Get Big Out Loud with Kari: Living the Complex, Funny, & Beautiful Ride of Life

Have you ever said yes to doing something and immediately regretted it because you wished you had said no? Do you find that sometimes you are acting from a place of obligation but have lost the meaning of why? Do you get distracted by other people’s priorities and wonder why you are not reaching your own goals? In this episode of Get Big Out Loud, we’ll explore different ideas that wil...

Many of us spend a lot of time managing things like our time, our money, our emotions, and our ever-loving to-do lists. In the face of all this managing, have you ever felt overwhelmed or exhausted? Or that instead of managing these things, they might be managing you?  In this episode of Get Big Out Loud, we’ll explore how we can bring awareness to the ways in which we manage our lives...

  Why is it so hard to change, to try new things, or to take action on things we say we want to do? It might be because we are afraid, or because we have unrealistic expectations, or because we think that if we can’t do it perfectly, we won’t do it at all. In this episode of Get Big Out Loud, we’ll explore how fear, expectations, and perfectionism keep us in the status quo a...

When we want to buy something we use money, when we want to build a relationship, solve a problem, or make a decision, we use trust. Trust is defined as, ‘a firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something’.  In this episode of Get Big Out Loud, we’ll explore the concept of trust and how valuable it is as a form of currency. A currency that...

In this episode of Get Big Out Loud the question, “Can I be honest with you?” is a setup to a hard truth.  What makes it hard for us to tell the truth?      

Our brains seem to be hard-wired to look for meaning. We interpret all kinds of situations and objects with a focus on what they mean. Driving a certain car, having a particular handbag, or jewelry from a specific store can mean something about a person's status. Walking under a ladder or breaking a mirror can mean ‘bad luck’ while finding a four-leaf clover or hanging up a horseshoe c...

Between November and January, we celebrate many holidays in the United States. These celebrations can bring joy and fulfillment as well as stress and overwhelm. There are usually high expectations along with more obligations, time with people we may not see that often, and opportunities for strong emotions to arise. All of which can take us from calm to overwhelmed in a matter of moments. In this...

Striving, doing, and achieving, are built into our cultural values. We should always be ‘on’, ‘going the extra mile’, and ‘giving 110%’. Sometimes all this productivity gets confused with our worthiness, as if the number of things checked off our to-do list equates to how much value we have. In this episode of Get Big Out Loud, we’ll explore our ideas arou...

Going through an ‘average’ day means interacting with all kinds of people. In those interactions, there is an element of give and take, meaning that some people will be of service to you, and other times you will be of service to others. In this episode of Get Big Out Loud, we will explore the get/give dynamic in more detail and talk about what can happen when we become more conscious...

In a world filled with distractions, stress, and the busyness of life, nature offers us a reprieve, an opportunity to find solace, to reconnect with ourselves and the broader world around us. In this episode of Get Big Out Loud we’ll talk about the benefits of being in nature, what it can teach us, and ideas for connecting with nature no matter where you live.

In our culture, there is a strong focus on striving to meet expectations. These expectations come from many different sources such as society, our families, social media, and marketing. They are usually centered around ideas of who we are supposed to be which can conflict with the reality of who we really are. In this episode of Get Big Out Loud, we will explore how our self-concept is influenced...

There is a false narrative that many people carry around with them related to time. The narrative is that time has somehow run out for them and ‘it’s too late’ to start something new, make a change, or try that thing they’ve always wanted to try. In this episode of Get Big Out Loud, we’ll explore the ideas we have about time, what we really mean when we say ‘it&...

Many of us prize the trait of being independent.  We use the concept of ‘pull yourself up by your bootstraps’ to mean do it on your own, figure it out for yourself, and do what it takes to make it happen.  While this attitude can seem motivating, there is another perspective worth exploring.  The perspective of interdependence.  In this episode of Get Big Out Loud,...

In an achievement-based society, it seems as if we should always be working on a goal, improving ourselves, or figuring out what’s next. Whether the pressure to achieve is external or internal, many of us have a hard time stopping to appreciate what we have accomplished or recognize how far we have come. As soon as we reach a goal, it can be difficult to stop and simply enjoy the moment inst...

Our attributes, personality traits, and preferences are all parts of what make us unique. Add to that our emotions at any given time, our age and stage in life, as well as societal, and global issues that are impacting us and you’ve got a very complex person. Knowing who you are, what you believe, and why you act the way you do are important parts of your self-concept.  In this episode...

Have you ever had an experience where someone said or did something that made you feel taken care of or they used their skill-set to help you do something you couldn’t do on your own? Maybe they took the time to help you with something that was difficult for you, but easy for them. Sometimes in these situations, people will say out loud, “I got you” and other times they simply sh...

Beginning something new or starting something again, like a project you began but didn’t finish, can be difficult. Sometimes just getting to the starting point of an endeavor is harder than actually doing the thing we say we want to do. In order to get from where we are to where we want to be, it is necessary to fight against our own inertia and habitual behaviors as well as address big feel...

Now that we are a few days into the new year, the pressure to make resolutions, articulate goals, find your mission, live your vision, and change your life is on! There is an allure to the ideas around having a clean slate, a fresh start, and new opportunities that are hallmarks of this time of year. There is also some level of disenchantment with the process that says do it in January and do it b...

We all have situations in our lives where we lose. We lose opportunities, relationships, arguments, motivation and most of us have even lost our keys at some point. When we think about loss it’s natural to get swept up into big emotions. Sometimes these emotions are so strong that they feel overwhelming, or we try to deny them by saying 'it wasn't that big of a deal', or we rationalize them...

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to defer to other people when making decisions? From simple things like what you want to eat for dinner or which movie you want to watch to bigger things like what career you want to pursue and how you want to live your life. Sometimes we defer to others because we are being flexible, while other times our ‘flexibility’ is really our indecisiveness...

The word ‘change’ can elicit a variety of emotions - we might be excited about the possibility of change, anxious about what a change will mean, or dreading a change we know will eventually happen.  While change is inevitable, many of us struggle with change and how to cope with the emotions of change. In this episode of ‘Get Big Out Loud’ we will discuss the process o...

It can be exciting to think about trying new things like the class you’ve always wanted to take, the experience you’ve dreamt about having, or the relationship you would like to build.  Despite the initial excitement, have you ever noticed how many times curiosity, interest, hope, and excitement are squashed and replaced by fear long before you even take action towards trying some...

There are some realities in our world that are painful to take in and difficult to live with. In the face of adversity, chaos, and change it is sometimes easier to numb ourselves, disengage from taking action on issues we care about, or resign ourselves to feeling helpless. The byproduct of this way of living is that we also lose hope. In this episode of Get Big Out Loud we will explore ideas for...

Most people have experienced feeling anxious at some point in their lives, whether it was from taking a test, trying something new, or making a big decision. Anxiety is a feeling of unease, worry, fear, or dread but not everyone gets anxious about the same things or experiences it in the same way. Why? In this episode of ‘Get Big Out Loud’ we are talking all about anxiety. We’ll...

Saying goodbye is something we do repeatedly over the course of our lives. We say goodbye to experiences, things, jobs, people, pets, relationships, homes, and loved ones. We have goodbyes that are planned and ones that are unexpected.  We have the short, ‘see you later’ goodbyes, the emotional ‘until we meet again’ goodbyes, and the final, ‘this is the last time...