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Read The Room

Cavanaugh James

32 episodes

6 months ago

Well I asked for questions and you delivered! The whole reason I started this show and wrote Read The Room was to be able to have these conversations. In your real life, in the actual dynamics you find yourselves in, that’s where I want to meet you. I want to help you navigate the difficult and confusing. So today we’re digging in. We’re dealing with nuanced situations like, “What do you do when your spouse has a family who continually lies to and gaslights them ... how can you help?” I’ve...

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Well I asked for questions and you delivered! The whole reason I started this show and wrote Read The Room was to be able to have these conversations. In your real life, in the actual dynamics you find yourselves in, that’s where I want to meet you. I want to help you navigate the difficult and confusing. So today we’re digging in. We’re dealing with nuanced situations like, “What do you do when your spouse has a family who continually lies to and gaslights them ... how can you help?” I’ve...

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Episodes (20/32)

Read The Room

Real Relationship Questions with Natalie Martin

Well I asked for questions and you delivered! The whole reason I started this show and wrote Read The Room was to be able to have these conversations. In your real life, in the actual dynamics you find yourselves in, that’s where I want to meet you. I want to help you navigate the difficult and confusing. So today we’re digging in. We’re dealing with nuanced situations like, “What do you do when your spouse has a family who continually lies to and gaslights them ... how can you help?” I’ve...

1 year ago

43 minutes

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Dr. Andy Yarborough: Out of Overwhelm

I’m joined today by one of the smartest people I have the pleasure of knowing. Dr. Andy Yarborough is a licensed clinical psychologist as well as personal coach to many— me included. And yes, you’re seeing that correctly. Today, I’m having on a friend who has genuinely helped me understand my own overwhelm, as well as my ability to step out of it. We’re having a real, no holds barred conversation about what it means to genuinely integrate the entirety of who you are and to show up auth...

1 year ago

56 minutes

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Furhan Ahmad: Let's Be Neighbors Again

Today, we have the distinct honor to hear from someone whose purpose in life has been defined and shaped by serving others. Furhan Ahmad was born and raised in NYC, became an EMT right out of high school to then become a police officer, and finally a first-responder firefighter, where he continues to serve the city and kaleidoscope of people to this day. His character encourages me and his story flat-out inspires me. The way he kindly, lovingly, and boldly chooses to meet a city full o...

1 year ago

55 minutes

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Tia Bowen: Good Is Not Best

It's incredibly tempting to settle for "good enough" in life. Let's be real, this might show up in our work performance, our relational practices, or in how we function in life. But I've got a friend on today who I know doesn't settle for less than the best. Whether it's in her relational world, how she shows up in her career, or how she shows up in life altogether, Tia Bowen is one always reaching for better. In this ep, she's going to help us all reach for a bit more. What I think is especi...

1 year ago

1 hour 6 minutes

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Ryan and Nikki Leonti-Edgar: Bring it to the Ring

Romantic relationships are fraught with challenging dynamics to deal with ... 👀 or not. Even deciding you're ready to date is challenging, well it was for me at least. The question is, if you're not dealing with what is, if you can't call a thing a thing, and if you're not willing to work through the "hard" stuff with your person, then what's the point of partnership? I have two people joining me today who aren't afraid of relational work and their lives are a testament to that fact. A...

1 year ago

1 hour 3 minutes

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas: Stewarding People

I often think about where exceptional people skills are developed. Are they innate, encouraged or discouraged by surrounding, maybe a combination? Today, I’m asking this question and many more of someone I believe to be in an expert in this field, among many others. Priyanka Chopra Jonas is an international juggernaut of an icon, yes. But beyond that she is supremely astute, intentional, aware, and kind. Join us for a vulnerable conversation about all the ways in which we steward our ow...

1 year ago

1 hour 15 minutes

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Living Your Life Eyes Up

If you want to know what I'm about as a person, what drives me (and the heart behind this podcast/book), and what I aim to spend the rest of my life talking about, this is the episode. It's not only because my book comes out next week (Apr. 23), but because I genuinely need to understand someone's heart before I can take what they're saying seriously. Anybody else out there? So hop in for an interview of sorts, but more so, a forecast of the conversation we're going to have if you order Read...

1 year ago

41 minutes

Read The Room

Anjula Acharia: Planted in Purpose

WATCH the full episode on Patreon !! I hope you'll join us for a riveting convo with Anjula Acharia, renowned entrepreneur and trailblazer, as she unveils her raw and authentic experiences of 'faking it till she made it' in the business world. Mixed with incredibly practical advice, wisdom, vulnerability, and some great stories ... Let's just say you're in for a treat. From her beginnings in real estate to navigating the intricacies of the music industry, Anjula is sharing invaluable lessons ...

1 year ago

1 hour 1 minute

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Your Happy Holiday Pep Talk and Ending the Year Grateful

I can't believe we've come to the end of the year! Before we all tuck away for a quick few weeks, I wanted to have my dear friend Natalie Martin (licensed therapist) back on to help me tackle a few things I know may be on people's minds around the Holidays. We're also divulging what Christmas song we think we are, the ones we think can go away, and giving each other grief in the meantime ... Because that's what friends are for tbh. Before we send you into all of your holiday festivities, and...

1 year ago

44 minutes

Read The Room

What Do You Do When A Friendship Changes?

What do you do when life starts to move you and your close friends in different directions? Marriages, hard life moments, moving away, little offenses built up over time … whatever it is that may be causing a disconnect, what do we do with it and how do we navigate forward— and in health? Today, I have my first repeat offender back on the show. Natalie Martin, one of my dearest friends and a licensed therapist, stops by to help me answer a listener’s question(s) about some growing distance b...

1 year ago

38 minutes

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Kathryn Gallagher: It’s Good To Be Bad At Lying

I’m so excited for you to get to know my pal, Kathryn Gallagher! She is one of the kindest and brightest people I’ve had the privilege to meet and I know you’ll find the same. Outside of being empathetic, genuine, hilarious, and talented beyond, she’s a deep well of wisdom and experience. Today she’s sharing some of her story and strength with us, and leaving us better and more resourced than before. In her professional life, she happens to be one of my favorite new stars of stage and screen...

1 year ago

1 hour 1 minute

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Sami Udell: Fearless of Failure and the Joys of Problem-Solving

Several things are incredibly astounding about my friend, Sami Udell, owner of WholeSam, a private chef agency serving major cities across the US. Firstly, she’s just not overwhelmed by a challenge. What’s that like?! Secondly, the way she built her own extremely successful, yet still burgeoning company, is nothing short of cool. Real character matters to her and how she does business, serves her clients and chefs, and walks out her vision. She understands what it looks like to do a j...

1 year ago

1 hour 2 minutes

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Nick Jonas: Forced Friendship and Real Relational Dynamics

Well, I would be lying if I said today’s guest isn’t the most requested I’ve had since starting this show some months ago. My beautiful friends, Nick Jonas is here today and I’ll be honest, this is a special treat. Nick and I have a lot of friendship years under our belt, but rarely do we crack those years open for others. The truth is, as many years as we have, we have almost as many hard conversations, belly laughs, unforgettably memorable moments, and life challenges wherein we’ve both bee...

1 year ago

1 hour 21 minutes

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Mood Servant: A Burgeoning Fitness Mogul Made Apothecary Owner

Today we're talking about the road we take on the way to our destiny. So often it can be overwhelming to know where you're supposed to land, what you're supposed to put your hands to, and how you're going to do it ... And can I tell you something? The figuring of that out, the wrestling with an idea or business, the pursuit of putting it all together and on its feet--it's no joke. So that's why I am so excited for you to meet Rasheeda Ellis, owner of Mood Servant. I have been thoroughl...

2 years ago

59 minutes

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People-Mirrors and Tough Convos That Lead You Through

If you missed last week’s episode, I’d encourage you to go back and listen before you dive into this! Why? Last week we had such an honest and vulnerable convo so we’re obviously going to chat through that. I don’t want you to feel left out! Outside of that, we’re just exploring the value of having people-mirrors in our lives—those who lovingly show us sides of ourselves we can’t see. I’m truly loving these chats and seeing where we go when we’re open to meeting each other in vulnerability a...

2 years ago

53 minutes

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Natalie Martin: When Therapy, Friendship, Hard Convos, and Growth All Meet

I can't lie to you, I think you're going to genuinely love this episode. Yes, it's because this is a wonderfully hilarious and fun conversation and yes, it's because you're going to absolutely adore Natalie Martin. It's also because this episode did NOT go where I thought it would ... But good thing Natalie is a licensed therapist and this isn't the first time we've talked through a real moment. I just didn't plan for it to happen while we were recording. Listen in for one of my favori...

2 years ago

1 hour 11 minutes

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Improv Nightmares, Broadway Dreams, and That One Juilliard Audition

In continuing the theme of hilarious stories from Kevin Covert’s episode, today Courtney and I are adding our own plethora of ridiculousness! Yes, we’re talking about how to make pathways clearer for those coming behind you … YES, we’re digging into the truth Kevin pointed to, how necessary it is to continually invest your relational world, and much more. But I’m also going into much more of my background today, into more of how my world intersects with performers, and some just plain ole fu...

2 years ago

50 minutes

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Kevin Covert: From Cats to Broadway with a Dance Belt and a Tube of Chapstick

I have the distinct pleasure of having one of the most funny, entertaining, kind, and wholly enjoyable guests on this week. Kevin Covert serves as the Director of Musical Theatre and Co-Chair of Musical Theatre at Shenandoah University (a prestigious program, let me tell you). He's also a seasoned Broadway veteran in his own right. He was in the original Broadway casts of Monty Python’s Spamalot, Memphis, as well as being in the revival of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and ...

2 years ago

1 hour 3 minutes

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Being The Safe Place You Might Not Have Had

What kind of space do you hold for others to be wholly flawed, wonderful, and in-process at the same time? I know it’s a big question and it’s one Courtney and I are chewing on in this episode. This is a vulnerable one and truthfully, one I’ve been nervous to release. Recapping Nikki Leonti’s wonderful episode brings up some real things to parse through and you’ll feel that throughout. But I think we cover some good ground and know it will speak to you in some encouraging way. So welc...

2 years ago

20 minutes

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Nikki Leonti: Survival Songwriting, HOV Lanes of Friendship, and the Other Side of Judgment

This week, I have the privilege of introducing you to one of your new favorite people, that is, if you've not yet encountered the wonderful, Nikki Leonti. Not only is she just one of the best singers, most seasoned artists, and a true industry pro ... She is one of the most well-rounded people, period. She's got stories that'll make you laugh, wisdom and insight from decades of real life-lived, and a fresh perspective I know that'll leave you lighter. We talk through what it means to fully b...

2 years ago

1 hour 3 minutes