In this episode, I talk about how the hustle culture is destroying the income potential of chronic warriors. Hustle culture is a big part of the world when it comes to entrepreneurship, and it for sure has become part of the toxic culture. I'll share how hustle has affected your mind, body, creativity, and income. In this episode, learn: How your energy does not thrive in hustle mode, you are at your best creative self when you have space to rest. Ways to shift the hustle mindset and perspective...
Mar 04, 2022•27 min•Season 3Ep. 86
So in today’s episode, I’m speaking with a friend and client, Ruth Terrero, a destination wedding photographer based out of Tampa who is courageously acknowledging anxiety, fear, and imposter feeling and working through it in a way that honors where she’s at now, where she’s come from and where she’s headed. These things are a part of the journey but are not who she is, and I'm guessing the same can be said about you. So many great points and inspiration, so tune in here. Show Notes: http://www....
Feb 18, 2022•39 min•Season 3Ep. 85
We've all had times of our chronic illness journey when remission or when we do not feel like we are in the worst flare-up of our life. Nothing is more frustrating than getting into your groove and creating the momentum to help your business grow, and then it's like boom, the body is saying, "Nope"! Part 4 of the Series, How to Grow A Creative Business While Living with Chronic Illness - I'm sharing some tips on how to continue the momentum when you're in a flare-up. Show Notes: http://www.craft...
Feb 07, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 84
Do you feel like you’re alone? Do you feel like you’re holding yourself back from being seen? Are you showing up in little ways but keeping yourself on the sidelines sort of speak while serving others? Our guest Brianna Greenspan , co-author of multiple books including one with the Miracle Morning series shares her story of removing the mask and choosing to entirely opt-in and show herself. From birth, Brianna experienced the challenges of living in a world where nobody could tell her what was g...
Jan 31, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 83
Episode 3 of the series: How To Grow A Creative Business While Living With Chronic Illness. Stuck is a feeling I am very familiar with and if you are living with chronic illness then you'll know there's often a feeling of your body ruining all the plans and all the things. In this episode, I'll share with you 3 questions that have helped me to get out of feeling stuck. Show Notes: http://www.craftedtothrive.com Visit thrivewithnikita.com/mini-course and use the code THRIVE to get it Free! That’s...
Jan 24, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 82
Our expert guest on the show Kendra Toothill , she's a Holistic Women’s Health Therapist with over 10 years of clinical experience and she's known as the "Scar Lady". When I met Kendra I was intrigued because my scars are so tied to so many major moments in my journey as a chronic illness warrior. As you heard in my last episode I believe and know that the mind and body connection is real so why not get to learn more about the scars and how they affect us. In this episode, you'll learn How do sc...
Jan 14, 2022•50 min•Season 3Ep. 81
So in this episode, I'm sharing what I've learned over the past year about the mind and body connection, and Y'all we are not in a world that speaks or lives in the reality of this. I am no scientist but as I've recently gone back to school to become a professional certified essential oil specialist and soon aromatherapist, I’ve learned more about the body and mind, it's changed everything. I do think intuitively I understood this and that's why my coaching business has focused on getting clear ...
Jan 14, 2022•23 min•Season 3Ep. 80
Highlights in this episode: A new series on how to grow a sustainable creative biz w/chronic illness Learn the truth about uncertainty Positive lesson's we learn from uncertainty How living with uncertain primes you succeed in your business Show Notes: http://www.craftedtothrive.com Visit thrivewithnikita.com/mini-course and use the code THRIVE to get it Free! That’s my special gift to my podcast tribe! Okay, it’s time to hop into this new episode. Enjoy! Send Me A Text & Share Your QA's or ...
Jan 14, 2022•20 min•Season 3Ep. 79
In this episode I get to chat with Ampjar’s head of community partnerships Kimberly about the importance of using collaborating marketing to build your branding business. This is especially true of those living with chronic illness. We will be talking about how to implement Ampjar to create authentic relationships and marketing by tapping into an audience that aligns with your business. Kimberly will feature case studies from our best-performing members and the strategies they use for big result...
Jul 09, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 78
Are you looking for permission to pause, pivot, or reset? Well, here it is, and I'm being transparent and sharing why I'm doing it myself. Season 2 of the podcast is drawing to an end. Send Me A Text & Share Your QA's or Thoughts Support the show Loved this episode? Leave a review: https://www.craftedtothrive.com/reviews/new/ Products We Love + Special Guest Gifts → Want to support the show and treat yourself? We’ve created a quick-access list of products I personally use and love, exclusive...
Jun 25, 2021•12 min•Season 2Ep. 77
In this episode, we are talking with Dani from Handmade Seller Magazine about how to create passive income in your business. Who doesn’t like to hear the ‘cha-ching’ from our shop or PayPal account? It’s all the sweeter when all we had to do is make or do it once. In this chat, Dani and I share the pros to adding passive income, the mindset around the fear of why some don’t do it and we give some ideas on how to add passive income for different types of creative businesses. For our show notes vi...
Jun 11, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 76
How to develop the quality of resilience when it comes to building our businesses and living with chronic illness? Resilience is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. The challenges that come with both of these paths in life can be stressful and can at times makes us want to give up on the lifestyle and dreams we long for. But if we can build an even stronger ability to have resilience, and to see life through this lens as a regular practice then we are more likely to thrive even in...
May 28, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 75
There are so many different hotlines out there for so many different things, which is amazing. But can you believe with 133 million-plus people living with chronic illness in the United States, there wasn't a hotline until recently, and is being brought to you by another chronic illness, warrior woman, Cyndii Sinex founder of Chronic Illness Hotline . I am just so excited for you to hear this conversation where Cyndii talks about the reason why she started this nonprofit, the challenges of runni...
May 14, 2021•56 min•Season 2Ep. 74
Our guest is Rebekah Scott, from South Dakota. Her whole vibe reminds me of Chip and Joanna Gaines on HGTV but on a whole different level of cool. I was first introduced to Rebekah in the November 2018 Issue of the Handmade Seller Magazine. In this episode, Rebekah shares her story to help other women lean into their power and give themselves the permission to pause and slow down. Here a few main things Rebecca and I talk about during this episode: Why and How to slow down, How to look at yourse...
May 07, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 73
In this episode, we are talking with Dani from Handmade Seller Magazine about where should you start selling online? Should it be on Instagram, Facebook, Etsy, Squarespace, Shopify, where are the places that you should start selling your beautiful makes, art, and other creative things? Where should you take that product-based business and start selling? For our show notes visit: www.shescrafted.com Send Me A Text & Share Your QA's or Thoughts Support the show Loved this episode? Leave a revi...
Apr 23, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 72
In this conversation, Lia Lavon shares her own journey of why she even started her YouTube channel, how it's been a really great creative outlet for her as well as a great outlet for her to really get to know herself more professionally and emotionally. I'm just excited about this. This is a new episode that I don't think I would have done in my first year of having this podcast. So download to listen to some of the things that we all can relate to when it comes to body positivity, positive talk...
Apr 16, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 71
In this episode, our guest Lauren Freedman is sharing her journey with chronic illness with us. She’s an award-winning entrepreneur, voice actor, writer, and activist who lives in Los Angeles. During this episode, our hope is that you feel heard and can see the value of being an advocate for yourself and or for those you love living with chronic illness. Lauren and I both agree that having someone who can support you psychologically, or emotionally as well as from a holistic health perspective, ...
Apr 09, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 70
This episode is brought to you in collaboration with the Handmade Seller Magazine. It’s where artists and entrepreneurs can go every month to read inspirational business stories from handmade sellers from around the world, and they can learn tips of the trade and get updated on the latest industry news, and get fresh ideas for the next upcoming month. Our featured guest is Morgan Nield , who was featured in the Handmade Seller September 2020 Magazine . She’s the Etsy Marketing Strategist behind ...
Apr 02, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 69
This episode is about how we can build some roots into our journey and not be easily blown over. I'm using the analogy of the olive tree, what many scientists call the indestructible tree. And I'm going to share with you three ways to build roots in your life in your business that will help you have a more sustainable and profitable journey, based on how this tree thrives even in the harshest conditions. But before I spill the tea… I’ll be sharing some vulnerable updates on my chronic illness jo...
Mar 26, 2021•25 min•Season 2Ep. 68
This episode is near and dear to my online roots because it's taken me way back to the beginning of my business when I was doing digital marketing services and that’s just one thing I have in common with our guest for this episode. I'm so excited to have Kirsten, the founder of Roldan & C O, an agency & educational business on the show. She helps small businesses that are looking to scale. During this episode, she’ll share how she started and grew her business into multi-six figures lite...
Mar 19, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 67
Our featured guest Nitika Chopra is an advocate and champion of the chronic illness community. She’s the founder of Chronicon, a media and events company, dedicated to elevating the lives of those living with a chronic illness. You might also know her from her partnerships with companies like Lucky, QVC, Well+Good , and over 150 other brands in the wellness and self-love space. In this episode Nitika shares about her journey to creating Chronicon , an idea inspired by the women who created CuryC...
Mar 12, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 66
This episode is brought to you in collaboration with the Handmade Seller Magazine. It’s where artists and entrepreneurs can go every month to read inspirational business stories from handmade sellers from around the world, and they can learn tips of the trade and get updated on the latest industry news, and get fresh ideas for the next upcoming month. Our Featured guest is Annya White-Brown , (also known as Annie) who was featured in the Handmade Seller July 2020 Magazine. She’s the owner and CE...
Mar 05, 2021•46 min•Season 2Ep. 65
In this episode I share some of the reasons I have held back from investing in myself and what it’s cost me. For years I was just trying to figure out how to handle or manage my pain so when it came to thinking about anything else it all took the back seat. Have you ever felt that way about something or have even said, “I’ve got more important things to take care of, this can wait.” I am the first to say that I am no pro at saying “Yes” to opportunities to invest in myself but when I have, it’s ...
Feb 26, 2021•18 min•Season 2Ep. 64
I'm so excited about this episode because our guest is Kinsey Streib, a Social Media Marketer based out of Colorado. She shares how you can be authentic, stand out in your business and attract your ideal audience. And she does such an amazing job of doing this. In this conversation she’ll share how to take the crunchy parts of social media and flip them on their head and how to use what I call our superpowers for good when it comes to social media. I cannot wait for you to tune in because we're ...
Feb 19, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 63
I am so excited to have Alicia Chester, founder of Our Southern Gentleman on the show. She is a seamstress, a maker of kids' accessories. She really encourages little boys and just little kids to act and dress like gentlemen and little ladies, and I totally love her vibe! If you've ever felt like you're trying to do all the things that everyone says that you're supposed to do and how you're supposed to do it but feel like #allthethings are not working…. Then you’ll love this conversation. So wha...
Feb 12, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 62
As an introduction to our new collaboration series with The Handmade Seller Magazine , it was totally an absolute must to feature the woman and founder behind the community, Dani. Dani describes herself as always being artsy, crafty, and having a love of the handmade industry. From there she thought, what if we just had a place where everybody could share their stories and you could say that’s where the makings of the Handmade Seller Magazine started. It's like a monthly piece of comfort, that y...
Feb 05, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 61
I’m going, to be honest, last year was a mix of emotions. Last year I was stretched in every direction. I'm super excited 2020 is gone and then 2021 started off kind of crazy, too. So here’s my State of the Union, if you will, when it comes to what to expect for your creative entrepreneur journey going on into 2021. Here is my humble opinion of what I think will be trending, what are things that are going to light you up, and what are things you're going to see differently in the marketing space...
Feb 05, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 60
This year, 2020 has been one for the history books. For the first time in over 2 years, She's Crafted to Thrive is taking a whole month off but before I do be sure to listen to this episode all the way to the end. I am sharing the deets on what is going on in my chronic illness journey and 2 ways that can help you thrive now and into the new year even though there is lots of uncertainty and change. These two tips are what I do in order to cope with the uncertainty of living with a chronic illnes...
Dec 04, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 59
On this episode our guest is Jessica Santander , the creator and owner of Project Moment Designs. After graduating with a masters in marketing and 1 year later finding a full time job in her field, Jessica found herself deciding that the cubicle life was not for her. After taking some time to decide on what she wanted that included her passion for everything fashionable and handmade, Project Moment Designs was born. This episode is for you if you have ever felt overwhelmed, struggled with impost...
Nov 20, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Our featured guest today is Julie Paisley , photographer and pivot coach. In this episode she shares her journey from teacher to photographer and now pivot coach. Y'all this is not like any other conversation you’ve heard from someone who’s literally been at the top 2% of their industry. You'll be refreshed to know that you're not alone in the struggle no matter where you are in your journey. I don't know about you but it's too often that when I listen to others success stories it seems all glit...
Nov 06, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 57
