WHYLD - Podcast for Bold Authentic People (And Those Who Wish They Were)

Do I have to have kids? “Moms reach out to me all the time and share their stories and say that they just weren't aware that they had the choice.” In short, we talk about this in the episode: In more words: Veronica grew up in a very traditional Hispanic home where the father worked and the mom… worked, too. This came on top of taking care of the household and children, “of course”. Being overworked and last on the to-care-for list was not a model young Veronica fancied for her future. Yet, for a long time, she didn’t know she had a choice. Now 47 and confidently childfree, Veronica knows all about the pressure and the prejudice society applies to people for whom having children is not a given but an option - one that is considered very consciously. Together with her partner Rick, the Austin-based woman with a captivating smile founded “The Childfree Connection” – a global membership community for like-minded individuals. In the episode, we discuss the many stereotypes about childfree people, why many parents feel offended by this topic, what Veronica calls the “But Trap”, and how Veronica thinks about her old age without kids. Resources mentioned in this episode: Earth Overshoot Day “Is childfree for me?” Do you want to connect with Veronica? www.thechildfreeconnection.com@thechildfreeconnection@thechildfreeconnection Do you enjoy WHYLD? Then get in touch! www.linktr.ee/whyld.podcast@whyld.thepodcast @whyld.onewww.whyld.one

Is “should” still part of your vocabulary? If it’s not a F*** YES, it’s a F*** NO! In short, we talk about this in the episode: In more words: Alexandra “Allie” Elle has not always been this connected with the callings of her inner voice. The passionate writer lived with a severe eating disorder for nearly two decades. The anorexia that had once filled a void, lies slumbering now and serves as a beacon for when Allie strays from her truth. Equipped with a wild curiosity, a fearlessness, and a radical love for what’s authentically human, she followed her soul on a nomad journey to self. From Canada, where she grew up, past a small island in the Atlantic, where she leaped and fell, all the way to Poland, where her roots called. Listen to Allie share about her difficulties in navigating cultural clashes, reconciling the intellect and heart, making truthful decisions - and erroring at times. Resources mentioned in this episode: www.drgabormate.comConcept of Dialectic Behavior Therapy Do you want to connect with Allie? Instagram: @alexandraelle.writerDo you enjoy WHYLD? Then get in touch! www.linktr.ee/whyld.podcast@whyld.thepodcast @whyld.onewww.whyld.one

Is it just a phase? “For that whole time, I was not being authentic. I was low-level terrified on a daily basis. And it doesn't take an expert to think about the effect that has on someone's nervous system. That repression is deadly.” In short, we talk about this in the episode: In more words: “Promiscuous, unreliable, secretly gay or straight” – bisexual (or pansexual) individuals find themselves stereotyped and often even rejected by potential partners. Mark Cusack makes it a point to debunk these and other myths about sexuality, romance, and gender on his social media platform “notdefining”. Growing up, Mark (he/they) felt alienated by gender expectations and unable to grasp his fluid sexual orientation. Out of fear that his full self might be rejected, he remained closeted, repressed what was queer about him, and questioned his identity in silence. Unfortunately, repression doesn’t go well with one’s mental health. Battling with severe depression and anxiety is the price Mark paid for that life in the closet. But not anymore. Today, by being unapologetically authentic, Mark is the mentor he wished he had back then. “Every pot has its lid”, a popular German proverb, meaning: While you might think you are just too weird, too queer, too in-between to be lovable, remember that there are always people who are attracted specifically to who you are. And no matter their orientation: Everyone is attracted to authenticity and self-love. If you are questioning your sexuality or facing mental health struggles because of it, don’t do it on your own. Go check out @notdefining across social media to find a supportive community led by the incredibly kind, and welcoming Mark Cusack. Do you want to connect with Mark? www.campsite.bio/notdefining@notdefining@notdefining@notdefining@notdefining@notdefining Do you enjoy WHYLD? Then get in touch! www.linktr.ee/whyld.podcast@whyld.thepodcast @whyld.onewww.whyld.one

Do poverty, war, and health crises really lie outside of your responsibility? "I grew up with this sense of how inappropriate and unfair the world is. And how I shouldn't be passive in this injustice and that I shouldn't just take care of myself." In short, we talk about this in the episode: In more words: With an English-Canadian mother and a refugee from Iran for a father, Reza Eshaghian grew up with an awareness of multiculturalism and differences in living standards. Not wanting to follow in the footsteps of his father, a doctor, young Reza aspired to become a computer game developer instead - until a fateful book, “An Imperfect Offering” by James Orbinski, changed his path in life dramatically. With commendable persistence, Reza took each step of his education and career so he would eventually become eligible for his goal: Signing up as a humanitarian physician with Doctors Without Border / Médecins Sans Frontières and helping those fighting for survival in crisis zones around the world. In nine years of working with MSF, Reza has served in Ethiopia, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria, Yemen, and Ukraine. This episode offers a first-person account of the things you did not expect humanitarian aid work to be like. Among others, we delve into the following questions: What do you need to do to become a humanitarian doctor with MSF in the first place? Can you choose where to go? How can you reconcile a career at home with being abroad for months on end? In what ways is the fieldwork not all like you would expect? What emotional impact does this work have and how does one deal with it? Thank you, Reza, for these valuable insights and the existential work you do. If you, dear listener/reader, want to help Reza and his colleagues help others, maybe you want to consider donating to MSF? Resources mentioned in this episode: www.msf.orgwww.msf.org/donate“Kercha” on YouTube“Fezenjan”“An Imperfect Offering” Do you want to connect with Reza? @reshaghian Do you enjoy WHYLD? Then get in touch! www.linktr.ee/whyld.podcast@whyld.thepodcast @whyld.onewww.whyld.one

Do you know how to ask for what you desire, embrace a “no” response, and respect your own boundaries? “I'm learning that to be a whole person and a happier person, I need to have conversations that are challenging all the time. Almost daily.” In short, in this episode, we talk about: With more words: Being a professional cuddler, the founder of “Cuddle Sanctuary”, as well as an intimacy professional for theatre, film, and TV, Jean Franzblau does not find it easy to explain what she does for a living. In her role as “Cuddle Queen Jean”, she bridges the gap between the astonishingly prevalent notion that there is not much to be taught about cuddling and the striking deficits in our culture regarding voicing needs and acting with consent. Especially when it comes to sexuality and other forms of vulnerable human interaction. Thus, Jean is on a mission to educate people on boundary-aware intimacy and to create safer environments for its exploration. Those who dare, join Jean in Cuddle Sanctuary’s events in California to practice navigating boundaries and to invite the nurturing experiences they seek. Jean also trains people around the world to become facilitators of cuddle events themselves. As an intimacy professional, Jean coordinates between actors, writers, directors and others involved, to ensure emotional safety during a scene that involves nudity, played sexuality or even sexual violence. Resources mentioned in this episode: “People Spoon With Professional Cuddlers For The First Time”WikipediaWikipediaCreating Consent CultureEmily MeadeAlicia Rodis"Yoga with Adriene" Do you want to connect with Jean? www.jeanfranzblau.com@CuddleSanctuary@hollywoodintimacycoordinator@cuddlesanctuary@cuddlesanctuary Do you enjoy WHYLD? Then get in touch! www.linktr.ee/whyld.podcast@whyld.thepodcast @whyld.onewww.whyld.one

Have you ever been on a pilgrimage? “The Camino de Santiago […], known in English as the Way of St James, is a network of pilgrims' ways or pilgrimages leading to the shrine of the apostle Saint James the Great in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain.” (Wikipedia) On May 17th 2023, Tina is starting off on a big adventure and physical challenge: Walking the Camino Portugués, a 250+ (depending on the variation) kilometre path from Porto, Portugal, to Santiago de Compostela, Spain. On foot, in about 2 weeks. The Camino Portugués is part of the Camino de Santiago’s network of paths spanning Europe. Hundreds of thousands are arriving at Santiago’s cathedral each year, celebrating their accomplishment, and hugging fellow strangers who, too, have come from far to experience the transformative magic of Camino. In an age when fast-and-far travel is available to many, witnessing every step of the way, like a chain of hundreds of thousands of moments, is a unique call for presence and deceleration. The slowness and sweat, the repetition and reflection, offer the kind of answers and change that many a pilgrim sets out for. In this semi episode of WHYLD Podcast, you learn about the Camino de Santiago and are invited to follow Tina’s journey. Do check out WHYLD’s Instagram & Facebook accounts for a personal pilgrimage report by Tina. Would you like more info on the Camino? Check out: Pilgrim's Office in SantiagoStingy Nomads blog post"Spiritual" detour Do you enjoy WHYLD? Then get in touch! www.linktr.ee/whyld.podcast@whyld.thepodcast @whyld.onewww.whyld.one

What story will we tell when we are dead? “There's all sorts of scenarios of death that can be embarrassing. […] It's just very private and very intimate and they're forced into almost having to expose themselves to someone.” In short, we talk about this in the episode: With more words: Upon entering adult life, most of us focus on being full of choices, full of life, and making the most out of it. If we are lucky, getting older, sicker, and eventually dying is not on our to-think-about list at this age. So how come some young people choose to enter a profession that places death at the center of attention? What is it like dealing with loved ones in crisis, grieving and lost, all the time? And what happens to a body once handed over to the care of a funeral home? Kari Northey, single mom and mortician from Michigan, USA, has answers. Even though we generally like to push the thought of death away, we have so many questions and hope that if only we knew more about what’s coming it would make us better prepared and feel more in control, when a loved one dies or when we are confronted with our own looming deaths. On her YouTube channel “Kari the Mortician”, it is Kari’s mission to make the processes of a funeral home transparent, tangible, and less frightening. Whether it is embalming, cremating, or talking financials, Kari answers the questions of her audience – and does so with lightness and charisma. Resources mentioned in this episode: "Hospice Nurse Julie"watch it tour of a crematorytour of an embalming room"My Girl" Do you want to connect with Kari? www.karithemortician.com@karithemortician@kari_the_mortician@karithemortician@karithemortician@Kari Northey Do you enjoy WHYLD? Then get in touch! www.linktr.ee/whyld.podcast@whyld.thepodcast @whyld.onewww.whyld.one

What if what you thought you wanted does not hold true anymore? “The issue with phases of transitions is that they are exactly that: phases. They might start overnight and surprise the hell out of you. But then they will patiently accompany you until you figure out how to solidify the person soup that you have become.” It feels good to be consistent, to stay true to past statements and beliefs, to be the reliable, steady type of person. But what if things that were valid in the past are overcome by reality? Can you be a consistent person AND change? This solo episode is a vulnerable account of a difficult time, when three pillars of Tina’s identity began to sway at once, shaken by the tremors of a personal earthquake. In this episode, Tina talks about: Resources mentioned in this episode: Quake City Soil LiquefactionThe Hidden SuperpowerWhy Fight the Winter? A Long COVID JourneyGrowing Wings: The Power of Change Do you enjoy WHYLD? Then get in touch! www.linktr.ee/whyld.podcast@whyld.thepodcast@whyld.onewww.whyld.oneDo you enjoy WHYLD? Then get in touch! www.linktr.ee/whyld.podcast@whyld.thepodcast @whyld.onewww.whyld.one

Will life ever be the same again? “I felt sick for about 10 days. On the 10th day, I went to bed and I woke up in the middle of the night, feeling literally like there was an elephant on my chest.” Nanda Jansson is one of the unlucky ones who made the acquaintance of COVID-19 in March 2020, while the other billions of us followed cases like hers on the media, safely locked into our homes, not sure what we should believe about this strange new disease that was quickly taking over the planet. A lot of us had lived in some degree of denial, not believing the possible severity of an infection – and its potential to completely change the life which came afterwards. It took Nanda 71 weeks to return to work again. She documented the long journey to recovery on her blog called “Living My Truth”. Her “Corona Chronicles" spread around the planet and helped others navigate their own COVID story. “I don't feel I've been suffering from COVID. I've been surfing the waves. I like to see myself as a resilient surfer.” Nanda, a Dutch woman who found love and a new home in Sweden (“we actually believe we are the world's first internet couple”), is a joy to listen to, as she radiates a deep curiosity and gratitude for life. In this episode, we talk about: Resources mentioned in this episode: Martha BeckGrowing Wings: The Power of ChangeKatherine May“Corona Chronicles”“Wintering”"The Elephant on my Lungs” Do you want to connect with Nanda? @livingmytruth.se@livingmytruth.se Nanda JanssonDo you enjoy WHYLD? Then get in touch! www.linktr.ee/whyld.podcast@whyld.thepodcast @whyld.onewww.whyld.one

👩‍🍳 Like sweet and sour: Contrast makes a wholesome recipe – even a recipe for happiness? 😍 Contentment, joy, satisfaction, happiness, well-being… we use various words 💬 to describe a phenomenon that all of us seek to maximize in our lives. Do the aforementioned terms really refer to the same thing? In what ways are they related? And what do we need to do to attain happiness and its linguistic siblings? 🤔 👱 Leonard Gabriel Heygster wanted answers. And he had a hypothesis: “What you focus on is what you get more of.” ☝️ So, he mused, if he spent more time thinking about happiness… would he then get happier automatically? 🚀 Worth a try! And what better way to delve into a topic than to interview scientists and experts on the matter? The 🎙️ HumansAreHappy 🎧 podcast was born. In this episode, we ask Leonard about: Join us for this deep conversation 🤿 and get just one step closer to authentic fulfilment in your life. 😃 Resources mentioned in this episode: SelfHealers Soundboard PodcastHumans Are Happy Podcast Ep. 1 - Dr Ernst Fritz-SchubertEp. 2 – Dr Burkhard Pleger Do you want to connect 😉 with Leonard? www.humansarehappy.orghumansarehappyhumansarehappyhumansarehappy.org Leonard Heygster Do you enjoy WHYLD? Then get in touch! www.linktr.ee/whyld.podcast@whyld.thepodcast @whyld.onewww.whyld.one

🤗 Do you feel safe relating your authentic truth? 🗫 “When I was in college, I got really interested in studying intentional living communities, co-ops, cohousing communes. 🏡 […] A lot of what the co-ops would run into were these continuous communication problems. […]🤫There were conflicts, they just wouldn't get dealt with because no one knew how to do it.” Often, we find ourselves in challenging situations of socializing and communicating: 🍸 the awkward small talk at our friend’s party 😰 the job interview that we do not know how to conduct in a light and relaxed atmosphere 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 the difficult topic we want to bring up with our partners or housemates Sara Ness used to struggle with this, too, thinking she was lacking the social skills 🔧 required. Until she discovered practices that have the power to 😃 boost connection, trust, and communication in any setting: Authentic Relating. Sara is a connector, facilitator, community builder, founder, curious soul, and relentless researcher. 🦄 Listen to her share what she learned through years of facilitating 👩‍🏫 Authentic Relating, why she never actually liked being the CEO of her company Authentic Revolution, and what her latest research project 📚 on Relating Languages is about. Do you want to connect 😉 with Sara? https://www.patreon.com/snesshttps://www.authrev.org/https://www.youtube.com/user/spesmirahttps://www.instagram.com/instigatress/ https://www.facebook.com/AuthRev/ Do you enjoy WHYLD? Then get in touch! www.linktr.ee/whyld.podcast@whyld.thepodcast @whyld.onewww.whyld.one

🤔 Is it okay to not want sex? ❤️‍🔥 💬 “I just thought I was a broken gay guy for 20 years.” 💬 When Cody Daigle-Orians first posted a video 📹 on TikTok, outing 📣 himself as asexual, he immediately received hundreds of comments from young ace (asexual) people saying “Wow, I didn't know ace adults existed!” 🙏🏽 He was 42 back then. In our culture, love and sex are dominant themes everywhere you look – in movies, books, advertisements, conversations with friends, expectations imposed by the family… 👩‍❤️‍👩 Many of us, including folks in the diversity-aware queer community, have never called into question 🤔 whether the need for physical and romantic intimacy actually applied to everyone. It does not. In this episode, actor and playwright Cody shares his journey of self-discovery, from identifying as a gay man with a “problem” 😒 to living life as a confident, out-and-authentic homoromantic ace person. 😃 Ace, homoromantic… say whaaaat? 😵 If your head is spinning from all the unfamiliar terms: No worries, we’ll explain all of them and more in the episode. Which is Cody’s specialty. 👨‍🏫 Through his social-media-based educational project called “Ace Dad Advice”, Cody is busy busting myths 🤜 and giving an authentic voice to the ace community. He particularly aims at supporting young people questioning their sexual and romantic needs and letting them know: You are not broken, your experience is valid as it is. 🌈 👉 Cody’s first book, “I AM ACE: ADVICE ON LIVING YOUR BEST ACE LIFE”, will come out in January 2023. 📖 Terms explained in the episode: … listen to the episode for Cody’s explanations (minutes 21 – 27) Mentioned in the episode: Dr. Joe Kort’s Podcast Do you want to connect with Cody? www.acedadadvice.comhttps://www.tiktok.com/@acedadadvice https://www.youtube.com/acedadadvicehttps://www.instagram.com/acedadadvicehttps://www.facebook.com/acedadadvicehttps://twitter.com/acedadadvice Do you enjoy WHYLD? Then get in touch! www.linktr.ee/whyld.podcast@whyld.thepodcast @whyld.onewww.whyld.one

🖌️ What if the most vulnerable parts of your story were painted on your skin? 🎨 This can be a scary thought. We all navigate the sweet tension between wanting to be SEEN for who we are and wanting to hide 🙈 certain aspects we feel uncomfortable showing. While the latter might apply to arguably “minor” things like bad moods, particular quirks we are embarrassed about, or our perceived weaknesses, it especially applies to more delicate parts of our story: 😨 😥 Traumatic experiences we survived, physical illnesses or mental health issues we suffer from, violence and abuse we had to go through et cetera. Shame and guilt can lure us into silence and isolation, which might not help our healing. 🤫 Kristen Zamora (Adams), a professional face and body painter from 🐾 Paw Paw, Michigan (USA), breaks the silence and does the radical opposite: Painting people’s vulnerable stories 📖 in full scale on their naked bodies. It had started with artistic intentions at Grand Rapids🏆 ArtPrize 2017. It has evolved into much more: a healing modality, a full-on passion for Kristen, and an invitation to 🔍 look at her own hiding more closely… And she did it again: 5 years after the premiere, Kristen again contested at Grand Rapids Art Prize 2022... and won in the category "Time-Based Visitor Award Winner". Deservedly so. Congratulations, Kristen, and thank you for making invisible stories visible. Do you want to connect with Kristen? www.kfxembodyart.comArtPrize 2022 Embodied- Healing Through Body Art Project@kfxbodyart Do you enjoy WHYLD? Then get in touch! www.linktr.ee/whyld.podcast@whyld.thepodcast @whyld.onewww.whyld.one

😳 Is disability a tragedy? 🤔 “We shouldn’t think of disability as a tragedy but it was that I could have died - which was the tragedy.” 💬 At 28 weeks of her pregnancy, Anja Christoffersen’s mom was told that her baby 👶 had no stomach and would not be able to survive. 17 years later, her beautiful daughter was walking the runway of Amsterdam Fashion Week. 💃 Between those two moments lie years of 🏥 👩‍⚕️ hospital admittances, surgeries, the fight for self-determination in Australia’s health care system … as well as the ordinary life 👧 of a happy, self-confident girl growing up. Anja was born without a normal stomach indeed. Affected by the rare complex of birth defects called VACTERL association, there was even more unusual about the newborn’s body 😧: an extra vertebra, missing bones, no anus but two vaginas, a hole in the heart, the food pipe leading into her lungs, just one kidney… Reading this list of abnormalities, it is hard to imagine that this girl survived 💪 and keeps on defying all the hardships life throws at her. 24 surgeries, some as early as 5 hours post-birth, and 150+ hospital admissions helped her on this path. Anja is a champion. Being veered off her academic career path due to her health condition, she got on her feet again and created a different path for herself 🦄: As a model on international runways showing her scars, as a speaker and author, she has become for others what she lacked in her childhood: A role model who makes visible what you cannot see on the outside. Because behind every beautiful smile is a story, sometimes a story of disability and chronic illnesses. And behind every one of such stories is a champion. Today, Anja is the founder of Champion Health Agency 🥇, a 'talent agency' for lived experience representing people with disability, chronic illness and carers. Mentioned in the episode: Video by "truly"Do you want to connect with Anja? www.championhealthagency.com@championhealthagency@championhealthagencyEpisode cover: photo courtesy of Anthony Byron Do you enjoy WHYLD? Then get in touch! www.linktr.ee/whyld.podcast@whyld.thepodcast @whyld.onewww.whyld.one

🏝️ A life happening on land, a vacation on a boat - we have heard of that option before. But who says it can’t be the other way round? ⛵ Former electrical engineer Brian Trautman figured an 18-month sabbatical at sea would get him over a “freakout about life” 👻 when he left shore in Seattle back in 2009. He went all in, sold his house 🏡, his cars 🚗, his career 🕴️ – all in exchange for a 53-foot, 2-mast beauty called Delos and the promises of a vague future. 12 years later, the land is where Brian retreats for a sabbatical whenever he feels like taking a break from sailing. For 12 years – impressive even for the most ambitious among globetrotters and sabbaticalists 😃 – he has rewritten what a “normal life” for him could look like: Diving, beach walking, collecting visa stamps in his passport, seeing the world’s most beautiful spots – and sharing it all with the community on YouTube 📹 for a living. Speaking of community, “SV Delos” ⛵ is more than just Brian. Over the years, many crews, including total strangers and sailing rookies, have enjoyed their time underneath the sails of Delos. Nowadays, it is mostly Karin 👱‍♀️, Brian’s wife and Swedish princess, as well as little 👶 Sierra, their daughter, who rock the boat alongside Brian. In this episode, Brian shares 💬with you his experience and practical advice on a number of topics, such as: Now, what is a dream YOU have and risk forgetting until you retire (or maybe never)? Are you sure that this dream would stand in the way 🚧 of you creating a sustainable life for yourself… or could it well be the start of it? 🌈 Do you want to connect with Brian? /svdelos@svdelos@svdeloswww.svdelos.com Do you enjoy WHYLD? Then get in touch! www.linktr.ee/whyld.podcast@whyld.thepodcast @whyld.onewww.whyld.one

Do you get the sex you want? 🔥 Oops, what a bucket-of-cold-water type of question. 🥵😅 Especially for those of you who don’t usually find yourself in conversations about sex. Why should one even podcast about it? Well… I dare say, sex, love, and relationships are a vital part of everyone’s life. 🌱 ❤️ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 This applies in some ways even to people who do not “practice” one or the other for any reason. There is no wholesome, authentic living without integrating 🔗 the body you have been given, your feelings, your desires, your connection to other people, your boundaries, your relationship with yourself. 🧘 This episode features a brave woman who might not even call herself that. 🦸‍♀️ But sharing your relationship and sex life on a podcast and social media, so that others feel that they are not alone, requires courage. Sex coach Alexa Bowditch, aka That Sex Chick, encourages us to let go of limitations, ask questions, and embrace what is true for us – because our pleasure is solely our own responsibility. 💪😀 Whether you currently consider yourself to be kinky or vanilla, mono or poly, single or partnered, straight or not 🌈 – Alexa and her colleagues at Sex & Love Co have your back in exploring what’s possible in love, in sex, in life. Do you want to connect with Alexa? www.thatsexchick.com @thatsexchick@thatsexchickAlso mentioned in this episode: @sexandlove.co@bryndaylor @conscious.bro Do you enjoy WHYLD? Then get in touch! www.linktr.ee/whyld.podcast@whyld.thepodcast @whyld.onewww.whyld.one

🏃‍♀️Running away from where it hurt? We all have done that. But walking back towards it? 🚶‍♀️ Being rejected for who you are takes a toll on a soul. Especially so if the ones rejecting you are the very people you love most - your family, your community. 💔 This happened to Meagan after being outed as a gay woman 👭. One day she is a valued member of the local athletic and Christian community ✝️, on the next her “choices” are condemned as sinful and appalling. She left Mississippi. 🧭 But after years of seeking a sense of self-worth away from home, Meagan decided that healing could only be done where it all had begun: home. In this episode, writer and speaker Meagan O’Nan shares her journey towards self-love, reconnecting with her community, and raising a child 👩‍👩‍👧 of two moms there. You’ll learn about Meagan’s take on the differences between authenticity and vulnerability and find out why she says: “Speaking vulnerably has changed my life." You can read more about and from Meagan in her 3 books: 📚 Creating Your Heaven on Earth: Unveiling the Truth that Was Always There (2008) 📚 Courage: Agreeing to Disagree Is Not Enough (2014) 📚 Held and Free (will be published in September 2022) Do you want to connect with Meagan? websiteFacebookYouTubeInstagram Do you enjoy WHYLD? Then get in touch! www.linktr.ee/whyld.podcast@whyld.thepodcast @whyld.onewww.whyld.one

🛑 When will you stop treating your passion as a hobby? 🛑 To Ady Parzentny, music is everything. Has been for decades. When the working day was over, he used to hit the rehearsal room and play the night away. 🎸 👨‍🎤 But making music for a living? 💰 Unthinkable. After all, is it really appropriate for a punk rocker to make money with his music? Just when he got a taste of financial success through his music, the gravity of "ULP" (upper limit problem) would bring him back down. 🛬 Today, Ady lives his purpose as a music producer travelling the world full-time in his mobile record studio. 🚙 Without earning a dime from this particular project, he supports local artists in countries like Marocco, Armenia, and Israel by recording and shootings music videos with them. 🎙️ 🪕 🎻 🥁 🎬 With all his generosity and modesty, is it still unthinkable for Ady to make a living out of his passion? Listen and find out what had to happen from Ady then, an overworked IT employee in Poland, to Ady now, living his dream and crashing Warren Huart’s couch in L.A…. 🤩 Do you want to connect with Ady? websiteYouTube InstagramFacebook 🙏🏽 Thank you and credit to Ady and the respective artists for letting us use their productions. List of all artists mentioned (not all of which played in the episode): @andaluciousbandYouTube@lala.tamar.officialYouTube@zegrobandYouTube@izourannsaharaYouTube@nanisingerYouTube@sunfollowers.officialYouTube@jamhouse_studioYouTube@daraatribesYouTubeAlso mentioned in the episode: Do you enjoy WHYLD? Then get in touch! www.linktr.ee/whyld.podcast@whyld.thepodcast @whyld.onewww.whyld.one

What if you chose YOU today? “By making that choice I became significantly happier. And from then on, every time I made a choice that literally felt authentic, I would gain freedom, I would gain happiness.” 🤗 Those are the words of Sam Sheppard. A kind woman with a big heart and a beautiful warm laugh. A teacher👩‍🏫 all her life, a facilitator with engaging energy. An eloquent speaker who can lift you up by the craft of words. Also, a woman scarred by childhood bullying, having struggled all her life to feel “enough”, and later battling crippling anxiety. 😔 But she would not let you see this other side of hers. For many years, Sam felt like she had to be certain ways to be accepted, burying the Sam that she really was under layers of shame and people-pleasing. 🎭 Until, with all the resources consumed to hide and hold it all together, she had no more energy to get through the day. There was only one way out left… 💥 stop the pretence. As she leaned towards her truth, Sam started to heal. Today, she is still on a healing journey and 🤝 helping others embark on the same. 🌈 Do you want to connect with Sam? This is Me: feel 'enough' and unleash your authentic self Sam InstagramSam's website Do you enjoy WHYLD? Then get in touch! www.linktr.ee/whyld.podcast@whyld.thepodcast @whyld.onewww.whyld.one

„Why do white people hate black people?” This is an honest question ⁉️ which people visiting Candidly Speaking events might seek answers to. In other contexts, (white) people might read this as an accusation and begin to push back – but not in the intimate space ❤️ Adolpha Cole & her team create for their participants. Candidly Speaking is a concept for 💬 authentic conversations 💬 between people from all walks of life 🌈 - on topics that have the potential to divide as much as unite them. ☮️ The key is to listen without judgement, to invite and embrace someone else’s real experience. 👂🏽 Feeling the social tension in the US deepen, running in political trench lines and on the streets, where George Floyd 🌹 was killed by policemen in 2020, Adolpha needed to talk. And so did others. Starting at a community library 📚 where people could 💬 listen and liberate and learn, Adolpha soon was encouraged to offer Candidly Speaking sessions 🚀 in schools, in companies, in government spaces. The former writer for television and music productions heard the call and is now setting up an organization to do her part for 🌈☮️👨‍👨‍👧‍👦 unity and peace in the world. Curious to experience a Candidly Speaking session for yourself? Look out for the next issue of the free monthly online community events! You can find the info here: www.candidlyspeakingworldwide.orgwww.instagram.com/candidlyspeakingworldwidewww.facebook.com/CandidlySpeakingWorldwide Do you enjoy WHYLD? Then get in touch! www.linktr.ee/whyld.podcast@whyld.thepodcast @whyld.onewww.whyld.one