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#353: We've spent this entire visibility series talking about what it means to be seen — in your career, in your work, in the world. But this final episode brings it all the way home, because the most personal version of that question lives inside your closest friendships.
We all want to feel seen by the people who know us best. And this week's guest shows us exactly how complicated that gets when a wedding is involved.
I'm joined by Ru Wolle, journalist and author of I Hope You Elope. After feeling financially and emotionally stretched by the obligations of being a bridesmaid, Ru made a decision that went viral — and sparked a conversation so many of us were quietly waiting to have. We get into the ways wedding culture has turned friendship into a loyalty test, how unspoken expectations create resentment, and why so many women walk away from a wedding weekend having lost a friendship they thought would last forever.
This one hit. I think you're going to feel very seen — which feels like exactly the right note to end this series on.

This episode is for you if...
You've ever said yes to something when every part of you wanted to say "can we talk about this first?"
You've felt the financial pressure of wedding culture but didn't know how to name it
You're navigating a friendship where something big went unsaid
You want to celebrate the people you love — without it costing you the friendship

We talk about:
Why friendships get tested hardest around major life events — and what's really underneath that
The unspoken expectations that quietly build resentment between even the closest friends
How social media has changed what we feel like we owe each other in big seasons
What honest communication actually looks like when the stakes feel too high to say anything

Episode Links:
Follow Ru on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ru_wolle/
Read I Hope You Elope — A Bridesmaid Survival Guide: https://bookshop.org/a/55347/9781668095683

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#352: If you've ever felt the pressure to say yes to everything — every opportunity, every invitation, every trending topic — just because it's available, this conversation is for you. Today I'm welcoming Eni Popoola back to the podcaster. Eni is a content creator, storyteller, and former lawyer, who left Big Law three years ago and has spent every day since building a path that's entirely her own.
Eni gets real about what it actually feels like to walk away from a plan you've had your whole life, why she's stopped chasing virality and started chasing alignment, and the subtle but powerful difference between friends who agree with you and friends who truly get you. We also get into what visibility has taught her about herself, how she thinks about privacy as a professional boundary, and why the soft life is something you work hard for — not something that just happens.

This episode is for you if:
You're wondering whether the "impressive" path is actually the right one for you
You've gone viral and realized it wasn't what you thought it would be
You want to build a following that's small but mighty and deeply aligned
You're trying to figure out what to share online and what to keep for yourself
You're in your 30s (or approaching them) and finally starting to care less about what people think

We talk about...
What it felt like to leave law with no plan and no expectations — and why that was actually freeing
Why she's stopped trying to go viral and what she's chasing instead
The "appropriateness epidemic" and how she decides what belongs on the internet vs. the group chat
How increased visibility taught her she's more social than she ever thought
Why her friends don't have to agree with her — but they do have to understand her
The journaling practice that helps her know herself well enough to pick the right people
What running her business "like a CEO" actually looks like day to day
Why she includes a therapist on her professional team
Travel as a creative necessity — and all the places she's headed next
What luck means to her: you can't have it without the work behind it

Episode Links:
Watch episode 206, The SECRET to Choosing Yourself with Eni Popoola: https://youtu.be/ewjZAqS-KaQ?si=6b36EVB6UhLkkPVK
Follow Eni on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enigivensunday/
Follow Eni on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@enigivensunday?lang=en

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#351: I'm sitting down with Lisa Price — founder of Carol's Daughter — to talk about growing, pivoting, and changing direction publicly.
Lisa has been building Carol's Daughter for 33 years. She's navigated equity partners, a major acquisition, public scrutiny, and ultimately buying her company back on her own terms. And through all of it, she's operated from a practice she's had long before it had a name — acting as if.
We talk about what it actually looks like to claim something before you can prove it. The gratitude practice that rewired how she moves through hard seasons. What she learned about her own role when she became a "small fish in a big pond." And why the easiest, most peaceful deal of her career only felt that way because of everything hard that came before it.
This isn't a story about random luck. It's a story about preparation, posture, and trusting yourself enough to decorate the tree and make the cookies while you're waiting on the yes.

This episode is for you if...
You're holding the vision of something you’re building
You're in a season of waiting and struggling to stay grounded in what you know is coming
You've been through something hard in business and are trying to make sense of what it was for
You're learning how to tell the difference between the right opportunity and just any opportunity
You've outgrown hustle culture but haven't fully landed on what replaces it
You want to build with peace, not just with ambition
You're navigating public perception of something you've poured your whole self into
You're ready to stop performing confidence and start actually practicing it

Episode Links:
Follow Lisa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamlisaprice/
Follow Lisa on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamlisaprice?lang=en
Follow Carol’s Daughter on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carolsdaughter?lang=en
Visit the Carol’s Daughter website: https://carolsdaughter.com/

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#350: In this episode, I’m sitting down with journalist, podcast host, and founder Gia Peppers to explore what it really means to shine—not from a place of performance, but from alignment.
Because many of us have confused visibility with validation. We thought shining meant being seen, being chosen, being applauded.
But what happens when the applause fades… or never comes?
Gia takes us through her journey, from chasing the “dream opportunity” that was supposed to change everything, to having it fall apart in a way that forced her to confront herself, her faith, and what she actually wanted.
We talk about the quiet work. The healing work. The kind of work that doesn’t trend, doesn’t go viral but changes everything.
This conversation is about redefining success, releasing timelines, and learning how to show up fully—without needing permission, validation, or a co-sign.
It’s about shifting from “Who’s shining a light on me?” to “What’s shining through me?”
And once you feel that shift… you can’t unsee it.
This episode is for you if…
You’ve ever felt like you did everything “right”… and it still didn’t work out
You’re tired of performing your life instead of actually living it
You’re in a season of healing, but questioning if it’s working
You’re learning how to release timelines and trust divine timing
You’re redefining what success looks like for you
You’ve outgrown validation, but are still figuring out what replaces it
You feel pulled in multiple directions and want to explore more than one version of yourself
You’re navigating comparison, social media fatigue, or creative burnout
You’re ready to take up space without shrinking, apologizing, or dimming your light

Episode Links:
Follow Gia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giapeppers/
Subscribe to Gia’s podcast, Healed Girl Era: https://lnkfi.re/healedgirlrerapod
Join the Creatives of Faith Community: https://www.creativesoffaith.com/

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#349: In this month's solo episode, I'm kicking off our visibility series with a reframe I've been sitting with for a while — and one that's genuinely changed how I think about what it means to be seen as an ambitious woman.
We've been told that visibility is the goal. Get in the room. Be everywhere. Make sure the right people see you. And I used to believe that. But after watching what happens to women who reach the top and just keep pushing more of the same, I started to think we've been chasing the wrong thing.
In this episode I'm breaking down the difference between being visible and truly being seen, why they aren't the same thing, and introducing a framework that ambitious woman needs before she hits her biggest milestone. Because every peak has a ceiling, and if you don't have a plan for what comes after, the other side can be a really steep fall.

What we're getting into:
The real difference between visibility and being seen — and why it changes everything
The post-peak pivot framework and why you need one before you reach the top
Why building in public has real limits — and what oversharing can cost you
How to stop giving your power away to gatekeepers and reclaim ownership of how you show up

This episode is for you if…
You've been measuring your success by how many people are watching instead of whether the right people actually see you.
You're chasing visibility but something about it feels hollow or exhausting.
You've hit a milestone and aren't sure what the smart next move looks like.
You want to stop building for the applause and start building for the long game.
You're ready to make one strategic decision about how you show up — one that protects your power and moves you toward what's actually next.

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