{"podcast":{"title":"Pork Pond Gazette","slug":"pork-pond-gazette-6372236","podcast_index_feed_id":6372236,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5282000/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pork-pond-gazette--5282000","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3764a0be2f73d4f35fe478f4d3813341.jpg","author":"Mike Rathbun","episode_count":190,"summary":"Let’s talk. Let’s talk about hope. Let’s talk about inspiration. Let’s talk about being happy, even if it’s only for 30 minutes. My goal for this show is for it to be a place to get away from the division and the anger in the world for a while. Relax, grab a coffee or a wine or your beverage of choice and just relax for a while. Welcome. I’m glad you’re here.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T14:17:03.312246+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pork-pond-gazette-6372236"},"episode":{"title":"Kindness Isn’t A Soft Skill, It’s A Power Move","slug":"kindness-isn-t-a-soft-skill-it-s-a-power-move","published_at":"2026-04-02T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pork-pond-gazette-6372236/kindness-isn-t-a-soft-skill-it-s-a-power-move","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pork-pond-gazette-6372236","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/kindness-isn-t-a-soft-skill-it-s-a-power-move--71055931","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71055931/18643644_kindness_isn_t_a_soft_skill_it_s_a_power_move.mp3","summary":"Send us Fan Mail Ever feel like you’re sprinting through life in the wrong shoes? We sat down with inner glow coach and author Angie Hawkins to unpack how compassion, boundaries, and vulnerable honesty can move you from chasing approval to living with grounded confidence. Angie’s memoir, Running in Slippers , becomes a vivid metaphor for growth: sometimes playful, sometimes painful, always real. She opens up about the childhood patterns that fuel people pleasing and perfectionism, then shares how an emotional rock bottom led her to rebuild from the inside out. We dig into the difference between forgiveness and self-compassion, especially when “forgive and forget” feels like erasing harm. Angie explains why starting with kindness toward yourself can reduce reactivity, reveal the grief under anger, and allow you to see others’ behavior without excusing it. From there, we get practical: what compassionate boundaries sound like, how to check your tone without watering down your line, and why your emotional safety is non-negotiable. You’ll hear a powerful workplace story where shifting to empathy uncovered hidden fear and transformed a tense relationship—proof that clarity plus care can change outcomes. This conversation also reframes leadership. Compassion isn’t a soft skill; it’s a stabilizing force in teams, relationships, and communities. We explore how to practice empathy without self-abandonment, how observation builds emotional regulation, and why calm presence can elevate a room more than outrage ever will. Whether you’re healing after a breakup, shedding perfectionism, or trying to lead with heart at work, you’ll walk away with tools to protect your light and still see the human in front of you. If the conversation moved you, share it with a friend, subscribe for m…","meta_description":"Send us Fan Mail Ever feel like you’re sprinting through life in the wrong shoes? We sat down with inner glow coach and author Angie Hawkins to unpack how…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2181,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pork-pond-gazette-6372236/episodes/kindness-isn-t-a-soft-skill-it-s-a-power-move/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pork-pond-gazette-6372236/kindness-isn-t-a-soft-skill-it-s-a-power-move.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}