Stay ConnectedChart your Career is a podcast from Heidi Rose Robbins and Ellen Fondiler.
Each podcast episode explores a question from two listeners as they try to navigate their dilemmas about career choices and life purpose. Heidi works deeply with the language and guidance of astrology while Ellen offers inspiring, actionable, practical next career steps. They help listeners reimagine how to best design your life and call in renewal, reinvention and a new chapter.
Heidi and Ellen talk to Aman and Tierney. Aman is in tech but is feeling restless and the need for a career that is more relationally engaged. She is attracted to the healing professions but is unsure how to move forward. Tierney is at a crossroads. She has had a 25-year satisfying career in construction sales and in the last 7-years has leaned into her artist self building a beautiful small business as a natural dyer. She has been feeling a pull to go all in with her artist self, but is wondering if the time is right. We also talk about new episodes of 'Mare of Easttown', the movie 'The Year Earth Changed' and 'The Book of Delights' by Ross Gay.
Ellen and Heidi answer questions from Maureen and Emily. Maureen has been a teacher for 21 years and is ready for a change. She really wants to open a Wellness Center- but financial issues and a perceived lack of business acumen get in her way. Emily left a very stressful high profile job 3 years ago. She took some time off and is now trying to figure out her next steps. She is embracing a recent ADHD diagnosis and realizes she wants to help people who struggle in similar ways. We also talk about the new television series 'Mare of Easttown', the documentary about the artist Alice Neel, and the classic feel-good movie, 'Legally Blond'.
Heidi and Ellen talk to Sarah and Dana. Sarah has an online wedding invitation design site. She wants to expand and is wondering what direction to take. Dana is moving from an office job to teaching yoga, but is feeling exhausted by all the things she needs to do. Both women wonder how to choose a direction to take moving forward. We also talk about the films 'News of the World' and 'Another Round'.They also talk about Priya Parker's book 'The Art of Gathering'.
Join Heidi and Ellen they welcome Taurus, the sign of art and beauty and manifesting tangible results. They start off by talking the upcoming Academy Awards (a perfect Taurean show and one of Ellen's favorites!). This month is a time of reinvention for Taurus people with Uranus moving through their signs. With the Sun, Mercury and Venus all moving through Taurus this month, electricity abounds..The esoteric phrase for Taurus is 'I see and when the eye is opened, all is illumined'. Your garden will grow but prepare yourself for some surprises. They also talk about the birthdays of many Taurean writers and poets, including William Shakespeare, Charlotte Bronte, Adrienne Rich, May Sarton and Harper Lee.
Ellen and Heidi talk to Mary and Nina. Mary has two established and successful businesses- one in the healing arts and the other teaching people to bake bread. She is grappling whether to just put her focus on the sourdough business, even though she feels the sadness of having to leave the medical practice behind. Nina is a dynamic 18-year-old with lots of ideas and dreams, specifically about teaching writing and/or music. She also wonders about her tendency to start lots of projects and not finish them and asks if it is better to go with her natural multi-tasking tendencies or whether to train herself to do one task at a time to successful completion. We also talk about the documentaries 'Knock Down the House' and 'Nothing Fancy' as well as Erin French's new book 'Finding Freedom'
Heidi and Ellen talk to Emmery and Jackie. Emmery was serving in the Peace Corps when she was called back home due to the pandemic. She is contemplating her next steps and is on the fence between graduate school and going off on her own. Jackie is an artist and is just finishing a program in textile design. She is feeling ready to go out in the world but wonders if she should extend her time in school to get her Bachelor's degree. We also talk about the documentaries of two extraordinary women- Yayoi Kusama ('Infinity: Kusama') and Tina Turner ('Tina'). Their roads to success were long and rocky, replete with sexism, abuse, mental illness and genius.
Heidi and Ellen talk to Patrice and Christy. Patrice is a long-time professor who loves her work but hates the paperwork and screen time it demands. She wonders if it is possible to reframe her dilemma in order to find more joy in her job. Christy has been a public gelato researcher for the past 15 years and had felt more and more drawn to energy medicine and spiritual pursuits. She would like to make the leap full time to her passions, but is nervous to get off the fence. We also talk about the late Jessica Walter who played Lucille Bluth on 'Arrested Development'. And the wonderful five-part series 'It's a Sin" set in London during 1981-1991 during the AIDS crisis.
Join Heidi and Ellen as they welcome the Aries, the first sign of the zodiac and the beginning of the astrological new year. They talk about the transition from the restful and deep waters of Pisces to the fiery and active energy of Aries. As the harbinger of spring, they prepare listeners for the new growth, new ideas, new energy and new purpose that is about to unfold.
Heidi and Ellen talk to Diane and Jena. Both are happy with their lives and work but know there is something more that beckons them. They have hints as to what that might be - but are unsure how to move forward. We also talk about the films- 'Nomadland', 'The Sound of Metal' and 'Supernova' as well as the beautiful new book- 'Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted' by Suleika Jaouad.
Heidi and Ellen talk to Quinn and Dave. Quinn is about to step into a new venture after having taken a year off to rest and regenerate. She is excited but also worried that the burnout that plagued her in the past will re-emerge. Dave is a social worker and also a stand up comedian and a playwright. He feels the time has come to choose and wonders how to make that choice. We also talk about the all-time great movies 'Lady Bird'; 'Julie and Julia ' and 'Away We Go'.
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