What a gift it is to ourselves to let go of the self-focused loop of personal reflection. It gives spirit to whatever room we’re in no matter what the conditions, and no matter what the restrictions.

If we’re going to curate our lives — as we all should, actively — the energy we surround ourselves with, the food we eat or the way we move, heal, grieve, contribute, or create — we need to switch on.

For our third conversation, Helena and I got testy about the same stuff—and there’s no camaraderie like that of shared testiness. As she says, and we are both aghast: “We’re demonizing the asking of questions…”

Helena casts a spell that entrances you into being brave and share things you didn’t mean to share, but that have been monumentally formative. I say more than I mean to, and we play. That’s Tankespjärn.

Helena gently teases out still-simmering thoughts. Lately, it’s how my changing context shifts my take on grief, identity, resilience. It’s so tectonic I wish I could rewrite or amend Notes for the Everlost…

In part two of my conversation with Estelle Thomson, we talk about triggers. I’ve got them; I’ve got contempt for them. I’m cheerleading for anti-fragility, after all: facing the world head-on no matter what headspace we’re in.

What a way to wrap up my trio of podcasts with the beautiful Estelle Thomson. We talk about how to remember who we are and what we’re made of, regardless of life’s curveballs: a rallying cry for vitality. Huzzah!

Estelle and I are sisters in grief, though in this podcast conversation we travel far beyond that — relevant (I hope!) for all of us in states of change, longing, and reflection. I am so happy to share part one.

A wonderful chat with beloved former CBC anchor Costas Halavrezos. From his Book Me! Podcast: “A Great Big Night is a delightful parable about performers and their audiences finding each other…”

Near the end of 2020 I had a cozy, far-ranging conversation with Mark Vander Ark for his DESPITE THE ODDS Podcast, as featured on Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global network.

This interview with fellow author Catherine Austen is on creating tension and the process of writing, featuring me and four other writers who, happily, echo my difficulty with first-draft momentum. A golden series!

Ed Hart and I talk about the curious wilderness of post-loss faith; how we can help our kids move through an uncertain world; and why creativity can save us. Ed is a Christian, and we wandered into spiritual territory, a first for me in-conversation.

This was such a great podcast with firefighter Nick Holderbaum about 'muscle-building' for grace through chaos, and how all the inner fires that generate heat for us in tough times — whether creative or physical — can get us back to health again.

Jonathan Field’s The Good Life Project Podcast is a stunning array of fascinating people in conversation. Please listen, and share! This one’s a big hit for the book, and Jonathan’s voice and thoughtfulness and spark are such a delight.

In episode ten, Tim and Tuesday of FIND THE OUTSIDE: THE PODCAST talk to author and collaborator Kate Inglis on the parallels of how we can be light-keepers despite impossible loss as human beings, and impossible odds as change leaders.

I had such a great conversation with Kristen Chase of Cool Mom Picks—I love how she turned our time together into an audio guidebook for all griefs, from all angles, in all circles. What to do no matter where you stand in relation to loss, Medusa or not.

Karen Walrond and I had a fabulous conversation about everything that matters—the reinvention of life, the integration of pain, the nourishment of creative effort, and the importance of pivotal 'white space' moments. Have a listen!