You’ve changed industries. You’ve shifted roles. You’ve built something, left something, started something new. And maybe you’ve spent years quietly apologizing for it — calling it a pivot, a reinvention, a detour. Helen Jonsen says stop. It was never a detour. It was always one career.
In this episode of Stand Up and Stand Out, Helen — broadcast journalist, language architect, and author of This Kaleidoscope Career — joins Nikki to talk about the through line that was running through your entire career the whole time, why curiosity and resilience are your actual superpowers, and the practical tools to talk about your nonlinear path with authority instead of explanation.
→ What a “through line” is and how to find yours
→ The passion statement that works better than any job title
→ Why global disruptions (9/11, 2008, the pandemic) changed women’s careers — and why you deserve to give yourself grace for that
→ The reframe lens and the 7 Rs from Helen’s new book
→ The Kate Winslet story that will change how you walk into every conversation
→ Two nonprofits doing critical work for children this September
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——Chapters:0:00 Welcome: Meet Helen Jonsen1:00 What is a kaleidoscope career3:00 The passion statement4:30 The Kate Winslet story ⭐6:00 Why facts never tell your story7:00 Finding your through line8:30 Why Helen wrote the book10:00 How disruption shaped women’s careers12:00 The disruptions nobody names14:00 The two superpowers15:30 Inside the book: Reframe Lens + 7 Rs17:00 The TKC Book Club18:30 Christy Turlington Burns20:00 CureSearch and Childhood Cancer Awareness22:00 Hole in the Wall Gang Camp24:00 The selfish reason to volunteer25:00 Get the book + connect with Helen
