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172: The Uphill Effort and Staying in Creative Contact

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171: Family Health Challenges, Ceramics, Rabbit Holes, Small Worlds, and exploring “I’m fine”

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170 - Interview with Annalina Scalise, Expanding the capacity for empathy and the “Elation of nostalgia”

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168 - Heidi Piper Leads With Love - executive coach, book author and a Fortune 50 company c-suite innovator for 30 years

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167 - Petrichor, Natural Medicine, and Retelling Old Legends

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166 - Interview with Somatic Healing Mediations creator Karena

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165 - Proprioception, Personal Space, and Playing to Your Strengths

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164 - Gathering for the Spirit of Music, Frontierism, Savants, and the right size for your village

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163 - Interview with Rachel Cole, Podcast Host and Author of "Choose Happiness"

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162 - Wonder, Awe, and Cat Faced Orb Weavers, Oh My!

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161 - HadesTown, Modern Dating, Mindfulness, and Dating

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160 - Getting "Unstuck" and exploring healthy anger

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159 - Choose your news & find your sexy dragons, family isn’t always blood, and sometimes in the stillness is hope

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158 - Square dancing, evening walks, overnight oats, glucose and herbal goddess hacks

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157 - Stop and Smell the Roses ad Get Centered in the Face of Big Changes

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156 - Lean into empowering others

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155 - Saying yes to shot put, kids in the kitchen, and the most delicious improvisation

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154 - Evolutionarily toddlers…and colonizing other rocks in space

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153 - The Death of expertise, AI, hoarders, the E-car conundrum, and finding the positives

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152 - Singing in choirs, sharing wisdom as only an elder can, and envisioning the possible

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151 - A little Rock 'n Roll, and trying not to worry before there's something to worry about

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150 - Finding our way when we're ready, reclaiming joy, being a lighthouse

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149 - Kitten social dynamics, animal sanctuaries, fear of failure, and the olympics

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148 - Let the Wildlife ROAM - our interview with author Hillary Rosner

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147 - The cost of convenience, the science of well-being, and finding our own motivation

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146 - Interweaving; the funky estate sale, crochet connections, migrations, and the mystery of mycelium

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145 - Reviving the direwolf, traveling conscientiously, the artist's process, and the evolution of language

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144 - Celebrating humans braving challenges and staying present in the balmy, windy, Colorado Front Range

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143 - Self-Sufficiency, Circadian Rhythms, and Other Brilliant Little Things

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142 - Botany, witchy works, aphantasia... oh my!

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141 - A Treatise on "Wicked, For Good," Imagining a better future, and what to do when the universe complies

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140 - Human connection, dinosaurs, ancient structures, across time and space

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139 - Premature aging bias and suggestions to rewind the clock

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138 - Little Free Libraries, nostalgia for our crafty roots, and caring for the caregiver

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137 - The powerful voices that shape us (nonagenarians, Queen, Taylor, and more!)

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136 - Surviving the holidays, the art of Wintering, and checking your brain at the door

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135 - Reminders to live in season and start small; Interview with Wine Specialist and Urban Gardener, Tony Zezas

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134 - Sexual Health Alliance Conference - past the giggles, there’s a whole lot more info now

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133 - Crafting, Creating, and Mental Health; The Power of Decluttering

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132 - Favorite books (and series) as a litmus test for perceptual evolution; Be like the willow when things get stormy

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131 - Volunteer Travel Inspiration, Digital Nomads, Scope of Practice, and Emotional Intelligence vs. AI Logic

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130 - Couples Therapy and self-compassion to level up

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129 - Volunteering, finding what feeds your soul and fills your cup

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128 - Wired for creative problem solving, 5 measurable types of wealth

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127 - Insomnia and Self-care

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126 - Fall colors, falcons, food shares, frivolity; Let's Dance!

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125 - Reflecting on playtime with kittens and down the rabbit hole on crafty meditations

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124 - Resistance Through Artistic Expression and Agatha Christie's Perfect Poisons

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123 - Possibility Posses, Curating your Social Media, and our new Affiliate Bookshop!

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122 - The value in a good cathartic cry, raucous laughter, and the impact of language

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121 - Adopting the best traits from inspiring people around us; we are as pliable as clay

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120 - Interview: Hiking the Colorado Trail with Ani King, 16 years old and blazing trails

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119 - Some thoughts on how to show up and support loved ones who may be struggling

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118 - If I was a River; Choosing Not to Suffer in the Face of Pain

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117 - From Shame to Curious Compassion, a Discussion of Co-Dependency, Shame, and Addiction

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116 - East Coast Recap, Aging Parents, Glorious Colorado Summer, and Dirt Therapy

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115 - ENCORE: Roll Across America - scampers and other adventures (and "do you have 8 minutes?")

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114 - Interview: Jocelyn Leibow talks about community agreements and hand to heart presence

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113 - Colorado Trail, Leadville 100, challenging ourselves, embracing pain, growth mindset

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112 - Dreaming of International Escape, Why NOT me, Multi-Potential Light, Breadcrumbs, What If... Just Let Go and Dance

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111 - In Praise of Our Youth, Transitions, Rites of Passage: The Indomitable Power of the Human Spirit

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110 - It’s All About Balance: Hope and Despair, Endings and Beginnings

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109 - The blood glucose goddess and playing in dirt, clay, dough, libraries

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108 - You are your own best advocate

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107 - Appreciating the Daily Interactions; The Unique Human Threads Woven Through Our Lives

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106 - Gallows humor, some advice on podcasting, volunteering!

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105 - "Bloom Scrolling, Trends in Stress Management, and Panning for Fool's Gold

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104 - London, Libraries, and Living Large

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103 - Reflections on Jury Duty and the power we have in creating our own reality

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102 - Travel Tips and Tricks for Health and Wellness and Deciding Which Shoes to Pack

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101 - A Love Letter to Cancelled Plans

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100 - Part 2: Matt Sullivan on Creative Approaches to Education and Reaching Our Young Adults

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099 - Part 1: Interview with AIM's Director of Education and Outreach, Matt Sullivan

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098 - Failed Furnace, Urban Sanctuaries, and Boundless Gratitude

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097 - Indulging in creative play and thoughts on packing light

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096 - Pendulum Swings and Reflections on Starting Over

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095 - Maybe Don't Eat the Whole Cake, but DEFINITELY Wash Your Hands

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094 - Encore: Addictions and presence: life in a dopamine saturated world

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093 - The importance of friendships and connections that defy time and distance

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092 - Living Alongside Wildlife: Making choices from inspiration, not fear

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091 - Contemplating the past, dreaming of the future, global travel, and Star Trekking

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090 - CommUNITY Connections and 25 in 25

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089- Encore: Pt 2 The Importance of trust and creating safe space

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088 - Encore: Pt 1 The Importance of trust and creating safe space

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087 Interview with Buzzy Jackson, Author of "To Die Beautiful" (Pt 2 of 2)

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086 Interview with Buzzy Jackson, Author of "To Die Beautiful" (Pt 1 of 2)

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085 Musical Theater & Colonoscopies; When Expectation and Experience Differ

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084 Supporting each other and respecting autonomy; Feeling our way into our future

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083 Holiday Musings

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082 Jean Abbott and Kate Aug on Medical Aid in Dying

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081 Gratitude as a way toward wellbeing

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080 Getting out of the riptide and embracing "Hell Yes!"

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079 Observations on travel

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078 Hope vs. Optimism and How many phone numbers can you remember?

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077 Birth Story Wisdom with Dee Sheridan

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076 In person vs virtual connection, competition vs play Sub-Title: Try the strawberries!

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075 Civic duty and a brand new American voter

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074 Drop Your Leaves; The Oil Change mindset toward body work

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073 Encore: Pt2 Aging with intention & redefining beauty

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072 Encore: Pt1 Aging with intention & redefining beauty