Carlie's Couch

If you want to have deeper conversations, this episode is for you! Giving advice can be great, but how can we be better coaches, friends, mentors, and resources for those around us? Tune in this week to learn a framework to help you remain curious in conversations and help provide the space for people to develop their own ideas and solutions.

This week’s shoutout is the Fire in Little Africa team and their new album out anywhere that you listen to music! Shoutout to FILA!

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Do you suffer from impostor syndrome? This week, we choose violence. Violence in the form of licensed psychotherapist, speaker, and corporate consultant Stevon Lewis. Stevon specializes in helping clients identify, challenge, and overcome impostor syndrome. Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about impostor syndrome, how it may be manifesting in your life, and some solid tips from Stevon that you can begin implementing today to challenge the inner bully in your head.

To learn more and have him come for your neck every morning, follow him on IG @stevonlewismft. Check out his website at StevonLewis.com

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We all get thoughts from time to time that we’re not good enough. What causes insecurity, what happens when we’re feeling insecure, and what can we do to kick insecure thoughts and actions?

This week’s shoutout goes to The Anchor School founded. by Destiny Woodberry

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How do you define a successful relationship? How do you make it last while pursuing your goals and supporting your partners? In this episode, we chat with Sanford and Anastasia Williams to learn some keys to a happy and successful relationship. Married 31+ years, 3 kids, a JD and an MD under their belts, the Williams’ share their story and the building blocks of how they have been able to keep the fire ablaze for themselves and their dreams.

If you’d like to connect with the Williams about this episode or work and community building, please reach out to them at [email protected]

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Are you a critical thinker? If you want to grow, get unstuck, or expand your horizon of knowledge and understanding, then this week is for you. We explore the importance of applying critical thinking to your life, how we can get stuck in patterns or socialized thinking, and ways to sharpen your skills.

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Nobody is an island. Everybody needs help from someone at some point or another and we all know it; so why is it hard for us to ask? This week, we explore the vulnerability it requires, discuss ways to improve, and challenge you to an exercise to help you practice asking for help.

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Networking can be shallow, overwhelming, and a waste of time, or it can be the key to your next big client or opportunity! It’s all in how you do it. This week, Carlie & Lex explore ideas to expand your business network intentionally, the do’s and don’ts of partnerships, and how to foster client relationships.

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Conflict has a bad rep, but it’s a necessary part of life. Conflict is an important building block for relationships and key to personal development. This week, we discuss the importance of conflict, explore conflict management styles, and give some tactical tips to help you improve in the heat of the moment.

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Everything starts with you, your story, your heart. This week the Bouch hosts special guest, Eniafe Isis, writer, storyteller, entrepreneur, and founder of All Her Words. This alchemist of emotion gives insight into her journey on what it means to come undone, talks us through sharing her story and processing through writing, and discusses creating a conscious community that supports and uplifts women.

You can follow Eniafe Isis and All Her Words on IG and through their website! In celebration of National Poetry Month, Eniafe Isis and Doriana Diaz, founder of The Diaz Collection, curated A Room of Our Own, curate a collection of works from 30 women and men of color, writers and poets. You can check out their project here!

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There is so much power in allowing yourself to embrace everything that you are, powerful and soft, assertive and receptive, rational and emotional. This week, Carlie & Lex highlight the importance of embracing our femininity, (this is for the men too!), and discuss ways we can allow ourselves to be softer and tap into our feminine energy.

This week’s shoutout is Yvonne Bulimo of fitness brand Zoezi Sport. Check them out on IG @zoezisport and shop with them at https://zoezisport.com/

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