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Tanya is the author of Leaving Tinkertown, a memoir about her father's early onset Alzheimer's. She and Kari talk about what it's like to watch our parents age and shift our relationship to them as things get harder for them to navigate on their own. They also talk about what it's like to forge fun, adult relationships with our elders and relate to them on a new level altogether. This one is packe...

Whether you are someone who reads or writes poetry or not, you'll love this episode. Kari and Dimitri talk about playing with language, the difference between spoken word and writing, identity, and even stray into why Kari's youngest daughter sometimes calls her "the Priest." Dimitri reads some gorgeous pieces from his latest book, Papí Pichón, and talks about how he teaches writing. Please join u...

This short episode explores what happens when we think we are "too much" to handle in relationship. What if I'm in crisis? What if I have a lot of trauma? What if the thing I'm working on is "too hard?" Kari talks a little about how we can shift our ideas around what it means to be held in relationship so that we know we are worthy of love no matter what. Got 20 minutes? Check it out. Find out mor...

In conjunction with other podcasters celebrating gratitude, Kari talks to her friend Thereza - a reiki master, yoga instructor, and mindfulness educator - about gratitude practices, how gratitude shows up in our relationships to nature, each other, and ourselves. They explore how their individual gratitude practices have impacted their well-being, mental health, and the way they move through the w...

Join Kari and Emily as they explore ideas of success, what it means to each of them, the three different kinds of success, what capitalism teaches us about wealth, philanthropy, and how to be happy (versus being safe and secure). Visionality Partners, Emily's company https://visionalitypartners.com/ Visionalitys' Building Forward Series: Kari and Emily talk about grief and living a mission-based l...

We all know what it's like to make a big change in our lives and how scary that can be. Settle in and listen to this longer episode where Kari talks to two amazing human beings about their relationship to change. They discuss what made them take a leap of faith, how hard it was, and how it has shifted the way they move through the world. Kari O'Driscoll Author, Speaker, Founder of the SELF Project...

Susan's book "The Little Liverpool Diaries" is a glimpse in to what it was like to grow up in a multi-generational household in Chicago in the 1950s. She and Kari talk about the gifts and lessons of learning from grandparents and how it shaped Susan and her view of the world. Purchase The Little Liverpool Diaries here https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780984237890 The Lion and the Porcupine, also b...

Join Kari and Julia as they explore our relationship to mortality - our own and others. They examine ideas of collective grieving and how we learn (or don't) to grapple with death and living, both. Julia's book The Mortality Shot was the jumping off point for this conversation, but they go so deep and wide into these ideas that you'll want to check it out. Julia's website:  https://www.theunadapte...

Julie Pham is the founder of CuriosityBased and the author of the book, The Seven Forms of Respect. She and Kari talk about why it's important to agree with others on what respect looks like to us, understanding that it is different in different contexts, and the "Rubber band Rule." Whether you're interested in enhancing personal or professional relationships, this episode is a must. Book Website:...

Have a listen as Kari and Hyacinth talk about how fear lets us live with limiting stories in our heads, the importance of working through your traumas with people who won't judge, what it's like to have the courage to repair family relationships, and more. Hyacinth is a coach who works with women who have experienced trauma and want to make their way to living their true soul's purpose and her sto...

In this short episode, Kari talks about her relationship to possibility. She explores what it means to let ourselves imagine, rest in the space of knowing that anything can be, and she tells the story of the Scary Love Hammock. Kick off your new year with her and let yourself be caught by possibility - just for a little while. Find out more about Kari O'Driscoll Find book by Kari O'Driscoll and ot...

Kari and Krystene talk about what it means to be spiritual, and how their idea of what it means has changed over their lifetimes. Have a listen to these two, who have known each other for decades, riff on the difference between religion and spirituality and how their relationship to spirit has enhanced their lives. They talk about love and fear and how human beings are shifting toward a new state...

Kari interviews Dexter Nunnery about his work in his community and the way it is impacting the lives of so many people in Ventura County, California. They talk about how we see our place as community members, how we can just dive in and provide resources to those around us who need it, and how that work intersects with social justice, law enforcement, and hip hop music. Dexter Nunnery https://www....

Debra Baida, the owner of Liberated Spaces, talks to Kari about what it's like to help folks organize their clutter, explore the stories we tell about our things, and how we can be more intentional about creating ease in our lives by getting rid of things that no longer serve us. The two of them delve into topics of sustainability, capitalism, and how to gift things to increase their impact. Just...

Kari and Barbara talk about Barbara's book Heartwood and explore what it means to live with intention, to really sit with grief, our own and others', and talk about the importance of ritual and making meaning when someone we love passes. Acknowledging that there are many different kinds of grief and ways to mourn losses, and also that there is nothing wrong with finding pockets of joy in the midst...

Kari talks to author and instructor Shauna Ahern (formerly known as Gluten Free Girl) about food allergies, curiosity, how her relationship to food has changed over time, and more. Exploring the evolution of Shauna's love for food, how she learned her husband's body actually stores the memory of the food he cooks, and thinking about what an ADHD cookbook might look like are just some of the things...

Kari talks to Karen Gross, an attorney and the founder of Citizen Discourse, about how we see ourselves as members of a larger community. Karen has created an innovative way to bring together individuals from all walks of life to have deep conversations about life, humanity, and what it means to be in relationship. Check it out! Citizen Discourse.org Kari O'Driscoll author, speaker, and founder of...

Bestselling author Jennifer Pastiloff talks with Kari about her eating disorder, when and why she learned to dissociate from her body as a young child, and how she has learned to not only accept, but embrace the wisdom it carries. Best Selling author Jennifer Pastiloff Find Jennifer on Instagram and Facebook Connect with Kari O'Driscoll Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

I'm Kari O'Driscoll author, speaker, and founder of the SELF Project. I'm a coach working with educators, parents, and teenagers and I am passionate about helping build strong, healthy, relationships. I also work with memoir writers to bring forward their own stories. On this episode, I share my personal story, why I started this podcast, and what you can look forward to on future episodes. Explor...