Make Life Count

About Make Life Count

What if your best life is still ahead? If you're the leader who knows there's another level — in how you lead, how you love, and how you show up daily — this show is for you. Each episode brings one idea through a real story, solid research, a practical challenge, and a reason it matters right now. This is your incremental path to Whole Life Excellence. Expect honest conversation, actionable frameworks, and the kind of loving challenge that makes you better — not just busier. New episodes drop every week. LIVE your purpose. LOVE your people. OWN your practice. MAKE LIFE COUNT. Krista Gilbert, Emily Jamieson, and Emily Love are three Leadership Strategists and former athletes who built The Transformation Triad on one conviction: leadership isn't trained in a weekend. It's built one small deposit at a time.

Publisher

The Transformation Triad

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Sept 2026

Latest episode

3 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 9 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep. 7: What Happens When You Start Believing the Best

   Hosts Krista Gilbert, Emily Love, and Emily Jamieson explore how unconditional positive regard fosters growth by valuing individuals beyond their performance, offering a path to deeper connection.

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   27 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep. 6: Shut the Laptop. No, Really: Recovery That Actually Works

   The Transformation Triad hosts Krista Gilbert, Emily Love, and Emily Jamieson explore how four minutes of intentional morning priming can reshape your mindset and daily experience.

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   20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Before Your Feet Hit the Floor: How to Prime Your Day on Purpose

   The Transformation Triad interviews listeners on how to intentionally prime their day with purpose, people, and practice before the day's demands take over.

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   13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Trust Shortcut Hiding in Every Conversation

   Host [Host Name] interviews [Guest Name] about how everyday conversations build trust through transparency, vulnerability, and hope, offering practical insights for deeper connections.

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   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   90 Seconds of Emotion

   Host [Host Name] explores the science and practice of the 90-second rule, teaching listeners to let emotions pass like weather instead of spiraling.

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   29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Story You're Telling Yourself

   The Story You're Telling Yourself Episode #2;  Release date: TBD Hosts: Krista Gilbert, Emily Love, Emily Jamieson (EmJ) — The Transformation Triad Overview We all want to trust our own memory. But what if the story you're so sure about isn't actually true? Most of us walk through life certain that what we remember is simply what happened. We trust our version of events. We trust our own feelings as proof. We build entire relationships, entire identities, on the stories we tell ourselves—and, if we're being really honest, we rarely stop to ask whether those stories are actually accurate. We want the truth. Or at least, we think we already have it. But what if you don't? What if the story running your life right now isn't the whole picture? In this episode of the Make Life Count podcast, we're digging into the idea that shapes more of your life than you realize: the stories you tell yourself—and whether they're actually true. We'll take you into a real, unedited family story—a poolside disagreement between Emily Love and her sister about their own childhood—and use it to introduce a four-part framework for examining what we carry: Facts, Feelings, Filter, and Freedom. We'll talk about why two people can both be honest and still remember things completely differently, how to tell the difference between a feeling being valid and a story being true, and what it looks like to trade an old story for a truer, freer one. Our hope? That you walk away willing to question the story you've been telling yourself. Look at it honestly. Test it against the facts. Choose, on purpose, the story that actually sets you free. Let's go to work. Research & Resources Referenced Brené Brown — the "what's the story I'm telling myself?" practice, echoing themes from Rising Strong. (exact wording not confirmed verbatim against the book this session) Dr. Daniel Amen — "ANTs" (automatic negative thoughts) and the challenge questions "Is it true? Is it totally true?" (amenclinics.com (https://www.amenclinics.com/blog/negative-thinking-do-you-have-an-ant-infestation-in-your-head/)) Jerry Sittser — theologian and author of A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss. (the specific primary/secondary-emotions framework attributed to him in the episode wasn't independently verified this session) Viktor Frankl — Man's Search for Meaning, referenced for "the space between stimulus and response." (this specific line is a common misattribution — Quote Investigator traces it more likely to psychologist Rollo May, popularized by Stephen Covey) The "three witnesses at a car accident" anecdote — popular pop-psychology folklore illustrating that divergent accounts can be a sign of honesty; not traced to a specific study or source. Connect with The Transformation Triad Website: thetransformationtriad.com Instagram: @thetransformationtriad YouTube: @thetransformationtriad Contact: thrive@thetransformationtriad.com (mailto:thrive@thetransformationtriad.com) Live your purpose. Love your people. Own your practice. MAKE LIFE COUNT.

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   22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Full Send Life

   EP1: Full Send Life Episode #: 1 · Hosts: Krista Gilbert, Emily Love, Emily Jamieson (EmJ) — The Transformation Triad Live your purpose. Love your people. Own your practice. MAKE LIFE COUNT. Overview People talk a lot about living a holistic life. But what does that actually mean? Most of us aren’t trying to just get through our lives—we want to make the most of them. We want to be great at what matters. We want meaningful work, strong relationships, a life that feels aligned—and, if we’re honest, to feel fully alive while we’re living it. We want a full send life. But how do you do that, really? In the first episode of the Make Life Count podcast, we’re digging into the heartbeat of our work: Whole-Life Excellence—the lifelong pursuit of becoming the same person across every domain of life, where who you are, how you love, and what you do align to make life count. We’ll take you back to how the three of us became a coaching team, including the heated cabin argument that helped us put words around this framework. We’ll talk about why excellence isn’t just about achievement, why life was never meant to be lived in separate compartments, and what it looks like to bring your whole self to your whole life. Our hope? That you walk away wanting to take the risk. Make the move. Love your people well. Do work that matters. And become more intentional about the one life you’ve been given. Full send. Let’s make it count. Research & Resources Referenced Jim Collins — What to Make of a Life (2026), a decade-long study of how people navigate major turning points. Viktor Frankl — Man’s Search for Meaning: the search for meaning as a primary human drive. Martin Seligman — the PERMA model of flourishing, with meaning as one of five core pillars. Carol Ryff — six-dimension model of psychological well-being, including “purpose in life.” William Damon — The Path to Purpose, research on how people, especially young people, find purpose. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Timothy B. Smith & J. Bradley Layton — meta-analysis of 148 studies (308,849 participants): stronger social relationships linked to a 50% higher likelihood of survival. (journals.plos.org/plosmedicine) Arthur Brooks — the four pillars of happiness: faith, family, friendship, and work. Robert Waldinger & Marc Schulz — The Good Life, drawn from the 80+ year Harvard Study of Adult Development: “the good life is built with good relationships.” James Clear, Charles Duhigg, Brendon Burchard — research behind the “practice” pillar (Atomic Habits, The Power of Habit / Supercommunicators, High Performance Habits). Connect with The Transformation Triad Website: thetransformationtriad.com Instagram: @thetransformationtriad YouTube: @thetransformationtriad Contact: thrive@thetransformationtriad.com (mailto:thrive@thetransformationtriad.com) Live your purpose. Love your people. Own your practice. MAKE LIFE COUNT.

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   22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Manifesto

   Hosts: Krista Gilbert, Emily Love,  Emily Jamieson (EmJ) — The Transformation Triad Overview People talk a lot about wanting a meaningful life. But what does that actually look like on an ordinary Tuesday? Most of us aren't chasing a highlight reel. We want our actual, unremarkable days to matter. We want the coffee, the drive, the dishes, the meetings to count for something—and, if we're being really honest, we want proof that an ordinary life, paid attention to, is not small. We want our lives to count. But do they? Really? This short spoken-word piece is our answer. Krista Gilbert, Emily Love, and Emily Jamieson (EmJ)J introduce themselves as the Transformation Triad and make the case, moment by unremarkable moment, for what we believe: love, whole life excellence, integrity, generosity, joy, vitality, and wisdom. Our hope? That you walk away believing your own life counts. That your best life might still be ahead of you. May you be encouraged and inspired to MAKE LIFE COUNT. Connect with The Transformation Triad Website: thetransformationtriad.com (http://thetransformationtriad.com) Instagram: @thetransformationtriad YouTube: @thetransformationtriad Contact: thrive@thetransformationtriad.com (mailto:thrive@thetransformationtriad.com)

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   10 Sept 2026

   Trailer

   Make Life Count Trailer Type: Podcast Trailer Hosts: Krista Gilbert, Emily Love, EmJ (Emily Jamieson) — The Transformation Triad Overview People talk a lot about building a successful life. But what happens when you build one and still wonder if you're actually living it? Most of us aren't looking for one more thing to fix. We want alignment. We want to feel present in the life we've already built. We want our work, our people, and our days to add up to something real—and, if we're being really honest, we want to stop wondering whether we're actually living or just managing. We want to come fully alive. But how do you actually do that? Really? This is the trailer for the Make Life Count podcast, a show for people who want to lead well, love well, and fully inhabit this one life they've been given. We'll introduce ourselves—Krista Gilbert, Emily Love, and EmJ, together the Transformation Triad—and tell you exactly what this show is built to do: not hand you one more habit to stack on an already full life, but help you become the same person wherever you go. We call that whole life excellence, and it's built one small intentional deposit at a time. Our hope? That you walk away knowing new episodes drop every week, each one built around one idea, a real story, solid research, and a practice you can actually use. Your life is happening now. Let's make it count. Connect with The Transformation Triad Website: thetransformationtriad.com Instagram: @thetransformationtriad YouTube: @thetransformationtriad Contact: thrive@thetransformationtriad.com (mailto:thrive@thetransformationtriad.com) Live your purpose. Love your people. Own your practice. MAKE LIFE COUNT.

Inside a recent episode

Ep. 7: What Happens When You Start Believing the Best

Published 3 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] It's not just approval. So it doesn't mean you approve of everything the person is doing, of everything they're saying, of all of their ideas. You can value someone and still disagree with them. And I think that is really a big thing for us to hold as we try and move toward this approach. We can have it without agreeing with someone. That's right. Carl Rogers is the one who made this famous. And he essentially defines unconditional positive regard as valuing a person without making their worth depend on their performance or their behavior. And so I love that as well, where it's not approval, it's not agreement, but it's about worth. […]

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