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Ep. 51 - Business, Partnership, Parenting and Everything in Between with Christy Dawn & Aras Baskauskas

In this episode, Lacy Phillips hosts Christy Dawn and Aras Baskauskas, a couple who blend business, spirituality, and family. They share their journey from personal rock bottoms to building a sustainable fashion brand, revealing how their partnership has evolved through conscious parenting and shared growth. The conversation explores the intersection of manifestation, entrepreneurship, and deep personal healing.
Christy and Aras recount their meeting during a dark period in Christy's life, which sparked a transformative partnership. They detail the founding of Christy Dawn, a sustainable fashion brand born from financial constraints that led to using deadstock fabric, eventually evolving into a farm-to-closet model with regenerative cotton. The couple shares key business lessons, including a costly mistake when prioritizing quantity over quality, and the importance of communication between teams as the company grew. They also discuss manifesting their dream home through serendipitous events and a legal settlement that taught them about boundaries. Aras opens up about his inconsistent meditation practice and how Ayahuasca, under a Colombian shaman, became a powerful tool for healing trauma and gaining business insights. The episode concludes with their approach to conscious parenting, emphasizing authenticity, ease, and following flow in both business and family life.
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She realized she could create her own happiness
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Regenerative practices improve soil and planetary health.
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Letting go of pain frees creative space
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The universe gave us a gift teaching boundaries.
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The medicine came to me as a snake.
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Stay true to yourself and design for real needs.