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Practically on Purpose

For high-achieving humans learning to let go of the hustle and cultivate deeper meaning and purpose. Through honest reflections and soulful conversations, we"ll explore how to release the pressure to perform and remember who you truly are. It"s time to stop chasing the success story and step into your life. alliecanton.substack.com

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52:53

Are the Dollars Really Worth the Days? – Kate...

Practically on Purpose ·

2025/10/28

Fractional CPO Kate Kruizenga joins me to swap 9:9:6 math for a more human ledger, one a mentor summed up as “dollars and days.” We trace her arc from Kaiser and Dropbox to startup whiplash, a deliberate pause, and the “recklessly generous” strategy that reoriented her business (and doubled her income) without sacrificing faith, family, or integrity.We get practical about her approach to fractional People Ops (why early-stage teams need strategy, not just HR triage), motherhood as a leadership lab,

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65:58

The Direct Path to Happiness: Scott Britton on...

Practically on Purpose ·

2025/10/14

Scott Britton did all the things our culture promises will deliver joy – Princeton athlete, hot-shot founder, splashy lists, big outcomes – and still found himself tightening, agitated, and wondering why the summit felt so empty. Scott became a consciousness explorer, first through a doorway of altered states, then through daily unglamorous dedication to inner work.In this conversation, we walk the arc from achievement to unraveling to integration. We talk about the “outside-in” happiness trap and

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56:00

Follow Your Side Quests: Errol King on Living with...

Practically on Purpose ·

2025/09/30

In today’s episode, I sit down with a bona-fide modern Renaissance man: Errol King—ex-Google creative technologist, game designer, Tai Chi devotee, and co-founder of the world-building studio Innergalactic.xyz.We explore:* how growing up the son of a Bronx corrections officer turned him into an “extreme hobbyist” who’s determined to get paid to do what he loves, even as that love keeps changing* why he treats purpose like a series of side-quests instead of a single grand mission* the spiritual

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34:07

Whole Body Listening in Nature: A 35 Minute Meditation

Practically on Purpose ·

2025/09/25

Sometimes all we need to do is take a pause and remember that we have bodies. This episode is a guided meditation practice, recorded live outside in the Hudson Valley with birdsong and natural sounds as your backdrop. We begin with three simple breaths, then move through a body scan to release tension. From there, we explore quieter anchors of awareness, skin, breath, taste, sound, until the whole body becomes a listening post for the present moment. The gentle chorus of the wind, the birds and the

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54:06

Build a Village Where You Live: Sami Packard on...

Practically on Purpose ·

2025/09/16

What happens when you bring design thinking, off-sites, sticky notes and strategy maps into your marriage and parenting life? Meet Sami Packard — designer, organizational change pro, and founder of Coupledom.Sami grew up without a roadmap for partnership. When she married in 2016 and became a parent the very next year, she reached for the tools she knew best: facilitation, Post-its, and long-range planning. In this conversation she and Allie talk about turning marriage into a living system, creating

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37:02

Melt Into Presence | Practically on Purpose

Practically on Purpose ·

2025/09/06

This gentle, grounding meditation invites you to release tension, reconnect with your body, and rest in the awareness of being breathed. We begin with three deep breaths to soften the mind and melt away surface stress, then move slowly through a body scan. We’ll pause to notice and relax each part of the body, from forehead to feet. Along the way, you’ll explore gratitude for your body’s quiet miracles, shift into the felt sense of your breath as an effortless wave, and expand awareness to the

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50:41

Leave Before You’re Ready: Sravanti Balaji on What...

Practically on Purpose ·

2025/09/02

What happens when you follow all the “right steps” — study hard, land your dream tech jobs at Uber and Loom, rise into leadership — and then realize the ladder you’re climbing starts to feel like a trap?That’s exactly where my guest today, Sravanti Balaji, found herself. She had done everything “right” — earned a computer science degree, software engineer at Uber, engineering management at Loom — only to discover that the role she worked so hard for wasn’t actually the life she wanted. So she did

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62:42

The Statusless Life: Jordan Call on Fatherhood, Faith...

Practically on Purpose ·

2025/08/19

As a kid, Jordan Call wasn’t measuring himself against classmates, he was aiming at history. At ten, he was composing. By fourteen, he was semi-horrified he wasn’t already Mozart.He eventually pointed that restless ambition toward the law: University of Chicago Law School. Elite clerkships. Coveted roles in the conservative legal world. His worth now calculated in six-minute billing increments and punctuated by holiday-wrecking “Are you online?” emails. Are we having fun yet, friends?Then he and his

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3:17

Mothering Spirit

Practically on Purpose ·

2025/08/12

It’s 2 a.m. and the baby monitor crackles to life.Ugh.In the stillness of the night, I’m jerked out of sleep into the chaos of early motherhood: feeding, rocking, holding, breathing. Every moment is permeated with exhaustion, yet glows with something deeper; a love so vast it reshapes me.In this episode of Practically On Purpose, I share an unfiltered reflection on those middle-of-the-night feeds, the shifting tides of identity that accompany motherhood, and the deeper lessons hidden in diapers,

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31:30

Rooted & Radiant: A 30 Min Meditation for Grounding &...

Practically on Purpose ·

2025/08/08

This 30-minute guided meditation is part body scan, part visualization, and part energetic grounding ritual, all inspired by the beautiful physical environment and soundscape of the Hudson Valley. We’ll cultivate a gentle flow of energy that will help you: * Release tension from head to toe * Reconnect with your own power and joy* Feel calm, centered, and uplifted If you try this, I’d love to know how you feel after. Please drop me a comment below! Wishing you radiance and ease, Allie This is a

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55:07

From Classified Intel to Cosmic Healing:...

Practically on Purpose ·

2025/08/05

Jessica’s life is a masterclass in breadcrumb-following: from MIT → CIA weapons of mass destruction analyst → stand-up comedy → full-time energy healer and Reiki teacherShe shares how debilitating migraines ultimately pointed her toward Reiki, complex PTSD healing, mediumship, and a life guided by intuition. Along the way we talk about attunements that feel like psychedelics, babies who show up as “little stars” before they incarnate, why Reiki is “the jazz of healing,” and how to tell the

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43:01

Bet on Yourself: Building a Values-Aligned Business...

Practically on Purpose ·

2025/07/22

After making partner in Big Law, Laurice Rutledge Lambert found herself asking, “Is this it?” Laurice joins me for a conversation about leaving behind external markers of success to build a life, and a law firm, Aligned Health Law, grounded in people-first values. They explore the dark night of the soul that followed her decision to walk away, the spiritual practices that anchored her through fear, and the kind of leader she’s becoming now: one who protects her team, fires clients who cross the

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3:31

Just Do Your Dang Job

Practically on Purpose ·

2025/07/15

A few years ago, I skipped a family funeral to attend a client pitch.I was a third-year associate at a BigLaw firm. Someone said my background was “indispensable” to the meeting. No one blinked when I said I couldn’t go. I told myself it was the right thing—important, even.But deep down, I knew it wasn’t.Lately, I’ve been thinking about that version of me. And about a new friend who casually mentioned she was going to “phone it in” at work until it was time to make a big leap.At first, I laughed

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32:13

Off Script: Life Beyond the Default Path with Nneya...

Practically on Purpose ·

2025/07/08

In this episode, Nneya Richards joins me to talk about what it means to walk away from the “default path” and build a life that may not be “legible” (h/t Paul Millerd) but is deeply aligned, creatively, personally, and spiritually. Nneya is a writer, speaker, travel expert, and true multi-hyphenate who’s been ahead of the curve for years. From early bylines at Teen Vogue to building a life across New York, London, and now Italy, she shares how she’s crafted a career that doesn’t fit into a neat

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53:04

The High-Achiever’s Trap: Amanda on Burnout & Inner...

Practically on Purpose ·

2025/06/24

She did everything right. Harvard trained lawyer, federal prosecutor. But inside, Amanda was unraveling. Raised in a tight-knit Arab American immigrant community, she was taught that success meant stability. A job, a title, a marriage. But the path that promised security left her burnt out, disconnected, and questioning everything.In this deeply personal conversation, Amanda shares how trauma, identity, faith, and cultural expectations shaped her life and how breaking away from it all led her to

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20:55

Reclaiming the Golden Rule (Video Version)

Practically on Purpose ·

2025/06/18

In this episode, Allie reads her recent essay "Reclaiming the Golden Rule" about why the Golden Rule isn't child's play but instead is an urgent message for our time.She also leads a 10 minute guided meditation practice based on the essay to help us cultivate an open heart.Many thanks to Mutual Benefit for the rad intro/outro music. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alliecanton.substack.com

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46:58

Trust the Next Step

Practically on Purpose ·

2025/06/10

What if letting go of the five-year plan is the first step toward actually feeling like yourself?In this soul-forward conversation, I sit down with Catherine Pao, a former tech exec turned holistic leadership coach who helps high-functioning humans make friends with their intuition. She’s also the incredible human who supported me last year through some of the most challenging parts of stepping into my next chapter (working title “former lawyer & spiritual weirdo overshares on the internet”)

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6:27

BLESSINGS ON THE WAY

Practically on Purpose ·

2025/06/03

An essay on learning to honor intuition. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alliecanton.substack.com

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18:52

Just Breathe

Practically on Purpose ·

2025/05/29

In this grounding meditation, Allie leads you through a gentle body scan and breath-focused practice designed to soothe your nervous system and reconnect you to the present moment. Whether you’re feeling scattered, tense, or simply want to re-center, this practice invites you to drop into the body, release what you’re holding, and remember the simple rhythm of breath in and breath out.Using simple tools like counting, and compassionate awareness, Allie helps you soften areas of tension and return to

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45:11

Feeling Good Is the Foundation

Practically on Purpose ·

2025/05/29

What if the key to lasting wellness wasn’t about overhauling your entire life, but returning to simple truths? In this episode, Allie is joined by Rachel Johnson—lawyer, founder of J&O Law and Ah.mi Health, and mom of three—for an honest conversation about ambition, burnout, wellness, and building a life that feels as good as it looks.Rachel shares how she transitioned from Big Law to entrepreneurship, how a group text about postpartum health blossomed into a community of 2,000+ women, and what

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