Since many of us find ourselves under a government-mandated quarantine, we're bringing back the podcast for a mini season of 4 episodes. In today's episode, I sit down to talk with my coworker and friend Olivia to discuss the very timely topic of hobbies vs hustle and how to fill this newly acquired space and time we have at home.

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In today's episode, we’re going one-on-one for the finale of Season 1 of the podcast. I started this season off talking about the grief and sadness I experienced and still carry with me surrounding my mother’s passing. Today I talk about anger and kindness and give a confession of sorts.

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In today's mini-bite episode, I do a follow up to last week's episode that I did with my soul sister, G, about chronic illness. I mentioned in that episode that I too have been living with a chronic illness for over 2 years now, and today I want to share my story.

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In today's episode, I sit down to talk with my soul sister who I refer to as G in the episode. G and I have had a similar journey in terms of the timing of our peaks and valleys in life, and most recently our journeys have presented us with challenging chronic illnesses that have forced us to slow down, reevaluate what’s most important, and learn how to better take care of ourselves. 

This episode is chock full of diamonds and gems, and she is genuinely one of my favorite people on the planet to talk to and spend time with so I hope you get as much out of it as I did.

Any references I make during the show or any afterthoughts I have will be posted on the blog the same day each episode goes live at byobaggagepodcast.com

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In today’s episode, I sit down to talk across oceans with my friend Kaori about all things Japan. Kaori was born in Japan but spent much of her childhood growing up here in Michigan, and she now lives back in Tokyo. Having lived myself in Tokyo for a few years, we got into observing cultural differences and similarities between Japan and the U.S., how Japan is opening up to foreign workers as their population continues to steadily decline, and how Tokyo is gearing up to host the Summer Olympics later this year in 2020. For anyone that has never been to Japan or simply interested in Japan and Japanese culture, this episode is for you.

Any references I make during the show or any afterthoughts I have will be posted on the blog the same day each episode goes live at byobaggagepodcast.com

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In today’s episode, I sit down to talk with my friend Kasia who, it turns out, I have a lot in common with. We are both of Polish descent and have a deep-rooted love of Japan so we dove into a very Japanese concept known as "ikigai" which essentially translates to your reason for getting out of bed in the morning or your passion. We get into Kasia’s personal ikigai which she so fittingly named her business after, and we also touched on what we want to do when we grow up. 

Any references I make during the show or any afterthoughts I have will be posted on the blog the same day each episode goes live at byobaggagepodcast.com

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Welcome back to Bring Your Own Baggage (BYOB), a safe space in the form of a podcast to have constructive conversations about the personal baggage we carry, the cultural and social issues that affect us most, and the things most important to us.

For today’s episode, I sit down to talk with my friend Anna who, at the time of this recording, was briefly based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Anna is a fellow travel fiend and a semi-location independent freelance photographer, writer, and teacher. She has her own blog, and she even wrote a book called "Good with Money." All of her links will be featured in the blog post for today's episode. This was a really fun conversation, and I’m glad I got to catch up with her because I always live vicariously through her travels.

Any references I make during the show or any afterthoughts I have will be posted on the blog the same day each episode goes live at byobaggagepodcast.com

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NEW EPISODES EVERY TUESDAY.

Welcome back to Bring Your Own Baggage (BYOB), a safe space in the form of a podcast to have constructive conversations about the personal baggage we carry, the cultural and social issues that affect us most, and the things most important to us.

For today’s episode,

I sat down to talk with my fierce, financially-savvy friend and fellow podcast creator Danielle to talk about the obstacles we come up against as independent women particularly as they pertain to things like travel and buying your own home. We also talked about getting over the hump of starting new creative projects like starting a podcast or writing a book. Speaking of which, Danielle is now officially a published author. Find the links below to her website and the Amazon link to buy her book!

The Thought Card: https://thoughtcard.com/

Iceland: Nature, Nurture & Adventure: https://amzn.to/33sx08L 

Any references I make during the show or any afterthoughts I have will be posted on the blog the same day each episode goes live at byobaggagepodcast.com

Interested in coming on the podcast to share your story? Email [email protected] or fill out the guest form at the link below:

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NEW EPISODES EVERY TUESDAY.

Welcome back to Bring Your Own Baggage (BYOB), a safe space in the form of a podcast to have constructive conversations about the personal baggage we carry, the cultural and social issues that affect us most, and the things most important to us.

For today’s episode, I sat down with my friend, coach, and mentor, Alicia, to talk about sexual abuse. There’s a lot to unpack with sexual misconduct, abuse, and assault that we ended up spending the entire hour talking just about this, and it is a very timely topic with the rise of movements like #MeToo. I understand that this is a sensitive topic so I just wanted to give you a warning because it may be triggering to some people, and if that’s the case, I completely understand if you need to shelf this episode.

Any references I make during the show or any afterthoughts I have will be posted on the blog the same day each episode goes live at byobaggagepodcast.com

Interested in coming on the podcast to share your story? Email [email protected] or fill out the guest form at the link below:

https://byobaggagepodcast.com/be-my-guest

NEW EPISODES EVERY TUESDAY.

Welcome to Bring Your Own Baggage (BYOB), a safe space in the form of a podcast to have constructive conversations about the personal baggage we carry, the cultural and social issues that affect us most, and the things most important to us.

In this episode, I sit down to chat with a long-time family friend about his recent trip to Iceland, his love for exploring, about the fear that holds us back from pursuing creative endeavors and more.

Any references I make during the show or any afterthoughts I have will be posted on the blog the same day each episode goes live at byobaggagepodcast.com

Interested in coming on the podcast to share your story? Email [email protected] or fill out the guest form at the link below:

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NEW EPISODES EVERY TUESDAY.