This Year, Cultivate Meaning (Not Just Milestones)
Release Date: 12/24/2019
Tell Your Stories and You’ll Start to Notice More of Them with Caryn Dodson
DANGEROUSLY GOOD STORIES
Under 24 hours after publishing the last episode, one listener (& episode 79 guest + friend of mine), Caryn DeFreez sent me an audio message.
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Let’s Begin Again, Storyteller (j/k — life pivoted so hard after this ep)
DANGEROUSLY GOOD STORIES
Welcome to Dangerously Good Stories, fka Intentional Documentary!
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Keep the Fire Going: Life, Loss, and Legacy with Caryn Dodson
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Caryn DeFreez is a wife, homeschooling mom, and has a big love for documenting stories.
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The Power of Your Future Self, Hypnosis, and Identity Shifts with Aubrey Vejvoda
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Aubrey Vejvoda is a former marketing student turned HypnoCoach. She quit her photography business and today she’s on the frontlines trying to help make hypnosis mainstream.
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Nature, Loss, and Learning to Listen Again with Jessica Hachey
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Photographer Jessica Hachey and I talk about:
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The Client Experience and Mom Guilt: Building a Business with Life in Mind with Alicia Bauer
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This episode is totally a 2 for 1, because we go into two very different topics all in one episode.
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Document People Around You, Not Just the Kids from Ashley Manley
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This Story of the Month comes from photographer Ashley Manley who contributed this story on Fearless and Framed back in 2015. It was published almost 5 years ago and her words hold so much value still today!
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This Year, Cultivate Meaning (Not Just Milestones)
DANGEROUSLY GOOD STORIES
Our stories—the stories of our past and of the present—are more than just memories to enjoy inside of passing moments on our way to the next big thing. Let’s cultivate your 2020 stories… consider this a mini planning workshop that’s NOT all about the business, creativity, weight loss, lifestyle or home improvement goals.
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On Separation, Showing Up, and Making Art Anyway with Michelle McKay
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Ever wonder about navigating big life changes while running a business?
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⭐️ Listener Favorite - Get Off Survival Mode: Use Your Stories to Live Awake in 2020
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This bonus episode teaches my 5-part Practice to get off survival mode and to feel AWAKE again.
info_outline⚠️ Note: This episode is from the Intentional Documentary® era. I’ve kept it in the public archive because it offers an accessible entry point into story work, especially for meaning-makers craving more than goal-setting alone.
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This guided reflection invites you to move beyond traditional goal-setting and reconnect with your life through story.
Originally created as a 2020 planning episode, the practice is timeless: you'll reflect on past experiences, map anticipated stories, and explore what deserves to be healed, revisited, or deeply felt.
Think of it as a values-rooted story ritual for your personal new year, reflective season, or any time you feel stuck in survival mode.
Topics Covered
- Why traditional goal-setting often bypasses personal meaning
- Five reflective story work steps for life planning
- Prompts to surface stories from past years and childhood
- The power of honoring unresolved or painful memories
- Using stories to deepen connection in relationships
- A surprising example of how old memories inspired a cross-country move
- The impact of love letters and story-fueled gestures
- Why your “tiny story list” is more grounding than your to-do list
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→ dangerouslygoodstories.com/intentional-documentary-podcast-archive