The Adventure Paradox

The deepest adventures are not always the ones we plan. They are the ones that ask us to trust, to receive help, and to keep going even when the ground beneath us has shifted. Jo Giese is an award winning journalist, lifelong hiker, and author whose life changed after a devastating accident and a medical outcome that told her she might never walk again. Instead of accepting that ending, Jo chose s...

Some episodes feel like a deep exhale. This one did that for me. In this episode, I sit down with Rebecca Schlosser, a trauma informed breathwork facilitator, yoga teacher, and free spirited midlifer joining me from Albuquerque, New Mexico. What unfolds is not a tidy how to conversation. It is real. Messy. Funny. Honest. And deeply embodied. We talk about what it means to be labeled too much and h...

This conversation felt like a deep exhale. A remembering. With Mary Ann Simonds, we explore what happens when we stop trying to control the moment and learn to be with it. Horses, wildlife, children, and humans all exist within the same field of awareness. When we soften our attention and shift from looking at to looking with, real connection becomes possible. This episode invites you back into th...

This moment matters more than we realize. In this reflective solo episode, I’m checking in with you from a snowy mountain town and inviting an honest pause as the year unfolds. We talk about shedding old skins, standing at the edge of long held dreams, and remembering that the adventure is not something we arrive at later. It is happening now. I share behind the scenes reflections from my TEDx jou...

This is the full episode interview with Monica Stahlmann, who also writes under the pen name Leokadia George. Monica is a children’s book author, mental health therapist, and volunteer at the Wolf Conservation Center. In this conversation, we sit with wolves, story, family, and the deeper threads that connect us to nature and each other. We talk about Trumpet, a critically endangered Mexican gray...

This is a short preview episode with Monica Stahlmann, who writes under the pen name Leokadia George. Monica is a children’s book author, mental health therapist, and wolf conservationist. The full conversation will be released soon. In this mini episode, we briefly touch on Monica’s children’s book series centered on wolves, including Trumpet, a critically endangered Mexican gray wolf. We also op...

This conversation is an invitation to slow down and remember that the adventure is not waiting somewhere else. It is happening right here. This is the full episode with Tara Wear , a coach and facilitator with over 30 years of experience supporting leaders and women through growth, burnout, and transition. Tara and I met through the TEDx Spokane community, where she coached me through my upcoming...

Sometimes the adventure does not arrive as a bold leap. Sometimes it begins in a quiet moment when we realize we can choose again. In this short preview conversation, I sit down with Tara Wear , an experienced coach and leader who has spent more than 30 years supporting individuals and teams in becoming their best selves. We first connected through the TEDx Spokane community, where Tara supported...

I loved sitting down with Camron Adibi for this full conversation. His way of understanding horses reminds us to slow down, listen with our whole selves and meet them with curiosity and care. Camron is an equine behavior educator, sound practitioner and host of the Centar podcast. His blend of tuning forks, vibration work and horse centered teaching brings a thoughtful and heartfelt approach to pa...

Connection often begins in the smallest moments, and this preview with Camron Adibi offers a gentle doorway into the sensory world of horses and the kind of curiosity that can shift how we move through our own lives. Camron is the host of the Centar podcast and a devoted advocate for equine behavior, tuning forks and vibration work, and the intuitive communication that happens between humans and h...

Every so often, you meet someone whose stories open a wider doorway into what adventure can teach us. My conversation with Melissa Rodway brought me into the quiet truths of travel, the power of humor, and the way purpose often appears when we least expect it. Melissa is a writer, journalist, and global traveler who has spent years observing human nature with curiosity and heart. Her debut book Th...

There is something magical that happens when you sit with someone who has lived adventure as both an inner and outer journey. My conversation with Melissa Rodway brought me right back to why I love exploring the heart of travel. It is not only about the places we go. It is about the inner shifts, awakenings, and quiet truths that rise up when we let ourselves be present to what the road is teachin...

As the year comes to a close, I wanted to pause and say thank you. This episode highlights the top ten conversations from our 2025 podcast year. These are the episodes that resonated most deeply with our listeners and stayed with me long after the mic was turned off. Each guest offered a reminder that the adventure is not something we arrive at later. It is happening now, in real life, in the midd...

Spending time with Karen Wickerson feels like opening a quiet doorway into the wisdom of the animals who walk beside us. Karen is an animal telepath, a former clinical counselor, and the author of Listen to Your Animals: They Know More Than You Think . Her connection to animals began when she was three years old and realized she could communicate with them. As she grew older, she learned to silenc...

Every conversation has a spark, and this one with Karen Wickerson invites you to lean in and notice the quiet wisdom that animals bring into our lives. Karen is an animal telepath and the author of Listen to Your Animals: They Know More Than You Think . In this short preview, she shares how her intuitive gifts appeared early, why she pushed them aside while working as a clinical counselor, and wha...

There is a kind of soul adventure that opens when we sit with someone who carries the lived wisdom of animals and the stories that shaped us. My conversation with Mary Chris Foxworthy felt like stepping into a living archive of horse history, connection, and heart. She joins us from Metamora, Michigan, where her four horses, rich family roots, and deep love for storytelling all come together in th...

There is a quiet adventure that opens within us when we look to animals and nature for guidance. In this short preview, Mary Chris Foxworthy offers a warm glimpse into the world she shares with her horses in Metamora, Michigan. Her life as an author began through the wisdom of her horses and the influence of her mentor, Gloria Austin, whose museum and library helped preserve equestrian heritage. O...

This is the full conversation I’ve been so excited to share with you. A few days ago you heard the preview, and today you get the complete story with Christopher Hill, founder of Hands Up Holidays and Impact Destinations. This conversation is a beautiful reminder that the adventure is already happening within us, inviting us to show up with more compassion, curiosity, and courage. Christopher talk...

Here is a little taste of a conversation that opened my heart. This is only a preview, and the full episode with Christopher Hill will be released on Friday, December 5 , but I wanted you to hear a piece of what's to come. Christopher leads Hands Up Holidays and Impact Destinations, two eco luxury travel companies that bring purpose, service, and real humanity back into the way we explore the...

True purpose reveals itself the moment we are willing to hear what our soul has been trying to say. And in the spirit of the adventure paradox, this conversation is a reminder that the adventure is not waiting somewhere far away. It is happening in the middle of real life, in the choices we make when things fall apart, and in the courage it takes to begin again. Erica Carrico returns with a story...

Sometimes the adventure inside us begins the moment we finally admit something is no longer working. In this short sneak peek, Erica Carrico shares the truth behind burning down the parts of her life that were out of alignment and how choosing change became the turning point that brought her back to her purpose. Erica is an international award-winning coach, author, and now podcaster who helps peo...

There is something so grounding about hearing the real story behind how a woman builds a life and business that truly supports her. In this episode, Nicole Magelssen, founder and CEO of Alpine Virtual, shares how being laid off while 38 weeks pregnant became the beginning of a people-centered company that now supports entrepreneurs, VAs, and families in creating more space, more clarity, and more...

Sometimes the most powerful chapters in our lives begin in the moments we never expected. In this sneak peek, you’ll meet Nicole Magelssen, the heart and founder behind Alpine Virtual. Nicole opens up about the season that changed everything for her, from being laid off days before giving birth to building a business that helps overwhelmed entrepreneurs reclaim their time and reconnect with what t...

On 11/11, I recorded this minisode and streamed it live to Facebook. I was sick, but not that sick (probably Covid), and doing my best to hold it all together with a sick kiddo and soon to be sick husband and all the things. So, Luckily, I DID get a livestream out to my audience... and I even published this minisode within the week that I channeled it. Unluckily, my dear teammates in the Phillipin...

Every once in a while, I meet someone whose words feel like a deep exhale, and Sneha Villalva is one of those souls. In this heartfelt conversation, we talk about what it really means to cut to the essence in life, in love, and in how we show up in the world. Sneha is an award-winning storyteller, author, and one of MSN’s Top 10 Leading Speakers to Follow in 2025. Her upcoming book Cut to the Esse...