After going through a separation and divorce in her early thirites, Chelsea Pelsone decided to travel to heal. After a spontaneous trip with a friend she felt a spark that changed her outlook on travel, healing, and womanhood. Growing up near Niagara Falls, Chelsea went back to her roots and fell in love with the outdoors again just as she had as a little girl. After overcoming some imposter syndrome she started her own travel company to bring together women (and men) who want to travel but have no one to go with, or don’t know where to start with planning an itinerary, or are seeking community and healing. In episode 11, Lisa and Chelsea talk about their shared love for the outdoors, hiking, travel, and building community through hobbies you love, while healing your heart. In this episode the ladies discuss the power of courage, dude ranches, and how traveling is not all rainbows and butterflies. Nature and the outdoors have been super healing for both Lisa and Chelsea so dig into this episode if you love the outdoors, have an interest in travel, need a push to book the trip or love dude ranches. Make sure to check out Chelsea's travel company and hit her up if you're in Arizona!!

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Ever feel like your friendships have just...changed? You're not sure why? or how to navigate it? If you know Lisa personally you know friendship is very important to her especially as we all navigate new life stages in your 20s, 30s and beyond. In Episode 10 of Surthriving Lisa sits down with Nina Badzin who has been talking about friendships since 2014. Host of her own podcast "Dear Nina: Conversations about Friendship" Nina gives insight as to why friendship in adulthood changes, how to navigate your friends varying life stages, the importance of having friends with a common interest and MORE! Based in Minneapolis, Nina is also the co-founder of the writing studio, ModernWell. In her free time, Nina enjoys reading, writing, playing tennis, and spending time with her family!

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Ep.09 Jada Butler is a jack of all trades. A PA-C, Therapist , Holistic Coach and Personal Trainer through her business "Soul Via Sole" Jada helps her clients nourish and develop the best version of themselves through various methods. Lisa and Jada sit down to discuss how your body keeps the score, navigating the modern world as young women, ways to take care of your body, self- love, tips and tricks on how to thrive daily and more! Jada is a 3x ironman and loves to travel and spend time with her family.

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Ep. 08 Alli is the founder and CEO of FinanciALLI Focused, a financial literacy company helping people create a flexible financial plan they can actually stick to (no deprivation here). She has helped hundreds of people pay off debt, build savings, spend on what they value, invest, and feel confident with their finances. Alli’s work has been featured on Business Insider, Nerdwallet, Channel 7 News, and more. Alli has her MBA in Finance and lives in South Carolina with her husband and 2 sons. She spends her time at football games (Go Gamecocks!) and with a Starbucks latte in her hand.

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Ep.07 Kayla is a 30 something living in NYC and has created a community through her honest and funny content about navigating your 30s. Lisa and Kayla talk about working remote and the ups and downs of being in different life stages as your friends. From Kayla's "fake commute", making new friends in your 30s, and how to TRULY enjoy being alone with yourself we talked about it all. In her free time, Kayla loves theater, sushi Thursday's, reading, and exploring NYC.

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Ep. 6 Lisa sits down with Gabby from Corporate Quitter to discuss the ups and downs of running your own business after leaving her 9-5 on Wall Street. The self proclaimed "Creative Ding-Dong" shares how finding intentional direction in your life can bring clarity. The New York native turned Texan is honest, vulnerable and her passion for her desire to help others leave the 9-5 is palpable. We hope listeners find this episode helpful! Don't forget to rate, follow socials, and download episodes!

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ep.5 Lisa and Erin first met virtually when Lisa and her sister gifted their parents an illustration from Erin of their childhood home one Christmas. Lisa and Erin discuss the power of art and how leaning into confidence can change your career. Erin details the thriving vs. surviving moments of transitioning from corporate marketing to full time illustrator. She shares the balance of being a mom, wife, business woman, artist, wedding illustrator and everything in between. Discussing the power of following your intuition and passion, Erin tells us how she finally made the decision to take art full time and the things she's still learning years later!

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Ep.4 Lisa sits down with Jenn @dreamspacewellness and talks about the benefits of therapy, how to engage with your therapist & mental health and identity changes for women in their 30s. The former tech worker turned therapist talks about her transition from the traditional corporate world to the mental health field and details the plan she created to "thrive" in a 180 change. Jenn also touches on how her culture and being raised by a single mom has shaped her.

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Ep. 3 Lisa and Janel sit down IRL to discuss what a personal brand is, how to thrive in your brand, and the feeling of "becoming" out of your survival phase into a thriving phase. Janel Abrahami helps ambitious women build meaningful, multi-hyphenate careers. Balancing 6-figure solo-preneurship & a corporate HR career, Janel proves that it’s never too late to do work your way. Every week, Janel shares actionable advice for building a business around your personal brand and creating your dream career in her newsletter and podcast, Modern Mavericks.

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Ep. 2 Lisa sits down with Morgan! The two have been friends since 2016 after attending the same graduate program. The pair talk about Morgan's experience and choice of getting a preventive double mastectomy at age 28. After losing her dad at 16, Morgan touches on the importance of self- advocacy and taking your story into your own hands. Dealing with hardship and loss Morgan details the importance of finding ways to thrive in moments of survival. A fashion lover, interior designer, dog mom, and soon to me human mom, Morgan educates listeners on how she learned of the BRCA1 mutation and the experience of getting surgery across the country.

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