Consider the Source

In this episode Sarah and Peepaw retire from recounting the past summer days. They instead explore new topics like generational wealth, hoarding, seasonal work for the geriatric, Milo's arrival in Denver, Sarah's ski plan for the season, communal saunas and everything in between :)

Got a lot going on in this episode. Lots of Peepaw yapping about his adventures of the west coast and Sarah talking about her final month on the ranch, plus some bonus content of career advice, retirement goals, the CCC, ideas for the future of transportation.

In this week's episode Peepaw hogs the mic to tell you all about his month of travel in July- From South Carolina to Texas to California and everywhere in between. Sarah talks about her month on the ranch and the rodeos that she went to out west.

WE'RE BACCCCCKKKK!!! After Sarah's summertime hiatus she is SO BACK.... and so is her dad? In this week's episode of The Aspiring Adult, Peepaw, from the Dad and Daughtering episodes is back on the podcast. In this episode you'll hear about Sarah's life on the ranch and Peepaw's life as an old man... jk he's just retired.

In this episode I interview Margaret who is a full time seasonal employee in Tahoe, California. Marge and I both went to Miami and studied engineering and both ended up in seasonal jobs BY CHOICE

In this week's episode I yap (verb To talk noisily or stupidly; jabber ) with Sofia, one of my childhood friends. In this episode we talk about changing careers, being in our childbearing years while being single, our relationships with our family, living in Ohio and pretty much everything in between .

Mental health is such an important topic that is extremely delicate to talk about. Nicole and I share our experiences around mental health, the stigmas around mental illness, and the importance of family.

Mother's Day was a day that I grew up celebrating my dad more than my mom- mostly because my mom wasn't there. In this week's episode I sit down with "the woman I used to hate" to have a discussion about the realities about being a parent, the struggles of finding an identity in oneself, abandonment issues, but most importantly healing.

In this episode Sarah brings on her boss, friend, mentor onto the show to discuss values, morals, and how to find others with similar values as you.

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In this episode of the Aspiring Adult, I answer my first letter from Dear Sarah and talk about what it is like to make friends in a new city... I mean after all I have moved from Boston to San Diego to Steamboat Springs all in the matter of a year... I would like to think I have gotten pretty good at making friends.