Making It with Helen Merlin

Building a Sustainable Online Community with Authenticity & Personal Alignment with Tia Meyers

Helen interviews Tia Meyers—founder of Freelancing Females—about how she built the largest online community of women in freelance providing education, job board, and tools and resources. Tia shares about staying true to her personal values and vision, while growing from the ground up, from a grassroots community organization inspired by a challenging experience not getting paid for her freelance work, to a sustainable business and tech platform with over 300k members. Connect with Tia: Visit the Freelancing Females website: https://freelancingfemales.com [https://freelancingfemales.com] Follow Freelancing Females on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freelancingfemales [https://www.instagram.com/freelancingfemales] Follow Tia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiameghan [https://www.instagram.com/tiameghan] Connect with me: Visit my website: https://helenmerlin.com [https://helenmerlin.com] Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/helenmerlin_ [https://instagram.com/helenmerlin_] Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@helenmerlin [https://www.youtube.com/@helenmerlin%C2%A0] Follow me on Medium: https://medium.com/@helenmerlin [https://medium.com/@helenmerlin%C2%A0] Follow me on Substack: https://substack.com/@helenmerlin [https://substack.com/@helenmerlin] Email me: helenwmerlin@gmail.com Keywords: freelancing females, freelance resources, freelance community, building online community, authentic community, business and personal values, building a business, sustainable growth, grassroots organization, boss, tech start-up, career path, entrepreneurship, career growth, professional development, personal growth, finding purpose

Becoming Your Own Boss & Mastering Your Craft with Jamie Hiyama

I interview Jamie Hiyama—the most in-demand skincare expert and esthetician in Austin, TX—about becoming her own boss and mastering her craft. Jamie shares why clients fly in from all over the country for her facials, as well as her mindsets for success and how she learned to live and work by her personal values. Connect with Jamie: Visit her website: https://imajeskinritual.com [https://imajeskinritual.com/] Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imajeskinritual [https://www.instagram.com/imajeskinritual] Connect with me: Visit my website: https://helenmerlin.com [https://helenmerlin.com] Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/helenmerlin_ [https://instagram.com/helenmerlin_] Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@helenmerlin [https://www.youtube.com/@helenmerlin%C2%A0] Follow me on Medium: https://medium.com/@helenmerlin [https://medium.com/@helenmerlin%C2%A0] Follow me on Substack: https://substack.com/@helenmerlin [https://substack.com/@helenmerlin] Email me: helenwmerlin@gmail.com Keywords: building a business, boss, tech start-up, business owner, changing careers, career path, entrepreneurship, career growth, professional development, personal values, personal growth, finding purpose

Q&A: How to Find Your Purpose and Ask Good Questions

In this Q&A episode, I address questions submitted by listeners like you about how to manage stress at work, find your purpose, differentiate yourself, navigate career transitions, and ask good questions. If you would like to ask a question to be featured on a future Q&A episode, you can do so via voice recording here (share your name and where you're from): https://helenmerlin.com/ask-a-question [https://helenmerlin.com/ask-a-question]

Intern to Angel Investor: Reimagining Your Career Path with Helen Merlin

In this solo episode, I share openly about my career path and how I went from college student, to start-up employee, to angel investor in 12 years. You'll hear my career goals and personal dreams, my mindset and decisions at each stage and turning point, and raw and unfiltered stories of lessons learned along the way. If you would like to ask a question to be featured on a future Q&A episode, you can do so via voice recording here (share your name and where you're from): https://helenmerlin.com/ask-a-question [https://helenmerlin.com/ask-a-question] Connect with me: Visit my website: https://helenmerlin.com [https://helenmerlin.com] Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/helenmerlin_ [https://instagram.com/helenmerlin_] Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@helenmerlin [https://www.youtube.com/@helenmerlin%C2%A0] Follow me on Medium: https://medium.com/@helenmerlin [https://medium.com/@helenmerlin%C2%A0] Follow me on Substack: https://substack.com/@helenmerlin [https://substack.com/@helenmerlin] Email me: helenwmerlin@gmail.com

Cultivating Intimate Relationships for a More Embodied Life with Sage

Helen sits down with Sage, coach, educator, and founder of Butterfly Priestess–a heart-centered business specializing in helping people understand their unique and authentic embodiment. In this deeply insightful conversation, Sage shares her strategies for navigating intimate conversations and experiences across a myriad of relationship roles in order to experience deeper connection and enjoyment in life. Sage talks about her bicultural upbringing in Japan and the United States, her foundational professional years as an educator and facilitator for comprehensive sex education, and her personal journey in discovering the power of intimate relationships and authentic embodiment. –––––––––––––– [01:57] Growing Up Bicultural in Japan — Sage talks about the impact of her bicultural upbringing in Japan and the United States, and she reflects on her early interest in interpersonal relationships [11:10] Redefining Intimacy - She acknowledges how intimacy isn't just physical and romantic, but also about the intimate way in which we engage with the world [19:02] Gender Roles and the Influence of Society - Sage talks about the social differences society has set when it comes to intimacy between different genders and how they can often conflict with one another [25:23] The Path Through Fear Into Authenticity and Love - Sage discusses strategies to navigate shame, insecurity, and fear in order to live into your values and relate lovingly and intimately with yourself and others [38:08] Sparking Conversations About Emotional Generosity - She explains how her TikTok video about emotional generosity went viral and how the comments reflected a wide range of thoughts and opinions regarding being open and honest with people they love [48:03] Nurturing Intimate Relationships - Sage offers simple and effective advice about encouraging others to be emotionally generous and vulnerable with you, but also understanding that they might still be growing their intimacy and shouldn't be forced to engage at the same level you're at [56:01] Unique and Authentic Embodiment With Butterfly Priestess - Sage shares her business, Butterfly Priestess, which focuses on helping people understand their authentic and intimate embodiment in relation to others and to the world around them Connect with Sage: Follow Sage on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@butterfly.priestess [https://www.tiktok.com/@butterfly.priestess] Visit the Butterfly Priestess website: https://www.butterflypriestess.com [https://www.butterflypriestess.com/about] Follow Butterfly Priestess on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/butterfly.priestess/ [https://www.instagram.com/butterfly.priestess/] https://www.instagram.com/sage.createz Follow Sage on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sage.createz [https://www.instagram.com/sage.createz] Connect with me: Visit my website: https://helenmerlin.com [https://helenmerlin.com/] Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@helenmerlin [https://www.youtube.com/@helenmerlin%C2%A0] Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/helenmerlin_ [https://instagram.com/helenmerlin_] Follow me on Medium: https://medium.com/@helenmerlin [https://medium.com/@helenmerlin%C2%A0] Follow me on Substack: https://substack.com/@helenmerlin [https://substack.com/@helenmerlin] Email me: helenwmerlin@gmail.com