Memes, Metaphors and Magic

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Just a quick podcast update... wishing you a happy holiday and looking forward to bringing you new content in the new year! 

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Memes: 

• The Breakfast Club Quilting Meme - "Let me tell you about the Breakfast Club meme first because it's the iconic movie poster image of the stereotypical high school kids and I labeled it with different techniques, subcultures in the quilting world."
• Harry Potter "They're Quilts Not Blankets" Meme - "Harry Potter... has this arch enemy and they are face to face in a magical shootout showdown and so the image on the meme, he's holding out his wand and you can tell he's just really intense and he's going to utter this curse and the caption is 'They're quilts, not blankets.'"
• The Sewing Room Won't Tidy Itself Meme - "So this 1... says, 'The sewing room won't clean itself so we'll just close the door.'"

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Metaphors:

• THE INTUITING FUNCTION OF THE MYERS BRIGGS TYPES IS A POPCORN POPPER.
• OGRES ARE ONIONS. 
• QUILTS ARE METAPHORS.
• Underlying, or primary, metaphors:
  • CONSIDERING IS WEIGHING.
  • ORGANIZATION IS PHYSICAL STRUCTURE.
  • INTERRELATEDNESS IS PHYSICAL INTERCONNECTEDNESS. 
  • TIME PERIODS (IN OUR LIVES) ARE CONTAINERS.
  • AFFECTION IS WARMTH.
  • EMOTIONAL INTIMACY IS PROXIMITY.

Magic:

• 4 Lifepath Number (Numerology)
• 2 Expression Number (Numerology)
• 9 Soul Urge Number (Numerology)
• 11 Personality Number (Numerology)
• Context® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Maximizer® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Activator® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Libra (Astrology)
• INFP Myers Briggs Type

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• Visit www.truebluequilts.com 
• Subscribe to True Blue Quilts on YouTube 
• Listen to Quilting on the Side
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  • Spotify
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• Follow True Blue Quilts on Instagram

Pop Culture:

• The Breakfast Club
• Star Wars
• Star Trek
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
• Shrek

Resources:

• Loss, Grief and a Blanket by Dr. Lori Hofmann
• Subculture: The Meaning of Style by Dick Hebdige
• Once More, With Feeling: Partnering with Learners to Re-see the College Experience Through Metaphor and Sensory Language by Taran Cardone
• Foundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors

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Shownotes

Memes: 

• The "This is Fine" Meme - "So meme that I chose is the meme of this dog sitting at a table with his coffee, just kind of casually sitting there and then behind him is engulfed in flames, right? And so that's the one side of things. And he's just kind of.  And for those of you who might not be able to see or listening to the podcast, I just made it kind of like a aloof face facial expression, I would say. And then the other side is a little smiling dog that says with the caption bubble, this is fine."

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Metaphors:

• MAXIMIZING SOMETHING IS POLISHING A PEARL.
• TWITTER/X IS A DUMPSTER FIRE. (Shoutout to our earlier episode with Dr. Shamika Karikari!)
• THE DOG IN THE "THIS IS FINE" MEME IS US TRYING TO SEEM FINE WHEN SOMEONE ASKS US HOW WE'RE DOING.
• FINDING AND EXPRESSING YOUR THOUGHTS IS CRACKING AN EGG.
• THE LIFE CYCLE OF A TREE IS THE LIFE CYCLE OF A HUMAN BEING.
• Underlying, or primary, metaphors:
  • PROCESSES ARE LIVING FORCES.
  • THE NECESSARY MATERIAL FOR A PROCESS IS FOOD. 
  • CHANGE IS MOTION.
  • THE EXPERIENCE OF TIME IS OUR OWN MOTION ALONG A PATH.
  • TIME PERIODS ARE CONTAINERS.
  • ACTIVITY IS LIFE. (INACTIVITY IS DEATH.)
  • CONSIDERING IS WEIGHING.

Magic:

• 7 Lifepath Number (Numerology)
• 3 Soul Urge Number (Numerology)
• Learner® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Restorative® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Maximizer® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Intellection® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Achiever® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Developer® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Scorpio (Astrology)
• ENFJ Myers Briggs Type

Pop Culture:

• On Fire webcomic strip by Casey Green, which includes the This is Fine meme (Merch available on their website!)
• Hannah Montana

Resources:

• Mental Health First Aid Training (Shoutout to when we first discussed this training with Stephen Henninger in an earlier episode!)
• The Introvert Advantage: How Quiet People Can Thrive in an Extrovert World by Marci Olsen Laney 
• Serenity Prayer
• Once More, With Feeling: Partnering with Learners to Re-see the College Experience Through Metaphor and Sensory Language by Taran Cardone
• Foundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph Grady 

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Shownotes

Memes: 

• Beyonce Sipping Meme - "It's the meme where Beyoncé is kind of glancing at the crowd as if she walked into a conversation and she's sipping on a drink. Let's say it's a Sprite or Slurpee or something. And then she kind of gives this odd look of like, "This is really none of my business." And she walks away. That's the meme in a nutshell. She's got on a hoodie, a black hoodie. So you can see that she really did just walk in and kind of turn and she's like, 'Forget this.'"

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Metaphors:

• FINDING THE RIGHT MEME IS LIKE FINDING THE RIGHT HALLMARK CARD.
• HAVING THE RIGHT MEME TO MAKE THE POINT YOU WANT TO MAKE IS LANDING THE PLANE.
• YOUR PLANTS' HEALTH AND WELL-BEING ARE YOUR OWN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.
• LIFE IS A JOURNEY.
• Underlying, or primary, metaphors:
  • PROCESSES ARE LIVING FORCES.
  • THE NECESSARY MATERIALS FOR A PROCESS IS FOOD.
  • CONSIDERING IS WEIGHING.
  • CIRCUMSTANCES ARE WEATHER.
  • PURPOSES ARE DESTINATIONS.
  • MEANS ARE PATHS.
  • ACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION.

Magic:

• 1 Lifepath Number (Numerology)
• 9 Expression Number (Numerology)
• Futuristic® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Individualization® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Strategic® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Capricorn Sun Sign (Astrology) 
• INTJ (Myers Briggs Type Indicator)

Support and Connect with Sienna!

• Read Sienna's book chapters!
  • The Table: Stories from Black Women in Student Affairs,  https://www.amazon.com/Table-Stories-Black-Student-Affairs-ebook/dp/B08CYCZVGN
  • Navigating COVID-19: Perspectives and Strategies from Women of Color in Academia https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-35613-1_16
  • Anti-Racist Community Engagement: Principles and Practices. https://styluspub.presswarehouse.com/browse/book/9781945459290/Anti-Racist-Community-Engagement
• Find Sienna on Threads @ssabdulahad
• Follow Sienna on Instagram

Pop Culture:

• The Godfather

Resources:

• Truth Initiative: Inspiring Lives Free from Smoking, Vaping & Nicotine
• The Sciences of the Artificial by Herbert A. Simon
• Metaphors: A Practical Introduction, 2nd Edition by Zoltan Kovecses
• Once More, With Feeling: Partnering with Learners to Re-see the College Experience Through Metaphor and Sensory Language by Taran Cardone
• Foundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph Grady

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Memes: 

• Stay Away From Negative People Quote Meme "Beware of negative people. They always have a problem for every solution." - Albert Einstein (Maybe? The internet attributes this quote to several people.)
• It Isn't the End Quote Meme - "Everything works out in the end. If it hasn't worked out yet, then it isn't the end." - Unknown

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Metaphors:

• "LIFE IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES..." - Mrs. Gump in Forrest Gump
  (Sound familiar? Revisit this metaphor in Episode 2 with Matt Kwiatkowski on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!)
• LIFE IS A JOURNEY. 
• Underlying, or primary, metaphors:
  • PURPOSES ARE DESTINATIONS.
  • MEANS ARE PATHS.
  • ACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION.
  • (LOGICAL) ORGANIZATION IS PHYSICAL STRUCTURE.
  • INTERRELATEDNESS IS PHYSICAL INTERCONNECTEDNESS.
  • IMPORTANT IS CENTRAL.
  • ASSISTANCE IS SUPPORT.

Magic:

• 8 Expression Number (Numerology)
• 11 Lifepath Number (Numerology)
• 3 Soul Urge Number (Numerology)
• Leo Sun Sign (Astrology)

Support and Connect with Tyrone!

• Follow Tyrone on Instagram @tyrussell365
• Connect with Tyrone on LinkedIn
• Visit Lehigh Valley Faces at FacesINT.com
• Visit Cleveland School of Cannabis at CSCSchools.edu (web address changed since the conversation after they became accredited)

Pop Culture:

• Ali Abdaal

Resources:

• Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
• My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor
• Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown
• A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles" by Marianne Williamson
• Once More, With Feeling: Partnering with Learners to Re-see the College Experience Through Metaphor and Sensory Language by Taran Cardone
• Foundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph Grady

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Memes: 

• Dr. Who Pair-O-Docs Meme - "I was trying to find memes  that spoke to like our relationship and how I look at the world. So I found one and there are two actors from Dr. Who, which I don't watch. But one of them saying, 'Why can't you have two doctors in the same place? Reason is because it would be a pair of docs.' And it just struck me funny because we were on a journey to become a pair of docs for a long, long time. So I appreciated that... And paradox. I love paradoxes."

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Metaphors:

• THE INTUITING FUNCTION OF THE MYERS BRIGGS TYPES IS A POPCORN POPPER.
• A LITERATURE REVIEW IS A SEASON SYNOPSIS OF A NETFLIX TV SERIES.
• IDENTITY WITHIN LEADERSHIP IS AN ICEBERG.
• YOUR LIFEWORLD IS YOUR GARDEN. (and YOU ARE THE PRINCESS OF YOUR GARDEN. AND YOUR GARDEN IS THE ARENA.)
• Underlying, or primary, metaphors:
  • SIMILARITY IS PROXIMITY.
  • EXISTENCE IS VISIBILITY.
  • A SITUATION IS A LOCATION.
  • CONTEXTUAL ROLES ARE LOCATIONS.
  • CONSIDERING IS WEIGHING.
  • ALTERNATIVE UNDERSTANDINGS OF AN ENTITY ARE SIDES OF AN OBJECT.
  • CONSIDERING IS LOOKING AT.
  • MORE/BETTER/POSITIVE IS UP.
  • PROCESSES ARE LIVING FORCES.

Magic:

• 1 Lifepath Number (Numerology)
• 7 Expression Number (Numerology)
• 8 Soul Urge Number (Numerology)
• 8 Personality Number (Numerology)
• Futuristic® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Individualization® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Strategic® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Activator® (Numerology)
• INFJ (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator)

Support and Connect with Lori!

• Visit Lori's website and sign up for coaching with Lori at TanbarkCreek.com
• Visit Lori's friend's website at NoCodeUniversity.net

Pop Culture:

• Dr. Who

Resources:

• How Male Technology Leaders Navigate Inclusion and Diversity Expectations Using a Paradoxical Leadership Framework by Lori Hofmann
• Once More, With Feeling: Partnering with Learners to Re-see the College Experience Through Metaphor and Sensory Language by Taran Cardone
• Art of Rhetoric by Aristotle
• Four Days to Change: 12 Radical Habits to Overcome Bias and Thrive in a Diverse World by Michael Welp
• In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women's Development by Carol Gilligan
• A Princess and Her Garden: A Fable of Awakening and Arrival by Patricia R. Adson
• A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles" by Marianne Williamson
• Foundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph Grady

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Memes: 

• Little Girl with Owl Meme - "The first meme is the girl. It's a young girl. I'm going to guess she's probably maybe 8 to 10 years old and she's literally holding her hand up and she has on this big thick brown leather glove covering her arm. And there's a huge hawk standing on her hand... And it's one of those empowering photos where you go, be as strong as a little girl holding the hawk. And it just jumped out at me." [We realized later in the conversation that it was an owl and not a hawk.]
• Andy Dwyer Happy Meme - "It's a picture of Chris Pratt, and he has this total look of surprise. His mouth is open and... it's a happy surprise... It's like, 'Oh my gosh, I can't believe I just discovered this. I found something. I'm excited!' And I love that meme because throughout the day, I am in complete shock and surprise at the things that happen at the farm."

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Metaphors:

• THE LITTLE GIRL WITH THE OWL IS WHEN WE ARE FEARLESS IN TAKING ON CHALLENGES. 
• ANDY DWYER IS THE DELIGHT WE EXPERIENCE WHEN WE EMBRACE FEARLESSNESS AND JUMP IN.
• HORSES ARE MIRRORS INTO HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR.
• Underlying, or primary, metaphors:
  • MORE/BETTER/POSITIVE IS UP.
  • HAPPY IS UP.
  • KNOWING/UNDERSTANDING IS SEEING.

Magic:

• 9 Expression Number (Numerology)
• 4 Soul Urge Number (Numerology)
• 5 Lifepath Number (Numerology)
• Positivity® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Woo® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Harmony® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Developer® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Taurus (Astrology)

Support and Connect with Sharon!

• Engage with Sharon on Facebook at On Course Equine
• Follow On Course Stable on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
• Email [email protected] to learn more about On Course Stable's Equine Assisted Learning and Coaching 
• Check out Vivid Salon near the University of Cincinnati campus

Pop Culture:

• Parks and Recreation

Resources:

• Pure Possibilities - Align Your Heart, Mind, Energy & Soul Podcast with Shannon Danielle

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Memes: 

• Tired AF Chihuahua in Unicorn Costume Meme - "Okay, well, the first one I sent it has a picture of an angry disgruntled chihuahua type dog in a costume. It's a unicorn costume with a bright purple horn and across the top of the Instagram photo it says when you're a magical majestic creature with secret powers but you're... tired af but, yeah, that one appeared multiple times."
• Pick Your Battles Meme - "It's like a conversation between two accounts or like a reply to an initial post from one account. The initial poster is @thequeerwithoutfear is the handle and it says 'Pick your battles, pick... pick fewer battles than that. Put some battles back. That's too many.' And then Miss Voltairine, which going back to philosophy, replied and said, 'Me, frantically trying to hold on to my armload of battles, battles falling out of my pockets: NO I need ALL these battles.'"

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Metaphors:

• PROVIDING FEEDBACK IS A PROCESS OF PUTTING THINGS ON A TABLE AND LOOKING AT THEM.
• LIFE IS A STRUGGLE. / ARGUMENT IS COMBAT/WAR/STRUGGLE.
• REGULATING ANGER IS REGULATING AIR IN AN INFLATED TIRE.
• LIFE IS THEATER. / LIFE IS DRAG. / HUMANS ARE ACTORS IN THE THEATER OF LIFE.
• LIFE IS BOTH/AND. / ALL OF LIFE IS INTERCONNECTED AND MAKES SENSE WITHIN THE WHOLE. 
• Underlying, or primary, metaphors:
  • KNOWING/UNDERSTANDING IS SEEING.
  • CONSIDERING IS LOOKING AT.
  • UNDERSTANDING IS GRASPING.
  • CONSIDERING IS WEIGHING.
  • ALTERNATIVE UNDERSTANDINGS OF AN ENTITY ARE SIDES OF AN OBJECT.
  • DIFFICULTIES ARE OPPONENTS.
  • OBJECTING IS ATTACKING.
  • INTENSITY OF EMOTION IS HEAT.
  • BEING IN CONTROL IS BEING ABOVE.
  • SOCIAL STATUS IS VERTICAL ELEVATION.
  • MORE IS UP.
  • LESS IS DOWN.
  • EXISTENCE IS VISIBILITY.
  • (LOGICAL) ORGANIZATION IS PHYSICAL STRUCTURE.
  • INTERRELATEDNESS IS PHYSICAL INTERCONNECTEDNESS. 
  • SIMILARITY IS ALIGNMENT.

Magic:

• 7 Lifepath Number (Numerology)
• 8 Expression Number (Numerology)
• Connectedness® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Ideation® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Harmony® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Woo® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Relator® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Sun in Scorpio (Astrology)
• Moon in Aquarius (Astrology)

Support Katie's Work!

• Support the nonprofit groups in your local area that are doing the work, whether that's to support survivors of domestic and sexual violence or other causes. In Katie's words, "Think about your local community and where you can plug in."

Pop Culture:

• Meet the Parents
• Meet the Fockers

Resources:

• Purple Leash Project (a collaboration between Purina and Red Rover to keep beloved pets with their owners escaping and surviving domestic abuse situations)
• Metaphors We Live By by George Lakoff & Mark Johnson
• Foundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph Grady

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Meme(s): 

• Meme - "So it is a picture of Morpheus from The Matrix. So, hopefully, everybody has seen The Matrix. It's a fantastic movie. And it says, 'What if I told you eating quote unquote healthy isn't always conducive to a healthy relationship with food or one's mind and body?'"

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Metaphors:

• EITHER/OR THINKING IS BLACK OR WHITE.
• COMPLEXITY IS GRAY.
• LIFE ISN'T ABOUT THE DESTINATION; LIFE IS ABOUT THE JOURNEY. / LIFE IS A JOURNEY.
• Kintsugi pottery - BROKEN AND MENDED POTTERY PIECES ARE BEAUTIFUL IN THEIR BROKENESS AS ARE HUMANS BEAUTIFUL IN THEIR BROKENNESS.
• Underlying, or primary, metaphors:
  • MORALITY IS CLEANLINESS.
  • IMPORTANCE IS SIZE/VOLUME.
  • IMPORTANCE IS MASS/WEIGHT.
  • DIFFICULTIES/BURDENS ARE HEAVINESS. 
  • MORE/POSITIVE/BETTER IS UP.
  • DESIRE/NEED IS HUNGER.
  • AFFECTION IS WARMTH. 
  • EMOTIONAL INTIMACY IS PROXIMITY. 
  • PURPOSES ARE DESTINATIONS.

Magic:

• 11 Soul Urge Number (Numerology)
• 4 Lifepath Number (Numerology)
• 9 Expression Number (Numerology)

Support and Connect with Alana!

• Follow Alana on Instagram @freedomwithfoodandfitness
• Visit Alana's website!
• Buy Alana's book! 

Pop Culture:

• The Matrix

Resources:

• Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love. Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown
• Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff
• Women Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything by Geneen Roth
• Authoring Your Life: Developing Your Internal Voice to Navigate Life's Challenges  by Marcia Baxter Magolda
• Empathy Cards by Emily McDowell
• Foundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph Grady

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Memes: 

• Distracted Boyfriend Meme - "So this meme is the meme where you have one guy that's walking down the street with his girlfriend holding her hand, but he's looking, looking over his left shoulder back to another girl that caught his attention. So it's a very popular meme that people use. And then the people usually put words over it where essentially the way people use that meme is you have something that's yours, but there's something that's not yours that's catching your attention. But the thing that's in your hand is looking at you feeling neglected."

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Metaphors:

• "If there is a metaphor, I would say if I'm the man, what's in my hand is life and what's walking away from me is football, right?"
• "There's a quote from a show Friday Night Lights that I love and the quarterback Street said, 'You can have it all, but you can't have it all at once.'... It's about timing and there's a sense of anxiety and you want things."
• "A ship in the harbor is safe but that is not what ships are built for." - John A. Shedd
• Underlying, or primary, metaphors:
  • KNOWING/UNDERSTANDING IS SEEING
  • DESIRE/NEED IS HUNGER
  • IMPORTANCE IS SIZE 
  • PURPOSES ARE DESTINATIONS
  • ACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION 
  • CHANGE IS MOTION
  • CIRCUMSTANCES ARE WEATHER
  • TIME PERIODS IN OUR LIVES ARE CONTAINERS.

Magic:

• Connectedness®  (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Developer®  (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Restorative®  (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Responsibility®  (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Maximizer®  (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)  
• Relator®  (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Taurus (Astrology)

Support and Connect with Darnell!

• Follow Darnell on Instagram @livetofailure
• Subscribe to Darnell's YouTube channel where you can view his 2-part 150 LB Weight Loss Journey series
• Subscribe to House Party Entertainment's YouTube channel to watch the Do You Know Black shows
• Follow @doyouknowblk on TikTok and @Do you Know Black on Instagram

Pop Culture:

• Great Gatsby Reaction / Leonardo DiCaprio Toast Meme
• Roll Safe Think About It Meme (Check out our episode about this meme with Lauren Bullock on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!)
• Friday Night Lights
• Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Resources:

• The Pivot Year by Brianna Wiest
• Authoring Your Life: Developing Your Internal Voice to Navigate Life's Challenges