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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.
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.
Audra Phelps discussing reclaiming your identity after leaving a high-control environment on The Next Baseline podcast with Danny DeJesus.

The Woman Who Had to Learn Who She Was Again: A Conversation with Audra Phelps

Audra Phelps transformed decades of conditioning into a life of authenticity—and this is why her story offers hope to anyone rebuilding after a major life transition.
A veteran father sits with his young daughter at home in warm light, showing a quiet moment of reconnection, presence, and family healing after military service.

Why Military Service Can Make Home Feel Harder

In this episode of The Next Baseline, Danny De Jesus talks with TJ Baird of Warrior Dad Stories about veteran fatherhood, military transition, trauma recovery, and what it means to be reforged after service. This conversation explores emotional armor, family connection, leadership, and the daily practice of presence at home.

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