Welcome back to bootability, a weekly interview series about the amazing ability we all have

to change our lives and the world if we're brave enough to tap into it. I'm your host,

Ghi Jolly. Today we have for you the season finale of Foodability Season 1, and we're so excited to share some big updates about the show.

First, for those who've been listening for a while, you know that we've just passed the three-year anniversary of launching bootability and with it a huge milestone,

surpassing 1 million podcast downloads and well over 100 episodes.

Thank you for your support and dedication to sharing the show all this time.

Second, the big news.

I'll be leaving the show as host and we're welcoming a brand new host who you'll get to meet today.

Her name is Cassidy Bradford, and today's episode is a chance to hear a little bit about her story

before we go on a fall break, and Cassidy launches season two later this fall.

Spending every week with all of you and our

amazing guests who've shared their stories with so much wisdom, kindness, and vulnerability

has been an incredible honor and one of the most fulfilling experiences of my life. Look forward to

even more inspiring stories in season two. Now, here's Cassidy.

I'm calling in from New York. I'm originally from Chicago, but just moved to New York City,

and I am 30 years old. Awesome.

So we gave away the spoiler in the intro already, but you are the new host of bootability,

which is incredibly exciting and we're going to talk all about that.

So we can bring kind of listeners up to speed on what's next for the podcast, season two. Season one has been

three years long. But why don't we start today just to get to know you a little bit and then

we can talk about podcast stuff. Can you tell me the brief story of how you encountered Buddhism

and why did you start chanting Namyo

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