It Stays Here

Darren Fitzpatrick is a Fire Apparatus Engineer Paramedic with 16 years in EMS and 11 in the fire service — and for a long time, he made sure no one knew when he was the one struggling. Darren opens up about first responder mental health, the moment things caught up with him, wildfire season, the calls you never forget, and one birthday party that made it all worth it. Pull up a chair. This is a c...

Carmen Goicoechea didn't set out to become an expert on slowing down. She was doing the opposite — racing through projects, managing family life, and never truly stopping. Then a trusted colleague handed her a book, and everything shifted. In this conversation, Carmen walks Katiuscia through what she learned from “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry” by John Mark Comer — and what she discovered...

He's been in Star since 1993, has deep roots going back to Idaho's late 1800s, and carries a political legacy that runs through his family's DNA — but what drives Mayor Trevor Chadwick isn't legacy. It's people. In this episode, Katiuscia sits down with Mayor Chadwick to go well past the résumé — the personal story behind why he does what he does, and the city he's bu...

Some people just make a place feel like home. Brandon Tarpley is one of them. In this episode, Katiuscia sits down with her longtime friend Brandon Tarpley — Account Manager at the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce — for a conversation that goes far deeper than networking tips or business cards. Brandon and his team at the Chamber have spent years helping nearly 2,000 member businesses find their pe...

Craig McCarroll spent 8 years as a Marine in the elite First Recon Battalion and 6+ years of high-stakes contractor work— then spent years in the dark. Infidelity during deployment. PTSD. Contractor life's hidden toll. A moment where suicide felt close. He doesn't hide any of it. What came next was a different kind of mission — DMT, ayahuasca, ibogaine, 5-MeO, and MDMA-assisted therapy c...

Katiuscia sits down with her longtime friend Maddy — videographer,  photographer, branding and social media strategist, and owner of Madeline Elise Productions — to talk about the real side of building a creative business. They cover burnout, pricing without apology, why difficult clients make you better, authentic social media, and what it actually means to show up as yourself — messy, real, and...

What if the conversation you had to walk away from could finally continue? Welcome to It Stays Here — hosted by Katiuscia, where intentionality meets curiosity. Each episode is an invitation to go deeper: past the surface, past the resume, and into the real story. Katiuscia sits down with fascinating people to explore the moments, choices, and experiences that shaped who they are today. After 30 y...