Get Real -w- Caroline Hobby

Amy and Jess are mothers, authors, and fierce believers in real, authentic friendships. The pair met on the internet, instantly clicked, and embarked on a friendship journey unlike any other. Together, they created "Sister I Am With You," (https://www.sisteriamwithyou.com) an online page to encourage women to engage in real connections with each other, and wrote their book, "I'll Be There (But I'll Be Wearing Sweatpants): Finding Unfiltered, Real-Life Friendships in This Crazy, Chaotic World" (https://www.thomasnelson.com/p/ill-be-there-but-ill-be-wearing-sweatpants/).  The three of us instantly connected and got real about the ins and outs of creating and maintaining authentic friendships. We touch on: • Finding people who are like-hearted rather than like-minded • The idea that you can't Amazon Prime your friendships • and knowing when someone's soul is worth getting to know Amy and Jess are not afraid to show up, be vulnerable, Get Real, and encourage others to do the same! Learn more about your ad-

Calling Khara's story powerful is an understatement. Khara and I have known each other for 15+ years and getting to see her journey unfold has been nothing short of incredible. We get REAL and talk all about: • navigating life as a mom to her sweet son, Rhodes, who was diagnosed with Autism at 2-years-old • how her soon-to-be-here daughter Liv has really always been here • trusting faith and your intuition when taking risks • and FEELING when God talks to us and following that feeling even if it’s intimidating  Tears were shed during this brave and inspiring conversation with Khara and I can't wait for you all to listen to this episode and get a glimpse of just how special her soul is!  Khara would love to lend any advice, encouragement or support to any parents who have just received a new diagnosis for their child. It takes a tribe, and the more people you allow to be a part of that tribe the stronger you’ll be.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnyst

Celebrity hair stylist, Tyler Bishop, and celebrity makeup artist, Paige Higgins, are such genuine spirits and forces in this industry. Knowing their passions at a very young age, they both felt God placed certain gifts inside of them for a purpose and felt guided to follow their heart's desires. Throughout our conversation, they dropped wisdom and advice on how to begin taking leaps in your life toward your purpose. They emphasize: • the importance of having courage and not being afraid of being afraid • the fact that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard • the idea of having a plan for your life rather than a timeline • and to not forget that your hair is your crown and you are a queen The journeys both Paige and Tyler had that led them to where they are now in their lives are incredible. If they can live their dreams, why can't YOU!? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lauren Tomlin, wife of Chris Tomlin - renowned Christian artist, speaks her truth and drops wisdom about what it really means to see, feel, hear, and trust God in all aspects of life. She opens up about how inviting God into relationships brings about peace and divinity. She encourages us to turn to God when we feel inadequate and ask Him two questions: • Would you tell me how much you love me? • Would you tell me how you see me? Lauren assures us that we all have a part to play in bringing love and beauty to this life. By walking our path, hand-in-hand with God, we will ultimately fulfill our purpose here on Earth. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Serial entrepreneur and marketing guru, Whitney Eckis, proves that persistence and perseverance lead to success. Since getting her start at just 22-years-old, Whitney has gone on to become the... • Founder of her own creative communications agency, Eckis Marketing, • Host of the Under the Influence Podcast (LISTEN HERE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-influence-podcast/id1434373819) • Creator of Get Supr - an instant wellness coffee to bring you calm and focused energy (https://getsupr.com/) Gear up to Get Real, Get Supr, and get down to business with Whitney Eckis! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ian took the world by storm with his best-selling book, "The Road Back to You" — an Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery. Coupling his extensive knowledge about the Enneagram with his wisdom about life, Ian offers both stories and insight in his new book, "The Story of You". Through these transformative texts, he encourages us to gravitate toward the Enneagram as a source for our souls to feel comforted and understood. Throughout our conversation, in great depth, he explains the nine core personality types that make up the Enneagram while simultaneously putting emphasis on how bonding with the traits of our own individual type can unlock the true self God created us to be. Brokeness is something we all experience at one point or another throughout our time here on Earth. Internalizing our life's imperfections is both isolating and damaging to our souls as we grow. Ian inspires us to believe that we have the power within us to rewrite our broken stories and alter the course of our life for the better. Lear

It all started 10 hours after she gave birth to her son when an inquiry from Jen Atkin (top celebrity hair stylist) came through. Knowing this project would change her career, Ria didn’t think twice with her instant reply - “When do you need me?” She was right. Organizing Jen Atkin’s closet in 2019 did blow her business up. Today, Ria has worked with top-celebrity clients such as Chrissy Teigan, James Charles, and Paris Hilton. Ria got into organization because, well, she was messy by nature. As a mother of three, Ria felt chaotic and found resolve in decluttering and organizing her home. Her home began to feel like an outward expression of her internal state with a cluttered home leading to a cluttered feeling in the mind. With this revelation, she set out to help others find peace of mind by cultivating and curating functional living spaces for others. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gina has dedicated her career to helping women connect spiritually, start profitable businesses, create wealth from a feminine perspective, and become highly visible so they can make a global impact. Gina believes that there is a Queen in every woman: “Within every woman lives a Queen,” Gina affirms, “And only from the position of Queen can you fulfill your purpose.” She just wrote her first book, The Audacity to be Queen, which brings together over 20 years of experience in transforming women’s lives through the deep spiritual and feminine wisdom of Queenhood. With spectacular flair, beautiful pearls of wisdom, and life-changing stories of unexpected triumph, Gina DeVee shares the steps, exercises, meditations, prayers and journal prompts to release all forms of self-doubt and self-sabotage so you can discover the best version of yourself. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Turn It Gold was founded by Angela Dina and her family, along with good friends, following the stage IV, high- risk neuroblastoma cancer diagnosis in there son, Charlie. As Charlie battled through rounds of chemotherapy, surgeries, radiation, and a stem cell transplant, the Dina family was able to see the extreme need for continued funding to aid in furthering childhood cancer research. Thankfully, Charlie is surviving his cancer diagnosis. However, they now are seeing the aftermath of the toxic drugs given to their son and how there is a significant funding gap in research to minimize these long term effects for all children surviving these cancer diagnoses. TURN IT GOLD GALA’S have raised MORE THAN 1 MILLION DOLLARS for childhood cancer

Brooke is a show stopper. Her voice, her beauty, her heart, she is the full package. She walks me through her life journey… her dream of being a country singer her whole life… how she was living her dream and was making waves on country radio… at the same time she realized she was truly madly deeply insanely in love with a woman, her record rep, Hillary Hoover. Brooke wasn’t sure if she would be accepted in country music as a gay woman so she kept it a secret for years. She developed serious stomach ulcers and was withering away from anxiety and stress. Her doctor said if she didn’t deal with what was plaguing her mind, her body may fail her. That moment Brooke decided to be honest. She wrote a new EP, shot stunning sexy music videos with her girlfriend (now fiancé) and stepped into her truth. Country music and the world has received her with open arms. She just sang Trisha Yearwood’s hit “Shes in love with the boy” with Trisha on the Opry but they changed the lyrics to “she’s in love with the girl.” Brooke i

Cortney LaCorte makes cheese boards for a living. You read that right. CHEESE. BOARDS. She’s known for her show stopping boards, that all of Nashville and it’s elite enjoy. She’s also a mom of two who has built, Cheese Gal, from the ground up - all with a baby on her hip, and occasionally with a martini in her hand. In this conversation between Caroline and Cortney, they talk about all things business, motherhood, and the never-ending struggle to find the balance between the two.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This mama and I connected hard. We are both 4’s on the enneagram (deep deep feelers, need to creatively express, romantic, authentic, very sensitive, empathetic, can feel melancholic and misunderstood)… I don’t meet fellow 4’s that often, so when I do my soul FREAKS OUT and is like, YOU, YOU ACTUALLYYYYYY GET ME!  Liz’s story is one that is so powerful and triumphant. But she CHOSE to have victory in her life. It would have been completely understandable if she wanted to throw the towel in and give up. She had EVERY RIGHT.  She has overcome the devastating pain of 7 miscarriages, which led her to her beautiful son Cope through adoption. She shares her story to motherhood, and shines a light on the fact that every journey is different, and God will prevail but that doesn’t mean if won’t crush you first. But the Phoenix will always rise.  Because of the pain of her miscarriages, she threw herself into her blog, lizmarieblog.com, where she covered everything cozy… she LOVES cozy. And real cozy, bc be

Daily Drills is the new lifestyle destination for transitional pieces that effortlessly move you through every moment in style. In 2020, amidst a global pandemic, best friends and entrepreneurial spirits Kennedy Crichlow (Kenn) and Mary Ralph Lawson (Ralph), spotted a niche space in the ever-growing leisure industry. Their mission: simplifying getting dressed and blurring the lines between workout-wear, lounge-wear, business-wear, and everything in between. Daily Drill was built with mottos like, “Say YES often, but say not enough to make your yes’s count,” “Happy DOES,” and “Data is great, but so are your Instincts,” in mind. What started in Mary Ralph’s apartment has now evolved into a fashion label that has never had to pay influencers to promote, organically got featured in US Weekly, hit 1M in sales within their first year, and now has an HQ and team out of Los Angeles.  We cover so many important topics like: • How to be best friends and business partners • How to say yes more often (but say n

When I first moved to Nashville about 20 years ago, I remember being so intimidated by Missi. Not only was she a top publisher for the biggest songwriters in town, she also listened and found hit songs for Faith and Tim, Keith Urban and alllllll the greats! It was Missi who discovered “Breathe” for Faith; originally she pitched it to Tim, but he said Faith would crush it, we get into all sorts of backstories behind songs. She also found “Humble and Kind” for Tim…. On top of it all, she and her massive producer husband, Byron, are BFFs w Tim and Faith… Byron is Tim’s producer! So you can see why I was nervous around Missi when I first moved to town, she’s a legend! She shares soooo many stories of how she discovered hit songs, what it’s like working w top celebrities and the traits and work ethic that all icons have… Missi is a powerful, intuitive woman who is such an example of how to be a boss, a mother, a wife and a leader.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See

How do you find purpose in the pieces in the middle of competing priorities, dreams differed, traumatic events, and what feels like exponentially increasing expectations? We talk about it all. Kirbee has lived through the loss of multiple family members to tragic circumstances, yet she has continued to believe in and fight for her purpose and miracles. Join us on the journey. We cry. We ask the hard questions. On this episode of Velvets Edge, Top Podcast host Caroline Hobby @carohobby (Podcast: GET REAL w Caroline Hobby) and Kirbee Miller get real and unpack issues that touch us all. And hopefully leave you feeling not alone and left with the courage to believe in hope.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She was a rock ’n’ roll princess who was offered a record deal at 15 and has since written songs recorded by Faith Hill, Lady A and Eric Paslay. He is an established country voice and a working man’s songwriter who’s taken six No. 1 hits to the top of the charts. Together, Rose Falcon and Rodney Atkins—married since 2013—are an unstoppable force in life, love and music. And for the first time, they’ve joined creative forces in an official capacity for Rod + Rose. The duo’s first single, “Being Here, Being There” just dropped and it’s what love stories are made of! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sheila grew up in Scotland and has spoken to over six million women around the world. Her passion is making God’s Word practical, and sharing her own story of how God met her when she was at her lowest point and lifted her up again. Sheila has sold more than five million books. She is also the cohost of the television program Life Today, airing in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia, with over one hundred million viewers daily. We have a super honest and candid conversation where I ask her my own personal questions about God, how she navigates depression, helps others not feel alone, and the importance of sharing our stories. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you lay down on someone’s table for an hour every 2 weeks, for 3 +years straight, let’s just put it this way: you get to know someone. Danielle truly has changed the way I feel about my looks with her lash extensions. Everybody has their thing that they love, nails, hair, working out, clothes…. well mine is lashes. Once I started getting lash extensions, I felt like the self I always wanted to be. I just LOVE them. And Danielle and LASHOUT is truly the best. Over all the one on one, no distractions HOURS we have talked (my eyes are literally closed) while I’m getting lashes, I have learned a lot from Danielle. I have listened to her dreams of expanding her business, starting from scratch, and I have watched her make it happen. I have seen how she navigated and survived covid when her business had to completely shut down and then restructure. And she did it and thrived. I have watched her be heartbroken over her infertility journey (as was I) for years, and heard the defeat in her voice, and felt the sadn

So I have been on a big physical and mental wellness journey. I’m so tired of having anxiety, and I have been seeking out cures. One of those remedies is FLOATING. Yep, you heard me right, floating. I have linked up with PURE SWEAT AND FLOAT STUDIO in Brentwood and the relief is truly instant. Pairing floating w the ultra healing infrared saunas, has helped me target all of this within my own body : • Detoxification • Weight loss • Lower Blood Pressure • Relaxation • Pain Relief • Cell Heatlh • Immunity • Wound Healing • Anti-Aging • Improved Circulation Because of my incredible results, I had to interview the owner, Meredith, and get the nitty gritty details of how she started this studio, ALL the benefits, and why mental and physical health is something we all should be prioritizing. Years ago, during Meredith’s divorce, she found herself having panic attacks. She started seeking alternative treatment for them, and stumbled upon floating. Within a few floats and saunas, her panic

Laci Kaye is SO PRETTY it actually hurts me. Like I feel deep pain for her beauty, and soul, and whole vibe. I know that sounds super emo but it’s just the truth. Some people just hit ya immediately. It was love at first everything for me with her. You want to hear her journey. It’s incredible. Raised by her single mama who gave birth to her at 16, Laci shares with me intimate details of her childhood and gives a first hand, detailed explanation about her journey with American Idol… what the judges are really like, even secrets Katy Perry told her ;)!! Laci Kaye Booth has coined the phrase “dreamy country” for her style and brand, and let me tell ya something, she lives up to it and more! I feel like we were made to be friends and I just love her voice and songs, including her single, SHUFFLE. So good. Make sure you listen through to the extra 2 endings of the podcast. She forgot to announce what stars sing on her album. Twice. So you have to secret endings you definitely want to stick around for! Learn mor