Friendship coach and author of “Fighting for Our Friendships,” Danielle Bayard Jackson, joins the pod to share practical strategies and thoughtful insights to help us in every area of our friendships. We discuss:

• The two questions every friend wants answered
• How to handle conflict in friendships as adults
• How to make friends as an adult
• Why friendships change depending on our life stages
• Why desire is important even in platonic relationship
• Friendship burnout and how to handle it
• How to know when it’s time to let a friendship go (and how to handle it)
• Gossip! Why it’s not ALL bad (and how to differentiate the two) 
• How to reframe what it means to be a good friend
• The direct line between female friendships and our physical, mental, and emotional health

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Grab her book here. 

In Danielle’s first solo episode she dives into one of her favorite topics— conversation. She’s spent 13 years and over 3,000 conversing professionally (and countless hours talking personally lol). Combining both her professional and personal experience she shares 10 tips on how to be a great conversationalist!    The quality of conversation in so many ways determines the quality of our lives— use these tips to have better conversations and thus, better quality of life! 

Heidi Clements is a 63 year old writer, clothing enthusiast, storyteller. She’s also the incredible and inspiring @WelcometoHeidi on Instagram where she doles out no nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is life advice to her half a million followers who are mostly in their 20s and 30s. Today she joins PRETTYSMART to share her story + some of the lessons she’s learned in each decade. We discuss: 

• The impact she’s made on younger women and especially when it comes to views on aging 
• How she was able to live without shame and always stay true to herself
• How she got over caring what others think of her 
• Working with toxic women in the workplace and what that taught her
• Why she feels her 60s are a filled with joy (and what lessons we can learn from her to embrace that feeling)
• What the breaking point was for her to get sober in her 30s
• Why she doesn’t care about dating
• What she learned from losing her mother
• How she discovered her style in her 40s
• How she landed her dream job as a scripted writer in her 50s
• What she still struggles with today

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Minnesota native Brianna Brown Keen is an award-winning actress who has worked for over two decades in Hollywood with projects ranging from top grossing feature films, to Emmy-winning television shows, to indie projects she has produced. She is often recognized for her roles on Dynasty, Devious Maids, General Hospital & Homeland, Netflix’s hit series Outer Banks. 

Brianna is the founder and CEO of the 501c3 non-profit organization The New Hollywood— dedicated to supporting socially conscious storytellers and changemakers thru grants, goals, and mentorship.  Brianna is the Chair Ambassador for the National Women’s History Museum. She is also a public speaker on the topic, “Manifesting Your Mission”, and she offers in-person and online workshops, retreats as well as small group accountability coaching using the method within her book, Manifesting Your Mission. 

Brianna has her own podcast, Manifesting Your Mission. Check it out here! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/manifesting-your-mission-with-brianna-brown-keen/id1680967142

Alyssa Nobriga is a licensed Clinical Somatic Psychotherapist and lifecoach - today she’s joining PRETTYSMART to share the keys to having healthy, powerful, vibrant and fulfilling relationships.

We discuss:

• The four levels of love (and what they mean for your relationships)
• Why we almost always attract a partner who triggers us.
• What to expect when you uplevel yourself even if your partner doesn’t.
• Alyssa’s number one hack for a healthy relationship. 
• The difference between being protective and being vulnerable in your relationship. 
• How to know if you’re a tiger or a turtle in your relationship (and what that means!) 
• Why everyone is a mirror and how we can evolve once we really grasp that idea. 

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Erica Malbon is the visionary co-founder behind the esteemed lifestyle brand Malbon Golf and the luxurious spa and wellness boutique, The Now. With an innate talent for identifying untapped opportunities and trusting her instincts, Erica has consistently achieved success in her entrepreneurial endeavors.

Today she shares:

• How her diverse upbringing was shaped by growing up abroad
• Navigating a relationship with a partner 13 years older
• Her unexpected journey into motherhood at the age of 20
• Balancing motherhood and entrepreneurship
• How an Instagram account led to her golf lifestyle brand
• Building a brand that has attracted celebrities like Justin Bieber and Travis Scott
• Revolutionizing golf culture with a modern, inclusive, and fashion-forward brand
• Her predictions for the future of women in golf
• Working with her husband and the pride she has for her family business
• The importance of trusting your instincts

Follow Erica on Instagram @EricaMalbon

When you were a teenager, who was advocating for you? Meet Chelsey Goodan, the advocate for teenage girls. With over a decade of experience, she's empowering girls to unlock their potential in her new book, "Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls." Whether you're healing the teenager inside of you, or caring for a teenage girl, Chelsey's insights will help you connect with this crucial stage of life, fostering healing and empowerment for all. 

Today she shares:

• What is the secret power of teenage girls?
• Communication tools effective for healing your inner tennager, a teenager, or any friend asking for advice!
• The importance of embracing authenticity– for real, and in an applicable way.
• The need for society to rethink its approach towards young women
• How to help teens develop a healthy relationship with social media
• The damaging effects of perfectionism
• Why genuine conversation is the powerful tool
• How to redefine compliments 
• How to handle big feelings

Follow Chelsey on Instagram @chelseygoodan and grab her book here!

Actress, Emmy Award-Winning host and New York Times Bestselling Author of “Worthy, Jada Pinkett Smith offers an intimate look into her life and the honest, inspirational, and sometimes painful lessons she’s learned along the way. It was a beautiful conversation, but the moment that stuck out the most is when she said this: “My biggest art form is how I live my life. We are all walking pieces of art”. She shares: 

• What she believes she’s worthy of now
• Who she wrote her memoir “Worthy” for
• Her surprising love language
• The biggest lesson she’s learned in her lifetime
• The complexities of being in a relationship that is a model of love for the world: “that Will + Jada love”
• The insights her relationship with Will has brought her
• Why she loves high-pressure situations and what they have taught her about friendships
• Her thoughts on Taraji P. Henson’s recent comments on pay equity for women of color
• Why she’s the happiest she’s ever been
• How she navigates public opinions on her life
• Why it's time to let go of romanticized visions of relationships and people
• What people often overlook in relationships
• How she lives her life as art
• Courting her shadows to find her brightest light: “Sometimes you have to live who you're not to know who you are.”

Follow Jada on Instagram @jadapinkettsmith and grab her book here!

Actress, model, founder and editor in chief of The Cool Mom Co, Lizzy Mathis joins PRETTYSMART. She shares candidly about: 

• How grief over the loss of her mother has shaped her.
• How Tyra Banks became her mentor and what she’s learned from her.
• Why it’s so important to her to pour into other women. 
• Why she views both happiness and rejection as a choice. 
• The two things in life that changed her the most. 
• The inspiration behind The Cool Mom Co - and how she wasn’t always sure she wanted kids!
• Why it’s important to remember the possibility of fun as we get older. 
• The biggest lesson we should learn from kids (it’s not what you think!) (*The answer to this is the possibility of fun so if you like this better- delete the line above) 

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Career transitions are an emotional rollercoaster, especially with today's uncertain job market. Lauren McGoodwin, Founder of Career Contessa, joins us to offer invaluable insights on navigating these shifts. Today she is empowering all of us with her tangible takeaway that will change your life! Today we dive into:

• What defines a fulfilling career (spoiler: it’s not money!)
• Why she thinks you shouldn’t strive for your dream job
• Her prediction for the career trend of 2024
• The harsh reality of our current job market
• Sustainable practices for being proactive in your career
• The mindset shift you need when it comes to networking 
• How to use breadcrumbs to figure out a career that fulfills you
• Ways to use AI to streamline your interview process (and some bonus tips + tricks!)
• How to spot a toxic workplace
• The types of questions to ask at the end of a job interview
• An easy way to win at work (that also benefits you!)
• Her own tough career transition

Follow Lauren on Instagram @CareerContessa and check out her podcast Career Contessa.

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Kate Bowler, Ph.D. is a 4x New York Times bestselling author, award-winning podcast host, and professor at Duke’s Divinity School. She was diagnosed with stage IV cancer at just 35 years old and while she was in treatment (and not expected to survive), she wrote two best-selling memoirs. Her latest book, “Have a Beautiful Terrible Day” is out now! Today she shares:

• Toxic Positivity — what it is, how we got here, and why forcing a positive mindset is so unhelpful.
• What is the right balance of optimism? 
• How to live in the contrast of our lives (the beautiful + terrible)
• What went through her mind when she was diagnosed with stage IV cancer at 35 years old and given just two years to live. 
• How surviving her cancer diagnosis changed her outlook on…everything.
• What NOT to say to people who are going through a life altering experience.
• What we miss out on when we try to see the golden thread going through everything in our lives.
• Why happiness is an industry and how to avoid the pitfalls of “good vibes only”
• The role of luck in our lives
• What is true mental health? (“Mental health is not having positive emotions - it's having the appropriate emotion at the right time.”)

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Grab a copy of her new book here!

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