Today's episode follows Gretchen Schoser's chilling story of despair and rebirth. Gretchen is a suicide attempt survivor, award-winning podcaster, and tech-savvy entrepreneur whose work focuses on healing the mental health Western society wears down. Gretchen and I muse over topics as far afield as the importance of community, how friends love friends no matter what, and why baby raccoons are the balm for all maladies.

REFERENCES:
Gretchen Schoser’s website: https://www.schosersolutions.com/

Sh!t That Goes on in Our Heads Podcast: https://goesoninourheads.net/

Follow Gretchen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schoser_tw_solutions

Follow Gretchen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/schoser-talent-and-wellness-llc/

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:33) - Introducing Gretchen Schoser
• (02:31) - Unlocking other people's prisons with our story
• (08:05) - Healing through truly listening
• (12:39) - Further negative self-talk for being Queer
• (18:57) - Bringing your authentic self to work
• (22:19) - Be safe, but show up for yourself!
• (28:50) - You are NOT doing this for your child's sake
• (34:36) - Love me for who I am or you don't love me at all
• (39:13) - Pride as being that listening ear
• (42:06) - Maintaining our own sanity while helping others
• (47:09) - Healing work through authenticity
• (50:51) - How to find Gretchen Schoser on the internet
• (54:48) - Balloons and raccoons
• (58:31) - Show closing
• (59:46) - Closing credits

Today I welcome Tigrilla Gardenia's plant wisdom to the show. Tigrilla is a Nature-Inspired Mentor, Certified Life Coach, and World Ambassador for Plant Advocacy. We consider topics as conceptually diverse as humanity's integration into Earth's story, Eco-feminism as our new word for how humans used to live, and whether Tiggers are made out of rubber or springs.

REFERENCES:
Tigrilla Gardenia’s Website: https://tigrillagardenia.com/

Follow Tigrilla on Facebook: https://facebook.com/tigrillagardenia

Follow Tigrilla on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tigrillagardenia

Follow Tigrilla on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tigrillagardenia

Follow Tigrilla on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tigrillagardenia

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:34) - Introducing Tigrilla Gardenia
• (05:57) - Following the music of plants
• (10:47) - Stepping back into open curiosity
• (16:32) - Eco-feminism as a safe support system
• (21:33) - Unlearning the tools that no longer serve
• (27:42) - We must flow, not balance
• (37:28) - Frame of reference is everything
• (42:15) - The tapestry woven from threads of our minds
• (45:17) - Scoring the music of the Universe
• (50:44) - How to find Tigrilla Gardenia on the internet
• (54:51) - Setting our sensory threshold higher
• (01:01:00) - Show closing
• (01:04:18) - Closing credits

This week's episode features Bobbi Barrington's ability to reframe the stories she told herself all her life. Bobbi is a keynote speaker, coach, and transgender woman who helps others reveal their own stories and how they can change them for a better life. Bobbi and I discuss topics as far afield as the power each of us has to tell our own story, how authenticity unlocks deep emotional regulation, and the beauty of getting chatted up in a bar.

REFERENCES:
Bobbi Barringtons’s Website: https://www.bobbibarrington.com/

Follow Bobbi on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bobbigirl1/

Follow Bobbi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobbibarrington/

Follow Bobbi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbibarrington/

Follow Bobbi on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BobbiBarrington

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:31) - Introducing Bobbi Barrington
• (02:29) - Reframing the stories we tell ourselves
• (06:40) - Unlocking what is already there
• (13:05) - Buying into other peoples' fears
• (16:36) - Fearing a fall to find we fly
• (22:33) - Knowing the extraordinary within
• (25:31) - Don't give your power to other people
• (30:28) - Authenticity is the mindset of personal power
• (37:37) - Recognizing our power brings emotional regulation
• (40:41) - An emotion unexpressed stays in our bodies
• (47:12) - So much more to come
• (51:16) - How to find Bobbi Barrington on the internet
• (54:25) - The ultimate transgender experience
• (59:23) - Show closing
• (01:01:32) - Closing credits