What Happened After?: Talks On Post-"Life Happens" Growth

Listen, I’m a big words person and nothing has helped shift my perspective more than realizing that definitions shift by way of circumstance. We’re living through some strange and I carved out a few minutes to make sure we were touching base and being nice to ourselves.

Share this episode with someone you love if you want to remind them what I’ll hopefully remind you of in 17 minutes — you’re thriving, not just surviving.

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Brittany is an influencer, a trendsetter, and a mom. She's also a political science major, an alumnae of Nordstrom's retail floor, and someone who debated how life would change for her if she kept her baby when she got pregnant at 19. 

I've been a fan of Brittany's for a bit, so this conversation was everything I was hoping for and more. We talk about social media just as much as we talk about the decisions that got Brittany to where she is now. Listen to the full conversation to find out just why the title of this podcast is a play on "you live and you learn." 

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I know that it doesn't feel like it, being in the middle of a pandemic and all, but right now is the perfect time to face your fears, yourself, and find what triggers your happiness. Michelle Poler, the creator of Hello Fears, joins me for a conversation on how she did just this. It all started with 100 fears and now in the midst of launching her first book and navigating COVID-19, Poler shares how learning lessons in the middle of fear can lead to some major growth. 

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I open up the episode by saying so much had changed — in a good way. You see, we recorded this before Coronavirus was a present reality in the US and the biggest changes we were talking about involved a newborn and a trip to Vegas. While the changes (and wait) in this episode feel different than what we're all now dealing with the same lessons apply. 

Embrace the suck. Don't think about what you could or should, but instead about what you will do. You have power whether your corner of the universe is your apartment, the Internet, or your community. 

Jasmine Star is a force, a digital innovator, and this week's inspiring voice on What Happened After. 

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So here’s a crazy story — Jennifer and I actually met almost 6 years ago and somehow found ourselves on the same project just this past January. When I first read All The Bright Places I became deeply connected to the characters own experiences with grief. Since then I’ve built toodamnyoung.com up more, all while building my own writing career and presence as a mental health advocate. This is how I ended up filming a roundtable conversation with Netflix and Jennifer and the reconnection that led to this podcast.

Listen as we talk about grief, mental health, and the power of community.

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Allie and I have been friends (thanks to IG) for the last 3 years. We bonded over creative life and later found that we’d actually had a lot of life experiences in common. In this conversation, I wanted to talk about some of that very real stuff — like loss, infertility, and how to keep ourselves grounded through it all.

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Geraldine Ridaura Schumacher walks us through her big before and after — it involves a contractor giving up her, her realizing she couldn't keep building her dream for everyone else, and almost renaming Holy Matcha something else altogether. The matcha care owner has had her series of ups and downs, but after three years her biggest lessons learned come down to reframing friendships, redefining your own wants, and accepting not everyone is going to get it. 

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Cassandra Thurswell is the founder and CEO behind IG-favorite, Kitsch. The hair accessary brand was built on what Cassandra herself is built on — pure grit, self-awareness, and an embracing of how hard work and vision can make magic. We talk about the power of being yourself even when it’s uncomfortable.

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Let's be honest, setting boundaries isn't easy, but it is pivotal to you feeling safe (both emotionally and physically). In this conversation between me and you, we're talking through how you even start setting them and the important thing to keep in mind as you do. Hint: it has to do with expectations and others. 

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Ashli Stockton is the founder of Sunday Forever, a brand that is dedicated to helping you fight off the Sunday Scaries and build a life you love, every day of the week. Over 30 minutes we talk about the guts it took to leave her corporate job to follow a passion that others judged her for, how to silence those outside voices, and how to turn up the voice of your own gut.

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