We Didn't Plan for This Podcast
We Didn’t Plan for This Podcast Life rarely goes according to plan. People definitely don’t. We Didn’t Plan for This is about the stuff nobody prepares you for — grief, friendship, family, relationships, getting older, starting over, changing your mind, and figuring out who you are when life looks nothing like you thought it would. Some episodes go deep. Some go completely off the rails. Most do a little of both. And then there’s People Be Peopling — our slightly less serious investigation into the weird, hilarious, wildly relatable things humans do. Why do we tell our hairdresser our entire life story? Why do strangers confess their deepest secrets on airplanes? Why do group texts become emotional war zones? And why does every family have that one person? Because sometimes life is heartbreaking. Sometimes people are ridiculous. And sometimes the best way through all of it is to sit down with someone you love and say, “Okay…what the hell was that?” Real stories. Real conversations. Very little pretending we have it all figured out. We didn’t plan for this. But here we are. In Case of Emergency, Press Play: Meditation for real life — especially when real life is being a lot. In Case of Emergency, Press Play is a collection of short, approachable guided meditations for anxiety, stress, grief, overthinking, self-doubt, sleep, letting go, finding focus, and those days when your nervous system seems to have its own agenda. No perfect meditation practice required. No need to clear your mind, sit perfectly still, or suddenly become a person who has everything figured out. Just press play. Each episode gives you a few minutes to breathe, ground, reset, and reconnect with yourself — whether you’re starting your morning, lying awake at night, sitting in your car before walking into work, navigating something hard, or simply needing a minute. Some days you need calm. Some days you need perspective. Some days you just need someone to remind you to breathe. When your heart says one thing, your brain says another, and your nervous system starts doing interpretive dance…press play.
Episodes
If you’ve ever wondered, “Am I doing this right?” You’re not alone.
In this episode of We Didn’t Plan For This, Adrienne and Campbell sit down with Natalie to talk about what it’s like for our family and friends when something happens to us.
Because the truth is…our friends didn’t plan for this either.
This episode is for our friends.
The ones that show up… even ...
For the moments when life feels a little scattered, press play.
Ever notice how your mind can be everywhere except where you are?
This guided meditation is an invitation to step away from the planning, the replaying, the worrying, and the endless mental to-do list.
Through simple breath awareness, you’ll practice returning to the present moment and reconnecting with a sense of stea...
From two dissatisfied customers of adulthood....
We would like to speak to whoever is in charge of adulthood. Immediately.
This week on We Didn’t Plan for This, Adrienne and Nora are filing five official complaints against adulthood.
From passwords and menopause to insurance deductibles, questionable customer service, and the complete lack of an adult orientation manual, we’re demanding answ...
Three Months Later: What Actually Helps
Three months after Brian’s passing, Adrienne sits down with her daughter Campbell for a conversation they didn’t plan and didn’t script.
Together, they reflect on the experience of being on the receiving end of support—what helped, what didn’t, and what it feels like when everything has changed. They also talk about therapy and what it&rsquo...
For the moments when you could use a little more grace and a little less self-criticism, press play.
Most of us would never speak to a friend the way we sometimes speak to ourselves.
This guided loving-kindness meditation is an opportunity to soften your inner dialogue and reconnect with compassion—for yourself, the people you love, and even the people who occasionally make you want to mute the group chat fore...
What happens when you ask two paramedics for the calls they’ll never forget?
Apparently: belt sanders, misplaced hemorrhoid cream, runaway cattle, things found in people’s bedrooms, and several decisions that probably should have been reconsidered.
Denny and Colton are back for Part 2, and this time we get into the weird, hilarious and completely unbelievable side of EMS. But underneath the dark humor ar...
Your breath is a bridge between your nervous system, your body, and your brain.
In this solo episode of We Didn’t Plan For This, Adrienne talks about one of the simplest and most powerful tools we have — our breath.
Breathing isn’t just something we do in yoga class. It’s something we use to cope, recover, and sometimes just get through the day. Breathing is interesting because it’s aut...
For the moments when your brain has opened 97 tabs and forgotten where the music is coming from, press play.
If anxiety burned calories, some of us would never need another workout.
This guided meditation is designed for the moments when your mind is racing, your shoulders are creeping toward your ears, and your nervous system feels like it’s working overtime.
Through simple breath...
So whether you’re lying awake at 2 am, sitting in your car before walking into something difficult, or simply needing a moment to catch your breath—press play.
Life doesn’t always unfold the way we planned.
This year on How Yoga Changed My Life, we’ve spent a lot of time talking about the moments that change everything—the diagnoses, the losses, the uncertainty, the unexpected turns non...
What actually happens after you call 911?
In Part 1 of our conversation with two Central Texas paramedics, we get a look at what life in EMS really looks like—from what happens inside “the box” and why staying calm can look like not caring, to the calls that have absolutely nothing to do with life-or-death emergencies.
We also talk about burnout, trauma, dark humor, community parame...
When life handed you a crop you definitely don’t remember planting… press play.
Feeling drained, stretched thin, or wondering where all your energy has gone? This short Harvest Moon meditation is your chance to stop, take inventory, and decide what’s actually worth carrying forward.
Notice what grew, what didn’t, and what was never yours to tend in the first place.
You don...
On this series we’ve talked about loss, diagnosis, and life changing overnight. Today we’re talking about what happens when the thing that changes… is your body.
In this episode of We Didn’t Plan For This, Mia shares her experience being diagnosed with Graves disease and what it felt like to live in a body that suddenly didn’t feel like her own.
Her heart rate was constantly elevated, ...
Imagine someone took away your business card, your LinkedIn profile, your family group text, and your to-do list.
Who would be left?
Don’t panic.
This isn’t a pop quiz.
It’s a guided meditation.
We can spend so much time collecting labels, titles, responsibilities, and roles that eventually they can start to feel like our entire identity.
But what happens when one of those roles chang...
On this week's episode of People Be Peopling...
Apparently one of the perks of getting older—and going through some serious sh*t—is realizing you don’t have to give a sh*t about everything!!
Adrienne and Nora each bring their official F*ck-It List: five things they simply do not care about anymore. Some are ridiculous. Some are serious. And some probably should’ve been let go a long time ...
When your patience has left the group chat…press play..
Your phone is dinging. Someone is talking and someone else needs something. Your brain is running through tomorrow while trying to finish today—and suddenly even someone breathing next to you feels like a personal attack..You’re overstimulated.
Perfect for the moment when your brain would like everyone to kindly shut the f#@% up. ...
In this week’s episode of the We Didn’t Plan For This series, Nora and Adrienne explore how sometimes life doesn’t slowly change — sometimes it changes in an instant.
Nora has done everything right. She took care of her health, exercised, ate well, and paid attention to her body — and she still got breast cancer.
She shares the reality of diagnosis, biopsies, MRIs, and preparing for a d...
Busy has become a badge of honor for many of us.
In fact, the Urban Dictionary defines “busy” as what people say when they’re too overwhelmed to explain what’s actually going on. Hmmm, yeah…that feels about right.
If there were scout patches for multitasking, overcommitting, and answering texts while standing in line for coffee, a lot of us would have completely run out of room on our ...
About a month after Jason married Frank, life handed them a plot twist no newlyweds expect: Jason was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Yes, breast cancer.
Within months, Jason went from celebrating a new marriage to navigating a double mastectomy, radiation, recovery, and a healthcare system that showed him the good, the bad—and sometimes the downright nasty—side of cancer treatment. I
n this epi...
When somebody tries to hand you their bullshit and your nervous system almost signs for the package…press play.
Ever walk into a room feeling perfectly fine and somehow leave carrying somebody else’s mood?
Whether you call it negative energy, tension, stress, workplace drama, or just other people’s shit, being around it can leave you feeling completely different than you did five minut...
What helps when life suddenly becomes something you never planned for?
In today's episode of We Didn’t Plan For This, Adrienne shares where she is now after the sudden loss of her husband, Brian.
If you listened to Episodes 164 and 166 of How Yoga Changed My Life a Podcast, you already know the story of what happened. But this episode isn’t about retelling that story.
It’s about what comes next.
Grie...
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