The Favourite Self Podcast

The Favourite Self Podcast

Carly Ottaway
Country USA
Genres Business, Entrepreneurship, Management
Language EN-US
Episodes 15
Latest 18.06.2026

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 conversations with founders, creatives, and leaders expanding in real time—from scaling businesses and rewriting limiting beliefs, to balancing ambition and parenthood, to learning how to own your voice and lead without abandoning yourself.

Episodes

  • 14. Authentic Storytelling and the Power of Being Seen 18.06.2026 23m
    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 storytelling, visibility, and why the stories we tell ourselves eventually become the stories we tell the world. She unpacks how the beliefs sitting beneath the surface, about not being enough, being too much, or needing more experience before being seen, can quietly shape the way we show up in business, branding, and content. Carly also b...
  • 13. Renée Warren on Wanting More and How to Stop Apologizing for Success 11.06.2026 1h 12m
    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 Favourite Self Podcast, Carly sits down with award winning entrepreneur, angel investor, and Into the Wild host Renée Warren for a bold and honest conversation about confidence, visibility, ambition, motherhood, and what it really takes to stop shrinking to make other people comfortable. Renée shares her powerful concept of confidence stackin...
  • 12. When Growth Doesn't Look The Way You Thought It Would 09.06.2026 14m
    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 grown? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast, Carly shares a personal mid-year reflection on the first six months of the year and the unexpected emotions that surfaced while looking back. What started as a simple monthly recap turned into a deeper check in on growth, restlessness, gratitude, and the quiet pressure of wondering whe...
  • 11. Anna Lozano on the Messy Middle, Raising Your Frequency, and Building a Business in Alignment 04.06.2026 1h 2m
    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 down with serial entrepreneur, brand builder, and founder Anna Lozano for a powerful conversation about identity, alignment, intuition, strategy, and what it really looks like to grow through transition. With more than 16 years of entrepreneurial experience, Anna brings such an honest perspective on building purpose driven businesses, nav...
  • 10. Why Visibility Feels Unsafe and How to Move Through It 28.05.2026 31m
    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, Carly unpacks what is really happening beneath the surface when entrepreneurs struggle to post consistently, share their story, or fully show up online. She reflects on the overwhelm that comes from conflicting social media advice and explains why the real block is often not a lack of strategy, but a nervous system response to visibility, v...
  • 9. Psychedelic Therapy, Microdosing, and the Many Paths to Healing with Morgan Weatherup 21.05.2026 52m
    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 down with registered social worker, clinical therapist, and founder of Healing Recovery Centre, Morgan Weatherup, for a conversation about psychedelic-assisted therapy, microdosing, entrepreneurship, and the deeper work of coming home to yourself. Morgan shares how her path into this work began, how her understanding of healing has ...
  • 8. Trusting Your Voice and Letting Go of Perfection 14.05.2026 30m
    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 recent stretch of speaking, podcasting, storytelling, and visibility that has asked her to use her voice in bigger ways than ever before. After losing her voice following a keynote style talk at her old high school, she shares how symbolic that experience felt and what it revealed about her evolving relationship with being seen, speaking liv...
  • 7. Rewriting Success in Business and Motherhood with Kristina Bartold 07.05.2026 56m
    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 sits down with Kristina Bartold, co-founder and CEO of The Social Snippet, co-founder of High Vibe Women, and host of Community, for an honest conversation about entrepreneurship, motherhood, ambition, community, and the identity shifts that come with building a business while growing a family. Kristina shares how becoming a mom reshaped h...
  • 6. The Mirror Effect: What Your Life, Brand, and Leadership Are Reflecting Back to You 30.04.2026 23m
    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 Podcast, Carly shares the powerful concept of the mirror effect and how your internal world shapes what you experience externally. She explores how this shows up in branding, marketing, leadership, motherhood, and personal growth, and why the patterns you keep noticing in your life are often not random. They are reflections. Carly breaks d...
  • 5. How to Expand Your Capacity for More Money, Visibility, and Growth 23.04.2026 54m
    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 holding? In this episode of The Favourite Self Podcast, Carly sits down with High Performance Business and Leadership Coach Sarah Lambert for a powerful conversation about business growth, identity, nervous system capacity, personal brand, and motherhood. Sarah has helped hundreds of women scale their online businesses in a way that feels ali...
  • 4. The Visibility Stretch: What Publishing My Book Taught Me About Being Seen 16.04.2026 30m
    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 behind the scenes of launching the podcast, navigating a major visibility stretch, and moving through the fear that can come with being more fully seen. She opens up about the emotional side of sharing your work, the reality of receiving criticism, and why growth often asks you to trust yourself before you feel fully ready. Carly also refle...
  • 3. How to Live and Lead as Your Most Authentic Self with Maria Tassi 09.04.2026 57m
    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 Podcast, Carly welcomes Maria Tassi, co-founder of High Vibe Women and The Social Snippet, to dive into the transformative power of embracing your truest self. Maria opens up about the moment she realized that her life felt like it was mirroring outdated narratives and the steps she took to release those stories, ultimately stepping into ...
  • 2. Why Your Business Can’t Outgrow Your Self-Belief 09.04.2026 26m
    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 level you feel safe holding. Through personal stories of rebuilding after loss, manifesting dream opportunities, and stepping into greater visibility, she explores how identity, self trust, and subconscious beliefs shape the results you create far more than strategy alone. Carly also introduces her concept of your favourite self, the vers...
  • 1. The Power of Breathwork with MJ Renshaw 09.04.2026 49m
    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 with breathwork facilitator, author, and founder of The Being Method, MJ Buckner, for a powerful conversation about breathwork, nervous system regulation, emotional healing, motherhood, and entrepreneurship. MJ shares how breathwork first became a lifeline for her as a child, how it supported her through grief, stress, and major life shif...
  • Welcome To The Favourite Self Podcast 09.04.2026 11m
    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 embracing her own, the inspiration behind the concept of “favorite self”, and how it’s shaped the path she’s on today. This podcast is all about getting real, digging deep, and exploring what it means to show up as your truest, most aligned self. Key Takeaways • How Carly went from hiding behind other people's stories to embracing her own ...

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