hello good humans

Episode 28: I am so excited to share this conversation with Ayoka Lee! Most may know her as an extremely successful and talented college basketball player for Kansas State University. Seriously, if you google Ayoka, you will be blown away by all of her awards and accomplishments. But even off the court, Ayoka Lee is an incredibly empathetic and compassionate human being, nurturing her spiritual life, pouring into her friendships, and advocating for the mental health of herself and others. Thank you Ayoka, for allowing me into this small piece of your heart and mind.

Episode 27: The first episode of 2024! Let's talk about my magical engagement, the National Parks I visited over New Years, and my ins and outs for 2024.

Episode 26: This week I have the absolute pleasure of introducing you all to my childhood friend, Ruth (E) Hallstead, or as she is in my phone contacts, "Ruth E E Hallstead." Ruth and I grew up in the same church and were in school together in middle and high school. I've often laughed at how different we are, yet how easy it is to pick up where we left off whenever we are reunited. Ruth is almost done with a seminary degree at Candler School of Theology in Georgia, and when we recorded this, was about to interview to become an ordained pastor in the Wisconsin Conference of the United Methodist Church! She loves all things nature, and as we established in the episode, loves the kind of fun that requires a little bit of blood, sweat, and tears to achieve (me? not so much). Please enjoy this episode with my sweet friend, Ruth.

Episode 25: BRITTANY MARIE PARKER is back! and it's her 25th birthday! This week we are welcoming Brittany Parker, my plutonic soulmate, back to "Hello Good Humans," to hear about how she has been doing since the first episode of this podcast (she was my first guest AND her episode was the most-streamed episode of 2023). She talks about her new job - kind of an unexpected career path for her, but one she is loving! She talks about how it has been living with a partner for the first time in her life, we play a couple little BFF q&a games, and I ask Brittany 25 questions for her 25 years of life. Everyone wish Brittany a happy quarter-of-a-century birthday!

Content warning: mentions of drugs and r*pe

Episode 24: I had the pleasure of sitting down (via Zoom) with a wonderful human being who I met this past summer at the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, hosted by the American Association of University Women in Washington D.C. Chloe Ettinger is one of those people who just keeps on surprising you... She is currently a veterinary professional, working on getting into Vet School, DJ-ing all over the country as "DJ Chloe" in a male dominated industry (she's so freaking cool, I know), is an Etsy shop owner, AND a huge Swifty. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did.

Follow Chloe on Instagram: @chloeettinger @chloes.craft.account

Episode 23: Peter Dahl is back for the 2nd part of our conversation! I am so thankful for this friendship, and am grinning ear to ear while listening to us talk. Peter opens up about his struggles with body dysmorphia, talks about some of his favorite books to read, favorite music, and so much more. Everyone needs a "Peetah" in their life.

Follow Peter on Instagram! @peterdahlwriter

Go purchase Peter's books "The Hunter's Tale" and "Yours Truly" -- available on Amazon!

Episode 22: Hello Good Humans is joined for a 2 PART interview with Peter Dahl -- author, feeler, thinker, an obvious Enneagram 4, and someone I'm so grateful to call my friend. Peter opened up so eloquently on this episode, talking about his writing process, growing up with a lot of religious influence, and how good it feels to cry. We also dive into the Enneagram personality test with a book called "The Road Back to You." This conversation was so wonderful, so heartfelt, and so genuine.

Peter's books: "The Hunter's Tale" and "Yours Truly" -- available on Amazon!

Episode 21: Sorry folks, but this will probably take the cake for the episode that forever has my heart. Rich McCabe, my grandfather and the ultimate good human, joined Hello Good Humans to share a couple snippets of his 87 years of life. We cover a lot in this episode, but believe me when I say that we could record hundreds of additional episodes with all of his stories -- who knows? Maybe we WILL! Grandpa Rich talks about growing up with 15 siblings, enlisting in the military, his deep Catholic faith, his marriage to my grandma, owning an alteration shop, and so much more. This episode truly means the world to me. Thank you, Grandpa, for letting me have this conversation with you. I love you.

Episode 20: CALI GURNICKI! As I start the episode with, "This is life." Cali Gurnicki is one of the best of the good humans I know. She joins Hello Good Humans to talk about her incredible experience hiking (she calls it walking...) earlier this year, her love of camp life, being adopted by her mom and dad, and her commitment to the Catholic faith. Cali inspires me to live with more spontaneity and freedom. I hope that her story brings you as much joy as it did me.