Honing In

Dr. Kate Henry
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Honing In is a podcast for creative thinkers where we’ll hone our skills, explore our passions, and nurture our dream projects into being.

  1. 6 hr ago

    Guiding Clients Towards “Good Enough” with Erica Ando, PhD and Michelle A M Miller of Interval Paper

    We’ve all heard the term “coach,” but what happens when we challenge the structure of a coaching container and invite it to be a truly collaborative experience? These curiosities are the inspiration for the collaborative coaching project of Interval Paper. Founded by coach, certified somatic practitioner, and writer Erica Ando, PhD and coach, interdisciplinary artist, writer, and End-of-Life Doula Michelle A M Miller, Interval Paper helps people step out of “Never Enough Culture” and build more fully engaged lives. In today’s conversation, Erica and Michelle share how their work has evolved as a result of being in an ongoing collaborative relationship. They also share how they “named their villain” (Never Enough Culture) and how that inspired them to create a resource that counters cultural conditioning called the Good Enough Guide. We talk about the pressure of academia, the health consequences that follow, and the ultimate decision to reject external pressures and to honor internal care. You’ll also hear about their upcoming summer retreat with an exclusive discount for listeners! Together, we hone in on: How Erica and Michelle lean on projects to create discrete boundaries in their workThe origins of Interval Paper and the many benefits of being in ongoing collaborationThe Good Enough Guide and how it counters the cultural conditioning of never enoughWhy “one percent change” is an effective and gentle approach to setting goalsMoving past academic success to honor lived experience and internal successHow somatic practices help to stay grounded in both personal and client work More from Interval Paper: Interval Paper Website: https://intervalpaper.comSummer Retreat - Get $100 off with code HONING100 Workbook: The Good Enough GuideFree Resource: 5-Minute Permission SlipBlog post: “Good Enough is the most radical practice”Blog post: “Exhaustion Isn’t a Personal Failure” Erica’s website: https://www.ericaando.com/ Michelle’s website: https://www.wisemortal.com/  More from Kate: ⭐ Productivity Coaching with Dr. Kate Henry💌 Sign up for Kate's free newsletter📚 Download Kate's free Sustainable Productivity Planner Podcast editing and support by Softer Sounds Studio. Theme song by Melissa Kaitlyn Carter.

    51 min

  2. 13 May

    Building a Portfolio Career and Advocating for Change Leadership with Taylor Elyse Morrison

    Navigating multiple career paths simultaneously may seem fragmented, stressful, and a nightmare for calendar scheduling, but Taylor Elyse Morrison, a portfolio careerist and PhD student who believes people build identity through action and interaction, is here to show us that it’s quite the opposite. As a neurodivergent, multi-passionate person, the challenge of balancing various projects creates the precise level of interest that Taylor needs to stay fully engaged in her work. Plus, the flexibility of being a portfolio careerist allows for designing a life that supports self-exploration and self-care…both of which Taylor is deeply passionate about. In today’s episode, we explore what it means to build a portfolio career, and how diversifying both income streams and skillsets has created the room for Taylor to pursue multiple degrees and dive deep into what it means to be a leader in today’s social climate. Together, we hone in on: What a Portfolio Career is and how Taylor has intentionally configured hers How building a portfolio career has supported Taylor’s neurodivergence Multical as a solution for overlapping schedules and how Taylor created itThe importance of leaving behind archives as a portfolio careerist What Change Leadership is and why Taylor pursued a PhD in the field  More From Taylor: Taylor’s WebsiteTaylor’s NewsletterTaylor’s LinkedInOn Portfolio CareersMultical (scheduling tool)Women Facilitating More from Kate: ⭐ Productivity Coaching with Dr. Kate Henry 💌 Sign up for Kate's free newsletter 📚 Download Kate's free Sustainable Productivity Planner Podcast editing and support by Softer Sounds Studio. Theme song by Melissa Kaitlyn Carter.

    49 min

  3. 22 Apr

    Liberating Yoga and Mindfulness with Harpinder Mann

    Welcome back to Honing In and to my interview with Harpinder Mann. Harpinder Mann, RYT-500, SEP (she/her), is a trauma-informed yoga teacher, Bhakti student, and author based on Tongva land (Los Angeles). Rooted in her Sikh spiritual background and Panjabi ancestry, she shares yoga as a sacred path of remembrance and liberation. Practicing since 2013 and teaching since 2018, she guides students in weaving sādhana and the eight limbs of yoga into daily life to cultivate resilience, meaning, and connection. Her work bridges social justice and healing, honoring collective liberation. Her book, Liberating Yoga: From Appropriation to Healing, invites readers to reclaim yoga as a practice of integrity and wholeness. Here are some of the things Harpinder and I discuss: Challenging the packaging of yoga and mindfulness as relentless self improvementWhy working with students and clients doesn’t feel like a project to HarpinderDecolonizing yoga through honoring where practices have come fromHarpinder’s book journey and the sense of responsibility she felt while writing Liberating YogaGiving yourself space between projects to allow ideas to come to youThe many ways we can deepen and practice yoga Resources & Links: Harpinder’s websiteEvents with HarpinderHarpinder’s book, Liberating Yoga: From Appropriation to HealingHarpinder’s InstagramHarpinder’s Podcast (we referenced Episode 3: Understanding Yoga Exclusion, Fatphobia + Racial Trauma with Leah Saliter)Books mentioned: Edward Said’s Orientalism and Bessel Van Der Kolk’s The Body Keeps the Score. SUPPORT FOR CREATIVE THINKERS⭐ Productivity Coaching with Dr. Kate Henry💌 Sign up for Dr. Kate's free newsletter📚 Download Dr. Kate's free Sustainable Productivity Planner Podcast editing and support by Softer Sounds Studio.Theme song by Melissa Kaitlyn Carter.

    1 hr

  4. 8 Apr

    How to Take a Sabbatical and Prioritize Projects that Resonate with Amelia Hruby

    Welcome back to Honing In and to my interview with Amelia Hruby. Amelia Hruby is a feminist writer, educator, and podcaster with a PhD in philosophy. She is the founder of Softer Sounds podcast studio, and the host of Off the Grid, a podcast about leaving social media. Her new book, Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media is out now. Here are some of the things Amelia and I discuss: Amelia’s 2026 sabbatical as a way to set boundaries with her work and spark creative energyHow our academic training affects the way we think and make sense of thingsValuing theoretical and embodied knowledge when it comes to business and marketing Big questions folks are asking about social media, big tech, and AIAmelia tells us all about "COME TO CLASS: How to teach & sell online with confidence & care" (see you there!) Resources & Links: Amelia’s websiteAmelia’s bookAmelia's interview with the APA about feminist public philosophyOff the Grid podcastOff the Grid AI seriesOff the Grid business predictions: Predictions for Social Media and Predictions for Marketing Trends Softer Sounds podcast studioCome to Class info + waitlist SUPPORT FOR CREATIVE THINKERS⭐ Productivity Coaching with Dr. Kate Henry💌 Sign up for Dr. Kate's free newsletter📚 Download Dr. Kate's free Sustainable Productivity Planner Podcast editing and support by Softer Sounds Studio.Theme song by Melissa Kaitlyn Carter.

    55 min

  5. 11 Mar

    Commonplace Books and the Material World with Jillian Hess

    Welcome back to Honing In and to my interview with Jillian Hess. Jillian Hess is Professor of English at Bronx Community College, part of the City University of New York. She is the author of How Romantics and Victorians Organized Information, a 2022 book from Oxford University Press about commonplace books, scrapbooks, and albums. She also writes the weekly newsletter, Noted, exploring how brilliant people have taken notes and she is currently writing a new book, "Noteworthy" which uses the history of note-taking to offer an expansive how-to guide to note taking--forthcoming from Penguin Life in the US and Viking in the UK.  Here are some of the things Jillian and I discuss: Jillian’s newsletter Noted as public intellectualism and an extension of her role as a teacherThe experience of writing an academic book vs. one for a general audienceWhy reading creative thinkers’ notebooks humanizes them and empowers usThe iterative and expanding nature of inherited note-taking stylesHow Jillian keeps the commonplace book tradition alive with the Commonplace Book Club Resources & Links: The Noted SubstackJillian's Commonplace Book ClubExplorations of notes by Octavia Butler and Samuel Taylor ColeridgeJillian’s academic book, How Romantics and Victorians Organized Information SUPPORT FOR CREATIVE THINKERS⭐ Productivity Coaching with Dr. Kate Henry💌 Sign up for Dr. Kate's free newsletter📚 Download Dr. Kate's free Sustainable Productivity Planner Podcast editing and support by Softer Sounds Studio.Theme song by Melissa Kaitlyn Carter.

    53 min

  6. 28 Jan

    Preserving and Honoring Black Ancestral Wisdom with Gabrielle Felder

    Welcome back to Honing In and to my interview with Gabrielle Felder. Gabrielle Felder (she/they) is a writer, data analyst, and aborisa born and raised in Orange County, California and is currently based in Los Angeles, California. She explores the history of the African diaspora, drawing from her interdisciplinary background in ecology, anthropology, and data analytics. Passionate about community work, she has trained as a postpartum doula, worked in community gardens, and led Afro-Indigenous ceremonies. She’s shared her work through speaking engagements with UC Davis Women’s Resources and Research Center and the Feminist Center for Creative Work. Here are some of the things Gabrielle and I discuss: Gabrielle’s journey from digital essayist to published authorSacred poetry and nature-based traditions behind The Five Blessings of IfáUnderstanding Ifá through herbalism, family, queer parties, and witchcraftHow coding and anthropology feed Gabrielle’s writing processGaining freedom through self-trust and the permission to fail Resources & Links: Gabrielle’s Instagram and websiteGabrielle’s book, The Five Blessings of Ifá: Reclaiming Black Futures Through Afro-Indigenous SpiritualityBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer SUPPORT FOR CREATIVE THINKERS⭐ Productivity Coaching with Dr. Kate Henry💌 Sign up for Kate's free newsletter📚 Download Kate's free Sustainable Productivity Planner Big thanks to Softer Sounds Studio for podcast editing and support.

    46 min

  7. 24/12/2025

    Bringing Our Humanness to the Table with Jen Carrington

    Welcome back to Honing In and to my interview with Jen Carrington. Jen Carrington is a gentle business coach and specializes in supporting small business owners to build and run simple and spacious businesses where they can honor their humanness whilst also making a steady and thriving income. Jen has spent the past decade working with hundreds of clients as they bridge the gap towards their version of more flexibility, ease, and intentional growth in their business and has designed her business to only ask very part time hours from her each week whilst also being the breadwinner for her family so that she can prioritize the needs of her health as a human who lives in a chronically ill body. Jen lives in Manchester, UK with her husband, son, two cats and their dog and is always happiest when curled up with a good book. Here are some of the things we discuss: How Jen created a business that centers her humannessAccepting the season of life that our bodies, minds, and capacity ask of usEthical approaches to marketing rooted in long-term relationshipsDecentering work in favor of healing, rest, and romantasy booksResources & Links: Jen’s website, Substack podcast, and InstagramJen’s framework, The Eight Seasons of BusinessJen’s free mini-toolkit, 100 Hell Yes PeopleQuicksilver and Brimstone by Callie HartThe Empyrean book series by Rebecca Yarros SUPPORT FOR CREATIVE THINKERS⭐ Productivity Coaching with Dr. Kate Henry💌 Sign up for Kate's free newsletter📚 Download Kate's free Sustainable Productivity Planner Big thanks to Softer Sounds Studio for podcast editing and support.

    57 min

  8. 10/12/2025

    A Mindful Approach to Routines, Rhythms, and Rituals

    Welcome back to Honing In and a solo episode all about intentional time management. Today I’m discussing routine, rhythms, and rituals and sharing ways we can create more structure and freedom in our schedules. Some of the topics I cover: Conscious and unconscious approaches to time managementMy own opening and closing routines for my daysHow to reverse engineer a solution when you have an obstacle with your routinesTaking a rhythm approach based on your personal resourcesHow to use time blocking and timeboxingPrompts to help you develop your own routines, rhythms, and ritualsRESOURCES AND LINKS Opening and closing routinesGamificationPomodoro timerNewsletter on the Planning Fallacy, Parkinson’s Law, Time Blocking, and TimeboxingBullet Journal post on time managementBatchingGolidlocks Approach to Productivity“Let it Be” episode about RitualsSUPPORT FOR CREATIVE THINKERS⭐ Productivity Coaching with Dr. Kate Henry💌 Sign up for Kate's twice-a-month newsletter📚 Download Kate's free Sustainable Productivity Planner Big thanks to Softer Sounds Studio for podcast editing and support.

    22 min
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Honing In is a podcast for creative thinkers where we’ll hone our skills, explore our passions, and nurture our dream projects into being.

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  • Creator
    Dr. Kate Henry
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    31
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Kate Henry
  • Show Website
    Honing In

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