This week I chat with Kate Stark, parent and child advocate living in Sheffield, UK. She started off helping new parents learn to use baby carriers appropriately, and was so good she now coaches and teaches new parents all sorts of things. Turns out, her work and beliefs touch upon the Are vs Should Problem in new and enlightening ways. This was a fun, informative, and encouraging talk and you are going to enjoy it.…
If you are interested in therapy and coaching. Either for yourself, someone you love, or just because you think it’s cool. Gretchen Winterkorn is a wonderful person for you to meet, and you can check out her short video below. I am very lucky to see some cool people doing these KEW interviews, and I really enjoyed listening TO and talking WITH Gretchen. Relevant to the Are vs Should Problem, Gretchen and her family just…
Besides winning the ‘coolest name’ award, Gretchen is a wonderful person and I’m lucky to have met her. This interview just made me feel good. And I’m fairly sure it was reciprocal. And I’m even more sure you are going to feel the same if you check it out. Gretchen lives on her flower farm with her partner and child, having left the 60-hour-workweeks of New York City for a simpler life. She is a…
As we figure out exactly what is happening at KEW, which is mostly coming up with workable strategies to help analytical, empathic, and intelligent folks live calmer and more relaxed lives, it’s necessary to state our assumptions and identifying elements. In any good scientific endeavor (and this ISN’T science, but I’m trying to take a standardized and similar APPROACH) it’s nice to state your assumptions up front. It tells the reader/listener/viewer/colleague where your head was…
As you know, we have been exploring the Are vs Should Problem; the struggle between the people we are and the people we feel like we should be. Since Episode 50, but really since about Episode 42, and ARGUABLY since Episode 1 I have been developing the ideas and concepts that load into the Are vs Should modality. I hope you have found some value in these Episodes. And I hope you will journey with…
Bruce Nachsin came to us through a podcaster facebook group. He has his own podcast called, ‘The Fattest Fit Kid You Know’. He’s super funny, a Hollywood actor, and knows a thing or two about living in your ‘Are’. It was incredibly fun (and funny!) to sit and talk with Bruce for an hour or so. Besides just being super funny and entertaining, Bruce has a lot to say about podcasting, changing old habits, and…
I hope you are as lucky as I am and have someone like Paul Gadola in your life. I this second part of our chat, the conversation starts firing on all cylinders. Lots of topics covered including Paul’s new book, “Integrity and Peace. Loving your neighbor and the Path of Truth” (available direct here), his background in hiking, the outdoors, and teaching, The Are vs Should Problem, and religion. Those of you patient enough to…
Being confused is no fun. Think about a time in your life when you have conflicting things going on. Maybe it’s whether or not to leave your job. Or break up with a partner. Or to have kids or not. As humans there is a lot of this cognitive dissonance. When you feel split into two or more pathways. Or two or more personalities. In the 80’s we would joke about being ‘crazy’, having ‘multiple…
I told Paul Gadola recently that he had climbed the mountain and returned to share his wisdom with us. In this two part interview series you’ll have a chance to see what I mean. From his background in teaching to his childhood thoughts about becoming a spiritual leader, Paul has a natural way of understanding how to help people. He has a gym to help people’s bodies: https://www.ironmountain.fitness He and his wife have a freshly-prepared…
Like me, Paul Levitin probably roped you in with just the mustache. But he’s not only a good looking dude, he’s well-versed in maximizing our physical AND mental health. And, more importantly, helping YOU do the same. Paul started his career as a personal trainer but has since decided to complete the mind-body connection and also preach and coach about mental health. He really seems like the whole package. He shares his knowledge with you…