Designing The Best YOU!

In this week's episode, Vennessa discusses one of this podcast's most popular topics, anti-aging.    The extra stress and fatigue we experience as chronic illness and autoimmune disease sufferers definitely make an impact on how we age. That is why Vennessa is here to help.    Tune in to episode twelve to learn Vennessa's seven tips to reduce aging or what we like to call "inflammaging."   Venness...

This week's guest, Rubi Skilton, was born with physical differences. Physical differences can look different for everyone but hers are specifically with her limbs. She was born with half of her left arm, 3 fingers on her left hand, and 4 on her right hand.   Along with everyone in the chronic illness community, Rubi has experienced ups and downs on her self-love and confidence journey. After reali...

In episode ten of this season of Designing the Best YOU! Vennessa tackles the difficult topic of depression.    While living with a chronic illness or autoimmune disorder it is common to experience symptoms of depression. It is extremely important to know you are not alone in this struggle.    Even Vennessa struggles with her own mental health as she shares in today's episode. Along with sharing h...

For many women, with or without chronic illness, fertility can be a major stressor. That is why on this episode of DTBY Vennessa has brought on fertility expert, Cristy Murray, to share her expertise.   Whether preparing for pregnancy, mid-pregnancy, or post-pregnancy making changes to improve your health is so important.   Tune in for fertility advice on: What chemicals and toxins to avoid How sl...

In today's episode, Vennessa talks about all things stress.    When living with chronic illness, it's a NECESSITY to pay attention to what stressors are in your life.    Whether it's family stress, environmental, relationships, or money, etc., these all can affect your disease and symptoms.    To learn how to better control, regulate, and identify these stressors tune in to this week's episode of...

In episode 7 Vennessa speaks with eastern medicine expert, De'Nicea Hilton Harper, about how she helps women enter their holistic healing journey. De'Nicea found her love for eastern medicine and holistic healing while practicing in women's health. She noticed a link between the symptoms and physical conditions women experienced and their lack of self-awareness or expression of their inner self. T...

Everyone manages many roles in their daily lives: mother, spouse, employee, boss, friend, sister, etc. Adding all of these roles together on top of managing your chronic illness is simply exhausting.   BUT, with the right support and organization, managing your many roles and health is possible!   In this week's episode, Vennessa goes through the daily routine that allows her to maintain all of he...

In today's episode, Vennessa chats with Tamara Bee, an inspirational member of the chronic illness community, and podcast host of "Many Roads Travelled Podcast."   Although she suffers from several chronic illnesses as well as a rare blood disease, Tamara is a world traveler. She has been to 76 countries to date and travels via road or waterways on her epic road trips. She is a Canadian Brit who m...

Aging is a part of adult life that everyone dreads. Autoimmune diseases and chronic illness can make the aging process begin earlier and occur quicker. That is why in today's episode Vennessa tackles how to take better care of your body and slow the aging process. Everyone's bodies are different, and it's important to listen to what you need and can handle. Tune in to this weeks episode for Vennes...

Daunting doctor's appointments with unclear cost structures and little time for questions become extremely challenging when confronting chronic illness conditions.   That is why on this week's episode of Designing the Best YOU Vennessa joins Board Certified Patient Advocate, NICOLE BROADHURST, to give you insight on maximizing your time with your doctor. Tune in to learn how to: Minimize medical c...

Chronic illness sprinkles extra challenges throughout your daily routine, but taking on any of these while experiencing brain fog can feel impossible. In today's episode, Vennessa tackles why chronic illness causes brain fog and fatigue symptoms, and how to effectively manage them. Tune in for advice on: Balancing your hormones Improving your diet Managing stress Effective doctor appointments Than...

WELCOME BACK! In season 3 of Designing the Best You, Vennessa will take her passion for helping others a new direction. Vennessa will now use her knowledge and real life experience with chronic illness to encourage those struggling to take back control of their lives. In today's episode Vennessa shares her ongoing chronic illness story to relate and connect with the chronic illness community. Tune...

*Last episode of season 2!* TW: Suicidal Ideation If you are experiencing thoughts of suicide or self harm, there is help. The National Suicide Hotline is 800-273-8255. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals. --Too often we romanticize the work till you drop l...

The wonderful and scary part of becoming an adult is realizing how we transform into different versions of ourselves throughout our lives. What we can hold on to, however, are our core values.   In this episode of Designing the Best You, Career Advisor Sarah Wong gives us all her tips and tricks for living life (and going through a job search) by embracing change instead of pushing it away.   Tune...

There is no such thing as job security. So, whether you have a job or not, you should be reviewing how to be an effective interviewee.  In this episode of Designing The Best You, Sales Professional Marcus Chan gives us ALL his tips and tricks on how to increase your WIN ratio and optimize your BRAND in the job search. Tune in to learn The MIC DROP way to end an interview. Strategies for answering...

How can you become the best version of yourself in the most efficient way? The answer, which some of you may not like, is sleep.   In this episode of Designing The Best You, Julian Hayes II gives us ALL his tips and tricks on how to OPTIMIZE our days (and nights) to be LIMITLESS in our lives.   Tune in to learn: ~ The difference between existing and thriving ~ Tips to make getting to sleep and wak...

This episode is a: WEDNESDAY WISDOM REPLAY! Join Vennessa's groups so YOU can get access to: Informational Lives Videos, Resources to help YOU succeed, and a community to help SUPPORT and PROPEL your job search process.     CONQUER YOUR CAREER AND LIFE! Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/644088316294244 LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13803246/   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...

When it comes to working out, we often feel as though our routine has to be PERFECT.    Online fitness coach Julia Hickman joined me this week to remind us that perfection is anything but the goal when it comes to at-home exercise. Movement helps us be more mindful, break up our monotonous days at home, and can inspire more family time.   In this episode of Designing The Best You, Julia gives us A...

This episode is a: WEDNESDAY WISDOM REPLAY! Join Vennessa's groups so YOU can get access to: Informational Lives Videos, Resources to help YOU succeed, and a community to help SUPPORT and PROPEL your job search process.     CONQUER YOUR CAREER AND LIFE! Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/644088316294244 LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13803246/ Low morale, unrest, comp...

Investing in YOURSELF is a scary leap, but it is NOT selfish or greedy.   Taking the next step in your career or life is difficult to do ALONE. High-Performance Coaches like Elliott Vang are here to help you realize your dream life and be there with you every step of the way. But, Elliott had to go through a huge career TRANSITION to get where he is today.    In this episode of Designing The Best...

Yes, your work makes an IMPACT on the world. But so do the large and small ways you touch people's lives OUTSIDE of the OFFICE.   It's hard for many people to define who they are without referencing how they spend the hours between 9 and 5. But there is something DEEPER inside of you, which is how you REMAIN who YOU are through broken marriages, busted companies, and professional failure.    In th...

This episode is a: WEDNESDAY WISDOM REPLAY!  Join Vennessa's groups so YOU can get access to: Informational Lives Resources to help YOU succeed   A community to help SUPPORT and PROPEL your job search process    CONQUER YOUR CAREER AND LIFE! Facebook Group LinkedIn Group   NEGOTIATION!! It is a tough thing to address and many do not know how to navigate it.   From salary, relocation, and more… I a...

Have you found your VOICE?    A HUGE part of a successful job search process and a meaningful career is FINDING and USING your VOICE!    Today we are focusing on building confidence to help find your VOICE with our guest:   Keisha Shields is an executive and leadership adviser that women turn to when they want to find their voices, own their stories, and break through the glass ceiling. She shows...

The way you start your day can dictate your SUCCESS Your MORNING ROUTINE is key to making sure your whole day is PRODUCTIVE     In this episode of Designing The Best You, Vennessa gives us ALL her tips and tricks on how to START your day off on the RIGHT foot! Tune in now to learn: What you can EAT to help you start your day on the right track How to set and commit to GOALS  How to stay ORGANIZED...