Podcast Episodes

28. What "intuition" looks like (with Lauren Levine)

Season 2 Episode 28

Have you ever wondered if you even had an intuition? Or if it was buried under years and years of people-pleasing, shoulds, etc? That’s how I felt …. before this conversation. But not after.

Lauren L…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

27. The art and heart of "design" (with Sarah Jutras)

Season 2 Episode 21

What does “design” truly mean, and how does it shape more than just our screens? Sarah Jutras, founder of Huzzah Studio and creator of the "Freelance for Life" Substack, joins Nicole to take a deep d…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

26. Landscapes, prayers, and other ordinary magic (with Cody Cook-Parrott)

Season 2 Episode 26

When Cody Cook-Parrott joined me to explore the word "landscape," I thought we'd talk about pretty views and garden design. Instead, we discovered poetry hiding in 1800s dictionary definitions, learn…

Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago

25: "Trust" is a basket of grapes (with Taylor Lecours)

Season 2 Episode 25

So how is trust like a basket of grapes? Guess you have to listen to find out. :)

In this episode, Nicole sits down with Taylor LeCours, a fellow copywriter and brand strategist, to explore the word …

Published on 1 year ago

24: "Intimacy" & power (with Shivani Mehta Bhatia)

Season 2 Episode 24

"We all have it. We all have problems with it. We all want it. And we all also are really terrified of the ways in which we want it."

In this episode, Nicole Cloutier sits down with Shivani Mehta Bha…

Published on 1 year ago

23. "Pleasure" = to be approved? (with Sarah Diedrick)

Season 2 Episode 23

What if the word 'pleasure' has been whispering "approve me" all along?

Today, I'm thrilled to dive deep into a word that's more complicated than it seems: pleasure. In this episode, Sarah Diedrick …

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

22: "Performance" is a collective agreement (with Melinda Beck)

Season 2 Episode 22

These days, "performance" is often used with a negative connotation. We don't want anything we do to look like a performance... we'd much rather be authentic.

But what if performance is necessary fo…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

21: It’s not failure… we’re going “fallow” (with Sarah Loertscher)

Season 2 Episode 21

In this episode, I sit down with bookkeeper, jewelry designer, and budding mushroom farmer Sarah Loertscher, to explore the poetic (and yet also rather technical) word "fallow." Together, we unpack t…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

20: "Connection," human design, and friendship (with Kyle Wood)

Season 2 Episode 20

Sometimes a word surprises me with how spiritual it is. Connection is one of those words. It seems to be a word without time or space. A web just connecting everything to everything else.

My guest is…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

19: "Authenticity" - from murder to marketing (with Leanne Knight)

Season 2 Episode 19

How did a word once meaning "murderer" become the holy grail of modern branding? In this episode, Nicole and guest Leanne Knight trace the surprising journey of "authentic" from its dark origins to i…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago