In this episode we dive headfirst into the enchanting realm of Elle Erickson, the human Unicorn behind Asheville’s most captivating phenomenon – The Booth Fairy Project, a mobile happiness delivery service and social movement spreading kindness and connection through humor, conversation, authentic interaction, and community engagement.

She is an inspiring example to all of us for living a joy-led life of authenticity. She is basically doing pop-up play therapy with adults, restoring our faith in humanity, and sprinkling synchronistic moments of encouragement like confetti across town.

We discuss the epidemic of loneliness in the United States and what she is doing to address it, how you can get involved in this movement wherever you are, and many life-affirming tales from her work Booth Fairy-ing.  

*This episode also provides you with a foolproof way to quit smoking ;)

To support the movement, you can go to her Patreon page: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/theboothfairy⁠

You can also find her on instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/theboothfairyproject/⁠

We also discussed Allen Carr’s book “The Easy Way” to quit smoking/vaping. You can see his work here: https://www.allencarr.com/

If you’d like to connect with me, my website is: annodom.org and my instagram is ⁠https://www.instagram.com/the.reprogrammed.parent/

Today on the pod we have Declutter Queen Katy Joy Wells, who takes a much-needed holistic approach to helping us handle our homes. She uncovers some of the science behind our clutter-induced stress, and gives us an entirely new way to look at our home, our things, and how we spend our time.

We talk about consumer culture, perfectionism, and the sneaky ways "the things" are stealing precious time from us.

She is Margot Robbie on the outside, and wise sage on the inside.

Please enjoy this empowering perspective shift so we can take our power back and put our time and energy where we want it to be.

You can connect with Katy on Instagram at @katyjoywells or her website katyjoywells.com

If you'd like to connect with me you can at @the.reprogrammed.parent or my website annodom.org

Today on the pod I have the incredibly wise Betsy Archer to talk about all things bodies. Betsy is a long-licensed therapist who has transitioned into working as a personal trainer who helps folks heal their relationship with movement and their bodies.

Her personal gym/healing/community space All Bodies has dynamically met a need we didn't know we had. There, she provides the real time experience of being honored, seen, and supported as we return to our bodies and rewrite the scripts we were handed by culture and our families. 

Betsy is also an amazing mama of three, and we end up covering topics such as body autonomy, body neutrality, supporting our kid's (and our own) healthy relationship with food, taking up space, and honoring our emotions. This is a potent episode, enjoy!

You can connect with Betsy on Instagram @allbodiesmovement or her website allbodiesmovement.com

You can connect with me on Instagram @the.reprogrammed.parent or my website annodom.org 

I am beyond thrilled to introduce you to Laura Torres Harwood, a brilliant healer trained in Emotional Release Bodywork who is single-handedly responsible for the fact that I no longer clench my jaw. In this episode we explain this deeply embodied practice that brings us home to ourselves and opens up the loving heart; revealing the compassionate self that lays at the core of our being. 

Um, Yes please! 

We also explore the concept of the Inner Child, and how, as always, the programming from culture and our lived experience negatively impact our ability to live fully. My experiences with Laura have impacted me and my practice and my parenting more than anything else I have done, and I am thrilled to share this potent convo with you!

If you live locally and want to book a session with Laura, her website is soulfultoz.com

We also reference Internal Family Systems and “parts work,” which you can learn more about here: https://ifs-institute.com/

You can find more of my work either at @the.reprogrammed.parent or my website explaining my services at annodom.org