The School of Possibility
by Katherine Brooks
In 2019, I was a burned-out shell of myself, fried from stifling my true interests for the golden handcuffs of a glamorous-on-the-outside / joyless-on-the-inside P.R. career. In 2020, everything changed. My unexpected pandemic circumstances became a launching pad to finally pursue life coaching as a profession. The single moment that catapulted change— and I see this with everyone I coach— was a glimmer of possibility. A vision out of nowhere that felt bright, promising, authentic. Possibility is an otherworldly force, a clarifying lightning strike that leaves a fresh perspective we can’t unsee. The School of Possibility explores this miraculous change agent, how to invite in more, and what it actually takes to bring possibilities to life. The show is hosted by enthusiastic Executive + Life Coach Katherine Brooks.
Episodes
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#3: Stop "Growing" And Start Living On Your Terms
Personal growth has become edu-tainment and a hobby. But, the tools that the personal growth industry hawks aren't the end game. They're merely part of the toolkit to get you where you want to go. Today's episode talk about how to redirect your attention from your tools to what's most important:...
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#2: Holy Shit, We're All Connected
What if the heaviness from the state of the world isn't something to solve? This week, I explore what happens when I stop running from emotional weight. And I'm learning why taking a deliberate, well-timed pause might just be the secret to true connection right now.
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#1 Introducing: Keep No Secrets! My new, long-awaited podcast.
Allow me to re-introduce myself... Today's episode is a a fresh, thoughtful new stance on the podcast dream that has kept me up at night since 2019. If you've been following along for the previous iterations, thank you. So glad you're here. And if you're jumping in brand new, hell yeah. A…
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#58: Katherine's Coaching Session with Business Coach Elisa Owen on Being In A Creative Rut
I'm finding myself in a creative rut after taking a social media sprint, and I'm asking myself the existential question: where do I go from here? Listen in today to my coaching session with my friend/phenomenal Business Coach Elisa Owen. Follow Elisa on Instagram.Schedule a free, no-obligation...
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#57: Personal Update on Transitions, Liminal Space + Changing the Pod
I'm sharing a brief personal update today on how the ripple effects of the meditation retreat are impacting my life and work. When we make big transitions and become new versions of ourselves, we often face a liminal space between one version and the next. That's where I am right now. Sharing…
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#56: The 3 Most Powerful Lessons From My 9-Day Silent Meditation Retreat
I'm baaaaack from the most intense spiritual experience I've ever had: a 9-day silent meditation retreat. Today, I'm sharing the three biggest learnings I'm sitting with since the experience (and how you can use them in your day to day): — Impermanence— Freedom = Letting Go— Our monkey minds are...
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#55: Greatest Hits: In Pursuit of Pursuing Well
Sharing a greatest hits episode on pursuing well.Pursuing goals often involves urgency, needing to prove and making the goal responsible for our emotional state ("I'll finally feel happy when..."). But, that unhealthy chase leaves us devoid of joy and exhausted.If the richness of life lies in the...
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#54: Two Powerful Questions That Will Change Your Life (if you're brave enough to answer them)
Today I'm sharing two powerful coaching questions that can lead to significant life changes should you be bold enough to get honest with yourself when answering them. These questions challenge you to reflect deeply on YOUR role in creating unwanted life circumstances and to envision what your...
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#53: Crafting Your Happiness Mindset: 8 (Surprising!) Elements to Joyful Living
Today, we dive deep into how to cultivate a "happiness mindset," which can become your default setting to create a foundation of contentment in your life. How do I know? I've created this, and today I'm sharing the 8 key components that helped me shift from a place of stress, frustration and...
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#52: Pep Talk for When You're In The Deep End
Katherine discusses the experience of being in the deep end of life and navigating its inherent uncertainty. She, too, is in the deep end right now— she shares personal insights from a big wave of momentum in her business. Be prepared for wisdom on embracing uncertainty, letting go of...
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#51: How To Create An Accountability Buddy System That Will Change Your Life
Today we're diving into ACCOUNTABILITY— the potent force that helps us stretch into bigger, badass-er goals. Katherine shares personal insights from three accountability systems she currently has in place, and she distills the key elements of what makes them work.We cover:— Three real-life...
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#50: Client Story: Maddie's Transformation from "I'm A F*ck Up" to "I'm So Solid And I Never Thought I'd Say That About Myself."
Today, I interview my client Maddie about the incredible shifts she's made in our six months of coaching together. Initially struggling with a job that didn’t align, low self-worth, and relationships that felt obligatory, Maddie was ready to take action to create a balanced, rooted life on her...
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#49: Are You In A Safe Struggle?
Are you in a safe struggle? The safe struggle is a recurring drama we fixate on that keeps us stuck and distracts us from deeper, underlying issues. By exploring four essential questions, you'll gain new clarity on what you you're avoiding. Acknowledging the deeper issue allows you to reclaim…
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#48: My Client Aaron's "After" Story (6 months of coaching): Unlocking Authenticity & Moving from Self Management to Self Appreciation
In this inspiring episode, we reconnect with Aaron, six months in to coaching with Katherine. Aaron opens up about the significant changes and personal growth he's experienced. From balancing the joys and challenges of parenthood to managing a demanding corporate job plus growing a business…
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#47: Choose Joy (+ WTF That Actually Means)
CHOOSE JOY: What does this mean? Why is it Katherine's fundamental value? How do we actually do it?Choosing joy isn't about overriding negative emotions so we can seem "happy." Choosing joy is the intentional practice of consciously making decisions that orient us toward joy. Every moment we...
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#46: How To (Actually) Take The Pressure Off Yourself (+ Motivate Yourself Without It)
🎵 Under Pressure 🎵How many of us put piles of pressure on ourselves everyday? That was me.In episode 32, I break down the insights I gleaned from a "reset month" I took in April. What specifically did I reset? How I was motivating myself. I dropped the internal pressure that sounded like "I…
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#45: Q + A: Trauma Bonding at Work, How To Remember Who You Are When You're Down, Finding Groundedness, Imposture Syndrome At Home
Today's Q + A session answers the questions:— How do I stop trauma bonding in my work life?— How do you remind yourself of your capability when you’re feeling blue?— How do I find groundedness?— How does imposture syndrome show up outside of work?Tune in to hear the answers. Announcement! Joy...
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#44: In Pursuit of Pursuing Well
Pursuing goals often involves urgency, needing to prove and making the goal responsible for our emotional state ("I'll finally feel happy when..."). But, that unhealthy chase leaves us devoid of joy and exhausted.If the richness of life lies in the journey and not the destination, how can we...
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#43: Four Powerful Coaching Tools That Make You Happier
Today, Katherine shares 4 powerful coaching tools she uses everyday. You can put them into practice starting right now. Create acceptance, mental liberation, authority over your own life and MORE FUN. You'll be your own Life Coach with one listen. Enjoy!Byron Katie's 4 Liberating Questions:...
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#42: Birthday Reflections
Today, Katherine reflects on the last 12 months. The biggest lesson she has (re)learned is: happiness is a choice. Your choice. Right now.Tune in to hear what prompted this lesson to sink in even deeper, examples and a burning question for you to consider to ignite your happiness.Cheers to…
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#41: Can You Let It Be Good?
Why do we fear the other shoe dropping when things are going well? Why do we need to be reminded to see the good that's happening? Today, Katherine breaks down how to LET IN THE GOOD that's already here.A coaching client recently shared with her how sharing celebrations each week is the most...
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#40: Your Indecision Villain
Indecision is c*ckblocking your energy! Choosing to spin in indecision instead of making a decision usually means an emotional block (likely fear!) is at play.Yet indecision creates brain fog, confusion, stuckness and spin until we brave up and make the call. How do we step out of the fear and...
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#39: Set A Big F*cking Goal With Me
Katherine is setting— and sharing!— a Big F*cking Goal with you today: to reach 1 million listens of this podcast. She breaks down the questions to answer as you're going for a big goal so you set yourself up for success, why this big goal is extra-important to her and what she's doing…
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#38: The School of Possibility is Officially in Session!
Welcome to the brand spankin' new podcast— The School of Possibility. Today, Katherine introduces the wild world we're exploring of what's actually possible, and why listening will help you open up to more possibility in your life (starting right now). Thrilled to be kicking off all that this...
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#37: Rejection Therapy
Rejection is a b*tch. Plain + simple. AND, it's a universal human experience that isn't about you.Today, Katherine shares a recent rejection story, how feeling that gut punch makes us stronger and an invitation to explore your own aliveness through risking rejection. Want to learn how to stop...
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#36: Personal Story— How I Went from Feeling Like a Failure to Feeling Really F*cking Proud of Myself
Katherine shares a personal story of waking up feeling like a failure to going to bed feeling proud of herself. No forcing positivity, making herself turn her mood around or repeating mantras ("everything is great!") she didn't believe. She shares what it looks like to be your own Life Coach— to…
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#35: How To Stop Living in Urgency Mode
Hello! Katherine is back from Reset Month, refreshed + eager to share with you her most poignant learning. The biggest shift she made was turning the volume way down on internal pressure— that voice that says, "You have to do XYZ!" all day.Today, she shares with you the one single thought that…
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#34: Greatest Hits: How To Be A Great Friend
A repost of the single MOST popular episode on the podcast (by 500%): Katherine dives into some of the most important lessons she has learned about friendship. And the tips to make your friendships more meaningful. Being a great friend isn't a skill we learn in school. It's a set of qualities you...
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#33: Quick n' Dirty Tips on Having Successful Candid Conversations
Katherine shares her quick n' dirty tips to help you truthfully express yourself in any conversation. Tune in to hear prompts for skillfully sharing what's on your mind, the art of the "pre-conversation" and why candid conversations are critical for true connection.Say hey to Katherine on IG:...
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#32: Insights from My "Reset Month"
Katherine has been taking her first-ever "Reset Month" where she has dropped the internal pressure to DO DO DO. What has emerged are big realizations around the way she shows up. Today, she does a deep dive into the insights that have bubbled to the surface when she has given herself SPACE to...
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#31: How To Walk Yourself Through a Change
What does it take to ACTUALLY change your life? Today, Katherine shares her personal roadmap and top methods for making meaningful change. She has walked herself and countless others through amazing transformations. The roadmap she shares today will help YOU (*finally*) change your own life. Tune...
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#30: In Between The Old You + The New You, & Why You Need To Protect This Precious Space
WTF is liminal Space? Liminal space is the time between between 'what was' and 'what’s next.' As we grow, we face moments where we've cast away from the shore but can't quite see the destination. The "in between" is a required stage in making meaningful change. Tune in today to learn how to show…
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#29: No Such Thing As "Right" Or "Wrong"
"What if I do it wrong?" is a common question that stops people from pursuing positive change.But, what if there is no such thing as a "right" or a "wrong" way? If you're stuck wanting to make sure you do everything right, I have a hot take in this episode for you.Today, Katherine shares the...
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#28: Possibility vs. Reality
Possibility holds the intangible future we can see for ourselves. When we're in possibility, we see that our circumstances are mutable, in our hands to shape. Reality is the here and now, the existing circumstances. The rent, kids, job, and other commitments we've made. What happens when your...
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#27: End the drama. Be somebody great. (A pep talk)
Your drama is draining your lifeforce, and keeping you from your greatness.Nice guys often create drama in their lives because they struggle to set boundaries, speak their needs and wants, and face conflict. But, your drama is an energy vampire, slowly sucking the life out of you. Today…
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#26: My Client Aaron's "Before" Story: Undoing Shame Around Anger, Braving Courageous Conversations In Marriage, & Using Internal Experiments To Transform His Life
Today, my client Aaron shares with you his "before" story as he is one month into his deeply transformative coaching experience. I'd love to have you.Info + sign up here: https://form.jotform.com/240636835194058Say hey to Katherine on IG: https://www.instagram.com/kathbrooksReady to drop the Nice...
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#25: A big, enthusiastic F*CK YES Pep Talk
No More Mr. Nice Guy is now...*drum roll*... Your F*CK YES Life!Welcome to the brand spankin' new party. Your F*CK YES Life is a show about creating the biggest, best, brightest, most light-you-the-F-up experience of your life. Today, I give you a loud, proud pep talk on:— Owning your desires as...
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#24: Creating Your F*CK YES Vision
What is the vision you have for your life?Why even have a life vision?Today, we explore why vision is mission critical to your F*CK YES life.9 Questions to help you define your F*CK YES vision:What do I MOST love to do?Who inspires me + why? (Alternate: Who makes me envious + why?)What stories...
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#23: Your F*CK YES Life
We're making a pivot. We've been focusing on "nice guy syndrome," and how the limiting patterns of seeking external validation are keeping you stuck. But, what's the BIG idea here? Why even examine your "nice guy" tendencies in the first place?The goal isn't to fixate on problems. The goal is to...
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#22: Step One For Any Transformation You Want to Make
What is the very first step required to make any meaningful change in your life?Acceptance.Without it, you'll keep finding yourself back at square one. Learn what acceptance actually is AND what it's not. Plus, why we resist acceptance (+ how to stop struggling with it). You'll also learn the TWO...
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#21: Masterclass Week: THE 3 Principles to Overcome Nice Guy Syndrome
Hey! Every day this week, I'm leading a brand new masterclass. Today's episode is on overcoming nice guy syndrome (once + for all!).Tune in to learn my THREE powerful tools to stop playing "nice guy" + start living authentically. Get what you want by *actually* being yourself.Awaken to Greatness:...
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#20: Masterclass Week: Expanding Your Joy
Hey! Every day this week, I'm leading a brand new masterclass. You're invited to join live on Zoom at 12pm CT everyday. DM me on Instagram @kathbrooks for the Zoom link.Your joy is a win/win/win: a win for you, a win for those around you and a win for the world because joy is contagious. Here's…
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#19: Masterclass Week: Build Positive Momentum. Create Cool Shit.
Hey! Every day this week, I'm leading a brand new masterclass. You're invited to join live on Zoom at 12pm CT everyday. DM me on Instagram @kathbrooks for the Zoom link.Today's Masterclass is on building positive momentum (in ANY area of life).Momentum is: YOU in motion. You're already operating...
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#18: Masterclass Week: Boundary Setting 101
Hey! Every day this week, I'm leading a brand new masterclass. You're invited to join live on Zoom at 12pm CT everyday. DM me on Instagram @kathbrooks for the Zoom link.Today's Masterclass is on Boundary Setting 101.Discover respectful, straightforward ways to set boundaries. Today, you'll…
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#17: Masterclass Week: How to Make Loving Endings That Support Your Growth
Hey! Every day this week, I'm leading a brand new masterclass. You're invited to join live on Zoom at 12pm CT everyday. DM me on Instagram @kathbrooks for the Zoom link.Today's Masterclass is on the 5 Keys to Loving Endings. Nice guys tend to hold on to dynamics long past their expiration dates....
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#16: Playing small in life? Here's a jolt of inspiration to step into your power.
Playing small means taking action from fear, insecurity and low self worth. Someone who is playing small makes decisions to avoid risk and discomfort. The result? Using a fraction of your capability and continually diminishing self trust.Sound familiar? Nice guys are playing small in at least one...
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#15: WTF do YOU want?!
Nice guys often don't know what they want. They fear that owning their wants makes them selfish and puts them at risk of losing belonging. Both of those fears are false. Our wants are our lifeforce, the markers on the roadmap of our lives that lead us toward authenticity. Without them, we feel...
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#14: How To Wake Up Excited For Your Day
"I want to wake up excited for my day" has been the most common goal I've heard lately. So, how do we get there? How do we go from waking up with stress or dread to genuine excitement for our days?Katherine takes you through a step-by-step plan to wake up feeling connected, clear headed and...
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#13: How To Think About The New Year (in a way that actually works)
Typical New Year's resolutions are often a bust because of HOW we set them. Katherine shares an unconventional, HIGHLY effective way to set a clear direction for 2024.What if this year was all about how you actually want to FEEL?Say hey to Katherine on IG…
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#12: The one question you need to move from stuck to possibility
Possibility is the antidote to stuckness. When you're stuck, ask yourself this ONE simple question to open up new pathways for a way forward. Possibility is always available to us. We simply need to know how to find it.Enjoy!Book recommendations:The Way of Integrity by Martha BeckThe Art of...
About this show
In 2019, I was a burned-out shell of myself, fried from stifling my true interests for the golden handcuffs of a glamorous-on-the-outside / joyless-on-the-inside P.R. career. In 2020, everything changed. My unexpected pandemic circumstances became a launching pad to finally pursue life coaching as a profession.
The single moment that catapulted change— and I see this with everyone I coach— was a glimmer of possibility. A vision out of nowhere that felt bright, promising, authentic.
Possibility is an otherworldly force, a clarifying lightning strike that leaves a fresh perspective we can’t unsee.
The School of Possibility explores this miraculous change agent, how to invite in more, and what it actually takes to bring possibilities to life. The show is hosted by enthusiastic Executive + Life Coach Katherine Brooks.
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