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  <description><![CDATA[<p>The best conversations happen when your hands are busy and your nails are under the UV lamp.</p><p><br></p><p>Welcome to The Manicurist’s Gossip Podcast&nbsp; a place where we bring the real conversations from the nail appointment table straight to your headphones.</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted by Vanessa Espinola, this isn’t just a podcast about nails or beauty. It’s about the little moments where women open up, share their stories, and have the conversations that stay with you long after the appointment ends.</p><p><br></p><p>From life changes and personal growth to womanhood, relationships, dreams, and everything in between, this is your cozy corner for honest chats, laughter, reflection, and connection.</p><p><br></p><p>Because behind every manicure, there’s a story.</p><p>So grab your coffee, imagine your favourite nail appointment, and join us at the table.</p>]]></description>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Get in touch! In today's nails appointment we're talking about mindfulness and, how it affects thebway how we see things. My special guests is an expert and she'll share with us some amazing techniques that will help us to ne more present in the moment.  And if you have a friend who struggles with overthinking head, this episode may help, share with them! Support the show ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Get in touch! In today's nail appointment I have the pleasure to welcome my lovely guests Ruth, we are chatting about her experience growing up in a multilingual home. We're talking about this taboo topic, what actually means "Cultural appropriation VS Cultural appreciation"   Support the show ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2632778/fan_mail/new">Get in touch!</a></p><p>In today&apos;s nail appointment I have the pleasure to welcome my lovely guests Ruth, we are chatting about her experience growing up in a multilingual home.</p><p>We&apos;re talking about this taboo topic, what actually means &quot;Cultural appropriation VS Cultural appreciation&quot;</p><p><br/></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2632778/support">Support the show</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>My story.</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Get in touch! Every nail technician has a story. Mine started long before I ever held a nail file. It started with a little girl sitting beside her mum during her pedicure appointments, completely fascinated by every movement, every colour and every tiny detail. I had no idea that years later those same moments would become the foundation of my career. In this episode, I share the story behind the woman you’ve come to know today. From discovering the world of nails as a teenager to falling in...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2632778/fan_mail/new">Get in touch!</a></p><p>Every nail technician has a story.</p><p>Mine started long before I ever held a nail file.</p><p>It started with a little girl sitting beside her mum during her pedicure appointments, completely fascinated by every movement, every colour and every tiny detail. I had no idea that years later those same moments would become the foundation of my career.</p><p>In this episode, I share the story behind the woman you’ve come to know today.</p><p>From discovering the world of nails as a teenager to falling in love with an industry that most people see as “just beauty,” I discovered something much bigger. I realised we don’t simply do nails. We create a space where women feel safe, where conversations become therapy, where confidence is rebuilt one appointment at a time and where self-care becomes much more than a luxury.</p><p>But this story isn’t only about my career.</p><p>It’s about the day I lost my dad. About learning how to live with grief. About feeling completely alone at times. About starting over more than once. About questioning everything. And somehow, about finding purpose in the one place I never expected, behind a manicure table.</p><p>Today, when people ask me why I’m so passionate about this industry, the answer has very little to do with gel polish.</p><p>Because nails were never the destination.</p><p>They became the bridge that connected me to incredible women, gave me a voice, allowed me to rebuild my life and reminded me that sometimes the smallest acts of care can leave the biggest impact.</p><p>If you’ve ever wondered what really happens behind a nail appointment, why this profession changes lives or how passion can grow from the most unexpected places, I hope this conversation makes you see the beauty industry through a different lens.</p><p>This isn’t just the story of how I became a nail technician.</p><p>It’s the story of how nails helped me become me.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2632778/support">Support the show</a></p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2632778/fan_mail/new">Get in touch!</a></p><p>Every nail technician has a story.</p><p>Mine started long before I ever held a nail file.</p><p>It started with a little girl sitting beside her mum during her pedicure appointments, completely fascinated by every movement, every colour and every tiny detail. I had no idea that years later those same moments would become the foundation of my career.</p><p>In this episode, I share the story behind the woman you’ve come to know today.</p><p>From discovering the world of nails as a teenager to falling in love with an industry that most people see as “just beauty,” I discovered something much bigger. I realised we don’t simply do nails. We create a space where women feel safe, where conversations become therapy, where confidence is rebuilt one appointment at a time and where self-care becomes much more than a luxury.</p><p>But this story isn’t only about my career.</p><p>It’s about the day I lost my dad. About learning how to live with grief. About feeling completely alone at times. About starting over more than once. About questioning everything. And somehow, about finding purpose in the one place I never expected, behind a manicure table.</p><p>Today, when people ask me why I’m so passionate about this industry, the answer has very little to do with gel polish.</p><p>Because nails were never the destination.</p><p>They became the bridge that connected me to incredible women, gave me a voice, allowed me to rebuild my life and reminded me that sometimes the smallest acts of care can leave the biggest impact.</p><p>If you’ve ever wondered what really happens behind a nail appointment, why this profession changes lives or how passion can grow from the most unexpected places, I hope this conversation makes you see the beauty industry through a different lens.</p><p>This isn’t just the story of how I became a nail technician.</p><p>It’s the story of how nails helped me become me.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2632778/support">Support the show</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Get in touch! Millions of women are told their pain is “normal.” It isn’t. In this episode, we explore the reality of living with endometriosis through one woman’s personal story and research from University College Cork. We discuss chronic pain, delayed diagnosis, stigma, and why so many women struggle to be heard. A conversation for anyone affected by endometriosis or anyone who wants to understand it better.    Support the show ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2632778/fan_mail/new">Get in touch!</a></p><p><b>Millions of women are told their pain is “normal.” It isn’t.</b></p><p>In this episode, we explore the reality of living with <b>endometriosis</b> through one woman’s personal story and research from <b>University College Cork</b>. We discuss chronic pain, delayed diagnosis, stigma, and why so many women struggle to be heard.</p><p>A conversation for anyone affected by endometriosis or anyone who wants to understand it better. </p><p><br/></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2632778/support">Support the show</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Get in touch! What nobody tells you when you start creating content. In this episode, I sit down with a YouTuber to talk about what actually happens behind the camera, finding your voice, learning to edit, overthinking every video, imposter syndrome, and that awkward feeling of “who am I to be doing this?” We talk about how she started her YouTube journey, the struggles that came with it, and what she wishes she knew before pressing record for the first time. If you’re a content creator, YouT...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2632778/fan_mail/new">Get in touch!</a></p><p>What nobody tells you when you start creating content.</p><p>In this episode, I sit down with a YouTuber to talk about what actually happens behind the camera, finding your voice, learning to edit, overthinking every video, imposter syndrome, and that awkward feeling of “who am I to be doing this?”</p><p>We talk about how she started her YouTube journey, the struggles that came with it, and what she wishes she knew before pressing record for the first time.</p><p>If you’re a content creator, YouTuber, or aspiring creator figuring it all out as you go, this one might make you feel a little less alone, and maybe a little more confident about hitting record. </p><p><br/></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2632778/support">Support the show</a></p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2632778/fan_mail/new">Get in touch!</a></p><p>What nobody tells you when you start creating content.</p><p>In this episode, I sit down with a YouTuber to talk about what actually happens behind the camera, finding your voice, learning to edit, overthinking every video, imposter syndrome, and that awkward feeling of “who am I to be doing this?”</p><p>We talk about how she started her YouTube journey, the struggles that came with it, and what she wishes she knew before pressing record for the first time.</p><p>If you’re a content creator, YouTuber, or aspiring creator figuring it all out as you go, this one might make you feel a little less alone, and maybe a little more confident about hitting record. </p><p><br/></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2632778/support">Support the show</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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