Finding Meaning
Counseling graduate student seeing clients under supervision, Host of Actual People, Writer exploring culture and contemporary life
Counseling * Conversations * Writing
Chauncey Zalkin
Writer and Counselor-in-Training
Welcome to Actual People, an unfiltered exploration of individual and societal shifts in a world undergoing tremendous change.
In this podcast, I open up about my own experiences in order to dive into social and cultural phenomena, positive developments, and collective pain.
We look at survival, endurance, strength, triumph and despair while imagining a future with creative joy and hope.
Each episode is dedicated to meaningful conversations about the evolving landscape of our lives and the power of our own creativity and imagination to make magic.
Available wherever you get your podcasts.
S2E01!
Summertime Sadness of the Single Mom
S02E9
Recommended Viewing & Listening 2025
S2E6
Non-Linear Career Paths: Smashing the Ageism Hurdle
Ep. 14
CLAW
Excerpt
Ep. 13
The
Life Brief
Ep. 11 Writers Room
Ep. 10
Tech Free in NY
Episode 9
Ditching Bad Love
Episode 8
Death of Parent
Episode 7
Future
Beauty
Episode 6
Beauty Rearview
Episode 5
Creative
A.I.
Episode 4
Love Songs
Changed
Episode 3
Jezebel Founder
Episode 2
Fear vs. Despair
Episode 1
Suddenly
50
Highlighted
Brand Content
The Details
HQ for my writing, creative life, business insights, and personal projects
Writing
Writing
Select non-fiction from across the Internet and fiction from my desk drawer. Subscribe to my substack now and get updates as I bring my writing here.
Counselor-in-Training
Counselor-in-Training
I am in my last year at Northwestern University earning a Masters in Mental Health Counseling. I am now seeing clients in my practicum under Supervision at RHEMA Counseling & Support Services in Durham, North Carolina.
Projects
Projects
What I've been up to. Right now it's all about graduate school but I continue to produce and host Actual People, the podcast exploring the cultural moment and life transitions and creativity. I will be ramping back up after I graduate but do subscribe as to not miss episodes as they come out!
Recent Articles
Chauncey Zalkin
Let’s Talk!
Bio
Chauncey’s a therapist-in-training and writer as well as a former creative entrepreneur, agency brand strategist, and marketing executive at startups establishing brand architecture, cross-channel, cross-funnel messaging and operationalizing marketing while building processes for success. She used to write the Meaningful Marketing column at Inc. Magazine and was a member of the Chief network of female leaders before changing careers.
She’s lived in New York, Paris, Biarritz, Barcelona, Miami, and now Raleigh, North Carolina where she is raising her twin daughters. She co-founded and was the Creative Director of a documentary storytelling company called Show Love with clients like Comcast NBCU, Timex, Beyond Meat, Babyganics, Cotton Inc., Edible Schoolyard and a slew of designers, makers, dancers, brewers and more gaining multiple Vimeo Staff Picks and inclusion in film festivals that won awards.
She’s written for 14+ publications internationally, was nominated for a Webby with her first company “Girl on the street” which was featured in Teen People, the NY Post and others, and lauded for her entrepreneurship in The Daily News after 9/11 (The “Thersday” section). She’s worked on brands globally, written a novel, and hosted 10 award-winning female designers and artists from 6 countries, 3 continents at the London Design Festival as a part of DesignersBlock. Her passion is writing, creativity, authenticity, and finding meaning.
My Resume
There are many variations of passages of lorem ipsum available, but the majority have suffered alteration in some form
Work Experience
Full Time Freelancing
Milan, Italy
Creative Design Studio
Oxford, UK
Industrial Design Engineering
Milan, Italy
Software Skills
Academic Achievement
Master in Design
Swindon, UK
Msc in Innovation Design
Loughborough, UK
Technical Skills
Creative Writing
Art Direction
Photography
CMS
HTML/CSS
Abilities
- Responsible & Organized
- Communication Skills
- Detail Oriented
- Team Management Skills
- Self-discipline
What People Say
Plans & Pricing
There are many variations of passages of lorem ipsum available, but the majority have suffered alteration in some form
Weekly
- 3 Revisions Per Project
- Limited Customization
- Limited Updates
- 24/7 Support
- SEO & Marketing Tips
$99
Get Started NowProjectwise
- Unlimited Revisions
- Complete Customization
- Unlimited updates
- 24/7 Priority Support
- Full SEO Optimization
$399
Get Started NowMonthly
- 6 Revisions Per Project
- Moderate Customization
- Limited Updates
- 24/7 Support
- SEO & Marketing Tips
$199
Get Started NowMy Clients
There are many variations of passages of lorem ipsum available, but the majority have suffered alteration in some form
