Tag: Stacie Kiselman

Kristin Cavallari started her career at age 17 when she starred on ‘Laguna Beach’ and ‘The Hills’ thereafter. But she’s become her own person since those days. She’s now a mother of 3, a bestselling author, a podcaster, and a businesswoman. But everything came at a price. She’d been surrounded by narcissistic behaviour from a very young age, starting with her father, continuing on to her ex-husband, Jay Cutler, to even her former friend, Kelly Henderson. Here, we break down her relationships with these 3 people by using her own descriptions of them and what we’d seen on ‘Very Cavallari’ a show that aired between 2018 and 2020, and then we use them as a guideline to spotting narcissists in our own lives. Let’s discuss…

Lauren Conrad is now a well-established businesswoman, blogger, and author. But she was also once a reality TV star, having starred in shows such as ‘Laguna Beach’ and ‘The Hills’. Lauren was someone that every teenage girl who grew up in the early and mid 2000’s strived to be. We all wanted to have what she had. We all wanted to have her fierceness and confidence. But as we revisited ‘The Hills’ years later as adults, we realized that Lauren wasn’t what she seemed. Though Heidi and Spencer were labeled as the show’s villains, we now understand that Lauren is the true villain of the show. Here, we break down Lauren’s career path and friendships, as well as how she mixed the two together, and the 7 biggest mistakes she made in her friendships with Heidi Montag and Audrina Patridge and how these mistakes made her a better entrepreneur. Let’s discuss…

Little Mix was a British girl-group that won our hearts, as well as ‘The X Factor UK’ in 2011. They were together until 2022, which is an eternity in a world of bands, especially female-led bands that started out as teenagers. The girl-group, which consisted of Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Jade Thirlwall, and Leigh-Anne Pinnock, were the mere definition of female empowerment and women sticking together as a united front. That was until Jesy Nelson left the band in 2020 following her struggle with depression and anxiety. Nelson’s friendships with her former bandmates collapsed, but it wasn’t her leaving the group that caused the friction, but rather her actions, or lack of, thereafter. So that begged begs the question, ‘What is the real significance of female friendships and women supporting women? Perrie Edwards recently answered this question for me in a podcast interview on ‘Happy Place’. Let’s discuss…

Nicole Scherzinger is a force to be reckoned with, and an underestimated one at that. She’s the former member of The Pussycat Dolls, former judge on ‘The X Factor, and an actress who currently stars in the theatre production of ‘Sunset Blvrd’. But it’s actually her short stint on ‘The X Factor UK’ from 2010 that’s been coming to light in recent years. As you might recall, Simon Cowell was credited for the formation of One Direction, but that was until a never-before-seen video was released in 2022 of how One Direction was ACTUALLY formed. Nevertheless, Cowell still seemed oblivious enough to take more credit than he should have; even as recent as this year. With that said, here we examine the differences between male and female leaders, who makes a better leader, and what makes a better leader. Let’s discuss…

Nikki Bella is a reality star, a podcasted, and a WWE champion. If you’re a fan, you might remember that she was previously in a relationship with John Cena, another former WWE champion and actor. They broke up due in 2018 because Cena is someone who doesn’t want to ever have children, whereas Bella always desired to have children one day. Following the breakup, Bella reconnected with her former ‘Dancing With The Stars’ partner, Artem Chignitsev. She got everything she wanted – the child and a marriage. Since then, Bella has filed for divorce after a domestic dispute that happened between them on August 29, 3 days after they celebrated their 2 year wedding anniversary. The divorce is nasty. And so it begs a question: is it better to marry the wrong person and have a child with them, or marry the right person and sacrifice having children with them to be with them?

Even though Maya and Zig were the main couple of ‘Degrassi: The Next Generation’ from seasons 11 and onwards until they graduated in ‘Degrassi: Next Class’, they weren’t the most pivotal couple of the show. Instead, Maya and Campbell were. Campbell was a student at Degrassi. He was also a hockey player at the school. His time at Degrassi was short, and so was his relationship with Maya. After Zig told him to ‘go away forever’, he did. Though Campbell wasn’t physically present. His spirit was felt through Maya’s journey with suicide grief. It was a long and a complex one to say the least. But just like suicide is complex, so is suicide grief. Here, we analyze the psychological and emotional effects of suicide grief, how to handle it in a healthy way, the similarities and differences between Maya and Esme, Zig’s girlfriend during the time that he and Maya took a break from their relationship. and why Maya should’ve gotten a different ending to her story after graduating high school. Let’s discuss…

Allie Bhandari is a very interesting ‘Degrassi’ character. She’s first introduced as Sav’s little sister, a rebel…but with a cause. She’s a young high school student, but is shown to have gone through so much by the age of 18. Her most pivotal and life-altering event in her life that we, the viewers, witnessed was her abusive relationship and later marriage with Leo, a man she met whole on a school trip with her friends in France. It was a turmoil waiting to happen. At one point in the relationship, Leo tells Allie, ‘I’m broken. Fix me, Allie. Please.’ It’s not her job to make him feel like a man, but she tries to anyways. Here, we’ll analyze why Allie’s relationship with Leo was so pivotal for her character’s growth, what actually led to the storyline, and why it didn’t surprise me at all. Let’s discuss…

Mary (Fitzgerald) Bonnet is a real estate agent at the Oppenheim Group, the brokerage that revolves around the Netflix hit, ‘Selling Sunset’. Mary has been an agent there from the very beginning. She even dated her boss, Jason, at one point and they even shared custody of their dog that they got together. Throughout her time on the show in the 8 seasons, we’d seen Mary go through numerous changes in her life. She had friendships end, she got engaged, she got married, she got pregnant, and then she miscarried. She’s the most interesting person on the show, and she’s one that is women needed to see and hear from the most. It all starts from the very beginning; from the time that she was a 16 year old teen mom from a small town. And I’m not just talking about the show itself, but her book, ‘Selling Sunshine: Surviving Teenage Motherhood, Thriving in Luxury Real Estate, and Finally Finding My Voice‘. Let’s discuss…

The 8th season of ‘Selling Sunset’ was recently released, and it showed new, promising, and yet brief developments between Bre and Chelsea’s ongoing feud. In March, Chelsea filed for divorce from her husband, Jeff, and now we got to see exactly what the reason behind it was. In hindsight, Bre made it all happen. But what exactly was the motive behind her action? Was it to act it actually do the right thing and tell or woman-to-woman, or was it to destroy Chelsea’s life completely because she hates her? Here, we analyze whether or not Bre is a good businesswoman and a good friend, and whether a better understanding of emotional intelligence IS what makes a woman a better entrepreneur and vice versa – all based on Bre Tiesi and what we know about her so far. Let’s discuss…

Dave Bautista plays the character of Eddie in ‘The Last Showgirl’. It was very surprising to see him in such a small film and in such a small role. He’s a retired WWE fighter. A strong heavyweight. That’s the type of characters he usually plays. But he took on the role because he wasn’t happy where he was in his career. This is what came to him when he spoke to his agent, as per what he said himself during the movie’s Q&A at TIFF, where the movie premiered. This drastic change in pace made me think a lot about men like Eddie – manipulative, cowardly, and weak in the knees – why women are down to them, what they represent, and the long-lasting effects they have on women’s lives – the good, the bad, and the very, very ugly. Let’s discuss…