In this episode, Nick and Jay sit down with Rebecca Billick — a lawyer and mediator whose life reads like five careers rolled into one. Foster parent to 18 kids. Former maximum-security prison math teacher. Wilderness camp counselor for at-risk youth. And most recently, owner and resident of what used to be a 1930s bar and inn — now her home.

But Rebecca doesn’t tell these stories to impress. She shares them the way she seems to approach most things: with honesty, humor, and a steady refusal to glamorize the work. From staining every piece of wood in her home until she gave herself tennis elbow (“couldn’t hold a pen — good times”) to navigating divorce and uncertainty before finding the place she now calls home, Rebecca’s story is less about resume points and more about resilience.

She also reflects on why this path makes sense for her — not because she set out to be a lawyer or a mediator, but because, as she puts it, “I’m just who I am.” The work, in many ways, found her. She didn’t go looking for ways to help people — she simply showed up where she was needed.

The conversation touches on foster parenting, prison education, and the challenge of supporting others without losing yourself along the way. And like the life she’s built, this episode isn’t polished or packaged — it’s honest, thoughtful, and shaped by one simple truth: Rebecca is just who she is.

Getting some hours in.