Project You 2.2
Episodes
83 episodes
Carrie - The Teachers Who Change Lives (And What They Know That Everyone Else Should)
In this episode of Project You 2.2, Carrie Helmer — a former math teacher of 31 years, mom of three, and life coach — explores the hidden skills of teachers who don’t just deliver content, but change lives. Drawing from decades in the ...
Carrie - Domain & Range: Who Has Access to Your Life
In this episode of Project You 2.2, Carrie Helmer explores how the math concept of domain and range mirrors our real-life boundaries and relationships. Using stories from her 31-year teaching career, personal experiences, and playful r...
Carrie - Kiss My Asymptote: When Almost Is Enough
In this episode of Project You 2.2, Carrie uses the idea of an asymptote — a dotted line that a graph approaches but never touches — as a metaphor for the way we chase approval, perfection, peace, control, and the feeling of being “eno...
Carrie & Dr. Kavin Mistry - Want to Live Longer? The Daily Switches That Control Your Health
Carrie sits down with Dr. Kavin Mistry, a board-certified neuroradiologist with over two decades of clinical experience imaging the brain, spine, and nervous system. Discover how tiny, everyday habits—like the way you breathe—can dramatically i...
Carrie - Still Your Child: When Love, Fear, and Trust Collide
What happens when love turns into worry… and worry turns into distance?In this deeply honest episode, Carrie speaks from the heart as a mother, former teacher of 31 years, and coach who has spent a lifetime creating safe spaces for hard ...
Carrie - The Cost of Reading the Room...When Empathy Becomes a Survival Skill
For decades, Carrie’s ability to “read the room” made her an exceptional teacher, leader, and advocate for her students. But what happens when empathy becomes conditioning — and your nervous system never powers down?In this episode, Carr...
Carrie - What Books Teach Us: When to Stay, When to Quit, and How to Grow
What if the messy, frustrating middle of your life is exactly where growth is happening? In this episode of Project You 2.2, Carrie shares stories that are equal parts heartfelt and hilarious — from hiding behind the couch to avoid a V...
Carrie - Eric Dane’s Final Words: 4 Lessons on Living Fully
In this heartfelt episode of Project You 2.2, we reflect on the last messages Eric Dane shared for his children — a powerful, posthumous gift full of life lessons. Best known as Dr. McSteamy on Grey’s Anatomy, Eric’s words are...
Carrie - The Things No One Can Take From You
What are the things in life that no one can take from you?In this powerful and deeply personal episode of Project You 2.2, Carrie Helmer shares the story of her son and father training side by side for their black belts—an exper...
Carrie - Brain Wins: Real-Life ADHD Tips for Teens and Adults
Ever feel like your brain leaves the room mid-conversation? Or your teen can’t stay on task no matter how hard they try? ADHD isn’t laziness...it’s a brain wired to notice everything at once. In this episode, I share real-life strategies from m...
Greg - Respecting the Vessel
What would change if the body you’re living in wasn’t yours — but borrowed from someone you deeply love?In this Project You 2.2 follow-up episode, Greg Helmer builds on Carrie’s powerful mindset shift and offers three practical ways t...
Carrie - Borrowing Grace’s Body: A Mindset That Can Transform Your Health
What would change if the body you’re living in wasn’t yours… but borrowed from someone you deeply love? This episode explores a transformative mindset that can shift your health journey in the most gentle, powerful way.
Carrie - The Math of Joy: Solving the Equation for a Life You Love
For 31 years, Carrie Helmer taught students how to solve for X—finding the missing number, balancing equations, and showing your work. But as retirement approached, she realized there was one equation she’d never solved for herself: Joy = ?<...
Carrie & Kelsey Hammack - The A Isn’t Worth Your Anxiety: Releasing Perfection to Actually Live
In this episode of Project You 2.2, Carrie sits down with Kelsey Hammack, a 24-year-old American Sign Language interpreter who’s mastered the art of reflection, journaling, and self-discovery at a young age. We explore the pressures of perfecti...
Greg - Who's Your Charlie?
This episode delivers three leadership lessons that shape lives and break cycles:• Why high expectations are an act of belief — not pressure• How accountability paired with love builds real endurance• What it takes to beco...
Carrie - We All Want to Be Remembered
In this episode of Project You 2.2, we explore the universal human desire to leave a mark on the world. From childhood scratches on desks and trees to the stories we carry as adults, our need to be remembered is less about fame and more about s...
Carrie & Carly Jibson - From My Classroom to Broadway: What Happens After the Dream Comes True (Part 2)
What happens after the dream comes true?In Part 2 of this deeply personal conversation, Carrie Helmer and Broadway actress Carly Jibson move beyond the spotlight and into the moments that shaped who she is today.From stepping away...
Carrie & Carly Jibson - From My Classroom to Broadway: When You Finally Get Your Shot (Part 1)
What does it really look like when someone steps into who they’re meant to be?In this powerful and entertaining episode of Project You 2.2, Carrie Helmer sits down with former student turned Broadway actress Carly Jibson to expl...
Greg - When Love Ends
This episode offers three grounding shifts that help people navigate loss without rushing healing:• Why grief affects the nervous system, not just emotions• How loss disrupts identity — and what helps rebuild it• What actu...
Carrie - When Love Ends: Breakups, Divorce & Grief That Reshape You
In this vulnerable and powerful episode of Project You 2.2, Carrie explores the three forms of relationship loss that reshape us: breakups, divorce, and the death of a partner. Through honest storytelling, emotional truth, and grounded guidance...
Greg - 3 Signs You’re Not Stuck — You’re in a Middle Mile
Ever feel restless but can’t explain why?In this episode, Greg reflects on Carrie’s conversation with Ammar Assad and explores the psychology behind identity shifts, endurance, and the quiet moments where life asks us to realign.L...
Carrie & Ammar Assad - Stop Waiting for the Perfect Time: Reinventing Your Life and Leading Your Family
In this episode of Project You 2.2, Carrie sits down with mindset coach and mentor Ammar Assad to talk about what it really takes to step out of comfort and build a life aligned with who you truly are.Ammar shares the story of how the CO...
Greg - Which Glasses Are You Wearing? Choosing Light When It Would Be Easier to Complain
In this Friday follow-up to Carrie’s powerful story about her Grandma Charlotte and her rose-colored glasses, Greg explores how perspective shapes leadership, relationships, and resilience. From a tense board meeting filled with anger and overs...
Carrie - The Light in Her Pocket: Lessons from Grandma Charlotte
In this deeply personal episode of Project You 2.2, Carrie shares the story of her Grandma Charlotte — a woman who lived with almost nothing, yet carried more joy, generosity, and light than most people ever do. Through warm memories of softene...
Greg - The Candy Bowl Test: Discipline, Excuses, and Self-Trust
That candy bowl on the counter.That dessert you didn’t need.That “I’ll start tomorrow” promise.In this Friday follow-up episode, Greg breaks down how excuses quietly steal confidence — and how discipline, practiced in small momen...