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Episode 86: How To Be A Better Conversationalist And Work Any Room

Just in time for the holiday season, we’re here to help you get back to being the social butterfly, conversational queen that you are. Because between the endless Zoom calls and virtual happy hours, a lot of us have lost the art of real conversation. So as we return to the office and real holiday parties, it’s about time we all brushed up on our social skills and learned how to carry a convo IRL.

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Episode 85: How To Buy A Home In The Current Real Estate Market, with realtor Alexandra Cote

The real estate market is crazy right now, but if there’s one thing we learned from today’s episode, it’s that home ownership is absolutely still possible right now, and there’s not necessarily a “good” or “bad” time to get into the market — if you can afford to get in, start building that equity, boo!

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Episode 84: Asking For A Friend…How Do I Get Promoted?

We’ve talked about how to successfully network and interview for jobs, but what comes next when you do get the job, and you’re ready to move up? Climbing the corporate ladder is a whole other beast, but with our own years of experience, and tips from the experts, we have plenty of advice on how to make moves.

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Episode 82: How To Find Your Purpose, Overcome Limiting Beliefs and Believe In Your Damn Self, with Komal Minhas

Our limiting beliefs get the best of us sometimes, and it’s something that so many of us struggle with in life and at work. The truth is, we can’t always trust the things we tell ourselves. Our brain pumps out around 6,000 thoughts per day and with that much going on, it’s bound to get a few things wrong.

So this week we called in Komal Minhas to help us develop the confidence and mindset skills to tap into our potential and get out of our own way. Komal is an executive coach, business strategist, interviewer, and resilience educator who coaches people to build successful businesses while improving their wellbeing and mastering their mindset.

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Episode 81: Asking For A Friend: How Do I Move My Life Somewhere New?

Welcome back to our AMA episode series, Asking For A Friend, where we tackle your biggest questions and deep dive into our own personal experiences and expertise.

So many of us have daydreamed about moving somewhere new. And since the pandemic opened the doors to remote work and afforded us new freedoms in work and life, it's no wonder that people are considering making that leap. But whether you’re thinking of moving to a new city, a different state/province, or a whole new country, there’s a lot to consider. Luckily, Cailyn is our very own in-house expert on this, as she just uprooted from Toronto to Vancouver for a fresh start on the West coast.

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Episode 80: How To Find Yourself After A Big Life Change

It’s true what they say: Change is the only constant. From parenthood to career pivots, big moves to breakups, big changes are unavoidable, but they can leave us feeling lost and totally destabilized.

So in this week’s quickie we’re diving into life’s big transitions, and how to find ourselves (maybe even a more evolved version of ourselves) on the other side. Every change is a chance to recalibrate, so let’s get comfortable with being uncomfortable, and figure out how to come back to yourself when you’re finally through the turbulence.

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Episode 79: How To be More Honest

The one where Cailyn and Gill get realll honest about honesty… and it’s a juicy, therapeutic and vulnerable ride. Because let’s be honest: It isn’t always easy to tell the truth — to ourselves or to others.

Whether you’re struggling to have honest conversations, to admit the truth (to yourself or others), or you tend to hide things that are uncomfortable, it’s true what they say: The truth will set you free, and allow you to live your life unapologetically.

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Asking For A Friend: How Do I Pursue A Freelance Career?

Welcome to our first ever Asking For A Friend episode series, where we tackle your biggest questions and deep dive into our own personal experiences and expertise.

We’re kicking it off with a Q&A with Gill, all about how she pursued a career as a freelancer. With The Great Resignation and more demand for flexibility and remote work, working on contract has never been more popular (#youwontbreakmysoul).

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Episode 77: How To Hack Your Motivation

Is it just us, or does September always feel like a mini New Year? That nostalgic back-to-school energy makes it the perfect month to refresh your routine, set new goals, and start going after the life you want.

But TBH, it can be really hard to find the motivation to do alllll of the things. So in today’s Quickie, we’re cracking the code to hacking your motivation and finding the drive to get sh*t done. Spoiler: motivation doesn’t magically appear, it’s all about building goals and habits that move you forward each day.

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Episode 76: Teach Me How To Land My Next Job, Prep For Interviews and Crush Applications, with Emily The Recruiter

Welcome back to Season 2 of Teach Me How To Adult! It feels like *everyone* is low-key on the job hunt right now, and it can be hella overwhelming to navigate the application process, craft the perfect resume and LinkedIn, slay your interview and negotiate the salary you deserve.

But don’t worry, we got you. We called in Talent Attraction expert, career coach, and your recruitment big sister, Emily Durham, aka Emily The Recruiter. Job hunting shouldn’t be a full-time job, and Emily breaks down everything that actually matters in the application process, how to answer the tough questions, and how to make a winning impression.

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Episode 75: Teach Me How To Build Resilience and Master My Mindset, with Leisse Wilcox | Summer Rewind

For the rest of the summer, we’re doing a Summer Rewind, re-releasing some of our must-listen episodes as we ramp up to the launch of season two. See you in September friends!

Change and adversity are the only constant in this life, and if this year has taught us anything, it’s that the more you focus on building a solid foundation within yourself, the more external chaos you can handle.

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Episode 74: Teach Me How To Crush My Workouts and Level Up My Fitness, with Beverley Cheng | Summer Rewind

For the rest of the summer, we’re doing a Summer Rewind, re-releasing some of our must-listen episodes as we ramp up to the launch of season two. See you in September friends!

If you’ve been thinking about getting back into your health and fitness routine (especially while we’re stuck at home), we got you. In episode 9, we sat down with fitness coach and founder of Born To Sweat, Beverley Cheng, to learn about motivation tips, how to set realistic goals, how to track your progress, proper form for weight room power moves, and three things you can start doing TODAY to live a healthier life (spoiler alert: we need to start drinking water).

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Episode 73: Teach Me How Beat Burnout And Find Balance| Summer Rewind

For the rest of the summer, we’re doing a Summer Rewind, re-releasing some of our must-listen episodes as we ramp up to the launch of season two. See you in September friends!

One of the things we’ve been hearing most for the last while (outside of “unprecedented times” and “You’re on mute!”) is that our friends and families are feeling hella burnt out right now.

And even though our lives have slowed down and become more minimal in some ways, life is picking back up again and there’s a lot more stress, expectation and pressure overall.

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Episode 72: Teach Me How To Love My Body And Cultivate Confidence, with Roxy Earle | Summer Rewind

For the rest of the summer, we’re doing a Summer Rewind, re-releasing some of our must-listen episodes as we ramp up to the launch of season two. See you in September friends!

Summer can be a very triggering time for a lot of people when it comes to body image and insecurities. We polled you guys on Instagram about how you’re feeling in terms of confidence and self-acceptance, and we learned that we’re definitely not alone in this feeling. 76% of you said that summer triggers your insecurities, while 77% of you are feeling anxious about re-emerging from lockdowns with all the physical and mental changes we’ve undergone. 91% of you said that you struggle with negative self-talk, and we feel you...we can all be our own worst critics and bullies.

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Episode 71: Teach Me How to Recession-Proof My Finances and Navigate Inflation and Interest Rates, with Nicole Victoria of No Budget Babe

As if adulting wasn’t hard enough already, we’re now facing the realities of rising interest rates, skyrocketing inflation, mass layoffs and a looming recession. Anyone else need a drink? So this week’s episode is all about how to recession-proof our finances, because economic instability is upon us, whether we like it or not.

There is A LOT to learn when it comes to protecting your nest egg, winning in an unstable stock market, and multiplying your revenue streams, so we brought in financial expert Nicole Victoria AKA No Budget Babe, to teach us how to take control of our finances.

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Episode 69: How To Ethically Consume Media (and Learn From the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Trial), with The Reheat

Is anyone else feeling uneasy after that non-stop barrage of media coverage from the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial? 🙋‍♀️Social media has given everyone a platform to share their opinions, but the deeper we get into these hot button topics, the harder it gets to tell fact from fiction and avoid the trolls #fakenews.

So this week we called in Sadaf Ahsan and Sarah Sahagian from Frequency Podcast Network’s The Reheat, to get their expert advice on ethical media consumption and how to navigate the news with accuracy.

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Episode 68: How To Organize And Declutter My Space, with Megan Golightly

Spring has sprung and we are in full swing cleaning mode, but this year we decided to take it one step further and get *Monica clean* by learning how to properly declutter and organize our homes (and our lives), and the psychology behind our belongings.

It’s time to say goodbye to those cluttered closets because while you may not realize it – living amongst disorder can have a really negative impact on your life. Think about all of the unnecessary time and energy you waste trying to find your keys or that important document you needed. Or the pile of aspirational items that make you feel bad about yourself.

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Episode 67: How To Protect Yourself Online

Let’s be honest, according to our phone’s screen time reports, we’re all spending a helluva lot of time online. And whether you’re logging on for business or pleasure, there are a lot of risks online that can be so financially or personally devastating.

But don’t worry friends, we’ve got you covered this week with tips for keeping your identity, your cashmoney, your sensitive photos, and everything else safe online from all the Anna Sorokin and Tinder Swindlers out there.

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Episode 66: How To Ditch Toxic Positivity and Feel for Real, with Psychotherapist Whitney Goodman

Unpopular opinion: It’s NOT always healthy to find the silver lining in everything. Some things just suck, and we don’t always need to look on the bright side, at the expense of *actually* processing hard feelings.

Our culture is obsessed with a “good vibes only,” and “everything happens for a reason” state of mind that makes us feel like we’re failing if we’re not happy 100% of the time. Trying to see the positive isn’t always positive, sometimes shit happens that doesn’t make us stronger, and we’re ready to break up with toxic positivity so we can fully experience our emotions AND our loved ones’ feelings. (Because nothing is worse than platitudes.)

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