My Point Of View

Camila Vola

A lifestyle podcast all about figuring out college, post-grad life, and everything in between. Guests join the show weekly to discuss topics ranging from feminism to body confidence, to growing your own business, navigating your career, and more. My Point Of View is here to help all twenty-somethings realize that they're not alone in what they're going through, and that life's easy if you consider things from another point of view. NEW EPISODES EVERY MONDAY 6AM EST! IG: @mypointofview.podcast Email: mypointofview.pod@gmail.com read less
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It's Okay If Your Timeline Isn't The One You Thought It Would Be with Laura Behnke
26-04-2022
It's Okay If Your Timeline Isn't The One You Thought It Would Be with Laura Behnke
Today I'm joined by Laura Behnke, a TV sports reporter turned expectation-busting coach and women's empowerment advocate. Laura has coached hundreds of women on how to shake off the weight of society’s expectations and start living the life they deserve. Laura has never followed a traditional path. Although she had enjoyed over 16 years of success as an award-winning television journalist, Laura still couldn’t help but feel like she was “behind.” The traditional timeline for women told her that she should have been married with children by now, and she felt miles away from where she thought she’d be. Was there something wrong with her? While Laura’s story is unique, her experience is all too familiar for many women. It wasn’t until Laura began to celebrate who she was, honor her accomplishments, and welcome a future all her own that she was able to step into the life she had always dreamed of. She had her first boyfriend at 35, married at 38, started her own company at 39, and is now on an IVF journey at age 41. By embracing her own timeline, she was finally able to find happiness and peace within her own life path. Now, Laura is on a mission to help other women avoid the same pitfalls, free themselves from expectations, and let them know that they are not alone on this journey. Laura and her clients work together to harness the power of individuality while normalizing taking a unique life path. In short, she helps women stop worrying about what they think they “should” be doing with their life and start living it. We talked about: - Her career as a TV reporter: what made her wanna be a tv reporter, was it she always thought it would be, has she ever not felt fulfilled by this job, and what was the thing that made her wanna quit it - Her personal struggles: what was the thing that made you feel behind and why, how did you combat the bad days and the negative thoughts around that, how did this experience impacted your mental health - First boyfriend at 35: if she had any mindset shifts that made her eventually find her husband, how can we make the most out of our single lives  while looking for what we want, how to own our own timelines, how did she turn this experience into her career and how to communicate our struggles to our loved ones Laura's Website: https://thelifeactuallycompany.mykajabi.com/ Laura's IG: https://www.instagram.com/laurabbehnke/ Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/ Music: Cheese, prod. by Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/cheese

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It's Okay If Your Timeline Isn't The One You Thought It Would Be with Laura Behnke
26-04-2022
It's Okay If Your Timeline Isn't The One You Thought It Would Be with Laura Behnke
Today I'm joined by Laura Behnke, a TV sports reporter turned expectation-busting coach and women's empowerment advocate. Laura has coached hundreds of women on how to shake off the weight of society’s expectations and start living the life they deserve. Laura has never followed a traditional path. Although she had enjoyed over 16 years of success as an award-winning television journalist, Laura still couldn’t help but feel like she was “behind.” The traditional timeline for women told her that she should have been married with children by now, and she felt miles away from where she thought she’d be. Was there something wrong with her? While Laura’s story is unique, her experience is all too familiar for many women. It wasn’t until Laura began to celebrate who she was, honor her accomplishments, and welcome a future all her own that she was able to step into the life she had always dreamed of. She had her first boyfriend at 35, married at 38, started her own company at 39, and is now on an IVF journey at age 41. By embracing her own timeline, she was finally able to find happiness and peace within her own life path. Now, Laura is on a mission to help other women avoid the same pitfalls, free themselves from expectations, and let them know that they are not alone on this journey. Laura and her clients work together to harness the power of individuality while normalizing taking a unique life path. In short, she helps women stop worrying about what they think they “should” be doing with their life and start living it. We talked about: - Her career as a TV reporter: what made her wanna be a tv reporter, was it she always thought it would be, has she ever not felt fulfilled by this job, and what was the thing that made her wanna quit it - Her personal struggles: what was the thing that made you feel behind and why, how did you combat the bad days and the negative thoughts around that, how did this experience impacted your mental health - First boyfriend at 35: if she had any mindset shifts that made her eventually find her husband, how can we make the most out of our single lives  while looking for what we want, how to own our own timelines, how did she turn this experience into her career and how to communicate our struggles to our loved ones Laura's Website: https://thelifeactuallycompany.mykajabi.com/ Laura's IG: https://www.instagram.com/laurabbehnke/ Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/ Music: Cheese, prod. by Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/cheese
Spilling The Legal Tea about the Influencer Marketing Industry with Kameron Monet
18-04-2022
Spilling The Legal Tea about the Influencer Marketing Industry with Kameron Monet
Today I'm joined by Kameron M. Buckner, Esq.,  licensed attorney, content creator, and influencer marketing consultant. Kameron began her career as an Associate Attorney practicing Employment Litigation, while simultaneously using social media to create content around fashion, beauty, lifestyle, as well as female professionalism and career building. Kameron has built an engaging and organic audience with over 140,000 followers across her platforms @kameronmonet, working with brands from Dove to McDonalds to Ulta Beauty. After realizing her social media expertise and license to practice law could provide value for aspiring “Lawyer Influencers”, as well as educate content creators about the power of contracts when signing brand deals; Kameron quit her 9-to-5 law firm job, founded The Legal Tea, and now lives what she calls the best of both worlds. We talked about: - Her career as a licensed attorney, content creator and influencer marketing consultant: when did she decided she wanted to be a lawyer and why, when she started social media and youtube, and how does she balances all of her jobs and keeps her mental health in check - The Legal Tea: what's the legal tea, why she decided to found it and what she loves the most about it The business side of influencing: What are some basics that influencers should keep an eye for when it comes to influencer contracts with brands, what are some ways that influencers can get screwed over with their contracts, can influencers make more money by changing some terms on their contracts, what’s your advice for smaller influencers just starting out working with brands? Kameron's IG: https://www.instagram.com/kameronmonet/ Kameron's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSp52HvdllyUqLXsdwwOkTA Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/ Music: Cheese, prod. by Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/cheese
Being the First Transgender Prom Queen with Corey Rae
11-04-2022
Being the First Transgender Prom Queen with Corey Rae
Today I'm joined by Corey Rae, an activist, storyteller, and the World’s first openly transgender Prom Queen. Corey educates audiences about being trans, and uses her voice for the LGBTQIA+ community in helping individuals that struggle with gender identity, the transition process, coming out, or feeling like their most beautiful selves. We talked about: Her coming out story, life as a transgender woman: who did she come out to first, how was that transition, how her mom was her main supporter,  her thoughts on "being trapped in the wrong body", transgender role models and icons, how did she take care of her mental health during this process, and advice for people going through the same thing Her work: her college story, how she's an activist, actress, consultant, model, producer, speaker, and writer who helps break social stigmas surrounding transgender women, how she decided not to be just one or niche down, what are some of the projects she loved from last year and what she's excited for the new year and main challenges and most fulfilling things from her work Corey's IG: https://www.instagram.com/imcoreyrae/ Corey's website: https://www.coreyrae.com/ Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/ Music: Cheese, prod. by Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/cheese
Don't Wait For a Genius Idea And Just Start with Lucie Fink
04-04-2022
Don't Wait For a Genius Idea And Just Start with Lucie Fink
Today I'm joined by Lucie Fink, a 29-year-old video producer, lifestyle host, stop motion artist, and digital educator. She has made numerous appearances on NBC’s TODAY Show as a Millennial spokesperson, discussing a wide range of topics relevant to her generation. From 2015-2019, Lucie worked at Refinery29 where she created and hosted their hit YouTube shows, Try Living with Lucie and Lucie for Hire. Today, Lucie is signed with United Talent Agency and creates entertaining and educational content for a global audience of millions across her various social platforms. In this episode we talked about: - Her college career: choosing to study medicine and be a doctor, and how and why did she pivot to video production - Her first job after college: what did she learned there, what was her favorite thing and her least favorite thing about the job and how it ended up being the biggest networking opportunity for her - Being the face of Refinery 29’s video team: how did she got the job, and how she started out there, what were her favorite video formats to create, and what were her favorite things about the job, being a video producer vs being in front of the camera. - Her transition to working for herself: how was the transition and why she loved the way she decided to do it, what's her favorite thing, how to create a routine, building a team, signing with an agency what's her favorite thing about it - Being a new mom: how did she announced her maternity leave to her team, how she has the best of both worlds now that she's off maternity leave, what's the privilege of working for yourself when it comes to being a new mom, what would she say to moms that feel guilty about going back to work Lucie's IG: https://www.instagram.com/luciebfink/ Lucie's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2-vrGETGeMRsOp26ASqMCA Lucie's website: https://luciefink.com/ Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/ Music: Cheese, prod. by Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/cheese
WOMEN'S MARCH I Being an Angry Feminist with Madigan from Your Angry Neighborhood Feminist
28-03-2022
WOMEN'S MARCH I Being an Angry Feminist with Madigan from Your Angry Neighborhood Feminist
Today's episode is the LAST from Women's March, 2022 edition.  As the name suggest, for the month of March, since the 8th is International Women’s Day, I’m going to be doing 4 women empowerment and feminism focused episodes, bringing different guests from different walks of life, to talk all about their experience with being a woman, feminism & women empowerment.    For this last episode I'm joined by Madigan, cohost of Your Angry Neighborhood Feminist, a podcast where Maidgan and her cohost Keegan we explore the world through our personal feminist perspectives.   We talked about:    - The reason behind the podcast and the name, and if people had controversial opinions around it  - Her dream guest and how people that knew the feminist icons they've talked about reached out to them to thank them, and how that made those icons more human for them, and how that's where she sees women empowerment at it's best  - Her experience being a female podcaster talking about feminist issues, and how she thinks it would be different if they were men  - Feminism for her and how white privilege plays a part on it, and how that makes intersectionality SO much more important   - What we need to work towards to when it comes to gender equality  - A beautiful poem about what her favorite thing about being a woman is  Your Angry Neighborhood Feminists: https://www.instagram.com/angryneighborhoodfeminist/?hl=es Madigan's IG: https://www.instagram.com/shesmadigan/ Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/   Music: Cheese, prod. by Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/cheese
WOMEN'S MARCH I Sexism In Pop Culture: Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, Janet Jackson and more with Madison Hadler from Loud Mouth Podcast
21-03-2022
WOMEN'S MARCH I Sexism In Pop Culture: Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, Janet Jackson and more with Madison Hadler from Loud Mouth Podcast
Today's episode is the third one from Women's March, 2022 edition.  As the name suggest, for the month of March, since the 8th is International Women’s Day, I’m going to be doing 4 women empowerment and feminism focused episodes, bringing different guests from different walks of life, to talk all about their experience with being a woman, feminism & women empowerment.  For this third episode I'm joined by Madison Hadler, host of the Loud Mouth Podcast, a podcast all about being LOUD about activism, our passions, and changing our communities, check out new episodes released every Wednesday! We decided to chat together about sexism and misogyny in pop culture. We talked about:  - Britney Spears’ "breakdown" in 2007: how we saw it then and how we see it now, and how it made Britney a real person and why people didn't like that - Actors that have been accused of sexual assault, like Ed Westwick, Ansel Elgort, that are still praised on social media or by awards - Taylor Swift, how she has been demonized as a slut because she dated “too many men”: how and why people started treating her songwriting as something bad, rather than a skill, and how even when she's starting to take back the power and rerecord her songs, people still make it about the people she dated - We touched on at the beginning: Monica Lewinsky's scandal and why was the intern the problem and not the president of the United States and Serena Williams and her “angry black woman” trope Janet Jackson's super bowl nip slip and how people filed complaints about her and she was blacklisted, and how Justin Timberlake went on to build the career he has now - Simone Biles: how taking a break made her get railed by people online, how mental health and her race plays a role in her taking a break, how people would've criticized her anyways and how this show that sexism is still a thing in today's pop culture. Loud Mouth Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/loudmouth/id1439949776 Loud Mouth IG: https://www.instagram.com/loudmouthpod/ Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/  Music: Cheese, prod. by Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/cheese
WOMEN'S MARCH I What would you do if you were 1% more courageous? with Judith Martinez from InHerShoes
15-03-2022
WOMEN'S MARCH I What would you do if you were 1% more courageous? with Judith Martinez from InHerShoes
Today's episode is the second one from Women's March, 2022 edition.  As the name suggest, for the month of March, since the 8th is International Women’s Day, I’m going to be doing 4 women empowerment and feminism focused episodes, bringing different guests from different walks of life, to talk all about their experience with being a woman, feminism & women empowerment. For this second episode I'm joined by Judith Martinez, the CEO and founder of InHerShoes, non-profit committed to catalyzing courage for girls and women around the world to live and create courageously. The foundation of everything they do begins and ends with one question: What would you do if you were 1% more courageous? They take a stand for girls' freedom of expression, assertion of passion, and pursuit of possibility in every aspect of their lives. We talked about: - Her story before creating InHerShoes and the why behind it - How did she go about building the In Her Shoes team  - What’s the company culture she's try to maintain and defend in your organization - How’s a typical day for you working on In Her Shoes - What’s the most fulfilling thing about being the founder and CEO of this organization, and what’s the most challenging - What are some of the things they’ve achieved in the last year and what are some that you wanna achieve in 2022 - What’s a moment in your life when you were 1% more courageous - What feminism means to her and who are her role models when it comes to women empowerment - What’s something you think we still need to work towards when it comes to gender equality - What's her favorite thing about being a woman Follow Judith: https://www.instagram.com/jud.ithmartinez/ InHerShoes: https://www.inhershoesmvmt.org/ Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/ Music: Cheese, prod. by Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/cheese
WOMEN'S MARCH I Removing period stigma with Period Movement Chapters from Guatemala and CRW on Cleveland Ohio
07-03-2022
WOMEN'S MARCH I Removing period stigma with Period Movement Chapters from Guatemala and CRW on Cleveland Ohio
Today's episode marks the start of Women's March, 2022 edition.  As the name suggest, for the month of March, since the 8th is International Women’s Day, I’m going to be doing 4 women empowerment and feminism focused episodes, bringing different guests from different walks of life, to talk all about their experience with being a woman, feminism & women empowerment.  For this first episode I decided to bring on people from the Period Movement: Marcela Reyes, research coordinator at Period Guatemala and Alexis, president of the Period Chapter at Case Western Reserve University at Cleveland, Ohio.   We talked about:  - What is the Period Movement and how did they found out about it and decided to get involved  - Their actions towards menstrual education, advocacy and service  - What's the difference between a national chapter, like Guatemala's and a university one, like the CWR one  - What does menstrual equity mean and how long until we can achieve it  - Where period stigma comes from and how we can help to combat it  - Why is it important to stop the silence around period talk  - The importance of education when it comes to menstrual equity  - What are the main needs of each chapter and their initiatives for 2022  - What's the most fulfilling part about being part of Period  - What does feminism mean to them and who is a role model for them when it comes to women empowerment  Period Guatemala: https://www.instagram.com/period.guatemala/  Period CWR: https://www.instagram.com/period.cwru/  Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/  Music: Cheese, prod. by Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/cheese
BONUS EPISODE: I GRADUATED and what is the Women's March podcast series
02-03-2022
BONUS EPISODE: I GRADUATED and what is the Women's March podcast series
Today's episode is a short life update one! So many things have happened and it felt like I should do a short solo explaning where I've been, what I've been doing, and what's to come! I talk all about: - How college works in Argentina and why I graduated now - What celebrations we do once you graduate - How I feel now that I'm a postgrad gal - What's my annual series: Women's March - What I talked about on my last series and what's to come this year Resources for Ukraine: https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/ukraine-help-resources-donations/ Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/
Being the CEO of a Startup at 25 years old with Natalie Barbu from Rella
25-01-2022
Being the CEO of a Startup at 25 years old with Natalie Barbu from Rella
Today I'm joined by Natalie Barbu, content creator, lifestyle youtuber and CEO of Rella, an all-in-one management tool to help content creators and influencers run their business, so basically the only tool you need to run your social media.  In this episode we talked about: - Projects before Rella started that led her to get to where she is today: if she saw having a business aside from her YouTube, her patreon, slack community and agency and how did she realize the missing thing from the content creators market - How was the idea for Rella born and what’s Rella mission or WHY - What's it like to be the cofounder of a startup and how different is it to any other thing she has done before - How did she go about finding app developers and networking to create the team she has now of 8 people, without using LinkedIn or looking at qualifications in a resume - How much has Rella changed from the original idea to the app that we can all find on the app store today - What was the biggest challenge so far, and what was the easiest thing about the whole proccess - The slack channel: how did the idea for that come about and why did she decide to keep it - What are some of the new features you’re gonna be rolling out in the upcoming months and what are some of the 2022 goals she has for Rella - The company culture she's isntalling in the beginning stages of Rella, what values are the most important or her - Advice she would give to her past self before starting to work on Rella - What excites her the most about her career today Rella: http://rellasocial.squarespace.com/links Rella's IG: https://www.instagram.com/rellasocial/ Natalie's IG: https://www.instagram.com/nataliebarbu/ Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/ Music: Cheese, prod. by Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/cheese
How to stop feeling lost in your career with Kevin Nahai
18-01-2022
How to stop feeling lost in your career with Kevin Nahai
Today I'm joined by Kevin Nahai, a Speaker and Coach from Los Angeles, California. When he was 19, he was suddenly diagnosed with an incurable disease of the stomach that caused him to be unable to eat. He fell into a deep depression and became severely anorexic. He survived to tell the tale, but still spent most of his twenties suffering through crippling anxiety, toxic relationships, and complete lack of confidence. After 7+ years of deep therapy, mentorship, and meditation, he was able to transform his life and become a Speaker and Coach. He believes that the final stage of healing is using what you went through in order to help other people; so every day, he harness his experiences and help others with their romantic relationships, self-esteem, anxiety, and future vision. He has spent the better part of the last ten years developing and applying his philosophy that lasting change does not have to be slow or painful. Through clear, practical guidance and actionable daily steps, He is now able to teach others how to feel authentic love for themselves, feel calm and at ease, learn their purpose in life, and create beautiful, lasting relationships. We talked about: - what to do if you feel lost with my work/career trajectory and I don't know what I'm passionate about - what are the questions we should be asking ourselves in order to find a career that is personally fulfilling, productive, and stable? . what is the difference between a Life Purpose and a Career - how can I learn my Life Purpose - what is the right balance between career and everything else that's important: relationships, friends, family, hobbies, etc - how to reduce the anxiety that comes with figuring out your life purpose and career Follow Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/kevinnahai/ Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/ Music: Cheese, prod. by Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/cheese
Uncovering disordered eating: stress eating, emotional eating, and binge eating with Tamar Samuels
10-01-2022
Uncovering disordered eating: stress eating, emotional eating, and binge eating with Tamar Samuels
Today I'm joined by Tamar Samuels, co-founder of Culina Health and Registered Dietician Nutritionist.  Her unique and holistic approach to healthcare integrates functional medicine, positive psychology, and behavioral change techniques pulled from her training in clinical nutrition and coaching science. Tamar has her Masters in Clinical Nutrition from New York University, and is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach through the National Board of Medical Examiners. Her work in private practice includes treatment of disordered eating, stress management, PCOS and sustainable weight loss. Tamar is the co-founder of Culina Health with fellow RD Vanessa Rissetto. We talked about: - What made her wanna be a registered dietitian nutritionist and what's your fave thing and the most challenging thing about this job for you? - What is Culina Health, and how did you go around creating it? - What’s your favorite part about having a business and the most challenging or least favorite part? - Stress eating, emotional eating, and binge eating: what are the differences between them,  how can we figure out which is which, how can we go find help to fix these - What if we see disorder eating in a friend, how can we help? - How to shift our mindset into healthier behaviours: what are some tangible tips and things we can do to recover - What are things we can do to not fall into those unhealthy habits again? Tamar's IG: https://www.instagram.com/tamarsamuels.rd/ Culina's Health: https://culinahealth.com/ Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/ Music: Cheese, prod. by Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/cheese
2021: A Year In Review and Looking Forward to 2022
27-12-2021
2021: A Year In Review and Looking Forward to 2022
Today's episode is a solo one, where I review 2021 and the goals i made last December and see if I achieved them or not and see what goals I can make going into the new year, to better myself. I talk about why it's important to review the year that is ending before creating new goals, how you can review the year based on one simple question. Then i create 10 goals for 2022, that i will review next December to see which ones i achieved! Hope you start 2022 surrounded by loved ones and staying safe for you and the ones around you! Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/ Music: Cheese, prod. by Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/cheese
Serial Entrepreneurship 101 with Whitney Eckis
21-12-2021
Serial Entrepreneurship 101 with Whitney Eckis
Today I'm joined by Whitney Eckis, serial entrepreneur of Get Supr and Eckis Marketing. She started her career perfecting the practices of growing brands and businesses in the digital space. At the vibrant age of 22, she became the Founder and CEO of Eckis Marketing, a creative communications agency based out of San Diego, CA.  Eckis Marketing under Whitney’s leadership has elevated brands such as Marriott, Hilton, SOULCYCLE, and CLEARSTEM through social media marketing, influencer relations, branding, experiential events, and creative strategy. But her story doesn’t stop in the marketing world. As a serial entrepreneur, Whitney has her hands in five businesses today but the one that is currently shining the brightest? Get Supr, an instant coffee brand fused with CBD so good you won’t believe it’s instant - for those seeking energy sans the jitters. Her sharp eye for the digital landscape combined with her entrepreneurial spirit make her the go-to girl you call up when you are ready to dream big. Whether it is digital marketing, a product based venture, or learning how to juggle multiple businesses, Whitney has the serial influence to get it done. We talked all about: - her college experience, internships and jobs that led her into being an entrepreneur - becoming the founder of Eckis Marketing at the young age of 22 - why your mistakes are your biggest lessons - how to be an owner in multiple businesses at once to diversify equity and how to balance multiple businesses without burning out - dealing with burnout and accepting it happens to be able to move past it - how does she stays organized while being the owner of multiple businesses - how her anxiety disorder led her to create Get Supr  - advice she would give to her younger self that was starting her own marketing agency - advice for people for entrepreneurs that think that the market is too saturated Whitney's website: https://www.whitneyeckis.com/ Whitney's IG: https://www.instagram.com/whitneyeckis/ Eckis Marketing: https://www.eckismarketing.com/ Get Supr: https://getsupr.com/ My Point Of View on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/ Music: Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/
Why are we living in The Age of Loneliness with Becca Piastrelli
06-12-2021
Why are we living in The Age of Loneliness with Becca Piastrelli
Today I'm joined by Becca Piastrelli. In a time of deep loneliness, Becca holds space for women to explore ancestral wisdom, connect with the earth, and find a meaningful and inclusive community. She guides us to understanding true belonging - to each other, to the earth, to our lineage, and to ourselves. As the author of Root & Ritual: Timeless Ways to Connect with Land, Lineage, Community, and the Earth and host of the Belonging podcast, Becca supports us through the isolating effects of the modern world. Quite simply, she offers rituals, recipes, and ancestral wisdom as tangible pathways back to connection and wholeness. These pathways are mapped out in her debut book, where you can return to yourself as you access your intuition, tune in to your body, and awaken the wild woman within. We talked about:  - Her new book: Root & Ritual: Timeless Ways to Connect with Land, Lineage, Community, and the Earth: what is it about, what made her wanna write this book - Exploring why the current time we live in is called The Age of Loneliness and how loneliness can negatively impact us (and how it’s different from solitude): why is it called like that, how can loneliness impact us negatively - Differentiate between being an introvert and wanting to be alone from loneliness, the difference from solitude - What role does our ancestors play in our feeling of loneliness, how can we use their experience to help us - The importance of bringing what’s sacred back into the mundane of our daily lives as a way to find meaning and support our mental health in this time of Pandemic - How to support our mental health and well being in these pandemic and kind of post pandemic times without overwhelming ourselves What excites you the most about your career today? Becca's book: https://www.amazon.com/Root-Ritual-Timeless-Connect-Community/dp/1683647726 Becca's IG: https://www.instagram.com/beccapiastrelli/ My Point Of View on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/ Music: Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/
Writing a book about your dating experience with Jenna Langbaum
29-11-2021
Writing a book about your dating experience with Jenna Langbaum
Today I'm joined by Jenna Langbaum, a creative director, copywriter, poet, and playwright. Jenna's original play, The Night of Blue and Salt, was produced in 2016 through the NYC New York International Fringe Festival in 2016, where during which she was declared by theasy.com as "a force to be reckoned with." Jenna grew up in Rye, NY New York, and attended Hamilton College, where she studied Creative Writing  and Theater. Her book, Me In Search Of You, is wildly entertaining collection of micro fiction stories that delve into the hope, dismissal, frustration, angst, revival, and mediocrity of dating as a millennial and seeking real connection. Wistful and reminiscent, written for all the mes searching for yous and all the ones who have already found each other. It into the starts and stops, the ebbs and flows of not only dating but the triumphant self-discovery that comes along with it. Each piece is nameless in the hope that you’ll crawl into them and see yourself. We talked about: - Her career story and becoming an author, was it something she always wanted to do? - How was the idea of the book born? - Hardest part of the process and easiest part - How is the book divided and why like that - Two of my favorite parts: We SWIRLED (P.21) and We ORBITED (P.28) - The rollercoaster of rejection and hope - Advice to your younger self, the one that was going through all of these experiences Jenna's IG: https://www.instagram.com/jennalangbaum/ Jenna's website: https://www.jennalangbaum.com/ My Point Of View on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/ Music: Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/
A five step framework for aligned manifestation with Efia Sulter
22-11-2021
A five step framework for aligned manifestation with Efia Sulter
Today I'm joined by Efia Sulter. Efia is a Mindset & Manifestation Coach, host of ‘The Manifest Edit Podcast’ and creator of the V.I.B.E.S method for aligned manifestation. Her mission is to empower and teach ambitious women how to stop playing small, confidently manifest their desires, and live an extraordinary life. Serving as a practical example of her work after being orphaned at 14, grappling with mental illness and chronic pain to then moving overseas and building her soul-aligned life + business, Efia has inspired thousands around the world to create their lives by design. Through her coaching and free virtual retreats Efia highlights the strategy, science, and spirituality behind manifestation in order to provide actionable advice from a grounded, no BS perspective. We talked about: - How manifestation actually works, - Efia’s 5-step tried and true framework for aligned manifestation - The power of radical responsibility and its role in manifestation - The role that masculine and femenine energy have in manifestation - How to overcome limiting beliefs . How we can overcome toxic positivity with self awareness - How can you realize when you are being part of the toxic positivity culture - Different methods you can use to connect to your intuition and trust the universe Hope you enjoy! Efia's website: efiasulter.com Efia's IG: https://www.instagram.com/efiasulter_/ My Point Of View on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/ Music: Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/
The importance of social media literacy and how to be more aware on social media with Gigi Robinson
15-11-2021
The importance of social media literacy and how to be more aware on social media with Gigi Robinson
Today I'm joined by Gigi Robinson, a 23 year old mental health, chronic illness and body image advocate. She's an internationally recognized GenZ Thought leader and Creative Innovator. With dedicated followings of over 150,000 people and multiple instances of her story going viral - her unique take on self-awareness and actionable advice has made her a go-to voice for ambitious GenZ-ers wanting to make an impact. We talked about: The actual interview starts here: - Social media literacy: what is it, and why does she think it’s so important - Why social media literacy is important, and how GenZ-ers should manage their relationship with it. - The responsibilities that come with being an influencer - Performative activism in the influencer community - Chronic illness, the experience of sharing that with the world - The importance of boundaries on social media - Body image and self confidence - How social media affects our mental health https://www.gigirobinson.com/ Gigi's IG: https://www.instagram.com/itsgigirobinson/ My Point Of View on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/ Music: Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/
Getting excited about dressing up in the morning with Mary Ralph & Kennedy from Daily Drills
08-11-2021
Getting excited about dressing up in the morning with Mary Ralph & Kennedy from Daily Drills
Today I'm joined by Mary Ralph Lawson and Kennedy Crichlow, the founders of Daily Drills. Daily Drills is the new lifestyle destination for transitional pieces that effortlessly move you through every moment in style. In 2020, amidst a global pandemic, best friends and entrepreneurial spirits Kennedy and Mary Ralph, spotted a niche space in the ever-growing leisure industry. It was obvious to the duo that shoppers were getting more selective with their purchasing decisions and apparel with only one use-case no longer held appeal for savvy, sustainability-driven consumers who needed their closets to work harder.  Their Daily Drills logo, which sits fiercely on their signature pieces, has been the symbol of their mission: simplifying getting dressed and blurring the lines between workout-wear, lounge-wear, business-wear, and everything in between. What started in Mary Ralph’s apartment has now evolved into a fashion label that has never had to pay influencers to promote, organically got featured in US Weekly, hit 1M in sales within their first year, and now has an HQ and team out of Los Angeles. We talked about: - How did they meet and what were they doing pre Daily Drills. - What is Daily Drills and how did the idea for Daily Drills started and what were the tangible first steps - What were some of the challenges of it, and what were some of the most enjoyable things about having your own brand? - How to be best friends and business partners - When did you realize you could actually go full time on Daily Drills? And how does a typical day look like while working on Daily Drills? - How to get sales in a space that seems saturated with activewear brands? - How to create a company culture infused with the positivity that translates into your community Hope you enjoy! Daily Drills: https://shopdailydrills.com/ Daily Drills IG: https://www.instagram.com/dailydrills/ Mary Ralph's IG: https://www.instagram.com/maryralph/ Kennedy's IG: https://www.instagram.com/kennedycrichlow/ My Point Of View on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/ Music: Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/
The intersection of human emotion and technology with Heather Smith from StoryFile
01-11-2021
The intersection of human emotion and technology with Heather Smith from StoryFile
Today I'm joined by Heather Smith, co-founder and CEO of StoryFile, a storytelling app that will preserve the future ability to interact with your loved ones! StoryFile is generational preservation of familial interaction and legacy through technology is the future of storytelling. It allows the next generation to know the ones that came before them. Through the click of a button, StoryFile magically turns video into conversation transforming the traditional one-way video into a two-way conversation. This is the biggest audio-visual evolution since video was first created. And StoryFile Life is placing this technology into the hands of us all so that we can preserve our loved ones for generations to come. In this episode we talked about: - What is StoryFile and what made her wanna start this app - How all families can record their loved ones through StoryFile Life so that your little ones can talk to their great or great-great grandma one day! - The intersection of humanity & human emotion with technology for future generations to come. - How Heather’s want to provide the ability for future generations to have conversations with Holocaust survivors sparked this new technology and the creation of StoryFile Life - How she balances running StoryFile with her husband - and many other members of her family! - as a family business - What excited her the most about her career today? Hope you enjoy! StoryFile: https://storyfile.com/ My Point Of View on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mypointofview.podcast/ Music: Lukrembo https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo/