When it comes to making friends, what do you look for? Someone that compliments you, someone that balances you or someone you can have some healthy competition with? Today Ana and Irum talk about the dog-eat-dog moments of women in the workforce and being tossed into the competitive "ring of fire" when all of the sudden you realize that an unsuspecting friend has turned into your biggest adversary or worst.....biggest competitor...or worst....biggest hater! So why does this happen? Why can't more than one woman dominate in a single space? Why does one woman always want to take the crown? Get ready for the moment of reflection!  We're going to talk about the stigma around adult friendships and how frenemies are formed on the professional landscape- what kind of relationships are we really getting ourselves into (and what are the signs) when we meet people at our place of business? Have you ever been to a networking event, just to be introduced to someone that was given you serious negative vibes or maybe they dismissed you immediately - not even giving you a chance to properly introduce yourself? We've all been there! So what's a gal to do? Hold her head up high and kick the door open for a dramatic exit out of a stuffy room, or does she clench her jaw with grace and suck it up while plotting revenge? Today's talk is the ultimate "What would you do?"  

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How is life treating you, or maybe the question really should be - "How are you treating life"? 

Join Ana and Irum as they talk about why they decided to set sail across the murky, treacherous sea to find serenity. Can you relate? 

Whether you're a businesswoman running her own company like a boss, or you are the boss taming the crowd, or maybe you're the Cheif Operating Officer of your home that manages the peace and order of your everyone's life - we all need a quick pick me up to get back into your zone.

So - start here...we have a great story to tell about friendship and a wonderful adventure to share with you ahead! 

Have you ever felt like you were just stuck in the middle of nowhere and anywhere but where you are is where you rather be? What if being shipwrecked is better than just drifting away with the current to a destination that's not certain of a promise? Hmmm...can you relate? Today Ana and Irum talk about moments we all face when we feel like we're stuck in a rut. How often do we wish that we can just push through to another place, another season or another moment? Maybe we don't care about where we want to go, we just need to go somewhere....other times we're drifting away and just can't seem to focus on where we should be heading. So what do you do, when you can't seem to understand what your next move should be? How do you get out of this funk? 

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So let's open up and get real - One thing for sure, we are going to grow and heal through this process together!

Today Ana & Irum wrap up the conversation of being afraid and the digging in deep about the topic of loss. Whether loss is defined as: loss of friendship, loss of marriage, loss of career, loss of a child, loss of money or loss of life. This conversation takes you through reflecting on which buckets drive your fears and how to identify the root of your fears. For our sisters - in - Christ, we also talk about God's promise of never losing you while being afraid or in a moment of loss. 

Join us for the wrap-up conversation today as we get super vulnerable about our experience, feelings and ways to navigate through loss.

What Are You Afraid Of? (Part 2 of 3)

Today Ana and Irum talk about being afraid and fearful of new experiences as it relates to people. We ask our listeners to take a deep-dive to uncover what makes us afraid of other people? Is it because we're uncomfortable coming outside our bubble OR have we been taught to categorize people? 

How can we learn to create circles of inclusion and understanding between communities? What does the bible say about equality? Why is it important to standup to others when they categorize a group of people solely based on the color of their skin, the way the talk or their heritage?  

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Many times we hide insecurities deep in our hearts and we build walls so high that we end up actually isolating ourselves from amazing experiences.  What's holding you back? What are you afraid of if you let someone in? Are you afraid of being hurt and never being able to recover? Are you afraid of wasting time and never being able to use it towards something productive? Are you afraid of losing something else? What's driving your fear?  Do you have a brokenness, that you thought was healed and now a life-altering situation fizzled up and caused you to revisit a traumatic time in your life? Today Ana and Irum slow down and talk about fears that drive us to do things that we don't want to do AND fears that prevent us from doing what we are destined to do. We're going to have that sister-to-sister conversation of friendships, partnerships and past failures that are still haunting us in the present moment.  So let's open up and get real - like really REAL of Part 1 of 3 on a topic that our avid listeners have asked us to take a really deep dive into. One thing for sure, we are going to grow and heal through this process together!  

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Have you ever considered jumping ship or thought about if it's okay to quit? Today Ana and Irum are talking about walking the fine line of quitting when you know something just isn't meant for you (even after dedicating time and energy to it). 

So, how do you know the difference between sticking thru the situation or deciding once and for all that it's time for you to actually give up?  Join us on a deep discussion about discernment, adult peer-pressure, self-discipline and how we can see things thru. Are you constantly giving up on people and projects, while others stick through them? Let's talk about it - 

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Many times we turn on ourselves and start doubting our abilities. Has this happened to you? If only I could sing... If only I was better at math....If only I knew how to do the cha-cha-cha! Yes, we've been down that road and for so many of us, we bury our deep insecurities so far into our hearts, that our very own hearts begin to harden leading us to no longer trust our own abilities. We become bitter to the world around us when others are able to do better in areas we wish we could be better in. 

Today Ana & Irum wrap up the conversation of being afraid and the digging in deep about the topic of loss. Whether loss is defined as: loss of friendship, loss of marriage, loss of career, loss of a child, loss of money or loss of life. This conversation takes you through reflecting on which buckets drive your fears and how to identify the root of your fears. For our sisters - in - Christ, we also talk about God's promise of never losing you while being afraid or in a moment of loss. 

Join us for the wrap-up conversation today as we get super vulnerable about our experience, feelings and ways to navigate through loss.