Episodes

Have you ever found yourself getting upset about something, then felt upset with yourself for being upset? This is a meta-feeling: how you feel about the feelings you're experiencing. In our latest judgment-free episode of Uncover The Human, our hosts Cristina and Alex take a deep-dive into emotions and the feelings we have about them. They teach us to overcome meta-feelings through the radical acceptance of our emotional experiences, conquering shame and guilt about our feelings, naming the emo...

When was the last time you were tricked into doing acting exercises? Meridith Grundei's work as a Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Coach teaches us to show up, be present, and own a space. Her applied improvisational methods help people get out of their comfort zones to feel more comfortable, confident, and grounded as speakers. In this insightful episode, Meridith reminds us that our presentations aren't actually about us - they're about our audience. Listen to our latest episode to lea...

What do middle schools and corporations have in common? This may sound like the setup for a joke, but there's a lot to learn from our latest guest, middle school teacher and life coach Justin Oberndorf. As an ex-corporate employee, Justin found his passion in coaching middle schoolers and young adults, and is an inspiring example of how to take an $80,000 pay cut and never look back. In this latest episode of Uncover the Human, Justin teaches us the importance of building relationships with Soci...

Welcome back to Part 2 of our inspiring conversation with Susan Sanders and Rae English. Human first, employee second. This is the approach that our guests Susan and Rae take in their work: Improve the employee experience to build better organizations. Susan and Rae are on a mission to create space for positive change on the individual, organizational, and structural levels. They remind us that we don't have to know everything, we just have to contribute what we can and allow others to do the s...

Human first, employee second. This is the approach that our guests Susan Sanders and Rae English take in their work: Improve the employee experience to build better organizations. Susan and Rae are on a mission to create space for positive change on the individual, organizational, and structural levels. They remind us that we don't have to know everything, we just have to contribute what we can and allow others to do the same. In this inspiring two-part episode of Uncover the Human, we discuss...

If a stranger asks you to tell them about yourself, where do you start? The majority of us would say "I am _____" and fill in the blank with: a coach, or a lawyer, or a CTO, or a therapist, or a mother. But those identities are often limiting, putting us in boxes based on what we do, rather than who we are. Join Alex and Cristina for an empowering conversation on identity and how we are all so much more than just our job titles. In this episode, they discuss where we often go wrong in forming i...

Rick Harrigan, certified Life Purpose Coach, joins Cristina and Alex on Uncover the Human this week. They discuss how removing external validation and listening to your inner voice is crucial in finding yourself and your life purpose. Purpose is defined by being, not by doing. It is a continuing journey that we are all on. Rick walks you through his own journey and how to start with changing your fear-based values into fearless values, even how "fun" can be a value. Listen to this episode to fin...

Cristina and Alex interview authors of The Improv Mindset: Change Your Brain. Change Your Business, Gail & Bruce Montgomery on their latest book: CHANGE! A Leader's Guide to Fixing SH*T. This episode discusses leadership and change management in a fun way. It's not just inspirational, but addresses how to take action and tangible steps to being a great leader. Discover how the experts in the latest frameworks of modern leadership thinking, such as comedic improv and Emotional Intelligence, provi...

Everyone wants to be successful. Does that mean having $1,000,000, obtaining your dream job, or buying your dream house? Cristina and Alex offer a different perspective than the material success we've been conditioned to believe we want. This episode offers a discussion around what it means to be successful from the inside-out. They suggest having a more fluid definition of success. By using our internal compass, core values, and being present in our lives, we can redefine success on our own ter...

Why do we ghost and get ghosted? From the corporate world to intimate relationships, Cristina and Alex discuss what it means to ghost someone from two perspectives: the person who doesn't like to respond and the person who feels disrespected without a response. Is there psychology around ghosting? Why do we take it so personally? We are all conscious that time is a precious resource and would like our time and effort to be acknowledged on both sides. This episode provides a discussion about why ...

At the beginning of December 2021 we hosted our first roundtable discussion on "Burnout during the Holidays and Beyond". We had an insightful and rich conversation with our panelists and guests, so we decided to share it on our podcast. You can find the video of this event on our YouTube channel and our website. Additionally, we also developed a free workbook to help you recognize and overcome burnout, downloadable from our website at https://www.wearesiamo.com/burnout-panel.

Anne Catherine Nielsen joins this week to discuss the "new normal," and how we can all bring humanity into the workplace to benefit the humans and the bottom line at the same time using experience from her ongoing work with the company she founded, EquaMagna, where she works to connect people strategy with organizational goals. Anne Catherine can be reached as follows: * Equa Magna Website * LinkedIn

This week we have a wonderful conversation with Kelli Oberndorf on how to connect different silos. As very commonly experienced, silos are widely present in organizations, despite the awareness that they cause deep gaps internally and externally. Breaking them down comes "down" to having the tools and desire to focus on and invest in connecting people, communication, and interpersonal skills.

The Great Resignation, the Great Awakening, the Great Journey to aligning purpose, meaning, and values with our work lives. We have heard many ways to describe the record level numbers of people leaving their current employment. The main reason? People are searching for meaning and purpose, they want to know that their work matters, that they are valued, seen, heard, and appreciated for what they do. Receiving a paycheck is no longer enough, and maybe it never was. After almost 2 years of pandem...

Our 50th Episode comes out just in time for this very busy time of the year. We reconnect with Eimear Zone on establishing boundaries as a key skill to not overwhelm ourselves and then burnout. Eimear helps us unpack why it is so hard to communicate and set boundaries, how to provide an elegant NO that allows us to maintain respect for the relationship, the recipient and ourselves.

Life is full of lessons and it is not linear . We explore the multi-facets of life, what it means to find our essence of being, and embrace the journey with Michanda Lindsey. She helps us accept that there is no one-size fits all and that when we learn to embrace the messiness and just enjoy it, we can just BE and make the most of our experiences.

For Simply Tiny Development, sustainability is not just a word, it is action. We have the honor to learn from Sean and Megan this week about their incredibly important work in creating environmentally sustainable living options by building custom tiny homes and camper conversions. Their commitment to sustainability goes way beyond the environmental and financial benefits of tiny living. They apply it in every decision and action they make in their company and life.

Season 2 kicks off with a recap of the best personal and professional assessments to know yourself and your workplace better. Cristina and Alex discuss the pros and cons of various assessments along with different paths to uncover the hard data behind essential skills in yourself and others. The two assessments we review and recommend are The Working Genius and The Standout Assessment.