IN YOUR EARS

Welcome to the Questions to Hold™ podcast hosted by BWB founder, Casey Carroll.

In this podcast, we explore the intersection of life’s biggest inquiries and our personal and professional worlds.

Whose story are you telling? What does your body have to say? What impact are you having? Are you happy?

Tune in for honest, thought provoking conversations with progressive leaders and entrepreneurs questioning our institutions, igniting change, and realizing new realities.

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Podcast Episodes

Questions to Hold Season Two: On leaving a legacy & life's intentional decisions with Stephanie Schott

Stephanie Schott is the founder of Amplify, an organization committed to equipping companies with the mindsets and skills to navigate and thrive in today’s corporate environment.

Join BWB and guest, Stephanie Schott (she/her), where we discuss navigating the constantly changing terrain in our lives, and the impact of holding questions. We also discuss building in partnership (versus being an individual contributor), and the question Stephanie is holding around what it means to leave a legacy.

Questions to Hold Season Two: Unpacking Partnership with Brad Farris

Join BWB and guest, Brad Farris (he/him), for an honest conversation about finding peace within ourselves to help make peace with others, and how this contributes to partnership.

Brad Farris is an engineer turned leadership coach who specializes in helping creative agency owners unleash growth, in their agencies and themselves. He has 20 years of experience working with agency founders. As a result, he can quickly spot patterns and solve problems that stunt growth. Since its founding, Anchor Advisors has helped more than 450 agency owners lead confidently and find more hours in the day.

Questions to Hold Season Two: Unpacking Partnership with Right at Home’s Maeghan Scott & Melodie Toby

Join us for an honest discussion with Maeghan Scott and Melodie Toby, where we talk about running a family business and the importance of the relationships built along the way.

Maeghan and Melodie are a mother-daughter team, running Right at Home of Essex County, providing in-home care to seniors and adults in Essex County, New Jersey. They are also celebrating 20 years in business this year.

Questions to Hold Season Two: Unpacking Partnership with Marti Konstant

Holding the question around what it means to be agile.

Join us for a conversation with Marti Konstant (she/her) exploring how agility and partnership coexist together, and the curiosities around the impacts of AI and unexpected relationships.

Marti researches how people and organizations respond and adapt to change. Why do some resist change, while others prosper? As a workplace futurist and career strategist she has uncovered the one trait that helps you and your organization flourish in today’s fast-changing environment: Agility.

Questions to Hold Season Two: Unpacking Partnership

This year on the Questions to Hold podcast, we will kick off with the "Unpacking Partnership" Series. This collection of episodes will feature some of our mentors, partners, and collaborators, where we dive into some of the biggest questions and mysteries in partnership.

Being with the Entirety of Ourselves with Chaney Williams

Join us in an honest conversation with Chaney Williams (she/they) exploring how we can be in relationship with the entirety of ourselves, and what can happen when we have brave space to show up fully.

Join us in an honest conversation with Samar Jade (they/them) exploring how we can be in relationship with the entirety of ourselves, and what can happen when we have brave space to show up fully.

What would we have to risk to be reconnected? w. Nanci Luna Jiménez

Join us in an honest conversation with Nanci Luna Jiménez (she/her) exploring why it is necessary to ground in our human goodness to end racism.

How do we balance motherhood and entrepreneurship? w. Shanetta McDonald

Join us in an honest conversation with Shanetta McDonald (she/her) exploring the seasons of our life, taking care of ourselves as working mothers, and why it matters we control our own narratives.

What does it mean to be a living ancestor? w. Stephanie Ghoston Paul

Join us in an honest conversation with Stephanie Ghoston Paul (she/her) exploring what it means to be a living ancestor. Stephanie helps movement-makers bring to reality a radically transformed world through wholehearted coaching and consulting.

How do we become sustained in our work? w/Ayesha Walker

Join us in an honest conversation with Ayesha Walker (she/her) exploring how through our work we can build sustainability not just for the organization, but also for ourselves, our families and our communities.

Ageism, entrepreneurship & exit strategies w/Georgette Pascale

Join us in an honest conversation with Georgette Pascale (she/her) exploring the highs and lows and the inbetweens of successfully selling a business, and moving into a new chapter of entrepreneurship.

Why do we separate our work selves from our home selves? with Deena Chochinov

Join us in an honest conversation with Deena Chochinov (she/her) exploring what a career as a professional “listener” has revealed about how to be a leader in the boardroom and the living room.

What If Thinking Differently is Ok? with Laura Matteson

Join us in an honest conversation with Laura Matteson (she/her) exploring the intersection of neurodivergence, visual translation, and questions, and how we can become more skillful (and playful!) communicators.

How Do We Develop Leaders Who Care? with Taylor Elyse Morrison

Join us in honest conversation with Taylor Elyse Morrison (she/her) exploring the role of care in the workplace, and what skillsets leaders need in order to support care and wellbeing on their teams

An invitation to live in the field of questions with Avery Kalapa

Join us in honest conversation with Avery Kalapa (they/them) exploring the juicy, sometimes scary, and always revealing space that exists when we unhook from familiarity and open ourselves to new possibilities.

What is Erotic Wholeness? with Darshana Avila

Join us in honest conversation with somatic sex and intimacy expert, Darshana Avila, as we explore questions far beyond the surface of your typical sex talk.

What impact am I having? with Randi Matthews

Join us in honest conversation with Multi-Hyphen Media founder, Randi Matthews (she/her) as we explore how our actions and intentions lead to impact and legacy building.

What is a Big Gorgeous Goal? with Julie Ellis

Join us in an honest conversation with executive coach, entrepreneur, speaker and trainer, Julie Ellis (she/her) as we explore questions at the heart of growth and unlocking potential, specifically for female-founded companies and leaders.

What is the role of ritual? with Sadee Brathwaite

Join us in an honest conversation with Sadee Brathwaite (she/her) exploring the role of ritual in our lives and work.

Welcome to the Questions to Hold Podcast w. Casey & Caitlin

We're live! Celebrate the podcast launch and listen in as BWB co-owners Casey Carroll (she/her) and Caitlin Fitzpatrick (she/her) share the origin story of Questions to Hold, and why they believe holding questions is an act of resistance, presence and devotion.

Join us in honest conversation with writer, educator, digital strategist and equity-inclusion facilitator, Tristan Katz (they/he) as we explore questions at the heart of activism, impact and self care.

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IN A WORLD THAT PRAISES ANSWERS OVER QUESTIONS, THE ACT OF HOLDING A QUESTION IS AN ACT OF RESISTANCE, PRESENCE & DEVOTION.

What questions are you holding?

IN YOUR HANDS

The Questions to Hold™ card deck invites you to build a more meaningful relationship with yourself and the world around you through the simple, yet profound practice of holding questions.

Pick a card and hold it.
Hold it as long as you like,
as long as you need —
perhaps forever.

Each of the 37 cards offers a confronting, everyday question that often goes overlooked - here becomes an inquiry with endless pathways into the depths of the truth.

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“As someone who loves solving problems and answers to questions, I was intrigued by the idea of having a question to “hold” that did not need to be answered. I love their minimalist design that allows me to imagine the imagery that would go with each question. Each time I pull a card, I find myself wanting to come up with an answer, then I allow the question to just be, and see how it shapes my day. These cards have brought intentionality when I’ve been faced with an important project or challenge, and they always seem to be the perfect question at the right time.”
“The QtH deck is part of my daily practice of self-care. I use these cards to open up questions for myself and others, to journal, to think deeper, to guide discussions and honestly, just to ask! Asking questions is so important in a world that wants to know the solution before the questions are even asked. I love this deck and recommend it to anyone who is looking to further their journey into self-care, self-love and self-fulfillment!!”
“Pulling a card from the Questions to Hold deck has become part of my weekly intention setting. At the beginning of each week, I pull a card to keep on my desk to ponder as I move through the days. Each card reminds me that I am right on time and to trust the timing of what unfolds each week. These beautiful cards help me remember the power of embracing the journey, taking a breath, and holding space for questions instead of endlessly seeking answers.”

IN OUR WORK

We believe holding — and asking — questions is essential to transform our internal worlds, and to revolutionize our institutions and industries for the better.

The practice of Questions to Hold™ began in 2015 as a way to encourage our coaching clients to have a deeper relationship with the main themes emerging in our work together, and to center curiosity, imagination and critical inquiry as key components to the changes clients were seeking within themselves and society.

Questions to Hold™ were offered in lieu of the more traditional “action item” as a form of resistance to dominant culture’s hyperfocus on doing as the primary way to advancement and achievement.

Since then, Questions to Hold™ has become a cornerstone of BWB’s midwifery approach and feminist philosophy, and is woven into all of the work we do from 1:1 coaching to full service brand packages.

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