Amy Elisa Jackson lost her husband when his 34 yr old heart stopped suddenly while on an annual friends’ trip to Sundance in Park City back in 2016. Just weeks away from the five year anniversary of his death, we talk about how she trudged through the muck and messiness of that grief, and the pride she takes in now guarding and growing Jeremiah’s personal legacy. Then on the lighter side, if you’ve ever found yourself at a loss for words when dealing with someone who recently experienced a tragi...
Jan 12, 2021•46 min
Andy is the co-founder and voice behind Headspace, the leading mindfulness, meditation and sleep app that seeks to improve the health and happiness of the world. He’s also an ordained Buddhist monk who spent 10 years training all over the world, a cancer survivor, and a compassionate, humble human with a lovely British accent. Andy and I talked about the tragedies that shaped his decisions in life, the importance of intuition, and how to find peace in our minds when life doesn’t go our way, foll...
Jan 05, 2021•50 min
The modern voice of all hard things ,Nora McInerny, is back for the conversation I originally envisioned - the harder one - that I wasn’t forced to have the first time around. Remember, Nora knows what it's like to get dealt a crappy hand. At 31, her unborn baby, father, and husband all died within the course of six weeks, and her work has since focused on helping others navigate the terrible things of life. Unlike our first exchange, this time Nora and I were in person together and I got to ask...
Dec 16, 2020•38 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Entrepreneur Jen Gurecki is a mover, a shaker, a hustler, and above all else, a modern day feminist who lives a purpose-driven life where SHE makes the rules - not society - and she’s been marching to the beat of her own drum since birth. At 26 years old while doing her masters’ research work in Africa, Jen founded nonprofit Zawadisha which provides microloans, solar-powered equipment and education to rural Kenyan women to empower them to become financially self-sufficient. Years later, she star...
Dec 07, 2020•27 min•Season 2Ep. 7
We all know who Lance Armstrong is - what he’s known for, and what he’s not. I just wanted to talk to him about the cancer that almost took his life 20+ years ago. When I got diagnosed back in September 2018 one of the first things I did was go buy his book, “It’s Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life.” I needed to know how Lance beat the advanced testicular cancer that had already spread to his lungs and brain by the time they discovered it, when he was just 25 years old and at his physic...
Nov 24, 2020•37 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Justin Grunewald is the Chairman of the Brave Like Gabe Foundation, part of the legacy of his late wife, runner Gabe Grunewald, who passed away last year in 2019 at the age of 32 after a long and very public battle with a rare cancer. Justin is also a lifelong runner himself, recently transitioning his talents from the track to the trails, and a doctor literally fighting COVID on the front lines right now in Minnesota. I share in the episode what Gabe meant to me and how her story inspired me to...
Nov 16, 2020•36 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Molly MacDonald is the Founder + CEO of The Pink Fund, a scrappy non-profit that provides “Real Help Now” to newly diagnosed breast cancer patients by directly paying bills like housing, utilities and insurance to take the tasks off their plates and not have to worry about paying taxes on the financial donations - totaling $4.5 MILLION to date in direct support. But it’s Molly’s personal story that really got me because this is not your average Boomer. After living much of her life in affluent w...
Nov 10, 2020•40 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Think you’ve had a rough month? At 31, Nora McInerny aka @noraborealis miscarried her second baby and lost her father and then her husband to aggressive brain cancer - all within a few weeks. As soon as I heard her 2018 TED Talk about the experience of moving fwd (vs moving on) through this grief with wit and realness and truth, I realized I’d stumbled upon the refreshing and relatable voice I’d been searching for. I fell into a welcomed rabbit hole of her content which brings “heart and levity ...
Nov 02, 2020•50 min•Season 2Ep. 3
It all started at musical theater camp in Upper Darby, PA with Tina Fey (yep, dead serious). Chris Heuisler and I spent our middle school summers surrounded by fellow theater nerds basking in the glow of all day rehearsals, absolute freedom, and Dairy Queen, just feelin’ so cool. Life took us down different roads but over time, our identities as athletes emerged as the ones that fueled our souls. Chris scored a dream job as the Westin Global Run Concierge while I sat in my corporate office wishi...
Oct 27, 2020•38 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Caroline’s one of the most accomplished ski mountaineers in the world and a passionate activist for the environment and gender equality. But we didn’t hit on any of that in this interview. Instead, we talked about her experience being forced to confront mortality - first when she was 15 and her half-brother died in an avalanche, later when she lost her best friend to the same fate in 2014, and as recently as 2019 when she summited Everest and encountered something rarely talked about. It was an ...
Oct 13, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 1
US Women’s Soccer legend and host of ESPN’s “Laughter Permitted” Podcast, Julie Foudy just led the charge in successfully bringing a professional women’s soccer team to LA as part of the NWSL along with a group of 30 star-studded investors. Hear us talk about Angel City, donuts, doodles, real leadership and how to stay grateful and interject joy into everything you do. NOTE: This episode was originally recorded on IG LIve (never meant to become a podcast) so the audio is not ideal - but hey, I d...
Oct 05, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 8
US Paralympics Team Member Roderick Sewell became the first bilateral above-the-knee amputee to conquer the Ironman World Championships in Kona - on two blades! Listen to this gem of a guy talk about the challenges on the path to Kona, his goal of becoming a two-sport athlete at the 2021 Paralympic Games and his penchant for giving back. NOTE: This episode was originally recorded on IG LIve (never meant to become a podcast) so the audio is not ideal - but hey, I don't have time to waste. Season ...
Oct 05, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Jacky Hunt-Broersma aka @ncrunnerjacky is a 20-yr cancer survivor, amputee, and professional ultrarunner who most recently broke the World Record for completing 100 miles as an amputee in under 24 hours...on a treadmill! Hear her story of grit and resilience and marvel at her lovely British accent. NOTE: This episode was originally recorded on IG LIve (never meant to become a podcast) so the audio is not ideal - but hey, I don't have time to waste. Season 2 is much improved! www.ncrunnerjacky.co...
Oct 05, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Passionate about showing women what the trails can offer and championing gender equality in the sport of ultrarunning, Gina Lucrezi has a great spirit and a mission build around inclusion and participation. Hear her journey of founding Trail Sisters which has exploded since launching in 2016 with local chapters in the US, Canada, and Europe and an expansive online journal that connects women worldwide with the NOTE: This episode was originally recorded on IG LIve (never meant to become a podcast...
Oct 05, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 5
“I’m a big, burly, beard-growing, fisherman, hunter, former All-ACC college football player that swims with swordfish, the baddest fish in the sea. If I can get breast cancer being this type of guy, then any man can get it, and it doesn’t matter how tough you are.” Hear Zac Yarbrough’s story and learn how he’s using his crappy hand as an opportunity to educate and drive awareness around male breast cancer. @zacyarbroughoutdoors NOTE: This episode was originally recorded on IG LIve (never meant t...
Oct 05, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 4
After going through his wife’s double lung + heart transplant journey battling Cystic Fibrosis, resilient family man Ryan Kaltenbach has a deep appreciation for life, endless gratitude and a desire to give back now through fostering that embodies the No Time to Waste spirit. NOTE: This episode was originally recorded on IG LIve (never meant to become a podcast) so the audio might not be ideal - but hey, I don't have time to waste. Check out Season 2! @ryankaltenbach More at @notimetowasteproject...
Oct 05, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 3
No Time to Waste Founder Alison Hadden opens up to share a highly personal update regarding the progression of her metastatic breast cancer as she grapples with an updated prognosis that brings new meaning to the phrase “No Time to Waste.” NOTE: This episode was originally recorded on IG LIve (never meant to become a podcast) so the audio is not ideal - but hey, I don't have time to waste. Season 2 is much improved! More at @notimetowasteproject and www.notimetowasteproject.com...
Oct 05, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 2
The inaugural episode of the No Time to Waste podcast kicks off with 5X Olympian and one of the most decorated XC skiers in the sport, Kikkan Randall. Hear her story of getting diagnosed with breast cancer just three months after winning Gold in 2018 and after completing a year of grueling treatments, finishing sub-3 hr at the NYC Marathon. NOTE: This episode was originally recorded on IG LIve (never meant to become a podcast) so the audio might not be ideal - but hey, I don't have time to waste...
Oct 05, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 1
