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Kari talks with Joe Loya, a man who was convicted of robbing 30 banks and wrote about his time in prison and his life in the memoir, The Man Who Outgrew His Prison Cell. Joe and Kari explore the intersections of language, religion, maleness and violence and talk about how our ideas of hierarchy and gender impact the way we use and justify violence. Joe's unique history and educational background make him a compelling storyteller. Come listen to this fascinating conversation.

Order Joe's book here https://www.joeloya.ltd/

Joe's podcast, The Bank Robber Diaries, can be found here https://play.acast.com/s/thescore

Kari's website www.kariodriscollwriter.com

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Come listen as Kari and Kute Blackson talk about what it means to surrender, how it changes our perspective when we find the courage to surrender, and how it's related to faith in something larger than us and experienced in our bodies. Whether you're facing a difficult decision or grieving a huge loss or just trying to bolster yourself to make a bold move in your life, how do you think about surrender?

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kuteblacksonlovenow

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/kuteblackson09

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kute-blackson-35755519/

Life Changing event in Bali www.boundlessblissbali.com

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Kari talks to Kathy O'Driscoll, a human-resources professional who has worked in corporate and non-profit organizations, about what it means to work, how the nature of work is changing, and how we can adapt our ideas about labor, effort, and community to shift the way we work. They explore what it means to do uncompensated work like caregiving, the onset of artificial intelligence, the balance of work and play, and how we can incorporate what we know about neurodiversity into our ideas of work. You won't want to miss this one!

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Connect with Kari O'Driscoll Author, Educator, and Founder of The SELF Project

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Kari talks with Andrea Carlisle about her new book, There Was an Old Woman, and her thoughts about aging. Listen as they explore what it means to be "women of a certain age," talk about those obnoxious targeted social media advertisements for "belly fat" and what it might look like to age without shame, and see how Andrea compares aging to adolescence.

Andrea's website: https://andreacarlisle.com

Buy Andrea's book:  https://osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/there-was-old-woman

Meet Kari O'Driscoll Author, Educator, Founder of The SELF Project

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Please join me for this short episode where I examine my own relationship to grief and invite you to think about the ways you have been taught to grieve, and how we can learn to hold each other when we're in this space.

Learn more about Grief and Rage Rituals here: https://kariodriscollwriter.com/my-work/

Reach out to me at [email protected] with questions

Find Kari O'Driscoll in Instagram @karilodriscoll

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Tanya is the author of Leaving Tinkertown, a memoir about her father's early onset Alzheimer's. She and Kari talk about what it's like to watch our parents age and shift our relationship to them as things get harder for them to navigate on their own. They also talk about what it's like to forge fun, adult relationships with our elders and relate to them on a new level altogether. This one is packed with resources for folks who are caring for elders, so stay tuned and check out the show notes afterward for important links.

Tanya's website: www.tanyawardgoodman.com

Tanya's Instagram: @twgoodman

Tanya's favorite movie about Alzheimer's, dementia, aging, creativity. https://www.therestimakeup.com/

https://dementiaminds.org/

https://alzauthors.com/

Kari's website: www.kariodriscollwriter.com 

Link to the Sandwich Generation Facebook group

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Whether you are someone who reads or writes poetry or not, you'll love this episode. Kari and Dimitri talk about playing with language, the difference between spoken word and writing, identity, and even stray into why Kari's youngest daughter sometimes calls her "the Priest." Dimitri reads some gorgeous pieces from his latest book, Papí Pichón, and talks about how he teaches writing. Please join us!

Dimitri's website: https://www.dimitrireyespoet.com

Order his latest book here- Papí Pichón

Read along with Dimitri as he reads his poem: https://www.duendeliterary.org/dimitri-reyes

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This short episode explores what happens when we think we are "too much" to handle in relationship. What if I'm in crisis? What if I have a lot of trauma? What if the thing I'm working on is "too hard?" Kari talks a little about how we can shift our ideas around what it means to be held in relationship so that we know we are worthy of love no matter what. Got 20 minutes? Check it out.

Find out more about Kari O'Driscoll Author, Speaker, Founder of The SELF Project

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In conjunction with other podcasters celebrating gratitude, Kari talks to her friend Thereza - a reiki master, yoga instructor, and mindfulness educator - about gratitude practices, how gratitude shows up in our relationships to nature, each other, and ourselves. They explore how their individual gratitude practices have impacted their well-being, mental health, and the way they move through the world.

Thereza's website: https://howlinghealingarts.blogspot.com/

Kari's website: https://kariodriscollwriter.com/

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Join Kari and Emily as they explore ideas of success, what it means to each of them, the three different kinds of success, what capitalism teaches us about wealth, philanthropy, and how to be happy (versus being safe and secure).

Visionality Partners, Emily's company https://visionalitypartners.com/

Visionalitys' Building Forward Series: Kari and Emily talk about grief and living a mission-based life https://visionalitypartners.com/videos/grief-living-a-mission-based-life/

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