Almost 30

Glad we got her on show before she fricken blows up around the world because ISABELLE is a superstar inside and out. This week we are joined by Isabelle Pasquelone, born and raised in Atlanta, she's a singer, body positivity activist, and former American Idol contestant. Growing up, she was the "singer chick", who was always, always, always singing, starting voice lessons at 7 years old. For college, she attended the prestigious Berklee College of Music, the only college she applied to BTW (*snaps for Isabelle), where she created a vast network for herself, learned traditional songwriting and the craft as a whole, and never regretted her decision. Basically, we dive into her music-based WORLD, including her ... experience with AMERICAN IDOL - how she never wanted to audition, got to the top 20 women finalists, how the whole thing is very unrealistic, and what it did for her career HOPES and EXPECTATIONS on making it + her career during American Idol the deep knowing of the outcomes of your experiences + opportunities time on BROADWAY - and the up's and down's of that life move to LOS ANGELES, like many of our amazing guests new song UNLABELED, the music video, + how it stemmed from being told she was "too big" to be a singer or to be in Hollywood real issues behind being a BODY POSITIVITY ACTIVIST - like Isabelle and Danika Brysha solutions and optimism for building body positivity, whether you're bigger, smaller, older, younger, and anything in between ability to FEED HER CREATIVITY response to people saying she's so "brave" for just being her take on PHOTOSHOP (*thumbs DOWN) SO MANY QUOTABLE GOODIES in this episode #Almost30Nation! We hope you feel as inspired as we do by our conversations with Isabelle. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raise your hand if you've avoided learning about Ayurveda because you can't pronounce it or it sounds really intimidating!  US TOO!!  Sahara Rose, author of 'Idiot's Guide to Ayurveda' joins the girls this week to make Ayurveda a practice you can begin TODAY.  This 26 year old Ayurvedic practitioner and holistic health coach has been called, "A leading voice for the millennial generation into the new paradigm shift" by Deepak Chopra.  Once addicted to junk food and disconnected from the excess and lack in her body systems, Sahara is now bridging the gap between Eastern and Western health systems, by helping people tap into their body's own innate healing wisdom.  Have you been feeling bloated?  Or lethargic?  Has your skin been flaring up?  Or have you had trouble losing those last few pounds?  An imbalance in your Dosha's could be the answer!  Here is what you can expect to learn from this episode: Gain clarity on your life's purpose based on your unique strengths Dosha's and Dharma How ayurvedic practitioners study the body How to detect imbalances in your Dosha's Practices you can implement today to help balance your Dosha's How your Dosha is related to your Dharma What are Krista + Lindsey's Dosha's and how do they explain the way they feel Chakra are energy centers--how they can tell you about what is going on emotionally. Uh, oh...Why Kombucha is not Ayurveda approved Ayurvedic stance on colonics Why listening to her Kosha when it said to go up and introduce herself to Deepak Chopra changed her life  SO MUCH MORE.   You can connect with Sahara Rose at www.iamsahararose.com, and you can listen to her podcast, "Highest Self", on iTunes!   This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taking a break from regularly scheduled programming to say HBD to LINDSEY! In this very special and very unique episode, we take the time to wish our very own almost 30 podcast host, Lindsey Simcik a happy birthday! We've compiled all the love notes we could from her family, friends and those in #almost30nation to make this birthday extra special for the one that works so hard to bring bomb content to us each week! Now that she's no longer 'Almost 30', we may need to change the name? JK pls stop asking. Enjoy! This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pulling again from our hat of comedians our listeners know and love, we bring on the one, the only, BILLY GRIFFIN. And boy, will you sh*t your pants from laughing so hard, and within in the first minutes no less. We're keepin' things light and a lil cray cray with Billy, a Los Angeles-based comedian, actor, and host, who's been on America's Funniest Home Videos, performs local stand-up, and with the infamous Second City Improv Program in Chicago. Right away we dive into only the most random of everyday thoughts, like "How am I going to pay for my kid's college tuition?", "How did my parents even afford that?", or "Was my father shitting himself in a closet somewhere when he realized how much it cost?" Or if that isn't hitting home for you, Billy opens up about how he went from college football star, moving to Chicago and working shitty recruiting and insurance jobs, and then moving back home. But coincidentally, he won enough money on a game show to move out to Los Angeles and finally pursue comedy. Basically, this is where his comedic journey begins and he explains everything from ... pumping up his crowds getting pre-show jitters no matter how charismatic you are his very first gig all of his comedian friends and their equally funny encounters what it means to be a "Warm Up Guy" for show audiences how dating in LA is like having a JOB - you have to be proactive the fear of grabbing coffee with someone you don't know that well ... dating PET PEEVES the best questions to start dating app convos with    This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#ALMOST30NATION, Krista + Lindsey bring you an angel on earth.  Shiva Rose joins us this week to help detoxify us and empower us!  Shiva is the goddess behind the blog "The Local Rose" and the Shiva Rose beauty and skincare line.  From her days as a successful actress in Hollywood, to her marriage at a young age to another successful actor, to her life as a young mom diagnosed with three autoimmune diseases: lupus, scleroderma, and rheumatoid arthritis...and to her life now as an evolved citizen of earth, on a mission to heal herself and others through nature.  Some highlights from their conversation include: how the evolution of her life has built her character and her gratitude how she remained strong at a very young age as she was escaping Iran during the revolution why her rebellious nature helped her to be her own health advocate how nature healed her soul after her 16 year marriage ended in divorce why she believes growing your own food and consciously detoxifying your life should be mainstream the inspiration behind her skincare line why women need to love their pussy's (insert kitty emoji) Shiva's spirit, her brand, and her mission are nurturing and nourishing, and WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS!  For more Shiva goodness, visit www.shivarose.com.       This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we bring on one of our long-time idols and guru for all things motivational, CHRISTINE HASSLER. Basically, she's a personal transformation genius - along with a bestselling author, podcast host, TV show host on TLC, & keynote speaker. She's a go-to mind for seeking clarity in any part of life, whether it's love, relationships, careers, personal goals, and most importantly, the immense change that happens in your 20's and 30's. By the time she was 25, she was the youngest agent in Hollywood, getting promoted, attending all of the award shows, making more money than most people her age, and dating a hot-shot producer. She had it all ... but did she? That's what we dive into. This realization that she wasn't truly doing things for herself sparked her big transition, which included quitting her job, going in debt, and losing the love her life by the time she was 26. So needless to say, things were changing and she decided to do something about it. MAJOR KEYWORDS here, people: beliefs, decisions, change, identity ... And not to mention, all of these GOLDEN goodies from Christine: in your 20's you think every decision is a forever decision living for society or living for yourself being a victim or a creator in any difficult situations the idea that things need to fall apart to be rebuilt how everyone deals with their emotions/insecurities/fears, ie. behavior, mannerisms, actions, mentality, etc. as children we don't have control over what happens to us, but when you're an adult, it's UP TO YOU, which can be scary "reacting to the programming" - how did you grow up, what were you told, what does it mean & how does it effect our own personal decisions? what do you BELIEVE about life that makes IT HARDER? ANXIETY coming from beliefs that don't serve us we spend more time avoiding rejecting instead of doing what we want how to show up EXTERNALLY + INTERNALLY for yourself in order to handle REJECTION the toxic game of PEOPLE PLEASING Get ready to walk away from this ep feeling MOTIVATED, BADASS, + READY AF for everything! This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"OH HI, HOW ARE YA?  WHAT'S NEW?!  OH EVERYTHING?"....Basically, how this episode starts.  Krista and Lindsey are so in love with #almost30nation, wrapped around all of your lil fingers, that they have not made the time to actually sit down and catch the f*ck up!  So they decided to lock themselves in the studio and do that.  Krista just got back from a few weeks of traveling--she attended 100 weddings and tried to avoid talking about being vegan because LET HER LIVE.  We get all of the travel deets and dont's.  As we follow the convo, the girls get honest about their pet peeves, Lindsey's dating life, and thoughts on aliens.  And then the conversation takes on a mind of it's own: Lindsey receives a sex toy box at work The Erewhon Chronicles WTF is happening at FB...Artificial intelligence going rogue!? Why communication between guys and girls is just the hardest thing you'll ever master And finally, they answer your questions!  We cover morning routines, supplements, how they juggle all of the jobs, projects, hustles...   Lindsey + Krista want to hear more from you!  Like, tell them what has been up!  New relationship?  New Job?  Nightmare wedding story?  Addicted to English muffins?  Can't train your boyfriend to pee in the toilet?  Talk to us.  Love you. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Krista and Lindsey are so excited to welcome Kimberly Rae Miller to the podcast this week!  #Almost30nation listeners who attended the "Love Your Body" event got to read Kimberly's new book Beautiful Bodies before anyone else!  The response has been, well, beautiful.  Kimberly brings a balanced dose of humor, curiosity, depth, and vulnerability to the body positive space.   As a child model, she became aware of her body at a very young age.  Kimberly shares what it was like dieting alongside her mom to prepare for a beauty pageant, how her obsession with being perfect stemmed from her father's hoarding, and how the exhaustion with ALL of this eventually inspired her to examine the connection between her upbringing and her relationship with her body.  We unwrap: How being honest about your broken parts opens up a healing conversation   Her first book "Coming Clean", a memoir about her upbringing in a hoarder's household Why she owes her entire career to her poor relationship with her body How a miscarriage showed her how to be compassionate with her body How her exhaustion with the obsession of losing weight inspired her to look beyond her body and seek MORE Highlights from and insight on her new book, Beautiful Bodies, which is a thoughtful  blend of memoir and social history. FAM, we have all had negative self talk at one time or another.  A thought that buries itself so deep in our subconscious that it creates this alternate reality where we are not good enough.  Well we hope this episode assures you that YOU ARE NOT ALONE.  What you are feeling or have felt, someone else has felt that too.  Kimberly is so honest and candid, we can't wait for you to connect with her.  Take a deep breath of gratitude for that body of yours.  IT IS AH-MAZING.  Happy listening, babies!       This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oh, this episode is just a couple of models just having a discussion about models doing model things. JUST KIDDING. But, what a discussion that would be ... On the real tho, Krista and Linds sat down this week with a #reallifemodel KARI CALHOUN, one of the most popular names in America's Next Top Model history (Season 21, what uppppp!). And we get to all the details, from start to finish on her model journey.    We talk about her story, moving from Dallas to Iowa to Los Angeles, and why she fell in love with the city full of so many opportunities. (She literally hopped off the plane at LAX) Although at first she never took her modeling career seriously, she got signed to a boutique agency and started going to auditions, which were as intense as people say they are. There was a long period where Kari's lack of confidence was showing through the camera & kept her asking "Why am I not getting it?" or "What am I doing wrong?" So how did she get her groove back? Soul searching, not giving a f*ck, letting go, taking everything step-by-step, & realizing the auditions that best fit HER.   Kari also lays down the law when it comes to #INSTAMODELS & why they shouldn't be honored or idolized. "What goes viral about you should be your character and how you live your life, " she explains. MIC FRICKEN DROP. And in addition, she touches on how gratitude can get lost during the hustle. SUCH A GOOD POINT!   But we all know you want to hear about Kari's ANTM career started, which by the way, was when Kari was holding a plank at the gym while a casting director approached her! From the drama to the producers egging things on, Kari TELLS ALL & she learned more than she could have imagined from it. But you'll have to hear for yourself now on #iTunes!   This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So we're over halfway through 2017 & this is where we can really make or break our year. Whether you're feeling motivated, lost AF, or just need some life inspo, THIS ONE'S FOR YOU. The gal behind Careergasm, SARAH VERMUNT, has a little career pow-wow with Krista and Linds this week, talking everything from finding your perfect job, knowing when to move on, and manifesting it yourself. Sarah has been a writer and career coach for Forbes, Entrepreneur Inc., & The Huffington Post, making her a KILLER resource to have when it comes to finding your work groove.  For two years, she felt like she was operating through her job with the mindset that she wasn't supposed to completely love it. And this episode is about realizing what works and what doesn't, and making the changes to allow you to LOVE your job. Hence, CAREERGASM. Okay, but let's get to the good stuff. We dove through ... our PARENT'S generation, where their career mentality is about being financially fruitful and NOT completely loving your job for something to be of value, it has to be HARD? the thought, "I don't want to be as UNHAPPY as my parents" your SATURN RETURN TOP 5 PARALYZING thoughts for stalling your career/success do CREATIVTIY & ARTISTRY go hand in hand? Do you have to be both? start by making a LIST of the things you want MORE of and the things you want LESS of the art of having a SIDE HUSTLE This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices