The Progress Project

Our show today is all about healthy living!

Laura has a unique and refreshing approach to this topic and she shares her perspective about rest, eating well, and exercise. One of the main things we chat about is how to make healthy living the EASIEST option for yourself. We also talk about being mindful by learning to listen to your body and how to make it fun. Then we dive into specifics: how to actually live this way, starting in small, non-overwhelming ways and some ideas for systematizing this process so it's not something that drains our mental energy every single day.

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We can already tell today's episode is going down as a favorite! Not only do we have some very exciting news to share, but our topic covers the foundational elements of how to make lasting change.

We talk every week about improving some area of our lives so we wanted to break down the process of how we actually go about making these changes.

Kristin shares the 4 steps in this formula, along with an example of something she's currently working on changing in her life to illustrate how it works. Laura shares the perfect example of how she's used this formula over the last couple years without even realizing it as she has grown her photography business.

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Today we're chatting with Catherine Weis, founder of Bestowe Gifting. She is a mom, works full time, and runs her online business curating unique gift boxes.

We talk about the struggle to balance it all and discover that we never truly "figure it out." Instead, we find that striving for balance is always a practice. We talk about creating boundaries to get your work done, both physical and mental, and how to be present in whichever situation you are in. Catherine shares how she works to be more intentional with her days using everyday tools and tips that save time and keep her centered. And we chat about a few ways women can help and support each other with their busy lives.

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In this episode, we're talking about being BUSY.

So many of us seem to be living in constant busy-mode with all the things on our schedules and more we want to fit into each day. We think about, stress about, and talk to each other about just how busy we are. But we wondered if it really needs to be this way. Is there a way we can simplify our schedules? Or even leave our schedules the way they are but change how we think and talk about them? What if 24 hours was really all the time we needed in a single day?

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Today's episode is all about confidence!

Both of us have experienced a dramatic increase in self-confidence throughout our adult years and we each share what has helped us with that. Of course there are always surface-level changes we can make like dressing better or learning to be a better conversationalist that help us feel better in certain situations, but we really wanted to talk about the deeper heart-changes that truly can help us be confident, no matter what situation we find ourselves in.

We share three fundamental shifts for true confidence and how changing the way we think can make all the difference in how confident we feel.

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Today we have an incredible guest with us to talk about the magic of creativity. Tessa Brown is a painter and writer and she tells us the story of deciding to pursue a career as an artist and her amazing experience with visualizing it into reality -- it's a simple exercise anyone can do to start the process for themselves!

We each share our experiences and ideas about using visualization in our lives and how powerful it can be to make our dreams happen. We also discuss managing the fear that comes along with creativity and how to make fear useful for our progress.

This is one of our FAVORITE episodes ever and we're so excited to share Tessa's brilliance with all of you!

Follow Tessa on Instagram @tessaleeart or find her work on her website at www.tessaleeart.com.

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In this episode, we continue our conversation about marriage from last week and talk about three ways to nurture your marriage relationship. We discuss helping each other through personal trials, making time for just the two of you, and sharing small gestures of love and support, especially when it comes to encouraging the other person's interests and dreams.

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In this episode, we share how focusing on our own mindsets and improvement has drastically influenced each of our marriages for the better. Laura shares how she and her husband have created such a uniquely special relationship and how to create an environment of love, kindness, and fun in a marriage.

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In episode 14, we're talking about how to become the person you dream of being. We encourage you to think of your ideal future self -- what she is like, how she acts, what her life is like -- and intentionally create that self with your actions now.

We talk about the four areas to explore when creating a vision statement for your life and provide a list of questions to get you inspired. Plus Kristin shares the journaling exercise she's been using to access that future self and learn from her.

To check out any links, notes, and details from our conversation today, head to our website at: http://www.jointheprogressproject.com/podcast/14.

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Today we're sharing our first interview-style episode with a conversation with photographer and designer Kylie Whiting. Kylie shared her top three tips for photographing your children, her method for organizing and backing up all those photos we take, and how she creates her beautiful family yearbooks. We also discuss how we each approach documenting family life beyond photography.

Our list of links and notes is full of great stuff today so make sure you head to our website at: http://www.jointheprogressproject.com/podcast/13 to check it out.