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Ep 220: Allison and Ceara discuss expensive items or purchases that they’ve made that are 100% worth the splurge. This light-hearted conversation shares our personal experiences with quality products and we dive into which items are worth paying a little bit more for.  Some main purchasing categories we talk about splurging in: aspects of travel, like whether or not paying for a first class upgrad...

Ep 219: Allison and Ceara wrap up their 'How to Thrive in 2025' series by sharing mindsets, quotes, advice and tips that are helping them become their best selves. Some key discussion points include the importance of taking action, hiring help for personal tasks, overcoming perfectionism, Sunday resets, and prioritizing rest. The conversation also touches on travel experiences and the sign...

Ep 218: Allison and Ceara continue their 'How to Thrive in 2025' series, discussing common feelings of being stuck in one's career, especially among young professionals. They explore the reasons behind these feelings, the emotional and mental toll of stagnation, and the importance of taking action to realign one's career path.  We emphasize the need for self-reflection, identifying...

Ep 217: Allison and Ceara continue their 'How to Thrive in 2025' series, discussing the concept of environmental wellness, focusing on the idea of creating a home within yourself and the illusion of external stability. We’re taught that happiness comes when we arrive—when we buy the house, find the partner, or land the dream job. But what happens when life uproots us? When the things we th...

Ep 216: Allison and Ceara continue their 'How to Thrive in 2025' series, with this episode’s focus on spiritual wellness. We dive into the theme of spiritual wellness, and explain how all of us can benefit from a consistent spiritual practice, no matter your religion or beliefs.  We discuss the different elements to a spiritual practice, such as self-realization, mindfulness and being pres...

Ep 215: Allison and Ceara continue their 'How to Thrive in 2025' series with emotional wellness, and how to let go of emotional toxins. They dive into the importance of detoxing emotionally, letting go of past traumas, and making space for new beginnings.  We highlight the challenges of navigating emotional baggage and the necessity of self-reflection in a fast-paced world. Our conversatio...

Ep 214: Allison and Ceara continue their 'How to Thrive in 2025' series, discussing the importance of social wellness. Before we get into the topic, we share personal updates (as we do each week - skip ahead through the catch up segment if this isn’t relevant to you).  We emphasize the impact of social connections on mental health and the significance of community for longevity. To make th...

Ep 213: Allison and Ceara continue their 'How to Thrive in 2025' series, with a deep dive into financial wellness. We discuss the transition from practical financial tips to a deeper understanding of money as an energy and the mindset required to attract financial abundance.  We explore the multifaceted nature of money, how money is not just a physical currency but a reflection of our valu...

Ep 212: Allison and Ceara continue their 'How to Thrive in 2025' series. We discuss common nutrition mistakes, sharing personal experiences and insights on dietary trends, the importance of protein, and the challenges of maintaining a balanced diet. We emphasize the individuality of nutrition and the impact of lifestyle choices on health, while also addressing the complexities and misconce...

Ep 211: Allison and Ceara continue their 'How to Thrive in 2025' series by diving into the topic of physical wellness. More specifically, they discuss the common hurdles and excuses that prevent people from prioritizing their physical health.  Physical wellness is one of the only dimensions of wellness that is fully within our control—unlike external factors that influence mental, emotiona...

Ep 210: Allison and Ceara continue their 'How to Thrive in 2025' series. We dive into the topic of digital detoxing, sparked by the recent TikTok and Lemon8 bans. We share our thoughts about how this relates to our society’s dependence on social media for news, community, work, etc. We share our concerns about the implications of the TikTok ban on content creators and small businesses, whi...

Ep 209: Allison and Ceara kick off their 'How to Thrive in 2025' series, discussing the distinction between goals and vision. We emphasize that while goals are the steps to take, your vision is the underlying motivation to fall back on when challenges arise.  We share practical advice on creating a vision board, whether physically or digitally, to visualize and manifest aspirations. We tal...

Ep 208: Happy New Year, friends! In this episode, we share about our holiday travels, time with family and year end reflections - both personally and professionally. Before jumping into new goal setting energy for 2025, we wanted to share the importance of reflection, analyzing data, shortcomings, failures and mistakes in order to set better, more aligned and more realistic goals in the year ahead...

Ep 207: This week is the final episode of our mini “flashback Friday” (FBF) series! As we take a little break for the holidays, we wanted to keep you company with some of our absolute favorite episodes from the archive. These are the episodes that made us laugh, reflect, and connect the most—and we can’t wait to bring them back for another listen. Each Friday, we’ll be flashing back to a standout...

Ep 206: This week we’re continuing with our mini “flashback Friday” (FBF) series! As we take a little break for the holidays, we wanted to keep you company with some of our absolute favorite episodes from the archive. These are the episodes that made us laugh, reflect, and connect the most—and we can’t wait to bring them back for another listen. Each Friday, we’ll be flashing back to a standout ep...

Ep 205: We’re so excited to announce our mini “flashback Friday” (FBF) series! As we take a little break for the holidays, we wanted to keep you company with some of our absolute favorite episodes from the archive. These are the episodes that made us laugh, reflect, and connect the most—and we can’t wait to bring them back for another listen. Each Friday, we’ll be flashing back to a standout episo...

Ep 204: Opinionated AF is a new monthly segment that we added in 2024 where we share our opinions on the internet’s opinions. For added entertainment, we select videos that have gone viral, are hot takes, and / or are a little controversial. In the catch-up segment (0-20 minutes), Ceara shares about some festive holiday activities she’s doing with her loved ones while she’s back in St. Louis this...

Ep 203: We are honored to sit down with Morgan Zanotti, the visionary co-founder of Primal Kitchen. She shares her backstory from living on a budget abroad, to applying for jobs she didn’t feel qualified for, moving across the country on a whim and making the many sacrifices that come with entrepreneurship. Her startup story is one of determination, passion and trusting the process.  Tune in for a...

Ep 202: In the catch up segment, Allison and Ceara share life updates about their recent travels. Ceara has spent the last few weeks exploring Thailand, Vietnam and Japan. She shares a pro tip about finding long-layovers to maximize travel experiences. Allison went to Omaha to host an open-buying event at her store and see friends and family.  In the WWYBD part of the episode, we discuss the impor...

Ep 201: Allison has her friend, Emily Durski (a fellow Nebraska Native) on to share about her journey from the restaurant industry to becoming a successful esthetician specializing in eyebrow aesthetics.  Emily offers practical skincare advice for beginners, the significance of a simple skincare routine, high maintenance vs low maintenance beauty practices, understanding skin types, do's and d...

Ep 200: Opinionated AF is a new monthly segment that we added in 2024 where we share our opinions on the internet’s opinions. For added entertainment, we select videos that have gone viral, are hot takes, and / or are a little controversial. In the catch-up segment (0-25 minutes), we talk about being in different time zones, our recent travels, appreciating sustainable fashion, our recent self-car...

Ep 199: This week, Ceara has on filmmaker and photographer Ryan Tu, a travel videographer who works and lives remote all over the world. Ryan and Ceara are currently traveling together for a video shoot in Lake Como Italy, and they discuss their experiences working in this industry. They talk about recent travels in the Dolomites, the beauty of travel, and the creative process behind videography. ...

Ep 198: In this episode, Allison shares a lot about her career in secondhand and vintage clothing - from age 15 to 30. She has now told over 50,000 items and through this, has learned a lot about the industry. Many people have asked her how she learned the industry (just trial and error!), so she decided to make a 25+ page PDF guide "How To Be A Reseller." In this episode, we dive into som...

Ep 197: In the catch up segment, Allison and Ceara share personal life updates, including Allison's recent move to Tulum and the challenges that come with it. They discuss cultural differences between American and Mexican living, the process of decluttering and organizing, and read listener peaks of the week. In the WWYBD part of the episode, we discuss various aspects of adult life, including...

Ep 196: Opinionated AF is a new monthly segment that we added in 2024 where we share our opinions on the internet’s opinions. For added entertainment, we select videos that have gone viral, are hot takes, and / or are a little controversial. In the catch-up segment (0-25 minutes), Ceara shares about an unsettling routine interruption and planning her high school reunion. Allison shares her realiza...