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The Favourite Self Podcast
The Favourite Self Podcast is a show about identity, entrepreneurship, and the courage it takes to grow into the version of you who feels most alive, most authentic, and most rooted in your purpose.
Hosted by founder, author, and brand strategist Carly Ottaway, this podcast explores how the way you see yourself shapes the way you show up, lead, and scale—and why identity is the foundation of your brand, your business, and the life you create.
Each week, Carly shares honest reflections and…
Episodes
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33. The Power of Being in the Room: Community, Confidence, and Quantum Leaps
What becomes possible when you keep showing up in the rooms that challenge you, expand you, and remind you of who you’re becoming? In this solo episode of The…
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32. How to Declutter Your Home and Reduce Mental Load with Brittnei Gaudio
Does the clutter in your home feel like one more thing your brain is constantly trying to manage? Carly sits down with professional organizer and decluttering…
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31. How AI Is Changing SEO and What Business Owners Need to Know
How do you make sure the right clients can actually find your business on Google, ChatGPT, and other AI search platforms? In this episode of The Favourite Self…
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30. How to Build a Profitable Business and Change Your Money Mindset with Vanessa Bowen
What if growing your revenue isn’t actually making your business more profitable? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast, Carly sits down with money…
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29. Working With Your Spouse: The Truth About Building a Business and Family
What does it really look like to build a business, raise a family, and do life with the same person? In this special episode, Carly sits down with her husband…
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28. How to Heal Your Inner Child and Break Self-Sabotage Patterns with Adele Tevlin
Show Notes Why do the same patterns keep showing up in your relationships, money, business and success, even when you know better? Carly sits down with…
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27. Stop Downplaying Your Dreams: How to Own Your Success and Celebrate How Far You've Come
Do you downplay your accomplishments, move the goalpost, or struggle to celebrate your wins without immediately focusing on what comes next? In this solo…
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26. From Burnt Out Teacher to Aligned CEO: How to Manifest Your Dream Life with Nicole Crone
What happens when you stop building the life you think you should want and start trusting the one you actually desire? In this episode of The Favourite Self…
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25. Your Why, Your Vision, and the Business You Actually Want
Before you set another goal, do you actually know why you want it? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast, Carly shares five reflection questions to…
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24. The Astrology of Your Life Purpose with Marina Lynn
What can your birth chart reveal about your life purpose and the direction you are being called to grow? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast, Carly…
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23. You Don’t Need More Proof. You Need More Self Trust.
What if the friction you are feeling is not a sign that you need to push harder, but a sign that something in your life or business is ready to change? In this…
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22. Jen Leigh on Becoming Iconic, Holding Success, and Building a Legacy Brand
What does it actually take to become the woman who can hold the success, visibility, and legacy she says she wants? In this episode of The Favourite Self…
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21. The Power of Radical Presence: Building a Life and Business That's True to You with Janette Downie
What if your sensitivity is not something you need to overcome, but one of your greatest strengths as a leader? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast…
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20. A Life and Business Update: Expanded Capacity, Big Manifestations, and Holding Both
What if the biggest transformation isn't changing your circumstances, but expanding your capacity to hold them? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast…
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19. Olympic Champion Jennifer Jones on Introverted Leadership, Reinvention, and Life After Curling
What happens when the chapter the world knows you for ends, and you are asked to meet yourself in a whole new way? In this episode of The Favourite Self…
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18. Visibility, Personal Branding, and Big Brand Energy with Katrina Owens
What does it really take to build a personal brand that creates opportunity? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast, Carly sits down with personal…
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17. What My Resistance to Instagram Was Trying to Tell Me
What if your resistance to showing up online is not something to push through, but something to listen to? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast, Carly…
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16. Personal Style, Confidence, and Dressing for Your Next Level with Suzanne Colmer
What if personal style is about so much more than clothes, and is actually one of the ways you step into the version of yourself you are becoming? In this…
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15. The Truth About Joy, Presence, and Sobriety with Jillian Schecher
What if joy is not something you arrive at, but something you return to again and again? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast, Carly sits down with…
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14. Authentic Storytelling and the Power of Being Seen
What if the story holding you back is also the one that is meant to set you free? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast, Carly dives into authentic…
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13. Renée Warren on Wanting More and How to Stop Apologizing for Success
What if the life and business you want are not built by waiting to feel fully ready, but by trusting yourself enough to go first? In this episode of The…
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12. When Growth Doesn't Look The Way You Thought It Would
What if feeling behind is not actually a sign that you are off track, but a sign that you have not paused long enough to recognize how much you have already…
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11. Anna Lozano on the Messy Middle, Raising Your Frequency, and Building a Business in Alignment
What does it actually take to build a business and a life that feel as good as they look on paper? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast, Carly sits…
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10. Why Visibility Feels Unsafe and How to Move Through It
What if the reason showing up online feels so hard has less to do with strategy and more to do with safety? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast…
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9. Psychedelic Therapy, Microdosing, and the Many Paths to Healing with Morgan Weatherup
What if healing is less about fixing yourself and more about learning how to trust yourself again? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast, Carly sits…
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8. Trusting Your Voice and Letting Go of Perfection
What happens when you finally start trusting your voice, only to lose it completely? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast, Carly reflects on the…
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7. Rewriting Success in Business and Motherhood with Kristina Bartold
What does success look like when the version you once chased no longer fits the season you are in now? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast, Carly…
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6. The Mirror Effect: What Your Life, Brand, and Leadership Are Reflecting Back to You
What if your business, your relationships, your clients, and even your kids are all reflecting something back to you? In this episode of The Favourite Self…
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5. How to Expand Your Capacity for More Money, Visibility, and Growth
What if the real reason you have hit a ceiling in business has nothing to do with strategy and everything to do with what your nervous system feels safe…
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4. The Visibility Stretch: What Publishing My Book Taught Me About Being Seen
What if the discomfort you feel around visibility is actually a sign that you are growing? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast, Carly shares the…
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1. The Power of Breathwork with MJ Renshaw
What if learning to breathe could change the way you heal, lead, parent, and live? In the first guest episode of The Favourite Self Podcast, Carly sits down…
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2. Why Your Business Can’t Outgrow Your Self-Belief
What if the thing holding your business back isn’t your strategy, but your self belief? In this episode, Carly shares why your business can only grow to the…
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3. How to Live and Lead as Your Most Authentic Self with Maria Tassi
How do you make the switch from the path others expect you to follow to the path of true alignment and authenticity? In today’s episode of The Favorite Self…
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Welcome To The Favourite Self Podcast
In this very first intro episode to the podcast, Carly shares a bit about her journey, how she moved from hiding behind other people's stories to finally…