FIRST THING: Ever wonder how to date your spouse or significant other when life is hectic? Amy’s husband, Ben, is on the podcast today! They both share their ideas of how to keep pursuing each other years into their relationship. SECONG THING: Lisa from @thewellnecessities is here to talk about exercise addiction. What is it and how do you create a healthy relationship with exercise as well as with food? Well Lisa has all the advice to help you get to the healthiest you! THIRD THING: Ashley Lemuix {@ashleyklemieux} is back with some exciting news…her first book, Born to Shine, is officially out! Ashley is here to share her story and how the immense grief that she had felt during a very difficult season has allowed her to help others. Things get real and they get emotional and we know there is so much to learn from Ashley. FOURTH THING: We all know how easy it is to get in the habit of complaining about certain things in our lives. Amy shares a short story from thoughtcatalog.com that will help shift your perspective and motivate you to change those things in your life that are constant complaints.               
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Dating your spouse. Exercise Addiction. Surviving Grief. Stop Complaining.

Join Amy Brown, co-host of The Bobby Bones Show, as she chats about “4 Things” each episode that she practices to promote an overall healthy well-being and maintain an attitude of gratitude, which she is trying to instill in her newly adopted children from Haiti while juggling the crazy schedule of a working mom! Tune in to find ways to sprinkle joy, self-care, and giving back into your life too!!

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Amy starts off with '4 Things Gratitude' sharing with you 4 things she's currently thankful for & hopefully through her gratitude you'll learn about some things to check out & then she shares some words of wisdom from Ally Fallon that will lead living life with more purpose & confidence. 
 
FIRST THING: She's selling her house & here's the YouTube video she references "Declutter Your Home: The Ultimate Guide to Selling Fast | How to Get Rid of Your Stuff." (this is helpful for anyone...not just if you're selling your home!) 
 
SECOND THING: Amy changed the energy of her home to an 8. What does that mean?? Well, read this Address Numerology blog that Amanda wrote and listen to this episode where Amanda told Amy about why she needs to change her home from a 2 to an 8 and it will all make more sense! 
 
THIRD THING: Amy has felt so pulled together lately thanks to her new Yellow Rose by Kendra Scott jewelry. All of the pieces are so cute, cowgirl vibes & ranch inspired because 'country is cool again!' Girls trip to Austin anytime soon? Go by the Yellow Rose store hat bar and get custom hats to always remember the trip....so fun! 
 
FOURTH THING: Ally Fallon's book launch party was on Tuesday night, so Write Your Story: A Simple Framework to Understand Yourself, Your Story, and Your Purpose in the World is officially out in the world and ready for people to read. Donald Miller read his forward for the book at the party and I loved his opening lines: "Years ago, I met a psychologist who gave me some advice about choosing friends. She said this: 'choose people who have a story to tell, rather than those who tell stories.'" Such a good quote. Ally feels strongly that writing our stories helps us understand ourselves so we can live with more purpose and confidence. 
 
FUN FACT: Ally's Write Your Story Podcast is on Amy's network, so she's highlighting an episode that Ally put up last month that further dives into why writing our stories is so helpful....even if we never plan on anyone else reading it. This is such a good listen If you feel like you’re telling the same story over and over again....like the details may change (new boss, new partner, new hometown) but the cycle of the story keepings repeating itself. 
 
HOSTS:
Amy Brown // RadioAmy.com // @RadioAmy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How to Better Understand Yourself

Amy & Kat both share quotes in today's episode...one about living & another about the opposite (but that quote may spark an idea of what you want to happen to you once you die!) 
Other Things Discussed:

Sneaky Weights
Keith Urban's Love Language
Judah & the Lion's new album + the 5 stages of grief Body Keeps the Score
Poetry for Neanderthals
Email from a listener named Carol in Florida! 

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Don't Make Time for Wellness & You'll Be Making Time For Illness (5th Thing)

OUTWEIGH: Ready to understand Binge Eating from the perspective of the female brain specifically? Part 3 of Binge-Free Brain dives into the fascinating science of the female brain. Did you know the Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC) plays a crucial role in our desire for connection, and when that need isn't met, it can lead to bingeing? We'll explore the key brain regions that differ between men and women, explaining why women are actually MORE susceptible to emotional eating. This episode will empower you to see binge eating as a response to unmet needs -- NOT a personal failing -- paving the way for a more compassionate and effective approach to healing.


HOSTS:
Amy Brown // RadioAmy.com // @RadioAmy
Leanne Ellington // StresslessEating.com // @leanneellington

To learn more about re-wiring your brain to heal from the all-or-nothing diet mentality for good....but WITHOUT restricting yourself, punishing your body, (and definitely WITHOUT ever having to use words like macros, low-carb, or calorie burn) check out Leanne's FREE Stressless Eating Webinar @ www.StresslessEating.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Binge-Free Brain Part 3: Beyond Biology - How Your Female Brain Shapes Your Relationship with Food (Outweigh)

There’s no such thing as having it all. Every success takes sacrifice. Amy’s guest today is actress, singer, song-writer, wife & brand new mom, Mackenzie Porter! With her packed career and being in entertainment, Mackenzie definitely asked herself: “Can I have a baby and continue my work?” (a thought none of us should have, but we most certainly do!) This leads to a quote from Shonda Rhimes that we love:  “Whenever you see me somewhere succeeding in one area of my life, that almost certainly means I am failing in another area of my life.”  Her point being there’s no balance or “having it all” because perfection is impossible and we need not have those standards or be expected to do it all…just work hard and do our best where we are in each moment. 
 
Mackenzie grew up on a bison and cattle ranch in Canada….so obviously Amy asks her if she knows the Bison Storm Analogy! They also talk about how Mackenzie started taking piano, violin and singing lessons at just 4-years-old, her acting career (Amy loved the show Travelers she was in on Netflix a while back), what it’s like to work with actors and other singers, shooting her shot with Walker Hayes, her new album ‘Nobody’s Born With a Broken Heart’ + songs on it, how writing is therapeutic, not comparing ourselves to others on social media & 4 Things Gratitude: Mackenzie shared 1) what she’s thankful for today, a show she’s obsessed with, a song she loves and a drink that’s been bringing her joy during this season of life! 
HOST: Amy Brown // RadioAmy.com // @RadioAmy 
GUEST: Mackenzie Porter // @mackenziepmusic  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Power of Innocent Confidence & More with Mackenzie Porter

Amy & Kat share recent highs & lows from their lives...this leads to convos about grace, humanity (the light & dark side of it), cookies, 'The Gayle Tuck', how Amy's daughter wants a flip phone (so Gen Z of her) and more!!
Amy shares 2 quotes in this episode:
1. “Twenty years from now, the only people who'll remember if you worked late are your kids.” ―Unknown
2. “Even if you’re on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.”  —Will Rogers 

HERE is the Aritzia satin blouse Amy talks about! 
Producer Houston's fave cookie recipe (sans the nuts and oats if you want) can be found HERE (sharing this in the show notes because after he heard Amy & Kat talking cookies he thought we should know about this recipe!)
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HOSTS:
Amy Brown // RadioAmy.com // @RadioAmy
Kat Defatta // @Kat.Defatta // @YouNeedTherapyPodcast // YouNeedTherapyPodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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