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MEET THE GUEST:

Veronica Staudt is a personal stylist, speaker, and founder of Vintage Meet Modern, an online boutique specializing in designer and vintage jewelry and accessories. Passionate about preserving items from the past and incorporating them into modern life, she started the company in 2011.

Veronica has loved jewelry all her life, and playing in her grandmother's jewelry box was one of the highlights of many Sunday afternoons as a child. Later in life, she found herself surrounded by jewelry again while working at Neiman Marcus, specializing in designer jewelry and also working as a stylist. With 20 years of experience in the fashion, retail, styling, and design industry, Veronica's vision was to create an upscale shopping experience online focusing on the needs of clients who want to accessorize their life with something, unique, historical, and completely wearable--today, tomorrow, forever.

WHERE TO FIND Veronica ONLINE:

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• Facebook Group
• Instagram
• Pinterest

EPISODE SUMMARY:

• Veronica and I talk about jewelry, which I love! Veronica is all about finding your unique style. So, how can we do that? She says to think about what you gravitate towards and remove any inhibitions that you may have.
  • "The beauty of being able to find and celebrate your own style is gravitating towards what you naturally love and finding the elements in the lifestyle you actually live." - Veronica Staudt
  • "What you wear every day should excite you and should be an expression of what you're wearing, but it also shouldn't be something that takes up all of your time." - Veronica Staudt
• Veronica shares her best tips on how to organize your jewelry. We also chat about how she picks out clothes and jewelry all at the beginning of the week!
• Are there any rules in jewelry? Veronica talks about how she says that it's more about how you embrace your style than sticking with the rules.
  • "When it comes to personal fashion, if you're embracing it, there isn't a rule." - Veronica Staudt

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MEET THE GUEST: Since childhood, I've known that I'm connected to something greater than me. At an early age I realized that I inherited my psychic grandmother's gift of prophetic dreams – visions that were always vivid, full of sensory detail and eventually real. Since then, I've spent over 20 years attuning my mind and body to truly listen to that internal voice that can predict or advise and is inspired by a greater power. Now I help others to strengthen their inner voice by improving mental and physical health to synchronize the mind - body connection. As an intuitive energy healer and medium, I host The Intuitive Woman Podcast, a weekly podcast that explores intuition. I'm a yoga instructor and Reiki Master Teacher at The Center of Wellness and Integrative Medicine/Northwell Health. I work with women to develop their intuition, connect with their inner guidance and create a passionate, spiritual life. WHERE TO FIND Tina Conroy ONLINE:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• Website
• The Intuitive Woman Podcast

EPISODE SUMMARY:

• Tina and I discuss what Reiki is and what it can do for you. Tina defines reiki as rai like the sun and ki which is the energy force. Reiki is from the Japanese culture and it is a hands-on healing modality.

"We are all made of energy and when you receive a Reiki treatment, you receive energy from the universe and it allows your energy to rebalance." Tina Conroy

• As women, we are both very good at acknowledging what our body does as well as blocking that! Tina shares her input on how best to become more connected with the issues in our tissues. She says that for us to be more aware, we should do those things that we don't want to do and be more reflective. For example, having a spiritual routine every day.

"Energy will never lie." - Tina Conroy

"Reflect on how you feel!" - Tina Conroy

• We tend to do yoga or reiki when things are great in our lives but Tina and I talk about the importance of doing these routines when things are tough. Those are the times you need it most.

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Eating Clean changed Samantha Rodgers' life way back in 2008 (before kids) when she could spend hours searching cookbooks, blogs, and family recipes to create the perfect Clean menu for the week. Then she had a child. Her world went from "clean and feeling amazing" to "zombie eating a croissant sandwich every day." Adjusting to all the things that come with being a new parent was hard enough, but by not feeding her body well, she was falling into a deep abyss that made everything harder. Samantha was barely surviving but knew the better path to take, and when she finally put her foot down and went back to eating Clean, she went from surviving to thriving.

WHERE TO FIND Samantha ONLINE:

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• Instagram
• Website

EPISODE SUMMARY:

• Samantha was a full time working mother and wife, and one of the biggest struggles with trying to balance it all was preparing a decent meal for her family every night! She later figured out a way to meal prep in only 2 hours per week. She shares her journey in creating her business where she prepares meals for other families.
• Winter is around the corner and I can not wait to whip out those boots! Along with the super cute winter attire, we also love some comfort food! Samantha shares her easiest comfort food recipes with you.
• Samantha shares the inspiration behind changing the way she was eating. After dealing with her own gut issues and taking the recommended medications, it was just not working. Once she decided to just stop eating processed foods, she saw a huge difference in her health!
  • "I put a priority on how my body felt and not the instant gratification." - Samantha Rodgers
• Along with having gut issues in her 20s, Samantha shares her vulnerable story of pregnancy loss and an emergency surgery.

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MEET THE GUEST:

Megan Weks is a certified dating and relationship coach, author, and speaker who helps successful, high-achieving women find lasting love. She's coached hundreds of women in dating and relationships, and in the last two years alone, she' has helped 20 women find and marry the man of their dreams. Through her YouTube channel, Attract Him TV, and Facebook group, she reaches more than 100,000 people, and she's been featured in numerous media outlets including Psychology Today, Redbook, Bustle, and more. Using her signature "Manfunnel" technique, Megan found and married her husband within a year of meeting him. Today, she shows successful, high-achieving women how they can do the same.

WHERE TO FIND Megan Weks ONLINE:

• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram

EPISODE SUMMARY:

• Who doesn't want to master their man funnel? Well first of all, what is a man funnel? As a dating and relationship coach, Megan Weks and helps women create a set of high-quality men and being able to choose!
• The whole secret behind the man funnel is not a number game --it's really about the heart behind the whole thing and being able to connect with those people in your funnel and take things to a deeper level.
• Megan and I talk more about having your feminine radiance. and how do we know when we are not in alignment with ourselves?
• How do you know when you're ready to allow someone like Megan to help you find your match? Megan says that you're ready when you have faith that this type of program that will actually help you and you remove the doubts in yourself!
  • "Intimacy is the glue that keeps that relationship together!" Megan Weks
• In a world of social media, where exactly do you look for someone to date? There are so many dating apps and it can feel very overwhelming. Megan says that it doesn't matter what your dating profile looks like, if you're in alignment with yourself, Mr. Right will be right there! It's not about how to find him, it's about how you show up for yourself!
  • "If you don't know how to shine your heart and you're not in your radiance, Mr. Right could pass you by every day." - Megan Weks
• Although Megan helps women find their Mr. Right, What about when you've already married him but may have lost some lust in your marriage? Megan shares some of her tips on marriage and reminds us about how men want to be loved!

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MEET THE GUEST:

Tara is a copywriter and content creator for creative women entrepreneurs. She is in love with her precocious daughter, her nervous dog, writing engaging sales copy, and hot, hot coffee.

WHERE TO FIND Tara Bosler ONLINE:

• Website
• Facebook
• Facebook Group
• Instagram

EPISODE SUMMARY:

• Tara shares her passion for copywriting and how she helping so many women create an impact in their OWN words!
• Tara has been through so much in life and she feels that going through dark times has no value you if you can't help someone who is going through the same thing. She shares her story of finding herself even when she felt like no one in her environment had supported her. Soon after becoming a mother to a girl, Tara told herself that she was no longer going to live a life how others said she should be living!
  • "Suffering needs to have value to me. If I have gone through something hard and don't talk about it, then I hurt for no reason!" - Tara Bosler
• When Tara started her business, she said that it also helped her learn so much about herself and showing others your authentic self.
  • "Through this journey of entrepreneurship, I have learned what true love and authentic friendship looks like." - Tara Bosler
• What do authentic friendships look like? Tara talks about her recent marriage to her Wife and the amount of support she received from her friends no matter what their beliefs were! The only important thing to the people in her life was that she was happy!

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EPISODE SUMMARY:

• This past weekend was my daughter's bat mitzvah and although I didn't feel stressed about the whole thing, it did take a lot of time off my regular routine. The Saturday before my daughter's party, I went to a party and had a few drinks. I wasn't feeling well on the way home and was sent to the emergency room. The doctors took a lot of tests and could not really find a reason for my sickness but I knew that it was because I overworking myself and not listening to what my body needed.
• Why are we so good at ignoring what our body needs? We continue to push through and break down once our bodies have had enough. It was as if going to the ER was my body yelling at me and telling myself to slow down!
• So for you, are you listening to what your body needs? Are you giving yourself the self-care that you need? Take this as my reminder to you today, It's okay to slow down and give yourself a break!

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MEET THE GUEST:

NJ Rongner is an outside the box thinker, truth teller and regularly tells her clients "I can't sign off on that" if she thinks they're making mistakes in their business. She loves encouraging women to thrive in the people, places, and passions they've been given and encouraging gals to do hard things. NJ loves coffee, voxer and wearing the title of strategy consultant. WHERE TO FIND Nj Rongner ONLINE:

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• Pinterest

EPISODE SUMMARY:

• Nj and I start our conversation with how to start something even when we are scared! Sometimes we tend to not want to go after something because someone is "better" than you. NJ explains why we have this mindset and how can we work past our fears!
• • "No one else has a fingerprint-like you." - Nj Rongner
  • "We have to take a hold of our story and use those as a launchpad for these things that we want to do when we are scared." - Nj Rongner
• Nj shares the journey of finding her core values and sticking with them in every situation especially with her family. Although it was a difficult experience for her, she was able to create a roadmap for her life.
• Some of us have a difficult time asking for help and we chat about those that struggle with some dark time and how to deal with accepting for help when it's offered. Nj talks about how instead of asking people how she can help them, she will tell them what she will do to help them that way they don't have to think about what they need help in!
• • "You can decide that you're the kind of person that makes life happen and you take action!" Nj Ronger

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Tiffany shares her story with vitiligo and how she embraces the woman that she is inside and out. She talks about the struggles she had faced when she first started experiencing vitiligo in school and well into her adulthood.

I ask when Tiffany had that moment of embracing who she was in her own skin. Tiffany says she had moments there were moments of being exhausted of having to wear makeup just to go out and walk the dog! Since she has stopped worrying about all these things she now realized how much she has been holding back in her life.

"You never know what someone else is going through." - Jen Rozenbaum

It's only been less than a year when Tiffany has decided to not cover up her vitiligo and she shares how much support she received from friends and family.

"I don't know what I was in so much fear of before." - Tiffany Taylor

Tiffany shares her thoughts on how the media is coming out about vitiligo. People want to be able to resonate with stories like their own and she hopes that more awareness is shared in the community about her skin condition.

"You have to love yourself in order to be more empathetic towards others." - Tiffany Taylor

"Since I've revealed my skin, It has renewed my spirit in life!" - Tiffany Taylor

MEET THE GUEST:

After having vitiligo for years, Tiffany finally accepted it. Acceptance of herself and her own skin gave her a renewed vitality, and the drive to work to be more fit in every area of her life.

WHERE TO FIND Tiffany ONLINE:

• Instagram
• Website

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Jenn and I are talking about sugar addiction and how the way we eat really affect how we feel. We talk about how we can change our mindset on diets. When we believe that doing on a diet is more about feeling better rather than looking better.

"Not all sugar is created equal." - Jenn Edden

Jenn mentions a lot about eating things that make us feel good but how do we do this when we are so busy running around checking things off our to-do lists? Jenn shares her tips on how we can start slowing down and noticing how certain things make us feel. A great example is how there is a pause between a craving and eating it. Expand on that pause and use that to ask yourself how that food will make you feel.

Jenn shares her near death gas explosion! She felt as though she experienced a rebirth in herself! It's truly an experience to be around women that have survived something. When that woman is rebirthed, she will stop at nothing!

We shouldn't feel shame if we have some sugar. Jenn says that it's more about having control with sugar. If you don't have control over it, that's when you're addicted to sugar!

Jenn and I go into gut health! We mention our own experience with our gut health. Jenn says that it's best if you can catch it early, so pay attention to how you are feeling.

I ask Jenn what to do when we go out to eat! No one wants to go out to a fancy restaurant and being that friend who only has the salad. Jenn gives us her tips on how to handle and still eat clean!

Next, we talk about feeling empowered! An example we share is asking for something extra or remove it when ordering your food. Ladies, there is no shame in that! Instead of feeling like you're "being difficult", Jenn says that we are interesting!

"Women want to have a life but they also want to feel good!" - Jenn Edden

MEET THE GUEST:

Jenn Edden is a sugar addiction expert, author, and empowerment coach. Jenn healed herself of gastritis at 22 years old and survived a near-death gas explosion at 28 yrs old. It became very clear at that point in her life that she had a calling to teach others the same techniques she used to heal her body naturally and break free from sugar addiction. Jenn is a certified health coach and for the past 14+ years, she has been teaching others how to take back control of what they eat and drink without dieting, deprivation or denial. She delivers real, long-lasting results in a simple and manageable way. How many times do you get to the end of our day wishing you could have done it differently and for sure with more energy and feeling like you made smart eating choices all day long!

WHERE TO FIND JEN ONLINE:

• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• Grab your copy of Woman Unleashed: The Highly Sensitive Woman's Guide to Radiant Energy, Unstoppable Confidence, and a 21-Day Plan to Kick Sugar's Hold on You

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Everyone has a unique story and KT shares how everyone can put humor in their story!

"I truly believe that everyone is funny!" - KT Speetzen

KT says that even being in the comedy industry for some time, she can still struggle with stage fright! She shares her tips on how you can get through that fear because you are not alone!

Social media can make us feel like we have to only show our "perfect" selves all the time but KT speaks on how to show your authentic self in your brand. When you act as yourself, that make more people wanting to engage and connect with you!

Can comedy save the world? In a dark world, it can be hard to find the light. KT talks about how she truly does believe laughter can bring more light into our lives.

"At the end of the day, people want to connect!" - KT Speetzen

MEET THE GUEST:

KT Speetzen is the CEO of Mother Cluckers Comedy, LLC and the founder of Chicago's The Mother Cluckers Comedy troupe. KT's passion for comedy began as a wee tyke by binging on SNL, ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS, Margaret Cho specials, and pretty much anything she could get her hands on. Beginning her comedy career at 16 in Los Angeles stand-up, KT continued her comedy education at Northwestern University where she performed with NSTV. KT continues to perform in the Chicagoland area with various comedy troupes, including her own: The Mother Cluckers. KT is also the Producer and co-host of The Bossy Cluckers, a podcast and vlog for creative entrepreneurs bringing no fluff strategy to your business.

WHERE TO FIND KT Speetzen ONLINE:

• KTSpeetzen.com
• Mothercluckerscomedy.com
• Bossycluckers.com