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.

Moment of honesty: I had an emotional breakdown last week. I'm talking ugly tears and near-panic-attack, people.

The heavy controversy that's surrounded the recent election of Donald Trump and him taking office has created a lot of disconnect in my own life. I've struggled with knowing how and when to speak up and what to say when I do. I've struggled with bridging the divide with people in my life who don't agree with me or have the same values/beliefs as I do. I've struggled to know where to begin and what to do.

And I know that I'm not the only one. So, in this episode, I'm sharing with you my struggles, my low point, and how I've decided to move forward to try to bridge this huge divide in my own life.

What happens when the trajectory you've planned out for your life suddenly changes and everything feels outside of your control?

In today's episode, I sit down with my sweet friend, Danae Edmonds, to hear her story. Her senior year of college, she had a stroke. And then, another. It completely bulldozed the plans she had for after graduation. Danae shares about this part of her story that she's never shared about publicly before.

She also shares about the inspiration behind her digital magazine, Speaking of Everything. Three years into running the magazine on the side, she still doesn't have plans to take it full-time. Danae so beautifully points out that sometimes doing something for ourselves, for our own creativity, is more important than trying to force it to become something bigger.

Sometimes the noise can feel overwhelming - like a stereo that blasts you awake and you can't turn it off. Sometimes, though, it's less obvious ... like the sound of dripping water that you can't quite get out of your head.

In today's episode, I sit down with Ashley Beaudin to talk about losing our voice in the noise of the internet. That noise that sometimes very visibly deafens our own voice, and other times does so without us even realizing what's happening. This is the constant struggle for online entrepreneurs.

Ashley and I talk about the "should"s of all the noise that seemingly steer us in the wrong direction. We share about our own struggles with overwhelm and how this has shown up in our own businesses. And Ashley shares some beautiful insight into how to live and lead amongst so much noise, as well as a confession of hers as the fearless leader of the imperfect boss campaign and community.

I think we're all carrying around these big boulders of guilt, in our lives and in our businesses, and we're crumbling under the weight of them. In today's episode, I'm talking about guilt, what it means, how it's a result of shame, and my own experience with guilt in my life and business.