I Choose Grit.

Episode 3 of crummy social-distanced audio & quality conversation. This simple weekly check- in gets deep this week. #coronavirus

Week two of sanity checks between Carrie and her two friends, Monica Murphy and Jacinta Van Hecke. This week we share progress on projects we’re working on, how we’re doing overall, and end by challenging ourselves (and you) to do something for the other while being ordered to stay home during Covid-19. Milwaukee artist fund: https://www.imaginemke.org/mke-artist-relief-fund/donate.php?fbclid=IwAR2o_EpB1xVIqvImkMoeMKa73Ho6lW6HN792spkdNIodEqZQt-9yfjupPI0

Carrie and two of her particularly creative friends (future guest Monica Murphy & former guest Jacinta Van Hecke) chat about their daily routines, what’s scary, what’s keeping them sane, and what’s just plain weird about their lives one month into being ordered to stay home due to Covid-19. They end by sharing challenges for listeners and one another to make the most of this time and share their progress on in future episodes.

No. But the whole putting your life on hold for an unprecedented amount of time for the sake of taking care of yourself? Feels oddly familiar to me.

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A short and sweet conversation between Carrie and her friend Danielle Noth, who was born with one less chromosome than many of us. D talks about her favorite movies and love for music and Carrie shares a few specific ways Danielle’s grit & sensitivity has lightened the load of her own suffering.

Matt Endres shares his story of how he learned to choose grit as someone born with a slightly different physique than many of us. His fiancé, Katie Boehm, tunes in to share her perspective on the topic. {aka- another fun love story included} Note from the host: apologies for the technical difficulties that led to some recording blips.

Oh shoot...I’m codependent. The eloquent, Jacinta Van Hecke, discusses a unique encounter with heartbreak she experienced in the form of the loss of an intensely close friendship. Jacinta shares how this experience shaped her into so much of who she is today. It taught her how to love, and it taught her to choose grit.

Sometimes dating gets gritty, and bringing the question of marriage into the picture can cause a whole lot of feelings to arise. Carrie introduces two of her biggest supporters, her sis and bro-in law, Bridget and Brett Hutchison. Hear how these two chose grit by facing hard things together and how, eventually, taking a leap into the unknown became an enormous blessing to many.

Brief thoughts from your host on the beginning of this project thus far while she finishes prepping the next lovely interview (possibly recorded from her pillow while in a fairly medicated state).

Your host (Carrie) shares some of her firsthand experiences of suffering that inspired this space and podcast to come to life.