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Featured conversation graphic for The Next Baseline with Debbie DeJesus smiling in front of a mountain sunrise, with the text “Real Stories of Rebuilding” and “People, Perspective, Progress.”

When the Life You Planned Never Happened

When the life you planned no longer exists, what do you build next? Debbie DeJesus shares her journey through divorce, seven miscarriages, financial rebuilding, independence, therapy, career growth, and rediscovering herself through music. Her story is a powerful reflection on grief, reclamation, and learning to build meaning from the life that is actually here.
Emily Ricks smiles in a blue blouse against mountains at sunrise. The Next Baseline Pinterest graphic reads “When the Past Is Still Hurting You” and “Forgiveness. Peace. A new beginning.”

When the Past Is Still Hurting You

Old hurts can keep drawing from our emotional energy long after an experience ends. In this conversation with Emily Ricks, we explore how forgiveness, curiosity, and examining the stories we carry can help us release resentment and reclaim space for the life and relationships we want to build.
Separated parents and child overlooking a river with a parenting plan bridging the gap, representing co-parenting conflict, structure, and communication.

When a Parenting Plan Is Not Enough: Why Court Orders Sometimes Fail to Reduce Co-Parenting Conflict

A parenting plan can establish rules, schedules, and responsibilities—but it cannot guarantee that conflict will stop. This article explores why some court orders fail to reduce co-parenting tension, how rigid plans can become another source of disagreement, and where parenting coaching can help parents improve communication, boundaries, accountability, and day-to-day implementation.
Caroline Esterson featured on a vertical The Next Baseline podcast graphic with the headline “Great Work Isn’t Enough: Why You’re Still Not Getting Promoted,” set against a blue-and-gold mountain background with an upward arrow.

Why Great Work Does Not Guarantee a Promotion

Doing excellent work matters, but it does not guarantee advancement. This editorial explores how visibility, influence, trust, strategic relationships, and organizational awareness shape who gets promoted—and why learning to communicate your value is part of becoming a leader.
Bartosz and Michelle featured on The Next Baseline for a conversation about breakthroughs, personal growth, and changing your life’s trajectory.

One Conversation Can Change Your Trajectory

A breakthrough can happen in a single conversation, but transformation is built through what follows. Drawing from a conversation with Bartosz and Michelle, this editorial explores how reflection, honest communication, personal responsibility, and daily practice can change the trajectory of a life.
Cinematic Pinterest graphic for The Next Baseline featuring Pratiqk Jaani against a mountain sunrise with the headline “Awareness Is Not Enough,” promoting a conversation about conditioning, perception, behavioral patterns, and personal transformation.

Awareness Is Not Transformation

Awareness can help us recognize the patterns shaping our choices, but recognition alone does not always create change. This Elevatus Editorial explores conditioning, identity, emotional responses, and what it takes to move beyond old patterns during major life transitions, inspired by a conversation with Pratiqk Jaani on "The Next Baseline" podcast.

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