Season 5, Special Series |11 Life Lessons from Stranger Things – Lesson 9: Meet people where they are
November 1, 2025
Season 5, Special Series | 11 life lessons from stranger things- Lesson 9: meet people where they are
In this episode of 11 Life Lessons from Stranger Things, Karen and Bill explore the power of empathy in driving change. Inspired by Murray Bauman’s advice to Nancy and Jonathan in Season 2, they unpack how meeting people where they are isn’t about deception—it’s about translation and understanding.
Drawing on psychologist Dr. Renée Lertzman’s concept of radical attunement, Karen explains how real change begins when we tune into both our own emotions and others’—whether they’re anxious, ambivalent, or aspiring toward action.
From the hive mind of the Upside Down to our own cultural habits, this episode reminds us that transformation starts with connection, not correction.
Things to Remember:
Progress over perfection.
Empathy over ego.
Connection over correction.
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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.
