Above & Beyond Style

It's a question I know some people have about me: How have you been able to afford this? While there have been many parts to my "how story", one remains frequently unspoken: the role of money. In this week's episode, I'm giving you a glimpse into my financial story and the role money plays in my nomadic life. While this topic may seem taboo at times, it's important for me...

Living the nomadic life comes with all kinds of twist and turns, including voices that may not fully understand what you're up to! In this week's episode, I am sharing a little piece of wisdom from my dad before he passed that has served me well throughout this experience. Listen in to learn more! You'll hear about: Managing self-doubt Be discerning about outside voices + trusting your...

I knew there would be more to this story! This week, I took a deeper dive into more aspects of my nomadic experience that required a different kind of "keep going" than bedding and beauty products. Such things as: The practice of using my wardrobe as a tool for support Leaning into wardrobe choices with more intention + purpose to access how I feel at any given moment A healthy dose of f...

Happy Monday! This week's intuitive message came forth with these tenants in mind: We are called to have faith in our own inner knowing or intuitive guidance We are called to have deep trust that who we are is worthy And to remember our worthiness is inherent in who we are: we are born of Love and Light . For more intuitive guidance and support, explore ⁠⁠The Clean Slate Intuitive Reading⁠⁠ or...

I get asked this question often: what kept you going for so long on this nomadic experience? While I may have a superpower or two in my pocket (we all do!), living this kind of lifestyle can grow tiring and wearisome for anyone. There were MANY moments where I thought I'd cash it all in. Pick a city and just give it a go. But every time I would feel the pressure to make a decision, I'd con...

As an intuitive stylist + home editor, I spend A LOT of time in people's homes and closets. This week, because of the nomadic life, I chat all about how someone like me lived over 2.5 years without my full wardrobe and the lessons gained from that. I became my own best client by editing and asking: What pieces serve me in this life and the life I'm building? What pieces no longer resonate...

This week in our nomadic life lessons, I'm chatting about perhaps an obvious benefit of nomadic living: TRAVEL! And even more important than traveling to see new places and spaces, I also got to see people in my life. After COVID, I think I was craving more personal interactions. I wanted to SEE people in their everyday lives, how their homes looked, how it felt to be in their presence again,...

Welcome back to this week's intuitive message and additional guidance to benefit you and the collective. We are welcoming the Harvest Supermoon in Aries on October 6 , so this is a perfect time to release the past and embrace more courage for your personal needs in relationships. Please use your discernment as to where this message may best serve you and use your own intuition! 1. Patience : w...

This week's episode is a deep dive into the redefinition of "home" and what I've discovered by relocating homes many times over the past few years. We discuss: How my nomadic journey began with a simple goal to "find a new home" Changing physical surroundings allowed me to look at my body, my spirit, and self-care more deeply Redefining, tending to, and trusting my &quo...

This week, the nomadic life lessons continue as I take a look back at self-employment, travel, and the emotional weight of not knowing where I would slept each night. This conversation allowed me to unpack: the status of living unhoused/homeless facing the unpredictability for where I'd sleep each night how this tapped into my unspoken need for safety learning detachment to my plans the import...

I've been wanting to share more intuitive information from Spirit to benefit you and the collective, so I will share these short snippets of messages as they come! Please enjoy the messages and additional guidance I've received, too. Here's the messages for the week of September 21, 2025: 1. Blessings! You are being showered with light. Your creativity is being stirred, activated and s...

We are back with Season 6, and I'm sharing my first-hand insights and stories all about living the nomadic life for 2.5 years. This has been one of the biggest and most transformational life experiences I've had to date, and it brings me great joy to offer you some life lessons for your own potential transitions. A little backstory: I sold my home in April 2023, and over the last 2.5+ year...

In this season's finale, Dr. Melissa Carrick sits in the host seat and continues a conversation with me about my path and right next steps (1, 2, 3, 4...5!). We discuss how I've embraced "spaciousness" in my life and how this might be an invitation to see where spaciousness could lead YOU to your right next step. To learn more about Maria and her work (which includes hiring her t...

In a fun twist, Dr. Melissa Carrick and I flip the script, and she sits in the host seat to interview the interviewer! In part one of this two-part episode, we dig into my own story and "right next steps" as I began my style business and deepened my spiritual gifts. It is great fun swapping roles and sharing the details! To learn more about Maria and her work (which includes hiring her t...

What if your right next step (in style, in life, in anything!) may be just...right...there? Sometimes when we set out to change something, it may feel like the step we need to take is way far off. But what if it's just shifting our orientation by one degree? That small step could take us out on an entirely new unchartered course. This week, Missy and I discuss magic starts, those one degree st...

The feeling of having a pair of jeans that fit and feel *just right* is kind of magical. This is why venturing into new styles/shapes for denim can be quite the process, but oh so worth it. Dr. Melissa Carrick (a self-proclaimed denim lover) and I talk about a right next step with denim and if that effort could unlock your personal style. And now is THE time to try because so many old (and new) st...

Have you ever considered using a wardrobe item beyond its intended function or purpose? We are sold clothing or accessories typically in one specific way, but what if we wore them in a new or expanded way? This could be the right next step for you to unlock your personal style! Listen in as I give 5 examples of items you could wear in an expanded way. To learn more about Maria and her work (which...

"A style revolution happens through small steps of evolution!" In this week's episode, Missy and I tap into the inside out process of personal style by using words that describe how we want to feel in our clothes. Listen in as we challenge you to explore your own signature style words as the right next step. To learn more about Maria and her work (which includes hiring her to help yo...

Styling a third piece could be the perfect next step to elevate or customize your personal style. This week, I give you 5 examples of third pieces that I love to complete an outfit or make it feel more cohesive. As an added bonus, I curated some of my favorite options for you to shop directly! You can find them all here . To learn more about Maria and her work (which includes hiring her to help yo...

In this week's episode, I share some recent small steps I've taken and seeing how they might unlock the "next right thing". As we continue to explore the number 5's change energy, I wondered about how it might feel to take an intentional purchasing pause to look at my wardrobe with a new set of eyes. Could a shopping pause provide a useful respite to reevaluate my own style?...

This week, we explore another next step in our style journey... what if we used travel as a mini-exercise to experiment with our style ? In this episode, Missy and I provide you with 5 travel hacks to help you pack light and select clothing with more purpose. We guarantee you'll find some key takeaways to try for yourself! We also reference suitcase stackers (or packing cubes) in the episode;...

This week, Dr. Melissa Carrick (welcome back, Missy!) and I talk about signs and how we make meaning of them. After a recent style challenge, Missy came to a realization about her style (and life) through our work together! Then we chat all about Allison Bornstein’s Wrong Shoe Theory, which opens up a new way of thinking about “right vs. wrong” and playing with an unexpected shoe choice as the rig...

The number 5 has to do with rapid change, and I take a deep dive into its meaning and what it has to do with this season's topic: how can the right next (small) step open the door to bigger style transformation? I give you 5 (of course 5!) examples of style rules we could let go of to take a small next step toward more authentic style. To learn more about Maria and her work, follow her on Inst...

So good to be back with you all for Season 5, where we get to dig even deeper into conversations around style, change, and life decisions. In this episode, I share my story about why the number 5 has come to mean (for me!) taking the Right Next Step. Influenced and informed by the two books (linked below), I am excited to share how taking the right next step could not only change your style, but m...

To make way for big change, sometimes we have to clear a path for it to arrive. Dr. Melissa Carrick and I talk about "the purge" so we can clear the channel for those Yes + No messages to come in. Missy offers a great practice for us to try, and in turn, we discuss what to bring along going forward. This includes great packing tips! To learn more about Maria and her work, follow her on I...