The Radiant Badass with Elizabeth Holmes

Spending her latchkey summers closed up in her air conditioned house watching videos on MTV resulted in Elizabeth getting nostalgic for New Wave music when the weather heats up. On this week’s episode she’s sharing Five (ish) New Wave Videos That Changed the Trajectory of Her Life. That’s quite a statement – tune in to hear about the power of New Wave. Videos linked in Notes.   Radiant Badass Chri...

With the impending Twitter implosion on the horizon, Meta dropped it’s Threads platform on July 6th. If you were on there the first few hours, it had the entire vibe of entering the Chocolate Room at Willy Wonka’s factory. Amazement and joy overflowed. Elizabeth’s got some thoughts on how having fun again on social media felt, and how it probably won’t last.   Radiant Badass Chris Martin, Creativi...

Ah, it’s summer. Yay! There’s a certain nostalgia associated with summertime and Elizabeth’s sharing a few things from her childhood that she’s bringing back for the Year of Our Lord 2023. It’s all about finding joy where you can, whether it’s AM radio or popsicles, what’s your summer vibe? Radiant Badass Chris Martin, Creativity Coach Bringing It Back Summer Playlist Radiant Badass Chris Martin,...

A recent conversation about living a life aligned with one’s personal values prompted Elizabeth to execute a quic audit to check in with what she was spending her time on. Was it on things that mattered or was she simply telling herself a story about what her lived values are? Results of the audit are reflected in the rather extravagant title of this week’s episode.  Radiant Badass Chris Martin, C...

Summer’s started and Elizabeth’s got a few random thoughts to kick off the season. From Cigarette Grandma Summer to recommended low demand shows to watch, Elizabeth’s looking to share the summer vibe. Tune in for a potpourri episode.  Radiant Badass Chris Martin, Creativity Coach DISSH Cigarette Grandma Summer Smartless Docuseries Arrested Development Abbott Elementary Community Love Boat Radiant...

Just a fun little light episode unpacking a bit of the agony that is known as Imposter Syndrome. You know, to kick off summer. If this is a subject that resonates with you, tune in for this week’s drop.   Radiant Badass Chris Martin, Creativity Coach Billie Best Blog Billie Best Books The Work of Byron Katie But Here We Are – Foo Fighters Radiant Badass Chris Martin, Creativity Coach This is a pub...

Comedian Mae Martin’s new Netflix comedy special, SAP, includes a bit where Mae talks about identity and how we define ourselves and how weird it is. The bit is insightful, funny and very on the nose – and it involves snow globes. You’re intrigued now, aren’t you? Elizabeth was too, and she’s sharing her thoughts on this week’s episode, tune in and see if you find it just as thought provoking.   R...

Elizabeth’s long streak of no broken bones came to an end last week. The time spent elevating her foot gave her a chance to practice some gratitude for a few of the positive changes that resulted from the pandemic. Especially when your movement is a little restricted. From grocery delivery to enhanced personal boundaries, she’s counting her blessings.   Radiant Badass Chris Martin, Creativity Coac...

It feels like the letters written to advice columnists are absolutely nuts. People have forgotten how to act (or they never learned). As a life long fan of advice columns in all their forms, Elizabeth has some thoughts on the state of the art of advice today – and how to tell if you’re being the a*****e.   Radiant Badass Chris Martin, Creativity Coach Carolyn Hax, advice Am I the A*****e?   Radian...

In a world that often minimizes or ignores women’s voices, Heather Armstrong, aka Dooce, was an OG Mommy blogger who demonstrated that our voices have value. In the early 2000s, Dooce was one of the very first bloggers who was able to monetize her words. Her success unleashed thousands of voices into the blogosphere. Elizabeth is remembering the courage and complexity of Dooce, who died by suicide...

Episode 100 – how in the world did we get here, guys? To celebrate this milestone, Elizabeth is reflecting on what she’s learned over the last 99 episodes and looking ahead to the future of the show. Deepest gratitude for your support over the last 100 and looking forward to the next.  Radiant Badass Chris Martin, Creativity Coach Radiant Badass Chris Martin, Creativity Coach This is a public epis...

National Conversation Week was April 17th-23rd this year (it’s a real thing, look it up) and in recognition of that, Elizabeth attended a local conversation event featuring 36 Questions About Civic Love, produced by a community non-profit. Maybe a “conversation event” sounds suss to you, so download this episode and get educated about how that rolled out and what Elizabeth learned by watching stra...

In recent weeks Elizabeth’s been hearing from a lot of different folks sharing their struggles and those of the people in their lives. And Elizabeth’s been going through it, too. Two reoccurring themes are dealing with aging parents and raising those kids. Elizabeth’s looking to provide a little validation and remind you that you’re not alone in this week’s episode. Radiant Badass Chris Martin, Cr...

We all know that standard question at networking events, right – “What do you do?” What happens when you’re in a messy middle moment and don’t have a standard job title handy? Elizabeth is telling you to get creative and make your own job title. And also celebrating the beauty of doing more than one thing. Tune in for thoughts on being a polymath as a counter culture statement.  Radiant Badass Chr...

The term “self-care” has gotten masses of press over the last several years as people grapple with attempting to find that magic work/life balance in the face of mounting pressures from all sides to do more and be more. Often with fewer resources. Elizabeth does not have any kind of solution to this dilemma but she did recently read a book on Real Self-Care by Dr. Pooja Lakshmin that gave her some...

A quick clip of an interviewer asking “what’s the deal with kids today” and not in a flattering way got Elizabeth fired up for this week’s episode. She lays out what she sees when interacting with “kids today” and suggests we’d be well served to make the effort to help them out instead of spending that energy mocking them.  Radiant Badass Chris Martin, Creativity Coach Esther Perel Radiant Badass...

Here’s a little crazy idea to kick off your Spring 2023 – what if you quit something – an obligation, a class, a friendship, a romance – that isn’t serving you and that’s how you honored the end of winter? An elegantly executed exit can be a thing of beauty. Elizabeth’s encouraging you to think of quitting as a real option in this week’s episode. Tune in and see if you agree.  Radiant Badass Chris...

With her family on a trip half way across the globe without her, Elizabeth found herself with headspace and time available to her that she’d only dreamt about the last twenty plus years. What resulted was a bit of a life reset and she’s talking about it on this week’s episode.  Radiant Badass Chris Martin, Creativity Coach Radiant Badass Chris Martin, Creativity Coach This is a public episode. If...

In light of the recent celebration of International Women’s Day (you did notice all the posts selling you stuff in your feeds, didn’t you?), Elizabeth’s considering the facets of empowerment. And how, perhaps, you could start by looking at how you support, or sabotage, yourself. Just a thought.   Radiant Badass Chris Martin, Creativity Coach Radiant Badass Chris Martin, Creativity Coach This is a...

What if those teen fan magazines from Elizabeth’s youth – think Tiger Beat, Teen Beat & Bop – were updated to target where she’s at today? Instead of winning a date with Shaun Cassidy, maybe now you could enter to win the opportunity to have a beer with Keanu - it doesn’t have to be weird. Nostalgia is the order of the day on this week’s episode. Join us.  Radiant Badass Chris Martin, Creativity C...

This week’s episode centers on vibes – some low vibe things to be aware of in your life that you might want to limit and some high vibe things to add more of to raise that energy. Looking at ways to add more joy to your life is never out of season.   Radiant Badass Chris Martin, Creativity Coach Radiant Badass Chris Martin, Creativity Coach This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss th...

Have you noticed the phenomenon that occurs when you’re stretching yourself to start playing at a higher level and then there’s always some kind of whacked out challenge that comes out of nowhere? Yeah, that’s what we’re talking about on this week’s episode. New levels, new devils, man.  Radiant Badass Chris Martin, Creativity Coach Radiant Badass Chris Martin, Creativity Coach This is a public ep...

After a couple episodes in a row of being a grown ass woman, Elizabeth’s back this week showing her salty, petty side. And what a relief to just let a little bit of snark out. From this historically bad takes on Grammy winners in the Rock categories, to how to brand refreshments at your next meeting about a meeting, she’s got opinions that she’s sharing.  Radiant Badass Chris Martin, Creativity Co...

If January is the Prologue for the novel that is being written in 2023, what’s the inciting incident to get Act One rolling? That’s the question Elizabeth was wrestling with when the answer dropped right in her lap. Listen to this week’s episode for what it was that got her story rolling.   Radiant Badass Chris Martin, Creativity Coach Radiant Badass Chris Martin, Creativity Coach This is a public...

Another recent trip to the Oregon Coast served up a couple life lessons to Elizabeth. One, that changing your perspective on a familiar view is energizing and important and, two, well, you’ll have to tune in for that one. Also, bonus lesson that she just keeps learning: exercise is great for your mood. Good news, bad news on that fact.  Radiant Badass Chris Martin, Creativity Coach Dragon Fire Gal...