The Edge of Everyday with Sandra Bargman

Happy May Day! This episode was recorded on Earth Day, April 22, and drops on May Day – some very potent energy!  Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22nd, aimed at raising awareness and promoting environmental protection. It's a global movement where individuals, communities, and organizations unite to take action and address environmental and climate crisis issues.  May Day&apo...

Happy Birthday to Me! I have a fun ritual that I do every year on my birthday – I try something new – something really physical – and something I’ve never done before. For example, one year I ziplined, I did hot yoga one year – one year I went pole dancing, one year I attended a sweat lodge – this year, I’m going rock climbing! I love this ritual – and my loyal listeners know how I adore ritual –...

Happy April Fools day! The fool archetype in literature, often seen as a wise fool or jester, is a character who, through seemingly simple or foolish behavior, challenges authority, speaks truths others can't, and acts as a counterbalance to societal norms, often with humor and resilience.  Today we are #LIVEintheHIVE with our special guest, actor, comedian, choreographer, playwright, multi-...

Today’s episode was recorded in January of 2023 and it is a wonderful conversation I had with one of my most favorite people, author and spiritual teacher, Gloria Karpinski.  I met Gloria at the end of my 1 st year of seminary when she came to speak at the Ordination Ceremony for The New Seminary at St. John the Divine. She became a trusted mentor and friend – and I went on to produce + narrate th...

Today we are #LIVEintheHIVE with the multi-talented and multi-award-winning performer, host and raconteur, RICHARD SKIPPER, for a spirited conversation about the power of positivity, the rough edges of ambition and embracing our third act potential, the shifting landscape of the NYC cabaret scene, and of course, we’ll hear juicy stories from his treasure trove of performance history.  Richard is b...

Happy Valentines Day!  Today is the ultimate valentine episode…making love with the divine! Today we are #LIVEintheHIVE with our special guest, Kay Louise Aldred, for a follow up conversation, part II to our episode from a couple months ago, Ep 26 | There Is Not a Normal Human: Somatic Shamanism and Neurodiversity.  As you know, if you are a loyal listener, I NEVER have enough time with my guests!...

Today’s episode was recorded on January 16 th , 2023, on Martin Luther King, Jr Day. It’s a powerful conversation I had with author and diversity and inclusion expert, Annemarie Shrouder. Here in the USA, we just held the inauguration for the incoming President, a convicted felon, and his sycophants who have crafted Project 2025, on January 20 th , ironically falling on MLK, Jr Day. Since day One,...

What is Cultural Intelligence? How does it intersect with DEIB? How does it serve being a Change Maker in these challenging times? Today we are #LIVEintheHIVE with high performance coach, TEDx Speaker, and entrepreneur Kristin Joy Ekkens for a compelling conversation about reaching out of our comfort zones and across the cultural divide. How can we be more inclusive? How can we, as 21 st Century L...

A short, sweet, and special Happy New Year episode with your host, Sandra Bargman. Sandra shares a reading of ‘We Were Made for These Times’ by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes. “My Esteemed Ones – Do not lose heart. We were made for these times. I have heard from so many recently who are deeply and properly bewildered. They are concerned about the state of affairs in our world now. Ours is a time of al...

How do we confront our grief when it feels particularly overwhelming during the holidays? How do we stay present to our grief when we’ve lost a loved one? How do we meet with our grief over the recent election here in the US or the collective grief we feel over the atrocities happening around the world? What is the role of art, creativity and the artist in our healing process? Today we are #LIVEin...

What is Embodied Spirituality? What is Somatic Shamanism? What is Neurodiversity?  Today we are #LIVEintheHIVE with author, teacher, and embodiment and spirituality orientated theologian Kay Louise Aldred for a compelling + educational conversation about spiritual needs, safe spaces, understanding the nervous system, embodied ways of knowing, and neurodiversity.  If you, like me, are somewhat new...

Do You Listen to Your Body When it Speaks to You? Today we are #LIVEintheHIVE with Speaker, Leadership & Embodiment Coach, and Founder of The Power of Gesture™, Jen Aks for a compelling conversation about accessing the wisdom of the body vs that of the intellect and other forms and pathways of knowing and learning. This was a powerful and emotional conversation - my first podcast recording pos...

Happy Anniversary to #TheEdgeofEverydayPodcast! This month marks the 3rd ANNIVERSARY of when I started this podcast (October of 2021) at TalkRadio. NYC and it marks the one year Anniversary of when I moved the podcast to MaximizeU.Life. Of course, we also stream on all your favorite podcast platforms. And Happy Halloween – Happy Samhain - Happy Witches New Year! For todays episode we are doing thi...

Todays episode is one of my favorites! Today we are #LIVEintheHIVE with author, Interfaith theologian, and dancer, Lynn Horan for a compelling conversation about the edges between spirituality and leadership, the edges between the wisdom of the body and that of the intellect - and - we will dive into her work on embodied social change in her contributing chapter, ACTIVISM, PERFORMANCE, and SPIRITU...

Today’s episode was recorded in December of 2021 and it is a passionate conversation I had with friend and colleague, Everett Quinton, a versatile mainstay of the downtown theater scene in New York as an actor, director and, for a decade, leader of the Ridiculous Theatrical Company. I met Everett in 2004, working together in the Madison Square Garden National Tour of Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinde...

Today’s episode was recorded in January of 2022 and it is a wonderful conversation I had with my college friend, Joseph Lee, Jungian analyst and creator of the wildly popular podcast, This Jungian Life. Joe and I met in our freshman year at Carnegie Mellon University in the BFA performing arts program, wide-eyed 18 year-olds fresh out of high school, tossed into an intense cauldron of creativity,...

Today we are #LiveInTheHive with Sal Celly, Founder of MaximizeU.Life + Sunil Rawat, Founder and Managing Director of Softude, Int Can you believe it? We are fast approaching the one year anniversary of #TheEdgeofEverydayPodcast finding it’s current home on MaximizeU.Life! Through my travels with Sal + Laura Celly of MaximizeU, I had the great fortune to meet Sunil Rawat, the Founder and Managing...

Today, on the heals of my recent special 2-part series with Amy Lynn Durham, in which I read from my chapter, Anger and The Reluctant Leader from the #1 Best-selling book, On The Shoulders of Mighty Women by Lesley Michaels, I am re-releasing my episode from June 2022 that featured Lesley. On The Shoulder of Mighty Women had just been released, and Lesley and I spoke about her unique life journey,...

In today’s episode, join host Sandra Bargman and Amy Lynn Durham for part II chatting about anger, leadership, and storytelling. Sandra shares her personal journey of discovering and confronting her own anger, which she had been socialized to suppress as a young woman. They discuss how ignoring anger in girls can lead to poor mental and physical health outcomes, and how Sandra has learned to embra...

Today we are #LIVEintheHIVE with actor and activist, ME, Sandra Bargman, for a compelling narration from my chapter in the #1 Best-selling book, On The Shoulders of Mighty Women by the late Lesley Michaels. I will be reading from my chapter entitled, Anger and the Reluctant Leader. And I have asked my good friend, Amy Lynn Durham to be my wing woman. Amy and I have a conversation post narration, t...

Today we are #LIVEintheHIVE with actor and activist, Pooya Mohseni for a compelling conversation on the evolution of IDENTITY. My listeners know that my opening question to all my guests is “WHAT Identity do you lead with”? The answers are always fascinating. Identity is a big concept to unpack, especially in today’s world. People who are overly concerned with the impression they make, or more imp...

Today we are #LIVEintheHIVE with renowned astrologer and author, Heather Roan Robbins. In this episode we celebrate the release of Heathers’ new book, STARCODES: Navigate Your Chart with Choice-Based Astrology. Whether you are a curious newcomer to astrology or a seasoned pro, Heathers’ teachings, grounded insights, compassion and sense of humor all serve to bring greater clarity and deeper unders...

Today we are #LIVEintheHIVE with Irina Soriano, an author, TEDx and Keynote Speaker, and a VP Corporate Executive. In the spring of 2018, Irina Soriano embarked on a transformative journey of self-discovery and empowerment, transitioning from a decade-long tenure at the same company that spanned three continents. This significant shift marked a new chapter without the familiar daily job routine, s...

In this episode, we are #LiveInTheHive with Medium, Animal Communicator, + Realm Walker, Angel Morgan. Join us as we discuss: What is Identity?  What is Realm Walking?  Angel shares the story of how she discovered her unique intuitive gifts, the pushback from her family, and the source of her emerging clarity.  The connection of spirit and the creative and it’s healing powers of communion.  The im...

Today we are #LIVEintheHIVE with our special guest, Amy Lynn Durham, a UC Berkley Certified Executive Coach, CEO of Create Magic at Work, and, as her clients call her, The Corporate Mystic. I am of the opinion that so many of the soul crushing ills we experience in todays world, the dark and truly ragged edges in our world today are from a LACK OF CONNECTION. A disconnect from ourselves, from each...