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Mink Mingle

Alright, let’s finally talk ACTUAL SELFIES and how to do them well. What’s the best angle? How do you nail the lighting? And to filter or not to filter? We are also going to talk vagifacials, the new trend of pampering the skin down there to keep your vagina looking young. (We are rolling our eyes at the need for younger vaginas, too.)

Things we talked about in this episode:

We think everyone should own a cheap tripod, and these ring lights for your phone are an inexpensive way to get a good glow in your selfies.

Wanna try a DIY vagifacial to pamper yourself at home?

A natural soap like Aloe Vera & Calendula Organic Soap can help cleanse and prime the stubborn hairs down there before the facial. Or you can try Lubrigyn Cleansing Lotionwhich is made specifically for this area.

Follow up your cleanser with Premium Grade Vitamin E Oil, which calms down irritation and hydrates the skin.

Next, exfoliate with a natural sugar scrub like The Soap Exchange Sugar Body Scrub – Unscented.

And finally, top it off with a moisturized like 

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Mink Mingle

Alright, let’s finally talk ACTUAL SELFIES and how to do them well. What’s the best angle? How do you nail the lighting? And to filter or not to filter? We are also going to talk vagifacials, the new trend of pampering the skin down there to keep your vagina looking young. (We are rolling our eyes at the need for younger vaginas, too.)

Things we talked about in this episode:

We think everyone should own a cheap tripod, and these ring lights for your phone are an inexpensive way to get a good glow in your selfies.

Wanna try a DIY vagifacial to pamper yourself at home?

A natural soap like Aloe Vera & Calendula Organic Soap can help cleanse and prime the stubborn hairs down there before the facial. Or you can try Lubrigyn Cleansing Lotion which is made specifically for this area.

Follow up your cleanser with Premium Grade Vitamin E Oil, which calms down irritation and hydrates the skin.

Next, exfoliate with a natural sugar scrub like The Soap Exchange Sugar Body Scrub – Unscented.

And finally, top it off with a moisturized like Vmagic Organic Vulva Balm & Intimate Skin Care or good old fashioned honey.

You can also try a daily treatment like Finale Intimate Tightening Serum.

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Andy Omvik

Can you be addicted to habits or behaviors? We discuss process addictions, and how we can become hooked to certain experiences, from the internet to shopping to flirting. We talk about how to know when a process addiction has gone too far, and what to do about it.

Some great books on process addictions:

How to Break Up with Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life

To Buy or Not to Buy: Why We Overshop and How to Stop

Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction

Facing Love Addiction: Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love

We also talk about pets as self-care and chat about our own personal experiences and ambivalent around our furry friends. Looking for a new pet? We recommend pet adoption. Check out this site to find adoptable pets in your area.

In this episode we also talk about our experience with HelloFresh, a meal subscription services that delivers recipes along with all the ingredients you need in pre-measured, labeled meal kits. They’ve got gourmet meals but also many one-pot recipes for seriously speedy cooking and minimal cleanup....

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Andy Omvik

Can you be addicted to habits or behaviors? We discuss process addictions, and how we can become hooked to certain experiences, from the internet to shopping to flirting. We talk about how to know when a process addiction has gone too far, and what to do about it.

Some great books on process addictions:

How to Break Up with Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life

To Buy or Not to Buy: Why We Overshop and How to Stop

Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction

Facing Love Addiction: Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love

We also talk about pets as self-care and chat about our own personal experiences and ambivalent around our furry friends. Looking for a new pet? We recommend pet adoption. Check out this site to find adoptable pets in your area.

In this episode we also talk about our experience with HelloFresh, a meal subscription services that delivers recipes along with all the ingredients you need in pre-measured, labeled meal kits. They’ve got gourmet meals but also many one-pot recipes for seriously speedy cooking and minimal cleanup. For $30 off your first HelloFresh order use the promo code SELFIE30.

Kristen chats with friends Sarah Bessey, Jen Hatmaker,Tara Livesay, Jamie Wright, and Sarah Goodfellow about how they created friendships in their 30’s and 40’s, and built a tribe of ride-or-die friends in a unique way.

If you enjoyed this conversation you might appreciate the books written by these ladies:

For the Love by Jen Hatmaker

Out of Sorts by Sarah Bessey

The Very Worst Missionary by Jamie Wright

Of Mess and Moxie by Jen Hatmaker

Jesus Feminist by Sarah Bessey

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Kristen chats with friends Sarah Bessey, Jen Hatmaker, Tara Livesay, Jamie Wright, and Sarah Goodfellow about how they created friendships in their 30’s and 40’s, and built a tribe of ride-or-die friends in a unique way.

If you enjoyed this conversation you might appreciate the books written by these ladies:

For the Love by Jen Hatmaker

Out of Sorts by Sarah Bessey

The Very Worst Missionary by Jamie Wright

Of Mess and Moxie by Jen Hatmaker

Jesus Feminist by Sarah Bessey

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!

We’ve got one more great deal for you: Grove Collaborative, our favorite online destination for clean and green beauty products, now has Mrs. Meyers’ body line.  Use this link to get some for free. The brand’s scents you know and love in the kitchen are now available for the bathroom. Try the following, on Grove, with your first order:

Mrs. Meyer’s body wash

Mrs. Meyer’s body lotion

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We ponder the merits of the instant pot and share some favorite recipes, as well as our other must-have kitchen gadgets. We also conclude our enneagram series by talking about type nine, along with interviews with author Sarah Bessey and psychotherapist Baron Harley.

In this episode, we talk about:

The infamous Instant Pot

Sarah’s favorite rice cooker

Kristen’s rice cooker for supersized families

The George Foreman grill

Kristen’s favorite slow cooker

Nom Nom Paleo’s instant-pot-rich new cookbook

Daily Burn is the world’s leading provider of on-demand video workout programs you can do at home or anywhere with a connected device. They have thousands of classes for every level of athlete and time frame, and an active online community if you feel you need that extra boost of motivation. Visit DailyBurn.com/SELFIE to start your FREE sixty-day trial.

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Aging skin – it’s inevitable. But we’re talking about the practices and products that can help. We also chat about the confrontational charm of the enneagram type 8, including an interview with blogger (and mom of 9) Heidi Weimer.

In this episode, we talk about:

* Kristen brought Sarah over to the robe dark side. Kristen loves Barefoot Dreams but Sarah says the Parachute Robe is superior.

* Facial Massage increases circulation in the skin, drains lymph nodes, boosts collagen, relieves tension, and allows face products to absorb. Here’s a great video on it. And this Jade roller for the face is effective too.

* Wanna try a cleansing oil? We recommend Health Priority Vitamin E Oil or DHC Deep Cleansing Oil.

* Sunscreen – we know we should! Two good, natural sunscreens for daily use are Drunk Elephant and Suntegrity.

* Sarah’s favorite natural retinol product is Pai Rosehip BioRegenerate Fruit & Seed Oil Blend

* For exfoliation, try Acure Brilliantly Brightening Facial Scrub (budget) or Tata Harper Regenerating Cleanser (spendy)

* Dry brushing is a great way to exfoliate and increase circulation.

* Our favorite serums are Drunk Elephant Night Serum (spendy) and Super 6 Serum (budget).

* Last time we talked about face shaving to reduce wrinkles, we sold a whole lot of tinkle razors

* Pro-tip: when you apply your eye cream, dab some around your lips. We like Tata Harper Boosted Contouring Eye Mask (spendy) or Acure Eye Cream (budget).

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We ponder the merits of the instant pot and share some favorite recipes, as well as our other must-have kitchen gadgets. We also conclude our enneagram series by talking about type nine, along with interviews with author Sarah Bessey and psychotherapist Baron Harley.

In this episode, we talk about:

* The infamous Instant Pot

* Sarah’s favorite rice cooker

* Kristen’s rice cooker for supersized families

* The George Foreman grill

* Kristen’s favorite slow cooker

* Nom Nom Paleo’s instant-pot-rich new cookbook

Daily Burn is the world’s leading provider of on-demand video workout programs you can do at home or anywhere with a connected device. They have thousands of classes for every level of athlete and time frame, and an active online community if you feel you need that extra boost of motivation. Visit DailyBurn.com/SELFIE to start your FREE sixty-day trial.

We are sharing the apps that help us function, sleep, maintain relationships, and edit photos. We also chat with Ryan Walton, blogger at DaringtoDad.com, about being an enneagram type 7.

On this episode we mentioned the following apps that can be found in the iphone app store:

We both credit Voxer for keeping many of our friendships alive, and count it as the app we use the most on any given day.

Sarah is a fan for Group Me to stay in touch with special-interest kid’s activities like sports teams or dance groups.

Kristen loves Google Keep as a way to keep her to-do list and notes updated between her phoner and computer, and uses it as the page her web browser opens to.

Sarah loves VSCO for editing photos, and the Amazon Alexa App for keeping her shopping lists up-to-date.

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We both love Spotify for all things music, and have our kids on a Spotify family account.

Sarah uses Think Dirty to determine the toxicity of beauty products she’s looking at.

We both use apps for white noise at night. Sarah is a fan of Sleepy Fan while Kristen uses RelaxMelodies.

Kristen uses Flo to keep track of her periods and TripIt to keep track of travel reservations.

We are loving The Road Back to You by Ian Cron to learn more about our enneagram types.

If you are like us and planning has always been a struggle. HelloFresh is the answer. It’s a subscription meal service that makes it so easy to cook delicious, balanced dinners for less than $10 a meal. No more searching recipes, making ingredient lists, and running to the store. All the ingredients come pre-measured in handy, labeled meal kits, so you know which ingredients go with which recipe, and they have a variety of recipes from the simple to the fancy. For $30 off your first week of HelloFresh, visit hellofresh.com and enter the promo code SELFIE30.

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