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Conversations Beyond BordersMini Episode #6 - Staying Steady When The Chaos ArrivesDecember has a way of turning up the volume — on the house, the schedule, the opinions, and the emotions. In this warm, grounded episode of Conversations Beyond Borders, Susan and Laura speak directly to midlife women who love the season… and also feel completely overstimulated by it.With gentle humor, compassion, and deeply practical tools, this conversation explores why holiday chaos hits midlife nervous systems differently — and how to stay centered without shutting down, snapping, or taking on everyone else’s emotional load.You’ll hear:Why holiday chaos isn’t personal — it’s seasonalHow sens...
2025-12-1607 minConversations Beyond BordersMini Episode #5 You Don’t Have to Do Everything Just Because You CanIn this validating and gently humorous December mini-series episode, Susan and Laura explore a familiar truth for midlife women: being incredibly capable can quietly turn into being responsible for… well, everything. Together, they unpack the “competence trap,” the habit of doing things simply because it’s faster, and the hidden emotional cost of carrying so much during an already full season.With relatable stories, soft laughter, and zero judgment, they offer practical ways to step back, simplify, and let others help — even if the help is imperfect. From micro-delegation to “good enough” holiday standards, Susan and Laura share kind scr...
2025-12-1008 minConversations Beyond BordersMini Episode #4 Last on the List: The Holiday They Don’t Know You’re Holding”In this episode of our December mini-series, Laura and Susan explore the invisible emotional and logistical load midlife women carry during the holidays — often without acknowledgment, and often at the expense of their own wellbeing.From the unspoken mental work of making the season feel special, to the emotional weight of budgeting, caregiving, and constant noticing, this conversation gently names what so many women experience but rarely articulate.Together, they walk through:The invisible holiday workload that exhausts even the strongest among usA compassionate approach to budgeting that honors yo...
2025-12-0907 min
Philosophische BrockenDie Tränen des YaakovEine Sendung, die den Tränen eines Mannes gewidmet ist, der wegen der Liebe weinen muss. Denkt er zumindest. Yaakov liebt nämlich eine Frau, die ihn nicht zurückliebt. Warum er trotzdem nicht weinen sollte, oder zumindest nicht ganz so viel, wie er es tut, dazu ein Kapitel aus dem neuen Buch von Miriam Metze zur unerwiderten Liebe, das 2026 bei Mairisch im Hamburg erscheint.
Zitierte Literatur:
Agamben, Giorgio: Das Abenteuer. Der Freund. A. d. Ital. v. Andreas Hiepko. Berlin: Matthes & Seitz 2018.
Andreas-Salomé, Lou: Die Erotik. Hg. v. Kartl-Maria Guth. Berlin: Hofenberg 2016.
Arendt, Hannah: Vom Leben des Geist...
2025-11-1754 minConversations Beyond BordersMini Episode #3: Calm Before the Chaos — Small Shifts that Change the SeasonBefore the holidays sweep you into their familiar rhythm of rushing, this conversation invites you to pause.In this episode, Susan and Laura explore the quiet moments before the season officially begins—the subtle signs of stress that creep in long before the festivities start. Together, they share how midlife women can reclaim peace and presence by making small, intentional shifts right now.From redefining traditions and releasing perfection to learning how to delegate and rest without guilt, Calm Before the Chaos is your reminder that the holidays don’t have to be something you surv...
2025-11-0711 minConversations Beyond BordersMini Episode Intro: Holiday Stress Management System — Sanity, Sparkle, and a Little Bit of SassTired of white-knuckling your way through the holidays? This episode is your permission slip to reclaim your peace, protect your joy, and bring back the magic—without losing your mind in the process.We’re back for a brand-new season of Conversations Beyond Borders, and we’re kicking things off with a fresh, realistic approach to surviving (and actually enjoying) the holiday season. Midlife women know all too well that this time of year isn’t just peppermint mochas and twinkle lights—it’s also family drama, caregiving chaos, endless to-do lists, and pressure to make everything magical for...
2025-11-0109 minConversations Beyond BordersMini Episode 2: Halloween Without the Chaos — Costumes, Candy, Safety & SensoryReady to ditch Halloween chaos and step into the holiday season with more peace and less pressure? 🎃 In this episode of Conversations Beyond Borders, Susan and Laura share how to simplify the season’s kickoff and build calm from the very start.From costume checklists and caregiver kits to smart candy planning and safety must-haves, Susan and Laura offer practical tips for a stress-free Halloween night. They also dive into the deeper work of midlife—balancing caregiving with trick-or-treating, embracing the “good enough” mindset, and preparing gently so joy has space to grow.You’ll hear strategi...
2025-10-2108 minConversations Beyond BordersEpisode 10: Your Evolution — Celebrating Growth and Embracing What’s NextIn this final episode of Season 1, we arrive at Stage 5 of our journey: Your Evolution. This episode is a heartfelt pause—an opportunity to reflect on how far you’ve come and to embrace what’s next with openhearted confidence.Together, we revisit the themes of gratitude, self-acceptance, closure, and pride, while exploring the quieter—but deeply powerful—ways growth can show up in your life. We’ll honor the inner strength it took to show up, to stay, and to evolve. Because healing doesn’t always come in big moments—it often lives in the quiet decisions to kee...
2025-04-1831 minConversations Beyond BordersEpisode 9: Building Resilience: Practicing Mindfulness and ResilienceAs we step into the final stage of our journey, we’re no longer just naming the challenges—we’re moving through them with intention. In this episode of Conversations Beyond Borders, we explore how mindfulness and resilience intertwine to help us navigate midlife transitions with strength and clarity.Join Laura and Susan as they unpack the emotional landscape of resilience—from the quiet fears and self-doubt that emerge in times of change to the courage, confidence, and empowerment that help us rebuild. Through personal stories and reflective prompts, we’ll explore how staying present can transform how we mee...
2025-04-1024 minConversations Beyond BordersEpisode 8: Aligning Goals with Values – Finding Clarity and Purpose in MidlifeHave you ever felt like the life you worked so hard to build no longer fits? Maybe everything looks fine from the outside, but deep down, there’s a quiet question tugging at you: Is this it?In this episode of Conversations Beyond Borders, hosts Laura and Susan explore the pivotal moment when we begin to outgrow old definitions of success, purpose, and identity. This isn’t a crisis—it’s an awakening. Through reflection, curiosity, and small intentional shifts, we can start realigning our goals with what truly matters.We’ll discuss: ✨ How clarity emerg...
2025-04-0324 minConversations Beyond BordersEpisode 7: Empowering Self-Discovery and Cultivating ConnectionWho is the woman staring back at you in the mirror? Not the mom, the wife, the daughter, or the professional—but the real you, at your core. In this powerful episode of Conversations Beyond Borders, hosts Laura and Susan guide you through Stage 4 of self-reconnection, exploring what it means to step into your authentic self while fostering deep, meaningful connections with others.As women in midlife, we’ve spent years showing up for everyone else. But when it’s time to show up for ourselves—our dreams, our desires, our purpose—it can feel unsettling. Today, we’ll walk...
2025-03-2730 minConversations Beyond BordersEpisode 6: Giving Yourself Permission To Be YouIn this episode of Conversations Beyond Borders, Susan and Laura dive into the power of assertive communication and why so many of us, especially in midlife, struggle to fully own our voices. After years of prioritizing others, it’s time to step into our confidence and express our needs—clearly, kindly, and without guilt.We’ll explore: ✨ How to use "I statements" to foster understanding ✨ The role of boundaries in healthy communication ✨ Why speaking up isn’t selfish—it’s essential for authentic connections ✨ Practical ways to overcome discomfort and build confidenceJoin us as we redefine...
2025-03-2127 minConversations Beyond BordersEpisode 5: Finding Your Voice: Asking for What You Truly NeedAdvocating for your needs sounds simple, but for many of us, it’s one of the hardest things to do. In this episode, we dive into Stage 3 – Finding Your Voice, where we move beyond recognizing our needs and begin to voice them with confidence.Laura and Susan explore the emotional landscape of asking for what you truly need—unpacking liberation, pride, grief, skepticism, nostalgia, peace, loneliness, and empowerment with hesitation. They share personal experiences, expert insights, and real-life strategies to help you break free from self-suppression and step into a more empowered, authentic versio...
2025-03-1329 minConversations Beyond BordersConfronting the Void: Overcoming Emptiness, Perfectionism, and Self-Doubt in MidlifeLife transitions can leave us feeling lost, uncertain, and disconnected—from ourselves and the world around us. In this episode, we explore what happens when we stop running from these emotions and face them head-on.Hosts Susan Poulter and Laura Weyl dive deep into the challenges of midlife transformation, including the unsettling void that can emerge when old identities no longer fit, but the new version of ourselves has yet to take shape. Together, they unpack:✅ The emotional weight of emptiness, perfectionism, guilt, shame, and impostor syndrome ✅ How perfectionism acts a...
2025-03-0623 minConversations Beyond BordersBreaking Free: Overcoming the Midlife VoidHave you ever found yourself lying awake at night wondering, Is this all there is? You’re not alone. Midlife can be a season of transition filled with uncertainty, restlessness, and even a deep emotional void. In this episode, Laura and Susan dive into the experience of losing a long-held identity—whether as a parent, a partner, or a professional—and the emotional weight that comes with it.We explore how perfectionism, people-pleasing, and external validation can keep us trapped in cycles of exhaustion and disconnection. Drawing from insights in Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown, we unpa...
2025-02-2729 minConversations Beyond BordersFrom Surviving to Thriving: A Foundations for Self-CompassionIn this episode of Conversations Beyond Borders, we explore the power of small, intentional habits in helping midlife women reconnect with themselves and cultivate self-compassion. Brené Brown calls these habits "small but mighty" acts of self-kindness—simple practices that shift our mindset and bring us back to the present moment.Susan shares a deeply personal story about how a daily morning walk helped her navigate a difficult transition, and Laura introduces a grounding technique—the 5-4-3-2-1 method—that transformed an everyday task into a mindful reset. Together, we unpack how small moments of self-care, from gr...
2025-02-2028 minConversations Beyond BordersLost and Found: Navigating Midlife’s Emotional CrossroadsWelcome to the inaugural episode of Conversations Beyond Borders! In this highly anticipated launch, Laura and Susan introduce Season 1, The Midlife Evolution, a 10-episode journey exploring the complexities and transformations of midlife.In Episode 1, “Lost and Found: Navigating Midlife’s Emotional Crossroads,” the hosts dive deep into the emotional landscape of midlife, a time often marked by feelings of loss, disconnection, and uncertainty. Laura and Susan share personal stories of navigating these emotional crossroads—Laura recounting her experiences as her children left home and Susan opening up about the challenges of her son leaving at just 15. Together, they val...
2025-02-1435 min
Conversations Beyond BordersWelcome to Conversations Beyond Borders!! Welcome to Conversations Beyond Borders, a podcast where two midlife women dive deep into the unique challenges and beautiful transformations that come with navigating this season of life. From empty nesting to rediscovering yourself, our candid conversations offer empowerment, insight, and inspiration for women who are embracing their second act. We explore how to build resilience, embrace change, and find joy in the midst of life’s transitions. Whether you’re in the thick of it or just starting, join us as we explore the exciting possibilities beyond the borders of midlife. Tune in to Conversations Beyond Borders — because the bes...
2025-01-1301 min
Talks from the Hoover InstitutionThe Digitalist Papers: Artificial Intelligence And Democracy In AmericaThe Federalist Papers, a series of essays written in the late 18th century, advocated for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and promoted the idea of a nation designed by intent rather than by accident.
On Tuesday, September 24th, 2024 at 12:00 PM PT, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence celebrated the launch of the Digitalist Papers, which seek to inspire a new era of governance, informed by the transformative power of technology to address the significant challenges and opportunities posed by AI and other digital technologies.
This event was held at Stanford University’s Hoover Inst...
2024-10-1831 min
Women As/In ArtEpisode 4: Laura WeylEpisode 4 interviews Laura Weyl on motherhood, photography, feminism, and all the juicy stuff!
Laura Weyl aka Metagasm is a New York City based filmmaker, photographer, and multi-media artist. Her art explores sexuality, the urban landscape, and analog image manipulations to create visceral, poetic visual worlds. She been exhibited in galleries and event spaces including Art Basel Miami/ HG Contemporary, Mana Contemporary, Karst Gallery, Untitled Space, Franklin Street Works, Superchief Gallery NYC, and Domicile Gallery LA. She has large scale public murals in London and has served as Director of Visual Identity for The Box NYC and London sinc...
2023-04-1253 minWomen As/In ArtEpisode 4: Laura WeylEpisode 4 interviews Laura Weyl on motherhood, photography, feminism, and all the juicy stuff!
Laura Weyl aka Metagasm is a New York City based filmmaker, photographer, and multi-media artist. Her art explores sexuality, the urban landscape, and analog image manipulations to create visceral, poetic visual worlds. She been exhibited in galleries and event spaces including Art Basel Miami/ HG Contemporary, Mana Contemporary, Karst Gallery, Untitled Space, Franklin Street Works, Superchief Gallery NYC, and Domicile Gallery LA. She has large scale public murals in London and has served as Director of Visual Identity for The Box NYC and London sinc...
2023-04-1253 minWomen As/In ArtEpisode 4: Laura WeylEpisode 4 interviews Laura Weyl on motherhood, photography, feminism, and all the juicy stuff!
Laura Weyl aka Metagasm is a New York City based filmmaker, photographer, and multi-media artist. Her art explores sexuality, the urban landscape, and analog image manipulations to create visceral, poetic visual worlds. She been exhibited in galleries and event spaces including Art Basel Miami/ HG Contemporary, Mana Contemporary, Karst Gallery, Untitled Space, Franklin Street Works, Superchief Gallery NYC, and Domicile Gallery LA. She has large scale public murals in London and has served as Director of Visual Identity for The Box NYC and London sinc...
2023-04-1253 min
Women As/In ArtEpisode 2: Emerald Gruin on Frieze LA, motherhood, & Artist!Emerald Gruin, owner of Gruin Gallery, has had an exciting career of showing new, emerging, and mid-career artists in LA and NYC. We chat in her living room the week after Frieze LA '23. She shares her thoughts on Frieze LA, how motherhood has changed her, and her current show up (Dale Frank's Artist!).
Photo Credit: Emerald Gruin by Laura Weyl
2023-03-1228 minWomen As/In ArtEpisode 2: Emerald Gruin on Frieze LA, motherhood, & Artist!Emerald Gruin, owner of Gruin Gallery, has had an exciting career of showing new, emerging, and mid-career artists in LA and NYC. We chat in her living room the week after Frieze LA '23. She shares her thoughts on Frieze LA, how motherhood has changed her, and her current show up (Dale Frank's Artist!).
Photo Credit: Emerald Gruin by Laura Weyl
2023-03-1228 minWomen As/In ArtEpisode 2: Emerald Gruin on Frieze LA, motherhood, & Artist!Emerald Gruin, owner of Gruin Gallery, has had an exciting career of showing new, emerging, and mid-career artists in LA and NYC. We chat in her living room the week after Frieze LA '23. She shares her thoughts on Frieze LA, how motherhood has changed her, and her current show up (Dale Frank's Artist!).
Photo Credit: Emerald Gruin by Laura Weyl
2023-03-1228 min
UnchainedHow Soulbound Tokens Could Reduce Speculation and Improve DAO VotingGlen Weyl, RadicalxChange Foundation founder and political economist & social technologist at Microsoft Special Projects, and Puja Ohlhaver, strategist at Flashbots, discuss “soulbound tokens” and their implications for collaboration and social organization in a variety of spaces. Topics covered include: how Glen got involved in crypto, wrote a book, and came to co-write a paper with Vitalik Buterin how Puja studied economics and got in touch with Glen in pursuit of a middle ground between left and right politics what soulbound NFTs are and how they work how Vitalik’s paper articulated how the concept of the soulbound token could a...
2022-06-0757 minUnchainedHow Soulbound Tokens Could Reduce Speculation and Improve DAO VotingGlen Weyl, RadicalxChange Foundation founder and political economist & social technologist at Microsoft Special Projects, and Puja Ohlhaver, strategist at Flashbots, discuss “soulbound tokens” and their implications for collaboration and social organization in a variety of spaces. Topics covered include: how Glen got involved in crypto, wrote a book, and came to co-write a paper with Vitalik Buterin how Puja studied economics and got in touch with Glen in pursuit of a middle ground between left and right politics what soulbound NFTs are and how they work how Vitalik’s paper articulated how the concept of the soulbound token could a...
2022-06-0757 min
Terceira Margem da HistóriaT1: Ep. 5: Comida: Cultura ou (e) Nutrição?Nesse episódio, Cris e Paloma conversam sobre os significados da alimentação e da cultura gastronômica, sua relação com nossa sociedade e as contradições que envolvem o debate da industrialização da comida, da gordofobia e dos ritos culturais. Participação especial de Joana Monteleone, Maria COnceição Oliveira, Esther Serruya Weyl, Niti Merhej e Rony Cácio.
Referências:
"A Vegetariana", livro de Hang Kang;
"Como Água para Chocolate", livro de Laura Esquivel;
"Muito Além do Pesdo", filme dirigido por Estela Renner (2012);
"A Comida e a Sociedade: História da Alimentação", livro de Henrique Carneiro;
"T...
2020-07-2956 min
UnchainedUnchained Year in Review: The Best of 2019In this Best of 2019 episode, I selected the clips that seemed most representative of what crypto was about this year, which I call, The Year Things Got Geopolitical. My only regret is that none of the clips about DAOs lent themselves well to this episode. However, years from now, after we’ve got global stablecoins pinging around the world at a high transactions-per-second rate, the crypto community has made peace with U.S. regulators, and more of our lives seems to take place in the borderless digital world, perhaps we'll find it ironic that DAOs were burbling up right ar...
2019-12-311h 07UnchainedUnchained Year in Review: The Best of 2019In this Best of 2019 episode, I selected the clips that seemed most representative of what crypto was about this year, which I call, The Year Things Got Geopolitical. My only regret is that none of the clips about DAOs lent themselves well to this episode. However, years from now, after we’ve got global stablecoins pinging around the world at a high transactions-per-second rate, the crypto community has made peace with U.S. regulators, and more of our lives seems to take place in the borderless digital world, perhaps we'll find it ironic that DAOs were burbling up right ar...
2019-12-311h 07
UnchainedVitalik Buterin on Why Ethereum Maximalism Is EmergingAt the first Unchained Live, Vitalik explained why he thought it was "inevitable" Ethereum would lose some of its lead, when he would be upset if Ethereum were overtaken by a competitor, and whether the Ethereum 2.0 road map was too long. We also discussed why a strain of Ethereum maximalism is emerging, how the foundation sets its funding priorities, whether or not the community should adopt inflation funding for development of the blockchain and why he thinks the MolochDAO experiment likely won't garner much investment. For the full summary, go to http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2019/03/26/vitalik-buterin-on-why-ethereum-has-lost-some-of-its-lead/.
2019-03-261h 23UnchainedVitalik Buterin on Why Ethereum Maximalism Is EmergingAt the first Unchained Live, Vitalik explained why he thought it was "inevitable" Ethereum would lose some of its lead, when he would be upset if Ethereum were overtaken by a competitor, and whether the Ethereum 2.0 road map was too long. We also discussed why a strain of Ethereum maximalism is emerging, how the foundation sets its funding priorities, whether or not the community should adopt inflation funding for development of the blockchain and why he thinks the MolochDAO experiment likely won't garner much investment. For the full summary, go to http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2019/03/26/vitalik-buterin-on-why-ethereum-has-lost-some-of-its-lead/.
2019-03-261h 23
UnchainedHow Blockchains Can Help Create Little Democracies EverywhereGlen Weyl, a political economist and social technologist, the coauthor of Radical Markets and a principal researcher at Microsoft, and Santiago Siri, the founder of Democracy Earth, discuss how blockchains can be used to create borderless democracies that can reach any citizen on earth and can be used not just by nation-states but in all kinds of communities such as the workplace, church or a social network like Facebook. We cover concepts such as quadratic finance and quadratic voting, and look at how forcing voters to have a budget for their votes changes voting behavior. We also dive into...
2019-02-261h 13UnchainedHow Blockchains Can Help Create Little Democracies EverywhereGlen Weyl, a political economist and social technologist, the coauthor of Radical Markets and a principal researcher at Microsoft, and Santiago Siri, the founder of Democracy Earth, discuss how blockchains can be used to create borderless democracies that can reach any citizen on earth and can be used not just by nation-states but in all kinds of communities such as the workplace, church or a social network like Facebook. We cover concepts such as quadratic finance and quadratic voting, and look at how forcing voters to have a budget for their votes changes voting behavior. We also dive into...
2019-02-261h 13