Find The Magic

As parents, we all want our kids to be healthy. However, when it comes to food, many parents feel stuck because of the power struggles that come up around meals, and many parents end up frustrated, feeling that their kids are picky eaters. In this episode, we discuss the antidote to this issue with psychologist and family food expert, Gitte Holm Moller. She offers us amazing concrete solutions to help create a healthy family culture around food, and she does it in a very approachable way.  BOOKS AND LINKS: You find more from Gitte on her website, realfoodhero.com and on instagram @realfoodhero RELATED EPISODES French Kids Eat Everything (and So Can Yours!) HOW TO Eat With Intuition Making Dinner Meaningful and Uncomplicated With Claire Tansey EPISODE SPONSORS Nurished supplements is our sponsor this week and we are so excited to share them with you! They create whole food supplements for adults and kids. Our favorites are their super food juices and MIGHTY chocolate milk. They taste amazing and give us peace of mind as parents to little ones. They are organic and have dairy and plant based options available. Check them out HERE and use code FINDTHEMAGIC15 for 15% off your order. https://nurished.com/collections/all-products Our Journal: Are you feeling lost, unanchored or listless in your days? We use our daily planner and journal to align our core values with the tasks we do each day! You can learn more about it HERE Thank you for the kind reviews! We appreciate them so much. Here is how to leave a review for us  on iTunes: Open Find the Magic in the podcast app   Scroll to the bottom of the page Click on write a review Tap the stars to rate us and then write us some feedback:) Hit SEND Review of the week from audie bo: I sure found the magic in this podcastt Thank you for this podcast! I love the calm encouragement I get from listening!! The tips and tricks are practical and I always learn something I can use to be a better mom and wife! Makes me so happy to listen! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/findthemagic/support

How can we help our kids reach their full potential while still nurturing our relationship with them? It’s easy to cross over the line between encouraging and over pushing. In this episode, we address several listener questions, including this one. We also discuss a few tips on not being swept away in consumerism, and responding to our kids with love when we need a reset and find ourselves reacting with anger. BOOKS AND LINKS: Hold on to Your Kids // Gabor Mate The Child Whisperer // Carol Tuttle The Awakened Family // Shefali Tsabary The Conscious Parent // Shefali Tsabary Entitlement Trap // Richard and Linda Eyre RELATED EPISODES Parenting Boys Part 1 Parenting Boys part 2  Four Pillars of Wholehearted Parenting We Apply to Any Problem  Systems and Values for Easier Days and Stronger Family Connections (Entitlement Trap by Linda and Richard Eyre)  EPISODE SPONSORS Us! Our journal is fantastic:) Are you feeling lost, unanchored or listless in your days? We use our daily planner and journal to align our core values with the tasks we do each day! You can learn more about it HERE Thank you for the kind reviews! We appreciate them so much. Here is how to leave a review for us  on iTunes: Open Find the Magic in the podcast app   Scroll to the bottom of the page Click on write a review Tap the stars to rate us and then write us some feedback:) Hit SEND Review of the week from Hollyamber: I’m listening from the start I’m a new listener but ofer the last couple weeks I’ve listened to several of the episodes and it has been exactly what I needed. It’s all so relatable and helpful... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/findthemagic/support

The earth has seasons, the moon has cycles, the day has rhythms of light and dark, warmth, and cold. As humans, we also live with cycles. Women have monthly cycles, we all live in seasonal cycles, and we have daily cycles as well. Each season of part of these cycles comes with natural places for rest, motivated work, and play. However, we often internalize the message that we constantly need to push through our need for rest or stillness and constantly achieve. This pushing can lead to burnout and frustration. In this episode, we discuss the idea of leaning into cyclical living instead of fighting against it with Meridith Bienvenue. She explains how we can actually harness the power of the different cycles that we live with and learn to honor our need for both healing calm and empowering movement. It requires trusting ourselves, honoring our bodies and our minds, and flowing with life. BOOKS AND LINKS: You can connect with Meridith on her website, https://www.shewhocan.com and on instagram @shewhocan The Universe Has Your Back // Gabrielle Bernstein RELATED EPISODES Discovering YOUR Life Essentials Finding Joy and Enthusiasm in Every Day EPISODE SPONSORS Us!  Our journal is fantastic:) Are you feeling lost, unanchored or listless in your days? We use our daily planner and journal to align our core values with the tasks we do each day! You can learn more about it HERE Thank you for the kind reviews! We appreciate them so much. Here is how to leave a review for us  on iTunes: Open Find the Magic in the podcast app   Scroll to the bottom of the page Click on write a review Tap the stars to rate us and then write us some feedback:) Hit SEND Review of the week: Kimberly Mind Readers These ladies continue to read the minds of their listeners and bring meaningful, inspiring, healthy content each week. They’re so in tune with the ebb and flow of life and help all of us listening find pockets of calm in the chaotic storms of daily life. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/findthemagic/support

Have you ever heard about someone succeeding, and instead of feeling happy for them, you felt slightly nauseous like you ate something rotten? Maybe you even felt like you wished they would trip a bit over their success? Jealousy is an incredibly unpleasant emotion, and yet it’s a common human experience. In a world where we see the best of everyone’s lives on the internet, how can we navigate the inherent comparisons? Is there any gift we can glean from feeling jealous? In this episode, we wrestle with these ideas and walk you through how to recognize jealousy, allow it to point us to clarity of things you desire (or maybe by questioning it, you realize things you don’t want after all), and then how to move past it to living authentic to yourself. We also talk about how to perhaps get to the point where you can experience genuine happiness for others’ successes. Just maybe;). BOOKS AND LINKS: A New Earth // Eckhart Tolle Gifts of Imperfection // Brene Brown Radical Acceptance // Tara Brach RELATED EPISODES Finding Joy and Enthusiasm in Every Day Our Daily Meditation  Essentialism / How to Do Less But Better Discovering YOUR Life Essentials EPISODE SPONSORS MamaZen: Mindful Parenting App If you’re experiencing impatience, anger, anxiety, and feel frustrated with your kids, then you need to get this app. MamaZen will teach you how to control your negative emotions so you can deal with your kids’ difficult behavior with more love and patience. You’ll feel calmer, happier, and more connected to your kids. Some of our favorite sessions are Reduce Mom’s Guilt, Patience for Never Ending Bedtime, and Overcome Anxi​​ety and Overwhelm. Sessions are only 2-15 minutes long, and even 1-2 times a week makes a huge difference. Go to your app store and download MamaZen today. Use PROMO CODE findthemagic to get full, unlimited FREE access for 30 days! Thank you for the kind reviews! We appreciate them so much. Here is how to leave a review for us  on iTunes: Open Find the Magic in the podcast app   Scroll to the bottom of the page Click on write a review Tap the stars to rate us and then write us some feedback:) Hit SEND Review of the week: Erica Golem Life Changing This podcast has drastically changed my perspective on life. It is essential to my role as a mother, wife and human. Thank you! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/findthemagic/support

We often receive the message that we can have it all; we can do it all. Social media messages, societal expectations, and our own self talk often feed the lie that we can do EVERYTHING. When we don’t live up to the unrealistic expectation that we can do everything and succeed at everything, there is a cost to our mental health. In this episode, we discuss this topic with New York Times best selling author, Greg McKeown. He helps identify the lie that we can do everything, and instead offers a path of wisdom, balance, and priorities instead of the wild racing that we often indulge in when we are trying to say yes to everything. He gives us very applicable steps on how to make doing what truly matters to us easy. BOOKS AND LINKS: Greg’s Website: https://gregmckeown.com Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most // Greg McKeown Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less // Greg McKeown RELATED EPISODES Essentialism / How to Do Less But Better Discovering YOUR Life Essentials EPISODE SPONSORS MamaZen: Mindful Parenting App If you’re experiencing impatience, anger, anxiety, and feel frustrated with your kids, then you need to get this app. MamaZen will teach you how to control your negative emotions so you can deal with your kids’ difficult behavior with more love and patience. You’ll feel calmer, happier, and more connected to your kids. Some of our favorite sessions are Reduce Mom’s Guilt, Patience for Never Ending Bedtime, and Overcome Anxi ety and Overwhelm. Sessions are only 2-15 minutes long, and even 1-2 times a week makes a huge difference. Go to your app store and download MamaZen today. Use PROMO CODE findthemagic to get full, unlimited FREE access for 30 days! Thank you for the kind reviews! We appreciate them so much. Here is how to leave a review for us  on iTunes: Open Find the Magic in the podcast app   Scroll to the bottom of the page Click on write a review Tap the stars to rate us and then write us some feedback:) Hit SEND Review of the week--we love our dad listeners! Carguy1982 Loved the playful parenting episode. As a father, that is a subject I face all of the time. Learned a lot about how to approach it better and more effectively. I added many of the great suggestions in playing and interacting with my kids and it has been amazing. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/findthemagic/support

Connection is at the center of so much of our lives and relationships. In this episode, Taralyn, Felica, and Katelin wrestle with the concept of how to maintain connection with others and live wholeheartedly, while still releasing what we cannot control and detaching from the outcome. Detachment is a popular word in some self-help philosophy, and it is a valuable concept because it allows us to not cling onto things we are unable to control. However, each of us values deep connection. We share metaphors we have come up with to help us wrap our minds around these ideas and how to love deeply, give without resentment, and express our needs to others. How can we sacrifice beautifully for those we love, while still staying whole ourselves? How can we follow our dreams without becoming an island with empty relationships? We talk about possibilities of finding a balance on this topic. BOOKS: Nonviolent Communication // Marshall Rosenberg Loving What Is // Byron Katie A New Earth // Eckhart Tolle RELATED EPISODES Finding Joy and Enthusiasm in Every Day Our Daily Meditation  EPISODE SPONSORS MamaZen: Mindful Parenting App If you’re experiencing impatience, anger, anxiety, and feel frustrated with your kids, then you need to get this app. MamaZen will teach you how to control your negative emotions so you can deal with your kids’ difficult behavior with more love and patience. You’ll feel calmer, happier, and more connected to your kids. Some of our favorite sessions are Reduce Mom’s Guilt, Patience for Never Ending Bedtime, and Overcome Anxi​​ety and Overwhelm. Sessions are only 2-15 minutes long, and even 1-2 times a week makes a huge difference. Go to your app store and download MamaZen today. Use PROMO CODE findthemagic to get full, unlimited FREE access for 30 days! Thank you for the kind reviews! We appreciate them so much. Here is how to leave a review for us  on iTunes: Open Find the Magic in the podcast app   Scroll to the bottom of the page Click on write a review Tap the stars to rate us and then write us some feedback:) Hit SEND Review of the week! Kjp32611 This podcast saved my motherhood!...They dive into incredible topics, they read and discuss books I’ve read or are on my to-read list… I just cannot say enough good things about this podcast and these women. I listen while doing laundry, walking, making dinner...wherever I can. The mamas are like having coffee with best friends -- they keep it SO REAL. And during the pandemic -- bless you girls. This time is so challenging, sometimes I feel like I am barely getting by -- but they make me laugh because they remind you everyone is going through this thing called life and motherhood -- even now. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/findthemagic/support

The last year or two have been rough for many of us. In this episode, we talk with Lopa van der Mersch, founder and CEO of a thriving company called Rasa, about overcoming adversity. 2015 was quite a year for Lopa. Over the course of 365 grueling days, she left a cult, had a huge falling out with her family, endured a health crisis, and lost a beloved family member. Oh, and the cherry on top? Then she had a baby—by emergency C-section. Lopa shares with us how she turned this season of challenges into an opportunity to change the world for the better, and shares her insights for cultivating a resilient posture in the face of trauma. You can learn more about Lopa and try some of her amazing products at her website, wearerasa.com (Rasa is Taralyn’s favorite caffeine free, super herb and adaptogen filled drink, and she enjoys it daily) EPISODE SPONSOR MamaZen: Mindful Parenting App If you’re experiencing impatience, anger, anxiety, and feel frustrated with your kids, then you need to get this app. MamaZen will teach you how to control your negative emotions so you can deal with your kids’ difficult behavior with more love and patience. You’ll feel calmer, happier, and more connected to your kids. Some of our favorite sessions are Reduce Mom’s Guilt, Patience for Never Ending Bedtime, and Overcome Anxiety and Overwhelm. Sessions are only 2-15 minutes long, and even 1-2 times a week makes a huge difference. Go to your app store and download MamaZen today. Use PROMO CODE findthemagic to get full, unlimited FREE access for 30 days! Thank you for the kind reviews! We appreciate them so much. Here is how to leave a review for us  on iTunes: Open Find the Magic in the podcast app   Scroll to the bottom of the page Click on write a review Tap the stars to rate us and then write us some feedback:) Hit SEND Review of the week! bhelmich When my daughter turned about 8 months I started to notice I was really struggling with all the challenges of motherhood. I was at a breaking point and felt like I couldn’t share my honest thoughts with anyone without the sting of their silent judgement. This podcast was a saving grace; not only have I learned some great tools and coping mechanisms, but I no longer feel like I am ALONE or I’m doing something wrong or I’m a terrible mother if I meet some hardships in parenting. I now realize it is completely normal and I am so much more patient with myself and my daughter. I look forward to listening to this on my way to work every day so much! I feel like I’m having an intelligent, productive conversation with some great people and reflecting on myself and growing after every podcast! I really don’t think I could ever thank these women enough! <3 You are amazing and these conversations are a gift!! Thank you for your commitment and transparency; I know in all seriousness it has honestly changed my life, and probably many others! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/findthemagic/support

In this mini episode, Taralyn guides you through her favorite versatile breathing exercise called box breathing. This is a breathing tool that you can use anywhere when you are searching for calm and clarity. You can use it during a meeting, while feeling stress at home with kids, or just before going into a situation where you need to be at your best. You can use these seven minutes to find an easy recharge any time of day, and once you learn the technique, you can use it in smaller increments, like 30 seconds on your own, to calm yourself anytime of day. For more explanation, listen to episode 138, "Breathwork Exercises for Daily Habits with Taralyn." --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/findthemagic/support

In this mini episode, Taralyn guides you through her favorite balancing breath. Use this 7 minute exercise to help you center yourself in your search for balance. For more explanation, listen to episode 138, "Breathwork Exercises for Daily Habits with Taralyn." --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/findthemagic/support

In this mini episode, Taralyn guides you through a session of Carbon Dioxide Breathwork, also known as power breathing. This is her favorite energizing breath. This method has been around for centuries and is inspired now by the Wim Hof Method. Use this as a stand alone session, or do several sessions in a row for added energy and benefits.  For more explanation, listen to episode 138, "Breathwork Exercises for Daily Habits with Taralyn." --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/findthemagic/support

There are countless benefits to focusing on our breath. Here at Find the Magic, we have enjoyed having breathwork as part of our daily morning routine. In this episode, Taralyn walks you through her three favorite breathing exercises that are a wonderful part of your daily self care. She explains each different technique you can choose from to see which one resonates with you, and then you can simply click on the accompanying title of the breathing exercise individual episode and try it out. We would recommend choosing one and listening to it for 30 days straight so you can really feel the benefits of it. LINKS AND BOOKS: Breath // James Nestor Wim Hof Method website: https://www.wimhofmethod.com Wim Hof Method app EPISODE SPONSORS Jules & Co. Boutique Check out these adorable apparel options for both mom & kids. Use promo code MAGIC20 for 20% off your order at https://julescobtq.com. Utah House Doctors: Everyone knows that the market is hot right now and it is the perfect time to sell your home, but what you may not know is using a professional in this type of market will actually make you more money then if you try and sell your home yourself, or sell with a discount brokerage. We have experienced the service of Utah House Doctors, and they make buying and selling homes so easy and painless. You can find them at Instagram at @utahhousedoctors or on their website, http://www.utahhousedoctors.com. Thank you for the kind reviews! We appreciate them so much. Here is how to leave a review for us  on iTunes: Open Find the Magic in the podcast app   Scroll to the bottom of the page Click on write a review Tap the stars to rate us and then write us some feedback:) Hit SEND Review of the week! Kim B. Taralyn, Katelin, and Felica are amazing, inspiring, well educated, powerful, and intentional women andI’m so thankful that technology has allowed them to connect with all of us. Their guests are amazing and kind with lots of helpful tips and insight. You’ll feel the magic and instantly feel calm, heard, and connected while listening to them! Let their beautiful thoughts and voices help you cultivate a magical self and home. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/findthemagic/support

We live in a time where we have so many ways to make our bodies comfortable. We have air-conditioning inside during the summer, and furnaces to keep us warm in the winter. Although we LOVE these modern comfort conveniences, sometimes it makes so that we are unwilling to tolerate discomfort, which can lead us to escape and numb instead of facing life. We talk often about how to lean into discomfort emotionally on this podcast, but in this episode, we deepen the discussion by exploring how to do this using our bodies as a tool through breathwork, mindset shifting, and cold exposure. Jeremy Wilstein, a certified instructor though the Wim Hof Method, walks us through this incredible technique and explains how to incorporate these three tools into our daily habits to truly help us break through barriers and improve our lives.  Links: You can connect to Jeremy on Instagram @Jeremy. Wilstein   and on FB at Jeremy Wilstein  Wim Hoff Method website: https://www.wimhofmethod.com Wim Hof Method app EPISODE SPONSORS Jules & Co. Boutique Check out these adorable apparel options for both mom & kids. Use promo code MAGIC20 for 20% off your order at https://julescobtq.com. Utah House Doctors: Everyone knows that the market is hot right now and it is the perfect time to sell your home, but what you may not know is using a professional in this type of market will actually make you more money then if you try and sell your home yourself, or sell with a discount brokerage. We have experienced the service of Utah House Doctors, and they make buying and selling homes so easy and painless. You can find them at Instagram at @utahhousedoctors or on their website, http://www.utahhousedoctors.com. Thank you for the kind reviews! We appreciate them so much. Here is how to leave a review for us  on iTunes: Open Find the Magic in the podcast app   Scroll to the bottom of the page Click on write a review Tap the stars to rate us and then write us some feedback:) Hit SEND Review of the week! Kimberly Br0ssi I always love listening to Find the Magic. We all strive to find what lifts our soul and helps us center ourselves within our family unit, especially during these crazy and uncertain times. Listening weekly is therapeutic for me and benefits my family as I implement the tips.... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/findthemagic/support

Our job as parents is to set boundaries, and our kids often push those boundaries. In this episode, Felica and Taralyn have a discussion with Joe Newman, the insightful author of Raising Lions. He helps us work through what to do when our children inevitably cross the boundaries we set for them. We ask him several listener questions, and he helps us realize how to enforce limits with our children in a way that still maintains connection. Books and links Raising Lions // Joe Newman A Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion  // Jonathan Haidt Joe’s Raising Lions Website: https://www.raisinglions.com/about-joe Joe’s Youtube Channel Related Episodes To Raise Strong Children, We Need to Be Strong Parents Raising Lions: The Art of Compassionate Discipline with Joe Newman  EPISODE SPONSORS Jules & Co. Boutique Check out these adorable apparel options for both mom & kids. Use promo code MAGIC20 for 20% off your order at https://julescobtq.com. Utah House Doctors: Everyone knows that the market is hot right now and it is the perfect time to sell your home, but what you may not know is using a professional in this type of market will actually make you more money then if you try and sell your home yourself, or sell with a discount brokerage. We have experienced the service of Utah House Doctors, and they make buying and selling homes so easy and painless. You can find them at Instagram at @utahhousedoctors or on their website, http://www.utahhousedoctors.com. Thank you for the kind reviews! We appreciate them so much. Here is how to leave a review for us  on iTunes: Open Find the Magic in the podcast app   Scroll to the bottom of the page Click on write a review Tap the stars to rate us and then write us some feedback:) Hit SEND Review of the week! Dpippen 6.10.21 I am so happy I found this podcast. I feel like a better mother and human. I highly recommend this to all my mom friends! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/findthemagic/support

Our four pillars to wholehearted living are connection, unconditional love, staying present, and healthy boundaries. Without boundaries, the first three are unattainable. Boundaries allow us to create limits for ourselves and others, and give us freedom to experience the first three pillars within the framework of those limits. In this episode, we explore ideas about how to set and hold boundaries with young kids, teens, and adults. Related Books Gifts of Imperfect Parenting // Brene Brown Raising Lions // Joe Newman Related Episodes Putting Connection First  Holding Boundaries / Discipline Pt. 1 To Raise Strong Children, We Need to Be Strong Parents EPISODE SPONSORS Utah House Doctors: Everyone knows that the market is hot right now and it is the perfect time to sell your home, but what you may not know is using a professional in this type of market will actually make you more money then if you try and sell your home yourself, or sell with a discount brokerage. We have experienced the service of Utah House Doctors, and they make buying and selling homes so easy and painless. You can find them at Instagram at @utahhousedoctors or on their website, http://www.utahhousedoctors.com. Thank you for the kind reviews! We appreciate them so much. Here is how to leave a review for us  on iTunes: Open Find the Magic in the podcast app   Scroll to the bottom of the page Click on write a review Tap the stars to rate us and then write us some feedback:) Hit SEND Review of the week! Tay L A Love! I love listening to your podcast as I’m going about my day. I relate a lot to you guys and it’s so nice to 1. Know i’m not the only person going through something and 2. Getting advice on how to do it. Love you guys! Keep it up:) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/findthemagic/support

We’ve all felt it. Routine changes, new starts, sickness, a new baby or a build up of stress in our lives, and the climate in our homes is off, even acidic. Every day seems to be a battle of opposing forces. Our “patience skin” is worn thin. Oftentimes, we get to this place and fight against it. We hold up a shield and try to stop the the impacting waves when often it is in the softening and riding that we will find our way to the calm beyond the breakers. In this mini magic episode, Felica shares our tried and true tips for anchoring your days. She starts with strategies for healing ourselves from these times of soul sickness. From this place of a full cup we can be empathetic to our children’s misbehaviors and more aware of the messages they could be sharing through their actions and simple changes we can make to help them heal. Related Episodes How to Find Slow Simplicity in Your Life Finding Joy and Enthusiasm in Every Day Tapping Into the Abundance Inside Us Feeling lost?  How to Cultivate Meaning EPISODE SPONSORS Utah House Doctors: Everyone knows that the market is hot right now and it is the perfect time to sell your home, but what you may not know is using a professional in this type of market will actually make you more money then if you try and sell your home yourself, or sell with a discount brokerage. We have experienced the service of Utah House Doctors, and they make buying and selling homes so easy and painless. You can find them at Instagram at @utahhousedoctors or on their website, http://www.utahhousedoctors.com. Gemmist: Take their easy quiz to get personalized hair products. Use findthemagic at checkout for 20% off the already 20% discount for subscribers at gemmist.com. Thank you for the kind reviews! We appreciate them so much. Here is how to leave a review for us  on iTunes: Open Find the Magic in the podcast app   Scroll to the bottom of the page Click on write a review Tap the stars to rate us and then write us some feedback:) Hit SEND Review of the week! Kayla609 So so good I’ve been a long time listener and I can’t even begin to describe how this podcast has helped me in my motherhood journey. It has truly helped me crawl out of the survival mode hole I was in with two young kids. It has helped me find myself again, take better care of myself, live an intentional life, and continues to help me grow to be a better/happier verion of myself to be a better mom and wife. This podcast has also introduced me to countless books that have also been transformative. This podcast along with the journal has been my life guide and I’m so grateful for it everyday. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/findthemagic/support