Life Changing with Dori Fern
Life Changing with Dori Fern is a podcast about the seeds that make us, the communities that shape us, and our lives in progress. This is a show for people open to change at any (st)age.
Podcast music is Cool Jazzy Bass & Vibraphone by Marc Serra / M33 Project
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Episodes
20 episodes
Rhythm, Improvisation and Community with Piotr Orlov
Dori talks with writer and music storyteller Piotr Orlov, exploring themes of identity, the immigrant experience, and the transformative power of community. Piotr, whose grandmother was a classical musicologist and father, a prominent, American...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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29:58
Navigating Tough Conversations, Activism, and Aging in the Music Industry with Vickie Starr
In this episode, Dori talks with music industry veteran and activist Vickie Starr about the importance of empathy, productive conversations, and navigating the messy path of personal and societal change. Together, they reflect on Vickie’s caree...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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38:53
Fatherhood, Combat Jack, and the Art of Storytelling with Ken Gibbs Jr
In this episode of Life Changing with Dori Fern, Dori talks with longtime friend, colleague, and fellow nerd, Ken Gibbs Jr., a digital media consultant with a distinguished career at companies like Spotify and BET Networks. They share stories t...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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33:52
Trusting the Process with Broadway Performer Khori Petinaud
Dori's long-term consulting job had ended and her next-door neighbor Khori Petinaud's Facebook post about the urge toward negative thinking as her show, Lempicka, was closing struck a chord. Khori talks about choosing faith over fear, a lesson ...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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36:25
On Resilience, Grief and Timing with Jennie Baird
Dori and Jennie Baird talk about resilience, grief, and the role of timing in their lives. Jennie works as the Chief Product Officer at BBC Studios and is also a certified mental health first aid and volunteer suicide bereavement support facili...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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32:30
The Outsider: How Food Writer Nicole Taylor Broke Through
Season 2 of Life Changing with Dori Fern opens with an intimate conversation between Dori and James Beard Award-nominated food writer, Nicole Taylor, the author of cookbooks including the modern Juneteenth classic, Watermelon & Red Birds. D...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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30:49
The Return
Life Changing with Dori Fern returns for season 2! Hear what Dori has been up to and what she has in store for this new season.
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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3:21
Endings and What's Next with Danny Palestine
Ep 12: It's a full-circle moment here at Life Changing with Dori Fern. For this last episode of Season 1, I interviewed fellow life changer, Danny Palestine -- who once interviewed me on his podcast -- about navigating his own messy middl...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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34:09
The Truth About True Stories
Ep 11: Following a month of anxiety navigating finances and trying to stay calm in her end-of-summer search for work, a tectonic shift happened that brought about much change and a narrative shift. It got Dori thinking about what is true ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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28:43
Big Moves and Budgeting
Ep 10: I'm back! What a rollercoaster couple of weeks. Started my professional coaching program. Woo wee, it was quite a ride to get there, to pull the trigger on this big move, but I did it! I'll tell you how all that went down. Much of the re...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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25:38
Money and Mentors
Get ready for a ride. The funds Dori has been living off of are suddenly -- or so it seems -- running dry. Our host finds herself unmoored and scrambling for income, but grateful for the mentors who have supported her over the years and e...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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19:05
Follow the Signs
Ep 8: An invitation to try out for a cooking job at a Catskills inn takes Dori by surprise. What is she to make of this new opportunity, which could prove promising on many levels? Might she also, maybe, possibly, meet the man of her (l...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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15:42
In the Cards with Michele 'Meta' Harper
Ep 7: It's Michele 'Meta' Harper day on Life Changing with Dori Fern. July 2, 2022 was the one-year anniversary of Dori's job "independence." On this episode, she talks to hypnotherapist, personal stylist, and reiki master, Michele...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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26:36
Get Coached with Carmen Hughes
Ep 6: Seeking the necessary help is an essential ingredient to life changing, but knowing where to find it -- and who to ask -- isn't always clear. In this episode, Dori talks to Carmen Hughes, career coach and diversity, equity, and incl...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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27:03
Unbelievable
Ep 5: Dori feels a shift in family dynamics when her stepfather dies. And after a rocky start to a London trip to see her son, a new day and an attitude adjustment bring surprises.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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16:06
Life-Changing Latkes, Pt 2
Ep 4: Following her painful latke pop-up, Dori reflects on the role of food and cooking in her life, and the people who influenced her most. She comes to some crucial realizations.NOTE: YOU'LL FIRST WANT TO LISTEN TO
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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11:55
Life-Changing Latkes, Part 1
Ep 3: Dori talks about the big latke-making popup she did over the holidays. It didn't go as planned. Read more about her latke venture here.Here's Dori's re...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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8:40
'Keep Moving Forward' with Faye Penn
Ep 2: Dori was struck by a piece of advice she heard on a podcast about career pivoting, given by Faye Penn, Executive Director of women.nyc and Executive Vice President of Initiatives at the New York City Economic Development Corporation...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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15:21
