Girl On A Hill

We’re continuing our Chasing Whimsy series with an invitation to WONDER again. Because let’s be honest - the world hasn’t gotten less amazing. We’ve just gotten really good at walking right past it. Wonder isn’t about finding the most spectacular thing in the world. It’s about being willing to stop and really see what’s already in front of us. But that can be harder than it sounds when we’re tired...

What if the best part of your day is the thing you didn’t plan for? In this episode of Chasing Whimsy, we’re taking an honest look at spontaneity. Spontaneity isn't about blowing off your responsibilities and booking a last-minute flight to Disneyland, but becoming willing to say, “Sure. Why not?” when life gives you an unexpected detour. (Because it will!) We’ll talk about why we’ve become so...

What if your life doesn’t need to change… but the way you experience it could? In this episode of Chasing Whimsy series, we’re talking about Enchantment -: the art of making ordinary experiences feel a little more magical, memorable, and enjoyable. We’re not turning every Tuesday into a walk through a theme park - but instead becoming willing to go just a little beyond what’s necessary and refusin...

Today we are chasing whimsy, where we’ll explore something I think most of us have forgotten how to do: enjoy our lives. Chasing Whimsy is about making room for joy, wonder, curiosity, play, and the things we enjoy simply because we enjoy them. And today we start with something we’ve done before: living like a kid.  In this episode, we’re unpacking why adulthood turned down the volume on our enthu...

Today we wrap up our Summer at the Movies series by hopping aboard a riverboat for our take on Jungle Cruise. What started as a beloved Disneyland attraction became a big-screen adventure filled with wild animals, terrible puns, hidden treasure, and two very determined adventurers. But beneath the action and the never-ending dad jokes is a story about courage and what happens when we dare to step...

Today we continue our Summer at the Movies series by heading into the world of chocolate, dreams, and a little bit of pure imagination with Wonka. Inspired by the beloved character created by Roald Dahl, this origin story gives us a young Willy Wonka who is determined to change the world one chocolate at a time, even when just about everything seems determined to stop him. But beneath the chocolat...

Today we continue our Summer at the Movies series by firing up the DeLorean and accelerating to 88 miles per hour with our take on Back to the Future. What seemed like a quirky sci-fi adventure became one of the most beloved pop-culture classics of all time. Because beneath the flux capacitor and the quest to save the clock tower is a story about the people who shape us, the moments that define us...

Today we continue our Summer at the Movies series by diving headfirst into the pink and surprisingly powerful and profound ride  that is the Barbie movie.  What looked like a movie about a perfect doll in a perfect world became a billion-dollar cultural phenomenon - because underneath the dream houses, dance numbers, and “Kenergy” is a story about identity, belonging, expectations, and figuring ou...

Today we kick off our Summer at the Movies series with our take on Guardians of the Galaxy. Get ready to blast off into the MCU with a lovable crew of misfits who completely redefined what a superhero movie could be. When Guardians hit theaters, it was considered one of Marvel’s biggest risks. Who would expect a movie featuring a talking tree and a sassy racoon to become beloved? But it was and is...

We wrap up our Spring Resetting of the Heart and Mind series today by talking about that uncomfortable feeling of invisibility. If no one notices what we do in a day - does it even matter? Do we? In today’s episode we explore what happens when usefulness quietly becomes identity, and how easy it is to start disappearing from our own lives while still functioning at full capacity. We talk about why...

Have you ever felt like you’re watching your life happen from the sidelines? Like the volume has been turned down on your joy just as much as it has on your stress? It’s time to trade that quiet resignation we’re settling for and re-engage our souls. We continue our Spring Resetting of the Heart and Mind series by talking about what it looks like to come back to life. Not in a dramatic, overnight...

We continue our Spring Resetting of the Heart and Mind series by talking about what it means to have an Available Heart. In this episode, we confront the “Interruption Mindset”—the subtle habit of treating people like distractions instead of invitations. We explore where it shows up, why we default to it, and what it quietly costs us in our relationships. Most importantly, we cast a vision for a d...

We continue our Spring Resetting of the Heart and Mind series by talking about what it means to be a Radical Ally. In this episode, we confront the subtle but damaging habit of “rooting for the wreck”—that quiet satisfaction when someone else stumbles or struggles. We explore where this pattern shows up, what it reveals about our hearts, and how it quietly robs us of connection, compassion, and jo...

We continue our Spring Resetting of the Heart and Mind series by talking about what it means to be a Safe Harbor. In this episode, we’re looking at that 'inner editor'—the critic that quietly interrupts, compares, and accidentally dismisses the joy of others. We’ll uncover why we do it, what it costs us, and how that critical spirit shrinks our world and dims the light in our relationships...

We all have things we believe in deeply, but in our current culture, those convictions are often being communicated through contempt. This week, we begin our Spring Reset by deconstructing the pattern of "Conviction without Compassion." Today we’re taking an honest look at the patterns of division ravaging our communities and families. We move past the surface-level outrage to look at wh...

In the finale of our Return Series we are tackling the most counter-cultural "Return" of all: the Return to Enough. In a world designed to keep us perpetually restless, choosing contentment isn’t just a nice idea—it’s an act of rebellion. We’re looking back at a time when our worlds were smaller, our goals had ceilings, and "settled" was a destination, not a dirty word. In this...

We continue the Return series by talking about the return of friendship. Not the kind where we only share the highlights and call it closeness, but the kind where we actually allow people to see and know the real us. Because let's be honest: most of us are exhausted by the 'maintenance' of it all. We’ve turned our people into appointments on a to-do list and we're walking through 9...

We’re continuing the Return series by talking about the return to real life. Not the version that hits our Instagram stories, but the one that unfolds when no one is watching. Somewhere along the way, we started feeling like our days needed to be seen to count. Like joy needed witnesses. Like a normal Tuesday didn’t matter unless it was interesting enough to mention. And the truth is, that’s exhau...

We continue The Return Series by reclaiming the kind of play we’ve quietly lost—the messy, inventive, low-cost, unscripted, and wonderfully human kind. Before, fun didn’t need a plan, a fee, or a perfectly curated experience. We had long stretches of unstructured time where we invented games, rode bikes until the streetlights came on, and negotiated rules as we went. We could be silly, make a mess...

We continue The Return Series by going back to something we’ve quietly lost: boredom. Not the dramatic, existential kind—the ordinary kind. The kind that used to show up on long car rides, slow Sunday afternoons, or while standing at the kitchen sink with nothing but your own thoughts for company. Before we had constant input—podcasts in our ears, shows on demand, endless scrolling in our pockets—...

We continue The Return Series by rebuilding something many of us didn’t realize we lost - the small moments. The everyday rituals, simple routines, and ordinary experiences  that once made life feel like life.  Remember when we had real hobbies just for the fun of it? Or when we actually went out into the world and had those quick, friendly chats with the librarian or the guy at the hardware store...

We continue The Return Series by talking about something many of us don’t know how to do anymore - rest. Not the kind where you collapse from exhaustion, but the kind that restores you, the kind that was once built into the rhythm of life. We didn't live in a constant state of carrying everything, proving our worth, and pushing past our limits. We used to know where “done" lived and gave...

In today’s episode of The Return Series, we are talking about returning to slowness. For many of us, the very word feels uncomfortable. We’ve been conditioned to believe that our worth is tied to our speed: that if we aren’t optimized, rushing, or producing at peak capacity, we’re failing. But this constant state of 'hurry' is draining us, leaving our souls weary and our nervous systems on...

We continue The Return series by talking about returning to quiet: not just silence, but the kind of quiet that settles your nervous system, clears your mind, and makes room for what actually matters. Most of us are living in a constant state of noise — notifications, opinions, expectations, information, pressure. And even when things are technically “quiet,” our minds rarely are. We’re always pro...

We continue The Return series by talking about returning to presence: investigating what we lost when our attention became constantly divided, and what it looks like to come back to the beautiful life right in front of us. We didn’t used to fill every moment. Being together actually meant being together. And the ordinary parts of our day weren’t something we rushed through - they were moments we a...