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 How do you define self-love? Is it a daily regiment for yourself or does it feel like a luxury? How does it differ between us? Let's talk about it with our special guest Tanaya Cardenales, the founder of Built by Flaws. ----more----

Who is Tanaya Cardenales? 

Tanaya Cardenales is a 22-year-old senior attending Connecticut College who is obtaining a double major in Africana Studies and Economics. She was born and raised in Harlem, NY. Tanaya is very involved on her campus, but also heavily involved in the community of social media and blogging. Tanaya created a blog, Built by Flaws, 3 years ago to create a space for young women of color struggling with body image issues. 

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Did you read Create or Hate by Dan Norris? If not, you are in store for a life-changing conversation on WokeNFree. We are talking about what the book is all about and how you need to reflect on how you are living your life. Are you ready to get WokeNFree?  We appreciate you for listening to the episode, sharing it with a friend, and commenting below! ----more----

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 Job hunting can feel a bit overwhelming at times. Does your resume really showcase who you are? Are you doing enough networking? Should you work with a recruiter? We are excited to have Amy Goldstein, the Founder of Grayson Allen, a boutique search firm that specializes in attorney placement and career consulting, to talk all about job hunting realities so many of us can relate to. Listen to the episode, share it with a friend, and join the conversation by sharing your comments below!----more----  

Who is Amy Goldstein?  

 She brings more than 20 years of combined legal and recruiting experience to her role as a search and career consultant.  Before transitioning to legal recruiting, Amy was a litigator with a New Jersey-based law firm.  She is a graduate of Rutgers College and Tulane Law School.  Amy's mission is to help attorneys acquire the skills and knowledge they need to navigate the job market, broaden their employment options and increase their chances of a happy, fulfilling work life and career. 

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 Is it possible to be kind to the planet with your business? The answer is YES! Project Repat is doing this in a HUGE way.  We are fortunate to have Project Repat Co-Founder Nathan Rothstein on the show to share his story and what the company is all about. Hope you are ready to listen, share and comment below!----more----

Who is Nathan Rothstein? 

Nathan Rothstein is one of the co-founders of Project Repat. Repat is creating jobs in the USA by upcycling people's old clothes into memory blankets. Since launching in 2012, Repat has prevented over 5 million t-shirts from getting dumped in landfills and created 70 jobs in Massachusetts and North Carolina. Over 200,000 people have bought a t-shirt quilt.  Inc Magazine recently named Repat the 9th fastest growing retail company, and the company has been featured in Fast Company, the Boston Globe, WBUR, MSNBC, Forbes, and Entrepreneur Magazine. Mr. Rothstein served as an Americorps volunteer in post-Katrina New Orleans after he graduated from the UMass-Amherst Honors College in 2006. He spent four years in New Orleans working on different recovery-related projects.

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 Given what is going on in this country with death and gun violence, the topic of mental health keeps coming up over and over again. But, are people talking about what needs to be said when discussing mental health? Model, artist and mental health advocate Faith Costa shares her insight and wisdom on the topic.  ----more---- 

Who is Faith Costa? 

Faith is a plus-size model who has jumpstarted her career through Instagram.  In mid-2015, she started her journey of body positivity, self-love, and mental health awareness. However, her lifelong love for fashion was able to shine through and with that has been given a plethora of opportunities to truly begin her career of modeling. Faith has been featured in Huffington Post Style, Plus Model Magazine, Fab U Plus Magazine, and many more inclusive publications. Not only is Faith building her empire from the ground up and making a name for herself in the fashion world, but she also works as a freelance artist. Painting, drawing, illustrating and fine arts, in general, has been her life's work thus far.  She is an artist with ArtSugar and also has a shop through Soceity6. You can support her art by visiting her ArtSugar shop, her Society6 page, her Instagram page @faithcosta_originalartwork, or her Facebook page.

Don't forget to check out Faith's new body-positive campaign with Cherry Pie Productions HERE! 

Episode shout-out to The New York Times and BetterHelp

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 Are you a follower of The Secret? Do you really believe it works? Why do people doubt the movement? In this episode, we share our thoughts on this phenomenon and we can't wait to hear your thoughts in the comment section below. ----more----

Episode shout-out to The Secret, HUFFPOST, Psychology Today, HUFFPOST (evidence of The Secret), Psychology Today (Law of Attraction Doesn't Exist?), Ask and It Is Given, and Joel Osteen   

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 Can we really overcome procrastination? Why does this nasty habit affect so many of us? We brought on Procrastination Coach Dr. Christine Li to share her wisdom and expertise on the topic so we can all be WokeNFree about procrastination. ----more----

Who is the Procrastination Coach? 

Procrastination Coach Dr. Christine Li helps people recognize what may be blocking them so they can make full use of their natural talents in work and life. Her area of focus and expertise is procrastination. Her pragmatic approach involves teaching the four essential components of procrastination recovery: simplicity, communication, time management, and mindset management. Dr. Li relies on her experience as a clinical psychologist and as a former hardcore procrastinator to make sure the emotional factors underpinning her clients’ procrastination are fully understood, supported, and addressed. Once clients begin to tackle their procrastination, they are able to reconnect with their motivation and to work with much greater ease. Dr. Li invites you to begin your own journey away from procrastination when you register for her Free Resource Library HERE.  

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 Have you seen Black Panther yet? If not, what are you waiting for? Go out and see the movie ASAP. Then join the conversation and share your comments about the movie and the movement below! ----more----

Episode shout-out to Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan, Letitia Wright, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Vox, and Forbes    

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“People with low financial literacy standards are often unable to take their ideas and create assets out of them.” – Robert Kiyosaki

The time to become more financially literate is NOW. Join the conversation by listening to the episode and sharing your thoughts below. ----more----

Episode shout-out to Investopedia (Financial Literacy), NEFE, NFCC, Forbes, US News, and National Financial Educators Council     

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Immigration seems to be a “hot topic” now. Do we really know the facts about what is going on in the US and how people really feel about the matter? Listen to the episode, share your comments below, and join the conversation.  ----more----

Episode shout-out to VUDU, Wikipedia, TPM, BBC, Council on Foreign Relations, GALLUP News, ADL, Rolling Stone, Center for American Progress, and AEI for CBS News Poll.

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