Chat with Nat: Caregiving, Money, Finances, and Support for Caregivers

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In this episode of "Chat with Nat," host Natalie Kime welcomes Kim Korven, a retired lawyer and mediator, to discuss building a better, more peaceful divorce. Kim shares her personal and professional insights on navigating divorce without costly legal battles, emphasizing heart-centered communication, mediation, and the well-being of children. Together, they explore practical strategies for reducing conflict, setting boundaries with loved ones, and protecting both emotional and financial health. The episode offers compassionate advice and resources for anyone seeking a dignified, cooperative approach to divorce and family transitions.

What you'll hear:

• Emotional and financial challenges of divorce
• Alternative approaches to divorce, such as mediation and collaborative divorce
• Importance of a heart-centered perspective in divorce
• The outdated nature of the legal divorce system
• Strategies for reducing conflict and costs during divorce
• The significance of maintaining family relationships post-divorce
• The role of rituals in processing divorce and fostering communication
• Navigating societal expectations and stigma surrounding divorce
• Practical advice for a peaceful divorce process
• The long-term benefits of prioritizing children's well-being during and after divorce

Thank you for listening to Chat With Nat: Caregiving, Money & Real Life Solutions. This podcast is your trusted guide for caregiving strategies, caregiver support, long-distance caregiving tips, financial planning for families, and managing caregiver burnout. Each week, we provide actionable advice, expert interviews, real caregiver stories, and practical tools to help you navigate caregiving challenges, protect your finances, and care with confidence.

Whether you’re caring for aging parents, managing adult children with special needs, or balancing caregiving with work, Chat With Nat is here to help you care smarter, avoid burnout, and feel supported every step of the way.

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In this episode of Chat with Nat, host Natalie Kime explores how investing in fitness transforms every area of life—boosting productivity, earnings, mental health, faith, and relationships. Sharing her personal health journey, Natalie discusses the science behind exercise, practical routines, and the ripple effect of healthy habits within families. She highlights the integration of faith and fitness, and encourages listeners to make consistent “deposits” into their fitness bank. With relatable stories and actionable advice, Natalie inspires her audience to prioritize physical health as the foundation for a vibrant, successful, and fulfilling life.

What you'll learn:

• The transformative power of fitness and its impact on overall well-being.
• The relationship between physical health and productivity, earnings potential, and career success.
• Personal health journey and the importance of a consistent morning routine.
• Scientific studies linking exercise to improved mental health and reduced sick days.
• The integration of faith and fitness, using movement as a form of worship and mindfulness.
• The ripple effect of healthy habits on family relationships and community.
• The connection between physical fitness and mental clarity, resilience, and emotional well-being.
• Strategies for making fitness approachable and sustainable in daily life.
• The importance of strength training, especially for women, to combat age-related health issues.
• Encouragement to view fitness as a vital investment in personal and professional success.

Thank you for listening to Chat With Nat: Caregiving, Money & Real Life Solutions. This podcast is your trusted guide for caregiving strategies, caregiver support, long-distance caregiving tips, financial planning for families, and managing caregiver burnout. Each week, we provide actionable advice, expert interviews, real caregiver stories, and practical tools to help you navigate caregiving challenges, protect your finances, and care with confidence.

Whether you’re caring for aging parents, managing adult children with special needs, or balancing caregiving with work, Chat With Nat is here to help you care smarter, avoid burnout, and feel supported every step of the way.

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We talk a lot about hustle, goals, and growth, but what about joy? This week on Chat with Nat, I am diving into one of my favorite F’s, Fun, and why it is not a luxury but a necessity.

After a full weekend at a company event, my voice might be scratchy, but my heart is full. Between laughter with friends, late-night stories, and silly moments that cost nothing, I was reminded how essential fun is for our health, relationships, and finances.

From spontaneous laughter to dancing in the kitchen, fun is the glue that holds the rest of life together. I will share research, personal stories, and practical ideas you can apply right away to add more fun to your days without breaking your budget.

What you will hear:

• How fun reduces stress, boosts happiness, and strengthens relationships
  
  
• The “fun fund” method for budgeting joy into your finances
  
  
• Why couples and families who play together grow stronger bonds
  
  
• Ways to add small moments of joy into everyday routines
  
  
• How fun in the workplace increases productivity and creativity
  
  
• My fall hot take on why the colors of the season are the real MVP
  
  

Fun is one of the five F’s that keep our lives in harmony: Faith, Family, Finance, Fitness, and Fun.
 Listen in for laughter, lessons, and a reminder to make time for joy.

Thank you for listening to Chat With Nat: Caregiving, Money & Real Life Solutions. This podcast is your trusted guide for caregiving strategies, caregiver support, long-distance caregiving tips, financial planning for families, and managing caregiver burnout. Each week, we provide actionable advice, expert interviews, real caregiver stories, and practical tools to help you navigate caregiving challenges, protect your finances, and care with confidence.

Whether you’re caring for aging parents, managing adult children with special needs, or balancing caregiving with work, Chat With Nat is here to help you care smarter, avoid burnout, and feel supported every step of the way.

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Faith shows up in many forms: trust in people, confidence in yourself, and belief in something bigger. In this episode of Chat with Nat, I explore what faith really means and how it carries us through the hardest seasons of life.

We talk about how faith in humanity fuels kindness, why faith in yourself strengthens resilience, and how faith in a higher power creates hope and purpose. I also share stories from my own journey, from stepping into entrepreneurship with no guarantees to caring for my parents, and how faith carried me through.

What you’ll hear:

• The 24-hour money rule and how it prevents emotional spending
  
  
• Why faith in humanity is alive and well, even when headlines say otherwise
  
  
• How gratitude strengthens faith and restores perspective
  
  
• Why building faith in yourself makes you three times more likely to achieve long-term goals
  
  
• How leaning into a higher power creates peace, resilience, and purpose
  
  
• Ways to connect your faith in humanity, yourself, and beyond to fuel your goals
  
  

If you have ever felt overwhelmed, uncertain, or disconnected, this episode will remind you that faith is the foundation for growth, resilience, and joy.

Thank you for listening to Chat With Nat: Caregiving, Money & Real Life Solutions. This podcast is your trusted guide for caregiving strategies, caregiver support, long-distance caregiving tips, financial planning for families, and managing caregiver burnout. Each week, we provide actionable advice, expert interviews, real caregiver stories, and practical tools to help you navigate caregiving challenges, protect your finances, and care with confidence.

Whether you’re caring for aging parents, managing adult children with special needs, or balancing caregiving with work, Chat With Nat is here to help you care smarter, avoid burnout, and feel supported every step of the way.

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As parents, we have all been there: meltdowns in the grocery store aisle, long days that test our patience, or wondering if we are doing enough to raise resilient kids. In this episode of Chat with Nat, I sit down with Dr. Kristen Cook, a pediatrician with 15 years of clinical experience, podcast host, and author of the upcoming book Parenting Redefined.

We explore practical strategies for emotional regulation, why your calm sets the tone for your child’s success, how to shift from reaction to reflection, and why modeling matters more than perfection. Kristen shares her powerful “duck on a pond” technique, insights on picky eating, and how to navigate tough topics like bullying with both compassion and clarity.

What you’ll hear:

• Why emotional regulation in parents sets the foundation for kids’ resilience
  
  
• The “duck on a pond” method to pause before reacting
  
  
• How to see picky eating as brain development, not defiance
  
  
• Why modeling behavior matters more than being perfect
  
  
• How to address bullying while teaching kids empathy and strength
  
  
• The importance of showing up for yourself so you can show up for your children

If you have ever wondered how to raise kids who thrive emotionally and financially while protecting your own peace, this conversation is for you.

When you're done, catch Kristen's podcast -here-

Thank you for listening to Chat With Nat: Caregiving, Money & Real Life Solutions. This podcast is your trusted guide for caregiving strategies, caregiver support, long-distance caregiving tips, financial planning for families, and managing caregiver burnout. Each week, we provide actionable advice, expert interviews, real caregiver stories, and practical tools to help you navigate caregiving challenges, protect your finances, and care with confidence.

Whether you’re caring for aging parents, managing adult children with special needs, or balancing caregiving with work, Chat With Nat is here to help you care smarter, avoid burnout, and feel supported every step of the way.

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If something happened to you tomorrow, would your family be financially okay? In this episode of Chat with Nat, I pull back the curtain on life insurance—what it is, how it works, and why it’s more affordable than most people think. I share my own story about my parents’ lack of coverage, the lessons I’ve learned as a financial professional, and how you can protect your family today.

We cover the different types of life insurance (term, whole, IUL, and final expense), the game-changing role of living benefits, and practical steps like reviewing your beneficiaries. And in true Nat fashion, we wrap with a hot take—why pumpkin spice should not be seasonal and how that lesson applies to financial planning.

This episode will leave you informed, inspired, and ready to take action.

Thank you for listening to Chat With Nat: Caregiving, Money & Real Life Solutions. This podcast is your trusted guide for caregiving strategies, caregiver support, long-distance caregiving tips, financial planning for families, and managing caregiver burnout. Each week, we provide actionable advice, expert interviews, real caregiver stories, and practical tools to help you navigate caregiving challenges, protect your finances, and care with confidence.

Whether you’re caring for aging parents, managing adult children with special needs, or balancing caregiving with work, Chat With Nat is here to help you care smarter, avoid burnout, and feel supported every step of the way.

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In the very first guest episode of Chat with Nat, host Natalie Kime welcomes Julie DeLucca-Collins, founder of Go Confidently Services, and her husband Dan Collins, co-founder of Casa De Confidence Productions.

Julie shares her leap from corporate executive to entrepreneur after a pandemic layoff, and Dan reveals what it’s like to support and build alongside her. Together they talk about confidence, partnership, radical candor, and what it really takes to grow a business and a relationship that lasts.

Expect plenty of warmth, candid insights, and encouragement to take bold steps toward your dreams—even if you have to “do it scared.”

What you’ll hear in this episode:

• Julie’s story of transition from corporate to entrepreneurship
• How COVID-19 opened the door for reinvention
• Why empowering women creates ripple effects in families and communities
• Radical candor and compassion in business and relationships
• The role of support systems and “believing mirrors”
• Why small, imperfect steps are the key to building confidence
• The rewards (and real talk) of working with your spouse

Thank you for listening to Chat With Nat: Caregiving, Money & Real Life Solutions. This podcast is your trusted guide for caregiving strategies, caregiver support, long-distance caregiving tips, financial planning for families, and managing caregiver burnout. Each week, we provide actionable advice, expert interviews, real caregiver stories, and practical tools to help you navigate caregiving challenges, protect your finances, and care with confidence.

Whether you’re caring for aging parents, managing adult children with special needs, or balancing caregiving with work, Chat With Nat is here to help you care smarter, avoid burnout, and feel supported every step of the way.

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Get excited — this is the premiere of Chat with Nat: Conversations that Count! After hosting Nickels and Dimes, I realized life is about more than just money. That is why this new podcast dives into the five pillars that shape our lives: faith, family, finance, fitness, and fun.

In this very first episode, I share the heart behind the rebrand, the lessons I have learned from my own journey, and how these pillars continue to guide me through challenges, caregiving, career transitions, and finding joy in everyday moments.

You will hear real talk, honest stories, and practical wisdom that will inspire you to take small but meaningful steps toward a life of confidence, purpose, and financial freedom. And yes, there will be laughter along the way.

If you are ready for conversations that truly count, this is the perfect place to start.

Thank you for listening to Chat With Nat: Caregiving, Money & Real Life Solutions. This podcast is your trusted guide for caregiving strategies, caregiver support, long-distance caregiving tips, financial planning for families, and managing caregiver burnout. Each week, we provide actionable advice, expert interviews, real caregiver stories, and practical tools to help you navigate caregiving challenges, protect your finances, and care with confidence.

Whether you’re caring for aging parents, managing adult children with special needs, or balancing caregiving with work, Chat With Nat is here to help you care smarter, avoid burnout, and feel supported every step of the way.

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Welcome back! I’m so excited to share some big news—Nickels and Dimes is officially becoming Chat with Nat! 🎉

This episode marks the start of a new chapter where we go beyond just the numbers. Yes, I’ll still be talking about money, retirement planning, and financial freedom—but now, we’ll also dig deeper into the mindset, confidence, and real-life conversations that shape how we live and what legacy we leave.

Here’s what you’ll discover in this episode:

• Why I decided to rebrand the show and what Chat with Nat is all about
• How my own financial and life journey inspired this shift
• The new topics and conversations you can look forward to (money, mindset, life, and legacy)
• Why financial freedom is about more than just dollars—it’s about building confidence and creating options for your future

This show is here to make finances simple, approachable, and empowering. Together, we’ll talk about real challenges, practical tools, and inspiring stories to help you build the confidence to take control of your money and your life.

✨ If you’re ready for honest conversations and actionable strategies to create financial freedom on your terms, you’re in the right place. Welcome to Chat with Nat!

Thank you for listening to Chat With Nat: Caregiving, Money & Real Life Solutions. This podcast is your trusted guide for caregiving strategies, caregiver support, long-distance caregiving tips, financial planning for families, and managing caregiver burnout. Each week, we provide actionable advice, expert interviews, real caregiver stories, and practical tools to help you navigate caregiving challenges, protect your finances, and care with confidence.

Whether you’re caring for aging parents, managing adult children with special needs, or balancing caregiving with work, Chat With Nat is here to help you care smarter, avoid burnout, and feel supported every step of the way.

Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and never miss an episode about caregiver tips, dementia care, financial guidance for caregivers, and emotional support for those caring for loved ones. Join our community and get access to caregiving resources, practical tools, and expert advice to make your caregiving journey easier.

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In this episode of "Nickels and Dimes," host Natalie Kime explores the financial struggles of the sandwich generation, those supporting both aging parents and children. She discusses common challenges like outliving savings, unexpected care costs, debt, and guilt, while sharing statistics on the group’s stress. Natalie offers practical strategies, including purposeful budgeting, insurance protection, retirement saving, legacy planning, and seeking financial help. Emphasizing self-care and small, actionable steps, she encourages listeners to take control of their finances, providing hope and guidance for those feeling overwhelmed by multigenerational responsibilities.

• Financial challenges faced by the sandwich generation
• Emotional and financial stress related to caregiving responsibilities
• Statistics on the financial strain experienced by caregivers
• Major financial concerns: outliving retirement savings, unexpected care costs, debt, and budget strain
• The impact of emotional guilt on financial decision-making
• The absence of a clear financial roadmap for managing competing demands
• Practical strategies for financial management and empowerment
• Importance of budgeting with purpose and prioritizing protection through insurance
• Encouragement to save for retirement, even in small amounts
• The value of seeking financial help and education for better decision-making

Thank you for listening to Chat With Nat: Caregiving, Money & Real Life Solutions. This podcast is your trusted guide for caregiving strategies, caregiver support, long-distance caregiving tips, financial planning for families, and managing caregiver burnout. Each week, we provide actionable advice, expert interviews, real caregiver stories, and practical tools to help you navigate caregiving challenges, protect your finances, and care with confidence.

Whether you’re caring for aging parents, managing adult children with special needs, or balancing caregiving with work, Chat With Nat is here to help you care smarter, avoid burnout, and feel supported every step of the way.

Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and never miss an episode about caregiver tips, dementia care, financial guidance for caregivers, and emotional support for those caring for loved ones. Join our community and get access to caregiving resources, practical tools, and expert advice to make your caregiving journey easier.

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