Candidly Speaking – with Adolpha Cole
“Why do white people hate black people?” This is an honest question which people visiting Candidly Speaking events seek answers to. In other contexts, (white) people might read this as an accusation and begin to push back – but not in the intimate space️ Adolpha Cole & her team create for their participants. Candidly Speaking […]
Exploring the World Awake – with Erik Lorenz
Have you ever, during your travels, had a conversation that was so beautiful, so rare, so impactful that you wished others could have witnessed it? A fleeting moment in time, sharing your universe with a person whom you will likely never meet again. The stranger at the café in Marrakesh, the trucker in New Zealand, […]
Season 1 Finale With Former Guests Romeo, Francesco, Tom, Bek & Sarah
How can you tell a season is ending? That’s a question I have asked myself for 19 episodes of WHYLD Podcast When I first started this podcast, I guess it felt calming to have a built-in drop out option, a natural end in case this creative endeavour was going nowhere. The opportunity to say […]
Adopt, Don’t Shop (Romanian Dog Rescue)
The Blue Collared Woman
Can you be the same person that you are at home? Before brushing off this question, pause and reflect. Why should you even ask yourself this? Why shouldn’t you be able to be yourself at work? Why should this be important, after all? Workplaces are spaces in which we spend a whole lot of our […]
Unicorn in Uniform (Germany’s First Transgender Commander)
Are You an Imposter?
Do you doubt you live up to people’s expectations of you? Do you tend to belittle your own successes? Welcome to the club of many. Sometimes we call it modesty, sometimes we speak in the name of realism, sometimes we claim to acknowledge the support of others. But frankly: oftentimes we simply cannot accept our […]
Luck or fate? No success comes by chance.
Are you holding open the door for fate to enter or do you push it close? Sometimes we win, sometimes we lose. Sometimes we hit obstacles, sometimes miracles lift us across them. In this episode, musical theater performer Romeo Salazar shares his experience of losing the stage to perform on during the Covid pandemic. In this […]
Fear of Not Being Perfect Is Costly
How much are you willing to sacrifice in order to hide your „imperfections“? We all do it at times. We throw our energy, time, and an impressively creative charade of excuses onto the things we feel insecure about, ashamed of, or „not ready yet“ for. We willingly trade our dreams, opportunities, and belief in ourselves […]
How to Find Humility and Dignity on the Journey to Fertility
Did you know that up to 1 in 4 recognized pregnancies end in miscarriage? This is something few know about. In school during sex education, we learn how to avoid pregnancies. However, the other side of the medal is rarely spoken about: How to deal with not being able to get pregnant or the child […]