What if the thing meant for you arrives exactly when you’re ready to receive it?

This week, I’m joined in the studio by Lillie Lauterbach, founder of Jackson Hole Beadwork, creator of breathtaking hand-beaded statement pieces, and someone who reminds us that creativity has a way of finding us at exactly the right moment.

Lillie shares the winding path that brought her here, from years working as a massage therapist, solo adventures through India and Nepal, deep spiritual practice, heartbreak, reinvention, and eventually discovering beadwork during a season that changed everything.

We talk about the paradox of creating beauty: how discipline and surrender live side by side, how inner transformation often becomes visible in unexpected ways, and why following curiosity can sometimes lead you home to yourself.

We also explore:

• Finding love later than expected and trusting divine timing
• How travel, spirituality, and stillness shaped Lillie’s creative voice
• Turning a self-taught skill into a thriving luxury brand
• Navigating imposter syndrome and owning your value
• Why beauty can be a reflection of what’s happening within
• Building a life that feels deeply aligned, one small choice at a time

This conversation is a reminder that the adventure isn’t always loud. Sometimes it begins quietly, with a thread, an idea, or the courage to trust what keeps calling you.

Connect with Lillie:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jhbeadwork/
• Website: https://jhbeadwork.com/

If this episode spoke to you, share it with someone who needs the reminder that it’s never too late to begin again.

Adventure on

I’ve also launched a new podcast called Year Of The Horse Adventure Coach. You can listen here:

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/year-of-the-horse-adventure-coach/id1877986353
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7d2ySD8Tp28qf9QvCHcXas?si=1c6996084f2a4330

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There are conversations that deepen the way we relate to our horses, and this was absolutely one of them.

As someone who lives alongside horses every day, I’m always curious about the space where intuition, experience, and science meet. Sitting down with neuroscientist and horse trainer Janet Jones felt like stepping further into that understanding.

Janet is the author of the bestselling Horse Brain, Human Brain, a book that genuinely transformed the way I think about horse behavior, trust, fear, training, and the horse-human connection. In this conversation, we explore insights from her upcoming book, A Horse's World, available now for pre-order before its June 23 release.

We talk about what’s actually happening when horses snort or lick and chew, how horses experience the world through smell, why lighting and vision matter more than most riders realize, and the neuroscience behind helping horses feel safe in new environments.

One part that especially stayed with me was Janet describing a new horse as feeling like “a tourist in a foreign country.” As I’ve been integrating a new mare into my own herd, that perspective felt incredibly grounding and compassionate.

We also explore:
• Rewarding relaxation instead of only correcting behavior
• Predator brains vs. prey brains
• Wild horses vs. horses living in the wild
• Anthropomorphism in horsemanship
• Building trust through consistency, calmness, and understanding

This conversation felt less like learning “about” horses and more like remembering to see the world a little more through their eyes.

Pre-order: A Horse's World

Follow Janet:

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• Learn more about Horse Brain, Human Brain
• Follow Little Brown and Company

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Some conversations slow time. They remind us that the adventure is not something we chase, but something we notice. Sitting with Kelly Wendorf felt like stepping back into that remembering.

Kelly is the founding CEO of EQUUS Inspired, a women run leadership and transformation organization rooted in nature based wisdom and horse human connection. Raised among archeological digs, Kelly shares how horses became her teachers in leadership, presence, and trust. We talk about power and partnership, the responsibility of working with horses with reverence, and why this moment in history is quietly asking us to choose love over fear.

In this episode we explore
• What thriving feels like beyond success
• How horses guide us back to presence
• Relationship over control
• Listening as a form of leadership

As you listen, notice where something softens. That may be where the next part of your adventure begins.

Links and resources mentioned

• Website http://www.equusinspired.com
• Unbridled Retreats 2026 https://www.equusinspired.com/unbridled-rewilding-feminine-agency-2
• Book Flying Lead Change https://www.equusinspired.com/flc
• The Wisdom of Thriving https://www.equusinspired.com/wisdom-of-thriving
• How to Lead a Transformative Life: https://www.equusinspired.com/how-to-lead-a-transformative-life | Use code EQUUS100KW for 100% off

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🔥 Ever thought about how you can incorporate your love of horses in to your work as a mom, coach, teacher, facilitator or business owner? Now is the time to take your understanding to the next level with our Horse Adventure Coaching Certification. ($833 SAVINGS THIS SUMMER ONLY!!!) 👉 Get certified now!

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