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Ep. 565: 4 Ways to Deepen the Connection in Your Romantic Relationship Mar 12, 2025

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Jill is newly and happily engaged, but her relationship hasn’t always been perfect. When it came time to decide to break-up or take the next step in the relationship, Jill and Keith made the choice to start working on building something even better than before. Today, Jill is sharing the 4 main changes she and Keith have been practicing that have made their relationship deeper. It takes some practice and might seem counterintuitive, but when you act in love, you feel more in love, and isn’t more love always better?

A history of over and under communicating [1:48]

Doing things differently [4:04]

Check in with each other weekly [6:35]

Maintenance therapy [10:38]

Monthly date night is a priority [12:58]

Be grateful for the little things [17:07]

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Ep. 564: Gradually, Gradually, Gradually... Suddenly Mar 05, 2025

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Sometimes we’d like to wave a magic wand and be miraculously healed from all our traumas and pain. Unfortunately for us (and you) we live in the real world where our pains demand to be felt and there’s not much we can do but to wait it out. There is one bright spot: just like in business growth, change happens gradually… gradually… gradually… and then all at once! So maybe we can’t wave a magic wand to get rid of all of our pains and be healed suddenly, but we can show up daily and keep trying new things until—all of a sudden—we feel better. Healing is possible if you keep looking for it.

What the fuck is “healing work”? [1:23]

Gradually, gradually, gradually, suddenly [6:34]

Healing binge eating disorder [7:58]

You can’t predict the snowflake that will break the branch [15:19]

Keep going til you find what works [17:00]

This shit takes time [20:50]

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Ep. 563: Knowing What You Want Out of Life Feb 26, 2025

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We’ve finally arrived at “mid-life” and if there were ever a time to have a crisis, it’s now. It’s easy to get swept up in the fast pace of our lives and forget to ask ourselves what we really want, but there’s a lot of courage in knowing exactly what you want and being willing to ask for it. Nothing in life is guaranteed—not even life itself—so let’s enjoy it which we can, right Bestie?

Wanting a Big Life [1:33]

Have the courage to know what you want [4:36]

Getting ahead of a mid life crisis [7:55]

Are you having regular check-ins on what you want? [10:30]

Tools you can use to facilitate conversations [14:35]

Life can change in an instant [16:52]

Everyone is running their own race [19:40]

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Ep. 562: The Utility in Impostor Syndrome Feb 19, 2025

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No one loves feeling like an Impostor, but there are some people who probably should feel like one. There’s utility in Impostor Syndrome—if you’re feeling it, is it possible that you actually aren’t that good yet? Do you actually struggle with your money mindset, or should you just not be charging that much for your services yet? Get a few more reps in and really start walking your walk, and then we can talk about Impostor Syndrome.

The utility in Impostor Syndrome [2:04]

Sometimes it’s not “money mindset” issue [4:07]

Are you operating out of scarcity? [7:34]

Do you walk your walk? [11:29]

You can’t have all the answers without the experience [14:33]

You get better by doing the damn thing [17:21]

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Ep. 561: I'm Not the Same Person I Used to Be Feb 12, 2025

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Everyone knows that if you dare to have a presence on the internet, you have to stay the same forever. Duh. Changing your mind and evolving as a person is a luxury allowed only for others and not for you! And while we’re certainly being facetious right now, there are many people who fully believe that, even if just subconsciously. As entrepreneurs with personal brands, we’ve faced pushback over the years when we start acting differently to the way we’ve “always” been. But look, Besties, we want this to be a long and meaningful friendship with you, so we hope you can accept us as we evolve over time.

Evolving past your personal brand [5:11]

You can do whatever you want with your own damn life [10:28]

I’m not the same Drake I was 12 years ago [12:04]

Personalizing someone else’s change [14:01]

Your personal brand is a reflection of you [19:29]

Stop making it about yourself [24:23]

Noses and niceness [28:32]

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Ep. 560: You Need to Mindset Yourself Feb 05, 2025

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Even for people who know everything there is to know about having a healthy mindset need to check themselves at some point. Sometimes, it’s exactly the people that “know better” that need help acting right, not just thinking right. Mindset starts with awareness, but awareness alone isn’t enough. Accountability, emotional regulation, and self-compassion are all just as important when you need to Mindset yourself.

Sharing your relationship on social media [3:10]

You know the mindset piece, now implement the behavior [4:58]

Awareness isn’t enough without accountability [8:55]

A pause between emotion and action [11:24]

What’s the story I’m telling myself? [15:14]

Self-compassion for the times you do fuck up [19:38]

You need someone to keep your head on straight [24:14]

Sometimes you just need to vent [29:07]

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Ep. 559: Business is Innately Personal Development with Nardia Norman Jan 29, 2025

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Today, Jill is having a conversation with fellow fitness business coach, Nardia Norman. Nardia shares her journey as a trainer of personal trainers, how a personal health crisis led her to understand the unique needs of women in fitness, and all about the challenges faced by new online coaches in a saturated market. But not only does Nardia know her shit and talk her talk… she walks her walk too—Nardia is building a brand new business in real time, all while navigating career and life changes. Whether you’re a personal trainer, business owner, woman, or just a fan of people who kick ass in general, you’ll want to tune in to this episode.

A career of working with personal trainers [1:31]

Training men and women differently [5:49]

The backlash from pointing out hormonal differences [10:19]

Tracking your own metrics [13:30]

Start with self-compassion [17:41]

An increased awareness of mortality [22:20]

Pay attention to stress management [25:41]

The fear of niching down [29:02]

Get your shitty reps out now [35:32]

Speak to your ideal clients, not your peers [38:30]

What are the successful people doing? [42:51]

Building a business in real time [47:20]

Becoming an employee again and reconnecting to your “why” [53:41]

Connect with Nardia: @nardianorman

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Ep. 558: Caught in the Messy Middle of Things Jan 22, 2025

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This podcast grew out of some really shitty times in our lives, and since then we’ve learned a lot about how to deal with all that shittiness, especially when that shittiness is inescapable. No one wants to suffer, but the hard times happen and we feel better prepared to deal with them now. In the last episode, Danny J shared a bit about how she’s in a tough place right now, so today she wanted to share a little about how she’s sitting in the discomfort and making it through as best she can. It’s never a fun time to be caught in the messy middle, but we trust ourselves enough to know that we can always make it through to the other side.

Going through tough emotional times [1:39]

What it’s like in the messy middle parts [3:05]

Mixed messages from outside opinions [4:44]

Getting your mental and physical health together [7:32]

There’s a time and place for all your feelings [9:17]

Trying to distract ourselves [11:42]

A morning ritual for mental health [15:18]

Healing takes intention [22:09]

What does your body need? [24:25]

There’s no need to rush to make decisions [26:36]

Shit sucks, but it will all be okay [28:32]

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Ep. 557: How to Overcome the Need for Affirmation Jan 15, 2025

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We’ve fucked up and started over and changed our minds so many times in this life that we lost count. In our younger years, we made a lot of decisions that we thought other people wanted us to make and when we wanted to do something different, we waited for someone to tell us it was okay before we acted. But here’s a tip, Bestie: it’s not your job to convince someone to “get” you. There will always be people who don’t understand why we make the choices we do, but instead of waiting for someone else to get it, just be you and eventually you’ll get the affirmation you’re looking for. Life is too damn short to be living it for someone else.

There’s so much comparison at the beginning [3:24]

Letting your parents down [7:52]

Feeling alone and judged in your decisions [11:16]

Detaching from the outcome and keep taking action [13:38]

People respect action [16:27]

Practical pessimism [18:31]

You might have to be the one to go first [21:43]

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Ep. 556: Joy and Sadness Can Coexist Jan 08, 2025

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Somehow, it’s a new year again and this time we’re feeling neither well-rested, nor excited to do it all again. It’s almost like the years start coming and they don’t stop coming. Wish someone could have warned us about all that. But even though we’re exhausted, we’ve got plans for 2025 that include both leaning in to and leaning away from social media and… getting married! With the bad things in life, good can always coexist. So even if we’re feeling shitty or sorry for ourselves a little, we can always celebrate love when we find it.

Hitting the ground running in 2025 [1:49]

Getting of Instagram for a month [4:05]

Filling our time in different ways [7:11]

Why Jill changed her mind on never getting married again [10:08]

Jill is acting coy [16:47]

How the proposal went down [20:29]

We’ve watched this relationship grow from the start [26:32]

The algorithm can make you doubt yourself [27:16]

Time creates clarity [30:34]

Holding sadness and joy at the same time [34:23]

You’ve got to feel it to heal it [36:05]

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