Erica also shares the vision behind her new collaboration book Lead Like a Woman, bringing together powerful voices of women leading in business, entrepreneurship, and their communities.
    This conversation is a call to action for women everywhere:
    Your story matters.
    Your voice matters.
    And the world needs to see you.
    If you’ve ever felt the pull to share your message on a bigger stage, this episode will inspire you to stop waiting and start leading.



    My goal is to uplift and empower you to live the life you love. To take care of yourself and advocate for yourself in order to live a more fulfilled life and better care and love those around you.
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    28 分
  • How to Feel Safe in Your Own Success: A Focus on Executive Identity

    How to Feel Safe in Your Own Success: A Focus on Executive Identity
    2026/03/16
    As a high-performing leader, you are constantly carrying the silent weight of personal and professional expectations, and you are tired. You find yourself struggling to ask for help when you need it, because you have always been seen as the “successful one”, and you often wonder, “Who will catch me if I fall?”
    You don’t have an effort problem, you have an IDENTITY problem. Join Erica Gifford Mills and her guest, William Deck, as they discuss how to feel safe in your own success.

    My goal is to uplift and empower you to live the life you love. To take care of yourself and advocate for yourself in order to live a more fulfilled life and better care and love those around you.
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    51 分
  • From Silence to Sovereignty: What Love Really Is

    From Silence to Sovereignty: What Love Really Is
    2026/03/02
    In this soulful episode, Erica Gifford Mills and her guest, Khadija Zahra, explore the journey of healing the inner child and reconnecting with the woman beneath the roles she plays.
    Khadija shares how faith, food, culture, and introspection helped her rediscover self-love and spiritual authority. This conversation reminds us that living it up begins with loving ourselves enough to let go.

    My goal is to uplift and empower you to live the life you love. To take care of yourself and advocate for yourself in order to live a more fulfilled life and better care and love those around you.
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    49 分