LET IT OUT

Today's episode is part 2 of my conversation with Natasha Zoë Garrett. Genuine, wise, thoughtful and truly one of the most effortlessly stylish people I’ve ever met, Natasha (founder of Roam Vintage) is one of a kind, just like the vintage gems she discovers. She’s incredibly honest, open and vulnerable about her challenges and wins in everything from her career to her mental health. She begins by sharing how she’s feeling now—embodied—which is particularly positive in the context of her history with eating disorders, panic attacks, anxiety and depression, as well as her winding path to sobriety. 

Natasha lights up a room with her curiosity, kindness and softness. She is beautiful in all ways and I’m happy to call her a friend. In this second half of our conversation, we cover the origin of Roam, inclusivity and the importance of role models, connection, shifting out of her styling career to focus on her business, travel, finding purpose, and more. Last week, we talked about how her family and upbringing informed her, her modeling career, finding the good in the difficult, and non-attachment.

Show notes:

- Follow @natashazoe and check out @roamvintage

- Our Breakup Kits are 22% off this month with offer code: valentine

- There are a couple of spots open in my one-on-one creative consulting! If you want to work with me, learn more here and book a free session with me to see if it's a correct fit 

- Subscribe to our newsletter to get show notes + essays, etc. sent to your inbox

- Follow @letitouttt on Instagram. I'm @katiedalebout

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Genuine, wise, thoughtful and truly one of the most effortlessly stylish people I’ve ever met, Natasha Zoë Garrett (founder of Roam Vintage) is one of a kind, just like the vintage gems she discovers. As you’ll hear in this two-part episode, she’s incredibly honest, open and vulnerable about her challenges and wins in everything from her career to her mental health. She begins by sharing how she’s feeling now—embodied—which is particularly positive in the context of her history with eating disorders, panic attacks, anxiety and depression, as well as her winding path to sobriety. 

Natasha lights up a room with her curiosity, kindness and softness. She is beautiful in all ways and I’m happy to call her a friend. We could talk forever so we’re splitting up this conversation into two parts. In this half, we cover how her family and upbringing informed her, her modeling career, finding the good in the difficult, and non-attachment. Next week, you'll hear more about the origin of Roam, inclusivity and the importance of role models, connection, shifting out of her styling career to focus on her business, travel, finding purpose, and more. 

Show notes:

- Follow @natashazoe and check out @roamvintage

- Our Breakup Kits are 22% off this month with offer code: valentine

- There are a couple of spots open in my one-on-one creative consulting! If you want to work with me, learn more here and book a free session with me to see if it's a correct fit 

- Subscribe to our newsletter to get show notes + essays, etc. sent to your inbox

- Follow @letitouttt on Instagram. I'm @katiedalebout

- Photo credit: Matthew Reamer

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This week I spoke to Cuban-American author Nikki Novo. We've known each other for years and she's been on the podcast before in one of our early episodes. Her many certifications and qualifications include certified hypnotherapist, Reiki healer, ThetaHealing practitioner, and many more. 

In this episode, we talk about Nikki's recent move from Miami to Asheville and what moving taught her about her identity. We get into intuition and how to use it in decision making, and how improving one area of life can fix other areas too. We explore why we all love talking about dating, love, and sex, and she brings her unique perspective on dating. Nikki recently had me on her own podcast, Soul Led, so if you want more where this came from, check out that episode here.

Show notes:

- Nikki is offering our listeners 10% off her Soul Seeker course - promo code LETITOUT

- Find Nikki on the Web | Instagram | Podcast (my episode here)

- Our Breakup Kits are 22% off this month with offer code: valentine

- There are a couple of spots open in my one-on-one creative consulting! If you want to work with me, learn more here and book a free session with me to see if it's a correct fit 

- Subscribe to our newsletter to get show notes + essays, etc. sent to your inbox

- Follow @letitouttt on Instagram. I'm @katiedalebout

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Episode 342: It's Not About You: Exploring Our Energy & Embracing the Unknown with Crystal Fawn

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This week I spoke to Rae McDaniel, a non-binary gender and sex therapist who works with transgender/non-binary/questioning folks who feel lost while transitioning their gender identity. Rae is the founder of Practical Audacity, a gender and sex therapy practice in Chicago. They also provide training in trans-affirming care for medical and mental health professionals and they hold a Masters of Education in community counseling. Our conversation covers how learning to communicate directly in sex impacts clearer communication elsewhere as well, the importance of sex education and resources, naming fear rather than ignoring it, approaching gender from a place of curiosity (not only for trans and NB folks but for everyone), and much more. I loved talking to Rae and I’m excited for you to listen.

Show notes:

- Check out Practical Audacity | GenderFck

- Our Breakup Kits are 22% off this month with offer code: valentine

- There are a couple of spots open in my one-on-one creative consulting! If you want to work with me, learn more here and book a free session with me to see if it's a correct fit 

- Subscribe to our newsletter to get show notes + essays, etc. sent to your inbox

- Follow @letitouttt on Instagram. I'm @katiedalebout

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This week I spoke to actress, advocate, philanthropist, and producer Torrey Joël DeVitto. She recently wrapped a six-season run on the NBC drama, “Chicago Med”, and we spoke on zoom from her farm in Michigan. A few years into her acting career, Torrey began volunteering in hospice and tells me how spending time with the dying shifted her perspective on life, death, and what's important. We also talk about navigating change within her industry, growing up around icons like Stevie Nicks and Billy Joel and how that influenced her creativity and work ethic.  Outside of her acting work, Torrey is an advocate for women's safety, health, and rights. She is on the board of directors of the youth-based organization SafeBae, so we speak about consent, safety, and education around sexual assault. I loved getting to know her in this conversation.

Show Notes:

- Follow @torreydevitto and @safebae

- There are a couple of spots open in my one-on-one creative consulting! If you want to work with me, learn more here and book a free session with me to see if it's a correct fit 

- ALL of our Let it Out Kits are 22 percent off until the end of the week, including our  Remix Your Resolutions kit and our breakup kits. Offer code: twentytwo

- Subscribe to our newsletter to get show notes + essays, etc. sent to your inbox

- Follow @letitouttt on Instagram. I'm @katiedalebout

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Today’s guest has been a friend for nearly a decade and a guest several times. In a departure from the wide-ranging conversations we usually have here, today we focus on about a topic she's recently been exploring. There’s no better person at explaining concepts to me than my friend Isabel Foxen Duke. 

You might know her as as a leading expert in the body positivity and body neutrality space. Her work has been seminal in my eating disorder recovery, and she was my introduction into areas including fat politics, intuitive eating, and health at every size. 

When she told me she was learning about cryptocurrency, I was all ears despite finance and tech being intimidating subjects to me. According to Bloomberg, 85% of Bitcoin owners are men, so I wanted to have a woman on to talk about it. Isabel's patience in explaining esoteric concepts gave me a baseline understanding and sparked a curiosity to learn more. We used my beginner's mind to record a non-intimidating introductory discussion, specifically about the economic problem millennials and Gen-Zers are facing and how Bitcoin can be a potential solution. I ask for clarification often during our discussion so I hope you too might get some of your questions answered. Even if you’re uncertain about your interest in the topic, it’s not a dull conversation because IFD is one of my favorite people to speak to.

Show notes:

- Isabel's course: Stop Fighting Food

- Find Isabel on the Web | Instagram | Twitter (for crypto-related content)

- Bloomberg article I reference about women and Bitcoin

- There are a couple of spots open in my one-on-one creative consulting! If you want to work with me, learn more here and book a free session with me to see if it's a correct fit. 

- ALL of our Let it Out Kits are 22 percent off, including our special holiday Remix Your Resolutions kit. Again, offer code: twentytwo

- Subscribe to our newsletter to get show notes + essays, etc. sent to your inbox

- Follow @letitouttt on Instagram. I'm @katiedalebout

If you liked this episode, try out:

Episode 185: Isabel Foxen Duke on Sanity Around Food, Surrender, Diet Culture, Fatphobia as a Social Justice Concept & So Much More

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Today’s guest is Madeleine Dore, a Melbourne-based writer and interviewer exploring how we can broaden the definition of a day well spent. For the past five years, Madeleine has been asking people about how they navigate their day on her popular site Extraordinary Routines and podcast Routines & Ruts. Most recently, she’s written a book called I Didn’t Do The Thing Today, out this week. I flew through an early copy and bring up some of my favorite insights from the book in this conversation. We also talk about finding richness in ruts, the paradox of choice and “infinite browsing mode", leaving space for surprise in our days, two kinds of perfectionism, the difference between standards and expectations, cringing at old work, and more. I loved speaking with her and I’m excited to hear your thoughts on finding richness in routines.

Show Notes:

- There are currently two spots open in my one-on-one creative consulting! If you want to work with me, learn more here and book a free session with me to see if it's a correct fit. 

- I mention my Podcast Kit in this episode. You can find it here (22% off with code twentytwo)

- If you happen to already have a podcast and want to learn more about growing it, check out our Market & Monetize kit (22% off with code twentytwo)

- Since we talk about interviewing in this episode, if you want to learn more, we have a kit called Art of an Interview (22% off with code twentytwo)

- All Let it Out Kits are 22 percent off, including our special holiday Remix Your Resolutions kit. Offer code: twentytwo

- Subscribe to our newsletter to get show notes sent straight to your inbox

- Follow @letitouttt on Instagram

- Photo credit: Prue Aja

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You may know today's guest actor, Joshua Jackson, from Dawson's Creek or The Mighty Ducks, or from his later shows, including Fringe, The Affair, Little Fires Everywhere, and most recently, Dr. Death, which earned him a People’s Choice award nomination. In this conversation (recorded over Zoom in the midst of the holidays), he  candidly shares lessons on navigating young fame, love and feeling worthy of it, what he’s learning as a new parent,  and how the vulnerable messy moments are where we grow. We talk about what his Broadway debut role in Children of a Lesser God taught him about listening and connection and how that has influenced his anti-racism work. He also tells me about his new production company, Liquid Media Group, which aims to create an easier path for independent filmmakers to share their content while allowing them ownership. 

He has enormous depth in his life experiences and I loved talking to him even more than I expected.

Show Notes:

- Find Joshua on Instagram | Twitter

- I'm @katiedalebout  - follow @letitouttt on Instagram

- Our newsletter to get show notes + essays, etc. sent  to your inbox

- The Invisibilia podcast episode on nostalgia I refer to

- The Fresh Air episode I refer to on rethinking the way we work

- All Let it Out Kits are 22 percent off, including our special holiday Remix Your Resolutions kit. Offer code: twentytwo

- There's currently 1 spot open in my one-on-one creative consulting! If you want to work with me, learn more here and book a free session with me to see if it's a correct fit. 

If you liked this episode, try out:

- Episode 299: Happy Thank You More Please with Josh Radnor

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Back on the podcast this week is Jules Bakshi, a professional dancer, choreographer, and founder and CEO of GOOD MOVE, a dance and mindful fitness studio for all genders, races, and sizes located in Brooklyn. Jules was in LA, so we caught up for hours at my kitchen table and reflected on the growth, change, and lessons she’s learned this year. It’s a fitting last episode of 2021 because Jules' first conversation, recorded at her kitchen table, was the last episode I recorded in Brooklyn on New Years' Eve 2019, the day before I left. In this new episode, Jules talks about being led by what is working rather than what is not, non-attachment, softening to become both more sturdy and more expansive, and what she's excited about for this coming year.

Show notes:

- Check out GOOD MOVE on the Web | Instagram

- All of the Let It Out Kits, including Resolutions Reframe, are 22% off with the code "twentytwo"

- Subscribe to our newsletter to get show notes sent straight to your inbox

- Follow @letitouttt on Instagram

- Photo credit: Elena Mudd

If You Liked This Episode, Try Out:

Episode 289: Making a [Good] Move with Jules Bakshi, Dancer and Founder of GOOD MOVE Brooklyn

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Erin Lovell Verinder is an herbalist, wellness expert, and writer. She has spent more than eighteen years working with natural medicine to promote well-being. She's also my dear friend. Her husband Noah is a fellow plant enthusiast, prolific designer, and strategist who most recently designed the new book Erin just wrote, The Plant Clinic. He's also a baker, reader, gardener, and one my dearest friends and fellow Michiganders.

In this episode we discuss finding and prioritizing beauty, thoughtfulness, creative process and collaboration, lessons on friendship and change, advocating for yourself creatively, trusting instincts, trust in general, finding community, and more.

Show notes:

- Find Erin on the Web | Instagram

- Erin & Noah's books: The Plant Clinic: Healing with Plant Medicine | Plants for the People: A Modern Guide to Plant Medicine

- All of the Let It Out Kits, including Katie's holiday workshops, are 22% off with the code "cosmic"

- Subscribe to our newsletter to get show notes sent straight to your inbox

- Follow @letitouttt on Instagram

-Photo credit: Georgia Blackie

If You Liked This Episode, Try Out:

Episode 316: ((happy thank you more please)) Friendship, Bonding, Space, Music, Sister Act 2, Big Thief, Persimmons & More with Erin & Noah

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