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I Hardly Know Her!
by Megan McCaleb
Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/meganmccaleb/subscribeBecome a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/meganmccaleb/subscribeMeet Megan McCaleb. She’s a kooky comedian, improv coach, award-winning author, and a single mom of four. She’s also a birth mom and an adoption advocate, a recovering Mormon, and tender-heart who just likes to flap her yapper a whole lot about, well, a whole LOT of topics. Listen in as she brain-dumps about business, personal growth, motherhood, adoption, relationships, and her obsession with improv-skills-turned-life-methodology.You might just love getting to know her!
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098: Psychological Safety in the Workplace Through Improv with Guest, Jeanette Cerami
We're discussing some crucial workplace topics: PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY and being HEARD at work. Imagine a place where you can freely share ideas without fear. It’s the thing dream jobs are made of! Improv Team Culture’s Jeanette Cerami shares tips on how to listen better and follow through on...
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097: Life is Sweet...Potatoes, with Guest Ami Henson
The subject of food security and climate change are pretty heavy topics and carry with them some pretty big opinions from various perspectives. Join us for a peek into how some of these big problems have a surprisingly simple solution. As we all open our minds to learn more, ask questions, and...
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096: Real People, Real Problems in the Workplace with Guest, Jeanette Cerami
Jeanette and Megan from ImprovTeamCulture.com bring a short and insightful episode to revisit anonymous notes given by attendees at the CAPTIVATE Leadership Communication Summit in Boise Idaho fall 2023. Each of these grievances weren't able to be addressed live in front of the audience, so they...
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095: Head, Heart, Hand, and Health with Guest, Lauren VanDerhoff
Experience the joyful passion of service, and create a bright and healthy future for our young people as you listen in to hear Lauren VanDerhoff speak on her advocacy for the 4H program. Spoiler alert!!! It’s SO much more than agriculture. Lauren is an energetic speaker with a magnetic…
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094: Professionals at Play with Guest, Geoff McLachlan
This was a fun episode of two kindred spirits igniting the spark of childhood that’s tucked deep inside us all. You can also check out his TEDx talk here: https://youtu.be/pauSIO0kcWs?si=UicYTMTLJIT9JOvE Geoff’s company is Professionals at Play, and provides highly entertaining and actionable...
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093: How to Scale Up as an Entrepreneur, with Guest Stephanie Wigner
Dr. Stephanie Wigner has helped several wellness professionals transition from a small business owner to a true entrepreneur. Instead of working IN the business every day they now have time to work ON the business. If you're feeling overworked, underpaid or tired of not having a plan in place to...
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092: Tools to Transform Your Trauma into Your Truth, with Guest, Sarah Brewer
Listen in as Sarah Brewer gives us a peek into how we can be more in tune with our mind as we work through our life's challenges to become empowered individuals. Sarah Brewer is the owner of Sarah B. Productions. She is a passionate speaker, a portrait photographer who loves capturing photos that...
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091: How to Combat Burnout Before it's Too Late with Guest, Annamari Dietrichson
A Healthcare Executive and Health & Wellness Coach, Annamari is helping high-achieving professionals optimize health, achieve full potential, and avoid burnout by dialing in cortisol levels in four simple steps. Annamari is also a talented and captivating keynote speaker and brings an energy to…
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090: Bridging the Gap Between Politics, Policy, & the Public with Guest Heather Colwell
*Recorded LIVE at the CAPTIVATE Leadership Communication Summit* Politics can be a challenging topic to breach. Yet, the more we understand what's going on, the more likely it will be to create change in areas we need most. Good news, we can actually get started right in our very own communities....
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089: Using Laughter to Bring Levity and Improve Mental Health with Guest, Greg Kettner
Greg Kettner is a TEDx keynote speaker, trainer, and coach who helps organizations reduce stress, boost productivity, and foster a mental health mindfulness culture with his WorkHappyTM formula. "The Power of Laughter" keynote will inspire and empower your workforce by prioritizing people over...
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088: Information is POWER; A Conversation on Gun Violence and Criminal Justice Reform with Guest, Sara Knizhnik
"It may not seem like it, but we are winning on gun violence prevention!" Long-time Illinois-based gun violence and criminal justice reform advocate, Sara Knizhnik, helps equip us with helpful, hopeful information around one of the hottest topics in our nation: gun violence. We will never end the...
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087: Take Control of Your Hormone Health from a Holistic Approach with Guest, Carol Trotter
As a certified holistic nutritionist, reiki master , CEO and Founder of The Hormone Breakthrough System, Carol works with women, helping them understand what is happening in their bodies so that they can reduce and/or eliminate their menopausal symptoms. Carol’s mission is to help as many women…
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086: Reach Out to Others to Reach Your Goals Faster with Guest, Tashia Butler
In this episode you get to meet my personal trainer! In my quest for living a healthier life and feeling better about the body I'm in, I found myself in need of some help. That's the point of today's episode. We don't need to struggle endlessly on our own! We need each other and we are all here…
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085: Emotional Regulation Starts with Us! A Guide to Gentle Parenting with Guest, Mr. Chazz
Mr.Chazz is expanding the perspective and skills of parents and teachers around the world through speaking. His mission is to help adults truly See, Guide and Trust children. He is pushing the needle a little closer toward world peace with his approach. He is a consultant, Parent coach, Conscious...
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084: Finding Support and Resources for Sexual Prosperity with Guest, Cami Hurst
Only 17 states in the United States are required to provide medically accurate sex ed…so we don’t have families, or school systems or the church system reinforcing sexual education from a health point of view. Dr. Cami Hurst is a licensed therapist and certified sex therapist in Meridian, ID.…
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083: Using Body Language and Self Awareness to Tell Your Story with Guest, Misty Megia
Misty Megia is a CEO and Creative Producer Director of the ToP Speaker program for executives. As a Creative Director she helps high achieving speakers with curating and topic ideation, develop outstanding delivery techniques, build their personal branding and supports all stages of the final...
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082: Sharing Your Stories Can Help You Heal and Grow with Guest, Carol Barash
TW: this episode contains stories of sexual assault, listener and viewer discretion advised Author, speaker and coach on storytelling and community, Carol has taught 250K+ people to tell their unique stories. They offer a FREE Storytelling Masterclass every month LINK - follow and connect...
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081: Know Your Impact to Know Your Brand with Guests, McKenna Dodge & Charissa Higgins
Charissa & McKenna are the leaders of Learn Earn Impact. They help coaches become Unmistakable thought leaders in their industry with strategic brand positioning that gives them the competitive edge & amplifies their revenue. Follow McKenna & Charissa @learnearnimpact on FB and IG. Learn more…
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080: Improv as a Tool for Mental Conditioning with Guest, Will Luera
Will Luera is the Director of Improvisation at Florida Studio Theatre, Director of Big Bang Improv, and serves as the Artistic Director Emeritus of ImprovBoston. He is the co-creator of Healing Moments for Alzheimer’s, a non-profit organization that provides education, advocacy, and ministry for...
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079 - The Importance of Drag Education and Expression with Guest, Casi Kristant
Casi Kristant is a mama to 3 fierce, adventurous and imaginative kiddos, working full time remotely for a software company and doing drag on the side - Casi has many stories to tell. With over 20 years of experience in theater arts education she is the proud resident Drag Mama for Young Actor's...
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078: Building Relationships to Serve Your Community with Guest, Quinn Wilson
Quinn is a filmmaker, nonprofit founder, traveler, comedian in a past life. His nonprofit What Matters Productions makes micro-docs for nonprofits so they can share their story and fundraise. To date, they’ve helped nonprofits raise over $2,000,000. If you want to get involved with some of the…
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077: 8 Travel Tips for LIFE with Megan and Jeanette
Megan and Jeanette premiered their performance programming of Improv Team Culture at the Edinburgh Fringe Fest: Improv Therapy. "Both of us do a pretty good job of ‘prepare for the worst, expect the best,’ and when it doesn't go your way, be ready to roll with it.” They learned a lot about each...
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076: Advancing in a Corporate Space Using Improv Basics with Guest, Kevin Allen
Kevin Allen is a Sarasota, Fla.-based improviser and corporate content leader. He performs regularly and teaches improvisation at Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota and frequently performs in the Tampa Bay area, which inspires him to bring the teachings and lessons of improv comedy into his...
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075: Lead From Where You Are with Guest, Tonya Herb
Learn how to STEER through even the most challenging situations that come our way! Tonya Herb is a leadership coach and speaker, who teaches you to “Lead From Where You Are.” She's passionate about helping others, both in and outside of the corporate space, to see how many opportunities we have…
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074: Being Present Creates Community with Guest, Jeanette Cerami
Meet Megan’s partner at Improv Team Culture, Jeanette Cerami, as she dives into how the tools she learned through improvisation gave her the courage to build a life around comedy and its incredible impact on building connections, fostering collaboration, and creating a sense of belonging.…
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073: Safety in Construction & Beyond with Guest, Sondra Lavoie
Today's episode brings awareness to a topic that benefits us all, mental wellness. Sondra has decades of experience in the construction and is a safety expert. She has a front row seat to the industry that quite literally builds the world that we live in. Explore some of the challenges that are...
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072: EQ and Finding Joy in the Workplace with Guest, Michelle Choate
Listen in as we talk about leadership. It starts with self and builds into the team dynamic. Now, more than ever, strong teams must be anchored in personal development so they can show up in a collaborative and empathetic way professionally. Michelle Choate, M.A., consults and speaks on her…
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071: Saving You Green on Your Home Loan with Guest, Emily Green
When you’re ready to buy, refinance, or renovate, She is here to clearly explain all of the options that will “save you green” and help you accomplish your short- and long-term financial goals. Emily's career gives her the opportunity to help people every day, and that’s truly her greatest…
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070: Do You Have a Book In You? - with Guest, Stacy Ennis
Do you have a book inside of you? Listen in and learn how you might be able to prepare yourself for the adventure of a lifetime - writing a BOOK to accentuate your authority as a business leader. Stacy Ennis is a best-selling author, coach, and speaker on a mission to help leaders clarify their...
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069: Permanent Decisions - Adoption vs Abortion vs Parenting
My adoption story from 22 years ago eventually led me into advocating that adoption should be presented as an option for women who find themselves faced with an unplanned pregnancy. And spending time in this space of such a sensitive subject led me to becoming, straight up, an advocate for women…
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068: Be Still
Amidst the constant tornado of life as a mom, entrepreneur, comedian, chronic overthinker, cat owner, big dreamer, I have really sunk my teeth into the power and importance of being still. Taking time to stop moving, turn off all the devices, close my eyes and listen to the quiet. By…
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067: Launch It, Then Build It
This short ep gives a quick peek back at when I launched my “Yes, And” coaching program for 1:1 clients a few years ago. I had doubts that anyone would even want to work with me, so I made the decision to give myself the permission to TRY. To announce that I was doing coaching BEFORE I finished...
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066: Amplify Your Message
If you’ve got a story to share, or a message you want to get out into the world either as a speaker or maybe even in the way you market your business, this episode has some nuggets for you! Our stories are such an important part of our journey and can be a powerful tool for connecting us to…
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065: Manifesting & Manning Up
In this episode I recount a discouraging incident where I was reminded about the work we have yet to do in this world to change the way we use words as we encourage and rear our children. And, the lessons I’ve learned about being way too vague in how I visualize my wildest dreams and how I plan…
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064: Mental Health - Healing and Helping others with Connection and Comedy
MENTAL HEALTH. It's a big scary topic for many, yet it affects SO. MANY. Let's lighten it up. Let's make it more approachable, shall we? My guest for this episode is a woman I have admired for many years. Emily Richman is a licensed mental health counselor, actor, director, and stand up comic. In...
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063: Relationship Tips for Better Communication & Accountability
Jami and Marla Keller are the founders of JamiAndMarla.LOVE (formerly known as Passion Provokers) helping couples, individuals, and singles find the love they have always desired. They became Relationship Coaches/Mentors and Licensed Facilitators with Life Skills International in 1995. This…
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062: LGBTQ+ Adoption
Mark and Jeff are adoptive dad's who joined me to share their journey to adoption. They have a wonderful story of their own path to parenthood and embrace the role they serve in the world to educate and inspire others in the LGBTQ+ community to "just go for it" if building a family through…
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061: Grief and Loss in Adoption
There is grief and loss on all sides of the adoption triad. Working through this process in an open, healthy, productive way can bring so much peace, closure, joy, and hope to those involved. Listen in as I interview Clinical Director for A New Beginning Adoption Agency, Sally Guyer MSW, about…
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060: Foster Adoption
At any given time there are well over 400,000 kids in the US Foster System, and these young humans have ended up in this system at no fault of their own. There is often a history of trauma from abuse, neglect, and the inability of their caregivers to provide food, shelter, and safe place to grow...
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059: Resources & Support for all Sides of the Adoption Triad
This episode features Cara Walsh, a social work veteran and adoption specialist with A New Beginning Adoption Agency. We talk about what support tools and strategies can best serve each member of the adoption triad as they work through an incredibly emotional and life changing experience....
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058: Transracial & Transcultural Adoption
As National Adoption Month continues, we are stepping into the world of transracial and transcultural adoption. We will learn more specifically what those terms mean, and how they impact the dynamics of an adoption scenario. My guests, Stephanie and Jenna Pearl are an adoptive mother and…
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057: National Adoption Month - A Birth Mom Story
November is National Adoption Month and for the next several episodes I’ll be sharing some different perspectives and stories through interviews with people in the adoption space. Adoption covers a large spectrum of dynamics and my goal during this month is to help create a safe place for...
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056: Lessons from Running a 10k
I recently ran my first 10k and honestly one of my favorite things about pushing myself physically to try and reach for something new is that I always seem to find these experiences as a time for reflection on my life and all of the things that define WHO I am as a person. And just like...
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055: A WinCo Carol
On a recent trip to the grocery store (WinCo on Fairview and Milwaukee in Boise Idaho to be exact) I had three very pleasant interactions and thoughtful conversations that had me thinking of moments from my past, my current struggles, and a glimpse of a future with a bright and sunny attitude…
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054: Big Deal, Big Things
We gotta stop calling our passions, our interests, our goals in life “little.” We may not always feel like everything we do matters, but in so many ways, our “little” efforts, or our natural talents and passions we see as a hobby might be a VERY big deal for our own growth.
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053: Talk of the Table
I interviewed Christi with “Talk of the Table,” and it was an insightful, inspiring, and mouthwatering experience.
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052: 40 Things That Influence My Moral Compass
HOORAY! I turned 40 this week and to celebrate I compiled a list of words and principles that are important to me and that guide my relationship with myself and others.
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051: Name Change
When it hit me like a bolt of lightning that it was time to change my name back to my maiden name there was no looking back. This change brought me such clarity and excitement for the future by returning to myself.
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050: “l Am Better Than You”
Refusing to even accept that other people have a valid opinion, even if we don’t AGREE with them basically just implies that we think we are smarter or in some other way, BETTER, than other people. While that might be true...that attitude is no way to help create a more peaceful society.
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048: Practice What You Preach
Just a short ep to ‘splain why it’s so important to me to practice what I preach in life, in my home, and stay committed to the things that matter the most.
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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/meganmccaleb/subscribeBecome a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/meganmccaleb/subscribeMeet Megan McCaleb. She’s a kooky comedian, improv coach, award-winning author, and a single mom of four. She’s also a birth mom and an adoption advocate, a recovering Mormon, and tender-heart who just likes to flap her yapper a whole lot about, well, a whole LOT of topics. Listen in as she brain-dumps about business, personal growth, motherhood, adoption, relationships, and her obsession with improv-skills-turned-life-methodology.You might just love getting to know her!
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