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Happy and sad. Good and bad. Excited and anxious. So often in life, we are balancing multiple emotions over the same event, conversation, or experience. It’s a learning curve to let all these feelings exist in the same moment. This episode looks at this complicated aspect of being human. Caitlin talks about times she has felt this – including a funny recent late work night. She also talks about way more sports than she has any business doing and introduces a new segment called “Some Good Stuff!” She talks about Fernando Mendoza, breeding horses, her grandma’s wardrobe, and franchise quarterbacks all within the same 45 minutes. And somehow, it all flows. Oh – and you all get the first visual of her dog too. It’s a worthwhile watch or listen.
p.s.The Good Stuff is now on YouTube! Subscribe here
Episode Timestamps:
00:00 – Cold open: football banter & setting the scene
00:16 – Welcome to The Good Stuff podcast
00:28 – Episode theme: when two things are true at the same time
01:24 – Introducing a new segment: Some Good Stuff
02:44 – Some Good Stuff #1: Fernando Mendoza & authentic leadership
07:09 – Why authenticity is what actually draws people in
07:15 – NFL future talk & shutting down negative narratives
09:42 – Some Good Stuff #2: foster care parent TikTok
10:35 – The beauty and heartbreak of foster care stories
13:02 – Why seeing “good” in the world matters
13:38 – Main topic begins: holding conflicting emotions
14:26 – Foster care as an example of two truths at once
16:15 – Grief and peace after losing a loved one
18:39 – “Yes, and” vs “but” — why language matters
20:43 – Different people, same situation, different experiences
22:28 – Dolly Parton, rainbows, and emotional tradeoffs
23:58 – NFL example: injury, opportunity, and mixed emotions
26:22 – Empathy, pressure, and living someone else’s dream
30:53 – Loving multiple teams and conflicting stories
34:47 – A personal work story: seriousness & absurdity coexist
37:48 – Why loving your job doesn’t mean it isn’t heavy
40:35 – Relationships, reactions, and emotional responsibility
43:11 – Grace for others’ experiences you can’t see
44:31 – Managing complexity in healthy relationships
45:27 – Reflection, accountability, and circling back
Subscribe to The Good Stuff on YouTube here
Follow The Good Stuff Podcast on Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.good.stuff.podcast
Follow The Good Stuff Podcast on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/the.good.stuff.podcast/?hl=en
Visit The Good Word, Co.: The Good Word, Co.
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By The Good Word, Co.Happy and sad. Good and bad. Excited and anxious. So often in life, we are balancing multiple emotions over the same event, conversation, or experience. It’s a learning curve to let all these feelings exist in the same moment. This episode looks at this complicated aspect of being human. Caitlin talks about times she has felt this – including a funny recent late work night. She also talks about way more sports than she has any business doing and introduces a new segment called “Some Good Stuff!” She talks about Fernando Mendoza, breeding horses, her grandma’s wardrobe, and franchise quarterbacks all within the same 45 minutes. And somehow, it all flows. Oh – and you all get the first visual of her dog too. It’s a worthwhile watch or listen.
p.s.The Good Stuff is now on YouTube! Subscribe here
Episode Timestamps:
00:00 – Cold open: football banter & setting the scene
00:16 – Welcome to The Good Stuff podcast
00:28 – Episode theme: when two things are true at the same time
01:24 – Introducing a new segment: Some Good Stuff
02:44 – Some Good Stuff #1: Fernando Mendoza & authentic leadership
07:09 – Why authenticity is what actually draws people in
07:15 – NFL future talk & shutting down negative narratives
09:42 – Some Good Stuff #2: foster care parent TikTok
10:35 – The beauty and heartbreak of foster care stories
13:02 – Why seeing “good” in the world matters
13:38 – Main topic begins: holding conflicting emotions
14:26 – Foster care as an example of two truths at once
16:15 – Grief and peace after losing a loved one
18:39 – “Yes, and” vs “but” — why language matters
20:43 – Different people, same situation, different experiences
22:28 – Dolly Parton, rainbows, and emotional tradeoffs
23:58 – NFL example: injury, opportunity, and mixed emotions
26:22 – Empathy, pressure, and living someone else’s dream
30:53 – Loving multiple teams and conflicting stories
34:47 – A personal work story: seriousness & absurdity coexist
37:48 – Why loving your job doesn’t mean it isn’t heavy
40:35 – Relationships, reactions, and emotional responsibility
43:11 – Grace for others’ experiences you can’t see
44:31 – Managing complexity in healthy relationships
45:27 – Reflection, accountability, and circling back
Subscribe to The Good Stuff on YouTube here
Follow The Good Stuff Podcast on Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.good.stuff.podcast
Follow The Good Stuff Podcast on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/the.good.stuff.podcast/?hl=en
Visit The Good Word, Co.: The Good Word, Co.