River + Michele chat about goals for 2025 and how we pull Tarot cards to guide the year major theme and a card for each month. We hope you enjoy this fun conversation. 

Tarot Spreads for a New Year! 

We chatted about podcasts we love right now. (via Apple)

The Sabrina Zohar Show - dating / attachments

Jillian on Love

Expanded Podcast 

This week is a special episode as Michele's Mom, Bonnie joins her while River took a beat with a special holiday event. Being friends with your adult kids and how it feels to continue to raise your kids while also being friends. We hope you enjoy this special episode between mother and daughter. 

Bonnie Flamer Photography: click the link here

Thanks for listening!!

Michele

This week River + Michele discuss patterns that we've broken since our divorces. It's interesting once we start the healing and the growth journey how you can easily see where the patterns started, why they did and when they became a part of your old story. We really love it when we get to unpack these topics together. 

We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did. 

Thanks for listening!! We appreciate each of you. 

Hugs n hig fives!

Michele + River

River + Michele dive into the moment each of them decided on the heavy moment divorce is the only option moving forward. It's never an easy choice especially with kids. 

Taking the step toward divorce can feel overwhelming, especially with children involved, but sometimes it becomes the only option for a healthier, happier future. The unknown is naturally intimidating—facing a new reality, adjusting routines, and reshaping family dynamics is daunting. Yet, staying in a situation that no longer serves the well-being of everyone involved can create lasting harm. Choosing this path is a courageous act of love for oneself and one’s children, offering a chance to rebuild in a way that honors the values and peace each person deserves. It’s a leap, yes, but one grounded in hope and renewal.

Sending you love and hope. Thanks for listening. 

Xx

Michele + River

River + Michele discuss the topic of gratitude, but not in the way you are thinking. Yes, having gratitude can help with emotional regulation and dysregulation: 

• Better mental health 

• Think of things you're thankful for, like family, friends, your home, or a sunny day

• Allow yourself to feel all of your emotions, including negative ones

We hope you enjoyed this episode. 

Lotsa love, 

Michele + River

River + Michele discuss a wholesome trend right now with an AI manifestation technique. The responses are really amazing. 

THE RULES: (get creative too)

1. Write out all your future goals and desires. This is where you dream big. Everything you’d like to do, everything you’d like to be. Let your dreams and imagination flow. Don’t play small and don’t hold back. 

2. Write into ChatGPT “tell me a story of a day in the life as my future self based on this description” and copy/paste your list. 

3. Read through your future life!!! Feel the feels and really visualize this coming to life. This is where you’re going!! 

4. Now as ChatGPT “create a daily schedule for me to follow that will allow me to achieve this” and it will give you a step-by-step schedule with time blocking, ideas and plans to help you bring your dreams to life. 

Get ready to be excited!! Now the rest is up to you!!!

You'll see the images created from their stories on Live OUT Loud's IG page. 

Thanks for listening and I hope you all manifest beautiful stories to strive for!! DREAM BIG!! 

Love, 

Michele + River

River + Michele discuss what love feels like. It can encompass lots of different  kinds of love as well. Mostly we are talking about relationships. When you're with someone you love, you'll talk about everything. You'll discuss deep topics and the minor things of your daily life. Nothing will be off limits, and you'll want to share everything about your life with them. Opening up and sharing details of your life shows you have strong feelings and trust them. 

River + Michele chat about aesthetics and the topic goes into maximalism vs minimalism. In the arts, maximalism, a reaction against minimalism, is an aesthetic of excess. The philosophy can be summarized as "more is more", contrasting with the minimalist motto "less is more".

Maximal minimalism is on the rise—and honestly we couldn’t be happier. Simply put, it’s a great way to add some personally back to your otherwise sleek space. And although everyone is obsessed with decluttering their space (thank you, Marie Kondo), maximal minimalism proves there’s still room for fun.

The concept of shedding excess and creating peaceful spaces feels like it’s here to stay, especially in our increasingly chaotic world. But, personal expression is on the rise and our culture is only becoming more and more visually-oriented.

Michele and River both practice purging, decluttering but you'll have to listen to who falls into which category. 

We hope you enjoyed this episode. 

Thanks for listening!

Michele + River

River + Michele discuss how kids need nature. Playing in nature begins a process of self-discovery. If your child learns that it’s even more fun to climb trees than to surf the web, they’ll spend less time online, and more time outside. The great outdoors will stimulate their imagination. It's great for the whole family!! No matter what age. Just nature bathing is good for our soul. 

River + Michele dive into their current dating lists and just pow wow about life.

Dating’s a thrilling adventure, but it’s about more than the initial spark.

You can have all the chemistry in the world and still not be a good match. And that’s because everyone has their must-haves and deal-breakers: non-negotiables in a relationship that make or break whether things continue. These unshakeable, no-compromise values keep relationships going beyond the honeymoon phase, and they're worth picking battles over. 

Non-negotiables are important to discuss as any relationship blooms so you and your partner (or partners) are on the same page. From a sense of humor to shared goals, don't compromise on this list. 

Thank you for listening pod squad, we really appreciate you!

Sending hugs!

Michele + River