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EPISODE · Mar 22, 2026 · 38 MIN

How Do We Live the Questions When Life Doesn’t Go "to Plan"?

from Living the Questions with Courtney Koester · host Courtney Koester

How do we live the questions when life doesn’t go according to plan?In this one-year reflection on Living the Questions, I’m sharing what this podcast has taught me about creativity, trust, visibility, and the deeply relational nature of being alive. Over this past year, I’ve found myself returning again and again to the tension between making plans and allowing life to unfold. Between wanting direction and needing to leave room for surprise, change, and something more honest than control.This episode is a reflection of what it means to keep showing up, to keep listening, and to let the questions themselves shape us. I explore discernment, being seen, the unpredictability of life, and the difference between the kind of challenges that deepen us and the ones that ask us to choose ourselves more clearly.If you’ve been navigating change, uncertainty, or your own unfolding, I hope this conversation meets you there and gives you something honest to sit with.Ready to take these conversations deeper?Share Your Voice — Leave a voice message with a question you’re living into: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/LivingTheQuestions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a 1:1 Conversation Session — Like your own personal episode, these sessions are a space to live your question through thoughtful conversation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ckoesterinspired.com/conversation-sessions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rehumanizing YOU Coaching — This is a space for deep inquiry and integration, where your questions become the path. If you’re ready to untangle old patterns and step into a more aligned, embodied way of being, explore more here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ckoesterinspired.com/rehumanizing-you⁠Congruence Workshop -- a 60-minute on-demand workshop + 19-page companion workbook filled with grounding practices, reflective prompts + practical tools designed to help you come back into your body, clarify what’s true for you + begin living from a place of deeper congruence: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kyliemcbeath.myflodesk.com/congruence-evergreenResources:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ckoesterinspired.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/livingthequestionspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Business IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ckoesterinspired⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1:1 Coaching Offerings: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ckoesterinspired.com/rehumanizing-you⁠Enjoyed the episode? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review! You can also connect with us on Instagram @livingthequestionspodcast or join our community group at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://livingthequestionspodcast.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Things I Genuinely Love — Affiliate & Community Spotlights:✨ Disobedient Goods & Apparel: offers judgment-free sticker tools for self-guided practice, discovery, and mapping — designed to spark curiosity, connection, and a deeper understanding of the paths we walk. Explore the collection at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.disobedientgoods.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code LIVINGTHEQUESTIONS15 for 15% off your entire order.🤍 FOND Bone Broth: my personal FAVORITE for nourishing, gut-loving bone broth that’s as comforting as it is healing! Use code: COURTNEY-KOESTER for 10% off at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fondbonebroth.com/COURTNEY-KOESTER⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠☕️ Living Tea: my go-to source for wild and organic Teas, along with amazing Tea education to deepen your practice! Use code: CKOESTERINSPIRED for 15% off at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.livingtea.net/courtney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⭕️ Circle Community: A beautiful, all-in-one location for your community to gather, remain connected, attend workshops, join memberships, etc. Love an aesthetically pleasing and easy-to-organize digital community space. Explore more here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://try.circle.so/8amtv3uilqpo

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How do we live the questions when life doesn’t go according to plan?In this one-year reflection on Living the Questions, I’m sharing what this podcast has taught me about creativity, trust, visibility, and the deeply relational nature of being...

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