🌟 Episode Length: 9 minutes, 39 seconds

We all have those weeks where life gets heavy, energy drops, and showing up feels impossible... even when you want to stay consistent. In today’s episode, I’m sharing the honest story of why I skipped last week’s recording, how I navigated the guilt that followed, and what truly happens when you give yourself permission to rest instead of forcing creativity.

You’ll hear what my break actually gave me: clarity, inspiration, connection... and how to return to your business with confidence, not shame.

If you’ve ever felt behind, guilty, or nervous about taking a pause… this one is for you.

• 🧠 Why skipping a week doesn’t ruin your consistency

• 💛 The difference between avoidance and intentional rest

• 🤍 How honoring your energy strengthens your long-term success

• ✨ A magical craft show moment that led to two heartfelt custom jewelry sets

• 🎁 A beautiful act of community generosity (and how it inspired me to pay it forward)

• 🧵 How reconnecting with a hobby like crocheting a handmade sweater brought back joy and creativity

• 🌿 Why rest is often the reset your business truly needs

• 📓 Four journal prompts to help you reconnect with your own energy & direction

“Consistency isn’t about never missing a week. Consistency is about returning.”

This week, choose ONE thing you want to come back to... no pressure, no perfection required.

It could be:✨ Posting again✨ Working on your website✨ Answering emails✨ Creating something just for joy✨ Or intentionally choosing rest

Take one small step, then send me a DM @sparkleandshinepodcast or tag me in your story so I can cheer you on.

And if you want to go deeper with this week’s journal prompts, they’re waiting for you in today’s Substack post.

Please share it with a biz bestie, leave a review, or repost it to your stories.Every single share helps this podcast grow & helps more women feel supported in their business journey. 💛

🌟 Episode Length: 8 minutes, 39 seconds

Somehow… we’ve already made it to Episode 30.

And over the course of creating these thirty episodes, I’ve learned more than I ever expected... about business, clarity, showing up, starting over, and trusting myself even when things feel quiet or uncertain.

In today’s episode, I’m sharing 30 quick, real, zero-fluff lessons that have shaped me as a creator, a business owner, & a podcaster. Whether you’re cooking, traveling, or simply trying to catch your breath during this holiday week, this episode is meant to give you clarity, comfort, and a spark of confidence for whatever comes next.

This isn’t a recap or a highlight reel. It’s real talk from the heart.

✨ Clarity vs. consistency — and why one matters more🎙️ Why your voice is more powerful than algorithms🌈 How messy action moves you farther than perfect planning💛 The truth about slow growth and silent audiences🎨 Creativity, comparison, & finding alignment again🧠 The mindset shifts that make business feel lighter🚀 The lesson that will move you forward this week

“You don’t wake up confident — you become confident by showing up.”

🎧 This Week’s Listener Challenge:Choose one of the thirty lessons and let it guide you for the next seven days. DM me on Instagram or leave a comment on Substack and tell me which one you picked. I’d love to cheer you on.

If this episode brought you clarity or encouragement, please leave a review or share it with a biz bestie. Every share helps Sparkle & Shine grow.

🌟Episode Length: 11 minutes, 50 seconds

Have you ever tried so hard to “do business the right way” that you accidentally lost the joy, the playfulness, and the YOU behind your brand? If you’ve ever felt weighed down by strategy, expectations, or comparison, this episode is going to feel like a grounding exhale.

Today, I’m sharing the three guiding principles that anchor my business and help me find my way back anytime I feel overwhelmed or disconnected. These aren’t buzzwords... they’re the values that shape every decision I make: Creativity, Color & Confidence.

You’ll hear the real, honest stories behind how each one has shown up in my business, how they helped me through messy seasons, and how you can define your own guiding principles to help you build a business that feels aligned, expressive, and completely YOU.

✨ The moment creativity pulled me out of a year-long creative block🌈 Why color is the emotional heart of my brand (and why toning it down backfired)💛 How confidence shows up behind the scenes of being a small business owner🧠 How your values can guide decisions when strategy feels overwhelming🎨 Why creativity in business is so much more than just “making things”💸 How repricing became a major confidence turning point📝 Five journal prompts to help you define your own guiding principles

“Creativity dies when you turn it into a punishment. Creativity thrives when you let it be a permission slip.”

🎯 This week’s listener challenge:

• Define your own 3 guiding principles.
• What three qualities ground you, inspire you, or help you feel like your fullest self in business?
• Name them, describe them, own them — and then:

➡️ DM me at @sparkleandshinepodcast or tag me in your stories. I’d love to cheer you on.➡️ Want to go deeper? Join me over on Substack, where every episode comes with extended reflections… and paid subscribers get access to weekly printables that go along with each episode.

💛 If this episode encouraged you, please leave a review or share it with a biz bestie. Every share helps this podcast grow.

🌟 Episode Length: 7 minutes, 55 seconds

If your brain feels like a glitter explosion right now — ideas everywhere, plans half-started, and zero clear direction — you are so not alone.

In today’s episode, I’m getting really honest about what it feels like to hit mid-November without a holiday plan, without the momentum you hoped for, and with a to-do list that could wrap around the North Pole. We’re talking about the pressure, the comparison, the “shoulds,” and how to rebuild clarity when everything feels chaotic.

This isn’t a pep talk — it’s real talk with gentle guidance to help you breathe, reset, and find one small step forward during a messy season.

• 💭 Why the holiday pressure hits so hard for small business owners

• 📌 The spiral of “shoulds” that make us feel behind

• 🧠 How planning can become a comfort zone (and why follow-through feels impossible)

• ✨ A simple four-step “mini-reset” to regain clarity

• 🧘‍♀️ How to shift from overwhelm into tiny, doable momentum

• 📝 Journal prompts to ground your mind & reset your expectations

• 💛 Why messy seasons don’t mean you’re failing — they mean you’re human

“You don’t have to do everything perfectly. You just need to decide what matters most this week and take one small step toward it.”

Pick one focus area for the week — sales, content, or organization — and create a three-step micro-plan you can actually follow through on.

Write it down, say it out loud, or share it with a biz bestie.Then tag @sparkleandshinepodcast and tell me what you’re focusing on.Let’s hold each other accountable to imperfect but powerful action. ✨

✨ Join my Substack community — the coziest corner of Sparkle & Shine where I share deeper stories, weekly challenges, printables, behind-the-scenes thoughts, and the real, unfiltered journey of building a creative business.You can subscribe (free or paid!) and hang out with me there: sparkleandshine.substack.com

📸 Instagram: @sparkleandshinepodcast📧 Email: sparkleandshinepodcast@substack.com

If this episode helped you breathe a little easier, please leave a review, share with a fellow creative business owner, or repost on social.Every share truly helps this small but mighty podcast grow — and I’m so grateful for you. 💛

🌟 Episode Length: 8 minutes, 3 seconds

💬 In This Episode:You know that weird, quiet moment before everything speeds up... the calm before the holiday storm?Your to-do list is buzzing in the back of your mind, but for now, there’s a stillness, almost like your business is holding its breath.

In this week’s episode, I’m sharing how I’m navigating that in-between space, the pause before the chaos, and how I’m learning to protect my peace, trust my pace, and prepare for the busy season ahead without losing myself in the process.

From re-tagging over 1,000 pieces of jewelry for upcoming markets to juggling three brands and finding content consistency, I’m getting real about what this season actually looks like behind the scenes...messy, imperfect, and still so full of progress.

🔍 What You’ll Hear:

🎁 The truth about what “holiday prep” really looks like behind the scenes🧠 Why peace isn’t laziness — it’s a smart strategy to avoid burnout📆 How scaling back on events is helping me stay focused and creative💬 The reality of imperfect consistency and learning to give yourself grace✨ A reminder that quiet progress is still progress

💬 Quote to Remember:“Peace doesn’t mean laziness. It’s a strategy so you don’t burn out.”

💛 This Week’s Listener Challenge:Pick one small thing you can prep now that your future self will thank you for later.It could be updating your booth checklist, photographing your products, or mapping out your next two social posts.

One small, intentional step towards calmness.

✨ Let’s Connect:Come hang out with me on Substack to find creative biz reflections, behind-the-scenes stories, and printable resources to keep you inspired this season.

You can also find me on Instagram @SparkleAndShinePodcast — DM me anytime! I’d love to hear how you’re preparing for your own busy season.

🌟 Episode Length: 12 minutes, 59 seconds

💬 In This Episode:Progress rarely looks picture-perfect — and that’s okay.Sometimes it’s jewelry scattered across your worktable with half-finished tags. Sometimes it’s sitting at your computer wondering if you’re doing any of it right.

In this episode, I’m sharing what messy progress really looks like behind the scenes of all three of my brands — Pretty Pineapple Bead, Sparkle & Shine, and Keep Fresh Studio — and why trusting yourself through imperfection is one of the most powerful forms of confidence you can build.

From a DIY Bead Bar party that turned into an unexpected win, to launching my Substack with my very first paid printables, to finding structure inside creative chaos, this episode is your reminder that even small, unfinished steps still move you forward.

🔍 What You’ll Hear:

💎 How I’m navigating “organized chaos” while retagging over 1,000 jewelry pieces for Pretty Pineapple Bead

🎉 The story of a DIY Bead Bar Party that doubled in size — and how trusting my gut led to an $80 surprise

📝 What launching my Substack taught me about valuing my work and charging for my creativity

🎨 How Keep Fresh Studio’s massive Idea Bank project is helping me find structure inside creativity

🌱 A real reminder that progress doesn’t always look pretty — but it’s still progress

💬 Quote to Remember:“Confidence doesn’t come from perfection. It comes from trusting yourself through the messy middle.”

📝 This Week’s Journal Prompts:

1. Where in your business do you need to give yourself permission to be imperfect right now?

2. What part of your process feels messy but is actually proof that you’re moving forward?

3. What’s one thing you’re proud of today, even if it’s still in progress?

🎯 Your Challenge:Take one imperfect action this week.Post the thing you’ve been overthinking. Launch the offer that’s “almost” ready. Or simply plan a week that feels doable instead of ideal.

✨ You don’t have to be perfectly ready — you just have to be ready enough.

📬 Stay Connected:You can now find me on Substack, where I’m sharing behind-the-scenes lessons, creative biz reflections, and both free and paid printables for the Sparkle & Shine community.

And as always, come say hi on Instagram @sparkleandshinepodcast — I love hearing your stories and celebrating your progress, messy and all.

🌟 Episode Length: 9 minutes, 17 seconds

💬 In This Episode:You can be doing everything right — posting consistently, sending the emails, showing up week after week — and still feel like nothing’s working.So what do you do when consistency stops moving the needle? You pivot.

In this episode, I’m sharing how I decided to pause my long-running Bead Soup Sunday emails after 18 weeks of consistency with no conversions. You’ll hear the lessons I learned about knowing when to shift direction, how I’m simplifying my content plan across three brands, and how confidence grows when you stop hustling and start trusting yourself again.

🔍 What You’ll Hear:📧 How I realized my Bead Soup Sunday emails weren’t working — and what the data showed🧭 Why consistency matters only when it’s aligned with growth🗓️ My new approach to email & content planning (and why it feels so much lighter)🎥 How I’m simplifying my social media cadence to avoid burnout across three brands💡 The power of repurposing: “Create once, share twice”🌈 What confidence looks like when it’s rooted in clarity, not chaos

💬 Quote to Remember:“It’s not failure to pivot — it’s wisdom. You’re not giving up, you’re growing up.”

💛 Let’s Connect:🎯 This week’s listener challenge:Take one thing in your business that feels stuck — whether it’s a system, a product, or a routine — and ask:✨ Is this actually working for me?

If not, take one small step to adjust it. Just one intentional pivot can reignite your confidence.

👉 DM me on Instagram @SparkleAndShinePodcast and tell me what you’re pivoting — I’d love to cheer you on!

💌 You can now find me on Substack, where I’m sharing even more behind-the-scenes lessons, creative business insights, and pep talks like this one.

✨ If this episode encouraged you, share it with a biz bestie who needs to hear it — and don’t forget to follow the show so you never miss a new episode.

🌟 Episode Length: 10 minutes, 8 seconds

💬 In This Episode:Last week, I shared how I finally raised my prices for Pretty Pineapple Bead after doing a complete pricing overhaul — and I was nervous. Would anyone actually pay the new prices? Would it hurt my sales?

This week, I’m taking you behind the scenes of my very first market since the price increase to share what really happened — the results, the lessons, and how it helped me redefine success in my business.

Because sometimes, success isn’t just about the sales — it’s about the confidence, the connections, and the courage to trust your value.

🔍 What You’ll Hear:

📊 A side-by-side comparison of this year’s market results vs. last year’s💵 The $71 lesson that proved raising prices was the right move🧠 How confidence and connection sell more than any price tag ever could🌈 Why success is about more than numbers — it’s about meaning and mindset🤝 The power of small connections (and how one led to a booked DIY Bead Bar party!)✨ Encouragement to trust your worth, stay consistent, and celebrate progress in every form

💬 Quote to Remember:“Success isn’t just what you earn — it’s what you learn.”

💛 This Week’s Listener Challenge:Write down your three non-sales wins from the past month.They could be:1️⃣ Feedback or compliments from customers2️⃣ New connections or collaborations3️⃣ Small mindset shifts or creative breakthroughs

👉 DM me your list on Instagram @SparkleAndShinePodcast — I’d love to celebrate your wins with you!

✨ If this episode encouraged you, share it with a biz bestie who needs a confidence boost, and don’t forget to follow the show so you never miss a new episode.