Best D Life with Daniela - Work Life Balance & Wellness Strategies

Today I am excited to share with you Buffalonian girlfriends and hosts of the Bare in B-Lo podcast, Kathleen Mitchell & Cassandra Panaro

Where we chat about girlfriend therapy.  - “Vulnerability in a trusting space”

Two Buffalonian girlfriends bare it all. They discuss relationships, growth, embarrassing stories, strength, and of course, all things they BuffaLOVE. They're here to vent, laugh, cry and laugh some more. And just remember, they aren't therapists, they've just been to one!

Tune in every Sunday for B-Lo shutouts and the ultimate girlfriend therapy.

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In this episode talk with Ariel Bredder, a Podcast host, Life Coach, and Blogger who helps people pleasers take control and finally put themselves first.

Ariel Bredder is on a mission to help people become the best version of themselves so that they can live their best lives. Ariel is a Certified Life Coach and Podcast Host of It's Time to Be YOU, where she helps people pleasers take control and finally put themselves first.

Her journey began when she got tired of seeing people not living up to their full potential, lacking confidence, and doubting their gifts and dreams. She loves to help women define their core values, set boundaries, dream bigger, and create small shifts to make it all happen. Ariel believes that we are meant for more out of life than to simply exist. When we work on ourselves and embrace what we truly want and desire, everything else falls into place.

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Podcast - BeYOUtiful Chick

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In this episode, I get to chat with Kate Smith. Creator of Conscious Mamas Movement. Where she speaks about:

Conscious Mamas Movement is an educational platform that empowers caregivers with mindful tools to raise the next generation of conscious humans.

Kate Smith is a mother, early childhood educator, Certified Children's Yoga Teacher, and founder of the Conscious Mamas Movement, an educational platform that empowers caregivers with mindful tools to raise the next generation of conscious humans. Her work guides parents to do their inner healing work, build their emotional literacy skills, and show up as the present parents they want to be. She combines her decades worth of experience in holistic health to model a way of living well in parenthood. Kate embodies these skills as a single mother to her two-year-old Jefferson.

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What does your energy level typically feel like?

In this episode, I chat with Christine who is a Professional Organizer.

Some of the things we talk about include:

Christine always found efficiency, simplicity, and organization made life easier within her own family and for many of her clients.  She believes that a home that is thoughtfully put together makes tackling the other challenges of the day far more manageable. Christine started Neatly Designed because she had always focused on maintaining a home that is beautiful while still being very functional for everyday living.

Christine was born in Ohio, raised in Miami, Florida, and earned a Communications degree from Texas Christian University in Ft. Worth, Texas. She is a wife and the mother of two daughters living at the beach in North Florida.

Connect with Christine!

Website: www.neatlydesigned.com

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In this episode, I chat with Renee who is a Mindfulness-Based Wellness Coach.

Together we cover:

In 2021 Renee lost her husband to suicide. She shares her personal journey to wellness and how that supported her in recovering from the loss of her husband. Along with what self-love and self-compassion really are and a couple of practices you can use.

Renee called on every tool & technique she had gained from over 10 years of yoga training, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) certification, Reiki certification, workshops, retreats, classes, and tons of real-life experience of healing through self-care, to survive.

Overcoming it all taught her that she can still live a JOYFUL, HEALTHY, AND BALANCED LIFE. Now, she helps folks who are headed into burned out, are stressed-out and/or overwhelmed with their lives – with their jobs, parenting, and life responsibilities -- to find practical and mindful ways to practice self-care, self-love, and self-compassion and reconnect to their inner self, so they can learn to thrive, as well.

“I am enough. I create my own safety. I am love.” - Renee Hagar-Smith

Connect with Renee!

Website: https://www.reneehagarsmith.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reneehagarsmithcoach 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reneehagarsmithcoach

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reneehagarsmith

“Commit now - figure out the details later” - Dawn Funk

Dawn Funk is a former graduate professor and public teacher who left her “safe” career  12 years ago in order to find freedom, time, and peace in her life. Today, she helps hungry people grow their online businesses, build their confidence, and take ownership of their health.

Dawn is the host of a weekly podcast called “HealthyU” where she interviews guests each week to help listeners take ownership of their health.

Believing in balance and that you can live healthily and still eat a damn cookie once in a while, she also the founder of Dawn’s Cookies which serves up sweetness in her beach community at her cottage and cafe in Navarre, Florida as well as online and helps raise money for small nonprofit businesses.

Lastly, Dawn is a breast implant illness advocate helping raise awareness about the dangers of breast implants. I give ALL the glory to God for my funky life and am honored to serve Him each and every day.

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Follow her on Instagram, Facebook 

Click here for her Website - www.dawnfunk.com

Book Dawn mentions - On Being Perfect by Anna Quinlan

Laura Kane-Punyon of Buffalo, NY  created Our Table because she loves experiencing the vulnerability, generosity, and power of women in real-life community. The purpose of this group is to grow and foster the Our Table community between in-person events

Laura began her professional career in the NYC-area hedge fund industry, specializing in transitioning siloed department cultures into high-functioning interdisciplinary teams. After the birth of her first child, she returned to the Buffalo region, joining The Kane Firm, CPA as Practice Manager. Fueled by her own diagnosis and five subsequent neurosurgeries, Laura has been a national spokesperson for the Chiari malformation and syringomyelia communities since the age of 14. Laura has overseen 17 charity galas, raising $1 million for peer-reviewed medical research and local Buffalo medical education.

After navigating The Kane Firm’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic without childcare support, Laura developed severe burnout. While recovering, she found healing in connecting with other women, many of whom also found themselves depleted while expertly caring for every soul around them. This shared struggle and the restorative experience of connecting with one another inspired the concept of Our Table.

Our Table gatherings craft the set and setting for the alchemy of women in real-life community. From professional, charitable, and personal experiences, Laura has long intuited the power of gathering with intention. Our Table’s mission is to hold space for women from the community to cultivate the spiritual nourishment that makes us less alone and more alive.

Connect with Laura!

Click here to visit her website - https://www.our-table.com/

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Book Laura Mentions - The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker

Model/actress turned entrepreneur, author, and speaker - Eleni Fuiaxis is on a mission to inspire personal growth throughout all stages of life.  From educating children about social-emotional learning through her books to coaching adults through career and life changes.

Eleni Fuiaxis is driven to empower children with self-awareness skills and to teach them self-love, kindness, gratitude, and problem-solving skills that will serve them throughout their lifetime.  She rediscovered her passion for writing and promoting social-emotional learning (SEL) in children and impacting their lives for the better and the result was the book, Picky Patrick.  She began writing this book over 8 years ago, when her two enthusiastic boys, Zen and Billy (ages nine and seven at the time), inspired her to write her stories down and share them with the world, even if it meant printing them with a copy machine and setting up a book stand in front of their house in Astoria, Queens.

Eleni is a dedicated working mother who has recently added teaching to her repertoire. She got certified to teach during the height of Covid in order to give back to her community and serve children.

In addition to teaching Elementary school in New York City, Eleni has been a successful Screen Actors Guild actress and model in NY for over twenty years. Her claim to fame was the recurring role of Debbie (Steve’s girlfriend) in Sex and the City.

Her hobbies include baking, photography, yoga, meditation, tennis, and storytelling.  She looks forward to spreading these books and seeds of wisdom worldwide and getting them to every child, in every language.

Connect with Eleni!

www.thekidswelove.com 

www.elenifuiaxis.com 

As well as on Facebook and Instagram

Krystal Jakosky is a teacher and writer based in Colorado helping people "own their shit" and take ownership of their own lives. Krystal teaches online and in-person classes, meets with clients in individual sessions, and hosts "Breathe In, Breathe Out: a Weekly Mindfulness and Meditation Podcast." Through personal stories and hard truths, Krystal gives her listeners and clients a healthy push in the right direction and motivates them to step into a more authentic, fulfilling life.

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