Inspire people. Support each others' growth. Create a meaningful life. Does this mission reflect your values? Welcome to the community! What is WHYLD about? Bringing together friends and strangers for conversations on topics that expand their horizons. Fostering the exchange of thoughts between people of diverse walks of life. Giving extraordinary people „from next door“ a voice to share their stories. Celebrating people’s authentic life choices. Why? So that YOU feel inspired to step into YOUR most authentic, vulnerable, wild self. How can you be part of WHYLD? We produce every episode with love and care. They are a gift to you which can be multiplied indefinitely. Take away from the content what you deem valuable. You may want to try on new thoughts, challenge long-held beliefs, disagree with some aspects of it, or find yourself affirmed by others sharing your experiences, your thoughts, your dreams. Please be invited to share your own view through means of our social media appearances, invite your friends to the discussion, or share the podcast with them...
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 21 hours 17 minutes
episode 46: WHYLD46 - (Latino) Men Don't Cry? From People-Pleasing to Purpose - Dr. Paul Rivera
Do you know who you are?
“You're not white enough for the white people. You're not brown enough for the brown people, and it's our own people judging us.”
Summary of what we talk about in the episode:
- Cultural belonging, financial pressures & mental health - what is it like being a Latino in the US?
- Vulnerability is strength? From “machismo” to authenticity...
episode 45: WHYLD45 - Am I Really Being Myself? Let This Exercise Guide You Towards a More Authentic Life
How authentic do you allow yourself to be, truly?
“Given the big role working plays in our lives, it would be a big loss if we couldn’t be ourselves at work, wouldn’t it?”
In short, we talk about this in the episode:
- How does your body let you know when you are in alignment – and when you are straying from your truth?
- In which situations or environments do you suppress your authenticity?
- How could you change that?
- If...
episode 44: WHYLD44 - Women, Would You Pay for Sex? Pillow Talk With a Male Escort - Ben Nordmann
Can you imagine paying for a sexual service?
“My goal is that a client is not booking me again.”
In short, we talk about this in the episode:
- Why do women pay for sex? And is it a bad thing?
- How does one become a callboy… and why?
- Why does a sex worker say, “my aim is that no woman calls twice”?
- Is this even legal? Germany’s Prostitution Protection Act and what introducing the “Nordic Model” would mean for consumers...
episode 43: WHYLD43 - Words Divide, Words Unite? The Magical World of Lobsterbird
What is a Lobsterbird?
“As the saying goes: A fish and a bird could fall in love. But where would they live?”
In short, we talk about this in the episode:
- White-Asian, male-female, arts-science - what is it like to be a builder of bridges between polarities?
- 88 temples in 24 days – why Lobsterbird completed Japan’s Shikoku pilgrimage in record time and what a rice field can teach you...
episode 42: WHYLD42 - How Deep Can I Go? The Peace & Peril of Freediving - Lily Crespy
How long can you hold your breath?
“90% of the blackouts happen near the surface at the very end of the dive...
episode 41: WHYLD41 - Is It Selfish Not to Have Children? - Veronica (The Childfree Connection)
Do I have to have kids?
“Moms reach out to me all the time and share their stories and say that they just weren't aware that they had the choice.”
In short, we talk about this in the episode:
- How can you find out if you (don’t) want to have kids?
- Is being childfree different for men vs...
episode 40: WHYLD40 - Is It a F*** YES? A Nomad’s Journey Home - Alexandra “Allie” Elle
Is “should” still part of your vocabulary?
If it’s not a F*** YES, it’s a F*** NO!
In short, we talk about this in the episode:
- How the way you are eating might reflect your connection with yourself.
- How a “head person” might find access to their heart’s voice...
episode 39: WHYLD39 - Just a Phase? Busting Bisexuality Stereotypes - Mark Cusack
Is it just a phase?
“For that whole time, I was not being authentic. I was low-level terrified on a daily basis. And it doesn't take an expert to think about the effect that has on someone's nervous system. That repression is deadly...
episode 38: WHYLD38 - Without Borders: What Is It Like Being a Humanitarian Physician? - Reza Eshaghian
Do poverty, war, and health crises really lie outside of your responsibility?
"I grew up with this sense of how inappropriate and unfair the world is. And how I shouldn't be passive in this injustice and that I shouldn't just take care of myself."
In short, we talk about this in the episode:
- How to become THAT person who saves lives worldwide on a Doctors Without Borders mission...
episode 37: WHYLD37 - Do You Know How to Cuddle Right? Honour Your Boundaries - Jean Franzblau
Do you know how to ask for what you desire, embrace a “no” response, and respect your own boundaries?
“I'm learning that to be a whole person and a happier person, I need to have conversations that are challenging all the time. Almost daily.”
In short, in this episode, we talk about:
- What professional cuddling is and why it is valuable work...