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Welcome to Almost 30 - a supportive space to fuel your conscious evolution. Join us, LA-based best friends Krista Williams and Lindsey Simcik, for heart-centered, hilarious conversations and real, raw, impactful interviews with brilliant guests. We dive deep into topics like modern spirituality to health and wellness, aliens to entrepreneurship, social justice, and self development. With every episode, our mission is to empower you, expand what you think is possible and, make you laugh - a l ...
Welcome to The CHAARG Podcast -- where we discuss all things CHAARG, fitness, wellness, ++ life! Every Tuesday, we release a new podcast episode... + most episodes are around one hour long — perfect for your morning commute or a long run. Share with us what you think on insta using #TheCHAARGPodcast. Thank you so much for listening!
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589. Release Old Stories, Manifest Your Dreams and Rewire Your Brain with EFT
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Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the amount of self-help information, courses and books that are at your disposal? Time and time again, K+L have found that the simplest methods, like breathing, meditation…and tapping, are some of the best techniques to ground and open their hearts. In this episode, Lindsey and Brad Yates, aka Tapping with Brad, disc…
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588. There Are No Bad Parts of You: Accepting Yourself with IFS
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Is there just one “you”? We have been taught that we have a single identity, but when the voices inside our heads don’t match our own self perception, emotions heighten and we might even question our entire existence. Want to know a little secret? You’re not alone in feeling this way, but feel liberated in knowing that there are no “bad” parts of y…
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587. Hypocrisy of Wokeness and Corporate America's Social Justice Scam
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Vivek Ramaswamy is a New York Times bestselling author and a successful entrepreneur, who joins Krista on the podcast to discuss the importance of diversity of thought. A first-generation American, he has founded multibillion-dollar enterprises, led a biotech company as a CEO and studied at Ivy League universities. Now, in his latest book, Woke Inc…
In this solo episode, Krista opens her heart for a deeply personal and vulnerable conversation about how to know and when to let go. In a society obsessed with adding more into our lives via to-do lists, courses, books, posts, etc., we hardly ever stop to think about what we can release. Krista has found that when she let go of relationships, caree…
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585. Toxic Positivity: How It's Holding You Back From Processing Emotions and Connecting Authentically
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Do you ever feel like you’re constantly being told to be positive? Whether its through mantras like “good vibes only” and “look on the brightside,” not to mention the endless inspirational quotes and often well intended advice (both online and off), it can feel like silencing our emotions is the only way to live a “happy life.” Whitney Goodman is a…
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584. Navigating Grief, Letting Go of Identities and Living Fully with Bozoma Saint John
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The iconic business leader, Bozoma Saint John, comes on the show to discuss her latest venture—her memoir, The Urgent Life. She takes readers through the numbing days of multiple griefs and the courage which these sparked in her to live a life in accordance with her values. K+L have a meaningful, vulnerable conversation that, despites its heavy top…
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583. How to Find, Cultivate and Keep Real Love with Jay Shetty
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We are so thrilled to welcome back to the show, Jay Shetty, #1 New York Times bestselling author, award-winning storyteller, podcast host, and former monk, dedicated to helping people train their mind for peace and purpose every day. He recently released his second book, “8 Rules of Love: How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go.” The truth is, nobod…
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582. The Energetics of Distraction and How to Reclaim Your Focus
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Join Lindsey for this honest and revealing solo journey into the energetics of distraction and focus. Recently back from an Instagram hiatus, she’s observed some pretty stark truths about her own behavior, and shares how she’s using those lessons to discover a truer, deeper sense of self. But make no mistake. There is no right and wrong at play tod…
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581. Maryam Hasnaa Part II: Love Templates For a New Age
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Today's heart-filled episode is part two of our in-depth conversation with Maryam Hasnaa, someone that we very much admire and someone whose work has inspired us. It’s a real honor and blessing to share this space with her as she opens up about her mission and message. She's the creator and founder of New Earth Mystery School and Resonance Apotheca…
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580. Maryam Hasnaa: Understanding and Mastering Subtle Energies
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Maryam Hasnaa is a profound natural resource of innate wisdom and relational insight. She's also not someone who sits down for in-depth interviews very often, so it was really beautiful, especially, to have her in the studio for this powerful extended conversation. In this, part one of K+L’s inspired chat with Maryam, you'll learn a lot about energ…
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579. How to Hack Your Glucose Levels for Skin, Weight, Energy, Aging + Hormones with The Glucose Goddess
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Jessie Inchauspé, AKA, Glucose Goddess, is a biochemist with a message for the world on clean eating and vibrant living. She joins K+L in the studio for a star seed transmission that will change how you think about full-body health – really. And it all comes down to our blood sugar. We unpack the science of cravings; skin health and hormones; good …
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578. Transform Your Water, Transform Your Life: The How and Why of Coherent H2O
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Here on Almost 30, we like to talk about spirituality, health, and wellness – and this fascinating conversation marries all three subjects in a way that we know you'll love. K+L chat with Mario Brainovic of Analemma, a cosmically inspired technology company that’s on a mission to infuse consciousness (back) into all of the world’s water. We’re welc…
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577. Lifting the Veil: Understanding the Impact of Hormonal Birth Control
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Your brain changes when you're on birth control, that’s just the reality of it. The conversation around birth control and contraception, and even fertility, is one we've been having for a while on the podcast. It’s an incredibly complex subject and one we’re excited to delve further into with Dr. Sarah E. Hill. Dr. Sarah is the author of Your Brain…
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576. You’re Not Broken (Even if The Self Help World Makes You Think So)
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If you're listening to this podcast, you probably are already doing a lot of work, a lot of personal growth work, a lot of therapy, a lot of courses, a lot of programs. You're probably following all the right quote accounts and all the right inspirational creators – all of it, all of it, all of it. But today, we ask: Why? This special solo episode …
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575. Prioritizing Mental Health, Body Neutrality + Knowing What’s in Your Supplements
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Our good friend and total inspiration, Jess Sepel, author and founder of global health and wellness brand, JSHealth, is back with another important lesson on full-body awareness, stress hormones, prioritizing mental health, and the intricate balance of it all. She sits with Krista for this one, as they do a true deep dive on the latest from JSHealt…
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574. Conscious Relationships and Breaking Scarcity Mindset with Sheleana Aiyana
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Today’s special heart-filled episode is a session from last summer’s Camp Almost 30, Becoming the One. It’s presented beautifully by Sheleana Aiyana, empowerment leader and author of the life-changing relationship and self-development book, Becoming the One: Heal Your Past, Transform Your Relationship Patterns, and Come Home to Yourself. We really …
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573. Rock Bottoms, Relationships & Resets: A Spirituality AMA
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Soul expanders, daydreamers, creative makers, and divine healers – welcome to 2023! In this one, K+L set some spiritual intentions and answer a few related questions from the community, including an exploration into solitude vs. loneliness, finding and trusting your intuition, tuning out the noise around us, riding the up-and-down waves of our live…
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572. Astrocartography and 2023 Astrology Forecast with Danielle Beinstein
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Danielle Beinstein is an astrocartographer, an expert in zodiac charts, how to read them, and what different houses and alignments might mean for your lived experience. In this conversation with Krista, she touches on everything from the basics of astrocartography and finding oneself, to media programming and social media’s toxic effect on our coll…
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BONUS: Ease Into the New Year and Your Goals
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Do you *really* want to run a marathon? Or, take that ceramics course? Or, lose 10 pounds? Or, is it more likely that you are creating a future you that’s based on external validation from others? There are no right/wrong answers, but checking in to the why behind your to-do list is a beautiful opportunity to unpack your authentic desires. So, befo…
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BONUS: Heal the Divine Feminine and Step Into Love
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K+L spoke with Lee Harris, renowned channel and author of Conversations with The Z's. With luck, and maybe some divine intervention, Lee received a second download – a message from The Z’s urging him to channel, live, here on the show. This episode, a curated clip from part two of their conversation, presents his channeling of The Z’s in full – a v…
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571. Our Microdosing Journey: Answering Your Q's
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Welcome to the often-requested Almost 30 microdosing AMA! In this episode, K+L drop in for an intimate deep dive on all things microdosing to share more about what the practice is, what it does to the brain, their own recent experiences with microdosing, how you can use it for manifesting, real life use-case protocol, resources, and so much more. C…
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570. Twerking As a Tool for Liberation, Social Media and The Matrix with Sahara Rose
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The holiday time is beautiful, and powerful, and magical – and so fucking stressful and confronting. It’s important that we take some time to track spiritual progress with some introspective time alone or with a friend to push and challenge the conversation. In this one, Krista is joined by Sahara Rose to reflect on their spiritual growth, dream ab…
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569. Finding Everything in Nothing: Darkness Retreat Recap
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As you know by now, Krista is someone who loves to push the limits of what’s possible, to expand her own lived experience and learn new ways of seeing or thinking about things. She travels this path (mostly) unafraid and open-minded. But the prospect of a darkness retreat, she admits, was a scary one. In this special solo episode, Krista recaps her…
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568. Journey Into the Darkness (Part 1)
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Drop in for this mind-expanding conversation between Krista and Scott Berman, of Sky Cave Retreats in Oregon, to learn all about the hidden power of the dark, its ancestral lineage in healing and spirituality, and the life-changing practice of darkness retreats – an experience Krista takes in for herself soon after this interview and one which will…
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567. Your Impatience Is A Guide To Alignment
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On this fine Thursday, Lindsey’s dropping in for an introspective solo episode reflecting on patience. Deeply considering and doing research on the subject, she talks about the neuroscience of patience, how it shows up in our lives, and how we can walk through moments of impatience to a more centered place of acceptance and presence. We do these so…
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566. How to Meet Your Self with Dr. Nicole LePera
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Today’s episode is an amazing discovery conversation with The Holistic Psychologist, Dr. Nicole LePera (a beloved two-time Almost 30 guest) centered around her thoughtful new workbook, How to Meet Yourself, which is out now. Here at Almost 30, we do aliens, we do channeling, we dabble in psychedelic therapy and dig into some of the deepest spiritua…
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565. A Modern Woman’s Biohacking Guide with HigherDOSE
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Lauren Berlingeri and Katie Kaps are today’s guests and the co-founders of HigherDOSE, a forward-thinking technology company that’s responsible for innovative and effective advancements in human comfort like the sauna blanket, PEMF mat, and red light mask (a personal fav of K+L). Biohackers through and through, they are passionate about combining t…
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564. This Is Your Brain on Food: Connecting Mental Health & Nutrition with Dr. Uma Naidoo
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Our guest today is the brilliant Uma Naidoo, MD, a Harvard board-certified psychiatrist, professional chef, author, and nutrition specialist. Dr. Uma's book is called This is Your Brain on Food. It's a full guide to the surprising foods that fight things like depression, PTSD, ADHD, anxiety, OCD, and more. We go super cutting edge in this one as we…
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563. What Are You Using To Build Boundaries – Love or Fear?
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Are you building healthy boundaries, or putting up restricting walls? With the former taking center stage amongst the collective, it’s an important question to ask. This episode was inspired by the journey Krista’s been on to have deep and real intimacy in her relationships – a growing desire to untangle defensive mechanisms that create negative st…
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562. Meet The Z’s: An Intimate Channeling with Lee Harris (PART 2)
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Earlier this week on the podcast, K+L spoke with Lee Harris, renowned channel and author of Conversations with The Z's. With luck, and maybe some divine intervention, Lee received a second download – a message from The Z’s urging him to channel, live, here on the show. This episode, part two of our conversation, presents his channeling of The Z’s i…
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561. The Energetics of the New Human Soul with Lee Harris (PART I)
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Today, we welcome back a cosmically gifted former guest to the podcast. Lee Harris is a channel to higher, multidimensional voices known as The Z’s. They’re responsible for his current work, a book series titled Conversations with The Z's, and for his incredibly informed and introspective perspective on the world around us – seen and unseen. The en…
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560. Decoding the Universe and Tapping Into Ancient Wisdoms
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Things are about to get very galactic, friends, as world-renowned cosmic spirituality expert, Dr. Jude Currivan, joins the show for a very special, very expansive conversation. Dr. Currivan is a cosmologist, a planetary healer, a futurist, and an international bestselling author, lauded for The Cosmic Hologram and now celebrating her latest release…
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559. The Clearing Conversation: A Practice for Improving ALL of Your Relationships
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In this intimate solo episode, Lindsey unpacks clearing conversations – what they are, why we should have them, and how they can evolve our relationships. You’ll learn all about what clearing conversations are as she opens her heart about how the practice has helped her own relationships evolve and expand for the better. Let’s be honest, it can be …
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558. Kundalini Awakenings, A Course in Miracles and Infinity with Aaron Abke
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Today on Almost 30, we welcome our amazing friend, Aaron Abke, back to the pod. Aaron is a teacher, a Youtuber, and a conscious influencer who helps people free their mind, empower their heart, and expand their consciousness. Aaron’s vast knowledge of spirituality stems from his own awakenings and deep research on the topics he shares with us in th…
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557. The Unexplored Side of Health: Testing for Minerals + Metals, Reducing Inflammation, and Understanding the Nervous System with Dr. Cabral
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Today, we are thrilled to welcome back our brilliant friend and whole-body wellness expert, Dr. Stephen Cabral, founder and CEO of EquiLife, one of the fastest online functional medicine practices in the world offering the ability to purchase at-home lab testing and nutritional supplements previously only available through your doctor. He’s also a …
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556. Decoding Your Gene Keys and Playing in a Vibrational Reality with Blu
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Journey through the eyes of modern mystic, Blu – motivational speaker, artist, musician, and entrepreneur – as she opens her heart and mind to our community, sharing her personal path from hearing loss to unlocking her soul’s true potential. With the course of her entire life shifted, she was ultimately guided into a deeper understanding of herself…
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555. How Quitting Alcohol Changed My Life + Perpetuated Spiritual Growth
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In this episode, Krista shares her journey with alcohol consumption, and why she stopped drinking alcohol during her spiritual awakening when she was 26 years old. She also dives into what she noticed about herself, others and the world while she was still drinking versus what she noticed when she adopted a sober-living lifestyle. Krista shares her…
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554. Conscious Loving + Operating In Your Zone Of Genius with Gay Hendricks
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Today’s guest is renowned psychologist, writer, and teacher Gay Hendricks, PhD, best known for his work in the field of body intelligence, relationships, and personal growth. The curtain is pulled back in this one, revealing what’s keeping you from living and expressing fully, discerning between growth and misalignment in relationships, and finding…
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553. Psychological Astrology: Unlock Your Potential
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Today’s guest is the brilliant Jennifer Freed PhD, a renowned psychological astrologer and social and emotional education trainer. Almost 30 Nation is no stranger to astrological concepts, but today’s conversation introduces a new twist – as Jennifer connects her background and experience in clinical psychology to the mystic meaning in our birth ch…
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552. How Heartbreak Opens Our Experience with Danielle LaPorte
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An established, respected voice in our space and major personal inspiration for the show, author and speaker, Danielle LaPorte, drops in for this, her second appearance with K+L. Fresh off her latest book release, How To Be Loving, the chat is free-flowing – bursting with love, wisdom, and all of the divine forgiveness in between (catch a thoughtfu…
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551. Rupi Kaur Reflects on Being Almost 30: Boundaries, Friendships and Grief
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Bestselling poet and author, Rupi Kaur, joins Krista for an intimate conversation on where she’s at in her life – mentally, emotionally, physically – as she nears her thirtieth birthday. In this raw, honest conversation, Rupi opens up about the deep grief she feels for herself, the mounting pressure that her success has brought into her life, and t…
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550. Just Married: Lindsey’s Wedding Recap
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It happened so fast that maybe you missed it – but, with only ten weeks of inspired and aligned planning, Lindsey and Sean celebrated their marriage a few weeks back. Hosting a non-traditional two-day event, they made their own dreams come true with friends and family in New York City and set the standard for their life together from this point on.…
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549. Emotional Maturity and its Importance in Relationships
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Prolific author and poet, Diego Perez, aka Yung Pueblo, sits with Lindsey for this special episode on the powers of meditation, living in partnership, the creative process, and so much more. We also talk about Lighter, his new book, inspired by the feeling of shedding weight and past traumas he’s experienced through his advanced meditation practice…
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548. How an Empath Can Take Their Power Back and Fulfill Their Purpose
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In today’s solo episode, Krista drops in for part two of her deep dive on empathy, codependency, and enmeshment to break down their similarities and importance differences. Who are you, really? And why is it so hard for highly sensitive people to untangle the answer from everything around them? Your empathic gifts don’t need to be a weight on your …
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547. The Betches Empire: Realness on Biz + Life from Online OGs
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Jordana Abraham is one-third of the founding team behind OG online humor and content brand, Betches. K + L visit their New York headquarters for this one, as Jordana walks through how a parody blog they started in college has grown into a full-blown media empire. We talk about team dynamics and the delicate dance of dividing up business responsibil…
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546. Your Purpose is Who You Are with Julie Piatt
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Divine musician, vegan foods entrepreneur, and spiritual soul guide, Julie Piatt, joins Krista for her second appearance on the show as they take the temperature of the world and greater community within it. The results? Radical evolution is here to stay. Julie explains that the power of the divine feminine is on the rise and provides practices whi…
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545. Radiant Skin: Lifestyle, Diet + Supplement Tips from the Experts
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Kayleigh Christina and Danielle Gronich, the brilliant co-founders of CLEARSTEM skin care and wellness products, are back for a second round with K + L. Bringing another batch of invaluable wisdom, they shed major light on the sunscreen industry, detailing which ingredients you should be looking for (zinc-based sunscreens!) and which are disqualify…
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544. How To Make Love To The Universe + Manifest Anything with Gala Darling
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Today’s guest, Gala Darling, is a bestselling author, speaker, and a professional optimist. She’s here to tell us about EFT tapping (which Krista is loving!) and exactly how she’s been able to manifest the life of her dreams. There’s no bird’s-eye-view, here, Gala keeps it so real and relatable – detailing her practices into actionable takeaway tip…
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543. Growing Together + Individually: A Partnership Talk with Lindsey and Sean
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It’s a wedding episode! Sean joins Lindsey for this extra special conversation as they talk about the rapid growth they’ve experienced in the last two years, what they know it will take to continue growing together in the future, and take a few listener questions. We also talk about: Growth is an understatement Respecting (and embracing) individual…
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Do You Want to Trip with Us? Ft. Our New Podcast: Morning Microdose - Morning Microdose
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Consider this your official invitation to take a trip with us—yup, you read that right! You know we like to keep it real over here, so how many of you wake up and immediately reach for your phone, start scrolling, check your emails…all the stress-inducing things? We see you. The thing is…the way you start your morning sets the tone for your entire …
