The Favourite Self Podcast

Does the clutter in your home feel like one more thing your brain is constantly trying to manage? Carly sits down with professional organizer and decluttering coach Brittnei Gaudio to talk about the connection between our physical environment, mental load, overwhelm, and the way we show up in everyday life. Britt shares why the goal is not a perfectly tidy home, but a home that is easy to reset an...

How do you make sure the right clients can actually find your business on Google, ChatGPT, and other AI search platforms? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast , Carly sits down with Web of Words SEO strategist, AI optimization expert, and copywriter Jen Standing to break down how online search is changing and what business owners need to know about SEO, AI search optimization, and generat...

What if growing your revenue isn’t actually making your business more profitable? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast , Carly sits down with money mindset expert and CPA Vanessa Bowen to talk about the difference between revenue and profit, why so many entrepreneurs chase top line numbers, and what it actually takes to build a wildly profitable business. Vanessa breaks down how pricing,...

What does it really look like to build a business, raise a family, and do life with the same person? In this special episode, Carly sits down with her husband and business partner, Luke Ottaway, to share the behind the scenes story of building Web of Words together. They reflect on the decision that changed the trajectory of their lives, how their roles evolved around their individual strengths, a...

Show Notes Why do the same patterns keep showing up in your relationships, money, business and success, even when you know better? Carly sits down with identity and nervous system expert Adele Tevlin for a deep conversation about inner child healing, subconscious programming, self sabotage and the difference between mindset work and true identity transformation. Adele shares how motherhood and bec...

Do you downplay your accomplishments, move the goalpost, or struggle to celebrate your wins without immediately focusing on what comes next? In this solo episode of The Favourite Self Podcast , Carly explores why we minimize our success, how comparison and fear of judgment can disconnect us from our dreams, and why celebrating how far you’ve come is an important part of building self trust. She re...

What happens when you stop building the life you think you should want and start trusting the one you actually desire? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast , Carly sits down with Nicole Crone, cofounder of My Aligned Purpose , to talk about manifestation, entrepreneurship, identity shifts, motherhood, and the self trust required to follow a vision before you know exactly how it will unfol...

Before you set another goal, do you actually know why you want it? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast , Carly shares five reflection questions to help you get clear on your why, redefine what success looks like in this season, and make sure the business you are building still supports the life you actually want. She explores purpose, business vision, your role as a founder, your brand p...

What can your birth chart reveal about your life purpose and the direction you are being called to grow? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast, Carly sits down with evolutionary astrologer Marina Lynn to explore the North Node, South Node, Chiron, Saturn returns, and the deeper meaning behind your birth chart. Marina explains how evolutionary astrology can help you understand subconscious...

What if the friction you are feeling is not a sign that you need to push harder, but a sign that something in your life or business is ready to change? In this solo episode of The Favourite Self Podcast , Carly explores the friction so many entrepreneurs are feeling right now around content, visibility, business growth, and the ways they have been conditioned to define success. After hearing the s...

What does it actually take to become the woman who can hold the success, visibility, and legacy she says she wants? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast , Carly sits down with Jen Leigh, founder of Becoming Iconic, for a powerful conversation about identity, personal branding, wealth, visibility, motherhood, and the internal evolution required to build something bigger. Jen shares the sto...

What if your sensitivity is not something you need to overcome, but one of your greatest strengths as a leader? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast , Carly sits down with creative entrepreneur Janette Downie to talk about building businesses that honour your energy, your relationships, and the life you actually want to live. Janette shares her journey from an unfulfilling corporate caree...

What if the biggest transformation isn't changing your circumstances, but expanding your capacity to hold them? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast , Carly pulls back the curtain on a full season of family life, business growth, manifestation, uncertainty, and expanded capacity. She shares what this summer has looked like behind the scenes, from working more flexibly while her kids...

What happens when the chapter the world knows you for ends, and you are asked to meet yourself in a whole new way? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast, Carly sits down with Olympic champion Jennifer Jones for a conversation about introverted leadership, identity, visibility, motherhood, and life after elite sport. Best known as one of the greatest curlers of all time, Jennifer opens up a...

What does it really take to build a personal brand that creates opportunity? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast , Carly sits down with personal branding and PR expert Katrina Owens to talk about visibility, big brand energy, and what it means to build a personal brand with intention. After leaving a decade-long career in corporate marketing and PR, Katrina started from scratch with no o...

What if your resistance to showing up online is not something to push through, but something to listen to? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast , Carly shares a real-time reflection on why Instagram has not been feeling exciting or aligned lately, even as someone who has spent years helping others show up online. After a week unplugged at the family cottage and a difficult personal situat...

What if personal style is about so much more than clothes, and is actually one of the ways you step into the version of yourself you are becoming? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast, Carly sits down with Suzanne Colmer, founder of Your Shop Girl, for a conversation about personal style, confidence, identity, and how what you wear can shape the way you think, feel, and show up. Suzanne s...

What if joy is not something you arrive at, but something you return to again and again? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast , Carly sits down with Jillian Schecher, joy educator, founder of the Academy of Joyful Living , creator of The Joy Method , and a coach who helps people lead, feel, and live from a place that is rooted in truth. What unfolds is a deeply honest conversation about e...

What if the story holding you back is also the one that is meant to set you free? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast , Carly dives into authentic storytelling, visibility, and why the stories we tell ourselves eventually become the stories we tell the world. She unpacks how the beliefs sitting beneath the surface, about not being enough, being too much, or needing more experience before...

What if the life and business you want are not built by waiting to feel fully ready, but by trusting yourself enough to go first? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast , Carly sits down with award winning entrepreneur, angel investor, and Into the Wild host Renée Warren for a bold and honest conversation about confidence, visibility, ambition, motherhood, and what it really takes to stop s...

What if feeling behind is not actually a sign that you are off track, but a sign that you have not paused long enough to recognize how much you have already grown? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast , Carly shares a personal mid-year reflection on the first six months of the year and the unexpected emotions that surfaced while looking back. What started as a simple monthly recap turned...

What does it actually take to build a business and a life that feel as good as they look on paper? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast , Carly sits down with serial entrepreneur, brand builder, and founder Anna Lozano for a powerful conversation about identity, alignment, intuition, strategy, and what it really looks like to grow through transition. With more than 16 years of entrepreneu...

What if the reason showing up online feels so hard has less to do with strategy and more to do with safety? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast , Carly unpacks what is really happening beneath the surface when entrepreneurs struggle to post consistently, share their story, or fully show up online. She reflects on the overwhelm that comes from conflicting social media advice and explains...

What if healing is less about fixing yourself and more about learning how to trust yourself again? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast , Carly sits down with registered social worker, clinical therapist, and founder of Healing Recovery Centre, Morgan Weatherup, for a conversation about psychedelic-assisted therapy, microdosing, entrepreneurship, and the deeper work of coming home to your...

What happens when you finally start trusting your voice, only to lose it completely? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast , Carly reflects on the recent stretch of speaking, podcasting, storytelling, and visibility that has asked her to use her voice in bigger ways than ever before. After losing her voice following a keynote style talk at her old high school, she shares how symbolic that...