We are focusing on women and leadership, speaking with the incredible Julia, a high-powered executive who leads with authenticity. How can we grow our careers and find purpose and power in our work journey? How can we bounce back from a challenging performance assessment? What lessons have served us in leadership? Your two favorite brown girls are discussing all that and more with Julia in this transformative conversation. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Julia’s career journey
• The value of a good mentor
• Not feeling represented
• The qualities of a good leader
• How Brené Brown has helped encourage vulnerability
• The double bind that women face in careers
• Showing emotion at work
• A shift in the workplace
• The role of personal values
• Recognizing a toxic environment
• The immigrant mentality and how we show up
• The process of unlearning
• The difference between men and women in applying for jobs
• The impact of the workplace environment
• Finding your personal values and how those intersect with your career
• Knowing what lights you up and why you want a particular job
• “You can learn from any situation as long as you are being open and flexible”
• How to grow from feedback
• “The whole point of life is to grow, evolve, mutate”
• Dealing with fear of failure
• X-women!
• How women and men may define success differently
• Our messages to our younger selves

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In our second season, we are bringing some popular guests back. Crystal joins us in this episode to discuss how what you think and feel play a big role in your physical health as well. We share some good stories, tips for going to the doctor, and how to tune into your body and experience greater wellness. 

- Catching up on binge-worthy TV shows - University of Michigan study - Empowered patient - Back to the basics - Amy shares a story on using food as medicine - Using neurofeedback loops to heal  - The body knows what it needs - Addressing physical and emotional injuries - The deeper meaning of what ails us, and Louise Hay - What happens when Amy is reading hands - Getting the body in flow - Embracing play - Medicine embracing mind-body connection - Amy's tip for the next time you visit the doctor - The power of curiosity in the power of healing - Focusing on one area can help another - Being your own health advocate - "Everyone benefits when we share our health stories" - An affirmation for healing

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We start a new season with this episode and are taking a look at the new year in February. New Year’s resolutions or goals may feel like they are in the rearview mirror already, but don’t lose heart. Your two favorite brown girls are here to help you reassess your goals and plans for 2022, and tap into energy to head in the direction of your dreams. Join us for a re-energizing conversation. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Reconnecting and the weather
• When does the new year start?
• Relieving ourselves of the pressure from setting goals a certain way
• The Four Tendencies (from Gretchen Rubin)
• Being okay with changing your mind
• Establishing the attitudes to reach our goals
• Old lists and vision boards
• Visualizing your dreams 
• Course correct “bad” behavior with incremental changes
• The winding path to success
• Having space for your dreams
• Knowing what you need
• A recent yoga experience as analogy for life
• Sharing our words for 2022
• Keep moving
• Amy opines on moodiness
• Going into a place of lightness
• Being led by how you feel

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Friendly disclaimer: This podcast and its hosts are not endorsing any of brand names you may hear. Any product names mentioned are simply to add fun, lively color for the conversation. Opinions reflected are our own.