MORE with Ava Beilke

This week Ava and Najee share their top 10 self-development books. Leave it to this Virquarius duo to bring you a reading list that’s equal parts air and earth; with book recommendations ranging from spiritual enlightenment to financial literacy. From learning to live in the present moment to learning how to give less fucks there’s something on this reading list for everyone. What’s consistent abo...

Ava and Najee don’t love conflict but they do love managing conflict in healthy ways. In this episode the co-hosts reflect on early childhood experiences that shaped their current styles of conflict management. They share what they’ve learned from instances of unhealthy and healthy ways of handling conflict and can confirm that getting called out in a House Party family chat, and being on the rece...

In this episode Ava and Najee are talking love languages, the five love languages to be exact, which is another helpful tool to know yourself because news flash: not everyone gives and receives love in the same way. The co-hosts go over each love language: words of affirmation, quality time, physical touch, acts of service and receiving gifts, share their top love languages, and discuss how they i...

This week Ava and Najee welcome Kelsey Erickson, their first-ever guest, to the pod to talk Human Design. Kelsey is the founder of Everme + Co, an Intuitive Life Coach, and a Human Design expert. In this episode Kelsey explains Human Design, a tool to help you understand who you were before the world told you who you should be, and how to approach your unique human design chart to master your ener...

Ava and Najee give their best high-level travel review of a few days spent in London’s trendy Shoreditch neighborhood; the epicenter of hipsters, vintage shops, coffee on every corner, and a multitude of restaurants at your doorstep. Coincidentally, these queens of justifying purchases both bought bulky sweaters on their shopping adventures despite being steeped in peak summer heat - or are they ‘...

If you have a love/hate relationship with social media this episode will feel like a free therapy session. Ava defines social media wellness and talks about how to have a healthier relationship to social media. If you find yourself scrolling and trolling on Twitter for 15 hours per week it’s okay, Najee’s been there too. Doomscrolling till 2:00am? Even a social media pro like Ava isn’t exempt from...

This week travel essentials are top of mind for Ava and Najee. They break down what’s needed to have a rich-bixch experience (RBE) while traveling, including items both outside and inside the suitcase. As it turns out, the co-hosts are both miles/points obsessed, while Ava is more of the staunch brand loyalist type, read: Delta girlie, and Najee is more easy-going or “easy-peasy lemon squeezy,” to...

Self-care is a necessity, not a luxury – you have to be self-cared-up in order to tackle your goals and dreams. This week Ava and Najee take turns sharing all of their favorite self-care methods and tools ranging from simple daily practices to fancy monthly indulgences. The co-hosts have two different takes on journaling; with Team stream-of-consciousness-writing and Team cataloged-journal-entries...

Ava and Najee discuss navigating friendships as an adult and what it means to be a good friend in your 30’s. Spoiler alert: Friendships are difficult and take caps lock WORK. The hosts discuss how major life events like marriages and kids can impact friendships. Ava’s cool with being Auntie Ava, but thinks it sucks to only see friends twice a year. According to Najee, it’s acceptable to pull back...

It’s time for the first MORE travel review episode! Up first: Minneapolis Minnesota, which is Ava’s hometown and a great place to visit June through October. The co-hosts reunite for the first time in ages and were booked and busy all weekend with a brand collaboration with MOA Style, a boujee shopping day and overnight stay at Mall of America, a photoshoot for the podcast, and more. Ava hates sho...

This week Ava and Najee dive into personal branding. What’s a personal brand? It’s everything and nothing at the same time. They reflect on their own chapters of change including the process of identity selection and expression. It seems like so many people are triggered by change, but remember that evolution is natural. When in doubt, they look to Ariana Grande, the queen of new eras, to remind t...

Ava and Najee sit down to share how a flash of intuition and a DM prompted MORE. This podcast was not on Najee’s to-do list, but Ava’s invitation was so persuasive that he couldn’t resist. Unbeknown to them, this duo was destined to podcast. The millennials reflect on how they met on a conference call (Zoom didn’t exist yet) nearly 10 years ago, including first impressions of one another. The bott...