Beautifully Awkward

Over the past nine months I have been experiencing awkward conversations related to why we didn't announce our pregnancy. I delve into this episode about the reasons behind that, how I lost some friends, and the expectations made by others in this day and age of gender reveals and baby announcements. Join me as I share my experience and leave me some of your ideas, thoughts, and revelations as I dive into my baby business. Disclaimer: this podcast briefly touches upon miscarriage. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/support

I have taken a break in the past six months to find my voice amongst all the chaos that was 2020. Now with the new year, I have a revived pull to continue to produce shows that speak to people of all walks of life. Whether you are struggling with something in your life or want to find some common ground, you have come to the right place. You are beautiful and you are welcome here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/support

Over the last two months I started a side job that has truly become my passion project. During these challenging times where stress, fatigue, depression, and overwhelm are taking hold, we have an opportunity to reinvent ourselves, find what makes us happy, and pursue that passion. Listen in as I discuss my process, ways to find happiness, and give you a challenge for the next month! Whats your passion project? Let me know on social media or email me at Beautifullyawkwardpodcast@yahoo.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/support

It’s been one year since I started the Beautifully Awkward Podcast and what a year it has been. In the last few months we have all experienced a collective challenge with the COVID-19 pandemic, Black Lives Matter Movement, and to throw in for good measure, Murder Hornets. Writing that out seems like I am reviewing a novel, but that has been our reality for the year 2020. In this episode I provide some awkward experiences such as talking about differences in social distancing practices to having a co-worker make overt racist comments and provide my thoughts on how to maneuver through. I also provide some ideas for managing the overwhelm that comes with these times and ways to break it all down, like using Asana as a way to manage family projects, and how to hopefully grow and evolve through the days and months ahead. I would love to hear from you and maybe even start a dialog about how you have been coping. I have thrown myself into a positive project called Classic, Curvy, and Beautiful on Facebook where I provide weekly self-care ideas and articles to manage life for women (I am working on expanding to include the gentleman of the group, but that is still in the works). I am consuming articles, podcasts, and doing weekly “challenges” to keep myself busy and all the while returning to work full time. It’s a whirlwind of a year, but I hope we all come out a bit better in the end. Feel free to email me at Beautifullyawkwardpodcast@yahoo.com or jump over to our Facebook page to check things out. If this is your first episode, Welcome! Hopefully the next year evolves further and this podcast continues to bring you a sense of belonging. As always, you are not alone and I hope to hear from you soon! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/support

Listen in as my husband and I have some awkward conversations about life, the pandemic, how we deal with stress and our plans for coping. This is a real and unedited conversation about our life together in quarantine. Email us at Beautifullyawkwardpodcast@yahoo.com, or check us out on Instagram or Facebook. Also check out Some Good News (SGN) on your tube for a good laugh and some good feels! Hope you enjoy our chaos! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/support

Amid the chaos, I wanted to take a moment to share some positive and helpful tips, discuss some awkward moments while living in a shelter-in society, and to let you know you are not alone. Listen in and reach out to me with your thoughts, stories, and experiences during this u precedented time in our lives! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/support

As we move into 2020, I take a moment to discuss resolutions, awkward moments related to failing, finding the beauty in these moments, and moving forward one day at a time. Know you are not alone and if you enjoyed this episode, leave me a rating on iTunes, send me a voice message on Anchor, or email me at Beautifullyawkwardpodcast@yahoo.com. Talk soon and Happy New Year! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/support

This is a near and dear episode to me as I sat down with Jessica Barclay as she discusses finding her start in pageantry at twenty-seven years of age. She discusses the intricate details of pageantry but also speaks about her transformation and growth not only as a contestant, but as a women finding herself. Jessica now uses a platform to help other women find their dreams and accomplish them. This episode is about identifying what you want, even if there are factors out of your control, developing a plan and doing it (Even if you fail or have awkward moments). Jessica is entering the 2020 Galaxy Pageant and is re-branding her podcast as the Pageant Land Podcast in the coming year. Listen in and hopefully take away some motivation to identify and go for your dreams too. As always, feel free to email me at Beautifullyawkwardpodcast@yahoo.com, on Instagram or Facebook under the same name or leave a voicemail on Anchor. I would love to hear your thoughts or how this episode motivated you. Thank you for listening in and know you are not alone in the awkward moments of life! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/support

After many awkward conversations with those who have been through a divorce I decided to sit down and talk about some of the awkward moments related to going through this very difficult process. I want to hear your thoughts, whether you can relate on some level or if you have a story to tell. Email me at Beautifullyawkwardpodcast@yahoo.com or check us out on Instagram or Facebook. Hopefully this reaches someone who needed to hear they are not alone and they can too grow through the process of divorce. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/support

This week I wanted to start the conversation about being plus sized and some of the awkward moments that come out of it. I am welcoming you to join in the conversation and let me know your thoughts! You are welcome to email me at Beautifullyawkwardpodcast@yahoo.com or send me a message on Anchor. After listening in, I hope you gain some perspective and if there is a topic that you want to discuss, let me know!! If you want to check out Stitch Fix, here’s the link: https://www.stitchfix.com/invite/v3wcdtpq2b?sod=i&som=c --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/support

This week I got a chance to sit down with Evette from Tweet Trends to talk about her experiences with ageism, judgmental people, loss, and living your best life. There were some heavy moments but we were able to break it down and find ways to overcome the awkwardness. Listen in and don’t forget to email us at Beautifullyawkwardpodcast@yahoo.com, join us in our Facebook page, or on Instagram! Hope to hear your thoughts! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/support

This week I got a chance to talk with Chris who had his own podcast, Multiple Podcast Disorder where he talks about all things pop culture. He described himself as a weird kid trying to maneuver through his early childhood loving anime and Japanese movies. He discusses how he couldn’t talk about his interests with others for fear of seeming like he wanted to be someone he wasn’t. In the end, he found people who embraced his interests and he now talks about them on his podcast. Listen in, feel free to email, Instagram, or Facebook us and rate us on iTunes! Happy listening! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/support

Rekindling friendships after a period of time can be exciting and an opportunity to reminisce about the good ole days. Yet, it can also be a time to reflect and realize we change over time and our interests, desires to be around certain people, and lives have changed. I discuss this as well as the seven reasons we lose friends over time In this episode. Feel free to rate this podcast, email me at Beautifullyawkwardpodcast@yahoo.com, or check us out on Facebook and Instagram! Hope to talk soon!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/support

This week I recap my fails and how I moved past them. They weren’t easy and it took a lot of effort to push aside my pride, fears, and let go, but I did it and I hope maybe you can relate on some level too! Let me know by leaving me a voice message or an email and I hope to talk soon! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/support

Are you the black sheep of your family? Do you feel like an outcast amongst those closest to you? If so, this episode is a call to action for you to share your moments and know that you are not alone. Reach out, become part of the beautifully awkward community and tell others about your experiences! We are here and we hope to talk to you soon. Leave a voice message or email and let your story have a voice! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/support

I got a chance to talk with my best pal Melanie about being left out and how this can be a difficult situation to maneuver through. Listen in and feel free to comment or email us at Beautifullyawkwardpodcast@yahoo.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/support

In between episodes I thought I would just drop a quick note to bring you back to the essence of this podcast, check in mid week with all of you, and welcome your feedback. Leave a rating, a voice mail, or email letting me know how your doing and I hope to talk soon! Our email is Beautifullyawkwardpodcast@yahoo.com or you can check us out on Facebook or Instagram at Beautifully_Awkward_Podcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/support

My dear friend Corey joins me today to talk about the six different types of friends by Brene Brown, how mom-shaming should just stop, and how life with social anxiety can be a challenge for embracing the awkward moments of life! Please leave us a voice message with your thoughts or email us at Beautifullyawkwardpodcast@yahoo.com. Resources mentioned in this episode: “The Gift Of Imperfection: Let go of who you think you’re supposed to be and embrace who you are” by Brene Brown & “Girl, Stop Apologizing” by Rachel Hollis --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/support

How do you make friends and find your tribe? I’m still maneuvering through this one but have some tips and stories of my own on how to embrace the beautifully awkward moments of forging friendships! Don’t forget to leave me a voice message or send over your thoughts to Beautifullyawkwardpodcast@yahoo.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/support

This is a brief introduction about finding hope, humor, and happiness through the awkward moments in life!! Welcome and I hope you will check me out and stay tuned for future episodes! Feel free to leave a voice message or email me at Beautifullyawkwardpodcast@yahoo.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elisa77/support