The Lonely Edges
Christina Frei
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Kali Patrick: The Lonely Edges of Becoming a Sleep Coach
The Lonely Edges
10/03/23 • 54 min
Topics:
- Kali's decision to leave corporate, leave her marriage, move to Texas, and change her name.
- Where exactly things broke down with her husband
- What perfectionist tendencies can do
- The transition from corporate to coaching and yoga instruction.
- The decision simplify her practice to become a sleep coach
- How sleep is related to so much
- 2 years of constant pain that turned out to be Lyme’s disease
- How writing a book helped her focus her business
- Her clients’ visions for a better life and how they get there
Bio:
Kali Patrick is an adult sleep coach and #1 bestselling author of Mastering Your Sleep Puzzle: Your 12-Week Guide to Sleeping Better. She helps stressed-out tired people reclaim their sleep, energy, & enthusiasm for life. Kali blends her training as a nationally-board certified health & wellness coach and therapeutically-trained yoga teacher into a practical and flexible approach to help busy people improve their sleep long term.
Kali’s personal experience with both insomnia & burnout add a different dimension to her approach and make her a leading—though often contrarian—sleep expert. Kali believes that everyone has the ability to sleep naturally without any of the products, pills, potions, or gadgets marketed by the $65 billion sleep aid industry.
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Shawn Cook: The Lonely Edges of Jumping Off a Cliff
The Lonely Edges
10/24/22 • 55 min
Topics:
- How to jump off a cliff
- What happens when an office grows toxic
- How to manage power plays and unhealthy control
- What makes an Enneagram 8 cry
- How to handle a career brick wall
- How to take tough moments and turn them around for the benefit of others
- Who you can become in the face of all of the above
Bio:
Shawn has dedicated his life to helping others. He began is career in higher education at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida. There he worked on staff in student development, fund raising, and as an adjunct business professor. Shawn was also the co-founder of the nonprofit business, Feed the Need, serving the underprivileged areas of Lakeland through donations and outreach events. He then transitioned into the wealth management field working with an independent group within Raymond James as a Wealth Advisor. There he honed his craft for building comprehensive financial plans and investment portfolios. He is now the principal of Advocate Wealth Management.
Links:
Shawn's Website
Shawn's Instagram Feed
Shawn's LinkedIn Profile
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Cynthia Quintanal: The Lonely Edges of Being a Wood Elf
The Lonely Edges
09/19/22 • 61 min
Topics:
- Being different in a large Catholic family
- Inner journeying as an 8-year old
- Nature’s beauty vs. nature’s ferocity
- How to be with hopelessness
- What will really change the world (it’s not demonstrations)
- Our relationship with grief
- The challenges in creating new music
Bio:
Cynthia Quintanal leads healing concerts with her husband Rick in the Crystal Cymbalogy project which engages people in a direct experience of communion with nature. She is also writing music and chants for the Be Loved Now community based. As a Licensed Massage Therapist for 30 years, Cynthia has studied Deep Tissue Cellular Memory, Reiki energy, Craniosacral and SER (somato emotional release), Awakening the Light Body Live,Theta Healing, Arvigo Techniques of Abdominal Massage and Heart Centered Therapy with the Chikly Institute. She’s also studied Sound Healing with Jill Purce, Gaudry Normand, the originator of the healing crystal bowls, Tom Kenyon and Zacciah Blackburn.
Links:
Crystal Cymbalogy Website
Cynthia's Instagram Feed
Cynthia's Facebook Page
Cynthia Jadwiga Website
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Lauren D'Agostino: The Lonely Edges of Plant-Based Cooking
The Lonely Edges
07/25/22 • 70 min
Topics We Covered:
How working at Disney changed her approach to food
A non-dogmatic approach to plant-based eating and cooking
The role of joy in eating
Do I have to be plant-based to cook plant-based?
Why our food choices matter
How can harmony happen amidst diverse viewpoints
How starting a business is personal growth
Bio:
Chef Lauren is a plant-based lifestyle guide who is committed to cooking and sharing her favorite seasonal plant-based recipes to inspire others to simply eat more delicious plants. Having started as a pastry chef, Lauren has dedicated the last four years to her edu-tainment centric, plant-based brand.
She has developed a unique perspective when it comes to food. Influenced by spirituality and sustainability, Lauren is now establishing a plant-based retreat and education center. She is currently empowering self-conscious and struggling home cooks to have more fun, take risks and become kitchen confident inside her virtual group cooking program, the Kitchen Mindset Lab.
Chef Lauren D'Agostino's Links:
Facebook
Instagram
Website
Courses
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Shannon McCarthy: Art and Motherhood with Epilepsy
The Lonely Edges
04/25/22 • 68 min
Shannon McCarthy is a classical painter trained at the Sandra Wakeen Atelier. She is a contributor to the Out of the Blue show exploring epilepsy in Newcastle, England. Shannon began her artistic career at age 12, painting murals around her hometown of St. Augustine, Florida. She attended the University of Florida and studied Linguistics, until a near death experience at age 21 rerouted her plans. In 2005, Shannon and her husband Steve founded ClearPoint Center in Connecticut, where guests and teachers explore nature, health, and art. Steve and Shannon can be heard on their podcast, “Electric Storm: Art and Epilepsy”. Shannon’s paintings can be seen on Red Fire Farm tomato sauce jars and on her website,
Shannon's Website
Christina's Website
Ariela Sarai: The Lonely Edges of Leaving a High Control Group
The Lonely Edges
04/24/23 • 67 min
Topics:
- The pitfalls of good intentions and beautiful causes
- The dynamics of high control groups (cults)
- How Ariela got brought into this group
- The micro-compromises she made
- Why and when she decided to leave
- Why she stayed for so long
- How to distinguish between a healthy stretch and a damaging one
- Why her students got great results
- What happened when she left
- Life after this group
- The importance of getting licensed as a life coach
Bio:
Ariela has a BA from Columbia University and an MSW from the University of Pennsylvania. She worked as a therapist until the year 2000, when she began teaching an international self-development course. She took on a leadership role and spent over 20 years leading teams and empowering thousands of people. In 2021, Ariela realized she was in a toxic work environment that would never change, so she left the course and started working as a Personal and Leadership development coach. She specializes in getting to the truth of what's happening so that people can rebuild a healthy culture.
Links to Ariela Sarai
Her Website
Ariela's LinkedIn Profile
Ariela on Sensibly Speaking Podcast
Rachel Bernstein Interview Part 1
Rachel Bernstein Interview Part 2
Rachel Bernstein Interviews Dimitri, Ariela's Son
Ariela on Jon Atack Family & Friends podcast
Resources to Study High Control Groups
Power for All book
Dr. Steven Hassan www.freedomofmind.com
Dr. Janja Lalich https://janjalalich.com
Rachel Bernstein podcast Indoctrination
Sarah and Nippy podcast A Little Bit Culty
Christina's Links:
Your Beautiful Lonely Edges
Lesley Jane Seymour: The Lonely Edges of Running a Magazine
The Lonely Edges
07/26/23 • 66 min
Topics:
- What it’s like working at Vogue
- Being nice wasn’t welcome – mean girls.
- Working at different women’s magazines
- Why fashion is highly competitive
- Her campaign with Save the Children
- The changing face of publishing
- Transitioning out of publishing – the loneliness
- Starting The Red Cup Club
- Starting the Covey Club
- What a difference a community of business owners makes
Lesley's Bio:
Covey Club Founder Lesley Jane Seymour is a media entrepreneur and one of the industry’s most respected leaders. In 2017, she created CoveyClub from a 54-page survey that 627 former More Magazine readers took after that magazine closed. From 2008-2016, she served as editor-in-chief of More Magazine, the leading lifestyle magazine for women over 40, with a readership of 1.5 million. She was also the editor-in-chief and social media director of More.com, which attracted over 12 million monthly page views and 600,000 unique visitors.
Links:
The Covey Club
About Lesley Seymour
Lesley's Instagram Feed
Covey Club's Facebook Page
Christina Frei's Link: Your Beautiful Lonely Edges
Di Ciruolo: The Lonely Edges of the Foster Care System
The Lonely Edges
02/20/23 • 65 min
Topics:
- Why Di was placed in foster care.
- What abuse she endured at different ages
- How other adults handled her situation
- The costs of living with a narcissist
- How she coped – the importance of reading books
- When it finally all changed
- What needed to happen for her to finally live.
- What caused her to write her book, Indomitable
- What it’s been like being a mother herself
Bio:
Di Ciruolo is a Boston based DEIB leader in tech with 10 years experience in People Ops management/leadership and 7+ years in DEIB specifically. She teaches companies how to build inclusive culture and workspaces where employees can bring their whole selves to work. She advises leadership, boards and C-teams on best practices for getting off the sidelines and into the conversation for equality in their workplace and their communities.
Her new book, Indomitable is a true story of foster care survival. With intentional wit and a healthy amount of self-reflection, Di Ciruolo invites explorers to find the places they can relate to while finding footing on the rungs to healing. Ciruolo shines a light on inner trauma by offering encouragement and guidance for survivors and those who seek to support them.
Links:
Di's Website
Di's Facebook Page
Di's LinkedIn Profile
Christina's Links:
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Jamie Chapman: The Lonely Edges of Starting a Business
The Lonely Edges
10/17/22 • 41 min
Topics:
- Do I run other people’s businesses or my own?
- The decision to start her own business
- When you’re not paid what your worth
- The trials of leaving a marriage and new financial obligations
- Modeling strong women for her sons
- The loneliness of being an entrepreneur, role of community
- Raising good partners in her sons
Bio:
The owner and founder of Chickbook Creative, Jamie Chapman, consults with small and medium-sized women-owned companies. Over the course of her career, she has gained experience in systems, processes, accountability, leadership, and project management. Jamie's multifaceted approach to problem-solving stems from her extensive knowledge of executive functioning, habit formation, and the entrepreneur's mind.
Links:
Jamie Chapman's Website
Jamie Chapman's Instagram Feed
Jamie Chapman's Facebook Group
Upcoming Workshop with Kim Dawson
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Laura Hansen: The Lonely Edges of Spirituality in Business
The Lonely Edges
09/12/22 • 62 min
Topics:
- How spiritual tools help corporations get healthy
- What it’s like to see the solutions and not be able to communicate them well
- How learning spiritual mechanics changed everything
- How to make esoteric principles accessible to the general public and corporate
- Navigating a company where employees are disgruntled
- The power of knowing your own perspective
- The power of simply witnessing
- Do you focus on the problem or a person’s ability to choose?
Laura Hansen's Bio;
Laura’s 30 years as a meditation and mindfulness teacher informs her life’s work to create healthy, safe and creative communities. She developed the Life Mechanics Method and the Divine Spark Method to help others understand and master their inner and outer worlds. She is a social entrepreneur, best-selling author, patent-holding product designer, strategic business advisor and change management consultant. Founder and Board President, Chill Sacramento, a 501(c)3 educational organization. She is the founder of Compassionate Capital Region, a Chill Sacramento social impact project for the seven county region in and around Sacramento, California’s capital. She is team lead for the Compassionate Sacramento project, a collaboration between the Mayor’s office of Civic Engagement and over 50 community organizations and businesses. She is also a Strategic Advisor for Compassionate California, which is a member of the global organization, Charter for Compassion, in partnership with the office of the Dalai Lama.
Links
Chill Sacramento's Website
Laura Hanson's Facebook Community
Chill Sacramento on Instagram
Laura Hansen's YouTube Channel
Laura Hansen's LinkTree
Laura Hansen's LinkedIn Account
Christina Frei's Website
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Lonely Edges have?
The Lonely Edges currently has 48 episodes available.
What topics does The Lonely Edges cover?
The podcast is about Entrepreneurship, Podcasts, Arts and Business.
What is the most popular episode on The Lonely Edges?
The episode title 'Melissa Gilbo: The Lonely Edges of Her Son's Health Crisis' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Lonely Edges?
The average episode length on The Lonely Edges is 57 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Lonely Edges released?
Episodes of The Lonely Edges are typically released every 7 days, 6 hours.
When was the first episode of The Lonely Edges?
The first episode of The Lonely Edges was released on Apr 13, 2022.
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