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Returning to Your Awesome with Podcaster & Author Alison Faulkner Jan 04, 2023

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Welcome to 2023! We hope you had a wonderful holiday and your New Year is off to an awesome start. Speaking of awesome, in this episode, Aliza is speaking with podcast host of Awesome with Alison and author of You're Already Awesome, Alison Faulkner. Alison shares her personal story with us of living with a dysregulated nervous system, the warning signs of burnout, and how each of us is inherently awesome.
Episode Highlights
5:48 - The significance of “Awesome”
14:25 - The cultural praise we get for not taking care of ourselves
20:57 - After Alison got her book deal

Links & Resources:

Alison Faulkner

Awesome with Alison Podcast

You’re Already Awesome

Alison on Instagram

The Artist’s Way

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Best of 2022 Dec 28, 2022

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Welcome to the best of 2022 episode of the podcast! Aliza has sat down with so many wonderful guests this year, and we are thrilled to go back over some of these important conversations about happiness, anxiety, aging, business, community, and so much more. Enjoy the best of the podcast for 2022!

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Listen to the full episodes here:

Ep 68 - Elizabeth Cush / Anxiety

Ep 74 - Tracy Moore / Shared Experiences & Culture

Ep 75 - Nataly Kogan / Happiness

Ep 81 - Stephanie Raffelock / Aging

Ep 94 - Marisa Renee Lee / Grief

Ep 101 - Heather Chauvin / Motherhood & Growth

Ep 106 - Lucy Osinski / Community & Purpose

Ep 107 - Alessandra Olanow / Creative Habits

Ep 109 - Hailey Sani / Girl Talk

Ep 110 - Paige Mobley / Women in Entertainment

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From Dream to Reality with Actress & Model Paige Mobley Dec 21, 2022

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This episode, Aliza joins the multi-talented Paige Mobley to talk about her role on Instant Dream Home, how she got started as an entertainment professional, and all of her exciting plans for the future of her work.
Episode Highlights:

7:01 - Paige’s role on Instant Dream Home

11:41 - What people have assumed right about the modeling industry

17:20 - How Eastend Entertainment got started

Links & Resources:

Instant Dream Home

Eastend Entertainment

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What Girls Want to Know with Your YouTube Bestie Hailey Sani Dec 14, 2022

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From a very early age, Hailey had an interest in storytelling and sharing her perspective with others online. Originally from Turkey, Hailey’s family moved around a lot when she was a kid, and with that came changing schools, friends, and everything else that comes with that kind of transition. So Hailey has been experiencing different cultures and groups of people her entire life, which influences the content she creates every day. With over 1 million subscribers on YouTube, Hailey’s message has resonated with people from different backgrounds all over the world, and Hailey has aspirations to continue the conversations she has on her channel in the future.
Episode Highlights:
8:02 - All about “TMI Girl Talk”
15:11 - How parents can approach their kids about cultural and societal behaviors
17:59 - Hailey’s truth bomb about responsibility, safety, and more
Links & Resources:
Hailey Sani
Boob Blurb

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How to Feel Confident with Your Money with Natalya Robbins of Prudential Financial Dec 07, 2022

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Women don't make less money than men simply because they might work less or have more responsibiliteis at home. Women make 81 cents to the dollar compared to men, which means that women are still literally getting paid less to work no matter their experience or the industry.
Join Aliza as she speaks with Natalya, a financial planner at Prudential Financial, about the main concerns and challenges women face when it comes to their finances and how women can feel more confident with their money.
Episode Highlights:
7:50 - The four specific challenges women face with their finances (the longevity gap, the time gap, the income gap, and the investing gap)
8:32 - “Second shift syndrome”
20:56 - The power of combining confidence and knowledge
33:20 - The three main concerns most women have about their money
Links & Resources:
Natalya Robbins, Prudential

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How to Establish a Creative Ritual with Illustrator Alessandra Olanow Nov 30, 2022

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If you're someone who finds it difficult to be creative in your life or work, listen in as Aliza sits down to have a conversation with Alessandra Olanow, author and illustrator. Alessandra is the author of I Used to Have a Plan and the upcoming book Hello, Grief: I'll Be Right with You. Aliza and Alessandra discuss how to establish a creative habit, her story of navigating grief, and how she drew a book.

Episode highlights:

12:37 - Alessandra’s tips for exploring creativity

19:48 - Finding inspiration and energy using the five senses

22:28 - Alessandra’s new book, Hello, Grief: I’ll Be Right With You
Links & Resources:

Alessandra Olanow

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Getting Clear on What Feeds Your Soul with Grlswirl Founder Lucy Osinski Nov 16, 2022

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After working in almost any internship and job imaginable, Lucy Osinski, Founder of Grlswirl, discovered a passion and love for skateboarding. In a male dominated sport, Lucy created a community around a sport that feeds her soul and continues to remind her that she's doing exactly what she's supposed to be doing.
Join Aliza in this episode of the podcast where she chats with Lucy about skating, building community, and how she knew Grlswirl is what she was meant to do.
Links & Resources:
Grlswirl

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Disrupting the Status Quo and Finding Sweet Success with Sprinkles Cupcakes Founder Candace Nelson Nov 09, 2022

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When you think of cupcakes, what comes to mind? Icing? A nice buttery flavor? Sprinkles? In this episode, Aliza speaks with Sprinkles Cupcakes Founder, Candace Nelson, to talk about the heart of entrepreneurship, seeking out stories of failure for inspiration, and creating the first cupcake ATM.
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Some Episode Highlights:
9:37 - Talking herself out of giving up
11:42 - Seeking out stories about failure
18:00 - The inspiration for the cupcake ATM idea
26:03 - Candace’s vision for her book
Links & Resources:
Candace’s Website
Candace on LinkedIn
Sweet Success: A Simple Recipe to Turn your Passion into Profit
Connect with Candace on social @CandaceNelson (TikTok & Instagram)

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Using Your Skills, Desire, and Knowledge to Build Back Differently with Emily Tisch Sussman Nov 02, 2022

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What happens when your life is your career and you have children who, basically, kill that career? This episode of the podcast, Aliza is talking with Emily Tisch Sussman, Democratic political strategist and host of Marie Claire's first podcast, She Pivots, where Emily talks with other women who have had to pivot in their careers. She has appeared over 300 times on various news channels including MSNBC, FOX News, CNN, HLN. After having three children in three years, Emily knew she had to change the trajectory of her future - she had to pivot. In this conversation with Emily, she and Aliza discuss her podcast, the identity shift that comes with choosing to not go back to a fast paced job, and so much more.
Episode Highlights:
8:22 - Basing self-worth on professional accomplishments
13:00 - Emily's difficult identity shift
20:52 - Emily's career pivot
28:28 - What Emily's learning through her podcast
Links & Resources:
Emily's Website
She Pivots Podcast
She Pivots Instagram
My Children Killed My Career — But Took Me in an Unexpected New Direction (Article)

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Discovering the Path to Your Healing Narrative with Donna Jackson Nakazawa Oct 26, 2022

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We know that mental health concerns and even autoimmune diseases affect women far more than men. But when the traditional models of health and development are all based on male models, where does that leave women? Donna Jackson Nakazawa, seven time author, speaker, and teacher, and someone who has a history of severe chronic illness and intense personal tragedy, Donna takes us through her painstaking but motivational journey of self-discovery through the murky waters of her biology and biography and how women can begin to do this for themselves.
Episode Highlights:
6:37 - We live in a world of invisible illness
9:41 - How Donna began to figure out what was going on with her
21:33 - What’s going on with our bodies and what we can do about it
34:16 - Girls on the Brink and recent data that can help us better understand our daughters
Links & Resources:
Donna’s Website
Donna’s Books

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