My guest today is a multi potentialite who made a twenty year commitment to a specific job or career. In her case it was the United States Air Force, so a bit different from something that a lot of us do, but still a pretty substantial commitment. She's here to talk to us about what that was like, the variety therein, and in particular the things that she's up to now as she has transitioned out of the air force and into the next phase of her career and her life. Ellery Fuller is with me today, another friend I know to a lot of us here and I'm really excited to introduce her to some of our listeners and viewers who may not know her story. Ellery, just early last year, yes, retired after twenty years in the United States Air Force and we talked about how that has been quite a transition.
TED CRAGG:You can imagine doing something for so long and now you've got a whole world of opportunities ahead of you and things you can do for multi potentialites, it's like, wow, where do we even begin? There's so many ideas. For Ellery, it's been a fun journey of discovering some interest and finding time to discover new things, but also there was something really pulling at her for at least the last couple of years of her military career and that was in being a mentor and guiding other female service members in the armed forces to help them with that transition of service into civilian life. And her story is kind of interesting too because it was a bit of a blend of civilian jobs connected to the defense, but also some active service in the air force too. So she really knows what that's like to go from something you've done for so long that's so structured and regimented too.
TED CRAGG:And now you go into whatever it is you're gonna do next in that whole rest of your life and a lot of people, as she talks about, they're retiring basically. They've put in their years of service in their late thirties or early forties. Some people could be younger but you know, in other words, hopefully you've got quite a lot of time ahead of you to do these other things. So quite a substantial transition and that's what's really drawn her to the coaching that she's developing. It's called Courageous Whisper Coaching.
TED CRAGG:Let's take off and learn all about it. Okay, everybody. Welcome back. This is a multipod and I'm very excited to be joined by a brand new guest to the multipod, her first time here. Ellery is with me today.
TED CRAGG:Welcome to the show.
ELLERIE FULLER:Thanks.
TED CRAGG:Hey. It's
ELLERIE FULLER:great to be here.
TED CRAGG:Yeah. I'm excited to get into your story. Now this is it's fun on the show. We often have people that I know a lot of our our listeners and viewers kind of know already because, you know, we're in a lot of same communities and stuff like that. So you if if you're listening and watching this, there's a good chance you know Ellery.
TED CRAGG:If you if you don't, then this is a great chance to get to know her and hear her story. And that's what we're here for, to kind of discover your journey into through multipotentiality and the many exciting and interesting twists and turns that your your life has taken in your career. And I know that's something that pretty much everybody watching will kind of resonate with because we all do the same kind of journey all over the place. It's part of the fun of it. So we'll get to that, and we'll also get to what you're up to now and some of the ways that people can connect with you too.
TED CRAGG:But for now, well, where are you talking to us from?
ELLERIE FULLER:Right now, I'm talking to you from North Carolina. Carolina Beach, North Carolina. Yeah.
TED CRAGG:Yeah. Cool. How long have you been there?
ELLERIE FULLER:We moved here at the August. So about three or four months now, we Okay. We've decided to to come try out the beach.
TED CRAGG:Nice. Mhmm. Yeah. What brought you there? Is so that place or that beach specifically?
ELLERIE FULLER:So we were living in Baltimore, and it was we had from our traditional nine to five jobs back in December 2023, and Baltimore didn't have a community for us. And we're trying to figure out where to go next, and New Orleans was on the list, and Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee was on the list, and a couple of different places. And then Jonas, my partner, is close friends with Trav, Trav and Barry. And they he came down here to visit to do a podcasting. Oh, yeah.
ELLERIE FULLER:Some podcasting content. And he came home and was like, hey. You wanna move to the beach?
TED CRAGG:And he
ELLERIE FULLER:said, yeah. Let's do it. And so that's how we ended up here, seemingly enough. Yeah.
TED CRAGG:Nice. Cool. Yep. Travis, another good friend among most of us, so don't know who we're talking about. Travis Sherry.
TED CRAGG:Mhmm. So, I mean, at this point, is moving kind of old hat for you?
ELLERIE FULLER:Yes. Absolutely. I was just telling somebody that I am in my thirty eighth home in forty four years. Wow. So, yes, moving has become a type of way of life.
ELLERIE FULLER:And my mother my mother said to me one time, what are you just gonna put down roots? And I said, this is your fault. She said, excuse me? And I said, yeah. You know, we moved around.
ELLERIE FULLER:They were young parents. And so as they were pursuing greater career opportunities and building their own life as young young adults, I learned right. They took me with them. Thank goodness. And and so, yeah, we moved all over the place, and they always made it exciting.
ELLERIE FULLER:And we always had, like, new adventures. And even though times were were tough, you know, as they were trying to improve over and over again, they always made it seem like an adventure. And so that has stuck with me, and I don't know that I'll ever set down roots. I think roots are wherever I am.
TED CRAGG:Right. So Yeah. Do you do you genuinely feel any call to settle down, or is it very much a kind of spontaneous lifestyle, I suppose?
ELLERIE FULLER:Yeah. It's a bit of a spontaneous lifestyle. I definitely yearn for some stability here and there, and I think that's why, like, living someplace for a while where you get to know the community and you get to build some consistency and meet beautiful people for a while Mhmm. And spend time there is you get to know, like, the spirit of a place. And then as you move to your next location, you get to bring that spirit with you, and so it changes you along the way.
ELLERIE FULLER:But I don't I don't plan to stop moving.
TED CRAGG:Okay. The moves, were they dictated by career choices, or did you move and then pursue jobs and careers and kind of things to do? You know, which decision came first over the two years?
ELLERIE FULLER:So my my parents' lifestyle and their jobs dictated it in my early years.
TED CRAGG:Yeah.
ELLERIE FULLER:And, obviously, financial situations, we did a lot of living with extended family or grandparents, and we were very blessed to have the support, right, to do that. So we kinda were this this nomadic pack, if you will. But then then I went away to college in Boston. Okay. So I went to Simmons College in Boston and got to hang out there for four years and pursued some journalism and some communications, graphic design.
ELLERIE FULLER:Yeah. Worked for a small production company out there. Fun fact, I got to interview the Rockets. And so I got to interview the newest Rocket, and this is way back in 2001. And the oldest Rocket, Yeah.
ELLERIE FULLER:Who were still performing. So it was really neat to to meet the oldest and the youngest. That was one really cool thing I got to do when I was in college. Yeah.
TED CRAGG:So you say you studied journalism?
ELLERIE FULLER:I did. I did. I studied journalism.
TED CRAGG:And when you did that, was it like, were you thinking this is what I'm gonna do for my life indefinitely kind of thing or, you know, just maybe short term and see where where it goes?
ELLERIE FULLER:People's stories fascinate me, and I found that journalism was a way that I could satisfy that need, and bring, like, stories to the world. And so I thought maybe for a minute that was gonna be my path. And then nine eleven happened.
TED CRAGG:Mhmm.
ELLERIE FULLER:I actually did a story, with one of the fire departments down in New York City during that time. Almost got published in the Boston Globe. But it was really eye opening and really, really impactful. And then so, yes, I I I really enjoyed the change that you could make and the impact that you could have in bringing, like, inspirational stories out there. I think had I not joined the military shortly after nine eleven, I I probably would have taken that path.
TED CRAGG:Well, it's a career that has a lot of variety. You can pursue it in different ways. Yeah. No two jobs would be the same, so that's something that would appeal to multipotentialites.
ELLERIE FULLER:Mhmm. Yeah. Yeah.
TED CRAGG:But, yeah, then you changed path completely. And did you go straight from that into military or other things in between?
ELLERIE FULLER:Yeah. I did. I took a year off of college. So was in college at the time, and then I took a year off of college without telling anybody, by the way. Oh, I understand.
ELLERIE FULLER:And, yeah, and decided that I was getting to join the the air force reserves. I tried to join the navy when I was 17, and my mother was like, absolutely not. And I was like, oh, well, I guess I'm going to college. So I was gonna do that or be a ski instructor. Okay.
ELLERIE FULLER:Neither one of those things turned out. But so I decided to join the air force reserves because then I could have what I wanted, but also my mother's my voice was still on the back of my head, and still pursue, like, a civilian career, if you will. So I became I wanted to be a pilot, but they told me that I was too short, fat, and blind. So I could only fix two of those things, and that didn't work out. So instead of flying them, I chose to fix them.
ELLERIE FULLER:And I became an aircraft mechanic for seventeen years.
TED CRAGG:Wow. Yeah. Have you been interested in, like, engineering and stuff like that before?
ELLERIE FULLER:Nope. Had you told my high school me that I was gonna be an aircraft mechanic, I would have fallen on the floor. Wow. Laughed my butt off.
TED CRAGG:It seems like a very kind of challenging intricate thing to learn or do. Is that the case, especially for, you know, air force aircraft? Like Mhmm. What was the learning curve like?
ELLERIE FULLER:Yeah. That was pretty intense. You know, there's always boot camp. Yeah. So then from boot camp and straight into I went to I was stationed in Pensacola, Florida for six months to learn how to fix an aircraft, and that was wild.
TED CRAGG:In what way?
ELLERIE FULLER:I like, just being able to to touch and crawl around and be an intimate part of this, like, crazy machine that does all these wild things. And my aircraft was the c five, which is the largest cargo aircraft in the in the air force's inventory. So if you think about it, you can fit an entire helicopter into its belly.
TED CRAGG:Oh, okay. Yeah. See pictures. Yeah.
ELLERIE FULLER:Yeah. Yeah. So it's giant. So, yes, the learning curve was was quite steep.
TED CRAGG:And did you just work on that aircraft?
ELLERIE FULLER:So I worked on that aircraft, yeah, for seventeen years. I was able to
TED CRAGG:Okay.
ELLERIE FULLER:To get my hands on, you know, a c one thirty or a c 17 here and there, but it was mostly mostly heavies.
TED CRAGG:Yeah. Interesting.
ELLERIE FULLER:Mhmm.
TED CRAGG:And then what about the culture of, well, military and the I the air force specifically? Like, I would find that a little intimidating. I mean, especially as a woman, but, you know, even even in general, just that military culture, like, is that hard to integrate into or get used to?
ELLERIE FULLER:You know, I think structure amidst like, it was something that I yearn for because the rest of my life was always so there was so much movement happening, and there was always something new. So having a structure is something my mother always built into my life. And I always said that she missed her calling as a drill instructor. No, I really wanted to be part of something bigger. I really, since I was four or five years old, had had always loved fighter jets and flight and the thought of of the military.
ELLERIE FULLER:But, yeah, being a woman and walking into very male dominated field was it was challenging. There were a lot of boundaries that I had to learn, a lot of self respect. I had my struggles.
TED CRAGG:Yeah.
ELLERIE FULLER:But I eventually pulled through that and ended up in leadership and got to I had probably six or seven different positions through my military my military career that taught me so many different skills. So many different skills. Yeah.
TED CRAGG:And, like, the whole time, did you have a sense of how long you might be doing it? How many years?
ELLERIE FULLER:Funny that you say that. I walked into the recruiter's office, and I told him that he did not need to give me his spiel because I was in for 20 and just let me sign the paper.
TED CRAGG:Okay. What's the spiel?
ELLERIE FULLER:The spiel is like, the Air Force get right. Oh, this is bigger than you, and you'll get all of these benefits, and you'll be part of, you know, the uniform and the hoorah. You know? And I told him, I said, listen. I already know all that.
ELLERIE FULLER:I wanna in. I wanna do this, and I'm in for twenty, and I spent twenty one years Yeah. In the military. Yep.
TED CRAGG:So were there moments along that long journey that you ever thought maybe I'm ready for a change before I get to twenty years, especially, you know, having different interests and things you might wanna do? Or was it hard to make that commitment?
ELLERIE FULLER:No. There were times, many times, especially, you know, when life lives. Yeah. And, you know, there were some times where I struggled really hard and, you know, needed somebody to kinda pull me up by my bootstraps and go, like, hey. What are you doing?
ELLERIE FULLER:During those times, there were moments where I was like, maybe this isn't where it should be. But the yearning to my first commitment to myself Yeah. Was so much stronger than that. And it was almost this sense of, like, no. Don't let this defeat you.
ELLERIE FULLER:You made this commitment to yourself, and it's the only commitment you've ever made solely for yourself. So don't let those struggles let you quit.
TED CRAGG:Yeah. Yeah.
ELLERIE FULLER:And so pulled through the struggles and did the 21. And, you know, I did a a mix of I was five years of act active duty Mhmm. And the rest of my career was reserve duty, which is a whole different beast.
TED CRAGG:When you're in reserves, are you still, like, working full time, just not on active duty?
ELLERIE FULLER:Yes. So not so I had a civilian job. So when I was active, I was active. Right? I was doing my military my military job full time.
ELLERIE FULLER:And then when you come off of active duty, you move into a reserve status, which is the one weekend a month, two weeks a year.
TED CRAGG:Okay. Yep.
ELLERIE FULLER:So I had a civilian career in parallel to that, and that was with the Department of Defense.
TED CRAGG:Ah, okay.
ELLERIE FULLER:So I worked, with the Department of Defense in quality assurance and continuous process improvement. And then I moved into leadership there. So did some leadership in the military and moved into a leadership position with the DOD. And I did that in parallel with my military career for twelve years.
TED CRAGG:Okay. Yeah. Interesting. Well, that sounds like some good variety right there Yeah. I would think.
TED CRAGG:Yeah. And then you're not kinda doing I I pictured you're doing essentially the same job for twenty years, but there's a lot of lot of changes in variety. Yeah.
ELLERIE FULLER:I did. I I I did aircraft mechanics. I ran my shop. Then I moved into continuous improvement, quality assurance. I became a first sergeant, at a medical unit, actually.
ELLERIE FULLER:I moved out of my maintenance world into a medical world
TED CRAGG:Mhmm.
ELLERIE FULLER:And was responsible for, like, the welfare of my enlisted crew, and reported their kind of health, wealth, and, you know, morale, if you will, to my commander during that time. And then once I stepped away from that position, I went back to my maintenance squadron, but I did that in, like, a what's called a flight chief's position. So I had control of, like, three different shops. So my sheet metal shop, the metals technology shop, and the nondestructive inspection shop.
TED CRAGG:Okay.
ELLERIE FULLER:So lots of, mechanical. Right? Lots of mechanical background there. But during that time, I think what really kept me in was I loved people. Yeah.
ELLERIE FULLER:And so I got to be a mentor, and I got to be a leader, and I got to have all of those really human centered conversations Yeah. That solidified the commitment to being to being there. Because I saw especially when women young women would come into the maintenance world. Mhmm. You know, I really wanted to make sure that they were coached well, that they were mentored, that they they knew that they had support in that world.
ELLERIE FULLER:And and so that that really showed me a piece of my life's purpose. Yeah. Interesting. Yeah.
TED CRAGG:Yeah. Well, we'll come back to that because I know that'll lead up to a lot of what you're doing now. I guess, what else? I'm curious, like, were you did you feel you had much time or freedom to pursue other hobbies and interests while you're in the military? Like, you know, did you feel like you tap into that part of your your brain basically and your personality too?
ELLERIE FULLER:Yes. Somewhat. Not as much not as much as I would have liked to. But some of the things that I did get to experience were I traveled to all over Europe during that time.
TED CRAGG:Nice.
ELLERIE FULLER:Some with the military and some out on the civilian side. And so, I gained a sense of, like, independence and solo travel. And while I was in, it gave me the confidence to do that. And then I I also started going after some of my degrees. I I got a I I had some training in, like, human relations.
ELLERIE FULLER:Mhmm. And I ended up with a an associates in aviation maintenance. And so I was able to, like, just continue to take classes and things that that helps me out. I got into Toastmasters. Oh, really?
ELLERIE FULLER:So some public speaking, and I got to do some competitions, like public speaking competitions out in the community, which was a lot of fun. And I do love to motivationally speak. I found that out during that time, and that's one of the the things that I've brought into this newest chapter with me too is to really hook back into that and Yeah. And give back that way. Yeah.
TED CRAGG:Yeah. Cool. Alright. So when did you leave the military then? It's fairly recent.
TED CRAGG:Right?
ELLERIE FULLER:Yeah. February 2024. Right. So we're going on almost two years now, of course. Yeah.
ELLERIE FULLER:Yeah.
TED CRAGG:What was it like coming to the end? Like, was it kinda bittersweet? Were you excited? Sad?
ELLERIE FULLER:Yeah. All of the above. I gosh. Yeah. Was very anticlimactic.
ELLERIE FULLER:In that, it was a bit bittersweet. I had chosen to move my career down to Baltimore, and so I left the I left the the aircraft world that I was in in Massachusetts. And I got to augment the army at the end. And so I had a kind of a new team. And so when I when I left, I didn't really know my team, as well as I knew my my old world.
ELLERIE FULLER:And I was a individual augmentee, which just means, like, I I was kind of a team of one at that point. So my my leaving was was bittersweet in that sense, but I was very ready. I was very ready. Was, like, time for the new chapter. I was like, oh my god.
ELLERIE FULLER:Alright. Let the new people let the the younger generation take this take these reins. Yeah.
TED CRAGG:What'd you do first? Was there there must have been, like, a last day, I guess. And then
ELLERIE FULLER:Yeah.
TED CRAGG:When you first you know, the first day when you're not in that job, in that career anymore
ELLERIE FULLER:Mhmm.
TED CRAGG:What'd you do? Did if did you just kind of relax, I guess, or were you excited to jump into the first thing, the next thing?
ELLERIE FULLER:I was excited. Yeah. I left both my department of defense and my military job at the same time. So I was leaving was leaving two two teams. Okay.
ELLERIE FULLER:And I I think I probably slept for, like, three days. Yeah. My I was in the, like, classified world in the DOD. And so there was a lot of, like, mental vigilance that had to occur during during those years, and and my team was all over the country.
TED CRAGG:Mhmm.
ELLERIE FULLER:And so I did a lot of traveling, and there was long days. And so between that and my military career, once I stepped away from both of them at the same time, there was this kind of, like, pause of, like, oh, what do I do with my hands? Oh. And but then just this crash. This ultimate, like, woah.
ELLERIE FULLER:I think I, like, slept. But once I was done with that, like, it was like, I was ready. I had also during that time, in 2021, Jonas and I started and and and our business partner, Beau, started our hospitality business. Right. So I also am, an owner of a hospitality business that we've been running for six years.
ELLERIE FULLER:Yeah. So it was time to jump full time into that. Mhmm. And then
TED CRAGG:I Which is largely Airbnb. Right?
ELLERIE FULLER:Yes. Yep. Short term rentals. We do some consulting. Yeah.
ELLERIE FULLER:There's a finger off of single seed stays, which is Beacon STR. Mhmm. And so we do offer some consulting. Now that we've been doing it for a little while, we wanted to offer that knowledge back out there. And then it was also time to use my my VA benefits, my GI bill benefits.
ELLERIE FULLER:And so I went back to school. Right. Immediately after I I retired and went back and I got my master's in positive psychology, knowing, like, what I learned from the military and that leadership and that mentorship and the guidance and the people stories and all of that stuff that was so fascinating to me. I found this program where it was like, oh. It's like, this is a thing?
ELLERIE FULLER:Please sign me up. So that was my next adventure.
TED CRAGG:Cool. And I think you just finished it. Right? The master's?
ELLERIE FULLER:I did. I graduated in June.
TED CRAGG:In June. Nice.
ELLERIE FULLER:And have been building out Courageous Whisper Coaching
TED CRAGG:Mhmm.
ELLERIE FULLER:Which is my my coaching business, the name of my coaching business. Yeah. And
TED CRAGG:Well, let's talk about that. So who who do you want to coach? Who are you targeting?
ELLERIE FULLER:Yeah. Yeah. My my ultimate goal is to help female veterans, transition into their next chapters with, like, clarity and courage. Yep. One of the things I recognized myself is that after many years of conditioning and being in such a structured realm that that blank page is really overwhelming or can be really overwhelming.
ELLERIE FULLER:And there's all these ideas, this other side of you, right, that that is yearning to blossom and come out. And so helping women do that and and easing that transition so that the excitement can be there and the joy and the helping them get into, like, a yes, I can mentality is is really what I'm hoping to accomplish Mhmm. In this next chapter. Yeah.
TED CRAGG:Well, I'm sure you've got the the contacts and the network Mhmm. To find people. Are you looking for people that are still in the military and getting close to the end? Or is it as much people who are already out and then maybe lost or just trying to figure out what to do next?
ELLERIE FULLER:Both. Yeah. If you already have an idea of of what you want your next chapter to look like or you're out there floundering going, what am I doing? Yeah. Somebody somebody grab my hand.
ELLERIE FULLER:I that both. Right? The courageous whisper piece of it is, you know, if you are getting close to your your separation date or and but you have an idea. Right? And you have this desire.
ELLERIE FULLER:And it's it's sitting there. Right? It's whispering at you. It's like, hey.
TED CRAGG:Come Okay.
ELLERIE FULLER:Come invite me in. That's where that that's the whisper. That's the whisper. Yeah. And you just need a little courage to get there.
ELLERIE FULLER:Like, I'm here to be your cheerleader. I'm here to be your ally.
TED CRAGG:And regardless what people are interested in, like, it's not necessarily business focused, like, they wanna start a business, is it?
ELLERIE FULLER:No. It's it's it it's whatever they want their next chapter to look like, really getting clear on what that is. Right. Building confidence is a big piece of it. And then, if I don't know or don't have the best path forward, right, at least I have a a network of people that I can
TED CRAGG:Sure.
ELLERIE FULLER:That I can, present to you that may be a better fit. So but, yeah, it's all it's positive psychology based. So a lot of mindset shift, defining what what you want it to look like. So going through some some visioning, how to how to bust your inner critic out of the way so that you can get to a point where where you're confident enough to to to take the step.
TED CRAGG:Yeah. Interesting.
ELLERIE FULLER:Yeah. Yeah.
TED CRAGG:And, like, what's the age range, I suppose? Because of are you an exception, or is that kind of the rule normally that people say they get into military kind of early mid twenties? So if they do the twenty years, obviously, they're mid forties. Point being that, hey. You've got whatever, fifteen, twenty years kind of thing to
ELLERIE FULLER:Mhmm.
TED CRAGG:Pursue the next phase of your life. Is that the standard the the typical age age range that you come across?
ELLERIE FULLER:Yeah. So, I mean, women join the military anywhere between 17 and, like, 21 is, like, probably your typical age range. And so by the time you're hitting if you do decide to stay in
TED CRAGG:Right.
ELLERIE FULLER:You're hitting retirement anywhere between, like, 38 and 42. And if you're active duty, like Yeah. You're actually retired. Yeah. Well, let
TED CRAGG:me ask you too. Like, is the I wasn't is the twenty years an arbitrary number, or is that a firm thing? I don't know about what the military works in that. Like, are you expected to do twenty years? And then you have to get out, or you can choose to stay longer, or you can leave earlier?
TED CRAGG:Or
ELLERIE FULLER:Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So the way that it works is, you sign a contract, and that's anywhere I don't know if they do two year contracts anymore, but it's typically somewhere between four to eight years or two to six years, with the options that I had. And so my first enlistment, if you will, was six years long.
ELLERIE FULLER:So I did three of those. So if you want to retire, 20 is a hard number. But there's shorter contracts that you can do and serve honorably and then get out. So if you're 18 and you only wanna do four years, you're now at 22 and off to the next chapter. So, typically, I would fall or coach somewhere between that, like, 37 and 45 range is probably where I'll see most of my clients, hopefully.
ELLERIE FULLER:But I am totally open to younger women who have served and are looking at that next chapter and getting back into some of that mentorship and guidance piece. Yeah.
TED CRAGG:Okay. Yeah. Well, tell us a bit about how your coaching structure. Do you do you aim for one on one, or is it group sessions? And Mhmm.
TED CRAGG:What's kinda what's the commitment maybe on on their part?
ELLERIE FULLER:Sure. Well, I always do a thirty to ninety minute, like, discovery call to make sure that I'm gonna be the best fit for you.
TED CRAGG:Yeah.
ELLERIE FULLER:So that is always the way that I start. We can go out to coffee. We can, you know, get on Zoom. However however you best like to communicate, I'm I'm open to those forms of communication and just get to know each other. And then if we decide that it's going to be a good fit, then I offer, you know, the one on one.
ELLERIE FULLER:Right now, I'm focused on one on one coaching sessions.
TED CRAGG:Mhmm.
ELLERIE FULLER:I typically like to do 12 sessions with you. Okay. So that it gives us a good amount of time to really dive into Yeah. What's lighting you up, What your past successes are? Your strengths?
ELLERIE FULLER:How you can use those moving forward and get a good solid grasp of of where we're going and if we wanna walk together doing it. So the one on one sessions start with 12 and then reassess from there. Mhmm. I'm also since I'm just getting started, I'm I'm also building out a couple of workshops and a group coaching offering so that, hopefully, by mid twenty twenty six, I'll be able to offer that group coaching session to really enhance community for female veterans to be able to support each other, have a pack. Right?
TED CRAGG:Yeah. Yeah.
ELLERIE FULLER:If you will. And just know that since people are so dynamic, and once you get out of the military, our dreams and desires can go in, like, a thousand different ways. But if you have a place to come back to and call home and get support, that is something that I'd like to to make sure is being offered through the group coaching and community structure. Yeah.
TED CRAGG:Mhmm. Well, what's, we're talking here is late twenty twenty five, but, I mean, people could be listening to this anytime. And I always encourage people, you know, if if you're listening to this or any episode and it's, like, six months later or something, we really try to make our our guests and their stories and their offers and so on as as evergreen as possible. Right? So so people don't, feel like it's too late to Mhmm.
TED CRAGG:Kind of reach out and make that contact. So what's the best way people can get ahold of you?
ELLERIE FULLER:Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So either via my social media, which is courageous whisper Mhmm. Coaching on Instagram.
ELLERIE FULLER:Message through there or courageouswhisper@gmail.com is my is my website. Or Ellery Fuller on LinkedIn. So those three places are probably the best way to get a hold of me. And then, yeah, if if I mean, I'm always open to a personal phone call. So Yeah.
ELLERIE FULLER:If you wanted to include my phone number in the notes Sure. I'd be more than happy to to provide that. And, I'd like to keep my my the variety of of communication options open. Yeah. Yeah.
TED CRAGG:Okay. Cool. So That's it. We really encourage people to reach out. And, you know, if what Ellery's offering really speaks to you, then don't hesitate.
TED CRAGG:I mean, send that message. It's about and I have to say, you know, it's it's about more than likes and shares, which is nice, but let's let's actually go deeper and send actual messages and emails or phone calls, whatever it may be, and really make those contacts. So that's what I encourage people to do here on the show. Maybe last question or or areas. Well, so we're talking a lot about multipotentiality and that whole concept.
TED CRAGG:Is that something you've been aware of maybe your whole life, like, in in a different name or just as a feeling, but, like, reflecting on your life to this point, you know, does that kind of fit the bill of who you are? You know? And that I'm impressed that you can make a commitment to the military for twenty years. Mhmm. That's something that most a lot of multipotentialites would struggle to do, I think.
TED CRAGG:So that is impressive, but I do recognize a lot of variety in that. But at any rate, I mean, what does multipotentiality mean to you maybe?
ELLERIE FULLER:Yeah. It it thank you for introducing me to this and Yeah. And having me on to tell my story because I it does resonate with me. I do love variety. And when I think of multipotentialites, it's you don't have to just pick one thing.
TED CRAGG:That's it.
ELLERIE FULLER:Right? You can be interested in so many things. Yeah. And and move through life just consistently learning and being curious. So we're not always the same person.
ELLERIE FULLER:We grow and we learn and we become, and, you know, it's chapter after chapter. So
TED CRAGG:Yeah.
ELLERIE FULLER:So yeah. Yeah. It's it it really does speak to the essence of of who I've been and who I'd like to continue to be. So Yeah. Yeah.
TED CRAGG:Are there any other interests or, you know, curiosities that you feel that you can pursue now or that you've gotten into maybe lately? Completely unrelated to, like, anything you've ever done. Yeah.
ELLERIE FULLER:So, like, I was one of the things that I wrote down earlier is, like, I love a good bonfire beer and some good company. And, like and then animals. Like, anything due to do with animals. I'm so excited to, like, just go out and volunteer at, like, local animal shelters. And I've been trying to figure out how I can give back in partnership as well.
ELLERIE FULLER:And so, like, somatic dancing and move, those types of things is is something that that I've really started looking into. And then Mhmm. I always love mentorship and a good conversation. So
TED CRAGG:Yeah. Nice.
ELLERIE FULLER:But So many things. Oh, okay. Wait. It's bonfires, beers, and skiing.
TED CRAGG:Oh, skiing. Okay.
ELLERIE FULLER:Yeah. Bonfire, beers, and skiing. So, like, if I were to have my best day
TED CRAGG:We should definitely come up here. It's a nice ski hills in Quebec.
ELLERIE FULLER:I've been to Mount Mount Saint Anne.
TED CRAGG:Yeah. Yeah.
ELLERIE FULLER:Yeah. That city. Yeah. And and, when I was at high school, we went up there a couple times. Yeah.
ELLERIE FULLER:Absolutely beautiful.
TED CRAGG:Nice.
ELLERIE FULLER:Yeah. Cool.
TED CRAGG:Alright. Well, hey. It's been great. It's nice to get to know more of your story and, share it with the audience. And, very inspiring to has to hear how you're helping people, and, I really hope it connects with the people who need it, the people who you can connect with.
TED CRAGG:So
ELLERIE FULLER:Yeah. Me too. And thank you thank you for doing this, for doing what you do and putting people's stories out there. It's it's awesome.
TED CRAGG:It's fun. Yeah. It's very satisfying. Great. Well, thanks very much.
ELLERIE FULLER:Alright.
TED CRAGG:Thanks again to Ellery for being here. Again, Courageous Whisper Coaching is the name. You can find her on Instagram, LinkedIn and we have the email address in the notes here as well. It's very important, meaningful work and if what she's offering speaks to you, really reaches to something that you need, don't hesitate at all to send her a message, to reach out and just say hello. Again, this is what the Multipod is here for, it's for making those meaningful connections.
TED CRAGG:And also another reminder too that whenever you happen to be listening or watching this episode, it could be right when it comes out or it could be like four or six months or longer from now, that's okay. You can still reach out to those guests whether it's Ellery or anyone else. Time passes but they're still there and I'm sure they would still love to hear from you and make that introduction, maybe reconnect, right, if it's someone that you know but you haven't talked to for a while. It's all about encouraging those connections and conversations. So the multipod is here for learning about new people, maybe discovering more about people that we already kind of know but we get to know a little bit more of their story.
TED CRAGG:Ellery is probably a good example of that. So it was great to have her here and share that story and I love to hear from more of you. Of course, don't hesitate to reach out to me. If you're interested in coming on the show, share some of your interests, your hobbies, things you like to connect with other people about. If you do have a business or an offer, you're more than welcome to bring that in as well and share how you'd like to connect people, how you're helping people.
TED CRAGG:But you don't have to have a business by any means, know, it's it's very much just multi potentialites finding each other, learning more about each other and making those connections. So share the episode, you know how it goes, share and like and tell other people. This is really it, it's about if you know someone whose story fits with what the guest has to offer, Ellery here is a great example so if if it's not yourself, if you know somebody, family, friends, whoever it is that's coming out of the military, maybe they just have or they're headed, they're getting close to that, right, and Ellery would be a perfect person to at least make that contact with, you know, and then they'll feel it out. They'll see if it makes sense to work together, but to make those introductions. So, again, it's spreading that net and building our network, building those connections, and helping each other out.
TED CRAGG:This is what we're here for. Great to have you here, and we'll be back again in a couple of weeks with another new episode. Thanks so much, everybody.