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Show Notes-

On this week’s episode of Cultivating the Lovely, host MacKenzie Koppa interviews Lindsay Teague Moreno, the author of the new book Boss Up! This Ain’t Your Mama’s Business Book. Lindsay is a busy wife and mom of 3 girls who has a passion for coaching and encouraging women entrepreneurs. On the podcast today, MacKenzie and Lindsay chat about what it is like to be a mom who is also pursuing a dream to build a business and support her family.

• Lindsay shares her desire to encourage women who want to be entrepreneurs while also being a great mom
• How sometimes pursuing passions beyond homemaking can actually help some women be better moms
• Lindsay’s own story of growing up as an aspiring entrepreneur
• How moving frequently with her husband’s job forced Lindsay to learn what she needed to know for her own business

• How Lindsay’s passion for her work was both her greatest strength and her greatest weakness
• Why Lindsay was so driven to make goals and pursue them with all her energy
• A sneak peek into Boss Up! and some of Lindsay’s tips for women entrepreneurs

You are made for this job, but you need to figure out how to make it work for you. -Lindsay Moreno
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• Being authentic and consistent in your branding and marketing
• How Lindsay uses story in building her business
• The vital importance of excellent customer service in creating loyal followers
• Setting yourself apart by conducting your business with excellence
• A typical day in the life of Lindsay

Current Lovelies-

Lindsay: working through some deep self-care with her new therapist

Resources Mentioned-

Books:

Boss Up!

Movies:

Father of the Bride

Find Lindsay-

You can find Lindsay Teague Moreno on her website, lindsaytm.com. You can also listen to her Boss Up! Podcast. Follow Lindsay across social media on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube and Twitter.

Find MacKenzie-

You can find MacKenzie Koppa on Instagram, Facebook, and the CTL Facebook Group, of course! You can also listen to her family podcast The Same Page!

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Show Notes-

Today’s episode of Cultivating the Lovely, MacKenzie has a chat with author Lisa-Jo Baker all about her new book, The Middle Matters. In addition to being an author, Lisa-Jo is a wife and mother of 3 kids, as well as co-host of the new podcast Out of the Ordinary. MacKenzie and Lisa-Jo have an encouraging and light-hearted conversation about the “real” side of motherhood in the middle years, plus so much more!

• How and why Lisa started writing for moms in the middle years
• The strange stage of being in the middle of marriage and parenting
• The uniqueness of each stage of motherhood, from being a first-time parent, to a parent of teenagers and beyond
• The joys of having older kids and teenagers
• Lisa’s inspiration for writing The Middle Matters

• Shifting perspective to see the beauty in the life you are living right now
• How Lisa wrote her books as if it were a collection of photographs of her own life
• The reaction publishers had when Lisa pitched her book title and idea
• The format of the book in little essays on different subjects
• How Lisa approaches social media and real life friendship by prioritizing loving people
• Finding your pocketful of friends who will be with you through thick and thin
• Dealing with the complicated nature of faith in the middle season
• Realizing that God still loves us even when we mess up
• Lisa talks a little about her new podcast with Christy Purifoy, Out of the Ordinary
• A typical day in Lisa’s life

Current Lovelies-

Lisa-Jo: taking a walk through her neighborhood each day to take a break from screens

MacKenzie: embracing her need for rest and not pushing herself to work out

Resources Mentioned-

Books:

The Middle Matters

Podcasts:

Out of the Ordinary

The Wally Show

Movies and TV:

The Princess Bride

The Mission

Strictly Ballroom

Moulin Rouge

Blackhawk Down

Studio 60

Find Lisa-Jo-

You can find Lisa-Jo Baker on her website, LisaJoBaker.com. You can also follow her across social media on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter.

Find MacKenzie-

You can find MacKenzie Koppa on Instagram, Facebook, and the CTL Facebook Group, of course! You can also listen to her family podcast The Same Page!

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Show Notes-

On Cultivating the Lovely this week, MacKenzie Koppa talks with Heather Avis, author of the new book Scoot Over and Make Some Room: Creating a Space Where Everyone Belongs. Heather and her husband Josh live in Southern California with their three out of the box children. MacKenzie and Heather talk about shifting the narrative surrounding people with different abilities, including:

• How Heather started writing and landed her book deals
• Heather’s message and goal to shift the narrative surrounding different kids
• MacKenzie tells a little of her brother’s spina bifida story
• Heather and MacKenzie talk about being “sriracha mamas” with “marmalade mama” friends
• Shifting perspectives in parenting as you get older and being gentle instead of “judge-y”
• The refining process that happens in motherhood
• Learning to let go of our expectations for our children
• The importance of finding friends who understand and can identify with your situation
• Changing the negative narrative surrounding a diagnosis of a child with differences

• Not assuming low levels of competence or judging by appearances

Teach your kids to view people who are different as able. -Heather Avis
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• Challenging ourselves to believe in the abilities of our children
• Heather’s ideas for normalizing differences
  • Being curious and open to asking questions with love and sensitivity
  • Talking about how everyone is different
  • Exposing children to people who are different, in real life as well as in media choices
• A typical day in the life of Heather’s family

Current Lovelies-

Heather: doing hot yoga on a regular basis to help de-stress and let her mind focus

MacKenzie: following her personalized yoga nidra to restore and relax

Resources Mentioned-

Books:

The Lucky Few

Scoot Over and Make Some Room

Movies:

Big Fish

Find Heather-

You can find Heather Avis on her website, HeatherAvis.com. You can also follow her across social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Find MacKenzie-

You can find MacKenzie Koppa on Instagram, Facebook, and the CTL Facebook Group, of course! You can also listen to her family podcast The Same Page!

Listen to the CTL Podcast-