Naked with Clothes on

I've been wanting to write my "birth story" since I had the kid two years ago, but realized I would rather speak it! I tell the whole tale, starting with the decision to be parents and ending with a pleasure-filled labor experience. Bet you don't hear about that too often, do you? Listen and enjoy!

I share a bit about the heartbreak that is inherent with being a human and especially a human in a business that goes deep and intimate with other humans. Feeling a bit raw this morning and decided it was something worth sharing. I hope it's informative and useful to you.

My friend Alice Petzold (a former guest on the podcast) and I were talking the other day about the state of the world and how frustrated we both are, but not for the same reasons many others are. We decided to hit record and share our thoughts with the world. This was in lieu of doing a FB live video (because we didn't know how to do that from separate locations) and so it's not an official podcast ep, but I still thought you would all enjoy it and/or get something valuable from it. If you want to talk to us about the possibility of taking on the coach training program, just let me know. coach@michelleakin.nyc

She went from being a GracenMichelle fan girl to being one of my best friends - Joslyn is on the podcast today to share about her experience. She's also a coach now (shocking, right? - I swear my disease is contagious) and we work together, so we also vent a bit about the bullshit of the coaching industry and the parts we can't bring ourselves to really be a part of. We really hope our coach doesn't listen to this :D

Akshay and I met on the day we both became coaches, so he is someone very near and dear to my heart, who has been in my life for some very pivotal moments. He is also the author of Fearvana, which is his incredible new book. In this podcast we discuss some really mind-blowing stuff about fear and how it both gets in our way and can act as a fuel in our lives. He also shares how he got The Dalai Lama himself TO WRITE THE FORWARD OF HIS BOOK! Yes, really. And no, he had no "in" with His Holiness, he simply made it happen. Do not skip this episode, it is my favorite yet. He even offered me some coaching and made a big difference for me :) Go get his book: http://fearvana.com

I'm joined by my glamazon gal pal, Alice Petzold, for this chat about our lives, our careers, and our friendship. You'll want to have a glass of wine and pretend you're a part of the convo, so check it out.

I'm back and I'm answering a list of questions and prompts that my husband sent to me. Religion, nerdom, first jobs, dreams, just tons of topics - enjoy!

I cried a lot. Don't bail before that part. And I hope it's all useful to you!

Starts slow until my coffee kicks in (this happens rather quickly) - I talk mostly about addictive iphone games and my baby daughter makes a cameo appearance at the end. Head over to my YouTube channel to SEE this podcast! MY HAIR LOOKED AMAZING youtube.com/michelleakin

Caitlin Naramore is a magical lady! She's one of my best friends and her presence in my life has changed me for the better. She's incredible. But don't take my word for it, just listen for yourself... www.CaitlinNaramore.com Special thanks to Brett Henry for being a top tier Patron!

It's Mother's day and I'm in the bath talking about all kinds of stuff. Mainly about my Mom and being a Mom. And also about how living your life in a way that doesn't get you what you want can kill you. I think that's what I talked about anyway, I'm not sure because I stayed in there 20 minutes longer than I usually do and lost my mind a little. It was either really profound or really incomprehensible. Hit play to roll the dice and take a chance! Special thanks to Patron Brett Henry, my top tier supporter!

Adam Quiney is an Executive Coach and a dear friend of mine. We had a great 2-hour conversation and covered a range of topics including “Radical Honesty,” the bullshit watered down parts of the personal development industry, weed/video games/other vices, our egos, being attracted to each other, getting in touch with your inner evil, and more. My hope and belief is that it will be a valuable and potentially enlightening conversation for you to listen to and might spark some desire for growth and change in your own life. Please listen, share, comment on Twitter (NWCOPodcast)  or Patreon (.com/nakedwithclotheson), and leave me an iTunes review if you like the podcast and want more people to find it. Also, consider becoming a Patron for some cool perks. Adam and his lovely wife, Bay, can be found at http://evergrowthcoaching.com or on Twitter @Evergrowthadam and in some other places like linkdin and Facebook if you search for him. And do search for him, he has some quality stuff to share! Special thanks to Patron Brett Henry, my top tier supporter!

Hey everyone! It's been a while and I have some announcements about how this is going to go from here. And oh... it's gonna go! We're changing the format to two podcasts a week, one will be a Michelle solo with a ramble from the toilet (like this one) and the other will be a Zoom Video interview with rotating guests (including Justin!) but Michelle will be taking over primarily... because busy Moms get shit done, ok? I mentioned my therapist friend but said his website wrong. Here it is: http://therapyandmindfulnessnyc.com Enjoy! And feel free to suggest guests to have on. Particularly, people who you would love to hear speak casually and candidly with me (and you think they'd be into that too) Thanks for all the support, Patrons and listeners!!!

We talk about the audio levels a lot, though this podcast was mixed by our friend Joshua Nicholson, and he did a damn fine job so you won't actually notice the audio issues we are discussing in it. Hooray! Also, I can't remember everything we talked about but I know there were a few embarrassing anecdotes and discussion of home-made squatty pottys. Enjoy!

We attempt to record an hour-long podcast, but our screaming baby objects. Hilarity almost ensues!

Justin and Michelle talk about social media, diminishing returns and FOUR MORE YEARS!

Justin talks about calling a cop a dick and almost getting arrested. We also cover whether men and women can just be friends and sing some RENT. N JOY!

Justin and Michelle talk about weed, sex before and after baby, and shove in some System of a Down for your listening pleasure.

Justin and Michelle talk about the election, Amelia the perfect baby, and somehow yet again manage to incorporate poop into the podcast, however briefly.

It's really funny. We had a lot of fun.

In this episode we talk about insecurities, other podcasts we love, politics and poopy. Hit play, you know you wanna.

In this episode we discuss what it was like for Justin to take care of the baby while Michelle was in DC, the pitfalls of needing to be unique and fearing rejection, and a whole bunch of other stuff that we can't remember now, but we thought was interesting while it was happening! Plus, a shout-out to each of our Patreon patrons, AND a very brief, passive aggressive argument about microphones. Press play!

We are Justin and Michelle Akin and this is a podcast we're doing :D We are a married couple who have backgrounds in comedy and life coaching, as well as being new parents. Sometimes we get into deep and/or hilarious conversations about life that you might enjoy listening in on. Only one way to find out...