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Jara Skagfjord and Kristin Guerin, longtime best friends, actors, and performing artists, found themselves at a crossroads in the fall of 2023. Feeling a deep inner calling to live life more fully (and inspired by Shonda Rhimes' "The Year of Yes") they set out to start saying 'yes' more often and explore the profound impact of this simple word. Join their podcast to hear how they're embracing life's adventures and challenges with humor and authenticity.
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On today's episode Kristin and Jara talk about how movies and music are interconnected, the illusion of safety and wanting to control the outcome and they talk about about nostalgia and the importance of being in the present moment. 00:00 Introduction 01:47 Conversation Starts 09:44 Kristin's Yes From The Past Week 17:22 Jara's Yes From The Past We…
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On today's episode Kristin and Jara talk about privacy and the intention behind sharing, how camerawork can take a toll on you as an actor and Jara shares a story about how a stye almost ruined her dream. 00:00 Introduction 00:42 Conversation Starts 10:31 Jara's Yes From The Past Week 27:19 Kristin's Yes For The Upcoming Week 31:13 Jara's Yes For T…
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On today's episode Kristin and Jara talk about dreaming big and asking for what you want, how rejection or redirection is a form of protection and the consequences of faking needing an appendix surgery. 00:00 Introduction 01:29 Conversation Starts 03:44 Jara's Yes From The Past Week 15:38 Kristin's Yes From The Past Week 21:09 Jara's Yes For The Up…
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On today's episode Kristin and Jara continue their conversation from last week; they talk about how to fit creativity into a 40-hour workweek, how washing machines changed the American culture and how to gamify your life. 00:00 Introduction 21:26 Kristin's Yes for The Upcoming Week 25:19 Jara's Yes for The Upcoming Week Things We Mentioned: Neil Ga…
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On today's episode Kristin and Jara talk about scarcity and clinging to the external, they discuss how important it is to share even if you don't want to and they talk about how life is essentially a simulation and we're all just playing pretend. 00:00 Introduction 01:04 Conversation Starts 10:21 Pedro Arrupe Quote 16:28 Giving and loving unconditi…
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On today's episode Kristin and Jara talk about gossiping and how it can actually save lives, they talk about destiny and how it's impossible to make the wrong decision and what to do when you feel like you're banging your head against the wall. 00:00 Introduction 01:46 Conversation Starts 02:07 Kristin's Yes From The Past Week 12:54 Jara's Yes From…
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On today's episode, Kristin and Jara talk about the concept of finding your why, how sometimes loss is needed to manifest what you want and they discuss the importance of anchoring things in love. 00:00 Introduction 00:45 Conversation Starts 02:22 Jara's Yes For The Upcoming Week 11:41 Kristin's Yes From The Past Week 33:12 Kristin's Yes For The Up…
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On today's episode Kristin and Jara talk about empaths, codependency, and being okay with other people not liking you, they reminisce about the lost years of the pandemic and how to incorporate play as a way of life. 00:00 Introduction 01:25 Conversation Starts 07:34 Jara's Yes From The Past Week 16:10 Kristin's Yes From The Past Week Things We Men…
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On today's episode, Kristin and Jara talk about the magic of being busy, how we keep moving the goalposts further away and what is actually helpful when setting goals and how success, or the experience of it, is wildly personal. 00:00 Introduction 01:11 Conversation Starts 04:34 Kristin's Yes From The Past Week 20:13 Jara's Yes From The Past Week 2…
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Ep. 15 - The Voices In Your Head (Part II)
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On today's episode, Kristen and Jara continue their conversation from last week about all the voices that live in your head rent free, they discuss body image and how much time is spent worrying about our bodies and we send Kristin off on a brand new adventure 00:00 Introduction 00:54 Conversation Starts 07:01 Kristin's Yes For The Upcoming Week 09…
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Ep. 14 - The Voices In Your Head (Part I)
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On today's episode - part 1 of 2 - Kristin and Jara talk about the internal bully or the meany voice in your head, jadedness in the entertainment industry and how important it is to pray to catch the bus and then run like hell. 00:00 Introduction 01:09 Conversation Starts 11:11 Jara's Yes From The Past Week 13:49 Kristin's Yes From The Past Week Th…
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On today's episode Kristin and Jara talk about autonomy and setting boundaries, they discuss the patriarchy and relationship dynamics between men and women and the importance of the stories we see in movies and on TV. 00:00 Introduction 01:09 Conversation Starts 05:59 Jara's Yes From The Past Week 12:41 Kristin Talks About Ted Lasso 19:12 Jara Gets…
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On today's episode Kristin and Jara about big changes and bold moves, how giving 70% during a performance is more than enough and how important it is to meet yourself where you're at instead of striving for perfection. 00:00 Introduction 01:28 Conversation Starts 02:28 Jara's Yes From The Past Week 05:59 Kristin's Yes From The Past Week 16:16 Krist…
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On today's episode Kristin and Jara discuss honesty and how it shows up in relationships, their work as artists and being authentically themselves. 00:00 Introduction 01:53 Conversation Starts 02:44 Kristin's Yes From The Past Week 20:42 Jara's Word for The Year Things We Mentioned: Doris Samuelson: https://www.pathsandportals.com Follow us on Inst…
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On today's episode, Jara & Kristin discuss how both anger and pain can be powerful catalysts for change, Jara pushes back on the old adage of "you shouldn't go to to bed angry" and Kristin touches on what is known as the "good girl" syndrome. 00:00 Introduction 01:07 Conversation Starts 01:08 Jara's Past Week 08:33 Kristin's Past Week 19:38 Kristin…
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Ep. 9 - Believing in Miracles (and Santa?)
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On today's episode Kristin and Jara discuss Christmas, Yule & Hanukkah, divine timing and connecting with the energy of miracles. 00:00 Introduction 01:33 Conversation Starts 12:55 Divine Timing 18:28 Kristin's Yes From The Past Week 21:54 Jara's Yes From The Past Week 24:56 Jara's Yes For The Upcoming Week 25:49 Kristin's Yes For The Upcoming Week…
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On today's episode Kristin and Jara get into what it means to give freely without agenda, they talk at length about the magic of trees and touch on how important it is to step out of your comfort zone in order to grow. 00:00 Introduction 00:57 Conversation Starts 09:23 Jara's Yes From The Past Week 24:10 Kristin's Yes From The Past Week 28:17 Jara'…
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On today's episode Kristin and Jara talk about boundaries, they ponder upon anxiety and how it shows up in their lives and reminisce about how one decision on both sides could have been a make-or-break of them not becoming best friends. 00:00 Introduction 01:19 Conversation Starts 07:28 Kristin's Yes From The Past Week 13:55 Jara's Yes From The Pas…
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On today's episode, Kristin and Jara talk about villains and how they're integral to our growth, they discuss what happened for both of them when they removed social media from their daily lives and they share some wisdom from their Kabbalah studies. 00:00 Introduction 01:10 Conversation Starts 03:51 Kristin's Yes From The Past Week 09:21 Jara's Ye…
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On today's episode, Jara & Kristin talk about their spiritual journeys and how it made them who they are today, they talk about witchcraft and the moon and the magic that exists in everything and how not knowing is a great place to be as long as you stay curious. 00:00 Introduction 01:47 Conversation Starts 05:34 Kristin's Yes From The Past Week 09…
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Ep. 4 - Commitment, Resistance & Guilt (oh my!)
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On today's episode, Jara & Kristin talk about how every "yes" is an opportunity for growth, we get to 7 year-old Kristin and we discuss how saying yes can help us connect to our intuition and move through resistance. 00:00 Introduction 01:37 Conversation Starts 02:31 Kristin's Yes From The Past Week 12:14 Jara's Yes From The Past Week 16:45 Kristin…
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Ep. 3 - The Universe Knows Better Than You
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On today's episode, Jara & Kristin talk about how saying yes affects the people around you, how micromanaging can stifle our potential and how saying yes to one thing oftentimes leads to something completely different. 00:00 Introduction 01:11 Conversation starts 03:41 Kristin's Yes From The Past Week 06:28 Jara's Yes From The Past Week 13:21 Trust…
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On today's episode, Jara & Kristin reveal their ego gremlins and how their rising signs might have something to do with it, how saying yes to chatty old men can be a blessing in disguise and how perfectionism stifles creativity. 00:00 Introduction 00:33 Fast Facts 01:59 Conversation starts 03:27 Jara's Yes From The Past Week 08:40 Kristin's Yes Fro…
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Jara & Kristin - best friends for over 10 years and counting - start their journey of saying yes! They discuss their biggest yes-es of the past year; Kristin talks about her deep love for Tel Aviv and how learning Hebrew makes no logical sense for her life trajectory and Jara shares how adopting a dog changed her life. 00:00 Introduction 00:37 Prol…
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