In this week’s episode, I have special guest Lieutenant Colonel Kate DeGategno on to tell us about her personal story of entering the military, how she pulled out of burnout, ways she has grown her career, and how she balances her well-being with working in a high demanding workplace.

Lieutenant Colonel Kate DeGategno, serves as the Deputy G2 and Women, Peace, and Security Program Lead at the 9th Mission Support Command at Fort Shafter Flats, Hawai’i. Graduate of University of Richmond and University of Delaware, she has served in the U.S. Army for 16 years, in over 15 states and U.S. territories and 8 countries as a Military Intelligence Officer, Commander, Master Resiliency Trainer, Inspector General, Aide de Camp, Executive Officer, Joint Planner, Talent Manager, and Chief of Staff. Kate currently lives in Honolulu with her girlfriend, Cara, and 15 y/o cat, Boo Radley, making the most of every day and every Hawaiian rainbow.

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Today’s Topics

• Kate shares her story with us about her life and how she started the career that lead to becoming an Intelligence Officer in the Army (2:51)

• Different broadening opportunities Kate has been offered to experience throughout her career and how she has been able to apply them to her various roles (17:00)

• What Kate did differently than others in order to be nominated to as an Inspector General (23:00)

• How Kate recognized she was in burnout AND how she escaped it with the help of her support system (29:34)

• How she practices well-being now to avoid hitting burnout again while still working in a high demanding working environment (36:50)

• Kate’s advice on how to uphold integrity in your workplace while still putting emphasis on your personal well-being (47:33)

  
  

Related Episode:

(Ep 25) Be a Leadership Athlete & Create Options as CEO of your Career, w/ Executive Coach, Dr. Mike Smith

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In this week’s episode, I have a conversation with special guest, Alana Eagle, about choosing an alcohol-free life and what it has taught us about ourselves.

Alana Eagle is a speaker, media and events consultant and the founder of (DABL) Design A Beautiful Life, where she organizes alcohol-free events and wellness workshops. Alana quit drinking on January 1, 2021 after doing a dry January challenge with her husband. She was motivated by being a new mother and wanting to get her mental and physical health back on her side. She now advocates for an alcohol-free lifestyle by supporting others through her community events. Alana lives in Hawaii where she was born and raised and is a lover of the ocean, travel, performing, learning, self-improvement and supporting community.

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Today’s Topics

• Alana shares the story about her decision to start an alcohol free life style (2:30)

• How Alana viewed casual drinking before the pandemic hit and how she viewed drinking as a vice during the pandemic while also experiencing postpartum (5:43)

• Why people might be using alcohol as a vice in an attempt to make them “feel better” (7:26)

• Alana talks about the waves of emotions she experiences now that she doesn’t suppress them with alcohol (9:52)

• What Alana does to practice being more present in her body and her overall life now that she doesn’t rely on alcohol (12:17)

• Alana and Kaycee discuss the normalization of drinking alcohol and the stats around what age the average person starts to drink (15:13)

• The worries that Alana faced when she decided to live an alcohol free life style (20:04)

• The first DABL event Alana ever put on and why (21:26)

• Alana tells us what DABL means and the different types of events she hosts (24:22)

  
  

Related Episode:

What Dharma Represents and the Four Goals of Life through the Lens of Ayurveda

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Connect with Alana Eagle, Founder of DABL:

Website: https://www.dablwithus.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dablwithus/

Email: alana@dablwithus.com

Donate to Maui

In 2023, the beautiful island of Maui experienced devastating wildfires that is considered the most deadliest and destructive in modern US history. The entire town of Lahaina, a historic town and former capital of the Kingdom of Hawai’i, was completely destroyed. To support the relief efforts, see links below to donate:

Donate Directly to Families impacted (locally vetted) - Help Maui Rise

https://www.helpmauirise.org

Hawai’i Community Foundation - Maui Strong Fund

https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong

© 2024 Hello Flow Collective

*Podcast Produced By Alpha Echo Media L.L.C.