Love Wild

Do you sometimes feel entirely overwhelmed in the world of health and fitness?  Endless fitness youtubers, countless "experts" who are the gatekeepers to your health and well being, and a plethora of bullshit supplements, magic diet pills, and quick results.  Health doesn't have to be as complicated as we make it.  What would it look like if we made things more simple?  How do mindset, consistency, and accountability play into creating lasting health habits? 

Today on Story & Growth we are joined by the ultimate Boss Babe herself, Jaiana Francis.  Jaiana is a certified health and mindset coach who focuses on helping women learn how to eat and exercise for their body. She is the founder of the Boss Babe Fitness Academy and a lead trainer in the Rachel Hollis Rise App. We are so excited to have her and her high vibe energy with us today to talk about creating consistency in your health habits. 

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Boss Babe Fitness Academy Website: https://www.bossbabefitnessacademy.com/info-page

FREE Mind & Body 7-Day Guide: https://www.bossbabefitnessacademy.com/mind-and-body-fit-guide

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Welcome beautiful soul! I am so glad you are here.

Connection and community are my jam, so if you would love to connect more deeply, check out our Sacred Living Community for Women, The Sacred Year Project where we learn how to come back to the sacredness of life through cyclical and seasonal living all in cyclical, ritual, sisterhood.

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Blessings,

Katie

Smoking Cigars is healthy for you.  Tune into today's episode to find out how.  

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Getchoo some Merch at The Allegory & Elm Shop! https://allegoryandelm.com/shop/  It’s time to get balls deep into some Allegory & Elm swag. Rock a hat, a shirt, & nothing else. Do a pants dance, Shoot the Shit, & Be Real.  Check it out at https://allegoryandelm.com/shop/

If you want to support the show and toss us a few bones, you can do so by visiting https://www.patreon.com/allegoryandelm
You can make a donation to help with production costs and to keep the amazing content coming your way.  You will also get bonus content over there.  You will get untamed exclusive episodes (where we hold nothing back), Shoot the Shit Happy Hours, and much more depending upon which tier you select.  You can cancel your recurring monthly donation at any time.  Thank you so much for considering supporting us as creatives!!

Thanks for tuning in.  We would love to join you on this journey and hopefully grow together!!  Your Story Matters.

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Welcome beautiful soul! I am so glad you are here.

Connection and community are my jam, so if you would love to connect more deeply, check out our Sacred Living Community for Women, The Sacred Year Project where we learn how to come back to the sacredness of life through cyclical and seasonal living all in cyclical, ritual, sisterhood.

Let's stay in touch!
Follow me on IG @embraceyourselfwhole or join us over @lovewildcollective

Let's have a badass conversation!
Schedule an Individual Interview HERE

Blessings,

Katie

Motivation is a limited resource.  It will often build us up, only to bounce at a moment's notice and leave us crashing down.  So how can we combat this when motivation dies and we are no longer inspired, excited, and propelled to move forward?  Consistency is a major tool we can use to combat apathy.  Setting ourselves up for success through systems, routines, our environment and accountability can provide us with small wins, that we can use to garner bigger wins.  Motivation can be a powerful launching point, but when it abandons you, you'll need other tools to continue to grow.    

If you are interested in becoming a part of the Allegory & Elm Tribe, you can join us over at https://allegoryandelm.com/ and click Subscribe or just check out what we have to offer.

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Andrew May - Photography/Allegory & Elm Podcast - Instagram
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Getchoo some Merch at The Allegory & Elm Shop! https://allegoryandelm.com/shop/  It’s time to get balls deep into some Allegory & Elm swag. Rock a hat, a shirt, & nothing else. Do a pants dance, Shoot the Shit, & Be Real.  Check it out at https://allegoryandelm.com/shop/

If you want to support the show and toss us a few bones, you can do so by visiting https://www.patreon.com/allegoryandelm
You can make a donation to help with production costs and to keep the amazing content coming your way.  You will also get bonus content over there.  You will get untamed exclusive episodes (where we hold nothing back), Shoot the Shit Happy Hours, and much more depending upon which tier you select.  You can cancel your recurring monthly donation at any time.  Thank you so much for considering supporting us as creatives!!

Thanks for tuning in.  We would love to join you on this journey and hopefully grow together!!  Your Story Matters.

Support the show

Welcome beautiful soul! I am so glad you are here.

Connection and community are my jam, so if you would love to connect more deeply, check out our Sacred Living Community for Women, The Sacred Year Project where we learn how to come back to the sacredness of life through cyclical and seasonal living all in cyclical, ritual, sisterhood.

Let's stay in touch!
Follow me on IG @embraceyourselfwhole or join us over @lovewildcollective

Let's have a badass conversation!
Schedule an Individual Interview HERE

Blessings,

Katie

Everybody is re-thinking how they are wanting to show up in the world.  Who they want to be.  Who can we trust?  Is the government lying to us?  Is science actual truth or is the media just providing their own slant for ratings and to pander to their base?  What do we want for our future?  For our kids futures?  We have all gone through massive change in the last 2 years.  This period has caused our nation to go through what we are calling The Great Re-Think. 

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Getchoo some Merch at The Allegory & Elm Shop! https://allegoryandelm.com/shop/  It’s time to get balls deep into some Allegory & Elm swag. Rock a hat, a shirt, & nothing else. Do a pants dance, Shoot the Shit, & Be Real.  Check it out at https://allegoryandelm.com/shop/

If you want to support the show and toss us a few bones, you can do so by visiting https://www.patreon.com/allegoryandelm
You can make a donation to help with production costs and to keep the amazing content coming your way.  You will also get bonus content over there.  You will get untamed exclusive episodes (where we hold nothing back), Shoot the Shit Happy Hours, and much more depending upon which tier you select.  You can cancel your recurring monthly donation at any time.  Thank you so much for considering supporting us as creatives!!

Thanks for tuning in.  We would love to join you on this journey and hopefully grow together!!  Your Story Matters.

Support the show

Welcome beautiful soul! I am so glad you are here.

Connection and community are my jam, so if you would love to connect more deeply, check out our Sacred Living Community for Women, The Sacred Year Project where we learn how to come back to the sacredness of life through cyclical and seasonal living all in cyclical, ritual, sisterhood.

Let's stay in touch!
Follow me on IG @embraceyourselfwhole or join us over @lovewildcollective

Let's have a badass conversation!
Schedule an Individual Interview HERE

Blessings,

Katie

Contentment is one of those rare gems.  It's like seeing a unicorn, or spotting a leprechaun's pot of gold.  It can seem unreachable, unattainable.  But it's not.  Contentment is fully attainable.  In today's episode we break down the mystery that is contentment.   To struggle is to be human, and many of us struggle with the art of contentment.  Join us on our exploration through what it means to be truly content. 

If you are interested in becoming a part of the Allegory & Elm Tribe, you can join us over at https://allegoryandelm.com/ and click Subscribe or just check out what we have to offer.

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Andrew May - Photography/Allegory & Elm Podcast - Instagram
Katie May - Instagram

Getchoo some Merch at The Allegory & Elm Shop! https://allegoryandelm.com/shop/  It’s time to get balls deep into some Allegory & Elm swag. Rock a hat, a shirt, & nothing else. Do a pants dance, Shoot the Shit, & Be Real.  Check it out at https://allegoryandelm.com/shop/

If you want to support the show and toss us a few bones, you can do so by visiting https://www.patreon.com/allegoryandelm
You can make a donation to help with production costs and to keep the amazing content coming your way.  You will also get bonus content over there.  You will get untamed exclusive episodes (where we hold nothing back), Shoot the Shit Happy Hours, and much more depending upon which tier you select.  You can cancel your recurring monthly donation at any time.  Thank you so much for considering supporting us as creatives!!

Thanks for tuning in.  We would love to join you on this journey and hopefully grow together!!  Your Story Matters.

Support the show

Welcome beautiful soul! I am so glad you are here.

Connection and community are my jam, so if you would love to connect more deeply, check out our Sacred Living Community for Women, The Sacred Year Project where we learn how to come back to the sacredness of life through cyclical and seasonal living all in cyclical, ritual, sisterhood.

Let's stay in touch!
Follow me on IG @embraceyourselfwhole or join us over @lovewildcollective

Let's have a badass conversation!
Schedule an Individual Interview HERE

Blessings,

Katie

We traveled all over the west coast for our 15 year anniversary.  Today on the podcast we discuss why it is so important and valuable to take time for yourself.  Don't Miss Out!

If you are interested in becoming a part of the Allegory & Elm Tribe, you can join us over at https://allegoryandelm.com/ and click Subscribe or just check out what we have to offer.

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Getchoo some Merch at The Allegory & Elm Shop! https://allegoryandelm.com/shop/  It’s time to get balls deep into some Allegory & Elm swag. Rock a hat, a shirt, & nothing else. Do a pants dance, Shoot the Shit, & Be Real.  Check it out at https://allegoryandelm.com/shop/

If you want to support the show and toss us a few bones, you can do so by visiting https://www.patreon.com/allegoryandelm
You can make a donation to help with production costs and to keep the amazing content coming your way.  You will also get bonus content over there.  You will get untamed exclusive episodes (where we hold nothing back), Shoot the Shit Happy Hours, and much more depending upon which tier you select.  You can cancel your recurring monthly donation at any time.  Thank you so much for considering supporting us as creatives!!

Thanks for tuning in.  We would love to join you on this journey and hopefully grow together!!  Your Story Matters.

Support the show

Welcome beautiful soul! I am so glad you are here.

Connection and community are my jam, so if you would love to connect more deeply, check out our Sacred Living Community for Women, The Sacred Year Project where we learn how to come back to the sacredness of life through cyclical and seasonal living all in cyclical, ritual, sisterhood.

Let's stay in touch!
Follow me on IG @embraceyourselfwhole or join us over @lovewildcollective

Let's have a badass conversation!
Schedule an Individual Interview HERE

Blessings,

Katie

"Validating someone's feelings doesn't mean you agree with them. It doesn't mean you concede that they are correct.  It doesn't mean that those feelings are the healthiest; it doesn't mean they are informed by logic.  Validating feelings does not mean you make them more true; it means you remind someone that it is human to feel things they don't always understand."  - Brianna Wiest The Mountain Is You

This week we discuss validation and how we can get to a place to where we can healthily and confidently validate ourselves.  It's easy to look to others to have them help us to feel less insecure or to make us feel "right."  But, it's not about feeling or being right.  Healthy validation comes from confronting yourself with things you don't understand and giving yourself permission to not understand those things.   It is allowing yourself to reason that your feelings or lack of understanding are valid.  Finding perspective and looking at a situation from a more objective place will help you to not need validation from others.  It will begin to come from within.   

If you are interested in becoming a part of the Allegory & Elm Tribe, you can join us over at https://allegoryandelm.com/ and click Subscribe or just check out what we have to offer.

Check us out on Social Media

Andrew May - Photography/Allegory & Elm Podcast - Instagram
Katie May - Instagram

Getchoo some Merch at The Allegory & Elm Shop! https://allegoryandelm.com/shop/  It’s time to get balls deep into some Allegory & Elm swag. Rock a hat, a shirt, & nothing else. Do a pants dance, Shoot the Shit, & Be Real.  Check it out at https://allegoryandelm.com/shop/

If you want to support the show and toss us a few bones, you can do so by visiting https://www.patreon.com/allegoryandelm
You can make a donation to help with production costs and to keep the amazing content coming your way.  You will also get bonus content over there.  You will get untamed exclusive episodes (where we hold nothing back), Shoot the Shit Happy Hours, and much more depending upon which tier you select.  You can cancel your recurring monthly donation at any time.  Thank you so much for considering supporting us as creatives!!

Thanks for tuning in.  We would love to join you on this journey and hopefully grow together!!  Your Story Matters.

Support the show

Welcome beautiful soul! I am so glad you are here.

Connection and community are my jam, so if you would love to connect more deeply, check out our Sacred Living Community for Women, The Sacred Year Project where we learn how to come back to the sacredness of life through cyclical and seasonal living all in cyclical, ritual, sisterhood.

Let's stay in touch!
Follow me on IG @embraceyourselfwhole or join us over @lovewildcollective

Let's have a badass conversation!
Schedule an Individual Interview HERE

Blessings,

Katie

We have learned a lot in 15 years of being married and we wanted to share some of those nuggets with you all.  We got married pretty young, 21 and 22, and we have been through a lot together.  We share some things that can help with really any relationship, but specifically within a marriage.  Enjoy!

If you are interested in becoming a part of the Allegory & Elm Tribe, you can join us over at https://allegoryandelm.com/ and click Subscribe or just check out what we have to offer.

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Andrew May - Photography/Podcast - Instagram
Katie May - Instagram

Getchoo some Merch at The Allegory & Elm Shop! https://allegoryandelm.com/shop/  It’s time to get balls deep into some Allegory & Elm swag. Rock a hat, a shirt, & nothing else. Do a pants dance, Shoot the Shit, & Be Real.  Check it out at https://allegoryandelm.com/shop/

If you want to support the show and toss us a few bones, you can do so by visiting https://www.patreon.com/allegoryandelm
You can make a donation to help with production costs and to keep the amazing content coming your way.  You will also get bonus content over there.  You will get untamed exclusive episodes (where we hold nothing back), Shoot the Shit Happy Hours, and much more depending upon which tier you select.  You can cancel your recurring monthly donation at any time.  Thank you so much for considering supporting us as creatives!!

Thanks for tuning in.  We would love to join you on this journey and hopefully grow together!!  Your Story Matters.

Support the show

Welcome beautiful soul! I am so glad you are here.

Connection and community are my jam, so if you would love to connect more deeply, check out our Sacred Living Community for Women, The Sacred Year Project where we learn how to come back to the sacredness of life through cyclical and seasonal living all in cyclical, ritual, sisterhood.

Let's stay in touch!
Follow me on IG @embraceyourselfwhole or join us over @lovewildcollective

Let's have a badass conversation!
Schedule an Individual Interview HERE

Blessings,

Katie

Andrew talks through over valuing numbers and seeking validation in follower counts, bank accounts, and the scale.  Sometimes you just have to say... F*ck the Numbers.

If you are interested in becoming a part of the Allegory & Elm Tribe, you can join us over at https://allegoryandelm.com/ and click Subscribe or just check out what we have to offer.

Check us out on Social Media

Andrew May - Photography/Allegory & Elm Podcast - Instagram
Katie May - Instagram

Getchoo some Merch at The Allegory & Elm Shop! https://allegoryandelm.com/shop/  It’s time to get balls deep into some Allegory & Elm swag. Rock a hat, a shirt, & nothing else. Do a pants dance, Shoot the Shit, & Be Real.  Check it out at https://allegoryandelm.com/shop/

If you want to support the show and toss us a few bones, you can do so by visiting https://www.patreon.com/allegoryandelm
You can make a donation to help with production costs and to keep the amazing content coming your way.  You will also get bonus content over there.  You will get untamed exclusive episodes (where we hold nothing back), Shoot the Shit Happy Hours, and much more depending upon which tier you select.  You can cancel your recurring monthly donation at any time.  Thank you so much for considering supporting us as creatives!!

Thanks for tuning in.  We would love to join you on this journey and hopefully grow together!!  Your Story Matters.

Support the show

Welcome beautiful soul! I am so glad you are here.

Connection and community are my jam, so if you would love to connect more deeply, check out our Sacred Living Community for Women, The Sacred Year Project where we learn how to come back to the sacredness of life through cyclical and seasonal living all in cyclical, ritual, sisterhood.

Let's stay in touch!
Follow me on IG @embraceyourselfwhole or join us over @lovewildcollective

Let's have a badass conversation!
Schedule an Individual Interview HERE

Blessings,

Katie

Today Katie is rocking a solo episode talking all about surrender.  Are there difficult things in your life that you want to ignore or move away from?  Often these things are revealing some message, truth, or lesson for us.  It's information and we don't have to treat it as positive or negative, but rather we can surrender to whatever is in store for us.

If you are interested in becoming a part of the Allegory & Elm Tribe, you can join us over at https://allegoryandelm.com/ and click Subscribe or just check out what we have to offer.

Check us out on Social Media

Andrew May - Photography/Allegory & Elm Podcast - Instagram
Katie May - Instagram

Getchoo some Merch at The Allegory & Elm Shop! https://allegoryandelm.com/shop/  It’s time to get balls deep into some Allegory & Elm swag. Rock a hat, a shirt, & nothing else. Do a pants dance, Shoot the Shit, & Be Real.  Check it out at https://allegoryandelm.com/shop/

If you want to support the show and toss us a few bones, you can do so by visiting https://www.patreon.com/allegoryandelm
You can make a donation to help with production costs and to keep the amazing content coming your way.  You will also get bonus content over there.  You will get untamed exclusive episodes (where we hold nothing back), Shoot the Shit Happy Hours, and much more depending upon which tier you select.  You can cancel your recurring monthly donation at any time.  Thank you so much for considering supporting us as creatives!!

Thanks for tuning in.  We would love to join you on this journey and hopefully grow together!!  Your Story Matters.

Support the show

Welcome beautiful soul! I am so glad you are here.

Connection and community are my jam, so if you would love to connect more deeply, check out our Sacred Living Community for Women, The Sacred Year Project where we learn how to come back to the sacredness of life through cyclical and seasonal living all in cyclical, ritual, sisterhood.

Let's stay in touch!
Follow me on IG @embraceyourselfwhole or join us over @lovewildcollective

Let's have a badass conversation!
Schedule an Individual Interview HERE

Blessings,

Katie