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Purpose UprisingPurpose UprisingErin Purdy on Reclaiming Your Power with Human DesignThis week I'm speaking with Erin Purdy, Human Design Specialist & Transformation Coach, Retreat Host, Co-Founder of Alignd by Design and former corporate consultant. We're diving into Human Design, otherwise known as the "science of differentiation", and how to navigate your Human Design chart to reclaim the parts of you that you may have forgotten about. Episode links:Get your free Human Design chart here: https://www.aligndbydesign.com/free-chartFollow Alignd by Design on Instagram: @aligndbydesignFollow Erin on Instagram: @erinxpurdyFollow The Reclamation Retreat on Instagram: @thereclamationretreatOur book recommendationsThe Power of Now by Eckhart To...2024-10-101h 37Purpose UprisingPurpose UprisingKindra Fox on Breathing Into Your Most Aligned & Successful LifeThis week I’m speaking to Kindra Fox, trauma-informed breathwork facilitator, Neo-Emotional Release practitioner, Heart Math certified trainer, and founder of Higher Energy. Listener / viewer challenge: whenever we take a deep breath, breathe with us! Follow Higher Energy on Instagram: @iamhigherenergyFollow Kindra's LinkedIn newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7176248423354916864/2024-10-031h 39Purpose UprisingPurpose UprisingSigute Zitikyte on Being the CEO of Your Life & CareerIn this episode, I'm in conversation with Sigute Zitikyte, a personal brand and business coach, about what it means to be multi-passionate in a linear world, and the importance of cultivating a CEO energy .. not just in your career, but in your life. Sigute is on a mission to empower multi-passionates to reclaim their careers and live fulfilling lives. She has worked with hundreds of high achievers, including several CEOs, to help them build personal brands and create powerful portfolio careers. Follow Sigute in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sigutezitikyte/2024-09-261h 16Purpose UprisingPurpose UprisingErica Rankin on Finding Success in Failure & Being AuthenticWelcome to Purpose Uprising, the podcast, an exploration of what it means to live ON PURPOSE. This podcast is about ordinary people doing extraordinary things.In this episode, we're diving into a deep conversation with Erica Rankin, serial entrepreneur and host of the podcast "You're Not a Bad Person". Erica shares her experiences in entrepreneurship, the challenges of overcoming limiting beliefs, and the transformative power of vulnerability. The conversation emphasizes that purpose is not a destination but an evolving journey that requires listening to one's intuition and being open to reinvention.We...2024-09-191h 18Purpose UprisingPurpose UprisingBrit Firth on Nervous System Regulation & Living AuthenticallyWelcome to Purpose Uprising, the podcast, an exploration of what it means to live ON PURPOSE. This podcast is about ordinary people doing extraordinary things.Brit Firth is a multidimensional osteopath, a somatic healer, yoga teacher, and an entrepreneur among other things. In her newest entrepreneurial venture, AuraYou, the first Aura Photography provider in Eastern Canada, she captures your energy field on instant film.In this podcast conversation, we talk about what it means to be authentically connected with your truth, your energy, and your purpose. We also touch on:- H...2024-09-101h 00A Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherTiny Baby No MoreWhen my mother became homeless and moved into my one-bedroom apartment.New Episodes Every Week.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode website at www.jessicalaurelkane.com, https://bit.ly/3UvV0miAll pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-11-0624 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherThoughts, A Week After My Mother Passed...A piece I wrote a week after my mother passed. Also, forgive me for being late the past couple weeks… I’ve had something weird going on with my throat. New Episodes Every Week.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode website at www.jessicalaurelkane.com, https://bit.ly/3seQ0GTAll pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-10-2904 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherThe Lilting Man - An Old Conversation With My MotherMy mother gives me a pep talk when I felt depressed after taking Sudafed, at the same time as an intoxicated man attempts to cross the street.New Episodes Every Week.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode website at www.jessicalaurelkane.com, https://bit.ly/3seQ0GTAll pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-10-2203 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherA Conversation With My Mother's SpiritA conversation about our one unadulterated drop of god.New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode website at www.jessicalaurelkane.com, https://bit.ly/3Ri3cETAll pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-10-0904 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherAnother Conversation With My Mother, Jar of PuffsOn the phone with my mother when my son was a toddler.New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode website at www.jessicalaurelkane.com, https://bit.ly/3Ri3cETAll pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-09-2701 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherCycles of HealingA story about breaking cycles of dysfunction.New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode website at www.jessicalaurelkane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-09-2106 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherAnother Pep Talk With My MotherWhen my ceiling fan almost catches on fire, I receive guidance from my mother.New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode website at www.jessicalaurelkane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-09-1402 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetThe Boy Who Was Afraid To Cry(Suitable for all ages.)This episode was written by Jessica Laurel Kane; music by Jerome Rossen at Freshmade Music.New episodes every Wednesday!For illustrations, episode transcripts, children’s books and more, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-09-0902 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherThe Mother From HellThis piece chronicles a difficult event that took place years ago when I was trying to support my mother who had no other means of support for her mental health than to self-medicate. The piece is also about how our mental health system isn’t always equipped to be there for people who need more support than to be kept alive and medicated, and how in our society, many times, support for oneself has to come from within.New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode webs...2022-09-0633 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherWhat I Did With GuiltWhat I Did With GuiltNew Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode website at www.jessicalaurelkane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-08-3000 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherConversation with My Mother at 3 A.M. on Her Birthday, After I Was Crying and Asking for a Sign that She was Here with MeConversation with My Mother at 3 A.M. on Her Birthday, After I Was Crying and Asking for a Sign that She was Here with MeNew Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-08-2304 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetThe Origins Of Happily Ever After“Once upon a time there was an anguished cave mother who finally couldn’t take it anymore. Every night, she’d arrive back to her cave after hunting and gathering all day long, ready to fall asleep on her cozy boulder, but every night, without fail, her little ones would insist on a story before bed. And back then, without a book to close, a goodnight story could go on and on until almost dawn.  In fact, it wasn’t uncommon for poor prehistoric mothers to miss out on sleep entirely because of little ones...2022-08-1805 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherThe First Time I Used My Voice For Myself (or, how I dealt with the pain of giving birth)The First Time I Used My Voice For Myself (or, how I dealt with the pain of giving birth)New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-08-1505 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetA Pigeon At Heart“Once, there was a man who had a secret. A pretty big secret. You see, even though he looked like a regular man, inside he was really a pigeon.” — from 'A Pigeon At Heart'A Pigeon At Heart is a story about a man who felt it was easier to pretend to be someone he wasn’t. Until someone found out the truth of who he really was…(Suitable for all ages.)A Pigeon At Heart was written by Jessica Laurel Kane; music by Jerome Rossen at Freshmade Music.New episodes every Wedn...2022-08-1007 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherPassing Through (Encore)Passing through is a piece I wrote about my grandmother's husband dying. In this piece I was thinking about generations. About my own family. About what our parents and grandparents leave us in our emotional inheritance. I was thinking how when my grandmother died, she had not spoken with my mother in 20 years. How my grandmother hardly spoke to her own mother. So much pain and so much dysfunction. So much unfinished business.New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com....2022-08-0827 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetChannel 15 ½“Robert Baker had the flu, so he stayed home from work. He was told by his wife and also by his doctor to rest. But he couldn’t. He tossed and he turned and then gave up to watch TV in the living room.”— FROM "CHANNEL 15 ½"Channel 15 ½ is about a man who fears the whole world is against him and discovers it’s true. Sort of.(Suitable for tweens, teens and adults.)Channel 15 ½ was written by Jessica Laurel Kane; music by Jerome Rossen at Freshmade Music.New episodes...2022-08-0414 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherFilling The Urn Necklace (Encore)Some insights I had while trying to do something meaningful with my mother’s ashes.New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-08-0100 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetThe Shears of Thornling“Once upon a time in a town called Thornling, sass and backtalk were taking over. Kids wouldn’t lift a finger and the moms were going gray from stress…”— from 'The Shears of Thornling’The Shears of Thornling is a story about a town that discovers their old-fashioned ways of solving behavior problems aren’t always the best.(Suitable for all ages.)The Shears of Thornling was written by Jessica Laurel Kane; music by Jerome Rossen at Freshmade Music.For illustrations, episode transc...2022-07-2716 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherAn Old Conversation With My Mother When I Was PregnantAn Old Conversation with my mother when I was pregnant and she didn't know how to retrieve a text message.New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the transcript, please visit the episode website at https://bit.ly/3vhR9PRAll pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel KaneIf you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-07-2705 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetThe Boy Who Used Rituals To Cope“Once there was a boy who had OCD symptoms and tics. He would have to say certain things at certain times and clear his throat if he had the urge. His mom was pretty good at being empathetic but sometimes she got impatient. Especially when other circumstances in her life were adding additional stress. At those moments she’d say,” You have to be stronger! You have to delay that urge and learn to cope!” It sounded like the right thing to say, but underneath were different words, more truthful words: “I’m scared that my son is behaving like this an...2022-07-2204 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherLibraries of Trauma (Encore)“The thing about trauma is that if you don’t get it out and identify it as trauma, you risk continuing to cope with trauma simply because you might not have the sense to recognize that’s what it is.”— from 'Libraries of trauma'New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the transcript, please visit the episode website at https://bit.ly/36iYjd7.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel KaneIf you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, v...2022-07-1809 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetThe Forgotten History Of The Human Race—Part Three“Flacko and his buddy Nacho were two of several teenagers in the village. But unlike the others, these two had a reputation for rarely doing as they were told. They pondered during work-time and raided the dessert cave during the village ponder. And because they’d been born in the village as opposed to the wild, the elder members of the community were forever fed up with the both of them. “You don’t know how it used to be!” the elders would lament. “We used to have to sleep on a different boulder every night! Sometimes walk five mi...2022-07-1415 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherAn Old Pep Talk With My MotherA pep talk with my mother when I was feeling hurt from not getting approval from someone.If you’d like to read the transcript, please visit the episode website at https://bit.ly/3QjNN7LAll pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel KaneIf you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-07-1100 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetThe Forgotten History Of The Human Race—Part Two“Days turned to months in paradise, and though no one discussed it openly, it was clear no one was planning on leaving. People went about their days, avoiding eye contact with one another, hoping no one would breach the subject. But one evening, as the villagers were sharpening their jagged rocks preparing for the night’s protection, the eldest member of the village took it upon himself to walk amongst the villagers, asking everyone to join him in the communal cave for what would be their very first town meeting.”— The Forgotten History Of The H...2022-07-0613 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetThe Forgotten History Of The Human Race—Part One“Have you ever heard of the forgotten history of the human race? Probably not, being that it’s been forgotten.Well, I’ll tell you the story the way it was told to me:A long, long time ago, before any Christs or Buddhas or grocery stores, there lived a group of humans. No one quite agrees on how they came to be, but it was clear they arrived and they wanted to stay alive and became very busy trying to do so.”— The Forgotten History Of The Human Race—Part OneWhen a gr...2022-06-3008 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherMy Mother in the Big City of Paranoids (Encore)This story is about the time my paranoid mother became homeless and took a bus to NYC to be with me. It was published by So to Speak Journal: language + feminism + art where it was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. It can be read there at https://bit.ly/32qttgv.New Episodes Every Monday.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-06-2743 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherThe Heart of Cruella de Vil (Encore)The Heart of Cruella de VilNew Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-06-2107 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetChanneling My Son’s Grand-MèreMy son has lost a lot of people in his life already, and he often asks me to call my mother on my heart-phone so he can talk with her. I do a pretty good imitation of my mother and try to imagine what she’d say. Sometimes it really does feel like I’m channeling her. This is one of those conversations.(Suitable for all ages.)Channeling My Son’s Grand-Mère was written by Jessica Laurel Kane; music by Jerome Rossen at Freshmade Music.New episodes every Wednesday!For illustr...2022-06-1503 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetAnchors in the StormA poem for children and families experiencing loss and grief, based on my book Anchors in the Storm.(Suitable for all ages.)Anchors in the Storm was written by Jessica Laurel Kane; music by Jerome Rossen at Freshmade Music.New episodes every Wednesday!For illustrations, episode transcripts, merchandise and more, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-06-1502 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherConversation With My Mother From When My Son Was An InfantIf you’d like to read the transcript, please visit the episode website at https://bit.ly/3QjNN7LAll pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel KaneIf you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-06-1402 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherThe First Great Start-OverPart One of a piece that tells the story of growing up with my mother during my formative years, and the circumstances, both internal and societal, that led to her falling through the cracks and becoming dysfunctional.If you’d like to read the transcript, please visit the episode website at https://bit.ly/3aKtXlNAll pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel KaneIf you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-06-0611 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherFinding My Mother A Job On Craig's ListIf you’d like to read the transcript, please visit the episode website at https://bit.ly/3wZ6x4I All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel KaneIf you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-05-3106 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetMean Red“My name is Redmond but everyone calls me Mean Red because I’m mean. I heard a couple people whispering about me the other day. They were wondering why I’m so mean. And it got me thinking. I’ve known for a while that I’m good at being mean because I make a lot of kids cry. But I never really thought about how I got this way. So I thought about it and remembered.”-from ‘Mean Red’A mean boy tells the story of how he became mean.(Suitable for all ages.)2022-05-2503 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherConversation With My Mother After The Opening Night of my Play, Two Sizes Too SmallIf you’d like to read the transcript, please visit the episode website at https://bit.ly/3PHx51Y.And if you’d like to listen to Two Sizes Too Small visit: https://www.jessicakane.com/tourAll pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel KaneIf you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-05-2302 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetHow To Connect When You're Having Trouble Connecting“Once there was a mother and a son who were having trouble connecting. They used to connect all the time. I mean that’s ALL they did. But then little things started getting in their way. And those little things stacked up, like a wall between them. It used to be they would play all day. On the floor with trains or Legos. They’d make up stories that lasted hours, sometimes even days. The mother was tired. But her boy meant everything to her, so when he wanted to connect, she was pretty good at pretending she was wide a...2022-05-1808 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherSkipping Over LifeA piece that documents one of my mother's stays in a behavioral health center.If you’d like to read the transcript, please visit the episode website at https://bit.ly/3MlJiXZAll pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel KaneIf you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-05-1616 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetThe Girl Who Wanted To Be Someone Else“Katie McKeever was the new girl in third grade. Katie McKeever was perfect. She didn’t walk, she did back handsprings. She received standing ovation after ovation not only from her peers but from her teachers, some of whom skipped their lunch breaks just to watch her on the balance beam. It was at that moment I knew I had to be a gymnast. Unfortunately, a gymnast I was not. I took one fall off the balance beam and had to be rushed to the nurse’s office.”— from 'The Girl Who Wanted To Be Someone Else’(Suita...2022-05-1106 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherPrayer SwapA poem of sorts about being in such pain, and praying, and then listening so hard for an answer, that I hear someone else praying, and we share our prayers with each other.New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the transcript, please visit the episode website at https://bit.ly/37Acv2gAll pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel KaneIf you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-05-1005 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherThe Motherless F***The time a man got upset with my mother and spat on her car window.New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the transcript, please visit the episode website at https://bit.ly/37Acv2gAll pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel KaneIf you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-05-1002 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetFarmer John and the Wicked Witch of the Central Region“This is a story about the wickedest witch in all of the land. They didn’t even make a movie about her, that’s how wicked she was. She had so many people in her dungeon, she had to hire a big company to make her a second dungeon. That’s how wicked she was.”— from 'Farmer John and the Wicked Witch of the Central Region'A wicked witch falls from the sky due to a broom malfunction. After landing in a cornfield, she meets a farmer and they wind up helping each other in surprising w...2022-05-0428 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherGriefA piece about the starkness of grief.A piece about sneaking some of my mother’s ashes next to her grandmother’s grave.New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the transcript, please visit the episode website at https://apple.co/39qyqcxAll pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel KaneIf you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-05-0203 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetTop Floor and Ground Floor Perspectives“I’ve noticed that a lot of times, people get triggered by each other because they’re coming from different perspectives, but don’t realize it.When a person sees circumstances from a top floor perspective, life can be understood metaphorically or conceptually or theoretically.When a person sees circumstances from the ground floor, they’re in survival mode.And in these moments on the ground floor, a person’s life depends on being able to navigate what’s going on down there and being available to respond. And for good reason. They very well may...2022-04-2707 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherConversation With My Mother's Spirit Before I Buried Some Of Her AshesA piece about sneaking some of my mother’s ashes next to her grandmother’s grave.New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the transcript, please visit the episode website at https://bit.ly/3vJNppGAll pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel KaneIf you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-04-2504 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetThe Heavy Pinky“Once there was a tiny boy. Well, everything about him was tiny except for the pinky finger on his left hand. By the time this little boy was 4 years old, his pinky finger was the size of his dad.”— From 'The Heavy Pinky’A little boy has an extra long pinky and his parents worry it’ll never fit into the world. An allegory for people who may not feel like they fit into society, but how really, there’s plenty space for everyone to be just as they are.(Suitable for all ages...2022-04-2003 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherConversation With My Mother About My IssuesNew Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the transcript, please visit the episode website at https://bit.ly/3DEvDYfAll pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel KaneIf you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-04-1802 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetMessages From Our Younger Selves“When unpleasant things happened to me when I was younger, my younger self diligently recorded the details of the event so that if I ever found myself in a situation even remotely similar, she could warn me that something toxic was near.” — from 'Messages From Our Younger Selves'(Suitable for teens and adults.)Messages From Our Younger Selves was written by Jessica Laurel Kane; music by Jerome Rossen at Freshmade Music.New episodes every Wednesday!For illustrations, episode transcripts, merchandise and more, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-04-1304 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetThe Boy With The Heavy SuitcaseA story about the burden of carrying around your upsets.(Suitable for all ages.)The Boy With The Heavy Suitcase was written by Jessica Laurel Kane; music by Jerome Rossen at Freshmade Music.New episodes every Wednesday!For illustrations, episode transcripts, merchandise and more, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-04-1303 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetMy Elevator“Here’s a secret: I have an elevator in my body. Yup. And it takes me wherever I want to go.”— from 'My Elevator'(Suitable for all ages.)My Elevator was written by Jessica Laurel Kane; music by Jerome Rossen at Freshmade Music.New episodes every Wednesday!For illustrations, episode transcripts, merchandise and more, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-04-1302 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherList Of Thoughts I Wrote Down While Going Nuts In Quarantine"I remember reading about these two guys who escaped prison in Upstate New York a handful of years back, how one of them had a dad who was a total fucking no show. How he finally bought his son a bike for his birthday but it wound up being used and broken, and the son was so disappointed he threw it out the window, and then the police were called and the son was the one who got in trouble."— from 'List Of Thoughts I Write Down While Going Nuts In Quarantine'New Episodes Every Mo...2022-04-1104 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetWhat To Do With An Intrusive Thought“To me, an intrusive thought is any thought that interrupts what you want to be doing with reasons why you shouldn’t be doing it, reasons that make you feel bad about yourself. Throughout my life, I’ve dealt with a lot of intrusive thoughts, but because of this, I’ve been able to come up with some techniques to reframe them, diffuse their intensity, understand them in new ways, and even turn them into insights. So though I don’t expect what worked for me will work for everyone, I thought I’d share, just in case it’s useful.”...2022-04-0619 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherA Scene From When My Mother Moved Out Of My One-Bedroom Apartment After Six MonthsA Scene From When My Mother Moved Out Of My One-Bedroom Apartment After Living With Me For Six Months“The alarms went off at 4am. My mother insisted I set every one we own. There was no way I was getting up at that ungodly hour so I stayed in bed listening to her rustling⁠—her hairdryer, her zippering⁠—all the things that’ve been annoying me for months, and yet I found myself soaking them all in, knowing I won’t be hearing them again anytime soon.”— from 'A Scene From When My Mother Moved Out Of My On...2022-04-0408 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherLibraries of TraumaSix years ago today, 3/28/16, my mother passed. I miss her so very much. This week's piece is about trauma.“The thing about trauma is that if you don’t get it out and identify it as trauma, you risk continuing to cope with trauma simply because you might not have the sense to recognize that’s what it is.”— from 'Libraries of trauma'New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the transcript, please visit the episode website at https://bit.ly/36iYjd7.All pieces written, rec...2022-03-2809 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetThere's No Time To Count To Infinity“Once there was a little girl who loved to count.“Mama,” she said one morning. “I’m going to count to infinity!”“But darling,” her mother replied. “There’s no time to count to infinity!”But the little girl was precocious and wanted to find out for herself.”— from ‘There's No Time To Count To Infinity’The story of a little girl determined to count to infinity.(Suitable for all ages.)There's No Time To Count To Infinity was written by Jessica Laurel Kane; music by Jerome Rossen at Freshmade Mus...2022-03-2304 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherAn Old Conversation With My Mother About WarAn Old Conversation With My Mother About WarI decided to post another conversation with my mother because I’ve been missing her so, and it almost feels like I’m actually talking to her when I record these. And I picked this conversation about war, because I’ve been so upset about the situation in Ukraine.New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the transcript, please visit the episode website at https://bit.ly/36iYjd7.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel KaneIf you’d...2022-03-2104 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherAn Old Conversation With My Mother When I Was Falling ApartAn Old Conversation With My Mother When I Was Falling ApartNew Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the transcript, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel KaneIf you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-03-1406 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetHow To Get Along With Other People By Seeing Them Through A Different Perspective“To me, one of the hardest things about being a person is figuring out how to get along with other people. It seems like there’s always some problem, some conflict, some battle. It makes sense, though—we’re all walking around at the very same time with our private thoughts and our private wants and needs, our private circumstances and private memories of past circumstances.”— From 'How To Get Along With Other People By Seeing Them Through A Different Perspective'A conversation about shifting one’s perspective so that when other people behave in ways that are...2022-03-0908 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherThe Wounded MotherA piece about the unresolved issues that the mothers and daughters in my family uploaded to each other over generations.New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the transcript, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel KaneIf you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-03-0704 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetWhat To Do When People Upset You“Do you ever notice how you feel when someone gives you a zing? A zing is what I call the feeling I get when someone does something that upsets me. Maybe it’s a harsh tone, maybe someone hasn’t responded to me the way I wished they would have. Or maybe someone’s being plain old-fashioned mean or rude for reasons I can’t understand.”— From 'What To Do When People Upset You'A conversation about why it’s so easy to get upset by other people, and how we can create more peace in ou...2022-03-0209 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherThe Experiment With Positive Energy in the Car with My MotherThe time my mother was about to launch into one of her episodes, and I noticed that what I think actually changes the world around me.New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the transcript, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel KaneIf you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-02-2803 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetThe Backside of the Moon“One early winter morning, Emily’s mother was driving her to school, when Emily noticed the moon still up in the sky. ’Look at the moon, Mommy!’’Wow, look at that. What a beautiful moon, honey.’’I bet it must be cold up there.’’Oh, I’m sure it is!’’You think the moon ever gets cold, Mommy?’’No, dear. The moon doesn’t get cold.’’How do you know?’’I just know, darling.’’But did you ever ask the moon if she gets cold?’’Yes, I did.’’Did you really, Mommy?’”— from 'The Backsi...2022-02-2310 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherThinking About The Masks We WearHow my mother inadvertently taught me that the way to protect yourself in the world, is to pretend to be someone else, and how I learned from my son that this isn’t a good idea.New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the transcript, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-02-2104 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherThe Most Powerful Weapon Is LoveA powerful experience I had one night when my mother was in the hospital and I was staying in her apartment.New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the transcript, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-02-1402 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetHow To Find Your Anchor When You're Feeling Swept Away“Once there was a girl who wanted to be a hairdresser. All growing up she would style her hair, her friends’ hair and even her grandmother’s hair. She had a gift for making people sparkle. She loved how they looked at themselves in the mirror when she was through, as if their best selves had emerged and were waving hello.”—from 'How To Find Your Anchor When You're Feeling Swept Away’When a girl becomes flooded by intrusive thoughts, a friend teaches her how to find an anchor.(Suitable for tweens, teens and ad...2022-02-1408 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetThe Anxious Little Seed“Hello. I’m a flower. A beautiful, one-of-a-kind flower. If you saw me, you would have to stop and look. Even if you were running late, you would have to just look for at least a second. You might even want to snap a photo.”— from 'The Anxious Little Seed'The Anxious Little Seed is a story about one little seed in the garden who refuses to be happy, because she's too busy wanting to be a flower.(Suitable for all ages.)The Anxious Little Seed was written by Jessica Laurel Kane; mu...2022-02-0909 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherSection 8The time I tried to help my mother, but discovered she didn’t want my kind of help, and there was nothing I could do about it. A piece about how I learned to honor everyone’s journey, even if it looks problematic to me.New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the transcript, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceupon...2022-02-0705 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetThe Land Of I'm Better Than YouThe Land Of I’m Better Than You is a poem about a boy who wants to be better than everyone else, until he realizes he’s made a mistake.(Suitable for all ages.)New episodes every Wednesday!The Land Of I’m Better Than You was written by Jessica Laurel Kane; music by Jerome Rossen at Freshmade Music.New episodes every Wednesday!For illustrations, episode transcripts, children’s books and more, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-02-0204 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetFact-Checking Your Fears“I once knew a little boy who had a lot of fears. During the day, he wasn’t scared of much—he’d run around feeling pretty great—but once the sun set, his fears would wake up.” —from ‘Fact-Checking Your Fears’Fact-Checking Your Fears is a conversation about understanding where our fears come from, and how to use our brains to decide if something is dangerous or not.(Suitable for all ages.)Fact-Checking Your Fears was written by Jessica Laurel Kane; music by Jerome Rossen at Freshmade Music.New episodes every Wednesday!2022-02-0211 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetNo Joking About ChokingNo Joking About Choking is a very short poem based on true events. For some odd reason, when I’m upset with my son, I often rhyme inadvertently. (Suitable for all ages.)New episodes every Wednesday!No Joking About Choking was written by Jessica Laurel Kane; music by Jerome Rossen at Freshmade Music.New episodes every Wednesday!For illustrations, episode transcripts, children’s books and more, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-02-0202 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherMy GrandmotherThis piece is about a powerful experience I had cleaning up blood from a fall my grandmother had, that resulted in her death. Sorry in advance for the heavy duty piece!New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the transcript, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-01-3103 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherThinking of My Mother's Wardrobe Over The YearsA piece about how my mother's style changed with her circumstances over the years.New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the transcript, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-01-3102 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetTip Tapping: A Meditation For KidsTip Tapping is a guided meditation for kids, that requires a bit of assistance from a grown-up. It's a story I tell my son when he can’t sleep at night, when he’s scared or anxious or just has an abundance of maniacal energy. There’s a lot of room for improvisation, but I’ve shared the framework along with a recording of the story, in case you’d like to try it out.Basically, a grown-up tip-taps their fingers as if they’re little legs, on all the parts of the child’s body...2022-01-2606 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherVisiting My Mother at the Sunrise InnI wrote this piece years ago, when my mother was still alive, and when I used to document our time together, to try and make sense of things.New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the transcript, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-01-2422 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetWhen My Child is Suffering From OCD Behavior: A Piece For Parents“When my child is suffering from OCD behavior, one way I can help him is by helping myself first. By asking myself: Am I catastrophizing here? Am I afraid that my child’s behavior is not normal? That I have to fix it immediately? Am I in panic mode about his behavior and worrying about his future? ”—from 'When My Child is Suffering From OCD Behavior: A Piece For Parents’Some ideas for how parents can support themselves while their child is experiencing OCD Behavior.(Suitable for adults.)When My Child is S...2022-01-2007 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherOn The Side of The SurvivorsA piece about my mother, about dignity in the face of someone else's privilege.New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-01-1705 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetAm I a Somebody: Two Stories“I remember when I was 11, wanting to write a memoir. I had a stepmother at the time who laughed when I told her my plan. “Don’t you need to be somebody before you write one of those?”—from ‘Am I a Somebody: Two Stories’Two very short stories—one for adults and one for kids—about the importance of sharing the most authentic version of who we are, without shame, and without needing an invitation to do so.(Suitable for tweens, teens and adults.)Am I a Somebody: Two Stories was writte...2022-01-1406 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetThe Butterfly Who Was Afraid to Fly"Most of the time when you hear a story about a cocoon, there’s a caterpillar inside. But not this story. This story is about a cocoon that had a butterfly inside. A butterfly who was afraid to fly."— from 'The Butterfly Who Was Afraid to Fly’A terrified butterfly is forced out of her cocoon and into the world where she meets an unexpected friend who encourages her to fly.(Suitable for all ages.)The Butterfly Who Was Afraid to Fly was written by Jessica Laurel Kane; music by Jerome Rossen...2022-01-1208 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherYou Can't Get Mad at the Dead, or How Loss Gave Me A New PerspectiveYou Can’t Be Mad At The Dead, or How Loss Gave Me A New PerspectiveNew Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-01-1005 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherA List of Things That Kept Me Up Last NightA List of Things That Kept Me Up Last NightNew Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2022-01-0303 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetThe Girl Who Was Born with Glue in Her Brain“Once there was a girl who was born with glue in her brain. At first she didn’t know about the glue. She only knew that something seemed wrong about her brain, because so many of her thoughts seemed to get stuck to it. No matter where she happened to be, she would notice herself thinking these same thoughts, again and again. Even if she tried not to think these thoughts, there they were . . .”— FROM 'THE GIRL WHO WAS BORN WITH GLUE IN HER BRAIN’The Girl Who Was Born with Glue in He...2021-12-2909 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherA Conversation With My MotherA old conversation with my mother, who remembered the time she accidentally destroyed my favorite doll.New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2021-12-2703 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetRed Flowers“Once there was a man who loved his flower garden.Only red flowers grew in his garden, and he was proud of every one. ‘The finest flowers are red,’ he’d say. ‘And flowers of any other color simply don’t belong here.’”— From 'Red Flowers'When a man notices flowers of unfamiliar colors blossoming in his town, he worries they’ll ruin his garden and he tries to ban them.Red Flowers is a story about how much more beautiful the world is when a person is willing to open up their perspective an...2021-12-2208 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetBridges of Understanding“I think what every upset is missing, is a bridge of understanding. There are many people who are builders of these bridges of understanding, but many of them are not building these bridges because the work is so tedious.”— FROM 'BRIDGES OF UNDERSTANDING’(Suitable for tweens, teens and adults.)Bridges of Understanding was written by Jessica Laurel Kane; music by Jerome Rossen at Freshmade Music.New episodes every Wednesday!For illustrations, episode transcripts, children’s books and more, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2021-12-1503 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherFilling The Urn NecklaceSome insights I had while trying to do something meaningful with my mother’s ashes.New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2021-12-1300 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetThe Tea Party“Once, there was a little girl who wanted to have tea with her mommy. But her mommy was very busy. ‘As soon as I’m done with my grown-up work, I would love to have tea with you!’”— From 'The Tea Party' The Tea Party is a story about the creative ideas people come up with to try to connect with each other, when they imagine they’re not enough just the way they already are.(Suitable for all ages.) The Tea Party was written by Jessica Laurel Kane; music by Jerome Rossen at Fre...2021-12-0808 minOnce Upon an UpsetOnce Upon an UpsetListening To Our Younger Selves“I remember being little and carrying the weight of all the stories I was secretly collecting about my own experiences. I wanted so badly to share these experiences with someone who might have had the time to understand and appreciate what I was going through. But I couldn’t find the right person.”— From "Listening To Our Younger Selves” Listening To Our Younger Selves is a conversation about the the stories we carry inside us and the important messages they have for us, if we take the time to listen. (Suitable for tweens, te...2021-12-0803 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherTo Be Happy...17 minutes inside the mind of a tired and isolated mother-of-a-toddler.New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2021-12-0617 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherConversation with My Mother at 3 A.M. on Her Birthday, After I Was Crying and Asking for a Sign that She was Here with MeConversation with My Mother at 3 A.M. on Her Birthday, After I Was Crying and Asking for a Sign that She was Here with MeNew Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2021-11-2904 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherMy Mother in the Big City of ParanoidsThis story is about the time my paranoid mother became homeless and took a bus to NYC to be with me. It was published by So to Speak Journal: language + feminism + art where it was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. It can be read there at https://bit.ly/32qttgv.New Episodes Every Monday.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2021-11-2243 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherThe First Time I Used My Voice For Myself (or, how I dealt with the pain of giving birth)The First Time I Used My Voice For Myself (or, how I dealt with the pain of giving birth)New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2021-11-1505 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherThe Anatomy of a CageThe Anatomy of a Cage Jessica Laurel KaneThe other day, I was at the zoo. And I was looking between the bars at this handsome gorilla. And you know what, he was looking at me, too. And his eyes were just the deepest most sensitive brown eyes I ever did see. And I smiled at him. And he didn’t quite smile back, but there was something there. That we shared. An excitement. A ‘God, if only things were different….’  But I knew things couldn’t be different. And he knew it too. So we...2021-11-1212 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherPassing ThroughPassing through is a piece I wrote about my grandmother's husband dying. In this piece I was thinking about generations. About my own family. About what our parents and grandparents leave us in our emotional inheritance. I was thinking how when my grandmother died, she had not spoken with my mother in 20 years. How my grandmother hardly spoke to her own mother. So much pain and so much dysfunction. So much unfinished business. New Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com....2021-11-0827 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherOn the Anniversary of My Mother's PassingOn the Anniversary of My Mother's PassingNew Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2021-11-0104 minA Woman Called MotherA Woman Called MotherConversation with My Mother on HalloweenConversation with My Mother on HalloweenNew Episodes Every Monday.If you’d like to read the piece instead, please visit the episode website at www.jessicakane.com.All pieces written, recorded and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane.If you’d like to hear my other podcast for kids and parents, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.2021-10-2502 min