CroneCast

CroneCast

By Trudy Callaghan and Lisa AustinSociety & CulturePhilosophy
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CroneCast episodes

  • This is 40

    To celebrate their 40th episode, Trudy and Lisa are joined by “apprentice crone” Cody Dub to discuss entering the “second trimester” of life. What does it mean to be middle aged? Why is camaraderie between women so important? And how do women manage the squeeze of living in the “sandwich generation”? 


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    • (01:30) - Welcome Cody Dub
  • (09:40) - Gut brain
  • (17:48) - What do you know you don’t know?
  • (29:04) - Un-wellness and women
  • (35:46) - You desire what’s in front of you

  • --From This Episode–

    The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell

    Radical Acceptance, Radical Compassion by Tara Brach

    You’re Wrong About podcast hosted by Sarah Marshall 


    --Credits-- 

    Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin 

    Produced by Odvod Media

    Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

    Original music by Darrin Hagen


    49 min
  • The Growing Edge

    If I explore my growing edges, how will I have to change? Lisa and Trudy break down the self-limiting beliefs that can hold all of us back — and how important it is to get out of your own way and ask, “Who am I beyond the shape I’m in?”


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    --From This Episode--

    The Growing Edge by Howard Thurman 

    • (01:38) - The edge
  • (09:45) - It’s never too late for anything
  • (15:07) - Fixed vs learner’s mindset
  • (22:01) - How far are you from where you want to grow?
  • (22:27) - Motivated by fear or by love
  • (36:23) - Getting out of your own way

  • --Credits-- 

    Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin 

    Produced by Odvod Media

    Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

    Original music by Darrin Hagen

    40 min
  • A Constant State of Blossoming

    Psychologist Janelle Drisner brings her unique perspective and sage wisdom to the conversation around loneliness. The cure to loneliness lies within — Janelle takes us to the root of our loneliness and how we can find the connection we crave.


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    --From This Episode--

    I and Thou by Martin Buber

    The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell

    Risk by Anaïs Nin

    --Credits-- 

    Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin 

    Produced by Odvod Media

    Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

    Original music by Darrin Hagen

    50 min
  • Mothering Your Own Reinvention

    Trudy and Lisa are joined by executive coach Diane Lloyd to discuss the perils, pleasures and promises of aging as a woman, how menopause impacts women professionally, and how women can step into their power and be visible in midlife. 


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    --From This Episode--

    On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good by Elise Loehnen

    • (01:07) - Introducing our guest, Diane Lloyd
  • (06:18) - Happy accidents
  • (10:04) - Radical change
  • (17:53) - Life transitions and women’s resilience
  • (23:20) - Who am I now?
  • (29:13) - High functioning, resilient women need help too
  • (34:31) - Feminine energy’s value
  • (38:24) - The crone years
  • (43:08) - The courage to hold others accountable

  • --Credits-- 

    Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin 

    Produced by Odvod Media

    Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

    Original music by Darrin Hagen

    47 min
  • All Intents and Purposes

    Trudy and Lisa discuss the lifelong process of becoming, and wisdom they’ve earned from their crone years. This wide-ranging conversation covers it all, from creating your path with intention, the courage to step outside your comfort zone and why you should try manifesting — even if you aren’t woowoo. 


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    • (01:02) - Connecting the dots
  • (06:23) - Being intentional about who you are
  • (12:01) - Am I limiting myself?
  • (19:21) - Rebuilding takes time
  • (23:51) - Manifesting what you want
  • (33:32) - I can’t dismiss magic

  • --From This Episode--

     Outsider: An Old Man, a Mountain and the Search for a Hidden Past by Brett Popplewell

    --Credits-- 

    Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin 

    Produced by Odvod Media

    Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

    Original music by Darrin Hagen


    40 min
  • Mouthy

    Speaking up might earn you a name like “mouthy” or “bitch,” but is it really better to stay silent? Lisa and Trudy discuss the difference between a Karen and a crone, when to speak up and the wisdom one gains with age. 


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    • (01:01) - Coming in hot
  • (04:29) - Mouthy but not entitled
  • (09:03) - Speaking up
  • (12:53) - Fear of the Karen
  • (18:38) - Don’t make a scene
  • (25:46) - Aging out of people-pleasing

  • --Credits-- 

    Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin 

    Produced by Odvod Media

    Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

    Original music by Darrin Hagen

    34 min
  • Alone, not lonely

    There’s a difference between being lonely and being alone. Trudy and Lisa explore the rich possibilities of living alone, approaching life with intention and finding unexpected joys in solo life.


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    • (01:17) - Flying solo
  • (07:06) - The fog
  • (11:23) - Practice being alone
  • (15:15) - Aloneness as opening
  • (19:40) - Choosing a path
  • (23:57) - Loving life as it is
  • (28:14) - Be intentional

  • --Credits-- 

    Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin 

    Produced by Odvod Media

    Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

    Original music by Darrin Hagen

    33 min
  • Those Who Made Us

    Lisa and Trudy reflect on the women who have shaped them and influenced their lives — and how they’re passing that legacy on. 


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    • (03:37) - The women who’ve mattered to us
  • (07:31) - Who has shaped your life?
  • (10:32) - Surrogate daughters
  • (14:32) - We have more impact than we know
  • (18:50) - Cronedom

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    --Credits-- 

    Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin 

    Produced by Odvod Media

    Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

    Original music by Darrin Hagen


    26 min
  • It’s Okay to Not be Okay

    In the second of this two part episode, Lisa continues sharing her journey with her mental illness — and how she found her way back to her brighter, healthier self.  


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    • (01:52) - Picking up where we left off
  • (04:50) - Life is a series of trade offs
  • (10:30) - Nightmares
  • (16:33) - What has happened to my beautiful brain?
  • (18:16) - Telling the story
  • (22:37) - Doing the work hurts
  • (25:35) - Catharsis through creativity

  • --Credits-- 

    Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin 

    Produced by Odvod Media

    Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

    Original music by Darrin Hagen

    30 min
  • I’m Not Okay

    In this episode, the first of two parts, Lisa speaks with candor and humour about her struggles with mental health and her journey to mental wellness. For those who have struggled with depression and anxiety, or those who just wish to understand mental illness more deeply, Lisa offers insight and inspiration. 


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    • (04:20) - Women’s Heavy Emotional Load
  • (08:57) - Starting at the Beginning
  • (12:58) - Dissolving
  • (16:49) - Our Weaknesses Can Be Strengths
  • (23:10) - How Are You Really?
  • (30:43) - You are a Presence

  • Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin 

    Produced by Odvod Media

    Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

    Original music by Darrin Hagen

    39 min

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