Ep. 24
Deal With Life's Messes
If there’s one thing we’re certain of, it’s that life gets messy. Megan Gesler joins us to talk about her experiences dealing with the wild variety of messes that come with life.
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Ep. 23
Migration and the Importance of Our Narratives
Roxana Bendezú shares her perspective and story on the matter to shed light on the complex topic of migration. We encourage you to have a listen – you may be surprised at what you learn!
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Ep. 21
Manage Unconventional Success
Mischa McGill, a.k.a. “MischaCrossing,” joins us to talk about her experience achieving and managing unconventional success, in her case, as a content creator. She proves it is possible to make a living pursuing non-traditional career paths, but also reminds us that even something you’re passionate about will take a lot of work to keep up with!
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Balance Intuition and Intellect
Rio Holaday talks about balancing intuition with intellect in order to learn your fears, face yourself, and develop deeper connections with yourself and those you care most about.
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Build Your Career
Kate Schroeder shares her journey of self-discovery while building a career she loves as a counselor helping others. She reminds us that life holds a lot more happiness when you learn to connect with yourself, so as to make choices that align with who you are and what matters most to you.
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Learn to Trust Yourself
Hayley Jane Turner shares her journey in self-trust. She reminds us the process looks different for everyone. It’s okay to be scared. At the end of the day what’s important is you learn to listen to clues and find confidence in your ability to deal with the outcomes of your decisions.
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Validate Your Experiences
[TW: Sexual trauma.] Lena Chen shares her experiences in seeking validation for her traumatic experiences. She reminds us that we all innately have what we need to heal, and the state of distrust and feeling utterly lost will not last forever.
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Look Past First Impressions
Gen Pintel joins Without Boxes to talk about her work helping remove the stigma around so-called scary animals, like bats and snakes. Her experience shines some light on the power of first impressions, and how it can limit our experiences in the world and impact how we treat each other.
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Fill Community Gaps
Candice Digby talks about identifying gaps in Austin...and how she works alongside her fellow community members to design solutions.
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Create Healthier Communities
Kaylin Werth explores the impact health care—or lack thereof—has on communities.
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Determine Life’s Essentials
Tressa Sanders talks about the importance of time and trying new things, even when end results are uncertain.
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Grow a Movement
Dom Brassey chats about creating create a better world by combining personal passions and values with full-time careers.
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Overdrive: Make Chaos Work
Natalie Corbett takes a break from the Pan-American Highway to share her strategies for dealing with life’s most unexpected moments.
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Turn a Spark into Something Bigger
Audrey Johnson explores how to turn a personal passion into a multi-person movement.
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Embrace Your Authentic Self
“Why not let people around you know who you really are?” It’s hard to figure out who you are, then reflect that discovery to the world around you. In this episode, Kat Franchino interviews Kelly Hughes about her experiences discovering her authentic self and learning how to stay true to that – especially while also dealing with anxiety. “That’s how you adhere to authenticity—by knowing enough about yourself to know who you are, being able to show yourself to other people, but also when, you know, shit hits the fan, being able to say, ‘OK, I’m going to hold on to this, I’m not going to budge on this.’” It takes a lot of introspection and questioning. “The best tomorrow will actually come from asking questions about today.” Kelly points out that it’s a constant journey, as well. Don’t get too comfortable with the status quo, or you may lose sight of who you’ve grown into. “Certainty is the enemy of my authentic self.” And once you’ve started to figure it all out? Don’t hold back! Trying to pretend to be someone you’re not will drain you and make it hard to live your best life. “You [will] have a lot more energy for the other elements of your life if you remove the energy your spending filtering yourself.” You’re inevitably going to go through some phases, make some mistakes, and learn along the way. That’s absolutely normal. “For me, there’s nothing to be ashamed of. You’re doing the best you can, so keep going.”
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Thrive in an Extroverted World
Janice Chaka confronts introvert stereotypes while offering tips on how to succeed in an extroverted world.
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Follow the Hero’s Journey
Learn how to find calmness in the midst of chaos with the hero’s journey with Julie Lewin.
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Empower Others, Empower Yourself
Monika ‘Nika’ Mundell offers advice on how to recover—and grow stronger—from failure.
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Find Your Foundation
Nicole Abramowski discusses building strong foundations and developing new perspectives when childhood ones shift and change.
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Find and Balance Opportunities
Ryan Slattery and Lane Coursen share how they learned to say yes and live out their nomadic lifestyles.
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Take Action in a Complex World
Thelio Sewell inspires others to stand up for what’s right, even when challenges get in the way.
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Find Meaning in Chaos
Kati Prather shares how to move forward in meaningful ways when presented with an abundance of choices.
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Seize Chance Encounters
Anne Dorko discusses unexpected encounters and how to make the most of each one.
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