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My favorite thing about being a person is noticing serendipities. I’m often rushing or too focused on my plans to be present enough to see them. But every once in a while I slow down, let go of my plans, and insecurities, and am present enough to notice some sweetest of in humanity. To me today’s guest writer and illustrator Mari Andrew is an expert of this. She’s a present observer of her world, which is impressive in and of itself but then she has an impressive talent to take her keen observations and translate them into moving, specific yet relatable art. She’s a dynamic, warm, and articulate person artist who is oh so wise. Fittingly enough, we met serendipitously in our neighborhood in January—I told her how much her work meant to me and she agreed to do the podcast. In this conversation, we covered “rejection as protection”, her creative routines, money in NYC, feeling vulnerable and raw during times like breakups, transitions, and those make the ground fertile for growth,  her specific way of practicin

Notes from the Show: -Rachelle Robinett on The Web | Instagram | Newsletter | Supernatural Cafe - The Modern Herbal Dispensatory: A Medicine Making Guide by Thomas Easley -Broth to drink in the winter time: water simmered with fresh ginger, chickpea miso + nutritional yeast, ginseng, ashwaganda, 8am blend from CAP beauty -'Dopamine Bean' (supports dopamine production), alphanine with cold brew coffee -Maha Rose Cafe -Herb Pharm Warming Circulation tincture -Daniel Ryan hypno therapist -Inbox When Ready app for emails -Breakup Herbs: best to use something replenishing instead of numbing rose petals in tea, as a hydrosol, in your bath or diffuse rose essential oil oat straw for grief and recovery, anxiety and general calming hawthorn berries for your heart -Rachelle's-HRBL gummies: the first flavor is called 'Nerve Less' for stress and anxiety relief -Rachelle's mentor - Ken Jordan, founder of Evolver and The Alchemist's Kitchen and The Evolver Podcast -Rachelle's all time favorite herb: nettles -Favori

Notes from the Show:-Sara Avant Stover on The Web | Instagram | Podcast-Sara's books: The Way of the Happy Woman / The Book of She-Grief Walker documentary - Amazon Prime-The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief by Frances Weller-The Smell of Rain on Dust: Grief and Praise by Martín Prechtel-Tip: Lie down in bed and go into the feeling (the anxiety, grief, etc) and just feel it fully-Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David Hawkins-Dirty John podcast - A Course in Miracles by Foundation for Inner Peace-Dr Joe Dispenza meditation teacher -Sara's writing practice: set a timer for 25 minutes listen to baroque music (ultimate om music) write stream of consciousness. Based on the book Writing the Mind Alive: The Proprioceptive Method for Finding Your Authentic Voice by Linda Trichter Metcalf and Tobin Simon-Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport -Evening journaling questions: What am I grateful for today? What did I do good today? What went

 Notes from the Show:-Adam Strauss on The Web | Twitter | Instagram-The Mushroom Cure-Body Dysmorphic Disorder-Michael Pollan's book on psychedelics: How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence-Michael Pollan's interview on Fresh Air-Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelics Studies aka MAPS-MAPS clinical trials for MDMA and Medical Marijuana-Obsessive Compulsive Anonymous -Duino Elegies & The Sonnets to Orpheus: A Dual-Language Edition and Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke-Emerson's Essays-Zen Mind Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki-Guided By Voices-The Tick TV Show-Adam is comedian in residence Fridays and Saturdays in Tribca in Tribeca Comedy Lounge & Dark Horse Comedy Club-3/10-3/31 He will be doing two shows at the Marsh Theatre in San Francisco of The Mushroom Cure-Adam's new show The Uncertainty Principle-April 4-May 5 Adam will be doing the Mushroom Cure at the Greenhouse Theatre i

Notes from the Show:-Lacy Phillips on The Web | InstagramLacy's Partnership, Shadow and Rock Bottom Workshop (10% off any workshop or Pathway membership with the code KATIE)-Imago technique-Esther Perel - author and relationship therapist-Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David Hawkins-Getting the Love You Want by Harville Hendrix-Shiva Rose-John Wineland polarity and tantra -TJ & Amanda's Kitchen Chemistry-Sacha Jones Ceremonies-"Love is a temporary madness, it erupts likevolcanoes and then subsides.  And when it subsides you have to make adecision.  You have to work out whether your roots have so entwinedtogether that it is inconceivable that you should ever part.  Becausethis is what love is.Love is not breathlessness, it is notexcitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion.That is just being in love, which any fool can do.  Love itself is whatis left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an artand a fortunate accident.Those that truly love have rootstha

Notes from the Show:-Robyn Kanner on The Web | Instagram | Twitter-Bear App for organization-A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara-David Foster Wallace - author-Favorite Musicians: Elliott Smith / Cat Power / Jeff Buckley- Journaling technique: "I have resentment at ______ because I fear that ____ will happen."-Robyn's piece titled Running Away From Drinking Myself to Death for Broadly-Robyn's piece I Detransitioned. But Not Because I Wasn't Trans for The Atlantic-Dax Shepard interview on success and achieving everything you wanted and still being unhappy-Friends With Secrets - Robyn's collaborative project-My Trans Health resource for trans people-My article for Refinery 29 about Anorexia Nostalgia-A Star is Born movie- Robyn's pieces we mentioned - I've Got This Embarrassing Thing Called A Heart That Makes Me Feel So Much /I Take Back What I Said. No Good Feeling Last Forever. I Miss You Bad.-Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David R. Hawkins M.D. Ph.D (book I'm currently reading)Robyn's Favorite Books: N

Notes from the Show:-Erin Claire on The Web | Instagram -Human Design: The Definitive Book of Human Design by Lynda Bunnell-The Book of Destinies: Discover the Life You Were Born to Live by Chetan Parkyn-Fade Out by Kayleen SchaeferAll original music composed by Carolyn Pennypacker RiggsAlbum art by Zoie HarmanCool Things to Check-Out:-A signed copy of Marlee's book How to Not Always Be Working giveaway! Tag @katiedalebout and @marleegrace on Instagram to enter.-My journaling class with Bluprint goes live today, January 23rd, and I can’t wait to share it with you guys!-Sign-up for my newsletter to get updates on where I'll be and what I'm loving!-Join the listener Facebook Group-Get my book Let It Out: A Journey Through Journaling.If you Liked This Episode Try Out:- Episode 242 with Jenna Zoe-  Episode 89 with Cora Poage - Episode 200 with Sahara RoseThis episode is sponsored by CURED Nutrition, a holistic supplement company based in Boulder, Colorado. Their full-spectrum nibbles, tinctures, and treats work w

Notes from the Show:-Marlee Grace on The Web | Instagram Marlee's Books:How to Not Always Be WorkingA Sacred ShiftHow a Photo and Video Sharing Social Networking Service Gave Me My Best Friends, True Love, A Beautiful Career, and Made Me Want to Die-Marlee's Podcast -Your Art Will Save Your Life by Beth Pickins-Woody Guthrie New Years Rulins-Her former store Have Company-How to Break Up With Your Phone by Catherine Price -Article on how social media is designed to make us addicted on Vice-Marlee's Creative Advising Sessions-Ellen Rutt painter, recording podcast at her apartment-Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) that helped Marlee get sober-Marlee's tools for feeling the feels:morning pages (a practice from Julia Cameron's book The Artist's Way)noticing when she's trying to leave the feeling and let it outdancing in silence in the morningwalking practicebeing in a state of prayer-Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Allen Carr-Marlee's best friend Katie Crutchfield-Walk Through Walls: A Memoir by Marina Abromovic-My Brilliant

We're easing back in this season with a discussion about art that is meaningful to us.  My friend Briana Bane had to make a podcast for one of her media classes at NYU last semester and she came up with the best concept - a  show called The Art That's Made You. I was honored when she asked me to be her first guest. In today’s episode you’ll hear about the art that has helped shape me.  Notes from the Show:-Rent Broadway Show-Arthur TV Show on PBS-Friends TV Show-The OC TV Show and my first crush Seth Cohen-Stargirl book by Jerry Spinelli-Episode with my grandpa, Gus Ganakas, and this article about him-Hilma Klint exhibit at the Guggenheim in NYC until April 23-CNN series on The Nineties-Pop Rocket podcast on pop culture-Sex and the City TV Show -Girls TV Show with Lena Dunham-Happy Thank You More Please movie-The Onion article I mentioned-Skate Kitchen movie-Mr Rogers Documentary-Ruth Bader Ginsberg documentary-my Discover Weekly on Spotify-Forever with Maya Ruldoph -favorite movies: Serendipity, the Before/A

This week's fresh bonus episode outlines my thoughts on the holidays. How I'm feeling about food, family, gifts, and more. I also talk about some articles I've recently read as well as my tips for feeling like yourself when traveling. Happy Holidays! Talk to you again in January 2019!  My New Year's Eve workshop at Kripalu-Click here to read my article in The Fullest - Seven Tips to Have an Actual Happy Holiday-This article I wrote for The Fullest - Are You Giving to Get?-Carly's video Thank You For Thinking of MeLikes & Learns- This Beauty Mate Tea-  My favorite herb store in NYC Flower Power- My favorite snack bars are these Raw Rev Glo bars in chocolate peanut butter- These Wax & Oils candles (the lavender is great)- Busy Phillips' amazing show Busy Tonight and her amazing book This Will Only Hurt a Little- Marlee Grace's book How To Not Always Be Working- Adam Strauss's one man show The Mushroom Cure- New York Times article How to Say 'No' This Holiday Season by Darcie Wilder- New York Times ar

Well you guys asked for it, so here I am reading out loud an article I wrote a couple months ago for The Fullest. It's about how my first hangover taught me self-care isn't just green juice and face masks, sometimes it's rest and cookies. It forced me into true intuitive eating when I had to listen to my body's cravings over what my dogmatic-wellness-obsessed-dieting mind would usually allow. Above all, the experience of being hung over made me realize how I prioritized a rigid self-care to-do list over people, creativity, and experiencing life. The entire situation showed me all forms of self-care should prioritize connection and presence over anything else. Most traditional self-care is solo, which can be great and really useful sometimes, yet other times it can be a way of hiding and isolating out of fear. I'm still learned how to decipher which version of self-care I need when. My default has become to isolate, and this article/ episode explores how I'm still learning my version of self-care now includes

It's a rarity to have a repeat guest on the podcast, when someone returns it means I especially love talking with them. Kelsey's first time on the podcast (her very first podcast!) was in 2015 when her first book, her memoir Big Girl came out, then she was was one of the panelists on my firs live podcast episode in 2016, and now she's back with her newest book a retrospective on the show Friends called I'll Be There For You: The One About Friends. We obviously gush about our love and experience with Friends and how much I loved her book, but we also talk about where she is now in her life. Since she last did the podcast she got married and left her full time writing position at Refinery 29, so I asked her relationship and freelance advice. Recently she ended the column she founded at Refinery 29, The Anti-Diet Project which chronicled her experience, and the experience of others (including this essay I wrote) with intuitive eating and giving up dieting, so I asked her where she is with all of that now. Kelsey

Today’s is a long one but a good one with the very wise Seher. We met at The Wing last spring and recorded this conversation a couple week’s ago in her beautiful Brooklyn apartment. Seher is one of the smartest, most fascinating people I know. As you’ll hear in this episode she was born to Pakistani immigrants in the San Francisco Bay area, then attended Wharton for business, initially attempted a traditional corporate job,  but ultimately became a freelance photographer. Now she views herself as an inter-disciplinarian; which we get into in this episode. We talk about leaving her corporate job, her transition to photography, learning a new skills, and becoming a music photographer. We talk a lot about family and navigating her very strict immigrant parents and a move across the country.  We also get into mental health stigma, her depression and what helped her with it, including therapy and wellness and healing arts including qigong, and way more it’s a long one and a good one. And at the I do my new my L &a

I had the most wonderful time recording this conversation with human design reader Jenna Zoë. She's one of the most  humbly confident and fascinating people I've ever met. She's one of those magnetic people you just want to be around, listen to, and become friends with. We sat in bathrobes on her hotel room bed chatting for almost two hours about not only human design and what that even is, but also her interesting life and how she got into it. Human Design is something I first heard about in 2013 when I met a human design reader and had a session. Soon after that I chalked it up to something interesting and perhaps useful, but didn't hook me enough to use it any further in my life. It wasn't until this year when I heard my friend,  pervious podcast guest Lacy Philips, gush about how implementing Jenna's interpretation of Human Design, helped her feel articulated and improved her relationships--that I decided I'd look back into it. I had a session with Jenna and next thing I knew I couldn't shut up about it,

When I first moved to NYC I kept hearing about the place in Soho--'I'd love,' I dragged my feet on checking it out, overwhelmed by the laundry list of places in the city, until one night I found myself there. My friend Nicole of Splendid Spoon hosted a dream decoding workshop at the space. As soon as I entered the space for the event I instantly understood why it had been recomended to me countless times. Eventually I figured out the space was owned by shaman and healer Deborah Hanekamp aka Mama Medicine and started following her work as well. It wasn't until I experienced one of her medicine readings after it was given to me as a gift that I fully understood her magic. Deborah is yes a talented healer with a beautiful aesthetic, but also a funny, grounded, extremely smart business woman, mother, and friend. I loved getting to hear her full, long story in this episode. Notes from the Show:-Deborah Hanekamp on The Web | Instagram | Facebook -Mountain Rose Herbs-The One Thing Podcast and Book -Becoming a Succes

Notes from the Show:-Lindsay Kellner on The Web | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter-Lindsay's Book: The Spirit Almanac: A Modern Guide to Ancient Self Care-Well Aware Podcast-Mind Body Green article All original music composed by Carolyn Pennypacker RiggsAlbum art by Zoie HarmanCool Things to Check-Out:-Come to my event at The Spring Meditation on 12/2. Get tickets here.-Check out my podcasting course, Let [a podcast] Out. Use code letitout for an additional $50 off.-Come to my New Years Eve 2 night retreat at Kripalu Retreat Center. Get your tickets here.-Sign-up for my newsletter to get updates on where I'll be and what I'm loving!-Join the listener Facebook Group-Get my book Let It Out: A Journey Through Journaling.If you Liked This Episode Try Out:Jason Wachob's Episode This episode was also supported by Alterra Pure.  Have you heard of them? They make impeccably designed sheets and bedding, verifying organic integrity every step of the way and sharing every production detail with you. Not to mention how coo

I've been following one today's two guests,  yoga superstar Kathryn Budig since I first started doing yoga in high school. She was my yoga idol. Over the years I've read her recipes, bought her books, and watched her talks. Today's other guest and Kathryn's now wife, sports journalist and author, Kate Fagan came into my life more recently when my friend Rose introduced me to their podcast Free Cookies a few years ago. Instantly, I fell in love with their dynamic, the subject matter they covered, their humor, and eventually their free relationship advice or as they call it, cookies. My love of them as a couple led me to get to know & love Kate and her work individually as well, in this episode we talk about the important book she wrote last year, What Made Maddy Run and her own impressive career as a sports journalist. I loved speaking with these two and could have talked to them for hours. We recorded this conversation just a couple days before their wedding, which is why it's a bit shorter than other epi

Notes from the Show:-My online podcasting workshop that Steph won: Let [a podcast] Out. Use discount code "letitout" for $50 off-My full episode archive -Stephanie's Podcast Rethinking it + more episodes of Stephanie's podcast Rethinking It -Follow Steph on Instagram & Facebook -Simi's website-Follow Simi on Instagram-Get a copy of Simi’s book: Letting Go Of Leo-Join Simi’s Facebook community: Beautifully Imperfect This episode is so special to me. I'm not even hosting it. Stephanie was the winner of the contest for my workshop that helps people start podcasts: Let [a podcast] Out and this is the first episode of the wonderful podcast she created: Rethinking It. I'm so happy she took the workshop and followed through because there's now a helpful, entertaining, vulnerable conversation podcast on iTunes. This episode interview Stephanie on what it was like to start a podcast and then, I get to hear two of my favorite people talk about topics I'm constantly curious about: becoming a less rigid and more flex

Notes from the Show:-Sign up to get The Let It Out Letter in your inbox-My online podcasting course: Let [a podcast] Out. Use discount code "letitout" for $50 off.-Help us improve the podcast and take our quick survey -Alterra Pure :Use discount code “letitout” for 15% off-Jen Gotch is OK...Sometimes Podcast-The Fullest All original music composed by Carolyn Pennypacker RiggsAlbum art by Zoie HarmanCool Things to Check-Out:-Come to my New Years Eve 2 night retreat at Kripalu Retreat Center. Get your tickets here. Use code OCTOBER20 for 20% off until October 20th!-Sign-up for my newsletter to get updates on where I'll be and what I'm loving!-Join the listener Facebook Group-Follow me on Instagram-Get my book Let It Out: A Journey Through Journaling.Other LIO Episodes Mentioned are below & you can find the full archive here.-Isabel Foxen Duke Episodes-Christy Harrison Episodes-Kelsey Miller Episode-Simi Botic Episode-Caroline Dooner Episode-Dr. Linda Bacon Episode-Kim Anami Episode-Elisa Vidi Episode-Jessic

Notes from the Show:-Tasha Blank on The Web | Instagram | Facebook | Soundcloud | Twitter- Tasha's course Radical Movement 101 : Early bird pricing goes until October 1. Enrollment closes October 17.-The Feldenkrais Method-Burning Man-How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan- The 5 Rhythms Dance Practice- The Get Down Dance Party | Instagram |All original music composed by Carolyn Pennypacker RiggsAlbum art by Zoie HarmanCool Things to Check-Out:-Come to my Wellness Workshop with Kelsey Patel in NYC and DC. Register here.-Come to my New Years Eve 2 night retreat at Kripalu Retreat Center. Get your tickets here. Use code OCTOBER20 for 20% off until October 20th!-Sign-up for my newsletter to get updates on where I'll be and what I'm loving!-Join the listener Facebook Group-Get my book Let It Out: A Journey Through Journaling. This episode was supported by Organifi. I love their Organifi Green Juice - an organic superfood green juice powder you just add to water to get your greens anytime, anywhere! The best pa