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On this episode of Out Of Office: A Travel Podcast, the boys treat the ancient aqueducts like a flume ride and splash right into Rome! Kiernan and Ryan talk Emperors, SPQR, why columns make the best decor, plus just a touch of new Pope speculation. Our episode on Vatican City: https://outofofficepod.com/podcast/episode-197-vatican-city/ Things We Talked About on Today's Episode: “The Fall of Rome” podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fall-of-rome-podcast/id1141563910 “SPQR” by Mary Beard https://a.co/d/71DS93Z  “Roman Holiday” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rL5QxXF0g8  Colosseum https://colosseo.it/en/area/the-colosseum/  Forum https://colosseo.it/en/area/the-roman-forum/  Palatine Hill https://colosseo.it/en/area/the-palatine/  Pantheon https://www.pantheonroma.com/home-eng/ Borghese Gallery https://galleriaborghese.beniculturali.it/en/  Bath of Diocletian https://museonazionaleromano.beniculturali.it/en/baths-of-diocletian/  Trevi Fountain https://www.blacktomato.com/us/inspirations/the-history-of-romes-trevi-fountain/  Spanish Steps https://romesite.com/spanish-steps.html  Catacombs of Saint Sebastian https://www.catacombe.org/  Lego Trevi Fountain https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/trevi-fountain-21062 

On this episode of Out Of Office: A Travel Podcast, the boys head to Krakow, the intellectual heart of Poland. The city is home to beautiful churches, endless Pope John Paul II memorabilia, one of the oldest universities in the world (Copernicus attended), and moving remembrances of Jewish citizens killed in the Holocaust. Plus, a quick detour to the historic Wieliczka Salt Mine. Things We Talked About on Today's Episode: Schengen Area: https://dailypassport.com/what-is-the-schengen-area/ Remains of the Ghetto wall https://g.co/kgs/ammrVVz Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory https://muzeumkrakowa.pl/en/branches/oskar-schindlers-enamel-factory MOCAK https://en.mocak.pl/ https://www.instagram.com/prosciuttko_/?hl=en

On this episode of Out Of Office: A Travel Podcast, the boys Catholic out hard. In celebration of Lent, “Conclave,” and a Catholic Jubilee Year, Kiernan talks us through the top sites to see in Vatican City. Rome is expecting 32M visitors this year, and now each and every one can listen to Out of Office! Things We Talked About on Today's Episode: Jubilee 2025 https://www.usccb.org/jubilee2025  Holy Doors https://www.ewtnvatican.com/articles/5-holy-doors-what-every-catholic-should-know-ahead-of-jubilee-2025-4075  Saint Peter's https://www.basilicasanpietro.va/en/  Pope John XXIII https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/martyrs-miracles-and-the-stuff-of-making-saints/  Vatican II https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2022-10/vatican-ii-council-60th-anniversary-video-history-background.html  Papal Altar and Canopy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Baldachin  Chair of Saint Peter https://www.ncregister.com/cna/historic-chair-of-st-peter-on-public-display-in-vatican-basilica-for-first-time-in-150-years  Tomb of Saint Peter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Peter%27s_tomb  Saint Peter Statue https://stpetersbasilica.info/Statues/StPeter/StPeter.htm  La Pieta https://fa-inkwell.org/1039/arts/artists-review-la-pieta-one-of-michelangelos-earliest-works/  Vatican Museums https://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en.html  Laocoon and his Sons https://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/museo-pio-clementino/Cortile-Ottagono/laocoonte.html  Gallery of the Candelabra https://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/museo-pio-clementino/Galleria-dei-Candelabri/galleria-dei-candelabri.html  “School of Athens” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_School_of_Athens  Sistine Chapel “In Our Time” episode https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0015vh8  Sistine Chapel pre-reading https://www.througheternity.com/en/blog/art/michelangelo-last-judgment-sistine-chapel-vatican.html  Omio https://www.omio.com/  Jenny Nicholson on the Star Wars Hotel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0CpOYZZZW4 

Join Ryan as he recounts his recent adventure in Bahía Solano, Colombia. Encounter tall, handsome motorcycle drivers, majestic whales, Colombian Huck Finns, and baby turtles. Don't miss Ryan's many exhilarating experiences crossing multiple bridges. Things We Talked About in Today's Episode:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ooopodcast/ Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/917672623315797476?source_impression_id=p3_1697708123_XGHn8l8m1zAwtWd6 Turtles: https://www.instagram.com/tortugasdelpacifico/ Coolest Bar In Town: https://www.utriahostel.com/ The Bitch:  https://www.amazon.com/Bitch-Pilar-Quintana/dp/164286059X

Are you carrying the weight of the things you own? Are you carrying the weight of your todo list? Do you think thoughts like "I should be able to keep up with the chores." or "There must be something wrong with me, everyone else is doing it!" Today's interview is with Leslie Alder, she guides caregivers through their clutter and chaos and out the other side to lighten the load that parenting and motherhood so often place on our shoulders. Felica and Leslie dive into the mindset shifts needed to access the feelings you want to feel in your environment. They question the more is more culture that we live in and offer an anecdote for slow living that could bring us a slow peace that we desperately all need. Link to Things We Talked About with Leslie Slow Home Podcast: The Tortoise with Brooke McAlary Slow Home Book: The Simple Home: A Month-by-Month Guide to Self-Reliance, Productivity and Contentment Go fund me for Milo Sponsor: GABB WIRELESS We LOVE devices that help our kids stay safe and be able to adventure while still being able to contact us safely and allow us to know where they are without being the kind of technology that steals their mental health and attention. Gabb wireless is an incredible company that we FULLY endorse for just that. Go to ⁠https://gabbwireless.com⁠ and use code FINDTHEMAGIC to get $50 off any device! Thank you for the kind reviews! We appreciate them so much. Here is how to leave a review for us  on iTunes: ⁠Open Find the Magic in the podcast app  ⁠ Scroll to the bottom of the page Click on write a review Tap the stars to rate us and then write us some feedback:) Review of the week by Cara Partridge: Life changing …Having a baby is one thing, but raising that baby, your child(ren) can be exhausting and confusing at times. Am I doing this right, should I do this? Etc. etc. This podcast halps shed light on parenting and literally gives the best advice. The title “Finding the magic” could not be more spot on. I find myself being able to be more connected to my children and husband sometimes when I just feel lost. It helps me understand nd see more clearly into our relationships. The more I listen, the more I love. Thank you so much for all you girls do. You rock! Time Stamps 1:50 - The magic of caring for sick kids 5:45 - How the adventure to New Zealand began 7:40 - How to live more minimally 11:22 - What is my motivation for change? 12:51 - A flawed filter of viewing our life is “I'm probably doing it wrong.” 15:50 - Replicating a more contemplative state 17:09 - Way of life in New Zealand and how it was a reframe 19:44 - Ritual is routine with intention 21:58 - “I don't have enough time or energy” 24:12 - “All of this clutter is making me overwhelmed” 26:35 - It's the stories we tell ourselves that bring meaning 31:00 - What does my house mean to me? And what systems can I make? 34:05 - Recap: I get to choose how to use my time and energy, overwhelm doesn't come from the clutter––it comes from what I am making it mean, I haven't figured this out YET. 36:00 - Leslie's morning routine --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/findthemagic/support

On this episode of “Out of Office: A Travel Podcast,” Kiernan recounts his travels in the secluded mountain kingdom of Bhutan, which just last week reopened its borders to tourists after 2.5 years of COVID restrictions. Extraordinary scenery, Gross National Happiness, and penis deities abound! Things We Talked About: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gho https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kira_(Bhutan) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_National_Happiness https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/29/opinion/bhutan-is-no-shangri-la.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paro_Taktsang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drukpa_Kunley https://themalamarket.com/ http://time.com/5534495/hot-abraham-lincoln-statue/

On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan talks about his favorite New England neighbor: Portland, Maine! Portland offers gorgeous seaside walks, standout restaurants, and plenty of historical and cultural must-dos. Portland is also heaven for the discerning beer-enthusiast. Plus, National Park conspiracies! Things We Talked About:  Quebec City podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/qu%C3%A9bec-city/id1438098925?i=1000463905461  Smithsonian National Postal Museum interview https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smithsonian-national-postal-museum-with-director/id1438098925?i=1000438061317  Holy Donut https://theholydonut.com/  Duckfat https://www.duckfat.com/  Hugo's https://www.hugosmaine.com/  Eventide https://www.eventideoysterco.com/  Eventide Cookbook https://www.eventideoysterco.com/shop/eventide-cookbook  The Honey Paw https://www.thehoneypaw.com/  Izakaya Minato https://www.izakayaminato.com/  Nura https://www.nuraportland.com/  Longfellow Books https://www.longfellowbooks.com/  Allagash Brewing Company https://www.allagash.com/  Bissell Brothers https://bissellbrothers.com/  Oxbow Blending and Bottling https://oxbowbeer.com/  Austin Street Brewery https://www.austinstreetbrewery.com/  Lone Pine Brewing Company https://lonepinebrewery.com/  Goodfire Brewing https://www.goodfirebrewing.com/  Breakwater Lighthouse/Bug Light https://www.visitportland.com/blog/2020/03/11/bug-light-park/  Choragic Monument of Lysicrates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choragic_Monument_of_Lysicrates  Portland Freedom Trail https://www.mainehistory.org/PDF/walkingtourmap.pdf  Eastern Promenade https://easternpromenade.org/the-eastern-promenade  Eastern Promenade Olmsted plan https://www.portlandmaine.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3377/Eastern-Promenade-Master-Plan  Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad https://mainenarrowgauge.org/   West End https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_End_(Portland,_Maine)  Peak's Island ferry https://www.cascobaylines.com/schedules/peaks-island-schedule/  Peak's Island https://www.cascobaylines.com/islands/peaks-island-maine/  Casco Bay Mail Boat https://www.cascobaylines.com/maine-boat-tours/specialty-cruises/mailboat/  The Missing 411 National Park conspiracy episode https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4794  Milk Street's Sweet Corn Cake https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/mexican-sweet-corn-cake 

The news of Derek Chauvin's conviction and the shooting of Ma'Khia Bryant by a police officer in Ohio both hit hard last week; these events have reignited my thinking about how I can take action to improve outcomes for Black and brown and poor people when they encounter police or become ensnared in the justice system. With that in mind, I decided to rebroadcast this interview with Ashley Edwards about why the cash bail system is a worthy place to put our activist attention and how confronting it can keep literally millions of people safer from the abuses of incarceration. It's not abolition, but it's a start. (Original show notes below.) ____ Bailout funds have been in the news for weeks now, but how do they fit into the bigger picture of the criminal justice and cash bail systems? Ashley Edwards of MGM Bailout joins Feminist Hotdog this week to talk about the racism inherent in the cash bail system, the predatory lending practices that surround it, how listeners can work to abolish cash bail, and why we should view this as a feminist issue.  Things We Talked About on This Episode https://www.mgmbailout.com (MGM Bailout) https://www.nationalbailout.org (National Bailout)  https://www.nationalbailout.org/untilfreedomcomes (Until Freedom Comes Bailout Toolkit ) https://www.nationalbailout.org/history (Black Mama’s Bailout) https://southernersonnewground.org (Southerners On New Ground) https://bailproject.org/after-cash-bail/ (After Cash Bail: A Framework for Imagining Pretrial Justice) Support this podcast

The news of Derek Chauvin's conviction and the shooting of Ma'Khia Bryant by a police officer in Ohio both hit hard last week; these events have reignited my thinking about how I can take action to improve outcomes for Black and brown and poor people when they encounter police or become ensnared in the justice system. With that in mind, I decided to rebroadcast this interview with Ashley Edwards about why the cash bail system is a worthy place to put our activist attention and how confronting it can keep literally millions of people safer from the abuses of incarceration. It's not abolition, but it's a start. (Original show notes below.) ____ Bailout funds have been in the news for weeks now, but how do they fit into the bigger picture of the criminal justice and cash bail systems? Ashley Edwards of MGM Bailout joins Feminist Hotdog this week to talk about the racism inherent in the cash bail system, the predatory lending practices that surround it, how listeners can work to abolish cash bail, and why we should view this as a feminist issue.  Things We Talked About on This Episode https://www.mgmbailout.com (MGM Bailout) https://www.nationalbailout.org (National Bailout)  https://www.nationalbailout.org/untilfreedomcomes (Until Freedom Comes Bailout Toolkit ) https://www.nationalbailout.org/history (Black Mama’s Bailout) https://southernersonnewground.org (Southerners On New Ground) https://bailproject.org/after-cash-bail/ (After Cash Bail: A Framework for Imagining Pretrial Justice) Support this podcast

Warning: This episode contains disturbing themes and bigoted language. Listener discretion is advised. This episode may not be a very joyful one, but it is fascinating and urgent—possibly more urgent than ever. My guest is Dr. Heidi Beirich, executive vice president and chief strategy officer at the nonprofit organization Global Project Against Hate and Extremism. Heidi is an international expert on the far right. Our conversation focused on the role of women within anti-democratic movements and the relationship between feminism, misogyny, and extremism. We talk about what it means for women globally that far-right political candidates are gaining power in countries around the world, including the U.S. And we explore the uncomfortable question: How does the supportive role white women play in white nationalist movements mirror the role white women have played in supporting white supremacy throughout history? Things We Talked About on This Episode https://www.globalextremism.org (Global Project Against Hate and Extremism) https://www.cynthiamilleridriss.com (Cynthia Miller Idriss) https://www.kathleenbelew.com (Kathleen Belew) https://news.gsu.edu/expert/mia-bloom/ (Mia Bloom) https://books.catapult.co/products/white-tears-brown-scars-how-white-feminism-betrays-women-of-color-by-ruby-hamad (White Tears/Brown Scars) by Ruby Hamad “https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/30/white-women-were-colonisers-too-to-move-forward-we-have-to-stop-letting-them-off-the-hook (White Women Were Colonisers Too. To Move Forward, We Have to Stop Letting Them Off the Hook.)” by Ruby Hamad Support this podcast

Warning: This episode contains disturbing themes and bigoted language. Listener discretion is advised. This episode may not be a very joyful one, but it is fascinating and urgent—possibly more urgent than ever. My guest is Dr. Heidi Beirich, executive vice president and chief strategy officer at the nonprofit organization Global Project Against Hate and Extremism. Heidi is an international expert on the far right. Our conversation focused on the role of women within anti-democratic movements and the relationship between feminism, misogyny, and extremism. We talk about what it means for women globally that far-right political candidates are gaining power in countries around the world, including the U.S. And we explore the uncomfortable question: How does the supportive role white women play in white nationalist movements mirror the role white women have played in supporting white supremacy throughout history? Things We Talked About on This Episode https://www.globalextremism.org (Global Project Against Hate and Extremism) https://www.cynthiamilleridriss.com (Cynthia Miller Idriss) https://www.kathleenbelew.com (Kathleen Belew) https://news.gsu.edu/expert/mia-bloom/ (Mia Bloom) https://books.catapult.co/products/white-tears-brown-scars-how-white-feminism-betrays-women-of-color-by-ruby-hamad (White Tears/Brown Scars) by Ruby Hamad “https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/30/white-women-were-colonisers-too-to-move-forward-we-have-to-stop-letting-them-off-the-hook (White Women Were Colonisers Too. To Move Forward, We Have to Stop Letting Them Off the Hook.)” by Ruby Hamad Support this podcast

We bring HalloweenTime to You! It’s HalloweenTime! We can’t go to the Disney Parks to celebrate, so we’ll bring the season to you. This week we’ll share the truly chilling Haunted mazes found at Hong Kong Disneyland. They took the horror mazes found at Knotts Scary Farm and Universal Horror Nights and Disneyfied them. It makes us deeply jealous that we don’t have these in the US.  We also talk about our favorite scary Disney attractions, and reminisce about a certain terrifying dragon in her lair underneath a castle… Things We Talked About:   Neverland Clubhouse: A Sister's Guide through Disney Fandom - Subscribe! The Right Stuff on Disney+ Sign up for Our Weekly Newsletter!   Sarah is donating AND selling face masks! For all the details, click here.   Check out these SKYwalking NETwork shows:   Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics The Max EFX Podcast   SPONSORS   Small World Vacations is an official sponsor of Skywalking Through Neverland. Contact them for a no obligation price quote at www.smallworldvacations.com. Tell them Skywalking Through Neverland sent you.   SUPPORT THE SHOW   Find out how you can become a part of the Skywalking Force and unlock bonus content.   CONTACT US   Instagram: http://instagram.com/skywalkingpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkywalkingPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skywalkingthroughneverland Send emails to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com and follow us on Facebook.   If you dug this episode, click over to iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube and leave us a review!   Never Land on Alderaan!  

Do you have a hard time making yourself exercise? Or do you ever find yourself becoming obsessed with exercise? In today’s podcast, Jessica Hottle shares three lies that keep us from exercising and the truth that will help us want to exercise. Jessica also talks about the problem of putting too much importance on exercise and appearance, and how God can help us change no matter what side of the spectrum we lean toward. Jessica Hottle is a successful online entrepreneur, speaker, author, podcaster, and faith-based fitness coach who helps women find freedom from their past and healing in their bodies. While she believes that we’re called to steward our bodies well, what matters most is what’s in our hearts and our standing in Christ. Things We Talked About on the Podcast: Lies that keep you from exercising Why it’s important to be consistent with exercise and how to discover what consistency looks like for you What to do on the days you miss your workout How to avoid becoming excessive with exercise How all-or-nothing thinking affects exercise and how to get rid of it Why it’s important to ask, “What does my soul, spirit, and body need?” Other questions you can ask for self-evaluation How to make time for exercise What to do if you’ve always failed at creating an exercise routine in the past Quotable Quotes: “Your body is your biggest storyteller.” - Jessica Hottle "Ask yourself these questions: 'What does my soul need? What does my body need?'" - Jessica Hottle Resources We Talked About on the Podcast: What’s the Truth Podcast with Jessica Hottle Jessica's Instagram I Deserve a Donut App Know Your Worth by Jessica Hottle Own Your Worth by Jessica Hottle How to Listen to the Podcast: Stitcher: Click here to subscribe or listen on Stitcher. Apple Podcasts: Click here to subscribe or listen on Apple Podcasts. (If you haven’t subscribed to the podcast on Apple, this can sometimes take a few hours to update.) Google Play: Click here to subscribe or listen on Google Play. Android: Click here to subscribe or listen on Android. Spotify: Click here to subscribe or listen on Spotify. Amazon Alexa: To listen on Amazon Alexa, say, “Alexa, play the Taste for Truth Podcast.”  

In this episode Lauren chats with Up + Running's newest coach, Melissa Lodge. Melissa is an elite runner who ran at the DI level for Bryant + Syracuse where she ran impressive PRs of 4:30 in the 1500m and 16:34 in the 5000m. She recently graduated from Syracuse University with her Masters in Exercise Science and completed her thesis on the topic of the Female Athlete Triad and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport. Lauren + Melissa talk about Melissa's unconventional start to her collegiate career, her biggest highlights and lowlights in her running career so far, her thesis and what she's working on next! Things We Talked About Read Melissa's Thesis here --- Follow Melissa on Instagram @smel_lodge Follow Lauren on Instagram @laurenfloris77 Follow Up + Running on Instagram @uprunning.co --- Learn more about Up + Running coaching and fill out our Athlete Interest Form by visiting uprunning.co/coaching

In this episode Lauren + Abby recap the latest news from the past week including the pro races over the weekend, a new signing for ON + a handful of new announcements from World Athletics. Things We Talked About Sign up for the Run With Rivs Challenge here 1 year to Tokyo... Again - NY Times Article Big Friendly 3 - Results Here Diamond League Monaco will take place on August 14th Watch The Bowerman Intersquad IV here Angel Piccirillo joins Little Wing! Read announcement here Joe Klecker has signed with On Running Cross Country Maybe Being Added to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris RAF Faces Ban from World Athletics if they don't pay fines World Athletics Amends Shoe Technology Rule ----- The Hand Off: For The Long Run Episode 92 with Alexi Pappas - Listen on iTunes here ----- Thanks to Momentous for supporting the Up + Running Podcast. Save 25% off of your first order at livemomentous.com with you sign up for a subscription and the code "UPRUNNING25". Join us for our Fall Training Group starting 8/10 and save $25 off your registration when you use code "UPRUNNINGPODCAST". Learn more and sign up HERE Follow Up + Running on IG @uprunning.co Follow Lauren on IG @laurenfloris77 Follow Abby on IG @abbycstanley

In this episode Lauren and Abby recap the fast facts from the week, including the Chicago Marathon cancellation, updates on collegiate XC / NCAA fall sports + recap the pro race results from the weekend - including Shelby Houlihan and Mo Ahmend's record breaking 5Ks! Things We Talked About: - The Chicago Marathon has been cancelled for 2020 - The latest NCAA news: Ivy League cancels fall sports, Patriots League cancels fall sports + Big Ten Conference moves to conference-only model for the fall - Read Running Past an Olympic Dream article about Kyle Merber here - Make sure to catch the Team Boss Mile v2 on 7/25! - Watch the Bowerman Intersquad Meets here - Watch the St. George Showdown here --- Thanks to Momentous for supporting the Up + Running Podcast. Save 25% off your first order at livemomentous.com when you sign up for a subscription and use code "UPRUNNING25". Follow Up + Running on IG @uprunning.co Follow Lauren on IG @laurenfloris77 Follow Abby on IG @abbycstanley

In this episode Lauren and Abby recap the fast facts from the week, including Wilson Kipsang's 4 year ban + recap the MULTIPLE race results from the past week! Track is back you guys! Things We Talked About: - Wilson Kipsang Banned for 4 Years - Saucony Endorphin Collection - see the shoes here - Paris Marathon postponed - USATF reopens Olympic Trials Qualifying window - read more from Runner's World here - Jake Riley signed with On Running - see his announcement here - Watch the Bowerman Intersquad Races on their YouTube channel here - Watch The Big Friendly Replay on FloTrack here - Jared Ward's throwback pics of him and Jake Riley - see on IG here Hand Off: I'll Have Another Episode 257 with Diane Nukuri --- Thanks to Momentous for supporting the Up + Running Podcast. Save 25% off your first order at livemomentous.com when you sign up for a subscription and use code "UPRUNNING25". Follow Up + Running on IG @uprunning.co Follow Lauren on IG @laurenfloris77 Follow Abby on IG @abbycstanley

Bailout funds have been in the news for weeks now, but how do they fit into the bigger picture of the criminal justice and cash bail systems? Ashley Edwards of MGM Bailout joins Feminist Hotdog this week to talk about the racism inherent in the cash bail system, the predatory lending practices that surround it, how listeners can work to abolish cash bail, and why we should view this as a feminist issue.  #Things We Talked About on This Episode MGM Bailout [https://www.mgmbailout.com] National Bailout [https://www.nationalbailout.org] Until Freedom Comes Bailout Toolkit [https://www.nationalbailout.org/untilfreedomcomes] Black Mama’s Bailout [https://www.nationalbailout.org/history] Southerners On New Ground [https://southernersonnewground.org] After Cash Bail: A Framework for Imagining Pretrial Justice [https://bailproject.org/after-cash-bail/] Support this podcast

Bailout funds have been in the news for weeks now, but how do they fit into the bigger picture of the criminal justice and cash bail systems? Ashley Edwards of MGM Bailout joins Feminist Hotdog this week to talk about the racism inherent in the cash bail system, the predatory lending practices that surround it, how listeners can work to abolish cash bail, and why we should view this as a feminist issue.  Things We Talked About on This Episode MGM Bailout [https://www.mgmbailout.com] National Bailout [https://www.nationalbailout.org] Until Freedom Comes Bailout Toolkit [https://www.nationalbailout.org/untilfreedomcomes] Black Mama’s Bailout [https://www.nationalbailout.org/history] Southerners On New Ground [https://southernersonnewground.org] After Cash Bail: A Framework for Imagining Pretrial Justice [https://bailproject.org/after-cash-bail/] Support this podcast

Advocates of policing abolition have been pushing to defund the police for years, but the recent explosion of public attention on the Movement for Black Lives has more people than ever talking about what an entirely new system of public safety could look like. In this episode, I summarize what I’ve learned over the last few weeks about community-based alternatives to policing, feminist tensions surrounding the abolitionist stance, and what people mean when they say “defund the police.” NOTE: I am not an expert on policing abolition. This episode offers a high-level overview and recommendations for where you can find much more detailed information from people immersed in this work, such as those listed in the show notes.  ###Things We Talked About on This Episode Yes, We Literally Mean Abolish the Police by Mariame Kaba [ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/opinion/sunday/floyd-abolish-defund-police.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/opinion/sunday/floyd-abolish-defund-police.html) ] Angela Davis on Abolition [ https://www.democracynow.org/2020/6/12/angela_davis_on_abolition_calls_to?fbclid=IwAR1pesIQKKAX7FAqkD8YSH3RJoikBTkVVHbE05hKNlp7pDieWUmrmhb5uw4 (https://www.democracynow.org/2020/6/12/angela_davis_on_abolition_calls_to?fbclid=IwAR1pesIQKKAX7FAqkD8YSH3RJoikBTkVVHbE05hKNlp7pDieWUmrmhb5uw4) ] Ruth Wilson Gilmore Makes the Case for Abolition [ https://theintercept.com/2020/06/10/ruth-wilson-gilmore-makes-the-case-for-abolition/ (https://theintercept.com/2020/06/10/ruth-wilson-gilmore-makes-the-case-for-abolition/) ] MPD 150 [ https://www.mpd150.com (https://www.mpd150.com) ] Critical Resistance [ http://criticalresistance.org (http://criticalresistance.org) ] No More Money for Police [ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/opinion/george-floyd-police-funding.html?fbclid=IwAR1y9pUCluy65-W-6a1UjXb3SoWqlJp2p_7VKOpOR19q_uZXlmY-ANnxvkA (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/opinion/george-floyd-police-funding.html?fbclid=IwAR1y9pUCluy65-W-6a1UjXb3SoWqlJp2p_7VKOpOR19q_uZXlmY-ANnxvkA) ] The Systems That Protect the Police [ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/podcasts/the-daily/george-floyd-protests.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/podcasts/the-daily/george-floyd-protests.html) ] Qualified Immunity Explained [ https://theappeal.org/qualified-immunity-explained/ (https://theappeal.org/qualified-immunity-explained/) ] The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander [ https://newjimcrow.com (https://newjimcrow.com) ] Just Mercy by Brian Stevenson [ https://justmercy.eji.org (https://justmercy.eji.org) ] 13th directed by Ava DuVernay [ https://www.netflix.com/title/80091741 (https://www.netflix.com/title/80091741) ] Support this podcast

Advocates of policing abolition have been pushing to defund the police for years, but the recent explosion of public attention on the Movement for Black Lives has more people than ever talking about what an entirely new system of public safety could look like. In this episode, I summarize what I’ve learned over the last few weeks about community-based alternatives to policing, feminist tensions surrounding the abolitionist stance, and what people mean when they say “defund the police.” NOTE: I am not an expert on policing abolition. This episode offers a high-level overview and recommendations for where you can find much more detailed information from people immersed in this work, such as those listed in the show notes.  Things We Talked About on This Episode Yes, We Literally Mean Abolish the Police by Mariame Kaba [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/opinion/sunday/floyd-abolish-defund-police.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/opinion/sunday/floyd-abolish-defund-police.html)] Angela Davis on Abolition [https://www.democracynow.org/2020/6/12/angela_davis_on_abolition_calls_to?fbclid=IwAR1pesIQKKAX7FAqkD8YSH3RJoikBTkVVHbE05hKNlp7pDieWUmrmhb5uw4 (https://www.democracynow.org/2020/6/12/angela_davis_on_abolition_calls_to?fbclid=IwAR1pesIQKKAX7FAqkD8YSH3RJoikBTkVVHbE05hKNlp7pDieWUmrmhb5uw4)] Ruth Wilson Gilmore Makes the Case for Abolition [https://theintercept.com/2020/06/10/ruth-wilson-gilmore-makes-the-case-for-abolition/ (https://theintercept.com/2020/06/10/ruth-wilson-gilmore-makes-the-case-for-abolition/)] MPD 150 [https://www.mpd150.com (https://www.mpd150.com)] Critical Resistance [http://criticalresistance.org (http://criticalresistance.org)] No More Money for Police [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/opinion/george-floyd-police-funding.html?fbclid=IwAR1y9pUCluy65-W-6a1UjXb3SoWqlJp2p_7VKOpOR19q_uZXlmY-ANnxvkA (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/opinion/george-floyd-police-funding.html?fbclid=IwAR1y9pUCluy65-W-6a1UjXb3SoWqlJp2p_7VKOpOR19q_uZXlmY-ANnxvkA)] The Systems That Protect the Police [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/podcasts/the-daily/george-floyd-protests.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/podcasts/the-daily/george-floyd-protests.html)] Qualified Immunity Explained [https://theappeal.org/qualified-immunity-explained/ (https://theappeal.org/qualified-immunity-explained/)] The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander [https://newjimcrow.com (https://newjimcrow.com)] Just Mercy by Brian Stevenson [https://justmercy.eji.org (https://justmercy.eji.org)] 13th directed by Ava DuVernay [https://www.netflix.com/title/80091741 (https://www.netflix.com/title/80091741)] Support this podcast

In episode Lauren and Abby chat about Lauren's Virtual Stroller 5K over the weekend, the fast facts from the week, rumors that pro races are on the near horizon and go on a deep dive into the Bislett Games and their thoughts on the event and hopes for how other races this year will learn from the meet in Oslo. Things We Talked About: - Watch Keira D'Amato's 5K time trial run here - Brown University reinstates the Men's XC + Track teams to varsity status - Team Boss will chase the Colorado Mile Records for Men and Women (4:01 + 4:36) on 6/27 and are raising money for the Sachs Foundation. Learn more here - IOC announces that they will begin talks about repealling their ban on protests at the Olympics, US Olympic Leaders say they will challenge the ban as well - Re-watch the Bislett Impossible Games here --- Hand Off(s): The Rambling Runner Episode #243 with John Raneri --- Sign up for the Rapid Reboot Run for Your Money Challenge here or use code "upandrunning5" for 5% off your Rapid Reboot purchase. Learn more about Up + Running Coaching and fill out an interest form at uprunning.co/coaching --- Follow Up + Running on Instagram here and on Twitter here Follow Lauren + Abby on Instagram

In episode Lauren and Abby share the articles and accounts by Black runners that they read and learned from this week, run down the week of running news and discuss how they are personally navigating the uncertain landscape training and racing wise in 2020. Things We Talked About: - Racing to Stay Alive - Marielle Hall for Runner's World - Speak Up, Speak Out: A Wish for U.S. Running From a Black Marathoner - Courtney Carter for Women's Running - Black Female in America - Angel Piccirillo on the Oiselle Blog - Running Report IG // Diverse We Run IG - Black Girls RUN! + National Black Marathoners Association - Clean Sport Collective Episode 52 with Aisha Praught Leer - savebrowntrack.org - Chaski Run Challenge + Runner's World Article covering the records - Bowerman Team Gear - HS Nationals moved to South Dakota - The Chicago Marathon is "unable to say definitively" if the race will go on as planned, and are preparing for both possibilities - Don't miss the Bislett Games on NBC Sports Thursday, 6/11 at 2pm EDT / 11am PDT --- Hand Off(s): Running for Real Episode #189 with Sarah Crouch --- Get 10% off your first order of Mile Marker Training Logs with code "UPANDRUNNING" Learn more about Up + Running Coaching and fill out an interest form at uprunning.co/coaching --- Follow Up + Running on Instagram here and on Twitter here Follow Lauren + Abby on Instagram

In episode Lauren and Abby catch up about their week of training, run down the fast facts from the past week and spend most of the conversation talking about the cancellation of the Boston Marathon. Things We Talked About: - Johnny Gregorek's Record Breaking Blue Jean Mile - watch the IGTV here - Emma Bates' Jorts 10K - see her post here - An exciting announcement from the Bislett Impossible Games - Some fun virtual races being put on by Chaski Endurance this weekend - The cancellation of this year's Boston Marathon - the facts + the implications --- Hand Off(s): Keeping Track Podcast, Episode 20 - Running While Black: A Conversation Around Race With Alison Desir-Activist, Runner and Mother --- Follow Up + Running on Instagram here and on Twitter here Follow Lauren + Abby on Instagram

In episode Lauren and Abby catch up about their week of training, run down the fast facts from the past week and have a fun debate ranking the distance events from favorite to least favorite. Things We Talked About: - Watch Leo Dashbach go sub-4 at the "Quarantine Clasico" here - Check out Brynn Brown's 3200m time trial on her Instagram here - Jacok Ingebritsen's Norwegian National Record run in the 5km - Watch the Team NN Bekele Documentary on their YouTube channel - Central Michigan cut their men's track & field program - Nick Symmonds & Leah O'Connor got both celebrated their weddings over the weekend (not to each other) --- Hand Off(s): Episode 47 of The Clean Sport Collective with Jim Ryun +  Episode 40 of the Run Free Training Podcast, a catch up with Dathan Ritzenhein, Alan Webb and Ryan Hall --- Follow Up + Running on Instagram here and on Twitter here Follow Lauren + Abby on Instagram Learn more about Up + Running Coaching here + sign up for the 10-Week Base Training Group Coaching Program here (use code "UPRUNNING" for $10 off registration!) --- Thank you to our partners Momentous and Inside Tracker. You can save $20 on your first purchase at livemomentous.com with code "UPRUNNING". Get 15% off your Inside Tracker purchase at insidetracker.com with code "UPANDRUNNING"

In this episode Lauren and Abby discuss the running news from 5/12-5/18. Things We Talked About: - Jesse Thomas' retirement announcement - Tracksmith brings on Mary Cain and Nick Willis as full time employees - Kate Landau ran a 2:34 in the Rambling Runner Virtual Marathon - University of Akron cut it's men's XC program in a decision because of financial reasons directly linked to COVID-19 - Diamond League announced a provision schedule for the late summer and fall of this year - Amsterdam Marathon confirms it's still planning to hold the race in October - The Victoria Marathon has made the decision to cancel this fall's event - Check out Molly Seidel's IG to see her attempt at the Citius Mag Slowest Mile Challenge - The Virginia Tidewater Runners hosted a By-Appointment 5K - Sign up for the HOKA OneOne Summer Mile Club here - Enter the Run Fast Eat Slow Recipe Contest here --- The Hand Off: Buy Emma Kertesz's book, The Boy Behind The Door on Amazon here --- Follow Up + Running on Instagram here and on Twitter here Follow Lauren + Abby on Instagram Learn more about Up + Running Coaching here + sign up for the 10-Week Base Training Group Coaching Program here

In this episode Lauren + Abby chat about how their Virtual 10Ks went this past weekend for the Podcaster Challenge. They also run down some fast facts from the world of running this past week and in the main topic they dive into the mental game and some books + tips that have helped them strengthen their "brain training" for running. Things We Talked About Boston Marathon to issue refunds to runners that can't make the September date Colleen Quigley's article about the Olympic Postponement Aliphine's article in Women's Running about the Olympic Postponement and family planning Pregnancy, Planning and Pandemics by Teal Burrell The Ivy League is not extending the extra year of eligibility to athletes affected by this season's cancellation BOOKS: Strong by Kara Goucher, Brain Training for Runners, Mind Gym, Let Your Mind Run, Peak Performance + Passion Paradox "Why I Sucked in College" Article on LetsRun.com The Hand Off Ali on the Run: Episode 222

In Episode 26 Lauren and Abby recap the Olympic Marathon Trials. From Lauren's first hand experience in Atlanta, to the television coverage, the Men's and Women's Teams, how tough the course and conditions really were and much more! --- Things We Talked About The Fueling Stations at the Trials --- Follow the Up + Running Pcast @upandrunningpodcast Follow Lauren @laurenfloris77 + Abby @abbycstanley  

Hello Couragemaker and welcome to a fabulous episode of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week I'm delighted to be chatting to the wonderful Caroline Jestaz.     Caroline is a fiction writer, language teacher and writing mentor. She was born and raised in Paris and has been living in the UK since 2003. She first went to England at the age of seven and fell in love with the language, the culture and the country. By the time she was thirteen, she spoke fluent English and went on to study Russian and Italian, then English Literature at university. She has twenty years of teaching experience at university, in language schools and giving private tuition face-to-face and online. Her love of books has led her to run an independent publishing company and to work for two high-profile educational publishers.   Writing is her vocation. Caroline has four novels under her belt. She likes to weave in different narratives and viewpoints and explore themes such as grief, loss, projection, manipulation and deceit. She's also created an online writing course, runs creative writing workshops in Cambridge and mentors aspiring writers.    Caroline has just launched The Creativity for All Podcast, a bi-monthly show which explores and celebrates the many unseen and unrecognised forms of day-to-day creativity, with the hope of inspiring listeners to tap into their creative potential. She's passionate about all things creative and endlessly curious about the creative process.   During this episode, we dive into Caroline's love of languages and linguistics, how her creativity was nurtured as a child and how this plays out in her life today.   Caroline shares her philosophy on writing which doubles up as beautiful advice on life, her life as a self-taught woman and her journey to writing.   We dive into dealing with the critic inside your head, protecting your creativity and putting boundaries around it and the importance of space and freedom in your creative work. We also chat about the myth of the muse and the idea of being too early for something as opposed to not being able to do it.   If you love deep conversations about creativity, if you struggle with your inner critic or you need some creative inspiration, this is the perfect episode for you! Enjoy today's show!   About Caroline Caroline is a fiction writer, language teacher and writing mentor. She's passionate about all things creative and endlessly curious about the creative process. Caroline was born and raised in Paris and has been living in the UK since 2003. She first went to England at the age of seven and fell in love with the language, the culture and the country. By the time she was thirteen, she spoke fluent English and went on to study Russian and Italian, then English Literature at university in France, Scotland and Ireland. She has twenty years of teaching experience at university, in language schools and giving private tuition face-to-face and online. Her love of books has led her to run an independent publishing company and to work for two high-profile educational publishers. Writing is her vocation. Caroline has four novels under her belt. Her stories are character-based and always include an element of mystery. She likes to weave in different narratives and viewpoints and explore themes such as grief, loss, projection, manipulation and deceit. She's also created an online writing course, runs creative writing workshops in Cambridge and mentors aspiring writers. Caroline is passionate about her writing and teaching: ‘The reason I'm a teacher and writing mentor is that I love empowering my students with words and languages and give them the confidence they need to find their own voice.' On January 27th 2020, she launched The Creativity for All Podcast, a bi-monthly show which explores and celebrates the many unseen and unrecognised forms of day-to-day creativity, with the hope of inspiring listeners to tap into their creative potential. Website | Creativity For All Podcast |  Facebook Page | Novel Writing Course Facebook Page | Instagram   Things We Talked About   Caroline's love of languages and linguistics and how her creativity was nurtured as a child Life as a self-taught woman Caroline's journey to writing Dealing with the critic inside your head Protecting your creativity and putting boundaries around it The importance of space and freedom in our creative life and work Creating conversations about creativity and overcoming the loneliness I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm a coach for creative and multipassionate women, a writer and INFJ creative and multi-passionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate.   I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum.   When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Sunday Pep Talks to my wonderful Couragemakers community or working 1:1 with coaching clients, I'm usually covered in paint or walking my wonderfully weird cockapoo Merlin.

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This week I'm talking to the fabulous and my now-friend Katie Vaz. Katie is an illustrator, author, and graphic designer living in Upstate New York with her husband, Joby, a puppy named Tater, and a cat named KittenFace. She is the author of the adult coloring book Don't Worry, Eat Cake (which was featured on Canada's Biggest Bestseller List at Chapters Indigo), the book Make Yourself Cozy: A Guide for Practicing Self-Care, and more recently The Escape Manual For Introverts, which was just published on August 6, 2019 (all three by Andrews McMeel Publishing). She also designs her own line of greeting cards, prints and other stationery products, which are sold both online on Etsy and in brick and mortar shops across North America. She also works as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer with a variety of clients on branding, packaging design, and illustration projects. Katie's work has been featured on sites like BuzzFeed, Woman's Day, POPSUGAR, Real Simple, and HuffPost. When she's not working, Katie likes to spend her time cooking and baking, tending to her plants, reading fiction - Harry Potter is her favourite), learning embroidery, and walking her puppy Tater. Today's episode is just a really refreshingly honest conversation about the struggles that so often accompany being a creative woman, from self doubt and comparison to owning the things that make you different and dealing with expectations and disappointments. We have great discussions about making space for the unexpected, focusing on your own work and not comparing your work to others, external versus internal motivation and the power of recognising and exploring your fears. We also dive deep into owning your experience as an introvert and highly sensitive person and finding like minded people. If you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall of a really intimate and vulnerable conversation between two creative women who are just laying it all out there, this is the perfect episode for you! And if you struggle with people pleasing, anxiety and imposter syndrome, let this episode serve as a reminder that you are never alone. I am sure that you will, as I have, fall in love with Katie and really enjoy this episode! So enjoy the show!   About Katie Katie is an illustrator, author, and graphic designer living in Upstate New York with her husband, Joby, a puppy named Tater, and a cat named KittenFace. She is the author of the adult coloring book Don't Worry, Eat Cake (which was featured on Canada's Biggest Bestseller List at Chapters Indigo), the book Make Yourself Cozy: A Guide for Practicing Self-Care, and more recently The Escape Manual For Introverts, which was just published on August 6, 2019 (all three by Andrews McMeel Publishing). She also designs her own line of greeting cards, prints and other stationery products, which are sold both online on Etsy and in brick and mortar shops across North America. She also works as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer with a variety of clients on branding, packaging design, and illustration projects. Katie's work has been featured on sites like BuzzFeed, Woman's Day, POPSUGAR, Real Simple, and HuffPost. Website | Etsy Shop | Instagram | Facebook   Things We Talked About: making space for the unexpected putting your blinkers on and focusing on your own work comparison and social media external versus internal motivation expectations we put on ourselves reframing fear as fuel the power of recognising and exploring your fears keeping a list of scary things you've done imposter syndrome experiencing life as a highly sensitive person Katie's advice on people wanting to create something but it feels too big and too scary find beauty in the mundane meeting like minded people   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum.   When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free, very vulnerable and encouraging Sunday emails to fellow couragemakers (join the party here!) or making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life. THL is the online home for unconventional creatives and multipassionates who want to show up unapologetically and intentionally as who they are, and really own, live and share their many stories. It's made for couragemakers who have so much great shit to give the world and want to leave their mark but have too much self doubt standing in the way!  

Hello Couragemakers! This week I'm chatting to Lucy Elliott - THE most colourful and fun chocolate bars I have ever seen. Lucy is the creative director and founder of Creighton's Chocolaterie.  She is a product designer, chocolatier and lover of all things colourful  (especially if food is involved!). From a young age, Lucy's dream was to have a career doing something she loved. At school, she came up various fun and colourful ‘products' that she'd sell to friends and family, including a self-published cake cookbook, a range of greetings cards, band merch, jewellery… the list was endless but had one thing in common: everything was created & designed by her. Lucy lives in Leighton Buzzard with her husband, daughter and dog In today's episode, Lucy is diving into her story, from how she has been running creative endeavour of one kind of another since being a child to how she founded Creighton's Chocolaterie. We have so many great discussions about creativity in this episode. We dive into the power of creating the things you want to see in the world and creating with blinkers on, the need to have other and completely separate creative outlets when you put a lot of your work out there, the surprising relationship between impatience and perfectionism and how Lucy keeps her creative fires burning. This is a perfect episode for you if yo've ever struggled with the idea of creativity and business coinciding together, if you struggle with self doubt and you need a massive shot of inspiration. There are so many wisdoms of nuggets in here and I know you're going to take so much from this episode! Enjoy the show!   About Lucy Lucy is the creative director and founder of Creighton's Chocolaterie.  She is a product designer, chocolatier and lover of all things colourful  (especially if food is involved!). From a young age, Lucy's dream was to have a career doing something she loved. At school, she came up various fun and colourful ‘products' that she'd sell to friends and family, including a self-published cake cookbook, a range of greetings cards, band merch, jewellery… the list was endless but had one thing in common: everything was created & designed by her. Lucy lives in Leighton Buzzard with her husband, daughter and dog Website | Instagram | Twitter | Pinterest   Things We Talked About:   Lucy's journey from being a creative entrepreneurial child to founding Creighton's Chocolaterie The surprising relationship between impatience and perfectionism Lucy's advice to any creative struggling with self belief The power of creating the things you want to see in the world How Lucy has stopped doing things in her spare time that she doesn't want to do Separating work and home life Being a triple threat creative: being able to create, being able to do your accounts, and running a business The importance of doing things completely unrelated to your business   Resources Mentioned: The Congregation of Inspiration Cambridge Satchel Company Ollie & Nic   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm a coach for creative and multipassionate women, a writer and INFJ creative and multi-passionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Sunday Pep Talks to my wonderful Couragemakers community or working 1:1 with coaching clients, I'm usually covered in paint or walking my wonderfully weird cockapoo Merlin.

Hello Couragemakers! This week I'm speaking with the delightful Nikki Newbauer and this week is all about hope: a topic that I think is more important than ever in a world that sometimes feels like it's falling apart. Nikki is a hopeful humanitarian and founder of Little Hope Notes: an initiative that is spreading kindness, one note at a time. Nikki is passionate about loving others and spreading hope to strangers through her writing. She lives with her husband and uniquely wonderful five year old daughter in Virginia and can be often found hiking in Shenandoah National Park, coffee shop hopping, and looking for nearby creeks to play in, and are always on the lookout for tacos! In today's episode, Nikki is sharing the story behind little hope notes, her mental health journey and how writing has made a profound difference in her life. We dive into how Nikki keeps her hope alive, how random acts of kindness have made a huge difference in Nikki's life, perfectionism and how social media can be used for good. We have a great conversation about the power of comforting yourself, hitting rock bottom and Nikki shares the four things she does to look after herself and a hope note for everyone listening. This episode is a great reminder that we already have all the tools we need inside ourselves and that courage doesn't always feel like courage and the power of comforting yourself. Just a head's up before we begin that this episode does mention suicide, so look after you. This is such a hopeful episode and my hope is that it fills your heart and fans your flame of hope as much as it has mine! Nikki is building such a wonderful community and I'm so inspired by how she  is creating, to borrow Nikki's words, a tidal wave of kindness. Enjoy the show!   About Nikki   Nikki is a hopeful humanitarian and founder of Little Hope Notes: an initiative that is spreading kindness, one note at a time. Nikki is passionate about loving others and spreading hope to strangers through her writing. She lives with her husband and uniquely wonderful five year old daughter in Virginia and can be often found hiking in Shenandoah National Park, coffee shop hopping, and looking for nearby creeks to play in, and are always on the lookout for tacos! Website | Instagram | Pinterest   Things We Talked About   The story behind Little Hope Notes How random acts of kindness have made a huge difference in Nikki's life and how it inspired Little Hope Notes Nikki's mental health journey What getting to rock bottom has taught Nikki The power of comforting yourself   About your host, Meg Kissack + That Hummingbird Life  I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm a coach for creative and multipassionate women, a writer and INFJ creative and multi-passionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Sunday pep Talks to my wonderful Couragemakers community or working 1:1 with coaching clients, I'm usually covered in paint or walking my wonderfully weird cockapoo Merlin.  

Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 121 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week I'm so excited to share with you my conversation with Allison Colin-Thome. Allison heads up Career Off Script, where she helps young professionals find their ideal work, so they can stop waking up for just a paycheck and instead have a career that means something to them. She cuts through their confusion by helping them figure out their strengths, motivators and true needs so they can find careers they love and finally take their next steps with confidence. After a bumpy journey of her own, Allison left her career in Corporate Recruitment to pursue the work she loved. She started her business while spending time in Colombia learning Spanish and can either be found sipping Earl Grey in a midtown Toronto cafe or online at www.careeroffscript.com. In this episode we're really diving into what it means to live a life off script and building a meaningful life. Allison shares her journey of why she started Career Off Script and really takes us behind the scenes. We cover so much ground in this episode, from going against what is expected of you and being transparent about your circumstances to being real on social media and finding your why. The main theme of this episode is what it takes to build a life you love, and I love how Allison says you need to start off by believing it is possible. She shares so much fantastic practical advice on building a business alongside a 9-5 and the lessons she's been learning along the way. Whether you're someone who's trying to build a business on the side, you're trying to add more meaning to your life or you're curious about what path to take, this is the perfect episode for you.  Enjoy the show! About Allison  Allison Colin-Thome heads up Career Off Script, where she helps young professionals find their ideal work, so they can stop waking up for just a paycheck and instead have a career that means something to them. She cuts through their confusion by helping them figure out their strengths, motivators and true needs so they can find careers they love and finally take their next steps with confidence. After a bumpy journey of her own, Allison left her career in Corporate Recruitment to pursue the work she loved. She started her business while spending time in Colombia learning Spanish and can either be found sipping Earl Grey in a midtown Toronto cafe or online at www.careeroffscript.com. Website | Facebook | LinkedIn | Instagram   Things We Talked About  What meaningful life means to Allison  Going against what is expected of you Being transparent about your circumstances Being real on social media Building a business on the side The most helpful things Allison has learned about building a business on the side Finding business role models   Resources Simon Sinek TED talk Tad Hargrave - Marketing For Hippies Rebecca Tracey   About your host, Meg Kissack + That Hummingbird Life  I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multi-passionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Sunday pep Talks to my wonderful Couragemakers community or working 1:1 with clients, I'm usually covered in paint or walking my wonderfully weird cockapoo Merlin.

This Episode Is A Return Chat With Sara Teller To Talk About A Whole Bunch of Mental Health and Life Structure Questions That I Know You Will Get A Lot of Value Out Of! Stick Around For The Fun, You Are Going To Love It!    Topics Include… Difference Between Sadness, Depression, & PTSD Setting Up A Work Routine To Become More Efficient  Perspectives On How Society Has Changed  New Outlooks and Views of Mental Health & Wellness  Identifying The Struggle and Moving Forward Toward A Better You  Finding Your Passion and Acting On It  Making Mistakes Is A Good Thing, and Create Who You Become  How The Way Life Has Changed In Recent Years New Book Release Dates, Ninja Turtles, Burning Marshmallows, & More!  ALSO… ARE YOU Interested In Weekly FREE Email Full of Good Reads, Schedules, and A Ton Of Tips, Ideas, and Ways To Increase Health, Fitness, and Happiness Delivered Right To Your Email Instead Of Checking All Over The Place? Me Too!! Sign Up Below And Sit Back and Keep Living The Good Life! http://zaratefitness.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=bd5db6ad085f2ab63066ec43d&id=6af1b1391a   Sara Is A Number Of Things, Number 1 Being An All Around Great Person! Here Is Some Background On Sara However!  Creator of sarateller.com, which started as a supplemental site for Narcissistic Abuse: A Survival Guide that Mad Hatter Publishing released in December 2017.   Visitors able to read blog posts and gain insight into abuse recovery... The site has evolved to include posts on post-traumatic stress disorder which can develop as a result of abuse, and more recently, to include topics related to energy healing. Thus, currently, the site is meant to promote full body healing – inside and out.  There’s a focus on holistic healing (i.e., the importance of positivity, the law of attraction, conscious manifestation, meditation and mindfulness, exercise and eating right).  Sara has a title on PTSD in the works a manuscript completed and submitted to the same publisher.  Be on the lookout for this because when it gets published it’s going to be a game changer. Sara has worked for 15 years in publishing and entertainment in a myriad of ways such as intellectual property, content digitization, acquisitions, editorial.  The Romeo Observer Publications International Ltd.  HOUR Detroit Magazine Cengage Leraning  Sara has published 3 fiction titles… Once Upon a Starry Night (Dorrance Publishing, 2006) Cookies (PublishAmerica, 2007) Another Bridge to Cross (Lulu, 2007). We Barely Scratch The Surface In An Hour And 20 Minutes But Still Cover A Whole Bunch of Different Topics.   Topics Include… Narcissism and It’s Lengthy Spectrum From Low Level To Malignant Identifying Narcissism In Yourself In Others  PTSD and The Stressful Life We All Live  Billboards and Walking Away From Shame Island Helping People With A Whole Body Approach The Perilous Stigmas Revolving Around Mental Health The Blend Between Subjectiveness & Objectiveness of Life Frank The Goat, What’s For Dinner, Licks, Traffic Chaos, Superbad, And More!  A Few Links That Can Help Get Started In Sara’s Work and Things We Talked About…  Narcissistic Traits  12 Steps To Healing  Making Kindness Count herway.net ... A PHENOMENAL RESOURCE

Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 117 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week I'm chatting with Sarah Brassard. In a nutshell, Sarah helps people re-establish peace inside. For the last twenty-five years, Sarah has been guiding women from a place of struggle in life to one of grace, peace, and ease through sacred self-care. She is the author of Inside: A Guide to the Resources Within published in 2018: a book that details the self-care practices that sparked Sarah's healing journey and inspired her work in helping women move from trauma to transformation.. Sarah lives in New Hampshire and loves helping people heal through trauma with spiritual practices. What makes her most happy is being around people that have said YES to living authentically and finding the peaceful path. In this week's episode we're really diving into everything self care and living a life in tune with who we are deep down. Sarah shares her journey and takes us behind the scenes of her own healing journey. We talk about being a highly sensitive person and how important safety is, building a self care practice, how Sarah learned to take her mask off and how self care is non negotiable. We have a great conversation about the ripple effect of being compassionate on ourselves, the emotional, mental and spiritual sides of self care and Sarah shares her wonderful definition of audacious self care. Sarah has so many reframes and ideas that I love, including the idea of having a spiritual bank account that you deposit and withdraw from. This episode is a great reminder of how veering off the path can lead to some of the most important lessons we can learn, and why self care is never selfish. If you're interested in building a self care practice and starting or continuing your own healing journey, this episode is for you! Enjoy today's show! About Sarah Inside: A Guide to the Resources Within published in 2018. The book details the self-care practices that sparked Sarah's healing journey and inspired her work in helping women move from trauma to transformation.. Sarah lives in New Hampshire and loves helping people heal through trauma with spiritual practices. What makes her most happy is being around people that have said YES to living authentically and finding the peaceful path. Website | Book | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube |   Things We Talked About   How Sarah initially dealt with loss and trauma by putting on a mask and what started her own healing journey Feelings of safety as highly sensitive people Taking ownership of your life Building a self care practice The ripple effect of being compassionate to ourselves Why self care is non negotiable Sarah's definition of audacious self care How veering off the path can lead to some of the most important lessons we learn The idea of a spiritual savings account   Resources Elizabeth Gilbert Kundalini Yoga The Slow Simmer of Burnout - Sarah Brassard Yogi Bhajan Mister Rogers documentary   About Couragemakers and your host  I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multi-passionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Sunday pep Talks to my wonderful Couragemakers community or working 1:1 with clients, I'm usually covered in paint or walking my wonderfully weird cockapoo Merlin.

This Episode Is An Escape From ‘Shame Island’ With Sara Teller! I’ve Been Looking Forward To This Conversation For A Long Time, and You’re Gonna Both Love It and Get A Lot Out of It!  Sara Is A Number Of Things, Number 1 Being An All Around Great Person! Here Is Some Background On Sara However!  Creator of sarateller.com, which started as a supplemental site for Narcissistic Abuse: A Survival Guide that Mad Hatter Publishing released in December 2017.   Visitors able to read blog posts and gain insight into abuse recovery... The site has evolved to include posts on post-traumatic stress disorder which can develop as a result of abuse, and more recently, to include topics related to energy healing. Thus, currently, the site is meant to promote full body healing – inside and out.  There’s a focus on holistic healing (i.e., the importance of positivity, the law of attraction, conscious manifestation, meditation and mindfulness, exercise and eating right).  Sara has a title on PTSD in the works a manuscript completed and submitted to the same publisher.  Be on the lookout for this because when it gets published it’s going to be a game changer. Sara has worked for 15 years in publishing and entertainment in a myriad of ways such as intellectual property, content digitization, acquisitions, editorial.  The Romeo Observer Publications International Ltd.  HOUR Detroit Magazine Cengage Leraning  Sara has published 3 fiction titles… Once Upon a Starry Night (Dorrance Publishing, 2006) Cookies (PublishAmerica, 2007) Another Bridge to Cross (Lulu, 2007). We Barely Scratch The Surface In An Hour And 20 Minutes But Still Cover A Whole Bunch of Different Topics.   Topics Include… Narcissism and It’s Lengthy Spectrum From Low Level To Malignant Identifying Narcissism In Yourself In Others  PTSD and The Stressful Life We All Live  Billboards and Walking Away From Shame Island Helping People With A Whole Body Approach The Perilous Stigmas Revolving Around Mental Health The Blend Between Subjectiveness & Objectiveness of Life Frank The Goat, What’s For Dinner, Licks, Traffic Chaos, Superbad, And More!  A Few Links That Can Help Get Started In Sara’s Work and Things We Talked About…  Narcissistic Traits  12 Steps To Healing  Making Kindness Count herway.net ... A PHENOMENAL RESOURCE   ALSO… ARE YOU Interested In Weekly FREE Email Full of Good Reads, Schedules, and A Ton Of Tips, Ideas, and Ways To Increase Health, Fitness, and Happiness Delivered Right To Your Email Instead Of Checking All Over The Place? Me Too!! Sign Up Below And Sit Back and Keep Living The Good Life!   http://zaratefitness.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=bd5db6ad085f2ab63066ec43d&id=6af1b1391a

Hello Couragemakers! This week on The Couragemakers Podcast, I'm thrilled to be chatting to previous guest Jessie Harrold! Jessie is an author, women's mentor, coach and doula.  She does what she likes to call “women's work,” which means she helps women bring their babies earthside, creates community and holds brave spaces for women to find themselves in, helps women reconnect with their bodies and the earth, and offers up a dose of word medicine wherever she can.  The thread that weaves all of this work together is Jessie's unwavering commitment to helping women and mothers unearth and reclaim their connection to themselves, their power, and their sovereignty.  Jessie lives in an oceanside cottage with her little family, and is currently celebrating the release of her first book, Project Body Love: my quest to love my body and the surprising truth I found instead. It would be easier to share with you what we didn't talk about during our conversation, as we covered so much ground. We dive into changing identities and rites of passage and the grief that can often accompany it, finding spaces online and offline to support you, why group wisdom is so important, the importance and scarcity of deep listening and building communities. Jessie shares the story behind her book and her own creative process and Jessie's answer to the one thing she would share with the world sends a shiver down my spine. I love Jessie's philosophy and I have so much admiration for the work she does. If you're in the mood for honest talk, creative inspiration and want a big reminder that you're doing just fine, I know you're going to love this episode! So settle in and enjoy the show!   About Jessie Jessie Harrold is an author, women's mentor, coach and doula.  She does what she likes to call “women's work,” which means she helps women bring their babies earthside, creates community and holds brave spaces for women to find themselves in, helps women reconnect with their bodies and the earth, and offers up a dose of word medicine wherever she can.  The thread that weaves all of this work together is Jessie's unwavering commitment to helping women and mothers unearth and reclaim their connection to themselves, their power, and their sovereignty.  Jessie lives in an oceanside cottage with her little family, and is currently celebrating the release of her first book, Project Body Love: my quest to love my body and the surprising truth I found instead. Website | Facebook | Instagram |   Things We Talked About   Rites of passage The grief that comes with changes in our identity Finding spaces online Being open about the complexities of life Writing the truth and Jessie's experience of writing her book Group wisdom vs expert mentality   Resources The Art of Gathering - Priya Parker Health At Every Size Movement Kelly Diels Jac McNeil Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway - Susan Jeffers   About Meg + That Hummingbird Life   About Meg + That Hummingbird Life I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multi-passionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Sunday pep Talks to my wonderful Couragemakers community or working 1:1 with coaching clients, I'm usually covered in paint and getting really excited about my soon-to-come-home cockapoo Merlin.

Wake up and smell the apocalypse, it's the end of the Matrix World as we know it, and we feel fine. Pharoh Tahar is the mind behind the Arcadia Project, a sustainable community building mission with the health of our mind/body/spirit system as its primary concern. Join us for a veil-lifting conversation with this extremely bright healer and alchemist, and move through the gates of fear into the kingdom of heaven. Links to Pharoh Tahar• The Human Experience LLC • Healing Alchemists Join InnerVerse Plus+ to unlock the archive of 50+ double length shows!Subscribe on PatreonFEB 2019 - ARTIST AID MONEY BOMB! Donate to InnerVerse in the month of Feb for a chance to win 50% of the money raised!More info at innerversepodcast.com/moneybomb Things We Talked About...What means to be living through the apocalypse (lifting of the veil)Exiting the false society death Matrix by entering unconditional loveThe Arcadia project’s four directions of sustainable community pillarsStrategy for ending centrally controlled currencyGatekeepers of the DMT portal and the fear of being powerlessWhy your higher self wants you to sing and dance moreTapping into past life learning and knowledgeCreating a new lexicon to empower intentions instead of muddle them as language often doesGetting out of the pressures created by human time constructsRedemption through Gnosis instead of external saviors7 Hermetic Laws - https://siimland.com/the-7-hermetic-principles/ Only In The Plus+ Extension (SUBSCRIBE)How Youth Pastor Darryl Garth transformed into Alchemist PharohGnostic awareness and reality transmutation alchemyServing the higher self instead of the egoThe para-psychological research of Dean Radin - Link Influencing the past present and future with imaginationDiscussion of the illusory nature of fearRelaxing the schedule and deprogramming from the idea that activity equals productivityActivating the chakras by learning what limits their expressionThe 5D future and life beyond timeThe story of how Pharoh realigned my spine when we first metIntro Music by Wisdom Traders Show Music by Nico Luminous See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  Hello Couragemakers, and welcome to the first interview of 2019! This week I'm speaking with the fabulous Sarah Bater and we're chatting all things word of the year related. Whether you've chosen your word, you're still deciding like me or you have  no idea what I'm on about, this episode is for you! This is how Sarah describes herself: I'm a typical Gemini with a penchant for worrying needlessly but also having bursts of productivity that would have even the most efficient conveyer belt running for the hills. I have a whole ton of new ideas generating every day in my brain to ponder and worry over while I procrastinate with My favourite past times which include sniffing new books, nosing at houses for sale on the internet and most recently, pretending that I have my shit together. With a husband, two children, a full time job and a secret Netflix obsession, I am frantically striving to thrive whilst just about surviving. In amongst the madness is me. An ‘on the outside' confident sometimes, ‘well put together' working mum and loving wife but secretly, an introverted quickly approaching 40 year old with a thirst to find my true calling and a mad obsession to be a better wife and a less tired mother. Sarah emailed me a while ago to tell me about her experience with choosing a word of the year. I related to so much of her journey and I just knew that she would make a brilliant guest for Couragemakers and I'm thrilled that she said yes when I asked her to be the first guest of 2019. During our conversation, Sarah shares about her word of the year for 2018 and how much it has changed her life. She shares about her experience with anxiety and how her word of the year has helped her to breathe and be more present and how journalling and writing things down has made such a difference. This is such a practical episode and Sarah gives so much great advice on choosing a word of the year, how to get it to stick, what to do if you feel overwhelmed about your word of the year and the biggest things she learned in 2018. If you're looking for encouragement and inspiration, you are in the right place. I love how frank and honest Sarah is,  and how willing she is to let us all in to her behind-the-scenes to show just how much having a word of the year can change your life. I am so excited to share this episode, and i know you are just going to LOVE Sarah! Enjoy today's show   Things We Talked About   How Sarah's word of the year has helped her to look at things differently Sarah's experience of anxiety and how her word of the year has made a difference Getting your word of the year to stick The importance of journaling and writing things down  Becoming more present and be able to breathe The biggest things Sarah has learned from her word of the year Advice if your word of the year feels overwhelming How to pick your word of the year About Couragemakers and your host I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multi-passionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Sunday pep Talks to my wonderful Couragemakers community or working 1:1 with clients, I'm usually covered in paint and dreaming of owning a cockapoo.

Today I'm chatting with Lameka Alston of Capitol Chic Designs about the evolution of her shop, representation in the planner community, sex, all sorts of things!     This episode is sponsored by my Patrons. Learn more by checking out my Patron Page!     FIND LAMEKA:   WEBSITE: www.Capitolchicdesigns.Com INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/capitolchicdesigns   THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT:   Middle Ground YouTube Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBVNJo7nhINRqe3O0-hRKYESCFTOPTKrB FIND ME:   My Website   Instagram   YouTube   Facebook Group       MUSIC: Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100377 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Hello my lovely Couragemakers and welcome to Episode 103 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week I couldn't be happier to share this WONDERFUL heartwarming episode with the inspiring Rachel Flower. Rachel is a multi-passionate, full time lover of life, non-traditional wife, mum to two gorgeous girls, recovering former-suit-wearing lawyer, almost actress, singer, constantly curious question asker and loyal friend who lives in Yorkshire in the UK. She is a  disruptive entrepreneur, an ambassador for growth and greatness, recovering lawyer turned business coach helping women to grow and scale sustainable businesses. Rachel runs courses on  run courses on Happiness because we teach what we most need to learn and spends her time inspiring others to create lives of impact and independence. In this week's episode, we explore what what it means to build resilience, the lessons we learn from really hard times and the courage it takes to show up and be yourself. We dive deep into so many aspects of Rachel's story, from building her business, slowing down, and her and her daughter Bella's journey of being diagnosed with leukaemia aged 2, and what Bella has taught her along the way. We dive deep into the courage it takes to raise the next generation, the sheer pressure we put on ourselves as women and the importance of having a community and feeling heard, understood and importance. Along the way we also talk about decluttering friendships, how we're not a problem to be fixed, well intentioned dreamshitters and drag queens. This episode is one hell of a ride and my cheeks were aching from smiling and laughing by the end of this episode. Rachel's vulnerability, resilience and positivity is awe-inspiring, and I know you'll be thinking about this episode long after you listen to it. If you're craving some soul food, you are in for a treat. Enjoy the show! About Rachel Rachel Flower is  a multi-passionate, full time lover of life, non-traditional wife, mum to two gorgeous girls, recovering former-suit-wearing lawyer, almost actress, singer, constantly curious question asker and loyal friend who lives in Yorkshire in the UK. She is a  disruptive entrepreneur, an ambassador for growth and greatness, recovering lawyer turned business coach helping women to grow and scale sustainable businesses. Rachel runs courses on  run courses on Happiness because we teach what we most need to learn and spends her time inspiring others to create lives of impact and independence.  Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter   Things We Talked About the importance of community how Rachel builds her own resilience  the courage it takes to raise the next generation the pressures we face as women the importance of feel heard, feeling understood, feeling supported   Resources I mom so hard   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life   I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multi-passionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum.   When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Sunday pep Talks to my wonderful Couragemakers community or working 1:1 with clients, I'm usually covered in paint and thinking of imaginative ways of hide my would-be dog from my landlord. 

Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 102 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week I'm talking to the fabulous Justine Froelker. Justine is an advocate for speaking about shame and learning to thrive when life doesn't turn out how you hoped, dreamed, or even planned that it would. Full of grit and grace, Justine uses her fiery passion, the occasional curse word, and her witty humor to share her vulnerability and truth to light up the world. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator with over 19 years of experience (based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown), speaker, and Professional Network Marketer. She is the author of her best-selling books, Ever Upward and The Mother of Second Chances and recently gave two TEDx talks. Justine currently lives in Saint Louis with her husband, Chad, and their three dogs. She enjoys her childfull life by spending time with friends and family, practicing creative self-care, laughing (many times at herself) and building butterfly gardens on her acre of land, which has made her an accidental butterfly farmer. In this week's episode, we dive into Justine's story and why she believes we must stop describing our stories as hard. Justine shares her story, from spending two six months periods in a body cast, her surrogacy and infertility journey and what has led her to doing the work she does today. We dive into why Justine loathes the phrase never give up, the importance of grace-filled permission and compassion and how Justine pours into herself. We also chat about rumbling with shame, choosing to do the hard work and show up and stand in your own sacred truth every day and dropping the armour or perfectionism, people pleasing and care giving. This episode is full of so many practical takeaways and I could honestly listen to this episode on repeat. I loved asking Justine what she loves about herself and what living in raw authenticity means to her and hearing how she will never apologise for her a lot ness. If you're struggling right now, if you struggle to prioritise yourself or you just need a new way to look at your own story, this is the perfect episode for you. Justine epitomises what it means to live unapologetically and I couldn't be happier to be sharing her episode with you today. Enjoy the show!   About Justine Full of grit and grace, Justine Froelker uses her fiery passion, the occasional curse word, and her witty humor to share her vulnerability and truth to light up the world. Justine is an advocate for speaking about shame and learning to thrive when life doesn't turn out how you hoped, dreamed, or even planned that it would. Justine is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator with over 19 years of experience (based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown), speaker, and Professional Network Marketer. She is the author of her best-selling books, Ever Upward and The Mother of Second Chances and recently gave two TEDx talks. Justine currently lives in Saint Louis with her husband, Chad, and their three dogs. She enjoys her childfull life by spending time with friends and family, practicing creative self-care, laughing (many times at herself) and building butterfly gardens on her acre of land, which has made her an accidental butterfly farmer. Website | Facebook | Instagram   Things We Talked About   Why we must stop describing our stories as hard Why Justine loathes the phrase never give up Justine's big stories and what they have taught her Why netflix, wine and ice cream won't love you back Grace filled permission to struggle What living in raw authenticity means to Justine What Justine loves about herself   Resources    777 Happy Challenge How I changed my relationship with social media - Huffington Post The Gifts of Imperfection - Brené Brown 10 Ways To Calm the Fuck Down   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life   I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multi-passionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum.   WHEN I'M NOT RECORDING EPISODES, WRITING BULLSHIT-FREE SUNDAY PEP TALKS TO MY WONDERFUL COURAGEMAKERS COMMUNITY OR WORKING 1:1 WITH CLIENTS, I'M USUALLY COVERED IN PAINT AND THINKING OF IMAGINATIVE WAYS OF HIDE MY WOULD-BE DOG FROM MY LANDLORD. 

Hello, hello and welcome to episode 99 of The Couragemakers Podcast!  Can you believe next week is going to be episode 100? I'm still very much working out what to do to honour the occasion!   If you've got any ideas, come say hi and let me know over on Instagram I've just started a 100 day challenge to get over my fear of video by being on Instagram stories every day - I'm on day 6! - and I'd love to connect with you over there! So for today's episode, I'm chatting with Bryn Bamber. Bryn is a Burnout and Intuitive Business Coach who works with other creative introverts to help them find a career that supports them.  Bryn came to this work after working in the non-profit world with marginalised youths and burning out herself. Now Bryn helps people find a career and a business that's aligned with their purpose. The things that make Bryn the happiest are dancing, walking in the forest, chatting with clients, working on my memoir, relaxing with friends and listening to inspiring podcasts. In this week's episode, Bryn shares her journey from working in a non-profit to starting her own business. We dive into the difference between heart vs logic decisions and how truly scary and risky it can be going after what you want.  We dive into how to find your intuition, Bryn's great 10 year exercise to find out what your heart wants and being able to enjoy the phase you're in. We also have a great conversation about the unique challenges we face as multi-passionates when it comes to burnout, the magic of being a multi-passionate and how much it adds to our lives and Bryn shares her advice for multi-passionates dealing with overwhelm and burnout. This is a perfect episode for you if you struggle with justifying heart-based decisions in a world where logic rules, if you're a multi-passionate and you sometimes struggle to keep your own light lit, and if you're thinking of a career change or doing something more in line with what your heart wants. Enjoy the show and here's to finding joy in the phase you're in right now!  About Bryn Bryn Bamber is a Burnout and Intuitive Business Coach who works with other creative introverts to help them find a career that supports them.  Bryn came to this work after working in the non-profit world with marginalised youths and burning out herself. Now Bryn helps people find a career and a business that's aligned with their purpose. The things that make Bryn the happiest are dancing, walking in the forest, chatting with clients, working on my memoir, relaxing with friends and listening to inspiring podcasts. Website | Instagram | Twitter  | Facebook |  Free Checklist   Things We Talked About    Bryn's journey from working in a non-profit helping marginalized youths to starting her own business Bryn's 10 year exercise to help you find what your heart wants How risky and scary it can be to go after what your heart wants    Resources Mentioned Why dream-chasing and building the life you want is exhausting Karen Armstrong Martha Beck The Curse of Lovely - Jacqui Marson Gary Vaynerchuk   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life  I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum.  When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free, very vulnerable and encouraging Sunday emails to fellow couragemakers (join the party here!) or making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life. THL is the online home for unconventional creatives and multipassionates who want to show up unapologetically and intentionally as who they are, and really own, live and share their many stories. It's made for couragemakers who have so much great shit to give the world and want to leave their mark but have too much self doubt standing in the way!

Hello Couragemakers! I can't tell you how excited I am to share this week's episode with you!  ​ This week I'm talking with Nina Hart about all things creativity and I seriously could have chatted to Nina all day. Before our conversation Nina shared how finding kindred spirits is like finding a fellow lightening rod and I certainly feel like I've found a fellow lightening rod and I'm pretty sure you will too.  Nina is an Asheville, NC based writer, performer, and creativity coach trained in the Kaizen-Muse method and also a certified Gateless Method writing teacher. Her first collection of surreal short fictions called “Somewhere in a Town You Never Knew Existed Somewhere” was selected as a Short Stories (Adult Fiction) category finalist in Foreword Reviews' prestigious 2014 IndieFab Book of the Year Awards. Nina was also an original member of the experimental dance troupe Contraband, in San Francisco and, playing a purple electric bass, has recorded and performed with numerous bands.  Nina spends her time as a right-brained, highly sensitive, creative entrepreneur. She is passionate about helping artists and writers find their voice and reclaim the hooligan kid spirit that most people have buried under an “adult” veneer. Nina considers herself to be an improvisational writer – she was a blocked writer until she rediscovered the curious part of herself who could play, experiment, and explore. Nina is the founder of a unique method of teaching writing called “Writing from the Top of your Head,” which combines group Creativity Coaching with creative writing. She offers online Writing from the Top of Your Head workshops, both live and self-study, as well intensive retreats and 1:1 coaching.   During our conversation, we dive into Nina's story and how she always knew she was an artist, how safety plays a huge role in creativity and the art of throwing yourself back on yourself – Nina has a wonderful definition of how this works. We talk about real and not-shiny creativity, how vulnerability can be a strength and how life is so much richer when you say yes to your creativity. We also have a very vulnerable conversation about the loneliness that often comes with not fitting in and being an artist and how important it is that you keep going and give the world what only you have to give. The theme of this episode is really rediscovering and reclaiming your creativity rather than finding something that wasn't there before and my hope with this episode is that it will help you reclaim and rediscover some things that really make you feel like yourself and make you feel alive. I found this episode seriously healing and it's a great reminder that you're not alone, and as creative, unconventional and multi-passionate women, we need to keep together and help keep each other's fires lit. ​I know you're going to absolutely love this episode, so settle in and prepare to be inspired.    About Nina   Nina Hart is an Asheville, NC based writer, performer, and creativity coach trained in the Kaizen-Muse method. She is also a certified Gateless Method writing teacher. Her first collection of surreal short fictions called “Somewhere in a Town You Never Knew Existed Somewhere” was selected as a Short Stories (Adult Fiction) category finalist in Foreword Reviews' prestigious 2014 IndieFab Book of the Year Awards. Nina was also an original member of the experimental dance troupe Contraband, in San Francisco and, playing a purple electric bass, has recorded and performed with numerous bands. Nina spends her time as a right-brained, highly sensitive, creative entrepreneur. She is passionate about helping artists and writers find their voice and reclaim the hooligan kid spirit that most people have buried under an “adult” veneer. Nina considers herself to be an improvisational writer – she was a blocked writer until she rediscovered the curious part of herself who could play, experiment, and explore.Nina is the founder of a unique method of teaching writing called “Writing from the Top of your Head,” which combines group Creativity Coaching with creative writing. She offers online Writing from the Top of Your Head workshops, both live and self-study, as well intensive retreats and 1:1 coaching.  To sign up for a chat, or for more information visit www.writingfromthetopofyourhead.com Website | Facebook | Instagram |   Things We Talked About   How life is so much richer when you say yes to your creativity How we can feel connected to our aliveness Rediscovering and reclaiming your creativity rather than finding something that wasn't there before The cult of criticism and the heartbroken artist The loneliness that can come with not fitting in   Resources Mentioned   Kaizen Muse  Theatre of the Oppressed   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life     I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free, very vulnerable and encouraging Sunday pep talks to fellow couragemakers (join the party here!) or making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life. THL is the online home for unconventional creatives and multi-passionates who want to show up unapologetically and intentionally as who they are, and really own, live and share their many stories. It's made for couragemakers who have so much great shit to give the world and want to leave their mark but have too much self doubt standing in the way!    

Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 90 of The Couragemakers Podcast! For this week's episode, I'm talking with Lucy Brand. Lucy Brand is an Intuitive Business Coach & Speaker supporting women entrepreneurs to know they ARE enough and can fearlessly achieve their wildest dreams and desires in business and life. Lucy combines her digital marketing experience with energy work & Shamanic healing to address your inner game of mindset & energetic alignment with outta game business strategies. Lucy lives in Brighton in the UK  and is a massive Dungeons and Dragons fan, can be found attending moon circles, practising yoga with the hubby, cooking up a storm in the kitchen or visiting the sea.  In this episode, we dive into intuition and how it has played a huge role in Lucy's life and her business, how life becomes so much more colourful when we are ready to and are able to show up as our entire selves and the journey Lucy has been on to get to that place. We also talk about how Lucy's life has changed since she started asking for help, how some of the biggest lies we tell are the ones we tell ourselves and the transformative powers of forgiveness. A heads up that during this episode we talk about sexual assault, so if you feel this might trigger you, I suggest only listening up to the twenty minute mark. During the episode, Lucy shares a story she has only shared once before and I love how she really shares the behind-the-scenes aspect of what it takes to share your story and her advice for anyone who feels compelled to share their story. I love how happen Lucy is to get open in order to help other women tell their stories and know they are not alone and they are loved. I got so much out of this episode and I know you will too.  Enjoy the show!   About Guest:   Lucy Brand is an Intuitive Business Coach & Speaker supporting women entrepreneurs to know they ARE enough and can fearlessly achieve their wildest dreams and desires in business and life. Lucy combines her digital marketing experience with energy work & Shamanic healing to address your inner game of mindset & energetic alignment with outta game business strategies. Lucy lives in Brighton in the UK  and is a massive Dungeons and Dragons fan, can be found attending moon circles, practising yoga with the hubby, cooking up a storm in the kitchen or visiting the sea.    Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn     Things We Talked About:   Intuition and how it plays a part of Lucy's life and business How being your authentic self is where the magic happens Lucy's experience of sharing her story for the first time and her advice for sharing your story Home of the biggest lies are the ones we tell ourselves The importance of forgiveness and forgiving yourself for how you treat yourself How Lucy's life has changed since she started asking for help   Resources Mentioned:   JK Rowling & Oprah Winfrey interview Oprah Winfrey and Tina Turner interview Tony Robbins Documentary Ho'oponopono Joe Vitale Youtube video   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free, very vulnerable and encouraging Sunday emails to fellow couragemakers (join the party here!) or making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life. THL is the online home for unconventional creatives and multipassionates who want to show up unapologetically and intentionally as who they are, and really own, live and share their many stories. It's made for couragemakers who have so much great shit to give the world and want to leave their mark but have too much self doubt standing in the way!

Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 86 of The Couragemakers Podcast! A quick update before we get into today's show, there's going to be no Couragemakers episode next week as it's a bank holiday here in the UK and me and Mr. Meg are moving to Liverpool! Things have been more than slightly chaotic lately and I'm looking forward to getting back to weekly episodes every Monday! So, for today's show, I'm chatting to Emily Ann Peterson. Emily is a is a singer-songwriter, creative consultant, and author of Bare Naked Bravery: How to Be Creatively Courageous and host of the Bare Naked Bravery Podcast. Emily writes for people who struggle to remember what hope feels like and sings to those who yearn for something secret. She speaks to those who are done being bored and crave all things beautiful, strong, sacred, and sensual. Her goal is to inspire a global resonance and magnanimous community through the marriage of art and whole-person development. In this episode, Emily shares her story of being diagnosed with a degenerative neurological hand tremor, which forever altered her two-decade livelihood as a cellist/cello teacher. Emily shares how this shifted her identity and caused her to become really curious about what bravery is. We dive into the difference between actively processing and wallowing, how Emily has carved what she calls her ‘buffet of self employment' and Emily's 12 ingredients of bravery. We have a great conversation about the subjectivity of bravery and comparing our bravery to someone else's bravery, the grieving process that encompasses a huge change in our identity and what has helped Emily in her journey. This is a fantastic episode for anyone going through a period of transition, re-thinking their identity and for anyone for needs a dose of bare naked bravery. I love how Emily describes her lifestyle of bravery, and I think this episode will get you thinking about how you can start to design your own!   Enjoy the show!   About Emily: Emily is a is a singer-songwriter, creative consultant, and author of Bare Naked Bravery: How to Be Creatively Courageous and host of the Bare Naked Bravery Podcast. Emily writes for people who struggle to remember what hope feels like and sings to those who yearn for something secret. She speaks to those who are done being bored and crave all things beautiful, strong, sacred, and sensual. Her goal is to inspire a global resonance and magnanimous community through the marriage of art and whole-person development.   Website | Instagram | Facebook | Podcast | Pinterest |   Things We Talked About:   Emily shares her story of being diagnosed with a degenerative neurological hand tremor, which forever altered her two-decade livelihood as a cellist/cello teacher.   The 12 ingredients of bravery   The difference between actively processing and wallowing     About Meg & That Hummingbird Life I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free, very vulnerable and encouraging Sunday emails to fellow couragemakers (join the party here!) or making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life. THL is the online home for unconventional creatives and multipassionates who want to show up unapologetically and intentionally as who they are, and really own, live and share their many stories. It's made for couragemakers who have so much great shit to give the world and want to leave their mark but have too much self doubt standing in the way!

Hello Couragemakers and a very Happy International Women's Day to you! Thank you so much for your birthday love last week and your wonderful support! We are now over HALF WAY to meeting the first goal on Patreon which is weekly solo shows! I'm blown away on a daily basis by this community, so thank you, thank you, thank you This week's episode is coming to you late courtesy of a stomach bug, but I couldn't be more thrilled to release this episode on International Women's Day! This week I'm talking to the lovely Jessie Harold! Jessie is the creator and community catalyst behind Nalumana Women's Wellness.  She has academic degrees in Neuroscience and Health Promotion, and is a certified life coach from the Centre for Applied Neuroscience, and a certified birth doula.  She works with women one-to-one, leads reWILD adventure retreats, seasonal women's circles, and runs two online programs, all with the aim of supporting women to navigate life transitions in a way that brings them closer to who they are, what matters most, and what's possible.  Also a writer, Jessie has had work published in Misadventures Magazine, International Doula Magazine, Huffington Post, and Inspired Coach Magazine.  She is the mother of two wee kids, and lives in a little oceanfront cottage on the east coast of Canada.During our conversation, we're really diving into what it means to build a multi-passionate career and find the umbrella theme of your work, the authenticity behind the momentum of women rising and how isolating it can feel bucking society's trends. Jessie shares her journey of finding a way of putting her passions under one roof, aligning her life with her values and the courage that comes with playing the long game. We have a great discussion about external expectations, not needing to achieve something to justify our existence and the glamorisation of big leaps and the tiny steps Jessie has taken along the way. This is a fantastic episode for all multi-passionate and creative women who are looking to find the theme behind their body of work, for any woman who is going through any life transition and a fantastic reminder to be uncompromising and have patience. Here's to rising up as women, unapologetically, intentionally and unashamedly! Enjoy today's show wonderful women!   About Jessie   Jessie Harrold is the creator and community catalyst behind Nalumana Women's Wellness.  She has academic degrees in Neuroscience and Health Promotion, and is a certified life coach from the Centre for Applied Neuroscience, and a certified birth doula.  She works with women one-to-one, leads reWILD adventure retreats, seasonal women's circles, and runs two online programs, all with the aim of supporting women to navigate life transitions in a way that brings them closer to who they are, what matters most, and what's possible.  Also a writer, Jessie has had work published in Misadventures Magazine, International Doula Magazine, Huffington Post, and Inspired Coach Magazine.  She is the mother of two wee kids, and lives in a little oceanfront cottage on the east coast of Canada.   Website | Twitter | Pinterest | Facebook | Instagram   Things We Talked About:   being uncompromising and having patience the importance of addressing our privileges the courage of playing the long game rising up as women   Resources Mentioned:   Renaissance Business - Puttylike Emilie Wapnick - Puttylike Robert Keegan (stages of adult self) The Dance of the Dissident Daughter - Susan Monk Kidd Rise Sister Rise - Rebecca Campbell If Women Rose Rooted - Sharon Blackie Elizabeth Gilbert talk on not chasing your passions   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free, very vulnerable and encouraging Sunday emails to fellow couragemakers (join the party here!) or making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life. THL is the online home for unconventional creatives and multipassionates who want to show up unapologetically and intentionally as who they are, and really own, live and share their many stories. It's made for couragemakers who have so much great shit to give the world and want to leave their mark but have too much self doubt standing in the way!

Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 82 of The Courgemakers Podcast! Before we dive into this week's wonderful episode, I want to let you know that Couragemakers turns 2 this week and there is going to be a very special behind the scenes episode on Wednesday where past guest, the lovely Katie Snyder is interviewing me! I think you're going to love the birthday special and I'm excited to share it with you! For this week's episode, I'm talking with Kerstin Pressler. Kerstin is a fine artist, who lives between the borders of Germany and the Netherlands and has been living the creative life for nearly a decade. Through The Sparkling Creative, Kerstin is a mentor to visual creatives who strive to live their creative passion without suffering financially and seek to combine their creative passion with entrepreneurialism. You can usually find her in her studio, where she's creating new artworks daily.When she's not working on one of her artworks or taking care of her amazing creative clients, she's out and about exploring nature with her son and husband.What is making Kerstin extremely happy right now is having time to experiment with new pens and papers.  In this episode we're diving into the myth of being a starving artist. We're talking all about the intersection between creativity and making money, and have a really honest conversation about what that looks like. Kerstin shares her story, from choosing to go to art school and business school at the same time, what helps her stay focused and disciplined to get her work done as a creative and the behind the scenes of how she runs her business. We dive into figuring out what you want versus what you think you should want, some practical tips around vision boards and journalling and how looking after yourself is a key part of running a business. We talk about how Kerstin has fallen in love with the business side of her creative business, some books she recommends as well as how the myth of the starving artist is a choice and we have the ability to merge creativity and money without sacrificing our values. I think it's fair to say that as creatives, talking about money can often feel weird and awkward, and this is a wonderful way to really start having that honest conversation with ourselves and remind ourselves that sustaining ourselves through our work isn't selfish. As Kerstin says, we each have magic fairy dust as creatives that only we can give, and sharing that with the world is a great thing! This is going to be a great episode for the any one thinking about making money through their art, any one who runs a business and anyone who really wants a great behind the scenes glimpse at what it takes to run a creative business! Enjoy the show!   About Guest:   Kerstin Pressler is a fine artist, who lives between the borders of Germany and the Netherlands and has been living the creative life for nearly a decade. Through The Sparkling Creative, Kerstin is a mentor to visual creatives who strive to live their creative passion without suffering financially and seek to combine their creative passion with entrepreneurialism. You can usually find her in her studio, where she's creating new artworks daily.When she's not working on one of her artworks or taking care of her amazing creative clients, she's out and about exploring nature with her son and husband.What is making Kerstin extremely happy right now is having time to experiment with new pens and papers.    Website | The Sparkling Creative Podcast | The Sparkling Creative Community | Instagram   Things We Talked About:   Figuring out what you want versus what you think you should want The power of consistency Kerstin's work debunking the myth of the starving artist   Resources Mentioned:   B School - Marie Forleo Emily Henderson Tiffany Pratt Inc Books Marie Forleo YouTube   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life   I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free, very vulnerable and encouraging Sunday emails to fellow couragemakers (join the party here!) or making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life. THL is the online home for unconventional creatives and multipassionates who want to show up unapologetically and intentionally as who they are, and really own, live and share their many stories. It's made for couragemakers who have so much great shit to give the world and want to leave their mark but have too much self doubt standing in the way!  

Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 79 of The Couragemakers Podcast! Before we dive into this week's episode, I just want to remind you that Get Shit Done! Brigade starts this Thursday, 15th February and I would love for you to join us. Get Shit Done! Brigade is the Ultimate 30 Day Accountability Coaching & Encouragement Community. From encouragement parades and accountability buddies to check-in days and 1:1 coaching, it's about an epic 30 days of action where we feel the fear and do it anyway. If you want to bring your projects into life, brainstorm ideas with a group of like-minded couragemakers and get a gentle kick up the bum to focus on the work that matters the most, then this might just be the thing for you! I Like I say on every episode of Couragemakers, building the life you want and putting stuff in the world takes a boatload of courage, but you don't have to do it alone. Join the brigade and allow yourself to receive the support and encouragement you so often reserve for other people and let's get shit done together!  Now, onto today's episode! This week I'm chatting to the lovely Jessica Brauer. Jessica is a brunch-loving, wine-drinking, introvert with a passion for storytelling, feeling all the feels, and big, crazy dreams. She is one of the three-part team behind Enkindle, a lifestyle company devoted to empowering women to live their authentic, unique life with their hearts on fire. By day she works closely with businesses and organizations on building partnerships, uplifting one another, and championing for success as a coach and manager for communications and outreach in Laramie, Wyoming. Whether putting pen to paper on the Enkindle blog or cheering for a struggling, local entrepreneur, she's a firm believer in the power of a like-minded tribe, starting before you're ready, and healing every bad day with tacos. In this episode we're really diving into what it means to live a courageous life, own your story and get really honest about how things are for you. We have a great conversation about how we like to think we can handle everything ourselves, but how asking for help can be a sign of strength. We talk about the loneliness that comes with feeling like everything has to be perfect when we're struggling alone and how we can start to dismantle that online. We really tear down some of the bullshit about instagram perfect lives, aspirational branding and believing everyone has their shit together and talk about what happens when you start to share your real life We also dive into the importance of celebrating your small wins, not needing to fit into boxes to make other people happy and the things we gain when we stop people pleasing and start saying no. Jessica is a breath of fresh air and she has some fantastic advice for when when the pressure to have a perfect life sinks in. If you ever struggle with endlessly scrolling online, comparing yourself to other people and wondering if you're the only one who hasn't got their shit together (spoiler alert: that's definitely not the case!), you're going to get so much out of this episode! Enjoy the show! About Jessica: Jessica is a brunch-loving, wine-drinking, introvert with a passion for storytelling, feeling all the feels, and big, crazy dreams. She is one of the three-part team behind Enkindle, a lifestyle company devoted to empowering women to live their authentic, unique life with their hearts on fire. By day she works closely with businesses and organizations on building partnerships, uplifting one another, and championing for success as a coach and manager for communications and outreach in Laramie, Wyoming. Whether putting pen to paper on the Enkindle blog or cheering for a struggling, local entrepreneur, she's a firm believer in the power of a like-minded tribe, starting before you're ready, and healing every bad day with tacos.  Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook   Things We Talked About:    the importance of being listened to  the loneliness that comes with feeling like everything has to be perfect and struggling alone not needing to fit yourself into a box to make other people happy getting really honest when someone asks you how you're doing   Resources Mentioned: Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Brene Brown Female Lifestyle Empowerment Brand - Kelly Diels Why You Must Do What You Love - Barbara Sher   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free, very vulnerable and encouraging Sunday emails to fellow couragemakers (join the party here!) or making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life. THL is the online home for unconventional creatives and multipassionates who want to show up unapologetically and intentionally as who they are, and really own, live and share their many stories. It's made for couragemakers who have so much great shit to give the world and want to leave their mark but have too much self doubt standing in the way!  

  Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 72 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week I'm chatting to the wonderful mental health blogger Melissa Boyle. Melissa, or Mel as she likes to be known, is a social media executive, the blogger behind Geek Magnifique and the creator of Honey Bee cards - a card range specifically designed to give comfort and reassurance to people who struggle with their mental health.  Mel is based in Bournemouth UK and is an unstoppable cat-cuddler who is also partial to the occasional dog. Mel strongly believes that mental health needs to be an honest and open conversation. She is all about breaking down those walls and stamping out stigma, which is why Mel blogs about her own struggles and the experiences she's had. Mel hope that by sharing her journey she can help others to feel less alone. In this episode, Mel and I really dive headfirst into our own mental health experiences. We have a really open discussion about what it's like to struggle with OCD from a young age and Mel shares her journey of seeking support and how it has helped her. Mel shares fantastic advice about reaching out and asking for help, how to maintain friendships when you struggle with your mental health and how to share your struggles and your experiences with others. We talk about the importance of mental health online communities, sharing your good and your bad days honestly and authentically online and and how being a passive observe in supportive online communities can make you feel less alone. We also dive into the importance of looking after ourselves and re-fuelling, setting boundaries and how it only takes one person to open up and create a safe environment. One of the many things I love about this episode, is hearing all about how Mel started sharing about her mental health. The idea of sharing our experiences with others can feel terrifying and overwhelming and we really dive into how you don't need to go from zero to a hundred, how you get to choose who you share with and who to walk away from, and how to make mental health part of the conversation. If you struggle with your mental health, I know you're going to get so much out of this conversation. There aren't enough really honest conversations about mental health and I love what Mel is doing to end the stigma and create an environment where we feel safe to share instead of ashamed and like we have to keep our experiences hidden. Here's to doing things our own way, looking after ourselves and knowing that we're not alone.  Enjoy the show!   About Mel   Melissa Boyle or Mel as she likes to be known, is a social media executive, the blogger behind Geek Magnifique and the creator of Honey Bee cards - a card range specifically designed to give comfort and reassurance to people who struggle with their mental health.  Mel is based in Bournemouth UK and is an unstoppable cat-cuddler who is also partial to the occasional dog. Mel strongly believes that mental health needs to be an honest and open conversation. She is all about breaking down those walls and stamping out stigma, which is why Mel blogs about her own struggles and the experiences she's had. Mel hope that by sharing her journey she can help others to feel less alone. Blog | Twitter | Honey Bee Cards |    Things We Talked About   Our shared experience of struggling with OCD from a young age Sharing openly about mental health - going against the grain and being public about it Advice for people who struggle with their mental health and maintaining friendships Resources   Mental Health First Aid Samaritans    About Meg & That Hummingbird Life   I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free, very vulnerable and encouraging Sunday emails to fellow couragemakers  or making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life. THL is the online home for unconventional creatives and multipassionates who want to show up unapologetically and intentionally as who they are, and really own, live and share their many stories. It's made for couragemakers who have so much great shit to give the world and want to leave their mark but have too much self doubt standing in the way!

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Hello and welcome to the last Couragemakers episode of September! I don't know about you, but for me, September is a real back to school kind of month and I love planning and putting things in motion. Behind the scenes I've been working on The Epic Shit Sessions: a series of four stand alone coaching and mentoring sessions for creatives and multi-passionates. They're designed to help you put the work only you can do in the world,  and to help you along every stage of the creative journey. I'll be sharing more about them next week, but just wanted to share what I've been up to! What about you? What have you been working on this September? Email me: meg@thathummingbirdlife.com and let me know! Now, onto this week's episode! This week, I'm chatting with the lovely Kaite Welsh. Kaite is an author, critic and journalist. Her work has appeared in various publications from The Times Literary Supplement to Cosmopolitan and she covers LGBT issues for the Daily Telegraph. She is also Books Editor of DIVA. Her short fiction, featuring roller derby, Greek myths and ghosts, has been published in several anthologies and she guest lectures on Creative Writing at universities around the UK.  Kaite lives in Edinburgh with her wife, three cats and a lot of books. Kaite is a a devoted aunt, would-be mother, amateur gardener and someone who is trying to define herself by things other than her job and her bylines. In this episode we're diving into how Kaite created her own multi-strand multipassionate career, the process of writing her debut novel and lots and lots of practical things you can do right now to help make decisions, get organised and chase your dreams. We have great conversations about future tripping, the value of self reflection and the friction between who you want to be versus who you actually are. We also chat about spoon theory, mental health, the creative process and arranging your priorities when you have a multi-passionate career. This episode as Kaite would say, is the perfect combination of strategy and woo and I can't tell you how refreshing it is to really get behind the scenes with someone who has intentionally designed a multi-passionate career that fulfils and sustains her. If you're a multi-passionate person who dreams of finding a way to combine your loves to create a life you love, this is the perfect episode for you. Here's to multi-strand careers, relieving the pressure of needing to be a shinier version of ourselves and getting clear on what success means to you!   About Kaite Kaite Welsh is an author, critic and journalist. Her work has appeared in various publications from The Times Literary Supplement to Cosmopolitan and she covers LGBT issues for the Daily Telegraph. She is also Books Editor of DIVA. Her short fiction, featuring roller derby, Greek myths and ghosts, has been published in several anthologies and she guest lectures on Creative Writing at universities around the UK.  Kaite lives in Edinburgh with her wife, three cats and a lot of books. Kaite is a a devoted aunt, would-be mother, amateur gardener and someone who is trying to define herself by things other than her job and her bylines.  Website | The Wages of Sin |  Twitter | | Facebook   Things We Talked About   Kaite's multi-strand career of creativity, supporting other creatives and promoting other people's art Not needing or feeling you need to be a shiny polished version of yourself Becoming aware of your work cycles and energy cycles   Mentioned    Passion Planner Heroine Training (Xandra Burns) – Passion Planner Tour  Sunday Reminders – That Hummingbird Life Get Bullish – Work Life Balance Jen Carrington – Living & Working In Seasons Morning Pages The Creative Introvert Podcast – Getting Shit Done When    About Meg & That Hummingbird Life I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free, very vulnerable and encouraging Sunday emails to fellow couragemakers or making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life. THL is the online home for unconventional creatives and multipassionates who want to show up unapologetically and intentionally as who they are, and really own, live and share their many stories. It's made for couragemakers who have so much great shit to give the world and want to leave their mark but have too much self doubt standing in the way!

Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 67 of The Couragemakers Podcast! Before we dive into this week's episode, I wanted to let you know that Couragemakers is going to be taking a short break over the summer. Couragemakers will be back on September 4th, and I'm already excited to share the amazing episodes that are lined up! There might be some spontaneous solo shows released over the summer, so keep your eyes peeled! Over the summer, I'll taking a break, sorting out various health issues which have really been draining me and spending lots of time with Mr. Meg! Rest assured, that Couragemakers is absolutely going nowhere! Now, onto today's show! This week, I'm happy to share my conversation with Lily Calfee. Lily describes herself as a foodie, health nut, and journal scribbler who lives in Denver, Colorado. Lily is a baker-turned-nutritionist, a control freak-turned-intuitive eater, and manages her own private practice coaching women who want to experience more freedom and ease with food and their bodies. In this episode, Lily shares her journey, from being a creative and going to art school to opening a bakery and later becoming a nutritionist and using creativity to redirect self criticism and as a way to help people with their health. We really dive into the relationship between creativity and self respect, setting intentions instead of goals and the importance of how we speak to ourselves in our head. We have a great conversation about the problem with the word deserving and really explore how our economy runs off of women believing they are not enough, so it is an act of radical bravery to claim your own worth AND want to make a bigger impact. Just to give a quick heads up that a very brief reference to sexual assault is mentioned during this episode around the six minute mark. I love how Lily blends art, creativity, food and health and I loved hearing her own creative journey and how it has led her to where she is today. Creativity can be such a tool for change and this conversation is a great reminder to explore ways to use your creativity to heal yourself. Enjoy the show and see you in September!   About Lily Lily is a creative health coach and describes herself as  a foodie, health nut, and journal scribbler who lives in Denver, Colorado. Lily is a baker-turned-nutritionist, a control freak-turned-intuitive eater, and manages her own private practice coaching women who want to experience more freedom and ease with food and their bodies.  Website | Instagram |  Twitter | Pinterest | Facebook   Things We Talked About   Lily's journey, from being an artist to creative a bakery in rural Vermont, then finding nutrition and working as a women's creative health coach The importance of how we speak to ourselves The problem with the word deserving How looking after yourself is radical   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free, very vulnerable and encouraging Sunday emails to fellow couragemakers or making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life. THL is the online home for unconventional creatives and multipassionates who want to show up unapologetically and intentionally as who they are, and really own, live and share their many stories. It's made for couragemakers who have so much great shit to give the world and want to leave their mark but have too much self doubt standing in the way!  

Hello lovely Couragemakers, and welcome to episode 66 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week I'm excited to be sharing my conversation with Mary Ann Clements. Mary Ann is founder of Jijaze: a community supporting women to replenish and take care of themselves as they work to change the world. She is also the co-host of the Change Making Women podcast with Ziada Abeid; A Tanzanian broadcaster. Originally trained as an anthropologist she has many years experience in International Development as a leader and grant maker. She's also a storyteller, podcaster, writer, connector, #nia teacher, action learning facilitator and shadow work coach. She co-founded both The Story Party and the Red Tent Directory. Her work is all about bringing women together to make big change happen in the world.  In this episode, Mary Ann shares her journey as a change making woman, from her background in the international development and women's sector, to burning out and creating a community for change making women. We really dive into how self care and self replenishment needs to be sustainable, how working harder doesn't mean working better, and how you can change the world without exhausting yourself, and how in fact, that's counter-productive. We debunk a lot of myths win the episode, including taking your self worth out of your usefulness and productivity, giving yourself permission to spend your resources on yourself and flipping this narrative that self care has to be earned. We also have a great conversation about the change-making world, systemic inequality and patriarchy and how we don't all have the same starting line. I love Mary Ann's mission, and I find her views on making a difference and playing the long game so refreshing in a world that glorifies burnout and working to exhaustion as a badge of honour, and that success comes quickly. This episode is a great reminder that it's okay to use some of your resources on you, in fact, the world would be a better place if you did. It's also a much needed reminder that building things that have a very real impact and have a sustainable structure take time to build, and that's okay. I know you're going to love this one! Enjoy the show!   About Mary Ann is founder of Jijaze: a community supporting women to replenish and take care of themselves as they work to change the world and co-host of the Change Making Women podcast with Ziada Abeid a Tanzanian broadcaster. Originally trained as an anthropologist she has many years experience in International Development as a leader and grant maker. She's also a storyteller, podcaster, writer, connector, #nia teacher, action learning facilitator and shadow work coach. She co-founded both The Story Party and the Red Tent Directory. Her work is all about bringing women together to make big change happen in the world.   Website | Podcast |  Twitter | | Facebook Group   Things We Talked About   What Mary Ann does to light herself up Taking your self worth out of your usefulness and productivity, and giving yourself permission to spend your resources on yourself  How sometimes we need more resilience and commitment to ourselves than we ever thought possible     About Meg & That Hummingbird Life I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free, very vulnerable and encouraging Sunday emails to fellow couragemakers or making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life. THL is the online home for unconventional creatives and multipassionates who want to show up unapologetically and intentionally as who they are, and really own, live and share their many stories. It's made for couragemakers who have so much great shit to give the world and want to leave their mark but have too much self doubt standing in the way!  

Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 64 of The Couragemakers Podcast! I am so excited about this week's podcast episode and I'm so happy to share with you my conversation with Deb Dane. Deb is a New York City girl who married an English man and settled in Australia. Along with 14 house moves they have found their way to life with two teen daughters and two female rescue dogs.  After 20 years away from creative pursuits Deb started dipping her toes back in, and had a creative reawakening and reconnected to her creativity. Deb writes on her blog Inner Compass Designs about following your own path in life, taking care of your own needs and living an authentic life. She is passionate about helping women give themselves permission to follow their heart and intuition, know their own power and self-worth, and know that they are never alone. Her art, wall hangings and jewelry all bring these ideas to life so you have reminders of your story and your journey to where you want to go and who you want to be. In this episode, Deb shares her journey of reconnecting to her creativity after twenty years and many sliding door moments that have led her to where she is now. We dive into so many great topics in this episode. We debunk a lot of creative myths, from doing what gives you pleasure vs what you're good at, the myth that anything you do has to have a return in financial investment, and this idea that we alone struggle with feeling like a fraud. Deb shares the really great community art challenges that brought her back to her creativity, why we should take care of ourselves first as opposed to doing it only if we have some extra time, and the psychological elements of owning a creative business. We have great conversations about future tripping, the links between creativity and expectations and how we probably all need to plan a little less! I am so happy to be sharing this conversation, because I think it touches on so many of the struggles so many of us face as creative women who want to leave their mark. I absolutely love Deb's approach to creativity, her honesty in what behind the scenes often looks like for creatives and I love how her passion and compassion shines through all she does. I know you're going to love this episode! Enjoy the show!   About Deb Dane is a New York City girl who married an English man and settled in Australia. Along with 14 house moves they have found their way to life with two teen daughters and two female rescue dogs. She writes on her blog Inner Compass Designs about following your own path in life, taking care of your own needs and living an authentic life. She is passionate about helping women give themselves permission to follow their heart and intuition, know their own power and self-worth, and know that they are never alone. Her art, wall hangings and jewelry all bring these ideas to life so you have reminders of your story and your journey to where you want to go and who you want to be,  Website | Instagram | Newsletter   Things We Talked About   Deb's journey to reawaken her creativity after twenty years Creating for the sake of enjoyment and pleasure The time it takes to make a creative business profitable and taking the pressure off your art Giving yourself permission to walk your own path   Resources Mentioned   Elizabeth Gilbert Jessica Brogan's International Card Deck Swap Index Card a Day Project (ICAD)   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life   I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free, very vulnerable and encouraging Sunday emails to fellow couragemakers or making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life. THL is the online home for unconventional creatives and multipassionates who want to show up unapologetically and intentionally as who they are, and really own, live and share their many stories. It's made for couragemakers who have so much great shit to give the world and want to leave their mark but have too much self doubt standing in the way!

Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 63 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week, I am so overjoyed to share with you my conversation with Zee Southcombe. Zee is a children's author, illustrator & fine artist who approaches all her work with vigour and imagination. Zee works to promote other artists, especially young creatives, through collaboration, workshops, encouragement, and publishing opportunities. When not making stuff, Zee can be found with a cup of tea and a good book, planning her next creative adventure, or out for a walk in the beautiful forests of Aotearoa. In this episode, Zee shares her journey, from teaching, to making a huge personal decision to start writing and choose her creativity. We talk about the importance of giving yourself permission, how fear and self doubt affects every creative, even the ones you couldn't imagine struggling with self doubt, how creativity can help your mental health and the power of making your work deep and personal. We have great discussions about creativity and making a difference in the world, the importance of little big moments and taking a more strengths based approach to life. Zee shares how she takes the pressure off her work, how she's learned to deal with comparing herself to others, and the importance of boundaries when putting yourself out there. Zee has fantastic advice for anyone wanting to put themselves out there, and great practical wisdom for anyone who has creative dreams but feels held back by fear and self doubt. This episode is fantastic for all creatives, no matter where you are on your creative journey. I think there is such a need in the world for really honest discussions about putting yourself out there and overcoming self doubt, and I'm so happy to add this one to the mix! Enjoy the show!   About Zee  Zee is a children's author, illustrator & fine artist who approaches all her work with vigour and imagination. Zee works to promote other artists, especially young creatives, through collaboration, workshops, encouragement, and publishing opportunities. When not making stuff, Zee can be found with a cup of tea and a good book, planning her next creative adventure, or out for a walk in the beautiful forests of Aotearoa.  Website | Instagram |  Twitter | Facebook | Shop   Things We Talked About   Zee's decision to become a writer and be creative The importance of feeling like you're making a difference How being open about her creativity has helped Zee's mental health What gives Zee the courage to put herself out there Zee's advice for anyone who has creative dreams but feel held back by fear and self doubt.   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life   I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free, very vulnerable and encouraging Sunday emails to fellow couragemakers or making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life. THL is the online home for unconventional creatives and multipassionates who want to show up unapologetically and intentionally as who they are, and really own, live and share their many stories. It's made for couragemakers who have so much great shit to give the world and want to leave their mark but have too much self doubt standing in the way!    

Hello Couragemakers! It's so good to be back after a week's break, and I know you're going to love this episode! This week I'm chatting with Nikki Sinay Torres. Nikki  is a certified Kaizen Muse Creativity Coach, US Army Master Resilience Trainer, Army wife and former FRG leader, mom of two teenage girls with Cystic Fibrosis, self-employed mural artist, and Main Muse at Serendipity Creative Coaching Services. Nikki describes herself as a blend of Lucille Ball, Frida Khalo, a Mermaid and Mr. Bean, which I think you'll agree, is very accurate. Nikki runs creative resilience workshops and retreats, and The Unsinkable Creative Society Art Camp for teen girls in North Carolina, as well as working one to one online with creatives. During this episode, Nikki shares her journey from being the weird girl in school,  to the mother of two daughters with cystic fibrosis, a self employed mural artist and creative resilience coach. We really dive into how creativity has helped Nikki deal with everything life throws her, how she gives herself permission to react to situations and how creativity helps us to slow down and problem solve. We talk about how important it is to find your strengths and focus on them, dealing with the reality of things versus our expectations and how getting creative is one of the five scientifically proven things you can do to calm yourself. At the end of the episode, Nikki shares a fantastic exercise you can use to help build you creative resilience and I know it's one I'm going to be using time and time again! This episode is a fantastic and much needed reminder for all of us creatives, that creativity is important, that it's anything but frivolous and essential to both our wellbeing and the world. I know you're going to love Nikky's storytelling and sense of humour! Enjoy the show!   About Nikki Nikki Sinay Torres. is a certified Kaizen Muse Creativity Coach, US Army Master Resilience Trainer, Army wife and former FRG leader, mom of two teenage girls with Cystic Fibrosis, self-employed mural artist, and Main Muse at Serendipity Creative Coaching Services. Nikki runs creative resilience workshops and retreats, and The Unsinkable Creative Society Art Camp for teen girls in North Carolina, as well as working one to one online with creatives.  Nikki describes herself as a blend of Lucille Ball, Frida Khalo, a Mermaid and Mr. Bean, which I think you'll agree, is very accurate. Nikki has a very exclusive offer of a 30 minute coaching session for Couragemakers, for $25. To take advantage of her offer, you can find Nikki's email below:  Email | Facebook |   Things We Talked About   Nikki's journey, from being the weird girl in school, to the mother of two daughters with cystic fibrosis, self employed mural artist and creative resilience coach The importance of art in the healing process How creativity can help us slow down and problem solve A fantastic exercise to help you build your creative resilience.   Resources Mentioned   The Nine Modern Day Muses and the Body Guard by Jill Badonsky Kaizen Muse   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life   I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free, very vulnerable and encouraging Sunday emails to fellow couragemakers or making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life. THL is the online home for unconventional creatives and multipassionates who want to show up unapologetically and intentionally as who they are, and really own, live and share their many stories. It's made for couragemakers who have so much great shit to give the world and want to leave their mark but have too much self doubt standing in the way!

Hello and welcome to episode 61 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week I'm chatting to Michelle Madrid-Branch and we're really diving into claiming our own identities and owning our stories. Michelle is an author, speaker, life wellness coach, and global advocate for women and children, living in Santa Barbara, CA, with her husband, children , three dogs and a bunny. Michelle advocates on behalf of women and children who are marginalized and left feeling isolated in our society. Michelle is happiest when using her life journey in an effort to serve others and help others rise up from their pain. She is currently in the process of writing her fourth book. In this episode, Michelle shares her journey, from being born in the UK and placed in the foster care system to being adopted by an American family and learning to untangle labels she had been given and finding her own identity. We really explore the power of owning your story, moving beyond past stories that keep us stuck and changing our lens so we can start to reclaim our lives. Michelle shares what inspires her to work with and advocate on behalf of children without families and the lessons she has learned along the way. She also shares how she has found that every one of us is uniquely qualified to bring something positive into the world, and invites listeners to explore their own unique strengths and gifts. We also have a great conversation about how forgiveness can free us and take us out of our own prisons and how sustainability is key when it comes to building a life you love. This episode is a great reminder that you do have the courage to find your own identity, and to own that identity because no one can give it to you. I loved hearing Michelle's story and how openly she shares about how she found the courage to find the magic in the mess and be who she is. I know you're going to love this episode. Enjoy the show!   About Michelle   Michelle is an author, speaker, life wellness coach, and global advocate for women and children. She is the author of Adoption Means Love: Triumph of the Heart, The Tummy Mummy, and Mascara Moments: Embracing the Woman in the Mirror.  Michelle lives in Santa Barbara, CA, with her husband, children , three dogs and a bunny. Michelle advocates on behalf of women and children who are marginalized and left feeling isolated in our society. Michelle is happiest when using her life journey in an effort to serve others and help others rise up from their pain. She is currently in the process of writing her fourth book. Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook   Things We Talked About   What Michelle has learned since she has realised her unique strengths and has started to bring them to the world How Michele found the courage to own who she is The beauty of imperfection and the miracles from the mess   Resources Mentioned   Tony Robbins   Mascara Moments   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life   I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free, very vulnerable and encouraging Sunday emails to fellow couragemakers or making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life. THL is the online home for unconventional creatives and multipassionates who want to show up unapologetically and intentionally as who they are, and really own, live and share their many stories. It's made for couragemakers who have so much great shit to give the world and want to leave their mark but have too much self doubt standing in the way!

Hello Couragemakers and welcome to another wonderful episode of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week I'm so happy to share with you my conversation with Rebecca Thering. Originally from Wisconsin, USA, Rebecca has lived in Spain, South Korea, and most recently France. She's a fan of snail mailing, writing, taking wander walks, slow travel, creating, unplugging, minimalism, and enjoying everyday moments. Taking life a moment at a time, she's following her personal compass and the light of Alexandra Franzen and Candace Rose Rardon to see where she ends up next! In this episode, Rebecca shares her story, from living abroad teaching english to her personal sabbatical and creating a personal compass. In this episode were really dive into what it means to live by your values, how to leave your mark and the importance of thanking people who have made an impact on you. We have great conversations about bringing more humanity to the internet, disconnecting and taking time to reflect as well as the power of following your curiosity. It's also full of much needed reminders to all of us – to take the time to thank people who have made a difference to our lives, to catch the small moments and to remember that we will never know the full extent of the impact that we make or who we're inspiring. I had so much fun chatting to Rebecca and I know you're going to get so much out of this episode. Rebecca has so many stories and so much practical advice and I know her real life examples will help you add more intention and courage into your own life. Be sure to check out Rebecca's free printable How To Make A Personal Compass zine to make your own personal compass! (Link is in the show notes) We'd love to see what's on yours! Here's to being messy, imperfect and complicated humans! Enjoy the show!   About Rebecca   Originally from Wisconsin, USA, Rebecca Thering has lived in Spain, South Korea, and most recently France. She's a fan of snail mailing, writing, taking wander walks, slow travel, creating, unplugging, minimalism, and enjoying everyday moments. Taking life a moment at a time, she's following her personal compass and the light of Alexandra Franzen and Candace Rose Rardon to see where she ends up next! Blog | Medium | Twitter   Things We Talked About   The importance of thanking people, and how being thanked can make a huge difference Disconnecting and giving yourself more head space Living with intention and capturing the small moments Rebecca's take on changing the world and leaving your mark – it's all in the small things!   Resources Mentioned   How To Make A Personal Compass  Moment Catcher Oh No She Madridn't Personal Compass Rebecca's Atheist coming out story  Alexandra Franzen HelpX Wwoof International   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life     I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free, very vulnerable and encouraging Sunday emails to fellow couragemakers or making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life. THL is the online home for unconventional creatives and multipassionates who want to show up unapologetically and intentionally as who they are, and really own, live and share their many stories. It's made for couragemakers who have so much great shit to give the world and want to leave their mark but have too much self doubt standing in the way!

Hello there and welcome to episode 59 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week, I'm excited to share my conversation with Eva Jannotta. Eva is a social media marketing entrepreneur in Washington, DC and founder of Simply Put Strategies. Her mission is to use social media to create and nurture relationships between brands and their fans by telling the brand story and featuring new products – with an emphasis on supporting sustainable clothing brands. Eva loves to read novels, listen to oldies music, cook, and organize stuff. She is an aspiring minimalist and zero-waste-er. In this episode, Eva shares her entrepreneurial journey, how she deals with uncertainty and the paradox of both striving for newness and adventure as well as a routine. We really dive into what it means to work online, how we sometimes wish we could be card-carrying adults and how we can start turning our shoulds into coulds. We have a great discussion about how we ‘perform' work and the pressure we put on ourselves, how moving forwards and often feel like we're moving backwards and how to turn down the noise online. This is a great episode if you struggle to deal with the busy-ness and noise of the online world, if you need a reminder that you have all the answers you need inside you and if you want to find a way to enjoy your work more. I love the theme of self compassion that runs through Eva's work and her general approach to life. Eva has great advice for anyone starting to put themselves out there, and how intuition can pay a huge part in doing that. I know you're going to love this one! Enjoy the show!   About Eva Eva Jannotta is a social media marketing entrepreneur in Washington, DC and founder of Simply Put Strategies. Her mission is to use social media to create and nurture relationships between brands and their fans by telling the brand story and featuring new products – with an emphasis on supporting sustainable clothing brands. Eva loves to read novels, listen to oldies music, cook, and organize stuff. She is an aspiring minimalist and zero-waste-er. Website | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | Pinterest | Instagram   Things We Talked About   Listening to your intuition and the importance of having time to think The power of turning your shoulds instead of coulds How moving forwards can sometimes feeling like you're moving backwards How we don't need advice, we know what to do   Resources Mentioned   Sarah Dale   Brené Brown – The Power of Vulnerability   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free, very vulnerable and encouraging Sunday emails to fellow couragemakers or making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life. THL is the online home for unconventional creatives and multipassionates who want to show up unapologetically and intentionally as who they are, and really own, live and share their many stories. It's made for couragemakers who have so much great shit to give the world and want to leave their mark but have too much self doubt standing in the way!

Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 58 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week I'm thrilled to share with you my wonderfully honest conversation with Jo Casey.  Jo Casey is a certified coach, speaker, trainer and coach mentor. In addition to being British, Jo is slightly nerdy and allergic to the marketing bullshit in the coaching industry.  Jo specializes in helping coaches do the self-development work needed to thrive in the online world, get more clients and build sustainable, honest businesses - all without resorting to the darks arts or sleazy marketing tactics. Jo's patronus would be Lesley Knope and Maya Angelou, Stephen Fry, Trevor Noah, Caitlin Moran and Tina Fey are among the many guests Jo would invite to her fantasy dinner party. This episode is all about undoing the messy reality of being a woman and all the challenges that come with being visible and putting yourself out there.   Jo shares her journey from being the first in her family to go to university, burning out in the workplace, being a coach for the past 17 year and bringing politics and feminism into her business. We really dive into what it means to show up as a woman, and how we can break free from what Jo calls feminine conditioning - this notion that we have to keep ourselves small and play the part of the good woman. We have so many great discussions about digging your heels in and demanding better as women, the courage it takes to bring your big picture and politics into the work you do and how we are all creating ripples without even knowing it. We also talk about what it means to be genuinely authentic online and how sharing your struggles can be a source of inspiration. This episode is essential listening for every woman looking to stop apologising for the fact she exists, for every woman who wants to embrace the messier, complicated bits of life and for every woman who is sick of the bullshit. Jo is a huge source of inspiration to me - she has been a great mentor to me and it was so good to sit down and really put the world to rights.  Enjoy the show!   About Jo Jo Casey is a certified coach, speaker, trainer and coach mentor.  In addition to being British, slightly nerdy and allergic to the marketing bullsh*t in the coaching industry, she's certain that succeeding as female entrepreneurs means violating every single message that's been poured into us about what it means to be a ‘good' woman. Jo specializes in helping coaches do that self-development and unlearning work, get more clients and build sustainable, honest businesses without resorting to the darks arts or sleazy marketing tactics. Jo's patronus would be Lesley Knope and  Maya Angelou, Stephen Fry, Trevor Noah, Caitlin Moran and Tina Fey are among the many guests Jo would invite to her fantasy dinner party.  Website | Podcast |  Twitter |      Things We Talked About   Jo's journey of becoming a coach How we can all advocate for showing the messier sides of bit of human The 4 things you need for a sustainable business Bringing feminism and politics into your work and your message   Resources Mentioned   Your Kickass Life - Andrea Owen How To Be a Woman - Caitlin Moran Gary Vaynerchuk   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life  I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free, very vulnerable and encouraging Sunday emails to fellow couragemakers or making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life. THL is the online home for unconventional creatives and multipassionates who want to show up unapologetically and intentionally as who they are, and really own, live and share their many stories. It's made for couragemakers who have so much great shit to give the world and want to leave their mark but have too much self doubt standing in the way!  

Hello Couragemakers and welcome to episode 55 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week, I couldn't be more excited to share with you this episode with Monica Wisdom Tyson Monica is a St Louis woman and describes herself as an analog girl in a digital world. She is a Chief Storyteller and Visibility Strategist, teaching the elements of a great story and ways to amplify a story to communities and believes that your story is power. Generation X and a self confessed Trekkie, Monica loves live music, long conversations and travelling around the world meeting people where they are. During this episode, Monica really honestly shares her story, from dealing with a difficult childhood, struggling with depression, going on a spiritual journey, travelling the world and her various different careers including being a cosmetologist, interviewing celebrities and director of operations for several magazines. We really dive into the genius of imagination, being careful about what you feel your soul and how naps are seriously underrated. We talk about embracing the darkness as well as the light, being still and just how important our dreams are. This episode is great source of inspiration if you're dealing with dreamshitters, if you're struggling to engage in a positive way in a space of chaos and if you need the courage to own and share your story. It's also a great episode if you need reminding of just how much power you do have. Monica is the living definition of what it means to really own your story and release yourself from shame and start living your life. There will be laughter and there will be tears, and I know you're going to get so much from this beautiful episode. Enjoy the show! About Monica Monica is a St Louis woman and describes herself as an analog girl in a digital world. She is a Chief Storyteller and Visibility Strategist, teaching the elements of a great story and ways to amplify a story to communities and believes that your story is power. Monica believes storytelling is as essential to our lives as breathing. It is how we learn, grow and evolve. Stories have shaped every part of our growth whether it is a song, book or the wisdom of our elders. We are cultivated by stories through our listening and our learning.  Stories not only connect us with our audience but release the vulnerability within ourselves. Generation X and a self confessed Trekkie, Monica loves live music, long conversations and travelling around the world meeting people where they are.  Website | Instagram  | Periscope | Facebook   Things We Talked About  Monica's story and how she has learned to accept and share her story The importance of being careful about how we feed our soul How we forget to dream because we are living other people's versions of us and how we were told how to live our life What happened when Monica shared her story – even the parts she felt shame about –  with a close friend   Resources Mentioned   Thrive – Arianna Huffington    Dr. Caroline Fuqua   The Power Woman Success Society   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free, very vulnerable and encouraging Sunday emails to fellow couragemakers or making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life. THL is the online home for unconventional creatives and multipassionates who want to show up unapologetically and intentionally as who they are, and really own, live and share their many stories. It's made for couragemakers who have so much great shit to give the world and want to leave their mark but have too much self doubt standing in the way!

Hello lovely Couragemakers and welcome to episode 52 of The Couragemakers Podcast! This week I have a fantastic episode for you, but before we get started, I just wanted to share a bit of Couragemakers news! Next week I'm going to be releasing the first ever Couragemakers solo episode. I've been wanting to do solo episodes for a while now, and I'm so excited to be bringing them to the world. They're going to be short and sweet 10-15 minute practical episodes that I know you're going to really love. If you have any topic ideas of questions you'd like me to answer, send me an email: meg@thathummingbirdlife.com and you may well see a solo show come out on that very thing very soon! Now, onto today's show. This week I'm interviewing the lovely Fran Day. Fran is a theoretical physicist at Oxford and a stand-up comedian. Her research involves using X-ray telescope observations to search for signals from new particles. Fran's comedy tackles topics ranging from science to feminism. She performs around the UK and last August took her solo show, Physics Fan Fiction, to the Edinburgh Fringe. Fran loves creativity and communication in all forms - from the lab to the stage. I mean, wow. In this episode, Fran shares her journey of combining science and comedy, how and why she started stand up comedy and the lessons she's learned along the way.  We really dive deep into how Fran has combined two seemingly polar opposite passions, the logistics of how she makes time for both and how to mange being a multi-passionate person. We have so many great conversations in this episode, from how Fran uses a pretty scientific approach to overcoming setbacks, how she has come to own all of the different aspects of herself and recognise how they fit together, to how Fran embraces uninstagrammable self care. Oh and we also talk about making money from passions as well! I know you're going to love this episode - Fran is so honest and practical and this is the perfect episode for multi-passionates who are wondering how on earth to make time for their passions, wondering how they can creatively combine them, and for anyone needing a reminder that life is pretty fucking exciting because you get to choose how you present yourself and do things only you can do.  I know you're going to love this one, so enjoy the show!   About Fran Fran Day is a theoretical physicist at Oxford and a stand-up comedian. Her research involves using X-ray telescope observations to search for signals from new particles. Fran's comedy tackles topics ranging from science to feminism. She performs around the UK and last August took her solo show, Physics Fan Fiction, to the Edinburgh Fringe. Fran loves creativity and communication in all forms - from the lab to the stage. Website | Twitter   Things We Talked About   How Fran made the decision to become a stand up comedian How you can make time for your passions, and how you can combine then The relationship between passions and money Fran's screen-free Sundays   Resources Giving What We Can Science Oxford PBH Free Fringe Edinburgh Fringe Festival  About Meg & That Hummingbird Life I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I'm an INFJ creative and multipassionate who has a bit of a notebook and post-it note obsession, loves foot-stomping country music and likes her hot chocolate with way too much chocolate. I started Couragemakers because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free, very vulnerable and encouraging Sunday emails to fellow couragemakers or making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life. THL is the online home for unconventional creatives and multipassionates who want to show up unapologetically and intentionally as who they are, and really own, live and share their many stories. It's made for couragemakers who have so much great shit to give the world and want to leave their mark but have too much self doubt standing in the way!

Our hosts interview designer & illustrator Karen Kurycki. Recorded on 07/17/2013. Karen’s Links: Abusrd Overheard cmykaren.com Twitter Karen’s Work & Things We Talked About: