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What happens when someone we love has spent years hoping for a baby and every path forward seems to close? And what would it take to step in and carry that baby for them?

Sometimes love asks us to consider something we never imagined for ourselves.

In this episode, I’m joined by Joy Groover, a mother of two who carried and delivered her niece’s baby at 49.

Joy and I talk about the family dynamics behind her decision and the long road her niece traveled after being diagnosed with MRKH syndrome. Following an unsuccessful uterine transplant and several attempts with other surrogates, Joy sent one simple message asking, “Why not me?” That moment became the beginning of an unforgettable surrogacy journey.

We also talk about the medical clearance, pregnancy screening, and embryo transfer process that led to a positive pregnancy test. Joy shares how doctors approached her maternal age, what the physical pregnancy challenges looked like, and why family support from her husband and daughters mattered throughout the experience.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What inspired Joy to consider family surrogacy for her niece
• How a surrogate pregnancy affected her body, work, and home life
• Why doctors evaluated both physical and emotional readiness
• How Joy’s children understood that the baby belonged to their aunt and uncle
• What surrogate support looked like during pregnancy and recovery
• Why some relatives questioned her decision before changing their perspective
• How an unexpected maternal connection developed after delivery
• Why pumping breast milk gave Joy a continued sense of purpose
• How daily updates helped protect the family bond after the baby went home
• Why telling her story has become part of her emotional healing

This conversation is a beautiful reminder that joy and sadness can exist at the same time. Joy’s honesty offers a deeper look at the love, attachment, recovery, and connection that can follow an extraordinary act for someone in our family.

Hit play and let's grow together,

Kimberly

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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joylynnegroover

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Have you ever wondered what your body might do if you stopped working against it?

I've been asking myself that a lot lately, and this conversation gave me so much to sit with.

In this episode, I'm joined by Marilyn Macaluso, a holistic nurse who spent about forty years in practice before joining the biocharger team full time. We talk about how she started out in ICU nursing, what her own six year fertility struggle taught her, and what shifted when a nurse practitioner introduced her to frequencies back in 1986. Marilyn explains why she thinks of energy medicine as raw material for the body rather than a treatment, and how she builds a plan around what each person is actually dealing with. She also walks me through her mornings, from warm lemon water to trace minerals to the recipes she runs before she does anything else, and I share where I am a few months into my own wellness routine.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• How Marilyn found her way from ICU nursing into a holistic nursing career
• Why she believes the body holds onto trauma, and which recipes she reaches for
• What a daily detox can look like when you're already short on time
• Why liver support is the one thing Marilyn recommends to almost everyone
• How frequency therapy may support the body at the cellular level
• What Marilyn suggests for mold exposure and why she asks for twelve weeks
• Why skin health has so much to do with circulation and lymphatic flow
• How to stack castor oil, essential oils, and red light around your sessions
• Why journaling your sessions can tell you more than guessing ever will
• How Marilyn finally learned to protect time for herself after decades of caring for everyone else

Whether you're brand new to biohacking tools, curious about holistic health, or already have a Biocharger sitting in your living room, Marilyn has a way of making all of this feel possible. Her reminder that the body is intelligent and always communicating is one I keep coming back to.

Hit play and let's grow together, Kimberly

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Could a short wellness routine each day support health optimization more than you'd expect?

In this episode, I'm joined again by Jim Girard and Jim Law, the founder and CEO of Biocharger, who return to share the research behind their frequency based approach to natural healing.

We talk about how the biocharger works and the strategy behind their recipes and stacks. We get into how they build a recipe around a specific root cause, why they stack multiple recipes together for things like immune support and liver support, and how their team supports people using the Biocharger at home or in a wellness business. I also share what I've personally noticed since I started using it.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• How the Biocharger works to address the root cause instead of just treating symptoms
• How liver support recipes help the body detox naturally
• Why immune support often shows up within days of starting a stack
• Why congestion relief is one of the first things people notice
• How natural healing shows up over repeated sessions
• Why mental clarity improves after certain frequency recipes
• How natural energy feels different depending on which recipe you run
• Why cellular regeneration depends on giving your body real energy input
• How brainwave frequencies are used to support focus and calm
• Why health optimization starts with understanding what your body actually needs

If you've been searching for root cause solutions, liver support, and natural healing, this episode is your invitation to take a more active role in your own health.

Here's to exploring new ways to support your health.

Kimberly

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Connect with Chef Jim Girard and Jim Law:

Website - www.biocharger.com

Instagram - @biochargerng

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Have you ever admired a woman's business from the outside and wondered what the years before the doors opened actually looked like?

So much of what we build comes together through detours, and those detours are usually where the deepest learning lives.

In this episode, I'm joined by Remi Aliseo, a creative entrepreneur and the owner of Thirdeye Studio in Jupiter, who earned her esthetician license in California before bringing the whole vision home to Florida.

Remi and I talk about the business she built with her sister years before Thirdeye Studio existed, and what that business partnership taught her about ego, ambition, and knowing when a chapter has closed. She shares the unlikely turn that led her toward her craft and the very small beginning her tattoo business grew out of. Together, we get into what it takes to keep a beauty business growing when you're the one holding all of it.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• How becoming a tattoo artist can start long after you've already built something else
• What happens between your inspiration photos and the stencil that goes on your skin
• Why Remi points clients toward laser sessions instead of covering an old tattoo
• How she approached hiring artists when trusting someone else with her work sounded impossible
• Why she taught her first hire from scratch rather than looking for someone already trained
• What keeps a studio's style consistent when several artists work under one roof
• How to find artist inspiration again when the ideas stop arriving
• What to know before your first tattoo if you've spent years talking yourself out of one
• Why working alongside your mom and sister can strengthen a family rather than strain it
• How time in the ocean shapes the way Remi runs her weeks

Whether you're curious about natural brows that still look like your own, weighing honest guidance on custom tattoos and laser removal, or quietly hoping that starting over can lead somewhere better, this episode is your invitation to take the next step with more trust in yourself.

Hit play and let's grow together,

Kimberly

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Website - www.third-eyestudio.com

Instagram - @thirdeyestudio_

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What if the hardest chapter of your life turned out to be the very thing that showed you your purpose?

In this episode, I'm joined by Jill Hamilton, a former beauty and fashion magazine editor turned marketing executive, who founded Big Happy Family after leading patient experience at a fertility company.

Jill and I talk about her career pivot from the glamorous world of Vogue, Cosmopolitan, and Star Magazine into the fertility industry, and the eight years she and her husband spent trying to conceive along the way. She opens up about the one unexpected thing she's convinced made all the difference, the surprising truth that kept surfacing in more than 1,000 patient focus groups, and the moment she knew she had to build something bigger for hopeful parents everywhere. Having walked through infertility myself, this conversation touched me deeply, and I know it will do the same for so many of you.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why fertility and age remains the number one challenge for hopeful parents
• What to check about state insurance mandates and fertility insurance before you pay out of pocket
• How IVF financing and shared risk programs let you bundle cycles at a discount
• Why many women need about three IVF cycles before treatment succeeds
• How acupuncture became the turning point in Jill's IVF journey
• Why nontoxic living matters when endocrine disruptors can affect your hormones
• What to know about egg donation and how reputable egg banks screen their sources
• How to shut down comments about other women's bodies
• Why the phrase "only have one" hurts moms who fought for their child
• Why spreading fertility awareness became Jill's mission after years of silent struggle
• How pregnancy cravings turned a longtime vegetarian into a nightly panini lover

If you’re trying to conceive or are supporting someone through family building, this episode is for you!

Hit play and let's grow together,

Kimberly

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Instagram - @bighappyfamilyofficial

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It took me over a year to go from "I don't think I want to do this anymore" to actually walking away from alcohol. And honestly, that year taught me almost as much as quitting did.

Today I'm sharing my full story of how to stop drinking alcohol the way I did, without a program, without a rock bottom moment, and without losing the social life I love. This one came straight from a listener email that reminded me why I talk about this in the first place.

I take you through what it was really like going back and forth as a social drinker, why my mindful drinking phase didn't go the way I expected, and the one decision that finally changed everything. I'm also sharing how I learned to handle social pressure in the moments that used to trip me up, plus my go-to mocktail ideas for when you still want something special in your glass.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why the urge to quit drinking can sit with you for a year before you act, and why that's okay
• Why alcohol moderation felt like a game I could never win
• How to change your drinking habits without a formal program or meetings
• What I actually order at bars and restaurants, and why I let the bartender surprise me
• What nonalcoholic drinks I bring to parties so I always have something I love in my glass
• Why dry january alone won't show you the real benefits of not drinking
• How better sleep, clearer skin, and lifted brain fog showed up around the nine month mark
• How to spot your drinking triggers and swap in evening habits that support you instead
• Why owning your alcohol free choice out loud builds a confidence muscle over time
• What almost three years of an alcohol free lifestyle taught me about who actually cares what's in your glass (spoiler: nobody)

This episode is for anyone who's been feeling that little nudge, whether you're sober curious, planning your first dry month, or already on this road and just want to know you're not alone on it.

Hit play and let's grow together,

Kimberly

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What if your 2025 vision board could help you look at every part of your life instead of focusing on one goal and leaving the rest behind?

In this solo episode, I’m sharing how I’m thinking about my 2025 vision board through the lens of Feng Shui, intention setting, and the Bagua map. After choosing “expansion” as my word for 2024 and watching that theme show up in real ways, I’ve been reflecting on what I want next year to feel like. Right now, the phrase that keeps coming up for me is above average, not in a perfectionist way, but in the sense of giving a little more care and intention to the areas of life that matter.

I talk about setting intentions, creating a 2025 vision board, and using feng shui vision board prompts to bring more attention to your health, relationships, career, creativity, money, self-love, learning, travel, and support system. I also share how the Bagua map can help you create a vision board layout that gives every area of life a place, instead of making a board that only focuses on one type of goal.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why I’m choosing intentions instead of resolutions for 2025
• How to use the Bagua map as a guide for your vision board
• Why health belongs at the center of your board and your life
• How creativity, children, legacy, and nurturing are connected
• What to ask yourself about career, reputation, and personal style
• Why relationships include romance, friendship, self-love, and connection
• How to think about money blocks, self-worth, and abundance mindset
• Why helpful people and travel are such an overlooked part of intention setting
• How a personal mission statement can help you clarify how you want to show up
• Why keeping your board somewhere visible can help you stay connected to your goals

If you’ve been craving more life balance, working through money blocks, setting health goals, or looking for a more meaningful way to create new year intentions, this episode will help you think through 2025 with more clarity and purpose.

Hit play and let’s grow together,

Kimberly

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Have you ever wondered how much your food, environment, and relationships are shaping the way you move through life?

In this episode, I’m joined by Diane DeCollibus, the founder of Bloom Citrus, an online farmers market and apothecary featuring local Florida food artisan brands. Diane is a creative entrepreneur who built her business after her own health journey led her to understand gluten free lifestyle changes, cleaner food choices, and the importance of supporting local makers.

We talk about how Diane first discovered her gluten intolerance through her daughter’s health challenges, why she started cleaning out her pantry, and how that experience eventually inspired Bloom Citrus. Diane shares what she looks for when sourcing gluten free groceries, why local groceries and Florida artisan brands matter, and how she thinks about clean beauty, sea moss, tallow, dairy, chocolate, coffee, and conscious shopping.

We also get into Diane’s interest in holistic wellness, energy medicine, biofeedback, grounding, sauna, astrology, and Native American philosophy through her work with tribal physics. Diane explains how personality types can shape parenting, relationships, sales, and the way we understand ourselves and others.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How Diane discovered her own gluten intolerance through her daughter’s symptoms
• Why cleaning out the pantry became part of a bigger lifestyle shift
• What inspired Diane to create Bloom Citrus
• How she sources local Florida food and beauty brands
• Why conscious shopping can support your health and your community
• What Diane looks for in cleaner food, skincare, and wellness products
• How dairy and gluten affected Diane’s body and daily life
• Why she believes listening to your body is such an important part of wellness
• What tribal physics teaches about personality types and relationships
• How grounding, sauna, biofeedback, and digital boundaries fit into Diane’s wellness routine

Whether you are rethinking what is in your pantry, looking for cleaner local options, or trying to understand your body and relationships in a new way, Diane shares so many practical ideas you can start exploring. Her story is a reminder that wellness does not have to be separate from everyday life. It can begin with what you eat, what you buy, how you listen to your body, and how you connect with the people around you.

Hit play and let’s grow together,

Kimberly

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Instagram: @dianedecollibus

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What if chiropractor for pregnancy, baby care, posture, and the nervous system are all more connected than we realize?

In this episode, I’m sitting down with Dr. Helia Fanjul, a Doctor of Chiropractic and owner of Jupiter Family Chiropractic in Jupiter, Florida, to talk about chiropractic care, spinal alignment, family wellness, pregnancy support, newborn care, newborn head shape, baby wearing, breastfeeding, text neck, the crawling milestone, and how reconnecting the brain and body can support the way we move through pregnancy, postpartum, parenting, and everyday life. Dr. Helia shares so much wisdom around gentle chiropractic care for newborns, why postpartum recovery deserves more support, how birth can impact both mom and baby, and why the spine and nervous system play such an important role in overall wellness.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why chiropractic care can support the brain body connection
• How prenatal chiropractor near me searches can lead to more informed pregnancy support
• Why pelvic alignment can matter during pregnancy and birth preparation
• What to know about gentle chiropractic care for newborns
• Why birth recovery and postpartum support are connected
• How to watch for changes in newborn head shape
• Why baby wearing can support bonding and early parenting
• How breastfeeding posture can affect the neck, shoulders, and spine
• Why crawling is an important developmental milestone
• How text neck can show up in both kids and adults
• Why chiropractic care can support the nervous system during stressful seasons

This episode is for anyone who has ever wondered whether chiropractic care could be part of their wellness toolbox, searched for a postpartum chiropractor near me, wanted more support after birth, or needed a reminder that the body is always communicating and deserves care that looks at the whole person.

Hit play and let’s grow together,

Kimberly

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Instagram: @jupiter_family_chiropractic

https://www.jupiterfamilychiro.com

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What if holiday magic is not about doing every tradition, buying every gift, or making everything look perfect, but choosing what actually matters to your family?

In this episode, I’m talking about the mental load that can make December start to feel overwhelming fast. I talk about everything from skipping outdoor lights and simplifying holiday cards to rethinking Black Friday shopping, choosing experiences over stuff, keeping holiday decor intentional, and saying no when the season starts to feel like too much.

This episode is such a grounded reminder that family holidays do not have to come from doing more. They can come from simplifying what feels heavy, protecting your peace, choosing traditions your family actually loves, and letting go of the holiday stress that does not need to come with you into the season.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why the mental load can feel heavier during the holidays
• How to reduce holiday stress without giving up holiday magic
• Why not every christmas tradition needs to stay on your list
• How to simplify holiday planning when December feels full
• What to rethink about Black Friday shopping and buying more
• How holiday shopping can become more intentional
• Why simple hostess gifts can make gatherings easier
• What to do when holiday cards, lights, or decor feel like too much
• How family traditions can stay meaningful without extra pressure
• Why experiences can bring more joy than more stuff
• How saying no can help you stay present during family holidays

If you’re ready for a calmer, simpler, more meaningful holiday season without carrying every expectation, every tradition, and every detail alone, this episode is for you!

Hit play and let’s grow together,

Kimberly

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