Today is a very special episode because it’s our 45th episode and season 1 finale of the Whimsy + Wellness Podcast!

Listen to this mini episode for more information about season 2, and some of our favorite moments from season 1.

Thank you so very much for listening to season 1 of the Whimsy + Wellness podcast in whatever capacity you did (1 episode or all 45!) We are so grateful for you and hope that our show made your world a happier and healthier place!!

If you’re interested in going back to past episodes or are curious what other’s listener’s favorites were, here are our top 10 episodes from season 1:

1. Beyond Bubble Baths & Netflix: What is True Self Care and How to Implement it Into Your Daily Life with Holly Brandenberger of Science of Essentials 

1. Open and Honest Conversations About Sex And Intimacy with Casey Zaruba

1. What Our Anxiety Is Telling Us: The Gut Brain Connection & Other Functional Medicine Approaches to Healing Anxiety with Holistic Psychiatrist Dr. Ellen Vora

1. You Are Easy to Love: Finding True Self-Love & Acceptance with Body Image and Self Love Activist Jenna Rammell

1. Breaking the Stress Cycle and Using Essential Oils to Combat Stress with Holly Brandenberger

1. Essential Oils for Anxiety: Calm Stress, Intrusive Thoughts, and Worry with the Healing Power of Essential Oils

1. Human Design for Beginners: Manifesting Generators, Generators, Projectors, Reflectors and Manifestors...Oh My! with Erin Claire Jones

1. 5 Easy Steps to Manifestation and Creating the Life of Your Dreams with Manifestation Advisor Jenni Adishian

1. Why Your Lymphatic System Is Key To Good Health and Immunity with Lymphedema Therapist and Lymphatic Drainage Practitioner Lisa Levitt Gainsley

1. Navigating Change And Transition with Resilience And Self-Compassion with Dr. Maya Shankar

And...our latest episode, episode 44 is on the rise and sure to break into the top 10 chart very soon:

1. Suzy Holman on Finding Your Zone of Genius & the Freedom You Unlock When You Allow Yourself to be...YOU!

Let’s stay in touch!

• Follow us on Instagram: @WhimsyandWellness and @WhimsyandWellnessPodcast 
• Subscribe on: Apple and Spotify

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Thank you so much for tuning into this episode of the Whimsy & Wellness Podcast brought to you by Whimsy & Wellness and hosted by Meg Ryan. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review - even just a short sentence is so helpful & greatly appreciated!!

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I’m going to guess that if you are a woman who uses instagram and you’re even the slightest bit entrepreneurial minded or interested in brand building, you most likely follow or at least have heard of Suzy Holman!

Suzy is one of my personal favorite people to follow on Instagram because of her business and marketing strategy that she shares about for free but also because her personality is truly contagious and inspirational. I’m so excited and honored to be interviewing her today and having her share her heart, wisdom, strategy and that fun personality with you!

Suzy is a multi passionate entrepreneur. She’s built multiple 6 and now 7 figure businesses, teaches and coaches other women how to grow their businesses, and most recently Suzy has been shaking up the women's wellness space with the revolutionary product, Jovi, which is a medical device that takes away menstrual cramps and other severe pain (see what I mean about multi passionate entrepreneur?!)

Suzy is here today to help us uncover what’s deep inside: our truest selves and zone of genius! 

Suzy has this magical power (or some might say, strength) where she is so in alignment with and confident in who she is and what she does that it makes you want nothing more than to be exactly who you were meant to be and no one else!

Today Suzy will be sharing with us and teaching us:

• How our younger self can teach us a lot about our purpose and gifts
• The importance of celebrating our true selves and how to find our “zone of genius”
• Her motto, “If you can envision it you can create it!”
• Freeing ourselves from pain and the thoughts that hold us back
• Annnd more!

Connect with Suzy:

Instagram: @suzyholman

Suzyschool.com

Grab your Jovi menstrual cramp pain relieving patch HERE (use code WHIMSY30 for 30% off!)

Episode Resources:

The Secret movie

Whimsical Essential Oil Roller Bottles

Crystal Sets by Need and Intention

Psst...get 10% off at Whimsy + Wellness with discount code: PODCAST at checkout!

Let’s stay in touch!

• Follow us on Instagram: @WhimsyandWellness and @WhimsyandWellnessPodcast 
• Subscribe on: Apple and Spotify

Thank you so much for tuning into this episode of the Whimsy & Wellness Podcast brought to you by Whimsy & Wellness and hosted by Meg Ryan. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review - even just a short sentence is so helpful & greatly appreciated!!

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Ready to learn the “must knows” about Human Design? Coach and Human Design guru, Erin Claire Jones is here to teach us the foundations of Human Design and how we can use our unique energetic makeup (or blueprint as Erin says!) to live in alignment in business, relationships, and life!

On this episode Erin walks us through:

• What Human Design is
• How we can use the knowledge of our human design type to live in alignment with our best self
• How Human Design differs from the enneagram and other personality typings/tests
• How to find out your Human Design type
• The 5 Human Design Types + an overview of each (find your type HERE)
• Manifesting Generator
• Generator
• Projector
• Manifestor
• Reflector
• What our Human Design profile numbers are, what they mean, and a brief overview of each number
• How to support the other Human Design types in our lives

And more!!

If you love learning about yourself, how you best operate and how to best support your loved ones - you’re going to love this episode!

Connect with Erin:

Instagram: @erinclairejones

erinclairejones.com

Episode Resources:

Find Out Your Human Design Type

Grab your Human Design Blueprint (make sure to use code WHIMSY for 10% off!)

Essential Oil Roller Bottles

Crystal Sets

Psst...get 10% off at Whimsy + Wellness with discount code: PODCAST at checkout!

Let’s stay in touch!

• Follow us on Instagram: @WhimsyandWellness and @WhimsyandWellnessPodcast 
• Subscribe on: Apple and Spotify

Thank you so much for tuning into this episode of the Whimsy & Wellness Podcast brought to you by Whimsy & Wellness and hosted by Meg Ryan. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review - even just a short sentence is so helpful & greatly appreciated!!

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What are chakras? How do I balance my chakras? What does balancing chakras even mean?! 

As the knowledge and teachings of chakras become more and more widespread, so do the questions - which is amazing!! Learning about Chakras with the intention of becoming more deeply connected to your innermost self is incredible, and this episode of the Whimsy + Wellness Podcast is a perfect starting point on your journey to understanding the Chakra system!

Today’s guest, Cristi Christensen is a former elite-level gymnast and platform diver, she was training with the US Olympic diving team when a back injury ended her career and dream of being an Olympian at just 24. On her own personal healing journey Cristi discovered the chakra system, the knowledge and practices helped her so much she couldn’t help but share with others. She is now a global wellness and embodiment coach and author of her new book: Chakra Rituals: Awakening The Wild Woman Within.

Cristi is on the show today to teach us:

• What chakras are
• How chakras can be beneficial
• How to get your chakras balanced and in alignment
• What it looks and feels like when each chakra is out of balance

and more!

If you have ever wondered what chakras are, how to get in deeper touch with your body and spirit, and how to embrace and step into vulnerability, this episode is for you!!

GRAB YOUR CHAKRA CRYSTAL INFUSED ESSENTIAL OIL ROLLER BOTTLES HERE

Oh and pssst!! Get 10% off at Whimsy + Wellness by using the code: PODCAST on your next order!

Connect with Cristi:

Instagram: @cristi_christensen 

Cristi’s book: Chakra Rituals: Awakening The Wild Woman Within

Episode Resources:

• Episode 31: Navigating Change and Transformation with Resilience and Self-Compassion with Dr. Maya Shankar
• Chakra Crystal Essential Oil Roller Bottles Set of 7

Sponsors:

• Get up to $40 off your box of Daily Harvest when you use our code WHIMSY at checkout!

Let’s stay in touch!

• Follow us on Instagram: @WhimsyandWellness and @WhimsyandWellnessPodcast 
• Subscribe on: Apple and Spotify

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On this episode of the Whimsy + Wellness Podcast we’re going to be talking all about the basics of the Zodiac and of course, the perfect essential oils and crystal pairing for each zodiac type!

The Zodiac is a really fun way to learn more about yourself and how you’re impacted by the natural world! Your Zodiac sign or star sign simply means which stars were visible when you were born, cool right?

In this episode you’ll hear:

• What the Zodiac is and where it came from
• Why we love the Zodiac (and how we use it)
• That we have more than just one sign!
• A brief overview of the sun, moon, and rising signs
• A little overview of each type with two essential oils pairings and one crystal for each type

If you’ve been wanting to tip your toes into the zodiac and learn what it’s about from a beginner’s standpoint and/or you’re curious to know which essential oils and crystals are right for your sign then this is the episode for you!!

GRAB YOUR ZODIAC SIGN’S ESSENTIAL OIL ROLLER BOTTLE HERE

GRAB YOUR CONSTELLATION SPRAY OR PUMP BOTTLE HERE

(and make sure to use the discount code PODCAST for 10% off your order!!) 

Episode Resources:

• Our zodiac quiz for the perfect essential oil recipe for your sign
• Our zodiac collection
• Find your sun, moon, and rising sign!

Sponsors:

• Head to https://www.athleticgreens.com/whimsy for 1-year free supply of Vitamin D + 5 travel packs with your first Athletic Greens purchase

Let’s stay in touch!

• Subscribe on: Apple and Spotify
• Follow us on Instagram: @WhimsyandWellness and @WhimsyandWellnessPodcast 

Thank you so much for tuning into this episode of the Whimsy & Wellness Podcast brought to you by Whimsy & Wellness and hosted by Meg Ryan. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review - even just a short sentence is so helpful & greatly appreciated!!

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You might remember a few months ago when registered nurse and Certified Aromatherapist, Holly Brandenberger (or @scienceofessentials as many of you may know her as over on Instagram), was on the show talking with us all about stress: the stress cycle, what stress actually is, how essential oils can help reduce stress and so much more. To this day it’s still one of our top most downloaded episodes, you can listen to it HERE!

Now, 5 months later, Holly is back for a second interview with us;  this time unpacking and redefining the popular and oftentimes cringeworthy buzzword, “self-care”.

In 2020 “self-care” rose to become a 450 billion dollar industry and with the popularity and heavy bubble bath, chocolate, and netflix binging marketing that has come along with it, the true definition of self-care has become muddy and a bit lost. Holly is here to get us back on track with true self care so we can take care of ourselves far beyond spa days and Netflix.

In this episode, Holly...

• Unpacks the buzzword of “self-care” and all the common misconceptions
• Defines what self-care really is (and what it’s not)
• Explains the absolute necessity of self-care and how it’s not a reward or something you need to earn
• Shares 5 areas we can all (simply!) implement self care into every aspect of our lives
• Physical
• Social
• Mental
• Spiritual
• Emotional
• And more!

If you’ve ever cringed and rolled your eyes at “self-care” or wondered what self care actually is, this episode is for you!

Connect with Holly Brandenberger

Instagram: @scienceofessentials 

Episode Resources

• Ep 39: Unlocking the Healing Power of the Breath: Heal Trauma, Overcome Anxiety, and Uncover Your True Self Using Breathwork with Samantha Skelly 

Want to pair some Whimsy with your self-care practices? Here are some ideas:

• Self-Care Kit
• Beyond Lavender DIY Recipe Book
• Chakra Crystal Roller Bottle Set

Oh and pssst!! Get 10% off at Whimsy + Wellness by using the code: PODCAST on your next order!

Sponsors:

• Get up to $40 off your box of Daily Harvest when you use our code WHIMSY at checkout!

Let’s stay in touch!

• Subscribe on: Apple and Spotify
• Follow us on Instagram: @WhimsyandWellness and @WhimsyandWellnessPodcast 

Thank you so much for tuning into this episode of the Whimsy & Wellness Podcast brought to you by Whimsy & Wellness and hosted by Meg Ryan. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review - even just a short sentence is so helpful & greatly appreciated!!

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Our breath is one of our most powerful tools for healing, awareness, and even life expectancy. 

We take about 25,000 breaths per day yet many of us have no idea the power our breath can hold when we focus on it and allow it to help us feel and heal trauma, anxiety, illness, and more.

Today I’m sitting down with breathwork facilitator and CEO of Pause Breathwork, Samantha Skelly to share with us the incredible healing power of something we all have free access to; our breath.

Years ago Samantha Skelly found herself at a very dark and painful place in her life, she was struggling with depression, chronic anxiety, an eating disorder, and completely out of touch with her body. She sought out a world-renowned healer in Bali (yes, the exact one in Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert) and he told her that her “brain was broken” and she needed to meditate. 

When she arrived late to the meditation class, all that was left was a breathwork class. She left that class a completely different person and knew the world needed to know about and experience breathwork.

Samantha has since founded Pause Breathwork, the world’s leading breathwork facilitator and is on a mission to reduce human suffering by increasing human consciousness through the power of breathwork.

If you struggle with mental health, a physical health problem, or even just have a hard time meditating, I cannot encourage you enough to give this episode a listen. (It might just be one of my favorite episodes we’ve ever done!)

In this episode we discuss:

• 05:23 Sam’s story of struggling with an eating disorder, exercise addiction, and depression

• 07:13 How the book, Eat, Pray, Love influenced Sam’s journey to healing and discovering breathwork

• 08:24 Sam’s first breathwork class experience and how it changed her life forever

• 10:52 What breathwork is and how it’s different from simply breathing

• 11:20 The difference between breathwork and meditation

• 15:40 The science behind breathwork; how and why it works

• 19:00 Allowing breathwork to help access and trust your intuition

• 21:49 The fascinating truth about the mind-body connection

• 25:42 How emotions and traumatic experiences get trapped within the physical body

• 30:19 Allowing breathwork to free the trauma stuck in our bodies

• 37:18 The impact breathwork has on our physical health and life expectancy

• 39:56 How to get started with breathwork and how to implement it into our daily lives

• 45:18 A guided breathwork exercise from Sam!!

Connect with Samantha Skelly

Instagram: @samanthaskelly

Podcast: The Sam Skelly Show

Episode Resources:

Try breathwork at pausebreathwork.com

Become a trained breathwork facilitator

Sound Meditation for Manifestation from Wayne Dyer

Loving What Is

Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

Ep.2 Netflix special: Goop Lab - Cold Comfort

Want some Whimsy to bring along on your journey to breathe, feel, and heal? Here’s what we recommend:

• Our beautiful essential oil roller bottles
• Crystals for Calming
• Chakra Crystal Roller Set
• Sticker Pack for Self Love and Encouragement

Oh and pssst!! Get 10% off at Whimsy + Wellness by using the code: PODCAST on your next order!

Sponsors:

• Get up to $40 off your box of Daily Harvest when you use our code WHIMSY at checkout!
• Grab our favorite Basis hydration sticks for 20% off + free shipping at drinkbasis.com with code WHIMSY at checkout!

Let’s stay in touch!

• Subscribe on: Apple and Spotify
• Follow us on Instagram: @WhimsyandWellness and @WhimsyandWellnessPodcast 

Thank you so much for tuning into this episode of the Whimsy & Wellness Podcast brought to you by Whimsy & Wellness and hosted by Meg Ryan. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review - even just a short sentence is so helpful & greatly appreciated!!

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Manifestation is an incredible tool for creating the life of your dreams and when you throw crystals into your manifestation practice? You’re sure to have some high vibration and good things coming your way! 

Today our founder, Haylee Crowley, will be sharing the 5 best crystals for manifesting abundance, wealth, love, creativity, motivation and the life of your dreams. We’ll be sharing all about how Citrine, Pyrite, Clear Quartz, Rose Quartz, and Carnelian are the perfect crystals for manifesting, how and why you’ll want to use each one and more!

A few weeks ago on episode 33 (5 Easy Steps to Manifesting and Creating the Life of Your Dreams), we had manifestation advisor, Jenni Adishian, on the podcast, walking us through all things manifestation. We had such great feedback on her episode that episode 34 was on Using Essential Oils to Abundance, Prosperity, and the Life of Your Dreams. We knew we had to wrap up our manifestation themed episodes with an episode on CRYSTALS for you to use in your manifestation practice and that’s exactly what this episode is!

Grab a notepad and pen and get ready to be inspired to uplevel your manifestation practice with the healing power of crystals as you listen to this episode of the Whimsy + Wellness Podcast. And if you enjoy this episode and hearing about these crystals...SHOP OUR MANIFESTATION CRYSTAL SET ➡️ https://whimsyandwellness.com/products/manifestation-crystal-set?ref=podcast 

In this episode you’ll learn:

• 2:20 The importance of using crystals in a way that feels right for you

• 2:49 Why Citrine is an amazing crystal for manifesting

• 6:13 How to use Pyrite to manifest wealth and financial abundance

• 9:25 How to amplify your intentions with clear quartz

• 10:48 Rose Quartz is your go-to crystal for manifesting love and strong relationships with yourself and others

• 12:11 How you can use Carnelian to manifest creativity and motivation

• 13:36 All about our manifestation crystal set

Episode resources:

• Ep.33 - 5 Easy Steps to Manifesting and Creating the Life of Your Dreams with Manifestation Advisor Jenni Adishian
• Ep.34 - Using Essential Oils to Abundance, Prosperity, and the Life of Your Dreams 
• Ep. 30 - How to Get Started with Crystals and 5 Crystals for Beginners
• Manifestation Crystal Set of 9 Crystals

Want to pair some more Whimsy with your manifestation practice? Here’s what we recommend:

• Clear Quartz Cluster
• My Beautiful Life 10ml roller bottle set
• Gemstone Diffusing Bracelets
• Our Sticker Pack for Self Love and Encouragement
• Manifestation Crystal Set

Also feel free to check out our many crystal sets for different needs and intentions:

• Crystals for Beginners
• Crystals for Stress & Anxiety
• Crystals for Calming
• Crystals for Confidence & Courage
• Crystals for Creativity & Motivation
• Crystals for Love & Relationships
• Crystals for Kids
• Crystals for Travel
• Crystals for Your Home
• More Crystals for Your Home

Oh and pssst!! Get 10% off at Whimsy + Wellness by using the code: PODCAST on your next order!

Sponsors:

• Head to www.athleticgreens.com/whimsy for a 1-year free supply of Vitamin D + 5 travel packs with your first purchase of our one-stop-shop vitamin and superfood blend, Athletic Greens!

Let’s stay in touch!

• Subscribe on: Apple and Spotify
• Follow us on Instagram: @WhimsyandWellness and @WhimsyandWellnessPodcast 

Thank you so much for tuning into this episode of the Whimsy & Wellness Podcast brought to you by Whimsy & Wellness and hosted by Meg Ryan. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review - even just a short sentence is so helpful & greatly appreciated!!

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*Trigger warning*: This episode may be triggering for listeners who have battled or are currently battling any form of eating or body image disorders.

Have you ever hated your body? Or maybe you always have? We start receiving messages and comments about our bodies at a very young age. Those messages we receive, whether from media or the people in our lives directly or indirectly, imprint the way we think about and view ourselves and our bodies later on as pre-teens, teenagers, and adults. This has led to generations and generations of women struggling with eating disorders, body dysmorphia, and body hate.

Today I’m sitting down with Jenna Rammell, wife, mama, CEO of The Daily Essential Co., blogger at @jennaskitchen, a Presidential Diamond with Doterra Essential Oils, and a woman who has a story that so many can relate to; growing up hating her body and believing she was not enough.

Jenna joined me on this episode to bravely and openly share her personal journey from truly hating her body and being at war with it like so many of us are, to the place she’s at now with body acceptance, true self love and every step in between. She is extremely passionate about empowering women to love and believe in themselves and the message she wants everyone to know is, “you are easy to love!”

In this episode we discuss:

• 9:44 Jenna’s past of hating herself and constantly being at war with her body

• 11:56 How our thoughts create our feelings which create our realities

• 15:31 Using meditation to change your thoughts

• 21:30 Navigating and responding to comments and projections from others

• 28:30 How gratitude and present living will change your life

• 31:22 Shifting from trying to achieve self worth through goals to total self love and acceptance

• 36:51 Truly defining self love and self acceptance

• 40:48 You are easy to love

• 45:44 How to love others well while still honoring ourselves

• 51:33 Changing the way we talk about and treat bodies for the next generation

This is a conversation that we ALL need to pull up a chair to and participate in. We have the power to change how we look at, talk about, treat, and love our bodies and in turn how the women around us and after us do the same.

Connect with Jenna!

• @jennaskitchen on Instagram
• The Daily Essential Co 
• Listen to the Dear Jenna Podcast

Episode resources:

• The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
• Ready to hydrate?? Grab our favorite hydration sticks from Basis for 20% off and free shipping at drinkbasis.com with code WHIMSY at checkout!

Want to bring along some whimsy on your path to healing and empowerment? Here’s what we recommend…

• Crystals for Confidence and Courage Set 
• Gemstone Diffusing Bracelet for Confidence
• Crystal Roller for Confidence and Courage
• Our Sticker Pack for Self Love and Encouragement

Oh and pssst!! Get 10% off at Whimsy + Wellness by using the code: PODCAST on your next order!

Let’s stay in touch! Make sure you’re subscribed to our show and follow Whimsy + Wellness and Whimsy + Wellness Podcast over on Instagram!

Thank you so much for tuning into this episode of the Whimsy & Wellness Podcast brought to you by Whimsy & Wellness and hosted by Meg Ryan. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review - even just a short sentence is so helpful & greatly appreciated!!

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Essential oils for anxiety? You bet! Essential oils can be wonderful tools in supporting your mental health! Last week, on episode 35, I had holistic psychiatrist, Dr Ellen Vora on the podcast, and we talked all about holistic approaches to anxiety, getting to the root cause, and even finding healing.

Since we love all things essential oils and holistic health and wellness here at Whimsy + Wellness, we wanted to follow up to last week’s episode, with an episode on using essential oils to support anxiety.

If you’d like to support yourself or someone you love struggling with anxiety with essential oils, then this is the episode for you!

In this episode I walk through:

• 3:46 Essential oils = tools to use alongside professional help

• 6:18 The benefit of being proactive instead of just reactive with our health

• 10:01 Why I love using essential oils for anxiety & how they help

• 13:35 My favorite ways to use essential oils for anxiety

• 17:28 The simple and calming properties of Lavender

• 21:03 Using Ylang Ylang for overwhelm, deep sadness and even bad dreams

• 24:45 How Valerian can support those with trauma and anxiety induced insomnia

• 28:12 Other tools I love to reach for to ease anxiety

• 34:34 It’s brave to admit and ask for help

Episode Resources:

• Episode 35 - What Our Anxiety Is Telling Us: The Gut Brain Connection & Other Functional Medicine Approaches to Healing Anxiety with Dr. Ellen Vora
• My Beautiful Life Roller Set
• Ep. 27 Essential Oils for Sleep
• Bamboo Rainbow Dropper Bottle
• Floral Dropper Bottle
• Crystals for Stress & Anxiety Set
• Mermaid Roller Blend Recipe

Oh and pssst!! Get 10% off at Whimsy + Wellness by using the code: PODCAST on your next order!

• Fuel your body with delicious Daily Harvest Smoothies! Get up to $40 off your box of Daily Harvest when you use our code WHIMSY at checkout!
• Ready to hydrate?? Grab our favorite Basis hydration sticks for 20% off + free shipping at drinkbasis.com with code WHIMSY at checkout!

Let’s stay in touch! Make sure you’re subscribed to our show and follow Whimsy + Wellness and Whimsy + Wellness Podcast over on Instagram!

Thank you so much for tuning into this episode of the Whimsy & Wellness Podcast brought to you by Whimsy & Wellness and hosted by Meg Ryan. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review - even just a short sentence is so helpful & greatly appreciated!!

Music & Editing by Taylor Ryan.