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The Kondō Craze: The Pros and Cons of the KonMari Method of Tidying Up | Selfie Episode 68

February 4, 2019

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio From her bestselling book to the new Netflix show, Marie Kondō’s methods for decluttering have swept the nation . . . but they’ve also received some criticism. We are talking about the pros and cons of the KonMari Method, what we’ve tried and what has challenged us, and why we think you should read the book anyway. Kristen also talks about getting the “vampire facial” (microneedling with PRP) at Cosmeticare and Sarah . . .

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· Selfie Podcast, Uncategorized

Going Deeper With Friends: A Conversation With Sarah Bessey, Jen Hatmaker, Tara Livesay, and Jamie Wright | Selfie Episode 67

January 28, 2019

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio   Kristen chats with her friends Sarah Bessey, Jen Hatmaker, Tara Livesay, Jamie Wright, and Sarah Goodfellow about how to go deeper in friendships. This tribe of friends gathers every year for an annual “cheerleading and ass-kicking” retreat. They talked about their friendship origin story at their gathering last year (check out The Friendship Episode: Selfie, Episode 21) and it was one of . . .

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· Self Care, Selfie Podcast

Hangxiety: Can Drinking Make Anxiety Worse? | Selfie, Episode 66

January 21, 2019

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio     Hangxiety: it’s a thing. We’re talking about the science behind the drinking/anxiety connection. Sarah talks about her resolution success and almost ruining Santa, and Kristen gives an update on going to Tokyo with four kids. Wanna ask a question “on the air”? Leave us a message, question, or advice query and we will feature it on the show. Go to our Speakpipe page and talk to us! In . . .

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· Self Care, Selfie Podcast

When “not being in the mood” isn’t just a trivial circumstance

January 16, 2019

I've partnered with the #righttodesire campaign to bring awareness to female Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder The tropes and jokes about women rebuffing their partner's sexual advances are as old as women reaching for a glass of wine as soon as their kids go to bed. It's funny because it's familiar. And yet, women seem to sort of accept the idea that it's fine for their sexual appetite to be low . . . that not wanting sex as often as our partners is just the way we're wired. Obviously, . . .

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SELF-LOVE, CONNECTING TO THE DIVINE, TAROT CARDS & MAKEUP: AN INTERVIEW WITH KEVIN GARCIA | SELFIE, EPISODE 65

January 14, 2019

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio We are chatting with Kevin Garcia about self-care, crystals, emotional attunement, tarot cards, spirituality, serums, and makeup. Kevin is a speaker, creative, musician, and host of the podcast, A Tiny Revolution.  He is also a fierce advocate of LGBT rights and while he’s got a woo-woo side (he’s a fan of tarot cards and crystals) he is also pursuing a Masters of Divinity from Columbia Theological Seminary. He’s . . .

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· Self Care, Selfie Podcast

KRISTEN AND SARAH’S INTENTIONS FOR 2019 | SELFIE, EPISODE 64

January 7, 2019

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio New Year’s Resolutions? Word for the year? Setting intentions? Or just skipping it? Sarah and Kristen chat about how they are approaching the new year and what (if any) resolutions they have for themselves. In this episode we talked about: Barefoot Dreams Robe Tarte Shape Tape Concealer Shortcake Albums American Biotech Silver Gel  Gixo is on a mission to make great, live workouts accessible to . . .

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· Self Care, Selfie Podcast

Jafta’s Birthday Adventure

January 5, 2019

Jafta spent his 14th birthday on a plane en route to Tokyo and it was the shortest birthday of his life . . . because of the time change and travel time, it was only his birthday for about 6 hours. Hopefully the fun we had in Tokyo made up for it, but his actual birthday was kind of a dud. So I promised him we would do something fun when we got back. I think there is no one harder to throw a party for than teenage boys. They are difficult to impress and finicky and even amongst a friend . . .

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Christmas and the heavyness of being without a church

January 2, 2019

photo by David Trotter I went to a Christmas Eve service with my kids and ex-husband today. It’s been a while since I’ve been to a Christmas Eve service, for a variety of reasons, least of which is the fact that Mark and I try to spend that day together for the kids and there is nothing more awkward than going to church where that act of walking in the door together springs into action a number of people excited to pastor us back into marriage, rather than accepting us as we are - a . . .

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· Family, Marriage & Divorce

Holiday Fun

December 29, 2018

The kids and I had a great holiday season full of many of our favorite traditions. It's funny how much my kids have come to love traditions - I think they appreciate that while our family has changed, our holiday rhythms have not. We started by going to Winter Fest OC - a holiday extravaganza at the fairgrounds of Orange County.  This was our third year going and we always have so much fun. There is sledding, fair rides, holiday lights and food . . . but my kids love the tents of snow play . . .

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· Family, Life Lately

SELF-CARE AND STAYING SANE DURING THE HOLIDAYS | SELFIE, EPISODE 63

December 24, 2018

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio While holiday stress may be peak #firstworldproblems, it’s also a very real phenomenon for many of us. Between school commitments, trying to be extra at buying the most meaningful gifts, maintaining boundaries with difficult relatives and overscheduling woes, Kristen and Sarah are sharing how they are keeping themselves sane this season. In this episode we talked about: Lisa Eldridge makeup videos Sarah’s . . .

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· Self Care, Selfie Podcast

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