Work It, Girl!: Recent Episodes
Mary Allison Mitchell, Courtney Worley
The Work It, Girl! podcast aims brings together women who desire to live their lives with passion, inspiration, and genuine connection! We discuss topics relating to all aspects of life spanning from career entreprenuership, and personal development, to health, wellness, and spirituality. We have conversations with badass women to bring you a reminder to live fearlessly, own your confidence, and Work It, Girl!
For questions or topic/interview suggestions, please email us at workitgirlpodcast@gmail.com!
Morgan Hamer is an entrepreneur and Manifestation Coach passionate about living in alignment with her values and helping others to do to the same. In this conversation, we discuss how to identify our own unique values and what it means to truly be living in alignment. Morgan dives deep into her own journey with self discovery, re-aligning her life, manifesting her dreams, and building a life that is reflects her deepest truth and being. Morgan believes that this work can truly change your life, and has created a special work sheet to guide you through the principles and practices we discuss in this episode. Download Morgan's incredible worksheet at the link in our instagram bio, @workitgirlpodcast.
Connect with Morgan on Instagram:
@morganofcharlotte
@manifesting_with_mm
Are you truly happy? If your immediate answer isn't an enthusiastic "YES!", then this episode with Lauren Widrick is for you. Lauren shares with us her journey to creating a happy life and how she is helping others create happiness in their lives every day. Lauren believes that happiness is a choice, and that regardless of the stresses of life and challenges you may be facing, there is always happiness to be created in our day-to-day lives. Lauren shares the 12 types of happiness, how to intentionally choose to live a happier life, and why happiness is something we can all create in small ways, starting today!
To join Lauren's happiness sprint starting October 10, 2022, or to explore other ways to connect with Lauren, visit www.LaurenWidrick.com
Connect with Lauren on Instagram: @LaurenWidrick
In this episode, I am joined by Danielle Jefferson, Founder and CEO of Jefferson James Consulting, to discuss what it means to Unfck your life by regaining control of your time and energy. Danielle believes that constantly answering to the temptation to do more, be more, accomplish more, leads us to a perpetual feeling of unhappiness, overwhelm, and burn out. Danielle provides actionable steps for all of us to unfck our lives and calendars so we can regain a sense of control and peace in the day-to-day.
Connect with Danielle:
www.jeffersonjamesconsulting.com
Instagram: @danielle_jeffersonjames
In this episode with Erica Davis, CEO of Imperfect Mommers, we discuss:
- How to build body confidence after giving birth
- How to build al business based on your own product needs
- Why surrounding yourself with community is so important
- Leaning on others and asking for help
Erica built the successful women's active wear brand, Imperfect Mommers, out of her own need for a stylish, inclusive and accessible brand. After giving birth to her son, Erica turned to working out to gain back her confidence and build her physical and mental strength. Tired of spending hundreds of dollars for work out clothes and frustrated by the lack of quality of the more affordable brands, Erica decided to fill the need she saw in the market by creating Imperfect Mommers. Erica shares her struggles with building a business, balancing a family, and shares her advice for how building your dreams and having a family can co-exist successfully.
Check out Imperfect Mommers:
www.imperfectmommers.com
Instagram: @imperfectmommers
Connect with Erica:
@im_ericad
In this episode with Lynn Luong, Founder for the 2.0 Collective and Head of Innovation at Truist Bank, we discuss:
- How identity shapes our connection the world around us
- Overcoming imposter syndrome
- The value of diversity and innovation in business
- Redefining what it means to “hustle” for success
Lynn is a founder, coach, startup expert, pioneer for corporate innovation and diversity, and so much more. Lynn has an unwavering passion for helping people of all backgrounds reach their fullest potential while living a fulfilled life and redefining the traditional hustle culture that so professionals and corporations have fallen into. Lynn shares her journey and why she started The 2.0 Collective, a career coaching platform that is revolutionizing traditional career coaching and truly Redefining the Hustle.
Connect with Lynn and The 2.0 Collective
Instagram:
@lynnhueluong
@the2.0co
www.the20.co
www.lynnhueluong.com
Are you the person that you want to be? If you answered “no”, to this question, what do you need to do to become that person who you want to be? We all have have roles we play in our lives, identities we present to the people around us, or ways we want to show up in the world, but are our daily practices in life actually in alignment with who we want to be in our lives? My guest on this episode is the Executive Director of Leadership Charlotte, Elizabeth McKee. Elizabeth’s story includes shattering stereotypes, making decisions and changing her mind, taking risks and becoming a more aligned version of herself with every life experience. Whether you consider yourself a leader or not, you will leave this conversation feeling empowered to make choices or changes in the way you live your life today that will get you closer to being the person you truly want to be.
Connect with Elizabeth and Leadership Charlotte:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmckee/
https://leadershipcharlotte.org/
In this episode we sit down with entrepreneur, coach and author of Assemble the Tribe, Leah JM Dean. Leah's mission is to help women unlock the formula for building stronger personal and professional networks, or Tribes, as she calls them. We discuss the importance of female relationships and how intentionally building strong Tribes, big or small, in our lives can truly change our destiny. We touch on many topics Leah covers in her book, such as:
- How having strong relationships can scientifically improve your health
- Why women are often programmed to have negative association with female relationships and how we can intentionally change that mindset
- Why we need different types of Tribes for the various parts of lives
- Why we must intentionally invest in our tribes to better ourselves and the members of our tribes
Connect with Leah to learn more about her coaching, speaking, consulting: www.leahjmdean.com
Read Leah's book, Assemble the Tribe: www.assemblethetribe.com
Instagram: @leahjmdean
LinkedIn: Leah JM Dean
In this episode with Marriage Counselor and Author, Lori Epting, we dive into the nitty gritty of keeping the connection and love alive in our romantic relationships. As a marriage counselor and author of From Chaos to Connection, A Marriage Counselor's Candid Guide for the Modern Couple, Lori recognizes that modern relationships are hard, but with the right tools we can all thrive in our relationships with deeper love, respect and genuine connection. We dig into important topics such as:
- Why imperfect communication is okay (but annihilation is not)
- What "doing the work" in your relationship actually means
- How empathy is the key to a healthy and connected relationship
- What early stage couples can do proactively to set their relationship up for success
To learn more about Lori's work or to dive deeper into these topics, connect with Lori at:
www.loriepting.com
www.chaostoconnectionguide.com
Instagram: @LoriEpting
In today's episode we talk with Molly Ruggere, the founder of Counterculture Club, about her journey to living a sober lifestyle and eventually creating Counterculture Club, an alcohol free lifestyle community. Molly shares why she ultimately chose to become sober and the many ways not drinking alcohol has changed her life for the better. Molly describes how her desire for a community of like-minded people to share experiences and growth together, without alcohol consumption, lead her to create Counterculture Club which has morphed into events, memberships, and alcohol freedom coaching work. Molly's opens up about:
- Why her need for a life change lead to her to explore sobriety
- How choosing to become sober has affected her relationships
- Why alcohol is so ingrained in our society
- Why she believes Sobriety is a Superpower
Join Counterculture Club's Membership and get 50% off your first month fee with code "workitgirl"!
Apply to join Counterculture Club here.
Instagram: @counterculture_club // @noglitterinthegutter
Website: www.countercultureclt.com
Email: countercultureclubclt@gmail.com
It's 2021 and we are finally back! In this episode, Courtney and Mary Allison share an update on the upcoming changes with the podcast. They also dive into their top Do's and Don'ts for 2021 including their recommendation to throw away your old underwear, stop eating tofu, wear sunscreen, and many more!
In this episode we have a conversation all about sustainability with Amy Aussieker, the Executive Director of Envision Charlotte, Charlotte’s sustainability and innovation accelerator. We learn so much about efforts towards improving our carbon foot print and living a more sustainable lifestyle in our companies and homes. We discuss topics such as:
- What is a circular economy and how we can contribute to creating one in America
- Myths about recycling and how to do it better
- What Charlotte is doing to be a leader of sustainable innovation
- How you can make a difference in the sustainability mission
Connect with Amy and ENVISION Charlotte at www.envisioncharlotte.com or engage@envisioncharlotte.org
In this episode, we have a conversation with The Single Girls Life Coach, Reka Robinson. Reka helps women to discover their self-worth so they can stop tying their identity to men or a relationship. Reka breaks down the importance of building a healthy relationship with yourself before you can have a healthy relationship with a partner. She touches on the societal pressures women face around relationships and why we should be able to write our own narratives as women when it comes to relationships, marriage and family. Topics we cover with Reka include:
- The power of sharing your story and experiences to help others
- Creating a life that makes you truly happy and fulfilled
- How to transform our mindset around healthy relationships
- Tips for effective and positive communication with your partner
Connect with Reka and learn more about her work:
Instagram: @justmereka
www.Single-you.com
In this episode, we talk with the North Carolina Democratic Candidate for the Commissioner of Agriculture, Jenna Wadsworth about how she plans to make a difference in the state if she is elected to office. Jenna is making history by running for this office, and she shares her goals for the office, why she is so passionate about it, and how she plans on taking action to make a difference in the state of North Carolina. In this episode, Jenna covers topics such as:
- Bridging the urban and rural divide
- Legalizing Marijuana
- Creating opportunities and support for small farmers
- Reducing the food insecurity in the state of North Carolina
- An many, many more!
Make sure to VOTE! We cannot stress that enough!
To follow along with Jenna on her campaign journey, and to hear more about her plans for North Carolina, she can be found below:
www.jennwadsworth.com
Instagram: @JennaWadsworth
Tik Tok: @JennaWadsworth
Twitter: @JennaWadsworth
In this episode, we sit down with Co-Founder and COO of Bustld, Samie Roberts. Bustld is a wedding planning marketplace that was built to bring truth and transparency to the wedding industry to reduce the chaos in finding the right vendors and wedding inspiration for your dream day. As the Co-Founder of this innovative company that has truly changed the way couples plan their big days, Samie knows a thing or two about wedding planning and entrepreneurship and we dive into both those topics and more including:
- Building and scaling a technology business
- How innovation can be applied to any industry if you have the right idea
- The pros and cons of building a business with your spouse
- How to balance being an entrepreneur with being a new mom
- Why you must be willing to shift and innovate your own business to keep up with the changing world and needs of your market
For wedding planning inspiration or to explore Bustld's growing wedding marketplace, connect with Bustld on their website and social media accounts:
www. Bustld.com
www.lovestream.io (Bustld's new live streaming service for weddings)
Instagram: @Bustld or @lovestream.wedding
Check out Bustld's podcast, Every Day I'm Bustlin', for all things wedding planning, tips, and advice for both engaged couples and vendors!
In this episode we were so thankful to have a conversation with Natasha Hemmingway about the Black Lives Matter movement and how we can show up as better allies. Natasha's motto for showing up as an influential voice in the Black Lives Matter movement is leading with heart, not hate. Natasha shares personal experiences with us and uses her voice to share useful information and resources we can all use to become better allies. Some of the topics we discuss include:
- How to start conversations with your loved ones about allyship and being anti-racist
- What to do if your attempts to have conversations aren't well-received
- How you can show up for your black friends
- Analogies you can use to help explain why this is such an important movement
To connect with Natasha and to learn more about her and her work in educating people about the Black Lives Matter movement, you can follow her on instagram @NatashaHemmingway.
For useful BLM resources, please check out Natasha's website:
https://natashahemmingway.com/heart-not-hate/
In this episode, we have a conversation with Mindset Coach, Jenn Shull, Founder of The Bold Thing. We discuss how we can re-train our brains to change our previous programming and overcome our limiting beliefs in order to live a life filled with joy. Jenn's work as a mindset coach encompasses a vast area of strategies, and we discuss some of those topics such as:
- Overcoming thought patterns that do not serve us
- How to address negative emotions in order to move past them more effectively
- Why it is important to feel the full spectrum of emotions
- The importance of connection and community in our lives
- Challenges surrounding access to coaching and self empowerment work
To connect more with Jenn and to learn more about her work, visit her website at www.TheBoldThing.com and connect with her on instagram @TheBoldThing
In this episode we sip some bourbon with all around boss babe Priya Malani, as she shares her money secrets with us. Priya is the founder and CEO of Stash Wealth, a financial planning and investment management firm for HENRYs™ [High Earners, Not Rich Yet]. We cover topics such as:
- What is a HENRY™ [High Earner, Not Rich Yet], and how to become one if you aren't already
- How to save money in a way that works for you
- How to tackle paying down debt
- What to do with your finances when you find your life partner
- How to passively invest your money
- And much more!
Head over to https://www.stashwealth.com/am-i-a-henry-quiz/ to find out if you're a HENRY™ or a Future HENRY™ and checkout the services Stash Wealth has to offer
For a limited time, Work It, Girl! listeners can get special rates on the following Stash Wealth services:
- Not a HENRY™ yet? Take the MONEYMASTERED course, an online course to get your Financial Sh*t together. Work It, Girl! listeners can get $100 off the course with the code WIGHOOKUP100
- Already a HENRY™? Sign up for your personalized Stash Plan, where you will get a customized financial plan that works for you. Work It, Girl! listeners can get $100 off with the code WIGHOOKUP100
Connect with Priya and Stash Wealth:
Instagram: @priyamalaniofficial
Stash Wealth Instagram: @stashwealth
www.stashwealth.com
In this episode, we chat with Side Hustle expert, coach, and founder of Lauren Widrick Coaching. Lauren shares her story of having a corporate "good on paper" job but feeling unfilled in her career and knowing she was meant for more. From there, her path led her to coaching other entrepreneurs helping her clients start and slay their own side hustles. We cover topics such as:
- Not letting your side hustle f*** up your life
- "Unfuzzing" your business plan
- Taking your business from concept to cashflow
- Turning your side hustle into your main hustle
- How her decision to become sober changed Lauren's life and business
Connect with Lauren and check out her courses:
www.LaurenWidrick.com
Instagram: @LaurenWidrick
Facebook: www.facebook.com/LaurenWidrick
LinkedIn: Lauren Widrick
In this episode, we have a conversation with Meggie Williams, Founder and CEO of Skipper and Skiptown. Meggie discusses how her and her husband took their love of dogs and paired it with their frustration over a lack of quality pet care options to create and grow their business idea into a reality. Meggie shares why she always keeps a curious and adventurous spirit and discusses her tips for building, scaling, and pivoting a business, such as:
- The importance of self awareness in life and business
- Investing in your self and your dreams
- Learning from failures and allowing them to propel you forward
- How to build both a loyal team and customer base
- Maintaining a sense of gratitude through times of challenge
Connect with Meggie, Skipper and SkipTown and visit Skiptown in South End, Charlotte, NC opening late-July 2020.
Instagram:
Meggie: @QueenCityQueen
Skipper: @Skipper
Skiptown: @Skiptown.clt
www.WalkSkipper.com
In this episode, we chat with Tori Stevens, career coach extraordinaire and founder/CEO of EvolYOUtion. As a coach, Tori utilizes her knowledge gained during years of experience in corporate recruiting and education to help her clients shed their limiting beliefs and step into their power to build the life and career they desire and deserve. Tori's mission is to empower all women to understand their self worth, value, and trust through gaining confidence, communication and connection to a fulfilling career. In this episode, we cover many topics and challenges women face in their career journey such as:
- Why desire for high achievement can hold us back from true fulfillment
- Defining your own true definition of success
- Overcoming scarcity mindset and entry level mentality
- Perception vs. Reality in terms of your career path
To learn more about Tori and her coaching mission, connect with her on Instagram and visit her website:
www. evolyoution.net
Instagram: @evolYOUtion
In this Skill Sesh Episode, we sit down with Emotional Intelligence and Communication Specialist, and Founder of Catalyst 4 Change, Brittney-Nichole Connor Savarda. Effective communication is pivotal in building and maintaining strong relationships, both personally and professionally, and also in ensuring your personal brand and messaging is being relayed accuratlely to your audience. While the content of this episode is largely focused on communication in the workplace, we want to encourage our listeners to use these skills to improve communication with others in their personal lives and also in conversations about important social topics, such as the current conversation surrounding race, injustice and inequality in America. We discuss the basics of good communication and tools such as:
- Communicating your message in different ways depending on who you are talking to
- How self awareness and emotional intelligence effects communication by both the speaker and listener
- Why most communication comes from emotion rather than logic
- Why compassion is extremely important in effective communication
- How you may not always understand other's experiences but you can understand how their experiences guide their perception of information
Connect with Brittney-Nichole and Catalyst 4 Change!
www.thecatalyst4change.com
Instagram: @bncs_23
Facebook: @Brittney Nichole
Episode 2 with Sydney Durrett Falkner of Durrett Designs: Going All In on Your Side Hustle
In today’s episode we hear from Sydney Durrett Falkner of Durrett Designs and learn about her journey to take her passion for art and turn it into her full time career. She shares her story of pursuing her passion for art and the ups and downs that come come along with building a business and turning a side hustle into a profession. In this episode, Sydney shares about:
- Stepping out of your comfort zone to reach your full potential
- Trusting your talents and forging your own path
- The importance of being grateful for your support system
- Tips on creating balance
Find out more about Sydney and her work at www.durrettdesigns.com
Instagram: @durrett_designs
Also check out her adorable pup on Instagram: @thesirraleigh
In this episode, we have an incredible conversation with host of Charlotte Today and certified Life Coach, Colleen Odegaard. We discuss what it means to truly wake up to your life and move toward living the life you have always imagined for yourself and your family. We touch on overcoming the challenged life throws our way and how the times we feel alone are some of the times others can relate to the most. Colleen shares her insights on many topics such as:
- Learning to truly love yourself and be your own best friend
- Quieting the negative self talk in your head
- Doing the work on yourself from a place of love and growth
- Rising above immense challenge and struggle
- Beginning to live with more awareness of who you really are
Hear more from Colleen as host of Charlotte Today on WCNC as well as her Curler Confessions on Instagram.
Connect with Colleen:
Instagram: @colleen_odegaard
Facebook: Colleen Odegaard WCNC
www.wakeuptoyourlife.net
www.colleenodegaard.com
In Part 2 of our conversation with Erin Elizabeth Downing, we dive deeper into one tool in our spiritual toolbox, Human Design, and Erin provides insights to Courtney and Allison on their Human Design types. Erin guides us in a Human Design reading and provides her intuitive insights while touching on the key places to start your Human Design journey including:
- The 5 types within Human Design and what your type can tell you about yourself
- Human Design Decision Making Authority and why this is important to know
- Your conscious vs. your subconscious self
- Incarnation Cross: Your soul's purpose
- Sun Personality Type and why this matters
- Specific vs. Non-Specific Manifesting Styles and how to best manifest your life's desires based on your HD type
Be sure to check out Part 1 of our interview with Erin where we discuss different aspects of each person's unique spiritual practices and lay the foundation for Stacking Your Spiritual Toolbox! Connect with Erin to learn more about how to stack your own spiritual toolbox or to have Erin guide you with a reading of your Human Design Chart!
Discover your Human Design $100 Off a session with Erin! Connect with Erin! Website Email Insta FB Bonus Materials from Erin: Adult Coloring Books Past Life Regression Spirit Babies Spirit Animal Tarot Deck Human Design
In Part 1 of our conversation with Erin Elizabeth Downing, we discuss building a foundation of self discovery and connect more with yourself and the world around you on a spiritual soul lever. We discuss how to dive into self discovery and spirituality in different ways to begin to shift our mindset away from our societal or familial programming and more towards our truest authentic self and way of living and showing up in the world. Erin covers how through combining physical, mental, and spiritual practices we can begin to stack our spiritual toolbox to gain a deeper understanding of ourselves and how we may live a life as fulfilled as possible. Erin shares her knowledge and passion on topics including:
- Her shift into self discovery and her spiritual awakening
- Different practices and modalities Erin incorporates into her own life
- How each person can resonate differently with a variety of practices and find value in different ways
- How she utilizes her spiritual toolbox to guide her path and life
- What our Human Design can teach us about ourselves and the world around us
Be sure to check out Part 2 of our interview with Erin where we dive even deeper into Human Design and our own charts! Connect with Erin to learn more about how to stack your own spiritual toolbox or to have Erin guide you with a reading of your Human Design Chart!
Discover your Human Design $100 Off a session with Erin! Connect with Erin! Website Email Insta FB Bonus Materials from Erin: Adult Coloring Books Past Life Regression Spirit Babies Spirit Animal Tarot Deck Human Design
In this episode, we talk to Hannah Kay Herdlinger of Thread Talk. Hannah Kay tells her story of being a survivor of domestic violence, leaving an abusive marriage, and why she created her company, Thread Talk, to support other victims of domestic violence and the organizations that serve them. Hannah Kay shares about the mission behind Thread Talk and other topics such as:
- Why she chose to speak out and share her story so others know they are not alone
- The different types of domestic abuse and key indicators of potentially abusive behaviors
- How to support friends or loved ones who may find themselves in an abusive relationship
- Why the stories and experiences of survivors often look different
- Ways to support shelters and organizations that serve victims of domestic violence
Learn more about ways you can support domestic violence awareness by connecting with Hannah Kay and Thread Talk:
- www.ThreadTalk.com
- Instagram:
- @threadtalkstrong
- @thehannahkay
Domestic Violence Resources:
- Domesticshelters.org (database to find local shelters/programs)
- Safe Alliance (shelter in Charlotte, NC): 980-771-HOPE (4673)
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-779-7233
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- Online chat: thehotline.org
- Text: LOVEIS to 22522
In this episode, we sit down for a conversation with Samantha Smith, the founder and CEO of Vision, the only color search engine for interior design. Sam shares her story of building and growing Vishion and the unique challenges of being a start up founder. Sam speaks candidly about the good, bad and ugly of being a female start up founder of a technology based platform and how she tackles the daily challenges. We dive into important topics such as:
- The unique challenges of being of female founder in the tech space
- How to build a team and culture within a start up company
- The need for diverse perspectives and team work in scaling a start up
- The importance of support and buy in from your partner, family and friends as a start up founder
Connect with Sam and the Vishion team on instagram and download the Vishion app to explore the world of color and design for yourself!
@samazonsmith
@vishionco
www.vishion.co
In this episode, we chat with Mariah Oller, a cell biologist turned Tarot reader about all things magic. Mariah shares her story about her unique background, what lead her to Tarot, how she uses Tarot, and how Tarot is just one additional tool you can use for guidance through all aspects of life. We dive into topics such as:
- The similarities and differences between science and magic
- Debunking the misconceptions about Tarot
- How you can use Tarot in your life
- The process of a Tarot reading (and she even does a reading for each of us at the end so stay tuned!)
You can follow along with Mariah to learn more about Tarot and even inquire about getting a reading for yourself!
Instagram: @harvestandmoon
Website: www.harvestandmoon.com
In this episode we sit down for a conversation with the Founder and CEO of See Her Lead, Jennifer Shiley. See Her Lead is an organization with the mission to help young women in high school form the foundations of leadership to build a life on, inspire them to reach their individual leadership potential, and prepare them to lead through the transitions of their lives. As a High School English teacher, Shiley recognized the parallel between the transitions experienced in high school and those that women continue to face as they advance into their futures, careers, and families. Through this, she realized the need to provide support for her female students as they began to explore their identity and took the leap to launch what is now known as See Her Lead. In this episode we discuss topics such as:
- Helping young women understand their value beyond the surface level or temporary experiences
- Building confidence and leadership skills through entrepreneurship and business acumen
- Fostering diversity and inclusivity while maintaining competition and high achievement
- Discovering a deeper sense of self and improving your skill set through service and volunteerism
To learn more about See Her Lead, how you can support the organization, or how you can get a high school girl in your life involved in the organization and the upcoming Summer Summit, visit their website: www.SeeHerLead.org
Instagram: @SeeHerLead
Facebook: See Her Lead
In this episode, we chat with one of the original Charlotte based bloggers and influencers, the Queen City Chic, Rachel Brown. Rachel discusses the unknown and unseen parts of what it takes to start and build a blogger and influencer brand. We touch on topics such as:
- The biggest misconceptions of being a social media influencer
- Facing judgement and opinions of other people when you are starting and building an influencer brand
- Diversifying your business to generate multiple streams of income
- How the changes in social media algorithms have effected the path of many influencers
Follow along with Rachel to get insights into all things Chic in Charlotte, from fashion to events, restaurants, Charlotte sports, top local destinations and much more.
instagram: @queencitychic
In this episode, we dive into the modern world of love, sex, and dating with Laurie Berzack, Carolinas Matchmaker. Laurie is a seasoned matchmaker with 14 years of experience, who truly finds joy in helping people find love. She founded Carolinas Matchmaker with "the goal of giving her clients the genuine, lifelong partnerships they deserve". In this episode, we tapped into Laurie's expertise to talk about:
- How to successfully navigate online dating
- The truth about hookup culture
- Importance of effective and open communication in relationships
- How to overcome the loneliness epidemic
Connect with Laurie:
Instagram: @carolinasmatchmaker
To learn more about Laurie's matchmaking services, visit her website: www.carolinasmatchmaker.com
In today’s episode we chat with Sydney Duarte, The Traveling Gypsy and half of the creative team behind Duarte Designs. Sydney’s mission in life to educate and empower all people through her three core values of wellness, oneness and adventure. We dive into topics such as:
- Overcoming hardships to live your authentic truth
- Feeling empowered to chase big dreams despite the opinions and objections of others
- How travel and experiencing other cultures and people will change your life for the better
- How to seek out and create connection and community wherever you are located
Sydney has committed to living her life through joy and purposeful alignment quitting a corporate job to focus on creating art, spreading wellness through yoga and other spiritual practices, and traveling and creating adventures retreats around the world to connect people through exploration and community. Catch Sydney’s murals around Charlotte and soon to be internationally, take a yoga class with Sydney, join her on an international adventure retreat, or just reach out to connect and experience something new.
Connect with Sydney:
Instagram: @traveling_gypsy and @duarte_designs
Sessions, Adventure Retreats, More About Sydney: www.thetravelinggypsy.org
In this Skill Sesh episode with Corina Tripon, Growth Coach and Founder of Ginger Root Society, we learn how to set ourselves up for success going into a new year and new decade in 2020! Corina shares why reflecting on the good, bad, and ugly of the past year is so important to starting the new year off with clean slate and her methods to ensure success and follow through on your goals and intentions for the new year!
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Intentional reflection on the past year — the good, the bad and the ugly
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Start off your reflection with the positive: What have my biggest wins been in the past year? What am I most proud of?
- Face your shortcomings head on and learn from them. Show yourself forgiveness from any disapointments or perceived failures.
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Clear space of all of the negative things that are effecting how you show up in the world
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How to set yourself up for success and follow through with your goals and intentions for the year
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Immerse yourself in a supportive community — Share your goals with a trusted friend or community that can support you and encourage you. It is more powerful and easier to accomplish your goals when you are immersed in a supportive community.
- Break down your annual goals into smaller chunks to ensure aligned momentum — Start by strategizing your goals quarterly and then breaking that down into a weekly schedule of what needs to get done each week to accomplish your quarterly goals in order to keep yourself accountable.
- Set Big Audacious Goals — Take the limits off of yourself and set big audacious goals. Go beyond your comfort zone and challenge yourself to dream about what could be possible.
Connect with Corina:
Website: www.gingerrootsociety.com
Instagram: @corinatripon
Corporate boss babe, Megan Spivey, shares insights on navigating a successful corporate career. Describing her career journey as a winding road, not a vertical ladder, Megan shares the importance of following your gut and investing in yourself to build your ideal career. Megan is also fiercely passionate about her family and personal life and shares how she is empowering women to excel in all aspects of their lives through her work with The Peace of Mind Project.
Connect with Megan!
@megparkspivey
@thepeaceofmindproject.co
www.thepeaceofmindproject.co
In this episode we chat with Stacy Cassio, the Founder and CEO of Pink Mentor Network. Stacy shares her story and expertise and details how building meaningful mentorship relationships can open doors and help you cultivate a successful career. We discuss all aspects of mentorship such as:
- Why having a mentor is important
- How to intentionally seek out a mentor
- The 6 different types of mentors everyone needs in their career.
Connect with Pink Mentor Network at www.pinkmentornetwork.com
Instagram: @pinkmentornetwork
In this episode we sit down with Skin Therapist and licensed esthetician, Airest Dion, and discuss her theories and methods for treating her clients and helping them to overcome their skin issues to realize their most youthful and beautiful skin. We discuss common skin issues such as acne, eczema, psoriasis, and rosacea and how we can heal our skin through nourishing our bodies with wholistic and intuitive eating and skincare practices. We discuss topics such as:
- The power of natural and plant based skin care products
- The correlation between what we put on and in our bodies and how we look and feel both inside and outside
- Why we should be more aware of our bodies and its needs to be able to heal from the inside out.
Connect with Airest:
Instagram: @airestdion and @airestdionskintherapy
To learn more about her work and to book an appointment with Airest: www.airestdion.com
In this episode we sit down with Natasha Hemmingway, Meaningful Success and Sales Coach. We chat about how you can successfully move out of a stagnant career that isn't serving you and start living a more fulfilling life by going after your true calling, dreams, and aspirations. Natasha is an experienced coach, having had both a corporate career path and starting a business herself, and shares with us some ways she helps her clients go from "career to calling" such as:
- Using your setbacks as a learning experience
- Recognizing fear and overcoming it to achieve your goals
- Taking your power back
- Getting to the root of your core beliefs and shifting your mindset to follow your calling
You can find Natasha below!
www.natashahemmingway.com
Instagram: @NatashaHemmingway
Facebook: @NatashaHemmingway
LinkedIn: Natasha Hemmingway
In today's episode, we sit with Jennifer Busco, an intuitive guide & energy healer, and talk about all things self-love, trusting your instincts, and how to channel your high vibrational energy to follow and manifest your goals and dreams. Through her spiritual and energetic healing practices, Jennifer works to empower others to make positive shifts in their lives, careers, and relationships. As a trained and practiced yoga instructor, Jennifer has shifted her physical yoga and healing practice to incorporate the mind and spirit. In this episode we discuss all things energetic and spiritual including:
•How to empower your highest energetic self
•Living life from a place of love for yourself and others
•The importance of daily gratitude
•How energy effects us all
Follow Jennifer on Instagram @jjbusco
To learn more about Jennifer or to book an in-person or virtual session, visit her website - www.jenniferbusco.com
In episode 5 we talk with Jenna Wilson, Clinical Social Worker/Therapist, MSW, LCSW on all things mental health and the benefits of therapy. She shares her story of how she became a therapist, how we can conquer the stigma against going to therapy, and even shares some advice on how to support loved ones who may be struggling with depression, anxiety, or simply just a difficult time in their life. In this episode, we talk about:
- The benefits of therapy and why therapy isn't just for people who have "problems"
- The importance of taking time for yourself and tuning into your feelings and emotions
- Ways to support loved ones who may be facing a mental or emotional struggle
- Honoring yourself and recognizing that you are enough
If you want to book a therapy session with Jenna or just learn more about her and her work, you can find Jenna on any of the links below:
Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/jenna-wilson-charlotte-nc/219146
Website: https://www.jennaewilson.com
On this episode, we sit down with Katie Dixon, founder and owner of fitness studios Kadi Fit and bloc. We dive into topics such surrounding her journey building fitness brands and studios such as:
- How she balances health, entrepreneurship, being a wife and mother
- How to overcome fear
- Why it's so important to find your "why" in life
In this episode you'll hear from Katie on following your dreams, finding your why and how you can overcome fear to build the life you want.
Connect with Katie:
Personal Instagram: @kadikatie
Kadi Fit Instagram: @kadifit
bloc Instagram: @bloc.clt
Websites:
Kadi Fit Website: www.kadifit.com
bloc Website: www.blocclt.com
In today’s episode, motivational speaker and all around badass Bonny Shade shares her story with us and how it’s made her the woman she is today. We hear from Bonny on how she’s used her story as a sexual assault survivor to raise awareness and start conversations around sexual violence, why it’s so important to own your own story, and the tough truth about living a “balanced” life. In the episode you’ll hear from Bonny on:
-Creating your own path
-Empowering others by sharing your story
-The importance of finding your "people"
-Finding harmony in your life and relationships
Find out more about Bonny, her story, and her work at www.bonnyshade.com
Instagram: @bonnyshadebb
Hello! Thank you for listening to the first ever episode of the Work It, Girl! podcast! We are so excited to be launching this podcast and are so grateful to have you here to listen!
In this episode, we provide a little background on Work It, Girl!... your hosts, why we started Work It, Girl!, how we are hoping to grow from producing this podcast and what we are hoping to provide to our listeners! You’ll also hear from co-host, Courtney, about her recent spiritual awakening as we chat about on twin flames, human design, enneagram, and astrological signs!
We cannot thank you enough for supporting us and listening to the first ever episode of the Work It, Girl! podcast!