Life Changing with Dori Fern is a podcast about the seeds that make us, the communities that shape us, and our lives in progress. This is a show for people open to change at any (st)age. Podcast music is Cool Jazzy Bass & Vibraphone by Marc Serra / M33 Project This work is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode.en
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Get out of your own way with creative mindset tools. Create more success, more clarity, more fulfillment.
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Navigating Tough Conversations, Activism, and Aging in the Music Industry with Vickie Starr
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In this episode, Dori talks with music industry veteran and activist Vickie Starr about the importance of empathy, productive conversations, and navigating the messy path of personal and societal change. Together, they reflect on Vickie’s career in music PR, the industry's evolution, and what it means to have difficult, transformative discussions, …
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What Is Your Hidden Gem And How To Find It With Sairan Aqrawi
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Discoverthe power of uncovering your hidden gem—the unique talents and passions thattruly define you beyond your daily routines. In this episode, Sairan Aqrawi, anaccomplished engineer and transitional coach, shares her wisdom on how toreconnect with your core genius, especially for those who feel it's too late tostart a new chapter in life. Whethe…
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What do you do when thelink you worked so hard for isn't working? Domini Anne has spent years building acreative career and now runs a thriving practice, teaching movement as a masterGyrotonics instructor. But how does she view the idea that she "quit"her artistic practice? Spoiler: She doesn't—because she didn't. Tune in for more insights! Questio…
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Fatherhood, Combat Jack, and the Art of Storytelling with Ken Gibbs Jr
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In this episode of Life Changing with Dori Fern, Dori talks with longtime friend, colleague, and fellow nerd, Ken Gibbs Jr., a digital media consultant with a distinguished career at companies like Spotify and BET Networks. They share stories that both align and diverge in striking ways, beginning with two very different family tales—told a decade …
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Turning Experience Into Exponential Change
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The man in the suit leapt and danced past the giant flying boxes as they tried to crush him. That's what I saw when I first laid eyes on Jon Morris. Now, he's a man in a suit bringing audience-centered experience to change the world. Jon is a consummate creative from constellations at the waterfront to Nine Inch Nails shows to new frontiers in vi…
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Your Rainbow Reset: A Transformative Sabbatical Journey With Dori Fern
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Do you want to make a bold change but don't know where to start? This episode will surprise you with what this episode's guest will share today! Dori Fern, a lifelong New Yorker, joyful home cook, marketer, and story shaper, delves into how her gut feeling led her to quit her high-powered job and embark on a transformative sabbatical. You will also…
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Trusting the Process with Broadway Performer Khori Petinaud
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Dori's long-term consulting job had ended and her next-door neighbor Khori Petinaud's Facebook post about the urge toward negative thinking as her show, Lempicka, was closing struck a chord. Khori talks about choosing faith over fear, a lesson that took Dori years and a coaching certification to learn. Khori shares her journey to becoming a Broadwa…
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Eliminating Burnout To Achieve Success With Celia Alario
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Celia Alario's work in social change movements almost burnt her out. Did she quit? No. She turned her experience into breakthroughs. Celia is a kindred spirit. Kind, funny, and incredibly accomplished, she went through a major life shift into serving as a coach for her clients. This shift took her experience in social change movements to now suppor…
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This One Time At The Vatican: A Life-Changing Encounter With Renaissance Art Featuring Dan Chuszinski
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He didn't know how he knew, he just knew. And when he walked in, what he saw hit him like a ton of bricks. When Dan told me his story of the Vatican, an abandoned legal career, and a very heartwarming conversation with his mother, I knew I had to have him share it with you. Dan is an inspiring artist and curator. He supports artists and the arts wi…
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On Resilience, Grief and Timing with Jennie Baird
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Dori and Jennie Baird talk about resilience, grief, and the role of timing in their lives. Jennie works as the Chief Product Officer at BBC Studios and is also a certified mental health first aid and volunteer suicide bereavement support facilitator, among her many professional and personal roles and pursuits. They reflect on their childhoods and t…
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The Art Of Healing: Thriving After Unexpected Health Issues With Brigitte Cutshall
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It’s not about the obstacles; it’s about the courage to keep asking questions. In this episode, host Marc Scheff sits down with Brigitte Cutshall, a powerhouse of resilience and creativity. Founder of Gemini Media and host of Real Things Living Podcast, Brigitte’s journey has been anything but ordinary. From overcoming two bouts of breast cancer an…
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The Outsider: How Food Writer Nicole Taylor Broke Through
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Nicole Taylor, a James Beard Award-nominated food writer and cookbook author shares her journey in the food industry and the role of timing, intuition, and sense of self in shaping life paths. She and Dori bond over her experience with podcasting and feeling like an outsider in the food world, and Nicole shares how activism has shaped her life. Nic…
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Life Changing with Dori Fern returns for season 2! Hear what Dori has been up to and what she has in store for this new season. Text Me! Connect with me! Instagram: @dorifern LinkedIn: Dori Fern Email me: lifechangingwithdorifern@gmail.com Visit https://dorifern.com for more about Dori's coaching services and to sign up for a complimentary session.…
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Click Moments And Transformation Strategies With Chris Oatley
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Today's guest, ChrisOatley, and Marc discuss the many kinds of "click" moments thathappen in a creative career. Illustrated through his personal experiences andprofessional journey, Chris and Marc share frameworks for pivoting anddepending careers toward more fulfilling and aligned paths. By addressingcommon barriers and outlining actionable steps,…
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Addressing Time Management And Life Priorities To Find Balance In Your Demanding Career With Constantin Morun
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Do you ever feel like you're constantly on the go, achieving big things but missing out on what truly matters? You're not alone. Today's guest, Constantin Morun, the host of Calm Success Live, discusses strategies to help high achievers balance their demanding careers with personal fulfillment by addressing time management and life priorities. His …
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Creating Heroes With Ben Depraz
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Get ready to be inspired! Coach Ben Depraz joins host Marc Scheff to discuss creating everyday heroes within startups and medium-sized businesses. Leveraging his experience at BIG Coaching, Ben will share powerful insights on empowering your team to conquer challenges and achieve sustainable success. Tune in and join the conversation as we explore …
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Prioritizing Humanity In Legacy Building With Jamaul Ford
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If your only goal in running a business is to earn money without proper regard for your team, your venture is doomed to fail from day one. Learn from Jamaul Ford on how to use empathy and an eye on legacy to create a successful leadership approach and a well-rounded team. In this episode, he shares valuable lessons from his long career in healthcar…
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Getting Through Tough Moments With Tristan Soames
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Tough moments in life may behard to overcome, but not completely impossible to get through. TristanSoames is a living example of experiencing trauma in hischildhood, rebuilding his life, and unleashing the best version of himself.Now, he is a coach, NLP master teacher, and so much more. In this episode,Tristan joins Marc Scheff and shares his exper…
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In this episode, Dr. Tamsin Astor, your Chief HabitScientist and author of "Forceof Habit," shares three key ingredients you must have when you are ina time of transformation. Tune in as she joins Marc Scheff in discussing theimmense power of meditation, the importance of self-trust, why you need a goodsupport system, and the right way to get out o…
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The journey to finding your voice is ajourney filled with multiple life transformations. We go through a process ofdiscovering our purpose and leaning into that. In this episode, Marc Schefftalks with his dear friend, jiu-jitsu training partner, and multi-hyphenatecreative, HeatherWillensky. Heather has seen it all—from the musicindustry to photogr…
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Deep Restoration to Fuel Transformation
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In this episode of The Art of Transformation,you'll discover practical strategies for enhancing your creativity and personalgrowth. You don't need to scale Kilimanjaro like our guest, Tony, did, but ifyou do decide to take on such a challenge, we'd love to hear about it!
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Taming the Inner Critic with Joy Langley
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You've heard of the inner critic, right? Joy Langley offers some counterintuitive expert advice on working WITH and not AGAINST this inner saboteur._______________________________________________________Joy Langley is a qualified Coach and Stress Management Therapist based in the UK. A confidante to business owners, and author of "Navigating Stress…
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In this episode, I share a tool you can use to create more time freedom. You can do it while you're doing everything else, it takes very little time to make time. If there's one result that people want it's more time. Whether you're an artist, a founder, or just living a full life, you probably also want that freedom of time to be spent on things t…
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Are you in the ballpark?
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Have you ever gotten close to a dream and been rejected?In today's podcast, our conversation covers many areas of transformation. In my talk with top creative coach and poet Mark McGuinness, he shares a unique way to frame exactly this kind of experience and rejection/failure, in a way that fuels future motivation and success.______________________…
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In this episode I share one of my favorite creative tools for putting your down time to work by doing… nothing. A quick mindset shift may change how you get your best work done. Just a little pre-rest prep will get you more from less.
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Why does visioning work? To find out we will go back to the time of King Arthur and Merlin, and then back to the future. To get the most out of the tools in my podcast, book a session today at http://www.marcscheffcoaching.com
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Have you ever felt like you have to give up something you love to get what you want? In this weeks episode I share a client and a personal story with an exercise at the end. This is the powerful tool I created that helped me focus and make one of the biggest life change decisions I’ve ever made.Also announcing that REGISTRATION IS OPEN for the Unle…
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3 questions from Zach MESSLER, communications expert
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Zach believes some of the greatest things to ever happen.......won't. Why? Miscommunication. He spent 20 years leading and doing product marketing for B2B tech start-ups, Unicorns, and even a few coulda-beens...Connecting products and services to the needs and desires of buyers to the song of $2-and a half BILLION in software revenue.And he did it …
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Tragic Optimism and Burning Man
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In this episode, I talk about who the podcast is for (spoiler: it’s for you if you are ready to begin your next chapter) and then a single question, you can ask to get out of a stuck place.
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These are real insights from real client stories. Today we talk about why when you’re at a pivotal moment in your life, ready to plan your next chapter, the right move is to do something completely different.
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Got a big challenge coming up? Sure you’ll do fine but want to absolutely mail it? Todays episode we talk about how to use your current place to get further than you imagine. —————This work works and it works best with a Coach as your copilot. I don’t tell you what to do, I create the journey with you so it’s YOUR most fulfilling journey. And there…
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The full article is on my substack, https://theartoftransformation.substack.com/p/leading-in-challenging-conversationsPROBLEM: an upcoming conversation is going to be tough. PITFALLS:Logic won’t get past defenses.Compromise means everyone loses.Hierarchy means good ideas go unsaid. SOLUTION:1. Ask for ideas2. Ask is there more3. Ask if you understa…
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Kids are afraid of monsters in the closet but the data shows a very low occurrence of actual monsters in actual closets.This 2 minute exercise will help you quickly move past fear in any stuck decision. —————This work works and it works best with a Coach as your copilot. I don’t tell you what to do, I create the journey with you so it’s YOUR most f…
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How does your physical space influence your mental space? What happens in the physical world when you create more space in your head? On today’s Friday Insight I offer some answers and a tool you can use to move past getting stuck and into getting started.
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It’s common to hear the personal growth community talk about “giving yourself permission.” But what does it actually do, and how can you do that today?
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Endings and What's Next with Danny Palestine
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Ep 12: It's a full-circle moment here at Life Changing with Dori Fern. For this last episode of Season 1, I interviewed fellow life changer, Danny Palestine -- who once interviewed me on his podcast -- about navigating his own messy middle following a layoff, some major health news, and the birth of his son at the start of the pandemic. We talk abo…
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The Truth About True Stories
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Ep 11: Following a month of anxiety navigating finances and trying to stay calm in her end-of-summer search for work, a tectonic shift happened that brought about much change and a narrative shift. It got Dori thinking about what is true and what is truth and how not conflating the difference takes an easy kind of discipline that she is still learn…
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Ep 10: I'm back! What a rollercoaster couple of weeks. Started my professional coaching program. Woo wee, it was quite a ride to get there, to pull the trigger on this big move, but I did it! I'll tell you how all that went down. Much of the rest of my time has been spent negotiating my budget, figuring out how I can lower my spending since -- asid…
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Get ready for a ride. The funds Dori has been living off of are suddenly -- or so it seems -- running dry. Our host finds herself unmoored and scrambling for income, but grateful for the mentors who have supported her over the years and especially now. Find out why Dori believes people don't talk about money more than they should, and listen 'til t…
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Ep 8: An invitation to try out for a cooking job at a Catskills inn takes Dori by surprise. What is she to make of this new opportunity, which could prove promising on many levels? Might she also, maybe, possibly, meet the man of her (literal) dreams? Dori follows the signs, which lead her in an unexpected direction. Text Me! Connect with me! Insta…
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In the Cards with Michele 'Meta' Harper
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Ep 7: It's Michele 'Meta' Harper day on Life Changing with Dori Fern. July 2, 2022 was the one-year anniversary of Dori's job "independence." On this episode, she talks to hypnotherapist, personal stylist, and reiki master, Michele Harper about the benefits of impracticality, dance parties, and to find out what else, in these uncertain times, is in…
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Get Coached with Carmen Hughes
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Ep 6: Seeking the necessary help is an essential ingredient to life changing, but knowing where to find it -- and who to ask -- isn't always clear. In this episode, Dori talks to Carmen Hughes, career coach and diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant about how to find an accredited coach, self-help tips for those who can't afford or aren't read…
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Ep 5: Dori feels a shift in family dynamics when her stepfather dies. And after a rocky start to a London trip to see her son, a new day and an attitude adjustment bring surprises. Text Me! Connect with me! Instagram: @dorifern LinkedIn: Dori Fern Email me: lifechangingwithdorifern@gmail.com Visit https://dorifern.com for more about Dori's coaching…
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Life-Changing Latkes, Pt 2
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Ep 4: Following her painful latke pop-up, Dori reflects on the role of food and cooking in her life, and the people who influenced her most. She comes to some crucial realizations. NOTE: YOU'LL FIRST WANT TO LISTEN TO LIFE-CHANGING LATKES, PART 1 Text Me! Connect with me! Instagram: @dorifern LinkedIn: Dori Fern Email me: lifechangingwithdorifern@g…
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Ep 3: Dori talks about the big latke-making popup she did over the holidays. It didn't go as planned. Read more about her latke venture here. Here's Dori's recipe for her Life-Changing Latkes, an adaptation of the recipe published after she won the 2011 Edible Brooklyn Latke recipe contest, which she forgot to mention in the podcast - whoops!): Ing…
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'Keep Moving Forward' with Faye Penn
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Ep 2: Dori was struck by a piece of advice she heard on a podcast about career pivoting, given by Faye Penn, Executive Director of women.nyc and Executive Vice President of Initiatives at the New York City Economic Development Corporation. She invited Penn on to discuss the deeper meaning behind three deceptively-simple words. Text Me! Connect with…
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Ep 1: Dori finds herself overcome by doubt and a good deal of discomfort about how to shape this new phase of her life. Cooking lunch helps... sort of. Text Me! Connect with me! Instagram: @dorifern LinkedIn: Dori Fern Email me: lifechangingwithdorifern@gmail.com Visit https://dorifern.com for more about Dori's coaching services and to sign up for …
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Introducing Life Changing with Dori Fern, a soon-to-launch podcast about the messy middle between when you hit pause and what comes next... Join host Dori Fern each week for short, 10-20 minute, stories that take an unvarnished look at her personal and professional midlife evolution. In some episodes, she will interview guests to talk through a par…
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