Life with Leyla

#43: In this episode, I speak to my friend Esther, who I know through VeeFriends, an NFT Project I am a part of. 

Esther speaks to us about her journey to transformational self love. 

Even if you cannot identify with Esther's personal story about embracing being a witch / or practicing witchcraft, you'll be able to apply it to your own life in some capacity. She's very inspiring to listen to! 

Catch her brand new podcast here: https://anchor.fm/esther5322 

She also speaks about her NFT project, WitchyBits. 

Find her on Twitter here: https://mobile.twitter.com/witchybits1 

Check it out & Please let me know if i can help you!  https://opensea.io/collection/witchybits 

Love you

Leyla

#42: In this episode, Leyla chats with Altan Sahin. He's a 16 year old beekeeper from Denver, CO and he's started his own business called Hey Honey. 

It's inspiring to hear from someone like Altan who took something he really enjoyed and cared about, and turned it into a business. 

Learn more about Altan and his honey business, HERE

Connect with Leyla, HERE

#41: This episode is for you - dear parent - and it’s about sugar. and our kids. And Halloween. And all. that. Halloween. candy!

But really, the tips Ciara Spencer gives in this episode are ones we can work on the rest of our parent lives. The way we behave around fun foods, treats, sugar, and more is likely how our children will be as adults. 

Connect with Ciara, HERE

Connect with Leyla (host), HERE

The concept of being neutral about candy and sugar and not putting it on a pedestal is so smart.  And to me, beats micromanaging. 

Raising intuitive eaters is my mission. I want nothing more than my kids to have a healthy relationship with food and their bodies. I’m passionate about getting as much information out about this topic as I can, which is why I brought Ciara on the podcast to talk about Halloween candy!

Letting your kids trust their own hunger cues and their bodies. I think you’ll really enjoy what Ciara has to say. If you like it, or don’t, please feel free to let me know or leave a review! 

#40: Join podcaster, Leyla Sarper as a guest on the Hacking the Hustle Podcast! Hacking the Hustle is a show hosted by Benjamin Sklar dedicated to helping curious people gain insights into entrepreneurship, motivation, and having a positive mindset.

We get real about what's holding us back from doing what we want to be doing, creating content, just putting our voice out there into the world. Why content is essential for your brand or business and tips for someone who's thinking about starting their own podcast. We also touch on NFTs (I'm just learning!) and blockchain. And to my delight, we geek out talking about Gary Vee (Gary Vaynerchuk) :) 

Let us know what you thought!:) feedback is very appreciated. 

#39: In this episode, I chat with Julie Flygare, President & CEO of Project Sleep about World Narcolepsy Day 2021 (celebrated on September 22nd each year). I was diagnosed with Narcolepsy while I was a college student at Colorado State. Then in 2014, my cataplexy symptoms developed. This is a neurological condition that has so many stigmas and misinformation. I'm so grateful to Julie for the work she's doing to help people get diagnosed faster and just general awareness.

To connect with Julie, click HERE

To connect with Leyla, click HERE

Check out Project Sleep, HERE

Julie Flygare, JD, currently serves as President & CEO of Project Sleep. She is an internationally recognized patient-perspective leader, an accomplished advocate, and the award-winning author of Wide Awake and Dreaming: A Memoir of Narcolepsy. 

Since receiving a diagnosis of narcolepsy with cataplexy in 2007, Flygare advanced her leadership in the sleep and healthcare space through speaking engagements, publications, earned media, collaborations, and advocacy and awareness initiatives. Prior to accepting her current role as President & CEO of Project Sleep, Flygare served as President of Project Sleep’s Board of Directors, while also gaining invaluable experience in marketing and philanthropy at the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and City of Hope.

Additionally, she served on the National Institutes of Health’s Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board from 2012 – 2015. Flygare received her B.A. from Brown University in 2005 and her J.D. from Boston College Law School in 2009, focusing on health law, policy, and rare disease drug development.

#38: The podcast is back!!:) I am so happy. It’s been one year, to the day. This episode is for YOU, you're going to feel very motivated to take action on your project or goal today. Let me tell you about our guest, Cam Palu.

Cam is one half of the dynamic duo known as Camiah. She’s a fun haver, email coder, coffee drinker, video creator, artist, drawing maker, wannabe chef, kid wrangler, and wishful comedian. She’s also my friend who I met when I worked at a digital marketing agency in Denver. She’s very good at helping people START the things they have been wanting to start. She volunteered to be my first guest for the reboot of my podcast after the maternity break. Cam was a guest for episode 6 of the show (back when it was still called Present Not Perfect). That episode was titled "How To Be Creative Everyday. Why Just Starting Eliminates Fear" 

Cam is so wise and motivating. This episode is all about STARTING and DOING. She has some really great insights on why you can’t over think it and why you must just start today. You will always adjust and get better. But starting NOW, is what it’s all about. 

Cam is out to make the world a kinder, more inclusive space. Like, how amazing is that? But you know what the best part is? She is actually living this every day in how she shows up in the world and how she raises her two boys. She is teaching her two kids how to make others feel seen. I almost teared up at this part. She said, many people don’t ever feel seen in their day to day life. So whether it’s saying hi to someone one the street, or going up to a kid in class because you can just tell that he has a tough home life. We talk about this in the episode too. 

Please hit me up on Instagram. I would love to know what you think! Or what project you’re starting. Let me know how I can help. 

XO, Leyla 

To connect with Leyla Sarper click HERE

To connect with Cam Palu click HERE

Learn more about Cam & Camiah HERE

Hey there! It’s Leyla. I wanted to give an update on the podcast. As I’m recording this I am 39 weeks pregnant and about to pop literally any day now…

I am so excited to welcome my second baby girl into the world. Check out my Instagram @LeylaSarper I am sure it will be filled with baby pics and story updates.

The plan for the podcast is to take a break while I’m on maternity leave so I can fully be present with the new baby and my family and try not to be a sleep-deprived zombie.

But I’ll be back! I’m guessing starting back up Dec 1st, but who knows, maybe I’ll just wait till the new year. I’m just playing it by ear. It could be sooner too! I’m not going to put any hard deadlines on myself.

Thank you for supporting the podcast with your time. It means the world to me that you’ve listened to one episode, or a few, or more!

I know, you’re devastated there won’t be any new episodes to listen to, so I will recommend my favorite podcast, The Skinny Confidential, The GaryVee Audio Experience, and The Motherly Podcast. All solid choices.

2020 has been...challenging. But has also been a blessing in disguise for many of us as we’ve had to take a good hard look at what we want to do in life. Now is the time to take action. Take messy action. Do not fall into the perfection trap. Just move forward. And don’t care what people say. They will try to talk you out of it potentially or give their reasons why you won’t be good at that thing. Don’t listen. You know what’s the truth because you’ll feel it in your gut. Listen to your intuition. Don’t have regret. Just try and remember there’s really no such thing as failing. Just learning!

I love you and I know you can do it.

See you over on Instagram :)

Love, Leyla

#37: Jaclyn Zubiena specializes in helping overwhelmed moms go from struggling to enjoying the heck out of motherhood and life. She’s a trained Life Coach and a Certified Health & Wellness Coach.

In this episode, Jaclyn gives tips and offers advice on how to shorten your to-do list, how to get rid of the shoulds, and how to be more present by having compassion and love for yourself.

This is also going to be my last episode as I take a little break for the arrival of my second daughter. I can’t believe it’s been one year since I launched this podcast in August of 2019! Thank you for listening, thank you for being here. 

Connect with Jaclyn here: https://www.instagram.com/jaclynzubiena/

Connect with Leyla here: https://www.instagram.com/leylasarper/

I will resume the podcast in the Fall of 2020. :) 

Love you XO,

Leyla

#36: In this episode, I chat with the creator of The Happiest Mama on the Block 5280, Chelsea Griffith. 

Some of the topics we dive into include: 

- Her mission to empower women to see their self-worth past the role of motherhood and help them to improve their self-care, self-love, and joy

- The Five R's: Reconnect, Rest, Rejuvenate, Renew, & Red Wine!

- TikTok & why it's fun to put out content there

- Tips for putting out content - not caring what people think. 

To connect with Chelsea, follow her Instagram at:

https://www.instagram.com/chelsgriff5/ 

To connect with Leyla, follow her Instagram at: 

https://www.instagram.com/leylasarper/

As always, please share this episode with a friend! Thank you for your time and for being here. Love you!

Love,

Leyla

#35: In this episode, I chatted with the one and only Jacki Carr, a Goal Coach & Speaker who works with womxn to uplevel their Voice, Vision & Goals.

Jacki is also an avid hiker and mama to 2 little girls. Jacki is just one of those people that lights up the room and I’m so excited to share this conversation I had with her. 

The biggest takeaway I want you to get from this episode is the 3 B words: Busy, Balance and Boundaries. Months ago, before covid-19 changed everything, I went to an in-person event where Jacki spoke on this topic and I was forever changed. You’re going to love it.

To connect with Jacki, https://www.instagram.com/jackicarr/ 

To connect with Leyla, https://www.instagram.com/leylasarper/