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 take questions from Ana and Ava. Ana is in the luxury beauty industry, which she loves. Most of her roles are very data driven, number and incredibly dry. She yearns to do creative execution where she can speak to editors and celebrities and tell their stories. She wonders if she can make this happen.
Ava works at a nonprofit as a teacher and staff trainer for young adults with disabilities who are beginning to live independently. She teaches them skills and supports them to live in their own apartments. She loves her job and is also very burnt out. She wants eventually start her own non-profit. She wonders what she can do next to learn how to do that.
Ellen talks about the Season 2 of Minx; the series Hijack; and the documentary Stephen Curry: Underrated.
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Ellen and Heidi welcome the sign of Leo, a time of celebration and self-expression. This month, we shine forth and find new ways to offer ourselves to the world. Pleasure and play are paramount. We fill our cups and ready ourselves for the work that lies ahead. There are some beautiful and creative openings throughout the month, and of course, time to enjoy this last month of summer.
Heidi and Ellen look at the birthdays of two poets, Wang Ping, and Andrea Gibson. At the end of the episode, Heidi reads the poem Solar by Luisa A Ilgloria.
Heidi is still out of the country on a wonderful family vacation. Ellen re-introduces today's episode- the 2021 interview with writing teacher Laurie Wagner.
Laurie is a Bay Area writer and writing teacher whose focus for the last 20 years has been Wild Writing, a super creative, loose writing practice that helps people get out of their heads and into the more intuitive, instinctual sound of their own voice.
In 2020 she gave birth to The Wild Family, a large group of people around the world who Wild Write together weekly. She recently made the big decision to stop teaching her live classes- both in person and online. But her Wild Family offerings as well as trips to Nepal and San Miguel de Allende are not going anywhere.
Of course, Ellen talks about what she is watching recently: the documentary Blackberry; the movie Showing Up; the first few episodes of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, the first few episodes of And Just Like That; and the season finales of Barry and The Last of Us.
To find out more about Laurie's work, visit www.27powers.org
Heidi is out of town and Ellen introduces today's episode with the movie suggestions Past Lives; Are You There God, It's Me Margaret; and The Bear.
This week we revisit our wonderful interview with Alexandra Franzen. Alex is a best-selling author, award-winning editor, and entrepreneur based in Hawaii. She has written six books including two novels, has written articles in numerous magazines and her work has been mentioned in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Times, Fast Company, and BuzzFeed, Inc. She's the co-founder of a book publishing company called Get It Done.
As a writing coach, Alex helps her clients write powerful books that touch readers deeply. Many client projects have gone on to win awards, but more than that, she has encouraged thousands of people to write and fulfill their lifelong dreams of becoming authors.
Alex deleted all of her social media accounts 8 years ago, and she's known for writing essays on technology, mental health, and why we all need to unplug more. She encourages you to delete Facebook and write a book instead.
If you have a book you want to write or have one that is ready to launch in the world, this is the episode for you.
Heidi and Ellen take questions from Patrice and Emily. Patrice was on one of our first podcasts during which Heidi told her that the Spring of 2023 was going to hold great changes for her. Much has happened in the past few years, so she was checking back in.
Emily recently had a baby and is ready for her second act, but does not know where to start or what to do. She is feeling entrepreneurial, has lots of hobbies and interests, and is looking for another source of income.
They also talked about the endings of many of their favorite series- Somebody Somewhere; Succession and Ted Lasso. And they are looking forward to The Bear; Theater Camp; Past Lives; You Hurt My Feelings; and No Hard Feelings. Lots going on!!
Heidi and Ellen welcome the sign on Cancer during which time we spend time nourishing ourselves and one another and building strong foundations. We focus on family and home (and vacations!!). It's time for reflection, replenishment and renewal. Cancer asks us to parent ourselves well and to dare to care more. They talk about two beautiful Cancerians, Pablo Neruda and Cat Stevens. Heidi reads the poem Ode To Thanks by Pablo Neruda.
Heidi and Ellen are thrilled to be in conversation with Ann Randolph, the award-winning playwright, performer, and pioneer in interactive theater. What makes Ann's work so special is that it touches upon the dark, messy, uncomfortable aspects of what it means to be human. Audiences leave Ann's shows feeling cracked open and cathartically transformed, like it's finally OK to share feelings they never thought they could share.
Her latest show, "What's Your Story," invites audiences on an audacious journey of hilarity and heartbreak, encouraging them to explore their own life narratives within the theater. With previous productions like "LOVELAND," which won multiple awards in San Francisco, LA, and Washington DC, Ann's work delves into themes of grief, offering writing workshops for healing and reflection.
She has also achieved success with solo shows such as "SQUEEZE BOX," produced by Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft, and has been recognized as a spoken word artist, with appearances on NPR and PBS. Her immensely popular "Write Your Life" workshops are held in cities throughout the U.S., with annual stops at renowned retreat centers like Kripalu, the Omega Institute, and Esalen.
As part of her dedication, she offers a daily online writing program called "Your Story Matters: Unmute Yourself," providing individuals with a platform to unleash their voices and share their stories with the world. Ann's next workshop begins on June 19th. You can sign up at annrandolph.com.
This week we revisit our interview with Shannon Watts, the founder and a full-time volunteer with the nation's largest grassroots group fighting against gun violence, Moms Demand Action.
We looked at the major career events in Shannon's life, starting from the fateful day, December 14th, 2012 when the heartbreaking and tragic school shooting took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Shannon was moved to reach out via a small Facebook post to other moms who were also outraged by the tragedy and the rest is history. With nearly 10 million supporters and a chapter in every state, Moms Demand Action and its partner, Everytown for Gun Safety, have stopped the NRA's priority legislation in statehouses roughly 90% of the time, and passed hundreds of gun safety laws across the country, changed corporate policies and educated Americans about secure gun storage. This grassroots movement helped break through the logjam in Congress and pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first gun safety bill in 26 years. Shannon is also active in recruiting and training women to run for office at all levels of the political spectrum. She was named one of Glamour's 2022 Women of the Year and her book, Fight Like a Mother: How a Grassroots Movement Took on the Gun Lobby and Why Women Will Change the World, was released in May of 2019.
Shannon's story reminds us that one person can make a huge difference in tackling what seems like insurmountable problems. Tell everyone if they want to make their voices heard about gun safety to text 64433 or go to the Moms Demand Action website (momsdemandaction.org) for ways to get in touch with your representatives.
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This week we revisit our interview with actor, comedian, improvisor, and director Lennon Parham, on the heels of her recent amazing directorial work with Somebody, Somewhere on HBO (the last two episodes dropped on Sunday).
Lennon created and starred in Best Friends Forever and Playing House (with Jessica St. Clair) and has had recurring roles in Veep, Bless this Mess, Minx, and the animated series Little Demon.
She has made a number of memorable appearances on television including Curb Your Enthusiasm, Netflix's Lady Dynamite, AMC's Mad Men, ABC's Schooled, and NBC's Parks and Recreation.
On the feature side, Lennon had supporting roles in The House, Horrible Bosses 2, Confessions of a Shopaholic, and Other People.
Heidi and Ellen welcome the beautiful sign of Gemini. It is the season of connection, curiosity and intelligence. With the Sun in Gemini, we connect to share information, delight or 10,000 questions. We are here, there and everywhere. Who are you and what do you have to say? Write it. Speak it. Preach it. Converse about it. Let's grow our wisdom through loving relationship. Heidi and Ellen look at the chart of Michael J Fox, a quintessential Gemini and talk about his new documentary, Still. Heidi reads the poem Never the Same by Rosemerrie Wahtola Trommer.
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