Extra-Ordinary People is a podcast that explores life’s most significant but often unspoken challenges. Hosted by Rosie Gill-Moss, each episode covers a range of important topics—neurodiversity, addiction recovery, mental health, bereavement, parenting, and peri-menopause—providing a space for honest and reflective conversations. Rosie, who built her reputation with Widowed AF, brings both personal insight and empathy to the table, guiding guests through meaningful discussions that are real, ...
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Connection is the goal of this podcast. My name is Chris and I'm fascinated by people. This podcast is all about creating a connection with you, the listener, by openly sharing my experiences, feelings, thoughts and inviting guests to do the same because even the most "ordinary" folks have something to say that's worth sharing.
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Why the BBC’s Menopause Documentary Misses the Mark on HRT
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In this video response to the BBC Panorama documentary *The Menopause Industry Uncovered*, Rosie Gill-Moss provides her perspective as a patient of the newsone Clinic. She discusses her experience with menopause and hormone replacement therapy (HRT), addressing concerns raised by the documentary. Rosie shares the medical care and support she receiv…
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S1 - EP6 - Hormones and Health: Understanding the Female Body and Menopause with Dr Louise Newson
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"Did you know that hormone changes don’t just affect women’s bodies—they impact emotions, relationships, and overall health in ways many people don’t fully understand?" In this episode of Extra-Ordinary People, Rosie Gill-Moss speaks with Dr. Louise Newson, an ward-winning doctor, educator, and author and member of the UK Government’s Menopause Tas…
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S1 - EP5 - MindJam: Gaming for Mental Health and Neurodiversity with Dan Clark
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In this episode, Rosie Gill-Moss speaks with Dan Clark, founder of MindJam, a unique mentoring service that uses video games to support neurodivergent children. Dan shares how gaming can help kids manage anxiety, trauma, and autistic burnout, and how it builds trust and emotional resilience. Through MindJam, children who struggle in traditional set…
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S1 - EP4 - Sobriety and Grief: A Journey with Vicky Chadwick
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In this episode of Extra-Ordinary People, Rosie Gill-Moss speaks with Vicky Chadwick, a widow who turned to alcohol to cope with the devastating loss of her husband to COVID-19. Vicky shares how she navigated the dark depths of grief and addiction, and how she made the life-changing decision to become sober. Together, they explore the role of alcoh…
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S2 - EP3 - Parenthood, Sobriety, and ADHD: A Candid Chat with Cat Sims (Not So Smug Now)
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In this episode of Extra-Ordinary People, Rosie Gill-Moss sits down with Instagram influencer, author, and mental health advocate Cat Sims. They talk openly about the challenges of motherhood, navigating sobriety, and living with ADHD. Cat shares her journey from dealing with “mummy wine culture” to embracing sobriety, as well as the reality of bei…
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S2 - EP2 - Special Educational Needs: Understanding the System with Juliana Nichol
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In this episode of Extra-Ordinary People, Rosie Gill-Moss speaks with Juliana Nichol, a special educational needs (SEN) expert with over 30 years of experience. Together, they discuss the complexities of the education system, particularly for children with neurodiversity and additional needs. Juliana shares her insights on how schools handle specia…
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S1 - E1 Welcome to Extra-Ordinary People
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In this premiere episode of Extra-Ordinary People, host Rosie Gill-Moss shares her personal journey through widowhood, motherhood, and being diagnosed as neurodivergent. Rosie reflects on how these life-changing events have shaped her perspective and inspired the creation of this podcast. She opens up about perimenopause, mental health, and recover…
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#30 Carolyn Dismuke "The Vineyard Vagabond" - Conquering Fear and Chasing Her Dreams Traveling California to Explore the Wine Region and Learning About Herself
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Carolyn Dismuke was living a great life but felt something was missing... Her view changed when she discovered vineyards in her backyard that weren't really on the map in the wine world. She decided to study in a world-renowned wine studies program learning about the classic wine regions, the grape growing process, and more. With her passion on fir…
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#29 Dennis Torres - Learnings From the Amazon, the Vietnam War, 64 Jobs and A Life Built On Trusting Himself
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Dennis Torres grew up in a working class town in New Jersey, where his curiosity and diverse environment molded him into a man driven by adventure. He has worked 64 different jobs and careers including running the merry-go-round at the Santa Monica Pier, bartending, industrial engineer, a dairy farmer, a big rig truck driver, exploring the Amazon, …
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#28 Joyce McAndrews - Project Co-Mingle
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This episode is a follow up to #13 Joyce McAndrews - An Artist's Life. On this one, she shares the final pieces to the story of her completion of a three year long project named Project Co-Mingle. This project covers the entire process of building the world's first skyscraper built by a new process called "Speed Core". The tower was erected in down…
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#27 Alicia Bell - How She Built Her Landscaping Business and The Importance of Facing Your Fears
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I was introduced to Alicia through my friend TK from episode #8 who told me one important fact about Alicia, she is RESILIENT. Alicia struck me as extremely positive and kind right away and as we dug into her story about chasing her dreams and working her way into owning her own business I quickly realized how hard working and resilient she really …
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#26 Alison Mittlestaedt - Quitting the Corporate World: Her Story of Traveling to 25 Countries
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I think we've all day dreamed of leaving our work lives behind to pick up a nomadic lifestyle. Traveling from place to place, living off of the basics, meeting new people and freeing ourselves from the stress of work. Dreaming is one thing but having the courage to actually follow through with a plan is another... can you see where this is going? A…
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#25 Kooper McGee - Sailor’s Life: Working for National Geographic
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Kooper has sea water running through his veins... okay, corny start to this bio but I'M NOT AN AUTHOR GET OFF ME... In all seriousness, Koop has been boating with his family since he was in diapers. After college, he knew he wanted to pursue a career in the boating world and his dream was to work on a National Geographic Boat as a Naturalist but ha…
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#24 Christine Torres - Infertility and IVF
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Christine Torres is an amazing woman. She's my wife, but that's not what makes her special (it's just a big part of it). Christine is my rock, she's resilient, she's funny, she's gorgeous, she's the full package and she is the greatest mom the world has ever seen. This episode she shares our infertility journey and the challenges and eventual trium…
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#23 Roman Kristl - Professional Snowboarder
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Roman "Romi" Kristl is a passionate action sport junkie who comes from a line of athletes. His father was an olympic kayaker for his home country Slovakia and Romi's mother was a national collegiate swimmer and water polo player and his uncle Marek Kristl a national squash player in Slovakia who went undefeated for 6 years. At age 14 Romi started a…
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#22 Glenn Rockowitz - SNL a Comedic Life
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Glenn Rockowitz is an American writer, filmmaker, comedian and voice actor. His love of comedy started when he joined the infamous improve group "The Second City in Chicago". The group has a long standing history where many comics got their start, including: Steve Carrel, Bill Murray, Stephen Colbert and Tina Fey just to name a few. After initiatin…
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#21 Shannon Milner - The Beauty of Trauma
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Shannon Milner is a Michigan girl who moved to Seattle to study business at the University of Washington. Growing up her, and her family spent time enjoying outdoor activities. But that all came tumbling down when, at the age of 10, she had a terrible skiing accident that affected the way she has lived her life up to this point. Her trauma from thi…
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#20 Charlie Goldensohn - Life in Politics: Working With Dianne Feinstein and The Biden Administration
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Charlie is a "City Kid" from the South side of San Francisco. Growing up with parents who worked in art and activism, he was inspired to pursue a career in non-profits and politics. Some of his professional experiences include: Personal Assistant to The Senator of California, Dianne Feinstein Executive Assistant to Attn's CEO rubbing shoulders with…
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#19 Shivani Joshi - Hindustani Vocals and Kathak Dancer: Traditional Indian Professional Artist
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Shivani is an Indian American artist who teaches and performs Hindustani vocals and Kathak dance which are both classical Northern Indian styles of art. Her career path goes against the grain since Indian women working in the arts has been traditionally stigmatized. She is an inspirational person and brings a unique perspective to the show. You can…
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#18 Maggie Moore - Ranch to City Life
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Maggie is a good friend of mine who is a new mother of a beautiful baby boy named Luka and married to one of my closest friends Kyle. She grew up on a ranch in Arizona experiencing the life of a country girl raising pigs and helping her family keep things running. She also spent time as a traveling nurse where her world view expanded and led her to…
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#17 Udit Suri - First Generation Indian American
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Udit is a good friend of mine who has a unique background as his family's first generation to grow up in America. He shares what it was like transitioning from his home country of India to Cincinnati, Ohio then what it was like moving to St. Louis, Portland, Phoenix and finally landing in Seattle. You can connect with Udit on Instagram @uudits If y…
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#16 Joe McHugh - Collegiate Baseball and Starting a Podcast
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Joseph (Joe) McHugh is a former collegiate baseball player for Pitt and a co-creator of a new comedy podcast called The Big Brown Sack co-hosted with his girlfriend Dayna. On this episode he shares stories from his baseball career including the ups and downs (75 cents per day as a journeyman working through the system). You're going to enjoy his st…
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#15 Mary Leonard - Alone In the Mountains
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Mary Leonard a sales woman by day packs up every weekend to get lost in the mountains for days at a time. Growing up with a mother who wanted to provide experiences for her kids that fit within her means, she fostered Mary's love and passion for the wild and has shaped the woman that she is today. You can check out all of her adventures on Istagram…
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#14 Jillian Sternberg - Pioneer: One of the First Born Via In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
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Jillian is an incredible woman who has spent her career in sales and was born to a lovely family in a unique way. Her and her twin sister were both born as the first 35 babies, in the world, via in vitro fertilization or "IVF". Her story is special. IVF over the years has grown in popularity and the only option many families have in having their ow…
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#13 Joyce McAndrews - An Artist's Life
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Joyce is a lifelong artist who's most recent project "Project Co-Mingle" is a multi-media art project following the erection of the Rainier Square Tower located in the Metropolitan Tract of downtown Seattle. It is the world's first skyscraper to be built on a steel core in lieu of the traditional rebar and formwork between concrete. Her art is a be…
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#12 Allen Hammer - Journey to Sobriety
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Allen Hammer is a sales person, a loving husband and has been taking his sobriety one day at a time going on 10 years this year. On this episode, he shares his sobriety journey including what it means to be an alcoholic, hitting rock bottom and the mindset and faith it takes to face this disease. If you would like to talk with Allen about your own …
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#11 Tanner Bond - Throwing Monkeys Off Planes
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Tanner Bond is the grandson of a WWII Lieutenant colonel who's taken all of the best characteristics from his grandfather and implemented them into his own life. Hard work, determination, love, loyalty and he's sprinkled in a bit of his own unique sense of humor too. This is a fun episode and by the end I'm sure you'll want to grab a drink with Tan…
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#10 Jonathan "Royce" Krieg - Life as a Professional YouTuber
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After a shot at corporate life Jonathan Royce wanted more from his career; mashing together his entrepreneurial spirit with his interest in social media, streaming/video platforms and self improvement he dove into the influencer world head first. Starting with Twitch, he streamed himself playing video games and was hooked. He had a following but fi…
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#9 Ryan Teasell - Empathy Through Synesthesia and Baseball
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Ryan Teasell is a good friend and an avid baseball fan. Since he was a child, he was awed by the phenomenal Mariners team of the late 90's and early 2000's. Since then, he's suffered like many Seattle fans with nothing but disappointments; but he continues to show up. Much like his positive attitude with baseball, Teasell brings the same sort of at…
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Todd "TK" Kelley is a coworker and a friend who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2013. MS is a potentially disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord in which the immune system attacks the protective sheath (myelin) that covers nerve fibers and causes communication problems between your brain and the rest of your body. Eventually, the d…
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In this episode, I open up about one of my biggest fears coming true, losing my job. My goal isn't to throw a pity party and invite you and all your friends. In fact, it was difficult for me to share my truth on this because it is vulnerable and that's scary. But, my hope is that someone finds something they can connect with in my story and it alle…
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#6 Alex Trulio - "Working on yourself"
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Alex is an ordinary guy but exemplifies extraordinary courage and determination when it comes to the work he's put into himself. We talk about the emotional depths of a breakup, what "working on yourself" really looks like and the benefits of therapy. If you like these episodes, please share it with friends, enemies and the like. Get the word out. …
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#6 Kyle Moore - Life As a New Father
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Kyle Moore is an ordinary guy on the surface but an extraordinary husband to an amazing woman and a new father to a beautiful baby boy! He's one of the most authentic and positive people I've ever met and I'm proud to call him my friend. We talk about what it's been like being a dad, his experience with an anxiety disorder and the stigma around pre…
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#5 Thursday's Thought: Motivation Sucks
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Motivation is a buzzword that's thrown around like the secret ingredient to a successful life. Have a goal? Motivation is the key to helping you crush it. On this episode I provide my take on motivation and why it isn't all it's cracked up to be. In fact, I think motivation sucks. If you like these episodes, please share it with friends, enemies an…
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#4 Danny Salzman - Kilts, Tech and Beep-Bops
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Danny is an ordinary guy but also happens to be a business owner who left the structured world of corporate America to start his own business. He's a go-getter who is always looking to make the most of each day and a friend who I'm grateful to have on the show. Where you can find Danny or learn more about his Men In Kilts: IG: @salzberry IG: @menin…
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Remember when you were a wee little child and you'd look at those big, tall adults and think to yourself "when I get to (insert assumed age of adulthood) I'll have it all figured out"? Step into my brain as I sift through thoughts on this topic. Why I don't believe there is ever a time that someone figures "it" out and why I feel like a complete fr…
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#2 Linda Ellerbee and Van Neistat
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When I was in 8th grade I had the opportunity to join Linda Ellerbee on her TV show "Nick News Adventure" on Nickelodeon which sparked my interest in journalism and interviewing. This laid dormant until it was re-awakened by a YouTube mystery man named Van Neistat... If you like these episodes, please share it with friends, enemies and the like. Ge…
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