Our conversation today is hosted by Russ Watts. Russ, thanks so much for bringing this conversation to Make Life Less Difficult.

Russ is talking with Conrad Coleman, and I cannot wait for you to hear this conversation. I listened to it and it will have you on the edge of your seat. As Conrad shares some of his sailing adventures, Conrad has circumnavigated the world multiple times on sailboats, including two solo voyages without using any fossil fuels, which is a cause close to his heart.

Conrad, thanks so much for coming on the podcast, and as always, the only challenge I have with Russ hosting on the podcast is I'm jealous. I didn't get to speak directly to Conrad, but oh my gosh, this is such an amazing conversation. I, I, I don't know if you can hear it, but I have a huge smile on my face, even just recording this introduction.

So without further ado with, enjoy this conversation with Russ and Conrad.

Learn more about Conrad: https://conradcolman.com/en

Conrad on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/conradcolman/

Conrad's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@colmanoceanracing

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My guest today is Guryan Tighe.

Guryan is an experienced leadership coach, workshop facilitator, and communications strategist whose clients describe her as a “Fear Technician”. She founded her company, FOURAGE, on the belief that understanding and working with our fears, rather than trying to conquer them, yields more professional success and personal fulfillment.

In her book, Unmasking Fear: How Fears are our Gateways to Freedom, Guryan reframes the way we approach fear from the goal of conquering it to a goal of learning from it by providing readers three gateways to look at fear in a way that frees us: curiosity, gratitude, and purpose. She shows us how to interrupt our initial reaction, pause, check in with ourselves, and rewrite the patterns we use to respond to that which we fear. With this shift in thinking and how to engage it, readers will find new pathways forward as they shift from unintentional reactions to intentional responses.

When we change our relationship to fear, we gain valuable insights that inform our growth and development, connecting us more deeply to our truth. This different approach to fear doesn’t just transform our relationship with ourselves but can also unite us with others through empathy and shared purpose. What has the power to separate us from ourselves and each other—fear—also has the power to unite us. Unmasking Fear shows us that fear is courage unrealized and understanding our fears frees us to pursue the life we want.

Learn more about Guryan and her work: https://fourage.io/

Unmasking Fear, the book: https://fourage.io/unmasking-fear

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My guest today is Mona Khan.

Mona is a culture alchemist and joy cultivator who helps teams co-create with clarity, navigate conflict with care, and show up fully — no masks, no holding back.

She helps teams embrace the joy of difference: thinking differently, acting differently, doing differently. She nurtures them to turn those differences into superpowers.

Collaboration stops being exhausting and starts being energizing, even fun.

Mona does this through coaching for leaders and teams, guiding organizations on culture-shift journeys, and hands-on skill-building like her Art of Conflict series.

Mona is the co-founder of the Social Identity Coaching Lab.

Learn more at: https://www.socidlab.com/

Connect with Mona on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mona-khan-b21a99a2/

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