We are excited to bring Amy Williams, author of Parenting Through Prana: Heart Centered Solutions for Families to the podcast today. As a mom of three, Pranic Healer and Arhatic Yoga Practitioner, Amy has worked with parents all over the world to help shift daily challenges into heart-centered opportunities for connection. She shares simple, effective, practical ways to activate the Heart-Crown Connection and step into your optimal parenting space. She has been living a green/eco-friendly lifestyle for 14 years. Amy’s a supporter of Waldorf style homeschooling and she teaches online for Earthschooling. She shares in today's episode more about Waldorf style of schooling. You can check her out on her website https://parentingthroughprana.thinkific.com and on Instagram @parentingthroughprana and FB at https://www.facebook.com/Parenting-Through-Prana-1934432806671048 and you can join her FB group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2007624339481654

November is National Adoption month, a month set aside to raise awareness about the urgent need for adoptive families for children and youth in foster care. Today we are chatting with Jess, the founder and executive director of Love the Green Life, about her personal journey with adoption. She shares the financial stresses, the full process and the beautiful story of getting their son. Jess wanted to honor this special part of her life and what really drives her to want to make a difference in this world. If you are interested in more information about National Adoption Month or resources on adoption visit https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/adoption/nam/

We are excited to be bringing you a very inspiring business owner and soapmaker; Laura Pipitone with The Oakley Soap Company. Laura is the owner, maker and do-er of all at The Oakley Soap Co. She makes vegan soaps and shower products to make your next shower special. At The Oakley Soap Co. they believe in cereal for dinner, play-dates with wine and wearing pajamas in the carpool line. They believe in the restorative power of a long hot shower, and that it’s okay to use that shower as an excuse to hide from your family. At The Oakley Soap Co., they believe you deserve to take time for self-care, and you shouldn’t feel guilty about it. But they know you will. That’s why they make products to elevate your shower experience, even if someone is banging on the bathroom door.

We were so honored to talk with Laura Pipitone. Laura is the founder of The Oakley Soap Company out of Cincinnati, Ohio. She lives there with her husband Brett (owner of mimic Educational Robots) and their two children. Originally from the southwest suburbs of Chicago, Laura lived in St. Paul, MN and Savannah, GA before settling in Cincinnati in 2013.

Learn more about Laura and The Oakley Soap Co at https://theoakleysoapco.com/ and on Instagram, Facebook and Tik Tok @theoakleysoapco

School Lunches - What is in your lunchbox? If you have school age children, you understand the monumental task that is packing your kids lunch. Food is an extremely important part of a child's growth and development. It is important that as the adult's in their lives, we model the best behavior we can for them and set them up for success. Today we discuss, why it is important to pack your child a healthy, sustainable lunch. We talk, not just about what we put into our kid's lunches, but how we navigate the social aspect of it. We share some tips on how to make packing lunches easier, what to pack your kid's lunch in and our top 5 lunch swaps for common food items. We hope that we can help you out in making your kid's lunches a stronger example of health and wellness.

Today we are discussing natural ways to stay healthy during cold and flu season. The changing of the weather and returning back to school is always the start of sickness. Today we are going to chat about ways to boost your immune system by using supplements and eating healthy, homeopathic medications and natural ways to ease symptoms. We are hoping to help you make this year’s sick season a little easier for you. As a reminder, we are not medical professionals and we are not affiliated with any specific product or anything we share today. As always, please talk with your doctor or medical professional before taking a specific medication or supplement or anything else we share. We are simply sharing tips and products that we use and work for us and our families, but there is no one size fits all with anything we share and it may not work for you or be appropriate for you. Please take proper precautions for you and your family. That being said, we are excited to share some great tips with you today!

Today we are going to reintroduce you to one of our favorite people to chat with, Brandy Heyde Montague. This episode was created prior to her presenting at our 2021 Annual Plant Power Virtual Summit. We are going to be chatting with her later on in the month and wanted to take a minute here to reintroduce you to her, why we support her mission and why we love her so much! We are really excited to partner with her on her podcast this month, so keep an eye out on our social media pages and our Love the Green Life Community Group on Facebook, where we will share the links for Brandy's podcast so you can support her mission as well as ours. 

Brandy is the founder of For Animals. For Earth. and has been passionate about helping animals since she declared herself a vegetarian at three years old. Growing up, she was a part of various animal welfare projects as an industrial engineer, a graphic designer, a community advocate, and an animal reiki teacher. She started an eco conscious clothing line in 2016 to help animal interest groups, and through that discovered a second passion: saving the Earth.

Brandy now runs For Animals. For Earth., a resource hub of simple ideas that anyone can try in their daily life to make a difference. She hand paints the clothing sold in their Etsy shop and hosts a podcast called For Animals. For Earth., where she interviews creators and activists all over the world who are making a difference. You can find the podcast streaming on all major platforms. ForAnimalsForEarth.com and on Facebook and Instagram @ForAnimalsForEarth

Today we are getting spooooky and talking about having a green Halloween!! This episode is full of treats, no tricks for you to have a successful holiday! We are sharing with you all about non-candy items to hand out as well as healthy and vegan treats to share with the little goblins coming to your door. We talk zero waste Halloween, ways to switch out unhealthy treats and how to keep your pets safe during the holiday season! Get ready to have a bootiful Halloween this year.

We have another really exciting interview for you today! We have Lissy Kuhn from Happy Trails here talking with us today about the amazing work they do to help animals. Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary rescues, rehabilitates and re-homes criminally abused, neglected and abandoned farm animals. In addition to these criminal cases, they offer an Amish Horse Retirement Initiative and an Owner Relinquishment Initiative. Their organization is celebrating their 20th anniversary as a nonprofit, and welcome the public to visit for a tour during their tour season which runs through the end of October. Tours are held Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays by appointment. Visit their website at happytrailsfarm.org to register!

Lissy shares with us more about Happy Trails and what drove her to get involved with them, some beautiful stories of some really special animals, and how to get involved if you are interested in helping (and there are a lot of ways!) Lissy shares about her beautiful rescue horses and how she lives her life in a more compassionate way. Make sure you check them out at happytrailsfarm.org and on Facebook @HappyTrailsFAS and on Instagram @happytrailsfarmanimalsanctuary

In Today’s episode we are excited to have award-winning jewelry artist Michelle Pajak-Reynolds here with us. Michelle’s creations are elegant and ethereal art to wear that stirs the soul. Based in Stow, Ohio, she handcrafts small collections of one-of-a-kind designs featuring unique gemstones, pearls and ethically sourced precious metals. In addition to designing her signature jewelry collections, Michelle works one-on-one with collectors to create breathtaking custom designs. Her collections have been featured on the red carpet at the Primetime Emmy Awards, the runways of New York Fashion Week, aboard the United Nations Peace Boat, and in numerous publications and gallery exhibitions.

We are so lucky to have Michelle here with us to share some amazing stories of inspiration for her art, how she makes more sustainable choices in her materials and methods to create jewelry and some tips for keeping your jewelry looking great for years to come. Michelle is a beautiful person and truly an inspiration. We are looking forward to having her back sometime to talk more about her current endeavors. We are truly honored to have her on and excited to share her with you today!

You can check her out at michellepajakreynolds.com, on Instagram @michellepajakreynolds and on Facebook @michellepajakreynoldsjewelry

This is our final episode of our Go Green Home Series! In this series of episodes we focused on each part of your home. We gave you tips that can be easily attained to help you green up your space. We hope that you are now able to make simple swaps and small changes that can make a positive impact on the animals, plants and environment. We had a great time working on this series and hoped you enjoyed it too.

In Today’s episode we are going to discuss technology with you. Technology is always changing and evolving and when it is focused with the Earth in mind, it can have a winning impact. We want to share with you some neat tech trends as well as what to do with your old tech when you are done with it. We share everything from energy star appliances to smart homes and electric cars to compostable cell phone cases! We also have some new green tech specific apps for you to check out.