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Have you ever thought you were on top of the world, only to discover you were actually teetering on the edge of self-destruction? By all outward appearances, Simon Stephen (@intorcida) was winning at corporate life. But when he found himself leaning out the window of a 10th floor London hotel room, he realized just how far he was from his own definition of success. 

Highlight Reel:

0:45 Corporate Stress

2:00 You'll never know what hit you

4:00 Are you in an abusive relationship with your career?

12:00 On the ledge

15:00 Your possessions won't save you

17:00 Taming the monster within

22:00 Listening to the tough-love feedback

26:00 Untwisting

37:00 Signs of burnout

43:30 The smell of happiness

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/6419LOObBWk 

Read the transcript: https://www.thatsaloud.com/post/come-down-from-the-corporate-ledge-w-simon-stephen

Opportunities for adventure are all around us. Will you heed the call? Today we are joined by Olivia Meighan, host of The Irish Survival Podcast (@the_Irish_survival_podcast) and lover of the natural world. 13-year-old Olivia wasn’t thrilled about the idea of being locked inside during the Coronavirus pandemic. Little did she know it would launch her on a whole new kind of adventure! She’s here to remind you that you’re never too young, or too old, to leverage your unique voice to create value in the world.

Highlight Reel

1:40  The Irish Survival Podcast

3:00 Sitting around the campfire

5:40  Treat wildlife like people

7:10  Mastering 2020 online tech

8:10  The outdoors is great craic

8:50  You won’t know if you don’t try

12:00  Visualize your ideal world

16:20  Limitless possibilities

Read the transcript: https://www.thatsaloud.com/post/adventure-is-always-around-the-corner-w--olivia-meighan

How much consideration do you give to what goes into your body and how it got there? In today’s episode, Kristen Joy (@VoluptuousLife) shares with us her journey of getting back into balance with nature, self-healing, self-discovery, and self-advocacy through nutrition.

Highlight Reel

1:00 - Getting back into balance with the animal kingdom

3:30 - The segregation of Earthlings

7:00 - The power of nutrition

15:00 - Cleaning up our act

21:30 - Finding our balance

24:00 - What’s right for YOU?

25:50 - When confrontation doesn’t go as expected

29:00 - Planting the seed as teacher/student

30:00 - Be your own health advocate

38:30 - A magical, perfect world

41:40 - A little miracle

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/sUZfWarxACQ

Read the transcript: https://www.thatsaloud.com/post/all-creatures-great-small-w-kristen-joy

Your big decisions should be made by one person: you. Colleen Mitchell (@InspiredForward), a type 1 diabetic, joins us today to discuss how listening to her own body and doing her own research gave her control over her blood sugar levels. Whether it’s public speaking, getting your message out, or defending your health, Colleen is here to tell you why your choices should never be left up to other people.

Highlight Reel

0:30  Type 1 and Type 2

1:30  Fear of public speaking

13:40  Everyone has a message

16:40  Carbs and diabetes

23:40  The processed food industry

30:20  Make your own decisions

35:10  An ideal situation

41:40  Question everything

42:40  Testing for diabetes

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/Fp7nm6rAl6U

Read the transcript: https://www.thatsaloud.com/post/trust-yourself-w-colleen-mitchell

“Never give up hope.” You hear this encouraging adage all the time, but what does it really mean to be in a situation that feels genuinely hopeless and STILL refuse to allow despair to win? Today we meet a woman who’s been given every reason in the world to give up hope: Carol Graham. She’s here to remind you that you can get through anything--anything!--with attitude, hope and humor.

Highlight Reel

3:20  Covid was a blessing

6:00  Laugh when there’s nothing to laugh about

8:40  Never give up

11:40  The Lesson of the Puppy

18:00  When there’s no end in sight

20:00  Being Thankful In Advance

22:40  Living without fear

32:30  The Helmet of Hope

35:50  Standing on a stage

39:10  No limitations

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/urnNGrTnoF0

Read the transcript: https://www.thatsaloud.com/blog

We may all be in the same storm, but we’re not all in the same boat. The ongoing global impacts of COVID are still unfolding, and the stories of the hardest hit simply aren’t being told in the mainstream media. But some brave souls are not just speaking out, they’re fighting back. 18 year old Adela Scotland (@infinite_adela) joins us today to talk about her justice campaign for the students of the Caribbean (#JusticeForCAPE_2020) whose graduation grades and university hopes were dashed by a still-unexplained decision by the CXC examination board.

Please note: Due to technical limitations on Adela’s end, the audio quality of this episode is quite poor. We’ve done our best to clean it up, and provided a full transcript here to help clarify her message, which we felt was important enough to use this audio, regardless. We hope you agree.

Highlight Reel

1:10  Our 2020 nightmare

7:00  Just deal with it

11:00  Lives were changed forever

16:40  A bit of a perfectionist

18:20  The ideal, perfect school system

26:50  How can people help?

29:20  Class difference

31:00  Don’t give up hope

We’ve all heard the fairytale where a princess spins straw into gold - ready to meet the princess? When the mess that was 2020 upended the grand plans of celebrated actor and director Rhianna Basore (@selftrustfund), she didn’t throw herself a pity party. Instead, she transformed limitation into imagination. The results exceeded everyone’s expectations.

Highlight Reel

1:30  The bottom drops out

6:00  There’s magic here

8:30  Creativity through constraint

10:00 Telling my personal story

12:30  Follow your fun

14:50  Creativity as a life-force

17:30  Trust the timing of the universe

21:30  Everything you wish is true

28:20  Faith, trust, flow

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/jWkOCoWTkP0 

Read the transcript: https://thatsaloud.com/blog 

Learn more: https://selftrustfund.com/

2020, the year of clear vision. It was the year when so many things that had fallen off our collective radar suddenly came into sharp view. When the curtains were pulled back, and we were able to see things as they really are, for better or for worse. 

Last year changed so many things, for so many people, that we'll be telling the stories for generations to come. But while they're still fresh, I've dedicated an entire season to helping people share their transformative tales of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is just a sampling of what's to come.

2:20 - Rihanna Basore (@selftrustfund): A transformative year

18:50 - Adela Scotland (@Infinite_adela): Justice for CAPE

6:40 - Simon Stephen (@intorcida): Surviving corporate stress

7:35 - Olivia Meighan (@The_Irish_Survival_Podcast): Start a podcast!

8:10 - Colleen Mitchell (@Inspiredforward): Speak out

9:50 - Utkarsh Saraswat (@sillysworldpodcast): The gift of down-time

10:40 - Sierra Melcher (@integralwomenmentoring): The gift of limitations

12:40 - Pierce Duncan (@pierceduncandotnet): The gift of not being in control

13:40 - Rachel LeWitt: (@w3tbl4nk3t): The spread of symbolic ideas

14:00 - Katy Grainger (@katygrainger): The gift of purpose

15:00 - Theresa Francomacaro (whystoryworks.com): The power of story

16:35 - Lowry Olafson (powersongs.ca): The power of song

18:20 - Kristen Joy (@voluptuouslife): Planting a seed

20:25 - Carol Graham: Never, ever give up hope

Read the transcript: https://www.thatsaloud.com/post/a-sneak-preview-of-season-4-2020-hindsight

I'm always telling my clients to celebrate their victories. To take a moment at the end of a cycle to look back on just how far they've come and how much they've grown. So, now that I've wrapped the third(!) season of That's Aloud, I decided to take my own advice.

Before diving into Season 4: 2020 Hindsight, which debuts on Thursday May 6th, I took the time to think back on this incredible journey, and share a few moments that have stayed with me. 

This is by no means the "best of" season 3--that would be a completely different collection depending on who put it together. In fact, I would love to hear what YOUR highlight reel would have included. If you leave me a voice message with your biggest take-away from season 3 I'll include it in next week's episode, which will be a sneak preview of what's to come in season 4!

For Sarah Wong (@metamorphosis101), the most difficult part of being adopted was finding herself. The journey led her through change after change, not just to her view of herself but her view of her place in the world. Join us on this, our final episode of season 3, to hear how finding your truth, finding your core values, finding your place in the world can make you the true leader of your life.

Highlight Reel:

00:30  The story of adoption

3:30  Adopted from birth (I didn’t realize how important it was)

8:20  The forbidden door

16:50  Adopted family’s feelings

22:40  Kicking out fear

25:20  Validate yourself

27:30  Navigating from core values

30:10  A little time travel (or The pomegranate tree)

Watch the video

Read the transcript