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    Explore " road less traveled" with insightful episodes like "How Can Women, Stand Up, Speak Up, Be Assertive and Set Boundaries with Cara Tuttle (12 Days of Christmas 2023)", "EP 6: Partnering with your S.O. - Krissy Wolfe", "Episode 905: Navigating the Unknown: Embracing New Routes in Business and Life", "[Repost] FAR OUT #54 ~ How we Prevent Life from Getting too Good" and "[Repost] FAR OUT #72 ~ Don't Ask 'Why Me?' Ask 'For What?' with Mayan Entrepreneur Anita Cortez Chac" from podcasts like ""Casa De Confidence Podcast", "Unscripted Success", "Women Thriving in Business", "FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning Home" and "FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning Home"" and more!

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    How Can Women, Stand Up, Speak Up, Be Assertive and Set Boundaries with Cara Tuttle (12 Days of Christmas 2023)

    How Can Women, Stand Up, Speak Up, Be Assertive and Set Boundaries with Cara Tuttle (12 Days of Christmas 2023)

    In this episode of Casa De Confidence, we had the privilege of hosting Cara Tuttle, a distinguished speaker, author, consultant, and activist-minded educator with nearly two decades of experience in higher education. Cara's impressive background includes serving as the Director of the Vanderbilt University Project Safe Center for Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response since its founding in 2014. She is also a Senior Lecturer at the Vanderbilt University College of Arts and Science.

    Cara has emerged as an influential and award-winning leader in addressing sexual harassment and assault in higher education. Her outstanding service to students and leadership in institutional advocacy at Vanderbilt University has not gone unnoticed. In 2016, Cara received the K.C. Potter Outstanding Service to Students Award from the Vanderbilt University Office of the Dean of Students. Additionally, she was honored in 2015 with the Mary Jane Werthan Award, recognizing her systemic contributions to the advancement of women at Vanderbilt. This prestigious award is named in honor of Mary Jane Werthan, the first woman member of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust.

    Cara Tuttle's journey is marked by a relentless pursuit of equity, empowerment, and justice. Her multifaceted contributions in addressing sexual misconduct, fostering gender equity, and empowering women make her a beacon of inspiration. Tune in to Casa De Confidence to delve deeper into Cara's insights and experiences as a trailblazer in higher education and an advocate for a more inclusive future.



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    EP 6: Partnering with your S.O. - Krissy Wolfe

    EP 6: Partnering with your S.O. - Krissy Wolfe

    Krissy Wolfe joins Braxton on this episode and it's one of our greatest yet! Krissy started a business with her husband and acts as the COO of CFOAF, a fractional CFO firm driving financial growth for small businesses.

    🔥 Together, Krissy and Braxton tackle the following questions sent in from our listeners:

    - Can I be the face of my company and brand if I'm boring?

    - How do you split a company with a partner?

    - How do I pull off the start of a business as an introvert?

    - What are some tips to leverage PR to jump start a new company?

    - If I were to make my business thrive without social media, what would that look like?

    - Recurring question: What's something you want to share that you think the world needs to hear?
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    🔗 Website: careeroncommand.com
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    Episode 905: Navigating the Unknown: Embracing New Routes in Business and Life

    Episode 905: Navigating the Unknown: Embracing New Routes in Business and Life

    A different result requires a different approach.

    Aspirations of growth often require a change in methodology in order to achieve new goals. But the mere thought of change scares us. Even when others are willing to give advice or share their experiences, we often cling to the familiar.  Our old ways can serve as a comfort blanket.

    While it can be uncomfortable to be in a new environment or unfamiliar situation, I want to remind you:

    Don't automatically discount that new way just because it's new or unfamiliar to you.”

    Trust the wisdom of those who've walked the path before. Their guidance can help you avoid pitfalls and find shortcuts, ultimately leading you to your destination quicker.

    In this episode, I encourage you to ask three important questions to exercise your power of choice effectively:

    • What guidance have you been overlooking or ignoring?
    • What would your life or business look like if you followed that advice?
    • What's getting in your way and causing resistance to taking that advice?

    Be open to exploring new routes and suggestions from other people as it may lead you to bigger and better opportunities. There is more than one way to get to your destination. Some are shortcuts, some have barriers or challenges along the way, and some are longer but provide a better vantage point. 

    A rich experience is awaiting you if you follow guidance provided by those who have been where you want to go.  You never know which new path will help you thrive even more in life and business!

    Thriving Points:

    • When you ignore the advice of those who are around you or the guidance that you've been given, you may still get to your goal but it's going to take up more resources.
    • You always have the power to choose when there's an option for a new way.
    • Don't automatically discount that new way just because it's new or unfamiliar to you.
    • You may uncover or discover something that you never knew was there just because you're trying a new way.

    About the Show:

     Women Thriving in Business features candid unscripted conversations with entrepreneurs, business experts, authors, and academics aimed at contributing to business success. This weekly show provides interviews with business leaders who have built, grown, and are thriving in business. Nikki A. Rogers, host of the show, also discusses achievements, lessons learned, and advice for aspiring business owners to develop the mindset, strategies, and connections necessary to thrive in business. Whether you are just starting or you have been in business for decades, WTiB offers inspiration, strategies, and resources to help you THRIVE in business.

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    [Repost] FAR OUT #54 ~ How we Prevent Life from Getting too Good

    [Repost] FAR OUT #54 ~ How we Prevent Life from Getting too Good

    Listen and explore:

    • How your cohosts are handling their transition to Guatemala
    • The different ways Alasdair and Julie-Roxane tried to sabotage their experience when things were going a little too well.
    • How we all "upper limit" ourselves and how this directly effects the quality of our lives
    • How long it typically takes to "upper limit" ourselves and what we can do about it
    • Getting out of zero sum games

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    Credits:

    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    [Repost] FAR OUT #72 ~ Don't Ask 'Why Me?' Ask 'For What?' with Mayan Entrepreneur Anita Cortez Chac

    [Repost] FAR OUT #72 ~ Don't Ask 'Why Me?' Ask 'For What?' with Mayan Entrepreneur Anita Cortez Chac

    Listen and explore:

    • How Anita started her first business selling bananas
    • The money machine that as a child, Anita imagined every Gringo had
    • Her successful journey as a female entrepreneur despite encountering deep resistance every step of the way
    • The difficult times Anita went through when she left her husband with her baby son in tow and not long after was also banished from home by her mother
    • How Anita found God when she hit rock bottom
    • The gifts Anita was given by strangers on her journey and the way she  passes them on to new generations of Guatemalans

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    Credits:

    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    [Repost] FAR OUT #71 ~ What's the deal with French people and food?!

    [Repost] FAR OUT #71 ~ What's the deal with French people and food?!

    Listen and explore:

    • How to drink less wine and not know it
    • What it means to have "your ass surrounded in noodles"
    • The crazy shit the French do with cheese in the Alps called  Raclette
    • What it means to be "buttered"
    • French insults -- why are they so crass?
    • The difference between French and American habits toward food

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    Credits:

    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    [Repost] FAR OUT #95 ~ Birth is Not a Medical Event, It's a Sacred Portal: Changing our Narrative About Birth with Emilee Saldaya

    [Repost] FAR OUT #95 ~ Birth is Not a Medical Event, It's a Sacred Portal: Changing our Narrative About Birth with Emilee Saldaya

    Listen and explore:

    • Birth as a rite of passage and a vehicle for transformation
    • How birth makes or breaks us
    • Why a woman-centered birth affects everything
    • The unexamined risks of birthing in captivity
    • What happens at a hospital birth
    • The problem with licensed midwifery
    • Why a natural birth is not possible outside of your home
    • The ways we teach woman not to trust their instincts from an early age
    • What kind of elder do you want to be?

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    Credits:

    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    Episode #7: Val and Lupe (part 1) 🇨🇷

    Episode #7: Val and Lupe (part 1) 🇨🇷

    In this episode I sit down for cocktails with Valeria and Guadalupe Montera, Tica (Costa Rican) sisters who’ve become two of my best friends over the last seven months living in Tamarindo. If you’ve traveled to that sleepy surf town, maybe you’ve even seen Val or Lupe at their Tierra Bendita Café. 

    That’s how I met them, and their cute garden café with amazing food and dope music has become my regular go-to spot for smoothie bowls and coffee every morning. 

    Hearing the girls say "Gooooood morning, Normando! Would you like a cafecito with milk?" is now part of my blessed AM ritual.

    But Val and Lupe have a story that goes far beyond what you see at their café, transcending their model good looks and engaging banter in both Spanish and English gleaned from the streets (ok, the malls) of Los Angeles.

    In fact, even a year ago they were living in San Jose, the capital city in Costa Rica, where they were on-track for lucrative careers in law and architecture, respectively. However, their soul-sapping corporate cubicle life further pushed them to the Less Than Zero life on the weekends, and soon they were depressed, despondent, and self-medicated with the prospect of spending their next 30 or 40 years that way. 

    So, Val and Lupe chose the road less traveled, deciding to move to the beach in Tamarindo, which is about five hours away from San Jose but may as well be another planet in terms of the pace, vibe, and the pura vida, or pure life.

    It was anything but easy: the Covid pandemic essentially shut down Costa Rica from tourism for about seven months, but at least they were living a life of purpose and passion now. Finally, after months of struggle and hard work, they grew their Tierra Bendita Café, which means sacred or holy ground in Spanish. That’s an apropo term for the place that both saved their lives and serves as the center of community life in Tamarindo for so many (me included).

    We talked about all of that when we sat down at Lizard Lounge recently, my favorite bar in Tamarindo, with the mic rolling and margaritas flowing. Over our nearly two-hour conversation, Val, Lupe and I covered the story of their move to Tamarindo, the build-up of their café against all odds, dealing with mental health, chasing their dreams, sacrificing everything to live an authentic life, and much more. 

    These sisters couldn’t be more different in terms of personality, but I like and respect both of them a little more every single time we talk and the closer we become.

    Enjoy this part 1 of my conversation with Val and Lupe, and I’ll bring you the (slightly more inebriated) part 2 very soon. (And shout-out to Wes at Lizard Lounge for hosting us and always being a stand-up dude!)

     

    You can follow the sisters and their café life at @tierrabendita.cr on Instagram, 

    and give some love to Lizard Lounge at @lizardloungecr

    Walk In Your Kingdom Authority...Go ahead be a Kingdom Influencer!

    Walk In Your Kingdom Authority...Go ahead be a Kingdom Influencer!

    Today,  I want to dig a little deeper into the “influence” of authority.   The kind that is a little more like Jesus.  We have this amazing power within called Kingdom Authority!  When we tap into our kingdom authority we don’t miss the moments right before our eyes or ears.   When we lean into this power within we can show up more like Jesus in a world that needs more kindness, goodness, peace, and grace. 



    FAR OUT #124 ~ 5 Stages We've Gone Through While Working for Ourselves

    FAR OUT #124 ~ 5 Stages We've Gone Through While Working for Ourselves

    Listen and explore:

    • Julie-Roxane gets a racoon onesie & Alasdair buys 50 lbs of cacao
    • The walking away stage
    • The wandering stage
    • The ramen noodle stage
    • The spaghetti on the wall stage
    • The pruning stage

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    Credits:

    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #121 ~ What's the Strangest Place You've Ever Been? (And Other FAR OUT Banter)

    FAR OUT #121 ~ What's the Strangest Place You've Ever Been? (And Other FAR OUT Banter)

    Listen and explore:

    • Join us in July on our upcoming Yosemite retreat
    • Update from Joshua Tree
    • The places we've never been and most want to go
    • Where we most want to go back to before we die
    • Julie-Roxane's ideal day in the city
    • Julie-Roxane's first Thanksgiving
    • Our favorite movies, books, meals
    • The one super power we'd pick

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    Credits:

    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)
    • Podcast image taken by Alasdair in the Nepalese Himalayas

    FAR OUT #114 ~ Letting Yourself Dissolve

    FAR OUT #114 ~ Letting Yourself Dissolve

    We're beginning to schedule Kambo ceremonies for 2021 across the US. If you are interested in participating, hosting a ceremony or just want to learn more, reach out to us at info@thefarout.life

    Listen and explore:

    • What is currently in the process of dissolving for Alasdair
    • Why dissolution can be so disorienting
    • Times in Alasdair's and Julie-Roxane's lives where they've faced major dissolution
    • The tricky relationship between dissolution and identity
    • The stages of dissolution and their importance
    • How do we let ourselves dissolve? Should we?
    • Dissolution as a stage of world-formation
    • Dissolution as a process of purifying and reorganization
    • The role dissolution plays in living a meaningful life

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    Credits:

    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #109 ~ An Encounter With Darkness: Signs You're Dealing With a Chaos Agent

    FAR OUT #109 ~ An Encounter With Darkness: Signs You're Dealing With a Chaos Agent

    Listen and explore:

    • The process of installing a lithium solar system on our truck camper
    • The exact solar system we went with
    • Hiring "The Captain" and the nightmare that unfolded as a result
    • How to know you are dealing with a chaos agent
    • Shame, isolation, evasion: the strategies of a chaos agent
    • Why chaos agents pose a serious threat to our communities and ourselves
    • The only thing you can do when you've been caught by a chaos agent
    • The aftermath: two reflections on how we recover from a destabilizing encounter with darkness

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    Credits:

    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #108 ~ How We Decided to Live in a Truck Camper

    FAR OUT #108 ~ How We Decided to Live in a Truck Camper

    Listen and explore:

    • The pros and cons of trailers, truck campers, sprinter vans and RVs for life on the road
    • Getting a green card in the USA
    • How much we've invested in moving to the USA
    • The rig we bought and why we think it's such a good option for our next adventure
    • A sure-fire way for gaining respect from old, white men
    • A recap of the 4-month transition from living in Guatemala to living on the road in the USA

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    Credits:

    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #104 ~ Pyschedelic Journeying as a Couple: A Conversation Between the Masculine and the Feminine

    FAR OUT #104 ~ Pyschedelic Journeying as a Couple: A Conversation Between the Masculine and the Feminine

    Listen and explore:

    • Why Alasdair and Julie-Roxane take psychedelic retreats
    • The healing power of working with psychedelics for couples
    • Julie-Roxane shares the story of two particular journeys that have been very significant for us
    • What psychedelics we work with
    • What can come up when you take psychedelics with your partner
    • Bringing unconscious relationship patterns to the surface 
    • Exploring the masculine and feminine energies
    • The importance of integration in any journey

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    Credits:

    • Photo credit: Alex Grey
    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT#99 ~ Diet Update: You *Can* Feel Better Than This

    FAR OUT#99 ~ Diet Update: You *Can* Feel Better Than This

    Listen and explore:

    • Veganism and the risks and temptations of subscribing to an ideology 
    • What exactly do we mean when we say "feel good?"
    • The spiritual and emotional aspects of food
    • Diet as an experiment rather than a set of rules and restrictions
    • The difference between an apple and a poisoned apple
    • Why simplifying our diet has been key to healing
    • Experience as guide: tuning into the wisdom of the body
    • The simple criteria we use now for what we eat
    • The massive upside we're missing out on by ignoring what we put in our bodies

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    Credits:

    • Cover image: https://www.totemical.com
    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #95 ~ Birth is Not a Medical Event, It's a Sacred Portal: Changing our Narrative About Birth with Emilee Saldaya

    FAR OUT #95 ~ Birth is Not a Medical Event, It's a Sacred Portal: Changing our Narrative About Birth with Emilee Saldaya

    Listen and explore:

    • Birth as a rite of passage and a vehicle for transformation
    • How birth makes or breaks us
    • Why a woman-centered birth affects everything
    • The unexamined risks of birthing in captivity
    • What happens at a hospital birth
    • The problem with licensed midwifery
    • Why a natural birth is not possible outside of your home
    • The ways we teach woman not to trust their instincts from an early age
    • What kind of elder do you want to be?

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    Credits:

    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #94 ~ Rolf Potts on Vagabonding: Going through Life as a Pilgrim, not a Consumer

    FAR OUT #94 ~ Rolf Potts on Vagabonding: Going through Life as a Pilgrim, not a Consumer

    Listen and explore:

    • What is vagabonding?
    • Vagabonding during the pandemic
    • What it means to be time-rich and time-poor
    • The value of drifting
    • Shifting from an achievement mindset to an appreciation mindset
    • Going from a possession life to an option-filled life
    • Vagabonding as a route to self-discovery
    • Letting go of expectations and goals and embracing serendipity
    • Where Rolf finds himself now after 26 years of vagabonding

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    Credits:

    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #93 ~ Embracing a Life of Movement and Stillness

    FAR OUT #93 ~ Embracing a Life of Movement and Stillness

    Listen and explore:

    • The power of moving
    • The power of being still
    • How busyness disconnects us from the benefits of true stillness and true movement
    • The ways travel has helped us work with stillness and movement
    • Creating a life that doesn't see these two postures as either/or but both/and
    • The spiritual practice of listening for and learning to go with life's flow
    • Inertia, Resistance and the challenge of transitions

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    Credits:

    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #92 ~ Exploring Ayahuasca: Student Michael Peterson on Tobacco as a Healing Plant & Walking the Medicine Path (Episode 8)

    FAR OUT #92 ~ Exploring Ayahuasca: Student Michael Peterson on Tobacco as a Healing Plant & Walking the Medicine Path (Episode 8)

    Listen and explore:

    • The formative events in Michael's life that influenced his direction
    • An organic approach to dealing with and healing trauma
    • The healing powers of tobacco and our distorted perspective of it in the west
    • What it means to "work" with plants and how they can help us
    • Addiction and grasping as a teacher
    • The role of curiosity and awareness in healing and transformation
    • The similarities and differences between working with meditation and working with plants

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    • www.soulsoilalchemist.com (coming soon)
    • Email Michael at info@soulsoilalchemist.com

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    Credits:

    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)