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Meditation for People Who Can’t Turn Their Brain Off (opens the original)
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How do you meditate when your brain won’t stop thinking? This beginner-friendly introduction to meditation dispels common myths and offers a simple guided meditation for busy minds. Meghan explains what meditation actually is, why you don’t need to empty your mind, and how mindfulness can fit into everyday life (even if you only have two minutes) The episode ends with a short guided practice featuring mindful breathing, a body scan, awareness of your surroundings, a new-moon intention-setting vi
Why "Finding Your Purpose" Is a Myth (And What Actually Works) with Suneet Bhatt (opens the original)
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"You don't find your purpose. That's clickbait." Suneet Bhatt, author of Making Sense of Purpose and creator of the Rutgers course Find and Evolve Your Purpose, is making the case for why purpose isn't a destination, it's a practice. In this episode, we get into what it actually takes to build a life that feels as good on the inside as it looks on paper: the difference between authenticity and performance, why so many high-achieving women carry guilt they've never been taught to put down, and th
Stop Waiting to Be Chosen: Imposter Syndrome, Permission & Self-Trust (opens the original)
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Is it imposter syndrome or are you just waiting for permission? In this solo episode, host Meghan DeFord breaks down the real difference between imposter syndrome and permission-seeking, why they get treated like the same thing, and why that mix-up keeps high-achieving women stuck. Meghan opens with a tribute to Dolly Parton, who passed away on August 25th, and looks at how Dolly's life — leaving the Porter Wagoner Show, turning down Elvis Presley's request to record "I Will Always Love You," cr
Doing Hard Things: Marathon Running, Type 1 Diabetes & Building Resilience with Brooke Kaplan (opens the original)
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Brooke Kaplan has run seven marathons and is training for her eighth in Berlin this September, while managing Type 1 diabetes on every single mile. For Brooke, that means constantly reading her body mid-run: is she spiking, dropping, fueling too early, too late, running too hot, too cold. Some runs end with her sitting on a curb for twenty minutes, waiting for a low blood sugar to pass before she can take another step. In this conversation, Brooke, Director of HR Compliance at Worldwide Clinical
Stop Hinting, Start Asking: 6 Lessons From 20 Years in Philanthropy (opens the original)
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After 20 years in philanthropy, I learned that asking for what you want isn't just about the ask. It’s about finding the right people, listening well, building real relationships, knowing the value you bring, being clear about why you’re there, and then actually saying what you want out loud. In this solo episode, I’m sharing six lessons from two decades of asking people for money that apply far beyond fundraising, whether you’re asking for a promotion, an introduction, a client, support for an
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