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Aid And Abet#9 Karen O’LearyYou might know Karen O'Leary as Officer O'Leary from the wildly hilarious television show Wellington Paranormal, but we know her as our friend and as a creative heavy-hitter across platforms and projects.
Karen started her working life as an early childhood educator and calls herself an "accidental actress." Um, yay for an amazing accident!
In this episode, we get to the heart of Karen's giant heart and her propensity to say "Yes!" to things that might seem scary or unknown - knowing that, no matter what, when you try new things and remain curious, you...2023-04-1031 minAid And Abet#8 Presenting YouHow we present ourselves to the world is wrapped up in everything we do, share, and try. What we're known for, how we look, our social media profiles, and the groups we're a part of - all equal up to a vision of who we think we are and would like to be perceived. The fun thing about who we think we are is that we often believe ourselves to be who others see us as. Wild, right?
In this episode, we work through different ways of presenting who you are on stage, whether you're an artist performing music...2023-04-0338 minAid And Abet#7 Perlina LauPerlina Lau is one of the kindest, funniest, and most talented storytellers on the planet.
In this episode, we take a bite out of how Perlina has built a successful career in media, television, film, radio, and beyond. We also ask the deep questions around representation, creating safe spaces for truly authentic storytelling, and talk a little bit of shit along the way because why the heck not!?
Sit down, grab a snack or a quad-shot latte, and enjoy this conversation with Perlina. We sure did!
Follow us on Instagram and share your engaged, kind feedback with...2023-03-2634 minAid And Abet#6 Imposter SyndromeWe've all felt it before. The sinking feeling that you're not good enough. That existential dread of walking into a situation or room or job, or project where your internal monologue is shouting at you, "YOU DON'T BELONG HERE!"
The idea of imposter syndrome is one that almost every woman in a creative or professional field has heard of and assigned to herself at one time or another. But how is this "syndrome" defined, and WHO even came up with it?
Strangely enough (ahem, not strange at all), the idea itself is made up and was su...2023-03-1939 minAid And Abet#5 Alice SoperAlice Soper and her trusty roving-hairbrush-microphone, with which she tells the stories of wāhine sportspeople the world needs to hear, are forces to be reckoned with.
Alice is all about fair play in life, sports, representation, media equity, storytelling, and beyond, whether on or off the field. In this episode, we dig deep to see what drives Alice to be as vocal, proactive, passionate, and equitable as she is.
Her ability to bring attention to fundamental changes needed in the hallowed halls of professional sports and grassroots organizations even has us ready to lace up...2023-03-1234 minAid And Abet#4 StutzTherapy. If you're lucky enough to have access to it or to have experienced it in a way that has helped you, then you know how important introspection, self-love, and a journey of self-improvement are to figuring out how to live your life on your terms.
In this episode, we kick into high gear in our review of Stutz, a documentary centered around therapist Phil Stutz having candid conversations with actor Jonah Hill.
In the documentary, Stutz explores his early life experiences and a unique, visual model of therapy that both he and Jonah want to...2023-03-0530 minAid And Abet#3 The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip WilliamsLanguage matters. It is the vehicle for stories that teach us about the world and helps us define our place. It is a bridge between ideologies, emotions, cultures, and art. It is also the hard cement of the cultural foundations upon which our modern world has been built.
Packed within language is power, love, bias, class structure, assumptions, dreams, and law. So, what happens when only one group (eg, men) are the keepers of language?
Set during the height of the women’s suffrage movement and with the Great War looming, The Dictionary of Lost Word...2023-02-2725 minAid And Abet#2 SuccessSome people just seem to have it all. They've got the house, the car, the boat, the job, the perfect relationship, and the trophy case full of awards.
Society, in general, seems to tell us that if our life is going to matter, we need to accumulate things, people, and power. We're taught to define success by the stuff we have over how we feel. And maybe this is why so many of us feel lost and unfulfilled no matter how many metrics we tick off of the LifeSuccessList™️.
As we know, everything is made up, so...2023-02-2031 minAid And Abet#1 HappinessTo kick off AID AND ABET, we're diving right into the biggest and most important topic we can think about: The Big H. Happiness.
Of all definitions and individual expressions, happiness seems to be the one thing every human alive chase with reckless abandon or grieves for when it's not present. Join us as we navigate our ideas of what happiness looks like and decide if it's even possible to attain it.
The New York Times gives us a broad-brush approach to being happy, while gurus, therapists, and celebrities alike have their own nuanced hawt...2023-02-1331 min
Aid And AbetAid and Abet Podcast TrailerCreative minds, artistic hearts, logical thinkers, wanderers, and makers. Every single one of us is more than a singular title or job or output - and this podcast exists to celebrate our sharp edges, soft middles, and creative tidal energy.
To aid and abet means to help or encourage someone to do something. And, usually, that something is nefarious or criminal. But on the Aid & Abet podcast, the only crimes we'll be committing will be conversations rooted in empowerment, love, kindness, and storytelling.
Aid And Abet is a podcast for those of us who don't...2023-02-0801 min