Monique Farook, host of the podcast Infertility and Me, and also my new BFF sits down with Marilyn to talk about how we can set ourselves apart from our roles: Motherhood, wife. This of course comes after we shoot the shit for a bit and cover family history, COVID, motherhood, husbands and expectations, and why it is important to show people your power and it starts with showing yourself. Monique also shares why her brand colors are royal blue.

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Melanie Pace is an on air style expert, fashion stylist, she has styled celebs, the red carpet, styled models, fashion shows. has been featured in print magazines like Vogue Italy, women health and many digital media magazines too. Her favorite client to Style...is the everyday woman....

Melanie and I went to high School together and following her career has been inspiring all these years, especially as we have both transitioned to motherhood. Melanie breaks down the 10 staples you need to invest in your wardrobe and how to mix and match to maximize and elevate your everyday look. 

So get ready to get stylist tips with Melanie Pace, and how she started her business and what’s she’s learned about herself through it all.

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Nathalie Smith an entrepreneur and Brand Strategist, who lives in Maui with her husband and 2 boys, joins Marilyn on the podcast. Her story of how she decided to leave her Corporate Career to start her own business is inspiring. She is vulnerable and open about all the emotions she was experiencing during her transition and the leap of faith she took by owning her feelings. Nathalie shares about how she did not want to betray herself any longer. She was depleted emotionally and felt she needed to make a radical change for her well-being. Nathalie walks through Social Media, Do's and Don'ts, while focusing on shifting your mindset. Nathalie inspires me. I know she will inspire you too.
 
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Nathalie Smith an entrepreneur and Brand Strategist, who lives in Maui with her husband and 2 boys, joins Marilyn on the podcast. Her story of how she decided to leave her Corporate Career to start her own business is inspiring. She is vulnerable and open about all the emotions she was experiencing during her transition and the leap of faith she took by owning her feelings. Nathalie shares about how she did not want to betray herself any longer. She was depleted emotionally and felt she needed to make a radical change for her well-being. Nathalie walks through Social Media, Do's and Don'ts, while focusing on shifting your mindset. Nathalie inspires me. I know she will inspire you too.

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On this Episode we have Kaylee Gwyn, a mother of two girls, a wife to Ben, and a Bookstagram Influencer on Instagram where she does live book reviews, empowers a community through books, and highlights what she s reading while featuring authors from all cultural backgrounds and ethnicities. Kaylee promotes supporting publishers who amplify BIPOC authors. Kaylee talks about her favorite classic book, Jane Eyre, a book that encompasses all literary genres: thriller, romance, goth, feminism all in one book. Kaylee shares her love for Jane Eyre and how she draws inspiration from the character. This year, Kaylee was diagnosed with Breast Cancer right after battling COVID and giving birth to her second child. She takes us through how she found out, and how she processed her diagnosis and starting chemotherapy.

Kaylee shares how she lives with intentionality and how 2020 has forced us to pause and listen to our bodies, on this powerfully packed episode.

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Lindsay Fischer is back on the show to talk about "Minding my Mind" and being aware of all the thoughts coming in and what thoughts are being put out. Lindsay Fischer is a two time best selling author, and domestic violence survivor. Lindsay covers the type of therapy she received that opened up the window to practice Mindfulness and Conscious parenting, and how she applies it today. This episode is jam packed with the perfect blend of key takeaways, and then hysterical topics and playfulness between these two girlfriends. It is such a fun episode.

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Join Marilyn as she chats with Seismologist and author of "Prequel to Parenthood", Maiclaire Smith. Maiclaire dives into how she became a Seismologist and what inspired her to pursue her career. She takes us through the different facets of seismology, history, impact, how to protect ourselves. Maiclaire shares how she met her hubby and describes their dream wedding in Bora Bora. Then what inspired her to write her book "Prequel to Parenthood."

Maiclaire is a special human. I love my conversation with her. She is truly inspiring.

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Join Marilyn as she chats with her new IG Bestie Monique Farook, host of Infertility and Me Podcast. Monique takes us through her everyday life experience when she was journeying through Infertility. She shares the importance of representation for minority women through infertility and medical issues. This episode feels like you are sipping coffee alongside with us, we talk about so many topics. Monique's advocacy work is inspiring and empowering as you navigate any situation where you are faced to make hard decisions.

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Marilyn takes us through this powerful episode in boundary setting. She shares specific situations and how to set healthy boundaries to protect your mental health, to keep you from feeling depleted, angry, unheard, and in control with specific statements to use when people cross the line. Boundary setting is healthy, it helps others know what to expect from you and you keep from betraying yourself.


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Join Marilyn as she chats with co-founders of Fertility Rally, Ali Prato host of the podcast Infertile AF and Blair Nelson host of the podcast Fab Fertility and face of the brand Fab Fertility. They dive into their personal journeys with Infertility and what inspired them to create Fertility Rally, a membership site/community. Fertility Rally is a content hub, a landing zone where you have access to support,  education, entertainment, articles, guides, how-to-videos, events/virtual, it is an all inclusive and safe place to be that takes you through anything you need to have in order to feel supported through your journey. There are so many perks to becoming a member , most importantly feeling less alone.
Fertility Rally is giving Mama Vida listeners a FREE one month membership valued at ($19.99) using CODE: RALLYALLY

What a fun episode with these incredible women, below are where you can stay connected with them:

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Join Marilyn today as she tells you the story about how her parents, Danny and Marina arrived to America. They were newlyweds from Medellin, Colombia. They wanted to get serious about building a family, and America was the land of the free and the land of opportunity. Their journey to America and arriving undocumented was brave. She details how Danny escaped INS raids in the 80's. She dives into Marina's bravery in crossing the border undocumented TWICE. Marilyn and her sister Kelly are both first generation American. Throughout their life, they heard bits and pieces of their parents journey to America. It was now time to put those pieces together to detail this full story of the grit, bravery, and faith to stay together and strive for the American Dream.

Marilyn's hope is that this story is passed on in its fullness for her future generations. The story of how her parents arrived on American land.

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