Here it is ladies (and some gentlemen), season one's final episode! Join me as I recap the whole season and share a little bit about each episode. Be sure to tune into any episode that you need to know more about.

See you in the next season!

This week, in Episode 13 of Discussions with Devan, my guest, Anna Larson and I discussed The Role of Self-Awareness and Self-Discovery in Building Self-Confidence and how you can begin to make all of these aspects a priority in your life. We shared about how these apply to us personally, and give real-life, real-world examples. We also talk about the importance of being discerning about who you have around you. This episode is full of so much actionable advice and tips that you will be able to truly consider and begin to put into practice!

Who is Anna Larson?

Anna Larson is a veteran military spouse with two kids at home and three stepkids (all adults). She is sassy and strong willed. She considers herself organized and methodical and practical, but always wanted to be smoky and mysterious. She loves to travel and have adventures. Anna is not shy at all, and loves to try new things and will try pretty much anything once.

Anna’s business, NomadAbout tells a great story for your business. The company offers strategic marketing, copy and content creation as well as social media management, to support B2B and B2C business owners reach their marketing goals.

Connect with Anna:

Email: [email protected]

FB: https://www.facebook.com/iamnomadabout

IG: https://www.instagram.com/iamnomadabout/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annadlarson/

Website: www.nomadabout.com

Join us inside Episode 12 as special guest, Emma Furlong, and I talk about how to create your own self-care routine based around your needs and your schedule.

Here’s a quick recap of what was in this episode:

-How simplifying things is a great first step

-The dimensions/realms of self-care

-What goes in the buckets

-Tips on how to create a self-care routine

-What is bundling and how does it relate to self-care

Who is Emma Furlong?

Emma Furlong is a mother, wife, and creative. She is never quite content unless she has a project or is out exploring nature. She loves photography and is endlessly fascinated with the natural world. Emma grew up on a ranch in Montana and is still very much a country girl at heart.

Emma is a visual legacy artist. In her business Love and Reverie, she helps families get their photos and videos off of their camera roll and into beautiful albums and films so they can be enjoyed.

Connect with Emma:

Email: [email protected]

FB: https://www.facebook.com/loveandreverie.photo

IG: https://www.instagram.com/loveandreverie.photo/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-furlong-9a1965221/

Website: www.loveandreverie.com

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We have made it to episode 11, woot woot! Join me and special guest, Maria Natapov, as we talk about the importance of self-care for parents.

Maria offers a caring and playful coaching approach where clients feel energetically held and empowered to joyfully and confidently blend their families.  

Maria knows from experience that stepparenting isn’t something you pick up from scrolling the internet or crowdsourcing your friends. She believes that forging a relationship with your stepchild means learning to find your voice as well as hearing theirs.

As the daughter of divorced immigrant parents and a stepparent herself, Maria understands blended families' communication and connection challenges and the vital importance of healing pain and preventing further harm by establishing innovative parenting support systems. 

Through her signature 4-step energy-focused process combined with Rapid Resolution modality, Maria helps families transition from chaos to harmony. She enables stepparents to strengthen their values, foster partner alignment, create trust with stepchildren, and enhance community with birth families by building on their existing skills, experiences, and strengths. 

Maria has helped numerous blended families foster more harmonious family dynamics through her VIP Stepparenting Breakthrough support model and her podcast, Synergistic Stepparenting. To learn more about how to work with Maria, visit her website at SynergisticStepparenting.com.

Join me and special guest, Franchette Dyer, as we talk about the role of failure and mistakes in self-growth.

Who is Franchette Dyer?

Franchette is a mother of 1. She is a woman who is bold and confident in herself, and the moves she makes as well as in her work toward helping others find their truth in business, life, and themselves. 

Her business, Vetech Business Services, is the culmination of Franchette's pursuit to provide transition assistance to Service Members, Department of Defense Civilians, and their Family Members. They  specialize in Federal Resume development and provide guidance, training, and support during career transition.​  Their goal is to transition the entire family.

Connect with Franchette:

Email: [email protected]

IG: https://www.instagram.com/vetechbusiness/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/franchettedyer/

Website: www.vetechbusiness.com

Episode 9 of Discussions with Devan I welcomed guest, Jenn Rivera, and we talked about the Importance of Self-Awareness in Leadership & Teamwork. We have different positions of leadership and different capacities where we work in teams, throughout our lives, not just in a work setting. So definitely give this one one a listen.

Here’s a recap of what was in this episode:

-How having self-awareness prepares you to handle situations

-Two sides of self-awareness: internal and external

-What can happen if you’re not careful about internal self-awareness

-Goal-setting gold tips from Jenn

Jenn describes herself as a recovering workaholic and people pleaser. She is an achiever who is big on relationship building, problem identifying and problem solving. She thrives when helping others grow and leverage the hell out of their strengths.

She is the founder of Ascender Consulting, which helps business leaders identify and resolve operational and communications challengers. Jenn helps her clients see past the BS to the heart of the problem, then helps them strategize and overcome the issue so they can climb to the next level. She is also the founder of XMZ Society, a professional and educational networking group that champions Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z. In all roles, she fulfills her passion to help people level up by learning, teaching and building relationships.

Connect with Jenn:

Email: [email protected]

FB: https://www.facebook.com/jer1207?mibextid=LQQJ4d

IG: www.instagram.com/ascender.consulting

       www.instagram.com/xmz.society/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennascender

Website: AscenderConsulting.com

On Episode 8 of Discussions with Devan, I welcomed my friend, entrepreneur Selena Conmackie. We talked about The Impact of Social Media and Technology on Self-Confidence. 

Here’s a recap of what was in this episode:

-How comparison holds people back

-Why we encourage you to do it scared

-What you see on social media versus reality

-How taking a break or setting boundaries with social media can be beneficial

Want to watch it on video? Check it out on my YouTube Channel.

Who is Selena?

Selena Conmackie is a Hawaiian gal who loves her family fiercely and craves the connection that her family has built since birth. Selena loves pouring into the personal development of other women.

Her business is Hauoli-Socially Inspired. Aloha! Selena Conmackie is a WordPress website designer and also helps small and medium-sized businesses with digital strategy — including social media management, email marketing and paid ads. 

Selena’s also co-host of 15{ish} Minute Coffee Chat on YouTube, Chapter Ambassador for the Association of Military Spouse Entrepreneurs, and a regular blog contributor for spouselink.org. 

Additionally, Hauoli-Socially Inspired LLC is proudly celebrating its achievement in becoming an officially recognized Military Spouse Owned Enterprise.

When Selena isn’t hosting a workshop, learning the newest Instagram trend, or adding a plug-in to her client’s websites, you can find her spending time with her “ohana” (family), drinking coffee out of one her many Starbucks’ mugs, binging Real Housewives, or having therapy sessions with her rescue dog, Coco.

Connect with Selena:

Email: [email protected]

FB: https://www.facebook.com/thehauoli

IG: https://www.instagram.com/thehauoli

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/selena-conmackie/

Websites: www.thehauoli.com & www.annaandselena.com

Join us inside Episode #7! This weeks conversation was very insightful! I found that I had so many parallels with my guest, Mary-Catherine LaBossiere, as we discussed why defining your own success is the key to true fulfillment.

Here’s a recap of what was in this episode:

-How our definition of success can be related to deep-seeded beliefs.

-The benefits of discovering our OWN definition of success.

-How guilt and shame may influence our definitions of success.

-The difference between success and fulfillment and why it matters.

Want to watch it on video? Check it out on my YouTube Channel.

Who is Mary-Catherine? Mary-Catherine is a military spouse, dog mom of 2 rescue pups, and business owner. She is a registered dietitian who primarily works with women on a daily basis to help them go from confused to confident when it comes to food and nutrition.

Connect with Mary-Catherine:

Email -> [email protected]

FB -> https://www.facebook.com/DefyNutrition/

IG -> https://www.instagram.com/defy.nutrition/

LinkedIn -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/marycatherinelabossiere/

Website -> www.defy-nutrition.com

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Our episode for week six was special, because I had my first guest join us live! I was joined by Sarah Dickinson and we had a great discussion about Finding Your Purpose.  I know so many of you are going to relate. We both learned from one another and discovered some phrases we LOVE using! Tune in to hear all about it.

Here’s a recap of what was in this episode:

-Our definitions of “purpose”

-What happens when you lose the thing that once brought you the most joy

-Learn about Sarah’s biggest obstacle to finding her purpose

-Hear my nine tips for finding your purpose

Who is Sarah? Sarah is a mom of 2 beautiful children, a partner, a dreamer, and a relationship builder. She loves to laugh, read, and write. And is a huge nerd, who is not afraid to show it. She has also built a business that gives her the opportunity to help women in business and entrepreneurs in the queer community build lasting relationships with their audiences through emails and newsletters. She knows that often building an email list, and staying consistent with their content can feel overwhelming, so although they know it is important, it loses its priority. She helps them create the entire roadmap to newsletter success, whether she does it for them, or teaches them to do it themselves. 

Connect with Sarah:

Email -> [email protected]

IG -> https://www.instagram.com/thenerdyquill/

LinkedIn -> www.linkedin.com/in/sarahdickinsontnq

Website -> https://thenerdyquill.ca/

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This week on Discussions with Devan, Episode 5, I discussed Strategies for Recognizing and Interrupting Negative Self Talk. 

Here’s a recap of what was in this episode:

-How negative self-talk stops you from doing the things you want to do.

-11 different types of negative self-talk patterns.

-Strategies to recognize and interrupt negative self-talk.

-What is the "When I" Syndrome

-And learning to use FACT to break through negative thought patterns