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The Observatory Podcast
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In the world of structure, stress, and seemingly meaningless tasks, it can be easy for one to feel lost and empty. Move beyond career success and access true mental wellness and personal fulfillment as we take you through the landscape of the emotions and personal discoveries that shape who we are. The Observatory podcast, is a space for authentic discussions, dedicated to helping you discover or rediscover meaning in your life. Rooted in the wisdom of their own experiences, our hosts Scott and LaRae Wright started their journeys as accomplished executives, with their successful and lucrative 9-5 jobs with Fortune 100 companies and in the finance industry. Unsatisfied with restrictive environments that demanded a disconnected, curated self, these successes gave them meaningful insights into who they weren’t and led them to the path of truly empowered self-discovery. Their journeys have opened their eyes to the possibilities of their own futures and they want to help you do the same. Each week, join us in our commitment to helping you navigate everything from entrepreneurial dreams to personal transformation with stronger clarity of who you truly are.

  1. 2d ago

    Coming Alive Again | Amayra Hamilton on Grief, Aging, Self-Love & Finding Home revisited

    In this episode of the Observatory Podcast, Scott and LaRae Wright sit down with returning guest Amayra Hamilton in Cornville, Arizona, just before she begins a major new chapter: moving back to Holland after nearly 30 years in the United States. Together, they explore grief, aging, home, self-love, and the wisdom that comes from learning to accept what is. Amayra shares the story behind her book, Coming Alive Again, born from the loss of her son and later the passing of her husband, Michael. The conversation moves through the spiritual and practical sides of grief, channeled writing, life after loss, the realities of aging, and the courage it takes to keep choosing awareness, gratitude, and compassion. Timestamps: [00:00:54] Scott and LaRae visit Amayra Hamilton in Cornville, Arizona [00:03:08] Amayra’s book, Coming Alive Again, and the grief work behind it [00:05:29] Why grief can require “coming alive again” [00:06:31] The practical and spiritual sides of grief support [00:07:49] Channeled writing, automatic writing, and messages from loved ones [00:11:34] Amayra hears her son’s voice while preparing to move [00:13:22] Why there is no fixed timeline for grief [00:15:33] The many forms of loss and why every grief is unique [00:19:00] Grief, love, and the pain of what was never there [00:20:01] Aging, death, and learning to talk honestly about both [00:24:10] The realities of energy, caregiving, and the “golden years” [00:32:26] Honoring limitations and releasing resistance to aging [00:35:44] Accepting “what is” as wisdom grows with age [00:38:32] Amayra’s decision to move back to Holland [00:45:42] Home, native country, and carrying home within yourself [00:54:21] A possible Dutch translation of Coming Alive Again [00:55:45] Amayra’s closing wisdom on awareness, gratitude, self-love, and aging Notable Quotes: “The book is called Coming Alive Again, which has been very much the theme of, when a loved one dies, a part of you dies with them. And that has to come alive again, otherwise you will leave yourself.” - Amayra Hamilton [05:29]“Mom, you have been able to let go of me. This is just a house.” - Amayra Hamilton [11:41]“There is no time on grief. You cannot say it takes so much time. It takes whatever it takes.” - Amayra Hamilton [13:30]“Grief is love. The more love there is, the deeper the grief feels.” - Amayra Hamilton [19:00]“I think it’s when you become in resistance to aging that everything then seems to accelerate.” - LaRae Wright [32:40]“Because without the loving of yourself, you cannot love anybody else.” - Amayra Hamilton [57:00]SRelevant Links: Coming Alive Again: http://comingaliveagain.com Amayra Hamilton: http://amayrahamilton.com Produced by NC Productions Subscribe to the podcast: Apple Podcast

  2. Oct 22

    Understanding Artificial Intelligence | AI | Scott and LaRae’s Guide to Its Power, Risks, and Promise revisited

    In this episode of The Observatory, Scott and LaRae share their experience with using AI, the risks it may pose, and how it can be a force for good in the world. Hear the evolution of technology, the early days of the internet, how AI has changed the narrative in recent years, and what AI is missing. You will also learn how AI increases your productivity, the original intelligence, and how we can integrate technology in a positive way.   Timestamps [02:00] Scott and LaRae’s trip to San Diego [04:11] The importance of finding your inner child [07:26] The evolution of technology [10:00] AI in the entertainment industry [10:16] The early days of the internet [12:18] How AI has changed the narrative in recent years [17:50] How AI increases your productivity [24:44] The original intelligence [28:19] The book: The Four Agreements [30:12] What AI is missing [36:11] Integrating technology in a positive way Notable quotes: “AI is a powerful tool to see a lot of different perspectives in a very short period of time.” - Scott Wright [13:23]“AI significantly increases your productivity in everything that you are doing.” - Scott Wright [17:53]“All the information that exists in reality is accessible, but what has not yet come to form is accessible in the original intelligence where we sit in stillness and contemplate.” - Scott Wright [25:02]Relevant links: The Book The Four Agreements  Subscribe to the podcast: Apple Podcast Produced by NC Productions.

  3. Oct 15

    The Fool’s Journey | Chelsea Daily on Intuition, Gaslighting, Tarot & Learning to Trust Yourself

    In this episode of the Observatory Podcast, Scott and LaRae Wright sit down with Chelsea Daily, host of The Fool, for a conversation about intuition, life transitions, self-trust, tarot, shadow work, and what happens when you stop needing to know exactly where the path is leading. Chelsea shares why she identifies with the Fool archetype, how learning to follow her inner knowing has shaped her life, and why some of our most uncomfortable transitions may not be punishment at all — but a realignment toward something new. Chelsea also opens up about experiencing gaslighting in a long-term relationship, rebuilding trust in herself, her journey with plant medicine and ayahuasca in Peru, and the difficult integration period that followed. Together, they explore surrender, meditation, ego, Buddhism, goal setting, corporate life, and the difference between using tarot to predict the future versus using it as a tool for awareness. Ultimately, the conversation asks what becomes possible when we stop outsourcing our knowing, release some of our need for control, and learn to trust ourselves through the unknown. Timestamps: [00:00:58] Introducing Chelsea Daily and The Fool [00:02:34] Soul callings, transition, rebirth, and realignment [00:05:19] The Fool archetype, tarot, intuition, and taking the leap [00:11:00] Ayahuasca, depression, solitude, and trusting the timing [00:16:10] Gaslighting, social conditioning, and following your inner knowing [00:21:35] Gaslighting in a long-term relationship and learning to trust herself [00:28:00] The internal compass, goal setting, and letting the path unfold [00:34:50] Shadow work, ego, fear, and compassion [00:41:59] Meditation, becoming the observer, and questioning our stories [00:45:00] Mushrooms, plant medicine, and the call to Peru [00:48:40] Ayahuasca integration, feminine energy, and rebuilding afterward [00:50:59] Job loss, isolation, surrender, and discovering she was still held [00:54:00] Tarot as intuition rather than prediction [00:58:00] Buddhism, depression, autonomy, and creating your own reality [01:04:39] Chelsea’s coaching, sound baths, retreats, and what she is creating now Notable Quotes: “I think that sometimes we think that transition is just this beautiful, luxurious thing, but it comes with so much discomfort.” - Chelsea Daily [03:05]“I know what's true, and I'm going to move in this direction regardless of what you tell me.” - Chelsea Daily [16:36]“I learned that I don't need evidence to know what's true.” - Chelsea Daily [23:05]“Your intuition does not come from your head. It comes from your body.” - Scott Wright [43:04]“It's okay to let go.” - Chelsea Daily [52:56]“We don't have to be victims of our circumstances. We really have so much autonomy.” - Chelsea Daily [59:28]Relevant Links: Podcast: The Fool Podcast Instagram: The Fool Podcast Subscribe to the podcast: Apple Podcasts Produced by NC Productions!

  4. Oct 8

    Beyond Cognitive Rigidity | Scott and LaRae Wright's Journey to Authentic Connection revisited

    In this episode of The Observatory, Scott and LaRae share powerful insights about breaking through cognitive rigidity and embracing authentic self-expression. LaRae opens up about meaningful conversations with her siblings that sparked deeper reflection, while exploring Dr. Todd Rose's research on how we perceive differences versus similarities in others. They also examine the striking statistic that only 10% of people create 80% of social media content, revealing how cognitive rigidity keeps most of us silent and conforming. Timestamp [07:09] The meaningful interactions that LaRae had with her siblings [08:32] Mel Robbins podcast episode with Dr. Todd Rose [11:00] The statistic of 10% of people sharing 80% of the content on Social Media [13:11] Cognitive rigidity [18:14] The power of authenticity [31:40] The importance of listening and trusting your intuition [35:50] A challenge for the week Notable quotes: “We are more similar than we are different.” - LaRae Wright [09:44]“Authenticity is compelling because it brings us to our present selves all the time with one another.” - LaRae Wright [19:30]Relevant links: Subscribe to the podcast: Apple Podcast Produced by NC Productions!

  5. Oct 1

    What Makes You Feel Alive? | Dr. Stormy Hill on Intimacy, Pleasure, Tantra & Midlife Reinvention

    In this episode of the Observatory Podcast, Scott and LaRae Wright sit down with Dr. Stormy Hill for a deeply personal conversation about aliveness, intimacy, sensuality, pleasure, and what it means to fully participate in your own life. Stormy shares the unexpected path that took her from medicine to occupational therapy and intimacy coaching, including her son’s serious heart condition, the end of her marriage, and her discovery of Tantra and sacred sexuality as pathways toward embodiment, connection, and a more expansive understanding of intimacy. As Stormy approaches her 50th birthday, the conversation turns toward the second half of life, relationships, nervous-system patterns, what she calls “adaptive inertia,” and the ways we can unknowingly adapt to lives that make us smaller. She also shares her recent 85-mile hike around Mont Blanc, her return to writing poetry after nearly 25 years, and why she is shifting her measure of a meaningful life away from achievements and toward awe, creativity, receptivity, pleasure, and the question: what makes you feel most alive? Timestamps: [00:00:03] Welcome to The Observatory Podcast [00:00:18] Introducing Dr. Stormy Hill and the pursuit of aliveness [00:03:43] Expanding intimacy, pleasure, and sensuality beyond the bedroom [00:05:14] Approaching 50 and discovering the common thread of aliveness [00:07:46] Medicine, motherhood, and her son’s rare heart condition [00:14:45] Tantra, sacred sexuality, embodiment, and the divine [00:19:18] Growth, the nervous system, and “adaptive inertia” [00:25:08] The second half of life, relationships, and creating what comes next [00:30:08] Turning 50, resilience, and hiking Mont Blanc [00:38:12] One long blink of a life and helping people feel more alive [00:40:02] Keeping score with the wrong scorecard [00:49:24] What makes you feel alive and the practice of intentional participation [00:52:05] Poetry, grief, and rediscovering creative expression [00:58:24] Letting go, receptivity, and making room for what comes next [01:03:29] Living now instead of waiting for later Notable Quotes: “We are wired for growth, but we are also wired for pattern recognition.” - Dr. Stormy Hill [00:20:26]“We give this one long blink of an eye of a life if we're lucky, and how do we bring aliveness and pleasure and joy to it?” - Dr. Stormy Hill [00:38:14]“I was keeping score with the wrong scorecard.” - Dr. Stormy Hill [00:40:02]“What makes you feel most alive? What keeps you from feeling alive? And how about we do more of what makes us feel more alive?” - Dr. Stormy Hill [00:50:02]“You arrive in innocence, you lose your innocence, and then at a certain point in life you realize that you've been innocent all along.” - Scott Wright [00:57:40]“Nobody on their deathbed says they wish they worked more.” - Dr. Stormy Hill [01:03:29]Relevant Links: www.Instagram.com/docstormy1 — on IG for more on aliveness  www.Drstormyschiller.com — for speaking inquiries  www.Lovedeeplab.com — for intimacy coaching Subscribe to the podcast: Apple Podcasts Produced by NC Productions!

  6. Sep 24

    You’re My Favorite Person | Scott & LaRae Wright on 14 Years of Marriage, Partnership & Personal Growth

    In this episode of the Observatory Podcast, Scott and LaRae Wright celebrate their 14th wedding anniversary and reflect on the marriage, growth, and deep partnership they have built together. Married on the fall equinox in an aspen grove above Park City, Utah, they revisit the symbolism that surrounded their wedding and explore how their relationship has become a place for self-discovery, curiosity, emotional safety, creativity, and becoming more fully themselves. Scott and LaRae also open up about the parts of marriage that required real change—from career transitions and co-parenting to unhealthy coping mechanisms, communication patterns, and the runner-and-chaser dynamic they had to recognize and reshape. They discuss why partnership can become a mirror for unfinished inner work, what it means to be someone’s safe place, letting go of the need to be right, and the simple but powerful realization that after 14 years of marriage, they are still each other’s favorite person. Timestamps: [00:00:03] Welcome to The Observatory Podcast [00:00:18] Celebrating 14 years of marriage on the fall equinox [00:02:28] Aspen trees, shared roots, and the symbolism of their wedding [00:05:48] Virgo, the fall season, and finding someone whose waters run deep [00:10:00] Why LaRae wanted a relationship with emotional depth [00:16:48] Letting go of the need to be right and becoming more curious [00:19:00] Why partnership became a witness to LaRae’s inner work [00:22:20] Can you say your spouse is your favorite person? [00:25:00] Marriage, unfinished business, and the stories we carry [00:26:45] Career changes, co-parenting, coping mechanisms, and adapting together [00:29:34] The runner, the chaser, communication, and emotional safety [00:32:18] Independence, curiosity, creativity, and learning from each other [00:34:17] Writing, self-judgment, and simply showing up as yourself [00:36:38] Music, creativity, and releasing attachment to what we create [00:37:54] How partnership helped them become more fully themselves [00:39:24] The honeymoon, deep water, and a metaphor for their marriage [00:43:50] Preparing yourself for partnership and the journey ahead Notable Quotes: “We couldn't have goal set ourselves to where we are. We had to just show up and live our lives.” - LaRae Wright [08:55]“It prevented me from being curious.” - Scott Wright [17:05]“But you've always been my safe place.” - Scott Wright [30:58]“The one thing I do know is that I don't know everything.” - Scott Wright [32:23]“Just show up and be who you are.” - LaRae Wright [36:01]“The magic that has happened in being in partnership and marriage with you has been the ability for us to find ways where we can both be more and more and more of who we are truly meant to be.” - LaRae Wright [37:54] Relevant Links: Subscribe to the podcast: Apple Podcasts Produced by NC Productions!

  7. Sep 17

    Honoring Jeff Wright | Scott & LaRae Wright on Grief, Family, Music & Living Fully After Loss

    In this episode of the Observatory Podcast, Scott and LaRae Wright sit down for a tender conversation following the sudden loss of Scott’s brother Jeff. Together, they reflect on grief, family, unexpected loss, and the way love, music, memory, and shared experience can keep someone close even after they are gone. Scott shares what it was like to gather with Jeff’s family, feel the shock of losing his first brother, and find comfort in the music that connected them. This episode is a gentle invitation for anyone who has lost someone they love to feel the grief without getting stuck in it, to honor the people who have shaped their lives, and to keep living with presence, purpose, and love. Timestamps: [00:00:03] Welcome to The Observatory Podcast [00:00:18] Scott introduces a somber conversation about losing his brother Jeff [00:01:24] Jeff’s sudden passing and gathering with family [00:04:28] Brotherhood, cousin brothers, and Jeff’s role in bringing family together [00:06:18] Sudden loss, grief, and making space to feel [00:07:03] A renewed sense of urgency around time, healing, and purpose [00:08:46] Feeling Jeff’s presence through music [00:11:30] Funeral preparations, family support, and what family means [00:14:15] Grief, drumming, and a ceremony of remembrance [00:16:05] Missing Jeff and the surrealness of sudden loss [00:17:25] Jeff’s final family visits and unfinished plans [00:19:03] Music as legacy, expression, and a way to honor Jeff [00:20:53] Paying attention to love and the way we spend our days [00:22:17] Not getting stuck in grief and continuing to live fully [00:27:14] A musical tribute and closing song Notable Quotes: “It was hard to lose my first brother.” - Scott Wright [03:48]“For that time could be short for any of us, and so it's important to take advantage of of that time.” - Scott Wright [07:27]“Not just playing music, but being music.” - Scott Wright [09:11]“Because these relationships have been witnesses to our life from the start.” - LaRae Wright [12:25]“Keep doing this. This is what you're supposed to do.” - Scott Wright [19:33]“The best way to honor them is to continue to live life not get stuck in life.” - LaRae Wright [24:15]Relevant Links: Subscribe to the podcast: Apple Podcasts Produced by NC Productions!

  8. Sep 10

    Four Years of The Observatory | Scott & LaRae Wright on Preferences, Curiosity & Finding Common Ground

    In this episode of the Observatory Podcast, Scott and LaRae Wright return from their summer hiatus to celebrate four years and more than 200 episodes of The Observatory, reflect on what the podcast has brought into their lives, and explore the power of curiosity in a divided world. They discuss how curiosity can create common ground, soften frustration, and help us approach people, words, beliefs, and conversations with more openness. The conversation moves into preferences—how they shape our reactions, become confused with truth, align with fear, and influence the way we view news, politics, relationships, community, and ourselves. Scott and LaRae share how the podcast has expanded their own curiosity, helped them see how similar we are beneath their differences, and invited a deeper commitment to community, flow, and conversations that bring people together rather than divide. Timestamps: [00:00:03] Welcome to The Observatory Podcast [00:00:18] Returning from summer hiatus and introducing curiosity and preferences [00:02:06] Four years of The Observatory and more than 200 episodes [00:02:58] Creating community through curiosity and conversation [00:03:41] Curiosity as a bridge between difficult and elevated emotions [00:06:10] Words, meaning, vibration, and common understanding [00:09:33] Preferences, self-observation, and The Untethered Soul [00:11:40] When preferences become personal truths [00:12:49] Fake news, media perspectives, and questioning assumptions [00:15:00] Fear, alignment, and validating what we already believe [00:18:02] A listener challenge about news, politics, and emotional reactions [00:19:25] Middle ground, humanity, and belonging to the human family [00:20:30] Small communities and supporting one another [00:23:40] How the podcast has stretched Scott and LaRae [00:25:18] Curiosity, openness, and letting the flow continue [00:26:35] What is coming next for The Observatory [00:28:35] September celebrations and closing thoughts Notable Quotes: “We don't want people to think just like us.” - LaRae Wright [03:37]“When we become curious, we can move from that fixed mindset, that tends to keep us stuck somewhere.” - Scott Wright [05:13]“I didn't really understand that they were preferences. I held them more as truths.” - LaRae Wright [11:48]“If you can become curious about what is not your preference, there's such learning in there.” - LaRae Wright [17:29]“We realize we're all human.” - Scott Wright [21:26]“To also see how we are more similar than we are different.” - LaRae Wright [24:18] Relevant Links: Subscribe to the podcast: Apple Podcasts Produced by NC Productions!

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In the world of structure, stress, and seemingly meaningless tasks, it can be easy for one to feel lost and empty. Move beyond career success and access true mental wellness and personal fulfillment as we take you through the landscape of the emotions and personal discoveries that shape who we are. The Observatory podcast, is a space for authentic discussions, dedicated to helping you discover or rediscover meaning in your life. Rooted in the wisdom of their own experiences, our hosts Scott and LaRae Wright started their journeys as accomplished executives, with their successful and lucrative 9-5 jobs with Fortune 100 companies and in the finance industry. Unsatisfied with restrictive environments that demanded a disconnected, curated self, these successes gave them meaningful insights into who they weren’t and led them to the path of truly empowered self-discovery. Their journeys have opened their eyes to the possibilities of their own futures and they want to help you do the same. Each week, join us in our commitment to helping you navigate everything from entrepreneurial dreams to personal transformation with stronger clarity of who you truly are.

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