Making more money and building wealth are not the same thing.
You can have a big income, a beautiful home, expensive vacations, DoorDash on speed dial—and still wonder where all your money went. Because being rich can depend on continuing to earn at a certain level. Building wealth means creating an infrastructure behind your lifestyle so your financial future isn’t completely dependent on you showing up and producing forever.
In this episode of The Lipstick Alchemists, we’re getting more tactical about the behaviors that separate earning money from actually keeping and building it.
We talk about lifestyle expansion—and why it can feel a lot like the freshman 15. Nobody intentionally decides to let their spending creep up little by little. It just happens. A convenience here. A subscription there. Another $100 purchase you barely think about. And suddenly you’re looking at your finances wondering, Wait…where is all this money actually going?
And here’s the important part: this isn’t about shame, deprivation, or telling you to stop buying Starbucks. If that coffee brings you joy, do the damn thing. The question is whether you’re intentionally choosing where your money goes—or whether your lifestyle has quietly made those choices for you.
You don’t have to overhaul your entire financial life tomorrow.
Ask yourself one question:
What is one small thing I could do today to start building infrastructure behind the life I’m creating?
Maybe it’s automatically moving money somewhere you can’t easily touch it. Maybe it’s finally looking at where your money is actually going. Maybe it’s canceling the things you don’t care about so you can keep spending on the things you do. Or maybe it’s making sure someone besides you understands your financial picture.
Because the habits that take someone from paycheck-to-paycheck to their first savings account are fundamentally the same habits that can take someone from rich to truly wealthy.
And true wealth? It’s not just a number.
It’s having enough freedom that when life changes, you get to choose what happens next.

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Ever get a bonus, a raise, a tax refund—or even an unexpected windfall—and somehow the money is just…gone?
We love to judge the lottery winner who loses millions or the pro athlete who blows through a massive contract.
But what if it’s not because they’re stupid or irresponsible?
What if their bank account changed faster than their identity did?
In this episode of The Lipstick Alchemists, we’re talking about why money can feel like a hot potato when it doesn’t match who you believe yourself to be—and why the same pattern can happen whether the number is $10,000 or $10 million.
We get into inheritance and the complicated emotions money can carry, lifestyle creep, external validation, childhood money beliefs, and why sometimes we subconsciously try to return to the financial level that feels familiar.
Because money doesn’t just change what you can buy.
It can change how you see yourself—and how other people see you.
And if your money keeps “running away,” maybe the answer isn’t another budget.
Maybe it’s time to look at your relationship with it.
Listen to the latest episode of The Lipstick Alchemists.

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Have you ever noticed the same problems showing up over and over again—whether it’s your relationships, your finances, your career, or even your health?

What if those patterns aren’t bad luck…

What if they’re feedback?

In this episode of The Lipstick Alchemists, we’re talking about one of the hardest (and most transformative) skills you can develop: learning to honestly assess yourself without shame.

Because growth isn’t about avoiding criticism.
It’s about learning which feedback deserves your attention—and which doesn’t.

We share personal stories about receiving difficult feedback, carrying comments that stayed with us for decades, and discovering that sometimes the greatest resistance isn’t a sign you’re failing…it’s a sign you’re pursuing a path that isn’t actually yours.

This conversation will challenge you to stop looking outward for validation and start using your life as a mirror.

In this episode we discuss:

• Why your current life is your greatest source of feedback
• How to tell the difference between criticism and truth
• Why we often repeat the same relationship and money patterns
• How limiting beliefs change the way we receive feedback
• When resistance means you’re growing—and when it means you’re forcing the wrong path
• The importance of trusted people who lovingly tell you what you need to hear
• How to use feedback to build resilience instead of insecurity
• Why healing old criticism can unlock your next level of growth

The goal isn’t perfection.

It’s becoming someone who is brave enough to look honestly at herself, take what serves her, leave what doesn’t, and continue becoming who she was always meant to be.

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Have you ever reached a goal you worked incredibly hard for…only to immediately start thinking about the next one?

If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone.

So many ambitious women spend their lives chasing achievement, believing confidence will finally arrive after the next promotion, the next milestone, the next accomplishment. But what if confidence isn’t built at the finish line?

In this episode, we’re exploring why high-achieving women often struggle to celebrate themselves, how our worth becomes tied to external validation, and why learning to recognize your progress may be one of the most powerful mindset shifts you can make.

We share personal stories about the moments we almost missed because we were so focused on what still wasn’t going well—and why building quiet, internal confidence changes everything.

If you’ve ever felt like success still isn’t enough, this conversation is for you.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why confidence built on external validation will always leave you wanting more.
• The “achievement trap” that keeps high achievers constantly moving the goalposts.
• Why celebrating small wins isn’t selfish—it’s essential.
• How resilience and confidence grow together.
• Recognizing the difference between performative confidence and quiet confidence.
• Why criticism hurts most when it touches an existing fear.
• Learning to receive compliments without minimizing yourself.
• How appreciating who you’ve already become makes the journey far more joyful.

Remember: becoming your next-level self doesn’t mean overlooking the woman who got you here.

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What if the biggest thing holding you back isn’t your circumstances…it’s the size of the dream you’ve allowed yourself to believe is possible?

In this episode, we’re talking about a different kind of journaling—writing about the life you desire as though it’s already yours. Not because pretending makes it happen, but because your mind has to become familiar with a new possibility before you’re willing to take the actions that lead you there.

This conversation builds on our recent episode about limiting beliefs. Once you begin recognizing the stories that have been keeping you small, the next step is learning how to expand your vision for what’s actually possible.

We share some of our most personal journal entries—from the seasons where our bank accounts didn’t match our dreams, to the moments when those very dreams slowly became reality. Looking back, we realized something surprising: our biggest dreams at the time now seem incredibly small. And that’s exactly the point.

Growth doesn’t happen overnight. It happens one belief, one journal entry, and one courageous decision at a time.

In this episode we discuss:
•Why your dreams often grow as your identity evolves
• How journaling creates written proof of your personal transformation
• The difference between wishing for something and embodying the person who can create it
• Why fear, uncertainty, and even financial stress don’t have to stop you from believing in your future
• How to hold a vision while letting go of the timeline
• Why the biggest transformation isn’t the house, the office, or the beach home—it’s who you become along the way

By the end of this episode, you’ll be inspired to pick up your journal, dream a little bigger than you did yesterday, and begin writing the story of the woman you’re becoming.

If this episode resonated with you, we’d love for you to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with another woman who’s ready to stop living from fear and start creating a life aligned with her purpose, joy, and abundance.

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Everyone talks about journaling your dream life.

But what if you can’t even picture it?

What if the life you truly want feels so far away that writing it down seems impossible?

In this episode, we’re sharing the often-missed step that comes before dreaming big.

Before vision boards.
Before manifestation.
Before creating your future self.

You have to understand the beliefs that are shaping your current reality.

Through personal stories and real journal entries, we explore how limiting beliefs quietly operate beneath the surface—impacting everything from career growth and self-worth to money, success, and the opportunities we believe we’re capable of creating.

Andrea shares how a belief that she was “lazy” followed her from childhood into her corporate career and nearly prevented her from embracing entrepreneurship. Stevi opens up about uncovering a hidden fear around worthiness after questioning why she felt a particularly successful year had simply been “luck.”

Together, we discuss why journaling isn’t about writing a diary—it’s about creating space to hear what your subconscious has been telling you all along.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, restless, or unable to connect with a bigger vision for your life, this conversation may help you uncover what’s really standing in the way.

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What is your money actually saying about your life… your identity… and your purpose?

In this deeply personal episode, we explore the emotional connection between money, self-worth, scarcity, and the lives we truly want to live. From spending habits and shame around money to investing in dreams that feel terrifying but aligned, we unpack how money often mirrors what we value most — and what may be holding us back.

Andrea shares the heartbreaking loss of both of her parents at 66 and how inheriting their carefully saved money completely shifted her perspective on waiting to live life someday. Stevi opens up about the fear, imposter syndrome, and financial anxiety she faced while saying yes to becoming an author — and why aligned decisions often feel scary before they feel empowering.

We also dive into:
Scarcity vs. abundance thinking
Why guilt around spending may reveal deeper beliefs
How your language around money shapes your reality
The danger of constantly “waiting” to live
Why purpose-driven spending feels different
The cycle between negative money thoughts and behaviors
How reviewing your monthly spending can reveal what truly matters to you

This episode is an invitation to stop asking, “Can I afford it?” and start asking:
“Does this align with the life I’m meant to live?”

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In this episode of The Lipstick Alchemists, we dive into identity shifts, how limiting beliefs show up when you feel called into a new version of yourself, and how parts of you still cling to the old you.

Your identity is shaped by what you value, what you believe to be true, and the stories you tell yourself about who you are. But so often, life is simply happening to us that we never stop to intentionally ask: Who do I want to become next and what is the gap between who I am now and who I want to become?

We explore how identity crises can show up in seasons of transition — becoming an empty nester, losing a parent you cared for, going through divorce, changing careers, or realizing the role you built your worth around no longer defines you. Those moments force us to confront the question: Who am I now?

We unpack the connection between identity, money, self-worth, and self-sabotage. We share the behind-the scenes emotions of saying yes to a massive business opportunity while simultaneously battling fear, imposter syndrome, scarcity, and the urge to play small.

Because often, when you’re standing on the edge of your next level, your old beliefs get louder.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How limiting beliefs quietly shape your identity
• Why money is often the quickest mirror of your self-worth
• The subtle ways self-sabotage shows up during growth
• How fear disguises itself as logic and “being realistic”
• Recognizing habits, friendships, and even clothing that no longer align
• What it means to intentionally step into your next version

Sometimes growth requires releasing the things you’ve been gripping tightly — even when they once felt safe.

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