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There’s this whisper so many of us hear when we’re in transition.  You’ve never done this. How are you going to do this? Are you sure this is going to work? Maybe this was a mistake. New job? Starting over.  New relationship? Starting over.  New dream? Definitely starting over. But the truth is, you’re never starting from scratch. You’re starting from experience. Every misstep, success, and late-night “what now?”  is data you get to use this time around. You’re  not new; the experience  is....

We’re wrapping up Spooky Season after four weeks of brilliant, fascinating guests, and this final conversation feels like the perfect way to end the series. This week's guest on Wait — What Do You Do Again? , is Dr. Mikki Brock. Mikki teaches and speaks widely on topics including demonology, witchcraft, and British history, and her research centers on questions of religious belief, gender, and identity in early modern Scotland. Calvinist Scotland was a world where witch trials weren’t about...

Dr. Mikki Brock  is a Professor of History at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. Her research focuses on questions of religious belief, gender, and identity in early modern Scotland, with a particular interest in the histories of the supernatural. She teaches and speaks widely on topics including demonology, witchcraft, and British history. Originally from Texas, Dr. Brock earned her B.A. from the University of Kansas and her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at...