Messy & Magnificent with Karlee Fain

Get the FREE Navigating Change Guidebook that accompanies this season: https://www.karleefain.com/podcastWe live in a world that puts a lot of value on selfless acts.But what we don’t do for ourselves comes at a cost.If you’re not getting enough sleep or not taking the time to sit down for 20 minutes of nourishment at lunchtime, those deprivations of needs start to add up. Maybe you’re unable to focus at work and that overflow means you have to work late. So, you cancel dinner plans with a friend and weeks go by without you remembering to reschedule, which results in hurt feelings.Sacrificing yourself can actually be burdensome to other people.Making time for self-care is an act of generosity towards yourself and to the most important people in your life.Bolstering our self-image is perhaps one of the most fun and creative segues into the realm of self-care. It’s a way to instantly transform the way we see ourselves, helping us to project a greater sense of worthiness upon our greatest asset: ourselves.In this episode, Karlee welcomes Erika Cartledge, the founder/owner of Your Chic is Showing. Through her highly-personalized approach to styling, she helps clients elevate their self-image and build their confidence. As an image architect, she helps people visualize the changes going on inside to reflect the holistic process of designing something new, fresh, and confident on the outside.You’ll hear about the emotional importance of our individual approach to self-care, and how those things hanging in our closets offer deeper revelations about the space we think we deserve to occupy in the world. She explains the real reasons we hold on to things that no longer serve us, and how we can honor the person that we were while still making room to move forward. Ericka believes that our wardrobe is the one place where we don't give ourselves grace, and why it’s important to allow change to happen in there, too.Navigating the depths of your closet is one way to create the space you need to pause,get purposeful, and be in partnership with yourself and your work.If you’re ready to extend to yourself, and to those around you, the generosity of self-care, then this episode is for you.What You’ll Learn in This Episode:Knowing when to stop pushing and start making changes (8:45)How our external shifts coincide with our internal shifts (14:00)Common beliefs about the way we present ourselves to the world (16:14)A candid unpacking of emotions behind an unworn jacket (29:56)Send your Audio Comments and Questions to anitza@everybodythrive.comConnect With Karlee:WebsiteLinkedInInstagramConnect with ErikaWebsiteInstagram

*RSVP to be on the show on May 11th with Karlee Fain & Maria Sirois!Get the FREE Navigating Change Guidebook that accompanies this season: https://www.karleefain.com/podcastWho are you in relationship to change?Do your hands start sweating? Does your blood pressure start to rise? Does panic set in?When change enters the conversation, we experience a physical reaction. Whether you’re the leader or the parent, we’ve all been conditioned to feel the pressure of coming up with an answer or making the right decision “ now”.What if you could tame that feeling of urgency and recapture a little bit of control in that moment?Tapping into the roots of your immediate emotional response allows you time…time to make decisions that actually solidify your integrity.In this episode, Karlee welcomes Jack Mason- Goodall back to the show. In 2020, he founded Autism Optimism International, an organization that supports and trains families, professionals, and employers of neurodiverse people around the world. He strives to facilitate relationships based on understanding, acceptance, and compassion for autistic people to lead their best lives.You’ll hear why taking time to pause is the key to better, more aligned decision-making. Jack shares tools from his experience that will help you let go of the idea that change always needs to be comfortable. He poses a simple question to ask yourself when you’re faced with a big decision, and how you can accept the discomfort of change in order to make decisions that feel authentic and in alignment with who you are, and the kind of leader you want to be.If you’re ready to take a minute to be certain that your decisions are in sync with your values, then this episode is for you.What You’ll Learn in This Episode:Giving yourself the space to pause when change seems urgent(4:52)The opportunity change offers us to strengthen our integrity (15:26)How embracing differences supports change (21:31)One question to ask yourself when you encounter change (26:57)Letting go of the pressure to be comfortable (39:42)Send your Audio Comments and Questions to anitza@everybodythrive.comConnect With Jack:Autism Optimism InternationalInstagramConnect With Karlee:WebsiteLinkedInInstagramMessy and Magnificent is produced by the folx at Ginni Media.

*RSVP to be on the show on May 11th with Karlee Fain & Maria Sirois*Get the FREE Navigating Change Guidebook that accompanies this season: https://www.karleefain.com/podcastWords matter.Whether they’re the words other people say to us, the words we say to ourselves, or the words we impress upon the world around us.They can give us encouragement, break us down, and lift us out of our darkest depths.Words are medicine. And, giving ourselves the space to find the ones we want to say is a precious gift that can heal our wounds and help us honor who we truly are.In this episode, Karlee welcomes Gayle Danley: CEO, Poetry ProsFormer National and International Poetry Slam Champion and Maryland Library Association Poet of the Year. Gayle goes into America's classrooms teaching thousands of children how to access their emotions through the force of words. She shares three decades of poetic process in her online course "Lessons in Poetry," helping writers build emotional stamina for their work.You’ll hear how Gayle learned from an early age that her words provided a sense of self-worth that the world around her wasn’t offering. By creating a process for her poetry that allowed her to express her truth, she shaped an identity that continues to inspire writers and poets around the world. She shares how poetry has helped her challenge perceptions, navigate change, and process loss.If you’re ready to find the right words to help you navigate changes in your life, then this episode is for you.What You’ll Learn in This Episode:What it means to be “good” (7:17)How a girlfriend goddess comes into being (11:45)Why poetry has the power to challenge the world around you (18:03)How words can help us navigate change (19:46)Adapting and mooring when changes happen to us (31:57)People Mentioned in this Episode:Suzi Banks BaumSend your Audio Comments and Questions to anitza@everybodythrive.comConnect with Gayle:LinkedInLessons in PoetryConnect With Karlee:WebsiteLinkedInInstagramMessy and Magnificent is produced by the folx at Ginni Media.