You Are A Big Deal with Becca Jay
This podcast highlights the imperfect greatness of humans who are a big deal. Episodes will include conversations with people who are doing important work in the world, choosing courage over comfort, and embracing their power. Becca has spent much of her life doing some form of movement and getting curious about how people show up. Over the years she has learned that seeing people and listening to their stories is such an empowering form of connecting. Mom, partner, advocate, personal trainer and athlete, Becca Jay, talks all things human with people who are leaning into life and who keep showing up.
You Are A Big Deal with Becca Jay
9. Jae Berry: Holding Space, Monasticism, Open-Ended Questions & Noticing
Jae Berry (he/him) is a partner, hiker of mountains, chef, player of ultimate frisbee, former monk, guardian of Tori the dog and Trip the dog. He is a gentle and kind human filled with depth of thought and feels. Jae works and empowers as a middle school social worker!
Jae talks about his time as a monk in South Korea and how that time influenced much of how he moves through the world. He speaks about the challenges and beauty of his work as a middle school social worker. Jae talks about the importance of open-ended questions and how impactful it is to teach kids how to ask questions of themselves. I loved this conversation so much. I had several epiphanies and moments of whole-body chills.
*Content warning: suicide is mentioned in this conversation.
Jae lives on Ute, Cheyenne, Oglala Sioux & Arapaho land.
Book recommendations: The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky &
Anna Karenina By Leo Tolstoy
Check out The Hungry Goat (goatontherocks.com) restaurant in Morrison, Colorado!
You are a big deal.
Your story matters.
Keep showing up.
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