This week’s theme is maternal mental health, and we are bringing the realness on the podcast and blog.

This week’s guest is Dr. Gertrude Lyons, a doctor of education, coach and Director of Family Programs at The Wright Foundation.

In this episode we cover:

I also share my experience with postpartum anxiety and the intervention my sister had with me to help get me back on track.

For more real talk on maternal mental health, check out the blog this week, including a 5 Questions roundup with pediatric occupational therapist and mom coach, Dr. Jennifer Blossom.

Check out Dr. Gertrude Lyons and more of her work here, and follow her on Instagram here.

Wanna chat? Follow me on Instagram here.

Imagine a wardrobe filled only with pieces you love. That would not only make getting dressed easier, but also make you happier. This all plays together with the concept of minimal living, or living with less, because a streamlined space means fewer decisions.

We've brought in Certified KonMari Method Consultant + Certified Professional Coach, Cassidy Nasello, to help you curate a conscious life through sustainable style.

Everything from how to start organizing your life, what questions to ask yourself about discarding items, and what questions to ask when keeping items! Plus, easy tips to organize kids toys, kids artwork and small bathroom items. 

Here's a link to the app Cassidy mentioned about archiving kids artwork

More info on Cassidy HERE

Check out my KonMari closet makeover with @atidytransformation HERE

The Three Organizational Tools I Used After KonMari'ing my closet, HERE

Check out the latest tips and beauty talk on my blog HERE, and follow me on Instagram HERE.

How’s your sex life? Amazing? Non-existent?

Are you craving more intimacy? Need help communicating?

Wherever you are, a healthy sex life is important for your emotional well-being—an intrinsic part of feeling connected to our partner, which in turn impacts our own mental health.

This week's guest is Zoë Kors, a sought-after thought leader of intimacy and sexuality and the resident sex and intimacy coach and contributor at Coral, a sexual health app “that shows you how to have your best sex life through personalized lessons, guided exercises, real stories and more.”

Zoë shares her expertise and answers your questions to help your sex life, and we take YOUR amazing (saucy) questions right to her! Head to 31:00 if you want to hear those right away.

Mentioned in the show:

5 Questions with Zoë Kors

The Glass Dildo Recommendation HERE

Sex Toys Throughout History

Books mentioned:

"Come As You Are," by Emily Nagoski, PhD

Urban Tantra, Sacred Sex for the 21st Century, by Barbara Carrellas

Connect with me and our guest:

Click to connect with Zoë Kors.

Check out the latest tips and beauty talk on my blog HERE, and follow me on Instagram HERE.

Ever wonder why it’s so hard to save money? And where do you even start?

I never thought about this before, but it turns out your mindset can drive your ability to save money. That's where a financial therapist comes in--essentially guiding you where and how to save, and how to break bad patterns when it comes to your relationship with money.

Get your mindset right with Wendy Wright, LMFT, CEDS, CEIC, Financial Therapist and Certified Financial RecoveryTM Counselor [CFRC] who is also a psychotherapist and consultant based in Denver, CO. She offers financial counseling to help clients name the blocks that get in the way of finding clarity and freedom in their relationship with money, spending, saving, and debting.

Tracking Worksheet link 

Promotion Code: SONNI121

This promotional code can be used on either of Wendy's upcoming financial groups. Money, Mindfulness, Mastermind, beginning on February 23, 2021, is a 12-week experience with a live, bi-weekly learning/experiential group and hands-on and quantifiable homework. MMM will be a place to join together with like-minded women entrepreneurs to learn, grow, get support, and make tangible changes to your business and personal life.

The Intersection of Money and Milkshakes, beginning on February 16, 2021, is a 12-week experience with a live, bi-weekly process group and an interactive, downloadable workbook to walk you through the experience. IMM is for those people looking to gain confidence in their financial future AND experience freedom from food issues.

Check out the latest tips and beauty talk on Sonni's blog HERE.

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Breathe with me!  Okay, THIS WAS INSANE. Breath work facilitator and self-love coach Stevie Wright walks us through a breathing exercise that will have you literally floating.

We cover:

〰️ What happens when you breathe deeply

〰️ The parasympathetic vs sympathetic system

〰️ Breathing for calm, anxiety, and so much more

〰️ Healing emotional trauma through breathwork

Oh, and I also cry, so THAT WAS FUN!

Stevie is a breath work facilitator and certified self-love coach. Breath work is a tool everyone can use to move stagnant energy and shift your mindset. Stevie will demonstrate a 4-minute breathing exercise to shift ourselves out of stress and into the present.

For more of Stevie's breathing exercises check out “The Breath Channel” HERE

Check out all the latest tips and beauty talk on my blog HERE.

Follow me on Instagram HERE.

This week it's the best of the best guests, from the most listened to episodes to the most impactful guests, all in one place for you. 

You'll hear tidbits and takeaways from previous guests to help strengthen you mentally, physically, and spiritually as you enter 2021. 

You'll hear me pop in throughout this episode, introducing the guests. 

Here's a big virtual hug from me to you as we close out 2020 with this Best of Show episode!

To listen to the full episode with each of the guests featured: 

Episode 53 - Hormone expert Dr. Carrie Jones

Episode 77 - Survivor and activist, Alicia Kozak. A warning: This episode may be triggering for survivors of sexual abuse.

Episode 55 - Award-winning author and go-to expert on gentle parenting LR Knost.

Episode 76 - Founder of Kashaya Probiotics, Anjali Pati. 

Episode 73 - Holistic wellness coach and intuitive eating expert, Shanna Windle.

Episode 95 - Astrologer Lumi Pelinku

Check out all the latest tips and beauty talk on my blog HERE.

Follow me on Instagram HERE.

This episode is a catch-up with my pal living in Sin City, Nikki. Working together in TV news bonds you for life. We talk about life in TV and the wacko world of Florida news; how I used to pass out beauty products like candy at the TV station; Nikki’s experience living through the BLM movement as a black woman; touchy race issues; the best things about having a sister; her crazy red carpet moments interviewing celebs; and her incredible (aka awful) edible experience recently.

It’s a real happy hour chat between buds. Come on in and pour a glass!!

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The foundation I used in the makeup tutorial in the beginning of the interview is HERE.

Check out Nikki’s YouTube channel, Undeniably Nikki, where she is always talking pop culture, real life and cracking us up with her sister HERE.

Follow Nikki on Instagram HERE.

Check out all the latest tips and beauty talk on my blog HERE.

Follow me on Instagram HERE.

Some of the IG accounts Nikki mentioned during our interview:

@angelarye

@marclamonthill

@kimberlylatricejones

@mspackyetti

He read our MINDS but actually, we read HIS mind! The Magic Mentalist, was AMAZING! You'll hear a bit of Michael Gutenplan's show at the beginning of the episode with our live guests.

Sonni then chats with the third generation psychic, mentalist and magician about the REAL secret to mind reading and mentalism. Everything Michael does is REAL and you'll discover why Michael's show is actually about you unlocking your psychic potential.

He may even inspire you to discover your own superpower!

For more on the Guest, Michael Gutenplan click here.

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This week’s guest is holistic doctor Dr. Brooke Stuart and she is here to HEAL US, BABY.

Did you know that your physical health directly correlates to our mental health? This week we are talking about shifting our perspective in order to heal, and Dr. Brooke has some amazing takeaways. From what to change in your diet and sleep routines, to simple breathing exercises that can help you ground yourself and start to heal.

Thanks to everyone who sent questions into IG! Here are the timestamps for the questions and answers:

* How do I battle insomnia? 40:00

* Clenching jaw when sleeping—possible causes and how to stop: 45:45

* Psoriasis — possible causes and how to treat: 46:30

* How do I get myself to stop overcommitting? 48:00

* A fear of dying early, since my parent did (especially now that I have kids). 50:00

* Moving past fear in general. 52:10

Tons more good stories and tips (and beauty product chat) too.

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Follow Dr. Brooke on Instagram HERE 

Check out her website and find out how to work with her HERE 

Anyone else ready to say BUH BYE to 2020? Yeah, me too.

But does 2021 have anything better in store? That's what I'm talking about today with Lumi, The Celestial Astrologer, today. What does the new year have in store for us? How do we need to prepare spiritually, energetically, even financially?

We get into ALLLL of that and more, and we also talk about the science behind astrology.

We promise it's not all doom and gloom! But... spoiler alert? Make sure you got that self-care routine on lock for next year, too.

Want more real talk and tips?

Check out the blog and follow along on Instagram at @sonniabatta.

www.wegottatalk.com 

Guest Info:

www.TheCelestialAstrologer.com

https://www.facebook.com/lumi.pelinku.58/

https://www.instagram.com/thecelestialastrologer/