OH, corporate America. It is about time I discussed CAREERS & what I wish I would've known earlier! This episode is shaped because of YOUR write in's for CALL SYD! I talk managing expectations with your boss, early job mistakes I made, assumptions I was wrong about, finding your passion, the importance of networking, and common career misconceptions. I also answer listener questions on finding internships, overcoming job search anxiety, and navigating career changes - like a boss that takes ...
May 13, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Did you know that you might be attracting crappy people because of your childhood trauma? How about that gender, birth order, & trauma of any kind affects your dating now? Dr. Ellen Honsa, a licensed psychologist and the brilliant mind behind Priority Mental Health is here to help us delve deep into the ways our early experiences shape our dating dynamics today. Dr. Honsa sheds light on the intricate connections between childhood traumas and adult relationship patterns - how past wounds can ...
May 06, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Michelle Young is on well said!!!!! Known for her role on "The Bachelorette" (season 18 & 25) and her inspiring work in the nonprofit sector. A Minnesota native, Michelle opens up about her journey from teaching to gaining an online presence and appearing on reality TV - The reality of life and friendships evolving amidst fame and opportunity, & the challenges/rewards of navigating change. Michelle highlights the importance of genuine connections and shifting friendships as we grow. We d...
Apr 29, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 27
WELL SAID X HUMAN TOO, round 2!! In this episode, we're diving deep into some real-life, family dilemmas and empowering conversations. From navigating the waters of a new city to handling family drama and wedding planning woes, we are jumping around to hear Catherine's story on choosing family AND help our CALL SYD advice needs. Here's the lowdown on our conversation: 👨🏻👩🏻👧🏻👦🏻 Choosing Your Family: Our main topic of discussion revolves around the importance of choosing your family. Ho...
Apr 22, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Today, we're joined by Catherine Nebs from the Human Too podcast for Part 1 of a heartfelt chat about grief. This episode surprised us—it's not just heavy; it's full of beautiful moments and lessons. It is all about embracing the journey. We dive into the signs we've received from our loved ones who've passed, guiding us and letting us know they're still with us. Catherine shares touching stories, like how her late dad influenced her recent move and even helped with a friend's baby gender reveal...
Apr 15, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 25
What should adult friendships look & feel like?? Join me and my lifelong BFF and sister, Taylor, for an insightful discussion on navigating adult friendships. In this sistercast, we delve into what healthy adult friendships should entail and shed light on common pitfalls we've encountered along the way. From drama and one-sided relationships to communication breakdowns, we tackle it all. Each week, we answer real-life listener questions - CALL SYD, addressing pressing friendship dilemmas suc...
Apr 08, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 24
This episode is moving - a story about resilience after a miscarriage & knowing how to get back on your feet and what to do when society doesn’t talk about it. Lala said - “OK society, I’ll vlog my story then.” Perspective & finding your way - the themes of this amazing, super fun & super deep episode with Lala Montero - a friend & fellow creator. Key words that come to mind are: mindset, healing, shifting your attitude, resilience, transformation, & listening to your body, i...
Apr 01, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Season 2Ep. 23
What happens when a trip changes the trajectory of what you can eat & drink for the rest of your life? Meet Megan Sheley - an incredibly talented recipe builder & creator! She is a MN native (like me) and chats with me about what happened when 2.5 years of an undiagnosed disease took her down and left her with no hope, until turning to a naturopathic doctor that nearly healed her. Why does the US normalize feeling sick?? All while being sick, she went from working a 9-5 behind a computer...
Mar 25, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Dr. Jolene Brighten is back on the podcast!!!!!! She is a genius in all things periods, birth control, hormones, PMS, PCOS, endocrine disrupters, and more. Dr. Brighten, the author of "Is this Normal?" & "Beyond the Pill", answers as many write-in questions as we could possibly get to, like: How should I prepare to get off birth control? What natural BC options does she recommend? What periods are "normal"? How do I improve mood swings? PCOS? What hormone disrupters do we need to pay attenti...
Mar 18, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 21
We are idealizing this IT GIRL energy… but what does that even mean? Does an IT girl even exist? Social media will tell us YES, but truth is… we all just need a little less living in the past or future, to build that same confidence. An IT girl looks a little different by our definition. 3 things that bring our confidence down: Living in the past Living in the future Living in fear This podcast is aimed to get you setup for success in your confidence. What does confidence look like to us? How do...
Mar 11, 2024•56 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Dr. Jim Lavalle joins well said this week - an internationally recognized clinical pharmacist, author, board certified clinical nutritionist, and expert and educator in integrative and precision health. Bottom line... He is a smart guy! But what the heck is metabolic code? Why do I feel like I have brain fog? Why do we need to sleep more & energy-drink LESS? Why do we need to change the way we train as we age? How can we work WITH our hormones and improve our health? How do we prioritize all...
Mar 05, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 19
We are prioritizing health incorrectly! Dr. Matt Wiest says that we need to just master the basics, stop hyper fixating on all the EXTERNAL health solutions, and learn to navigate stress. THEN we can add on all the fun stuff, but bottom line - there are no secrets to living longer. Matt, a Doctor of Chiropractic, Meditation Instructor, Breath Work Facilitator, + Strength & conditioning Coach has learned by experience with many people & different type of health needs. How do we correctly ...
Feb 26, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Here’s what’s in for health… drinking less, zone 2 cardio, grocery lists, me time, bedtime alarms, supplements, and STRESS MANAGEMENT. Today is a little heart to heart with you on where I’ve been at. I have put off getting my ish together for a while now, but I am diving head first back in to get my stress and health on track. It is a healthy girl era and we are living for the “boring” title that we may have given ourselves. That is just what comes with growth!!!!! I spill on why my Sundays are ...
Feb 19, 2024•50 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Lyndsey Fraser is back - A certified marriage and family therapist and certified sex therapist. From Straight Candid to Well Said, Lyndsey is coming back to share what we should be paying attention to when it comes to our sex lives. Lyndsey speaks about the most common reasons she sees couples - Desire discrepancy, needing more foreplay, and meeting the needs of your partner BEFORE sex is on the table. How do we communicate our needs in our sex lives? How do we have confidence to initiate? What ...
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Maria Marlowe, holistic nutritionist, is on Well Said this week's episode on relationship with HEALTH - in particular, your relationship with your SKIN. Maria struggled with acne, turning to medications & scrubs, wondering WHY she couldn't clear her skin. She talks this week about the skin's connection to your GUT HEALTH. Your acne is no coincidence. Biggest shock for me?? The flaring of skin during my period DOESN'T HAVE TO BE NORMAL!!!!!! Aka hormone acne doesn't need to be the WHY. What f...
Feb 05, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Sister tay is back for a sistercast! This time we are talking about all things friendships: Good friends, growing with friends, growing out of friends, long distance friendships, friendships that make you FEEL good, & so much more. We had so much fun just sitting down talking what looked like for each of us during college, post college, and now - what do our friends look like? How did it shift? How did we know when it was time to move on? Who do you invest your time in? How do you handle bre...
Jan 29, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 14
What attachment style are you? Are you guilty of blaming your love languages for the reason you and your partner aren't at your best? Renee Segal joins the podcast to talk all things relationship therapy - and why love languages aren't the tool you should be turning to, to understand your partner. Do quality time vs. physical touch tell us enough? & a huge TAKEAWAY: The fight with your partner is actually rooted deeper than you think - Let's understand the WHY. From attachment styles, attach...
Jan 22, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Season 2Ep. 13
SINGLE GIRL ERA - but make it self improving. Two Hot Takes Alejandra is HERE! Let me just tell you.... This episode is already one of my favorites and I cannot wait for you to listen. In a world where it feels like everyone is dating & having babies - I wanted my single ladies to feel that they are seen & heard & DOING COMPLETELY FINE. How can I be happy when everyone around me is in a relationship? How can I be OK being single? I am so afraid of rejection - how do I get over it? We...
Jan 15, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Change how you wake up, how you intentionally breathe, & how you perform under stress with this episode. Harvey Martin, Head Human Performance Coach of the San Francisco Giants, joins well said podcast to discuss how we ALL can improve our performance under pressure by getting closer to NATURE - & why it isn’t taboo. From his story of professional sports, to couch surfing, to hitting rock button that ultimately introduced him to his passions he leads the MLB in today, Harvey shares all t...
Jan 08, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Is This Relationship GOOD, not GREAT? Morgan from Two Hot Takes is BACKKK for the first episode of 2024!!!! We cracked into the ol' past dating life memories to help you NOT make the same mistakes we did. What 5 red flags did we miss that we now see super clearly? How did we know our boys were different? What 3 things should you ask yourself if you think he a GOOD guy, but it just doesn't feel right? How do you know if you let them go for the right reasons? We've got you - I promise we speak fro...
Jan 03, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Season 2Ep. 10
We are focusing on the WRONG things when it comes to our diets - Fruit sugar vs. added sugar? DAILY calorie count vs. over a week? How do we sustainably eat for fat loss? What dirty secrets are hiding in our diet? How can we avoid ruining our progress over the weekend? Lauren Hubert, Registered Dietitian & The Sorority Nutritionist, joins well said in one of my favorite conversations to date - we see eye to eye on all things health, weight loss, nutrition, & what we should be paying atte...
Dec 26, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Trigger warning: Addiction & suicide are discussed in today’s episode. Please bee kind & mindful that this episode is for when YOU are ready for it. A face & voice of recovery - Andy Thomas, a friend of Syd’s + Jordan’s co-host of Member Guest Podcast, comes on the podcast to share his story and experiences with addiction & Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Andy shares intimate stories and details on where his journey began, what caused his want to change, forgiveness, conscious choi...
Dec 18, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 8
I hope you think I am well said because TODAY is allllll about...... How habits are easy to break - but let me let you in on a little secret…. You don’t need to do them all AND you will break them. But why does it have to ruin what is in front of you?? IT DOESN’T! This week is about keeping habits, the most important habits to have, how to lose the guilt when you break a habit, how to get back on track with your habit, and what habits I SWEAR by. Why are specific habits so hard to keep? Are peop...
Dec 11, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 7
What does it mean to live life with a whole new meaning starting at the age of 17? Mason Branstrator’s life changed forever one day when he was skiing, but he had 2 choices: to look at life with limits, or know he was limitless with opportunity to help other people. Today's episode is all about how to ditch self comparison, find new meaning & purpose in life, and how to choose perspective every waking day. Learning how to live again, but bringing his followers along with him. He has chosen t...
Dec 04, 2023•59 min•Season 2Ep. 6
SYD & JORDAN <3 THIS IS FOR MY MONEY ANXIOUS FRIENDS OUT THERE. Jordan jumps on to help Syd discuss the elephant in most people’s relationships… MONEY. Let’s stop pretending we don’t know our credit card debt and start facing it head first, by learning from what they’ve learned & the mistakes they have ALSO made. It’s only scary until you know how to budget, when to save, and when it’s GOOD or BAD debt. Thankfully, Jordan has taught Syd a thing or two when she’s thought there was no l...
Nov 27, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 5
86% of listeners said they were a people pleaser - and Syd admits she is a recovering one. Today's episode talks about all the reasons why we people please & what we REALLY mean to say. How do we stop people pleasing? Why do we care so much about the perception of others over what our values/morals/capacity is? From mother in laws to friends; coworkers to people we don't know - we've all been guilty agreeing with something we don't believe & not standing up for ourselves to avoid conflic...
Nov 20, 2023•41 min•Season 2Ep. 4
SYD & SISTER TAY <3 ADVICE NEEDED? Text or call: 612-470-7569 Taylor is back on the mic this season for sister advice to our well said listeners. She keeps it candid on dating apps, signs he's into you, red flags to RUN from, the current dating apps scene & reasons to NOT lose hope. We react to advice needed in situationships, bad boyfriends, rebounds, & 'What is he thinking?' I can't wait for you to hear the FIRST episode of my many CALL SYD advice episodes.. Whether it is life a...
Nov 13, 2023•59 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Morgan from Two Hot Takes is BACK!!! Syd's fellow Minnesota born podcaster! MY FIRST GUEST OF SEASON 2! Since the two have entered a new stage of life, it only makes sense to chat about what is next and HOW IT HAPPENED. What is different now? How do you have the engagement conversation with your partner? How do you know if they are on the same page? Since Morgan & Syd love giving advice & reacting to listener/reddit situations, this episode includes a mix of both. Diving right into liste...
Nov 06, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 2
WELCOME TO WELL SAID PODCAST (previously, Straight Candid Podcast). Candid Syd is back on the mic - oh how I have missed you all! Bear with me as I get used to solo recording for the first time in a LONGGGG time. Lucky for you, I won't be solo always & there are so many talented people I can't wait for you to hear from, but I wanted to give you a POV into what the last few months has looked like behind closed doors. The breakup has been tough, the transition has been tough, and change is TOU...
Oct 30, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 1
We think you should just listen to this one for all the context:) WE LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH.There has been so much love for 3 years - but this is not the end of what is next. Syd & Soph are continuing on, it's just going to look a little different. This podcast is not over - EPISODES WILL CONTINUE.** Soph is not done making content - SHE IS JUST GETTING STARTED.** We have grown & changed - values, wants, and how we see our future's are included in that. We are different people and that is...
Oct 02, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 138
