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With Allison’s two year (alcohol) sober-versary coming up, we were candidly talking about alcohol and society’s focus on alcohol at so many events, holidays and special occasions. With the growing sober-curious movement, we’re finally seeing more people openly speak up about their relationships with alcohol, which we think is really encouraging for people who need to hear those messages. 

The flip side is that we’ve noticed a divide occurring between ‘drinkers’ and ‘non-drinkers.’ We’ve both been at events on nights where we chose not to drink and were questioned “why aren’t you drinking?” so we’re sure this happens with others as well! It can be uncomfortable if it’s not the appropriate and safe setting to share your story whether that’s as simple as wanting to drive home, get up early the next day, pregnant or abuse - it’s a personal choice.  

It got us thinking how our society always wants there to be ‘two sides’ and how you’re supposed to choose a side. We see this with politics, gender identity and so many other avenues. We hope by facilitating this conversation about ‘alcohol neutrality’ that it can help bridge a gap between people so we can all coexist and do what works best for each of us individually. 

MENTIONS:

Episode #29 - An Honest Conversation About Drinking Part 1 

Episode #81 - An Honest Conversation About Drinking Part 2

Omaha Zoo - New Elephants

Allison’s Airbnb is Live! - View

Sah D’Simone - Celebrate vs Coping 

Lauren Elizabeth has an awesome YouTube video and podcast about her sober journey

BOOKS:

Quit Like A Woman by Holly Whitaker

The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober by Catherine Gray

We Are The Luckiest by Laura McKowen

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Allison and Ceara get real about how our core values can sometimes get in the way of understanding others, and why acknowledging these differences is key to avoiding conflict. 

We discuss the importance of taking time to self-reflect on our own role in a situation, acknowledging the other person’s intentions and seeing things from both people's perspectives. 

Life happens and there are going to be times when we upset others or others upset us so we wanted to candidly talk about giving others grace, the value of good communication, and how avoiding small issues can help us avoid unnecessary drama, big fights and maybe even breakups!.

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In this episode, we catch up on our personal lives and share some exciting updates. Allison has finally taken up boxing after being interested in it for quite some time and her Airbnb unit is coming along - hopefully launching soon, so stay tuned for details on that! Ceara recently went on a brand trip to Branson and brought her friend Hannia. They had a fun time embracing what Ceara is officially coining as ‘Camp Tourism.’ 

As this is a WWYBD episode, we also answer a few listener-submitted questions related to career struggles and the pressure of comparing oneself to their partner. We also discuss the societal pressure of keeping up with the Joneses / social media culture. Finally, we reflect on the lessons that life has been teaching us and how we can apply them to our own journeys - specifically on the topics of imposter syndrome and healing from past wounds. 

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Plant care is self-care. That’s Maria Failla of the Growing Joy with Plants Podcast’s motto.

Maria Failla has built an entire career and podcast community around the practice and belief that plants are good for us physically, mentally, and spiritually. Maria is a New York-based “plant killer turned happy plant lady” on a mission to make the world a kinder and greener place by helping everyone successfully care for houseplants. 

A former Broadway performer, Maria now uses her voice to help her community of thousands of “plant friends” care for plants successfully, grow their indoor jungles, and cultivate more joy in their lives through the Growing Joy with Plants Podcast and her debut book “Growing Joy: The Plant Lover’s Guide to Cultivating Happiness (and Plants). 

Plants, and the lessons that have come from caring for them, have been the single most impactful wellness tool in Maria’s life, and she hopes Growing Joy helps empower others to experience the incredible shifts that come from reconnecting with nature. 

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MENTIONS:

Growing Joy: The Plant Lover’s Guide to Cultivating Happiness (and Plants)

Growing Joy with Plants - The Podcast 

Plant Personality Quiz

Maria’s Socials: Instagram, TikTok 

Gift Idea: Growing Joy Book + Philodendron Plant

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In the spirit of Earth Day weekend, we wanted to celebrate by sharing ways to incorporate sustainable practices into our daily lives and by interviewing someone who has been creating waves in the world of eco-friendly entrepreneurship. Lucky for us, the founder of Anueva Jewelry, was able to come on our show and share her journey! 

Anueva Jewelry is all about sustainability, ethics, and timeless beauty rolled into one. They create fine jewelry that is nature and antique-inspired, using ethical gems and recycled gold. As they say on their website, ‘anueva is made for mermaids and mountaineers.’ Her pieces are not only incredibly beautiful, but they also tell a story of conscious consumerism and responsible sourcing. A purchase that you can feel good about is always a win!

During our conversation, Jennifer Vinje shares how Anueva went from a small etsy shop to a large online business - and all the advice that came during that growth period. We talk about pivoting in your business and career, building a reliable team, scaling at a sustainable rate, making relations within your industry, setting boundaries early on and the importance of building your business around your life (not your life around your work). 

If you’re passionate about travel, nature, mindful consumption and entrepreneurship - then this episode will be right up your alley. We are honored to have had the opportunity to sit down with Jennifer today and hear her words of wisdom. If you’re in the market for an engagement ring or special-occasion jewelry piece, definitely keep Anueva in mind. 

MENTIONS: 

Anueva Jewelry - Website

Anueva Jewelry - Instagram

Allison Zero Waste Shopping - TikTok

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This is the TLDL (too long didn’t listen) summary of what we learned from our ‘8 Dimensions of Wellness Series’ that kicked off in January. We interviewed experts in the fields of emotional, occupational, spiritual, social, physical/nutritional, environmental, financial and intellectual wellness. These were truly life-changing conversations that we are so grateful to have experienced. The information in these episodes can be incredibly impactful to one’s personal growth journey. It was an honor for us to share it with you!

In this episode, we recap the general gist of what each episode entailed, what resonated with us the most, ‘AHA’ moments and key takeaways that we want to continue incorporating in our lives. We hope you enjoyed this series to start off 2023 and that some of the concepts, ideas and talks will stick with you into the future. 

This certainly isn’t the end of our wellness conversations, so if you did enjoy it, stick around! We already have our wheels turning on additional topics, projects and more. Subscribe to our email newsletter on our website to stay in the loop. 

Special thank you to our guests - Tiana Gidley, Ashley Stahl, Dheandra Nicolette, Dr. Chelsea Shields, Iliriana Balaj, Sydney Adams, Terri Cummings, Erin Confortini and Dr. Saundra Shillingstad. Be sure to follow their channels if you enjoyed their content!

MENTIONS:

Loneliness And Finding A Third Place Episode #77

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Continuing with our ‘8 Dimensions of Wellness Series,’ we are joined today by Allison's mom who is a professor in the College of Education. We dive into our 8th and final dimension - Intellectual Wellness. Dr. Saundra Shillingstad believes that good intellectual wellness means the cognitive capacity to show up in the world as your authentic self.

Saundra grew up in a household that encouraged creativity, curiosity and self-exploration. This support fostered a healthy home environment that allowed her to feel safe to be herself and do what she loved.

On her lifelong pursuit of diverse real-world experiences and knowledge acquisition, Saundra has discovered many tools over the years that help keep her in a stable mindset. She shares her journey from living in a state of chaos to creating a life of peace, love and contribution.

We talk about being present and pursuing your own path. Through our conversation, we realize how vital maintaining intellectual wellness is to the building the vibrant, healthy, balanced life of your dreams.

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WWYBD is our ‘What Would Your Bestie Do?’ segment where we anonymously answer questions our community submitted via our website. If you have a question, you can ask it in our question box anytime and we’ll save it for the next WWYBD episode. 

In today’s episode, we also catch you guys up on what’s been going on in our lives lately! We’ve missed you and wanted to take the time to candidly talk. 

We answer your questions about navigating an alcohol-free lifestyle with friends who still drink often, how to maintain a social life once you’ve entered adulthood and have a lot of responsibilities, ways to avoid gossiping, creating a healthy relationship with food and what to do when you want to change careers but have already invested a lot into your current industry. 

Checkout our Spring Clean Episode from last spring.

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MENTIONS:

Spring Cleaning List Ceara’s Using

TikTok About Gossip

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Financial wellness is the ability to meet basic needs and manage money in both the short and long term. We know money can be a stressful topic so we wanted to make this conversation approachable and relatable. 

We wanted to bring on a guest that lives a similar lifestyle to most of us - loves to shop, travel, buy $8 lattes, live in a cute place and hang out with friends but has also found a way to prioritize saving, investing and planning for their future. We connected with Erin via social media. She works full-time as an auditor but is also a content creator on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube where she transparently shares her weekly spending, finance tips, budgeting tips and resources with her 200k+ community. 

In this episode, Erin shares her story how she has been able to learn financial literacy, create a budget for herself, live within her means and contribute to her long term goals. We dive into the topics of good and bad debt, saving strategies, bank accounts, credit cards, emergency funds and ways to improve one’s financial situation. Erin says to her, “financial wellness means setting up my life so that money is no longer a stresser nor the main driver in decision making day-to-day.”

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Book Recs:

I Will Teach You To Be Rich

The Simple Path To Wealth

Rich Dad Poor Dad

Set For Life

Podcast Recs:

Bigger Pockets

ChooseFI 

Erin Confortini - LinkedIn

Erin Confortini - TikTok

Erin Confortini - Instagram

Erin’s Budget Spreadsheet

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Continuing with our ‘8 Dimensions of Wellness Series,’ we are joined today by Sydney Adams! She is a fitness and lifestyle influencer with over a million followers across her social media channels where she shares content about her daily routines, workout tips, healthy habits and nutrition. Sydney is a certified personal trainer and nutrition consultant. 

She was the first person we thought of to have on the show for the physical dimension of our wellness series. Sydney has a positive mindset that is incredibly contagious and is super passionate about helping others find confidence and be the best version of themselves. Her content has inspired people around the world and we’re so grateful she came on to share her journey and advice. 

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Sydney Adams - TikTok

Sydney Adams - YouTube

Sydney Adams - Instagram

Sydney Adams - Website

Allison’s Walking Pad

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