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Life Changing with Dori FernPivots, Reinvention, and Growth with Anne PopeEndings and beginnings...In this last episode of Season 2 of the podcast, Dori sits down, in Brooklyn, with Anne Pope — in her new home in Portugal — to discuss the intricate art of reinvention. Together, they explore what it means to pivot—intentionally and unexpectedly—and the practices that make growth and transformation possible. Happy New Year to all. Whatever's to come in 2025, we have each other. If you've taken anything from this season of the show, I hope it's in the very precious and distinct value community has on our individual and collective lives.Some Takeaways:
2024-12-3031 minLife Changing with Dori FernRhythm, Improvisation and Community with Piotr OrlovDori talks with writer and music storyteller Piotr Orlov, exploring themes of identity, the immigrant experience, and the transformative power of community. Piotr, whose grandmother was a classical musicologist and father, a prominent, American basketball-loving sportswriter, came here from Leningrad to New York at 7-3/4 years old, fully bought into the American Dream story. He shares how his cultural background shapes his perspective and how that lens has changed over time. His first, indelible (and timely!) New York City memory proves how the truth we see isn't always THE truth. The discussion delves into the significance of community in...
2024-11-1229 minLife Changing with Dori FernNavigating Tough Conversations, Activism, and Aging in the Music Industry with Vickie StarrIn this episode, Dori talks with music industry veteran and activist Vickie Starr about the importance of empathy, productive conversations, and navigating the messy path of personal and societal change. Together, they reflect on Vickie’s career in music PR, the industry's evolution, and what it means to have difficult, transformative discussions, including a notable, mind-changing exchange with rap icon Ice-T. Vickie shares stories about growing older in an evolving field, learning from unexpected places, and finding joy and connection through community, dancing, and reinvention.Highlights:Handling tough conversations with empathyThe evolving role of wo...
2024-10-1838 minLife Changing with Dori FernFatherhood, Combat Jack, and the Art of Storytelling with Ken Gibbs JrIn this episode of Life Changing with Dori Fern, Dori talks with longtime friend, colleague, and fellow nerd, Ken Gibbs Jr., a digital media consultant with a distinguished career at companies like Spotify and BET Networks. They share stories that both align and diverge in striking ways, beginning with two very different family tales—told a decade and a world apart—connected by fireworks and fathers. They geek out over podcasting and hip hop, with Ken sharing intimate family memories and his experiences with suburban dad life. Dori and Ken also reflect on the impact the late Reggie Ossé, aka C...
2024-10-0433 min
The Art of TransformationYour Rainbow Reset: A Transformative Sabbatical Journey With Dori FernDo you want to make a bold change but don't know where to start? This episode will surprise you with what this episode's guest will share today! Dori Fern, a lifelong New Yorker, joyful home cook, marketer, and story shaper, delves into how her gut feeling led her to quit her high-powered job and embark on a transformative sabbatical. You will also find how her unique style and personality helped her connect with others and ultimately find her calling. Learn about Dori's coaching approach and how she helps clients unlock their potential. Get practical tips on how to quiet...
2024-09-1929 minLife Changing with Dori FernTrusting the Process with Broadway Performer Khori PetinaudDori's long-term consulting job had ended and her next-door neighbor Khori Petinaud's Facebook post about the urge toward negative thinking as her show, Lempicka, was closing struck a chord. Khori talks about choosing faith over fear, a lesson that took Dori years and a coaching certification to learn. Khori shares her journey to becoming a Broadway dancer and performer, from her traditional ballet roots to the experimental world of downtown dance during her NYU days and the instability inherent in an artist's career, insights that resonate with Dori's childhood dreams to be a musical theater performer.
2024-09-1836 minLife Changing with Dori FernOn Resilience, Grief and Timing with Jennie BairdDori and Jennie Baird talk about resilience, grief, and the role of timing in their lives. Jennie works as the Chief Product Officer at BBC Studios and is also a certified mental health first aid and volunteer suicide bereavement support facilitator, among her many professional and personal roles and pursuits. They reflect on their childhoods and the influence their parents played, particularly their fathers. And Dori updates listeners about what happened to her father after this interview with Jennie was recorded. They talk about their time at Aol, when Jennie hired Dori in 2006 for her fi...
2024-09-0432 minLife Changing with Dori FernThe Outsider: How Food Writer Nicole Taylor Broke ThroughSeason 2 of Life Changing with Dori Fern opens with an intimate conversation between Dori and James Beard Award-nominated food writer, Nicole Taylor, the author of cookbooks including the modern Juneteenth classic, Watermelon & Red Birds. Dori and Nicole met around 2010 at BK Swappers, a popular Brooklyn-based food swap that helped put the borough's foodie-ism on the map and paved the way for today's social food culture. They talk about that time and Nicole shares surprising details about her life and journey in the food industry, including the role timing, intuition, and confidence played in her path. The Georgia native also...
2024-08-1630 minLife Changing with Dori FernThe ReturnLife Changing with Dori Fern returns for season 2! Hear what Dori has been up to and what she has in store for this new season.Text Me!Connect with me!Instagram: @dorifernLinkedIn: Dori FernEmail me: lifechangingwithdorifern@gmail.comVisit https://dorifern.com for more about Dori's coaching services and to sign up for a complimentary call.
2024-08-0703 min
Consciously Inspired Minds PodcastEp. 18 - The Practical Art of Life Transitions: Modeling the Messy & Committing to Imperfection with Dori FernDori Fern is a content marketing leader and certified coach who partners with brands and individuals to change their narratives for transformative results. For over 25 years, Dori has worked with Fortune 100 companies, tech start-ups, publishing giants and her own Brooklyn community. She has held editorial and marketing leadership roles, and worked with diverse brands, including Kraft Foods and Martha Stewart Living. Dori is a culinary school graduate with expertise in all things food-related.
During this episode, Dori and I discuss moving through life changes, balancing the pragmatic, analytical mind with personal authority, creativity, energetics, and intuition.
2024-03-0858 minLife Changing with Dori FernEndings and What's Next with Danny PalestineEp 12: It's a full-circle moment here at Life Changing with Dori Fern. For this last episode of Season 1, I interviewed fellow life changer, Danny Palestine -- who once interviewed me on his podcast -- about navigating his own messy middle following a layoff, some major health news, and the birth of his son at the start of the pandemic. We talk about his sometimes-rocky career pivot, how he leans on his professional network for support, and how hobbies soften rejection and empower him in the face of personal challenges. Find out what he has learned as someone navigating life at...
2022-10-1734 minLife Changing with Dori FernThe Truth About True StoriesEp 11: Following a month of anxiety navigating finances and trying to stay calm in her end-of-summer search for work, a tectonic shift happened that brought about much change and a narrative shift. It got Dori thinking about what is true and what is truth and how not conflating the difference takes an easy kind of discipline that she is still learning how to navigate. Knowing the difference between an experience and her perception of it, she realizes, comes with the potential for powerful rewards.This is the second-to-last episode of Season 1 of Life Changing with Dori Fern. Lo...
2022-09-0328 minLife Changing with Dori FernBig Moves and BudgetingEp 10: I'm back! What a rollercoaster couple of weeks. Started my professional coaching program. Woo wee, it was quite a ride to get there, to pull the trigger on this big move, but I did it! I'll tell you how all that went down. Much of the rest of my time has been spent negotiating my budget, figuring out how I can lower my spending since -- aside from a catering gig, which I'm working with my daughter (weird), there's been no major developments in my job search. Being the "cool" mom isn't all that cool.Text M...
2022-08-0625 minLife Changing with Dori FernMoney and MentorsGet ready for a ride. The funds Dori has been living off of are suddenly -- or so it seems -- running dry. Our host finds herself unmoored and scrambling for income, but grateful for the mentors who have supported her over the years and especially now. Find out why Dori believes people don't talk about money more than they should, and listen 'til the end to find out what to expect for the final episodes of Season 1 of Life Changing with Dori Fern.Enjoying this podcast? Please rate and review it on Apple or Spotify, and s...
2022-07-2319 minLife Changing with Dori FernFollow the SignsEp 8: An invitation to try out for a cooking job at a Catskills inn takes Dori by surprise. What is she to make of this new opportunity, which could prove promising on many levels? Might she also, maybe, possibly, meet the man of her (literal) dreams? Dori follows the signs, which lead her in an unexpected direction.Text Me!Connect with me!Instagram: @dorifernLinkedIn: Dori FernEmail me: lifechangingwithdorifern@gmail.comVisit https://dorifern.com for more about Dori's coaching services and to sign up for a complimentary call.
2022-07-1615 minLife Changing with Dori FernIn the Cards with Michele 'Meta' HarperEp 7: It's Michele 'Meta' Harper day on Life Changing with Dori Fern. July 2, 2022 was the one-year anniversary of Dori's job "independence." On this episode, she talks to hypnotherapist, personal stylist, and reiki master, Michele Harper about the benefits of impracticality, dance parties, and to find out what else, in these uncertain times, is in the cards for her.Michele Harper is the founder of Metaphysica Spa, and can be found on Instagram @MetaphysicaSpa or at metaphysicalbeauty.comText Me!Connect with me!Instagram: @dorifernLinkedIn: Dori FernE...
2022-07-0926 minLife Changing with Dori FernGet Coached with Carmen HughesEp 6: Seeking the necessary help is an essential ingredient to life changing, but knowing where to find it -- and who to ask -- isn't always clear. In this episode, Dori talks to Carmen Hughes, career coach and diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant about how to find an accredited coach, self-help tips for those who can't afford or aren't ready to commit to hiring one, and about the pivotal role Carmen played in Dori's own readiness to leave her job.Learn more about Carmen Hughes and her company, Edelweise Consulting, at edelweiseconsulting.com. Search for a...
2022-06-2527 minLife Changing with Dori FernUnbelievableEp 5: Dori feels a shift in family dynamics when her stepfather dies. And after a rocky start to a London trip to see her son, a new day and an attitude adjustment bring surprises.Text Me!Connect with me!Instagram: @dorifernLinkedIn: Dori FernEmail me: lifechangingwithdorifern@gmail.comVisit https://dorifern.com for more about Dori's coaching services and to sign up for a complimentary call.
2022-06-1816 minLife Changing with Dori FernLife-Changing Latkes, Pt 2Ep 4: Following her painful latke pop-up, Dori reflects on the role of food and cooking in her life, and the people who influenced her most. She comes to some crucial realizations.NOTE: YOU'LL FIRST WANT TO LISTEN TO LIFE-CHANGING LATKES, PART 1 Text Me!Connect with me!Instagram: @dorifernLinkedIn: Dori FernEmail me: lifechangingwithdorifern@gmail.comVisit https://dorifern.com for more about Dori's coaching services and to sign up for a complimentary call.
2022-06-1111 minLife Changing with Dori FernLife-Changing Latkes, Part 1Ep 3: Dori talks about the big latke-making popup she did over the holidays. It didn't go as planned. Read more about her latke venture here.Here's Dori's recipe for her Life-Changing Latkes, an adaptation of the recipe published after she won the 2011 Edible Brooklyn Latke recipe contest, which she forgot to mention in the podcast - whoops!):Ingredients:3 large russet potatoes (about 2 pounds)1 large yellow onion1T kosher salt or to tasteFreshly ground black or white pepper or a combination of both1 large eggDuck fat and/or vegetable oil for f...
2022-06-0408 minLife Changing with Dori Fern'Keep Moving Forward' with Faye PennEp 2: Dori was struck by a piece of advice she heard on a podcast about career pivoting, given by Faye Penn, Executive Director of women.nyc and Executive Vice President of Initiatives at the New York City Economic Development Corporation. She invited Penn on to discuss the deeper meaning behind three deceptively-simple words.Text Me!Connect with me!Instagram: @dorifernLinkedIn: Dori FernEmail me: lifechangingwithdorifern@gmail.comVisit https://dorifern.com for more about Dori's coaching services and to sign up for a complimentary call.
2022-05-2815 min
Life Changing with Dori FernTransitionsEp 1: Dori finds herself overcome by doubt and a good deal of discomfort about how to shape this new phase of her life. Cooking lunch helps... sort of.Text Me!Connect with me!Instagram: @dorifernLinkedIn: Dori FernEmail me: lifechangingwithdorifern@gmail.comVisit https://dorifern.com for more about Dori's coaching services and to sign up for a complimentary call.
2022-05-2114 min
Life Changing with Dori FernTrailerIntroducing Life Changing with Dori Fern, a soon-to-launch podcast about the messy middle between when you hit pause and what comes next...Join host Dori Fern each week for short, 10-20 minute, stories that take an unvarnished look at her personal and professional midlife evolution. In some episodes, she will interview guests to talk through a particular topic or issue; in others, it'll just be Dori.Life Changing with Dori Fern is a show for anyone open to change, at any (st)age.Text Me!Connect with me!
2022-05-1001 min