Victoria Winter‪*‬ Victoria Winter

If my husband wasn’t there to bare witness, I would have thought my partaking of Colorado’s favorite export during a fantastic show at Red Rocks Thursday night had some lingering effects and I was hallucinating.
But let’s start a few days back:
“What are your recommendations for book or pods to help me with my mindset?” Read the text that came in from one of my girlfriends while I was sitting on a flight into Denver where I spent the past few soul resetting days with my husband Michael. Since having kids, we have tried to prioritize quick one to three day resets to catch up with each other (and our sanities) at least annually but often times more. Microdosing vacays has worked well for us- it alleviates the pressure of having to closely organize our kids schedules ahead of time which is a vacation in and of itself. If they miss one event? No biggie. Don’t preplan meals and they have ice cream for lunch 2 days in a row? So be it. We grab a carry on, tight hugs to the littles, and an abundance of gratitude for the grands and walk out the door as pretty close to worry free as you can as a modern parent. We get to turn our conversations from the day to day to the bigger picture themes and it is simply the best.
I referred my friend Dan Gilbert and Malcom Gladwell, both whom are go to resources for a mental shift of the nondescript variety.
“Slightly different direction, but anything Lynne Twist can always change my attitude.” I followed up with including a link to the Soul of Money.
I was introduced to Lynne Twist via the source that has brought so many inspirational and thought provoking voices into my life and last weeks featured hero, Elise Loehnen. She interviewed Lynne years back on “Transforming your Relationship with Money,” a topic I am constantly grappling with. When starting my own business at 26, I was fueled exclusively by the desire to dodge having a “normal” job. I didn’t think about the income aspect or how mentally challenging the non- salaried life is. There is no one there to say “that’s not enough” or “that’s too much.” No one warned me about the mental turmoil that comes from being so grateful to live in a first world country where I’ve never had to think about if my trash was getting picked up each week or if the traffic signals systematically ensuring my safety would be maintained countered by the sharp pain that comes with writing a large lump sum check out of my earnings to the government each April. Money always felt like something I would never have a relationship with. I could simply jump paycheck lilypad to paycheck lilypad, safe to see another day without a “real” job. But I didn’t want to be ashamed of money, I didn’t want to live fearful that the dangers of the dollar would take hold of my soul and turn me into someone who’s bank account status was the top data point of their worth. I have people in my life that have modeled to me how I did NOT want to feel about money. I didn’t want to be wasteful and cavalier but I didn’t want to be a hoarder either? Inspiration around cultivating a positive relationship with money is hard to come by, so as soon as I completed that first podcast episode with Lynne, I typed her name into the podcast search bar to find every other interview I could get my ears on. Her stories move me to tears. She speaks of her on the ground experiences with mothers in Ethiopia who had held their babies as they died of starvation and having to turn around and consult with some of the wealthiest wives in America a short while later. She was able to bridge the wealth and fulfillment gap between these two sets of women: the Americans struggling to find meaning and purpose in their lives filled with convenience and the grieving mothers trying to find any way to ensure future generations don’t have to feel the unfathomable pain they lived through. My memory isn’t clearly focused on the exact details but they way I remember the

My simple ways to get started with having more clarity in your day + demystifying that it has to look "perfect"








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My favorite ways to stay sane!




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Charleston's go-to psychic medium in residence sits down with Victoria to talk about her path from advertising to full time psychic medium and the mapless path in-between.




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A decade ago Nate Collier got the call very few people are on the receiving end of- want to go live on the cultural icon QVC to not only sell but live fire cook for the famous French cookware line he is the Chief of Marketing Communications for, Le Creuset? In what ended up being a perfect pairing of his love of cooking and culinary marketing chops, the gig stuck and he hasn't looked back since. Nate shares with us the behind the scenes on QVC, what the experience has taught him and his thoughts about the future of live selling.




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Rebecca shares her tale of climbing out of rock bottom via comedy. 3 Like so many creatives I interview, Rebecca's path was far from linear. At first she tried the “college-law school-lawyer” adulthood in a box model. Unfortunately, she found herself deeply unhappy and masking that unhappiness with a strong addiction to alcohol. She pulled herself out of that dark night of the soul with comedy via a myriad of forms. As she tells us in the interview, the path to finding work that makes her feel alive and inspired and that journey was far from easy. One of my favorite truth bombs she drops is the humbling realization of “your talent not matching your taste.” If you are a creative and started anything for the first time, you can relate to just how sobering that is. But Rebecca's story is a reminder that what's worth it takes time and is worth fighting for. Yes darkness can beget darkness, but also joy can beget joy. Self acceptance begets self acceptance and if that isn’t something we all need more of, I don't know what is.

I hope you enjoy this interview with Rebecca and leave more inspired to listen to that tiny voice in your head that is asking you to try something new. It doesn't have to be radical, you don't have to change your whole life. But giving yourself that opportunity to try new things will beget that courage and confidence that you can pivot and you can find a lot of joy in exploring the not so practical daydreams in life.

Rebecca's first public facing solo project, Dial Mom for Murder, is launching so soon! I have had the privilege of seeing sneak peaks of footage and I can’t wait for more. The plot line follows housewife turned podcaster, Delaney, on her journey to attempting to infiltrate the cool moms club of her neighborhood by solving the murder of one of their own, Teensy Peterson. Delaney enlists the help of Bev, who's blind faith in her abilities paired with a commanding personality really try to shape Delaney's pod into shape. Stay tuned to Dial Mom for Murder's Instagram for release details and sneak previews!




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