Help NSFW with Kendall Ratliffe and Jonny Fairplay
To the world, TV reality star Jonny Fairplay is one of Survivor’s all-time greatest villains. To me, Jonny is my Designated Extroverted Friend, who helps make life fun instead of complicated. Together we host Help NSFW, a podcast to unlock your full f^cking potential*.
We interview fan-favorite reality stars for motivation and inspiration. Between our wildly different personalities and the diverse characters we interview, there’s something in the podcast for anyone who wants to make their life a little bit better.
*”NSFW” means Not Suitable For Work, so you might not want to listen around your boss, kids, or faith leader (or maybe you do. You know your life better than me.)
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Being Fully Alive with Ryan Busby
Jonny and Kendall keep running into pastors at the brewery. One of them is Ryan Busby. He’s the head pastor of a Baptist church, as well as a member of Collidescope, Danville’s local LGBTQIA network. Tune in to hear an affirming perspective living your best life.
Success Through Authenticity with Brice Izyah
Social worker, elementary school teacher, suicide hotline operator, podcaster and Survivor Brice Izyah brings his full self to everything. From his clients to reality tv casting, Brice is a force of justice. Tune in to hear how Brice uses radical empathy and self-care to get results.
Reality Show Therapy with Sarah Rice
You will not see Sarah Rice back on The Challenge because she is kicking ass as a licensed marriage and family therapist. She absolutely loves helping people honor their pasts and learn to love themselves in the present. Tune in to hear her thoughts on reality tv aftercare and what she sees from the therapist seat.
Living with Chronic Disease with Kelly van den Berghe
Growing up, Kelly knew that she had kidney disease. She made a decision when she was young not to let her diagnosis make her pessimistic or bitter. She lives life boldly, doing things like competing in roller derby and opposing doctors from Standford when she knew in her soul that they had misdiagnosed her son. Listen to how Kelly operates with kindness, empathy, AND boundaries.
Hope is Medicine with Omar Elkalyoubie
Omar Elkalyoubie raises money for terminally ill children and their families to experience a week of wonder at Give Kids the World Village. He talks about what it’s like to work for an organization that says “yes” first and figures out the how later. Omar doesn’t fear making big asks of reality stars to join his fundraising. Hear our chat about ways to cope with fear (and the vastly different things that Omar, Kendall and Jonny are afraid of!).
Public F*ckups with Lex van den Berghe
Lex van den Berghe is more than Survivor: Africa and Survivor: All-Star. The only thing this punk-rock dad loves more than being a musician is his wife and two sons. Lex has some advice from his experience as a drummer in multiple indie bands and having a son on the Autism Spectrum. Find out why it’s ok to f*ck up during a performance, why being kind is good for your career, and how to talk to someone going through a hard time.
Mental Health Crisis with Sonja Wieck
18x Ironman and Amazon’s World’s Toughest Race Eco-Challenge Fiji competition Sonja Wieck always knew that her life purpose had something to do with adventure. Hear how her “empty bowl moment” made her reevaluate success and how a total emotional breakdown led her to become a mental health warrior. Sonja has learned how to listen to her body, set boundaries, and choose what criticism to disregard, and she wants that for you too!
Micro-Goals with Coree Woltering
How can thinking ten seconds at a time help you achieve greatness? MUT (Mountain Ultra Trail) runner and Amazon’s World’s Toughest Race competitor Coree Woltering is an incredibly positive person who looks amazing in a speedo. Hear about how Coree competed with Team Onyx, the first ever all-Black team in the Eco Challenge, and why he wants to see more LGBTQ individuals and People Of Color involved in outdoor sports, and how he shaved five hours off of a trail run.
Plus find out the origins of the infamous speedo.
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Other Podcasts
I am lucky to know some really interesting people! Catch up with me on their podcasts:
Try One Thing x Kendall Ratliffe
Educator and creative entrepreneur Corey Williams & I discuss entrepreneurship, mental health, setting resolutions & the logic behind ‘Try One Thing.’
DEAR WORKPLACE
Dear Workplace studies changes, trends, and challenges in the workplace with Monica Kang, creative workplace expert and the Founder of InnovatorsBox®.
In each episode, Monica talks with executives, innovators, and experts and visits different industries around the world so you gain actionable insights and tips.
WHERE IS YOUR OFFICE?
A year of working from home forced us to ask some new questions about the purpose of a physical office – do we need it? and if so, what is the purpose of it if we can work from home?
In this episode, we’ll study how the purpose of the office space is changing and what will remain. Learn more at dearworkplace.com. Thank you to Andrew Ngui, Kendall Ratliffe, Jan Wong, and Kia Weatherspoon for sharing your insights.
HOW TO DO MORE WITH LESS
The hunger for productivity and efficiency is always there in business, as time and resources feel finite. Yet, some people seem to always do more with less. How do they do it?
In this episode, I speak with four friends who always do a lot, but with ease. How can we rethink optimization, agility and innovation? From marathon to 12-minute flow hacks, you’ll want to try a few things after this episode.