Live Well Anyway

By MacKenzie Koppa

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What's Live Well Anyway about?

Life is messy, live well anyway. I'll go first! We all live in the middle of our own type of messy, but that doesn't mean that we can't live well in the midst of it. In Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie Koppa takes you along as she does just that and shares from her own experiences as well as those of her guests. Listen in for a good dose of reality, information, and humor around the topics of wellness, beauty, style, planning, and life.

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S8 Ep117: MacKenzie & Katie...

02.02.2023

In this episode Katie and MacKenzie discuss starting The Galveston Diet. Katie has already been adhering to this lifestyle of eating and fasting for a couple of weeks and seeing amazing effects. They dive into how it is already helping ...

Live Well Anyway episodes:

02.02.2023 S8 Ep117: MacKenzie & Katie Try to Eat for Hormonal Balance & Less Inflammation In this episode Katie and MacKenzie discuss starting The Galveston Diet. Katie has already been adhering to this lifestyle of eating and fasting for a couple of weeks and seeing amazing effects. They dive into how it is already helping ...
01.26.2023 S8 Ep116: Taming Hormonal Symptoms with Nutrition & Lifestyle w/Dr. Mary Claire Haver In this episode, MacKenzie talks with Dr. Mary Claire Haver, author of The Galveston Diet, about how women can tame hormonal symptoms they are facing with some basic dietary and lifestyle changes. They discuss how Dr Haver realized that women ...
01.18.2023 S8 Ep115: Teenagers, Stanley Tumblers, and Midlife w/MacKenzie & Katie In this episode of Live Well Anyway, Katie and MacKenzie hit cover a lot of ground- from college scholarships, to life with older high school students, to Stanley tumblers, hustling, audiobook recording, reading lives, and even murder- this episode has ...
01.12.2023 S8 Ep114: How to Incorporate Simple & Affordable Daily Detox Methods In this episode, MacKenzie walks through the simple and affordable detox methods she has been using on a daily basis to help combat the toxins that we’re all regularly exposed to.
01.04.2023 S8 Ep113: MacKenzie's Guiding Principles & Word for 2023 In this episode MacKenzie deep-dives on the Guiding Principles she has established for her year, as well as an overview of her goals, and she talks about the word she chose for the year.
12.21.2022 S8 Ep112: Wrap Up on 2022 & Looking Forward to 2023 (Goals and Words of the Year) SHOW NOTES In this raw and real episode, MacKenzie and Katie look back on 2022, discussing their words of the year and where they are currently at, and take a real and honest look at their planning and goals for ...
12.14.2022 S8 Ep111: Our Favorite Content from 2022 SHOW NOTES In this episode, Katie Duckett and MacKenzie deep dive on their favorite content from the year in all the major categories they consumed content in- books, shows, podcasts, courses, and YouTube. It’s a very full episode, and to ...
12.07.2022 S8 Ep110: How to Get Inspired and Make a Plan for Your New Years Goals This week we dive into some New Years goal inspiration, preparation, and planning. As many of you know, MacKenzie loves to plan, and in this episode she gives you some ideas for finding a fresh perspective on approaching your resolutions ...
11.23.2022 S8 Ep109: Revamping Our Skincare Routines with Katie and MacKenzie This week on Live Well Anyway, we are talking all about skincare. MacKenzie Koppa and Katie Duckett are changing up their skincare routines for fall, and they are bringing you along for the ride. MacKenzie talks about the importance of ...
11.16.2022 S8 Ep108: The 2022 Live Well Anyway Gift Guide Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie Koppa and Katie Duckett are back with this year’s Gift Guide episode! They give some hints about how to find a thoughtful gift for anyone on your list, including some specific ideas for different ...
11.02.2022 S8 Ep107: 5 Things You Can do Right Now to Make Your Holidays Easier On today’s episode of the Live Well Anyway podcast, host MacKenzie Koppa shares five things you can do right now to make your holidays easier. These are some of her favorite tips and tricks to make the upcoming season a ...
10.26.2022 S8 Ep106: The Little Things That Keep Us Sane MacKenzie Koppa and Katie Duckett are back for a chat on Live Well Anyway this week! Today they are talking about how they are trying to keep their sanity when it is hard to get time to themselves and take ...
10.12.2022 S8 Ep105: Fall Challenge Update with MacKenzie and Katie On Live Well Anyway this week, MacKenzie and Katie are back to talk about how the Fall Challenge is going so far for each of them—what worked, what didn’t and how you can join in on the next round. Katie ...
10.05.2022 S8 Ep104: Throat and Cold Care Tips During Sickness Season from a Voice Actor On today’s episode on Live Well Anyway with MacKenzie Koppa, MacKenzie shares her best tips and tricks for staying healthy and taking care of yourself and your family during cold and flu season. She talks about products and practices for ...
09.28.2022 S8 Ep103: Our Current Fall Favorites with Katie and MacKenzie This week on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie and Katie are back to chat all things fall! They share the products, practices and more that are making their days during this season. All the product links are in the show notes ...
09.21.2022 S8 Ep102: Simple Practices Currently Keeping Me Sane Welcome to another episode of Live Well Anyway with MacKenzie Koppa. On today’s show, MacKenzie shares some practices she is doing to stay sane amidst the craziness of life. She talks about six ways she is staying on top of ...
09.14.2022 S3 Ep101: 5 Strategies to Have More Follow-Through on Your Plans On today’s episode of the Live Well Anyway podcast, host MacKenzie Koppa is talking all about follow-through. We all like to plan, but all too often, we fail to actually follow the plan and do the things. MacKenzie shares some ...
09.07.2022 S8 Ep100: Take Care of Yourself Like a Grown Lady Challenge This week on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie and Katie are celebrating 100 episodes of Live Well Anyway and the kickoff of Season 3 with a challenge! They are encouraging everyone in the Live Well Anyway listening community to join in ...
08.31.2022 S7 Ep99: How to Love Your Kitchen More with Katie and MacKenzie On Live Well Anyway this week, MacKenzie and Katie are back with a conversation all about how to make your kitchen a more enjoyable place for you to be! Let’s face it…we all have to eat, and we all have ...
08.24.2022 S7 Ep98: How to Do Your Best Brain Dump Ever On today’s episode of the Live Well Anyway podcast, host MacKenzie Koppa walks you through the steps to create a thorough brain dump that will relieve your sense of overwhelm and start you on the path to productivity. These are ...
08.17.2022 S7 Ep97: Relationship Talk with MacKenzie and Her Boyfriend, Nick Moralez On Live Well Anyway this week, MacKenzie sits down for a talk with her boyfriend, Nick Moralez about their relationship, the changes they’ve made and lessons they’ve learned over the past two years. They share some of their challenges and ...
08.10.2022 S7 Ep96: Five Spaces to Get Ready for Back to School Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie is back with more tips and tricks for getting prepared for Back to School season, this time focusing on five spaces in your home (and car) that you can get ready right now. First, ...
08.03.2022 S7 Ep95: Reprise of Meal Planning with Roni Vayre On today’s episode of Live Well Anyway, we are taking a trip back in podcast time to the day MacKenzie sat down for a chat with Roni Vayre from Plan to Eat to talk all things meal planning. Roni heads ...
07.27.2022 S7 Ep94: 3 Things to Do Now for Back to School Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie shares three tasks you can do right now to get ready for back to school season. She gives practical steps to take to be more prepared and less overwhelmed, including dialing in your calendar, ...
07.20.2022 S7 Ep93: From Outlander to Comedy and Learning from Mistakes with Kelly Bandas Today on the Live Well Anyway podcast, your host MacKenzie Koppa sits down for a chat with author and speaker Kelly Bandas. Kelly is a comedian, as well, and she is quite possibly best-known for her humorous and satirical Instagram ...
07.13.2022 S7 Ep92: How to Invest in Learning as a Busy Woman This week on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie and Katie sit down to tackle the topic of learning new things as an adult, especially as a busy woman with a family to care for and a business to manage. They talk ...
07.06.2022 S7 Ep91: The 5 Key Parts of a Live Well Evening Routine Welcome back to another great planning episode on Live Well Anyway with MacKenzie Koppa. Today MacKenzie is sharing her five key ingredients to a great evening routine that will set you up for success before your day even begins. First ...
06.29.2022 S7 Ep90: Essential Steps for Planning My Week with MacKenzie Koppa Today on Live Well Anyway MacKenzie is talking all things planning, specifically the essential steps she uses to plan each week. She shares tools and strategies she implements on a weekly basis to keep everything in order, including: a mini ...
06.22.2022 S7 Ep89: Planning Summer Around Kids' Personalities and Interests On the Live Well Anyway Podcast this week, MacKenzie talks about how she is planning for summer with each of her kids’ personalities and interests in mind. She chats with a couple of her kids about their goals, plans and ...
06.15.2022 S7 Ep88: Looking Forward to Reading This Summer On Live Well Anyway this week, it’s time to chat about our summer reading! MacKenzie and Katie share some of the books they have recently enjoyed as well as several titles they are looking forward to reading over the summer ...
06.08.2022 S7 Ep87: Aggressively Happy with Joy Clarkson Welcome back to the Live Well Anyway podcast with MacKenzie Koppa. Today MacKenzie sits down for a chat with Joy Clarkson about her new book Aggressively Happy. Joy shares a little background on how this book came to be written ...
06.01.2022 S7 Ep86: The Story of Rasa with Lopa van der Mersch This week on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie is joined by Lopa van der Mersch, founder and CEO of Rasa Coffee Alternative and Adaptogenic Coffee. MacKenzie and Lopa talk about how Rasa got started and how she created a unique business ...
05.25.2022 S7 Ep85: Getting Ready for Summer with MacKenzie and Katie MacKenzie and Katie are back on the Live Well Anyway podcast this week to talk about getting ready for summer in a little different way than usual. They share how having older kids is changing their expectations and realities, plus ...
05.18.2022 S7 Ep84: Preparing Daughters for Puberty with Sarah Lynch Today on the Live Well Anyway podcast, host MacKenzie Koppa chats with Patreon member Sarah Lynch all about how to prepare growing girls to navigate puberty. Topics they address include choosing period products, talking to girls about how their bodies ...
05.11.2022 S7 Ep83: Live Well Planned with MacKenzie and Katie Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie and Katie are chatting about a new business venture Katie is taking on, excitement, jitters, fears and all! They share how this all started and how MacKenzie is helping Katie get organized, deal with ...
05.04.2022 S7 Ep82: The Lazy Genius Kitchen with Kendra Adachi This week on Live Well Anyway MacKenzie is joined once again by author and podcaster Kendra Adachi to talk about her newest book, The Lazy Genius Kitchen. They talk about what this book is and what it isn’t, as well ...
04.27.2022 S7 Ep81: Spring Favorites for 2022 with MacKenzie and Katie MacKenzie and Katie are back on Live Well Anyway this week with a conversation about the things they are loving this spring and how they are spending their time. Some topics of this fun little chat are what MacKenzie and ...
04.20.2022 S7 Ep80: How to Do April Like a Grown Woman Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie and Katie are back to chat about what to do this month to prepare for later spring and early summer. This is fun episode full of product recommendations and ideas for getting ready for ...
04.13.2022 S7 Ep79: Living Inspired with Shauna Niequist In this week’s episode of Live Well Anyway with MacKenzie Koppa, our host chats with Shauna Niequist about her new book, I Guess I Haven’t Learned That Yet. They talk about adjusting to life in New York, diving into teenage ...
04.06.2022 S7 Ep78: Beauty and the Broth with Melissa Boloña On the Live Well Anyway podcast this week, host MacKenzie Koppa chats with Melissa Boloña, founder of Beauty and the Broth. Melissa talks about how she made the transition from being a full-time actress and model to selling bone broth. ...
03.30.2022 S7 Ep77: Finding Your Best Cut and Color with Allie Smutz Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie interviews Allie Smutz, master hair colorist with Color Guru and salon stylist. She shares how she knew she wanted to be a hair stylist, and what that process looked like for her. MacKenzie asks ...
03.23.2022 S7 Ep76: Say Yes to Life with Scott Erickson On this week’s episode the Live Well Anyway podcast, host MacKenzie Koppa talks with artist, author, performance speaker, and creative curate, Scott Erickson, about his new book Say Yes: Discover the Surprising Life Beyond the Death of a Dream. Scott ...
03.16.2022 S7 Ep75: RiOrganize Your Life with Ría Safford Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie chats with Ría Safford about all things home organization, cleaning with kids, and how she started her business. Ría shares what it is like to go into her clients’ homes, from high profile celebrities ...
03.09.2022 S7 Ep74: More Tips for Surviving the End of Winter MacKenzie and Katie are back on the Live Well Anyway podcast this week with more ideas to help you make it through the end of winter living well. They talk about why March is often the hardest month of year ...
03.02.2022 S7 Ep73: Sparking Your Creativity This week on the Live Well Anyway podcast, host MacKenzie Koppa shares some of the ways that she is tapping into her creativity and gives you some encouragement on how you can do the same. She invites you to think ...
02.23.2022 S7 Ep72: Surviving the End of Winter with MacKenzie and Katie On the Live Well Anyway podcast this week, MacKenzie and Katie are talking about how to make it through the rest of winter and make the best of it. Katie shares the things she does in the late winter months ...
02.16.2022 S7 Ep71: Living with B12 Deficiency with Chelle Bruzas On this week’s episode of Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie and her good friend Chelle Bruzas get together for a chat about Chelle’s health journey. She talks about how her health started declining during her last pregnancy, how she found out ...
02.09.2022 S7 Ep70: Handling Your Cycle Like a Grown Woman Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie talks all about what you need to know about your monthly cycle, including how to start paying attention to your reproductive health, what else happens to the female body and brain due to hormone ...
02.02.2022 S7 Ep69: Color Confidence with Color Guru Jeannie Stith Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie interviews Jeannie Stith, founder of Color Guru. Together they talk about the services Jeannie’s team offers, as well as how to feel confident in your choices for clothing, makeup and more. Jeannie shares how ...
01.26.2022 S7 Ep68: Replay of Massage Therapy and Body Work with Hannah Thomsen On Live Well Anyway this week, we are bringing you a replay of MacKenzie’s chat with massage therapist Hannah Thomsen about her practice and the benefits of massage. Hannah starts out sharing the story of how she got started in ...

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Live Well Anyway episodes:

S8 Ep117: MacKenzie & Katie Try to Eat for Hormonal Balance & Less Inflammation

S8 Ep116: Taming Hormonal Symptoms with Nutrition & Lifestyle w/Dr. Mary Claire Haver

S8 Ep115: Teenagers, Stanley Tumblers, and Midlife w/MacKenzie & Katie

S8 Ep114: How to Incorporate Simple & Affordable Daily Detox Methods

S8 Ep113: MacKenzie's Guiding Principles & Word for 2023

S8 Ep112: Wrap Up on 2022 & Looking Forward to 2023 (Goals and Words of the Year)

S8 Ep111: Our Favorite Content from 2022

S8 Ep110: How to Get Inspired and Make a Plan for Your New Years Goals

S8 Ep109: Revamping Our Skincare Routines with Katie and MacKenzie

S8 Ep108: The 2022 Live Well Anyway Gift Guide

S8 Ep107: 5 Things You Can do Right Now to Make Your Holidays Easier

S8 Ep106: The Little Things That Keep Us Sane

S8 Ep105: Fall Challenge Update with MacKenzie and Katie

S8 Ep104: Throat and Cold Care Tips During Sickness Season from a Voice Actor

S8 Ep103: Our Current Fall Favorites with Katie and MacKenzie

S8 Ep102: Simple Practices Currently Keeping Me Sane

S3 Ep101: 5 Strategies to Have More Follow-Through on Your Plans

S8 Ep100: Take Care of Yourself Like a Grown Lady Challenge

S7 Ep99: How to Love Your Kitchen More with Katie and MacKenzie

S7 Ep98: How to Do Your Best Brain Dump Ever

S7 Ep97: Relationship Talk with MacKenzie and Her Boyfriend, Nick Moralez

S7 Ep96: Five Spaces to Get Ready for Back to School

S7 Ep95: Reprise of Meal Planning with Roni Vayre

S7 Ep94: 3 Things to Do Now for Back to School

S7 Ep93: From Outlander to Comedy and Learning from Mistakes with Kelly Bandas

S7 Ep92: How to Invest in Learning as a Busy Woman

S7 Ep91: The 5 Key Parts of a Live Well Evening Routine

S7 Ep90: Essential Steps for Planning My Week with MacKenzie Koppa

S7 Ep89: Planning Summer Around Kids' Personalities and Interests

S7 Ep88: Looking Forward to Reading This Summer

S7 Ep87: Aggressively Happy with Joy Clarkson

S7 Ep86: The Story of Rasa with Lopa van der Mersch

S7 Ep85: Getting Ready for Summer with MacKenzie and Katie

S7 Ep84: Preparing Daughters for Puberty with Sarah Lynch

S7 Ep83: Live Well Planned with MacKenzie and Katie

S7 Ep82: The Lazy Genius Kitchen with Kendra Adachi

S7 Ep81: Spring Favorites for 2022 with MacKenzie and Katie

S7 Ep80: How to Do April Like a Grown Woman

S7 Ep79: Living Inspired with Shauna Niequist

S7 Ep78: Beauty and the Broth with Melissa Boloña

S7 Ep77: Finding Your Best Cut and Color with Allie Smutz

S7 Ep76: Say Yes to Life with Scott Erickson

S7 Ep75: RiOrganize Your Life with Ría Safford

S7 Ep74: More Tips for Surviving the End of Winter

S7 Ep73: Sparking Your Creativity

S7 Ep72: Surviving the End of Winter with MacKenzie and Katie

S7 Ep71: Living with B12 Deficiency with Chelle Bruzas

S7 Ep70: Handling Your Cycle Like a Grown Woman

S7 Ep69: Color Confidence with Color Guru Jeannie Stith

S7 Ep68: Replay of Massage Therapy and Body Work with Hannah Thomsen