Tracking Yes: A Guide to Everyday Magic - with Liz Wiltzen, PCC

Disruptive energy is woven into the fabric of our lives. It alerts us that we’re being called away from life as we know it in order to discover something new about ourselves and about this experience of human-ing.

Most of us avoid, resist and try to control change, and in doing so we miss the deeper and truer aspect of self that is trying to emerge. Choosing to ride the waves of the unexpected with genuine curiosity--and trusting change as an ally not an enemy--takes us on an adventure of our own becoming.

Today’s show is Part 1 of a story of choosing change, and leaning into a framework that served as a steady handrail and a powerful torch to light the dark passages of doubt and hesitation. 

The Map of the Archetypal Cycles of Initiation is a brilliant structure created by Sarah Kerr, PhD. It’s designed to support you in navigating the chaos of change, and serves as a guide as you leave the comfort zone on a quest toward your authentic self.

Links to things mentioned:

Sarah Kerr’s on demand online class:
Grief and Loss as Initiation

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• Tracking Yes - A Guide to Everyday Magic

In November 2014, Linh Huynh, spurred on by her unwavering commitment to crafting a life of daring and wonder, became the 1st Canadian woman to complete the Four Deserts Ultramarathon Series,  four 250 km, self-supported, 7 day races through the hottest, driest and windiest deserts on earth. 

In doing so in one calendar year, she became the 1st Canadian woman and the 8th woman in history to complete it as a Grand Slam. 

Her marathon adventure started in 2011 when she won a writing contest through CBC, who then sponsored her to compete in the Antarctic Ice Marathon. In 2013, she completed the North Pole Marathon and became the first Canadian woman to finish a marathon at both poles, and that ignited the goal to accomplish the Four Deserts Series.

Her ambitious journey began when her family arrived in Canada in 1980 as part of the mass exodus of boat people fleeing Vietnam. The freedom and safety that came with her new home sparked a quest in her to courageously challenge her own limits.

Join us as shares a hilarious, moving and remarkable account of how she defied circumstance to make her goal happen, and in doing so conjured her own brand of magic.

Links mentioned in today’s show:
Linh’s TED Talk - “Rethinking Limits”
Linh Huynh Website
“Cool Hand Luke” - The Ditch Digging Scene
 

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For the last 8 years, Nicole Huguenin has stepped away from the structures and systems that favour money as the primary currency of exchange, and chosen to live by the tenants of the circular and gift economies. 

Moving in a world of alternate currencies such as connection, generosity, trust and co-creation she’s discovered that:

• healing our personal trauma and helping others navigate theirs are inextricably connected
  
  
• taking better care of each other isn’t limited to the realms of fundraising, policy making and institutional structures
  
  
• bringing our natural kindness to the world and making relationships the most important thing is essential medicine for the social issues of disconnection, homelessness, addiction and suicide.

Nicole shares an inspiring story of a painful adolescent trauma that was re-activated and transformed through the sovereignty she’s gained on this path.

She’s an advocate for building the freedom in our lives to move to where care is needed, because she believes it’s what enables us to perceive where our unique gifts, strengths and talents are best directed and shared.

*Note: Nicole briefly speaks to personal experiences of rape and a street attack in this conversation.

Links mentioned in today’s show:

Under1000Skies: A website that connects homeless creatives to each other and to the world through showcasing their photography, artwork and poetry.

Nicole’s Patreon page

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• Tracking Yes - A Guide to Everyday Magic

Show Notes:

A little more magic and enchantment is exactly what we need in the world right now. How do we stop waiting for it to appear from outside of us, and bring our own willingness to be enchanted to the very moments we’re currently in?

Today’s show explores how we’ve disconnected from our capacity for wonder, and how to get it back. We’re surrounded by opportunities for enchantment in everyday moments but we’re often too busy, too anxious or too lost in our stories to perceive it.

In turning toward wonder, we can reconnect with the spark of magic that’s always alive within us ~ and remember how to trust enchantment more than the strategies of protection and control that keep us from it.

Links to things mentioned:

Short video of “In Search of Christmas Spirit”
The talented creators of “In Search of Christmas Spirit”
Mark Nepo interview on Good Life Project

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One of the best things I’ve learned is that you can’t hear the answer unless you have the question within you.

I did a major declutter of my world a while back, and several insights emerged in the process. Not long after, I had a major cycling crash and concussion that presented a new perspective on my relationship with possessions.

What if insights aren't answers, they're ignitors of questions? The magic lies in trusting the deeper answers will be revealed not in our brains, but through our lived experience.

Links mentioned in today's episode:
Jill Carver - Fine Artist
Declutter Your Soul with Peggy Fitzsimmons, Ph.D. - Part 1
Declutter Your Soul with Peggy Fitzsimmons, Ph.D. - Part 2

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In this fascinating and insightful conversation with Sarah Kerr, PhD, death doula and ritual healer, we explore how we can expand our relationships with death and life, including:

• why building a healthy relationship with death is a key part of building a healthy relationship with life
  
  
• how Western culture disconnects us from an empowered relationship with death
  
  
• shifting into an orientation that holds death as a sacred and transformative human experience
  
  
• leaning into mystery, imagination and gratitude to access the guidance of the spiritual realm
  
  
• the sense of connection that comes from being in an animistic relationship with life 
  
  
• why having a map for what happens after we die gives us the clarity and insight we need to navigate death with presence and trust
  
  
• how the skill of supporting the people we love as they die is a fundamental human skill that we all have access to
  
  

Sarah holds a deeply resonant space, and has created a structure that maps the journey through ANY challenging event in our lives in a profoundly helpful way.

Her work is a steady handrail, a trustworthy guide, and a wise, compassionate and powerful torch to light dark passages.

Today’s guest:
Sarah Kerr, PhD is a Death Doula and a Ritual Healing Practitioner. She holds a Masters Degree in Environmental Studies, and a PhD in Transformative Learning. She’s been a long-time student of cross-cultural shamanic healing and nature-based spirituality, and has worked with many indigenous and western teachers on the path of her own journeys through darkness and difficulty into healing and resolution.

Check out Sarah’s website for a wealth of available courses on navigating death and dying. Sarah Kerr Website

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• Tracking Yes - A Guide to Everyday Magic

Marlena and I explored the freedom of letting go of control in Part 1 of our conversation. In part 2 we look at what we actually DO have control over, and how to direct it wisely.

• boundaries: why they're an essential aspect of well being, and how to become masterful at setting clear, loving, unwavering ones
  
  
• cultivating our empowered adult so the younger parts of self stop dictating our choices and actions
  
  
• identity vs. autonomy: breaking the agreements with who we’ve been taught to be and becoming who we authentically are
  
  
• using mindfulness to navigate a clear course through fear and anxiety

Marlena also shares her thoughts on what we're really doing here, and my favourite part of the interview, what’s one thing, if we truly understood it, that would most help us navigate the crises we're currently facing.

Listen to Part 1 of our conversation here:
Navigating a Mindful Path Through Chaos - with Marlena deCarion, PCC: Part 1


Today’s guest:
Marlena deCarion, PCC is a Professional Certified Coach with The International Coach Federation and is Senior Faculty at The Coaches Training Institute. She coaches entrepreneurs, executives, leaders and teams who want to take their lives to the next level of growth and development.

Marlena deCarion Website

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• Tracking Yes - A Guide to Everyday Magic

On today's show Marlena shares a tragedy she experienced  in her early twenties, and how the Mindfulness qualities of presence, curiosity and compassion helped her heal from the trauma. 

We also explore Buddhist teachings on:

• what's the true source of our well-being
• the 3 steps that lead us away from our direct experience and into suffering
• pain is inevitable - suffering is optional: The Buddhist teaching on the “second arrow”
• why we’re wired to anticipate trouble even when we’re okay
• how to release the strategy of "control"

Marlena also shares her thoughts on the empowering benefits of remaining curious and open in difficult times, and offers suggestions for how to practice this essential life skill.

Listen to Part 2 of our conversation here:
Navigating a Mindful Path Through Chaos - with Marlena deCarion, PCC: Part 2

Today’s guest:
Marlena deCarion, PCC is a Professional Certified Coach with The International Coach Federation and is Senior Faculty at The Coaches Training Institute. She coaches entrepreneurs, executives, leaders and teams who want to take their lives to the next level of growth and development.
Marlena deCarion Website
 

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• Tracking Yes - A Guide to Everyday Magic

Show Notes:

In Part 2 of our conversation, Kelly gets specific about what she believes is driving the backlash against J.K.Rowling from some members of the Trans community. She shares how her quest for deeper understanding of the situation led to greater awareness of what's at the heart of conflict.

We discuss gender and sexual fluidity and how labels can limit the freedom and complexity of our experience. She also offers insight into the Queer community and why it’s such an important and significant part of our society.

Kelly brings clarity and a perspective that balances science and mystery, along with wisdom for staying open and connected when we're navigating contrary points of view.

Listen to Part 1 of our discussion here:
Un_Cancelling J.K.Rowling with Kelly Madrone: Part 1

Links:

Kelly’s piece on J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling’s essay response to the backlash against her

Kelly Madrone website
LGBTQ: A Survival Guide for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Teens

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• Tracking Yes - A Guide to Everyday Magic

Episode Summary:

Today’s show looks at the toxic, seductive and pervasive tribal behaviour of cancel culture and the echo chambers it creates.

Show Notes:

Writer, friend and all-around amazing being Kelly Madrone, a member of and advocate for the LGBTQ community and author of the book LGBTQ (now in it’s 3rd edition), joins me today to talk about the backlash against J.K. Rowling’s recent controversial comments on sex and gender, and shares why she felt compelled to write a piece that’s a call to cancel the cancelling.

We explore how mob mentality and attack are being wielded as weapons to shut down contrary points of view—and the constricting impact it’s having on respectful, meaningful and creative dialogue. 

Kelly discusses her scientific perspective on the biology of gender and shares how it complements her spiritual beliefs and informs her perspective on the gender conversation.

We also share some of the ways that we're challenging ourselves to bring greater levels of complexity in response to reductionist perspectives and engage in productive public discourse with discernment, compassion and responsibility for the clarity of our point of view.

Listen to Part 2 of our discussion here:
Un_Cancelling J.K.Rowling with Kelly Madrone: Part 2

Links to the moving parts mentioned in the episode:

Kelly’s piece on J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling’s essay response to the backlash against her

John McWhorter’s review of Robin DiAngelo’s “White Fragility”
John McWhorter’s YouTube video on Police Brutality

Kelly Madrone website
LGBTQ: A Survival Guide for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Teens

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The story that launched the ethos:

• Tracking Yes - A Guide to Everyday Magic