Episodes

Guest: Sarah Kurtz. What'd we talk about? Life transitions. Running. Learning with Bikram in the batting cage on La Cienega. Vinyasa. Guides to living. Mental endurance. Joy and entertainment. Extremely active people. Nursing. Sweating. Locker rooms. Traveling yoga adventures. Choreographing workout playlists. Aging. Great teachers. What the bicep does. Quieting the mind. Breathing. Self-regulation. Yoga Sarah versus Sculpt Sarah. Work-Shaped Life is a production of Sheepscot Creative in...

Guest: Hannah Louise Poston. What'd we talk about? Identity. Micro-generational mentorship. YouTube. Studying poetry. Making clothes. Beauty and fashion. Architecture. Writing. Working with your partner. Video production roles and responsibilities. Monetizing creativity. Work schedules. Shame freeze. What Roxanne Gay said. The algorithm. Revenue streams. Quakers. Emily Dickinson. Seeking advice.

Guest: Matt Newell. What'd we talk about? What a corporate attorney does. Choosing a college major. Where advice comes from. Logic. Journaling at Starbucks. Technical writing. Questioning your choices. Good teams. Frogs in boiling water. Cross-country travel. Periodic, stress-induced conversations. Vacation standards in America. Trains that don't stop. Things you don't learn in law school. Corporate cultures. Feeling appreciated.

Guest: Kimberly Howard Wade. What'd we talk about? Youth development. Acting. Trying to make your parents happy. Graduate school. Putting your ego in a box. Ten thousand hours. Giving back. Raising twins. Striving. Becoming Ski Mom. Changing your routine to refresh your perspective. Soul expansion. The Lincoln Lawyer. Systems thinking. Cabinet positions that don't exist. Dan Wieden. Saying yes.

Episode 6: Katrin Hinrichs. What'd we talk about? Fascination. Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Horses. Assisted reproduction. Grade school goals. Pet care in the 70s. Ideas. Mentors. Doing something no one thought you could. Curiosity. Management. Ethics. Cloning. The difference between corn and oats. Teaching. Three-dimensional jigsaw puzzles. Elementary school classrooms. Trying new things. Listening to your husband sing.

Episode 5: Sam Stanton. What'd we talk about? Dropping out of college. Rehab. Port Townsend. Morning coffee on deck. Tinkering with things. Trade school. International travel. Leaning into your 20s. Tugboat cowboys in the oil patch. Sleep schedules. Chasing it hard. Lavender farming. Ferries. Going home at the end of a shift. Self employment. Tangerine orchards. Putting your job on the shelf. What is possible.

Episode 4: Jen Burkart. What'd we talk about? Literacy. Teaching. Dream jobs. Opportunity gaps. Chest puff-up moments. Raising multiple children. Supportive partners. Hobby time. Work clothes. Leadership books we've never read. Managing complex change. Finding focus. Allocating personal resources. The feeling of agency. Searching for Lake Michigan. Powell's circa 1998. Defining the outcome.

Episode 3: Katie Silver. What'd we talk about? Executive recruitment. Job seekers. Introverts. Closing a deal. Finding alignment with ethos and values. Enforcing work-life balance. Helping people get unstuck. Building a network. Growing your career. Understanding the market. The art of the possible. Coaching and mentoring. AI. Throwing your resume into the void. Curiosity. Doing more with less.