Breakfast Epiphanies

Jenny Mathews

Contributing Writer

After working with hospital patients who weren’t always thrilled to change their eating habits, Registered Dietician, McKenzie Rockwood decided she wanted to facilitate a way for her clients to more easily achieve a healthier diet. Citrus Pear dinners are convenient, affordable, balanced, and nutritious meals you prepare in a class setting and store in your freezer. Pop the meal in the crockpot and dinner drama is solved!

McKenzie has grown her business from teaching two classes a week herself to now teaching at 16 locations and managing 100 employees! The growth has been exciting, challenging, and rewarding for McKenzie and her family.

Thanks to our sponsor @stackedpancakes at 31 N Main for hosting the podcast and bringing the breakfast to Breakfast Epiphanies!

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Jenny Mathews, contributing writer

Our very first repeat guest, Megan Ostler, follows up on last year’s interview giving our listeners a summary of the results of the ifit blog team’s “Diets Busted” challenge where she and the others tested the Whole 30, soup cleanse, KETO, Paleo,Vegan, and Mediterranean diets. As a registered dietician, she also weighs in on some of the newer diet trends like intermittent fasting, “flexitarianism,” nutrition during pregnancy and breastfeeding, and the research coming out about the brain/gut connection.

Thanks to our sponsor @stackedpancakes at 31 N Main for hosting the podcast and bringing the breakfast to Breakfast Epiphanies!

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Jenny Mathews, contributing writer

Katie Bradley has a unique story about how she got into the home organization business.  After the deaths of her parents and having to sort through the many items they left behind, she decided this was something she could offer to others with the added benefit of empathy. She also helps anyone who has problem areas or needs ideas for creating clear, tidy spaces. In fact her new business is Clear Tidy Spaces!

Thanks to our sponsor @stackedpancakes at 31 N Main for hosting the podcast and bringing the breakfast to Breakfast Epiphanies!

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In this special edition of Breakfast Epiphanies, co-hosts Emily Buckley and Jenny Mathews get personal about their favorite time of year: Christmastime, and what the holiday season means to them. They share their best, worst, favorites, and least favorites in several categories as well as some deep thoughts and theories about the magic of the most wonderful time of the year!

Thanks to our sponsor @stackedpancakes at 31 N Main for hosting the podcast and bringing the breakfast to Breakfast Epiphanies!

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For Kody Rash, his wife, Kim, and two brothers, Jon and Danny, and Four Seasons Theater Company board member Annalyse Chidester, theater isn’t just an experience: it’s everything! Their passion for the arts in our community is palpable.  “Theater provides… community for a community,” explained Kody, and Cache Valley has enjoyed the benefits of this top quality community theater company for the last seven years. When asked what his dreams are for Four Seasons or where he would take it if the sky was the limit, Kody proclaimed he would change nothing – same goals, same focus on family friendly quality entertainment, just perhaps on a bigger scale.

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Jenny Mathews, Contributing Writer

Local Chiropractor, Brett Murdock of Murdock Family Chiropractic, opens up about his path to learn more about healing from the inside through chiropractic care and what his experiences in training taught him about himself and the pursuit of wellness. Specializing in pediatric and prenatal wellness, Brett helps dispel some myths and explains how chiropractors can offer an important piece of the whole wellness puzzle.

Breakfast Epiphanies is a podcast hosted by Jenny Mathews and Emily Buckley that follows up on families featured in the print issue of Cache Valley Family Magazine and features local guests who are experts in their fields, who will share epiphanies on family life and raising kids, education, health, culture, business, philanthropy, and more. Do you know someone with an interesting story or perspective? Email us at [email protected].

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Jenny Mathews, Contributing Writer

Little Lambs Foundation For Kids is a local non-profit that focuses on providing essentials and comfort items for children placed in foster care here in Cache Valley and throughout Utah and southern Idaho. Ted Chalfant and his wife Stefanee wanted to do something to give back to the community and had the idea to fill around 50 bags with comfort items for foster kids. As a child Ted’s mother took in children who needed a home and it was her example that inspired his family’s desire to serve the children in our community. After contacting the Department of Child and Family Services and within a very short time, the news of their project spread. They quickly realized the need was much greater than they had originally anticipated.  They rose to the challenge- enlisting the help of the community that now helps to provide these items for over 5000 children per year!

Shauna Thorpe serves on the board and is the director of the Little Lambs Teen Ambassadors program.

For more information including a list of needed items, please visit littlelambsofutah.org.

Breakfast Epiphanies is a podcast hosted by Jenny Mathews and Emily Buckley that follows up on families featured in the print issue of Cache Valley Family Magazine and features local guests who are experts in their fields, who will share epiphanies on family life and raising kids, education, health, culture, business, philanthropy, and more. Do you know someone with an interesting story or perspective? Email us at [email protected].

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Jenny Mathews, contributing writer

Erin and TJ Davis are the brains, heart, and fire behind Pickleville Playhouse– the local theater company with its iconic Bear Lake venue.  Pickleville is famous for bringing families together to laugh, cry, hiss, boo and cheer for the last 40 years.

TJ is the talent behind the mustache of the company’s most beloved character, Juanito Bandito.  Juanito’s debut in 2008 was an instant hit and has since become a tradition for families near and far.  The holiday show, Juanito Bandito’s Christmas Carol, marries the shenanigans the outlaw is famous for with the music and “good feels” the holiday season inspires- all in one hilarious, family-friendly experience.

It was love at first sight for Erin when she saw TJ on stage in some geeky glasses and a plaid suit. They both share some tender experiences that led them to this point and give us a peek into what life is like researching, writing, producing, performing, and running the business as well as the busy Davis household.

Breakfast Epiphanies is a podcast hosted by Jenny Mathews and Emily Buckley that follows up on families featured in the print issue of Cache Valley Family Magazine and features local guests who are experts in their fields, who will share epiphanies on family life and raising kids, education, health, culture, business, philanthropy, and more. Do you know someone with an interesting story or perspective? Email us at [email protected].

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Jenny Mathews, contributing writer

Emily Gehring and Brianne Whittaker are two moms who helped to create 100 Cache Valley Women Who Care, a local group of women who gather once a quarter, and, through their combined efforts, donate thousands of dollars to local charities. It’s a simple concept. “Each of us can do a little, and when we unite and compound each person’s small contribution, we can do amazing things.”

The organization has no overhead and doesn’t accept a penny of the donations. At their quarterly meetings, the women nominate and vote on one charity to be the recipient of each member’s contribution for the quarter. The checks are written directly to that charity and lives are changed, for both the givers and the receivers.

Thanks to our sponsors Stacked at 31 N Main for hosting the podcast and bringing the breakfast to Breakfast Epiphanies, as well as Isabel and Eric Jones for making this episode possible! Visit cachehomerealty.com or call (435) 764-1740 for more information.

Breakfast Epiphanies is a podcast hosted by Jenny Mathews and Emily Buckley that follows up on families featured in the print issue of Cache Valley Family Magazine and features local guests who are experts in their fields, who will share epiphanies on family life and raising kids, education, health, culture, business, philanthropy, and more. Do you know someone with an interesting story or perspective? Email us at [email protected].

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Jenny Mathews, contributing writer

The Sthira Sukha Sisters are Amy Davis and Shelley Dawson, two friends and local fitness instructors who, about a year ago, decided to share their favorite yoga and meditation principles on Instagram. Little did they know that they would soon be sharing more than just the steady and sweet, but also a journey pain and hope, darkness and light, and most of all, friendship.

In our discussion Amy shares a bit about her cancer and recovery. Through Shelley’s perspective, we see how holding space for things that are hard- cancer, fear, pain, etc., can help us find balance.  We discuss their amazing friendship, finding that balance, and how to “self-care;” each vital for women, parents, and caregivers facing hard things every day.

Thanks to our sponsors Stacked at 31 N Main for hosting the podcast and bringing the breakfast to Breakfast Epiphanies, as well as Isabel and Eric Jones for making this episode possible! Visit cachehomerealty.com or call (435) 764-1740 for more information.

Breakfast Epiphanies is a podcast hosted by Jenny Mathews and Emily Buckley that follows up on families featured in the print issue of Cache Valley Family Magazine and features local guests who are experts in their fields, who will share epiphanies on family life and raising kids, education, health, culture, business, philanthropy, and more. Do you know someone with an interesting story or perspective? Email us at [email protected].

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