Experiential Learning

Welcome to the Bad Pancakes Podcast At the Human Development Collective, we spend a lot of time talking about growth, reinvention, belonging, and the complicated human experiences that shape who we become. But here’s the thing we’ve learned: Personal growth rarely looks neat or polished. It’s messy. It’s uncomfortable. Sometimes it feels like everything is falling apart before anything meaningful comes together. That’s exactly why we started the Bad Pancakes Podcast. Because

Welcome to our Women’s Empowerment Summit 2026 spotlight series — a behind-the-scenes introduction to the powerhouse women who will be speaking on February 21 at Treetops Resort in Gaylord, Michigan. Each panelist brings a unique lens to women’s growth, courage, and connection. Meet Dr. Nicole Persing-Wethington, The Scientist-Scholar-Yoga-Ninja Who Can Explain Your Nervous System Better Than Your Last Therapist If Hermione Granger grew up, learned trauma-informed yoga, dove

What do you do when the universe keeps dropping the same person in your path like a cosmic hint you’re too busy to notice? Well… eventually you take the hint and go into business together! Life in a small northern Michigan town makes this sort of thing feel almost inevitable. You bump into the same people everywhere: at the beloved hole-in-the-wall restaurants, the live music spot where someone’s always tuning a guitar, during school events where you’re trying not to cry at t