Ordinary Chaos

Ordinary Chaos

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Ordinary Chaos episodes

  • S2E14: Natasha on coffee, chaos, and ripples

    0:50 Natasha loves coffee

    2:56 What would your younger self be surprised about your current self?

    3:34 Do you want to talk about how you came to the US?

    7:04 Have you been given a piece of advice that you’re really glad you didn’t follow?

    8:26 Can you think of feedback you’ve been given that changed how you view yourself?

    10:28 Is there something you wish people knew about you?

    11:06 What’s your superpower?

    13:00 If you had to be famous for something, what would it be?

    14:45 Do you have a question for the next person?

    15:11 If you could change one small thing about the world, what would it be? Or one small thing in your life that would have a large ripple effect going forward?

    17:23 Natasha asks me questions!

    17:30 What patterns do you see in interviewing people for the podcast?

    19:48 Do you ever go back and do a deep dive with anyone?

    28 min
  • S2E13: Meghan talks about empathy and trauma

    0:40 Meghan loves dogs

    2:36 What would your younger self be surprised about your current self?

    5:03 Over time, have you been given feedback that changed how you look at yourself?

    10:12 Is there a piece of advice you’v ever been given that you’re so glad you didn’t follow it?

    12:29 What’s your superpower?

    18:21 What is something about you that you wish people knew?

    19:27 If you had to be famous for something, what would you want to be famous for?

    21:18 Is there a question you’d like me to ask the next person?

    22:34 How do you take care of yourself and keep your joy when everything is pushing towards fear?

     

    26 min
  • S2E12: Dale writes and helps others write

    0:56 How did you get started in writing? 

    5:35 Dale’s first novel

    9:45 A fateful ferry ride…

    15:16 A layoff and a call from a friend set the next move

    21:03 I love that you just jumped in

    28:22 “The one I knew I jumped into…”

    33:13 Did you do your retreats during COVID?

    35:40 People would rather be told what they’re doing right

    40:10 In doing the same types of facilitating, how do you keep it fresh for yourself?

    42:02 What’s your biggest frustration?

    42:53 How do you decide what you’re going to charge?

    45:32 Is there anything you wish people understood better about your work or what you do?

    46:36 Where can people find your work?

     

    49 min
  • S2E11: Katherine on beauty in every day

    Katherine talks about joy in herself, joy in the every day, joy in raising good kids

    0:42 Katherine loves Moser crystal that was her mother’s

    4:05 What would your younger self be surprised about your current self?

    5:16 If you were going to be famous for something, what would it be?

    6:40 What’s one thing you wish other people knew about you?

    8:15 Is there a piece of advice you were given that you’re glad you didn’t follow?

    11:02 Can you think of feedback you’ve been given, positive or negative, that affected how you view yourself?

    13:27 What’s your superpower?

    16:34 Do you have a question you’d like me to ask the next guest?

    16:57 What’s the most fun thing you’ve done lately?

    20 min
  • S2E10: Rocket Kid on being a kid

    0:40 Rocket Kid is back!

    1:02 What is the best part of being a kid?

    1:44 Can you be more specific?

    2:20 Do you think that LEGO will stick with you through life?

    3:35 Similarities in good and bad things in being a kid versus being an adult

    6:13 “There was a cartoon I saw….”

    7:06 Three cups of ordinary and a dash of chaos

    8:52 Speaking of croutons…

    10:08 How has your summer been going?

     

    We recorded this over the summer, but he’s back in school now!

    13 min
  • S2E9: Carrie is a teacher, a mom, a weightlifter

    0:43 Carrie loves Taylor Swift

    2:19 What would your younger self be surprised about your current self?

    3:13 Is there something you wish people knew about you?

    7:28 Is there a piece of advice you were given that you’re glad you didn’t follow?

    8:04 Is there feedback you’ve been given that’s changed how you view yourself?

    9:57 If you had to be famous for something, what would it be?

    12:59 What’s your superpower?

    15:15 Do you have a question for the next guest?

    15:38 What’s your favorite cookie?

    18 min
  • S2E8: Cheryl and Burst of Butterflies

    0:56 Where did the idea come from?

    2:13 What were the steps involved to turn it from an idea to an actual physical place I can walk into?

    3:33 Where did the name come from?

    4:36 Did any of you have business experience?

    5:12 How did it grow?

    6:12 How did you navigate the pandemic?

    9:48 You had two locations and now have one….

    11:01 With the worst of that behind us, do you have a vision moving forward or just keep plugging ahead for now?

    11:40 In the time that I’ve been coming there, you’ve expanded what you offer as well.

    13:36 Did you have any role models in this process?

    14:39 What is a bump that you hit unexpectedly?

    16:25 Has it been difficult working with your family?

    17:26 How do you decide which materials to have available?

    20:37 Do you have any advice for someone that has an idea not in motion yet?

    22:01 Is there anything that I haven’t asked you that you wanted to talk about?

    22:51 Where can people find you?

     

    https://burstofbutterflies.com

     

     

    25 min
  • S2E7 Trans miniseries: Jess

     

    1:12 Jess loves comic books and the beach

    7:12 I know there are a lot of horror stories, and I’m glad you’ve not experienced them, at least in this realm? Which leads to a conversation about surgeries.

    11:18 It sounds like it’s a series of where the line is, or deciding what’s worth the cost (in time, discomfort, cost, etc.)

    13:17 How did you become aware that you weren’t who you wanted or needed to be?

    18:33 Because coming out is a decision that needs to constantly be made, how do you decide when, where, to whom?

    24:02 Who was the first person you told?

    32:35 You said that folks had a lot of questions. Is there a question that you’re just tired of getting?

    51:39 Do you think your experience of being trans would be different if our culture wasn’t so gendered?

    53:13 Has the way the world interacts with you changed since you transitioned?

    58:32 What’s something that cis people take for granted?

    1:01:28 Where did you learn to do makeup?

    1:04:30 How has going from a heterosexual marriage to a homosexual marriage affected…anything?

    1:06:07 Do you have any advice for a trans person contemplating transitioning?

    1:14:47 If you had to be famous for something, what would it be?

    Refuge restroom app

    1 hr 17 min
  • S2E6 Trans miniseries: Jayden

    1:12 Jayden loves Star Wars

    1:45 What would your younger self be surprised about your current self?

    2:42 The person I taught presented female and the person I’m talking to is not, so when and how did you know that was you?

    4:27 Who was the first person you told?

    4:59 How did coming out to your family and/or your girlfriend go?

    7:15 How did you choose your name?

    8:24 Was there a moment that you looked in the mirror and were like, “Ahhhhhh”?

    9:20 How is it different moving through the world as a man instead of a woman?

    11:53 As soon as you had a label and a framework for realizing you were trans, was the decision to transition immediate?

    13:05 Speaking of surgeries, do you get a lot of questions about genitals and your sex life?

    16:08 Coming out would need to be a decision to make every time you’re with new people. How do you decide who to tell and who not to tell?

    17:55 Was there anything noteworthy about your relationship changing from a lesbian relationship to a heterosexual relationship?

    19:01 What’s something that cis people take for granted?

    21:21 How much of your life hasn’t changed at all?

    24:15 Do you have any advice for a trans person who is contemplating transitioning?

    26:59 If you had to be famous for something, what would it be?

    Refuge Restroom app

    30 min
  • S2E5 Trans miniseries: Macey

    1:20 Macey loves people

    1:56 What would your younger self be surprised about your current self?

    2:42 What prompted you to transition in your 40s?

    6:51 What was the first conversation you had with your wife like?

    9:19 What was it like transitioning from a heterosexual marriage to a homosexual marriage?

    11:22 I imagine that a lot of your life didn’t change at all…

    15:03 Was there a moment you looked in the mirror and went, “Ahhhhhh”?

    19:38 Your relationship with your wife was never in question. I’m extrapolating from that that your relationship with your son wasn’t either?

    20:57 This pulls other people into the closet with you.

    21:47 The two most important people, no problem. What about concentric circles outside of that?

    36:25 Every time you meet a new person, there’s the coming out decision. How do you decide to whom, when, how?

    40:01 You mentioned a story about a guy from Wyoming…

    41:41 What do cis people take for granted?

    42:55 Do you get a lot of questions about your genitals or your sex life?

    43:50 How do you think this experience might be different if society was less gender-rigid?

    48:39 Have you noticed any differences in how people interact with you as a female than as a male?

    49:30 Do you expect the non-passableness to change?

    51:33 What’s your experience with medical care?

    53:01 Is there a question you’re tired of being asked?

    54:19 How did you choose your name?

    57:48 Do you have any advice for someone contemplating the switch?

    59:26 Ending with a question from the Person Next Door series: if you had to be famous, what would it be for?

     

    The YouTube link she references

     

    Macey's coming out FB post

     

    Refuge Restroom app

    1 hr 2 min

About Ordinary Chaos

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You don’t have to be famous to be interesting. Everyone is interesting. Everyone has a story. I want to draw out the stories of ordinary people to highlight that fame isn’t what makes a person interesting—life is.