680. From Singlehood to Motherhood: Lindsey’s Journey to Finding Love + Purpose

Krista and Lindsey are joined this week by Courtney Violet Bentley, certified personal trainer behind the blog, "Fit, Fierce, and Fabulous", and Annie Spano, founder of Style Collective, an online community for fashion and lifestyle influencers.  All four of the girls are dedicated to creating a culture where women welcome women and support one another.  As Annie says, she's created a "sisterhood" vibe.  LOVE THAT.  But the girls talk honestly about how their relationships with other women haven't always been so AMAZING.  *AHEM* #HIGHSCHOOL. This is such a good one.  They unwrap some GOLD, like:   How to create a culture where women support women What it actually looks like for women to support other women When each of the girls realized the power of their relationships with other women How challenges with other women earlier in their lives inspired and moved them to change their perspective and want to make social shifts How they stay their authentic selves in business and in relationships with women YO, GIRLS.  We run this mutha. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Apr 201749min

Who's the HEADMISTRESS OF PLEASURE? She studied sexuality at Stanford University AND in the jungles of Asia. Not only has she been featured in Women's Health, The Huffington Post, & Refinery29, but she's our guest on this week's episode of #Almost30! Ladies & Gentlemen, we present to you sex and love guru LAYLA MARTIN! Layla sits down with us to breakdown everything AND MORE when it comes to sex. LOVE, HEALTH, and HAPPINESS INCLUDED. So let's get to the good stuff: how your upbringing can affect the way you portray sex - ie. religion, sex shaming, etc. what a successful relationship REALLY means, not just holding it together as long as possible not being afraid to LEARN about sex & what's best for you and your partner using sexuality to access SPIRITUALITY - embracing that LIVING GODDESS inside WOMEN vs. MEN in the bedroom - what kind of sex do you really have? how to keep the honeymoon phase going - the sexual depletion that can be turned upside-down with these tricks for both MEN & WOMEN educating people on THE ORGASM the power of the JADE EGG SENSITIZING your vagina expressing the EMOTIONAL STORAGE in your G-SPOT This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Apr 20171h 4min

So let's be honest ... finances can be a b*tch. Definitely a theme that appears when you're #Almost30, being an adult and supporting yo'self. Money is a tricky topic. Or in other words, a fear. BUT DON'T FREAK OUT YET.  MONETARY MAIDEN HEIDI STEVENS comes to the rescue in this episode. Basically, Heidi is a coach for creative and professional entrepreneurs who want to be SELF-MADE and SELF-SUPPORTING. Everything a woman should be. Her ideas and programs are strategic, realistic, passionate, and accompanying of anyone's dreams. She's also a real estate sales boss babe, who slayed post-grad. FUN FACT: she has a Master's in Spiritual Psychology. Finance and spirituality? BOMB.COM ... let's get down to business, shall we? Biggest messages from Heidi in this episode? ASKING FOR WHAT YOU WANT in order to MAKE the money you want. visualization is KEY you can be BOTH spiritually successful and financially successful money ain't about materialism, it's about YOU what does it truly mean to be "anchored" in your masculinity and femininity how money can have a negative impact on your HEALTH we can HAVE it all but we can't DO it all   This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Apr 20171h 7min

Feeling so connected to you #ALMOST30NATION!  Your questions are so relevant and real, we couldn't help but dedicate a minisode to answering some of them.  INBOX AND HEART FULL. Unwrapping these questions together, reminded us, yet again, that we are not alone.  Knowing we don't have to just lean on ourselves feels SO DAMN GOOD.  Lean on, friends. OKAY, so in this mini we discuss: How to keep your passion ALIVE The practices and skills we put into action to manage our time The risks we've taken to get on our paths   Lil' nugget from the ep: Have you ever thought about making your passion part of your identity so that you are accountable and consistent?  #FEELS.  These answers are super raw and IN REAL TIME.  We are going through many of these as we speak.  We don't want to spoil anything, so jump into this episode...it is 'notebook nearby' worthy, FO SHO.   P.S. Keep those questions coming!  >> www.almost30podcast.com This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Apr 201732min

She's balanced, she's blonde, and she's a BALLER. And this week, she's our very special guest on #Almost30. JORDAN YOUNGER, aka yoga instructor, fellow podcaster, author, health guru, "The Balanced Blonde", is an LA-based blogger, who's been featured in Health Magazine, Teen Vogue, The Today Show, Refinery 29, Elle Magazine, and so many more media and news publications. Needless to say, we SCORED with this wellness babe. Let's breakdown the episode for you: -how blogger's deliver their content through today's technology, like Snapchat Stories, Instagram Stories, Facebook, and the ancient art of YouTube -the negative stigma behind being a "blogger" OR EVEN A VEGAN for a career -the evolution of a blogger -how writing is a key part of blogging and creating new and exciting content, IE. Jordan's collegiate background in creative writing -everyone's methods when it comes to creating content, AKA getting in the FLOW -what it's really like to teach a yoga class - the feeling post-class, and is it really worth all of the work? -how much self-disclosure is too much self-disclosure when it comes to blogging? -the importance of sharing your life and your soul, BUT NOT GIVING TOO MUCH -and last but not least, her newest eBook, SOUL ON FIRE! This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Apr 201753min

Ever heard of a Bridesmaid-For-Hire?!?!?! Neither have we, until NOW. Introducing former guest, author, go-getter, and professional bridesmaid, JEN GLANTZ + her BEAU, Adam. She's an OG Almost 30 homie, back and ready to make us all ball our eyes out with the most amazing stories. If you weren't around when Jen's first episode came out (Episode 3 !!!), she's the original Katherine Heigl from 27 Dresses, people. She put out a Craigslist ad to be a bridesmaid, and now she's professionally a bridesmaid, living her best life, meeting new people and traveling all over. But now she's ALSO and author! Jen's new book Always A Bridesmaid For Hire was released in February, where she discusses her love life, her passion for her job, marriage, weddings, and everything in between.  + POWER COUPLE ALERT: Adam and Jen are as real as it gets when it comes to relationships. Linds and Krista ask them about how they push each other, why they "make each other better" despite the clichés, the healthy fights, and not changing who they are. We get into the all of the things that go into relationships and marriages, including the life changes, friends, family, and tradition versus unconventionality. TOO. MUCH. GOODNESS. And THE BEST & THE WORST of wedding stories you can find in Jen's book! Not to mention, all of the determination, work, and listening to others it took for Jen to finish her book. So buy the book, listen to the podcast, and get fricken inspired #Almost30Nation This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Mars 20171h

LINDS + KRISTA BACK IN ACTION from their weekend getaway in Palm Springs. Lot's of new stuff coming for you #almost30nation. They're ridin' solo this week and bringing back the infamous 20's Us VS. 30's Us. The ladies talk about their "healthy" ways back in the day, including gliding on ellipticals, eating ranch salads, and rocking Hardtail pants and Nike running shorts like nobody's business. SO GOOD FOR YOU, PEOPLE. #lol And if you did't know, diet cokes were also key to a "healthy" diet ten years ago ... And guess who's back?!?! Your favorite sound guy, STEVE. Now you HAVE to listen.  Halfway through the episode we have a brand new CALLER, Roxanne, DC lawyer and founder of the successful blog Glass Of Glam! The ladies chat about how your friends' egos can get in the way of your goals and dreams, and how their supportive (or unsupportive) attitudes are a reflection of what's going on with them. Happy Listening #ALMOST30NATION :) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Mars 201740min

OKAY OKAY OKAY, juicing and nut-based milks may only seem like a bougie social trend. But listen up Almost 30 Nation, RENEW JUICERY is the REAL DEAL. If you didn't know, Renew Juicery was voted home to LA's best cleanses. Brooke Rewa, founder and creator of this amazing company, joins Krista and Lindsey this week to chit chat about her business, Renew's newest addition Cryotherapy, taking your passion seriously, and of course, health and wellness. Needless to say, Brooke and Renew do SO much more than juice. pantry products, potions, and many more health goodies consumer knowledge of products going into the body the fact that you can't use RAW CALI ALMONDS to make Almond Milk?!?!?!? your dreams disregard time what's f*cked up about food labeling laws the benefits of juicing, like increased energy, hair growth, ... why NOT to believe in juice cleanses CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO MEET BROOKE & LISTEN TO ALL HER GOODNESS! This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Mars 20171h 12min