Come alongside my personal journey, pursuing passion for connection. A California girl recently moved back from the UK – Enjoying the delights of the funky town of Brighton, share my ride through life as I transition between countries, friendships, and gets personal with the people I've befriended, in old towns and new. Engage in thought provoking conversations, feelings and levels of intimacy that are never afraid to go to deep, after all – There’s more to connection than what sits on the surface! And my mission? Spreading awareness of our innate for friends, relationships and how to get there.
Part 1. We are all different and so are our friendships.
On the first episode of season 3 about friendship I talk a little about how you and everyone around us are so very diverse. Our needs and desires in a friendship are different (besides the obvious traits such as trust, honesty etc.) Some seek deeper family like connection, some don't and some just need a basic friendly acquaintance to fulfill their social world. And all of this is ok. Yes. I believe in my core that life is more beautiful and fulfilling when we do life ...
17 Jan 2022
Friendship.
After returning to California from a lovely life in the U. K. in the beginning of 2021 I was back in my home turf reconnecting with old relationships. The whole year I was unexpectedly being taught new lessons and understandings on friendships on a whole new level. I have always had a love for people and my relationships but wow did I gain a fresh perspective on the importance of friendships/connections in our lives and I am so grateful to share my experiences with you. And it's ...
3 May 2021
Just two chicks getting to know each other. With Kristin Thormann
This is the last conversation of season 2 and it's exactly that. A conversation. It wasn't prepared, there is no theme or topic. Just two chicks who met while volunteering at Brighton and Hove emergency Food hub in the U.K. Kristin shares a little about her life growing up in Germany, finding a career as a flight attendant and how she no longer allows shame to hold her captive. In 2020 Kristin went through a tragic loss of a family member and got through it with the help of her cl...
16 Apr 2021
A chef, an extrovert and the discovery of dyslexia. With Lucy Howells.
In this episode Lucy shares with us her story as a young girl raised in Ireland during a war, struggling in academics but finally finding her calling as a chef in one of London's best hotels. She takes us on a journey of being one of the first women to be hired as a chef at the Intercontinental . It was there when struggles with certain tasks surfaced. As she continued to grow as a chef and started her own catering business the struggles continued until she was encouraged to finally see...
2 Apr 2021
A personal journey of living abroad, homesickness, motherhood and investing in long distance friendships. With Marcy Baldock
In this conversation Marcy is opened and honest about her personal journey from the past to present. As an American woman living in U.K. comes with loads of emotions. Homesickness, lack of connections and the simplicity of familiarity. Marcy opens up about her experience while being apart a religious organization for most her youth but after she started to question her own faith as a Jehovah Witness she made the decision to leave after feeling the sense of disconnection and condit...
19 Mar 2021
A story of music, loss and and mending broken pieces with gold. W/ Jen Jarvis from Seeker.
In this episode Jen Jarvis from the band Seeker takes us on a truly opened and honest journey through her life as a mother of three, wife, singer/song writer and the many other hats she wears. In this conversation she paints an image of her song writing experiences. One after the devastating news of her mothers' illness and on a night when life just seemed to be a bit to much which lead to Seeker's new song 'Come Rushing In' which is featured at the end of this episode. A deep, a...
5 Mar 2021
Part 2: Loneliness. The main ingredient to disconnection.
Part 2 is a continuation of reflections on the past and present and putting language to an emotion that everyone has felt at least once in there life. But how do we react and deal with that emotion? How does it effect us and keep us more disconnected? Nicolette reads a short passage about the effects of loneliness from a book called Together written by Vivek Murthy . In the passage Vivek explains that loneliness itself can be the thing that keeps us from connecting with one another du...
19 Feb 2021
Part 1: Reflections and the discovery of a unknown emotion
In this episode Nicolette records in an empty flat just two days before flying back to The States to call it home again. It was while living in the U.K. that an emotion was felt that she could not recognize right away but lead her to this creation of this podcast. Finally, she coming to the conclusion that the very feeling was an outcome of not having genuine and authentic relationships in her life abroad...but what was that that feeling? Loneliness. Loneliness is our natural emotional signal...
5 Feb 2021
Personal reflections and a collection of life stories told by new friends.
Season 2 is a collection of conversations with the people Nicolette had the pleasure of connecting with while living in the U.K. and also personal reflections on her life, why platonic relationships are so important to her and how a an emotion we don't talk about often helped encourage her to be intentional about making new connections. Trying to navigate through the pandemic and keeping all safety measures wasn't easy but not impossible. During the last few months of 2020 IATC was able...
23 Oct 2020
The unexpected benefits of serving others (bonus episode)
Serving others is deeply meaningful and there are so many ways to do it but sometimes you got to start off with finding out what's in it for you first. In this episode Nicolette breaks down the reasons why volunteering and giving away your time to others is beneficial for your mental health, giving you feelings of self efficacy, accomplishment and interpersonal connection with others. We are busy people with not enough hours in our day to pursue all our needs so how could w...
9 Oct 2020
How an emergency food hub created connection during a pandemic W/ Jo Glazebrook (Do Good Feel Good series)
Jo Glazebrook wraps up the Do Good Feel Good series by giving us the details of how a team of amazing people in Brighton and Hove U.K. came together to create the emergency food hub during the pandemic. She describes how people from all over the city lent a helping hand with whatever they could. It was a true sense of coming together during hard times. Each person within the series was contacted by Jo to build what we now and forever will call 'The Shop'. Oddly enough the pandemic...
25 Sept 2020
Journey Through Med. School w/Evie O'Rourke(Do Good Feel Good series)
Evie O'Rourke shares her personal journey through medicine. She shares her opinions and is opened and honest about what she believes a GOOD doctor really is. She also talks about student burn out, the reasons why she loves medicine and how one american TV show inspired her to become a doctor. She also created and Instagram page that is focuses on providing information for those who are thinking about going into medicine. Follow her @evie_does_medicine Support the show
11 Sept 2020
(Do Good Feel Good Series) Re-Connecting to Nature w/ Jo Wren
In this episode Nicolette talks to a woman who is also in the 'connecting' business. Her name is Jo Wren and she and a great team of people are re-connecting folks back to nature for it’s very free natural ways of healing. Grow is the charity that herself and a team of people helped establish. We talk about the importance of making nature a priority in your life, the science behind it and most importantly remembering we are all interconnected. You can find out more about the program o...
28 Aug 2020
(Do Good Feel Good Series) Dublin boy to Brighton Man with Kevin O'Brien
Kevin shares his early beginnings as a young boy born in Dublin raised in an idyllic childhood. From being introduced to international cuisine by his mother which in those days were very uncommon and being the popular home in the neighborhood surely because the smells were nothing near the typical Irish style suppers. To moving to SoHo in London during a time when the red light district was in full swing and finally realizing at 18 years old he was unhappy and knew there was something missing...
14 Aug 2020
An outcast, fashion designer, chocolaterie and mural artist. With DavePop! (Do Good Feel Good Series)
Dave Pop shares his journey as a young creative boy from Wales now living in Brighton U.K. as a mural artist using his pop art style that stands out with it's bold brilliant colors and signature Brighton imagery. We talk about the ups, downs and turns arounds as a freelance artist during a pandemic and how he continues to stay positive even when the going get's tough. You can find his work on his website at https://www.davepopart.com/ Follow his instagram @davepopart Don't forget to check ...
31 Jul 2020
Inequality is not a trend. So let's keep talking about it. (1st bonus episode)
In the very first 'unplanned bonus' episode Nicolette talks openly about the inequalities happening in America and also coming to terms with the possible biases she may have held and understanding more in depth about systemic racism. Seeing and hearing about it on the news in another country has given her a new perspective on the topic. It's not just in the States but everywhere. It's also a uncomfortable conversation for some but it must be talked about. It will take a lot of learning and un...
24 Jul 2020
Connection. What is it really?
In this episode Nicolette gives you a break down on the definition of what human connection means to her and also by dissecting 5 major elements within the 'googled' definition: energy exchange, paying attention to one another, deepening the moment, inspiring change and building trust. A lot of us might have the wrong idea of what connection truly means. It doesn't mean you have to be the best of friends to connect with someone but within us is an innate need to connect with one another on a...
1 Jun 2020
Newbie at everything life
Join Nicolette on her journey of finally owning her passion for human connection. Being transparent about her newbie at everything life, recently moved aboard and having to create a community of her own made her realize how everyone needs relationships-Without them we'd be goners! She will be inviting some of her favorite people she's met while in Brighton, England. Pulling out stories from their life experiences and hoping it provokes thought, makes us laugh and teaches us a little something...
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