Anita Overall is a Senior Global Sales Account Executive with Delta Air Lines, where she has built her career — and her life — for almost 20 years.

Anita and Katiuscia talk about the career pivots and relationships that got her there: the mentors who took a chance on her, the friendships that started as strangers at an airport gate, and the community that showed up when her family faced a health crisis.

She shares the surprising story of how Delta almost didn't hire her, why she brought cookies to the airport for six months straight, and what going back to school as a working mom of three taught her about resilience. She talks about building your own personal board of directors — the people who challenge you, encourage you, and know when to just listen instead of offering advice — and the career advice she gives to people who reach out wanting a promotion before they've built any relationship at all.

This is a conversation about the career pivots that shape a life, about resilience in the face of setbacks, and about understanding that you don't yet know all the people you're going to love. Anita's advice by the end: slow down, listen more than you talk, and go see the world while you can.

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00:00:00 Cold Open & How They Met
00:02:48 Meet Anita: Delta Sales Exec & Idaho Roots
00:05:32 Married at 19: Building a Life Fast
00:09:16 Chasing Hawaii, Landing in Real Estate
00:16:50 Back to School While Working and Raising Kids
00:21:13 Law School Detour to an MBA at 40
00:25:29 The Delta Rejection That Almost Wasn't
00:31:10 Embrace the Suck: Delta Family Culture & Intentional Relationships
00:45:44 When Health Struggles Hit Home: Community Showing Up
00:59:51 Letting Your True Self Show
01:06:01 Relationships Are the Real Business
01:15:57 Final Advice: Travel, Listen, Grow

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Darren Fitzpatrick is a firefighter paramedic with 16 years in EMS and 11 in the fire service — and in this conversation, he opens up about first responder mental health, PTSD, and what it actually takes to ask for help when your whole identity is built around saving others.

From fire academy and probation to wildfire season, family sacrifice, and the 911 calls that stay with you, Darren shares the side of the fire service that rarely gets talked about — and the moment he realized that being good at this job meant taking care of himself too.

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• Darren's path from personal trainer to paramedic to fire apparatus engineer
• What fire probation actually tests — and what it nearly cost him
• The mental and emotional load of 2–3 week shifts, 43 flights a year, and missing your kids
• Why first responders are trained to fall back on training, not rise to the occasion
• The moment the trauma caught up — and the conversation that changed everything
• Wildfire response, defensible space, and the long-term PTSD of fire survivors
• Weird, wild, and unforgettable 911 calls
• Heart attack warning signs your doctor wants you to know
• A drowning rescue and the birthday party that made it all worth it
• Building community from scratch when you move somewhere new

00:00:00  Intro: Firefighter Paramedic Darren Fitzpatrick on Mental Health
00:02:24  How Darren Fitzpatrick Became a Firefighter Paramedic
00:04:13  Fire Academy Training, Probation & What It Really Takes to Get Hired
00:07:26  Long-Distance Firefighter Life: Balancing Shifts & Family from Idaho to California
00:17:06  First Responder Adrenaline, Debrief Culture & Falling Back on Training
00:31:57 First Responder PTSD & Mental Health: When Darren Finally Asked for Help
00:32:23  Why Support Systems Save Lives
00:55:27  Wildfire Response in California: Defensible Space, Fire Inspections & Survivor Trauma
01:01:17  Weird 911 Calls, Frequent Flyers & the Reality of Paramedic Work
01:11:08  Relocating to Idaho: How Darren's Family Built a New Life and Found Community
01:19:51  Cardiac Warning Signs: What a Paramedic Wants You to Know Before You Call 911
01:30:30  Drowning Rescue & the Baby Who Survived: A First Responder Story of Hope
01:31:35  Heat Emergency Rescue on the Trail: Lessons in Asking for Help

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Carmen Goicoechea didn't set out to become an expert on slowing down. She was doing the opposite — racing through projects, managing family life, and never truly stopping. Then a trusted colleague handed her a book, and everything shifted.

Carmen walks Katiuscia through what she learned from “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry” by John Mark Comer — and what she discovered about herself in the process. Carmen is a Women in Industry Award recipient and someone who has thought deeply about why we hurry, what it costs us, and what it actually looks like to stop.

This one goes to places you might not expect. Carmen opens up about growing up as the oldest of five siblings, about creating a hurried household for her own daughters without realizing it, and about a deeply personal root — equating busyness with being loved.

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Also in this chat: the $75K happiness plateau, entertainment anxiety, what boredom actually was, and why Carmen says the antidote to hurry sickness might be as simple as five quiet minutes every morning.

00:00:00 Opening Hook: "I Equated Busyness With Being Loved"
00:01:25 Meet Carmen Goicoechea — Women in Industry Award Winner
00:02:23 Carmen Discovers The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
00:07:04 When You Were Always in a Hurry as a Parent
00:13:20 What Hurry Sickness Is — and Why It Wrecks Your Health
00:28:50 Hurry Sickness Symptoms: Do You Recognize Yourself?
00:33:42 How Hurry Kills Relationships, Love, and Wisdom
00:46:06 How to Unhurry Your Life: Silence, Solitude, and Morning Quiet
01:00:00 Contentment vs. Chasing More — The $75K Happiness Study
01:14:24 Carmen Gets Personal: Unlearning Busyness as Love

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He's been in Star since 1993, has deep roots going back to Idaho's late 1800s, and carries a political legacy that runs through his family's DNA — but what drives Mayor Trevor Chadwick isn't legacy. It's people.

Katiuscia sits down with Mayor Chadwick to go well past the résumé — the personal story behind why he does what he does, and the city he's building not just for today's residents, but for every kid who might need a little seed money to believe in themselves.

We talk about Star's extraordinary 135% growth since 2020, what "Star equals community" looks like on the ground, and the programs he quietly runs — from $45,000 in scholarships to a Mayor's Youth Council built to shape the next generation of leaders from the inside out.

There's also a moment in this conversation that stays with you. Mayor Chadwick shares something personal — a loss that quietly shaped everything he's poured into this community. You'll know it when you hear it.

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CONNECT WITH MAYOR CHADWICK & GET MORE INFO AT:
https://staridaho.org/

00:00:00 A Scholarship for Every Student
00:00:20 Meet Mayor Trevor Chadwick
00:01:20 Why Star Still Feels Like Home
00:02:42 Commercial Growth, Highway 16 & What's Coming
00:05:00 Building Community in a Growing Town
00:09:54 The Path to Mayor — Family Legacy & Grassroots Campaign
00:14:13  Mayor's Programs — Scholarships, Youth Council & Community Service
00:23:21 Freedom Park, Veterans Garden & Liberty Hall
00:28:02 The Loss That Became His "Why"
00:35:09 America 250, Black Wall Street & Why History Matters
00:37:08 Fourth of July, Star, Idaho Style
00:40:52 Safety, Police & Why People Move to Star
01:04:00 Final Reflections

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Some people just make a place feel like home. Brandon Tarpley is one of them.

Katiuscia sits down with her longtime friend Brandon Tarpley — Account Manager at the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce — for a conversation that goes far deeper than networking tips or business cards.

Brandon and his team at the Chamber have spent years helping nearly 2,000 member businesses find their people, their programs, and their place in the Treasure Valley. But what drives Brandon isn’t the metrics. It’s the moment someone calls to say: my business changed because of what we built together here.

Brandon talks about:

-Why in-person connection still outperforms every digital shortcut — even AI
-How the Chamber team guides new members without overwhelming them
-The Leadership Boise program: 50 years, 1,500 graduates, including mayors and CEOs
-Treefort Music Fest and its $10–15M economic impact on local business
-His networking rule: two or three genuine connections beats a room full of business cards
-Why “Boise Nice” is real — and why it changes how business actually works here

This is a conversation about what it means to truly root into a place — and what opens up when you do.

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00:00:00 Why Human Connection Still Beats AI
00:01:01 Meet Brandon Tarpley — Boise Metro Chamber
00:02:39 A Day in the Life of the Chamber Team
00:04:48 Connecting the Dots for Local Businesses
00:13:06 Events, Ribbon Cuttings & Building Community
00:17:24 Leadership Boise: 50 Years, 1,500 Graduates
00:26:35 How to Network Without Being That Person
00:30:17 Boise: A Vast Small Town Where Everyone's Connected
00:35:49 Brandon's Boise: Greenbelt, Treefort & Local Life
00:52:00 Growth, Belonging & Reaching Out to Brandon

Connect with Brandon Tarpley on LinkedIn.
or via email at [email protected].
Learn more at https://www.boisechamber.org/

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Craig McCarroll spent 8 years as a Marine in the elite First Recon Battalion and 6+ years of high-stakes contractor work— then spent years in the dark.
Infidelity during deployment. PTSD. Contractor life's hidden toll. A moment where suicide felt close. He doesn't hide any of it.

What came next was a different kind of mission — sacred plant medicine, ibogaine, Five MEO, DMT, and MDMA-assisted therapy combined with the Wisdom Dojo cracked him open and brought him back to life. He now teaches veterans to find their way home to themselves.

Whether you've served, struggled with mental health, or lost someone to suicide — this episode will hit you in the chest and remind you: truth really does set you free.

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Connect with Craig:
IG: CoachCraig_
FB: Craig McCarroll
in: Craig McCarroll
Fed up Kitchen: Meridian.fedupkitchen.com

RESOURCES:
The Wisdom Dojo: thewisdomdojo.org
Vajra Ocean: vajraocean.org
 
00:00:00  Truth Will Set You Free
00:01:27  Meet Craig McCarroll
00:03:44  A 23rd Birthday Decision
00:08:47  The Ocean as Medicine
00:10:21  Infidelity During Deployment
00:26:40  The Dark Night of the Soul
00:33:06  The Light Switch Moment
00:45:28  Grandfather, Grief & the Letter
00:53:53  The Birthday Ceremony
01:07:50  Sacred Medicine Is Real Medicine
01:18:32  The Reiki Table & the 3-Year-Old
01:20:15  The Warrior's Heart Awakens
01:27:50  The Second Mission
01:29:46  Wisdom Dojo: Finding His Path
01:46:39  Truth Really Does Set You Free

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What does it actually take to build a creative business that feels like you?

Katiuscia sits down with Maddy — brand photographer, videographer, social media strategist, and owner of Madeline Elise Productions — for an honest conversation about entrepreneurship, personal branding, and what authenticity actually looks like in business and in life.

Maddy shares her journey from photography school to building a personal branding business on her own terms. They get into creative burnout, learning to say no, pricing without apology, difficult clients, and the difference between content that's genuinely authentic and content that's produced to look that way. Plus — what a serious illness taught her about life, relationships, and why showing up as your real self is the most powerful thing you can do.

For the creative entrepreneur who's figuring it out. This one stays with you.

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📸 Connect with Maddy: @madelineeliseproductions

00:00:00  Why You Need Difficult Clients (Cold Open)
00:01:18  Welcome to It Stays Here & Meet Maddy
00:04:16  From Photography School to Running a Business
00:07:17  When Paid Work Stops Feeling Good
00:14:19  Trusting Your Gut & Aligning Work With Your Values
00:19:16  Learning to Say No & Knowing Your Worth
00:31:16  Showing Up Authentically on Social Media
00:34:16  Real Content vs. Produced-to-Look-Authentic Content
00:41:17  You're Not Going to Be for Everyone — and That's Okay
00:47:17  Going Viral, Trolls & Letting It Go
00:58:17  Lessons from Illness & Choosing Your People
01:06:16  No One Is Thinking About You as Much as You Are
01:10:16  Final Thoughts & Where to Find Maddy

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What if the conversation you had to walk away from could finally continue?

Welcome to It Stays Here — hosted by Katiuscia, where intentionality meets curiosity. Each episode is an invitation to go deeper: past the surface, past the resume, and into the real story. Katiuscia sits down with fascinating people to explore the moments, choices, and experiences that shaped who they are today.

After 30 years living with an autoimmune illness, Katiuscia knows that we grow not only through what we live — but through what others are willing to share. Here, guests open up about their careers, passions, turning points, and the human moments in between.

Because the best conversations aren't just heard. They're felt. They linger. They stay with you.

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