Almost 30

Almost 30 is all about tools, tricks, and insights that anyone can use to feel happier and more aligned as they navigate the big transitions in their life… but we’ve never really talked about WHY people feel happy. Like what’s going in these mammal brains of ours? So Lindsey + Krista sat down with Loretta Breuning, PhD, a professor, an author, and the Founder of The Inner Mammal Institute. Loretta teaches people how to build power over their mammalian brain chemistry and understand nature’s operating system.

Because if we understand the science of what’s happening when we form habits or feel a certain way, we have the power to manipulate those chemicals, rewire our brains, and ultimately, live a better life. Are you ready to make peace with your inner mammal?

We discuss…

Early brain development

Why it’s so difficult to create new neural pathways in our brains after puberty

Our impulse to want more

Serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin, & endorphin

The medical model VS the animal world

Ups + downs being NORMAL

Do animals have memories like we do?

Why the size of your brain directly correlates to the length of childhood (and the animal with the biggest brain)

The amazing miracle of reproduction

Breaking an addictive habit

Getting back to neutral after experiencing trauma

Endorphins + GABA

Every single person being wired for an individual experience (and feeling a little different from the herd)

Find more to love at http://www.almost30podcast.com/shownotes/ (almost30podcast.com)!

Resources:

Learn more | innermammalinstitute.org

Listen | The Happy Brain

Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/LorettaBreuningPhD

Twitter | @innermammal

YouTube | youtube.com/c/InnerMammalInstitute

Read | Habits of a Happy Brain: serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin, endorphin

Read | The Science of Positivity

Read | I, Mammal: make peace with the animal urge for social power

Silver Fern | Use code ALMOST30 for 15% off your first order at silverfernbrand.com

Bioclarity | Use code ALMOST30 for $20 off your 1st month at bioclarity.com

Four Sigmatic | Get 15% off your order at foursigmatic.com/almost30

The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters

Krista + Lindsey’s first episode with Candace Burch blew up #ALMOST30NATION, so we asked what you all wanted to know about hormone health, and today, Candace is back to answer all of your questions! Like how do you get off birth control naturally? How do you know which birth control is right for you? What does hormone imbalance look like?!

 

When it comes to our body, the answers aren’t always easy... but they are important! We discuss...

 

• The Women’s Health Initiative’s first long-term study on synthetic hormones for women’s health
• Symptoms of hormonal imbalance
• Young women today having the same symptoms as women in menopause
• What exactly ovulating is (and how to know when you’re not ovulating)
• Why you may want to be on birth control
• How you can wake your ovaries up
• Researching new birth control options
• Low libido in young women
• The 11 different forms of estrogen in some milk
• Endocrine disruptors (learn more from the Environmental Working Group at ERG.org)
• How light affects you
• Candace’s advice for coming off the pill
• How adaptogens strengthen and nourish the adrenals
• Candace’s thoughts on PCOS
• Hormone health & digestion
• The new challenges of the busy, modern world
• Sexy Sugar Cleanse

 

Find more to love at almost30podcast.com!

 

Resources:

• Learn more at YourHormoneBalance.com

Connect with Candace on Facebook

Read | The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution: A Proven 4-Week Program to Rescue Your Metabolism, Hormones, Mind & Mood by Aviva Jill Romm

Schmidt’s Naturals | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% off at schmidtsnaturals.com

Vitruvi | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% off at vitruvi.com

Spring Back | Use code ALMOST30TOUR for 20% off at shopspring.com

Kopari | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% your first order at koparibeauty.com

Everlywell | Get 15% off your first order using code ALMOST30 at everlywell.com

The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters

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Krista + Lindsey’s first episode with Candace Burch blew up #ALMOST30NATION, so we asked what you all wanted to know about hormone health, and today, Candace is back to answer all of your questions! Like how do you get off birth control naturally? How do you know which birth control is right for you? What does hormone imbalance look like?!

When it comes to our body, the answers aren’t always easy... but they are important! We discuss...

The Women’s Health Initiative’s first long-term study on synthetic hormones for women’s health

Symptoms of hormonal imbalance

Young women today having the same symptoms as women in menopause

What exactly ovulating is (and how to know when you’re not ovulating)

Why you may want to be on birth control

How you can wake your ovaries up

Researching new birth control options

Low libido in young women

The 11 different forms of estrogen in some milk

Endocrine disruptors (learn more from the Environmental Working Group at ERG.org)

How light affects you

Candace’s advice for coming off the pill

How adaptogens strengthen and nourish the adrenals

Candace’s thoughts on PCOS

Hormone health & digestion

The new challenges of the busy, modern world

Sexy Sugar Cleanse

Find more to love at http://www.almost30podcast.com/shownotes/ (almost30podcast.com)!

Resources:

Learn more at YourHormoneBalance.com

Connect with Candace on Facebook

Read | The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution: A Proven 4-Week Program to Rescue Your Metabolism, Hormones, Mind & Mood by Aviva Jill Romm

Schmidt’s Naturals | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% off at http://schmidtsnaturals.com (schmidtsnaturals.com)

Vitruvi | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% off at http://vitruvi.com (vitruvi.com)

Spring Back | Use code ALMOST30TOUR for 20% off at http://shopspring.com/ (shopspring.com)

Kopari | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% your first order at koparibeauty.com

Everlywell | Get 15% off your first order using code ALMOST30 at everlywell.com

The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters

Krista + Lindsey have been dying to talk about dreams forever, so they put the call out there and manifested the lovely Connie Kaplan. Connie is a spiritual mentor who teaches dreaming as a spiritual practice and a unique form of theology, which centers around an understanding of each person’s life purpose.

 

Connie found her calling after contracting a mysterious virus and spending nearly two years of her life in bed. She slept, and she slept and slept and slept, and she experienced a profound spiritual transformation which altered not only her inner experience of life but her outer expression of life.

 

We kind of pass dreams off as being silly, crazy, or dumb, but they have a deep meaning and purpose. We spend half of our lives in this unconscious state – there’s so much happening and so much to be learned, if we choose to take control of it and use it as a method to transform. This conversation gets a little out there, but you know us! We talk about…

 

• The illness that changed Connie’s life
• How the moon affects our dreams + tracking your dreams according to the lunar cycle
• Everyone’s unique dreaming pattern
• Dreaming to heal
• Collective dreams about 9/11
• How dreams allow our subconscious minds to communicate with the collective energies
• Heather’s dream pillow
• The 13 different types of dreams
• Menstruation + dreams
• The unique chakra system that Connie received as a download
• Doing the subconscious work
• Jungian vs Freudian analysis
• Using a dream journal

 

Find more to love at almost30podcast.com!

 

Are you ready to see Almost 30 LIVE?! We can’t wait to see all of you, but you better hurry because the tickets are going fast! You can find all the deets and get your tickets at almost30podcast.com/tour.

 

Resources:

• Learn more | turtledreamers.com

Work with Connie | theinvisiblegarment.com

Join the International Dream Circle | turtledreamers.com/international-dream-circle

Use coupon code GAIA for 20% off | The Woman’s Book of Dreams: Dreaming as a Spiritual Practice

Four Sigmatic | Get 15% off your order at foursigmatic.com/almost30

Silver Fern | Use code ALMOST30 for 15% off your first order at silverfernbrand.com

Simple Contacts | Use code ALMOST30 to save $30 at simplecontacts.com/almost30

The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters

This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy

Krista + Lindsey have been dying to talk about dreams forever, so they put the call out there and manifested the lovely Connie Kaplan. Connie is a spiritual mentor who teaches dreaming as a spiritual practice and a unique form of theology, which centers around an understanding of each person’s life purpose.

Connie found her calling after contracting a mysterious virus and spending nearly two years of her life in bed. She slept, and she slept and slept and slept, and she experienced a profound spiritual transformation which altered not only her inner experience of life but her outer expression of life.

We kind of pass dreams off as being silly, crazy, or dumb, but they have a deep meaning and purpose. We spend half of our lives in this unconscious state – there’s so much happening and so much to be learned, if we choose to take control of it and use it as a method to transform. This conversation gets a little out there, but you know us! We talk about…

The illness that changed Connie’s life

How the moon affects our dreams + tracking your dreams according to the lunar cycle

Everyone’s unique dreaming pattern

Dreaming to heal

Collective dreams about 9/11

How dreams allow our subconscious minds to communicate with the collective energies

Heather’s dream pillow

The 13 different types of dreams

Menstruation + dreams

The unique chakra system that Connie received as a download

Doing the subconscious work

Jungian vs Freudian analysis

Using a dream journal

Find more to love at http://www.almost30podcast.com/shownotes/ (almost30podcast.com)!

Are you ready to see Almost 30 LIVE?! We can’t wait to see all of you, but you better hurry because the tickets are going fast! You can find all the deets and get your tickets at almost30podcast.com/tour.

Resources:

Learn more | https://turtledreamers.com/ (turtledreamers.com)

Work with Connie | theinvisiblegarment.com

Join the International Dream Circle | turtledreamers.com/international-dream-circle

Use coupon code GAIA for 20% off | The Woman’s Book of Dreams: Dreaming as a Spiritual Practice

Four Sigmatic | Get 15% off your order at foursigmatic.com/almost30

Silver Fern | Use code ALMOST30 for 15% off your first order at silverfernbrand.com

Simple Contacts | Use code ALMOST30 to save $30 at http://simplecontacts.com/almost30 (simplecontacts.com/almost30)

The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters

Today’s episode is an important conversation. 1 in 7 young people experience a mental illness in any given year, and far too many suffer in silence due to the stigma that surrounds mental health and lack of understanding. Sam Webb, Co-Founder of LIVIN.org, is on a mission to change this.  

 

Sam is championing a space where people feel comfortable talking about any mental health issues, and any emotions that feel so overwhelming you can’t cope with them on your own. He is a bright light that has experienced a lot of darkness. Since his best friends suicide, Sam has made it his mission to promote the mantra “It Ain’t Weak to Speak” to save others who might be suffering silently.

 

Sam reminds us that that our presence, our listening and caring ear, our encouragement to find help, can change someone’s life.

 

If you or anyone you know are having thoughts of suicide, there is always someone available to listen:

• Call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
• Or you can find additional resources at speakingofsuicide.com/resources

 

We talk about…

 

• The tragic origin story of LIVIN
• Making the conversation around mental health cool
• Asking for help
• The lack of understanding around mental illness
• Sam’s own mental health journey
• The relationship between masculinity and silence
• Substance abuse and mental health
• The sleep deprivation epidemic
• Sam’s self-care routine
• Experiencing compassion fatigue
• Why listening is THE most important thing when someone is seeking support
• Giving people the tools to seek and help + identify warning signs
• Feeling alone being part of the mental health challenge
• Working with parents + helping them listen
• Finding the unique mental health “workout” that works best for you

 

Find more to love at almost30podcast.com!

 

Resources:

• Make a difference | LIVIN.org

Instagram | @livinorg

Facebook | facebook.com/livinorg

Twitter | @livinorg

Thrive Market | Save 25% off your first order at thrivemarket.com/almost30

Alterra Pure | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% off at alterrapure.com

Kopari | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% your first order at koparibeauty.com

The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters

This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy

Today’s episode is an important conversation. 1 in 7 young people experience a mental illness in any given year, and far too many suffer in silence due to the stigma that surrounds mental health and lack of understanding. Sam Webb, Co-Founder of LIVIN.org, is on a mission to change this.

Sam is championing a space where people feel comfortable talking about any mental health issues, and any emotions that feel so overwhelming you can’t cope with them on your own. He is a bright light that has experienced a lot of darkness. Since his best friends suicide, Sam has made it his mission to promote the mantra “It Ain’t Weak to Speak” to save others who might be suffering silently.

Sam reminds us that that our presence, our listening and caring ear, our encouragement to find help, can change someone’s life.

If you or anyone you know are having thoughts of suicide, there is always someone available to listen:

Call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

Or you can find additional resources at speakingofsuicide.com/resources

We talk about…

The tragic origin story of LIVIN

Making the conversation around mental health cool

Asking for help

The lack of understanding around mental illness

Sam’s own mental health journey

The relationship between masculinity and silence

Substance abuse and mental health

The sleep deprivation epidemic

Sam’s self-care routine

Experiencing compassion fatigue

Why listening is THE most important thing when someone is seeking support

Giving people the tools to seek and help + identify warning signs

Feeling alone being part of the mental health challenge

Working with parents + helping them listen

Finding the unique mental health “workout” that works best for you

Find more to love at http://www.almost30podcast.com/shownotes/ (almost30podcast.com)!

Resources:

Make a difference | http://livin.org/ (LIVIN.org)

Instagram | @livinorg

Facebook | facebook.com/livinorg

Twitter | @livinorg

Thrive Market | Save 25% off your first order at thrivemarket.com/almost30

Alterra Pure | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% off at http://alterrapure.com (alterrapure.com)

Kopari | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% your first order at koparibeauty.com

The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters

Today’s guest Jaime Schmidt, Founder of Schmidt’s Naturals, is a straight up self-made baller. But building a business that changes lives doesn’t come easy, and Jaime gets really raw and open about the fact that she didn’t know what she was doing for the longest time. But after following her heart + intuition to Portland, Jaime found her calling.

 

Schmidt’s started with a simple mission, changing the way people think about deodorant, but things are blowing up and they are expanding their scope to changing the way people think about natural. Krista + Lindsey have been using Schmidt’s Naturals for a few months now, and they can vouch that this company is really setting the new gold standard for natural body care products.

 

Jaime is sweet, kind, and funny as hell – and this episode is an absolute blast! We chat about…

 

• Growing up in 1-800-FUN-TOWN
• How Jaime created a niche in natural body care
• How the vegan lifestyle + restaurants are starting to blow up
• Just not feeling right in your job… and then chasing your bliss!
• Cooking up vegan hot dogs + other service industry jobs
• When Jaime met her husband almost a decade ago
• Where the entrepreneurial spirit comes from
• What products + ingredients Schmidt’s uses
• Why clean beauty is so important (and the potential health risks of common body care products)
• Getting these products in as many people’s hands as possible
• Alicia Silverstone being one of Schmidt’s early influencers
• When a feature on Fox of all places overwhelmed their shipping system
• Producing the products in Portland
• Selling to Unilever
• Literally going from farmer’s markets to CostCo, with no business plan!!
• What Jaime has learned in her relationship
• Jaime’s kid’s product development ideas + strong opinions on fragrances
• Advice for female entrepreneurs in today’s business environment

 

Find more to love at almost30podcast.com!

 

Resources:

• Check out Schmidt’s | schmidtsnaturals.com

Connect with Jaime on IG | @jaimeschmidt22

WOO FOR PLAY | Use code ALMOST30 for 10% off at wooforplay.com

CaliFlour Foods | Use code ALMOST30 for 10% off a $50+ purchase at califlourfoods.com

Schmidt’s Naturals | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% off at schmidtsnaturals.com

Vitruvi | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% off at vitruvi.com

Four Sigmatic | Get 15% off your order at foursigmatic.com/almost30

The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters

This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy

Today’s guest Jaime Schmidt, Founder of Schmidt’s Naturals, is a straight up self-made baller. But building a business that changes lives doesn’t come easy, and Jaime gets really raw and open about the fact that she didn’t know what she was doing for the longest time. But after following her heart + intuition to Portland, Jaime found her calling.

Schmidt’s started with a simple mission, changing the way people think about deodorant, but things are blowing up and they are expanding their scope to changing the way people think about natural. Krista + Lindsey have been using Schmidt’s Naturals for a few months now, and they can vouch that this company is really setting the new gold standard for natural body care products.

Jaime is sweet, kind, and funny as hell – and this episode is an absolute blast! We chat about…

Growing up in 1-800-FUN-TOWN

How Jaime created a niche in natural body care

How the vegan lifestyle + restaurants are starting to blow up

Just not feeling right in your job… and then chasing your bliss!

Cooking up vegan hot dogs + other service industry jobs

When Jaime met her husband almost a decade ago

Where the entrepreneurial spirit comes from

What products + ingredients Schmidt’s uses

Why clean beauty is so important (and the potential health risks of common body care products)

Getting these products in as many people’s hands as possible

Alicia Silverstone being one of Schmidt’s early influencers

When a feature on Fox of all places overwhelmed their shipping system

Producing the products in Portland

Selling to Unilever

Literally going from farmer’s markets to CostCo, with no business plan!!

What Jaime has learned in her relationship

Jaime’s kid’s product development ideas + strong opinions on fragrances

Advice for female entrepreneurs in today’s business environment

Find more to love at http://www.almost30podcast.com/shownotes/ (almost30podcast.com)!

Resources:

Check out Schmidt’s | schmidtsnaturals.com

Connect with Jaime on IG | @jaimeschmidt22

WOO FOR PLAY | Use code ALMOST30 for 10% off at wooforplay.com

CaliFlour Foods | Use code ALMOST30 for 10% off a $50+ purchase at califlourfoods.com

Schmidt’s Naturals | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% off at http://schmidtsnaturals.com (schmidtsnaturals.com)

Vitruvi | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% off at http://vitruvi.com (vitruvi.com)

Four Sigmatic | Get 15% off your order at foursigmatic.com/almost30

The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters

Is this real life?  Krista and Lindsey had the dreamiest chat with two of their WCW’s and boss babe inspirations: Kelly LeVeque and Simone De La Rue. These two gurus are dominating the nutrition and fitness world, and have honestly changed Krista and Lindsey’s lives.  They chat about collaborating on the new Body By Simone (BBS) app, which has a nutrition component that Kelly created (including exclusive recipes!). Body By Simone Studios already offer some of the best, safest, and most FUN workouts for women, but now anyone can get that same amazing workout anywhere and anytime using the app. It’s like having your trainer + nutritionist in your pocket!

 

If you don’t already know who these women are, Simone De La Rue is a former dancer turned Hollywood fitness expert and owner of the Body By Simone empire, which includes studios, a book, an online streaming service, and now the app.

 

Kelly is an Almost 30 OG, the queen of nutrition, the creator of Be Well By Kelly, and the author of Body Love: Live in Balance, Weigh What You Want, and Free Yourself from Food Drama Forever. This is hands down one of the best books about nutrition and sustainable nourishment and it has some DE-LIC-IOUS recipes.

 

The girls talk about…

 

• How Simone got into fitness + dancing
• Why Simone left the dancing world to create something of her own
• Becoming a Fab Four Smoothie junkie
• Why food and diets can’t be so black and white
• The relationship between exercise and diet
• Eating to fuel your body
• How Body By Simone challenges the body and brain – while having fun!
• Cardio VS strength
• Challenging your muscles without overtraining
• What you can explore in the Body By Simone app
• How the app constantly updates your personal workout based on your feedback
• LIVE classes in the app!
• How Kelly created recipes for the app, including her first vegetarian + vegan recommendations!
• What alcohol does to your body + other questions from the Almost 30 Secret Facebook Group

Being straight hustlers in business

Trusting your gut + instinct

A surprise appearance by Chloe!

Kelly and Simone’s self-care routines

An EXCITING announcement from Kelly LeVeque!!

 

Find more to love at almost30podcast.com!

 

Good news, LA fam! On July 25th, Almost 30, Kelly LeVeque, and Charity Lighten from Silver Fern are teaming up for an event! The Love Your Body - Love Your Gut event will be at the girls’ favorite venue in LA, the Saje Wellness on Abbot Kinney. Kelly is going to talk all about health and nutrition, Charity is going to give the low down on digestive and gut health, and then the Almost 30 girls will run a Q+A on all things gut health and nutrition! You can get more details and RSVP by clicking here.

 

Resources:

• Download the app | bodybysimone.com/bbs-app

Learn more about nutrition | bewellbykelly.com

Simone on IG | @bodybysimone

Kelly on IG | @bewellbykelly

Read | Body Love

Alterra Pure | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% off at alterrapure.com

Silver Fern | Use code ALMOST30 for 15% off at silverfernbrand.com

Four Sigmatic | Get 15% off your order at foursigmatic.com/almost30

Scentbird | Get 50% off your first month + free shipping at scentbird.com/almost30

Bioclarity | Use code ALMOST30 to get your 1st month for just $9.95 at bioclarity.com

The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters

This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy