#75 - A Bittersweet Goodbye (For Now)
Be You Not Them
THE END OF AN ERA. This is a tough and short episode for us, but we pride ourselves on being open and honest with you guys. So, we knew this episode had to be done. Today, Nina is stepping away from Be You Not Them and she explains why. No, we didn't get into a fight guys! We're still BESTIES4LIFE. But unfortunately, sometimes things serve a purpose in our life for a short time and we have to make the decision to walk away. So, this isn't the end of Be You Not Them... this is just a short goodbye for now. Natassia will be back and continuing this self love journey, but in a...
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#74 - Good Things Take Time
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STOP RUSHING INTO EVERYTHING. Guys, we’re tired of this culture of immediacy. Are you guys with us? We’re talking about expectations to get things done ASAP and as quickly as possible, especially when it comes to our work, but also in many other areas of our lives. We’re going to talk about the negative sides of this type of culture (SPOILER: there are MANY cons to it) and what we can do to set expectations on our side. [2:30] What is this Culture of Immediacy?? The woes of instant gratification are real, guys. [6:45] Why Is This Type of Culture Bad for Us? From burnout to...
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Mini Pick Me Up - What Makes Us Feel Young
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Welcome to your mini pick me up! In light of our last episode that was basically a vent session of us feeling old, we're going to be asking ourselves today: What is something that makes us feel YOUNG? We’d love to hear how this episode resonated with you! As always, you can hit us up on the typical channels below! Make sure to subscribe and leave a review as well. We would really appreciate it! Resources: Find more silliness & love at Slide into our DMs on Insta Connect with us on
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#73 - Baklava Session - When You Feel Old
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Welcome all to another Baklava Session, where we go on rants and unscripted discussions about life, being a woman, self love, and whole bunch of other topics. Today, we're discussing on our recent feels about getting older. From not recognizing songs on the radio anymore to our insides sometimes feeling like we are actually 65 years old, we cover it ALL. Resources: Find more silliness & love at Slide into our DMs on Insta Connect with us on Baklava, Nat & Nina
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Mini Pick Me Up - How Being Judged Hurts
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Welcome to your mini pick me up! In light of our last episode, we're going to talk about the negative effects of judging others and gossiping. We've all been there - we've judged others and made assumptions about them based off of how they look, how they reacted to something, their mood, etc. But, we have ALSO been judged by others as well. So it's time for some self reflection that can help us become a little bit more aware about passing judgement on others. So we're going to be asking ourselves today: When did someone judge you the wrong way? How did that make you feel?...
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#72 - Stop Being So Judgy!
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WHY DO WE ALWAYS JUDGE EVERYONE?! Have you ever judged someone? Have you ever made assumptions about someone’s character based on their appearance? We’re going to be honest… WE HAVE. Back when we were a lot more judgemental and much less confident in ourselves. But don’t be too hard on yourself, because it’s human nature to sometimes put people in boxes. However, today we’re going to talk about why we need to be a little bit more self aware before we starting judging everyone else. [2:18] Why Do We Judge Others? Let’s be real… talking badly or judging others can make us...
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Mini Pick Me Up - Mental Health Impacts of Cancel Culture
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Welcome to your mini pick me up! Today we're going to ask ourselves and YOU what are some of the mental and emotional impacts that cancel culture may have.???? We’d love to hear how this episode resonated with you! As always, you can hit us up on the typical channels below! Make sure to subscribe and leave a review as well. We would really appreciate it! Resources: Find more silliness & love at Slide into our DMs on Insta Connect with us on
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#71 - Baklava Session - Cancel Culture
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Welcome all to another Baklava Session, where we go on rants and unscripted discussions about life, being a woman, self love, and whole bunch of other topics. Today, we're sharing our thoughts on cancel culture and why it is so important to have a conversation before jumping the gun. Social media platforms, especially, are where we see this happen the most and we discuss how incredibly easy cancelling someone can be on these platforms. Resources: Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown Find more silliness & love at beyounothem.co Slide into our DMs on Insta @beyounotthempodcast Connect with...
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Mini Pick Me Up - Changing Your Life With Values
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Welcome to your mini pick me up! Today we're going to continue singing praises of Core Values. We both have identified ours and it really has been LIFE CHANGING. Keeping that in mind, we're asking ourselves, and YOU, this week: How has knowing your core values changed your life??? We’d love to hear how this episode resonated with you! As always, you can hit us up on the typical channels below! Make sure to subscribe and leave a review as well. We would really appreciate it! Resources: Find more silliness & love at Slide into our DMs on Insta Connect with us on ...
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#70 - What Are Your Core Values?
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FINDING OUT WHAT MATTERS TO YOU. Helloooooo, little Be You Not Them family! We have an episode that will have thinking and evaluating what is important to you… Your core values! This is something that both of us have identified in our own lives and have helped guide us. So we wanted to share our tips for finding out what your core values are today and why they’re helpful to know. [1:00] What Do You Value?? Sometimes we think of core values as work related… every company has their core values, mission statement, etc. But it’s important to understand what WE value for ourselves as...
info_outlineSTOP RUSHING INTO EVERYTHING. Guys, we’re tired of this culture of immediacy. Are you guys with us? We’re talking about expectations to get things done ASAP and as quickly as possible, especially when it comes to our work, but also in many other areas of our lives. We’re going to talk about the negative sides of this type of culture (SPOILER: there are MANY cons to it) and what we can do to set expectations on our side.
[2:30] What is this Culture of Immediacy?? The woes of instant gratification are real, guys.
[6:45] Why Is This Type of Culture Bad for Us? From burnout to compromising the quality of our work AND life… there’s a lot of negative side effects when we give into instant gratification.
[15:40] How Do WE Break the Cycle? Our lack of self love can be seen in the way that we judge others. That hurts, right?
- Add it to your core values if it is IMPORTANT to you [16:15]
- How about some BOUNDARIES? [18:00]
- Check in with yourself [20:30]
- Empathize with your future self [21:42]
- Break down your goals to make them more manageable [24:21]
We hope this episode resonated with you and helps you find ways to SLOW DOWN. It takes some effort, but it’s worth not giving into this instant gratification. Your future self will thank you :) We’d love to know your thoughts! You know where to reach uuuusss.
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Nat & Nina