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Caitlin Brown and I met almost ten years ago at party for The Everygirl. Since then, we've stayed in touch, and I've been in complete awe of her journey to happiness. At age 25 she married her high school sweetheart. At age 27, she got divorced. Now at 29, she's living out her dreams and traveling the world as a freelance writer.

 

We talk about the highs and lows of her marriage, how she knew it was time to part ways, and how ultimately the ending of their marriage allowed them to be friends. We really dissect this chapter of her life. Caitlin vulnerably shares what this time was like and how she found Caitlin Brown again.

 

Now, Caitlin is fearlessly living in New Zealand as a freelance writer. She takes us inside this decision, the ups and downs that come with traveling the world, and explains how she went from owning monogramed cheese boards to just four shirts.

 

Follow Caitlin:

@caitlinpaigebrown

www.caitlinpaigebrown.me

Lina Midla has more fitness certifications than I have fingers and toes. To name a few, she is NASM certified, a certified functional strength coach, a certified online trainer, a pre/post-natal corrective exercise specialist, CrossFit certified, Zumba certified, AND Olympic Weightlifting (yes) certified.

If she's not an expert in creating a healthy lifestyle, I'm not sure who is.

Lina and I discuss her personal journey with fitness. We start with her college years and how late puberty and the freshman 15 impacted her psyche, and that ultimately began an unhealthy association with food and fitness. If there was a diet fad that people talked about, she did it. Vegan? Check. Master cleanse? Check. Nutrisystem? Check (spoiler: you may not go number 2 on this one).

Ultimately, Lina educated herself on healthy living, and turned her passion into a career.

From being the Chief Training Officer for The Barre Code (a national fitness franchise), to teaching pregnant women how to have a healthy pregnancy, to having TWO kids in FOUR years, Lina has unlocked the mystery of living well.

Ultimately, with a rock bottom moment, Lina discovered "Three Secrets To Lifelong Wellness".

Join us as we unpack these secrets that you, YES YOU, can start living by today.

Lina has a FREE (zero dollars) Fast Fitness Guide for Busy Women that you can download here: http://www.themidlamethod.com/fit (http://www.themidlamethod.com/fit)

(http://www.themidlamethod.com/fit)Facebook: Lina LOVE'S friend requests, so you can send them to https://www.facebook.com/lbelkin21 (https://www.facebook.com/lbelkin21)

(https://www.facebook.com/lbelkin21)She also runs a free group on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/midlamethod (https://www.facebook.com/groups/midlamethod/)

(https://www.facebook.com/groups/midlamethod/)And if you're like heck yes, how do I work with Lina, she does a FREE 10-minute call (leave your credit cards at home because we're just getting to know each other ;) here: http://bit.ly/30vFBrb (http://bit.ly/30vFBrb)

Today we bring you our first roundtable interview with Suzie Carroll and Holly Gottschalk from SpaDerma Medspa in Chicago. Suzie is a nurse practitioner with a love of needles and keeping you looking youthful and glowing. Holly is a licensed aesthetician with a love lasers and dermaplaning. Together, they make up our panel of skincare experts.

What is the difference between Botox and Filler?

Is botox REALLY preventative?

Is it dangerous to shave your face aka dermaplane?

If I get filler, will I look like a Kardashian?

Does botox hurt?

How long does it last?

What is microneedling?

Where should I put my money if I'm on a budget?

All these questions and more will be answered. Oh, and you'll learn that Suzie and I have known each other for 25 years, I LOVE botox (yes, I get botox), and you'll discover that Holly could definitely moonlight as an ASMR youtuber.

 

Follow: @spaderma_medspa, @suzie_spaderma & @holly_spaderma

I'm THRILLED about this episode. I am joined by one of my oldest friends Katie Cassman. Katie is a BADASS realtor, blogger, mom, friend etc in Chicago. She keeps it real, always looks fabulous, and has some seriously good insight into all things real estate and blogging.

How do you buy a house? What is an inspection? What is a downpayment? Are bloggers friends or enemies? We get to the heart of it during this conversation. What's Katie's advice to her younger self? Listen to find out.

Katie can be found on instagram @katiecassman_ and online at katiecassman.com

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Welcome to the FIRST episode of Take26! The goal of this episode is to introduce myself to all of you. I give a brief synopsis on who I am, my career path, why it's important to have a side hustle and MORE!

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