{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Holding Patterns","title":"4. Let Go or Stay Stuck | Dealing with Rejection & Finding Community","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2716,"description":"In this episode, I sit down with my friend Caroline Kane, whom I met in New Zealand, and she has been expanding my perspective and world ever since!\nFrom Fort Collins, Colorado, Caroline created a career path for herself within wildland fire. She has spent years moving between seasonal roles, including guiding, working on chainsaw crews and prescribed burns, often living in tents, working long seasons, and navigating the industry as one of the few women in the field.\nAfter a season in Colorado, she found herself in a holding pattern shaped by funding cuts and repeated grad school rejections. She was faced with uncertainty, fear, and the pressure of not knowing what would come next. What carried her through was community and learning to let go of the plan she thought she needed.\nHer story highlights the power of persistence, letting go of rigid expectations, and the community that can come from an unconventional path._______________________________________________\nHolding Patterns Instagram Here! (https://www.instagram.com/holdingpatternspod?igsh=MXB1ajk3ZHhwdjYxMg%3D%3D)\nCover art by Remy Arnold (https://www.instagram.com/remyarnoldxo?igsh=dWx3aWJsMmZheWNx)\nMusic by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/gzSuZaQKCE_1J6Vl0-5y437s6Mbq3Am3G2qUFbmjEWo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ODQx/ODZjYTQyMzI1OGY0/N2VmMjVjYjQyZThh/NjhlYi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}