Being Comfortable with the Uncomfortable with Jacque Arend

About this episode

Jacque Arend discusses how improvisation has taught her to embrace discomfort and navigate life's unpredictability.

If there’s one thing that improvisation teaches us, it’s that life rarely follows a script. For Jacque Arend, Managing Director of Camp Improv Utopia and Executive Director of Savi Fest, that truth has been especially clear over the past few years. She’s navigated running multiple improv camps, ADHD, and career pivots – and today, she shares with us how she’s learned to be comfortable with the uncomfortable. Tune in to get inspired to start new adventures before you’re ready, and to get comfo...

People in this episode

Host: Dayna Gowan

Guest: Jacque Arend

Topics covered

• improvisation
• personal growth
• ADHD
• career pivots
• comfort zone
• inspiration

Keywords

• improvisation
• comfort with discomfort
• ADHD
• career changes
• inspiration
• personal development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Camp Improv Utopia, Savi Fest

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