Rebel Rootz Show

About Rebel Rootz Show

Rebel Rootz is real talk for moms in midlife asking, “What about me now?” Hosted by Evonne Varady, co-founder of Clean Eatz + V&V Farms, the show brings together resilient women, entrepreneurs, moms, leaders, and creatives for raw conversations about motherhood, reinvention, entrepreneurship, wellness, identity, confidence, relationships, and purpose. No perfect motherhood. No fake wellness. No throwaways. Reinvention is a lifestyle. Stop putting your life off. https://www.rebelrootzshow.com/

Publisher

Evonne Varady

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Jul 2025

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

84 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026

   How She Built a Million-Dollar Cookie Business w/ Addison LaBonte of Sweet Addison’s (RR #84)

   Rebel Rootz Show Episode #84 with Addison LaBonte. Addison LaBonte never planned on becoming an entrepreneur. She was a D1 soccer player, a math major, and working in finance when unexpected health issues pushed her to completely rethink the way she was eating. Going gluten-free helped her feel like herself again and eventually inspired her to start sharing recipes through Organically Addison. What began as a passion project in a 700-square-foot apartment kitchen quickly turned into something much bigger. After her cookie recipes started going viral and followers began asking if they could buy them, Addison spent months testing recipes, shipping cookies across the country, and building what would become Sweet Addison’s. In this episode, Evonne and Addison talk about leaving the safety of corporate America, surviving the exhausting early days of entrepreneurship, dealing with doubt and naysayers, building confidence, listening to your customers, and learning to keep going even when the path makes no sense to anyone else. Addison also opens up about the sacrifices it took to grow the business and how entrepreneurship completely changed her as a person. Today, Sweet Addison’s has grown into a million-dollar better-for-you dessert brand, with retail expansion on the horizon. Addison’s story is a reminder that the path you planned is not always the one you are meant to follow, and sometimes the biggest opportunity begins when you are willing to bet on yourself. Timestamps: [00:00] Trailer + Intro [03:06] From Baking Hobby to Business [03:55] D1 Soccer, Math, and Finance [06:14] The Health Scare That Changed Everything [07:57] How Sweet Addison’s Started [12:27] Getting Laid Off and Going All In [15:35] The Reality of Entrepreneurship [18:48] Ignoring the Naysayers [21:52] How Entrepreneurship Changed Her [24:53] The Lowest Point of Building the Business [27:35] Getting Featured in Forbes [29:35] Growing From Online Sales to Retail [33:05] Finding Balance With Food and Self-Care [42:39] Stop Letting Fear Hold You Back Key Takeaways: • “You almost have to be a little bit delusional to be an entrepreneur.” ~ Addison LaBonte • “You just have to keep going, even when it’s hard, even when you want to quit.” ~ Addison LaBonte • “Do not have that Plan B because you’re always going to be thinking you have that Plan B behind there, and you don’t focus on the Plan A.” ~ Evonne Varady • “You can’t listen to what other people think.” ~ Addison LaBonte • “Entrepreneurship is like a crash course in learning about yourself.” ~ Addison LaBonte • “Good things take a while to build and there’s going to be a bumpy road along the way, but you just can never give up.” ~ Addison LaBonte • “We only get one shot at this life. This is not a dress rehearsal.” ~ Addison LaBonte Keep In Touch with Addison LaBonte: Website: https://sweetaddisons.com/ (https://sweetaddisons.com/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/organicallyaddison (https://www.instagram.com/organicallyaddison) Sweet Addison’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweet.addisons/ (https://www.instagram.com/sweet.addisons/) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@organicallyaddison (https://www.tiktok.com/@organicallyaddison) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/organicallyaddison/ (https://www.facebook.com/organicallyaddison/) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@organicallyaddison (https://www.youtube.com/@organicallyaddison) Connect with Evonne Varady: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evonnevarady/ (https://www.instagram.com/evonnevarady/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evonne-varady-461243a5/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/evonne-varady-461243a5/) Follow Rebel Rootz Social Media… Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rebelrootzshow/ (https://www.facebook.com/Rebelrootzshow/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebelrootzshow/ (https://www.instagram.com/rebelrootzshow/) Tune in to every episode on your favorite platform: Website: https://www.rebelrootzshow.com/ (https://www.rebelrootzshow.com/) Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rebel-rootz-show/id1858966309 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rebel-rootz-show/id1858966309) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zRpPRxyeDM4P0VnRNSoZs (https://open.spotify.com/show/7zRpPRxyeDM4P0VnRNSoZs) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RebelRootzShow (https://www.youtube.com/@RebelRootzShow) This Podcast Is Powered By Clean Eatz: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CleanEatzLife/ (https://www.facebook.com/CleanEatzLife/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cleaneatzlife/ (https://www.instagram.com/cleaneatzlife/) Website: https://cleaneatz.com/ (https://cleaneatz.com/about) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJRGrE-Xv4IMW_DbxSOTGG (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJRGrE-Xv4IMW_DbxSOTGGA)

2. 

   12 Oct 2026

   How She Rebuilt Her Life After Becoming a Widow at 38 w/ Bethany Spencer (RR #83)

   Rebel Rootz Show Episode #83 with Bethany Spencer At 38, Bethany Spencer became a widow with five kids under the age of 11 after her husband died just 11 months after a cancer diagnosis. In an instant, the life she thought she was building changed completely. In this episode, Evonne and Bethany talk about grief, motherhood, raising kids through loss, accepting help, and what it actually looks like to rebuild a life when everything familiar is gone. Bethany also shares why healthy grieving mattered so much to her, especially because she wanted her children to see that grief is something you process, not something you bury. Bethany also opens up about finding love again, why becoming Keith’s wife does not make her any less of Eric’s widow, and how her family keeps Eric’s memory alive while still making room for a new chapter. Today, Bethany lives in Costa Rica, coaches people through grief, and is preparing to release her book in March. Her story is a reminder that moving forward does not mean forgetting what came before. Sometimes rebuilding means learning how to hold both. Timestamps: [00:00] Trailer + Intro [02:01] Becoming a Widow at 38 [04:19] Rebuilding a Life After Loss [06:41] Letting Go of the “What Ifs” [10:45] How to Actually Support Someone Grieving [14:27] The Overwhelm After Losing a Spouse [17:46] Becoming a Grief Coach [23:24] Modeling Healthy Grief for Your Kids [24:47] Moving to Costa Rica to Heal [29:38] Finding Love Again [31:56] Loving Again Without Replacing the Past [33:19] Keeping Eric’s Memory Alive [36:56] Look Up When Life Gets Hard Key Takeaways: • “I don’t like to dwell in the what-if space too much because the what-ifs just give way to frustration.” ~ Bethany Spencer • “Jump in. Don’t ask, just jump in.” ~ Evonne Varady • “Sometimes we just need people to hold the light for us because it’s just so dark.” ~ Bethany Spencer • “I had to model healthy grieving for my kids. I didn’t want my kids to stuff it and ignore it and sweep it under the rug.” ~ Bethany Spencer • “You have to take care of you first.” ~ Evonne Varady • “Being Keith’s wife does not make me any less of Eric’s widow. I will always be his widow.” ~ Bethany Spencer • “Make sure that you take time to look up… a lot of times the joy and the good is in the peripheral.” ~ Bethany Spencer Keep In Touch with Bethany Spencer: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethany.ann.spencer/ (https://www.instagram.com/bethany.ann.spencer/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bashabraner/ (https://www.facebook.com/bashabraner/) Substack / Hope Notes: https://bethanyannspencer.substack.com/ (https://bethanyannspencer.substack.com/) Stan Store: https://v2.stan.store/bethanyannspencer (https://v2.stan.store/bethanyannspencer) Pre-order Living Inside Loss: https://www.amazon.com/Living-Inside-Loss-Practical-Companion-ebook/dp/B0H71PW1QL?ref_=ast_author_mpb (https://www.amazon.com/Living-Inside-Loss-Practical-Companion-ebook/dp/B0H71PW1QL?ref_=ast_author_mpb) Connect with Evonne Varady: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evonnevarady/ (https://www.instagram.com/evonnevarady/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evonne-varady-461243a5/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/evonne-varady-461243a5/) Follow Rebel Rootz Social Media… Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rebelrootzshow/ (https://www.facebook.com/Rebelrootzshow/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebelrootzshow/ (https://www.instagram.com/rebelrootzshow/) Tune in to every episode on your favorite platform: Website: https://www.rebelrootzshow.com/ (https://www.rebelrootzshow.com/) Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rebel-rootz-show/id1858966309 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rebel-rootz-show/id1858966309) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zRpPRxyeDM4P0VnRNSoZs (https://open.spotify.com/show/7zRpPRxyeDM4P0VnRNSoZs) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RebelRootzShow (https://www.youtube.com/@RebelRootzShow) This Podcast Is Powered By Clean Eatz: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CleanEatzLife/ (https://www.facebook.com/CleanEatzLife/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cleaneatzlife/ (https://www.instagram.com/cleaneatzlife/) Website: https://cleaneatz.com/ (https://cleaneatz.com/about) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJRGrE-Xv4IMW_DbxSOTGG (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJRGrE-Xv4IMW_DbxSOTGGA)

3. 

   5 Oct 2026

   From Kidney Donor to Starting Over Completely at Midlife w/ Holly Lennon (RR #82)

   Rebel Rootz Show Episode #82 with Holly Lennon. Holly Lennon built a career in healthcare, raised a blended family of five, and made the life-changing decision to donate a kidney to her husband. But the transplant became far more traumatic than she ever expected, leading to complications, organ rejection, panic attacks, and years of emotional fallout. In this episode, Evonne and Holly talk about organ donation, caregiving, divorce, faith, trauma, motherhood, and what happens when you spend so long taking care of everyone else that you lose yourself in the process. Holly also opens up about starting over in midlife, rebuilding her identity, learning to choose herself without apologizing, and entering a new chapter where she finally has room for her own needs, relationships, and happiness. Her message is simple: hard things can change you, but they do not have to define you. Timestamps: [00:00] Trailer [02:31] Why Holly Wanted to Share Her Story [04:23] Losing Her Dad and Choosing Organ Donation [07:06] Reconnecting With Her College Sweetheart [10:24] The Living Kidney Donor Process [13:51] Finding Out She Was a Match [20:12] When the Transplant Went Wrong [24:49] Organ Rejection, Trauma, and Panic Attacks [27:12] Divorce and Life After the Transplant [31:01] Losing Herself and Starting Over [33:38] EMDR, Faith, and Rebuilding Her Life [38:29] Choosing Herself in Midlife [42:19] From Caretaker to True Partnership [46:53] Love, Marriage, and What Comes Next Key Takeaways: • “I feel like God has built us to do great things, powerful things, and survive hard things.” ~ Holly Lennon • Sometimes the person who is always taking care of everyone else reaches a point where there simply isn’t another version of them to give. ~ Holly Lennon • “I gave him this kidney. It was supposed to save his life. Now they've put my organ in his body, he's shutting down, it's killing him. He's rejecting it.” ~ Holly Lennon • After years of being a wife, mother, caretaker, and provider, Holly realized she had given so much of herself that she no longer knew who she was. • “Learning when to say no, or learning when to say enough is enough. Choosing me, not apologizing for that.” ~ Holly Lennon • “We get to put ourselves, our needs, our wants first.” ~ Evonne Varady • “You have two choices in life. You can be a victim, or you can be a survivor. I tried them both on for size. One looked a whole lot better on me than the other.” ~ Holly Lennon Keep In Touch with Holly Lennon: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lennonhollym/ (https://www.instagram.com/lennonhollym/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holly.lennon.2025 (https://www.facebook.com/holly.lennon.2025) Connect with Evonne Varady: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evonnevarady/ (https://www.instagram.com/evonnevarady/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evonne-varady-461243a5/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/evonne-varady-461243a5/) Follow Rebel Rootz Social Media… Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rebelrootzshow/ (https://www.facebook.com/Rebelrootzshow/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebelrootzshow/ (https://www.instagram.com/rebelrootzshow/) Tune in to every episode on your favorite platform: Website: https://www.rebelrootzshow.com/ (https://www.rebelrootzshow.com/) Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rebel-rootz-show/id1858966309 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rebel-rootz-show/id1858966309) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zRpPRxyeDM4P0VnRNSoZs (https://open.spotify.com/show/7zRpPRxyeDM4P0VnRNSoZs) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RebelRootzShow (https://www.youtube.com/@RebelRootzShow) This Podcast Is Powered By Clean Eatz: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CleanEatzLife/ (https://www.facebook.com/CleanEatzLife/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cleaneatzlife/ (https://www.instagram.com/cleaneatzlife/) Website: https://cleaneatz.com/ (https://cleaneatz.com/about) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJRGrE-Xv4IMW_DbxSOTGG (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJRGrE-Xv4IMW_DbxSOTGGA)

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