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Episode 68 – “Redefining Self Care: Intentional, Not Occasional” (opens the original)
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Episode Summary Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s. Host Lori Jo Vest sits down with Sharnell James, founder of Dear Self Care, for a candid, funny, and sometimes emotional conversation about what self-care actually means — and why it’s a decision, not a spa day. Sharnell shares how Dear Self Care was born out of her own undergrad burnout and depression, breaks down the five types of self-care (mental, emotional, social, physical, spiritual), and gets re
Episode 67 – “Stop Surviving, Start Bouncing Forward: A Masterclass in Resilience” (opens the original)
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Episode Summary Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s. Host Lori Jo Vest sits down with Nagham Alsamari, founder of Imkan Leadership Development, for a candid conversation about what resilience actually is — and why “bouncing back” isn’t the goal. Nagham breaks down her Five Pillars of Behavioral Resilience (Self-Awareness, Communication, Decision Integrity, Burnout Recovery, and Adaptability), reframes anxiety as a signal rather than a problem to fix, and
Episode 66 – “Getting Uncomfortable: The Entry Fee for a Successful Career” (opens the original)
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Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s. #WorkMomSays growth feels like garbage — and that’s exactly how you know it’s working. In this solo episode, Lori Jo Vest gets real about one of the most important — and most avoided — truths in professional and personal development: discomfort is not the enemy. It’s the entry fee. Drawing from her own experience joining an ad agency creative department at 48 years old with no idea how agency life worked, and from rais
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