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Connected with Jen and Shannon
by Jen Gerometta and Shannon Nothstine
Connected with Jen and Shannon: Where storytelling meets transformation. A podcast where leaders in neuroscience, spirituality, philosophy, and the arts share personal stories and powerful strategies for connection and reimagining what it means to be fully human.
Episodes
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When Belonging Becomes an Echo Chamber
We all need to belong. But what happens when belonging starts dividing us? We communicate to connect. We connect to relate. And we relate so that we can belong. But in this conversation, Jen and Shannon explore the other side of belonging: how our need for community can create in-groups and...
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One Year In: What’s Living Rent-Free in Our Heads?
One year. Two seasons. Almost 5,000 of you. So much gratitude! Jen and Shannon are back together for an end-of-summer catch-up, looking back at what we’ve learned in our first year of Connected and ahead to what we’re curious about as Season 3 begins. What does it actually take to HumanWell in...
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What happens when reality no longer makes sense with Kelly Chase
What if the experiences we've been taught to dismiss are actually invitations to expand how we understand consciousness? In this episode of Connected with Jen and Shannon, we sit down with Kelly Chase, Writer, Researcher, creator of "Cosmosis" and host of the new podcast "Inquiry" for a...
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The Truth Isn't Yours Or Mine, It Exists Between Us with Matthew Segall
What if the most important thing science can't measure is the very thing that makes us human? In this episode, we sit down with Matthew Segall— philosopher and associate professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies — to explore one of the most urgent questions of our time: how do we...
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Are We Removing the Human from Healthcare with Nishi Joshi
What Happens When We Remove Art from Healing? In this episode, Shannon and Jen sit down with Nishi Joshi —Global Arts in Medicine Fellow, movement psychotherapist, social emotional learning educator, and president of the Indian Association of Dance Movement Therapy — to explore what’s lost when...
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Loneliness and the Arts with Alex Rodriguez
In a world facing rising loneliness, burnout, and disconnection, what if healing requires more than medicine alone? In this episode of Connected with Jen & Shannon, we sit down with interdisciplinary researcher and artist Alex Rodriguez to explore the emerging world of social prescribing — a...
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Authenticity Isn’t What You Think—Here’s How It’s Built with Laurie Schloff and Hava Horowitz
Most people think authenticity is something you either have… or you don’t. But what if it’s something you build? In this episode, we explore authenticity through the lens of communication, presence, and awareness—and challenge the idea that it starts from within. Is authenticity shaped by our…
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Listening Beyond Words: the Body, the Field, and Living in Resonance with Dr. Ginny Whitelaw
What if the most important signals in your life… aren’t logical? In this episode of Connected with Jen and Shannon, we sit down with Dr. Ginny Whitelaw—a former NASA scientist, Zen master, and leadership expert—to explore the space between logic and intuition… science and soul—and what becomes...
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You Don't Lack Intuition, You Just Don't Trust It with Karen Sigalas
Most people think they’re stuck because they don’t know what to do. But what if that’s not the problem? In this episode, we explore a deeper truth: you don’t lack intuition… you just don’t trust it. We’re joined by leadership coach Karen Sigalas to unpack what self-trust really is—and why it’s…
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An FBI Mindset… Meets Intuition (And It Changes Everything) with Adam Dickinson
What happens when an FBI-trained mind starts trusting intuition? For most of us, logic has always been the gold standard. Analyze it. Prove it. Get it right. But what if the answers you’re looking for… aren’t just in your thoughts? In this episode of Connected with Jen and Shannon, we sit down…
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The Real Reason Adults Struggle to Make Friends with Rob "10K Friends" Lawless
Why is it so hard to make friends as adults? In this episode of Connected with Jen and Shannon, we sit down with Rob Lawless, the creator of Rob’s 10K Friends - a decade-long journey to meet 10,000 people, one hour at a time. So far, Rob has connected with more than 7,000 people from over 90...
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Why Shame Won’t Solve Climate Change with Ali Wines
If you’ve ever thought… “I care about climate change… but I’m not doing enough.” This conversation is for you. According to climate communication expert Ali Wines, one of the biggest reasons people stay silent about climate change is shame. We think we have to be perfect before we can speak up....
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If You’ve Been Seeing Signs… Watch This with Dr. Butterfly
What if the “coincidences” in your life aren’t random? In this episode of Connected with Jen & Shannon, we sit down with Dr. Butterfly Williams — cultural alchemist, transformative psychologist, and instructor at the California Institute of Integral Studies — to explore synchronicity, Ubuntu, and...
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You’re Not Broken - You’re Living in a System Based on Separation with Dr. Jude Currivan
What if the anxiety, division, and disconnection we’re feeling isn’t personal failure — but the result of a worldview that taught us we are separate? In this powerful conversation, Oxford physicist and cosmologist Dr. Jude Currivan shares an evidence-based perspective that consciousness isn’t...
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You Don’t Need to Try Harder — You Need to Tune In with Alexander Laszlo
Feeling off lately? Like you’re trying harder than ever… and still out of sync? In this conversation with systems thinker Alexander Laszlo, we unpack what it actually means to live in flow — and why you can’t force it. You’ll learn: • Why trying harder isn’t the answer • What “being aligned”...
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Why Do We Crave Connection with John Vervaeke
Join us in a thought-provoking conversation with Dr. John Vervaeke as we delve into the "Meaning Crisis" and explore the intricate connections between wisdom, community, and personal growth. Discover how modern society's search for meaning impacts our sense of belonging and trust, and learn about...
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What the Heck is Embodiment Anyway with Nick Walker
What the heck is embodiment anyway? In this episode, we delve into the concept of embodiment with Dr. Nick Walker - faculty and scholar of psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and 7th - degree black belt in Aikido. Challenging popular notions, we explore how embodiment is…
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It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) with Greg Thomas and Jewel-Kinch Thomas
What if leadership felt more like music? In this episode, we sit down with Greg Thomas and Jewel Kinch-Thomas, founders of the Jazz Leadership Project, to explore how the principles of jazz can transform the way we lead, listen, and collaborate. Greg and Jewel reveal how jazz serves as a cultural...
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Bonus: Meditation for Creativity with Sloat Shaw
Join us in this special episode as Sloat Shaw guides us through a transformative meditation designed to unlock creativity. This meditation not only refreshes the mind but also inspires artistic expression, as co-hosts Jen and Shannon discover their own creative sparks. Whether you're an artist or...
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Imagine with Sloat Shaw
In this episode, we sit down with a contemporary artist with an international presence: painter, printmaker, and teacher Sloat Shaw, whose work weaves together neurobiology, myth, and the living intelligence of nature. Through her story of illness, healing, and creative awakening, Sloat reminds…
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Catch a Glad with Cherise Adjodha
In this must-listen episode we sit down with Cherise Adjodha - a gifted writer and former UN program developer and World Bank consultant who has spent a lifetime catalyzing human connection and reimagining what it means to be human. Cherise brings the kind of wisdom born from witnessing the…
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One Love with Roger Walsh
In this luminous conversation, Dr. Roger Walsh -MD, PhD, psychiatrist, longtime meditation teacher and one of the wisest voices of our time -joins Jen and Shannon to explore what it truly means to live in relationship. Far beyond “getting along,” Roger invites us to see relationship as the very...
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Under Pressure with Donnie Maclurcan
When the world moves at a million miles an hour, what do our bodies know that our minds miss? Joining us from Patagonia, professor of economics and social entrepreneur Donnie MacLurcan (Post-Growth Institute) shows how our gut feelings, stress responses, and simple embodied practices reveal...
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Good Vibrations with Ginny Whitelaw
In this episode of Connected with Jen and Shannon, we sit down with Ginny Whitelaw, biophysicist, Zen master, and leadership expert, to explore the power of resonance—how leaders, teams, and entire organizations can tune into coherence to create real transformation. Ginny introduces us to the…
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Begin Again (and again, and again) with Beena Sharma:
Beena Sharma reminds us that growth is always possible, no matter our age. In this conversation, Beena, a pioneer in adult development, shares how life’s barriers can transform into portals, inviting us into deeper self-understanding and compassion. From the birth of her daughter to her decades…
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Blinding Lights (and Seeing Beyond the Mind) with Sanjay Manchanda
In this powerful conversation, we sit down with Sanjay Manchanda, electrical engineer and computer scientist-turned-psychotherapist, meditation teacher, and pioneer in integrating Eastern wisdom with Western science. He is the founder and CEO of Neuromatrix.health, focusing on science-based...
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Lose Yourself (and Find What It Means to Be Fully Human) with Bruce Alderman
In this first interview episode of Connected with Jen and Shannon, we welcome Bruce Alderman, integral psychologist, professor of consciousness studies, and the Associate Director for the Blue Sky Leaders Certificate Program at the California Institute for Integral Studies. Bruce shares his…
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Origin Story
Old stories, new stories! Join us as we share the inspiring journey that sparked our passion for storytelling. This isn’t a podcast episode; it’s the origin story of how two co-hosts came together to create a space for meaningful conversations. Discover the moments that motivated us, the…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Connected with Jen and Shannon: Where storytelling meets transformation. A podcast where leaders in neuroscience, spirituality, philosophy, and the arts share personal stories and powerful strategies for connection and reimagining what it means to be fully human.
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Jen Gerometta and Shannon Nothstine
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Connected with Jen and Shannon: Where storytelling meets transformation. A podcast where leaders in neuroscience, spirituality, philosophy, and the arts share personal stories and powerful strategies for connection and reimagining what it means to be fully human.
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Connected with Jen and Shannon is created and hosted by Jen Gerometta and Shannon Nothstine.
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