limbo podcast

Ashmi Pathela is an artist, writer, and coach who believes we can all create a life of our wildest dreams, and in the process, light up the world. Ashmi and I met nearly a decade ago during each of our first jobs at Facebook, and we've each come a very long (and unexpected) way! In this episode, we talk about Ashmi's experience with serious burnout, leaving Silicon Valley, becoming a "nomad" and living in Bali, the impact of using intuition and creativity to connect to and live through her heart, overcoming the fear of being seen, and the work of spiritual remembering.

Katie Dalebout is a writer and podcaster, and the founder of let it out, a community for sharing *soft stories*, the tender tales that connect us. Katie and I met when I took her Let [a Podcast] Out course and became fast friends during a time when we were both navigating huge transitions. In this episode, we talk about how integrating after a breakup inspired her latest Kits project, her nomadic period of travel, pivoting after a career bump, letting go & surrender, comparison and finding relief and power in staying in our own lane, and the importance of mental health and community for creativity.

Lenea Sims is a creative self-development coach and founder of Inner Play, an online self-development summer camp for adults - that you can do any time of year! She is JOY and WISDOM and BRIGHT COLORS! In this episode we talk about how burnout from her identity as a high-achieving student led her to a focus on feeling good, using energy work to dissolve stuckness and unleash creativity, the healing power of hobbies, bringing joy to wellness, and how to channel purpose through creativity and showing up.

In this episode we talk to non-profit founder, fitness instructor, confidence life coach and all around ray of light Jenny Gaither! Jenny and I met in Ibiza at a reiki retreat (what) with Millana Snow and soon realized we had crazy parallel paths. Recorded during week 4 of quarantine, we talk about how energy healing transformed our lives, grieving her cousin and best friend's death, finding purpose through movement, creating community and asking for help, becoming our own best caretaker and friend, and having compassion for where we are. Not to mention her incredible career as the founder of Movemeant Foundation, a master SoulCycle instructor, confidence life coach, and now boxing instructor at Shadowbox! No matter what you're going through or looking forward to, Jenny will inspire and motivate you to be exactly who you are, where you are.

Tina Essmaker (@tinaessmaker) is a coach, speaker and writer who helps creative professionals transition to the other side. In this episode we talk about navigating the space that often comes with transitions, flowing over forcing, finding alignment, the illusion of control and how letting go can be empowering. You’ll hear her story of how she went from growing up in Michigan to social work to starting a magazine for creatives to what she does today working as a coach and writer. She also shares some of her philosophies and tools to help you through any career transition you may be in.

We are back with Instagram's favorite writer and therapist Lisa Olivera! You probably know Lisa thanks to the little beams of light and relief she sends into our feeds every day. Lisa is such a smart, gentle and generous heart who seems almost magically in tune with the zeitgeist, sharing daily messages of support with her IG community that somehow address exactly what we're going through.

In this episode we talk about Lisa's path to becoming a therapist and writer, the importance of witnessing the process, the sometimes frustrating non-linear nature of healing, getting in touch with our passions, giving yourself permission to let small things be meaningful, how to support friends through hard times, tackling co-dependency, and how to show up in the in between times.

Erin Gilmore is a hilarious, open, and wise San Francisco-based yoga teacher who meets her students with a message of profound self-acceptance (and a great playlist). She's trained in trauma-informed yoga and is the founder of the monthly all women's class, StrongWomenSF, that benefits Planned Parenthood. In this episode, we discuss Erin's journey through depression and an eating disorder on her way to yoga, her daily practice of overcoming perfectionism and being "confidently messy," making money as a creative and asking for what you're worth, having a crush on your passion and taking action on your dreams, creating your own pace, and the rage of a smudged nail.

Trina Robinson is a creator who explores memory through film, archival materials, and text. he has most recently been on tour with The Moth, telling the story behind her video essay The Call – the discovery and exploration of the lives of her enslaved ancestors in Kentucky.

In this episode we talk about Trina’s long-haul creative process (she’s been researching the stories behind her film and talk for a decade), how she has become a vessel for her ancestors, the power that comes with committing to creating and committing to sharing your voice, and how to navigate the context switching between work and art and life that are all equally important and fulfilling in different ways.

This week's guest is the powerful, luminous and hilarious Lindsey Simcik. Lindsey is a multi-faceted creator - a writer, actress, and the co-founder and host of The Almost30 Podcast, a Top 100 iTunes Podcast for all things health, wellness, entrepreneurship, self-development, and humor. In this episode we talk about honoring the sacredness of being single, developing a creative practice, quitting jobs with intention, navigating identity, and her pathway to spiritual wellness.

LIMBO's first guest is Berna Anat, financial hype woman and creator of a financial literacy media series for young people at @heyberna. We discuss money shame, paying down debt, becoming financially literate, quitting your job and traveling the world for a year, loneliness, being other, starting your own business, and the joy and fear of never-ending transitions.