The Creatures We Become

Nate Boulding and Petrina Calder
  • 5.0 (6)
  • SELF-IMPROVEMENT

The Creatures We Become podcast is a conversation between two friends – a coach and a therapist – who are invested in personal growth and evolution. Listen in as Nate and Petrina learn, talk it through, and apply in their own lives the things they discover. Covering topics from fitness, philosophy, mental health, and the meaning of life, their discussions ask the question: if we applied this in our own lives, who might be the creatures we become?

Episodes

  1. JAN 24

    006 - Mindfulness for Beginners

    Mindfulness for Beginners A guided mindfulness body scan practice with detailed explanation of the experience and benefits for developing attention control skills. The Creatures We Become is happy to launch this new mini-series within the larger podcast. These will be shorter episodes, hosted by either Nate or Petrina, that provide information on a specific skill, resource, or tool that you can use to assist your journey of personal growth. This episode on Mindfulness for Beginners is hosted by Petrina.

    31 min

  2. 2025-12-31

    005 - Manifestation Isn't Magic

    Petrina and Nate take a deep dive into Dr. James Doty's book Mind Magic: The Neuroscience of Manifestation. We dig into the six-step framework and how it can be applied in our own lives.

    2h 36m

  3. 2025-11-29

    004 - Too Comfortable to be Resilient

    After reading the Comfort Crisis, by Michael Easter, Nate and Petrina reflect on the challenges of staying healthy, body and mind, in a modern world that seems designed to keep us alive but unwell.

    2h 18m

  4. 2025-11-01

    003 - The Problem Isn't Motivation

    Nate and Petrina answer listener questions about how to get started on a journey to improve your physical health and fitness. Drawing on lessons from episode one about doing hard things, they discuss the crossover between physical, mental, and emotional health. If you've got questions about how to take the first steps on this journey, this is the episode for you! Filled with practical advice and concrete steps to help you get started, we encourage you to ask yourself, "when I invest in my own physical health, who might be the creature I become?"

    1h 23m

  5. 2025-09-25

    002 - Vulnerability is Strength

    On episode two, Nate and Petrina discuss the book The Power of Vulnerability by Dr. Brene Brown. Sharing their personal experiences with the themes of shame-resilience, foreboding-joy, perfectionism, authenticity, and play, they answer the question - who are The Creatures We Become when we embrace whole-hearted living?

    2h 12m

  6. 2025-08-25

    001 - Rethinking Mental Toughness

    The Creatures We Become inaugural episode! Listen in as Nate and Petrina discuss the book Do Hard Things, by Steve Magness.

    1h 38m
  • 6 Episodes

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
6 Ratings

About

The Creatures We Become podcast is a conversation between two friends – a coach and a therapist – who are invested in personal growth and evolution. Listen in as Nate and Petrina learn, talk it through, and apply in their own lives the things they discover. Covering topics from fitness, philosophy, mental health, and the meaning of life, their discussions ask the question: if we applied this in our own lives, who might be the creatures we become?

Information

  • Creator
    Nate Boulding and Petrina Calder
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    The Creatures We Become