The Make it Mentionable Show

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It’s mash-up week at Make it Mentionable! When Dr. Mitch Harlan reached out to me to interview him on his show, Truth Talks, we decided to create an episode mash-up mixing the spirit of both shows together. The result was topic roulette in search of perspective, wisdom, and truth. As always, no topic is off-limits and we dive below the surface on mental health, religion, groupthink, and truths of being human.

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In last week’s episode, Geoff and I brought you along as we went through a list of 45 life lessons written by now 90-year-old Regina Brett. When we left off, we had 18 more to go. This is part two of Geoff and I diving into the wisdom of Regina’s list. Join us as we explore what each lesson means to us—what we love, what we’d edit, and how we’re integrating these into our lives.

Which lesson resonates with you the most? What would you add? Join the conversation in the comments.

Other episodes mentioned:

• Episode 16 “Should it be this hard?”

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When Regina Brett turned 90-years-old, she re-published one of the most popular columns she’d ever written—a list of 45 lessons life taught her. A few weeks ago, Geoff stumbled across this list, and we started talking about it over espresso martinis. We quickly realized we were having too much fun discussing it, so we decided to turn it into an episode. We’re bringing you along as we dive into each item on Regina’s list. You get Regina’s insights mixed with our unfiltered reactions and additional commentary.

And because 45 is a lot of lessons, we broke this episode into two parts. Part two will come out next week.

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Sharing your story and yourself with others can be terrifying at times. And I’m not just talking on stage. I can’t tell you how many times people come to me saying, “I feel like I lost my voice in the relationship.” Being under the spotlight whether it’s on stage or in a 1:1 conversation, can lead to full-blown panic. I’m talking you’re supposed to be flying to Italy tomorrow and you just realized your passport is expired levels of panic. 

It’s not just nerves that hold us back though (I wish it were that simple), there are sneaky fears, memories, and beliefs operating under the surface that influence our confidence in sharing more of ourselves. Linda Ugelow joins me this week for a conversation around what keeps our voices trapped and how to set them free.

If you listen for no other reason, tune in to hear the embarassing story of how I ran out of a talent show mid-performance in 5th grade.

ABOUT LINDA 

Linda Ugelow is a speaking confidence coach and movement specialist with an uncommon approach to overcoming the fear of speaking. Formerly stricken with public speaking fear herself, she now helps entrepreneurs, business owners, and corporate leaders to transform their experience of speaking from dread to delight wherever they speak: online or on stage, in the media or the meeting room. She is the author of the book, Delight In The Limelight: Overcome Your Fear of Being Seen and Realize Your Dreams.

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We often think success and fulfillment go hand-in-hand. The general narrative seems to be if you have success you’ll experience fulfillment. But as many of us have learned, that isn’t always the case. 

Julie Schoen joins me for a deep dive into what fulfillment actually feels like. 

We discuss how to access more joy, what presence and fulfillment have to do with each other, a tip for delegating better, and by the end we end up stumbling upon a new way to start thinking about fulfillment that blew both our minds. 

ABOUT JULIE

Julie is a numerologist, copywriter, teacher + homeschool mama of 4. She believes in the power of energy + being able to control your experience here on the planet. 

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Chris Ward joins me to talk about fixing our broken systems. This convo is a tad different from ones I’ve released thus far and I’m super excited to share it with you. 

Chris tells me about his time spent in human intelligence collection and what his experience in the military taught him about systems. We then have a convo about how to have hope when there’s so much despair. The last part of the conversation is an insight into Chris’ genius—envisioning a new way forward. Through our conversation, Chris paints a picture of how we can do things differently. 

Sometimes we have to go further than we can comprehend to be able to make bold changes in the moment. This conversation helps us do just that. 

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Sami Miles joins me to talk about leaning into turning points and the nuances of making an unconventional choice.

Highlights from the conversation: 

• The turning point that led to Sami quitting her corporate career
• Another unconventional choice Sami and her now-husband made that also influences their kids (and how it’s made their lives better)
• Tips for telling your story in your own words (especially after leaning into a turning point)

We also discuss how embracing the unconventional impacts our sense of freedom.

ABOUT SAMI

Sami is a copywriter helping coaches welcome their subscribers with an autopilot email sequence to get their ideal customers to love ’em and buy from ’em. She’s 7 months pregnant with her second pandemic baby and about to get legally married over Zoom while pantsless. She recently quit a corporate biomedical industry job to pursue copywriting full time. She’s also a former stand-up comic.

Here’s the link to the free meditation Sami mentions at the end: https://catchiestcopy.com/meditation-opt-in/ 

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How often do you find yourself wondering? Stormy Sweitzer joins me this week to talk about wonder and awe.

We talk about the power of choosing where to put our attention, how wonder walks changed our lives, and give practical tools for cultivating more wonder in your life.

And in case the benefits of wonder are feeling foreign to you, we share the rewards we’ve each reaped from devoting more time and attention to tuning in and embracing wonder.

Stormy also shares an experience she had one morning on a run that borders on magical and had me on the edge of my seat.

ABOUT STORMY

Stormy Sweitzer (@stormy.sweitzer) is a future-oriented writer, researcher, and guide to the unknown. As a PhD Candidate in Organizational Behavior at Case Western Reserve University, she studies the practices and potentials of wonder and how complex social interactions lead to phenomena like inclusion and identity development. Having long helped people and organizations navigate uncertainty and change, today she offers vision coaching and strategic consulting through her business Mapping Wonder.

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Dr. Sophia Town is on the show with me this week to talk about how we flourish in the face of complexity.

We dive into what it means to flourish, how to cultivate wisdom, the power of discernment, how to make the transition from knowing to being, and what to do about our society’s prioritization of the rational mind. 

We let one of Sophia’s recent studies guide us in conversation about what it takes to be an exceptional leader and the different ways we can process information to make wise decisions.

Sophia also explains what self-care actually looks like and blows my mind with her framework for figuring out our personal flair of self-care.

If you’re looking to come back to clarity, this conversation is filled with valuable gems.

ABOUT SOPHIA

Dr. Sophia Town is a professor and researcher of human flourishing. Formally, her field is organizational behavior, and her academic home is the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University in NYC.

As a researcher, she explores how we can build more compassionate, connected, and wise organizations. As a professor, her work involves transformative learning theory—which urges students beyond “knowing” to “becoming.” In her personal life, she’s a martial artist, a sushi fan, and living out her NYC “Carrie Bradshaw” dream. 😉

Fun fact: I met Sophia in grad school, and while I’m glad I left academia, I’m so grateful our friendship has lasted so we can continue to geek out on all things flourishing and the blending of Eastern and Western philosophy.

You can find the link to Sophia’s self-care framework here: https://drsophiatown.com/what-is-self-care-really/

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Geoff and I are coming to you from our couch this week with an unconventional Q & A. We identify a question that many people end up being plagued with and offer stories and solutions for figuring out how to answer it. Come behind closed doors with us as we shine a light on the uncomfortable, so it holds less power.

This week’s question is, “Should it be this hard?” Meaning, “Should a relationship be this hard?” 

We dive into the pain behind this question, the underlying frustrations that lead to it popping up, and offer a better question to ask yourself.

We also dive into: 

• The illusion of chasing happiness and what we can choose to embrace instead
• The type of work that makes relationships work 
• The facades we often put up to protect ourselves and how they eventually create conflict
• Better questions to ask on dates, so you can know sooner if you want to commit or not 

We also ask and answer…

• Is there such a thing as “the perfect relationship”?
• When is the time to leave and when is the time to stay?