Redefine Normal

The Mykel Broady Podcast

Why(s): Redefine Normal / Defy the Odds / Learn for a Lifetime / Exemplify Kindness

Episode #4: Redefine Normal

Open-minded Conversation

Mykel Broady & Jonah Yoelin

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Welcome / Opening Words

• Learning about non-conformity for the first time & its strong ties to redefining normal -- episode preview (0:42)

• Introducing Jonah Yoelin (2:54)

• Jonah’s TedxUniversityofNevadaReno talk -- Surprising Yourself: The Joy of Being Spontaneous

  • The idea behind it (4:45)

  • Influence found in podcast -- no hard script for shows (13:55)

  • Giving yourself the liberty of not having it all figured out (16:14)

• The rationality in being spontaneous & welcoming uncertainty (18:27)

• Clarification: There’s certainly some good in normal (24:00)

• The inevitable forces set against you when redefining normal (27:11)

• Personal stories of redefining normal

  • Redefining normal at the Sun Youth Forum in 2018 (35:03)

    • The origin of ‘destroying the spotlight’

  • Paleontology: The Musical (42:57)

• The practice of learning how not to do things (52:13)

• Apryl Beresford’s definition of redefining normal (58:19)

  • “We often try to fit into this perceived notion of 'normal' that we feel society has created. Redefining normal to me, means learning to understand, respect and love the person you are; the flaws of your character, the passions in your heart and not compromising these to fit into the picture of normal you/society had once created. Redefining normal is acceptance that 'normal' is not a gray box we should all fit into, instead 'normal' is the kaleidoscope of facets that make people uniquely who they are.” -Apryl Beresford

• Closing

  • A few words regarding Women’s History Month (1:02:00)

  • Jonah’s challenge to listeners (1:08:00)