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This week it's all about trusting your intuition and making decisions that make you feel GREAT! Evgenia Arasim joins us to talk fitness, food, and why you should get rid of your scale. Find Evgenia HERE

Alisa and Tony are the co-authors of the Amazon best seller, The 6 Pillars of Intimacy® and 7 Days of Sex Challenge book. They believe that the healthy combination of sex, love, and commitment is more than the foundation of a strong marriage… it’s the glue that will keep a marriage together. Alisa and Tony write, podcast, and coach couples around the world. They have been married for 27 years and have a son and a daughter. They live near San Diego, CA. oneextraordinarymarriage.com

thekindredfarm.com Christine Bailey is a grateful farmer, author, podcaster, wife, and mom, Of all the things Christine ever thought she'd be, a farmer was never one of them. But to her surprise, she's found her true self while digging her hands into the soil of Kindred Farm. Christine is the host of the weekly podcast, The Kindred Life, and author of The Kindred Life: Stories and Recipes to Cultivate a Life of Organic Connection (HarperCollins). She also home educates two wild and free daughters will always say yes to waterfall-chasing, campfire-sitting, and eating ice cream on the roof under a country sky.

mollydefrank.com As stay-at-home Mom, former politico, and author Molly DeFrank says - we are drowning in digital distractions up to our eyeballs. To help stressed-out Moms combat the screentime stress, Molly has developed what she calls the “Digital Detox.” Learn all about how a few weeks away from the constant stream of digital dopamine could help you and your children connect, learn, and play better together.

Kim is the owner and founder of Nature's Path Occupational Therapy and a pediatric occupational therapist in Colorado Springs, CO. She has worked as an OT for 17 years. In her first 3 years she gained experience in adult neurorehab, specifically brain injury and spinal cord injury and continues to do PRN work with this population. For the past 13 years, Kim has worked in pediatric clinic-based services and early intervention services. In these 13 years, she has managed to take therapy outside whenever possible. Kim has not only seen the therapeutic benefit of nature with children in therapy, but also as a mother of 6 children. Her passion runs deep for reclaiming exploration in nature for childhood development. She began Nature's Path as an alternative therapeutic model. Kim has a B.S. in Occupational Therapy from Boston University and an M.S. in Occupational Therapy from University of Alabama, where she also received her Low Vision certificate. To better support the mom/baby dyad in the first year of life, Kim also is a Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC). Making her uniquely qualified to address feeding of the infant and toddler from a developmentally holistic perspective. Besides being a Mom and OT, you can find her running, hiking, snowboarding, camping, and exploring in the mountains. https://naturespathot.com/

We get it, the holidays can be crazy, but do they have to be? We think not. Let's chat about toning down the pressure, sharing our take on gratitude, and offering three cool tips to keep things chill. Join us on this gratitude journey!

Jennifer Pepito has seven children and has been homeschooling for twenty-five years. She has graduated five children from her program, with two students earning honors degrees from their preferred university and one pursuing a Juris Doctorate. When she discovered that her second daughter had learning disabilities, Jennifer became an avid student of child development, learning from innovators and researchers such as Carol Stock Kranowitz, Gordon Neufeld, John Taylor Gatto, Jane Healy, Maria Montessori, Kim John Payne, and Charlotte Mason. The Peaceful Press resources were born out of these years of research. Jennifer has a passion for equipping families to homeschool in a way that is developmentally appropriate, spiritually nourishing, and based on proven methods of education. She doesn’t want you just to homeschool. She wants to help you enjoy the homeschooling journey and learn with your children in ways that build connected families. Her book, Mothering by the Book can help you overcome the fears that steal that joy so you can savor motherhood.

Miss J believes that you deserve to have that magic moment in the mirror where you are transformed. That moment when you feel SO confident and SO stylish you can’t help but take a second look at yourself. You feel so good you even do a hip pop, hair toss, and give yourself a wink. Miss J is a personal stylist, certified life coach, and lawyer. She is the professor of glam and elegance, also known as a Style Coach. She can help you have that magic moment too. As a fellow lady entrepreneur, Miss J has walked in your shoes and knows your struggles. As a lawyer, she has negotiated six and seven-figure deals. As a style coach, she helps women have total transformations through her Style Masterclass course. As an author, she teaches women about business, etiquette, and beauty from a modern perspective. She wrote "⁠How to be a F*cking Lady: A Modern Guide to Being Charming & Fierce AF.⁠" Miss J believes confident women can be feminine & fierce AF. Confident women leave legacies. Click ⁠HERE⁠ to work with Miss J!

Growing up in a household of an architect and real estate brokers, Anita naturally fell into design. Her background as a marriage & family therapist and real estate professional informs all of her interior design projects. After all, these are homes that people need to really live in! When helping her clients find the home of their dreams, it was as much about the inside as it was the location. So her designs emphasize wellness from the inside out, creating thoughtful spaces that empower her clients to live their best lives. Find out more at https://anitayokota.comGet Anita’s new book HOME THERAPY

Ginny, along with her husband Josh, are the proud parents of five children ages 12 and under, residing in Southeast Michigan. Throughout their journey of parenthood, they consistently observed city, county, and state parks, as well as trails, campsites, and natural landscapes in general, being nearly devoid of children most of the time. About five years ago, they embarked on a simple but thought-provoking question: "Why is this the case?" With an abundance of natural beauty surrounding them, they found it counterintuitive that these outdoor spaces remained empty. With the question of "why" still unanswered, Ginny and Josh conducted research and discovered that encouraging children to spend 4-6 hours outdoors in a day was considered an ideal amount of time. Initially, this seemed excessive, especially given that most children's activities typically last an hour or less, such as library programs. However, they decided to give it a try. The results were remarkable. Ginny, Josh, and their children haven't looked back. Their most memorable family moments, and Ginny's most successful moments as a mother, consistently revolve around these fully immersive nature days. Over time, they have uncovered a multitude of benefits stemming from these wonderful outdoor experiences. Purchase Ginny's newest book HERE!

Laura is a Certified Nutrition Consultant and a Certified CrossFit Trainer. She has a passion for educating, and she absolutely loves teaching others about nutrition, functional movement, and the power each has to set the foundation for health, wellness, and true quality of life. She LOVES to eat and fuel her body to live life to the utmost, and she wholeheartedly believes that sustainably sourced, nutrient-dense foods can be the greatest form of medicine as well as the ingredients to create the most delicious, palate-pleasing meals (it's a win-win!). https://myradicalroots.com/author/cflaurab/

Good things don't have to be easy. Good things don't have to be hard. The hard part is allowing it to happen, and receiving good things!