WHYLD - Podcast for Bold Authentic People (And Those Who Wish They Were‪)‬ Tina Hewelt

Have you ever been on a pilgrimage?

“The Camino de Santiago […], known in English as the Way of St James, is a network of pilgrims' ways or pilgrimages leading to the shrine of the apostle Saint James the Great in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain.” (Wikipedia)

On May 17th 2023, Tina is starting off on a big adventure and physical challenge: Walking the Camino Portugués, a 250+ (depending on the variation) kilometre path from Porto, Portugal, to Santiago de Compostela, Spain. On foot, in about 2 weeks.

The Camino Portugués is part of the Camino de Santiago’s network of paths spanning Europe. Hundreds of thousands are arriving at Santiago’s cathedral each year, celebrating their accomplishment, and hugging fellow strangers who, too, have come from far to experience the transformative magic of Camino.

In an age when fast-and-far travel is available to many, witnessing every step of the way, like a chain of hundreds of thousands of moments, is a unique call for presence and deceleration. The slowness and sweat, the repetition and reflection, offer the kind of answers and change that many a pilgrim sets out for.

In this semi episode of WHYLD Podcast, you learn about the Camino de Santiago and are invited to follow Tina’s journey.

Do check out WHYLD’s Instagram & Facebook accounts for a personal pilgrimage report by Tina.


Would you like more info on the Camino? Check out:


Pilgrim's Office in SantiagoStingy Nomads blog post with lots of valuable info on the Camino PortuguésInfo on the "Spiritual" detour Tina plans on taking 

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What story will we tell when we are dead? 
 
“There's all sorts of scenarios of death that can be embarrassing. […] It's just very private and very intimate and they're forced into almost having to expose themselves to someone.”


 In short, we talk about this in the episode: 
 
What made Kari decide to become a mortician and what is it like to be in this job? How is caring for the living often more challenging than working with the dead?   What questions about the dead is Kari being asked most?How does Kari handle the tension between living her life and expecting a distressed caller any minute? What did more than 25 years of caring for the dead teach her about living? 
 With more words:

Upon entering adult life, most of us focus on being full of choices, full of life, and making the most out of it. If we are lucky, getting older, sicker, and eventually dying is not on our to-think-about list at this age.

So how come some young people choose to enter a profession that places death at the center of attention? What is it like dealing with loved ones in crisis, grieving and lost, all the time? And what happens to a body once handed over to the care of a funeral home?

Kari Northey, single mom and mortician from Michigan, USA, has answers.

Even though we generally like to push the thought of death away, we have so many questions and hope that if only we knew more about what’s coming it would make us better prepared and feel more in control, when a loved one dies or when we are confronted with our own looming deaths.

On her YouTube channel “Kari the Mortician”, it is Kari’s mission to make the processes of a funeral home transparent, tangible, and less frightening. Whether it is embalming, cremating, or talking financials, Kari answers the questions of her audience – and does so with lightness and charisma.


Resources mentioned in this episode:
 
Kari's interview with "Hospice Nurse Julie": you can watch it on Kari's YouTube channel A tour of a crematory Kari captured for her channel A tour of an embalming room in which Kari explains the use of items like a "head block" "My Girl" -  the movie in which a girl grows up in a house that also holds her father's funeral home in the basement 

Do you want to connect with Kari?
 
Website: www.karithemortician.com YouTube: @karithemortician Instagram: @kari_the_mortician Facebook: @karithemortician TikTok: @karithemorticianLinkedIn:  @Kari Northey 
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What if what you thought you wanted does not hold true anymore? 

“The issue with phases of transitions is that they are exactly that: phases. They might start overnight and surprise the hell out of you. But then they will patiently accompany you until you figure out how to solidify the person soup that you have become.”

It feels good to be consistent, to stay true to past statements and beliefs, to be the reliable, steady type of person.

But what if things that were valid in the past are overcome by reality? Can you be a consistent person AND change?

This solo episode is a vulnerable account of a difficult time, when three pillars of Tina’s identity began to sway at once, shaken by the tremors of a personal earthquake.


In this episode, Tina talks about: 
Liquefaction of soil and of an identityReorienting after losing interest in a dream careerAcknowledging the need for fewer stimuli in life Daring to navigate two romantic relationships at onceFinding the one thing that matters in this lifetime

Resources mentioned in this episode:
Quake City – Exhibition by Canterbury MuseumSoil Liquefaction – some info on WikipediaWHYLD Podcast episode 3, “The Hidden Superpower”WHYLD Podcast episode 33 with Nanda Jansson, “Why Fight the Winter? A Long COVID Journey”Blog post by Martha Beck, “Growing Wings: The Power of Change” 

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Will life ever be the same again?

“I felt sick for about 10 days. On the 10th day, I went to bed and I woke up in the middle of the night, feeling literally like there was an elephant on my chest.”

Nanda Jansson is one of the unlucky ones who made the acquaintance of COVID-19 in March 2020, while the other billions of us followed cases like hers on the media, safely locked into our homes, not sure what we should believe about this strange new disease that was quickly taking over the planet.

A lot of us had lived in some degree of denial, not believing the possible severity of an infection – and its potential to completely change the life which came afterwards.

It took Nanda 71 weeks to return to work again. She documented the long journey to recovery on her blog called “Living My Truth”. Her “Corona Chronicles" spread around the planet and helped others navigate their own COVID story.

“I don't feel I've been suffering from COVID. I've been surfing the waves. I like to see myself as a resilient surfer.”

Nanda, a Dutch woman who found love and a new home in Sweden (“we actually believe we are the world's first internet couple”), is a joy to listen to, as she radiates a deep curiosity and gratitude for life.


In this episode, we talk about:
A “first waver’s” experience of almost dying and ever so slowly recovering from (Long) COVID-19Finding the gift and beauty in slowing downLearning to accept not only the “positive” aspects of our authentic selvesWelcoming challenging times for they change who we are for goodBecoming “person soup”
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Martha Beck: “The Way of Integrity” (book); “Growing Wings: The Power of Change” (blog post)Katherine May: “Wintering” (book)Nanda Jansson:  “Corona Chronicles” (blog post series)“Wintering” (blog post)"The Elephant on my Lungs” (blog post)
Do you want to connect with Nanda?
"Living My Truth" blog: www.livingmytruth.seInstagram: @livingmytruth.seFacebook: @livingmytruth.seLinkedIn: Nanda JanssonDo you enjoy WHYLD? Then get in touch!
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👩‍🍳 Like sweet and sour: Contrast makes a wholesome recipe – even a recipe for happiness? 😍

Contentment, joy, satisfaction, happiness, well-being… we use various words 💬 to describe a phenomenon that all of us seek to maximize in our lives.

Do the aforementioned terms really refer to the same thing? In what ways are they related? And what do we need to do to attain happiness and its linguistic siblings? 🤔

👱 Leonard Gabriel Heygster wanted answers. And he had a hypothesis: “What you focus on is what you get more of.” ☝️ So, he mused, if he spent more time thinking about happiness… would he then get happier automatically? 🚀 

Worth a try! And what better way to delve into a topic than to interview scientists and experts on the matter? The 🎙️ HumansAreHappy 🎧 podcast was born. 

In this episode, we ask Leonard about: 
What are the preliminary findings on his quest to understand happiness? Is there an actionable recipe for happiness? Which deep beliefs made him choose a rational, scientific approach for HumansAreHappy… and why does he now know that this alone cannot complete his journey? Did spending that much time thinking about happiness actually make him a happier person? Join us for this deep conversation 🤿 and get just one step closer to authentic fulfilment in your life. 😃


Resources mentioned in this episode:
SelfHealers Soundboard PodcastHumans Are Happy Podcast (German language)Ep. 1 - Dr Ernst Fritz-Schubert – „Make sure that which gives you short-term pleasure also gives you long-term satisfaction”Ep. 2 – Dr Burkhard Pleger – „It is not about happiness… satisfaction is the supreme discipline"

Do you want to connect 😉 with Leonard?
Website (German language): www.humansarehappy.orgLinkTree: humansarehappyInstagram: humansarehappyTikTok: humansarehappy.orgLinkedIn: Leonard Heygster

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🤗 Do you feel safe relating your authentic truth? 🗫

 “When I was in college, I got really interested in studying intentional living communities, co-ops, cohousing communes. 🏡 […] A lot of what the co-ops would run into were these continuous communication problems. […]🤫There were conflicts, they just wouldn't get dealt with because no one knew how to do it.”

Often, we find ourselves in challenging situations of socializing and communicating:

🍸 the awkward small talk at our friend’s party
😰 the job interview that we do not know how to conduct in a light and relaxed atmosphere 
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 the difficult topic we want to bring up with our partners or housemates

Sara Ness used to struggle with this, too, thinking she was lacking the social skills 🔧 required. Until she discovered practices that have the power to 😃 boost connection, trust, and communication in any setting: Authentic Relating.

Sara is a connector, facilitator, community builder, founder, curious soul, and relentless researcher. 🦄

Listen to her share what she learned through years of facilitating 👩‍🏫 Authentic Relating, why she never actually liked being the CEO of her company Authentic Revolution, and what her latest research project 📚 on Relating Languages is about.


Do you want to connect  😉 with Sara?
You can support Sara here: https://www.patreon.com/snessWebsite: https://www.authrev.org/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/spesmiraInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/instigatress/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthRev/   
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