Thoughtful Intentions

A Great Redirection

Anna Primosch is a law student at Georgetown University Law Center.  She had zero desire to go to law school….until she somehow wandered into the most competitive law school application cycle in history.

Let’s Flip the Script

Maddie McKay guest hosts to interview me, Fiona Winch.

Following Fulfillment in Work and Fostering that Joy

Paulina is an early childhood special education teacher. She’s originally from Philadelphia but is now spreading her wings in Chicago. Paulina started her journey studying Theater at Penn State but it wasn't until her move to the Windy City that she discovered her heart was in the classroom. She decided to go back for her Masters in Early Childhood Education. She balanced working full time and grad school full time all while supporting herself to follow her passion. She hopes to become a wacky, artsy, preschool teacher in Chicago Public schools.

The Healing Power of Art

Aida Murad is an Arab NYC based Intuitive Artist whose mission is to help people feel seen, heard and loved through art. She paints with her fingers due to a past trauma. She became an Artist because she had Rheumatoid Arthritis. They say the darker the shadow the brighter the light. Her Rheumatoid Arthritis was her shadow. Her art is her light and serves as a light for others. When she was 20 years old, she was diagnosed with her shadow and, subsequently, semi paralyzed for 4.5 years. When she was in a place of suffering, she turned to art to help her heal. However, she didn’t paint with paint brushes, she painted only with her hands to demonstrate to herself and to the world that she is not damaged, and this dysmorphia will not define her. Today, Aida combines her expertise as a Reiki master, Inuitive, Coach and Artist to create fine art by painting with her fingers to both beautify people's physical spaces and bring healing (each art piece is infused with reiki). As of May 2022, Aida has sold out 10 collections and has been featured in 21 exhibitions. Her work has been featured globally including in Voice of America, Reuters, TRT World, Al Jazeera, and the United Nations. She is named as the 2022 Georgetown University Artist in Residence to create healing art for the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. She has also collaborated with Grammy Award winning artists including the drummer from The Doors, John Densmore, to use art for social good. Her paintings have been acquired globally including by the previous Deputy Minister of Culture of the U.A.E, Qatar America Institute for Culture, Board Member of the National Museum of Mexican Art and the previous Chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights under Obama's administration at a historical landmark in Chicago. She is a BMW Foundation Leader and has received numerous awards for women in impact. As an Arab and previously disabled individual, Aida hopes to open increased pathways for more minorities and differently abled individuals to enter the arts as well as use art for nature conservation and climate change awareness.

Soul of the Hurricane: The Perfect Storm and an Accidental Sailor

Nelson Simon is a writer and performer. Originally from La Paz, Bolivia, he was a long-time collaborator with the choreographer Susan Hefner and the composer/percussionist Michael Evans, with whom he created performances and videos that explored the human situation with wit, irony, and lots of pratfalls. In 2006 Simon led a team of interviewers and facilitators from StoryCorps, the national oral history project, to New Orleans to chronicle the life of the city in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In 2016 he created "The Accidental Sailor," the storytelling performance on which Soul of the Hurricane is based. He lives in Brooklyn.
 
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Navigating an Evolving Entertainment Industry

Sophie Brown is an actress and producer at a creative studio, deriving from Boston, Massachusetts. She moved to NYC after graduating from Pennsylvania State University in 2020 with her BFA in Acting. Sophie is still learning and growing as she breaks into an industry that has been ever-changing since the pandemic began.

Motherhood, Marriage, and Law School

22-year-old Rachel Wanat became a mother and full-time law student. 25-year-old Rachel became a licensed attorney and a wife. Rachel has juggled many challenging roles in a very short span of time. She hopes that her journey inspires others to be open towards non-traditional paths of life and to take chances and discover all that you’re capable of achieving. She serves as an advocate for young mothers and for women in the legal profession.

Love, The City

Paige Barry is an actress, puppeteer and all-around creative person living in NYC. Originally hailing from Rhode Island, Paige made the trek to NYC after a series of really strange events: getting waitlisted at Harvard, living on an island, and babysitting for Fortune 500 families. Paige has recently pivoted from pursuing the performing arts full-time with several side hustles to taking on a new role in the financial space. She’s working on shifting her mindset about what a job means to her: seeing a job as more of a tool to do the things she loves rather than as an uphill, unrelenting passion project. Through all of her life’s turns and missteps, she has kept one thing constant: her desire to connect with others through art.

When Your Body Talks, Talk Back

Vanessa Chapoy, 25, was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer at the age of 24 with zero family history and no known genetics. She is passionate about early detection, breast health education, and patient advocacy for young women of color.

Patience is Everything

The fourth solo episode with reflections from me, your host, Fiona Winch.