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"Really early on, I realized I had a choice. And I realized this thing was going to define me."

with Christine McAlister

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WHAT'S IN THIS EPISODE?

Christine was almost full-term with her first pregnancy, which had been healthy and normal. She was running a successful business, getting ready to meet her first baby, and living a pretty happy life. Then, everything changed.

In this episode, I sit down with Christine McAlister, a business and success coach, to learn about the tragedy that changed everything for her and how she turned this tragedy into "triumph", as Christine says.

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WHO IS CHRISTINE MCALISTER?

Christine McAlister is a business & success coach and expert on turning tragedy into triumph (ahem, listen to this convo). An online entrepreneur since 2005, she's passionate about helping other women overcome their self-doubt and fear to create and grow their own online businesses. Her company, Life With Passion, helps high-achieving, motivated go-getters use their unique gifts to quit and stay out of their 9-5 jobs, get freedom to travel and work on their own terms, and do work that matters.

MORE OF CHRISTINE

www.lifewithpassion.com

Life With Passion Facebook Group

Christine on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:

• "The Big Leap" by Gay Hendricks (this is an affiliate link, so if you purchase using it, I may get some monies!!)
• Miles with Maeve

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"That's exactly what the fear made me want to do. I was paralyzed. I could not make a decision. I could not think for myself."

with Lauren Frontiera

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WHAT'S IN THIS EPISODE?

I had never been so overwhelmed by fear regarding my career and the work that I was doing. And honestly, it made sense. I was swimming out into unchartered territory without a life vest.

Everything changed, though, the instant I realized that fear had an opposite. And if I could somehow learn how to harness it the moment the fear showed up, I could do the all the damn things. So, heads or tails?

Well, it doesn't really matter. Just listen.

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LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Youtube Video Diaries

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"As a 16 year old, I was like: Ok, what do I do now? I've got this cool idea, but I don't know what to actually do with it."

with Neha Raman

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She's a badass. A 20-year-old badass. And she's revolutionizing the nail polish industry. Oh, and she's starring in a new reality competition show on TLC.

I told you she's a badass.

In this episode, I sit down with Neha Rama, the 20-year-old CEO and co-founder of Rungh, a do-it-yourself nail polish set that lets you create your own custom shades of nail polish.

In our convo, Neha shares about both the good and the bad parts of being such a young entrepreneur, how the idea for Rungh started at a home improvement store, and what the past few years have been like creating and growing the business.

Cheers to badass women, of all ages, rocking the business world!

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WHO IS NEHA RAMAN?

Neha Raman is the 20-year-old CEO and co-founder of Rungh. Rungh offers a do-it-yourself nail polish set which allows you to create your own custom shades of nail polish (pretty stinking cool). Neha was also cast on the TLC show, Girl Starter, which aired in April 2017. Neha is excited to make her mark in the world and inspire individuals around her.

MORE OF NEHA

www.rungh.com

Rungh Cosmetics on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter

Neha on Instagram, Twitter

LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Video showing how to use the nail kit
• Kelli Marissa's YouTube Tutorial
• Watch Girl Starter on TLC

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"You following the advice of somebody else over listening to your internal body wisdom - that's really a diet."

with Rachael Hartley

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Diet culture has deep roots that start infiltrating our lives well before we ever enter middle school. So, imagine the challenge of marketing a non-diet service (intuitive eating) to our diet-obsessed world.

It's hard.

In this episode, I sit down with Rachael Hartley, a private practice dietician and a food/wellness blogger, who's built her entire business around intuitive eating. She shares about what it is and what challenges she's faced trying to market it.

Intuitive eating is different than some fad diet. There aren't any before and after photos. And it's not about re-shaping your body.

So, how do you even begin to bulldoze through those deep diet roots? Listen to find out how.

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WHO IS RACHAEL HARTLEY?

Rachael Hartley is a private practice dietitian and a food and wellness blogger at avocadoadaynutrition.com. Her passion is helping people rediscover the joy of eating by helping them make peace with food and their bodies (yes, to all of this!). She works with clients one-on-one both virtually and out of her Columbia, SC office. On her blog, she shares nutritious and delicious recipes (like this one I'm drooling over) and inspiration for a life well nourished. When she's not working on her business, she's usually playing with her two big fluffy dogs, or traveling with her husband, eating her way through the world!

MORE OF RACHAEL

www.avocadoadaynutrition.com

Rachael on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

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"At the end of the day, I knew that this is what I must do. Not what I should do."

with Lauren Frontiera

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Not gonna lie. This is terrifying. The whole taking the leap thing. And it doesn't even matter one iota that I've taken big, terrifying leaps before. Because no amount of leaps can numb the guttural fear that comes with thrusting yourself into the unknown.

In this episode, I'm sharing about why and how I decided to go all in on the podcast - even though it's making no income right now. This is going to be fun. No, but seriously. 

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LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Video Diary on YouTube (be sure to subscribe!)
• Lauren on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

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"It was easier to talk about the past with him than to think about how my future had literally just exploded."

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Some of people's bravest moments are when they're sharing about the hardest parts of their stories.

In this episode, I sit down with Jessica Alonso of Quirk Creative to hear about the darkest, hardest, loneliest parts of her story. She shares about living with debilitating anxiety, losing someone to suicide, divorce, miscarriage, and the hardest trial she faced in her marriage. We also talk about her business and how it recently evolved, but the bulk of our conversation revolves around her life story.

Whatever you're struggling with right now, you're not alone. If you need that reminder, this episode is for you.

SUBSCRIBE + LISTEN ITUNES STITCHER   Aaron’s 2nd homecoming from Afghanistan, back when things were “normal”.

I barely talked to him during this deployment.

The birth of our sweet daughter, Riley Elizabeth.

364 days after I miscarried our first baby.

“Single” parenting while he was away.

This was about the time that I was diagnosed with postpartum anxiety & depression.

This picture ended up ALL over the news.

This was taken after he had finally been stabilized and brought back to the states.

Riley’s first quality time with her Daddy, at 5 months old. After we decided to divorce and I moved home (again)...

 I decided that Riley and I needed some photos together to mark our new chapter. She was two years old.

At the Society for Creative Founders with Malena Southworth & Amber Housley.

This conference was the first time I really believed I could run my own business.

Christmas with my sister-in-law.

I think this was our very last picture together.

  MORE OF JESSICA

www.quirkcreativedesign.com

Jessica on Instagram

LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:

• The Society for Creative Founders (previously Stationery Academy)
• The wallpapers Jessica designed for the podcast

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“I feel weirder when I am doing it and it doesn’t feel super true to me than when I choose not to do it.”

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It's terrifying to pave your own path and do things differently than everyone else. And it's hella inspiring to see badass women doing it!

In this episode, I sit back down with Kelsey Baldwin of Paper & Oats (she shared her story in episode 13) to find out how she's been doing things her own way since day one. Stepping outside of the box has been the main driver behind Kelsey's success - in life and in business. Ready to do you, boo? Listen on for inspiration.

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www.paperandoats.com

Kelsey on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter

LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Kelsey's story in episode 13
• Asana

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"I know there are things from my past that I have not let go of, that I have not moved through, that I've probably just suppressed the shit out of, never even addressed..."

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I want to share more with you about my life in the present moment. So, in this episode, I'm opening up about my experience with anxiety as well as my journey through therapy.

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LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:

• www.psychologytoday.com

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"The hardest part for me was feeling like a failure."

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Riding the waves of entrepreneurship is hard enough without struggling with grief, loss, and depression.

In this episode, Jess Freeman, a graphic + web designer and the owner of Jess Creatives, shares about losing her mom several months after taking her business full-time. She talks about her struggles with grief and depression during that time, and she also shares some amazing thoughts and suggestions on how we can support friends who are dealing with loss. We also talk about a recent course launch that Jess says what a total "flop", defining success for yourself, and how her business grew from a part-time gig to a full-time business.

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www.jesscreatives.com

Jess on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter

LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Spanx CEO on Failure

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“If I’m with other introverts, I can handle more. And I actually become way more outgoing in that scenario.”

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For an introvert, working by yourself as a solopreneur doesn't mean all of the introverted-struggles go away. And for Cat Rose, a self-proclaimed introvert and creator of The Creative Introvert, leaving behind the corporate world didn't get rid of her struggles.

In this episode, Cat shares some fascinating differences between introverts and extroverts and how they process information. She shares about the overlap she's found between Highly Sensitive People (HSP) and introversion, how introverts process thoughts and ideas differently, and how working from home doesn't solve all of an introvert's problems.

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www.thecreativeintrovert.com

The Creative Introvert Podcast

Cat on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter

LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Susan Cain