The Loni Swain Show Podcast
By LoniSwain
The Loni Swain Show PodcastJan 02, 2018
The Sweetest Recipe For Success
Last year, Mignon Francois and her boutique cupcakes @thecupcakecollection celebrated 10yrs of “sweet success” in Nashville, TN and she opened a second location @thecupcakecollectionnola in her hometown of New Orleans. As with every success, there is a story behind it! In this episode of The Loni Swain Show, Mignon joins me to share hers. Her joy is as infectious as her smile and her story is a beautiful reminder that faith and positivity are the key ingredients to any recipe for success.
Mignon Francois is the Founder and CEO of The Cupcake Collection (TCC) in Nashville, TN and New Orleans, LA. While crunching numbers and creating the craze are amongst her job requirements, her favorite responsibilities within this role are giving hugs, listening, and mentoring her team and other up and coming entrepreneurs who seek after her grass roots experience. Using her “Follow Your Spirit” approach, Mignon developed an iconic flavor that drew lines and attention to the hip nature of her Historic Germantown neighborhood that hadn’t seen this concept developed prior. The success of TCC became the icing on the cake with over 5 million cupcakes sold in 10 years.
Connect with Mignon and The Cupcake Collection at www.thecupcakecollection.com @thecupcakecollection @thecupcakecollectionnola @MignonFrancois
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Self Help PodcastRecipeForSuccess
Overcoming All The Obstacles
Loni Swain is a media veteran + lifestyle blogger based in Miami, FL. After many cross-country relocations and career transitions, she is utilizing her platform to connect and empower women by sharing our stories and wellness resources.
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How To Communicate Your Message More Effectively
Re-connecting with YOU
1. Get in touch with your inner child.
(The book I referenced is The Artists Way by Julia Cameron)
2. Become more aware of your thoughts.
3. Follow your intuition.
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Losing Yourself In Marriage + Parenting
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Starting Over
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Episode 50: Go Where You Are Celebrated
I share this as a reminder that you are the author of your story and your life. If you aren't happy or feeling appreciated or celebrated - you can rewrite your story at any moment. Where and with whom do you feel celebrated and appreciated? Go there! ASAP. Life is too long or short not to.
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Episode 49: Blogging 101
In this episode Tavi will share some tips on starting, maintaining and building your blog as well as pitfalls to avoid along your journey.
You can find Tavi J at: www.chiataglance.com @chiataglance on Instagram
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Episode 47: Master The Art of Doing Nothing
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Episode 48: What This Year Has Taught Me
Episode 46: Boundary Setting With Family
Contact Dr. Holec : www.resiliencechicago.com drpiaholec@resiliencechicago.com
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Episode 45: Self Care Sunday - Stop Playing Yourself Small
Episode 44: Perfecting Your Pitch
Vanessa Abron is a public relations professional with expertise in securing positive media coverage for brands in national and local media outlets.
Connect with Vanessa at www.vanessaabron.com @vanessaabron @agencyabron
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Episode 43: Self Care Sunday - Embracing Imperfection
I have a tendency of wanting to scrap an entire idea, place or person because they don't live up to the image in my head of what or who they should be. I fall in the box of things to be discarded sometimes too. In the effort to make constant improvements, I am constantly evaluating how myself, others and circumstances could be better and thus, perpetually dissatisfied.
In this podcast, I'm sharing a Japanese art that embraces the beauty in brokenness and imperfection that reminds me to focus on the beauty instead of the broken-in ourselves, others, and in our circumstances.
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Episode 42: Are You Guilty Of These Job Seeker Faux Pas?
Episode 41: Self Care Sunday - Who's Determining Your Self-Worth
Episode 40: Choosing Celibacy As A Form Of Self-Care
Episode 39: Self Care Sunday - Divine Timing
Episode 38: Affair After Care
Renelle Nelson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a certified infidelity recovery therapist. She has been providing therapy for over 11 years. And she is here to offer you hope and let you know that there is healing after the heart wrenching struggles that an affair can bring.
To contact Renelle visit: www.affairaftercare.com
We're social: @loniswain @loniswainshow @affairaftercare
Episode 37: Self Care Sunday - Sit With It
Episode 36: Marriage 101 With The Martins
Episode 35: Self Care Sunday - Examining Our Self Talk
Episode 34: Signs Its Time To Let A Relationship Go & How To Do So Lovingly
Kongit Farrell is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Founder of the Inspired Journey Counseling Center in Downtown Los Angeles, host of The Stay Inspired Podcast and a returning guest of The Loni Swain Show Podcast. (She helped us to "Fix Our Picker" in Episode 31)
Kongit earned her B.S. in Communication at the University of Southern California and her M.A. in Clinical Psychology at Pepperdine University. She’s been in private practice for 6 years and has worked as a coach and therapist for 9 years.
To contact Kongit visit: Kongit@KongitFarrell.com
Social: @loniswainshow @kongitfarrell
Episode 33: Do You Know Your Status?
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Episode 32: Letting Go Of The Idea Of What Or Who You "Should" Be
Kimberly Doley knows this transition very well. Learn more about her journey and how she uses her life experience to help others let go of the life they "should" have to find one that is more fulfilling and purpose-filled.
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Episode 31: How To "Fix Your Picker" In Dating
Kongit is an EMDR therapist and is completing advanced course work in Sex Therapy at The Buehler Institute of Orange County. Kongit is the Founder of the Inspired Journey Counseling Center in Downtown Los Angeles.
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To contact Kongit visit: Kongit@KongitFarrell.com
We're Social: @loniswain @loniswainshow @kongitfarrell
www.loniswain.com
Episode 30: My 5 Favorite Acts of Self-Care
Episode 29: Navigating Blended Families w/ Family Therapist Renelle Nelson
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Visit my website: www.loniswain.com
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To contact Renelle visit: kaleidoscopeservicesllc.org
Episode 28: Missing Mom For Mother's Day w/ Grief Counselor Kristen Machado
Kristen received her Bachelors of Science in Psychology at Charleston Southern University just outside of Charleston, SC. She then went on she went on to attend graduate school at Wheaton College Graduate School in Wheaton, IL, about 30 miles west of Chicago. In June of 2016, Kristen moved to New Orleans to get a change of scenery and take part in a continuing education program with the New Orleans-Birmingham Psychoanalytic Center. While in New Orleans, sh
Episode 27: Spring Cleaning Your Life w/ Life Coach Carla Robertson
Originally from New Jersey, Carla took a job in Alabama after college and has been calling the south her home ever since.
In this episode, we discuss spring cleaning our lives-how to check-in with ourselves to assess what's working and what's not-now that we are 5 months into 2018, what to do when something isn't working and how to make sure we are feeling all the feels and not ignoring warning signs or indicators.
Contact Carla: www.livingwildandprecious.com
Carla@livingwildandprecious.com
We're social: @loniswain @loniswainshow @livingwildandprecious
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Episode 26: Girl Talk Tuesday - It Goes Down In The DMs , A Love Story
For my birthday last year (Aug 24, 2017), I had some of my favorite gal pals (Adriane, Amanda and Kandice) come over to record a podcast with me. It truly was the best gift I could give myself; just at the house with food and soul sharing conversation with some of my favorite people is the epitome of a good time for me. We talked about everything under the sun from adulthood, to parenting, our parents, romantic relationships, friendships, growth and more. I am so fortunate to have so many amazing women in my life and I am blessed with their friendship.
I will be sharing various snippets of our conversation at different times!
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Episode 25: How To Identify & Reject What Doesn't Serve You w/ Life Coach Carla Robertson
Originally from New Jersey, Carla took a job in Alabama after college and has been calling the south her home ever since.
In this episode, we discuss societal pressures of what and who we are supposed to be, and how to have the courage to identify and reject what doesn't serve you so that you can embrace being unapologetically YOU!
Contact Carla: www.livingwildandprecious.com
Carla@livingwildandprecious.com
We're social: @loniswain @loniswainshow @livingwildandprecious
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Episode 24: Examining Our Self-Talk About Sexual Harassment w/ Dr. Joy Harden Bradford
Dr. Joy received a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Xavier University of Louisiana, a Master’s degree in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling from Arkansas State University, and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from The University of Georgia. She is active with the Georgia Psychological Association and serves on the Committee on the Psychology of Women and Girls in this organization.
In this episode, Dr. Joy shares some potential side effects of sexual harassment, ways to support those we may know who have experienced sexual harassment, and what concerns her about the #METOO movement. Tune in for this
Episode 23: Sexual Harassment From A Legal Perspective w/ Employment Lawyer Tonya Bana
Tonya Baña is an attorney with more than a dozen years of experience
handling complex labor and employment matters. She primarily represents
individual clients in a broad range of situations involving allegations of
harassment, discrimination, retaliation and wrongful discharge, contract
issues, including severance pay negotiations, and other employment-relate
Episode 22: All Publicity is NOT Good Publicity w/ Erica Dias
Episode 21: Getting Back On Track & Staying Motivated w/ Carla Robertson
Originally from New Jersey, Carla took a job in Alabama after college and has been calling the south her home ever since.
In this episode, we learn about how Carla differentiates between life coaching and counseling, who would be a good candidate for a life coach and we tackle our "Ask A Life Coach" question: "Two months into the new year, what is an exercise that you may do with a client to help them stay motivated and get back on track they've started to fall off course with goals they set for the year?"
Contact Carla: www.livingwildandprecious.com
Carla@livingwildandprecious.com
We're social: @loniswain @loniswainshow @livingwildandprecious
Episode 20: How To Strengthen The Parent & Child Bond w/ Registered Play Therapist Kati Hill
Kati Hill is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor and a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor. Her primary concentrations are Play Therapy, and Parent Coaching. She helps clients with a variety of presenting issues including, depression, anxiety, attention deficit/hyperactive behaviors, social difficulties, adjustment difficulties, behavior difficulties, anger, grief, and divorce.
She utilizes Play Therapy with children because Play therapy is to children what counseling is to adults. Play therapy builds on the natural way that children learn about themselves and the world around them and helps them to express their feelings more easily through toys instead of words.
Kati shares tips for building and strengthening the bond with your child or, if you're like me and d
Episode 19: ME Before We w/Marriage & Family Therapist Renelle Nelson
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To contact Renelle visit: kaleidoscopeservicesllc.org
or www.affairaftercare.com
We're social: @loniswain @loniswainshow @noirsxtherapist
Episode 18: Happy Galentine's Day Candid Convo w/ My Gal Pals
I will be sharing various snippets of our conversation at different times, but today I thought these two topics were most fitting: Messages to our younger self and the books that changed our lives.
Messages To Our Younger Selves:
Amanda: Be bold and don't be afraid to fail.
Loni: B
Episode 17: R&B Singer & Songwriter Maxwell Describes His Ideal Wife
Episode 16: What To Bring To Your Counseling Session w/Catharine Swain
In this episode I'm chatting with Catharine Swain, a licensed marriage and relationship counselor who is based in New Orleans, LA. Even though she originally thought she was going to have a career helping to solve forensic mysteries, instead she is helping to resolve relational issues and conflicts. We chat about some of the common relationship issues that she deals with and some of the ways in which she would work with a client to resolve them.
If you are looking for a therapist, resources Catharine recommends are: Psychology Today website, licensing board website, and Talk Space App.
We are social: @loniswain @loniswainshow @catthetherapist
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Episode 15: New Year, New Goals w/ Life Coach Carla Robertson
Originally from New Jersey, Carla took a job in Alabama after college and has been calling the south her home ever since.
In this introductory podcast, we learn about how Carla learned about and ultimately began life coaching, distinguishing between our Social-Self VS Essential-Self and we tackle our first "Ask A Life Coach" question: "One month into the new year, what is an exercise that you may do with a client to help them figure out what goals they want to set for the year?"
Book referenced: The Joy Diet by Martha Beck
Contact Carla: www.livingwildandprecious.com
Carla@livingwildandprecious.com
We're social: @loniswain @loniswainshow @livingwildandprecious
Episode 14: Entrepreneurship Isn't For Everyone w/ Sonjie Decaires
Sonjie reminisces on the rocky moments and how she moved through them, tips for aspiring entrepreneurs, the importance of building and maintaining your network and small ways to go about doing that.
Sonjie is based in Baltimore, MD.
Books Referenced:
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Daily Dose of Sanity by Alan Cohen (I love this book so much and have gifted it to so many people)
We're social: @loniswain @loniswainshow www.loniswain.com
Sonie Decaires @sonjieluvs @sonjeproductions
www.sonjieproductions.com
Episode 13: Navigating A Career Switch, Pivot or Quit w/ Ahyiana Angel
Her published books are all available on Amazon.com: Preseason Love
365 Inspirations for the Soul of the Side Hustler and the Entrepreneur
Inside His Heart
We're social: @loniswain @loniswainshow @switchpivotorquit
Episode 12: What 10 Years of Abstinence Taught Me w/ Nikeya Young
Episode 11: What I Learned From Working For Oprah Winfrey w/ Itika Oldwine
The book Itika references in the podcast for helping change our inner dialogue and self-talk:
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer
We're social:
Loni Swain @loniswain
Loni Swain Show @loniswainshow
Itika Oldwine @itikaoldwine
OldVine Florals @oldvineflorals
www.loniswain.com
Episode 10: Expensive Mistakes Teach The Greatest Lessons w/ Lacy Davillier
Episode 09: Breast Cancer Didn't Change The Fact That I Was A CEO w/ Chris-Tia Donaldson
We talk about her journey with breast cancer, but also how she transitioned from part-time to full-time entrepreneur this year! Chris-Tia is not only an inspiration to me personally, but to women everywhere!
We're social:
Loni Swain @loniswain
Loni Swain Show @loniswainshow
Chris-Tia Donaldson @tginceo
TGIN @tginaturals
Episode 08: Understand Where You Are & Be Okay With That w/ Krystal B. Armstrong
We're social:
Loni Swain @loniswain
Loni Swain Show @loniswainshow
Krystal B Armstrong @krystalbarmstrong
Andrelle's @andrellesnaturalskincare
Episode 07: Breast Cancer Awareness 101 w/ Dr. Brooke Morell
We're social:
Loni Swain @loniswain
Loni Swain Show @loniswainshow
Dr. Morell is not on social media.