In this episode, I chat with the gorgeous ray of sunshine that is Alexandra Hockey-Parmenter. Alex is a marketing professional and style influencer based in Melbourne, Australia. On her rapidly growing Instagram account @ldy.alx she shares tips for finding your polished, authentic style through content that is thoughtful and well-researched, as well as full of personality and humour. She is passionate about making every day special and helping women feel confident inside and out, which shines through in this conversation and across her channels.

This episode's girl talk includes:

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(Recorded Autumn 2022) Well, it’s been a minute. But the good news is that you finally get to listen to this episode, featuring my lovely friend, brand strategist Emily dos Santos (formerly Kiloh). Like me, Emily recently followed her heart and ambitions to move abroad. I went east to England and she went south to Brazil. In this episode, we have a good chat about our experiences of an international move, how it turns out we manifested said moves, and living our best ex-pat lives. (Recorded Autumn 2022)

This episode's girl talk:

• Emily's top tips for moving abroad (make sure you write them down!)
• What we miss about Vancouver
• The quirks of living abroad and the benefits of being a Canadian
• Societal norms and the privileges we don't always recognise that we have
• Dropping the timeline of things we desire and manifesting the life we want
• Learning a new language and being bilingual 
• The ins and outs of applying for a visa in the UK or in Brazil

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What will you read over a cup of something lovely this year? In this short and sweet first episode of 2023, I share my initial reading list and book recommendations for the year.  With a mix of fiction and inspiration and everything in between, it's a list I'm particularly excited about. Have a listen for some 2023 book inspo!

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Back in July, I thoroughly enjoyed (virtually) meeting and recording with with Seattle-based author, Janis Wildy. Janis is a fellow West Coast city girl, Anglophile and tea lover. Earlier this year she self-published The English Bookshop, a delightful novel about rediscovery, family, and staying open to possibilities. 

This episode's girl talk:

• Janis’ top 3 tips for someone wanting to write a novel
• Our mutual love of all things English
• Following your career dreams
• The fear and ultimate joy of solo travel 
• Waking up to your life and feeling magnificent

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In this episode, I catch up with one of my absolute favourite people, voiceover artist and digital nomad Claire Lindsay. It's been a while since we had a proper catch-up, but our Libra-Saggitarius connection is as strong as it ever was. It's an episode filled with laughter and fun, where we chat personal development, yoga, surviving divorce and changing the relationship we have with our finances. 

Claire Lindsay is a Canadian actor, voiceover artist, adventure seeker, and entrepreneur who has been passionately following a path of spiritual growth and healing for over ten years. Integrating the valuable tools she's gained from acting and personal development into her life, she has seen a direct shift into a life lived in trust, grounding, authenticity, creativity, and joy.

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And... welcome back to City Girl Talks! It's been approximately 525,600 minutes and I've missed you! After a little hiatus, the podcast is back. To start us back up in style, I caught up with a past guest, the lovely Meredith Garritsen. Meredith is a savvy business consultant and the founder of the Hervana Coworking Collective in Vancouver. In this episode, Meredith shares how she's navigated recent life changes, how she finds joy in the new and a special New York moment. (If you've had an NYC moment, you know these are always standout events in your life.)

This episode's girl talk:

• Navigating change  
• Starting from scratch
• Finding joy in the new
• New York moments 
• When you realize you need to make a change

What Meredith is reading: 

• A Hero of Our Time  (Naben Ruthnum)

The poet Meredith mentions: @flora.and.phrase

Connect with Meredith and the Hervana community @hervanacollective on Instagram or on the website.

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In this episode, my lovely friend Lindsay Dent from Have Your Met Her Yet?  podcast and Pink Crown Creative is back for another round of girl talk. Back in January, we had a New Year's catch-up and 2020 decompress for a double-header with her as a guest here and me as a guest on HYMHY. (You can catch that episode here.)

This episode's girl talk: 

• Pandemic entrepreneurship 
• Expectation vs. reality
• Appreciating downtime 
• The importance of following your professional passions
• Opening up to heal and grow
• Knowing who your ideal client is

Connect with Lindsay on Instagram @_lindsaydent and @haveyoumetheryetpodcast.

Book(s) we talk about in this episode:

• Open Book (Jessica Simpson)

Book Club: The Cup of Something Lovely Book Club is currently on pause as I stickhandle a move to England, work, and school. We will be back in full force before the summer. In the meantime, be sure to check out the full list of book selections and City Girl Talks guest recommendations.

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(Recorded on November 11, 2020) Let's unblock our chakras with the energy of colour! In this episode, Kellie Inglis from Soul Restyled is back and we get deep and geeky about clothing colours, the chakras they relate to, and what we're looking forward to overall in 2021.

This episode's girl talk:

• How our clothing colour choices can revitalize our body, mind and soul
• Kellie breaks down the chakras for us 
• Gratitude
• Choosing YOU
• Alone vs. lonely
• What we're looking forward to in 2021

Did you know black is considered a grounding colour? For anyone whose mothers would always say to wear some colour, this is a win for you. It was for me!

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Other episodes that feature Kellie:

• Let's talk about work from home style, gratitude, “champagne” problems and supporting small business during COVID-19.
•  Let's talk about personal style, being confident in our current body, embracing change, and the emotions of a closet clean.

Connect with Kellie on Instagram @soulrestyled and at her website.

Book(s) we talk about in this episode:

• Light is the New Black (Rebecca Campbell)
• Rise Sister Rise (Rebecca Campbell)

February Book Club Selection: Okay, ladies, February is reader's choice! I cannot wait to hear about what you've all been reading. Our book club brunch is scheduled for February 28, 2021 — stay tuned for the Facebook event info!

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Happy New Year, everyone! We did it — we got through 2020 (mostly) intact and I am SO PROUD of all of you for showing up for yourselves in whatever fashion that was for you in that dumpster fire of a year.

I'm so excited to share the first episode of 2021 with you because it's a conversation with coach and Goalden Girls Podcast host (and fellow curly-haired gal) Lisa Michaud.

In this episode, we chat about: 

• Three ways to revitalize our goals in 2021
• Sustainable goal-setting
• NOT doing everything
• Learnings from 2020
• Investment top tips  
• Flipping our mindset and giving ourselves permission to succeed

Lisa Michaud is a Speaker, Coach, Real Estate Investor & Host of the Goalden Girls Podcast. She is an expert in Goal Setting + Getting and Having It All (not doing it all). As she says in this episode, she is not perfect, but learning along the way.

Connect with Lisa on Instagram @lisamichaud and at her website.

Book(s) we talk about in this episode:

• Open Book (Jessica Simpson)

January Book Club Selection: This month, let's remind ourselves that The Universe Has Your Back with this Gabby Bernstein gem. We all need to know that the universe DOES have our backs as we tip-toe into 2021.

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(Recorded October 25, 2020 ) For the last episode of 2020, I chat with my lovely friend, savvy digital strategist and foodie, Melissa Ariganello. Melissa moved to London in late-2018 and was looking forward to living her best London life in 2020. And then... lockdown. Melissa shares what she's been doing to keep her spirits up and the lessons she's taking into her 30s — she turned the big three-oh a few weeks after we recorded!

Topics we discuss in this episode:

• Living alone during the pandemic
• Living in London (lockdown and otherwise)
• Confidence 
• Mental health
• Summer travel during COVID
• Sending emails to your future self
• The benefits of counseling 

Connect with Melissa on Instagram: @melrosaa

Book(s) we talk about in this episode:

• The Universe Has Your Back (Gabrielle Bernstein)

Note: The Cup of Something Book Club is taking a break until the New Year. BUT I've gathered all the book club selections and guest book recommendations from this year in this blog post. Gift yourself or those on your gift list with these city girl reads!

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