Fill To Capacity (Where Heart, Grit and Irreverent Humor Collide)

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Mike Montague, host of Playful Humans Podcast talks about how to reset and recharge ourselves through play in a stressed-out world. Somewhere along the way we have lost that kid-like wonder that allows us to have spontaneous, meaningful moments of joy. Mike Montague is a public speaker, writer, website designer, podcaster, radio show DJ, karaoke host, and MC and D...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, find out how 3 arts high schools sustained their dynamic arts programs during Covid.  Get a behind-the-scenes view of how Matt, Rebecca and Brian guided their schools through the pandemic.  They share insights about the Post-Covid classroom, the pandemic effect on students, the ramifications on education moving forward and the role of art during crisis. NOTE: Pat...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, writer Natalie Zett talks about her discovery of a family link to a century-old tragedy and realized that dead is dead, unless it’s not? This tragedy that killed 844, but somehow was forgotten by history. How did this writer learn to listen to the voice of her teenage great-aunt who perished on July 24, 1915?  Natalie is an award-winning journalist and genealogy r...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Mick talks about his published works. He also touches on larger questions for writers—for example, how much of ourselves do we put in our fiction? How do we make characters ring true? And how do we trust our instincts to know when we are ready to tell our story? DailyGood.org wrote of Mick: "His work is compelling, candid, and cuts straight to the heart of wh...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Nancy Carlson talks about her work as author and illustrator and her journey through  her husband’s devastating illness. This is a story of catastrophic loss and resilience. Nancy Carlson   is an accomplished children’s book author and illustrator of 67 books with more than 4 million books in print. She married Barry McCool and they had 3 kids. Early in her career,...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Joan Vorderbruggen  candidly speaks about her work creating platforms, strategies and collaborations utilizing the power of art for authentic community building. Joan Vorderbruggen is a nationally recognized leader in the field of public art and creative placemaking. She is a “one-woman powerhouse” behind the award-winning artists and storefront projects in downtow...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Karen Haid shares candid insights and stories about living in Calabria. As an Italian speaking “Americana,” she gives a remarkable and memorable, insider’s view of the real Calabria. Karen Haid, is author of “Calabria: The Other Italy,” which was awarded the Premio Calabria  (Calabria Prize,) and was also a Sons of Italy in America Book Club Selection. Her newest b...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Leaf Seligman speaks about the alchemy of trauma, storytelling and healing. “Being able to tell the story can be redemptive. "And...all of us experience harm and redemption doesn't come from the idea of escaping harm. It comes from the realization that we can heal it.” Leaf Seligman is a storytelling changemaker, author, minister, Tedx speaker, educator,...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode our post pandemic view is re-created by Rembrandt. Pat Benincasa compares Rembrandt’s self-portraits to our way of coping with a post-Covid world. Selected Quotes: “There is an unflinching, poignant directness in his portraits a looking that goes way beyond seeing.“ “Vincent van Gogh said: 'Rembrandt goes so deep into the mysterious that he says things for whi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Natalie Zett talks about her search beyond records, newspaper clippings and old photos and in to the inexplicable mystery of unseen connections. Natalie is an award-winning journalist and genealogy researcher with a passion for finding family stories and making lost relatives come to life.  Resources for learning more about Family History and Genealogy: Sampling of...

Send us Fan Mail Ellen Pavitt survived a paralyzing plane crash to face a daunting, new mind-body reality and a powerful spiritual quest.  What should have been a routine flight for a small Cessna 172M for Ellen Pavitt instead became a point of no return to anything that resembled life as usual. Ellen survived a paralyzing plane crash to face a daunting, new mind-body reality and a powerful spirit...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I talk about this remarkable woman, Sue Cochrane. From an early life in turmoil to years-long battle with cancer she was lawyer, judicial referee, teacher, family law innovator and tireless advocate for unconditional love. For more information about Sue: http://www.suecochrane.com/ https://www.npr.org/2019/08/24/753962611/my-signature-song-jesus-dropped-the-charges...

Send us Fan Mail Curious about the nomad life? This is a deep-dive conversation with veteran nomad Chris Carrington, a woman whose 12 years on the road have given her stories, insights and a unique capacity to challenge the status quo! An inside look at Nomad life with Chris Carrington, who spent 12 years on the road crisscrossing the country. She shares stories about the people and places she enc...

Send us Fan Mail Transition, transcendence or treading water, what did you do this past year? Please Note: The views expressed by our guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the podcaster. Follow me on Instagram!

Send us Fan Mail COVID is the situational context that defines our everyday life. In this episode we examine our altered daily routines, work life, parenting and choice making through a lens of common purpose: what it means to be alive. With humor, grace and wit, we fasten our seatbelts to adjust and adapt! Please Note: The views expressed by our guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the...