Are people born wicked, or does wickedness find them? In this episode, I explore the cultural and emotional impact of Wicked. From the dazzling performances of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande to the deep themes of identity, power, and friendship, this movie has left me—and theaters full of people—utterly transformed. Join me as I unpack why Wicked resonates now more than ever, the magic behind the music, and the personal connection we all have to finding our true selves.

Introduction:

• The emotional aftermath of seeing Wicked.
• Why this story of “othering” and empowerment hits so deeply in today’s world.

Key Themes:

• The emotional layers and rich storytelling of Wicked.
• The cultural relevance of Elphaba’s defiance against societal norms.
• The surprising parallels between Wicked and modern life—politics, identity, and freedom.

Behind the Scenes Insights:

• How Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande prepared for their roles.
• The immersive, hand-crafted set design that brought Oz to life.
• How the musical’s signature song, Defying Gravity, symbolizes personal freedom.

Pop Culture Commentary:

• How Broadway and Hollywood intertwine in Wicked.
• The off-screen drama and why it matters (or doesn’t).

Closing Thoughts:

• The transformative power of art to inspire and shake us out of autopilot.
• Your turn: How did Wicked affect you? DM me, email me, or send me your thoughts!

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In this eye-opening episode, I sit down with financial psychologist Dr. Brad Klontz to break down why we keep making the same money mistakes and how we can flip the script (literally) to start building real wealth. We talk about those money habits passed down from our parents and grandparents, and how we can finally unhook ourselves from that financial baggage. Plus, Dr. Brad drops some truth bombs about the lies we believe on social media and how they’re keeping us broke.

**Notable Moments:**

- [4:12] – Allison shares her fraught relationship with money and why she avoids it like the plague.

- [12:08] – Dr. Brad explains the four types of money scripts and how they run our financial lives.

- [25:45] – What wealthy people *really* spend their money on (Hint: It’s not fancy watches).

- [34:20] – Social media lies that keep us broke and why “stealth wealth” is the way.

- [45:36] – Allison talks about unlearning the productivity = self-worth lie we’ve all been sold.

**Resources Mentioned:**

- Dr. Brad Klontz’s book, *Start Thinking Rich* – Available for pre-order [here].

- Take Dr. Brad’s Money Script Quiz [here]

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Pharrell Williams' new biopic Piece by Piece was just released - and it got me thinking that there are three MASSIVE lessons learned that I needed to tackle some serious convention-breaking norms in a very fun and colorful way. 

I can't wait for you to hear this one. I've been really experimenting with new formats and sharing some big confessions of why this has been so hard and why I think it might be harder than it needs to be for you, too.

Notable Timestamps:

[00:01:44] Cultural deep dive on innovation.

[00:07:22] Synesthesia and creativity in music.

[00:09:00] Feeling different as a child.

[00:15:12] Outgrowing your emotional container.

[00:20:51] Shifting podcast format and focus.

[00:24:57] Curiosity as a key trait.

[00:27:27] The burden of being a fixer.

[00:30:41] Break up with hard.

[00:38:49] Creative experimentation for personal growth.

Resources mentioned:

Piece by Piece Official Trailer (big thank you for the audio clips)

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I (Allison Hare) was recently featured on the top-ranked podcast, She Sells Radio with Elyse Archer. We had a really interesting in-depth conversation about how to reinvent yourself after 40. One thing that has been circulating around my circles is that it can feel really overwhelming when you have built a big life and are realizing what you want - might have evolved into something different - and not sure how to make that pivot. Elyse Archer is a brilliant money and mindset coach and I’ve been an early client of hers. In fact, she’s been featured on this podcast in episode 97 which I will link in the show notes. I thought she asked such insightful questions that I wanted to share our conversation and her work with you here.

• Allison looks back on feeling the pull to work with Elyse and how it changed her life.
• It’s incredible to see someone put aside the reasons not to and start reinventing themselves.
• Allison shares what she learned as a child that impacted her career in later years. She explains her background and how she found herself in corporate sales.
• She suppressed her creative side to choose what she thought would bring her financial stability.
• It got to a point where she could feel that things were out of alignment. She had to get to the bottom of burnout.
• Giving a platform to the thing that lights you up the most opens up everything.
• For many people, it is somewhere around mid-life where they feel the pull to make a big shift.
• Where do we even start? It can be scary to make big changes, especially “later” in life.
• There is grief that comes with outgrowing the familiar.
• Grieving needs to be normalized. Pain is the price of evolution.
• There is a misconception and belief that many people have that they are not good enough.
• Allison describes the framework called Boom, Room, and Bloom.
• Give yourself some room to experiment but think of it like a playground.
• Limiting beliefs will hold so many back. Allison explains how she reconciled this within herself.
• Success is a patchwork of creativity and accomplishment that are all in alignment.
• We don’t have to wait for the event that knocks us down so hard and so far to make a change.
• Life is the sum of your relationships, not your achievemehttps://podcast.allisonhare.com/post/EP97:Girl-You-Need-To-Make-More-Money!w-Elyse-Archernts. When you invest in the relationships that you want to cultivate, life gets richer.
• The wrong people may derail you.
• Check out the resources on Allison’s website as well as her podcast at https://go.allisonhare.com/energy

Elyse Archer's Interview featured on Late Learner Podcast:

EP97: Girl, You Need to Make More Money with Elyse Archer

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Taking a decidedly hard left pivot to do a cultural deep dive into the new buzzy movie that everyone is talking about, The Substance starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, and co-produced, written and directed by Coralie Fargeat. Shockingly insane, it was like nothing I ever expected and I"m not sure if I recovered.

But despite the terrifying visuals and sound design, the message was pretty relevant and thought-provoking. 

The Substance Official Movie Trailer

Notable timestamps:
00:00:52 - Cultural Deep Dive: The Substance
00:01:33 - Movie Overview and Initial Thoughts
00:02:06 - Personal Connection to the Movie
00:02:59 - Reinvention Roadmap Newsletter
00:04:13 - Movie Premise: The Substance
00:05:04 - The Concept of DNA Splitting
00:06:13 - The Male Gaze and Perfection
00:07:08 - Body Horror Genre
00:08:00 - Demi Moore's Casting and Performance
00:09:04 - Exaggerated Male Characters
00:10:52 - Personal Reflections on Beauty Standards
00:14:00 - My Struggles with Body Dysmorphia, orthorexia, and disordered eating
00:17:50 - Aging and Beauty Standards
00:19:17 - The Morning Shed Trend
00:20:54 - Fighting Aging and Embracing Vibrance
00:22:03 - The Central Message of The Substance
00:23:06 - Coralie Fargeat's Perspective
00:24:50 - Self-Violence and Inner Conflict
00:26:12 - Audience Reactions and Final Thoughts

Let's GROW!

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Have you heard of emotional outsourcing? Me neither! I needed to bring this concept to you and remind us ALL to reconnect with our own powers and purpose when the world is trying to remind us that someone is wrong with us. NOPE! Not on my watch.

Victoria Albina (she/her) is a Master Certified Somatic Life Coach, UCSF-trained Family Nurse Practitioner and Breathwork Meditation Guide with a passion for helping women realize that they are their own best healers by reconnecting with their bodies and minds, so they can break free from codependency, perfectionism and people-pleasing and reclaim their joy.

Notable Timestamps:

• [00:02:31] Emotional outsourcing 
• [00:12:10] Slowing down for self-connection.
• [00:15:12] Self-exploration in daily habits.
• [00:21:02] Nervous system states explained.
• [00:28:03] Numbness and disconnection in burnout.
• [00:30:41] Functional freeze in productivity.
• [00:36:02] Self-compassion in emotional healing.
• [00:41:03] Interdependence and emotional support.
• [00:42:58] Inner child exercises.

Victoria Albina's Guest links:

• Website
• Special meditations for Late Learner listeners
• Feminist Wellness Podcast

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I've got a bone to pick with the personal development industry. I think you deserve better. And I'm going OFF on it.

Timestamps:

[00:00:46] Personal development dangers addressed.

[00:04:52] The need for new terminology.

[00:10:01] Healing vs. Being Broken.

[00:16:41] The comparison trap in parenting.

[00:18:06] Outgrowing your container.

[00:30:17] Choosing a new adventure.

[00:34:31] Where do you begin? A new bold framework

Resources mentioned:

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• Book your free brainstorm strategy call

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Where are my fellow control freaks? 

Such an interesting and way more helpful perspective to rethink and redefine perfectionism. You know when you read a book and it’s so groundbreaking and helpful, you can’t help but tell all your friends, post about it? Well, I was the recipient of essentially being attacked on all sides that I needed to read this award-winning book, The Perfectionists’ Guide to Losing Control by Katherine Morgan Schafler. Katherine is a seasoned psychotherapist and former in-house therapist for Google, with a BA in psychology from Berkeley and 2 masters from Columbia University and I’ve got her incredibly refreshing and game-changing approach broken down today. We talk about self-punishment vs. discipline. We talk about adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism and why restoration and resting feels like failure to perfectionists - and my favorite, control vs. power. I really am super excited for you to hear it and can't wait to hear what type of perfectionist are you!

Timestamps:

• [00:10:01] Redefining Perfectionism
• [00:13:14] Gender bias in language.
• [00:17:22] Perfectionism and power seeking.
• [00:23:10] Five types of perfectionism.
• [00:27:21] Parisian Perfectionists and Relationships.
• [00:31:26] Knowing your type of perfectionism and collaborating with others
• [00:34:10] Self-worth and self-esteem.
• [00:39:03] Rethinking self-punishment and discipline.
• [00:42:14] Emotional education and self-compassion.
• [00:50:07] Resisting rest and restoration
• [00:54:12] Restoring and emptying out.
• [00:58:37] The Power of Play.
• [01:02:07] Presence and Power.
• [01:07:37] Gray rocking technique

Katherine Morgan Schafler - Guest Links:

The Perfectionists Guide to Losing Control - A Path to Peace and Power

What kind of Perfectionist are you? Take the Quiz

Katherine Morgan Schafler - IG

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Training for my first half marathon is no joke. It was a wild ride with unexpected lessons learned along the way and I thought I would document it on Late Learner podcast as I continue to over-share my personal life for your critique, amusement, and benefit. Here's a recap of the episode:

1⃣ Learn a way to identify the right people to help support you on your journey
2⃣ How to morph roadblocks into new possibilities.
3⃣  A new self-analysis that can change EVERYTHING for you!

I can't wait to hear how this episode lands with you! Be sure to contact me below and get your own reinvention roadmap.

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Allison continues her series on belonging, talking to Dr. Jay Van Bavel about social identities, stereotypes, and exploring the truth behind our deep need to belong. How do we identify with others? What groups do feel safe with and which ones are considered threats? These are all questions that are important to our lives, our views on the world around us and our own views about our ourselves. 

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Social identities
• Political identities
• The impact of feeling excluded
• Are our thoughts really autonomous?
• The "7 Days Adventists" experiment
• Stereotypes: a double-edged sword

TIMESTAMPS:

[00:03:40] Influence of social groups.

[00:06:38] Social identity concept explained.

[00:11:08] The power of social groups.

[00:13:58] Political partisanship and biological predisposition.

[00:17:24] The power of linguistics.

[00:20:43] Cult-like dynamics in organizations.

[00:22:49] False beliefs in cults.

[00:27:35] Stereotyping in the political realm.

[00:29:15] Finding common ground for interaction.

[00:32:10] Stinky clothes experiment.

[00:36:15] Psychological safety in teams.

[00:39:25] Political identity affecting beliefs.

[00:41:55] Thanksgiving dinner polarization impact.

[00:46:37] The Power of Us.

GUESTS LINKS:

• Dr. Jay's website
• The Power of Us book
• Follow Dr. Jay on Twitter

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