OUR HOSTS: 

Corinne Foxx - @corinnefoxx

Natalie McMillan - @nataliemcm and @shopnataliemcmillan 

What we're drinking: Mumm Napa Brut Rosé 



TOPIC: 

To celebrate our 100th episode, we interview each other about how we show up as our best selves. We chat about how we feel when we’re living our truth, our top moments of self-empowerment, and how we’ve learned to define success outside of income and Instagram followers. We dig into things that used to hold us back personally and professionally and talk about how we’ve worked to overcome those insecurities. Plus, we give advice to the 13-year-old, 18-year-old, and 25-year-old versions of ourselves.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Areas of our lives that we feel really solid in right now 
• Maintaining connection and spontaneity in friendships 
• How to create a routine that allows you to feel like the best version of yourself 
• The power of a 10-minute solo dance party 
• Recognizing toxic self-improvement 
• How the concept of ‘success’ has changed over time for us 
• Valuing rest and intuitive movement 

RESOURCES MENTIONED: 

Episode 50: Get To Know Us: Our 50th Episode Special 

Episode 78: How To Fall In Love With Yourself 

END OF THE SHOW: 

Corinne and Natalie introduce Hottie of the Week: Chris Evans 

WINE RATING:

Mumm Napa Brut Rosé  = 7.5 / Chris Evans 

WRAP UP:

To wrap up the episode, Corinne and Natalie play Snacks, Facts, and Hacks. They try Trader Joe’s ​​Bamba Puffed Peanut and Corn Snacks with Hazelnut Cream Filling and Hula Cruncha Popcorn & Rice Cracker Mix. Nat has a fact about the massive US cheese reserve and Corinne shares a fact-based hack about naps. 

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100

[00:00:14] Natalie McMillan: And I'm Natalie McMillan.

[00:00:26] Natalie McMillan: And each week we cover a new topic and we drink a new bottle of wine.

[00:00:49] Natalie McMillan: Because we've never done that. No. And it was a, a listener request. They were like interview each other.

Yeah. And we were like, what are we kind of experts in? And we're like self development.

We, we can fall into that trap, you know, we're trying to just like be perfect. Yeah. So we're gonna talk about how we combat that. And then at the end of the episode, this week, we're playing snacks, facts and hacks for the first time

This is a game. And you know, we're always looking for a game yeah. For 100 episodes. So.

And we actually wanted to give a special shout out to what we would say is one of our day one

[00:02:09] Corinne Foxx: She's the whole there the whole time. We have the same name, Karen Copeland, who has been a ride or die for the pod. She listens every episode. She writes in every episode we see you and we love you.

Thank you. And thank you to everyone. Not just Karen Copeland. Yes, but we just wanted to shout out because she's definitely been there since, since the first one she truly is ride or die. We love it, but NA for our hundredth episode, our hundredth

We had to do a little celebration, celebratory, uh, situation. So we are having the mom BR rose and this is from Napa. so yeah. You know, you can't call it a champagne if it's, oh, it's a, if it's a, so it's a, it's a sparkling brute rose. Okay.

[00:02:58] Natalie McMillan: yeah. Can you hear, oh, you can hear the fizzy

That is a huge milestone.

[00:03:15] Corinne Foxx: yeah, it's been a big thing where were like, what are we gonna do? Like, who are we? Are we gonna have like a big guess? Yes. But I feel like this is the perfect way to do it.

I do too.

[00:03:30] Corinne Foxx: Interesting. Interesting.

[00:03:38] Corinne Foxx: fizzy, very fizzy at the moment. That's why I was kind of just like looking at it for a bit. Yeah. Because it was like fizzing up my nose. Yeah, same, same. But you guys, Natalie. And I went back and forth on this and we're still

[00:03:52] Corinne Foxx: We may cut it outta the episode, but we felt like for a hundredth episode, we wanted to give you guys like a special treat

[00:04:02] Corinne Foxx: Have heard this, heard this. And I think iconic, I think we might have mentioned it very briefly in like an episode once maybe, maybe not, maybe not, maybe not, but, um, Natalie and I have.

A

[00:04:18] Corinne Foxx: We are recording artists. We have a rap that we recorded when we were, I don't know, 16, 15 or 16. Yeah. And just to give some context behind how this came to be, we were just chilling at my house and my dad was in the studio or he was recording and he was like, Hey, you guys should have a song.

Yeah. Well, you know what it was. Okay. You might know this story better than I do.

And we said where the keys to the Rover and then your dad was like, that's a song . You're a star. This is it.

[00:05:25] Natalie McMillan: he did. Oh, he certainly did.

We wrapped them. And then at the end of the song, if we even play it this long, cause we don't know if we're gonna play it. This song. My dad wanted us to say what a, what a bitch, bitch. But I was such a prude. I would not say I said, dad, I can't say that word. And so I made him say it. So he's actually on the song and he says,

Okay. Well, I just remembered because earlier that day or like the day before or something, we were all at cheesecake factory and some guy walked past him and goes, what up pimp remember? Oh yes. And so he actually says what up pimp and then what up bitch? No, but we

[00:06:08] Natalie McMillan: Oh, that's true. And it is pimp it's PI.

Yeah, there was a lot of like, um, we had to say things very certain ways.

[00:06:38] Natalie McMillan: So our secret's out. Okay. Also this truly like it's a, it's a hidden secret that very few people have heard except for one club in.

[00:07:02] Natalie McMillan: Rover keys did or Rover's

[00:07:14] Natalie McMillan: oh, I thought that was where the club was that

[00:07:24] Natalie McMillan: Yes. Yes. So our international listeners, Hey, they may have heard it before, but the state side, probably not.

[00:07:46] Natalie McMillan: Yeah. While you guys know this whole podcast was built on us trying to.

Figure things out, figure life out, figure life out. And you probably can tell by now that one thing we're always, oh, did it go up your nose again? I'm on antibiotics. I can't drink I forgot about that. Oh, okay. Well she took, she's gonna have to take one sip. I forgot about that. I forgot about that. yeah.

Antibiotics will really, there's a lot of things you're not allowed to do. Yeah. Drinking's one of them drinking also. Not, not that this is for you, but just for the general population. Your birth control is not very, it's not work. It does not work if you're taking antibiotics. And I do know somebody that got pregnant that way.

so just a general statement. Yeah. Okay. Again, we're looking out for everybody,

[00:08:31] Natalie McMillan: Yeah. Wow. Then I'm gonna have to the, take one for the team. Yeah. I'm gonna have to take one for the team and decide on our, on the hot. On.

I can probably take another little sip. Yeah, yeah,

[00:09:02] Corinne Foxx: Episode. Yeah. And so how this is gonna work is that we have questions that we both wrote and we're gonna ask each other and then kind of like

[00:09:14] Corinne Foxx: really remember, remember what we wrote and what we didn't wrote. Right. So, you know, it's really going in blind here, honestly.

[00:09:26] Corinne Foxx: You guys can't tell, but we have not been recording. Yeah. This is our first day back. Yeah. Okay. So Natalie, let's get into how to be the best version of yourself. Okay. And I wanted to ask you, how would you define the best version of yourself?

What is she like? How does she show up in the world?

And then, you know, once you get to that next evolution, then maybe your vision for yourself is. A bigger thing or a different thing or whatever, but the best version of myself, she is very generous and very kind. I think having good boundaries with myself mm-hmm is something that I work on a lot. So my best self would definitely be somebody who can respect my own boundaries and treat myself well.

And she shows up in the world just as I think, like a light or, you know, somebody that can bring joy to people. I think, I think

[00:10:45] Natalie McMillan: Yes. Yeah. I, well, it's well, I don't try. It's just like, that is kind of who I am, but I do want to just be that absolute best ver you know yeah.

The highest version of that. Yeah. You know, and of course that means like, you know, working on like shadow aspects and like triggers and. Yada, yada yada. Yeah. Would you like to answer that too? I feel like this is a good baseline

Yeah. I would say my best self is rooted in authenticity and also. Is not swayed by her ego. I think, especially in this kind of like capitalistic American mindset. There's so much of the things that you realize, like, do I actually want that? Or is it like been sold to me as an idea of what success is, or even like being an actor?

You know, there's a lot of like ego around that and just like really wanting to be as truthful to my essence and my core as possible. I would say that. The truth of me is like a humanitarian at heart. Yes. And so I think I feel the best version of myself when things I'm doing feel like they have a impact larger impact yeah.

Larger impact. And so I think I try to show up in the world as someone who. Can, I don't know, same with you, like bring light to others, but also like help people that are struggling maybe in silence. Yes.

One on one, like, I mean, even a stranger, you know what I mean? Yeah. And then you are more macro, like I'm more micro in your it's very Aquarius of me. It's like, yes. But I also, and I've said this on one other episode, but I do need to just like, when she says that humanitarian is like her, her heart and like that is genuinely.

Cause I think there's a lot of people that are like, oh, I love like humanitarian work and charity. And it's like, Maybe they're just saying, what are we, what are we doing? But what are you actually doing? You know? And Corin is like, she, she walks the walk. She talks the talk. Also I got the shine, the light on, um, oh, sweatshirt.

[00:13:06] Natalie McMillan: that. That was a little humanitarian. She, she, she does find things anywhere.

[00:13:13] Natalie McMillan: So piggy backing off of that. When do you feel like your best self? Mm,

So like after I've, you know, worked with this nonprofit, or even when I like go to my dance class and I come out and I'm like that just like gave me so much. And. Also my relationship with dance is that like, I've been really nervous to get back into it. So when I do it, I'm like proud of myself. So I also think when I'm like overcoming a fear, I feel like the best version of myself, but also when I'm just like in my routine, like my routine is like really set up for me to thrive.

And so when I'm working out and meditating and socializing, and I'm just like in a good rhythm with life and I'm like not overworking myself as I'm sure you will answer as well. Yeah. I think I feel. My best self. Yeah. Yeah. What

I feel like the best version of me. Yeah. I feel like the highest version of me. And like, I get to really enjoy this weird life thing that we're in or the simulation or whatever, the video game, the video game, another simulation thing happened today. Really? Yes. Should I share it? Sure. If you want. Okay. So Kurt and I, we always let each other know when there's some sort of glitch in the simulation, you know, whatever.

So I found out yesterday that I have to have surgery, oral surgery and. The day. And I'm like, I don't know even where to look for this person, cuz it's like a specialist and our friend Snapchatted us yesterday that her boyfriend got like new teeth and it was like an oral surgeon. And I was like, oh my God, can you send me his information?

And then my mom this morning, she just moved and she does not get mail. Mm-hmm she got two flyers for dentists. Weird. I know she's like, these are my first two pieces of. we living in a simulation, so yeah. Oh, music music makes me really happy. Fun. So yeah. I just feel like if I'm like smiling, you know what I've noticed?

If I'm in a picture and you see my dimples, like full blown, I'm like, that's a 10 out of 10. We, her

[00:15:55] Natalie McMillan: cute. It's like full, like so happy. You know what I mean? Yes. So when I see those pictures, I'm like, oh my gosh, I was really happy at this moment. Oh, you know? Yeah.

Versions of ourselves mm-hmm and kind of the different areas of our lives. What would you say is an area of your life that you feel really solid in right now?

Like following my gut mm-hmm . And so I think trusting that is hard sometimes, but I feel like I'm. I feel pretty solid in that. Yeah. Yeah. What about you? I,

Yeah. And it like totally worked

[00:17:13] Corinne Foxx: Yeah. I would say an area that I. That I feel really solid in right now. I would say obviously my financial situation, that was something I worked really, really hard on the last few years.

And I finally hit some big milestones and I'm really proud of myself. Yeah. Um, so I would say that. And also, I would say in my like, relationship with Joe, I feel like we've done a lot of growth together and we've really come up with a great like communication style. We've just moved in together. You guys, and we will do an episode on how to live with a partner.

Cause there are some like little hiccups, but they're not like life altering. Yeah. I know. I know. It's just really like just understanding the other person. And so I'm proud of that. .

Yeah. You very deeply respect each other. And it definitely shows okay. On the flips. So like we just did what we're strong. What down. Yeah. What do you feel like is the toughest area of your life to feel your best in and are you, and if so, how are you consciously addressing it?

I've been feeling and actually like having a lot of anxiety about my friendships recently and feeling like I don't really, and we just did a, a few episodes on like friendship, adult friendships. Yeah. But feeling like, how do I maintain like intimacy with my friends when everything has to feel so planned.

And so yeah, like dinner and I'm just like, I don't know. I've been feeling like really insecure in my friendships and. Kind of beating myself up a bit, like maybe I'm not being the best friend I could be. So I think I am consciously trying to address it in like reaching out more and checking in on friends more and just finding more meaningful ways to spend time together.

Yeah. So that's been like a really big focus for me. Like I would say even just like in the last couple of months. Yeah.

[00:19:21] Corinne Foxx: good friend right now. I don't know. Maybe it's cuz I was also away for like a month. So that's why I feel like disconnected and I got back and I was like friends, where are they?

I haven't seen anybody. It's like what has

[00:19:33] Corinne Foxx: Yeah. So that, and it's been bothering me. There was one night I couldn't sleep. I was just laying there. Like I'm a worse friend ever. Oh

Yeah. You're. Everyone hates me. Oh yeah, yeah,

Yes,

And I would say like, I can make, I can make other people feel better if they're going through something. She's like, no, no, that's other people. What do you like about you? Or what do you value in yourself? And I was like, Nothing other, oh, I did come up with, I can make myself laugh. Like I laugh at my own jokes.

[00:20:46] Natalie McMillan: It's hard for me to, it's hard for me to feel deserving of anything. Really. I think I struggle with imposter syndrome. Definitely. Yeah. And I was talking to my dad yesterday and he was like saying, he was like, I'm so proud of you.

Like, you're such a good person, blah, blah, blah. And I was like, oh, thanks. And somehow we got on the topic of. My degree. And I was like, I'm not proud of my D like, I mean, I, anybody can get a degree. Like, it's not that important. You, you know what I mean? Like, I don't really think I've accomplished anything.

Yes, Natalie I dunno. I just, so

No, we want the

[00:22:05] Natalie McMillan: know it's truly annoying. It is so annoying.

Like what's something that used to hold you back that you feel really proud that doesn't anymore. Yes.

[00:22:38] Corinne Foxx: I, which you have done a lot, by the way. I don't know why I'm like, yeah.

Mm-hmm you haven't done anything. Oh, are you kidding me? She has a business. It's incredible.

[00:22:48] Corinne Foxx: mend, have you seen that Shawn Mendes clip? No. It was like, it was like this interview on mental health with this like girl in him. And she was like, you know, I'm really struggling with anxiety and he.

Just like nobody would ever pay attention to me or consider me or anything like that. And I think. , you know, both mentally just being, not confident, but also just like physically not feeling confident. And I think I have really overcome that in the past few years and I'm proud of myself for that.

Yeah. I'm proud of you. Thank you. I've seen a shift in your confidence for sure. Yeah.

[00:23:51] Corinne Foxx: Really? Yes. Well, I feel like you

Like, I'm just gonna see what happens, but you have the bravery to do it.

[00:24:08] Natalie McMillan: See, I really don't know how I just question my I'm like

[00:24:16] Natalie McMillan: you. Yes. And that's hard. Yeah. That's hard.

Okay. What about you?

Yeah. I'd be like. I auditioned for that and I didn't get it. And I can't even watch this because I had that much jealousy. Yeah. Honestly. And it was something I worked on. So consciously I did therapy on it. I did journaling. I was just like, where is this coming from? And I'm really proud of myself because it it's a tough industry.

There's like a lot of jobs, but like not a lot of people get 'em and I feel like I got to the point where I can be genuinely happy for somebody. Yeah, which wasn't the case when I first started out, which was hard to admit or hurts. Yeah. It's

Are you fucking kidding

Good for them. Good. For most of the time it's Zendaya

[00:25:42] Corinne Foxx: You, no, it's only euphoria is the one thing that I auditioned for that I couldn't

[00:25:48] Corinne Foxx: Yeah. When I was living in New York a million years ago.

It's so intense. I feel like you would be psychologically alternative. Not okay. Yeah. Cause I just viewing it was you

[00:26:15] Natalie McMillan: there. Yeah. I've been thinking to myself recently, what I want for myself.

I want for everyone else. Mm-hmm . Yes. All right, because this is a how-to, you know, we love little, we love action steps. We love an action step. So what are some everyday tools that you use to make you feel like the best version of you?

So I think journaling, like, you know, through journaling, that's how I realized I had this whole thing about, you know, being jealous and I was like, okay, let me. Work this out in my journal and figure out this part of myself and like where it's coming from. And so I think that's built into my routine that really, really helps me in, in different aspects of my life.

And also, I would say, you know, checking in with friends, like talking to you yeah. You know what, I'm not feeling great really helps, you know? Yeah. And it, and it helps me feel like the best version of myself. So I would say like maintaining my routine and. I'm trying to think of other like tools that I really use.

I think also doing things that I love and feel passionate about every day. Yeah. Is important. Did you say meditation? Yeah. Like being reflective in meditation.

And I think, you know, for me, I love makeup. Like I just love doing it. I have so much fun with it. And like the days that I really actually do my makeup, like, I feel. I don't know. Maybe it's just the aspect of, it was like 20 minutes of me just like having pure fun. Yeah. That I'm like, it just puts me in a good mood, kind of like you're dancing.

Like it just makes me happy. And. Yeah. Also just like laughing with a friend.

[00:28:36] Natalie McMillan: better. There is truly nothing better, but now, now you have to do them with a man in the house.

That's true.

[00:28:56] Corinne Foxx: no, I think Joe, I showed up. Okay. This is so embarrassing. When I was in Ireland by myself, I took videos of myself dancing in my bathroom and I was scrolling on my phone.

He was like, what is that? I was like, um, nothing, nothing. And I was like, okay, it's a self tape. I was like, um, it's really embarrasing, but I'll show it to you. And he watched it. He's like you do this all the time. You know that right? Oh, you're used to this. He was like, yeah, this is like nothing. I was like, and he likes it.

He thinks it's cute. So, oh, that's good. That's good. Thank God. Yeah. Um, wait, there was something, when you were saying doing your makeup, I was like, oh, this is also something that, oh, maybe it was the dance parties. Yeah.

[00:29:32] Corinne Foxx: like, oh, I was gonna say eating. Yes. Yes. I think like treats, oh, lot of treats and like having like a fun little thing to eat.

Yes. It makes me feel amazing.

You know what I mean? Yes. Just like, kind of do something that you can look forward to at the end of the day. Oh, one more thing that I've been doing recently that is actually a really helpful tool. Everyone knows that gratitude is like, Key to happiness. And I struggle because sometimes I'll be doing like my gratitude practice and I it's the same thing.

Like every time it's like, I'm grateful for my family and for Zeppelin and my friends, you know what I mean? Yeah. And I'm like, this is just the same thing. So now every night, right. When I'm going to sleep, I think about three of my like favorite moments of that day are like three of the most fun things that happened that day.

And that's been really. It makes my heart

And then by the time you're like have the day I'm asleep, you're

[00:31:18] Corinne Foxx: know it. Yeah. It's like, you kind of look for like pockets of joy throughout the day. Yeah. So when we're talking about like, feeling like our best selves, I feel like that's often like connotated with like being your most successful self mm-hmm

And I wanna know, like how have you changed your relationship with the word success over time and what does successful mean to you now versus like five years ago? Oh,

And I think five years ago I was just starting my brand and it was like success to me was like income and like. Instagram followers. Mm-hmm , you know what I mean? Mm-hmm because it seemed like all of the successful brands had, you know, thousands and thousands and, you know, they were making all this money and I was like, okay, so that's what I have to do.

You know what I mean? Yeah. Yeah. What about you?

And I think I I'm very happy that I let that go and really. Realize that my success is gonna look way different than my dad's success. Yeah. Especially in the workforce, but also like there's like you were saying wins outside of your career. There's wins in your relationship. There's wins in your family relationships.

And so I feel like I've been counting those as wins more so than, you know, whatever, how much money I'm making or how many things I'm booking. And that's been really relieving. Like, you know, and even this podcast, like I consider this like one of the many successes of my life, you know? Yes. Yeah. It

And like, I think just, we both are very, we love helping people. And so I think that this is like not only successful in our eyes, but just like so fulfilling.

[00:33:38] Natalie McMillan: of this? Yeah.

It makes us so, so, so happy. All right. Next question is how have your views on physical health and wellness changed over the course of your adulthood?

Yeah. So I, I would say maybe that and understanding how food contributes to this wonderful chronic illness that I have. Yep. So being aware of that, but also I think. I'm just now getting to the age where my body's changing. I basically have had the same body composition since I was in high school. Mm-hmm and I think just in the last couple of years, I've noticed, okay, my metabolism is not the same.

And at first it really freaked me out and I was like, oh my God, like, I have to be the exact same way I was in. High school. I don't know why I had that idea in my head.

[00:34:44] Corinne Foxx: I had that in my head and then finally I was like, okay, Quinn, you're gonna your, your body's changing and that's okay.

Yeah. And like you have a new normal and that's totally fine. Yes. And so I think that was a big discovery in adulthood

Yeah. Because I think a lot of people who are pregnant are like, oh my God, like, this is like, what the fuck? You know, for me, I think again, you know, I also have a chronic condition that I have to pay very close attention to, but I think taking it down a notch mm-hmm has been what I have learned over my.

Adulthood my, my twenties, cuz I would go like way too hard. I would push way, way, way too hard with everything, working out, eating anything, wellness, all of it. And I never was just allowing myself to like be mm-hmm and so I think. I have kind of learned that like you, you can just relax.

Yes. There's different versions of what resting is, whether that's like actual physical sleep or just like rest from working out and rest from even eating healthy, like sometimes like taking a break. And like we said, having a treat, having a, this, like, I think that's an important part of. Mental wellbeing.

Yeah, definitely. And off that, I feel like the two of us can get really over interested in like self-improvement. Yeah. And self-development, and because it, it is mass sometimes it's like, I mean, it's good for you, right? Yes. Yes. I'm curious, like, Have you recognized like toxic self development or self-improvement in yourself and if so, how do you like combat that?

Yeah,

Mm. Like, it didn't seem like it was. Like flowing. It just felt like I'm doing this because I'm supposed to cuz this is what people that are good do. Yeah. You know what I mean? Yeah. And also just like switching my books because I love a self. I was gonna say that was for me too. Yeah. I have to like consciously be like, okay, I need to read like.

A biography or, you know, some sort of thriller novel and not just constantly be reading self-help books, cuz I also just love them and I love all the different like techniques and stuff. No,

When I realized like the. Like two or three years, the only books I had read were self-help books. Yes. I was like, okay, Karen. So now I, the books that I do read, I do have like one self-help book that I'm reading right now that I love called big feelings, but I'm also reading the seven husbands of Evelyn, Hugo.

That's like a huge, big fiction novel that that's out right now. So I'm like trying to balance, you know, there is a thing like I have. Self-developed enough so I can enjoy this exactly. Me. I can enjoy this version of me until she's not working anymore. Then we can develop her further.

Yes. And like, Let it sink in. Exactly. You know what I mean? Are there any specific moments or memories where you felt the most you, or like you were really living out who you've always wanted to be, or just like a moment of like pure, like you look at around and you're like, oh my God, like, I can't believe this is my life sort of thing.

Has brought me here and I, I can't explain why it was there and why it was this moment, but it was this very powerful thing that happened to me. But I would say that like, when I feel the most me is when I'm sitting on a panel and I'm advocating, you know, for mental health. Yeah. I would say when I lobbied Congress, That was a huge thing for me because my mental health, like being a mental health advocate is very personal to me.

It's because I actually have struggled and I remembered the girl who couldn't leave her house and couldn't go to the grocery store. Cause she was too afraid. And then to be walking the steps of, you know, like Congress and going to advocate for mental health reform, I was like, this is everything that I went through was worth.

Yeah. Yeah. And so it's like moments like those and I, and it happens all the time. Cuz now I am an advocate for the endometriosis foundation of America. So even when I'm lobbying Congress with them, I'm like, this is what I'm supposed to do. Yeah. Yeah. And I

[00:40:16] Corinne Foxx: you know?

Yeah. And I think it's when you can look back too at all the things that. you thought you'd never get through, you thought you'd never make it out of, and then you're like, wow, I, I did. I got over it and I'm thriving, you know? Yeah. Yes. What about you? Have you had those moments?

I know. Yeah. I love traveling, you know, it's like, I'll be doing something that's just like, and everyone around me is so happy. I also think of like new year's. I love new year's mm-hmm just cuz. Happy, you know, like, I love that energy. Yeah. But a specific memory, although this is like a recurring thing is one time I was going through something like the hardest time in my life.

[00:41:22] Corinne Foxx: Yeah. You feel connected? Yes. And I'm just like, wow. You feel connected to the, the video game player who's playing?

Yes. Yes,

[00:41:35] Corinne Foxx: got one more, right? Okay. One more. So to finish off this episode, if you could tell yourself something at 13 years old, 18 years old and 25 years old, what would you tell those versions of yourself?

Okay. 13, I think that's where a lot of my like self confidence issues started because just like mean people in school. And so I think I would tell myself, like, Listen, all of those kids, like kind of peaked in middle school, you know what I mean? Yeah. And like, you're gonna peaches fine. So I think I would reassure myself that like, they can just shut the fuck up 18 years old.

I would tell her like, you can slow down. Mm, I felt like I'm gonna go to college. I'm gonna meet somebody in college. I'm gonna get married. I'm gonna own a home. I'm gonna like, gosh, you know, mm-hmm, like, I just thought that it was gonna go all this. You know what I mean? Like I had control of the timeline.

Yeah. And you definitely don't um, so I think I would tell her like, just chill and then 25. 25 that three years ago. Yeah, I think I would tell myself I was really struggling with my anxiety at that point, especially just like physically that's like in my body just feeling so anxious all the time that it was hard for me to enjoy things, even if they were like the most wonderful things.

And so I think I would tell myself to. Enjoy it. Yeah. Yeah. Enjoy more. Life's not that serious.

[00:43:21] Natalie McMillan: All right. What about 13 year old? Karen did

Karen, I will say. I mean, I was not popular in school at all. Amazing. And, um, Amazing. Beautiful. Beautiful. And no, but it really was. And I think I would tell her to not be afraid to be. Outwardly you mm-hmm I think I had this like inward self that was super quirky and weird and writing fan fiction on the internet.

and I didn't feel like I that's why hard perhaps I, I was, but I feel like I couldn't share it with people. So when I would go to school, I would just kind of be introverted and I didn't wanna share who I really was. And so I would tell her like, live out loud and like, who cares if someone thinks you're weird.

Yeah. Again, none of those kids, uh, make it very far, Karen. Yeah, it's true. Um, I would say for 18 year old me, I would say to stay as present as possible. I absolutely loved my college experience and I wouldn't change a thing about it, but I would also say. The only thing I really struggled with was trying to fit in, maybe with people that I didn't wanna fit in with.

So again, it's the same with 13 year old. Yeah, her, yeah. She's just like, it's okay to be different. It's okay. To be unique, but also stay present. And then 25 year old me, which was three years ago, I would say to not be afraid to go off course. Oh. And take a big swing. Yeah, I think like you I'm a big planner.

And so it's like, I don't know. I think maybe I was a little bit more risk adverse. Yeah. When I was 25. But, um, yeah, that's

Yeah. And then when it like goes a different way, leaning into,

We, yeah, yeah, yeah. But you guys got to know us a lot more and we hope you learned more about us and how we define our best selves, how the definition of success can change over time and maybe learn some new tools that show up. Your best self, which is really all we want for

[00:45:46] Corinne Foxx: of you, we want for all of you guys.

So now let's get into this, uh, champagne that I realized I cannot drink.

[00:45:56] Corinne Foxx: baby

[00:46:01] Corinne Foxx: get that much. And do you wanna. Do you wanna announce our 100th Hotty, 100th

I don't think this is gonna happen again. It's not gonna happen unless maybe at 200 mm-hmm this man kicked us off. He was the first hot of the week, the first Hotty of the week. He remains the hot of every week in our heart. Yes. Our king, our king Chris, Jamal Evans. it's Chris Evans. You guys? Yes. Chris Evans.

He

[00:46:35] Natalie McMillan: guess what? A lot of these people that our ha of the weeks, at some point they'd become problematic. He

What are we reading this wine? I

[00:47:12] Corinne Foxx: I was gonna give it a seven. All right. Seven and a half, seven and a half out of Chris.

Seven baby daddy, Chris

[00:47:26] Corinne Foxx: Okay. This is the part of the episode where we play a little wrap up game and this week it snacks, facts, and. Which I'm very excited. How excited about the snack. So we, we both got snacks to try. Yes.

[00:47:40] Corinne Foxx: I have like three different snacks in here.

[00:47:44] Corinne Foxx: Oh my God. I was gonna get those. And then I thought you're gonna get them. So I didn't. Oh my God. I'm so happy. You did do what I say what

[00:47:59] Corinne Foxx: That sounds amazing. I mean, okay, so I'm gonna show you my snack, my snack. Have you tried this? I saw that today. I have not tried it. Okay. So it's the trader Joe's hula crunch crunch a it's the popcorn and rice cracker mix. It's a Hawaiian inspired snack with season popcorn and crunchy rice crackers. I

[00:48:21] Corinne Foxx: what this tastes like.

I don't know what Hawaiian seasoning is though. Do you? I feel like it

[00:48:33] Corinne Foxx: let's like that sort of flavor. I'm thinking of like the Maui onion, like, oh God, I

[00:48:41] Corinne Foxx: Oh, there we go. Okay. So we're gonna give our reviews and then give our, um, give our, our facts, our facts and or hacks.

Are we doing these first? Oh yeah. So these are the, we're gonna try the Bomba puffed peanut and, and corn

[00:49:02] Corinne Foxx: Mmm, wait, what does this remind me

[00:49:08] Corinne Foxx: Mmm, that

[00:49:12] Corinne Foxx: That is a sweet little treat one to, um, Chris Evan. I'd

[00:49:24] Corinne Foxx: I don't know if mine's gonna be a slam junk.

We're gonna find it out. Right. Let's try the hula crunch up. Hmm.

[00:49:37] Corinne Foxx: I don't know if I'm mad at her. Oh,

[00:49:51] Corinne Foxx: soy. So sauce,

No, but it's not,

[00:50:24] Natalie McMillan: my fact, you know what, let me grab my phone. Cause I have it on my phone and there is a specific number. Oh wow. Okay. This is a fact that I found very interesting. The us government has 1.4 billion with a B pounds of cheese in a cave. Why we literally have a cheese reserve?

[00:50:51] Natalie McMillan: 1.4 billion pounds of cheese

[00:50:57] Natalie McMillan: there was some sort of, I was reading about it and it's some sort of like Jimmy Carter, there was some sort of inflation and milk and all this shit.

How old is the cheese? I guess since like the seventies, I don't know. It looks like par. It looks like, so it might be really good. It might be aged. Aged par. I have no idea. You can look it up. It's fascinating.

[00:51:22] Natalie McMillan: maybe aliens, like 'em I DT know maybe.

I've been, I work from homes. I'm very, very blessed to be able to do this. But even if you work at an office, go to your car, doing your lunch break. 15 to 20 minute nap

[00:52:01] Corinne Foxx: sleep at night. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. And that, the fact that support says is that our bodies are actually programmed to need sleep between one and 3:00 PM.

Interesting. That's why in like Europe, it takes yes. And all that stuff. It's cuz we're actually biologically supposed to like rest at that time. And I looked up on the, um, like national sleep foundation's website. They say the best nap length in most situations is one that is long enough to be refreshing, but not so long that sleep inertia occurs, which is like feeling really tired when you wake up.

Yeah. So naps lasting 10 to 20 minutes are considered the ideal. They are sometimes referred to as power naps because they provide recovery benefits without leaving the napper feeling sleepy afterwards. So I really hit right on the money. I love a 15 minute nap. Now I take 'em every single day, I would say, oh my gosh, I'm

There is a point in the afternoon where I'm like forcing myself. Yes. Because I'm like tired.

[00:53:01] Natalie McMillan: towards the right towards three. For me,

Yeah. And it's so wonderful. I, the best version of you wake and I feel way better, a million percent better,

[00:53:21] Corinne Foxx: do. So, so get your 15 minutes back, you guys. And if you guys, if you guys love this episode, we have more, you can listen to episode 50. Is the, get to know us episode mm-hmm , which is more about me and Natalie, but also we have episode 78, which is how to fall in love with yourself.

So why you're trying to become the best version of yourself. You can fall in love with yourself as well. And we just wanna thank you guys for listening to 100 episodes and hopefully we have a hundred more.