Others

Kimberly opens with a candid look at lifelong people-pleasing - shaped by Southern church culture - and how empathy can quietly tip into self-erasure. Cara pulls the word “others” from the Dino Cup, and the two unpack the tug-of-war between serving others and honoring self. A lively (loving!) disagreement explores leadership lessons from institutions like church and the military: Are “self-care” tools empowering - or manipulation wrapped in virtue? The takeaway: deconstruct what you were conditioned to believe, manage your triggers, meet others as true equals, and share tools transparently. Cue the day’s T-shirt: “Use a tool, don’t be a tool.”

Curiosity detours into the awe of “others” beyond humans (hello, singing plants and Cara’s PlantWave symphony dream), before Kimberly’s Rabbit Hole of the Week: omission bias - why doing nothing often feels safer than trying and failing, and how that shapes life, sales, and creative risk. It’s an episode about boundaries, agency, and choosing connection without losing yourself.