Riffing On Realness™

There is a lot of uncertainty in the world right now. It can be confusing and downright disturbing and hard to trust oneself in the face of an ever-changing landscape. In this episode, we explore how the world can condition us to not trust ourselves and how we can be our own guru and take back our power.

Pandemic times have created a shift in values and have changed the way we work.  We have created a ‘new normal.  The whats, whys, whens, and hows have been altered.  In this episode, we explore the good, the bad, and the neutral of these shifts and how to find our own ideal.

Ever have those days where it’s hard to get your head in the game?  We all struggle with periods where keeping inspired and in action in the world is difficult.  Even when we love what we do it’s easy to become disenchanted with the day-to-day and let the minutia and mundane weigh us down. In this episode, we unpack how the external world can impact our ability to ‘do the things, how we can overcome what is going on with ‘the collective’ and honor our own truth and harness the power of our natural innate wiring to get over the hump.

In this episode, we tackle a tricky and trigger-y subject. Real-life is what we all face and from time to time have a difficult time navigating. Join us as we dive in and see what happens while we explore times in life when boundaries are breached, betrayal happens and anger erupts. When finding the silver lining, turning the other cheek, and simply thinking positive doesn’t serve you, we unpack the alternatives. Sometimes it isn’t in our best interest to simply reach for a better feeling thought but rather excavate the shit and make a shift.

What is integrity? Everyone wants to claim it as their code of conduct and value system without thinking about it, because no one wants to be lacking in integrity right!? In today's episode, we ask ourselves a lot of deep questions about what it means and how we embody it. Not only do we have to honor our own integrity but also model it in the world. Join as we define it, but more importantly, explore how we live it and the surprises it holds in both definition and execution.

Here we discuss our pivotal point in human history and how we must stop ‘banishing’: parts of ourselves, parts of others, and whole selves and others.  In this episode we explore how we need to expand, expand, expand so that we can ‘hold it all’ to enlarge our perspective to end violence and punishment in favor of loving boundaries and wisdom.  We discuss the nuanced differences of still holding people and ourselves accountable with rehabilitation and healing vs total exclusion in an attempt to change patterns and even create a better future and thus a better history.

In our world we often struggle with not knowing all the answers and feeling like we don’t have clear direction or solid next steps.  In this episode we explore what to do when you are at the proverbial crossroads or don’t see the path clearly laid out in front of you.  We particularly loved this quote this week which kicked off our conversation:

“When we no longer know what to do, we have come to our real work and when we no longer know which way to go, we have begun our real journey.” -Wendell Berry

In today's episode, we explore the fear of change and the necessary trust in the process of unfolding, how ‘not knowing’ is actually the thing that allows us to step forward, and how sometimes… the dark nights of the soul are what is required for our evolution. The roots need as much attention as the leaves. As above, so below.

Do you ‘hustle and grind’ or ‘when in doubt wait it out’? There is no right or wrong way. We must learn to honor and accept who we are. In this episode, Carla and Jenn explore their opposite ends of the spectrum and unpack the learning and experiences in the imbalances that come with too much retreat and too much hustle and the striving to find the happy middle.

What would I be like to live as if you had nothing to lose? What would you choose? How would you live? Join us while we explore the illusions of safety in our lives and the things that keep us small and from reaching our greatest potential. In this episode, we cover limits and confinement and the dark places we can go and just how important it is to explore the dark to know the light.