Sarah and Jess are joined by Ashantis Jones, CPT, MEd, and Self Love Therapist. Ashantis shares her journey to rebuilding her life after breaking up with her live-in boyfriend and losing her job. We talk about recovering from eating disorders, learning how to live for yourself, developing a healthy relationship with fitness and health, and much more. Ashantis shares her insight into how young adults can improve their mental wellness, the power of therapy, and why medication isn't always a bad thing.

Jess and Sarah are joined by Deanna Frig, mindset & success coach. Deanna shares her insight into how to live a more intentional life, and talks about how to ensure the dreams you're following are your own. She offers tips for setting goals, creating a vision board, and getting on a path to true happiness and freedom. Enjoy the girl chat! Deanna's Instagram: @yourcoachdeanna Deanna's website: https://yourcoachdeanna.com/ -- Follow us on Instagram: @notyouraveragegirl.podcast Follow Jess on Instagram: @jessrstafford Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sar.mags Find us on your favourite platform: linktr.ee/notyouraveragegirl.podcast Intro/outro music by Benji: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0MTZMuVLlcM4wIe0om2doA?si=GLBsf1YdTMCmiaUTd1Voew

Sarah and Jess are joined by Jen Glaser, Co-Founder of ZippyPaws. Jen shares her experience starting ZippyPaws right after graduating college. She talks about what drove her to start on the path of entrepreneurship right after graduation, and the challenges that came with it. Jen discusses imposter syndrome during the early stages of her career. She also shares her advice on identifying and playing to your strengths, following your passions, and the intricacies of balancing life as a business owner. ZippyPaws: https://zippypaws.com/ ZippyPaws Instagram: @ZippyPaws Dog Mom Podcast: @dogmompodcast Jen's Instagram: @jenkoala -- Follow us on Instagram: @notyouraveragegirl.podcast Follow Jess on Instagram: @jessrstafford Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sar.mags Find us on your favourite platform: linktr.ee/notyouraveragegirl.podcast Intro/outro music by Benji: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0MTZMuVLlcM4wIe0om2doA?si=GLBsf1YdTMCmiaUTd1Voew

Sarah takes on a topic very close to her heart in this solo episode: being a highly sensitive person (HSP). Sarah shares what being an HSP is and how you might identify yourself as an HSP. She shares her own experiences and how being a highly sensitive person impacted her life growing up and into adulthood, and how she's learned to manage and cope with some of the qualities of being an HSP. https://hsperson.com/ Take the HSP test: https://hsperson.com/test/highly-sensitive-test/ -- Follow us on Instagram: @notyouraveragegirl.podcast Follow Jess on Instagram: @jessrstafford Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sar.mags Find us on your favourite platform: linktr.ee/notyouraveragegirl.podcast Intro/outro music by Benji: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0MTZMuVLlcM4wIe0om2doA?si=GLBsf1YdTMCmiaUTd1Voew

In this episode, Sarah and Jess are joined by mother-daughter duo, Delia Folk and Alison Bruhn of The Style That Binds Us to discuss fashion, and how style is tied to our identity and confidence. Delia and Alison share how to build your personal brand through style, create a mood board, and the science of dressing! We also discuss the importance of representation in the fashion industry, adaptive fashion, and inclusivity. thestylethatbindsus.com Instagram: @thestylethatbindsus & @alisonbruhn & @deliafolk YouTube: The Style That Binds Us -- Follow us on Instagram: @notyouraveragegirl.podcast Follow Jess on Instagram: @jessrstafford Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sar.mags Find us on your favourite platform: linktr.ee/notyouraveragegirl.podcast Intro/outro music by Benji: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0MTZMuVLlcM4wIe0om2doA?si=GLBsf1YdTMCmiaUTd1Voew

Sarah and Jess bring back their most popular guests yet, Ben and Scott, otherwise known as the boyfriends! The four read Sarah and Jess' old journal entries while enjoying one too many white claws. Learn about Jess' many elementary school crushes, obsession with drawing monkies, writing quotes of the day, and 10-year-old burns, and Sarah's 'mature womanly' thoughts as a 17-year-old. This is a silly episode, and we hope you enjoy a good laugh with us! **Content warning: Lots of swear words + adult content** -- Follow us on Instagram: @notyouraveragegirl.podcast Follow Jess on Instagram: @jessrstafford Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sar.mags Find us on your favourite platform: linktr.ee/notyouraveragegirl.podcast Intro/outro music by Benji: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0MTZMuVLlcM4wIe0om2doA?si=GLBsf1YdTMCmiaUTd1Voew

Jess and Sarah are so excited to share this episode with Allison Lang, amputee, advocate for body inclusivity and model. The girls share a raw and authentic conversation about what it feels like growing up with physical differences, the impacts of bullying, and how the lack of body diversity in media impacts young girls. Allison shares her experience as an amputee in the modelling industry, problems with the lack of representation in media, disability tokenism, and self acceptance. Finally, Allison shares her insights about ableism and why it's so problematic. This episode is the first of many in a series about diversity & inclusion. Follow Allison on Instagram: @allisonelang Follow Allison on Twitter: @allisonelang Follow NYAG on Instagram: @notyouraveragegirl.podcast Follow Jess on Instagram: @jessrstafford Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sar.mags Find us on your favourite platform: linktr.ee/notyouraveragegirl.podcast Intro/outro music by Benji: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0MTZMuVLlcM4wIe0om2doA?si=GLBsf1YdTMCmiaUTd1Voew Not Your Average Girl: Podcasts for women, girl talk podcast.

In this bonus episode for International Women's Day #IWD2021, Jess and Sarah sit down the President of @contiki Canada, Sheralyn Berry. The women discuss Sheralyn's experience climbing the corporate ladder and reaching a high level position as a woman in business, finding her voice, and never being afraid to speak up in the room. Sheralyn shares the importance of finding a mentor and learning to accept difficult feedback. The women discuss Sheralyn's top travel experiences, where they hope to travel in the future after the pandemic, and why a career in travel is so amazing. Follow Sheralyn on Instagram: @sheralynberry Follow NYAG on Instagram: @notyouraveragegirl.podcast Follow Jess on Instagram: @jessrstafford Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sar.mags Find us on your favourite platform: linktr.ee/notyouraveragegirl.podcast Intro/outro music by Benji: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0MTZMuVLlcM4wIe0om2doA?si=GLBsf1YdTMCmiaUTd1Voew Not Your Average Girl: Podcasts for women, girl talk podcast.

Sarah and Jess welcome Harmonie Vachon, Digital Content Producer, on the podcast to discuss content creation, YouTube, and starting a side gig. We discuss how Harmonie got her start on YouTube, how she's found success through consistency, and reaching one million views on her YouTube channel. Harmonie shares her advice for budding creatives and people looking to start a side gig in content creation. -- Follow Harmonie's YouTube channel: Harmonie Vachon Follow us on Instagram: @notyouraveragegirl.podcast Follow Jess on Instagram: @jessrstafford Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sar.mags Find us on your favourite platform: linktr.ee/notyouraveragegirl.podcast Intro/outro music by Benji: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0MTZMuVLlcM4wIe0om2doA?si=GLBsf1YdTMCmiaUTd1Voew

This ep is personal, honest, raw and intimate - the type of conversation best friends usually have behind closed doors. Jess and Sarah discuss what it's like to fall in love again after devastating heartbreak, relationship trauma, and long-term relationships ending. They share the damaging thought process and what they experienced before they broke off their past relationships, then talk about the magic of refinding themselves after a break up. Finally, the girls discuss how past relationship traumas affect their current relationships, what fears they have about moving forward in their relationships, relationship anxiety, and more. Follow us on Instagram: @notyouraveragegirl.podcast Follow Jess on Instagram: @jessrstafford Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sar.mags Find us on your favourite platform: linktr.ee/notyouraveragegirl.podcast Intro/outro music by Benji: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0MTZMuVLlcM4wIe0om2doA?si=GLBsf1YdTMCmiaUTd1Voew