Welcome to today’s ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed. This is our last episode of Season 3 before we break for the holidays. It's been such an incredible year filled with so much momentum and discovery, I can’t wait to share everything we have in store for January when we launch Season 4, so stay tuned. Thank you for coming along for the ride this year — learning how to adult with you all is a gift, and your support means the world to me. 

Today, we’re throwing it back to a game-changing moment from our episode with bestselling author and boundaries expert, Melissa Urban, on why we need to set boundaries, how to set them in a kind, yet clear way, and specific scripts to help you combat holiday drama.

Most of us need support with boundaries more than ever during the holiday season. No matter how triggering the holidays are for you, when we use boundaries correctly, we can create more closeness and protect both ourselves and our relationships with others. So tune in as we learn Melissa’s Green, Yellow and Red framework for setting boundaries, and how to proactively establish them early on in your relationships.

Melissa is a six-time New York Times bestselling author, the co-founder and CEO of the wildly popular Whole30 nutritional program, and host of the Do the Thing podcast.  Melissa has helped millions of people live their best lives through the work she does in the health and mental wellness spaces.

 happy holidays, and I’ll see you on the other side for our best year yet. Love you guys.

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Baking season. You’re in for a sweet treat today, because I spoke with one of the internet’s favourite bakers, Sarah Fennel of Broma Bakery (you might know her as the recipe developer who put the viral single-serve cookies on the map.)

Most of us have a thing that we love and are good at, that’s currently just a hobby or dream. If you’re listening to this and you WISH that thing you’re passionate about could be your career, this episode is for you. Sarah and I dive deep on overcoming impostor syndrome, how to know when it’s time to take the leap and go all in, figuring out how to monetize what you’re good at, and how she pivoted multiple times throughout her career.

And if you’re here for the sweet treats… we got you. Whether baking is your whole personality, or you’re a newbie who’s a little overwhelmed by a stand mixer, Sarah makes baking fun and accessible. We cover everything from the biggest mistakes people make with baking, to hot insider tips that will make your desserts that much better.

If you’re starting to get into the holiday spirit, make sure you listen till the end for Sarah’s go-to recipe recommendations for holiday entertaining.

Sarah Fennel is a recipe developer, photographer, and the creator of Broma Bakery, a wildly popular baking site with millions of followers across instagram and TikTok. Her debut cookbook, Sweet Tooth: 100 Desserts to Save Room For, came out this October and was an instant New York Times, and Amazon bestseller.

Tune in to hear more about:

• How Sarah pivoted her education and career path, and overcoming “sunken cost fallacy” 
• The nuts and bolts of monetizing your passion and skills
• Overcoming impostor syndrome and the fear that we're not “good enough” 
• How to know when to take the leap and go all in on your passion 
• The need for full immersion for a project to succeed 
• Tapping back into the passions and hobbies you had in childhood
• Why baking is an act of love (and nostalgia!)
• How baking can help women push back against disordered eating and food fears
• Go-to dessert recipes for the holiday season 
• Sarah's hot tips that will seriously level up your baking (from tools to use, to the ingredients you should double down on)

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• Gillian Berner, Host, Producer & Editor
• Olivia Nashmi, Audio Engineer
• Carolyn Schissler , Designer & Web Producer

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Welcome to today’s ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed. 

With the holidays around the corner, setting savings goals can feel like a losing battle. So we're throwing it back to some helpful tips from Melissa Leong, on how to easily and gradually automate your savings so you can set it and forget it, and why talking about money with friends can help you hit your financial goals faster. 

Melissa is a sought-after speaker, award-winning writer, and best-selling author of the feel-good finance guide, Happy Go Money. She is the money expert on Canada’s leading daytime talk show, The Social on CTV, and she’s the host of the Money Moves podcast. 

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We are rapidly approaching the end of the year, and I am SHOOK at how fast 2024 flew by. I have a rigorous reflection process, and I always find a ton of value in tracking the highs, lows, and lessons of the year, which help inform how I move forward into the new year.

You need to understand where you’ve been to plan where you’re going, so today I’m sharing how to do a comprehensive end of year audit, and how to use this last month of the year to set yourself up for a successful 2025. Think of this as your condensed winter arc where you “soft launch” your new year goals.

I cover the journaling prompts, assessments, exercises and goal-setting guides I use to evaluate my year in review, and how I transform those takeaways into actionable goals and priorities for the new year. All of this is captured in a super helpful FREE guide to goal-setting and year-end auditing, which you can download here to accompany this episode!

Trust me when I say this will make it so much easier to hit the ground running on January 1st, because you won’t be starting from ground zero this year.

Tune in to hear more about:

• Leveraging the holiday slowdown to get ahead and test-drive new goals/habits
• Why we should give our new goals a trial run before January starts
• The journaling prompts I use to reflect on the year’s biggest lessons and takeaways
• Measuring your satisfaction using the Life Balance Wheel
• A game-changing exercise for auditing your time and how you spent your energy this year
• Honing in on areas for improvement, and setting SMART goals for each category
• The power of a guiding quote or mantra

Everything we cover in today’s episode is available to download in our free year-end audit - get your guide today and get a head start on your new year planning! You’ve got this.

Resources mentioned:

End Of Year Audit

How to set SMART goals

How To Design A Life Of Purpose, Using Ikigai

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• Gillian Berner, Host & Producer
• Olivia Nashmi, Audio Engineer
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Welcome to today’s ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed. 

If you're struggling with debt or moving the needle on your financial goals, this is a must-listen reminder for overcoming financial stress and toxic money patterns.

A healthy money mindset is the missing ingredient for a lot of people's financial security. So we’re throwing it back to this sustainable financial advice from finance coach Nicole Stanley on dealing with debt, setting realistic money goals, and her own journey to get debt-free. 

Nicole Stanley is the Founder & Head Financial Coach of Arise Financial Coaching. After battling crippling financial anxiety in her early twenties, Nicole enrolled in her first personal finance course and made changes to go from 30K in debt to building over a quarter-million in net worth for her family at age  27. Arise Financial Coaching has now served over 600 clients and has been featured in TIME, Yahoo Finance, & CNET.

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If you’re looking for the cheat code to catapult your career trajectory, today’s episode is a must-listen. We’re learning how to succeed using our most valuable currency: our reputation, and our networks, from global communications strategist Maha Abouelenein.

Our reputations matter in every area of our lives, especially in this digital age when comments, reviews and feedback are instant and public. The reality is, everyone has a personal brand — it’s not just for influencers — and today you’ll learn how to harness yours as a powerful tool.

Maha Abouelenein is a strategic communication and personal branding expert who has handled communications for some of world’s largest tech companies in the Middle East - from Google and Netflix to Udacity and Weber Shandwick. She supported the largest IPO and acquisition in Egypt’s history, along with promotions and sports marketing programs for the Olympics, NASCAR, Women’s Hockey, and the NFL.

Maha consulted on strategic communications with the Obama administration and has worked with powerhouses like Gary Vaynerchuk and Deepak Chopra. She was honored as one of the most influential women in Dubai, and nominated as of one of Forbes Power Women of the Middle East.

She’s the CEO of Digital & Savvy, host of the Savvy Talk podcast, and Best-Selling Author of "7 Rules of Self-Reliance”.

Ready to listen? Learn how to make yourself indispensable at work:

• The formula for building self-reliance, and Maha’s Seven Rules
• How prioritizing my reputation has served me throughout my career
• How to cultivate an authentic personal brand that stands out at work
• Figuring out what your unique narrative really is
• How to elevate your reputation online and in person
• Why it’s key to be a value creator, and easy ways to add more value
• Hacks for networking meaningfully online and IRL
• Why every leader should be prioritizing storytelling
• Maha’s #1 tip for staying agile in an ever-changing world
• How to stop being a waiter and create your own opportunities
• The power of strong relationships

Follow Maha on Instagram and on her website.

Listen to Maha's Podcast, Savvy Talk.

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This show is produced by:

• Gillian Berner, Host, Producer & Editor
• Olivia Nashmi, Audio Engineer
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Welcome to today’s ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed. 

We could all use a confidence boost sometimes, and we’re throwing it back to Komal Minhas, who drops doable research-backed tips on how to cultivate more confidence and courage to tap into our potential. 

Komal is an executive coach, business strategist, interviewer, and resilience educator who coaches people to build successful businesses while improving their wellbeing and mastering their mindset.

She’s landed a spot on Oprah’s Super Soul 100 list, screened her film, Dream, Girl, at the Obama White House, and has interviewed legends like Glennon Doyle and Michelle Obama. She’s overcome great adversity to accomplish so many incredible things in her life, sharing her insights and wisdom on her podcast, Lessons Learned, and in her own column for Fortune Magazine.

We hope this episode helps inspire you to relentlessly pursue your full potential and believe in your damn self. 

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I’ve been struggling with self-trust and self-doubt lately, so today we’re diving deep on how to build more self-worth and how self-accountability is the ultimate confidence-builder, with my dear friend and self-love queen, Afomia Hailemeskel.

There’s nobody better to speak to about self-worth and self-trust than Afomia — she’s a Certified Life Coach with a specialization in self-love, authenticity, and consent and boundaries. She’s the number one hype-woman in any room, and this conversation on building self-awareness and trusting yourself is a must-listen.

Tune in to hear more about:  

• Making big decisions when we lack self-trust
• Practicing self-compassion and self-awareness to build trust
• Embracing a balanced approach to self-love, without toxic positivity
• The importance of accountability and keeping promises to ourselves
• How neurodiversity and ADHD factor into self-trust and self-discipline
• Creating incremental wins to build evidence in our abilities
• Deepening our relationships by trusting ourselves more
• The power of sustainable micro-habits
• Why building self-worth is worth the work

Our show is produced by:

• Gillian Berner, Host, Producer & Editor
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Welcome to today’s ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed. 

Is it safe to pick stocks, and what should you know as a beginner investor? Do you invest your money in large amounts, or dollar cost average into the market? And how do you prioritize sustainable investing? 

We’re throwing it back to some solid tips and advice, like how to practice investing with test accounts, for anyone new to investing from finance expert, Jessica Moorhouse. 

Jessica is a millennial money expert, speaker, Accredited Financial Counsellor Canada®, award-winning blogger, host of the More Money Podcast and founder of the Millennial Money Meetup, a series of empowering personal finance events. Her mission is to teach others how to take control of their lives by taking control of their money.

We hope this helps you start building your financial knowledge so you can invest with confidence.

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Welcome back to another edition of “I’m the problem, it’s me”, where I call bullshit on myself for the stuff I’ve been getting wrong, because we learn the most through our fuck-ups.

If you’re listening to this, you’re probably dating or thinking about dating… but please (speaking from experience!), whatever you do, don’t date someone for what you think their potential is.

Do not date for what someone could be and ignore what they are right now. This is what leads us to fall for the idea of people and stay much longer in bad relationships than we should… a recipe for abandoning yourself.

So here’s my solution. Date for progress, instead. Because we’re all a work in progress.

Tune in to hear about:

• Why the “I can fix them” attitude isn’t fair to your partner
• Stop telling yourself stories about who someone could be and accept them for who they are now
• Why we shouldn’t pressure our partners too much to change
• How to date for progress and unlock your partner’s vision of their own potential
• Sharing and building out a vision for the future
• Why dating for a specific metric of success or money isn’t always a good idea
• My framework for gaging progress and potential

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• Gillian Berner, Host, Producer & Editor
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