No one relationship is perfect. And I do not claim to be an expert by any means. However spending the last two years in a long distance relationship has given me quite a bit of insight on the the inner workings of what makes a relationship truly successful. In this episode I finally get the opportunity to bring my favorite human onto the show (my boyfriend). Together we dissect the nitty gritty secrets on what makes our relationship work. The good. The bad. And the ugly. 

Do you know that there are multiple copies of yourself out in the world? Each social media platform is a digital copy of you. Your digital self is introduced daily to people you may know and people you may not know. Do you like who people are meeting? It is hard in this crazy world of social media to be the work you, the friend you, the family you. How do you keep them all together without changing into something you aren't? You create a brand. And I'm not talking about a new skincare line. I am talking about the brand of you. In this episode I dissect the importance of persona consistency. Are you thinking about your identity enough?

This episode is the answer to all of your problems. Well...maybe not all, but most of them! For my first guest on the podcast, I bring to you Mr. John Lerew. John Lerew is a Certified Financial Planner, life connoisseur, master of wisdom, and above all things-my dad. I am so honored to have him on this episode and to start this Lif$ Talks special with him. I know that I needed to hear this wisdom just as much as you need to hear it. In this episode, we break down daunting financial topics and dive deep into confusing and often difficult life concepts. His straight forward, intelligent energy is refreshing and the eye-opening conversation that you need to hear today. 

I know there are things about your life that you aren't satisfied with. I know you might be living through a tough chapter of your life. I want you to think of this episode as the little paragraph above a tough chapter in a book. You know, the one where the author peps you up as the reader, before diving into the hardest chapter of the book. This is my pep talk to you. This is my personal message to you of validation-that you are in fact exactly where you are supposed to be. 

About two years ago I stumbled across a Facebook post that completely changed the way I view the idea of "self care". Sometimes (who am I kidding...most of the time), being an adult means having to be your own parent and to keep yourself accountable for the important things. I have to be careful to catch myself from using trendy self care products- like drawing a bath and popping in a nice fizzy bath bomb to distract me from the ACTUAL self care that I need to be doing. Self care comes in more forms than I think we think about. Especially with markets today, capitalizing on this "self care" movement. In this episode I share with you what I consider to be true self care and how to balance both the fun and the not so fun self care routines needed to stay healthy, strong, and successful. 

Every sturdy home starts with a solid foundation. Yourself is no different. It is important to have a solid foundation for which you grow upon. If your mind, body, and soul is your home-then they need to be set on solid ground. This episode will help you break down what I find to be the most important elements to laying and maintaining a solid foundation. There will be storms in our life, but if we cannot weather them, we will crumble. I give you the tools that I use to keep my foundation sound no matter what is going on around me. 

Post-grad life is NOT at all what I thought it was going to be. No matter where you are in life, it can be hard to feel like you are on the right path. Especially when social media and the constant influx of content can make you feel like nothing you do is enough. There are days (who am I kidding-most days) where I feel like I can never catch up, be enough, or succeed enough to keep up with everyone else who seems to be in my lane. Well move the F$CK over bitches because this podcast is here to discuss all of the not so talked about topics of what it is REALLY like to live as a young girl in your 20's.