We believe that we’re all meant to live our most expansive lives possible—but it can be overwhelming knowing where to begin, and feeling stuck is real. Empowered Human Academy exists to unlock your imagination with real conversations with inspiring humans of all different kinds, sharing the wisdom they've gained in their respective fields. Throughout these episodes we’ll explore holistic wellness, activism, self-discovery, emotional intelligence, and more. We’ve gathered some of the most heart-forward humans we know all in one place and we can’t wait for you to meet them.
To close out this season, we’re shaking things up a bit. Writer and producer Rebekah Pahl (https://www.instagram.com/rebekahpahl/) is interviewing Isaac (https://www.instagram.com/isaacbowen/), and they discuss the starting point of identity, collaboration, evaluating old narratives, feeling for the space of aliveness, and Isaac’s musings on what’s going on here with this whole experiment of existence.
As a Wonderer and the CEO of Lightward (https://lightward.com), Isaac gives careful attention and presence to the evolution of his own identity, as well as Lightward’s—and it’s a treat to hear him unpack why identity is a resonating theme in his life.
As this iteration of Empowered Human Academy comes to a close, this conversation is both a fitting bookend and thoughtful framework for the art and exploration to come. There’s so much light ahead! With deep, deep gratitude and joy for what this chapter has meant to us, we give you our very last episode of season 1.
Full show notes and a downloadable are available at empoweredhumanacademy.com/53 (https://empoweredhumanacademy.com/53)—and you can watch the conversation on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/BbeEMi09l5k)!
Keep the conversation going...
Table Question: Where are you sensing the aliveness in your life right now?
Journal Prompt: Take internal inventory re: your relationship with collaboration. How would you describe it? Does it light you up, do you find yourself avoiding it—and why?
Action Step: Find an artifact that represents where you are in your journey right now. What does this say about you in your most present self and expression?
View the printable worksheet on Google Docs (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dQNDbuzvxZ-NP6kmNriG4gEWh_cHuPxX_3xQVM8WeEA/edit?usp=sharing)
Further exploration:
Follow Isaac on Instagram: @isaacbowen (https://www.instagram.com/isaacbowen/)
Walt Whitman quote (https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/747772-re-examine-all-you-have-been-told-in-school-or-church)
This is a production of Lightward, Inc (https://lightward.com/).
2 Nov 2021
Abe Lopez: The Edge of Newness
To close out season 1, we’re doing something a little different for our final two episodes. Writer and producer Rebekah Pahl is interviewing Abe this week, and then Isaac in the episode to follow. We’ll be reflecting on what this past season of conversations has meant to our own aliveness—and what we’re feeling drawn toward next.
Abe and Rebekah discuss the origins of the podcast, what it’s felt like for Abe to uncover a new level of confidence, the liminal space before you know what’s next, developing sustainable patterns for life as an entrepreneur, and the path back to the heart.
Consider this conversation a Polaroid of what Abe’s been processing lately— the way he describes the edge of newness that’s coming up for him is inspiring and we hope it might ignite your own curiosity of where life is inviting you, too.
Full show notes and a downloadable are available at empoweredhumanacademy.com/52 (https://empoweredhumanacademy.com/52)—and you can watch the conversation on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/xmyBR9eWCjQ )!
Keep the conversation going...
Table Question: Where are you feeling the edge of newness in your life right now?
Journal Prompt: Describe an ideal day that fills up and nourishes your soul...
Action Step: Create a personalized self-care plan that keeps you both energized and rested. What components are needed for your refueling?
View the printable worksheet on Google Docs (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x5YIDMsaWURvZzqWawOLAOTDmhuinmk-qz5OrPhdBsM/edit?usp=sharing)
This is a production of Lightward, Inc (https://lightward.com/).
26 Oct 2021
Rebecca Fralick: Stepping Into Integrity
Rebecca Fralick is a chef and the owner of Mara’s Cafe based in Wisconsin. She’s a powerhouse business owner and is crystal clear about her values—she’s only interested in opportunities that deeply align with her intuition. Alongside her business endeavors, she’s also a mom, wife, and lover of plants, sunshine, good coffee, and tacos. Rebecca thinks in flavor profiles and makes decisions with the inner compass of integrity. She’s made it her mission for her insides to match her outsides—and it’s working. She’s only growing more unstoppable, the more she lives what she knows.
Throughout this conversation we discuss moving beyond fundamentalism, getting clear about your values, how her business outlived the fail-date she had in mind, the difference between hope that’s native and hope that’s handed, listening to your gut, and surviving domestic violence.
Despite the darkness Rebecca’s encountered in her past, the native and very real hope inside her is shining brighter than ever.
Full show notes and a downloadable are available at empoweredhumanacademy.com/51 (https://empoweredhumanacademy.com/51)—and you can watch the conversation on YouTube here (https://bookshop.org/books/the-art-of-flavor-practices-and-principles-for-creating-delicious-food-9781538433676/9781538433676)! And if you want to take an even deeper dive, we've also recorded a bonus episode (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/empowered-human-academy/id1533744974?i=1000539716168) (available only via Apple Podcasts) where we digest the conversation's themes and swap art recommendations—it's a lot of fun.
Keep the conversation going...
Table Question: What's a way that you're currently bringing your insides to match your outsides?
Journal Prompt: Is there something inside me that I haven’t fully brought to my external world yet?
Action Step: Find a way to weave in a sense of “play” into your work this week.
View the printable worksheet on Google Docs (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VxejLnkZ-1W-rQ_7nb0kB6ZRa-VtY7UjhWlAfCLbq1k/edit?usp=sharing)
Further exploration:
Follow Rebecca’s work on Instagram: @matenaercatering (http://instagram.com/matenaercatering)
Learn more about Rebecca’s work: matenaercatering.com (http://www.matenaercatering.com/)
Notes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir (https://bookshop.org/books/notes-from-a-young-black-chef-a-memoir/9780525433910)by Joshua David Stein and Kwame Onwuachi
The Art of Flavor: Practices and Principles for Creating Delicious Food (https://bookshop.org/books/the-art-of-flavor-practices-and-principles-for-creating-delicious-food-9781538433676/9781538433676) by Daniel Patterson and Mandy Aftel
Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/ (https://www.thehotline.org/)
This is a production of Lightward, Inc (https://lightward.com/).
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