Crying in My Jacuzzi with Dana Balicki

Dec 23 2024 28 ep. 27 mins
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Jump into the jacuzzi-verse to explore the ebbs & flows of living an examined life. Hosted by seasoned Transformational Coach Dana Balicki, it invites you to explore the strange magic of humaning together. With 13 years of coaching expertise, Dana blends irreverent reverence, spiritual insight, decolonial frameworks, collective movement-building, high-woo, personal narrative, and grounded growth-oriented practicality for deep, thought-provoking conversations. 

Sound editing by Rose Blakelock, theme song by Kat Otteson, artwork by Natalee Miller! Extra support by robot cohost Alex & robot producer (and part-time cohost) Janet. 

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