Living Life IN Awe

In this episode, I reflect on a quiet moment in the kitchen that opened into a deeper realization: how much easier it is for many of us to give than to receive.Through a simple morning ritual, I explore the subtle resistance we can have to accepting compliments, gifts, kindness, and even rest—and what it might mean to soften instead. Receiving, I’ve come to see, is not passive. It’s an act of openness, trust, and gratitude.This episode is an invitation to notice where you deflect, where you rush past beauty, and where you might allow generosity—human or divine—to complete its circle.A gentle reflection on nourishment, love, and the quiet abundance already here.

A reflection on vision boards, states of being, and the quite power of becoming. An invitation to ask a different question this year: Who do you want to be?

In this Thanksgiving episode, I share a spontaneous reflection inspired by my latest newsletter—the reminder to practice the pause. In the middle of holiday chaos, family dynamics, airport madness, and endless to-do lists, the smallest moment of stillness can become the sweetest gift we give ourselves. Join me for a short, heartfelt conversation on slowing down, checking in, and finding softness in the season.

In this Thanksgiving-week episode, Geri shares a simple tea date that unexpectedly opened her heart — and what it taught her about presence, energy, and the people who truly lift us.A gentle, warm reflection on choosing nourishing conversations, creating inner light during the holiday season, and giving from overflow instead of exhaustion.A soft, soulful reminder to choose connection that feels like warmth, clarity, and home.

In this episode, I am reading one of my weekly reflections which I send to my friends. This one is called The relationship check up and it is all about how I am tending to my close relationships.

This episode with Suzanne Andora Barron is a powerful one! We talk about life's challenges, how to go through them with grace, how to find joy in the hard times. Suzanne went through several challenging years when her 3 year old son Christopher had leukemia. Suzanne is the podcast host of Finding joy in the hard. She is a writer, she is currently finishing up her memoire. She teaches yoga and meditation. She is well versed in Jin Shin Jtusu. In this conversation with Suzanne we go deep on life's challenges, but also we talk about what we do when faced with challenging times. Suzanne's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/finding-joy-in-the-hard/id1716893853

This is a real and raw conversations with Shannon Warner. Shannon is the podcast host of Having a Mom Moment. She talks about how to handle maternity leave, what to expect once the baby arrives, and so much more. Shannon's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/having-a-mom-moment/id1703344087 Follow Shannon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/havingamommoment/

I have been walking a lot lately and communing with nature. In this episode I talk about what building a relationship with nature does for us, especially during times of crisis.

In this episode I talk about how I took my phone, tablet and laptop and locked them in a drawer for a weekend and how I managed without these tools which are so dear and near to me.

I decided to do this solo episode after sending out a newsletter to my community writing about my first "hater". I was so optimistic about having a hater that my readers were shocked. This led me to think about my optimistic attitude towards life and to think about the people in my life who are pessimistic. In this episode I compare living a life optimistically and the benefits of this versus living a life pessimistically. I would love to hear from you regarding this episode, you can DM on Instagram. Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/geribose/

This conversation with my friend Ydaiber Orozco is free flowing and fun! Ydaiber is a spiritual coach, a podcast host and an actor. We talk about how to be a fearless creator. Ydaiber will lead a group coaching program soon, where she will guide her clients on being a fearless creator and what it means to be a fearless creator. She gave me several tips on how to show up on social media. Hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed chatting with Ydaiber. Ydaiber's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rekindle-your-light/id1705805929

In this episode I talk about how easily we are giving our power away to others everyday.

In this solo episode I get vulnerable about my relationships with the people I love in my life. I talk about the relationships which are thriving and the ones that are not. Here are some of the points I talk about: What does it take to have a great relationship? What is our role in the relationships in our life? How can we improve our relationships? Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geribose/

This conversation with Homaya Amar is a gift. I feel extremely blessed to have had the opportunity to have this wonderful conversation. Homaya is a spiritual master and healer. Her career spans 22 years in which she has shared her light and medicine worldwide. Her presence is potent and profound, you will feel it as you listen to this episode. Homaya Resource Links: • Website: https://homaya.org/ • Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/homaya/ • Free Light Constitution Quiz: https://homaya-amar.mykajabi.com/light_constitution_quiz • Soul Contract Activation Meditations: https://homaya-amar.mykajabi.com/podcast-the-calling

This episode is with Danielle Agami. The two of us have a conversation about our spiritual journey. The ups and downs of this journey. We laugh a lot at ourself for the silliness of being human and what happens when we get on the spiritual path. Danielle is a musician, she self produced and published an album called the Beginnings of me. This album started her on the path of self realisation. She plays several instruments, she started playing the violin at the age of three. She also sings, draws, crochets, and enjoys traveling and reading among other activities. Danielle's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-enterdimensional-podcast/id1723699291?i=1000641600391

In this episode I talk about how often I hear on my social media feed people talking about the importance of putting ourselves in uncomfortable situations and also do hard things in order to grow. And the thought came to me that if we have lived on this planet from even the youngest age of 10, to our older years, for sure we have taken uncomfortable steps and done hard things. We just have to remember that we have done it, and can do it again to grow to our next level.

The first episode of the new year is with Audra Bartlett the host of the podcast The Wild Visionary. Indeed she is a visionary, in this episode we talk about living life with intention and vision. We also talk about self awareness, healing, and we touch on death and what it means for us as we are living our life now!

In this episode I talk about being worthy, and that we do not need to do anything or be someone to be worthy. We are worthy just as we are!

This is a solo episode and I talk about living a relaxed life. Knowing that we are always supported by a greater force than ourselves.

This is a mini solo episode, I talk about how to reduce overthinking and self doubting.

This episode is all about health and wellness, I have an in depth conversation with Robin Jonas. Robin is an Integrative health coach, she specialises in gut health and emotional eating. This conversation covers all of the elements of living an well balanced life. We talk about morning routines, healthy way to celebrate special occasions. I ask all the questions that I have wanted to ask an expert like Robin, such as "are smoothies really good for you?" Robin has a podcast called, Live Life Balanced On Apple and Spotify She created a NEW Free Food Staples Guide, full of Swaps, pantry goodies, how to read labels, things to avoid, etc. Guide Link: subscribepage.io/Ewi7fk

Nicole Gariephy started out as a Ballerina, she studied at the prestigious Joffrey Ballet in New York city. Currently she is a designer and maker of jewellery, if that was not enough, she also owns an art gallery, if that was not enough, she lives in a gorgeous island surrounded by water and palm trees! I so enjoyed this conversation, we of course talked about creativity, how we are all creatives. We talked about gratitude, because she did a 30 day gratitude challenge which she shared on social media. And we talked about incorporating small daily habits that can increase the joy in our life.

Nicky Jenner is a conservationist, a gardener, a photographer and a writer. She is also so much more than all that. The two of us have a wonderful conversation about building a relationship with nature, about being a writer and a photographer. She has a beautiful Instagram page which showcases her writing and her photography. Nicky Jenner's website: https://www.hawksdawn.co.uk Follow Nicky Jenner on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickyjenner_hawksdawn/ Follow Geri Bose on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geribose/

In this episode I talk about moving forward with our fear and creativity in order to share our gifts with the world. I bring up Elizabeth Gilbert's book Big Magic and her letter to fear. This is how I was able to keep going with my fear along side my creativity. .

This is a solo episode and I take a topic from my newsletter which was very popular with many readers. Are we following our dreams? I think the reason this topic resonated with so many women is because we all contemplate this at some point in our life. For in particular life was so busy, that I did not give myself the opportunity to contemplate what are my dreams and how do I fulfil them. It's a great episode if you are wondering if you are following your dreams. You can follow me on Instagram and leave me a DM to let me know if this episode resonated with you. Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geribose/

This conversation is diverse, we start with Ydaiber living and working in hospitality in Florida, to her moving to New York city and becoming an actor. Then her life in LA, as an actor, a podcast host and a spiritual coach. We talk about the losses, the grief, and then the light that has been shining on her life recently and to now the creation of her podcast Rekindle your Light. This conversation is really about the human journey, we all endure pain, and yet we all seem to be able to get back up. Ydaiber and I are both passionate about our spiritual development so of course much of the conversation revolves around that. But we start with how she became an actress, then we move on to all the spiritual conversation, of bringing in joy everyday in the smallest things. Breaking up our habitual life, decluttering, creativity, how to go from being stuck in life to living life with inspiration, joy and of course awe! Follow Ydaiber on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ydaiber/ Ydaiber's ebook: http://subscribepage.io/RqcW5O Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geribose/

Decluttering is not easy, we get attached to our stuff. But if we stay future focused, it may make it easier! This is what I riff on in this episode. We have been decluttering lately in our family and it was not easy, but the new fresh energy around our home is great. I do not only talk about the physical decluttering, but also the decluttering of our internal world. Decluttering the thoughts that are not serving us, the negativity loop, the people we need to forgive.

This episode is a solo one, I read one of my newsletters that I have sent to my community. The title of the newsletter is The bubbly American and the posh Brit... In this solo episode I talk about my judgement of myself because I am too enthusiastic and my friend is so posh. There is humour here but also it's a serious topic on how we humans are spending our time judging, rather than using our time for creativity, imagination and dreaming.

This conversation is about money and how to and when to start talking about money in a relationship. I talk with Brenda Duruz McEvoy. Brenda is in the Finance world, she specialises in retirement. But of course she is more than that, she is a mom to four beautiful children, she is married to a wonderful man. We have been friends for over two decades. This conversation is a chat about an important topic between two friends.

This conversation is all about living in Switerland. I talk with Josephine Byrne, she serves in the Grand Conseil in the canton of Vaud. Josephine is passionate about serving and she is very interested in the lives of the people she serves. Her career in politics started when she was asked to serve in her home town of Rolle from there she moved on to serving in the Canton as a member of the Grand Conseil. She is involved in improving the lives of young people, for example in after school programs. She is passionate about improving the health care in the Canton of Vaud. Josephine desires to serve and help people have better living conditions and she is doing her best to make that happen. . . . .

This conversation is with a creative, a world traveller, a global designer, who questions her life and pivots when needed. This is Sibylle Stoeckli. Sibylle is an industrial designer who creates products for everyday life. One day she thought, do I even know what life is about? This led her to travel around the globe and understand how people work and live. Currently she is designing her life and living like it is Sunday everyday!

This conversation with my friend Caroline Graf is all about spiritual tools Caroline used before, during and after her pregnancy. These tools we talk about are really life tools. We can all use them to live a happier life. Below is a break down of the tools we discuss on the show. - Haptonomy: during pregnancy and for every baby development stages and separation when getting back to work - Osteopath- Lymphatique drainage: for calming the mind and being achored - Psychologist: for post trauma anxiety - Acupuncturist: for provoking birth and many other use cases- Tarot reading and constellation to manage family changes - Breath work to feel the grief of this post partum period- Kinesiologist: for working on family lineage, breaking patterns and beliefs.

This is an unscripted solo episode. In this episode I talk about my transformation from a stressed out anxious person to the person I am today, not stressed out! How did I get here? How long did it take? I hope you enjoy this episode. It is quite personal, I wanted to tell the story of my transformation, it is really possible for all of us who desire it. Follow me on IG @geribose

This episode is about self care and self love. I talk with my friend Brooke Koeninger about what really is self care. It is not only baths, massages, and spas, but it is having difficult conversations, setting boundaries, becoming aware. Brooke and I both started our careers in the corporate world, now living a life where we desire to make an impact on the lives of others. Brooke has three children, and she talks about how she is taking care of herself, not only for herself but also for her children and husband.

This episode is with my dear friend Djamileh Aminian, we talk about doubt and confusion. Both of us are passionate about personal development, and in this conversation we talk about learning, growth, and we put a positive spin on doubt and confusion. Djamileh Aminian is currently doing research for her PhD on how emotions impact learning and more specifically what we can provide learners to support engagement in both formal and informal learning spaces.

Graceful Exits what a wonderful book this is, I absolutely loved reading it. I have a conversation with Geri Suster the author of this incredible book. For me this book is all about how to live a life where we have the courage to have the type of conversations that is required to live a graceful life, which includes graceful exits. As Geri Suster says in our conversation "we don't do exits well". The book describes three scenarios, (1) the fail exit, (2) the better way exit and (3) the prevention of an exit. She writes about all types of exits, with a romantic partner, within our professional life, with friends, parents dealing with adult children leaving home and the last chapter on death. I am so glad that Geri Suster was bold enough to take this difficult subject and write about it and write it well! I hope you enjoy this episode, it would be wonderful if you could rate and review the show to support me. Thank you so much!

This is a conversation with a women who is passionate about life and what she can contribute to it! Mary Mayenfisch is an advisor to young people in a prestigious private school. She is involved in the political system in her town. She has created a community of women who gather each month and support each other. She is a mother, she is a lawyer and she is a friend. Mary wants to make an impact in the world and she is busy doing it!

This is a conversation about leadership. It is a talk about what happens when a person really cares about humanity and wants to make an impact. I talk with Jeremy McTeague. Jeremy built the Ukraine day center here in Lausanne. He gathered volunteers, he asked for and received funding. He started this project not knowing how and what would happen. Today the center is over a year old, thousands of displaced people from Ukraine have passed through the center receiving clothing, meeting other people from their country, learning how to live in Switzerland, and have something warm to drink and eat. I am impressed by what Jeremy is able to create and his leadership skills that have made the center so successful. Today the Ukrainians are doing the heavy lifting and the volunteers are here to advice and counsel.

A conversation with Father Steve Gilhooley, we talk about an awakened life. Steve Gilhooley is the Director and Priest of the Catholic Mission in Lausanne, Switzerland. Father Steve had his awakening in 2018, since then he has been guiding his parish towards living an awakened life. This community is a young and dynamic group of people from all across the globe. It is made up of young families living, working and raising their children in the Lausanne, Switzerland area.

This episode is a wonderful conversation I have with my friend Frances Smith. Frances currently lives in Scotland, she has also lived in England and Spain. She talks about what the word home means for her, the physical space of home, but also the connections we make that make us feel at home. Frances is a storyteller and she does such a beautiful job talking about her life from a young child growing up in Scotland to living with her husband in England and then moving to Spain later on in life and now back to Scotland. We get to hear Frances talk about religion, family, food, and death. It's really a talk on life itself. I feel honoured to have my friend Frances on the show and grateful how generously she shares her life story.

This episode is a fun conversation I have with my friend Desdemona. We talk about food in our life from our childhood to our current life with our family. Desdemona and I are both South Asian women. We both live in Switzerland having grown up in the UK and US. We talk about our earliest memories with our grandmothers who probably instilled in us the love of food. We talk about how we combine food from all the different cultures that is part of us. Desdemona is a scientist, a mother of two fun loving daughters, she is a working mom, who also finds the time to have many volunteering projects.

Authentic parenting, a conversation with Stephanie Bacon, this is a very honest conversations between two mothers on our mistakes and learning as we raise our teenage children. Stephanie Bacon is an educator with 20+ years of experience, 18 years of mothering, a Master's degree in curriculum and instruction, academic coaching certification. She is currently finishing her PhD by researching the impact of teacher emotional and relational health and authenticity on teacher and student relationships. This is her website: https://www.authenticallyyours.net

In this episode I talk with my friend Dr. Joan Robert on how we can incorporate small one or two minute exercise routines into our daily life. We do not always have to go to the gym and workout for one hour or more to build strength and flexibility.

Lora Floyd has over 20 years of experience in the animal medical field. She has been involved in surgical centers, emergency centers, and small animal general practice. Lora herself has 3 dogs and is passionate about pets.

In this first episode my husband Will and I talk about the ups and downs of our 25 year marriage. The first 15 years were great, the last 10 years were challenging. We discuss how we navigated through it all. Hope you enjoy listening to this first episode. We had a lot of fun recording it.