• Why Your Standards Aren't High Enough, Even If You Think They Are
    Feb 15 2022

    Welcome to this edition of Truth Pudding which is your weekly serving of uncomfortable truths that will rock your world and take you to the next level in all things lifestyle, relationships, & entrepreneurship.

    This week Celinne Da Costa and Tessa Mac discuss standards and how your standards are probably lower than you think they are. In life we inevitably make mistakes. It’s unavoidable. One essential factor in the process of converting your mistakes into success is setting standards along the way.

    Standards relate to choice and choice is everything. We set standards based on past decisions and make future decisions based on our standards. By setting higher standards and continuing to live up to them, you don’t need to worry about settling for average. If you want to change your life, you have to raise your standards.

    In this episode you will hear:

    • How to raise your standards
    • How to live up to your standards
    • Lower your expectations
    • Understanding what are the actual changes that you need to make in life
    • How to filter unwanted people in your life

    Join your hosts Celinne Da Costa (story alchemist, self actualization coach, speaker and author) and Tessa Mac (dating and mindset coach) in diving deep into peculiar yet surprisingly relatable topics you never knew you wanted to talk about, or if you did, the idea of going there was way too cringe.

    Truth Pudding is here to inspire you to courageously face uncomfortable realities and taste what it’s like when they’re delivered in a light-hearted, fun, and digestible manner that you can apply to improve your life.

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    40 mins
  • The Truth Behind The "Quitting Your Job To Travel The World" Fairytale
    Feb 8 2022

    Welcome to this edition of Truth Pudding which is your weekly serving of uncomfortable truths that will rock your world and take you to the next level in all things lifestyle, relationships, & entrepreneurship. 

    This week Celinne Da Costa and Tessa Mac discuss their transition from working 9-5 to a digital nomad lifestyle. The modern world of work is changing rapidly. No longer are people happy to be chained to their desks, acting as corporate drones in the hope of a distant retirement package. Everywhere people are carving out their own career paths — doing meaningful and flexible work that allows for independence and purpose. But the real question is what happens after your dream is normalised? What will happen next? 

     In this episode you will hear: 

    • What is the unsexy unglamorous reality behind the laptop lifestyle
    • How to prepare yourself for the transition
    • Ways to stay enthusiastic in your new normal life
    • How to stay in the loop
    • How to avoid digital nomad burnout

    Join your hosts Celinne Da Costa (story alchemist, self actualization coach, speaker and author) and Tessa Mac (dating and mindset coach) in diving deep into peculiar yet surprisingly relatable topics you never knew you wanted to talk about, or if you did, the idea of going there was way too cringe.

    Truth Pudding is here to inspire you to courageously face uncomfortable realities and taste what it’s like when they’re delivered in a light-hearted, fun, and digestible manner that you can apply to improve your life.

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    46 mins
  • Stop Settling for Mediocre relationships
    Feb 1 2022
    Welcome to this edition of Truth Pudding which is your weekly serving of uncomfortable truths that will rock your world and take you to the next level in all things lifestyle, relationships, & entrepreneurship. 

     This week Celinne Da Costa shares her past relationships and how to stop settling for mediocre relationships. You’ve got a killer career, a busy social life, tons of enriching hobbies and you put yourself out there when it comes to dating in the hopes of meeting a great guy. Unfortunately, all your relationships are lackluster and not exactly what you want. You often find yourself thinking it could be worse and that’s true, but it could also be better. You deserve the kind of love you’ve always dreamed of.

     In this episode you will hear: 

    • What does it look like to set relationship standards
    • Stop letting our past affect the way we handle a relationship
    • Know your self worth
    • Red flags of a mediocre relationship
    • Celline’s relationship advice

     Join your hosts Celinne Da Costa (story alchemist, self actualization coach, speaker and author) and Tessa Mac (dating and mindset coach) in diving deep into peculiar yet surprisingly relatable topics you never knew you wanted to talk about, or if you did, the idea of going there was way too cringe.

    Truth Pudding is here to inspire you to courageously face uncomfortable realities and taste what it’s like when they’re delivered in a light-hearted, fun, and digestible manner that you can apply to improve your life.

    DOWNLOAD FOR FREE] Relationship Agreement Template: https://aj.humanoptimized.co/relationship-agreement

    Our Rewrite Your Relationship Story Course: https://aj.humanoptimized.co/relationship-course

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Weird Lessons From Living In A Village, From Two Lifelong City Dwellers
    Jan 25 2022

    Welcome to this edition of Truth Pudding which is your weekly serving of uncomfortable truths that will rock your world and take you to the next level in all things lifestyle, relationships, & entrepreneurship.

    This week Celinne and Tessa share some weird things that you can only experience when living in a small village. Traveling was part of their routine, hopping from one place to another but they have been stuck ever since the COVID pandemic hit and have not been able to leave, where everybody knows each other. They discuss further the stark differences between living in a city as compared to a small village, where in a city you feel that you have to accomplish something but not actually and in a village where you slow down and you can work on yourself. Moving forward, they feel that they have just started to emerge from their city trauma and insecurities and they have a better commitment to themselves. 

     In this episode you will hear:

    •     Village weirdness
    •     Differences between city and a small village
    •     False purpose
    •     Working on yourself 
    •     Avoidance patterns

    Join your hosts Celinne Da Costa (story alchemist, self actualization coach, speaker and author) and Tessa Mac (dating and mindset coach) in diving deep into peculiar yet surprisingly relatable topics you never knew you wanted to talk about, or if you did, the idea of going there was way too cringe.

    Truth Pudding is here to inspire you to courageously face uncomfortable realities and taste what it’s like when they’re delivered in a light-hearted, fun, and digestible manner that you can apply to improve your life.

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    55 mins
  • How To Deal With Your Dark "Shadow" Side (Ft. Life Coach Ralph Ruiz)
    Jan 18 2022

    Welcome to this edition of Truth Pudding which is your weekly serving of uncomfortable truths that will rock your world and take you to the next level in all things lifestyle, relationships, & entrepreneurship. 

    This week Celinne Da Costa and Tessa Mac are with Ralph Ruiz. Ralph is a Master Life Coach and Master Hypnotist who specializes in teaching individuals how to transform their lives from the inside out. Using a very powerful and effortless technique including shadow work that anyone can master for their own personal growth and development.

    In this episode you will hear: 

    • What is shadow work
    • Benefits of shadow work
    • How to gain more self-awareness
    • How to heal trauma
    • How to deal with the shadow and how to live a more balanced life

    Join your hosts Celinne Da Costa (story alchemist, self actualization coach, speaker and author) and Tessa Mac (dating and mindset coach) in diving deep into peculiar yet surprisingly relatable topics you never knew you wanted to talk about, or if you did, the idea of going there was way too cringe.

    Truth Pudding is here to inspire you to courageously face uncomfortable realities and taste what it’s like when they’re delivered in a light-hearted, fun, and digestible manner that you can apply to improve your life.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Conquering Fears & Taking Fun Seriously (Tessa interviewed by Dani Wallace)
    Jan 11 2022

    Welcome to this edition of Truth Pudding which is your weekly serving of uncomfortable truths that will rock your world and take you to the next level in all things lifestyle, relationships, & entrepreneurship. 

    This week Tessa is joined by Dani Wallace. Dani is a speaker, singer, author and speaking coach. She is able to work with phenomenal clients and help them share their message so they can reach more people. Today, they will be talking about uncomfortable traits and how to overcome them. They also talk about some traits that you’d have to let go of, like believing that you’ve got to do things in a certain way. Be free and be yourself. 

    In this episode you will hear: 

    • How to overcome being uncomfortable
    • What does living in alignment mean
    • What it’s like to be in your comfort zone
    • Being open to alternatives
    • Life resistances

    Join your hosts Celinne Da Costa (story alchemist, self actualization coach, speaker and author) and Tessa Mac (dating and mindset coach) in diving deep into peculiar yet surprisingly relatable topics you never knew you wanted to talk about, or if you did, the idea of going there was way too cringe.

    Truth Pudding is here to inspire you to courageously face uncomfortable realities and taste what it’s like when they’re delivered in a light-hearted, fun, and digestible manner that you can apply to improve your life.

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    45 mins
  • Sex Taboos No One Talks About, And How To Integrate Healthy Sexuality Into Your Everyday Life (Ft. Sexologist Kiki Maree)
    Jan 4 2022

    Welcome to this edition of Truth Pudding which is your weekly serving of uncomfortable truths that will rock your world and take you to the next level in all things lifestyle, relationships, & entrepreneurship. 

    This week Celinne Da Costa and Tessa Mac are with Kiki Maree, a sexologist and a certified teacher of Therapeutic Yoni Massage. Kiki has spent the last 6 years diving deep into the science of female bodies, pleasure and relationships as well as the esoteric approaches to these aspects of sexuality. Her passion is to empower women with wisdom on their cycles, pleasure, feminine embodiment, confidence and body image and help people to cultivate radical honesty in communicating their sexual needs by first understanding what they are themselves.

    In this episode you will hear: 

    • How Kiki became a sexologist
    • Why you need to understand your sexuality better
    • Changing our current sexual climate
    • Empowering couples with sexual maturity
    • Sexual health and healthy sex
    • How to dismantle stigma about sex and seeking help from a sexologist

    Join your hosts Celinne Da Costa (story alchemist, self actualization coach, speaker and author) and Tessa Mac (dating and mindset coach) in diving deep into peculiar yet surprisingly relatable topics you never knew you wanted to talk about, or if you did, the idea of going there was way too cringe.

    Truth Pudding is here to inspire you to courageously face uncomfortable realities and taste what it’s like when they’re delivered in a light-hearted, fun, and digestible manner that you can apply to improve your life.

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Why I Signed A Relationship Contract Within 1 Month Of Dating (Ft. Celinne's Partner, Aurimas Juodka)
    Dec 28 2021

    Welcome to this edition of Truth Pudding which is your weekly serving of uncomfortable truths that will rock your world and take you to the next level in all things lifestyle, relationships, & entrepreneurship. 

    This week Celinne Da Costa and Tessa Mac are with AJ, Celinne’s partner and together they share the contract that they created at the start of their relationship. A relationship contract is a document that gets written up and signed by (usually) two people within an intimate relationship. Co-creating your relationship contract with your partner will give you both the opportunity to be 100% transparent and honest about what is important to you in your relationship. By getting it all out on the table early on in your relationship, you’ll be able to avoid fights and frustrations because of the honesty that you brought to the process of creating your relationship contract.

    Thinking of drafting your contract? Listen to this episode as Celinne gives you the context of what to include in your contract

     In this episode you will hear: 

    • The benefits of having a relationship contract
    • How having a relationship contract made Celine and AJ’s relationship stronger
    • The importance of clarity and alignment in your intentions
    • What are the consequences of breaking your relationship contract rules?
    • How to create a relationship contract

    [DOWNLOAD FOR FREE] Relationship Agreement Template: https://aj.humanoptimized.co/relationship-agreement

    Our Rewrite Your Relationship Story Course: https://aj.humanoptimized.co/relationship-course

    Join your hosts Celinne Da Costa (story alchemist, self actualisation coach, speaker and author) and Tessa Mac (dating and mindset coach) in diving deep into peculiar yet surprisingly relatable topics you never knew you wanted to talk about, or if you did, the idea of going there was way too cringe.

    Truth Pudding is here to inspire you to courageously face uncomfortable realities and taste what it’s like when they’re delivered in a light-hearted, fun, and digestible manner that you can apply to improve your life.

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    1 hr and 2 mins