Selfie

Selfie

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Selfie episodes

  • Self Esteem, Empowerment and Changing Barbie’s Body with Jess Weiner | Selfie Podcast Episode 33
    We chat with Jess Weiner, a cultural changemaker who was responsible for changing Barbie’s body and shifting to include more body diversity in the campaigns of many huge brands, including Dove and Disney Princesses. Jess is an acclaimed author of two bestselling books and host of the “Talk to Jess” podcast.
    In this episode we also talk about:
    * Spike seasoning
    * Thrive Market  (use that link to get $25 off your first order)
    * Our lovely and supportive facebook community group – join us!
    * Acure clarifying shampoo
    * You can watch Jess’s TedX talk on the confidence myth here.
    Epic! is a great online reading app for kids who are home during the summer…it’s screen-time that doesn’t count as screen-time because it’s ebooks, audiobooks, read-to-me books, and fun articles and quizzes. It is normally $7.99/month (a great deal), but we have partnered with them to get our listeners TWO MONTHS FREE. Just use promo code SELFIE when you sign up for an Epic! !subscription at getepic.com.

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    56 min
  • Self Esteem, Empowerment and Changing Barbie’s Body with Jess Weiner: Selfie, Episode 33
    We chat with Jess Weiner, a cultural changemaker who was responsible for changing Barbie’s body and shifting to include more body diversity in the campaigns of many huge brands, including Dove and Disney Princesses. Jess is an acclaimed author of two bestselling books and host of the “Talk to Jess” podcast.
    In this episode we also talk about:

    * Spike seasoning
    * Thrive Market  (use that link to get $25 off your first order)
    * Our lovely and supportive facebook community group – join us!
    * Acure clarifying shampoo
    * You can watch Jess’s TedX talk on the confidence myth here.

    Epic! is a great online reading app for kids who are home during the summer…it’s screen-time that doesn’t count as screen-time because it’s ebooks, audiobooks, read-to-me books, and fun articles and quizzes. It is normally $7.99/month (a great deal), but we have partnered with them to get our listeners TWO MONTHS FREE. Just use promo code SELFIE when you sign up for an Epic! !subscription at getepic.com.
     
    Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash
    47 min
  • WASHCLOTHS VS. LOOFAHS VS. POUFS: A SUDSING-UP SHOWDOWN | SELFIE, EPISODE 32
    We have a heated debate about washcloths, Kristen tries to convert the world to shower wands, and Sarah shares about how she’s trying to break up with her phone. Be sure to join us over at our facebook page where this, and many other conversations, are inspired.
    In this episode:
    The How to Break Up With Your Phone book
    An easy replaceable rainfall shower head WITH A DETACHABLE WAND
    Moment App
    Instacart (a grocery delivery service that allows you to shop whole recipes from PrepDish)
    The Wet Brush
    Covergirl Eyebrow Powder Wand
    Kate Somerville ExfoliKate Intensive Exfoliating Treatment – Salicylic Acid Scrub
    Plume Nourish & Define Smudge-Proof Brow Pomade
    Bisby Candles
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    46 min
  • Washcloths vs. Loofahs vs. Poufs: A Sudsing-Up Showdown | Selfie, Episode 32
    We have a heated debate about washcloths, Kristen tries to convert the world to shower wands, and Sarah shares about how she’s trying to break up with her phone. Be sure to join us over at our facebook page where this, and many other conversations, are inspired.
    In this episode:

    * The How to Break Up With Your Phone book
    * An easy replaceable rainfall shower head WITH A DETACHABLE WAND
    * Moment App
    * Instacart (a grocery delivery service that allows you to shop whole recipes from PrepDish)
    * The Wet Brush
    * Covergirl Eyebrow Powder Wand
    * Kate Somerville ExfoliKate Intensive Exfoliating Treatment – Salicylic Acid Scrub
    * Plume Nourish & Define Smudge-Proof Brow Pomade
    Bisby Candles
    * Trader Joe’s Ginger Almond Oatmeal Exfoliant Soap

    Prep Dish is a healthy subscription-based meal planning service that sends you an email every week with a grocery list and instructions for prepping your meals ahead of time. The meals are delicious and give you the choice of gluten-free, dairy-free and paleo meals that are whole-food based. Prep Dish is offering our listeners a free 2-week trial to try it out. Check out PrepDish.com/SELFIE for this amazing deal!
     
    Photo by Kristina Balić on Unsplash
    37 min
  • THE STARBUCKS DEBACLE: RACIAL BIAS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT: SELFIE, EPISODE 31
    Is racial bias a real thing? We talk about the recent episode where two black men are arrested at Starbucks for waiting to buy their drinks until a friend showed up. We also interview Leroy Barber, a racial justice activist and author, about how we can respond to racial bias.
    In this episode:
    Cover Your Gray spray
    Sseko caftans
    Ohm’s Fit and Fierce over 40 yoga program
    Plackers Orthopick Flosser for braces
    The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
    The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
    My First White Friend by Patricia Rabon
    Joining an affinity group to talk about racism
    Be the Bridge to Racial Unity facebook group
    We also talk about LOLA, a female-founded company offering a line of organic cotton tampons, pads, and liners. They have a monthly subscription which is fully customizable – you can choose your mix of products,

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    59 min
  • The Starbucks Debacle: Racial Bias and What You Can Do About It: Selfie, Episode 31
    Is racial bias a real thing? We talk about the recent episode where two black men are arrested at Starbucks for waiting to buy their drinks until a friend showed up. We also interview Leroy Barber, a racial justice activist and author, about how we can respond to racial bias.
    In this episode:

    * Cover Your Gray spray
    * Sseko caftans
    * Ohm’s Fit and Fierce over 40 yoga program
    * Plackers Orthopick Flosser for braces
    * The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
    * The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
    * My First White Friend by Patricia Rabon
    * Joining an affinity group to talk about racism
    * Be the Bridge to Racial Unity facebook group

    We also talk about LOLA, a female-founded company offering a line of organic cotton tampons, pads, and liners. They have a monthly subscription which is fully customizable –  you can choose your mix of products, your perfect mix of absorbency, your number of boxes, and frequency of delivery. They have a great offer for our listeners . . . for 40% off your first order, visit mylola.com and enter the promo code SELFIE when you subscribe!

     
    Leroy Barber is an author, pastor, and community leader who has dedicated more than 20 years to eradicating poverty, confronting homelessness, restoring local neighborhoods, and healing racism. He is the author of Everyday Missions: How Ordinary People Can Change the World, Red, Yellow, Black and White: Who’s More Precious In His Sight? and recently released, Embrace: God’s Radical Shalom for a Divided World.  Leroy serves as executive director of The Voices Project, an organization committed to supporting and developing leaders of color.
    Photo by Patrick Fore on Unsplash
    50 min
  • EMBARRASSING HOT DOCTOR STORIES + CAN YOU ZAP YOUR CRAMPS AWAY? SELFIE, EPISODE 30
    We’re sharing mortifying stories of embarrassing ourselves at doctor visits, involving a mistaken hug, a conversation leading to a bladder sling, and other traumatic tales. Also, Kristen tries Livia for her cramps and is here to report on it. Spoiler alert: it works!
    In this episode we talk about:
    Our new facebook community to discuss all things selfcare. Come join us!
    The transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device Livia which is a game-changer for period cramps
    The Gratitude Jar as a great family exercise for thankfulness
    Sarah’s obsession with One Love Vitamin C Body Polish which smells like a tropical vacation
    The magic of Osmia soap
    Votiva – the one hour magical vagina treatment for tightening and urinary incontinence
    Photo via @doctor.mike on instagram
    Podcast (selfie): 

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    46 min
  • Embarrassing Hot Doctor Stories + Can You Zap Your Cramps Away? Selfie, Episode 30
    We’re sharing mortifying stories of embarrassing ourselves at doctor visits, involving a mistaken hug, a conversation leading to a bladder sling, and other traumatic tales. Also, Kristen tries Livia for her cramps and is here to report on it. Spoiler alert: it works! She also talks about Votiva – the one hour magical vagina treatment for tightening and urinary incontinence
    In this episode we talk about:

    Our new facebook community to discuss all things selfcare. Come join us!
    The transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device Livia which is a game-changer for period cramps
    The Gratitude Jar as a great family exercise for thankfulness
    Sarah’s obsession with One Love Vitamin C Body Polish which smells like a tropical vacation
    The magic of Osmia soap
    Votiva – the laser vagina treatment for tightening and urinary incontinence

     
    Photo via @doctor.mike on instagram
    37 min
  • Mom Guilt + Liz Bohannon on the Caftan Revolution | Selfie Podcast Episode 29
    In addition to wanting to convert the world to the pleasures of the caftan (which we fully support), Liz Bohannon of Sseko Designs is an entrepreneur of an ethical fashion brand that’s creating jobs in vulnerable countries. We chat with her about mom guilt, house dresses, how she was inspired to start a business that empowers at-risk women, and the question of work-life balance that’s never asked of men.
    In this episode we talked about:
    * Sarah’s designer husband Dustin Dorr (check out his instagram and this feature of their home in Domino magazine.)
    * Caftans
    * Kristen’s beloved amazon dress
    * Dad Privilege – it’s a thing
    Prep Dish is a healthy subscription-based meal planning service that sends you an email every week with a grocery list and instructions for prepping your meals ahead of time. The meals are delicious and give you the choice of gluten-free, dairy-free and paleo meals that are whole-food based. Prep Dish is offering our listeners a free 2-week trial to try it out. Check out PrepDish.com/SELFIE for this amazing deal!

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    54 min
  • Mom Guilt + Liz Bohannon on the Caftan Revolution: Selfie, Episode 29
    In addition to wanting to convert the world to the pleasures of the caftan (which we fully support), Liz Bohannon of Sseko Designs is an entrepreneur of an ethical fashion brand that’s creating jobs in vulnerable countries. We chat with her about mom guilt, house dresses, how she was inspired to start a business that empowers at-risk women, and the question of work-life balance that’s never asked of men.
    In this episode we talked about:

    * Sarah’s designer husband Dustin Dorr (check out his instagram and this feature of their home in Domino magazine.)
    * Caftans
    * Kristen’s beloved amazon dress
    * Dad Privilege – it’s a thing

    Prep Dish is a healthy subscription-based meal planning service that sends you an email every week with a grocery list and instructions for prepping your meals ahead of time. The meals are delicious and give you the choice of gluten-free, dairy-free and paleo meals that are whole-food based. Prep Dish is offering our listeners a free 2-week trial to try it out. Check out PrepDish.com/SELFIE for this amazing deal! 
    44 min

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