On the 132nd episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I’m delighted to welcome our guest, Kate Arms. Kate helps people and organisations create effective systems in which people thrive. She is known for her expertise in building and maintaining organisational systems that support innovation and creativity, and the psycho-social challenges faced by gifted, highly-sensitive, twice-exceptional, and creative individuals. Her career has taken her through law, technology, publishing, non-profits, and the arts. Recently, she has been heavily involved in developing leadership and coach training programs grounded in human dignity and agency. As part of this work, she co-founded the Neurodiversity Coaching Academy. She is the author of L.I.F.T.: A Coach Approach to Parenting, the Extreme Resilience Workbook, and several short stories featuring horror tropes and second chances.

In this conversation, Kate shares her lifelong inquiry into the complexities of being human and how to thrive amidst life's challenges. She reflects on the interplay of grief and love, and the importance of mindfulness and presence. She emphasises the need for systemic change to foster a more thriving world and the significance of becoming an elder who stewards wisdom for future generations.

This conversation is an invitation to actively and wisely participate in your own experience of becoming.

For more of Kate's work, check out the following:
Website: https://katearms.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katearmscoach/

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00:00 How do we thrive the most?

06:15 Living the question and earning a living

11:10 Life without a plan but agency

15:30 Living from moment to moment

19:30 The cycle of growth 

23:25 The grief and beauty of life

26:30 Engaging with joy

29:00 Living with awareness 

34:00 The contextual and the detaills

38:20 The presence of the Dalai Lama 

40:50 There is only one thing to do

45:00 The feeling of the right decision

48:30 What could lead to our collective thriving

54:48 What is a good life for Kate?

Keywords: Meaning of Life Interviews | meaning of life conversations | exploring life | big life questions | meaning of life discussions | creating a meaningful life​