Lynne Grigelevich returns to North of Normal for a second conversation with Amanda McKeen, nearly a year after appearing as one of the show’s earliest guests. This time, Lynne is in the middle of a new chapter. After stepping away from her role as executive director of TheatreUP, she is turning her attention to Integra Healing Arts and work she had put on pause several years earlier.
Their conversation explores what it means to know when a chapter is complete, the importance of integrity in how we leave something we love, and the courage it takes to move toward what comes next. Lynne also opens up about losing her beloved cat Iris, making space for grief, and finding gratitude alongside loss.
From there, the conversation wanders in true North of Normal fashion through animals, intuition, mystery, unexpected phone calls, and the things we might notice when we stop needing an immediate answer for everything.
At the heart of the episode is a question about where we choose to place our energy. Lynne shares her commitment to creating more peace, ease, and flow in her own life, and why she believes some of our greatest power comes from learning to respond to what happens around us rather than simply reacting to it.
