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happy monday! Morgan brings on two special guests this week to talk all about careers. First up, career coach Ashley Stahl shares the best way to discover direction in your life and how to find fulfillment in a career path. Then, owner of Nashville's Parlour 3 and full time hair and make up artist to Carrie Underwood for 17 years Melissa Schleicher comes on. She admits the hard moments in discovering her passion at a young age. Plus, how she started working with country giants like Alan Jackson, Carrie Underwood, and more. 

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happy monday! Morgan brings on two special guests this week to talk all about careers. First up, career coach Ashley Stahl shares the best way to discover direction in your life and how to find fulfillment in a career path. Then, owner of Nashville's Parlour 3 and full time hair and make up artist to Carrie Underwood for 17 years Melissa Schleicher comes on. She admits the hard moments in discovering her passion at a young age. Plus, how she started working with country giants like Alan Jackson, Carrie Underwood, and more. 
If you liked this episode, please rate, review &amp; subscribe! 
Follow Ashley Stahl: <a href="ashleystahl">@ashleystahl</a>
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Take This Personally with Morgan Huelsman.  Honest Conversations with Experts & Friends, helping us all feel less alone. We’re all trying to be the best versions of ourselves but navigating life’s challenges isn’t easy. We may go to therapy, but how does that therapy translate to real life? That’s where this podcast comes in. Look at this podcast as your challenger friend who wants to push you to be the best version of yourself all while lifting you up. We’re going to lean on each other’s experiences to become better, more confident humans. And just maybe… a little bit at a time… feel a little less alone in this big world.

Take This Personally with Morgan Huelsman.&nbsp; Honest Conversations with Experts &amp; Friends, helping us all feel less alone. We&rsquo;re all trying to be the best versions of ourselves but navigating life&rsquo;s challenges isn&rsquo;t easy. We may go to therapy, but how does that therapy translate to real life? That&rsquo;s where this podcast comes in. Look at this podcast as your challenger friend who wants to push you to be the best version of yourself all while lifting you up. We&rsquo;re going to lean on each other&rsquo;s experiences to become better, more confident humans. And just maybe&hellip; a little bit at a time&hellip; feel a little less alone in this big world.

Take This Personally with Morgan Huelsman

Finding Direction & a Fulfilling Career While Chasing Your Dreams

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This week’s episode is equal parts chaotic, honest, and deeply meaningful as Morgan is joined by her sister Taylor and her 11-week-old niece, Collyns for a special holiday week conversation.

Taylor opens up about becoming a first-time mom, what no one truly prepares you for after birth, and how motherhood reshapes everything. From marriage and identity to sleep, patience, and trust in your own instincts. They talk candidly about pregnancy plans going out the window, postpartum realities, breastfeeding struggles, Bell’s Palsy in the midst of recovery, and the emotional weight of those early weeks that don’t get talked about enough.

From choosing the right partner, navigating life with dogs and a newborn, and leaning on community, to trusting your “mom gut” and tuning out outside noise, this episode is an honest look at what it really means to bring a life into the world. It’s a sister conversation filled with love, laughter, tears, baby noises, and perspective for anyone who’s a mom, hopes to be one someday, or just wants a deeper understanding of this season of life.

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This week&rsquo;s episode is equal parts chaotic, honest, and deeply meaningful as Morgan is joined by her sister Taylor and her 11-week-old niece, Collyns for a special holiday week conversation.
Taylor opens up about becoming a first-time mom, what no one truly prepares you for after birth, and how motherhood reshapes everything. From marriage and identity to sleep, patience, and trust in your own instincts. They talk candidly about pregnancy plans going out the window, postpartum realities, breastfeeding struggles, Bell&rsquo;s Palsy in the midst of recovery, and the emotional weight of those early weeks that don&rsquo;t get talked about enough.
From choosing the right partner, navigating life with dogs and a newborn, and leaning on community, to trusting your &ldquo;mom gut&rdquo; and tuning out outside noise, this episode is an honest look at what it really means to bring a life into the world. It&rsquo;s a sister conversation filled with love, laughter, tears, baby noises, and perspective for anyone who&rsquo;s a mom, hopes to be one someday, or just wants a deeper understanding of this season of life.
🎧 Subscribe to the podcast for more episodes.
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What No One Tells You About Becoming a Mom with My Sister

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The holidays can be magical: full of twinkly lights, sweet treats, and time with people we love. But they can also shine a spotlight on grief, change, loneliness, and the complicated emotions so many of us quietly carry this time of year. In this episode, Morgan shares vulnerable listener voice notes about the real struggles happening behind the highlight reels. From divorce, illness, mental health battles, and career changes to navigating grief after losing parents, partners, or friends, these stories remind us we’re never as alone as we think.

Morgan opens up about her own mixed year and responds to each message with empathy and honesty, creating space for anyone who’s simply doing their best to make it through the season.

If this time of year feels heavy, messy, bittersweet, or complicated… this episode is for you.

🎧 Subscribe to the podcast for more episodes.

📲 Follow @takethispersonally on Instagram.

The holidays can be magical: full of twinkly lights, sweet treats, and time with people we love. But they can also shine a spotlight on grief, change, loneliness, and the complicated emotions so many of us quietly carry this time of year. In this episode,&nbsp;Morgan shares vulnerable listener voice notes about the real struggles happening behind the highlight reels. From divorce, illness, mental health battles, and career changes to navigating grief after losing parents, partners, or friends, these stories remind us we&rsquo;re never as alone as we think.
Morgan opens up about her own mixed year and responds to each message with empathy and honesty, creating space for anyone who&rsquo;s simply doing their best to make it through the season.
If this time of year feels heavy, messy, bittersweet, or complicated&hellip; this episode is for you.
🎧 Subscribe to the podcast for more episodes.
📲 Follow&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/takethispersonally/">@takethispersonally</a> on Instagram.

The Other Side of The Holidays: Real Voices, Real Struggles

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Rhaina Cohen (author of The Other Significant Others) joins us to reframe how we think about friendship: past, present, and possible futures. Rhaina explains why intense platonic bonds once held public, ritualized importance (think “sworn brotherhoods” and romantic friendships of the 17th–19th centuries), how marriage’s role shifted to demand emotional everything-ness, and why that cultural shift squeezed out space for friendships.

What you'll get out of this episode:


The friendship that inspired Rhaina's book


Historical models of deep same-sex friendship and how they differ from modern assumptions


Why modern romantic relationships often eclipse friendship and why that harms us


Real-life choices Rhaina and her husband made (communal living, prioritizing friends) and practical tips to preserve friendships


How to be a better friend: rituals, calendars, play, and honest conversation


Handling jealousy and myths about opposite-sex friendships

If you want to build stronger platonic connections, rethink where you live and who you share life with, or simply appreciate how friendship can anchor a life, this episode is for you.

📕 Get The Other Significant Others on Amazon

📲 Follow Rhaina Cohen on social media: @rhainacohen

📲 Follow the podcast: @takethispersonally

Rhaina Cohen (author of The Other Significant Others) joins us to reframe how we think about friendship: past, present, and possible futures. Rhaina explains why intense platonic bonds once held public, ritualized importance (think &ldquo;sworn brotherhoods&rdquo; and romantic friendships of the 17th&ndash;19th centuries), how marriage&rsquo;s role shifted to demand emotional everything-ness, and why that cultural shift squeezed out space for friendships.
What you'll get out of this episode:
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The friendship that inspired Rhaina's book
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Historical models of deep same-sex friendship and how they differ from modern assumptions
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Why modern romantic relationships often eclipse friendship and why that harms us
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Real-life choices Rhaina and her husband made (communal living, prioritizing friends) and practical tips to preserve friendships
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How to be a better friend: rituals, calendars, play, and honest conversation
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Handling jealousy and myths about opposite-sex friendships
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If you want to build stronger platonic connections, rethink where you live and who you share life with, or simply appreciate how friendship can anchor a life, this episode is for you.
📕 Get The Other Significant Others on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Other-Significant-Others-Reimagining-Friendship/dp/1250280915">Amazon</a>
📲 Follow Rhaina Cohen on social media: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rhainacohen/">@rhainacohen</a>
📲 Follow the podcast:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/takethispersonally/">@takethispersonally</a>

Friendship Just As Important As Romance: Rethinking Connections, Community & Living

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Finding Direction & a Fulfilling Career While Chasing Your Dreams

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