Life Changing with Dori Fern is a podcast about the seeds that make us, the communities that shape us, and our lives in progress. This is a show for people open to change at any (st)age.
Podcast music is Cool Jazzy Bass & Vibraphone by Marc Serra / M33 Project
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Endings and beginnings...In this last episode of Season 2 of the podcast, Dori sits down, in Brooklyn, with Anne Pope — in her new home in Portugal — to discuss the intricate art of reinvention. Toge…
Dori talks with writer and music storyteller Piotr Orlov, exploring themes of identity, the immigrant experience, and the transformative power of community. Piotr, whose grandmother was a classical m…
In this episode, Dori talks with music industry veteran and activist Vickie Starr about the importance of empathy, productive conversations, and navigating the messy path of personal and societal cha…
In this episode of Life Changing with Dori Fern, Dori talks with longtime friend, colleague, and fellow nerd, Ken Gibbs Jr., a digital media consultant with a distinguished career at companies like S…
Dori's long-term consulting job had ended and her next-door neighbor Khori Petinaud's Facebook post about the urge toward negative thinking as her show, Lempicka, was closing struck a chord. Khori ta…
Dori and Jennie Baird talk about resilience, grief, and the role of timing in their lives. Jennie works as the Chief Product Officer at BBC Studios and is also a certified mental health first aid and…
Season 2 of Life Changing with Dori Fern opens with an intimate conversation between Dori and James Beard Award-nominated food writer, Nicole Taylor, the author of cookbooks including the modern June…
Ep 12: It's a full-circle moment here at Life Changing with Dori Fern. For this last episode of Season 1, I interviewed fellow life changer, Danny Palestine -- who once interviewed me on his podcast …
Ep 11: Following a month of anxiety navigating finances and trying to stay calm in her end-of-summer search for work, a tectonic shift happened that brought about much change and a narrative shift. …
Ep 10: I'm back! What a rollercoaster couple of weeks. Started my professional coaching program. Woo wee, it was quite a ride to get there, to pull the trigger on this big move, but I did it! I'll te…
Get ready for a ride. The funds Dori has been living off of are suddenly -- or so it seems -- running dry. Our host finds herself unmoored and scrambling for income, but grateful for the mentors who…
Ep 7: It's Michele 'Meta' Harper day on Life Changing with Dori Fern.
July 2, 2022 was the one-year anniversary of Dori's job "independence." On this episode, she talks to hypnotherapist, personal st…
Ep 6: Seeking the necessary help is an essential ingredient to life changing, but knowing where to find it -- and who to ask -- isn't always clear. In this episode, Dori talks to Carmen Hughes, care…
Ep 5: Dori feels a shift in family dynamics when her stepfather dies. And after a rocky start to a London trip to see her son, a new day and an attitude adjustment bring surprises.
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Ep 4: Following her painful latke pop-up, Dori reflects on the role of food and cooking in her life, and the people who influenced her most. She comes to some crucial realizations.
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Ep 3: Dori talks about the big latke-making popup she did over the holidays. It didn't go as planned.
Read more about her latke venture here.
Here's Dori's recipe for her Life-Changing Latkes, an ada…
Ep 2: Dori was struck by a piece of advice she heard on a podcast about career pivoting, given by Faye Penn, Executive Director of women.nyc and Executive Vice President of Initiatives at the New Yo…