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The UpLift Pod
by The UpLift Pod
Get uplifted every week with Tessa Zavala and Cy Herrera, two attorneys doing it their way. Sharing what they’ve learned through story and community so you can do it your way!
Episodes
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✨ Darling, Remember Who You Were Before the World Tried to Shrink You
Hey babe, can we talk for a minute? When was the last time you did something just because it made you happy? Not because it was productive. Not because it looked good on LinkedIn. Not because it checked a box or moved you closer to some imaginary finish line. Just because it brought you joy....
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Babe, Just Trust Yourself - You Got This! 🙌🏽
Everybody’s got advice, babe. Your mama, your ex, your noisy neighbor at the office. That one friend who swears they’re “just being honest.” 🙃 But not all advice is created equal — and not all of it is meant for YOU. In this episode, we’re getting into The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly of advice:...
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You are Magic Darling ✨
We weren't looking for a podcast partnership, but when kismet came knocking - we said "yes!" This week, we’re diving into the magic of serendipity and why your intuition is a much better guide than any old played out script. We’re talking about why simply being kind to yourself and staying…
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Sweetie, I Don't Blend, I Shine! ✨
Stop trying to blend into the background; the lighting is better in the spotlight and you are a star! If the world is a stage, we’re the ones who forgot the script—and we’re better for it. This week, we’re talking about the glory of being the "Black Sheep" and why fitting in is actually just a…
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Bae-bee, You Can't Be Bothered 💁🏽♀️
Let’s be real. Most people are performing conformity and calling it a personality. We’re over it. This episode is a masterclass in reading the room, trusting your gut, and realizing that if someone tries to "gift" you their drama, you don't have to sign for the package. Whether it’s dodging...
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Honey, You Don’t Have to Earn Your Worth 💅
Somewhere along the way, we were taught that if it doesn’t hurt, it doesn’t count. Yeah… we’re not buying that anymore. In this episode, we unpack the real roots of hustle culture—from puritanical values to modern-day productivity obsession—and how it’s shaped the way we think about success…
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Shine Your Light Boo…You Are Brilliant ✨
The world tells you to shrink but you are too phenomenal for that! Let's make sure you know it 🙌 Today we shut down all the haters in our heads and lift each other up to the highest heights of our potential. Because your greatness awaits 🤗
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Hey girl, hey…let’s end this patriarchy! 💁🏽♀️
Every little jab hurts. But you are not alone. Together, we can lift each other up in the small and the big ways until patriarchy silently falls behind us as a relic of the past. We got this!
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Yes Queen, Kindness Looks Good on You!
Naughty, nice or kind? Kindness is love. Even when it's tough. And kindness to yourself is a must, especially if you want to share your kindness with others. Let the abundance of kindness overflow from inside of you and join us in the kindness movement to reclaim joy, compassion and connection…
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Yes love, your success is yours!
Who gets to decide what your success looks like? You do! Never let the world reduce you to a job or a salary. You are so much more and worthy of a full life that brings you joy and fulfillment. We love you and we want you to love your life! You are the one who is going to live it after all.
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Honey, Don't Forget You Are Divine!
The world tells you, you are never enough. That you must do more, get more, be more. But we are here you to remind you that you are divine and worthy of all the love and beauty the universe has to offer. Don't let anyone tell you any differently! Tune in now to tap back into to your divine energy...
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Baby, you are doing it!
Every little step forward is a win and you are doing it! It's time to take a beat, look back and celebrate all of what you do, how you are growing and how you are healing. Because you got this, just look how far you have come! So join us now to celebrate you every step on your beautiful journey.
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You Betta Slay Those Energy Vampires!
Do you ever feel completely drained and totally exhausted? Do you suspect there are energy vampires in your orbit? Well it's time to sniff them out and reclaim your energy. Listen in now to invoke your inner Buffy and slay them away!
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Baby, You Gotta Protect Your Peace!
Do you find yourself giving and giving and giving? If you are not careful, you'll look up one day and there won't be anything left! It's time to center your wellness and protect our peace. Because you matter.
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How Are You Healing Babe?
Beyond self care it’s time for rest, healing, and liberation! Have you been taking care of everyone but you? Do you have a sneaking suspicion that you are living a life for the approval for others? It is time for a change. And it's never too late! Today is the first day of your new era 🙌 Join...
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Live This Moment to the Fullest!
Every moment is precious and it is about time you savor every bit! You are worthy of every pleasure life has to offer. So get yours! We can enjoy each moment just by living it fully. Join in to get your life with Tessa and Cy right now!
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The Future is Uplifted 🙌🏽
The world is changing fast and we can find joy with every new advancement. Let's choose excitement and embrace the new technologies that are coming - whether we feel ready or not. Join Tessa and Cy as they explore living in this time in history as tech is outpacing all of our expectations. Let's...
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Protect Your Inner Child
Do you ever think back on all the lived experiences your younger self had to endure without the wisdom and mindset you have now? How can we show up today to be the person our 5 year old self needs us to be for them? Join Tessa & Cy for a deep dive into our own psyches and find the path back to…
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The Cult of You
Do you ever stop to notice how much pressure society puts on you to act a certain way, to be a certain way all the time? Well that’s socialization baby and we are here to expose it and let you know you can pave your own path! Join us to learn practical ways to spot socialization efforts in...
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Rebel Against Urgency Culture Today
The perceived sense of urgency in our society, is often times self-imposed and unnecessary. Liberate yourself by seeing the illusion for what it is and choosing to rebel against it. You deserve a life of peace. Set your intention with us today.
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Building Your Happiness Fortress
Unsolicited insults? No, we are not doing that right now! Join Tessa and Cy in a convo on how to protect your fortress of happiness from the many negative things the world has the gull to offer us when we did not request nor do we have any intention of receiving! Let’s show the world how to…
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You’re The Best - As You Are!
Feeling bombarded by all the never ending rules? By the pushing of the next way to change yourself? Well we know that are worthy and wonderful here and now! Let’s get into how we see through the noise and stay true to ourselves as we transform the world together.
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Trust Yourself. Treat Yourself.
Do you second guess yourself? Look to others to set your direction in life? Join Tessa and Cy to explore your own power and take back ownership of the life you deserve. You got this!
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The Present is a Present 🎁
Do you find yourself longing for another time in life - whether it be in the future or the past? Remember that today is a gift. Each present moment is precious because it’s the only one we truly have. Join Tessa and Cy to explore how we can all savor it and live life now!
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Fill Your Plate with the Joys and Pleasures of Life!
We all only have so much room on our plate - let’s make sure we are filling it with all the things that give us life! When someone offers you something to add to your plate, you can simply reply that you’re plate is just as full as you like it. It’s your plate after all! It’s personal. You only...
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Join the Joy Rebellion!
All work and no play makes us dull and oppressed! Join Tessa and Cy in a Joy Rebellion where we see the game for what it is and we choose to infuse some joy in our day - even if it is just a micro dose. Because rest and joy are good for our wellness and we deserve and are worthy of being well and...
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Tap Into Your Childhood Joy for Wellness Today!
Do you find yourself working and working and being pulled in every direction while your wellness never seems to take priority? You deserve joy and you are worthy of wellness, right now and all the time. But we often struggle trying to find how to put ourselves first or even in the running! Join...
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Enter Your Pleasure Era - Because Happiness Is NOT a Guilty Pleasure!
Hey you…yes you! Do you know you are deserving and worththy of pleasure, joy, and happiness? Not at the end of your life or after you achieve some milestone…but right now! Join Tessa & Cy as they challenge us to explore our preconceived notions of suffering, shame, pleasure, and happiness and...
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You are Royalty, Protect Your Castle of Peace!
Do you ever feel like you are being pushed around by your emotions? Like one little comment or maybe one person always throws you into a spiral of emotional distress? You deserve better and you have the power to change this! Listen in as Tessa and Cy explore new tools to protect yourself and take...
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Your 5-year-old self believes in you!
Do you ever question yourself, hold yourself back, take pause before going for the next big thing? Invoke your 5-year-old self with Tessa and Cy as they challenge us to push past our hesitancies to create the world we deserve. You are worthy and now is your time! Your younger self is counting on...
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I’ll Tell You What I Want, What I Really Really Want!
Are you feeling stuck? Wondering how you got where you are in life? Is what you are doing everyday really bringing you joy? Join Tessa and Cy as they challenge us to dig deep and Marie Kondo our lives to a life worthy of you! We all have our priorities, but maybe it’s time to take stock and make...
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“No” is just another word for liberation!
We’ve all been there. We want something so bad and we get a “no” or a “you’re not ready yet.” But instead of taking that to mean we have some imagined deficiency, what if we turned it around to understand that this person is just not ready for us? That they simply do not know how to value us for...
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Tune Into Your Intuition To Live In Abundance!
Ready to make the switch from a scarcity mindset into abundance? Tune in to this convo on practical ways to get there! This week Tessa and Cy explore the many ways that we can make this shift in our mentality and set ourselves up to fully step into our greatness while building up others around…
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Don’t Freak Out! You got this.
So often we find ourselves holding back. But why? Do we really believe we can’t do it or are we afraid of how we’ll be seen if we do!? Let’s talk about where that doubt and fear really comes from. Because you got this and if it feels a little scary and exciting - maybe you should go for it! Join…
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Retreat! Time to Care for the Busy Bees 🐝
The strong ones. The ones with a good head on their shoulders. The ones that “have it all together.” They are the ones everyone goes to for advice and emotional support. But who is doing this for them? Join Tessa and Cy for a conversation on how we support our busiest and strongest friends and...
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Be A Rebel - See The Good In People!
Criticism is a dirty word but there is no shame when we see the best in each other and choose to lift up instead of punching down. Listen in as Tessa and Cy dissect where our impulse to criticize one another comes from and challenge us to take a new approach. One where we meet people where they…
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Perfectionism is like a horror film, but you can break free and live fearlessly!
Does a certain relative or social media influencer make you feel like you can never measure up? Does negative self talk creep in and convince you that you have to suffer and struggle to reach some unattainable and unreasonable expectation set for you by someone else? Run away and break free! Join...
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The Platinum Rule for World Domination!
Are you ready for an evolution? It’s time to see beyond ourselves and make this about each other. Join Tessa & Cy on their journey toward making the world a better place one interaction at a time!
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Kick Perfectionism to the Curb - Do What You Want!
Sometimes we don’t even notice it, but we all feel the pressures of “being perfect.” It pokes at us as we scroll, as we passively take in ads and reality TV content, it stings when someone we love tosses a casual criticism or hurtful joke our way. All of it cumulates in our subconscious and tells...
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Wellness Over Burnout - Because You Deserve to be Healthy AND Successful.
Burnout has become so common we almost expect it! But today Tessa and Cy tackle the issue and say no more. Join in on this conversation on how we can challenge toxic workplace culture to strive for health and wellness for us all.
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Find your liberator!
It’s time to live for you. Whatever choices you make in life, you are the one who has to live with them after all! Join Tessa & Cy today to explore how we can find the people and the tools we need to liberate ourselves and live the life we want, whenever want and however we want!
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PR Superpowers
Good, bad, whose to say? Reality is all in the framing after all! Join Tessa and Cy for a convo on how to take power over the story we tell ourselves and others. Let’s all get in the habit of writing our own narratives for the better!
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Create Space for a Joyful Spirit!
It is spring time and about time we clear out the stagnate and make space for all things that bring us true joy! Join Tessa & Cy in the process of making space and intention for a joyful and fulfilled spirit. Taking stock of the people and things in our life that bring us happiness and life and...
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Be The Rainbow You Want To See!
In a world of gray, we choose color! We set our intention today to be the bright spot in someone else’s day and be vulnerable enough to allow others to be our rainbow in our time of need. Join Tessa and Cy as they explore the many ways we can lift each other up - and make a habit of it - so that…
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Good News Revolution ✊
The stories we tell ourselves frame our reality and shape the way we see each other. So it is time to write our own story! Join Tessa & Cy as they take on the one dimensional onslaught of bad news and challenge themselves and all of us to start filling out the larger story and finding the hope…
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Tell Yourself Something Good!
It so easy for us to follow a script written and directed by someone else. But you don’t have to settle for a second hand story! Write your own script and make it a great one. You deserve to get to know who you really are and determine the life you want to live, then go live it…
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Stewing in information? Free your mind!
Information overload is just a typical sympom of living in today’s world. We are on the quest to find the antidote! Join Tessa and Cy for a conversation on how to combat the onslaught of information and misinformation for a more peaceful life set with intention and compassion for self and others....
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T
We all know what it is, we all deserve it, but so often we deny it - even to ourselves! Join in on this chat with Tessa and Cy as they contemplate how we can all do our part to inject a little more respect and humanity into our lives and our workplaces. How will we ever get around to making sure…
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Swan Lake & The Floating Poop
Does the New Year having you thinking perfectionism is in? You are perfect just the way you are! Join Tessa & Cy as they dismantle the fallacy that everything has to be perfect before you deserve to have the life you want. You are worthy today! Other people’s comments and opinions of your life is...
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Speak Your Dreams Into Existence
You are the creator of your life. Only you know who you really are and you are the only one who has the vision of who you can and will be. Join Tessa & Cy as they share the gems of wisdom that have helped them push through the limits society has attempted to impose as they kept clawing toward the...
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