Since this is our last episode, we thought it only fitting to take a look back at our year in podcasting. Join us as we reflect on what the past year, sharing our biggest lessons as well as the biggest gifts, what we are most proud of and what has changed for us as a result. We also share what's coming next for both of us and how to stay in touch.

We’d love to hear from you!

What were the biggest lessons (or aha's) that came as the result of listening to the podcast? Any favorite memories or transformations that were sparked as the result of these conversations?  

The Episode:

Topics Discussed:

• Why the podcast has been like therapy for us
• How listening back to yourself can give you a healthy dose of perspective
• Why talking has actually made us better listeners, particularly when it comes to ourselves
• The power of conversation and friendships
• The most transformational episodes for each of us
• Why gratitude is such a big deal and how it's made an impact for Emily
• Stillness and quiet, and letting experiences unfold
• The gift of the inner wise woman and how that changed things for Betsy
• Gratitude meditations and sending love to those who need it
• Our goals and intentions for 2018
• Proudest moment from our year of podcasting

Resource Links:

• The Gratitude Diaries* by Janice Kaplan
• Make Miracles in Forty Days* by Melody Beattie
• Thank & Grow Rich* by Pam Grout
• 365 Thank Yous* by John Kralik

Hit us up:

• Betsy on Instagram
• Emily on Instagram and Twitter

We’d love to hear from you!

The Episode:

Topics Discussed:

• Why we chose this topic (spoiler alert: it involves the future of this podcast)
• The 3 pieces Betsy uses to make big decisions
• Emily's preferred method for making changes in her life
• How feelings are an important indicator for creating change
• Deciding whether something is "worth it" or not
• Fighting or accepting change
• The power of choosing to step into change and honor what it brings to your life
• Finding balance through pivoting
• How personal and professional changes follow the same path
• The role of boredom in pivoting and creating change
• What's coming next?

Resource Links:

• The Patience Episode (#21)
• Curiosity and Intuition (#22)
• The Divine Feminine Episode (#18)
• The Female Friendship Episode (#28)
• The Moon Episode with Jen (#33)
• The Dip* by Seth Godin

Hit us up:

• Twitter: @nandfpodcast and #nandfpodcast
• FB Page: nourishandflourishpodcast
• FB Group: Nourish + Flourish
• Email: hello@nourishandflourish.us

We’d love to hear from you!

The Episode:

Topics Discussed:

• The messiness of change
• How not having a safety net can be a really good thing
• Embracing our patterns and how we flow through the cycle of change
• Turns away from center and how to find our way back
• Unexpected versus intentional changes
• Looking for the lessons in everything
• Releasing expectations and allow things to unfold
• Impatience and how it hampers change
• Being honest with yourself about how you deal with the changes in our lives
• The impact of change as we get older
• The lessons and the gifts of going through changes, big and small

Resource Links:

• Invisible Acts of Power* by Caroline Myss
• The Patience Episode (#21)
• The Moon Magic Episode (#40)
• Feel the Fear ... And Do It Anyway* by Susan Jeffers, PhD
• Curiosity and Intuition (#22)

Hit us up:

• Twitter: @nandfpodcast and #nandfpodcast
• FB Page: nourishandflourishpodcast
• FB Group: Nourish + Flourish
• Email: hello@nourishandflourish.us

The topic of today's episode — positivity and optimism — has been something we've wanted to explore for ages. Of course, the days we were scheduled to record were ones where we were feeling anything BUT positive or optimistic.  The good news is, positivity and optimism aren't some pollyanna principles that negate the totality of our human experience. Instead, they are a way of approaching and understanding the world.  So how do we get there? How do we begin to embrace more positivity? How do we challenge the voice in our head that tells us that things are going to hell in a handbasket? We explore those questions and more in Episode #42.

Emily is officially back from her sabbatical and shares the ups and downs that she experienced during her time off. Betsy also talks about what happened for her during this break and where she sees herself going in the upcoming months. 

All in all, this is a doorway into what has been going on in our lives and hearts for the past month and where we are finding balance in the midst of all of this chaos. 

What is the difference between having goals and manifesting things? Is there a practical side of manifestation, as well as a negative one? How exactly DO you manifest something? And how does this impact your life (for better or worse)?

We recently chatted with Kimberly Brown of Manifest Yourself to get to the bottom of these questions, and so much more. We hope you enjoy this deep dive into the world of achieving your goals and dreams through the power of manifestation. 

Resource Links: Kimberly Brown Founder Career + Leadership Coach Manifest Yourself

Kimberly's Affirmation Cards and Teachable School.

We’d love to hear from you!

The Episode:

Topics Discussed:

• Decluttering as a spiritual act
• The liberation of cleaning out our closets and our homes
• Our emotional attachment to clothing
• Pros and cons of a capsule wardrobe
• Make-up and books and what role they play in our lives
• The things that take up space in our lives and homes
• Digital decluttering — email, computer files, deleting apps
• The "porous" act of decluttering and what it unlocks in the process
• What we're really hanging onto when we hang onto stuff
• The emotional weight of physical clutter
• Knowing why you are hanging onto things
• The importance of how our stuff makes us feel
• Creating space by being more intentional about the things we keep
• Figuring out how you want your space to make you feel

Resource Links:

• Poshmark
• Capsule Wardrobe 101
• The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up* by Marie Kondo
• The Money Bootcamp with Denise Duffield-Thomas*
• Get Rich, Lucky Bitch* by Denise Duffield-Thomas

Hit us up:

• Twitter: @nandfpodcast and #nandfpodcast
• FB Page: nourishandflourishpodcast
• FB Group: Nourish + Flourish
• Email: hello@nourishandflourish.us

We’d love to hear from you!

The Episode:

Topics Discussed:

• Aspects of our selves that we don't like — AKA our shadow selves
• The downward spiral of being late
• Staying present to the shadow aspects of ourselves
• Addictive personalities and behaviors
• Red flags and warning signs of when things are out of control
• Impulsivity, regrets, and drama-filled living
• Forgiveness and empathy for the parts of yourself that you don't love
• The gifts of discomfort and pain when creating change
• Our connection to "things"
• Clearly defined values and how that sets the tone
• Using the shadow aspects as an indication that something is off
• Curiosity versus judgment and reactivity

Resource Links:

• The Shadow Effect by Deepak Chopra, Debbie Ford, and Marianne Williamson
• Betsy's blog post on embracing your flaws
• Self-care / self-love episode (#37)

Hit us up:

• Twitter: @nandfpodcast and #nandfpodcast
• FB Page: nourishandflourishpodcast
• FB Group: Nourish + Flourish
• Email: hello@nourishandflourish.us

We’d love to hear from you!

The Episode:

Topics Discussed:

• Self-care as a form of loving up on ourselves
• Taking a break and what that really means
• The myths around time and productivity
• The weight of resentment and anger and what brings those feelings to the surface
• What self-love looks and feels like
• Holding the space without giving too much of yourself in the process
• Needing to feel it to heal it
• Closure, healing, and the gifts in every situation

Resource Links:

• The other self-care episode (#14)
• The episode with Jen Blumenthal (#33)
• Tarot Spreads: tarot-girl.com/tarot-card-spreads/how-to-move-on-tarot-card-spread/">how to move on, life purpose spread, tarot-girl.com/tarot-card-spreads/how-to-move-on-tarot-card-spread/">how to move on
• Emotional Freedom Technique (a.k.a. EFT)
• Cord Cutting Exercise
• Forgiveness work (Ho’oponopono)
• Tarot Cards: The 4 of Swords + The Tower

Hit us up:

• Twitter: @nandfpodcast and #nandfpodcast
• FB Page: nourishandflourishpodcast
• FB Group: Nourish + Flourish
• Email: hello@nourishandflourish.us

We’d love to hear from you!

The Episode:

Topics Discussed:

• An introduction to Sloane Davidson and Hello Neighbor
• Sloane's path to social change
• Giving where you can, when you can
• Using tools like social media to build connections online and off
• Clictivism and choosing how you share your time, talent, and treasure
• Philanthropic goal setting
• The power of starting small and building from there
• Work-life fit versus work-life balance
• Time is the greatest treasure we have
• How refugee and immigrant status is a human issue and not a political one
• Getting back to basics by supporting neighbors the people in your community
• Refugees, Internally Displaced People (IDP), and the resettling process
• Nourishment on a community level
• What nourishment means to Sloane on a personal level

Resource Links:

• Hello Neighbor
• Hello Neighbor on Facebook + Twitter
• Sloane on Twitter
• The National Refugee Resettlement And Immigrant Assistance Database

Hit us up:

• Twitter: @nandfpodcast and #nandfpodcast
• FB Page: nourishandflourishpodcast
• FB Group: Nourish + Flourish
• Email: hello@nourishandflourish.us