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Ya'll I am not one to be ORGANIZED- ask my momma but what I do have/do is have a knack for WANTING to be organized. That counts right? Thanks for @pinterest for having a really comprehensive way of helping us do that #notsponsored. SO do yourselves a favor this week and try to implement one or a couple of these fun tasks to let and allow yourself to love your space a bit more than before. Imagine what a clean space does for your brain babes, well that may just be a follow up episode of #funfriday. Have a lovely weekend! See ya back next time.

With Mother's Day quickly approaching, I know that this day can be filled to triumphs, celebrations, constant worry, love, sorrow, remembrance and love. Yep, I said love twice and I have no shame for that. I reached out to a handful of my favorite mothers and asked them to share with me a couple of things.

I cannot thank you for enough to Karina and Elena for sharing their honesty, love, encouragement and insights in this episode. I am blessed to know you, blessed to love you, blessed to watch you as an incredible mother and excited to continue to watch your littles grow! thanks for allowing me to be the honorary Aunt.

Please join me back next week for Part 2 of The Mothership where I chat with three more of my friends and my hope and intentions in this series to allow you to feel less alone, more encouraged and excited about the adventures you get to take while being a mother. My thoughts and love does go out to those at this time if they've lost a mother, and are waiting to be a mother, my heart love yours, comforts yours and my ears are always open to listen if you need it.

Welp, luckily for you, Steph and I sat down today and hammered out our top 5ish headlines from the last few months (Feb/March/April of 2023) and we are so stoked that you've tuned in to follow along with us while we gab about lifestyle, pop culture, worldly events that have shaped us over the last couple of months.

We talk Oscars, SuperBowl, the unfortunate shootings at Michigan State, New movie release, reboots, next season, love, babies and SO much more!

All of the resources from today's episode come from @enews and @people instagrams and their websites. We are so happy to be BACK ON TRACK babes, Thank you for loving this segment of the podcast and I am always so thankful that my gal Steph loves pop culture as much as I do!

The promises you make to yourself in the new year may not always be the most consistently obtainable. I like to think of a 're-solution' for things you're wanting to improve on- take what you're already doing and improve a skill, frequency or helpful task to see how that goes. Or say 'fuck the resolution, idk her' and try smaller accomplished challenges throughout the month ESPECIALLY if they are uncomfortably fearful. 

I have two quotes that have been hanging with me this week (thanks for my virtual instructors at Hotworx & my iFit app):

1. 'its just a slight incline, we'll get over it'

2. 'if you wait for the perfect conditions, you'll never get anything done'

Whether these help you in regards to a new household routine, workout, or starting something that you've been thinking about forever (ya know that scary thing that brings you THE MOST JOY!?!?!), S T A R T it. Do the things. You're here to do magnificent things, gain more connections, love yourself for your accomplishments AND failures and really really lean in to UNFUCKING yourself. & luckily for us, 2023 is the time and you are the vessel. let's go babes.

Thank you for listening to today's episode, please be sure to share on socials (@thebabeafpod) if something resonated with you or if you know some of your friends needs to hear that I've mentioned for encouragement in today's episodes. I'll see ya back next Friday! 

I didn't want to do the traditional episode for 2023 full of promises I don't keep to myself (or you) and really just have too much going on to figure it out at this point the month anywhere right? I mean I know You can change yourself at any time of the day in any way you want, so basically I compiled a list of things to make your week better, call a permission slip from ya girl JessRoseDukes, if you'd like. & here goes...

1. Celebrate the little victories: no matter how little and no matter the victory.

2. Your Tada list does not correlate to your self worth babes, if it gets done: great, if not, tomorrow can take care of it. 

3. Make yourself into a card and give yourself more credit.

4. There is no justification in the way others see you. Your way of doing things is magnificently yours, ok? 

5. Let the proof sit in the way you feel about yourself, loud and proud babes. Shout it from the rooftops :)!

I am so happy to be back and here with ya'll, three cheers for another circle time around the sun and #alwaysbebabef. Follow for more fun and inspiration @thebabeafpod. love you bunches. toodles & see ya next time!

Steph and I are BACK BABES! She has a new last name and I have new hair (even tho its under a hat), we are joining forces to bring you all things BIP, 2 babes in the Bachelorette franchise, some amazing white floral covered celeb weddings, and of course so dish on the controversy! 

Big shout out and thanks as always to our friends @zacharyreality, @bachelorettewindmill, bachelornation.com and many many more! We are so excited to learn from all the adventures you're going on through each and every day to get the hot goss for us to share. 

We are so excited to be back in action, and hope you'll 'stay dramatic' and keep giving us all the goods to share and welcome all opinions and feelings throughout each chat we have!

Have the best September yet, See ya on the last Sunday of the month, babes.

There are not many times in a woman's life where we can just chill the fuck out in a way that entirely authentic, loved, and enjoyed by other women. And luckily, all thanks to Charly Pope and her amazing foundation of @grownassladycamp, she brings all good times to light and love and an opportunity for all of us to come together each year with our weekend with each other.

This year, I had the opportunity to be a counselor and what I didn't realize is the additional badassery that would ensue with a weekend away with some badass babes. I mean GAL camp is like nothing I've ever experienced and sometimes when you hear 'you've got to see it to believe it' this is one of those instances. So while my new and old friends explain to you what makes them feel confidence through the weekend, @karinadeang's must have list and close out by the adorable Erin (aka most spirited award recipient), its definitely something that you have to experience yourself. 

So without further adieu, I give you, GALCAMP 2022. 

three cheers for May 2022, all things included this week like the 2022 Met Gala, our favs and fails, 'back to the beach' with the OGs Kristin and Stephen, some Bachelor news, Kardashians tea is being spilled and The Trial Heard Round the World, ya'll!

Source materials mostly from @morganptalks, cultura colectiva, YouTube for most of our trial coverages, the interwebs and Teen Vogue for today's episode.

Please like, share, comment, rate, review, and subscribe and we'll see ya for a sweet little June Wrap Up with a newly married Mrs. Clark ;)!

Steph and I welcome back one of our busiest month's personally to chat about a pop culture halt with a lot of the info that we've previously been discussing. I mean did anyone else feel like APRIL 2022 was a hot mess/ spicy disaster well on the express bus to the shitshow. 

From new BABIES from the Pauls, the Criss's, those who were on The Ultimatum, Duggerville and the Kennedys of E!, cheers ya'll.

Happy Happy Bday to some of our favorites: Leighton, Jack, Rudd, and a Hudson with more more to celebrate. 

And our Favorite segment, shall be named as our BuckeUp Bachelor news, orignal right!? We talk about whats the come in Paradise, hooray for engagements and our top three from the franchise. 

I definitely love a hot goss segment, and while this one is short and simple, its definitely full of our opinions, to share yours, please and thanks. 

Ya'll last Sunday Steph sent me a note that said 'hey do you want to record this week' and I was like 'no, lets wait, a lot can happen in FIVE days' and boy, did I know nothing about what events would transpire from 3/26-3/31 even just a mere hours about sending that text. 

This week we are chatting about all things Bachelor Nation, the hinted relationship between our boyfriend Blake and Giannina, Prince Harry & Meghan Markle, Rhianna and all the new baby news, not to mention 'the Slap heard round the world' and what we believe to be a conspiracy or the actual truth. Special shout out to @zacharyreality for helping us out with some BachNation/crossover news and Jim Carrey for always keeping it real as the OZ behind the Entertainment industries velvet curtain.

I always love catching up with Steph and I'm so happy we get this time today when we are sitting halfway across the US from each other when we'd rather be brunching in person. Thanks for hanging out babes, lets fill our cups up for April and we'll spill it all next month!

Toodles and don't forget to check out the Spotify Q&A link below! 

for the 100th episode of the BabeAF pod, we decided to record LIVE on Instagram with a little Q&A featuring my adorable husband Chris Dukes, aka Dukesy aka loverboydogbabydaddyfavoritehuman. We are going back and forth and taking some of your questions for each other and we dive into anything from our favorite people on the planet to how we feel about not having children- yep, we go there!

I am so excited for there to be more 10/10 recommended podcasts from the man that I get to share my life with, the man who support all my hair brained ideas and who is my biggest fan! I could not do half the shit I've accomplished in the last 10 years without his encouragement.

Ladies and Gents if I could give you one piece of advice when you're finding a life partner, lobster or somaulte (if you know you know), pick and choose wisely but make sure when the shit gets emotional and difficult and challenging that you walk through the sidewalks in your life holding the hand of someone that will not only cheers to your accomplishments but smack you on the butt when you did a good job. 

Honestly, though, I am so thankful that we've gotten this far and we're only getting started. I adore each and all of ya'll for sticking around, listening and encouraging my quirky ass to continue this platform and all the ridiculousness that comes along with it... heres to 300 more! mwah.

This week Steph and I sit down and chat about all things babes, engagements, the GOAT, Bachelor therapy & how we feel about new celebrity couples. 

New Babies on the Block: Shay & Matte, Ashley Graham's Twins, Rhianna & A$AP, Kylie & Travis (with Kardashian child predictions), Eve, Brian Austin Greene & Sharna Burgess, honorable no mention: Shailene & Aaron

Celebrity Love Fests: Kanye & everyone who looks like Kim, Euphoria love, Bennifer, Adele & Rich, Simole & Jonathan, Shaun & Nina, Ryder & Iris

Strong & Awesome Mentions: Nicola Coughlan, New Cast of The Color Purple, Retirement of Brady, Ed Sheeran & Taylor make music love again, Jake's update Taylor & Austin Butler (great pick for Elvis's Biopic)

Bachelor Nation: This week in Bach History, Becca & Thomas take Mexico (again), the Booth family , Joe & Natasha's pick for Clayton's lady, Therapy a la Bachelorette and who we'd love to see as a new Bachelor host. 

If you have anything you're dying to hear about in March, let us know- we'd love to give our thoughts! Thanks for tuning in for this month's Sunday Spill and we can't wait to bring in Spring with you! 

Its Wednesday babes! Time for the new babeaf segment called 'Women to Watch', I love sitting down with women who just blaze amazing trails, dance to the beat of their own drum and really fucking show up for others when push comes to shove. I mean who doesn't love a strong, intelligent and talented babe? 

This week I have an amazing afternoon chat with Allie Tessier of the Babesplaining Podcast and while we quickly found each other and fell into adoration for the badassery of each other, I definitely learned alot of how to take charge of what you want in life, in a career and how to not take any shit from the naysayers and its all due to Allie. I think the concept of her podcast is genius and as you heard, I am a bit pissed I didn't think of it first, love a good branding opportunity!

I want to send a great thanks for her for being my first #womantowatch and I definitely can't wait to follow Allie along in her career and see how many amazing adventures she goes through in this life!

Be sure to check her out at the ass crack of dawn (yes, her episode comes over each Wednesday at FIVE AM), I'll definitely catch the replay on that, but follow her @thebabesplainingpod on instragram and I can't wait to put her marketing tip to use ;)! Thanks again darlin, I had the best time! 

I just adore women who are doing shit that no one else is

women doing shit that matters.

adoration was quick when i met Kerry Lynn at the beginning of February and through a Women of Atx FB Group. Ya'll when I tell you she's gathering a troupe of even cooler humans to bring joy, excitement and surprise to Central Texas, that is nothing to scoff at but definitely a force to be reckoned with. Ya'll say it with me now, DRAG QUEEN TELEGRAMS! I mean just the sheer thought of amazingness, pride and magnificence to any of your surprises, showers, parties, weddings, and shoot, just a random Tuesday when you need it.

Please lean in and learn about the coolest new biz on the block, coupled with a female found- picture them UNSTOPPABLE! 

Make sure to follow and give them all the love at @extragramsatx and choose them for your next hooray! Bookings can be done at
https://www.extragramsatx.com/

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be sure to listen to the end of the episode, i've got surprises babes. 

love you bunches- please be sure to like, share, subscribe, rate, review and follow (whew) on all the socials & collabs can come to thebabeafpod@gmail.com.

From Bachelor Nation to Bill Hader, we've got it all this month & trust us when we tell you, the longer you listen, the crazier the news gets! Huge shoutout once again to Bachelor Nation blog & this weeks find, BuzzFeed for all the hot goss.

We did cover some great humans that we lost this month and please note that TW Suicide and Self harm, so please know that we are always a point of reference, reprieve, and comfort if you need it. The Suicide Hotline is always available for help as well, so please reach out to 800-273-8255 or text HOME to 741741 if you're in need. 

See you back next month, (Jess's birthday month, cheers for Aquarius season babes) and thank you again to Steph for sitting down with me to spill the tea but especially the bevs all over our desks this week :)! love you bunches. 

There is nothing like a #dailyPSA to boost your mood, trajectory of the day and the way in which your day navigates. I love the art of the UNfuck and if you know anything about me or why I am showing up for you, its to help myself get UNstuck in different ways with the hopes of being the lighthouse for you along the way. 

So, tada babes, welcome to the unfuckery chronicles, a permanent place for you to always come back to and your new inspirational place helping you get unstuck but on the daily.

why the 'unfuck' you ask? I feel like we are always conditioned to say, do and act exactly how everyone else wants us to while we sit in silence in complete disarray of how we actually feel, so this is my journey to teach you and myself to always work outside of the zone of comfort and stop giving a fuck about what anyone else thinks.

In this episode, we are diving in:

sometimes, when it comes to 'giving a fuck', you definitely should if it enriches and encourages you. If it otherwise jeopardizes your well being, that is when you keep the zero fucks. I am finished with fucking myself over so much in a manner to where I and not giving myself the ample opportunity to succeed. Its time to show yourself and others that IT CAN BE DONE. 

so welcome to the unfuckery chronicles babes, I am jess your host. 

these will be featured pretty regularly on the new Patreon (still under construction) and on your new fav Youtube channel. 

now- the things I love that you should fucking buy segment: Hooray! My lovely 'dancehall queen' mug is one of my favorites from a couple of years back from an awesome Texas family owned business called @junkgypsy, two sisters (Amie & Jolie) have curated something some cool in Round Top, Texas. If you love unique and antique style gifts, this is your new go-to place for the good goods. 

Alright to close out episode 90, thank you for continually showing up for me and please be sure to like, share, rate, review & subscribe to all the socials (@thebabeafpod) and I love collaborations, so please feel free to email me at thebabeafpod@gmail.com for more babeaf & unfuckery. 

Lets go Fuck Around & Find out (the possibilities are endless babes), Yeehaw! 

I was running over a million things in my head this week about what I'd like 2022 to look like for myself and I realized that a lot of this, this stuff that I do on socials and ideas that I get to create for the podcast are solely and mostly inspired by ya'll- the glorious badass babes of the babeaf podcast, you're in the wind in my duster and the reasons why I continue to show up for myself, to help you. SO IN LIEU of that, I created a list of wishes, that I have for you in this new year, this new 2022. 

While it may not have shaped up the way you liked it in 2021, thankfully and graciously, if you're listening or reading this, you've made it into the second week of 2022, praise January's AMIRIGHT? I love the freshness of a new beginning, a new year, a new day so with that, this list of wishes (alright already just get to the juicy details jess!) here we go: review your past year, show insanely large amounts of appreciation, set big goals for yourself: shop small and think big, babes, make a vision board, plan your calendar & fill it with your TADA lists (ifyouknowyouknow), create a reading list (10/10 recommend, the #babeafbookclub, happening RIGHT NOW!), set a new routine (21 days to build a habit, ya'll, lets do this!), commit to being healthier (mentally, spiritually, physically, emotionally, ALL the things), & monetize your passion (get that money honey & know your worth then add tax, babes). 

whew. 

now, the special announcements: BABEAFMERCH dropping 2/20/22 & BABEAF is coming to @urbandictionary soon, that is if they like me enough to post it up and make it known. 

holy mackeral that was  A LOT. Can't wait for ya'll to see whats up, love you bunches and stay tuned for more rad shit in 2022 ala being a fucking badass babe. 

please be sure to like, share, subscribe, rate and review babes, follow me at @thebabeafpod on all socials and I'll be answering emails this week (FINALLY I KNOW) at thebabeafpod@gmail.com if you want to get in on THIS goodness right HERE! toodles&love.JLRD

Thank you for the patience in the break of the pod in the regularly scheduled episodes over this month, but we are back and in action today with the December 2021 edition of the Sunday Spill. thank you for my girl, Stephanie Self for doing some great research this month and we are excited to sit down and dish on all the details of the happenings of the month!

special thanks to bachelornation.com, @morganptalks, Vanity Fair photographers and writers, the internet, @preventionmag for some of our greatest resources this month. 

we are chatting about Bachelor Nation, Celebs like Betty White (RIP), Reese & Jenn Aniston, Zooey & Mr. Scott, Kane and Katelyn Brown (Congrats on KB4), Lindsay Lohan in Vanity Fair, Chris Noth allegations, Kim K passing the bar, and Britney Spears again, living her best FREE life! 

*the options and statements listed in this episode may be our own and sometimes paraphrased. thank you for your patience as we are not pop culture reporters, journalists or editors, just two babes having a great time gabbing about headlines & popular news. 

I am so stoked to sit down and spill on the hot goss around pop culture with my adorable and amazing friend Stephanie! We are going to scour the internet for all things awesome, exciting, unbelievable and alleged news with some opinions sprinkled in. A lot of our info comes from Instagram and other media outlets but we are so excited to just have some time to spill the tea, because you know we never waste champagne!

Be sure to follow the series at #sundayspill and we'll see you on the last Sunday of every month! Feel free to send us info and all the juicy details to us at @thebabeafpod OR email me at thebabeafpod@gmail.com!

Thanks for @grownassladycamp and @campcraftcocktails, we had the pleasure of attending #GalCamp2021 in Wimberley Texas (7/23-7/25) and we can back on our bullshit to recap for ya'll!

10/10 recommend going into the woods (safely) with new friends and having the best time! Thank you to everyone we met this past weekend and we can't wait to see you at our workshop come October & for GalCamp 2022!!!

Be sure to like, share, comment and subscribe on all socials @thebabeafpod & for inquiries, email us at thebabeafpod@gmail.com! Don't forget to grab your ticket to our Soul on Fire Soiree on 10/16/21 in NewBraunfels, Tx. Link is in our social bios! Lets go!

With a couple of updates and shameless plugs, we're here to give you some amazing examples of bravery from our friends, including Theodore Roosevelt & discussing the action that we've taken lately that is the epitome of B R A V E!

Thank you for our #friendsofthepod, who reached out with their recent acts of babeaf bravery! We are so so blessed that you're a part of our community xo!

Be sure to like, share, follow & subscribe to us, we'd love to have you as a guest this October for our #SoulofFireSoiree women's retreat, so please check out our website for more information.

See you back next FRIYAY, we switched our launch day and we're so excited to bring you all new episodes to kick off your weekends, babes!

This weeks episode, well, we got a little help from the likes of @chopra on IG and a 21 day challenge that is happening now and teamed up with @AliciaKeys! How freaking cool right? We will be starting the challenge asap and will charge it with you accordingly! 

We dive into the characteristics between empowered and disempowered traits of a feminine... not necessarily standard on each side and as we went through it, we gathered that sometimes the lines are blurred and oftentimes, you can feel both, none, or everything all at once. 

Thanks for tuning in babes! We'll be back in action next Wednesday with some new goodies for your ears!

Follow us at @thebabeafpod on all socials and we love collabs at thebabeafpod@gmail.com!

Don't forget to check out on Soul on Fire Soiree/Women's workshop coming to new braunfels on 10.16.21- tickets are available in our IG bio link- go grab an in person or virtual- whatever suites your fancy darlin!

afternoon babes, its highnoon at the babeafcorral and we are back on our bullshit! we've gotten a lot of message asking if we are okay- if we are alive and well... welp, honestly---- kinda. May was #MentalHealthMonth and we decided that it was time that we honored all the shit we've been preaching about for almost 2 years. Mental Health is just a sneaky little way to honor yourself when you're unsure, overwhelmed, unbalanced, and craving the slow down. Even though our May was B O N K E R S with all things in general, it was great to sit down, chill and actually take in our surroundings while remaining present. & ya'll know that we are always hustling, so we definitely worked but just in a more present manner with our friends, family and folks around us!

We add in some tips on how to refocus, readjust and get ready to become a more calm version of yourself, plus we've got some housekeeping things that you'll want to lean in on- our upcoming workshop is really coming together and we cannot wait to have ya'll join us in person or virtually! Feel free to click our socials to find out more details on that!

Soul on Fire Soiree: October 16, 2021- New Braunfels, Tx. a portion of the proceeds go to the Comal County Food Bank. 

We are launching a new interview based podcast called What the Hustle with Voyage Group of Magazines! We are so excited to be the newest members of their magazine fam! What a great new honor, so in regards to this awesomeness, ya'll get a sneak peek intro episode!

Feel free to follow us there too @wthmag! Can't wait for you to tune in on Fridays!

Whether you're camping out in the backyard under the stars, or just strolling in the 'hood, there are always simple ways to surprise yourself or someone else throughout the day that you should always budget for when it comes to being kind.

We have found this great list from the great Georgia Hardstark of My Favorite Murder fame (@hardstark) based off a post from @thefinancialdiet through Instragram and we love these ideas! We are implementing them now!

How to be Kind & Ball on a Budget: 

$10 floral bouquets

spontaneous gifting/adore others

Random acts of Kindness

Wear clothes that fit AND feel great

Call a car when in need, even when you're not

Hair/Self care- its a must!

Be sure to like, share, comment and follow us on all socials @thebabeafpod and we'd love to hear from you so shoot us an email thebabeafpod@gmail.com. Don't forget tickets for the #soulonfiresoiree go on sale on May 1st! Its a not miss for your October schedule!

This Tennessee babe didn't always run full force into a 500 lbs. tire flip to win StrongMan 2019, but she has always loved the way being a body positivity activism feels. Dani Dyer is a force to be reckoned with when she sets her mind to something and we get to sit down this week and learn that she's more than just a babe who is strong. She is so excited to help you LYB aka Love your Body, so much so she started a podcast with her BFF Blake, all in the purpose to blast the misconceptions of the fit body industry.

Please follow her on all social medias at @danifitness1, check her out in many publications like Nashville Fit Magazine @nashvillefit, March 2021, & Nashville Lifestyle August 2020 @nashvillelifestyles.

Her amazing website and merch: www.danidfitness.com

The ground breaking podcast: https://spoti.fi/3uucWAP

Thanks for checking us out, find us on all socials at @thebabeafpod and feel free to email for collabs; thebabeafpod@gmail.com. Don't forget to set your calendars for 5/1, the newest women's workshop on the block, Soul on Fire Soiree, coming 10/16/21.

Karina is the Q U E E N of getting up early, putting on makeup, exercising, having family time AND being on time to work. 

Jess does her best to make it to work on time, what are makeups? and exercising in the morning? Are you Bonkers?!?!

We give you some great tips (thanks for the help @wealth IG & our gal @MelRobbins), we compile a list to help you get your pretty little peach moving in the AM. 

Be sure to follow, share, subscribe and comment because we'd love to chat with you!

Any collabs, we've got an email addy, ya'll- thebabeafpod@gmail.com

Have a great week and remember one task and one day at a time and in 20 days, a habit is made!

wowzah, what an amazing year and a half this podcast has been and we are so excited to do more for you, for us and for the #babeaffam! We announce some magnificent projects that we've been working on and we cannot wait to share them with you, babes! 

Lean in, listen up, here we go! YeeHaw!

vul·ner·a·ble /ˈvəln(ə)rəb(ə)l/ adjective ...susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm.

"we were in a vulnerable position"

While here is no harm here in being honest, but the act of being vulnerable isn't easy for anyone and we are no different. We sit down together and do a quite vulnerable (there may be some weepy moments and great pauses to find the right words), but we are excited for you to take a deep dive with us and learn a bit more about what makes us, well us. Thank you for being supportive and we do launch some exciting sneak peeks about some upcoming projects as a must needed mood boost. 

Let us take you into a vulnerability hangover and love you all the way through. Cheers babes!

Be sure to like, share, follow and subscribe! All socials @thebabeafpod and email us, we'd love to hear from you thebabeafpod@gmail.com.

See you next week at the #babeafcorral, high noon babes!

Good morning! Great morning babes!

Ya'll feeling unmotivated? feeling in a rut? can't get your shit together (its ok, we cannot either)! Insert the '5 second rule' by Mel Robbins, yes yes, THAT Mel Robbins (motivator, billionaire, overall badass speaker, and ultimate truthteller & babecrush)! We love to coin it the 'blast off concept' because that's what it reminds us of and its a fun way to use the mindset shiftaroo!

We dive into the science of the prefrontal cortex of ya brain and diving into the elements of the rule. We love to get nerdy ya'll! We chat about what struggles we're currently having and how the 5SR is helping us in every day life! 

Its time to stop dilly dallying and get to work (work work work, insert a Rihanna dance). You can do it and we can too! Let's go!

Here are the links we've used from the Mel Robbins site, definitely helpful and a great source of inspiration: 

Elements of the 5SR: https://bit.ly/3rDGsD6

The Sciencey Brain Stuff :): https://bit.ly/3l1k7wS

Be sure to like, share, follow & subscribe so you get the first hand updates on us, babes! 

The Socials: @thebabeafpod

Feel free to chat w us thru email: thebabeafpod@gmail.com

See you next week at the #BabeAFCorral, y'all! 

This week we are actually interviewing our February book for our #babeafbookclub, what a great honor! This week we are having a little zoom fireside chat with Kristen Shirvan, the newest #yaauthor on the block. She is the self published guru of paranormal with her new book, 'One Dead Girl'. We learned so much about her creative process and what it takes to character create along with getting a few sneak peeks for more books on the horizon!

You can find Kristen on all socials at @_ktru_ and below are the direct links to her first novel;

Amazon & Kindle; https://amzn.to/3qcw3wP

Barnes & Noble: https://bit.ly/386uJFk

Half Priced Books: https://bit.ly/3kFb0lr

Feel free to screenshot and tag the pod & Kristen when you buy it, we love supporting Austin, Tx. authors!

This week, we needed inspirational quotes, a strict talking to, a breath to take in silence especially after the 2021 we've had so far and we thought that the team at The Female Hustlers would be just the group to kick us into high gear at #highnoon. If you're still in the shit from Texas Snowpacalypse, we are here with you and we can help with resources if you need them- please check our stories on IG and the notes at the end of these episode notes.

We pulled 4 posts each from one of our favorite Instagram handles @thefemalehustlers and we are not only discussing our feelings about each but using them as a point of goals, dreams and inspiration to others and today, we highlight those babes because we all need a little sunshine on a cloudy day!

End of the episode, Jess speaks on the importance of support for educators, but especially her home state of Indiana today. Where 90% of students attend a public school, their funding is extremely low and the appreciation of the educators is extremely under appreciated, so please stand with us and wear black today for #blackout4ed. Lets help teachers everywhere! #investined, #indianateachers and #redfored are other resources to find out how to help!

Lastly, if you'd like to help those affect by the Texas snow blast, check out @texasmutualaid, the amazing organization of @theshopforward, get that 'Texas Forever' merch and bloggers like @tasteofkoko, @mylkcollective @365thingsaustin and @cara.caulkins.comm, they have been doing great things for the Austin community and Texans in need in general xo

Que Khalid: ANOTHER ONE, yes yes we love boosting babes in our #babeafcommunity, especially when its based on a great collab like Voyage Magazines, thanks to @voyagedallas for bringing this babe into our lives!

This week we are chatting all things overcoming challenges, storm chasing and overall awesomeness with Chelsea Burnett of Texas Storm Chasers. We are debunking the "Twister" myths and moving into a space that allows you to laugh and make yourself better when you take risks, occupational leaps and chase your (storm) dreams, ya'll! Chelsea is such a wealth of knowledge in the world of weather! We cannot wait to go sit in the truck with diapers on (you'll have to listen to find out why!). Needless to say, CB is the Shit! :)

How to find Chelsea; 

Blog: www.texasstormchasers.com

IG: @texasstormchasers, @chelsea_burnettwx

Other Links in this Episode:

Les Brown Video reference; https://bit.ly/3tXLWKu

Chelsea's Hype Song: https://bit.ly/37f0X0T

We are bursting into 2021 full of power, strength fearlessness and the innate ability to be badass and if you're in a spot where you're not feeling as such, pick up this book and learn some tools for yourself, for a potential business adventure or to even strengthen the relationships that you're currenting cultivating!

Girl Code is a book to unlock the secrets to success, sanity and happiness in a punch to the gut, rude awakening (in the best way possible). There are great interviews, inspirational quotes and prompts to guide you to being a better and more confident version of yourself!

We have attached the SM's for Cara here (@thechampagnediet) and a link to the Amazon page for this great book. 

Link for the book here; https://amzn.to/3jezLnB

10/10 recommend.

Be sure to like, share, comment and review; @thebabeafpod, thebabeafpod@gmail.com and we can't wait to see you back next week!

Happy Wednesday babes! Since Jess is still healing from the gnarly severe reaction to poison oak (yes in the Winter) we are replaying our first full episode for your enjoyment! We talk about our intentions for the podcast and how we want to build something so great for ya'll and we how are have continually strived to do so in all terms. We like to say that its easier to come together and building a longer table rather than a higher fence. Today of all days, is a great day to start living that mantra. 

Enjoy and thank you again for listening, feel free to like, share and subscribe!

Have a great day babes!

Don't forget to follow us on all social medias at @thebabeafpod and email at thebabeafpod@gmail.com

See ya next week at high noon at the BabeafCorral!

Anyone else done with all things 2020? While some moments have been magnificent, most of the last 366 days, welp, they've been shit. We are here with you, right along side, manifesting and great conjunctionering 2021 and so to kick off a new year, we are here to let you know our focused WORD of INTENTION for the next calendar!

[2020 Words: Karina= Immensely Brave, Jess= Fearlessly Unstoppable]

Let the Word be the North Star of your Calendar Compass!

Some tips if you're having trouble nailing down your 2021 Word:

-Find quiet time & place to sit down and gather your thoughts

- Why do you need a word? Would it help to hold your accountable?

- Write top three goals for next 12 months, what do you want? What is absolutely important to you?

- What makes you happy & what do you want more of (time, money, space, freedom)?

[2021: Karina= Authentic, Jess= Connection- heres to choosing ONE word this year! ]

Special Announcement on the Grid on Friday 1/1/21, for the BabeAf Podcast Word of 2021!

shoutout to our girls of @boozybetties & @bringthemio, lets have a happy hour soon! .farealfareal.

Its not coincidence that our sit down with Colette Copeland is our 54th episode because at the time of this recording- that's exactly how old she is- I know we cannot believe it either! We are so surprised by the tenacity of this Dallas based educator and during the pandemic she's been perfecting some of her new skills like A Pink Ginny (made with Dripping Springs gin and those amazing Texas Ruby Red Grapefruits) and taking some amazing silks classes to get herself out of her comfort zone- yep, the kind that cause you fly high in the sky ya'll! 

Did we mention she makes beards and mustaches and competes with a dynamic group of women all in the name of philanthropy for the Tarrant area Food Bank?! Be sure to check it all out on our social medias and we can't wait to get our mustaches in- she's making us a special pair for us! We are so thrilled to gain a new friends and adventurist to our community! We can't wait for you to listen, be sure to follow her on socials at @colettemedia.

As always, thank you for listening and we are so happy for you to like, share, subscribe and comment;

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See you next week at the #babeafcorral at #highnoon, babes!

We are diving into another #babeafxvoyage collaboration with the amazing Krista Rae Johnson, @kristaraejohnson_. She is a kind, beautiful and amazing Dallas babe, Brand & Visibility Strategist. She's formerly of Sephora Corporate and a great start up in Luminary2 but recently gone a bit internally to find what really really lights her fire. And believe us when we tell you that is girl is on freaking f i r e! We cannot wait to take a roadtrip to Dallas soon and hug!!! We thank you for all the good advice especially when you have an idea, and the best way to do it is not burn a bridge but take a first step onto the bridge to a brighter day/life/adventure and future. We are so thrilled for ya'll to learn from her!

Find her on all social medias and to attend upcoming events:

https://msha.ke/kristaraejohnson_/

Please like, share, follow & subscribe babes! See you back next week!

Find us on all socials @thebabeafpod & email at thebabeafpod@gmail.com

Not to make light of a time of the year where everyone gets a bit in a funk, we are right in there with you! We chat today about the ways in which we are trying to navigate the funk that comes along with the chillier weather and some tools that are currently helping us to feel just a bit better... excuse us, while we go nap for a week. We will have some great slides to help on our socials today- make sure to check them out!

Be sure to like, share, follow & subscribe! We are BABEAF & so are YOU!

Socials: @thebabeafpod

Email: thebabeafpod@gmail.com

Thanks for listening and see you next week, babes!

We are talking the Ennegram this week, the science//the routine- all the personality traits that make you, well YOU. We were surprised by a lot of the easy ways to diagnose ourselves and even what we thought we were, its great to see it from someone else's point of view! Be sure to share yours with us!

Be sure to check the Social Media pages, we're were on a BABEAF version of the Ennegram Types!

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Instagram handles referenced: @ennegram_types

Full Ennegram quiz & a list of free through @mindfulnessmama https://mindfulnessmama.com/what-are-the-best-free-enneagram-tests/

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Find us each week at #highnoon at the #babeafcorral and in all social media channels ;

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If you'd love to be featured or collab, please email us at thebabeafpod@gmail.com

This week we chat about Superpowers and how everyone has special talents, hobbies and characteristics of their personality that makes them uniquely themselves. We chat about our own, what we see in each other and if you have no idea how to find yours- we give you some great guidance and tips on how to do so. We are super excited to hear about what makes you , well you and how you're sharing it with your world and ours! 

We found some great information on the following websites;

www.meredithwalters.com and www.lifehack.org on ways to help you find and boost your superpowers!

Don't forget to subscribe and share while tagging us on social media @becomingbabeaf and if you have any thing to chat about, feel free to email us at becomingbabeaf@gmail.com

We don't even know if words for this description are even in a space to step into the mecca that this episode may change your view of yourself. Mark our words- this is the most vulnerable podcast thus far, we are giving you a chance to feel heard while discussing what fucks us up the most- our self comparison with the self that we see when you look in the mirror, the constant battle of what feels like home and the perception of in person and on the internet. We discuss triggered topics that may land you into a world of feelings and we want to let you know that we are discussing these topics to help you understand the dynamic of your inner power, in your inner badass babe and even the ways that we've currently pulled ourselves out of the darkness. 

We are so proud of you for the ability for you to be honest, for you to heal, and for you to progress to be a better (not fucking perfect) but improved version of yourself and trust us when we say that we aren't therapists but we are in the trenches with vulnerabilities every day, even when we are fighting the battle to love.

We found some great graphics from @r29unbothered, @justgirlproject x @simplysophiedesigns this week to help us with leveling up (a great listen from last week) and some great tips on how to move forward from a point of self discovery. When you find out what fuels you, you can light your fire again babes! Here are some great affirmations and tips to help you on the quest for the best version of your self!

Don't forget; 

Find us on all SM platforms:

@becomingbabeaf

& You can email us at becomingbabeaf@gmail.com

We are BACK, BABES! We took a bit of a pause and now we are present and better than ever! We are updating ya'll on what has been going on through this pandemic and how we are leveling up our lives, ourselves and our podcast! We cannot wait for you to see what's in store and to level up along with us! As for always, thanks for being awesome and supporting us SO well! 

Find us on all SM platforms:

@becomingbabeaf

& You can email us at becomingbabeaf@gmail.com