Whelmed Podcast

We're back with a guest this week!  The Whelmed Pod is super excited that Auntie Meme is here! Meghan, Katherine's middle sister joins the pod this week to talk about all things from kids to the management of her elderly father-in-law, Katherine and Meghan's own parents and just being a middle child. Enjoy! Send us Fan Mail

Happy (?) new year. Katherine and Rachel share what's been going on since the holidays... aging parents, dealing with the news, kids participating in sports, all the things! Come along for the chaos! Send us Fan Mail

Rachel and Katherine talk about the on-going journey of menopause and trying to navigate medications, doctors and insurance. Send us Fan Mail

Katherine and Rachel chat about Thanksgiving, being grateful, how hard things can be at the holidays, the government shut down and breast density... because we like to keep you guessing!  Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break! Send us Fan Mail

This week's episode, Katherine and Rachel talk about travel in likely the most random way possible!  From vaccines for visiting far off places, to just "yey vaccines" to the bucket list places they want to visit and how they pack suitcases, we hope you enjoy!  (Some serendipity for this one, in talking about the Northern Lights, both Katherine and Rachel were able to see them from t...

We're a little late this week but bare with us!  Rachel and Katherine talk about the challenges of saying no and holding boundaries, how difficult it can be to have hard conversations with people you know well and people you don't. They share about their own 'work therapy' journey and how their friendship is better now having to have gone through difficult times. Send us Fan Ma...

The Whelmed Podcast recorded a Live Episode at ArchLight Summit where we set up a "Wall of Whelmed" and talked through some suggestions from conference attendees! We chat travel, guilt about being away from home, remembering how hard pregnancy was and a multitude of other random things. Enjoy! Send us Fan Mail

And we're back!  The Whelmed Pod has been enjoying the summer and getting kids sorted for school this year, but we are very excited to be back!  First episode of Season 2.  We're glad you are here!  Katherine and Rachel chat about adult friendships..  why are they hard? Are we just weirdos? How many friends should we have?  They invite their  friend Francesca to join them and chat about...

Well folks, we've decided that this is a wrap on what we're going to call Season 1.  We appreciate you listening and hope you'll listen to Season 2 which will be released in late August.  Katherine and Rachel talk about a recent girls trip, share some personal stories on their individual menopause journeys and talk about some changes to the podcast for next season.  Enjoy! Send us F...

This week we chat with Andrea Hartranft about life as a business owner, grandmother, chef and world traveler. She shares with us how life looks as an empty nester and how having  a granddaughter is pretty great! Andrea shares some tips about being female in the workplace and how she started on her cooking journey.  Enjoy!! Send us Fan Mail

This week the pod chats with AJ Gorman!  We chat about raising young kids, navigating strong relationship with partners and major career transitions!  AJ shared with us her Time Blocking techniques and how she travels with her young boys.  Enjoy! Where AJ works. Send us Fan Mail

First podcast of the summer!  This week, Katherine and Rachel sat down and chatted with Jen Ruckel. Jen shares her families non-traditional gender roles, as Jen works full time and her husband is the primary care-giver to their two sons. She shares how it is to be a woman in leadership and how important it is to lead with empathy.  We have a great chat about how important sponsorship is within com...

Happy May everyone!  This episode, Katherine and Rachel get to chat with Elaine Cook. She heads Equity in Lighting, so we deep dive into the great things they are doing (if thats too much industry speak, skip ahead about 10 minutes). We chat about the pandemic, differences between Canada and the US, learn about Elaine's service dog Poppy and chat about how there is still a lot of work to be d...

Avi Mor joins the Whelmed Pod this week!  We chat about Passover, kids, house renovations, hear about his first date with his wife.  We hope you enjoy getting to know Avi a bit!  We certainly did!   Where Avi Works: https://www.morlights.com/ Send us Fan Mail

Lisa Reed joins us as our guest this week, and we could not be more excited!  She shares with us her journey of crafting a life and company that allows for balance and great design.  How RBLD is studying ways to make the work week look like they want it too and embracing taking breaks.  Lisa also shares her own Podcast "Lighting Matters" which started the same week as the Whelmed Podcast...

Its our 20th episode folks!!  This week we have artist and fellow lighting designer, Addie Smith joining the Whelmed Podcast!  Katherine and Rachel talk to Addie about her starting her own company, Addie shares her experience dealing with a stalker and points out how hard these situations are for even the most prepared people.  Enjoy!! Where Addie Works: https://studioadelia.com/ Things Mentioned:...

Happy Spring Equinox!  This week's episode we have our Canadian friend, Paul Boken joining us.  We chat about kids and family structure, hear all about Paul's entrepreneurial spirit and his semi-dangerous adventurous side.  We enjoyed chatting and getting to know Paul better, we hope you do as well! Where Paul works: https://www.gosourcery.com/ Send us Fan Mail

This week, Katherine and Rachel are excited to share a delightful chat with their friend and colleague Blythe von Reckers!  Blythe shares her experiences as a single woman, navigating work, home and family and how she's setting her own expectations on life.  She shares how great life is after 40 and how she's putting herself first and blazing her own unique trail. Where Blythe Works Thin...

Makenna Karhoff joins the Whelmed Pod today!  Katherine and Rachel enjoyed chatting with her and learning about her journey of recovery.  She shares excitement in the challenge of her new job, fostering friendships that support her life goals and her vision boards!  Enjoy! Where Makenna Works Things Mentioned: Life without Ed Everything I know about Love Trigger warning: mentions of drug use and a...

This week, our friend Nicole Slaughter joins the pod!  We're grateful to chat with her and hear her struggles and resilience in dealing with sleep issues; we chat about how engineering companies were set up during the age of solo income households and ponder how this might have positive change with households shifting to two incomes, and Nicole shares the joy she finds in parenting and her mo...

Chris Slaughter is this weeks guest on the podcast! We chat about parenting, all the things Chris does to stay healthy and enjoy life, Chris shares what inspires him and he asks Katherine and Rachel some good questions.  We hope you enjoy! Where Chris works: https://www.parspec.io/ Send us Fan Mail

Whelmed is kicking off 2025 with Sam Koerbel!  Sam shares his unique journey in lighitng and how he's shfiting work around to have a better balance for himself and his family.  We chat about having too many meetings, therapy, parenting and the CU Buffs!  Listen in to hear all about it. Where Sam Works Sam is launching his second season of the Lytepod !  Be sure to listen to all the great conv...

The Whelmed Pod talks with Josie Wratten this week!  She shares her unique journey through lighting and into voice acting!  Talks about parenting a middle school boy.  How working remote is lonely and what she does to offset that feeling.  Where Josie works . Send us Fan Mail

This week we are delighted to have Sara Sullivan on the Pod!  Sara shares with us her journey with IVF, we chat about babies, pets and traveling with kids.  Sara, Katherine and Rachel share challenges with pregnancy and body image and Sara tells us all about NIVAS, a great non-profit providing housing for women in Nepal.  Also, minor gastro interruptions by Butters. :P Where Sara works Things Ment...

This week, Katherine and Rachel chat about what they are thankful for and put each other in the interview hot seat! The Whelmed Pod is thankful for you this season!!! Send us Fan Mail