Dirty Chai with Chio Podcast

Hello hi. We haven’t been on a coffee date in a while. Today seemed like a good day to reconnect over the surprisingly surprising realisation that I am only human and, to discuss movement as a metaphor for life. Thanks for sticking around. I tried the feature that allows me to create a chat room for an episode. click on “join chat’ so we can try it together. Also, my daughter really wanted to help...

In this unusual episode, we are spreading into the full breadth of “wholistic success” by discussing a very interesting thread from threads on what people have experienced when they do not partner effectively in marital finances. Partnership in this context is not the same as contribution. It is to say functioning as a team driven by the desire for a joint outcome and with the understanding that o...

Inspired by Oprah’s book of the same title, here is what your podcaster next door knows for sure about life, career, and the big question. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chioneso.substack.com

In our coffee date this week, I take you through a thought-provoking essay by Brianna Wiest from her book 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think titled 101 Things More Worth Thinking About Than Whatever Is Consuming You. This essay is a powerful reminder of how our thoughts shape our reality. If you’ve ever found yourself trapped in an endless loop of overthinking—whether about a past mista...

Nothing like a life-and-death scare to get you thinking hard about life, right? So, let’s talk about it so we can think about it meaningfully. Just a heart to heart. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chioneso.substack.com

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chioneso.substack.com

What if your fears are sign posts and not just stop signs. What age old wisdom about money remains true. What is a healthy state of panic around money? source: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chioneso.substack.com

They say when the student is ready, the teacher appears. Putting my theme for the year into the universe seems to be directing my eyes and ears to precisely what I need to read, listen to, and do left, right, and centre…just like the science says it will. This talk by Simon Sinek, building on his iconic Ted Talk, “Start with Why,” is one of those things. Sometimes, I share what I have learnt in my...

Two of my favourite authors meet and chat about what shapes financial choices and spending patterns. The conversation is available on the Prof G Pod. Listen to the original episode by clicking on this link: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chioneso.substack.com

Hello hi. In episode 80, we talked about what self-sabotage looks like. In Episodes 81 and 82 we focused on what to do about it. In this 4th and last installment, we focus on emotional intelligence as a foundational way to manage self-sabotage. Whether you know your self-sabotaging tendencies or are just beginning to recognize them, this episode offers valuable insights to help you manage them and...

Hello hi. In episode 80, we talked about what self-sabotage looks like. This installment is part 2 of what to do about it. How do you navigate self-sabotage now that you know what it is? Whether you know your self-sabotaging tendencies or are just beginning to recognize them, this episode offers valuable insights to help you manage them and master yourself. Key Topics: * How to resolve self-sabota...

Hello hi. In the last episode, we talked about what self-sabotage looks like. In this installment, we talk about what to do about it. How do you navigate self-sabotage now that you know what it is? Whether you know your self-sabotaging tendencies or are just beginning to recognize them, this episode offers valuable insights to help you manage them and master yourself. Key Topics: * How to resolve...

Hello hi. Welcome to our coffee date. Thank you for being so patient after my laptop died and I had to figure out how to replace it. Perhaps ironically, the episode was already scheduled to be on how we self-sabotage. You would think you know all the ways but Brianna Wiest had a few surprises on her list in her book The Mountain is You. In this enlightening episode, we delve into the intricate pat...

Episode Description: Join me for our last coffee date of the year as I delve into my 2025 theme: Refinement . Drawing from my personal experiences and inspired by Brianna Wiest's transformative book, The Mountain Is You , I explore the journey from mere survival to a state of healing and thriving, both personally and professionally. Tune in for candid conversations, reflections, and actionable ste...

Hello hi. Welcome to our coffee date. What we talking about today: Don’t let the why drown in the what and how. Why do you want to get fit? Why do the holidays matter? Why do we come together in this season? Who is telling us what the why is? How do we tie the feelings economy into James Clear’s thoughts on Identity, Greg McKeown’s doing less but doing it better, and Rupi Kaur’s poetry. It’s a fou...

I have been consistent about setting a vision or theme for each year since I hit 30.I’m currently 39. I learned in my 20s that making many resolutions just doesn’t work for me. I make a long list and then I forget about it as soon as life does what life does. Yet, I firmly believe in vision, direction, and intention. Setting a vision is more than popular culture or modern spirituality. It is also...

In this week’s instalment I share a Ted Talk by Caroline McHugh which I found remarkable. She touches on all the vital bases required to remind us how to root ourselves and to make meaning of this existence while trying to live the fullest versions of ourselves. Too many of us are unintentional pale imitations or patchwork quilts of others when we could be so much more within and without. The link...

Try the ATM! There. I said it. I explain in this episode. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chioneso.substack.com

Sometimes you get derailed in big and small ways and you need to have a toolkit to help you restore your mindset and focus. To trip or fall is human. Wisdom is buying an umbrella when the weather is sunny knowing the rain is inevitable from time to time. This speech from Shonda Rhimes given at Dartmouth in 2014 is one of my go-tos. Like she says, while the dreamers dream, the world belongs to the...

My subconscious decided to fire shots at me. This is my first experience with a personal attack from myself to me. So you were wronged… are you going to play victim for the rest of eternity? Stop it. Don’t @ me when I say I’m never getting married again tomorrow. I told you I’m personally attacking myself… and you. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers...

Picking up from Pt 1 last week, here is Pt 2 of what my mother taught me unintentionally, informed by the idea that we become what we see, not what we are told to be, unless we put mental interventions in place like therapy, consciousness, knowledge, learning, and unlearning. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit c...

Inspired by the short film “Legacy” in which Dove uses an experiment to demonstrate that children copy their parents’ insecurities, I am sharing some of the things (good, bad, and maybe even funny) my mother unintentionally taught me. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chioneso.substack.com

Is year-end fatigue setting in? Yeah, me too. I’m also a little jet-lagged. That’s probably why a refresher on the little things that build big results seemed like such a good idea. Here is a collection of thoughts and ideas to help with the refresh from the book, The 12 Week Year by Brian Moran and Michael Lemmington. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscrib...

Let’s discuss “Father Forgets,” a poem by William Livingston Larned. I came across it while reading Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chioneso.substack.com

Disclaimer: I have a tenacious chest infection that causes my voice to dip in order to minimise the sudden and unavoidable coughing fit that results from speaking too animatedly. Welcome to our coffee date. Today I tell you stories from different books and what they have driven me to consider as I begin re-reading some of my favourite books. Featured books and resources are: How the One-Armed Sist...