No Regrets Podcast With Kate

Hello Dear Listeners! I hope you have enjoyed the previous 13 episodes. I want to thank all of my guests who shared their stories openly and honestly. I also want to thank you, my listeners, without your support, this wouldn't be possible.  I'm going to take a short break to develop new content and schedule new guests who have exciting stories. I already have them on my list and they have agreed so all I need to do is sneak my way onto their busy schedules.  Thank you again for listening. I'll be back soon!  Kate Never Wonder What If, Live With No Regrets

Renita is an Army veteran having served eight years on active duty and another 25 on the civilian side. She joined the Army in rebellion to her dad who thought she wouldn’t make it two weeks. She has experienced the ups and downs of life, like all of us, a divorce, lost a fiancé in the war, lost her parents to cancer but she has two beautiful children and a granddaughter and met her current husband on e-Harmony! She has an infectious, joyous spirit and brings laughter wherever she goes. After her fiancé was killed, her perspective changed in such a way she asked herself, “What should I be doing in life and am I happy, if not, why am I doing it?” Renita also learned a valuable lesson from her fiancé, we don’t have to stay friends with people who are toxic just because we’ve been friends with them for years. So after his death, she cleaned house. Her regret is she wishes she spent more time going home and spending time with her parents. Renita lives life and doesn’t wait for anything. Life is about enjoying the

In today's episode I talk about limiting beliefs, why they are important to recognize and give tips on releasing them.  We have negative or limiting beliefs buried deep within our subconscious. How does one develop limiting beliefs? There are four ways: On a Core Level: Beliefs, positive or negative, can be learned in our childhood years through adulthood from our parents, siblings, other family members and friends. On a Genetic Level: Beliefs can be carried with us from generation to generation through our genetics. On a History Level: We can carry beliefs into this lifetime from past lives. On a Soul Level: Our soul, our essence, has beliefs. By identifying and healing limiting beliefs, we open ourselves up to living our lives, not only to the fullest, but more importantly, true to ourselves. By healing our limiting beliefs, we can also heal physical manifestations and dis-ease within the body. Limiting beliefs are powerful!   

Chris was married and had a child before he could legally drink. His value system was based on chasing the materialistic dream and women who looked good on his arm. Until he lost everything.   Our conversation takes many turns and Chris shares a story of how our emotions create dis-ease in the body. Which I’m a firm believer of. Side note: He does not know I believe this, he mentioned this on his own when talking about how our thoughts create our reality. Which again, could not be more true. Easily admitting he carries a heavy burden of guilt, remorse and shame from his past, Chris also believes you cannot look back and you can drop the weight of those burdens anytime as long as you move forward, learning from the past.   Chris would like for us to ask ourselves, "What are we giving to the world?" All of us have something to give. Chris is candid about the lowest points in his life and how he's making a considerably more selfless and mindful transition to a new life. Listen to learn how he is turning his lif

Felise thought life was linear: if you went to college, had a good job and worked really hard (basically did all the "right" things), everything would fall into place. But it didn't. Now she believes change is the only constant in life and one can miss opportunities if you stick to the "plan". If Felise has one major regret: The time wasted worrying about what other people think.    Listen to learn why her "plan" fell apart, how many opportunities led her to the next thing and what giveaway she is offering.    Please be sure to subscribe and follow us on Instagram @noregretspodcastwithkate.

Since the age of 16, Malia has started seven successful businesses, the most recent is Moon & Ivy. Today, she wears many hats: entrepreneur, mom, wife, military spouse and recently, corporate marketing director. Listen to learn how she manages it all.  Malia is not one to open up publicly but in this episode, she opens up about her very real experience with the corporate wage gap, how she found herself trying to be “perfect” and what helped her relieve her depression and anxiety: CBD. At the young age of 31, her story is incredible. She’s driven and has always created her own opportunities. Malia is a true inspiration on how to manifest your dreams. In her words, “I don’t think I’ll regret being brave and going for my dream”. GIVEAWAY: Malia has offered our listeners products from Moon & Ivy to one lucky winner. Be sure to listen to find out how to win!  IG: @moonxivy

At age 54, Marianne is a retired U.S. Marine Colonel, and has her PhD in Leadership Studies focusing on successful women in male dominated organizations. Her and her father are one of the very few father/daughter combinations to both retire from the U.S. Marine Corps at the same rank. In today’s episode, in addition to revealing her regrets, she talks about women in leadership and having a voice, her leadership style and her journey to become a successful leader, the history of women in the military and her opposing opinion of women in combat. She doesn’t believe in five-year plans and believes at every moment, you have an opportunity to make a decision. You can be right or you can be happy. Marianne’s greatest lessons are if you don’t ask, you’ll never know and you miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take. She wants everyone to not err on the side of fear, but err on the side of regret. This is one conversation you do not want to miss.

Since retiring from Nordstrom in 2010 in her sixties, Marcie Winfrey has found herself starting a side hustle, Sweet Treats by Marcie, and working for NASA.  We discuss topics I believe many of us can relate to but don't actually talk about. Marcie gets real about her marriage, suicide attempts, being worthy of love, her regrets and when she stopped caring what other people think of her....age at 65! She has stopped buying into the status quo and loving yourself.  As a multi-time cancer survivor, surviving cancer was the turning point for her to take better care of herself not only physically, but mentally. Marcie believes to live life fully, you can't have regrets.  Tune in to listen to this fabulous lady's many life lessons & musings we can all learn from.         

In this episode, I sit down with my best friend from high school, Lana Kim. Through 30 years of friendship, we have shared the ups and downs of life. Lana lost a husband to suicide and a year later, her dad to cancer. Both of us talk about how we got through taking care of and losing a parent to cancer & spending the final days with our loved ones. A mother of four, Lana discusses choices, change, her mantra of putting one foot in front of the other and what our legacy will be. 

A former military spouse, Jen opens up about her anxiety and where her anxiety comes from: societal "shoulds". For her, living with no regrets means following your intuition. Listen as we discuss how to find joy and not having to live within societal norms.    

If you’ve read my book, you’ll know this story. Not only did he get me through the last weeks in Denali, he’s a traveler, adventurer, blogger, self-published author and aspiring photographer. What we didn't talk about in this episode was his 500 mile journey on the Camino de Santiago. Read all about his adventures in Spain at ambleunbound.com.  In this episode, Aaron and I talk about not having a plan, retirement and how he’s spent the last eight years searching for happiness and the meaning of life. He opens up about depression and how at the age of 32, he’s finally comfortable with who he is. Here is a link to an article about the family I mention in the intro: https://www.pe.com/2019/02/23/why-a-temecula-family-with-two-kids-is-on-a-year-long-educational-road-trip/.

In part two of my Alaska series, I speak with Alden Morgan who was technically my boss at Denali Cabins. We talk about what seasonal life is like, the good (so many perks) and the bad (long hours) but most importantly, how he ended up in Alaska: because he wanted to pan for gold and fight bears! Alden has a different take on regrets. He believes our regrets define where you are at in life and how he wouldn't change a thing! Listen to his story. He went to Alaska with no expectations and ended up finding love and a growing family. 

Olivia and I worked together in Denali, Alaska as front desk agents at Denali Cabins, just eight miles from the Park entrance. Not only did Olivia design the cover of my book, she is living fearlessly! From Kansas City, MO, she now finds herself working for a tech company in San Francisco. We’ll discuss not letting family dictate her life choices and putting her career on the fast track!

In this intro episode, I share a little about me and my hopes for this podcast. If you wish to learn more about me, please visit my website at http://www.thekatehutchinson.com/ or check out my book, I Didn't Know I Was Dying and How I Live(d), available on Amazon. Thank you for listening to my podcast.