Ordinary Chaos

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?

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?

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?

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?

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!

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?

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

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?

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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?

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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

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