Grand Exit

In this episode, Tamatha and Chelsea are in conversation with Dr. Peter Gold, who found himself in the middle of a national news story in the Fall of 2015 when he was shot on the street in New Orleans while intervening in an attempted assault, it was all caught on security camera. Peter, now an orthopedic surgeon (and Chelsea husband), joins Grand Exit to tell the story of how close encounters wit...

In this episode, you can expect to hear a hot take or two on: where Tamatha stakes hope; and hope in relation to action, to gratitude, to connection and more. Plus, an inspiring way-of-life story from Chelsea’s 100-year old friend Aunt Honey; and what Gwyneth Paltrow might say about all of it. The hope? That listening to this conversation sparks a self-inquiry for you, shared with someone who matt...

This episode is guided by 40 Living Questions -- meaningful legacy questions to ask your loved ones while they’re alive, so the lives of those who matter most don't leave you wondering. You can expect to catch easy ways to engage with your loved ones to capture the essence of who they are and how they came to be; and to listen as Tamatha and Chelsea model answering a few of the questions, so you c...

In this episode, Tamatha and Chelsea invite you to explore imagination, how bearing witness to a good death allowed their guest - Court Fuller - to live more fully in their body, and so much more awesomeness to inspire a more self-directed life. Court (they/them) is the Senior Editorial Manager for More Perfect Union, helping working people be seen and heard in media coverage. They’re also working...

In this episode, Tamatha and Chelsea invite you to explore a case of mistaken obituaries that may have led to the Nobel Peace Prize, to consider the eye-opening value of crafting your own obituary, and to join in an exercise that gets you thinking and writing about who you really are and how you intend to be remembered. . . . . Digging what you're hearing? - Share it with someone who matters to yo...

In Tamatha's first round of treatment at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, she appointed three Chiefs of Staff to take on leadership of the parts of her life that she couldn’t lead at that time. Erin Rayne was one of them. In this episode, we’re talking about the concept of a Chief of Staff (in a non-professional, deeply personal context) and delegating like -- and when -- life depends on it. Erin...

"Is time a vessel? Is it a currency?" "Where do we hold time?" Co-hosts Tamatha Thomas-Haase and Chelsea Leader Gold are talking about the MYTH of TIME, the human-made system that yes: helps us organize our life, but sometimes keeps us from enjoying it, too.  In this episode, you can expect to: Consider what your calendar says about what’s most important to you ~Think through how the COVID-19 pand...

In their first-ever episode, Tamatha and Chelsea catch you up on the nearly three-year journey that brought the unlikely duo here with you today, relaying legacy lessons from life’s bookends. The two introduce their shared POV on the life-death-legacy continuum, where the wellness industry falls way short, and the depth and gorgeousness available to all of us if we are open to starting conversatio...

You know what we talk a lot about? Living: better, longer and with purpose. But, in most of our conversations, we’re missing – or rather, avoiding – a layer of living: dying, which is inevitable for all of us. Talking about it won’t make it happen sooner (swear!). In fact, it may make it happen better. Why not make a Grand Exit? Enter “the conversation” with Tamatha Thomas-Haase - who’s living lik...