Miss Style, Strength and Grace with Deidra Murphy

Black Friday is over and as a personal stylist, I actually avoided the shopping and sales like the plague! Does that surprise you? Many friends and family are shocked every year when I explain that I don't black Friday shop (actually for a lot of reasons), and then I explain what I always spend my holiday weekend actually doing... The Murphy duo become hermits on the weekend after Thanksgiving, se...

Don't give up, give back!  With the Thanksgiving season and holidays right around the corner, the consumerism is all around us. It can be an easy time to spiral into a state of overwhelm, hustle and bustle, and even the constant need to put things off until the "holidays are over" and wait until life "settle down."  Are you there already? Stressed about what to give as the perfect gift, or what to...

I have been in hiding. Hiding from myself, never truly looking in the mirror, and using eyewear and glasses to hide from the world.  In today's episode, listen to how I spent almost 30 years of my life feeling so unattractive, less than worthy, and utterly debilitated by my own self-consciousness - constantly telling myself I wasn't beautiful and only seeing my flaws. I let this negative self imag...

Meet today's incredible guest, Erin Malecha. Erin is the creator of Abundant Keto - a group dedicated to helping women lose weight, gain confidence, and have more energy. Erin 's mission to help as many women as possible live a life of abundance stems from her own health struggles and auto-immune disease.  Believe it or not, this now active woman was hospital-bed stricken and unable to have the en...

Have you ever set a goal, and then failed to reach it? Rather than looking internally for where you fell short, have you then started to place the blame on others, telling yourself it isn't your fault that "x,y, or z" didn't come to fruition?   Okay, we would all be lying if we denied the above.   We have all had an instance where it was much easier to blame others for our own failures. In today's...

Even though Deidra has overcome her battle with insomnia, she still has occasions where she just simply doesn't sleep. Have you ever been there?    Rather than sulk and wallow in self-pity (which she has been there multiple times), Deidra decided to switch gears and start her day with gratitude. After refocusing, she was able to rearrange her day in order to put in the big rocks that really matter...

Yep, that is the title of today's episode, but you have to listen in to hear why!   Deidra had a realization that the insecurities she has in herself, are the SAME attributes she dislikes in others.   Is there someone in your life that has traits you don't see eye-to-eye with, or things that bother you about them?    By focusing on the negative traits in others, it doesn't make our light shine bri...

Olivia Berg - Just a girl who quit her corporate job, sold everything, and embarked on a year-long journey, traveling across the United States in a vintage Airstream.   Olivia took that time to focus and reflect on the dreams she wanted to build, including an intimate event and party facility, with a natural-light photography studio, all combined with a co-working space and coffee shop, her dream...

Have you ever been paralyzed by the fear of failure? Keep procrastinating on that project because the timing isn't perfect, things are "just so" in your life, or you are worried about doing it wrong?   I get it! I am there all the time. Even from childhood I have battled my perfectionism mentality, to the point where it has kept me from taking action steps altogether.   That is why I am sharing my...

Today you get to hear from a woman that is a triple threat! Not only is a transformative branding boss lady, but she also is a writer, speaker, and has a podcast called the Amber Lilyestrom Show. If this isn't enough to impress you, keep reading:    Amber spent 10 years in collegiate athletes marketing (even managing the University of New Hampshire's Wildcats brand),  but made the leap of faith to...

A multi-passionate businesswoman, Elisabeth Jackson is a fierce proponent of female empowerment. By day she works as a program manager at a consulting firm, by night she is a fitness and business coaching, enriching lives by delivering honest, valuable content to her self-made tribe. Lizzi has inspired me in ways she probably doesn't even know: Not only was she Miss Washington 2015, but she also i...

What does a 14 pound medicine ball, a yoga mat, and a shelf have to do with each other?  In today's episode, Deidra shares a little story about what 100 wall balls have taught her about life, pressing on, and not calling it quits.   This is your one-stop shop for style, fashion, health and fitness. Deidra's passion is to help empower women. Deidra is Mrs. Washington 2017, has a Bachelor's degree i...

Traveling abroad always means some life lessons - even if it is something simple like always carrying some local currency in cash!    After getting home from a working trip to Paris, I am sharing my 5 biggest life lessons and take-aways with you, along with some of the fun mishaps and stories from the travels.   Listen in to hear the stories, have a few laughs, and figure out where you can turn yo...

Meet today's guest, Miss India USA 2017, Shree Saini, who at the age of 12, had a pace maker installed. Even though this beautiful young woman may not have the best "physical" heart, her kindness, compassion, and love surely makes increases her heart's capacity to give and serve.   Listen to hear Shree's incredible story of going into surgery for her pace-maker before even entering high school, gr...

Have you ever gotten down on yourself? Have you ever looked back at old photos from a year, 5, 10, or more years ago and thought "If I only looked like I did back then....?"    I get it, I was just there the other day after reliving my week competing at Mrs. America. I was getting down on myself, battling negative self-talk, and even on the verge of feeling like I was a complete failure: a failure...

Honored is the only word I can think of to describe the opportunity I had to interview the incredible Kára McCullough, Miss USA 2017.    If being Miss USA isn't impressive enough, it is clear why the judges chose her to represent our country for an entire year. Kára is a radiochemist at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, with her bachelor of sc ience in chemistry from South Carolina State Universi...

Meet the incredible wife, mom, personal trainer, and professional athlete, Laura Mak. After an NCAA gymnastics career, she catapulted onto the fitness scene as a top international pro athlete. Laura also has a bachelors and a master in exercise science from Michigan State University, which she now uses to her advantage. After competing, Laura began a personal training company and a fitness wear li...

Last month, Deidra ran her first-ever organized race – a half marathon in Spokane, Washington. This is the girl that physically could not complete the mile physical test in high school P.E. class – she had to walk a majority of it. Deidra was diagnosed with exercised-induced asthma at a young age, and swore she would never be a "runner."  This was a limiting belief, a story she had told herself co...

Jenny McQuaile is a journalist and award-winning documentary filmmaker. Her latest feature film  Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image  premiered on  EPIX  in June 2017 and is now moving into educational and international distribution with  ro*co films - Available May 18 on Amazon and iTunes. Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image  is a documentary about our body image crisis and the industry leade...

Self-care. This term keeps popping up everywhere – from Buzzfeed articles to the Huffington Post, and especially on social media. But what does self-care really mean? Is it just an excuse to blow off events, people, and responsibilities? No, probably not. Is it something – women especially – tend to put off, because it is more altruistic to put herself on the back burner? Always putting everyone's...

In today's episode, meet Beth Baker: the anti-running, running coach who hated running so much it took her a year to train for a 5k, but has now ran numerous marathons and has even helped coach more than 2000 new runners.     Besides being a certified personal trainer and a certified running coach, Beth founded Running Evolution in 2006 where she helps other women begin their running journey. Even...

Disappointment doesn't begin to cover it, eyes filling with tears, sadness, a complete feeling of utter failure, humility - and worse - a sense of guilt. Have you ever been there?   That was me, standing on the Mrs. Washington stage just two years ago, in 2016 - the second time not meeting my goal. In today's episode, I finally open up about how I felt after losing Mrs. Washington two years in a r...

In today's episode, Annie and Deidra talk about Annie's mission to help other women pursue their life with leadership, self-development, and even a little bit of hustle along the way. Gain inspiration from Annie by hearing her story of a leap of faith from leaving a corporate America and starting her own business, how she was able to leverage a direct sales business to over $10,000 in sales with o...

What do deadlifts, squats, and post-It notes have to do with your best life? In today's episode, Deidra talks about how a recent gym session led her down the path of self-discovery and limiting beliefs. What are your limiting beliefs and stories? How are they holding you back from your best life? Deidra has been there as well, in fact, she still struggles with her negative self-talk. at 40 pounds...

Would you like to save money with your wardrobe? Tired of seeing pieces in your closet hanging there, wasting space, simply because they are "out of style" now - or worse - they are falling apart, pilling, or showing signs of wear prematurely? Want to save time when you do go shopping, so you KNOW exactly what you need to elevate your look? Then today's podcast is perfect for you! Listen in to hea...