Episode 16. Allison takes you along on a Saturday evening to the grocery store by bike, then back to the kitchen to make a new recipe she’s been wanting to add to their dinner rotation ~ a chicken and pear salad with gorgonzola, red onion, arugula, rocket, pecans and avocado.

Along the way she shares some practical kitchen organization tips, updates on the upcoming trip to her hometown (Omaha), a recap of a day in Amsterdam with a friend, and a few small moments of real family life, like Hayes making funny faces to avocado bites. A relaxed, unscripted 22 minutes that feels like being in the kitchen with a friend.

About The Show: New Wave is a podcast for people craving a more fulfilling and beautiful life ~ through mindful choices, supportive environments, nourishing relationships, and carefully chosen inputs. It’s about getting more intentional with who you already are.

Hosted by Allison, a Nebraska-born, Netherlands-based creative, mother, and lifelong oversharer. New Wave explores the things that genuinely nourish us. Mindful travel. Slow living. Self-discovery. Romanticizing the everyday. Building community with people across the world who share similar values.

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Episode 15. In this episode, we do a deep dive into conscious consumerism and how to elevate your life in material, emotionally, spiritual and intellectual ways. It takes effort to find your own balance between making the most environmentally friendly choice when living in a modern world built on speed, convenience, and life-on-the-go.

Allison gives tips and mindset shifts to develop a stronger desire for responsible consumption, without guilt, without overhauling everything overnight, and without falling for greenwashing. She shares fabrics worth investing in and the ones to avoid, the benefits of borrowing and renting, how to shop secondhand for almost anything including technology, and why slowing down is actually the most practical sustainability tool you have.

Whether you’ve already been prioritizing eco-friendlier choices or want to hear more tips on how to elevate your life while still being thoughtful of your impact - this will be a great episode for you!

Links / Mentions:

* Documentary - Buy Now (Shopping)

* Documentary - Minimalism (with Joshua and Ryan)

* Documentary - Just Eat It (Food Waste)

* Documentary- Textile Mountain (Clothing)

* Documentary - The Story of Stuff

* Documentary- Affluenza (90’s POV)

* Documentary - 97% Owned

* Documentary - Plastic Recycling Is A Scam

* Ettitude Bedding - Bamboo Sheets

* Ettitude Bedding - Linen+Hemp Duvet Cover

* Mandrn Leather Bags - Code ALLISONXMANDRN

* No Plastic Takeaway - Amateur Coffee In Omaha

* Hemp Clothing Brands - Jungmaven, Opera Campi

* Laundry Sheets - Mother’s Earth

About The Show:New Wave is a podcast for people craving a more fulfilling and beautiful life ~ through mindful choices, supportive environments, nourishing relationships, and carefully chosen inputs. It’s about getting more intentional with who you already are.

Hosted by Allison, a Nebraska-born, Netherlands-based creative, mother, and lifelong oversharer. New Wave explores the things that genuinely nourish us. Mindful travel. Slow living. Self-discovery. Romanticizing the everyday. Building community with people across the world who share similar values.

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Episode 14. After a long day of motherhood duties, Allison needed to get out of her head. She grabbed the stroller for an evening nature trail walk with Hayes and Peaches. She stops for a picnic in the evening sun to decompress, listen to the birds, put her feet in the grass, and watch boats pass by.

This unscripted 20 minute episode covers a lot of ground from the anxiety of overthinking to the loneliness of expat life, deciding to cut her hair, elimination communication progress, the household systems guide she’s working on, a pistachio cannoli from a Sicilian import shop, favorite home cooked dinners, and Hayes crawling for the very first time… caught on tape mid-episode!

A vulnerable, real-time dispatch from a new mom figuring it out day by day ~ and remembering that getting outside to spend time in nature almost always helps.

About The Show: New Wave is a podcast for people craving a more fulfilling and beautiful life ~ through mindful choices, supportive environments, nourishing relationships, and carefully chosen inputs. It’s about getting more intentional with who you already are.

Hosted by Allison, a Nebraska-born, Netherlands-based creative, mother, and lifelong oversharer. New Wave explores the things that genuinely nourish us. Mindful travel. Slow living. Self-discovery. Romanticizing the everyday. Building community with people across the world who share similar values.

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Episode 13. In search of inspiration to ignite her creativity, Allison takes a walk from Amsterdam Centraal Train Station, through Dam Square, the Museumplein and to the lively neighborhood of De Pijp.

She narrates her journey and shares observations of interesting things happening around her. Highlights of the day include window shopping, pistachio gelato, and walking through the Rijksmuseum tunnel. The city is safe, easy to cover on foot, and very family friendly.

Places Visited / Discussed:Favorite Neighborhood - De Pijp Affordable Jewelry - Not Branded Florist - Flower Loves Me Art Street - Nieuwe Spiegelstraat Museum - Rijksmuseum Tunnel inside Rijksmuseum - PhotosBakery - BunBun and BTS Video Preloved Baby Clothes - Ziggy & Lucy Cafe In Old Cinema - Ceintuur Theatre Aesthetic Pilates Studio - Pilat3s de Pijp Wellness Center - Hima Icebaths Indian Food - Miri Mary Gelato - Massimo Dry Cleaning and Tailor Atelier - Toverschaar

About The Show: New Wave is a podcast for people craving a more fulfilling and beautiful life ~ through mindful choices, supportive environments, nourishing relationships, and carefully chosen inputs. It’s about getting more intentional with who you already are.

Hosted by Allison, a Nebraska-born, Netherlands-based creative, mother, and lifelong oversharer. New Wave explores the things that genuinely nourish us. Mindful travel. Slow living. Self-discovery. Romanticizing the everyday. Building community with people across the world who share similar values.

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Allison takes you on an outing to the beach with Hayes and Peaches. She experiments with a new podcast format that is similar to a YouTube Vlog… But with audio! It’s a voice log compilation, captured in real time from the train, to the boardwalk, to the beach club.

About The Show: New Wave is a podcast for people craving a more fulfilling and beautiful life ~ through mindful choices, supportive environments, nourishing relationships, and carefully chosen inputs. It’s about getting more intentional with who you already are.

Hosted by Allison, a Nebraska-born, Netherlands-based creative, mother, and lifelong oversharer. New Wave explores the things that genuinely nourish us. Mindful travel. Slow living. Self-discovery. Romanticizing the everyday. Building community with people across the world who share similar values.

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Signature Wrap Up 444 Journal Prompt: On your next phone-free outing, observe your environment! What are 4 things inspiring you, 4 people who are in their element, and 4 reasons that make the business you chose have an enjoyable atmosphere?

Episode 11. When life gets busy such as a career change, parenthood, a big move, going through grief, or caregiving for a sick loved one ~ it’s easy to stop meeting your own needs without even realizing it.

In this episode Allison gets honest about what has prompted real conversations and personal reflections about unmet needs. She walks through Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. It’s an important reminder because real life is messy. You can be financially secure but starving for connection, or deeply loved but completely sleep deprived and physiologically depleted.

Allison shares her own personal needs across the eight dimensions of wellness. A practical and personal episode for anyone who’s felt depleted and couldn’t quite name why. She wraps up with prompting listeners to reflect on their own neglected needs and how they could go about taking small steps to ensure they’re met in the future.

About The Show:New Wave is a podcast for people craving a more fulfilling and beautiful life ~ through mindful choices, supportive environments, nourishing relationships, and carefully chosen inputs. It’s about getting more intentional with who you already are.

Hosted by Allison, a Nebraska-born, Netherlands-based creative, mother, and lifelong oversharer. New Wave explores the things that genuinely nourish us. Mindful travel. Slow living. Self-discovery. Romanticizing the everyday. Building community with people across the world who share similar values.

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Signature Wrap Up 444 Journal Prompt: What are 4 needs you are currently neglecting, 4 small actions you could take to help meet an unmet needs, and 4 people you could communicate your needs to?

Episode 10. If you’ve been wanting to travel more with your baby, Allison is here to encourage you with tangible tips, mindset shifts, helpful considerations and positive affirmations. She has already taken her six month old to 8 countries so far.

In this episode you’ll hear about transportation tips for planes, buses, trains, and taxis. Allison shares how she packs their family suitcases - what items are worth bringing, and what she leaves behind. She gives listeners tips to change diapers on the go, survive the summer heat, and navigate places that aren’t stroller friendly.

Whether you're nervous about your first trip with baby or looking to make travel a regular part of family life, this episode will encourage you that it's more doable than you think.

About The Show:New Wave is a podcast for people craving a more fulfilling and beautiful life ~ through mindful choices, supportive environments, nourishing relationships, and carefully chosen inputs. It’s about getting more intentional with who you already are.

Hosted by Allison, a Nebraska-born, Netherlands-based creative, mother, and lifelong oversharer. New Wave explores the things that genuinely nourish us. Mindful travel. Slow living. Self-discovery. Romanticizing the everyday. Building community with people across the world who share similar values.

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Signature Wrap Up 444 Journal Prompt: What are four must-haves, four mindset shifts, and four reasons to travel with a baby?

Episode 9. Allison and her family took a 10 day trip around the Mediterranean ~ Marseille, Florence, Sardinia, Palermo, Malta, Barcelona and back to France again. After many planes, trains, buses and taxis, Allison is decompressing on her yoga mat with a cappuccino, a lot of laundry to do and work to catch up on.

In this candid life update she recaps the emotional comedown after such a fun experience, trip highlights from ocean dips to delicious gelato, a little about what traveling with a six month old is like, and what’s on her to-do list this week. A casual, honest check in from a real life in motion.

About The Show:New Wave is a podcast for people craving a more fulfilling and beautiful life ~ through mindful choices, supportive environments, nourishing relationships, and carefully chosen inputs. It’s about getting more intentional with who you already are.

Hosted by Allison, a Nebraska-born, Netherlands-based creative, mother, and lifelong oversharer. New Wave explores the things that genuinely nourish us. Mindful travel. Slow living. Self-discovery. Romanticizing the everyday. Building community with people across the world who share similar values.

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Signature Wrap Up 444 Journal Prompt: What are 4 emotions you’re feeling today, 4 foods from a trip you still think about, and 4 things you need to do this week?

Episode 8. Allison took a bad fall in the cruise ship bathroom at 4am. Thankfully, she wasn’t injured but it sparked a deeper appreciation for building a resilient body.

In this candid episode recorded somewhere between Malta and Barcelona, her personal trainer fiancé Clay explains why building muscle mass now is one of the most important investments you can make in your future self ~ and why it has nothing to do with aesthetics.

They cover strength training for beginners, gym anxiety, resistance bands versus machines versus free weights, and why your muscles are basically retirement savings for your body.

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Signature Wrap Up 444 Journal Prompt:What are 4 ways you love to move your body, 4 ways you enjoy recovering your body, and 4 daily activities you’re grateful that your body can do without second thought?

Episode 7. From the biology of postpartum hormones to the process of maiden to mother (matrescence), navigating sleep deprivation, and acknowledging how relationships shift after baby arrives ~ this episode covers what you can expect during the fourth trimester.

Whether you’re hoping to have children someday, are currently pregnant, or already a parent, this episode is for you. Allison shares the science, the boundaries that saved her sanity, and the daily non-negotiables that helped her feel “normal” again.Mentions / Links:Allison's Amazon Storefront of Baby/Postpartum ItemsSign Petition to Add Matrescence to Dictionary on Change.orgTechniques: EFT Tapping, Yoga Nidra, QiGongStay Active with ClassPass: Free Trial with Bonus Credits

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