ALL THERE IS
72 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn this podcast, we’ll WITNESS the spectrum of human experience in order to connect, share, shift paradigms, inspire each other and ultimately expand our universe through words. I love to WRITE about the things that move me, with the hope that they move you too. How we care for each other in this lifetime has an everlasting impact. This is ALL THERE IS. New episodes every week. www.kellybargabos.com/podcasts.html
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An Awkward Stage
March 15, 2024 16:00 - 13 minutes - 9.27 MBAwkward stages aren't only for the young...they occur throughout our lives as we transition from one phase or stage of our life to another, They are also uncomfortable and....awkward...but with Grace & Compassion & Curiosity, they can be an opportunity as well. Tune in to learn how to navigate these temporary awkward stages of our life with Resolve & Resilience. Visit www.kellybargabos.com to listen to all past episodes and/or connect with Kelly.
Go All In: You Be The Light
February 29, 2024 00:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBCounterculture advice to leaders and non-leaders: Go All In. Just because corporate environments have an imperfect history or toxic track record doesn’t mean you should respond with an apathetic approach to your career. Of course you shouldn't tolerate hostile work environments, discrimination or harmful leaders. And yes, you can and should expect market-based pay in exchange for meeting work expectations and doing the job you were hired for. That is your baseline. Heading down the laz...
Season 3 Teaser and ICYMI highlight reel
February 20, 2024 15:00 - 11 minutes - 8.07 MBSeason 3 is coming soon! To get ready, in this episode I share a highlight reel from the top five listened to Podcasts of season 2. Episode 69: The Way of Hope with Mark Haywood Episode 50: Homelessness in America in Scene and Story Episode 60: If Wishes Were Eagles Episode 58: Thriving with chILD Episode 47: Chasing the Merry-Go-Round Thanks for being such faithful listeners. Tune in. Share. Subscribe. Let's make Season 3 the best one yet. Visit www.kellybargabos.com to listen to all p...
Homeless in America: Chasing the Merry-Go-Round
November 15, 2023 05:00 - 6 minutes - 4.48 MBLife moves fast. Too fast for some. November is Homelessness Awareness Month. On any given night in America, more than 500,000 people are experiencing homelessness. 70% are individuals living on their own or in the company of other homeless adults. 30% are families with children. The great majority of homeless are men or youth boys, and almost half of the population is unsheltered and living in situations not fit for human beings. (“State of Homelessness Report 2021.” www.endhomelessness.o...
Homeless in America: Runaway Train
November 06, 2023 05:00 - 10 minutes - 7.1 MBNovember is Homelessness Awareness Month. On any given night in America, more than 500,000 people are experiencing homelessness. 70% are individuals living on their own or in the company of other homeless adults. 30% are families with children. The great majority of homeless are men or youth boys, and almost half of the population is unsheltered and living in situations not fit for human beings. (“State of Homelessness Report 2021.” www.endhomelessness.org) In this episode I share my perso...
My Hero at Grandfather Mountain
September 18, 2023 17:00 - 10 minutes - 7.56 MBThe older I get the more I appreciate watching old people do just about anything. I think it's because I realize more and more how long and hard life is and if you have a certain number of years behind you and you still find a way to get up everyday, put one foot in front of the other, and still smile and connect with people you encounter...you are my hero. This episode is dedicated to the ones who keep going. The battle-scarred, the weary and worn, yet vibrant, alive and still finding a re...
The Way of Hope: A Conversation with Mark Haywood of Marvelous Ways International
August 21, 2023 20:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBWhat does it take to change the world? Hope. Marvelous Ways International, a nonprofit organization founded by Mark and Christin Haywood, is on a mission to give hope, to invest hope, to inspire hope and to lift the lives of kids who come from very dangerous and impoverished communities in developing nations around the world. They go where kids are in danger and address longstanding and complicated societal issues--which is no small task. MWI believes that we should not accept the current...
Leave No One Behind: The Story of Deported Veterans
August 15, 2023 13:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBLivier Lazaro is the first female Commander of the Don Diego VFW Post 7420. I met her in June 2023 on a random Thursday night and will never be the same. She opened my eyes to the issues affecting hundreds to thousands of US Military Veterans who have served our country, and then due to a series of circumstances, become deported and exiled from the Country they love so much they were willing to die for it. This ought not to be so. Tune in to find out what is happening so you can be informed ...
How to Find the Sweet Spot of Work Life Balance
July 20, 2023 02:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBIt's not what you think. Common misconceptions and stereotypes will tell you that all our teams want is more pay, less work, and more vacation time. But is that really what people want to find work life balance? Tune in to this episode to find out 3 ways you can find the sweet spot of work life balance for you and your teams. Visit www.kellybargabos.com to listen to all past episodes and/or connect with Kelly.
Dear Men: We Need Your Light
June 16, 2023 03:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBAs we celebrate Father's Day and the men in our lives who've had impact and influence, let's be sure we let them know that we need them and the gifts and talents we bring to this world. Even and especially with all their cracks, for this is how the light gets in. And we need their light. Visit www.kellybargabos.com to listen to all past episodes and/or connect with Kelly.
Desperate for Freedom: The Ultimate Sacrifice. The Ultimate Privilege.
May 27, 2023 21:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBAs we commemorate and remember all those who paid the ultimate sacrifice on this Memorial Day, let's also consider those outside our country who are so desperate for Freedom, they too are willing to pay the ultimate sacrifice for them and their families. As Americans, we have the ultimate privilege of not experiencing the same desperation for freedom as some from other countries. But freedom is freedom. Could I convince you to listen all the way to the end and take a moment to consider these...
NERVES: A Mother's Day Perspective
May 12, 2023 04:00 - 7 minutes - 5.32 MBMother's Day is one of those days filled with power and the potential for joy and celebration as well as pain, sadness, regret and longing. As women, we are all somewhere on the motherhood spectrum...we have mothers, some of us are biological, step or god mothers to children, some of us care for and nurture four-legged fur balls, and some of us nurture and mother our friends or co-workers. I don't know much or even close to everything I should, but I do know this: your motherhood status, w...
Keep It Real: A Woman Looks At 80
May 07, 2023 16:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBAs we age, we tend to focus on how our body and appearance is changing with a negative perspective, forgetting all that our bodies have done for us throughout our lives. What if we could change that narrative and remember all the work, all the pleasures, all that we have survived? What if we could realize that no matter what we look like on the outside, the same spirit that got us this far, is still there? In this episode I talk to my mom who is turning 80 on May 7th and have her read one ...
Epilogue 2.0: How is Bobby after Chasing the Merry-Go-Round?
April 30, 2023 18:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBOne of the major themes of Chasing the Merry-Go-Round was the idea of home and Bobby's lifelong dream to own his own place. Unfortunately, for so many years, we all thought it was going to be out of reach for him. Until now. Sometimes things happen that you never saw coming and it creates opportunity and answers that you asked for so long ago you forgot you ever asked. When I first published this story, Bobby asked me to buy him his own house if and when the book "went platinum." Of course,...
Revolution, a short story
April 18, 2023 23:00 - 8 minutes - 6 MBRevolution is a short story based on the longer work, Flower Power. Flower Power is a one-act social commentary that explores greed and our lust for money, versus our right to live. Follow the main character, Charlie Miller, as she is forced to choose between her career and the parents who've been there for every moment of her life. https://www.sandiego.gov/decameron Visit www.kellybargabos.com to listen to all past episodes and/or connect with Kelly.
If Wishes Were Eagles
April 15, 2023 21:00 - 7 minutes - 5.34 MBInspired by the Scottish proverb and nursery rhyme, “If wishes were horses, beggars would ride,” If Wishes Were Eagles is a daydream brought to life with lyrical and vivid words. My intention is for it to be a picture book illustrated by the one and only Craig Anderson, artist and husband of mine. If Wishes Were Eagles is filled with timeless messages and lessons of hope and possibility. The reader/listener enters a wondrous world full of beauty, marvel and mysteries, and learns that when ...
Hippie Jesus Freaks
March 29, 2023 22:00 - 18 minutes - 13.1 MBMaybe it’s because I was born in the summer of love, 1967, but I’ve always envied hippies and sometimes wondered if it was too late to become a Hippie? I think what I was really asking was, can I become a person who is free-spirited and unencumbered by what others think or societal norms and expectations? I recently saw the new movie, Jesus Revolution, which not only brought up my fascination with Hippies, but also reminded me of the time when the Jesus Revolution saved my family. To me...
Keep It Real: Thriving with Children's Interstitial Lung Disease - A conversation with Renee Farrell
February 28, 2023 05:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBBreathing is something that most of us take for granted on a daily basis as our body automatically does what it was designed to do. However, for babies and children with chILD, the struggle to breathe can require so much physical exertion that they often fail to thrive without medical interventions. Tune in to hear this mother's journey and how she fights every day to give her children the opportunity to live their best lives through medical interventions, community, finding joy in the l...
Now I Know
February 22, 2023 05:00 - 5 minutes - 4.09 MBLife changes in a moment. A match is lit and tossed, falling just right on the combustible rubble we ignored. And as it burns, everything we thought we knew, counted on, waited for, believed in—shifts. Just enough to let us know we knew nothing. Tune in to share this human experience Visit www.kellybargabos.com to listen to all past episodes and/or connect with Kelly.
DIVORCE: The Five Stages of Losing My Husband
February 15, 2023 05:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBSuccessful career woman by day, more Bridget Jones at night, Kelly is determined to carry on as if nothing has changed when everything has. After her husband of almost twenty years walks out of their home leaving behind his slippers, toothbrush and a closet full of clothes, Kelly navigates her out-of-the-ordinary stages of grief using a new mantra along with, beer & nachos, crown royal & Mad Men, red wine & rom-com movies, as she confronts her new reality and the closet/life her husband left...
The Love of Your Life
February 08, 2023 05:00 - 10 minutes - 7.24 MBValentine's Day is looming along with all the pressure we put on the day, our loved ones and ourselves. But what if, instead of waiting, wishing, hoping for someone else to love us like we long for, what if we could be the love of our own life? Visit www.kellybargabos.com to listen to all past episodes and/or connect with Kelly.
The 3 Ps of Finding PEACE
January 24, 2023 15:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBThe quest for Peace in all (most) of us drives so much of our behavior, whether we realize it or not. What is peace? What does it look and feel like? More importantly, how do we get it? In this episode you'll find the three things you need in order to get that Peace. Visit www.kellybargabos.com to listen to all past episodes and/or connect with Kelly.
Finding Harmony: Spirit, Soul and Body
January 10, 2023 22:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBIn this episode we discuss finding that state of harmony and peace within ourselves through feeding our Spirit, nourishing our Body and tending our Soul. Visit www.kellybargabos.com to listen to all past episodes and/or connect with Kelly.
Don't Waste the Magic
December 31, 2022 19:00 - 9 minutes - 6.74 MBLet's talk about GARBAGE! Generating waste is part of the human condition. It is unavoidable. But how long we hold onto it is up to us. Keep your waste container small and empty it often. That's where the magic is. A life-changing truth to embrace as we face another new year. Visit www.kellybargabos.com to listen to all past episodes and/or connect with Kelly. Visit www.kellybargabos.com to listen to all past episodes and/or connect with Kelly.
Extra Feels For The Holidays
December 20, 2022 22:00 - 9 minutes - 6.86 MBDo you like to say Merry Christmas? or Happy Holidays? Holiday greetings have become controversial and polarizing and I get it...but perhaps we're just struggling to find the right way to express all the extra feelings we experience during the holiday season. Listen in to this brief episode to explore with me. Visit www.kellybargabos.com to listen to all past episodes and/or connect with Kelly.
ALL THERE IS: Homelessness in America in Scene and Story by Craig Anderson and Kelly Bargabos
November 28, 2022 19:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBIn this episode, Kelly and her artist husband Craig, launch their collection or original artwork paired with stories that were designed to raise awareness, inspire empathy, provoke action and most importantly give a voice to the homeless in America. The episode was recorded in video format and is available on YouTube. See this link: https://youtu.be/99a4xhfFQyM All original artwork and prints are available at www.craigandersonfineart.com. The collection of artwork and stories is availab...
Homeless in America: John Doe
November 27, 2022 03:00 - 7 minutes - 4.86 MBIn this episode I share a hermit crab essay that was inspired by a real event when a man was found dead outside my home on a cold winter night. The story of his death was never told and I never found out his name. As we take this month of November to build awareness about the homelessness crisis in America, we can pause and remember all the people who have died on the streets and we never knew their name. Visit www.kellybargabos.com to listen to all past episodes and/or connect with Kelly.
Homeless in America: All There Is
November 21, 2022 05:00 - 5 minutes - 4.15 MBWhen was the last time I went a day without food? What must it be like to not know where your next meal would come from? To not know the next time you would be full? What is it like to know hunger? My personal experience inspired me to volunteer at our city's Rescue Mission and serve Sunday lunch to hungry people. This personal essay was originally published on www.merliterary.com in April 2020. November is Homelessness Awareness Month. On any given night in America, more than 500,000 peop...
How To Be President Part 3: From Stonewall to SEE-through
October 26, 2022 03:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBElection season is upon us, which has me thinking about all the things I want to say to the next President. When it comes to discussing difficult topics, we're taught from a young age to avoid those that hold a lot of power and passion for us at all costs. Polarizing topics like race, politics, religion... All this avoiding has left us with a significant gap in the skills we need to really share this human experience and SEE each other. Often when these topics come up we stonewall in defens...
How To Be President Part 2: What the World Needs Now
October 10, 2022 20:00 - 18 minutes - 13.1 MBWhat the World Needs Now, is Leadership, sweet Leadership, it's the only thing that there's just too little of....Election season is upon us, which has me thinking about all the things I want to say to the next President. In this episode we explore why we need leadership in the first place. What do leaders provide and why do we need them? Authentic Leaders provide Vision, Unity, Inspiration and Strength, and we all know it when we see it. Visit www.kellybargabos.com to listen to all past e...
How To Be President Part 1: The Sanctity of Life and Freedom
October 04, 2022 22:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBElection season is upon us, which has me thinking about all the things I want to say to the next President. In this episode we explore The Sanctity of Life and Freedom and how we can balance those two ideals in our lives and culture in a way that is informed, educated, gracious and brave. Visit www.kellybargabos.com to listen to all past episodes and/or connect with Kelly.
A Crossover Event: HERE TO LEAD, the book
September 27, 2022 03:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBTune in to an episode from my other podcast, Here to LEAD. Leadership is an art and like most artists, our craft is a life-long study of trying different techniques that evolve with our experience, our situations and our culture. What works today may not work tomorrow. But the important thing is that we have tools, resources and examples to access when we need them. HERE TO LEAD: Mastering the Art of Leadership in Order to Execute Strategy, Advance Change and Drive Results includes four...
Shine
August 15, 2022 03:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBOur worst fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God; your playing small doesn't serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us....
Sisterhood of the Traveling Sheets
August 05, 2022 04:00 - 7 minutes - 5.36 MBIt is fascinating that we remember so little of all the days of our lives, but the random things we do hold onto often have such clarity and detail. Sisterhood of the Traveling Sheets is a memory from my childhood that always brings a smile to my face. I hope it causes you to smile and remember a sweet memory of your own. Visit www.kellybargabos.com to listen to all past episodes and/or connect with Kelly.
Wonder Woman
December 15, 2021 05:00 - 17 minutes - 11.7 MBPrayer can mean different things to different people. To me, it is a powerful force necessary in the spiritual realm of our lives and is one component of living a well-rounded, three-part human existence with our spirit, soul and body. It can be a super power that helps you navigate, kind of like the Hollywood version of Wonder Woman but better, believe it or not. Tune in and listen for yourself. Available on Apple, Spotify and all the other podcast platforms. Visit www.kellybargabos.com to...
Keep It Real: Babies Born too Soon - A conversation with Diana Seymour
November 17, 2021 05:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBNovember is Preemie Awareness month and November 17th is World Prematurity Day. 1 in 10 babies in the US are born too soon, which is before 37-40 weeks. Premature babies fight for their very survival and are at risk for significant short-term and long-term health challenges. The health equity gap in our health care system puts women and babies of color at the greatest risk, with racial and ethnic differences in preterm birth rates. In 2020, the rate of preterm birth among non-Hispanic black...
Why Art Matters
November 04, 2021 00:00 - 9 minutes - 6.57 MBThat urge or compulsion to document, to capture, to witness, to share, because some thing or moment touches you so deeply, is at the core of being human. This is what separates us from other creatures and living things on the earth. Art separates us. Art is the vehicle we use to capture moments like these. Art is created when a moment, an experience, a sunset, a landscape, a person, overwhelms your senses and compels you to capture the feeling, the emotion, the connection to other humans, i...
Grow Dreams
October 27, 2021 04:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBDivorce, Death, a Diagnosis, Disappointment...these are the four big Ds that kill dreams. Perhaps you never felt permission to dream or were intimidated by the gatekeepers...the good news is that WE CAN GROW DREAMS with intention and expectation. We can plant the seeds of our own dreams, give them love and water and light, and then let them grow! Visit www.kellybargabos.com to listen to all past episodes and/or connect with Kelly.
The Silence of Drowning
October 20, 2021 04:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBThose who struggle with mental health issues and/or suicidal thoughts can also do so silently. We need to be on the lookout and extend a hand if we can. Drowning can sneak up on you. In movies and television, drowning people are obvious. Screaming, flailing arms waving in the air, someone hears their cries and jumps in to rescue them, just in time. In real life, people drown silently. Because they cannot breathe, they cannot make a sound. Their body shuts down, not allowing their arms to r...
"Almost Time To Lock Her Up" and Other Careless Things We Say...
October 13, 2021 04:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBWe say a lot of things we don't always mean literally. But words have power. Power to marginalize and devalue people, as well as perpetuate outdated cultural behaviors. Can we challenge ourselves to listen more closely to what we say to those around us and be more intentional with our words? Visit www.kellybargabos.com to listen to all past episodes and/or connect with Kelly.
Shame, Secrets and Saving Our Own Lives
October 06, 2021 04:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBWe give power to the difficult things in our lives by keeping them a secret and allowing shame to suffocate our truth. We keep ourselves in life or death situations with our silence. We must save our own lives. Tell your truth and Turn away. Take away the secret’s power. Maybe you don't have a secret but can be that safe person for someone to tell their secret shame to. If they do: Lean in. Listen. Love. Period. We have to save our own lives. Visit www.kellybargabos.com to listen to a...
The Time Is Now
September 29, 2021 04:00 - 7 minutes - 5.38 MBHave you ever experienced that phenomenon where you catch yourself seeing the same number over and over again? What does it mean? Who knows, right? But perhaps we can find meaning in the message the universe is sending. For me, the message is, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? THE TIME IS NOW! Visit www.kellybargabos.com to listen to all past episodes and/or connect with Kelly.
It's All Beautiful
September 15, 2021 05:00 - 12 minutes - 8.63 MBIn this kick-off episode of Season 2, we discuss the beauty that surrounds in this world and in this human experience. Yes, there is ugliness, sadness, tragedy and really hard things, but there is beauty to be found in all of it. Whether you are witnessing a sunrise over the ocean or a sunset, whether you are just starting out and entering the final phase of your life on this earth, it is all beautiful. Join us on this journey in season 2 as we look to find and share the beauty in our human ...
Never More Sure
July 08, 2021 04:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBEleanor Roosevelt said, "You must do the thing you think you cannot do." Overcoming fear, intimidation, procrastination and ambivalence and doing the things that scare us the most builds courage, confidence, strength and hope. Challenging ourselves to do the things we think we can't, is the very thing that will help us go the distance in this life. These are the things that will convince us of our beauty and our strength, until we are never more sure. What is that for you? What is that thi...
Keep It Real: Postpartum OCD and True Joy—A Conversation with Lindsey Sprague
June 30, 2021 04:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBIn this episode, Lindsey asks, "Has that ever happened to you? You don’t even know how far you’ve gotten away from yourself? Have you ever gone months without feeling true joy? Months with your growing, healthy, happy babies…without feeling true joy? Fear and panic taking over your every thought? So much so that you don’t even realize it anymore? It’s just become the norm." Most of us are familiar with the struggles mothers can experience during pregnancy and during the postpartum period. W...
Life Unfiltered
June 23, 2021 04:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBThanks to technology, filters are everywhere we need them. Virtual backgrounds, touch-up appearance options, studio edits and filters help us hide things, help us pretend, help us have fun. Filters are not a new phenomenon either...they've been around since the beginning when Adam hid his nakedness with a fig leaf. But what if I told you that alcohol is a filter? A filter that helps distract us and others from the things we don't want to look at. A filter to hide our mess behind. A filter t...
Butterfly
June 16, 2021 04:00 - 5 minutes - 3.94 MBExamining alcohol and its place in our life can be challenging and polarizing. We tend to be very black and white about it--you are either an alcoholic and need to get/be sober, or you are fine, which means you drink when you're supposed to and only then. Tune in to this short episode, to hear a poem I wrote about the prison of addiction. Visit www.kellybargabos.com to listen to all past episodes and/or connect with Kelly.
The War Within: Party Girl vs. Peace of Mind
June 09, 2021 04:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBExamining alcohol and drinking can be polarizing in our current party culture. In this episode we have an honest discussion about my journey with drinking & alcohol, what it means, what it doesn't mean and how I've tried to give it the appropriate place and power in my life. Visit www.kellybargabos.com to listen to all past episodes and/or connect with Kelly.
Goal Weight: Getting rid of diets, last days and life-stealing belief systems
May 30, 2021 20:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBI was almost ten years old when I started my first diet and began the cycle of believing that I'm either gaining or losing, and that my weight was worthy of taking front and center in my life and all of its events. Reaching my goal weight hung over me--a dark, looming presence that kept me unhappy and unsatisfied with who I was. I believed that I needed to achieve this goal in order to be okay. Those days are gone! I'm committed and determined to unpack and dismantle belief systems that neve...
Keep It Real: The Work of Changing the World—A Conversation with Afua Boahene
May 12, 2021 04:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBKeep It Real: The Work of Changing the World—A Conversation with Afua Boahene Real people. Real stories. Real life. "The world is not really changed by what you say, the world is changed by what you do." What is ACTIVISM? Alice Walker once said, “Activism is the rent we pay for living on the planet.” Archbishop Desmond Tutu said, “If we are neutral in situations of injustice, we have chosen the side of the oppressor.” In this episode of All There Is, Afua Boahene explains that activi...