#388: Alizée Wyckmans is the COO at Le Botaniste, the organic, plant-based, carbon-neutral restaurant and wine bar that opened its first location in Ghent, Belgium, in 2015 and now operates across Belgium and New York City.

Alizée has been part of Le Botaniste's growth for years, moving through roles including Brand and Sustainability Manager and Brand Director before stepping into her current Chief of Staff position. A graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education, she brings together a background in food, brand-building, and sustainability strategy; helping steer a company that was among the first restaurants to achieve CO2-neutral certification and that plants its own forest to offset its footprint.

What you'll learn:

• How to trust your own life journey, even when moments feel uncertain
• The art of intuition and signals that you may have met your life partner
• Power of choosing the right partner to build a life with and how it impacts your life in the long run
• The business and philosophy behind Le Botaniste and where to find the locations
• Cost of taking time off of your career when having children and how to be strategic about what decision is best for you and your family
• Honest truth about "balance" of motherhood, personal life, and career

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#387: If you feel slightly stuck or on autopilot in your life, this episode is for you. On this episode, Emily shares from her personal experience how she stopped living on autopilot and figured out a career path that enabled her to have autonomy over her time, who she impacted, and the types of people she would work with.

Most people think it's about figuring out what your passion is and pursuing this as a career. But the truth is that most of us have multiple passions and on top of that, we may not be that exceptional in it to a level where it would make sustainable income.

Emily breaks down the two components she's observed in her own life, as well as others' who are living a more aligned life in both their personal and professional life.

What you'll learn:

• Why pursuing your passion isn't the true answer
• The combination of two specific elements that will likely lead you to a more aligned and fulfilling career
• How to observe what you're actually good at and what people value from you
• Re-framing the way you think about longevity in life and what the "end game" is really all about

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#386: Danielle Gronich is the Co-Founder and CEO of CLEARSTEM Skincare. After struggling with chronic cystic acne for over a decade — and trying everything from Accutane to antibiotics with little success — Danielle went back to school, became a licensed clinical esthetician and acne specialist, and opened the San Diego Acne Clinic, where she achieved a 98% success rate clearing her clients' skin.

In 2017, she teamed up with certified holistic nutritionist Kayleigh Christina to launch CLEARSTEM, the first skincare line designed to target both acne and aging at the same time, with zero pore-cloggers or hormone disruptors. The brand has grown from $1.5 million to $50 million in just a few years, and Danielle is known in the industry simply as The Acne Guru.

What you will learn:

• The truth about Accutane and why it doesn't solve the root acne cause
• A holistic approach to solving your skin issues, especially if you're acne prone
• What it takes to build a business and knowing when to be scrappy
• Why it's better to invest in strong A players in your early days of building a business
• Different acne triggers that not many people know about

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#385: On this solo episode, Emily Elizabeth shares her personal experience with self-care and the 3 most important habits and ways she has learned to take better care of herself, especially when navigating the regular highs and lows of life.

In a modern culture of constantly on the go, checking our phones, and dealing with different stresses and anxieties, it's important to figure out how to incorporate these easy self-care habits into your normal routine and lifestyle, rather than a one-time attempt.

If you've been feeling like you're slightly neglecting yourself and taking care of your mind and body, this episode is for you.

What you'll learn:

• The cost of not "releasing" the tension in your mind and body, whether it be related to certain emotions or general stress
• Different ways you can release tension on a daily and weekly basis so it doesn't build up
• How to make physical movement a part of your lifestyle
• Why it's important to add social connection into your weekly calendar and a way to re-frame its impact on your mental health
• How to create and find more relationships that have depth and meaning

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#384: On this solo episode, Emily Elizabeth shares a personal experience and finally begins to open up about her previous relationship experience and valuable insights that may be helpful for you to hear, especially if you often feel like you are alone or others might not understand in the same way.

What you'll learn:

• Finding the sweet spot between empathy for another's experience and looking out for yourself and own needs
• Being aware of what can happen if you are a strong empath
• Signals that you are not being fully embraced for who you are

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#383: Lauren Makler is the CEO and Co-Founder of Cofertility. Prior to this, she was an early Uber employee who founded Uber Health, connecting patients with rides to care. Then, in her late twenties, a rare disease diagnosis threatened her ability to have children. Suddenly, the future she'd imagined disappeared. When she explored her fertility options, she discovered a broken, expensive system.

After the birth of her miracle daughter, she made a choice: to leave the security of big tech and build Cofertility, a company that allows women to freeze their eggs for free by donating half to intended parents who can't otherwise conceive. She wanted to ensure everyone who wants to have a baby can experience just that.

What you will learn:

• Knowing when to let go of a person, job, location, etc. so you can open new doors
• The art of partnership and building a life and family with another person
• Importance of maintaining an excellent reputation in your career
• How your mindset shapes the reality you create
• Why women are keeping themselves stuck based on an imagined timeline

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#382: Gracie Gold became a two-time U.S. national champion, a six-time Grand Prix medalist, and in 2014 she made history as the first American woman to win the NHK Trophy in the sport of figure skating. That same year, she stood on the 2014 Olympic podium in Sochi as part of Team USA in the team event and placed 4th in the individual event, close to a medal of her own. At her peak, she held the record for the highest short program score ever recorded by an American woman.

But behind the sparkle and the scores, something was quietly unraveling. Gracie has been open about her struggles with anxiety, depression, and an eating disorder: battles that were happening largely out of public view, even as she was competing at the highest level in the world. In 2017, she stepped away from the sport entirely to get help, one of the bravest decisions an athlete can make.

What followed was a long, honest road back — not just to skating, but to herself. She's since become a vocal advocate for athletes in the mental health space, and recently released a memoir called Outofshapeworthlessloser — a title that tells you everything about where she's been and how far she's come. Today, Gracie isn't just a former champion. She's someone who has done the real work, and isn't afraid to talk about it.

Content note: The topic of body image struggles and eating disorder are discussed in this episode.

What you will learn:

• The reality behind preparing for the Olympics in figure skating
• Navigating body image and an eating disorder
• How Gracie handled mental toughness and pressure in competition
• Removing self-worth from achievement
• Why it's better to listen to yourself, regardless of others' opinions
• Being OK with criticism, whether online or in your circle

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#381: If you're tired of sitting around and waiting for change to happen in your life, this episode is for you.

We all have an inner desire and dream for what we want out of life, but more often than not, we are the ones keeping ourselves smaller and not actually working towards that life. Whether that is from fear, wanting to make others happy (ex. parents), someone telling us we can't do it, etc.

You have the power to claim the life you deserve, but it's up to you.

What you'll learn:

• The self-talk you need to plant in your mind in the process of overcoming your fears and mental hurdles
• Why it's not bad to be delusional about the life you want for yourself
• How embodying the lifestyle and person you want to become naturally shifts your life towards that direction
• Observing whether you keep yourself thinking small and how to claim what you really want

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