Take Life Further

EPISODE 10: HOOPS & HOPE

In this episode, Katie and Sophie talk to Steve Baker, owner and operator of Fundamentals and Next Level Grind. Steve talks about how playing basketball shaped his life and how he's taken what he's learned on the court to bring support and healing to youth in the area. NOTES FROM THE SHOW: * Check out I Am Beautiful by Steve's daughter, Brielle Baker [https://www.amazon.com/I-Am-Beautiful-Brielle-Baker/dp/B0FHZTQB66/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1H09ZDT1M6PMZ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.DID9f5NxPnphP6RfEP7qJ_PGleP-7M5hAS8ImT5oq8M.c9jky6g0Q3LWLowwKtmunTmvasrWLfsEE3YVoNLAicA&dib_tag=se&keywords=i+am+beautiful+brielle+baker&qid=1756489971&sprefix=i+am+beautiful+brielle+bake%2Caps%2C186&sr=8-1] * Find your ACES score [https://americanspcc.org/take-the-aces-quiz/]

EPISODE 9: STAY CURIOUS

In episode 9 of the Take Life Further Podcast, Katie, Tad, and Sophie talk lifelong curiosity, intellectual wellness, and why imagination is our most important tool. From the episode-- Sophie's List of Podcasts for Lifelong Learning: Between the Covers [https://open.spotify.com/show/0P9Mwj5XvNZxEpkvJrjAU6?si=f7e0d044a5494e4e] Ologies [https://open.spotify.com/show/5nvRkVMH58SelKZYZFZx1S?si=b268e6257e804b33] Invisibilia [https://open.spotify.com/show/1Tgsr2BDHLSQ44YsOwoguj?si=2fc313986b5c4e93] Myths & Legends [https://open.spotify.com/show/6xqETOvGnSQHH0xdLtgcXU?si=14cb265d0a5046c4] Decoder Ring [https://open.spotify.com/show/3vYNA0Ki5sUHnYC9QwQnKl?si=601d2f9824a84eea] On Being [https://open.spotify.com/show/08F60fHBihlcqWZTr7Thzc?si=d0688c9a98c940ad] Upstream [https://open.spotify.com/show/4KwWOMp24P9cVVR6d0i7Zq?si=63fc9ce933e64819] Dig: A History Podcast [https://open.spotify.com/show/3LsyWzSYRIlbtKCozNXSYc?si=38f62b97255743a3] The Witch Wave [https://open.spotify.com/show/489uNYXM3FGHZtbb3rOOIj?si=a093d8dcb6674ecc] Maintenance Phase [https://open.spotify.com/show/3rDR8CfpIEMpITG2UC3w5W?si=7051e13237e94e7e] Poem-a-Day [https://open.spotify.com/show/7rEVm3YLMej7WWvhaIAJya?si=81f59b55dc31438d] Code Switch [https://open.spotify.com/show/3bExJ9JQpkwNhoHvaIIuyV?si=54958027d18a4c8b] The Partially Examined Life [https://open.spotify.com/show/1APpUKebKOXJZjoCaCfoVk?si=8448fdf60fcc496b]

EPISODE 8: IT'S NOT GOODBYE, IT'S SEE YA LATER

On this ~very special episode~ of the Take Life Further Podcast, we say a teary goodbye to our host extraordinaire, Tad. We'll chat with Tad about his personal journey to becoming a health and fitness professional, his time at Western, and what's on the horizon as he takes the next step in his career. Don't worry! Take Life Further is not going anywhere! In fact, we'd love to know if you have any topics or people you'd like to see featured on the Take Life Further Podcast. Let us know at sophie.bebeau@westernracquet.com!

EPISODE 7: BE THE RECIPIENT OF THE STARS

In this episode, Katie, Tad, and Sophie explore the spiritual nature of art with Norbertine priest and St. Norbert’s art professor Seamus Nielsen.  Want to explore some of the topics discussed in this episode? We’ve linked resources below! * “A Natural History of the Senses” by Diane Ackerman [https://www.dianeackerman.com/a-natural-history-of-the-senses] * Dark Sky Park at Newport Park [https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/newport/darksky] * “Letters to a Young Poet” [https://kbachuntitled.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/rainer-maria-rilke-letters-to-a-young-poet.pdf] and “Go to the Limits of Your Longing” [https://onbeing.org/poetry/go-to-the-limits-of-your-longing/] by Rainer Maria Rilke * Nature Artist Andy Goldsworthy [https://andygoldsworthystudio.com/]

EPISODE 6: I COULD HAVE BEEN A CHEESE BARON

In this episode, Katie and Tad dive into a new dimension of wellness—occupational health—with ERC Counselors & Consultants owner & CEO Steve Baue. After successful careers in human resources and communications, which included ten moves domestically and internationally, Steve settled in Green Bay after buying his first company, ERC. This was followed by the founding of four more companies. In this conversation, Steve blends his professional expertise with his own powerful personal story of transformation and finding career happiness, with a few pit stops along the way (cow coaching, cheese barons, acting awards? oh my!). Learn more about Steve at his website: https://stevebaue.com/ [https://stevebaue.com/] Watch Steve's Pivot Point talk [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoJN2ZLMnJQ&ab_channel=GreaterGreenBayChamber] for the Greater Green Bay Chamber of Commerce. Steve's recommended reading list: * The Happiness Project by Gretchen Ruben [https://gretchenrubin.com/books/the-happiness-project/] * The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks [https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-big-leap-gay-hendricks?variant=32205677625378]+ The Big Leap podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-big-leap/id1511306025] * Hardwiring Happiness by Rick Hanson [https://rickhanson.com/writings/books/hardwiring-happiness/] * Die with Zero by Bill Perkins [https://www.diewithzerobook.com/welcome]