Here Be Dragons

Dragonhood
  • 5.0 (4)
  • Careers
  • Updated Monthly

Ready to awaken your inner dragon? Here Be Dragons is the podcast from Dragonhood where we explore the whole map of who we are — even the uncharted territory. Through candid conversations with Dragonhood team members and special guests, we dive into career empowerment, leadership, identity, workplace culture, and what it means to grow as a whole human being. This is a space for anyone navigating change, seeking clarity, building confidence, or learning how to take up more space in their work and life. We talk about the messy middle of becoming: the career pivots, the confidence wobbles, the cultural expectations, the leadership lessons, the boundaries, the breakthroughs, and the small moments that help us reconnect with our authentic power. Rooted in curiosity, connection, and growth, Here Be Dragons invites you to rethink what success looks like, challenge the stories that keep you small, and explore new ways to lead, work, and live with more intention. Learn more about us at https://www.dragonhood.world/ Follow us: Instagram: @the_dragonhood TikTok: @thedragonhood YouTube: @thedragonhood LinkedIn: @dragonhood

  1. 5d ago

    Being Really Seen

    What does it actually mean to feel seen? In this episode, Rachel and Clair explore the difference between attention, recognition, and true understanding, and why being noticed is not always the same as feeling known. Sometimes we want recognition. Sometimes we want privacy. And sometimes the urge to say “Please do not perceive me right now” has less to do with avoiding connection and more to do with being exhausted from explaining, translating, or performing a version of ourselves that other people can easily understand. Together, Rachel and Clair look at how our desire for visibility changes depending on our capacity, trust, stakes, and desire for connection. They also explore what being accurately seen can look like in friendship, leadership, and virtual spaces—and why curiosity can be more powerful than confidently assuming we already understand someone. Because being really seen doesn’t require being completely exposed. It means having enough room to remain complex. Action Item: Notice the difference between being looked at and being understood. Pay attention to where you feel free to be complex, where you find yourself performing, and where you may be making assumptions about someone else based on only part of their story. Then try one small shift: Trade certainty for curiosity. What do you wish people understood about you without requiring you to explain it perfectly? We’d love to hear your reflections. Email us at askthedragons@dragonhood.world or share your thoughts using #HereBeDragons. Keep Soaring with Additional Resources: How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen by David BrooksHappy Place by Emily HenryQuiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan CainTo view our webinar on Virtual Networking and other exclusive webinar videos, become a member!Sign up for Dragonhood Coaching or any of our other services! https://www.dragonhood.world Related Here Be Dragons episodes: Better Ways to Say Yes and No Dragonhood GraduateThe Power of Small Questions Be authentic. Be curious. Be accepting. Take up space. Awaken your inner dragon.

  2. Sep 15

    Dolly the Dragon: Two Things Can Be True - PART TWO

    This is the continuation of Dolly the Dragon, Part One. Listen now to catch up before diving in. What if becoming more fully yourself isn’t about resolving your contradictions, but making room for all of them? In the Season 3 premiere of Here Be Dragons, Rachel and Clair honor Dolly Parton by looking beyond the milestones of her extraordinary career and toward the lessons found in how she lived. Through stories about her early self-belief, her departure from The Porter Wagoner Show, the publishing rights to “I Will Always Love You,” Dollywood, the Imagination Library, and her deeply practical generosity, they return to one of Dragonhood’s central reframes: two things can be true. You can be confident and nervous. Grateful and ready to leave. Kind and boundaried. Ambitious and generous. Rooted in where you came from and determined to build something new. Whether you’re learning to trust yourself before the world catches up, protect the value of what you’ve created, or use your own success to create opportunity for others, this episode is an invitation to replace either/or with and—and to keep becoming more fully yourself. Action Item: Where could your skills and compassion come together to create meaningful action? Where are you treating two parts of yourself as contradictions when they might both be true? Share your thoughts with us at askthedragons@dragonhood.world or join the conversation using #HereBeDragons. Keep Soaring with Additional Resources: Dolly Parton: Here I Am (2019)Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute (2021)Steel Magnolias9 to 5 (1980)Dolly Parton's Imagination LibraryBuy the book! Dream More: Celebrate the Dreamer in You by Dolly PartonBuy the book! Run, Rose, Run by Dolly Parton & James Patterson Related Here Be Dragons episodes: The Power of AND Make Room: The Practice of Letting Go Second Acts: The Art of Becoming Better Ways to Say Yes and No

  3. Aug 31

    Dolly the Dragon: Two Things Can Be True - PART ONE

    What if becoming more fully yourself isn’t about resolving your contradictions, but making room for all of them? In the Season 3 premiere of Here Be Dragons, Rachel and Clair honor Dolly Parton by looking beyond the milestones of her extraordinary career and toward the lessons found in how she lived. Through stories about her early self-belief, her departure from The Porter Wagoner Show, the publishing rights to “I Will Always Love You,” Dollywood, the Imagination Library, and her deeply practical generosity, they return to one of Dragonhood’s central reframes: two things can be true. You can be confident and nervous. Grateful and ready to leave. Kind and boundaried. Ambitious and generous. Rooted in where you came from and determined to build something new. Whether you’re learning to trust yourself before the world catches up, protect the value of what you’ve created, or use your own success to create opportunity for others, this episode is an invitation to replace either/or with and—and to keep becoming more fully yourself. Stay tuned for Part Two! Action Item: Where could your skills and compassion come together to create meaningful action? Where are you treating two parts of yourself as contradictions when they might both be true? Share your thoughts with us at askthedragons@dragonhood.world or join the conversation using #HereBeDragons. Keep Soaring with Additional Resources: Dolly Parton: Here I Am (2019)Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute (2021) Steel Magnolias9 to 5 (1980)Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Buy the book! Dream More: Celebrate the Dreamer in You by Dolly Parton Buy the book! Run, Rose, Run by Dolly Parton & James Patterson Related Here Be Dragons episodes: The Power of AND Make Room: The Practice of Letting Go Second Acts: The Art of Becoming Better Ways to Say Yes and No

  4. Jul 28

    From the Vault: The Power of AND

    Originally released June 28, 2024. Clair and Rachel discuss the power of the word “AND” - and how that means we open ourselves up to more possibilities. We grant ourselves the capacity to acknowledge all of the incredible things we’re already doing while avoiding toxic positivity. Action Item: Is there something that is currently an “or” that can be an “and” for you? Keep Soaring with Additional Resources: Buy the book! Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies by Jim Collins and Jerry I. PorrasBuy the book! The Lightmaker's Manifesto: How to Work for Change without Losing Your Joy by Karen WalrondBuy the book! Radiant Rebellion: Reclaim Aging, Practice Joy, and Raise a Little Hell by Karen WalrondConcept of “And” credited to Jim Collins: https://www.jimcollins.com/concepts/genius-of-the-and.htmlDawna MacLean, Conscious Living Coach and Founder of Agents of Way: https://www.agentsofway.comJack Gilbert, “A Brief for the Defense:” https://wordsfortheyear.com/2016/02/18/a-brief-for-the-defense-by-jack-gilbert/

  5. Jun 30

    Gentle Systems and Tiny Supports: For Brains That Carry A Lot (aka Neurodivergence, Perimenopause & Practical Magic)

    In this deeply validating and practical episode, Rachel Inabinet and Clair Poletti explore the quiet, often invisible work of navigating the world with a brain that’s carrying a lot. Whether it’s neurodivergence, hormonal shifts, stress, or simply modern life, they unpack the power of tiny supports and gentle systems that make daily functioning more possible and more humane. The conversation highlights: Why traditional productivity systems fail and who they leave outGentle systems vs. rigid structures: designing support that works with your brain, not against itTiny supports as “practical magic:” cues, rituals, and micro-adjustments that reduce frictionShame vs. support: moving from self-judgment to self-compassionLeadership implications: how teams and organizations can better support diverse brains This episode is both a permission slip and a toolkit: you don’t need more discipline, rather, you need better support. Reflection Prompts: Where are you still using shame in places where support might work better?What’s one small system or cue that genuinely helps your brain function better?What’s one thing you could make easier instead of harder this week?What support have you resisted because you thought you “shouldn’t need it?” Keep Soaring with Additional Resources: Buy the book! ADHD, Unpacked by Alex Connor & James BrownBuy the book! How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis LPCBuy the book! How to ADHD by Jessica McCabeSign up for Dragonhood Coaching or any of our other services! https://www.dragonhood.world

  6. May 26

    Storm Mode: Knowing When To Stand Down

    What if the storm has already passed — but you’re still bracing for it? In this episode, Rachel and Clair explore what they call “storm mode” — that state of heightened awareness where we’re scanning, preparing, anticipating, and holding everything together. It’s an intelligent, necessary response to uncertainty and change… but one that isn’t meant to last forever. Together, they unpack what storm mode looks like in our thoughts, bodies, and behaviors, why it can quietly become our baseline, and how to recognize when it’s time to stand down. From the subtle cost of prolonged vigilance to the practice of recalibrating your energy, this conversation offers a more sustainable way to care without carrying everything at full intensity. Whether you’re navigating personal stress, leadership demands, or the constant hum of the world around you, this episode is an invitation to soften your stance, release the brace, and return to steadier ground. Action Item: What would it look like to care deeply without staying in constant vigilance? Keep Soaring with Additional Resources: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der KolkBurnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily & Amelia NagoskiFour Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mere Mortals by Oliver BurkemanSign up for Dragonhood Coaching or any of our other services! https://www.dragonhood.world Listener Call We’d love to hear your reflections: askthedragons@dragonhood.world #HereBeDragons

  7. Apr 28

    Make Room: The Practice of Letting Go

    What if letting go isn’t about loss but about making room? In this episode, Rachel and Clair explore the quiet, often complicated practice of release: not just letting go of what’s broken or obviously misaligned, but of what is still good, still useful, and still meaningful, yet no longer true for who we are in this season. Together, they unpack the tension between usefulness and alignment, the role of gratitude in releasing without rejection, and the unexpected clarity that space can create. From physical belongings to emotional patterns, identities, and expectations, this conversation invites a more compassionate way of letting go — one that honors what has been while creating room for what’s next. Whether you’re clearing a closet, shifting a role, or rethinking a version of yourself, this episode offers a gentle reminder: Making room isn’t about having less. It’s about creating space for what matters now. Action Items: What’s something in your life that still makes sense on paper, but doesn’t feel true anymore?What would it look like to thank something — and then let it go?Where have you created space and noticed something new emerge?What are you holding onto that isn’t a thing — but is still taking up space? Keep Soaring with Additional Resources: Essentialism by Greg McKeownThe Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie KondoFour Thousand Weeks by Oliver BurkemanDragonhood paid memberships have access to the Founder Message Library, a compilation of A Time of Dragons (reflections on releasing “shoulds”)Sign up for Dragonhood Coaching or any of our other services! https://www.dragonhood.world

  8. Mar 31

    Strategic Restraint: Choosing Less On Purpose

    In this episode, Rachel and Clair explore strategic restraint — the practice of intentionally narrowing focus, conserving energy, and resisting the pressure to respond to everything. Not as disengagement, but as a leadership skill rooted in clarity, alignment, and care. Together, they unpack why hustle culture confuses busyness with effectiveness, how “less is more” only works when it’s chosen on purpose, and what it looks like to lead — and live — without burning yourself out in the process. Whether you’re navigating leadership, creative work, caregiving, or simply feeling stretched thin, this conversation invites you to rethink effort, redefine impact, and practice restraint as an act of integrity. Action Item: What would it look like to do less, but with more intention? Keep Soaring with Additional Resources: Dragonhood Empowerment Coaching to equip yourself with the skills to practice strategic restraintShop our Bookshop.org store for inspirational reads!

See All (29)

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
4 Ratings

About

Ready to awaken your inner dragon? Here Be Dragons is the podcast from Dragonhood where we explore the whole map of who we are — even the uncharted territory. Through candid conversations with Dragonhood team members and special guests, we dive into career empowerment, leadership, identity, workplace culture, and what it means to grow as a whole human being. This is a space for anyone navigating change, seeking clarity, building confidence, or learning how to take up more space in their work and life. We talk about the messy middle of becoming: the career pivots, the confidence wobbles, the cultural expectations, the leadership lessons, the boundaries, the breakthroughs, and the small moments that help us reconnect with our authentic power. Rooted in curiosity, connection, and growth, Here Be Dragons invites you to rethink what success looks like, challenge the stories that keep you small, and explore new ways to lead, work, and live with more intention. Learn more about us at https://www.dragonhood.world/ Follow us: Instagram: @the_dragonhood TikTok: @thedragonhood YouTube: @thedragonhood LinkedIn: @dragonhood

Information

  • Creator
    Dragonhood
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    29
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Dragonhood
  • Show Website
    Here Be Dragons