I've Been Thinking

today, I invited my old bar buddy Devin to come on this episode to share about being a PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN. Devin shares with us his journey of becoming a professional singer-songwriter, what it was like to be a musician in Austin right as the pandemic began, how he put together an incredible band and his goals for the future. This is an episode about inspiration and growth, personal loss and ho...

There is SO MUCH going on in this episode, in the best way. We talk with Cat Chris- an instagrammer, an OG reseller, and a pro at turning your passions into your livelihood. She tells us about her journey, gives us advice for those who want to do it for themselves, and describes how she learned that playing to your strengths is so much more important than trying to push past your "limits". PLUS!!!...

CONTENT WARNING: sexual assault, anxiety, depressionY'ALL THIS IS A HELLUVA EPISODE. My old pal "Hymes" shares tons of embarrassing stories of me from college, of course. But, we also get into an incredible conversation about Naomi Osaka's incredible stance on mental health in the face of athletic organization's bullying, and we talk about the people who came before her. Obviously this includes th...

Today, I bring to y'all the story of an infamous Wild West cannibal- Alfred Packer. This story is wild, y'all- and I tell it a little bit differently than usual. I tell you Alfred's story, very high-level summary style, and talk a bit about the book... in the hopes that you'll have to go read this book yourselves. I absolutely devoured it y'all, it is so good. Such an interesting, well-researched...

It's just me y'all!!! HAVE YOU MISSED IT!? Just me, ranting into the microphone!? Well I hope so because here we are. Now if you're super attached to the idea of organized religion, this might not be the episode for you. I go pretty hard at why I see religion as a problem. If you're open to new ideas, if maybe you're questioning organized religion yourself, or maybe you just want to hear my take-...

So apparently I decided my word of the episode was "Cool" because I say it about 50 billion times throughout. ANYWAY, today I am joined by the sweetest, cutest, COOLEST ever (lol) instagram influencer and business lady Sam Hwang. She shares with us about her journey to where she is, how important family was to her becoming the successful woman that she is, and how being genuine goes hand in hand w...

Happy Pride month y'all!!! This episode is an attempt at being an ally- hoping to spread light on some historical figures you may or may not have known were alphabet mafia, and some that you might not have known much about at all. Perhaps this will change some preconceived ideas one might have about gayness, perhaps not. Perhaps this will make you even more proud, or excited, or just make you gigg...

I've wanted to cover this movie for SO LONG, y'all!!! Instead of a book this month, we're doing a movie- I'm thinking I'm going to start mixing movies in more often. And to kick it off, we are discussing the philosophy of Ridley Scott's 1982 classic BLADE RUNNER. So, if you like Harrison Ford, noir detective movies, cyber punk or philosophy, this episode is for you. PS- can AI develop a soul?@iveb...

*content warning: ED, exercise*We are joined today by a SPECIAL guest, all the way from the UK- Athina, the host of Finding My Fit Podcast!!! This awesome lady shares her journey with us- we talk about ED recovery, overcoming ourselves, finding our place and of course- discovering the balance that's necessary to discovering what OUR INDIVIDUAL version of fitness is. Listen to your body, people. Di...

Have y'all ever wondered "why are all nail techs Asian?" but you kind of felt weird thinking that or asking it out loud because it feels maybe racist, so you maybe asked your tech during your manicure how they got into the industry, and then the tech is like OH I just love art and think this is fun, and you're like ok I'm just never going to understand? I got you. Vietnamese refugee women created...

Today we are joined by Venessa Kaufmann from @wetheclassy - and this is a good one. We discuss how social media is changing (for the better, hopefully), her journey of finding her place in life and how to provide value for others, proving ourselves and women in finance. Venessa is a former wealth manager (award winning!!!) and gives some powerful insights into why she is using her formerly fashion...

Y'ALL GUESS WHAT. THIS IS OUR FIRST PODCAST BIRTHDAY!!!!One year ago, on May 8, 2020, I was supposed to be walking across a stage to graduate with my MASTERS OF SCIENCE DEGREE. Instead, s/o to the panny, I was launching this podcast. Thank God. I did still graduate tho, fyi, just no pomp and circumstance. Adam cooked me a steak. So anyway, CELEBRATE with us today with one of my favorite books of a...

*content warning: anxiety, depression, ED*In this episode, Lisa from the Fruit and Flourishing podcast/The Flourishing Space (a coaching and ED recovery space) and I talk about the effects of the pandemic on young people, how social media helps and doesn't, and also how fricking terrified I am (in the best way?) of Gen Z. Like, those kids do not care. They're wild. I love it. If you have a child r...

HAPPY EARTH DAY SNITCHES! This is an awesome episode with the owner of sustainable Cincinnati business Responsible Products, Nate, and their salesman, Merrell. We talk the nitty gritty of HOW THESE PRODUCTS ARE MADE which is mind blowing!!!! We talk about the problems they face as a sustainable business, and we talk about their future goals. Also, I ask them what they would suggest for the average...

CONTENT WARNING CONTENT WARNING CONTENT WARNINGOkay y'all- for sexual assault awareness month, I decided that we had to go a little bit of a different direction to bring light to something that's not talked about nearly enough: MALE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. this episode hits ya with stats, facts, opinions and, most importantly, insights from a male survivor of sexual assault. PS; he wanted to re...

Anna Grace Newell is an instagram influencer and blogger living in Nashville. She has some AWESOME stuff to say, y'all. Like, have you ever wondered about manifestation but didn't know where to start? Same. Have you ever struggled with inspiration and creativity, because you couldn't figure out how to harness it? Do you feel like there might be something to astrology, but it also feels a little ge...

"The Glass Castle" by Jeanette Walls- y'all I didn't mean for this episode to be so much of me hating on her dad, Rex, but it accidentally is. Wanna know why? Listen. Jeanette? I'm sorry, I know you liked him a lot anyway. I get it. This is a story of a child's magical perception of a less than ideal experience, of a woman coming to terms with her parents toxicity, and of compassion and forgivenes...

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a boudoir photographer? Or, to have yourself photographed at your most vulnerable? Well, listen up. This episode we talk with photographer Lindsey Lay a bit about the history of boudoir photography, her business, body autonomy vs body positivity, and empowering her clients to celebrate themselves no matter what. Oh- and about our moms. Duh. ivebeenthinki...

Happy St Patty's, pals! We know I love a theme, so I am bringing y'all a fun little episode about St Patrick, what we know to be fact, and some of the legends that came from his life. As a hint of what happens here:  you'll learn why I'll never trust a medieval monk, I raise some questions about pigs, and  I give you a little bit of ancient mythology. How does this all correlate to... green beer?...

Women Don't Owe You Pretty by Florence Given is an awesome read, whether as a first step into feminism or as a way to reflect on what you think you know up until this point. I have loved reading it, and can honestly say that as I read I thought of SO MANY people I want to share it with. I highly encourage you give this quick discussion a listen, and then hopefully go buy the book for yourself!!! I...

HAPPY WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH! In honor of, we are discussing my top 5 (ish) picks for iconic heroines throughout all of history. Spoiler alert, most of them are from the past 200 ish years, woops. These are some of my personal favorites, but I'd love to know yours? Hope these are super inspirational for you. PS join us on Patreon. insta: @ivebeenthinkingpodivebeenthinkingpod.comas mentioned in the...

Ok I'm kind of known for posting controversial things on my Facebook that I know my followers won't like, and then letting chaos ensue. It's kind of fun for me, in a weird way.  A few weeks ago, I posted about a generation being "tricked" into taking out loans for education and then not being able to pay them back, which is something we had no idea would happen. Well, as you'd expect, chaos ensued...

So for Black History Month, I wanted to do something special, but I kind of dropped the ball on figuring it out. But I called my dear friend Katie, and we came up with the idea to cover Black Inventors that you may not have heard of, but that gave us modern day amenities that we take for granted. You'll be shocked (or hell, maybe not) at how little we are taught about the role Black inventors play...

Have you ever been made to feel as if you don't belong somewhere that you KNOW you do? Then this episode is for you. Listen to me chat with my pal Afsheen, an Appalachian director/artist/actor, on his experiences with questioning identity and whether or not he belongs in the place of his birth. Plus, we touch on intersectionality of race and sexuality, as we briefly discuss his experiences with th...

content warning: suicideY'all this is easily one of my favorite books ever. I did this episode because I need everyone to read it. The story is absolutely incredible- from the fact that hearing this story the first time literally saved the author's life, to the nature of the hero's deeds that absolutely contributed to the fall of the Nazi regime.  Plus, wanna know what I learned from this book, an...