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But seriously, it’s summer and we feel a bit off. Maybe it’s the pregnancy? While everyone is ramping up to live their best life and in full “GO” mode, we’re winding down as we prepare to expand our families (and bodies) to make room for this new life.  Each season has its own energy, and this time we’re out of sync with Summer’s “get after it” vibe. So how are we dealing with that as we prepare to head out for maternity leave? Tune in to find out! 

It’s Podcast Wednesday!! This episode we are talking about all about staying in the moment. This topic is relevant for sooo many reasons but ultimately we are feeling the pressure of baby #2 coming into the family fast and furious. First, Heather sings on this episode + Brooke too (but she does that every episode) so hopefully your ears get through it.  Second, we somehow tie a PBS Daniel the Tiger episode to the entire inspo for this episode about staying in the now as we inch towards expanding our family and life goals.  And finally, we have a SUPER SUPER SUPER amazing giveaway this week for you. We’ve been extra in the giveaway department with brands we love but hopefully you don’t mind because we love spoiling you! 

It is time for the dirty, dirty truth! We have to be honest, after recording this episode we were running to our bathrooms to scour all our skincare products for ingredients that may be lurking, harming our health (and even worse our little ones)! Even Heather, our resident clean beauty expert, learned a few things during this episode... but Brooke admits she has a lot to learn.  Today, we welcome wonderful Stephanie Pascarella, mama + founder of Wash with Water, a skincare pioneer dedicated to crafting small-batch skin and hair products that are safe for the whole family. Tune-in as Stephanie gives us all the dirt (pun intended) on what ingredients to look out for, her passion to go above and beyond to change industry standards and if this is totally new to you she has tips on where to start! 

Spring has sprung and Summer is about to drop it like it’s hot! With our pregnancies well on their way, nesting mode is in full effect.  As we continue the spring cleaning feeling organizing our house top to bottom, it made us realize this level of attention to detail has flowed into our relationships - and it’s been a great thing!  We are pretty organized with our biz life, and after kiddos we took those methods to our relationship as well. It’s Type A for sure (hello Heather’s Virgo tendencies paired with Brooke’s fear of ever forgetting a task) but also a necessary element to keep us on track with our personal lives as well.  Tune in as we share the lessons we’ve learned becoming parents and how organization and communication has helped us stay on track!  Need more deets? Check out this weeks blog where we chat about how time blocking helps us keep our heads on straight. Without it we may forget where our head is completely. #preggobrain 

It’s been a little over two weeks since… well we can’t really say since (*COUGH* Heather + some others may not be caught up yet)...happened on GOT. It’s also been two years since we had babies and have two on the way.  We’re not sure we’re really recovered from either yet…  Whether you’re battling the why from the finale of your latest show, a sick Taco Tuesday hangover or adjusting to mom life, recovery from even positive things like a vacation has you wanting a vacation. Today on the podcast we’re talking about recovery mode, balance and how implementing rituals can help keep your flow so you don’t end up in overload.  We loved the founder of Wanderwell, Cait's guest blog about burnout. There are some great tips in there and a sexy retreat calling your name if you need a little fiesta by the mar to celebrate Global Wellness Day. Margaritas included.  Any who.. enough chit chat, time to tune in to the episode! 

We know how much everyone loved Episode #13 when Emily, the founder of Genetic Garden, joined us for the first time so we brought her back! During that episode we barely scratched the surface of a SUPER interesting topic to us - hormones.  Today’s episode dives in deep to hormones, PMS and how to manage these surges of emotions … we even chat about male PMS (we are certain it’s a thing). Bottom line nutrition has a lot to do with your hormonal waves so this podcast is a must listen!  Tune in and don’t forget to check out Emily’s blog on hormones that goes with our podcast content today. We also had a guest blogger, Carie from Luxe Skin Studio, on the blog this week breaking down hormonal acne.  AANNNNDDD… we won’t spoil the surprise but our friend Jess from @Shutthefigup (who was a guest on our podcast last week) has put together a little giveaway that launches tomorrow so make sure you’re following us on social so you can get the deets on what it is and how to enter. 

It’s National Anxiety + Depression Awareness Week and we’re diving into this topic on today’s podcast. We have both dealt with a small level of anxiety during postpartum + job transitions, and today our guest Jess, founder of Shut the Fig Up, is sharing about her journey with anxiety and panic disorder that lead her to her passion around managing her mental and physical health through health and nutrition.  Listen to this week’s episode and know you’re never alone in your challenges! Anxiety, depression, postpartum - there is someone dealing with it too. That’s why we started Sōlspace , to be that community for you!  DM us. DM our guests. Share our content with your friends if you feel it could be helpful in starting a conversation.  It takes a village to navigate this life and we want to be yours. <3 

Happy Mother’s Day (week) to all the mamas + ones you know out there! We think it deserves more than a day so today and all week we’re celebrating you, your mama’s, our mama’s, our fur baby mama’s out there. We see you workin’!  It’s such a blessing to be a mama, but we wouldn’t be here without our own. We shared an interview with them on our blog earlier this week which was really fun! Sitting down and hearing their memories and thoughts on being a mom was great to hear. We recommend doing it with your mama, over wine… because we can’t have wine but you should. #beateamplayer We’re a little goofy on this episode, a little raw about our best and worst moments as mothers and a whole lot of fun. We hope you love it as much as we did! 

It’s like the holidays over here as we write this! We are announcing so many things!!! AAHHHHH. Ok, so where do we start... This week we dive into when is the right time to go for it because every day is "one day" or "day one" until you decide to take that step forward. Clearly this inspired us because it’s Day One for us. Brooke announces her personal “day one” for her new venture during this episode, that’s all we can spill for now! Tune in to find out the deets... … and event more exciting TODAY we are launching our event concept, “Feed Your Sōl.” It has always been our goal to connect like-minded women and on May 16th we will launch our first event in partnership with 31 Bits and ESO Live Well in Newport Beach! Early Bird Tickets are on sale for our community FIRST and will be released to the public tomorrow, 5/2. Snag yours today!  PLUS we partnered up with Smith + Mara and Happy Mom Conference to host a special Mother’s Day Giveaway where one lucky winner will receive (2) VIP tickets to the Happy Mom Conference this Saturday and a custom Gold Letter Necklace with (1) initial from Smith + Mara - over a $500 value in prizes. Visit our Instagram for full details on how to enter. Hurry, this giveaway ends tomorrow, 5/2 at 12pm PDT.  So ya, Wednesday is quickly become our favorite day of the week. How about you? 

This week’s episode is one of those “tough but needs to be talked” about episodes. We’re so blessed to have our dear friend Ashleigh Azzari share her story about her journey with infertility in honor of Infertility Awareness Week.  We know women out there struggling to conceive or recently experienced infertility challenges and it is something that is close to our hearts as we support them through these moments. Motherhood starts in all different ways, and on today’s podcast we will hear about Ashleigh’s personal journey.  Let’s get real. Let’s get in it with each other. Let’s get ready to support one another. Even in the lowest points of her journey she still finds the silver lining and we’re pretty sure regardless you’ll be laughing during this episode like you always do.  It’s one of the many reasons we love her - she’s raw, real and real good at keeping a positive mindset amidst any challenge. #youreourgirlAsh See full show notes 

To say we’re excited is a SERIOUS understatement. We’re giddy like kids on Christmas over here waiting for it to be April 17, 2019. WHY!!! Well for starters we’re launching a new episode (duh it’s Wednesday!) annnnddd we’re talking about why help is so important even for us stubborn girls who like to just get it done.  Wait did we forget something? Oh ya… OUR AMAZING GIVEAWAY FOR ONE LUCKY WINNER.  Today we launched our Mama + Baby Giveaway Bundle to celebrate Heather’s upcoming gender reveal where one lucky winner will win prizes from Comotomo, Yumi, Hatch, Lively, Nicky and Stella, Booker and Me, Love Found, My Daughter Florence, Anjie and Ash, Lactation Lab, Black Bib and Dyper, PHEW that's a lot of great brands!  Go to our Instagram page to find out how to enter and tag your friends who deserve to win this amazing giveaway!  Don’t forget to tune-in to this week’s episode all about help and check our Insta stories this week to learn more about all the goodies included in the giveaway. GOOD LUCK!!

"Ain’t life grand” - pretty sure that’s the saying (Heather always messes the cliche sayings up so can never be too sure) and honestly it is.  We’re managing work and motherhood pretty well over here not taking for granted how blessed we are to own our own 24… BUT (you knew that was coming) it’s still a slight shit show when we break down the aftermath of how we got here.  Motherhood is some serious business. We’re talking about managing a small and unreasonable dictators known as toddlers, businesses, the postpartum mess that is our new existence, new emotions, husbands. So why not have an episode about getting real on it and laughing about how ridiculous some of our stressors are. We just read this article on Ellie Moms yesterday about toddlers and it pretty much sums it up. Now, here’s this week’s episode to sum up how “Babies Change More Than Your Bodies.” We dedicate this episode to our amazing children who have changed our hearts, minds and bodies in ways we never imagined… and hopefully will be billionaires to pay us back one day. #kidding #kindof   

Earlier this week we talked about cravings and just writing this made us have them all over again. What is it about Oreo’s that are so comforting?  We actually talked a lot about Oreos along with DNA nutrition, health, epigenetics and scratch the surface about hormones in our latest episode featuring the founder of Genetic Garden, Emily Brown.   Emily provides clients with exercise and nutrition recommendations based on genetic data and lifestyle factors while educating her client on their predispositions and any environmental factors that may influence them. Together, epigenetic information will be interpreted to create an effective plan with health and fitness practices that traditional genetics alone cannot reveal.  Tune-in to hear our test results, how Emily is like a wellness matchmaker and why trying her DNA nutrition program is right up our (and we think your) alley. THE GIRLS GAB ABOUT The unique work Genetic Garden does  How Emily’s program is different from 23 and Me Hormonal Cravings: lots of Oreos!  The difference between allergies and sensitivities  What Brooke + Heather found out from testing  How to get started with Emily (she’s offering 25% off all month)

Heather’s baking another delicious baby so we have pregnancy on the brain. It’s round two so she’s heading into this one a little more experienced. We felt inspired to share all we’ve learned along the way and take a moment to share how her pregnancy is going so far.  Today’s podcast shares things we wish someone would have told us, will she find out the gender, first trimester update and how far she’s willing to drive to satisfy a craving - it’s all in there! And… fair warning lots of womanly talk about body parts, bodily fluids and all the other fun things pregnancy brings.  It will either be a good laugh for other moms out there or a nice dose of birth control for those yet to be mama’s. You’re welcome! ;) Anyone want to babysit?  Tune in and if you missed last week’s episode it's not too late to catch up! 

We’ve had a funny relationship with failure. From being terrified to feeling empowered by this little “F” word, it’s followed us around over the years as we move through motherhood and entrepreneurship.  As we sat down to record today’s episode we really tuned in to our feelings around the "F" word. Why does it control people so much? Does it have power only if you let it? We chat about our experiences, how we’ve battled with failure and why we don’t feel it’s that big of a deal anymore during this week’s podcast.  It’s a tricky little fella but we finally think we’ve got it figured out.