Taking The Plunge

Have you ever felt uninspired? Like there has got to be more, better, something else out there? Natalie Tessler felt that way, but instead of sticking with comfort she took a leap of faith and ultimately found her purpose.....twice.    For more information: https://compassprobono.wpengine.com/ To follow Taking The Plunge: https://www.instagram.com/plungeshow/

Educational inequality is a fact. Most of us know the bleak statistics, but despite our best intentions, we don’t address it. We resign ourselves to the status quo, convinced of our powerlessness.    You will quickly learn that Brian Floriani  is not most people: how many of us would trade in private jets for weathered books?    In speaking with Brian, we learn about his remarkable plunge, and are...

Idioms, mantras, inspirational phrases: they are everywhere, passing through our consciousness with little effect.  We may pause for a moment, briefly reflecting upon its meaning, before moving on, unchanged.  But once in a while, we come across a phrase so extraordinary, we cannot simply move on.  We are changed, and our life must change with us.    For Rich Alapack, it was four words: We All Liv...

What do you do when it seems that all news is bad news? John Denney teaches us the importance of taking a pause, searching inward for the answers, and how his "plunge" into meditation has changed his life in extraordinary ways!  For more information on this incredible meditation: https://theharmonyexercise.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theharmonyexercise/ To follow Taking The Plunge: https://www....

We are told that we can have it all: the high paying job, the 2.5 children, the impeccably kept home. But what happens when having it all means waking up in a cold sweat at 3:30 am, not knowing which way is up; when your days become so consumed with endless tasks, you can't remember what it was like to sit quietly. In this podcast, we explore the stressors of modern-day society and learn that slow...

Once in a while, someone comes along with such extraordinary vision that anything seems possible. Such is the case with Zac Cohen, a person who by the age of 10 had touched the lives of over 10,000 children. On this episode we talk with Zac's mom Ellen, and sister Elana,  as they share Zac's relentless drive to live his life in the service of others.  For more information on Zac's Zoo or to donate...

What do you do, when the man who has loved you for 40 years, leaves you with no warning and no chance to say good-bye? Losing this relationship awakened a part of Jennifer that had laid dormant for years. It was from this place of immeasurable grief that Jennifer was inspired to create something of infinite hope.  Follow Jennifer at: https://www.instagram.com/jazzifit/

In the spirit of Taking the Plunge, Marissa and Mara pack up their Evanston studio, and head out to Nashville, Tennessee where they meet with Aron Plucinski, a former Hollywood Producer and Showrunner. Aron guides us through the highs and lows of a career in Hollywood, during which he achieved tremendous success, while also experiencing heartbreaking loss, and a deepening disillusionment with the...

On this episode of TakingThe Plunge, we talk about how and why we created this podcast and our hopes and fears around starting something incredibly out of our comfort zone.