Last week, I published a blog post asking the question that had been sitting with me for months: where are the women? Specifically, the older women who are still fully themselves, still curious, still having fun, still becoming. The response surprised me, and the conversation it started didn't feel finished. So I called one of my best friends.

In this episode, I sit down with my colleague-turned-bestie, one of my favorite people to think out loud with, and we go deep on the question together. We get into the kinds of things we want to see women feel more comfortable doing and claiming in their own lives, without apology and without waiting for permission. And she shares the women who have genuinely inspired her - the real ones, in her real life - which might be the key to what we all need to look for as we age.

I walked away from this one thinking about the topic from angles I hadn't considered before, which is my favorite thing a conversation can do. I can't wait for you to have it 🖤

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• A very relevant blog post: Where are the women?
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Let's be honest: some of us would rather reorganize our entire lives than have one uncomfortable conversation.

In this episode, I'm coming clean about my own deeply avoidant tendencies and making the case that conflict resolution is actually a learnable skill, not a personality trait you either have or don't (I would know, I've been working hard). Starting with two personal stories where, notably, the other person had to be the one to come to me first, I'll walk through five things I've learned to practice when it comes to navigating hard conversations.

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• Very relevant blog posts: The art of revealing pt. I and pt. II
• I'm on Substack now!
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In episode 44, we talked all about why being a "serial hobbyist" is actually a great problem. It expands your skills, your range, your social networks, and your self confidence. But what we didn't quite touch on is just how existential it can be when you start to understand that the things you spend your time doing actually matter quite a lot.

So what do we do about that? I don't know if I have the answer, but I definitely have the lived experience.

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• Listen to episode 44 if you haven't already!
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This one is for those of us who are chronically overwhelmed and experiencing the woes of "Good Girl Syndrome" (and no, you do not need to be a woman or a girl to get it). If you constantly tell yourself or have outside influences telling you that you should be able to achieve more, and you simply aren't, maybe the solution isn't to try harder. Maybe it's to take a step back, regulate, and realign with what feels restorative to you.

Today, it's all about why and how to do exactly that.

Show notes:

• A very relevant blog post: Be careful, she bites.
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Most of us are craving a deeper sense of meaning, and one of the best ways to achieve that is to experience an "altered state" where we feel more present, more aware, and more appreciative of our surroundings. But in a culture where we are spiritually illiterate, it's easy to assume we can only get there through drugs or intense meditation.

Not true. We can experience this stone-cold sober.

Today, I want to share my own experiences with altered states of consciousness, the easiest (and often overlooked) ways of getting there, and why I believe this is extremely necessary for a more peaceful and blissful existence.

Show notes:

• Read (or maybe don't read...) The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
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Paul Lagerstedt has always been drawn to fixing things and understanding how systems work. When he began to notice his own adverse reaction to alcohol without an explanation, he got curious: what’s actually in alcoholic beverages beyond ethanol, and why do people respond so differently? He began researching the trace compounds that can be present in wine, beer, spirits, and cocktails, and whether it was possible to reduce exposure to some of them before drinking.

That research led to ALKAA: a patented, in-glass sachet designed to reduce certain trace compounds in alcoholic beverages. ALKAA treats the drink, not the body. And today, Paul is here with us to explain how the product has led to an entirely new way of relating to alcohol and how it makes us feel, what a change its already made, and how it may even shape the future of drinking culture.

Show notes:

• Meet Paul (and his lovely wife and co-founder, Sara)
• Read the official patent for ALKAA
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I'm going through a little bit of a hard time right now. So to be very candid, I needed a little bit of my own cheering up. I hope it helps you through whatever stuckness you're experiencing right now, too.

In today's episode, I'm outlining five reminders or mantras that have helped me through difficult periods of my life, from lacking motivation to perpetuating negative self-talk, so much so that I still think about them to this day. This conversation really has it all - humor, inner child exploration, uncomfortable vulnerability, difficult family dynamics, and maybe even a few tears. We're going there today!!

Show notes:

• A few very relevant blog posts: Be careful, she bites. and How do you talk to yourself?
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Jealousy gets a bad reputation, but what if it's actually trying to tell you something?

In this episode, I'm making the case for sitting with your jealousy instead of rushing to shame yourself out of it. We'll dig into why the current discourse around jealousy flattens a genuinely complicated feeling into either a character flaw or a feeling to normalize, and why neither of those is especially useful. We talk about the real difference between jealousy and envy, what it actually means to use jealousy as a map toward what you want, and how to start building the self-belief to go get it (without any manifestation speak). This one's for the jealous friend - you're not a bad person. You just need to tap in.

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