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Join us while we connect with a woman who truly understands what a very full plate means.

Stephanie Cahill is an oncology nurse, a special needs mom, a dedicated wife and a fantastic advocate for better and cleaner beauty products. In today’s episode, Stephanie shares some of the realities of her personal journey – we think you may relate. But that’s not all. Stephanie also provides an immense amount of knowledge and multiple resources for those seeking help when it comes to living healthier lives and in her case, taking the reins to make a real difference on a larger scale.

She covers everything from food budgeting to requesting an all-natural tube feed in hospitals to safe beauty and home products. Get ready, because there are lots of great useful and super actionable tips in here on how to reduce your family’s toxic load easily starting today.

Resources mentioned on this episode:

• https://www.youneedabudget.com/
• https://www.cleanerstephanie.com/
• https://www.ewg.org/apps/
• https://www.vermontnaturalbeef.com/
• https://gretchenrubin.com/2014/05/secret-of-adulthood-outer-order-contributes-to-inner-calm/
• https://www.mollyssuds.com/

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You’ve been focused on feeding your family healthy food and making good choices, but have you spent time to consider the other ways that your family might be getting exposed to chemicals? Today we’re talking to Brianne Pruitt of Hippie Dippie Mom, who’s going to share her wisdom as a nurse, mom, and certified health coach, on how to detoxify your life.

In this conversation we talk about:

• Easy ways to start detoxifying your life
• The 1 ingredient to look for on cleaning and personal care products
• Easy switches you can make to reduce the chemicals in your home
• The mindset tip to keep from getting overwhelmed while making changes

Resources we talked about in this episode:

• Bri’s Resource List
• Bri’s Facebook page
• Diva Cup (affiliate link)

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Are you super busy but still want to feel really good about the food you’re buying and feeding to your family? Are you concerned about how your food choices impact the environment but don’t have a lot of time to spend fine-tuning them? Today’s episode is for you!

We’re here to share 4 things you could start doing today to feel better about your food choices. We include lots of practical tips on being more conscientious about your food, including your family in the food they eat, and voting with your dollars.

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References from this episode:

• Episode 28 with Shannon Hulley
• Episode 29 with Noah Kellerman
• Episode 30: Tips for Sourcing Different Products

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Join us today as we explore some of the ways that our co-hosts, Amy and Emily, have found to make more conscious food decisions. We share a real parents’ perspective on how we think about buying: produce, seafood, meat, dairy, and eggs. But it’s not all about perfection! We share both our aspirational guidelines as well as the reality of shopping within a budget and at the places we most frequently visit.

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Resources we mentioned in this episode:

• Dirty Dozen – one of the ways we prioritize what products to buy organic
• Marine Stewardship Council  – look for this label for responsibly caught seafood

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This week’s episode is for all the parents who want to think more about where their food comes from! Emily is talking with Noah Kellerman of Alprilla Farm in Essex, MA.

Noah has tons to share from his perspective as a farmer who is serving local MA families through his CSA program. Some of the tidbits you may love include:

• How his early exposure to veggie gardens cultivated his love for farming (hint, hint)
• The connection between weather and life on a farm
• The impact of CSA membership on seasonal eating
• Ways in which we can incorporate CSAs or sourcing from a local farm into our lives simply
• Tips for starting your first small garden

Want to check out Noah’s farm? You can find it at http://alprillafarm.com/

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This week we’re talking with Shannon Hulley, a food-savvy mom who has worked on sustainable purchasing for large catering companies. Shannon brings a realistic and aspirational perspective on what conscientious food purchasing can look like for busy parents and beyond.

We cover many topics including:

• What items are best purchased organic
• How to purchase items that are consciously grown or raised
• Strategies to waste less food
• How buying and eating seasonally can help you get more focused in the kitchen

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Some resources we discussed:

• EWG’s Dirty Dozen

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For our final interview in fitness month, we’re exploring the mindset around fitting fitness in with someone who is more than qualified to talk about it. Marta Sprik is an entrepreneur and mom of 3 two and a half-year-olds. Yes, she has triplets and still manages to meet her fitness goals!

Marta shares with us her tips and tricks for finding time for fitness, but also shares a lot of great mindset hacks around prioritizing the things that are important to you and making yourself and your own goals as a parent a priority.

Want to hear more from Marta? You can find her at:

• www.martaspirk.coach
• On Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/spirkmarta
• On her podcast Mom Does it All (Amy was a guest on episode 11)

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