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Welcome to the show that empowers you to choose your own adventure in motherhood! Your host, Cat Caldwell Myers, certified coach and CEO of The Adventure Paradox, shares minisodes about her work with animals, children, and podcasting itself. When we aren't dropping minisodes, we deliver life changing interviews with special guests.
Each conversation will bring you ever closer to the adventure that is seeking you, inside your soul, regardless of your current circumstances (the paradox). Many have forgotten that the adventure is NOW - wherever we are, whatever is happening, and whoever we do it with, as much as it is all that we have done and all that we will do. Animals and nature help us do this, as do connecting with teachers and the principles of adventure.
We focus on goals and the realities that often keep us from attaining them, learning to master both in the fullness of "THE Adventure Paradox." Entrepreneurial Mothers, Caretakers and Women who crave elevated relationships and love animals and nature, will especially resonate with our message, community and offerings.
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Have you ever stopped to thank your teachers from high school or other chapters of your life? What if you stayed connected to them and their lives, beyond the classroom? What more might you learn or know about them, their teachings, and yourself, as time goes on? Is it possible you are connected through mutual stories? The power of sharing stories - the original way of teaching between people - is huge! Thanks to Facebook, I have been able to stay in touch with and get to know many of my tea...
In this podcast episode, I do a deep dive in to what it means to be at home, and when and how you can go there, regardless of wherever you find yourself in time and space. The day after Mother's Day I am feeling a little off, honestly. I had a great time with my family and some wonderful friends who stopped by, for the inaugural camping trip in our new dream horse trailer - that was all great! But our brand new truck failing two hours in to towing, 49 miles from home on a rainy Friday night ...
For Mother's Day, I am dropping one of my favorite interviews to date with a fisherman, rancher, horseman & former spy, Bayard Fox. Bayard sat down to share stories of his life a week after his 94th birthday with me, and they are all indicative of "a life well lived," as the subtitle of his book states. Bayard was 93 when he published his memoir, title Rancher, Fisherman, Horseman, Spy (see link to buy it and read it yourself below!). Before reading Bayard's book, I knew that we we...
What happens when we GO BIG? What does that even mean? How do you show up in the larger purchases, or to the biggest adventures and dreams of your life? In this episode, I ask if you ever considered that when you go after something that feels big to you, you also get better by doing so, and so does everyone else around you. This has been my experience in life, and I use some epic stories about skiers dropping big cliffs behind Targhee Ski Resort, Frank Boucher's autogroup in Janesville...
Welcome to our latest episode where we have a special guest, Kinder Fayssoux, a functional family medicine physician and life coach who loves to work with women who want to understand why weight loss after their 40s is so hard. In this episode, we'll be diving deep into the world of tele-health and how doctors are moving toward the virtual space to provide better care for their patients. Kinder shares her experience of being a doctor as well as a real estate business owner, and how her backg...
In the pandemic, every single one of us had an opportunity to filter this question, regardless of our circumstances. It was humbling, sometimes scary and sometimes liberating all at once as we all worked through the facts of our lives. Those facts very quickly bump up on our BS, aka "Belief Systems." What is essential is based on our beliefs, but only to some extent... in this Monday minisode, I do a deep dive in to what is essential as a business owner, and mother, of both children an...
Do you ever just sit back and wait for things to unfold? I do. Waiting is a virtue that I have cultivated (that's the word I was looking for in this minisode- ha!). But sometimes I am so patient that I miss opportunities and let them drift by... Not this time - this time I am following through and finishing this book. If you have something like a book in you, I believe it wants to be written and it will let you know when and how. The same is true of DELIVERING the boo...
In part two of this two part episode, I go deeper with Lynn Thomas, Ulla Frederiksen and her husband, Fred Bueltmann, to understand some of their most miraculous experiences working with horses themselves, and witnessing the transformations of the groups and clients they have connected to horses. (If you have not heard their individual introductions, I encourage you to go back to part one, which dropped yesterday to hear more about each of them, or read their bios in the show notes). &n...
This was my first interview with 3 people at once! It was also my first two hour interview, so we are sharing it in two parts. In part one, you will get to meet and learn a bit about all three of our guests, and in part two we take the conversation deeper. Here is a bit more about each of our guests and how you can find them: GUEST 1: Lynn Thomas, LCSW, Co-founder/CEO of Arenas for Change (ARCH) and Co-founder/President of Horses for Mental Health. Lynn has been in the ind...
Since the first time I came to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, I was filled with the deep and resounding energy of a capital Yes. When I lived here for a decade, that YES got stronger, and I used to joke with my friends: "We LIVE here??" To this day, that feeling has not changed - just like my ABSOLUTELY YES love for my partner. In this episode, I do a deep dive in to some unusual stories that could have turned out differently had we not been in a yes state, and also share interesting ins...
Our conversation continues with Kim McElroy. By the end we were both in tears - horses bring us a love and connection beyond anything we could have ever imagined. In this episode, we'll explore the fascinating world of horse card decks and how Kim's Spirit of the Horse deck came to be. If you enjoy connecting with cards. We'll also delve into Kim's personal experience with horses and how that has influenced her work. Her love for these majestic creatures is evident in the intricate det...
My conversation with Kim made me feel like a kid again. It was a beautiful journey to explore the connection between our artistic or creative natures with the reality of working with horses and the help they can offer us spiritually. Our opening conversation links back to Linda Kohanov's interview (aired in Februar), as the two of them created a beautiful book and horse spirit card deck which I use regularly in my work with clients. For over three decades, Kim McElroy has been re...
There are lots of ways that we deliver our wants and needs to the universe and to each other - both verbally and non-verbally. Ultimately, the power always resides in the present moment - what we do today will impact us and all those we touch tomorrow. We cannot change the past, but if we are still hauling outdated ideas, or bad ones around with us, we need to know when to reach out, how, and why, regardless of where we are. In this podcast minisode, I unpack the unexpecte...
The continued conversation with Linda Kohanov does include some EXPLICIT material that you may not want your children to hear. We were both in tears at the end of this journey as she shared a powerful experience she had with her horse, Noche, and her community in Arizona when it was time for him to pass over - you will not want to miss this teaching. I was deeply moved by this story & you will be, too. Infact, I had no idea that we had been talking for well over two hours by ...
Every now and then you have a day in your life where time stands still and you find yourself deep in conversation with one of your greatest teachers on the planet. That day took place for me the last week of February, 2023, when I got to interview Linda Kohanov from my family's mountain home where I was on a book writing retreat. After long periods of silence, the questions and conversation flowed for over two hours! We have broken this interview up in to two episodes for just th...
In this minisode done on the full worm moon of 2023, I reflect on the meaning and history as well as implications for those pursuing dreams with horses, mountains or dogs. With a few short stories, I explain how and why the world is affected by these changes, and invite you in to reflecting on your own experiences. I would love to hear what you come up with! Please reach out to me: catcaldwellmyers@gmail.com @catcaldwellmyers In case you have not heard it today, I love you...
This EXPLICIT interview contains stories and content that may not be appropriate for the whole family. We have inserted tones in the interview in case you do not make it to the shownotes, and also clicked the "explicit" tab, but this is new territoy, so please let us know how this goes! For the most part, we strive to have content that is great for all ages, but we felt this conversation was important to air now. Po's laughter is contagious, and her energy is filled with fun lovi...
It is so easy to think that everything is our responsibility, or somehow under our control or ability to respond. Some things just come up, or show up, or wind up (pun intended) in our path, like the wind. We are not responsible for the wind and cannot control what it picks up. Perhaps this is why we are so taken in with air: hahha. In this episode, I reflect on The Rocky Mountain Horse Expo, Breyer West, the meditation of painting horses with your family and what our souls...
Pam is one of my favorite teachers from the Midwest who has stretched and deepened my spiritual understanding of horses. In this interview, she does not disappoint! If you are curious about why we are here and your purpose in life or connection to the earth and to animals, you will want to tune in to this conversation. We connected through a poster of Pam with her horse at The Festival of The Horse and Drum outside of Chicago many years ago, on the hottest day of the year. ...
In this minisode, I share a few spiritual truths shared by my 7 year old, Grace, this week, and the opportunities for wisdom that I gleaned from them. There will be seasons where, for whatever reason, we may be without our beloved animals, or away from our favorite kind of nature - how do we live in those seasons? Or, if we have never made the move, or gotten an animal of our very own, what is a good alternative? I address this and more in less than ten minutes to keep you g...
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