It's All Poetry

Nicole is joined by Dr. Kate Henry, productivity coach and author of Tend To It, for a thoughtful conversation about gardens, grief, and living with intention.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover…
How chronic illness reshaped Kate’s relationship with productivity

The difference between tending something and trying to control it

Why care doesn’t always need an outcome to be meaningful

How small, private rituals can sustain a creative life

Further Research
Newsletter- Tending with Dr. Kate Henry https://buttondown.com/KateHenryPhD
Tend To It: A Holistic Guide to Intentional Productivity by Dr. Kate Henry
Honing In - https://katehenry.com/honingin/
Kate's Website - https://katehenry.com/
The Tending Years: Understanding Your Child's Earliest Rituals by J.L. Shattuck
Music referenced in this episode; Hammer and a Nail by The Indigo Girls and Revolutionary Love by Ani DiFranco
As always, you can reach the team at [email protected]

In this episode, Nicole sits down with the founder of Slow and Steady Studio, Amanda Laird. The two explore steadiness as something alive, wobbly, and deeply human. From burnout and business growth to nervous systems and bent knees, this conversation redefines what it means to stay steady when everything feels like it’s shifting.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover...
Why steadiness often looks more like wobbling than standing still

How burnout can become a doorway to a deeper kind of stability

What riding a bike, surfing, and running a business all have in common

Why “steady growth” is a beautiful contradiction — and how to live inside it

How staying close to yourself matters more than staying on track

Further Research
Explore Amanda’s work at Slow and Steady Studio
Subscribe to Amanda’s weekly newsletter, The Slowdown for thoughtful insights on marketing, growth, and staying human in business

As always, you can reach the team at [email protected]

In this episode, somatic astrologer Britt Broekhaus and Nicole peer into why being seen is so often terrifying, how invisibility can feel like a refuge, and what the rhythms of the sun and moon can teach us about the seen and unseen.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover...
Why visibility is inherently risky

How astrology reframes visibility as cyclical rather than constant

The surprising connection between radiant energy and being perceived

Why invisibility can be protective, nourishing, and necessary

Further Research
You can find Britt Broekhaus at her website https://somaticastrology.co/
As always, you can reach the team at [email protected]

In this episode, Nicole and grief companion Uma Girish unpack grief as a loss of connection, a physical experience, and an invitation to live more meaningfully.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover…
Why beginning a new year with the word grief can be unexpectedly liberating
How grief lives in the body, not just the mind
Why shame so often sneaks into the grieving process
What it means to companion grief instead of trying to “fix” it
How grief can become a doorway to deeper compassion and purpose
Further Research
Explore Uma Girish’s work as a grief companion at https://www.umagirish.com

Listen to Uma’s podcast Being Fully Me (all seasons available wherever you listen to podcasts)

Subscribe to Uma’s weekly(ish) Substack newsletter via links on her website

As always, you can reach the team at [email protected]

Two-Spirit Shoshone and Hoopa doula, writer, and public health storyteller Madison Murphy Barney joins Nicole to explore entanglement as intimacy, responsibility, ancestry, and hope. And why none of us were ever meant to do this alone.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover…
How codependency and connection aren’t the same thing

What quantum physics reveals about collective responsibility

Why caring for your small corner of the world actually matters

How ancestors, children, and mushrooms are all part of the same web

Further Research
Subscribe to M’s Substack Our Medicine for weekly reflections and teachings: ourmedicine.substack.com

Learn more about Madison’s forthcoming book Our Ancestors Want Us to Be Mushrooms (out Spring 2026)

Explore ideas around quantum entanglement, collective care, and public health storytelling

Ways to Contact or Connect with the Guest
Website: madisonmurphybarney.com
Instagram: @madisonmurphybarney
Substack: ourmedicine.substack.com