The Waystation

Rebecca De Ornelas

On every episode of The Waystation, we explore first-person stories, each told on a common theme but sourced from vastly diverse perspectives. We’ll introduce you to people whose lives are seemingly different than yours... or are they? Through these stories, you may even find that you and me and he and she and they and them are more alike than sometimes we’re willing to admit. Plus, why not share a few laughs and tears, and be entertained along the way to wherever you’re going? Our goal with The Waystation is to provide you with a not-so-subtle reality check that YOU... are not alone.

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best The Waystation episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to The Waystation for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite The Waystation episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

S2, E9 – The Journey to Finding Your Truth w/ Shane Kelly, So Brown & David Langton

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07/19/22 • 63 min

Visiting us today in The Waystation are LA-based venture investor and entrepreneur Shane Kelly, Texas-born musician and realtor So Brown, and designer and cartoonist from Rhode Island, David Langton. They talk about the boxes they were each put into, and the ways they broke themselves out of them. It’s both a thought-provoking and eye-opening conversation, if we do say so ourselves.

The Waystation Host Journals – We Are Not OK

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08/23/22 • 11 min

Another bonus episode before Season 3 launches in October. This one got a little... feisty? Charged up? OK, so it was angry. Rageful. NOT OK. I hope you can relate, fellow travelers.

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S2, E12 – How to Reinvent Yourself, Over and Over Again w/ Mrinalini Gadkari, Scott James, and Zia Hassan

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08/09/22 • 71 min

Brace yourselves, fellow travelers, this is the last episode of Season 2! We know, we know... you will miss us...but we really think this final episode will sustain you till Season 3. Sit back, relax, and be inspired as we share tales of reinvention, something that our guests have done over and over again in their lives. Join career coach Mrinalini Gadkari, poet Scott James, and life and engagement coach Zia Hassan for this season finale hurrah!

S2, E11 – Debunking the Ideal Family Myth w/ Shefali Shah, Chris Templeton, and Suzanne Culberg

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08/02/22 • 54 min

We’re all one big happy family here in The Waystation today when Digital Health and Life Sciences leader Shefali Shah in NJ, coach Suzanne Culberg in Australia, and founder of Oh The Stories We Tell Chris Templeton in Napa, CA join us to discuss the oh-so-complicated dynamics of family– both families of origin and the ones we create. Fellow travelers, I think you will relate ;-)

S2, E10 – Giving Up The Ghost w/ Dion Flynn, Julie Rose, and Jeremy Goldman

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07/26/22 • 71 min

Never give up! Never give in! Except when doing so might lead to a better life. And that’s what we’re going to talk about in The Waystation today with actor and Army Veteran Dion Flynn, full-time nomad and travel blogger Julie Rose, and author and analyst Jeremy Goldman. Definitely some things that make you go “hmm” up in here, so pull up a chair, fellow travelers– you don’t want to miss this!

S2, E6 – The Stages of Grief: Denial, Anger, and Humor w/ Vanessa Shealy, Jordon Ferber, & Arden Cartrette

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06/14/22 • 62 min

**CONTENT WARNING** This episode contains discussions about loss and miscarriage. If you need support, please talk to someone. You can reach out to the National Crisis Hotline at (800) 273-8255 available 24/7. Take care of yourselves, fellow travelers.

Not the most light-hearted of topics in The Waystation today, but despite talking about grief, we still manage to have quite a few laughs (the way our deceased loved ones would have wanted us to). Join us as comedian and podcast host Jordon Ferber, playwright and performer Vanessa Shealy, and bereavement doula Arden Cartrette, talk about their unique grieving processes, the uncommon ways they found support, and how they managed to find the humor in it all.

S2, E8 – The Power of Forgiveness w/ Tasha Wilson, Breanne Smith, & Megan Feldman Bettencourt

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07/12/22 • 64 min

**CONTENT WARNING** This episode contains a discussion of sexual assault If you need support, please talk to someone. You can reach out to the National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via phone and online chat.

Today we’re joined in The Waystation by author and entrepreneur Tasha Wilson, podcast host Breanne Smith, and author and speaker Megan Feldman Bettencourt to discuss forgiveness. This episode, fellow travelers, is profound AF. We talk about generational trauma, what resentment and forgiveness does to the body, and what it looks like to break the cycles of our upbringing.

S2, E7 – Stranger Things Have Happened… Or Have They? w/ Jessica Arbour & Jeremy Hurewitz

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07/05/22 • 53 min

Who doesn’t love to hear stories of the STRANGE kind? I know we here at The Waystation do! Pull up a chair, grab a drink, and join mindfulness facilitator, Jessica Arbour and consultant and writer, Jeremy Hurewitz as we recount some random weird 'ish that’s gone down in our lives. Yes, it’s stranger than Stranger Things up in here today... because it’s alllll true.

S2, E1 – The Most Effective Teachers, Both in and Out of the Classroom w/ Kaushal B. Nanavati & Jacqueline Shaulis

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05/03/22 • 42 min

And we’re back! What better way to celebrate National Teachers’ Day than to discuss the teachers in our lives that have had a profound impact on us, both the ones in human form and the not-so-human form. Join us as integrative family physician Dr. Kaushal B. Nanavati and motivational speaker and author Jacqueline Shaulis to explore the many people, texts, and parts of the body (YEP!) that have been and continue to be sources of insight and wisdom for both of them. We hope you can relate!

The Waystation Host Journals – Let's Take A Nap

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09/20/22 • 8 min

Lie down, get yourself cozy, and listen to this episode before you nap. Don't think you need to nap? Trust me, you do. We all do. Quit hustlin' and start listenin' as our host rants on (and on) about the never-ending-ness of life.

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Till next time, fellow travelers – I hope you were able to relate!

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