Out of Your Mind

In this episode, Cara and special guest Jenn Robb talk all things organization in life, at home, and in the mind.  Segment 1: Systems for unorganized people and other ways of learning.  Segment 2: Tricks for downregulating or upregulating your nervous system through breathing exercises.  Segment 3: Attachment and grief.  Segment 4: Audience engagement: Reach out to Jenn if you think you need help...

In this episode, Jackie and Cara chat about their love/hate/complicated relationships with things. Segment 1: What complicated relationships exist in your life (and not just with people)? Segment 2: Feeling the anger, finding the importance. Segment 3: Expectations, values, balance. Segment 4: Audience engagement: Do you have a complicated relationship with anything? Please subscribe, rate, and re...

In this episode, Jackie and Cara talk about Cara's recent experience being rescued on a mountain! Segment 1: Preparing for the mountain by climbing a mountain. Segment 2: Crash, fall, keep going, and get rescued. Segment 3: Gratitude as a way of living.  Segment 4: Audience engagement: When is the last time you accepted help? Who in your world rescues you? Please subscribe, rate, and review our po...

In this episode, Jackie and Cara talk about Cara's upcoming adventure retreat, the excitment and fears around it, and the importance of creating space in our lives. Segment 1: Excitement, fear, and space. Segment 2: Allowing yourself to be with your thoughts.  Segment 3: Holding space and transitions. Segment 4: Audience engagement: How do you create space in your life? Please subscribe, rate, and...

In this episode, Jackie and Cara chat about creating connections with people, self-doubt, and collective experiences. They reflect on Cara's events like Beyond the Plate and Beyond Barriers as ways of deepening connection and trust and self. Segment 1: Energy and focus in groups of people. Segment 2: Creating connections and collective experiences. Segment 3: Showing up and being curious. Segment...

In this episode, Jackie and Cara explore weight loss injection/drugs and discuss Cara's personla experience with this. They discuss the shame that often comes with discussing weight loss/health goals and get candid about "food noise." Segment 1: Getting real about weight loss/health goals Segment 2: The process of using GLP-1 meds Segment 3: Changing thoughts, less noise Segment 4: Audience engage...

In this episode, Jackie and Cara discuss the struggles in different phases of life and societal expectations across these phases. They chat about increasing confidence, knowing yourself, and making your own damn dress when the world stops advertising to you. Segment 1: Reflecting on "the invisible woman." Segment 2: Life phases come with their own unique struggles. Segment 3: Solving problems for...

In this episode, Jackie and Cara reflect on Cara's interview with her son, AJ, and his "just do it" attitude. They explore ADHD, getting stuck in your mind, and how to do things you don't feel like doing. Segment 1: Hating the "What's for dinner?" question. Segment 2: How to do things we don't want to do. Segment 3: Managing questions and space to be in your own head. Segment 4: Audience engagemen...

In the second ever solo episode, Cara explores how aging makes her feel mentally and emotionally, and how two books have helped her sit comfortably in those feelings. Those books are Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder and Brooke Shields is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman by Brooke Shields . Segment 1: Cara is excited about turning 50, however... Segment 2: ...she feels invisible at th...

In this episode, Jackie and Cara chat about their relationship to the wellness and fitness industry. They explore their internal conflicts and how their needs/interests have changed over time.  Segment 1: What's changed in wellness/fitness? Segment 2: Is it OK to be a yoga teacher and not teach/belong to a studio? Segment 3: Permission to sit with the questions. Segment 4: Audience engagement: How...

In this episode, Jackie and Cara talk about what to do when it's just not your day. They discuss how to exist and do life when you're not in a good mood and not your best self. Segment 1: What to do when it's not your day. Segment 2: Making your behavior not contingent on your mood. Segment 3: Existing vs. thriving. Segment 4: Audience engagement: What do you do when it's not your day, you're in a...

In this episode, Jackie and Cara chat about how life continues to throw new challenges at you, just when you think you've mastered something. They explore the layers of their lives and how to accept that we are always evolving and always facing something new. Segment 1: One accomplishment down, one million to go. Segment 2: Do you need to master whatever you do? Segment 3: Always evolving as we pe...

In the first ever solo episode, Jackie explores how "outcome mindset" causes suffering. She reflects on skipping past big milestones without celebration and the realization that "process mindset" is a healthier approach to life. Segment 1: How does attachment to outcome cause suffering? Segment 2: Why do we get stuck on outcomes? Segment 3: Signs you're too focused on the outcome. Segment 4: Audie...

In this episode, hosts Jackie and Cara explore pivotal moments in their lives that could've led them in different directions. Segment 1: What is a pivotal moment in your life that could've led you down a different path? Segment 2: Is there a linear path? Segment 3: What else could you see yourself doing? Segment 4: Audience engagement: What moments in your life got you here? Please subscribe, rate...

In this episode, hosts Jackie and Cara talk about the best and worst advice they've ever received. Segment 1: What is some of the best advice you've ever received? Segment 2: Worst advice! Segment 3: What do you take and what do you leave behind? Segment 4: Audience engagement: What advice stands out in your life? Please subscribe, rate, and review our podcast! Instagram: @ out.of.your.mind.podcas...

In this episode, hosts Jackie and Cara explore feeling chaotic, what it means to be successful, and revising the narrative of how we "should" be. Segment 1: In the full chaos of life. Segment 2: Redefining success. Segment 3: How "should" I be versus how do I want to be? Segment 4: Audience engagement: How do you tolerate the chaos of life?  Please subscribe, rate, and review our podcast! Instagra...

In this episode, hosts Jackie and Cara discuss multitasking, getting distracted, and adding more stress to a pile of stress! Segment 1: Multitasking vs. one thing at a time. Segment 2: Does stress equal success? Segment 3: Know your options: Pressing pause, eject, play. Segment 4: Audience engagement: Do you multitask? What does it feel like to you? Please subscribe, rate, and review our podcast!...

In this episode, hosts Jackie and Cara sit down with podcast producer, Jared, to discuss his experience with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Together, they explore symptoms and experiences with OCD, ADHD, and the spectrum of thoughts. Segment 1: Putting words to it. Segment 2: Conversations in my head vs. conversations with people. Segment 3: Avoidance vs. exposure. Segment 4: Audience engage...

In this episode, hosts Jackie and Cara dive into the inevitable trade-offs we all face in life. frome balancing careers and family to nurturing relationships and carving out time for ourselves, they explore the constant juggle and how to find moments of clarity amidst it all. Segment 1: Balancing motherhood, career, & relationships. Segment 2: Saying "no" to one thing allows you to "say" to someth...

In this episode, hosts Jackie and Cara reflect on why holidays have become so stressful. They explore the chaos of scheduling, commitments, and how to find ways to set boundaries and be present even in the madness. Segment 1: Holidays: Our take on this time of year. Segment 2: The stress of schedules, planning, and commitments. Segment 3: Venting + problem solving our way into being more present....

In this episode, hosts Jackie and Cara dive into the complexities of giving birth, exploring how expectations often clash with reality. They discuss the pressure of "shoulds," the impact of unexpected outcomes, and how to navigate these experiences with compassion and awareness. Segment 1: The Expectation vs. Reality Gap. Segment 2: The burden of "Should" thoughts. Segment 3: Coping with unforesee...

In this episode, hosts Jackie and Cara get curious about how people navigate uncomfortable conversations in ways that promote leadership. They discuss what we can learn from grade school peer relationships, horses, and the ups and downs of entrepreneurship. Segment 1: Overhearing a powerful conversation among grade schoolers. Segment 2: What is gentle leadership? Segment 3: Boundaries protect all...

In this episode, hosts Jackie and Cara reflect further on body image and how our perception of ourselves can be skewed. They try to untangle how to openly discuss bodies with judgement, receive honest (and useful) feedback, and more. Segment 1: I don't recognize this body...again. Segment 2: How do you receive support and feedback about your body and health? Segment 3: Why don't we know more about...

In this episode, hosts Jackie and Cara explore the importance of knowing yourself and your body. They dive into listening to their bodies, advocating for themselves, and how to handle unsupportive people along the way. Segment 1: Anticipation during transitions. Segment 2: How a lack of support can turn into a deeper knowing of yourself.  Segment 3: Trusting your body vs. what someone else thinks...

In this episode, hosts Jackie and Cara talk self-care and question what it really means to take care of yourself. Segment 1: What does self-care even mean? Segment 2: Resistance to it. Segment 3: Is it optional? Segment 4: Audience engagement:  Do you have a better word for "self-care"? How do you return to basics when you find yourself overwhelmed? Please subscribe, rate, and review our podcast!...