{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"A LOT with Audra","title":"86. Change: Three Things That Are Helping Me Live in It","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1091,"description":"What if the way you've shown up for the people you love has quietly changed — and that's actually okay? This week, Audra reflects on a simple moment (last-minute ice cream sandwiches vs. planned-out chocolate banana popsicles for her son's birthday treats) that cracked open a much bigger conversation about navigating seasons of change, letting go of guilt, and learning to sit with discomfort instead of controlling your way around it.\n\nHighlights\n\nAudra compares showing up for her son's first-grade birthday treats (homemade chocolate-dipped banana popsicles) versus his fifth-grade birthday treats (last-minute Kroger ice cream sandwiches) — and how the joy was the same despite looking completely different.\nWhy we talk ourselves out of embracing change by judging our current selves against who we used to be.\nThe three things Audra is personally processing while going through her own season of change (including the recent evolution of \"the thread\").\nLetting go of the need to explain your choices to others before making a change.\nLearning to examine the stories you tell yourself about your identity and success — even the positive ones.\nBuilding your capacity for discomfort instead of over-controlling outcomes, including how her emotional agility certification has helped.\nPractical ways to \"anchor back to yourself\" during uncertain seasons — stillness, movement, or connection.\n\nChapters\n\n1:04 — Happy August: back-to-school fatigue and why you're not alone\n2:28 — A tale of two birthday treats: first grade vs. fifth grade\n5:15 — This season of change: why we resist embracing it\n8:12 — Three things Audra is processing through her own transition\n9:36 — Letting go of \"what will people think?\"\n12:32 — Examining the stories you tell yourself\n14:16 — Getting comfortable with discomfort\n17:46 — Closing thoughts for the week\n\nWant to learn more?\nThe Thread\n\nBe sure to follow me @audradinell on Instagram and LinkedIn\n\nThis show is part of the ICT Podcast Network.\n\nDisclaimer: we...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ST1ihY6oM6j-9JRbJBusW58P2vlzKyibzbr46bLarLI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMTAw/OWFmMDZmNzE3YzYy/OTM3ZmM5Y2NmYzRm/MTY5My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}