Whispers From Wildwood

Love everything about this episode with alcohol-free lifestyle expert Amanda Kuda. Not only is she one of the easiest people to talk with, she has LOTS of great advice and tips! She also has a new book coming out on October 23rd. Yay Amanda!! Highlights of today's episode:

1. Gray area drinking and why it's just boooorrrring 🙂
2. The 3 types of "Deep Feelers" and why it explains a lot from childhood AND how it really is a super power.
3. How to go from party girl to yogi girl!

Amanda's Bio:

Amanda is an alcohol-free lifestyle expert. She's a holistic life coach, speaker and author living, working and playing in Austin, TX. As a coach, Amanda helps ambitious, soul-centered women stop drinking and start manifesting the life they deserve and desire.

She teaches a modern approach to personal development, self-actualization and spiritual enlightenment through the lens of elective sobriety. Amanda is currently under contract with Penguin Random House imprint, Avery to publish her first book.

Free gift from Amanda: Take the free quiz, "Is Drinking Causing You To Play Small?" Connect with Amanda here:

• Instagram
• Her website

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Meg

I had a great time chatting with Love + Life Coach Veronica Grant on everything to do with love. If you are struggling to find love in your life, she has some fabulous tips to start shifting your energy today. Highlights of the episode:

1. Why the Law of Attraction can be a band-aid over what is really preventing you from finding love.0

2. What might be blocking you from not only love but happiness and success.

3. How your affair with food is very similar to your approach to relationships.

Veronica's Bio:

Veronica is a Love + Life Coach, host of the popular Love Life Connection podcast, and creator of the Deep Work Deep Love Course suite. She helps successful women who feel like they have it all except love, find it. Veronica's work has been featured in O the Oprah Magazine, Bustle, Your Tango, and countless podcasts, including Let It Out and Mind Body Musings. As someone who struggled in love herself and was tired of unsolicited and usually patronizing dating advice (even if well-meaning), she created the resources she wished were available before she met her husband. Through her binge-worthy podcast, free challenges, and coaching, she's here to shake up how you find love, even in our swipe right, swipe left world. A few of her guilty pleasures include: psychoanalyzing TV + real life famous couples, hiking with her husband and pup, and sushi everything.

FREE GIFT! Meet Veronica and discover if you're actually available for the relationship you want by taking her free Emotional Availability Assessment.

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Meg

If you are feeling in a funk, this episode is sure to lift your spirits. Jewelry designer Freida Rothman has a beautiful energy that is magnetic. When I first heard her speak in Milwaukee, I knew I had to invite her on the show. Highlights of the episode:

1. What makes someone a "Woman of Strength?"
2. How rituals and presence support personal and professional success.
3. The power of kindness, compassion, and hope for us all to thrive in our global community.
4. How something as simple as a walk in the park can ignite creativity and in Freida's case a gorgeous new line of jewelry.

FREIDA ROTHMAN'S BIO

Born and raised in Brooklyn, Freida Rothman is a second-generation jeweler, a mother of four, and an entrepreneur striving to remind her community of Ambassadors of Hope that through positivity and optimism you can conquer any challenge.

Inspired by the legacy of four grandparents – all Holocaust survivors – Freida's designs honor strength, hope and resiliency through elevated pieces that reflect her native Brooklyn.

For Freida, the city symbolizes a second chance for her family who arrived with overwhelming hope for a better tomorrow. Each piece is designed to empower.

Freida is offering you $50 off any purchase. Use code MEGDALY50 for the discount. Shop Here.

Follow Freida here:Instagram: @freidarothman Facebook: @FreidaRothmanNewYork FreidaRothman.com

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This week's guest is such a delight. I've admired her work and am so happy to be sharing our conversation with you. Highlights of today's episode:

1. Why making alcohol irrelevant is a way to take back your power.
2. The downside of the "mommy wine" culture
3. The beauty of getting honest and REAL about what is and what isn't working for you.

Emily Paulson's Bio:

Emily is a writer, TEDx speaker, Certified Naked Mind Coach, She Recovers Designated Coach, Certified Facilitator of Addiction Awareness, and the founder of Sober Mom Squad.

She has appeared on media outlets including The Today Show, The Doctors, The Tamron Hall Show, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Next Question with Katie Couric, and USA Today, discussing how to end the shame and stigma of mental health and substance abuse.

Emily is the author of Highlight Real: Finding Honesty & Recovery Beyond the Filtered Life and the forthcoming book Hey Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and Other Lies of Multi-Level Marketing (May 2023). She resides in Central Oregon with her husband and their five children.

Follow Emily here: Instagram: @emilylynnpaulson Instagram: @Sobermomsquad Sobermomsquad.com

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Whether you want to quit or take a break from alcohol OR you just want more joy in your life, my conversation with Shawn Woltz will leave you walking on air. I know it did for me 🙂 There is something about her energy and passion for life that is impossible to love... and her reels on IG? Don't even get me started. I literally laugh OUT LOUD because they are so spot on. I was also so honored that she chose to be so vulnerable and real. She is a gem so don't forget to follow her on Instagram. Highlights of today's episode:

1. Why your intuition and everything "Woo Woo" becomes heightened when you remove the clutter of alcohol.
2. How reevaluating your relationship with alcohol can help you be a more patient mom.
3. The reason I chose Shawn for my Mother's Day Week episode.

SHAWN WOLTZ'S BIO:

Having once felt so alone in her addiction, ashamed to admit she had a problem, and lost in the cycle of drinking to escape it all; Shawn has sobered up, and wants to encourage the world that sobriety needs to be celebrated and looked at through a different lens. Being fully alive, using all your senses, feeling all your emotions is what life is all about. Instead of dragging our feet through the mud thinking, "I HAVE to quit, what about changing the mindset to, "I GET to quit!!"

Sobriety is empowering, an ultimate upgrade, the truest form of self care and self love. Be curious for change, proud of what you've been through, re-evaluate your relationship with alcohol and drugs and join her community @we.get.to.quit to start celebrating a life FREE of alcohol and FULL of your greatest potential!

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Meg

In this week's episode, I dive into the common fear of "how will it through xyz event without drinking?!" with Rachel Hart. Highlights of the episode

1. Peeling back the "why" of why you really want to have that drink.
2. Changing your mindset around "slip ups"
3. Even using mocktails as a way to peel back the starting point of desire.

RACHEL HART'S BIO:

Rachel Hart is Founder and CEO of Take a Break. As a master certified coach, she has helped thousands of women reexamine their relationship with alcohol so that they can unlock their potential. You can listen to her every week on the Take a Break from Drinking podcast or read her book, Why Can't I Drink Like Everyone Else?

Follow Rachel here:

• rachelhart.com
• Facebook: @rachelhartcoaching
• Instagram: @rachelhartcoaching

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This episode came at the perfect time as I've been on my "social lie detox" for about 5-6 months and was finding myself leaning into old patterns. Fortunately, this conversation was the perfect fix to get reinvigorated to continue with a practice that has been personally transformational. If you are someone who tries to "make everything right" and avoid rocking the boat, i think you will find this episode useful and inspiring.

Highlights of our conversation:

1. The disconnection between the theory of honesty and the day-to-day practice of it.
2. What we misunderstand about honesty.
3. How telling the truth about your relationship with alcohol can guide you into alignment.

JUDI KETTELER'S BIO:

Judi got her professional start working at an agency as a copywriter but has been on her own as a full-time freelance writer since 2002. A magazine-industry veteran, Judi has written for dozens of consumer magazines, such as Better Homes & Gardens, Good Housekeeping, Runner's World, Self, Women's Health, and many others. An essay she wrote for Whole Living won ASJA's award for "Best Magazine Essay" in 2011. She frequently contributes essays to NBCNews.com and The New York Times. She's also a regular columnist for CincinnatiMagazine, where she writes pieces about the weirdness of midlife. Mostly, she writes about honesty, and is the author of WOULD I LIE TO YOU? THE AMAZING POWER OF BEING HONEST IN A WORLD THAT LIES (Citadel Press, 2020). When she's not writing, Judi loves running, yoga, reading, sewing, doing backflips on the trampoline, and going to flea markets. She lives with her husband and two children in Cincinnati, Ohio. You can find Judi here:

• Judiketteler.com
• Would I lie to you?
• Twitter
• Instagram

Download the Introduction and Chapter 1 of Judi's book, Would I Lie to You? The Amazing Power of Being Honest in a World That Lies.

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Today I am sharing a few stories around regret. These are times that I literally manifested what I desired and literally turned around and walked away. Why? Listen and you'll find out! Highlights of the episode:

1. Why past U-turns can be vital information for future forks in the road.
2. How you can move out of the past and step out of the "pool of regret"
3. A short meditation to locate and release where regret is residing in your body

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Mothers come in many forms. You may be a Mom to humans, or dogs, cats, horses, etc. The thing is, if you nurture anyone or anything you have that essence of a mother. So with that, comes amazing moments of joy... as well as stress and overwhelm.

In today's episode, I chat with Kelly Smith who is a world-renowned yoga and meditation teacher. (See below for links to her podcast and free meditation challenge.)

Highlights:

1. Why you don't have to be "That Girl" (referring to the new "thing" on Tik Tok!)
2. The beauty of a simple morning routine.
3. How meditation can help you become more present and intentional with those you love.

KELLY SMITH'S BIO:

Kelly Smith is a globally celebrated yoga and meditation teacher, E-RYT 500 /YACEP, founder of Yoga For You, and host of the iTunes chart-topping podcasts, Mindful in Minutes and Meditation Mama.

Kelly believes that there is not a one-size-fits-all approach to yoga and meditation and encourages her students to find their own personal practice, listen to their bodies, and find inner joy by accessing their most authentic selves and owning their power.

Kelly specializes in the nonphysical limbs of yoga and is best known for her master trainings in meditation, restorative yoga, yoga Nidra, and her international retreats.

You can find Kelly here:

• Yogaforyouonline.com
• Instagram
• Podcast

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I tried something new for you in this episode which I think you'll enjoy. It's a guided meditation for when life becomes a little chaotic and we slip into beating ourselves up. That's easy to do when you're a people pleaser or an empath! Let me know your thoughts and I'm happy to create more of these relaxing episodes for you. More ways for us to connect:

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