Episode 35

How to Make Showing Up Feel Lighter (Not Like a Chore)

Published on: 5th June, 2025

In this soul-nourishing episode of The Soft Method Podcast, DeAndra shares what it truly means to show up for yourself without the pressure, burnout, or hustle energy. If you’ve ever felt like your to-do list is running you or like showing up is just one more thing on your plate this conversation is for you.

DeAndra opens up about her own burnout journey during her Party Shop Avenue days, how she began creating rituals that feel good (not forced), and why rest, peace, and playful structure have become her new productivity tools.


If you’re craving more joy, ease, and softness in your routines—this episode will help you redefine success on your own terms.


🧘‍♀️ What You’ll Learn:

  • Why your energy matters more than your to-do list
  • How to create rituals that reconnect you to your joy and purpose
  • What it looks like to replace guilt with curiosity when you fall off track
  • How DeAndra built a gentle morning and evening routine to support her nervous system
  • A fresh take on productivity that feels feminine, flowing, and free

✍️ Reflective Prompt:

Where are you still forcing yourself to show up from empty energy?

Take inventory. Notice where you’re over-functioning. Ask yourself what gets to soften.


🪞DeAndra’s 3 Daily Anchors:

  • 🍵 A soothing morning tea
  • 🎶 A soulful nervous system playlist
  • 👟 A cute workout outfit that boosts her energy

🧠 Quote to Remember:

“I can begin again in softness. My rhythm is mine to redefine.”

📣 If this episode spoke to you:

  • Screenshot and tag @deandrajalisa with your 3 anchors
  • Leave a review to support the show and help other soft life seekers find it
  • Share it with a friend who’s ready to stop hustling and start softening
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About the Podcast

The DeAndra Jalisa Podcast
Welcome to The DeAndra Jalisa Podcast—the place for creatives who are ready to stop playing small and start getting paid for what they know. From messy beginnings to building luxe, structured businesses, DeAndra shares the behind-the-scenes of entrepreneurship, clarity breakthroughs, and the systems that make it all flow. Each episode blends real talk, strategy, and soul-led guidance to help you package your skills, launch with ease, and step fully into your Soft CEO era.

About your host

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DeAndra Crismon


DeAndra Jalisa Crismon is the founder of Party Shop Avenue. A bespoke balloon design company located in Los Angeles, California. DeAndra has been in the event industry for almost 10 years. She was a wedding planner and event designer who wanted to create something unique for the industry.

Which gave birth to Party Shop Avenue in 2017, she started posting her beautiful creations and her designs started to spread the internet like wildfire.

DeAndra has been able to work with some notable brands and influencers throughout her career. Clients like, Guess, Boohoo, Fabletics, Netflix, Fashion Nova, Mastros Franchise, Ispy, Colourpop, Sivan Ayla, Jessi Malay, Shayla Mitchell, Draymond Green, and many more. DeAndra had one of the biggest jobs of her career back in 2018 when she was flown out to New York to showcase her designs with Ipsy for Ispy Creator Day. Not to mention her designs were featured on Good Morning America the same week.

Now DeAndra is still persevering in the industry but is now mentoring aspiring creatives on how to grow successful creative businesses.