Dare to Self Care

Dare to Self Care

By Jen LaurenHealth & FitnessMental Health
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Dare to Self Care episodes

  • Honestly Kate on How To Stay Present With Loved Ones, How To Find the Right Therapist for You and How to Break Into the Influencer Industry During the Age of Saturation

    This week, we have Katie Sands of Honestly Kate on the podcast!


    Katie Sands is a woman of many hats: she’s a successfully-smart entrepreneur, go-to influencer, content creator and Amazon Live’s Style Host. With over 282K Instagram followers, she is a knowledgeable authority providing daily advice and engaging content on all things fashion, beauty, and wellness. Named the “Do Good Influencer of Our Time” by Guest of a Guest, she has made it her goal to partner with brands that give back to honorable causes. 


    Despite her 24/7 hectic hustle lifestyle, Katie believes ‘to feel good, you must do good’, so in her spare time, she gives back to those in need and uses her platform to inspire others to do the same. Katie’s thoughtful use of her influence has earned her widespread admiration across the globe, and ultimately, her goal is to inspire everyone to build the lives of their dreams. 


    In this episode, we talk about:

    • Katie's journey from studying musical theater to pursuing entrepreneurship
    • Creating community and using her platform to share resources for living a healthy lifestyle
    • How disconnect and be present with loved ones
    • The realities of working for yourself
    • How to break into the influencer industry during the age of saturation
    • How to find the right therapist for you


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      Jen's IG: @jen_laurenn ( https://www.instagram.com/jen_laurenn/ )

      Jen's YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/jenlauren

      Katie's IG: @honestlykate ( https://www.instagram.com/honestlykate/?hl=en )

      Katie's website: http://www.iamhonestlykate.com/

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      1 hr 6 min
    • Rachel Mansfield on Marrying Her College Sweetheart, How She Has Healed Her Relationship With Food and How To Be Your Authentic Self on Social Media While Creating Quality Content

      SO excited to have Rachel Mansfield on the podcast! Rachel is a recipe developer and food blogger, creating recipes with real ingredients and minimal effort required.


      In this episode, we talk about:

      • What it's like marrying your first boyfriend
      • All things social media and how Instagram is now prioritizing video content
      • How to be real & raw on Instagram while also creating quality content
      • Body image struggles and how developing recipes has helped heal her relationship with food
      • Who you surround yourself with can affect your relationship with food


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        Jen's IG: @jen_laurenn ( https://www.instagram.com/jen_laurenn/ )

        Jen's YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/jenlauren

        Rachel's IG: @rachlmansfield ( https://www.instagram.com/rachlmansfield/?hl=en )

        Rachel's website: https://rachlmansfield.com/

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        1 hr 7 min
      • Michelle Reed on Handling a Ton of Change at Once, Pivoting From NYC To Slow Living in Dallas & How Your Worth Does Not Come From Numbers on Social Media

        Michelle Reed is on our podcast! Michelle Reed is a 20-something figuring it out in Dallas, TX. She shares lifestyle content that includes her Christian faith, living more minimally, and developing health and fitness habits! She also has a podcast called But What's Next?


        In this episode, we talk about:

        • Waiting until marriage to move in with her husband
        • Handling a lot of change at once: marriage, quitting her full time job, moving from NYC to Dallas 
        • Managing the guilt of not being able to give all your energy to everyone when you're in a season focused on work
        • How to not let YouTube analytics get to you
        • Advice for landing brand deals from an influencer who has worked at an influencer marketing agency
        • How to deal with burnout on YouTube


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          Jen's IG: @jen_laurenn ( https://www.instagram.com/jen_laurenn/ )

          Jen's YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/jenlauren

          Michelle Reed's IG: @michellereed ( https://www.instagram.com/michellereed/ )

          Michelle Reed's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThisIsSmileyandshell/featured

          Follow along with our Dare to Self Care community on Instagram HERE: https://www.instagram.com/daretoselfcarepod/


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          1 hr 11 min
        • Sydney Cummings on Taking Control of Your Life Through Grief and Trauma, Showing up Consistently Through the Good and Bad Days, and Using Painful Experiences as Fuel To Move Through Life With Passion

          We have the one and only Sydney Cummings on the podcast! Sydney Cummings is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and Fitness Nutrition Specialist! She is a Women's Health Magazine Action Hero and she owns the company Royal Change, a fitness and nutrition company online and in Charlotte, NC. Sydney has over 1 million subscribers on youtube where she uploads a new workout every single day at 5am EST. Her mission is to make fitness accessible to everyone via Youtube!


          In this episode, we talk about:

          • The importance of checking in with yourself and who you surround yourself with
          • Choosing your own healthy path in life regardless of where you're from or how your family is coping with grief/trauma
          • Using painful experiences as fuel 
          • How fitness gave her mental and physical strength to recover from gun violence
          • How she shows up consistently on youtube every single day
          • Her mission to bring approachable fitness to everyone and to workout for strength over aesthetics
          • How in the world does she come up with her motivational speeches at the end of every workout?!

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            Jen's IG: @jen_laurenn ( https://www.instagram.com/jen_laurenn/ )

            Jen's YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/jenlauren

            Sydney Cummings' IG: @sydneycummings_ ( https://www.instagram.com/sydneycummings_/ )

            Sydney Cummings' YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVQJZE_on7It_pEv6tn-jdA

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            1 hr 13 min
          • Combined by Alanna on Food Combining 101, How To Achieve Optimal Digestion and the Journey To Healing Your Gut

            This week, we are doing a deep dive into food combining with Alanna from Combined by Alanna!


            In this episode, we talk about:

            • How transcendental meditation has changed Alanna's life
            • Getting over crippling anxiety
            • Discovering food combining and the journey to healing the gut 
            • Food combining 101 
            • How to use food combining to achieve optimal digestion
            • Alanna's favorite NYC restaurants

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              Jen's IG: @jen_laurenn ( https://www.instagram.com/jen_laurenn/ )

              Alanna's IG: @combinedbyalanna ( https://www.instagram.com/combinedbyalanna/ )

              Combined by Alanna Website: https://combinedbyalanna.com/


              Follow along with the community on Instagram HERE: https://www.instagram.com/daretoselfcarepod/


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              54 min
            • Matt West on the Power of Changing Your Mindset, How To Manage Difficult Emotions and How To Become More Self Aware

              You are going to feel so inspired by our guest, Matt West, this week. Matt West is a psychologist, entrepreneur, podcaster, and well-being tech founder at Boom Journal. Matt West's mission is to empower you to experience inner peace, prosperity, and joy. Matt West believes life and business are rooted in the relationship we build together and our ability to manage our emotions. Matt West aims to help you feel empowered, live freely and authentically, thrive in your relationships with yourself and others, and uncover meaningful work in your life and business.


              In this episode, we talk about:

              • How can you actually change your mindset
              • How to build self awareness
              • How to confront difficult emotions and train your mind to have healthier habits and reactions
              • Defining mindfulness
              • How to manage unhealthy and uncomfortable emotions
              • The power of staying present
              • Finding the balance between staying present and working through past traumas
              • Mindful productivity and mindful movement

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                Jen's IG: @jen_laurenn ( https://www.instagram.com/jen_laurenn/ )

                Matt West's IG: @iammattwest ( https://www.instagram.com/iammattwest/ )

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                1 hr 10 min
              • Jaime Fok on Overcoming Body Image Insecurities, Finding a Workout That You Love and How She Reached 20,000 Subscribers on YouTube in 1 Year

                Jaime Fok is on the podcast this week! Jaime is a lifestyle and fitness YouTuber, trying out viral workout programs and fitness trends weekly while also working a 9-5. She just hit 20,000 youtube subscribers!


                In this episode, we talk about:

                • How competitive dance and figure skating growing up affected her life 
                • Getting over body image insecurities (TW)
                • The importance of who you surround yourself with
                • Finding the right workout for you that you LOVE and ENJOY
                • Her journey to posting about health online
                • Balancing a full time job and a youtube channel
                • How she plans our her YouTube content 
                • Being authentically you on YouTube

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                  Jen's IG: @jen_laurenn ( https://www.instagram.com/jen_laurenn/ )

                  Jen's YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/jenlauren

                  Jaime: @healthwithjaime ( https://www.instagram.com/healthwithjaime/ )

                  Jaime's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpS8huuZ9xioz-dgfa_0YZw


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                  1 hr 15 min
                • Dianna Falzarano on Making Life Choices for Your Own Happiness, What It's Like Working in the Group Fitness Industry and Quitting Her Corporate Job to Work At SoulCycle

                  Dianna Falzarano is our guest this week! In what she considers her past life, she worked in corporate America as a social media manager. It was an amazing experience, but she realized that sitting at a desk could no longer suit her energy and the constant movement she craved day after day. It was then that she knew she had to switch lanes. Dianna has worked at Flex Studios, SLT, and used to handle the marketing of two SoulCycle studios.  She currently teaches at Pure Barre Manhasset, Core + Co Lagree Fitness, and privately train clients, through her method Dynamic Fitness, where she specializes in strength and functional movement exercises.  Dianna has over 5 years of experience in barre, pilates (mat and reformer), Lagree, TRX and HIIT styled workouts. She is a certified Personal Trainer through the National Council of Strength and Fitness (NCSF), a Certified Functional Strength Coach (CFSC), a Pre and Postnatal Performance Training Specialist, and TRX, Pilates, and Lagree Certified.


                  In this episode, we talk about:

                  • How to cultivate the perfect morning routine for your schedule
                  • Quitting her corporate job to work at SoulCycle and follow her passions
                  • Making life choices for your own happiness
                  • What it's like working in the group fitness industry
                  • Working out for your mental health & longevity rather than aesthetics
                  • Tips for going to a workout class for the first time and getting past insecurities in group fitness classes


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                    Jen: @jen_laurenn ( https://www.instagram.com/jen_laurenn/ )

                    Dianna: @difalzarano ( https://www.instagram.com/difalzarano/?hl=en )

                    Dianna's Workouts: https://www.dynamic-fitness.org/


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                    1 hr
                  • Hani Anis on the Power of Pivoting and Listening to Your Intuition, Balancing Multiple Streams of Income Including Working for an Influencer & Launching a Business in JUST 3 MONTHS!

                    Hani Anis is a bridal fashion designer & Founder of Anis Collections. She also works in social media for Natalie Barbu's WeBloom Social and is working on launching her own agency as well! We talk about her pivot from finance to fashion, her multiple streams of income and how she balances it all productively. 


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                    Jen: @jen_laurenn ( https://www.instagram.com/jen_laurenn/ )

                    Hani: @hanianis786 ( https://www.instagram.com/hanianis786/ )

                    Anis Collections: @anis.collections1 ( https://www.instagram.com/anis.collections1/ )


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                    1 hr 1 min
                  • Zoe Pritchard on How to Balance a Side Hustle With a Full Time Job, How To Stay Consistent When Feeling Unmotivated and the KEY to Her YouTube Growth

                    This week, we're having a candid conversation about the early stages of growing on YouTube. We dive deep into topics like: Should you tell your full time job that you're on YouTube? How do you handle insecurity about your YouTube channel when you don't have a following yet? How can we be productive without burning out? How to be efficient while juggling a full time job and a side hustle? How to stay consistent on YouTube when feeling unmotivated? We talk about how doing what you love and putting yourself out there can lead to overall self-confidence and Zoe tells us the #1 TIP and KEY to her YouTube growth. 

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                    Jen: @jen_laurenn ( https://www.instagram.com/jen_laurenn/ ) 

                    Zoe: @zpritx ( https://www.instagram.com/zpritx/ ) 


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                    1 hr 3 min

                  About Dare to Self Care

                  From the publisher's feed

                  Welcome to our community! This podcast is where we’re getting real about wellness rituals, life changing habits and having relatable conversations with friends about mental health, social media, morning routines or lack there of…. And we’re talking about that thing you thought no one else could relate to. This podcast is your relatable girl chat destination for women in their 20s finding the balance between hustling to pursue their passions and practicing self care. Let’s get into it!