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Episode #4: Discover How UFO’s, Plant Medicine, and Growing Up in the Midwest Made Actor Steve Berg Who He Is Today
Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts & leave a 5-Star Rating & ReviewFrom the great plains of Omaha to the city streets of Los Angeles, Steve Berg will light up your day with his journey from the book-obsessed kid who liked to watch foreign films to being...
Episode 3: Learn How to Embrace your Passions, Sexuality, and Life with One of the Only Women in Sports Broadcasting, Ann Schatz
On today’s podcast, we hear from trailblazer, Ann Schatz – the first female sports broadcaster in the Portland area and the voice of the National Women’s Soccer League team, the Portland Thorns. Ann recalls the love and never-ending support from her parents and five siblings as they encouraged her to pursue her dreams as an athlete.
Episode 2: Discover the True Nature of What Mothering Really Means with Jodie Patterson
This week's episode is one I don't think you will ever forget. I am talking with the incredibly inspirational Jodie Patterson, an author, activist, beauty explorer, and mother of five.
Episode 1: The Truth About Fear and Why We Experience it with Buddhist Teacher David Nichtern
Today on the Cracking Open podcast, meditation expert David Nichtern and I uncover the truth about fear and why we experience it.
Who are your teachers?
I have been thinking about this question a lot lately. Who are your teachers who taught you addition and subtraction facts in 1st grade or how to write a term paper on Shakespeare’s works? Who are the people who influenced the way you show up in the world with love...
Waking up from a writing paralysis
A couple of weeks ago I was in the hospital visiting a friend who is paralyzed and needed surgery to be more comfortable. Talking with him I realized that one of the greatest beauties in life is in when we connect with another human being. Connect around our...
Finding Your Home
“Home is where I want to be but I guess I am already there I come home you lifted up your wings I guess this must be the place” David Byrne If you have been reading my blog these past five months you know that I have not felt at “home” in my life. Oh no, I have...
Letting Yourself Be Lost
A couple of weeks ago my family and I hiked 9 miles to one of our beautiful Cascade Lakes. The trail to Green Lakes winds up through the juniper forest alongside a flowing creek until you land upon the majestic clear Green Lake that is held deeply by the Broken Top...
How I woke up to what is happening to our children
I went camping with my 12-year-old son this past weekend. As I was driving over to pick him up from a sleepover I began feeling waves of nervousness, sadness, and fear. I was not sure why I was feeling these emotions but was guessing because I was going to spend...
5 things I have learned since I quit my job
As a person who has sat across a room from hundreds of people listening to their stories, I have acquired an antenna for and become somewhat of an expert of people's facial expressions, body language, and emotions. Since quitting my job 6 weeks ago, I haven’t had...