Self Care Spotlight

With Bianca Filoteo: Most of us know our horoscope, or our Sun sign, but many of us, me included until recently, are not aware of our Moon sign. What is it? What does it mean? How does it inform your personality, emotional state, and self care? It seems like everyone is obsessed with the feminine Moon these days, and by knowing your time of birth, birth day, and location, you can discover your Moon Sign. This week we dive deep and break down how you can best practice self care, health, and fitness based on whether your Moon is a water, fire, earth, or air element sign! This is a seriously juicy conversation filled with so many interesting bits! THIS WEEK'S GIRLTALK: -Moon Signs vs. Sun Signs vs. Rising Signs -Self care based on your Moon Sign/element -Why Bianca walked away from acting for nutrition and astrology -Why Astrology isn't "predicting the future" -Her beautiful journaling practice with the Moon

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With Shannon Gomez @rebeldeck: Sometimes you need a swift smack on the face. A wake-up call. A "Get your sh*t together" pep talk from a friend, or in this case, a tarot deck. The Rebel Deck is an oracle card/tarot deck like no other. With its salty and in-your-face messages like "Your ass needs to go to yoga," you are sure to pull exactly what you need when soft, sweet, and magical isn't the inspiration you need that day! Life's all about paradoxes and balance, right? We even joked that the Journal Deck is your soft side and the Rebel Deck is your darker side! THIS WEEK'S GIRL TALK: Finding a creative support team, The Rebel Deck birth story, Embracing your “darker” side, Her fears on going against the norm, Why chanting is her fav. form of meditation, and Her fav form of journaling style.

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Have you ever wondered why some people seem to have all the luck? Why things just happen for them with ease? Well, I think my most recent guest, Kelley Knight aka @modernmystic_tarot, and I would have to agree that it's NOT luck, it's alignment. It's Truth. Kelley runs a successful "magic" shop in Atlanta, Georgia called Modern Mystic Shop, and I so enjoyed hearing about her swift road to success that includes Usher and Uma Thurman walking into her shop like nbd! THIS WEEK'S GIRL TALK: The swift, synchronistic success of her Modern Mystic Shop, Universal timing and releasing control, Her journey from spiritual to physical body healing, Healing your family line, blame, and trauma in the body, and Kundalini Yoga. PLUS Kelley drops tons of her favorite things from tarot decks to books, trainings, and energy healing to try--find them in the show notes!

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How do you define Grace? What does it mean to you? Do you know what it means? After talking to other women about this subject and after discussing it on my recent yoga retreat, I realized that many people don't understand what Grace actually means. It seems like it's this esoteric concept of the past that I've only recently come to understand better after breaking off an engagement. So this week I jam on one of my favorite words, Grace, and how it relates to this week's special Solar Eclipse! THIS WEEK'S GIRL TALK: What is Grace, What does it look and feel like, What this Solar Eclipse means for us all, Water as a metaphor for feminine energy, What is feminine versus masculine energy, How the feminine energy is rising right now because the world needs it, and Softness and Fierceness as one.

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I feel a straight up soul-sister connection with this lady, Carly Talbott, even though we have never met. I met her through my other gal pal, Allie (podcast episode #5), and it was an insta soul sister crush without a doubt! She's got so much heart and I know without a doubt you are going to love hearing her unique perspective on Self Care + she's a dedicated Journaler! Now a co-host of the popular Podcast, Truth and Dare, which I was interviewed on as well, Carly dives deep about subjects that many of us women shy away from. From periods, to the power of the pussy, body image, manifesting dreams, our sex lives, and even pooping, she is NOT afraid to divulge in authentic conversation and empower women all over to live their Truth and Dare to change! THIS WEEK'S GIRL TALK: Self care as a buzz word, The divine threesome you are always in, Self care as a manifestation bridge, Her fav subject to talk about, How Oprah turned her life around, Her first eye-opening meditation experience, How she’s moving onto a sailboat, and Why she’s obsessed with her journal!

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Kate Markovitz is one of my go-to gal pals when I have a question about holistic health and clean eating. Kate has always been honest and real about her disordered past eating, getting her hormones balanced from pre-puberty levels, adrenal fatigue, and even gut health. She used to be a coaching client of mine, and I am so grateful to have continued our relationship as our lives have evolved and changed quite a bit- she is even a super new mom now! Kate is one of the sweetest people I know, and she really does want to educate others with her passionate knowledge so that we may all live happy and healthy lives! You are sure to learn something tangible to take away from our first foodie episode! THIS WEEK'S GIRL TALK: Mind body spirit balance, quitting sugar, juicing correctly, disordered eating + working out, her process to heal her adrenals, hormone balancing, stress and periods, taking baby breaks to be a better mom and better You, on grace, and the number #1 Vitamin she recommends to everyone. BONUS: Adrenal Health Creamsicle Recipe + "Finding Grace" Journal Prompt! Listen in.

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Money. Some people hate it, some people love it. The fact of the matter is that you can't escape a need for money in this world, BUT that doesn't make it a necessary evil; in fact, Kathrin Zenkina, coach, author, and manifesting expert of Manifestation Babe, seeks to help women in rewriting their relationship with money. Money as your best friend. Money as even your husband! These are the kinds of radical, thought-provoking conversations we had in this episode, and I think it is absolutely CRUCIAL for all women to hear! I myself struggled with my money story, so I know first hand that your mindset is vastly important to manifesting both physical, emotional, and spiritual abundance! THIS WEEK'S GIRL TALK: The history of money as masculine, expanding your mind to many money possibilities, how to serve and stay high vibe even with poverty and negativity in the world, “selfish to be selfless,” your money story, how to rewrite your Relationship with money as a friend, why you need to budget and track your money, life-changing money affirmations, doing things for free and under-charging, and nature as a metaphor for money.

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Mary Beth LaRue is one of those people who even though they teach hundreds, if not thousands at festivals like Wanderlust, still feels so down-to-earth. As I happened to walk past her at Wanderlust Snowshoe, I recognized her and thought, "There is no way she will remember me from 3 years ago and from Instagram." But sure enough, she stopped mid sentence and came over and gave me a hug! Is that legit or what? MB is a co-founder + coach over at Rock Your Bliss, in which you may remember that her counterpart Jacki Carr was on episode #9. Aside from slaying it over in bliss land, she also teaches yoga at Wanderlust Hollywood and at several Wanderlust Festivals and 108s. Dream career, am I right? This woman is sure to make you wanna be her friend, and I was so pumped to talk 1:1 with her after girlboss-crushing since I met her 3 years ago. THIS WEEK'S GIRL TALK: Not shoulding on your meditation practice, yoga off the mat, how she created a full time yoga career, how she got over her fear of public speaking to teach hundreds, how internal work leads to external shifts, and reactionary self care versus proactive self care.

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I always say that my whole life is living in the grey area. Nothing about me is black and white. I meditate and I've jammed out to Ke$ha. I pray and I've danced on a stripper pole in college for fun. I drink green juice and I love Tennessee honey and stout beers. Venus Lau, an LA based fitness coach, animal flow instructor, and fitness model, jammed with me about this exact topic-- the grey area. We put people in boxes, and yet as humans we are so much more dynamic and complex than the labels we and others assign us. The Yogi. The Gym Rat. The Nerd. From the time she was 13 she belonged to a gym and knew that fitness would be a part of her life, and this was reconfirmed when both of her parents passed away from cancer. Venus is refreshingly real, and she continues to break stereotypes of the Cali girl, the Asian girl, and even the fitness chick. Why? Because she knows that she's all of that and more, and she'll be sure to inspire you. THIS WEEK'S GIRL TALK: What the heck is Animal Flow, being honest with yourself, the grey area, living life with ANDS not either ors, surrounding yourself with people who accept you, rather than just those exactly like you, and being who you are not what’s expected of you.

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Independence, what feelings or emotions does that evoke for you? What about in the context of a relationship? I am SO stoked to release my first ever SOLO podcast episode (hope to do some more in the future if ya'll love it!) where I'm discussing codependence, independence, and interdependence in honor of Independence Day in the USA. After having personally gone through a HUGE breakup after ten years together, I've been through each of these 3 stages of relationships in my life, and I wanted to share my opinions and experiences thus far. Why? Because as author Danielle Laporte says, "Relationships are everything..." In this podcast, I will guide you through each kind of relationship by explaining my story with that stage as context + providing corresponding journal prompts. I so hope you appreciate the thought and authenticity that went behind the recording of this solo podcast, and if it helps clarify something for you or moves you in some way, then I've done my job. Remember to honor where you are and always always always practice deep self love and acceptance.

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