You asked for it (didn't you?)... Celeste and I run our mouths again about life, death, and other shiny shenanigans on this week's episode. You'll have to listen to find out which of us was voted Best Sense of Humor, Best Dressed, or Best Dancer. Be sure to take notes on these important topics, as they WILL be on the final exam: 

• Celeste's growing need for laughter: the state of comedy in general (spoiler alert, the digital age is stifling everyone's ability to be funny)
• Dancing like no ones watching: freedom of being a child (again, cell phones are ruining this for our children)
• Family planning: no, not birth control, but just how much we suck at making plans with family and friends
• Old Bags! + Death Corner Segments death doulas and death cleaning (aka memory day)
• Love stories: Celeste's dark fetishes and my parent's quick courtship

Other things we mentioned:

• The Sweetest Thing
• Lord of the Rings: Two Towers
• Comedians Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, Ali Wong
• MTV's The State
• Another Period
• Reno 911!
• Wet Hot American Summer
• America's Funniest Home Videos
• Instagram comedy reels
• Quote about friendship
• RIP superlative awards
• Middle school dances
• Locker decorations
• Birthday kidnappings and prom proposals
• Inside Out
• Poor family planning
• European vacations
• Death doulas
• Swedish Death Cleaning
• Sandwich Generation
• EARTH not water hands
• Shark incident reports
• MacGuffin is wrong, but I still can't think of the name/word

Connect with me!
IG @shiny_forthemoment
Facebook
[email protected]

Connect with Celeste!
IG @celesterbrown

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This week we go deep (pun intended) into the world of pelvic floor physical therapy with Dr. Katie Peters and Courtney Chandler. We dispel myths about needing to strengthen (when most of us just need to relax!) and rumors about this being an awkard or uncomfortable experience. As you can imagine, we're not shy on this show and open up (pun intended) about our own personal experiences. Eventually, we get to the fun stuff –POOP and SEX– because pelvic floor health isn't just a concern during pregnancy and postpartum (which we most certainly dig into as well).

This should be required education so please share with all the women in your life (and men!), and don't forget to GO BUY A SQUATTY POTTY RIGHT NOW!

Connect with me!
Insta @shiny_forthemoment
Facebook
[email protected]

Connect with Katie Peters!
beachmama-wellness.com
Insta @beachmama_wellness

Maybe someday you'll find a way to connect with Courtney Chandler!
...

Stuff we talked about (mostly muscles):

• Pelvic floor
• Psoas
• Hip flexors
• Diaphragm
• Cosmic Kids Yoga
• crapperreading.com (unavailable 😭)
• Clitoral hood

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Celeste Brown joins me for this first-ever attempt at what we are calling “shiny shenanigans” —an unstructured and NSFW candid conversation where we cover important issues like:

• how to act when you meet a celebrity 
• does cropping a penis out of a photo take a discerning eye?
• is there anyone out there that looks like you that won't aggressively offend you?
• and introducing our new segment: Old Bags! where we talk about how old and cringe we are

We shot the sh*t about some shiny things... here's a list of those things (mostly celebrities): 

• Super troopers
• Broken lizard
• Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell
• Can’t Hardly Wait
• Sky Bar
• Bob Saget
• Tracy Morgan
• Half Baked
• Vince Vaughn
• Red Rocks on Sunset
• John Mayer 
• Chris Klein
• Mr. Big
• Keanu Reeves
• Emilio Estevez
• Coolio
• Bone Thugs 'n Harmony
• KAREN (not Kate) Mulder (yes, I told an internet boyfriend this was me)
• Melissa Joan Hart
• Charlize Theron
• Jenna Elfman
• Skibbidi rizz
• Language is a parade

Connect with me!
IG @shiny_forthemoment
Facebook
[email protected]

Connect with Celeste!
IG @celesterbrown

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Besties Courtney Chandler and Kristy Wheeler dig into our first truly abstract topic with me. We get curious about what authenticity means, then rework and break it down. Our curiosity leads us down a path to self-awareness, self-love, and showing up as your true self with the understanding that we are all a work in progress. We ultimately conclude that being 'authentic' doesn't mean we have to accept ourselves exactly as we are in this moment --in fact, that type of blind self-acceptance in the name of authenticity doesn't serve anyone particularly well.

We definitely commiserate about how the concept --and word-- is misused (overused!) in society and how that affects everything from marketing and branding, to connecting with others and this very podcast. We talk about feeling 'icky' when we accidentally step outside of our values, and we admit that authenticity and originality often go hand-in-hand in our minds, for better or worse, and get weird with our thoughts on creativity and emotional intelligence. It's a real hoot, so don't miss out.

Connect with me!
IG @shiny_forthemoment
Facebook
[email protected]

Connect with Kristen Wheeler!
LinkedIn

Dream of connecting with Courtney Chandler!
...

Stuff we talked about:
Self-Trust
Pyschology Today
My ADHD Coach, Sherri Cannon
The Creative Act: A Way of Being, by Rick Rubin
Peter Attia Podcast
Masking in ADHD
Emotional Intelligence 4 Quadrants

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What absolutely blows my mind about this week's conversation is that Chia-Ming and Marjorie hadn't heard a word of the first episode about midlife awakenings and yet we naturally found our way to some of the same themes: 

• reconnecting with who we were before the expectations of adulthood took over
• the snowball effect of taking one inspired action, how a baby step can propel you into a big life pivot when you are truly lit up
• the deeply rooted roadblock in our brains that keeps us in a routine, when any change from what we 'know' can feel impossible 
• finding true purpose in helping others in any way, shape, or form (particularly inspiring others)

...and some incredible new insights of course (plus some tears). Marjorie Tong is the creator of Juunaday, the first and only EMF-shielding activewear line, and Chia-Ming Ro is the founder of Coastal Homestead, an Edible Garden Design business and consultancy, and content creator in the gardening space. It's worth noting that we all live within mere blocks of each other (!)

Connect with me!
IG @shiny_forthemoment
Facebook
[email protected]

Connect with Marjorie!
juunaday.com
IG @juunaday

Connect with Chia-Ming!
coastalhomestead.com
IG @coastal_homestead
YouTube

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Two dancers and a cheerleader (once upon a time) talk about relearning how to move our bodies functionally, and injury free, through pilates. Niccole Porter, my current instructor, explains how pilates is truly for everybody. Every. Body. Courtney Chandler, dance teacher and best friend, joins us in discussing how connecting to our bodies in this way has allowed us to recover from what life has thrown at us-- work, injuries, babies, horses, and beyond.

Niccole Porter
https://www.pilatesonmain.net/el-segundo

Courtney Chandler

References:
Mari WIndsor
Joseph Pilates

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This week, a few passionate parents and I can barely contain our admiration for the show Bluey to one podcast. Regan Riskas Maas is not only a mom who helps us peel back the layers of the beloved show on Disney+, but is also the creator of her own animated children's series inspired by, set in, and created in Africa (Twende!). Celeste Brown, mother of three plus new pup, doesn't shy away from her own self-doubt as a playful parent OR her attraction to Bandit Heeler. In addition to sharing the mic with me, Regan and Celeste also share experience in the alcohol distribution industry, with Regan newly partnering with a celebrity on an award-winning gin. Toons and booze anyone?

Regan Riskas Maas
LinkedIn
Twende trailer! the happy-go-lucky pangolin from the mind of Regan and hubs
Papa Salt Coastal Gin

Celeste Brown
@celesterbrown on insta

Joe Brumm, creator of Bluey!
Bluey Theme and Keepy Uppy, by Joff Bush
Bluey's Big Play live show on tour
Bluey x Camp Keepy Uppy Ball

Other References:
Big City Greens on Disney+
Horizontal Parenting: How to Entertain Your Kid While Lying Down
The Watch podcast w/Andy Greenwald and his segment "Daddington Island"

As many of the Bluey eps we mentioned as I could gather, by season, available on Disney+:
Season 3
The Sign (linked because our convo about it is so meaty)
Omelette
Rain
Whale Watching
Musical Statues
Ghost Basket

Season 2
Favourite Thing
Escape
Christmas Swim
Handstand

Season 1
Keepy Uppy
Daddy Robot
Bike
Fairies
Camping
Chickenrat

In this second episode of the pod, we dive into the wonderful world of ADHD! I share the story of my recent diagnosis and hear about the journeys of two incredible guests; my ADHD coach Sherri Cannon, and my former work husband, Dave Axelgard. We ride the rollercoaster of feeling totally stuck and desperate to embracing the gifts that neurodiversity ultimately has to offer. We certainly wouldn't dare go off on any tangents --oh btw, hi Greta Gerwig!

Sherri Cannon
SherriCannon.com
LinkedIN

Dave Axelgard
LinkedIn
(p.s. someone help me dig up his podcast from the 2000's!)

Referenced Links:
You're Brain is Not Broken
Dr. Ed Hallowell
Greta Gerwig Interview where she opens up about ADHD

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Hello out there in listener-land! Thanks for finding me, Erica Alshuler, and my new podcast, Shiny (for the moment). Having posted my first episode without even saying my name or name of the pod (natural over here), I thought I should take a minute (or three) to introduce myself and give you an idea of what's to come on the pod!

Hope to meet you soon on Instagram and Facebook to tell me what you think of the show and anything that is shiny to YOU at this moment :)

Have an awesome day!

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In this premiere episode of the pod, I am joined by Julia Riley Martin, founder of Dream Your Life where she coaches and podcasts about manifesting a life you love, as well as my lifelong friend Evanne Riskas Barcenas, a literal rockstar and half of the band duo Effie Zilch as well as a touring band member of Miko Marks. We talk about taking huge scary leaps in our lives and careers to pursue purpose and passion, all while parenting our young children and trying to figure out who we are after the conveyor belt of life dropped us in the middle of adulthood with no map.

In the spirit of our chat about feminine energy and having plenty to go around, please enjoy this sweet sweet jam, "Room for Us All" by Effie Zilch.

Now go discover more about these amazing people:

Julia Riley Martin
@dreamyourlifenow 
https://www.dreamyourlifenow.com/ 
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dream-your-life-manifest-a-life-you-love/id1552578524

Evanne Riskas Barcenas
@effiezilch 
https://www.effiezilch.com/ 
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/effie-zilch/1609812902
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1NGw8cxn84OJjOEFLXlJJN

Referenced:
"It's a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it."
--John Steinbeck, East of Eden
Abraham Hicks 

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