You're the faucet. Money is the flow.

This was one of the first solo episodes I ever did on Chai Tea with Nina D, and a year later, it's still one of the most watched. So as part of our anniversary celebration, we're re-releasing it with a fresh edit.

If you've ever felt like money is something happening TO you instead of something flowing through you, this is the one to sit with twice.

In this solo I get into the childhood beliefs running your bank account on autopilot, why "money is neutral" actually means something, my mom vs my dad's money mindset and why I absorbed one and not the other, the energy of money and why it responds to your nervous system before your effort, what wealthy people do differently in vision mode vs survival mode, the 25% financial literacy gap between men and women and what we as women have to stop doing about it, and the tangible shifts you can actually start tomorrow.

💡 What You'll Learn: ✅ How childhood experiences shape your unconscious money beliefs ✅ Why wealthy people see opportunities where others see problems ✅ How women can break financial communication barriers ✅ The difference between fear-based and vision-based financial decisions ✅ Why generosity and circulation actually attract more abundance ✅ How to align your passion with your finances for sustainable success

00:00 Your Money Is a Reflection of Your Life 0:40 The Beliefs You Picked Up as a Kid 1:30 Why Most People Stay Stuck Financially 2:20 How to Actually Change Your Money Story 3:02 Why Money Stress Controls Your Life 3:40 The Real Reason People Avoid Talking About Money 4:25 Money Is Neutral (And Why That Matters) 5:42 The Money Mindset I Chose to Keep 7:03 Why You Shouldn't Tie Your Worth to Money 8:03 The Energy That Controls Your Finances 10:26 Scarcity vs Flow (Most People Get This Wrong) 12:03 Why You're Responsible for Your Financial Reality 13:20 Why the Rich Actually Get Richer 15:24 The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything 17:49 Stop Making Decisions From Fear 19:05 Money Creates Freedom (Not Status) 21:09 Why Women Need to Talk About Money More 23:12 How to Take Control of Your Finances 25:22 Start Asking for More (And Mean It) 27:13 Rewrite Your Money Story 29:15 The Truth About Abundance and Flow

This isn't financial advice. It's mindset work. And in my opinion, mindset is where 90% of your money story gets decided.

If this episode ruffles your feathers…good. That was the point.

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It's been one year… and I'm not holding back!

In this solo anniversary episode, I open up about the real journey behind building a media company - the fear, failures, unexpected breakthroughs, and the moments I still can't fully explain.

I'm also answering your most-asked questions, including: - How I left law to build a media company from scratch - My real morning routine - The wild story of how I knew my husband was "the one" - My lowest point: two years of full-body neuropathy – and how I got through it - The biggest mistake women make when starting a business - How I landed major guests by sending cold DMs - Conquering self doubt and fear - Discipline vs. motivation - How I protect my peace and stopped caring what people think

If you're thinking about starting something – a business, a show, a creative project – this episode will give you the clarity, inspiration (and push) you need.

0:00 The Anniversary That Made Me Reflect 0:46 Realizing It's Been One Year 1:11 How Scared I Was to Start 2:01 From "Who Will Watch?" to Real Growth 2:33 The First Lesson: Walk the Path 3:07 If You Don't Ask, It's Always No 3:37 Balancing Business and Creativity 4:42 What I Didn't Expect About This Journey 5:46 Is This Still Worth It? 7:08 What This Show Has Given Me 8:01 Why Feeling Seen Matters So Much 9:37 What Makes This Show Different 11:28 From Law to Building a Media Company 15:15 The Questions I Get All the Time 17:49 My Lowest Point and How I Got Through It 19:20 How We Keep Our Marriage Strong 20:28 Why You Keep Choosing the Wrong People 21:07 How I Handle Self-Doubt Now 22:05 My Real Approach to Manifestation 23:29 Discipline Over Motivation 24:11 Building a Business From Scratch 25:27 The Biggest Mistakes Women Make in Business 26:52 What Luxury Actually Means to Me 29:16 How I Protect My Peace

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She helped build the AI systems shaping your world. Now she's warning you about what's coming and what it's already costing you.

Sol Rashidi is the world's first Chief AI Officer for Enterprise. She's worked inside IBM, Watson, Royal Caribbean, Sony Music, Merck, Estée Lauder, and Amazon. She holds 11 patents, has delivered 3 TED Talks, and has been named a Forbes AI Maverick of the 21st Century. And when her kids are asked what mom does for work? "Mommy's trying to stop robots from taking over the world."

They're not wrong.

In this episode, Sol pulls back the curtain on what's actually happening inside the world's most powerful AI companies, the consequences that never make the headlines, the tech billionaires opting out of having children until Neuralink chips exist, and the quiet alarm being sounded by the researchers who built these systems. She also opens up about the personal cost of holding the line inside institutions that hired her for who she was, then asked her to be less of it.

This is not a doom-and-gloom AI episode. Sol is the ally we've been waiting for: someone who has been inside the machine and is fighting for the humans inside it.

If you've been tuning out AI content because it feels like it has nothing to do with your life — this is the episode that changes that.

💡 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN ✅ The one AI boundary everyone needs to set right now ✅ What "Intellectual Atrophy" actually means, why Sol coined the term, and why it might already be happening to you ✅ What the world's most powerful AI insiders are saying privately and why 90% of it never goes public ✅ Why she left one of the most powerful companies in the world in under a year and what that decision required of her ✅ How to use AI to create space in your life, not just speed. And the specific tools Sol uses herself ✅ The real cost of being told to "play smaller so others can feel bigger" and what it finally took to stop paying it ✅ Why progress that costs our humanity isn't progress at all

💬 What's one thing you refuse to outsource to AI no matter how convenient it gets? Drop it in the comments. We want to know where you're holding the line.

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Do you ever find yourself spiraling after a single comment, a short text, or an uninvited facial expression? In this episode of Chai Tea with Nina D, Nina breaks down a deceptively simple but powerful truth: We don't react to what happens to us, we react to the meaning we assign to it. Drawing from A Course in Miracles and real-life experiences, Nina explores how our ego and self-concept quietly hijack our emotions and why practicing "the pause" might be the most underrated tool for protecting your peace.

What You'll Learn:

✅ Why your mind filters every event through your identity — and how that creates unnecessary suffering ✅ What the ego really is and why defending it is always a losing battle ✅ How to create space between a trigger and your reaction before it escalates ✅ Why most of what people say is about them, not you — and how to remember that in the moment ✅ How to train your mind over time so that choosing peace becomes second nature

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What does it really take to build something that lasts… without a roadmap, a safety net, or anyone who's done it before you?

In this episode, entrepreneur, angel investor, author, and community builder Courtney Spritzer joins Nina to share the real story behind building multiple businesses from the ground up. From losing her father at ten to quitting corporate America with three months of savings and a dream, Courtney's path is a masterclass in resilience, calculated risk, and the kind of self-trust that only gets built through doing hard things.

She opens up about co-founding SocialFly in the early days of social media, when no one was using it for marketing yet, and how she and her business partner Stephanie turned a corner table in someone else's office into a thriving agency. But this isn't just a success story. It's an honest look at burnout, partnership challenges, the year everything nearly fell apart, and the deep inner work that followed.

Courtney also shares what she's building now with The Entrepenista League, a community designed to give female founders the resources, confidence, and support system that she had to piece together herself. Because entrepreneurship can be lonely… but it doesn't have to be. From transcendental meditation to Landmark to the Hoffman Process, Courtney reflects on the institutions and practices that helped her stop dwelling and start choosing. Choosing how she responded. Choosing what she built next. Choosing herself.

Her message is grounded and clear: you don't need certainty to move forward. You need resilience, the right people, and the willingness to keep making decisions today for the life you want three years from now.

What You'll Learn: ✅ Why a little naivety might be exactly what you need to start a business ✅ How to take a calculated leap when the timing is never perfect ✅ What a business partnership and a marriage actually have in common ✅ Why delegating early and hiring well is how you actually scale ✅ How female founders can turn their unique challenges into a competitive edge ✅ What "business magic" happens when women genuinely support each other ✅ How to stop taking things personally… even when you really want to ✅ Why a business that can run without you is the real mark of success

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What if the key to feeling alive isn't a vacation, a raise, or a relationship – but something as simple as a warm towel?

In this episode, we break down the mindset shift of romanticizing your life – what it actually means and how it can help you feel more present, grounded, and fulfilled in your everyday routine.

This isn't about aesthetics or performative self-care. It's about training your brain to notice joy, calm, and meaning in small, daily moments, and using that awareness to shift how you experience your life.

If you've been feeling stuck on autopilot, going through the motions, or waiting for "someday" to feel happy, this episode offers a practical, realistic shift – especially for high performers who want to protect their energy without adding more to their plate.

You'll learn the science behind why this works, how to apply it through simple daily rituals, and why so many grounded, successful people naturally live this way without even realizing it.

In this episode, you'll learn: - What "romanticizing your life" actually means (and what it's not) - How your brain scans for evidence that reinforces your mood - Why your morning routine shapes your entire day - How to break out of autopilot and feel more present - The difference between performative vs. meaningful self-care - How to turn everyday tasks into mood-boosting moments - Why high achievers don't wait for vacations to feel alive

Case Kenny is a bestselling author, mindfulness coach, and New Mindset, Who Dis? podcast host best known for helping people build stronger self-worth and healthier relationships. He went from successful sales executive to teaching the language of optimism to millions (including Fortune 200 companies and the NFL!)... but the journey started with a painful realization: he had no idea who he was as a person.

Case breaks down: Why your language changes EVERYTHING! The neuroscience behind word choice (he literally hooked his brain to monitors!) Why optimists speak in VERBS, not adjectives The "will I?" vs "I will" framework that unlocks intrinsic motivation How he sold 250,000 journals while working a corporate job Why "settling up" (not down) transforms relationships Competing beliefs – the hidden sabotage pattern no one talks about! Being "unrushed" and characteristics of being highly ambitious but certain of success Why patience is actually faith in yourself

0:00 The Advice That Changed How He Sees Love 1:12 Why People Stay in the Wrong Relationships 2:28 The Truth About "Potential" in Dating 3:41 When You Know It's Not Right (But Stay Anyway) 5:03 Why Closure Doesn't Always Come 6:17 The Habit That Keeps You Stuck on Someone 7:42 Moving On Isn't About Time 9:08 Why You Keep Going Back 10:26 The Difference Between Love and Attachment 12:02 What Healthy Love Actually Feels Like 13:35 Stop Chasing What Isn't Choosing You 15:10 The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything 17:22 Learning to Trust Yourself Again 19:05 You Don't Need Another Sign 21:18 The Real Reason You Haven't Let Go

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Watching Netflix's His & Hers made me realize something powerful about relationships. At first glance, it seems like grief is what broke Jack and Anna after the loss of their newborn child. But the deeper issue wasn't the tragedy itself, it was not feeling seen, heard, or understood in how they were grieving. Anna needed permission to fall apart and someone to acknowledge her pain. Jack needed reassurance and connection. They weren't just grieving differently, they were misunderstood inside the grief. And this dynamic doesn't only show up in moments of loss. The same pattern appears in everyday relationships through stress, burnout, anxiety, family tension, and the small moments where couples slowly stop feeling understood. Because humans can survive loss… but it's much harder to survive loneliness inside the loss.

💡 What You'll Learn ✅ Why grief wasn't actually what broke Jack and Anna in Netflix's His & Hers ✅ The hidden relationship dynamic of feeling unseen or misunderstood ✅ Why couples can love each other but still feel emotionally alone ✅ How different grieving styles create emotional distance ✅ Why loneliness inside a relationship can hurt more than loss itself ✅ How this same dynamic appears in stress, burnout, and everyday conflicts

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What does it really take to perform at the highest level… not just physically, but mentally and emotionally?

In this episode, professional soccer player Aleja Sanchez shares how her unconventional path to going pro forced her to redefine what high performance actually means. Rather than chasing outcomes, Aleja learned that sustaining success requires becoming someone who can hold it. She opens up about discovering soccer at age ten and the discipline that initially drove her forward… until it led to burnout.

After stepping away and into corporate life, Aleja made the radical decision to pursue the sport again on her own terms, ultimately landing a professional contract within months.

Along the way, she explores the inner work that transformed her performance: nervous system regulation tools for pressure moments, identity shifts that reframed her relationship to success, and holistic practices ranging from breathwork to EFT and affirmations. She also reflects on adversity abroad, team dynamics that shaped her playing time, and her broader perspective on women's soccer as both a business and access issue.

Today, as a pro athlete and co-founder of a creative agency bridging art, music, and football culture, Aleja's message is clear: define what joy means to you — and make decisions from there. Because true high performance isn't just about reaching your goals. It's about becoming someone who can live fully once you get there.

What You'll Learn: ✅ Why high performance isn't just physical preparation… it's emotional and nervous system capacity ✅ How burnout can signal identity misalignment, not lack of discipline ✅ Practical tools for regulating your nervous system in pressure moments ✅ Why success only feels fulfilling when your identity evolves with it ✅ How stepping off the "expected path" can actually accelerate your growth ✅ What elite performers understand about self-talk and mental safety ✅ Why joy is a strategic decision… not a luxury ✅ How to pursue ambition without disconnecting from yourself

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What if your life hasn't changed… because you haven't? Not your habits. Not your goals. Not your resolutions. You.

In this episode, I break down the mindset shift that changed everything for me:

Stop chasing short-term habits and start assuming a new identity. From killing old stories and fully forgiving the past… To changing how I communicate in business and marriage… To realizing that success isn't about doing more, it's about becoming different… This is the episode about identity. Because you don't build a new life with the old version of yourself.

💡 What You'll Learn: ✅ Why 75 Hard and dry January don't create real change ✅ How short-term habits keep you stuck in a loop ✅ Why your personality isn't fixed (and that's freedom) ✅ The power of fully killing the past ✅ How poor communication sabotages success ✅ Why "word salad" is costing you authority ✅ How to assume a new identity before results show up ✅ The difference between sprint goals and marathon transformation ✅ How to pull confidence from your own track record

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