The Cohere Collective

Making Meaning: Deep Conversations on Life, Purpose, and The Human Experience

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Why are we here? What's the meaning of life? What's the meaning of your life? Exploring these mysteries often results in more questions than you began with. So how do we move forward living meaningful lives? Making Meaning by The Cohere Collective explores this exact question. Every other week, host Reese Brown interviews a new guest about how they have chosen to live their life in a meaningful way. We hope that through these stories you can explore how you have, and can, make meaning in your life. Let's make meaning together. We are so glad you're here!

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Jun 30, 2026

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Episodes

How to Have a Happy Birthday: Using Your Personal New Year to Revolutionize Self-Love with Author Tamar Hurwitz-Fleming 25.03.2025

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with Astrologer, Artisti, and Author of How to Have a Happy Birthday, Tamar Hurwitz-Fleming. A huge thank you to Tamar for this beautiful book and her time and energy during this episode. Read How to Have a Happy Birthday: https://howtohaveahappybirthday.com/ How to Have a Happy Birthday Workbook: https://howtohaveahappybirthday.com/workbook/ Learn More about...

You Should Be Full of Yourself: Using Embodiment to Heal our Nervous System with Embodiment Coach Kathy Taylor 11.03.2025

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with Embodiment and Nervous System Coach Kathy Taylor. Kathy has just released an all new FREE EBook called Building Your Capacity: A Gentle Guide to Growing Your Nervous System for Healing and Performance. Download here: https://herdwise.kit.com/f0329086c6 A huge thank you to Kathy for her time, energy, and expertise during this episode! You can find Kathy a...

Connection Breeds Joy, Creates Growth, and Unleashes Your Highest Self with Psychologist Dr. Adam Dorsay 25.02.2025

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with Dr. Adam Dorsay to discuss the power of connection and the way that improving our ability to relate to the broader world around us can improve our own happiness and fulfillment. A huge thank you to Dr. Adam Dorsay for his time, energy, and expertise in this episode. To find Dr. Adam Dorsay and his work: https://dradamdorsay.com To learn more about Dr. Ad...

The Great I AM: Manifestation and Magic with Dennis Carlson 11.02.2025

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with Coach Dennis Carlson to discuss spirituality, esotericism, and manifestation. A huge thank you to Dennis for his time and energy during this episode! If you’d like to work with Dennis, you can contact him via email at lacuna@gmail.com Follow The Cohere Collective: https://www.instagram.com/thecoherecollective/ https://www.tiktok.com/@thecoherecollective...

Lifelong Mentorship with Calvin Blackmon 28.01.2025

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with Calvin Blackmon to discuss being a life-long mentor and living a life guided by creativity. A huge thank you to Calvin for his time and energy in this episode! You can check out Calvin and all of his work here: https://www.mldevineresources.com For more information, head to www.thecoherecollective.com and follow @thecoherecollective on Instagram , Facebo...

Relatives of Mother Earth and Chosen Family with Author and Activist Hilary Giovale 17.12.2024

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with Author Hilary Giovale to discuss sacred activism, ecological justice, and her book Becoming a Good Relative: Calling White Settlers Towards Truth, Healing, and Repair. A huge thank you to Hilary for her time, energy, and vulnerability during this conversation! Find Hilary: https://www.goodrelative.com/ Find Becoming a Good Relative: https://greenwritersp...

Listening to Our Sacred Activist Summons with Author Cynthia Jurs 03.12.2024

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with Cynthia Jurs to discuss her book Summoned by the Earth and how to listen to our call to sacred activism. A huge thank you to Cynthia for her time, energy, and expertise during this episode. Cynthia’s Work: https://gaiamandala.net/founder/ Summoned by the Earth: https://www.summonedbytheearth.org/ Follow The Cohere Collective: https://www.instagram.com/th...

Human Consciousness and Its Implications for Justice with Author and Activist Manda Scott 19.11.2024

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with Author, Teacher, and Activist Manda Scott to discuss the nature of reality, our responsibility to each other, and her book Any Human Power. A huge thank you to Manda Scott for her time, energy, and expertise during this episode. Find Manda and her powerful work here: https://mandascott.co.uk/ Follow The Cohere Collective: https://www.instagram.com/thecoh...

Religion and Spirituality as Self Exploration with Life Coach Trinity Stukey 05.11.2024

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with Life Coach, Social Media Expert, and Consultant Trinity Stukey to discuss deconstructing and reconstructing religion, failure as a grief process, and having our own backs. A huge thank you to Trinity Stukey for her time, energy, and light during this episode! Check out Butterfly & Bee Consulting: https://www.butterflyandbeeconsulting.com/ Follow Butt...

The Heart of Grief with Author and Speaker Jessica Fein 22.10.2024

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with author and speaker Jessica Fein to discuss life, love, grief, and her memoir Breath Taking. A huge thank you to Jessica for her vulnerability, openness, and time during this conversation. To get Breath Taking or check out more of Jessica’s work, head to https://www.jessicafeinstories.com/ Follow The Cohere Collective: https://www.instagram.com/thecoherec...

Grief, Religion, and the Resilient Human Spirit with Coach Katelyn Andree 08.10.2024

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with Coach Katelyn Andree to discuss mid-life crises, deconstruction and reconstruction of religion, and the intersection of grief and meaning. A huge thank you to Katelyn for her time and energy during this episode! Follow Katelyn: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katelyn-andree-152b064/ Gallup Coaching Directory: https://www.gallup.com/learning/certifi...

Radical Love and Life with Speaker and Mentor Santana Inniss 24.09.2024

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with writer, speaker, and mentor Santana Inniss to discuss practicing radical empathy for self and others through justice, storytelling, and ancestry. A huge thank you to Santana for sharing her story and time so vulnerably and generously. You can follow Santana on LinkedIn and access her website below. https://www.linkedin.com/in/santanainniss/ https://www.f...

Alcohol and Self Worth with Coach Marci Rossi 10.09.2024

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with Marci Rossi to discuss self-worth, feminism, and how alcohol impacts our relationship with others and ourselves. A huge thank you to Marci Rossi for her time, energy, and expertise during this episode. Quit Like a Woman by Holly Whitaker: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/605025/quit-like-a-woman-by-holly-whitaker/ Follow Marci: https://www.instag...

Defining and Pursuing Joy with Founder of Coco Joy Coaching Nicole Pignatiello 27.08.2024

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with Nicole Pignatiello, Founder and Owner of Coco Joy Coaching, to discuss the nuance of JOY! A huge thank you to Nicole for her vulnerability and openness in having this conversation with me. Work with Nicole & Coco Joy Coaching: https://www.cocojoycoaching.com/ Follow Nicole & Coco Joy Coaching: https://www.instagram.com/cocojoycoaching/ God and Co...

Reconciliation and Reconnecting Amid Climate Chaos with Leah Rampy 13.08.2024

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with activist, speaker, and author of Earth & Soul Leah Rampy to discuss climate chaos, our connection to nature, and the importance of feeling grief before reconciliation. A huge thank you to Leah Rampy for her time, energy, and expertise! Check out Leah’s Work: https://www.leahmoranrampy.com/ Read Earth & Soul: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/earth...

Intuitive Wellness as a Path to Purpose with Certified Health Coach Sneha Patel 30.07.2024

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with Certified Health Coach Sneha Patel to discuss our approach to medicine, her personal health journey, and the way intuition can be our guide in the journey of pursuing purpose. A huge thank you to Sneha for sharing her time, energy and expertise! Who can find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/snehapatel.nett/ Follow The Cohere Collective: https:...

Unconditional and Unrequited Love: Grief and Sibling-Hood with Annie Sklaver Orenstein 16.07.2024

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with Grief Expert Annie Sklaver Orenstein to discuss her personal experience with losing her eldest brother, the way sibling relationships change our personhood, and how grief impacts the way we make meaning. A huge thank you to Annie Sklaver Orenstein for her time, energy, and vulnerability during this episode. To read Always a Sibling, or to explore more of...

The Full Circle of Curiosity, Peace, and Service with Tommy Oakley 02.07.2024

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with Tommy Oakley to discuss how curiosity can help us remove judgment and embrace growth, how spirituality can improve our mental health, and how challenging ourselves really helps us become ourselves. A huge thank you to Tommy Oakley for sharing his story, time, and energy during today’s episode! For more information, head to www.thecoherecollective.com and...

Your Dream is Worth it! Season 2 Wrap Up with Host, Reese Brown 04.06.2024

Join host Reese Brown as she takes a look back on Season 2 and updates you on her current meaning making status. To learn more and help Palestinian families in need, check out Operation Olive Branch here: https://linktr.ee/opolivebranch I made an oversight during this episode and forgot to recap the wonderful conversation I had the privilege of having with Jeff Seckendorf, Founder of Unified Team...

Turning Pain into Passion with Chris Buchanan, Certified Functional Medicine Health Coach 21.05.2024

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with Government Aerospace Engineer turned Certified Functional Medicine Health Coach Chris Buchanan. Chris’ story is one of perseverance; from a brain tumor and infertility to feeling the healthiest he ever has was not an easy journey, but certainly worth it. A huge thank you to Chris for his time, energy, vulnerability, and expertise in this episode! If you...

How to Achieve Happiness with Transformation Coach Brooks Munn 07.05.2024

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with Certified Transformation Coach, Brooks Munn, to discuss the intersection of quantum physics, prayer, neuroscience, spirituality, and happiness. A huge thank you to Brooks Munn for his time, energy, and expertise during this episode! Contact Brooks at brooks@unconditional-happiness.com or here: https://www.unconditional-happiness.com/ Follow The Cohere Co...

The Connected Story of Feminism, Climate Justice, and Socio-Economic Equity with Osprey Orielle Lake 23.04.2024

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with Author, Speaker, and Founder of WECAN Osprey Orielle Lake to discuss cultural activism, the climate crisis, feminism, and her book, The Story is in Our Bones: How Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis. A huge thank you to Osprey Orielle Lake for her time, energy, and expertise in this episode! Follow The Cohere Collective: https://w...

Service Without Judgment with Jeff Seckendorf, Founder of Unified Team Diving 09.04.2024

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with Jeff Seckendorf, Founder of UTD, Unified Team Diving, champion indoor cyclist, author, and speaker. A huge thank you to Jeff for his time during this conversation! You can find Jeff here, https://www.jeffreyseckendorf.com/about-jeff/ , his work with The Institute of Purpose here, https://instituteofpurpose.org/speakers/ , and Unified Team Diving here, ht...

Chasing Happiness and Breaking Chains with Author and Life Coach Shannon Talbot 26.03.2024

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with Author and Life Coach Shannon Talbot to discuss chasing our happiness and her book Breaking Free. A huge thank you to Shannon Talbot for her time and energy during this episode! You can find more information at https://shannontalbot.com/ and buy her book at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQRMBC3T?asc_campaign=5c9ce24bfe15f0f4dd0828262c328c53&asc_source=...

The Complexities of Relationship and Being in the Arena with Maya Francis 12.03.2024

Join host Reese Brown as she sits down with Maya Francis for the second Ouroboros episode of Making Meaning to discuss the importance of meaningful relationships, having appreciation for rest, and finding gratitude in the midst of challenges. A huge thank you to Maya Francis for being here for her second episode of Making Meaning! For more information, head to www.thecoherecollective.com and follo...

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