I’m happy to introduce you all to my awesome friend Joe Dolan.  Joe is in his 6th decade of life but his enthusiasm, joy and passion for living and experiencing the world is inspiring, as is his kind and caring heart.  I’ve always admired and been inspired by his dedication to family, friends, and living life fully and I was so grateful for the opportunity to dive into his thoughts and philosophies in this episode.

We are all living through what I’ve heard described as a collective trauma and it’s impacting us each uniquely.  In my book I wrote about my winter of life and at times this experience has felt the same or at least familiar. 

As we all are trying to emerge from this collective winter, I’m hoping you find something inspiring or helpful from Joe’s journey to help you on yours.  I know I did.

Thank you Joe!

See my podcast page for full show notes. 

I’m so excited for you all to meet my friend and teacher Nadin Lorenz, who works as an online German language teacher and soon to be author! Part way through the plague, I decided to take some German lessons to brush up on that skill I spent 8 years of my life learning but that had remained tucked away (in a shoebox for those who have read AfterLIFE) for the better part of 2 decades.  By saying Yes to that I’ve had many fun Saturday mornings talking about travel, art, history, culture and life in general with the amazing human being who calls herself Nadin.

Nadin has fun stories about listening to what was calling her.  She was fortunate to realize early on that corporate work life was not what she wanted.  What she did that was awesome was to listen to that inner awareness and take action!

That action has taken her on adventures around the world and here she shares some really helpful and useful philosophies and outlooks that made this possible for her and that have helped as she pursues her passions and dreams.

Even if you aren’t ready to give up all that you are doing, her advice on travel, exploring cultures, and life itself is so inspiring and motivating.  I already had wanderlust before our conversation, and now I have it even more!

Enjoy, like, subscribe and share.

Danke Nadin!

In our episode she talks about a pilgrimage trail that she recently hiked in Portugal called The Camino de Santiago. Here is a great link to that trail that is definitely something I plan to do!

Although this lesson wasn’t specifically about learning languages we did touch on that.  I listed many of the resources I use in Episode 5, with my Italian teacher Valentina!

Join me in this episode to dive into the journey of my friend, Jill Duncan.  If you know Jill, you love Jill. If you don’t, you will! She’s an amazing human who lives with a beautiful combination of mind, heart and soul. She is smart, funny, driven, fun loving, talented, focused, positive, supportive, professional, Brave, and just a bright beautiful soul.

During our fun conversation she shares her wisdom and philosophies that have guided her along her way as she is driven by the core values of love, service, and compassion.

Jill is the Founder, Owner and Organic Farmher at Loving Roots Urban Farm. Loving Roots is a small-scale, no-till, regenerative urban farm specializing in beautiful and delicious greens and roots.  She began planting for her first season as an urban farmer just as the Covid lockdowns began but found a way to thrive during a difficult time and is currently planting for Season 2. I cannot wait because I’ve made the best salads of my life with her greens! (Check out her website and definitely sign up for her news letter to be kept up to date with what she has available and how to get it! Link Below)

She also is the owner of Wellness By Jill where she practices body work that is a holistic, therapeutic practice that restores balance to all systems in the body resulting in overall health and well being.

Jill motivates me every time we talk when I get to hear about what new things she’s contemplating.  She dives into whatever she does with mind, heart, and soul and I know you’ll take away some helpful and things from this.

So, with that, let’s meet Jill!

Loving Roots Urban Farm Don’t forget to sign up for her news letter!

Loving Roots Instagram

Wellness by Jill

Hey Friends!

Welcome to Episode 10 and Happy Women’s History Month! For a while I’ve been wanting to dive into the lives of various historical figures I’m fascinated by and interested in.  I mentioned in my book AfterLIFE, that as I restructured my life to have more free time I’ve used that to pursue my passions in history and especially art history and especially-especially Italian Art History.  So, to celebrate not only the accomplishment of me getting to my 10th episode, but also Women’s History Month I’m taking time to chat a bit about Artemisia Gentileschi, the Italian Baroque  Badass from Rome as well a few other things!

Please enjoy the episode. Please like, subscribe, review if you are enjoying this journey of mine.  I hope it is inspiring your own journey to whatever is calling you!

Please see the post on my website for more fun information from this episode! Carloblog.com

In this episode I had the joy and honor to spend time with professional comedian, actor, and improvisor Rafe Williams!

During the 6 years I’ve known Rafe through the improv community it has been so fun and inspiring watching him grow as an artist.  I laughed so hard the first time I saw him.  Then again and again as I watched him develop and master his craft playing in more and more places in my city and around the country. Watching him kill it as a stand up comedian, doing sketch comedy, and performing improv has been a blast.  THEN one day I found myself in a packed theater watching him record his live comedy Album, Young Grandpa! I felt such joy witnessing him realize that dream and so many other things.  It was even more special knowing how open he is to sharing, helping, and cheering others (including me) on with their goals.

Rafe is kind, funny, intelligent and has a ginormous heart.  He takes his craft seriously but himself lightly. All of this comes through in our fun, and vulnerable conversation that I know you’ll enjoy.  Rafe shares great stories from his life and many of his thoughts and philosophies that are guiding him on his journey that could help you on yours!

Please enjoy.

For more information on Rafe, check out his Website.

If you need some laughs, and who doesn’t right now, please consider getting his album Young Grandpa.

In my book AfterLIFE I spoke very openly about my experience with therapy because of the profound importance it played in my healing and growth.  I didn’t access this tool for many years in my life, because I thought doing so was “giving up” or “being weak”.  No one in my world ever discussed what it was or the benefits they received from. I believed that I could positive affirmation may way through anything in life.  That plus a combination of physical exercise that helped me burn through anxiety until several crisis hit me at once and I finally reached out for help. See my book for the complete story :)

I’ve been open about my experience so others will maybe reach out sooner than I did, but I could only speak from layman’s perspective, and my experience so I wanted to bring an expert on to have general conversation about therapy, what it is, how one finds a therapist, different ways to access it on various budgets and more!

As a practicing Licensed Professional Counselor, Janelle brings all that and more to this great conversation.  I learned so much and hope you do to! Please like and subscribe to my podcast where ever you listen to it, share it with the world and leave a kind word wherever you can!

Thank you for joining me, and enjoy your Journey!

To reach Janelle: [email protected]

Great Therapy an finding a therapist resource: Psychology Today

Books Discussed:

Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke

The Gift of Therapy, Dr. Irvin D. Yalom

The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are, Brené Brown

The Untethered Soul, Michael A. Singer

The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle

Anything by Ken Wilber

Holy moly folks!  I’m so excited to introduce you to Elli Richter!

Elli is a life coach and I wrote about how she helped me in the very first chapter of my book, AfterLIFE.  Her kind encouragement to be my own best friend gave me the nudge I needed in my journey to healing.  Several years later, I circled back with Elli and was blown away with the new tools she had to work on subconscious coaching.  The work we did together last year is what I needed to help me break past some resistance I felt in finishing my book, getting it published and ultimately beginning this podcast.

I can’t say enough about how much she helped me and I’m so happy to introduce her to you now.

If you want to learn more about Elli and her process, definitely check out her website ElliRichter.com.  You can even sign up for a free 30 minute consult…which is exactly how I began!

For amazing and uplifting content follow her on Instagram: Elli’s Instagram.

If you’re enjoying the podcast please like, follow, review and share to help get the word out.

Thank you so much,

Carlo

Join me for a delightful hour to learn about Becca’s journey to co-creating Pound Jewelry with her mom and sister, Linda and Mia.  These three awesome ladies channel their own talent, love, and magic into beautifully crafted jewelry that you should absolutely check out! (Link below)

I had so much fun learning more about Becca’s story and I know it will be fun and motivating for you too! If you’ve read AfterLIFE or have been making your way through It’s the Journey with me, you know how excited I get with people yes and-ing their dreams and passions.  From afar, I’ve watched Becca do in the decade plus that I’ve known her and with this episode we explore many of the fun paths she’s taken across the country and around the world!

We’ll see that in addition to the love and support from her family, she has a tribe of amazing, supportive women in her life that have inspired her to create her own magic.

Check out Pound Jewelry here.

You can see even more of their magic and be bedazzled by Pound Jewelry on Instagram Here.

In our conversation we also spoke about Becca’s big heart, her drive to help, and her ginourmous love for animals. Especially Elephants.  Here is the wildlife conservation she mentioned that she has been able to help. Imire Rhino & Wildlife Conservancy

Finally, I love it when a friend tells me they are starting a business, or any new fun adventure.  It’s so fun watching someone’s ideas, passions, and talents getting channeled into something new, beautiful and unique, and that is exactly what happened with Becca. I hope her story inspires you to say yes to whatever is calling to you!

Thank you so much.  Please check out Pound Jewelry and don’t be shy about sharing my content with anyone you know who wants live out loud and on purpose.

Enjoy your journey,

Carlo

Ciao tutti!

If you know me, or if you’ve read my book , AfterLIFE, you know how important my experience of learning Italian and connecting with that part of my heritage has been to my growth and happiness.  Valentina Colasuonno has been there for most of that journey helping me not only learn the language, but also helping me understand the history, culture, and food of Italy.

For just over 3 years we have spent 2 hours a week nearly every week speaking Italian.  She patiently listens as I stumble my way through the learning process as I’ve tried to talk about some of the ideas that eventually made their way into my book or sometimes we just talk about pasta, pizza, travel, or cats!

In this episode we dive right into all kinds of topics, just like in our lessons except for today we spoke in English, with only a few dashes of Italian.

Many friends have been curious about my  lessons, so I wanted to introduce my teacher to you all.  Our lessons are as light and easy as the conversation you’ll hear in this episode.

Valentina has a  Youtube channel called How to Italian.  Here you can find some great lessons and fun information about Italy! 

If you’d like to try some lessons you can find her on Italki Here

And you can find lots of her fun and helpful content on Instagram Here.

Saying Yes to learning Italian has been one of the most fun things I’ve done on my journey these past several years.  If your thinking about it just try.  If you have questions about my experience let me know!

So now please enjoy my 5th Episode of It's the Journey with Valentina!

Please see my website for more! Carlo

In AfterLIFe I gave many examples the importance of seeking out experts.  The right person at the right time can accelerate your progress and save years of frustration. My work with Nancy is a great example of this.  In this episode you’ll get to hear a lot about my work with her in a one on one setting, and other ways she helps people pull their books from themselves.  Her structured and thoughtful process works so well!  You’ll also get to learn about her amazing journey to becoming The Book Professor.  I know you’ll love this episode.

To learn more about Nancy’s book coaching and book publishing services you can find them here:

The Book Professor

Stonebrook Publishing

Or you can reach out directly to Nancy at:

[email protected]

Thank you for listening and enjoy Your Journey!