Inner Growth

*Watch this episode over on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kfTGben8WWE #109. On this week’s guest episode of the podcast, Carolina had the pleasure of speaking with Health & Wellness Media Specialist Jen Lauren. Jen is the host of the Dare to Self Care podcast and is known for sharing content about self care, wellness and productivity. In today’s conversation, they anchor in on Jen’s career experiences throughout her 20’s, the importance of trying to figure out what you like to do, going with the ebbs and flow of life, major life lessons, wellness practices she adopted along the way and much more. If you’re feeling lost in your 20’s, this is the perfect episode for you! Timestamps: 00:00-09:39 - intro + podcast updates 09:39-16:11 - Jen’s post college experience + how she started out 16:11-25:50 - making career changes in your twenties 25:50-31:20 - adapting back to working a full time job 31:20-38:41 - the wellness changes that helped her make this transition 38:41-43.32 - trying different kinds of workouts  43.32-45:23 - wellness-y things that are not worth the hype 45:23-51:40 - releasing control over others 51:40-58:43 - rapid fire q’s + outro Where to find Jen:  Jen’s Website: https://www.jenlaurenmedia.com/ Jen’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jen_laurenn/ Jen’s Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JenLauren Jen’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jenlaurenn Dare to Self Care Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dare-to-self-care/id1547875309 Dare to Self Care Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daretoselfcarepod/ If you enjoyed this episode, please send it to a friend, DM me to chat @innergrowth.co @thecarolinalifestyle, share it on your story, or head over to Apple and leave a written review, or to the top of Spotify and leave a lil rating! Would make me so SO happy! Love you so much xx Join our free group chat on Geneva: Inner Growth Collective More info is at our website: https://innergrowthcollective.com Stay in the loop of Inner Growth updates at @innergrowth.co on Instagram & TikTok  Free resources at: https://stan.store/innergrowth Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

#108. On this week’s guest episode of the podcast, Carolina had the pleasure of speaking with trauma healer & embodiment coach, Monica Yates. Monica is the host of the Feminine as F*ck podcast, whose mission is to help women clear trauma so they can connect with their feminine energy. In today’s fiery conversation, they dive deep into the duality of the masculine and the feminine, the importance of tapping into your senses + sensuality, why you need to heal your relationship with men, giving yourself permission to be in your feminine, creating structure for yourself to flow in, why it’s important to have work life/separation, moving from the mother energy to the lover energy, and plenty of tips for how to navigate through all of this. If you feel like you have trouble connecting with your feminine energy, this episode will help guide you towards healing that relationship! Timestamps: 00:00-06:39 - intro 06:39-14:17 - how she got into the feminine and masculine dynamic 14:17-16:44 - tips for feeling more secure + safe to embody both energies 16:44-22:20 - the duality of the masculine and feminine energies 22:20-31:50 - balancing success with feminine energy 31:50-39:00 - stepping out of the role of “the mother” and becoming “the lover” 39:00-45:00 - becoming the muse for your man 45:00-48:10 - shifting your energy + dynamic with your partner 48:10-54:44 - rapid fire q’s + outro Where to find Monica:  Monica’s Website: https://monicayateshealth.com/ Monica’s Instagram: @monicayateshealth Feminine as F*ck Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feminine-as-f-ck/id1449633522 Feminine as F*ck Instagram: @feminineasfck If you enjoyed this episode, please send it to a friend, DM me to chat @innergrowth.co @thecarolinalifestyle, share it on your story, or head over to Apple and leave a written review, or to the top of Spotify and leave a lil rating! Would make me so SO happy! Love you so much xx Join our free group chat on Geneva: Inner Growth Collective More info is at our website: https://innergrowthcollective.com Stay in the loop of Inner Growth updates at @innergrowth.co on Instagram & TikTok  Free resources at: https://stan.store/innergrowth Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

*Trigger Warning: eating disorders + recovery are discussed in this episode.  #107. On this week’s solocast, Carolina gets vulnerable and opens up about the ways that the voice of her ED impacts her when she is traveling. She shares all about her recent trip to Europe, how the voice of her ED has evolved over time & through recovery, the power that comes from not restricting yourself, navigating through the uncomfortability of being out of a routine, finding compassion for yourself, and what happens when you stop letting the voice of your ED control your life and you actually start living. Additionally, she talks about what has been going on in astrology lately and shares the very exciting story of how she got engaged while in Europe! Timestamps: 00:00-06:06 - intro + astrology updates 06:06-09:52 - big life announcement 09:52-11:01 - becoming aware of your triggers  11:01-16:32 - traveling when you’re in recovery from an ED 16:32-20:41 - the voice of your ED vs. the voice of recovery/your higher self 20:41-25:20 - treating yourself with compassion + not restricting after a trip 25:20-26:51 - outro You can join the app membership at: https://innergrowthapp.com More info is at our website: https://innergrowthcollective.com Stay in the loop of Inner Growth updates at: @innergrowth.co on Instagram & TikTok  Free resources at: https://stan.store/innergrowth If you enjoyed this episode, please send it to a friend, DM me to chat @innergrowth.co @thecarolinalifestyle, share it on your story, or head over to Apple and leave a written review, or to the top of Spotify and leave a lil rating! Would make me so SO happy! Love you so much xx Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

#106. On this week’s guest episode of the podcast, Carolina had the pleasure of speaking with fitness + wellness content creator, Bailey Brown. Bailey is the creator of the Align App, a pilates focused & cycle syncing workout platform which offers a range of uplifting classes designed for women’s bodies and hormones! In today’s conversation, Bailey opens up about her own inner growth journey, how she became the embodiment of what she preaches, the importance of letting go of limiting beliefs that block you as a woman, supportive tips for your hormonal health, and much more. This episode will start to help you align with who you want to be! Timestamps: 00:00-05:45 - intro 05:45-11:04 - how she grew her business + the evolution of her relationship with herself 11:04-16:55 - her biggest areas of growth 16:55-21:17 - connecting to her body and her cycle 21:17-26:06 - hormonal testing + making life changes 26:06-31:28 - reframing limiting beliefs to align with who she wanted to be 31:28-39:04 - becoming the embodiment of what she preaches 39:04-40:48 - being more intuitive with her body 40:48-43:14 - underrated ways to balance your hormones 43:14-52:52 - the role of spirituality in her life + how she connects to her spirituality 52:52-56:11 - rapid fire q’s + outro Where to find Bailey:  Bailey’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baileybrwn/ Bailey’s Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BaileyBrown Align’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/align.app/ Align App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/align-by-bailey-brown/id1500794429 Align’s Website: https://www.alignapp.com/align-body If you enjoyed this episode, please send it to a friend, DM me to chat @innergrowth.co @thecarolinalifestyle, share it on your story, or head over to Apple and leave a written review, or to the top of Spotify and leave a lil rating! Would make me so SO happy! Love you so much xx Join our free group chat on Geneva: Inner Growth Collective More info is at our website: https://innergrowthcollective.com Stay in the loop of Inner Growth updates at @innergrowth.co on Instagram & TikTok  Free resources at: https://stan.store/innergrowth Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

#105. On this week’s solocast, Carolina celebrated International Women’s Day with an episode all about female empowerment! She shares 7 ways for you to start feeling more empowered as a woman, which include: building a better relationship with food + your body, tools for your mental health toolbox, getting to know your inner world better and learning about your menstrual cycle. This episode is filled with tips, personal stories, impactful quotes and so much more.  Timestamps: 00:00-07:55 - intro + astrology updates 07:55-11:30 - learning about your menstrual cycle + developing cyclical awareness 11:30-15:05 - the 4 phases of a menstrual cycle 15:05-19:42 - letting go of the notion that you always have to be doing more 19:42-25:44 - working on and improving your relationship with food 25:44-29:00 - feeling worthy, regardless of insecurities 29:00-34:36 - being intentional and proactive with your mental health 34:36-37:55 - taking a look into your inner world + finding answers within 37:55-41:01 - finding beauty in your imperfections 41:01-43:34 - recap + outro You can join the app membership at: https://innergrowthapp.com More info is at our website: https://innergrowthcollective.com Stay in the loop of Inner Growth updates at: @innergrowth.co on Instagram & TikTok  Free resources at: https://stan.store/innergrowth If you enjoyed this episode, please send it to a friend, DM me to chat @innergrowth.co @thecarolinalifestyle, share it on your story, or head over to Apple and leave a written review, or to the top of Spotify and leave a lil rating! Would make me so SO happy! Love you so much xx Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

*Trigger warning: eating disorders are discussed in this episode. #104. On this week’s guest episode of the podcast, Carolina had the pleasure of speaking with content creator and online health coach, Irene Maculé. Irene is the host of the Intuitivamente auténtica podcast, and her mission is to help other women raise their intuition and self-love! In today’s conversation, they talk about how to navigate trying to control food, having a tough relationship with your body, improving your relationship with food + with yourself, finding intuitive eating, tuning into your intuition, learning how to trust yourself and Irene’s experience with orthorexia + how she grew from it and went on to be a health coach, helping women with long term recovery. There are many impactful takeaways from this deep and vulnerable conversation. Timestamps: 00:00-05:50 - intro + life updates 05:50-10:06 - Irene’s background 10:06-12:27 - healing from orthorexia  12:27-14:34 - Irene’s big 3  14:34-26:34 - finding balance, without need for control 26:34-30:36 - patterns + behaviors of control 30:36-38:37 - breaking unhealthy patterns 38:37-43:09 - navigating through the aftermath of macro tracking  43:09-48:08 - rapid fire q’s + outro Where to find Irene:  Irene’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irenemacule/ Irene’s Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@irenemacule Irene’s Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@irenemacule/ Irene’s Podcast: https://anchor.fm/balancebyirene Irene’s Website: www.balancebyirene.com If you enjoyed this episode, please send it to a friend, DM me to chat @innergrowth.co @thecarolinalifestyle, share it on your story, or head over to Apple and leave a written review, or to the top of Spotify and leave a lil rating! Would make me so SO happy! Love you so much xx Join our free group chat on Geneva: Inner Growth Collective More info is at our website: https://innergrowthcollective.com Stay in the loop of Inner Growth updates at @innergrowth.co on Instagram & TikTok  Free resources at: https://stan.store/innergrowth Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

#103. On this week’s solocast, Carolina talks all about the endings that are a natural part of any new beginning. She shares some personal life updates (including her upcoming move) and how she's been navigating the transition in between a new chapter of her New York experience. This is a down-to-earth yet motivating episode with some tips to help you grieve and honor what you're leaving behind as you embark on change, while also creating space for what's new. Timestamps: 00:00-10:00 - intro + life updates 10:00-13:10- the paradox of change & the anxiety + grief that comes with it 13:10-16:00 - what "creating space" means (using the example of friendships) 16:00-16:50 - honoring the grieving period before a change + embracing bittersweet feelings about endings 16:50-19:00 - it's okay to feel both excited for what's coming but sad for what's ending 19:00-23:15 - ways to practice letting go 23:15-24:20 - being okay with "closing doors" + learning to surrender 24:20-25:00 - what if you took your current reality for granted? 25:00-27:20 - ridding the wave you're on + embracing the chaos 27:20-27:45 - outro More info is at our website: https://innergrowthcollective.com Stay in the loop of Inner Growth updates at: @innergrowth.co on Instagram Free resources at: https://stan.store/innergrowth If you enjoyed this episode, please send it to a friend, DM me to chat @innergrowth.co @thecarolinalifestyle, share it on your story, or head over to Apple and leave a written review, or to the top of Spotify and leave a lil rating! Would make me so SO happy! Love you so much xx Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

#102. On this week’s guest episode of the podcast, Carolina had the pleasure of speaking with content creator, Tam Kaur. Tam creates self-love & growth advice related content on TikTok, Youtube and Instagram. In this conversation, Tam and Carolina talk all about confidence, the differences between actually feeling confident vs appearing confident, showing up authentically, making choices for yourself+by yourself, tips for glowing up, navigating solo dating, and how to get over a breakup. This fiery episode will leave you buzzing with confidence! Timestamps: 00:00-04:36 - intro 04:36-06:00 - defining confidence 06:00-10:46 - the evolution of Tam’s confidence 10:46-12:04 - the differences between being confident and embodying confidence 12:04-18:29 - tips for stepping into your own power 18:29-25:18 - solo dating tips + suggestions 25:18-29:24 - how to start embodying confidence 29:24-33:33 - tuning into your own sense of style 33:33-40:00 - tips for glowing up 40:00-43:02 - breakups 43:02-50:04 - rapid fire q’s + outro Where to find Tam: Tam’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/tamkaur Tam’s Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@tamkaur_ Tam’s Youtube: www.youtube.com/@tamkaur/ If you enjoyed this episode, please send it to a friend, DM me to chat @innergrowth.co @thecarolinalifestyle, share it on your story, or head over to Apple and leave a written review, or to the top of Spotify and leave a lil rating! Would make me so SO happy! Love you so much xx Join our free group chat on Geneva: Inner Growth Collective More info is at our website: https://innergrowthcollective.com Stay in the loop of Inner Growth updates at @innergrowth.co on Instagram & TikTok Free resources at: https://stan.store/innergrowth Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

#101. On this week’s solocast, Carolina talks all about self love and how you can give yourself the love that you seek. She uses the 5 love languages to dive into how you can start showing yourself more of the kind of love you need personally, rather than waiting around for someone else to do it. This is an incredibly empowering episode filled with examples, tangible tips and self love practices that you can try out, to not only show up better for yourself, but for others as well! Timestamps: 00:00-07:24 - intro + life updates 07:24-09:39 - strengthening your relationship with yourself via the 5 love languages 09:39-12:22 - the 5 love languages 12:22-16:16 - giving vs. receiving love languages 16:16-17:37 - showing yourself love through love languages 17:37-21:25 - words of affirmation 21:25-24:27 - quality time 24:27-26:16 - physical tough 26:16-28:13 - acts of service 28:13-31:20 - gifts 31:20-32:32 - outro More info is at our website: https://innergrowthcollective.com Stay in the loop of Inner Growth updates at: @innergrowth.co on Instagram & TikTok Free resources at: https://stan.store/innergrowth If you enjoyed this episode, please send it to a friend, DM me to chat @innergrowth.co @thecarolinalifestyle, share it on your story, or head over to Apple and leave a written review, or to the top of Spotify and leave a lil rating! Would make me so SO happy! Love you so much xx Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

#100. On this week’s guest episode of the podcast, Carolina had the pleasure of speaking with Kela Rose, content creator and host of the Skinny Dipping podcast! In today’s conversation, they discuss navigating strong emotions + fiery energy as a woman, shadow work and healing, how to navigate the wounded masculine and feminine energies, nervous system regulation, mental health struggles, the importance of therapy, and overall connecting to yourself more deeply. This fiery conversation is full of advice, lessons and information that will help guide you towards taking actionable change in your own life. Timestamps: 00:00-05:40 - intro  05:40-11:44 - Kela’s inner growth journey  11:44-17:35 - regulating emotions  17:35-24:22 - masculine and feminine energies 24:22-33:53 - intuitive flow  33:53-39:53 - regulating your nervous system 39:53-41:52 - tools & tips for regulating your nervous system 41:52-46:40 - low dopamine routines 46:40-53:13 - breaking down spirituality 53:13-01:02:01 - rapid fire q’s + outro Where to find Kela:  Kela’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sundazedkk/ Kela’s Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/skinny-dipping/id1550086447 Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skinnydippingdiaries/ Other Links: https://hoo.be/sundazedkk If you enjoyed this episode, please send it to a friend, DM me to chat @innergrowth.co @thecarolinalifestyle, share it on your story, or head over to Apple and leave a written review, or to the top of Spotify and leave a lil rating! Would make me so SO happy! Love you so much xx Join our free group chat on Geneva: Inner Growth Collective More info is at our website: https://innergrowthcollective.com Stay in the loop of Inner Growth updates at @innergrowth.co on Instagram & TikTok  Free resources at: https://stan.store/innergrowth Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy