If you're ambitious but exhausted, motivated but feel like progress is slow—listen up. This episode is about how we can harness the powerful energy of the Year of the Fire Horse so we can achieve more without the burnout.

For high-achieving Millennials, we're used to feeling anxiety and scattered about achievement. We're living through the Millennial Career Crisis—77% of us report burnout symptoms, yet we're too hardwired for achievement to just quit. So how do we keep our ambition alive while actually protecting our energy? In this episode, I break down why the traditional push-harder model no longer works and introduce a more sustainable path to achievement in 2026 without frantic hustle.

In this episode:

• What the Year of the Fire Horse represents and why 2026 is a momentum year
• The old model fueling Millennial burnout and why high-achievers feel stuck despite external success
• What "regulated ambition" actually means—and how it's different from hustle culture
• The mistakes we make when pursuing multiple goals at once
• The three core principles to harness Fire Horse energy with intention and how to move faster with structure—not chaos

Resources:

• Join the 7-Day Fire Horse Reset (one practical tip per day aligned with this episode’s principles) on Instagram: @iamkatvong

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What if one journal entry could change your entire life trajectory—literally overnight? In this episode of Well Done, I sit down with Arielle Moody, founder of Mama Sol, a mineral sunscreen brand that is safe, clean, and actually enjoyable to use.

Arielle reveals how the "worst case scenario" became the catalyst for taking the entrepreneurial leap, doubling her business, and landing on QVC. We dive deep into the manifestation practices that transformed Mama Sol, including the writing exercise that 10x'd her monthly sales, and why eliminating a certain word from your vocabulary will change everything. This conversation is packed with actionable manifestation practices, mindset shifts, and real talk about choosing your dreams over comfort—plus the surprising toxins hiding in your sunscreen.

This episode goes beyond skincare—it’s about listening to your intuition, navigating burnout, and using tools like journaling, meditation, and manifestation practices to transform your life and business.

In this episode:

• Why most "clean" sunscreens still contain hidden toxins
• The reason mineral sunscreens could be unsafe for pregnant or nursing moms
• The cosmic push that forced Arielle to commit to Mama Sol full time
• The manifestation practice that helped Arielle 10x her monthly sales
• Which word to eliminate from your vocabulary to attract what you actually desire
• How a tarot card reader connected Arielle with Jamie Kern Lima (IT Cosmetics founder) in the most synchronistic way
• What it really means to choose your dreams over comfort
• The wellness routines and rituals that help Arielle stay grounded and productive

Resources:

• Website: shopmamasol.com
  • Use code WELLDONE15 for 15% off Mama Sol products
• Instagram: @shopmamasol
• Mentioned: Joe Dispenza meditations on Spotify
• Books:
  • Journey of Souls by Michael Newton
  • Ask and It Is Given by Esther Hicks
  • Infinite Possibilities by Mike Dooley

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EP 38. How does living out of alignment manifest in your body? In this season opener of Well Done, host Kat Vong reflects on her own healing journey from severe eczema and what she refers to as "identity stress," and what’s in store for 2026, the year of the fire horse. Kat explains why physical healing is only part of the equation, and how living out of alignment can silently sabotage your wellbeing.

In this episode:

• What “identity stress” is and how it can manifest physically
• How healing goes beyond gut health and products
• What 2026 (the year of the fire horse) means for growth
• A surprising trigger Kat discovered behind her last flare-up
• What to expect this season on Well Done, from beauty founders to nervous system experts

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This is the podcast for high-achieving women who have done everything they were told to live better, look better and feel better—but still don't.

Hosted by Kat Vong, a beauty industry veteran and former chronic eczema sufferer, Well Done explores what happens when the body stops responding to surface-level fixes and starts asking for something deeper.

After years of navigating severe skin inflammation while working inside the beauty industry, Kat began to see wellness not as a checklist, but as a conversation between the body, the mind, and soul.

In Season 2, Well Done goes deeper with solo reflections and candid conversations with beauty founders and wellness experts, examining the connection between how we look (including our skin health), nervous system regulation, identity, and energy. Above all, we talk about how alignment is everything.

This isn’t a show about chasing perfection, trends, or quick fixes. It’s about learning how to listen to your body, question what we’ve normalized, and redefine what it means to feel well, so you can truly look and feel your best.

New episodes begin February 4. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen!

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EP 37. Your New Year's resolutions will probably fail by February, not because you lack willpower, but because you're setting goals on top of an outdated identity. In this mini-episode, I'm sharing a different approach to year-end reflection to assess the person we are, and becoming, to make space for real change in the new year.

We go beyond standard reflection questions, and instead dive into four transformational questions that reveal who you've become, what's been draining your energy, and the unconscious blocks keeping you stuck in the same patterns.

If you're tired of setting goals that don't stick and want to understand why your behavior keeps reverting to old defaults, this episode will help you identify the gap between who you are now and who you need to become to achieve what you actually want in 2026.

In this Episode:

• Why most people fail their New Year's resolutions by February (hint: it's not about willpower)
• Why layering new habits on old patterns never works
• The 4 questions that reveal the real gap between who you are and who you need to become
• How old stories and patterns about yourself are blocking your capacity for growth
• A counterintuitive approach to reflection that creates space for natural alignment in the new year

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EP 36. Step into your 2026 self without the stress, burnout or dramatic resolutions. In this minisode of Well Done, I share 5 micro-moves—small doable shifts—that can help get your energy right as we end the year, an approach that leverages neuroplasticity and subconscious reprogramming instead of willpower alone. If you're tired of dramatic January overhauls that leave you exhausted and unchanged, this episode offers five micro-moves designed to shift your identity at the subconscious level through daily repetition, strategic reminders, and boundary-setting.

In this episode:

• The daily choice that can help you boost your confidence
• How a simple phone reminder can rewire your self-identity
• A strategy for building self-trust and reminds you how capable you are
• Why I don't do vision boards anymore and what I do instead to rewire my subconscious
• The writing exercise to get clear on your boundaries for 2026

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EP 35. In this Season 1 wrap-up, I give an honest, behind-the-scenes reflection of my journey into podcasting. This episode dives into the unexpected lessons of starting without a plan, finding your voice and how to discover what's truly aligned. I talk about creating from alignment, leaning into authenticity, and what to expect from Well Done in the next season. This episode isn't just for podcasters—it's for anyone who's on their own creative journey and ready to approach their goals (and life) with more alignment and less force.

In this episode:

• The benefit of starting before you're ready and without a plan
• What happens when you give yourself permission to explore
• The difference between aligned action and forced productivity
• The role of subconscious reprogramming and inner child work in finding your authentic path
• The Law of Reversibility and how we can use past wins to manifest what we want
• What's coming in Season 2 (spoiler: more alignment, more energetics, more soul-led wellness!)
• Thought-provoking questions to help you reflect on the year

Resources:

• Neural Manifestation Program Mentioned: To Be Magnetic

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EP 34. Are you using topical steroids to manage eczema, psoriasis, or other chronic skin inflammation? In this deeply personal solo episode of Well Done, I share my battle with topical steroid withdrawal (TSW), a condition triggered by long-term steroid use that left my skin inflamed and my confidence shattered.

I dive into the science of how steroids create skin dependency, the risks of steroid overuse, and how the very thing that is supposed to help is actually making things worse. I also get into the connection between stress, inflammation, and healing and open up about what it was like to live with a visible, chronic skin condition in a beauty-obsessed world.

You'll discover:

• What's happening when your topical steroids stop working and how long-term use can cause a withdrawal or rebound effect
• What really happens to your skin barrier when you suppress inflammation
• Why visible skin conditions can deeply impact mental health and self-worth
• The stress-inflammation cycle that keeps you from healing
• The mind-body approach to healing and how subconscious beliefs impact our ability to heal
• Warning signs of potential topical steroid withdrawal (TSW)

Resources:

• ITSAN: International Topical Steroid Awareness Network
• Documentaries: Preventable and Still Preventable by Briana Banos
• You Are the Placebo by Dr. Joe Dispenza
• Becoming Supernatural by Dr. Joe Dispenza
• The Energy Codes by Dr. Sue Morter

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