
190 episodes

The Lavendaire Lifestyle Aileen Xu
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4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
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Life is an art. Make it your masterpiece.
The Lavendaire Lifestyle is a podcast on personal growth and lifestyle design. Hosted by YouTuber and entrepreneur Aileen Xu, this podcast shares insight & inspiration on how to shine as your brightest self and create your dream life.
New episodes on Sundays.
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190: Astrology for Healing, Business & Self Acceptance w/ Chani Nicholas
Life is a chaotic circus. One minute things could feel great, and the next things could seem absolutely awful. Amidst it all you might have asked yourself “What am I even doing?” and “Do I even have free will?” Chani Nicholas shares how astrology can help us cope with uncertainty, nurture self-acceptance and reveal our life’s purpose.
Chani stresses the importance of being lost to be found, and how leaning into discomfort helps us grow. She invites us to explore what could happen if we stopped fighting ourselves, and reminds us that we cannot heal on our own. At the end of the day, our growth is collective. How can we move with intentionality and connect our pieces of light together, to radiate a healthier world?
TIMESTAMPS:
11:42 - Astrology is one of the greatest shortcuts into who you are.
20:48 - How do you be a human and run a business? Stay human.
28:30 - We were born with our “ingredients” but we decide what recipes to cook.
31:28 - You can’t do life wrong.
35:00 - Why “being lost” is an invaluable step in our journeys.
40:43 - If you want to change you have to be willing to let some things go.
48:55 - With greater consciousness comes greater responsibility. How are we creating healing in this one precious life?
53:55 - Let your fragment of light guide you towards healing yourself and others.
FIND CHANI ONLINE:
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App: CHANI
Twitter: @chaninicholas
TikTok: @chaninicholas
Instagram: @chaninicholas
MENTIONED:
Book: You Were Born for This
Netflix series: Star Power
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189: Reinvent Your Identity & Make Decisions for Yourself w/ Maddy Park
Following a set career path with clear steps may feel safe, but is that honoring your true self? Maddy Park talks about her upbringing, how it led to years of stability (and an unfulfilling career in dentistry), and taking the risk to become a content creator making cozy cooking vlogs.
While juggling a part time job and creating cooking videos, Maddy shares how cooking became a form of therapy and how she formed a new identity by taking control of her life. She also takes us behind the scenes of Cafe Maddy Cab: an AAPI charity and non-profit (despite having no experience at all).
TIMESTAMPS:
4:14 — Cooking is like Therapy
8:42 — Growing up Korean, Following a “Stable” Career Path, and Becoming a Content Creator
13:20 — Forming a New Identity and Quitting Dentistry
19:48 — Advice for My Younger Self
22:36 — Inspiration and My Grandpa
32:05 — Cafe Maddy Cab
45:12 — Taking Control of Life and Investing Into What You Want To Do
51:03 — Be Your Number 1 Fan of Your Own Content
FIND MADDY ONLINE:
Website
TikTok: @cafemaddy
Instagram: @cafemaddy
YouTube
MENTIONED:
Cafe Maddy Cab
Cafe Maddy Cab Instagram
The Cafe Maddy Podcast
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Sujebi (Korean comfort dish) recipe
Seaweed soup recipe
Maddy’s Korean vlog
Liah Yoo (CEO of Krave Beauty, co-leader of Cafe Maddy Cab)
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188: Sacred Sexuality & Reconnecting with Your Body w/ Nadine Lee
Is your spirituality bringing you closer to your true self? Or just farther away from your body? Nadine Lee shares the limitations of affirmations and a “positive vibes only” attitude, how to heal shame around body image and sexual guilt, and ways to reconnect with your body on a conscious level.
Nadine is a teacher of the Tantric Arts and Feminine Embodiment Coach. At the core of her work is expanding you on every level, to support the death of what no longer serves you, in order to birth you into who you came here to be.
Note: This episode discusses sexual trauma and contains explicit language.
TIMESTAMPS:
1:05 — Nadine’s journey to discovering the tantric arts
9:13 — How to become closer and heal shame around your body
12:38 — Sacred sexuality: Spiritual unions & self pleasure
19:18 — How & why mainstream institutions distort sexuality
26:13 — What does it look like to heal your sexuality?
32:02 — Orgasmic births & conscious menstruation
47:29 — Sacred sexuality & empowerment for men
FOLLOW NADINE ONLINE:
Website
Instagram: @tantric.alchemy_
MENTIONED:
Clue (period tracking app)
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Course: Pleasure Principles
Book: The Alchemy of Sexual Energy by Mantak Chia
Course: Sexual Alchemy for Men
Embodied Feminine Leadership Training
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187: Do Nothing, Live Freely & Manifest What Truly Matters w/ Simplifying Sam
Graduate, get a sh*tty job, and live paycheck-to-paycheck. Have you wondered “Is this all there is to life?” Samantha Chung shares how she discovered there’s more to life than sacrificing your body, mind, and spirit in a society that capitalizes on you feeling like you have no worth unless you prove otherwise.
As a mindset and manifestation expert, Sam breaks down why doing nothing is a rebellion against society, how to use the “yes, and” framework (especially if you hold resentment toward your parents), and how to start living fearfully and courageously.
TIMESTAMPS:
13:17 — Can you take spirituality too far? Is it another mask you’re putting on to feel worthy?
17:07 — Want to rebel against capitalism? Start doing NOTHING.
21:45 — How to stop trying to be an overachiever in everything you do
25:31 — Why we’re the most depressed we’ve ever been in history
27:26 — The shadow side of finally getting your physical manifestations
35:26 — How to balance masculine and feminine energy while manifesting
40:58 — Honoring your inner child, even through their trauma
54: 51 — Say “Yes, and” to stop demonizing people in your life (including yourself)
FIND SAM ONLINE:
Website
TikTok: @simplifying.sam
Instagram: @simplifying.sam
MENTIONED:
Book: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
Book: Do Nothing by Celeste Headlee
Course: Lifebook by Mindvalley
Sam’s viral TikTok
Massive Manifestation Coaching
Sam’s 1:1 Coaching
Past episode on Manifesting with the Moon
The video version of this interview is available on YouTube: Episode 187
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186: Human Design: Make Better Decisions & Work Smarter w/ Erin Claire Jones
Want to stop getting frustrated when people don’t operate the same way you do? Erin Claire Jones breaks down human design as a tool to understand why people are they way they are, how to make the most of these differences at work and in your relationships, and what your human design type needs to feel empowered and in balance.
If you know your type already, I’m a Generator and Erin’s a Projector, so you’ll get extra insights from our personal experience. If you don’t know your type, see which one resonates with you while listening to this episode.
Erin’s also offering our listeners a discount on your Human Design Blueprint: a 55+ page, personalized guide to your unique design type! Go to lavendaire.com/blueprint and use code ‘LAVENDAIRE’ for 10% off your Blueprint.
TIMESTAMPS
2:36 — What your human design tells you (and what it doesn’t tell you)
9:51 — Making sense of your human design chart, for beginners
12:01 — How to protect your energy from other people
Get to know your design type:
19:33 — Generator: Builders & doers who make things happen
21:38 — Manifesting Generator: Multi-passionate movers
22:10 — Projector: Leaders & teachers who help others feel seen
25:50 — Manifestor: Innovators with CEO energy
28:50 — Reflector: Resilient mirrors who flow between all design types
32:11 — What if you don’t like what your type says about you?
34:30 — How to use human design to your advantage at work
40:48 — Signals that you’re out of balance (for each type)
FIND ERIN ONLINE:
Website
Instagram: @erinclairejones
Human Design Blueprint Instagram: @humandesignblueprint
MENTIONED:
Get a 55+ page, personalized guide to your unique design | lavendaire.com/blueprint (code: LAVENDAIRE for 10% off!)
My IG Live reading with Erin
Erin’s previous interview: Human Design: Discover Your Potential
Book an individual session with Erin
Join Erin’s free webinar on June 6!
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185: Manifesting Success, Energy Healing & Breathwork w/ Millana Snow
When was the last time you let yourself cry without holding back? Energy healer Millana Snow wants you to heal through releasing all of those emotions you’ve been suppressing.
As a Project Runway winner, Millana shares why you shouldn’t feel conflicted between having material success and living a spiritual life (both can coexist!), how to not be an emotional ticking time bomb, and why we all need to stop comparing our traumas.
TIMESTAMPS:
1:25 — Meditating at 4 years old to “coming out” of the spiritual closet at 24
5:28 — How Millana manifested being the winner of Project Runway
11:39 — Why you can have both material success and a spiritual life
20:18 — Millana’s shift from modeling to integrative energy healing
27:36 — What exactly is shifting when we’re healing?
34:41 — How to be responsible for your energy and emotions
44:20 — Advice for energy healing or breathwork beginners
FIND MILLANA ONLINE:
Website
Instagram: @millanasnow
Wellness Official Instagram: @wellnessofficial
MENTIONED:
The Monthly Integration
Thriving and Aligned
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