9 to Thrive

Janet McKenna Lowry

9 to Thrive is about whole human at work: creating better, happier, healthier, more resilient lives and organizations. It’s a guide to leading a life that doesn’t suck, and a guide to leading organizations that don’t suck.

  • 58 minutes
    085: HumanKind + Gabrielle Gould

    Join me this week for part 1 of my conversation with the effervescent Gabrielle Gould, Executive Director of the Amherst Business Improvement District and the Amherst Foundation. We talk about connection, finding yourself anew in a pandemic, and more!

    Also, a review of the book HumanKind by Rutger Bregman. If you have a negative view of the world right now, you've got to read this book.

    Amherst Business Improvement District 

    Amherst Downtown Foundation

    HumanKind by Rutger Bregman

    2 February 2022, 8:26 pm
  • 58 minutes
    084: Year In Review + Azi Golshan

    We'll look at the year in review and reasons for optimism, then have part 2 of a conversation with Azi Golshan, a public defender in Georgia about career, community, and creativity. Join us at 4:30 pm on @WMUA, or online at working9tothrive.com, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

    29 December 2021, 10:27 pm
  • 58 minutes
    083: Get Back + Azi Golshan

    This week's episode features a review of Peter Jackson's Beatles documentary, Get Back, with a lens on career, community, and creativity—and how when a team is unsupported, it falls apart. Then part 1 of our conversation with Azi Golshan, a public defender in Georgia, about finding a place that feels just right. Join us at 4:30 pm on @WMUA, or online at working9tothrive.com, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

    20 December 2021, 1:53 pm
  • 57 minutes 55 seconds
    082:The Power of Giving Away Power + David Milgrim

    Today's guest is illustrator, author, and cartoonist David Milgrim, and the book review is The Power of Giving Away Power by Matthew Barzun.

    davidmilgrim.com
    The Power of Giving Away Power 

    20 December 2021, 1:46 pm
  • 58 minutes
    081: Drive + David Milgrim

    Today's episode features a review of Drive, by Daniel Pink, and part 2 of our conversation with illustrator, author, and cartoonist David Milgrim about creativity, and if you ever feel like you've made it.

    davidmilgrim.com
    Drive: the surprising truth of what motivates us

    15 December 2021, 8:30 pm
  • 58 minutes 1 second
    080: Arguments + Nurse Julie Leonard pt.2 (rebroadcast)

    80% of what parents and kids argue about is school. What happens when we take that out of the equation? Join us for the rebroadcast of the second half of my conversation with Julie Leonard.
    Also: how do we learn if we bypass the shame of not reading "on time"?

    Thank You For Arguing 

    1 December 2021, 8:30 pm
  • 58 minutes 1 second
    079: Holidays + Nurse Julie Leonard pt.1 (rebroadcast)

    A rebroadcast talking about making the holidays saner; what you're not missing out on this year; and more.

    24 November 2021, 8:30 pm
  • 58 minutes
    078: Socialization & Potential + Writer Sage Ingles pt.2 (rebroadcast)

    In this rebroadcast, my guest, writer Sage Ingles, and I talk about kid business and true socialization.

    Mexico School Story

    Oliver Sacks 

    17 November 2021, 8:30 pm
  • 58 minutes
    077: Divide & Conquer + Writer Sage Ingles pt.1 (rebroadcast)

    Sometimes giving everybody space makes everything come together. In this rebroadcast, my guest, writer Sage Ingles, finds time to create amidst four kids. We talk about giving space physically, and mentally.

    10 November 2021, 8:30 pm
  • 58 minutes
    076: Working From Home + Entrepreneur Sarah Wall pt.2 (rebroadcast)

    I, this rebroadcast, Sarah Wall talks with me about creative ways to make a living while you educate the kids. We discuss handling learning disabilities, MLMs, kid businesses, and entrepreneurship.

    You'll want these links: 

    Find Your Work From Home 
    Best Day Planner 
    XeraSupport 

    3 November 2021, 7:30 pm
  • 57 minutes 56 seconds
    075: Testing vs. Learning + Entrepreneur Sarah Wall pt.1 (rebroadcast)

    On testing, learning, and The Dip.

    A rebroadcast of part 1 of our conversation with Sarah Wall, on single motherhood and homeschooling, working, and figuring out what you need for support.

    XeraSupport 
    The Dip 

    27 October 2021, 7:30 pm
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