It's About the Connection

After returning to California from a lovely life in the U. K. in the beginning of 2021 I was back in my home turf reconnecting with old relationships. The whole year I was unexpectedly  being taught new lessons and understandings on friendships on a whole new level.
 I have always had a love for people and my relationships but wow did I gain a fresh perspective on the importance of friendships/connections in our lives and I am...

This is the last conversation of season 2 and it's exactly that.  A conversation. It wasn't prepared, there is no theme or topic. Just two chicks who met while volunteering at Brighton and Hove emergency Food hub in the U.K. 
Kristin shares a little about her life growing up in Germany, finding a career as a flight attendant and how she no longer allows shame to hold her captive. In 2020 Kristin went through a tragic ...

In this episode Lucy shares with us her story as a young girl raised in Ireland during a war, struggling in academics but finally finding her calling as a chef in one of London's best hotels. She takes us on a journey of being one of the first women to be hired as a chef at the Intercontinental . It was there when struggles with certain tasks surfaced. As she continued to grow as a chef and started her own catering business th...

In this conversation Marcy is opened and honest about her personal  journey from the past to present. As an American woman living in U.K. comes with loads of emotions. Homesickness, lack of connections and the simplicity of familiarity.
Marcy opens  up about her experience while being apart a religious organization for most her youth but after she started to question her own faith as a Jehovah Witness she made the decision to l...

In this episode Jen Jarvis from the band Seeker takes us on a truly opened and honest journey through her life as a mother of three, wife, singer/song writer and the many other hats she wears. 
In this conversation she paints an image of her song writing experiences. One after the devastating news of her mothers' illness and on a night when life just seemed to be a bit to much which lead to Seeker's new song 'Com...

Part 2 is a continuation of reflections on the past and present and putting language to an emotion that everyone has felt at least once in there life. But how do we react and deal with that emotion? How does it effect us and keep us more disconnected?

Nicolette reads a short passage about the effects of loneliness from a book called Together  written by Vivek Murthy . In the passage Vivek explains that loneliness itself c...

In this episode Nicolette records in an empty flat just two days before flying back to The States to call it home again. It was while living in the U.K. that an emotion was felt that she could not recognize right away but lead her to this creation of this podcast.
Finally, she coming to the conclusion that the very feeling was an outcome of not having genuine and authentic relationships in her life abroad...but what was that th...

Season 2 is a collection of conversations with the people Nicolette had the pleasure of connecting with while living in the U.K.  and also personal reflections on her life, why platonic relationships are so important to her and how a an emotion we don't talk about often helped encourage her to be intentional about making new connections.
Trying to navigate through the pandemic and keeping all safety measures wasn't ea...

Serving others is deeply meaningful and there are so many ways to do it but sometimes you got to start off with finding out what's in it for you first.
 
In this episode Nicolette breaks down the reasons why volunteering and giving away your time to others is beneficial for your mental health,  giving you feelings of self efficacy, accomplishment and interpersonal connection with others. 
We are busy people with no...

Jo Glazebrook wraps up the Do Good Feel Good series by giving us the details of how a team of amazing people in Brighton and Hove U.K. came together to create the emergency food hub during the pandemic. She describes how people from all over the city lent a helping hand with whatever they could. It was a true sense of coming together during hard times. 
Each person within the series was contacted by Jo to build what we now and ...

Evie O'Rourke shares her personal journey through medicine. She shares her opinions and is opened and honest about what she believes a GOOD doctor really is. She also talks about student burn out, the reasons why she loves medicine and how one american TV show inspired her to become a doctor. She also created and Instagram page that is focuses on providing information for those who are thinking about going into medicine.
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In this episode Nicolette talks to a woman who is also in the 'connecting' business. Her name is Jo Wren and she and a great team of people are re-connecting folks back to nature for it’s very free natural ways of healing. 

Grow is the charity that herself and a team of people helped establish. We talk about the importance of making nature a priority in your life, the science behind it and most importantly remembering we a...

Kevin shares his early beginnings as a young boy born in Dublin raised in an idyllic childhood. From being introduced to international cuisine by his mother which in those days were very uncommon and being the popular home in the neighborhood surely because the smells were nothing near the typical Irish style suppers. To moving to SoHo in London during a time when the red light district was in full swing and finally realizing at 18...

Dave Pop shares his journey as a young creative boy from Wales now living in Brighton U.K. as a mural artist using his pop art style that stands out with it's bold brilliant colors and signature Brighton imagery. We talk about the ups, downs and turns arounds as a freelance artist during a pandemic and how he continues to stay positive even when the going get's tough.

You can find his work on his website at http...

In the very first 'unplanned bonus' episode Nicolette talks openly about the inequalities happening in America and also coming to terms with the possible biases she may have held and understanding more in depth about systemic racism.
Seeing and hearing about it on the news in another country has given her a new perspective on the topic. It's not just in the States but everywhere. It's also a uncomfortable co...

In this episode Nicolette gives you a break down on the definition of what human connection means to her and also by dissecting 5 major elements within the 'googled' definition: energy exchange, paying attention to one another, deepening the moment, inspiring change and building trust.

A lot of us might have the wrong idea of what connection truly means. It doesn't mean you have to be the best of friends to ...

Join Nicolette on her journey of finally owning her passion for human connection. Being transparent about her newbie at everything life, recently moved aboard and having to create a community of her own made her realize how everyone needs relationships-Without them we'd be goners! She will be inviting some of her favorite people she's met while in Brighton, England. Pulling out stories from their life experiences and hopi...