TLS #57: How to be Intentional in 2015

Today’s show is a huge honor for me! I’ve been a big fan of Erin Gates of Elements Of Style for many years and I have loved reading her blog and learning from her as a designer and following her life and career. In this episode we talk about her exceptional career path and book deal. But our main topic is perfectionism (starting at 18:30) – how Erin has learned to make the most out of it and appreciate it for what it is, rather than fighting to change herself....

8 Maj 201438min

Good Thursday to you! I don’t know about you, but I’m getting more and more excited about Thursdays lately because it means I get to share another episode of The Lively Show with you! Today’s episode is powerful. I asked Clara of ClaraPersis.com to come on the show not to talk about her social marketing and event company or her lovely lifestyle and food blog (though you should definitely check them out). Today we are talking about her personal journey with anxiety...

1 Maj 201447min

Today’s Lively Show episode is near and dear to my heart: investing in yourself. For many years I thought learning was best done through experience alone, rather than books, classes, and conferences. But my views are now completely reversed. I am now a huge advocate for learning from relevant sources as much as possible. Amber Housley embodies this spirit of learning and investing in yourself more than anyone else I know online. So I asked her to be ...

24 Apr 201440min

Happy Thursday and happy Lively Show day! I’ve got a strategy-focused new episode for you today with Gala Darling talking about radical self love and overcoming disordered eating. For those who aren’t familiar with Gala already, she’s a New Zealander living in New York City and an outspoken advocate for radical self love (she’s even done a TEDx talk on the subject). In today’s episode she’s talking about her journey to overcome her eating issues and sha...

17 Apr 201431min

The Lively Show episodes are officially in the double digits now! Thank you, thank you, thank you for your support for the show. In today’s episode I’m talking to Dana Shultz of Minimalist Baker. Dana is a talented food blogger who crafts gorgeous, easy to make recipes that often have a vegan, dairy-free, or gluten-free slant. She and her husband, John, also happen to be passionate minimalists as well. In the show, Dana explains what minimalism means ...

10 Apr 201433min

Good morning and happy Thursday Lively Show Day to you! In today’s episode, I am talking with the candid founder of Design*Sponge, Grace Bonney. If you’re not already familiar with Grace, she has a (hugely) popular design blog and is the author of Design*Sponge at Home. In the episode, we cover a wide array of topics that center around the theme of embracing change. We discuss the resistance Grace felt towards the shift in online content consumption ov...

3 Apr 201441min

Today I have a fun new episode of The Lively Show for you chalk full of actionable advice for starting your own business as an artist and adopting or rescuing a pet. My guest today is Kim Vargo of Yellow Brick Home and The Pet Shop (her pet portrait business). She’s sharing about her unexpected journey to becoming a successful artist (over 700 custom paintings sold!) and pet rescue advocate. If you have been confused about how to start a new blog or business, or if you...

27 Mars 201447min

Today’s episode is a heartfelt chat with a good friend of mine and someone you may have heard of already… Danielle Moss, co-founder of The Everygirl! She’s dishing honestly about the deep unhappiness she felt in her life up until a month before her 28th birthday that led to a radical change that later inspired The Everygirl. We’re also talking about her shift in perspective going from her 20’s to her 30’s and how she’s handling dating as a 31-year-old. This show packs a whole lotta go...

20 Mars 201449min