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| 27 Sep 2023 | Ep 180: My new simple Q to ask when cranky, insecure, or overwhelmed | 00:44:59 | |
Ciao from Rome! When we’re in a bad mood, we know so much we could do to make ourselves feel better.
Yet how often do we not do it in the moment when we’re rushing, flooded, frustrated?
Recently I’ve found a new self-coaching prompt I’m actually remembering to use.
I’m asking myself this simple Q when I’m cranky… because it feels light.
It doesn’t require as much mental work as past options, and comes with a lot less shame. Try it out for yourself today, and let me know if you agree?
I’ve been using it in Rome (more on my surprising thoughts about this city, travel, enough, fomo and more in the PS!) and it’s making my days sweeter.
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Would love to hear your thoughts after on Instagram @HilaryRushford. If you think this would help someone you know please share and tag me so I can see and chime in! And thank you in advance (wink) for leaving a review, they mean so much in helping more people! | |||
| 30 Nov 2022 | Ep 138: Decision making: do you go with your gut or the data? (part 3) | 00:28:46 | |
What should you rely on more when it comes to big choices? How often do we actually make a wrong decision? Which advice that we’re given is sound, and which might we question? Gain wisdom through the final in this 3-part series on making better decisions with more confidence and clarity. As I say at the end, “I’m working on and growing in having more peace with complicated choices, feeling less anxious about them, living with them more, accepting them, finding the silver linings and the hope that I can’t absolutely know for sure that it won’t be great either way, that the tough spots won’t get better, and from that place of hope and trust, it makes it a lot easier to take leaps and look for the best along the way, which tends to mean we’ll find it.” Links in this episode:
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| 25 Aug 2021 | Ep 127: Working Well vs Working Hard (+ personal update on book writing) | 00:41:03 | |
Getting specific on how to avoid burnout. In the midst of juggling big projects the past three months, I’m shocked and thrilled to find myself more rested and sane than ever before. How did I make this shift? I’ll share as vulnerably as I can starting with this episode. Links mentioned in this episode: Join me for my upcoming workshop, “Stop Overthinking It: The Easiest Way to Launch Your New Business or Next Product in less than 30 Days.” Save your spot at HilaryRushford.com/launch Would love to hear your thoughts after on Instagram @HilaryRushford. Submit Q’s or future topics at HilaryRushford.com/podvip. | |||
| 30 Jun 2021 | Ep 119: Reasonable Expectations, Achieving Goals + Local Elections (our 1st Petite Pod!) | 00:11:42 | |
Anyone else frustrated they aren’t making more things happen? As quickly, smoothly, brilliantly as they envision? Press play for some wisdom, grace, permission and encouragement on why and what to do next. Then come join the conversation. Submit a Q or topic HilaryRushford.com/podvip and hang out with me on Instagram @HilaryRushford in Stories while I write my first book! | |||
| 25 Apr 2019 | Ep 2: Inside Anxiety: Mine, Yours + Your Friends' | 00:48:42 | |
Let’s talk an-xiety, -xiety, we're talkin' anxiety, when your body does not rock (please hum to the tune of Let’s Get Physical). Hello, I’m Hilary, I have anxiety. It used to be oh so much worse. It’s now most often way way better. I’m sharing my journey of healing to answer some of your most common Q’s on overcoming anxiety, and facing fear. (No really, y’all this journal sheet can be SO helpful if you use it!!! Print it. Take notes. Tell me where you are 6 months from now. You’re doing awesome.) | |||
| 18 Oct 2023 | Ep 183: When things are hard, how to winter well + move towards spring | 01:21:18 | |
So many are struggling lately, both personal friends and members of our community.
I had a different episode planned for today when a friend called with hard, hard news and I wanted to share part of what we discussed.
Listen in to hear:
It’s the message you or someone you love needs when the way is feeling dark, and you’re wishing to feel more hope and faith.
With all my heart, you’re welcome, in advance.
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Would love to hear your thoughts after on Instagram @HilaryRushford. If you think this would help someone you know please share and tag me so I can see and chime in! And thank you in advance (wink) for leaving a review, they mean so much in helping more people!
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| 20 Sep 2023 | Ep 179: Was your grandma beautiful, the purpose of photos, + breaking generational habits | 01:04:23 | |
A girlfriend chat going back to the future, around the world, and ending with more ease. (Don’t miss the PS!) In today’s episode we’re talking about how to live in the flow of love.
That sounds hard to pin down, but I’ll tell you exactly what to do and it’s so simple.
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Would love to hear your thoughts after on Instagram @HilaryRushford. If you think this would help someone you know please share and tag me so I can see and chime in! And thank you in advance (wink) for leaving a review, they mean so much in helping more people!
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| 25 Oct 2023 | Ep 184: Have I chosen the wrong dream + signs of burnout | 01:22:14 | |
What if some of the biggest choices in your life actually came from outside your head, not inside your heart?
That’s the hard truth I’ve been grappling with.
I’ve been coming up for air a bit after a season of grief (with my book story) that (I see now) was followed by a season of hustle and determination to put life back together again.
I’m remembering how it felt in my body to dream many years ago with more hope, less disappointment, and less outside voices.
And now I understand why choosing the wrong dreams led to burnout and never enough These are the complex choices in life, and this is a safe space to tell the truth to yourself.
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Would love to hear your thoughts after on Instagram @HilaryRushford. If you think this would help someone you know please share and tag me so I can see and chime in! And thank you in advance (wink) for leaving a review, they mean so much in helping more people!
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| 09 Jun 2021 | Ep 116: The 1-Question Pause Exercise for Making Decisions | 00:39:39 | |
In our home we’ve been making a lot of big decisions lately. I realized a common theme, whether I was asking or being asked, was in essence this one question. Use it today and pass it on in your conversations this week! Episodes mentioned:
Have a Q for a future episode? Leave a voice memo at HilaryRushford.com/podvip. Come share your thoughts on this episode below my latest IG post, whatever it is (as I read all those comments) @HilaryRushford. | |||
| 19 Aug 2020 | Ep 75: Don’t Let Your Time Be Stolen | 00:27:27 | |
Be honest. Will you still cancel on events after Covid? Listen in on this encore presentation of Episode 12 with an updated teaching at the top to think ahead to how we can avoid falling back into old habits. =========== We want to be invited and do all the things.. aaand sit on the couch to binge Netflix in silence. Sound familiar? Samesies. We want to be able to choose the right things to avoid overfilling our calendars with things that don’t really bring us joy; to avoid FOMO because we’re confident we did indeed make the right choice for us. I’m sharing 4 hacks to make decisions quickly. Discern what truly brings you joy in that moment - not just what will make your Instagram feed look cooler. Know that a “hell yes” will haunt you and anything less can be let go. Buy back your freedom! Slow down and ask the right questions so you can confidently and peacefully create that space for yourself. Come leave me a voice memo on hilaryrushford.com/podvip and tell me what you want to talk about next! And share on Instagram @hilaryrushford which decision this helped you make! | |||
| 26 Aug 2020 | Ep 76: Embracing life changes gracefully, pandemic and all | 00:55:07 | |
In this season of seemingly zero control over our pandemic-ed lives, what can we learn about living with change? What can we take into the next season? This encore presentation of episode 7 includes tools that have helped me in this whiplash of a crisis and encourage me for the future. =========== Are you ready to be the CEO of your life? To accept change with more peace and courage? Many of us resist change because often we feel these choices are not our own. You get laid off work. Your relationship is failing. Your best friend is moving out of state. It’s powerful to remember that even when you don’t make a choice, or get to fully make it, we have so much control over our head, heart and soul to CHOOSE for it to be a yes, a blessing, a gift.
Which step feels most powerful to you? Come tell me on Instagram @HilaryRushford. PS Have a topic or Q you’d like covered? Leave it at hilaryrushford.com/podvip. | |||
| 07 Jan 2020 | Ep 40: How We Make Change Happen: 140 lb of Weight Loss or Healing Anxiety | 00:45:25 | |
When my dear friend Brian lost 140 pounds in one year I was fascinated! Not by the weight loss methods, but by what prompted the change. Why do we finally change something that’s been making us unhappy? How do we start and stick with it? What makes the difference from all the times we’ve tried before? If Brian’s story resonated with you today, you can follow his journey on Instagram @brianbrister. This is the year for change for many of us. A few resources to kick off your 2020:
What change are you seeking in your life this year? Let’s chat over on Instagram @HilaryRushford. Leave me a voice memo at HilaryRushford.com/podvip to suggest podcast topics or Q’s for 2020! | |||
| 17 May 2023 | Ep 161: My Story 3 of 3: It gets worse | 01:36:49 | |
I want to say it gets better. In life I’ve really found that to be true. In romantic relationships, homes, friends, employees. But sometimes it gets worse first. How do you know when it’s time to walk away from a dream? From everything you’ve invested, with nothing–less than nothing, far far less than what you started with? You know it when it happens. The final straw. HEADS UP: This is a very raw, salty, cursing, no holding back episode.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Share this series and read an exclusive chapter of What Makes Women Feel Beautiful at HilaryRushford.com/BookStory.
If you do so on Instagram tag me @HilaryRushford so I can thank you for doing what I wish someone had done for me, and/or hear what parts spoke to you the most. If you’re an author or in the publishing industry and want to share your experience after listening, write to me privately at books@deanstreetsociety.com. All correspondence will remain anonymous. If this episode helped you or someone you know, I’d be so grateful if you’d leave a review. They mean so much to creators!
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| 11 Aug 2021 | Ep 125: The 2 pathways to personal growth | 00:17:40 | |
Which path most describes you, as well as the people in your life or that you’re considering in your life? Whether romance, friendship, or simply ourselves I’ve been observing this new aha in others around me and also asking what I can learn from it myself. Jeremy's IG profile @TheDronalist Would love to hear your thoughts after on Instagram @HilaryRushford or HilaryRushford.com/podvip. | |||
| 04 Aug 2021 | Ep 124: Honest body talk, what’s the cost of losing 5 pounds? | 00:26:39 | |
I don’t know any woman who won’t be better for listening into this conversation. I’m so passionate about this topic. It’s one of the reasons I’ve spent years working to write the book I’m working on now. Our culture has so many harmful messages about our bodies and our beauty. We are promised oodles of quick fix solutions. This one is free, easy, small, but deeply powerful for me. My greatest desire is that more of us would feel more at peace and at home in ourselves. Press play, then pass it on. Oh, and I would also be so honored to hear your thoughts on Instagram after you listen, as this is tied into some chapters I’m writing this month. No pressure, but I’m all ears… | |||
| 25 Dec 2019 | Ep 38: Mariah Carey + the Secret of Happiness | 00:26:33 | |
As we enter a new decade, how can we be our happiest selves? After watching this study on happiness, I rethought the one factor that should most motivate and shape the goals we set for ourselves.
More holiday, wedding, and new year joy on Instagram @HilaryRushford. Leave me a voice memo at HilaryRushford.com/podvip to suggest podcast topics or Q’s for 2020! | |||
| 22 Jul 2020 | Ep 71: Who are you called to? For authors, in friendship, on social media… | 00:49:08 | |
I had an aha while writing my style book. I wrote this on a post-it: “Write for her, not for critics or activists.” I shared on Instagram Stories and the response was overwhelming. On today’s episode I teach on who you’re called to. Whether friendships that feel hard, social media that feels overwhelming, or creativity that feels terrifying. Imagine a weight being lifted when you realize someone isn’t your responsibility... Picture fresh enthusiasm when you realize who you ARE called to... Listen in to feel more freedom in your relationships, creation, and time… PS We’re hiring! Visit https://deanstreetsociety.com/careers/ to read our current open position. Share this episode and tag @HilaryRushford, and/or chime in with topics and ideas for future pods at https://deanstreetsociety.com/podvip/. | |||
| 24 Jun 2020 | Ep 67: The #1 Thing Female Entrepreneurs Need (myself included) | 01:00:34 | |
I’ve noticed something in myself and my Elegant Excellence Mastermind students over the past year. Colleagues and coaches have confirmed it for me, and it’s a growing passion for me to help us break through it. Today the doors open for my brand new course Creative Business Accelerator, with a limited time window to also join my Elegant Excellence Mastermind for the last 6 months of 2020. Join me on a live call Wednesday/Thursday on The Simplest Way to Launch a New Business or Product for more teaching and details. I can help you launch in 3-30 days with less overwhelm and procrastination, for more confidence and revenue. At an incredibly affordable price. Links in this episode:
Have questions? I’m on Instagram @HilaryRushford. Idea for a future podcast? Leave a voice memo with a Q or topic at HilaryRushford.com/podvip. | |||
| 03 Jul 2019 | Ep 12: 4 Hacks to Confidently Make Decisions Quickly | 00:23:42 | |
We want to be invited and do all the things.. aaand sit on the couch to binge Netflix in silence. Sound familiar? Samesies. We want to be able to choose the right things to avoid overfilling our calendars with things that don’t really bring us joy; to avoid FOMO because we’re confident we did indeed make the right choice for us. I’m sharing 4 hacks to make decisions quickly. Discern what truly brings you joy in that moment - not just what will make your Instagram feed look cooler. Know that a “hell yes” will haunt you and anything less can be let go. Buy back your freedom! Slow down and ask the right questions so you can confidently and peacefully create that space for yourself. Come leave me a voice memo on hilaryrushford.com/podvip and tell me what you want to talk about next week! And share on Instagram @hilaryrushford which decision this helped you make! | |||
| 22 May 2019 | Ep 6: Smizing While Single (Listen If You're Married) | 00:24:45 | |
I‘ve never shared about being single and dating. But now that I’m newly married, I have A LOT to say! If you’re married, LISTEN to this episode to grow in empathy and be a better friend to your single friends. And if you’re single, m’dear this episode is absolutely for you. Delivering 6 truths about singleness. Some comical. And some life-changing drop-the-mic you-need-this-today. Have your own advice on dating? See “Podcast” on my pinned IG Stories @HilaryRushford for a cute quick way to share! (Tag me so I can see!) What should we talk about next? Leave me a message at HilaryRushford.com/podvip. | |||
| 29 May 2023 | Bonus: Unofficial Part 4 Q&A | 00:44:42 | |
You requested this episode, submitting follow-up Q’s you had after listening to parts 1-3.
Today I’m answering your Q’s including:
I also talk about how to:
Links mentioned in this episode:
If you’re an author or in the publishing industry and want to share your experience after listening, write to me privately at books@deanstreetsociety.com. All correspondence will remain anonymous. Would love to hear your thoughts after on Instagram @HilaryRushford. If you think this would help someone you know please share the links above + tag me so I can thank you + hear what spoke to you!
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| 29 Apr 2020 | Ep 59: Third Circle Grief | 00:37:01 | |
Today’s concept of Third Circle Grief has blessed my life for the last few years as I came up with it to process my own experiences. Sharing it, only recently on Instagram, the response was overwhelming as 90% said you too are experiencing this, you just didn’t have language for it. What it is, what it means, and how to process it. A few other gems from this episode:
Would LOVE to hear your thoughts over on Instagram @HilaryRushford and be so honored if you would screenshot this episode to share. Want to share even more? Send me a voice memo at HilaryRushford.com/podvip to inspire a future episode. | |||
| 05 Jul 2023 | EP 168: Burned out + asking how can this be easier | 00:50:23 | |
I’m struggling today. You? I had another episode planned.
Yet for reasons I’ll explain, it was feeling heavy. And I’m burned out.
So I asked myself:
What would feel easier today?
I hope my enough will be enough for you today, and that you’ll give yourself the same grace. ❤️
Your weariness is welcome here, in an honest chat about how to continue when you’re using all your tools and still feel far from really good.
Would love to hear from you on Instagram @hilaryrushford after the episode, and if you think this could make someone else feel less alone, share it and tag me so I can see what spoke to you! | |||
| 14 Dec 2022 | Ep 140: How to care less what people think. A game. | 00:46:04 | |
Anyone else struggle with this? Using charming life lessons from The Holiday, I’m sharing a mental game that brings me more peace, less comparison or fear of judgment.
PS Thank you so much in advance for tapping the stars below to leave a review and hit subscribe so you see future episodes.
© 2019 - 2022 Hilary Rushford | |||
| 04 Dec 2019 | Ep 35: A Week in the Life: BTS With Hilary | 01:10:59 | |
If you prioritize everything, nothing is a priority. If you have no deadlines, things will never get done. I take you behind the scenes while I work remotely in Nashville and South Carolina to help you consider your own rhythms and priorities as we step into this new year afresh with more clarity. - Join me this week for 2020 Vision: Design Your Life + Business free workshop Know anyone looking for a plum job? We’re hiring! P.S. Is there a topic you want to chat about as 2019 comes to a close? Leave me a voice memo at HilaryRushford.com/podvip and say hello @HilaryRushford P.P.S. The book I’m loving lately: A Well Behaved Woman: A Novel of the Vanderbilts | |||
| 02 Sep 2020 | Ep 77: How To Feel Better Today | 00:31:28 | |
What if you could get out of a horrible mood? Without having to deny or downplay what had you hurt or upset in the first place? The story of 24 hours in my life, and the rainbow tool I discovered that day that helped get me from fearful and depressed, to joyful and optimistic, without simply putting on a happy face. Today we explore how these small choices can ultimately amount to big changes.
PS Things I’m loving lately pillow and chest patch. | |||
| 17 Jul 2019 | Ep 15: Healing Anxiety, Perfectionism + People Pleasing Oh My | 00:40:43 | |
What if you could feel more confident, less ruffled by circumstances or what others do? I learned some great tools in a special therapy session, that I found myself sharing with girlfriends for months. They all found it so helpful, and I know you will too. The bad news, I’m pretty sure we all have this. The good news, I was taught specific steps to heal it! A recap of the 6 steps in the episode: 1. Find a memory Would love to hear your thoughts on Instagram at @HilaryRushford and future topic suggestions at hilaryrushford.com/podvip! PS Here’s the link to the foot hammock my fellow shorties + infinity pillow. You’re welcome! | |||
| 06 Oct 2021 | Ep 133: Why it’s so hard to do less, the pace of IG, book update + announcement | 00:43:00 | |
Behind the scenes as I walk the walk in making hard choices of less but better in this season. Join the wait list for the Elegant Excellence Goals Journal + Workshops! Would love to hear your thoughts after on Instagram @HilaryRushford. Submit Q’s or future topics at HilaryRushford.com/podvip. | |||
| 09 Oct 2019 | Ep 27: Handling Unsolicited Advice on Your Business, Fertility or Singleness #ThanksButNo | 00:20:40 | |
How do you navigate an awkward convo? Especially with well meaning people we love (so we wish they’d know how to love us better)? Listen in for our 3 primary choices. Sample conversations included. (wink)
*** ICYMI, we just got back the breathtaking video of our elopement to the South of France. We received almost a thousand comments just over the weekend, and I can’t say how much each one means! *** Today is the last day of our week long of giveaways in celebration of our 25th episode! I have been selecting two winners each day - one who leaves a review on iTunes and one who shares an episode on IG Stories. Do a quick post to enter and we’ll announce double winners today! | |||
| 15 Jan 2020 | Ep 41: How We Make Change Happen (Part 2): Fear of Failure + Being a Good Friend | 00:47:35 | |
In part 2 of this convo... when my dear friend Brian lost 140 pounds in one year I was fascinated! Not by the weight loss methods, but by what prompted the change. Why do we finally change something that’s been making us unhappy? How do we start and stick with it? What makes the difference from all the times we’ve tried before? If Brian’s story resonated with you today, you can follow his journey on Instagram @brianbrister. This is the year for change for many of us. Take advantage of the special promo for Elegant Excellence Goals Journal to help you gain clarity on the change you'd like to see this year. What change are you seeking in your life this year? Let’s chat over on Instagram @HilaryRushford. Leave me a voice memo at HilaryRushford.com/podvip to suggest podcast topics or Q’s for 2020! | |||
| 05 Apr 2023 | Ep 155: For the caregivers (our brother’s recent paralysis from an accident) | 01:36:14 | |
If you love someone who’s walked through illness + injury, this “pour a cup” or “let’s go on a walk” chat is for you.
When I shared the news on Instagram Monday comments and DMs were flooded by the caregivers. I saw a whole demographic that had been there all along, you just hadn’t had a reason to share your story with me.
Today’s episode is for you.
I’m sharing from what I call the First-and-a-half Circle of Grief. The wife of the brother. Close enough to watch the trauma unfold, but aware how far my experience is from that of his parents and siblings who’ve known him every day of his life.
May you feel seen. Love, Hilary
Would love to hear your thoughts after today’s episode on Instagram @HilaryRushford
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| 18 Dec 2019 | Ep 37: Feel More Beautiful in 10 Minutes With These Style Tips | 00:41:57 | |
Let’s bring more ease, grace, and freedom into our 2020 remembering that feeling beautiful is not always about more clothes or weighing less. Use these small intentional shifts, or if you’re seeking more I teach in depth inside my signature course Style & Styleability.
What shifts are you choosing to feel more beautiful + confident in 2020? Leave me a voice memo at HilaryRushford.com/podvip Other resources:
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| 20 Nov 2019 | Ep 33: A Guide to Uncover Your Dreams | 01:28:40 | |
When it comes to deciding, declaring, and doing — dreaming can be a challenge. Today we walk through 5 types of dreamers to better understand the lens we come to dreaming with. How and why are you resisting, defending, fearing, explaining, rationalizing? There is so much power in saying and writing our dreams. I walk you through 16 insightful prompts to uncover what lights up head and heart, has in your past and will in the future. Pour a cup, grab a pen if you can, and enjoy this special episode. Then be sure to PRE-ORDER YOUR Elegant Excellence Goals Journal TODAY! Many have written already to ask what my favorite pens to use with it are (I love a fellow paper products nerd!) so here they are: I’d love to hear what you’re dreaming about! Leave me a voice memo with follow-up Q’s at HilaryRushford.com/podvip or share over on Instagram @HilaryRushford | |||
| 05 May 2021 | Ep 111: Buying More Clothes, Still Feeling Unsatisfied | 00:43:23 | |
“I’ve tried capsule collections, buying better quality, buying cheaper items… I spend so much time shopping, returning, and yet never feel like I have enough or the right things in my closet. Help!” Today’s DM from a reader has so much more depth than you’d imagine in our question to find more joy, less overwhelm, in our beauty. Links in today’s episode:
Have a Q for a future episode? Leave a voice memo at HilaryRushford.com/podvip. Come share your thoughts on this episode below my latest IG post, whatever it is (as I read all those comments) @HilaryRushford. | |||
| 21 Aug 2019 | Ep 19: On Travel (part 2): To Work Or Not, Money Honey + What to Wear | 00:45:23 | |
How to save money for and while traveling? What to pack and wear to feel effortlessly chic? How to work (or not) while traveling? Those were your 3 most common Q’s that are answered in today’s episode! If you missed part 1, you can listen in either order, but don’t miss my 3 travel personalities to avoid disappointment. A few extra style notes mentioned in the episode:
And here are links to my favorite novels mentioned in the PS of the episode!
What do you want to chat about next? Visit HilaryRushford.com/podvip anytime to submit a topic or Q! | |||
| 08 Feb 2023 | Ep 147: How to speak up for yourself: agreeable vs demanding women + finding our center | 00:37:10 | |
I’m embarrassed to admit this even happened. Yet a recent appointment made it crystal clear: I am a people pleaser in an unexpected way, with unintended consequences for people I care about (not to mention myself!)
Journal & discussion Q’s:
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| 09 Aug 2023 | Ep 173: 7 Steps to Making Big Decisions (whether or not to have kids + we’re moving!) | 01:02:23 | |
For years I’ve been endlessly making big decisions.
Did we want to have kids or not?
Were we supposed to leave NYC, and if so to go where?
These decisions were the two longest and hardest I’ve ever had to make, but I’m so grateful for this process that eventually lead me to peace.
As I wrestled with these decisions over the years, I took notes for you. Listen in for the 7 steps that helped me make these big choices in a way that left me with confidence when it came time.
Links in this episode:
Earlier episodes on my decision to have kids or not:
Would love to hear your thoughts after on Instagram @HilaryRushford. If you think this would help someone you know please share and tag me so I can see and chime in! And thank you in advance (wink) for leaving a review, they mean so much in helping more people!
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| 30 Jul 2019 | Special Bonus Ep: I Owe You An Apology | 00:53:06 | |
In this special bonus episode, I offer an apology. I trusted too swiftly and blindly someone who I brought into my company, and am just now seeing more of the ways it has affected you, as a listener or reader. Moreover, I share what I’ve learned about trusting ourselves and others in relationships. The warning signs of emotional unhealth, both ours and those we’re in relationships with. And I offer a path forward with these lessons I’ve learned and am learning: 1: Trusting people means we could get hurt 2: Don’t let that keep you from hoping in people you can trust 3: We have poorer decision making in trust when we feel weak 4: For female creative entrepreneurs, this can be in technology and finance. 5: We feel especially weak when exhausted; an area has been overwhelming us for awhile 6: We can notice warning signs of lack of trust to protect ourselves including:
7: Focus on ways TO build trust
To continue my apology we are offering two things for August: If you are an entrepreneur, you’ll receive a 4-part series each Monday via email with more BTS stories, lessons and resources that have helped me feel more empowered in Marketing, Finance, Operations, and Leadership. If you’re not a business owner, you’ll receive my 3 Steps to Simplified Style video series and daily style prompts calendar for September. Access both at HilaryRushford.com/podvip by electing if you want to hear about Entrepreneurship, Style or Both. Listening after August 5th? Access the complete entrepreneur series when it’s live at HilaryRushford.com/tech.
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| 15 Sep 2021 | Ep 130: How to protect your energy (not just your time) | 00:33:33 | |
Have too much to do? This may be why. Today we chat about what that means, how you can tell, and how to choose more wisely. Get on the waitlist for the Elegant Excellence Journal Would love to hear your thoughts after on Instagram @HilaryRushford. Submit Q’s or future topics at HilaryRushford.com/podvip. | |||
| 10 Jun 2020 | Ep 65: Our love story (road trip edition) | 01:03:06 | |
Who made the first move, what’s our best dating advice? You submitted Q’s for Jeremy, who’s making his podcast debut! Interested in our proposal and wedding stories? __________ My brand new course for entrepreneurs and aspiring opens this month in June! Get on the waitlist so you don’t miss the limited first window. Have follow-up Q’s or another topic you’d love to hear on the pod? Would love to hear from you below my latest post on IG @HilaryRushford or leaving a voice memo at HilaryRushford.com/podvip. | |||
| 17 Sep 2019 | Ep 24: I'm Sorry For Judging You | 00:17:28 | |
If I was in your shoes I would do it different, better, “right”. Parenting, miscarriage, wedding planning, divorce, quitting a job, running a business, down to the photo someone posts on Instagram. We all have these thoughts and lately I’ve been thinking: Before I get frustrated with others… how can I do this better myself? I’m owning this very human side and sharing 3 things I’ve been reminding myself whenever I catch myself thinking these judgey thoughts.
What are YOU thinking about these days? Would love to chat about it on a future episode if you’ll leave me a voice memo at HilaryRushford.com/podvip.
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| 14 Jun 2023 | Ep 165: My 3-Part mantra + method to like your body more today | 00:44:18 | |
There’s no affirmation I use more in my life. And this one actually isn’t even about your body. Yet it leaves you feeling better, kinder, more hopeful. And, better about your body. Then inspires you to take the next step to healing. If every woman used this, we could change our culture. Let’s start with us.
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| 11 Jan 2023 | Ep 143: Cultivating inner confidence to trust yourself most | 00:44:57 | |
I have a vision for our new year, friend. One that is softer, more beautiful, yet has more easy strength than we’ve known. In today’s episode I break down how I arrived at a new season of inner confidence, and how that’s different from outer confidence. We’ll talk about how to think about losses without minimizing them, what it means to feel like a situation broke you or didn’t break you, and importantly how to look a little longer-term when choosing what to prioritize and celebrate in our lives. This episode will feel like a warm cup of tea on a cozy couch. ****
© 2019 - 2023 Hilary Rushford | |||
| 30 Mar 2020 | Ep 54: Follow-up Episode: Opinion Culture in Coronavirus | 00:32:07 | |
Choosing grace and releasing control. That’s the message I feel we all need in this challenging season. Both our in-person relationships, and our online ones (where we tend to feel even more loose in our boundaries). Listen in to understand why you’re feeling how you are, and make sure you’re loving those around you as best you can. With all the heaviness, we need gentleness more than ever! And joy, hence my shout-out for this IG profile. Would love to hear your thoughts and experiences? Come share with me on Instagram @HilaryRushford. Or send me a voice memo on this or other topics you’d love to discuss here on the podcast in this season at HilaryRushford.com/podvip. Links in this episode: | |||
| 18 Mar 2020 | Ep 51: Healing Our Depression + Anxiety, with Beauty + Joy | 00:54:27 | |
Links: Exploring the 7-9 causes and antidotes inside the groundbreaking New York Time’s Best Selling book, “Lost Connections: Why You’re Depressed and How to Find Hope” by Johann Hari. This episode is the first in a three-part series, exploring the issues he teaches that I find most relevant to us at Dean Street Society. Whether you or somebody you know has struggled with depression and anxiety, this is a topic that needs all of us to lean in, think deeply, and truly take action on. Links in this Episode:
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| 22 Sep 2021 | Ep 131: How to keep things spicy with your husband | 00:12:49 | |
This is going to sound weird but this advice also applies to your relationship with your business, body, friendships, self. When this Q was submitted as a requested podcast topic, I realized two keys that genuinely do bless my marriage. And wouldn’t have been the case if I had gotten married younger. In other words, if you’re just starting out on a new chapter you wish had happened earlier, this will leave you encouraged. And if you’ve been married for many years, you’ll find we may have more in common than you think. Links in this episode: Would love to hear your thoughts after on Instagram @HilaryRushford. Submit Q’s or future topics at HilaryRushford.com/podvip. | |||
| 15 May 2019 | Ep 5: My Own Path to Making Closer Friendships | 00:34:35 | |
Do you want more or deeper friendships? According to my Instagram posts on this topic, the answer is YES! Which means, great news, everyone else wants to be your friend too! When I had this desire in my own life, I decided to stop wishing for friends to “ask me out” and decided to make the first move. Today I’m sharing the specific steps I took. (Also if you’ve experienced loss of friendships, I shared vulnerably about this in Episode 1.) A sweet madlibs to shout-out the beautiful folks who ARE in your life, is available under “Podcast” pinned stories @HilaryRushford. While you’re there leave me a comment below my latest post, whatever it is, to share your takeaways from the episode! What do you want to talk about next? Submit your ideas via HilaryRushford.com/podvip. | |||
| 18 Jan 2023 | Ep 144: Why you’re afraid to slow down | 01:01:39 | |
The root reason you’re running so fast may surprise you. There’s the first layer fears. Once I dealt with those… I found a second layer, deeper reasons I didn’t even realize were there. Then I saw a friend go through the same phases, then students inside my Healing Burnout course started to report the same.
© 2019 - 2023 Hilary Rushford | |||
| 22 Mar 2023 | Ep 153: It’s tiring to be in the middle of a long story | 01:07:51 | |
Calming nervous system dates, the simplest path to feeling beautiful + more in today’s post-Florida download.
94% of us are in a waiting season. #HandRaised This week I stumbled upon a few ways to support myself in what feels like a Groundhogs Day chapter + broke down why/how they helped so I can look for more.
Join me in a seasonal reset inside our Elegant Excellence Community for April! We’ll be Choosing Lightness (hope, ease, releasing, faith) daily together in a special format this month.
Come let me know your thoughts on today’s episode inside the group and on Instagram @HilaryRushford!
© 2019 - 2023 Hilary Rushford | |||
| 13 May 2020 | Ep 61: Shelter-At-Home Style + Dressing Joyfully | 00:57:36 | |
Are you enjoying your closet more or less in this season? And why? I asked this question on Instagram and your responses came into 11 areas. Whether positive feelings we want to KEEP after this season, or negative ones where we might have more choice to CHANGE than we realize, I’m breaking them down. So many of my lessons came back to the heart behind my style class, Style & Styleability, that I decided to open it up for podcast listeners. I’ve shared a replay of my last free class taught in Brooklyn here: Two other episodes mentioned in this one are: Come tell me your own thoughts on today’s conversation over on Instagram @HilaryRushford beneath my latest post? And look for examples of the styles I mention in my Stories or pinned Stories if they’ve expired. | |||
| 03 Jun 2020 | Ep 64: Rethinking Friendship | 01:02:09 | |
Do you reach out to friends more than they reach out to you? Do you think most people probably have more social plans (pre-coronavirus) than you do? Who are we reaching out to more/less these days and why? I gathered these Q’s into a series of surveys on IG Stories and put the insights into today's episode. Our hearts crave more connection. We’re all yearning to hear from one another more. So why are we all letting one another down? Episodes mentioned to re-listen on related topics:
Would love to hear your thoughts on today’s episode under my latest IG post (whenever you hear this) @HilaryRushford, or Q’s for future episodes at HilaryRushford.com/podvip. | |||
| 29 Sep 2021 | Ep 132: When you’re rejected. 10 years later. | 00:10:50 | |
They told me I wasn’t sexy enough. Well not verbally, but I knew that was why I didn’t get the job. When I was set to return to the same place years later, an unexpected bump took a hit to my confidence. At the last minute, I had a revelation about what the real change in me since that day was. Whether this brings to mind going to a high school reunion, running into an ex, or the person who didn’t hire you: What’s your real glow up? Hint: It might be quitting the game they wanted you to play, and creating a new one… Links in this episode:
Would love to hear your thoughts after on Instagram @HilaryRushford. Submit Q’s or future topics at HilaryRushford.com/podvip. | |||
| 04 Mar 2020 | Ep 49: An Open Letter on Opinion Culture | 01:15:52 | |
It’s taken me a year to speak out on this topic, but in doing so I feel lighter, safer, and stronger. I’m confident this will leave you feeling the same in your online and in person relationships, with more compassion for all, especially anyone willing to vulnerably share their life with you. UPDATE: Between recording and publishing, I realized there were some additional steps I could take to be empowered. For the time being I’ve saved them in a pinned Story here. _____ 10 Elements of Grace:
The pinned Stories mentioned by another blogger (as long as they leave the link live). _____ LISTEN: For more on this topic listen to: Ep 17. Am I doing Self-Love Wrong? SUGGEST: Have a suggestion for a future topic or Q on the pod? Go here. SHARE: Would love to hear your thoughts below my latest post on Instagram @HilaryRushford. P.S. Those travel frames we now pack with us thanks to my sweet assistant! | |||
| 09 Dec 2020 | Ep 91: What I learned from an Instagram Detox | 00:45:40 | |
My 5 P’s to a life of more intention. This is for entrepreneurs and the everygirl, and not only about social media but our time and attention. I took 1-2 weeks off Instagram in August and have been more intentional and aware since in my use of social media, my phone, my time off and more. For entrepreneurs don’t miss your chance to apply for my Elegant Excellence 2021 Mastermind <<< click to learn more! Q’s? Join the conversations on Instagram @HilaryRushford | |||
| 01 Aug 2023 | Ep 172: The #1 insensitive Q to please stop asking pregnant people | 01:02:24 | |
I’ve had 5 years of being asked this question. #PalmToFace
It’s one I asked others over the years! It seemed innocuous and I didn’t realize how triggering, personal, or just awkward it can be.
This question is asked whether someone is pregnant, using IVF or conceiving naturally, or even had children years ago.
Please note this isn’t to shame any of us who have asked (or answered!) over the years.
We did the best we could with what we knew then.
Now we know better, so we’ll do better for both parents and children.
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Would love to hear your thoughts after on Instagram @HilaryRushford. If you think this would help someone you know please share and tag me so I can see and chime in! And thank you in advance (wink) for leaving a review, they mean so much in helping more people!
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| 04 Sep 2019 | Ep 21: How to Discover Your Passion or Purpose | 00:34:19 | |
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| 30 Oct 2019 | Ep 30: How to Save Money for the Holidays + to Grow Your Business | 00:54:18 | |
Want to make a dream happen in 2020? Every January I hear people don’t have the money to make the choices they want in their life. This year, let’s prep ourselves to not overspend this holiday season, but actually save, to say yes to what we want most in the new year. Here’s our list of ideas, and we’d love to hear yours if you’ll chime in on this post @HilaryRushford! Ways to Save Money CLOTHING + STYLE
HOLIDAYS
RECURRING CHARGES
FOOD
MISC
Ways to Make Money IF YOU DON’T OWN A BUSINESS
IF YOU OWN A BUSINESS
What are your helpful money saving or making tips? Bless us and read from others on this post @HilaryRushford. Is there a topic you want to discuss to have a more intentional 2020? Leave a voice memo at HilaryRushford.com/podvip. | |||
| 03 May 2023 | Ep 159: My Story 1 of 3: Silent vs silenced | 00:44:15 | |
For a year I’ve been asked, “What happened to you? What exactly are you grieving about?”
Each time I would reply, “Unfortunately I’m not legally allowed to share right now, but hope to be able to soon.”
Now I’m able to, and as I’ve known I would be all along, I feel terrified.
So we’re starting with that:
As is always my hope: may you feel seen in your story, or better understand others as they share theirs.
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Share this series and read an exclusive chapter of What Makes Women Feel Beautiful in Part 3 at HilaryRushford.com/BookStory. Would love to hear your thoughts after on Instagram @HilaryRushford. If this episode helped you or someone you know, I’d be so grateful if you’d leave a review. They mean so much to creators!
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| 22 Apr 2020 | Ep 58: Productivity Guilt during Quarantine + the Idealization of Time | 00:34:36 | |
I feel I should be getting more done during this time. Sound familiar? I feel I should be more productive, creative, rested. The “should’s” are piling up during this time and rather than simply swatting them away with a “show yourself more grace,” I think we have a powerful opportunity to ask why. What would happen if we did not, in fact, do these things on the “should list”? And deepest of all, have we made time the enemy all these years… only to realize the enemy is actually within ourselves? If we don’t do ____ while we have more time (for those of us who do right now) what does that say about us in the long-run? Would LOVE to hear your thoughts over on Instagram @HilaryRushford and be so honored if you would screenshot this episode to share. Want to share even more? Send me a voice memo at HilaryRushford.com/podvip to inspire a future episode. And don’t forget, if you’re curious about starting, scaling or pivoting any sort of side income, product, or business be first to hear about my brand new course right here. My first new class in 4 years is coming to help you through this season and beyond very soon... Links in this episode: | |||
| 02 Dec 2020 | Ep 90: My story: How I started a business 10 years ago | 00:50:52 | |
From a musical theater performer in NYC to a CEO with zero business background, I myself can’t believe my own journey. I had nothing that you don’t have. No money, connections, or knowledge. And therefore if I can do it, so can you. Whether you’re an entrepreneur or aspiring, a career change or dream could be in your future, or you simply love hearing behind the scenes, there’s insight and encouragement in the 5 Phases I share in this episode. Don’t miss the application window for the Elegant Excellence Mastermind! And the free masterclass I’m teaching to kick it off: 5 Steps to Less Overwhelm in Business. Have any Q’s about the mastermind, business, or other podcast topics? Come join me on Instagram @HilaryRushford and in Stories and DMs. | |||
| 19 Jun 2019 | Ep 10: The Myth of the Perfect Girlboss | 00:29:41 | |
This episode is for people who have zero desire to be in business, a friend who’s an entrepreneur, or you are/want to be one yourself. Can I be honest? Entrepreneurship is so hard! Yes, I love it. But I feel the need to share 7 myths about the perfect Girl Boss, or gent boss. Aka the image we see on social media, dream we’re fed and told everyone is or should be chasing. And if you are called to business, I’m here for you and want to share EVERYTHING I can to help you make it easier, less terrifying, more profitable, faster, than it was for me. Head to HilaryRushford.com/free and sign up for one of the two free workshops I’m teaching this week: - How to Gracefully Overcome the 6 Most Common Challenges in Business | |||
| 08 Nov 2023 | Ep 186: How get help to save you when thing are really, really hard | 01:12:57 | |
A breakdown of my last 24 hours and the choices I made when there was too much on my plate.
Things are a lot right now.
Today I’m sharing exactly what I’m preaching, practicing, and sending in voice memos to my girlfriends.
We’re talking about:
I want to help you do better not by trying harder, but by trying more gently.
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Please share this episode to bless someone else and tag me @HilaryRushford if on IG Stories so I can see what spoke to you. And thank you in advance for taking one minute to tap the stars and leave a review – it means so much! | |||
| 07 Apr 2021 | Ep 107: Enough: 10 Q’s to know if you’re doing enough (part 2 of 3) | 00:49:28 | |
I’m opening up my personal journal to read you my own questions on enoughness in my business and my body/beauty. Listen in to hear the breakthrough that comes when we truly explore where our fears are coming from, the lies we’re believing, and the truth that would actually bring us more peace and joy. Then use these 10 Q’s for your own questions:
Have a Q for a future episode? Leave a voice memo at HilaryRushford.com/podvip. Come share your thoughts on this episode below my latest IG post, whatever it is (as I read all those comments) @HilaryRushford. | |||
| 28 Jun 2023 | Ep 167: What’s your beauty healing score? | 00:38:52 | |
When you say you feel “good” in an area, it’s compared to how you used to feel. You feel better. But if this is the best you’ve felt, can you really know it’s good? What if how you feel today is only 40% of what’s possible? You don’t even know what great feels like!
Ten-ish years ago I was feeling so much better in my body and beauty. But something in me knew there was more–more peace, more ease, more acceptance, more confidence. In today’s personal episode I’m sharing small moments of healing over the years and what I realize caused the shift You can feel better. You simply have to listen to that knowing inside of you that says: this isn’t the peak yet. Let me show you how to get there…
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Would love to hear your thoughts after on Instagram @HilaryRushford. If you think this would help someone you know please share and tag me so I can see + chime in!
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| 09 Jul 2019 | Ep 14: The Curious Case of Comparison + Envy | 00:40:59 | |
Ever dealt with FOMO? Felt behind? Having a perfectly fine day when one Instagram post of someone else’s win is a punch in the gut? Wonder why she gets the successful business AND the pregnancy, when your heart is aching for both?
Today I’m sharing 6 things you can do to “not today Satan!” it and be the magically evolved human you really want to be when comparison, jealousy and envy strike.
This episode was from a listener Q, and you can submit your own at HilaryRushford.com/podvip and come say hello on Instagram @HilaryRushford! | |||
| 12 Jul 2023 | Ep 169: When you’re not as far as you’d hoped this time last year | 00:28:07 | |
What if you’ve worked so hard the last year, only to feel so far from where you hoped you’d be?
You’re still in debt, or the business still isn’t working; still waiting on the adoption or walking through infertility; still haven’t met your person, or aren’t over the relationship you lost.
Or in my case, I’m not as healed, as undefined from grief a year ago as I thought just a few months ago I might feel passing the anniversary.
If you feel far from your peak, you’re not alone, and I’m on the journey with you.
Would love to hear from you on Instagram @hilaryrushford after the episode, and if you think this could make someone else feel less alone, share it and tag me so I can see what spoke to you!
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| 17 Nov 2023 | Ep 187: We flew with my mom to meet our surrogates’ family in a whirlwind baby tour day! | 01:30:33 | |
Sadly, much of a surrogacy journey is bracing for disappointment. However the positive side of that, is when things are easy you feel so incredibly lucky.
This week Jeremy, myself, and my mom all flew out to meet our surrogate’s family, our doctor, do a hospital tour, and have our 20-week anatomy scan.
All in a whirlwind 6 hours!
It was hilarious (y’all, our doctor is both an angel and a SNL character), a bit awkward, slightly triggering, and super heartwarming.
May it bring you more compassion, all the good feelings, and make you want to watch Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin this weekend! (wink)
Would be so grateful if you’ll share this episode with anyone it might bless, tag me @HilaryRushford on Instagram, and take a minute to leave a review.
So grateful you’re here!
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| 30 Aug 2023 | Ep 176: Running into someone from your past + realizing you weren’t the problem | 00:55:09 | |
How often do you double shame yourself? Part of the shame is warranted: we’re imperfect and insecure.
Yet from that place how often do we also take on a double helping of guilt, instead of being able to see that the people or circumstances around us were also flawed and problematic?
Sharing a story about a chance meeting that left me with so many insights about myself 20 years ago, and myself today – both how I’ve grown and what the next level of healing is.
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Would love to hear your thoughts after on Instagram @HilaryRushford. If you think this would help someone you know please share and tag me so I can see and chime in!
And thank you in advance (wink) for leaving a review, they mean so much in helping more people! | |||
| 16 Dec 2020 | Ep 92: 3 Q’s to Get Motivated with more grace, less hustle | 00:28:10 | |
Ever feel disappointed or nervous that you don’t or won’t do what you say you want to. Lose weight, start a business, write a book, clean out your garage, stop drinking. Whether big or seemingly small, I’ve got 3 Q’s to help us get clear on the repeating thoughts, goals, projects, fears that swirl in our head. Here’s to heading into 2021 with more space to live... PS Let’s hang out on Instagram (especially in Stories) @HilaryRushford Submit a Q or topic for the show HilaryRushford.com/podvip | |||
| 22 Nov 2023 | Ep 188: Please help with our baby name?! | 01:17:56 | |
The closer we get to a due date, the more I’m overthinking the name we have picked.
Here’s my advice on naming, plus what I’m looking for in case you have ideas?
Share this one with anyone working on their baby names.
Or to spark some conversation this holiday if you’re done with naming in your family.
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Truly, Internet Aunties (and a few uncles) thank you for your help!
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| 02 Oct 2019 | Ep 26: "Everyone Disappeared". On Friendship in Heartbreak + Grief | 00:36:36 | |
Interviewing 5 friends who had walked through miscarriage, divorce, loss of a child, called off wedding, loss of a parent – it was heartbreaking the theme that emerged. One in which we as friends, panicked. Got awkward. Didn’t know what to do, so we did nothing. Thanks to their stories though, now we know what to do. We’re empowered and emboldened to love well. Everyone said “people disappeared”. No one said “people did it wrong”. So now we know simply to show up. Here’s 6 ways how:
A few of the lovely women I mention: @AshleyKLemieux has a pinned IG Story with the story of losing their children @TheOilyCottage shares about miscarriage + her rainbow baby amidst grief @Jennifer.Kem shared wisdom + brings it throughout her life @LindsayLetters.co + her husband are teaching a masterclass in grief with their daughter’s traumatic brain injury | |||
| 10 Feb 2021 | Ep 99: The 2-Part Life Cocktail, find your joy in home, work + relationships | 00:39:15 | |
How to identify what you want, why, and shift your life to create it. That’s the heart of this teaching, springboarding off my current decision making about where we might live, and amplified by your replies to a Q that blew me away. How to find more gratitude in your life and, bonus, more grace (less judgement) for others. Chime in on this mini IG survey on our first 100 episodes to help shape the next 100. Or leave questions or ideas for future episodes at HilaryRushford.com/podvip. | |||
| 26 Apr 2023 | Ep 158: You don't have time to rush | 00:40:16 | |
How do you train your body to be more calm in stress?
Today I’m sharing an anchoring phrase that helps me every time I remember to use it, in hopes this conversation will help us all do so more often.
Recorded from a car outside the hospital visiting my brother-in-law, we’ll talk not only big picture gratitude and presence, but practically how we make our lives easier when we build the habit of small mental shifts.
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Would love to hear your thoughts after on Instagram @HilaryRushford. If you think this would help someone you know please share and tag me so I can see + chime in! | |||
| 24 Apr 2019 | Ep 1: My Darkest Moments in My Body, Money, Love, Friendship, Depression + More | 00:33:14 | |
Kicking off the podcast on a light note… I vulnerably share 5 of the darkest moments of my life, in hopes you can relate, and thus feel more welcome here. And being at presently the happiest and healthiest I’ve ever been… it’s only authentic to share the true stories that brought me here. | |||
| 01 Apr 2020 | Ep 55: What We Want Out of Work + How to Create It | 00:50:01 | |
Why are 87% of us disengaged or enraged with our work? For those who are fellow entrepreneurs, what does this mean when it comes to our own team and employees? This episode is the second in a three-part series, exploring the NYT best seller Lost Connections: Why You’re Depressed and How to Find Hope by Johann Hari, and the issues most relevant to us at Dean Street Society. Part one is here: Ep 51: Healing Our Depression + Anxiety, with Beauty + Joy Whether you or somebody you know has struggled with depression and anxiety, this is a topic that needs all of us to lean in, think deeply, and truly take action. For more timely conversation on work during Coronavirus for those seeking additional income, stay tuned for a video coming to IGTV @HilaryRushford this week. And till then get your daily dose of joy with one of my new most watched style videos un-sponsored by a little boutique I found here on the road called Walmart. (wink) What would you love to discuss on the podcast next? Come leave me a voice memo! HilaryRushford.com/podvip | |||
| 16 Nov 2022 | Ep 136: Decision making: when you choose wrong + fate vs planning (part 1) | 00:41:55 | |
We spend so much time trying to make wise choices. How do we still get it wrong sometimes?! In this first episode of a three part series, we’ll use the kismet story of meeting our new kitten Freddie Cappuccino to ponder how much we know about what will really make us happy. Plus where is the balance between planning, and leaving room for fate. Links in this episode:
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| 27 May 2020 | Ep 63: 7 Q’s to regroup on your 2020 plans | 00:58:39 | |
We had big beautiful visions for our 2020 on January 1. A new decade, a new season. We’d just launched the Elegant Excellence Goals Journal. Then before Q1 was even over they had completely changed with a global pandemic. We don’t know when it will be over, what normal looks or feels like, which freedom and choice we do or don’t have. Making plans feels exhausting. Without them we’re aimless, disorganized, unfulfilled. Yet trying to make them, comes with overwhelm about where to begin, what’s certain, what can we guarantee? Do you reschedule your wedding, renew your lease in this city, start the business? Today I’m sharing 7 Q’s that have helped me to navigate:
_____ Want more help? Get one of the few post-dated Elegant Excellence Journals available. Hop on the wait-list for my new course for entrepreneurs to hear first. _____ Past episodes mentioned to go deeper on:
_____ Would LOVE to hear from you and your thoughts. Come leave a comment below my latest post @HilaryRushford or leave me a voice memo with a Q or topic for a future episode at HilaryRushford.com/podvip. | |||
| 28 Dec 2022 | Ep 142: 5 Q’s to Craft your Personal Affirmation for 2023 | 00:25:01 | |
A gentle, delightful exercise to summarize your vision for the year ahead.
Would love to hear your thoughts after the episode on Instagram @HilaryRushford.
© 2019 - 2022 Hilary Rushford | |||
| 17 Feb 2021 | Ep 100: Top 6 Lessons in 100 Episodes! | 00:52:07 | |
Your favorite topics and episodes in one wisdom-packed conversation. What are my 3 best teachings on style? Relationships? Essentialism? My 2 most popular episodes and what they have in common you should take action on today? Be reminded of 18 of my most powerful teachings. Links in this episode: What would you love to hear in the next 100? Chime in on Instagram @HilaryRushford or HilaryRushford.com/podvip. | |||
| 23 Jun 2021 | Ep 118: How A Book Gets Published (A’s to your Q’s!) | 00:52:24 | |
How do authors get a book deal? What does that even mean? What are the business elements behind the scenes of any creative endeavor? This is the stuff I geek out over! When you better understand the business mindset behind any creative endeavor, it demystifies other industries and pursuits. Plus, gives you great respect for those people you watch pursue and achieve it!
Plus a few great mindset Q’s on overcoming self-doubt along the way. Listen in then join the conversation… Have a Q for a future episode? Leave a voice memo at HilaryRushford.com/podvip. Come share your thoughts on this episode below my latest IG post, whatever it is (as I read all those comments) @HilaryRushford. | |||
| 27 Jan 2021 | Ep 97: Personal Update: We’re Moving? + How to Make Big Decisions | 00:23:20 | |
I shared on Instagram a few days ago that we’ve moved somewhere temporarily, to explore if we want to move here full-time! The Q’s you asked back, made me realize there’s a great encouragement on how we make big decisions. Listen in to inspire your own now or next chapters. For more details see our Announcement Post here. Plus a Q&A in my pinned stories here. More adventures, inspiration and as always life coaching on the side (wink) to come... | |||
| 11 Dec 2019 | Special Announcement: My New Business Podcast! | 00:03:41 | |
You asked, I’m answering. In a slightly different, but holy heck so much deeper way! Applications close this week: ElegantExcellenceMastermind.com Business workshop this week: DeanSt.co/2020vision Can’t make the free workshop & have Qs? Watch my “EEM Q&A” pinned stories @HilaryRushford, then submit your own if you have more! | |||
| 07 Dec 2022 | Ep 139: 6 types of travel for the energy + rest you’re craving | 00:53:56 | |
Rest and leisure is one way we avoid burnout, but what about when it leaves us drained or regretful? Doesn’t feel the way we were hoping it would feel?
© 2019 - 2022 Hilary Rushford | |||
| 10 Sep 2019 | Ep 22: Money, Day Jobs + Turning Points For Entrepreneurs | 00:35:53 | |
How do you stand out, save up, scale and more when it comes to running your own business? Answering more of your business Q’s in today’s part-2. With BONUS WORKSHEETS to help you brainstorm your first/next business idea at HilaryRushford.com/podvip. Whether you’re just starting out or unsure how to expand, see what comes up to get clarity or closure on your ideas!
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| 15 Oct 2019 | Ep 28: Stopping the Self-Judgement + Shame Train Inside Your Head | 00:34:25 | |
We’re our hardest critic and sometimes no matter how hard we work, how productive we are, it’s still not good enough. We could have done more. We should have been doing something else. Today we discuss a topic sparked by something said in my Elegant Excellence Mastermind around self judgement. Mom guilt, beauty/weightloss, relationships, or business, many of us go down this shame and guilt spiral. Choosing to change starts internally with our thoughts, then externally with our actions. Here’s a reminder of those tiny shifts we can start doing today:
You have more power than you realize. What tiny shifts are you choosing to make today? Leave a voice memo at HilaryRushford.com/podvip. Or over on Instagram under my most recent post @HilaryRushford. | |||
| 23 Dec 2020 | Ep 93: Rethinking our weight loss goals. xo, Your personal stylist | 00:23:38 | |
What if changing your body wasn’t one of your main goals in 2021? Or if the change wasn’t at all about punishment, shoulds, need to, but gratitude and kindness? In a season with so many overt and covert messages about our bodies, let’s have a girlfriend chat about our beauty. Come share your thoughts below my latest IG post whatever it is @HilaryRushford or leave a topic suggestion at HilaryRushford.com/podvip. | |||
| 10 Mar 2021 | Ep 103: Stop punishing yourself: food, rest + being self-generous | 00:40:27 | |
How often do we feel undeserving of good food or good rest? What would it feel like to be generous with ourselves instead? Today I share how I’m getting healthier in these thoughts, including the magic voice I use to catch how crazy these thoughts really are! Mentioned in this episode: Come join the conversation daily on my Instagram Stories @HilaryRushford! | |||
| 26 May 2021 | Ep 114: How to Be More Inclusive: biz audience, friendships, life | 01:10:31 | |
How can you welcome more people into your life, without excluding, yet also without compromising or editing your beliefs and experiences? Today’s listener Q is a great one whether an entrepreneur speaking to your audience on Instagram, or simply wanting to connect with more people in your personal life. Episodes mentioned: Ep 5: My Own Path to Making Closer Friendships Have a Q for a future episode? Leave a voice memo at HilaryRushford.com/podvip! Come share your thoughts on this episode below my latest IG post, whatever it is (as I read all those comments) @HilaryRushford. | |||
| 10 Sep 2019 | Ep 23: A Favorite Bit of Marriage Advice | 00:04:50 | |
The secret word I try to say more often in my marriage. (One of the best pieces of relationship advice I got years ago when I was single.) It applies to parenting, friendship, and work. This is a different kind of 80/20 rule, y’all. To more joy and less overwhelm…
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| 26 Jun 2019 | Ep 11: Your Last + Next 5 Years: Decisions, Desires + Dating Actors | 00:30:06 | |
Who were you 5 years ago? 5 years ago, my husband didn’t even live in New York, the church where we met hadn’t even been created, my anxiety was wild, and I was exhausted with my business burning the candle from both ends. Who will you be 5 years from now? You may know what you want, but have you peeled back the layers to really explore what it would take to get you there? So much can happen in that time and I choose to believe that your life will be so much better than you can imagine. Choose the people and priorities that will get you to that magical life you dream of, and be okay letting go of the rest. There’s way less that matters than we think. And way better awaiting us in five years than we believe. | |||
| 05 Jun 2019 | Ep 8: 6 Steps to a Lifestyle of Elegant Excellence | 00:52:16 | |
Elegant Excellence is a lifestyle of being extraordinary, without being exhausted. More joy, less overwhelm. It’s that sweet spot between hustle and procrastination. It’s how I’ve been living my life for around 4ish years now and what has repeatedly made friends say, “You’re so different than you were six months ago…” as I’ve become less anxious, less busy, and more anchored in what matters most (while growing my business to be even more successful at the same time). In this episode I’m breaking down for the first time this 3 x 3 path to embracing Elegant Excellence in your own life:
Making the decision to live this way has blessed my life so much, and if you choose to join me, I know it will yours. | |||
| 02 May 2023 | Bonus: Aaron Update | 00:54:03 | |
The long + layered stories we’re all living in.That’s what this chat is about--you, us.You’ve asked for updates on my brother-in-law which I’m sharing here in the most respectful way possible.Yet really, this is about far more than one person’s physical healing + rather how we navigate the mental complexities of hope amidst hard things.You can catch up on Aaron’s story here:
If you think this episode would help someone else I’d be grateful if you’d pass it on and if you share on Instagram tag me @HilaryRushford or come DM me to chat more. | |||
| 21 Jul 2021 | Ep 122: Is this laziness your character or your circumstance? | 00:20:08 | |
In a culture permeated with so much productivity guilt, hustle narrative, so many options, ideas, and opportunities… My constant undercurrent is to feel guilty that I’m perhaps not working hard enough. I loathe that this is true! Because I know it’s zero percent helpful, and only harmful. And on paper I know the facts: I’ve built a successful business and been running it for 11 years. I’m the only boss I’m accountable to, so clearly if I was really lazy I wouldn’t have made it this far. And yet… this has always been my story, so I’ve been working on that mindset bigtime the last year or so in particular, and I just had a new breakthrough that I think will help you, too. Would love to hear your thoughts after on Instagram @HilaryRushford or HilaryRushford.com/podvip. | |||
| 29 Jan 2020 | Ep 44: Life Changing Essentialism + Doing Less | 01:09:41 | |
To live a life that’s extraordinary, with ease. This is what it is to be an essentialist. After reading the book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less four times in the last five years, I share my 5 most powerful takeaways on how to stop trying to make too much happen, and only do what truly brings me the most joy.
More resources in your own pursuit of doing “less but better”:
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| 15 Jul 2020 | Ep 70: How to Like Your Life A Little More | 00:26:28 | |
When you’re frustratingly stuck in a scenario, what do you? Whether a creaky home messing with your morning routine, or an impasse with your husband on where to live. Sharing my advice to a few DMs I’ve received…. Links in the episode: What would YOU like to chat about next? Leave me a voice memo at HilaryRushford.com/podvip and join the conversation in my IG Stories @HilaryRushford! | |||
| 01 Sep 2021 | Ep 128: My 5 P’s to Avoid Burnout + Actively Make Your Life Easier | 00:37:59 | |
When there’s just too much on your plate, what do you do? When we get overwhelmed it can feel like there’s no option but to suffer. Actually, we have 5 options and I can get from helpless to hopeful in just a few minutes. The 5 P’s
Links mentioned in this episode: Would love to hear your thoughts after on Instagram @HilaryRushford. Submit Q’s or future topics at HilaryRushford.com/podvip. | |||
| 14 Oct 2020 | Ep 83: 5 Roadblocks to Your Dreams + How to Overcome Them | 00:23:43 | |
I’ve identified five elements of our personality that trip us up in dreaming gracefully, spaciously, authentically. Which of these descriptions sounds most like you? When you think about why you aren’t today, living out a dream, on top of the world in LOVE with your life, is it MORE because you’re: THE STATS DREAMER. Uncomfortable saying WHAT we want, unless we understand HOW we can make that happen, how it’s realistic. THE SIDEKICK DREAMER. Uncomfortable saying that we want more, want big things, so we play small, make our dreams only about making other people happy. THE SUPERSIZE DREAMER. So many dreams we’re trying to pursue all at once. We don’t want to have to give up anything, so often end up getting even less because of it. THE SPLIT DREAMER. Two dreams in conflict. In our mind they’re headed in totally different directions, and we’re paralyzed with indecision and fear of missing out. THE SLOTHFUL DREAMER. We don’t even do the work to figure out what our dreams are, or if we do we don’t take the actions, risk, put in the work to move them forward. | |||
| 01 Feb 2023 | Ep 146: I’m still grieving + I’d like to be done thanks | 01:02:33 | |
Do you have days it feels hard to get out of bed, or you want to climb back in halfway through? That was today for me, and I decided rather than putting on a happier face to talk about what I had planned, I’d just share. From bed, from notes in my Elegant Excellence Journal. Why do we hesitate to be honest we’re “still” not “over” what happened to us? That we may never be? With honesty, hope, humor, and more honesty… Links mentioned in this episode:
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| 03 Jul 2019 | Ep 13: What If Mondays Were Easy? | 00:10:15 | |
Ever get the Sunday Sads in anticipation of the Monday hustle? Why not choose something else? Who said Mondays need to be so aggressive? Januarys need to be when you try be your most productive all year? Why not choose to ease into your week, month, year to create more space and joy? Be more gentle with yourself. You are the CEO of your life. You can choose rest. Where are you going hard and what would it feel like to be more graceful? Or where are you too soft and can get hyper focused to alleviate yourself some of that stress? Tell me what you are choosing to be gentle with over on Instagram @hilaryrushford. | |||
| 13 Sep 2023 | Ep 178: How you’re hiding in your life + why it’s harming you | 01:04:23 | |
A few months ago I got messages from 2 women in one week who were both hiding, on opposite ends of the same spectrum, each thinking they had the most to be ashamed of.
As I sat with their stories I realized: we all think we’re hiding the most, or more than others. When the truth is everyone is either hiding in some way, or has healed from hiding but used to be there so they can relate.
Today we’ll explore exactly how we heal, learn to trust, and why it matters so deeply to our health and happiness.
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Would love to hear your thoughts after on Instagram @HilaryRushford. If you think this would help someone you know please share and tag me so I can see and chime in! And thank you in advance (wink) for leaving a review, they mean so much in helping more people!
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