Traveling Companions: Stories of Becoming

There are moments in every life. When we can't go back to who we were. And who we're becoming isn't yet clear.

It can feel disorienting. Even lonely.

Sometimes, in those moments, the presence of someone sitting with us in the uncertainty — not to offer answers, but to be there — makes a next step possible.

That's the heart of Traveling Companions.

In each episode, I walk alongside someone navigating this territory firsthand — the questions that arise, what matters, and what opens up. These aren't polished "I made it" stories with tidy conclusions. They're honest conversations — with people standing in the middle of it, or looking back at a moment that shifted something important for them.

If you've ever stood in that uncertain place — or find yourself there now — come join us.

Contributors

Host

Jennie Snyder

I've stood at many thresholds in my life. Each one involved risk, uncertainty, and a choice. Each one required putting something down — a role, an identity, a way of being that no longer fit. And each one held the possibility of stepping more fully into who I’m becoming.

Coming out to my parents at eighteen was the first time I risked stepping out of hiding. In that moment, I chose to tell my own story, not be defined by others. That choice put me on a path toward learning to trust myself -- and to heed that inner knowing. I'm still traveling this path. And, I offer this podcast to anyone standing in that space between who they've been and who they're becoming.

I am a leadership coach and the founder of Artio Coaching & Consulting, where I work with people navigating their own threshold moments. Drawing on over twenty-five years of leadership experience, I have learned firsthand that the most meaningful growth emerges from the inside out.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjenniesnyder/

Guests

Guest

Corinne Hart

Corinne Hart is an executive and personal coach who helps women navigate career transitions and uncertainty with clarity and confidence. A former USAID senior advisor focused on gender equality, she now works with clients to reconnect with their values, rebuild self-trust, and take intentional steps toward what’s next.

Corinne can be reached at corinne@hart-and-co.com and on LinkedIn. You can find out more about her Rebuilding with Purpose Group Coaching program [here].

Listen to Corinne's story, "When a Door Closes."

Guest appearance on:

When a Door Closes with Corinne Hart

Guest

Dr. Kellie Sanders

Dr. Kellie Sanders spent over thirty years in education — as a teacher, principal, and district leader. Kellie provides on-site and virtual support for current and future leaders across various positions. Focus areas include emotional intelligence, growth mindset, organizational change, and distributed leadership.

She is the co-founder of Lifeline for Courageous Leadership and co-author of The Courage to Lead and The Courage to Grow. She works with leaders navigating change and growth.

Listen to Kellie's story, "Learning to Follow the Call."

https://www.lifeline4leaders.com/

Guest appearance on:

Learning to Follow the Call with Dr. Kellie Sanders

Guest

Lance Huffman

In retirement, Lance Huffman is returning to apprenticeship — to creativity and artistic expression, breathwork and meditation, and grief ceremony facilitation — all in service to his own wholeness and helping others heal and become whole themselves.

A passionate advocate for educator wellbeing, Lance's practice integrates mindfulness and nature-based coaching techniques, empowering educational and other service-sector leaders to enhance self-awareness so they may foster positive change within their institutions.

This follows a thirty-one year career in public education, twenty of which he spent in the classroom teaching high school English and history, culminating in his role as Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction for Flagstaff Unified School District.

Lance can be reached on Instagram @Lance.Huffman. Lance can be reached on Instagram @Lance.Huffman.

Listen to Lance's story, "Becoming Whole" (Release date 6/9/26)

Guest

Momo (Monica Escobedo)

Momo (she/they) is a coach, space-holder, and creative companion supporting people through life transitions and grief. Born in Mexico, based in Canada since 1998, she spent nearly two decades as a software engineer before a personal experience in 2016 shifted the course of her life — leading her to volunteer at an oncology center, and eventually to coaching work rooted in presence, connection, and the belief that we need to be witnessed during times of change.

Momo is also the co-host of Unframed with Patricia and Momo, a podcast exploring what it means to grow as coaches and humans navigating uncertainty and transformation. Momo can be reached on LinkedIn.

Listen to Momo's story, "An Opening of the Heart."

http://humanconnection.ca/

Guest appearance on:

An Opening of the Heart with Momo (Monica Escobedo)

Guest

Vanessa Wedderburn

Vanessa Wedderburn is a communications strategist, writer and former school PR leader who specializes in storytelling that feels human, grounded and authentic. With a background in crisis communications, community engagement and strategic messaging, she has helped organizations navigate everything from emergencies to major culture shifts.

Through her consulting work and writing, Vanessa is passionate about helping people connect through honesty, empathy and a little bit of humor along the way.

She writes about her own experience of navigating transition on her Substack, Notes from Vanessa. Vanessa can be reached on LinkedIn.

Listen to Vanessa's story, "The Messy Middle."

https://www.vwcreativestrategy.com/

Guest appearance on:

The Messy Middle with Vanessa Wedderburn