<![CDATA[Here Be Dragons]]>3255d083-258a-518e-b5c3-754b58769697Tue, 26 May 2026 10:00:45 +0000Captivate.fmDragonhoodhttps://artwork.captivate.fm/109222c2-ce57-4494-bf83-c0ca75ebc8a4/40668649-1709328578256-a75c564a0eaab.jpgHere Be DragonsDragonhoodDragonhoodReady to jumpstart your career journey? Dragonhood team members and special guests explore career empowerment and growth through candid conversations. Learn more about us at https://www.dragonhood.world/ Follow us! Instagram @the_dragonhood LinkedIn @dragonhood TikTok @thedragonhoodhttps://www.dragonhood.world/trueepisodichttps://feeds.captivate.fm/here-be-dragons/nopodcastStorm Mode: Knowing When To Stand DownStorm Mode: Knowing When To Stand DownWhat if the storm has already passed — but you’re still bracing for it?

In this episode, Rachel and Clair explore what they call “storm mode” — that state of heightened awareness where we’re scanning, preparing, anticipating, and holding everything together. It’s an intelligent, necessary response to uncertainty and change… but one that isn’t meant to last forever.

Together, they unpack what storm mode looks like in our thoughts, bodies, and behaviors, why it can quietly become our baseline, and how to recognize when it’s time to stand down. From the subtle cost of prolonged vigilance to the practice of recalibrating your energy, this conversation offers a more sustainable way to care without carrying everything at full intensity.

Whether you’re navigating personal stress, leadership demands, or the constant hum of the world around you, this episode is an invitation to soften your stance, release the brace, and return to steadier ground.

Action Item:

What would it look like to care deeply without staying in constant vigilance?

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


Listener Call

We’d love to hear your reflections: askthedragons@dragonhood.world

#HereBeDragons

]]>What if the storm has already passed — but you’re still bracing for it?

In this episode, Rachel and Clair explore what they call “storm mode” — that state of heightened awareness where we’re scanning, preparing, anticipating, and holding everything together. It’s an intelligent, necessary response to uncertainty and change… but one that isn’t meant to last forever.

Together, they unpack what storm mode looks like in our thoughts, bodies, and behaviors, why it can quietly become our baseline, and how to recognize when it’s time to stand down. From the subtle cost of prolonged vigilance to the practice of recalibrating your energy, this conversation offers a more sustainable way to care without carrying everything at full intensity.

Whether you’re navigating personal stress, leadership demands, or the constant hum of the world around you, this episode is an invitation to soften your stance, release the brace, and return to steadier ground.

Action Item:

What would it look like to care deeply without staying in constant vigilance?

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


Listener Call

We’d love to hear your reflections: askthedragons@dragonhood.world

#HereBeDragons

]]>8fa009ea-fbe0-43de-a2f4-6b76b09514e5Tue, 26 May 2026 06:00:00 -040038:39truefull211112Make Room: The Practice of Letting GoMake Room: The Practice of Letting GoWhat if letting go isn’t about loss but about making room?

In this episode, Rachel and Clair explore the quiet, often complicated practice of release: not just letting go of what’s broken or obviously misaligned, but of what is still good, still useful, and still meaningful, yet no longer true for who we are in this season.

Together, they unpack the tension between usefulness and alignment, the role of gratitude in releasing without rejection, and the unexpected clarity that space can create. From physical belongings to emotional patterns, identities, and expectations, this conversation invites a more compassionate way of letting go — one that honors what has been while creating room for what’s next.

Whether you’re clearing a closet, shifting a role, or rethinking a version of yourself, this episode offers a gentle reminder:

Making room isn’t about having less. It’s about creating space for what matters now.

Action Items:

  • What’s something in your life that still makes sense on paper, but doesn’t feel true anymore?
  • What would it look like to thank something — and then let it go?
  • Where have you created space and noticed something new emerge?
  • What are you holding onto that isn’t a thing — but is still taking up space?

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>What if letting go isn’t about loss but about making room?

In this episode, Rachel and Clair explore the quiet, often complicated practice of release: not just letting go of what’s broken or obviously misaligned, but of what is still good, still useful, and still meaningful, yet no longer true for who we are in this season.

Together, they unpack the tension between usefulness and alignment, the role of gratitude in releasing without rejection, and the unexpected clarity that space can create. From physical belongings to emotional patterns, identities, and expectations, this conversation invites a more compassionate way of letting go — one that honors what has been while creating room for what’s next.

Whether you’re clearing a closet, shifting a role, or rethinking a version of yourself, this episode offers a gentle reminder:

Making room isn’t about having less. It’s about creating space for what matters now.

Action Items:

  • What’s something in your life that still makes sense on paper, but doesn’t feel true anymore?
  • What would it look like to thank something — and then let it go?
  • Where have you created space and noticed something new emerge?
  • What are you holding onto that isn’t a thing — but is still taking up space?

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>0044e517-0913-4e09-9478-1a799b59de12Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -040049:57truefull210102Strategic Restraint: Choosing Less On PurposeStrategic Restraint: Choosing Less On PurposeIn this episode, Rachel and Clair explore strategic restraint — the practice of intentionally narrowing focus, conserving energy, and resisting the pressure to respond to everything. Not as disengagement, but as a leadership skill rooted in clarity, alignment, and care.

Together, they unpack why hustle culture confuses busyness with effectiveness, how “less is more” only works when it’s chosen on purpose, and what it looks like to lead — and live — without burning yourself out in the process.

Whether you’re navigating leadership, creative work, caregiving, or simply feeling stretched thin, this conversation invites you to rethink effort, redefine impact, and practice restraint as an act of integrity.

Action Item:

What would it look like to do less, but with more intention?

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:

  1. Dragonhood Empowerment Coaching to equip yourself with the skills to practice strategic restraint
  2. Shop our Bookshop.org store for inspirational reads!

]]>In this episode, Rachel and Clair explore strategic restraint — the practice of intentionally narrowing focus, conserving energy, and resisting the pressure to respond to everything. Not as disengagement, but as a leadership skill rooted in clarity, alignment, and care.

Together, they unpack why hustle culture confuses busyness with effectiveness, how “less is more” only works when it’s chosen on purpose, and what it looks like to lead — and live — without burning yourself out in the process.

Whether you’re navigating leadership, creative work, caregiving, or simply feeling stretched thin, this conversation invites you to rethink effort, redefine impact, and practice restraint as an act of integrity.

Action Item:

What would it look like to do less, but with more intention?

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:

  1. Dragonhood Empowerment Coaching to equip yourself with the skills to practice strategic restraint
  2. Shop our Bookshop.org store for inspirational reads!

]]>924e05fc-6741-4ed8-a6b3-409838229c7bTue, 31 Mar 2026 06:00:00 -040048:30truefull2992We Are Still Becoming: Letting Go of Resolutions, Choosing Ritual, and Becoming Without ForceWe Are Still Becoming: Letting Go of Resolutions, Choosing Ritual, and Becoming Without ForceWhat if the problem isn’t that we can’t keep resolutions — but that resolutions were never built for who we actually are?

In this episode, Rachel and Clair explore why the annual pressure to reinvent ourselves so often collapses into self-critique, and how shifting from resolution to ritual offers a more compassionate, sustainable path to growth. Drawing inspiration from Suleika Jaouad’s Against Resolutions, the quiet power of daily practices, and Clair’s long-standing Word of the Year ritual, they unpack what it means to move from forcing change to creating conditions for becoming.

Whether you’re exhausted by self-improvement culture, craving a gentler way to evolve, or simply ready to meet yourself with more presence this year, this episode reminds you that becoming isn’t something you achieve — it’s something you continue.

Action Item:

What would it look like to let this year unfold without demanding a version of yourself you haven't met yet?

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:

  1. "Against Resolutions" article in the Isolation Journals substack by Suleika Jaouad
  2. The Book of Alchemy by Suleika Jaouad
  3. Join the Dragonhood for access to the Time of Dragons reflections
  4. Sign up for Dragonhood Coaching or any of our other services! https://www.dragonhood.world
  5. "Hold on Loosely" song by 38 Special

Listener Call

We’d love to hear your rituals, your words, or the ways you’re letting yourself become this year.

Share your reflections with us at askthedragons@dragonhood.world or tag us with #HereBeDragons.

]]>What if the problem isn’t that we can’t keep resolutions — but that resolutions were never built for who we actually are?

In this episode, Rachel and Clair explore why the annual pressure to reinvent ourselves so often collapses into self-critique, and how shifting from resolution to ritual offers a more compassionate, sustainable path to growth. Drawing inspiration from Suleika Jaouad’s Against Resolutions, the quiet power of daily practices, and Clair’s long-standing Word of the Year ritual, they unpack what it means to move from forcing change to creating conditions for becoming.

Whether you’re exhausted by self-improvement culture, craving a gentler way to evolve, or simply ready to meet yourself with more presence this year, this episode reminds you that becoming isn’t something you achieve — it’s something you continue.

Action Item:

What would it look like to let this year unfold without demanding a version of yourself you haven't met yet?

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:

  1. "Against Resolutions" article in the Isolation Journals substack by Suleika Jaouad
  2. The Book of Alchemy by Suleika Jaouad
  3. Join the Dragonhood for access to the Time of Dragons reflections
  4. Sign up for Dragonhood Coaching or any of our other services! https://www.dragonhood.world
  5. "Hold on Loosely" song by 38 Special

Listener Call

We’d love to hear your rituals, your words, or the ways you’re letting yourself become this year.

Share your reflections with us at askthedragons@dragonhood.world or tag us with #HereBeDragons.

]]>d99bf04b-590b-4027-9858-9e4009543eb8Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -040053:30truefull2882Second Acts: The Art of BecomingSecond Acts: The Art of BecomingWho decided we only get one version of ourselves?

In this episode, Rachel and Clair explore the art of second acts — how we evolve not by starting over, but by becoming more fully who we already are. Drawing inspiration from Arthur Brooks’ From Strength to Strength, the concept of Wisdomnomics, and the idea of Ancient Grandmother Energy, they unpack what it means to move from proving to being, from speed to depth, from noise to meaning.

Whether you’re shifting careers, identities, or simply rhythms, this episode reminds you that transformation doesn’t belong to one age — it belongs to all of us.

Action Item:

What’s your second act — or the one whispering to you right now?

Share your reflections with us at askthedragons@dragonhood.world or tag us on social media with #HereBeDragons.

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:

  1. From Strength to Strength — Arthur C. Brooks
  2. The concept of Wisdomnomics — Oleg Konovalov
  3. Ancient Grandmother Owl Wisdom - Katherine Skaggs
  4. In Defense of Witches — Mona Chollet
  5. Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe - children’s book by Jo Watson Hackl
  6. Chip Conley's Modern Elder Academy
  7. Sign up for Dragonhood Membership and Services

]]>Who decided we only get one version of ourselves?

In this episode, Rachel and Clair explore the art of second acts — how we evolve not by starting over, but by becoming more fully who we already are. Drawing inspiration from Arthur Brooks’ From Strength to Strength, the concept of Wisdomnomics, and the idea of Ancient Grandmother Energy, they unpack what it means to move from proving to being, from speed to depth, from noise to meaning.

Whether you’re shifting careers, identities, or simply rhythms, this episode reminds you that transformation doesn’t belong to one age — it belongs to all of us.

Action Item:

What’s your second act — or the one whispering to you right now?

Share your reflections with us at askthedragons@dragonhood.world or tag us on social media with #HereBeDragons.

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:

  1. From Strength to Strength — Arthur C. Brooks
  2. The concept of Wisdomnomics — Oleg Konovalov
  3. Ancient Grandmother Owl Wisdom - Katherine Skaggs
  4. In Defense of Witches — Mona Chollet
  5. Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe - children’s book by Jo Watson Hackl
  6. Chip Conley's Modern Elder Academy
  7. Sign up for Dragonhood Membership and Services

]]>84aa7276-9ccd-4ff3-90e6-65849fde5b25Tue, 27 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -040049:37truefull2772Be Water, My Friend: Navigating Life with Fluidity and StrengthBe Water, My Friend: Navigating Life with Fluidity and StrengthClair and Rachel explore Bruce Lee’s famous quote, “Be water, my friend,” and how it applies to leadership, adaptability, and emotional resilience. The conversation dives into what it means to stay flexible without losing form — to move with change rather than against it — especially in high-pressure or uncertain environments.

Together they unpack:

  • Fluid leadership — how adaptability and boundaries can coexist.
  • Resilience through softness — why strength isn’t rigidity, but responsiveness.
  • Flow in action — tools for recognizing when to push, when to pause, and when to pivot.
  • Cultural and emotional lessons from Bruce Lee’s philosophy as applied to modern workplaces.

The takeaway? Water is powerful not because it resists, but because it moves — and that’s the art of sustainable leadership.

"Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.
Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend."

Action Item:

Where in your life are you being asked to “be water”? Where could you use more fluidity (and strength)?

Share your reflections or flow stories with us at askthedragons@dragonhood.world

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>Clair and Rachel explore Bruce Lee’s famous quote, “Be water, my friend,” and how it applies to leadership, adaptability, and emotional resilience. The conversation dives into what it means to stay flexible without losing form — to move with change rather than against it — especially in high-pressure or uncertain environments.

Together they unpack:

  • Fluid leadership — how adaptability and boundaries can coexist.
  • Resilience through softness — why strength isn’t rigidity, but responsiveness.
  • Flow in action — tools for recognizing when to push, when to pause, and when to pivot.
  • Cultural and emotional lessons from Bruce Lee’s philosophy as applied to modern workplaces.

The takeaway? Water is powerful not because it resists, but because it moves — and that’s the art of sustainable leadership.

"Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.
Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend."

Action Item:

Where in your life are you being asked to “be water”? Where could you use more fluidity (and strength)?

Share your reflections or flow stories with us at askthedragons@dragonhood.world

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>008581ae-edf4-48f1-9e2f-14f0dde82176Tue, 30 Dec 2025 06:00:00 -040036:23truefull2662Better Ways to Say Yes - And NoBetter Ways to Say Yes - And NoSaying “yes” often feels like the right thing to do—being a team player, stepping up, helping out. But automatic yeses can cost us time, focus, and energy. In this episode, Rachel and Clair explore better ways to say yes (and no) using three practices: curiosity, connection, and prioritization lenses.

Together we talk about how to pause before responding, how to support others without overloading yourself, and how to align your yeses with what truly matters.

This week’s takeaway: you don’t have to choose between clarity and connection—say yes wisely, not reflexively.

Action Item:

What’s one curiosity question, one connection, or one lens you’ll try this week?

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>Saying “yes” often feels like the right thing to do—being a team player, stepping up, helping out. But automatic yeses can cost us time, focus, and energy. In this episode, Rachel and Clair explore better ways to say yes (and no) using three practices: curiosity, connection, and prioritization lenses.

Together we talk about how to pause before responding, how to support others without overloading yourself, and how to align your yeses with what truly matters.

This week’s takeaway: you don’t have to choose between clarity and connection—say yes wisely, not reflexively.

Action Item:

What’s one curiosity question, one connection, or one lens you’ll try this week?

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>5df9564c-a902-4067-b2c2-a99c4bb1dae9Tue, 25 Nov 2025 12:05:00 -040048:15truefull2552Wicked WitchesWicked WitchesDouble, double, toil and trouble… or just powerful women being themselves? Join Clair and Rachel as we reimagine the wicked witch and uncover why her story still casts such a long spell.

Why are so many powerful women in our stories cast as villains? From fairy-tale stepmothers and cartoon witches to Baba Yaga herself, we dig into how culture punishes female autonomy, why the “ugly = evil” trope is so sticky, and what modern re-tellings are doing to complicate the narrative.

We talk about how these stories shaped us, why witches remain magnetic figures of independence and rule-breaking, and what it means to rewrite the endings.

This week’s takeaway: notice the shorthand, expand your bookshelf, and let characters—and people—be more than two boxes.

Action Item:

We’d love to hear the witch stories you grew up with—and which characters you were most drawn to. Share your reflections with us at askthedragons@dragonhood.world or in the comments.

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>Double, double, toil and trouble… or just powerful women being themselves? Join Clair and Rachel as we reimagine the wicked witch and uncover why her story still casts such a long spell.

Why are so many powerful women in our stories cast as villains? From fairy-tale stepmothers and cartoon witches to Baba Yaga herself, we dig into how culture punishes female autonomy, why the “ugly = evil” trope is so sticky, and what modern re-tellings are doing to complicate the narrative.

We talk about how these stories shaped us, why witches remain magnetic figures of independence and rule-breaking, and what it means to rewrite the endings.

This week’s takeaway: notice the shorthand, expand your bookshelf, and let characters—and people—be more than two boxes.

Action Item:

We’d love to hear the witch stories you grew up with—and which characters you were most drawn to. Share your reflections with us at askthedragons@dragonhood.world or in the comments.

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>a4354454-8042-4752-85ef-f1f86b92b2ddTue, 28 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -040051:11truefull2442The Power of Small Questions: How Curiosity Changes EverythingThe Power of Small Questions: How Curiosity Changes EverythingIn this episode, hosts Rachel Inabinet and Clair Poletti reimagine leadership through the lens of curiosity. Instead of focusing on always having the answers, they emphasize the transformative power of small questions. Thoughtful, everyday questions can deepen trust, spark creativity, and shift workplace culture in ways that grand strategies often cannot.

Action Item:

Pick one small, curious question to ask this week — in a meeting, with a friend, or even yourself.

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>In this episode, hosts Rachel Inabinet and Clair Poletti reimagine leadership through the lens of curiosity. Instead of focusing on always having the answers, they emphasize the transformative power of small questions. Thoughtful, everyday questions can deepen trust, spark creativity, and shift workplace culture in ways that grand strategies often cannot.

Action Item:

Pick one small, curious question to ask this week — in a meeting, with a friend, or even yourself.

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>6f74370b-e120-4650-93c6-2a10f2bd4cadTue, 30 Sep 2025 06:00:00 -040039:37truefull2332Rest as Resistance: Radical Pause in LeadershipRest as Resistance: Radical Pause in LeadershipIn this episode of Here Be Dragons, your favorite Dragons, Rachel Inabinet and Clair Poletti, explore the radical power of rest in a culture that glorifies hustle and burnout. From personal reflections to practical strategies, they unpack how pausing intentionally can fuel creativity, strengthen leadership, and model a healthier way forward. Rest isn’t a reward — it’s resistance.

Action Item:

Think of your dream rest activity if money, time, and guilt weren’t factors.

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>In this episode of Here Be Dragons, your favorite Dragons, Rachel Inabinet and Clair Poletti, explore the radical power of rest in a culture that glorifies hustle and burnout. From personal reflections to practical strategies, they unpack how pausing intentionally can fuel creativity, strengthen leadership, and model a healthier way forward. Rest isn’t a reward — it’s resistance.

Action Item:

Think of your dream rest activity if money, time, and guilt weren’t factors.

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>f00ce73d-7e85-4f10-af1d-ec999312bdf9Tue, 26 Aug 2025 16:31:00 -040043:18truefull2222Donald the Dragon: Embodying the Spirit of the DragonhoodDonald the Dragon: Embodying the Spirit of the DragonhoodNew Season, Fresh Guests!

What does it really look like to live with full authenticity? To stay curious, lead with acceptance, and take up space like you belong there?

In this episode, we talk with someone who lives the Dragonhood mantra out loud. Donald reminds us what it means to awaken your inner dragon—and live boldly, bravely, and fully you.

Our guest: Donald C. Shorter Jr., is an educator, an artist, and a "queer artist committed to glitching the system."

Action Item:

Think of one part of the Dragonhood mantra and how you connect to it.

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>New Season, Fresh Guests!

What does it really look like to live with full authenticity? To stay curious, lead with acceptance, and take up space like you belong there?

In this episode, we talk with someone who lives the Dragonhood mantra out loud. Donald reminds us what it means to awaken your inner dragon—and live boldly, bravely, and fully you.

Our guest: Donald C. Shorter Jr., is an educator, an artist, and a "queer artist committed to glitching the system."

Action Item:

Think of one part of the Dragonhood mantra and how you connect to it.

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>91d569e4-caf9-468f-9b9b-be4e414911faThu, 31 Jul 2025 07:00:00 -040042:45truefull2112Dragonhood GraduateDragonhood GraduateClair and Rachel chat with the first unofficial Dragonhood graduate, Katie Roberts! In this conversation, they chat about the benefits of coaching and how their lives have changed since embracing the core Dragonhood concepts.

Action Item:

Think about environments where you find yourself shrinking. Notice those moments so you can practice taking up some of the room in those same spaces.

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>Clair and Rachel chat with the first unofficial Dragonhood graduate, Katie Roberts! In this conversation, they chat about the benefits of coaching and how their lives have changed since embracing the core Dragonhood concepts.

Action Item:

Think about environments where you find yourself shrinking. Notice those moments so you can practice taking up some of the room in those same spaces.

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>2d9e4f3b-8254-4a0f-ae96-095fd9314ca3Fri, 30 May 2025 09:56:00 -040043:30truefull113131Creating Connection: Glimmers and KindnessCreating Connection: Glimmers and KindnessClair and Rachel explore how glimmers, or small acts of positive interaction, can affect our lives. Listen as they chat about the power of Emotional Intelligence and micro-moments in leadership and work life.

Action Item:

How will you practice creating glimmers? What small steps will you take to create a more connected and authentic environment in the spaces you share with others?

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>Clair and Rachel explore how glimmers, or small acts of positive interaction, can affect our lives. Listen as they chat about the power of Emotional Intelligence and micro-moments in leadership and work life.

Action Item:

How will you practice creating glimmers? What small steps will you take to create a more connected and authentic environment in the spaces you share with others?

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>b9258a68-9005-45a2-a8c5-6021cd6120e5Tue, 29 Apr 2025 06:30:00 -040052:31truefull112121Chronic ApologizingChronic ApologizingDo you find yourself apologizing excessively, especially at work? Clair and Rachel dive into why we do this and explore alternatives. Take control, take up your space, and stop saying sorry!

Action Item:

How will you practice stopping yourself from apologizing? Any replacement phrase(s) you want to try?

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>Do you find yourself apologizing excessively, especially at work? Clair and Rachel dive into why we do this and explore alternatives. Take control, take up your space, and stop saying sorry!

Action Item:

How will you practice stopping yourself from apologizing? Any replacement phrase(s) you want to try?

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>15bd7ae2-72e9-4f00-a765-42ea57dbb979Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:54:00 -040047:30truefull111111Sunday Serenity: Part TwoSunday Serenity: Part TwoClair and Rachel discuss the importance of all types of rest and finding your center. In Part Two, they continue the conversation by exploring the Dragonhood Sunday Serenity series.

Action Item:

How will you start practicing rest in your life? Try one new type of rest this week!

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>Clair and Rachel discuss the importance of all types of rest and finding your center. In Part Two, they continue the conversation by exploring the Dragonhood Sunday Serenity series.

Action Item:

How will you start practicing rest in your life? Try one new type of rest this week!

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>d68d7133-e333-4659-b147-f23957144c99Tue, 25 Feb 2025 07:00:00 -040029:34truefull110101Celebrating One Year of The DragonhoodCelebrating One Year of The DragonhoodClair and Rachel reflect on their first full year as the Dragonhood: celebrating successes, sharing growth opportunities, and looking towards a bright future for the second year.

Action Item:

Think about your last year and really reflect on what you're proud of, what challenged you, and what you want to focus on next.

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>Clair and Rachel reflect on their first full year as the Dragonhood: celebrating successes, sharing growth opportunities, and looking towards a bright future for the second year.

Action Item:

Think about your last year and really reflect on what you're proud of, what challenged you, and what you want to focus on next.

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>6b1cc176-6efc-4d8f-b817-0c0e9f07f242Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:00 -040040:22truefull111111Sunday Serenity: Part OneSunday Serenity: Part OneClair and Rachel discuss the importance of all types of rest and finding your center. In Part One, they explore the different kinds of rest with examples of what rest can look like, often in surprising ways!

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>Clair and Rachel discuss the importance of all types of rest and finding your center. In Part One, they explore the different kinds of rest with examples of what rest can look like, often in surprising ways!

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>d68fc609-1d8d-40ae-846f-3bf42d3e84cdTue, 21 Jan 2025 14:01:00 -040028:39truefull1991Grief & GratitudeGrief & GratitudeContent Warning: This episode of Here Be Dragons contains discussion of grief, death, and the loss of a parent. The conversation may be difficult for some listeners to hear, so feel free to skip this episode. And for those of you grappling with grief, some helpful resources include: 

CDC resource page on Grief: includes other resources on the Emotions page, such as Loneliness

National Alliance for Children’s Grief Resource Library: Helpful resources, graphic novels, available in English and Spanish

Clair and Rachel discuss a personal grief journey and how, even in the midst of grief, moments of gratitude appear. They explore the importance of sharing your grief and your life moments with team members when appropriate.

Action Item:

Can you think of a moment where, even in the midst of grief, you were able to be thankful for a special gift from someone? Some way that they touched your life?

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


If you need a good cry, and want to connect to some of that sadness to move it through, Donna Ashworth has written several beautiful poetry books: 


]]>Content Warning: This episode of Here Be Dragons contains discussion of grief, death, and the loss of a parent. The conversation may be difficult for some listeners to hear, so feel free to skip this episode. And for those of you grappling with grief, some helpful resources include: 

CDC resource page on Grief: includes other resources on the Emotions page, such as Loneliness

National Alliance for Children’s Grief Resource Library: Helpful resources, graphic novels, available in English and Spanish

Clair and Rachel discuss a personal grief journey and how, even in the midst of grief, moments of gratitude appear. They explore the importance of sharing your grief and your life moments with team members when appropriate.

Action Item:

Can you think of a moment where, even in the midst of grief, you were able to be thankful for a special gift from someone? Some way that they touched your life?

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


If you need a good cry, and want to connect to some of that sadness to move it through, Donna Ashworth has written several beautiful poetry books: 


]]>1c18e327-ee67-4e5d-91f4-83a2c743cd3fTue, 26 Nov 2024 07:00:00 -040043:23truefull1881Storytelling and the Art of Conversational Jazz: Part TwoStorytelling and the Art of Conversational Jazz: Part TwoClair and Rachel continue to explore the concept of conversational jazz with Pete Riddell, storyteller extraordinaire in Part Two of this conversation. Pete is an Executive Creative Director at Derse by trade, but is also a self-described noticer and treasure hunter. Together, they uncover how conversational jazz can be beneficial in both the workplace and our personal lives.

Action Item:

How will you practice conversational jazz (creating connection) and using questions to uncover stories?

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]]>Clair and Rachel continue to explore the concept of conversational jazz with Pete Riddell, storyteller extraordinaire in Part Two of this conversation. Pete is an Executive Creative Director at Derse by trade, but is also a self-described noticer and treasure hunter. Together, they uncover how conversational jazz can be beneficial in both the workplace and our personal lives.

Action Item:

How will you practice conversational jazz (creating connection) and using questions to uncover stories?

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]]>10de431c-aa02-4812-b228-20e8799470a4Tue, 29 Oct 2024 06:00:00 -040026:10truefull1771Storytelling and the Art of Conversational Jazz: Part OneStorytelling and the Art of Conversational Jazz: Part OneClair and Rachel explore the concept of conversational jazz with Pete Riddell, storyteller extraordinaire. Pete is an Executive Creative Director at Derse by trade, but is also a self-described noticer and treasure hunter. Together, they uncover how conversational jazz can be beneficial in both the workplace and our personal lives.

Action Item:

Consider your storytelling efforts in the past and how you can incorporate conversational jazz intentionally at work.

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]]>Clair and Rachel explore the concept of conversational jazz with Pete Riddell, storyteller extraordinaire. Pete is an Executive Creative Director at Derse by trade, but is also a self-described noticer and treasure hunter. Together, they uncover how conversational jazz can be beneficial in both the workplace and our personal lives.

Action Item:

Consider your storytelling efforts in the past and how you can incorporate conversational jazz intentionally at work.

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:


]]>c266ecff-5256-45ec-8cdd-9063fcda5838Tue, 24 Sep 2024 12:17:00 -040033:07truefull1661Bonus Update! Workplaces That No Longer Fit: One Year LaterBonus Update! Workplaces That No Longer Fit: One Year LaterIn this short update video, Rachel discusses her journey post-breakup with her workplace that we explored in Workplaces That No Longer Fit (Parts One and Two). See how far she's come and listen to the realities of how everything came to be.

]]>In this short update video, Rachel discusses her journey post-breakup with her workplace that we explored in Workplaces That No Longer Fit (Parts One and Two). See how far she's come and listen to the realities of how everything came to be.

]]>8441d4a9-8983-46ea-ad42-a340755097fbTue, 27 Aug 2024 07:30:00 -040007:42truefull1551Workplaces That No Longer Fit: Part TwoWorkplaces That No Longer Fit: Part TwoIn part two of this discussion on workplaces that no longer fit, Rachel and Clair share about the decision to leave a workplace (the exit strategy) or, if you can’t leave right away, how to to reframe what your work life looks like while you’re hunting for something else. Clair and Rachel share about what coaching Rachel looked like. Sharing this with the hope that listeners may identify if it’s time to look for something else or find a better fit!

Action Item:

Think about what is in and out of your control. Where do you have the power to let go and reframe?

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]]>In part two of this discussion on workplaces that no longer fit, Rachel and Clair share about the decision to leave a workplace (the exit strategy) or, if you can’t leave right away, how to to reframe what your work life looks like while you’re hunting for something else. Clair and Rachel share about what coaching Rachel looked like. Sharing this with the hope that listeners may identify if it’s time to look for something else or find a better fit!

Action Item:

Think about what is in and out of your control. Where do you have the power to let go and reframe?

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]]>f2cc4cdb-34c0-43ce-bdc2-3211eb4c7625Fri, 26 Jul 2024 07:00:00 -040032:09truefull1441The Power of ANDThe Power of ANDClair and Rachel discuss the power of the word “AND” - and how that means we open ourselves up to more possibilities. We grant ourselves the capacity to acknowledge all of the incredible things we’re already doing while avoiding toxic positivity.

Action Item:

Is there something that is currently an “or” that can be an “and” for you? 

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]]>Clair and Rachel discuss the power of the word “AND” - and how that means we open ourselves up to more possibilities. We grant ourselves the capacity to acknowledge all of the incredible things we’re already doing while avoiding toxic positivity.

Action Item:

Is there something that is currently an “or” that can be an “and” for you? 

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]]>378b5f22-1396-4fbb-9a07-0ba7f21eb7c7Fri, 28 Jun 2024 07:00:00 -040030:23truefull1331Workplaces That No Longer Fit: Part OneWorkplaces That No Longer Fit: Part OneIn part one of this discussion, Rachel and Clair share about some red flags in workplaces that no longer fit and chat about what coaching looked like for Rachel. Sharing this with the hope that listeners may identify if it’s time to look for something else or find a better fit! Part two will discuss more about the decision to leave (that exit strategy) or, if you can’t leave right away, how to to reframe what your work life looks like while you’re hunting for something else.

Action item: Make a list of what is holding you back from making a change. If your close friend came to you with this list, what would you say to them?

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]]>In part one of this discussion, Rachel and Clair share about some red flags in workplaces that no longer fit and chat about what coaching looked like for Rachel. Sharing this with the hope that listeners may identify if it’s time to look for something else or find a better fit! Part two will discuss more about the decision to leave (that exit strategy) or, if you can’t leave right away, how to to reframe what your work life looks like while you’re hunting for something else.

Action item: Make a list of what is holding you back from making a change. If your close friend came to you with this list, what would you say to them?

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]]>a51c8774-6ddc-46f8-bd83-78a111714ac2Fri, 31 May 2024 07:00:00 -040042:09truefull1221Founding the Dragonhood - Our Origin StoryFounding the Dragonhood - Our Origin StoryDiscover what it means to be a dragon and how Clair (Founder, CEO) created the Dragonhood!


Action item for this episode: Notice when you feel like you're "too much." What was happening in that moment? Books/Resources mentioned: All Along You Were Blooming: Thoughts for Boundless Living by Morgan Harper Nichols

]]>Discover what it means to be a dragon and how Clair (Founder, CEO) created the Dragonhood!


Action item for this episode: Notice when you feel like you're "too much." What was happening in that moment? Books/Resources mentioned: All Along You Were Blooming: Thoughts for Boundless Living by Morgan Harper Nichols

]]>19d1ca57-977e-40be-8160-a5b967a79a46Fri, 01 Mar 2024 21:35:45 -040040:40falsefull1111<p>Discover what it means to be a dragon and how Clair (Founder, CEO) created the Dragonhood!</p> <p><br></p> <p>Action item for this episode: <strong>Notice</strong> when you feel like you&#39;re &quot;too much.&quot; What was happening in that moment? Books/Resources mentioned: <a href="https://amzn.to/3SJge2L" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">All Along You Were Blooming: Thoughts for Boundless Living</a> by Morgan Harper Nichols</p>