Destination Unknown: A Field Guide

Join Linda as she hosts Denise McKenzie, a lawyer, engineer and adjunct professor with the National Science Foundation, for a conversation about what it feels like to transition.  Learn how terrifying and uncertain days yield to strength in the presence of who we are. Lessons for our current crisis which are universal and enduring! Don't miss this 10-minute power episode. Make sure to share it wit...

Join Linda and her guest Irina Agoulnik, a multi-lingual researcher and digital transformation expert, as they talk about fear and curiosity and possibility. Irina shares her transition experience in emigrating, changing professions and getting married and divorced. We learn about taking those terrifying first steps and about the similarities across all transitions. Don't miss our 10-minute power...

Join Linda and her guest Lois Lindauer, a serial entrepreneur, as they discuss meeting the opportunity for transition again and again over the course of our lives.  Lois and Linda talk about transition's helix-like nature, going from the known to the unknown, and how engaging 'the fullness of who we are' is critical as we de-couple from the familiar parts of ourselves in transition.  This 13-minut...

How can you get ready when you sense a transition is coming? Join Linda and her guest Riana Singh, social media influencer and founder of  Boss Women Collective , who left a well-regarded tech job before she had another one lined up.  Riana and Linda talk about finding meaningful work, taking a chance on yourself, and the importance of having a project or support system for transition's murkiest m...

Are you ready for an inspiring story? Join Linda and her guest, Stephanie Thompson, an entrepreneur, Navy veteran and accomplished marathoner, who reset after a series of rock bottom moments. Stephanie and Linda talk about cycling through transitions, overcoming self doubt, and learning how to rebuild who we are. Our power episode also talks about our knee-jerk safety reactions at times of uncerta...

Our 1st anniversary episode! Host Linda Rossetti narrates a quick primer on the fundamentals of transition. We debunk common misconceptions, discuss the difference between transition and change, and explore how transition offers you an extraordinary invitation to align your life with those things that hold value and meaning to you. Don't miss this 10-minute power episode that features excerpts fro...

Have you ever encountered something unexpected and thought to yourself,  What now?  Join us for an inspiring conversation with guest Mark Black, a transplant recipient who found himself looking for a new normal. Mark and Linda talk about identity and those moments when our assumptions about 'who we are' get upended. Mark positions the emotional and mental hurdles tied to refreshing his identity as...

Have you ever wanted to quit your job and explore something new? Did anything stop you in your tracks? Join us for an inspiring discussion with Tess Vigeland , a former NPR Marketplace host who found herself yearning for something more after a highly successful dream career. Together we explore the loss and rebirth of identity that occurs in transition and the role of serendipity!  We'll learn abo...

Have you ever dreamed about starting something new? Join us for an unforgettable discussion with Michelle Spiro, a 50-ish fashion industry executive who started on a new path in the face of Hurricane Sandy and an unexpected corporate re-organization. We will come face to face with her terrifying and liberating walk forward. We'll learn about re-framing negative emotions, like self doubt and shame,...

Join us to talk about an unexpected turn towards transition thanks to health problems and an untimely job loss. Katherine Goldstein, host of the podcast  The Double Shift , shares her walk with transition and its early companion, failure. We explore the feelings of being alone in our failure and the surprises we meet along the way. A 12-minute power episode for another way to see ourselves and to...

Transition does not present itself with a neat roadmap. We are called to face and address what is right in front of us. This week's episode tackles how we might navigate transition when the future is suddenly and surprisingly uncertain. Our guest, Emily Klein, talks about how she drew upon her work experience to address a health related trigger and learned to tune in and listen to her body. This p...

In transition, we are called to decouple from all or parts of our identity. No simple feat! This week's episode tackles this challenging hurdle from a very unique perspective. Our guest, Rachel Louise Snyder, is a researcher and author of the recent book No Visible Bruises: What We Don't Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us. Our discussion explores this pervasive & damaging issue while questio...

Have you ever had the feeling that there was something more for you? Our guest, Linda Ugelow, speaker and transformational speaking coach, talks about her journey from organic farming to online entrepreneur. Along the way she faced so many issues that will likely resonate with you; fear, hiding, and breaking free from giving away too much of herself to others. Don't miss this power episode - 14 mi...

Are you ready to restore your confidence and look at fear in an entirely new way? Join Linda for Episode 5 when she speaks with Connie, a mother of 5, who returned to work after a seventeen year absence. We talk about big changes, like getting a divorce after twenty-three years or marriage, and subtle more-profound changes, like her transition, that happened overtime. The joy and strength Connie c...

What would happen if you released all of the 'shoulds' that you hold? They come at us from our families, our friends, the work we do, the communities we live in, the media we consume, and much more. Sarah, an emotional eating expert, talks with Linda about how she learned to release her grip on all of this as she navigated marriage, motherhood, geographic moves, and entrepreneurship. Learn about h...

Ever wonder what might happen if you suddenly lost your job? Join me for Episode 3 when I speak with Brandy Faven , a Life Transition Coach for Women, who navigated both divorce and job loss to embrace an incredible new journey. Brandy used the opportunity of her loss to make time in her life for a powerful interest that had been simmering on the sidelines for her for a while. She talks about the...

An early thirties therapist, PhD student, wife and mother shares her journey of divorce and navigating a path to learn about who she is.  She calls out society's tendency to misconstrue 'not knowing' as a failure. Learn about how to reframe not knowing and the joy of considering what we may gain from uncertain or difficult times. Invaluable episode!  Don't miss it.

Ever wonder what a career and life re-set at 50-years-of-age feels like? Join Linda's inaugural podcast with guest Leona from Sydney, Australia. We get talk about unexpected turns in careers. We also reflect on how we respond when something upends a long serving commitment. Our fifteen minute power podcast addresses how to respond during uncertain times and how to raise our awareness to the mistak...