What We Said

Ep. 24 - Marriage, Motherhood, and Finding Your Voice. (Licensed Therapist - Chrissy Powers)

Happy Halloween! If you are anything like Jaci and Chelsey you have a love/hate relationship with true crime & anything that scares you into sleeping with a night light. So in honor of this eerie season, the girls have their spookiest episode yet! They share their personal scariest experiences & talk all things haunted. They read hometown ghost stories, mysteries, & tons of other scary stories from fans & friends. Get your night lights ready. The girls from WWS wish you a fun & safe Halloween!

Chels & Jaci take you through their favorite personality tests this week! They talk about the Meyers Briggs test, the Enneagram test, the Color Code test & the Four Tendencies quiz! The girls go through and talk about their own results and what they mean. They discuss how defining yourself is NOT confining yourself. It can help you become self aware, make improvements or understand why you might act/react a certain way.

This week the ladies bring you your most cringe-worthy, accidental text messages. Have you ever been sending a text message or email about someone and you accidentally sent it TO THE PERSON YOU WERE talking about!? The girls have been there, done that. Or, even worse, have you ever sent a voice message or snapchat to the wrong person!? Well, you are not alone. They read friends’ and fans’ accounts of accidental post-date texts, risky pictures, and work emails.

This week the girls take you to New York City with them to talk with the brilliant Andy McCune (co-founder of the app Unfold and founder of the IG account @earth)! In this interview, the girls and Andy talk about his Instagram story template app Unfold & how it came to be. He expounds on what it takes to get an app up and running, and how he stays motivated as a young entrepreneur. He also talks about how what started out as a personal travel inspiration account (@earth) has grown and accumulated over 1 million followers on Instagram. You may even learn the different populations of the biggest & smallest U.S. states in this episode! Follow Andy on his Instagram @Andy, follow his account @earth on IG or Twitter and you can follow his app on Instagram @unfold or download Unfold via the App Store!

This week’s episode is all about TRAVELING! Luckily we have our very own Jaci Marie Smith who is a seasoned world traveler to answer some frequently asked questions. The girls talk about the best places to visit, ways to save money, how influencers “afford” to travel all the time, & more tips & tricks. If you are new to traveling, an experienced adventurer, or are wanting to start globe trotting for the first time, tune in to be inspired to fly!

10 This week the girls are joined by none other than Abbey Gustafson, who is Chelsey’s younger sister! Abbey opens up about growing up with panic disorder and social anxiety. Abbey experienced panic attacks starting at a very young age. Through grade school & her young adult life, having severe anxiety greatly affected her social, mental, and physical health. She shares her experience coming home early from her LDS mission, how she has learned to accept her “weakness” as a strength, & how she copes with her anxiety daily in order to keep moving forward. @flabbyabbeyyyy

Chels & Jace bring you what YOU said! This week, they discuss different ways to have a better day. They answer the questions, “What do you do to bring more peace into your life?”, “When you are feeling down, how do you pick yourself back up?” & “When do you feel the most beautiful?” for themselves & read all different answers from friends & fans.

Abbey Lindblom joins the girls this week as their special guest!

On this week's Q + A episode Chels and Jaci answer questions that you lovely listeners submitted! Whether it was personal, business related, etc, they answer them all. From questions about when they want kids, high school advice about friends and dating to their favorite book recommendations and dog park drama. What more could you possibly want to know?

Chels and Jace jump into religion this week! This episode was HIGHLY requested. They get down to the nitty gritty & open up about their experiences growing up as active members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints aka LDS aka "Mormon". The girls discuss their opinions on the culture that comes along with the church, why it can be hard to open up about religion on social media, and their own personal beliefs and struggles. They also talk about how important love & acceptance is & why it seems easier for Mormons & religious people of other beliefs to judge people within their same religion. Lots of tears this week on a touchy but special episode of WWS! 

Jaci & Chelsey chat about holistic health and how to bring balance into your life. They also explain Primary food vs. Secondary food and how to “nourish” certain areas of your life. They dive in to Chelsey’s career as a health coach, what a health coach is & why you would need one, & what she’s learned from her schooling/experience. Health is way more than just the food on your plate!

This week Jaci & Chelsey are joined by Dave & Natalie Swenson! Dave & Natalie had a rough 2017 to say the least. Last summer Dave’s older brother went missing & after almost 3 weeks of relentless searching his body was found & they had to lay him to rest, not knowing that only hours after the funeral they would be giving birth to their 2nd daughter. In the following months their business suffered, Natalie dealt with childhood trauma for the first time, & their baby had a pneumonia scare. They couldn’t help but think God was playing with them. Throughout all of this Dave had a poem that he wrote months earlier stuck in his head & they decided to share their story & write a children’s book in hopes of helping others going through similar struggles. Dave & Natalie open up about finding light in the darkness & what to do when you’ve found yourself at rock bottom. One of the most genuine couples, these two have such a kind and warm presence and tell their story beautifully. To support them & their book PLEASE go donate to their kickstarter so they can reach their goal! Find their book on Instagram: @grow.thebook https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1371721635/grow-a-childrens-book

This week the girls have a special guest, the adorable Madi Beasley! She opens up about her experience growing up in a Christian home and getting pregnant at the age of 16. She shares how it affected her relationship with the father who is now her husband, how it shaped her life, and how she's learned to stay positive and roll with the punches. Madi has been a stay at home mom for the past five years, now has a 5 year old daughter & a one year old son and is just starting school to become an aesthetician! The girls chat about all things pregnancy and birth, how to deal with "mom guilt", & finding time for yourself among the mayhem we call life. Follow Madi on social media: @madibeasley

This week Jaci opens up about her career as a social media creator/influencer, how she got to where she is now, and how she balances work & life. Is being a workaholic good or bad? The girls chat all about it!