Align Your Mind

"I wanted to change the food we ate." is the sentiment that brought today's guest, my dear friend Carla Jans, to the work she's doing now with medicinal mushrooms and herbs.

She blends her background in Nutritional Science (specifically holistic culinary nutrition) with plant medicine, incorporating herbal remedies into daily life in fun and creative ways, and inspiring others (like you and I) along the way.

Carla has a WEALTH of knowledge, so pay attention to what she shares in our conversation here all about medicinal mushrooms!

We discuss:

- Carla's roots on a farm influencing her connection with nature - the emotional connection humans have to herbs - the difference between medicinal and magic mushrooms - The power of Nettles, essential oils and mushrooms for healing - The top 5 mushrooms and their medicinal properties (chaga, reishi, lions mane, cordyceps and turkey tail) - Carla's go-to coconut rice recipe - Her current morning routine (it's just like mine!) - The one thing she suggests for living more intentionally today Resources + Connect with us:

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Every November, a slew of Black Friday and Cyber Monday emails and advertisements take over my inbox and social media feeds.

And over the last couple of years, as I've become a more intentional, aware person, I've noticed the immediate instinct to "go buy now!" that comes up when I see these ads.

It's not that the ads are bad by any means, most of them are really great opportunities to save money on products I already use and love. I just notice the desire to 'buy more, quickly!' during this season, even if it's not something I necessarily need or want to spend money on at that time...

So when I connected with Abbey Trujillo from The Peach Vintage, I knew we needed to have a timely conversation about living, loving and second-hand shopping. And I knew it needed to be published this week, during all of the "buy now" craziness.

Abbey is THE sweetest human and I'm grateful for our new friendship. We connected over a mutual love for thrifting and living intentionally and the conversation that follows is a byproduct of that!

More specifically though?

We chatted about how deeply caring for everyday objects can change your life.

We chatted about the impact of fast fashion and how we vote with our dollar.

We chatted about how to romanticize your life and be the main star in your own movie.

We chatted about the energy that things hold and how to cultivate an abundance mentality.

And so much more.

I feel this is such a timely conversation and I think you'll really enjoy it.

Soak up her words. This woman walks her talk.

Abbey Trujillo is the owner and designer of Peach Vintage, a sustainable in house clothing label and seller of vintage goods based in Utah, USA. Within their online shop, you can find sustainably handcrafted, collected and curated vintage - for the body and the home, by women, for women. Their values resonate deeply with my own and I am so excited for you to tune in to our conversation about all things intentional living, loving and thrifting.

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I have always been drawn to quotes.

There's just something so powerful about a simple string of words.

And sometimes - especially if we're going through a hard season - they can remind us of who we really are and the simple truths of life. Which we may have forgotten temporarily.

I've been collecting, writing + appreciating quotes since I knew how to read.

Today's episode is a fun one where I read the current quote + life lesson cue card stack from my desk.

Need to feel inspired on purpose?

Tune in and take what you need from this one.

You are amazing.

I love you.

ps - My inbox is always open to connect and I would love to hear from you. I mean that!

- M

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Do you have deep chats with your spouse over coffee?

Brandon and I were chatting about the new "Meta" name Facebook recently revealed and it led to a full blown conversation about the difference between creating and consuming.

The person who gets to bake cakes all day has a completely different experience than the person who eats cakes all day long.

One allows you to express yourself.

The other can make you sick.

Consuming as much screen time as we do is literally making us sick.

The joy is found in the creating, not in the consuming.

The process is where we truly feel alive, not the outcome.

Tune in for our fun coffee chat that ended up as a discussion on how to find fulfillment in your life.

- M

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I ride roller-coasters all the time without visiting amusement parks...

Yeah, I'm talking about my emotions.

In any given day, I can go from HAPPY JOY JOY to WTF WORLD to *heavy crying*.

And the last few months, it's felt a little more challenging to get to my usual "Marie Joy" if I'm being totally honest.

But I think that's the most important thing, that we be honest and also normalize being a human.

As a human, we get the opportunity to experience a wide variety of emotions. The full spectrum if you will.

And I think that's a beautiful thing! Even if some of the emotions and experiences on that scale are downright painful and uncomfortable as hell.

So I rode the roller-coaster today and as I was about to have a nap in an attempt to feel better, a little voice said, "it's burn out. You're experiencing burn out."

And I felt so at peace even in the admitting of that.

Today's episode is an honest conversation about burnout, what to do about it and my favourite "light up" list practice!

If you resonate at all with what I share, reach out. It helps us all feel less alone in our experiences.

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pps - You're amazing. Yeah, you. <3

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There's a lot of pissed-off-ness going on in the world right now.

The storm is raging inside many people's hearts.

But anger gets a bad rep.

Sometimes life doesn't go the way we thought it would and we get upset when that happens.

Sometimes, unjust things happen and we feel outraged at the experience.

Sometimes we make choices that we didn't feel were really a choice (even though they were) that cause us to abandon our truth in an attempt to please the "other", and we're left with resentment.

When we feel angry and don't have healthy ways of expressing ourselves, we bottle it up and then explode.

Anger is a healthy emotion that we get to feel as part of the human experience.

It's what we DO with our anger that makes all the difference.

You have to feel it to heal it, my friend.

(and in this episode, I guide you through an inner child exercise where we release our anger and reframe the stories in our mind).

And the best (also slightly annoying) part? We can choose to feel our anger and release it, or we can choose to bottle it up and burn from the inside out.

But the choice is ours to make.

Tune in for some helpful tools you can use to process your anger and reframe the stories in your mind. And then let me know on social if you resonate! I'd love to know what you want to hear about next on the podcast! My DMs are always open for suggestions!

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Sometimes life hands you lemons and you find yourself feeling low.

This is especially true when you don't feel well physically.

"When you don't feel well, life feels hard."

Recently, I had a pretty big "dip" and then eventually, found myself on the other side of it.

"Without going down, you wouldn't also know what it feels like to go up."

Tune in to listen to my experience and let me know on social if you resonate! I'd love to know what you want to hear about next on the podcast! My DMs are always open for suggestions!

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Today is a special day.

Not only is it podcast release day, but today's conversation features one of my best friends in the entire world, Michelle Catherine Rose.

This sweet soul and I connected a year ago to date, but it feels as if we've known each other for decades.

Michelle is a well-being counsellor, yoga and meditation teacher, CEO of SyNK yxe, a dedicated dog mama, avid adventurer and one of the most beautiful friends I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. I am so thrilled to share this conversation with you.

And once you listen to Michelle talk about stress, life challenges, healing and self soothing, you will understand that it is from this place of lived experience that she birthed her company, SyNK YXE.

SyNK YXE makes sustainable, handcrafted wellness products (Brandon and I are obsessed with the eye pillows and sand bags! We use them for naps, cramps, relaxing, yoga, meditation, bedtime and I always take my bigger sand bag on road trips to have on my lap!)

You can check out SyNK and the products available here:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/synk.yxe/

BADASS spotify playlist Michelle mentions in this conversation: ​​https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0KgBKEQkmkIuqinDPjW68r?si=FzngsKgdSieffuRTESH8kA&dl_branch=1

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Some of the things we chatted about: - How Michelle's work as an RHN and Wellbeing Counsellor inspired her to create her company, SyNK, YXE - What it means to get "back in sync with you" - Michelle's personal experience with "feel it to heal it" and her really hard year - Seeking support without taking on other peoples' energy - 5 Incredible daily practices for self soothing - Reframing the challenge as for us instead of to us

I love Michelle, and I know you will too! Enjoy!

ps - go grab yourself an eye pillow and a sand bag at https://www.instagram.com/synk.yxe/

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Every once in awhile, an extra special woman enters my awareness and I make a point to connect.

This started like that.

I had seen Amy's name float across my Instagram, and when I felt the little intuitive nudge that I know (and trust) all too well, I reached out and started a conversation.

"I just have this feeling, want to be friends?"

Or something like that lol.

We connected over my intuitive hit to message her and then proceeded to have the most intuitively guided, gorgeous conversation about... you guessed it, intuition.

More specifically though?

We chatted all things "the feminine frequency".

This is going to be an episode you want to listen to again and again.

Soak up her words. This woman walks her talk. And then use her questions to guide your next steps:"Who am I? What makes me happy? What do I want?"

Some of the things we chatted about: - Amy's incredible story of self discovery, starting with a divorce. - Why it's so important to connect with our femininity, intuition and creativity. - Appearance vs. Reality - Masculine & Feminine Energies - PLEASURE - The Feminine Archetypes - Personal Development through a feminine lens

+ so much more!

Amy Natalie is a Women's Empowerment coach and a leader of the Feminine Rising. After experiencing her first spiritual awakening at age 27, she went through a divorce, overcame depression, and started following her true soul calling.

For the past 8 years, Amy has supported women to overcome mindset blocks and get into alignment with their soul. Through her group programs and events, Amy brings women together in Sisterhood to grow and evolve together.

Amy is also the host of the Feminine Frequency Podcast which has over 100k downloads and empowers women from all around the world.

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The simplest things in life are often overlooked, simply because we think effectiveness = complication.

But what I've found, and I know today's guest Meghan Sandve would agree, is that the power can be found in the simple truths of the present moment.

One of those powerful things is the breath.

This is single-handedly our most underutilized tool for creating the energy and emotions we wish to have.

"We move energy with breath, movement and sound."

Need more energy? Speed up your breathing.

Need to calm down? Slow down your breathing.

Need to ground yourself? Hum on the exhale.

Need to release tension? Sigh audibly on the exhale.

"It was under my nose this whole time" takes on an entirely new meaning lol!

Join Marie and Meghan Sandve, a Body Empowerment Coach, Breathwork Facilitator and the host of the Fit & Fierce Podcast (who also appears in Ep. 74 "Sit With Your Shit") as they discuss self-regulating emotions by using the breath.

It's powerful stuff!

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Email: [email protected]

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