Ep 176: The Mentor (A Secret Tapes conversation with Cyndi Finkle)

Ep 176: The Mentor (A Secret Tapes conversation with Cyndi Finkle)

When Cyndi and I sat down to record this conversation for the Secret Tapes series, we had barely seen each other in nearly ten years, even though we live within miles of one another. It was a chance for me to tell her how much she meant to me during the most important year of my life, and to hear her side of what it felt like to take a 22-year-old sorority girl fresh out of Oklahoma under her wing.

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BONUS: Slow Growth Equals Strong Roots (a conversation with Mary Marantz)

BONUS: Slow Growth Equals Strong Roots (a conversation with Mary Marantz)

Mary Marantz and I talk about striving to be the most put together person in the room in the pursuit of perfection and acceptance, feeling like we need to prove that we deserve whatever success or opportunity we have, and how our little girl selves would be so happy with who we have become.

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Ep 174: 3 Things I've Learned While Working With A Business Coach (a conversation with Retha Nichole)

Ep 174: 3 Things I've Learned While Working With A Business Coach (a conversation with Retha Nichole)

Eighteen months ago I started working with a business coach. It was the end of 2021 and I was, frankly, falling apart in several ways. In an effort to make something (anything) work, I hired business coach Retha Nichole to help me figure out how to prioritize the various aspects of my online work. I wanted to feel less scattered and I wanted to make more money.

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BONUS: FRIENDSHIP STORIES: Serendipity (Caroline's Story)

BONUS: FRIENDSHIP STORIES: Serendipity (Caroline's Story)

My guest today is someone you might recognize if you've ever emailed or DM'd the show, or you've just heard me talk about her giant contribution to 10 Things To Tell You, my book launches, and all other behind-the-scenes operations around here: Caroline!

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BONUS: FRIENDSHIP STORIES: A Bridge Across Cultural Differences (Carol & Gloria's Story)

BONUS: FRIENDSHIP STORIES: A Bridge Across Cultural Differences (Carol & Gloria's Story)

Carol and Gloria's friendship spans a few cultural differences, including race (Carol is Asian and Gloria is Black) and a large age gap (they have twenty years between them). In this episode, Carol speaks candidly about how these differences affects their friendship and bring both challenges but also beautiful gifts. 

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Ep 169: Battle Buddies (with Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Holland of Pantsuit Politics)

Ep 169: Battle Buddies (with Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Holland of Pantsuit Politics)

In the framework of my new book The Life Council: 10 Friends Every Woman Needs, the duo behind the Pantsuit Politics podcast could be considered Business Besties or Old Friends, but I see them primarily as BATTLE BUDDIES.

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BONUS: FRIENDSHIP STORIES: Men and Women Can Be Friends (Kerith & Lee's Story)

BONUS: FRIENDSHIP STORIES: Men and Women Can Be Friends (Kerith & Lee's Story)

Can men and women be "just friends"? Kerith & Lee are here to answer that OF COURSE they can. Their unique friendship story starts with a surgery that results in hours-long phone marathons and a friendship that stretches across time and gender roles.

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Ep 165: Best Books Lately (with Meredith Monday Schwartz and Kaytee Cobb of Currently Reading)

Ep 165: Best Books Lately (with Meredith Monday Schwartz and Kaytee Cobb of Currently Reading)

My favorite thing in the world to talk about is BOOKS and two of my very favorite people to talk books with are Meredith Monday Schwartz and Kaytee Cobb of the Currently Reading podcast

I've been such a fan of these two women and their podcast since it launched and it is always fun to chat with them about the best books we've read lately.

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Ep 164: Are we friends or not? (A Secret Tapes Mastermind Conversation with Jamie Golden, Bri McKoy, and Kendra Adachi)

Ep 164: Are we friends or not? (A Secret Tapes Mastermind Conversation with Jamie Golden, Bri McKoy, and Kendra Adachi)

Back In 2019, I infamously said on this podcast that the women in my business Mastermind were not my friends.

Jamie Golden, Bri McKoy, and Kendra Adachi are back to refute that claim and also take their offical seats on my Life Council as my "Business Besties," as I write about them in my book.

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BONUS: 5 Tips for Morning Routines (with Emily Ley)

BONUS: 5 Tips for Morning Routines (with Emily Ley)

You'll have to excuse my fangirling on this episode, but it's a full conversation about something I love to talk about (routines - especially morning routines) with someone I've long admired (Simplified founder Emily Ley) and I just couldn't contain my excitement. 

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BONUS: 4 Ways To Model Well-Being for Generations To Come (with Toye Penny)

BONUS: 4 Ways To Model Well-Being for Generations To Come (with Toye Penny)

In this busy season I’m so aware of how neglectful I can get about my own self care. When life feels crazy, the first thing to fall to the bottom of my priority list is ME. And I’m becoming increasingly aware of what I’m teaching my own children in this realm.

So when Toye Penny reached out to share 4 ways to “Model Well-Being for Generations to Come” I knew I needed to hear what she had to say. Toye shares helpful, thoughtful and practical ways to love the next generation by loving ourselves well first. 

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Ep 161: My Husband Is Not My Best Friend

Ep 161: My Husband Is Not My Best Friend

One of my core friendship philosophies is that my spouse is not my best friend. 

When I talk about this, people raise their eyebrows. Some assume our marriage is in trouble or that we're ill matched. It has become so common in romantic relationship culture to claim that you're married to your best friend that anything else seems unhealthy. 

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Ep 156: FRIENDSHIP STORIES: Soul Mates Christi & Cindy

Ep 156: FRIENDSHIP STORIES: Soul Mates Christi & Cindy

Introducing FRIENDSHIP STORIES: a new series where we explore different aspects of one of the most important relationships of our lives. We're going to talk about friendships that work and friendships that end. We're going to hear about soul mates, infidelity, friendship breakups, rogue bridesmaids, and more.

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