DANGEROUSLY GOOD STORIES

Under 24 hours after publishing the last episode, one listener (and episode 79 guest + friend of mine), Caryn DeFreez sent me an audio message.  She reached out to ME, so she spoke just like any other time talking with a friend: unguarded & being her unfiltered self. And guess what? THAT is this episode—with her permission, obviously.  She said she needed the episode... well, I needed her response. I think you'll feel this one too.   GET ON THE SHOW / VIEW SHOW NOTES: dangerouslygoodstories.com/podcast BECOME A DANGEROUSLY GOOD STORYTELLER:  dangerouslygoodstories.com/storyteller

Welcome to Dangerously Good Stories, formerly Intentional Documentary! This episode kicks off what's ahead. Here's what I cover:  a show update: why the name change, what you can expect, what's up with Fearless and Framed?  I answer: What are Dangerously Good Stories? + why doing story work matters for your life & business. marketing without personal stories how to get YOUR STORIES on this show We'll wrap, as always, with a homework question. BOOKMARK This page will help you interact with the show: dangerouslygoodstories.com/podcast INSTAGRAM @dangerouslygoodstories WORK ON YOUR STORIES Become a Dangerously Good Storyteller. Learn more here: dangerouslygoodstories.com/storyteller SHOWNOTES:  dangerouslygoodstories.com/080

HELLO! It's been a minute, hasn't it? The show's coming back with NEW EPISODES this September 2021 along with a couple changes.  In the meantime, I'm hosting a Podcast Listening Adventure and reunion party. Listen to the update for all the details.  Connect on Instagram: @dangerouslygoodstories  

Quick end of the "season" wrap—a few details on the podcast break, a new name & what's ahead for this podcast.  KEEP IN TOUCH:  Coming soon website + podcast show notes: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/dangerouslygoodstories  Please LEAVE A RATING + REVIEW in iTunes -- Thank you!! M

Caryn DeFreez is a wife, homeschooling mom, and has a big love for documenting stories. Caryn shares: her walk through depression and how it awakened her to notice people and stories worth documenting. what was difficult in her business when it came to documentary clients and one, quiet strategy she planned to use to help educate her community on documentary photography (I think it's brilliant!) and the family story behind creating Firekeepers Memories FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/079 

This is an oldie, but a goodie. We're replaying the very FIRST episode on Intentional Documentary.  Why? It's just a good time of year to revisit this one. It was written for photographers, but anyone can benefit from these 8 little exercise to gain clarity on what matters most. If you've done this before, well, you're in a new season now and it might be time to do them again or try a different exercise. Enjoy the story.  FULL SHOW NOTES & MINI MAG WITH EXERCISES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/078 

Aubrey Vejvoda is a former marketing student turned HypnoCoach. She quit her photography business and today she's on the frontlines trying to help make hypnosis mainstream.  We talk about:  Her journey through postpartum depression and the shame & guilt inside *not* feeling fulfilled as a stay at home mom She talks about how her deeper message for other women & moms became something she needed share beyond photography as well as the red flags that led her out of photography And the last part of the show, Aubrey gives us the overview of what hypnosis is, how it's different than meditation and… get this…. she even walks us through a short hypnosis for relaxation at the end. So just a heads up: you cannot be driving for this portion. You'll want to sit down, close your eyes and let Aubrey guide you.  FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/077 

Jessica Hachey is a photographer based in Ontario, Canada. I've admired how she prioritizes her love for nature and even records herself getting out into the wild! We talk about: Her brave adventures into the backcountry How her daughter starting school full time was much different than she thought it would be… as she found herself staring at the computer like, “what am I supposed to do now?” and various things she's done to begin moving out of this heavy place she felt in.  Then, Jessica describes the losses of loved ones she's walked through and how documenting has shifted through those losses starting from the inside out & more! Enjoy the story.  FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/076 

This episode is totally a 2 for 1, because we go into two very different topics all in one episode.  Alicia Bauer of AllyB Designs first gives us advice on 5 Ways to Improve the Client Experience Now.  The second half is about the intersection of hustled weeks and extraordinary weekends. A lot of listeners with little kiddos are dying to have full day school hours to work on their business…. but is it all it's cracked up to be?  Enjoy the story.  FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/075 

This Story of the Month comes from photographer Ashley Manley who contributed this story on Fearless and Framed back in 2015. It was published almost 5 years ago and her words hold so much value still today! It's called, Document People Around You, Not Just the Kids. Enjoy the story. FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/074 

Our stories—the stories of our past and of the present—are more than just memories to enjoy inside of passing moments on our way to the next big thing. Let's cultivate your 2020 stories… consider this a mini planning workshop that's NOT all about the business, creativity, weight loss, lifestyle or home improvement goals.  This is about the vitality of your stories.  Enjoy…  FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/073 

Ever wonder about navigating big life changes while running a business? Or mom guilt? Or how NOT to get bogged down in the editing to sharing to printing process? Our returning guest and Photographic Artist, Michelle McKay, covers all of that and more with us!  Enjoy the story. FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/072 

Does it feel like all the noise is inescapable? If you're like, “How do I make it ST-AHH-P already?!” Well, imagine if you could had a *meaningful* way to escape the noise while not sacrificing your ambition. No running to Bali. Not another self-help book / course. No temporary fixes ("Go for a walk. Be present! Create *boundaries.*" they say

I invited Jason McGarva to speak on video journaling and he gave us SO much more!  Enjoy the story.  FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/071  

We're always talking about recording stories… let's shake things up and talk about telling stories! After working in the journalism industry and with big names like HGTV, April Pertuis has over 25 years experience in all aspects of STORIES. She talks to us about: Uncovering your stories (how to find them) What to do when you DON'T have a big tragic loss or trauma story How to use multiple stories Day-to-day storytelling when you're afraid of feeling redundant and more! Enjoy the story! FULL SHOW NOTES / CONNECT WITH APRIL: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/070 

In terms of the holidays... some of us are experiencing the things we've always experienced. Some of us are navigating the new and different and foreign. Holidays bring up a lot of feelings! Let's do a quick audit on your holiday stories, so you can spot opportunities to cultivate meaningful connection. Enjoy the story! FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/069 Register (free) for Get Off Survival Mode for 2020: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/survival 

I love hearing about products and services other people love, so I thought I'd put together a slim little gift guide for documentarians, storytellers and those of us who want to live life wide awake in 2020….  Enjoy the story.  FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/068 

Listening to old family stories of people who you love dearly is just THE BEST isn't it? Today, Jeremy Adamson talks to us about everything they're doing and learning over there at StoryBox, so that we can get those wheels turning on who's stories we might want to record now. Also, StoryBox offers such an affordable package that I think this would make for a high value gift for your clients, yourself or your friends and family.  FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/067 

If you ever had that moment when you realized you can document not only the real life, random moments that tie us all together, but the most high value, unique to you, most meaningful bits of your life (and your clients' lives) and THAT created a fire within… you'll love this episode.  Courtney Holmes is a photographer, filmmaker and Founder of the Filming Life Academy. She's taught her own class, Filming Families: The Modern Family Video, on CreativeLive and speaks frequently among many conferences and events in the photography community. She's consistently booked out with her clients as well. For a long time, our approaches created this internal battle around being “documentary enough” with our peers and ourselves. We spill everything we've felt on this ride over the past few years in hopes to help YOU feel enough with your documentary approach… whatever that looks like. Enjoy the story.  FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/066 

Being the week of Halloween, I thought it could be fun for us to face our fears together… and that starts with acknowledging our fears. It's so easy to go with the flow of the noise in our lives and not pause to look up.  Today, let's pause together and really look at what's on our hearts—the noise and the noticing—and accept the bits that are unresolved, knowing and trusting that, we're just not at the resolution YET… and that's ok.  Enjoy the story.  FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/065 

A short story to spark the tiny stories in your life. This story is one you'd never see from the photograph if you didn't have my words with it.  Enjoy the story! FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/064  

Jayne Swallow is a mom of 3 and Graphic Designer turned Journal Maker. She's the Founder of Promptly Journals, who makes beautiful linen-covered, tangible journals for documenting & healing and recently developed an app for journaling. You can print your journal entries into a book too right within the app! Jayne talks to us about:  How journaling has nurtured her life The types of journaling she plays with How journaling overwhelmed her at one point And gives us a discount code for the Promptly app Enjoy the story…  FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/063 

Writing is like turning defrost on the foggy windshield—it makes everything in my mind so clear.  So, let's talk about journaling—what to write about, what to write in, my favorite resources, creating writing habits. FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/062 

Chloe Lodge is a wicked talented photographer, author of For the Love of the Photograph, and she's our Intentional Documentary conversation today.  We talk about:  Her story of globetrotting through the years — born in England, now living in NZ with various countries in between What happened when she started listening to herself and worrying less about what clients wants Looking for beauty in the everyday and what a childhood friend taught her about the meaning of “exotic” Her book — For the Love of the Photograph Lots of little convos around the topic of SEEING (how you see) Enjoy the story…  FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/061 

When Linsey Davis shares what she documents, there's usually a lot of depth and heart behind the stories she shares. She's got a knack for seeing the things that go really deep, really easily—which is interesting, because in this episode, she shares how she needs prompts to remember to see things she might otherwise miss. In this conversation, we talk about: How togetherness is one thing that lights Linsey up How photography awakened how she sees & how she's actually more present for her family because of photography Linsey's blindspots in documenting and the importance of prompts And more, including rounding this convo out with a challenge to YOU from Linsey Enjoy the story... FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/060 

Today, we're talking about Dangerously Good Stories. You have ‘em in you already, but what are they? How do you use them? I believe that one, tiny story can change everything… ifyou just notice and respond to ‘em. This episode talks about: noticing your stories more often and responding to them how the new brand name, Dangerously Good Stories, came to be what to do after you spot your stories: 5 ways to use them Enjoy the story...  FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/059 

This will be the FINAL episode hosted on the Fearless and Framed website. Moving forward, all episode show notes will be published under my new brand: Dangerously Good Stories. I love to reflect on transitioning seasons and invited you along as I reflected on my summer—hoping it's a chance for you to reflect on the season you're in alongside me. Then, I answered 3 reader / listener questions. A few topics covered: A breakdown of what our summer looked like: visitors, vacationing, camp, life at home The simple moment where I felt like a good mom (and thankful I *noticed*) Question Answered: Do you always feel understood? Question Answered: What do you prioritize—family, work or something else? Question Answered: What was something that helped you live presently in each (work + fam)? Enjoy the story...  FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/058 

Today's guest is Pat Flynn(!!!). Have you heard of him before?  What a dream and a privilege and an honor to interview him, first of all. In case you've never heard of him, Pat is family-centric, wildly successful entrepreneur. He owns several successful online businesses. He's a professional blogger, keynote speaker, and he's published multiple books and podcasts—one podcast he does with his SON. How cool is that? What a fun way to document conversations with your kids! We talk about: the podcast with his son Pat's new tripod, Switchpod Pat's new book, Superfans the lessons Pat earned as an entrepreneur that he wishes he's learned earlier in life and more! Enjoy the story... FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/057 

I have a feeling that you, too, may be carrying extra weight. No, not pounds on your body,but a heaviness on your spirit—maybe it's a part of your identity, maybe it's part of your business you don't love, or how you feel in parenting or as a friend or son or daughter yourself. It feels like obligation or disappointment or failure… ...like you're not enough. Some kind of heaviness that's dimming your light. So, will you do me a favor? As you listen to my story, will you get really, really honest with yourself here with me? Enjoy the story. Show Notes: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/056 

If you think the success of your photography business is all about the quality of your photos… meaning, alllll your attention is going to being a better photographer… Or you're sharing your work consistently and wondering why no one is knocking on your inbox door… ...you've gotta listen to this episode with Rachel Greiman of Green Chair Stories all about YOUR WORDS. FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/055 

This month's story is Sara and the Beach House and comes from photographer Angela Douglas Ramsey. See the full story and photos here: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/054 

I was gonna call this ep RandomActs of Acknowledgement, playing off of Random Acts of Kindnessand the whole “Pay It Forward”movement, which is giving kindness through, say, leaving money at the drive through for the person beyond you's meal. There's a lot of emphasis in that movement in doing these kind acts for strangersand it's beautiful and wonderful and I hope people keep doing it... but what about the people who matter to us? Let's talk about that in ep 053! FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/053 

Photographer Kelly Haymes shares how making art out of real life is an antidote of the perfection pressure AND also a positive message for our kids (even if you're not a parent, this applies to you). I especially loved her advice near the end about NOT being an award-winning photographer and staying in your lane! Enjoy the story. See Kelly's Iconic photo and full show notes at: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/052 

Kids home this summer?  Worried about working or whatever you love to do on your own time?  Last year, I put work on a shelf. This year, I'm kicking this up a notch in blending work & play. In this bonus ep, I'm sharing my plans in hopes to help YOU find your own game plan for work + play in unpredictable seasons, like summer break. Even if it's not summer or you don't have kids, this will help you see how the things you *want* to do don't have to be all or nothing. 

This ep is for you if you're looking to connect with your dreamies, but you're HIDING behind the computer and only writing to express your stories. We're gonna talk about confidently speaking your stories. FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/051  

You're gonna LOVE Melissa Cassera. Guaranteed, if you're not already learning from her, after this, you'll start. She breaks things down not just into simple ways, but in FUN ways. That's part of her thing. She'll tell ya, she makes work feel like a guilty pleasure! If you think marketing is far from a guilty pleasure, you've gotta listen to this one all the way through. I've linked to a ton of Melissa goodness right inside the Show Notes at http://www.fearlessandframed.com/050 

This month's story from photographer Anna Nodolf goes beyond a snow day. The snow day is surface level stuff, but we like to look a little deeper, don't we? This story is about how Anna's daughter - an only child - experienced snow days this year. For us, this story reminds us of how we look at our experiences or the experiences taking place around us for others. We can simmer on the surface level or we can look a little deeper. Enjoy the story. FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/049  

Ever wish someone could come in with their superhero cape and makeover your marketing? What if you could build up your OWN cape? Last month, I took on a marketing review for a documentary family photographer and she agreed to let me share our review publically. For sure, I'm happy to help people with an outside perspective and firmly believe you *should* get outside perspective for various reasons. That said, I think we all need to strengthen our own ability to take a step back, develop better questions, and look at our businesses with a bird's eye view. So, you'll hear step-by-step how we did April's review: her struggles, her strengths, her goals, her brand voice, and her ACTION plan. Enjoy the story! FULL SHOW NOTES: https://www.fearlessandframed.com/048

In the last episode, you heard a whole earful on practicing awareness and why it matters. That convo continues here with a story from Kelly Wagner— who has been photographing all her life! Ok, let that sink for a moment. She shares how through going through The Preservation Project expanded her own awareness and intentional connection. I'm so ridiculously passionate about us having a mental break from the to-dos and the attempts at “getting there.”  At the end of the day, THIS is the work that matters that we mistakenly think we've got a grip on for various reasons. Enjoy the story. FULL SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPTION: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/047 

I'm sure there's many instances where just sort of being in the dark and not knowing what we don't know is probably a gift. But when does it come with a cost? That's what we're going to talk about today! Full Show Notes + Transcription: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/046 

Do you ever feel like you're doing things on the fly in your business and can't keep up? You're maybe sacrificing all your time to give your clients the best experience and you feel like there's GOT to be a better way? Well, there is and if any of this feels like you, this ep's for you! FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/045  

If you've ever lost someone and you've felt like you missed your chance or it's too late to document them - who they are - you may not be at a total loss… that's exactly what Lora teaches us through her story. Full Story & Photos: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/044photos  

I'm going to teach you how I do my monthly report and why it matters. Hint: If you feel like you're spinning your wheels in your business + life, this is an easy place to start for perspective, clarity, & direction that's FREE—no hundreds of dollars to a coach or strategist. Enjoy the story. FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/043 

Want more predictability in your marketing actions? More clients and customers aligned with your brand — the people who feel like your best clients or customers? Operating in hope-mode costs you from maximizing your time on actions + predictability. Today we're covering the Magic of Metrics, so that your time + efforts come with less “hope” and more results. FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/042  

I get asked the “How do I get clients?” one a lot. I don't have a magic answer for you, but I'm going to give you 7 symptoms of self-sabotagethat can be hurting your business. I've got a lot to say on this topic as a whole, so this will be a bit of an unofficial mini series, so to speak. FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/041 

  In episode 040, I'm talking to the Founder of the Association of Personal Photo Organizers, Cathi Nelson. This group is a lot like us in the documentary community—it's not about the “pictures” per se, it's about people + stories. Cathi talks to us about photo organizing for yourself & as a lucrative business. Enjoy the story. FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/040 

This is a brand new thing here in episode 039 on the Intentional Documentary Podcast: The Story of the Month. One thing I want you to get out of this podcast is little sparks of stories you may be overlooking in your own life, so that you can respond to them. I'll start sharing stories that we've published on F&F or that listeners submit with some probing questions at the end to look at your own life. This month's story is from photographer Dreama Spence. Enjoy the story. FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/039 

What do you do when you have to evacuate your home quickly — specifically, with choosing your preservation pieces (think photos, mementos, etc.), grabbing the essentials (undies, toothbrushes), and keeping the kids calm? This was a very real scene for a recent Preservation Project participant and photographer, Nicole Miller-Cline. She was two weeks into the program when Camp Fire, a California wildfire, blazed through her hometown and gave her only about 90 minutes' notice to grab her things + get her family to safety. Nicole bravely shares her story with us + lessons learned in this episode.  FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/038 Document one, tiny story and leverage it in 7 days: Click to join the 7 Day Storyteller's Challenge Event

Are you ready to take that feeling you get & madly love over making pictures of the important things & memories in your life and EXPAND on that feeling? If so, this episode is for you!  I was completely burnt out from my photography business: fatigued from the built-up excitement when an inquiry chose to book with me, documentary family photographer, only for them to fall in line with the rest of my previous clients… not actually understanding “documentary.” This is the story of how Intentional Documentary expanded my definition of PHOTOGRAPHY & how we can use it to better serve our lives, our loved ones, and our businesses.  FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/037  Document one, tiny story and leverage it in 7 days: Click to join the 7 Day Storyteller's Challenge Event

An off the cuff check-in with my favorite listeners (that's you!) after our end of season break.  Two things I'm looking forward to in 2019 The expansion of the Intentional Documentary Podcast The podcast will be officially be back in mid-January.  Happy Holidays!! Special PPW offer for December with a gift valued over $300: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/gift

Are you living out the actions to honor your definition of a meaningful life? This can really be a struggle, because of, well, LIFE and its surprises + demands. So, I've brought on writer, Alexandra Franzen, because, to me, she's an A-Lister of someone living out a meaningful life and makes it look effortless. She shares how she even has struggles too! This episode was sparked, because Alexandra's new book, So This is the End: a love story recently published and she's been posing the question: “What would you do if you knew you had 24 hours left to live?” Meaning, how would you spend your time? We're talking about that + much more. Get all the links from today's episode in our Show Notes: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/036