Pretty Please: A Beauty Guide for the Inside

Hearing from your intuition doesn't have to be mysterious and elusive. It can be as easy as quieting down and listening for the answers you need inside. During my Inner Voice Facilitator Training, I got to have this session with my trainer and it BLEW MY MIND. I laughed, I cried, and I opened up to Spirit in a way I didn't know was possible. If you've ever wondered what it could be like to sit and have a conversation with your soul... this is for YOU!

Krista is dismantling the beauty industry. She's a stylist who asks where your beauty beliefs come from. She urges you to explore what you want and not settle for what you're told you should want. She is fed up with shame-based beauty marketing which profits by convincing us that we are broken and need fixing. She is raising her daughters to know they are born worthy of love regardless of what they look like. We have a lot to learn from her + this conversation is a fabulous start.

In this episode:

• Where do your beauty beliefs come from?
• Haircuts are a shedding of skin
• The dark underbelly of the beauty industry
• Beauty marketing rooted in shame and oppression
• Changing who you are to be accepted
• Embracing your natural self
• Rocking a naked face
• You are affected by how other women talk about their bodies
• Your beauty plan should work for your whole lifestyle
• How to use inspiration photos
• Beauty practices changing with the seasons
• Overcoming cystic acne
• What do you actually want vs What you are told you should want
• Baggage around the word "pretty"
• Beauty in belonging
• Living your values

References:

• 'Show Yourself' from the Frozen 2 Soundtrack
• @weareimaginarium
• Deepak Chopra
• The Body by Bill Bryson
• Jayne at Edo Salon
• Bri at The Wax Suite
• Brene Brown
• Hillary McBride
• The Liturgists Podcast
• 'The Artists' Way' by Julia Cameron
• "Ask Hillary McBride" Series on the Ask Science Mike Podcast
• On Being Podcast
• 'Beauty' and 'To Bless the Space Between Us' by John O'Donohue
• 'When God Made Light' by Matthew Paul Turner
• 'Here We Are' by Oliver Jeffers
• @carolinepritchardwrites

Let's Hang:

Taylor // IG @taylornick // taylornick.com

Krista // IG @kristamalia

Special thanks to Vance Fite and Matt Kass for creating the theme music for Pretty Please!

If you've missed coffee with friends, this is for you. Ashley Trabue + I met months ago, right before everything closed. We finally brought our mugs to chat on zoom, and it was so fun we wanted to share it with you. If you haven't seen her gorgeous IG, stop what you're doing and go NOW! Her paintings celebrate the glorious diversity of female figures. We chat about Disney princesses, unlearning beliefs, and dip into the enneagram and energy medicine. The best get-to-know-you convo. Grab your latte + hit play.

In this episode:

• Synchronicities

• Embodied Art

• Healing from an eating disorder

• The images we consume teach our brains what's "normal"

• Taylor's summary of Disney's Sleeping Beauty

• Jungian Archetypes

• How society treats womxn

• The patriarchy wounds everyone

• What authentic love for self and others looks like

• How the brain understands love and relationships

• How the enneagram has helped us

• Joy + foreboding joy

• Womxn spelling

• What to do in Paris

• Tritype Enneagram Theory

• Energy Medicine + Bilateral Stimulation

• The unseen world of energy around us

• Podcasting 101

References:

• Dr. Teri Murphy, @drterimurphy

• Kristin Sweeting's Mastermind, @kristinsweeting

• Outsmarting the Tennessee Squirrel

• The Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes

• Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

• The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks

• Vintage shopping in Paris with @annabelle_atshabo

• Richard Rohr's Enneagram videos on YouTube

• Beth McCord, @yourenneagramcoach

• OSHO Collective Salon + Wellness Spa

• Christa Black Gifford Women's Circle, @christablackgifford

• Donna Eden Energy Medicine, Daily Energy Routine

• Pat Flynn

Let's Hang:

Taylor // IG @taylornick // taylornick.com Ashley // IG @ashleytrabue

Special thanks to Vance Fite and Matt Kass for creating the theme music for Pretty Please!

Erin is a dancer, massage therapist, and embodiment coach. She loves the human body from her very core. Here, she presents a revolutionary way of understanding our connection with ourselves + everyone around us. If you have asked, "How do we heal from something like this? How do we come back together, more resilient than ever?" this conversation is for you. Erin's wisdom shifts how we understand our roles in the fabric of humanity + ignites our beauty by urging us to surrender to the dance of life.

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"In all of our modern conveniences, we have forgotten how to communicate with our bodies and listen to the wisdom they have to give us."

"When we foster our relationships with ourselves, it sets us up to best honor our relationship with our families, friends, community, planet + beyond."

"Our current pattern of 'the individual over the group', self-reliance at the expense of others, hoarding resources out of fear, is actually hurting us in the long term."

"Beauty is getting to share the gift we have to offer with other people who are willing to receive it."

In this episode:

• What the heck is fascia?

• Chinese medicine + energetic meridians in the body

• Somatics

• Trusting the inner felt sense of the body, the body's wisdom

• Why our heart and gut give us messages

• A dancer with an injury, reshaping one's identity

• Body image + being a professional ballerina

• Reconciling rejected parts of ourselves back to the whole

• We all play our role in the body of humanity

• Making meaning from movement

• Everything is about relationships

• Beauty = personal empowerment + generosity + sense of humor

• The dance we all get to be a part of

• Contending with deep pain and being more in love with oneself on the other side

References:

• Anatomy Trains by Tom Myers

• Ida Rolf, Rolfing Structural Integration

• Thomas Hanna, Somatics

• Activism Theology Project

• Rudolf Laban, Father of Expressionist Dance

• Irmgard Bartenieff, Dance/Movement Therapy

• Janice Meaden, Kinetic Dance and Integrated Movement Studies

• New Dialect, Nashville based contemporary dance company that offers classes to the public

• The Lively Show

• Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Body-Mind Centering

• William Forsythe, Choreographer who combines ballet and visual arts

Let's Hang:

Taylor // IG @taylornick // taylornick.com Erin // IG @erin_c_law

Special thanks to Vance Fite and Matt Kass for creating the theme music for Pretty Please!

We're back, you guys. We're here. We're doing it. I'M SO EXCITED! I have been counting down the days to be in this space with you again. A lot has happened over the last year and a half since we spoke, and it's time to share. I've done a deep dive into my own inner beauty studies, hashing out theories and recognizing patterns, and now I'm back! I don't have all the answers, but I've witnessed that beauty's magic exists in all the swirling mystery and I'm learning to be more comfortable with that. 

In this first episode of Season 3, my husband sits down with me to answer my prodding questions about his own beauty theories. He's an ennea5, meaning he's always observing and learning, but rarely opens up to let us in on his brilliance. I'm so honored we get to have this conversation. We touch on the struggle of growing up with a sensitive heart in the shadow of toxic masculinity, being the only boy in a military house, and what that does to a young man's identity. We talk about practices that help us feel more beautiful, like discovering his recent love of cooking, and the magic that happens when our focus shifts from ourselves onto caring for someone else. I can't wait for you to hear this.

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In this episode:

• Beauty is not always symmetrical
• Expectations of being a guy growing up
• Being the man of the house
• Toxic masculinity
• Cooking as a mediation
• Past, present and future self
• Freedom of expression with our kids

References:

• Richard Seymour's Ted Talk: How Beauty Feels
• The Sound of Music
• Big Fish
• The Four Sacred Secrets, by Preethaji and Krishnaji
• Saves the Day's song, "Handsome Boy"
• Comedy Sex God, by Pete Holmes

Let's Hang:

Taylor / IG @taylornick / taylornick.com

Chris / IG @chrisjohnnick

Special thanks to Vance Fite and Matt Kass for creating the theme music for Pretty Please!

I met Annabelle this week when my husband and I visited Paris for our 10 year anniversary! She is a personal shopper, specializing in vintage, in the ever-lovely Montmartre neighborhood. We sat down to chat about what makes French fashion so iconic, how we can channel our Je Ne Sais Quoi, and why it's so important to try new things to learn about ourselves. This one is so fun and I can't wait for you to hear it! Allons-y!

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"Je ne sais Quoi is something you can't describe that makes you sparkle - that makes you magic."

In this episode:

• What makes Montmartre special

• How your body tells a story

• Why it's important to learn what you don't like

• What defines French style?

• Take care of you and don't pretend to be someone else

• The magic of red lipstick

• Je Ne Sais Quoi

• You feel beautiful when you feel loved

• "My body is not perfect, but I love it."

• Plastic Surgery

• Why getting dressed up or wearing PJ's are both great options

• Everyday you should learn something new about yourself

• Only buy what you're in love with

Let's Hang:

Taylor // IG @taylornick // taylornick.com Annabelle // IG @annagramatshabo

La Vie En Rose played on a winding music box I got from a toy store in Paris.

Special thanks to Nashville based musicians, Vance Fite and Matt Kass, for creating the theme music for Pretty Please!

In this episode, we chat with TODAY in Nashville's Kelly Sutton! After 17 years of interviewing the who's who of country music, she shares why she believes people like Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks stand out from the crowd. We talk about how all creatives sometimes struggle with inadequacy, the power of an alter-ego, and how the most beautiful people shift the focus to those around them. So many golden nuggets here and I can't wait to share!

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"The most beautiful people shine the light on those around them. Radiance cannot flow out of a person that thinks only of themself."

In this episode:

• CMA Award Red Carpet Atmosphere

• What makes Dolly so lovely?

• Reflecting energy

• Authenticity

• Making other people feel important

• Glam Costumes + Alter-Egos

• Feeling inadequate

• The beautiful feeling of caring for someone else

• Feeling truly seen

• Pretty is as pretty does

References:

My Week With Marilyn Johnathan Kayne Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Let's Hang:

Taylor // IG @taylornick // taylornick.com Kelly // IG @thekellysutton

Special thanks to Nashville based musicians, Vance Fite and Matt Kass, for creating the theme music for Pretty Please!

KK Lagan is a Certified Meditation Teacher, and one of my close friends and personal spiritual guides. Today we discuss meditation, how it affects our minds, our bodies, our relationships and all of our experiences. We dive into topics that have been incredibly influential for my personal path of inner peace, and I am filled with love at the thought of getting to share this special conversation with you all.

Get tickets to KK's Beginners Meditation event in Nashville, Oct 21

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In this episode:

• Prayer without ceasing

• Aligning yourself before going out into the world

• Having a safe, quiet place

• Tuning in with the mysteries around us

• The music is in the space between the notes

• Universal Consciousness

• Tao Te Ching

• Meditation Myths

• Your physical body is an outward expression of how you think

• How meditation affects the brain

• Increasing your happiness

• Why the singing bowls?

• Auras

• How does it affect self-image?

• Empathy for others

Let's Hang:

Taylor // IG @taylornick // taylornick.com KK // IG @kklagan

Special thanks to Nashville based musicians, Vance Fite and Matt Kass, for creating the theme music for Pretty Please!

Do you get overwhelmed by the perfect images online? Let me introduce you to one of my best friends, Justin McIntosh. Reba's VP of Creative + Marketing, he gives us the inside scoop of what goes into celebrity images. We talk about retouching, the professionals it takes to create an image, and the apps that are available so the average Jane can make her IG look like a celeb feed. He reminds us that there is an actually human behind each photo and that we never know the full story.

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In this episode:

Creating celebrity looks Everything you see if retouched How retouching can be done well When you take the lines away, you take away the emotion Would I say this comment if the person what standing in front of me? You can be authentic and real and still play dress up Professional stylists and retouchers are expensive Crafting lovely images is an art You're never seeing the full picture online Feminine vs Masculine beauty A lifetime of insecurity Pour your heart into what you love

Let's Hang:

Taylor // IG @taylornick // taylornick.com Justin // IG @jtmc1224 + @becominghusbands

Special thanks to Nashville based musicians, Vance Fite and Matt Kass, for creating the theme music for Pretty Please!