We're trying something new on the pod...Brie's Bits! 

Is it a euphemism? Well, maybe. If that's where your head's at. But...it's more about bite-sized podcasts on fun, insightful and curious topics and/or personal stories from Brianne, that hopefully leave you feeling inspired, informed, and entertained! 

What better way to kick things off with Brianne diving into her biggest takeaways when it comes to writing, and what has helped her 10+ year career in freelance writing with bylines in over 50 publications -- and two books! 

In this episode, she talks about: 

• Her non-linear start to her career that didn't really take off until she was in her early 30s.
• Why you don't need a fancy higher education to be a writer (but it's cool if you want to!)
• Her first gigs, which she found on Craiglist (she doesn't recommend this now by the way), and how she was able to land them without any prior experience
• Why she wholeheartedly believes you should only pitch what you WANT to write and not what you think others want to read.
• How she was able to cement long-lasting relationships with editors.  

Have a question you'd like her to cover? Reach out to her below!

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Are you obsessed with interior design? Who isn't, right?! This week's guest, Emily Smith, a holistic and conscious interior designer, is going to blow your mind when it comes to how energy and colour (or color!) can affect the ambiance and flow of your home. 

Emily's work is centred around the concept of home, on a physical, emotional, spiritual and mental level. Through her offerings, including her spiritual and energetic gifts, she helps guide her clients back to their natural state of peace, joy, connection from within as well as helps them align to their space. Emily's journey, including her career change, stems from her own spiritual awakening -- she definitely knows how crucial it is to find alignment first before we go to seek it from outside of ourselves. In addition to EFT, she also works a lot with colour, including colour mirrors, and the reading she gives Brianne left her shook! 

In this episode, we discuss: 

• Why home isn’t just a place - it’s a feeling - and it all starts with you, on the inside.
• How Emily shifted out of the 9-5 paradigm to create a career that suits her unique gifts. 
• How energy is, literally, everything. 
• Her spiritual awakening and how she deals with the ongoing purges that result from one. 
• What it means to shed layers from our ego. 
• How colour therapy can both heal us while also helping us get back in tune with our authentic truth. 
• What it feels like to be out of alignment with your soul and why being in alignment is basically the backbone to life and the reason why we are here. 

Learn more about Emily here: https://www.emilyrosehomedesign.co.uk/
Connect with her: https://www.instagram.com/the_energyofspaces/

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DOING YOU also means taking care of YOU. Self-care is an act of of self-love around these parts. Hormone alchemist and holistic nutritionist Maritza Worthington is here to chat about all things related to women's health & wellness, including...periods. 

Yep, it's time for some real talk about "that time of the month." While we've definitely come a long way when it comes to discussing menstruation, there's always more to learn and share, especially when it comes to balancing our hormones.  And Maritza is just the person to talk us through our cycle. After suffering from burn out which led to her body, literally, breaking down, Maritza found her calling as a nutritionist and hormonal witch, and now she's on a mission to empower women about loving and learning about their bodies. 

In this episode, we talk about:  

• which foods and exercises are best for our hormones
• why birth control pills aren't, and shouldn't be, the only option when it comes to balancing our hormones
• how to get more into our feminine flow
• how the menstrual cycle and lunar cycle sync up
• the difference between a new moon and full moon period
• the importance of a night and morning routine 
• period sex or swimming while on your period?

Connect with Maritza: https://maritzasmedizen.com
https://www.facebook.com/groups/bodyliteratebabes
https://www.instagram.com/hormone_alchemist/

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Have you ever had an inner knowingness about doing something that defied logic? Maybe it was moving across country, quitting a job, or hitchhiking across Iceland? Lauren Childs knows all about listening to your gut when it comes to carving out a new unique path and she's here to share insight on her experience with intuition and doing what FEELS right -- not what makes sense. 

Lauren is one of my closest friends. We go way back as young twentysomething acting students in New York. Since then, Lauren has lived in L.A. working in Hollywood as both a nanny to the stars and as a model, before moving to Portland, Oregon where she's now not only thriving in the modeling industry but also igniting a writing and tutoring career that's totally her own. She dives into fascinating life experiences and the many ways being true to ourselves can empower and enrich our lives. 

In this episode, we talk about: 

• The importance of listening and following your inner voice 
• Choosing a path that's different from family expectations
• Doing what you need to do despite what logic, or what other people, might say 
• Taking big BIG leaps of faith 
• Hitchhiking across Iceland -- and living to tell the tale! 
• Trusting the Universe is always there to support especially when it feels scary
• Landing modeling gigs from Fruit of the Loom to Sephora to Colgate to Adidas
• Moving forward after a breakdown 
• A Nicki Minaj nip slip!

Connect with Lauren: https://www.liliachilds.com/

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The very first episode of Do You with Brianne Hogan gets right into it. Here, podcast host Brianne Hogan (geez, how many times do I have to say my own damn name?) introduces herself and the podcast!

Canadian writer (Washington Post, BuzzFeed, Elle, BBC, HelloGiggles, etc)  and author (Friendship Signs, Joy in the Stars) and self-described "mystical goofball" Brianne Hogan (oh, look, I said my name again), a 38 year old, single Capricorn, kicks off the show by sharing her journey from highly sensitive "cry baby" kid to writing X-Files specs as a "wild and crazy" teenager to pursuing acting at NYU, and, eventually, saying good bye to her old dream that included marrying Ben Affleck and winning an Oscar by following her intuition and embracing a new dream -- writing.  

And, why and how she's committed to the phrase, DO YOU.

During the show she discusses: 

• How and why she shifted her passion and purpose to one that feels more authentic
• her spiritual journey, including her recent spiritual awakening 
• hitting rock bottom, multiple times 
• sharing a small cottage with her parents during her mid-30s and having a room without a door
• why she doesn't think failures and mistakes are bad 
• eating a gross ton of hot dogs 
• her morning routine 
• her tips for starting a writing career
• Brad Pitt or John Mayer?
• and what "do you" means to her and why

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