Heidi and Ellen (belatedly) welcome the Aries season. After a month where we all swam in lots of water, we entered a time of fire, birth, renewal and second chances. We are brave and bold. We dare ourselves into the new, next horizon. We act in the name of innovation.

Heidi read the poem: Morning By Billy Collins

They talk about the chart of Mackenzie Scott, the former wife of Jeff Bezos, who is using her substantial wealth in extraordinary ways. They mention the play FEAST. by Megan Gogerty playing in Los Angeles through April 6, 2025. Get tickets here.

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Ellen Fondiler, Career & Business Strategist: ellenfondiler.com, IG: @elfondiler

In these tumultuous times, Heidi and Ellen welcome the sign of Pisces.  It is a moment of vastness, imagination, and love. Pisces dissolves borders, feels the pain of another, and welcomes all. The last sign of the zodiac, Pisces offers synthesis and the power to end a cycle. 

Books mentioned: Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks, Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, The Flesh and L.A. by Eve Babitz

Movies mentioned: On the Basis of Sex, We Live in Time, Molly’s Game   

Television mentioned: Paradise - Hulu, Prime Target - Apple, The West Wing - Max

They talk about Pisces writer Anais Nin, Heidi reads a poem by Tom Hirons.

They discuss the upcoming west coast premiere of the play FEAST. by Megan Gogerty performed by Erin Schlabach and directed by Laura Covelli in Los Angeles from March 8 - April 6. More information and tickets available at leonixtheatre.org.

Ellen is back with her 3rd interview of The Next Chapter series.  Today’s interview is with the amazing Vera Santamaria. Vera  is an Emmy-nominated television and feature writer whose career spans multiple genres and two countries. She is Executive Producer and Co-Showrunner of How to Die Alone, a series for ABC Signature / Hulu / Onyx Collective starring Co-Showrunner and EP Natasha Rothwell (The White Lotus, Insecure).

She was Executive Producer and Co-Showrunner on Hulu's much-lauded second season of PEN15, garnering a 2021 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Comedy and WGA Award nomination for Best Comedy.  Her other television credits include the critically acclaimed Ms. Marvel, Orange is the New Black, Schitts Creek, Bojack Horseman, Playing House and Community. Vera signed an overall deal with ABC Signature in 2022. How To be Alone is her first project under her new banner, Welcome Stranger.

Born and raised in Toronto, Vera began her career writing for landmark Canadian shows such as Degrassi: The Next Generation, Little Mosque on the Prairie in addition to Co-Creating and Executive Producing the first North American television series to be centered on a South Asian family, How To Be Indie.  

Our interview talks about the many next chapters she has courageously steppin into from changing countries to being in male-dominated writer’s rooms. I know you will be as inspired by her as I am.

For more about Vera, visit: verasantamaria.com

 

In a very Aquarian manner (two days late!!) Heidi and Ellen welcome the sign of Aquarius. This is the sign of group work. What are we building TOGETHER? How can we cooperate and collaborate? What problems can we solve by combining our gifts? How can we better share our resources? How can we heal, together?  

They talk about David Lynch (who was actually a Capricorn born on the day the Sun entered Aquarius.) 

Heidi read the poem Low Down Now by Brooke McNamara.

We discussed the book Didion and Babitz by Lili Anolik.

Movies mentioned:

A Complete Unknown

The Brutalist

Andora

A Big Pain

Television mentioned:

Designated Survivor

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On this solstice day Heidi and Ellen welcome the season of structure, inner authority and right timing. We get off to a good start. We plan for the new. We stand in what we know and offer it up. We cross the threshold with a new sense of capability and determination. 

They talk about cool gifts for the holidays (it’s never too late!!). They do a deep dive into the chart of Capricorn Timothee Chalamet. Heidi reads the poem A Solstice Blessing by Padraig O’Tuama.

Movies mentioned: My Old Ass, Lee, Blitz

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Today Ellen interviews Corean Canty for the special series of The Next Chapter

Corean is a Transformational Speaker, Certified Life and Leadership Coach, Well Being Expert, podcast Host and Professional Improvisor. She is co-founder of Shift To Play- a culture strategy firm that helps organizations shift to a more collaborative, innovative and inclusive culture by transforming team communication, connection and creativity.

Corean started career in radio and moved through corporate culture and got burnt out. Her health got bad and she was in bed for 3 months but she kept pushing herself. It wasn’t until  her mom got ill that she realized time was not infinite. She was watching her mom suffer from end of life regrets and it woke her up.

In our conversation we talk about the importance of reinvention, of self-care, of listening to your gut, and taking life slow to appreciate the beauty of our lives. 

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Ellen Fondiler, Career & Business Strategist: ellenfondiler.com, IG: @elfondiler, Substack: chartyourcareer.substack.com

Learn more (or sign up!) for The Next Chapter here.

To connect with our guest, visit:

Corean Canty, Life and Leadership Transformation Coach: coreancanty.com, IG: @coreancanty

Introducing The Next Chapter! This is a spin-off series from the Chart Your Career family about life, work, and reinvention. An episode will drop each Tuesday for the next 5 weeks and then once a month after that. In each episode, you’ll hear from someone who decided to take their career and life in a new direction—and how they did it. 

Our first episode of the series features astrologer Heidi Rose Robbins as we chart her journey from acting to astrology. 

If you’re hungry for a new chapter but don’t know what it is yet—or already know what you want but need motivation to make it happen—this show is for you. 

To connect with the host, visit:

Ellen Fondiler, Career & Business Strategist: ellenfondiler.com, IG: @elfondiler

Learn more (or sign up!) for The Next Chapter here.

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Heidi Rose Robbins, Astrologer & Poet: heidirose.com, IG: @heidiroserobbins

Heidi and Ellen welcome the sign of Sagittarius. Sagittarius reminds us that POSSIBILITY is a powerful word. It reminds us not to contract and collapse. As the ruler of Sagittarius, Jupiter offers a message of growth and new horizons. Sagittarius says, “Hold fast to the most inspired vision. Do not give up!”

Heidi and Ellen talk about two Sagittarian poets: 

Emily Dickinson (December 10, 1830) and Taylor Swift (December 13, 1989)

Heidi read the poems: 

Oh! de Perfume by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

A Bird Came Down the Walk by Emily Dickinson

Books Mentioned: 

The Frozen River By Ariel Lawson

The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson

Articles Mentioned:

Republican Victory and the Ambience of Information by Nathan Heller, New Yorker Magazine

Movies Mentioned:

My Old Tired Ass

Television Mentioned:

Somebody/Somewhere

Bad Sisters

Industry

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Ellen is joined by co-host Meire Santos - a psychotherapist who combines her psychological expertise with Esoteric Psychology and Astrology. They begin by commiserating about the election and talking about some of the better podcasts and articles they have read this past week.  They then take a question from Leila who is looking for a career that aligns more deeply with her inner purpose and brings her a sense of fulfillment. She is the mom of triplet daughters-- all of whom are graduating high school this year. Her early experiences were shaped by parents who had mental health challenges as well as her immigration journey. She wonders how astrology might guide her at this turning point in her life.

Books mentioned: 

Emotional Inheritance- A Therapist, Her Patients and the Legacy of Trauma by Dalit Atlas

Immigration and Identity by Salman Akhtar

Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

Television and Movies mentioned:

Shrinking

When Calls the Heart

The Law According to Lydia Poet

The Diplomat

Somebody Somewhere

Disclaimer

Conclave 

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Heidi and Ellen gather to welcome Scorpio. We enter the season of alchemy and transformation. Scorpio invites us to be rigorous in our healing,  searching for the treasures that are found only in the depths. Scorpio helps us overcome fear and move towards what matters most to us.

They do a deep dive into the birthdays of Georgia O'Keefe and Hillary Clinton. Heid read the poem The Maples by Marie Howe.

Books mentioned: Commonwealth by Ann Patchett; New and Selected Poems by Marie Howe.

Television and Movies: Shrinking; Slow Horses; 9-5 The Story of a Movement.

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