The Nuanced Life show

The Nuanced Life

Summary: In a world that increasingly defaults to false dichotomies, we explore the messiness of living wisely —the choices, tradeoffs, priorities, and grace of living a nuanced life.

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Podcasts:

 Dealing with the Messiness | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 20:04

We discuss how we're dealing with messiness in our lives.

 Summer Checklists and Working with Friends | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:22

Sarah and Beth talk about their summer checklists. Stephanie asks about how to enter a business partnership with a friend. Amber is commemorating a variety of changes in her life, including her search for a new job.

 Graduation and Grief From Afar | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:35

We discuss anger and grief in Covid-19 times.

 Decisions for the Messy Middle of a Pandemic | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:20

We talk about how to shift our expectations and activities to meet the messy middle of this pandemic.

 Grief, Parenting, and Pregnancy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:32

We talk about the grief Olympics before sharing your thoughts about parenting and pregnancy.

 Shifting Roles | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 23:53

We talk about intentional and unintentional role changes during the pandemic.

 Hard Calls | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:39

We are all making daily decisions about how to be members of our communities. Jessica made a choice to shelter-in-place in Mexico. A listener is asking about how to confront a friend whose new relationship has some red flags. Jamie's son is learning to make good choices. Jenny's daughter is no longer fighting about chicken at the dinner table. 

 Celebrating Life As It Is | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:26

We talk about celebrating things as they are.

 A New Phase of Work | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:38

We talk about working from home and other moments when work life shifts.

 When Family Is Hard | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:49

We share hopes for our future social-distancing selves. We answer Carisa's question about how to deal with her family's racism. Katherine is commemorating moving closer to family, even when that comes with hard conversations.

 Finding Alignment | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:45

We talk about finding alignment in life.

 Life Unscheduled | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:06

We talk about times when life takes a different path from our original plan.

 Working Life | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:41

We discuss how work affects so much of our lives.

 Family Structure and Small Acts with Big Impact on Democracy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 23:36

We talk about family structure and small things with big impact.

 Advocating for Others | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:30

Your feedback to stories shared on the show has been amazing. Paige wants to know how to best help the homeless. Amy raised the issue of gender pay discrepancy at her church. 

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