Staying Conscious with Meg & Aly

Staying Conscious with Meg & Aly

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  • Tony Tanner - Local Farmers, Clean Meat, and Conscious Consumerism with The Butcher & Grocer

    We cannot wait to share all of the fun that we had with this week on the podcast with Tony Tanner. Tony is the owner of The Butcher & Grocer, a local butcher shop where you will find the highest quality Ohio meats that are 100% pastured and are antibiotic and growth hormone-free. Tony tells us what motivated him to start the shop and why he has continued on this conscious journey for clean meat products. We could not agree more about the importance of knowing what goes into your food and caring about what you’re putting into your body. We discuss the future plans for a production facility so that they can expand to more local restaurants and businesses. Tony has a great analogy for justifying the cost of their products and makes us really think about what we are willing to spend our money on. We really just admire Tony and his vision for creating partnerships with hard working local farmers to feed local Ohioans well.If you'd like to support the podcast, the best thing you can do is share it with a friend! If you enjoyed this episode, please let us know by tagging us on your social media!

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    Where to find Tony:

    Instagram: @TonyTanner

    @thebutcherandgrocer

    Website: www.thebutcherandgrocer.com

    Dreamland: The True Tail of America's Opiate Epidemic

    Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

    Rowan's Creek Bourbon

    Brioso Coffee Shop 

    PepperJack Cheese from Laurel Valley Creamery 

    1 hr 11 min
  • James Fryer - Mindful Movement, Massage, and Breathwork

    This week we are so excited to be chatting with James Fryer on the podcast as he has a wealth of knowledge about the human body. He is a Licensed Massage Therapist and performance therapist who has a very holistic approach to health. He defines his work as blending movement and massage as a way to help restore your health. We loved chatting with James about how important it is for people to be in tune with their body, have better body awareness, and a willingness to learn about their own bodies. He explains how Diverge and The Human Form work separately, but often times together to help clients better reach their goals with one-on-one sessions and with small group classes. James explains that people will often tell you what happened and what is going on with their body if you listen and ask the right questions. We discuss breath work and how powerfully healing it can be to calm your nervous system, your anxiety, and help you function better in your day to day life. You can tell how passionate James is about his clients and how excited he is to learn more about the human body everyday, but we finally get him to tell us a little about how he takes care of himself and how he didn’t know how much he enjoyed being creative until after he was able to be creative in his own way. We end the conversation with what James is excited for the future which includes adding in more educational classes and more time with his clients to allow for them to learn about their bodies in a more efficient way. We hope you learn as much a we did in this episode!

    If you'd like to support the podcast, the best thing you can do is share it with a friend! If you enjoyed this episode, please let us know by tagging us on your social media!

    Where to find Staying Conscious with Meg & Aly:

    Subscribe

    Instagram: @stayingconsciouspodcast

    Facebook: @stayingconsciouspodcast

    Upcoming Events:

    April 2nd: Women Wonderland: An Empowerment Night 
     

    Where to Find James:

    James Instagram

    Diverge Instagram

    Diverge Website

    The Human Form Instagram

    The Human Form Website

    Building a Story Brand by Donald Miller

    The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

    Watershed Kitchen & Bar

    Brain.fm

     

    1 hr 13 min
  • Dr. Prashant Malhotra - Cochlear Implants, Passion for Medicine, and Conscious Parenting
    On this weeks episode we are chatting with Dr. Prashant Malhotra, an Otolaryngologist with a special interest in improving hearing. In this conversation he tells us why he got into medicine and explains why he is so passionate about hearing and the impact that improved hearing can have on a persons life. He specializes in pediatrics, but we also discuss hearing loss in adults. We talk about the stigma in adults with hearing loss and how scary it can be and in turn can cause social isolation, embarrassment, and withdrawing. We were surprised to find out that there are more adult candidates for cochlear implants now due to surgical advances and technology. We discuss what to look for in children with hearing loss and about how impactful the universal newborn hearing screenings have been to discover hearing loss now at ages 2-3 months instead of 2-3 years of age! Discovering pediatric hearing loss early can prevent developmental delays and can change a child’s whole life trajectory so it is so important to have testing done as soon as possible.
    Dr. Malhotra goes on to tell us how he met his wife (who is also a physician), how they navigated residency, and how they have been conscious about raising their two children. He discusses what it was like for him to resist the urge to become a doctor due to stereotypes and how he wants to foster individualism in his own children. Teaching them to live for themselves and their own unique dreams. We were so inspired by his values that he desires to instill in his children and how he and his wife show up willingly for each other to set great examples for their children. Make sure you listen all the way to the end to hear our full twenty minute conversation on cheese. Yup, that’s right, twenty minutes on cheese!
    1 hr 31 min
  • Human Design with Amy Lee
    Due to a high influx of requests, we could not be more excited to bring you Amy Lee, a Human Design/Gene Keys analyst and guide. Human design is a tool that provides us with a way to understand ourselves better, so that we can have a better sense of belonging. It is a system that synthesizes astrology, the I Ching, the Kabbalah and the Hindu-Brahmin Chakra systems with current scientific knowledge in the fields of Physics, Astronomy, Genetics and Biochemistry. In this episode, we dive deep into what human design is and how it relates to relationships.
    Amy describes the four different types of designs in depth. The types are Generator, Manifestor, Projector, and Reflector. Prior to this episode, we both had human design readings done with Amy. Amy and Megan are both Mental Projectors and Alyson is an Emotional Generator. Your type tells you about how your energy works, it is the doorway to self discovery. We go on to discuss open vs closed centers, strategy, split vs single definition, and authority types. Amy touches on how over half of the population has an emotional authority and just what that means. We discuss relationships and how as business partners and best friends, we have vastly different charts and how that may be why we feel so connected. We also touch on how different drugs or substances can affect different design types.
    We find all of this information so fascinating and have loved diving in deeper with Amy. Her advice and ours is the same - TAKE IT SLOW. Find out what it means to have your type, strategy, and authority, and play it from there. Just see how knowing that information and playing with it, either affirms what you already know to be true or not. We hope you love this episode and have learned something new. Once you know your design, you’ll want to know everyone around you, so have fun and play with it! If you are interested in knowing more Amy has some upcoming events that are linked below!
    1 hr 34 min
  • Mission Coffee Company's Christian Ott
    Curious about coffee? We are too and that’s why this week on the podcast we interviewed Christian Ott, the Director of Roasting Operations at Mission Coffee Company here in Columbus, Ohio. The coffee scene in Columbus has grown a lot over the last five years and over that time we have grown to really be curious about the coffee we are drinking. Where it comes from, what flavor notes you can taste in different roasts, how it’s roasted, how different brewing methods make the same coffee beans taste slightly or even vastly different, the questions are endless for us. That’s why we were so excited to chat with Christian to get some of our questions finally answered! We geeked out so much during this episode as Christian answers all our questions from not putting your coffee beans/grounds in the fridge to the science behind milk alternatives in your lattes. Christian really inspires us with his story about why he moved here from Wisconsin specifically to work for Mission Coffee Company. We discuss the values and vision for Mission from sourcing to education. You are not going to want to miss this episode!
    54 min
  • Tobi Ewing - Passion, Intuition, and Diving into the Unknown
    We are so excited to bring you this weeks guest, Tobi Ewing! We met Tobi at The Wonder Jam and we knew the moment we met her that we HAD to interview her! Tobi is the office manager at The Wonder Jam and she started her own line of products called Beyond The Clouds where she sells essential oil blends, wellness blends, artwork, and more.
    In the episode, Tobi tells us about not being fulfilled in the corporate world and how she dove into the unknown to search for passion in her work and the lifestyle she desired. Tobi inspired us as she tells us about how she handles her internal fears as she transitioned her career path and gained confidence in her skills as an entrepreneur. She describes a studio mindset vs a factory mindset and how important it is for all of us to have the skills of negotiating, networking, knowing how to sell yourself, knowing what your skills are, and having vision. We also discuss how it can be easy to put all our energy into things we don’t really love because there is no risk in it, if it fails it’s not really that big of a deal because it wasn’t really our life’s work. But when it comes to the real vulnerability of putting out the work that you are really passionate about, it can be really scary and we often avoid it without even being conscious of what we are doing.
    We discuss how to tell the difference between feelings, that are temporary and reactionary, and intuition that comes from experience and wisdom. The conversation ends with Tobi sharing with us who inspires her and what she hopes to inspire in others. We laughed a ton and hope you do as well!
    1 hr 17 min
  • Nicole Davis - The Journey of Co-Founding Native Cold Pressed and The Joy of Embracing the Unexpected
    This week we are chatting with the lovely Nicole Davis, co-founder of Native Cold Pressed in Columbus, Ohio. We absolutely adore Nicole and loved this conversation. In this episode, we chat about how Native got started through Nicole’s journey of yoga, an eating disorder, traveling to Thailand, nutrition, juice, manifestation, and her faith in God. Nicole tells us about how she found a home in Columbus and why she decided to stay instead of trying to start a health food store in an oversaturated area like California. She tells us about meeting her business partner Erin and how they both had a vision for opening up a health food store in the Short North. We talk about the challenges of opening up a business, especially opening two shops in one year. Nicole describes her vision for Native as a “home away from home” for health and nutrition and they hope that you feel better walking out, than you did when you walked in.
    We of course chat about marriage and she tells us about the whirlwind experience of meeting her husband and starting a family. We end this conversation talking about her new venture with Doterra essential oils and how creating daily practices and rituals can transform your life. Also, we remembered a very important question we wanted to ask Nicole after we had stopped recording, so make sure you listen all the way to the end, past the outro to hear her answer!
    1 hr 9 min
  • Dr. Brandon Kozar - Corporate Psychologist, Leadership Strategies, and the Ripple Effect
    Happy New Year!! We are so excited to bring you our first guest of 2020 on New Year's Day! Dr. Brandon Kozar is a licensed clinical psychologist, who defines himself as a hybrid physiologist as he now primarily functions as a corporate physiologist, is the director of the Leadership Coaching & Development Program and the You Matter Program at Nationwide Children's Hospital, and still provides executive coaching and clinical psychotherapy in his own practice as well.
    In this episode, we discuss how he works with teams, leaders, and physicians to help them set up the environmental conditions to set them up for success. We discuss his analogy of how being the best widget maker doesn't give you the tools to lead and manage all the other widget makers , so that's where he comes in to provide leadership strategies and skills to become a better leader. He prides himself on providing content that allows others to walk away from his talks or sessions with tangible actions and how his work with leaders creates a ripple effect and allows so many others to benefit from these practical tools.
    Dr. Kozar tells us about his experience of being in the back of a cop car as a teenager and how that moment changed the trajectory of his life. We discuss mindset and how important it is to create habits that allow you to respond to struggle and adversity in a way that pushes you to grow. "It doesn't matter what happens to you, it matters how you respond." We end the discussion chatting about our favorite topic - relationships! Make sure you listen to the end, because he shares with us the best relationship advice he has ever received. We absolutely loved this episode and cannot wait for you to listen!
    55 min
  • Business & Marriage with Allie and Adam Lehman from The Wonder Jam
    SEASON ONE FINALE! We LOVED this episode so much and we could not have picked a better couple to be our final episode for this first season of our podcast! Allie and Adam Lehman are the co-owners of The Wonder Jam, a marketing company here in Columbus, Ohio that specializes in local business. We jammed about everything from business to marriage, and all the goodies in-between. We touch on the topics of codependency, owning a business with a partner/spouse, being kind, planning time apart, and therapy. Allie and Adam tells us who inspires them, but we also discuss the importance of not putting other people on pedestals and how we should see what exactly inspires us about this person and try to incorporate that value or characteristic into our practice, but not try to morph into this person who inspires us. We loved the business advice that at some point you have to stop “doing homework” and actually start putting things out and how it’s easy to just get distracted by just busying yourself the homework. We end the conversation discussing one of the topics from our favorite podcaster, Dax Shepard from The Armchair Expert. Dax often says that he “got all the things” he thought he wanted, but still wasn’t happy. We discuss that you have to decide your own definition of success and you have to do the work on yourself to be happy in yourself or nothing is going fulfill you.
    We so hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did and we will see you all again in season 2 coming to you January 2020!
    1 hr 12 min
  • Alexis Joseph - Hummusapien, Intuitive Eating, Running a Business, and Exciting Future Plans
    This week we have an amazing guest, Alexis Joseph, the founder of the blog Hummusapien and the co-founder of Alchemy Juice Cafe and Kitchen. We loved this conversation so much and love how transparent Alexis is around her challenges and struggles throughout her career. We discuss hard work, hustling, learning how to be a business owner, and also the not so glamorous part of owning a business/restaurant. We also talk about how her vision for both the blog and the restaurant has shifted over the years and how they want to promote a no judgement zone around food and being conscious of the language they use around food. All three of us jam on intuitive eating and how it has changed our lives and allowed us to become more intuitive in all areas of our lives and not just around eating. We discuss the importance of getting help if you are struggling with orthorexia or any other type of eating disorder or body image struggle. Speaking of getting help…we all talk about how much our friend Simi Botic inspires us so much and how we want everyone to go follow her!! But seriously, if you don’t follow her yet, go do that! ha! We end our convo talking about relationships and how she and Jeff are intentional about showing up in their relationship with each other. We had so much fun chatting with Alexis and we are so excited for all the amazing things coming up for her in the next year!
    51 min

About Staying Conscious with Meg & Aly

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Hi we are Meg and Aly. We are two friends that have recently discovered our voice. By having conscious conversations with each other, we have created a space where we feel seen, heard and enough. In…