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As two former coworkers-turned friends, Nadja and Ashley talk through their twists and turns in life that led them to where they are today. Join Nadja and Ashley as they talk about navigating career, travel, cooking, lifestyle, and much more.

Upgrade and Elevate Ashley and Nadja

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As two former coworkers-turned friends, Nadja and Ashley talk through their twists and turns in life that led them to where they are today. Join Nadja and Ashley as they talk about navigating career, travel, cooking, lifestyle, and much more.

    Catching Up with Friends

    Catching Up with Friends

    In this week's episode, Ashley and Nadja invite you into their girl's chat as they catch up on their personal lives. Join in as they dive into their career change, relationships and family.

    • 36 min
    U & E One Year Anniversary: Loss, Therapy and Healing

    U & E One Year Anniversary: Loss, Therapy and Healing

    In this episode, Nadja and Ashley celebrate Upgrade and Elevate's one-year anniversary! They look back on their favorite moments since the podcast started. They also discuss their recent hiatus and Nadja opens up about how she dealt with the recent loss of her father. She discusses her path to healing in this riveting and vulnerable discussion.

    • 55 min
    Mindfulness, Meditation, and Reiki

    Mindfulness, Meditation, and Reiki

    In this week's episode, Ashley and Nadja sit down with Ashley's good friend Kizzy to define mindfulness and discuss mindfulness practices such as meditation and reiki. Kizzy shares how her background in researching and practicing mindfulness has impacted her life and her parenting styles as a mom to a toddler. She also shares how she developed a passion for reiki and how she connects with her clients as a reiki practitioner as well as her future goals as a therapist. In this riveting conversa...

    • 48 min
    Loving Love: Valentine's Day Celebrations and Date Ideas

    Loving Love: Valentine's Day Celebrations and Date Ideas

    Happy Valentine's Day U&E fam! In this week's episode, Ashley and Nadja celebrate Valentine's Day with advice on celebrating love whether you're in a couple or single. They also discuss their views on Valentine's Day and how that impacts how they celebrate it today.

    • 33 min
    Friends and Boundaries: Nonexistent or Difficult Balance?

    Friends and Boundaries: Nonexistent or Difficult Balance?

    In this week's episode, Ashley and Nadja discuss navigating boundaries with friends. Nadja dives into steps she took to have a difficult conversation with friends over a boundary. Ashley reflects on how previous friendships impacted how she responds to her friends' actions. Are boundaries too difficult to talk about between friends? Listen in!

    • 39 min
    New Year, New Goals

    New Year, New Goals

    Happy New Year U&E fam! In this week's episode, Ashley and Nadja catch up on their holiday experiences, reflect on their highs and lows of 2021 and how that impacted their goals for 2022. They also sharer their thoughts on the recent covid spike and how it impacts them moving forward.

    • 35 min

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