From Corporate Burnout to Building a Life You Actually Love

From Corporate Burnout to Building a Life You Actually Love

What happens when the career you've spent years building suddenly disappears? This week I'm sitting down with my friend Alissa Winkler for one of my favorite conversations yet. We talk about leaving corporate life behind, starting over in a brand new city, building a business from scratch, navigating rejection, finding confidence when you don't feel ready, and creating a life that actually fits who you are. Alissa shares the reality of becoming a real estate agent during one of the most competitive markets, why cold calling nearly made her quit, how community completely changed her business, and what it has been like balancing entrepreneurship with becoming a first time mom. Along the way, we dive into entrepreneurship, imposter syndrome, delayed gratification, time management, confidence, relationships, and the reminder that success doesn't happen overnight. It happens one decision, one relationship, and one day at a time. If you've ever questioned whether you're on the right path, felt behind, or wondered if starting over is worth it, this episode is for you. In this episode we chat about • Leaving corporate and starting over from scratch • The reality of building a business without shortcuts • Why community beats cold outreach every time • Confidence, imposter syndrome, and learning as you go • Entrepreneurship, motherhood, and designing a life you actually love • Why your 30s might be your best decade yet • The power of deciding to quit or win Grab your favorite drink and come hang with us. This one feels like sitting down with two girlfriends who are figuring life out together. Stay Connected If this episode resonated with you, don’t just listen,  join the movement. Follow me on Instagram: 👉 https://instagram.com/kristina_fusco [https://instagram.com/kristina_fusco]👉 https://instagram.com/therealherpod [https://instagram.com/therealherpod] Give our Amazing Bestie Alissa a Follow to Stay Up to Date on Her Real Estate Empire: 🩷 https://www.instagram.com/alissawinkler_realestate/ [https://www.instagram.com/alissawinkler_realestate/] Join the RealHER email list for exclusive updates, behind-the-scenes content, and weekly hype in your inbox: 👉 Join the Inner Circle [https://app.flodesk.com/form/69925a10baefbaf8795580de] Subscribe to The RealHER Podcast and leave a review so we can reach more bad ass women who need this message.

Starting Before You're Ready W/ Nikki McGrew

From TMZ to Entrepreneurship with Nikki McGraw | Starting Before You're Ready What happens when the dream job you've worked years to build no longer feels like the life you're meant to live? This week, I'm sitting down with my friend Nikki McGraw, former TMZ producer turned entrepreneur, content creator, and business owner, for an honest conversation about reinvention, perfectionism, people pleasing, and learning to trust yourself enough to make the leap. We talk about Nikki's journey from a small town in Illinois to Los Angeles, what it was really like working behind the scenes at TMZ for over a decade, and the moment she realized success on paper wasn't enough. We also dive into the messy middle that so many women find themselves in. The season where you know you're being called to something bigger, but you're terrified to leave what's comfortable behind. In this episode, we cover: • Starting before you're ready • Recovering from perfectionism and people pleasing • Learning to trust your intuition • Leaving a successful corporate career • Entrepreneurship and building a business from scratch • Why your 30s can be your most powerful decade yet • The lessons that come from betting on yourself Stay Connected If this episode resonated with you, don’t just listen, join the movement. Follow me on Instagram: 👉 ⁠https://instagram.com/kristina_fusco⁠ [https://instagram.com/kristina_fusco] 👉⁠ https://instagram.com/therealherpod⁠ [https://instagram.com/therealherpod] Give our Amazing Bestie Nikki a Follow to Stay Up to Date on business, life, and all the yummy food she's eating: 🩷⁠ https://www.instagram.com/nikkihendry1/⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/nikkihendry1/] Join the RealHER email list for exclusive updates, behind-the-scenes content, and weekly hype in your inbox: 👉  ⁠Join the Inner Circle⁠ [https://app.flodesk.com/form/69925a10baefbaf8795580de] Subscribe to The RealHER Podcast and leave a review so we can reach more women who need to be in the room! And if this episode spoke to you, share it with a bestie who’s ready to make some moves too.

#TBH: The Glow Up Starts With Letting Go

This week on Bestie Hotline, we're talking about the kind of glow up that has nothing to do with changing who you are and everything to do with coming home to yourself. We're chatting about upgrading your wardrobe without losing your personal style, what's currently on our playlists, finding your unique voice in a world that constantly tells you who you should be, and answering a listener question about whether it's time to leave a narcissistic relationship. As we got deeper into these conversations, we realized they were all connected by one theme. Confidence isn't something you buy, achieve, or magically wake up with one day. It often comes from letting go of the things that were never meant for you in the first place. The clothes that no longer feel like you. The relationships that keep you small. The pressure to blend in. The versions of yourself you've outgrown. So grab your coffee, take us on your hot girl walk, and join us for a conversation about confidence, growth, boundaries, and becoming more of who you already are. Because the best glow ups usually start with letting go. 💛✨🎙️ Stay Connected Follow me on Instagram: 👉 https://instagram.com/kristina_fusco [https://instagram.com/kristina_fusco]👉 https://instagram.com/therealherpod [https://instagram.com/therealherpod] Join the RealHER email list for exclusive updates, behind-the-scenes content, and weekly hype in your inbox: 👉  Join the Inner Circle [https://app.flodesk.com/form/69925a10baefbaf8795580de] Subscribe to the newsletter for behind the scenes updates, first access to new projects, and all the things we're building together!

Trusting Your Intuition, Spiritual Gifts & Psychic Mediumship with Psychic Dee

Have you ever wondered if intuition is actually real? Or what it's like to communicate with loved ones who have passed on? In this episode of The RealHER Podcast, I sit down with Psychic Dee for a fascinating conversation about spirituality, intuition, psychic abilities, and what it really means to trust the inner voice guiding you through life. We dive into Dee's journey of discovering her spiritual gifts, learning to trust her intuitive abilities, and navigating the unique experience of working as a psychic medium. We also explore the difference between fear and intuition, signs from the universe, energy awareness, spiritual growth, and how developing a deeper connection with yourself can create more clarity and confidence in your everyday life. Whether you're deeply spiritual, spiritually curious, or simply wondering if there's more to life than what we can see, this conversation will leave you thinking differently about intuition, self-trust, and the unseen ways we may be guided. This episode is insightful, inspiring, a little spooky, and full of reminders that sometimes the answers we're searching for are already within us. About Psychic Dee Psychic Dee is an intuitive guide and psychic medium who helps people reconnect with their intuition, ground their energy, and trust themselves more deeply. Her work blends intuitive insight, spiritual education, and real-world grounding to support clarity, healing, and self-trust. Give our Amazing Bestie a Follow to Stay Connected: 🩷 https://www.instagram.com/thepsychicdee Stay Connected If this episode resonated with you, don’t just listen, join the movement. Follow me on Instagram: 👉 https://instagram.com/kristina_fusco [https://instagram.com/kristina_fusco]👉 https://instagram.com/therealherpod [https://instagram.com/therealherpod] Join the RealHER email list for exclusive updates, behind-the-scenes content, and weekly hype in your inbox: 👉  Join the Inner Circle [https://app.flodesk.com/form/69925a10baefbaf8795580de] Subscribe to The RealHER Podcast and leave a review so we can reach more ambitious women who need this message. And if this episode spoke to you, share it with a bestie who’s ready to make some moves too.

30, Thriving & Finally Done Feeling Behind

Turning 30 feels a lot different than I thought it would. For years, I treated 30 like some imaginary deadline. A milestone where I was supposed to have everything figured out, the career, the relationship, the body, the house, the confidence. And then it arrived. In this special birthday episode of The RealHER Podcast, I reflect on everything my twenties taught me, the lessons I learned the hard way, and why I no longer believe there is a timeline you need to follow to build a life you love. We talk about feeling behind, comparison, self doubt, reinvention, grief, growth, and the pressure women put on themselves to have life figured out by a certain age. I also share my experience going through my Saturn Return, the season of life that seemed determined to tear everything apart before helping me rebuild something stronger. This episode is for the woman who feels like she's running out of time. The woman who thinks everyone else got the memo except her. The woman wondering if she missed her chance. You didn't. You are not behind. Your story is still unfolding. And if my twenties taught me anything, it's that the best chapters often begin when you stop trying to force the timeline and start trusting yourself. Here's to leaving survival mode behind and stepping into the next decade as HER. Stay Connected Follow me on Instagram: 👉 https://instagram.com/kristina_fusco [https://instagram.com/kristina_fusco]👉 https://instagram.com/therealherpod [https://instagram.com/therealherpod] Join the RealHER email list for exclusive updates, behind-the-scenes content, and weekly hype in your inbox: 👉  Join the Inner Circle [https://app.flodesk.com/form/69925a10baefbaf8795580de] Subscribe to the newsletter for behind the scenes updates, first access to new projects, and all the things we're building together.