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415 Striving For Excellence

When was the last time you took a moment to truly acknowledge just how far you’ve come and the work you have done to get to this point? No exceptions, no talking down about your accomplishments, just true and genuine acceptance of how amazing you are because of how hard you have worked. Perfection is impossible, but Excellence is achievable. We can always improve, but we must also acknowledge and sit with how well we have done to get to this moment. 

In this episode Sarah Elkins and Anne Catherine discuss the importance of art and the soul, the necessity of knowing when we are truly excellent, and to encourage it in others and ourselves.

406 Screen Time for Young Children: A Parent's Search for Answers and Options

In a day and age of smartphones, electronic billboards, TVs, and the seemingly impossible to avoid screen, it’s easy to lose connection to what matters most, that being our community as human beings. We crave connection, and by mindlessly scrolling or putting on a video to appease ourselves or a child, we inherently rob ourselves and our charges of a chance to truly connect, oftentimes causing irrevocable damage to the brain. 

In this episode Sarah Elkins and Will Maurer discuss the importance of early childhood development and how it is harmed by overstimulating media, as well as the research going into this issue.

377 The Art of Storytelling: A Controlled Burn in The Forest Of Life

Throughout life we have a tendency to collect things, whether they be stories, memories, or physical objects, and more often than not we cling to these things despite them no longer serving us in any meaningful capacity. Which is why it is important to sit back, look at your hoard and realize you are not a dragon who must keep every single piece of scrap. You can thank the item, story, or memory and leave it behind so that you can open up to new possibilities and new meaningful things to put in your life.

In todays episode Sarah Elkins educates us on the importance of controlled burns in the national parks of the west, as well as the importance of our own “controlled burns” to clear away the clutter and make way for new, healthy growth in our lives.

266 Storytelling and the Science of Community

More often than not storytelling and science coincide with the importance of humanities success as a civilization and a species. Our inherent desires to know and be known, as well as to be loved and to love are often cited as where our civilization began. 

In this episode Sarah Elkins and the accomplished scientist Jens Madsen discuss the importance of science and storytelling, and how the two more often than not go hand in hand to convey emotions and experiences to your audience.

202: Becoming a Scientist: Why Do Stories Matter?

Indulge in this engaging conversation with Sarah Elkins and Scott Hanton, Editorial Director for Lab Manager Magazine and former Industrial Chemist and business leader for 30 years. They explore the beginning of his interest in becoming a chemist, as a young 13-year-old listening to a random man share his work stories, a moment that would instill a life-long passion for him.

Episode 201: What is Risk? And How Can Storytelling Change How We Think About It?

Telling stories is more than just passing time, stories change our viewpoints in life and help us to become risk-takers.

Episode 172: When You Engage All of Your Talents, You Can Change the World

The moment I saw Bejanae's face on my Zoom screen, I was filled with relief, comfort, and absolute certainty that she would entertain, add insight, and bring much needed light to my day.

The conversation began with an explanation of her unusual, melodic name, shifted to a discussion about the program her agency sponsored for students in the Atlanta, Georgia region, made its way to the difference between STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), and STEAM (add Art in there), and back to Bejanae's pivotal moments in her career, which includes the story about the program we discussed earlier in the show.