The Plastic Couch

Welcome to your guide to Human Design. In this episode, you'll learn what human design is, how to use it in life or at work, and how to look up your chart.

What happens when you are placed in the spotlight? Does it make you feel uncomfortable? In this episode, we are talking about why attention may have you staying in the background and how visibility is related to moving into higher leadership.

Nicole Kerr had a near-death experience after a car accident as a 19 year-old Air Force Academy Student. What happens when you literally die and are brought back to life? What are the lessons you bring with you about the human experience? 

So my guest today is Nicole Kerr. Imagine being 19 years-old, a cadet at the Airforce Academy, when the car you are in goes off the road and you literally flatline. Did she see that bright light? Did she see angels? How did this moment impact her or influence who she is today?

We hear from Nicole herself as she talks about how this moment changed her life, her relationship with her parents, and her purpose in this world. 

Part 2 of this episode features an incredible discussion with Claudia Cauterucci. Join us as we navigate topics around the responsibility and beauty of being an empath, what it is like to not fit the labels people place on you, and what it means to be a mindful parent. Claudia is a multilingual psychotherapist, spiritual scholar, and teacher based in Washington, D.C., with over 23 years in private practice. 

Part one of this episode features an incredible discussion with Claudia Cauterucci, Psychotherapist and Dynamic Meditation Speaker. Join us as we navigate topics around the responsibility and beauty of being an empath, what it is like to not fit the labels people place on you, and what it means to be a mindful parent.

Over the last few years, life for author and event planner Courtney Shorter has been a whirlwind of joy and pain, but her mission is always to find the joy. We explore life after Courtney's infertility journey which includes miscarriages, the loss of twin girls, and so much more. Join us for a an extremely revealing conversation about love, loss, joy, grief, and resilience. 

Courtney is the co-author of the book, Resilience Rising, a collaboration of stories by resilient women detailing their experiences with infertility, pregnancy, infant loss, and finding joy after the pain. As an event planner, RyanMorgan Events is named in memory of her twin girls, Ryan and Morgan, is built on a bedrock of love, a passion for what’s possible and a commitment to be an unstoppable force for good!  As a way to honor her babies, after many years of event planning and heartbreak, she recently extended our business to empower women who have experienced infant loss, miscarriages, and/or women who are living with infertility.  She created a powerful space for women that crave to be heard and supported along this lonely journey. 

How do we piece the amazing parts of a person together with the awful parts of them?  What about when this person is your mother or your father. Or Bill Cosby? Or Steve Jobs? Join us as we talk about how to reconcile different versions of the same person. Or is it even possible? 

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Alzheimer’s is called the long goodbye because the journey to a loved one’s last breath can last anywhere from months to over 20 years. Lisa’s journey with her mom took place over eight years. In this incredible episode, my guest host, Lisa, shares her story as she took on the role of caretaker, mother of two kids, and wife —- all while working and taking care of patients.

It is a story of heartbreak, love, pain, anger, exhaustion, and so much more. Join us as we talk about the stuff that so many people never share.

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Tiffany Battle goes by @CurvyCoils on Instagram and @iamcurvycoils on Facebook. She is a fashion and style blogger who was recently featured on a billboard in the middle of Times Square. But her path to get there has not always been smooth. As a plus size child in a family of skinny women, there were no plus size clothes for her as a kid. She fought through shame, insecurities and isolation to find her place in the world of fashion, thrifting, and self-acceptance. Join me for one of my favorite podcast episodes as we talk about finding your place and passion in the world and embracing your strengths.  

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