Y'all! I can't believe we are wrapping up season 1! Thank you for listening this past year--even as we pivoted during the pandemic. In this episode, I share 8 pillars for living a balanced life and share a little bit of my heart from my journal. We talk elf-awareness, building community, moving your body, positive mindset, emotional health, healthy food, and more! 

This week, I chat with physical therapist and exercise specialist Chelsea Matthews. We talk about how to stay active (even if you're working from home or stuck at a desk) and why it's so important to keep doing activities that bring you joy! She helps you find creative ways to overcome pain and challenges us NOT to view a diagnosis as the end. Connection between physical and emotional self, the blue zones, mobility, and more.

Connect with Chelsea: @catalystpt

CALLING ALL MAMAS! This week, I chat with Lindsay Pinchuk, Founder and CEO of Bump Club and Beyond. We talk about mom life during the quarantine, screen time, letting go, and the resources her company offers moms (during the quarantine and beyond!) Share with all your mama friends!

Connect:

https://www.bumpclubandbeyond.com

https://www.facebook.com/BumpClubandBeyond/

@bumpclubandbeyond

@lindsaypinchuk

Thomas Floyd, psychotherapist and Enneagram lover, shares about the self-awareness tool called the Enneagram and how knowing your number can help you navigate the global crisis well. We discuss the three triads: the heart, the head, and the gut and how God needs all of our personalities and abilities to accomplish His work here on earth. We also chat about why we're extra tired right now and how we can learn to have more compassion for those around us. 

Connect with Thomas: @thomasffloyd

Rethinking God with Tacos podcast: http://rethinkinggodwithtacos.libsyn.com/website

Today I'm sharing my chat with Amy Helms, a Registered Dietitian/Intuitive Eating Counselor who specializes in eating disorders & women's health. We tackle 10 Affirmation statements to walk you through the ups & downs of food during isolation & how to find healthier habits to stimulate the same reward response in your brain as reaching for or restricting food.

Yes, that's right! We brought Kim back in Season 1 to help us navigate what it truly means to care for ourselves. And as she teaches us, we can't do that without learning how to use boundaries. 

Follow her at: www.butyourmotherlovesyou.com or www.icutalks.org (her free mental health ministry).

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This week, I'm sharing a very special episode: the stories behind one of Nashville's top music influencers, John Huie. He had to take a lot of risks and find his way through unprecedented situations in music--and it paid off! He's the music mogul behind successful  artists like The Police, Joan Jett, Lady Antebellum, Tim McGraw, Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, and so many more. Now, as co-head of one of the largest booking agencies in the world and a Grammy-award winning producer, John looks back over his career.

I was so honored to talk to my cousin and one of Nashville's top businessmen in music, John Huie, about his family's journey through grief after losing his son Ryan 6 years ago. We talk openly about life after loss and the program at Onsite in honor of Ryan that supports parents who have lost children. Whether or not you've been through this, you will be inspired by his journey and his perspective!

https://theonsitefoundation.org

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In this moving episode, Ellen Boyer tells the story of her daughter Brett--and how her life and legacy are bringing people closer to her Creator, Jesus. We chat about Ellen's struggles to get pregnant, what it was like to find out her daughter had Down syndrome, and how her family persevered through multiple CHD surgeries and tragedy. Ellen's perspective is full of light and hope!

Follow along:

www.thebrettboyerfoundation.org

@brightforbrett

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In part 2 of her story, Chism McEntire shares her near death experience with sepsis, her journey to a Crohn's & Colitis diagnosis, and living with an ileostomy. We answer questions like, "What's life like for someone who poops in a bag?" and "What is it like to almost die?" We also talk about the connection trauma has on digestive problems, why she named her bag "Carlos," and how she's found purpose and gratitude even in the most life-altering situation of her life. 

For more information on "Carlos Does:"
https://chismmcentire.com/carlos-does/

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