Podcasts Education Confident Collective 65. What We Learned in 2021: Motherhood, Relationships, Self Reflection, Career and Everything In Between

65. What We Learned in 2021: Motherhood, Relationships, Self Reflection, Career and Everything In Between

Published: Dec. 21, 2021, 12:39 p.m.

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2021 has been a LOT and we all deserve a hug and pat on the back. We made it! In this episode, Raeann and Kristina get real honest about the struggles they\\u2019ve faced, what they\\u2019re most proud of, what changes have made the biggest impact on their lives, what they want to keep working on in 2022 and more. Everyone\\u2019s going through a different season, and whether it\\u2019s been the best year, the worst or both, there\\u2019s always good in it somewhere.\\xa0

P.S. There won\\u2019t be an episode the first week of January, so the 4th as we take time off to be with family.

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\\u201cIn your 20\\u2019s you are expected to mess up and not know what the heck you\'re doing or what you want to do. In your 30\\u2019s you\'re supposed to have it all together. So to be in your 30\\u2019s and thinking \\u2018wait a minute\\u2026what do I want?\\u2019 has been something super interesting to reflect on.\\u201d - Kristina

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\\u201cHow sad that we used to have these messages that working on yourself is shameful because you\\u2019re not a perfect human being? News flash: we aren\\u2019t and we never will be. All you can do is continue to work on yourself.\\u201d - Raeann

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What we talk about:

  • Holiday stresses and remembering to give yourself grace

  • Taking care of yourself as well as you take care of others

  • Raeann reflects on her 2021 vision board and what\\u2019s come true

  • The full story behind this Instagram post

  • What relationships have meant to Raeann in 2021

  • Advice for new parents: What has helped Kristina and Steve\\u2019s relationship and what\\u2019s been hard about their first year as parents

  • How important it is to get to know yourself and invest in yourself

  • What Raeann and Kristina think of therapy

  • The correlation between career and confidence and what\\u2019s next for Raeann and Kristina

  • Allowing the good and the bad to coexist in life\\xa0

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\\u201cI think overall, being able to open up to a therapist and to my friends, and being really vulnerable and honest that I\\u2019m not perfect, I don\\u2019t have it all together I think is what I need to keep doing more and more of.\\u201d - Kristina

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\\u201cWhen you get to a point where you\\u2019re just functioning and safe, that\\u2019s when you start to feel like a shift is going to be coming- you have that desire to grow and spread your wings.\\u201d - Raeann

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New podcast episodes of Confident Collective drop every Tuesday.

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