She Knows the Way

Either way, I'm slowly emerging from the much smaller world I've been living in since March of 2020, when this pandemic began.

And it makes me wonder if you're feeling unsteady too, as you (hopefully, possibly?) begin to emerge.

When writer Glynnis MacNicol woke up the day after her 40th birthday without a partner or a child and feeling "fantastic," she set out to understand why there are so few culturally acceptable life narratives for women. And to write a new one.

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Marketing expert (and adventurer) Lara Banker shares how she reinvented work and life after being laid off from a job she thought was exactly what she wanted.

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Diversity and inclusion expert and entrepreneur Dr. Cheryl Ingram gets real about being a black woman in a world that shows up differently for her; what it takes to face our past with vulnerability; and why cultivating self-awareness, forgiveness, and self-love is the only path to being who we really are.

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Sasha Heinz, Ph.D., MAPP, Developmental Psychologist, is an expert in Positive Psychology, lasting behavioral change, and the science of getting unstuck. Dr. Heinz has leveraged her academic expertise as a former faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania's Master of Applied Positive Psychology program to give her clients the tools to change their lives for good.

Sasha and I nerd out over positive psychology research – and uncover simple tools you can use to feel freer, live more in alignment with your values, stop self-sabotaging behavior, and make changes that stick.

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When Charlene Lam lost her mother, her creative instincts as a curator kicked in. And turned her grief into an opportunity for transformation.

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Odessa Jenkins discovered her purpose as a girl playing tackle football. Now she uses that "why" to break down barriers for women in sports and to find her way to what's next.

Odessa Jenkins is President of Emtrain and Founder of the Women's National Football Conference (WNFC).

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Jessica Shaw wanted to be an actress until a performance changed her understanding of what theatre can do – and how play helps us connect with ourselves and each other.

Listen in for these highlights:

-Jessica leads Lara and her producer Jennifer through a classic improv exercise – with hilarious results

-Why feeling resistant to play is exactly the right mindset to have going into a play exercise

-How a civic theatre performance in Ghana blew up Jessica's entire understanding of what theatre can do – shifted her vision for her life

-How play might save your tense family dinner and help you connect across generations

-How to tune into what makes you feel playful - and how to allow for more wonder in your day-to-day life

-Why finding your "little cheeky playful joy" might improve your emotional fitness (and make you more productive)

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Everyone is talking about burnout these days. But what if those "tips and tricks to prevent burnout" articles are just plain wrong?

Suzi McAlpine, a New Zealand-based leadership coach and author of Beyond Burnout, shares her personal experience of burnout and debunks the most common myths about its causes (spoiler: it's not your fault!).

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Lara shares her (very stream of consciousness!) thoughts about how the show has changed and how to build community around it going forward.

Our next full episode drops on November 9. We’ll hear from Suzi McAlpine, a leadership coach and author of Beyond Burnout, about why everything you’ve heard about burnout is wrong. 

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