Book Club Episode: Atomic Habits by James Clear. We are so excited to share this book review with you! We have both read Atomic Habits previously and thoroughly enjoyed rereading for this episode. If you want the tools to change the course of your life, this book is for you! In this episode we share the tools learned in this book and anecdotes of how we want to implement in our lives.

This is a rerun of an episode aired in July of 2021. This episode features Consultant Daren Baird and addresses ways to practice gratitude in our daily lives. We felt like this is always a good reminder for all of us and a great topic to revisit at this time. We hope you will join us again next week!

This is for sure a favorite conversation we have had on the podcast! Not only did Caitlin and Bethany come full of tips to better design and decorate my home, but they also had the most encouraging message about loving and embracing my home just the way it is and creating the environment I want through small and approachable changes. Caitlin Creer and Bethany Christensen are cofounders of Foundation Goods, a beautiful home goods store and interior design firm. They design some of the most high-end, beautiful, "dream" homes on the market but came prepared to share the message that you shouldn't wait to love your home. We know you will love this highly refreshing conversation and leave feeling empowered to be the designer of your own home.

You can find Foundation Goods:

on their website

on instagram

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Submission Episode! In this episode we discuss how you (and we) are incorporating play as an adult. A few submissions include limiting screen time, getting outside, and moving your body.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff

Episode about How to Break up with Your Phone

How to Break up With Your Phone by Catharine Price

This episode was inspired by an instagram post we found from Corrine Stokoe (linked below). She found an article of heirloom pieces you may want to gift your daughters and it sparked the idea of truly timeless pieces to pass down to your children: values and lessons you want them to always keep in their hearts. In this episode we discuss a few things that we want to gift our children and encourage you to take time to make a small list for your own home!

Mentioned in the episode:

Instagram post by Corrine Stokoe

Episode with Olivia Ogden

Him and Her Podcast episode with Alan Stein Jr.

This episode was a request from a listener and something that we think about DAILY so we were grateful for the opportunity to really hone in on a topic we feel is so relatable and important. In this episode we discuss a number of tactics that we use to help manage overstimulation as a parent. We talk about how we spend our time with our children, scheduling regular times to be alone, improving phone habits, implementing a perspective check, and setting an intention for the day. 

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This episode is a long time coming and one that every toddler parent will be wanting to hear! Olivia is the founder of Bloom and Grow and creator of The Growing Guide which provides intentional activities for parents and toddlers to help build emotional intelligence. We use The Growing Guide in our home and cannot recommend it enough. In this episode we talk about how to cultivate emotional intelligence in our children, what it means to be a "gardener" in our homes, some activities you can do with your children to encourage emotional awareness, and ways that you can model managing your emotions to your children. 

You can find Olivia on instagram @bloomandgrow.ei or on her website bloomandgrowei.com

In this episode we reflect on the dreams of our younger selves and how we honor those dreams in this phase of life. We also talk about the importance in seeing things from a different perspective and the value in connecting with our inner children even as we're raising our own!

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What is the difference between surface-level relationships and truly deep friendships? What do you value in friendship and how do you cultivate it? In this episode we chat about how we deepen our friendships and answer a few friendship questions you sent in!  

Mentioned in this episode: 

Episode on Find Your People 

The Book: Find Your People by Jenny Allen 

Episode with Marisa G Franco 

Episode with Kiley De Visser