Derek “Deek” Diedricksen is a builder of tiny homes, a musician, an artist – and exemplifies not putting people into boxes. He is a host of HGTV’s “Tiny House Builders” and the author of Microshelters: 59 Creative Cabins, Tiny Houses, Tree Hous

ACL 065: Tara Byrne

Feb 21st, 2016 35m 49s

Tara Byrne is a serial entrepreneur who had some unique “unschooling” educational experiences, and is the founder of Under 30 Changemakers, a support network for young entrepreneurs.In this episode of A Congruent Life, Tara shares about:ho

ACL 064: Jacob Sokol

Feb 10th, 2016

Jacob Sokol had all the trappings of a successful life in New York City but longed for passion and purpose. So he set off to find it, and deliberately and consciously designed the kind of life he was enthusiastic about. He ended up creating

ACL 063: Katrin Macmillan

Feb 6th, 2016 38m 13s

Katrin Macmillan is the founder of a human rights organization called Projects for All. An innovative project called “Project Hello World” is helping to connect and bring education to millions of children without traditional resources.In this

ACL 062: Jason Zook

Sep 24th, 2015 36m 15s

Jason Zook personifies reinvention and unconventional thinking: he has worn T-shirts for a living, sold his last name twice, and is now literally selling his future. The author of Creativity for Sale, Jason helps people see beyond boundaries, c

ACL 061: Belden Lane

Sep 13th, 2015 30m 45s

Belden Lane is a teacher, author, storyteller, and theologian who explores the deep connection between nature and spirituality, and in particular the threads between those topics and men’s spirituality work.In this episode of A Congruent Life

ACL 060: Andy Hayes

Jun 26th, 2015 37m

Andy Hayes Andy went from a lucrative career in enterprise software development and consulting to found a company called Plum Deluxe, whose philosophy is helping you create moments that matter.In this episode of A Congruent Life, Andy shares

ACL 059: Dianne Bischoff James

Jun 11th, 2015 39m 43s

Dianne Bischoff James found herself challenged by a “midlife reboot” in confronting the truth that she had built a life that she wasn’t truly proud of. She chronicles her journey of reinvention and distills the practical lessons she learned in

ACL 058: Stephanie Trager

Mar 13th, 2015 33m 27s

Stephanie Trager draws on a wide array of life experiences ranging from activism, law, martial arts, 9/11, and a serious injury and parlays that into entrepreneurship and transformation coaching. In this episode of A Congruent Life, Stephanie

ACL 057: Andrew Newman

Oct 2nd, 2014 27m 21s

Wondering what he could do to help disaster-impacted people in Haiti, Andrew Newman started asking others on the street for poems to share. Little did he know at the time that “poemcatching” would take him around the world and result in several

ACL 056: Stephanie St.Claire

Sep 24th, 2014 35m 1s

After encountering an unexpected “plot twist” in her life, Stephanie St.Claire reinvented herself to support others experiencing heartbreak and loss. In this episode of A Congruent Life, Stephanie shares insights gleaned from her reinvented l

ACL 055: Gary Hirsch

Aug 28th, 2014 40m 48s

Gary Hirsch is an artist and co-founder of On Your Feet, which improves organizational dynamics and teaches business skills through principles of improv. He is also the driving force behind Botjoy, a project to spread joy and courage throughout

ACL 054: Victor Saad

Jul 31st, 2014 48m 16s

Victor Saad decided to take his education into his own hands and handcraft a unique personal educational experience called the “Leap Year Project.” He is now crystallizing his vision for reinventing education by building a new school called the

ACL 053: Erik Proulx

Jun 19th, 2014 37m 5s

After unexpectedly losing his job as an advertising executive, Erik Proulx embraced documentary film-making, and made a compelling film called Lemonade about several people who – in Erik’s words – lost their jobs and discovered their callings.

ACL 052: Diane Allen

May 23rd, 2014 37m 10s

Diane Allen has been a professional violinist for decades, and is now drawing on her experience in the music world to empower women to become more confident communicators.In this episode of A Congruent Life, Diane shares stories about how her

ACL 051: Jared Seide

May 2nd, 2014 44m 10s

Jared Seide facilitates increased cooperation, empathy, and understanding within groups through his work at Center for Council, spanning circles as diverse as schools, businesses, service organizations, participants in social conflicts, and pri

ACL 050: Heather Thorkelson

Apr 10th, 2014 36m 53s

Heather Thorkelson calls herself an Architect of Freedom, working with others to carve their own path, conquer “comparisonitis,” and create successful, meaningful businesses that support their lives.In this episode of A Congruent Life, Heathe

ACL 049: Emilie Cortes

Apr 4th, 2014 45m 46s

Emilie Cortes discovered that outdoor physical challenge provided an unexpected boost in her own self-confidence, and a balance to the stress of her high-powered career in the Bay Area. She ended up leaving her finance job to empower other wome

ACL 048: Danea Horn

Mar 28th, 2014 34m 50s

Danea Horn has had significant health challenges since birth, and has let illness become her teacher in profound ways. She wrote a book called Chronic Resilience to support others in being more self-compassionate during the stress of illness, a

ACL 047: John Bardos

Mar 19th, 2014 33m 36s

John Bardos and his wife sold or gave away all their possessions in order to live a nomadic travelling lifestyle focused on contribution and connection.In this episode of A Congruent Life, John shares about:gradually questioning common life

ACL 046: Lydia Smith

Mar 6th, 2014 32m 6s

Lydia Smith walked the Camino de Santiago at a pivotal time in her life, and felt called to create a documentary film called Walking the Camino in order to inspire people to follow their own path of discovery and transformation.In this episod

ACL 045: Justin Cooke

Feb 26th, 2014 37m 18s

Justin Cooke reinvented his own life in a way that basically amounted to convincing his boss to fire him, and then moving both his personal and professional life halfway around the world to the Philippines. He now is a partner in a successful

ACL 044: Berni Xiong

Feb 19th, 2014 37m 44s

Depressed and unfulfilled by her job as a sales executive, Berni Xiong was asked a simple question that changed her world: “So what do you want to do when you grow up?” Berni decided to start living life on her own terms, and became “The Shin K

ACL 043: Richie Norton

Feb 13th, 2014 33m 39s

The tragic deaths of his 10-week-old son and his brother-in-law shook Richie Norton and his family to their core, but their conscious response enabled them to turn tragedy into triumph. Richie wrote a compelling book, The Power of Starting Som

ACL 042: Tyson Adams

Feb 5th, 2014 46m 51s

Tyson Adams left a well-paid sales job in Seattle, bought a one-way ticket to Asia, and had a “crazy” dream about importing coffee to finance community efforts in Laos. He has now built a successful social business called Jhai Coffeehouse that