Here Be Dragons

About Here Be Dragons

Ready to awaken your inner dragon? Here Be Dragons is the podcast from Dragonhood where we explore the whole map of who we are — even the uncharted territory. Through candid conversations with Dragonhood team members and special guests, we dive into career empowerment, leadership, identity, workplace culture, and what it means to grow as a whole human being. This is a space for anyone navigating change, seeking clarity, building confidence, or learning how to take up more space in their work and life. We talk about the messy middle of becoming: the career pivots, the confidence wobbles, the cultural expectations, the leadership lessons, the boundaries, the breakthroughs, and the small moments that help us reconnect with our authentic power. Rooted in curiosity, connection, and growth, Here Be Dragons invites you to rethink what success looks like, challenge the stories that keep you small, and explore new ways to lead, work, and live with more intention. Learn more about us at https://www.dragonhood.world/ Follow us: Instagram: @the_dragonhood TikTok: @thedragonhood YouTube: @thedragonhood LinkedIn: @dragonhood

Publisher

Dragonhood

Category

business · business · education

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

2 Mar 2024

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

29 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Being Really Seen

   What does it actually mean to feel seen? In this episode, Rachel and Clair explore the difference between attention, recognition, and true understanding, and why being noticed is not always the same as feeling known. Sometimes we want recognition. Sometimes we want privacy. And sometimes the urge to say “Please do not perceive me right now” has less to do with avoiding connection and more to do with being exhausted from explaining, translating, or performing a version of ourselves that other people can easily understand. Together, Rachel and Clair look at how our desire for visibility changes depending on our capacity, trust, stakes, and desire for connection. They also explore what being accurately seen can look like in friendship, leadership, and virtual spaces—and why curiosity can be more powerful than confidently assuming we already understand someone. Because being really seen doesn’t require being completely exposed. It means having enough room to remain complex. Action Item: Notice the difference between being looked at and being understood. Pay attention to where you feel free to be complex, where you find yourself performing, and where you may be making assumptions about someone else based on only part of their story. Then try one small shift: Trade certainty for curiosity. What do you wish people understood about you without requiring you to explain it perfectly? We’d love to hear your reflections. Email us at askthedragons@dragonhood.world (mailto:askthedragons@dragonhood.world) or share your thoughts using #HereBeDragons. Keep Soaring with Additional Resources: How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen (https://bookshop.org/a/118278/9780593230077) by David Brooks Happy Place (https://bookshop.org/a/118278/9780593441190) by Emily Henry Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (https://bookshop.org/a/118278/9780307352156) by Susan Cain To view our webinar on Virtual Networking and other exclusive webinar videos, become a member (https://www.dragonhood.world/pricing-plans/list)! Sign up for Dragonhood Coaching or any of our other services! https://www.dragonhood.world (https://www.dragonhood.world/) Related Here Be Dragons episodes: Better Ways to Say Yes and No (https://player.captivate.fm/episode/5df9564c-a902-4067-b2c2-a99c4bb1dae9/) Dragonhood Graduate (https://player.captivate.fm/episode/2d9e4f3b-8254-4a0f-ae96-095fd9314ca3/) The Power of Small Questions (https://player.captivate.fm/episode/6f74370b-e120-4650-93c6-2a10f2bd4cad/) Be authentic. Be curious. Be accepting. Take up space. Awaken your inner dragon.

2. 

   15 Sept 2026

   Dolly the Dragon: Two Things Can Be True - PART TWO

   This is the continuation of Dolly the Dragon, Part One. Listen now (https://player.captivate.fm/episode/a0efef63-7bfc-488d-a74b-24da9a7f8d21/) to catch up before diving in. What if becoming more fully yourself isn’t about resolving your contradictions, but making room for all of them? In the Season 3 premiere of Here Be Dragons, Rachel and Clair honor Dolly Parton by looking beyond the milestones of her extraordinary career and toward the lessons found in how she lived. Through stories about her early self-belief, her departure from The Porter Wagoner Show, the publishing rights to “I Will Always Love You,” Dollywood, the Imagination Library, and her deeply practical generosity, they return to one of Dragonhood’s central reframes: two things can be true. You can be confident and nervous. Grateful and ready to leave. Kind and boundaried. Ambitious and generous. Rooted in where you came from and determined to build something new. Whether you’re learning to trust yourself before the world catches up, protect the value of what you’ve created, or use your own success to create opportunity for others, this episode is an invitation to replace either/or with and—and to keep becoming more fully yourself. Action Item: Where could your skills and compassion come together to create meaningful action? Where are you treating two parts of yourself as contradictions when they might both be true? Share your thoughts with us at askthedragons@dragonhood.world or join the conversation using #HereBeDragons. Keep Soaring with Additional Resources: Dolly Parton: Here I Am (https://www.pbs.org/show/dolly-parton-here-i-am/) (2019) Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Parton:_A_MusiCares_Tribute) (2021) Steel Magnolias (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Magnolias) 9 to 5 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9_to_5_(film)) (1980) Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (https://imaginationlibrary.com/) Buy the book! Dream More: Celebrate the Dreamer in You (https://bookshop.org/a/118278/9781594631313) by Dolly Parton Buy the book! Run, Rose, Run (https://bookshop.org/a/118278/9781538723968) by Dolly Parton & James Patterson Related Here Be Dragons episodes: The Power of AND (https://player.captivate.fm/episode/378b5f22-1396-4fbb-9a07-0ba7f21eb7c7/) Make Room: The Practice of Letting Go (https://player.captivate.fm/episode/0044e517-0913-4e09-9478-1a799b59de12/) Second Acts: The Art of Becoming (https://player.captivate.fm/episode/84aa7276-9ccd-4ff3-90e6-65849fde5b25/) Better Ways to Say Yes and No (https://player.captivate.fm/episode/5df9564c-a902-4067-b2c2-a99c4bb1dae9/)

3. 

   31 Aug 2026

   Dolly the Dragon: Two Things Can Be True - PART ONE

   What if becoming more fully yourself isn’t about resolving your contradictions, but making room for all of them? In the Season 3 premiere of Here Be Dragons, Rachel and Clair honor Dolly Parton by looking beyond the milestones of her extraordinary career and toward the lessons found in how she lived. Through stories about her early self-belief, her departure from The Porter Wagoner Show, the publishing rights to “I Will Always Love You,” Dollywood, the Imagination Library, and her deeply practical generosity, they return to one of Dragonhood’s central reframes: two things can be true. You can be confident and nervous. Grateful and ready to leave. Kind and boundaried. Ambitious and generous. Rooted in where you came from and determined to build something new. Whether you’re learning to trust yourself before the world catches up, protect the value of what you’ve created, or use your own success to create opportunity for others, this episode is an invitation to replace either/or with and—and to keep becoming more fully yourself. Stay tuned for Part Two! Action Item: Where could your skills and compassion come together to create meaningful action? Where are you treating two parts of yourself as contradictions when they might both be true? Share your thoughts with us at askthedragons@dragonhood.world or join the conversation using #HereBeDragons. Keep Soaring with Additional Resources: Dolly Parton: Here I Am (https://www.pbs.org/show/dolly-parton-here-i-am/) (2019) Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Parton:_A_MusiCares_Tribute) (2021) Steel Magnolias (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Magnolias) 9 to 5 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9_to_5_(film)) (1980) Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (https://imaginationlibrary.com/) Buy the book! Dream More: Celebrate the Dreamer in You (https://bookshop.org/a/118278/9781594631313) by Dolly Parton Buy the book! Run, Rose, Run (https://bookshop.org/a/118278/9781538723968) by Dolly Parton & James Patterson Related Here Be Dragons episodes: The Power of AND (https://player.captivate.fm/episode/378b5f22-1396-4fbb-9a07-0ba7f21eb7c7/) Make Room: The Practice of Letting Go (https://player.captivate.fm/episode/0044e517-0913-4e09-9478-1a799b59de12/) Second Acts: The Art of Becoming (https://player.captivate.fm/episode/84aa7276-9ccd-4ff3-90e6-65849fde5b25/) Better Ways to Say Yes and No (https://player.captivate.fm/episode/5df9564c-a902-4067-b2c2-a99c4bb1dae9/)

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