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Sep 16, 2026 1 hr 7 min

Beyond What You Do: Creativity, Identity & Freedom

from The Good with Theresa G Hosted by Theresa Gabrielle

"Don’t let what you do define who you are. Let who you are define what you do." Meet my friend Kina Pickett. 💛 Kina spent years as a competitive skier, traveling the world and skiing extraordinary mountain lines. But underneath the skiing is a much bigger story about creativity, identity, risk, and what it means to build a life on your own terms. We talk about skiing as a deeply creative act, the process of reintegrating into everyday life after being an extreme athlete, entrepreneurship, AI and creativity, and the reality that creating the life you dream about is not always easy. We explore what happens when the thing you have dedicated so much of your life to is no longer the thing that defines you. How do you rediscover yourself? How do you carry the creativity, discipline, and freedom you found in one chapter into the next? And oh, the stories he has! Kina’s wife, Nellie, joins us for part of this conversation. She is one of my dear friends, and I loved hearing the two of them reflect on the life they’ve built together so much that I decided to give that part of their story its own episode. You’ll get to meet her next week! 💛 Come listen. Thank you for being here.

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"Don’t let what you do define who you are. Let who you are define what you do." Meet my friend Kina Pickett. 💛 Kina spent years as a competitive skier, traveling the world and skiing extraordinary mountain lines. But underneath the skiing is a much bigger story about creativity, identity, risk, and what it means to build a life on your own terms. We talk about skiing as a deeply creative act, the process of reintegrating into everyday life after being an extreme athlete, entrepreneurship, AI ...

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