Mic'd Up & Unfiltered with Kristine & Amy

Packing cubes? Check. Passport? Check. A plan for when your brain starts spiraling before a trip? That one's a little harder.

With a trip to Toronto just days away, Amy and Kristine dive into all things travel—from overpacking and travel anxiety to airplane must-haves and the little tricks that make traveling easier. Kristine shares the simple mindset shift that helped her overcome panic attacks while traveling, while Amy proves that not everyone needs an itinerary after backpacking through Europe with no hotels booked.

Along the way, they swap stories about wildlife encounters, favorite travel gadgets, surprisingly gross airplane tray tables, and the travel moments they'll never forget.

Whether you're a seasoned traveler or someone who gets anxious just thinking about leaving home, this episode is packed with practical tips, honest stories, and plenty of laughs before your next adventure.

What if keeping your relationship strong could start with one simple conversation a day?

This week, our friend Merlene Austen joins us to talk about relationships, communication, and the practical tools she and her husband have spent years sharing through premarriage and marriage retreats.

We dig into the Daily Temperature Reading—a simple five-part check-in built around appreciation, new information, puzzles, complaints with requests, and hopes and dreams—and how having a structure for communication can help us stay connected BEFORE things pile up.

We also talk about the words that can completely change a conversation (“You always…” vs. “I feel…”), making intentional deposits into each other’s Love Banks, and continuing to invest in passion, intimacy, and commitment as a relationship grows and changes.

Whether your relationship is thriving, struggling, or somewhere in between, this conversation is full of simple tools for communicating better, staying connected, and continuing to choose each other. 💚

Resources mentioned:
Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts — Les & Leslie Parrott
His Needs, Her Needs — Willard F. Harley Jr.
Paired — Couples & Relationship App

Have you ever fallen down an internet rabbit hole and come out wondering if you should wash your pillows, feed your dog differently, or completely rethink your morning routine?

Welcome. You're our kind of people.

In this episode, we talk about everything from homemade dog food and sleep to dust mites, enzymes, tea, coffee, and why "clean living" goes way beyond the products we bring into our homes.

We don't always know where these conversations are going when we hit record, but we've learned that's usually where the magic happens.

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What if changing just one word could change the entire way a conversation feels?

In this episode of Mic'd Up & Unfiltered, Amy and Kristine dive into the power of language, the stories we tell ourselves, and what it means to build a life that actually feels like yours.

Along the way, they laugh, overshare, go wildly off-topic, and have some surprisingly honest conversations about relationships, resilience, parenting, and doing scary things anyway.

Because sometimes changing one word really can change everything.

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What do customer service, strong friendships, healthy marriages, and thriving businesses have in common? They all grow from the way we care for people.

In this episode of Mic’d Up & Unfiltered, Amy and Kristine laugh their way through stories, memories, and a few unexpected tangents as they explore why thoughtful service still matters, how simple acts of kindness leave lasting impressions, and why they're reimagining Facebook parties as Healthy Home Workshops centered on education, connection, and real value.

From Kristine's waitressing days to Amy's inner investigator, the conversation naturally weaves into friendship, marriage, protecting what matters most, and creating a life filled with genuine connection.

Come for the laughs, stay for the reminders that the little things often become the big things—and that how we show up for one another matters more than ever.

In Part 2 of our conversation with Cornell Master Beekeeper Bill Kaufman, we go deeper into the world of bees, pollinators, agriculture, and what it really means to “save the bees.”

Bill breaks down how industrial agriculture depends on transported honeybees, why monocropping impacts our soil, pollinators, and food quality, and what regular people can actually do to support bees right in their own backyards.

We also explore wild honey, swarms, queen bees, royal jelly, drones, invasive plants, dandelions, clover lawns, and why nature often works best when we stop trying to control every single thing.

Even as someone who has spent years learning about health, food, and the environment, Kristine found herself learning something new throughout this entire conversation. This episode is fascinating, funny, and full of moments that may make you look at your yard, your food, and those little bees a whole lot differently.

Learn more about Bill and his honey products at:
https://www.itsallbetter.com

Read Bill's monthly column in the American Bee Journal:
https://americanbeejournal.com

Follow Bill online:
https://www.facebook.com/billthebeekeeper

What happens when Amy tastes truly raw honey for the first time and immediately says, “This is nothing like the honey from the grocery store”?

That moment sparks a fascinating conversation with master beekeeper Bill Kaufman about what real honey actually is—and why most of us have never tasted it.

In this episode, Amy and Kristine sit down with Bill to explore the surprising world of bees, from how honey is made to why “raw” and “cold extracted” matter. They discuss commercial versus small-scale honey production, bee gut health, pollen, bee bread, chemical-free beekeeping, food quality, and the incredible role bees play in our ecosystem.

Bill also shares unforgettable stories of rescuing honeybee colonies from inside homes, explains why bees often respond to calm energy, and introduces the beautiful philosophy of “Be the Tree.”

Whether you love honey, care about clean food, or simply enjoy learning from nature, this episode may forever change the way you look at a spoonful of honey.

Want to taste the difference for yourself? You can learn more about Bill’s honey and products at www.itsallbetter.com

In this deeply personal episode of Mic’d Up & Unfiltered, Kristine and Amy share the real stories behind how they found their husbands after seasons of trauma, healing, dating disasters, and learning what safe love actually feels like.

They talk about childhood wounds, domestic abuse, breaking unhealthy cycles, choosing partners who bring peace instead of chaos, and the beautiful impact a gentle, loving father figure can have on a family.

This episode is raw, emotional, funny, and hopeful — a reminder that healing is possible, safe love matters, and sometimes the life you prayed for shows up in the most unexpected way.

In this episode of Mic’d Up & Unfiltered, Kristine and Amy have a real and emotional conversation about parenting through every stage — from tantrums in the grocery store to graduation parties and preparing to send a child to college.

They talk about the bittersweet moments of watching kids grow up, learning to pause and be present, breaking old parenting patterns, giving other parents more grace, and why judgment is rarely helpful.

Kristine also shares a practical parenting tool called 1-2-3 Magic and how it helped her stay calm, protect connection, and create consistency with her kids and students.

This episode is honest, relatable, funny, emotional, and full of reminders that parenting is hard — but none of us are doing it alone.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode

• 1-2-3 Magic: 3-Step Discipline for Calm, Effective, and Happy Parenting by Thomas W. Phelan, PhD: Learn More Here

In this episode of Mic’d Up & Unfiltered, Kristine and Amy sit down with Jodi Odell Zimmerman for a powerful conversation about reducing chemical load in everyday life.

Jody shares how her own health journey led her to look differently at what we breathe, absorb, eat, clean with, and put on our skin. From fragrance and skincare to kids, hormones, food, farming, and the simple changes we can make at home, this episode is full of eye-opening moments.

This isn’t about fear or perfection. It’s about awareness, asking better questions, and starting with small changes that can make a difference.

As always, this conversation is not medical advice. It’s a real-life discussion meant to encourage curiosity, education, and thoughtful choices for your home and family.