YOU GUYS. I don’t know how to put into words how much today’s episode means to me. Vanessa Oakley is a licensed professional counselor, mental health service provider and one of my dearest friends in town. We sat down to talk about beauty’s role in healing from trauma and suffering, self-acceptance, and the metamorphosis of becoming who you already are. While the subject matter can be heavy, in her true nature, Vanessa had me laughing the whole time! I can’t wait for you to hear this.

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In this episode:

• Adventure Therapy and our bodies holding stories
• Trauma is unique to each person
• How we deal with our personal suffering
• Beauty as an anchor of hope
• A regular awareness practice of beauty
• Metamorphosis: becoming something you already are
• Our true self can be buried by our experiences
• Comfort in one’s own skin
• Everyone is recovering from something
• What beauty feels like
• Asking: Does this make me feel more or less like myself?
• Overthinking things drains your energy
• The gift of silence
• We have to be comfortable with ourself before we can invite other people in
• How to help people who are in the healing process
• Allowing people to have their own stories

"True beauty feels like the first day of sun after the coldest winter." - Vanessa Oakley

References:

Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

Let’s Hang:

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

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Nada Taha has quite the reputation around Nashville: Creative Director / Owner of Blind Copy Creative, previous on air personality for the Bobby Bones Show, & 40 Under 40 Class of 2017. Those lucky enough to call her friend mostly just think about her love of cats + pizza. We got to chat about when your story becomes your style, becoming who you surround yourself with, & challenging the status quo. She also shared great insight on filling your life with the things that light you up. Enjoy!

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In this episode:

• How your story turns into your personal style
• Looking appropriate for your work environment
• Taking effort with your self-image says you care
• You are who you surround yourself with
• Hair + makeup just accentuates who you are inside
• Having a strong skin care routine
• Looking Hot vs. Feeling Beautiful
• Filling your life with empowering, inspiring women
• Freedom in the authenticity of close relationships
• Filling up on beautiful things
• Activities that force you to grow
• Introversion / Extroversion: Allowing yourself to recharge
• Challenging the status quo
• Removing toxicity from our lives

“If you surround yourself with beautiful, smart women, you’re going to feel beautiful and smart.” - @nadameansnothin

“Clothes and makeup are just fabric and pigment until the wearer brings them to life.” - @taylornick

References:

Blind Copy Creative on Forbes
Taylor's Pinterest
Free People, clothing brand

Let’s Hang:

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

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I work at a fantastic Aveda salon in the heart of Nashville, William Edge. Our liaison with the mother brand is Patti Bankston, Territory Manager and Aveda guru. Having been in the beauty industry for 17 years, she has a rich perspective on what contributes to true beauty. We sat down to chat about empowering people to take greater care of themselves, and cultivating a space for self-love and authentic connection. Please, join us!

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In this episode:

• Aveda back in the day
• Bringing wellness to a community as a social activity
• Self care starts with great education
• 90’s Supermodels
• Authentic connections in the salon
• Caring for people’s internal wellbeing as well as what they look like on the outside
• We’re all in this together
• Little lifestyle choices that lead to beauty and balance
• Empowering people to take better care of themselves
• Beauty as an action and a temperament
• Cultivating space for self-love

References:

Cindy Crawford

Linda Evangelista

Naomi Campbell

Twiggy

Lauren Hutton

Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown

Let’s Hang:

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

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

Sarah Darling is a Top 40 Country Artist, owns a French macaron patisserie, & has an ethereal, feminine presence that has intrigued me since we met. We talk about what “star quality” means, how French beauty is different, & if we have evolved to be attracted to certain traits to survive? She shares about being true to yourself amidst all the voices telling you what to do & reprogramming our minds about wrinkles & plastic surgery. This episode is PACKED with gold & I’m so glad you’re joining us!

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In this episode:

• Becoming a Nashville Country Artist
• Parisienne Beauty
• Style that showcases the wearer instead of the trend
• Finding clothes that make you feel beautiful
• Healthy vs. Unhealthy personal beauty standards
• The journey of constantly evolving
• Evolution + survival shaping beauty ideas
• "Star Quality"
• Staying true to yourself
• The love of cooking
• Being over-critical of ourselves
• Reprogramming how we feel about wrinkles
• The motivation behind plastic surgery
• Makeup: expressing yourself or masking yourself
• Finding what makes you feel beautiful
• The importance of rituals
• Switching on our inner light
• Making time for gratitude

References:

Brenna Perkins’ Episode: 1.1 // Pageants + Pizza Sticks
Bobby Hamrick, Nashville Songwriter
Sarah’s song, Montmartre
And Other Stories, clothing brand
TED Radio Hour: What is Beauty?
Survival of the Prettiest by Nancy Etcoff
Kacey Musgraves
Margo Price
Sweet Darling Pâtisserie, Sarah’s Nashville bakery
French Holiday Playlist on Spotify
For Love and Lemons, clothing brand
Coldplay
Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author

Let’s Hang:

Taylor // insta - @taylornick // taylornick.com
Sarah // insta - @officialsarahdarling // sarahdarling.com

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

Have you met Elisabeth Donaldson yet? Professional thrifter, vintage stylist, actress, and model. She shares how owning your uniqueness is what makes it appealing to others, why she refuses to engage in putting herself down, and how, NEWS FLASH: nobody looks perfect. Words cannot express how much you come alive in her presence. Her confidence and authenticity gives you permission to be your truest self, and I can’t wait for you to experience it.

If you took a tornado and threw in glitter, feathers, one of those longgg multi colored clown scarves, 60’s polyester, and blue eyes that see to the center of your soul, you might have some semblance of what to expect.

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In this episode:

• The 21 year trend cycle
• Refusing to engage in putting ourselves and other women down
• Owning your uniqueness
• How spirituality changes how you view your body
• Beauty is not the end game
• Self-obsession imprisons you in your own body and robs you experiencing the world
• The connection between hair color and personality types
• You don’t have to be beautiful to be funny
• Nobody looks perfect
• Caring for ourselves the way we care for our prized possessions
• The more we know ourselves, the more we can start accepting ourselves

“Style is an opportunity to bring a little art with you wherever you go. Your body is like a little museum. It’s an invitation to bring beauty into any environment.” - @elisabeth.donaldson #prettypleaseshow

References:

Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
30 Rock
Iris Apfel
Advanced Style

Let’s Hang:

Taylor // insta - @taylornick // taylornick.com
Elisabeth // insta - @elisabeth.donaldson // 365 Days of Thrift

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

This is Anna Skates, ya’ll. Lady pastor, author, illustrator, activist, and vocalist. Occasionally all at the same time. Remember when Mr. Darcy said he had a hard time finding a truly accomplished woman? Well, here she is. We got to chat about using fashion to express your true self, what kids teach us about beauty, and why self-consciousness is actually an important part of the journey. AND. SO. MUCH. MORE. Buckle up, friend. You’re in for a treat.

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In this episode:

• The power of color
• Expressing your true self through fashion
• Love of thrifting
• Being a female religious leader
• Downplaying beauty to be “professional”
• What kids teach us about beauty
• How to teach kids about self-love
• Prettiness vs. Beauty
• Beauty points to something bigger than us
• How creating art is like discovering your own beauty
• Why self-consciousness is part of the journey
• Hair + makeup as a means of expressing what’s going on inside
• How do you want to exist in the world?
• What does beauty feel like?
• How do we talk about beauty to adolescent girls in our lives?

References:

The Liturgists Podcast - Ep. 37, The Enneagram

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf

Styled: Secrets for Arranging Rooms, from Tabletops to Bookshelves by Emily Henderson

Let’s Hang:

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

Anna // insta - @anna_skates

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

It’s my pleasure to introduce you to Brenna Mader Perkins. As Miss Tennessee 2013, host of shows on CMT & MTV, an actress, model, and makeup artist, the world of beauty surrounds Brenna 24/7. We got to chat about what she learned during her career as a pageant queen, whether personal style comes from nurture or nature, and the trap of comparing ourselves to other women. This lady is a gem and I can’t wait for you to hear her stories and insight. Enjoy!

In this episode:

• The process of becoming a “beauty queen”
• Why we start wearing makeup
• Does personal style come from nurture or nature?
• How faith shapes how we define beauty
• Comparing ourselves to other women we know or online
• Good days & Bad days - Giving ourselves grace
• How beauty is different around the world
• Accepting compliments
• What we tell ourselves becomes our self image

References:

Emily Henderson

Captivating by John & Stasi Eldredge

So Long, Insecurity by Beth Moore

Bossy Pants by Tina Fey

Yes Please By Amy Poehler

Psycho Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz

The End of Average by Todd Rose

Let’s Hang:

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

Brenna // insta - @brennamperkins // wanderlustandglitterdust.com

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

I want to introduce myself and tell you why I started exploring true, inner beauty in the first place. Being a hair and makeup artist for almost 10 years, I’ve discovered that the most beautiful people have something that transcends how I style them. They have a glow about them that draws others in. I want to start the conversation to figure out what that is and how we can get more of it on our lives. Please, join me!

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In this episode:

• How I got where I am today
• Beauty vs. Acceptance
• Am I worthy of the space I take up?
• Gratitude & Vulnerability
• Where does inner light come from?
• Appreciating Uniqueness
• We are just getting started

References:

One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp

Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

Searching for God Knows What by Donald Miller

Woman (Oh Mama), song by Joy Williams

Let’s Hang:

Instagram - @taylornick

Website - www.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!