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The Leader Paths Oracle: Where Leadership Meets Synchronicity with Traycee Mayer Aug 04, 2025

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Executive coach Traycee Mayer returns to share the story behind her new oracle deck. A leadership tool born from 17 years of travel, reflection, and synchronicity.

What started as a collection of paths from hikes around the world became a deck used in executive coaching rooms, leadership retreats, and company workshops. And yes! Even the most skeptical teams are responding to it.

In this episode, you'll hear:

A horseshoe in the dirt, a message from the Universe, and the card that followed
How Traycee uses the deck in 1:1 coaching and with teams
Why these cards serve as "permission slips" to speak with honesty at work
What it means to choose enchanted energy — even in seasons of struggle
Creative ways to bring sacred slowness into fast-paced workplaces

The Leader Paths Oracle isn't about bypassing difficulty. It's about noticing the signs — and leading from wholeness.

🎴 Order your deck or connect with Traycee at: https://beyouleadership.com/leaderpaths-deck

🪄 Tag us with your favorite moment @createmagicatwork and let us know what card you pull.

Additional Resources:

Key Takeaways:

Pause to notice meaningful signs.
Use cards to spark workplace reflection.
Intuition is a valid leadership tool.
Emotional insight boosts team connection.
Nature can guide professional growth.

Open Spaces and Male Myths with Betsy Gaines Quammen and Tasha Adams Jul 31, 2025

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Hello listeners. This is a potent episode and I am so grateful to my guests.

We are #LIVEintheHIVE with Betsy Gaines Quammen, historian and award-winning author of American Zion + True West – and Tasha Adams, the ex-wife of Oath Keeper’s founder, Stewart Rhodes.

Betsy has previously been a guest on #TheEdgeofEverydayPodcast in June of 2022 and in that episode, we talked about both of her powerful and increasingly relevant books and the significant need to have difficult conversations across polarizing political views and differing cultural perspectives. You can find that episode at TalkRadio.NYC and on my YouTube channel, Sandra Bargman on The Edge of Everyday.

Betsy brings wisdom + engaging storytelling to her important work, and in these increasingly turbulent times under a clearly authoritarian administration, I knew I needed to have her on the show again. When I reached out, Betsy suggested that I also ask her good friend, Tasha Adams, to join us. Tasha’s ex-husband, Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the right-wing militia, The Oath Keepers, had just been released from jail, having had his sentence of 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan 6th insurrection commuted.

Tasha’s story is deeply moving, a life lived under the thumb of an abusive, manipulative man, and finding the courage to plan an escape for herself and her 6 children. I could only imagine how she must be feeling upon hearing the news of his release.

This episode is NOT about the Oath Keepers, or Tasha’s role in it. There are podcasts and interviews and two documentaries in which to explore that information.

This episode explores the relationship between open spaces and toxic masculinity.

“What I knew then and feel more deeply now is that open lands inspire open minds. This is the open space of democracy”. - Terry Tempest Williams in NYT

Betsy and Tasha shared how they met while Betsy was researching the BUNDY family and publicly owned federal lands for her first book. It’s all documented in her book, American Zion: Cliven Bundy, God, and Public Lands in the West.
Then researching Western mythologies that create TOXIC MASCULINITY. Researched in True West: Myth and Mending on the Far Side of America.
The power of WOMEN friendships.
The takeover of OPEN spaces of land out west and the open spaces of a closet – and of the mind – the complete MACRO + MICRO of toxic masculinity.
Both women weigh on the abuse, vitriol and the TACTIC of DISORIENTATION for control by Toxic men.
The very IMPORTANT exploration – that question that Tasha has received – that every trapped and abused woman has received – “WHY didn’t you leave?” Both Tasha and Betsy weigh in with extraordinary insight and information.
“The tyranny over the weak” that toxic masculinity employs today.
How is Tasha rebuilding and reclaiming today? She’s writing a MEMOIR!
Betsy is working on a non-fiction book, DEAD RECKONING, that explores ancestral relations to haunted landscape, haunted houses and epigenetic trauma.
All this - and much more.

Resources:

www.BetsyGainesQuammen.com @betsygainesquammen www.ThatGirlTasha.com @thatgirlTasha

https://www.nbc.com/king-of-the-apocalypse

@slim.vampire

#MaximizeU #TheEdgeofEveryday #TheEdgeofEverydayPodcast

Connect with your host Sandra Bargman:

How Smart Teams Do Change Jul 28, 2025

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What if the reason your change initiative isn't working… isn't the strategy, but how your people relate to change?

In this final episode of the Archetypes of Change™ Solo Series, Amy wraps the entire framework with real coaching stories, team data, and a call to action for every leader.

🎙 What's inside:

A quick recap of all 5 archetypes
How one team discovered their blind spots using AOC data
A private coaching story of how an Edgewalker learned to speak to everyone on the team
Why Create Magic at Work® uses this tool in real-time leadership transitions
A challenge to apply what you've learned this summer

If your team is walking the edge of a big change—this is the episode. DM @createmagicatwork or visit createmagicatwork.net to bring the Archetypes of Change™ to your org.

Additional Resources:

Key Takeaways:

Every archetype adds value—collaboration is key.
Team data reveals strengths and blind spots.
Archetypes turn resistance into alignment.
Coaching applied the framework in real time.
Knowing your type boosts empathy and clarity.

They Can See the Future—But Are You Listening? Jul 21, 2025

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In this final profile of our Archetypes of Change™ Summer Series, Amy Lynn Durham explores what it means to be an Edgewalker… and why your team needs them now more than ever. Edgewalkers are the visionaries who walk between worlds—grounded in reality, guided by intuition, and driven to shape the future before anyone else sees it.

You'll hear:

Why Edgewalkers often feel like outliers (and how to support them)
How Amy discovered she was an Edgewalker—and what that meant for her leadership journey
The five Edgewalker skills and qualities (this archetype is the only one with a matrix!)
How executive coaching at Create Magic at Work® helps translate visionary ideas into strategy
A powerful story about a client whose "wild ideas" ended up saving her company

If you've ever felt like you don't fit neatly into the box—and that might be a good thing—this episode is for you.

Additional Resources:

Key Takeaways:

Edgewalkers sense the future before others.
They balance intuition with strategy.
Risk-taking is core to their nature.
They often feel misunderstood or isolated.
Teams thrive when Edgewalkers are supported.

Finding Treasures in the Trash: The First Piece of Trash with Cari Jacobs-Crovetto Jul 17, 2025

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What if the parts of yourself you've been hiding—your fears, your shame, your past—are actually your greatest source of power? In this episode of "Finding Treasures in the Trash," Cari Jacobs-Crovetto takes us on a deep dive into the shadowy stuff we usually try to ignore: shame, fear, and those not-so-glamorous childhood memories.

Cari shares her own journey from debilitating panic attacks to powerful self-awareness, proving that the parts we often want to hide might just hold the keys to our greatest growth.✨

Stick around for a grounding 10-minute meditation that'll help you feel more at home in your body… because let's face it, the real treasure is you. 💎🧘‍♀️

If you're ready to start reclaiming the parts of yourself you've pushed aside, head to http://www.bravedirections.com.

Follow along on Instagram @cari_jacobs_sf for more inspiration!

Additional Resources:

Key Takeaways:

"Trash" symbolizes the hidden parts of ourselves we avoid.
Everyone has a shadow, and others can feel it even if we can't.
True healing starts by facing uncomfortable truths.
Shadow work is ongoing, not a one-time fix.
Meditation helps create safety within for deeper self-work.

Holding Hope in the Climate Emergency with Harriet Shugarman Jul 16, 2025

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With our anti-science, anti-intelligence, chaos and cruelty driven administration, it’s hard not to feel completely hopeless about the climate emergency.

Today we are #LIVEintheHIVE with Harriet Shugarman, a US based university professor, multi-award-winning author, writer, economist and climate policy advisor with many years of experience working on our climate emergency. www.ClimateMama.com

We are still reeling from the catastrophic floods in Texas, with a death toll presently at 111 and another 172 people found missing. The climate crisis played a significant role in this flooding, and thanks to this chaotic and incompetent administration, staffing shortages at the National Weather Service contributed to the severity of the flooding. Climate disaster meets climate denial.

According to research, 77% of the global population want their government to do whatever it takes to limit the effects of climate change.

Where are we in our efforts to meet the climate crisis? How can we prepare for the growing climate instability? And most importantly, how do we hold onto hope?

As Climate Mama Harriet Shugarman says, “Tell the truth, actions speak louder than words, and don't be afraid."

In this episode we touch on…

In these challenging times, Harriet recommits to leading with empathy.
Only 90 days in, there are devastating cuts to U.S. climate research by the Trump administration. How are we meeting these setbacks?
Climate.gov has been completely erased from the internet. However scientists saved this information and you can find it here: https://screening-tools.com/abou
This 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP30), which will be held in Belém, Brazil, from November 10-21, 2025, is an important year marker during which countries must share and report on their climate contributions. We now have climate deniers in what the USA reports, so hopefully they will not be at the global table.
How can we promote public awareness and engagement on climate change issues? Why are we so ineffective? The continued power of STORYTELLING. www.DearTomorrow.org | www.OurKidsClimate.org
Climate grief and mental health. www.Ecopsychopedia.org
What drives the global community to want their governments to take climate action? How can we be “good ancestors”?
Her award-winning book, "How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate, Turning Angst into Action."
More resources: www.InsideClimateNews.org | www.climatecommunication.yale.edu

Follow Micheal Mann + Katharine Hayhoe

www.artsandclimate.org

Full bio:

www.climatemama.com

@ClimateMama

Connect with your host Sandra Bargman:

The Person Holding Your Team Together (And Burning Out Quietly) Jul 14, 2025

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Every team has one.

They don't chase the spotlight. They don't demand recognition. They just quietly carry everyone — while no one notices how much they're carrying.

They're the reason birthdays aren't forgotten. They're the one who stays late to make sure it all works. They're the first to ask: "How is this really impacting people?"

👉 But when change hits, their invisible labor stacks up… fast. 👉 And burnout starts long before anyone sees the cracks.

In this episode of the Archetypes of Change™ Summer Series, we meet The Hearthtender — the soul of stability inside your organization.

Inside:

Why Hearthtenders are the glue you can't afford to lose

The silent warning signs that leadership often misses

How executive coaching helps Hearthtenders move from quiet service to empowered influence

🔥 At Create Magic At Work®, we deploy the Archetypes of Change™ framework inside organizations to help leaders navigate change without losing their people. If you're ready to lead change the right way, let's talk.

Additional Resources:

Connect with Amy Lynn Durham

Learn More About Create Magic at Work

Key Takeaways:

Hearthtenders Keep Teams Grounded: They foster connection, maintain routines, and support team morale during change.
They Lead in the Present: Focused on today's needs, they help others stay steady through uncertainty.
Unseen Risk of Burnout: Hearth Tenders may disengage if unrecognized or overburdened.
Their Voice Matters: Involving them early in change helps avoid pitfalls and boosts team cohesion.
Support Is Essential: Recognize their relational work, offer growth, and ensure they don't carry emotional labor alone.

Who's Protecting the Soul of Your Company? Jul 07, 2025

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Ever felt like your team is moving so fast you're forgetting why you started?

This week on Create Magic at Work®, Amy introduces you to the Flamekeeper—a powerful Archetype of Change™ who protects meaning, mission, and memory during transformation. Flamekeepers aren't afraid of change—but they are deeply committed to keeping the soul of an organization alive.

You'll meet Layla, a nonprofit leader whose values-driven leadership helped re-center her team when evolution started to look a lot like erasure.

Inside this episode: 🕯 The difference between resisting change and protecting purpose 🕯 Why Flamekeepers are often misread as "too idealistic" 🕯 How this Archetype acts as a moral compass in messy transformation 🕯 What every leader should be asking before rolling out change

Amy also shares how Create Magic at Work® uses the Archetypes of Change™ framework in executive coaching, leadership retreats, and team development to move change initiatives forward with more alignment—and less burnout.

🎧 Tune in if: ✔ You've ever rolled your eyes at someone who "talks about the old days" ✔ You're the one constantly holding the torch for values ✔ Your company is in the middle of big change—and forgetting its roots

👉 Want to learn more about the Archetypes of Change for your organization? Visit createmagicatwork.net to connect.

Key Takeaways:

Flamekeepers protect organizational purpose, not resist change.
They hold collective memory, tell the founding stories, and anchor teams in mission.
When honored, Flamekeepers accelerate alignment and reduce resistance.
Their shadow side includes inflexibility and potential burnout from holding ideals.
Empowering them early in change processes can unify teams and preserve values.

Penis Politics in The City with Karen Hinton Jun 26, 2025

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Today we are #LIVEintheHIVE with Karen Hinton, author of the bestselling book, Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men, and Power – Karen was a guest on our show in January of 2023, for our episode entitled The Edge of Silence. What is the price of silence in Penis Politics? You can check out that phenomenal episode at TalkRadio.NYC or on my YouTube channel, Sandra Bargman on the Edge of Everyday.

Her book, Penis Politics, is a compelling coming-of-age memoir, set both in small-town Mississippi and big-city New York, with a long layover in the nation's capital.

The Kirkus review had this to say: “A timely, engaging political account about the consequences of saying nothing - and speaking up. Hinton’s prose is sharp and incisive. She is adept at setting a scene and bringing people to life on the page.”

And one of those people was Andrew Cuomo, whom she has known for over 20 years and for whom she has worked for 5 years.

Andrew Cuomo resigned as Governor of New York on August 24, 2021, amidst an overlapping cluster of ethics scandals, including accusations of sexual harassment and misconduct from 11 women.

Penis Politics was released in December of 2021. Today, June 23, 2025, Andrew Cuomo is running for Mayor of New York City.

This episode was recorded on the eve of the Mayoral primary, and, at that time, Cuomo was leading in first choice ballot polling, however, Zohran Mamdani, the virtual unknown, Democratic Socialist jumped to the lead in ranking polls.

In a shocking victory, Cuomo conceded to Mamdani in the NYC Democratic Primary. Will Cuomo run as an Independent in November? We'll see.

How has someone who resigned in scandal + shame able to lead in the polls? Why do we continue to choose misogynistic, scandal ridden men to be our political leaders?

What has become of the #MeToo movement? With all our patriarchal systems in place, with an adjudicated rapist in the highest office in the US, is it possible to uncouple sex and sexual abuse from power and politics?

In this episode, on the eve of the mayoral primary in New York City, Karen Hinton is uniquely qualified to explore these questions and to weigh in on why Andrew Cuomo is unfit to become the Mayor of NYC. Full bio

We touch on…

The powerful story behind her decision to #SpeakUpNotShutUp and to write Penis Politics.
What has happened to the #MeToo movement?
The legal fees of Cuomo for 3 of his accusers are being paid for by NYS taxpayers – $19.4 million.
She shares in her 2 op-eds – NY Daily News and on her Substack – the reasons why Cuomo is unfit for office. He doesn’t want to be Mayor; he wants to position himself for a presidential run.
Trump and Cuomo would most likely align.
Leveraging of donors vs care for the people. The immediacy of being Mayor is not his skill set.
Weigh in on Zohran Mamdani and his ideas. Time for a new breed of Leaders. The Dem party must evolve.

Watch video: https://maximizeu.life/the-edge-of-everyday/

KarenHinton.com | Penis-Politics.com | @JKarenHinton LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenhinton/ | https://substack.com/@karenhinton

Connect with your host Sandra Bargman:

Before You Call Them Negative… Listen to This Jun 23, 2025

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Ever worked with someone who seems to always spot the risks before you do?

Maybe you've even labeled them negative, paranoid, or too intense—but what if they were actually the Guardian of your team?

In this episode, Amy breaks down the Guardian Archetype—the ones who scan the horizon for danger, ask the hard questions, and protect people and systems from harm before the rest of us know it's coming.

🛡You'll hear:

A real-world story of a Guardian in action (and how they saved the day)
What makes this archetype indispensable in fast-moving teams
How to distinguish fear-based reactions from strategic foresight
Why most people misunderstand Guardians—and how to support them better

⚡️ And if you're a Guardian yourself? This episode will feel like a deep exhale. You're not negative. You're necessary.

🎧 Tune in to learn how to work with (not against) the energy of Guardians—whether you lead one, love one, or are one.

— This is art of the Archetypes of Change™ Summer Series on Create Magic At Work®.📬 Want to bring the Archetypes of Change™ into your organization? We'd love to work with you. Visit createmagicatwork.net or email Amy at amy@createmagicatwork.net.

Key Takeaways:

The Guardian archetype sees potential risks and protects organizational integrity during change.
Guardians can be misunderstood as resistant, but their concerns are often rooted in deep care and foresight.
Teams that ignore Guardians risk repeating past mistakes or missing hidden landmines.
Guardians need to be seen and engaged constructively—not just tolerated.

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