Shadow Casting

In this episode we bring ourselves back down to earth and explore how best we can become more mindful and present in our lives. Spoiler alert, the power of mindfulness lives in the gap. Quotes in the podcast: “The ocean doesn’t complain about the dance of ten thousand waves; so don’t be concerned with the... Read More

This week’s quote is by Sally Brompton. “Life is a process of growing and outgrowing, and what fits snugly today, be it an idea, attitude, or belief, may be entirely the wrong size tomorrow.” Music by: Colors Conflicted

Today we are exploring the idea coined by Dan Millman, Unreasonable Happiness. Join us as we take this abstract concept and ground it into something we can cultivate. Quotes in the podcast: “Sometimes sorrow, sometimes joy. But beneath it all remember the innate perfection of your life unfolding. That is the secret of unreasonable happiness.”... Read More

This week’s quote is by the philosopher Giles Deleuze. “The problem is no longer getting people to express themselves but providing little gaps of solitude and silence in which they might eventually find something to say. What a relief to have nothing to say, the right to say nothing, because only then is there a... Read More

It’s our 3rd and final episode, for now, on archetypes. This week we are finishing our exploring Caroline Myss’ Survival Archetypes. Specifically this week we are looking at the Victim and the Child (and it’s 6 sub-types). Link referenced in the podcast:https://www.myss.com/ Music by: Colors Conflicted

This week we are looking at a quote out of Seth Godin’s book “The Practice: Shipping Creative Work “Reassurance is helpful for people who seek out certainty, but successful artist realize that certainty isn’t required. In fact the quest for certainty undermines everything we set out to create” Music by: Colors Conflicted

It’s our second episode on archetypes. This week we are exploring Caroline Myss’ Survival Archetypes. Specifically the Saboteur and the Prostitute. It will be quite a ride. Link referenced in the podcast:https://www.myss.com/ Music by: Colors Conflicted

This week we are looking at a quote out of the book, “Way of the Peaceful Warrior” by by Dan Millman: “To rid yourself of old patterns, focus all your energy not on struggling with the old, but on building the new.” Dave and Jenn are playing with patterns again, but this time they are... Read More

This week is all about archetypes. What are they? Where did they come from and how can we use them to help shadow cast better? Links to sites mentioned in our Shadow Cast: https://www.myss.com/free-resources/sacred-contracts-and-your-archetypes/https://gretchenrubin.com/quiz/ https://genekeys.com/free-profile/ Quizzes https://www.quotev.com/quizzes/c/Personality/Silly Music by: Colors Conflicted

This week we are looking at a quote by Carl Jung: “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate. “ Dave and Jenn take this quote and explore how patterns in our unconscious drive our lives. Can we change these patterns or is our fate sealed?... Read More

On our last Shadow Quote we explored stories and the power of taking ownership for those stories. We hope the quote created excitement for new possibilities. To spur you along, we will dive into our favorite tool for taking ownership of our story and create change. In this episode we are going to dive deeply... Read More

Today’s quote is by Brené Brown: “If you own this story you get to write the ending.” What is the story and what might owning it look like? Come join us as we turn this short sweet quote all around. Music by: Colors Conflicted

In this episode Dave and Jenn dive deeper into the idea of play. Learn how work and play can blend into each other if we stop living so seriously and instead start living sincerely. Music by: Colors Conflicted

Today we are exploring a quote by the psychiatrist and thealogian Gerald May. Are work and play opposites or can they feed into each other depending on our attitude. When does work become play? Jenn and Dave explore what it looks like as we try to express more play in our work. The difference between... Read More

We have launched our new Podcast. Join us as we explore how we make use of the ideas that live in shadows and casting. AND, see how these ideas help us all celebrate our humanity. Want to listen on another platform? We’ve got you covered! Apple podcastsSpotifyPocket Casts Music by: Colors Conflicted

Today we are exploring 2 quotes, one by Lao-Tzu and another by Swami Vivekananda. Both look at how our character is built, first and foremost, on the thoughts we think. Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes... Read More