Worthfull Project

"The minute I'm trying to live up to people's perception of me, and not just be me, the more inauthentic I feel." I am grateful that my friend Chelsie wanted to record an episode on this podcast, because I just knew she had solid insight into worthfull living. You may know Chelsie already if you're a longtime fan of TV shows like So You Think You Can Dance or Dancing with the S...

"Don't think less of yourself if you can't be fearless. Doing it afraid is just as brave." - Morgan Harper Nichols I read this quote this afternoon, and it validated a lot of my thoughts on fear and worth through the years. It's very easy for me to think of fear as a truth-teller; after all, it's an instinct designed for survival. But what it doesn't tell the truth abou...

"I'm not slowing down. I'm taking care of myself. When you're working hard and you get tired, that's not a defect, it's a sign to refuel." - Jay Shetty I have been making a lot more rejuvenation space in my days lately. I've been taking more breaks. I've been giving myself more time to rest. And I love it. I still have a voice in my head that pops up to tell me...

"Grace comes from a source that sees our worth 100% of the time." I experience grace coming in and covering the gaps in my life on a daily basis. It's something that has been a huge part of learning to own my worth. Every time I notice how grace has made up the difference between my efforts and my results, I am amazed by it. I'm learning that grace is a perfect reflection of my unc...

"We're all becoming. We just become through different circumstances." - Morgan Jones   I'm clearly obsessed with telling people's stories (including my own). I think deep down, we all are because they are so validating and revelatory to us. We learn best through stories, as science has proven. We are moved to tears by stories. We feel them in our hearts. When I sat down with my...

"Does the proportion of the amount of time you spend on certain tasks align with how much they matter to you?" I've had a thought on my heart for months and months and I finally felt ready to talk about it on today's solo episode. I was out for a run this morning in the beautiful springtime city, listening to one of my favorite podcasts, and feeling 100. I knew there was no other p...

"Normality is a paved road. It's comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow." - Vincent Van Gogh   It seems I start all my solo episodes with, "I saw this quote on Pinterest and . . . " Pinterest is truly a wonderland of inspirational quotes. Today's quote is roughly attributed to Vincent Van Gogh, but regardless of who said, I resonate with it deeply. As I've been taking...

"Become a priority in your own life." I read this quote on Pinterest a few weeks ago, and it stuck with me. This has been a huge work-in-progress for me on my worthfull journey. From years of putting myself as low priority in my own life, I've been slowly learning to put myself higher and higher up on my own priority list. It's part of what prompted my recent career and lifestyle s...

"Photography is the art of seeing." - Sam Miller   Last year, my friend Sam asked me if he could shoot some headshots of me to practice for his new photography business.  I said yes having no idea what would come of it. Some beautiful, worthfull images came out of that shoot (linked below) and since then I've seen Sam flourish as a photographer. One of the most beautiful things to witn...

"Grieve. So that you can be free to feel something else." I read this quote on Pinterest the other morning, and it struck a chord. I haven't been grieving anything in particular lately, but I know the feeling of grief and how healing it is to allow it to run its course. It truly is freeing. And then I started thinking about how allowing any emotion that comes up to be felt is just as i...

"Candor heightens the feelings of trust."- Samantha Rabstein I had the delightful opportunity to visit the home of my dear friend, client, and co-worker Sammy last weekend while in LA, and we recorded an episode for the podcast. This isn't a typical Worthfull Project episode. It's a deep dive into the nuance of worthfull communication and leadership from the perspective of someone...

"I've learned new ways to be protected and stay soft." I just got to LA for a work trip and have been noticing my emotions and thoughts on returning to the city that so much of my worthfull journey has happened in. The most palpable feeling I recognized on my first night here was the weight of the armor that I wore when I lived here -- armor I thought I needed to protect my self-worth...

"Resistance is simply my ego trying to keep me safe. But the truth is, I am safe."   I have been working on (and procrastinating on) a big project for months now. It's going to be a really wonderful thing once I finish it. But I've had plenty of resistance come up against me doing just that. I realized today, after committing that no matter what, today was the day that I would fini...

"[Happiness] when it's done right, is a kind of holiness, palpable and redemptive." - Mary Oliver   I read this little snippet of a poem this morning during my morning routine and it sunk right into me. What a beautiful way to think about happiness - a holy redemption that is our choice. At the end of the day, I had a conversation with my friend Henry, and found myself telling him abou...

"'There's too much risk in loving,' the young boy said. 'No,' said the old man, 'There's too much risk in not.'" - Atticus I have something special to share with you in honor Valentine's Day today -- and in honor of the journey I've been on to open my heart back up to love, from a place of worth. For the past few years, and the past year specifically...

"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how." - Friederich Nietzsche   I watched a TED talk today that made my whole world pause and sort itself out. You know the kind? This one is by a couple, Mark and Simone, who have faced extreme challenges. They called their talk, "A love letter to realism," and it made me think of the choice I have every day to own my worth regardless o...

"Your time may be now or you may be in process. Be patient and don't rush the journey."   I read a note in my phone this morning (during my morning routine) that I wrote 4.5 years ago. It was from the very beginning of my big life transformation - when I quit my corporate job, was in therapy, building a whole new kind of life. I had written out a list of blog post ideas for a blog I ha...

"I add value by just being me." I met a new friend at an open mic night (that she was performing at), and she started listening to the Worthfull Project when she found out about my podcast. I'm always so flattered and grateful anytime anyone listens to the show, but when she told me she had some thoughts to share that would make a great episode, I was even more delighted.   When Katie...

"I felt myself come back home to myself. And I didn't even know I was away."   I've been so excited to share a solo episode on Season 2 of the podcast because I have SO MUCH to share. Over the holidays, I moved from LA to Salt Lake City, shifted my entire work flow and clientele, took a six week break from work, reconnected with old friends, made lots of new ones, spent time with m...

"All the messy things that happen in our lives make our message stronger."   I recently met a gorgeous angel in real life - my new friend Marj who is an incredible singer, vocal coach, actor, mother, wife, speaker, author, etc. I barely knew Marj when we sat down to record this episode, but I knew she had a wealth of wisdom about worth to share. As we talked about her extraordinarily chall...

"When you give God time, He'll talk to you."   Wowie zowie. Season 2 of the Worthfull Project podcast is upon us, and there is a change in the wind. I knew I wanted to elevate the show and the conversations I was having. Because why not? So I thought about the best conversations I have and how I can bring those to the show. And I started recording them with some of the most beautiful,...

"There's a remembering that's always happening while we're here."   Wowie zowie, here we are at Episode 50 and the end of the first season (and the first year!) of the Worthfull Project podcast! I have all joyful emotions at this moment. Gratitude, grace, abundance, happiness, appreciation, respect, humility, and more. To think that a year ago I started this podcast because I s...

"Sometimes only a fire that hot can burn through our walls."   Sometimes a friend offers to record a podcast episode with me and they are the type of person who is willing to discuss the things most people are not willing to discuss. That is when I get really grateful that we are recording a conversation together. I've found so much value through the years in hearing the candid truth a...

"Something greater is always coming to us."   My friend Aimee and I have endless conversations about the worth of being artists, how to value our creative time, what is possible when we spend more time in creative pursuits, and on and on. So when she mentioned it could be an interesting conversation to record a worthfull episode on, I AGREED. I've always had an artistic side to me and...

"Honesty truly is what creates self-worth." I had a few ideas of what I was going to record today's episode on. I have been traveling and wrapping up some chapters of my life in LA. I wanted to skip today's episode because I'm tired and ready to vacation. And I'm traveling. And it's late. And I've been doing a lot. And then as I was texting my dear friend Rebecca, I...