Be The Good with Kate

This is a short rebroadcast because I love any chance to bring up the greatness that is Ted Lasso.

Welcome to Be The Good with Kate, the podcast that shows or reminds us how we each have the power to make a difference, all while finding and following what lights us up. 

Right now, we are on a season break from our full episodes, but I wanted to share a mini episode of something that makes me smile…

**It's your host, Kate Cherichello T...

Nope, it’s not perfect, but it’s better than it was. 

Welcome to Be The Good with Kate, the podcast that shows or reminds us how we each have the power to make a difference, all while finding and following what lights us up. 

Right now, we are on a season break from our full episodes, but I wanted to share today a mini episode of something that has been on my mind…

So here are four minutes about painting a bathroom, and why that is of...

The minute I connected with Katrina McGhee and her book, Taking a Career Break for Dummies, I knew this episode needed to be our season finale… 

Yes, THAT Dummies series– the bright yellow in the bookstore? You know it!

If you have been considering a change in course, a pause, or a ‘I don’t know, but something needs to change’, this refreshing and empowering episode is for you.

**Welcome to Be The Good with Kate, the show wher...

I use the word ‘inspiring’ a lot, but for good reason. And Terry Tucker is another level of the definition of the word. And the quotability is through the roof. And the stories? Don’t miss one second of this revisit of Terry’s episode of Be The Good with Kate.
Terry is facing the inevitable that cancer will take him from this Earth in the near future, yet has chosen a mindset of using the time he has left to do all he can to mak...

A children’s book author who happens to be dyslexic, Abigail Griebelbauer has channeled these challenges into the work she does now: Creating books that highlight how children are not alone in their differences. 

With her Empower Empathy Early series, and titles such as ‘D is for Darcy not Dyslexia’ and ‘A is for Anthony not ADHD’, Abigail reaches children of many abilities and adds to representation. She appreciates how these book...

Revisiting an episode of Be The Good with Kate with a message to love all, and in particular here, to love and help children who don't have a family of their own.

Guest Dr. John DeGarmo has a path that took an unexpected turn over the years: John is the director of The Foster Care Institute and has now been a foster parent to over 60 children over the years. His passion for helping children and foster care outcomes is so appar...

Harry Duran is on a mission to help people find their voice through podcasting, combining his heart-led approach with a passion for empowering others to share their stories.

This episode is for you if: -you don’t think your story is worth telling (spoiler: it is) -you have ever considered starting a podcast -you have a desire to start a business -you wonder how entrepreneurs can follow their hearts in a bottom-line focused wor...

Revisiting a beautiful episode focusing on the search for your passions while also working through mental health challenges. Today's guest is not a mental health practitioner, but rather someone who is going to therapy, working through each day, and sharing her struggles and triumphs with others along the way. It takes a lot of strength to do that, and she is helping others by finding ways to incorporate this information and en...

It is rare for me to hop on the microphone without a guest, but when I feel pulled with something to share with you, I have to do it! So welcome back to Be The Good with Kate, today a short episode with what I hope is a message that sticks with you. 

I may be preaching to the choir as they say, so if you, listener, are saying Yes! That’s correct! I know this already! Then perhaps forward to someone who might be able to use this as ...

A life-altering event ends a dream career... But leads to such a special journey:

Tony Vlahovic reached the pinnacle of baseball: playing for the Boston Red Sox, but when an injury threw him a true curveball, he had to change direction. Using his passion for baseball, Tony found himself in the nonprofit space, channeling his passions to working with the Special Olympics and eventually creating his own non-profit as well, BaseABLE.

Something I really appreciate about this episode is the deep dive into how we show up every day—for ourselves and others—and how we can embrace the inner work that artists experience. Jennifer Apple, an NYC-based actor, coach, and more, joins me today on Be The Good with Kate.

Let’s explore…

**Welcome to Be The Good with Kate, the show where guests leave you inspired to uncover your passions, and discover tangible ways to make a di...

Who feels like they need to be more organized?

And who feels so much better mentally when they are in an organized space?

Why? Why are we trying to be more organized? Yes today’s guest covers the how…But diving into the ‘why’ of it all really draws me in listening to Laurie Palau, Founder of Simply B Organized and host of This Organized Life.

This is a rebroadcast episode that was too good not to share again!

I could have talke...

"Joy in the journey." 

Today on Be The Good with Kate:

• If you lead teams, this episode is filled with great advice and insight for you. 

• If you are scared to speak up with your ideas, this episode is filled with advice and insight for you. 

• If you feel a pull to create something, this episode is filled with advice and insight for you! 

**Welcome to Be The Good with Kate, the show where guests le...

Stained glass artist Margaret Malishchak proves new chapters don’t have to mean leaving other passions behind for good.

After loving creating stained glass as a young adult, Margaret then shifted her focus to her growing family and other aspects of life, her art supplies packed away in her Madison, NJ basement. But this was a ‘see you later’ not a ‘goodbye’-- a great reminder to all of us that we can step away from one passion to f...

“Everyone has a life story that needs to be told. And in a person's last season of life, they need someone to come alongside them and help them through it.” -Chaplain John Wenderlein, today’s guest. **Welcome to Be The Good with Kate, the show where guests leave you inspired to uncover your passions, and discover tangible ways to make a difference along the way. ** On this episode, I have the privilege of speaking with Chaplain ...

If you are looking for an 'excuse' (read: purpose) to travel, this is the episode for you.

Angela Gillmeister once lived FOR her next vacation. Now she is a custom vacation designer, but specifically, she is here for women who want to find their 'whys' and the purpose in their travels. Angela focuses on “travel play[ing] a role in enhancing happiness rather than being put on a pedestal as the bringer of happiness.”
She also offers a...

Is it possible to live a more sustainable life in the midst of our fast-paced world?

Answering that question and more today on Be The Good with Kate with the founder of No Trace Shop, Liz McDade. 

**Welcome to Be The Good with Kate, the show where guests leave you inspired to uncover your passions, and discover tangible ways to make a difference along the way. **

Some of what we talk about on this episode:

-Decreasing the overwhel...

This is one of those “my mind is blown” episodes.

Today on Be The Good with Kate, Danielle Fette shares about FetTech, a company that is healing patients through regenerative medicine.

I learned so much listening to Danielle in this jam-packed episode, and while I continue to be frustrated by our medical system, it is people like Danielle and her husband who give me hope in solutions from medical advancements– red tape be damned.  

A therapeutic horse riding center. Simply visualizing this place makes me feel more peaceful.

Today’s guest on Be The Good with Kate, Kathryn Yuma, works with Hearts & Horses Therapeutic Riding Center in Loveland, CO.

**Welcome to Be The Good with Kate, the show where guests leave you inspired to uncover your passions, and discover tangible ways to make a difference along the way. **

We talk:

• -Why horses? 
• -Working in th...