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June 15, 2025 33 mins

In this heartfelt solo episode, Kara invites listeners on a deeply personal journey from simply "being okay" to fully reclaiming a vibrant sense of aliveness, no matter life's twists and turns. After navigating profound shifts and working diligently to find a place of peace, Kara explores what it truly means to live by her powerful mantra, "The more here I am, the more okay I can be." This episode delves into the freedom found in releasing comparisons to the past, embracing your inner truth, and creating the life of your dreams from exactly where you are right now. You'll hear about navigating the often-overlooked challenge of regulating your nervous system around good things, the profound humility of generosity and the circle of giving and receiving, and Kara's own remarkable story of finding renewed freedom and joy through unexpected avenues, including the new experience of driving with a full self-driving vehicle. Prepare to be inspired to explore your life with wonder and trust its beautiful unfolding.

Highlights:

  • Discover the shift from merely "being okay" to actively "squeezing the joy" out of your life experience and truly living.
  • Explore the often-overlooked challenge of regulating your nervous system around beautiful and good things, not just the difficult ones.
  • Understand the profound harmony and balance that comes with fully embracing both giving and receiving in your life.
  • Learn how to intentionally bring yourself into the present moment to find a true sense of "I am okay," even when feeling out of sorts.
  • Hear Kara's inspiring personal story of regaining freedom and joy, symbolized by the return to driving with the help of new technology, and how life reforms around you when you step into the present.

Quotes:

  • "The more here I am, the more okay I can be."
  • "I want more than to be okay. I want to be squeezing the joy out of my life experience. I want to be truly living. I don't want to be surviving. I want to feel and be alive."
  • "I trust the unfolding of my life."
  • "Nature heals in the most effortless way… literally all you have to do is get yourself into the true depths of nature and things start to shift."
  • “Im taking a stand in my life… for freedom.”
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