Call it Good

Natalie Borton is a jewelry designer, lifestyle blogger, Instagram influencer, wife to Brian, and mom to Jack and Lucy. They live in San Diego. Natalie creates handmade minimalist California-inspired jewelry for everyday wear. On her blog and on Instagram, she inspires women to live healthy, confident lives of true beauty and worth.

On this episode, Natalie and I talk about simple style, body positivity, being an entrepreneur, and prioritizing relationships.

SHOW NOTES

Natalie Borton Shop

NEDA

Blog post about her birthday pumpkin latte

#legitmomstyle on Instagram

Connect with Natalie:

Blog

Instagram

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@alisonwren on Instagram

@alisonwren on Twitter

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AliWren.com

Natasha Red is a business owner, designer, wife to Jordan, and mom to Reaghan and Everett. They live in Denton, Texas. She helps women organize their meals and create an intentional plan for hospitality, so that they can invest their energy into people not just food! Natasha is passionate about hospitality and meal planning so women can live with more joy and less fuss, which is why she created the Seasonal Meal Planner–a year-long prompted planner that takes all of the guesswork out of meal time.

On this episode, we talk about hospitality, friendship, meal planning, and cultivating community.

SHOW NOTES:

The Simplest Way to Change the World

Seasonal Meal Planner

Connect with Natasha:

natashared.com

@natashajred on Instagram

Connect with Ali:

@alisonwren on Instagram

@alisonwren on Twitter

Facebook Page

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Lauren Krauter is a former nurse who chased her dream to pursue photography full time. She and her husband Casey own Krauter Photography–intimate photography for adventurous souls and wild love. They live in Indianapolis, but are currently traveling and are in Germany right now. On this episode, Lauren shares her journey of embracing imperfection, living authentically, chasing her dreams, and claiming hope and peace amid life's unknowns.

SHOW NOTES:

KrauterPhotography.com

@krauterphotography on Instagram

Lauren's health journey

Connect with Ali:

@alisonwren on Instagram

@alisonwren on Twitter

Facebook Page

AliWren.com

Manda Carpenter is a writer, speaker, wife, foster mom, and first impressions director at her local church. She lives in Chicago with her husband, Eric. Manda always says: "there isn't a single person you would not love if you knew their story." She loves to write and speak with transparency because she believes impressing is exhausting. On this episode, we talk about Manda's journey to city life in Chicago, faith, depending on social media to feel seen, and their life as foster parents.

SHOW NOTES

Wild and Free book

Soul City Church

Hannah Ellen Art

Unseen blog post

Unseen book by Sara Hagerty

#ImpressingisExhausing on Instagram

Connect with Manda:

MandaCarpenter.com

@mandacarpenter on Instagram

@mandasuecarp on Twitter

Connect with Ali:

@alisonwren on Instagram

@alisonwren on Twitter

Facebook Page

AliWren.com

Allie is a pediatric SLP, designer, lifestyle blogger, and hand letterer who lives in Seattle with her husband Daniel and 2-year old son, Trey. On her blog, Allie documents her life, DIY projects, recipes, design, and photography. She is one of my favorite Instagram follows. Not only is her feed aesthetically beautiful; Allie has a genuine joy that she shows online about life, marriage, parenthood, and friendship. On this episode, Allie and I talk about balancing social media and overcoming comparison, authentic friendship, and motherhood.

SHOW NOTES

#petitejoys on Instagram

Caroline Joy Rector

Jen Hatmaker

Liz Bohannon

Sekko Designs

Overcoming Comparison with Allie

Authentic Friendship with Allie

Connect with Allie Seidel:

Allieseidel.com

@allieseidel on Instagram

Connect with Ali Wren:

@alisonwren on Instagram

@alisonwren on Twitter

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AliWren.com

Addie Martanovic is a Chicago-based wellness blogger with a passion for public relations and marketing. She loves to share stories of small businesses in the health industry. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Addie lives in Chicago where she focuses her passions on her blog: Chickpea in The City. The name is inspired by her love of hummus and affinity for city life. Chickpea in the City is dedicated to sharing and educating others on healthy restaurants, products, recipes, workouts, and overall adapting a positive outlook on life.

I have followed Addie's journey for several years. She is a young, successful, and humble influencer who is making a big impact in the health and wellness world.

On this episode of Call it Good, Addie and I chat about what health and wellness means to her, her favorite restaurants and food brands, grieving the loss of her mom, and making the choice to find positivity every day.

SHOW NOTES:

Presidio Chicago

Range

Kitch Fix

True Food Kitchen

Sweet Green

Purely Elizabeth

Simple Mills

Rach L Mansfield

Soul Cycle

Yoga, Cycling, and Grief

Connect with Addie:

Chickpeainthecity.org

@chickpeainthecity on Instagram

@addiemartan on Twitter

Facebook

Connect with Ali:

@alisonwren on Instagram

@alisonwren on Twitter

Facebook Page

AliWren.com

On this episode of Call it Good, I'm chatting with Lindsey Hein: 13-time marathon runner, RRCA certified running coach, host of I'll Have Another Podcast, wife to Glenn of almost 10 years, and mom to three fun and sweet boys with another on the way! I love Lindsey's enthusiasm and joy that she spreads wherever she goes, and I appreciate her honesty about the hard things in life. Lindsey and I talk about overcoming your fears, what faith looks like, how to cultivate community, and being authentic online and offline.

SHOW NOTES

Back On My Feet

Lindsey's BRCA 2 gene story

Livery

Next Door Eatery

Twenty Tap

Shoefly Public House

Connect with Lindsey:

I'll Have Another podcast

@LindseyHein626 on Instagram

@LindseyHein on Twitter

I'll Have Another Podcast Facebook group

LindseyHein.com

YouTube Channel

Connect with Ali:

@alisonwren on Instagram

@alisonwren on Twitter

Facebook Page

AliWren.com

On this episode, I'm chatting with Sonja Overhiser. Sonja is the wife of the writer and photographer couple behind the award-nominated food blog A Couple Cooks. Alex and Sonja are authors of the cookbook Pretty Simple Cooking. They have garnered a worldwide following for their delicious vegetarian recipes and sustainable approach to cooking and eating well. Sonja is passionate about woman entrepreneurship and she speaks at events empowering women in business. Sonja is the co-founder of Indy Women in Food, an organization to support women working in the food industry in Indianapolis. Alex and Sonja live in Indianapolis with their 1-year-old son Larson.

I met Sonja at a women's conference in 2014 here in Indianapolis, and have since followed her around at local events. I'll never forget when she shared her journey of cancer at an intimate coffee shop meet-up. I've always been struck by Sonja's strength, charm, and ability to be transparent and professional online all at the same time.

Sonja and I talk about her food journey, her story of cancer and adoption, and what she's learning to call good in this season.

SHOW NOTES

Pretty Simple Cooking

Food Matters by Mark Bittman

Cancer, Miscarriage, and Adoption

Napolese Pizzeria

Bar One Fourteen

Indy Women in Food

Connect with Sonja:

ACoupleCooks.com

@acouplecooks on Instagram

Connect with Ali:

@alisonwren on Instagram

@alisonwren on Twitter

Facebook Page

AliWren.com

In this short episode, Ali Wren explains why she started this podcast, and what you can expect from future episodes.