Start 2025 Inspired And Refreshed | Best of Women Amplified

We’re off enjoying a break this holiday season — and we hope you’re getting a break, too — but we wanted to make sure you still had something to nourish your heart and mind right now. So, here’s a few episodes we did this year that you might want to revisit:  * If you’re freaking out about money, you’re not alone — and you should listen to our interview with Kara Stevens, the Frugal Feminista.  * If you’re weighing a fresh start in 2025, try out Lisa Hellmann’s advice to one of our listeners grappling with impostor syndrome. * And if you’re feeling just plain burnt out, Pooja Lakshmin has some funny, healing, and candid insights to help you practice self-care in a way that will really work. We’ll see you in 2025 for more amazing episodes and Conferences. If you want to give yourself the gift of inspiration, career development, and growth, visit the Conferences online and make a plan to join us next year — in person in California, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Massachusetts, or virtually at the National Conference. Kara Stevens Kara Stevens is the founder of The Frugal Feminista, a thriving personal finance and personal development company committed to helping people heal their relationships with money and themselves. Her relatable financial advice has been featured on Forbes, CNN, Business Insider, Huffington Post, Yahoo Finance, ESSENCE, Women’s Day Magazine, The Washington Post, and other nationally recognized media outlets. She is also the author of heal your relationship with money, The Happy Finances Challenge, and Unmasking the Strong Black Woman.  Lisa Hellmann Lisa Hellmann is a global Human Resources leader with extensive experience building people strategies in fast-growing medical technology, biotechnology, and healthcare environments.  From 2017 to 2023, Lisa led significant Human Resource advances for Hologic Inc., a global medical technology provider focused on women’s health and medical devices. Lisa is a devoted leader in community organizations (The California Conference for Women and the City Heights Preparatory High School) where she serves as a member of the Board of Directors. Pooja Lakshmin Dr. Pooja Lakshmin MD is a board-certified psychiatrist whose private practice specializes in women’s mental health, as well as a clinical faculty member at George Washington University School of Medicine. Her debut book, REAL SELF-CARE: Crystals, Cleanses, and Bubble-Baths Not Included, was named an NPR Best Book of 2023 and is a national best-seller. Dr. Lakshmin’s essays for The New York Times, including her 2021 essay “This Isn’t Burnout, It’s Betrayal,” have gone viral. She lives in Austin, Texas. Celeste Headlee Celeste Headlee is a communication and human nature expert, and an award-winning journalist. She is a professional speaker,