morning chickens

hey chickens. this week we're talking about the weird, sort of beautiful, kinda funky phase in your late twenties/early thirties when all of your friends start doing their own thing. some friends are getting married, some are having kids, some are starting businesses, some are single, some own homes...you get the point.

it's called "the splinter era" (tinx coined this, not me) - a pivotal time in friendship where everyone starts to go down their own path, on their own timeline.

it can be easy to feel behind or out of sync on certain things, and today's ep is all about normalizing that and embracing your own timeline

hope you enjoy :)

this week, we're chatting with the absolute sweetest guest, Elise Brulotte, content queen and co-founder of Hot Take Dough - frozen take & bake cookie dough made with organic ingredients.

Elise and her sister built Hot Take together (you know i’m a huge sucker for a sister duo 💕) with a mission to normalize living a balanced, happy, and delicious life.

we dive into how Hot Take got started, what it’s really like building a business with family, and how Elise balances content creation and co-founder life without losing her spark.

order Hot Take cookies here - trust me. they're damn good.

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this week on morning chickens, we're chatting with abby price - the founder and ceo of abbode, a custom embroidery business based in nyc. abbode has worked with some of the most iconic brands out there like j.crew, l.l.bean, levi’s, charlotte tilbury, & more

we talk about the fun and the not-so-fun parts of building a business, how she found her way into embroidery, and what it's been like growing abbode from a small idea into something way bigger.

i found abbode right after i moved to new york and it lowkey started my shopping addiction (so many of my fav things in my apartment are from abbode) — i popped into the store so much that abby and i ended up becoming friends, so this episode was especially fun.

if you're into creative businesses, building something from the ground up, or just want to hear from someone who's made it work in a really cool way, you'll love this ep!

order custom embroidery pieces on Abbode here - shopabbode.com

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this week, we’re unpacking perfectionism—not to get rid of it, but to understand it and actually embrace it. i share some takeaways from a book i'm loving right now, The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control, which breaks down the five types of perfectionists. TLDR - the more you learn about your own perfectionist style, the more you can see it as a strength, rather than a weakness. this is a work in progress for me and this book is totally helping me reframe.

the perfectionist's guide to losing control - by katherine morgan schafler

take her quiz & get your perfectionist profile here

today i’m joined by summer cartwright — senior wellness editor, marathon runner, newly certified run coach, and all-around gem. summer has written for instyle, cosmo, shape, and more, and she’s got her finger on the pulse of everything happening in the wellness world

we first connected in 2023 when she interviewed me for an article about normalizing weight gain during marathon training — something i was super passionate about while training for the chicago marathon. her authentic approach to that story stuck with me and i’ve been a major fan of hers ever since.

in this episode, we talk about the trends she’s loving, the ones she’s side-eyeing, how to navigate body image, and what it really means to take care of yourself when you're a 9–5 girlie with zero interest/ability to drop thousands of dollars on things like a personal infrared sauna. this convo was real, fun, and v honest — hope you love it as much as i did! <3

linking a few of my fav articles by summer below:

• how marathon training rewired my broken diet cultured brain
• i faced severe pain to get an IUD for the sake of my relationship—so, yes, I deserve a gift from my partner
• shape fitness awards 2025: we tested 500+ products to find the 30 best for reaching your goals and feeling fantastic

today we discuss having multiple sides to your personality and what it means to embrace and balance the two

in this episode, we unpack sisterhood and the beauty of having a built-in best friend while also tackling the inevitable comparisons that come with being so close. whether you have a sister or a friend who’s basically one, you'll find this episode relatable

being single in your late twenties ROCKS for a lot of reasons. and it can be hard for others. today we're normalizing the ups and downs that nobody talks about

GOOD MORNING CHICKENS !!! this is crazy! i'm so grateful you are here. in this ep we cover who i am, why i am so SCARED and NERVOUS to do this, and also all of the reasons that i shouldn't be. because trying is cool. climbing cringe mountain is a right of passage. and confidence comes from leaning into uncomfortability (is that a word? why does autocorrect keep underlining it in red?) <3 THANKS FOR BEING HERE LOVE YOU MEAN IT