Above Average
Claim This Podcastby Lorissa and Alex
Podcast Overview
<p>Welcome to Above Average. For the women who want the career, the family, the marriage, AND the personal goals... ...and are tired of being told that wanting it all means failing at all of it.</p><p>We're having the candid conversations no one else is having about what it takes, what's working, and what we're still figuring out.</p><p>Because being a high achiever doesn't mean you have it all figured out. It means you never settle.</p><p>Hosted by Alex Payetta and Lorissa Violet</p>
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1/22/2026
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Recent Episodes
June 22, 2026
50+ Flights Before Age 4 | Travel After Kids, the Packing Systems, and the Trip You Keep Putting Off, with Amanda Kellner Klein
<p>You used to be the person who would book the flight without thinking twice. Then you had kids, and the part of you that loved to go somewhere got packed away with everything else, and you started to wonder if it was gone for good.</p><p>Amanda Kellner Klein decided it wasn't. She's a brand partnerships exec, she writes about traveling after kids on her Substack, and her almost-four-year-old already has more than 50 flights to her name. She came on to talk about how you hold onto the parts of yourself that matter once the kids arrive, with all the real logistics, the trade-offs, and one airplane story you have to hear to believe.</p><p></p><p><strong>What You'll Learn</strong></p><p>→ The travel muscle that makes a trip with a four-year-old feel easy, and why the only way to build it is to go when it's still hard</p><p>→ The comeback to "they won't even remember it" that ends the argument for good</p><p>→ The filter Amanda uses to decide whether a trip actually happens, the one most people skip so "someday" never comes</p><p>→ The packing system that means nobody ever asks "who has the diapers" mid-flight</p><p>→ Why lowering your expectations is the real secret to a good trip with kids, not a consolation prize</p><p>→ The airplane bathroom story that made everyone in this episode swear off something for life</p><p></p><p><strong>The trip that keeps getting pushed</strong></p><p>Travel is the perfect example of the thing that matters to you but never feels urgent, so it sits on "someday" for years. The fix is the same one Amanda lives by. You get it out of your head and into one system you actually use, so the important things stop losing to the urgent ones. I made a free 15-minute training that walks you through how to build it. Watch here → <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://go.alexpayetta.com/training">go.alexpayetta.com/training</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Lorissa's List</strong></p><p>Lorissa's curated list of the products, services, and providers actually worth your time, all vetted to a higher standard so you can skip the search.</p><p>👉 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://lorissaviolet.com">lorissaviolet.com</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Connect With Us</strong></p><p>Lorissa Violet</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://lorissaviolet.com">lorissaviolet.com</a> | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/lorissaviolet/">@lorissaviolet</a></p><p></p><p>Alex Payetta</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://alexpayetta.com">alexpayetta.com</a> | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/alexpayetta/">@alexpayetta</a></p><p></p><p>Amanda Kellner Klein</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://carryon.substack.com">carryon.substack.com</a> | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/amandakellnerklein/">@amandakellnerklein</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><p>0:00 Meet Amanda, mom of two and "travel after kids" writer</p><p>8:45 The Spain trip that proved this one would be easy</p><p>12:02 Why it gets exponentially easier when you go while it's hard</p><p>16:07 "They won't even remember it" and the rebuttals that end it</p><p>21:52 Why low expectations are the real secret</p><p>35:58 The packing system, one kid, one bag, never swap</p><p>45:49 The airplane bathroom story you have to hear</p><p>53:49 TSA, frozen breast milk, and the hacks most parents miss</p><p>64:53 Travel as the important-but-not-urgent thing, and the Years Are Short spreadsheet</p><p>78:00 Where to find Amanda</p>
June 15, 2026
You Can Be a Great Mom AND Be Obsessed With Work | Letting Go Without the Guilt
<p>Lorissa woke up one morning and finally felt ready to let go of the kids a little. After touring 25 schools and finding every one of them terrible, she realized the schools were never the problem. The timing was.</p><p>A hosts-only catch-up on the pull between loving your work and loving being home, and how you actually know when it's time to let go.</p><p></p><p><strong>What We Cover</strong></p><p>→ The real reason Lorissa said no to 25 schools (and what finally changed)</p><p>→ Why "I'd love to stay home" and "I'm obsessed with working" can both be true at once</p><p>→ How Alex redesigned her work so she's actually available to her kids</p><p>→ The membership Lorissa's husband pushed for two years that covers childcare, an office, and a workout in one</p><p>→ Why trying to find "balance" might be the thing keeping you stuck</p><p></p><p><strong>Want to Actually Let Go?</strong></p><p>Letting go gets a lot easier when everything stops living in your head. Alex made a free 15-minute training that breaks down how to build the one system that lets you hand things off and step back without it all falling apart.</p><p>👉 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://go.alexpayetta.com/training">go.alexpayetta.com/training</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Lorissa's List</strong></p><p>Lorissa's curated list of the products, services, and providers actually worth your time, all vetted to a higher standard so you can skip the search.</p><p>👉 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://lorissaviolet.com">lorissaviolet.com</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Connect With Us</strong></p><p>Lorissa Violet</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://lorissaviolet.com">lorissaviolet.com</a> | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/lorissaviolet/">@lorissaviolet</a></p><p>Alex Payetta</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://alexpayetta.com">alexpayetta.com</a> | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/alexpayetta/">@alexpayetta</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><p>0:00 What minis are, and what's new</p><p>0:25 Lorissa's epiphany and finally feeling ready</p><p>2:42 The pull between staying home and building something</p><p>6:00 Why both can be true (the shades of gray)</p><p>7:06 How Alex designs work around the kids</p><p>10:13 The Lifetime idea that covers childcare, an office, and a gym</p><p>11:32 The wall you have to hit (like sleep training)</p><p>13:01 Discernment, intuition, and taking action</p><p>15:15 Why chasing balance is a disservice</p>
June 8, 2026
She Opened a Med Spa With a 1 & 3 Year Old | Letting Go, Hard Hires & the Botox Truth with Allison Brewer
<p>Allison Brewer opened her med spa with a one and three year old at home, no door on her treatment room, and no front desk because she wasn't sure anyone would show up. Two weeks in, so many patients were walking through the door that she had to hire a front desk.</p><p>She's the founder of Masters MedSpa in Irvine and a second generation injector who travels the world to stay at the top of her field. She came on to talk about what it actually takes to grow a business while you're raising little kids, and somewhere in there she also explains why everyone's face looked overfilled for a decade.</p><p></p><p><strong>What You'll Learn</strong></p><p>→ The part of the business Allison handed to her husband that she swears she'd never have grown without</p><p>→ Why she hired too fast, kept the wrong person nine months too long, and what finally made the hard conversation doable</p><p>→ The "homework" her husband kept pushing that ended up running the whole company</p><p>→ The decade-long mistake Allison says injectors are finally walking back</p><p>→ How to know within the first sixty seconds whether your injector is good or about to wreck your face</p><p></p><p><strong>Heard yourself in this conversation?</strong></p><p>Allison couldn't grow the business until she stopped keeping all of it in her head. Same for you. Get everything out of your head and into one system you actually run, and you can finally hand things off and step back without it all falling apart.</p><p>I made a free 15-minute training that breaks down exactly how to build it. Watch here → <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://go.alexpayetta.com/training">go.alexpayetta.com/training</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Lorissa's List</strong></p><p>Lorissa's curated list of the products, services, and providers actually worth your time, all vetted to a higher standard so you can skip the search.</p><p>👉 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://lorissaviolet.com">lorissaviolet.com</a></p><p></p><p>Specifically looking for the Epicutis skincare mentioned on the show? Find it <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://shopmy.us/collections/3876535">here</a>.</p><p></p><p><strong>Connect With Us</strong></p><p>Lorissa Violet</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://lorissaviolet.com">lorissaviolet.com</a> | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/lorissaviolet/">@lorissaviolet</a></p><p>Alex Payetta</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://alexpayetta.com">alexpayetta.com</a> | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/alexpayetta/">@alexpayetta</a></p><p>Allison Brewer</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://masters-medspa.com">masters-medspa.com</a> | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/masters.medspa/">@masters.medspa</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><p>0:00 Meet Allison Brewer, founder of Masters MedSpa</p><p>2:01 Second-generation injector: her mom, the pioneer</p><p>7:21 Opening Masters with a one and three year old</p><p>8:10 Is there ever a right time to start a business or have a baby</p><p>13:15 Creating your reality and teaching the kids ownership</p><p>21:59 Her husband's background and the "homework" he kept pushing</p><p>27:38 The first fire, and keeping someone too long</p><p>35:13 Sculptra, biostimulators, and the overfilling decade</p><p>38:54 Dissolving filler, body dysmorphia, and the dopamine hit</p><p>42:08 Fat transfer, the "clone" theory, and a bad injector's first tell</p><p>1:00:30 Why she loves aging (and muscle mass for longevity)</p><p>1:09:38 Burnout as a red flag: capacity plus systems</p><p>1:14:03 Saying no without the guilt</p>
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<p>Welcome to Above Average. For the women who want the career, the family, the marriage, AND the personal goals... ...and are tired of being told that wanting it all means failing at all of it.</p><p>We're having the candid conversations no one else is having about what it takes, what's working, and what we're still figuring out.</p><p>Because being a high achiever doesn't mean you have it all figured out. It means you never settle.</p><p>Hosted by Alex Payetta and Lorissa Violet</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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