Meredith for Real: the curious introvert

Sarah Vermunt had a public meltdown in a Publix that made her realize the career she was in & the Ph.D. she was pursuing was not at all what she really wanted. Many can relate but remain stuck in expired jobs because they don’t know what else they would do. Sarah is now a career coach & best-selling author of Careergasm. In this episode, you’ll hear what to do if you don’t have time for soul searching, why picking a job is like trying to orgasm, how to reverse engineer your next career & how to know if you’ve outgrown your career.If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 190: DOES A CAREER CHANGE MEAN YOU’RE A FAILURE?Guest: https://www.careergasm.com/careergasm-crash-course |https://www.instagram.com/careergasm | https://www.facebook.com/careergasm |https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-vermunt-55857836/ | https://twitter.com/careergasmHost:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

"We made an agreement with each other that we would not eat each other no matter how hungry we got." Douglas Robertson is the author of The Last Voyage of the Lucette. He was just a teenager when his family was lost at sea for 38 days. In this episode he shares more than just a survival story. He shares his unique coming of age story & an opportunity to recalibrate what crisis is. You’ll also hear about killer whale attacks, eating sharks, drinking turtle blood, sea water enemas & adjusting to life on land after being rescued.If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 138: LIFE IN THE VEGAS TUNNELS: CLOWNS, CRICKETS & CRANKGuest: https://www.facebook.com/groups/survivethesavagesea/ | https://a.co/d/4PIalGL | http://www.survivethesavagesea.com/Host:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/Special thanks to Kari Dennison, Victoria Jackson, Rebecca Arcelay & Sandra Goodwin for helping me name this episode!

Fraidy Reiss is the founder of Unchained At Last, an organization dedicated to ending forced and child marriage in the U.S. In this episode, she shares her personal experience of being forced into an abusive marriage, how she finally escaped with the help of a cereal box & the work Unchained is doing to end child marriage in the US.This is a remastered episode that originally aired on September 14, 2020.If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 6: FORMER MENNONITE TURNED FASHION DESIGNER: REINVENTING YOURSELFGuest: https://www.instagram.com/unchainedatlast/ | https://www.unchainedatlast.org/ | https://www.facebook.com/UnchainedAtLast | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0LxkeDOUncyJ1reFenntgA | https://twitter.com/unchainedatlastHost:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

Dr. David Tolin is the Founder & Director of the Anxiety Disorders Center at the Institute of Living, the author of over 200 scientific journal articles & even received the Award for Lifetime Contribution to Psychology from the CT Psychological Association, but you may recognize him from the reality TV series Hoarders, The OCD Project or My Shopping Addiction. In this episode he shares what diagnosing hoarding disorder looks like, what brain scans reveal & the myth of trauma.If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 63: NATURAL MENTAL HEALTH HACKS BY MEREDITHGuest: https://drtolin.com/home | https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdavidtolin/ | https://a.co/d/hDRDee8Host:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

Kim Lee (a pseudonym) is a psychotherapist, married swinger & an author. In her book, The Swinger in the Mirror, she chronicles her rollercoaster of self-reflection & relational entanglements. In this episode, through her story & psychological expertise, we chronicle the pitfalls of unspoken expectations, making & re-making the rules of commitment & communication. You’ll also hear how one defines cheating as a swinger & the questions every couple should be asking each other to prevent betrayal.If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 86: ACCIDENTAL SWINGERS? PART 1Guest: https://a.co/d/gOWJbwD | https://www.facebook.com/theswingerinthemirror | https://www.instagram.com/swingerinthemirror/ | https://www.theswingerinthemirror.com/ | https://twitter.com/KimLeeAuthorHost:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

Jenny Radcliffe is a professional con woman & people hacker who uses social engineering to test the vulnerability of professional security systems. She shares how she got started in her teens, avoided a life of crime & how we can all be less vulnerable. You’ll also hear about her favorite break-in, the biggest security mistake we’re all making & her hot take on Anna Sorokin.This episode originally aired on May 2, 2022.If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 175: WHAT IS A DIGITAL GHOST? THE DATE OF THE DEAD & DEEP FAKESGuest: https://twitter.com/Jenny_Radcliffe | https://www.instagram.com/realpeoplehacker/ | https://a.co/d/eJCLY65 | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/human-factor-security/id1174807837 | https://humanfactorsecurity.co.uk/speaking/ Host:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

In 2016 the Canadian government passed the C14 bill, allowing some individuals to have assistance from a medical practitioner in ending their own life. Jan Ditchfield is the founder of a non-profit called Bridge C14, A Network of Peer-to-Peer Connections and Community Supports Through All Stages of Medical Assistance in Dying (AKA Maid). She is also someone with first-hand experience with how the laws (& the stigmas) impact the loved ones who decide to have a Maid death. Her mother was one of the first in her region to choose a Maid death. In this episode, we talk about fear of death, judgment, how the Maid approval process works & how her organization is supporting families.If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 165: GRIEVING DURING THE HOLIDAYS: SNEAKY SYMPTOMS & FINDING JOYGuest: https://www.bridgec14.org/ | https://www.facebook.com/BridgeC14/ | https://twitter.com/bridgec14 | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7BC4dwXZswpmzCMC2bfCGw | https://www.instagram.com/bridge.c14 Host:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

Jay Alders is an internationally acclaimed multidisciplinary fine artist, photographer, and designer whose distinctive style has been seen on album covers like Slightly Stoopid and 311 and in media outlets like Forbes, Surfer Magazine, and Penthouse. He's also a husband and dad of 3, and he's always expanding his mind and his passion projects. In this episode, we explore how to make time to do the things you love to do, the currency of life, separating pleasure from ambivalence, utility vs pleasure, the entanglement of identity, being interesting to yourself, creativity, and risk.If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 59: CREATIVITY AS A MENTAL HEALTH SOLUTION? JAY ALDERS EXPLAINSGuest: https://jayalders.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/jayalders/ | https://twitter.com/jayalders | https://www.facebook.com/jayalders | https://www.youtube.com/user/jayalders | https://www.pinterest.com/jayalders/_created/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayalders/ Host:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

Dr. Kate Mangino holds a Ph.D. in human rights & social development & is the author of the book, "Equal Partners: Improving Gender Equality at Home." She covers how to know if you’re the cognitive laborer, why gender equality is critical for boys & girls, society vs biology, the right and wrong way to divide chores & how to start a conversation with your partner without starting a fight.If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 180: IS YOUR ATTACHMENT STYLE RUINING YOUR RELATIONSHIP?Guest: https://www.katemangino.com/ | https://twitter.com/manginokate | https://a.co/d/3FhONCV Host:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert1 to save 20% off anything you order | https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

Kashif Khan believes healthcare shouldn't be about waiting to get sick. After watching his father’s health deteriorate & eventually cause an early death, he found himself as the head of his household at age 17. Later he developed 5 chronic conditions with no answers from doctors. This pushed him down the path of human biology & DNA, allowing him to not only cure himself but found The DNA Company & YouNutrients to help others do the same.You’ll hear how your DNA could be driving your behavior, how is this different than 23 & me, why big pharma won't want your DNA data & how DNA data could help you make precise health upgrades.If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 167: COULD COLD SHOWERS IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY?Guest: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/unpilled-podcast/id1590924050 | https://www.instagram.com/kashkhanofficial/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrkashkhan/ | https://twitter.com/mrkashkhan | https://www.thednacompany.com/curious for 15% off your DNA testHost:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert1 to save 20% off anything you order | https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/