Welcome to another episode of Positively Healthy Mom! I’m your host, Laura Ollinger—teen and parent well-being coach—and today I’m thrilled to welcome Alyx Coble-Frakes, a wellness entrepreneur, speaker, and the founder of The Agenda., a platform that helps moms align their energy, productivity, and self-care with the rhythm of their menstrual cycles.

In this candid and enlightening conversation, Alyx breaks down how understanding the menstrual cycle is not just about fertility—it’s about functionality. From managing mood shifts to boosting your sales performance, Alyx shares how cycle syncing can change how you show up in motherhood, work, and life.

If you’ve ever felt like your energy, focus, or mood is all over the place—and blamed yourself for it—this episode will shift your entire perspective.

📘 About Alyx Coble-Frakes
Alyx is a leading voice in hormone-informed wellness. As a mom, CEO, and creator of The Agenda., she empowers women to reclaim their energy, confidence, and emotional balance through practical cycle awareness. She’s been featured on NBC, CBS, and USA Today for her work in helping moms thrive—not just survive.

🔗 Connect with Alyx Coble-Frakes
🌐 Website: www.theagendaperiod.com
📸 Instagram: @theagendaperiod
📘 Facebook: The Agenda. Community
💼 LinkedIn: Alyx Coble-Frakes

🎯 Ideal Listener
This episode is for busy moms (30s–50s) who are tired of the burnout cycle and ready to learn how their biology can support their lives—not work against it.

💬 Topics in This Episode
• Why your cycle is your superpower
• The surprising connection between ovulation and sales success
• The four inner “seasons” of your menstrual cycle
• What moms need to know about estrogen, serotonin, and mood
• How to track your cycle and use it for emotional & physical regulation
• Self-care strategies that match each phase of your month
• Why PMS isn’t a personal failure—and what your body is trying to say
• Cycle syncing tips for parenting, marriage, business, and energy management

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🎧 The Positively Healthy Mom Podcast
Episode: Anxiety Calming Music with Barbara Minton, PhD

In this episode, host Laura Ollinger, Teen and Parent Well-Being Coach, talks with Dr. Barbara Minton, PhD Psychologist and founder of musicandhealing.net, about how music can calm anxiety, improve focus, and support emotional wellness.

Dr. Minton shares how her neuroscience-based approach uses specific music frequencies to shift the brain into states of calm and healing. Her new album Calm the Storm, created with world-renowned guitarist Peppino D’Agostino, is designed to reduce anxiety, support sleep, and ease chronic pain.

💡 In this episode, you’ll discover:

• How music influences brain waves and emotional regulation
• Why not all calming music works the same for everyone
• The connection between rhythm, movement, and stress relief
• How neurofeedback and music can train the brain toward calm

🎶 Visit musicandhealing.net to learn more and listen to Calm the Storm.

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🎧 Welcome to the Positively Healthy Mom Podcast!
In this episode, host Laura Ollinger sits down with Coach Bryan Goodman, a seasoned educator turned life coach and future licensed therapist, to explore how parents can strengthen communication, set clear expectations, and help their teens develop executive functioning skills that last a lifetime.

💡 In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why allowing your teen to fail builds resilience and confidence
• How to improve communication and align family expectations
• What executive functioning really means (and why it matters)
• How mindfulness helps teens with ADHD and emotional regulation
• Simple strategies to support your teen’s growth — without burnout

👨‍👦 About Coach Bryan:
Bryan Goodman, also known as Coach Bryan, spent 20 years teaching middle and high school students before founding ImPACTful Mentoring in 2021. He now works with families to strengthen relationships, improve communication, and build emotional resilience. Bryan has conducted graduate research on mindfulness-based interventions for ADHD and is completing his Master’s in School Counseling. Above all, he’s proud to be a devoted husband and father to two sons, ages 17 and 20.

🌐 Connect with Coach Bryan:
Website: impactfulmentoring.com
Instagram: @impactfulmentoring
Facebook: ImPACTful Mentoring
YouTube: @impactfulmentoring
LinkedIn: Bryan Goodman

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The Positively Healthy Mom Podcast – Featuring Nicole Van Valin, LMFT

How can moms thrive without burning out? In this inspiring episode, host Laura Ollinger sits down with Nicole Van Valin — Licensed Family Therapist, former NFL cheerleader, and author of The Joyful Leader — to explore how moms can bring strategy to their well-being and rediscover joy every day.

Nicole introduces her Ready. Set. Go. framework, helping moms:

✨ Identify their joy and resilience tools

✨ Design daily systems and boundaries that protect peace

✨ Implement micro-habits that prevent burnout

She also shares practical tools like her “Joy Menu” and “Sphere of Resilience Assessment,” showing how intentional routines and self-awareness can restore balance and fulfillment.

If you’ve ever felt stretched thin, lost in the busyness, or craving more joy — this episode is your permission to pause, refuel, and rebuild your spark.

🔗 Learn more about Nicole Van Valin:

Link to Website: http://www.keaneinsights.com/

Link to Instagram Profile/s: https://instagram.com/keaneinsights

Link to Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/keaneinsights

Link to Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@NicoleVanValen

Link to LinkedIn Profile: https://linkedin.com/in/nicolevanvalen

Book: The Joyful Leader

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🎙 The Positively Healthy Mom Podcast – Featuring Shellee Howard, Founder & CEO of College Ready

Are you a parent with a high school student preparing for college? In this episode, we sit down with Shellee Howard, a Certified Independent College Strategist, best-selling author, and global speaker. With decades of experience and four college graduates of her own, Shellee reveals her proven, personalized approach to:

• Helping students get into their dream colleges
• Graduating debt-free
• Building standout strategies for academic, financial, and personal success

Whether you’re overwhelmed by applications, scholarships, or choosing the right school, this episode gives you practical tools, insider tips, and real-world advice to guide your family through the college admissions process.

🔗 Connect with Shellee Howard:

Website: www.collegereadyplan.com

Instagram: @collegereadyplan

Facebook: College Ready Plan

YouTube: College Ready Channel

LinkedIn: Shellee Howard

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🎧 Don’t miss this episode — learn how to send your child to college without losing your mind or your money!

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Welcome to another episode of The Positively Healthy Mom Podcast! In today’s conversation, I’m thrilled to welcome back Heather Johnston, founder of Illumination Psychotherapy in Austin, Texas. Heather and I have known each other since our kids were in kindergarten—now they’re seniors—and she brings years of insight working with teens, parents, and families.

In this episode, we dive deep into:

• Why focusing on the entire family system matters (not just your teen)
• How parents’ emotional regulation shapes their child’s behavior
• Practical steps to build more connection and less criticism
• Understanding how your own upbringing may influence your parenting today
• Ways to help your teen feel seen, heard, and supported
• First steps if you’re considering therapy but don’t know where to start

Heather shares powerful tools for parents who want to create more authentic connection and compassion within their families. If you’ve ever wondered how to better support your teen—or how your own emotional patterns may be affecting them—this episode is for you.

Connect with Heather Johnston:
🌐 Website: illumination-psychotherapy.com
📧 Email: [email protected]

🎧 Listen now and discover how to strengthen your family connections while supporting your teen’s mental health.

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In this episode of The Positively Healthy Mom, host Laura Ollinger sits down with Becca Kyle, a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, to explore what’s really behind chronic stress, anxiety, fatigue, and mood swings—for both moms and teens.

Becca breaks down how to support the nervous system naturally using simple yet powerful lifestyle changes, functional lab testing, and a root-cause approach to wellness. From blood sugar crashes to cortisol imbalances, and why play is just as important as sleep, this conversation is packed with practical advice for moms who want to feel better and raise healthier, more resilient kids.

🎧 Topics We Cover:

• What is Functional Diagnostic Nutrition?
• Why you're tired, anxious, or wired at night
• Nervous system stress explained
• Cortisol, hormones, and gut health
• Why play and rest are essential—not optional
• Actionable tips: sunlight, sleep, food, and movement
• How to start healing for both you and your teen

📍Connect with Becca:
Website: https://www.holisticobsession.com
Book a free connection call to get personalized support.

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Teen Anxiety, Gut Health & Natural Solutions | Laura Ollinger with Guest Karen Jansen
In this episode of The Positively Healthy Mom, host Laura Ollinger sits down with long-time friend and doTERRA wellness advocate Karen Jansen to talk about a topic so many families are facing—teen anxiety.

From the impact of gut health to the importance of sleep, movement, and reducing toxins at home, Karen walks us through the doTERRA Wellness Lifestyle Pyramid and how small, empowered steps can make a big difference.

🌿 Learn how lifestyle shifts and natural tools like essential oils can support emotional resilience—for both teens and moms.
💬 Don’t miss Karen’s personal healing journey and her tips for raising strong, healthy kids in a busy, modern world.

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Welcome to another episode of Positively Healthy Mom! I'm your host, Laura Ollinger—teen and parent well-being coach—and today I’m honored to be joined by Dr. Becky Whetstone, PhD, a Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in helping couples through some of the hardest seasons of life.

In this episode, Dr. Becky shares her personal journey, insights into managing a marriage in crisis, how infidelity should really be handled, and why stepfamily dynamics can make or break a second marriage. Whether you’re navigating a rough patch or want to avoid common missteps, this conversation is full of practical, compassionate guidance.

📘 About Dr. Becky Whetstone
Becky Whetstone, PhD, is a Marriage and Family Therapist and Life Coach based in Arkansas. She developed the Managed Separation (MS) method, a structured approach to navigating separation with clarity, purpose, and timelines. Inspired by her own experience with marital crisis, she created tools to help couples reduce chaos and foster healthy reconnection—or transition with grace.
Her new book, I (Think) I Want Out: What To Do When One Of You Wants To End Your Marriage, releases February 4, 2025.

🔗 Connect with Dr. Becky
🌐 Website: marriagecrisismanager.com
📘 Facebook: facebook.com/relationshipcrisismanager
📸 Instagram: @doctorbecky
📹 YouTube: @doctorbeckywhetstone3829
💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/becky-whetstone-ph-d-33866211

💬 Topics in This Episode
• Marriage is hard—but stepfamily marriage is 10x harder
• What sabotages most stepfamilies
• The truth about infidelity and reconnection
• What not to do when separation feels inevitable
• How to support your kids through big transitions
• Why step-parenting needs its own rulebook

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Navigating College Admissions | The Positively Healthy Mom Podcast

Welcome back, Positively Healthy Moms! In this episode, host Laura Ollinger sits down with Jenna Schebell, founder of The College Navigators, to demystify today’s college-admissions landscape and equip families with the clarity and confidence they need.

What you’ll learn

• How to stop overwhelm by focusing on what you can control in the application process
• Why colleges care more about context than raw GPA or test scores
• Depth over breadth: building a meaningful activities list that truly stands out
• The real purpose of the personal essay and how to keep it authentic
• Understanding institutional priorities, enrollment trends, and why acceptance rates keep shifting
• Practical tips for crafting a balanced college list that fits academic, financial, and personal goals
• When working with a college consultant makes sense—and plenty of free resources if it doesn’t

Key moments

00:02 Introduction and Jenna’s dual perspective (admissions + high-school counseling)

08:45 GPA vs. SAT and why context matters

14:30 Building a list you’ll love—even if every “reach” says no

22:05 Post-COVID shifts: why Southern and SEC schools exploded in popularity

29:50 “Big fish, small pond?” How campus culture shapes success

36:40 Writing essays that sound like you (and no one else)

45:55 Services Jenna offers: 1-on-1 advising, group coaching, and application reviews

52:10 Final takeaways for parents and teens

Connect with Jenna Schebell

Instagram: @thecollegenavigators

Free guides and timelines: https://thecollegenavigators.com

Connect with Laura Ollinger

Instagram: @positivelyhealthycoach

Podcast archives and coaching programs: https://positivelyhealthycoaching.com

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