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Welcome to All That Wonder, an eclectic podcast where we talk about topics that inspire wonder in our lives. Life changes happen fast and this podcast talks about topics that may seem taboo or uncomfortable, but there is no more shame in discussing these topics. Join host, Tamara Fraser, weekly as she invites you into raw, genuine conversations around the topics of health and wellness, relationships, finance and career, spirituality, and overall self-improvement. Tamara interviews people about their life journeys, sharing her own thoughts and feelings. It’s not about being “right or wrong”, it's about being real with yourself, understanding your thoughts and feelings, and figuring out your own solutions. This podcast will be a mirror for you to see yourself, your thoughts, and your feelings reflected through the stories of others while providing hope for those who are stuck in their own narrative. Everything discussed in this podcast are opinions based on our life experiences. Therefore these opinions may be different from yours. Whether you agree with what I have to say or not, this podcast is for you if you are facing challenges as it provides insights, activities, and normalization of the experiences and feelings shared. It’s important to remember that you’re not alone and that it’s okay to feel the way you do. We are dedicated to connecting you with life-changing information so you can learn, grow, and live your best life. This podcast is packed with information that can help you find out what you want out of life and the steps that it takes to get there! We are dedicated to building a community of folks who are interested in learning, personal development, self-awareness, and living an authentic life. Listen to be motivated and learn how to grow! The more you listen, the more you learn. The more you learn, the more you grow. And growth will only lead to new opportunities in life. This podcast is made possible by the kindness of others who choose to contribute. I humbly ask that if you are supporting me in this effort and have found my work to be valuable already, please consider sharing what you have learned with friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, and ask them to do the same. All that is required is just one person willing to share what they have learned.

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In this week's episode, Tamara is talking to Dr. Kristin Miller, The Positivity Doc, a board-certified family physician who helps people struggling with stress and anxiety live their best lives. With over 10 years in clinical practice, she is the founder of Dr. Kristin Miller Wellness, where she has coached thousands and helped guide them to finding the keys to living their best lives. Dr. Miller is also a mental health advocate that uses her experience to help others get the help they need and is dedicated to squashing the stigma around mental health issues. Dr. K regularly engages with her community via her social platforms and YouTube Channel, sharing insights on the topics of Betting on Yourself

What's Discussed in this Episode:
How Kristin became a positivity doc
Life decisions shouldn’t just be based on making other people happy, but by understanding what you want and what makes you happy
Start accepting the fact that it’s okay to be selfish and to choose yourself sometimes
It's okay to give permission to live our truth, no matter the cost
How toxic positivity manifests in different situations. An important part of the human experience is being able to feel all your emotions and not suppress any of them
Embrace negative feelings, but not for too long as it can have unfortunate consequences on your body
Dr. Kristin shares some of the tools people can use to stay positive
Books she’s reading in order to help with positivity and the things that make her happy

Some books mentioned in this podcast that could be beneficial to listeners:Breaking the habit of being yourself
The Power of Now
The Big Leap
The Year of Living Danishly

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Join Tamara in this week's episode as she chats with Natasha Sattler, author of the book Shit Adults Never Taught Us.

Natasha wrote this book during lockdown during covid. Shit Adults Never Taught Us is a snapshot review of the things you never learned in school broken down into little bite-sized chapters. Disguised as a self-help book, this mini-memoir uses personal experiences, including some epic failures, to guide you through the most perplexing moments in life. Shit Adults Never Taught Us covers a lot of topics: including career strategies, mental health, emotional quandaries, and navigating all of the WTF moments of adulthood.

In this episode, you're going to learn, Natasha's motivation for writing the book and some of the biggest lessons she's learned in Career & Money, Relationships, Mind, and Life.

Think of this as a book you can revisit throughout your life and read the things that matter to you.

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In this episode, we're joined by international wealth coach Morgana Rae as she talks you through her six time-tested steps to turn your personal Money Monster of scarcity into a Money Honey of abundance. “Your financial situation reflects your inner Relationship with Money,” says Rae. “If you don’t like your finances, something has to change in your relationship” and Morgana shows how to jumpstart that transformation.

Morgana starts the conversation by speaking about how she's in the best place of her life and life only gets better into your 40s and 50s and we felt so inspired by this! She talks about meeting her partner and getting married in their 40s. In fact, she's at number 25 of her 100 weddings in 100 destinations! She even mentions a few of her favourite destination weddings and trust me, you don't want to miss this! It's like something you've never heard before!

We speak about the relationship between love and money and the economic empowerment of women to be financially secure on their own without depending on a partner/husband to help in the financial department, but also how both men and women need to be financially responsible.

Morgana dropped some really important gems here, starting with
How her finances changed once her relationship with money changed
Our unconscious need to protect ourselves from what we want
Money is the number 1 excuse human beings make
How people often state money as 'the root of all evil'

In this episode, we learn
How to value and respect money
We get down to the root cause of why we push away money. It's actually never about money, but what money represents.
*And, how we can create a polarity in which the magic and transformation can happen through Morgana's 6 step process of going from scarcity to abundance

"When you get rid of the monster, all that exists is love"
- Morgana on creating and slaying her Money Monster thus leaving space to invite and fall in love with her Money Honey.

To learn more about Morgana or discover how you can slay your own Money Monster and fall in love with your Money Honey, visit morganarae.com or if you're a lover of love, check out her podcast, Crazy Sexy Midlife Love

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In this episode, we're joined by Robert Riopel, an international best-selling author, speaker, trainer, and serial entrepreneur. Robert talks about going into $150,000 of debt and being stressed to financially free by the age of 32. Robert discovered his passion for training others because he felt that if he could even assist 1 person in their financial freedom, it would be all worthwhile.

Robert and Tamara discuss how he took control of his life and earned financial freedom. One of the things that have allowed him to live the life he's living, is that he's willing to put the work in, even when it comes to doing certain jobs he doesn't necessarily like. He and his wife became franchisees at the age of 23, but later in their 20s, but through poor planning and knowledge, they went into debt and realized they needed to change their mindset in order to create the kind of life they wanted to live in the future. This meant making tough decisions initially.

Robert dropped many gems and insights in this episode, from,

  • Suggestions on how to pay off debt such as student loan debt.
  • Thinking about what we enjoy in life and then finding ways to make money around it.
  • Fear and how it is actually what draws obstacles into your life.
  • Enjoying the messy journey that is life.
  • Why it's important to just be you and your authentic self
  • Don't look at failure as failure, but rather as feedback and to surround yourself with growth-minded people
  • How can anyone get an MBA (Massive Bank Account)
  • Not focusing on our problems, but instead remaining present and thinking of the solution (no matter how small) to help us resolve the problem.

The biggest thing you can take away from this conversation with Robert is that instead of earning a living, we need to create a life and Robert teaches us how we can do that through educating ourselves and creating new streams of income outside the "9-5." And through developing better habits and rewards systems, we can get things done instead of procrastinating.

Lastly, Robert teaches us the 4 Currencies of Life and why need to work on all areas of our life because the one we don't pay attention to will sabotage the rest.

To get an e-book copy of Robert's book, go to robertriopel.com and download the book. To reach Robert, visit his Facebook page.

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This week, we're joined by Robin Weaver, MS, INHC. She empowers women, specifically moms to heal their gut issues by improving their mood & reducing stress. She believes we are a culmination of not just WHAT we eat, but HOW we eat, WHY we eat, and WHO we eat with and strives to help women transform their lives because she has overcome her own struggles with the “food-mood relationship”.

Robin sheds light on the link between our gut health and brain health.

Dealing with bipolar disorder, her last psych break led her to psych hospital where she met her best friend who was a catalyst for her getting healthy. That coupled with her relationship with her daughter has led her to be sober for 5 years now,

Developed chronic stomach issues in 2020 which caused her to miss a lot of days at work. Countless tests later, her GI gave her an antidepressant to help with her gut which led her to inquire more. Serotonin (known as the happy chemical) is actually produced in your gut and not your brain as most people believe. The increase of serotonin in her body actually helps to relax her stomach. Her curious nature also led her to study and explore more on the nervous system and how the gut has a direct link to the brain.

We also learn why prebiotics is just as important as probiotics for gut health and the types of food we should be eating to get the right nutrients for our body and gut.

Robin recommends keeping a food journal to understand how certain foods react with your body and overall well-being as well as eating intuitively.

We also learn about how to exercise the vegas nerve such as alternate nostril breathing and a cold shower, which helps with overall stress and anxiety.

To learn more about or reach out to Robin, visit her Instagram page

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This week, we're joined by Gloria Battini, a toxic relationship recovery coach, who spent 15 years in a toxic relationship herself.

During those 15 years, she has dealt with narcissistic abuse, she did not know who she was and experienced a loss of identity.

Join Gloria and I as we discuss what narcissistic abuse is and the different phases of the cycle, including gaslighting. We explore how victims of any type of abusive relationship also experience something known as trauma bonding. We'll dive deeper into what trauma bonding is and any signs you should be looking out for to understand if you or someone you know are in an abusive relationship.

And if you've ever asked the questions, do narcissists know what they're doing? We've got some answers.

Lastly, Gloria talks about how anxiety, OCD, and seeing help for her disorders finally broke her free from her abusive relationship. We talked about what happened when she finally left the relationship and how anyone dealing with an abusive relationship can finally break free and reconnect with themselves.

Gloria is on a mission of healing, empowering, and giving a voice to all survivors of emotional abuse, toxic relationships, and narcissistic abuse. To learn more, visit her website or check her out on Instagram.

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This week, Tamara chats with an old friend from back in her Australia days, Sophie. This chat was the result of Sophie's article that she wrote for Mamamia AU, 'For 16 years, I thought I was straight. Then I came off contraception.'

What was discussed:

  • Sophie talks about the effects birth control had on her and her sexuality over 16 years
  • Why she went on contraception in the first place and how she realized and embraced the fact that she was a lesbian after getting off the pill
  • They talk about the effects of birth control on women as a whole and how there's not necessarily a male equivalent or it's not stressed as much
  • Women have to carry the burden and the responsibility of contraception and the effects of what happens as a result, if they refuse to use it or aren't careful in sexual situations
  • Sophie talks about having to go on the pill at the age of 13 to help with her mood and periods
  • As a whole, most women are not educated about the side effects of being on birth control, especially as young girls
  • Growing up in Belgium, Sophie did not know many people who were gay or lesbian
  • At 28 and in a 5-year relationship, she made a conscious decision to get off of contraception
  • After getting her IUD removed, she instantly felt the change of feeling more awake, more herself, and having her sex drive back. She felt renewed and re-energized
  • She entered a period where she was losing the attraction from her boyfriend, which caused them to enter into an open relationship in order to spice things up, resulting in her falling in love with a woman in the process
  • PRIDE in Australia

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This week, Tamara chat's with Dr. Marissa Pei, also known as Asian Oprah. She is host of her own award-winning syndicated show and all about Balance, with her own award-winning podcast on CNBC "Take My Advice I'm Not Using It: Get Balanced with Dr. Marissa."

With her colorful language, she teaches us how to turn pain, trauma, and setbacks into opportunities and happiness. Dr Marissa has made a pledge to help 8 million people get 88% happy in the next 8 years. Are you in?

What we Discuss

  • Dr Marissa talks about how the pandemic opened up new opportunities she wouldn't have had before
  • She helps us to recognize that life's expectations are just bullshit and her mission is to help people find happiness
  • She teaches us to strive for 88% happiness because perfectionism doesn't exist
  • Why human feel more comfortable with negative feelings than positive
  • How thinking positively can help heal your ailments
  • The importance of starting your day with gratitude and ending your day knowing you did the best you could
  • Naming 8 specific things you like about yourself and practice it as a muscle that needs constant strengthening
  • How to have fun and not take life too seriously

To get in touch with Dr. Marissa, check out her website

Dr. Marissa also has a nonprofit 8 ways to Happiness 501(c) which helps children, teens and young adults who may have temporarily forgotten their birthright to happiness with free books about feelings and happiness.

For every donation of $25 receive a free e-book of her beloved interactive children’s book Mommy What are Feelings? Illustrated by her own daughters when they were five and seven, this book encourages kids to draw and express the vibrant sound, the beautiful touch, the tantalizing sight and delicious taste of feelings!
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And for every $10 receive a download of Dr. Marissa's newest baby, a short film The New PPP: Post Pandemic Possibilities https://youtu.be/e40RWO2PgcY

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This week Tamara has a bit of girl chat with Anna, an artist, and handcrafter. Anna, a sensual person is on a journey to embrace more of her sexuality and find confidence.

What was discussed:

  • The conversation starts out speaking about creativity as an outlet and Anna's experience of always being an artist and how she does illustrations that empower women
  • Anna talks about growing up in German society (in a huge Muslim culture) and how the dress code in Germany is so modest
  • As a child, she was super confident and loved her younger self
  • Moving schools, she had to deal with the pressures of not feeling up to par with her peers as well as getting bullied which caused her to lose her confidence and feel insecure
  • Tamara and Anna talk about the need to feel validated in the education system and how when it comes to a child's education you can't fit a square peg into a round hole
  • Feeling alone, caused her to become troubled and bulimic

What you can learn from this episode:

  • Trying to strive for the perfect look, we see in magazines and social media is not realistic
  • When living up to non-existent beauty standards, you're not actually striving to look a certain way or like someone else, you're actually just striving to have their confidence and to look and feel confident
  • As women, we're always striving for perfection and taught to feel like we're never enough
  • You grow when you become uncomfortable
  • The importance of knowing what is happening in our bodies especially around our cycles

To learn more about Anna or purchase her art, check out her Instagram

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In this episode, Tamara is joined by Anca Treefan, founder and CEO of Tree-Fan events and an advocate for women in the tech world.

What was discussed:

  • Anca talks about her experience moving to America from Romania and why
  • She discusses being triggered by a relationship and having to leave her family behind at 19
  • She thought if she didn't make that move, she'd never be able to free herself from that relationship and she struggled to understand why she was so connected to this person that it had some form of control over he
  • She talks about meeting him at a young age, getting tangled in an emotionally manipulated relationship with this person, the strong bond they shared, and the impact it had on her life
  • She spent 5 years trying to break free which caused her to rebound into unhealthy relationships in that time
  • She talks about how a nightmare she had in 2020 forced her to go back and relive her trauma in order to unearth it and heal because how she was acting in the present was related to things that happened in her past
  • Through discovery and talking to a therapist and utilizing all the tools, she was able to heal again
  • Through he strong sense of spirituality, Anca allowed God to heal the places in her heart she knew were broken, which made her incapable of having full healthy relationships in the present

What you can learn from this episode:

  • Unhealthy bonds can have a damaging effect on us for years and years
  • It's not about what you want, but what you need
  • Sometimes we’re not mature enough to deal with certain things at a certain time and when we’ve built that maturity then those lessons will come back up for us to finally deal with it even though you may feel you’re so past it.

Note to anyone listening who might be going through a tough time:
I pray that after you go through a place of healing, that you no longer have to go back and relive that trauma. I hope you’ve truly unpacked every part of it so it doesn't rise up again in the future. But if it ever does, I pray you have the strength to know that you’ve fought through this once before and you can fight through it again and you’ll come out of this much better than you entered.

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In this week’s episode, Tamara chats with 4 lovely ladies, each who has dealt with their own mental health struggles. They each talk about their own experiences, what their illnesses looked like, what their support system or lack of support system was, and how they cope with everything that has or is happening in their lives. Some of these women have to continue to live with this for the rest of their lives, while others have found resolve.

  1. Ashley Bishop talks about being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) after being misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder (which is very common) at a very young age. She explains what BPD is; a severe mental illness with no real medication, but shared symptoms with anxiety and depression. Losing her mom, grandmother, and aunt, and being sexually assaulted, that led her to feel lost and alone. She talks about how she received her first diagnosis after trying to attempt suicide as well as the forms of therapy she's gone through.
  2. Queen Dee, from the Queen Mindset, talks about going through highs and lows in her mental health, dealing with trauma, and how that severely affected her mental health to the point where she needed to take extended time off from work as well as being diagnosed with depression and anxiety. They talk about how we’re so affected by mental health and how that can affect our work which in turn makes that hard to communicate with peers and our managers. Dee has gotten to a place where she understands how she reacts to her triggers and how these experiences have thought her to be resilient.
  3. Audra Allen, a single mom of two kids speaks about her experience of getting diagnosed with Post Partum Anxiety after she had her daughter and her experience of manifesting signs of anger towards her daughter. She talks about taking a holistic approach at first, but then finally having to turn to medication. She was originally diagnosed with Post Partum Depression, which was later diagnosed as Post Partum Anxiety when she showed signs of anger. Audra talks about how it took her 4 years for her body and brain to really feel an emotional connection to her daughter and the double-edged sword feelings of not feeling like she could fully utilize the resources of a therapist without fear of them possibly wanting to take her kids away from her.
  4. Shannon Sarussi shares her story of living with chronic anxiety for years, an experience she never thought she would get out of. She talks about what anxiety felt like for her, how that was trauma that built up inside of her, and going through the trial and error of changing up her lifestyle to be in a better place today where she understands how things (like caffeine and sugar) can trigger her. She is finally in a place where she wouldn't consider herself as having anxiety.

Check out the @atwonderpodcast Instagram page to see more on these incredible human beings!

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In this episode, I'm catching up with my bestie Harvey. I remember when I first met Harvey. It was at work in New York. We instantly became friends. I thought everything was good. Nothing about him seemed off. He seemed happy. Then one day, I couldn't get in touch with Harvey.... we'll talk about this

Trigger warning! A conversation we're both no stranger to talking about with each other
The audio is a bit off but, the message is clear

This episode was recorded back in January 2021

What we discuss in this episode:

  • Both of us having anxiety and panic attack from the news and all the things happening in the world and how these things consume you
  • The importance of taking mental breaks as far as what is happening in the world
  • We talk about our friendship and a specific instance when Harvey went missing for a few days
  • Harvey discusses his learning process of his own mental illness and how he manages it
  • How his depression went from situational to clinical. Not treating it made it get worse
  • What his symptoms looked like
  • How his depression led to suicidality and him taking his own life (he was dead for minutes)
  • We discuss the different stages of suicide and being shamed by others for feeling suicidal
  • Harvey's experience of giving into suicide, what gave him the will to finally live and the journey after
  • Going through therapy to relive his trauma and coming to the realization that he's had more traumatic experiences than his mind allowed him to remember
  • Harvey recounts his experience of what it felt like when he died and whether he believes in life after death

Let's normalize

  • Checking in with people, even those who seem so strong
  • Crying as therapy
  • Talking about mental illness and our own mental health

Get in touch with Harvey @harveychampagne

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This week Tamara chats with Shaun Coffey, co-author of the book Boys Do Cry, a Case Manager and long-time trauma, addiction, and recovery addict about mental health and picking yourself back up once you've hit bottom.

What to expect from this episode

  • Shaun was once deemed chronically homeless and heavily involved in drugs from a young age
  • He was raised by his dad, who had schizoaffective disorder, bipolar and manic depression, which created a rough childhood and living environment for him where he was abused
  • He, himself, had undiagnosed ADHD until he was 38 years old
  • Dad didn't believe in him showing weakness or emotion as a child, which left him feeling locked inside of his own body
  • As an adult, it was difficult to deal with his emotions
  • He grew up without his mother and spent a majority of his life hating her due to manipulation from his father
  • Joined the military as a means to make his father happy, but was later removed due to his mental health
  • After his father passed away, he finally felt he could heal
  • With the life insurance money, he got heavily involved in drugs and got messed up with the wrong crowd
  • He talks about his struggle with imposter syndrome and how the feedback from his book changed his outlook
  • He talks about his journey of going into therapy and a program that has helped him discover and love himself
  • What does success mean to Shaun and if he could go back and change one thing what would it be
  • We discuss the power and the impact of letting men feel their emotions

What you can learn from this episode

  • The rug phenomenon - when someone always promises you something and then pull a rug from under you over and over
  • How to better understand your trauma responses
  • Not every therapist is for you and you need to take the time to find the right one for you
  • The importance of learning your own lessons in life
  • Not to be afraid of confrontation and face that fear head-on because you never know what you can learn from that moment
  • How you can be part of the solution of mental health stigma and just being kinder to those around you

To learn more about Shaun, check out his website

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In this week's episode, Tamara chats with Chatiela Underwood; Author, Life Coach, and Motivational Speaker. They discuss dealing with and living with someone with mental illness, specifically focused on PTSD.

What to expect in this episode:

  • Chatiela talks about her memoir and her experience of falling in love with someone who completely changed after his time in Iraq, developing PTSD
  • Reminds people that regardless of their hardships, you are not alone, but the best option is always to seek counseling
  • Tamara & Chatiela dive deeper into PTSD, its impact on those in the military, and the lack of resources to help the magnitude and masses of people suffering from it
  • PTSD is not just widespread in the military, but also for civilians and can go undiagnosed or underdiagnosed
  • The signs and symptoms to look for in case you think you have PTSD
  • Chatiela discusses the impact of being with someone who has a mental illness and how that can sometimes rub off on their partner
  • Regardless of how strong you feel or think you are, seek help because if you don't get assistance, it could manifest in other areas of your life
  • After her partner committed suicide, she was left as a single mother but had to remain strong and stay mindful for herself and her kids, while becoming self-aware
  • Her experience of getting into a relationship with a new partner that also suffers from PTSD and what that experience was like for her, while having previous experience that made her more equipped this time around
  • The impact her partner's suicide had on her son
  • Mental Illness is real, sometimes people are afraid to be labeled, but by accepting their illness they can work towards healing
  • The effects of the pandemic on mental health, especially on kids

Important Message for Everyone

  • Check-in on people because you never know what people are going through
  • If you or someone you know, feel like they may be suffering from a mental illness, please seek help

To learn more about Chatiela, check out her website, and please support by checking out her book Eyes Wide Shut

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In this episode, Tamara chats with Courtney Stark, CEO & Founder of Courtney's Corner, LLC, which focuses on impacting lives and giving businesses and entrepreneurs the platforms to allow their stories to be heard.

What to expect in this episode:

  • Courtney discusses his experience as being known as the sick kid in high school
  • He developed pseudotumors, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure as a teenager, but because he was young he didn't really register the gravity of his situation and instead normalized his sickness
  • Tamara & Courtney discuss the implications of not being educated enough about your health, and the lack of information from medical professionals in the Black community
  • Courtney talks about his experience after high school when his kidneys shut down, but still not understanding the severity of his situation until he needed to get dialysis and was denied a transplant because he could die
  • He goes through his experience of playing the blame game and going through a depression
  • Then finally getting to a place where he needed to take responsibility and accountability for his own sickness
  • By finally taking accountability and shifting his mindset, he was finally able to get a kidney transplant
  • He discusses how this brought him to start his company to empower people to be better and more educated about their health & lifestyle

What can you learn from this episode:

  • The importance of educating yourself about your body, its functions, the things that make you sick, keep you sick, and the impact of big corporations on your health and well being

To learn more about Courtney and his company, visit his website or Instagram page

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In this episode, Tamara chats with Ashley, a mental health and wellness podcaster with a master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. With her degree, Ashley didn't want to become a Counselor and decided to use her education to pivot into something more aligned with what she wanted and inspire and empower people to find their magic. By changing their everyday, they can change their lives and this is something as simple as making your bed.

What to expect in this episode

  • Ashley talks about the tools she uses to empower and inspire people to be their best
  • In college, she was an Education major who wanted to work with kids and later realized it was not for her
  • She then pivoted to Psychology, but during her Master's Clinicals, she again felt it wasn't for her and used her time during quarantine to get quiet with herself to figure out what was best for her
  • Tamara & Ashly discuss the importance of having a strong support system and having gratitude and how that puts things into perspective
  • Ashley also talks about how having a morning routine changed her life
  • ...and nerding out over the perfect planner

What you can learn

  • it's okay to change your mind about what you want
  • it's okay to not be sure about what you want to do with your life and to still be figuring it out at any age
  • how we as individuals can get still
  • learn why habits matter and how to develop an effective morning routine based on what works for you

To learn more or get in touch with Ashley, check out her Instagram

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This week, Tamara chats with Italina about being in alignment with her purpose.

What was discussed:

  • Italina shares her why and the importance of finding your why
  • She divulges on having a "successful" law career, but still feeling miserable because she didn't want to live the rest of her life in that way
  • This led her to be proactive and becoming an entrepreneur and building a business around relationship marketing
  • Her advice for anyone who feels like it's too late to make a shift
  • Her experience of being a struggling entrepreneur in the beginning, but how a shift in focus opened a door of opportunities
  • The benefits of getting a coach to help propel you or your business's specific needs
  • How she's grown into the confident woman she is today
  • And what success means to her

Biggest lesson from this episode

  • A reminder that our thoughts are just stories we make up in our mind

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This week, Tamara has a conversation with Diamond Allen and her journey of completing her late grandmother's bucket list.

What to expect from this episode:Diamond talks about her experience with trying to complete some of the items on her grandmother's bucket list
From meeting Meryl Streep to singing on stage with Dianna Ross
She recounts some of the epic moments and the ways in which it gave her courage
What drove her to write a book and create an Amazon documentary

What can you learn:Anything is possible if there is intent
Don't wait until the end to experience life for the first time

Instagram: @givethemdiamond
Book on Amazon

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In this week's episode, Tamara has a wine-down night with two of her friends as they continue the conversation from International Women's Day about how they've dealt with gender bias and inequality in their own lives.

What you can expect to hear

  • Should employers be privy to female employee's future plans of getting pregnant and starting a family.
  • Should people start to openly talk about their salary as a means to create a level playing feel that holds no bias to gender, ethnicity, or class.
  • Does it challenge the norms if salary is based on performance.
  • Some women are so concerned about applying to jobs they'd be perfect for as opposed to jobs they would grow into.
  • Women bosses who feel the need to be mean to employees and manage from a place of insecurity in order to feel like they are on the same level as their male counterparts in order to garner respect.
  • Women sometimes operate from a space in which they are uncomfortable in order to keep men comfortable.
  • How can women take back their sexual power.

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In this special episode, Tamara sits down with 6 women to discuss how they are choosing to challenge gender bias and inequality in society. From creating a space for women entrepreneurs around mental health to empowering little girls to be scientists, these women are doing incredible things to further their growth and that of other women.

Meet these badass women!

Dina is a dedicated mother, serial entrepreneur and 6-figure business owner, with a burning desire to help people achieve a better life for themselves. After forcing herself up the corporate career ladder for 18 years (and getting pretty good at it), she finally pulled her socks up, built up some confidence, and focused on building her own business to get me out of her 9-5.
Website - www.dinagindy.com
Instagram - @dinagindy

Dr. Tracy-ann Aston is a researcher, writer, and speaker in the field of science education. She helps educational settings create an inspiring and inclusive space for women and girls. She is the author of The Really Useful Book of Science Experiments and The Really Useful Book of Secondary School Science Experiments. Dr Aston's new platform, Women STEAM Ahead, will be launching in the spring and will provide training, resources and networking opportunities for women in STEAM.
Website: https://tracy-annaston.co.uk/women-steam-ahead/
Instagram: @womensteamahead

Laurel is the CEO and founder of resurgo.co, the first-ever web app designed to support female entrepreneurs in business and life, as well as an acclaimed business and marketing consultant, researcher and mental health advocate.
Instagram: @resurgo.co

Maria is PR coach and consultant, and the founder of Be Conscious PR, and work with impact-driven entrepreneurs to get the recognition they deserve in the media. With only 2.2% of VC funding going to female-founded companies and women-owned businesses being harder hit by the pandemic, she's passionate about empowering female business owners to amplify their impact to millions of people through publicity.

Stephanie is a copywriter in the female coaching space
Instagram - @copymestephanie
Website - copymestephanie.com

Gabby Rosenbloom is a New York City-based graphic designer, publicist, and actress. Her creative nature is inspired and cultivated by her family and her love for her work. She is dedicated to telling meaningful stories in creative and impactful ways. You can find more about her at her website www.gbrcreative.com or @gab_brianna

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On this episode, I'm joined by Mindy, a women's leadership coach who was once working her way up in corporate American only to finally realize she felt success empty and didn't recognize who she was anymore.

What we talk aboutMindy realization that she wanted to have more impact on people, which led her to become a coach
Our definition of success
Devoting all her time to making someone else’s (company) dream flourish instead of her own and when she finally started to work on her own dream that became an issue for her company
How losing her job was a sign from the universe, although scary, she knew she was in the right place and doing the right thing
Going through the process of unlearning and following her soul by coaching herself and questioning everything she’s been telling herself
The myth that a 9-5 offers a sense of security and a guaranteed paycheck
Clubhouse and its opportunity for us to connect with people and build our tribe
Why Americans don’t use PTO often and the fact that many people wear burnout as a badge of honor

What you can learnAs an entrepreneur, it's natural to feel nervous and scared and more entrepreneurs have the ability to share their lows as much as their high so other can feel that relatability and hope for themselves that they are enough
Listen to yourself. If something doesn’t feel right, dig deep to figure out why
Be unique to you and who you should be as opposed to what others think you should be
Remember, stress does wreak havoc on your body

To reach Mindy, check out her Instagram @limitlessyoucoaching or her website www.limitlessyoucoaching.com

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In this week’s episode, I’m joined by the lovely Stef Wild, a teacher of self-love, sensuality, and tantra.

What we talk about

Stef discusses her journey to self-love and tantra

She talks about how she went from having a corporate job and being married and not following her intuition to getting a divorce which propelled her to discover her true self and how tantra helped her to experience herself

Going through repetitive patterns that cause us pain and having unhealthy attachment styles particularly from our childhood experiences

Finding the balance between easy and hard; light and dark; good and bad and the fact that you can’t have one without the other

The importance of talking about sex and giving sex educators a space to speak about their experiences

The need to cancel cancel culture as a means to experience things that make us uncomfortable in order to grow, including sex and content of a sexual nature

Feeling disconnected from people during Covid

How she finally reached a point of equilibrium from dealing with and healing her trauma

What can you learn from this episode:

Not only can we pass great energy to our partners, but we can also pass our traumas

How to be open and receiving especially when it comes to our own touch without shame and trauma

How to be more open when it comes to speaking openly about sex

How we can understand and harness both our feminine and masculine sexual energy

The art of self-mastery and mastering our own power

How we can connect to our own bodies and discover our sexual power

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In this episode, I chat with three beautiful ladies (Sarah, Lucy, & Sapphire) about dating, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Literally, wait til the end for some horror stories and lots of laughter!

What we discuss:
What dating is like today vs back in the day
Our experiences with Tinder and other dating apps
Who asks and plans the first date (male or female)
Are dating apps replacing natural connections and are things shifting more to quantity over quality?
Do most women now find it weird to meet someone in person vs on the app? Some women feel uncomfortable meeting men in person first as opposed to vetting them on the app
Dating apps are structured like games
Developing communication skills and learning body language on your date or when out meeting someone
Why is height so important to women?
Who pays for the first date?
Dating horror stories 

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In this episode, I'm talking to Isabell Rodríguez about her past traumas and how it's brought her to where she is today.

What we discuss:Isabell's experience of running from herself and her past
Being sexually abused as children and how many of us don't talk or open up about it
Sometimes trauma is hard to speak about because we feel it's attached to shame, but it's more common than you think
Her experience with not having a true male figure in her life growing up
Being sexually abused by her stepbrother
Feeling like an outcast and dealing with anxiety because there was no one around that could help her
Lacking understanding of her feelings and how to deal with her emotions
Her mother's relationship with an abusive and controlling man and feeling scared for her mother and how they finally got away by fleeting to a woman's shelter
The horrible side of abuse, but also what happens when you finally escape it is just as bad
Having to build again and becoming a parent to her mother
Getting into her first relationship with someone who was also an abuser because it's what she's used to
Feeling terrified and triggered by the fact that her trauma was following her around and that something was wrong with her because this was the type of men she was attracting in her life
Abusing drugs and alcohol
Going to a mental hospital after trying to commit suicide and being diagnosed with bipolar disorder
Finally deciding that this isn't the life she wanted to have, changing her environment and starting a new life which included starting a journey towards understanding herself and acquiring knowledge
Traveling the world and meeting her husband; allowing herself to be vulnerable, to love and be loved

What we learnedUnderstanding why children act out as a cry for help
How easy it is to fall in love with someone or a version of someone that doesn't exist
Conscious changes and behaviors that we choose daily to make sure we change
Having one day a week where you check in with yourself
We all have answers we seek inside of us, we just haven't asked ourselves the right questions yet
Communicating and expressing your emotions and partner's response mechanisms is key to a healthy relationship especially when dating someone who has suffered from trauma
Understanding your trigger responses and where your emotions are coming from
The importance of investing in ourselves and really knowing and understanding ourselves

If you'd like to get in touch with Isabell, you can reach her at:
Instagram @issyrodriguez_
Coaching - https://www.rebuildyourlifeprogram.com/rebuildyourlife6months-program

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In this week's episode, Ariana and Tamara revisit old relationships

What we discuss:

The things we accept in relationships (good and bad)
Dating out of convenience
Uncovering why we disregard red flags in relationships
Talking about our different experiences in our 20s; one relationship-focused while the other was career-focused
How mistakes of our past relationships have been a significant learning experience in our 30s
The effects of giving too much, pouring from an empty cup, and getting nothing in return
Lastly, we discuss why people settle, the societal pressure of feeling like you need to be married, buy a house, and have kids by a certain age, and our opposition to that as we accept our own journey and the timing of things

What you can learn from listening:
Actions speak louder than words
Sometimes you have to go through a bad heartbreak to realize what you actually need

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In this episode, I chat with Luz, an Akashic records coach, about how she discovered her soul's purpose and pivoted her life

What we talk about:Her journey of moving to the UK from Argentina
Being at an unfulfilled point of her life despite being in a very senior role at work
Falling in love with London and realizing there was more to life and it was a time for a change
Her experience of getting a job and moving to London, but also not feeling fulfilled by her new job
Utilizing the Achasic records to finally figure out her purpose and becoming a Coach
The compromises she made to connect with her core values

What you can learn:If you really want something, you need to be focused enough to go after it
If you don’t work for something, it’s just a pipe dream
The importance of really listening to your feelings and intuition
How to trust the process and journey of your life once you commit to a decision
What is the Akashic record and how does it work
Should you learn to love aspects of your job/life you don’t quite enjoy or take a leap of going after something you’re more passionate about even if it seems too late in life (because it’s never too late)
Being clear about what you want and your values
Difference between passion, purpose, and values

To learn more, you can reach Luz on Instagram @resoulment

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In this episode, I chat with Deborah about the events her life that has led to her awakening and pivoting her life to becoming a Soul Navigation and Intuition Coach.⁠

"Dark periods in our lives are the key to learning ourselves."⁠

What we talk about:⁠

Deborah recounts her experiences of feeling like she was living her life on autopilot⁠
Losing her mentor and her father has caused her to pivot her life⁠
At the same time, she also found out her fiance was cheating on her⁠
The way her body was trying to alert her that something was wrong but she refused to listen to it⁠
How she went from survival mode to finally honoring herself thus leading her to travel and set up soul navigation to help people in similar situations⁠
Before her journey, she also met her twin flame who was brought to her life to teach her more lessons about herself⁠

What we can learn from this episode:⁠

The importance of trusting our intuition and listening to our bodies⁠
The power of hindsight ⁠
The one person in life with whom you can trust the most is yourself because unfortunately, there are so many lies in the world⁠
The world is definitely going through a great awakening ⁠
We need to start running towards fear as opposed to away from it⁠
Do what's right for you and not what any external forces tell you⁠

To learn more about or to get in contact with Deborah, you can find her at:
www.deborahjkelly.com and www.intrepidwisdom.com
Instagram - @deborahjkelly

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This week I'm meeting Bravery Coach, Alex Ray at the mic to discuss growing up with insecurity, fear, and self-loathing and how once you hit rock bottom, the only way left to go is up. Alex teaches us that when you're brave, you empower others around you to be brave too.

"What if...everything you are going through is preparing you for what you asked for?"

What we talk about:

Alex speaks about growing up in a strict, conservative church community while being a gay man feeling like he’d be outcast
Being in a bad mental state at a young age, feeling his self worth and confidence being destroyed because of his schooling environment, and wanting to die
Grew up feeling inferior and like he was never good enough because of his environment
Alex talks about being on medication as well as being in and out of therapy since the 2nd grade
At some point, he hit rock bottom and didn't have the urge to live which prompted him to realize he needed help and finally making a 180-degree shift in his life

What can you learn from this:Alex opens up about talking to his family about his problems and allowing them to be there for him as opposed to feeling like a burden and saying nothing
How the events of his life allowed him to find his purpose and understanding the things that give your life value
What is bravery and how does he coach people to be brave
How he’s come to a point of giving people hope, who would otherwise not have it

To reach Coach Alex Ray:
Instagram @coachalexray
Facebook Coach Alex Ray
Website coachalexray.com

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As we bring the year to a close, here is a special solo episode with me discussing some things I've learned this year as well as a big thank you to all those who have come on this journey with me. Here's to a bigger and better 2021. Lots of love to the All That Wonder Fam!

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On this episode, I chat with this beautiful soul, Nicole Faith. I saw her videos on TikTok and instantly wanted to know her story.

What we talk about:

The state of mental health today
Being open to sharing the highs or lows on social media
Sharing your pain opens up this universe to see other’s pain, but it's still easy to feel imposter syndrome
Nicole shares her story of life growing up due to her parent's financial struggles, the effects it had on her, her relationship with her dad, and feeling alone and disconnected
Sometimes the saddest people, to the outside world look the happiest and are always joking She opens up about being taken advantage of at such a young age
Events in her life that brought her to a point of wanting to commit suicide
Why it's important to journal your pain
“The darkness is where you heal”
Her goodbye video, crying/praying for help and almost ending her life as well as her mentality after

Somethings to learn:

Having depression and anxiety doesn’t make you’re weak
It’s so easy to get comfortable in our suffering but we need to sometimes do the hard thing even when we don’t feel like it
The importance of our relationships and having a support system
Speak up when you need to and remember to listen when someone chooses to speak to you
Self-help books that have changed her life

  1. A return to love
  2. Claim your power

To learn more, check out her TikTok or Instagram @nicolefaith___

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Today, I chat with this absolute stunner, Salma!

We both have something in common...massive insecurity and an urge to learn to be more self-confident

What we talk about:

  • It all started with a picture
  • Growing up with low self-confidence due to cultural factors (life in Morocco), criticism from family and friends, being bullied in school, and dealing with old ideologies in society
  • From a young age, we see ourselves from other people's perspective and how that can transcend into adulthood
  • Being criticized by her family for not having a certain “look” ie. the European profile
  • All these factors can then lead to obsessing over our appearance and the effects it has on mental health and our lives
  • Salma's experience and how things changed after moving to Dubai
  • The difficulties of being able to take a compliment from others when you don't believe it yourself
  • The effects of low self-confidence on relationships (friendships and romantic)
  • Addressing the fact that in order to be in a better place with ourselves, we need help in order to get down to the root of having low self-confidence
  • Why schools are not doing anything about being bullied
  • Answering the question of what she's most afraid of

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Welcome back to an all-new season of All That Wonder. In this episode:

I chat with Marge, who is a life coach and a cancer survivor!

What we talk about:

  • How she got to the point of becoming a life coach
  • What happened when her plans changed and she found out she had stage 4 cancer
  • Her resiliency and not wanting to put her life on hold because of cancer

Some lessons that can be learned from this episode:

  • People should continue to live their lives however they want, no matter what they're going through
  • Conflict doesn't necessarily need to be negative as it can sometimes drive positive changes in our lives
  • Events happen in our lives, whether negative or positive, to bring us to a place of awareness. It allows us to open up our eyes to the beauty that is around us
  • Cancer is just a circumstance, it's how you think about it
  • Feeling good is a choice. You choose your thoughts
  • How can we feel more human and experience the good and bad of life?
  • How to find things to be grateful for
  • How to allow others to be there for you

To reach Marge, you can find her on Instagram @margelifecoach

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To learn more about how our thought can affect our body, check out the book The Body Keeps The Score. I mentioned it in the episode but couldn't remember the name at the moment.

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Welcome back, beautiful humans! Tune in on December 8th for an all-new episode of All That Wonder. This season, I sit down with different people from all over the world sharing stories about experiences that have impacted their lives. You won't believe some of the things we talk about and the strength in each and every individual. Trust me, you don't want to miss this. 

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In this episode, Tamara is joined by Ashley who speaks about developing HELLP syndrome during the last trimester of her pregnancy and the PTSD affect it had on her thereafter including dealing with her second pregnancy.

What is HELLP? HELLP syndrome is a life-threatening condition that can potentially complicate pregnancy. It is named for 3 features of the condition: Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzyme levels, and Low Platelet levels. It typically occurs in the last 3 months of pregnancy (the third trimester) but can also start soon after delivery.

If you are pregnant or thinking about having a child of your own, click here to learn more about HELLP. 

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In this episode, Tea and Tamara will be discussing their experiences of traveling solo. 

You'll hear:

  • Tea and Tamara discuss their plannings styles
  • How they got into solo travel in the first place
  • Best places to travel as a woman on your own
  • What to do you your plans fail
  • Be approachable
  • How to talk to people when you're by yourself
  • Traveling while black and what's one of the most racist countries to travel in
  • Tea shares what traveling has taught her and advice for women who are looking to take the leap of traveling solo
  • How to do extended trips around the world with a job
  • COVID-19 and missing travel

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In this episode, Tamara is joined by her lovely friend Kim, discussing the workplace, mental health, and setting boundaries.

They'll discuss:

  • The effects of bending over backwards for your job
  • Being a new employee and wanting to prove yourself and feel like you belong
  • The obsession of trying to prove one's self at the risk of your own health
  • Not knowing how to say no
  • Should companies start paying for your therapy bill?
  • How each experience has taught us to respect ourselves and our time
  • The benefits of having a good relationship with your boss
  • When choosing a job, you're very much interviewing them as they are you

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In this week’s episode, Jalie and Tamara have a toast to their mothers...which sounds rather like a roast, but it’s not. We love our mothers. Being a parent isn’t easy, but I’d say we turned out well. Few scratches, but we’re good. 

In this episode we chat about:

  • The importance of family
  • Jalile’s experience of being a first - time mom herself and lessons she’s learned from her own mother she can pass down to her daughter and other lessons she won’t
  • What you expose to your kids and the impact it can have on their mental health
  • That time Tamara’s mom broke up with her…
  • Kids who are raised to be victims of society and not having basic survival skills
  • Life lessons we’ve learned from our mothers and how it does set us up for success
  • Effects the relationships with our mothers have on our friendships and romantic relationships
  • Dealing with inherited traumas from our parents
  • The negative stigma our immigrant mother has around therapy and their own children seeking help
  • Teaching our own kids structure and respect

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This week Hannah and Tamara discuss stepping outside their comfort zones. 

In this episode, they'll be discussing:

  • What it was like taking a brave and bold step and moving to a new country
  • The uncomfortableness of feeling too comfortable
  • The different level of comfort zones
  • Comfortability in relationships
  • Comfortability in Careers
  • The need to be vulnerable and push outside their comfort zone in order to grow
  • How to move forward and let go of control
  • Fear of being judged
  • Where they'd be in their lives had they not taken a chance of stepping out of their comfort zones and what that means for the people they align themselves with

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In today's episode, Tamara and Tricia discuss Tricia's experience of being the other woman in an entanglement. In this two-part episode, they'll be discussing. 

  • Liking someone that is unavailable to you
  • What it is being in a relationship out of convenience
  • What causes us to fall out of love with someone that can then lead to cheating
  • The excuses women make for men
  • What authority does "the other person" have. Can they give ultimatums?
  • Still having feelings for your ex when entering into a new relationship
  • Why we tend to cling to hope even though someone isn't giving us 100%
  • Do past toxic relationships affect present and future relationships to the fact that we're still settling for less than we deserve but still more than we've had
  • Putting too much blind faith in others
  • How can we get to a level of loving ourselves so that we can recognize what we truly deserve
  • Feelings of jealousy when you're in an entanglement
  • What is a healthy relationship and weeding through our delusions and having hope

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In today's episode, Tamara and Tricia discuss Tricia's experience of being the other woman in an entanglement. In this two-part episode, they'll be discussing. 

  • Liking someone that is unavailable to you
  • What it is being in a relationship out of convenience
  • What causes us to fall out of love with someone that can then lead to cheating
  • The excuses women make for men
  • What authority does "the other person" have. Can they give ultimatums?
  • Still having feelings for your ex when entering into a new relationship
  • Why we tend to cling to hope even though someone isn't giving us 100%
  • Do past toxic relationships affect present and future relationships to the fact that we're still settling for less than we deserve but still more than we've had
  • Putting too much blind faith in others
  • How can we get to a level of loving ourselves so that we can recognize what we truly deserve
  • Feelings of jealousy when you're in an entanglement
  • What is a healthy relationship and weeding through our delusions and having hope

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In this week's episode, Tamara and Abbey will be discussing burnout and why taking a break makes them feel guilty. They ultimately come to the conclusion that it's okay to shut off once in a while as they need to schedule in guilt-free days for a more productive, balanced life. 

They'll discuss:

  • What it's like being forced to shut down during the Pandemic
  • Why they feel they have to force themselves to take a break
  • How a personal day is never just a personal day in which you can do nothing
  • Burnout and the effect it has on their health
  • Living to work as opposed to working to live
  • The constant need to succeed and validating yourself at work
  • Guilty pleasures during downtimes
  • How to stay present

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In this episode, Tamara and Nilusha get to talking about friendships and their different friendship dynamics

They'll discuss:

  • Different types of friendships: friends you can't go a day without talking to and the friends that you can go months, but when you do catch up, it's like nothing is changed.
  • How some friendships, unfortunately, cannot stand the test of time, thus testing you and making you wonder if it's even worth it anymore.
  • Tamara and Nilusha's experience living nomadic lives the set of challenges that come with especially when you factor in the different time zones.
  • Remembering that "good friends are hard to find, harder to leave and impossible to forget."

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In this episode, Lindsay discusses her journey in motherhood and having a child with multiple disorders.

They'll discuss:

  • Lindsay's firstborn Hudson and his life with a deletion of the fifth chromosome, apraxia, and autism.
  • Lindsay experience receiving diagnosis after diagnosis in the span of 5 years
  • The effects it's had on her marriage and friendships
  • How she and her husband deal with medical professionals who lack bedside manners
  • Mother's guilt and Lindsay's overall mental health and how she's remained resilient through all of this.

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In this episode, Whitney, Donyal and Tamara, each give their accounts on what it's like dating interracially.

They discuss:

  • The challenges and frustrations they face with their partners when in an interracial relationship
  • The different races they've dated throughout the years
  • How they educate their partners on race
  • Whitney talks about what it's like being a first-time mother to a biracial son and what that all means today with everything happening in America and around the world
  • She discusses the conversations she and her (white) husband will need to have with their son and how to navigate that

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In the second part of this episode, Whitney, Donyal, and Tamara discuss family and their upbringings.

They discuss:

  • They evaluate if this has played a role in the men they've dated
  • Their experience of feeling a lack of comfort with dating outside their race especially in different parts of the US; the Norther vs. Southern perspectives
  • How society perceives interracial relationships in all parts of the world
  • Digging deep to really understand themselves and the men they go after

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In this episode, Faysal and Tamara talk about mentors and the values they bring to their lives.

They discuss:

  • Whether through career or life, they'll look at different examples of how having a mentor figure in your life can shape, support and guide
  • Two kindred spirits who uprooted their lives to different parts of the world as well as their perspective on what got them to where they are today
  • The possibility of self-mentorship through books and podcasts

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In this episode, Jess, Layla, and Tamara talk about cheating and everyone's capability of cheating. 

They discuss:

  • The question of cheating and what it's like being cheated on
  • What it's like cheating on someone
  • The process of learning about yourself and relationships
  • Everyone is capable of cheating but is cheating every forgivable and in what aspect
  • At what point in a relationship do your eyes start to wander and why do people stay in toxic relationships
  • Ultimately, what lessons can be learned from being cheated on

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In this episode, Tamara is joined by her friend Abbey, discussing love, heartbreak, and a journey towards self-discovery.

They'll discuss:

  • Their past relationship experiences
  • Ending a relationship and the process of moving on
  • The need to give themselves time to be selfish and do some much-needed self-reflection
  • Enjoying time alone
  • Taking personality quizzes
  • Asking friends for a character assessment

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In this episode, three women discuss three very different hair journeys, but one fact about how black women and their hair are perceived in society. 

They'll discuss:

  • Their different upbringings
  • What was deemed as beautiful hair within the black community
  • Living up to unrealistic standards
  • Where the perceptions of their hair came from and the effects it has on their self-esteem growing up
  • Not wanting to carry the same ideals as their parents and wanting to break the generational cycle
  • What is the natural hair movement and what does it look like for today and future generations

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In this episode, Dianna discusses her experience living in NY and taking part in the peaceful protest which led to her arrest after missing curfew

They'll discuss:

  • The situation with the protests in the US and the world around black lives matter and an end to police brutality
  • The meaning of BLM and Dianna's perspective of the movement as an Asian American living in Manhattan

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It takes a lot of courage to be vulnerable and share your experiences. Our lives are not just our highlight reel, but the experiences that help us grow, good and bad. Tired of feeling alone? If we could all speak our truth, not only does it allow us to understand each other better, but it also brings a new perspective into our own lives.
It's about opening the lines of communication and reflecting on ourselves; who we were, who we are, and who we want to become. 

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