Mostly Dating

By CarleighSociety & Culture Relationships

Mostly Dating episodes

November 21, 2022143. KRISTA RAUSCHENBERG on The Akashic Records & How To Trust Your Intuition
Welcome back! Today we're joined by returning guest, Krista Rauschenberg, Akashic reader and breath work practitioner. A few months ago, Krista guided Mia and Carleigh through a workshop about accessing your Akashic records. Today, we discuss what happened in the session, and learn more about Krista's background, how to connect to your own intuition, and why we have such a difficult time trusting our gut.
We dive right into today's conversation, so if you aren't familiar with what the Akashic records are or haven't heard our first episode with Krista, head back and listen to Episode 24 with Krista or Episode 65 with Nikki Novo to learn more of the basics.
what we talk about:
How accessing the Akashic records can help you identify blocks in your life

How breath work can help you work through that trauma

What it means to trust your intuition

Why human beings have such a difficult time getting out of their own heads

How to access your own Akashic records

What it feels like when Krista takes on other peoples' energy

Krista's favorite ways to practice self care
& more
To learn more about how to sign up for Krista's next workshop or how to get a reading with her, head to her Instagram @akashicglow or visit her website www.akashicglow.com.
In today's intro, we share what we're loving lately:
Carleigh: Quip water flosser on sale 20% off!
Mia: Seven Sundays cereal
+ we answer a listener question about what you should know about someone by date 3.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
59 min
November 14, 2022142. EMILY MORSE on Ways To Have Better Sex & How To Actually Tell Your Partner What You Want
Welcome back! Today we’re joined by Dr. Emily Morse, sex therapist, author, and host of the *first* dating podcast we ever listened to, Sex With Emily.
What we talk about:
how Emily became a sex expert

how to talk to a new partner about sex

whether or not sex can get better with time

why people are afraid to talk to their partners about sex

the most common fantasies

ways to bring up your fantasies with your partner

how to start sexting

why everyone should be using lube

finding other people attractive when you’re in a relationship (+ when it can become a problem)

how to discover what you like sexually
& more!
You can find Emily on Instagram @sexwithemily or head to her website sexwithemily.com where she has a ton of resources and guides to help you improve your sex life.
+ we start the episode by answering a listener question about dating someone at work.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
1 hr 14 min
November 07, 2022141. ALI BONAR on Working With Who You're Sleeping With
Welcome back! Today we're joined by Ali Bonar, co-founder of Oat Haus granola butter, one of our favorite healthier treats. Ali is open, honest, and down to earth—and we loved chatting with her.
TW: Sexual assault & eating disorders.
what we talk about:
Ali's experience overcoming orthorexia (+ what that is)

How her eating disorder led her to the idea for Oat Haus

Founding the company with her boyfriend & how they found their third co-founder

The work that goes into developing recipes, picking flavors, etc.

How Oat Haus has built such a close community

Ali's (amazing) advice for working with someone you're also dating

Her experience with different forms of therapy (talk, somatic, psychedelic)

How she opened up to her boyfriend about a previous sexual assault + advice she has for anyone going through something similar

Different types of trauma
& a lot more!
You can find Ali on Instagram @alibonar and head to @oathaus to stock up on some granola butter for yourself (we promise, you won't regret it!)
what we talk about in the intro:
Mia's final countdown to the wedding

Carleigh's apartment search

Why everyone feels so stressed and busy right now

Carleigh's obsession with Ora acupuncture

Seven Sundays cereal & muesli

Mia's alcohol-free month (& what she's drinking instead)

Tell Me Lies finale
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
1 hr 1 min
October 31, 2022140. ELIZABETH ENDRES & DALE STABLER on How To Develop Healthy Habits You'll Actually Stick With
Welcome back! Today we're joined by Elizabeth Endres and Dale Stabler, founders of Sweats and The City and ORRO, an online fitness and wellness platform that houses all different instructors and techniques including pilates, dance cardio, sculpt, beat-based classes, yoga, barre, strength training, meditations, breath work, and more. To learn more about how they met (as roommates in NYC!) and created their business, listen to our previous episode with them. Today's episode is all about daily routines, building healthy habits, and how to make small changes for a healthier, happier life.
What we talk about:
What's been new since they last came on in January 2021

How ORRO came to be

Their process when selecting instructors for ORRO

Why low impact exercises make them feel their best (& why variety is important)

How to develop a morning and evening routine

Tips for being more organized in your day to day life

Small steps they take to develop healthier habits

Wellness products that are worth the hype

How they set boundaries with work and life

How to maintain your wellness routines when dating someone new (or someone with different habits)
You can find Elizabeth & Dale on Instagram @sweatsandthecity or on their website, and learn more about the ORRO app here.
& if you're trying ORRO, here are a few classes/methods we love...
Total Body Tone with Sonia Hare

Barre/Pilates Sculpt with Karen Medina

Pilates Sculpt with Jackie Aitken

Legs + Booty with A Sculpt Body

Sculpt with Meghan McFerran

Barre with Christie Horan

Reiki Inflused Sound Bath with Nicole Rutsch
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
57 min
October 24, 2022139. MEGAN ROUP on Mindful Movement, Becoming A Mom, & Making Friends As An Adult
Welcome back! Today we're joined by one of our favorite fitness instructors and motivation queens, Megan Roup. Megan is the founder of The Sculpt Society—and if you've been listening for a while you know how much we love her workouts! It was such an honor to have her on the podcast, and we can't wait for you to hear this episode.
what we talk about:
Megan's fitness journey and her experience as a professional dancer

How she decided to create The Sculpt Society, and how it has evolved since then

The thought process behind the design of each TSS class

How mindfulness plays into exercise

Finding movement you love vs. exercising as punishment

The importance of the language fitness instructors use

Megan's experience with dating apps in NYC (+how she met her husband!)

How Megan and her husband decided he would join TSS full time

Feeling like you aren't ready to be a mom

How motherhood has impacted her life and her career

Making friends as an adult (and as a new mom)
& more!
You can find Megan on Instagram @meganroup and head to @thesculptsociety to join the TSS community! + code MB25 will get you a free trial and a discount on your first month.
what we're loving:
Carleigh: Kerafactor Combo System
Mia: The Solawave
+ we answer a question from our favorite Actually Curious deck about how we'd spend a technology-free day.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
59 min
October 17, 2022138. How To Stop Overthinking In Relationships
Welcome back! In today's solo episode we're diving deep into four listener questions.
what we talk about:
Ebbs & flows of affection in relationships

How to stop overthinking

Our advice on the best ways to bring up getting engaged

What to do when you don't know if they want to be more than friends

Rebuilding trust in a relationship

Our experiences with gaslighting

When you and your partner have different sex drives
& more
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
38 min
October 10, 2022 137. ALY & COLETTE on The Physical & Mental Benefits Of Movement + Why It's Okay For Friendships To End
Welcome back! Today we are joined by Aly Giampolo and Colette Dong, female-founder duo of the ness—a celeb-approved trampoline-based fitness class. Aly and Colette have cultivated a deeper & more meaningful fitness method and a space and that celebrates community, self-love, mental engagement, and movement (both physical and spiritual).
What we talk about:
✨each of their relationships with fitness growing up and in their early 20s
✨how they decided to start the ness, what makes it different, and how it’s grown and evolved
✨the physical and mental benefits of a trampoline workout
✨advice for starting a business with a friend
✨why it’s ok for friendships and relationships to evolve or end, and how to handle it if that does happen
✨balancing work and relationships, and the obstacles of dating as an entrepreneur
✨what advice they’d give to their younger selves
You can find more about the ness on Instagram @thenessnyc and use code MOSTLYBALANCED for 20% off your first month of the ness digital platform.
In today’s intro, we answer three questions from our favorite actually curious deck, + share what we’ve been living (or missing) lately:
Mia: false lashes
Carleigh: Seed, Sakara metabolism powder (XOBALANCED for discount), & Athletic Greens
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
1 hr 3 min
October 03, 2022136. MORGAN RAPHAEL on Cosmic Love, Relationships That Hold You Back, & How To Actually Handle Rejection
Welcome back! Today we are joined by Morgan Raphael, creator and founder of Bun Undone and The Self Care Society. You may know Morgan from her recent appearance on Amazon Prime's Cosmic Love, OR from our previous episode with her (E85 on Self Love, Manifestation, and How to Heal from a Breakup). Today, we're catching up on all things Cosmic Love, and chatting about what's been new in Morgan's dating life.
what we talk about:
Morgan's casting process for Cosmic Love

Astrological compatability

What you didn't see on TV

What it was live behind the scenes (with no phones, internet, etc. for two months)

What Morgan's most recent breakup taught her about what she's looking for

How to handle rejection

Why we should sometimes let the other person initiate in dating

Toxic and controlling relationships

Relationships that hold you back
& more
You can find Morgan on Instagram @morganraphael or on her website bunundone.com. + stream Cosmic Love on APV.
Today's intro is short & sweet because Carleigh is traveling, but we chat about what we did this weekend & our favorite parts of the episode.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
1 hr 3 min
September 26, 2022135. EXCUSE MY GRANDMA on The Pros & Cons Of Modern Dating
Welcome back! Today we are joined by Kim Murstein and her grandma, Gail, of the Excuse My Grandma podcast.
what we talk about:
what dating was like when Grandma Gail was in her 20s

Kim & Grandma Gail's thoughts on dating apps

how their relationship with each other has evolved since starting the podcast

what they both think we are getting wrong about modern dating

+ what we're doing right

sex on the first date

dinner on the first date

living together before marriage

couple's therapy before marriage

the three things couples argue about the most
& more!
You can find Kim & Grandma Gail on Instagram @excusemygrandma & TikTok @excusemygrandma.
what we're loving:
Chubby Snacks
+ we answer a listener's question about how to approach a crush on a coworker
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
59 min
September 19, 2022134. CALYN BROOKE on Developing a Fitness Routine, How To Get What You Want From Your Partner, & Why Everyone Should Experience Living In New York City
Welcome back!
Today we are joined by certified fitness instructor and lifestyle creator, Calyn Brooke.
what we talk about:
Calyn’s fitness/wellness journey

The stigma behind talking about weight loss

How to start your own fitness/wellness routine

Instagram vs. reality

How Calyn became a successful full time fitness instructor

Her decision to get married in college

How her relationship has evolved as they’ve both grown and changed

How to tell your partner what you want from them in the relationship (ie. birthday gifts/celebrations, soup when you're sick, etc.)

Advice for anyone moving to New York City

Her recent experience with IVF and freezing her embryos
& more!
You can find Calyn on Instagram @calynbrooke.
what we're loving this week:
Carleigh: belliwelli snack bars + the mindbodygreen podcast episodes with Troy Aikman & Ryan Holiday
Mia catches us up on her week in LA
+ we answer a listener's question about fish pictures on dating apps
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
1 hr 5 min

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Mostly Dating is a podcast with approachable advice for every stage of dating and relationships. Host Carleigh Ferrante dives into the world of modern dating and relationships with approachable,…