Wildcard Conversations Katja Bavendam

On this episode, I am joined by Katie Kenney - another beautiful coffee shop friend from my old neighborhood in Queens. Katie tells me about making her dream of living in New York City come true, which involved a difficult break up followed by an epic cross-country road trip with her grandpa and her dog Chuck, who are both no longer with us physically but certainly here in spirit.  Katie quite literally came a long way from slinging car tires to Utah moms to being at the center of the crazy world of New York City advertising agencies. And none of that might have ever happened without her brother Ryan’s love for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade…

On today’s episode, I am joined by fellow personal growth Christi Flynn, who is full of positive, calming and supportive energy. We talk about how her children inspired courage in her, how courage is connected to trusting herself, how she came back to the sport she loved as a teenager in her mid life, her open water swimming adventures, and how important it is to keep having fun as we get older. As a coach, Christi specializes in working with highly capable professional women and if you are seeking alignment in your life or need some help defining what you want your next chapter to look like, Christi might just be your girl.
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This second solo episode starts with a quick life update from Florida before sharing key takeaways and lessons from Yung Pueblo’s fantastic book Lighter. It’s all about letting go, individual and collective healing and all the other good woo woo shit. Take this as your reminder to keep doing the work because every little tiny bit of healing matters. Keep going and keep shining your fucking light. It makes the world a better place.

On today’s episode, I am joined by my good friend Danielle Dowler and if you enjoy a dry sense of humor you have come to the right place. Danielle shares how parts of her childhood led to her becoming a hyper-independent adult and how that independence sometimes makes her life difficult and sometimes empowers her to live it to the fullest. Having been through more hard things than the average person in their mid thirties, Danielle has gained a deep understanding of the human condition and with it the ability to laugh at the absurdities of life, especially those of the morbid kind. Trigger Warning: We talk about death quite a bit throughout this episode so if that’s something you don’t currently want to hear about, I’ll see you next time. To everyone else, I hope you can laugh with us and maybe learn a thing or two about what happens before, during, and after death. I certainly learned a lot and I’m very grateful that Danielle was so generous with her sharing around this super important topic that affects literally everyone.

On today’s episode I am joined by Jaime Filer, who is not only a beauty of a human being but also a  rock star personal coach who specializes in helping women improve their mental health through exercise and nutrition. Before talking about how she recharges from always giving a 100% as a coach and how she navigates the business relationship with her wife Katie, Jaime shares some professional and personal failures that reinforced her core value of only doing things that make her happy. We do make some references to the L-Word, which is of course the wildly successful scripted television show that follows the lives and drama of a group of lesbian and bisexual women. Shane is the fuckboy of the group while Bette and Tina are the happily married couple. Jaime shares how she, like most people, had to first be a Shane and do some things she wasn’t proud of so that she eventually could find that Bette & Tina forever kind of love. 
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On this episode I am joined by the man the myth, the legend, Mike from New York, my pandemic coffee shop buddy whose stories I could listen to for hours. If you love New York City you’re going to love this man and this episode. Mike talks about growing up in the village in the 60s and 70s, the appreciation he gained for his parents later in life, his excursion into the world of filthy rich people, the importance of making friends - especially during hard times, and how 12 steps led him to a life beyond his wildest dreams. This conversation was such a treat!