Be The Good with Kate

Upon entering the ‘teenage years’ with her boys, she searched for a resource to help guide her and couldn’t find one. So she created one. So much goodness and insight packed into this episode of Be The Good with Kate with guest Brooke Romney. Brooke teaches parents how to connect with their children, themselves, and with others in ways that make a tangible difference. And whether you are a parent...

Why was I treating my body that way? Doing the work to become healthy, facing the obstacles head-on, rising above both the external and internal factors that could set you up to fail… Today’s guest on Be The Good with Kate dives into all of this and more.  Gretchen Holmes survived three cancer diagnoses and had seemingly everything stacked against her, yet she took ownership of her health, lost ov...

Welcome to a new season of Be The Good with Kate! After chatting with today’s guest, I knew she needed to be the season opener. You are in for such a dose of inspiration with Stephanie Benedetto, of The Awakened Business. She explains, ‘my whole business is built around "helping the helpers," supporting and promoting them so they can reach more people.’ Speaking with Stephanie, I loved h...

Be The Good with Kate shows each of us how it is possible to find and follow our passions at any age– but not only that, we can do this while making the world a better place along the way.  I’m Kate Cherichello, and I’m on a mission to shine a light on the positive news all around us. I hope Be The Good with Kate inspires you to live your purpose and go out and be the good in the world.  Guests ha...

While I’ve known what to do for the countdown to 100 for months now, the actual 100th episode was a mystery to me. I’m a one-person team, so the idea of taking my favorite moments of each episode and compiling into one fabulous master episode was beautiful- but also very impractical. Did I mention I was going to be giving birth any day while I wrapped up the countdown?  But I so wanted to leave yo...

I’ve been happily referring to this episode as the ‘theater people episode’ :) Welcome to the Countdown to 100 Episodes special series from Be The Good with Kate!  If you are tuning into this podcast for the first time, welcome. Be The Good with Kate is all about highlighting individuals who have overcome obstacles, looked inward, taken the time and effort and fails and successes to find their pas...

Welcome to the Countdown to 100 Episodes special series from Be The Good with Kate!  If you are tuning into this podcast for the first time, welcome. Be The Good with Kate is all about highlighting individuals who have overcome obstacles, looked inward, taken the time and effort and fails and successes to find their passions, follow them, and help others along the way.  I’ve had the great honor of...

Welcome to the Countdown to 100 Episodes special series from Be The Good with Kate!  If you are tuning into this podcast for the first time, welcome. Be The Good with Kate is all about highlighting individuals who have overcome obstacles, looked inward, taken the time and effort and fails and successes to find their passions, follow them, and help others along the way.  I’ve had the great honor of...

Welcome to the Countdown to 100 Episodes special series from Be The Good with Kate!  If you are tuning into this podcast for the first time, welcome. Be The Good with Kate is all about highlighting individuals who have overcome obstacles, looked inward, taken the time and effort and fails and successes to find their passions, follow them, and help others along the way.  I’ve had the great honor of...

This week on Be The Good with Kate, we begin our Countdown to 100 Episodes by changing things up a bit: This episode features a trio of guests all around the theme of Career Change. Why? Because in the 94 prior episodes of the show, one of the multiple themes I noticed is how no one is in the same place they were when they started out on their career journey. All have found their passions through...

A life-altering event ends a dream career... But leads to a beautiful journey. This week on Be The Good with Kate: Tony Vlahovic reached the pinnacle of baseball: playing for the Boston Red Sox, but when an injury threw him a true curveball, he had to change direction. Using his passion for baseball, Tony found himself in the nonprofit space, channeling his passions to working with the Special Oly...

You know that phrase about finding the extraordinary in the ordinary? In a way, that's the center of this episode with Jerrod Hardy, host of The On Purpose Podcast. And that seeming simple concept is so full, so inspiring, and so filled with purpose indeed.  Jerrod describes himself as a very average person who surrounds himself with so much inspiration, and I’m warning you in advance, this ep...

Architecture goes far beyond 'just building buildings'. I hadn't thought a lot about how much architects think beyond the structure to the whole well-being of a space. Today’s guest on Be The Good with Kate sheds a fascinating light into the world of architecting, as well as so much into making your work a place that helps your well-being rather than hurts. Angela might be an architect...

There is so much to say about this episode! This week on Be The Good with Kate brings us to a conversation with Wendy Swart Grossman– and what a mix of inspiration, spunk, and quotable moments are ahead for you, listener! Wendy has a vast background and amazing mix of experiences. She is a ‘ connector ’ with community, social impact, and creativity being the three pillars guiding her life. Wendy i...

We go to the rainforest this week on Be The Good with Kate . Meet Leif Cocks, founder of The Orangutan Project , who shares his mission to save orangutans, tigers, and elephants from extinction. He explains it as a win-win situation: "the most cost-effective thing we can do to mitigate climate change is to save rainforests". Leif speaks with me from Australia, and he spends most of his t...

Today’s guest on Be The Good with Kate, Rimi Chakraborty, shares her inspiring story of growing up – and still growing. Her journey has brought her from near-expulsion from school while in the middle of a disruptive family life, to multiple degrees from top institutions, to a high-powered job, to finding her true passion in the Azores, Portugal.  You will so enjoy hearing from Rimi, and she also s...

Today on Be The Good with Kate: Clients dubbed her ‘the mind detective’, finding solutions from imposter syndrome, discovering the self confidence to embrace your true calling, and much more.  Welcome Michele Molitor, a professional coach who’s unique blend adding in hypnotherapy and other mindset work to her practice has led to extraordinary results with her clients– and in her own life. In the e...

Kelly found her calling through her own struggles with an eating disorder. After years of working through bulimia, then chronic pain, Kelly discovered the connection between the two. Today she helps others going through recovery to heal from chronic pain. This episode dives into:  -healing from chronic pain,  -shifting from survival mode to thriving,  -eating disorders and the effect on the nervou...

A landlord who cares? Value-focused housing? This week’s episode of Be The Good with Kate dives into the incredible work on housing lisa wise is doing in DC and Philly.  How does one secure housing, how landlords could or should be, trusting your instincts, residents not tenants, housing justice, homes not buildings, people not bottom lines. People live here, not bottom lines.  “lisa wise has been...

Do you have a bucket list?  Do you take the time to think about what it includes, check things off the list, and listen for where your heart pulls you? Roger Williams is devoted to “empowering folks to find personal joy through their #bucketlist lifestyle.” “Roger Williams is an author, #podcaster, adventurer, and Head Crosser Offer of his bucket list. After more than 30 years working in the youth...

How do you tell your story? What IS your story? Have you thought about what aspects of YOU you share when meeting new people, at a job interview, or just in daily life?  This week’s episode gives so much fantastic insight into telling your story, actionable advice, and we get to hear it through the lens of Juliet’s story– one that contains a beautiful journey from struggling in school with dyslexi...

What is Pragmatic #Altruism? How about "making Sense of #Sustainability"?  Today on Be The Good with Kate, John Pabon is doing all he can to save this earth: traveling the world researching, learning, teaching... He describes himself as a pragmatic altruist and is an expert in sustainability. He gives us a window into his world and helps us understand how both companies and individuals a...

This week’s guest on Be The Good with Kate, Coach Riana Milne , was Selected as “One of the Top Coaches to Follow in 2022” by Wealth Insider Magazine and is also featured in FORBES Magazine and Business Success Magazine. She’s a Certified, Global Life, Love Trauma Recovery & Mindset Coach, Advanced Clinical Trauma & Addictions Professional (CCTP-II), a #1 Bestselling Author, the Host of he...

We go from worms to laughter yoga in today's episode of Be The Good with Kate. Stick with me here!  Cathy Nesbitt's home of the greater Toronto area started to ship their garbage to the USA when their landfill closed (did you know this? I sure didn't!), and she felt pulled to create a solution to help lessen the trash in her community. She overcame her fear of worms to start a composti...

Today on Be The Good with Kate: A lawyer who left the paycheck and title in his late forties to go back to school and change his whole life. Doug Noll is a mediator and peacemaker who created Prison of Peace, a worldwide program training lifers and long termers to be peacemakers and mediators to stop prison violence. I was fascinated by Doug's story and wise words. You'll want to pull out...