Wide Awake and Wondering

Wide Awake and Wondering is a podcast dedicated to the thoughts, worries, and "aha!" moments that only seem to surface at 2:00 AM. Hosted by Kristin Mason, the show explores the full spectrum of the human experience—from the cosmic and the financial to the hilariously mundane. Whether you’re questioning the expansion of the universe, wondering about the difference between a Roth and a Traditional IRA, or simply trying to figure out if black and brown actually go together, Kristin tackles it all with humility, honesty, and grace. This is a space for the curious and the sleepless to find connection in their shared "insatiable wondering." Stop tossing and turning alone. Hit follow before you hit the snooze, and join Kristin in the middle of the night to shine a light on what keeps us all awake.

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  Episode #7

  Consistency is a Lie: Why Routine-Flipping is Your Real Business Superpower with Barb Hubbard

  Sep 7, 202647 minS1

  Embracing Spontaneous Structure: ADHD, Shame-Free Productivity, and Chasing Dreams with Barb Hubbard Does your brain flatly refuse to hit the pause button at night? Are you constantly hunting for the perfect time management framework, only to watch it fail your neurodivergent brain weeks later? In this episode of Wide Awake and Wondering , host Kristin Mason sits down with San Diego-based ADHD coach and author Barb Hubbard to dismantle the rigid mainstream expectations surrounding business operations and establish realistic, shame-free frameworks for modern visionaries. Barb spent years as a special educator before launching her independent coaching practice eight years ago. Today, she works directly at the intersection of structure and creative chaos, mapping out intentional solopreneur environments that leverage neurodivergent traits as genuine professional strengths. The Myth of Consistency: Embracing Sporadic Productivity For years, business gurus have claimed that identical, daily routines are the primary gateway to elite success. Barb completely rejects this premise for the ADHD community. Because neurodivergent brains intrinsically demand novelty, any singular organization or tracking tool is bound to eventually lose its dopamine-inducing luster. Barb encourages solopreneurs to accept their natural ebb and flow, giving themselves permission to pivot between different paper planners, digital software, and morning workflows without spiraling into negative self-talk or guilt. Building Your Evidence List: Flipping the Negativity Bias When tasks fall to the wayside, the instinct for high achievers is often to hide behind a mask of hyper-vigilant busyness or harsh internal discipline. Barb shares how to shift out of judgment and step into scientific curiosity. She introduces the concept of the "evidence list"—a tangible record of wins designed to counter our evolutionary negativity bias. By expanding our definition of success to celebrate micro-wins, like spending 10 minutes researching a project or typing a single email response, business owners can intentionally rebuild their confidence and find the motivation necessary to restart. https://barbhubbardcoaching.com/ LISTEN & FOLLOW Thanks for spending a part of your night—or your morning—with me. If today’s episode helped you feel less alone in the dark, follow Wide Awake and Wondering on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, leave a rating or review, and share it with a fellow midnight thinker. Remember, whether you’re pondering the cosmos or your bank account, the questions are big, but we’re in this together. Don't forget to hit the follow button, before you hit the snooze so you never miss an episode of Wide Awake and Wondering. Until next time, keep wondering, and I’ll see you in the middle of the night. Powered By CK Mason Consulting, LLC https://ckmasonconsulting.com/podcast

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  Episode #5

  Untangling the Yarn: What an MS Diagnosis Taught Her About the Magic of Space

  Aug 3, 202635 minS1

  Reclaiming Your Energy: Building Systems of Sanity and Defeating Burnout with Chris Vasiliadis It’s 3:00 AM. You're completely exhausted, your body feels heavy, but your mind is running a full marathon. If you are sitting in the dark staring at your bedroom ceiling wondering how to balance big goals without running yourself into the ground, you are in the right place. In this episode of Wide Awake and Wondering , host Kristin Mason sits down with "burnout buster," author, and health coach Chris Vasiliadis to unpack the root causes of our systematic exhaustion and reclaim a healthy relationship with rest. Chris is the author of Ignition: A Professional Woman's Guide to Energized, Burnout-Proof Living . By teaching women how to stop moving at a frenetic, unsustainable pace, she helps high-achieving leaders implement customized frameworks to protect their well-being, recover their health, and step into their own best self-advocate. The Physiology of Frenzy: How Emotions Show Up in the Body Why do we struggle to name our boundaries until we are completely overstretched, overwhelmed, and "over it all"? Chris explains that long before our logical brain attempts to interpret an emotional shift, our physical body experiences it first. Anger might manifest as a tightening chest, anxiety as a pounding heart, and worry as a knot in the stomach. Kristin and Chris look at how our society often discourages us from expressing these tricky human emotions, leading to chronic workaholism, toxic hustle-grind mindsets, and a severe lack of personal recovery time. The Sandbox Mindset: Designing a Choose Your Own Adventure Life Following her own life-altering diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 2008, Chris realized that long-term success cannot coexist with perpetual burnout. She dives deep into the writing structure of her book, Ignition , describing it as an evergreen, individualized tool modeled after a custom coaching engagement. Rather than enforcing a rigid, black-and-white checklist for self-care, Chris invites readers into a figurative sandbox of play and experimentation. Listeners will learn how to identify five essential elements of well-being, craft practical 30-day integration plans, and discover the true magic of letting the mind wander. https://prioritywellness.com/ LISTEN & FOLLOW Thanks for spending a part of your night—or your morning—with me. If today’s episode helped you feel less alone in the dark, follow Wide Awake and Wondering on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, leave a rating or review, and share it with a fellow midnight thinker. Remember, whether you’re pondering the cosmos or your bank account, the questions are big, but we’re in this together. Don't forget to hit the follow button, before you hit the snooze so you never miss an episode of Wide Awake and Wondering. Until next time, keep wondering, and I’ll see you in the middle of the night. Powered by: CK Mason Consulting https://ckmasonconsulting.com/podcast

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  Episode #4

  The Seven Words That Broke a Marriage (and Saved a Life)

  Jul 6, 202642 minS1

  The Journey of Rebecoming: Breaking Silences and Rebuilding Self-Trust with Catherine Sipher Have you ever had the realization that you are moving through life on mute? Perhaps you have spent years silencing your own voice just to keep the peace, or maybe you have forgotten just how powerful it actually is. In this episode of Wide Awake and Wondering , host Kristin Mason sits down with Catherine Sipher, a Boston-based poet, author, and journaling guide. Catherine’s debut poetry memoir, Barely a Whisper , became a number one new release because it strikes a chord so many of us feel: the deep, burning desire to stop self-betrayal and finally listen inward. Catherine opens up about her ultimate comeback story—the grueling, beautiful journey of returning to herself after leaving an 18-year marriage and a suppressive religious community simultaneously, all while raising six children. Stepping Out of the Silence Catherine takes us back to 2019, a period where she found herself drowning in extreme exhaustion, overwhelm, and isolation. As a stay-at-home, homeschooling mother of six within a rigid, evangelical Christian community, she was taught that her own heart was "deceitfully wicked" and could not be trusted. Catherine candidly shares the breaking point—seven words spoken in the middle of deep emotional distress—that exposed the rift in her marriage and catalyzed a massive personal paradigm shift. The Creative "Gooey Cocoon Phase" When the global pandemic hit in 2020, it provided an unexpected gift: a forced physical isolation that allowed Catherine to completely unravel away from the heavy social expectations of her former community. She terms this her "gooey cocoon phase," where her old identity disintegrated so a new, authentic self could emerge. It was during this dark season that she picked up a notebook and discovered Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way . Through daily stream-of-consciousness writing, she finally found a direct line to her own thoughts, eventually rebuilding her financial independence by starting a virtual piano studio and stepping into her power as a writer. Connecting to the Body and Voice Now, years into her freedom, Catherine details how somatic practices like yoga, breathwork, and intuitive movement allowed her to process deep-seated emotional trauma stored in her body. Kristin and Catherine explore the concept of "rebecoming"—not transforming into someone entirely new, but stripping away the "shoulds" to return to who you always were in the first place. Catherine closes the episode with a moving live reading of her title poem, Barely a Whisper . https://www.catherinesipher.com/ LISTEN & FOLLOW Thanks for spending a part of your night—or your morning—with me. If today’s episode helped you feel less alone in the dark, follow Wide Awake and Wondering on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, leave a rating or review, and share it with a fellow midnight thinker. Remember, whether you’re pondering the cosmos or your bank account, the questions are big, but we’re in this together. Don't forget to hit the follow button, before you hit the snooze so you never miss an episode of Wide Awake and Wondering. Until next time, keep wondering, and I’ll see you in the middle of the night. Powered by: CK Mason Consulting https://ckmasonconsulting.com/podcast

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  Episode #3

  From Corporate Machine to Solo Powerhouse: How to Set Boundaries That Save Your Business (and Family)

  Jun 5, 202645 minS1

  Overcoming the 12-Hour Corporate Grind: How This CPA Built a Business and Reclaimed Her Family Time Are you lying awake at night, wondering how to scale your business and secure your finances without sacrificing your family or your sanity? In this episode of Wide Awake and Wondering , host Kristin Mason sits down with Bridget Harton, a CPA tax professional and owner of Bridget Harton Fitness. Bridget shares her powerful journey of leaving the high-pressure world of public accounting to carve her own path as a self-employed entrepreneur, PTA president, and yoga instructor. Breaking Free from the High-Pressure Corporate Machine For years, Bridget experienced the intense demands of traditional accounting firms: 12-hour days, constant overtime, and severe burnout. Despite loving her clients and the "puzzle" of tax work, the constant guilt of missing precious moments with her family became too heavy to bear. Bridget discusses the pivotal mindset shift required to move away from financial scarcity and panic, step into her power, and intentionally choose a self-employed path where she controls her client volume and schedule. Setting Non-Negotiable Boundaries in a Virtual Workspace Transitioning to entrepreneurship offers immense freedom, but without strict parameters, it can lead to toxic hustle. Bridget reveals the specific boundaries she enforces to protect her mental clarity, such as leaving work by 3:30 PM to greet her kids at the bus stop, keeping work emails completely off her personal phone, and ensuring her business phone line automatically shuts off at the end of the day. Blending Financial Strategy with Mindfulness and Yoga As a fitness and yoga instructor, Bridget emphasizes that prioritizing physical wellness and mental health is the ultimate secret to a successful life. She details how prenatal yoga entirely transformed her perspective on stress management, offering her breathwork tools and focal points that she still relies on during late-night moments of business worry. Learn how making just a "1% daily change" toward what brings you joy can completely transform your entrepreneurial journey. bridgethartonfitness.com https://tuxedo-tax.com/ LISTEN & FOLLOW Thanks for spending a part of your night—or your morning—with me. If today’s episode helped you feel less alone in the dark, follow Wide Awake and Wondering on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, leave a rating or review, and share it with a fellow midnight thinker. Remember, whether you’re pondering the cosmos or your bank account, the questions are big, but we’re in this together. Don't forget to hit the follow button, before you hit the snooze so you never miss an episode of Wide Awake and Wondering. Until next time, keep wondering, and I’ll see you in the middle of the night. Powered by: CK Mason Consulting https://ckmasonconsulting.com/podcast

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  Episode #3

  From Corporate Machine to Solo Powerhouse: How to Set Boundaries That Save Your Business (and Family)

  Jun 5, 202645 minS1

  <h1>Overcoming the 12-Hour Corporate Grind: How This CPA Built a Business and Reclaimed Her Family Time</h1><p>Are you lying awake at night, wondering how to scale your business and secure your finances without sacrificing your family or your sanity? In this episode of Wide Awake and Wondering, host Kristin Mason sits down with Bridget Harton, a CPA tax professional and owner of Bridget Harton Fitness. Bridget shares her powerful journey of leaving the high-pressure world of public accounting to carve her own path as a self-employed entrepreneur, PTA president, and yoga instructor.</p><h3>Breaking Free from...

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