Carlie's Couch

Prioritize your life, or someone else will. If you have ever found yourself overcommitted or never having enough hours in the day to get it all done, this episode is for you. While we can’t help add more hours to the day, essentialism can help you do less, but better. This week, Carlie & Lex explore the tenets of essentialism and discuss practical applications and activities to help you narrow down your focus and find your highest point of contribution.

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While most of us enjoy giving, did you know that it is just as important to be able to receive? From compliments to gifts, love to support, let's stop blocking our blessings, and learn to receive. This week, Carlie & Lex explore the importance of receiving, how it relates to personal and professional success, and provide a few challenges to help you improve and welcome abundance.

This week's shoutout is the incomparable Stacyann Russell. Former nuclear engineer turned consultant, and National Science Foundation Innovation Coach, Stacyann used her expertise to create a Master Class for entrepreneurs. If you are ready to take the leap into entrepreneurship or take your business to the next level, sign-up for her course here. Check her out on Instagram!

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You are the steward of your own potential. It’s up for you to incorporate time in your schedule to pause & reflect. In this episode, Carlie & Lex discuss ways to harness your mind, tune in to you, and reflect on how you’re feeling by using in-between moments more wisely

This week’s shoutout goes to Celeste, who actually gifted the book that inspired this episode, for all of the good energy, hiking adventures, friendship, and sharing valuable resources.

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How do you define your self-worth? Jobs, relationships, success and failures, are so often the criteria we use to define ourselves. What would it look like if we detached from those external sources, and validated our own self-worth? This week, Carlie & Lex explore the concept of self-worth, how we often attach it to things outside of us, and how we can own our power and validate ourselves.

Bronzeville is back! Season 2 of the audio series executive produced by Larenz Tate and Laurence Fishburne releases March 16th. Tune in on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Visit their website http://bronzevilleseries.com/

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What’s your experience with things you grew up thinking you “shouldn’t” or “weren’t supposed” to be doing? This week on the couch, Carlie & Lex are discussing how their mindsets around drugs, sex, etc. have changed over time. Regardless of what you were taught, here’s why you may or may not be more likely to try something ‘forbidden.’

This week’s shoutout goes to The Aura Shop, by artist Symone Seraphim

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How do you cope when you lose someone close and life suddenly changes? This week, Carlie & Lex bring special guest John Conyers III onto the Bouch to unpack grief: how it can look and feel, processing, healing, lessons learned, and the intricate journey of getting back to yourself.

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This week on the couch, Carlie & Lex chat with Marcus Harden about lessons of love and how they can transform a classroom of students. Marcus is an educator who incorporates love into his work as a means for creating better culture and climate for students, families & staff. Listen and learn about how you can incorporate these lessons of love when working with youth and others.

You can follow The Academy for Creating Excellence Atlanta and Marcus Harden on Instagram!

Do you know how to apologize? Why is it important to not only apologize but to apologize in a particular and meaningful way? This week, Carlie & Lex delve into the art of apologizing, providing practical tips to improve apologies and confronting why it can be so hard for us in the first place.

How do you rebuild trust? Why would you even want to? Whenever trust is violated, it hurts and relationships can be at stake. There are some important questions the people involved need to ask themselves. This week, Carlie & Lexi explore what happens when there is a breakdown of trust, important conversations that need to be had, and thoughtful ways to move forward whether you’re on the giving or receiving end of the trust violation.

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How can we fix America? There isn’t just one solution, but many, and many that are actionable and plausible right now. The New York Times gathered insight from thought leaders and experts from a variety of sectors and professions across the US on practical and actionable ways to begin fixing America. This week, Carlie and Lexi explore these ideas, go in-depth on the solutions they found most impactful, and discuss ways we can begin to see change in our world. For more information, check out the full article, Dealbook: How to Fix America.

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