My guest today is Jenni Ernst, who is the definition of a jack of all trades, as she is a certified nutrition coach, advocate for diabetes, self defense instructor, dental hygienist, mom, wife, super woman, and dear family friend of over 20 years.

Jenni and I chat about what we should actually be paying attention to when it comes to nutrition in a world where there is a lot of contradicting facts. We also talk about her family's experience with her son being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, as well as her experience as a self defense instructor.

Before I go on, I want to tell you that I’m not here to talk politics in our country or who sides with who. I’m here to talk about what we are feeling as a result of things going on and what we can do next.

Recently, every time we turn on the news, we tend to feel like the country is breaking around us. We have been watching the country divide, hate being thrown around, and bad things happening to people. This can make us feel fearful, anxious, depressed, and overwhelmed all at the same time.

In this episode, I'm sharing 4 ways we can overcome these feeling and take action to be a positive force in this country.

My guest today is Samantha Strange, or my Columbus listeners may know her as The Cheesecake Girl. Sam went from making cheesecake as hobby and passing it out at events around Columbus, to starting a business that grew faster than she could keep up with.

Sam and I chat about entrepreneurship, going from hobby to business, wanting to put in the work to make the business happen, fears of starting a business, asking for help, setting boundaries, giving back, competition, and advice she has for new business owners.

Tired of it seeming like everyone around you has a hobby but you? Ever want a hobby, but you just don't have a deep interest or curiosity in something?

In today's episode I'm giving you 4 questions that you can ask yourself to help you start brainstorming what your next hobby is going to be.

My guest today is Ashley Hetherington, who, at the age of only 21, is the author of “A Scoop of Honey,” in which she talks about her faith journey. She also has a blog rightfully called "The Honey Scoop," which she uses to connect with others about faith, as well as other struggles we are experiencing in our lives.

I really enjoyed reading Ashley’s book as she gives some great tools on how to go about exploring your faith, no matter what that may look like for you.

We touch on her own faith journey, why we think people turn to faith, the phrase spiritual but not religious, perfection keeps us from connection, finding community, and making space for faith. Our conversation takes an interesting turn as we talk about the stories we make up in our heads and how it relates to finding our significant other, as well as talk about the voice she is creating for herself with her blog.

Exhaustion is not a badge of honor. Go-getters today, whether they know it or not, see exhaustion as productivity, accomplishment, and success. However, exhaustion really means you not taking care of your body.

So how can we actually take care of our bodies and not let them get exhausted? The easy answer could be to get more sleep, but how has that tactic really worked out for us when life is demanding so much of us? In this episode I share the 5 strategies I've used to take care of my tired human body in the busyness of life.

My first guest of this new season is Clay Raterman. Clay attended Ohio State University for college where he successfully walked on to the football team there. He has also taken his athleticism to 2 seasons of American Ninja Warrior. Clay is now working for Oracle down in Austin, Texas, while he also juggles his side hustle "Pouch" that consists of helping people customize their nutrition plans.

Clay and I touch on a little bit of everything, such as the pressure we inflict on ourselves, mentorship, meditation, intuition, not caring about what people think, dealing with the haters, side hustles, and 1st impressions. Also make sure to listen all the way to the end because Clay gives some really great networking advice and tools.

In this season 2 premiere, I cover some changes I’ve made to the podcast, as well as how to start journaling.

Journaling Tools & Perspectives Include:

-Why I journal

-Writing vs. typing your journal

-How you can structure an entry

-What I include in a journal entry

-When and how often I journal

-Referencing back to entries

The whole season we've been talking about being your best self. What happens though when being your best self becomes over analyzation? You feel like you have to be doing everything and be the best at everything.

Today's episode I'm talking how I went from striving to be my best self to over analyzing everything. I share how I experienced self-help burnout and my 3 strategies I have used get away from the over analyzation and truly be my best self. If you're an over analyzing go-getter, this is the episode for you!

In honor of graduating 1 year ago and a new class of seniors graduating now, I reflect on the 6 things I've learned in my 1st year of adulting.