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Not Your Average Gratitude Podcast

Not Your Average Gratitude Podcast

Written by: Chris Bilyk
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This is Chris from State of Gratitude and this is Not Your Average Gratitude Podcast, where we confess our ungrateful moments, recap what we've learned from our embarrassing lived experience (or haven’t yet), all while beading intention wrap bracelets with our guests.


Let’s be real, this podcast is going to be a little raw, a little vulgar, a little gay, and a little pop culture. And since I’m no gratitude expert and neither are my guests, we talk about the real ways we live in gratitude.


We have the chance to explore diverse stories of triumph, perseverance, and real moments of gratitude shared by our guests.


We're inviting them (and you) to the beading table.

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Episodes
  • Not Your Average Career Change
    May 18 2026

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    On this episode, we invited Rachel East from UltraRay Luxury Spa to talk about pivoting careers during the pandemic, creating a space and self-care products for people with melanated skin, and toughing it out as a small business owner.

    UltraRay, located in Sunset Park in Brooklyn, NY, specializes in personalized skincare treatments that target hyperpigmentation and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH), with a deep understanding of the unique needs of melanated skin.

    Rachel is a NYS-licensed esthetician with a passion for treating skin of color. Every service is curated to safely fade dark spots, smooth texture, and reveal long-lasting results. Rachel pivoted to esthetics from a fashion merchandising background during the pandemic.

    We met as fellow vendors at the NY Markets. We've watched each other grow, and I'm so excited to have her on.

    Find Rachel and UltraRay at @ultraray_luxuryspa on Instagram.


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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Not Your Average Designer
    May 8 2026

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    Keith Lissner joins us for episode 3

    Keith is a classically trained fashion designer, self-taught digital artist, and lifelong art lover whose career spans nearly three decades at the highest levels of American fashion.

    After formative roles at Ralph Lauren and Perry Ellis, he spent nearly fourteen years as Executive Vice President of Design at Vera Wang before departing in early 2025 to pursue new frontiers, much of which can be seen on his Instagram @keithlissner

    We explore where Keith's love of fashion started, how he's serving his community now through the content he makes, and how it's all aligned with his purpose. So much of what he has now, he credits to his sobriety.

    We also talk about the difference between dog walking in Bushwick and Manhattan, why The Great British Bakeoff is the best reality show, and share a few of our own ungrateful confessions.

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Not Your Average Scent
    Apr 28 2026

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    In this episode, Rupal Bhinda joins us to talk shop. Rupal is the founder and owner of Ebb & Flow NYC, an elevated and luxurious aromatherapy, home, and bath & body brand based in NYC. All of their items are developed here!

    We met in the trenches (the markets) and have become true friends and fans of each other's work. We talk about my current pistachio obsession, the process of making a luxuriously scented candle, moving with intention, trusting your own decisions, and starting before you're ready.

    Find Rupal and Ebb & Flow at @ebbandflownyc on IG and at ebbandflownyc.com.

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    58 mins
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