Pretty Please: A Beauty Guide for the Inside

From growing up a wealthy ballerina to living in a van without a shower, Mary shares the wisdom she's learned from both sides of the coin. She is transparent about body image issues and how she freed herself from physical limitations. Through distilling her life to the essentials, she discovered where she finds her worth, how she can authentically  express herself, and created a community that reminds her why she's beautiful.

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 In this episode:

• Growing up in an affluent community

• The Importance of looking put together

• Being groomed to find a husband

• Ballerina life

• The edge of eating disorders + dysmorphia

• Where we find our worth

• Leaving it all to live in a van

• Distilling life to the essentials

• Clothing as utility vs expression

• Expressing ourselves in other ways

• Letting go of physical limits to gain power + strength

• Eliminating things we hide behind

• Appreciating yourself for what's left at the heart

• Community of authenticity

• People who celebrate us

• Don't let other people define who you are

References:

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

Let's Hang:

Taylor // IG - @taylornick // taylornick.com Mary // IG - @marycjamison Bedrock RRG // IG - @rrgproject // bedrockrrg.com

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

From the minute I met Dr. Teri Murphy, I knew she was going to be very special to me. She has a warm, inviting energy that is full of love and absent of any judgement. Rocket Scientist and Professor of Graduate Counseling: today we talk about SEX! How self-image is entwined with how we feel about ourselves in the bedroom. We open up about purity culture aftermath and how to not feel self-conscious during sex. Above all, Teri's sweet wisdom is a healing salve to victims of sexual trauma.

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In this episode:

• Everything is connected
• Rocket Science
• Sexual Trauma
• Victim Blaming + Rape Myths
• Purity Culture Aftermath
• My wedding night
• Our bodies want to have sex
• How to talk about it with kids + other adults
• How to not be self-conscious during sex
• What real life sex looks like
• Where are men coming from?
• Who I am is more than my physicality and my sexuality

References:

The Lord of the Rings Doctor Who The Heart + The Bottle by Oliver Jeffers The Notebook Marilyn Monroe

Let's Hang:

Taylor // IG - @taylornick // taylornick.com Teri // IG - @drterimurphy

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

Lawrie has been a mentor of mine for the last five years. She is an esteemed Aveda Makeup Purefessional, leads teams for major international fashion weeks, and teaches Aveda signature techniques around the country. In this episode, we chat about what makes makeup successful, how to create a look that showcases you, and what makes her feel most beautiful at home. She also shares timeless wisdom from the ultimate statement makers, the drag queens who raised her. Check it out!

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In this episode:

• Aveda Purefessionals
• "Character Driven" makeup, not covering up
• People are more beautiful because of what they've gone through
• Your energy introduces you before you do
• Helping people design how they present themselves
• Transitioning from being "pretty" to being Lawrie
• How to do makeup that represents who you are
• Where to start when designing your look
• Weekly washing beauty hack
• Beauty lessons from Drag Queens
• Embracing what makes you different
• Learning to push the boundaries of the comfort zone
• Making your style "A Moment"
• Beauty is an experience
• The hyper-feminine stereotype
• Using "pretty" to your advantage
• People look better when they're relaxed

Let's Hang:

Taylor // IG - @taylornick // taylornick.com Lawrie Wallace // IG - @lawriepaintsfaces

Need Hair + Makeup help? Make an appointment: William Edge Salon in Nashville, TN 615-515-3767

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

Beauty is not something we recognize in our brains; it's something we recognize in our bodies. We have an internal sensor that lets us know when we're in the presence of someone beautiful. In this episode, I talk about how we can learn to recognize it, and turn that light on inside so that others can see it in us as well. I'll offer a plan to help you transform into the best version of yourself. Let's go!

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In this episode:

• How we recognize the feeling of beauty
• What gets in the way of feeling beautiful
• The Gorgeous Frankenstein Monster of our minds
• How to use critical thinking when we are exposed to images
• The plan for success

Let's Hang:

Taylor // insta - @taylornick // taylornick.com

Need Hair + Makeup help?Make an appointment! William Edge Salon in Nashville, TN 615-515-3767

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

In this totally impromptu episode, I share a view ideas that have been resonating with me since we finished Season 1. These 5 points seem to come up again and again, and have been game-changing mindset shifts allowing me to feel beautiful more of the time. I also indulge by sharing some of the topics we're going to explore in Season 2: coming Aug. 6! I've missed you + I can't wait to hang out again soon!

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In this episode:

1. Recognize what beauty feels like
2. Own who you are
3. Don't dwell on what you don't like
4. Appreciate Variety
5. Give grace to others

Let's Hang:

Taylor // @taylornick // taylornick.com Need Hair + Makeup help?

William Edge Salon in Nashville, TN 615-515-3767

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

SEASON 1 FINALE! Today we discuss the Enneagram as a tool to tap into what's going on inside + express the beauty in being the most authentic version of ourselves. We chat with Anna Skates, 9, children's author from 1.2, Melissa Greene, 8, Pastor + co-founder w/ Anna of Imaginarium from 1.11, and Teri Murphy, 3, PhD + therapist who teaches healthy sexuality. These brilliant women lead us down the most beautiful rabbit trails of self-acceptance + belonging, cracking me up the whole time! 

My Thank You Gift to you: Pretty Please Mix-Tape! Playlist on Spotify

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In this episode:

• Exposure to ourselves
• Clarity of our patterns
• Our greatest strength is our greatest weakness
• Being admired is not the same as being loved
• The true self is what people actually want to be around
• How we instill what true beauty is in our kids
• The disconnect between health + beauty
• Beauty is holistic
• Complimenting people based on more than what they look like
• You have to really know someone to recognize them on a deeper level
• Why are we styling ourselves a particular way?
• Identifying our internal motivation
• Enneagram's Healing Attitudes
• The Pretty Industry

References:

1.2 // How Dinosaurs Help Express Your Truest Self 1.11 // Inherent Worth The Liturgists Podcast - The Enneagram (Episode 37) The Road Back to You Suzanne Stabile - Life in the Trinity Events Chris D'Elia - Drunk Girls Imaginarium // @imaginariumcommunity // imaginarium.life The Liturgists Podcast - Body Image Chris Hardwick Schitt's Creek

Let's Hang:

Taylor // @taylornick // taylornick.com Anna Skates // @anna_skates Melissa Greene // @melissagreene Teri Murphy // @drterimurphy

Need Hair + Makeup help?

William Edge Salon in Nashville, TN 615-515-3767

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

I have admired Melissa Greene for years as a wise, fiery, strong women whose radiance you feel as soon as she walks in the building. She's an award-winning recording artist + pastor, fueled by her love of beauty, truth + goodness in the world and her belief in the inherent worth of all who inhabit it. In this episode, we talk about being beauty personified, why she brings concerts into prisons, and that beauty is not about looking perfect but expressing the deepest truth about ourselves.

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In this episode:

• Bringing art, beauty & life to maximum security prisons
• Retributive vs Restorative Justice
• The inherent worth of humanity
• Beauty is anything that calls out the deepest truth about the world and ourselves
• The energy we put into the world draw people to us
• Becoming aware of our connection with life around us
• Exploring beliefs that differ from our own
• Speaking affirmations over ourselves
• Removing the imperfections from our images erases the life
• Intentionally filling our lives with things that light us up
• Little choices lead to big changes over time
• Your worth is not determined by others' opinions of you
• Becoming beauty personified in how we live

References:

Timothy's Gift Sleeping at Last This Is Me from The Greatest Showman 101010 by Sleeping at Last Imaginarium CommunityRichard Rohr

Let's Hang:

Taylor // @taylornick // taylornick.com Melissa // @melissagreene // facebook Imaginarium // @imaginariumcommunity // imaginarium.life

Need Hair + Makeup help?

William Edge Salon in Nashville, TN 615-515-3767

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

My friend Megan McCormick is a retired captain of the Nashville Rollergirls. During her 8 years on the team, she learned to recognize beauty in strength, assertiveness, and the confidence that comes from playing your part in a bigger story. She also shares how her recent meditation practice has helped her cultivate empathy and a culture of kindness.

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In this episode:

• What is Roller Derby?
• A game for all types of women
• Beauty looks different on everyone
• Beauty is not a finite resource, We're not going to run out
• Exercise gives us a natural glow
• Pretty vs Beautiful vs Confident
• Bigger apart of something bigger than you
• No one thinks about you as much as you do
• Meditation
• Empathy + Kindness

References:

Nashville Rollergirls Rollergirls, TV Show Ask Science Mike, podcast The Liturgists, podcast, meditation episode

Bonus // Meditation Apps:

Calm Headspace Insight Timer

Let's Hang:

Taylor // insta - @taylornick // taylornick.com

Need Hair + Makeup help? William Edge Salon in Nashville, TN 615-515-3767

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

Jessica Weckherlin Boyk is a rad hairstylist from William Edge Salon in Arlington, TX, born with a port-wine stain birthmark on the right half of her face. Overcoming bullying, figuring out there is more to who you are than what you look like, and deciding what kind of role model she wants to be have given her an interesting perspective on true beauty. I especially love when she shares her advice for young girls growing up looking different than those around them. Some adult language. Enjoy!

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In this episode:

• Being born with a port-wine stain birthmark
• Growing up with a "genetic mutation" and bullying
• Who you are vs what you look like
• What is the currency that you will offer society
• How becoming a role model changes how you care for yourself
• Being a Badass
• The power of self-care
• Overcoming physical abnormalities
• It's okay to look different
• It's exhausting trying to be like everyone else
• Learning to be vulnerable
• What's important is how you make others feel

References:

Yes Please by Amy Poehler You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero CoverGirl's first model with Vitiligo Tony Robbins' Unleash the Power Within Event

Let's Hang:

Taylor // insta - @taylornick // taylornick.com Jessica // insta - @jessicaatwilliamedge

Need Hair + Makeup help? Make an appointment:

William Edge Salon in Nashville, TN 615-515-3767

OR

William Edge Salon in Arlington, TX 817-419-1004

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

Vanderbilt University is considered the Harvard of the South, with alumni members of Congress and Nobel Prize laureates. My friend, Sydney Waitz, shares her story of how attending such a school, and participating in Greek life, affected her self image, ultimately teaching her how to better care for herself and others. We talk about beauty in strength, being open about struggles, and finding creative outlets to bring good into the world.

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In this episode:

• Vanderbilt University + Greek Life
• Mental Health support for students
• None of us have it all together
• How the Rush process affects self image
• Looking composed all the time
• Being honest about the internal struggle
• Having a community that celebrates you
• Getting involved in something
• Mutual caring in relationships brings out each others beauty
• Why you shouldn't say "I'm sorry"
• Spoken word poetry
• Finding things that make your heart happy I started spending my energy trying to put good things out there in the world instead of trying to keep the bad things [bottled up] inside. - Sydney Waitz

References:

LEAPS - Liaisons Educating + Advocating for Psychological Support Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl Brené Brown on Empathy

Let's Hang:

Taylor // insta - @taylornick // taylornick.com

Need Hair + Makeup help? Make an appointment: William Edge Salon in Nashville, TN 615-515-3767

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