You Are A Big Deal with Becca Jay
This podcast highlights the imperfect greatness of humans who are a big deal. Episodes will include conversations with people who are doing important work in the world, choosing courage over comfort, and embracing their power. Becca has spent much of her life doing some form of movement and getting curious about how people show up. Over the years she has learned that seeing people and listening to their stories is such an empowering form of connecting. Mom, partner, advocate, personal trainer and athlete, Becca Jay, talks all things human with people who are leaning into life and who keep showing up.
Show episodes
60: Yatika Starr Fields: Being Still Is In the Movement; Art Creates Dialogue; We Are Part of the Stars
Yatika Starr Fields (he/him) is a Painter, a Muralist, an Artist, a creative person, an ultrarunner, an advocate and an activist. He grew up in an artistic family in Oklahoma and is part of the Cherokee, Mvskoke (Misscogee) (Creek) and Osage Nations and is also a Bear clan member. He currently lives and works in Tulsa
59: Jinghuan Liu Tervalon: OWN YOUR OWN STORY; Otherness as a Superpower; the Journey of Becoming
Jinghuan Liu Tervalon (she/her) is a mother runner based in the Los Angeles area. She is a partner, an athlete, an advocate and a leader. Her love of running started after she became a mother in 2007; she started training with the Fortius Altius Citius Training (FACT) group after her second child was born in 2016. She
58: Mauricio Diaz: Life-Affirming Organism; Storytelling as Connection; Discover the World through Movement
Mauricio (Mau) Diaz (he/him) is a storyteller, an ultrarunner, an adventurer, and a connector. He is an entrepreneur, CEO and co-founder of Aire Libre, a Mexico City-based creative project that hosts immersive running experiences in exotic corners of the world. Mauricio is a lululemon ambassador and a Beyond Running po
57: Bill & Sue Morgan & Kaitlyn Yonke: What is POSSIBLE?!?!; Living THROUGH not with; Life Takes a Team; Not Being Alone...
Sue Morgan (she/her) is a life partner, mom, nana, daughter, sister, and friend. She is an MS (Multiple Sclerosis) awareness advocate, chief crew extraordinaire, painter, reader, music lover, adventurer and runner. Sue grew up in northern Michigan and both of her parents were music teachers. She never participated in o
56: Gina Lucrezi: Feeling Left Out; Harnassing Your Superpower; Continuing the Conversation
Gina Lucrezi is a partner, a leader, a connector, a trail runner, an ultrarunner and founder of the online journal and community called Trail Sisters which started in 2016. She is a women’s rights advocate dedicated to making impactful, equitable progress within the outdoor recreation industry. She believes in the impo
55: Maddy Ahlborn: High Tide Raises All Boats; Advocating for Outdoor Spaces; Running to Feel
Maddy Ahlborn (she/her) is a painter, a poet, playwright, photographer and performer. She uses surrounding context as a catalyst for projects and allows the idea to dictate the medium in her artistic practice. She attended TUFTS University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA where she earned her BFA