Make Life Count

The Transformation Triad
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What if your best life is still ahead?  If you're the leader who knows there's another level — in how you lead, how you love, and how you show up daily — this show is for you. Each episode brings one idea through a real story, solid research, a practical challenge, and a reason it matters right now. This is your incremental path to Whole Life Excellence. Expect honest conversation, actionable frameworks, and the kind of loving challenge that makes you better — not just busier. New episodes drop every week. LIVE your purpose. LOVE your people. OWN your practice. MAKE LIFE COUNT. Krista Gilbert, Emily Jamieson, and Emily Love are three Leadership Strategists and former athletes who built The Transformation Triad on one conviction: leadership isn't trained in a weekend. It's built one small deposit at a time.

Episodes

  1. 5d ago

    Shut the Laptop. No, Really: Recovery That Actually Works

    It's 5:57 p.m. You've made 47 significant decisions, answered the emails and solved the problems, so you shut the laptop and you're done, right? Not quite. Because somehow in the midst of prepping dinner and fielding questions, you're mentally sitting in tomorrow's 9 a.m. meeting. Feel familiar? We want to be excellent at our work. We want to keep our commitments to the people counting on us. We want to be present at our own dinner table—and, if we're being really honest, we want to feel fully alive, not just productive. Excellence isn't running at full power 24/7. Excellence needs recovery. But how do you actually turn off when the deadlines are real? In this episode of the Make Life Count podcast, we're talking about what it takes to truly shut the laptop—and what to put back in its place. We get honest about what disappears first when life gets busy, and why our ability to rest starts with whether our worth is tied to our productivity. We'll walk through the four recovery experiences from organizational psychology research and Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith's seven types of rest, because sleep alone doesn't fix every kind of exhaustion. Along the way, you'll hear about a 15-year-old who loves golf because "my brain goes quiet," a young business owner up until 3 a.m. on TikTok because "it just feels so good," and a CEO client who discovered that one beer a month with an old friend gives him what he needs. Our hope? That you stop sacrificing the things that make you come alive, that you become as intentional about your recovery as you are about your productivity, and that you remember you are a human being, not a human doing. The Make Life Count Dare: Do something this week that makes you come alive—and put it on your calendar. Then post a picture and hashtag it #MakeLifeCount so we can help each other make life count. References ·       Sonnentag & Charlotte Fritz — identified four recovery experiences that restore our capacity after work: psychological detachment, relaxation, control, and mastery (The Recovery Experience Questionnaire, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 2007). ·       Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith — the seven types of rest: physical, mental, sensory, creative, emotional, social, and spiritual (drdaltonsmith.com; book: Sacred Rest). ·       Dr. Caroline Leaf — daily "mental housekeeping": giving your mind about 16 minutes of undistracted time to let it sort and reset (drleaf.com). ·       NASA, Artemis II — the idea that we send people instead of robots because we're sending love to the moon (Love from the moon)   ·       Website: thetransformationtriad.com ·       Instagram: @thetransformationtriad ·       YouTube: @thetransformationtriad ·       Contact: thrive@thetransformationtriad.com

  2. Oct 13

    The Trust Shortcut Hiding in Every Conversation

    Think about the people you'd call at 2 a.m., no explanation needed. Now think about the ones you've known for years and still keep at arm's length. What's the difference? We all say we want deeper relationships—but what actually builds trust, the real kind, not just the appearance of it? None of us sets out to be hard to trust. We want to be trusted. We want to trust the people around us. We want relationships where the guard comes down—and, if we're being really honest, we want to know why some people earn that instantly while others never quite do. We want the shortcut. But how do you actually build trust, on purpose, in an ordinary conversation?  In this episode of the Make Life Count podcast, we're digging into the everyday conversations that quietly build—or erode—trust, long before any "big" moment ever tests it. We'll walk through the Triad's formula for building trust as a leader and as a person: transparency, vulnerability, and hope. We'll talk about Charles Duhigg's three types of conversations—practical, emotional, social—and why matching them matters more than most of us realize, what quietly breaks trust fast, and the real difference between being liked and being trusted. Our hope? That you walk away with one real conversation to have this week—and watch the distance between you and someone else start to close. Let's go to work. Research & Resources Referenced Charles Duhigg — Supercommunicators: the three conversation types (practical, emotional, social) and why matching them builds connection. (charlesduhigg.com/supercommunicators)Frances Frei — "How to Build (and Rebuild) Trust" (TED Talk): authenticity, logic, and empathy as the three core drivers of trust. (ted.com)Adam Grant, in conversation with Daniel Coyle — the idea that vulnerability comes before trust, not after; related to Coyle's "vulnerability loop" in The Culture Code. (exact episode not confirmed)John Maxwell — leadership, trust, and character, referenced and paraphrased in the episode. (exact source not confirmed)Connect with The Transformation Triad Website: thetransformationtriad.comInstagram: @thetransformationtriadYouTube: @thetransformationtriadContact: thrive@thetransformationtriad.comLive your purpose. Love your people. Own your practice. MAKE LIFE COUNT.

  3. Oct 6

    90 Seconds of Emotion

    People talk a lot about staying calm under pressure. But what does that actually look like in the moment it matters most? Most of us aren't trying to be robots. We want to feel things—fully, honestly. We want to be moved by what matters and unbothered by what doesn't. We want our emotions to inform us instead of running us—and, if we're being really honest, we want to stop losing entire afternoons to a thirty-second slight. We want ninety seconds to be enough. But how do you actually let a feeling pass instead of spiraling on it for hours?  In this episode of the Make Life Count podcast, we're digging into the science and the practice behind one of our favorite tools: the 90-second rule—the idea that the body's original wave of emotion runs its course in about ninety seconds, unless we keep re-triggering it ourselves. We'll get unusually candid—a best friend gone silent, a totaled car, a marriage micro-blowup—to show you what's actually happening in your body during a trigger. We'll talk about the three-step formula, feel it, name it, boss it, why the middle of the night is the worst possible time to think your way out of a spiral, and how to pre-decide your response before you ever need it. Our hope? That you walk away able to let the next wave pass like weather instead of building a home in it. Feel it. Name it. Boss it. Keep moving toward who you actually want to be. Let's go to work. Research & Resources Referenced Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor — TED Talk "My Stroke of Insight" and her book of the same name: the body's first chemical wave of an emotion runs its course in roughly 90 seconds. (ted.com)Schulze, Mueller, Holt, Putz, Barnow & Pruessner — 2026 meta-analysis linking stronger cognitive control to better reappraisal and less rumination/worry, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42069166)Andrew Huberman & Arthur Brooks (via the Veritas Forum) — on not trusting thoughts that arise between roughly 2:00–5:30 a.m. (specific conversation not pinned down this session)Connect with The Transformation Triad Website: thetransformationtriad.comInstagram: @thetransformationtriadYouTube: @thetransformationtriadContact: thrive@thetransformationtriad.comLive your purpose. Love your people. Own your practice. MAKE LIFE COUNT.

  4. Sep 29

    The Story You're Telling Yourself

    The Story You're Telling Yourself Episode #2;  Release date: TBD Hosts: Krista Gilbert, Emily Love, Emily Jamieson (EmJ) — The Transformation Triad Overview We all want to trust our own memory. But what if the story you're so sure about isn't actually true? Most of us walk through life certain that what we remember is simply what happened. We trust our version of events. We trust our own feelings as proof. We build entire relationships, entire identities, on the stories we tell ourselves—and, if we're being really honest, we rarely stop to ask whether those stories are actually accurate. We want the truth. Or at least, we think we already have it. But what if you don't? What if the story running your life right now isn't the whole picture? In this episode of the Make Life Count podcast, we're digging into the idea that shapes more of your life than you realize: the stories you tell yourself—and whether they're actually true. We'll take you into a real, unedited family story—a poolside disagreement between Emily Love and her sister about their own childhood—and use it to introduce a four-part framework for examining what we carry: Facts, Feelings, Filter, and Freedom. We'll talk about why two people can both be honest and still remember things completely differently, how to tell the difference between a feeling being valid and a story being true, and what it looks like to trade an old story for a truer, freer one. Our hope? That you walk away willing to question the story you've been telling yourself. Look at it honestly. Test it against the facts. Choose, on purpose, the story that actually sets you free. Let's go to work. Research & Resources Referenced Brené Brown — the "what's the story I'm telling myself?" practice, echoing themes from Rising Strong. (exact wording not confirmed verbatim against the book this session)Dr. Daniel Amen — "ANTs" (automatic negative thoughts) and the challenge questions "Is it true? Is it totally true?" (amenclinics.com)Jerry Sittser — theologian and author of A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss. (the specific primary/secondary-emotions framework attributed to him in the episode wasn't independently verified this session)Viktor Frankl — Man's Search for Meaning, referenced for "the space between stimulus and response." (this specific line is a common misattribution — Quote Investigator traces it more likely to psychologist Rollo May, popularized by Stephen Covey)The "three witnesses at a car accident" anecdote — popular pop-psychology folklore illustrating that divergent accounts can be a sign of honesty; not traced to a specific study or source.Connect with The Transformation Triad Website: thetransformationtriad.comInstagram: @thetransformationtriadYouTube: @thetransformationtriadContact: thrive@thetransformationtriad.comLive your purpose. Love your people. Own your practice. MAKE LIFE COUNT.

  5. Sep 22

    The Manifesto

    Hosts: Krista Gilbert, Emily Love,  Emily Jamieson (EmJ) — The Transformation Triad OverviewPeople talk a lot about wanting a meaningful life. But what does that actually look like on an ordinary Tuesday? Most of us aren't chasing a highlight reel. We want our actual, unremarkable days to matter. We want the coffee, the drive, the dishes, the meetings to count for something—and, if we're being really honest, we want proof that an ordinary life, paid attention to, is not small. We want our lives to count. But do they? Really? This short spoken-word piece is our answer. Krista Gilbert, Emily Love, and Emily Jamieson (EmJ)J introduce themselves as the Transformation Triad and make the case, moment by unremarkable moment, for what we believe: love, whole life excellence, integrity, generosity, joy, vitality, and wisdom. Our hope? That you walk away believing your own life counts. That your best life might still be ahead of you. May you be encouraged and inspired to MAKE LIFE COUNT. Connect with The Transformation TriadWebsite: thetransformationtriad.comInstagram: @thetransformationtriadYouTube: @thetransformationtriadContact: thrive@thetransformationtriad.com

  6. Sep 22

    Full Send Life

    EP1: Full Send Life Episode #: 1 · Hosts: Krista Gilbert, Emily Love, Emily Jamieson (EmJ) — The Transformation Triad  Live your purpose. Love your people. Own your practice. MAKE LIFE COUNT. Overview People talk a lot about living a holistic life. But what does that actually mean? Most of us aren’t trying to just get through our lives—we want to make the most of them. We want to be great at what matters. We want meaningful work, strong relationships, a life that feels aligned—and, if we’re honest, to feel fully alive while we’re living it. We want a full send life. But how do you do that, really? In the first episode of the Make Life Count podcast, we’re digging into the heartbeat of our work: Whole-Life Excellence—the lifelong pursuit of becoming the same person across every domain of life, where who you are, how you love, and what you do align to make life count. We’ll take you back to how the three of us became a coaching team, including the heated cabin argument that helped us put words around this framework. We’ll talk about why excellence isn’t just about achievement, why life was never meant to be lived in separate compartments, and what it looks like to bring your whole self to your whole life. Our hope? That you walk away wanting to take the risk. Make the move. Love your people well. Do work that matters. And become more intentional about the one life you’ve been given. Full send. Let’s make it count. Research & Resources Referenced  Jim Collins — What to Make of a Life (2026), a decade-long study of how people navigate major turning points. Viktor Frankl — Man’s Search for Meaning: the search for meaning as a primary human drive.Martin Seligman — the PERMA model of flourishing, with meaning as one of five core pillars.Carol Ryff — six-dimension model of psychological well-being, including “purpose in life.”William Damon — The Path to Purpose, research on how people, especially young people, find purpose.Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Timothy B. Smith & J. Bradley Layton — meta-analysis of 148 studies (308,849 participants): stronger social relationships linked to a 50% higher likelihood of survival. (journals.plos.org/plosmedicine)Arthur Brooks — the four pillars of happiness: faith, family, friendship, and work.Robert Waldinger & Marc Schulz — The Good Life, drawn from the 80+ year Harvard Study of Adult Development: “the good life is built with good relationships.”James Clear, Charles Duhigg, Brendon Burchard — research behind the “practice” pillar (Atomic Habits, The Power of Habit / Supercommunicators, High Performance Habits).Connect with The Transformation Triad Website: thetransformationtriad.comInstagram: @thetransformationtriadYouTube: @thetransformationtriadContact: thrive@thetransformationtriad.comLive your purpose. Love your people. Own your practice. MAKE LIFE COUNT.

  7. Episode 1

    Trailer

    Make Life Count TrailerType: Podcast Trailer Hosts: Krista Gilbert, Emily Love, EmJ (Emily Jamieson) — The Transformation Triad OverviewPeople talk a lot about building a successful life. But what happens when you build one and still wonder if you're actually living it? Most of us aren't looking for one more thing to fix. We want alignment. We want to feel present in the life we've already built. We want our work, our people, and our days to add up to something real—and, if we're being really honest, we want to stop wondering whether we're actually living or just managing. We want to come fully alive. But how do you actually do that? Really? This is the trailer for the Make Life Count podcast, a show for people who want to lead well, love well, and fully inhabit this one life they've been given. We'll introduce ourselves—Krista Gilbert, Emily Love, and EmJ, together the Transformation Triad—and tell you exactly what this show is built to do: not hand you one more habit to stack on an already full life, but help you become the same person wherever you go. We call that whole life excellence, and it's built one small intentional deposit at a time. Our hope? That you walk away knowing new episodes drop every week, each one built around one idea, a real story, solid research, and a practice you can actually use. Your life is happening now. Let's make it count. Connect with The Transformation TriadWebsite: thetransformationtriad.comInstagram: @thetransformationtriadYouTube: @thetransformationtriadContact: thrive@thetransformationtriad.comLive your purpose. Love your people. Own your practice. MAKE LIFE COUNT.

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What if your best life is still ahead?  If you're the leader who knows there's another level — in how you lead, how you love, and how you show up daily — this show is for you. Each episode brings one idea through a real story, solid research, a practical challenge, and a reason it matters right now. This is your incremental path to Whole Life Excellence. Expect honest conversation, actionable frameworks, and the kind of loving challenge that makes you better — not just busier. New episodes drop every week. LIVE your purpose. LOVE your people. OWN your practice. MAKE LIFE COUNT. Krista Gilbert, Emily Jamieson, and Emily Love are three Leadership Strategists and former athletes who built The Transformation Triad on one conviction: leadership isn't trained in a weekend. It's built one small deposit at a time.

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  • Creator
    The Transformation Triad
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    7
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