Have you felt different or wondered if something is wrong with you because you don’t fit nicely into one box? Have you felt “other”? Join host Nikki Innocent, a holistic career coach and leadership expert, on Checkbox Other, a podcast that celebrates the power of being different. Nikki invites leaders, experts, and everyday people to share their stories, and she also provides her expertise on topics such as identity, authenticity, vulnerability, and career advice with empathy, humor, and hea ...
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Peek Behind the Curtain: The Podcast’s Evolution + What’s Next
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We’re welcoming you behind the scenes in this season finale of sorts as we head into a hiatus! Catherine, one of Checkbox Other’s podcast producers, joins Nikki to talk all things CBO – its origin story and evolution over the years, the strategy behind choosing guests, conducting vulnerable, impactful interviews and intentionally bootstrapping the …
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How A Medical Mystery Made Her A Social Justice Entrepreneur with Nichole Beiner Powell-Newman
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The topic of disability can sometimes bring up feelings of discomfort or avoidant silence, but the reality is that it’s something that many of us will face at some point in our lives. Today’s guest, Nichole Beiner Powell-Newman, shares her journey from being a successful lawyer to fighting for equitable healthcare while navigating the challenges of…
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Break Free of Perfectionism’s Grasp: Start Before You’re “Ready”
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Perfectionism is a survival response to a society that has us all looking at each other like competition so it’s no wonder almost all of us are plagued by it. In this approach, perfection equals acceptance → acceptance equals belonging → belonging equals safety and survival. But here’s the deal, we are humans, not robots. They call it human error f…
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Stop Covering Your Ass at Work: From Self-Protection to Connection
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Workplace burnout has so many of us in survival mode as the norm in our careers. "CYA" is a workplace acronym that stands for "Cover Your Ass”, and it encourages you to take actions or document things to protect yourself from potential blame, liability, or negative consequences. It prioritizes the importance of self-preservation and avoiding any po…
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Belly Dancing into Body Love, Confidence and Prosperity with Lisa Zahiya
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In a world that constantly bombards us with expectations related to our physical appearance, today we’re combatting body shaming! Our guest, Lisa Zahiya, joins us to share her story of going from a corporate marketer to a professional belly dancer, ultimately establishing her own successful belly dancing studio to now being a business coach. Lisa s…
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Catalyzing Grief into Self-Care and Entrepreneurship with Ada Chen
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When things start to feel like they are falling apart in life, any chance you find self care near impossible to prioritize? Today’s guest, Ada Chen, talks about how surviving a whirlwind of events in 2019 and 2020 – the pandemic, leaving a toxic workplace that caused burnout, abruptly moving to a new state on the last plane out as lockdowns tighten…
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The Magic of Being Truly Seen With Andrea Forsht
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Ever felt on display yet invisible at the same time? For many mixed race, racially ambiguous people, especially women, this experience at the intersection of objectification and being ignored is very familiar. Andrea Forsht, the Chief Consulting Officer at Hummingbird Humanity, joins as a guest to share stories of her journey towards self discovery…
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Trust The Power of Your Ripple Effect
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When we’re doing the work of embracing our authentic selves and healing our past wounds it can feel lonely or like you’re unsure if all the hard work is worth it. This episode is all about trusting that all your efforts around your personal and professional development are making an impact. Imposter syndrome can get in the way, self doubt can have …
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How To Get Rich, Your Way
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“I want to be rich!” We’ve all heard it, and many of us have said it ourselves. We have been taught from a young age from our caretakers to our society at large what it means to be “successful,” but in reality everyone’s version of abundance looks different. In today’s economic landscape and our ever-changing world, there are a lot of uncertainties…
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The Rise of Feminine Abundance: Financial Freedom from Patriarchy with Luisa Alberto
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Finance has historically been seen as the boy’s club. But what if we embraced a vision of abundant leadership through fierce feminine finance instead of the transactional “winner-takes-all” energy encouraged in many finance bros? In today’s episode, Luisa Alberto, Founder & CEO of People First Finance, a finance advisory firm that eases the financi…
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Why It's Important to Complain About Work
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We all know the saying “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all,” but what if it’s not true? While the intention of that turn of phrase might be good, it has pushed so many into silence in the face of dysfunction. Only looking at or acknowledging the bright side limits us from being able to see the full experience of and o…
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The Urgency Trap: Break Up with Busy Culture
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How much does stress or being in a rush dictate your life? Urgency is so woven into the fabric of our society, it can be hard to not only name it, but separate ourselves from it. Even after the pandemic, the cult of busy, FOMO and the ever-present pressure to have finished yesterday are so pervasive they shape so much of how we view ourselves and i…
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The Exit Strategy: Knowing When It’s Time to Leave Your Job
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“How do I know when it’s time to leave my job?” — a popular question host, Nikki, gets from clients, friends, even random people she meets. While there’s no one magic solution, getting to know yourself, trusting your intuition, and assessing your relationship with risk are a big part of the process. Remember: you are a human being whose identity is…
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Can You Be Authentic Without Being Vulnerable?
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“Authenticity” and “vulnerability” are words that are commonly thrown around in both the personal and professional development space. Can you have one without the other? The world is rapidly changing, and so is our societal use and consumption of these words. In this episode, Nikki emphasizes the importance of understanding the difference in yet re…
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This Hack Will Bring Ease to Your Job Search
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In the job hunt, there’s so much pressure on reaching the ultimate goal of getting an offer for every role we apply for that oftentimes we forget to assess if the job is really a fit for us. We become overly attached to the outcome and the process, even at its earliest stages, has become so heavy – whether that’s due to salary anxiety, uncertainty …
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Rethinking Learning: Exploring the Diverse Ways Our Minds Work
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“I’m a terrible test taker!” “I’m no good at math.” “I’m just not school smart.” “School was not for me.” These are things so many of us say in response to our learning journey within traditional schooling that taught us there was only one right way to be a “good student”. What if you were smart all along? In reality, there are infinite ways to gro…
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Healing Childhood Trauma and Prioritizing Mental Health with Annie Wright
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If you ever find yourself reacting to something like you did when you were a kid and wondering why or you find yourself stuck in a loop of dysfunctional behaviors that you can’t seem to find your way out of, this episode is for you. Today’s guest, Annie Wright, is a licensed psychotherapist, EMDR-certified clinician, and founder of a trauma-informe…
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Inject New Life into Your Hiring and Job Search Process with This Change
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We’ve been taught to curate our resumes from a young age. But now in the modern world, only about 5% of resumes even reach a human being thanks to applicant tracking systems and AI. In this episode, Nikki discusses how we can approach the job search and hiring process differently to avoid ghosting and burnout by reconnecting with our humanity and o…
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Finding Your Way to Serve with Meghan Ogilvie
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So often when we hear about our veterans, we hear about their brave service, their healthcare access or their mental health needs, but we don’t often talk about their incredible entrepreneurial potential and ways to tap into it. Today’s guest, Meghan Ogilvie, grew up in a military family and is the CEO of Dog Tag Bakery, an organization focused on …
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How HR Became the Wild West
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HR folks have been through the ringer the last few years, and it’s important that we shine a light on it. They’ve been the go-to for all sorts of problems, especially ones that have been a result of COVID. Balancing remote work, the pandemic, societal shifts, mental health, technology, and prioritizing humanity in the workplace brings its own chall…
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Returning Home to Find Yourself with Tanya Barrett
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Most Gen Zers and Millennials were living on their own before the pandemic, but almost a third moved back home as COVID struck for many reasons, and two-thirds of those who moved home are still there, trying to find a new normal between child and roommate. Today’s episode features Tanya Barrett, a first-generation Jamaican-American, who shares her …
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Empowering Women to Travel Solo with Beth Santos
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Did you know women make 85% of travel decisions and two-thirds of all travelers but are still considered a niche group in the travel industry? Today’s guest, Beth Santos, talks about her journey to creating Wanderful, her company focused on closing the gender gap in the travel market by reaching over 45,000 women each year centering an internationa…
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Celebrating Life Through Grief
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Life is fragile. It’s something we hear a lot but so often we glaze over or brush past the impact of a sudden, abrupt reckoning that death brings. In this episode, Nikki discusses the complicated feelings that come with losing someone unexpectedly and far too soon. She honors her friend Jemail who passed away. In this difficult time, Nikki reminds …
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Leading in the Face of Fear with Bushra Amiwala
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Imagine staring in the eyes of people who see you and those who look like you as a threat and asking them to discuss their fear. Our guest, Bushra Amiwala, did just that. She’s the youngest Muslim elected official in the United States and talks about the key moments of her political journey in the face of opposition so far including her experience …
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Coping After An Abrupt Layoff with Kt McBratney
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Layoffs seem to be happening day after day with each wave leaving people feeling more lost. In this episode we share a live conversation between Nikki and Kt McBratney, previous guest and co-founder of Owntrail to talk about how to cope with an abrupt layoff. Nikki offers concrete tips and tools, mindset reframes and unconventional tactics to regai…
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In The Shoes of the Enslaved with Brigette Jones
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How often have you heard about slavery from the perspective of the enslaved people who were forced to be there? In this episode, Brigette Janea Jones joins Nikki to talk about her experience of being the first Black tour guide at the Belle Meade Plantation in Nashville, TN. She chronicles her journey from being a visitor to tour guide to program cr…
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Let’s Bid Farewell to Toxic Leadership Models
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The days of leaders ruling through fear, intimidation and dehumanization are numbered. We’re shifting from a fascination with identity, power and privilege to prioritizing empathy, authenticity and inclusion. In the face of this change, the old way of doing things is looking more and more outdated. Lately, we’ve been seeing the negative impact of o…
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Belonging Everywhere with Lilly Bekele-Piper
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“Where are you from?” is a question that so many of us who don’t fit the mold are met with in a white-centric society. But what if you are from, influenced and impacted by so many people, places and cultures around the world? In this episode, Lilly Bekele-Piper talks about her experiences of being born in Ethiopia, immigrating at a young age to the…
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What We Learn About Life in the Face of Death
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In our current culture, death isn’t a topic that we spend much time understanding. More often than not, the topic of death results in a subject change, a tidal wave of emotions or a sense of detachment. Last week, Damar Hamlin, a professional football player collapsed on live TV during the NFL’s Monday Night Football game and millions of people aro…
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A Resolution Reframe + Embracing Freedom
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As you step into the potential and planning for 2023, there can be a lot of pressure to have everything figured out or a perfect step-by-step process mapped out to achieve your goals flawlessly. This episode invites you to reframe your relationship to resolutions and rather than seeing them as a mountain top or a rigid finish line, allowing them to…
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An Invitation to Release and Reflect
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The holiday season usually comes with a mixture of emotions and experiences, add that to closing out the year and there’s often even more to juggle. In our culture that centers productivity and achievement, this a great time to give yourself permission to release the death grip the illusion of control and hustle culture has on you and create space …
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Finding the Perfect Fit with Alice Kim
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Ever gone shopping and no matter what you choose, nothing fits? For so many women who have a large chest but a small frame, this is all too familiar. We know when systems, structures and options aren’t available for you, it impacts your sense of belonging and value. In today’s episode, the founder of PerfectDD, a fuller bust sustainable clothing co…
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Reclaiming Your Relationship to Time
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Hustle culture, urgency, FOMO are all a given for so many of us these days, but what if you had the chance to opt-out? What would your relationship to time be if you would wave a magic wand and start anew? In this episode, Nikki discusses the process of acknowledging, learning and/or unlearning the time patterns we are taught either in our families…
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The Gift of Vulnerable Masculinity with Devan Sandiford
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When you think of the phrase “Be a man”, do you think about showing your emotions, asking for help, being vulnerable, or making deep connections? Probably not, but what if we adjusted our belief of what the “man box” should include? In today’s episode, Devan Sandiford, visionary storyteller from the Gates Foundation and The Moth, joins Nikki to tal…
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Don’t Bet on Boomers Retiring
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There’s a generational shift that’s been happening for years as Boomers hit retirement age, Gen Xers are in positions of seniority and the Millennial generation is now the largest demographic in the population and workplace. However, the expectations of the passing of the torch aren’t matching reality. And if Boomer retirement is indeed happening, …
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Democratizing Education with Dr. Adrian K. Haugabrook
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Imagine if we could completely reinvent the education system. What would it look like? Well in today’s episode, Dr. Adrian K. Haugabrook joins us to talk about a new approach to education that puts the learner at the center and creates systems and structures that are focused on that individual’s success. Dr. Haugabrook talks about his viral TED Tal…
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Charting Your Path Forward After Layoffs
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Layoffs are happening left and right lately and yet when it happens to you, it can feel so disorienting, upsetting and isolating. While for most it is an abrupt and disrespectful experience as many leaders are fumbling significantly in their delivery and communication, this episode is a space to create clarity and talk about the many emotions, real…
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Transformational Philanthropy with Ruth Alvarez-DeGolia
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“Use your privilege” is something we hear a lot, especially lately, but often we aren’t given concrete examples of what that looks like. Today’s episode with Mercado Global co-founder Ruth Alvarez-DeGolia is a deep dive into what it looks like to own your privilege and activate it as a platform for those who have often been marginalized or cast in …
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Reclaiming the Power in Your Job Search
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If you feel powerless in the job search process, this episode is for you. Whether you are in the resume building, application, interview or offer phase of the process, there’s so much indecision and pressure to do everything “just right.” But what if there’s no such thing? In this episode, Nikki discusses the importance of being in the driver’s sea…
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The Great Unlearn with Nikki Innocent + Kt McBratney
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What does learning mean to you? Do you have a practice for unlearning too? Today’s episode is a special one because we’re sharing a conversation that Nikki had with OwnTrail founder Kt McBratney about the value or the purpose of having a practice of continual learning and unlearning to navigate an ever-changing world with authenticity. Originally a…
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Vulnerable Storytelling in a World that Silences Us
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Sharing your story can be a truly healing process but for so many of us, the practice of stepping into vulnerability to share aspects of our experience that are outside of our comfort zone can be scary and discouraged. In a world of social media where everyone can have a digital platform in moments, it might seem like the barriers to telling your s…
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Actionable Activism in 60 Seconds with Mariangela Anzalone
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The summer of June 2020 activated so many people to speak out, march and take a stand against oppression, but as time has gone on, we’ve seen the energy and participation around social justice efforts lose steam. But what if taking action only took 60 seconds a week? This week’s guest, Mariangela Anzalone, talks about her newsletter, Actionable Act…
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Navigating Pushback to Inclusive Progress
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As more of us are being more fully represented in media coverage, storytelling and in positions of power, there has been pushback in the form of disinterest, disengagement, and even destruction – whether it be conscious or unconscious, it’s resistance to change, for things to “go back to the way things were”. For folks who have grown accustomed to …
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Feminism Theory in Action with Amelia Hruby
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Feminism is a word we hear alot but often times without a clear definition of what it means and what it looks like. Sometimes it even gets used as a badge of honor that is used as a veil to distract from oppressive behavior, beliefs and actions in direct contradiction to feminist theory. In this episode, Amelia Hruby, PhD feminist author, educator,…
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The Power of Representation
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Representation Matters. It’s something we hear a lot but we aren’t always encouraged to notice it or bask it in when it happens. This episode is all about soaking up the beauty of bearing witness to representation through the pop culture moments that played out over about a week’s span to illustrate the power of representation – from The Little Mer…
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Shining a Light on the Racially Ambiguous Experience with Shawna Gann
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Multiracial people make up the fastest growing demographic in the United States but there’s little research that’s been done to understand the unique dynamics of living in the inbetween in a society that has for so long been segmented by race. In this episode, Shawna Gann, certified diversity professional and PhD candidate joins Nikki to talk about…
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Soul Centered Commerce with Asha Ramakrishna
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If capitalism and the state of the current economy don’t feel like they align with your values, the way you interact with the world and how you envision a more expansive future, this episode is for you! Sacred Commerce Priestess Asha Ramakrishna joins Nikki to talk about what a soul centered approach to trade and commerce looks and feels like. Asha…
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Following Your Intuition To Find A New Home
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If you could move anywhere in the world, where would you go? And why? What if you could let your heart lead the journey? If you’ve been feeling the itch to make a move over the last few years, this episode is right up your alley! Nikki shares her journey of twists and turns, stops and starts to her new “heart home” in New York City. This process wa…
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Reviving Erased Black History with Naky G
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Black history has been systemically erased for centuries. For so many, our family history and lineage have been hidden from our understanding, but today’s guest is telling those erased stories while creating space for collective healing. Portugal was the birthplace of the Trans Atlantic slave trade and Naky G takes folks on a walking tour back thro…
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I’m in Burnout, What Do I Do (Pt. 6): Trust Your Gut
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How many times in your life have you heard “trust your gut” and felt like “cool, great but what does that mean!?” After the last couple years of survival mode, gut feeling or intuition can easily be confused with a fear response, but it’s not the same thing. In this episode, the final installment in this 6-part series on surviving burnout, Nikki ta…
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