Directionally Challenged

Latest Episodes:

Our Biggest Boundary Mistakes w/ Terri Cole Dec 12, 2022

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Kayla is joined by licensed psychotherapist, Terri Cole, who helps define our own boundaries and keep to them without compromise. Sometimes whether it’s the workplace or with family, we feel pressured to sacrifice our own sense of comfort for others’. But Terri explains why we shouldn’t.

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A is for Addiction w/ Dr. Elisa Hallerman Dec 05, 2022

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Kayla is joined by former talent agent and recovering addict, Dr. Elisa Hallerman, who helps us spot the signs and navigate the best approach to addiction, especially in assisting someone that may be suffering from it.

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Reclaiming the Word Fat w/ Jessamyn Stanley Nov 28, 2022

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Kayla is joined by writer and yoga teacher, Jessamyn Stanley, who has created her own space and community for all those who are seeking inner peace with their bodies. As a queer, Black woman who doesn’t meet the racist and fatphobic standards of the mainstream health industry, Jessamyn is bringing us back to moving not for the sake of social pressures but to feel good.

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Jessamyn’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mynameisjessamyn/
Check out the Underbelly: www.theunderbelly.com
Check out We Go High: https://www.wegohigh.info/

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So You Want to Quit Your Job w/ Daphne Gomez Nov 21, 2022

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Kayla is joined by former school teacher and now teacher career coach, Daphne Gomez, who helps us not feel so alone or guilty about pivoting careers. They discuss the realistic ups and downs in moving on from teaching, ways to be productive in your job search, and the community she has fostered through her new line of work.

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Check out the Teacher Career Coach Podcast: https://teachercareercoach.com/category/teacher-career-coach-podcast/

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Oh Yes, You’re Getting Older w/ Omisade Burney-Scott Nov 14, 2022

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Kayla is joined by feminist, mother, and healer, Omisade Burney-Scott, who has a mission to make the topic of aging and menopause more commonplace and accessible. All bodies, all ages, and all identities are welcome to this important conversation.

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Check out the Black Girls Guide to Surviving Menopause Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/black-girls-guide-to-surviving-menopause/id1462589097

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This is not a Pity Episode w/ Abi Morgan Nov 08, 2022

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Kayla is joined by Emmy award winning writer, Abi Morgan, to discuss her incredible real story of when her partner suddenly collapsed on a hot summer day, ending up in a medically induced coma, and then the aftermath of when he woke up with no recollection of her.

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Check out Abi’s memoir “This is Not a Pity Memoir”: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/this-is-not-a-pity-memoir-abi-morgan?variant=39935574999074

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Introducing: From A Slight Change of Plans: The Value of Regret with Daniel Pink Nov 07, 2022

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We’re sharing a special episode from another podcast, A Slight Change of Plans, from Pushkin

Industries. In this preview, bestselling author Daniel Pink talks about using a typically negative

emotion – regret – as a force for good in our lives. Hear the full episode, and more from A Slight

Change of Plans, at https://podcasts.pushkin.fm/scp5?sid=challenged.

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Relationship Status: It’s Not Me, It's You w/ John Kim and Vanessa Bennett Oct 31, 2022

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Kayla is joined by relationship therapists and real-life couple, John Kim (LMFT), and Vanessa Bennett (LMFT), to discuss their book, “It's Not Me, It's You,” where they analyze their own relationship as a way to offer advice and guidance to others’ relationships. And yes, fighting is normal!

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Vanessa’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vanessasbennett
Check out their book: https://www.amazon.com/Its-Not-Me-You-Relationship-ebook/dp/B09N8NYMB1

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Relationship Status: Me, Myself & I w/ Jillian Turecki Oct 24, 2022

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Kayla is joined by relationship coach, Jillian Turecki, to share how her own heartbreak led her to a career path in helping others reconcile issues within themselves and their partners. She then answers some listener submitted relationship-related questions many of us have likely been pondering ourselves!

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Check out Jillian On Love Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jillian-on-love/id1640172049

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Destigmatizing Cannabis w/ Ellen Scanlon Oct 17, 2022

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Kayla is back from maternity leave and joined by host of “How to Do the Pot” and cannabis advocate, Ellen Scanlon. They discuss the different benefits of cannabis use, answer questions newbies to cannabis might be too scared to ask elsewhere, and explain the racist history behind US laws and propaganda that have wrongfully villainized minority communities involved in cannabis.

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