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Live Well Anyway

Life is messy, live well anyway. I'll go first! -Formerly Cultivating the Lovely We all live in the middle of our own type of messy but that doesn't mean that we can't live well in the midst of it. In Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie Koppa takes you along as she does just that and shares from her own experiences as well as those of her guests. Listen in for a good dose of reality, information, and humor around the topics of wellness, beauty, style, planning, and life.
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Now displaying: October, 2019
Oct 30, 2019

Using four forms of rest to combat stress and anxiety.

Show Notes-

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On today’s episode of Cultivating the Lovely, host MacKenzie Koppa talks with author and speaker Rebekah Lyons about her new book Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose. Rebekah and her husband Gabe, along with their four children, live and work in Franklin, Tennessee. Together MacKenzie and Rebekah talk about both the why’s and how’s of creating your own rhythms of renewal, including:

  • How Rebekah came to write this book on the topic of rest and renewal
  • Some of the challenges we face in the digital age to establishing good habits of rest and health
  • How our bodies are wired to deal with stress and trap trauma
  • The problem with just medicating to cope instead of truly healing
  • Recognizing the need to get back in touch with our humanity
  • Addressing the real physical components of holistic healing
  • The power of true forgiveness in our own lives (MacKenzie mentions this episode of The Ultimate Health Podcast featuring an interview with Dave Asprey. The forgiveness and gratitude link portion begins around 57:13.)
  • Seeking God’s created natural rhythms for wellness
  • Seeing the way that faith and science actually work together
  • How much God cares about rest and Sabbath
  • The destructive affect of the digital and virtual reality age on relationships and intimacy
  • The problem of shame
  • How being creative helps us come alive
  • Borrowing hope from others
  • What Rebekah’s typical day looks like

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Current Lovelies-

Rebekah: bringing in fresh flowers and growing herbs

MacKenzie: adjusting to the darker evenings with lower light

Resources Mentioned-

Books:

Rhythms of Renewal

The Soul of Shame

Find Rebekah-

You can find Rebekah at rebekahlyons.com. She and her husband have a podcast called Rhythms for Life. You can also follow her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Find MacKenzie-

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

Thanks to Our Sponsors-

Cultivating the Lovely is sponsored by Blume Hug Me deodorant. Get 25% off your first stick, plus free shipping, when you text CULTIVATE to 797979.

This week’s episode is also brought to you Yumi Organic Baby Food. For $60 off your first month, go to HelloYumi.com and enter promo code LOVELY at checkout.

Today’s episode of CTL is brought to you by Honey, the smart online shopping assistant. Get Honey for free when you go to joinhoney.com/lovely.

Today’s episode of CTL is brought to you by BioClarity. Right now you can save 40% offSkin Care Routines, plus 15% off everything else at BioClarity.com when you use coupon code LOVELY at checkout.

 

Oct 23, 2019

A chat with Amanda Anderson about healthy friendships.

Show Notes-

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This week on the CTL podcast, MacKenzie Koppa chats with author and speaker Amanda Anderson about her book All My Friends Have Issues: Building Remarkable Relationships with Imperfect People (Like Me). Together MacKenzie and Amanda cover a range of topics related to building healthy friendships and maintaining good boundaries, including:

  • Amanda talks about her book-writing journey
  • MacKenzie and Amanda discuss the faithfulness required to move toward your goals
  • Authenticity versus intimacy in building relationships
  • Not every friendship needs to be at the same depth
  • Amanda talks about how the idea of “finding your tribe” may not be all that helpful to us in building friendship today
  • Cautions against placing expectations on friends that are too high, unhealthy, or unrealistic
  • The value of having several different people to speak truth into your life
  • Toxic relationships and setting healthy boundaries
  • Rebuke versus restoration in the church
  • What it’s like to have friendships in which you can give and receive correction
  • The difference between hearing hard truths from friends instead of from your spouse
  • Amanda’s typical daily routine
  • Be sure to check out the audio version of All My Friends Have Issues to get the extra bonus chapter that didn’t make it into the print version!

Current Lovelies-

Amanda: finding time to do creative things like sewing projects

MacKenzie: listening to music on Pandora for a change

Resources Mentioned-

Books:

All My Friends Have Issues

Movies:

When Harry Met Sally

Talladega Nights

Find Amanda-

You can find Amanda at heartintraining.com. You can also follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Find MacKenzie-

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

Thanks to Our Sponsors-

Today's episode of CTL is brought to you by Plan to Eat meal planning service. Visit PlanToEat.com/LOVELY to start your free 60-day trial instead of the normal 30-day trial.

Cultivating the Lovely is also sponsored by the Homer reading app. Visit learnwithhomer.com/lovely for a free 30-day trial.

This week's episode is also brought to you Yumi Organic Baby Food. For $60 off your first month, go to HelloYumi.comand enter promo code LOVELY at checkout.

Oct 16, 2019

On this week's episode of Cultivating the Lovely, we get to hear the rest of MacKenzie's conversation with Brooke Rasmussen. Last time we left off on the cusp of Brooke's family moving to Israel, so we pick up at that point in their story. If you didn't listen to the first half of MacKenzie and Brooke's chat, go back and listen to Episode 137 here.

  • What it was like moving to Jerusalem and being in the place that Biblical history took place
  • How Brooke used journalling to find herself in the midst of overwhelm
  • The cultural differences between Israel, Poland and the U. S. and learning to change expectations for social interactions
  • Why it is often harder for the stay-at-home mom to forge community in a new country and culture than for the rest of the family
  • How Brooke felt when she found other people who understood her experience
  • Learning to let relationships last for certain seasons
  • The Rasmussens' decision to resign from diplomatic service and move to Brooke's hometown
  • Enjoying living close to grandparents and having a family different dynamic
  • Settling in and learning to live where you are, instead of always looking ahead to the next thing
  • A typical day in Brooke's family

Current Lovelies-

Brooke: enjoying running for fun for the first time

MacKenzie: reading fun fiction, listening to entertaining podcasts and trying to distract herself

Resources Mentioned-

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Podcasts:

Jordan B. Peterson

Movies:

Lars and the Real Girl

 

Thanks to Our Sponsors-

CTL is brought to you by Plan to Eat meal planning service. Visit PlanToEat.com/LOVELY to start your free 60-day trial instead of the normal 30-day trial.

Thanks to VistaPrint for sponsoring this episode of CTL. Get FREE SHIPPING on all business cards, any style, any quantity, when you order from VistaPrint.com/LOVELY.

This week’s episode of CTL is also sponsored by Grove. As a CTL listener, you can get a FREE 5-piece Mrs. Meyers fall cleaning set at Grove.co/LOVELY, plus free shipping and a free 60-day VIP trial with your first order.

Find MacKenzie-

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

Oct 9, 2019
Show Notes-

On today's episode of CTL, we have the first of a special two-part series with MacKenzie Koppa and her high-school friend Brooke Rasmussen. Brooke and her husband, along with their seven children, have lived around the world. Today, MacKenzie and Brooke chat all about what it was like to move to so many unique places and adjust to many different cultures.

  • Brooke talks about their first tour when her husband was a diplomat in Eritrea, Africa
    • Learning to live with less, especially where food is concerned
    • Changing her perspective on pity versus generosity
    • Equipping their family to handle future challenges
    • Learning that language is not always that big of a barrier
    • Shifting perspective on chasing beauty by cultural standards
  • The transition from Africa to Poland, in the States for training
  • Brooke talks about life in Warsaw, Poland
    • Ease of travel and abundance of food
    • Enjoying the history and cultures in and around Poland
    • Getting used to having babies amidst transition periods
    • The blessing of having friends nearby for the kids
  • The difference in other cultures' views on family size
  • Returning to the U.S. for a home assignment
  • The decision to take an assignment in Jerusalem

 

Tune in next week to hear the rest of MacKenzie and Brooke's discussion and find out about the Rasmussen's time in Jerusalem, plus so much more!

Find MacKenzie-

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

Thanks to Our Sponsors-

Today's episode of CTL is brought to you by Policy Genius. Go to PolicyGenius.com to find the right coverage for you and your family.

This week's episode is also sponsored by EverlyWell. For 15% OFF you own at home lab test kit, go to EverlyWell.com/LOVELY and enter code LOVELY at checkout.

Cultivating the Lovely is also sponsored by Plan to Eat meal planning service. Visit PlanToEat.com/LOVELY to start your free 60-day trial instead of the normal 30-day trial.

 

Oct 2, 2019

This week on the CTL podcast, MacKenzie Koppa chats with Erin Moon. Erin is the COO of the PopcastMedia Group and resident scholar of the Bible Binge podcast, plus being a Bible study author. Erin is also a busy wife and mother living in Birmingham, Alabama.

  • Erin tells her story, starting with her experiences at Christian summer camp
  • How Erin got involved in creating content and writing Bible studies for ministries
  • Taking on the responsibility of studying the Bible instead of being intimidated
  • MacKenzie and Erin chat about the Bible Binge podcast
  • The benefit of having some pushback in discussing the Word of God
  • Differentiating between surface issues and creed-level issues of faith
  • How Erin came to work with The Popcast and the Bible Binge podcasts
  • MacKenzie and Erin chat about how they use their enneagram types in their work and relationships
  • Erin talks about her new devotional coming out this week, The Comfortable Words
  • MacKenzie asks Erin about how she and her husband keep their relationship healthy with totally unique personalities and interests
  • Erin's typical daily rhythm

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Current Lovelies-

Erin:doing yoga and morning and evening stretches

MacKenzie:reading fluffy fiction to wind down at the end of the day

Resources Mentioned-

Podcast:

The Bible for Normal People

The Big Boo Cast

The Cut

Every Little Thing

Heavyweight

Invisibilia

The Next Right Thing

Revisionist History

Stuff You Missed in History Class

With Friends Like These

Without Fail

Criminal

Movies:

Notting Hill

Mrs. Winterbourne

From Justin To Kelly

Find Erin-

You can find Erin at erinhmoon.com. You can also follow her on Instagram @erinhmoon.

Find MacKenzie-

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

Thanks to Our Sponsors-

Today's episode of CTL is brought to you by Honey, the smart online shopping assistant. Get Honey for free when you go to joinhoney.com/lovely.

This week's episode is also sponsored by BioClarity. Right now you can save 40% off Skin Care Routines, plus 15% off everything else at BioClarity.com when you use coupon code LOVELY at checkout.

Cultivating the Lovely is also sponsored by the Homer reading app. Visit learnwithhomer.com/lovely for a free 30-day trial.

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