Life and Laughter

Natalee Falk talks to me about literally finding her voice. Although she's been singing and performing since she was 2 years old, she didn't truly discover her real voice until recently. Listen to how she found herself - and where she goes from here.

"My story starts at the departure from the life I was 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑑 to live, and the success I was 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑑 to be. 

When I moved to Nashville 8 years ago, I had no idea that the career I was about to launch and spent my childhood and young adult life pursuing with my sister, would instead be coming to an end. After the split from my sister, and another foundation falling underneath me when my parents divorced at the same time. I spent an agonizing 8-year continuum of grief - letting go of who I thought I was and was supposed to be, so that I could discover who I was and was 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑡 to be.   

What I found was a neglected girl underneath…on the endless treadmill - desperate to be felt and seen… and heard her whole life. But singing without a say. A voice without any choice. Living by the agenda that my parents and the music industry had for me. After a journey of unlearning all that I was raised to believe about who I was an artist, a girl, a daughter, a sister… I learned that the departure from my old life would not be the story that I was supposed to tell. Instead, this new story I would tell would have to be my 𝑜𝑤𝑛. And in many ways, finding my voice…. for the first time."

Right off the bat in this episode, I made a mistake.

For some reason, I said there were five skills this week. I lied. There are only four.

I wasn't going to edit that because I don't try to hide my mistakes. I put them out for the whole world to see and ridicule.

Also, Roger got super-creative with music for this week's episode. Check it out. :)

Here's a list of all eight improv practices:

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My conversation with Shantel McBride was a heartfelt and interesting discussion about death - and life. 

Shantel McBride is a Hospice & Hospital Chaplain, Certified Trainer, nationally renowned Inspirational Speaker, and Grief Counselor. As a National Best Selling Co-Author of the book Success through Failing, clients say she embodies the Circle of Life. She’s known to add ‘splash to their dash’ – not only walking beside others while they take their last steps on earth, but teaching people how to really live while alive.

“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out.  It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being.”  

Shantel McBride can reignite the spark that grows into a bonfire of unlimited potential and opportunities for you. Learn more about Shantel here. 

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Improv is learning how to be adaptable, flexible and ready to pivot at any time.

Practicing the key concepts of improv can help you be a better person. And who doesn't want to be a better person??

I cover four concepts today:

And I'll cover four more concepts in two weeks. 

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Randall Carlisle has been in broadcast for more than 50 years and is a well-known face in Utah.

He now works for Odyssey House, a non-profit that helps thousands of people each year struggling with drug or alcohol misuse. With its residential programs, out-patient treatments, teen programs and sober housing, Odyssey House is on the frontline providing loving care.

Randall is very open about his own alcoholism and how he's stayed sober for many years.

I had an open and enlightening interview with Shawn. We talked about how avoiding discussions about race really limits our ability to grow and connect as a society, and having tough conversations is the only way forward. I appreciate his candor and his knowledge when it comes to diversity and racism.

Shawn Newell is a resident of Cottonwood Heights, serving on its city council. He serves as a community integrator working as the vice president of the Salt Lake Branch of the NAACP, a former Commissioner on the Governor’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Commission, and heads the Utah Multicultural Civic Council and is a member of the ME4U coalition. 

Shawn is a member of the Utah Manufacturer’s Association Board, the workforce and Economic Development Advisory Board at Salt Lake Community College where he has served as the Alumni Council President for Salt Lake Community College and a Trustee for SLCC. 

Mr. Newell is a Civility Ambassador for World Civility through iChange Nations. Additionally, he serves on the Utah Courts Committee for Self-Represented Parties, a member of the Utah State Board of Education, and as a President’s Ambassador for the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Newell also serves on the Utah State Department of Workforce services as an appointed Board member.

Shawn is a graduate of the University of Utah, Salt Lake Community College and has a Masters of Management degree from the University of Phoenix

You wouldn't think that spelling would bring about any kind of life lesson, but you'd be wrong. 

In this episode, I talk about three lessons that taught me how to forgive mistakes, stop listening to critics and find my power.

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Thanks, everyone, for listening! Go out there and . . . spell . . . words.

I thought for this 20th episode, I'd talk with my podcast producer, Roger Tuttle.

Roger is an award-winning photojournalist and a Professor of Communications at the University of Utah.

We share our favorite photos and talk about the emotional connection pictures and images create.

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