The In-Between with Elizabeth Cheney

We have a special guest this week! Please welcome Rosa Castaño —a meditation, mindfulness, and movement leader as well as a keynote speaker. Rosa shares her  journey from a corporate career to becoming a leader in workplace well-being and stress management. This one's got lots of good tips and advice you're going to want to hear!

We cover so much in one episode: 

• Mindfulness, emotional well-being, and creating realistic goals
• Stress management tactics
• Maintaining personal boundaries while working from home  
• The power of self-talk
• Navigating stress and anxiety 
• The importance of personal core values to guide decisions

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https://www.rosacastano.com/
@wellbeingwithrosa
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Navigating the Lost Girl Era: Rejection, Resilience, and Rediscovery

I'm back! Hi, did you miss me? Don't worry, I'm diving into everything that's been going on in my world and catching you up about my recent bout with depression (which I'm redefining as my 'Lost Girl Era'). 

Here's a look at this week's episode:

• Depression? Nah, we're calling it our Lost Girl Era
• I share the emotional journey of job searching, overcoming multiple rejections, and what happens when it doesn't work out. 
• Better yet, how I'm not giving up and how I inadvertently found small wins when I felt numb. Sometimes sitting with the uncomfortable feelings leads to new perspectives and observations. 
• LOVE ISLAND USA SEASON 6 - CAN I GET A HELL YES? I go into my binge-watching experience, offering a humorous and heartfelt take on reality TV. 
• My house-hunting adventure and how you can't bamboozle me.
• EMF Waves - wtf - my peculiar revelation about the impact of wearing an Apple Watch and my chronic pain. 
• New York City pitch emails - holy level of imposter syndrome!

No matter what, embrace your resilience, don't forget your self-belief, and remember the power of redirection. 

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Welcome back special guest Steph Laffey from the Stay Introverted podcast! sidenote - Steph also co-hosts two other podcasts—Hey Bestie Podcast and the Human AF Podcast. 

This episode isn't our pitch for Inside Out 3, but we do end up having a conversation around feelings, what it takes to truly understand them, and have the courage to sit with them. Steph shares her journey with her mental health and emotional well-being. 

In this episode: 

• We deep into how turning 30 brought a newfound sense of confidence and self-awareness for Steph
• The impact of COVID-19 as a catalyst for change,
• Steph details her experience rediscovering emotions and learning to manage and accept them
• Valuable advice on personal development - focusing on the importance of self-love and understanding one's feelings

Keep up with Steph at IG @introspective_af 

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My heart is so excited to bring you this week's In-Between. Ashley Rossy, an incredible friend and one of the coolest people I know, joins me on location in her magical garden room down in Gulf Shores, Alabama. This episode is nothing short of beautiful and offers meaningful conversation spread across some difficult topics but always guiding back to self-love. 

Here's a look at what's in store:

• The power of PLAY and putting that into your day-to-day
• Ashley has traveled all over the world, and she shares some of the wisdom she's gained from multiple perspectives
• How her journey brought her back to the states
• .... and the challenging chapter she navigated once she did
• Giving birth to her incredible baby girl and deciding she had to divorce her partner 
  • The grace, kindness, and love she showed herself through this experience
  • The respect she has for herself, her baby, and her ex
• How she got back on her path to healing and finding her divine feminine energy
• Grounding exercise that you can do at home or wherever you hear this episode! 

I appreciate Ashley for sharing her story and experience with our community. If you'd like to follow her, you can see her on IG @AshleyRossyRealtor for more mindful practices and ways to improve your peace.  

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Happy July! Thank you for the holiday break, but I'm back baby. Your girl also needs that good juju, so send some my way. (more on that later)

Here's looking at this week's episode: 

• Where I've been and where I'm going 
• NEW MUSIC! For someone who doesn't consider themself up to date on a lot of new music, your girl has been tryna keep up with the pop queens reigning this summer! Ahem, Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter, and Kesha!!!
• Health updates! I have kept this mum, but I had a little scare but everything is good! I recap what was going on, what led me there (lol), and the outcome! 
  • Also, the story on how we even got here is worth the listen. HA!
• Positive self talk - not just affirmations, not just journaling, literally saying to your self in detail why you're proud of you, recognizing all your hard work, seeing how far you've already come.... it's incredible the power it has on you and your ability to accomplish whatever you've set out to do. 

There are some good nuggets of wisdom in this episode, and I hope they help you like they have been helping me. ;)

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To close Pride Month out with a bang, I asked my good friend, Alex Armijo, to come back on the pod and discuss a topic that puts me a little out of my comfort zone.... sexuality. Dun dun DUN! One might blame Chappel Roan, but this episode was inspired by the question, what does queer even mean?

Alex is an artist, DEI thought leader, a disability, LGBTQIA+, and human rights advocate. Basically, one of my favorite people to discuss these types of topics with. We also dive into Inside Out 2 (hehe). 

Here's a look at what we discuss:

• Sexuality is a spectrum
• Chapell Roan and her ownership of her queer identity and how that inspires others
• What does queer even mean?
• Alex and I share our first experiences with "sexuality" 
• Labels and how they can help or hurt.... 
• What "coming out" represents
• Finding your communities - they're out there! 
• No matter what, who you love and what you enjoy are perfect and no one should ever take that away <3

This episode was scary for me to do, but sexuality isn't something to be ashamed of. This is for anyone who may be scared, confused, or needing a reminder that they are perfect just the way they are. 

Let your freak flag fly, baby!

If you'd like to keep up with Alex, check out their website www.alexarmijo.com and their instagram @the.perpetual.hobbyist.

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Note to anyone visiting Elizabeth in Atlanta- we're going to be walking! (LOL) On that note, welcome back to the podcast, one of my favorite internet friends, Sherreece Rowe! 

Sherreece and I were connected through my husband Stan during a sales call after sharing she was a podcaster. The rest they say is history. Finally after a year and a half, Sher and I met in person when she visited me in Atlanta. 

This episode is our Atlanta recap, from the hilarious shenanigans we got into and so much more, here's a look at what you're in store for:

• Welcome to Atlanta, apparently you have to pay $ for a lot (I mean, try getting a dj to play your song without a tip)
• The food.... and how it wasn't a win for Sherreece
• Is Maryland a southern state?  Jury is still out on that one!
• Walk walk walk walk walk everywhere - when I tell you we're walking, believe me 
• Shutting down the Claremont Lounge 
• Internet friends and how to make them 
• Creative pursuits and how we support each other

The amount of giggles giggled in this episode barely hold a candle to the fun that we had while Sher was in town. Can't wait our next visit, and in the meantime, you can check out Sher at the links below:

Instagram - FrontRoweSeat
TikTok - FrontRoweSeat

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We're back this week with some existential musings - oOoOo! Not sure if you've heard of A Trip To Infinity, a documentary on Netflix about infinity, but any time I watch it, I'm introspecting. I've also been in a creative rut the past week or two., so I'm sharing what's helped get me out of it. Between these themes, I've had some interesting musings that I wanted to share with you all, hence the main topic for this week's episode. 

Here's a quick episode recap:

• How is it summer and I haven't been by a body of water?
• My body HURTS! These hips absolutely lie. Hello 33.
• Emotionally wrecking television - I'm looking at you Queen Charlotte!
• Emotionally wrecking movies - Inside Out 2; my body is ready
• Creative Ruts - ugh. How I got out and my advice for you to get of your own!
• Existential Musings - inspired by infinity; how I ground myself with our "speck" of existence and choosing to live loudly and boldly
• What does it mean to truly live? 

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It may be a short episode, but I give you all the fast fact updates in my life. Can you believe it's June (what!)? Side note- Happy Pride! 

Here's a look at this week's topics:

• To Wong Fu is one of my favorite all time movies
• Birthday shenanigans, from mingling friend groups to mysterious falls (don't worry, I landed like a princess LOL)
• Blue Ridge mountain getaway weekend 
• Atlanta had a water main break... multiple times
• Family reunions and alligator run-ins 
• Renaissance Festival epiphanies 
• BRIDGERTON! But really lets talk about Queen Charlotte (swoon!)
• Special Pride Month message 
• How to be a good ally (Check out the resources at The Human Rights Campaign! 

I'll be back longer next time, until then, be sure to catch up on all episodes! 

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What happens when you take passion, creativity, community, and nerdiness and throw it all together? You get Elixir Brew Co, a new brewery opening in Buford, GA. I had the privilege to interview Chad David and Ryan Keysar, the co-founders of Elixir Brew Co,  on this week's episode. 

Elixir's tagline is "Finding Your Inner Mad Scientist". Both Ryan and Chad say they're in the business of people. They wanted to create a space to foster creativity and to build a  community where others feel safe and have a sense of belonging. These themes are deeply rooted in everything Ryan and Chad believe in and who they are as people. 

In this episode, we discus:

• Where a love for board games fits into Elixir Brew Co
• Why community is the most important thing & how it helped Chad and Ryan reach this point in their journeys
• What inspired their idea to start a brewery
• What goes into opening a business (yea, we're talking about that red tape)
• "Shower thoughts" - the best ideas sometimes come from the shower 
• The magic that happens when you're following your path
• Live taste test of four of their core beers! 
• What's to come for Elixir Brew Co 

You can follow Elixir Brew Co on Instagram at @elixir.brew.co https://www.instagram.com/elixir.brew.co/ or check our their website at https://elixirbrewco.com/ 

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