Wanna Grab Coffee? with Natalie Lisk

Hi Friends! In this episode I am sitting down with Desiree Horner, the creative force behind Painted Pancake Studio, and I have to tell you this conversation went completely off script in the best possible way. Desiree is a self-taught artist and content creator based in Texas who has built a following of nearly 60,000 people on Facebook by doing one thing really well: showing up exactly as she is...

If you listened to our first episode, you know I went through the full lice spiral - the panic, the Walgreens parking lot, the kid screaming while I'm trying to absorb instructions I couldn't hear. The woman who talked me off the ledge and actually saved us - twice - is Sarah DeMarzo, owner of Lizzie's Lice Pickers right here in Orange, CA. I've wanted to get her on the podcast since the moment I...

I just went through what I can only describe as the depths of hell… and yes, we’re talking about lice. This episode is a quick one, but it’s one I feel obligated to share because if you’re a parent, especially a working mom, there is a very real chance this will happen to you at some point. I used to think it wouldn’t happen to us. I was wrong. In this episode, I’m walking you through what actuall...

In this episode of Wanna Grab Coffee? , I’m joined by my longtime friend Stephanie Perkins, someone who’s been part of my life since our now-husbands were classmates, roommates and co-workers back in the day. We talk about the real-life season Stephanie and her husband walked through when he left athletic training to pursue PA school, and she became the sole provider while also stepping into mothe...

This week I’m sharing one of my biggest mom fails. And yes, it involves a puppy, allergies, and my daughter screaming “I hate you” at me while we sat in LA traffic. What started as a low-stakes Saturday adventure turned into one of the hardest parenting decisions I’ve had to make. We adopted a puppy. I truly thought I did everything right. I tested for allergies. I asked the right questions. I gav...

Hi friends! Remember me? I took a little winter break because your girl got absolutely owned by the holidays. If you’re walking around with that post-Christmas fog, feeling flat, overwhelmed, and like your brain has 47 tabs open, this episode is for you. I actually recorded this once already and re-recorded it because I wasn’t mentally present. I value authenticity, and I’m not here to show up hal...

Ever had a neighbor become part of your village? This week I’m sitting down with Melissa — one of my favorite humans, former across-the-street neighbor, and the teacher-mom who helped raise my kids during our cul-de-sac years. Melissa recently did something incredibly brave: she moved her family out of state, left the only community she’s ever known, and started teaching in a completely new school...

Episode Description Hey friends! This episode is a really special one because I'm sitting down with one of my best friends, Casey Calkins—the person who literally talked me out of the classroom and into tech, and who has been cheering on this podcast since it was just a scribble in my notes app. If you're a high-achieving, spreadsheet-loving, "I can handle it" working mom who's running on fumes, t...

On this episode of Wanna Grab Coffee? we’re talking PTO. You know, that “benefit” that somehow turned into Paid Time Off for Sick Kids, School Chaos, and Everyone Else’s Emergencies Except Yours . Working moms, this one is for us. If you’ve ever tried to be emotionally available on the first or last day of school while secretly checking Slack in the pickup line… same. And if you’ve ever wondered w...

In this episode, I’m diving into one of the hardest but most necessary parts of being a working mom...setting boundaries at work. You know that feeling of being “always on,” constantly checking Slack or email even after you’ve logged off? Yeah, I’ve been there. I share some of my own experiences around learning (and sometimes failing) to draw the line between work and home, and what it’s taken to...

In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on what it really looks like to downshift — in work, parenting, and the way we see our own bodies. I talk through the tension between who we’ve been told to be (high achieving, always on, constantly proving) and what our actual hearts and homes need from us right now. We walk through: A real financial reality check — not the Pinterest version, but the...

In this episode, the host discusses the challenges of parenting in a digital age, particularly focusing on the dilemma of when to give children their first phones. The conversation explores the impact of technology on childhood experiences, the importance of modeling healthy device use, and the need for parents to navigate the complexities of communication in a tech-driven world. The host shares p...

In this episode of Wanna Grab Coffee, host Natalie Lisk shares her personal experiences of being laid off twice within 18 months. She discusses the emotional turmoil that accompanies job loss, the immediate actions one should take after a layoff, and practical strategies for navigating the job search. Lisk emphasizes the importance of understanding the reasons behind layoffs, managing emotions, an...

Ever felt like the job you worked so hard to climb into is actually the very thing draining the life out of you? In this episode of Wanna Grab Coffee , I’m opening up about my own journey of intentionally downshifting my career after years in the corporate grind. I share the health scare that became my wake-up call, the identity crisis that came with taking a step back, and the real conversations...

The coffee break every ambitious mom needs — real talk, sarcasm, and solidarity for juggling careers, kids, and the chaos in between, because isolation is the enemy of ambition.