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In this solo episode, Misty gets real about the exhausting cycle that keeps hairstylists and salon owners stuck — chasing the next goal in hopes it delivers the peace they’re craving — and why that strategy keeps backfiring. Then she breaks down the exact practices she uses to give her overworked brain a genuine break — no crystals required.

This one’s for the logistical thinkers, the overachievers, the stylists who are so used to being “on” that the idea of sitting still sounds more stressful than the chaos itself. Misty shares five surprisingly simple mindfulness practices that actually work for people who hate the word “mindfulness.”

🌿 What you’ll take away from this episode:

• Why hitting your next goal won’t give you the peace you’re chasing
• Five approachable mindfulness practices for the stylist who can’t turn her brain off
• The reason white space is more productive than scrolling for creativity
• How to stop overcomplicating mental rest (and start actually resting)
• Why discomfort at first is a sign you’re doing it right — not wrong

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What happens when two former party girls — both hairstylists, both moms, both done playing small — sit down and get real? You get this episode.

Misty is joined by Kat, known as The Anti-Hairdresser, for one of those conversations that goes absolutely everywhere — and somehow lands exactly where it needs to. Kat is a UK-based color technician, educator, and social media coach for hairdresser moms who have been in the industry for 20+ years. She's also 16 months sober, neurodivergent, and completely done pretending to be anyone other than herself.

In this episode, Misty and Kat talk about:

• Letting go of your party girl identity — and why it's harder than it sounds
• Sobriety as a stylist and the mirror it holds up to the people around you
• Being a neurodivergent mom in an industry that wasn't built for you
• Rebuilding your clientele after it gets ripped away (and hitting 10K in a single month doing it)
• Why niching down doesn't mean limiting yourself — it means finally talking to YOUR person
• Firing clients, setting pricing boundaries, and why saying no is actually a superpower
• The connection between self-care, emotional regulation, and showing up better behind the chair
• Going back to your inner child to figure out who you actually are

This one gets raw, gets funny, and gets honest about what it really takes to build a life and a business you're proud of — without losing yourself in the process.

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In this episode, Misty sits down with Annie Fisher: salon owner, career stylist, and author of Love Is in the Hair: A Journey of Setbacks, Scissors, and Self-Worth. These two met for the very first time on this podcast, and it felt like two business besties finally finding each other.

Annie opens up about what it actually means to call yourself a career stylist (not "just a stylist"), how she navigated becoming a young mom while building a beauty career, why she opened her first salon in 2013 — and what led her to finally write the book she always knew was inside her.

This one goes deep. From healing work and radical self-acceptance, to the difference between boundaries and rules, to what it means to let go of expectations of other people — this conversation is packed with the kind of real talk that will make you want to pull over your car and take notes.

In this episode, you'll hear about:

• Why being a "career stylist" is an identity worth owning — and how the industry stigma still shows up
• Annie's journey from Glamour Shots makeup artist to 30-year career stylist and salon owner
• How she bet on herself as a young single mom when everyone said beauty "wasn't a real career"
• The pandemic shift that gave her a new mantra: if it's not a hell yes, it's a no
• Writing Love Is in the Hair — and why she wrote it for herself first
• Unpacking your stuff along the way (EMDR, therapy, faith, woo-woo — she's tried it all)
• The difference between boundaries and rules, and why that distinction matters
• Anger as a secondary emotion — and what it actually signals
• Why disappointment is usually just unmet expectations in disguise
• The gift of getting older: fewer f*cks, more self-acceptance

Connect with Annie Fisher:

• Instagram: @‌annie_fisher_hair
• Book: Love Is in the Hair — available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and wherever books are sold

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