Unbranded with Suzy Dean

Unbranded with Suzy Dean

by Suzy Dean Lyons

Self-Improvement Spirituality

Season 1

Episode 10 - Frazzle Dazzled: Arielle on New Motherhood, Authenticity on Social Media, and Struggles with Eating Disorders

TRIGGER WARNING: Extensive discussion about eating disorders I'm so excited for you to get to know Arielle on a more personal level. This episode is intimate, cozy, and refreshing. Arielle and I together shotgunned a beer and shared stories about high school, new motherhood, being in the classroom, the importance of therapy in relationships, our struggles with eating disorders, and SO MUCH MORE. Arielle is a breath of fresh air and has so much wisdom to share. She's just as delightful as you would imagine and MORE! I hope that you have enjoy this one. Arielle's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mrs.frazzled?lang=en Arielle's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrs.frazzled/?hl=en Teacher Quit Talk: https://open.spotify.com/show/63gn2UbSjhsxgbfV1HxMYf?si=71263185e4024c37 Suzy: https://www.tiktok.com/@msdeanlovesyou Inquiries, questions, or stories can be submitted to msdeanlovesyou@gmail.com

Episode 9 - You Are the Traffic: Yoga as Activism and Nurturing All Phases of Life with Jaci Gennaro

In this week's episode, I got to chat with one of my dear friends and previous colleagues, Jaci Gennaro. We talk about using yoga as activism, career changes as an adult, figuring out how to parent, and the beauty that can be found in going within. Suzy: https://www.tiktok.com/@msdeanlovesyou Inquiries, questions, or stories can be submitted to msdeanlovesyou@gmail.com

Episode 8 - The TV is Pissing Me Off and Ruining My Laundry Time

If we speak or write for long enough, we uncover what's really bothering us and what really needs to be addressed. This week, I find out that the TV is pissing me off and ruining my laundry time. But it's much bigger than that. In this week's episode, I explore how changes in my routines result in BIG emotions, how my childhood affected the way I maintain my mental space, and why radical and vulnerable communication at all times is imperative for functional, supportive, and successful relationships.

Episode 7 - Manifestation, Marriage, and Working with the Universe with Maria Trees

OMG you guys I'm so excited for this episode! Maria and I get into all of our woowoo rituals and practices and analyze what kickstarted our spiritual journeys. We run through topics like the power of manifestation, what marriage is like, breath work for higher consciousness, and finding ourselves again. Maria's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@twentiestiktokteacher?lang=en Maria's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teachinginhertwenties/?hl=en Suzy: https://www.tiktok.com/@msdeanlovesyou Inquiries, questions, or stories can be submitted to msdeanlovesyou@gmail.com

Episode 6 - Did I Peak Too Early?

It's a short one, but it's a good one. So many of us fear that we've reached our peak too early? If the best times of our lives were in high school or college, what else is there? Is it all downhill from here? In this week's episode, Suzy explores what it means to peak and her own fear around the fact that she thinks she peaked already. But, does one only peak once, or are there many opportunities to do so? How much control do we have over our peaks? What lessons are there to be learned? Suzy: www.tiktok.com/@msdeanlovesyou Inquiries, questions, or stories can be submitted to msdeanlovesyou@gmail.com

Episode 5 - I'm Not a Leader

What truths would we discover about ourselves and our purpose if we didn't adhere to the idea that some skills are more valued than others? How much more joy or progress in our own development would we experience if we aligned with our truest selves instead of forcing our lives into the mold of what is "best." Perhaps it takes incredible boldness and courage to align yourself with your design and find flow, purpose, and joy as a result. Perhaps unhealthy stress and anxiety is our body's way of telling us that we are not aligned with our purpose and design. Maybe we should listen to that intuition a bit more closely. In today's episode, Suzy ponders these questions as she admits something that she's been keeping to herself for years: she's NOT a leader. She's realizing that she thrives the most in the background, as a follower, Is there or will there ever be a place in society in which this role is celebrated as equally as important as being a "leader" in the workplace, home, and community? Suzy: www.tiktok.com/@msdeanlovesyou Inquiries, questions, or stories can be submitted to msdeanlovesyou@gmail.com

Episode 4 – Body Image, Eating Disorder Recovery, and Navigating the Holidays

Trigger warning: Discussion of body image and eating disorders This week, Suzy shares her struggles with her body image and experience with eating disorders. She recounts what contributed to the development of her eating disorders and how she’s been doing since her recovery began as soon as she became pregnant. Surprisingly and not surprisingly, pregnancy has completely and positively transformed the way she views and treats her body. The holidays are difficult for so many and for so many reasons so Suzy shares some of the tips that she will be using to maintain her peace with her body. Suzy: www.tiktok.com/@msdeanlovesyou Inquiries, questions, or stories can be submitted to msdeanlovesyou@gmail.com Episode sponsor - LINK: https://www.withlink.io/ Podcast cocktail recipe by @laurenjmilovich Podcast cocktail recipe: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurenjmilovich/video/7177894449781984558

Episode 3 - Pregnancy Loss, Home Birth, and a Four-Day Labor

Trigger warning/content warning: Discussion of miscarriage and caesarean birth. In this week’s episode of Unbranded w/ MsDeanLovesYou, Suzy discusses her journey to motherhood. She recounts her experience of first getting pregnant, her miscarriage and the confusing emotions that came with it, and how she navigated pregnancy after loss. Suzy also discusses her desire for a home birth, her four day labor, and how she ended up in the hospital with a c-section. Suzy: www.tiktok.com/@msdeanlovesyou Inquiries, questions, or stories can be submitted to msdeanlovesyou@gmail.com Podcast cocktail recipe by @champagneang Podcast cocktail recipe: https://www.tiktok.com/@champagneang/video/7176746103084207365?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7174951279496611374

Episode 2 - Can Our Goals Be Getting in the Way?

In this week's episode of Unbranded w/ MsDeanLovesYou, Suzy discusses her relationship with goals from her childhood to now. She analyzes how she tied her goals to her identity (similar to her career as a teacher), the way that her tunnel vision kept her from having a typical teenagerhood, how she depleted herself for the sake of her aspirations, and how everything seemed to fall into place once she let go of them. Suzy ponders the role that goals have in our life and at what point they can become unhealthy and impede on what is meant to be. How much do we miss out on when we don't let go to allow life to unfold as it is meant to? Suzy: www.tiktok.com/@msdeanlovesyou Inquiries, questions, or stories can be submitted to msdeanlovesyou@gmail.com Podcast cocktail recipe by Julianna McIntosh Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@join_jules Website: https://joinjules.com/

Episode 1 - Why I Left Teaching

In this week’s episode of Unbranded, Suzy dives into the situation that started it all - why she quit teaching. She brings you along in her journey to becoming a teacher (a profession she never planned to be in), what made her fall in love with it, when she began to reevaluate her career, and what she’s doing now. Suzy: www.tiktok.com/@msdeanlovesyou Inquiries, questions, or stories can be submitted to msdeanlovesyou@gmail.com

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