WANTING FOR THE LAST TIME IN 2025 and ooouuuu we went out with a bang! This is one of our most candid episodes digging deep into what we’re desiring for the year ahead creatively, and the new standards we need to hold in order to make it possible. We brainstorm lifestyle content visuals for Kaitlyn, and then Xanthe gets really honest about where she’s been believing she is not “enough,” getting distracted by creative identities that aren’t hers to wear, and the frustration she’s been feeling around betraying herself over the past few months. 

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This episode is heavyyyyy on the content creation of it all!! We brainstorm ideas (hooks included!) for Kaitlyn that connect tangible takeaways to personal storytelling so that she can share more value with her community without abandoning her natural writing style. Xanthe arrives asking to be read to filth re: what’s been pulling her towards (and away from) certain types of content, leaving her feeling out of alignment with how she actually wants to be showing up. If you’ve been wondering how to sell your offers through your impact, help your community take more action through your content, or are sick of feeling like you’re wearing someone else’s creative blueprint, this episode is for YOU, big time. You’ll also get all the silly little life updates from ritualizing unexpected activities, hard-water-hair updates, anddd beyond.

To put together your own want list this month, DOWNLOAD THE DESIRE DASH (it's free!)

Join us in Spain at our week-long retreat (and get a year of coaching and community support, too)! Learn more at cheerstoyournextchapter.com.

Connect with Xanthe on Instagram: instagram.com/xanthe.appleyard

Connect with Kaitlyn on Instagram: instagram.com/kaitlynskessler

HOLIDAY WAAAANTS! Today we share our want lists for December which include lots of festive plans and seasonal intentions. During coaching corner, Kaitlyn unlocks a path forward for her solo podcast on Substack (eee!), and Xanthe uncovers why she’s been feeling some resistance around claiming money goals for 2026. If you’ve been looking for an easeful way to tap into multi-media content creation or are desiring to maintain a your income without getting trapped under an earning ceiling, you’ll love this chat. PS. If you love this pod, please leave us a review! It would mean the world to get your feedback!

To put together your own want list this month, DOWNLOAD THE DESIRE DASH (it's free!)

Join us in Spain at our week-long retreat (and get a year of coaching and community support, too)! Learn more at cheerstoyournextchapter.com.

Connect with Xanthe on Instagram: instagram.com/xanthe.appleyard

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It feels like the collective fog has lifted after a year of circling the drain (in a good way??), and in today’s ep we explore the new standards and calm confidence that as revealed itself for both of us as a result. We revisit our November wants which (of course) snowballs into a bigger conversation around Kaitlyn’s creative practices for Substack, Xanthe’s blog-era workflows, long-form content Pinterest strategies, and how we let creative intuition lead us towards our vision rather than forcing it to fit with a specific plan. In our coaching corner we chat through Kaitlyn’s new freebie, and Xanthe gets support with managing her creative capacity when she’s constantly feeling called to do more.

Don't forget to DOWNLOAD THE DESIRE DASH (it's free!)

Join us in Spain at our week-long retreat (and get a year of coaching and community support, too)! Learn more at cheerstoyournextchapter.com.

Connect with Xanthe on Instagram: instagram.com/xanthe.appleyard

Connect with Kaitlyn on Instagram: instagram.com/kaitlynskessler

Wanting with a friend!!! This week we’ve got Abbey, a two-time retreat attendee and more impressively, designer-turned-tech-founder who has spent the past year building Tezzera, a CRM exclusively for the design community. In this episode we support one another on topics like holding launch uncertainty, creating a building-in-public content series, and when to ask for support vs. trusting your own skills. We also touch on what we really want from support spaces right now, why the future of service-based leadership is stepping into a founder identity, and how to co-create with your community while holding strong boundaries around your vision. 

Connect with Abbey’s design studio here: instagram / inquire / services

Connect with Tezzera here: instagram / waitlist

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Don't forget to DOWNLOAD THE DESIRE DASH (it's free!)

Join us in Spain at our week-long retreat (and get a year of coaching and community support, too)! Learn more at cheerstoyournextchapter.com.

Connect with Xanthe on Instagram: instagram.com/xanthe.appleyard

Connect with Kaitlyn on Instagram: instagram.com/kaitlynskessler

In this week’s ep, we debrief on the retreat, share new clarity that dropped in for the future of both of our businesses while we were in the work with the guests, and sell out 2026 on the recorded line!!! For coaching, Kaitlyn brings Qs about how to pivot an offer she started selling but then realized wasn’t quite right, and Xanthe has MUCH to discuss around creating content that really supports the identity she’ll be prioritizing in in the months to come.

Don't forget to DOWNLOAD THE DESIRE DASH (it's free!)

Join us in Spain at our week-long retreat (and get a year of coaching and community support, too)! Learn more at cheerstoyournextchapter.com.

Connect with Xanthe on Instagram: instagram.com/xanthe.appleyard

Connect with Kaitlyn on Instagram: instagram.com/kaitlynskessler

WANTING, WITH GUESTS! In this ultra special episode we have our partners on the mic with us and we ALL share our want lists for November. We cover topics like embodying new leadership identities, setting firm call boundaries to create more space, experimenting with creative hobbies, making our Spanish apartments feel more like home, and a few unintentional rabbit holes re: Substack, per usual. We can’t wait to hear what you’re wanting in November! Start a group chat and let us know, and download the Desire Dash below!

Don't forget to DOWNLOAD THE DESIRE DASH (it's free!)

Join us in Spain at our week-long retreat (and get a year of coaching and community support, too)! Learn more at cheerstoyournextchapter.com.

Connect with Xanthe on Instagram: instagram.com/xanthe.appleyard

Connect with Kaitlyn on Instagram: instagram.com/kaitlynskessler

This week’s episode we review our want lists for October and realize that a lot of our wants weren’t “gotten,” but maybe the getting deserves more credit?! You’ll find insights around our respective de-centering Instagram initiatives, discussions around online community, creative process, and nervous-system friendly visibility, alongside the intentions we’re setting as we host our retreat this week. also, SO MANY GIGGLES.

Don't forget to DOWNLOAD THE DESIRE DASH (it's free!)

Join us in Spain at our week-long retreat (and get a year of coaching and community support, too)! Learn more at cheerstoyournextchapter.com.

Connect with Xanthe on Instagram: instagram.com/xanthe.appleyard

Connect with Kaitlyn on Instagram: instagram.com/kaitlynskessler

Todays ep is juicyyyy jam packed!! We explore some mutual upheaval around morning routines, self-trust, accountability, unpack some deep rooted fears around rejection as we pursue more visibility, and share ideas on how to embrace lighthearted + lifestyle content without spiralling into the “nobody cares!” mindset. We’d love to keep the conversation going, so start a group chat with us @xanthe.appleyard and @kaitlynskessler on Instagram if you want to share your experience or insight on any of the above!

Don't forget to DOWNLOAD THE DESIRE DASH (it's free!)

Join us in Spain at our week-long retreat (and get a year of coaching and community support, too)! Learn more at cheerstoyournextchapter.com.

Connect with Xanthe on Instagram: instagram.com/xanthe.appleyard

Connect with Kaitlyn on Instagram: instagram.com/kaitlynskessler

Today’s episode (hopefully) closes our our Substack trilogy with the final unlock to Xanthe’s creative block, an existential discussion on monetizing hobbies, how to make staying committed to your business investments feel fun (sans guilt!) and a new approach for Kaitlyn’s course curriculum that supports the way she prefers to create. Short description for an ep packed with majorrrrrr transformations. Start a group chat with us @kaitlynskessler + @xanthe.appleyard to let us know what lands with you!

Don't forget to DOWNLOAD THE DESIRE DASH (it's free!)

Join us in Spain at our week-long retreat (and get a year of coaching and community support, too)! Learn more at cheerstoyournextchapter.com.

Connect with Xanthe on Instagram: instagram.com/xanthe.appleyard

Connect with Kaitlyn on Instagram: instagram.com/kaitlynskessler