The journey to finding and owning your most authentic self is a hard one. What's even more difficult, though, is owning that authenticity even as you, and your life, are changing.

In this episode, I'm sharing some things that have been changing in my life over the past year that I haven't talked about much on the podcast. Owning your authentic self as that authentic self is constantly changing is really hard. If you're there right now, you're not alone. In this episode, I'm sharing with you about the disconnect I've felt in my life over the past year, how much life has been changing, and how I'm learning to embrace it authentically.

- Owning your voice means giving those different than you the space to own their voice, as well. In today's episode, I sit down with Reina Pomeroy to dive into her story. Reina takes us back to the over-achieving, college-aged Reina who was on a path to go into law. She walks us through her career from working in retail management to politics to what she's doing now, as a Life & Biz Success Coach. She shares about the shift she made in her career from being behind-the-scenes to owning her voice. We talk about managing your ego amidst success, diversity in the creative entrepreneurial community, and Reina's recent open letter to the creative community. - Show Notes: - Reina's Open Letter to the Creative Community - Reinaandco.com/join - Reina on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter - The Creative Empire Podcast

Owning your voice means giving those different than you the space to own their voice, as well.

In today's episode, I sit down with Reina Pomeroy to dive into her story. Reina takes us back to the over-achieving, college-aged Reina who was on a path to go into law. She walks us through her career from working in retail management to politics to what she's doing now, as a Life & Biz Success Coach.

She shares about the shift she made in her career from being behind-the-scenes to owning her voice. We talk about managing your ego amidst success, diversity in the creative entrepreneurial community, and Reina's recent open letter to the creative community.

- Oftentimes, the hardest parts of our journeys teach us the most beautiful of lessons. In today's episode, I sit down with Lauren Harbury to talk about why 2016 was such a hard year for her. She shares about some really big changes she made in her life, how she hit a really low point during it all, and how it changed her writing. Lauren talks about quitting her job, quitting her relationship, moving across the country, and moving into her first apartment by herself. She shares about how the hard parts led to her sharing more through her writing and how that led to her connecting more with her readers. This is one of those conversations that just does all the good for you heart ... because ((praise hands)) to knowing you're not alone. Am I right?! - Show Notes: - Lauren's Good Housekeeping article - Bad Feminist - Jolie from Brim Papery - TwentySomethingLiving.com - Twenty Something Living on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

Oftentimes, the hardest parts of our journeys teach us the most beautiful of lessons.

In today's episode, I sit down with Lauren Harbury to talk about why 2016 was such a hard year for her. She shares about some really big changes she made in her life, how she hit a really low point during it all, and how it changed her writing.

Lauren talks about quitting her job, quitting her relationship, moving across the country, and moving into her first apartment by herself. She shares about how the hard parts led to her sharing more through her writing and how that led to her connecting more with her readers.

This is one of those conversations that just does all the good for you heart ... because ((praise hands)) to knowing you're not alone. Am I right?!

- Or maybe the title should be "Self-Deprectation in Business". 'Cause that's the real problem that needs addressing. In today's episode, I'm sharing about why self-deprecation feels more normal than self-love and how a lack of self-love is showing up in our businesses and online platforms. We need to have this conversation. We need to normalize self-love. And we need to be the ones willing to lead the charge. Ya with me? - Show Notes: - Self-Love Article for Rachel Tenny - Lauren on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

Or maybe the title should be Self-Deprecation in Business. 'Cause that's the real problem that needs addressing.

In today's episode, I'm sharing about why self-deprecation feels more normal than self-love and how a lack of self-love is showing up in our businesses and online platforms. We need to have this conversation. We need to normalize self-love. And we need to be the ones willing to lead the charge. Ya with me?

- Our hardest moments often define our most beautiful truths. In today's episode, in celebration of the podcast's 1 year birthday, the tables are turning and I'm sharing my story. Naturally, I'm taking you way back to middle school and walking you through some of the hardest parts of my story and sharing how they define so much of who I am today. I'm talking about my wild career journey after college, how I made the decision to close my first business after only two years, and how the podcast began. - Show Notes: - Episode 40 - The Shaytards - Caroline Kelso Winegeart's Better Branding Course - Lauren on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

Our hardest moments often define our most beautiful truths.

In today's episode, in celebration of the podcast's 1 year birthday, the tables are turning and I'm sharing my story. Naturally, I'm taking you way back to middle school and walking you through some of the hardest parts of my story and sharing how they define so much of who I am today. I'm talking about my wild career journey after college, how I made the decision to close my first business after only two years, and how the podcast began.

- Being your most authentic self means you're not going to be everyone's cup of tea. And for chronic people pleasers, that's terrifying. In this episode, I sit down with Liza Wilde and dive into the struggles of being authentically you as a chronic people-pleaser - in life and in business. We talk about how social media plays a role in this struggle and what's holding Liza back from being that authentic, "no-diet" version of herself online. - Show Notes: - lizawilde.co - Do it Scared Podcast - Liza on Instagram, Twitter