A Wild New Work

Today’s episode is an anonymous coaching session with “EJ,” an adventurous and intuitive learning experience professional who senses that something new wants to emerge in her career. We talk about her experience of being laid off twice in six months, what it’s like to be at a career crossroads, the loneliness of career change, and how to deeply listen to the signs we get about how we’re being aske...

In this special episode, I’m sharing the recording of my latest meditative talk, “Rooting In: Get Grounded and Resourced in Your Career.” These short, nutritive calls are hosted monthly in Cedar Lodge, and in today’s episode, you’ll receive: * An overview of what the natural world might be inviting us to look at during this late Summer / early Fall period * Reflection prompts to shift your perspec...

People are leaving their jobs at a higher rate than has been seen in years. While this shift may be unsettling, it’s actually a transformation that can help us all - employers and employees alike. Tune in to hear: * What exactly “The Great Resignation” is and why it’s unsettling to so many * What this phenomenon is exposing about the nature of employment in the United States * How to use this time...

In this special episode, I’m sharing the recording of my latest meditative talk, “Rooting In: Get Grounded and Resourced in Your Career.” These short, nutritive calls are hosted monthly in Cedar Lodge, and in today’s episode, you’ll receive: *An overview of what the natural world might be inviting us to look at during this mid-Summer period *Reflection prompts to shift your perspective on your lif...

Having a long-term, embodied vision for your life and career is what enables you to make the small, daily choices that are right for you. Without being present enough to notice what your intuition is telling you throughout your daily life, it’s difficult to create a career that feels meaningful and rewarding. We need daily presence AND a long-term vision guiding us. These two polarities keep us al...

It’s very difficult to build a career that’s congruent with us on a deep level if we’re not regularly tuning in to our inner wisdom. We can offer ourselves wholeness and integration each time we create added space to tap into the frequency that connects us to our larger selves, and this tapping in can take us to amazing places in our lives and careers. In today’s episode, I share: * The invitation...

Today’s episode is the second in a new podcast format I’m experimenting with alongside our regular episodes on the natural world and work. This episode is an anonymous coaching session with “Claire,” a graphic design professional who’s hungry for a more balanced relationship to work. Claire and I discuss what a healthy relationship with work looks like, why it’s okay to not be “obsessed” with work...

In this week’s episode, I’m exploring the differences between expertise and wisdom, and how they can support you in your professional life. By learning more about the mid and late Spring seasons, we can see more clearly what it takes to be working people who are both experts in their desired work but also wise contributors to the ecosystems around them. Specifically, we cover: * The mid and late S...

Today’s episode is a special one. It’s the first in a new podcast format I’ll be experimenting with alongside our regular episodes on the natural world and work. This is the first in an experimental series of recorded, anonymous coaching sessions with members of the A Wild New Work community. Today, I’m sharing a session I conducted with “Azalea,” a professional in the technology sector who is at...

In today’s episode, I’m drawing back the curtain and sharing what it’s been like to find and develop my vocation. Through cycles of failure, pain, reconnection and empowerment, I’ve spent the last 14 years falling apart and coming back together again. Work has been a pivotal piece of my healing journey, and in this episode, I share with you what that has been like and how your work can be medicine...

We all go through periods of feeling lost in our careers, and it can be a deeply uncomfortable place to be. Many of us flail or try to control the process when what we really need is to let go, to float. In this episode, I share six tips for finding your footing when you feel lost in your work life. Specifically, we cover: * The wisdom of Pisces and late Winter * How we get lost in the first place...

What’s your unique contribution to make? And how can you have a better impact on the world around you? One of the things I love about listeners like you is that you ask big questions like these. In today’s episode, I want to offer my thoughts about how you can naturally and organically contribute more care and joy through your career. Specifically, we cover: * Why becoming your own authority in yo...

Underneath our feet and all around us, seeds are converting starches into sugar and gearing up for the growing season. How can we learn from this incredible time in mid-Winter and put ourselves in the way of greater ease at work? In this episode, we explore the archetypes of Aquarius and The Star in the Tarot to learn how to be vessels for greater magic in our careers. Specifically, we cover: * Th...

What are we to do with our weary, hopeful selves this Winter season? How can we cultivate healthy energy at this time and learn the big lessons that this season offers us? In this episode, we explore Winter - its risks, opportunities, and a new way of relating to our Earth and careers. Specifically, we cover: *The “work” of early Winter *What action can look like this time of year *A new way of re...

Now is such a perfect time to dream into new possibilities for the year ahead. But what if that includes making a scary change, in the midst of a pandemic, political instability, and a wonky economy? In this episode, I share some thoughts about the decision to leave a toxic or draining job. I share the questions you should be asking yourself and some new perspectives on when it’s really the right...

As we enter the final phase of Autumn and approach the Winter season, we’re invited to cast our big visions for the year ahead. So often, we get into modes of planning and goal-setting before we’ve even identified where it is we actually want to get to in the year ahead. In this episode, I share some concrete ways that you can create a vision statement for yourself that’s grounded in hope and opti...

The late Autumn season reminds us to turn inward and open up to the incredible transformation we’re witnessing in the natural world. One of the most effective ways to transform is to interrogate the thoughts and beliefs that cause us suffering. In this episode, I discuss the top five myths I hear most often and offer new ways of thinking about your career. Some of the myths we cover include: * The...

“I’m too tired and overwhelmed to figure out what I really want to do.” Have you ever said this to yourself or someone else? It’s a very common and totally valid statement. In this episode, I share thoughts about self-doubt and how it can keep us stuck in loops of energy drain and inaction. Specifically, I discuss: *The invitations of this Deep Autumn season *The historical context of self-doubt *...

Connecting to work that feels meaningful to us is incredibly rejuvenating. In this special bonus episode, learn how doing work that matters can help you and some small ways to bring more meaning into your career - no matter what it is. You’ll also learn about Cedar Lodge, a new community of thoughtful professionals who are showing up to do our best work. Link to learn more about Cedar Lodge: https...

What did “work” look like for our ancestors? Our hunter-gatherer forebears had a positive impact on the ecosystems around them simply because they were in a harmonious relationship with them. And, they probably worked a lot less! What can we learn from them and from the late Summer season about our labor and having a meaningful impact? In this episode, we cover: * The Autumnal Equinox and how to o...

The old root of the word apocalypse is to “reveal, disclose, and uncover.” We are still in the throes of this revelation, and in this episode, we discuss how to make the most of it. Times are hard, and we need new tools with which to see objectively and rise to the occasion. In this no-holds-barred episode, we cover: * The strategies and invitations of mid-Summer * The economic structures that are...

How can we tap into a deeper source of energy when we need it? One of the most effective ways to let vitality flow in our lives is to connect with and embody our values: those qualities that make our lives feel meaningful. In this episode, you’ll learn a short exercise that I do with coaching clients who want to learn more about their personal values and use them to channel greater vitality. We co...

In the midst of crisis, it’s important to hold space for the future we want to create. With unprecedented job loss and economic change at our feet, we have the opportunity to see the world and the workplace differently. In this episode, we explore an alternative future to the grim one that most of us assume is inevitable and reclaim our capacity for imagination. We cover: *The invitations of this...

:: Part Four of “Work as a Sacred Practice.” :: In today’s episode, we look at cycles of change: ecological and within our careers. How can we move through transitions in a way that actually makes us more resilient? In this episode, we cover: * What “ecological succession” is * What cycles of change can look like in our career * Three adaptive strategies for working with change Please share this w...

:: Part Three of “Work as a Sacred Practice.” :: In today’s episode, we look at sacred rhythm and how you can use the wisdom of the Seasons in your career. Specifically, we cover: * Why working rhythmically is radical but necessary * Each of the four major Seasons in the Northern Hemisphere and what they offer in terms of our work lives * Ways to incorporate rhythmic, seasonal living into your car...