This whole world is alive and vibrant, connected by invisible strands of meaning. In this conversation with one of my favorite meditation teachers of all time, Jessica Snow, we talk about how we can sync up with this web of Life, feed beauty into it, and bring forth grounded, deeply aligned change in our lives.
Read MoreOne of the blocks I hear from people who are seeking new work is something along the lines of “The world doesn’t need another X,” whether it’s another Coach, Consultant, Writer, Software Engineer, or any other role. This is something I bump into myself, too. Does the world really need another podcast? Another email newsletter? Another website, or social media post?
The answer to all of these questions can easily be “no.”
Read MoreIn this episode of the A Wild New Work podcast, I’m sharing a bit about something my family has gone through in the last few weeks as well as what it’s shown me about the enormous wisdom and joy that this season brings us. Aligning with the Spring often requires that we expand our capacity for vitality and color, which inevitably impacts the work that we do and the culture(s) we’re a part of.
Read MoreI’m excited to share a conversation I had with Dr. Carolyn Kurle, a tenured Biology professor at University of California, San Diego. She’s written a book called The Guidance Groove: Escape Unproductive Habits, Trust Your Intuition, and Be True, and in this episode, we talk about:
*What our animal instincts are, and what they aren’t
*How we can retrain or heal instincts if we’ve lost touch with them
*How our logical, scientific selves can actually serve our intuitive wisdom and help us live with more flow
Read MoreWhat you’ll need in your working life right now depends on where you are in your own vocational Wheel of the Year.
Here you’ll find a brief overview of the four major seasons I work with so that you can see how the tenor of your worklife is resonating today, and then you can venture down to see exactly how the Late Autumn period can support you in finding greater congruence and ease.
Read MoreI parked my car on a side street a few blocks from my house. I had a call with my therapist and didn’t want our nanny to overhear my vulnerable disclosures from the next room. I could tell that it was going to be a tearful session.
A light rain pittered and pattered on my windshield as I tried to describe to Rachel, my longtime therapist and mentor, the deep, bone-marrow sorrow I was feeling that day. I told her how far from the ground I felt, how I was at once floating above life but also subsumed by its demands. After I spoke for a while, Rachel asked if, in my heart, I felt as if I was living the wrong life.
