Mostly Balanced: Recent Episodes
Mia and Carleigh
Mia and Carleigh met in their early 20s and bonded over their relationships, dating horror stories, and passion for wellness.
Years later, Mostly Balanced was born as a space to hold conversations about approachable wellness, dating, and relationships. Join Mia, Carleigh, and their guests for new episodes every Monday.
Find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast.
Welcome back! Today we're joined by a highly anticipated guest: Christine Lang, soul channel, intuitive, and energy healer.
We're chatting all about common fears and blocks that are stopping us from finding our ideal partner, and Christine even made an exclusive free guided meditation for all listeners to uncover—and overcome—their own fears and blocks.
ACCESS THE FREE MEDITATION HERE
what we talk about:
- Why you keep attracting people who bring out your triggers?
- How to stop dating with the mindset of wanting to be "picked"
- How to let go of the scarcity mindset in dating
- How to communicate with partners who don’t express their feelings
- Is it a real connection or just surface level?
- Triggers and blocks in dating vs. in long term relationships
& (a lot) more!
ACCESS THE FREE MEDITATION HERE
Find Christine on Instagram @christinelang_intuitive.
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As always, find us on Instagram @mostlydating.
To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com.
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Welcome back! Today we're answering a few longer listener questions.
what we talk about:
- What to do when your needs are not being met in a relationship
- What does it really mean when someone wants to “take things slow?”
- What to do when they finally change but it feels too late?
- Do ultimatums work in relationships?
- Exactly what to say when you’re stuck in a situationship
& more!
Links I mentioned:
- Red light face mask
- Healthier sesame chicken
- Seven Sundays cereal
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As always, find us on Instagram @mostlydating.
To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com.
And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! Today we're answering rapid-fire listener questions.
what we talk about:
- Ways to improve communication in a relationship
- What to do when the person you're dating forgets your birthday
- Am I the red flag for being underwhelmed by their birthday celebration?
- What to do when you're only attracted to people who aren't emotionally available
- Is it a red flag if they tell you they paused their dating apps?
& more!
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As always, find us on Instagram @mostlydating.
To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com.
And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! Today we're answering rapid-fire listener questions.
what we talk about:
- 7 steps to get over a breakup
- Is it a red flag if they call you their ex's name?
- How to handle different sex drives in a relationship + what to do when your partner never initiates
- Early signs someone is emotionally available
- Who should initiate early dates?
- What to do when you hit it off with someone while traveling but it fizzles when you get home?
& more!
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As always, find us on Instagram @mostlydating.
To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com.
And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! Today we're answering rapid-fire listener questions.
what we talk about:
- My rant on how dating is actually a lot like finding a job
- How to let go of your partner's past
- Is it normal to want to break up with them because they are messy?
- Why you're having trouble getting beyond the first date
- What to do when there isn't physical attraction on early dates
- Getting back together with an ex who has changed
- How often to respond to someone's messages on an app
- When to stop dating other people
& more!
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As always, find us on Instagram @mostlydating.
To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com.
And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! Today we're talking about behaviors that damage your relationship, create distance, and ultimately cause breakups.
what we talk about:
- the difference between the silent treatment and taking time to think/cool down
- how to stop assuming your partner's feelings/thoughts/needs & what to do when they assume yours
- what happens when arguments go unresolved
- my thoughts on "never go to bed angry"
- why you need to talk to your partner more about sex (& how to do it)
- what to do when actions don't match words (or vice versa)
- when comparison to past relationships is helpful (& when it's not)
& more!
👀 the post I reference all episode
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As always, find us on Instagram @mostlydating.
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Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CnreDjkuU3Z/
Welcome back! Today's episode starts with a few listener questions and then we dive into some subtle and telltale signs someone is in love with you.
what we talk about:
- Timelines for saying I love you
- Should you slide into someone's DMs if they didn't match you back on a dating app?
- My new favorite way to write a Bumble bio
- Questions to ask to see if someone is right for you
- Signs someone is falling in love with you
& more!
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As always, find us on Instagram @mostlydating.
To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com.
And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! Today's episode dives into a few recent viral topics and wraps up with listener questions.
what we talk about:
- Tips for introducing a partner to your family or friends (+ my own experience)
- Why it's important to have deep conversations in a relationship
- Deep conversation starters for dates
- How to bring up uncomfortable conversation topics in a relationship
- The differences between dating 30+ vs. dating in your 20s
- The best ways to start a conversation on a dating app
& more!
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the posts I referenced:
- 5 uncomfortable conversations to have before getting engaged
- 9 deep conversation starters for better dates
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlydating.
To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com.
And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! Today we're answering rapid-fire listener questions.
what we talk about:
- How to talk to your partner about something they do that's bothering you
- What to do when you feel "blank" or like you aren't good enough
- Why we need to stop using our dating lives as a measurement tool for how great we are.
- How to get over a crush on a married coworker
& more!
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📣 Book a 1:1 video or phone call with me
💌 Sign up for my free newsletter, Mostly Dating
📖 Date with intention with my digital dating planner or ebook (use code IG10 for $10 off)
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast.
To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com.
And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! Today we're chatting about staying healthy in a new relationship, encouraging your partner to be healthier, and answering more listener questions.
what we talk about:
- Things to do before defining the relationship
- Things you should know before defining the relationship
- Signs it's time to define the relationship
- How to get comfortable talking about sex with your partner
& more!
Other posts, episodes, & products referenced:
- Episode with Emily Morse (@sexwithemily)
- How to DTR
- Wonderlust Intimacy Deck (use MOSTLYBALANCED for a discount)
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📣 Book a 1:1 video or phone call with me
💌 Sign up for my free newsletter, Mostly Dating
📖 Date with intention with my digital dating planner or ebook (use code IG10 for $10 off)
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast.
To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com.
And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! Today we’re joined by Rachel Brotman, creator and founder of @thecarboholic. This episode is a little different, we're doing a deep dive into all the best dating spots in NYC.
Don't live in New York? Save this for your next visit!
what we talk about:
- How Rachel became a food content creator & eventually quit her full time job
- How to find out about all the best new restaurants & how to get the hard-to-get reservations
- Where to go for: a first date, second/third date, affordable date, non-drinking date, double date, group date, meeting the parents date, special occasion date, & more
- Our thoughts on who should pay & how to offer
- What to do when you don't like the date location they suggest
- How to approach someone IRL in a restaurant/bar setting
& more!
Find Rachel on Instagram or TikTok or head to her website where she has a ton of free guides and resources.
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As always, find us on Instagram @mostlydating. To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com. And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! Today we're chatting about staying healthy in a new relationship, encouraging your partner to be healthier, and answering more listener questions.
what we talk about:
- My thoughts on "if they wanted to they would," "if you're confused they're not interested," and other common dating advice. (+ what to do instead)
- A listener question on how to make a relationship work with an avoidant and anxious attachment style combination
- How to get over a situationship
& more!
📣 Get a custom dating app profile makeover from me
📣 Book a 1:1 video or phone call with me
💌 Sign up for my free newsletter, Mostly Dating
📖 Date with intention with my digital dating planner or ebook (use code IG10 for $10 off)
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast.
To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com.
And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! Today we're chatting about staying healthy in a new relationship, encouraging your partner to be healthier, and answering more listener questions.
what we talk about:
- Staying in your health/fitness/wellness routine in a relationship
- How to motivate your partner to be healthier
- Who should pay for early dates?
- What to message someone who doesn't have good prompts
- Should you share feedback after a bad date?
- Breakups within a friend group
- Why I hate the phrase "men always come back"
& more!
📣 Get a custom dating app profile makeover from me
📣 Book a 1:1 video or phone call with me
💌 Sign up for my free newsletter, Mostly Dating
📖 Date with intention with my digital dating planner or ebook (use code IG10 for $10 off)
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast. To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com. And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! Today we're chatting about future tripping in early dating & answering a few listener questions.
what we talk about:
- what is future tripping?
- how to avoid creating a false sense of intimacy early on
- how much messaging is too much before a date & in the early dating stages
- how to voice boundaries around texting early in dating
- how soon to sleep together
- what to do when you were clingy and then they ghosted
- is it a red flag if you rarely argue?
& more!
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📣 Book a 1:1 video or phone call with me
💌 Sign up for my free newsletter, Mostly Dating
📖 Date with intention with my digital dating planner or ebook (use code IG10 for $10 off)
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast. To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com. And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! Today we’re joined by Elizabeth Endres, creator and co-founder of @sweatsandthecity and host of The Wellness Process podcast.
what we talk about:
- Elizabeth’s favorite wellness practices
- Dating in your 20s vs dating in your 30s+
- How to get in a good mindset before a date
- Our thoughts on “dating is a numbers game”
- Being friends with exes
- How to manifest the right relationship (& what to do once you get it)
- Approaching someone IRL
& more!
📣 Get a custom dating app profile makeover from me
📣 Book a 1:1 video or phone call with me
💌 Sign up for my free newsletter, Mostly Dating
📖 Date with intention with my digital dating planner or ebook (use code IG10 for $10 off)
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlydating. To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com. And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! Today we're chatting about imposter syndrome in relationships & answering listener questions.
what we talk about:
- why imposter syndrome happens in relationships
- how to stop worrying things are "too good to be true"
- ways to be more confident
- balancing busy schedules in a relationship
- what to do if your needs aren't being met
- deciding if it's worthy trying long distance
& more!
📣 Get a custom dating app profile makeover from me
📣 Book a 1:1 video or phone call with me
💌 Sign up for my free newsletter, Mostly Dating
📖 Date with intention with my digital dating planner or ebook (use code IG10 for $10 off)
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast. To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com. And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! Today we're diving into listener questions.
what we talk about:
- is it a red flag if they say they don't like labels?
- getting from "exclusive" to DTR
- should you double text or consider it ghosting?
- is it a red flag if they don't wish you a happy birthday in early dating
- how to handle "awkward" silences on dates (& in relationships)
- what to do when you can't get past the 3 month mark in dating
- exchanging numbers on a dating app before going on a date
& more!
📝 Questions to ask about the future early on
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📖 Date with intention with my digital dating planner or ebook (use code IG10 for $10 off)
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast. To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com. And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! Today's episode starts with a step-by-step guide to creating the best possible dating app profile for better matches and better dates that will lead to a relationship. We end with three listener questions (starting at 30:40).
what we talk about:
- How to pick the best photos for your app profile
- A specific breakdown of what photos to use
- Which prompts spark the most conversation
- How to write better prompt responses (with examples)
- A listener question on saying I love you
- What to do when they say they want to go out but keep putting off plans
- What to do when they keep bringing up past fights in new arguments
& more!
📣 Get a custom dating app profile makeover from me
📣 Book a 1:1 video or phone call with me
💌 Sign up for my free newsletter, Mostly Dating
📖 Date with intention with my digital dating planner or ebook (use code IG10 for $10 off)
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast. To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com. And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! It's episode 200 (!!) of Mostly Balanced, and today we're joined by content creator and 2x TEDx speaker, Lucie Fink.
what we talk about:
- a brief rundown of Lucie's career and why she recently decided to start her podcast, The Real Stuff
- Lucie's relationship with her now husband, dating back to high school, college, and moving to NYC
- maintaining independence and a sense of self in a relationship
- how we were both impacted by having a twin
- friends and family members with different dating timelines
- how sex changes when you move in together
- dividing responsibilities between parents
- balancing motherhood with working full time
& more!
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As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast. To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com. And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! Today we're answering listener questions...
what we talk about:
- How to book a live 1:1 dating consultation with me before the prices increase!
- Should you try again with someone one year after a first date that never panned out?
- Is it weird for a dating app match to mention other dates they have planned?
- If you go on a great first date but the person says they aren’t looking for something serious at the moment, should you still try a few more dates to see where it might go?
- The biggest indicator that you’re about to end up in a situationship
- How to stop a relationship from moving too fast (and why you might want to slow down)
- Is it okay to date multiple people at once in the early dating stages?
& more!
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**The post referenced during the last question in the episode.
Date with intention with my digital dating planner & ebook. (use code IG10** for $10 off)
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast. To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com. And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! Today we're answering listener questions...
what we talk about:
- how to enter our 100K giveaway!
- what you should know by dates 3 and 5
- timelines in dating and relationships
- is it a bad sign if they update their app profile after a few good dates?
- what to do when you're a few dates in and you haven't talked about what you're looking for
- should you stay with someone when you know there's potential for a relationship but they aren't there yet?
& more!
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast. To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com. And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! Today we have Ilana Dunn, host of Seeing Other People, back on the podcast.
What we talk about:
- Ilana’s dating patterns before meeting her fiancé
- Conversations she had before getting engaged
- Tips for better communication in relationships
- The hardest parts of wedding planning, why she isn’t having bridesmaids, and what she’s looking forward to most about being married
- What to do when your family is disappointed about your breakup
- Boundaries to set early on in dating
- How to have better conversations on dating apps
& more!
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast. To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com. And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! Today we're answering listener questions...
what we talk about:
- how to enter our 100K giveaway!
- how to integrate into each other's lives in the early dating stages
- what does it mean when someone keeps viewing your social media?
- how to get past your bf dating someone else while you were on a break
- what to do if you feel like you aren’t in someone’s league but they ask you out
- what to do when you're 2 months into a relationship and it feels like you barely know each other
- how to strengthen communication in a 3 year relationship
& more!
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast. To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com. And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! Today we're chatting about questioning whether a relationship is right for you.
what we talk about:
- how to enter our 100K giveaway!
- early signs someone isn't the one
- signs a relationship isn't right
- habits of healthy relationships
- how to end things with someone you still care about
& more!
Posts I referenced:
- 10 Signs Your Relationship is Over
- 9 Qualities That Are Not Healthy In A Relationship
- 11 Tips For Ending Something With Someone You Still Care About
- 12 Feelings You Shouldn't Ignore In Any Relationship
- 16 Signs Someone Isn't The One
- 9 Signs You Might Be Settling
- 10 Habits Of Healthy Couples
- 12 Signs A Relationship Isn't Right Even If Nothing Is Wrong
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast. To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com. And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! It's just Carleigh today and she's diving into listener questions.
what we talk about:
- should you tell a friend you have feelings for them? + how to do it
- what to do when someone blocks you
- should you send a letter/text to a friend or ex after a breakup?
- what to do when people tell you you're "hard to read"
- how to be more vulnerable and open up more in relationships
- how long should you want for attraction to build/arise + how to make it build
- dates you should be going on early on
- questions to ask on early dates
- should you reach out to your ex?
- what to say when an ex reaches out
& more!
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast. To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com. And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! Today we're joined by Mackie Swan ,CEO of Woo More Play, a sexual wellness brand on a mission to inspire people to have better sex.
what we talk about:
- the origin story of Woo More Play & the products the offer (including my fav coconut love oil👀)
- the benefits of using lubricant during sex
- why the right lube makes such a big difference
- the physical and mental benefits of orgasms & healthy sex life
- how to talk more openly about sex in a new relationship
- what to do if you're unhappy with your sex life in a long term relationship
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the pleasure gap (what it is, why it happens, and how to close it)
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we answer listener questions on how to show love with acts of service, how to bring up defining the relationship, and more.
Find Woo More Play on Instagram @woomoreplay and learn how to become a partial owner here.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast. To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com. And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! Today we're joined by (returning guest) Alessia Scauzillo, @alessiasculpt, founder of A Sculpt Body. We dive deep into how Alessia's life has changed over the past year, her divorce, and her dating experiences since then.
what we talk about:
- signs you and your partner are growing in different directions
- ending a relationship when nothing is really "wrong"
- getting back into dating after a divorce or breakup
- recognizing signs of a toxic relationship
- how to date more intentionally on dating apps
- tips to be more confident
- Alessia's go-to methods for reducing anxiety and feeling like her best self
the two books we referenced:
- Journey to the Heart
- Find Your Happy
the meditation app we mentioned: Superhuman
Find Alessia on Instagram or TikTok at @alessiasculpt and head to asculptbody.com for a free 7-day trial of her workout program.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast. To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com. And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! It's our first episode since we went on a brief hiatus, and what better way to kick off this new era of Mostly Balanced than with the internet's favorite therapist and dating expert, Jeff Guenther, LPC—or, as you probably know him, @therapyjeff.
what we're talking about:
- Jeff's upcoming book, Big Dating Energy (*preorder it here!!)
- what's holding you back from meeting your person
- how to be more successful on dating apps
- how to actually get approached IRL
- how to let someone know you are interested
- how to communicate what you need in a relationship
- what to do if you're not happy in a situationship (+ how to get over it) *here's the post we discuss
- defining a relationship/bringing up exclusivity
- what to do when they haven't said I love you but you want them to say it first
& more!
Find Jeff on Instagram and TikTok @therapyjeff + head to his website to preorder his book.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast. To have your question answered on an upcoming episode, email hello@wearemostlybalanced.com. And if you're enjoying the pod, please leave a rating & review!
Welcome back! Today we're diving into listener questions all about early stages of dating, plus Mia shares advice on wedding planning and dress shopping.
what we talk about:
- How to not get overwhelmed when wedding dress shopping
- What to do when you feel like they're waiting for you to say "I love you" first
- How soon is too soon to say I love you?
- What to do when you plan a date but they don't follow through to confirm
- Are dating apps slow right now?
Find us on Instagram at @mostlybalancedpodcast and email your questions to hello@wearemostlybalanced.com.
Thanks for listening!
Welcome back! Today we're chatting all about spending the holidays with a partner's family (or taking them home to yours!) and about meeting the family in general.
what we talk about:
- gift ideas for significant other depending on stages of the relationship
- when you should start sharing holidays with a partner
- how to set your partner up for success when meeting the family
- what to do when you're nervous your family won't like your partner
- advice for meeting their family for the first time
- gifts to bring when meeting the family
& more!
Welcome back! Today we're opening with listener questions about how to split up costs on early trips with your partner and whether someone giving a heads up about post-date plans is a bad sign. Then we're diving into an entrepreneurship-focused episode with Rachel Glass, founder of Glosslab! What we talk about with Rachel: How she came up with the idea for Glosslab The transition from working in finance to starting her own business Balancing being a wife, mom, and business owner How she finds moments of self-care Advice for people who want to start their own business& more!
Welcome back! Today we're answering listener questions and sharing our own experiences on a range of dating/relationship issues.what we talk about:How to bring up the topic of gifts with a newer partner How important is physical attraction in early dating?Can attraction grow?What to do when you feel a shift in energy early on in dating& more!Find us on Instagram at @mostlybalancedpodcast and email your questions to hello@wearemostlybalanced.com.Thanks for listening!
Welcome back! Today we're answering listener questions and sharing our own experiences on a range of dating/relationship issues.
what we talk about:
- How to deal with anxiety while SO is traveling
- Whether we think you should tell someone you cheated or just break up without giving a reason
- Age gaps in relationships
- How our past relationships impact our current relationships
- How to set communication expectations with a partner
- What to do when you have a lot of great first dates but no second dates
& more!
Find us on Instagram at @mostlybalancedpodcast and email your questions to hello@wearemostlybalanced.com.
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Welcome back! Today we're answering questions about how to motivate yourself to date when you love your single life, if you should consider getting back with your long distance ex who is moving to your city, how to bring up marriage with your partner who is divorced, and how to grow intimacy in a long distance relationship. We also talk about the struggle of saying no to plans when the answer is "I just don't want to".
Find us on Instagram at @mostlybalancedpodcast and email your questions to hello@wearemostlybalanced.com.
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Welcome back! Today we're diving into a listener question about what to do when you think your friend could do better—but they're about to get engaged. Should you tell your friend you don't like their partner, or should you keep it to yourself? We share our own experiences with friends expressing their concerns over our past relationships and how we'd approach the conversation with one of our friends.
Plus, we answer two brief listener questions about whether watching porn is cheating and who should pay for dates in a heterosexual relationship.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! Today we're answering rapid fire listener questions about how to stop feeling resentful of things you put up with in past relationships, what to do when your partner doesn’t understand you need alone time, feeling like you’ll never meet someone, catching your boyfriend talking to other girls online, and whether you should try again with a toxic ex if you’ve both changed. As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! Today we're joined by Natassia Miller, sexologist and founder of Wanderlust.
what we talk about:
- talking to your partner about sex
- how to keep the relationship exciting
- one key indicator of whether the relationship will be successful
- how to make the sex better
- how to improve intimacy during sex
& more!
Welcome back! Today we're joined by Vanessa Marin, licensed psychotherapist with 20 years of experience in the sex therapy field, and her husband, Xander, chatting about all things sex and intimacy.
what we talk about:
- Why Vanessa decided to be a sex therapist & how Xander decided to start working with her
- Each of our experiences getting (or not getting) "the talk"
- How to actually talk to a partner about sex (no matter the relationship stage)
- What to do if you've been faking it with your partner (and want to stop)
- Why foreplay is important and how to do it right
& more!
Find Vanessa & Xander on Instagram or their website where you can purchase their courses and learn about working with them.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! Today we're answering rapid fire listener questions about what to do when you feel like you're arguing too much early on in a relationship, how long to banter before asking them out yourself, how to deepen the conversation 4 or 5 dates in, and how to get your partner to plan more date nights.
As always, find us on Instagram@mostlybalancedpodcast. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! It's just us today and we're diving into a longer listener question about a 6 month relationship that ended abruptly. How do you close the door when the other person leaves it slightly open? Can you try again once you've both worked on the issues? We also answer a listener question about how to improve communication in a relationship and share what we've each learned about our own communication style. We wrap up by giving advice to a listener who feels stuck in their career and jealous of the people around them living their dream lives.
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Welcome back! Today we’re joined by Jared Fried (!!!), comedian and host of the J Train podcast & @betches @u.up.podcast, fresh off the release of his hit Netflix special, 37 & Single.what we talk about:
- Jared’s Netflix comedy special
- women getting “the ick” (& why most men don’t)
- our own “icks”
- why he tends to end things before the next step
- what changes about dating as you get more comfortable with yourself
- a listener question about a LDR that was going great until it wasn’t
- a listener question about shooting your shot on a dating app vs in real life & more!
Go follow @jaredfreid for more laughs & advice + WATCH HIS SPECIAL, 37 & Single, ON NETFLIX.
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Welcome back! Today we're answering listener questions and sharing our own relevant dating experiences.
what we talk about:
- Should you stay in touch with their family and friends after a break up?
- How to get from the app convo to a date
- Can you rebuild trust in a relationship?
- What core values should you align on for a successful relationship?
- What to do when they say you're too good for them
& more!
As always, find us on Instagram@mostlybalancedpodcast. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! This week we're diving deep into four listener questions chatting about marriage ultimatums, discussing finances with your partner, what to do when you had a great date but they weren't feeling it, and how to react when your long term boyfriend suddenly needs space.
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Welcome back! Today we're diving deep into recent listener questions.
what we talk about:
- How much should you look someone up before a date?
- Is it normal to be weirded out by someone Googling you and sharing what they found?
- How to handle it when someone is being overly affectionate
- Bridging different communication styles early on in a relationship
- Is it normal to have mixed feelings after moving in with someone?
- How to make someone feel at home if they move into your space
& more!
As always, find us on Instagram@mostlybalancedpodcast. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! It's just us today and we're diving deep into listener questions + catching up on what's been going on with both of us.
what we talk about:
- How much should you be talking leading up to a first date?
- How do you verbalize the amount of communication you want early on?
- Does the way someone communicates early on indicate their communication style will be for the rest of the relationship?
- We answer a listener question about a 5 year relationship with two people who can't decide who's home city to live in
- How many dates in can you go to their apartment to cook dinner together?
- How to stop comparing yourself to friends who have the things you want
& more!
As always, find us on Instagram@mostlybalancedpodcast. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we’re joined by Starielle Hope, human relationship & intimacy expert.
what we talk about:
- why Starielle does not believe dating is a numbers game
- actual ways to improve your dating app profile so you get the RIGHT matches, not necessarily more volume
- why some people can't get past a first date (and onto dates two, three, etc.)
- can attraction grow over time or should it feel like it looks in the movies?
- how to identify what might be holding you back in relationships
- identifying dating patterns in yourself
- why we are drawn to the same wrong relationship over and over
& more!
In today's intro, Mia shares more about an obstacle she's had in her own relationship and Carleigh & Mia discuss their thoughts on how to be more original on dating apps.
As always, find us on Instagram@mostlybalancedpodcast. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! It's just us today and we're answering a ton of great listener questions.
what we talk about:
- What to do when the honeymoon phase ends, why we actually love what comes after it, and how to bring it back throughout your relationship
- Saying I love you in a new relationship + what to say if you're not ready to say it back
- What to say if your partner wants to move in and you're not ready yet
- Advice for people who have a hard time getting excited about dating
- How to know if someone is ready to start dating again + if it's a bad idea to date someone who recently got out of a relationship
& more!
In our intro, Carleigh gives an update on her Jolie shower filter and how it's impacted her hair and skin & Mia shares a book recommendation for Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld.
s always, find us on Instagram@mostlybalancedpodcast. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we’re chatting all things sex, boundaries, non-monogamy, and adult entertainment with Candice Horbacz (most commonly known as Eva Lovia), former adult entertainment star and multi-hyphenate entrepreneur
what we talk about:
- How Candice started webcamming & eventually built a career in the adult entertainment space
- What people get wrong about the porn industry
- Setting boundaries early on in a relationship
- How to tell your partner what you like sexually
- Misconceptions about how often you “should” be having sex
- Why having sex is sort of like going to the gym
- Why women have such a hard time saying no to things
- How to actually have better sex
& more!
We end the episode by asking Candice a few listener questions about what to do when a guy ghosts you and then resurfaces, whether you should end a relationship simply because something feels “off,” and more.
Find Candice on Instagram @evalovia and listen to her podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts.
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Welcome back! Today we are chatting about all things friendship with content creators and hosts of the new podcast, Life In Progress, Carly Silverman and Ilana Dunn.
what we talk about:
- How Carly & Ilana met and why they decided to start a podcast
- How they bonded over losing their jobs
- Carly & Ilana's matchmaking program
- Similarities between Carly & Ilana's friendship and Carleigh & Mia's friendship
- The dating app 3 out of 4 of us met our current partner on
- How to make friends as an adult
- Our own experiences with friendship breakups
- What to do when you're the only single friend
- How friendships evolve
- Feeling like the only one who doesn't have a large friend group
& more!
You can find Carly and Ilana on Instagram @lifeinprogress @seeingotherpeople@ilana.dunn & @carlyrsilverman. Listen to Life In Progress anywhere you listen to podcasts, and head to either of their Instagram accounts to learn more about their matchmaking company.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! It’s just us this week and we’re diving deep into listener questions. what we talk about: ✨ friendships with your desired gender ✨ can your boyfriend have a female roommate? ✨ is there a such thing as a bad texter? ✨ how much should you be texting early on? ✨ should you text someone after a first date? ✨ at what point should you introduce each other to the family + how to do it successfully ✨ the one that got away & more!
- we chat about what’s been new with us and Mia shares a product she’s loving As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we're joined by Joe Feminella & Steve Rossiter of First Round's On Me, getting a male's prospecting on modern dating and how to use dating apps more intentionally.
what we talk about:
- How Joe first came up with the idea for FROME
- What sets FROME apart from other dating apps
- How to use any dating app more intentionally
- The "maximizer" mentality of always wanting someone/something better
- The one thing that makes you way less likely to go out on a date
- Common red flags men see when dating women
- Their thoughts on these common dating behaviors: thank you texts, women making the first move, sleeping together early on
& more
Learn more about FROME by heading to their Instagram @firstroundsonme or downloading the app from the app store. You can find Joe and Steve at @firstroundsonjoe and @steverossiter_.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! It’s just us this week and we’re diving deep into listener questions. what we talk about:✨ how to communicate with a partner who gets defensive✨ building trust in a relationship ✨ going through a partner’s phone ✨ timelines for getting engaged ✨ how to show someone you love them before saying I love you✨ how to get your partner to use your love language ✨ relationship check ins & how often to reassess your relationship✨ what to do when something feels off in your relationship ✨ the one thing that changed the way carleigh dates and helped her get into a healthy relationship & more!+ we close with a new "love bomby or cute" segment.As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mostlybalanced/support
Welcome back! Today we’re joined by Marin Haugo of @lifeofmarinnyc & she’s giving us all the details on her 28 dates in 28 days. what we talk about:Why Marin decided to do 28 dates in 28 daysHow she found datesHer advice for finding success on apps & what she thinks she was doing wrong in her dating life previously Why her previous long term relationship didn’t work outThe differences between dating in nyc and in other cities The most common reasons things didn't work out with the men she dated during the experiment Her experience being love-bombed by one of the people she was datingWhy she wasn’t having sex with any of the dates& more! In todays intro we discuss why communication is so important early on in dating, our thoughts on Marin’s 28 dates experiment, and dating multiple people at once. We wrap up by going through a few listener submissions for our new “love bomby or cute?” segment. As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mostlybalanced/support
Welcome back! It's just us today and we're diving deep into listener questions.
what we talk about:
- when to delete the apps in a new relationship
- how to bring up defining the relationship
- should you tell someone if their boyfriend cheated on them with you?
- advice for getting over a bad breakup
& more!
- we close with a new "love bomby or cute" segment.
As always, find us on Instagram@mostlybalancedpodcastand on ourwebsite. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we're joined by Maria Avgitidis, matchmaker and founder of Agape Match.
what we talk about:
- the matchmaking process at Agape
- how long you should stay on a first date
- what to talk about on a first date
- Maria's 12 date rule
- how to weed out people who are only looking for a hookup (if you want a relationship)
& more!
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Welcome back! It's just us today and we're answering a round of listener questions...
what we talk about:
- when the "spark" fades after the first few dates
- the ebbs & flows of sex in a relationship
- moving past the honeymoon phase
- what to do when you feel like there's no romance in your relationship
- how moving in together can impact the relationship
- the problem with friends with benefits
- what to do when you develop feelings for a friend with benefits
- dealing with grief in a relationship
- why you shouldn't put in so much effort on early dates
- what to do when they're a bad texter
& more!
As always, find us on Instagram@mostlybalancedpodcastand on ourwebsite. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we're joined by coach, speaker, author, and founder of Man Talks, Connor Beaton for a peek inside the male mind.
what we talk about:
- Conor's dating history and the obstacles that led him to make a change
- Why he created Man Talks
- The most common issues men come to him for
- Early dating green flags
- Signs a man is emotionally available
- How to get a man to open up
- The importance of male friendships
- Why men care about a woman's sexual history
& more!
You can find Conor on Instagram @mantalks, order his book, or head to his website to learn more about working with him.
In today's intro, we answer listener questions about:
- Dating multiple people at once
- Things you should know by month 3
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Welcome back! Today we're joined by digital creator, Anna Kai (aka @maybeboth) chatting all about dating in NYC, what we wish we knew in our 20s, and how to actually meet people on the apps.
what we talk about:
- Anna's path to becoming a digital creator
- How she found her niche
- Dating in NYC
- How Anna met her husband
- Waiting to have sex until you're in a relationship
- Why everyone who's single should be on dating apps (+ how to use them successfully)
- How to talk about moving in together
- Things to talk about before getting married
- Forcing a relationship that isn't right
& more!
You can find Anna on Instagram @maybeboth or TikTok @maybebothstyles
In today's intro we answer listener questions about when you "should" meet the family and why some straight men say they had a good time on a date and then change their mind about wanting a relationship.
What we're loving:
- Fresh floral recovery calming mask
- Seed probiotic
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Welcome back! Today we're joined by digital creator, food influencer, director, and host, Jeremy Jacobowitz, , otherwise known as “brunchboys,” and the face behind some of our favorite food content on Instagram.
What we talk about:
- how Jeremy started his career as a content creator
- how his career has evolved
- what it was like being in a room with 10 of his former app dates
- how the article in The Cut about his online dating history came to be
- mistakes he thinks straight women make on dating apps
- things that make him swipe no (and yes)
- his ideal first date and how he plans dates
- ghosting and anti-ghost texts
- who should pay for dates, how long you should stay on a date, sex on a first date, and other dating rules
- advice for meeting someone’s family
& more
Find Jeremy and all his food recs on Instagram @jeremyjacobowitz, or head to his YouTube or TikTok.
In today's intro we discuss:
- Carleigh's obsession with her Jolie shower filter and how it's changed her skin and hair
- What Mia's been watching
- Listener questions: compromising with your fiancé on a wedding date, compromising with your partner when you have different love languages
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by return guest, Kelley Knight, founder of Modern Mystic Shop & co-writer of Spells for the Modern Mystic.
what we talk about:
- what people do wrong about manifesting
- tips and tricks for calling in a partner
- the crazy alignment of how Kelley met her boyfriend
- how to tune into your intuition
- how Kelley specifically gets her intuitive hits
- Kelley's process for creating spells & rituals
- real examples of things she has manifested into her life
- why you shouldn't be afraid to admit what you want in a relationship (or that you want one at all)
Find Kelley on Instagram @kelley_knight and @modernmystic_shop + purchase her book here.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we're joined by speaker, therapist, and coach, Kevin Nahai.
what we talk about:
- how to learn what you want in a partner
- the biggest cause of dating burnout
- dating with intention
- when to have sex with someone new
- how to tell someone what you're looking for in a relationship
- what Kevin thinks women get wrong about straight men
& more!
Find Kevin on Instagram @kevinnahai or head to his website to schedule a free consultation.
As always, find us on Instagram@mostlybalancedpodcastand on ourwebsite. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we're chatting with return guest, Lindsey Metselaar, host of dating podcast We Met At Acme.
what we talk about:
- Lindsey's dating rules
- How to maintain your own life in early dating stage
- Boyfriend and husband privileges
- How sex changes when you move in
- Talking to a new partner about sex
- Jealousy in relationships
- Can men and women have a platonic friendship?
& more
Find Lindsey on Instagram @wemetatacme and @lindzmetz or listen to her podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.
As always, find us on Instagram@mostlybalancedpodcastand on ourwebsite. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! It's just us today and we're answering a bunch of listener questions.
what we talk about:
- high school/college love and how relationships change as an adult
- why situationships are only good for one person
- how to stop romanticizing past relationships
- our thoughts on "right person wrong time"
- discussing money in relationships
- what to do when your partner isn't a planner
& more
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on ourwebsite. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we're joined by sex and empowerment therapist and women's health expert, Carli Blau, PhD.
what we talk about:
- our history of dating the "bad boy" & men who are emotionally unavailable
- why women don't find "nice guys" attractive
- how to get over a toxic relationship
- how to be more confident in your body
- conversations to have with a new partner about sex
- how to tell your partner about past sexual trauma
- how much you should tell your partner about your past
- learning what turns you on, masturbating, self pleasure
- why sex on the first date is ok
- Carli's own relationship with her husband and their dating history
& more!
Find Carli on Instagram @sexdoccarli or head to her website to make an appointment.
+ in today's intro we discuss:
- The wellness product Carleigh has been loving (MOSTLYBALANCED for 15% off!)
- Mia's latest experience with Sakara (XOBALANCED for 20% off!)
- TV shows & movies we've been watching
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Amy Nobile, dating coach and highly requested guest! Get your notes app out because there are a lot of great tips in this one.
what we talk about:
- how to make a swipe-worthy dating profile
- how to swipe more mindfully on apps
- why you aren't excited by the people you're seeing on the apps
- how to find someone who does excite you
- how to flirt and build chemistry on early dates
- whether you should kiss someone on a first date
- how long to wait to have sex
- defining the relationship
- is it ever too soon too compliment?
& more!
Find Amy on Instagram @love.amy.nyc or head to her website to book a free consultation!
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on ourwebsite. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we’re chatting all things friendship with Aly French and Erica Stein, hosts of the Courageous Wellness Podcast.
What we talk about:
- Resolving conflict in friendships
- Friendship breakups
- The instinct to dim yourself to make others feel better
- Making friends as an adult
- Friendships that ebb & flow
- Tips for being true to yourself in every friendship & relationship
& more
Find Aly & Erica on Instagram @courageouswellness and listen to their podcast everywhere podcasts are available.
+ in today’s intro we discuss:
- Our valentine’s day plans
- The best dates we’ve ever been on
- How we prioritize different relationships
- Being on different sleep schedules from your partner
- Carleigh’s facial at Ildi Pekar
- Our thoughts on SLT
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we’re joined by fitness instructor and founder of B The Method, Lia Bartha.
What we talk about:
- How she was first introduced to Pilates
- Her relationship with fitness growing up and how it evolved
- How she developed her method
- The mind/body connection
- Why mindfulness matters in exercise
- The community aspect of fitness
- Couples therapy
- Communication in a long term relationship and in friendships
& more!
You can find Lia on Instagram @liabartha or head to her website to learn more about her method and try it for yourself!
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on ourwebsite. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! It's just us today and we're diving into listener questions, polls, and common relationship struggles.
what we talk about:
- must-haves in a relationship
- our thoughts on being "exclusive"
- the guest's advice we always come back to
- when your partner doesn't like the same TV/movies as you
- meeting the friends
- things we think should happen before being in a relationship
- fear of moving in together
- how to tell your partner you're feeling relationship anxiety
- couples therapy
& more!
We also share things we've been loving/trying:
- Sunday Riley UFO oil
- OSEA body oil
- Ildi Pekar sleep mask + Dusk & Dawn serums
Episodes we reference:
- Case Kenny on Closure, Being Friends With An Ex, & How To Shoot Your Shot
- Jared Freid on Why Guys Go On The First Date & What We All Get Wrong About Dating
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we are (re)joined by Sarah Levy, writer and author of Drinking Games, a social critique and memoir about her experience getting sober in her late 20s.
what we talk about:
- Sarah's first experience with alcohol
- Early signs she had a drinking problem
- Why it was so difficult to admit
- The fears she had about being sober
- How her friendships were impacted by alcohol + what happened to them when she stopped drinking
- Advice for making friends as an adult (+why it can sometimes be a slow burn)
- Drinking culture in the U.S. and in NYC specifically
- Dating while sober
- Manifesting the life you want
- Drinking (or not drinking) at your wedding
- Obsession with wellness culture
& more!
Find Sarah on Instagram @sarahllevy and purchase her book in stores or online.
In today's intro, we talk a bit about our own experiences with alcohol and our thoughts on Sarah's book. We also answer a listener question about losing attraction in a relationship and discuss whether a "sparky" person is a red flag and if butterflies always mean anxiety.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we're joined by Dr. Suzanne Fenske, MD, founder of Tãrã MD, an NYC based innovative and holistic gynecology practice. You can find Suzanne on Instagram @taramd4women.
what we talk about:
- how often you should really be going to the gynecologist
- questions to ask your doctor
- signs of hormonal imbalance
- natural and medical ways to balance your hormones
- when to start thinking about egg freezing
- how to talk to your doctor about sex
- how to talk to your partner about sex
- reasons your orgasm could change over time
& more!
In today's intro we talk about Mia's progress on her 2023 goals, Carleigh's date-a-week & apartment search update, and what we've been loving.
Mia: Oura Ring, ORRO app, & Golden Coil Planner
Carleigh: Theraface Pro
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we're joined by creator Kate Steinberg, who you may know from her nostalgic Y2K-themed Instagram & TikTok content OR her time on HBO Max's 12 Dates Of Christmas.
what we talk about:
- How Kate got started in content creation
- Kate's experience on 12 Dates of Christmas
- What her dating life was like before the show
- The power of manifestation and mindset in dating
- "When it's right you'll know"
- Meeting your SO's family (+ them meeting yours)
- How to show up as your true self when dating
- Qualities we think every relationship should have
- Moving in with your SO
& a lot more!
You can find Kate on Instagram & TikTok @itskatesteinberg.
- In today's intro, we talk about Mia's 2023 mindset, recipes Carleigh has been loving, and answer listener questions about knowing a relationship is right and whether or not to tell your friend you have feelings for them.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back & happy new year! Today we are joined by Eliana Goldstein, millennial career coach, for the perfect episode to start your year.
what we talk about:
- how Eliana changed her career & now helps others do the same
- why it's not always a good idea to turn your passion into your career (+ what to do instead)
- signs you're unhappy in your current role (+ what to do about it)
- how to figure out what your next career step should be
- ways to be happier in your current role
- why everyone should have a side hustle
- similarities between dating and job hunting
- how to stand out on a resume
- tips for a great job interview (+ how to actually get the interview)
& more!
You can find Eliana on TikTok & Instagram @Eliana_Goldstein or head to her website to learn more about working with her.
+ in today's intro we catch up on what we've been watching, reading, and doing over our holiday break & what we have planned for our years.
Books & products we talked about: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone; Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow; Loftie Lamp & Alarm Clock, Oura Ring
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! In today's solo episode we're diving deep into four listener questions.
what we talk about:
- When there’s no physical chemistry early on in dating and whether or not it can grow
- Friendships that change when someone gets a boyfriend or girlfriend
- How to make new friends as an adult
- Being "the single friend"
- Dating during the holiday season or when you have a few good dates and then can’t see each other for a little while
- How much texting we think should be between dates
& more
We also catch up after last week's hiatus—Mia fills us in on her honeymoon and wedding and Carleigh talks about her dating life and current Hinge profile.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on ourwebsite. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by human behavioral specialist,Emma Dunwoody, to chat all about human design and how we are designed to operate in terms of love, dating, relationships, and our careers.
what we talk about:
- the science behind human design
- how learning your human design type can change your outlook on life, dating, and relationships
- real examples of how human design has helped Emma in her own life and with her clients
- Emma's experience coming close to divorce and how they worked through it
- how to decipher between the person that you are and the person that other people expect you to be
- what your human design strategy and authority can tell you
- Emma's perspective on soulmates
- how to let go of conditioning we learned when we were kids
- how to use human design to improve your relationship
- what to do when your partner is reflecting their own insecurities onto you
& more!
what we're loving:
Mia: Pique daily radiance packets, Monday swimwear
Carleigh: Oura ring, Clean mascara trial pack
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we're joined by write, creator and host of the hit podcast, New Mindset, Who 'Dis?, Case Kenny. There's so much great advice in this episode whether you're single, dating, married, or confused.
what we talk about:
- how Case started a career in mindfulness
- how to actually get closure after a breakup
- whether or not you can be friends with your ex (+ if you can ask your partner not to be friends with theirs)
- ways to meet people outside of apps
- how to approach someone in public/how to shoot your shot
- overthinking in dating (why it happens & how to stop doing it)
- attachment styles (advice for anxious attachment, avoidant attachment, and anyone dating an avoidant or anxious person)
- where the fear of commitment comes from
- how to stay independent when in a relationship
& more
You can find Case on Instagram @case.kenny, and grab the closure journal he mentioned here. Listen to the episode we referenced about The Dependency Paradox here.
In today's intro, we talk about Mia's final wedding countdown, our love for The Sonia Series workouts and answer questions from Actually Curious about what the people we spend time with have in common, what was left out of our education growing up, and whether we'd rather have eternal youth or the ability to time travel.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we're joined by returning guest, Krista Rauschenberg, Akashic reader and breath work practitioner. A few months ago, Krista guided Mia and Carleigh through a workshop about accessing your Akashic records. Today, we discuss what happened in the session, and learn more about Krista's background, how to connect to your own intuition, and why we have such a difficult time trusting our gut.
We dive right into today's conversation, so if you aren't familiar with what the Akashic records are or haven't heard our first episode with Krista, head back and listen to Episode 24 with Krista or Episode 65 with Nikki Novo to learn more of the basics.
what we talk about:
- How accessing the Akashic records can help you identify blocks in your life
- How breath work can help you work through that trauma
- What it means to trust your intuition
- Why human beings have such a difficult time getting out of their own heads
- How to access your own Akashic records
- What it feels like when Krista takes on other peoples' energy
- Krista's favorite ways to practice self care
& more
To learn more about how to sign up for Krista's next workshop or how to get a reading with her, head to her Instagram @akashicglow or visit her website www.akashicglow.com.
In today's intro, we share what we're loving lately:
Carleigh: Quip water flosser on sale 20% off!
Mia: Seven Sundays cereal
- we answer a listener question about what you should know about someone by date 3.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we’re joined by Dr. Emily Morse, sex therapist, author, and host of the first dating podcast we ever listened to, Sex With Emily.
What we talk about:
- how Emily became a sex expert
- how to talk to a new partner about sex
- whether or not sex can get better with time
- why people are afraid to talk to their partners about sex
- the most common fantasies
- ways to bring up your fantasies with your partner
- how to start sexting
- why everyone should be using lube
- finding other people attractive when you’re in a relationship (+ when it can become a problem)
- how to discover what you like sexually
& more!
You can find Emily on Instagram @sexwithemily or head to her website sexwithemily.com where she has a ton of resources and guides to help you improve your sex life.
- we start the episode by answering a listener question about dating someone at work.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we're joined by Ali Bonar, co-founder of Oat Haus granola butter, one of our favorite healthier treats. Ali is open, honest, and down to earth—and we loved chatting with her.
TW: Sexual assault & eating disorders.
what we talk about:
- Ali's experience overcoming orthorexia (+ what that is)
- How her eating disorder led her to the idea for Oat Haus
- Founding the company with her boyfriend & how they found their third co-founder
- The work that goes into developing recipes, picking flavors, etc.
- How Oat Haus has built such a close community
- Ali's (amazing) advice for working with someone you're also dating
- Her experience with different forms of therapy (talk, somatic, psychedelic)
- How she opened up to her boyfriend about a previous sexual assault + advice she has for anyone going through something similar
- Different types of trauma
& a lot more!
You can find Ali on Instagram @alibonar and head to @oathaus to stock up on some granola butter for yourself (we promise, you won't regret it!)
what we talk about in the intro:
- Mia's final countdown to the wedding
- Carleigh's apartment search
- Why everyone feels so stressed and busy right now
- Carleigh's obsession with Ora acupuncture
- Seven Sundays cereal & muesli
- Mia's alcohol-free month (& what she's drinking instead)
- Tell Me Lies finale
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we're joined by Elizabeth Endres and Dale Stabler, founders of Sweats and The City and ORRO, an online fitness and wellness platform that houses all different instructors and techniques including pilates, dance cardio, sculpt, beat-based classes, yoga, barre, strength training, meditations, breath work, and more. To learn more about how they met (as roommates in NYC!) and created their business, listen to our previous episode with them. Today's episode is all about daily routines, building healthy habits, and how to make small changes for a healthier, happier life.
What we talk about:
- What's been new since they last came on in January 2021
- How ORRO came to be
- Their process when selecting instructors for ORRO
- Why low impact exercises make them feel their best (& why variety is important)
- How to develop a morning and evening routine
- Tips for being more organized in your day to day life
- Small steps they take to develop healthier habits
- Wellness products that are worth the hype
- How they set boundaries with work and life
- How to maintain your wellness routines when dating someone new (or someone with different habits)
You can find Elizabeth & Dale on Instagram @sweatsandthecity or on their website, and learn more about the ORRO app here.
& if you're trying ORRO, here are a few classes/methods we love...
- Total Body Tone with Sonia Hare
- Barre/Pilates Sculpt with Karen Medina
- Pilates Sculpt with Jackie Aitken
- Legs + Booty with A Sculpt Body
- Sculpt with Meghan McFerran
- Barre with Christie Horan
- Reiki Inflused Sound Bath with Nicole Rutsch
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we're joined by one of our favorite fitness instructors and motivation queens, Megan Roup. Megan is the founder of The Sculpt Society—and if you've been listening for a while you know how much we love her workouts! It was such an honor to have her on the podcast, and we can't wait for you to hear this episode.
what we talk about:
- Megan's fitness journey and her experience as a professional dancer
- How she decided to create The Sculpt Society, and how it has evolved since then
- The thought process behind the design of each TSS class
- How mindfulness plays into exercise
- Finding movement you love vs. exercising as punishment
- The importance of the language fitness instructors use
- Megan's experience with dating apps in NYC (+how she met her husband!)
- How Megan and her husband decided he would join TSS full time
- Feeling like you aren't ready to be a mom
- How motherhood has impacted her life and her career
- Making friends as an adult (and as a new mom)
& more!
You can find Megan on Instagram @meganroup and head to @thesculptsociety to join the TSS community! + code MB25 will get you a free trial and a discount on your first month.
what we're loving:
Carleigh: Kerafactor Combo System
Mia: The Solawave
- we answer a question from our favorite Actually Curious deck about how we'd spend a technology-free day.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! In today's solo episode we're diving deep into four listener questions.
what we talk about:
- Ebbs & flows of affection in relationships
- How to stop overthinking
- Our advice on the best ways to bring up getting engaged
- What to do when you don't know if they want to be more than friends
- Rebuilding trust in a relationship
- Our experiences with gaslighting
- When you and your partner have different sex drives
& more
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on ourwebsite. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Aly Giampolo and Colette Dong, female-founder duo of the ness—a celeb-approved trampoline-based fitness class. Aly and Colette have cultivated a deeper & more meaningful fitness method and a space and that celebrates community, self-love, mental engagement, and movement (both physical and spiritual).
What we talk about:
✨each of their relationships with fitness growing up and in their early 20s
✨how they decided to start the ness, what makes it different, and how it’s grown and evolved
✨the physical and mental benefits of a trampoline workout
✨advice for starting a business with a friend
✨why it’s ok for friendships and relationships to evolve or end, and how to handle it if that does happen
✨balancing work and relationships, and the obstacles of dating as an entrepreneur
✨what advice they’d give to their younger selves
You can find more about the ness on Instagram @thenessnyc and use code MOSTLYBALANCED for 20% off your first month of the ness digital platform.
In today’s intro, we answer three questions from our favorite actually curious deck, + share what we’ve been living (or missing) lately:
Mia: false lashes
Carleigh: Seed, Sakara metabolism powder (XOBALANCED for discount), & Athletic Greens
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Morgan Raphael, creator and founder of Bun Undone and The Self Care Society. You may know Morgan from her recent appearance on Amazon Prime's Cosmic Love, OR from our previous episode with her (E85 on Self Love, Manifestation, and How to Heal from a Breakup). Today, we're catching up on all things Cosmic Love, and chatting about what's been new in Morgan's dating life.
what we talk about:
- Morgan's casting process for Cosmic Love
- Astrological compatability
- What you didn't see on TV
- What it was live behind the scenes (with no phones, internet, etc. for two months)
- What Morgan's most recent breakup taught her about what she's looking for
- How to handle rejection
- Why we should sometimes let the other person initiate in dating
- Toxic and controlling relationships
- Relationships that hold you back
& more
You can find Morgan on Instagram @morganraphael or on her website bunundone.com. + stream Cosmic Love on APV.
Today's intro is short & sweet because Carleigh is traveling, but we chat about what we did this weekend & our favorite parts of the episode.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Kim Murstein and her grandma, Gail, of the Excuse My Grandma podcast.
what we talk about:
- what dating was like when Grandma Gail was in her 20s
- Kim & Grandma Gail's thoughts on dating apps
- how their relationship with each other has evolved since starting the podcast
- what they both think we are getting wrong about modern dating
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- what we're doing right
- sex on the first date
- dinner on the first date
- living together before marriage
- couple's therapy before marriage
- the three things couples argue about the most
& more!
You can find Kim & Grandma Gail on Instagram @excusemygrandma & TikTok @excusemygrandma.
what we're loving:
-
Chubby Snacks
-
we answer a listener's question about how to approach a crush on a coworker
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back!
Today we are joined by certified fitness instructor and lifestyle creator, Calyn Brooke.
what we talk about:
- Calyn’s fitness/wellness journey
- The stigma behind talking about weight loss
- How to start your own fitness/wellness routine
- Instagram vs. reality
- How Calyn became a successful full time fitness instructor
- Her decision to get married in college
- How her relationship has evolved as they’ve both grown and changed
- How to tell your partner what you want from them in the relationship (ie. birthday gifts/celebrations, soup when you're sick, etc.)
- Advice for anyone moving to New York City
- Her recent experience with IVF and freezing her embryos
& more!
You can find Calyn on Instagram @calynbrooke.
what we're loving this week:
Carleigh: belliwelli snack bars + the mindbodygreen podcast episodes with Troy Aikman & Ryan Holiday
Mia catches us up on her week in LA
- we answer a listener's question about fish pictures on dating apps
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we're chatting all about dating dos and don'ts from a male perspective with comedian and host of the J Train & Betches U Up? podcasts, Jared Freid(!!).
what we talk about:
- automatic turn-offs on dating apps
- defining the relationship
- Jared's thoughts on ghosting
- "if he wanted to he would" & "if you're confused they're not interested"
- how to start a conversation on a dating app
- what actually gets straight guys to go on a first date
- dating app prompt fails
& more!
You can find Jared on Instagram @jaredfreid, listen to his TED talk "Who Should Pay On The First Date?" here, and find his Tonight Show debut here.
what we're loving this week:
Suckerz low sugar candy
Every Summer After by Carly Fortune
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by spiritual consultant, reiki healer, content creator, and entrepreneur, Alyssa Brieloff. Alyssa shares her experience being introduced to (and certified in!) reiki when she was eight years old and how her spiritual practice has evolved since then. She opens up about her relationship with her husband, who she has been with since she was 15 years old, and how she stays grounded, aligned, and (mostly) balanced in life, her career, and her relationships.
What we talk about:
- how Alyssa got her first job in social media & how she finds brand partnerships that align with her values
- how she met her husband & how they started dating
- her Grandmother taking her to get reiki certified at eight years old
- she explains what reiki is and how she uses it on herself and with clients
- her favorite practices for staying grounded
- how she protects her own energy when working with/being around people all day
- why it's important to grow and change with a longterm partner
- how she and her husband keep "the spark" alive
- the importance of physical intimacy in a relationship
- Lacy Phillips' To Be Magnetic pathway membership and how she's used it to manifest things into her own life
- specific vs. non-specific manifestation
& More!
She also tells us more about her September offering of her Soul Girl Summer series, a 4-week guided course to align your energy, elevate your spiritual practice, and find your own inner-guide. You can learn more on her Instagram, @alyssabrieloff, or her website and use code BALANCED for a discount when you sign up.
What we're loving this week:
Carleigh: Sakara Meal Delivery & Metabolism Super Powder - XOBALANCED for 20% off
Mia: Karen Medina Pilates on the ORRO app
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today’s solo episode is all about imposter syndrome.
What we talk about:
- What is imposter syndrome?
- Signs of imposter syndrome at work
- Our own personal experiences with imposter syndrome at work
- How imposter syndrome can show up in dating and relationships
- How to deal with imposter syndrome
- How to be more confident
& more!
Here is the NYT article we referenced.
Here is the episode we referenced with Logan Ury. (& find her in the NYT here)
What we're loving this week:
LMNT Electrolyte Drink
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Resources from our Instagram:
- How to Reframe Your Negative Thoughts
- How to Shift Your Inner Dialogue
- How to Manifest the Life You Want
- Self Care Practices That Are Completely Free
- Things to Stop Saying at Work
- How to Boost Your Confidence
- How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome in Dating & Relationships
- Is Imposter Syndrome Showing Up In Your Relationships?
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Questions to Ask in Every Job Interview
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Sakara Life - use code XOBALANCED for 20% off meal programs and clean boutique items
Nuzest Protein Powder - Code MOSTLYBALANCED
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by strength & conditioning coach (and returning guest), Gabrielle Bolin. When Gab last joined us in 2021 for Episode 49, her life was in a much different place. Today, she opens up about everything that has changed for her in the past year and a half.
what we talk about:
- why she decided to pursue a different type of fitness career
- what she loves about strength & conditioning vs. group fitness
- the elements of group fitness that she was no longer connecting with
- how large life changes tend to happen in waves
- how leaning into the change helped her find the path she truly wanted to be on
- realizing she was not happy in life or in her marriage
- what led her to finally admit to her husband that she wasn't happy (& everything that happened after that)
- staying in a relationship simply because you're afraid of what might come next
- ending a marriage when there is no one big issue
- learning to love being alone
& more!
You can find Gab on Instagram at @gab.bolin and head to @thefortnyc to learn more about working out with her.
what we're loving this week:
Carleigh: watching former guest Morgan Raphael on Amazon Prime's Cosmic Love (listen to our episode with Morgan here)
Mia: Fortuna Skin products
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Sakara Life - use code XOBALANCED for 20% off meal programs and clean boutique items
Nuzest Protein Powder - Code MOSTLYBALANCED
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Ilana Dunn, content creator and host of the Seeing Other People podcast. Ilana is one of our very few returning guests and it was wild to hear how much has changed in her dating life over the past year!
what we talk about:
- how Ilana met her boyfriend Jake
- what her dating life was like before then
- the toxic relationship that caused her dating anxiety
- how dating someone secure helped her be less anxious
- our thoughts on dating rules
- defining the relationship & relationship milestones
- keeping a relationship a secret
- how being in a toxic relationship can impact your friendships
- moving in with your partner
& more!
You can find Ilana on Instagram @ilana.dunn or @seeingotherpeople and listen to Seeing Other People wherever you listen to podcasts.
what we're loving this week:
Carleigh: WTHN at-home body cupping kit
Mia: DEUX vegan cookie dough
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by spiritual medium and teacher, Erika Gabriel, to chat about mediumship, intuition, and spirituality. Erika has been a professional spiritual medium for over a decade and had performed readings for thousands of people across the world and also leads a course, “Unlock Your Intuition and Meet Your Spirit Guide." She has been featured in publications like the New York Times, Goop, Forbes, InStyle and many more.
what we talk about:
- Erika's first experience connecting with the other side
- Her path to becoming a professional medium
- How to connect with your own spirit guides
- How to tune out the outside noise and listen to your inner voice
- Real stories from Erika's professional readings with clients
- The difference between spirits, angels, and hauntings
- Misconceptions about spirituality & what it means to be "spiritual"
& more!
You can find Erika on Instagram @spiritualmediumerika or head to her website erikagabriel.com to learn more about her, book a reading, listen to her podcast, or find details on her course.
what we're loving this week:
Carleigh: Bondi Boost Blowout Brush & Hair Growth Products - all currently 25% off!
Mia: Casper Pillow
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Jessica Goodman, New York Times bestselling author of THEY WISH THEY WERE US, THEY'LL NEVER CATCH US, and THE COUNSELORS, and former op-ed editor at Cosmopolitan magazine.
what we talk about:
- what led Jessica to pursue a career in writing
- how Jessica's first novel came to be
- why she loves writing for the YA genre
- the current TV adaptation of her first book, They Wish They Were Us for HBO Max, starting Sydney Sweeney & Halsey
- how to make real friends as an adult
- how friendships are impacted by different life stages
- the type of friendships you make at camp
- work/life balance
- burnout during COVID
- why career choices aren't set in stone
- dating as a young adult
- choosing your SO over your friends
& more!
You can find Jessica on Instagram @jessicagoodman or on her website www.goodmanjessica.com, and head here to order her books.
what we tried this week:
Daily Dose Meal Delivery
Shop our Favs:
Sakara Life - use code XOBALANCED for 20% off meal programs and clean boutique items
Nuzest Protein Powder - Code MOSTLYBALANCED
Actually Curious - Code BALANCED
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Shan Boodram, certified sexologist, sex education counselor, and and sex & relationship expert at Bumble. Shan is a 2x bestselling author and has appeared on Good Morning America, The View, Netflix, Dr. Oz, and more.
what we talk about:
- being in a relationship with someone who has a different sex drives
- how our sex drives ebb and flow
- making the choice to be single
- how to build a great dating app profile
- how parents react to sex (& how it impacts us)
- how to get comfortable talking about sex (& asking for what you want)
- Shan's relationship evolving from being f*ck buddies to being married with their second child on the way
- conversations to have before getting engaged
- the pressure women feel to get married
- the pressure being married puts on the male in heterosexual relationships
- how to date with dominance & take control of your love life and sex life
- whether you should state your intentions early on in dating
- dating while traveling & how to use Bumble's travel mode
& more!
You can find Shan on Instagram @shanboody or on her website shanboodram.com and purchase The Game of Desire here. Head to Bumble's website to check out the Buzz with all their dating, friendship, wellness, and career resources.
what we tried this week:
Hampton Grocer Granola
- we answer questions from our favorite card game, Actually Curious, and discuss how to make friends as an adult.
Shop our Favs:
Sakara Life - use code XOBALANCED for 20% off meal programs and clean boutique items
Nuzest Protein Powder - Code MOSTLYBALANCED
Actually Curious - Code BALANCED
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Jen Tenzer, accredited travel agent and founder of The Soloist, a concierge travel service dedicated to helping plan your next solo adventure.
what we talk about:
- Jen's decision to leave her career in finance
- How she first fell in love with traveling alone
- The best solo travel destinations in the US
- The best solo travel destinations abroad
- Benefits of traveling alone
- What solo travel can teach us about ourselves
- How Jen decided to turn her love of travel into a career
- The trip Jen met her boyfriend on
- Making friends while traveling
- How to talk to your friends and family about your solo trips
- Traveling alone while in a relationship
& more!
You can find Jen on Instagram @thesoloist.travel or head to her website, www.thesolist.travel to book a free consultation.
what we're loving:
Mia: family vacation on Amagansett, lobster salad at Duryea's, tennis, & Si Si Mediterranean restaurant.
Carleigh: The New Primal buffalo chicken meat sticks
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Hannah Orenstein, 4x novelist and Deputy Editor of Dating at Elite Daily. Hannah's work can be found in theWashington Post, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Refinery29, BuzzFeed, Bustle, and more. Her most recent novel, Meant to Be Mine follows Edie Myers, whose grandmother has predicted the exact day each member of her family will meet their soul mate. The book begs the question of whether "fate" can make a relationship work, or if we have more of a choice in the matter.
what we talk about:
- How Hannah began her career in writing
- Her brief stint as a professional matchmaker and the inspiration it gave her for her first novel
- Using dating apps to meet matches for other people
- Hannah's opinion on soulmates
- What it was like writing her most recent novel during COVID
- Where she draws inspiration from and how she researches different topics for her books
- Why men are sometimes intimidated by ambition and success
- ...& the response Hannah received to an article she wrote about it
- Hannah's experience dating during COVID and why she thinks all first dates should be phone call
- How to not put so much pressure on a first date
& more!
You can find Hannah on Instagram @hannahorens or on her website www.hanahorenstein.com. Purchase Meant to Be Mine on Amazon, or on the shelves at any local bookstore!
Hannah's articles we mentioned:
My Ambition Turns Off More Men Than It Attracts
Why All Winter Dates Should Be Phone Calls
what we're loving:
Carleigh: Better Bagels
Mia: Actual Veggies Veggie Burgers
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Michael Tennant, founder of Curiosity Labs and the Actually Curious card game you may have heard us play in our recent episode intros. Michael has such an incredible and inspiring story and this episode is PACKED with tools to help you improve your relationships with everyone in your life, including with yourself.
what we talk about:
- Michael's career journey rising the ranks in the media industry
- A series of family tragedies that led him to rethink his career
- Founding a company with a romantic partner
- How he dealt with the ending of that relationship and the impact it had on the company
- The meaning of empathy
- Empathy vs. sympathy
- Why empathy is so important in relationships
- How Michael met his now wife when he was not looking for something serious and how their relationship evolved
- Michael's emotional rock bottom
- How empathy and the work that Michael does has impacted his relationship with his family
- Familial trauma
& a lot more!
You can find Michael on Instagram @michaeltennantnyc. To learn more about the Actually Curious mission and purchase the deck, head to their Instagram or Website. Use code BALANCED for a discount!
what we're loving this week:
Carleigh: Pique daily radiance elderberry liposomal vitamin c packets
Mia: Couples therapy!
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Zoe Stoller, digital creator focusing on mental health and LGBTQ+ awareness. Zoe is a writer, creator, and soon-to-be social worker who is passionate about raising awareness and creating a safe space for her community.
what we talk about:
- How Zoe started to build her social media community
- What led her to decide to get her degree in social work
- Her own journey coming out as a lesbian
- Her experience questioning her gender identity
- The difference between gender and sexuality
- What it was like dating women after only ever being taught how to date men
- Her experience in an emotionally abusive relationship
- Myths and misconceptions about the LGBTQ+ community
- What attraction actually means
& more
You can (and should!) find Zoe on Instagram and TikTok @zoestoller or on her website www.zoestoller.com.
what we're loving:
Carleigh's picks: Chomps meat snacks & The Summer I Turned Pretty on Amazon Prime Video
Mia's pick: Keep Sweet: Pray & Obey on Netflix
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! Today we are joined by Dana Stiles and Shayna Cornelius, founders of DayLuna, a resource for all things Human Design and self discovery. This was truly such a fun conversation with so many Human Design-related advice that can be applied to all aspects of your life.
what we talk about:
- Shayna and Dana's own personal journeys finding Human Design (during their Saturn return!)
- Their decision to pursue it full time
- Leaving their corporate jobs
- What authority means in human design and how you can use it to help make decisions
- How human design can be used to help find your life path
- Why human design is impactful in relationships
- How to get quiet and figure out who you are and what you want to do
& so much more!
You can find Shayna and Dana on Instagram at @d.a.y.l.u.n.a or on their website www.daylunalife.com. You can also listen to their podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts.
what we tried this week:
Higher Dose PEMF Infrared Mat
Sakara Meal Subscription - use code XOBALANCED for 20% off meal programs and clean boutique items
episodes to learn more about Human Design:
Episode 7 with Katie Calder
Episode 22 with Aycee Brown
Episode 87 with Aycee Brown
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! Today we are joined by Kira Jones, founder of Cacti Wellness App.
What we talk about:
- Kira's move to LA as a new college grad
- Her move from LA to NYC 4 years later
- Making friends as an adult (where to meet them, how to approach them)
- How Kira met her husband and went from friends to dating
- Why she decided to elope in Italy
- How Kira decided to start Cacti Wellness
& more!
You can find Kira on Instagram @cactiwellness or head to the Cacti website to start a free trial.
What we tried this week:
Mia: Minx on HBO Max
Carleigh: Dalci gut-friendly brownies and blondies
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Gigi Robinson, Gen Z thought leader and chronic illness advocate. Gigi is a digital content creator who uses her platform to spread positivity and awareness across a diverse community. Gigi has a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, Design, and Photography, and is an MS candidate at USC.
What we talk about:
- How growing up with social media impacted Gigi's childhood
- Mean girls, bullying, and what it's like to be a teenager in today's world
- How Gigi discovered her love for photography and content creation
- Gigi's chronic illness and how it has impacted her life
- How therapy helped Gigi learn to set boundaries from a young age
- Her recent feature in Sports Illustrated
- How Gigi has manifested big moments in her life
& more!
You can find Gigi on Instagram and TikTok @itsgigirobinson or on her website gigirobinson.com.
What we tried this week:
Mia: Melissa Wood Health fitness event
Carleigh: Vaeske cold-pressed juice
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Chloe Harraouche, cancer survivor and co-founder of The Lanby, a female-founded members only club that prioritizes a patient's needs from every touchpoint.
What we talk about:
- Chloe's cancer diagnosis at 23 years old
- Her initial reaction to being diagnosed, and how she approached treatment
- The support system she had throughout treatment
- How Chloe identified the gaps in the healthcare system as a patient
- How she ultimately decided to start The Lanby
- Why healthcare is not one size fits all
- How Chloe's cancer diagnosis impacted her relationship with her then boyfriend (now husband)
- Chloe's decision to freeze her eggs and then her experience going through IVF years later
- Questions to ask in any doctor's appointment
- How to find the right team of doctors for you
& more!
You can find The Lanby on Instagram @the.lanby or head to their website to schedule a free consultation.
What we tried this week:
Mia: Joanna Vargas facial
Carleigh: Jessica Goodman
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
- Shop our Favs:
Sakara Life - use code XOBALANCED for 20% off meal programs and clean boutique items
Nuzest Protein Powder - Code MOSTLYBALANCED
Welcome back! Today’s solo episode is all about breakups.
What we talk about:
- Signs it’s time to break up
- How to break up with someone (at any stage in the relationship)
- Getting over a breakup
- Getting back out there
- Moving on after a breakup
- Talking about past relationships with a new partner
& more!
Here is the episode we referenced with Morgan Raphael (@bunundone).
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Resources from our Instagram:
- 10 Ways to Break Out of a Dating Rut
- 9 Signs Your Relationship Needs Better Communication
- 10 Signs You're Not Ready to Move in Together
- How to Craft an Anti-Ghost Conversation
- 10 Ways to Heal From a Breakup
- 8 Common Relationship Myths to Stop Believing
- 12 Questions to Ask Before Getting Back Together with an Ex
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12 Signs a Relationship Isn't Right Even if Nothing is "Wrong"
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Nuzest Protein Powder - Code MOSTLYBALANCED
Welcome back! Today we are joined by Jen Glantz, founder of Bridesmaid for Hire, providing professional bridesmaid and maid of honor services to brides all across the world. Jen is also a 3x author and has been featured on the TODAY Show, Good Morning America, FOX News, CNN, and more.
What we talk about:
- How Jen decided to start her business
- What it’s like being a hired bridesmaid/MOH
- Cold feet on your wedding day
- How being a bridesmaid (or not being a bridesmaid) impacts friendships
- How to write the perfect wedding speech
- Jen’s least favorite wedding traditions
- Getting wrapped up in the wedding and losing sight of the meaning behind it
- How Jen met her husband
- Jen’s own wedding planning experience
- Having doubts about choosing a partner
- Expectations vs. reality in relationships, wedding planning, etc.
& more!
You can find Jen on Instagram @jenglantz or head to @bridesmaidforhire to learn more about working with her, or just for a ton of great wedding-related resources!
What we tried this week:
Mia: Severance on Apple TV+
Carleigh: Actually Curious conversation game
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Sakara Life - use code XOBALANCED for 20% off meal programs and clean boutique items
Nuzest Protein Powder - Code MOSTLYBALANCED
Welcome back! Today we are joined by John David & Ana Gabriel Mann, co-authors of The Go-Giver Marriage. John has written over 30 books, including four New York Times bestsellers and five national bestsellers. Ana is a clinically-trained therapist, corporate consultant, speaker, trainer, and business coach. They came together to write The Go-Giver Marriage as a way to help couples across the world unlock deeply satisfying, abundant relationships based on simple, everyday acts of generosity.
What we talk about:
- How John & Ana met (such a great story!)
- Each of their career paths that led them to where they are now
- How they decided to co-write this book
- Simple ways to elevate your relationships
- How your own behavior impacts your relationship (+ specific changes you can make)
- How little changes can make a big difference
- How often you should be complimenting your partner (+ how to do it)
- Toxic behaviors that take down relationships
& more
You can find John & Ana on gogivermarriage.com, where you can also order the book and learn more about their coaches training program, and sign up for a training session yourself.
What we tried this week:
Mia: Love Corn Snacks
Carleigh: Mid-Day Squares
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Sakara Life - use code XOBALANCED for 20% off meal programs and clean boutique items
Nuzest Protein Powder - Code MOSTLYBALANCED
Welcome back! Today we are joined by Dr. Kate Balestrieri, Psychologist and Sex Therapist and founder & CEO of Modern Intimacy, a Mental Health Practice offering sex therapy and other therapy techniques for individuals and couples with specialization in relationships, trauma, PTSD, sex addiction, alternative lifestyles, mood disorders, LBTQ+ affirmative therapy, infidelity, and more. Dr. Kate is a Certified Sex Therapist, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, and Licensed Psychologist, with a Doctorate of Clinical Psychology. She is also trained in the NeuroAffective Touch Model and is completing Levell III training as a PACT Couples’ Therapist.
What we talk about:
- the mind-body connection as it relates to sex
- the sex narrative we all grew up with
- Kate's experience in a sex-negative household
- where fantasies come from
- couples with varying sex drives
- exploring your sexual identity
- why your sexuality doesn't define you
- sexual trauma
- slut-shaming
- how our sex lives and our feelings about sex influence the other areas of our lives
- talking to a new (or long term) partner about sex
- sex addiction
- Kate's favorite ways to feel embodied
& more!
You can find Dr. Kate on Instagram and TikTok at @drkatebalestrieri and @modernintimacy and head to modernintimacy.com for more information on how to work with Dr. Kate and her team. She also houses a ton of great free resources on her blog.
The books she recommended:
Open Deeply by Kate Loree
Down Girl by Kate Manne
What we tried this week:
Mia: Acupuncture & Cupping at Ora
Carleigh: Athletic Greens
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by self-care writer, digital content creator, and speaker, Aisha Beau Frisbey. Aisha’s content focuses on beauty, wellness, travel, and mental health and she has been featured in Cosmopolitan.com, Refinery29, Allure.com, and more.
What we talk about:
- Aisha’s journey climbing the corporate ladder in the beauty industry
- How a health scare led to her decision to take her blog full time
- The things no one tells you about working for yourself
- How she met her husband Knowing someone is the one
- Planning a destination wedding during COVID
- Conversations to have before getting engaged
& more!
You can find Aisha on Instagram @aishabeau or on her website. Keep an eye out for a product she is launching soon, too!
What we tried this week:
Mia: Liquid I.V.
Carleigh: Mountain Shadows Boutique Resort
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Sakara Life - use code XOBALANCED for 20% off meal programs and clean boutique items
Nuzest Protein Powder - Code MOSTLYBALANCED
Welcome back! Today we are joined by Tess Brigham, expert psychotherapist, certified life coach, and public speaker who has been dubbed the ‘Millennial Therapist’ by CNBC. This episode truly feels like a personal therapy session!
What we talk about:
Tess's own career path Why Tess focuses specifically on millennials The most common issues facing millennials today The most talked about topics at therapy How to determine what you actually want to do with your life How to navigate change How to handle regret or feeling like you've wasted your time Overcoming dating fatigue
& more!
You can find Tess on Instagram @tess_brigham or head to her website to learn more about working with her.
What we tried this week:
Mia: Hippeas Vegan Chickpea Snacks
Carleigh: Supergoop Glowscreen and Super Pumped on Showtime
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! Today we are joined my Amy Schultz, founder of Bolder, which focuses on financial wellness, with an emphasis on BIPOC and minorities as a whole.
What we talk about:
- How to actually save money
- When to spend and when to save
- Why we feel guilty when we spend, and how not to
- What to do if you have a lot of debt
- Whether or not you should combine finances when you get married
- How to ask for a raise at work
- How to answer “what are your salary expectations?” on an interview
& more!
You can find Amy on Instagram @bolder.money or head to their website boldermoney.com to take their money quiz and book a free call with a coach.
What we tried this week:
Mia: SaltDrop IRL
Carleigh: Lia Bartha B the Method at The Well
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! Today we are joined by celebrity and personal stylist Julianne Costigan. Julianne is known for her ability to combine luxury brands with mainstream fashion and has styled women like Meghan Patrick and Olivia Amato. Her passion is working with women of influence and empowering them to use style as a way to reach their goals and show the world what they are capable of achieving.
What we talk about:
- how Julianne got into the industry
- what her relationship was with fashion growing up
- who she draws style inspiration from
- her process of working with clients to find their style
- how to dress best for different body types
- how to feel more confident in your style
- the essential items in a capsule wardrobe
- what to do when you feel like you have nothing to wear
- how to restyle the same item in different ways
- when to save and when to splurge
- what to do when you don’t like your partner’s style
- julianne’s go-to uniform
- julianne’s favorite ZARA jeans and her favorite skinny jeans
& more!
You can find Julianne on Instagram @juliannecostigan and sign up for her digital style guide on her website. Or, head here to book a discovery call.
This week's recs:
Carleigh's rec: One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
Mia's rec: Sakara detox protein super bars - XOBALANCED for 20% off
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! Today we are joined by Rachel Dealto, author, speaker, and Chief Dating Expert for Match. Rachel has appeared on TLC, GMA, The Today Show, Hallmark Channel, Lifetime, and more. Her book, Relatable, has helped people across the world find happiness in life, love, and their careers.
What we talk about:
- why modern dating can feel so difficult
- how to use dating apps successfully
- what to put on your dating app profile to get more likes (& what not to put)
- how to approach someone IRL
- how to be more confident in every area of your life
- Rachel’s take on “fake it til you make it”
- does it matter who makes the first move?
- should you wait to sleep with someone?
& more!
You can find Rachel on Instagram @racheldealto or on her website www.racheldealto.com and you can find her book, Relatable, on Amazon or anywhere books are sold.
This week's recs:
Carleigh's rec: Beam dream powder - MOSTLYBALANCED for 15% off
Mia's rec: Pique daily radiance vitamin C packets
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! Today we are joined by Hilary Weinstein, New York City based psychotherapist and founder of HLW therapy, a group of psychotherapists specializing in the treatment of anxiety, eating disorders, trauma, depression, relationships, and family dynamics. What we talk about:
- Hilary's professional journey and why she founded HLW therapy
- Hilary's personal journey with eating disorders that led her to become a therapist
- Daily habits that negatively impact our mental health
- What we can all start doing to improve our mental health
- How to find a therapist that is a good fit for you
- How to get the most out of your therapy sessions
- The impact the pandemic has had on people's mental health
- Modern dating
- The pros and flaws of dating apps & more!
You can find Hilary on Instagram @hlwtherapy or head to her website www.hlwtherapy.com to learn more about working with her. As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! Today we are joined by Efia Sulter, Mindset + Manifestation Coach and creator of the V.I.B.E.S Method for aligned manifestation. After being orphaned at a young age and then again at 14, Efia always wanted a “normal” life. Years later, she went from battling chronic illness, anxiety + depression to moving overseas from Scotland to Australia and manifesting her extraordinary life. Now, Efia’s mission is to empower people stop playing small, confidently manifest their desires and create their own extraordinary lives.
What we talk about:
- Efia’s childhood and how it impacted her life
- How Efia found manifestation
- Toxic positivity and why it’s important to feel all your emotions
- How boundaries come into play with manifesting
- The conversations we have with ourselves every day
- How to know what you want
- Efia’s five step framework for manifesting your dream life
& more!
You can find Efia on Instagram at @efiasulter_ and head to her website efiasulter.com to download her free manifestation training guide and to learn more about working for her.
This week's recs:
Carleigh's rec: Daring Plant Chicken
Mia's rec: Sound Sparking Water
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! Today we are joined by Alessia Scauzillo, founder of A Sculpt Body. Alessia discovered her passion for fitness after losing her mom in 2011. She shares the story of how she fell in love with fitness, created her own method (ASB), built a community, and eventually made the decision to leave her finance career to pursue ASB full time.
What we talk about:
- What makes ASB different
- Why she gravitates toward low impact movement
- How the loss of her mom guided her to fitness and empowered her to keep going even when it was hard
- Taking the calculated risk to leave a great job with a steady income
- How she approached that topic/decision with her husband
- How she met her husband and how their relationship has evolved and grown
- How her new career has impacted her lifestyle, life, and relationships
- Advice for long distance relationships
- How to not feel pressured into relationship timelines
& more!
You can find Alessia on Instagram at @alessiasculpt and head to her website www.asculpttbody.com to try her workouts for free!
This week's recs:
Carleigh's rec: Dear Therapists podcast and column - talked about this episode
Mia's rec: Inventing Anna
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! Today we are joined by Jen Lauren, host of Dare to Self Care podcast, chatting all about (you guessed it) self care and how to maintain a sense of self while in a long term relationship.
What else we talk about:
- how Jen started her YouTube channel and podcast
- how she found a lifestyle that would give her multiple streams of income and allow her to pursue her passions
- how she met her boyfriend in high school (and is still with him 10 years later)
- how jealousy impacted her relationship in college
- her advice for healthy communication in a long term relationship
- how a relationship can survive (& flourish) through personal development and change
- how they keep the spark alive
- why you shouldn’t lie in therapy
- moving in with your SO
- the pressure to not be “that girl” when you have a partner and your friends are single
& more!
You can find Jen on Instagram at @jen_laurenn, on YouTube, and on TikTok @jenlaurenn. Listen to her podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts and follow along on Instagram at @daretoselfcarepod.
This week's recs:
Carleigh's rec: StuffMe tortillas @stuffmefoods
Mia's rec: Laneige lip sleeping mask
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode! !
Welcome back! Today we are joined by career coach, Jenna Greco. Jenna works with women who feel stuck in their career, helping them discover what it is they want to do, and giving them the tools they need to get there. Having spent the early part of her career in a corporate job that was not fulfilling her, she knows firsthand how unhappiness in your career can impact all other areas of your life.
What we talk about:
- Why so many people feel this way in their late 20s, 30s, and 40s
- The impact our childhood, the media, and other outside elements have on our career decisions
- Signs it could be time to look for a new career
- How to let go of the image of what your career "should" look like
- How unhappiness in your career can impact your relationships
- How to support a friend or family member going through a career change
- Should you quit your job while you look for a new one?
- What to do if you have no idea what you want to do
- Is it too late to change careers?
- Will you need to "start from the bottom?"
- How to network & find connections
You can find Jenna on instagram at @jennakgreco for more career advice and to learn more about working with her.
This week's recs:
Carleigh's rec: Wildling gut sha & facial cupping kit (balanced10 for 10% off)
Mia's rec: Ollipop prebiotic soda and Being the Ricardos
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode! Keep an eye on our Instagram this week for a BIG giveaway!
Welcome back! It’s just us this week and we’re sharing our take on a few popular dating rules, phrases, and advice.
what we talk about:
- dating multiple people at once
- age differences in dating
- initiating dates, texts, etc.
- waiting to have sex being
- busy in early dating stages
- “if he wanted to he would”
- “if you’re confused they’re not interested”
- dating app turnoffs
- dating app parameters
This week's recs:
Carleigh's rec: The Fallout on HBO Max
Mia's rec: Away Everywhere bag
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! Today we are joined by Gillian Williams, globally trusted advisor, people advocate, and co-founder of Monday Talent, a women-led, value-driven recruitment agency backed by some of the leading global entities in the communications industry that isforging the future of the workplace by putting diversity, equality, and inclusion first.
What we talk about:
- How to build a diverse team
- How to ask about DEI when interviewing for a new role
- Why it is important to create diversity from the top down
- Gillian's journey to finding a job she is truly passionate about
- How we can all be better allies in the workplace and outside of it
- How Gillian met her boyfriend
- How Gillian finds work-life balance when working from home in the same apartment as her SO
- The importance of consistency when it comes to DEI and allyship
You can find Gillian on LinkedIn, or head to monday-talent.com to learn more about what they offer.
This week's recs:
Carleigh's rec: Beam's Revive Capsules (mostlybalanced for 15% off)
Mia's rec: Jenni Kayne moisture rich balm
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! Today we are joined by Lisa McCarthy, co-founder & CEO of The Fast Forward Group, a training and executive coaching program dedicated to helping people and companies change how they see their future and what is possible for their business, career and life. This episode is packed with tangible tips that can truly change your life.
What we talk about:
- how to avoid “burnout” at work
- how to tell your manager if you’re unhappy with your work circumstances
- what typically holds people back from their dream career/relationship/life
- how the stories we tell ourselves shape our future
- how to reframe these stories
- stories we tell ourselves about dating and relationships
and more!
You can find Lisa on LinkedIn or head to fastforwardgroup.net to learn more about the services they offer on the company and individual level.
This week's recommendations:
Carleigh's rec: Daily Harvest (RE-BRKE6G6 for $25 off) & a book rec
Mia's rec: Yellow Jackets on Showtime
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! Today we are joined by fellow podcasters, Krista Williams and Lindsey Simcik - hosts of of Almost 30 Podcast. Almost 30 was one of the first podcasts we ever listened to and we are so excited to have them on for our 100th episode!
What we talk about:
- Why Krista & Lindsey started their podcast back in 2016
- What they were both doing before Almost 30 and how their lives have changed since
- A bit about some of their recent guests and conversations on Almost 30
- Krista & Lindsey's take on masculine and feminine energy
- Couple's therapy
- How Lindsey's dating habits changed throughout her 20s and into her 30s and how she reconnected with her now fiancé
- Why you shouldn't feel like you have to be a perfect version of yourself before being in a relationship/finding a partner
- Krista's relationship with her husband and how her personal growth and inner work has helped them expand as a couple
- Growing while your partner isn't
- Krista & Lindsey's different takes on manifestation and how they've manifested their most aligned lives
& more!
You can find Almost 30 on Instagram @Almost30podcast and check out their website here to listen to their episodes. Follow Krista at @itskrista and Lindsey at @linseysimcik.
Sign up here to attend their FREE virtual Camp Almost 30 THIS WEEKEND 1/22
This week's recommendations:
Carleigh's rec: Lacy Phillips' To Be Magnetic Pathway Membership
Mia's rec: RAE Wellness supplements
We also answer more questions from Esther Perel's card game Where Should We Begin!
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! Today we are joined by Janey Riley, expert infant and toddler sleep consultant and founder of WeeSleep, where she oversees a team of over 50 certified sleep consultants to help families all around the world who are struggling with sleep issues. With 12 different programs for sleep deprived families, her approach covers children from 3 months all the way up to school age (10 years old). Janey is a single mom and created WeeSleep after her own experience with her son.
What we talk about:
- Misconceptions about motherhood
- When to let a baby or child "cry it out" and when to go in
- When parents have different opinions on how to approach sleep training, schedules, etc.
- How having kids impacts your relationship with your partner
- How to take care of yourself when you have kids
- How to prioritize your relationship, sex, etc.
- The importance of sleep for everyone (not just parents)
- How Janey knew her relationship was not right for her
- Divorce and the impact of "staying together for the kids"
& more!
You can find Janey on Instagram at @cleanfitmom or head to the WeeSleep website to learn more about working with her.
This week's recommendations:
Carleigh's rec: Primal Kitchen buffalo sauce
Mia's rec: Sakara 3 day program - code XOBALANCED for 20% off
We also answer more questions from Esther Perel's card game Where Should We Begin!
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! This week we are joined by celebrity psychic medium, Karyn Reece. Karyn is rated in the top 1% of psychics, with 98% accuracy, and has been featured on TLC, Discovery, Lifetime, FYI, The CW, Travel Channel, and A&E. Today, she’s answering all our questions about mediumship and life after death.
What we talk about:
- How Karyn first realized she was a medium
- A few of the craziest experiences she’s had receiving messages from people’s loved ones
- What coincidences mean
- What Karyn believes happens when you die
- Reincarnation
- What the afterlife looks like
- Past lives
& more!
You can find Karyn on Instagram at @karynreece or head to her website to learn more about working with her.
This week's recommendations:
Carleigh's rec: Tulatriple vitamin c serum and resurfacing toner
Mia's rec: Verity by Colleen Hoover
We also try out Esther Perel's card gameWhere Should We Begin!
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! Our last episode of the year is a SOLO episode. We’re chatting about everything we learned in 2021, answering a bunch of listener questions, sharing results from our Instagram polls, and making some predictions for what dating will be like in 2022.
What we talk about:
- Dating a coworker
- How to know if someone is “the one”
- Moving on after a breakup
- Long distance relationships
- How to know if it’s just sex
- Suggesting dates early on
- Encouraging your partner to exercise
- Lifestyle changes during COVID
- Your words to describe 2021
- What you learned this year & what you wish you did more of
- 2021 dating trends
- 2022 dating trend predictions
Episodes we mentioned:
- E31 Minisode Signs Someone is or isn’t the one
- E37 Minisode Signs of a Toxic Relationship & How to Move on
- E40 Dr Gary Lewandowski
- E62 Anna Yusim
- E55 Matt West
- E85 Morgan Raphael
- E96 Tennesha Wood
- E95 Sonia Hare
- E90 Myisha Battle
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! This week we are joined by Tennesha Wood, dating coach and founder of The Broom List, matchmaking service dedicated to pairing educated, successful, marriage-minded, black singles. Tennesha has been featured in Cosmopolitan, Well+Good, InStyle, Refinery29, People, Essence, the Today Show, and more.
This episode is GOLD for anyone who is in the dating world or in a relationship. Tennesha offers the most helpful, tangible advice for how to approach dating as a single person, and how to better your relationship if you are in one.
What we talk about:
- How to tell someone you aren't interested after a date (or a few dates)
- Why people ghost (and how to handle it)
- How she started her matchmaking business
- How to approach someone in person and how to show that you are interested
- How to move on after a toxic relationship
- Dating someone new after a toxic relationship
You can find Tennesha on Instagram at @tenneshawood or head to her website to learn more about working with her.
This week's recommendations:
Carleigh's rec: BTR Bars
Mia's rec: Esther Perel card game Where Should We Begin
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Sonia Hare, certified fitness trainer and holistic nutritionist and founder of the Sonia Series. We discovered Sonia’s workouts a few months ago and have seen firsthand how impactful her program is. Having grown up a dancer with parents who both worked in the fitness industry, Sonia has truly spent a lifetime learning about fitness and nutrition and the science behind the workouts she teaches.
What we talk about with Sonia:
- The importance of weight training in your fitness routine
- Why our bodies need rest & what is happening during that downtime
- How weight training specifically helps you build LEAN muscle, and does NOT make you "bulky"
- The role nutrition plays in a healthy lifestyle
- Dating someone with different fitness levels/nutritional habits/etc.
- How often you "should" be working out
- Why fitness is not one size fits all
- How to choose the right size weights for your workouts
- How to start to develop a workout routine
- Why you sometimes feel sore after a workout and sometimes don't
- Sonia's other favorite ways to relieve stress & stay balanced
You can find Sonia on Instagram at @soniaharefit or head to her website thesoniaseries.com to learn more about her program.
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This week's recommendations:
Carleigh's rec: This is How it Always is by Laurie Frankel
Mia's rec: Dopesick on Hulu
Welcome back! This week we are joined by Maisy Bristol, astrology and tarot expert who focuses on using the natal chart and custom tarot spreads to improve your relationships and dating life.
What we talk about with Maisy:
- what your Venus sign means for how you approach dating and relationships
- the difference between your sun, moon, and riding signs
- what it can mean when your sun and rising are the same
- what it can mean if you were born on a full or new moon
- different tarot spreads for love and relationships
- getting back together with an ex
- the different paths you can take in life
- important astrological dates to look out for in December/January
Maisy ends the episode with a collective reading for everyone listening and gives insights for the remainder of the year. If you are interested in working one on one with Maisy, you can find her on Instagram at @tarotbymaisy.
What we talk about in the intro:
- whether or not we believe in compatibility
- what we're both reading
- this week's FREE strength training class with Sonia Hare Thursday 12/9 at 6p EST
- NuzestProtein Powder - Code MOSTLYBALANCED
- wine advent calendar
Welcome back! Today we are joined by Danielle Schnapp of @eatwellwithdanielle. Danielle was one of the first people we connected with when we started Mostly Balanced and we are so excited to have been able to connect with her and to share her story. Danielle truly embodies everything we believe in when it comes to pursuing your passion and manifesting the life you want. Prior to the pandemic, Danielle was working in beauty/marketing and had almost no baking experience, and now she spends most of her time baking and has turned it into a career. She makes THE most delicious looking healthier baked goods which she sells at a storefront in Astoria, NY.
A few things we talk about:
- Finding a new passion during COVID
- How to manifest your dream job
- Why it is important to have multiple streams of income
- How a career change can impact your relationship
- Why you shouldn’t try to be everything for everyone
- How to release expectations when pursuing your dreams
You can find Danielle on Instagram at @eatwellwithdanielle, or head to her website eatwellwithdanielle.com to place a special order or purchase a gift card.
This Week's Recommendations:
Carleigh's Pick: The Skinny Confidental Him & Her Episode 404 with Ed Mylett
Mia's Pick: Aire Ancient Baths NY
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! Today we are joined by Dr. Nojan Bakhtiari, TMJ & Orofacial Pain Specialist based in NYC. We learn all about TMJ and jaw pain, what some of the causes are, why it is important to see a specialist, and how Dr. Nojan's approach is individualized for each of his patients. Dr. Nojan shares his thoughts on different treatments and remedies such as botox, mouth guards, facial massage, and acupuncture. We also talk about his personal experience striving for work-life balance with a demanding job and while he was in medical school and how he switched from thinking he would pursue a career in art to going into dentistry.
This week's recos:
Carleigh's Pick: Sex Lives of College Girls on HBO Max, Love Hard on Netflix, and Fresh Vine Wine
Mia's Pick: Tend dentist and The Girl Before by JP Delaney
- keep an eye out for our gift guides coming soon, and don't sleep on Sakara's holiday clean boutique items - they're perfect for treating yourself or your loved ones!
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Kim Ross, founder of Ora acupuncture studio in NoHo, NYC. Kim shares her story of how she was first introduced to acupuncture and the impact it had on her well-being, and how she eventually decided to open up her own acupuncture studio.
We also talk about:
- the benefits of acupuncture
- how to get the most out of your first acupuncture session
- opening a business in NYC during COVID
- acupuncture for fertility & during pregnancy
- finding the right acupuncturist
- how she designed the space
- Ora’s acupuncture add-on’s: cupping, gua sha, e-stim
You can find Ora on Instagram at @oraspace, or head to their website oraspace.com to book your first appointment. They are located in NoHo, NYC, and their new Upper East Side location is opening on 12/2.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Welbell hair, skin, & nail supplements
Mia's Pick: Barefoot dreams blanket
- keep an eye out for our gift guides coming soon, and don't sleep on Sakara's holiday clean boutique items - they're perfect for treating yourself or your loved ones!
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by sex and dating coach Myisha Battle, having an open conversation about all things, you guessed it, sex and dating. Myisha has her degree in Health Education from San Francisco State University with a focus on sexual health, and her Master's in Psychology from The New School. She also received a certificate in Gender & Sexuality from the University of Amsterdam, and completed a sex coach training from Sex Coach University and is now a certified member of the World Association of Sex Coaching.
A few things we talk about:
- Submissive desires and feminism
- How to communicate your sexual preferences or fantasies to your partner
- Sex education & the constraints around it in certain cultures
- How having kids, trying to conceive, adoption, etc. can impact yourself sex life
- Conversations to have with a new partner about sex
- & a lot more
You can find Myisha on Instagram @myishabattle or head to her website myishabattle.com to learn about working with her. You can also listen to her sex positive podcast, Down For Whatever or her podcast about interracial dating, Dating White.
What we're trying this week:
Maid on Netflix
A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by dermatology PA, Sydney Karp, talking about all things skincare and cosmetic and medical dermatology.
What we talk about:
- Skincare myths
- Skincare products everyone should be using
- Botox & Filler FAQs
- How Sydney balances work and life
- Set-ups
- Advice for dating someone with a very different work schedule
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Sakara metabolism bar (code XOBALANCED for 20% off)
Mia's Pick: Relaxus bamboo charcoal face brush
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Sydney Webb, founder and CEO of vegan, superfood cookie dough company, Toto. As a junior in high school, Sydney was diagnosed with severe Crohn’s disease and it changed the path of her life. A few years later, she was diagnosed with colon cancer, and this diagnosis is what led her to discover the healing power of adaptogens. She shares the story of her diagnoses, how she dealt with them, and how they have impacted her life. She answers our questions about the process of starting her own company, and the advice she would give to her younger self.
You can find Sydney on Instagram @sydneyoliviaaah and head to @totofoods to shop her delicious superfood cookie dough. Highly recommend the seasonal pumpkin spice!
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: @wemetatacme singles mixers in NYC
Mia's Pick: What Happened, Brittany Murphy?
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by psychic channel and human design expert, Aycee Brown. Aycee uses her intuitive gifts and knowledge to help guide her clients to emotional empowerment and clarity. In today’s episode she teaches us how to make better decisions in our dating life by tapping into our human design.
A few topics we cover:
- Navigating dating apps successfully for your HD type
- Most & least compatible HD types
- Why you should "date yourself" first & how to actually do that
- Shifting your mindset in dating
- Non-specific and specific manifestation
- What it means to have an open energy center on your HD chart
To get the most out of this episode, you can pull your own human design chart for free here.
We also suggest listening to our previous episode (E22) with Aycee to learn more about her background and about how she makes human design her own. We also have a more “intro to human design” style episode with Katie Calder (E7), if you are new here and want to learn more before diving in. You can find Aycee on Instagram @ayceebrown or head over to her website to work with her directly.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Cookie & Kate Healthy Pumpkin Bread
Mia's Pick: Natalie's Orchid Island Juice Co.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our website. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! Today we are joined by digital creator Elana Berlin. Elana opens up about her experience losing her best friend to cancer and struggling with anxiety. She also shares her thoughts on being single when a lot of her friends are married with kids, and how she released the timeline expectations she used to put on herself. We talk about how grief looks different for everyone, why you shouldn’t judge someone by their social media or what you see on the outside, and the importance of taking time for yourself.
You can find Elana on Instagram at @highonsweatt and you can shop her collaboration with The Cosmic Project here.
Other Episodes Mentioned: Episode 69 with Sari Diskin & Episode 85 with Morgan Raphael
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Sweat with Sweats online workout platform. Favorite new instructors: @alessiasculpt, @calynbrooke, @soniahare.fit, and @bodiesby_sav
Mia's Pick: Dream Pops
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Morgan Raphael, face behind @bun_undone and creator of Self Care Society. Morgan has been running her blog/Instagram for four years and launched Self Care Society two years ago as an approachable tool and community for guided self care. In today’s episode we chat with Morgan about her path from corporate event planning to working at an advertising agency, to eventually deciding to pursue her blog and Instagram full time. She talks about the factors that went into her decision and shares the stories of a few of her first brand partnerships and how they came to be. She gives tangible advice on how to manifest, opens up about her own experiences healing through breakups, and provides tools for whether you are dealing with a breakup yourself or want to support a friend who is going through it.
You can find Morgan on Instagram @bun_undone and head to her website bunundone.com to read her blog, shop her favorite brands, looks, and learn more about Self Care Society. You can also order the ebook or hardcover journal with a discount using code MOSTLYBALANCED.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Tonic CBD flight Code MOSTLYBALANCED
Mia's Pick: Manifestation meditation
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Anneliese Aeria, dancer, actress, entrepreneur, and founder of AAPETPEOPLE. Anneliese has such an inspiring story and has accomplished so much at 19 years old. She tells us about pursuing dance from a young age, her decision to graduate high school at 16, and how she’s achieved her bachelor’s, masters, and launched her own business in the past three years. We talk about the impact pets can have on our mental health and our lives, and the impact you can have by giving a loving home to animals in need.
You can find Anneliese on Instagram @anneliese_aeria and check out AAPETPEOPLE @aapetpeople or aapetpeople.com where you can browse their collection of luxury, sustainably sourced items for pets and their people.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Lymphatic drainage massage @lymphlyft
Mia's Pick: Bark box
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Welcome back! This week we're joined by Ali and Roark, co-hosts of dating advice podcast, Finding Mr. Height, and we're chatting about (you guessed it) dating! We talk about everything from situationships, ghosting, communication, defining the relationship, "the one", and the worst dating advice they've ever received. We debate common dating advice such as "if you're confused, he's not interested" and "if he wanted to he would."
You can find Ali & Roark on Instagram @findingmrheight and listen to their podcast on all platforms.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Everything Siete, especially the dip chips
Mia's Pick: American Crime Story
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Logan Ury, Author of the book How to Not Die Alone, a step-by-step guide to finding love and improving your relationships. Logan is a behavioral scientist turned dating coach. She studied at Harvard and then went on to run Google's behavioral science team before landing her most recent role as the head of relationship science at Hinge. As you can imagine, her book is extremely data-driven and backed by a ton of research. We dive into many of the topics covered in her book. from the most common relationship styles and attachment styles, to why the environment of your date matters, whether the first date "spark" really matters, how to be more secure in dating, and how to continue to improve your relationship every day.
You can find Logan on Instagram @loganury and check out her book on Amazon or anywhere you buy books
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Jonah Feingold's Dating & New York @datingandnewyork
Mia's Pick: Sunday Riley All About Acne kit
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Jenna Langbaum, author of Me in Search of You, a collection of stories about the highs and lows of dating in New York City. We absolutely loved this book and we loved chatting with Jenna. The episode dives into many hot topics in modern dating, from ghosting, first date outfits, and dating app fails, to long distance relationships, sex on a first date, how to know if someone likes you, and how long your dates should really last. Jenna offers such a down-to-earth perspective on dating in New York City and there is a story in her book for everyone. We also hear more about the process of writing the book and how it turned from stories she wrote for herself into a published book in all major bookstores.
You can find Jenna on Instagram @jennalangbaum and check out her book on Amazon, or pretty much anywhere you can buy books! Tag us if you buy it!
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Ritual Multi-Vitamins
Mia's Pick: Mia shares her big life news from this week!!!
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by fitness and nutrition coach Emma Belloumo. Emma shares the story of how she decided to leave her corporate career to pursue a career in fitness, and of the career leaps she has taken since then to go out on her own. We also talk about burnout, why your thirties are even better than your twenties, the benefits of taking a break from dating, and what it was like to move cross country during COVID.
You can find Emma on Instagram @emmabelloumo, or head to her website to learn more about her fitness and nutrition coaching - and use the code BALANCE15 to get a discount on your class package!
In today's intro we talk about giving and receiving compliments in relationships and friendships, why career decisions don't have to be permanent, and both of our facial experiences this week.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Dermaplaning
Mia's Pick: HeyDay facial
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Subconscious Specialist and Healer, Jena Sophia, chatting about all things manifestation, trauma healing, and the connection of mind and body. Jena is trained in many different spiritual and scientific methods and has helped thousands of people cross the world from celebrities and creatives to Fortune 500 CEO's and Forbes 30 under 30 entrepreneurs. Jena's mission is to transform people's limiting beliefs, stress, past traumas, and ancestral patterns to help them live their most aligned life.
To learn more about Jena's work, you can head to her website beyondthebelief.com or find her on Instagram @_jenasophia.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Baxter Blue blue light glasses - code MOSTLYBALANCED for a discount
Mia's Pick: White Lotus on HBO Max
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by one of our FAVORITE fitness instructors and complete vibeologist, Shane Camaro, chatting about all things independence, loneliness, long distance relationships, and so much more. Shane tells us the story of meeting her husband when she least expected it and how their love story developed while they lived on different continents. She talks about how she handles loneliness living in a different country from her family and friends, and how to take responsibility for your own happiness.
Shane has moved 20 times in 40 years and she shares her best advice from saying yes to the right opportunities to packing, settling in, and making friends in your new city. We also talk about healthy communication in relationships and how to argue effectively.
You can find Shane on Instagram @shanecamaro or head to clubhuis.com to learn more about her podcast and everything from how to organize your space, experiment with your wardrobe, enjoy fitness, and the most vibey playlists to soundtrack the experience.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Ashapops popped water lily seeds
Mia's Pick: Dry Bar Dry Shampoo and Triple Sec Texture Spray
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Welcome back! Today we are chatting with Jacquie Smith, integrative health coach and founder of Little Adapts by Jax, a holistic health and fitness program based on the premise that small changes can lead to big results. Jacque has her teaching certifications in barre and yoga and studied holistic nutrition at IIN. She is also trained in pre and post-natal fitness methods and she has various different health coaching programs to fit specific needs for brides-to-be, moms-to-be, and anyone who wants to improve their relationship with nutrition, health, and fitness.
In today's episode, Jacquie tells us all about her own personal health journey and how she was inspired to develop a healthier lifestyle. She explains how she turned her passion for health and fitness into a career and how she continues to evolve her career with her own life. We also talk about how she met her husband, and why they needed a breakup to improve their relationship.
You can find Jacquie on Instagram at @littleadaptsbyjax, or head to her website to take one of her classes or learn more about working with her.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: How to Not Die Alone book by Logan Ury
Mia's Pick: Vital Serum by East 29th
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Madi Murphy, professional astrologer, intuitive healer, and wellness entrepreneur. Madi's spiritual wellness brand, CosmicRX provides spiritual empowerment, tapping into astrology and self-care to align the mind, body & soul.
In today's episode, Madi gives us explanations on things like what mercury retrograde actually is, advice on how to embrace it, how to use the new moon and full moon to manifest, and small shifts we can make to improve our relationship. She gives the best advice we've ever heard on how to manifest a partner (or a job, money, etc.). Plus, she's hilarious.
You can find Madi on Instagram @iammadimurphy and @thecosmicrx or on her website www.thecosmicrx.com.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: The Last Thing he Told me book by Laura Dave
Mia's Pick: Sex Life on Netflix
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Welcome back! We are SO excited for today's BONUS episode with Tarot Reader, Dante Sabatino. We simply could not hold onto this one any longer. Dante has been working in the spiritual space for over 35 years, offering psychic readings to long-time clients in NYC. He was featured in NY Mag's Curbed as one of the best psychics in NYC in 2021. He was called out for his "startling accuracy" and ability to predict events years out. Dante offers his readings in person in Chelsea, or over Zoom and has read for people from all walks of life from all over the world. His clients include high-profile executives, designers, wealth advisors, among many other careers and backgrounds. He also has been hired for many parties and events for companies like Bulgari, Sephora, and Simon & Schuster.
In today's episode, we hear all about how Dante started reading cards at a young age, and how he developed his craft over time. He shares real-life examples of things that have come up in readings regarding dating, relationships, career, family, and so-on. If you've ever gotten a tarot reading, or have been interested in learning more about it, this is the episode for you! We have both gotten readings from Dante now and he has been spot on.
You can find Dante on his website tarotbydante.com and you can join his Facebook group to let the client love speak for itself.
Because we loved our readings so much, we are doing a ~giveaway~ to gift one person a Zoom reading for a full tarot spread with Dante! To enter, leave a review for the podcast and head to our Instagram to confirm your entry.
Mentioned in this episode: Movement by MK NYC & Montauk in-person classes. Head to the link in our Instagram bio to learn more!
Welcome back! Today we are joined by Marissa West (CEO and Creator) and Heidi Hillman (COO and Master Trainer), co-owners of West Kept Secret, a unique HIIT workout fusing cardio, strength, and pilates. Heidi and Marissa share their story of how they met, what they were each doing up until that point, and how they decided to work together to build the empire that WKS is today.
Heidi, Marissa, and their team train everyone from celebrities and models to professional athletes and people from all different fitness experience levels. They are answering all your questions on what it takes to make it as a fitness instructor, how they stay motivated to exercise and eat healthy, and how they bring the fun to every class they teach and every client they train. Heidi tells us about her own experience as one of Marissa's early-on clients and the transformation she experienced both physically and mentally. We talk about working out for physical results (which their clients DEFINITELY experience) but also about the impact it has on their mental health and mindset.
Marissa is the queen of glow-up secrets and she's sharing some tips with us today, too!
You can find West Kept Secret on Instagram at @westkeptsecret and follow both of them personally at @hlsweat and @mrswestisinthebuilding. To learn more about the workout and to sign up for their online platform, head to westkeptsecret.co.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Nécessaire body lotion and body wash
Mia's Pick: The Sill plants
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Ella Davar, Registered Dietician with a holistic approach. Ella grew up in a small town in Russia where her family owned a farm. After moving to NYC to pursue a career on Wall Street, she lost touch with herself and the intuition she always had growing up around fresh foods and eating to feel good.
Ella shares how she decided to walk away from the finance hustle and to go back to school to become a RD. Now, she works with busy professionals to help them learn to manage weight, optimize their health, performance levels and increase vitality and energy levels, all by making small changes and healthier choices. We talk about her opinion on fad diets, how to handle burnout, and how to chase your dream career.
You can find Ella on Instagram @nutritionistella, or head to her website to learn more about working with her.
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Carleigh's Pick: Ghia non-alcoholic aperitifs
Mia's Pick: Vivrelle rental closet
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by lifestyle writer, Sarah Levy, who's work focuses on sobriety, relationships, and personal identity. Sarah's writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Cut, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, among many other publications, and her book, Drinking Games, will be coming out in January 2023. Sarah is down to earth and relatable and recording this episode felt just like chatting with a friend!
Sarah shares her story of how she decided to go after her dream of becoming a writer years after graduating college with her Creative Writing degree. She opens up about what led her to stop drinking and what her experience has been like when it comes to dating, friendships, and sobriety. We talk about the role alcohol commonly plays throughout college and the years after and how scary it can be to decide to give something up that can sometimes feel like it is holding your friendships and relationships together.
We also talk about success, the fear that many of us have that there isn't enough to go around, and how to overcome that. Sarah and her fiancé were actually set up by one of our former guests, and she tells us how they met, what it was like doing long distance, and how they eventually decided to move to LA and settle down.
You can find Sarah on Instagram @sarahllevy, or head to her website to check out her work.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Mia's Pick: Chloe's Oat Milk Pops
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Alana Kessler, MS, RDN, Ayurveda Specialist, Functional Nutritionist, and Expert Registered Yoga Teacher. Alanna has years of experience working in Eastern and Western nutrition, Functional Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, Interpersonal Psycho-Spiritual Healing, and life coaching modalities and she helps her clients treat issues relating to food, hormonal imbalances, stress, fatigue, and more.
In today’s episode, we hear Alana’s story and what led her down this career path, and then dive deeper into her perspective on mindfulness, embracing and managing your emotions, and the power of balancing your masculine and feminine energy in dating, relationships, and in the rest of your life.
You can find Alana on Instagram @bewellbyak, or head to her website to learn more about working with her.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Drama Queens One Tree Hill podcast
Mia's Pick: Key Lime Pie recipe from Mom on Timeout
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Matt Lombardi, co-founder & co-CEO of beam, highly successful CBD & wellness company committed to providing the highest quality products for recovery, focus, energy, and balance. If you have ever thought about starting your own company, this episode is for you. Matt tells us the story of why he and his best friend & co-founder Kevin decided to start beam, and how they got it off the ground in less than a month.
We hear Matt’s best strategies for fostering a collaborative and uplifting work environment and running a successful company (with your best friend). Matt and Kevin have created not only a standout product, but a place where employees actually like to work. Beam was recently recognized as one of Inc.’s best workplaces of 2021, and Matt attributes this a lot to the people on their team and the mindset they bring with them.
We also talk to Matt about the decisions you have to make while running a business, how to handle it when things don’t go as planned, and what’s next for beam. We learn A LOT about CBD and get Matt’s perspective on transitioning from professional hockey to being an entrepreneur, and how to balance work, life, family, and relationships. Hint: it involves a little beam, a lot of passion, and a commitment to personal growth.
You can find Matt on Instagram @mattlombardi24 and check out beam @beam & beamtlc.com + listen to the intro of this episode to hear why we love beam.
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Welcome back! On today's BONUS episode we are joined by Sari Diskin, Michigan-based wellness, lifestyle, and food blogger. Sari's episode last year is still one of our most-listened-to episodes, and this time we're going even deeper into life as an influencer, mental health and boundary-setting, pregnancy, and her relationship with her husband, Jacob.
We talk to Sari about what it is like sharing so much of her life on Instagram, how she deals with negative feedback, and why she decided to make the shift from @eatwellwithsari to @saridiskin, where she takes a broader lifestyle approach with her content, covering topics like wellness, food, mental health, travel, and more.
Sari gets into the weeds with us on what her day-to-day looks like, and the ins and outs of being an influencer and running your own business that we may not see on social media. If you have ever thought about creating a blog, Instagram account, TikTok, or just your own business in general, Sari's advice will be so helpful!
You can find Sari on Instagram @saridiskin or on her blog. Sari also runs a micro mentorship program with Cameron Rogers from @freckledfoodie which you can find here.
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Welcome back! Today we’re joined by clinical sexologist and certified sex therapist, Kristie Overstreet, and she’s answering all your questions about sex. Kristie has been featured in Mindbodygreen, Cosmopolitan, Bustle, CNN, Oprah, Playboy, Talkspace, and Forbes. We talk about how to approach a relationship with two very different sex drives, talking to a new partner about previous partners, fantasies, dirty talk, shame after sex, one night stands, and so much more! Basically, the open and honest sex talk you always wanted but never had.
You can find Kristie on Instagram @kristie_overstreet, or head to her website to learn more about working with her.
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Carleigh's Pick: Deux plant-based cookie dough
Mia's Pick: Supergoop unseen sunscreen
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Welcome back! Today we’re joined by Aubre Winters, fitness instructor and creator of Sweat Sessions. Aubre is the definition of inspiring - just try taking one of her classes or watching her reels on Instagram and not leaving with a smile on your face. She brings this confidence and high vibe energy to everything she does and it’s no wonder she’s building such a successful business. Her workouts have helped thousands of people around the world through a combination of dance, HIIT, barre, and strength training.
On today’s episode, Aubre tells us about how she turned her fitness side hustle into a full time job and how she’s continued to grow such a dedicated following on social media. She shares her story of going through a breakup from a 6 year relationship, moving from LA to Chicago, and finding the confidence to truly pursue her passion, no matter what other people thought. At the end of the episode we get Aubrie’s advice on relationships, dating, and finding a fitness routine you love.
You can find Aubre on Instagram @aubrewinters and try out one of her classes online at aubrewinters.com.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Ildi Pekar CBD Vibe Facial - mention mostly balanced for a discount on any service at their NYC location!
Mia's Pick: Project 7 Gummies
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Alanna Sucher, creator of Combined by Alanna, NYC's plant-based meal delivery service centered around the principles of food combining. We hear Alanna's story of how she was first introduced to the concept of food combining, how it impacted her health and her overall life, and how she eventually decided to combine these principles with her love for cooking in order to share it with others. She cooks and delivers meal all over NYC, with plans to expand in the near future. While different things work for different people, we love that this concept is not based on restriction, but rather on the way you combine certain foods and the timing in which you eat them. This was such a fun and informative episode to record and we learned so much from Alanna!
You can find Alanna on Instagram at @combinedbyalanna where you can inquire about her meal service and learn more about her collaboration with holistic nutritionist @healthywithnedi. And keep an eye out for their cooking classes in NYC!
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Combined by Alanna 3 day trial. Highly recommend!
Mia's Pick: Amazon bathing suit
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Nikki Novo, spiritual teacher, intuitive guide, and author of The Final Swipe, and we are chatting all about dating intuitively and aligning with your highest self. Nikki shares her journey of discovering her own intuition and how it led her to where she is now. We talk about soulmates and the true meaning of the word, how Nikki overcame the stigmas she felt around psychics and spirituality, and how we can all use our own intuition to guide us toward our best path.
You can find Nikki on Instagram @nikkinovo where you'll find a link to her podcast and her website with her services and course offerings. You can also buy her book The Final Swipe here.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Half Baked Harvest Super Simple Cookbook
Mia's Pick: Pepper bras
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Bonnie Crotzer, dancer, body worker, and co-founder of Ghost Flower Activewear. In this episode, Bonnie is teaching us all about fascia and the integrative stretching technique she practices: fascia flossing. Fascia flossing is both a workout and a recovery practice that focuses on engaging and contracting your muscles with active movement. Bonnie shares her journey of learning about the body through dance, yoga, and eventually this technique she first learned from her former teacher Bob Cooley who is internationally known as an expert on bio-mechanical flexibility and strength.
Bonnie tells us how she began practicing fascia flossing and how she uses it as a tool to help people feel good in their bodies. We also hear about how she co-founded activewear line, Ghost Flower, and how her fascia flossing technique ties in with Chinese Medicine. Fascia flossing aims to elongate your tissue to impact not just your physical performance, but your overall health. In Bonnie's practice she has seen people undergo significant changes physically, but also emotionally by releasing memories, blocks, and traumas that are stored in the body.
You can find Bonnie on Instagram @bonzsi and send her a message there if you are interested in learning more about her sessions. You can also now shop Ghost Flower Active for 20% off by using code MOSTLYBALANCED.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Fascia Flossing with Bonnie! Listen to the episode intro to hear all about Carleigh's experience
Mia's Pick: Branch Basics cleaning products
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Welcome back! Today we're chatting with Meghan McFerran, founder of one of our current favorite fitness methods, City Sweat. City Sweat is a dance-based pilates inspired workout all choreographed to the beat of the music. Meghan created City Sweat as a celebration, rather than a workout. In this episode she shares the story of why she decided to teach fitness rather than continuing to pursue a career in dance and how City Sweat took off in 2020, starting with a feature on Good Morning America right at the start of the COVID quarantine.
Meghan truly has the best energy and we had so much fun recording with her. She shares her best advice how to cultivate confidence and self love and why you need to continue to show up for yourself every day. We talk about the importance of enjoying fitness rather than dreading it, and Meghan shares her favorite methods of self care, the food she cannot live without, and her advice to her younger self.
You can find Meghan @meghanmcferran on Instagram where you can sign up for a free trial of City Sweat. If you join now and sign up for her Summer challenge, you'll be entered in a HUGE giveaway - so run don't walk!
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Knead Love Bakery - available at Bonberi Mart, Union Square Greenmarket (Wednesdays), and McCarren Park Greenmarket (Saturdays). *Also available for pre-order and pickup in NYC
Mia's Pick: Nutsola
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Welcome back! This week we are joined by Anna Yusim, Psychiatrist and Author of the book Fulfilled: The Science of Spirituality and How it Can Help You Live a Happier, More Meaningful Life. In this episode we go deep into the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on love and relationships and in many cases caused us to take a deeper look at our connection with our own selves. Anna shares insights on the increasing rates of anxiety and mental health struggles, and gives her own professional advice on how to overcome these obstacles. She shares her journey of traveling around the world and researching what the soul is and how other Countries define it. We really go deep into ways you can better connect with yourself and identify your emotions. We also talk about: settling in relationships, "soulmates", manifestation, therapy vs. psychiatry, and ways to meet people.
You can find Anna on Instagram @annayusim or on her Website annayusim.com and you can find her book in stores or on Amazon here.
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Hu Kitchen grain-free cookies and crackers.
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Welcome to Season 2 of Mostly Balanced! Today we’re joined by Dino Malvone, founder of the SaltDrop and one of NY Mag’s Best Fitness Instructors in NYC. Dino was the first guest we ever had on Mostly Balanced and we are so excited to have him back!
Dino fills us in on what’s changed since last year, including how he’s grown his team of instructors at the SaltDrop. We talk about the meaning behind phrases like “mindful movement” and Dino tells us more about why he chooses to find gratitude in his ability to move his body daily.
Later in the episode Dino shares his experience being the only gay man in a large Italian family and what it was like coming out to friends and family. He gives advice for anyone going through something similar and opens up about dating, getting married, and going through a divorce. At the end of the episode we ask Dino’s advice on questions straight from our listeners.
To learn more about Dino's journey finding group fitness and his career path from Barre3 instructor to Studio Director to eventually founding the SaltDrop, listen to Episode 2 of Mostly Balanced. You can find Dino on Instagram at @dinomalvone or @thesaltdrop or head to the Saltdrop Website for a free week trial of their digital studio.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Raaka Chocolate - $1 off all bars at Whole Foods week of 5/3
Mia's Pick: Welcome to the OC, Bitches
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Welcome back! Today we’re joined by Lindsey Metselaar, dating expert and host of the hit millennial dating podcast, We Met at Acme. Lindsey’s podcast is a wealth of information for anyone navigating dating or a serious relationship.
In today’s episode we go deep with her on what it was like growing up in NYC, her experience with therapy, her decision to be sober, and what’s in store for her long term personally and professionally. She shares her advice on dating and building healthy relationships with yourself, your partner, your friends, etc.
We end the episode with a What Would Lindsey Do segment and get her feedback on dating scenarios that came directly from listeners and friends. You can find Lindsey on Instagram at @lindzmetz @wemetatacme and @dontexpectsalads.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: City of Girls
Mia's Pick: Promising Young Woman
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by wellness guru, Dria Murphy, CEO and founder of Alise Collective, creative brand building company based in New York City. Alise Collective has helped likeminded brands within the wellness, lifestyle, health, and fitness category like Briogeo, The Well, Cynthia Rowley, The Surf Lodge, and Fithouse build successful marketing campaigns and partnership activations.
On today's episode, Dria shares the story of how losing a job in her early 20s led to her decision to step out on her own and create her own company. She shares tangible steps on how to become an entrepreneur, some of the struggles she's had along the way, and the qualities she believes it takes to be successful in running your own company. Dria is from California, but she truly exemplifies the hustle of NYC. We chat about her businesses success in The Hamptons specifically and how she maintains a work-life balance both in the city and out of the city.
Dria opens up about what it was like living alone in NYC during the height of the pandemic in 2020 and how she went from constantly being on the go to having nowhere to go. She talks about why she decided to stay in NYC during that time and the daily rituals she created for herself. We hear about her experience balancing dating in NYC with the busy CEO lifestyle and what she looks for in a significant other.
You can find Dria on Instagram at @driamurphy where you can follow along her hustler lifestyle and learn more about Alise Collective and The Ness.
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Welcome back! This weeks MINISODE is all about things Mia learned in her 20s. She’s breaking down the advice she would give to her you see self into five “dos” and five “don’ts” as she looks forward to a new decade. Our 20s are such transformational years and this episode will go deeper into details about what Mia’s biggest takeaways were.
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Welcome back! We are SO excited for this week's episode with Anushri Gokhale. Anushri is a dating coach and mentor and creator of the Conscious Love Course, helping women ditch the dating drama and attract their soulmate. We're chatting all about how to fall in love with yourself, let go of blocks, and manifest your soulmate. Anushri shares her own story of how she went from being engaged to someone she did not want to marry to being single and falling in love with self-development, and how that led her to her soulmate.
We also chat about spirituality and channeling, coping with the loss of a loved one, and how to handle parental expectations when it comes to marriage and career. Anushri was born in India and moved to the United States when she was young, but her parents were set on her marrying an Indian doctor, and she opens up about how she overcame her fear of disappointing them and chose her own path rather than the one that was chosen for her.
Anushri is seriously the friend you want to have on speed dial for all your dating and life advice! You can find her on Instagram at @anushri.gokhale where you can DM her to get on the waitlist for her 1:1 and group coaching.
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Carleigh's Pick: Moon Juice Dream Dust
Mia's Pick: Karen Lazar Anklet (use code MOSTLYBALANCED for a discount)
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Welcome back! Today's episode is about something we both have a lot of experience with - job hunting! We're sharing a bit about our own experience in the corporate world and rounding up our best advice on how to look for jobs, how to land the interview, and of course how to crush it! We cover everything from the initial networking (whether you have a dream company in mind or you're not even sure what industry you want to work in) to applying for the job, standing out on your resume and application, how to prepare for the interview, and questions to ask during the interview itself. We also chat about what's next after the interview, and share our advice for the best ways to follow up and continue to stay top of mind.
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Welcome back! This week’s guest is smart West, psychologist, podcast host, and co-founder of the Boom Journal meditation app. Matt shares the story about how an injury in high school disrupted his life as an athlete, but led him to discover a deep passion for psychology, and eventually for mindful journaling. We talk about how in these obstacles there is often a silver lining and how if you aren’t mindful about your decisions, sometimes life will make those decisions for you.
Matt opens up about his own experience getting everything he thought he wanted (degree, job, family, house), only to find that there was still something missing. He talks about being a people pleaser and the importance of valuing and prioritizing yourself so you can show up for everyone else. He also gives tangible tips for how to be more mindful, including how to develop a mindfulness practice from scratch. We talk about the difference between mindset and mindfulness and different practices we can all implement into day.
Find Matt on Instagram @iammattwest where you can download his app Boom Journal, or listen to his podcast, Brain Boom
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: HKXPB Glitter Set & Made by Kwest Travel Inspired Jewelry
Mia's Pick: Maman Easter Pop up
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Welcome back! On this week's MINISODE we're joined by Carleigh's identical twin, Jordan, and we're answering a question we've been asked since we were little - "what's it like being an identical twin?"
We chat about what it was like growing up with a "built in best friend", how our lives have gone in different directions, and why we've always stayed close no matter what. We answer the most asked questions about whether or not we've ever dated or been interested in the same guy, whether we've switched places, and if we can read each other's minds.
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Welcome back! This week we’re talking all about the things no one told you about sex, female masturbation, and how to have an orgasm. And who better to have than conversation with than Remy Kassimir! Remy is a comedian and host of hit podcast How Cum, which she started at 27 on a quest to have her first orgasm. Remy opens up about how she felt when she realized she had never had an orgasm, and what eventually helped her (and over 1,000 of her listeners) get there. We talk about why the female orgasm is so complex, how to talk to your partner (and your therapist!) about it, and why we need to all be a little more open when talking about sex and masturbation.
You can find Remy on Instagram @remykassimir and listen to her podcast @howcumpodcast everywhere you can listen to podcasts!
How Cum Episodes we mentioned: Episode 3 with Dr. Helen Fisher and Episode 24 with John Fugelsang & Christian Finnegan
Mostly Balanced Episodes we mentioned: Episode 14 with Kolby & Alex on Holistic Health & the Power of Sex
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Carleigh's Pick: Sunday Riley clean, cruelty-free skincare
Mia's Pick: Smart sweets
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Welcome back! This MINISODE is all about ending friendships. Ending a friendship can be just as painful as (if not not more than) ending a romantic relationship - and just as we have expectations for people we date, we should have expectations for our friendships. We talk about why it’s normal for friendships to shift and change and share our own experiences “breaking up” with or just growing apart from friends.
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Welcome back! Today we’re joined by Jonah Feingold & Ilana Dunn, hosts of the Seeing Other People podcast. Jonah and Ilana met on a dating app, went out a few times, and eventually decided not to date - but to start a podcast instead. Today they’re sharing the full story of their first date, why it didn’t work out, and how their impressions of each other have changed since they’d first met.
We also hear their opinions on classic dating rules, if “bad timing” is just an excuse, treating dating as a “game”, and why being self aware is so important in the dating world. Plus, Jonah tells all about a new girl in his life and weighs in on whether or not it’s a good idea to put “all your eggs in one basket”. You can find Jonah & Ilana on Instagram @ilana.dunn @jonahfeingold and @seeingotherpeople where you can actually take out a personal ad on their Instagram if you’re looking to meet someone serious.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Dimple Dating App
Mia's Pick: Sarah Brooks Pilates
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our blog. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Try our favorite MindBodyGreen supplements or sign up for one of their expert-led classes on one-off topics like health, nutrition, spirituality, personal growth, relationships, Ayurveda, and so much more! Check out their website to learn about the class packages they offer, or head here if you are interested in becoming a Functional Nutrition Coach where you will learn from world class instructors and be armed with the tools to launch or expand your business.
Welcome to Episode 50 of Mostly Balanced! In today’s Minisode we are taking a quick trip down MB lane, talking about how we met, how the podcast came to be, and touching on a few episodes that stand out to us today.
If you’re new here and want to check out the episodes we talk about…
Episode 1 Dino Malvone on Finding Group Fitness & Founding the Salt Drop
Episode 3 Sara Choi on Self Care & Reiki Healing
Episode 4 Pete Athans on Mental Toughness & Behavior Change
Episode 5 Kira West on Making Wellness Inclusive
Episode 6 SOLO on Relationship Advice to our Younger Selves
Episode 15 Gideon Akande on Getting Fit & Staying Motivated
Episode 17 Bret & Jason on Finding your Passion & Living Better
Episode 40 Dr Gary Lewandowski on How Often Couples Should Really be Having Sex, Love at First Sight, & Other Relationship Myths
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our blog. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Try our favorite MindBodyGreen supplements or sign up for one of their expert-led classes on one-off topics like health, nutrition, spirituality, personal growth, relationships, Ayurveda, and so much more! Check out their website to learn about the class packages they offer, or head here if you are interested in becoming a Functional Nutrition Coach where you will learn from world class instructors and be armed with the tools to launch or expand your business.
Welcome back! This week we're joined by Gabrielle Bolin, actress turned fitness instructor who is dedicated to helping people discover confidence through fitness. Gab opens up about her experience struggling with an eating disorder, how she overcame it, and how she continues to prioritize self-love. We dive deep into our thoughts on the fitness industry today and the impact fitness instructors and influencers have on their community. Gab talks about how the pandemic effected her lifestyle and how she worked to reframe her mindset to stop herself from slipping into negative self-talk. We are so grateful to have had this conversation with Gab and for the work she is doing to change the fitness industry.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Sweat with Sav
Mia's Pick: Seed Daily Synbiotic
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Welcome back! In this week’s minisode Mia is talking about breakups vs taking a break. She talks a little about her own experience and shares her views on when/why couples might take a break, if they “work”, what defines a break, and how she would react to a SO wanting fo take a break.
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Welcome back! Today we are joined by Katie Sands, Amazon On-Air Style Host and the face behind Instagram account @honestlykate. Katie opens up about how she started her Instagram as a way to share her favorite outfits with her friends and family, and how it eventually grew to a lifestyle destination for over 285 thousand people. What began as a fashion-only account now encompasses so many areas of her life: from mental health to workouts, and other pieces of her day-to-day routine. Katie is breaking the mold by continuously partnering only with brands who's values align with her own.
Since the start of COVID, she has made it a point that each of her partnerships have a charitable aspect, and she is mindful to create content that will resonate with people from all different financial backgrounds. As her name states, her brand is honest and authentic and chatting with her truly feels like catching up with a friend.
As someone who is constantly in the public eye, Katie typically keeps her family life and her relationships pretty separate, as a way to hold boundaries for herself and to respect the boundaries of the people in her life. We were lucky to hear some backstory of her current relationship - how they met, why she didn't want him to follow her account in the beginning, and a bit about what it was like dating in NYC with such a public career on social media. She also shares her advice on how to meet someone, what outfit to wear on a first date, and what her must-have quality is in a significant other.
You can find Katie on Instagram @honestlykate or head over to her blog iamhonestlykate.com where you can shop her favorite looks, including her capsule collection she created with Phat Buddha - keep an eye out for Spring styles soon!
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: One Might Mill Bagels
Mia's Pick: Ted Lasso on AppleTV+
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Do first dates make you nervous? On today's MINISODE, Carleigh is breaking down all the questions she loves to ask on first dates. We chat about how to rephrase common questions to keep the conversation flowing, and to dig a little bit deeper and find out if this person is someone you want to go on a second date with. We also share our thoughts on questions that we think should be saved for later dates, or maybe not asked at all. We give advice on how to ask questions about things you might not even realize you're looking for in a relationship.
Some common questions we answer:
- Is asking about previous relationships ok on a first date?
- Is it bad if we talk about work the whole time?
- How early on should we ask about their intentions for the relationship?
- When should you bring up if you've been married and/or have kids?
- How do I keep the conversation flowing but also keep the topics light and fun?
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our blog. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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Welcome back! This week we are joined by Alexa Cawley, Founder & CEO of Forever Friday Consulting and Host of The Friday Society podcast. Alexa shares how her career with companies like Lululemon and SoulCycle helped her see a gap when it came to marketing representation of small, boutique companies within the wellness industry. She ultimately decided to fill this gap with the launch of Forever Friday, where she takes on clients of all sizes, from business owners to fitness instructors - she helps her clients create content, navigate social media, etc., and arms then with the tools to get their business where they want it to be.
This episode goes deep into how we've seen the fitness industry change over the last 10 years, specifically in NYC, first gradually and then abruptly in 2020 with the COVID19 pandemic. Alexa shares her favorite and least favorite wellness trends, her favorite way to sweat, what made her successful in the launch of her company, and what she thinks are the most important qualities in a fitness instructor today. We also talk about the importance of how bigger fitness companies like Peloton treat their employees, and how dating has changed in NYC during the same time period we've seen the fitness industry change.
This episode is part of a swap with did with Alexa, and you can head to The Friday Society to listen to our episode and to check out her other amazing episodes with guests like Elizabeth & Dale of Sweats and the City, Alexandra Bonetti of TalentHack, and so many more!
You can find Alexa on Instagram @foreverfriday.co and to learn more about her consulting services head to www.foreverfridayconsulting.com.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Copina Co. Vanilla Collagen Booster - use code MOSTLYBALANCED for 10% off your order
Mia's Pick:Sakara Life Energy Super Bar - use code XOBALANCED for 20% off all Sakara items and meal plans
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcastand on our blog. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! On today's minisode we are talking all about jealousy of other peoples' relationships, specifically when you are in a relationship yourself. Mia is breaking down which instances she thinks are dealbreakers for your own relationship and when she thinks envy could be used more as an opportunity.
A few topics we talk about:
- Timelines
- Trust
- Friendship
- Couples who workout together
As always, find us on Instagram @mostlybalancedpodcast and on our blog. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
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This week’s MINISODE is all about dating on the apps. Carleigh and Mia chat about how dating in NYC has changed (& not changed) over their 10+ years living there and give their thoughts and advice on the do’s and don’ts of online dating.
We chat about the most commonly used answers on dating profiles, our deal-breakers when it comes to pictures, and how long we think you should chat on the app before planning a date.
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Welcome back! This week we're joined by Giulia Giancola, Co-Founder & CEO of CASHE, ethically sourced cashmere clothing line handmade in Nepal. We hear her story of traveling to Nepal and deciding to create this line as a way to transport "beauty and kindness across borders" while giving back to the people of Nepal in the process. Giulia and her co-founder (& boyfriend!) Vlad give back 10% of every sale to the Nepal Youth Foundation.
In this episode Giulia opens up about what it was like launching a business in 2020 after losing her job in event planning, and about the pros and cons of running a company with your significant other. She talks about the importance of going after the things you are passionate about and how she developed a business mindset from her parents and grandparents.
Every piece of loungewear is ethically sourced, light weight, and the finest quality cashmere. To order your own set, head to shopcashe.com or to Instagram @cashe_thelabel.
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Welcome to another solo minisode! Valentine’s Day is this weekend and Mia’s sharing a few of her favorite COVID-safe date night ideas. We also chat about our past Valentine’s Day experiences and whether or not your SO being on their phone while watching TV is a dealbreaker.
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Welcome back! This week we have Dr. Gary Lewandowski with us and we are chatting all about his eye-opening new book, Stronger than you Think: The 10 Blind Spots That Undermine Your Relationship...and How to See Past Them. Gary shares the story of how he decided to pursue a career in psychology and eventually to focus on love and relationships. We hear his thoughts on classic dating rules and some of the biggest misconceptions people have about dating and relationships.
A few topics we cover:
- How soon & how often couples should be having sex
- Who says I love you first
- Love at first sight
- Soulmates
- Infidelity
Stronger Than You Think will be on shelves tomorrow, 2/9 and you can pre-order it now on Amazon.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Homemade chai lattte (with Joolies Dates syrup) - Recipe on our Instagram
Mia's Pick:BKE Kombucha
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This week's minisode is all about how to know if a relationship is right for you. You know those early stages in a relationship when you aren't sure how to know if something is a red flag or a green flag? Carleigh & Mia both give their advice from their own personal experience and break down some signs that someone is or isn't "the one". We start with some red flags that may indicate you should walk away, and then end the episode with some of our favorite ways of recognizing when someone IS right for you.
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Welcome back! This week we are joined by Brooke Cates, founder of The Bloom Method - the most cutting-edge pre & postnatal fitness method. The Bloom Method is a blend of functional strength training, low-intensity interval training, cardio sweat sessions, daily re-patterning and pregnancy + post pregnancy core-specific moves meant to arm women with valuable tools that prepare them for birth and help prevent pregnancy-related injuries. The Bloom Method is meant for women who are trying to conceive, expectant Mothers, and women up to 12 years postpartum.
In this episode, we hear about Brooke's own personal fertility journey, her experience having a miscarriage, and the birth of her adorable son. She shares the story of how she created the Bloom Method, not even realizing she was actually marrying together the things she had been passionate about for years. She didn't always visualize how she would turn her passions into reality, but that is exactly what she has done.
We hear not only about Brooke's best exercise advice, but also about what its like being a working mom, how she met her husband, the food she cannot live without, and what advice she would give to her younger self.
You can find more about the Bloom Method here and find them on Instagram @thebloommethod
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: City Sweat with Meghan McFerran
Mia's Pick:Olaplex No. 6 Bond Smoother
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In this week's minisode, Mia is interviewing Carleigh about emotionally toxic relationships - how to identify them and how to move on. Toxic relationships can be extremely difficult to identify, especially while you are in them, and our hope is that you will benefit from hearing our experiences and be better equipped to navigate your relationships. Toxicity is not only found in romantic relationships, but also in friendships, in the workplace, and with family members.
We break down some of the signs that may indicate a toxic relationship and open up about our own experiences. We talk about if we believe this is something you might be able to fix, how to get out of it, and how to eventually move past it. If you have someone in your life who you think is toxic, you are not alone. Most people have dealt with this on some level and we strongly urge you to reach out to a support system or seek help from a therapist.
If you are experiencing any form of abuse and you don’t feel safe, you can call 800.799.SAFE (7233).
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Welcome back! This week we sit down with Zoia Kozakov to chat about her journey from serving in the Israeli army to pursuing a career in fashion and working at NY Fashion week, and eventually landing a lead role in product development at Citi. Zoia has worked hard to get where she is today and she takes pride in giving back to the community. She’s a global marketing lead at the global non-profit, Women in Innovation, focused on closing the gender-gap.
Zoia opens up about what it was like moving to the United States after 2 years in the army and about the important role mentorship has played in her life. We learn her best time management tips and her advice on meeting friends in a new city. Zoia is a total boss and we are SO grateful to be able to share her story with you.
You can find Zoia at @zoia.kozakov and zoia.online and you can listen to her podcast Win/Win where she hosts weekly conversations with women leaders who have carved careers in the innovation space for non-profit organization Women in Innovation.
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Carleigh's Pick: Sakara Life clean meal programs, metabolism super powder, and energy bars - use code XOBALANCED for 20% off.
Mia's Pick: Drunk elephant retinol cream
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Welcome to our first minisode! Every Thursday we will be releasing a shorter, solo episode on a relevant topic in our lives or that has come up in our community. This week, we are turning the tables and interviewing Mia about moving in with your SO. Carleigh asks all the tough questions like how to keep the spark alive, what conversations you need to have before hand, and so much more.
Hope you enjoy the episode!
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Welcome back! Today we're chatting with Elizabeth Endres and Dale Borchiver of Sweats and the City - everyone's go-to health, wellness, and class review destination. They share the story of how Sweats and the City came to be and how they grew it into what it is today. We also get to hear all about their new online workout platform, Sweat with Sweats, where they are truly cultivating a sense of community through virtual fitness.
E&D open up about their journey as entrepreneurs and about why they think it is important to share all aspects of themselves with their community. They have evolved from a fitness-focused Instagram to an all-encompassing business that their followers count on for their real and honest opinions.
We hear their thoughts about how the fitness industry is changing, the importance of prioritizing your mental health, "woo-woo" practices that Elizabeth has leaned into, and why Dale sometimes thinks she has some "Gen Z" in her. Later in the episode we get to know even more about their lives outside of work, learning their must-have qualities in a significant other, the foods they cannot live without, drug-store products they love, and what advice they would give to their younger selves.
You can find Elizabeth & Dale on Instagram @sweatsandthecity or on their website, and you can now sweat with them LIVE on the Sweat with Sweats platform. You an also head here to find all their class reviews or check out their workout from home roadmap.
What we're trying this week: Sweat with Sweats, obv.
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Welcome back! Today we're getting a digestible rundown on all things astrology from Amy Lauren Greenfield, healer, coach, and astrologer. Amy shares her story of how learning to read her own astrology chart helped her find her own true identity and how she uses this tool among many others to help people through 1:1 coaching and healing.
If you've ever looked up your astrology chart, you know there are a LOT of moving pieces. Amy gives us an easy to follow breakdown of so many different aspects of the charts - sun sign, moon sign, rising sign, planetary alignment, and the 12 different houses. We suggest pulling your own chart on cafe astrology and you'll be able to follow along while Amy breaks it down for you! She shares which parts of your chart to look at for insights into your career, love life, family life, and your future, and how to use your chart to help gain a sense of trust in your intuition and validation for things you might already know about yourself.
We also chat about the importance of self care, self discipline, and setting goals for yourself in a way that you can actually follow through with. Amy tells us how she became a meditator, how it changed her life, and how she helps other people learn how to ingrain meditation into their daily life.
If you'd like to book a service with Amy, you can head to her booking site, or find her on Instagram @amylaurengreen.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Beginner Ballet & Stretching for Flexibility with Kathryn Morgan
Mia's Pick: Bobby Flay Cookbook
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Welcome back! Today we have Colleen Wachob, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Mindbodygreen, lifestyle media brand dedicated to inspiring you to live your best life through a 360-degree approach to wellness. Mindbodygreen has been a huge resource for us when it comes to learning about all different areas of “wellness”. In addition to the company’s media platform, mindbodygreen now offers functional nutrition coaching, thousands of wellness classes, and nutritional supplements that TRULY work.
Colleen is a wealth of information and it was such a pleasure chatting with her. We learn about how she and her husband Jason started MBG from the ground up, why she decided to take it full time, and what he’s been like building a staff of people who are passionate, driven, and dedicated to the success of the company. She opens up about what it’s like running a company with her husband and how they find work/life balance. We also talk about the intersection of health and wellness and how that has evolved over the years since MBG’s launch.
Colleen shares some insights on MBG’s readership, supplement sales, class enrollment & podcast listenership in 2020 when people have really started to prioritize all areas of wellness (fitness, mental health, spirituality, etc.). We chat about her favorite and least favorite wellness trends, what MBG supplement she (& Carleigh!) swears by for a deep, restorative sleep, the Pilates class she loves, and her thoughts on the Oura ring. At the end of the episode Colleen tells us the best trip she ever went on (hint: hikes & pizza), her favorite foods in NYC, her morning & night routine, and advice she would give to her younger self.
You can find Coleen at @colleenwachob on Instagram, and to learn more about MBG, head to @mindbodygreen on Instagram or mindbodygreen.com. And of course, check out their podcast here.
Right now you can get the MBG Ultimate Detox Bundle ($169 value) for just $69. The bundle includes a 14-Day detox plan, their AMAZING probiotic, and a gut health shopping list. Head to this link to learn more and to check out their other supplements and nutritional classes.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Unsubscribing from every email list possible.
Mia's Pick: Briogeo Don't Despair Conditioning Mask & Charcoal Exfoliating Shampoo
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Welcome back! We’re closing 2020 with a bang with our favorite food blogger, content creator, podcast host, and cookbook author, RACHEL MANSFIELD. We’ve been making Rachel’s recipes for years, and talking to her was an absolute dream! She opens up about her experience getting fired from her corporate job and deciding to pursue her blog/Instagram full time, building it on her own from the ground up.
We learn more about her current and previous pregnancy and birth story, and hear about Rachel’s family life, how she started dating her husband, and how she balances working full time with being a mom, and with baby #2 on the way! Rachel gives us a glimpse into her day-to-day routine and shares her favorite methods of self care, advice to her younger self, her favorite recipes from her cookbook and blog, and ONE food she can’t live without.
You can find Rachel at @rachlmansfield on Instagram, or head to her blog to try one of her many delicious recipes! To learn more about Rachel’s career journey, you can listen to Episode 4 and Episode 40 of her podcast, Just the Good Stuff. PLUS if you head to our Instagram feed you can learn all the details on how to enter to win a copy of Rachel's Just the Good Stuff COOKBOOK.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Cocokind Celery Duo (Texture Smoothing Cream & Pore Refining Concentrate) and Turmeric Tonic
Mia's Pick: Reset Bioscience Reset Ritual CBD - Use code MOSTLYBALANCED40 for 40% off at checkout!
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Welcome back! This episode is all about Female empowerment and turning your dreams into reality. CHRISTIE HORAN is a fitness instructor, choreographer, former NBA dancer, and our new favorite hype-woman. She's bursting with positive energy in the most genuine and uplifting way! She opens up about her journey to becoming a dancer for the Washington Wizards, what it was like traveling the world and dancing professionally, and how she balanced dancing, working, self care, and her relationship, and still managed to have a social life.
Christie talks about the community she is creating with her fitness and dance platform, MCG, where she coaches everyone from beginners to experienced dancers. She also shares her best tips for how to use dance as self care and to build your confidence and live a happier, healthier life. We chat about why rest and recovery days are so important and why you should never skip your stretching. We also hear about Christie's favorite foods, her must-have quality in a significant other, advice she would give to her younger self, and the secrets behind her glowing, beautiful skin!
We also talk about:
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Zo Skincare Gentle Cleanser & Daily Power Defense
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Our obsession with Emily Pizza
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Mate the Label sustainable cotton loungewear
You can find Christie on Instagram at @misschristiegirl or head to her website and use the code MOSTLYBALANCED to try your first class for free.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Acupressure ear seeds from WTHN
Mia's Pick: Coyuchi Organic Robe
As always, find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced and on our blog. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! This week we're chatting with STEFANIE CAPONI, astrologer, tarot reader, author, illustrator, and creator of Moon Void Tarot. You may have also seen her on Well + Good or Refinery29. This episode is packed with SO much information on astrology and tarot reading. Stefanie is an expert in "sextrology" and she breaks down exactly what to look for in your astrological chart to help you navigate your relationships. She also dives into which signs are most compatible with each other, how each sign expresses their love, and why you should look at your full chart, rather than just your Sun sign.
Stefanie shares the story of her own spiritual awakening journey and how it led her to end a marriage, move to New York City, and eventually pursue her true passion and release her self-illustrated tarot deck and her first book. She now uses her knowledge of astrology and tarot to work with clients one-on-one, and she writes sex horoscopes for Dame Products.
You can find Stefanie on Instagram at @stefaniecaponi or head to her website to book your own reading. You can also purchase her tarot deck and her tarot guidebook to start your own practice at home.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick: 40 Day Kirtan Kriya challenge for improved memory & brain function and decreased stress, with @organicallyjamie
Mia's Pick: Jabs by Gina Choreo x Cardio
As always, find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced and on our blog. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! This week we're getting all the workout motivation from MARYKATE SCHMIDT, founder of Movement by MK (formerly Froyo to Fitness). MaryKate has build an incredible, dedicated community through Instagram and her Zoom workouts that has continued to grow over the last few months with everyone working from home. MaryKate tells us about her own weight loss journey and how she eventually found movement as a form of medicine. She talks about the importance of balance and how she's changed her relationship with her body through healthy food, exercise, and a healthy mindset. And she gives us all her best tips on how to motivate yourself to look forward to your workouts!
We also hear about MaryKate's "can't live without" food, her must-have quality in a significant other, her morning and evening routine, and what advice she would give to her younger self.
To learn more about Mary Kate's workouts, head to Movement by MK or find her on Instagram @movementbyMK.
What we're trying this week:
Carleigh's Pick Carleigh's back on Hinge, so get ready for some more dating/relationship focused episodes!
Mia's Pick: Michael & Ping's modern Chinese food - the first item on Mia's Brooklyn takeout guide
As always, find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced and on our blog. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! This week we’re chatting with Bethany Holmes, holistic health coach, reiki healer, trauma survivor and the creator of The Healthy B. As a holistic health coach, Bethany focuses on helping people who have gone through health traumas or who have chronic health conditions to manage their own health and take care of themselves. On today's episode she opens up about her experience with a brain injury that led her to an emergency brain surgery that changed her life and her mindset and eventually introduced her to holistic medicine and led her to discover her true passion of helping others heal. We chat with Bethany about reiki, energy healing, and the benefits of combining Western medicine with Alternative healing methods. Throughout the episode we hear all of Bethany's favorite methods for connecting with herself and prioritizing her physical and mental health. We learn what foods she cannot live without, her must-have quality in a significant other, what advice she would give to her younger self, and her favorite methods for meditation. Find Bethany on Instagram @bethanyaholmes and learn more at thehealthyb.com. What we tried this week: Carleigh's Pick: Siobhan Carey Yoga Mia's Pick: Herbivore Calm Soaking Salts As always, find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced and on our blog. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! This week we have NICOLE RUTSCH joining us to talk about all things reiki, energy healing, childhood trauma, and calling in the life you desire. Nicole tells us all about her experience moving from Germany to America after High School and how she hustled her way through New York City. She shares her own journey of finding her authentic self and healing from trauma. We also talk about how she manifested her divine partnership and how her lifestyle has changed since she started truly listening to her inner voice and following her passion.
Find Nicole at nicolerutsch.com and on Instagram @nicole_rutsch
You can learn more about Reiki in Episode 3 with Sara Choi.
What we tried this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Skout Protein Bars Lemon Zest limited edition flavor
Mia's Pick: SkinnyDipped PB&J Peanuts
As always, find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced and on our blog. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
This week we’re talking all about love languages. We give some background on Gary Chapman’s book, The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts, and break each of them down for you. We share what our own love languages are and how our relationships have changed since we started to understand the five different types.
We give real life examples and advice on how to pick up on your significant other's love language, and things you can do from there to make your relationship better.
And you know we love SELF CARE, so later in the episode we talk about how to use your own love language to practice self care and show yourself some love.
Head here to take the quiz (or to make your SO take it).
What we tried this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Ildi Pekar CBD Sleeping Mask - highly recommend for sensitive, dry, acne prone or irritated skin
Mia's Pick: Humidifier + East 29th Serum to combat dry skin
As always, find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced and on our blog. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! This week we’re chatting with our favorite spiritual guide, Akashic records reader and breath work specialist KRISTA RAUSCHENBERG. We’ve both been lucky enough to receive Krista’s guidance over the past year and we’ve seen firsthand the benefits of her breath work and her ability to access the Akashic records. Krista explains what the Akashic records are, how she first found them, and how she uses them to help heal and guide her clients.
We also discuss the importance of breath work and how Krista combines breath work and the Akashic records in her sessions. As always, we wrap up the episode with our rapid fire questions and learn how Krista prioritizes self care, her must-have qualities in a significant other, and the most inspiring advice she would give to her younger self.
Find Krista on Instagram @akashicglow and learn more at akashicglow.com
What we tried this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Fabletics winter edit
Mia's Pick: MATE the Label clean essentials
As always, find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced and on our blog. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
This week we’re joined by MARY BETH BARONE, comedian and creator/host of Drag His Ass: A Fboy Treatment Program. Mary Beth tells us how to spot a fboy, and what to do when you realize you’re dating one. She dives deep into red flags and her own personal experience going fboy free, complete with relapses and all. We also dive into the burning questions of “can you change a fboy?” and why men choose this behavior. You can (& should) find Mary Beth on Instagram @marybethbarone & @draghisass.
What we tried this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Ilia clean beauty products. Highly recommend the mascara & eyeliner
Mia's Pick: The Body Lotion by Necessaire. Clean beauty & fragrance free.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced and on our blog. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
This week we are joined by THE BEYONCE OF HUMAN DESIGN, AYCEE BROWN. Aycee is a psychic channel, a human design reader, spiritual guide and an entrepreneur. She has her very own podcast, "Is my Aura on Straight?" which we LOVE! Aycee shares her journey of how she first realized she was psychic from a young age, how she found Human Design, and how she eventually started to use these modalities to help people. Aycee has really made Human design her own, using her own intuitive gifts in her readings. She opens up about how she went from using her gifts in private, to really coming out and showing herself on the internet and helping thousands of people.
Aycee's energy is calming and relatable and she makes something that might seem "woo-woo" feel much more main stream and approachable. Aycee inspires people to turn inward and change their mindset to live their most vibrant and abundant life. She focuses primarily on entrepreneurs and executives and helps people grow their business and excel in the workplace.
We ask Aycee all the questions on her psychic abilities and human design expertise, and we also talk about how to find your voice and really own who you are. Aycee shares her predictions for the remainder of 2020 and advice on how we can all do our part to show up with all the craziness going on in the world.
You can find Aycee on Instagram @ayceebrown and learn more about her services at www.ayceebrown.com.
What we tried this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Carleigh has fully hopped on the Pumpkin bandwagon this year and has been making all the pumpkin recipes. You can find her Golden Pumpkin Spice Latte recipe on our Instagram and keep an eye out for more pumpkin recipes to come.
Mia's Pick: Isle of Paradise Self-Tanning Drops - The tan is the perfect color, there is NO smell, and the application is easy & streak-free! Mia highly recommends for a high quality sunless glow.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced and on our blog. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
We’re back for another solo episode! This week we're re-introducing ourselves and diving deep with each other into some of our favorite topics to cover with guests! We cover: what a typical day looks like for each of us, our favorite methods of self care, what workouts we're loving, and how our routines have changed a bit in the last few months.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced and on our blog.
What we tried this week:
Carleigh's Pick: B.T.R Bar superfood protein bars - fav flavor cinnamon cookie dough
Mia's Pick: Emily in Paris on Netflix
Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
We are so excited for this episode! This week we are chatting with KELLY CHASE. You might know Kelly from Netflix's hit reality show, LOVE IS BLIND, which took the world by storm in the first few weeks of quarantine, but Kelly is also a hugely successful mindset coach and truly inspired us with her own story of personal development. We hear about what led her to Love is Blind, all about her dating history before the show, and how her dating mindset has shifted since then. Kelly opens up about what it was really like dating in the pods, what the cameras didn't show, and how she has turned inward and focused on herself since the whirlwind that was Love is Blind.
Kelly shares so many helpful tips and strategies for how to change your mindset in order to attract more of the things you want - whether that be a relationship, job, or anything else you are looking to manifest in your life. We cover a ton of ground here! We talk about what Kelly's love life has been like since the show, about how she works with clients 1:1, and of course how she stays balanced!
You can find Kelly on Instagram @chaselifewithkelly where you can apply to work 1:1 with her or join her coaching community.
What we tried this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Carleigh still hasn't left the sourdough phase of quarantine and she's been baking up a storm. Find our new recipe for SOURDOUGH FOCACCIA on our blog along with a ton of other sourdough content
Mia's Pick: Melody Beattie Meditation Book Journey to the Heart
As always, find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced and on our blog. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
This week we're chatting all things witchy with KELLEY KNIGHT of Modern Mystic Shop in Atlanta. Kelley is an intuitive guide, tarot reader and new author of the highly anticipated Spells for the Modern Mystic (coming out TOMORROW, 9/29). Kelley is the most down to earth psychic we've ever met and she tells it like it is. She opens up about waking up to her intuition in her mid-20s, "coming out" to her family about her abilities, and how she made things like tarot and witchcraft more mainstream when she opened her shop in Atlanta. We also talk about dating in NYC and hear her path to finding her now husband (& business partner and co-author). Kelley tells us all about the process of writing her book and gives us a little preview of the types of spells and rituals it will have (think: manifesting your partner, clearing out bad energy, finding career success, etc.). We wrap the episode up with a mini tarot reading for each of us, where we hear more about the future of our podcast and what to expect in our love lives this year. To find out more about Kelley and to pre-order her book, head to modernmysticspells.com and follow @modernmystic_shop on Instagram. What we tried this week: Carleigh’s Pick: Delish Farro Salad Mia's Pick: Karen Lazar Bracelets use code mostlybalanced for 10% off As always, find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced and on our blog. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
This week we are chatting ALL about dating with professional matchmaker, TALIA GOLDSTEIN. After working a corporate job, Talia followed her true calling and became founder of the extremely successful matchmaking company, Three Day Rule. Talia gives us an inside look at what makes two people a “perfect match” and the behind the scenes process of how she matches her clients. We also talk about bad first date behavior and how we could all benefit from slowing down on the swiping. To learn more about Three Day Rule, go to threedayrule.com or find Talia on Instagram @taliagolds. Anyone can sign up to be in their matchmaking database!
What we tried this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Learning all about Ayurveda from Sahara Rose
Mia's Pick: Sourse Glow Bites: Collagen-Infused Dark Chocolate. Use code MOSTLYBALANCED for $10 off your order
As always, find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced and on our blog. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Welcome back! This week we are joined by JASON LOEBIG and BRET GORNIK, founders of LIVE BETTER. Live better is a Chicago-based wellness company focused on helping people across the country make every day their best day ever. Jason and Bret share the story of how they got started in the Wellness industry and what led them to eventually go into business together. We also chat about how to navigate relationships, friendships and family life with people who are not as immersed in the health & wellness scene. Jason and Bret are down to earth, relatable, and extremely motivating. If you're struggling to adjust to this "new normal", can't seem to find the right work-life balance, or just if you've ever felt stuck, unmotivated, or like you're lacking true passion for your career/life, this episode is for you. To learn more about Live Better you can follow them on @livebetterco or head to their website Livebetterco.org. Their next Mindset Course is kicking off on 10/4!
What we tried this week: Carleigh's Pick: Elite Relief Muscle Roller Code MOSTLYBALANCED for 15% off Mia's Pick: Mezcla Protein Bars Code MOSTLYBALANCED for 15% off
As always, find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced and on our blog. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
This week, we are joined by ABBY GIANNUZZI, founder of Siren Snacks. Abby shares with us the path that led her and her sister to start their own business. Siren Snacks started as a healthy snack they made for themselves to enjoy and then quickly grew into a buzz-worthy product that's now sold in the most mainstream stores across the country. In this episode, we really dive deep into all the things that went into building a successful company like this from the ground up and what it's like starting a business with your family. We also learn more about the face behind the brand, and Abby shares with us her favorite foods (besides Siren!), methods of self care, and how she stays balanced. PLUS we get a little sneak peak into what's in store for Siren in the next few months.
Try Siren Snacks for yourself by visiting sirensnacks.com and using MOSTLYBALANCED for a discount at checkout. Our favorite flavors are the Cookie Dough and Turmeric Golden Milk, and Abby loves the Lemon Poppy! Also, find Siren on Instagram @sirensnacks!
What we tried this week:
Mia's pick: Scount & Cellar Wine
Carleigh's pick (AKA obsession): Joolies Dates (Discount Code: MOSTLYBALANCED)
As always, find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced and on our blog.
Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
This week we are joined by GIDEON AKANDE, two-time Chicago Golden Gloves champion, Men's Health Top Trainer, NordicTrack & iFit Trainer, Founding Instructor at ShadowBox Chicago and the face behind one of our favorite motivational Fitness and Wellness accounts, @GetFitWithGiddy. We're chatting with Giddy about the role fitness has played in his life and how/why he decided to make the jump from his corporate career to follow his passion into the fitness industry 10 years ago, sharing step by step insights into all the things that went into his decision. He opens up about his experience playing D1 college football and how he filled that void years later with competitive boxing. Giddy is truly one of the most motivating people we have had the pleasure of speaking with, and he shares with us his own personal ways of staying motivated and the advice he would give to his younger self. We also hear more about his personal life, qualities he values in a significant other (sorry ladies, he's taken!) and learn about how he stays balanced while being so ingrained in the fitness industry.
You can find Giddy on Instagram at @getfitwithgiddy. He also hosts live stream and in-person workouts every week in Chicago - for more details head to gideonakande.com.
What we tried this week:
Carleigh’s Pick: Beam CBD Dream Powder
Mia's Pick: Soom Foods Tahini & Date Syrup
As always, find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced and on our blog. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
This week we are chatting with KOLBY OURADA and ALEX ORTON, founders of Haven Holistic Health in Chicago. Kolby and Alex talk about their paths to becoming naturopathic doctors and eventually deciding to build their own practice together. We open up about our own experiences with viewing our bodies and our health holistically and the importance of treating the cause rather than the symptom. Later in the episode we dive deep into Alex & Kolby’s thoughts on hormonal birth control and how your sex life plays a part in your overall health and well-being. This is one of our favorite conversations to date - Kolby and Alex are a wealth of information and we will definitely be having them back for more!
To learn more about Haven and to schedule a FREE virtual or in-person consultation, head to havenholistichealth.com or visit them on Instagram @havenchicago.
Other things we talked about in the episode:
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Kim Anami sex & relationship coach
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Beyond the Pill by Dr Jolene Brighten
What we tried this week:
Carleigh’s Pick: Sculpt Society’s new Yoga classes with Traci Copeland @traco4. Sign up for a feee trial of Sculpt Society at app.thesculptsociety.com.
Mia's Pick: ALL things apartment and kitchen organization! Mia is settling in to her new space in Brooklyn and has had some great apartment finds (these glass latte mugs). She also shared one of her favorite healthier takeout recipes for a GINGER SESAME CHICKEN.
As always, find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced and on our blog. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
We’re back for another solo episode! Our last relationship-focused episode (E6) only scratched the surface, so today we are diving deep into our own personal experiences and what we’ve learned from them. We’re talking about everything from red flags and first date fails to gaslighting and getting out of unhealthy or unfulfilling relationships. We’re no experts, just two girls who have learned a lot from 10+ years of dating experience AND from each other. We hope you love this week’s solo episode!
As always, find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced and on our blog.
What we tried this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Goldthread Plant-Based Tonics @drinkgoldthread (fav flavors: Hawaiian ginger, turmeric glow & mint condition
Mia's Pick: Vital Proteins Blueberry Moon Milk Collagen Latte @vitalproteins.
Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
This week, we are joined by SARI DISKIN, content creator and the face behind one of our favorite healthy food blogs, Eat Well With Sari. Sari chats with us about her background in advertising, her early inklings on the importance of Instagram in the food industry, how she left her corporate career to pursue her true passion, and ultimately developed her own brand. We talk about imposter syndrome and the importance of self confidence in the blogging space, and about how to stay balanced and set boundaries for yourself. Sari is genuine and down to earth and even a brief conversation with her makes you feel like you are long time friends. Find Sari on Instagram @eatwellwithsari and check out her blog eatwellwithsari.com
What we tried this week: Carleigh's Pick: Siren Snacks - use code MOSTLYBALANCED for 15% off Mia's Pick: Recess Hemp-Infused Sparkling Drink - use code MOSTLYBALANCED for 15% off
As always, find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced and on our blog. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
This week, we are joined by OLIVIA AMATO, a beloved Peloton bike & tread instructor who has built a huge following and a loyal team (and she is one of Mia's best friends!). Olivia opens up about originally being on the track to become a successful trader on Wall Street, but making a drastic change to enter the fitness scene by storm. Olivia gets real about how challenging that shift was, but how it was the best decision she ever made. We talk about her experience being on screen in thousands of people's homes, what it's like to have such an engaged following, meeting riders IRL, and managing to prioritize self care and boundaries. Olivia may be small, but she has a HUGE personality and an amazing outlook on chasing your dreams.
Find Olivia on Instagram @oamato and on her Facebook page, and learn more about Peloton at onepeloton.com and @onepeloton
What we tried this week:
Carleigh's Pick: Sourse Hype Bites
Mia's Pick: Melissa Wood Health workouts & app
As always, find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced and on our blog. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Shop our Favs:
Joolies Dates - Code MOSTLYBALANCED
Copina Collagen Booster - Code MOSTLYBALANCED
Sourse Vitamin-infused Dark Chocolate - Code MOSTLYBALANCED
MindBodyGreen Supplements
Sprout Living Protein Powders - Code MOSTLYBALANCED
Recess Hemp-Infused Sparkling Waters - Code MOSTLYBALANCED
This week we are joined by BEATRICE DIXON, CEO/Founder of The Honey Pot Company, the first plant-based feminine care company on the market. Bea shares the story of her own personal journey and how it led her to create her company. Success is not overnight, and Bea stresses the importance of being passionate about yourself and taking responsibility for yourself and why we need to honor the work it takes to pursue your dreams. We talk about Bea's childhood and how she learned to be independent from a young age. Not only is Bea a complete BOSS, but she is one of the most spiritually aligned and empowering people we have ever met - from the way she created her business to the way she lives every day of her life. Bea's mission is to continue to make simple, clean, healing products for women and to be the change in the world and pursue the things that she cares about.
You can find Bea on Instagram @iambeadixon, and find out more about The Honey Pot Company @thehoneypotco and thehoneypot.co. Use our code Balanced15 for 15% off at checkout!
What we tried this week:
Carleigh & Mia: Akashic Records reading with Krista Rauschenberg of Akashic Glow
Find out more about Akashic Records on The Balanced Blonde Soul on Fire Podcast Episode 147 with Ashley Wood
Carleigh's Pick: Housework with Sydney Miller (Review here!)
Mia's Pick: Manta Weighted Sleep Mask
As always, find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced and on our new blog. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
This week, we are joined by CAROLYN YACHANIN, founder of plant-based collagen line, COPINA CO. Carolyn shares her personal struggle with digestion and hormonal acne, her dissatisfaction with prescribed antibiotics and harsh chemical treatments, and her experience with finding a holistic approach. Carolyn's mission is to create a plant-based product that heals from the inside out and to change the conversation around beauty standards. COPINA CO is a product made with passion and Carolyn's story of building her brand is inspiring for anyone who has ever struggled with "what ifs."
Find out more about Copina Co on Instagram @CopinaCo and at copinaco.com. We LOVE the collagen boosters and you can now use our code MOSTLYBALANCED for 10% off at checkout!
We also introduced a new segment where we review something we've been loving this week! Mia's pick: Tatcha Deep Cleanse and Water Cream Carleigh's pick: Copina Co Collagen Boosters
As always, find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced and on our new (!!!) blog. Thanks for joining us and please leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the episode!
Today we are chatting with EMMA DEMAR of @thattrendytherapist. Emma is a former actress turned Upper East Side therapist. Emma strives to make therapy approachable and to remove the stigma behind asking for help. She fully embodies what it means to be (mostly) balanced! On this episode we talk about Emma’s path to becoming a therapist, her own struggle with an eating disorder and OCD, and tips on how to stay balanced and how to turn your passion into a career. We also hear about all her skincare secrets and how she is staying positive and grounded during the COVID pandemic.
We also talk about: - Emma's podcast episode about going Back To The Basics - Journey to the Heart: Daily Meditations on the Path to Freeing Your Soul by Melody Beattie
Find Emma on Instagram @thattrendytherapist and check out her podcast That Trendy Therapist on Apple or Spotify.
We are joined by KATIE CALDER, Human Design reader and Intuitive Guide. Katie teaches us about the Human Design theory and the five energy types: Manifestors, Generators, Manifesting Generators, Projectors, and Reflectors. In the episode, Katie walks us through our charts so we can better understand our personalities, live by our design, and ultimately lead a happy, balanced life. Katie is a beam of light and we could all benefit from her knowledge and enthusiasm! Find Katie on Instagram @katiecalder_ and @humandesignlady As always, find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced
It’s just us this week! We are taking an introspective look at the past decade of dating mistakes, relationship challenges, and learning experiences. While we aren’t experts, we have helped each other navigate relationships and better ourselves over the years, and we dive into it all in this episode. We cover dating in college, knowing when to end a relationship, dealing with cheating, communicating effectively, handling jealousy, and establishing self confidence.
Find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced
This week we are joined by KIRA WEST, Wellness Blogger and Digital Content Creator. Kira is a Brooklyn raised New Yorker working full time in tech and travel. She uses her blog, ByKwest, as an outlet for her two greatest passions: Fitness and Travel and she is dedicated to making Wellness inclusive.
In this episode, we discuss how Kira developed her love for travel and fitness and started her blog from the ground up, how she chooses which brands to work with, how she is staying balanced during quarantine, and why wellness is a RIGHT, not a privilege.
We dive deep into what it means to be an ally, right now and every day, how we should all continue to show up for the black community, and the idea of progress over perfection and collaboration over competition.
Find Kira on Instagram @bykwest and check out her blog https://bykwest.com/ for travel and fitness tips and inspiration.
Check out Kira's beautiful travel-inspired jewelry line Made ByKwest at https://bykwest.com/madebykwest
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This week we are joined by PETE ATHANS, Director of Coach Development at NOOM. Pete discusses his relationship with fitness growing up, his career path as a football player, coach, personal trainer and sports psychologist, and the journey that eventually led him to NOOM.
Pete emphasizes the importance of finding enjoyment in health and fitness and implementing small changes to become the best version of ourselves. If you’ve ever felt off track or lacking motivation, listen to this episode to hear more about Pete’s philosophies on hard work and learning to love the process.
Check out Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth to learn more about “the secret to outstanding achievement”.
Learn more about NOOM at www.noom.com or on Instagram @noom
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Mia & Carleigh are joined by SARA CHOI, an ER nurse, holistic nurse & reiki master teacher. This week we're diving into how to access your intuition and turn your dreams into reality. Sara tells us all about her path to building a career in healthcare and about the work she is doing right now to heal her patients and her fellow healthcare practitioners amidst COVID-19. We also learn about what reiki energy healing is and why we could all benefit from a little self care. Find Sara @sarang.healing and learn more about NAO Wellness @NAOwellness or at NAOwellness.com
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Mia & Carleigh are joined by their very first guest, DINO MALVONE! In this episode we cover Dino's journey to finding group fitness, building a cult following at Barre3, and stepping out on his own to found the SaltDrop. If you have taken Dino's classes, you know his energy is contagious! Check out the episode to hear more about his life outside the studio, his wellness routine, and his favorite food he can't live without!
Find Dino on Instagram @DinoMalvone, and you can learn more about the SaltDrop at www.thesaltdrop.com or check out @thesaltdrop for daily Instagram live classes with Dino and his rockstar instructors (@cjfrogozo, @shanecamaro, @chief_mischief_maker)
We also talk about:
- Barre3 (Instagram @barre3)
- Our favorite Barre3 West Village instructors, Bri Baer & Connie Zhou (Instagram @barre3westvillage)
- Headspace App for Daily Meditations
Find us on Instagram @mostly_balanced
Welcome to the very first episode of Mostly Balanced with Mia & Carleigh! Mostly Balanced is a podcast about all things BALANCE as it relates to wellness, fitness, food, relationships, friendships, travel & SO much more. We are getting right into it today with introductions. We’ll tell you a little bit about ourselves, how we met (& how we re-met!) and about how the Mostly Balanced concept came to be. We end the episode by asking each other a few of the rapid-fire questions we’ll be using on our guests in future episodes. This intro episode is short & sweet and will give you a preview of what’s to come.
Thank you for listening!
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