Season 5, Special Series |11 Life Lessons from Stranger Things – Lesson 10: Make your own rules
November 1, 2025
Season 5, Special Series | 11 life lessons from stranger things- Lesson 10: make your own rules
In this episode of 11 Life Lessons from Stranger Things, Karen and Bill talk about the power of making your own rules — not breaking them, but creating a life aligned with your own values.
Inspired by Eleven’s evolution from following Hopper’s “Don’t Be Stupid” rules to defining her own path with Max, Karen explores how true empowerment means moving beyond templates and trusting your inner guidance.
They discuss mentors like Robert Holden and Brené Brown, who remind us that joy and success can’t be lived by someone else’s definition. From neighborhood golf courses to drag queens hiking in heels, this episode celebrates creative courage, “good trouble,” and the ripple effect of living authentically.
Making your own rules isn’t rebellion — it’s alignment. It’s how we stop playing small and start changing the world, one brave step at a time.
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About Karen auld
Karen Auld is an environmentalist and mind-set coach for mission-driven entrepreneurs and activists. Karen brings pragmatic thinking to her self-help teaching and environmentalism keeping heavy topics light and digestible. She is also the co-author of Color Love and Kindness, a coloring book based on a buddhist tradition known as metta.
When she is not giving talks or coaching, you can find Karen enjoying nature with her husband or watching her favorite shows, RuPaul’s Drag Race and Stranger Things, with a cat on her lap.
