It Has to Be Me

Are you living the life you want or following somebody else’s rules? Julie Hannon, shamanic healer, teaches us how to trust our gut instincts to make choices on our own terms.  

Through the lens of her personal experience, Julie illustrates the fulfillment that comes from breaking free of family expectations and societal pressures, and making heart-focused decisions. 

After wanting to be a doctor but studying psychology instead, Julie enjoyed a successful career as an HR consultant. But, after developing adrenal fatigue, and watching friends and colleagues battle diseases, she left the corporate world to follow her first calling. She studied alternative healing modalities, and claimed her place in healthcare.  

When her son was diagnosed with Lyme disease at age six, and conventional medicine failed to be effective, Julie’s energy work healed him. At a time when Lyme was epidemic in New England, and many cases were chronic, she became one of the go-to healers in Boston for other children struggling with the illness. She expanded her practice to help other children and adults achieve their physical and emotional wellness.  

We discuss the importance of upgrading our responses and accessing the wisdom of our hearts to balance our heads. Julie walks us through how to quieten our minds, breathe and listen to our intuition, and set intentions in alignment with our dreams.  

This episode is a roadmap for stepping out in order to step into your next “It has to be me!” 

TESS’S TAKEAWAYS: 

• Your past and present do not lead to an inevitable future. 
• Meditation helps you be present and future-informed rather than past driven. 
• You can be curious about what’s next without knowing what’s next. 
• The seed of your soul is in your heart. 
• Practice heart-focused listening to balance a mind-focused world. 
• Gratitude—the ultimate state of receiving—maximizes your listening. 
• Upgrade your responses with self-care practices and ceremony. 
• Own your unique medicine and share it. 

ABOUT JULIE HANNON 

 As a shamanic healer, energy medicine teacher, and yoga practitioner, Julie Hannon helps clients and students connect with their gifts and strengths, and make heart-centered decisions.  

With a master’s degree in psychology from Columbia University and bachelor’s degree in psychology from University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Julie worked for over 20 years as a human resources director.   

Making a career change, she trained in the healing traditions of the Andes, focusing on the Q’ero lineage in Peru with mentors including Alberto Villoldo, Jorge Luis Delgado, and Joan Parisi Wilcox.   

With a certification in Luminous Healing through the Four Winds Society, Julie was also an advanced student of Dr. Joe Dispenza, exploring how quantum physics and neuroscience intersect with shamanic healing. She works in Light Body Healing, Soul Retrieval, Divination, and HeartMath Coaching. Julie served as senior faculty at the Light Body School.   

She leads a weekly online gathering for the spiritually curious, Sacred Circle. 

CONNECT WITH JULIE 

Website: https://www.innerpeaceandwellness.com/ 

Sacred Circle: https://www.innerpeaceandwellness.com/sacredcirclewithjulie 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/juliehannonshaman/   

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julieh205/  

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/trvhannon 

Meet Tess Masters:  

Tess Masters is an actor, presenter, health coach, cook, and author of The Blender Girl, The Blender Girl Smoothies, and The Perfect Blend, published by Penguin Random House. She is also the creator of the Skinny60® health programs.     

Health tips and recipes by Tess have been featured in the LA Times, Washington Post, InStyle, Prevention, Shape, Glamour, Real Simple, Yoga Journal, Yahoo Health, Hallmark Channel, The Today Show, and many others.   

Tess’s magnetic personality, infectious enthusiasm, and down-to-earth approach have made her a go-to personality for people of all dietary stripes who share her conviction that healthy living can be easy and fun. Get delicious recipes at TheBlenderGirl.com.  

Connect With Tess: 

Website: https://tessmasters.com/  

Podcast: https://ithastobeme.com/   

Health Programs: https://www.skinny60.com/

Recipes: https://www.theblendergirl.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theblendergirl/  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theblendergirl/  

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/theblendergirl  

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

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Struggling with burnout and fatigue and want to feel energized and in control of your life? Ilana Kosakiewicz, one of Australia’s leading kinesiologists, shares strategies for combating stress and listening to your body, to do the things that light you on fire!  

Trying to be the ‘good girl’ and following the socially acceptable path as a corporate accountant had Ilana battling chronic fatigue, autoimmune disease, exhaustion, and a lack of fulfillment.  

Kinesiology helped restore her mental and emotional vitality, leading her to become a holistic practitioner to help others.  

We discuss the importance of balancing masculine and feminine energy, differentiating between internal and external references, acting in alignment with values and boundaries, and going with your gut. 

Tune in for a conversation about permission…to slow down, listen, break free of expectation and obligation, say no to the ‘shoulds,’ and take action on what you really want.   

TESS’S TAKEAWAYS: 

• Connect with your body’s intelligence and energy through kinesiology.  
• Mental and emotional issues often manifest in physical ailments.  
• Balancing your masculine and feminine energies is crucial for wellbeing. 
• A practice of listening to your body keeps you connected to what you want.  
• If it drains you, it’s time to reassess, set boundaries, or let it go. 
• Resentment is often a sign you’re living by someone else’s rules.   
• Values and boundaries change. Reassess regularly. 
• Put your attention on what lights you up.  

ABOUT ILANA 

As a kinesiologist, yoga and meditation teacher, and host of The Energy Shift podcast, Ilana Kosakiewicz teaches people how to tune into the body’s innate intelligence to restore physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual vitality.  

Following a corporate career that brought on a health crisis, Ilana found her mission in guiding other women out of the hustle culture and into a more balanced way of being.  

To share her practical tools, rituals, and strategies for sustainable wellbeing, she does 1-on-1 sessions with clients and leads in-person retreats. She supports her global community through online programs.   

CONNECT WITH ILANA 

Website: https://ilanak.com.au/ 

The Energy Shift Podcast: https://ilanak.com.au/podcast/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilanak.kinesiology 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ilanak.kinesiology 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilana-kosakiewicz/ 

Meet Tess Masters:  

Tess Masters is an actor, presenter, health coach, cook, and author of The Blender Girl, The Blender Girl Smoothies, and The Perfect Blend, published by Penguin Random House. She is also the creator of the Skinny60® health programs.     

Health tips and recipes by Tess have been featured in the LA Times, Washington Post, InStyle, Prevention, Shape, Glamour, Real Simple, Yoga Journal, Yahoo Health, Hallmark Channel, The Today Show, and many others.   

Tess’s magnetic personality, infectious enthusiasm, and down-to-earth approach have made her a go-to personality for people of all dietary stripes who share her conviction that healthy living can be easy and fun. Get delicious recipes at TheBlenderGirl.com.  

Connect With Tess: 

Website: https://tessmasters.com/  

Podcast: https://ithastobeme.com/   

Health Programs: https://www.skinny60.com/

Recipes: https://www.theblendergirl.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theblendergirl/  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theblendergirl/  

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/theblendergirl  

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

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Are you playing small because what you want feels too big? Jo Stanley, broadcaster and founder of Broad Radio, shares why leaning into your passion, seeing opportunity in every experience, and sharing your story, are the ultimate antidotes to fear.

Jo shares what it was like growing up in a missionary family and how storytelling and performance became her way of breaking free of others’ expectations and blazing her own trail.

We track her course from being constantly terrified to making fun of herself through stand-up comedy to becoming one of Australia's most beloved radio personalities, with two number-one hit breakfast shows.

Jo gets candid about getting fired at the height of her career, and how that unexpected blow was the impetus to embrace her true purpose and revolution—to champion equity and inclusion, and drive societal change. She built Broad Radio as a broadcast and online platform to elevate women’s and gender-diverse voices.

This episode will inspire you to claim the largest version of yourself, use your voice, and champion your story to be the change you want to see in the world.

TESS’S TAKEAWAYS:

• Diversity in media is essential for an accurate narrative of society.
• Women sharing their stories drives gender equity and societal change.
• Don’t wait for somebody else to do it. Decide that you’re the person to do it.
• Embrace the largest version of yourself and avoid playing small.
• Sharing your story and listening to the stories of others is vital for growth.
• Let go of persona/construction and follow your heart.
• Laugh at yourself and the world to combat fear and anxiety.
• Let love and connection drive creativity for the greatest impact.

ABOUT JO STANLEY & BROAD RADIO

TV and radio broadcaster, writer, podcaster, speaker, and founder of Broad Radio, Jo Stanley is on a mission to amplify women’s voices and stories. Since being discovered doing stand-up comedy in a dingy pub in Melbourne, Jo’s had a 20-year career in radio with two record-breaking, number-one breakfast shows – The Matt and Jo Show on Fox FM, and Jo and Lehmo on Gold 104.3.

Podcast credits include Best of You for the House of Wellness, Pod of the 3rd Age for Ryman Health, and A to Be with Mimi Kwa. Jo also writes a regular column for the Sunday Life Magazine in Australia, and is author of the Play Like A Girl kids’ book series.

A fierce advocate for womens’ rights and gender equality, Jo is a patron of the Lighthouse Foundation and Wellsprings for Women, and an ambassador for Left Write Hook and for Fitted for Work.

Broad Radio is Australia’s first radio network led by women for women. Its live talkback radio and on-demand podcasts, music, and other digital content elevate diverse women’s voices and champion the fearless pursuit of equity and inclusion.

CONNECT WITH BROAD RADIO

Broad Radio: https://broadradio.com.au/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realjostanley/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/broad_radio/ 

https://www.instagram.com/realjostanley 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BroadRadioAus 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-radio/ 

www.linkedin.com/in/realjostanley 

Meet Tess Masters:  

Tess Masters is an actor, presenter, health coach, cook, and author of The Blender Girl, The Blender Girl Smoothies, and The Perfect Blend, published by Penguin Random House. She is also the creator of the Skinny60® health programs.     

Health tips and recipes by Tess have been featured in the LA Times, Washington Post, InStyle, Prevention, Shape, Glamour, Real Simple, Yoga Journal, Yahoo Health, Hallmark Channel, The Today Show, and many others.   

Tess’s magnetic personality, infectious enthusiasm, and down-to-earth approach have made her a go-to personality for people of all dietary stripes who share her conviction that healthy living can be easy and fun. Get delicious recipes at TheBlenderGirl.com.  

Connect With Tess: 

Website: https://tessmasters.com/  

Podcast: https://ithastobeme.com/   

Health Programs: https://www.skinny60.com/

Recipes: https://www.theblendergirl.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theblendergirl/  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theblendergirl/  

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/theblendergirl  

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

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Kelly Travis, performance and team-dynamics expert, shares how we can use the Enneagram assessment and other tools to understand our fundamental mindsets and beliefs to change behaviors that keep us stuck.   

She takes us inside her own journey from collegiate athlete struggling with an eating disorder, to the pivotal “bathroom floor” moment during her pregnancy, to professed “mental health ninja” coaching individuals and teams to success and fulfillment.  

Kelly is all about achieving success that energizes you rather than leaving you depleted. She helps clients see that it’s not just about getting what you want, but about wanting what you get.   

We discuss the critical importance of knowing your core beliefs and motivations and what drives your choices. Kelly explains that while these things don’t change, understanding them better helps us break free of behavior patterns to be adaptive with our responses. This way of being helps us see multiple paths to achieving our goals.  

Taking this to the practical level, Kelly shares tools for redirecting negative self-talk to avoid mental spiraling that holds us back. Then, she helps us improve our relationship and communication dynamics for better interaction and conflict resolution.    

Tune in for a crash course in upgrading your self-awareness and taking charge of your choices. 

TESS’S TAKEAWAYS: 

• If you’re operating on autopilot, get curious about your thoughts and actions.  
• The Enneagram assessment offers insights into core motivations and behaviors. 
• There is not one way of being or doing. We can respond along an adaptive continuum. 
• Visual cues are prompts to check in and redirect negative thought patterns.  
• Projecting into the future causes unnecessary stress.  
• To combat fear, take action to prove yourself wrong.  
• Adaptive behavior creates more opportunities.  
• Understanding different communication styles is crucial for better conflict resolution. 

ABOUT KELLY TRAVIS 

Coach, Enneagram practitioner, and team-dynamics expert, Kelly Travis helps individuals and teams understand core beliefs and behaviors to break free from patterns that get in the way of success.  

Combining her experience in mental health, publishing, marketing, and communications, Kelly has built a coaching system drawing together cognitive-based and solution-focused modalities. She is all about unbridled honesty to achieve radical self-awareness and growth.  

Through her Ascend mastermind program, Kelly helps women leaders achieve success and fulfillment. 

She shares her approach on the Ready When You Are podcast.   

CONNECT WITH KELLY 

Website: https://www.kellytravis.net/ 

Ready When You Are Podcast: https://www.kellytravis.net/podcast 

Ascend Mastermind: https://www.kellytravis.net/ascend 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/withkellytravis 

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

Meet Tess Masters:  

Tess Masters is an actor, presenter, health coach, cook, and author of The Blender Girl, The Blender Girl Smoothies, and The Perfect Blend, published by Penguin Random House. She is also the creator of the Skinny60® health programs.     

Health tips and recipes by Tess have been featured in the LA Times, Washington Post, InStyle, Prevention, Shape, Glamour, Real Simple, Yoga Journal, Yahoo Health, Hallmark Channel, The Today Show, and many others.   

Tess’s magnetic personality, infectious enthusiasm, and down-to-earth approach have made her a go-to personality for people of all dietary stripes who share her conviction that healthy living can be easy and fun. Get delicious recipes at TheBlenderGirl.com.  

Connect With Tess: 

Website: https://tessmasters.com/  

Podcast: https://ithastobeme.com/   

Health Programs: https://www.skinny60.com/

Recipes: https://www.theblendergirl.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theblendergirl/  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theblendergirl/  

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/theblendergirl  

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

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To mark 50 episodes of “It Has To Be Me,” I’m highlighting insights from our guests about navigating fear and going after what you want.  

Starting this podcast, I knew this universal challenge would come up again and again, and that we were in for a masterclass.  

An NHL star coached us to see ourselves as always in training, and to find another gear of resilience. CEO and pioneer in infrared sauna technology encourages her team to make mistakes and then leverage them. A celebrity portrait photographer’s rule is to own the room no matter who’s in it.  

Guests have not only taken us inside their stories, they’ve also shared their unique perspectives and methods for seizing the moment and grabbing the wheel when fear threatens to derail things.  

The big lessons? Negotiate change with curiosity, listen to your gut, embrace failure as opportunity, get agency from regret, and frame every experience as a necessary step to achieving your goals. 

Tune in for strategies to bulldoze those fears and seize your next “It Has To Be Me!”

TESS’S TAKEAWAYS: 

• When you buy into fear, you energize your suffering. 
• Name and claim your fear and it ceases to have power. 
• The greatest antidote to fear is action. 
• Fear and excitement activate in the same place in the body. 
• Start before you feel ready. Courage comes from doing. 
• To combat fear, focus on what you can control.  
• By shifting from 'what if' to 'even if' you can empower yourself. 
• Acting despite fear is easier than living with regret. 

Meet Tess Masters:  

Tess Masters is an actor, presenter, health coach, cook, and author of The Blender Girl, The Blender Girl Smoothies, and The Perfect Blend, published by Penguin Random House. She is also the creator of the Skinny60® health programs.     

Health tips and recipes by Tess have been featured in the LA Times, Washington Post, InStyle, Prevention, Shape, Glamour, Real Simple, Yoga Journal, Yahoo Health, Hallmark Channel, The Today Show, and many others.   

Tess’s magnetic personality, infectious enthusiasm, and down-to-earth approach have made her a go-to personality for people of all dietary stripes who share her conviction that healthy living can be easy and fun. Get delicious recipes at TheBlenderGirl.com.  

Connect With Tess: 

Website: https://tessmasters.com/  

Podcast: https://ithastobeme.com/   

Health Programs: https://www.skinny60.com/

Recipes: https://www.theblendergirl.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theblendergirl/  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theblendergirl/  

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/theblendergirl  

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

Thanks for listening!  

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Are you being proactive about your hormones? Svetlana Kazantseva, CEO and co-founder of Strawberry Health, shares how a combo of home testing kits and concierge support is changing the game in women’s healthcare.

With curiosity, adaptability, and relentless problem solving as her superpowers, Svetlana reinvented herself while living all over the world—from Siberia to India, the UK, and the US. What do you do when you land in San Francisco with a toddler and a newborn, and a pandemic hits? If you’re Svetlana, you start a company and a nonprofit to help women!

Building her first company, PlumThyme, Svetlana connected with young women, and recognized the widespread lack of understanding about hormone health. She pivoted and launched Strawberry Health, offering innovative at-home hormone testing and concierge service to deliver results and recommendations for follow-up care.

We discuss the importance of making comprehensive hormone tests affordable and accessible, and life-changing impacts of early hormone testing, such as discovering reduced ovarian reserves that compromise fertility or low testosterone as a root cause of fatigue and low libido.

Svetlana shares how she and her team are empowering women in their 20s, 30s, and 40s to understand their hormonal status, get treatment for underlying conditions, reach their goals, transition through menopause with ease, and age in peak health.

TESS’S TAKEAWAYS:

• Standard blood panels seldom include vital biomarkers for hormone health.
• Healthcare plans and insurers generally don’t cover detailed hormone testing.
• Strawberry Health makes comprehensive hormone testing accessible and affordable.
• Understanding your hormonal health early can amount to vital preventive medicine.
• Strawberry Health’s home test kit addresses nine key biomarkers.
• The home test kit’s innovative blood collection device is painless and easy to use.
• You may have underlying health issues but not present with any adverse symptoms.
• Strawberry Health concierge support gives recommendations for follow-up medical care.

ABOUT SVETLANA

Svetlana Kazantseva is CEO and co-founder of Strawberry Health, empowering women to proactively manage their hormonal health.

A mother of two and founder of two femtech companies and a nonprofit, she comes to her work with a unique global perspective derived from living in multiple countries and knowing diverse cultures.

Svetlana has established a thriving community of business leaders in the Bay Area.

ABOUT STRAWBERRY HEALTH:

Strawberry Health is an AI-powered hormone insights platform, providing at-home testing kits and actionable results on nine key hormone levels. Members get personalized hormone baselines with concierge support to guide next steps in care.

CONNECT WITH STRAWBERRY HEALTH 

Website: https://www.joinstrawberry.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/strawberry-health/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joinstrawberry/ 

Meet Tess Masters:  

Tess Masters is an actor, presenter, health coach, cook, and author of The Blender Girl, The Blender Girl Smoothies, and The Perfect Blend, published by Penguin Random House. She is also the creator of the Skinny60® health programs.     

Health tips and recipes by Tess have been featured in the LA Times, Washington Post, InStyle, Prevention, Shape, Glamour, Real Simple, Yoga Journal, Yahoo Health, Hallmark Channel, The Today Show, and many others.   

Tess’s magnetic personality, infectious enthusiasm, and down-to-earth approach have made her a go-to personality for people of all dietary stripes who share her conviction that healthy living can be easy and fun. Get delicious recipes at TheBlenderGirl.com.  

Connect With Tess: 

Website: https://tessmasters.com/  

Podcast: https://ithastobeme.com/   

Health Programs: https://www.skinny60.com/

Recipes: https://www.theblendergirl.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theblendergirl/  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theblendergirl/  

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/theblendergirl  

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

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Looking for a natural way to combat cravings and lose weight—without GLP-1 injections? Sarah Kennedy, founder and CEO of Calocurb, shares how she and a group of scientists brought their revolutionary product to market, and how it’s taking the world by storm.  

Sarah recognized Calocurb as a strategic tool to support healthier choices and built the company around that principle. A life-long struggle with weight and love-hate relationship with food made this a passion project. When the product delivered for her where nothing else had, making sure others had access to it became her mission.  

She takes inside the science that makes Calocurb uniquely effective. Inspired by ancient practices—from Scots chewing bitter berries during famines and Kalahari tribesmen chewing bitter roots before hunts—scientists theorized that bitter compounds might suppress appetite today. And they were right. A variety of hops grown in New Zealand triggers the greatest response.  

After years of testing and clinical trials with both men and women, Calocurb has been proven to reduce hunger, food cravings and calorie intake to help people lose weight without the adverse side effects of Ozempic or other GLP-1 injectables.  

Sarah lays out why this product differs from synthetic injectables, and how practitioners are using it in conjunction with injectables, as a natural way to titrate off them, and as an alternative to them. People are also using Calocurb selectively in a variety of ways.  

Acknowledging that appetite and weight loss have nothing to do with willpower, and that women are more responsive to GLP-1 than men, Sarah shares how women are using Calocurb during their monthly cycles with great success.  

This isn’t another dodgy supplement. Tune in to get this game-changing information. 

COUPON CODE: Use code TM10 to get 10% OFF for a limited time.  

TESS’S TAKEAWAYS: 

• An alternative to GLP-1 injectables, Calocurb is a natural appetite suppressant. 
• Calocurb contains three ingredients only: All natural and plant-based. 
• Unlike synthetic injectables, Calocurb stimulates natural GLP-1 production. 
• Calocurb is used to titrate off GLP-1 injectables to maintain results.  
• This supplement can be used selectively to curb food cravings and calorie intake.  
• Ingested rather than injected, Calocurb doesn't interfere with the liver and kidneys. 
• Calocurb can be taken with other medications.  
• By reinstating hunger and satiety cues, Calocurb supports the gut-brain connection.   

SARAH KENNEDY BIO 

Founder and CEO of Calocurb, Sarah Kennedy shepherded years of scientific research and clinical trials to bring a revolutionary product to market. 

A veterinarian by training, with more than 20 years’ experience in dietary and animal nutrition, Sarah has held a number of CEO and senior executive positions in food and agriculture industries, at companies including Fonterra and Healtheries/Vitaco NZ.  

In 2010, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sarah completed a Sloan Fellowship Program in Global Leadership and Innovation. She has held a number of board positions with government, private, and philanthropic organizations. 

CONNECT WITH CALOCURB 

Website: https://www.calocurb.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calocurbGLOBAL/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/calocurb 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/calocurb/ 

Meet Tess Masters:  

Tess Masters is an actor, presenter, health coach, cook, and author of The Blender Girl, The Blender Girl Smoothies, and The Perfect Blend, published by Penguin Random House. She is also the creator of the Skinny60® health programs.     

Health tips and recipes by Tess have been featured in the LA Times, Washington Post, InStyle, Prevention, Shape, Glamour, Real Simple, Yoga Journal, Yahoo Health, Hallmark Channel, The Today Show, and many others.   

Tess’s magnetic personality, infectious enthusiasm, and down-to-earth approach have made her a go-to personality for people of all dietary stripes who share her conviction that healthy living can be easy and fun. Get delicious recipes at TheBlenderGirl.com.  

Connect With Tess: 

Website: https://tessmasters.com/  

Podcast: https://ithastobeme.com/   

Health Programs: https://www.skinny60.com/

Recipes: https://www.theblendergirl.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theblendergirl/  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theblendergirl/  

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/theblendergirl  

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

Thanks for listening!  

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Do you struggle making the big calls in life? Decision coach Nell Wulfhart gives us practical methods for weighing up our options and making choices that get us what we want and align with our values.  

Raised by a father who believed he could do anything and did, and a very successful mother with a more conservative approach, Nell learned early to make decisions with a balance of confidence and caution. Later, deciding she’d rather regret what she did than what she didn’t, she went to college overseas and then lived in countries all over the world. That led to her work as a travel writer, New York Times columnist, and nonfiction author.  

Helping people break out of analysis paralysis and make necessary life-changing decisions, she found her vocation. She coaches politicians, athletes, corporate executives, filmmakers, and everyday people. 

Nell gives us the steps to break through the dread of regret, imposter syndrome, and the endless loop of “What ifs” and “I don’t knows” to take action towards our goals.  

She walks us through the most effective way to assess the risk and reward of any decision, and shares how to implement her Post It, Deadline Halving, and Test The Waters strategies.   

Busting the misconception that more time spent making decisions means better decisions, Nell says: Make the call, then collect the data, and get to the good bit sooner!    

Nell’s advice will help you make decisions with clarity, stop spinning your wheels, and start living your It Has To Be Me!  

TESS’S TAKEAWAYS: 

• Spend less time making a decision and more time taking action on it. 
• Weigh the cost of the decision vs the cost of not making the decision.  
• To combat fear and doom, step back, zoom out, and assess the facts.  
• Risk assessment overlooks the best-case scenario. 
• Test the waters to get data about whether you like something.  
• A shift from “what if” to “even if” inspires bold choices and resilience.  
• When making a decision, give yourself a deadline, then halve it.  
• Making decisions not in line with your values is a shortcut to unhappiness. 

ABOUT NELL WULFHART 

Host of The Decision Coach podcast, Nell Wulfhart has counselled politicians, athletes, fund managers, corporate executives, filmmakers, and people in diverse fields to make life-changing decisions.    

In a single session and with a coaching style that New York Magazine describes as "an unvarnished warmth that lands somewhere between cool aunt and favorite camp counselor,”  she helps the client make a decision and take action on it.  

A former New York Times columnist and author of The Great Stewardess Rebellion, Nell is a seasoned travel writer and contributes to Conde Nast Traveller, Travel & Leisure, Bon Appetit, and others.  

CONNECT WITH NELL 

Website: https://decisioncoach.com/ 

Website: https://nellmcshanewulfhart.com/ 

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-decision-coach-how-to-make-big-choices/id1726265445  

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Stewardess-Rebellion-Workplace-Revolution/dp/059308229X/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/decisioncoach 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nellmw/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nell-mcshane-wulfhart/ 

Meet Tess Masters:  

Tess Masters is an actor, presenter, health coach, cook, and author of The Blender Girl, The Blender Girl Smoothies, and The Perfect Blend, published by Penguin Random House. She is also the creator of the Skinny60® health programs.     

Health tips and recipes by Tess have been featured in the LA Times, Washington Post, InStyle, Prevention, Shape, Glamour, Real Simple, Yoga Journal, Yahoo Health, Hallmark Channel, The Today Show, and many others.   

Tess’s magnetic personality, infectious enthusiasm, and down-to-earth approach have made her a go-to personality for people of all dietary stripes who share her conviction that healthy living can be easy and fun. Get delicious recipes at TheBlenderGirl.com.  

Connect With Tess: 

Website:  https://tessmasters.com/  

Podcast:  https://ithastobeme.com/   

Health Programs: https://www.skinny60.com/

Recipes: https://www.theblendergirl.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theblendergirl/  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theblendergirl/  

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/theblendergirl  

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

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Does investing in the stock market look too risky and complicated? Diana Perkins, CPA, equities trader and financial mentor, busts myths about trading, and explains why women make better investors than men. 

Even as a kid, Diana had a knack for numbers. As a nine-year-old, she opened her first bank account, learned about compound interest, started making small loans to her sister, and earning a return. At eighteen, she negotiated better financing on her first car by stumping the salesman with the time value of money. A decade after becoming a CPA, she was trading equities and options and managing heavyweight portfolios at a global wealth management firm. From there, she went out on her own, founding the private consultancy Trading With Diana, with the mission of expanding financial education and literacy for women.  

We discuss strategies for building financial independence, and how the stock market fits into that. Diana reminds us that we can open a brokerage account with very little money, and practice trading with a “paper” account, before risking real cash.   

Noting the mistakes new traders tend to make, Diana says, “trade the market in front of you” and resist kneejerk emotional decisions. Then, straight-out gives us her winning trading formula.  

Whether you’re new to trading or looking to up your game, this episode will give you actionable tips, and inspire you to look at the stock market and your place in it in a new way. 

TESS’S TAKEAWAYS: 

• Stock market trading tips for beginners: How to get started.   
• Why women are better investors than men.  
• Practice trading with a “paper” account before risking real cash.  
• The top three mistakes new traders make. 
• How to develop a winning trading strategy for long-term growth. 
• The lowdown on investing in funds vs individual stocks. 
• Invest wisely and diversify your investments to minimize risk.  
• Avoid emotional trading decisions. Trade the market in front of you. 

DIANA PERKINS BIO 

A seasoned CPA with decades of experience in global strategy consulting, and trading equities and options, Diana Perkins worked on some of the largest M&A deals in the capital markets and wealth management sectors.  

Passionate about empowering women with financial independence, she founded Trading With Diana. Her firm’s mission is to help novice and experienced investors navigate the world of trading and achieve financial success. 

Through private consulting, in-person workshops, and online courses, Diana helps clients build financial literacy, break down barriers to investing, and build wealth with confidence. 

CONNECT WITH DIANA 

Website: https://tradingwithdiana.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tradingwithdiana 

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/tradingwithdiana 

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/trading-with-diana-llc/ 

Meet Tess Masters:  

Tess Masters is an actor, presenter, health coach, cook, and author of The Blender Girl, The Blender Girl Smoothies, and The Perfect Blend, published by Penguin Random House. She is also the creator of the Skinny60® health programs.     

Health tips and recipes by Tess have been featured in the LA Times, Washington Post, InStyle, Prevention, Shape, Glamour, Real Simple, Yoga Journal, Yahoo Health, Hallmark Channel, The Today Show, and many others.   

Tess’s magnetic personality, infectious enthusiasm, and down-to-earth approach have made her a go-to personality for people of all dietary stripes who share her conviction that healthy living can be easy and fun. Get delicious recipes at TheBlenderGirl.com.  

Connect With Tess: 

Website:  https://tessmasters.com/  

Podcast:  https://ithastobeme.com/   

Health Programs: https://www.skinny60.com/

Recipes: https://www.theblendergirl.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theblendergirl/  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theblendergirl/  

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/theblendergirl  

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

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Does talking about money make you cringe? Syama Bunten, entrepreneur and host of the Getting Rich Together podcast shares how to get comfortable with money, then build wealth in a way that aligns with your values.  

With parents who were devout Hare Krishnas, Syama was raised to prioritize community, faith, and purpose. Her mother encouraged success, but often criticized how wealth manifests.  

Valuing education above all, Syama’s parents worked to keep her in San Francisco’s best schools, where her fellow students had grown up with money. Caught between worlds, Syama was torn.  

She was sure on one point. She wanted to make an impact. At 12, she lobbied the White House for a year for her choir to sing there. It happened. Recognizing the ability to create opportunities gave her the confidence to relentlessly pursue and achieve her goals. 

Climbing the corporate ladder was unfulfilling, and the deep unhappiness she saw in her colleagues prompted her to start a company, modeling a new approach to leadership.  

Syama started leveraging her business acumen toward value-driven investments that magnify impact while making money.  

Sharing her approach, she noticed most women avoided talking about money, which limited their opportunities. To empower women with open conversations, knowledge, and resources, Syama started her podcast and live events to facilitate peer-to-peer support and community.  

Learn from Syama how to invest wisely to create the world you want to live in.  

TESS’S TAKEAWAYS: 

• A money mindset instilled in childhood can be changed. 
• Most women are uncomfortable talking about money, which limits opportunities. 
• The glamorization of high-risk investments often leads to poor financial choices. 
• Tapping into a community of financially literate women expands your opportunities.  
• Transparent conversations about money build financial literacy. 
• Peer-to-peer mentoring unlocks wisdom and resources among women. 
• Wealth expanders—who share their experience—are key for defining your approach. 
• Value-driven investment decisions magnify your impact.  

SYAMA BUNTEN BIO 

Founder and CEO of Scaling Retail and host of the Getting Rich Together podcast, Syama Bunten is passionate about empowering women to take control of their finances, via investments that magnify their impact in the world.  

A direct investor in over 25 companies and an advisor and board member for multiple organizations, Syama facilitates conversations about money and peer-to-peer mentoring through her podcast, business community, and live events.  

Anchored to her mandate of making value-driven money decisions, Syama helps women expand their financial literacy and opportunity.  

She has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, and other publications, and appeared as a speaker at SXSW, American Express, and Conde Nast.  

Syama’s message: Let’s rewrite the rules of money together and create a world where every woman has the knowledge, resources, and confidence to achieve financial freedom. 

CONNECT WITH SYAMA 

Syama Bunten 

https://syamabunten.com/ 

Getting Rich Together Podcast 

https://syamabunten.com/getting-rich-together-podcast/ 

Instagram 

https://www.instagram.com/syama.co/ 

LinkedIn 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/syamameagher/ 

Meet Tess Masters:  

Tess Masters is an actor, presenter, health coach, cook, and author of The Blender Girl, The Blender Girl Smoothies, and The Perfect Blend, published by Penguin Random House. She is also the creator of the Skinny60® health programs.     

Health tips and recipes by Tess have been featured in the LA Times, Washington Post, InStyle, Prevention, Shape, Glamour, Real Simple, Yoga Journal, Yahoo Health, Hallmark Channel, The Today Show, and many others.   

Tess’s magnetic personality, infectious enthusiasm, and down-to-earth approach have made her a go-to personality for people of all dietary stripes who share her conviction that healthy living can be easy and fun. Get delicious recipes at TheBlenderGirl.com.  

Connect With Tess: 

Website:  https://tessmasters.com/  

Podcast:  https://ithastobeme.com/   

Health Programs: https://www.skinny60.com/

Recipes: https://www.theblendergirl.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theblendergirl/  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theblendergirl/  

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/theblendergirl  

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

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