My Innermission
Transition moments in life present lot of change, and change can feel challenging. In this weekly podcast, Colleen interviews people who have experienced various personal and professional changes to identify how they moved through the change process and what strategies they might offer others experiencing change, in any stage of life. Whether your change is in your physical health, relationships, professional life, or you are experiencing a feeling that "something has to change", join us to learn more about how to experience change that leads positive transformation.
Episodes
26 episodes
Remembering our Masculine and Feminine Energy with Sarah Poet
In this episode, I interviewed coach and consultant, Sarah Poet M.Ed, to talk about her work on "Sacred Remembering". In our conversation, Sarah unpacks the power and importance of the masculine and feminine energy (innate in all of us) and wha...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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39:13
Cultivating Somatic Wisdom with Caitlin Clarke
In this podcast, somatic coach Caitlin Clarke and I talk about her journey into somatics, how somatics invites us into a new way of experiencing and knowing, and what the somatic opportunites of the new year offer us. Caitlin was my origina...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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33:39
A New Innermission: My Journey into Somatics
My previous work on the podcast was about cognitive processing and intellectual reflection during moments of transition. But when I went through my latest life transition, losing my mom, I realized that there were just some journeys that my bra...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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15:28
Unlocking the Power of Dreams with Gwen Gordon
This episode of My Innermission focuses on the amazing work of Gwen Gordon, whose work encompasses the power of play and unlocking the power of dreams. Gwen's work on helping to unlock the messages and magic of our unconscious lives, helps us m...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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51:38
Resilience and Recovery with Anna Switzer
In this episode, I invited Anna Switzer, author of License to Learn, to return to the podcast and share thoughts on transition one year into the pandemic. I interviewed Anna a year ago when the pandemic first caused shutdowns. Now, a year later...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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39:40
Honoring the Neutral Zone of Transition with Colleen Stanevich
Big changes in life often make us focus on what we are giving up or gaining and then we want to jump right into what is next--but what lies in between? This week I highlight the transition process from William Bridges in his book
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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10:24
Saying Yes to Your Career Change with April Hattori
What do want to be when you grow up? It's a question we ask kids all the time, but for many of us, we might have several different jobs or careers in our lifetime. In this episode, April Hattori from Yes2Next joins me to talk about her career t...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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25:08
Parenting a Parent with Dementia with Shoshawna Rainwater
When people in our lives experience cognitive changes and dementia, there are abundant transitions for the the loved one experiencing dementia as well as the caregiver. In this honest and real interview with Shoshawna Rainwater, with Rainwater ...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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42:47
The Dynamic Transition of Divorce
Divorce. It's a hard subject and a transition that has so many complexities. On this episode, I talk with Heather Candelaria and Theresa Kleinlein with DIV/VY The Divorce Agency about the hard lessons they learned in their own divorces and how ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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43:08
Recognizing our Roles with Colleen Stanevich
When we are in transition, we may think that we are merely changing jobs, or changing responsibilities, but we may not always stop to really consider how the roles we play shape how we see ourselves. We also might not examine how a change in on...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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17:02
Finding the Opportunity of Transition with Dr. Felicia Lee
When change happens it can feel challenging, complex, and overwhelming. But what happens if we can recognize the opportunity to just be in the moment of transition and explore our somatic reactions, our approaches to self-regulation, and really...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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43:14
The Wisdom of Transition with Cheryl Benedict
Professional change can be as extreme as leaving a job or retiring from a career, but it also can be seemingly subtle like transitioning back from vacation, or transitioning between communicating with different people at work. This week I g...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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41:23
Contagious Vulnerability with Kate Greer
How can we peel back the layers of who we are to get real and get vulnerable about ourselves, our needs, each other, and what we want out of life. Kate Greer, a Vulnerability Doula and Creatrix helps others cultivate their own vulnerability and...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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42:52
Investigating Identity with Colleen Stanevich
Welcome to 2021! As we kick off the new year, learning from last year, looking ahead to changes we seek to make, we often set resolutions or intentions for ourselves. But along with setting our goals, we have to honor the change process and sta...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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17:03
Reflecting on Relationships and Self-Care with Ben Lotstein
What has 2020 taught us about the complexities of our relationships and what have we learned about what self-care looks like? In this conversation with therapist Ben Lotstein, we discuss how we can approach change in our relationships and how w...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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48:22
Stepping into Greater Social Activism with Dinah Becton-Consuegra
Making a professional change is a common transition, but when Dinah Becton-Consuegra made her professional shift it was to center racial social activism to an even greater extent in her life. In this interview, Dinah explains why she felt compe...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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37:19
Coming to Terms with Addiction with Laura Cook Boldt on her book Unraveled: A Mother and Son Story of Addiction and Redemption
Addressing addiction is a difficult but essential change for a healthier life, but what if you are a witness to a loved one's addiction? In this interview with Laura Cook Boldt, author of Unraveled:...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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42:06
Moving Towards Greater Mental Wellness and Longevity with Dr. Nicole Marcione
Sometimes we identify a need for change for our mental wellness, or to promote a healthier, happier life. But how do we take the first steps towards greater mental wellness? In this conversation with Dr. Nicole Marcione, who is a Gerontologist,...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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59:20
Leading with Empathy with Liesel Mertes
We all have been aware or experienced disruptive life events--and 2020 has been a collective disruptive life event for many of us. How can we better meet the grief and trauma of disruptive life events? How can we support each other as oth...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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34:22
Reconciling our Relationship with Money with LeAndra Foster
When we are contemplating taking a risk or making a change, our fear about the financial risks can hold us back. But what would it mean if we could unpack our relationship with money to find the root of our fear, so we can step into change with...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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19:38
Halloween Special: Your Alter Ego and the Imposter
Halloween is just around the corner and as a nod to the holiday of costumes, I wanted to focus on Imposter syndrome, that pesky notion that we aren't good enough, aren't unique enough, or aren't qualified enough to do something. Often this impo...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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10:21
Finding our License to Learn with Anna Switzer
We use the phrase, "stepping outside our comfort zone" to describe challenging and new experiences. Being outside our comfort zone can help us grow, but only if we are ready to step into the unknown. In this conversation with author Anna Switze...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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21:49
Training for Life with Cassye Delphy
Most people know physical fitness and nutrition are essential for health, but what if we considered how to approach food as medicine and fitness as training for the rest of our lives. In this interview with Cassye Delphy, owner of 43fitness, we...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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30:27
The Enneagram and Self-Awareness with Cyndi Gueswel
The Enneagram is a map to the drivers and the focus areas in your life. In this interview with Cyndi Gueswel, a coach and consultant with Only to Grow, she explains how the Enneagram can promote greater self-awareness and clarity to our shadow ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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30:20
Self-Reflection on My Innermission with Colleen Stanevich
Before I jump into interviews with other folks who have been through their own change process, this episode is a self-reflection on my own change process, what I learned and what strategies I learned. If the goal of My Innermission is honest co...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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17:35