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Reconsidering

Meredith Black, Bob Baxley, Aarron Walter

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Re:considering explores how to navigate your career, relationships, and the values that guide you through the inevitable changes of life. Each episode co-hosts Bob Baxley, Meredith Black, and Aarron Walter talk with people who’ve figured a few things out about living a satisfying life filled with meaning and show you how you can too.
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Doing stuff you like is cool, and so is making money. This is the show where you'll learn to do both, from everyday entrepreneurs who are actually getting paid to do what they like! Your host Beau Blackwell, a serial entrepreneur and man of a thousand interests, interviews passionate entrepreneurs and experts who share how they get paid for their work, and offer advice on how you can too. If you've always dreamed of starting a business based on your hobbies or interests, but don't know where ...
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It’s confession time! Super “successful” people have super sh***y moments. These moments are often the fire starter for a life and business that is more on purpose than ever before. These are “GFR Moments” and they are the necessary grit for the mission-driven entrepreneur. Hear from savvy successful business owners who are ready to share their darkest (and sometimes embarrassing) turning point stories. Why? So you are inspired to keep going in spite of the crap trying to keep you down. You ...
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Lisa announces some big changes in her life and business, and shares why she feels it’s time to hit pause on the GFR Show after 4 successful years and 128 episodes. What would you do differently if you had faith in yourself and your mission? In our last episode for the foreseeable future, Lisa takes a look back at what lessons she’s learned since s…
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Being nice is a virtue—until it's not. Compulsively helping and staying positive to the detriment to your sanity and needs can lead to resentment and broken relationships. Dr Aziz Gazipura, author of Not Nice: Stop People Pleasing, Staying Silent, and Feeling Guilty... And Start Speaking Up, Saying No, Asking Boldly, And Unapologetically Being Your…
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Americans love a hard worker. The employee who toils eighteen-hour days and eats meals on the run between appointments is usually viewed with a combination of respect and awe. But for many, this lifestyle leads to family problems, a decline in work productivity, and, ultimately, physical and mental burnout. Bryan Robinson, author of Chained to the …
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Dr. Veronica Anderson is a multifaceted entrepreneur, healthcare expert, and Kolbe-Certified Human Design Coach who has authored 4 books on holistic medicine and personal growth. Have you ever felt like a victim, and if so … what did you do about it? Dr. Veronica first appeared on the GFR Show in September 2021 - Episode 83: From Depressed Eye Surg…
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It's the Thanksgiving holiday break in the US, so we're re-broadcasting one of our favorite episodes about friendship and community, which is very timely as we approach the holiday season. Living in isolation for two years without the support of community clarified for many of us just how nourishing and essential relationships are to us. Now that w…
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Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever is an award-winning author, global speaker, media commentator, and the 7-figure CEO of Media to MILLIONS. Have you ever had a “burn the ship” kind of moment? Listen in as Dr. Avis tells us about what she calls her “burn down the ship” moment when, on the heels of leaving her husband to become a single mom of two, she volunta…
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Katherine May first joined us on Reconsidering in 2020, during the height of the pandemic, to talk about her book Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times. It was a timely topic and a memorable conversation as most of us were confronting one of the most challenging and isolating holidays seasons of our lifetimes. With that moment…
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Jennifer Joy Jiménez is Co-Founder of Brave Thinking Institute and the creator of the highly acclaimed transformative movement modality, TrancenDance™. Is the way you feel about your body preventing you from enjoying your life? Although she achieved her goal of becoming a professional dancer and was raised by Mary Morrissey, a globally known spirit…
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It's time to confront one of life's most certain yet most avoided topics: the end of life. While death eventually greets us all, most of us skirt around the topic and what it means for us and our loved ones. In this illuminating conversation, we aim to demystify this phase of life and empower you to approach it with a sense of preparedness and dign…
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Anjel B Hartwell is known as The Wealthy Life Mentor and is the creator, executive producer and host of the award-winning Wickedly Smart Women podcast. Can you be a good mother and have a drug-addicted child? On this special REPLAY+ episode, Anjel returns to the GFR Show with an update on how she’s been evolving since she first appeared as Emerald …
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In the bestselling book Radical Candor, author Kim Scott laid out a simple framework for how to create, foster, and thrive in a culture that effectively gives and receives feedback—direct, clear, concise, and actionable. However, when you write a book about feedback, well, you get a lot of feedback, and indeed she did. Rather than ignoring or hidin…
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Zarinah El-Amin is an award-winning anthropologist, author and TEDx speaker whose company, Book Power Publishing, revolves around helping clients create cultural change through books and global experiences. What is the dumbest decision you've ever made in your life? For this special replay episode that we’re releasing on both audio and as a video o…
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Think your job is stressful? Try being an emergency response physician at the Mayo Clinic, one of the top hospitals in the US that sees some of the most extreme emergencies. Dr Richard Winters has been responding under pressure in chaotic situations for a long time, and it’s taught him valuable lessons about decision making and leadership. In his b…
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An apology can mend old wounds, reunite people, and heal communities. Despite the potential power it can have, a good apology is hard to find. There's a simple structure to a good apology we should all have memorized along with the traits of a bad apology that will only lead us into pain and misery. In this episode, we're going to the apology exper…
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Lisa’s her own guest as she examines GFR Commandment #10: Know that the struggle/stress/pain prevented with your expertise has enormous monetary value! Are you owning your value? One of the biggest hurdles we face as entrepreneurs is undercharging for our products and services, which as Lisa explains on today’s show, comes from minimizing our exper…
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Like it or not, change is inevitable. Your career, relationships, body, health, mood are all in constant motion. We can fight it but it’s unproductive and leads to suffering. Our pal Brad Stulberg is back on the show to help us look at change differently. His new book Master of Change: How To Excel When Everything Is Changing - Including You is ful…
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Dr. Aziz Gazipura first appeared on the GFR Show in December 2020, and his episode is one of our most downloaded to date! He’s the founder of the Center For Social Confidence, host of Shrink for the Shy Guy podcast, and today we’re releasing, “From Chronic Pain & Perfectionism to Mass Liberation” on my YouTube channel for the first time, as well as…
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Dr. Amanda Kemp AKA Amanda Aminata Sol, is founder of Racial Justice from the Heart and the bestselling author of “Stop Being Afraid: 5 Steps to Transform Your Conversations About Racism.” What is your relationship with nature? Dr. Amanda survived the NYC foster care system before graduating from Stanford University and embarking on a journey to be…
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Natalie J. Clayton is an ICF Certified Personal Development Coach and the #1 bestselling author of “Awaken the Leader Within: 15 Steps to Shine Your Light.” Are you running from something? Natalie takes us on a journey through the badges and life degrees she’s earned from being a wife, a mother, an undercover police officer, an activist, and a canc…
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Makaylah Rogers (they/she) is a social impact entrepreneur who co-owns Scale Naturally, as well as Frankie D's Donuts, a homemade donut business focused on opening up conversations around mental health. Have you ever felt stifled by your gender? Makaylah spent years struggling with their gender and sexual identity, and on the show they talk about t…
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When we first released Lisa’s “Stopping Can Be Lucrative” episode at the end of 2019, we had no idea we were just a few months away from one of the hugest stops any of us has ever experienced. Listen to Lisa’s new intro where she talks about what she learned about stopping over the pandemic, especially from being a caregiver for her mom and then ma…
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Show Notes Laura Gisborne is an internationally recognized speaker and business expert who founded Limitless Women. She’s the author of “Stop the Spinning—Move from Surviving to Thriving,” and has appeared on CBS, ABC and, “The List Show.” Do you consider yourself to be a grateful person? As a child of trauma, Laura lived in a persistent state of f…
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Monique McDonald is a Grammy-nominated opera singer and certified Conscious Transformational Coach who founded The Magnetic Voice Group. Do you like the sound of your own voice? Monique shares a charming confession about the night in Paris that led to her incredible singing career, and she opens up about the way that the devastating loss of her mom…
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Scott Sargeant originally appeared on the show in August 2019. In September 2021, he lost his battle with mental illness. He was a high-performance coach and motivational speaker who, after his death, inspired the birth of The Scott Sargeant Foundation which provides resources for people struggling to survive, while reaching forward to thrive. What…
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Have you ever considered that marketing might be only for your self-expression? Your host Lisa Cherney is back with a special episode featuring a brand new talk and topic that she presented as her grand return to the live stage after 3.5 years! Block off space to fully lean into this interactive working session that Lisa presented for the Evolution…
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Medicine Woman Kerri Hummingbird is a #1 international best-selling author. She’s also founder of Inner Medicine Training where they share ancient traditions for owning your wisdom and living your purpose. Have you ever felt broken? Kerri shares her journey from being diagnosed as manic depressive at 15 to her realization that after 20 years of tal…
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Umoh Luna is an astrologer, spiritual guide and shamanistic business strategist who empowers visionaries, thought leaders, and spiritual warriors to bring more meaning, power, pleasure and wealth to their lives. What does the word “witch” conjure up for you? In 2018, Umoh Luna was having her best financial year ever, but for ages she’d been hiding …
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Margy Feldhuhn is a multi seven-figure CEO, a certified neuro-somatic coach, and the Forbes-featured podcast host of “We Get It, Your Dad Died.” Do you ever feel like you are missing your opportunity or that you should be further along? Margy tells us the story of her meteoric rise from a $15/hour contractor position to CEO at Interview Connections…
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WendyY Bailey is the founder of Business Beyond Limits, and a force of nature in the coaching industry. Her fearless approach to innovation has enabled her to support entrepreneurs, leaders, and trainers across the globe for more than 20 years. What is your relationship to the word depression? WendyY was diagnosed with major depressive disorder in …
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GFR Show host Lisa Cherney becomes the guest on her own podcast as she hands over the interviewer role to her former mentor, business partner and one of her dearest friends, Lisa Sasevich aka The Queen of Sales Conversion. Lisa S is the monumentally smart and motivated Owner/CEO of The Invisible Close, and her tight relationship with Lisa C makes h…
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There’s a point in our lives when we’re told it’s time to grow up and stop playing games. To move away from the trivial pursuits of childhood and get serious about how we spend our time. But what if that advice is wrong? What if games are actually one of the best ways to spend our time and one of our best opportunities to learn about our world and …
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Friendship is something that’s easy to take for granted. Meeting friends in our early years might have come easy but as we age friends move away, people couple off, careers and families start and suddenly making friends isn’t as easy as it used to be. As many studies have shown, if you want to live a longer, more fulfilling life you’ll need to inve…
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Are you one of those people who thrives off a check-list? It feels satisfying to complete things, but the satisfaction only lasts for a fleeting moment as a cleared check-list invites more tasks. It's an exhausting treadmill that inevitably gives rise to guilt and shame when we can't keep up. Madeleine Dore, author of “I Didn’t Do the Thing Today; …
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A few years ago, most of us were still heading into the office five days a week. But the pandemic changed the workplace dramatically. Most of us now work from home or are working in a hybrid environment, which has introduced challanges in our both our personal and professional lives. How do we navigate these changes? Annie Jarvis, Vice President of…
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Lisa’s here with an update on the 5-week grief sabbatical she took in September 2022 to honor and experience her journey around losing her mom. How do you recognize and process the losses in your life? There is so much Lisa learned—and a lot of unexpected experiences she had—while she was away from The GFR Show and most of her other work, and in th…
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Mentorship can be a powerful force that improves life but it's often hard to come by. Most of us struggle to ask, “will you be my mentor” and may not even know what kind of support or commitment we're asking for. Felix Lee, founder of a thriving community of mentors and mentees called ADP List, saw a lot of people losing their jobs and looking for …
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High school sucks. It’s socially awkward, culturally confusing, and academically irrelevant. And though the first two might largely be an inescapable part of the teenage experience, the third is of critical concern to both the stability of society and the health of the economy. Which is why we wanted to spend some time learning more about what’s ha…
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Helen MacMillan is an author, life coach and wise woman who facilitates the personal growth and healing that are integral to achieving your greatest potential, and living your most joyful and fulfilling life. How old were you when you realized how precious life is? Helen’s first lesson came when she lost her sister when she was just 19 and she join…
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As recently as a decade ago, most of Western culture dismissed meditation as a sort of “touchy-feely” pursuit with no real value. Thanks in large part to the rise of meditation apps like Headspace however, that attitude has dramatically shifted from one of skepticism to one of curiosity heading towards broad acceptance. And just in time too as the …
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Kristen Robinson is a lead-generation specialist and founder of Explode Your Audience. She’s also married to an officer in the Marines, which plays a huge role in her story. Have you ever experienced culture shock? Kristen describes what life has been like as a military spouse and shares the truth of the struggles she experienced as a new member of…
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John Maeda would rather be curious than afraid, despite the tectonic shifts in our world. AI—artificial intelligence—is reaching new milestones that foreshadow big changes in many careers. Some ignore what’s on the horizon, others acknowledge what’s to come but are paralyzed by fear. John Maeda takes a different approach: he just keeps reinventing …
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Life is hard. We want to think that isn’t the case but again and again, the universe shows us we’re wrong. We face loss, periods of illness and infirmity, and failure. Such is the human condition and there is no escaping these essential truths. Where better to turn for comfort, insight, and wisdom than the great minds of philosophy that came before…
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“No regrets.” You’ve heard people proclaim it as a philosophy of life. That’s nonsense, even dangerous, says Dan Pink in his latest book The Power of Regret. Everybody has regrets. They’re a fundamental part of our lives. And if we reckon with them in fresh and imaginative ways, we can enlist our regrets to make smarter decisions, perform better at…
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Mitchell Levy is a 2x TEDx speaker, an international bestselling author of over 60 books, and an executive coach at Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches. Do you know when you are being inauthentic? Mitchell joins the GFR Show with a story about the hedonistic narcissist who mentored him early in his career in business and finance, and his journey to un…
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Rhonda Liebig is a 2X published author, certified health coach, founder of The Fresh Inspiration Show, and CEO of Vitality Heart Hub. Do you carry shame with you? Rhonda explains how the shame she carried after being sexually abused as a child affected her physical health, and she opens up about the ways her trauma manifested in her adult experienc…
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Valerie Aprahamian is a special education advocate who founded Advocates For Angels, an organization that helps families receive the Individual Education Programs their neurodiverse children need in order to thrive. Do you advocate for your, or your child’s, special needs? In today’s episode, Valerie shares what happened when her toddler Chanel was…
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Now that season 2 has wrapped, the Reconsidering team is taking a break. Season 3 is already coming together with exciting new interviews that will further illuminate the elements of a satisfying life. Kieran Setiya will be back to talk about his new book, Life is hard, which explores philosophical insights that can set us on the right path. Dan Pi…
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The firstborn daughter of Korean immigrants, Lillian So is the founder of SOfit SF Inc. and the SOmethod. She’s also the International Bestselling Author of, “So Empowered.” Do you suffer from anxiety? Now an expert in creating psychological safety, Lilian shares how her early childhood experience led to her being a high functioning person with anx…
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In sports, the coach plays the important role of guiding players and delivering the feedback they need to operate at their best. But in our professional lives we almost never have the guidance and support of a coach, which makes it challenging to reach our full potential and at times leaves us trapped in negative behavior cycles. Ed Batista has spe…
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Starting early in childhood, creativity is slowly extracted from our lives. It becomes the domain of the select few of exceptional talent. But creativity can and should be an important part of everyone's life. In this episode of Reconsidering we’re going to explore an entirely different way of approaching creative expression—one that sees it not as…
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