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This week on Zen(ish) Mommy Podcast, we speak with crystal healer and reiki practitioner Viola Murrone. Viola was born in Italy and has lived all over the world. She had a love for crystals but worked primarily in fashion until a diagnosis with chronic illnesses pushed her deeper into self-healing, eventually allowing her to cure her “chronic” illnesses and become a health coach and crystal reiki master.  In this discussion, Viola gives us tips on how to use crystals in our everyday lives, as well as her recommendations for which crystals, breathing exercises, and self-care tips to utilize in the new year. 

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Today, we have a beautiful winter walking meditation for you to bring in some extra peace in these winter months. Throw on your thermals and your gloves and get out into nature with Jessica! 

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Anxiety is often masked in our lives with things like tidiness, organization, perfectionism, or whatever it may be, as a way to manage, cope, and control. We’re back with another episode of The Zen(ish) Mommy podcast! Today’s topic is anxiety, and we are joined by our guest Justine Carino. Justine, an expert on the topic, is a licensed mental health counselor, anxiety treatment specialist, and host of the Thoughts from the Couch podcast. She also offers an online program for perfectionists called The Path to Peace. Check out this episode to hear from Justine all about anxiety, the different levels, how the nervous system is involved, why we have anxiety, and what the healing process could look like. Most of us who have experienced anxiety, albeit at small levels, know that it’s often a response to an event or core belief, and we use it to control potential threats. Don’t miss out, tune in now!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Justine shares her story of childhood anxiety.
• Selective mutism: a form of anxiety. 
• Why we have anxiety.
• The different levels of anxiety experienced by people across the board. 
• How the nervous system response plays a role in why anxiety is experienced. 
• Potential anxiety triggers and how they show up in the body. 
• Personal childhood triggers for Justine.
• High achieving anxiety: how anxiety shows itself in different people.
• The role perfectionism plays in anxiety.
• A personal story about achievement perfectionism as a shield for shame.
• Justine shares on CBT; cognitive behavioral therapy.
• We talk about core beliefs and their effect on us and our anxiety.
• Self-worth, its interpretation, and how parents play a role in it.
• Justine talks about the genogram and how she uses it in her therapy treatments.
• The healing process of anxiety: what it looks like according to Justine.
• Why it’s important to become conscious about how our bodies feel: mindfulness.
• More about Justine’s online program, The Path to Peace.

Tweetables:

“When we are highly anxious, we love control. Control is our best friend.” — Justine Carino [0:05:46]

“Anxiety is a normal emotion that every human is designed to have.” — Justine Carino [0:06:57]

“The way we think automatically influences the way we’re feeling. And the way we’re feeling influences the choices we make, the behaviors we do — the things we don’t do.” — Justine Carino [0:17:25]

“Our lifestyles can contribute so much to our levels of anxiety.” — Justine Carino [0:27:38]

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As we begin a new year, finding your word of the year can be a great way to get focused. While new year’s resolutions can sometimes be little more than empty promises, your word of the year can be a guiding beacon of light that informs your every decision and guides you on your path, opening you up to new opportunities. If you’re ready to find your word for 2023, follow along with this word-of-the-year exercise. 

Key Points From This Episode:

• The word-of-the-year exercise that Jessica did last year with a yoga studio in New York. 
• Jessica’s word for 2022, “focus,” and her second word, “collaboration.”
• Jessica guides us through the word-of-the-year exercise step by step.
• Why you should write this word down. 
• Jessica’s gratitude for her listeners.

Tweetables:

“I was able to find my word for the year. And it kind of informs all of the decisions for the year.” — Jessica [0:00:20]

“You’re ready to find your word for 2023, this guiding beacon of light that informs your every decision, that guides you on your path, that opens you up to new opportunities.” — Jessica [0:00:27]

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It might be hard to imagine a world where dating in your 30s, 40s, and 50s is fun, but today’s guest believes it can, and should be! A feminine dating coach with over ten years of experience, Lilli Bewley is joining us today! She has hundreds of hours of coaching behind her and amazing resources available to guide women to find fulfillment in relationships. During today’s conversation, Lilli reveals her greatest learnings about love and the skill of building better relationships. Drawing on her own experience and what she has observed in her clients, she unpacks the different dating archetypes and what each one’s dating life tends to look like. She also talks about the powerful energy we all have the power to emit, and how her partner celebrates that within her. If you want to learn why you might be making all the same dating mistakes, or find yourself in a rut, tune in to hear from our next guest.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Today’s guest, feminine dating coach Lilli Bewley. 
• What Lilli has learned through her work with clients: love is a skill!
• The short answer to the question of how to have better relationships.
• Three movies Lilli learned about relationships from.
• The foundational work of relationships that is not taught.
• Why self-love is so much harder than just buying it off the shelf.
• What the Goddess archetype looks like with a strong vision of what she wants in a partner.
• The problem the Goddess has with bringing that kind of relationship to fruition.
• What Lilli and her clients aim to be: the magnetic woman!
• An early experience Lilli had with her partner where she felt truly seen.
• The energy we all have the capacity to emit.
• How her partner celebrated every boundary she established.
• The four archetypes and how they approach dating.
• How your dating nervous system affects your experience.
• Lilli’s invitation to look within rather than outwards during dating.
• What dating can show you if you are willing to use them as an experience.
• Self-love at the center of everything.
• Why your people will celebrate your boundaries. 
• Where to find Lilli’s workbook, the L-O-V-E Method for free.

Tweetables:

“I’ve come to realize through my development and watching my clients, having an epic love extraordinary relationship is actually a skill.” — @BewleyLilli [0:03:40]

“Self-love for me, is, do your actions, your behaviors, your thoughts, line up with what you think to be true? What does self-love feel like? What does self-love act like?” — @BewleyLilli [0:08:31]

“What I like to say is, dating doesn’t suck, your experience with dating sucks. So the growth is changing your experience.” — @BewleyLilli [0:25:19]

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As we approach the New Year, it’s a beautiful time to reflect, relax, and refresh. Join us for a simple renewal meditation that will leave you with a deep sense of expanse and endless possibilities for the upcoming year.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Tips for being present in meditation.
• Jessica guides us through a renewal meditation.
• The simple art of gratitude.
• Encouragement to repeat the renewal meditation over the coming months.  

Tweetables:

“Meditation is not about stopping the thoughts. It is impossible to stop the thoughts, so it is just a practice of concentration.” — Jessica [0:00:38]

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Hey Mamas, we’re going to slow down today and talk about boundaries. Although the known purpose of healthy boundaries is, of course, to protect and take care of yourself, as moms, we often struggle to put them in place. While boundaries are a huge component of self-care, the pandemic has skewed the boundaries between work and home. Many of us are enjoying the benefits of working from home, but too often, the line between work and home life becomes increasingly blurry. Today’s guest has dedicated her life to educating the clients on the benefits of having professional boundaries. Woodrie Burich is a national speaker, executive coach, and the owner of the Integration Group, a company that empowers professionals to create sustainable and thriving work lives that enable them to enjoy more, stress less, and connect with their clients in a meaningful way. Join us today to hear her life-changing insights. Thanks for tuning in!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Meet Woodrie Burich, national speaker, executive coach, and owner of the Integration Group.
• Her background in tech, realizing her need for boundaries before she had the language for them.
• The illusion of work-life balance and needing more time.
• Why the first step always has to be about getting connected internally.
• The importance of having people who sit with you in your discomfort.
• How Woodrie begins to counsel people through boundary work.
• Defining work and identifying why boundaries are important.
• What motivates Woodrie to get through the hard stuff.
• Finding, protecting, and maintaining our boundaries to connect with ourselves and others.
• Why Woodrie believes that everyone needs to understand and implement boundaries.
• Two book recommendations for mothers regarding boundary setting: Making Motherhood Work, and Overwhelmed.
• Her two formulas for boundary setting: self-care plus awareness equals boundaries, and energy plus choice equals power.
• What boundaries reflect: self-worth and self-respect.
• How Woodrie identifies that she is reaching her limit and what that feels like for her.
• The role of expectations in being able to set and honor boundaries. 
• Why the beginning of a project is the peak time to set boundaries.
• Taking small steps to support yourself in boundary-less environments.
• The importance of awareness even when you have limited control.
• Phrase work, mantra, and intention setting.
• Why maintaining your energy levels is core and critical.
• Finding support to connect with ourselves.
• The power that boundaries have to completely shift our worlds.
• Her Boundaries Before Burnout Facebook group.
  
  

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It’s almost the end of the year and stress levels are high. There is no better tonic to the busyness of the holiday season than meditation, so gift yourself a few minutes to join us for this healing golden light meditation. Use your breath to recenter and move calmly through the chaos.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Jessica guides us through a golden light meditation.
• The profound value of the simple technique of counting and breathing. 

Tweetables:

“The simple technique of counting and breathing is always available.” — Jessica [0:05:22]

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Welcome back to another episode of the Zen(ish) Mommy Podcast! While prenups are a common feature in rap music, in reality, they’re not just for the uber-rich, or the gold diggers among us. Today’s guest is here to set the record straight on what can and cannot be included in a pre- or postnup, to protect everyone involved. A managing partner at Miller Zeiderman LLP, Lisa Zeiderman is a matrimonial and family attorney and certified divorce financial analyst. She regularly handles complex financial divorce and custody cases, as well as pre and post-nuptial agreements. With many awards behind her, from the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys, she is a founding member of the American Academy of Certified Financial Litigators, and a member of the panel of Attorneys for Children, among other huge accolades within financial and marital law. Tune in today to learn from her wealth of expertise. 

Key Points From This Episode:

• Lisa’s advice to set the financial terms of your marriage as soon as possible.
• Lisa’s status as divorced and remarried for 25 years, with no prenup for her first marriage.
• Her first career in fashion marketing before pivoting after her first divorce.
• Thinking of marriage as a financial partnership.
• The difference between a prenup and a postnup. 
• The option between having a will superseding your marital agreement or not.
• Waiving the elective share according to the will or choosing to contract out of that.
• What specifically is covered in prenups: whether something is considered separate property or marital property.
• The importance of categorizing debt from before the marriage as you enter into it.
• What cannot be contracted in a prenup: anything relating to a child that’s not born.
• How a prenup can benefit the partner who comes into the marriage with less.
• The importance of contracting to deal with time spent out of the workforce to support the family.
• Mistakes young couples make including forgoing transparency and expectations.
• Why spousal support is one of the areas where people disagree most.
• Why having a plan in place allows you to take control and empowers you financially and within your marriage.
• Lisa’s advice not to be afraid to introduce a prenup, to negotiate them ahead of time, and reevaluate in the form of a postnup if needed.
• Examples of what can happen if you ignore what is stated in your prenup.
• How she finds time to slow down at her house in the country, go on vacations with her husband, and dine out.
• Increasing domestic violence, mental health issues, and addiction.
• Why you will not be penalized for reaching out for help, but rather applauded.
• Her blog on Psychology today which you can find links to on her LinkedIn.

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Today on The Zen(ish) Mommy Podcast we are focusing on mindful eating! We are all guilty of eating meals on the go and so today we walk you through a beautiful mindfulness exercise that helps you feel, see, taste, and experience the food that you need to get you through your days. So grab an apple and press play now!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Jessica walks us through a mindfulness exercise with a piece of fruit from the earth. 
• Step one: Feeling the piece of fruit. 
• Step two: Looking at the piece of fruit. 
• Step three: Eating the piece of fruit. 
• Step four: Noticing how your body responds to eating the fruit. 

Tweetables:

“It’s good to start with something simple like a piece of fruit to kind of retrain our mind from the very busy on-the-go eating that we do.” — Jessica Gershman [0:04:25]

“Really appreciate what these foods do for our body and be grateful for foods to nourish and fuel our body so that we can do all the things that we need to do.” — Jessica Gershman [0:05:39]

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