There She Goes

Sometimes it’s the smallest, most mundane things that can keep a marriage going. And sometimes, that looks like baking a banana cream pie in the middle of the night. 🍌🍰🥧

If you clicked on this episode with absolutely no context, I would love to know what intrigued you.😂 Yes, I revolved an entire podcast episode around banana cream pie, but really, this episode is about knowing your people well enough to know what makes them feel loved. 

I had a spontaneous girls’ day planned with my mom, grandma and cousin, but there was one problem: I had been promising my husband a banana cream pie for DAYS.

It was already 11 PM. I didn’t feel like baking, but I also know my husband and acts of service are one of his top love languages, especially when food is involved. I knew that making that pie before leaving for the day would make him feel loved and cherished. 

That tiny moment reminded me that healthy relationships aren’t always built through grand romantic gestures. Sometimes they’re built by paying attention. By learning how someone else receives love and making the effort to speak their language, even when it isn’t naturally yours.

And while listening to Abby Jimenez’s book, Yours Truly, I found myself thinking about this exact idea: how meaningful it can be when someone understands who you are and makes those small accommodations that make you feel seen, heard and valued. 

Resources & Links 💌

🍌 Make the banana cream pie I made!: Preppy Kitchen Banana Cream Pie Recipe⁠

💖 Discover your love language:
I loved the book The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman because it helped me better understand not only how I like to receive love, but how the people I love might receive it completely differently.

The 5 Love Languages Book⁠
The 5 Love Languages Quiz⁠

📚 Fellow book lovers:
I’m currently making my way through Abby Jimenez’s books, and Yours Truly inspired part of this conversation! I’ve been listening to the audiobook FREE through Libby using my library card. 🙌🏼

Check out Libby⁠.

In This Episode

🍌 Why I baked a banana cream pie at 11 PM
💖 Learning how your partner actually receives love
🫶 Why small accommodations can make someone feel deeply seen
📚 Yours Truly, Abby Jimenez & understanding an introverted partner
✨ Finding meaningful lessons in the most mundane moments

Timestamps

00:31 Why am I making an episode about banana cream pie? 😂
02:40 Yours Truly, introverts & feeling understood
05:03 The spontaneous girls’ day + my banana cream pie dilemma
06:38 Our different love languages
09:08 Baking the pie at 11 PM 🍌🥧
09:53 Learn how the people you love receive love

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Sometimes the smallest moments remind us that timing is everything.

A few months ago, I was supposed to run to Kohl’s to make an Amazon return, but technical difficulties while recording my podcast delayed me. At the time I was annoyed and frustrated by the setback.

When I finally arrived at Kohl’s, I learned they had just recovered from a 20-minute power outage that would’ve happened right around the time I originally planned to be there.

Suddenly, my “setback” was actually perfect timing.

Although this minor inconvenience is almost comically mundane, it felt like the perfect analogy of something I really need to hear in my current waiting season: what feels like a delay might actually be preparing you for what comes next.

Sometimes we don’t understand the timing until we’re able to look backward and see why something happened when it did.

There she goes, arriving at just the right time. 💖

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In This Episode

✨ Trusting the timing of your life
⏳ Finding meaning in waiting seasons
🎙️ How a podcast technical difficulty unexpectedly worked in my favor
💖 Why a setback might actually be preparing you for what comes next
🌱 Looking back and realizing why something didn’t happen sooner

Timestamps

00:31 Trust the waiting season
03:15 When you desperately want something NOW
06:27 The random Kohl’s experience that taught me about timing
08:49 What looks like a setback might be preparation
09:40 There she goes, arriving at just the right time ✨

🎵 Song Mentioned

“Seasons” – Hillsong Worship

This song has been especially meaningful to me during waiting seasons and reminds me to trust that growth can still be happening even when I can’t see the harvest yet.

Find this song and others mentioned throughout There She Goes on the official There She Goes Spotify playlist. 🎧💖

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“What do we do when it rains?”

According to my husband: we grab an umbrella. ☔️

On New Year’s Eve, my husband and I almost changed our plans to celebrate at Universal Studios because it was going to rain. Instead, we grabbed an umbrella, went anyway, and I ended up literally dancing in the rain.

At the time, I remember thinking that whatever attitude I chose that night was going to set the tone for my year.

And WOW, did it. 😂

The past six months have brought plenty of sunshine, from launching this podcast and planning a wedding I’m genuinely excited about to traveling and celebrating with the people I love. But there’s also been rain: grief, a long waiting season, uncertainty and instability in my career, and days when I simply don’t have the same energy to give.

And that’s teaching me something important about consistency:

Consistency doesn’t mean showing up at 100% every day. It means giving the best of the energy you actually have that day.

If you have 100%, give it. If you have 30%, giving that 30% might be your 100%.

I’m currently batch recording a few of these short episodes while I’m in a state of flow because, as I shared in the last episode, I don’t know what my energy will look like later. And maybe that, too, is part of learning how to grab the umbrella.

You don’t have to stand outside getting drenched to prove you can handle the rain. ☔️ Sometimes you dance in it. Sometimes you find shelter. Sometimes you rest.

And apparently, sometimes there can even be too much sunshine. Ask my Cancun sunburn. 😂☀️

We need both rain and shine ☔️☀️

In This Episode

☔️ The rainy New Year’s Eve that accidentally became my theme for 2026
☀️ Navigating the sunshine AND rain of the past six months
💖 Why consistency looks different depending on the season you’re in
🔋 Giving 100% of the energy you actually have available
🌧️ Navigating grief, uncertainty and instability at work
💃 Learning when to dance in the rain…and when to go inside

Timestamps

00:31 What do we do when it rains? Grab an umbrella ☔️
03:45 The rain and sunshine of my year so far
06:16 Rethinking what consistency actually means
08:30 Navigating uncertainty and instability at work
10:16 Plot twist: too much sunshine isn’t good either 😂☀️

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How do you keep showing up when you’re functioning through grief?

Episode 25 was supposed to be a celebration. I had a completely different milestone episode planned about building two businesses at the same time, There She Goes and Italy Brides, and everything I’ve learned along the way.

But life had other plans.

For the past few weeks, I’ve been navigating grief, uncertainty, family illness, a waiting season of my own, and the strange experience of laughing, celebrating, traveling and genuinely feeling joy while simultaneously carrying something incredibly heavy.

So instead, for Episode 25, I’m meeting myself exactly where I am.

If you’re in a season of loss, grief, difficulty, hardship, sadness, uncertainty, instability or simply waiting for something you desperately want but don’t know will come, this one’s for you. ❤️‍🩹

In this solo episode, I talk about what it actually looks like to function through grief, why I’ve stopped expecting myself to operate at full capacity during hard seasons, and why feeling joy while you’re grieving doesn’t mean the grief isn’t real.

Multiple emotions can be true at once. You can laugh and grieve. You can celebrate and worry. You can have an incredible day and wake up sad the next morning. Just watch Inside Out. 💖

I also share something grief is teaching me about supporting other people. I’ve always been much more comfortable with joy, celebration and encouragement than knowing what to say when someone is hurting. I’ve worried about saying the wrong thing or accidentally making their pain worse.

But being on the receiving end of so much love lately has reminded me: you don’t need the right words.

You can’t magically fix someone’s grief. Sometimes the most meaningful thing you can do is simply remind them that they don’t have to carry it alone.

And ultimately, this episode is about more than grief. It’s about being willing to experience the entire range of being alive.

My heart is bleeding out grief today. And somehow, there is joy in knowing that I am fully and deeply living every emotion, every experience and every depth this life has to offer.

We get ONE life. And it’s short.

Live it fully. Be present. Screw your fears. Move past them. Curate your life. Make it YOURS. Don’t let life happen to you. Don’t allow regrets to win.

My wish for myself and for you is that when you reach the end of your life, you can look back in absolute awe of the way you lived it. 💕

🎵 SONG MENTIONED

“I Lived” – OneRepublic

“I swear I lived.”

This song captures so much of what I want you to take away from this episode: life is worth fully living, and it’s worth making your own.

You can also find songs mentioned throughout There She Goes on the official There She Goes Spotify playlist. 🎧✨

IN THIS EPISODE:

00:31 – How do you function through grief?

03:19 – Grieving more than death: loss, uncertainty and waiting seasons

05:05 – Episode 25 was supposed to be completely different

07:16 – When life changes your plans

08:48 – Receiving devastating news about a loved one

12:09 – When grief and celebration exist at the same time

14:42 – What Inside Out gets right about our emotions

16:00 – Grieving the life, future or dream you’re still waiting for

18:21 – Giving yourself permission to do the bare minimum

20:22 – Why I stopped forcing myself to stay consistent

21:37 – The Disney conversation about grief I didn’t know I needed

23:31 – You don’t need the “right words” to support someone

24:46 – “My heart is just bleeding out grief today” ❤️‍🩹

25:27 – Live fully. Be present. Curate your life. Make it yours.

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Before creating Erewhon’s #1 best-selling first aid product, Danielle found herself homeless and unexpectedly divorced, with only a baby, a car, and a bag to her name. Her story is proof that your circumstances do not define your future.

Today, Danielle Thomson is a happily-married mother of five and the founder of Honeyshine Calendula, a clean skincare company carried in more than 170 retail locations across the country, including every Erewhon location in Los Angeles, where her Calendula Salve became their #1 best-selling first aid product.

But there is so much underneath that headline.

Danielle never planned to become an entrepreneur. She went to school to become a special education teacher, earned her credential, landed what she thought was her dream job…until she realized she wasn’t happy.

Years earlier, she had experienced divorce, an abusive situation, homelessness and single motherhood. At one point, she had no job, no husband and no home. And yet, she rebuilt.

And somewhere along the way, a homemade calendula salve she originally created to help her son’s severe eczema became Honeyshine Calendula.

In this episode, Danielle shares the story behind that transformation, from rebuilding her life after some of her darkest seasons to building a business now stocked alongside major brands at Erewhon.

One of the moments that stayed with me most came toward the end of our conversation when Danielle said she wouldn’t take back what she went through and would go through it again if it meant standing where she is today and being able to use her story to help someone else.

I wanted to pause and sit with the weight of that. Danielle went through serious grief, serious loss, and serious pain. And yet she can look back and say with her full chest that the growth, purpose and good she has been able to put into the world as a result made the journey worth it.

Danielle is proof that we really can transform pain into something beautiful. Danelle sharing her story on There She Goes is a testament to one of the reasons I created this space. Because our stories have power. Our stories are meant to be shared to help someone else going through something similar realize that their story isn’t over yet. 💕 

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What started as a homemade salve Danielle created for her son’s eczema is now carried in 170+ retail locations across the country, including every Erewhon location in Los Angeles. 💖

Danielle has graciously offered the There She Goes community 10% off your first Honeyshine Calendula order with code TSG10 💌

Try it for yourself and see what all the hype is about!

Shop here: www.honeyshinecalendula.com
Use code: TSG10 for 10% off your first order ✨

⚠️ Listener discretion advised: This episode includes discussions of abuse, divorce, homelessness, family estrangement, grief, and other difficult life experiences. While we do not go into graphic or specific details about these hardships, we encourage you to prioritize your well-being and listen only if you feel emotionally and psychologically safe to do so.

IN THIS EPISODE

• How Danielle went from special education teacher to entrepreneur
• Realizing that the “dream job” she worked toward was no longer her dream
• Creating a homemade calendula salve for her son’s eczema
• How Honeyshine Calendula grew organically without paid advertising
• Getting rejected by Erewhon multiple times before finally getting a YES
• Becoming Erewhon’s #1 best-selling first aid product
• Divorce, abuse, homelessness and rebuilding as a single mother
• Finding love and beginning a new chapter when she least expected it
• Adding “right now” to painful circumstances to remove the feeling of permanence
• Why sharing our stories can help someone else find hope in theirs

CONNECT WITH DANIELLE

Shop Honeyshine Calendula and use code TSG10 for 10% off your first order.

Website: www.honeyshinecalendula.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/honey_shine_calendula

Wholesale inquiries are available through the Honeyshine Calendula website.

Follow Honeyshine Calendula on Instagram for upcoming pop-ups, workshops and market appearances throughout Southern California.

TIMESTAMPS

03:11 From homemade calendula salve to 170+ retail locations
04:24 Becoming Erewhon’s #1 best-selling first aid product
07:06 Getting rejected by Erewhon and refusing to give up
11:40 Landing her dream teaching job…and realizing she wasn’t happy
13:51 The homemade salve that eventually became Honeyshine Calendula
17:56 Building a brand through storytelling instead of being “salesy”
22:04 Going underneath the successful entrepreneur headline
23:54 Danielle’s childhood, family relationships and grief
29:23 Marriage, motherhood and an unexpected divorce
30:56 Leaving an abusive situation and becoming homeless with her baby
35:41 Meeting her future husband during one of the hardest seasons of her life
39:36 The scary realization that the life we have isn’t necessarily forever
41:58 The two words that changed Danielle’s perspective: “right now”
44:57 Grecia on hope without toxic positivity
46:49 Positive self-talk and changing the way we speak to ourselves
49:23 Tomorrow isn’t promised + creating ripples of kindness
51:34 The #1 best-selling Erewhon product and the story behind calendula
59:54 Try Erewhon’s #1 Best-Selling First Aid Product
1:01:21 “Your circumstances don’t define your future”
1:03:20 Finding your greatest purpose in your deepest pain
1:05:43 The butterfly metaphor: transforming through the painful, messy seasons
1:08:22 Why sharing our stories matters

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Two-time cancer survivor. Angel mom. Wife. Business owner.

Sarah (Joy) Lizama is the founder of Joyful Creations, where she helps creatives and entrepreneurs bring their visions to life through marketing and event planning. But behind her business is a story of extraordinary resilience.

Diagnosed with esophageal cancer at just 14 years old and stomach cancer at 17, Sarah spent years navigating hospitals, uncertainty, and being told she may never survive or become a mother. Yet through every chapter of grief, loss, and unexpected detours, she continued choosing joy and hope.

One of my favorite parts of this conversation is learning that Sarah’s middle name, Leticia, means “joy.” Her family didn’t even know the meaning when they gave her the name, but looking back, it’s hard not to see how beautifully it reflects the woman she’s become. Sarah reminds us that joy isn’t the absence of pain, it can exist alongside it.

This conversation is about embracing more, dreaming again, and discovering that our hardest seasons don’t have to define our future.

⚠️ Listener discretion advised: This episode includes candid discussions of cancer, pregnancy loss, infertility, grief, and medical trauma. We encourage you to prioritize your well-being and listen only if you feel emotionally and psychologically safe to do so.

In This Episode:

✨ Why Sarah identifies so deeply with the meaning behind her name: Joy

🎗️ Being diagnosed with esophageal cancer at 14 and stomach cancer at 17

🏥 Navigating years of hospitals, homeschooling, and uncertainty

💛 Learning to separate her identity from her health diagnosis

🎤 Grieving the loss of her singing voice while finding a new voice

💃 How dance became an outlet for processing grief and frustration

👩‍🏫 Working in Child Life helping children in hospitals through play

🤍 Experiencing pregnancy loss and becoming an angel mom

🌱 Learning to dream again after years of believing she wouldn’t have a future

✨ Building Joyful Creations and creating a business rooted in hope, creativity, and community

💖 Why joy, grief, hope, and healing can all coexist

Connect with Sarah

Instagram

Website

Timestamps

01:51 Why her name “Joy” became her life’s message

04:37 The story behind Joyful Creations

10:13 Diagnosed with cancer at 14

16:02 Growing up through medical trauma

20:39 Choosing hope despite devastating predictions

23:35 Learning to ask for help

25:36 Losing her singing voice and finding a new one

29:58 Finding her identity beyond cancer

33:46 Working in Child Life and bringing joy to children

38:03 An unexpected pregnancy and becoming an angel mom

43:23 Giving herself permission to dream again

47:01 Miracles do exist

49:03 Finding joy alongside grief

49:43 Living in alignment

51:25 Final takeaway: Embrace more

51:58 How to connect with Sarah

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She left chemistry behind 🧪 Started over in architecture 📐Then moved to Seattle without a job lined up🌲

Moving to a new city is the headline of the story, but the deeper message is about trusting yourself enough to make a change and believe you’ll figure things out along the way.

In this special road trip episode of There She Goes, I sit down with my best friend of 22 years, Suvin Choi, as we drive through Washington together. What started as an ordinary car conversation turned into one of my favorite podcast episodes.

We talk about changing career paths, leaving San Diego, finding yourself in your twenties, trusting your intuition, and why sometimes the fear of staying the same becomes greater than the fear of change.

If you’re overthinking a big change in your life you know is meant for you because you’re afraid of the unknown, this conversation is for you.

In this episode:

💖 Twenty-two years of friendship

🌲 Why Suvin always felt called to leave California

🧪 Walking away from chemistry to pursue architecture

📐 How one architecture class changed everything

🏡 Moving to Seattle without a job lined up

🐶 Finally getting her dream dog: Yuzu

📚 How reading Worthy together changed both of our lives

✨ Trusting your intuition over certainty

💖 Why it’s never too late to choose a different path

🎵 Songs Mentioned

“Dancing Through Life” and “One Short Day” — Wicked

“I Can Go the Distance” — Disney’s Hercules

“Sk8er Boi” — Avril Lavigne (in the bloopers)

This podcast is inspired by the songs that shape our stories.💖Follow the There She Goes Spotify Playlist, where I collect every song mentioned throughout the podcast, plus songs that remind me of each guest’s journey.

Timestamps

01:18 Why car rides create the best conversations

04:48 Our memories of our NYC trip and Broadway’s Wicked

07:24 “Dancing Through Life”

09:31 Thirty, flirty, and thriving

12:27 Introvert vs. extrovert

15:51 Turtle vs hare and learning to move at her own pace

17:20 Why opposite personalities can create the strongest friendships

18:02 “Worthy Wednesdays” and our year-long book club

18:23 “We care about how we move through this world intentionally.”

20:37 Leaving chemistry behind

24:02 The moment she realized she outgrew San Diego

26:05 The parking lot moment that changed everything

28:38 Feeling “behind” in life

33:18 How architecture found Suvin

37:52 It’s never too late to start over

39:14 Road trip intermission ☔

40:06 “Different plants thrive in different environments.”

43:51 Leaving California

46:20 Meeting Yuzu 🐶

50:02 Losing confidence and rebuilding it

52:14 Applying for jobs everywhere

54:24 Moving to Washington with nothing but a dream

1:05:32 Living without regrets

1:07:47 Final thoughts

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From teacher to laid off to performing at the FIFA World Cup ⚽

✨ Sometimes the opportunity that changes your life is the one you never saw coming.

In this episode of There She Goes, I sit down with my friend Grace Somers, an actress and performer whose life completely changed after receiving a Facebook message from a stranger.

What started as one performance in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade turned into performing at the FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony, appearing in a music video alongside Lisa (BLACKPINK), traveling internationally with Pop Mart, and preparing to perform at both the World Cup semifinals and finals.

But what I love most about Grace’s story isn’t the FIFA stage.

It’s everything that happened before it.

We talk about layoffs, losing your identity through your career, trusting the process, releasing control, and why sometimes the moment you stop chasing a dream is the moment it finally finds you.

If you’ve ever questioned whether your hard work is leading anywhere, this episode is for you. 💖

In this episode

⚽ Grace’s journey from Disney performer to teacher to the FIFA World Cup

🎭 How COVID unexpectedly ended her Disney on Ice career

🍎 Losing her teaching job and the identity crisis that followed

🎈 Performing in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

🎵 Filming the official FIFA x Pop Mart music video

🧸 Everything you need to know about Labubu and the Pop Mart universe.

🌎 Performing in front of nearly 90,000 fans in Mexico City

💖 Why letting go of control completely changed her life

✨ The power of trusting the process

Connect with Grace on Instagram

Songs Mentioned 🎵

“Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” – Shakira

This podcast is inspired by the songs that shape our stories. 💖

Check out my growing There She Goes Spotify Playlist, featuring songs mentioned throughout the podcast and songs that remind me of each guest’s story.

Timestamps

02:58 Performing at the FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony

04:01 From Disney World to Disney on Ice

06:26 A Facebook message changed everything

08:10 Can anyone do 100 burpees?

09:00 Performing in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

09:39 The FIFA opportunity

10:06 Being laid off from teaching

10:53 Losing one job and starting another the very next day

12:08 Why layoffs don’t define your future

13:53 Untangling your identity from your career

16:06 Trusting opportunities that find you

16:52 Welcome to the world of Labubu

22:10 Behind the scenes of the FIFA music video

24:18 Meeting celebrities from around the world

25:15 The moment she stopped chasing entertainment… and it found her

26:13 A professor told me I wouldn’t make it

28:42 When you’re doing what your soul knows is right

30:00 Opening for Shakira at the World Cup

31:45 The importance of supportive relationships

36:55 The electric energy inside the stadium

38:02 Performing while battling food poisoning

41:11 Mexico’s first goal shook the stadium

44:19 Why she’ll never forget that night

47:14 What’s next after the World Cup?

49:24 Grace’s biggest takeaway: Trust the process

50:53 Where to follow Grace

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Bailarina 🩰 Emprendedora ✨Mamá 💖Instructora💪

Esos son solo un poco de los títulos que tiene Alejandra “Uli” Vidrio. En este episodio tuve el privilegio de conversar con Alejandra, una mujer que ha construido una vida siguiendo lo que hace latir su corazón.

Desde sus inicios en el ballet hasta convertirse en fundadora de una academia de danza, repostera, instructora de barre y creadora de una comunidad de mujeres dedicada a la salud física, Uli nos recuerda que el movimiento va mucho más allá del cuerpo.

Hablamos sobre escuchar a nuestra intuición, romper con las expectativas sociales, atrevernos a cambiar de camino, criar hijas libres para descubrir sus propias pasiones y construir una vida que realmente disfrutemos.

Me fascina su mensaje sobre la importancia y el significado del movimiento:

Es importante siempre estar en movimiento y no me refiero solo al físico, me refiero interno. A donde sientas que no perteneces, muévete. A donde te sientas a gusto, ahí muévete desde adentro, enséñanos tu luz.

Temas principales

• Cómo comenzó su historia en la danza desde niña.
• Las lecciones que el ballet le enseñó sobre disciplina, resiliencia y conexión cuerpo-mente.
• Cómo nació su academia de danza La Vid Danza y el significado detrás de su nombre.
• Su decisión de dejar la carrera de Gastronomía para seguir su intuición.
• Romper con la presión social de “tener un título” para tener una carrera exitosa..
• Emprender mientras estudiaba y construir varios negocios exitosos.
• La maternidad y cómo criar hijas que descubran sus propias pasiones.
• Cómo nació EC Community y la importancia de crear comunidad entre mujeres.
• Escuchar las señales que nos da el cuerpo antes del burnout.
• El poder del movimiento físico e interno.

💖 Conectate con Alejandra:

• Instagram personal
• La Vid Danza
• EC Community
• Delicado Reposteria

Timestamps

02:22 Alejandra’s primeros pasos en la danza: del folclor al ballet

06:33 Todo lo que la danza le enseñó sobre la vida

10:14 Cómo terminó enseñando danza y estudiando gastronomía al mismo tiempo

16:03 El nacimiento de La Vid Danza y sus primeros años como emprendedora

20:13 Cuando decidió dejar la universidad para seguir su intuición

27:07 Romper con las expectativas sociales y elegir un camino diferente

30:21 Encontrar paz haciendo lo que realmente amas

33:47 Cómo está criando a sus hijas para que descubran sus propias pasiones

40:02 El nacimiento de EC Community y el poder de crear comunidad entre mujeres

52:16 Cómo equilibra la maternidad, sus negocios y su vida personal

56:53 “El movimiento es vida”

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Theater kid 🎭 Fearlessly herself 🌈 Carpe Diem tattooed on both knees ❤️

Ashley Spillane has spent her entire life choosing herself again and again and has never been afraid to forge her own path.

From leaving college, to finding her calling working with children, to building community partnerships that change lives, Ashley reminds us that sometimes the bravest thing we can do is keep choosing ourselves.

In this episode of There She Goes, I sit down with my cousin Ashley Spillane for one of the most heartfelt conversations we’ve ever had.

Ashley shares her journey from theater kid and music lover to Community School Coordinator, where she now helps connect students and families with life-changing resources throughout San Diego. Along the way, we talk about embracing uncertainty, leaving toxic environments, exploring your identity, coming out on MTV’s True Life, and why “Carpe Diem” is literally tattooed on her knees.

This episode was especially meaningful to record during Pride Month. It has so much soul. You can feel our family bond through every laugh, every vulnerable moment, and every story we share. It has been such a privilege getting to highlight the incredible women in my family, and Ashley’s story is one I know will stay with you.

If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s okay to change directions, this episode is for you.

From our family to yours… enjoy. 💕

Support Ashley’s School

Ashley serves as a Community School Coordinator, connecting students and families with resources ranging from food assistance and sports programs to school supplies, wellness services, and community partnerships.

If you’d like to make an in-kind donation, gift card donation, or explore becoming a community partner, please reach out to her or I directly. Every contribution helps create meaningful opportunities for students and their families.

I’m also hoping to organize a There She Goes community donation match, so stay tuned for more details. 💖

In this episode, we talk about:

✨ Growing up in a family full of musicians and performers

✨ Why Ashley chose a non-traditional career path

✨ Taking chances before you feel “qualified”

✨ Her love of theater, horror, music, and performing

✨ Coming out as LGBTQ+ and appearing on MTV’s True Life

✨ Navigating family expectations while forging your own path

✨ Learning when it’s time to leave a toxic workplace

✨ The meaning behind her “Carpe Diem” tattoos

✨ Building community partnerships that change children’s lives

✨ The unforgettable Monarch School story that changed her career forever

✨ Why “closed mouths don’t get fed”

Timestamps

2:14 A haunted engagement story

7:03 Growing up with theater & music

14:23 Working with kids and finding her purpose

17:00 Taking chances before you’re ready

22:13 Growing up in a traditional Mexican household

24:00 Coming out on MTV’s True Life

29:03 Why “Carpe Diem” is tattooed on her knees

32:27 Leaving a toxic workplace

37:25 The Monarch School story that changed everything

42:31 Final advice

🎵 Songs Mentioned

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