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I can't believe it's been nearly a year and a half since I posted on THIS BLOG. A.k.a, formerly my only blog. A.k.a, the place where I've built my own little hub and magical space on the internet where you all have supported me for the last 13 years and then some. If you've been - [My Thoughts on the Healing Belle Controversy](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/03/14/my-thoughts-on-the-healing-belle-controversy/) - Hi babes! I am home in Sacramento for the weekend (Nor Cal, what up!) and couldn't be more cozy on my couch, cross-legged, flannel pajamas, sipping a smoothie, with my dad working on his adding machine nearby (yes, his adding machine...), & with NOTHING on my agenda today except to rest up for tomorrow's half-marathon - [12 Things Tuesday: We're Back! Today, at least!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2024/06/25/12-things-tuesday-were-back-today-at-least/) - My loves!! OMG, what a time it has been. What an initiation. What an absolute... shit show, to be honest. Just wow wow. If you have been following along on Instagram, The Quantum Method, the podcast, anywhere, then you know the last month has been a wild ride. Really, the last four months. But we will - [12 Things Tuesday! 🌟](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2024/02/20/12-things-tuesday-🌟-2/) - Hiii fam!! Happy, happy 12 things Tuesday!! I missed last week's post due to a major influx of things going on in ~life~ lately. I will explain more below. Anyway, how is everyone else doing today? Can you believe it's already Pisces season?! I somehow feel like this year is flying in a way that - [TBV Babe of the Week: Superfood Goddess Sophie Jaffe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/08/14/tbv-babe-of-the-week-superfood-goddess-sophie-jaffe/) - Happy Friday, beautiful babes! Two really awesome things are going down right now: I am headed to Chicago today to speak at the Create + Cultivate conference (eek, SO EXCITED) & I am featuring my soul sister gal pal sista friend healthy rockstar yogi love Sophie on the bloggy today as our Truth Balance Virtue Babe of the Week. - [TBV Babe of the Week: the lovely Rachelle Tratt](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/07/31/tbv-babe-of-the-week-the-lovely-rachelle-tratt/) - Hellllooo my beautiful loves, and welcome to our second official TBV Babe of the Week! Miss Natasia Lutes kicked it off last week with a real bang, and we are so stoked to be adding to our TBV babe gang this week with the incredibly soul-shining & inspirational beauty Rachelle Tratt !!! Below Rachelle is rocking her fav - [My Current Detox & Healing Routine + Health Updates 🌿](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2021/02/04/my-current-detox-healing-routine-health-updates/) - Hello, hello my beautiful souls! How is everyone doing? January flew by. I cannot believe it's already February, and that we've passed my favorite date of the year 2/01 🤩. I really feel it has been an interesting year so far, with as many downs as ups. At least for me. I know everyone was - [12 Things Tuesday! Life Updates, Pneumonia, Book Things, Spiritual Stuff, & More](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2024/05/28/12-things-tuesday-life-updates-pneumonia-book-things-spiritual-stuff-more/) - Battling pneumonia while 32 weeks pregnant has been challenging. From spiritual reflections to book news, join me in my journey. - [15 Things I've Learned From Raising My Vibration 🚀](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2024/02/28/15-things-ive-learned-from-raising-my-vibration-🚀/) - Discover empowering life lessons on self-growth, authenticity, and inner peace. Embrace your journey and unlock your true potential. - [12 Things Tuesday ♡](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2024/03/05/12-things-tuesday-♡-5/) - Join me on a nostalgic journey through old memories, explore healing with red light therapy, discover my favorite shows, meditation challenges, and more - [12 Things Tuesday + Things You May Not Know About Me!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2024/03/12/12-things-tuesday-things-you-may-not-know-about-me/) - Discover detailed memories, yoga journey, water obsession, and more quirky facts about wellness influencer Jordan Younger. Plus, enjoy exclusive discounts! - [8 Happy Things Lately ♡](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2024/03/14/8-happy-things-lately-♡/) - Unlock intuition, Q&A with the celeb psychic Nikki Novo, pregnancy updates, and more! Sign up now for exclusive access and special offers. - [12 things Tuesday! <3](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2024/03/19/12-things-tuesday-13/) - Dive into personal growth, pregnancy updates, and community insights. Comment below to join the conversation and become a founding member today! - [12 Things Tuesday! 🤍](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2024/03/26/12-things-tuesday-🤍/) - Feeling the lunar eclipse energy? Join our journey through pregnancy, yoga, and spiritual insights. Discover more and become a founding member today! - [12 Things Tuesday!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2024/04/02/12-things-tuesday-14/) - Life is moving fast with house hunting, pregnancy, and new launches! Discover our journey and join the fun. Comment with your email for exclusive updates! - [12 Things Tuesday!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2024/04/23/12-things-tuesday-15/) - Battling a tough illness but cherishing solo time with my son. Discover new meditations, wellness tips, and our sold-out TBB merch. - [Let's Talk About Pleiadians, Shall We?](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2024/05/03/lets-talk-about-pleiadians-shall-we/) - My spiritual awakening and healing journey through cosmic consciousness and the wisdom of the Pleiadians. Join me on Substack for in-depth starseed content. - [12 Things Tuesday!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2024/05/07/12-things-tuesday-16/) - The latest from my Substack journey, exciting pregnancy updates, our May Mental Health Challenge, and more in this week's 12 Things Tuesday! - [The Rehydration Acai Bowl ft. Liquid I.V.](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/02/02/the-rehydration-acai-bowl-ft-liquid-i-v/) - Happy FEB! February is going to be the month of hydration on TBB. With my half marathon coming up next month staying hydrated is extra important for me right now. But even if you don't have a rigorous workout routine that you follow, hydration should be huuuugely significant to you because when we are hydrated, we - [12 Things Tuesday From The Sky!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/07/25/12-things-tuesday-from-the-sky/) - Hiiii besties and happy Leo season!! I am writing this 12 things Tuesday to you from the sky today — we are flying to Sacramento as we speak for a little week in my hometown. I am so excited to be there and I am also thrilled it’s no longer 110 degrees there, at least - [Loving Lately 10.16.14](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/10/16/loving-lately-10-16-14/) - Hello, hello! I know that I promised a TBB Guide to NYC yesterday, but A) I got so flippin' writing-happy while I was making it that I decided to cut it into several sections... starting with the best part, of course: FOOD. Then I decided I was still so riled up about my "Open Letter to the - [Taking My Blog to the Next Level](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/03/04/taking-my-blog-to-the-next-level/) - Hiii babes. Thank you so much for all the love on my Choosing Peace (despite the haters) blog post yesterday. I am SO glad we are all on the same page -- positivity trumps all. This is a place for happiness. Real, authentic emotions, but happiness nonetheless. Now that we have that out of the way, I - [The Inaugural TBV Apparel Babe of the Week: Model+Yogi Natasia Lutes](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/07/24/the-inaugural-tbv-apparel-babe-of-the-week-modelyogi-natasia-lutes/) - Hi guys! If you receive my weekly newsletter, then you know I have been planning a verrryyyy exciting new weekly installment here on TBB. From now on, each Friday I will be featuring a "Truth Balance Virtue Babe of the Week!" Spoilers: This #TBVBabe Natasia is our inaugural babe of the week, annddd if you haven't already - [In Case You Were Wondering what "LiketoKNOWit" on Instagram Means...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/08/05/in-case-you-were-wondering-what-liketoknowit-on-instagram-means/) - Hey beauties! First off, it's August. WHAT? This month has been nutso so far, and we are only 5 days in! I thought I was going to spend the month settling into my new place, getting back into my routine and getting my bloggy bloggin' on every day, but... such as life, new things pop - [TBV Babe of the Week // Social Media Maven Calli Cholodenko](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/08/07/tbv-babe-of-the-week-social-media-maven-calli-cholodenko/) - Hi babes! My question for you is... HOW is it already Friday again? This week whizzed by, and everyone I've talked to about it unanimously agrees. I am always so fascinated by how some weeks feel very fast and others feel slower, and somehow most people tend to agree on the rate at which they felt it went - [You Know I Love Activewear, But Here's a Reason WHY...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/08/10/you-know-i-love-activewear-but-heres-a-reason-why/) - Hi guys! So, I know you already know that I am completely obsessed with activewear and wear it about 95% of the time. If you're new to this bloggy, 95% is not an exaggeration. I live in workout clothes, and I even wear them out to events and dress them up by piecing them with - [Loving Lately, September Style](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/09/24/loving-lately-september-style/) - Hi loves! It's been a little bit since my last Loving Lately post, but truth be told writing about what I am loving lately is probably my favorite type of post to write... Mainly because I freaking love lists, and if all forms of expression could be summed up in list form I would be the happiest person - [Vegan Chocolate Vanilla Swirl Truffle Ball Recipe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/10/05/vegan-chocolate-vanilla-swirl-truffle-ball-recipe/) - Hello, my beauties! I hope everyone had a great weekend. I took the weekend to chill out, clean up around the apartment, do my laundry (fun times), get my marathon training on with my NutriBullet team, spend time with some good friends, go kayaking in the Marina, and LOUNGE on my brand new couch with Huddy. - [Our New Meditation Platform is Officially Live!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2024/02/02/our-new-meditation-platform-is-officially-live/) - Discover the journey behind our transformative membership meditation platform. Dive into Pleiadian wisdom, meditations, live events, and more! - [Things I'm Loving Lately](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/08/28/things-im-loving-lately-3/) - Hi, babes! Today’s Things I’m Loving Lately has a bit of a theme, because I have a whole new appreciation for the small things ever since a very unlucky day I experienced on Tuesday. Have you ever seen the previews for that kid’s movie “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day?” with - [Things I'm Loving Lately](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/08/08/things-im-loving-lately-2/) - Happppy Friday! It’s been a while since I’ve done a Things I’m Loving Lately post. It’s about time to hop back on that train because A) it’s fun to talk about lovable things, and B) there are a LOT of awesome happenings going on / things I’ve noticed that I want to share. Before I - [Things I'm Loving Lately](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/04/18/things-im-loving-lately/) - 1. Detox Water – Alright, I’m calling it detox water, but I really don’t know what the term is for sliced fresh fruit, herbs and lime in chilled water. Might as well be fruit water, because once you sip up all your h2o you’re obvi going to munch on the fruity goodness. I started dabbling - [12 Things Tuesday <3](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/02/07/12-things-tuesday-2/) - Hi besties! I am back for another 12 things Tuesday. I got this idea from my favorite blogger Amber Fillerup, and have been so excited to have a reason to stay consistent with my weekly blogging again. I used to blog EVERY DAY (who has been here since that time?!) and in recent years with - [12 Things Tuesday! 🌟](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/03/21/12-things-tuesday-🌟/) - Hi fam! Happy 12 things Tuesday! I love that this is becoming something consistent that we all look forward to. And by "we all" I mean myself and all of the nice comments I keep getting from you guys... so I hope I am not just speaking for myself on this one! 😂 If this weekly - [12 Things Tuesday! 💫](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/05/09/12-things-tuesday-💫/) - Guys! Hiiii! OMG, I have been writing my heart out in Costa Rica for the last week and I can not even tell you how much this trip rejuvenated my soul. I have pretty much never hit a wall with writing before, not even in college or grad school when I would type out 50-page - [12 Things Tuesday!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/05/16/12-things-tuesday-4/) - Hi, hi my besties! I hope everyone is having a beautiful week so far. We are going to get right into today's 12 Things Tuesday & we are gonna keep it short and sweet today (I know, who am I?!) because I have a day full of podcast recordings ahead of us and I still - [12 Things Tuesday ♡](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/08/01/12-things-tuesday-♡/) - Helloooo and happy 12 things Tuesday!! Also, happy August!! 5 years ago today Jonathan proposed to me, I cannot believe it's already been that long. Such a special day for us!!! It was the 1st day of the 20th month of us dating -- a.k.a a 201. That man really knows me. :) I am - [12 Things Tuesday!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/08/22/12-things-tuesday-5/) - Hi besties! Happiest Tuesday! I am currently in Malibu getting settled in to do some book edits for the afternoon, and am finally getting to today's 12 things!! I woke up soooo out of it and exhausted today I wasn't sure I was going to be able to bring today's post to life -- but - [12 Things Tuesday!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/09/05/12-things-tuesday-7/) - Hello my loves! How was everyone's long weekend? We had such a fun time, and it really reminded me that I believe every week should be a 4 day work week, 3 day weekend. I just think it's so nice to have that extra day at home with family, getting organized, spending time together, having - [12 Things Tuesday!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/09/19/12-things-tuesday-8/) - Hi hi, happy Tuesday! Thank you so much for all of the love and support on the launch of the new angel number collection last week -- ahh!! It means the world. You can still get your hands on this collection (hoodies will be limited edition!) & if you have any Virgos or Libras in - [12 Things Tuesday!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/09/26/12-things-tuesday-9/) - Hiii from my bed!! I usually write this from my unofficial office by the ocean in Malibu, but today I am bringing it back to my roots and writing from my comfy, cozy bed. I am getting a little extra downtime in today and I will tell you why below. Hope everyone is having a - [12 Things Tuesday ♡](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/10/17/12-things-tuesday-♡-2/) - Hello, hello! Happy 12 things Tuesday! How is everyone doing? We are back from Cabo, most relaxing time ever, and I am excited to connect with you guys today. I know there has been a lot of heaviness in the world these last few weeks, and I am holding all of the space for however - [12 Things Tuesday!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/12/05/12-things-tuesday-11/) - Hello, hello to my favorite people in the world! When this post goes live I will be on a plane to Kauai... ahhh! I am so excited. I will definitely do a Kauai travel guide + musts list when I return, that is always a big request from you guys. I just searched my blog - [12 Things Tuesday ♡](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/12/12/12-things-tuesday-♡-4/) - Hiii besties and happy Tuesday!!! This post is going out later than usual today, but I would not miss a Tuesday to chat with you guys. We got home late from Kauai last night - and I mean laaaate. As in, Atticus was running around our apartment at midnight playing basketball with my dad 😂 - [12 Things Tuesday <3](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2024/02/06/12-things-tuesday-12/) - Hello my most wonderful humans! Welcome back to my favorite post & chit chat with you of the week... 12 Things Tuesday! It has been such a whirlwind over here, and so much fun having my brand new meditation & membership platform out in the world, ahhh! Have you joined us yet?! If so I - [12 Things Tuesday! 💫](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/06/20/12-things-tuesday-💫-2/) - Helllooo, besties! I am writing today from Malibu and it has been a heavenly day. I have my love by my side (we never get days like this!!!), just the two of us, I just wrote 9,000 words of my book (ahhh!) and he's getting a bunch of work done. We had a delicious meal - [Souls Wrapped in Skin- Reintroducing New Foods, Dealing with IBS, & Listening to My Body!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/06/25/souls-wrapped-in-skin-reintroducing-new-foods-dealing-with-ibs-listening-to-my-body/) - Hello, beautiful friends! Thank you for all of the love on the new site layout -- I am so overjoyed about it. I cannot even handle how much I feel it represents my heart and soul now, and the direction that my brand is moving. If ya couldn't tell from the branding, I feel the - [Labor Day Weekend + Our True Roots TigerNut Giveaway!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/08/30/labor-day-weekend-organic-gemini-tigernut-giveaway/) - Hey y’allll!! It’s Labor Day Weekend… a.k.a the weekend were everyone in America has a 3.5 day weekend and I feel obligated to take Monday off so I can do fun things with my friends. It’s a funny little thing, working for yourself, isn’t it? And even though it means having a super alternative schedule, - [Top 5 Foods for Glowing Skin](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/10/21/top-5-foods-for-glowing-skin/) - Hiii my babes! Earlier this week I took to Snapchat to ask you guys what you wanted to see on the blog this week. I have had a lot of feedback lately that you guys miss my recipe posts, "how to stay healthy on the go" posts, and my LISTS. I used to write a sh*t ton - [Baby Get Your SHINE ON!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/10/01/baby-get-your-shine-on/) - Sooo if you know a thing or two about my personality, you know that I am always open to trying anything that will help me channel my inner CALM. I am notoriously high strung, full of energy, an overanalyzer, stresser to the max & a total insomniac. I can hide it well in most settings, but when - [TBV Apparel Giveawayyy!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/09/30/tbv-apparel-giveawayyy/) - Hi loves! Exciting news ALLLL around. My publishing company has officially received the early copies of the FINAL PRODUCT of my book! They had 16 copies available for friends/family that I swiftly sent off to 16 people who I am super duper close to to get an early glimpse at the book, give it a review, etc. - [10 Things You Should Know About Orthorexia](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/09/15/10-things-you-should-know-about-orthorexia/) - Hi babes! Ahhh, the whirlwind of life, RIGHT? I mean, all I wanna do is sit here and blog and talk to you guys and create new content for the site, and all I seem to be able to do these days is travel my booty off, get ready for the BOOK to come out - [Who loves ACAI BOWLS?](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/09/01/who-loves-acai-bowls/) - YO! How’s everyone doing this week? Today I have some pretty frickin’ exciting news… And although I am getting down with nature right now in Seattle at Eddie Bauer’s influencer summit, I am taking a break from kayaking in the crystal blue Whidbey island water & hiking the beautious western mountains to say, GUESS WHAT?!! - [TBV Babe the Week: The Inspirational Heart Throb Maddy Moon](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/08/21/tbv-babe-the-week-the-inspirational-heart-throb-maddy-moon/) - TBV Apparel x Maddy Moon A.K.A A Very Truth, Balance, Virtue & BABE-A-LICIOUS Collab! HAPPY FRIDAYYYY my lover loves. This week has been nothing short of UPSIDE DOWN (not in a bad way but you feel me?) after returning from Chicago annddd simultaneously preparing for some fun trips coming up over the next few weeks. Plus my mama - [Breaking Vegan Preorder Giveaway Winners... DRUM ROLL, PLEASE!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/07/27/breaking-vegan-preorder-giveaway-winners-drum-roll-please/) - Hiiii lover loves, guess what?! I have finally chosen the winners of the #TBBTribe Breaking Vegan Book Preorder GIVEAWAY! It took me a while to choose because, well, you guys all rock, and I am so, SOOOO grateful to everyone who preordered right off the bat & continues to preorder. This preorder period will go - [Name Your Favorite...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/03/26/name-your-favorite/) - Hi loves! I want to start doing more of these "behind the scenes" survey question posts because I know that when I am reading someone else's blog, I want to feel like I know them. If I like someone's blog then above all I pretty much just wanna be friends with them (and I find what - [Recovery Series #6 // Chocolate Covered Katie](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/10/17/recovery-series-6-chocolate-covered-katie/) - "Chocolate Covered Katie Anorexic" is the second thing that comes up when you Google search healthy dessert blogging extraordinaire CCK on the internet. Right below her Black Bean Brownies and right before her Cookie Dough Dip (my personal fav), is something extremely personal and quite ridiculous. Needless to say, this girl is no newbie to the land - [12 Things Tuesday, Exciting Things Coming! ♡](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2024/01/30/12-things-tuesday-exciting-things-coming-♡/) - Helllooo my favorite people!! ♡ How is everyone doing today? Happy, happy Tuesday. Can we believe it's still January? I have been seeing the funniest memes all over IG saying "Happy January 45th" or "It's been 2024 for 19382920 days now and we're still in January," lol, and that is exactly how I feel. It - [Vibes Don't Lie + an AWESOME Giveaway](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/02/04/new-tbv-apparel-design-release-an-awesome-satya-jewelry-giveaway/) - Hi all! Todayyy is the day we have been waiting for over here in TBB Land! The release of our newest TBV Apparel design in collaboration with the incredible & inspirational Satya Jewelry. Shockingly I have been able to keep the t-shirt phrase a secret ever since we came up with it in the Fall... Who am I?! - [▶ ▷ ▶ ▷ Loving Lately 12.4.14](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/12/04/▶-▷-▶-▷-loving-lately-12-4-14/) - It's Thurrrsdayyyyy, which means it's one of my favorite blogging days of the week (okay, all of them have a special place in my heart, but I really love Thursdays). Thursdays = Loving Lately, where I get to tell you all about the myriad of things I am currently in love with. Since today's list - [The Balanced Blonde App Launch Party RECAP!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/11/17/the-balanced-blonde-app-launch-party-recap/) - Hello, beautiful people! I am still buzzing from the incredible energy of The Balanced Blonde App Launch Party, #thebalancedsoiree, last Thursday night… and today’s post is all about recapping the vibe and the dirty deets so that each and every one of you can experience a bit of the magic that was the celebration! Obviously - [Things I'm Loving Lately // 9.25.14](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/25/things-im-loving-lately-9-25-14/) - Hi everybody! I can’t tell you how nice it is to sit down and write this blog post, knowing that I am going to post it right after I finish writing it and checking for typos. The immediacy of blogging is one of the things I love the very most about it (I’m an impatient - [Oh, Lady Cakes Q&A!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/08/15/oh-lady-cakes-qa/) - Guess what?! My site redesign is officially happening in FOUR days. Count ‘em... Four! Think it’s about time? I mean, I did switch over to @thebalancedblonde on Instagram nearly two months ago, so it’s only been a matter of time until the bloggy would take over as TBB, too. I. CAN'T. WAIT. TO SHOW YOU - [Wild Watermelon Salad Recipe + Technology Addiction!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/07/22/wild-watermelon-salad-recipe-technology-addiction/) - Disclosure: This post was sponsored by smartwater through their partnership with POPSUGAR Select. While I was compensated to write a post about smartwater, all opinions are my own. Hello, loves! I am so thrilled to share this post with you because it has to do with something I am extremely passionate about – looking up - [12 Things Tuesday: TBB Must Haves!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/09/12/12-things-tuesday-tbb-must-haves/) - My loves, helllooo! Happy Tuesday!! Welcome to our weekly post, honestly the thing I get most excited to do each week. Well, that and the podcast. I thought today we'd do something different and do a "TBB Must Haves" for our 12 things!! I have so many little elements in my daily routine that I - [Interview with Max Goldberg of the Pressed Juice Directory](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/12/22/interview-with-max-goldberg-of-the-pressed-juice-directory/) - I recently had the opportunity to spend an afternoon with Max Goldberg, organic food guru and creator of the Pressed Organic Juice Directory. Max and I went to an awesome Ashtanga yoga class and had an all organic (and vegan!) lunch at Angelica Kitchen in the East Village. Max is hugely inspiring to me because not - [Grocery List](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/09/26/grocery-list/) - Hello, lovelies! I have gotten several requests lately to do a grocery list for people who are making the transition into the vegan lifestyle. I absolutely love this idea, because I think one of the main things that deter people from making changes in their diet is the fear that they won’t do it right, - [💧 My Latest Water & Juice Fasting Experience: 2 Weeks of Deep, Deep Healing 💧](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/04/14/my-latest-water-juice-fasting-experience-2-weeks-of-deep-deep-healing/) - Hellllo, you guys! How is everyone doing? What wild times we are in... and that is an understatement... I am thinking of you all so much as this unprecedented experience we are all living through continues to unfold. I for one have been using this time for deep, deep healing. In my own very intimately - [Tips for IBS, Bloating, Stomach Pain, & STRESS During This Wild Time <3](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/06/12/tips-for-ibs-bloating-stomach-pain-stress-during-this-wild-time/) - HI GUYS! How are you feeling this week? It's more than okay to be feeling all over the place. In fact, if you're not feeling all over the place... tell me your secret. The climate is heavy right now. Very. And if you're here I am guessing you may feel similarly to me and be - [Brands I Am Loving Lately - HEALTHY, Non-Toxic, TBB Approved!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/08/24/brands-i-am-loving-lately-healthy-non-toxic-tbb-approved/) - Helllooo, hello my loves!! How is it almost September already? What is this world coming to? How is 2020 flying on by yet also the longest damn year of all of our lives? I for one feel like I am in a time warp. All who agree say "I 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️!!" Yeah, so that's the dealio. - [My Experience Detoxing from Adderall & Birth Control](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2021/01/20/my-experience-detoxing-from-adderall-birth-control/) - Hello my loves! I am writing to you from Miami today... Oh my god, it is heavenly here. I didn't know how I would feel being away from Jonathan & Hudson for the first time in so long but now that I am settled into this trip my entire nervous system is releasing a huuuuuge - [Dealing with Darkness & My Powerful Past Life Regression Experience ✨](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/10/27/dealing-with-darkness-my-powerful-past-life-regression-experience/) - Sometimes I wake up and my mind goes instantly to a dark place. Like, I get really sad that my dreams are over and I need to proceed with the day in waking reality where my body hurts, my head throbs, my anxiety rages, and there is always a list of things to do. And I - [✨ the great conjunction ✨ what is it? how to prepare? let's harness that portal energy! ✨](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/12/19/thegreatconjunction/) - Hello my angels!! You've probably heard by now that something very special & potent is happening astrologically on December 21st, and if you haven't then let me be the first to tell you. ✨ (Specifically at 12:21pm as well as right after Sunset... and also at 2:01am WHICH LITERALLY makes my heart leap out of - [Spiritual Moms Club Has ARRIVED! the full story... <3](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/04/28/spiritual-moms-club-has-arrived-the-full-story/) - Guys!! Hi!! I have a huge announcement to make and we are going to do it old school bloggy style for the mems. Drum roll please: SPIRITUAL MOMS CLUB HAS ARRIVED! The mom & baby merch of our literal dreams. It's here! It's live! Just in time to get your hands on it for Mother's Day. :) - [12 Things Tuesday: Detox Edition!! 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I feel like there is a lot of fun stuff happening and lots of cool little product/brand/life discoveries I have made lately that I can spill the tea on today... so shall we get started?! 12 Things Tuesday, Baby! - [12 Things! ♡](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2024/01/17/12-things-♡/) - Hiii my loves, I am coming into your inbox today on a Wednesday because funny story... last night Jonathan said to me, "You didn't have a 12 Things Tuesday post today!" and I said, "Yes because tomorrow is Tuesday!!" and he said, "No... today is Tuesday." LOL so I realized that because of the three - [12 Things Tuesday... Did You See Our News?!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2024/01/09/12-things-tuesday-did-you-see-our-news/) - Hiiii my loves!!!! Happy Tuesday! Today is a special edition of 12 things Tuesday, because we have some exciting news. ;) Have you been on Instagram today...?! Actually, I know a lot of you who read the blog have deleted your IG or are taking a break from social media. So I will share the - [12 Things Tuesday: Ins & Outs for 2024!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2024/01/02/12-things-tuesday-ins-outs-for-2024/) - MY LOVES! Hiiii!! I took the last few weeks of the year off t0 completely recharge, be with family, and do my much-needed end of year reevaluation of all things life, career, schedule, routine, habits, all the things. It was heavenly. But I know I am not the first toddler mom to say, while it - [12 Things Tuesday: Gift Ideas & Beyond!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/11/28/12-things-tuesday-gift-ideas-beyond/) - Helloooo, I hope everyone had the best Thanksgiving ever!! We had such a chill and lovely time with our families, we stayed in LA and I loved every moment of it. We are actually going to Kauai next week, ahh, and after just getting back from NYC it felt good to stay put for a - [12 Things Tuesday!! ♡](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/11/21/12-things-tuesday-♡-3/) - My loves, hiii! Happy Thanksgiving week & hello, hello to my favorite humans. I am so sorry that I missed last week's blog post -- I believe it was my first time missing one all year! I was in NYC having some very exciting meetings for something I have been working on for nearly a - [12 Things: Book Club Style! My Top Book Recs 📚](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/10/31/12-things-book-club-style-my-top-book-recs-📚/) - Hiii and welcome back to 12 things Tuesday! & happy HALLOWEEN!! What's everyone doing/dressing up as?! Our fam is all superheroes. :) As promised, today's 12 things is a BOOK LIST! This is a combo of some favorite books I've read this year as well as some timeless faves. I am a reader at heart - [12 Things Tuesday / Happy Scorpio Season!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/10/24/12-things-tuesday-happy-scorpio-season/) - Hellloooo and happy Tuesday to my very favorite people in the world! I hope everyone is having the best day so far and a lovely entry into Scorpio season. It is so freaking hot in LA it doesn't feel like we are headed into the holiday season, but I am still excited that it is - [12 Things Tuesday: Hi from Cabo!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/10/10/12-things-tuesday-hi-from-cabo/) - Hellooooo, my favorite people! I am currently in Cabo celebrating my 33rd birthday! I am so excited to be here! I wrote out today's 12 things Tuesday before left so I wouldn't leave y'all hanging even though I am thrilled to be taking a little computer detox while away (SO NEEDED for us all), so - [12 Things Tuesday & Happy October!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/10/03/12-things-tuesday-happy-october/) - Hello to my sweetest humans in the world, happy Tuesday, and happy October! Fall is undoubtedly my favorite time of year, and October is my favorite month. Not just because I'm a Libra, but also because I love when the weather starts to change, the leaves start to fall, life gets a little cozier, and everyone starts - [wtf is a coffee enema?](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/09/21/wtf-is-a-coffee-enema/) - Hi guys! It's time to bring back a tried and true favorite on the blog... wtf are coffee enemas?! I wrote my original post about coffee enemas in 2019, and it has been one of the most searched topics on the blog ever since. So let's just get right into it -- a lot of this is - [ANGEL NUMBER COLLECTION HAS LANDED!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/09/13/angel-number-collection-has-landed/) - Hello to my favorite people! Today is an exciting day, beyond words, because... It's heere, our much-awaited & highly anticipated ANGEL NUMBER COLLECTION! This one first came to me in a vision shortly after I became a mother, and I want to tell you the story to bring you behind the scenes with me of - [12 Things Tuesday! <3](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/08/29/12-things-tuesday-6/) - Hi hiiiii my angels! Welcome back to 12 things Tuesday. I was talking to a friend last week who reads these emails, and she was saying how impressed she is that I have been so consistent with these posts this year. It feels good to be back on the blogging train. So now I can - [12 Things Tuesday! 🌸](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/08/15/12-things-tuesday-🌸/) - Hi to all my favorite people! How is everyone's weeks going? Am I the only one who is shocked that it is already mid August...?! Not only has this summer been flying by, but this year has been flying by. I am excited for fall -- YES, I am more of a fall person than - [12 Things Tuesday: Q&A Style!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/08/08/12-things-tuesday-qa-style/) - Hello, hello my angel souls! I did a Q&A box on Instagram over the weekend and you guys came through with the questions. They are some of my favorites in a long time and I wanted to compile a bunch of them and do a Q&A style 12 things Tuesday so these can live on, - [12 Things Tuesday: Rapid Fire! 💕](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/07/18/12-things-tuesday-rapid-fire-💕/) - My loves! Happy Tuesdayyyy! We are going to do 12 Things Tuesday rapid fire today, because I am writing this Tuesday morning and I am getting ready for a meeting about my book. EEK! So exciting. But I didn't want to miss out on chatting with my besties this week, so let's get into it. - [Unlock Your Dream Life & Manifest Your Wildest Dreams](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/07/12/unlock-your-dream-life-manifest-your-wildest-dreams/) - Loves of my life! Happy Wednesday! That's right, we are blogging two days in a row. Bringing back the 2010 era of blogging, the way it should be tbh. Can we all just scroll Tumblr all day and update our MySpace Top 8 and read blogs in our free time? I am quite nostalgic for - [♡ 12 Things Tuesday ♡](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/07/11/♡-12-things-tuesday-♡/) - Hi besties, I'm back! I took last week off the blog since Tuesday was the 4th of July, and I have to say... a four day weekend was much needed. What about you guys?! Even for being such a workaholic and loving what I do, there is such a peace that comes with knowing that - [12 Things Tuesday!! 🦋](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/05/30/12-things-tuesday-🦋/) - Helllooo, my favorite humans! It is time for 12 things Tuesday!! And omg, am I the only one who feels like it's Monday today after the long weekend?! It is the first Tuesday that I honestly almost missed the opportunity to write this because I went so off technology over the weekend & today has - [12 Things Tuesday! 🌸🌟](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/05/23/12-things-tuesday-🌸🌟/) - Besties, hiii! Happy Tuesday! We are going to get right into it today!! 12 things Tuesday, or 13 things Tuesday because duhhhh... ;) How is everyone doing today?! How was your weekend? I cannot believe it's another gloomy day in LA, but I have to say I am loving it because I love the rain - [12 Things Tuesday from Costa Rica! 🦋](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/05/02/12-things-tuesday-from-costa-rica-🦋/) - Hi hi besties!! I am sending you this from Costa Rica, ahhh YAY. But full transparency I am trying to take a break here and do a lot of social media detoxing, so I am writing this right before I leave. ALSO... my goal is to write my book and make some huge headway while - [13 Things Tuesday! Hi from Ojai!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/04/25/13-things-tuesday-hi-from-ojai/) - Hellloooo, my favorite people! We are going to dive right in today! I am sitting at my favorite cafe in Ojai and banging this out before I get on the road to head home for an appointment in 1.5 hours in LA... do we think I will make it?! Am I cutting it too close, - [13 Things Tuesday! 🌸](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/04/18/13-things-tuesday-🌸/) - Hiii besties! We are officially 13 things Tuesday now. 🤪 This is kind of an ode to the fact that I can never stick to a pre-determined list number. Jonathan jokes that soon we will be at 201 things Tuesday -- in which case, I think I will just need to write a mini book - [Happy 12 Things Tuesday! <3](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/04/11/happy-12-things-tuesday/) - Hello my favorite humans! I hope everyone had a beautiful holiday weekend. We had such a nice Easter brunch with my fam on Sunday, and then I decided to take the day off yesterday. I am always so confused about certain holiday weekends -- like, are people working or are they fully off? Lol. First - [12 Things Tuesday, Baby!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/04/04/12-things-tuesday-baby/) - Hiiii and happy Tuesday, my angels! I am writing to you today from a sunny but freezing cold Malibu. I come here every week to write, read, and have a solo working afternoon. It is so therapeutic. But, like I said, it's COLD AF... like there is nothing I can do to warm my body - [12 Things Tuesday! 🌟🌸](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/03/28/12-things-tuesday-🌟🌸/) - Helllooo and happy Tuesday, my new fave day of the week thanks to connecting with you guys on these blog posts! Is it crazy that knowing the structure of Tuesday blog posts & Wednesday podcasts makes my whole week a trillion times more organized? It just helps me a lot. This ADHD gal is very - [12 Things Tuesday from Cabo, woo!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/03/14/12-things-tuesday-from-cabo-woo/) - HIIII from Cabo! It is absolute heaven here. I am on the beach with my family for a much needed family vacay and it has been absolute heaven. When I tell you this is the first time that I have looked at my computer or even a screen since we arrived 48 hours ago... you - [12 Things Tuesday, Babyyy!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/03/07/12-things-tuesday-babyyy/) - Hi my angels!! Happy 12 things Tuesday, and happy full moon 🌝 I don't know about you, but I am feeling this moon like no other. It just about knocked me down last night (quite literally -- I almost knocked myself out on Attie's bookshelf while putting him to bed.. *ouch*) and I have just been feeling a - [12 Things Tuesday! ✨](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/02/28/12-things-tuesday-✨/) - Hello my loves! Happy, happy Tuesday! It has been such a rainy week in LA, which I have been loving. It is so cozy and the perfect vibes for writing blog posts from bed, cozied up with tea and lots of good books. How is the weather where you are? Sending you all love. <3 - [12 Things Tuesday <3!!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/02/21/12-things-tuesday-3/) - Hello, hello! I cannot even tell you how much I am loving being back in my weekly blogging routine. It might sound dramatic to say this but I feel like a piece of my soul is BACK because I am blogging regularly again. It's like I lost my way for a while and wasn't posting - [12 Things Tuesday + Happy Valentine's Day! <3](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/02/14/12-things-tuesday-happy-valentines-day/) - Helloooo to all of my favorite people, happy Tuesday, and happy Valentine's Day! I hope wherever you are in the world you are feeling the love today. I am certainly sending it your way. I wrote this 12 things Tuesday in the bath last night and let me tell you... there is no better way - [happy 2/01 + 300th episode + 12 things!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/02/01/happy-2-01-300th-episode-12-things/) - My loves! It's 2/01!!! My lucky number, the number that has followed me for the last 12 (!!) years, the angel number that always shows me that I am absolutely on the right path. It always pops up to tell me that everything is going to be okay and that magical things are happening. It - [12 Things Tuesday !!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2023/01/24/12-things-tuesday/) - Hi loves!! Happy Tuesday!! I was inspired by Amber Fillerup, my forever favorite blogger, to do this 12 things blog post today. :) I received her 12 things in an email newsletter, and she said that she was reminded by a podcast that she was listening to the importance of connecting with your community off - [If you're reading this...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/07/12/if-youre-reading-this-2/) - If you’re reading this, you probably know the looks you get when you tell someone you are vegan. (And if you don’t, then you are probably someone who gives those looks... no judgement. I swear, I get it.) You know the questions - “WHERE do you get your protein? Your iron? Your fats?” “OMG you - [🌟 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2022: Wellness, Spiritual, Cosmic 🌟](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2022/12/01/🌟-holiday-gift-guide-2022-wellness-spiritual-cosmic-🌟/) - Guys, it's here. My holiday gift guide, 2022. It took me a little bit of time to get this one together because our fam was hit with the good ol' winter flu and I am just now coming back to life. But that is neither here nor there, because today is all about holiday gifts - [My Current Diet & How It's Evolved: Intuitive, Pyschedelic, Plant-Based](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2022/11/15/my-current-diet-how-its-involved-intuitive-pyschedelic-plant-based/) - Helllooo my angels! I am writing to you from the beautiful Malibu oceanside today and I hope you can feel those zen vibes radiating through the screen. I am so excited, happy and fired up to be black on my blogging roll. My god, how I have missed connecting with you guys in this way. I - [September Series & Consistency](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/09/28/september-series-consistency/) - HI GUYS! It's the last day of the September Series -- where has the month gone?! In this series I wrote a post every weekday for the month of September, and looking back on them all now it pretty much feels like reading an online diary, interspersed with covering some topics you guys have been - [🌟 ALL Starseed Types: Let's Get Into It! 🌟](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2022/11/09/all-starseed-types-lets-get-into-it/) - Hello my loves! I am over the moon about the new site, the Celestial Club merch launch, and the response that we've had since going live on Monday!!! Thank you SO MUCH for being here, for supporting, and for being part of this special community. I cannot even tell you guys how much you mean - [Thoughts on Intuition](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/11/08/thoughts-on-intuition/) - I heard something interesting the other night in a Corepower Yoga class that I haven't been able to stop thinking about, so I thought I'd share in a little story time with you guys. The story is about intuition. My intuition is something I think a lot about with or without a yoga teacher bringing it up, because, well... - [Asking for Signs, Trusting the Universe, & My 201 Story!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/01/04/asking-for-signs-trusting-the-universe-my-201-story/) - Hi guys! Happy weekend! I am currently in bed with a sinus infection & bronchitis and haven't really gotten to leave the house yet in 2020, aside from Erewhon for LOTS of broth & tea -- sOooo I figured it would be the perfect day to write a blog post on a topic I have - [Healing, Detoxifying, & Feeling Better Than Ever!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/07/10/healing-detoxifying-feeling-better-than-ever/) - Hi hi! So a lot of you have probably seen that I was frolicking in Palm Springs all of last week and it was pure, utter HEAVEN! I was staying at a detox spa and retreat center called We Care Spa. I didn't share the name of it until I left, because my soul was - [One Thing You Can Do To Make Life Infinitely Better... & Are We Living in a Simulation? 👽🔮✨](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/10/20/one-thing-you-can-do-to-make-life-infinitely-better-are-we-living-in-a-simulation-👽🔮✨/) - What if life was... a simulation? I know, I know. Bear with me here. I told you guys we were going to start to get more deep on the blog than ever before, so why not start with this? We are ready for it! Trust me! 🤩 I first started feeling the intuitive knowing that we - [New Merch & New Site is Here! Evolved, Transcended, Brand New 💕](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2022/11/07/new-merch-new-site-is-here-evolved-transcended-brand-new-💕/) - Guys! Ahhh! I cannot even believe this day is here. Let's just say that we have been working on the revamp of my website for the last nearly 3 !!! YEARS !! I literally remember being on my honeymoon in 2019 & sending my designer Anelise voice notes with ideas & inspiration for so much of what - [Life updates, pregnancy & how to get out of a mental rut :)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2021/09/23/life-updates-pregnancy-how-to-get-out-of-a-mental-rut/) - Guys, HIIII!! I am writing this post by the ocean, listening to the calming vibration of the waves crashing against the shore in Malibu and feeling the cool ocean breeze on my skin. Sipping a black iced tea drowning in stevia of course. And listening to the birds chirping and playing. It is a foggy - [The Final Days of Pregnancy: A Portal Like No Other](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2021/11/30/the-final-days-of-pregnancy-a-portal-like-no-other/) - Well here we are, we've made it, we are less than a month away from baby boy's due date. WOW! But to be honest I have such a strong feeling he is coming early, it feels like an "any day now" or realistically "any week now" type of situation. & let me tell you guys, the - [12 Things 💜✨ Pregnancy, Maternity Leave, Birth Portal, & Beyond!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2021/12/13/12-things-pregnancy-maternity-leave-birth-portal-beyond/) - Hiii fam! I wanted to pop in for one last blog post before this little guy enters the world and commemorate these last almost NINE years together on the blog, going through journey after journey and really growing up here with so many of you by my side. Not that things are going to change - [Atticus Story Albrecht's BIRTH STORY 🤍💫](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2022/01/21/atticus-story-albrechts-birth-story/) - My loves, HI!!! I am here, and I am emerging from my blissful motherhood cocoon to share something very special with you today. Today is extremely dear to my heart because it's time - it is finally time to write Atticus Story's birth story. Tomorrow he will be one month old (HOW?!), and I finally - [I'm Back!!! Quantum Leaps, My Time Off, & Signing with Dear Media](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2022/06/28/im-back-quantum-leaps-my-time-off-signing-with-dear-media/) - My loves! HIIII! I'm back! I am going to do everything in my power to keep this short & sweet. You know, given that my last blog post was 11,000-ish words (you know like, 1/6 of a book?!) but that was Atticus's BIRTH STORY post so it needed to be in depth & juicy. That - [Top 5 Resources That Have Changed My Life](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2022/09/01/top-5-resources-that-have-changed-my-life/) - Hiiii guys! The idea for this post sparked from two things. One, a podcast idea I have to do this but make the list a little longer - and two, the fact that I haven't blogged in way too long and I feel like it's time to pop in and say hi. As far as - [TBB Approved Holiday Gift Guide 2021!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2021/11/23/tbb-approved-holiday-gift-guide-2021/) - My loves! Hi hi hiiii. I am here popping in with a holiday gift guide, even though yesterday was quite an eventful day and I thought I was going into labor. 🥲 We spent the afternoon in the hospital getting checked out, and all was very much well & healthy, but I am now 1cm - [How Wellness Has Changed Over the Years & My TBB Mission :)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2021/10/25/how-wellness-has-changed-over-the-years-my-tbb-mission/) - Hi my loves! Jonathan and I just got back from a weekend in Carmel celebrating our dear friends' beautiful wedding, and it felt like another mini baby moon. It was heavenly. We stayed at Carmel Valley Ranch which was a stunning treat... like wow. It's a huge property in the valley above Carmel by the - [Social Media is Down Today & I Feel Super Free?! 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I hope you can feel my vibes and - [Cheesy Cauliflower Pasta Sauce Recipe & Second Trimester Updates](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2021/07/29/cheesy-cauliflower-pasta-sauce-recipe-second-trimester-updates/) - My loves! My lights! Hiiii!! Could a person be more MIA from her blog?! 😂 I am so sorry. This has been such a season of introspection, and every day while I have had intentions to write a blog post, all of my energy ends up going to this growing babe, daily musings on Insta, - [I'm Pregnant! ✨ All about the first trimester & manifesting this magical time](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2021/06/29/im-pregnant-all-about-the-first-trimester-manifesting-this-magical-time/) - My angels, hiiii! How to even begin the most special, important, dear to my heart, expansive blog post I have ever written? I know I have been so MIA on the blog, and my Instagram post from yesterday really sums up why. This journey of being pregnant has been a beautiful, blissful, miraculous, challenging, surreal - [Top Benefits of the Celestial Diet & Your Questions Answered ✨🌿](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2021/06/03/top-benefits-of-the-celestial-diet-your-questions-answered-✨🌿/) - Hello loves! I cannot believe that the Celestial Diet & Lifestyle Program has been out in the world for the last WEEK! After working on it, creating it, and manifesting it for so long it feels truly surreal that it is now in so many of your hands. And there are two more days to - [THE CELESTIAL DIET ™ & LIFESTYLE IS HERE!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2021/05/28/the-celestial-diet-lifestyle-is-here/) - Oh my goodness you guys, The Celestial Diet ™ & Lifestyle program is finally here. It is 7 days to your truest, you-est YOU, and it is so much more than meets the eye. I will get into it in this post all about what to expect in the program & what you will get when - [IT'S TIME FOR A LIFE UPDATE & I am back from my blogging hiatus!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2021/05/25/its-time-for-a-life-update-i-am-back-from-my-blogging-hiatus/) - Guyyyys hi!! My beautiful TBB readers. My home. My fam. I have missed writing to you on here so freakishly much. I have been completely consumed with a few other things (I will get into in this post) & also just needed some time to go inward for a while. But just because I have - [My 48 Hour Digital Detox & The Bliss It Brought Me](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2021/04/05/my-48-hour-digital-detox-the-bliss-it-brought-me/) - Hi guys! Happy Monday! I know it's not just me when I say the burnout online has been so real lately. Especially for those of us who see & work with energy... let's just say the energy of the internet world has been a lot. It's also reflecting the energy of the offline world which - [Taking A Stand Against the Media Tearing Down Women](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2021/03/18/taking-a-stand-against-the-media-tearing-down-women/) - With this post, I am drawing a boundary for myself and for all women who stand in the light. Women who are brave enough to share their lives online in hopes of making at least one person's world a better place. Women who have been slaughtered, time and again, by mainstream media because the media - [HI & LIFE UPDATES & Dealing with Anxiety](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2021/03/04/hi-life-updates-dealing-with-anxiety/) - Hello my angels! Happy March! It has been a while since my last blog post & for that I want to say -- I have been all OVER the damn place in my mind for the last month (it's been exactly one month since my last post actually). It's been hard to even get on - [15 intention setting prompts to ring in 2021! 🕊✨](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/12/30/15-intention-setting-prompts-to-ring-in-2021/) - Hello, my angels! I hope you had the most nourishing holiday and that you are enjoying this beautiful, funky week between Christmas & the New Year. I know it's one of my favorite weeks of the year because it's the perfect time to reflect, go deep, set intentions, take time off while the world is - [A VERY TBB HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE FOR HEALTH NUTS! | Simple, Healthy, Affordable!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/12/10/a-very-tbb-holiday-gift-guide-for-health-nuts-simple-healthy-affordable/) - **EDITED & UPDATED IN DECEMBER 2020!!!** Hey guys! I wasn't going to do a gift guide this year because technically I am still on a bit of a life hiatus post-wedding and honeymoon, and have been pouring all of my energy into healing. But the funny thing is... when I pour my energy into myself, - [Life Updates, Plant Medicine, & My Biggest Aya Takeaways 🌿](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/12/11/life-updates-ayahuasca-shape-shifting/) - Hello, hello my loves! Oh my gosh, do you feel all of the potent energy swirling in the world right now? I can hardly contain my own relationship to it... I am feeling everything. All of it. Heart wide open, soul on the table. Between being a Reflector and truly reflecting the state of the - [Deeper Awakening, The Root of My Panic Attacks, & Energy Vortexes ✨🔮](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/11/19/deeper-awakening-the-root-of-my-panic-attacks-energy-vortexes-✨🔮/) - Hellloooo my loves. Omg, where the heck have I been? Where to even begin? For starters, the personal transformation I have undergone this month has been massive. It has been intense, beautiful, expansive, multi-dimensional, and with the layers that have been shed I not only feel like a completely different person -- I am a completely different - [Gut Health, Baby! How I Stay Regular & Keep Things Flowing 💩](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/10/15/gut-health-baby-how-i-stay-regular-keep-things-flowing/) - It's that time again, my loves. Time to talk about bloating, gut health, staying regular, probiotics & probiotics, and the shit (no pun intended) that actually WORKS when it comes to regulating digestion!! I am such a nerd about this stuff and I am so excited to go DEEP with you guys about it today! - [30 Things I've Learned in 30 Years :)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/10/11/30-things-ive-learned-in-30-years/) - Helllooo my loves! First of all, I am so glad you guys are a fan of more blog posts on the actual blog. I have missed writing on the blog regularly so much, and your blog comments on this week's post made me so happy. Let's bring blog comments back?! It reminds me of the - [hi angels! updates & thiiiiings + getting my blogging secret sauce back](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/10/05/hi-angels-updates-thiiiiings-getting-my-blogging-secret-sauce-back/) - Hello my beautiful humans! How is everyone doing this week? This month? This year? WHY is it flying by so fast?!? Someone please tell me! I wanted to pop on to give you guys a little update on where I'm at with life, healing, blogging, everything. If you've been here for a while then you - [Celebrating 200 Podcast Episodes! A Walk Down Memory Lane](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/09/11/celebrating-200-podcast-episodes-a-walk-down-memory-lane/) - My loves! This week has been a huge milestone and has me walking down memory lane big time, with my 200th episode of the podcast coming out on Wednesday - which means it's been FOUR YEARS of podcasting! Like WHAAAAAT? I feel like I started the podcast yesterday! But it has been almost four full - [Ascending to 5D, Shedding Old Layers, & A GROUP HEALING EXPERIENCE!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/08/14/ascending-to-5d-shedding-old-layers-a-group-healing-experience/) - My loves! I have a super, extremely exciting announcement for you guys. Probably (okay definitely) my most exciting announcement of 2020. I am reopening my group spiritual awakening course & leading you guys through it LIVE (!!) for the first time since last summer. I will also be doing the course alongside of you, we - [🔮👽 Tomorrow's Live Channeling Event -- Be There or Be Square 👽🔮](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/08/12/tomorrow/) - GUYS! Tomorrow is going to be so, so much fun. I have fully been stepping into a new realm, a space where I feel so comfortable and alive being FULLY ME, basically the soul on fire life I talk about in every podcast episode, every blog post, every IRL conversation my loved ones have with - [✨ TBB SUPER SPECIFIC MORNING ROUTINE ✨](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/07/30/tbb-super-specific-morning-routine/) - Hello my loves! 2020 has been a weird time for us all (how sick are you of people saying that? 😂) which is the damn truth but one good thing that has come out of it for me is... I have nailed down the most specific morning routine, like ever. It's been helping me start - [10 Healing Things I Do Every Day to Feel My Absolute Best](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/07/23/10-healing-things-i-do-every-day-to-feel-my-absolute-best/) - Hello my loves!! How is everyone doing? This month is FLYING... like woah. I have been taking a lot of downtime and have really been structuring my days differently, all focused around healing and feeling my best every day. You guys know this is hard for me, real hard, but I try. And so far, - [The TRUTH of Living with Lyme Disease, Inspired by Glennon Doyle. 🤍](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/06/28/the-truth-of-living-with-lyme-disease-inspired-by-glennon-doyle-🤍/) - Yesterday was a beautiful Sunday. Or at least the type of beautiful Sunday I have come to appreciate and love over the last few years. I was laying in bed reading Untamed by Glennon Doyle, halfway trying to ignore the searing pain pulsing through every muscle, joint, and bone of my body. Halfway feeling the pain’s presence, - [Spiritual Awakening, Life Updates, Going Deeper 💜](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/06/25/spiritual-awakening-life-updates-going-deeper/) - Hi, my loves! How is everyone’s week going? This week’s TBB Podcast solo episode on spiritual awakening, channeling, 5D and beyond got me thinking: it’s time to go way deeper on the blog, Instagram, podcast, and basically... everywhere. I usually save the super deep things for the pod, whether it’s channeling angels or talking about Pleiadians, and - [7 Things I Have Learned in 7 Years of Blogging + My Blogging JOURNEY !!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/06/18/7-things-i-have-learned-in-7-years-of-blogging-my-blogging-journey/) - Hello my loves! Happy June 18th, aka my 7 year blogging anniversary. 🤍🙌🏻 I want to say time flies, but I also feel like I’ve been doing this all of my life. The crazy thing is, even before I had this blog I was “blogging” for as long as I can remember. The other day - [A Love Letter to My Community About Spirituality, Action, Black Lives Matter, & Unity 🖤](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/06/04/a-love-letter-to-my-community-about-spirituality-action-black-lives-matter-unity-🖤/) - To my beautiful TBB community, I know we are all feeling so much right now. For me it has looked and felt like a lot of anxiety, pain, sadness, heartbreak, realization, inward reflection, overwhelm, glimmers of hope for change, and quite frankly astonishment at my own previous lack of awareness. Which I know is only - [Water Fasting Round Four & Healing Updates](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/05/29/water-fasting-round-four-healing-updates/) - Hello my loves! Happy Friday! I am hoooome from my recent water fast, and I am truly mind boggled that in just a few days it will be June. I feel like I have been living in a time warp, especially because for a total of 32 days during this quarantine I was away at - [My Health Coaching & Holistic Healing Journey](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/05/08/my-health-coaching-holistic-healing-journey/) - Hello loves! Have you heard this week's podcast episode about my health coaching and holistic healing journey? I answered a bunch of your awesome q's that you sent in about healing including... why I no longer drink alcohol, how to eliminate the "fruit fear" from your life, how to create a career in wellness, how - [🤯 The Probiotic/Prebiotic That Is Straight Up Changing. My. Life !! & My Gut! 🤯](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/05/05/the-probiotic-prebiotic-that-is-straight-up-changing-my-life-my-gut/) - Hey guys! How is everyone doing today? I can't believe it’s already May. With life at home, the days have been flying by in our household. Basically each day looks like this... wake up, take my plant based nutrition classes, make yummy food, blog about it, film a YouTube video or podcast, workout with Jonathan, - [Life Changing Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies | Vegan, Gluten-Free, SOS-Free!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/05/01/life-changing-peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies-vegan-gluten-free-sos-free/) - HEY GUYS! OMG, I cannot believe it's May. This might honestly be the first year I didn't see everyone posting those silly Justin Timberlake "It's Gonna be May" memes all over the Internet 😂 and it's probably because we have more important things on our minds... like when we will be able to see our - [Happy Earth Month! A Guide to Eco-Conscious Choices This Month & Always 💜](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/04/30/happy-earth-month-a-guide-eco-conscious-choices-this-month-always/) - Hi hi! I wanted to put together a little guide today for helping you make eco-conscious choices in your life. It's Earth Month, so it's a great time to celebrate mama earth and make better choices, but honestly it's always a good month to take care of the earth. If there is anything I have - [Chunky Brownie Batter Banana Bread Muffins | Vegan, Gluten-Free, SOS-Free!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/04/20/chunky-brownie-batter-banana-bread-muffins-vegan-gluten-free-sos-free/) - Hi guys! How is everyone’s week going so far? I know it just started, but... all the days are blending together big time right now so let’s just say we’ve probably all had one big ongoing “week” for over a month at this point. 😂 As for me, J, and Hud, we are doing really - [VEGAN Banana Chocolate Chip Blender Muffins & Our New COUPLE's Cooking YouTube Video!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/04/06/vegan-banana-chocolate-chip-blender-muffins-our-new-couples-cooking-youtube-video/) - Hello, hello my loves! I am HOME from my water fast (woo!!!!) and I cannot wait to recap it for you. I have been letting it all sink in that I did it, I finished my 14 day water fast and came out strong. I have so much to share and haven't yet found the right words - [Fasting Updates & Some Girl Talk](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/04/01/fasting-updates-some-girl-talk/) - Hey guys! I am currently on Day 13 of my water fast for Lyme and thought it would be a good time to check in. :) I am taking lots of downtime from social media, regular work, and all distractions right now which has been a huge blessing and very needed in this stage of - [A Blog Post for Challenging Times: Thoughts & Musings to Make You Feel Less Alone!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/03/17/a-blog-post-for-challenging-times-thoughts-musings-to-make-you-feel-less-alone/) - Okay I have written and deleted the contents of this blog post more times than I can count. What to say in times like these? I aim to be a beacon of light always, and to share love and spread positivity, while also not diminishing the gravity of this situation. As usual I guess I'll - [A Note on Fear about Corona + The Story of Picking Out My Wedding Dress!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/03/12/a-note-on-fear-about-corona-on-another-note-picking-out-my-wedding-dress/) - Hey guys! There is a lot of heaviness and fear about Corona floating around right now that I don’t want to discount. I first of all want to send so much love and healing to anyone who has been affected by the virus — whether it be directly, with quarantine, disappointing change of plans, or - [Life, Lyme, & Eczema Updates](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/03/10/life-lyme-eczema-updates/) - Hello my loves! How is everyone doing today? I wanted to pop in for a quick UPDATE post on all the things -- life, Lyme, eczema. These are questions I get asked pretty frequently and I haven't spoken about some of this in a while. Eczema Update // Let's start with eczema, because I know - [My Top 5 Tips for Spiritual Awakening 🔮](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/03/02/my-top-5-tips-for-spiritual-awakening-🔮/) - Helllo my loves! Happy Monday & new week! I have been loving the response to my last post on my psychic awakening journey, and with the relaunch of WAKING BACK UP TO YOUR OWN SOUL (!!!) in my brand new TBB Digital Store I decided to do a post centered on my top 5 tips - [My Psychic Awakening Journey, & Recent Spiritual Experiences :)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/02/25/my-psychic-journey-recent-awakening-experiences/) - Hey guys! Psychic, otherworldly, amazing, beautifully awakening things have been happening over here lately and I want to share some of them with you. I hold back sometimes from writing posts like these because it's hard to describe just HOW quickly and deeply I feel myself changing and opening up -- but I am going to try! - [Finding A Balanced Relationship With Food, Living with Lyme, & "Impromptu Impulse Eating"](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/02/18/finding-a-balanced-relationship-with-food-living-with-lyme-impromptu-impulse-eating/) - Hello loves, happy Tuesday! I just got back to LA from a lovely weekend in Ojai with my husband, reminiscing on our wedding there just three short months ago and truly unplugging and just being together. It was so magical. It was one of the best trips we've ever had actually because we were just - [New York City Vegan Food & Wellness Guide!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/02/12/new-york-city-vegan-food-wellness-guide/) - Hello, hello! Happy Wednesday, loves! It's podcast day with a new ep with my dear friend Olivia Noceda, a.k.a @olive.eeeeats on IG! Can't wait for you guys to listen. YAY! Also, as promised I wanted to share my NYC vegan eats with you guys, some of the wellness places I hit up, and a little - [My Journey Back to Plant Based: From 2013 to Now](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/02/09/my-journey-back-to-plant-based-from-2013-to-now/) - Hellllo my loves! How is everyone's weekend going? I am writing to you from beautiful NYC today - looking out the window at the grey, gloomy day outside but so grateful to be back in this city with such electricity and energy. The city where I started blogging 7 years ago, which is so special - [Detox Your Life Is HERE! & It's 2/01 DAY!!!!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/02/01/detox-your-life-is-here-its-2-01-day/) - Hellllo my loves! TODAY IS A GOOD DAY AHHH. IT IS 2/01!!!! MY ANGEL NUMBER DAY. So naturally, I had to launch something special today. Which brings me to the news, THE CART IS NOW OPEN for my 22 Day Detox Your Life healing program & recipe book! There are not even words to describe the excitement - [How I Healed Chronic Inflammation with Plant Foods & Diet... Yes, It WORKS.](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2020/01/23/how-i-healed-chronic-inflammation-with-plant-foods-diet-yes-it-works/) - Hello my loves! So happy to be back on the blog, I have been deep in program creation land as well as relaunching TBB Podcast which I am ELATED ABOUT! It's good to be back -- slowly but surely feeling a lot more me after a long battle, and it feels damn good. Which brings me to, - [Decade in Review! // Stories & Top 10 Things I’ve Learned](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/12/30/decade-in-review-stories-top-10-things-ive-learned/) - You guys!!! It is the end of the freaking decade! How?!!? I am always one for a year in review post, so you can imagine how nostalgic I am feeling about a decade in review... I mean... in 2009 I was graduating high school & moving to LA. In 2013 I started my blog! I - [More Holiday Gift Ideas! Wellness, Healing, & Healthy Gifts!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/12/17/more-holiday-gift-ideas-wellness-healing-healthy-gifts/) - Hi my loves! I was so excited that you enjoyed my TBB Holiday Gift Guide, wooo!! I thought of more fun goodies to add to it, but figured they deserved their own post rather than tacking them on to the last post where you might miss the new additions. But if you haven't seen Part - [OUR WEDDING, PART II: A WEEKEND OF MAGIC, ALL THE DETAILS LEADING UP TO THE CEREMONY!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/12/11/our-wedding-part-ii-a-weekend-of-magic-all-the-details-leading-up-to-the-ceremony/) - Oh me oh my, how to describe our wedding day? In words, in photos, in video? It's so hard to capture the true essence of what we felt on that day, but between those three things I feel it is definitely possible. First of all, can I just say how cool it is to be - [Preparing My Health for Our Wedding & How I Felt on Our Wedding Day](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/12/02/preparing-for-the-wedding-how-i-felt-on-our-wedding-day/) - HEY GUYS! I have missed you guys so much - I hope everyone had the best November, Thanksgiving, holiday weekend... All. Of. It. I have been enjoying the major downtime I've been taking during and after our wedding, during our honeymoon in Bali, and readjusting to life (and this time zone lol) here in LA - [The Importance of Going Inward to Heal](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/10/28/the-importance-of-going-inward-to-heal/) - Hey guys! I am going to keep this short and sweet for a couple reasons - one, because I am GETTING MARRIED THIS WEEK! What?! And two, because I have been tech detoxing for several days now and I just wanted to pop on for a quick hello... I have been getting so many intuitive - [WEDDING PLANNING TIPS & GUIDE! 10 Days Out!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/10/23/wedding-planning-tips-guide-10-days-out/) - You GUYS OMGGGG we are only 10 days out from our wedding. And I truly cannot believe it. In fact... we got our marriage license yesterday (10/22... it had to be a 201! DUH!) so we couldn't be closer to having this thing completely official! Truth be told, just like everyone says, the weeks leading - [THIS IS 29.](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/10/11/this-is-29/) - HI GUYS! HAPPY 10/11! To all my fellow birthday twins... happy birthday. :) It always amazes me how many people I've met through this blog with the same bday or similar bdays. Happy Libra month to us! It's a tradition for me to write a post on my birthday attempting to summarize my year, so - [Waking Back Up To Your Own Soul Relaunch TODAY!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/09/30/waking-back-up-to-your-own-soul-relaunch-today/) - Helllooo amazing soul! Yes, that's you. ;) I am going to keep this REAL short & REAL sweet because today is a big AF day, and it speaks for itself. TODAY WAKING BACK UP TO YOUR OWN SOUL // THE COURSE, RELAUNCHES !!!! The signups will be open for two weeks, so today Oct 1 - [How I Got Over My IBS Flare Up & Maintaining BALANCE with a Plant-Based Diet](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/09/25/how-i-got-over-my-ibs-flare-up-maintaining-balance-with-a-plant-based-diet/) - Hi guys! It's been an interesting week with stomach issues cropping up on top of my usual Lyme and fatigue symptoms, and it got me thinking about a lot of stuff I've been wanting to write about for a while. Story time // So first let me set the scene by telling you my own - [Sundays Are for Lovers & Our Full Wedding Planning Weekend!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/09/22/sundays-are-for-lovers-our-full-wedding-planning-weekend/) - Hey guys! How is everyone on this beautiful Sunday?! It's been a while since I've done a straight up weekend recap post & I'm really feeling it today. Maybe it's the coconut latte I'm sipping on from the farmer's market or maybe it's the healing benefits I have been feeling from stem cells lately, but - [Lyme Treatments That WORK (For Me at Least!!)- A LIST!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/09/14/16619/) - Helllooo, hello! I wrote this on the plane to Maui last week which is truly my favorite time to write -- airplane vibes. No WiFi, no distractions, that intermittent fasting alertness — it’s my true heaven. Now I am back in LA and I am seriously high off of good vibes after last night's guided - [Two Delicious & Anti-Inflammatory Recipes for Your Weekend](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/08/29/two-delicious-anti-inflammatory-recipes-for-your-weekend/) - Hi my loves! It's almost the weekend already, ahhhh! Where has the week gone?! And like really, where has the month gone? It is wild to me how fast August has flown by, and that it's already Labor Day Weekend. And on that note, that my wedding is now basically two months away... my bachelorette - [The Future of Milk is Plant Milk! + Mushroom Coffee Recipe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/08/16/the-future-of-milk-is-plant-milk-mushroom-coffee-recipe/) - Hi my loves! Man oh MAN has it been a whirlwind of a few weeks... I will get into what this major rock bottom (see my previous post) has been teaching me in a post either tomorrow or in a few days. For now, I want to focus on a yummy recipe and keep things - [My Health Scare, The Ultimate Rock Bottom, & Moving Forward](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/08/07/my-health-scare-the-ultimate-rock-bottom-moving-forward/) - Hi my loves. AHHH, where to even begin here? Well... I feel like there has been an elephant sitting on my chest for days now and that the pressure is finally lifting. Actually the elephant has been there for a really long time and I just haven't allowed myself to fully feel it or the - [Preparing for Lyme Cavitation Surgery... TOMORROW!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/07/29/preparing-for-lyme-cavitation-surgery-tomorrow/) - Hey guys! So you may have seen my Instagram post a couple weeks ago about my periodontist appointment and signing on for Lyme cavitation surgery, which is now TOMORROW. I wanted to do a quick check-in with you guys before the surgery to tell you how I have been preparing (good info for anyone going - [Being a spiritual person does not mean being a doormat.](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/07/28/being-a-spiritual-person-does-not-mean-being-a-doormat/) - Being a spiritual person does not mean being a doormat. I have gotten some questions about this after standing up for myself recently on the blog (read yesterday's blog post!) and wanted to clarify my point of view on spirituality and standing up for yourself. In my opinion, there is a big difference between taking - [My Response to, "What Happens When Lyme disease Becomes an Identity"](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/07/26/my-response-to-what-happens-when-lyme-disease-becomes-an-identity/) - Let me start this post by saying that I write this from a place of love in my heart and I am fueled by inspiration and support from the millions of people suffering with Lyme disease, a handful of which I have the chance to interact with on a daily basis. I am not a - [DETOXING FROM MOLD](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/07/25/detoxing-from-mold/) - Helllooooo to the most long overdue post on my blog at the moment: DETOXING. FROM. MOLD. Ever since I shared my initial Lyme disease diagnosis & within that post, the fact that mycotoxin illness (a.k.a toxic mold illness) was part of what was wreaking havoc on my life, mold has been a hot topic in - [Why Adaptogenic Coffee Is LIIIIFE + A Huge FOUR SIGMATIC Sale !](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/07/23/why-adaptogenic-coffee-is-liiiife-a-huge-four-sigmatic-sale/) - HEY GUYS! I had to pop in today to tell you that my favorite beyond favorite brand of all brands -- not kidding, my O.G. podcast sponsor & the best of the best -- FOUR SIGMATIC 'shroom coffee is having a huge flash sale this week that you need to know about! Basically, it's a special coffee - [When I Feel This Way Is When I Need My Spirituality The Most...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/07/21/when-i-feel-this-way-is-when-i-need-my-spirituality-the-most/) - On Friday morning I found myself feeling really low. I mean like, REALLY low. I was scheduled for a podcast that day, had a birthday dinner to go to, and had several other plans throughout the weekend. I've scheduled myself pretty heavily for the coming week as I have my upcoming oral surgery (for Lyme - [Healing Tips: Hemorrhoids, Gut Health, & IBS Style](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/07/18/healing-tips-hemorrhoids-gut-health-ibs-style/) - Hello loves! I have been very open sharing on my Instagram lately about healing from IBS, overall gut issues, and most recently... hemorrhoids. You know, those painful swollen veins that can get inflamed when you have GI issues. Yep, THOSE. It's never fun to deal with stomach problems. Or pain anywhere in your body. Or - [Where Energy Goes, Energy Flows…! & Letting Go Of Limiting Beliefs](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/07/17/where-energy-goes-energy-flows-letting-go-of-limiting-beliefs/) - Where we put attention in our lives is where our energy flows, it's simple as that. If you want to attract a loving partner in your life, putting more love into yourself, into those around you, and into your entire auric field will set you up to attract that love right back to you. If - [What People Are Saying About Waking Back Up To Their Souls...!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/07/15/what-people-are-saying-about-waking-back-up-to-their-souls/) - Waking Back Up To Your Own Soul // The Course is LIVE & has been available for purchase for almost a week! AHH ! That means a bunch of you have started on this journey & have been sharing the beginning stages of it with me. HEART EXPLOSIONS WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT. There is still - [Go On A Retreat In Your Own Home... & Hang With Me!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/07/10/go-on-a-retreat-in-your-own-home-hang-with-me/) - Hello beautiful souls! I was talking to a friend yesterday who has started my course, & she said, "This course feels more like an at home retreat than anything else! That's what you should tell people it is!" And I said... "Yes!! That is exactly what I wanted!" And also... why didn't I think of - [Wake Back Up To Your Soul With Me! The Course is HEEEERE!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/07/08/wake-back-up-to-your-soul-with-me-the-course-is-heeeere/) - GUYS! AHHHH! I don't think I have ever been so excited to share something. This is up there with getting engaged to Jonathan, writing my first book, bringing Hudson home... I mean, this is UP there. The course I have been working on for the last several months is finally HERE, LIVE, & READY FOR - [IT'S 2018.](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/01/02/its-2018/) - HELLO, and Happy, Happy New Year, my angels! This last month has been a wild ride. Every time I told myself, "I can't wait to sit down & write a blog post today. Like for real, my soul is aching for it," something would happen. What kinds of things, you ask? Well, I will tell - [How to Set Intentions & Manifest Your Dreams Into Reality](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/01/03/how-to-set-intentions-manifest-your-dreams-into-reality/) - Hi guys! A blog post two days in a row?! Who am I? This is very exciting to me, because as I mentioned in yesterday's post one of my goals for 2018 is to blog more consistently again -- even if it means that some of my posts will be short, sweet & in the - [WHY PROBIOTICS?!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/01/11/why-probiotics/) - Hi, my loves! Ever since my "WHY MATCHA?" blog post a few weeks ago I've been feeling like starting a series called "WHY ___?" that talks about all of the health & wellness crazes that I am into + breaks them down into bite sized info for you guys to walk away with. (I also - [MY MORNING ELIXIRS: Dandelion Tea, Matcha Magick, Mushroom Lattes, & MORE!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/01/12/my-morning-elixirs-dandelion-tea-matcha-magick-adaptogens-more/) - Hello, hello my loves! You have probably noticed that I have been all about the elixir life lately... you know, yummy drinks loaded with adaptogens, medicinal shrooms, herbs, matcha, stevia, you name it. Why is this, you ask? Because I have recently gone off of COFFEE & also have become obsessed with herbs to naturally - [Why Panchakarma?](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/01/14/why-panchakarma/) - Hi my beauties! I just wanted to check in for a quick post before I go offline for the next five days for my Ayurvedic PANCHAKARMA at Surya Spa in the Palisades. The Panchakarma treatment is something I discovered a couple of years ago and have done yearly ever since... it will always be my - [Putting My Body First](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/01/26/putting-my-body-first/) - Hi, my loves. :) I have been slowly coming back to life after my amazing Panchakarma experience at Surya Spa over the last two weeks, and I look forward to sharing all of the details with you. This is my first recap post and it's mostly about inner musings and internal shifts that took place - [RAW CBD TAHINI BALLS & The DL on CBD!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/02/02/raw-cbd-tahini-balls-the-dl-on-cbd/) - Hi my loves! I just got back to LA after a whirlwind week in NYC, and dayummm does it feel good to be home. I love New York so much and that city will always feel like home & fill me with an unbelievable energy and the highest of vibes... but this home, my boys, - [Water Fasting: What is it, Who is it for, Why do it?](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/02/05/water-fasting-what-is-it-who-is-it-for-why-do-it/) - Hi guys! Happy, happy Monday! This weekend was amazing. I got to meet so many of you at The Good Fest, and after a long crazy week in NYC and a full day at the festival when I got home, I got to cozy up with my love yesterday and do NOTHING. ALL. DAY. except - [KITCHARI // Two Simple Recipes & Kitchari Cleansing](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/02/06/kitchari-two-simple-recipes-kitchari-cleansing/) - Hi babes! Thank you so much for the outpouring of love on my water fasting post from yesterday. Water fasting to heal from true physical ailments and health concerns is one of the most beautiful, effective healing modalities I have found for myself personally, although we are all different which I love. As usual in - [SUPPLEMENTS & HERBS // When & Why To Take Them](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/02/09/supplements-herbs-when-why-to-take-them/) - Hi my beauties! I hope everyone is having a fabulous week. Between my water fast earlier this week, beginning my liver cleanse at Surya Spa yesterday (another Ayurvedic healing treatment I can't wait to share with you guys), and gearing up for a relaxing weekend before heading to Ojai with my love for Valentine's Day... - [My Panchakarma Experience](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/02/13/my-panchakarma-experience/) - Hi guys! It's finally time to share in depth about my latest 7-day Panchakarma! I know I have written a few mini recaps like my reflections during the PK, my water fasting details, and my kitchari recipes (#yum), but now I am ready to share with you my full shebang of an experience. I took - [Loving Lately // 2.21.18](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/02/21/loving-lately-2-21-18/) - Happy Wednesday my loves, and yay for a new podcast episode today with my amazing acupuncturist & Doctor of Oriental Medicine... Kara MoraMarco! You can listen here, or on the podcast section of the blog. We are giving away one free LOVE CUPPING session with Kara (!!!) for those who subscribe to the podcast on - [LIVING WITH ECZEMA & CHRONIC HIVES.](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/02/22/living-with-eczema-chronic-hives/) - Hi guys! I am finally ready to share more details about the eczema and hives situation I have been dealing with for the last two months. I have never been the kind of blogger to act like I know everything about a subject that is new to me. And about six months ago when I - [UPCOMING EVENTS](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/03/09/upcoming-events/) - Hi my angels! Short and sweet post for y'all right here, because the juicy long posts are coming but I need to share the fresh & exciting events that are taking place in the next WEEK that I want to see your shining faces at! Let me tell you what we've got... EVENTS, EVENTS, YAY! - [I Have Been Quietly Plant-Based for 2.5 Months & Here's How I Feel](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/03/09/i-have-been-quietly-plant-based-for-2-5-months-heres-how-i-feel/) - Hi my angels! Second post of the day because I am officially back from Hawaii and just can't get enough of you. But really... when I'm gone I really, really miss writing to you guys. Instagram is one thing (I treat those captions like a long-form blog post, let's be real), but there is nothing - [HOW MY LIFE HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/03/16/how-my-life-has-changed-over-the-years/) - I got this crazy ping in my brain while I was getting a shamanic micro current facial with the lovely Sadie Adams today, and that ping was pretty much about how differently I live my life now compared to the way I once did -- and why I believe that doing the HARD WORK of - [SUGAR DETOX: Overcoming Sugar Addiction, Hidden Sugars, & Healthier Alternatives](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/03/22/sugardetox/) - Hi my babes! We had an awesome question in the Soul on Fire Podcast Tribe on Facebook yesterday about how to stay strong when cutting out sugar. Her question received so many awesome responses from our group members, which I will touch on below, and it inspired me to write this post and share my - [WHY JADE ROLLERS?](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/03/26/why-jade-rollers/) - Happy Monday, my loves! It's time to add onto my "WHY ___?" series, featuring some of the fab wellness practices & go-to's you guys ask me the most about. Because let's be honest, I am obsessed with all of it, and I never stop searching for all of the high vibe amazingness to add to - [Loving Lately // 3.4.18](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/04/04/loving-lately-3-4-18/) - Hellloooo, my babes! I am headed back to Bali TONIGHT for the rest of the month of April... and I am so unbelievably excited I could burst. I will be writing a full blog post about why I am going on this solo trip and what has inspired me to embark on a new way - [bali thus far.](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/04/18/bali-thus-far/) - Hiiii tribe! WHAT'S CRACKIN'? Many of you know that I am in Bali, and that I came here on a solo trip to unwind from the pressures of daily life & embark on a healing journey for my body and soul. That means I am 100% NOT WORKING, doing brand collabs, sponsored posts, writing articles - [The New Kind of Plant-Based](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/04/26/the-new-kind-of-plant-based/) - Hi guys! Writing to you on my LAST NIGHT IN BALI (how on the planet of earth did that go by so quickly?) and while I try to wrap my head around coming to a close of three solid weeks of solitude, healing treatments, BLISSFUL day long writing adventures with myself, waterfall hikes, new soul - [SALT-OIL-SUGAR-FREE CHOCO TAHINI BROWNIES a.k.a the HEALTHIEST FUDGIEST BROWNIES You Can Find!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/05/28/salt-oil-sugar-free-choco-tahini-brownies-a-k-a-the-healthiest-fudgiest-brownies-you-can-find/) - Hi guys! HAPPY Memorial Day, and happy first night of the BACHELORETTE season! I have been an off and on Bachelor franchise fan since the start, but something tells me I am going to watch this season. Maybe it's the fact that I listened to Becca on Stassi's podcast yesterday & she is so down-to-earth - [WATER FASTING: My 2 Week Experience & The Re-Feeding Process](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/05/30/water-fasting-my-2-week-experience-the-re-feeding-process/) - HELLLLO, my fabulous loves! Oh man, oh man -- I can't believe I am finally just now writing this... considering the extended water fast I embarked on this month was THE AWAKENING OF MY LIFETIME and I really do want to shout about it from the rooftops. But before I wrote this, I needed to - [My Journey to a Chronic Lyme Disease Diagnosis](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/06/13/my-journey-to-a-chronic-lyme-disease-diagnosis/) - Hi my loves. :) Happy Tuesday. It's time for a mega health update, especially if you've seen my Instagram over the last week or so. I have been sharing openly there about all that I have been going through (hint: LYME) and it has been amazing to receive the outpouring of love and support from - [Things I Wish People Knew About Lyme & A 5 Year Blog-Iversary](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/06/18/things-i-wish-people-knew-about-lyme-a-5-year-blog-iversary/) - Happy Monday, my loves. I suppose one very positive thing about all of the time I will be spending in bed while I heal from Lyme & all of the co-infections is that I will have plenty of time to blog! That's something I'm excited about. When I first started my blog it was my - [Tips for Dealing with Gut Dysbiosis (AKA Looking & Feeling Pregnant w/ Bloat!)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/06/21/tips-for-dealing-with-gut-dysbiosis-aka-looking-feeling-pregnant-w-bloat/) - Hi guys! Happy Thursday! I shared a photo on my Instagram stories last night of me looking & feeling a full-blown 6 months pregnant with bloat. This is something I am very used to and have been dealing with for a long time, but it doesn't make it any less painful, uncomfortable or frustrating whenever - [LIFE & LYME UPDATES OVA HERE](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/07/07/life-lyme-updates-ova-here/) - Hi guys! Happy Saturday! I hope everyone had a fun and safe holiday week and that you squeezed every ounce outta life to the best of your ability... I add that last part in because for me, squeezing the joy out of life right now looks very different than it usually does. But we will - [Maintaining a "Normal" Schedule With Chronic Illness](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/08/15/maintaining-a-normal-schedule-with-chronic-illness/) - Despite the title of this post, I believe it's pretty much impossible to maintain a normal schedule with a chronic illness. For me at least, and I must add that in because everyone's experience with illness is incredibly different. Especially Lyme! Lyme looks SO different on everyone. Maybe it's my super air sign (Libra-Aquarius-Libra), reflector - [A Lil Update on the SOS-Free Vegan Life + a Cookie Dough Recipe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/08/27/a-lil-update-on-the-sos-free-vegan-life-a-cookie-dough-recipe/) - Hi guys! Happy Monday. :) I hope everyone had a beautiful weekend with friends, fam, loves, fur babies, or some good solo time because that is just as needed from time to time too. I had the most magical weekend in Sacramento celebrating one of my best friends since kindergarten as she married her forever - [Intuitively Plant Based vs. Vegan](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/09/05/intuitively-plant-based-vs-vegan/) - Hi lovers & welcome back to Day 3 of the SEPTEMBER SERIES on TBB! Where I am blogging every weekday of the month to get back in my blogging routine & bring you topics you've asked me to address and share more about. :) And let's be real... no matter how hard I try to - [The Doctors Visit From HELL !!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/09/06/the-doctors-visit-from-hell/) - This post is rather hard for me to write but if I experienced this just last week ( and have many times in my life ) then I know there have got to be tons of you out there experiencing something similar. So I will do the only thing I know how to do... talk - [My Current Go-To Mantra & How to Create Your Own!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/09/07/my-current-go-to-mantra-how-to-create-your-own/) - I received THEEE absolute best text message from my favorite medium in all the land (and one of my very most favorite humans) MaryAnn DiMarco the other day, and it went a little something like this: "You are the seeker. The powerful steel winged butterfly that creates and transforms and maneuvers through every blustery storm - [What I Eat in a Day || Intuitively Plant-Based & SOS-Free](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/09/10/what-i-eat-in-a-day-intuitively-plant-based-sos-free/) - Hi guys! Welcome back to the September Series on the blog where I am sharing blog posts every week day during the month of September... however, I am feeling this consistency may extend beyond September because I am really enjoying being more active on the blog again. Thoughts? Also... fun idea! If you are subscribed to the - [PATIENCE & HEALING](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/09/11/patience-healing/) - PATIENCE when you're healing is a very tricky thing. Especially when you're wired to be go, go, go like I am and the world is always telling us to do MORE is to be rewarded. What ever happened to the art of doing less? Years before I got really sick I was attracted to the - [Finding A Balance with Social Media // AKA No More Posting Anxiety!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/09/12/finding-a-balance-with-social-media-aka-no-more-posting-anxiety/) - Hi guys! Welcome back to the September Series on the blog, where I am blogging every weekday of the month! For many years I wrote consistently 5-7 days a week on The Balanced Blonde, but somehow as the brand has grown I found myself slipping from writing my consistent blog content. And I MISSED IT! And you - [Fibroid Surgery: ALL The Deets](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/09/14/fibroid-surgery-all-the-deets/) - Hi guys! Happy Friday. :) I am loving, loving, loving blogging 5 days a week this month. It has been only minorly difficult to stay on top of because of basically being on bedrest post-surgery and having very little energy to play with, but for the most part it has been keeping me goin' and - [From Living Alone to Living with My Other Half](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/09/17/from-living-alone-to-living-with-my-other-half/) - Hey guys! It's Sunday night over here (you'll read this on Monday morning, look at me being all last minute & what not... wait that is how I always am 😂 ) and I have had a really brain foggy, painful (my liver is in a very weird state of pain today -- maybe because of - [Quitting Coffee + Some of My Fave Coffee Alternatives](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/09/18/quitting-coffee-some-of-my-fave-coffee-alternatives/) - Ohhh my never ending saga with coffee! I quit, I go back to it, I take a break, I reintroduce it, I try to have it once a week, I end up having it every other morning... I try to tell myself I can just have decaf, but decaf is just as acidic... I'm telling - [Wedding Planning + Surgery Recovery Updates](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/09/19/wedding-planning-surgery-recovery-updates/) - Hi hi! Firstly, you should know that there is a bomb giveaway on TBB Podcast today, featuring Silver Fern Probiotics & an amazing convo with the Co-Founder, CEO & Chief Nutritionist of the brand, Charity Lighten! To enter the giveaway, just rate & review the podcast on iTunes + email a screenshot to me. :) - [FRIDAY BRAIN SPILL: Expanders, Human Design, & Living in Nature](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/09/21/friday-brain-spill-expanders-human-design-living-in-nature/) - So on my nightly walk last night I was contemplating what I wanted today's post to be, and after running through nearly 9384938 topic ideas I landed on... a good old fashioned brain spill. I just have so much on my mind. I am in this phase right now where I either have paralyzing brain - [To All of the Humans Who Have Not Found Their Person Yet...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/09/24/to-all-of-the-humans-who-have-not-found-their-person-yet/) - It's no secret that this has been a very exciting couple of years in my love life. Last year, Jonathan Albrecht, one of my longtime best friends, kissed me at midnight on New Years' Eve and the rest was history. This summer, he proposed to me and this past WEEKEND, we chose our wedding venue!!!! - [My Favorite Quote](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/09/25/my-favorite-quote/) - Hi guys. :) Wow, I can't believe the September Series is soon coming to a close! How is it that this month has gone so fast?! I am thinking I will return to a couple of blog posts per week rather than daily, but you never know. It has been so fun connecting and chatting with you - [Ozone Treatment for Lyme](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/09/26/ozone-treatment-for-lyme/) - Hellooooo and happy Wednesday, my loves. And Wednesdays on TBB mean a new podcast episode, yay! Say hello to episode 107 with my dear friend Mariah Lyons. Head here or to iTunes to listen. And if you feel like leaving a rating & review while you're there, I will be forever and ridiculously grateful. Email - [Top 5 Anti-Inflammatory Tips for Healing the Bod](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/10/04/top-5-anti-inflammatory-tips-for-healing-the-bod/) - Hi guys! I have missed writing to you every day this week, ah! Though the September Series of blogging every day has come and gone, blogging will forever have such a huge place in my heart. I have been running all around this week getting ready for our trip to NY this weekend/all of next - [Reflections on Turning 28: Manifesting, the Blessing of Darkness, & The Year Ahead](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/10/11/reflections-on-turning-28-manifesting-the-blessing-of-darkness-the-year-ahead/) - Today I turn 28. I am sitting at Soho House in New York City journaling my heart out, sipping a cold brew with almond milk (my second, shhhh), drinking a blueberry & broccoli smoothie (don't knock it til ya try it), I have 3 books cracked open on the table, and my fiancé is by - [10 Things You May Not Know About Lyme disease & a GLA Gala Recap](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/10/16/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-lyme-disease-a-gla-gala-recap/) - Last week I had the immense privilege of attending the annual Global Lyme Alliance's NYC Gala... on my birthday, no less. Yes, that was a coincidence. YES, I believe it was fate -- because really I believe there are no coincidences in this life. I am not sure what the best part of the night was. - [Why We Don't Have to Work So Hard](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/10/25/why-we-dont-have-to-work-so-hard/) - In the land of hustle and grind, with Instagram entrepreneurs telling us "dreams don't work until you do," and "you can sleep when you're dead," it's no wonder that a lot of us are drilling ourselves into the ground with work and we're... well... burnt out. TRUST ME, I did this for the first four - [My First Major Panic Attack...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/11/05/my-first-major-panic-attack/) - Every day I learn about a new symptom of Lyme disease... the newest being severe panic attacks, of which I had the pleasure of experiencing in full force this weekend. Anyone who has had a panic attack knows that it's a terrifying feeling. I thought I had had them in my life before this but - [Medical Medium & Low Histamine Protocol for Lyme](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/11/13/medical-medium-low-histamine-protocol-for-lyme/) - Hi my loves! I have been getting a lot of questions about the recent protocol I have started to help heal inflammation, Lyme, and all of the other health issues I am dealing with, so I thought I would do a post about it to lay it all out. In this post I will break - [Thoughts About Diet Culture & an SOS-Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/11/19/thoughts-about-diet-culture-an-sos-free-pumpkin-chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe/) - I've been spending quite a bit of time lately thinking about chronic illness in relation to intuitive eating, body positivity, diet culture, and the healing powers of nutrition. A lot to unpack, I know. My sleepy Lyme brain has been on overdrive thinking about it all. I'm sharing my thoughts here because truthfully, I started this - [From Breaking Vegan & Back Again // A Plant-Based Journey](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/11/26/from-breaking-vegan-back-again-a-plant-based-journey/) - This post is something I have been wanting to write for a long time, and while I have hinted at it here and there and written about it in subliminal ways for many months... I finally feel ready to share a big step I have taken in both my spiritual and my healing journeys. I - [Why I'm Embarking on Digital Detox & Stepping Away from Social Media for a Bit](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/11/28/why-im-embarking-on-digital-detox-stepping-away-from-social-media-for-a-bit/) - Ahhhh, the day has come for me to write this post!!! Where do I even begin? I am excited, gleeful, hopeful, a little nervous, and even a bit HESITANT to do this, but I know deep in my soul that it's right, so I'm going with it. I wouldn't be TBB if I didn't follow - [Reflecting on 2018... Sickness, Healing, & A Whole Lot of Love](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/12/30/reflecting-on-2018-my-wildest-year-yet/) - HI GUYS!!!! I have missed you all so much! I am so happy to be back on the bloggy today reflecting back on this wild year with all of you. I've gotta be honest with you guys. I usually just sit down to write and a blog post pours out of me. I don't usually - [My Ayahuasca Experience + Healing on Deep Levels](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/01/30/my-ayahuasca-experience-healing-on-deep-levels/) - Hi guys! First of all... I never want to go this long without writing a blog post again! These last few months off have been so healing to me on a deeply cellular level, and I can't even tell you how much I've needed the downtime to clear my head, rest, heal, and just BE. - [Sunday Evening Musings + Healing Musts](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/02/03/sunday-evening-musings/) - Happy Sunday evening! I wanted to write this tonight for anyone else who isn't into watching the Super Bowl and is just perusing the internet while your significant other / friends / family are watching the game... like me. :) When I first started blogging these posts were what it was all about for me, - [Why I'm Water Fasting This Time Around](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/02/16/why-im-water-fasting-this-time-around/) - I am off to Santa Rosa for another water fast tomorrow, ahhh! It seems wild to think that it’s been about 9 months since I was there last, when I did a two week fast and learned all about the SOS-free vegan way of life I have been living ever since then. That means it’s - [Water Fasting Update & How to Keep Your Water Clean + Non-Toxic](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/02/21/water-fasting-update-how-to-keep-your-water-clean-non-toxic/) - Hi guys! Checking in from Day Four of my water fast, and I want to thank you all for the incredible support on this journey so far. I am so dedicated to spreading the message of alternative healing with the world, so each and every time I hear from one of you who is inspired - [Salt Oil & Sugar Free (SOS-Free): Why I Do It, What It's All About, & Who It's Good For](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/02/22/salt-oil-sugar-free-sos-free-why-i-do-it-what-its-all-about-who-its-good-for/) - Hiiii guys! Writing to you from DAY FIVE of my water fast here at True North, the home of where I first learned about the SOS-free life last May. I have been eating this way ever since, and it has been one of my greatest healers throughout my chronic illness journey. I get questions from - [TBB Health Update Part II](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/06/24/tbb-health-update-part-ii/) - Hi beautifuls! What do you think of the new blog layout?! I can't even handle how excited I am to have an aesthetic that matches not only my vision - but how much I have changed & evolved as a spirit in a human body over the last few years. I mentioned on Instagram the - [Water Fast Recap: 10 Days on Liquid + The Major Detox I Experienced!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/02/28/water-fast-recap-10-days-on-liquid-the-major-detox-i-experienced/) - Hi guys!! As promised... today I am going to fill you in on the rest of my water fast. I last updated you on Day Four, when I was beginning to experience the most intense part of my detox. I wrote it on Day 3 though, since I usually schedule a post a day in - [I Manifested This Into My Life... BIG NEWS!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/03/16/i-manifested-this-into-my-life-big-news/) - Hi guys! Happy Saturday!! I have a big announcement for you today that I've been dying to share. Curl up somewhere cozy with your chaga latte or your celery juice because I'm going to tell you the whole story! When I was at True North earlier this month doing my most recent water fast, I - [Two Ingredient SOS-Free COOKIES!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/03/18/two-ingredient-sos-free-cookies/) - Hi guys!! Happpy Monday!! I am so excited to share this recipe with you. It's crazy minimal (I mean 2 ingredients... does it get more minimal than that?) and chock full of nutrients, especially fiber. These make the perfect breakfast, midday snack, dessert, pre-work bite, what have you! Also a few updates from my end: - [Homemade Oat Milk Recipe!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/03/19/homemade-oat-milk-recipe/) - I have been dreaming of making my own homemade oat milk ever since I saw it popping up as a trend that at first I was really excited about... until I realized the ingredients in all of the oat milks on the market right now. One of the most popular brands out there, the one that is - [LIVING WITH LYME IN A FAST PACED WORLD](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/03/25/dealing-with-chronic-fatigue-in-a-fast-paced-world/) - Sooo I'm about to hit you with a very stream of consciousness brain spill about living with Lyme. I mostly wrote all of this out while sitting in my sauna, furiously typing to get all of my thoughts out while my brain felt like it was functioning properly, amidst all of this insane brain fog - [The Time Has Come to Take Another Break + PUT MY BODY FIRST.](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/04/04/takingabreak/) - My loves, the time has come for me to take another break. I am not putting rules around it, I am not disappearing from social media, I am not stopping work cold turkey, but I am making a lot of changes and PUTTING MYSELF FIRST. And here's why... I have been pushing myself to the brink. Despite - [Updates, Updates: Becoming My Own Healer & Going Within](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/04/15/updates-updates-becoming-my-own-healer-going-within/) - Hi guys! It's been a little bit since my last update about taking a little break for my health. I have been doing exactly that, and it has been amazing. I have learned so much from going deep within, and I know I am only just beginning. I wanted to use this space to share - [COFFEE ENEMAS! Alllll of the Deets](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/04/29/coffee-enemas-alllll-of-the-deets/) - Hi guys!! Thank you for bearing with me with this sporadic posting schedule these days. It's been so nice to take this downtime to heal and just post when I feel inspired to -- and also use Instagram captions to pour my heart out on the daily in mini blog post style. It's so fun - [Healing Updates + Waking Back Up to My Soul's True Nature](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/05/20/healing-updates-waking-back-up-to-my-souls-true-nature/) - Hellllooo my loves! Wow, it's been almost a month since my last blog post. I have been loving micro-blogging on Instagram and basically making every caption a blog post so I guess that's where I've been. :) But I have also been doing deep, deep healing work and I have been feeling like it's time - [Healing Update Part I](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/06/19/healing-update-part-i/) - Hellloooo, beautiful shining souls! How is everyone doing? I've been deep in healing mode, emerging from my last plant medicine ceremony with so much inspiration and energy to begin (and nearly finish) working on a course that has been channeling through me for over a year now. I have also run myself into the ground - [A New VIBE for a New ME + 10 Things You May Not Know](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/06/21/a-new-vibe-for-a-new-me-10-things-you-may-not-know/) - I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW VIBE ON THE SIIIIITE!! Shoutout to my incredible designer Anelise Salvo for whipping this together so beautifully in all of the ways. I feel like this new look represents the insides of my soul - and is the exact refresh my spirit has been dreaming up for this - [Chunky Monkey Banana Bread Brownies | SOS-Free & Vegan](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2019/03/02/chunky-monkey-banana-bread-brownies-sos-free-vegan/) - GUYS! I am officially home from True North... and it feels so damn good. Well, I should say I am in ONE of my homes: Sacramento! Spending a few days here with my parents getting my strength back before hopping on a flight to LA this week to be home, home. I am so looking forward - [Five Things That Make Me Most Happy Right Now](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/09/27/five-things-that-make-me-most-happy-right-now/) - Happy Thursday, my loves. :) It is another one of those nights where it is now 10:32pm and it just dawned on me while brushing my teeth that I had not written a post yet for tomorrow! If you've been reading the entire September Series then you've probably heard me say that a few times - [TBT: VEGAN CHOCOLATE PB CUPS!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/09/20/tbt-vegan-chocolate-pb-cups/) - Sooo one of you requested a #TBT to one of my old blog posts and I think that is the best idea ever. I have written so much blog content over the years, thousands of posts when I really think about it, that there is no reason not to repurpose some of the older content - [Salt-Oil-Sugar-Free Vegan Cheesy Potato TACOS!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/09/13/salt-oil-sugar-free-vegan-cheesy-potato-tacos/) - Hi guys! Happy Thursday. :) I am so thrilled to share this recipe with you today. I am almost a week into recovering from the abdominal myomectomy (fibroid surgery) that I had last Friday, and being just about 90% on bed rest and only able to drink liquids I have been DREAMING all week about - [SEPTEMBER Q+A PART II!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/09/04/september-qa-part-ii/) - Hello my beauties & welcome back to Day 2 of the September Series on The Balanced Blonde! What is the September Series, you ask? It's where I blog every day of the week (Monday through Friday) for the month of September to get back to my blogging roots and stay connected with my favorite humans... - [September Series & A Lil' Q+A!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/09/03/september-series-a-lil-qa/) - Welcome to the September Series on The Balanced Blonde! It has been a few years now since I've blogged every day on my actual blog (not including Insta, podcast, YouTube, etc.!) so my main intention for September is to get a blog post up 5x a week! That means still taking weekends off to rest + restore - [10 Things About Me](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/08/21/15464/) - Hey my loves! Over the years as I have started to share way more on Instagram and my podcast, I realize that not all of you have been here since my every-day-blogging days. That is a good thing because it means there are lots of newer eyeballs around here! And lots of longtime ones too... - [THE PROPOSAL STORY](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/08/13/the-proposal-story/) - Hi guys! WOW so much has happened since I last blogged. In a way it has been so nice to take a little hiatus from writing actual blog posts (which always means I turn my Instagram captions into full-blown mini blogs) because it gives me a whole new appreciation for this medium. The last time - [SALT-OIL-SUGAR-FREE BAKED FRENCH FRIES & PLANT-BASED NACHO CHEESE DIP](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/05/25/salt-oil-sugar-free-baked-french-fries-plant-based-nacho-cheese-dip/) - My loves! Happy FRIDAYYYY! How fitting that it's FRI-day, as in... FRY-day, as in... the best day for the best SOS-free baked French fry recipe & plant-based nacho cheese dip on the face of the planet. If you're wondering about my recent shift to the SOS-free (salt, oil, sugar-free) way of life then hop on - [The Vegan SOS-Free Life & The BEST Choco-Cinnamon SOS-Free Granola Recipe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/05/23/the-vegan-sos-free-life-the-best-choco-cinnamon-sos-free-granola-recipe/) - Hi guys! Can you believe it? A new blog post from me! Ahhhh! Believe me when I say I wanted to share the whole time I was gone and dreamed of writing blog posts this entire month. My ideas were running wild and I have about a million and one subjects I want to dig - [PLASTIC FREE Ideas, Beauty Brands, & Inspiration!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/05/01/plastic-free-ideas-beauty-brands-inspiration/) - Hi my babes! Ahhh, I cannot even tell you how good it feels to be HOOOME in L.A. & getting back in the swing of things! Well, getting back in the swing of things for a few days at least, before I head off to True North in Nor Cal for my water fast in - [Going Intuitively Plant-Based Without Being Too Restrictive](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/03/30/going-intuitively-plant-based-without-being-too-restrictive/) - Hi my loves! Happy FRIDAY! Ever since I shared about going intuitively plant-based, I have gotten a lot of questions about how to try out this lifestyle without being too restrictive or feeling like you're in a box. That topic is very dear to my heart because as many of you know, I was once - [SECRET INGREDIENT BEAUTY BLISS BALLS... CBD OPTIONAL ;)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/03/21/beautyblissballs/) - You guys... I am getting back in the recipe game and it feels so good! How I have MISSSED photographing food in my kitchen. I think I needed a healthy break from it after all my food stuff went down, but these days I have been loving it more than life. Yesterday I shared this - [COME HANG WITH ME! UPCOMING EVENTS & Other Fun Happenings. :)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2018/01/09/come-hang-with-me-upcoming-events-other-fun-happenings/) - Hi my beauties! I hope everyone is having an amazing week so far. It's currently a rainy (#torrentialdownpour) Tuesday in LA but every fiber of my being keeps on thinking it's already Thursday or Friday... I wonder why that is?! Even Sunday this week felt more like a Wednesday to me so maybe that's why. - [WHY MATCHA?](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/12/21/why-matcha/) - Hiii guys! Ah, it feels so good to be back on the blog. I know I said I was planning to blog from Bali, but guess what? My laptop crashed and wouldn't turn on all throughout our trip, so my post from China was the first and last update I was able to write from - [Our CRAZY Travel Fiasco + BALI, Here We Come!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/11/30/our-crazy-travel-fiasco-bali-here-we-come/) - Hiiii guys! I am writing to you from the Guangzhou Baiyun airport right now, which is a little city in China that is… interesting, to say the least. ;) Jonathan and I have been here since 6 a.m. and it’s now almost 4:30 p.m. We ALMOST didn’t get to leave to airport because in Guangzhou - [20 Things You May Not Know About Me](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/11/24/20-things-you-may-not-know-about-me/) - Hi guys! Wow, what a month. Can you believe it's already the day after Thanksgiving? I can't. I also can't believe (but I can) that it's been almost a MONTH since I've written a blog post. Blogging is still one of my favorite ways to connect with you guys since writing is my bread & - [Quick Tip: Collagen Matcha Is My New Fave Thing](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/10/31/quick-tip-collagen-matcha-is-my-new-fave-thing/) - If you read my latest post about my functional medicine journey, then you know that I recently found out that I am ALLERGIC TO COFFEE! Extremely sad for the girl who has been a diehard Bulletproof Coffee drinker for the last several years. My heart sank when my tests came back and were off the - [The Latest In My Health & Functional Medicine Journey...!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/10/26/the-latest-in-my-health-functional-medicine-journey/) - Hey guys! My last update on my health & functional medicine journey was in May, 2016! What?! I mean, crazy. A lot has happened since then. To keep it short and sweet between then and now... I took all of those supplements, found quite a bit of balance, and then found myself in a rut again - [MANIFESTING 101](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/10/24/manifesting-101/) - hello, beautiful people! i have been putting a lot of energy into something lately that you might not expect to hear... manifesting. at first i was unsure whether to go about sharing exactly what i had manifested, as i know manifestation has a certain element of magic to it and when discussed openly it can sometimes - [Vanilla Avocado Smoothie :: The ULTIMATE Spirit Juice](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/10/17/vanilla-avocado-smoothie-the-ultimate-spirit-juice/) - Hi guys! What's crack'a lackin'? I have been having a blast over on Spirit Juice, my braaaand new newsletter that is all about the deets of the moon phases, manifestation tips, high vibe mantras, and spiritual thangs all around. I am learning as much as I am sharing (and more!) and feeling crazy good vibes - [Loving Lately // 10.13.17](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/10/16/loving-lately-10-13-17/) - Hi beautifuls, and welcome to today's Loving Lately! Firstly I wanted to thank you for all of the birthday wishes, you guys sure made me feel incredibly loved and it is so appreciated I can't even tell you. This Libra chick (Aquarius rising, Cancer moon...!) feels more filled up than ever before. I had a - [26 Reflections on my 26th Year //](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/10/10/26-reflections-on-my-26th-year/) - Happy Wednesday evening, my favorite humans. I think every year that I have had this blog I have written a special little something on my birthday to reflect on all the little tidbits that happened throughout the year, from the magic to the struggles, inspirations, and more. Tomorrow marks my 27th year around the Sun... - [Real Talk & A Bulletproof Coffee Recipe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/09/30/real-talk-a-bulletproof-coffee-recipe/) - Happy Saturday eve, babes. I'm throwing it back to basicallyyyy every Saturday evening of 2013, 2014, and 2015... and bringing you a straight up Saturday night heart-pour post. And a Bulletproof coffee recipe because it's the top requested thing from me ever, ever. It's the last night of September and I am feeling nostalgic, in - [Loving Lately, RECIPE STYLE ft. Bowl Bosses // 9.29.17](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/09/29/loving-lately-recipe-style-ft-bowl-bosses-9-29-17/) - Helloooo and happy Friday, my babes! It's time for another Loving Lately because let's face it, they're my fave. I've decided that because usually my Loving Lately lists are long and full of info, I am going to do them occasionally now focused on ONE thing and really dive deep into it. I am still - [Reiki Training, Boundaries, & Living Life in the HSP Lane](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/09/21/reiki-training-boundaries-living-life-in-the-hsp-lane/) - Hi my angels! It has been a very transformational, mind-altering, high vibing, shedding-old-layers kind of week in TBB land. With every passing day lately, I seem to be feeling closer to my true purpose in this life (which is of course always shifting and evolving) and it's a pretty huge honor to be able to - [TBB Book Club: Back in ACTION!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/09/12/tbb-book-club-back-in-action/) - Hi guys! I am so excited to bring back the long awaited, much requested, personal passion project (because I love to read more than ANYTHING)... TBB Book Club! I can't even remember the last time I did a book club post on the blog, although I used to do them quite frequently. I am thinking - [Butter Coffee: The Addiction Is SoOoO Real & I'm Cool With It!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/09/07/tbbxbuttercoffee/) - ( First of all, this post is sponsored by Earth Balance Buttery Spreads, as part of their #GoPlantMade initiative, so be sure to enter our GIVEAWAY on Instagram by following both of us, liking my photo announcing the giveaway, and tagging a friend who would love to #GoPlantMade! Each new comment with a tag is an additional - [FULL MOON Release: What's It All About & How Do You Get In On It?](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/09/06/full-moon-release-whats-it-all-about-how-do-you-get-in-on-it/) - If you've been following along on my podcast / social media these days, you know I've fully embraced my woo-woo, hippie, spiritual side over the last several months. I guess I should say... I've always been pretty out there on the woo-woo scale but these days I have found SO much comfort, enjoyment, and serious - [A Little Bit of Magic: A TBB Tip for Bringing Your Creativity To Life](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/09/03/a-little-bit-of-magic-a-tbb-tip-for-bringing-your-creativity-to-life/) - Want my biggest, baddest, juiciest, hugest tip for getting shit done and bringing your creative ideas to fruition? JUST START. Clear the space. Then you will undeniably allow the magic to seep in. I know. Simple, right? Boring even? Stay with me, I will walk you through my thought process. Because before you can just - [Grain-Free "Oatmeal" Recipe & A Lil' Candida Update](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/09/01/grain-free-oatmeal-recipe-a-lil-candida-update/) - Good morning and Happy Friday, my loves! Today is a special day for a lot of reasons. For one... it's my 8 month anniversary with Jonathan today. Yes, we celebrate and notice each month of our anniversary which happens to be on the 1st every month, because of starting our relationship on New Years Day. - [Loving Lately // 8.31.17. GLOWY Skin, Beauty Foods & More!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/08/31/loving-lately-8-31-17-glowy-skin-beauty-foods-more/) - Hi my beauties, and happy Thursday! I love that this Loving Lately post is falling on a Thursday, because back in the day this style of post was always a Thursday thing! I did them every week for a long time, and these days I do them as often as possible but would love to - [Taking Care Of Yourself from the INSIDE Out... #GLOW!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/08/21/taking-care-of-yourself-from-the-inside-out-glow/) - Happy Monday and happy SOLAR ECLIPSE DAY, beautiful humans! Where were you today when the solar eclipse took place? I'd love to hear! I was in a kundalini class, deep in the middle of a crazy visionary meditation, but I'll get to that because kundalini is way high on my list of learning to take - [5 Things You May Not Know About The Blogging World](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/08/14/5-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-blogging-world/) - Hi, hi hi! Man, does it feel good to be here. First of all, can I just say thank you for reading my blog?! Over the years I have run the gamut of what it means to be a blogger. For a while, I blogged 3x a day because I was inspired to share all of my - [Loving Lately // 8.1.17](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/08/01/loving-lately-8-1-17/) - HOW IS IT AUGUST?!?!? I mean, woah. When they say "time flies by when you're having fun..." they really mean that shit. This summer has been a whirlwind in so many ways, from this massive spiritual journey I have been on (listen to my latest SOLO podcast episode on spirituality or this episode with the world's greatest - [trail running, portland & BEND!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/07/25/trail-running-portland-bend/) - hello, my lovelies! you may have seen on my social media that i spent the weekend in portland & bend, oregon running a TRAIL RACE and exploring both adorable cities -- and i have to say, i am in love. with all of it. trail running included, even though the race itself was HARDER than life... - [my relationship with alcohol: the updates](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/07/17/my-relationship-with-alcohol-the-updates/) - hello my beautiful angels! this month has been a whirlwind. i can't even believe it's already mid-july. i've been gone for the last few months far more than i've been home, and while it's been a fun adventure, excess travel always leaves me craving quiet, alone time at home with hudson + lots of downtime - [my spiritual journey + energy alchemy](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/07/10/spiritualjourneyenergyalchemy/) - happy MONDAY, my amazing humans! where to even begin with this post? so much to share, on a subject i am so excited about i could burst. i will give you forewarning, it's SPIRITUAL & OUT THERE, so let me take you on a little journey into what i've been up to for the last several - [Loving Lately // 6.15.17](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/06/15/loving-lately-6-15-17/) - hi guys! today it's time for another loving lately! i love this style of post so much, for so many reasons. for one, because i am a list freak so writing lists in the form of blog posts makes me really happy. and for two, it reminds me of the early days of my blog - [my blogging journey & tips for getting started with YOURS!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/06/28/my-blogging-journey-tips-for-getting-started-with-yours/) - hi my angels! writing to you from the beautiful, magical, sun-soaked island of MAUI in hawaii! i am currently sitting on my balcony, cross-legged (duh), overlooking the ocean, listening to the rolling waves crash into the shore, and spying down on my cute parents, sister, and niece chillin' by the pool while i chug kombucha - [an update on the TBB food + gut health journey A.K.A. the ever-evolving saga & my new experiment](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/06/19/an-update-on-the-tbb-food-gut-health-journey-a-k-a-the-ever-evolving-saga-my-new-experiment/) - STORY TIME. one day very recently i woke up and i was sick of being controlled by food. and maybe you think i'm talking about three years ago when i transitioned away from veganism and took control of my eating disorder (orthorexia) by letting go of the labels and learning to eat intuitively and bountifully. - [inspiration // tips for finding your flow + LIVING in your most inspired state of mind](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/06/17/inspiration-tips-for-finding-your-flow-living-in-your-most-inspired-state-of-mind/) - inspiration is such a funny thing. it can come in so many shapes and forms, and it can last for however long or however short it wants to. sometimes i feel like i am living in a bright, white, radiating halo bubble of inspiration that is just there and allows me to be in true inspirational - [Step Into Your Light With Me & Gabby Bernstein!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/06/14/step-into-your-light-with-me-gabby-bernstein/) - Hello hello, my beautiful souls! I just wanted to pop in and say WHAT UP?!?! because I am so freakin’ over the moon about this week’s podcast guest & all that she has to offer us. Yes, my heart is legit bursting open right now. Let’s talk about someone who will seriously and truly set - [travel diaries // nicaragua jungle heaven](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/06/05/travel-diaries-nicaragua-jungle-heaven/) - hi angels! i wrote a bit in my post last week about my recent trip to mukul in nicaragua, a.k.a the middle of jungle-meets-ocean HEAVEN oasis land, but other than talking about all of the HIGH VIBES i am feeling right now, i didn't get too into the details of the trip itself. SO here - [raising your vibration // what i've learned, & where i'm headed](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/05/30/raising-your-vibration-what-ive-learned-where-im-headed/) - hi beauties! i just returned from the magical, dreamlike, jungle-meets-ocean oasis of mukul in nicaragua. i am so glad that i was traveling with my dear friend megan (this was our third year in a row taking a retreat-style vacation together) because since we like all the same things, there was no pressure to do... - [overcoming trauma: dealing with PTSD & healing through self-care](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/05/22/overcoming-trauma-dealing-with-ptsd-healing-through-self-care/) - hi guys! today i shared my first ever solo podcast episode... talking all about trauma, a specific experience i went through a decade ago that left me with lingering and lasting PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) that i still deal with to this day, how self-care and wellness has been a true game changer for me, dealing - [My Holistic Morning Routine + The Benefits of Fermented Vitamins](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/05/18/my-holistic-morning-routine-the-benefits-of-fermented-vitamins/) - Hi my loves! Before I get started, this post was sponsored by New Chapter, the Vermont-based maker of unique vitamins and supplements which I am SO excited to share with you. These are amazing non-GMO, gluten-free, fermented multivitamins and supplements that I have been madly in love with for the last few months and have been dying to - [LOVING LATELY // 5.11.17](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/05/11/loving-lately-5-11-17/) - Hellloooo and happy Thursday, my lovely humans! Today is a LOVING LATELY post and the first in a while, so I have a lot to share. Did you know that I have been writing Loving Lately's since I first started blogging in 2013?! When I lived in NYC with my best friend Katie, she would come home - [The Art of Taking Time for Ourselves](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/05/09/the-art-of-taking-time-for-ourselves/) - Yes, it really is an art. At first I was going to title this post "The Art of Crashing and Burning," but... that's what we are trying to avoid by taking time for ourselves. I have learned some tips and tricks over the years on how to slow down, tune in, and take time for - [Staying In Your Exercise Routine On Vacation](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/05/08/staying-in-your-exercise-routine-on-vacation/) - Hi my loves! I recently got back into town from Philly & NYC and holy moly, was it a whirlwind. So much fun, but such a total whirlwind. It's been amazing getting back into my routine and also knowing I have SO MUCH TRAVEL coming up this year (Nicaragua, Ojai, Hawaii, Cabo, Indonesia, Santa Cruz, Cabo - [All About Dem Thoughts // The Best Year of My Life](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/05/01/all-about-dem-thoughts-the-best-year-of-my-life/) - HI GUYS! Okay, I wrote this post and it got real deep real fast. I was going to write a good old-fashioned heart spill post, the way I used to back when I blogged on the daily. But once I got going I realized I had a lot more to say than I thought... so this is a heart spill and then - [Five Tips for Listening To Your Body & Eating Intuitively](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/04/20/five-tips-for-listening-to-your-body-eating-intuitively/) - Disclosure: I'm a sponsored Align Influencer, but all opinions are my own. Please see below for additional disclosure Hi hi, my angels!!! Heading off to the east coast today to teach yoga at The GOOD Fest & host my workshops at Pure Yoga in NYC! CRAZY excited for both and can't wait to meet so - [My Favorite Thing About Yoga](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/04/18/my-favorite-part-about-yoga/) - Before I dive in, all of the clothes I am wearing in this post are by Satva Living!!! HOW CUTE ARE THEY? Use the discount code TBB15 for 15% off of everything on their site. Their clothing is all organic, sustainable, mindful and impactful. They use pure materials from organic cotton to coconut oil, and they - [How To Protect Your Precious Energy When You're Stressed Out](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/04/16/how-to-protect-your-precious-energy-when-youre-stressed-out/) - Hi beauties! Today's topic is hugely important to me - how to protect our energy and create boundaries when life starts to get a little stressful. Even if we love our lives to the max, stress creeps in every day. We're only human. I mean, think about our phones and computers ALONE. Between email, social media, texting, the - [My Funny Family](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/04/12/my-funny-family/) - Hi beauties! It struck me the other day that as much as you know about me, from wellness to exercise to deep thoughts to my obsession with living a soul-on-fire lifestyle - I have never really shared that much about my family. I mean, over the years I sort of have but I have never written - [Start Your Yoga Journey & Set Your Soul on FIII-YAHHH](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/04/10/start-your-yoga-journey-set-your-soul-on-fiii-yahhh/) - GUYS. It's HERE. If you've been looking for a sign to begin or advance your yoga practice, I think this miiiiiiight be it. *Monkey with hands over eyes emoji* is ONE HUNDRED percent how I feel RN. Today The Balanced Blonde Soul on Fire Yoga E-Book is LIVE, avail, ready for purchase, all of the - [Doing Some Running Again & It Feels GOOD](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/04/06/doing-some-running-again-it-feels-good/) - Hi guys! This week is FLYING BY. I am finishing my YOGA EBOOK (it comes out on Monday -- WHAT?!?! Have you preordered?!?? If so comment below and tell me!!!), I spent the day doing yoga on a YACHT with some of my fave humans all day yesterday (check Insta to see more!), today was - [3 Steps to Learning How to Move Intuitively](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/03/31/3-steps-to-learning-how-to-move-intuitively/) - Happy Friday, beautiful humans! Today we are talking THREE STEPS on how to move intuitively! But first... Thank you so much for the positive words about my post yesterday on being in charge of the content we consume + this week's podcast episode with my home girl Lee From America. I was so inspired by much of - [Wellness Blogging vs. Being Obsessed With Health](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/03/30/wellness-blogging-vs-being-obsessed-with-health/) - Happy Thursday my loves! I hope everyone is having a phenomenal week. It's been a while since I've sat down at my computer and had a total heart spill session on the blog, and I have to say -- there is something on my mind this morning that makes for the perfect type of spill-your-guts-out post. - [Life Lately // Kundalini Yoga, Cryotherapy, Cupping & MORE](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/03/27/life-lately-kundalini-yoga-cryotherapy-cupping-more/) - Well, life lately has been awesome. I feel like I am finally, finally learning how to slow down & enjoy the "fruits of my labor," if you will, and appreciate that I have created the lifestyle of my dreams with this awesome, flexible schedule. Where I get to teach yoga, write on the bloggy, interact with - [Yoga // The Longest Standing Relationship in My Life](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/05/07/yoga-the-longest-standing-relationship-in-my-life/) - Yoga. Yoga is the big theme in my life right now. It’s showing up all over the place — and I have no reason not to believe it’s because I have created space for it in my life again. This year has been all about letting go. Letting go of the things that no longer - [A Note About Inspiration](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/03/20/a-note-about-inspiration/) - I've been giving a lot of thought lately to the idea of inspiration. I have been over the moon inspired lately by & with a lot of things... Including but not limited to finally writing the book proposal for a book idea I've had in my head for 2+ years, writing my YOGA EBOOK that will be - [10 Things](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/03/09/10-things/) - HI GUYS! I know, I know. I'm blogging a little less often right now. I am so enthralled with podcasting & working on my upcoming ebook (and my upcoming actual book) & planning EVENTS (who is coming to my NYC workshop?! What about the GOOD Fest in Philly?! Also stay tuned for very special event while I - [The "Listen to Your Body" Diet & What I Eat in a Day](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/03/02/the-listen-to-your-body-diet-what-i-eat-in-a-day/) - The LISTEN TO YOUR OWN BOD diet!!! Have you heard of it? It's the latest trend. Or at least it is in my life. ;) I know there can be a lot of confusion floating around out there about how to eat, what to eat, how to exercise, how often to rest, the health benefits - [My Current FAVE Wellness Hacks](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/02/28/my-current-fave-wellness-hacks/) - HI BABES! There is so much good stuff happening in the wellness world of TBB right now I want to dive right in and share it... even though I am so tempted to write a long-ass intro saying HIIII and telling you what I've been up to. We'll save that for another day this week. - [Natural Body Product Alert + Giveaway!!!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/02/23/natural-body-product-alert-giveaway/) - FYI — this post is sponsored by Tom’s Of Maine and I am SO EXCITED to bring you guys info on this company that I absolutely love, and to host an amazing giveaway with them focused on NATURE, how it inspires us, and how spending time in nature can completely change our mood. In case you - [Sometimes It's Okay If You Don't Want to Get Out of Bed](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/02/22/sometimes-its-okay-if-you-dont-want-to-get-out-of-bed/) - I heard a quote from the fabulous Lainie Devina a few weeks ago that really stuck with me. Lainie is one of the master teachers at Yogaworks that I was introduced to through my 300-hour training at the studio. She shared this the day after our program ended, when no doubt a lot of us were feeling - [Instagram Do's & Dont's](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/02/22/instagram-dos-dons/) - Hi babes!! Today is a quick lil' "hello" type of bloggy post which I am about to start doing a lot more of, because let's just say with ALLLL the projects going on right now (podcast! book! teaching yoga! ebook! #life!) I haven't been writing as many blog posts as I usually do. So SHORT posts - [A Reflection on 500 Hours](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/02/20/a-reflection-on-500-hours/) - First of all, you should know that I wrote this on the car. Via voice dictation. I hopped in my car to drive to West Hollywood in the pouring rain on Friday night, and this post came flooding out of me. Flooding. I couldn't stop the words from coming -- so I felt like, if nothing else, - [Post-Bora Feels](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/02/15/post-bora-feels/) - Coming back from a trip is always one of the most bittersweet feelings. Leaving Bora Bora was hard... not only did I fall in love with the stunning scenery and living in an overwater bungalow on top of the glistening turquoise ocean, but I also fell in love with the people and the culture and so much - [20 Things About Me : )](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/02/10/20-things-about-me/) - Hello beauties! I am writing to you from a gorgeous overwater bungalow in Tahiti right now, at the Four Seasons Bora Bora where I've been staying all week (a.k.a heaven on earth). And ahhh, I have never felt so inspired! My entire soul feel like it's been set on fire and then some. This week my - [Natural Beauty + Real Food Obsessions for Glowy Skin](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/02/03/natural-beauty-real-food-obsessions-for-glowy-skin/) - Hello my loves! I know it's been almost a full week since my last blog post (or maybe a full week exactly?) and even though I like to post way more often usually, I have a few thoughts about this: One, I interviewed the amazing How You Glow girls for TBB Podcast a couple of days - [Turkey Turkey // Organic, Free Range Turkey Burger!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/01/24/organicturkeyburger/) - Hi babes! It's #TurkeyTuesday and today I am celebrating with the fabulous Foster Farms Organic Turkey (which I turned into BURGERS... with the help of a fabulous sous chef in my life, because let's be honest... I was a #veggiegirl only for so long!) -- mainly because I want you to know about this awesomeness. It's so - [28-Day Probiotic Challenge with My MAMA!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/01/27/28-day-probiotic-challenge-with-my-mama/) - ( This post is brought to you by the fab Align Probiotic -- I am so excited to share all of the deets with you and get you IN on this 28-day Probiotic Challenge with me and my amazing mama!!! If you're ordering, use THESE COUPONS because I love youuuu + I want to help you keep - [Loving Lately // 1.26.17](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/01/26/loving-lately-1-26-17/) - GUYYYYS. What am I not loving lately? JK. There are a lot of things I am not loving lately... but there is so much that I *am* loving that it legit feels like my soul + brain are both on fire all of the time with all of the passion and love. It's been a bit since - [LET'S TALK ABOUT KETONES, KETOSIS + KETOGENIC DIETS.](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/01/20/lets-talk-about-ketones-ketosis-ketogenic-diets/) - Okay, I know this is the question of the century right now on my blog and social media and now PODCAST because I have been sharing a ton about the Keto OS Bio Max product that I am d.y.i.ng over (organically, BTW, just genuinely dying over it): WHAT ARE KETONES?! What the heckkkkk is ketosis? What - [How I Re-Ignited My Passion for Blogging & My Entire Life in the Process](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/01/19/how-i-re-ignited-my-passion-for-blogging-my-entire-life-in-the-process/) - Lovely humans! I have heard from a few of you lately via email, Insta DM, blog comments, my new Facebook group, etc. that you are loving the blog a lot lately because you feel like the content is super genuine and authentic & that you can feel my passion and *soul on fire-ness* from behind the screen. Can I - [SUN CARE + Hangin' With Maria Sharapova](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/01/17/sun-care-hangin-with-maria-sharapova/) - HI GUYS! Happy TUESDAY. :) Sooo, if you follow me on Instagram then you probably noticed that last week I went to the raddest event ever at Body by Simone in Brentwood, hosted by the fab Supergoop! team and taught by the fab Simone De La Rue herself! (Sidenote, Simone is the cutest and most pixie-like - [Goals + Visions for 2017](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/01/02/goals-visions-for-2017/) - It's 2017!!! Some of you may have seen my Instagrams about vision boarding and intention setting for the new year, or maybe my post yesterday about my 2016 reflections. Even if you haven't, you probably know that I take new years, intention setting & clean slates really seriously in the best kind of way -- - [Now, Let's Talk About Beef Liver](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/01/12/now-lets-talk-about-beef-liver/) - Oh hey, lovelies! It seems like a lot of you were stoked about the Collagen Peptides post that I did last week (including myself... I have re-read it many, many times for all of the collagen health benefits to keep soaking in to my brain!) so I decided I'd do a post on Beef Liver, - ["This Project Will Give You SO Much Exposure," & Other Red Flags I've Grown to Run the Other Way From.](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/01/10/this-project-will-give-you-so-much-exposure-other-red-flags-ive-grown-to-run-the-other-way-from/) - I will preface this by saying -- all of the brands that I end up working with on my blog, at this point in my career, are awesome, nice, super genuine + on brand people to work with. I am AS PICKY as it gets these days... and I reach out to a lot of - [My Go-To Workout Routine When I Don't Have A Lot of Time...!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/01/10/my-go-to-workout-routine-when-i-dont-have-a-lot-of-time/) - Guys. You may have seen my friend Todd in my photos or on my YouTube channel -- and if you have, you wouldn't forget. Because he looks like a god, and he is actually one of the kindest, most generous souls that I know here in Los Angeles. He is one of those total gems who genuinely wants - [What's the Deal with COLLAGEN?](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2017/01/06/whats-the-deal-with-collagen/) - Hello, beautiful humans! A lot of you know that I use Collagen Peptides in my coffee every. single. morning. Ever since I started using it and posting about my undying love for the product, I have gotten a lot of questions about what collagen peptides are and what the health benefits and purpose of using them are! I have learned a lot about the - [A few words with 2016](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/12/31/a-few-words-with-2016/) - 2016, Let's have a few words. You were challenging, and very painful on way more occasions than one, but you presented me with some deeply important opportunities to face myself and come much, much closer to the person who I want to be and am meant to be. You taught me that spending 7 days - [Kathryn Budig is on my Podcast & I am Over the Moon](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/12/21/kathryn-budig-is-on-my-podcast-i-am-over-the-moon/) - Image by Jasper Johal -- JasperPhoto.com KATHRYN BUDIG is today's podcast guest... Need I say more? Over the moon would be an understatement. Feel free to listen below + skip the story if you prefer, this episode is GOLD! (You can also listen on iTunes here!!) -- Kathryn has been an idol of mine since very early on in - [Maca Mocha Pumpkin Banana Bread](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/12/20/maca-mocha-pumpkin-banana-bread/) - Sound like a mouthful to you? Because it is... in the BEST WAY. I had to restrain myself from naming this post "Gluten-free, Paleo, Refined Sugar-free, Maca Mocha Pumpkin Banana Chocolate Chip Bread" -- since it is all of those things, but homegirl's gotta keep the post titles shorter-ish up in here! Regardless, this pumpkin banana bread - [The Sleekest Lil' Fitness Tracking Band](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/12/05/the-sleekest-lil-fitness-tracking-band/) - You guys know that I always try to stay up to date on the latest wearable technology in the fitness world so that I can share with you guys what I love, what really works, and what I straight up just don't like. Lately I feel like wearable tech has been all over the board. I - [Turmeric Roasted Chickpeas...Yum!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/12/15/turmeric-roasted-chickpeas-yum/) - Soooo, I may have come up with the absolute B-E-S-T popcorn alternative for movie nights / Netflix & chill nights (is that still a thing?) / or if you're like me... a good solo binge watching session of Westworld or Stranger Things. ;) ( Sidenote: WHO is watching Westworld?! Did you see the finale? HOW INSANE? - [All about SKINCARE + My Skin Journey](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/12/14/all-about-skincare-my-skin-journey/) - Hey hey hey babes! Something I have not talked about much on the blog so far is my skincare journey. I have had quite a doozy of a few years with my skin. Today I interview Lisa Hyde, skincare expert & Rodan + Fields consultant (also my dear friend and neighbor), on my podcast so we can - [Healthy Holiday Gift Guide](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/12/13/healthy-holiday-gift-guide/) - Hello, hellooooo lovely humans! How is everyone doing with the holidays coming up so soon? I for one love the holidays -- it is such a cozy time of year, and I look forward to going home to Sac and having my family all together basically all year long. I know some people are less into the holidays - [The Truth About Slowing Down](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/12/11/the-truth-about-slowing-down/) - If you've read any of my blog posts from the last year, you'll know that I have been needing, wanting, trying and becoming somewhat desperate about this elusive desire to "slow down." The desire comes from a place of necessity at this point. I'm sure I'm not the only 20-something who has gotten a taste of - [I Am Finally Sick of the Term 'GirlBoss' & Here's Why](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/12/07/i-am-finally-sick-of-the-term-girlboss-heres-why/) - Okay, I've been reading stuff for a while about people being really over (and even insulted by) the term #GIRLBOSS. Honestly, I'm not the kind of girl who gets easily ruffled by a word. I am pretty lax and easy going about a lot of things, and the sort of stuff that gets a lot of feminists' tails in - [TBB Apparel Relaunch... it's Here!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/12/06/tbb-apparel-relaunch-its-here/) - HEY GUYS! So, a lot of you who have been following for a long time have been wondering, and asking me... "What happened to TBV Apparel? Is it still a thing?" First of all, YES! You can shop our brand new styles HERE if you wanna skip the full story below (even though it's a goodie...). - [Chickpea Lemon Ricotta Pancakes](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/12/02/chickpea-lemon-ricotta-pancakes/) - Guys, these are GOOD. Like, so good, in fact, that I could not stop eating them once I started! They literally taste like a savory crepe that you would get on the streets of Paris, but with one main distinction: they are HEALTHY. I was actually surprised at how well they turned out, even if - [Remixing My Workouts in the Best of Ways](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/12/01/remixing-my-workouts-in-the-best-of-ways/) - Hey guys! I am so excited to have partnered with ASICS again (who remembers my ASICS Vine Body Sole Half Marathon with them, a.k.a best weekend ever?) — this time to participate in their super rad Remix Your Workout Challenge! The cornerstone of this challenge is to try 5 new workouts in 5 days... and obvi, as - [Recharging & Unwinding in Cozy Carmel](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/11/29/recharging-unwinding-in-cozy-carmel/) - Hi my loves, and happy END OF NOVEMBER! I hope everyone had the most rejuvenating, relaxing & wonderful Thanksgiving with their fams & loved ones. If you followed along on my Thanksgiving adventures via Instagram + Snapchat, then you now well know that I was in the beautiful town of Carmel by the Sea, and - [A Note About Balance](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/11/28/a-note-about-balance/) - Hi babes! I hope everyone had the BEST Thanksgiving everrrr. Ever, ever. I have a post going up tomorrow all about my time in Carmel + Big Sur with my fam (little photo evidence below for you to soak in the mountain beauty with me), but for now I wanted to drop a quick line about - [Soul On Fire Episode 5 // Holistic Nutritionist Kelly Leveque](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/11/23/soul-on-fire-episode-5-holistic-nutritionist-kelly-leveque/) - Hi beautiful loves! I have been loooooving getting feedback from you on the Soul On Fire podcast so far. It's been my absolute favorite thing to hear -- the good, the constructive criticism, the requests, all of it! Keep it comin', my babes! NEW EPISDE BELOW // & ON iTUNES! I know I have a - [Finding Balance with Holiday Food](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/11/21/finding-balance-with-holiday-food/) - For years I struggled with enjoying food over the holidays. When I was vegan, forget about it. The anxiety was too much to bear -- and I usually just ended up making my own food because everything my family was eating seemed so "off limits" to me. (Yes, there were the two Christmases in a row - [Some BOMB Juices You Need to Know About!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/11/18/some-bomb-juices-you-need-to-know-about/) - HI BABES! Can we discuss the fact that I have partnered with a raw, cold-pressed juice company called O2living that also has a WELLNESS CENTER in the suburbs of NY? Westchester to be exact… one of my favorite, super charming little towns — on a street called YELLOW MONKEY. So freakin’ cute. Even though I’m - [PODCAST Episode with Animal Communicator Miranda Alcott!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/11/16/podcast-episode-with-animal-communicator-miranda-alcott/) - GUYS! Episode 4 of The Balanced Blonde Podcast // Soul on Fire is now LIVE on iTunes & Libsyn! My guest is Miranda Alcott, animal communicator, Animal Medical Intuitive, crisis response counselor, spiritual psychologist, and so much more. LISTEN BELOW OR ON iTUNES! She is truly unbelievable and has set her soul on fire like - [My Current Fave Lululemon Looks for Winter!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/11/15/my-current-fave-lululemon-looks-for-winter/) - So I've been a Lululemon girl for, like, as long as I can remember. Actually, I can remember the first Lululemon outfit I ever bought (or that my parents bought for me, let's be real - I was young). I was about fourteen years old, had just started getting into yoga, and stumbled into a Lulu store at - [A Little Note on Listening to Our Bodies](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/11/14/a-little-note-on-listening-to-our-bodies/) - I'd like to think that I listen to my body pretty closely and pretty well -- I mean, by whole brand is based off of listening to my body and finding balance after all. But for the most part, I am as guilty as anyone else when it comes to pushing myself too hard and trying to do - [Hudson's FAVE CAT FOOD // Canidae!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/11/10/hudsons-fave-cat-food-canidae/) - GUYS! It doesn't take a rocket scientist TBB follower to know that I have a cat, named Hudson, and that he is pretty much my whole entire world. Hudson Riley and I have a superhuman connection... it's really crazy, actually. He is my first ever animal (as you know, if you listened to my podcast episode - [Soul On Fire Podcast Episode #3 // Wellness Guru Sophie Jaffe!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/11/09/soul-on-fire-podcast-episode-3-wellness-guru-sophie-jaffe/) - WELLLL, it's here! Podcast episode #3, with none other than my dear friend and total wellness guru mama rockstar inspiration Sophie Jaffe of Philosophie Superfoods! Remember when Sophie HOSTED my TBB App Launch Party?! One of the best nights of our lives... the energy was so on point. We talk friendship, balancing it all, funny stories about - [Maca Chia Pudding a.k.a Holy YUM!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/11/04/maca-chia-pudding-a-k-a-holy-yum/) - (ALSO, THIS JUST IN: Use THIS LINK to get four free gifts from Nuts.com!! Plus $25 worth of other goodies to your cart!) Guys! I promised more recipes on the bloggy this season because I've been in the kitchen a lot more lately (you know it comes in spurts with me!) and this maca chia recipe - [The Balanced Blonde Podcast // Episode 2!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/11/02/the-balanced-blonde-podcast-episode-2/) - YO YO YO! Guys. Podcast Episode #1 with my BFF + super inspiring CEO and entrepreneur extraordinaire Brandin Cohen was a total blast. You guys seemed to love it (who is still planning to listen?!) and SO MANY of you subscribed and entered the giveaway. I can't even begin to tell you what a blast this new - [I Cannot Travel Without...!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/10/31/i-cannot-travel-without/) - Hey, hey, hey my LOVES! First of all, thank you so much for ALL OF THE LOOOOVE on my brand new podcast! I am so *unbelievably* thrilled about it, and cannot wait to keep connecting with you guys in this way. I spent the whole morning going through emails from those of you who subscribed + - [WORKOUT PLAYLIST + Must-have Workout Items](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/10/28/workout-playlist-must-have-workout-items/) - One thing I've found that helps keep me inspired to consistently exercise & push myself is a great workout playlist. Another thing is having the proper gear + having the right mindset. Whenever I try to dash out the door on my busiest of days to go on a run or hit a sweaty yoga class... - [THE BALANCED BLONDE PODCAST // OMG!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/10/26/the-balanced-blonde-podcast-omg/) - GUYS!!! The Balanced Blonde Podcast is H-E-R-E! Huge giveaway opportunity for people who subscribe this week, all giveaway deets at bottom of post! First episode ever is below, where I interview my best friend Brandin Cohen, the exceptionally inspiring CEO & Co-Founder of healthy hydration supplement company Liquid I.V. (And by "interview," I mean conversationally chit chat about - [TBB Travel Must-Haves!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/10/21/travelmusthaves/) - HI GUYS! I started a running list of my travel tips and tricks when I was on the plane to NYC a few days ago, because as I looked down at my feet and saw my overspilling bag with all of my travel go-tos and can't-live-withouts, I realized... *oh damn, I have this down to - [The DREAMIEST Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Loaf Recipe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/10/19/the-dreamiest-pumpkin-chocolate-chip-loaf-recipe/) - A) Thank you for all the love on my last post. The comments, emails, texts, & DM's really made my day. If you haven't read it yet... would love your thoughts! All about fitness + my current views on all that jazz. B) PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP LOAF! YEP!!! I wouldn't dub this the dreamiest recipe I've made in - [Some Thoughts on Being "Fit"](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/10/18/some-thoughts-on-being-fit/) - Hey, sweet thangs. :) STORY TIME. So, I caught my eyes in the mirror during a super sweaty, super cardio-heavy, do-jumping-jacks-until-you-hit-the-ground-intense Yoga Sculpt class the other morning. A few thoughts were going through my head as I locked eyes with myself & the sweat trickled down my tomato-red cheeks... in this order, naturally: 1) I feel like a - [Finding Your Exercise Groove](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/10/14/exercisegroove/) - ( FYI: This is a prelude to another very exercise-fitness-musing kinda post that will go live in a few days, so if you like this, keep that in mind. :) ) Sooo, I have given this a LOT of thought lately. Partially because it's a frequently asked question, for sure, and partially because it's an ever-relevant - [Choco Bulletproof Hormone-Balancing Coffee Recipe & Life Lately](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/10/13/choco-bulletproof-hormone-balancing-coffee-recipe-life-lately/) - HI BABES. A) I just got home from NYC and CANNOT WAIT to write a recap of my trip to share with you guys... it was AMAZING. B) THANK YOU for all of the bday wishes. I am the luckiest girl in the world to have so many supportive, amazing humans in my life. C) - [26 Years of Life](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/10/09/26-years-of-life/) - Me in 5 words at the age of (almost) 26: Creative, Inspired, Focused, Balanced & Curious. (I'm going to start writing these every year to see how I evolve ^ Also, I'm going to write a "26 Things I'm Grateful for at 26" post on my actual bday in two days, so stay tuned for that - [My Skin Story... Part I!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/10/05/my-skin-story-part-i/) - Hey guys! It's been awhile since I have shared any skin products with you that I am loving lately, which is mainly because... I've been trying a bunch of them out and I have a major running list of faves right now. Ever since my Panchakarma, people have been telling me that I've been glowing from - [25 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was 20...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/10/04/25-things-i-wish-i-knew-when-i-was-20/) - YO! In collaboration with American Express as they celebrate 25 years of the Membership Rewards program, I put together this handy dandy list of 25 things I wish I knew at 20. It’s pretty freaking awesome what American Express is offering for this anniversary! From tickets to Broadway’s Hamilton (I’m still dying to see it... - [Are Bloggers Competitive With Each Other?](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/10/03/are-bloggers-competitive-with-each-other/) - ( Follow my blog on Bloglovin, BTW. I finally joined after 3.5 years of blogging.. lol! ) People ask me this question a lot, and honestly my answer is all over the board. Yes, majorly & no, not at all -- depending on the sitch. The truth is, it really depends on the person. It also depends - [Finding Your TRIBE](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/09/30/finding-your-tribe/) - Hi, hi my loveliest humans! There is one question I tend to get asked over and over again, and that is: "You seem to be surrounded by such great people -- people that lift you up and that you share passions and interests with, and it always looks like you're having so much fun. How did - [My Current Food Philosophy](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/09/27/my-current-food-philosophy/) - A lot of words get thrown around in the wellness blogging space when it comes to food philosophy. There is the paleo crowd, the vegan crew (we know I know about dat), vegetarianism, gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free, soy-free (estrogen probs- I get it), IIFYM (if it fits your macros), macrobiotics, intuitive eating, eating whatever you want - [TBB Book Club // September](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/09/26/tbb-book-club-september/) - Hiiii guys! So I have been promising a TBB Book Club for a while now, because yo girl absolutely loves to read. I don't read quite as often as I'd like to these days, but when I find a good book that I can really get into, it becomes my life until I finish it. I think reading is - [Power to the Period // Coolest Donation Drive I Ever Did Hear About!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/09/23/power-to-the-period-coolest-donation-drive-i-ever-did-hear-about/) - Happy Friday, my loves! Today I have partnered with the U by Kotex® brand to spread the word about their Power to the Period campaign. I was inspired by one of my dear readers, Krista Williams of The Hundred Blog, who responded to my SOUL ON FIRE post telling me that service & volunteering last - [Loving Lately // 9.22.16](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/09/22/loving-lately-9-22-16/) - Happpyyy Thursday my angel faces! Today it's time for another Loving Lately, because it's my favorite kinda post, and it's been a very good week so I have a lot to share. :) Also, my fam is in town this week and next weekend, so I am soaking in all of the good family time & trying to - [Soul on Fire // New TBB Series](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/09/20/soul-on-fire-new-tbb-series/) - As I mentioned a bit in my last post, I spent some time brainstorming this weekend and an idea flew into my head that I could not ignore. Sometimes when I first wake up I lay in bed for a bit, dreaming of the Bulletproof coffee I'll make when I finally get up and mosey - [Life After Panchakarma, + Dealing With FOMO](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/09/19/lifeafterpancha/) - Hi babes! How is everyone doing after the weekend? For me, it was the first weekend in a long time that I didn't have any super specific obligations... So it was both relaxing AND nourishing for my soul. I caught up with a bunch of friends, got some good workouts in, tried out Sweatheory (awesome infrared - [National Yoga Month, What Up!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/09/16/national-yoga-month-what-up/) - Guys! It's September, which meeeeeans it's also National Yoga Month! And yeah, I'm aware it's been September for like, a whole half of a month now, but since I was doing my Panchakarma for the first good chunk of the month it is still sort of shocking to me that it's not August anymore. September rocks - [Loving Lately // 9.15.16](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/09/15/loving-lately-9-15-16/) - SOOO it's been a while since I've written a Loving Lately post, and it's about damn time to get back on the train! I absolutely love writing in list form about the ish I am currently into -- you KNOW this -- and after my Panchakarma my head is spinning with all the good stuff I just - [BACK TO LIFE POST-PANCHAKARMA: PART II](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/09/13/back-to-life-post-panchakarma-part-ii/) - WHEW. Thank you guys so much for all of the positive feedback, questions and comments on my Panchakarma Part I recap. I'd be lying if I didn't say that a bigggg part of why I decided to try this experience was so that I could see what it was all about to be able to share the deets - [Back to Life Post-Panchakarma: ALL the Deets (Part I)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/09/09/back-to-life-post-panchakarma-all-the-deets-part-i/) - Beautiful loves! I have been thinking and pondering and reflecting about how to write about my Panchakarma experience in full and be able to do it even a single ounce of justice with my words, and it's going to be a tough task but IMMA TRY! I have officially been "back to life," as I'm - [So I'm Doing a 5 Day Panchakarma...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/09/02/so-im-doing-a-5-day-panchakarma/) - I've alluded to this quite a bit over the last few weeks, but the time has officially come to tell you... tomorrow I will be heading out to start a 5-day Panchakarma treatment! I will be away from the computer, my phone, and all technology (and my entire regular routine) for 5 full days to fully immerse - [TBB Wellness Tour BEGINS!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/08/31/tbb-wellness-tour-begins/) - Ahhh, guyyyyys!!! I am so excited right now I could jump out of my seat. Probably also because I've had cold brew, rose iced tea (Alfred's, baby), AND coca pu-erh tea all in the last few hours (#yolo, #beveragey)... But MAINLY because I can finally, finally bring you this fun new blog series I have - [Tips for Exercising on VACATION](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/08/30/tips-for-exercising-on-vacation/) - Sooo we all know that going on vacation is something we love for a few key reasons: relaxation, letting loose, time off from the daily grind, spending time with peeps we love, seeing the world, and ultimately coming back feeling #GOOD & better than we did before we left. That last part is where I'm going to throw - [Taking Care of Ourselves!!!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/08/29/taking-care-of-ourselves/) - BTW, I wrote this last Thurs, but posting it today. Just pretend like it's still Thursday to get yoself in the full on vibes of this moment. ;) I just had to write this, I couldn't not, because it's currently 3 p.m. and I decided to take care of myself today by skipping out on some - [Let's Talk PRESSURE in Social Media](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/08/26/lets-talk-pressure-in-social-media/) - Whatever your relationship with social media may be, I am sure you know one thing for certain: there is pressure that shows up with social media one way or another, however that may look for you. We all have a diff relationship with social media, so that pressure can manifest in a lot of ways. Maybe you feel immense pressure to please - [My Latest Savory Breakfast Obsession](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/08/25/my-latest-savory-breakfast-obsession/) - Well, you guys already know what my sweet & dessert-like breakfast obsession is: avo pudding, duh. But I don't eat the same thing every day -- I have learned through lots of trial and error (#LOTS), that my body does best when I mix things up! Real food, whole ingredients, balanced meals, lots of variety, and lots - [Finding the Balance Between BUSY & OVERWORKED](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/08/23/finding-the-balance-between-busy-overworked/) - Man oh man, is there a difference between being "busy" and being straight up overworked. I've been contemplating this a lot lately. Like a LOT, a lot, and would love to share. ( BTW: The pics in this post will be full of the fab people I get to surround myself with in my "work" - [How to Deal With Cyber Bullies](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/08/19/how-to-deal-with-cyber-bullies/) - Happy Friday my dear lover loves! I felt super inspired to make a new YouTube video a few days ago -- a 20 minute long vid no less, LOL -- and figured I'd share the deetski deets with you here in case you haven't watched it yet or wanted to hear more! Firstly, I was extra - [Loving Lately // 8.18.16](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/08/18/loving-lately-8-18-16/) - GUYS! It's been a while since I've written a Loving Lately post, but mannnnn do you know how much I love these?! Sharing the things I'm loving lately with you guys, in my typical #OCDlistformat ways, is something that just makes my heart happy, happy, happy. I have been on the hunt for all sorts - [Healthy Homemade NUTELLA Recipe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/08/16/healthy-homemade-nutella-recipe/) - Oh heyyyy, guys! I did a little teaser of this recipe on Instagram, and also a little BTS of it on my Insta story! A few of you guessed what it was, I mean I guess it wasn't that shocking once you saw the hazelnuts & the Philosophie cacao magic (chocolate superfood powder!) in the pic -- but - [The Evolution of "Eating Whatever I Want"](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/08/12/the-evolution-of-eating-whatever-i-want/) - So, I'm sitting here at my desk after enjoying a delicious homemade lunch of egg whites, gluten-free toast with red pepper hummus (both from the B-wood farmer's market!), avocado and this amaze Paleo "wing" sauce (three ingredients -- will share brand if you guys are interested!) from Whole Foods. For breakfast I had a bomb (and I - [Let's Talk About YOGA](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/08/10/lets-talk-about-yoga/) - Hellllo, my angels! I've got yoga on the brain right now, for a few reasons... I'm starting my yoga teacher training this weekend! 300 hours, which will make me a 500-hour RYT. CRAZY. I am full of all the never and excitement about it. I've gotten back into my home practice. That home practice that - [Running Update, Because They're My Fave](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/07/30/running-update-because-theyre-my-fave/) - Guys! I think the whole running update thing should become its own section on TBB because I love giving you guys the latest on my running journey and there is always so much to say. I have been shocked ever since starting to run consistently that running is just as much of an ever-evolving process as yoga - [The Unusual Breakfast That I SWEAR BY](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/08/09/the-unusual-breakfast-that-i-swear-by/) - Sooo, I have a current breakfast obsession. It's kinda awesome, because it tastes like dessert... looks like dessert... smells like dessert... but actually has no sugar whatsoever & is filled to the brim with protein, healthy fat, vitamins & minerals. And above all, it can be made with only TWO ingredients. I usually like to add in - [A Question for YOU GUYS!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/08/08/a-question-for-you-guys/) - Hi loves! Today will PROBABLY be the shortest blog post in the recorded history of TBB time. The funny thing is, the history of this blog is actually 110% recorded (obvi), so I get to sound cool by saying that & having it actually be legit... Anyway. Today I have a question for YOU (!!!). - [DAY IN THE LIFE](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/08/05/day-in-the-life/) - Hi my boos! Whenever I get my inspiration streaks on Snapchat & now Instagram video, I always ask you guys what you want to see on the blog. You've given me some great ideas to take back to my drawing board, and one of the number one requests I get is to do a "Day - [3 Years Ago Today...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/08/04/3-years-ago-today/) - As I was sipping my green tea this morning in my huge ceramic Alfred coffee mug (yes, I bought it & yes, I use it on the daily) and whipping together a coconut yogurt & blueberry parfait for breakfast, it suddenly occurred to me... August 1st, 2013 is the day my blog launched. Just about three - [Kauai Recap Part II: What to DO, Where to EAT, & More!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/07/27/12437/) - Okay, now for the Kauai recap you’ve all been waiting for. In the last post I told you all about my feelings in Hawaii (so blogger of me), but today I am going to tell ya about all of the must-sees on the island. A few of you have mentioned to me that you are - [Kauai Recap Part 1: The Feels](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/07/25/kauai-recap-part-1-the-feels/) - Hi, HI! I'm baaack after a nice extended vacation where I did a lot of thinking, a lot of writing, and a lot of RELAXING. Okay, maybe I didn't relax as much as I usually do on vacation, but here you'll read why... There was a lot on my mind. Not in a bad way or a - [11 Steps to Fall Madly in Love With Your Life](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/07/21/11-steps-to-fall-madly-in-love-with-your-life/) - Yep, this post is exactly what it sounds like it's going to be. 11 Easy Steps to Fall Madly in Love With Your Life... annnndd a few of those steps include falling in love with your fitness routine, because that's a part of loving your life. DUH. ;) First, let's start with the fact that the photos in this post - [Coconut Banana Cream Pie Cups](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/08/04/coconut-banana-cream-pie-cups/) - Growing up, my family was not big into home cooked meals. I know lots of people look back on their childhoods and reminisce on that special time of day when their family gathered around the kitchen table and ate what their mothers prepared for them and held hands and said grace and all that good - [THE Blonde Vegan](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/08/04/the-blonde-vegan/) - You all know I love my Jars of Yumminess, so you may have been surprised when I decided to make my signature namesake creation a smoothie (even though I am almost equally obsessed with smoothies as I am with JOYs). The reason I chose to make The Blonde Vegan a smoothie is because, silly as - [The Original Rainbow JOY](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/08/04/the-original-rainbow-joy/) - Once I started cooking I realized the fun I could have making food look pretty, and THEN I realized that after I had spent the time making it look pretty, it tasted a heck of a lot better (or at least it seemed to). Isn’t it amusing the way the mind works? It’s funny because - [Baked Oatmeal Heaven](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/08/04/baked-oatmeal-heaven/) - OK, so there are too many delicious ingredients in this to even come up with a name for it other than Baked Oatmeal Heaven. Unless you’re a fan of names like “Blueberry-Banana-Raisin-Cherry-Walnut-Cinnamon Chocolate-Chip Baked Oatmeal Heaven,” which I usually am, but I decided to give your eyes a break on this one and keep it - [Strawberry Banana Coconut Shake](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/08/04/strawberry-banana-coconut-shake/) - Sometimes I feel like calling my smoothies “shakes,” because a shake just sounds so damn good. Doesn’t a shake remind you of a big old ice cream SHAKE sundae concoction you’d eat with a burger at a diner? Not that I ever liked diner food, but you get the picture. A shake sounds like a - [Inspirational Spotlight: Almond Milk LA](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/08/04/inspirational-spotlight-almond-milk-la/) - I couple of week ago I had the privilege of meeting with the super inspiring co-creating duo behind Almond Milk LA – Nicola and Yael. We bonded over our mutual love for yoga, writing, healthy lifestyles, connecting via Instagram of all things, and, of course, Café Gratitude pancakes. Not only are these ladies making homemade, - [Product Review & GIVEAWAY: Brain Food Bars](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/08/08/product-review-giveaway-brain-food-bars/) - The awesome creators of Brain Food Bars, Tim and Ever (lets be real- how great of a name is Ever?), were gracious enough to send me some samples of their bars so I could check them out. I’m going to be completely honest here… I was skeptical at first. For no better reason than the - [The Healthiest Mac n Cheese You Ever Did Taste](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/08/14/the-healthiest-mac-n-cheese-you-ever-did-taste/) - Gee, I wonder why so many people loved this recipe when I first put it up on Instagram a few weeks ago. This recipe is quite dear to my heart because, probably like many of you, Kraft Mac n’ Cheese was one of the only things I would eat when I was a little kid. - [Summer Sunrise JOY](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/08/14/summer-sunrise-joy/) - When I was thinking of a name for this, the first thing that popped into my mind was a tequila sunrise I had in Mexico a few years ago that was made of the most gorgeous orange and red colors. Well, this Jar of Yumminess is even more gorgeous and a whole heck of a - [Inspirational Spotlight: Health and Us](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/08/15/inspirational-spotlight-health-and-us/) - Leading up to my blog launch I did a little something on my Instagram account called “The Blonde Vegan Smoothie Challenge.” It was the first time I’d done anything like it, so I didn’t know exactly how to promote it. I could have used an app to put writing over one of my photos and - [Raw Chocolate Almond Cookie Dough Bites](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/08/19/raw-chocolate-almond-cookie-dough-bites/) - So I’ve been seeing a lot of vegan spins on “cookie dough” lately, and I thought it was about time I created something on par. You’re all going to love me for this, because my cookie dough is SUGAR-FREE a.k.a guilt-free a.k.a you can indulge as much as your heart desires. Imagine that… cookie dough - [Fall in Love with Yourself](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/08/20/fall-in-love-with-yourself/) - After some controversy over a smoothie photo I posted on Instagram this morning, I decided to write an impromptu blog post on my food philosophy – let’s call it a TBV philosophy sesh. The views I’m about to share here are rooted in food, but they extend to health, relationships, exercise, and overall health and - [Party on the Top, Party on the Bottom](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/08/23/party-on-the-top-party-on-the-bottom/) - Some of my most popular posts are hands down my “party on the top, party on the bottom” oatmeal/smoothie combinations. People love the idea of a good flavor twist… And when I say people, I’m talking about myself being numero uno. There’s nothing I love more than a unique blend of flavors – that’s why - [This is For All You Sensitive Tummies Out There!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/08/29/this-is-for-all-you-sensitive-tummies-out-there/) - A couple of mornings ago I woke up to a text message from my sister about how miserable she was from something she ate the night before. It’s no secret that our family was cursed with the sensitive tummy gene… we get it straight from our daddio (although he may or may not refuse to - [The Balance Smoothie](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/09/09/the-balance-smoothie/) - I’m what you would call an “all or nothing” type of girl. If I’m into something, I can’t get enough of it. If I’m not, it’s a struggle to put any effort into it at all. Because of that mentality, it’s often hard for me to find a balance between everything going on in my - [Parfait Thursday & The Simplest Green Smoothie](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/09/12/parfait-thursday-the-simplest-green-smoothie/) - You know what today is… My new favorite day of the week: Parfait Thursday! I decided to create Parfait Thursdays on TBV as a fun way to interact with my followers on Instagram and have people tag me in their parfait photos throughout the week. This week I have chosen to replicate the lovely Megan’s - [Baked Oatmeal: Gettin' Figgy With It](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/09/16/baked-oatmeal-gettin-figgy-with-it/) - Try as I might to stick to my routine of having a variation of The Balance Green Smoothie for breakfast each morning (for the sake of teaching myself how to have a routine), I gave in and made some of my beloved baked oatmeal this weekend. I’ve come to terms with it – I’m not - [Berry-licious Acai Bowl](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/09/18/berry-licious-acai-bowl/) - When I was re-organizing my Recipe section the other day, I noticed I did not have a single acai bowl post on TBV yet… tragic! Of course I took this as an excuse to try out a couple of my favorite acai bowl recipes this week and tweak them a bit to make them post-worthy - [The Blonde Vegan Salad](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/09/20/the-blonde-vegan-salad/) - I already have a signature smoothie and lots of signature breakfast creations, so I thought it was about time I created a signature SALAD. Let me start by saying: some salads are boring; this salad is not boring. I repeat: I do not make, eat or like boring salads. If you aren’t a salad fan - [Maple-Vanilla Coco-Nut Almond Butter](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/09/24/maple-vanilla-coco-nut-almond-butter/) - Alright, so here’s the dealio: I am a certified nut butter addict. I usually prefer almond butter, but I am really not picky. (I even made walnut butter the other day! Heavenly. Recipe will be up soon.) I add almond butter to my morning smoothies, dip bananas and dates in it for an afternoon snack, - [Strawberry Chocolate Swirl Oatmeal](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/09/27/strawberry-chocolate-swirl-oatmeal/) - Well, by popular demand, I have another Jar of Yumminess recipe for all of you on this lovely Friday! This one is the uber delicious “Strawberries Dipped in Chocolate” JOY -- also known as: one of the most heavenly combinations known to man. ALSO… because of yesterday’s Vegan Grocery List post, I wanted to give - [Pumpkin Almond Butter Oat Bars](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/10/01/pumpkin-almond-butter-oat-bars/) - Guess what? It’s my favorite month of the year… OCTOBER! Why my favorite month, you ask? Well, on top of the fact that one of my very favorite ingredients is in its peak (ding ding ding – pumpkin!), October marks the beginning of the most beautiful season of the year. Now that I’m living in - [Chocolate Almond Butter Oatmeal Quinoa Pudding](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/10/03/chocolate-almond-butter-oatmeal-quinoa-pudding/) - After telling myself I would drink a green juice for breakfast each day this week, I woke up this morning with an intense craving for oatmeal. And not just regular oatmeal – a rich, creamy, chocolatey, almond buttery, protein-packed oatmeal. Yum… right? Right. I think this craving surfaced because of how a-m-a-z-i-n-g the Pumpkin Almond - [Pumpkin Spice Almond Butter Dessert Smoothie](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/10/04/pumpkin-spice-almond-butter-dessert-smoothie/) - If you’ve been following me for a while, you know I do smoothies. One could call me a smoothie addict. I do all sorts of smoothies – green smoothies, fruity smoothies, breakfast smoothies, oaty smoothies, and now I have for you… a DESSERT smoothie. Except it’s so healthy, you can eat it for breakfast too - [The Everything Breakfast Bowl](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/10/14/the-everything-breakfast-bowl/) - I named this “The Everything” Breakfast Bowl, because I figured Coconut-Almond Butter-Strawberry-Banana-Spinach-Peppermint Acai Bowl (with figs & corn flakes & granola & more coconut on top) was a little long for a recipe title… and the flavor combo might freak people out. I have to say… although this is a mish mash of flavors, it - [Neapolitan Layered Oats](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/10/15/neapolitan-layered-oats/) - Because of the birthday whirlwind I haven’t made layered oats in awhile (read: one week) so this morning I woke up super excited to get in the kitchen and create. This morning’s Jar of Yumminess had an added bonus, because I felt like I needed the extra energy boost… Banana walnut cookie dough protein fluff. - [Southwestern Baked Sweet Potato](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/10/17/southwestern-baked-sweet-potato/) - Lately I have been in the mood for extra flavorful dishes. I don’t know if it’s the seasons changing, the slight change in my workout routine or if it’s just my taste buds telling me to spice things up. Regardless, I’m happy about it, because it led me to the creation of this yummy baked - [Putting the PLANT back in Plant-Based Veganism](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/10/20/putting-the-plant-back-in-plant-based-veganism/) - Alright, so October encapsulates a lot of things for me – it’s my birthday month, the beginning of my favorite season, the time of year when schoolwork intensifies and becomes more and more important to stay on top of, and, of course, the month for delicious pumpkin recipes and fun fall desserts. A.K.A: this is - [Q&A with Happy Herbivore](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/10/22/qa-with-happy-herbivore/) - I had the pleasure of asking one of my very favorite food bloggers, Linsday Nixon of Happy Herbivore, a few questions about her lifestyle and food philosophy. She is very special to me, because I used to follow her blog and Instagram account back when The Blonde Vegan was only a little baby nugget inside - [Peppermint Patty Smoothie](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/10/08/peppermint-patty-smoothie/) - As some of you may know, I did a one-day juice cleanse on Sunday (which I will write a post on this week – excited to share my experience with you all!), which left me fantasizing about certain foods I wanted to eat this week when I was done cleansing. One thing I knew for - [Cinnamon Roll Oats](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/10/24/cinnamon-roll-oats/) - Lately I’ve been playing with the idea of the perfect sized breakfast. As you may have noticed, I usually get so caught up in the presentation of my breakfast smoothies and oats that I accidentally make a double (and sometimes even a triple) serving! Don’t get me wrong – there is nothing wrong with having - [Peach Parfait Extravaganza + Exciting News](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/10/28/peach-parfait-extravaganza-exciting-news/) - Alright, so here’s the deal. We all know I am a granola addict, and since I am on a constant search for balance and moderation in this awesome healthy lifestyle… I’ve decided to play with my breakfasts a bit this week to make them delicious without granola. That’s right… without granola. There is absolutely nothing - [A 3-Day Juice Cleanse, Oh My!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/10/29/a-3-day-juice-cleanse-oh-my/) - Let me tell you a funny story. I moved to NYC three months ago, and along with a horrifying amount of Bed, Bath & Beyond purchases upon my arrival I bought a new scale. I don’t weigh myself fanatically, but I like to hop on the scale every few days or so to make sure - [8 Tips to Get Rid of Bloat & Water Weight](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/11/01/8-tips-to-get-rid-of-bloat-water-weight/) - I am on Day 3 of my juice cleanse and feeling amazing. We have four email threads going with people sharing their experiences, questions and ups and downs of the cleanse. I don’t know if it has something to do with having so many people to report back to each day, but this is by - [Carrot Creamsicle Smoothie](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/11/04/carrot-creamsicle-smoothie/) - Ever since my juice cleanse ended on Saturday, I have had a newfound appreciation for food, flavors and textures. And this appreciation is not limited to solid food – it also extends to smoothies! A creamy and satisfying smoothie is so much different than a juice. Don’t get me wrong; I am still a juicing - [Autumn in a Jar](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/11/05/autumn-in-a-jar/) - I have been on a major cinnamon kick lately. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that my 6th juice each day of my juice cleanse was a delicious blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, cashews and agave, so I got pretty accustomed to ending each day with that heavenly blend of spices. Yeah… that’s probably - [Pumpkin Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/11/06/pumpkin-coconut-chocolate-chip-cookies/) - I couldn’t even fit all of the main ingredients for this puppy into its title. If I were being a perfectionist, I would have had to name these cookies “Pumpkin Coconut Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Raisin Oat Breakfast Cookies”… but the title would have run off the page! (There’s a real perfectionist for ya.) I - [The Naked Smoothie](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/11/08/the-naked-smoothie/) - Let’s just say this smoothie got its name because if you drank it for breakfast every morning, you’d look pretty damn awesome naked. It’s packed full of veggies, superfoods, vitamins, iron, potassium and more. I think it’s going to be my new go-to. But don’t be fooled by the greens! The cacao, maca and cinnamon - [Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Cups](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/11/10/chocolate-peanut-butter-banana-cups/) - Oh. My. Goodness. If there’s anything more perfect than chocolate peanut butter cups, it’s the marriage between chocolate peanut butter cups and banana cream pie cups. I have been fantasizing about this combo for a while, and it’s kind of dangerous that I discovered it because I’m thinking it’s going to have to become a - [See Yourself From Someone Else's Eyes](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/11/12/see-yourself-from-someone-elses-eyes/) - This is a topic I’ve wanted to touch on for a while now – about finding comfort (and dare I say it, happiness!) in our own skin. It’s one of the easiest changes we say we are going to make in our lives, but one of the hardest to actually do. It’s easy to read - [My UNREADY Routine!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/07/16/my-unready-routine/) - You guys. There’s probably nothing I love more in life than getting “unready” at the end of the day — that magical moment when you step in the door, get down on the ground to cuddle your kitten, and realize you don't have to leave again to be anywhere or be available to anyone. You - [Interview with Hu Kitchen CEO/Founder Jordan Brown](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/11/14/interview-with-hu-kitchen-ceofounder-jordan-brown/) - When I moved to NYC a little over 3 months ago, I was on the hunt for healthy restaurants in my area. And not those mock healthy restaurants that serve a ton of processed foods in place of meat and dairy. I wanted to find places that served good, nourishing food with ingredients that I - [TBV Cleanse Program!!!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/11/15/tbv-cleanse-program/) - Hello, hello! Today is a very exciting day for me on the blog because I am releasing the first information about The Blonde Vegan 5-Day Cleanse Program. I have been working hard on it for the past several weeks, and have been dying to give you guys more info… (if you’ve spent any time with - [Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/11/17/raw-vegan-pumpkin-chocolate-chip-cookie-dough/) - Oh. My. Goodness. Let me start off by saying… this stuff is dangerous. In the best way possible, obviously. This week was a very good week eating-wise for me. My sister and brother-in-law did their first ever three day juice cleanse, and to support them (from across the country!) I did a one-day cleanse and - [Through Tyler Knott Gregson's Eyes](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/11/18/through-tyler-knott-gregsons-eyes/) - Like many people I know, I fell in love with Tyler Knott Gregson’s poetry via Instagram. Maybe it’s the allure of his Typewriter Series (awesome poems and quotes typed on vintage-looking parchment paper) or the fact that he posts just about every day so people always have something to see, but in the end I - [Vegan Apple Crisp](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/11/20/vegan-apple-crisp/) - Nothing says November like a good, crunchy Apple Crisp. As I’ve mentioned before, my mom didn’t cook a lot when I was growing up. I was also very picky, so what she did cook I didn’t always necessarily eat. You could usually find me at my miniature kids’ table eating mac n’ cheese or a - [8 Things Every Woman Should Have](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/11/21/8-things-every-woman-should-have/) - Happy Thursday! With the cleanse program, working on my novel, the semester coming to a close, Thanksgiving coming up and three visitors coming to town in the next few days... I have been a little overwhelmed this week. Instead of a recipe post today I wanted to share a post I've seen flying around other - [Healthy Holiday Recipes!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/11/22/vegan-thanksgiving-recipes/) - If you thought being the only uber health conscious at the dinner table was hard, try being the only uber health conscious person at the Thanksgiving dinner table. You don't want to be that pesky health freak friend/sister/daughter/cousin who requests something special, but you also don't want to starve. That's why the best thing for us wellness lovers to do is to - [Cleanse Giveaway Opportunity!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/11/23/cleanse-giveaway-opportunity/) - Hello, and happy Saturday! I am going to be giving away one cleanse per week leading up to the release of the cleanse on December 15th! How do you get the free cleanse? Repost this photo on Instagram, tag @theblondevegan and hashtag #theblondevegan and #theblondevegancleanse telling me why you'd like to do the 5-day cleanse and - [Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes & Tips to Not Overeat on the Holidays](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/11/25/952/) - Hello, and happy Thanksgiving week! I have had a lot of questions about what vegan dishes to make for the holidays – do not fear! There are plenty of delicious and healthy options. I have compiled a list of some of my favorite dishes and desserts that you can whip up for the upcoming holiday - [Eating Out as a Vegan: Tips, Tricks & NYC Hot Spots](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/12/01/eating-out-as-a-vegan-tips-tricks-nyc-hot-spots/) - Eating out as a vegan can be intimidating. People often tell me that they are afraid to take the vegan plunge specifically because they fear eating out would be too difficult. No one wants to be that token vegan friend who makes choosing a place and ordering way more difficult than it needs to be. - [Superfood-packed Jar of Yumminess](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/12/02/superfood-packed-jar-of-yumminess/) - It’s been a little while since I have posted a recipe for one of these bad boys - JOY, Jar of Yumminess, overnight oats, layered oats, whatever you like to call them. I think I can attribute that to the fact that I was so excited about them this summer that I ate them all - [Green Monster Smoothie](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/12/04/green-monster-smoothie/) - This smoothie is so yummy. Especially because there is a secret ingredient that you would never be able to tell by its color, but the flavor it adds is oh so delicious. Trying to think of what it could be? That’s right: chocolate. Well, chocolate protein powder that is. I used the brand Vega One - [Let Yourself Break](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/12/05/let-yourself-break/) - This week has been on the stressful side. You know that feeling when it seems like one thing happens after the next after the next… until you reach your breaking point? That’s kind of how I felt yesterday, and the reason I’m sharing this is because after going through this vicious cycle many times in - [Veganism vs. Plant-Based Diet](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/12/06/veganism-vs-plant-based-diet/) - Happy Friday, everyone! With my cleanse program releasing on December 15th (Yay!!!), I thought I would do a little informative post about strict veganism versus a plant-based diet. I consider myself a cross between the two – something I call a plant-based vegan. I do not consume animal products but I also avoid processed foods, - [Nutty Berry Quinoa Oatmeal](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/12/10/nutty-berry-quinoa-oatmeal/) - A friend of mine is interviewing me this morning for an article about quinoa’s rise in popularity in the health community over the past several years, so I suppose you could say I woke up with quinoa on my mind. I have always wanted to make a sweet quinoa breakfast dish like I have seen - [Chocolate Peanut Butter Tofu Pudding](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/12/08/chocolate-peanut-butter-tofu-pudding/) - Ok, I’m going to be completely honest here: I was trying to make a Chocolate Peanut Butter Tofu Pie, and it didn’t get nearly as firm as I had anticipated. I let it sit overnight in the fridge, I put it in the freezer for half a day, I put it in a smaller container - [The Lifestyle Blogger's Dilemma](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/07/11/the-lifestyle-bloggers-dilemma/) - ( FYI, this is a mini excerpt from my upcoming eBook Going Viral, which you can preorder HERE if you're interested! ) Okay, so this isn't MUCH of a dilemma if you don't care that much about social media. But if you're a blogger, you should care about social media. Unless you're Emily Schuman or something, in that case - [Tuesday Night Food for Thought](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/12/11/tuesday-night-food-for-thought/) - Posting TWICE in one day – Jordan, have you gone crazy?! No, I have just experienced the extreme relief of turning in my novel pages for the semester, and am now enjoying this little thing called free time. And I am L-O-V-I-N-G it. Anyway, a friend of mine recently made fun of me for describing - [Oriya Organics Superfood Green Smoothie](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/12/12/oriya-organics-superfood-green-smoothie/) - I vowed to myself I would have a green smoothie or a green juice for breakfast every morning this week. Reason being… I got a little heavy-handed with the oatmeal and granola last week and over the weekend. Nothing makes me feel better than starting my day with a healthy green smoothie (or juice. Should - [Vegan Travel Tips](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/12/14/vegan-travel-tips/) - Happy Saturday, my dears! I am in California, and it feels so good. I don’t know about all of you, but home is definitely where my heart is. Yesterday was my first time on a plane since August 1st, which marks the longest time I had ever gone (in my entire life… woah!!) without flying. - [The Blonde Vegan 5-Day Cleanse is Here!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/12/15/the-blonde-vegan-5-day-cleanse-is-here/) - The Blonde Vegan 5-Day Cleanse Program is finally here!!! Creating it has been my life for the past several months, and I have been absolutely dying to share it with all of you. I am SO looking forward to cleansing with all of you the first week of the New Year... and additionally with anyone who - [Chocolate Chunk Avocado Brownies](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/12/17/chocolate-chunk-avocado-brownies/) - Ok… Yum. I have been on the hunt for a healthy brownie recipe that still has that brownie pizzazz we all know and love. You know the pizzazz… moist, gooey, and super chocolatey with just the right amount of sweetness. It’s hard to hit those qualities just right when you are making a healthy, vegan - [8 Inspirational Stories (and Foods!) of the Week](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/12/19/8-inspirational-stories-and-foods-of-the-week/) - As a food blogger, I spend a lot of time sifting around the internet for articles that inspire me, entertain me, motivate me, or simply make me smile. I also spend quite a bit of time trying out delicious foods that I want to share with you all. This week has been a huge week for inspiration, - [Vegan Orange Julius + Christmas Update](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/12/27/vegan-orange-julius-christmas-update/) - Can you believe it’s almost January? I hope everyone’s Christmases were awesome and full of family, friends, great food and fun gifts. I wanted (so badly) to do a TBV Christmas post full of yummy festive recipes for all of you, but this week was all about catching up with my nieces and my California - [14 Resolutions for 2014 (Some may surprise you!)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/01/02/14-resolutions-for-2014-some-may-surprise-you/) - At first I didn’t know how I wanted to tackle a New Years post on the blog. I don’t exactly believe in “resolutions” in the general sense, because I think we often tell ourselves each year is going to bring so much change and the moment we fall off the wagon we get discouraged and - [Peanut Butter Banana Orange Dream Smoothie](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/01/04/peanut-butter-banana-orange-dream-smoothie/) - This should really be called the “combine all of the ingredients in your pantry into one smoothie” smoothie. I woke up in my parents’ house this morning to find that my fruit and veggie supply had shrunken if not disappeared while I was gone. But that is good news because since my mom is participating - [Cleanse FAQ](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/01/05/cleanse-faq/) - It’s Sunday, and there are a few special things about it: A) It’s the first Sunday of the year. I can’t imagine more of a “clean state” kind of day than that. I hope you are relaxing, reflecting, and enjoying today as you should every Sunday! B) The Blonde Vegan 5-Day Cleanse Program starts tomorrow! - [Raw Avocado Soup](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/01/07/raw-avocado-soup/) - Since I am in the middle of leading The Blonde Vegan 5-Day Cleanse Program, I don’t have much extra time to post on the blog this week. However, it kills me to see this blog going un-posted on (yes, even for a couple of days!!) so I am going to share a recipe from the - [My Vegan Love Affair](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/01/12/my-vegan-love-affair/) - This has been a very exciting week for me: not only did the first round of The Blonde Vegan Cleanse take place, but this week was my one-year vegan anniversary! My journey as a vegan over the last year has been somewhat of a wild ride. It all began with a 5-day cleanse the first - [Oatmeal Cookie Smoothie](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/01/15/oatmeal-cookie-smoothie/) - I'm giving you one warning, and one warning only. This is one of those “stick your face into the blender to lick every last drop because it’s just that good” smoothies. Otherwise known as: The Oatmeal Cookie Smoothie. Holy yumminess. I don’t even know where to begin. Ever since my bowl of oatmeal yesterday morning, - [Top 10 Questions Vegans Get Asked](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/01/17/top-10-questions-vegans-get-asked/) - Hey, everybody! I am in Los Angeles for the weekend, which is a huge treat. It is currently 82 degrees in Santa Monica… can you say tank top, shorts, flip flops and wet hair?! Four of the things I have missed most since moving to NYC?! Heck. Yes. I am headed to Café Gratitude (an - [My Vegan Weekend in Los Angeles](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/01/23/my-vegan-weekend-in-los-angeles/) - I have to admit, I was a little nervous to visit L.A. this weekend. Before moving to N.Y.C in July, Los Angeles had been my beloved home for the last four years. Almost all of my friends from college and most of my family members still live there. I was scared I was going to - [What's the Dealio with Dessert?](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/01/26/whats-the-dealio-with-dessert/) - To indulge, or not to indulge. That is the question. Or at least, that’s the question I faced quite a bit when I was home the past few weeks and the case of delicious vegan desserts at The Plum Café stared me in the face while I ordered my kale salad or sweet potato avocado - [What's Your One Change for the New Year?](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/01/27/whats-your-one-change-for-the-new-year/) - How is everyone doing with their New Years Resolutions? I know I briefly touched on this when I wrote my Resolutions post, but I believe more in long-term, sustainable lifestyle changes rather than “quick fix” resolutions. The New Year is one of the best times to evaluate our lives and reflect inward to ask ourselves - [Superbowl Sunday: Spicy Teriyaki Cauliflower “Wings”](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/01/28/superbowl-sunday-spicy-teriyaki-cauliflower-wings/) - I have never been a huge Superbowl girl. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I’ve never been a big football girl. Or a big sports girl for that matter… unless yoga counts. Regardless, there are a few things I do love about the Superbowl: a) The halftime show (hellloo, Beyonce 2013!) - [Fully Raw February](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/01/31/fully-raw-february/) - I’ve decided that this year is all about turning my “what ifs” into realities. For the past several months a huge “what if” in my life has been: what if I was a raw vegan? I have found so much happiness in being a plant-based vegan, and I have always had an inkling that eating - [Why You Should Date a Girl Who Practices Yoga](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/02/02/why-you-should-date-a-girl-who-practices-yoga/) - Ok, so this post should really be called “Why You Should Date a Girl Who is Addicted to Yoga,” but I thought as a title that was a bit extreme. But what can I say – I am a bit extreme. I am a yoga addict… addicts are a bit extreme. I have been seeing - [Creamy Maca Buckwheat Porridge](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/02/05/creamy-maca-buckwheat-porridge/) - So I did something last night that I’ve never done before. Way out of my comfort zone. I soaked my first overnight buckwheat groats. Wild, right?! That may not sound like a huge fete to some of you seasoned chefs or raw foodie experts out there, but for a kitchen newb like myself this was - [8 Reasons Why I'd Rather Relax than Party](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/07/08/8-reasons-why-id-rather-relax-on-a-holiday-than-party/) - A lot of you may agree with me, and I'm sure a lot of you disagree. I am one of those people who much prefers to relax and kick back on a holiday or just a regular weekend as opposed to partying, drinking a lot, and gettin' wild. In fact, I prefer to relax and chill with - [Interview with Brooke Preston of The Green Boheme](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/02/09/interview-with-brooke-preston-of-the-green-boheme/) - Have you ever been so inspired by someone and their message that you can feel yourself starting to choke up? It’s happened to me a handful of times in my life, and talking to Brooke Preston was one of them. Brooke is the owner and head chef of The Green Boheme, a raw vegan restaurant - [Vegan Valentines Day Treats](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/02/12/vegan-valentines-day-treats/) - Best thing about February? Valentines Day. Hands down. Especially now that I live on the east coast and most of February means 20-degree weather, dressing like an Eskimo, trudging through muddy snow and longing for spring. Something I absolutely love about this holiday is that regardless of whether or not we’re in a relationship, we - [14 Tips for Making the Perfect Green Smoothie](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/02/14/14-tips-for-making-the-perfect-green-smoothie/) - Hey, everyone! One of the questions I get asked most frequently is how the heck do you make a good green smoothie? That’s right, a green smoothie without half-blended chunks of kale, overly fruity flavors or disappointing watery aftertastes. A green smoothie that tastes delicious, sustains you until lunchtime and isn’t overflowing with calories. Well, - [When You're Feeling Off Balance...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/02/18/when-youre-feeling-off-balance/) - There are a handful of things you can do when you’re feeling off balance. You can rev up the self control and eat a super clean diet, do a plant-based cleanse, up your exercise level, perform an elimination diet to see which foods are not agreeing with your system, sleep more, meditate, get into yoga - [Delicious Tofu Scramble](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/02/20/delicious-tofu-scramble/) - People always ask me what I miss most being vegan. “Is it cheese?” they ask. Nope. “Meat?” “Butter?” “Pizza?” No… The only thing I’ve really missed since going vegan (other than occasionally missing certain types of fish) is eggs! I loved a good sunny side up egg. And even though scrambled eggs were not my - [Banana Cacao Chip Muffins](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/02/23/banana-cacao-chip-muffins/) - What to do when you have four super duper ripe bananas staring you in the face (on the verge of collecting fruit flies)? Normally my answer would be to chop them, freeze them and save them for banana ice cream… But after my visit to the nutritionist last weekend I have been cutting back on - [Chocolate Banana Bread Oatmeal](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/02/26/chocolate-banana-bread-oatmeal/) - Have you ever woken up and wanted something super decadently delicious for breakfast that wasn’t going to set your whole day on the “OMG-I-ate-chocolate-for-breakfast-and-now-I-am-going-to-have-a-fat-day” track? I know that feeling all too well. Sometimes I wake up, scroll through my Instagram feed and see a fresh baked vegan dessert from one of my favorite food bloggers, - [Oh She Glows Cookbook Sneak Peek, Recipe & Interview!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/02/27/oh-she-glows-cookbook-sneak-peek-recipe-interview/) - Ok, my lovely readers, there is something you should all know about me. I geek out hard over the people I admire. Established bloggers, successful authors, celebs from my favorite TV shows… you get the picture. So when Angela Liddon of Oh She Glows asked me to be a part of her official Oh She - [Workout Recap Friday + My Experience with Grains](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/02/28/workout-recap-friday-my-experience-with-grains/) - Calling all grain-lovers who frequently ask me why in the world I don’t eat bread… Well, today is your day. I had sprouted grain toast for breakfast. With almond butter. And coconut oil. And cinnamon. And strawberries. It tasted like a little slice of heaven on earth. And I am not exaggerating when I say it - [Chocolate Lover's Oatmeal](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/03/03/chocolate-lovers-oatmeal/) - Ok, the main thing I have to say about this recipe is that it’s chocolatey. Very chocolatey. Which, by the strict laws of association, means that it’s abso-frickin’-lutely delicious. If you’ve been reading my blog for the last few weeks you’ll know that I have been on a major Dessert for Breakfast kick. I have no - [Silky Green Tofu Smoothie + Cuppow Giveaway](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/03/04/silky-green-tofu-smoothie-cuppow-giveaway/) - Happy Tuesday, everyone! If you’ve been following along with my nutritionist journey for the last few weeks, you know that I made the decision to hop off the “green smoothie for breakfast every single morning no matter what” train for a little while. The reason I did this was to show myself that it’s OK - [Cookie Dough Brownies with PB Cream Frosting + Workout Recap Friday](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/03/07/cookie-dough-brownies-with-pb-cream-frosting-workout-recap-friday/) - Two Part Post alert! This is what happens when you have an ultra busy week. Today we are going to talk about brownies AND a workout recap - and because the brownies are so healthy, that's not an oxymoron. First let's talk about brownies. Actually, let’s talk about cookie dough brownies. Specifically, let’s talk about - [My Nutritionist Visit Part II](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/03/09/my-nutritionist-visit-part-ii/) - Hey, guys. Happy Sunday! It’s my favorite day of the week. Sundays to me signify sleeping in, relaxation, long runs (it’s the “Long Slow Run” day of my training), grocery shopping (favorite activity - dork alert), writing, yoga, me time and usually a quiet dinner with friends. Yesterday I went to my first follow-up appointment - ["Happens to be Healthy" Granola Giveaway + Crunchy Flax Oatmeal Recipe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/03/10/happens-to-be-healthy-granola-giveaway-crunchy-flax-oatmeal-recipe/) - You all know that my obsession with granola runs deep. First it was Whole Foods Chia Ginger Superfood cereal, then it was my mom’s homemade granola recipe, then it was a few local Upstate New York brands, and now it’s Laurie’s Granola Creations “Happens to be Healthy” granola. Happens to be Healthy is a fabulous - [You Know You Have an Extreme Personality When... (+WIAW)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/03/12/you-know-you-have-an-extreme-personality-when/) - I’ll be the first to admit it. I have an extreme personality. I’m either all in or I’m all out. When I’m interested in something, I simply cannot get enough of it until I am immersed in it from all angles. When I’m not interested in something, I tune it out, totally neglect it or - [Workout Recap Friday + Green Smoothie Bowl with Strawberry Carob Sauce](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/03/14/workout-recap-friday-green-smoothie-bowl-with-strawberry-carob-sauce/) - You know how I’m feeling today? TGI…WRF! Thank God it’s (Workout Recap) Friday. For some reason it was one of those weeks where I thought Tuesday was Wednesday, Wednesday was Thursday and Thursday was Friday. Anyone else feel that way this week? Usually it’s a pretty unanimous feeling. I’ve always wondered if there was something - [Healthy Vegan Shamrock Shake](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/03/16/healthy-vegan-shamrock-shake/) - Top o’ the mornin’ to ya! Tomorrow is St. Paddy’s Day, and we all know what that means – lots of mint, lots of green, lots of Irish kisses, and lots of beer. I can roll with the first three, but beer is not my favorite thing. If I’m going to drink alcohol, I prefer - [Q&A with Kelsey Miller of "The Anti-Diet Project"](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/03/17/qa-with-kelsey-miller-of-the-anti-diet-project/) - Ever since I started this blog over the summer, something has become abundantly clear to me. Rather than promoting veganism, I strive to promote learning to listen to your own body to find the style of eating that works best for you. Each individual body is different, and my journey to a plant-based lifestyle certainly - [Healthy Vegan Buckwheat Pancakes + Nut Butter Giveaway](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/03/18/healthy-vegan-buckwheat-pancakes/) - I’ve never been a huge pancake person – the fluffy, cakey, bready texture just never quite did it for me. The only pancakes I enjoyed eating (and actually loved) were my dad’s pancakes, which were more like really thin crepes than they were actual pancakes. When I was little my dad was pretty much famous - [What I Ate Wednesday: Zoats, Salads & Juices, Oh My!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/03/19/what-i-ate-wednesday/) - Hey guys, it's Wednesday... which means that lovely day of the week has rolled around where I tell you about what I eat in a day. It's a fun way for me to share my vegan lifestyle with all of you and to link up with other bloggers in the "WIAW" partay! But before we - [Hello from Mexico & TBV Apparel Update](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/03/25/hello-from-mexico-tbv-apparel-update/) - Hi, beauties! Writing to you today from the stunningly beautiful Cabo San Lucas, Mexico! I couldn’t possibly be happier to be on this beachfront paradise with the people who mean the most to me – my family. I have been running all over the place for the last week, but I have been dying to - [Mexico: What I Ate, Learning to Relax & More!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/03/30/mexico-what-i-ate-learning-to-relax-more/) - Hello, hello! You may have noticed I took an unintended but highly rejuvenating five-day break from the Internet world – other than updating my Instagram with my vacation eats, beach yoga poses, and overall Mexico awesomeness, I was MIA from blogtown and it felt good. Vacations are a reminder of how important it is to - [April Challenge: Love Yourself](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/04/01/april-challenge-love-yourself/) - What if someone told you that for one month you had to love yourself unconditionally, no ifs, ands or butts about it? Would that make you uncomfortable? Do you think you could rise to the challenge? Well, I’m challenging you to do it. Starting now. The month of April is going to be all about - [My Vegan Weekend in Los Angeles: II](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/04/03/my-vegan-weekend-in-los-angeles-ii/) - Hey, guys! I am finally getting around to doing a post on all of my L.A. eats from my trip to Los Angeles two weeks ago! I have been dying to do this post because L.A. is my favorite city (hands down) when it comes to food, weather, lifestyle, yoga, people, and all around awesomeness. - [Which Type of Cleanse Should You Do?! (+ a Juice Cleanse Discount Code)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/04/06/which-type-of-cleanse-should-you-do-a-juice-cleanse-discount-code/) - Happy Sunday, loves! Today I thought I would write to you about cleanses and finding the type that works best for your particular goals and your individual body. I get a whole lot of questions and emails about the health benefits of juice cleansing versus solid food detoxes, water fasting, extended juice cleanses, eating clean, etc. I - [Peanut Butter Cup Banana Oats](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/04/08/peanut-butter-cup-banana-oats/) - Peanut. Butter. Cup. Banana. Oats. Yes, it’s as sinfully delicious as it sounds. Minus the sinful, plus some extra deliciousness. How did I decide I was in the mood for this delicious creation this morning? I can think of a few simple reasons… A) I woke up starving and pretty tired after a late night - [Self-Love Challenge Update](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/04/10/self-love-challenge-update/) - Hey guys! It’s been a crazy wild OMG-how-can-I-fit-this-all-in kind of week around here… but in the best way possible, because it means we are getting closer and closer to the launch of TBV Apparel!!! Not to mention lots of other exciting goodies in the works (*cough cough* TBV Summer Cleanse program, *cough cough* my mom’s - [The Blonde Vegan Apparel](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/04/11/the-blonde-vegan-apparel/) - Annnddd today is the day! I am officially releasing TBV Apparel’s five different t-shirt styles and phrases. If all goes well, there will be a whole lot more phrases and styles in the coming months – I am hoping to grow TBV Apparel and do as much as I possibly can with the line. It - [JULY GOALS](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/07/07/july-goals/) - Hello lover loves! Hope everyone is having a nice shortened week. I for one couldn't be more confused about what day of the week it is. And the fact that I am leaving for Hawaii a week from tomorrow (#YAY) is making things even more confusing... My sched is getting all jumbled! Anyway, since it's - [BIG LOVE. Happy First Birthday to HUDSON RILEY](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/07/06/big-love-happy-first-birthday-to-hudson-riley/) - You guys. Yesterday, my baby angel Hudson Riley turned ONE. It quite literally seems like just yesterday I fell in love with him at the NKLA animal shelter and brought him home. The pic below is his first day with me... playing with necklaces, BEFORE getting stuck under the dishwasher. (So help me God.) I - [Lil' Running Update For Ya](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/07/05/lil-running-update-for-ya/) - Hiiii beauties! I hope everyone had a great fourth of July weekend. Mine was SO nice. A mix of fun and relaxing, and filled to the brim with my favorite people. A full update coming your way this week! For now, I figured it was time to update you on my running journey. As you - [The Art of the Instagram Bio //](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/07/01/the-art-of-the-instagram-bio/) - (BTW, this is an excerpt from my upcoming 'Going Viral: The Art of Building a Blog' eBook... Eek! You can preorder here.) MAKE YO' INSTA BIO #ONFLEEK. I don't know about you guys, but I laugh out loud reading some people's Instagram bios. Not like I'm laughing at them, that would be mean (lol), but I laugh - [Top 5 Reads of the Week](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/06/30/top-5-reads-of-the-week/) - Hey loves! I feel like I've been all over the place lately and I can't tell you how happy I am to be sitting on my couch, in my TBV tee and boxers, writing the day away today. I'm working on some fun projects, including... + Ramping up my YouTube channel & getting much more - [Crush those Goals: A Half Marathon & A 10-Day Juice Cleanse](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/04/14/crush-those-goals-a-half-marathon-a-10-day-juice-cleanse/) - Well, I told you all it was a self-loving, goal-crushing kind of April around here. Two things I’ve wanted to do for a long while were a half marathon and an extended juice cleanse. Ran a half yesterday, started a 10-day juice cleanse today! Boom, and boom. This was actually my second half marathon, but - [Video Interview & Giveaway with Nadya Andreeva of 'Happy Belly'](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/04/15/video-interview-giveaway-with-nadya-andreeva-of-happy-belly/) - Hey, guys! The other day I had the awesome opportunity to interview someone I admire greatly when it comes to health, digestion, wellness and overall wellbeing. Nadya Andreeva is the author of the book Happy Belly that I have been mentioning in my posts for the last several weeks. The moment I picked up the - [What I Ate Wednesday: Juice Cleanse Style](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/04/16/what-i-ate-wednesday-juice-cleanse-style/) - So… what does one eat on a juice cleanse, anyway? Or rather, what does one drink? I get a whole lot of questions from people about what exactly a juice cleanse entails, so I have compiled this post to break it down (chicka chicka yeahhh) for you all. Linking up with the lovely Jenn for - [Micro Greens & Day 8 of my Cleanse](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/04/21/micro-greens-day-8-of-my-cleanse/) - Hello, hello! Hope everyone had a marvelous Easter weekend filled with family time, Easter egg hunts and lots of gooey chocolate. Since I am across the country from my fam this year, my holiday included a whole lot of me-time: juice cleansing, yoga, long walks in the almost-warm NYC weather and of course some good - [Beet-Dyed Deviled Eggs... YUM](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/06/28/beet-dyed-deviled-eggs-yum/) - Yes, you read this right. Beet-dyed deviled eggs. Otherwise known as the healthy edible Easter egg craft project of your dreams. Or was that my dreams? Hopefully both! Can we also talk for a second about how ridiculously delicious deviled eggs are? I remember the first time I had a deviled egg. I was on - [What I Ate Wednesday: 10-Day Cleanse Recap](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/04/23/what-i-ate-wednesday-10-day-cleanse-recap/) - Happy Wednesday, my loves! I couldn’t possibly be happier that it’s the middle of the week, and I think I have some darn good reasons. Shall I explain myself? 1. My mom and sister fly into NYC tomorrow morning to visit me for the weekend, and I am so excited! My mom has officially been - [TBV Apparel is HERE!!!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/04/25/tbv-apparel-is-here/) - Happy FRIDAY and, more importantly in my life at the moment… Happy TBV APPAREL LAUNCH DAY! I seriously don’t even know what to say other than I am melting into a puddle of excitement on the ground because I am so thrilled that the day is finally here – months of brainstorming, designing, printing, photographing, - [Healthy Ways to Indulge](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/04/29/healthy-ways-to-indulge/) - Hey, guys! Well, it’s Tuesday and you haven’t heard from me since Friday, which can mean just about one thing: I have been a very busy girl. I launched TBV Apparel this weekend and my mom and sister were in town from California. A.k.a two of the most awesome things ever that made for an - [What I Ate Wednesday & May Challenge Intro](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/04/30/what-i-ate-wednesday-may-challenge-intro/) - A new month is on the horizon, which means it’s time for another TBV Challenge to begin… are ya ready for it? It’s going to be a wild one. And by wild, I mean crazy awesome and totally difficult and challenging in the best way. But before I tell you what it is, I want - [Red Velvet Smoothie Recipe + Thinking Out Loud](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/05/01/red-velvet-smoothie-recipe-thinking-out-loud/) - Happy Thursday! Have I mentioned lately that Thursdays are my new favorite day of the week? I have class Monday nights and Wednesday nights, which means that from Sunday straight through Wednesday night I am powering through schoolwork and balancing the blog, TBV Apparel, writing the novel, yoga, gym, friends, and… life. Come Thursday morning - [Time for Some Life Changes ! ! !](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/05/02/time-for-some-life-changes/) - It’s Friday, yahoo! I don’t think I have been this happy to see the weekend in a long time… it’s been a wild week over here in my little TBV neck of the woods. (Is it acceptable to call NYC a neck of the woods? Woods sound a little Little Red Riding Hood status, but - [A Day at the Animal Sanctuary!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/05/05/a-day-at-the-animal-sanctuary/) - I don’t even know where to begin with my weekend! I want to write about the incredible Be Well brunch that I attended (hosted by my friend Arielle), about my glorious day at the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary, about the ridiculously good 5-ingredient green smoothie that I created (actually tastes like cake batter), about finally - [Guest Post: Paul Florez on Male Anorexia](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/05/06/guest-post-paul-florez-on-male-anorexia/) - Hey, guys! Happy Tuesday. Today is a special day on TBV, because, drum roll... I'm posting my first ever guest post. I don't normally do guest posts on the blog because this is a very personal space for me. You all know my voice, you know the topics I like to cover, and you more or less - [What I Ate Wednesday: Brunch Style](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/05/07/what-i-ate-wednesday-brunch-style/) - It’s that time of the week again… What I Ate Wednesday! I have been loving participating in this awesome blog partay every Wednesday for the past several weeks. It’s fun for me to give you guys a glimpse into what I eat in a day, and it’s fun to document my meals and look back - [100% Raw, Clean, Guilt-Free Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/08/04/100-raw-clean-guilt-free-chocolate-peanut-butter-cups/) - Seeing as I inhale chocolate like it’s my job to do so, I thought I would try out these raw chocolate peanut butter cups I had seen everyone raving about. It’s no secret that Reese’s peanut butter cups are freaking amazing, but they are full of fat, processed milk and deadly chemical preservatives (can you - [Living that MANTRA Life](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/06/23/living-that-mantra-life/) - Hi beautifuls! WHEW, am I ever refreshed from my trip to New York last week and having my whole family in L.A. with me this weekend. Can ya tell by my daily blog updates that I am inspired & recharged to write, write, write? A full recap of my NYC trip will be coming to - [Weekend Recap: Sometimes You've Gotta Let Loose](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/05/12/weekend-recap-sometimes-youve-gotta-let-loose/) - Good morning, and happy Monday! Guess what I did this weekend? Gave myself some time off, and let go of my routine as much as possible… Eek! Sometimes it’s oh so important to give our hearts and minds a rest from the pressure of always being “on” when it comes to work – even when - [Q&A with The Raw Food Sisters](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/05/13/qa-with-the-raw-food-sisters/) - Happy Tuesday, my loves! I have been asked a few times lately if I am pinching myself because of the success I have had with TBV over the last year. The truth is-- it is completely impossible for me to see that TBV inspires people like I have been (and continue to be!) inspired by - [What I Ate Wednesday: Brooklyn Flea!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/05/14/what-i-ate-wednesday-brooklyn-flea/) - Hello, hello! Happy What I Ate Wednesday. It's always hard to choose which day of the week to share with you guys for this "What I Ate" post, because each day is so frickin' different. One day I have green juice for breakfast, kale salad for lunch, and roasted veggies for dinner, and the next day I go - [Healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/05/15/healthy-banana-chocolate-chip-muffins/) - Happy Thursday! Here I am comin’ at ya with a recipe post for the first time in… how long?! Too long. The funny thing is, when I started this blog back in August it was meant to be a recipe blog. I basically copied Chocolate Covered Katie’s style, inserting food photos and writing about the - [Enjoy the Freaking Journey!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/05/18/enjoy-the-freaking-journey/) - We’ve all heard the quote “life is about the journey, not the destination.” And if you’re anything like me, you probably hear it and say to yourself bull shit, the journey is cool and all but get me to that destination ASAP. It’s human nature to focus on the destination – especially in our modern - [A few cool things + Greens Plus Giveaway!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/05/19/a-few-cool-things-greens-plus-giveaway/) - Happy Monday! Wondering why this post is coming in the early afternoon instead of the early morning? I forgot to set my alarm this morning, and it was quite possibly one of the best things I’ve accidentally done in a long time. You may have heard me mention my raging insomnia before, and it’s been - [Playing Favorites...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/05/20/playing-favorites/) - Thanks to the lovely Miss Amanda from Running With Spoons, I’ve been inspired to fill out a fun little survey for today’s post. This week is busy, busy getting everything ready for the Hamptons, finishing up grad school, planning two fun TBV events in NYC this June before I move, prepping for a house guest (my - [A day in the life of a plant-based vegan](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/05/21/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-plant-based-vegan/) - I realized that I haven’t written a typical “What I Ate Wednesday” post in several weeks – it’s been all about the fun eating days, the untypical days, like the Be Well Brunch, Smorgasburg and my 10-day juice cleanse. So here I am with a post about a legitimate day in the life of a - [Diet Myths We Need to Stop Believing](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/05/22/diet-myths-we-need-to-stop-believing/) - You know what irks the shit out of me? When people listen to the diet-addled nonsense speak that flies around the web (and the real world, too) and take it as the word of God. I am ALL FOR sharing and writing about the eating style that works best for you (hello, vegan food blog), - [Memorial Day Weekend + My Thoughts on Alcohol](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/05/27/memorial-day-weekend-my-thoughts-on-alcohol/) - Hey, hey! I hope everyone had a fabulous Memorial Day Weekend. Mine was filled with friends, sunshine, poolside shenanigans, and a whole lot of… partying! Pretty big for me since I don’t drink nearly as often as I used to since making my lifestyle change a year and a half ago. But I want to - [What I Ate Wednesday: Hamptons Style](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/05/28/what-i-ate-wednesday-hamptons-style/) - Hey guys! Happy What I Ate Wednesday! This post is going to be a double whammy because I am going to tell you about my eats this past weekend in the Hamptons, and I am ALSO going to tell you about how I travel as a plant-based vegan when I am staying in a house - [Whirlwind Week Recap!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/05/30/whirlwind-week-recap/) - Hey guys! It’s Friday, yahoo! Am I the only one who had an insane whirlwind of a week? (And it certainly didn’t help that I was majorly hung over from the Hamptons… wait, I think I still am.) Actually, it may have helped, because when I am coming off of a long weekend or vacation - [You know you're a food blogger when...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/06/02/you-know-youre-a-food-blogger-when/) - Hey, guys! Happy Monday morning! I hope everyone had a marvelous weekend. Mine was half marvelous and half not-so-marvelous. Marvelous was getting to relax all weekend and barely move from my bed until Sunday, not-so-marvelous was that I had strep throat anddd that’s why I was bound to my bed. But hey, you won’t find - [What I Ate Wednesday: Photo Shoot Style](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/06/04/what-i-ate-wednesday-photo-shoot-style/) - Hey, hey! How is it Wednesday already? This week is zooming by – probably because I have so much to do before the weekend so the week is trying to slip away from me. Not gonna happen! Today I am shooting the last 8 out of 20 recipes for TBV Summer Cleanse Program, and sending - [Friday Musings + Fun Event Info](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/06/06/friday-musings-fun-event-info/) - Hello, loves! It’s Friiidayyy, and I am oh so happy about it. I know I always make some kind of TGIF comment, but to be honest I could usually care less what day of the week it is. My weekday schedule is quite flexible, and I don’t exactly take the weekends off… so days are - [TBV Summer Cleanse Debut!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/06/09/tbv-summer-cleanse-debut/) - Wellll THIS is exciting. Today is the day I am introducing The Blonde Vegan 5-Day Summer Cleanse!!! I’ve already talked a bit about how this cleanse can best be classified as a reset for the body just in time for that summer bikini season and warm weather shenanigans… but now it’s time to give you all - [PB&J Chocolate Oats + My Upcoming Events](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/06/10/pbj-chocolate-oats-my-upcoming-events/) - Hey guys! You have heard me bring up my two upcoming events a few times now, but I wanted to take a second to describe each of them since A) Juice Press is tomorrow, so if you want to RSVP, you’ve gotta do that ASAP!, and B) We only have about 7 spots left for - [Thinking Out Loud](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/06/12/thinking-out-loud/) - Hi! Wow, what a week. I almost didn’t even blog today because I didn’t know where to begin, but then I remembered that the lovely Amanda hosts a “Thinking Out Loud” series every Thursday, and I thought – bam! The perfect excuse to ramble about my week and give a little more info about TBV - [Turn Today Into 'Tomorrow'](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/06/13/turn-today-into-tomorrow/) - We all know how this one goes. Our pesky mind thinks its being so clever, acknowledging and accepting a positive change we want to make while telling ourselves we don’t have to start putting in the work to make the change happen until tomorrow. Or the next day, or the next week. Next thing you - [TBV Summer Cleanse is AVAILABLE!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/06/14/tbv-summer-cleanse-is-available/) - THE DAY IS FINALLY HERE! TBV Summer Cleanse Program is officially 100% available for purchase. Wooahhwee, am I excited! I will be leading the first group of cleansers this Monday through Friday, but (just like the winter cleanse), this cleanse will be available year round and you can start it and finish it whenever you’d - [My DIY Health Retreat](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/06/16/my-diy-health-retreat/) - Wowwee, am I happy to see Monday’s shining face today! In honor of the first round TBV Summer Cleanse beginning today, my own Gingersnap’s Organic Spirit Junkie cleanse, my first week with no visitors/events/deadlines in a loonngg time, and it being my third to last (WTF?!) weekend in NYC before I move, I thought it - [What I Ate Wednesday: Gingersnap's Organic Cleanse Style](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/06/18/what-i-ate-wednesday-gingersnaps-organic-cleanse-style/) - Hey, all! Happy Wednesday! It’s the middle of my DIY Health Retreat week, and although it’s been a little hard for me to fully relax midweek, I have to say I’ve been doing a better job than I thought I would. Yesterday was full of spending time with people I love, going to yoga, catching - [Skinny Strawberry Smoothie](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/06/20/skinny-strawberry-smoothie/) - So, I’m nearing the end of my Gingersnap’s Spirit Junkie cleanse and what have I been craving? Not desserts, burgers, or a gooey, cheesy plate of nachos, but… smoothies!!! You all know I am a certified smoothie addict. In fact, if I could turn into a food I would probably choose a smoothie. I’d be - [Why I'm Transitioning Away from Veganism...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/06/23/why-im-transitioning-away-from-veganism/) - In the last few weeks it's become clear to me how silly it is that I am so afraid to share this on the blog and in my life. It's not healthy to feel guilt for listening to your own body-- I should be thanking myself, not telling myself I've done something wrong. I have - [Addressing the Questions & Concerns About Stepping Away from Veganism](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/06/25/addressing-the-questions-concerns-about-stepping-away-from-veganism/) - I want to begin this post by saying a huge and resounding THANK YOU to the wonderful thousands of you who shared your support, understanding, acceptance and love with me about my decision to step away from veganism. I am blown away at the vast majority of positivity and am humbled by the amount of - [Some Of The Wackiest Things That Have Happened Since "Coming Out" as a Non-Vegan](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/06/28/some-of-the-wackiest-things-that-have-happened-since-coming-out-as-a-non-vegan/) - Hey, babes! Long time no (positive) talk. It’s been a whirlwind around here, and I don’t know about you… but I’m ready for some lightheartedness on this bloggity blog. It’s my last week in NYC, I just came out with the news that I am no longer fully vegan, I am wrapping up last minute projects, - [Thoughts on Moving + Staying Healthy While Moving](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/07/01/thoughts-on-moving-staying-healthy-while-moving/) - Hey guys! It’s a busy week around here, being in the process of moving across the country and all… ahh! Last night was our very last night sleeping in our apartment, and I am staying in NYC for a couple more days to tie up all the loose ends of my daily life before I - [Goodbye NYC, Hello California!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/07/06/goodbye-nyc-hello-california/) - Well… I just left NYC. I said farewell for now to the city that won my heart over, that occasionally confused me about my loyalty to it in the harshness of the winter, that recaptured my love the moment spring started to emerge, and the city that proved to me it had the ability to - [Good Morning America & Nightline Details!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/07/07/good-morning-america-nightline-details/) - Picture this scene: I’m getting ready to watch myself on ABC’s Good Morning America in an hour and a half – my first ever on-camera interview. And by getting ready, I mean sitting on the couch in Katie’s new apartment, freshly showered because I’m that anxious and excited, about to be dripping in sweat from - [4 Favorite Yoga Poses!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/06/21/4-favorite-yoga-poses/) - My loves! It's International Yoga Day! My mom also just texted me to let me know that it's "National Selfie Day" as well, and when I told her it's International Yoga Day too, she said: "In other words... Jordan Day!" LOL. Selfies & yoga all day long baby. Selfies while doing yoga. Selfie yoga videos for - [My Definition of Being a BOSS](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/06/20/my-definition-of-being-a-boss/) - I have seen a lot of articles floating around the Internet lately about what it means to be a boss. I was particularly inspired by this article on Cup of Jo sent to me be my dear friend Megan -- so much bossiness in one place, I couldn't not share my input. You see, there - [TBV Tries (and loves!) Target C9 Active Wear](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/07/08/tbv-tries-and-loves-target-c9-active-wear/) - Hello, hello! I am back in Sacramento for the week, and it feels so good. It’s HOT here (think 101 degrees on the reg), but the California heat still doesn’t quite hold a candle to those humidity soaked NYC streets. I am officially winding down from the whole “coming out” saga (I promise I’m not - [I Tried Dairy & the World Didn't End](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/07/09/i-tried-dairy-the-world-didnt-end/) - Don’t kill me, but I ate a Quest bar this week for the first time. Yeah, a Quest bar. It has dairy in it, I know. I’m doing wild things up in here now that I’ve begun letting go of my long-held restrictions. A few months ago I would have scoffed at the idea of - [Tigernut Horchata Yumminess + Giveaway!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/07/10/tigernut-horchata-yumminess-giveaway/) - So I tried something new, and I’m really excited about it. Raw, cold-pressed tigernuts… in Horchata form! You know Horchata, that delicious, creamy, slightly sweet beverage generally associated with Spain and Latin America. Well it just got a whole lot yummier, and a whole lot healthier. A few years ago my best friend Katie went - [TBV Interviews The Skinny Confidential! (+ Giveaway!)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/07/11/tbv-interviews-the-skinny-confidential/) - Hey guys! It’s Friday, which means it’s the beginning of my first weekend at home, relaxing, in a longgg time. I am mainly going to be spending the weekend catching up on emails (can’t wait to get back to all of you who have shown your support about everything going on recently!), catching up on my - [Recovery Update: Orthorexia is No Fun](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/07/13/recovery-update-orthorexia-is-no-fun/) - I’m just going to tell you straight... Recovery is extremely hard. I’ve mentioned before that I have an “all or nothing” type of personality, so when I made the decision to acknowledge my eating disorder and begin the recovery process, I was ready for the disorder to just kind of disappear. I thought if I - [ZICO™ Crack Life Open + Detox Water Recipe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/07/14/zico-crack-life-open-detox-water-recipe/) - Disclosure: This post was sponsored by ZICO® Premium Coconut Water™ through their partnership with POPSUGAR. While I was compensated by POPSUGAR to write a post about ZICO®, all opinions are my own. So, I’ve been obsessed with coconut water for quite some time. I can confidently say that I was into coconut water before the - [Matcha-liciousness + TBV Name Change](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/07/15/matcha-liciousness-tbv-name-change/) - Guesss who's moving back to LA tomorrow?! That's right, me. TBV. The Blonde Veggie. Is that name starting to roll off the tongue yet? You guys don't even want to know what I've gone through these last several weeks trying to come up with a permanent name change for the blog. I changed it from - [My Year in NYC: A Year In Photos](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/07/16/my-year-in-nyc-a-year-in-photos/) - Yahoo… A Year in Photos is finally here!!! I know I have been talking about it incessantly for the past couple weeks, but my last week in NY got super turned upside down between the awesome TV interviews, moving out of the city, my flight cancellations and trying to spend as many moments as possible - ["Choosing Raw" Burnt Sugar Coconut Ice Cream Recipe + Interview with Gena Hamshaw](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/07/18/choosing-raw-burnt-sugar-coconut-ice-cream-recipe-interview-with-gena-hamshaw/) - Sooo, one of my favorite bloggers of all time, Gena Hamshaw of Choosing Raw, just released her cookbook and I am thrilled for her / so honored to review it on the bloggy. I know what you’re thinking—“Jordan, you’re reviewing a RAW FOOD cookbook just a month after you publicly came out about no longer being - [I'm ba-aaaack!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/07/30/im-ba-aaaack/) - Guess who’s back, back, back, back again-gain-gain… TBB is back, back, back, tell a friend, friend friend… Sorry, I couldn’t resist. You know Slim Shady is my numba one man. ;) Hi!!! I ended up taking the longest technology break that I have taken since I started the blog last August, and I am feeling - [What I Ate in Italia & France](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/07/31/what-i-ate-in-italia-france/) - So my last recap post of my trip to Italy & France was great and all, but I know what you’ve all been thinking. Where’s the food? What did the “diehard vegan until one month ago and now very public orthorexic who is trying to reincorporate balance into her life” eat on her Mediterranean travels? - [The Balanced Blonde Turns One!!! (+ TBV Apparel Discount Code)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/08/04/the-balanced-blonde-turns-one-tbv-apparel-discount-code/) - It’s a birthday celebration! TBV (now slowly but surely making the transition to TBB) officially turned one on August 1st. Rewind to one year ago on that day and I had just moved to NYC, launched the blog and was about to start my grad school creative writing program. If you had told me on - [TV Appearances + Kombucha Giveaway!!!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/08/06/tv-appearances-kombucha-giveaway/) - Good morning, and happy Wednesday! This has been one wildly fun week. Last night I was on Take Part Live being interviewed by Meghan McCain, Jacob Soboroff & Jack Osbourne about all things TBB & orthorexia, and I had a blast. They were so supportive and it was great to get the opportunity to spread - [So... What Do You Eat Now?](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/08/11/so-what-do-you-eat-now/) - So, here’s a question I get asked more frequently than you can imagine. “You were vegan, now you’re not, so… What do you eat now?” Or, actually people tend to ask, “What category does your diet fall into now?” Since I called myself “vegan” for so long, people in my life – both blog life - [What I Ate Wednesday: Recovery Style](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/08/13/what-i-ate-wednesday-recovery-style/) - Eek, it’s my first time participating in “What I Ate Wednesday” as a non-vegan. I used to be ALL about this thang when I was eating a plant-based diet. Big changes goin’ on over here! There’s a few reasons I haven’t participated in the last few months: A) I was still getting used to my - [A Weekend Surprise + TBV Cleanse Discount](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/08/18/a-weekend-surprise-tbv-cleanse-discount/) - Happy Monday morning, my lovelies. Remember how I said I had a surprise planned over the weekend? Well, it happened, and it was super duper successful and wonderful. On Saturday I drove from LA to Sacramento (6 hours, yayyyeerr) to surprise my dad for his 68th birthday. Before I tell you the story (and announce the - [A New Look + New Beginnings](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/08/20/a-new-look-new-beginnings/) - All right, it’s no secret that the blog, and my life, have been through some serious changes lately. It’s only fitting that the blog starts reflecting those changes so that this lovely space can express my philosophy + creations + lifestyle + all things TBB in the best way possible. I have been working for - [Site Redesign(!!!) + Chili Lime Grilled Salmon Recipe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/08/21/site-redesign-chili-lime-grilled-salmon-recipe/) - Well, today’s the day. The site has been reborn. I am officially THE BALANCED BLONDE on all forms of social media & I couldn’t be happier about it. Thank you all for being patient throughout my lifestyle changes, my rebranding, my ups & downs and everything in between. I am one grateful, relieved, beyond ecstatic - [Recovery Series #1 // Kim Cortes](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/08/22/recovery-series-1-kim-cortes/) - Hello, hello babes! It's been a * R E A L * exciting week over here on TBB. I launched my new site yesterday (thoughts?!?!), and today I am starting my Recovery Series that will run on the bloggy every Friday from now forward. Recovery Series #1 // ▶ ▷ ▸ ▹ ► The inspiration behind the - [A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/08/25/a-little-bit-of-this-a-little-bit-of-that/) - Good moooorning from Sacramento! I’ve been home in my lovely little Nor Cal pocket of love for a little more than a week now. Remember how I drove home to surprise my dad for his birthday? Well, after that I decided to stick around for a while, spend time with my family & get a - [My Thoughts on Alcohol: For Real, For Real](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/08/27/my-thoughts-on-alcohol-for-real-for-real/) - Oh, the ever-pressing question of ALCOHOL! What’s a health blogger to do when she doesn’t really love putting alcoholic beverages in her body & she reallllly doesn’t love being hungover, but she still enjoys getting buzzed with her friends every once in a while? She works her magic of ●● m o d e r a - [Recovery Series #2 // Carrie Forrest](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/08/29/recovery-series-2-carrie-forrest/) - Eek, I am SO honored & excited to share today's Recovery Series post. Kim did an incredible job kicking off the series last week, and I absolutely can't wait to keep it going with all of the inspiring ladies and gentlemen I have lined up to share their recovery stories. Recovery Series #2 // ▶ ▷ - [Ask Jordan Part I](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/02/ask-jordan-part-i-labor-day-weekend/) - This #AwesomelyActive post was sponsored by Tampax® Pearl® Active™ through their partnership with POPSUGAR. While I was compensated by POPSUGAR, all opinions are my own. (Duh.) Hey, babes! As part of the new “Ask Jordan” series on TBB, I am having readers email in questions for me & then I’m choosing a few per month - [Mashed Avocado Breakfast Pizza](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/03/mashed-avocado-breakfast-pizza/) - Four words: Mashed. Avocado. Breakfast. Pizza. Okay, actually let me back up a little bit. I just had to introduce the post with that because well, ummm, look: So I spent all day Sunday developing recipes for The Balanced Blonde App. Our release date is in November, which means my early October deadline is rapidly - [Things I'm Loving Lately // 9.4.14](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/04/things-im-loving-lately-9-4-14/) - Hi babes! It's Thursday, & it's time for a Things I'm Loving Lately post. From spontaneous beach nights to FLANNELS to my new bedtime habit... Laying it all on the table. Enjoy. :) 1. Spontaneity ▶▷▸▹► Now that I am back in LA for good and my hectic summer is coming to a close, I - [Recovery Series #3 // Outlook](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/05/recovery-series-3-outlook/) - Today's Recovery Series post is going to be a little different. I have a lot of inspiring bloggers & readers lined up to share their stories of recovery, and I am so excited to get their voices on the blog. This week has been an intense period of reflection for me, and I wrote something the other - [Weekend Recap + Sunology Giveaway](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/09/weekend-recap-sunology-giveaway/) - Hi babes! Sorry for my non-posting yesterday; my weekend was full to the brim with good stuff and by the time last night rolled around I decided to lay on the ground with my niece and catch up (and then pass out at 11) instead of pull together a posty post in advance. And to make - [New TBV Apparel Designs!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/10/new-tbv-apparel-designs/) - Annnd today is the day! We have released THREE new TBV Apparel designs, plus some of our original phrases in new styles. (Hint, hint: Yoga Junkie grey swoop neck tee? YES.) We launched TBV Apparel at the end of April, and since then it has been an absolute thrill to watch it grow and to - [Things I'm Loving Lately // 9.11.14](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/11/things-im-loving-lately-9-11-14/) - Time for a new Loving Lately roundup! Speaking of things I am loving… I am really enjoying this new posting schedule I’ve adopted. Mondays-Wednesdays are kind of free for alls with weekend recaps, recipes, giveaways, musings, photos, announcements, TBV Apparel launches (hell yes!!!), reviews, and whatever the heck else fits my mood. Thursdays are “Loving - [Recovery Series #4 // Emily von Euw](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/12/recovery-series-4-emily-von-euw/) - Hi loves! Last week’s Recovery Series post was more introspective than usual, and I really enjoyed writing it. It felt like such a release to put my words and thoughts on recovery/life/being alive out there into the universe. Thank you for your positive responses. I appreciate every single one of them! Today the lovely miss Emily - [Dealing with Loss](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/16/dealing-with-loss/) - Hello, hello my loves. This weekend was eventful, rejuvenating and reflective in many ways. I spent the weekend with family in the valley, and my mom came up to celebrate our cousin’s 80th birthday (so amazing!) and we all had a blast. Sunday night I ended up going on an impromptu bar crawl with a - [Interview with Kayla Itsines, THE Fitness Guru](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/17/interview-with-kayla-itsines-the-fitness-guru/) - Soo I have mentioned a few times that I have been very interested in starting the lovely Miss Kayla Itsines' Bikini Body Guide workout program. But let me stop you before you get any notions in your head... "Bikini Body Guide" sounds like something a littttle body image driven for a girl in recovery from - [Recovery Series #5 // Madelyn Moon](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/19/recovery-series-5-madelyn-moon/) - Happy Friday, my loves! Time for another super inspiring Recovery Series post today. This week's interview was a bit spontaneous -- the lovely Miss Madelyn Moon was interviewing me for her Mind Body Musings podcast and we got to talking about her own recovery journey. While we were chatting not only did I learn that Madelyn is - ["Oh Kale Yes!" Sushi Roll Recipe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/22/oh-kale-yes-sushi-roll-recipe/) - Hello, lovelies! How is everyone doin’ today? Are you l-o-v-i-n-g this cooled down weather like I am? If you’re not currently residing in So Cal you miiightt find it hard to envision that we had a heat wave of 95-102 degrees for about a week and a half straight. AND it’s supposed to be Fall, - [Gingersnap's Organic Event + RewardStyle](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/23/gingersnaps-organic-event-rewardstyle/) - Oh, helllo there my lovies! Today I have a couple of real exciting things to chit chat with you about: 1. My Gingersnap’s Organic + TBV Apparel Event in NYC on October 6th! 2. RewardStyle + Like to Know It on the bloggy & insta So, we’ll start with the event! Some of you may recall - [It's Almost October?! + TBV Apparel Photo Shoot](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/29/its-almost-october-tbv-apparel-photo-shoot/) - Can someone please tell me how/why/when each and every day in September passed by? Wednesday officially marks the beginning of October, and that blows my balanced blonde freaking mind. I’m not complaining, though. October is my favorite month of the year. It is the beginning of the loveliest season of them all, and is followed - [Fatigue-Buster Green Smoothie + Health Benefits of Medicinal MUSHROOMS](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/30/fatigue-buster-green-smoothie-health-benefits-of-medicinal-mushrooms/) - Hey babes! Let’s talk about something I’ve been obsessed with lately. Actually, let’s back up for a sec. You know me, and you know what qualifies as an “obsession” around this blog. It’s gotta be healthy, it’s gotta be yummy, and it usually has to have some sort of superfood qualities, since nutritional value is - [Hello from NYC: Story in Photos](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/10/06/hello-from-nyc-story-in-photos/) - Hello, hello from NYC! Currently dying in every amazing way possible because New York City is magic to me + it sets my soul on fire in the most incredibly inspiring & enlivening way... it's sensational. Can you tell at allll by my rambling sentences and lack of posting that I have been having a G - [(Balanced) Thoughts From the Sky](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/10/11/balanced-thoughts-from-the-sky/) - Ever have those moments where you feel overcome with the innate need to do something drastic like get a tattoo, hop on a random flight to Arkansas or adopt a dog? That's how my entire week has been... Made a tattoo appointment, considered flying to Arkansas (that one is still up for debate in my mind) & - [An Open Letter to the "Food Police"...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/10/13/an-open-letter-to-the-food-police/) - Sooo, this post has been on my mind for a while, and it's about time I share. It is one thing to be judged on the internet for my dietary choices. I am used to it, and I can handle it. I receive anywhere from 10-30 negative emails a day from plant-based former readers who - [Super Simple Green Breakfast Smoothie + Wherever You Go, There You Are](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/10/14/super-simple-green-breakfast-smoothie-wherever-you-go-there-you-are/) - Ah, home sweet California. For the first time in the past several months I am in LA to stay (for a while, that is!). My home in Brentwood hardly even feels like a home yet because I haven’t been here for longer than a week or two straight since I moved here in July. Between - [The Ultimate TBB Restaurant + Grocery + Cocktail Guide to NYC](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/10/21/the-ultimate-tbb-restaurant-grocery-cocktail-guide-to-nyc/) - So, it’s no secret that I am engaged in a full-blown love affair with New York City. I have lived there twice and don’t really plan on stopping there. I got back from my most recent trip to the city last week, and while I planned on updating the blog daily throughout my trip with - [The Balanced Blonde App is HERE!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/10/23/the-balanced-blonde-app-is-here/) - Today’s Loving Lately is dedicated to one thing, and one thing only… The Balanced Blonde App is officially released and available for download!!! I don’t even know where to begin because I am so outrageously excited to share this with all of you. You’ve heard me dropping in little tidbits of information about the app for, - [Updates from Crazy Town](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/10/27/updates-from-crazy-town/) - Hi, all of my beautiful and lovely souls! It has been a wild few days (read: Jordan's insomnia self reappeared and came out to play for a good portion of last week) but I am beyond grateful that the wildness only comes from good things. The BEST thing is that I am feeling super happy, - [Loving Lately 10.30.14](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/10/30/loving-lately-10-30-14/) - Hi there babes! If you read my “Updates from Crazy Town” post on Monday, you’ll know why I have been a bit off the map this week. I promise it’s only because really exciting things are in store over here and also because TBB App is totally out there killing it in App Store land. - [Recovery Series #7 // Jessica Sepel](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/10/31/recovery-series-7-jessica-sepel/) - Hello, Happy Friday & Happy Halloween (or Happy Happy-ween as we say in my family ever since a super adorable voicemail from my nephew almost 15 years ago)! Hoooww is everyone today?! Getting ready for a spooky & fun-filled evening, I hope. I am dressing as a flapper tonight... get ready for photos galore next - [If You Aren't Totally & Ridiculously In Love With Your Life...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/11/03/if-you-arent-totally-ridiculously-in-love-with-your-life/) - Change it. Sounds crazy and kinda scary and perhaps unrealistic and like something you’ll consider doing tomorrow or next year or in five years or your next lifetime? Yep. Know the feeling. Believe it or not, even though I am super spontaneous in many ways and I have made some huge, life-altering decisions that have - [The Springs LA: An Oasis of Amazingness](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/11/05/the-springs-la-an-oasis-of-amazingness/) - Hi all, and happy Wednesday! I am absolutely LOVING the wonderful comments and emails I've gotten regarding Monday's post about taking steps to fall ridiculously in love with your life. We are ALL capable of manifesting our happiest selves, and everyone's responses just reminded me times ten how excited I am to share my book with you - [Loving Lately 11.6.14](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/11/06/loving-lately-11-6-14/) - Helllooo there, favorite people under the sun. You know what today is - Thursday! You know what that means - Loving Lately! Ah, I have been home all week with the intentions of cranking out some major book pages... but, alas, I was hit with a weird combo of slight stomach flu + rampant acid - [Restrictive Diet vs. Limited Diet](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/11/11/restrictive-diet-vs-limited-diet/) - Hi loves! I’ve had an interesting week with this ulcer recovery business, and developing this massive tummy issue has forced me to cut down to the basics. A.k.a yogurt, eggs, oats, chicken, avocado, cottage cheese, nuts and a little bit of fruit. Naturally, it’s tricky waters when someone recovering from an eating disorder is forced - [Behind the Scenes: The Balanced Blonde Team](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/11/13/behind-the-scenes-the-balanced-blonde-team/) - Of all of the questions I get asked on the bloggy blog, one of the questions I get asked the most is, “Do you do this all alone?!” The answer is no. I write the blog, I manage most of my emails, I’m writing my book, I created the cleanse programs, the recipes and guides - [I Have a Disease...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/11/19/i-have-a-disease/) - Yep, I have a disease. It’s called being busy. The dis-ease of being busy. When we are never at ease. *Insert emoji with no mouth.* But what does being busy really mean, anyway? Isn’t it like the most annoying thing ever to turn down something you really want to do because you’re “busy” doing something - [Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Banana Split Shake](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/11/21/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-banana-split-shake/) - Heck yes, you read the title of this post correctly. TBB is doing a recipe post. For the first time in... probably about four months. Why is that? For a few reasons... A) In recovering from my eating disorder, I have found it incredibly liberating to eat whatever the heck I please without trying to - [Who Loves Workout Gear?!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/11/24/who-loves-workout-gear/) - Calling all workout gear lovers! Those of you who know me know that I am certifiably obsessed with comfy, stretchy, exercise-friendly clothing. Anything I can rock with my tennis shoes and my hair in a pony, and extra points if it doubles as an outfit I can lounge around in, run around town in AND exercise/do yoga - [10 Signs That Your Best Friend is Your Soul Mate](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/11/25/10-signs-that-your-best-friend-is-your-soul-mate/) - Happy Tuesday, everybody! And for the purpose of this post... Happy November 25th! What's so special about November 25th, you ask? Well, it's my best friend in the world's birthday. And you don't have to be a seasoned TBB reader to know that, in my life, my close friends are my everything. I am a - [Larabar Giveaway + Health Tips for the Dudes in Our Lives](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/11/26/larabar-giveaway-health-tips-for-dudes/) - TBB has never been a strictly female blog or a strictly male blog, but being a health and fitness lifestyle blog written by a woman, my female readership tends to, errr, dominate. But today we're switching things up, because A) I have some really amazing male readers who deserve a little love, and B) Behind - [TBB Gets Real On: Holiday Gift Ideas | Cyber Monday Discounts!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/12/01/tbb-gets-real-on-holiday-gift-ideas-cyber-monday-discounts/) - Hi everybody! How were all my lovers’ holiday weekends? I hope everyone enjoyed themselves as much as I did. Although I have a big deadline for the book today, which definitely meant some last minute scrambling to lay in my hotel room and write my guts out while my family strolled on the gorgeous Carmel beach - [Tips for Staying Active As the Season Changes](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/12/02/tips-for-staying-active-as-the-season-changes/) - Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Target® C9 through their partnership with POPSUGAR Select. While I was compensated to write a post about Target® C9 all opinions are my own. Yo! The seasons are a’ changin’ over here… and even though I am a California girl again, there is no denying that there are certain - [My Dirty Little Fitness Secret: My Fitbit!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/12/03/my-dirty-little-fitness-secret-my-fitbit/) - FTC Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Fitbit through their partnership with POPSUGAR Select. While I was compensated to write a post about Fitbit, all opinions are my own. Hi all! The holidays are coming up (and if you count Thanksgiving, which I do, then they are already in full swing!), and I have been - [Vanilla Shake That Will Make Your Heart Go Boom Boom](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/12/05/vanilla-shake-that-will-make-your-heart-go-boom-boom/) - Good mooorning and happy Friday from my kitchen to yours! Wait…. Kitchen?! Does this mean TBB is doing a recipe post? Hell to the yeah it does. This blog started as a recipe blog just a mere year and four months ago (almost at the 1.5 year mark, I think that means a celebration is - [Musings of a Writer](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/12/08/musings-of-a-writer/) - So I have been working quite a bit on the book lately (read: incessantly), and with every chapter that I write I get more and more excited to share my story with all of you. As someone who writes a blog for a living, you could say I am kind of used to pouring my heart - [Be Spontaneous (!!!) + 10 Holiday Gift Ideas for Foodies and Food Bloggers](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/12/09/be-spontaneous-10-holiday-gift-ideas-for-foodies-and-food-bloggers/) - Hi all! I'm doing something kind of wild today... I am hopping on a plane to NYC! In fact, by the time you read this, I will probably already be in the air knocked out from my Xanax (uh, I mean working on my book, obviously) and I AM SO STOKED ABOUT IT. If you've - [Walkin' in a Winter Wonderland](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/12/12/walkin-in-a-winter-wonderland/) - Or should I say frolicking in a winter wonderland! I am way too excited to be in New York to walk… Er, maybe it’s just the cold keeping me from walking. I have to run, jump, skip or at the very least power walk wherever I go in this city because it is SO FREEZING right - [Who has FOOD FEARS?](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/12/15/who-has-food-fears/) - I don't think there is a single person in the world we live in who doesn't have food fears and food anxieties. This simple and stupid fact absolutely breaks my heart and brings me near tears because it is NOT cool that food interferes with our lives so much that we are unable to live - [Holiday Minty Blueberry Cocktails](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/12/17/holiday-minty-blueberry-cocktails/) - Deck the halls with boughs of MINTY BLUEBERRY COCKTAILS, Fa-la-la-la-laaaaa-la-la-la-la! (Be happy I didn’t decide to make a YouTube video today, because let’s just say my singing voice leaves much to be desired… Ask anyone I’ve ever lived with.) That’s right, today we are talking alcohol. Healthy peeps celebrate the holidays with fun cocktails too, - [Loving Lately 12.18.14](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/12/18/loving-lately-12-18-14/) - Hello hello & happy Thursday, my loves! First, I want to thank everyone who watched my YouTube video about food fears & my first time trying cow’s milk in 10 years (!!!) and for all of the kind words about it. I’ve said it before and I will say it again, I am seriously loving - [What IS Acupuncture, Anyway?](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/12/22/what-is-acupuncture-anyway/) - Acupuncture… that holistic practice that involves needles and pain relief and some kind of voodoo-ish infrared lighting and pinpricks and resistance testing and, uh, like… that kind of stuff, right? Welllll, kind of. Or at least that’s the common knowledge in our country about this amazing ancient Chinese practice. But I’m about to hit you - [Are Cheeseburgers Vegan?](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/12/31/are-cheeseburgers-vegan/) - This is a tale of my eating disorder recovery, culminating in me eating a huge, juicy cheeseburger tonight that was maybe the best thing in the world. Ready? This year, I've been called disgusting, fat, a hypocrite, a murderer, a disgrace to veganism and humankind, and an idiot who doesn't know what she's talking about. - [Hi, 2015! Why I'm Taking "New Year, New You" to a Whole New Level](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/01/02/hi-2015-why-im-taking-new-year-new-you-to-a-whole-new-level/) - January 2nd of any year… The SECOND blankest slate there ever could be, but in my mind it’s the true blank slate because the first day of the year jitters, expectations and hangovers are over and it’s really time to BEGIN, pursue and maintain those New Years goals and resolutions we all spoke so adamantly - [Loving Lately 1.8.15](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/01/08/loving-lately-1-8-15/) - Hi loves! Welcome to the first Loving Lately of 2015! Chicka whaaattt?! I can’t believe it. I also can’t believe that the last few weeks have been so hectic I’ve hardly had time to A) sit down, B) write blog posts, C) finish my book or D) order any of the awesome kitchen supplies I’m - [How to LOVE Your Life...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/01/12/how-to-love-your-life/) - Hi all. Happy Monday! Today is not the happiest of Mondays for me because I was up until 6am with raging insomnia for absolutely no apparent reason. The good thing about being up all night was that I had hours upon hours to reflect about life, ethics and what is most important to me at - [Refresh Yourself Green Smoothie + Launch of TBB TV!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/01/13/refresh-yourself-green-smoothie-launch-of-tbb-tv/) - Hi babes! Happy Tuesday. Do you know what I love? Feeling refreshed. Do you know why I love it? Because it’s basically everything I stand for wrapped up into a simple, doable, wonderfully important little nutshell. I’ve teamed up with Plum Organics for their Plum Vida Refresh Yourself campaign this month and I couldn’t be - [10 Reasons I Don't Have a 9-5 Job](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/01/15/10-reasons-i-dont-have-a-9-5/) - Ok, I'm getting real on the blog today. This is something I've wanted to write about for a long time because as humorous as this post might end up being, the decision to follow my heart and create a non-traditional career path for myself was the best decision I've ever made. I don't ever want to see - [The Best 10-Minute Workout That Will Kick Your Butt](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/01/19/the-best-10-minute-workout-that-will-kick-your-butt/) - Hey guys! Happy Monday! Who has the day off today for MLK Day? I don't... BUT I'm happy about that because it means we are doing a fun photo shoot in Malibu for our newest TBV Apparel design, AND it means I'm working on the book and that sounds like a pretty happy Monday to - [The Crazy Days vs. The "Quiet" Days](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/01/21/the-crazy-days-vs-the-quiet-days/) - Hi lovers! I feel compelled to write a post about this today, because for the past few weeks in particular my life has been a combination of crazy, wild, hectic, all over the place, exciting and busy-town coupled with the need to be completely zen and focused in order to finish my book with my rapidly approaching - [How to Order at Coffee Shops When You have Acid Reflux](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/01/23/how-to-order-at-coffee-shops-when-you-have-acid-reflux/) - Hi sweet loves! As promised, today I am writing about my go-to coffee shop order. As someone who has never been much of a coffee drinker, it has been hard-ish for me to find my niche among morning pick-me-up bevs, but a few months ago I finally got it down. I am so happy with - [Snippets from my Mini Vaycay](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/01/26/snippets-from-my-mini-vaycay/) - Hi everybody! If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I have just spent the weekend in Newport Beach on a “bookcation” – a.k.a, if you’re not as obsessed with joining words together as I am, a vacation for writing my book. Initially I was telling myself that this vacation was to finish my - [Chocolate Blueberry Jar of Yumminess + Video!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/01/27/chocolate-blueberry-jar-of-yumminess-video/) - Hi lovelies! I am SO EXCITED to share today's video & recipe with you! It is my FAVORITE VIDEO released on The Balanced Blonde TV & I think it will give you a little glimpse into my personality... something I am always striving to do in this Internet world! Ever since the very beginning of my - [Refresh Yourself Part II](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/01/28/refresh-yourself-part-ii/) - Hello my dear beauties! Remember my Refresh Yourself Green Smoothie recipe video on The Balanced Blonde TV? In the video I showed you how to make my favorite refreshing green smoothie and I told you a little bit about how I like to stay refreshed. I teamed up with Plum Organics for their Plum Vida Refresh - [My Thoughts on the "HCLF" Raw Vegan Diet](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/01/29/my-thoughts-on-the-hclf-raw-vegan-diet/) - Hi everybody! Today was supposed to be my weekly Loving Lately post, but something is heavily on my mind today & I think today's post would be better spent discussing it. I also haven't done a recovery update post in a while, even though I feel like I have because I have been writing about my recovery - [Half Baked Gluten-free Chocolate Chip Cookies](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/01/30/half-baked-gluten-free-chocolate-chip-cookies/) - These half-baked gluten-free chocolate chip cookies are my newest healthy obsession. I have been working with Crest-Pro Health HD to think about my #HealthyObsessions lately... and the funny thing is that I have a lot of them. (Can you be surprised?) Green smoothies, rigorous exercise, chugging water, and, especially, modifying sinfully delicious recipes to make them healthy - [Calming Green Smoothie Recipe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/02/03/calming-green-smoothie-recipe/) - Hi loves! It’s been a little while since I’ve shared a green smoothie recipe on TBB – which is pretty funny, considering rarely day goes by that I don’t drink a smoothie at some point during the day. Yesterday I shared my hydration secret of Liquid I.V. with you, and today I’m sharing my supplement - [Your New Favorite Healthy Dinner Recipe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/02/06/your-new-favorite-healthy-dinner-recipe/) - You all know that my go-to cocktail is vodka + sparkling water + lime (a.k.a a vodka soda) and that I pretty much never stray from it. I mean if it’s going to be an extra wild night you might see me tipping back a tequila shot or two (or three), but those nights are - [Wednesday Wanderings](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/02/11/wednesday-wanderings/) - And when I say wanderings, I mean mind wanderings. A.k.a a little "thinking out loud" post for ya, and an added bonus that wanderings & Wednesday start with the same letter. ;) And physical wanderings too, I suppose, because I am headed to CABO this weekend with my lovely mom, my best friend Jillian and her beautiful mama. - [Loving Lately](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/02/18/loving-lately/) - Hi babes! I've decided to do a Loving Lately post today so I can gather all of my thoughts & express them to you in the best way I know how... to tell you what I am la-la-loooovin' lately! I am being super rebellious & wild because Loving Lately's, up until this point, have ALWAYS been on - [Top 10 Iron Rich Foods for Our Bods](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/06/14/top-10-iron-rich-foods-for-our-bods/) - Guys! Did you know that today is World Blood Donor Day? This is such a passion of mine because nearly 5 million Americans require a blood transfusion each year -- and being someone with a pretty rare blood type, I always make sure to give blood whenever I can in hopes of helping someone with - [My Daily Fitness Routine: You Ready For It?!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/06/13/my-daily-fitness-routine-you-ready-for-it/) - Hello my loves! First of all -- thank you so much for the love about the site makeover. I am still over the moon about it and love, love, love hearing your thoughts as you poke around & check out all the new features! EEK. Coolest ever. Today we are going to talk about time - [How to Stay True to Yourself](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/02/20/how-to-stay-true-to-yourself/) - I'm going to let you in on a little secret about how I am always sure to stay true to myself... 1) I take a good sec and think about what I need. Is it rest? Is it fresh air / exercise? Is it adventure that I crave? Wait... what about all of the above? - [Cabo Recap Part I](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/02/23/cabo-recap-part-i/) - Good morning, lovers. Many of you know (especially if you follow me on Instagram) that I spent most of last week in the gloriously beautiful San Jose del Cabo, Mexico with three of my most favorite ladies -- my mama, my BFF Jill & her beautiful mama Leslie. Trip highlights: relaxing by the pool, beach walks, - [My All-Natural Beauty Routine](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/02/24/my-all-natural-beauty-routine/) - Wellll, what do ya know? I finally did the all-natural beauty routine video that I have been talking about doing for ages upon ages! Top: Vince || Leggings: Zella || Lipstick: Cate McNabb 'Vamp' || Kiss Wall Art || Champagne: Bon Affair One of the number one questions I get asked via the bloggy is my stance on makeup. Do I - [A Few Things I've Learned from Being a Blogger](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/02/25/a-few-things-ive-learned-from-being-a-blogger/) - Hi babes! Today I'm bringing you into the wild little world that is my head when it comes to what I do for a living. Sometimes when I tell people that I'm a health & lifestyle blogger, their immediate reaction is, "...Huh?" Then I go on to explain that I basically write in an online diary - [Q&A with Chocolate-Covered Katie on her BOOK!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/03/02/qa-with-chocolate-covered-katie-on-her-book/) - Hi babes! It's no secret that I totally idolize miss Katie Higgins of Chocolate Covered Katie. She is both a friend & an inspiration to me. I followed her blog long before TBB was a thang & learned so many healthy dessert hacks that I still use in the kitchen allll the time. You might - [Choosing Peace](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/03/03/choosing-peace/) - Hiii beautiful souls! I have a little announcement to make about my new decision to CHOOSE PEACE in every situation that comes my way. Ready?! Here goes: Every day, from now forward, every time I get a negative comment/email/message/remark from someone who doesn't support the choices I've made in transitioning my diet... my response will - [Q&A with Vani Hari of 'The Food Babe'!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/03/06/qa-with-vani-hari-of-the-food-babe/) - Hi darlings! I had the awesome opportunity to sit down with total rockstar Vani Hari of The Food Babe to chat with her allll about her killer new best-selling book, The Food Babe Way! (BTW- how perfect is her blog name? Anyone who eats healthy food to fuel their bodies in the best way is a Food BABE.) I am - [Nutty Banana Split Smoothie](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/03/10/nutty-banana-split-smoothie/) - Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Silk through their partnership with POPSUGAR. While I was compensated to write a post about Silk, all opinions are my own. Hi loves! I had a huuuugely fun & jam-packed weekend doing things like: romping around Expo West, zenning out at a Lululemon "Disconnect to Reconnect" retreat, getting my sweat - [Healthy St. Patricks Day Recipe | Green Dream Cashew Butter](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/03/12/healthy-st-patricks-day-recipe-green-dream-cashew-butter/) - ( Scroll down if you're only here for the recipe & video -- that's totally fine, too! ) Hello, hello my beautiful loves! I can't tell you how good it feels to sit down & write a post this morning. It is now Thursday morning annddd I haven't even been on my computer since Monday! For - [Half Marathon Recap: The Personal & The Physical](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/03/17/half-marathon-recap-the-personal-the-physical/) - Hi lovers! How are everyone's weeks going? Mine has been nice and mellow over here in Sactown with the exception of that little 13.1 miler I ran on Sunday -- along with at least 4,000 other Nor Cal rockstars decked out in green from head to toe and staying motivated by way of signs promising, - [Want to Learn How to Zen Out?](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/03/19/want-to-learn-how-to-zen-out/) - Happpy Thursday, my babes! You all know how much of a fitness lover I am, and I’m pretty sure you’re familiar with the fact that I am into zenning out as much as I possibly can. And because those are two of my favorite stress-reducers in the entire world, I have to share this product/app I - [Healthy Cocktail Recipe || Lemon Love Muddled Mint Vodka Soda](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/03/21/healthy-cocktail-recipe-lemon-love-muddled-mint-vodka-soda/) - Happy Friday, my lovely dears! I hope everyone had rockin' weeks and are ready to head into the weekend & work more. Totally kidding-- you should all be relaxing the weekend away. I will be working, but it's all fun work, so I am beyond good with it! Tonight I am hosting a Happy Hour at - [Create + Cultivate LA Experience | More Inspired than Ever](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/03/22/create-cultivate-la-experience-more-inspired-than-ever/) - Hi lovely ones! Yesterday I attended the Create + Cultivate conference in Los Angeles and I am feeling ULTRA inspired about blogging, YouTube, writing, creating and continuing to share my passions for all of the above + more across TBB channels with you! Create + Cultivate gathers the next generation of curious creatives, entrepreneurs & business - [Springtime Must Haves](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/03/24/springtime-must-haves/) - Hello, helllooo! Today I'm comin' at ya with a current list of TBB Must Haves! I suppose it's kind of like a loving lately post except more like instead of just loving these things, they are actually musts in my life... Also, I am listening to Eminem right now while writing this (The Marshall Mathers - [When Life Gets Stressful...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/03/30/when-life-gets-stressful/) - Tell me if you've found yourself in this scenario before: You're bopping along, living your life, doing things you love, things are going really well and everything feels just right. You're happy, and you don't really need to take any extra time to chill out or "take a break" because there is nothing you need a break from. - [A Video Blooper For You!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/03/31/a-video-blooper-for-you/) - Hi lovers! Happy Tuesday! I don't know who else is with me on this one -- but I've always thought that the bloopers were the best part of videos / movies / TV shows / everything I've ever watched that involves real people + behind the scenes funniness. Plus, if you don't make your own videos very - [Chambray & Stripes // "What Kind of Blog Is This Anyway?"](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/04/02/chambray-stripes-what-kind-of-blog-is-this-anyway/) - I've been thinking about this blog recently & the way that it has evolved over the past two years. When I first started, this was a vegan food blog (really?!?). Over the period of that first year, it evolved from food to more and more lifestyle until eventually I was just writing about my life, my - [TBB Gets Real: Springtime Beauty Tutorial](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/04/06/tbb-gets-real-springtime-beauty-tutorial/) - Happpy Monday, and also HAPPY SPRING! I'll be honest, I just Googled when the first day of Spring 2015 actually was because I kinda had no idea. It was March 20th, in case you were wondering. And if you type "First day of..." into Google, a million and one Springtime things pop up so I guess - [Sooo, One of my BFF's Wrote a Book! (+ Giveaway!)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/04/07/sooo-one-of-my-bffs-wrote-a-book-giveaway/) - Hi darlings! So, if you follow me on Instagram, Snapchat (username: jojoyounger), or just about any form of social media, you know I've been spending lots of quality time with my dear friend + maaajor inspiration/role model miss Annie Lawless a.k.a the Co-Founder of Suja Juice. You also know, if you follow me, that I am - [How to Rock Your Favorite Color](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/04/08/how-to-rock-your-favorite-color/) - Some days you've just got to get outside & rock your favorite color. No, but really. One of my biggest pet peeves in the world is when people say, "Well, my favorite color is ____, but I would never wear that color, because, well, duh... It's not a good color for that..." Um, excuse me? - [It's a Dairy-Free Cheesecake Partay!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/04/10/its-a-dairy-free-cheesecake-partay/) - Where my dairy-free friends at?! I know you’re out there… even if you don’t know it yet! Who has ever suffered from pesky digestion problems that they kinda sorta actually really do not understand? If you’re raising your hand by now, then you are a little something like me. You could say that I am - [Who Loves Chocolate as Much as I Do?!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/04/13/who-loves-chocolate-as-much-as-i-do/) - Happy Monday, my loves! How were everyone's weekends? I am still so pumped about the Suja Solution Giveaway I'm hosting ($500 to Whole Foods + a Breville juicer!!!), annnddd I am so excited about the Daiya Cheezecake giveaway so I am keeping them both open for one more day! Comment on each post to enter, telling - [The Simple Life](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/04/14/the-simple-life/) - Hi lovers! I was trying to figure out a title for this post and every time I glance at the pictures we shot of these overalls I think of one thing: The Simple Life. For so many reasons. Yeah, I think about the Paris Hilton + Nicole Richie TV show circa 2003-2007 (yes I know - [Let's Put a Stop to this Perfection Ish Riiiighhht About Now](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/04/17/lets-put-a-stop-to-this-perfection-ish-riiiighhht-about-now/) - Hi! Okay, I know I'm not the only one around here who holds myself to an extremely high standard in all aspects of life: work, relationships, food, exercise, body image, writing, yoga, family life, friendships, photography, videos, hair length (I cry when my hair is cut two inches...) but especially two main things: food & - [I'm Back... With a Banana Shake Recipe + BIG Giveaway!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/04/24/bananashake/) - First of all, hiiii!!! I've missed you. I am writing from the sunny & perfectly serene Costa Rican jungle, and I wish I could teleport everyone reading right here next to me. All you need is sunglasses, a swim suit & a spicy pineapple margarita in hand. Oh, and yoga clothes - if you're on the retreat I'm - [Costa Rica Diaries](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/04/27/costa-rica-diaries/) - Hi loves! I am officially back from Costa Rica, and I don't even know where to begin. We were staying on the beach, in the middle of the jungle, in one of the most serene and tropical places I have ever seen. We did yoga twice a day, hiked to a gorgeous waterfall in Montezuma, snorkeled - [Low Glycemic Green Smoothie Deliciousness](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/04/29/low-glycemic-green-smoothie-deliciousness/) - Hi beauties! I hope everyone is having a phenomenal week. I know I am -- LA may not be Costa Rica, but it has been gorgeous here and I have been feeling extremely lucky to live in such a beautiful city. I spent the day at the beach yesterday with my photog taking pics for a - [The Importance of Plant-Based Skin Care](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/04/30/the-importance-of-plant-based-skin-care/) - Hi beautiful ones! First of all, happy Earth Day!!! In honor of Earth Day I want to address a topic that I get asked super, duper frequently by all of you: what the heck is my skincare routine? What people mainly ask me is whether I follow a natural, organic, plant-based skincare routine similar to - [How to Fall in Love with Working Out](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/05/01/fallinlovewithyourworkout/) - FTC Disclosure: While I was compensated for writing this blog post in affiliation with the fab Old Navy, all opinions are my own-- as always! And BTW, how freakishly cute are these workout clothes? I'm dying. I am so excited to share this post with you because it showcases something I am ever so passionate about: - [MY BOOK IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER!!!! + Cover Reveal + HUGE Giveaway](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/05/02/my-book-is-available-for-pre-order-cover-reveal-huge-giveaway/) - Okay, so I have a huge announcement to make -- so huge, in fact, that I am writing a blog post on a SATURDAY!!! Whaaatt?!?! I was waiting for the VERY second to be able to share this with all of you in real time, and it’s finally here: Breaking Vegan, my debut memoir, is - [So, I've Been Crying Happy Tears All Day Because...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/05/04/cryinghappytears/) - I am seriously blown away, one million times over, by all of the love and support you've all shown me in regards to the announce of my book's pre-orders. I posted about the Breaking Vegan book pre-sale on Saturday, and in the last 48 hours I have heard from hundreds of you who have not only purchased the book (YAY!), but written to - [Blue Apron Meal Delivery Service](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/05/07/blue-apron-meal-delivery-service/) - Hi loves! This week has been absolute mayhem in TBB world -- in all the best ways, of course. With the release of the Breaking Vegan book pre-sales, the giveaway I’m hosting for the book & the eBook I’m creating for everyone who pre-orders… I’ve been in book-centric la-la land for more days and hours - [The PERFECT Protein Powder for Women (Yes, by Queen J. Lo)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/05/11/the-perfect-protein-powder-for-women-yes-by-queen-j-lo/) - Hi beauties! Did everyone have a good weekend? Mine was awesome. It started at the Apple Store where I finally got my new computer up & running (specifically exciting for my niece, since she is getting my old computer!) which is huuuugely awesome since I spend pretty much my whole life in front of this lil' - [Want to Know How to Make My Favorite Green Smoothie?](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/05/12/want-to-know-how-to-make-my-favorite-green-smoothie/) - WELL... If you're an L.A. local, come to the event I am hosting with Live Beaming this Thursday, May 14th! I will be sharing a smoothie recipe from my book (the first time I will be giving ANY sort of sneak peek into my book... eek!), talking about the importance of superfoods in our diets, and hanging out - [The Coolest New Workout App + Gear You've Ever Heard Of...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/05/13/the-coolest-new-workout-app-gear-youve-ever-heard-of/) - Okay, woah. As of last month when I tried this incredibly cool gear + app combo I feel like I’ve been let in on a little secret about the next evolution in athletic performance… annnddd I’m not just saying that. To be honest, when I showed up to try Athos athletic gear I wasn’t entirely sure - [Two things I care VERY much about: being ACTIVE & being SAFE!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/05/14/8490/) - Happy Thursday, my loves! What an exciting week it’s been -- I’ve been working on the final round of edits for Breaking Vegan (!!!), finalizing the free eBook you will all get for preordering the memoir, collaborating with some of my favorite people on upcoming projects, having the chance to update the bloggy every day - [How to Get Bikini Bod Ready, TBB Style](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/05/15/how-to-get-bikini-bod-ready-tbb-style/) - So, summer’s just around the corner, which means that the cyber world is running wild with articles about the magic steps to achieving the perfect, toned, tanned summer body. Oftentimes these steps include juice cleansing, uber intense workout routines, tons of hydration, cutting carbs/sugar, ab exercises, “detox” teas, hydrating fruits, diet pills/supplements, lots of sleep - [What Is Orthorexia, Anyway?](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/05/18/what-is-orthorexia-anyway/) - Last week I wrote an article for Refinery29 about my battle with orthorexia. It's not something you guys haven't heard before, especially if you've been following me since the beginning (my first post ever! Wow). And just as much so if you've been following since my transition from veganism. But still, even though I write about - [Coconut Chip Acai Bowl Recipe + NYC Update](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/05/21/coconut-chip-acai-bowl-recipe-nyc-update/) - Hi loves! Coming at you live from NYC today, and woah baby do I have a lot to share! First off, I'm up at the crack of dawn in my hotel room typing this puppy out because I have a full day of meetings ahead and this will prob be my only computer time all - [Make Your Own Magic || NYC Recap](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/05/28/make-your-own-magic-nyc-recap/) - Hi beautiful ones! It's been a full week, to the day, since my last blog post. As far as my typical posting schedule goes, that's a long time for me... And I would be lying if I said I didn't miss blogging this past week and interacting with all of you through comments and email! - [My Favorite Plant-based Meal Delivery Service](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/06/02/my-favorite-plant-based-meal-delivery-service/) - Hi loves! Happy Tuesday! I have been feeling so balanced lately in regards to food, fitness, sleep, etc. and as you know that can be rare for me since I am such an all-or-nothing person. So, because of that, I figured I would share a few tips and tricks with you about what has gotten - [TBV Apparel NEW DESIGNS!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/06/03/tbv-apparel-relaunch/) - Guess what today is...?! The official relaunch of TBV Apparel - the conscious clothing line I started with my good friend Tynan Daniels in April 2014. We started the line as a project to exist as an extension of my then-blog The Blonde Vegan. I thought fun phrases like "Oh Kale Yes!" and "Is Vodka Vegan?" were - [How to Keep Your Motivation When It's 100 Degrees Outside](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/06/09/how-to-keep-your-motivation-when-its-100-degrees-outside/) - Hi loves! I know it's been almost a full week since my last blog post, but I wanted to leave the TBV Apparel new design announcement up at the top of the blog for as long as humanly possible! Plus, my family was in town for my nephew's high school graduation and my niece's third birthday, - [Why I Don't Agree With "Cheat Meals"](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/06/10/why-i-dont-agree-with-cheat-meals/) - So, it's no secret that there is some lingo in the healthy living world that drives me up a wall. Anything that encourages people to follow any particular diet that doesn't allow them to listen to their bodies (other than promoting real foods from the earth, of course), any phrase that encourages restriction, and anything - [Napa Valley Getaway](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/06/15/napa-valley-getaway/) - Hi beauties! I am popping in to say hello before I hit the road for my 6 hour drive back to Los Angeles from Nor Cal today... Please tell me if you have any audiobook, music or other time-passing recommendations -- I am all ears! I just downloaded Mindy Kaling's "Is Everyone Hanging Out Without - [My Newest Athletic Wear Obsession...!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/06/16/my-newest-athletic-wear-obsession/) - You can trust my activewear opinion, because there isn't a single exercise brand that I haven't tried - you could say I have an addiction. I like to call it a healthy addiction! Old Navy's Active Wear blew me away, and I'm not just saying that. Not only does it fit my bright and beachy taste, - [Updates from Hawaii, Thus Far...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/06/23/updates-from-hawaii-thus-far/) - BTW, this post is mainly a photo diary. Fun, right? ;) Hi beauties! I am writing to you today as a sun-kissed, ocean-soaked, beach-blissed out, vacation-brained, mermaid-haired (a.k.a beach waves+not a whole lot of hair washing or brushing) tropical smoothie-drinkin' Maui islander. I first started writing this blog post by explaining all about how I am - [Island Style: What I Wore in Hawaii](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/06/30/island-style-what-i-wore-in-hawaii/) - Hello, hello! I am back in Los Angeles after my wildly fun (major combo of relaxation + cray cray) six weeks of travel. The last two weeks were spent unwinding, reflecting, surfing, writing, planning (think RETREAT! *cough cough*) & spending time with family on the beautiful island of Maui, Hawaii. If you only know one thing - [The Art of Messing Up Your Life](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/07/02/the-art-of-messing-up-your-life/) - ( MESS UP YOUR LIFE, the video. In case you wanna watch before you read! ) Sounds counterintuitive, right? Why would I want to mess up my life when I could work to make it as perfect as possible: perfect body, perfect career path, perfect relationships, perfect sleep schedule, perfect fitness routine, perfect exterior in hopes that - [Why I Like to Workout While I Travel](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/07/06/why-i-like-to-workout-while-i-travel/) - ( BTW !!! This post was inspired by my girl Lauryn Evarts of The Skinny Confidential. She wrote this post while traveling to Cabo & it got me thinking... I do the exact same thing. And I have a lot to say about it. ) SO! You all know I have been traveling for the last 6ish weeks, - [Free Spirit Diaries: How to Create Structure in Your Life While Maintaining Your Independence](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/07/07/free-spirit-diaries-how-to-create-structure-in-your-life-while-maintaining-your-independence/) - JUST GOTTA LET YOU KNOW: This post is a little long & doesn't have a whole lot of fun photos or anything like that, but bear with me here because if the title struck you then I think this is going to resonate - A LOT. ▶ ▷ ▸ ▹ ► ▻ ▶ ▷ ▸ ▹ ► ▻ - [Cryotherapy: What it is, & Why I love it](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/07/17/cryotherapy-what-it-is-why-i-love-it/) - Ever since I posted about my first cryotherapy experience on Instagram last week, I have been getting a lot of requests to do a post about what the treatment is all about. It's an awesome new trend that's making its way to LA... So it's something you fellow So Cal babes of mine are going to want - [Q&A with Tess Masters, A.k.a The Blender Girl (+ KitchenAid Giveaway!)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/07/19/qa-with-tess-masters-a-k-a-the-blender-girl-kitchenaid-giveaway/) - Hellooo my loves, and happy Sunday! I have a really fun post to share with you today, and it involves a very special someone. Drum roll please... Say hello to Tess Masters, otherwise known as The Blender Girl! (BTW, I love the name The Blender Girl. I also loooove blog name alter egos. There are so many - [Mini-Vaycay to San Diego: Treat Yourself w/ some Good Vibes & Self-CARE!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/07/21/mini-vaycay-to-san-diego-treat-yourself-w-some-self-care/) - Soooo you might have noticed from my Instagram that I took a little mini vaycay to San Diego last weekend & had the time of my life. First of all, living in LA, it’s almost ridiculous how few times I’ve been to San Diego. One of my best friends from college is from there, one - [7 Secrets for Finding Balance in this Crazy Life...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/07/22/7-secrets-for-finding-balance-in-this-crazy-life/) - ( BTW, if you don't feel like reading my ramblings, pop right over to Carbon38 to check out my full spread & my "7 secrets" on their site! Such a killer collab. ) P.S. If nothing else, you must, must check out this Spiritual Gangster hoodie from the collab. Photos below, but I had to share it up - [Move, Nourish, Believe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/07/23/move-nourish-believe/) - When I first got into the healthy living game on Instagram over two years ago (as @theblondevegan… we all know what road that went down, lol) I did my research when it came to hashtags. I hashtagged my photos like crazy with all of the health-related, fitness and plant-based hashtags I could find. It turns - [The Top 5 Ways I Like to Stay Active! (+ Degree at Walgreens)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/08/13/the-top-5-ways-i-like-to-stay-active/) - Disclosure: Post sponsored by Lunchbox. Opinions are 100% my own So if there is one thing I am good for, and one thing only, it is to inspire you to be the healthiest, happiest version of yourself. I have made so many changes in the last year to become as happy in my life and in - [An Open Letter to the Alabama Alpha Phi Girls Who Are Getting Virally Bashed...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/08/18/openlettertoaphi/) - I posted this on Facebook earlier today, and I am pretty sure no Facebook post of mine has ever gotten more "likes" & responses (both positive and negative, as to be expected). In reading the passionate responses and the great points that were raised from women of all ages, I realized I absolutely had to - [The Hottest New LA Juice Bar ;)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/08/20/the-hottest-new-la-juice-bar/) - Hello, beauties! Did you know that one of the reasons I started blogging in the first place was to share healthy food and healthy restaurant finds with you guys to make your health endeavors as easy & delicious as humanly possible? Over the years, the blog has turned into a hub for all sorts of - [Travel Diary: Create + Cultivate Recap // Chicago Experience!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/08/25/travel-diary-create-cultivate-recap-chicago-experience/) - Happy Tuesday, my loves! I have been back from the Create + Cultivate conference in Chicago for nearly a week and a half now, and every day since I’ve returned I’ve planned on sitting down and writing a recap of the experience. What’s taken me so long, you ask? Me, the girl who pours her - [LA Hot Spots: Veggie Grill](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/08/28/la-hot-spots-veggie-grill/) - I recently had the opportunity to sit down with the CEO of one of my longtime favorite veggie-centric restaurants, Veggie Grill, and chat with him about everything VG from their summer menu to their rapid expansion to what their food philosophies are as a healthy restaurant chain. We had a blast and I got to try - [Where in the World is TBB?!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/09/04/where-in-the-world-is-tbb/) - Having the opportunity to travel so often is most definitely one of my favorite aspects of my job as a blogger. I get restless really easily (reallllyyyy easily), and when I am in one place for too long I always start feeling that familiar itch to explore somewhere new - even if it’s just for - [What Does It Mean to Be a “Blogger,” Anyway?](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/09/09/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-blogger-anyway/) - What Does It Mean to Be a “Blogger,” Anyway? Story of my life: “So, what do you do for a living?” “I’m a blogger.” “Oh, awesome… But what do you do for work?” “I blog…” “Yeah, but how do you make money?” “You know, lots of different ways.” “Like what? I mean, I don’t wanna - [Guess Who's a Brand New Kitten Mama?!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/09/21/guess-whos-a-brand-new-kitten-mama/) - Hi guys. :) I know I've been MIA for several days but I promise it's been for a good reason. Last Tuesday I became a MOM!!!! A kitten mom, that is. You may have seen that Hudson already has his own Instagram account, and was reposted by a huge kitty account today where his photo - [I've Never Liked Soda Before, But...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/09/28/ive-never-liked-soda-before-but/) - It's true. I've NEVER liked soda. Not in my whole entire life. When I was young, I thought that soda tasted spicy (my reaction to the carbonation, haha) and absolutely hated it. As I got a little older, I was so used to disliking it that I didn't even try a sip again until I - [When Life Gets a Little Overwhelming...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/09/29/when-life-gets-a-little-overwhelming/) - Take a chill pill. Take a deep breath, relax & remind yourself that feeling overwhelmed is just part of the process of living life and getting comfortable in the messiness - and it's sure as heck a lot better than being bored. I've had to remind myself to chill out about my emotions and reactions to things - [Meet TBB's Nutritionist: Kelly Leveque!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/10/02/meet-tbbs-nutritionist-kelly-leveque/) - ITTTTT'S FRIDAY! I am usually not so overexcited about Fridays because nearly all days of the week are the same for me with my funky schedule, but sometimes it’s fun to get kinda pumped up about Fridays like the rest of the world does. So, YAY for Friday! Plus, I’m extra pumped for today because - [LA Marathon Training Update Numba One](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/10/08/la-marathon-training-update-numba-one/) - Happy Thursdayyyy, my loves! I have mentioned it on the bloggy here and there, but if you haven't been reading super closely you may not know that I am training for the LA Marathon!!! The marathon is on Valentine's Day this year (so cute), so I basically have a full five months to train between - [The Issue I'm Having Lately...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/10/13/the-issue-im-having-lately/) - So, I'm having a huge issue lately and I feel like it's time to confess it to you guys: Overcommitment. MAJOR overcommitment. I have always had problems with overcommitting myself because I simply can't say no to anything that sounds fun to me or like a good opportunity for the business. For some reason, EVERYTHING and anything - [My Thoughts On Buying Instagram Likes & Followers](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/10/14/my-thoughts-on-buying-instagram-likes-followers/) - Okay guys, I've wanted to cover this topic on the blog for a long time because it's a super controversial subject in the blogging world and I personally find it extremely slimy and untruthful. Ever since I realized that SO MANY people (*cough cough, bloggers*) out there buy their likes & followers on Instagram, I have been fascinated and - [COSTA RICA Sisterhood Retreat in March](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/10/15/costa-rica-sisterhood-retreat-in-march/) - If you know me then you know that I keep "secrets" about very few things in my life. Nearly everything is out on the table, always. And by the table, I mean this blog (or my Instagram or my Snapchat or my Facebook or my cat's Instagram, but ya know, I digress). On the other hand - [My Book Comes Out Next Week... WHAT?](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/10/27/my-book-comes-out-next-week-what/) - KEY WORD: WHAATTTTT???? Yesterday I was just doing my usual Monday morning thing: sitting on my couch, responding to emails, sipping on some iced cold brew coffee, petting Huddy... And I get a text from a friend saying, "Your book comes out in 6 days!!!!" I wasn't surprised by his saying that-- the release date of - [TBV Winter Look Book Has Arrived...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/10/29/tbv-winter-look-book-has-arrived/) - When we started TBV Apparel over a year and a half ago, we had our core designs like "Oh Kale Yes!" "Is Vodka Vegan?" "Health is the New Black" "Yoga Junkie" "Hashtag Vegan" and a couple of others. The theme was very much health, and we translated that directly onto the tees. You also probably know - [Exciting Things This Week + My Skincare Prayers Have Been Answered!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/11/04/exciting-things-this-week-my-skincare-prayers-have-been-answered/) - You guys!!! So much exciting stuff has already gone down this week, and it's only Wednesday! MY BOOK released on Sunday, those of you who preordered have been receiving the book and beginning to read it (ahhh!), a story about Breaking Vegan is the #1 (!!!!) trending article on the NY Post today, I am currently en route to NYC for a super - [Get Inspired to Live YOUR Adventure](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/11/10/get-inspired-to-live-your-adventure/) - “Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson Hi, my beautifuls! Today we are talking about something super important, something I truly believe we all need to prioritize in order to live our best, happiest and (importantly) our most sane and inspired lives: being outdoors. Live Your Adventure. Do you - [I Refuse to Get Sick... Who's With Me?](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/11/11/i-refuse-to-get-sick-whos-with-me/) - Guys, flu/cold season is coming up and let’s be real… Who has time to take a sick day? In the next month I’ll be traveling to NYC, Miami, Cabo, Big Sur and Sacramento for Breaking Vegan’s book tour and for the holidays… I don’t think I have much time to breathe let alone get sick. - [Life Update: Why I've Been a Little MIA + Feeling Rejuvenated](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/11/18/life-update-why-ive-been-a-little-mia-feeling-rejuvenated/) - Hey guys! I've missed you!!! I have found it difficult to stick to my regular posting schedule lately for a few reasons. Let me tell ya why... A) Head is SPINNING with everything going on! And I'm not saying that in an, "Ugh, I'm so busy I don't even have time to blog" kind of - [Loving Lately // 11.19.15](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/11/19/loving-lately-11-19-15/) - Hey hey hey! So in the wake of yesterday's "Why I've Been Feeling MIA" post... I've decided to do a Loving Lately write up to get myself back in the TBB groove. This style of bloggy post is my favorite kind, because it's really just a medley of all of the things I'm into right now -- - [Let's Get Inspired: Elle Macpherson's Super Elixir + Chia Pudding Recipe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/11/20/lets-get-inspired-elle-mcphersons-super-elixir-chia-pudding-recipe/) - LET'S GET INSPIRED!!! My new thing on the bloggy blog is that I want to start highlighting, in depth, women who inspire me. I have done this in the past with the TBV Babe of the Week series, the Recovery Series, the Inspirational Highlight series, on and on. But especially right now in the wake of - [Gettin' Cozy for The Holidays + Seasonal Wellness Tips](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/11/23/gettin-cozy-for-the-holidays/) - YIPPPEEEEEE it's the holiday season and I for one am more stoked than life. Well, let's be clear: I am more stoked than life about the fact that it's finally no longer 90+ degrees in Los Angeles, and also about the fact that I get to celebrate and have fun with my family all season. - [Funny Cabo Stories + TBV Cyber Monday Deals](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/11/30/funny-cabo-stories-tbv-cyber-monday-deals/) - Hello my loves! I hope that everyone is rejuvenated from the holiday and that you all got to spend lots of good quality time with your family, friends and loved ones. I had a nice little tropical getaway with my parents for the week, and it was one of those trips where we did nearly nothing at - [The Coolest New Wearable Technology: TBB Approved!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/12/01/the-coolest-new-wearable-technology-tbb-approved/) - Guys! I think I need to join a "wearable technology anonymous" group (lol, but for real, do those exist?), because I am so into wearing all of the latest and greatest gadgets that help me stay the most aware of one of the top two things in life that are SUPER important to me: my health. ( The #1 - [My Personal Favorite Supplements & Vitamins To Stay BALANCED!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/12/03/my-personal-favorite-supplements-vitamins-to-stay-balanced/) - Hey lover loves! A question that I get asked pretty frequently is about the different supplements, vitamins and digestive enzymes that I take to keep my bod balanced in a natural way. I tried so many brands and combos of vitamins over the years that I could probably write a novel about my supplement journey (that would be - [Why the Cold Weather Months Make Me Happy, Happy](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/12/04/why-the-cold-weather-months-make-me-happy-happy/) - I realize the title of this post makes me sound like the anti- sunny So Cal girl you know me to be. I live for the beach, warm weather hikes in the Palisades, and lounging at the pool with a good book and soaking in the rays. And it's not a secret that I think all blondes - [Reactions Are Everything](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/12/08/reactions-are-everything/) - This post was originally going to be titled: "Casually Navigating Being One of the Most Sensitive People in the World." But I'm one to overdramatize when I really feel the weight of a topic I'm writing about. So instead, this post is more about reactions. Otherwise known as what we can control. We can't control what happens to us. - [S t o r y t e l l e r](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/12/09/storyteller/) - Hey lovely people. Today I wanna tell ya something. I started blogging for one very clear & distinct reason: because I like telling stories. The day my book got published a dear friend of mine wrote me one of the sweetest notes I've ever received, and in it he told me: "You are many things, but - [Love The Skin YOU'RE In](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/12/11/love-the-skin-youre-in/) - Let's talk today about something that I find exceptionally important in this life we live: believing, wholeheartedly, that we are ENOUGH exactly as we are. You are enough. You don't need to change yourself to be enough. You are enough, exactly as you are, being nothing other than exactly who you were born to be. - [Big Sur Getaway: Live Your Adventure](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/12/14/big-sur-getaway-live-your-adventure/) - SOOO if you follow me on social media then I'm sure you noticed that I spent the weekend with my girlfriends in the breathtakingly beautiful Big Sur. The trip was in collaboration with Eddie Bauer for our ongoing Live Your Adventure partnership, so me and my two BFFs were decked out in EB from head to toe -- lucky us, - [Let's Have a Healthy Holiday, Shall We?](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/12/16/lets-have-a-healthy-holiday-shall-we/) - And when I say healthy, you know what I mean by that: healthy mind, healthy body, healthy spirit. Treat yourself to delicious, whole, healthy foods from the earth this holiday season (latkes included, because latkes are bomb) so you can feel awesome both during and after the holiday. I decided a long time ago that I was not - [Guys, I Was Interviewed On One of My Favorite Podcasts!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/12/17/guys-i-was-interviewed-on-one-of-my-favorite-podcasts/) - I don't often go into detail about other people's blogs, websites, social media accounts or podcasts on this blog. There isn't a huge reason for that aside from the fact that if I made it a regular topic to post about, I would have to update you guys ALL the time because there are so many - [TBB Approved Protein Smoothie Powder + Choco Banana Smoothie Recipe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/12/28/tbb-approved-protein-smoothie-powder-choco-banana-smoothie-recipe/) - HAPPY HAPPY HOLIDAYS, MY LOVES! You probably noticed that I took a nice, long week off to recharge, refocus, RELAX & get re-inspired. I am feeling amazing & I have done a lot of brainstorming and planning for the year ahead on the bloggy and beyond... and I cannot wait to share with you. More - [The Perfect New Years Challenge to Find Balance & Get Fit](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/01/01/the-perfect-new-years-challenge-to-find-balance-get-fit/) - So, I am unbelievably excited to share today's post with you guys. The New Year is coming around the corner, which is my absolute favorite time of year to take the reigns of my own wellness goals and lifestyle aspirations and make. them. happen. Meaning... it's also my favorite time of year to share the best tips & - [Goal Setting Vs. New Years Resolutions](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/12/29/goal-setting-vs-new-years-resolutions/) - I have spent a lot of time this holiday season thinking about what my goals are for the coming year. When you are self-employed with the pretty darn alternative career of blogging, writing books, running a clothing line, and creating partnerships with brands you love in order to blog for a living, it sometimes takes an extra - [Running My Booty Off: An Update on Marathon Training](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/01/08/running-my-booty-off-an-update-on-marathon-training/) - Hey guys! I have been promising an LA Marathon training update for a while now, so here we are. As you may know from reading some of my past posts about the experience thus far, this is my first ever marathon, which pretty much makes it a thrilling / terrifying / adrenaline-provoking / anxiety-inducing / all around - [Everyone Go Grab a Copy of SELF Magazine, Because...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/01/11/everyone-go-grab-a-copy-of-self-magazine-because/) - Because your homegirl TBB is in a story about Body Image Positivity!!! Page 74. Get your hands on it. Wow. I can't tell you guys how excited I am about this feature, and not just because it's my first ever full-page spread in a magazine that I legitimately read cover to cover every single month. I - [New Years Resolution #8732879: Cook At Home More!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/01/12/new-years-resolution-8732879-cook-at-home-more/) - Before I get going on the meat of this post (no pun intended... hehe), you should know that the first 50 readers who order from Blue Apron by clicking over from my site will get two free meals on their first Blue Apron order! Plus they always have free shipping. Umm... Score? Yeah. One of my major resolutions this - [For the Ladies… A Natural Option for That Time Of The Month](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/01/13/for-the-ladies-an-organic-option-for-that-time-of-the-month/) - Yo! Today I am writing a special post for my lady readers, because I don’t know about you, but it can be HARD to find a trustworthy, natural, non-synthetic tampon brand when that time of the month rolls around. It’s already a pretty miserable few days for most of us, so we want to have - [Let's talk KOMBUCHA + Probiotic Drinks](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/01/15/lets-talk-kombucha-probiotic-drinks/) - Happy Friiiiday, my loves! Today we are going to talk Kombucha & sparkling probiotic drinks, because questions about the benefits of both are some of the most frequently asked questions I get from you guys on Snapchat, Insta & the blog. I think part of that is due to the fact that I drink both of them a LOT and have been - [Organizing My Life & All That Jazz](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/01/21/organizing-my-life-all-that-jazz/) - Wondering where I've been all week? Other than Instagram, of course. I can always keep up with my Insta game even when my brain is a bit too overloaded to keep up with everything else. Some of my friends tell me they feel like I have an "Instagram blog" on top of my regular, website blog. - [Why Being a Fitness Addict is the Best Thing That's Ever Happened to Me](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/01/26/why-being-a-fitness-addict-is-the-best-thing-thats-ever-happened-to-me/) - Hi LOVES! I know I've been a little sporadic with my posting schedule lately, but I promise it's for good reason. I'm getting my life, personal health, blog, social channels, YouTube, writing sched, goals, apartment space and mind organized. It's the best feeling in the world. It's been a long time since I have felt this much - [Resolutions Update & Some Delish Recipes](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/01/29/resolutions-update-some-delish-recipes/) - So you guys know that I am a huge fan of challenging myself to do healthy things both physically and mentally in order to find the healthiest version of myself, and it's been almost comical how seriously I have taken challenging myself during this month of January. Not to sound like a broken record, but - [A Glorious Day in Malibu](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/01/30/a-glorious-day-in-malibu/) - It's been a bit since I've had time to sit down and write a storytelling-esque post, which you know is my absolute favorite kind to share. Today is Saturday and it feels like a good day to sit back, relax, write from the heart & chat about some of my latest musings and favorite things with you. - [Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Dessert Hummus](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/01/31/peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-dessert-hummus/) - Happy Sunday my angels! I am so freaking excited to share this recipe with you it's not even funny. You may have noticed that more and more recipes are popping up on the blog again, and that's because I am finally (after a year and a half ish hiatus) getting back into cooking! And when - [The Importance of Rest Days (Even for Fitness Addicts)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/02/01/the-importance-of-rest-days-even-for-fitness-addicts/) - To follow up from my post about Why Being a Fitness Addict is the Best Thing That's Ever Happened to Me, I thought I would bring a little bit of balance into play by talking about something that is equally important in the life of an exercise fiend... rest. I promise this isn't going to be a - [Decoding Yogurt Labels](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/02/03/decoding-yogurt-labels/) - Hi guys! Let’s talk about yogurt. I get all sorts of questions from you about yogurt, and up until recently I had all sorts of my own questions about it too. (Ask my nutritionist, I would send her photos from Whole Foods of all the different variations and be like: “HELP ME.”) It can be - [What Does Your Perfect Day Look Like?](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/02/09/what-does-your-perfect-day-look-like/) - It might sound like a cliche question, but I'm honestly wondering. What is your perfect day? Because if you know the answer to that question, then you basically have all the tools you need in order to feel your very best at any given moment. Bear with me here- I will explain in a sec. Before - [Balance in Every Form](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/02/10/balance-in-every-form/) - Happy Wednesday! I have been spending a lot of time lately creating space for there to be balance, organization & calm in every aspect of my life. I will get more into the space creating details later this week, because it's something I've been working on big-time and I can't wait to tell you ALL... but today I am going - [Holy Crap, I Ran A Marathon! (PART 1)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/02/19/holy-crap-i-ran-a-marathon-part-1/) - Let me start by saying -- I've been trying to write about my marathon experience all week and because of the scope of this experience for me, it has been hard to capture it in words. I have thought about it all in so much detail that I've decided to do this post in two parts. - [Holy Crap, I Ran a Marathon: PART 2](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/02/23/holy-crap-i-ran-a-marathon-part-2/) - So... Where did we leave off? Oh yeah, at the START LINE of the marathon!!! I graced your eyes with this photo, a.k.a an absolute sea of 30,000 people that was by far, for me, one of the coolest parts of running a marathon as large & iconic as this one. (Trust me, ask my friend Alexi: - [What in the World Has TBB Been Up To?!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/02/29/what-in-the-world-has-tbb-been-up-to/) - YO! You may have noticed that I wrote my two L.A. Marathon posts last week and then I left them up, alone, to be digested for a while. The marathon experience was so profound and so energetically stimulating (and also exhausting) that I just didn't feel right posting anything on the blog later in the week. Nothing could - [TBB Keepin' It Real: My Daily Hair Care Routine](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/03/01/tbb-keepin-it-real-my-daily-hair-care-routine/) - Yo, yo! I am going to try this new thing I mentioned in my last post about writing shorter, more spur of the moment bloggy posts that don't necessarily have to be 3,000+ words and cray-cray thought out and planned (you guys will thank me for this, I promise. Ha!) On that note, I will - [CHANEL's Backstage Party + New Beauty Line!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/03/04/chanels-backstage-party-new-beauty-line/) - Last week, as I've mentioned, was a wild week. I had Morgan in town, and we spent the week hopping around to events, meetings, different neighborhoods in LA & staging all sorts of our own fun photo and video shoots. One of my absolutely favorite things we did was attend a special preview of CHANEL's "I Love Coco Backstage Beauty - [The Running Journey Continues... A 10k PR!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/03/09/the-running-journey-continues-a-10k-pr/) - In case you were wondering, my running journey didn't stop at the LA Marathon. The marathon training & race itself was the beginning of a journey that I know is going to remain such a big part of my life from here forward. Running has turned into a therapeutic outlet for me -- something I really would not have - [What the Heck is in my Gym Bag? (For the LADIES!)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/03/10/what-the-heck-is-in-my-gym-bag-for-the-ladies/) - This is a question I get asked almost every day, mainly because I am one of those girls who carries around pretty much anything you could need for any circumstance whatsoever. Bobby pins for a greasy hair moment? Check. Colorful pens in case you need to sign something or want to whip out some journaling mid-errand - [I've Hardcore Fallen in Love with Running & Here's Why](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/03/15/ive-hardcore-fallen-in-love-with-running-heres-why/) - Guys! Every time I get to partner with Nike it's legit my favorite thing in the world, so I am beyond stoked to bring you today's post all about running & their new LunarEpic Fly Knit shoe. ( You KNOW I love my Nike FlyKnits... I even wore them to the Chanel backstage beauty party a few weeks - [A Book I've Fallen in Love With: Fast Metabolism Foods! (+ A Giveaway!)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/03/16/a-book-ive-fallen-in-love-with-fast-metabolism-foods-a-giveaway/) - Yo! So I've had a lot going on with my health lately, and I haven't exactly told you guys a whole lot about it yet. I've been working with a phenomenal functional medicine doctor in Santa Monica, Dr. Lekkos, and we have finally targeted where my health problems are coming from. I plan to write about - [Black Bean Chocolate Chunk Brownies](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/03/22/black-bean-chocolate-chunk-brownies/) - Ummm, you guys. I might have just created the all-time best healthy brownies on planet earth. I have been trying to perfect this recipe for a long time, and I think I finally got the ratios down so that they taste yummy, the texture is dense & fudgy and not spongey or too soft, and they're full of nothing but nutrient-dense - [TBV Apparel x SATYA Jewelry Giveaway!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/03/23/tbv-apparel-x-satya-jewelry-giveaway/) - Hellllo my angels! Do you remember the awesome collab between TBV Apparel (my clothing line) & Satya Jewelry last year? Satya's team helped us come up with our Vibes Don't Lie phrase for our grey pullover, which not only remains one of our best-sellers but has also become such a cornerstone life mantra for our brand to abide - [Some Randomly Wonderful Quotes to Keep You Inspired this Weekend](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/03/26/some-randomly-wonderful-quotes-to-keep-you-inspired-this-weekend/) - Happy Saturday loves! I have been on a quote-reading binge this morning -- as I often am -- and figured I'd share a few with you to start your weekend off on inspired foot! Inspiring quotes are essentially just the words of others who believed in themselves enough to go for it. To be connected - [My Girl Crush Wrote a Book, & it's AWESOME.](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/03/29/my-girl-crush-wrote-a-book-its-awesome/) - Hey beauts! Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend and soaked in some great time with fam, friends, loved ones, or yourselves at the very least -- sometimes some serious alone time on a long weekend is my FAV. My weekend was filled with hilarious moments with my parents (if you follow me on Snapchat - [TBB Tips: Springtime Flash Sale You Need to Know About!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/03/30/tbb-tips-springtime-flash-sale-you-need-to-know-about/) - My loves!!! Springtime is here -- don't even ask me where winter went, because this year has officially been flying by faster than any other so far, in my world at least. If you're anything like me, the weather change has me thinking, thank god it's warm outside again because I never really stopped wearing Spring/Summer clothes - [My Apartment Makeover || Creating Space for What Really Matters](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/03/31/my-apartment-makeover-creating-space-for-what-really-matters/) - When your best friend starts a professional organizing business, what is the most logical thing to do? Get her on the next flight to where you live, of course, so she can organize every single nook & cranny of your life. Then spend the week romping around town with her (to Bed Bath & Beyond x 2, - [Natural Ingredient Face Masks for the Win](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/06/11/natural-ingredient-face-masks-for-the-win/) - Hey guys! Let's talk about natural ingredient face masks. I have extremely sensitive skin. I mean extremely. We're talkin' splotchy face, easily inflamed, sweat-induced breakouts, really dry/oily depending on the weather, will develop a rash far, far too easily, on and on. So I have to be really ultra careful about what I put on my face, - [Nick Jonas Concerts & 3 Crazy Awesome Workouts!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/05/07/nick-jonas-concerts-3-crazy-awesome-workouts/) - HI BABES! Writing to you from sunny, beautiful, relaxing, ZENNED OUT yoga retreat life in Mexico! Wanted to give you some quick updates, and then I am diving back into the hammock to read. (I also just got a massage. Heaven on earth.) If you follow me on Snapchat or Instagram, then you're probably aware - [The Surprise is Here... A Full Site Makeover!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/06/10/the-surprise-is-here-a-full-site-makeover/) - Guys. OMG. Omg, omg. Excuse me while I do somersaults around my apartment and cartwheels down my street because I am so excited to share my new site with you! It’s HERE. Hello. Yo. Right here! That’s right, The Balanced Blonde has had a serious facelift, with a new and improved (but entirely the same, - [3 Easy Yoga Poses to Do At The Office](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/06/08/3-easy-yoga-poses-to-do-at-the-office/) - Hello hello my angels! Sorry if I've seemed a bit, well, silent this week. Other than my post on Monday! I am busy getting together something really exciting and huge and surprising for you guys that will launch on FRIDAY. Yes, two days from now. Yes, I'm dying. In the meantime, I wanted to let - [Sometimes I Love Hosting Events, Sometimes I Don't](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/06/06/eventhosting/) - As a blogger, I think hosting events can be really hit or miss. For me, it really depends on the purpose of the event, the people who will (hopefully) be in attendance, and what is expected of me as a host. I love, love, love hosting and speaking at events where I get to meet you - [The Healthiest Pasta There Is... ZOODLES!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/05/25/the-healthiest-pasta-there-is-zoodles/) - You guys, I have been all about cooking at home lately. I know, I know -- I go in waves. I cook at home every night for weeks on end, and then I eat out every night for weeks on end. (Remember my New Years' Resolution, anyone? I ate at home every single night in January! - [Loving Lately // 1.2.16](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/06/02/loving-lately-1-2-16/) - Yo, lover lovers! After two in-depth Ayurveda posts this week, we are going to switch things up with an old fave TBB series, Loving Lately! Let's get right to it. There's also a GIVEAWAY (!!!!) in there of my current favorite beverage, soooo keep your eyes peeled. LOVING LATELY ► ▷ ▸ ▹ ► Partner Yoga: I think I've mentioned - [I Tried Panchakarma, and THIS Is What I Thought...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/06/01/my-experience-with-panchakarma/) - Sooo, to follow up from yesterday's post about Ayurveda, I've gotta tell you all about the experience I had on Friday at the magical Ayurvedic spa of my dreams, Surya Spa. Let's preface this with the fact that I have been dying to write this post since the moment I stepped out of the oasis of an experience that is - [What the heck is Ayurveda, & Why I LOVE It.](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/05/31/what-the-heck-is-ayurveda-why-i-love-it/) - For as long as I can remember, I have been on a quest for health, balance, and to feel as good in my body as humanly possible. That's why I'm not lying when I call myself a "wellness junkie" -- I am notoriously known amongst my friends and family (and now you guys) for trying it - [Vegan Before 6](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/09/04/vegan-before-6/) - Has anyone ever heard of “VB6”? It’s a book written by food writer Mark Bittman about his journey into the world of being vegan before 6:00 p.m. Six years ago, overweight and pre-diabetic, he was faced with the issue of adopting a vegan diet or going on medication. He adopted this plan because it seemed - [The Parfait Life: Healthy Fast Food](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/09/05/the-parfait-life-healthy-fast-food/) - This morning I was laying in bed debating between walking down the street to buy a smoothie from my favorite place on the corner or making one in my kitchen – both sounded like a lot of effort. It’s one of those days. Both also sounded like a lot of liquid for my tummy to - [Brownie Bliss Ball Heaven](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2013/09/14/brownie-bliss-ball-heaven/) - There’s something I have recently decided: weekends are for desserts. Making desserts, I mean. Because eating desserts should happen on the weekends AND throughout the week… there is no set schedule for eating desserts. Especially when they are healthy, raw, guilt-free, full of nutrients and only natural sugars that will boost your energy and make - [One Thing EVERY Blogger Should Know...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/05/26/more-important-than-monetizing-your-blog-is/) - Sooo this is a followup post to my Top 5 Ways to Monetize Your Blog post, because while monetizing your blog is great and all, there is a VERYYYY key factor that has to happen before/during/after you start blogging as a biz. It's innate, and it's either there or it's not. A blog, like anything, has to start somewhere... And - [What Month Is It, Again?!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/06/01/what-year-is-it-again/) - It's June. Seriously? There are so many days in the year where I have to stop and really think for a few minutes about what year it is. Most days, if you told me the correct year was anything between 2014-2016 I would totally believe you. Similarly, this past Friday afternoon I was driving to my - [My Thoughts on Veganism (You Know You Wanna Know)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/10/22/my-thoughts-on-veganism-you-know-you-wanna-know/) - Hey guys. :) This afternoon I started feeling strangely compelled to write a post on my feelings about veganism... So much has changed since my initial "Why I'm Transitioning Away from Veganism" post nearly a year and a half ago, and aside from defending myself on the daily about not being a vegan HATER (obvi), it has - [The Last Word.](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/11/05/the-last-word/) - Hi all! I hope everyone is having the best week. I want to thank you all for the support you've shown with the release of the book. It has been an exciting and whirlwind week, as you can imagine. On the topic of the book, I want to address something here, right now, so that I - [Two Things I'm Cutting Out of My Diet This Month...!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/01/04/suagrfreealcfree/) - Hey guys! Woah, it's the first Monday of 2016. How freaking crazy is that? I absolutely love the very beginning of the New Year because it's such a great time to wipe our slates clean. We can't necessarily place all of our lifestyle change aspirations and goals on this "New Year, New You" mentality, because - [A Note About Our Perfect Days](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/02/12/a-note-about-our-perfect-days/) - On Tuesday, I asked you all to share your own definition of your perfect day with me. I shared mine -- and I didn't even realize how simple, ordinary and peaceful my visualization was until I started to read your responses about what your perfect day would look like. I don't know what I expected to see... - [The Most Exciting Part of My Year? // Life Updates](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/03/15/the-most-exciting-part-of-my-year-life-updates/) - I have been having so much fun with these spur of the moment life update posts lately. You guys ready for this one? I may or may not have just taken an anxiety pill (don't worry - it's prescribed ;)) because my day went from wonderful and relaxed to stressful far too quickly, and I decided - [Top 10 Reads of The Week, 3.24.16](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/03/24/top-10-reads-of-the-week-3-24-16/) - Guys! I wasn't kidding when I said I was going to start making this Top 10 Reads of the Week a regular thing. It's a great way for me to practice putting content out into the universe that doesn't have to be a big novel-type of outpour. (Although I love that sh*t too. Love it - [If You're Gonna Be an Internet Person, You Need to be SAFE](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/04/01/if-youre-gonna-be-an-internet-person-you-need-to-be-safe/) - I've recently started referring to myself and others whose lives/careers are based on the Internet as "Internet people." Someone at a party a few weeks ago told me a story about transitioning the style of her blog, and wrapped it up by saying, "Well, you get it, you're an Internet person." I loved the term - [Chocolate Chia Pudding from A Cookbook You NEED in Your Life](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/04/04/chocolate-chia-pudding-from-a-cookbook-you-need-in-your-life/) - GUYS! If you are not already obsessed with Andie Mitchell, you're about to be. I fell in love with her after reading (a.k.a devouring...) her first book, the NY Times Best-Seller It Was Me All Along about her journey through obesity, losing weight, finding balance, love and loss & so much more. Her writing style is - [My 28-day Probiotic Commitment - YAY!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/04/06/my-28-day-probiotic-commitment-yay/) - Hello my loves! It's the first Tuesday in April, and today seems like a good day to make a lil' commitment to my health. Ya feel me? I think it's important to check in with our bodies every so often and see what they need, and thanks to the recent blood work, allergy testing & gut testing I've done with my - [Soup Cleanses vs. Juice Cleanses: Why I Will Do One & Not the Other](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/04/11/soupcleansevsjuicecleanse/) - Happy Monday lovers! I started my morning off with some meditation & intention setting for the week -- my absolute favorite way to gather my thoughts and get my creative juices flowin' for the week ahead! I also started with some warm water & lemon (a ritual I've recently gotten back into that I LOVE, and - [The Alkamind Lifestyle: Livin' that Acid Free Life](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/04/12/the-alkamind-lifestyle-livin-that-acid-free-life/) - Hello my angels! So yesterday I alluded to the awesome Alkamind "Get Off Your Acid" 7-Day DIY Cleanse that I did last week in conjunction with my warm, nourishing food regime per my Ayurvedic nutritionist's help and suggestions. I'm beyond stoked to tell you about the Alkamind lifestyle, otherwise known as the "Get Off Your Acid" cleanse. Again, - [Best Friend Q&A Part II: What I'm Looking For in a Guy + MORE!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/04/13/best-friend-qa-part-ii-what-im-looking-for-in-a-guy-more/) - Guyyyys!! Part II of the Best Friend Q&A series on my TBB TV YouTube channel is now live! You'll get to know my BFF Brandin Cohen & I way too well through this video. (As well as Part I!) What's in the vid?! ---> What I'm looking for in a guy, have I ever dated two guys at the same time - [You Wanna Drink Out of a Copper Water Bottle: Here's Why](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/04/20/you-wanna-drink-out-of-a-copper-water-bottle-heres-why/) - Hi! Hi hi hi hi. Had to say it a bunch of times because I've been sort of MIA for the last week ish, I know. But I promise that doesn't mean I haven't been working my butt off to create fun new content for you guys!! I am currently working on a travel VLOG for - [Loving Lately // 5.21.16](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/04/21/loving-lately-5-21-16/) - Is it just me, or is this full moon making it impossible to concentrate? If it's not the moon, then there's definitely something funky going on with me personally, because... My concentration level is at a legit zero today. My usual instinct is to look at my lack of focus today as a failure. It's hard for me not to - [5 Influencers I'm Currently Obsessed With](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/04/22/5-influencers-im-currently-obsessed-with/) - I know I've mentioned to you guys before that I, surprisingly, don't read a lot of blogs! I have a few that I check out on the the reg because I like to support the well & healthy lifestyle blogging community (duh, big time), but other than my little blog roll... I am not what you'd - [Gluten-free Toast 6 Ways + My FAV G-Free Brands](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/04/25/gluten-free-toast-6-ways-my-fav-g-free-brands/) - Happy MONDAY, my beauties! Thanks so much for sharing your blog names & a bunch of your favorite blogs with me in the comments of my last post. I just spent the morning reading through them while sipping on my DETOX drink from Elissa Goodman's S.O.U.P Cleanse (more on that to come), and I am so - [Why You Need BONE BROTH In Your Life](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/04/28/why-you-need-bone-broth-in-your-life/) - Guys, not sure if you have noticed from my obsessive Snapchats & TBB Tribe newsletter mentions, but I've discovered a natural remedy / delicious miracle food that I am completely obsessed with... Are you ready for it? Bone broth. Yep, bone broth. For thousands of years, traditional cultures all over the world have emphasized using entire animals in their - [Some of my Fav NATURAL Beauty Products at Dermstore Studios](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/04/30/some-of-my-fav-natural-beauty-products-at-dermstore-studios/) - Hello hello, my beautiful #TBBtribe! It’s time to talk about something I’ve been super obsessed with lately: NATURAL beauty products. You already know I’m a strong believer in eating only the most nourishing foods for my body. I fuel my body with healthy, real foods so that I always feel my best and can be confident - [Half Marathon Training Update!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/05/09/half-marathon-training-update/) - Happy Monday loves!! The TBB Tribe newsletter went out this morning instead of last night, because I legit forgot that yesterday was Sunday! Last week in Mexico rejuvenated & relaxed me SO MUCH that I got back and had no idea what day it was. At all. LOL. Anyway, you should sign up for the - [Lovely Beach Days + a KOMBUCHA Giveaway!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/05/24/lovely-beach-days-a-kombucha-giveaway/) - Yesterday I told you all about my perfect weekend -- favorite humans, beach, farmer's market, lovely weather, acro yoga, OrangeTheory, long walks, sushi, catch up seshes, Rawvolution smoothies, Kippy's ice cream, and the photo shoot of my dreams with my #TBBsquad. (If you follow on Snapchat @jojoyounger, then you probably got just as much of - [Weekend Love + Taking Time OFF](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/05/23/weekend-love-taking-time-off/) - Hi boo loves! This weekend was so lovely that it inspired me to pop down and write an in-the-moment bloggy about how important it is to give ourselves a BREAK every once in a while. Let's talk about the fact that I went into the weekend with the mentality, "I'm going to be working all weekend, so I - [Top 5 Ways to Monetize Your Blog](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/05/20/top-5-ways-to-monetize-your-blog/) - How do you monetize your blog? I get asked this question a lot, and for good reason. Blogging as a business has only been around for a few years, and blogging as a full-time business has been around for even fewer. When I started blogging full-time almost two years ago, I was just beginning to - [Chickpea Superfood Cookie Dough Balls](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/05/19/chickpea-superfood-cookie-dough-balls/) - YEP. Chickpea superfood cookie dough balls. HEAVEN ON FREAKING EARTH. And I don't say that lightly. These babies are gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free, vegan, low glycemic, and chock full of nutrient-dense and protein-rich superfoods. I have been having so much fun playing around with using pulses in my cooking & baking lately, thanks to my partnership with USA Pulses as an International - [Wanderlust San Diego Recap](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/05/18/wanderlust-san-diego-recap/) - Hi lover loves! If you follow me on Instagram, you probably noticed that I headed South to San Diego two weekends ago to attend Wanderlust 108 with the Cottonelle® crew! Any Wanderlust event is pretty much my idea of heaven in a nutshell... This one had a scenic 5k run, a sun-soaked yoga class with 500-ish - [Napa Valley Vine Body Sole Half Marathon!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/05/17/napa-valley-vine-body-sole-half-marathon/) - Loveliest lovers! I just got back from the most glorious weekend in Napa Valley for ASICS' Vine Body Sole weekend + half marathon! It was the most incredibly enjoyable weekend, especially considering I had just been gone for 6 nights in Mexico and am not usually all about traveling back to back. (So hard for me to - [Loving Lately // 5.12.16](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/05/12/loving-lately-5-12-16/) - Hi beauties! Today I am off to Napa to run the Vine Body Sole Half Marathon with ASICS... And I am so exciiiiited. Since Napa is only a hop, skip & a jump from Sactown (my hometown), I will get to see my parents & my BFF's that live in the bay while I am up - [Health Journey Update + My Take on Functional Medicine](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/05/10/health-journey-update-my-take-on-functional-medicine/) - Guys! This is a post I've been dying to write/share for a while. You've probably noticed me dropping hints about it again and again for the past couple of months... My health journey, my hormone imbalances, my functional medicine doctor, the supplements I've been taking, and my road to finding complete balance again. The reason it's taken - [Disconnect to Reconnect // Mantras, Musings + Feeling Inspired](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/05/04/openletteryogatreat/) - Today, I am writing to you from the most magical desert-beach-land-oasis in Cabo, where I have been doing nothing but yoga, running, writing, connecting with incredible humans, and doing some intensely personal work on my mind, body, soul and heart. So yes, I've been doing a lot. I have even been RELAXING. Imagine that. ;) (Sorry that - [The Dreamiest Tularosa Outfit ( + A Dress I Can't Live Without )](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/04/26/the-dreamiest-tularosa-outfit-a-dress-i-cant-live-without/) - Happy Tuesday, loves! Thanks so much for your comments & love on my gluten-free toast 6 ways post yesterday. I have been getting back in the kitchen lately in a very real way to create recipes for you guys -- which, as we know, is something I sort of didn't do a lot of for - [Top 10 Reads + 'How Well Do You Know Your BFF?' Video!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/04/07/top-10-reads-how-well-do-you-know-your-bff-video/) - Ahhh, today is so exciting because today marks the official resurgence of my TBB TV YouTube channel! I can't think of a better way to celebrate than by posting THIS VID with one of my best friends, Brandin Cohen, co-founder of Liquid I.V. & all around one of my very favorite humans. You guys will know - [The CUTEST New Intimates Collection + a GIVEAWAY!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/04/05/the-cutest-new-intimates-collection/) - Guys! I don't know about you, but for me it can be so, so, so hard to find the right intimates to wear under my clothes -- yes, I'm talking cute bralettes & underwear. I was sent some of LIVELY's new-new collection (we are talking brand new - their company launched today!!!) to post an Instagram photo - [Top 10 Reads of the Week](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/03/17/top-10-reads-of-the-week/) - Happy Thursday, my loves! I'm going to start doing this a lot more -- sharing my favorite blogs & articles of the week so I can share content with you guys without writing a novel to you on my own! Ya dig? As for me, I'll be snapping photos in Venice today with my love - [I'm About to Run My First Marathon, And...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2016/02/11/im-about-to-run-my-first-marathon-and/) - AHHHH, YOU GUYS, I am about to run my very first marathon. And I'd be lying if I said that emotions weren't running high. They're running REAL high. In case you haven't read my previous marathon posts, let me catch you up to speed: I've been training for the LA Marathon with Team NutriBullet since September, - [Why I've Been So MIA...](https://thebalancedblonde.com/2015/07/16/why-ive-been-so-mia/) - (Also, a huge major awesome freaky story at the bottom of this post... I want your input! Really badly!) Hey beauties. 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It is the best way to connect with you guys and ultimately what I love doing the most — it is my WHY for this show. Today we are doing a - [Ainslie Macleod on Soul Ages, Past Lives & How to Live a Purposeful Existence](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ainslie-macleod-on-soul-ages-past-lives-how-to-live-a-purposeful-existence/) - I am so honored to have Ainslie MacLeod on the show today! Ainslie’s destiny—his life purpose—is to help you find your life purpose by uncovering the plan your soul created for this life. He has been featured on Oprah, Ellen Degeneres, Men’s Health & so much more. He is an OG in the healing space - [This Isn’t Goodbye, It’s a Sacred Pause](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/this-isnt-goodbye-its-a-sacred-pause/) - My loves… the day has come. We’re officially taking a sacred pause. The podcast has been released every single Wednesday for 10 years (minus one short maternity leave) and I’ve never, ever taken an intentional break. That time has arrived, and it’s not without extreme bittersweetness. I can’t tell you how thankful I am for - [Life Updates, Marriage Realness & Entrepreneurial Pivots with my Husband Jonathan Albrecht](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/life-updates-marriage-realness-entrepreneurial-pivots-with-my-husband-jonathan-albrecht/) - The king is back!! MY HUSBAND!! I know you will enjoy. This is the co-host you guys have been begging for. :) We get into it all from his new job (well, not so new anymore!) to his entrepreneurial pivots to our marriage realness and parenting style, pop culture, TV shows we’re loving and so - [Mom Chat, High Protein Meal Ideas & Life Catch Up With Rachael DeVaux Harlington of Rachael’s Good Eats](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/mom-chat-high-protein-meal-ideas-life-catch-up-with-rachael-devaux-harlington-of-rachaels-good-eats/) - This one feels like you’re sitting at the kitchen island with us. Coffee (or a protein smoothie) in hand. Kids running around in the background. Just mom chat vibes, my FAVORITE kind of episode. Today I’m joined by my friend Rachael — founder of Rachael’s Good Eats, certified dietitian, personal trainer, recipe queen, and one - [A Vulnerable Deep Dive with Jessica Gill of To Be Magnetic on Manifesting, Science vs. Magic & What the Collective Is Moving Through](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/a-vulnerable-deep-dive-with-jessica-gill-of-to-be-magnetic-on-manifesting-science-vs-magic-what-the-collective-is-moving-through/) - In today’s episode, I’m sitting down with someone who truly walks the walk when it comes to manifestation, emotional alchemy, and doing the deep inner work that actually changes your life. Also, I started the episode with a nervous breakdown (lol) which was the most honest thing I was truly processing and we share it - [Pop Culture Astrology: The Beckham Family Empire & The Shift from Neptune Into Aries](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/pop-culture-astrology-the-beckham-family-empire-the-shift-from-neptune-into-aries/) - in this episode, we’re doing one of my favorite things ever: using astrology to decode pop culture in real time. because if you’ve been watching the beckham family drama unfold lately — the subtle tension, the public statements, the sudden “speaking out,” the shifting loyalties — the timing is… astrologically suspicious. and by suspicious, i - [How to Use Frequency Generators to Quantum Leap Into A New Life, Heal, & Manifest Your Desires with Energy Muse’s Heather Askinosie](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/how-to-use-frequency-generators-to-quantum-leap-into-a-new-life-heal-manifest-your-desires-with-energy-muses-heather-askinosie/) - in this episode, i’m joined by my spiritual mama angel human Heather Askinosie, co-founder of Energy Muse, to explore how frequency generators, scalar energy, and massive intention can be used as practical tools for healing and manifestation—not as bypassing, but as support. we talk about what frequency generators actually are, how they work on an - [How to Win 2026: Tapping Into Year of the Fire Horse Energy, Saying Goodbye to the Snake Year, & Manifesting Our Wildest Dreams](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/how-to-win-2026-tapping-into-year-of-the-fire-horse-energy-saying-goodbye-to-the-snake-year-manifesting-our-wildest-dreams/) - 2026 isn’t just another year. It’s a portal. In this episode, Jordan is taking you deep into the energetic shift from the Year of the Snake into the Year of the Fire Horse and what it means for your life, your relationships, your abundance, your joy, and the version of you that’s ready to be - [GET TO KNOW ME EPISODE! Start Here. :) Who I Am, Where I’ve Been, Where I’m Going in 2026 & Beyond](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/get-to-know-me-episode-start-here-who-i-am-where-ive-been-where-im-going-in-2026-beyond/) - This is the get to know me of all get to know me episodes! It was TIME to do a new deep dive into where I’ve been, where I’m headed, how I got started in the social media space, what’s important to me, what I’ve let go of, and beyond. This one is for all - [A Vulnerable Deep Dive: Where I’ve Been, Where I’m Going, How I Manifested My Life Now & How You Can Too (Plus Overcoming Wild Limiting Beliefs)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/a-vulnerable-deep-dive-where-ive-been-where-im-going-how-i-manifested-my-life-now-how-you-can-too-plus-overcoming-wild-limiting-beliefs/) - In today’s solo episode, Jordan gets deeply vulnerable about the season she’s been moving through — the shifts, the pauses, the breakthroughs, and the quiet internal rearrangements that don’t always make it to the internet. This conversation is equal parts life update, manifestation masterclass, emotional excavation, and spiritual pep talk for anyone standing in the - [Best of the Show 2025: Peptides, Kabbalah, JournalSpeak, Healing For Real & So Much More!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/best-of-the-show-2025-peptides-kabbalah-journalspeak-healing-for-real-so-much-more/) - this episode is a true time capsule of the balanced blonde universe 2025 — a roundup of the conversations that cracked us open, changed our bodies, rewired our minds, and reconnected us to our souls this year. whether you're new here or you've listened since the soul on fire days, this is the perfect “start - [Jenna Zoe & Jordan Go Deep on The New Paradigm, Soul Family, Shape Shifting, Parallel Universes & Beyond in This Ultimate Best Friend Deep Dive](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/jenna-zoe-jordan-go-deep-on-the-new-paradigm-soul-family-shape-shifting-parallel-universes-beyond-in-this-ultimate-best-friend-deep-dive/) - In today’s episode, Jordan is joined by one of her best friends and forever–soul mirror Jenna Zoe for a conversation that feels like a portal-opening in real time. This is one of those episodes — the ones where you can feel your frequency rising just by listening. Jordan & Jenna dive into what it really - [Girl Chat on How to Have Boundaries, Triple Libra Moments, Being Married to Your Twin Flame, Navigating the Mid-40’s Life & More with Robyn Youkilis](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/girl-chat-on-how-to-have-boundaries-triple-libra-moments-being-married-to-your-twin-flame-navigating-the-mid-40s-life-more-with-robyn-youkilis/) - My dear friend Robyn Youkilis is back on the SHOW, and she gets real about what it means to live life — and love — authentically in your mid-40s. We dive deep into setting boundaries, embracing our evolving womanhood, navigating partnership when your other half may also feel like your “twin flame,” and all the - [December Astrology Forecast + Pop Culture Astro on The Cosmic Mystery of Wicked’s Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/december-astrology-forecast-pop-culture-astro-on-the-cosmic-mystery-of-wickeds-ariana-grande-cynthia-erivo/) - This episode is a portal, and honestly… December’s astrology makes it make sense. We’re moving through one of the most transitional months of the entire year — a month where timelines bend, old identities fall apart, and new versions of us start to take shape almost without warning. Today, I’m breaking down the actual collective - [The Shaman’s Shaman: Manex Ibar on Channeling The Sphinx Code, Leading Plant Medicine Ceremonies, Human Design Deep Dive & Beyond](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/the-shamans-shaman-manex-ibar-on-channeling-the-sphinx-code-leading-plant-medicine-ceremonies-human-design-deep-dive-beyond/) - In today’s episode, i sit down with manex ibar—the shaman’s shaman, the oracle behind the sphinx code, and one of the world’s most respected guides in plant medicine, energetic mastery, and multi-dimensional human awakening. this is one of those conversations that feels like a portal opening. manex doesn’t just talk about consciousness—he lives inside the - [Love Thy Nader Astrology Deep Dive! Plus Pluto in Aquarius, The Future of Fame & How to Use The Transits to Level Up](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/love-thy-nader-astrology-deep-dive-plus-pluto-in-aquarius-the-future-of-fame-how-to-use-the-transits-to-level-up/) - In today’s episode, we are going full cosmic-detective mode and breaking down the astrology behind Love Thy Nader — the rising reality show moment featuring Brooks Nader and her three powerhouse sisters. We’re talking Aquarius stelliums, Taurus beauty signatures, Mercury in Capricorn mastermind energy, and why these charts make PERFECT sense for their rise, their - [The Superfood That Will Rock Your World, Help Prevent Cancer, & Support Your Mitochrondria w/ EnergyBits Catharine Arnston](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/the-superfood-that-will-rock-your-world-help-prevent-cancer-support-your-mitochrondria-w-energybits-catharine-arnston/) - In today’s episode, we dive into one of my all-time favorite topics: mitochondrial health — and the tiny-but-mighty superfood that can completely change your energy, your longevity, and the way your cells function. A.k.a SPIRURLINA and chlorella, my favorite foods on the planet!! We’re talking algae, baby. I’m joined by the brilliant Catharine Arnston, founder - [My 8 Year Alcohol-Free Anniversary: Why I Don’t Drink, What I Love About Not Drinking, & Updates on My Sober Curious Life](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/my-8-year-alcohol-free-anniversary-why-i-dont-drink-what-i-love-about-not-drinking-updates-on-my-sober-curious-life/) - in today’s solo episode, we’re celebrating eight years alcohol-free (!!) and diving deep into all things sober curiosity, frequency, and self-awareness. this isn’t your typical “why i don’t drink” story—it’s about energetic clarity, nervous system peace, and living from a place of true connection rather than escape. jordan opens up about what initially led her - [Pop Culture Astrology: Dancing with the Stars Deep Dive! Astro Compatability, Winning Predictions & Current Transits!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/pop-culture-astrology-dancing-with-the-stars-deep-dive-astro-compatability-winning-predictions-current-transits/) - you know i had to do it. in today’s episode, we’re breaking down the dancing with the stars cast through the lens of astrology — because you can’t put a leo sun and a virgo moon on the same dance floor and expect things not to get interesting. we’re diving into: ✨ the sun, moon, - [Heal Your Mitochondria, Detox Mold, Heavy Metals & Lyme, and Strengthen Your Cells from the Inside Out with BodyBio’s Jess Kane](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/heal-your-mitochondria-detox-mold-heavy-metals-lyme-and-strengthen-your-cells-from-the-inside-out-with-bodybios-jess-kane/) - In Today’s episode, we go deep into the cellular level of healing — because true wellness starts from within. jordan sits down with jess kane, the CEO of bodybio, to unpack everything you need to know about mitochondrial health, detoxing from mold and heavy metals, and how to strengthen your cells so your body can - [Body First Healing with Britt Piper: How to Get Unstuck & Recover from Trauma with Somatic Healing](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/body-first-healing-with-britt-piper-how-to-get-unstuck-recover-from-trauma-with-somatic-healing/) - In this episode, I sit down with somatic experiencing® practitioner Britt Piper to explore how trauma lives in the body (not just the mind), why traditional “talk only” therapy often leaves us stuck, and how somatic healing can help us actually move through, release, and rebuild. We dive into nervous-system regulation, body-based tools, and how - [What to Do When People Project onto You (and How to Stay in Your Light Despite the Haters)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/what-to-do-when-people-project-onto-you-and-how-to-stay-in-your-light-despite-the-haters/) - In this solo episode, i’m diving into a topic i know all too well — how to deal with internet hate, baby!! what it feels like when people project onto you, especially online, and how to deal with it from a spiritual lens (but without the spiritual bypassing bc that’s just annoying). whether it’s judgment, - [How to Finally Heal Chronic Illness: The Power of Safety, Trust & Nervous System Repair with Primal Trust’s Dr. Cathleen King](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/how-to-finally-heal-chronic-illness-the-power-of-safety-trust-nervous-system-repair-with-primal-trusts-dr-cathleen-king/) - Join Primal Trust through my link! https://cathleenking.simplero.com/purchase/143239-Monthly-Membership-PRIMAL-TRUST-Academy?ref=55038-Jordan-Younger Dr. Cat’s FREE book on healing: https://smpl.ro/al/uQHzHXFEvY3Cker29vqmVRTy/55038-Jordan-Younger In today’s episode, I sit down with Dr. Cathleen King, founder of Primal Trust, for a deeply healing and eye-opening conversation about the power of nervous system regulation, brain retraining, and trauma recovery as the true path to lasting wellness. If - [Healing Through Peptides as Holistic Girlies, Unlocking the Secrets of Human Behavior, Rewiring the Brain & More with Bizzie Gold](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/healing-through-peptides-as-holistic-girlies-unlocking-the-secrets-of-human-behavior-rewiring-the-brain-more-with-bizzie-gold/) - In today’s episode, I sit down with the incredible Bizzie Gold — a true pioneer in the wellness and personal development world. You may know her as the founder of Buti Yoga, but her work now goes far beyond movement: she’s the creator of Break Method, a groundbreaking behavior diagnostic and therapeutic system that helps - [All Things NAD—The Molecule That Stops Aging in its Tracks, Enhances Energy, & Beyond w/ Wonderfeel’s Dr. Andrew Salzman](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/all-things-nad-the-molecule-that-stops-aging-in-its-tracks-enhances-energy-beyond-w-wonderfeels-dr-andrew-salzman/) - I LOVED this conversation with Harvard trained physician Dr. Andrew Salzman, and I know you will too! You’ve probably heard about NAD—the molecule everyone’s buzzing about for energy, focus, and healthy aging. Maybe you’ve even seen those fancy IV drips with all the bells and whistles and thought, ‘Cool, but that’s not in my budget.’ - [Elizabeth Endres of The Wellness Process on Life Transitions, Healing from Chronic Pain, Our Hot Takes on Lyme, & How She Manifested Her Dream Life](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/elizabeth-endres-of-the-wellness-process-on-life-transitions-healing-from-chronic-pain-our-hot-takes-on-lyme-how-she-manifested-her-dream-life/) - This week I sit down with Elizabeth Endres—entrepreneur, content creator, and the curious, amazing host behind The Wellness Process—to talk about what actually moves the needle when you’re rebuilding after the healing stages, We get into big life transitions (Elizabeth moving on from her longtime brand Sweats in the City to pursue The Wellness Process - [SOLO: How to be the Light in Dark Times, A New Pleiaidan Channeling For You 🤍](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-how-to-be-the-light-in-dark-times-a-new-pleiaidan-channeling-for-you-🤍/) - In today’s solo episode, I am bringing you a heartfelt Pleiadian transmission—one that feels more necessary than ever in the times we are living in. With so much happening in the world right now, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed, heavy, or even hopeless. This episode is here to remind you of your power, - [Peptides for Healing Chronic Illness & Lyme disease with RN Amber Cameneti of Ageless Blonde](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/peptides-for-healing-chronic-illness-lyme-disease-with-rn-amber-cameneti-of-ageless-blonde/) - Peptides: hype or healing? In this episode I sit down with my dear friend & longtime concierge nurse Amber Cameneti (Ageless Blonde) to demystify peptides for complex chronic illness—especially Lyme. We unpack what peptides are (tiny signaling proteins), how they’re being explored for tissue repair, immune modulation, gut support, nervous system regulation, and metabolic health, - [SOLO: Postpartum Weight Loss, Nicotine for Healing & Learning to Get Uncomfortable for the Sake of a Fulfilling Life](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-postpartum-weight-loss-nicotine-for-healing-learning-to-get-uncomfortable-for-the-sake-of-a-fulfilling-life/) - Today’s solo episode is a juicy one—we’re diving into three topics that have been at the forefront of my life and my DMs lately: postpartum weight loss, the surprising health benefits of nicotine (yes, really), and why discomfort is actually a sign you’re living a full and meaningful life. (Let’s ditch the instagram therapy speak, - [Solo Listener Call-In Q&A: Peptides, Career, How to Overcome Fear of Being Seen, Doing the Inner Work & So Much More](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-listener-call-in-qa-peptides-career-how-to-overcome-fear-of-being-seen-doing-the-inner-work-so-much-more/) - LOVED this week’s listener call-in Q&A. Thank you for your amazing questions as always. In this ep we dove into everything from peptides to career, how to overcome fear of being seen (and becoming well known!!), doing the inner healing work, overcoming addiction as an HSP, the Reflector life & SO MUCH MORE. CANNOT wait - [Pop Culture Astrology: Current Transits, Taylor Swift, The Summer I Turned Pretty, “Brain Rot Summer” & Beyond](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/pop-culture-astrology-current-transits-taylor-swift-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-brain-rot-summer-beyond/) - This week we’re diving into the intersection of astrology and pop culture, where the transits in the sky are lining up with the headlines we can’t stop talking about. We’ll explore the current cosmic climate—Pluto’s shifts, eclipse themes, and Leo season energy—and how it’s shaping everything from creativity to collective change. From there, we zoom - [All Things Peptides: Microdosing a GLP-1 for Chronic Illness, Why This is The Future of Medicine, & How Amazing I’m Feeling](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/all-things-peptides-microdosing-a-glp-1-for-chronic-illness-why-this-is-the-future-of-medicine-how-amazing-im-feeling/) - In this episode, i’m pulling back the curtain on the peptide world—what they are, why they’re being called the future of medicine, and how i’m using them in my own healing journey. As you all know, I am not a doctor nor am I an expert!! I am simply sharing my experiences with you, what - [The Soul of Money: Financial Abundance, Energetic Wealth & Timeless Investing Tips From My Dad, Byron Younger!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/the-soul-of-money-financial-abundance-energetic-wealth-timeless-investing-tips-from-my-dad-byron-younger/) - This episode is chock full of wisdom, and something I am soooo grateful to have done with my dad. Today, I sit down with one of my favorite humans on the planet, Byron Himself, for a deeply honest conversation about money, abundance, and the energy behind it all. My dad has been my go-to guide - [The Astrology of an Icon: Marilyn Monroe’s Cosmic Blueprint & Why I Don’t Believe the Official Story of Her Death](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/the-astrology-of-an-icon-marilyn-monroes-cosmic-blueprint-why-i-dont-believe-the-official-story-of-her-death/) - In this pop culture astrology episode, we dive deep into the birth chart of one of the most iconic, misunderstood women of all time—Marilyn Monroe. Beyond the blonde bombshell persona was a soul with layers: mystic, mirror, muse, myth. Using astrology as our lens, we explore her Leo Rising, Gemini Sun, and Aquarius Moon; and - [Life Updates, Taking Peptides, & Audience Q&A on Spirituality, Intuition vs. Anxiety, Conscious Motherhood & Beyond!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/life-updates-taking-peptides-audience-qa-on-spirituality-intuition-vs-anxiety-conscious-motherhood-beyond/) - In this solo episode, I’m catching you up on all things life lately — including my recent healing protocol with peptides (yes, I’m finally sharing the details, mostly on Substack but a little drip drop for you here too!), answering your amazing listener call-in Q’s, why life is so crazy right now, expanding our containers - [What’s Actually in Your Water? The Dirty Truth & What To Do About It So Our Water Doesn’t Kill Us w/ Ophora Water’s Founder Ken Guoin](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/whats-actually-in-your-water-the-dirty-truth-what-to-do-about-it-so-our-water-doesnt-kill-us-w-ophora-waters-founder-ken-guoin/) - In this eye-opening episode, I sit down with Ophora Water founder Ken Guoin to uncover the shocking truth about the water we drink every day. From tap water toxins to the myth of “safe” bottled water, this conversation dives deep into what’s really in your glass—and how it could be silently affecting your health. AND - [What’s Really Going On With Justin Bieber? An Astrological Deep Dive Into His Health, Fame, Starseed Origins, Lyme Healing & Marriage](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/whats-really-going-on-with-justin-bieber-an-astrological-deep-dive-into-his-health-fame-starseed-origins-lyme-healing-marriage/) - In today’s episode, we’re cracking open Justin Bieber’s birth chart to answer the question so many of us have been quietly (or not so quietly) wondering: is he okay? We explore the cosmic undercurrents behind his recent public appearances, strange IG behavior, energetic shifts, and long-standing health struggles. This is not a bashing on him - [A Nuanced Conversation On Vaccines, Autism & The Rise in Chronic Disease: What the Research Is Truly Saying with Dr. Joel Warsh](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/a-nuanced-conversation-on-vaccines-autism-the-rise-in-chronic-disease-what-the-research-is-truly-saying-with-dr-joel-warsh/) - In this powerful and deeply important episode, I’m joined by Dr. Joel “Gator” Warsh, an integrative and holistic pediatrician who has become a leading voice in reshaping how we view children’s health in the modern world. Together, we unpack the rise in chronic illness among children, the growing body of research around environmental toxins, vaccines, - [Solo Q&A: My True Thoughts on Botox, Psychic Attacks, Addiction & Healing From Lyme — Plus My Best Tips for Starting Your Spiritual Journey!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-qa-my-true-thoughts-on-botox-psychic-attacks-addiction-healing-from-lyme-plus-my-best-tips-for-starting-your-spiritual-journey/) - In this solo Q&A with listener call-ins (my favorite!!), I’m answering some of your most-asked, most personal questions—no gatekeeping. I dive into my honest thoughts on Botox (these may surprise you), share my real experiences with psychic attacks and how to protect yourself energetically, give you an unfiltered look at my MCAS and Lyme healing - [Spiritual Awakening, Building a Career in Food, Swedish Kidnappings, Manifesting Your Dream Life & More with Alix Traeger](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/spiritual-awakening-building-a-career-in-food-swedish-kidnappings-manifesting-your-dream-life-more-with-alix-traeger/) - In this episode, we have my incredible sorority sister and the epic cookbook author, on-camera chef, content creator & entertainer extraordinaire, Alix Traeger! You can follow Alix on Instagram here, and check out her brand new cookbook Scratch That here! Be sure to enter our giveaway for her cookbook at the end of the episode!!! - [Pop Culture Astrology: Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Edition!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/pop-culture-astrology-secret-lives-of-mormon-wives-edition/) - In this episode, we’re diving deep into the zodiac signs of the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives cast and things get... cosmically unhinged. Think: chaotic Geminis, emotional Pisces covens, Saturn returns in full swing, and a Leo who may or may not be launching a perfume line called Unbothered. We explore: 🔮 The Sun signs - [Hot Girls Take Their Meds: My SSRI Journey & Mental Health Updates](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/hot-girls-take-their-meds-my-ssri-journey-mental-health-updates/) - This is a very special, vulnerable and intimate solo deep dive that you guys have been requesting. It has been a WHILE since I have divulged info about my mental health journey, my SSRI experience, or my anxiety + panic attack + OCD life that I have *mostly* overcome and have come to a good - [Ally Lewber on All Things Astrology, Her Breakup with James, Vanderpump’s Scandoval Details & The Future of Her Career as an Intuitive](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ally-lewber-on-all-things-astrology-her-breakup-with-james-vanderpumps-scandoval-details-the-future-of-her-career-as-an-intuitive/) - In today’s episode, I’m joined by the beautiful and soulful Ally Lewber — astrologer, intuitive, and yes, you probably know her from Vanderpump Rules. But this convo goes way beyond the reality show—although you know I am the biggest fan of VPR ever, ever. We talk all about Ally’s spiritual awakening, her journey into astrology - [SOLO: The Wildest Interactions I’ve Ever Had With My Followers, How Being an Influencer Has Changed Over the Years, Thoughts On Polyamory, Plant Medicine & Parasocial Relationships](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-the-wildest-interactions-ive-ever-had-with-my-followers-how-being-an-influencer-has-changed-over-the-years-thoughts-on-polyamory-plant-medicine-parasocial-relationships/) - In today’s solo episode, I’m diving into the wildest — and I mean wildest — interactions I’ve ever had with my followers. I’m pulling back the curtain on what it’s really like to live a life online, especially in this new era where parasocial relationships blur all kinds of boundaries. If you’ve ever wondered what - [The Truth About Detox, How Much Protein You Really Need & Holistic Healing to Live Your Best Life with Health Coach Meghan Swidler](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/the-truth-about-detox-how-much-protein-you-really-need-holistic-healing-to-live-your-best-life-with-health-coach-meghan-swidler/) - As a Canadian native and Cornell University graduate working for a venture-backed hyper growth tech startup in both San Francisco and New York City, everything seemed great on paper. Yet, beneath the surface, Meghan found herself feeling disconnected, lethargic, lonely, anxious, low energy, and out of alignment with herself. The fast-paced corporate life left her - [SOLO: The One Shift That Changed Everything for Me: The Spiritual Art of Not Giving a F*ck](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-the-one-shift-that-changed-everything-for-me-the-spiritual-art-of-not-giving-a-fck/) - There comes a moment in every healing journey where you realize: you can’t keep betraying yourself just to be liked. That’s what I was doing for YEARS. In this episode, I’m diving deep into the one shift that changed absolutely everything for me — boundaries, baby. The spiritual art of not giving a f*ck. From - [Magnesium: The Master Key to Cellular Energy and Nervous System Repair with Qualia’s Dr. Gregory Kelly (Plus Some Ayahuasca Chat!)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/magnesium-the-master-key-to-cellular-energy-and-nervous-system-repair-with-qualias-dr-gregory-kelly-plus-some-ayahuasca-chat/) - I LOVED this conversation with naturopath Dr. Gregory Kelly. You will learn so much about magnesium in this episode—this is one of our more educational convos and I know you will enjoy it. Stick around until the end to hear us discussing ayahuasca, too. Our shared passion! :) Gregory Kelly is Director of Product Development - [Coming Back to Life with Kelsey Patel: Radical Permission to Rest, Her Social Media Hiatus, & What’s To Come As She Steps Away from Being “A Healer”](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/coming-back-to-life-with-kelsey-patel-radical-permission-to-rest-her-social-media-hiatus-whats-to-come-as-she-steps-away-from-being-a-healer/) - This updated conversation with one of my best friends in the world, my angel bestie who officiated our wedding, the one who has healed all of us in so many ways and then some, Kelsey Patel, is SO special. Kelsey was last on the show several years ago—and was first on the show in 2017! - [Listener Call-In Q&A: Ayahuasca, My Current Diet, MCAS, C-Section Healing, Insomnia & Beyond](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/listener-call-in-qa-ayahuasca-my-current-diet-mcas-c-section-healing-insomnia-beyond/) - LOVE our listener call-in Q&A’s! You guys are the actual best. To leave a question for our next call-in episode, go to speakpipe.com/thebalancedblonde! It’s free, easy, and so much fun. Thank you for your wonderful questions & all around just being such a special part of our community. <3 If you called in & left - [Overcoming a Stage 4 Cancer Diagnosis, Living a Miracle Mindset, & How to Show Up for Your Loved Ones who Are Sick, with Darlene Cordero](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/overcoming-a-stage-4-cancer-diagnosis-living-a-miracle-mindset-how-to-show-up-for-your-loved-ones-who-are-sick-with-darlene-cordero/) - In today’s episode, I’m joined by the incredible Darlene Cordero—author, strategist, thought leader, mother, dear friend, and survivor & current fighter of Stage 4 liver cancer. Darlene has been instrumental in shaping the careers of some of the most prominent names in wellness, including Deepak Chopra and Jay Shetty, and has also started an agency - [Healing from Lyme disease, Building Pvolve & Doing the Inner Work with Rachel Katzman](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/healing-from-lyme-disease-building-pvolve-doing-the-inner-work-with-rachel-katzman/) - In today’s episode, I’m joined by the radiant Rachel Katzman—founder of the innovative functional fitness method, Pvolve, and a fellow chronic illness warrior who has walked the Lyme healing path. This is a fun and empowering conversation about listening to your body, moving with intention, and finding strength through softness. If you've ever felt like - [SOLO Part II: How to Channel the Pleiadians, New Age Spirituality vs. Religion, How I Got Into the Akashic Records, Deconditioning, & Beyond](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-part-ii-how-to-channel-the-pleiadians-new-age-spirituality-vs-religion-how-i-got-into-the-akashic-records-deconditioning-beyond/) - PART TWO, baby!! Tune into last week’s episode to hear part one. :) Have you ever felt a deep, inexplicable connection to the stars? A knowing that you’re receiving guidance from something beyond this realm? ✨ In this solo episode, I’m sharing how I channel the Pleiadians—who they are, why they’re here, and what their - [How to Uplevel Your Energy with Adaptogens & Nootropics + All Things Entrepreneurial Life with MTE’s Founder Jeff Boyd](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/how-to-uplevel-your-energy-with-adaptogens-nootropics-all-things-entrepreneurial-life-with-mtes-founder-jeff-boyd/) - MTE is the first ever energy supplement to provide ‘more than energy. It was designed to work with the body to provide better energy, but also a sharp mind, superior mood and advanced recovery. It’s caffeine-free, crash-free and designed for long-term wellness – helping users feel good, focused and ready to be their best, from - [SOLO: How I Channel the Pleiadians, Receive Cosmic Downloads & Open the Portal to Higher Guidance](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-how-i-channel-the-pleiadians-receive-cosmic-downloads-open-the-portal-to-higher-guidance/) - Have you ever felt a deep, inexplicable connection to the stars? A knowing that you’re receiving guidance from something beyond this realm? ✨ In this solo episode, I’m sharing how I channel the Pleiadians—who they are, why they’re here, and what their messages mean for us in this time of awakening. I’ll walk you through: - [Audience Call-In Q&A! Life Updates, How to Grow on Social Media, Book Deal Details & More!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/audience-call-in-qa-life-updates-how-to-grow-on-social-media-book-deal-details-more/) - I absolutely freaking love doing this solo audience Q&A’s! 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From becoming moms of two to transitioning from 1-2 kids to which number age gap we truly think is best to the all important topic of friendship in motherhood to the all around REALNESS of juggling it all, - [How Oral Health Affects Our Overall Wellness, Aesthetic Dentistry & How to Take the Best Care of Your Teeth with Dr. Sam Saleh & My Mom Jane Younger](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/how-oral-health-affects-our-overall-wellness-aesthetic-dentistry-how-to-take-the-best-care-of-your-teeth-with-dr-sam-saleh-my-mom-jane-younger/) - In this special episode, we dive into the transformative power of a confident smile with renowned cosmetic dentist Dr. Sam Saleh and my beautiful mama Jane Younger (the QUEEN), aka @dirtymartinisandskinnyjeans on IG, who recently had a full smile reconstruction with veneers done by Dr. Saleh. Dr. Sam Saleh is a celeb dentist & a - [Healing Lyme, Rebuilding Gut Health & Balancing Motherhood + Work with Omnibiotic’s Hannah Kleinfeld](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/healing-lyme-rebuilding-gut-health-balancing-motherhood-work-with-omnibiotics-hannah-kleinfeld/) - Welcome back to the show! Today we’re sitting down with Hannah Kleinfeld, the co-fonder & COO of Omni-Biotic, the company responsible for bringing Europe’s leading probiotic brand to the US. Omni-Biotic is a premium European probiotic brand known for its efficacy and popularity in European luxury wellness resorts, hospitals, and clinical settings, with thousands of - [The Belle Gibson Scandal, Netflix’s Apple Cider Vinegar, & ‘Failed Vegan with a Private Jet:’ MY HOT TAKE](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/the-belle-gibson-scandal-netflixs-apple-cider-vinegar-failed-vegan-with-a-private-jet-my-hot-take/) - Welp. Being impersonated on a huge Netflix show and having my real name and real brand name appear without my permission or knowledge certainly wasn’t on my 2025 bingo card. Oyyyy. How much weirder can 2025 get?!?! Lol. Let’s get into it. Yeah. We’re going there. The show is ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’ on Netflix, which - [David Ghiyam Is Back! Kabbalah Guidance on Navigating Hard Times, Spiritual Meaning of the LA Fires, Thoughts on Death, Manifestation & Beyond](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/david-ghiyam-is-back-kabbalah-guidance-on-navigating-hard-times-spiritual-meaning-of-the-la-fires-thoughts-on-death-manifestation-beyond/) - David Ghiyam is back! He as our most downloaded episode last year and I know you are all going to LOVE this conversation. David is the CEO of MaryRuth’s Organics & he is also one of the leading speakers in the world on spirituality and business consciousness. Utilizing his knowledge of the wisdom of Kabbalah - [The Cure for Chronic Pain & How to Get to the Emotional Root of Chronic Conditions like Lyme Disease & Beyond with JournalSpeak Creator Nicole Sachs](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/the-cure-for-chronic-pain-how-to-get-to-the-emotional-root-of-chronic-conditions-like-lyme-disease-beyond-with-journalspeak-creator-nicole-sachs/) - I am absolutely thrilled to have Nicole Sachs on the show today. This is someone who has both deeply impacted my life and has inspired millions. She is a psychotherapist, the host of The Cure For Chronic Pain, the creator of JournalSpeak, and now the author of her brand new book—Mind Your Body. In this - [WE BOUGHT A HOUSE + I GOT A BOOK DEAL! 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Together, we dive into the complexities of healing chronic illness, how emotions manifest in the body, and the power of releasing trapped - [Pop Culture Astrology: Justin Baldoni & Blake Lively & ‘It Ends With Us.’ The Deep Dive You’ve Been Waiting For](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/pop-culture-astrology-justin-baldoni-blake-lively-it-ends-with-us-the-deep-dive-youve-been-waiting-for/) - Welcome back to Pop Culture Astrology, baby! In this episode, we’re diving deep into the birth charts of Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively, exploring how their cosmic blueprints have shaped what is currently going down as one of the biggest pop culture stories in a long time—following their film, It Ends With Us. From planetary - [How to Lower Stress, Reduce Inflammation & Heal Your Body to the Next Level with Alex Tarnava, Inventor & Entrepreneur](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/how-to-lower-stress-reduce-inflammation-heal-your-body-to-the-next-level-with-alex-tarnava-inventor-entrepreneur/) - Alex Tarnava has a passion for health and fitness, learning and self-improvement. After a lifetime of sports activity, he was shocked to find he’d developed osteoarthritis while still in his physical prime. Unwilling to give up his way of life, he dosed himself regularly with Naproxen to counter the pain and discomfort he lived with - [Life Updates & Pleiadian Channeling to Close Out the Year & Ring in the New Year!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/life-updates-pleiadian-channeling-to-close-out-the-year-ring-in-the-new-year/) - Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! In this special solo, I’m sharing my personal reflections on the past year, what 2024 has in store, and a life update straight from my heart to yours. I’ll talk about the lessons I’ve learned, what’s been unfolding in my life, and how I’m preparing to align spiritually, energetically, - [Next Level Manifesting, Channeling the Pleiadians, & The Laws of the Universe with Bree Melanson](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/next-level-manifesting-channeling-the-pleiadians-the-laws-of-the-universe-with-bree-melanson/) - With over a decade of experience as a Channel and Teacher, Bree offers a refreshing, grounded approach to spirituality. Her mastery lies within her ability to dissolve the divide between the physical and the unseen - reminding us that everyone has the ability to connect and manifest with Source. Bree’s innovative processes come from her - [Solo Q&A w/ Listener Call Ins! 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You will LOVE this episode. - [The Creative Process, The Illusion of Time, Writing Fiction & Poetry, & Beyond with Allie Michelle](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/the-creative-process-the-illusion-of-time-writing-fiction-poetry-beyond-with-allie-michelle/) - Allie Michelle is a poet, author, and co-founder of the mental health and wellness community We Are Warriors. Certified in meditation, breath work, and yoga, she integrates these disciplines into her creative endeavors. Her poetry collections include Explorations of a Cosmic Soul, The Rose That Blooms in the Night, and The Words Left Unspoken, each - [400th Episode! Solo Q&A with Audience Call Ins: Breakups, Spirituality, Life Transitions, Investments & Beyond](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/400th-episode-solo-qa-with-audience-call-ins-breakups-spirituality-life-transitions-investments-beyond/) - GUYS, this is so fun. This is our first ever listener call-in episode! To celebrate the 400th episode of the show, and 8 YEARS of podcasting—today is all about you. You guys make this show possible for me, and you sure as hell make it a lot more fun. You can submit your questions here - [Pop Culture Astrology: Birth Charts of Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, RFK Jr, Elon Musk, Tim Waltz, JD Vance & More](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/pop-culture-astrology-birth-charts-of-donald-trump-kamala-harris-rfk-jr-elon-musk-tim-waltz-jd-vance-more/) - That’s right, we are going deep on the birth charts of all of the political figures who are the current talk of the town (and the reason for a lot of divineness, it’s true, so I hope this will help bring some peace, light-heartedness, and harmonious energy) from Trump to Harris to their teams and - [The 5 Stages of the Heart: How to Empower Your Thoughts & Unlock Vibrant Health with Kimberly Snyder](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/the-5-stages-of-the-heart-how-to-empower-your-thoughts-unlock-vibrant-health-with-kimberly-snyder/) - Kimberly Snyder is a multiple times New York Times best-selling author, holistic wellness expert, incredible mother, nutritionist and meditation teacher, and most of all—my dear friend! She has authored seven previous books, including Radical Beauty, which she co-authored with Deepak Chopra, and You Are More Than You Think You Are: Practical Enlightenment for Everyday Life. - [Kenzie Burke on Owning Your Truth, Anti Polarization, Censorship & All Things Controversial](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/kenzie-burke-on-owning-your-truth-anti-polarization-censorship-all-things-controversial/) - My new motto is: why have a podcast if you’re not going to share about the stuff that matters to you most? This deep-hearted chat with my dear friend and soul sister Kenzie Burke is one for the books. Kenz and I discuss all things owning your truth and what that means to us, especially - [All things CBD: The Differences Between CBD & Marijuana, How to Use It to Heal, CBD for HSP’s & More with CBDistillery’s Emily Swy](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/all-things-cbd-the-differences-between-cbd-marijuana-how-to-use-it-to-heal-cbd-for-hsps-more-with-cbdistillerys-emily-swy/) - I am so excited to have you guys listening to this week’s episode on all things CBD! I asked all of my burning questions regarding CBD, from the differences between CBD & marijuana, to how to use it to heal, to how to use it as an HSP (highly sensitive person), how it works, what’s - [Change Your Mindset, Tap Into Your Ultimate Power, & Use Sound Frequency to Heal Your Life w/ Soaak](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/change-your-mindset-tap-into-your-ultimate-power-use-sound-frequency-to-heal-your-life-w-soaak/) - I am so thrilled to have the amazing founders of the Soaak App on the show today! We are going all in on sound healing, frequency, what it is, how they discovered it, and so much more. Frequencies have absolutely changed my life and I know they will change yours too. Soaak offers clinically 30 - [Is Your Air Quality Harming Your Health? How to Cleanse Your Indoor Air from Mold, Pollutants & More ft. Mike Feldstein, CEO of Jaspr](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/is-your-air-quality-harming-your-health-how-to-cleanse-your-indoor-air-from-mold-pollutants-more-ft-mike-feldstein-ceo-of-jaspr/) - Today I am sitting down with Mike Feldstein, CEO & founder of Jaspr, an air science and technology company. They also happen to sell my FAVORITE air purifier. Mike spent years in the wildfire and flood restoration sector, as well as air quality consulting, witnessing firsthand how much polluted air can damage people’s wellbeing. Throughout - [Kelly Gores on Motherhood, Polarization in the World, Healing, Politics & Vaccines](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/kelly-gores-on-motherhood-polarization-in-the-world-healing-politics-vaccines/) - I am so thrilled to have my dear friend Kelly Gores, the producer & director of HEAL (and the author of the HEAL book) on the show today. She has been on before talking all things healing, quantum living, her documentary and beyond—but today we are taking it deeper. Today we are discussing the things - [NO DIDDY. The P. Diddy Tea You Guys Have Begged For + His Astrological Birth Chart Reading](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/no-diddy-the-p-diddy-tea-you-guys-have-begged-for-his-astrological-birth-chart-reading/) - Yep, you asked for it, and it’s here! The P. Diddy deep dive and the ultimate tea, featuring my husband (the rap loving king himself) Jonathan Albrecht. 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I’ve missed sharing updates with you guys - [SOLO: In 100 Years No One Will Remember You, & How to Harness That For Good](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-in-100-years-no-one-will-remember-you-how-to-harness-that-for-good/) - This is one of my very favorite pep talks from The Quantum Method, and I cannot wait for you to hear it in this special sneak peek episode into our TQM platform today. Head here & use code PODCASTBESTIE to become a member of TQM and get 10% off (this code is avail for a - [SOLO: Why I Don't Drink Alcohol & Why It's The Best Thing in My Life](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-why-i-dont-drink-alcohol-why-its-the-best-thing-in-my-life/) - In this candid solo, I open up about my personal journey to stop drinking alcohol nearly six years ago and why choosing not to drink has become one of the most transformative decisions in my life. It is actually one of my favorite things about my life!! I have done episodes on this before, but - [How to Calm Your Mind with Food with Harvard's Dr. Uma Naidoo](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/387-how-to-calm-your-mind-with-food-with-harvards-dr-uma-naidoo/) - I LOVED this conversation with Dr. Uma Naidoo! Dr. Naidoo founded and directs the first hospital-based Nutritional Psychiatry Service in the United States. She is the Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) & Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at MGH Academy while serving on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. She - [SOLO: My Top 5 Expanders & Why](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-my-top-5-expanders-why/) - In this solo episode, I dive deep into the concept of "expanders" and how they have played a transformative role in my personal growth journey. Expanders are those individuals or experiences that broaden our horizons, showing us what is possible and inspiring us to reach new heights — coined by my friend Lacy Phillips of - [Best of the Show Part II: Jesse McCartney, Celeste Thomas, Emory Hall & Lo Roxburgh](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/best-of-the-show-part-ii-jesse-mccartney-celeste-thomas-emory-hall-lo-roxburgh/) - Best of the Show 2024, Part II!! I cannot wait for you guys to hear this!! Tune into the full episodes at: Episode 358: Jesse McCartney Tells All on Music, Fame, Finding Balance, Creativity, Marriage & What’s To Come Episode 356: How to Heal Your Skin 101: Non-Toxic Skincare, Motherhood, Clean Living & Friendship with - [Longevity Hacks, Lifechanging Skincare & All Things Space with Harvard Scientist Dr. Kyle Landry of Delavie Sciences](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/longevity-hacks-lifechanging-skincare-all-things-space-with-harvard-scientist-dr-kyle-landry-of-delavie-sciences/) - Dr. Kyle Landry is the president of Delavie Sciences, a cutting edge skincare company co-founded by Dr. David Sinclair, Professor in the Department of Genetics and co-Director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Landry was recruited by Dr. David Sinclair to do postdoctoral research—focused on - [Best of the Show: Gabby Bernstein, Michael Beckwith, David Ghiyam & Jenna Zoe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/best-of-the-show-gabby-bernstein-michael-beckwith-david-ghiyam-jenna-zoe/) - You guys know I love a Best of the Show episode, and this is a new one (part one) from 2024!! These episodes have been your TOP faves with iconic guests and spiritual teachers Gabby Bernstein, Michael Beckwith, David Ghiyam & Jenna Zoe. Tune into their full episodes on the show to hear them really - [SOLO: Pep Talk on The Quantum Field, Timeline Hopping, & Why This Shit WORKS!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-pep-talk-on-the-quantum-field-timeline-hopping-why-this-shit-works/) - This is a SPECIAL solo and nothing like you have heard before on the podcast!! This is a sneak peek from a pep talk inside of The Quantum Method! Ahhh! Head here & use code PODCASTBESTIE to become a member and get 10% off (this code is avail for a limited time, so act quickly!). - [Reverse Your Aging, Biohack Your Cells to Feel + Look Younger & Live an Optimal Life with Neurohacker’s Dr. Greg Kelly](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/reverse-your-aging-biohack-your-cells-to-feel-look-younger-live-an-optimal-life-with-neurohackers-dr-greg-kelly/) - Guys! You are in for such a treat with this one. Learn all about senescent cells, how to reverse aging, live an optional life & more with naturopath Dr. Greg Kelly. Go to neurohacker.com/BALANCED for up to $100 off and use code BALANCED at checkout for an additional 15% off — you guys will not - [Jonathan Takeover! Our Pregnancy Journey & How to Show Up for Your Family During Tough Times](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/jonathan-takeover-our-pregnancy-journey-how-to-show-up-for-your-family-during-tough-times/) - Well, you guys have been requesting him as a co-host for YEARS, and today you finally get him as a SOLO HOST! Jonathan, my husband and the best man in the world (not like I’m biased or anything) is taking over the show today for an incredible two-parter that you’re not going to want to - [Jonathan Takeover Part II! Pregnancy Tea, Marriage, Health Updates, Q&A, & Baby Coming](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/jonathan-takeover-part-ii-pregnancy-tea-marriage-health-updates-qa-baby-coming/) - Here we are with part two of our Jonathan takeover — he killed it and we can’t wait to hear your thoughts. In this episode we are doing a deep dive on what has been going on with Jordan’s health and this time he spares no details. It’s the tea, for real. He tells stories, - [Overcoming Psychedelic Trauma, Stepping Into Your Power & Finding A Balanced Relationship with Healing w/ Ritual & Routine's Mary Spirito](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/overcoming-psychedelic-trauma-stepping-into-your-power-finding-a-balanced-relationship-with-healing-w-ritual-routines-mary-spirito/) - This one is so special and a much requested topic for a LONG TIME… psychedelic trauma, how to overcome it, how to avoid it, how to dive into it, and so much more. We also dive into many other sensitive & deep topics, such as sexual trauma, finding a balanced relationship with healing, stepping into - [How to Balance Hormones, Find True Health, Nutrition, Supplementation & More with JSHealth Founder Jessica Sepel](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/how-to-balance-hormones-find-true-health-nutrition-supplementation-more-with-jshealth-founder-jessica-sepel/) - I have known Jessica Sepel of JSHealth for a decade and a half now (can you believe?!), we are both OG bloggers and have so much in common. This one is SO SPECIAL and you guys are in for a real treat. Cannot wait for you to tune in!!! GO TO http://jshealthvitamins.com/BLONDE & use code - [All Things Kundalini Yoga! What Is It, How to Start, & the Magic of the Practice with Brett Larkin](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/all-things-kundalini-yoga-what-is-it-how-to-start-the-magic-of-the-practice-with-brett-larkin/) - I am thrilled to bring you this episode with my dear friend and kundalini teacher, Brett Larkin! This is the GO-TO conversation for all things kundalini. What it is, what to expect, how to start, the magic of the practice, how to have a kundalini awakening, how to get trained, how it’s different from vinyasa - [SOLO Life Updates & Pregnancy Updates... Baby Coming SOON!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-life-updates-pregnancy-updates-baby-coming-soon/) - Guys!! It’s the solo episode you have been wanting & requesting for weeks. The update on where I have been, what’s been going on, the health journey I have been on at the end of this pregnancy, and so much more. But tbh, you will have to wait for the FULL TEA in Jonathan’s solo - [How to Heal From OCD, How to Recognize It, & Not Let Intrusive Thoughts Ruin Your Life with NOCD Therapist Dr. Patrick McGrath](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/how-to-heal-from-ocd-how-to-recognize-it-not-let-intrusive-thoughts-ruin-your-life-with-nocd-therapist-dr-patrick-mcgrath/) - Dr. Patrick B. McGrath serves as the Chief Clinical Officer for NOCD, where he oversees the company's clinical protocols and team of OCD specialists. As the world's leading provider of virtual therapy for OCD, NOCD offers evidenced-based treatment for adults and children around the world struggling with OCD and related conditions, with a network of - [Nico Tortorella on Life Shifts, Spirituality, Creativity in All Forms, Parenthood, Identity & More](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/nico-tortorella-on-life-shifts-spirituality-creativity-in-all-forms-parenthood-identity-more/) - Nico Tortorella is an American actor and model, known for roles in films – including Scream 4, the Fox crime drama series The Following, and the TV Land comedy-drama series Younger. From 2020 to 2021, they also played Felix Carlucci on the AMC series The Walking Dead. In this conversation we are discussing everything from - [Astrology Forecast for the Summer, How to Move Through Change, Upcoming Eclipses, & More with Eric Roberts of The Unlock Method](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/astrology-forecast-for-the-summer-how-to-move-through-change-upcoming-eclipses-more-with-eric-roberts-of-the-unlock-method/) - THE OFFICIAL ASTROLOGY FORECAST FOR THE SUMMER! Enjoy, bb’s!! Love you all! My new Substack: https://thebalancedblonde.substack.com. SUBSCRIBE, I am so excited!! AND, The Quantum Method is now LIVE! Ahhhh!!! You can head to https://thebalancedblonde.com/meditation-membership/ to to become a member! Use code PODCASTBESTIE (avail for a limited time) to get 10% off! MONTHLY membership ($14.14/month): https://meditation.thebalancedblonde.com/offers/XMLKhoM2/checkout - [Branding, The Future of Collaboration, Scaling a Business, Raising Capital, & Sustainability with Pathwater Founder Shadi Bakour](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/branding-the-future-of-collaboration-scaling-a-business-raising-capital-sustainability-with-pathwater-founder-shadi-bakour/) - You guys are going to love this deep dive convo with PATHWATER founder Shadi Bakour. This is an inspiring one for all entrepreneurs, anyone into sustainability, investing, marriage (!!), going after your dreams, reducing single-use plastic and beyond. Can’t wait to hear your thoughts! My new Substack: https://thebalancedblonde.substack.com. SUBSCRIBE, I am so excited!! AND, The - [Double Couple’s Deep Dive: Love, Marriage, & Spiritual Soulmate Advice with Monica & Michael Berg + Jonathan Albrecht](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/double-couples-deep-dive-love-marriage-spiritual-soulmate-advice-with-monica-michael-berg-jonathan-albrecht/) - Love advice, lasting marriage tips, and spiritual counseling on how to live a happy, long lasting life with your soulmate from Monica & Michael Berg. - [Solo: My Psychedelic Journeys In a Nutshell! Ayahuasca, Mushrooms, Ketamine & Beyond](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-my-psychedelic-journeys-in-a-nutshell-ayahuasca-mushrooms-ketamine-beyond/) - Today’s episode is a goooood one and one you guys have been requesting for a long, long time. Think: YEARS! In this convo I am going deep on all of my psychedelic journeys, from 2017 until now. I can’t wait to hear your thoughts. If you have any questions, leave them for me on my - [Regenerative Fashion, Natural Beauty, Motherhood, Navigating Grief, Spirituality & More with Christy Dawn](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/regenerative-fashion-natural-beauty-motherhood-navigating-grief-spirituality-more-with-christy-dawn/) - Today’s episode with Christy Dawn is absolutely next level. She has been an expander to me for many years, over a decade truly, and having this conversation with her on the show today means the world to me. Christy Dawn is a regenerative fashion brand and the dresses that I have LIVED in ever since - [SOLO. All Things Celestial Diet & Lifestyle, Q&A, 5D, Manifesting Love, Spiritual Practices & Beyond](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/239/) - I’m so happy to connect with our amazing TBB fam for another solo ep from me to you. You guys know these are my favorite episodes. In this ep I answer all of your burning spirituality & 5D questions you sent in and give you so many details on the BRAND NEW (!!!!) Celestial Diet - [All Things Gut Health, Healing Autoimmune Conditions, Intermittent Fasting, & Eating to Heal with Dr. Steven Gundry](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/all-things-gut-health-healing-autoimmune-conditions-intermittent-fasting-eating-to-heal-with-dr-steven-gundry/) - I have been a fan of Dr. Steven Gundry for a long time now, and this was such a special episode to do! Steven R. Gundry is an American physician and best-selling author of Gut Check, the Plant Paradox, and many more.. He is a former cardiac surgeon and cardiac surgery researcher who runs an - [SOLO: Life Updates, Pregnancy, Juicy Q&A + All Things Quantum](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-life-updates-pregnancy-juicy-qa-all-things-quantum/) - This solo episode is a fun one! It was about time we just did a nice deep dive chit chat on all things life updates, pregnancy, Q&A and more. You guys sent in so many questions and I loved every single one of them. Thank you for being here. You guys are truly the best. - [The Science of Manifestation & How to ACTUALLY Get What You Want with Mandy Morris](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/the-science-of-manifestation-how-to-actually-get-what-you-want-with-mandy-morris/) - Mandy Morris is a top manifestation guide and advisor, as well as a best-selling author. Today we are talking to her about the science of manifestation and how to ACTUALLY get what we want! She is also the founder of Authentic Living, an educational organization that has more than 3 million students in over 80 - [The Secret, Affirmative Prayer, Intuitive Awakening, Spiritual Deep Dive & More with Reverend Michael Bernard Beckwith](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/the-secret-affirmative-prayer-intuitive-awakening-spiritual-deep-dive-more-with-reverend-michael-bernard-beckwith/) - “Michael Bernard Beckwith… teaches that the vision we set for our lives begins a sacred process of unfolding that unlocks everything that is unique, mighty and magnificent inside each of us.” - Oprah Winfrey. Rev Michael Bernard Beckwith is a game changer in the spiritual world. He is featured on Oprah, in The Secret, and - [David Ghiyam on Kabbalah, Soulmates, The Key to Manifestation & Ancient Wisdom](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/david-ghiyam-on-kabbalah-soulmates-the-key-to-manifestation-ancient-wisdom/) - Today on the show we have the phenomenal David Ghiyam. A self-made millionaire at 15-years-old, David was immersed in the investment world and medical field before experiencing a roller coaster ride on the financial spectrum. With his vast insight, he is a catalyst for people to realize that abundance and fulfillment begin on the inside - [ft. Kimberly Snyder](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-164/) - Best of the Show! As The Balanced Blonde is on hiatus, today Jordan is re-releasing this episode with the incredible Kimberly Snyder. Kimberly is a celebrity nutritionist who believes wellness is about so much more than food. That’s why there is such a huge emotional and spiritual dimension to her work. In today’s episode of - [ft. Jonathan Albrecht](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-163/) - Best of the Show! As The Balanced Blonde is on hiatus, today Jordan is re-releasing this incredible episode with her fiance, Jonathan Albrecht. In May Jordan and Jonathan went on an Ayahuasca journey together. Jonathan’s a private kind of dude and doesn’t come on the podcast very often, but Jordan really wanted him to come - [ft. Khalil Rafati](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-162/) - Best of the Show! As The Balanced Blonde is on hiatus, today Jordan is re-releasing this awesome episode with Khalil Rafati. Jordan has been a huge fan of Khalil Rafati for many years! Back in 2011, Khalil started SunLife Organics, an incredibly healing juice company – Jordan used to go to their location in Malibu - [ft. Jessie De Lowe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-160/) - Best of the Show! As The Balanced Blonde is on hiatus, today Jordan is re-releasing this incredible episode with Jessie De Lowe. Jessie De Lowe is a co-founder of How You Glow, the host of the Madly Forever podcast and an amazing art therapist, yoga teacher and manifesting goddess! Jordan has had a few - [ft. Jenna Zoe & Dara Dubinet](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-159/) - Best of the Show! As The Balanced Blonde is on hiatus, today Jordan is re-releasing this inspirational episode with Jenna Zoe and Dara Dubinet. It’s always a great time when Jenna, human design expert, comes on the podcast– be sure to listen to Jenna’s most recent episode with Jordan! Dara is an incredibly gifted intuitive - [ft. Kimberly Snyder](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-155/) - Kimberly Snyder is a celebrity nutritionist who believes wellness is about so much more than food. That’s why there is such a huge emotional and spiritual dimension to her work. In today’s episode of the podcast she joins Jordan to talk about biomimicry, eating light to heavy and tuning into our body’s natural intelligence. - [ft. Kelsey Patel](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-152/) - Kelsey Patel is literally sunshine in human form. Jordan always says that sitting down with her is like sitting down to the church of Kelsey Patel because wisdom just pours out of her. In this episode Jordan and Kelsey chat about exciting new projects, like Kelsey’s upcoming book and her new podcast, Magik Vibes. Kelsey - [ft. Jonathan Albrecht](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-150/) - In May Jordan and her fiance, Jonathan Albrecht, went on an Ayahuasca journey together. Jonathan’s a private kind of dude and doesn’t come on the podcast very often, but Jordan really wanted him to come on and talk about his experience with Ayahuasca plant medicine, especially because it was his first time taking it. In - [ft. Bree Melanson](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-148/) - Today’s guest is the beautiful Bree Melanson, who was on the show only about a month and a half ago in Episode 141! In this episode Bree channels the Pleiadians, light beings from a higher level of consciousness. On the show they impart wisdom about all kinds of topics, especially the ideas that our need - [ft. Khalil Rafati](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-143/) - Jordan has been a huge fan of today’s guest, Khalil Rafati, for many years! Back in 2011, Khalil started SunLife Organics, an incredibly healing juice company– Jordan used to go their location in Malibu when it first opened! Jordan also recommends reading his wildly beautiful book, I Forgot To Die, where Khalil shares his powerful - [ft. Bree Melanson](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-141/) - Today the absolutely incredible Bree Melanson is on the show, and she blew Jordan’s mind! Bree is an international speaker and channel celebrated for making her mark on the all-things-esoteric and self-development world. Her innovative processes come from her direct experience getting people ‘unstuck’ as a medium for over 10 years and channeled messages from - [ft. Lauren Roxburgh](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-146/) - Today Jordan is so excited to have Lauren Roxburgh on the podcast. Known as the body whisperer, Lauren has just released a book called The Power Source. The Power Source addresses everyday problems that many of us face such as inflammation, bloating, tension, discomfort, anxiety, or pain during sex. Lauren believes that these ailments can - [ft. Jessie De Lowe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-136/) - Jordan chats with Jessie De Lowe, the incredible co-founder of How You Glow, and the host of the Madly Forever podcast. Jessie is also an amazing art therapist, yoga teacher, and manifesting goddess! Jordan has had a few manifestation sessions with Jessie, and she had such a beautiful experience! In today’s episode, Jordan and - [ft. Jenna Zoe & Dara Dubinet](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-131/) - Jordan chats with the inspirational Jenna Zoe & Dara Dubinet today! It’s always a great time when Jenna, human design expert, comes on the podcast– be sure to listen to Jenna’s most recent episode with Jordan! Dara is an incredibly gifted intuitive who guides individuals and couples in intuitive sessions as well as intuitive astrogeography - [ft. Jeannette Ogden](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-129/) - The beautiful Jeannette Ogden, from the popular instagram account Shut The Kale Up, is BACK! It’s been a while since Jeannette has been on the podcast, (listen to episode 15! ) so she and Jordan have A LOT of catching up to do. The two talk about everything from Jeannette’s Human Design, to her social - [ft. Lacy Phillips](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-126/) - Jordan chats with Lacy Phillips today! You know Lacy from her previous episode (66), her Best of Show episode (123), and from her amazing business, To Be Magnetic. Lacy is an INCREDIBLE manifestation advisor, and offers so many workshops that help you go DEEP inside yourself to rewire your subconscious. In today’s episode, Lacy and - [ft. Biet Simkin](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-124-ft-biet-simkin/) - Today we are taking it back all the way to episode 74 of the Best of the Show series we are running while Jordan takes some time to herself to heal! Jordan chats with the amazing spiritual teacher, coach and author Biet Simkin, Founder of Center of the Cyclone, teacher of The Fourth Way method - [ft. Lacy Phillips](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-123/) - Today we are taking it back all the way to episode 66 of the Best of the Show series we are running while Jordan takes some time to herself to heal! Jordan chats with the highly-recommended and incredible Lacy Phillips, a manifestation advisor, herbalist, and Founder of the aesthetically beautiful and soulfully awakening Free + - [ft. Jessica Olie](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-122-ft-jessica-olie/) - Today we are taking it back all the way to episode 61 of the Best of the Show series we are running while Jordan takes some time to herself to heal! You may know Jessica Olie from her amazing Instagram with gorgeous yoga poses, beautiful words, and her touching and beautiful spirit. Jess is the - [ft. Shaman Durek](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-121/) - Today we are taking it back all the way to episode 57 of the Best of the Show series we are running while Jordan takes some time to herself to heal! Jordan kicks off the show with an appearance by two VERY special guests: her mom and dad!! They chat about Jordan’s spiritual journey - [ft. MaryAnn DiMarco](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-119/) - Today we are taking it back all the way to episode 42 of the Best of the Show series we are running while Jordan takes some time to herself to heal! Today’s episode is so exciting!! Jordan chats with MaryAnn DiMarco, a psychic medium and the author of Believe, Act, Ask: Divine Steps to - [ft. Danika Brysha](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-117/) - Today we are taking it back all the way to episode 25 for the first of the Best of the Show series we are running while Jordan takes some time to herself to heal! Jordan chats with Danika Brysha, the Founder & CEO of Model Meals, a curve model, and a wonderful friend. The - [ft. Jenna Zoe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-114-ft-jenna-zoe/) - Jenna Zoe is back to dive even DEEPER into Human Design and living for your type! The Soul On Fire Tribe LOVED the last time that Jenna came on the podcast, (listen to that one here!) so Jordan just knew that Jenna had to come back on again to go further into Human Design. Jenna - [ft. Jonathan Albrecht](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-111/) - Today’s guest is someone VERY special to Jordan, and really needs no introduction - it’s Jonathan Albrecht! Jordan and Jonathan share all about their recent engagement! You’ll hear what happened leading up to the proposal, when Jonathan decided to propose, and what it’s been like for each of them in preparing for the BIG DAY. - [ft. Rachel Mansfield](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-105/) - Jordan chats with one of her BEST friends, Rachel Mansfield, about being a regular guest on the podcast (this is the 6th time!) and all about her pregnancy journey – from balancing her hormones to fertility treatments, getting pregnant, and the gender reveal. Rachel and Jordan also chat all about Rachel’s upcoming cookbook + - [ft. Jane Younger](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-102/) - Jordan chats with Jane Younger – her mother, her best friend, and the fashion blogger behind Dirty Martinis and Skinny Jeans – about something monumentally huge that happened since the last episode... Jordan’s engagement to Jonathan (you can find all the deets about The Proposal Story in Jordan’s blog)!! You know that Jordan hasn’t - [ft. MaryAnn DiMarco](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-99/) - The first time Jordan sat down with MaryAnn DiMarco in episode 42, it was mind blowing. She is the most accurate, legitimate, and detailed medium that Jordan has ever spoken to. So if you’re a little skeptical about psychic mediums, then maybe these conversations will open you up to new possibilities. (MaryAnn is just so - [ft. Nicole Cogan](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-93/) - Jordan chats with one of her good friends and fellow wellness bloggers, Nicole Cogan, a fabulous and inspiring human who left the corporate world to start her gluten-free blog NOBREAD five years ago. There’s always so much to talk about when Nicole comes on the show because these girls can talk about anything: hustling at - [ft. Marissa Lace](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-95/) - Jordan chats with Marissa Lace, whom you may know from her very high-vibe crystal shop (Light, Love, & Lace), her high vibing and super popular YouTube channel, or her equally high vibe Instagram page. Jordan fell in love with Marissa’s YouTube channel a couple of years ago, and the girls quickly became friends after Marissa - [ft. Jonathan Albrecht](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-88/) - Jordan chats with the most important person in her life, the one-and-only Jonathan Albrecht!! The last time Jonathan was on the show, he and Jordan talked all about falling in love with your best friend… but today they’re doing something a little different! Jordan just got back home from Bali and, for the very - [ft. Rachel Mansfield](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-91/) - Jordan chats with a frequent guest and one of her very best friends, the radiant Rachel Mansfield – and be sure to wish this birthday girl a happy birthday on Instagram (@rachLmansfield) with a 💯 so she knows it’s from the Soul on Fire Tribe! The girls spend the episode sharing their intentions for the - [Real Talk SOLO Episode](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-86/) - Jordan is coming at you today from the middle of the jungle, surrounded by monkeys and healing! That’s right, The Balanced Blonde is back in Bali!! But before we get into that, Jordan starts the podcast with something new: a group breathwork exercise! After we’re all more present, positive, and open, Jordan has a LOT - [ft. Shaman Durek](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-80/) - Jordan has a very special episode to share with all of you today: a LIVE conversation and Q+A session with one of her favorite teachers, friends, and people in the world, Shaman Durek!! He is so full of wisdom and ancestral knowledge… it never stops blowing our minds! He answers so many powerful questions from - [ft. Jenna Zoe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-78/) - In this episode Jordan chats with the amazing, intuitive and incredibly talented Human Design energy type Reader, Jenna Zoe. What does that mean? It basically means that your aura and your astrological makeup have a TYPE, and that is your Human Design. Not only do Jordan & Jenna hit it off as friends right off - [ft. Biet Simkin](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-74/) - Jordan chats with the amazing spiritual teacher, coach and author Biet Simkin, Founder of Center of the Cyclone, teacher of The Fourth Way method of healing, planetary enneagrams, and so much more. Biet immerses audiences in meditations that fuse art, fashion, and a sexy rock ‘n’ roll edge into seamless, explosive experiences – she even - [ft. Lauren Roxburgh](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-68/) - Jordan first met today’s incredible guest, Lauren “The Body Whisperer” Roxburgh, through wonderful serendipity a couple years ago, and over the past couple years they’ve become close friends. Lauren is a Fascia Specialist, Body Alignment Expert, and the author of Taller, Slimmer, Younger, which is all about the art of foam rolling, structural integration, and - [ft. Rachel Mansfield](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-70/) - Jordan chats with one of her best friends in the whole world, the yin to her yang, Rachel Mansfield!! She shares all ten of her inspiring intentions, what we see on the horizon, and how we can all manifest the year of their dreams. We’d like to thank Four Sigmatic for sponsoring the show! - [ft. Jane Younger](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-2-ft-jane-younger-raising-jordan-dealing-with-her-crazy-and-fashion-over-60/) - Chatting about all things from our relationship to my CRAZY ways, her impeccable fashion sense & more! - [ft. Brandin Cohen](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-1-ft-brandin-cohen-ceo-life-hydration-real-talk-with-jordans-bff/) - Welcome to the first episode of The Balanced Blonde podcast! Jordan & her close friend Brandin Cohen, CEO & Co-Founder of Liquid I.V., talk starting a business, balancing friendships with the crazy CEO startup life, tips to remain authentic & open, funny stories about THEIR friendship, B’s advice to “focus on the rocks”, how he’d - [ft. Rachel Mansfield](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-6-ft-rachel-mansfield-food-blogging-queen-jordans-instagram-bff/) - Jordan chats with food blogger, Instagram celeb & her dear friend Rachel Mansfield all about starting a blog, running a business and how they set their souls on fire. ALSO, cookbook for Rach in near future?! - [ft. Jonathan Albrecht](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-11-ft-jonathan-albrecht-the-modern-boss-ultra-marathoner-jordans-fave-human/) - Jordan chats with Jonathan Albrecht, her favorite human, marathon coach, and the regional operations manager for Orange Theory Fitness in L.A. - [ft. Jeannette Ogden](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-15-ft-jeannette-ogden-real-talk-with-wellness-goddess-instagram-sensation-shutthekaleup/) - Jordan chats with the super down-to-earth Jeannette Ogden of Shut The Kale Up about how she transitioned her life from fast food on the daily (not to mention recovering from an eating disorder) to becoming a wellness Instagram sensation and a genuine inspiration to hundreds of thousands of followers. Jeannette opens up about her rough - [ft. Rachel Mansfield](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-19-ft-rachel-mansfield-instagram-dos-donts/) - Jordan chats with her good friend Rachel Mansfield, food blogger and Instagrammer extraordinaire, about Instagram Do’s & Don’ts from their points of view. Jordan and Rachel both spend a LOT of time on Instagram… it’s kind of their entire careers in a nutshell. They have both experienced a lot of trial and error with the - [ft. Danika Brysha](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-25-ft-danika-brysha/) - Jordan chats with Danika Brysha, the Founder & CEO of Model Meals, a curve model, and a wonderful friend. The girls discuss unblocking their lives (and living that soul on fire life!), their evolving relationship with food, the story of Model Meals, feeling like a fraud, creating your own self-care checklist, how food can change - [ft. Marissa Lace](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-30-ft-marissa-lace/) - Jordan chats with the balanced, blonde, and loveable Marissa Lace. She’s an amazing YouTuber (she’s been at it for five whole years… wow!!!) and owner of the LightLoveandLace crystal shop. The girls talk about building a dedicated social media following over time, creating organic & authentic videos, eating with love, the #yearofyou, empowering yourself through - [Real Talk SOLO Episode](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-32-real-talk-solo-episode/) - Jordan chats SOLO on this episode for the first time and dives deep sharing her personal experience with trauma, her views on the subject, and how she healed herself through self-care, yoga, wellness and more. Jordan shares details about her high school love’s drug addiction and suicide attempts and how they left Jordan with anxiety, - [ft. Brandin Cohen](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-37-ft-brandin-cohen/) - Jordan chats with her best friend Brandin Cohen, who is also the CEO & Co-Founder of the healthy hydration and supplement company Liquid I.V. They talk friendship and authenticity in the wellness space, Liquid I.V.’s hydration science, Brandin’s new experiences with meditation, dealing with insomnia, a second best friend Q&A (a followup to their viral - [ft. MaryAnn DiMarco](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-42-ft-maryann-dimarco/) - Today’s episode is so exciting!! Jordan chats with MaryAnn DiMarco, a psychic medium and the author of Believe, Act, Ask: Divine Steps to Raise Your Intuition, Create Change, And Discover Happiness. Even if you’re a skeptic, this is sure to be an eye-opening episode. MaryAnn performs an incredible reading for Jordan that goes REALLY deep… - [ft. Kelsey Patel](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-43-ft-kelsey-patel/) - Jordan chats with reiki master and total badass human Kelsey Patel after some reiki, crystals, and essential oils… it basically doubles as a therapy sesh, and Kelsey’s intuitive senses kick in big time here. Kelsey shares how she found herself on this healing path, what exactly reiki is, and how she made it her career. - [ft. Nicole Cogan](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-44-ft-nicole-cogan/) - Jordan chats with her dear friend and incredible gluten-free and lifestyle blogger Nicole Cogan, Founder and CEO of NOBREAD, your guide to all things gluten-free. Nicole is the epitome of down to earth, and as always Jordan loves having a dear friend on the show to share real life, in the moment conversations. Nicole is - [ft. Shaman Durek](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-57/) - Jordan kicks off the show with an appearance by two VERY special guests: her mom and dad!! They chat about Jordan’s spiritual journey a little bit before we get to the real interview with Shaman Durek. He offered the opening words at mindbodygreen’s revitalize event in September 2017 and simply blew Jordan away. He brings - [ft. Jonathan Albrecht](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-60/) - It took almost a year of begging to get him to come back on the podcast, but today Jordan shares a conversation with the amazing Jonathan Albrecht, AKA the love of Jordan’s life (fun fact: Jonathan’s first episode was just ONE DAY before they started dating)!! Things have changed a lot in the last year - [ft. Kelsey Patel](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-62/) - In this episode Jordan chats with her dear friend & reiki master Kelsey Patel, who is back to share her contagious energy and spirited wisdom with all of us! Kelsey recently led Jordan through her Reiki 1 certification, which was a life changing experience in every way. Part of the Reiki 1 certification is a - [ft. Jessica Olie](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-61-ft-jessica-olie/) - You may know Jessica Olie from her amazing Instagram with gorgeous yoga poses, beautiful words, and her touching and beautiful spirit. Jess is the definition of what it means to be vulnerable and OPEN, and to share her heart with us. Over the past few years, Jordan has fallen in love with Jess through - [ft. Lacy Phillips](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-66/) - Jordan chats with the highly-recommended and incredible Lacy Phillips, a manifestation advisor, herbalist, and Founder of the aesthetically beautiful and soulfully awakening Free + Native. So many of you said that Lacy needed to come on the podcast, and you were right!! It was love at first sight! This episode is full of high-vibe inspiration - [Jesse McCartney Tells All on Music, Fame, Finding Balance, Creativity, Marriage & What’s to Come](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/jesse-mccartney-tells-all-on-music-fame-finding-balance-creativity-marriage-whats-to-come/) - Get ready for a new favorite & HIGHLY requested episode of TBB as we welcome the beyond multi-talented Jesse McCartney to the show! In his much-anticipated debut on the podcast scene, Jesse opens up about his journey from teen heartthrob to multifaceted artist, revealing the highs, lows, and transformative moments that have shaped his career - [SOLO: How My Career Has Evolved Over the Years, How My Business Has Shifted & How to UPLEVEL Your Brand & Life](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-how-my-career-has-evolved-over-the-years-how-my-business-has-shifted-how-to-uplevel-your-brand-life/) - This solo is truly a fave. How my career has evolved, how my business has shifted, and so much more. I am so looking forward to hearing your thoughts. AND, TBB Meditation & Membership platform is now LIVE! AhhhH!!! You can head to https://thebalancedblonde.com/meditation-membership/ to learn ALL about it and sign up to become a - [Solo: Top 15 Things I’ve Learned from Raising my Vibration & Frequency](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-top-15-things-ive-learned-from-raising-my-vibration-frequency/) - This solo episode is unbelievably special to me & a new favorite: top 15 things I’ve learned from raising my vibration & frequency, AND how you can raise yours. Let us know all of your thoughts below, as well as requests for our next solo episode topic. LOTS of solos to come in the coming - [Jenna Zoe: Deep Dive on Human Design, Reflectors, Life Updates, Manifestation, Friendship & Beyond](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/jenna-zoe-deep-dive-on-human-design-reflectors-life-updates-manifestation-friendship-beyond/) - Jenna is the world-leading expert in Human Design and creator of the My Human Design App. She also happens to be my best friend, so today is our lucky day because we get to have an updated deep dive with her! This is also the REFLECTOR episode all of my reflector loves have been requesting, - [The Subconscious Mind of the Body & Finding True Alignment With the Body Whisperer Lauren Roxburgh](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/the-subconscious-mind-of-the-body-finding-true-alignment-with-the-body-whisperer-lauren-roxburgh/) - I am thrilled to have my dear friend Lauren Roxburgh (aka LO ROX) back on the show today. She is the body whisperer, the founder of the Aligned Life Studio, and someone so dear to me. Today we are getting SPIRITUAL about the topic of fascia!! Lauren is an internationally renowned author, wellness educator, leader - [Holistic Psychologist on Breaking The Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma with Dr. Mariel Buque](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/holistic-psychologist-on-breaking-the-cycle-a-guide-to-healing-intergenerational-trauma-with-dr-mariel-buque/) - THRILLED to be having this convo with Columbia trained holistic psychologist Dr. Mariel Buque. We are talking intergenerational healing, overcoming trauma, how emotions get stored in our bodies, holistic psychology, sound bath healing, & so much more. AND, TBB Meditation & Membership platform is now LIVE! AhhhH!!! You can head to https://thebalancedblonde.com/meditation-membership/ to learn ALL - [How to Heal Your Skin 101! Non-Toxic Skincare, Motherhood, Clean Living & Friendship with Celeste Thomas](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/how-to-heal-your-skin-101-non-toxic-skincare-motherhood-clean-living-friendship-with-celeste-thomas/) - Today on the show e have my drear friend Celeste Thomas diving deep on all things skincare, and especially holistic skincare, clean living, how to heal acne/eczema, and so much more. But beyond this, we also go deep on motherhood & the importance of having a mama tribe once entering into the motherhood life. 3 - [Tezza Barton on How to Find Your Passion, Building A Massive Brand, Creativity, & Being an OG Influencer](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/tezza-barton-on-how-to-find-your-passion-building-a-massive-brand-creativity-being-an-og-influencer/) - I am so elated to have the fantastic Tezza Barton on the show today! She is an OG influencer, an entrepreneurial boss, one of the most creative people on the internet, the creator of the game-changing TEZZA App, a mother, and so much more. In this convo we discuss all of it, and we leave - [BABY GENDER REVEAL + A Meditation Deep Dive with My Husband Jonathan Albrecht](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/baby-gender-reveal-a-meditation-deep-dive-with-my-husband-jonathan-albrecht/) - GUYYYYS it’s here, our baby gender reveal for our second child… eek!!! Go leave your final guesses on my latest Instagram before you tune in! We had to sneak the gender reveal story into the center of this episode. ;) Because we are also talking about the launch of TBB meditation platform today… thrilling! If - [solo: slow living, end of year reflections, dream guests, anxiety meds, & audience Q+A](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-slow-living-end-of-year-reflections-dream-guests-anxiety-meds-audience-qa/) - Welcome to another solo podcast with The Balanced Blonde! We talk about slow living, TBB dream guests, anxiety med update, and doing a big audience Q&A. - [SOLO: Meditation & Channeled Messages for Staying Calm & Returning to Love During the Collective Panic of Coronavirus](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-174/) - In this podcast episode, Jordan leads us through a brief meditation, shares her views on the virus and the widespread fear and gives tips on how to stay calm. - [Solo: How to Live as Your Future Self, Intention Setting & the 10 Spiritual Rules for Being Human](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-how-to-live-as-your-future-self-intention-setting-the-10-spiritual-rules-for-being-human/) - Solo podcast episode: how to live as your future self, intention setting, the 10 spiritual rules for being human, book recommendations and more. - [Life Changing Conversation with Gabby Bernstein on Channeling, Meds, Motherhood, Surrender, Manifesting & Beyond](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/life-changing-conversation-with-gabby-bernstein-on-channeling-meds-motherhood-surrender-manifesting-beyond/) - It is SUCH an honor to have the one and only Gabby Bernstein on the show today for her fourth (?!) time on the show. There was a day many years ago where Gabby was my number one most manifested guest on the show, and while she still is, it will always be surreal and - [WE’RE HAVING ANOTHER BABY! Jordan & Jonathan Pregnancy Deep Dive](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/were-having-another-baby-jordan-jonathan-pregnancy-deep-dive/) - Weeee are having another baby! And we are so excited!!! We feel incredibly blessed & over the moon to share this news with you all, our favorite people in the world. Thank you for following along on our journey and sharing in our family's exciting news. Today we are talking about how we both found - [Pregnancy Solo! Answering Your Questions & Giving You ALLL the Juice](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/pregnancy-solo-answering-your-questions-giving-you-alll-the-juice/) - It still feels so surreal that we can finally share our pregnancy with you, YAY!!!! I am over the moon to be able to record this and share this solo with you guys. It’s like we are all just talking and hanging out, my favorite kind of episode. :) Love love love you all. Let - [ft. Sadie Adams](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-90/) - In this episode, we talk about microcurrent facials, lymphatic drainage that can be done at home, as well as transformational meditation techniques. - [Bonus. Cosmic Meditation for Connecting to Your Higher Self & Finding Peace](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/bonus-cosmic-meditation-for-connecting-to-your-higher-self-finding-peace/) - Find peace, connect with your highest self and speak to your soul with a special meditation episode led by Jordan Younger from The Balanced Blonde. - [Emory Hall on All Things Poetry, Creativity, Anxiety Meds, Motherhood, Grief, Postpartum & Beyond](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/emory-hall-on-all-things-poetry-creativity-anxiety-meds-motherhood-grief-postpartum-beyond/) - Hello, and Happy NEW YEAR! I am honored to have my dear friend Emory Hall on the show today, for the first time ever as a stand-alone guest. She has been on once before with her husband Trevor Hall (iconic musician) and today she is here for a girl chat deep dive on all things - [BEST OF THE SHOW 2023: Jeannette Aranda, Mari Llewellyn, Lacy Phillips, Scheana Shay, Alyssa Lynch, Anxiety MD & More!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/best-of-the-show-2023-jeannette-aranda-mari-llewellyn-lacy-phillips-scheana-shay-alyssa-lynch-anxiety-md-more/) - Welcome to this year’s BEST OF THE SHOW episode! Every year we do a round-up of some of our favorite guests and conversations. It’s always hard to choose, and needless to say there were many other faves as well, but these were some of the top downloaded & listened to convos this year!!! Sponsors: Try - [ft. Grant Atkinson: My LAWYER Comes on the Show! Legal Tips You Want to Know as an Entrepreneur](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-226-ft-grant-atkinson-my-lawyer-comes-on-the-show-legal-tips-you-want-to-know-as-an-entrepreneur/) - This insightful bonus episode brings the theme of entrepreneurship from a legal standpoint to The Balanced Blonde community. We hope this fact-filled conversation is a helpful resource to all levels of entrepreneurs who listen to this show. Also, we are excited to bring this episode to any lawyers or budding future lawyers to show that - [SOLO. Jordan Younger: Spiritual Q&A Getting Deep & Weird, Healing, Hormones, & The Celestial Diet!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-225-solo-jordan-younger-spiritual-qa-getting-deep-weird-healing-hormones-the-celestial-diet/) - I asked you guys to send in all of your deepest & weirdest questions so I could answer them in one episode! My top priority is to share all of the love with our beautiful soul family and make sure I answer your burning questions and share from my heart. On the top of the - [ft. Lily Ashwell: Intuitive Astrology, Lyme Healing, & Our Heavenly Bodies](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-224/) - Lily Ashwell is an intuitive astrologer, artist, healer, and a dear friend of Jordan’s. She is a fellow Lyme warrior who has been by Jordan’s side through much of their healing journeys. She created her Heavenly Bodies intuitive astrology deck in the thick of her darkest times with Lyme disease, after walking away from her - [ft. Kenzie Burke: Conscious Friendships, Spiritual Awakening, & Becoming Your Own Healer](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-223/) - This time last year, Kenzie Burke was a guest on this very podcast after Jordan was called to invite her on the show. Flash-forward one year, and their connection has blossomed from strangers to soul sisters. It’s crystal clear when you hear them together that their connection is other-worldly, and this is definitely not the - [ft. Nikki Novo: Mediumship, Awakening, Akashic Records, & Manifesting Love with my Spiritual Mentor](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-222/) - Nikki Novo is a spiritual teacher and medium who is currently teaching Jordan how to unearth her spiritual gifts. Their close bond truly comes through in their readings, where they share the same visions. They go deep into this in their discussion today! Today, they discuss all things spirituality: reading chakras, communicating with spirit guides - [Marianne Williamson: A Return to Love, Running for President, & Calling in Miracles](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-221/) - This is a fascinating deep dive and a very exciting conversation with author, activist, and spiritual teacher Marianne Williamson! Jordan has been a fan of Marianne’s forever, ever since she read ‘A Return to Love’ and turned to Marianne for her accessible teachings on awakening, spirituality, receiving miracles, healing, human rights, and now politics. Given - [ft. Jonathan Albrecht: My Husband Has Been Vegan For A Year! Plant-Based Q&A, Vegan Benefits, Protein, Fitness, & More](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-220/) - Jordan’s husband, Jonathan Albrecht, returns to celebrate his one-year veganniversary, and to celebrate, Jordan dedicated a special Q&A episode to his vegan evolution. This intimate conversation between her and Jonathan dives into his smooth transition from ‘vegaquarian’ to vegan, from sampling all the meat-free substitutes on the market to dining out with non-vegan friends to - [ft. Annie Lawless: Founder of Suja Juice & Lawless Beauty on All Things Entrepreneurial, Wellness, Motherhood & Clean Makeup](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/227/) - Jordan’s longtime friend and incredible creative entrepreneur Annie Lawless joins the show today in this episode about creating brands, healing, wellness, family and the OG blogging life. Annie is the co-founder of Suja Juice & founder + CEO of Lawless Beauty, as well as a new mama and a true wellness guru. If you’re looking - [Solo: Pregnancy Solo Q&A Episode!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/243/) - I’m in my second trimester! Jonathan and I have been basking in the love and light from friends, family, and ALL OF YOU who have sent love, questions, tips, and stories. This feels like such a serendipitous moment to talk about motherhood and answer all your baby-related questions. Plus, it’s Cancer season, so talk about - [WE’RE HAVING A BABY!! An intimate convo with Jordan & Jonathan](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/242-were-having-a-baby-an-intimate-convo-with-jordan-jonathan/) - WE ARE HAVING A BABY!!!! We are so excited to share this news with you guys. Jonathan and I recorded this episode once I hit the second trimester mark to share our most thrilling, life changing news yet. We are so grateful for our expanding family & so, so happy to be able to take - [Bethany Ugarte: All Things Digestion, IBS, Healing, Explant Surgery & Blogging with Lil Sipper](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/241-bethany-ugarte-all-things-digestion-ibs-healing-explant-surgery-blogging-with-lil-sipper/) - You probably already know Bethany Ugarte from her incredibly inspiring and interactive Instagram (@lilsipper – her childhood nickname btw)! She’s one of the OG Instagrammers and bloggers who has built a hugely successful brand by exposing her vulnerabilities and sharing her health journey (that saw her heal from extreme IBS and gut issues) with the - [Belen Salomon: All Things Entrepreneurship, Fashion & California vs. Texas!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/240/) - Queen of the classic T, fiery entrepreneur, and clothing designer, Belen Salomon, joins Jordan (and Hudson) for a girly chat about fashion, branding, entrepreneurship, and lifestyle. In a world of colorful chaos, Belen Salomon brought our wardrobes back to basics with a neutral line of casual apparel that makes you feel great and doesn’t cost - [Jessica Murnane: Know Your Endo, Reality T.V. & O.G. Blogger Chat](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/238-jessica-murnane-know-your-endo-reality-t-v-o-g-blogger-chat/) - Fellow O.G. blogger, creative consultant and author, Jessica Murnane, catches up with Jordan about her new book, Know Your Endo, a groundbreaking educational resource for those who have endometriosis: a disorder so many women, worldwide, suffer from in silence, due to shame, lack of information, and misdiagnosis. As you'll find out in this episode, this - [MaryRuth Ghiyam: Founding MaryRuth’s Organics, Overcoming Loss, Lyme Healing & Finding Inspiration](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/237/) - Incredible founder, MaryRuth Ghiyam, of MaryRuth’s Organics, talks about motherhood, grief, brand building, finding joy and inspiration, and healing in this deep dive episode. We delve into the inspirational story behind the woman behind the holistic, mission-led company doing so much good to nourish the world with health and organic supplements. MaryRuth articulates her life - [Brandin Cohen: Building Liquid IV, Changing the World & What’s on the Horizon](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/236/) - OG listeners of the podcast may remember Brandin Cohen, founder of Liquid IV, as the FIRST guest on TBB Podcast five years ago, when both his and Jordan’s brands were in their infancy. Brandin is one of Jordan’s dearest friends and she is thrilled to have him back on the show today. Half a decade - [Lisa Hayim: Mindful Eating, Food Freedom, & Tuning Out the Noise](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/235/) - This episode with nutritionist, mindfulness practitioner and Jordan’s dear friend Lisa Hayim is filled with inspiring conversation, career inspiration, and nostalgia for the old days: strolling around NYC (8 years ago) when the seeds of the wellness industry were sprouting and the word “influencer” didn’t exist. As a registered dietician, nutrition is at the core - [Siffat Haider: Founder of Arrae on Healing, Blogging, Entrepreneurship & Manifestation](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/234/) - In today’s episode, you’ll hear all about the friendship and beautiful brand that has flourished between Jordan and Siffat Haider, co-founder of Arrae: an alchemy supplement brand that beats fatigue, bloating, and anxiety. It’s become a lifeline for Jordan and her inner circle, who can’t get enough of their holistic and targeted products, Bloat and - [Mimi Bouchard: Visualizing Your Future Self, Building a Brand & the Power of the Mind](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/233/) - Today Jordan interviews her dear friend and founder of the Mimi Method — Mimi Bouchard. In this conversation they go deep and Mimi reveals how she walked through the shadows of financial hardship, low self-worth, reality TV fame pitfalls, and binge eating to manifest a new life, mindset, and body that truly aligns with her - [Britt Deanda & Tara Schulenberg: Kundalini Yoga, Conscious Friendships, & Elevating the Globe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/232/) - Britt Deanda & Tara Schulenberg are back on after their first appearance on the podcast four years ago. Jordan just happened to be calling in a Kundalini guide to learn more about the ancient practice, and the universe sent her this incredible light-filled duo. Now they have been dear friends for many years. Since their - [Kelsey Patel. Be a Lioness for Your Joy! Beating Burnout, Overcoming Anxiety, & Living in True Happiness](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/230/) - Kelsey Patel is a true inspiration for joy, friendship, love and living life on her terms. Not only is she a world-renowned Reiki master, motivational speaker, and author, she’s also one of Jordan’s dearest friends and even officiated her wedding. She recently had her first book come out talking about the topic of overcoming burnout. - [A Conversation With My Future Self & Spirituality Q&A Part 2](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/231/) - Our Soul on Fire fam is so special to me, and I love all of the questions you sent in for this episode! I answer those along with going into a conversation with my future self, and reaching you how to do the same. This solo episode is a great opportunity to connect with you - [Jane & Byron Younger: My Parents on Healing, Spirituality, Plant Based Life, & My Awakening](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/229/) - FAN FAVORITE ALERT! Jordan’s parents Jane & Byron Younger are back on the show! In this deep and intimate chat, Jane & Byron take a walk down memory lane and talk all about what it was like raising Jordan. They open up about their unique parenting styles, the spiritual lifestyle hacks they’ve adopted from their - [Will Cole: Intuitive Fasting, the Inflammation Spectrum, Healing & Functional Medicine](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/228/) - Dr. Will Cole's tailored, integrative approach to functional medicine has helped thousands worldwide find the root causes of chronic disease and autoimmune issues. As Jordan continues to heal & gets ready to unleash her long-anticipated Celestial Diet to the world, it's been hugely expansive to have experts on the podcast sharing their insights into holistic - [How to Get Published, Find an Agent, Write a Book Proposal, & Birth Your Book Into the World with Celeb ‘Book Mama’ Linda Sivertsen](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/how-to-get-published-find-an-agent-write-a-book-proposal-birth-your-book-into-the-world-with-celeb-book-mama-linda-sivertsen/) - Today we have the wonderful Linda Sivertsen on the show, the BOOK MAMA herself! I have been listening to Linda’s podcast, Beautiful Writers, since before I even started this podcast 7 years ago. What a dream it is to finally have her on the show today, talking everything from publishing, finding an agent, writing a - [Lyme Disease But Make It Funny, Dating, Holistic Docs & Jewish Mothers with Stand-Up Comedian Tori Piskin](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/lyme-disease-but-make-it-funny-dating-holistic-docs-jewish-mothers-with-stand-up-comedian-tori-piskin/) - I am so happy to have my dear friend and my favorite stand-up comedian Tori Piskin on the show today! Born and raised in New York, Tori Piskin is an actor, comedian, and writer now based in Los Angeles. As a stand up comedian, Tori Piskin was in the 2019 New York Comedy Festival - - [Hot Tips on Investing, Private Equity, Raising Capital, Pivoting in Your Career, & Influencer Marketing 101 with Kira Jackson](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/hot-tips-on-investing-private-equity-raising-capital-pivoting-in-your-career-influencer-marketing-101-with-kira-jackson/) - I am so thrilled to have the fabulous Kira Jackson on the show today — she is the Head of Partnerships at RX3 Growth Partners, a leading consumer-centric Growth Equity firm co-founded by Aaron Rodgers of the New York Jets, and backed by a community of professional athletes, celebrities, and institutional investors. Over the past - [Unveiling the Tarot, Astrology, Gene Keys & Universal Wisdom Through Art with Lily Ashwell](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/unveiling-the-tarot-astrology-gene-keys-universal-wisdom-through-art-with-lily-ashwell/) - In this captivating convo with one of my besties and sisters, join us as we delve into the mystical realms of the Tarot, Astrology, Gene Keys, and the wisdom of the universe through the enchanting lens of artwork & beyond. Our guest, the talented artist, deck creator & astrologer Lily Ashwell, takes us on a - [Soul Led Living, Channeling, Psychic Abilities & Manifesting with My Mentor Nikki Novo](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/soul-led-living-channeling-psychic-abilities-manifesting-with-my-mentor-nikki-novo/) - In this enlightening convo with my dear friend & spiritual mentor Nikki Novo, we dive deep into the realm of soul-led living, channeling, psychic abilities, writing books, spiritual motherhood, and the art of manifesting. Join us as we explore the intersection of spirituality and daily living, discussing practical approaches to channeling intuition, enhancing psychic abilities, - [SOLO: Unlocking Radical Self-Confidence from the Inside Out: 15 Tips to Transform Your Life](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-unlocking-radical-self-confidence-from-the-inside-out-15-tips-to-transform-your-life/) - In this empowering solo, we delve deep into the heart of living a life of RADICAL & iconic levels of self-confidence and self-empowerment. Drawing from my personal journey and experiences, I share 15 (or more?? I lost count!) transformative tips, tricks, hacks, and upgrades to help you break free from old patterns, conquer limiting beliefs, - [Life Changing Episode To Heal Anxiety Once & For All with The Anxiety MD Dr. Russell Kennedy](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/life-changing-episode-to-heal-anxiety-once-for-all-with-the-anxiety-md-dr-russell-kennedy/) - I am elated to have Dr. Russell Kennedy on the show today — this episode WILL CHANGE your life! When I discovered him, my mind was blown. The way he talks about anxiety is like no other, and I am over the moon for you to find healing from this episode. He is a neuroscientist, - [Redefining Wellness, Tangible Tips for Self-Improvement, & 100 Ways to Change Your Life with Liz Moody](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/redefining-wellness-tangible-tips-for-self-improvement-100-ways-to-change-your-life-with-liz-moody/) - Today we have my friend Liz Moody on the show, celebrating her brand new book 100 Ways To Change Your Life! We are talking redefining wellness, tangible self-care and self-improvement tips, astrology and Human Design, writing, marriage, career, her massive success online, overcoming anxiety & SO MUCH MORE!! Be sure to support her and buy - [Sabeena Ladha: Founder of DEUX on Entrepreneurial Life, Human Design, Living As a Reflector, Shark Tank, Raising Capital, & Beyond](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/sabeena-ladha-founder-of-deux-on-entrepreneurial-life-human-design-living-as-a-reflector-shark-tank-raising-capital-beyond/) - Elated to have the incredible Sabeena Ladha on the show today! She is the founder of better-for-you functional cookie dough brand DEUX, and a dear friend of mine. I am honored to have her on the show today doing a deep dive on everything from business to Human Design to Shark Tank and beyond! We - [Birthday Episode!!! Shelby Black Interviews Me on All The Things You *Really* Wanna Know About TBB & Then Some](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/birthday-episode-shelby-black-interviews-me-on-all-the-things-you-really-wanna-know-about-tbb-then-some/) - Yay, welcome to our annual birthday episode!!! Every year on my birthday I love to have someone in my life interview me, so we can flip the script and you can get to know me and my brand in a whole new way. Today I am honored to have my dear assistant/team member/close friend Shelby - [Krista Williams: Best Friend Catch Up, Divorce Portal, Friendship Tips, Social Media Boundaries, & Upgrading Your Energy](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/krista-williams-best-friend-catch-up-divorce-portal-friendship-tips-social-media-boundaries-upgrading-your-energy/) - I am so thrilled to have my dear friend and the iconic podcast host herself, Krista Williams, back on the show! Krista has been on the show many times, including for last year’s two-part BIRTHDAY episode. We also did an episode earlier this year with our other bestie Jenna Zoe all about friendship. If you - [Catching Up With My Husband Jonathan Albrecht: Divine Masculinity, Couple’s Therapy, Finding “The One,” Parenting & Sex Life!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/catching-up-with-my-husband-jonathan-albrecht-divine-masculinity-couples-therapy-finding-the-one-parenting-sex-life/) - I am SOOO happy to have my amazing husband Jonathan back on the show today. We did a fun audience Q&A, and according to Jonathan we didn’t get to enough. So this is PART ONE. Let us know what you want to hear for part two!!! We answer these questions below: 1. What have we been - [Co-Founder & COO of Cymbiotika Durana Elmi on Scaling a Top Wellness Brand, Overcoming the Odds, & Manifesting Your Dreams](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/co-founder-coo-of-cymbiotika-durana-elmi-on-scaling-a-top-wellness-brand-overcoming-the-odds-manifesting-your-dreams/) - I am thrilled to have the incredible Durana Elmi on the show today! Visit cymbiotika.com and use code BALANCED for 15% off site-wide or create your custom bundle and get up to 45% off. If not quite a story of rags to riches, the story of Durana Elmi’s rise to success certainly comes close. Born - [SOLO Q&A on Taboo Topics, Anxiety Meds, If Influencers Are Nice, My Thoughts on The Spiritual World, Angel Numbers & More](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-qa-on-taboo-topics-anxiety-meds-if-influencers-are-nice-my-thoughts-on-the-spiritual-world-angel-numbers-more/) - Angel number episode! YES! Today’s solo episode is a very fun one - we go deep as always, and we are answering the TABOO questions that you are all dying to know! I had you send in your burning questions, and this was the result. :) Thank you for being here & for listening. You - [Celebrity Psychological Astrologer Dr. Jennifer Freed on Relationships, Cosmic DNA & Navigating The Map To Your Soul](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/celebrity-psychological-astrologer-dr-jennifer-freed-on-relationships-cosmic-dna-navigating-the-map-to-your-soul/) - I am thrilled for today’s episode with psychological astrologer, Dr. Jennifer Freed! Dr. Freed is the best selling author of Use Your Planets Wisely and a renowned psychological astrologer and social and emotional education trainer. She has spent over thirty years consulting clients and businesses worldwide on psychological, spiritual, and educational topics. She has served - [Unlock Your Most Aligned Life with Astrologer, Human Design Expert & Mindset Coach Eric Roberts of The Unlock Method](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/unlock-your-most-aligned-life-with-astrologer-human-design-expert-mindset-coach-eric-roberts-of-the-unlock-method/) - Today we have the fabulous Eric Roberts on the show, my own personal alignment coach and spiritual mentor! Eric is a healer in every way. From astrology, to human design, to unlocking the deepest parts of yourself to live as the human you came here to be — Eric has it all. In this episode - [Natasha Graziano on The Law of Attraction, Stepping Into Your True Power, Healing from Autoimmune & Manifesting Your Dream Life](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/natasha-graziano-on-the-law-of-attraction-stepping-into-your-true-power-healing-from-autoimmune-manifesting-your-dream-life/) - I am over the moon to have Natasha Graziano on the show today. She is best known as the #1 female motivational speaker under 40 as seen in Forbes Magazine, Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author, host of the #5 podcast in the US for Education and she is rated one of the top 10 - [Secrets to Longevity with 102-Year-Old Doctor Gladys McGarey](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/secrets-to-longevity-with-102-year-old-doctor-gladys-mcgarey/) - Today I am so thrilled to have 102-year-old Gladys McGarey on the show. I learned so much from her and I am in awe of her wisdom. She is by far the oldest guest I have ever had on the show — and the wisest! She began her medical practice at a time when women - [Down the Cosmic Rabbit Hole with Britt Johnson: Evolutionary Astrology, German New Medicine & Cosmic Mapping](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/down-the-cosmic-rabbit-hole-with-britt-johnson-evolutionary-astrology-german-new-medicine-cosmic-mapping/) - I am thrilled to have my friend and such a mentor to me, Britt Johnson, on the show today. Britt is an Evolutionary Astrologer, Cosmic Mapping Creator, Plant Medicine facilitator, birth doula, German New Medicine Practitioner, and more. She is truly amazing and I am elated for you to tune into this episode. We are - [Marianne Williamson: Running for President!!! The Truth of Politics, A Course in Miracles & Beyond](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/marianne-williamson-running-for-president-the-truth-of-politics-a-course-in-miracles-beyond/) - Well, today we have a presidential candidate on the show and if that’s not iconic, then I don’t know what is! Marianne Williamson is a bestselling author, political activist, and spiritual thought leader. For over three decades, she has been a leader in spiritual and religiously progressive circles. She is the author of 15 books, - [My Life Story in a Nutshell & How I Got to Where I Am Now](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/my-life-story-in-a-nutshell-how-i-got-to-where-i-am-now/) - Welcome to today’s solo episode! Kick back, relax, and get cozy for my whole life story in a nutshell… ;) This is a fun one. Well, it’s also a deep one. And it gets intense at times. But would we have it any other way? If you are new to the show, this is the - [Living a Soul Led Life, Letting Your Intuition Guide You, Tarot, Channeling & More with Jessica Stone](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/living-a-soul-led-life-letting-your-intuition-guide-you-tarot-channeling-more-with-jessica-stone/) - Today I am thrilled to have the beautiful Jessica Stone on the show! I have been such an admirer of her work for so long, and meeting her to do this interview felt like reconnecting with a long lost soul sister. Jessica is a channel and an expert in metaphysics, dedicated to the expansion of - [Spiritual Birthing, Conscious Parenting, & Raising Highly Sensitive Children with Celebrity Doula Brandi Jordan](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/spiritual-birthing-conscious-parenting-raising-highly-sensitive-children-with-celebrity-doula-brandi-jordan/) - Today we are sitting down with the game changing celebrity doula, Brandi Jordan! She is the GO-TO for all things spirituality & birth. We get into it today and I got to ask her all of my pressing questions about birth, postpartum, healing, surrogacy, conscious parenting, raising highly sensitive children, the concept of our kids - [Mimi Bouchard on The Top Keys to Unlocking Your Dream Life & Finding Your Why](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/mimi-bouchard-on-the-top-keys-to-unlocking-your-dream-life-finding-your-why/) - Today we have the fabulous Mimi Bouchard of the Superhuman App back on the show to discuss all things meditation, spirituality, personal development, branding, building her empire, psychedelics (!!) and more. Mimi was on the show a few years back, and today we decided it was time to go deeper than ever before. We really - [How A New Discovery From Dolphins Is Going To Change Your Life! Longevity, Biohacking & More with Fatty15 Founders Stephanie Venn-Watson & Eric Vann-Watson](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/how-a-new-discovery-from-dolphins-is-going-to-change-your-life-longevity-biohacking-more-with-fatty15-founders-stephanie-venn-watson-eric-vann-watson/) - I am THRILLED to have the founders of Fatty15 on the show today for a BONUS episode, talking all things C15 — the incredible new essential fatty acid that everyone needs to know about. Go to fatty15.com/balanced to shop & get a discount!! We cannot wait for you to try this! Dr. Stephanie Venn-Watson is - [Healing from Trauma, The Importance of Protein & Aminos for Fat Loss, Muscle & Optimal Health with Kion’s Angelo Keely](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/healing-from-trauma-the-importance-of-protein-aminos-for-fat-loss-muscle-optimal-health-with-kions-angelo-keely/) - I’m thrilled to talk to Angelo about today’s topic—the importance of muscle, protein and amino acids for women—because not only is he deeply involved with researchers and with the science around these topics, but he’s going to make it really easy to understand. Also, we talk about his upbringing, two very traumatic experiences that he - [Samantha Demarkles of @Samanthainperson on Blossoming after Divorce, Single Motherhood, Creativity, Instagram & Letting go of Perfectionism](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/samantha-demarkles-of-samanthainperson-on-blossoming-after-divorce-single-motherhood-creativity-instagram-letting-go-of-perfectionism/) - I am so honored to have my sweet friend Samantha Demarkles of @SamanthaInPerson on the show today. She is such a dear friend and human in my life, and I have been inspired by everything she shares on Instagram and beyond over the last many years. She has been through a lot in the public - [Spilling the Tea, The Ebbs and Flows of Friendship, & Relationships As Mirrors with Kenzie Burke](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/spilling-the-tea-the-ebbs-and-flows-of-friendship-relationships-as-mirrors-with-kenzie-burke/) - We are spilling the tea ALL the tea today with none other than Kenzie Burke. She is one of my dearest friends in the world, and we are talking about a subject that is often seen in the world as very taboo: friendship breaks, the ebbs & flows of friendship, & answering the question everyone - [Love Languages, Marriage Tips, Soulmates, Parenthood & Beyond with My Husband Jonathan Albrecht](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/love-languages-marriage-tips-soulmates-parenthood-beyond-with-my-husband-jonathan-albrecht/) - I am thrilled to have my husband Jonathan back on the show today to answer all of your burning questions about marriage, love, soulmates, spirituality, parenthood and beyond (way beyond). We have a heart to heart convo and also answer your questions and it is a favorite episode by far. We also touch on what it’s been like for - [All Things Skin, Acne, Anti-Aging, Eczema & More with Clearstem Founders Kayleigh Clark & Danielle Gronich The Acne Guru](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/all-things-skin-acne-anti-aging-eczema-more-with-clearstem-founders-kayleigh-clark-danielle-gronich-the-acne-guru/) - Today on the show we have the phenomenal Kayleigh Clark & Danielle Gronich, the founders of Clearstem Skincare! CLEARSTEM is a revolutionary skincare brand that is both Anti-Aging and Anti-Acne with zero hormone disruptors. If you’ve ever dealt with breakouts you know that acne products dry and damage the skin which causes premature aging, but - [Alyssa Lynch on Evolving as a Creator, Transitioning from Dietary Labels & Navigating Mental Health](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/alyssa-lynch-on-evolving-as-a-creator-transitioning-from-dietary-labels-navigating-mental-health/) - I am so thrilled to have the beautiful Alyssa Lynch back on the show today. She radiates inside and out, and has the aura of an angel which you will hear me noticing during this interview. In this conversation we talk about everything from evolving as a content creator, to angel numbers, to transitioning from - [Bryony Deery on How to Change Your Life Overnight & the Lifechanging Power of Pilates](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/bryony-deery-on-how-to-change-your-life-overnight-the-lifechanging-power-of-pilates/) - This episode is such a special deep dive with my dear friend and soul sister Bryony Deery. She is not only the creator of the powerful fitness app Pilates by Bryony, but she is a full on powerhouse who has created an incredible international brand over the last couple of years. She is such inspiration - [How to Live a Rich Life & Build Financial Abudance with Netflix’s Ramit Sethi](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/how-to-live-a-rich-life-build-financial-abudance-with-netflixs-ramit-sethi/) - You guys are in for such a treat with Ramit on the show today! We somehow snagged him on one of his busiest days of the year… the very day of his new show on Netflix’s launch How to Be Rich!! His show reached #6 on the top charts of Netflix, and he has been - [Solo: My Top Hacks for Anxiety, Healing & Overcoming the Darkness + Q&A](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-my-top-hacks-for-anxiety-healing-overcoming-the-darkness-qa/) - GUYS this is the episode you’ve been asking for ever since we released episode 306: It’s Ok to Not Be Ok! I can’t believe how many of us have been in a similar boat. I wouldn’t wish this anxiety on anyone in the entire world, but since so many of us have been *feeling* it - [Lacy Phillips of To Be Magnetic on Manifestation, Financial Freedom & Stepping Back from the Spotlight](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/lacy-phillips-of-to-be-magnetic-on-manifestation-financial-freedom-stepping-back-from-the-spotlight/) - We are so thrilled to have Lacy Phillips back on the show for round four!!! If you are familiar with Lacy’s work on To Be Magnetic, then you know that she is the manifestation guru. Her methods are centered on neuroscience, psychology, EMDR, epigenetics & energetics with a sprinkle of spirituality in there. Her method - [My Best Friends Jenna Zoe & Krista Williams on Conscious Friendship & How to Cultivate Meaningful Relationships](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/my-best-friends-jenna-zoe-krista-williams-on-conscious-friendship-how-to-cultivate-meaningful-relationships/) - Well this is certainly a special episode, and it’s a deep dive. This week on the show we have two of my best friends in the world Jenna Zoe & Krista Williams — who need no introduction! Not only have they both been on the show many times, but they both also have amazing platforms - [Julie Piatt aka SriMati on Planetary Expansion, Unschooling, Sacred Motherhood & Quantum Realms](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/julie-piatt-aka-srimati-on-planetary-expansion-unschooling-sacred-motherhood-quantum-realms/) - It was so special to have Julie Piatt aka Sri Mati on the show this week! I have been a fan of hers for a long, long time — and we WENT there in this conversation. We talk all things quantum, starseed, spirituality, and beyond. We also talk about sacred motherhood, relationships, and all about - [Mari Llewellyn’s Pursuit of Wellness and Total Transformation Through Physical and Mental Health](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/mari-llewellyn/) - It was such a joy to have the fabulous Mari Llewellyn, Forbes 30 under 30 honoree, founder of Bloom Supplements, host of the brand new Pursuit of Wellness podcast, fitness & wellness inspiration. and an all around incredible human on the show today. It has been such a joy to meet Mari in recent months - [Tina Anderson: How To Increase Gut Health, Calm Anxiety & Boost Your Immune System with the Founder of Just Thrive Health](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/tina-anderson-how-to-increase-gut-health-calm-anxiety-boost-your-immune-system-with-the-founder-of-just-thrive-health/) - It was such a joy to have Tina Anderson, the CEO & founder of Just Thrive Health on the show to talk all things gut health, microbiome, immunity, probiotics & psychobiotics (yes, it was also the first time I had ever heard this word!!). We connected on so many levels, from natural living to spirituality, - [Alli Schaper: All Things Microdosing, Psychedelics, Into the Multiverse, The Future of Mushrooms & Mold Healing](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/alli-schaper-all-things-microdosing-psychedelics-into-the-multiverse-the-future-of-mushrooms-mold-healing/) - Today on the show we have the incredible Alli Schaper, the founder of Into the Multiverse, the Microdosing Collective & functional mushroom brand Super Mush. She is an expert on microdosing mushrooms, psylocibin, psychedelics, functional mushrooms, the legalization of mushrooms, and so much more. I am so in awe of her knowledge and the stand - [Solo: It’s OK to Not be OK - Mental Health Deep Dive & Embracing Vulnerability](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-its-ok-to-not-be-ok-mental-health-deep-dive-embracing-vulnerability/) - This is one of the deepest and most vulnerable solo episodes I have ever done. I just got on the mic and let it all fly. I felt like it was high time I share with you guys the journey I have been on with mental health, anxiety, panic attacks, and regulating my nervous system. - [Scheana Shay: Life as a Reality TV Star, All Things Vanderpump Rules, Mental Health Postpartum & Motherhood](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/scheana-shay-life-as-a-reality-tv-star-all-things-vanderpump-rules-mental-health-postpartum-motherhood/) - This episode was fully manifested, and you guys *know* that this is the VPR x TBB crossover we have all been waiting for. Scheana Shay has been a main cast member on Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules for an entire decade — and I really do feel it is something special to be in the spotlight for - [Dave Asprey: Smarter Not Harder: The Biohacker's Guide to Getting the Body and Mind You Want](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/daveasprey/) - OMG you guys I had so much fun interviewing Dave Asprey for his second time on the show, and our first time doing it in person. I have been a fan of Dave since day one — as you’ll hear me gushing in the episode, I was an original Bulletproof customer, and Jonathan (my husband) - [Jeannette Aranda of Shut the Kale Up on Divorce, Infidelity, Healing, Motherhood & The Path Forward](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/jeannette-aranda-of-shut-the-kale-up-on-divorce-infidelity-healing-motherhood-the-path-forward/) - What a dream it was to have my dear friend Jeannette Aranda back on the show, a full six years after her first appearance on TBB (TO THE DAY — you cannot make it up), and for her third time chatting here on Soul on Fire. Today’s convo was extra special and vulnerable, because we - [My Husband Interviews Me! Celebratory 300th with 12 Surprise Guests!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/my-husband-interviews-me-celebratory-300th-with-12-surprise-guests/) - This episode was so fun, and the format was a total shock to me! Jonathan took the reins and got a handful of the most influential/interesting people in our lives to ask questions for me in this episode. It was along the lines of: “If you could ask Jordan ONE question, what would it be?!” - [Dayna Kathan: Mental Health, Vanderpump Rules, Being a Lightworker, & Paranormal Experiences](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/dayna-kathan-mental-health-vanderpump-rules-being-a-lightworker-paranormal-experiences/) - Today I am honored and thrilled to have my new friend, the phenomenal Dayna Kathan on the show! You likely know her from her time on Vanderpump Rules during Season 8 where she was a main cast member. We were connected by our dear mutual friend Courtney (shoutout!!) & I am SO glad we were - [Dr. Joel Gator Warsh: Integrative Pediatrics, Conscious Parenting, & How to Raise Healthy Kids](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/dr-joel-gator-warsh-integrative-pediatrics-conscious-parenting-how-to-raise-healthy-kids/) - FIRST THING’S FIRST: TBB MERCH IS HERE! The Celestial Club Collection has officially landed! You can shop with the code BLONDE15 (only for our pod listeners) for the next 24 hours ONLY! SO THRILLED! We have: 2 sweatshirts, a tote bag, and 3 mugs that are filled with inspiring phrases, cosmic vibes & high quality - [Erin Falconer: How to Break Up With Your Friends & How to Navigate Adult Friendships](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/erin-falconer-how-to-break-up-with-your-friends-how-to-navigate-adult-friendships/) - Ahhh, I have been so excited to share this episode with you guys! Ever since I read Erin Falconer’s book How to Break Up With Your Friends, I knew she was a dream guest to have on the show. She is a therapist, best-selling author, a mother, and a wise human when it comes to - [Stephen Cabral: How to Actually Heal & Get Your Life Back from Autoimmune, Lyme, MCAS, Metals & Beyond](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/stephen-cabral-how-to-actually-heal-get-your-life-back-from-autoimmune-lyme-mcas-metals-beyond/) - Today I am honored and thrilled to have the incredible functional medicine doctor & best-selling author Dr. Stephen Cabral on the show talking all things HEALING from autoimmune conditions and beyond. I love his empowering approach to healing dis-ease, heavy metals, mast cell issues, and the rest of the tricky mystery illnesses we deal with - [Solo: Final Episode Before Maternity Leave! Updates, Spirituality, Pregnancy & Deep Talks](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/266-2/) - Can you believe it?! This is my final episode of 2021 and my final podcast before I become a mama! I will be taking some time off after this for the first time ever, and it will be so needed and so nourishing. I hope to inspire you to carve out the same space in - [Best of The Show 2022! Birth Story, Psychedelics, Human Design, Soulmates, Mediumship & Beyond](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/best-of-the-show-2022-birth-story-psychedelics-human-design-soulmates-mediumship-beyond/) - Ahhh, welcome to our annual Best of the Show episode! I cannot believe that 2022 is already coming to a close. It has been such a special year — from becoming a mama at this time last year, to taking 6 months off, to relaunching the show with Dear Media, to redesigning my website (!!), - [Siffat Haider: Scaling a Business, Healing from a Brain Injury, Breast Reduction Realness, & Daily Routine as an Entrepreneur](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/siffat-haider-scaling-a-business-healing-from-a-brain-injury-breast-reduction-realness-daily-routine-as-an-entrepreneur/) - I am so happy to have had my dear friend Siffat Haider of the amazing wellness brand Arrae back on the show today. You can listen to our previous episode together on Episode 234 from last year to hear more about her entrepreneurial journey. Today we chat about scaling her business, her daily routines as - [Solo Deep Dive: Life Updates, Ketamine Therapy, Mom Guilt, Social Media Addiction, Holiday Mantras](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-deep-dive-life-updates-ketamine-therapy-mom-guilt-social-media-addiction-holiday-mantras/) - My loves! So thrilled to share our final solo episode of the year with you today… ah!! It feels so good! I love chatting with you guys on the mic. It is my absolute favorite way to connect, not just on the podcast but just in general. This one was very stream of consciousness in - [Terri Cole: How to Set Boundaries as an Empath, Heal from Codependency, & Live Free from People Pleasing](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/terri-cole-how-to-set-boundaries-as-an-empath-heal-from-codependency-live-free-from-people-pleasing/) - This conversation with Dr. Terri Cole is an absolute wealth of information and knowledge on how to set boundaries & become a boundary boss. We talk about codependency, narcissism, how to set boundaries in work and personal relationships, how to empower yourself to remove toxicity from your life, and how to live free from being - [Theresa Caputo: The Long Island Medium on Channeling Loved Ones, Psychic Abilities, & What’s On the Other Side](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/theresa-caputo-the-long-island-medium-on-channeling-loved-ones-psychic-abilities-whats-on-the-other-side/) - FIRST THING’S FIRST: TBB MERCH IS HERE! The Celestial Club Collection has officially landed SO THRILLED! We have: 2 sweatshirts, a tote bag, and 3 mugs that are filled with inspiring phrases, cosmic vibes & high quality magic. I haven’t been this excited about a launch in so long. Enjoy, and hashtag #notfromhere on IG - [SOLO: Top 10 Resources That Have Radically Changed & Enhanced My Life](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-top-10-resources-that-have-radically-changed-enhanced-my-life/) - This is a cornerstone episode for TBB and blends together all of the very specific, life changing, amazing things that have radically changed and enriched Jordan’s life. From her top-read books, to the podcasts she loves & listen to, to the most healing diet that she believes in, to healing modalities broken down in an - [Kenzie Elizabeth Piper: Navigating Your 20’s, Mental Health, YouTube Fame, & Dealing with Negativity](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/kenzie-elizabeth-piper-navigating-your-20s-mental-health-youtube-fame-dealing-with-negativity/) - The fabulous Kenzie Elizabeth is on the show today! Kenzie is the host of the hit podcast ILYSM, the entrepreneur behind her thriving YouTube channel & killer social media platforms, and the founder of the Oh Kind clothing line as well as the KE book club. So of course… we had to talk books in - [Patti Quintero: The Doula Episode! Deep Dive on Birth, Pregnancy, Homebirth vs. Hospital Birth & Beyond](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/patti-quintero-the-doula-episode-deep-dive-on-birth-pregnancy-homebirth-vs-hospital-birth-beyond/) - Today Jordan is joined by her dear friend & incredible doula — the amazing Patti Quintero. Patti is known in LA as the absolute go-to for all things birth and motherhood. She is loved my mamas, yogis, celebs, and beyond. When it came time for Jordan to find a doula to support her pregnancy & - [Kenzie Burke: Imposter Syndrome, HSP’s, Creating Discipline & Routine, Launching a Brand](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/kenzie-burke-imposter-syndrome-hsps-creating-discipline-routine-launching-a-brand/) - Jordan’s dearest friend Kenzie Burke is back on the show today to talk everything from imposter syndrome to launching a brand and beyond. The girls talk about astrology (Mars in Gemini right now, whaaat?!), nervous system regulation, what their routines are, how Kenzie has created a new semblance of discipline in her life, the soon-to-be - [SOLO: The Tea on Motherhood & All Things Postpartum](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-the-tea-on-motherhood-all-things-postpartum/) - I am thrilled to be back for my first solo episode in way too long, and we are going in on all things motherhood, postpartum, and beyond. This episode has been a LONG time coming, and I am elated to share it with you today. It’s raw, it’s vulnerable and we GO THERE — way - [Gabby Bernstein: Happy Days, Postpartum Guidance, Moving Through Loss, Inner Child Healing & More](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/gabby-bernstein-happy-days-postpartum-guidance-moving-through-loss-inner-child-healing-more/) - The OG of spirituality Gabby Bernstein is back on the show today and we are going in. It is always a huge honor to have Gabby on the shows and today is no exception. We flowed into so many different topics, from our postpartum experiences, to Gabby’s pregnancy loss and grieving process, her new book - [Jane & Byron Younger: MY PARENTS!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/jane-byron-younger-my-parents/) - We are thrilled to have Jane & Byron Younger back on the show today — Jordan’s parents! In this episode we get to catch up about all things grandparenthood and how it has been seeing Jordan as a mother. We go there with expectations vs. reality. ;) We also get into the holistic treatments - [Mystic Michaela: Know Your Aura! All Things Aura Colors, 5D, Starseeds, Celebs & Beyond](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/mystic-michaela-know-your-aura-all-things-aura-colors-5d-starseeds-celebs-beyond/) - I am out of this world excited that this episode with the fantastic Mystic Michaela finally came to life! We have been discussing it for years (a theme lately, it seems?) & this conversation certainly does not disappoint. Michaela is the first guest ever on TBB to discuss all things aura colors — and she - [Danielle Paige: Intuitive Astrology, Cosmic Beings, Soul Contracts, Healing & Finding Love](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/danielle-paige-intuitive-astrology-cosmic-beings-soul-contracts-healing-finding-love/) - We are so excited about this episode with incredible intuitive astrologer & spiritual teacher Danielle Paige. This has been such a highly requested conversation from Jordan’s audience, and we are so thrilled to finally be able to deliver. This is a deep one all about intuitive astrology, cosmic beings, starseeds, time not being linear, healing - [Monica Berg: Kabbalah, Spirituality, Overcoming Grief, & Living Without Fear](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/monica-berg-kabbalah-spirituality-overcoming-grief-living-without-fear/) - This episode with Monica Berg has been a long time coming! Jordan & Monica have been talking for years, and this episode is the deep dive on Kabblah you never knew you needed. Or maybe you did know?! Monica is an international speaker, spiritual thought leader, and author of Fear is Not an Option and - [Jenna Zoe: Human Design Deep Dive on Relationships, Parenthood, Friendship, & Beyond!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/jenna-zoe-human-design-deep-dive-on-relationships-parenthood-friendship-beyond/) - Jordan is joined by her dear friend Jenna Zoe on this episode, and they are going in on all things Human Design, friendship, relationships, astrology, healing, consciousness, HD in parenthood, 2/4 MG’s (!!), 4/6’s, and so much more. Jenna has been the most frequent guest on the podcast (how cool?!) and has officially returned for - [OUR BIRTH STORY!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/our-birth-story/) - We are back, and this episode is the most monumental of all time. This is our birth story episode. I shared about the birth story on my blog back in January, but there is nothing quite like talking about it out loud and hearing it straight from the both of us. Now that our - [Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: Welcome to TBB 7.0!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/breaking-the-habit-of-being-yourself-welcome-to-tbb-7-0/) - My loves! I am back! Can you believe it?! It’s been a blissful 6 months off soaking in time with my baby boy, and now I am BACK & ready to dive deep. I have so many updates for you guys, and I have distilled them down into the top 10 things that I have - [Timeline Hops, Soul Family & Emerging from the Dark Night of the Soul](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/timeline-hops-soul-family-emerging-from-the-dark-night-of-the-soul/) - To kick off this new 7.0 ERA of the podcast, Jordan sits down with her best friend & soul family Kenzie Burke. They talk about timeline hops, synchronicities, conscious friendships, the magic of being in each other’s lives, where in the world Kenzie has been (because everyone wants to know!), and most of all – - [Introducing The Balanced Blonde // Soul on Fire–Now on Dear Media on June 29th!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/introducing-the-balanced-blonde-soul-on-fire-now-on-dear-media-on-june-29th/) - Welcome to a new season of The Balanced Blonde // Soul on Fire! Now releasing everything Wednesday with Dear Media. Tune into new episodes June 29th! Produced by Dear Media. - [SOLO Part One: My Psychic Awakening Journey in a Nutshell](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-part-one-my-psychic-awakening-journey-in-a-nutshell/) - Welcome to today’s solo episode! This topic is something I have wanted to cover on the podcast for a long time, which is my psychic awakening journey in a nutshell. This is part one and will be followed up with part two next week! In this episode we cover my childhood, what it was - [Lindsey Wilson: Founder of OWL Venice on Gut Health, Entrepreneurship, Motherhood & Ayurveda](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/lindsey-wilson-founder-of-owl-venice-on-gut-health-entrepreneurship-motherhood-ayurveda/) - Welcome to today’s bonus episode! I am so thrilled to bring you this conversation with my dear friend Lindsey Wilson, the founder of OWL Venice. If you live in Los Angeles or if you follow any wellness influencers on the gram, you have surely heard of this brand. They make homemade bone broths (and vegan - [SOLO Part TWO: My Psychic Awakening Journey in a Nutshell & Tips for Your Own Awakening](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/solo-part-two-my-psychic-awakening-journey-in-a-nutshell-tips-for-your-own-awakening/) - FIRST THING’S FIRST: TBB MERCH IS HERE! The Celestial Club Collection has officially landed! You can shopwith the code BLONDE15 (only for our pod listeners) for the next 24 hours ONLY! SO THRILLED! We have: 2 sweatshirts, a tote bag, and 3 mugs that are filled with inspiring phrases, cosmic vibes & high quality magic. - [Atticus The Poet on Writing, Inspiration, Love & Fame](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/atticus-the-poet-on-writing-inspiration-love-fame/) - I am thrilled to have my dear friend & 3x NYT-Bestselling author Atticus The Poet back on the show today to discuss all things writing, inspiration, love, fame (a.k.a not-fame which is the new kind of fame), his new book, and so much more. He is the author of Love Her Wild, The Dark Between - [Part Two - Krista Williams Interviews Me On My Near-Death Experience, Embracing Being Different & Things My Audience Doesn’t Know About Me](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/part-two-krista-williams-interviews-me-on-my-near-death-experience-embracing-being-different-things-my-audience-doesnt-know-about-me/) - Hello and welcome to part TWO of our annual birthday episode! And happy birthday to all of my fellow Libras :) I turned 32 last week! Every year on my birthday, I like to have someone I love come on the show and interview me. It flips the script and just makes for a very - [Part One - Krista Williams Interviews Me On Spiritual Awakening, Shape Shifting, Pleiadians & Psychic Gifts](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/part-one-krista-williams-interviews-me-on-spiritual-awakening-shape-shifting-pleiadians-psychic-gifts/) - Hello and welcome to our annual birthday episode! And happy birthday to all of my fellow Libras :) I turned 32 yesterday! Every year on my birthday, I like to have someone I love come on the show and interview me. It flips the script and just makes for a very interesting, unique and different - [Dr. Mike Dow: Ketamine Therapy! Find Freedom from Depression, Lift Anxiety & Open Up to a New World of Possibilities](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/dr-mike-dow-ketamine-therapy-find-freedom-from-depression-lift-anxiety-open-up-to-a-new-world-of-possibilities/) - Guys, this episode is THE EPISODE! All of all episodes! We are finally going deep into ketamine therapy — the groundbreaking psychedelic therapy treatment for PTSD, anxiety, depression, rewiring the brain, creating new neural pathways, & beyond. We had to have the world leading expert on ketamine therapy here on the show, Dr. Mike Dow, - [Jade Marie: Holistic Skincare, Spiritual Awakening, Energy Healing & Navigating Challenges](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/jade-marie-holistic-skincare-spiritual-awakening-energy-healing-navigating-challenges/) - We are thrilled to have the fabulous Jade Marie on the show today, talking all things holistic skincare, energy healing, and spiritual awakening. We go deep on many topics we also didn’t expect to touch on — from Jade’s upbringing in the LDS church, to getting married young, overcoming challenges, dealing with her sister’s addiction, - [Mel Robbins: The High 5 Habit, Overcoming Indecisiveness & Getting Your Confidence Back with NYT Bestseller](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/260/) - Mel Robbins is a motivational powerhouse whose groundbreaking work on behavioral change has impacted millions. Her internationally best-selling books, “The Five Second Rule” and “The High 5 Habit,” empower people to flip their lives around through simple, science-backed actions. I mean, you probably already know who she is if we had to guess!! She is - [ft. Wendy Kennedy – Higher Frequencies & Celestial Channeling](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-65/) - Jordan chats with the highly-recommended Wendy Kennedy, a celestial pleiadian channeler who raises the frequency and vibration here on this Earth. We’re super lucky to have her on the podcast, and everyone listening is going to get a taste of this lightning witch!! If you’re into high vibe people, being happy, and living a stress-free, - [ft. Ashley Neese](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-64/) - Jordan chats with her friend and breathwork inspiration Ashley Neese, a leading breathwork specialist and absolutely radiant soul. Ashley used to do a lot of all sorts of things in the wellness space (think teaching yoga, health coaching, leading meditations, and so on), but she started focusing on her core passion that set her soul - [ft. Lorna Jane Clarkson](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-63/) - Jordan chats with THE Lorna Jane Clarkson, amazing Aussie fashion designer and entrepreneur who coined the term “activewear” and created (the appropriately-named) Lorna Jane activewear brand. You’ve probably seen it, oh we don’t know… everywhere!!! Lorna also wrote a meaningful and inspiring new book titled Love You, which is all about falling in love with - [Catching Up with Holistic Nutrition Guru KELLY LEVEQUE](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/61-5/) - You all know the amazing celeb Holistic Nutrition guru Kelly Leveque, otherwise known as Jordan’s dear friend and nextdoor neighbor… and she is BACK after publishing her book Body Love: Live in Balance, Weigh What You Want, and Free Yourself from Food Drama Forever earlier this summer. Kelly has basically blown up, and she is - [ft. Suzanne Hall](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-59/) - Jordan chats with her close friend and mega-wellness-branding inspiration: Suzanne Hall, Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief of The Chalkboard Mag (we know you know it!), the online magazine devoted to the art of living well and partnered with the ever-fab Pressed Juicery. Suzanne is not only an inspiring wellness leader but also an incredibly down to - [ft. Danielle DuBoise & Whitney Tingle](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-58/) - Jordan chats with two high vibe people who are basically goddesses in the world of wellness: Danielle DuBoise & Whitney Tingle, Founders of Sakara Life. They are taking over the world of ready-to-eat meal delivery with their delicious, veggie-based options, and they’ve recently launched the Clean Boutique. This episode is full of good vibes & - [Real Talk SOLO Episode: SPIRIT JUICE & Your Questions](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/56b/) - Jordan is SOLO to answer more of your questions!! If you ever have a quick question to ask Jordan, don’t be shy! Head over to TheBalancedBlonde.com/QA. Jordan also has a very exciting and special story to share with all of you: how SPIRIT JUICE came to her in a vision while practicing kundalini (if you’re - [Real Talk SOLO Episode: How I Started Blogging & Turned a Passion into a Career](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/57-5/) - Jordan’s entrepreneurial journey has allowed her to discover and do what she loves most: blogging for a living and connecting with all of you beautiful people!! She believes that everybody has the capability to start their own brand, make something out of it, and do what they love… but first it’s important to understand the - [ft. Hudson Younger via Miranda Alcott](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-56/) - Jordan is SO excited to bring you this conversation with someone whom long-time listeners will be very familiar with... Hudson Riley Younger! Hudson is the (feline) love of Jordan’s life, and he is communicating with us via the amazingly talented Miranda Alcott, who is an animal communicator, Animal Medical Intuitive, crisis response counselor, spiritual - [ft. Sheena Mannina](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-55/) - The universe lined up just right so that Jordan could sit down and chat with Sheena Mannina, who is doing SO MANY amazing things to light her soul on fire! She hosts the always-fresh Raw Talk With Sheena Podcast, owns a juice bar called Raw Republic (the first cold-pressed juice bar in Louisiana!), and created - [ft. Britney Vest & Tamara Muth-King](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-53/) - Jordan chats with two incredible women in her life, Britney Vest & Tamara Muth-King! Britney is a fitness influencer and yoga teacher who shares her transformational weight loss journey on her blog and on Instagram as FittyBritttty. Tamara is one of Jordan’s amazingly talented photographers and the host of The Bohemian Rose Podcast, which - [ft. Mark Sisson](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-54/) - Jordan chats with the Godfather of Primal Living, Mark Sisson of Mark’s Daily Apple, which has been a blog about primal paleo living since 2006! (Wow!!) Mark is also an entrepreneur galore: he owns the Primal Kitchen restaurant franchise, sells the Primal Kitchen line of cooking and food products, created his own health coaching program, - [BONUS ft. Nicola Berman](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-52/) - Jordan chats with one of her life idols: the mind-blowing energy alchemist Nicola Berman!! Jordan met with Nicola in Ojai back in June, and that experience catalyzed Jordan’s new spiritual journey. She has taught Jordan SO MUCH about the shamanic path, following your heart, leading with tuition, and basically living the happiest and most divinely-guided - [ft. Courtney Swan](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-51/) - Jordan chats this week with her fantastic friend, fellow blogger, holistic nutritionist, and sparkling human being that is Courtney Swan! She’s passionate and knowledgeable about the real food movement, natural foods, natural beauty products, and all the things we should (and should not) be putting into our bodies. Courtney also might have the most - [ft. Colleen McCann](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-50/) - Jordan chats with the fabulously fun and inspirational Colleen McCann, a Shamanic Energy Medicine Practitioner, Reiki Master, and Founder of Style Rituals. Not only is she GOOP’s resident shaman (yes, that means Gwyneth Paltrow and crew!) but she also takes clients all over the globe and shares her knowledge far and wide. After an INCREDIBLE - [ft. Energy Muse](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-49-ft-energy-muse/) - Jordan chats with Heather Askinosie and Timmi Jandro, co-founders of Energy Muse, a conscious lifestyle brand that provides tools for empowerment, inspiration, and hope. They’re also one of the best places to buy crystals (and jewelry)! The girls explore how we can use the energy of the Earth as tools (and why you’ll be disappointed - [Real Talk SOLO Episode: Spirituality Q&A](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-48/) - Jordan is SOLO to answer some questions that you asked her on Instagram. You all asked about what’s happening on Jordan’s spiritual journey, how to get started on your own, how to use crystals, letting go of judgement, and a LOT more! If you ever have a quick question to ask Jordan, don’t be shy! - [ft. Mary Shenouda](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-47/) - Jordan chats with Mary “The Paleo Chef” Shenouda, the amazing private chef, passionate paleo advocate, and creator of the insanely delicious Phat Fudge. Similar to Jordan, Mary struggled with her health for years before being diagnosed with Celiac disease, and since then she’s turned her health around and started spreading the word about eating clean, - [ft. Anjali Deva](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-46/) - Jordan chats with her go-to Ayurvedic practitioner, Anjali Deva. Anjali was the practictioner who Jordan did her Panchakarma with in 2016. In this episode, Anjali explores the origins of Ayurvedic medicine, discusses how she got into the practice, chats about her own experiences in India and at silent retreats, and much more. Panchakarma was - [ft. Elissa Goodman](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-45-ft-elissa-goodman/) - Jordan finally chats with the radiant Elissa Goodman about how decades of struggling with her immune system and a cancer diagnosis started her on a journey to learn more about holistic wellness. Now, Elissa is a powerful cancer survivor, holistic nutritionist, lifestyle cleanse expert, and feels healthier than she ever has before! The girls also - [Real Talk SOLO Episode: My Spiritual Journey](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-41-real-talk-solo-episode-my-spiritual-journey/) - Jordan chats SOLO about her spiritual journey, starting with yoga, some big spiritual catalysts she’s experienced in the last year, and ending with the seven-week celestial journey that she’s currently embarking on (including the energy alchemy session she just completed in Ojai). Relax, open up, and join her on the journey!! Resources: Listen to - [ft. Emma Mildon](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-40-ft-emma-mildon/) - Today Jordan and Emma Mildon, Spiritual Author & Modern Mystic, make new age spirituality (crystals, spirit animals, meditation, auras, and intuition) more approachable. The girls reflect on their weird and wonderfully spiritual sides before doing something a little different… a mini numerology & name reading!! It’s really insightful and a ton of fun, and we’ll - [ft. Ryan Devlin](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-39-ft-ryan-devlin/) - Jordan chats with Ryan Devlin, an accomplished actor and Co-Founder of This Bar Saves Lives, about wanting to give back, transitioning from actor to entrepreneur, founding a mission-driven company, how granola bars save lives, how Starbucks helped create the dark chocolate peanut butter with sea salt flavor, hiring a new CEO, daily routines, concentrating on - [Real Talk SOLO Episode: My Blogging Journey](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-39-real-talk-solo-episode-my-blogging-journey/) - Jordan chats SOLO on this episode all about how she became a full-time blogger. It starts with her time in college and her decision to make a plant-based blog on a whim (funny story there). She also goes into diving into veganism, becoming The Blonde Vegan, making the decision to drop out of grad school - [ft. Gabby Bernstein](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-36-ft-gabby-bernstein/) - Jordan chats with the highly vibrational and hugely inspirational Gabby Bernstein!! She is author of the New York Times #1 Bestselling book The Universe Has Your Back, which was an incredibly important spiritual catalyst in Jordan’s wellness journey. The girls discuss Gabby’s spiritual awakening, her Spirit Junkie Master Class (with a CODE on Jordan’s site!) - [ft. Morgan Haley](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-35-ft-morgan-haley-the-southern-yogi-on-following-your-dreams-getting-past-divorce-making-a-career-out-of-yoga/) - Jordan chats with Morgan Haley, AKA The Southern Yogi, about the incredibly transparent, beautiful, and authentic stories she shares online. Jordan has been a fan of Morgan for a long time and they discuss everything from finding each other on Instagram to diving into the world of teaching yoga. They also chat about AcroYoga (Morgan - [ft. Jason & Colleen Wachob](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-34-ft-jason-colleen-wachob/) - Jordan chats with Jason & Colleen Wachob, the power duo behind mindbodygreen, one of the world’s leading wellness brands with over 10M unique monthly visitors. They discuss all things company culture (MBG’s is the BEST), using social media in a fun and inspirational way, founding a mission-driven company, what it was like to watch their - [ft. Erika Welsh](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-33-ft-erika-welsh/) - Jordan chats with the lovely Erika Welsh, Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer of Wild Friends Foods, about dropping out of college to start a business (based on PEANUT BUTTER!) with your best friend, having the courage to pursue what sets your soul on fire, struggling with health issues, the healing power of REAL foods, funny - [ft. Ashley Streff](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-31-ft-ashley-streff/) - Jordan chats with Ashley Streff, her beautiful photographer and dear friend! The girls discuss learning that their dream jobs weren’t actually their destiny, taking in signs from the universe, struggling with digestive health, what it’s like as a photographer to work with bloggers & other creatives, the power of the intuition and karma, connecting with - [ft. Rachel Mansfield – Live @ Pure Yoga in NYC](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-29-ft-rachel-mansfield-live-pure-yoga-in-nyc/) - Jordan chats with her blogging BFF Rachel Mansfield LIVE from Pure Yoga West in New York City. It’s our first live podcast recording, but absolutely not the last!! We had amazing Q&A’s from our audience and got to share all sorts of tidbits and tips that we don’t often think to talk about without a - [ft. High Vibe Livin](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-28-ft-high-vibe-livin/) - Jordan chats with Britt & Tara from High Vibe Livin about her incredible experience practicing Kundalini Yoga with them. They’re the spiritual, high vibe type of people that can light your soul on fire!!! The girls discuss discovering Kundalini, Yogi Bhajan, choosing who to share your energy with, spiritual experiences, awareness, The Ambrosial Hours, and - [ft. Luke Storey](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-26-ft-luke-storey/) - Jordan chats with Luke Storey, The Ultimate Life Stylist, about his unique (and sometimes extreme!) quest for the ultimate wellness, performance, and total life fulfillment practices. Luke is a former celebrity stylist, public speaker, entrepreneur, advocate of all things mind, body, spirit and host of The Life Stylist Podcast. They discuss Luke’s lifelong relationship with - [ft. Geri Hirsch](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-27-ft-geri-hirsch/) - Jordan chats with lifestyle blogger and wellness experimenter extraordinare Geri Hirsch. Geri launched her blog, Because I’m Addicted, way back in 2005 which makes her a total O.G.!!! Her focus has shifted quite a bit over the years from fashion to wellness and back, and she JUST recently started blogging full-time. They talk about blogging - [ft. Lee From America](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-24-ft-lee-from-america/) - Jordan chats with wellness blogger, food photographer, recipe developer, workshop leader, natural food lover, and the epically down-to-earth human that is Lee Tilghman. She’s only been in LA for two years, and already she is a vital part of the local wellness scene. They talk about turning your passions into a career, being an extroverted - [ft. Mary Beth LaRue](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-23-ft-mary-beth-larue/) - Jordan chats with Mary Beth LaRue, a yoga teacher, coach, writer, kindred spirit, and co-founder of Rock Your Bliss. The girls have been admiring each other from afar and on social media for a long time, and then they ran into each other at Erewhon (health food heaven)! They discuss cartoons, alcohol, labels, being an - [ft. Jessica Murnane](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-22-ft-jessica-murnane/) - Jordan chats with creator of One Part Plant & author of new plant-based cookbook by the same name, Jessica Murnane. Jordan and Jess connected through their agent Sarah Passick years ago by being Sarah’s first ever clients (!!), and have had a love affair from afar ever since. The ladies chat about everything from their - [ft. That’s So Retrograde](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-21-ft-thats-so-retrograde/) - Jordan chats with Elizabeth Kott & Steph Simbari, the duo behind comedy & wellness podcast That’s So Retrograde. They share their wellness journeys, their weirdest wellness tips, what it’s like to be a comedian in LA, productivity hacks, wellness elixirs, reiki love, all of their soul on fire goodness, dream guests on their top-rated podcast, - [ft. Brian Underwood](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-20-ft-brian-underwood/) - Jordan chats with CEO of 70 million dollar company Pruvit, the Keto OS company that she uses on a daily basis, all about how he found success, what his entrepreneurial journey has looked like, how to deal with failure, his top tips for managing a team, the extreme health benefits of ketones in the body, - [ft. Tara Sowlaty & Jessie DeLowe of How You Glow](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-18-ft-tara-sowlaty-jessie-delowe-of-how-you-glow-real-talk-all-the-good-vibes-with-the-glowiest-girls-in-existence/) - Jordan chats with her dear friends Tara Sowlaty & Jessie DeLowe, otherwise known as the glowy, ethereal, magically down to earth duo behind How You Glow. The girls discuss everything from pantry staples and best LA restaurants to their wellness journeys, how How You Glow came to be, working with friends, travel inspiration, Jessie’s pregnancy, - [ft. Lauryn & Michael Bosstick](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-17-ft-lauryn-michael-bosstick-branding-business-podcasting-with-the-queen-king-of-social-media/) - Jordan chats with Lauryn and Michael Bosstick of the wildly successful blog The Skinny Confidential and the equally succesful Him & Her podcast. Lauryn and Michael are the ultimate when it comes to branding, building a business, effective time management, growing alongside of social media, knowing when to shake things up, and more. Not to - [ft. Emily Nolan](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-16-ft-emily-nolan-complication-detoxes-reeking-of-yourself-finding-true-fullness-with-the-self-acceptance-master/) - Jordan chats with her sister from another mister Emily Nolan -- international model, authenticity master, radical self-acceptance leader, incredible writer, and the founder of TOPLESS yoga -- a self-confidence yoga event and retreat series used as a tool for self-love. They talk about everything from their crazy similarities to Emily’s “four stages of self” in - [ft. Kelly Leveque & Wes Okerson](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-14-ft-kelly-leveque-wes-okerson-everything-you-need-to-know-about-ketosis-straight-from-the-experts/) - Jordan chats with her nutritionist Kelly Leveque and celeb personal trainer Wes Okerson about the health benefits of getting our bodies into ketosis, what ketones do for us, and all of the details about the ketogenic lifestyle. The product they are all obsessed with, Keto OS Bio Max powder, is a game changer that Jordan - [ft. Danika & Christina](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-13-ft-danika-christina-jordans-right-left-limbs-a-k-a-what-its-like-to-intern-for-a-blogger/) - Jordan chats with Danika Miller & Christina Rice, otherwise known as the two women who have become her permanent limbs and essential parts of The Balanced Blonde brand. They talk about what it’s really like to intern for a blogger, the ballsy ways they both put themselves on the line to get hired, what the - [ft. Sarah Passick](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-12-ft-sarah-passick-literary-super-agent-total-boss-at-life-jordans-right-hand-woman/) - Jordan chats with her close friend and literary agent Sarah Passick, a.k.a the #superagent that brought Breaking Vegan to life and works for the top wellness literary agency in New York City. They discuss the process of bringing a book to life and getting books published, the many A-list clients that Sarah has worked with, - [ft. Sarah Pendrick](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-10-ft-sarah-pendrick-girl-talk-the-power-of-good-energy-manifesting-the-life-of-your-dreams/) - Jordan chats with Sarah Pendrick, women empowerment leader and founder of GirlTalk Network, all about running their own businesses, the power of the intuition, energy feeding energy, the non-profit life, and more. Sarah also tells the story of how she met her perfect man & manifested the life of her dreams. For more info - [ft. Kathryn Budig](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-9-ft-kathryn-budig-og-yoga-rockstar-overall-life-guru/) - Jordan chats with one of her idols -- OG yoga rockstar, best-selling author and wellness entrepreneur extraordinaire Kathryn Budig. They discuss their definitions of "fate," the evolution of yoga, their book writing processes, where Kathryn is headed next & more! For more info on Kathryn and the complete show notes, visit: www.thebalancedblonde.com Resources: My review - [ft. Sophie Jaffe](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-3-ft-sophie-jaffe-fitness-rockstar-entrepreneur-extraordinaire/) - Meet wellness guru Sophie Jaffe and hear all about how she balances being a fitness rockstar, a full-time mama, full-time entrepeneur, incredible wife, friend and MORE. Jordan is so inspired by her and their friendship is a special one. - [ft. Lisa Hyde](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-8-ft-lisa-hyde-skincare-hormones-tracy-anderson-workouts-oh-my/) - Jordan chats with skincare specialist Lisa Hyde about all things skincare that WORKS, how both of their hormones went wacky and their skin exploded, how rigorous workouts do not help the problem, and how they both found balance again. - [ft. Katie Horwitch](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-7-ft-katie-horwitch-nice-girls-hsps-group-fitness-craziness/) - Jordan & Katie chat all things "HSP" (Highly Sensitive Peeps!), teaching yoga & spin to a room full of sometimes *interesting* people, discuss their mutual love for being NICE to people and hate for the sounds that come along with sitting in an of - [ft. Kelly Leveque](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-5-ft-kelly-leveque-holistic-nutrition-realness-blood-sugar-balance/) - In this episode I chat with holistic nutritionist, health coach, wellness entrepreneur extraordinaire, freelance writer and science GEEK (in the best way) Kelly Leveque! We chat about all things from our friendship to blood sugar balance to the smartest w - [ft. Miranda Alcott](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-4-ft-animal-communicator-miranda-alcott-of-course-hudson-riley/) - In this episode I interview my animal communicator & pet psychic, Miranda Alcott. We hear all about Miranda's story, tips for dealing with emotions as an empathetic person, and together we interview my cat (and light of my life) HUDSON! - [Real Talk SOLO Episode: Life Updates & Instagram Q+A!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-71/) - Jordan is checking back in with another SOLO episode. These are always a lot of fun, and they are her favorite way to connect with all of YOU!! So focus on what you want to talk about, and together we can manifest just what you need to hear! She also gives some updates on - [ft. Nicole Cogan (aka NOBREAD)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-73/) - Jordan chats with her dear friend Nicole Cogan, Founder & CEO of NOBREAD, about everything from their rapidly changing lives to their vastly differing spiritual philosophies to attempting to move away from labels to how much Vanderpump Rules rules. She brings so much lightness and so many high vibes, so we know you’ll adore this - [ft. Allie Michelle](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-72/) - You are in for a magical treat today because Jordan is chatting with the watery earth goddess Allie Michelle, a fellow podcaster and beautiful poet. Allie is a deeply spiritual being and exceptionally in tune with herself (she is a living, breathing, walking, talking Buddha), and we couldn’t possibly love her any more! We chat - [ft. Sheryl O’Loughlin](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-67/) - Jordan has a vulnerable and authentic conversation with Sheryl O'Loughlin, the CEO of REBBL (you guys know how much we love this company… HEALTHY FATS, galore!) and the author of Killing It!: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Keeping Your Head Without Losing Your Heart. You’ve probably already heard Jordan raving about REBBL, the coconut milk-based - [ft. Ruby Warrington](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-75/) - Jordan chats with Ruby Warrington, best-selling author, incredible writer, Now-Age explorer, and all around soul on fire human. A few years back, Ruby left what she perceived to be her dream job at The Sunday Times to start her digital magazine on all things mystical & woo-woo, The Numinous. I know so many of us - [ft. Robyn Youkilis](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-77/) - Jordan chats with Robyn Youkilis, an expert in holistic digestive health and the author of two incredible gut health books, Go With Your Gut and the brand-new (as in THIS WEEK new!) Thin From Within. Despite many mutual friends, Jordan and Robyn met while recording this ep… but you would never guess based on - [ft. Dr. Kara MoraMarco](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-76/) - Jordan chats with her acupuncturist, Dr. Kora MoraMarco, a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM) and a board-certified California Licensed Acupuncturist with a passion for healthful living. From cupping to acupuncture to Traditional Chinese Medicine practices and herbs, Kara has helped Jordan SO MUCH over the past few months, so we’re going to explore - [ft. Trevor Hall & Debra Silverman](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-69/) - Jordan sits down and chats with Trevor Hall, who many of you may know as the folk and reggae artist who sings Green Mountain State, To Zion, Where’s the Love amd so many other favorites, and their mutual astrologer (and Trevor’s dear friend) Debra Silverman to discuss everything from Saturn Returns to reading birth charts - [ft. Guru Jagat](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-81/) - Jordan chats with Kundalini yoga pioneer Guru Jagat, a direct student of Yogi Bhajan (the man who brought Kundalini Yoga to the West), the founder of the world-renowned radiant RA MA Institute for Applied Yogic Science and Technology and the author of Invincible Living: The Power of Yoga, The Energy of Breath, and Other Tools - [ft. Jamie Graber](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-79/) - Jordan chats with her dear friend -- who you may recognize from Jordan’s BOOK -- Jamie Graber, the former owner of the renowned raw vegan restaurant Gingersnap’s Organic. Jamie has had a huge impact on Jordan’s life – she was the first person to lovingly tell Jordan that she didn’t look healthy while she was - [ft. Tero Isokauppila](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-85/) - Jordan chats with Tero Isokauppila all about SHROOMS! The founder of Four Sigmatic, Tero shares with us all about the origin of his company. As a Finnish native, he first started Four Sigmatic in Finland, and the company has since been Stateside for all of 3 years. It has clearly blown up in that time - [ft. Jeroen De Wit](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-87/) - Jordan chats with Jeroen De Wit, an absolutely amazing lightworker, healer, and past life regressionist!! Jeroen practices Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique, a hypnosis technique developed by renowned hypnotherapist Dolores Cannon. Instead of programming the conscious mind, this unique healing technique accesses the subconscious, or Higher Self, asking for its cooperation in order to heal specific - [ft. Trevor Hall](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-82/) - Jordan chats with one of the most beloved musicians in the yoga and spiritual space (and also worldwide, let’s be real), Trevor Hall, who is not only an incredibly talented artist but also a deeply tapped in human. Trevor’s heartfelt responses to each and every question are a testament to how present he is - [ft. Krista Williams and Lindsey Simcik of Almost 30](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-83/) - Jordan chats with her dear friends Krista Williams + Lindsey Simcik from Almost 30, an iTunes Top Ten Health Podcast (that lives in the top 200 overall!) for all things health, wellness, entrepreneurship, self-development, humor, and most importantly, HONESTY! In their live show, Lindsey and Krista share with our audience all about how they got - [ft. Dr. Frank Lipman](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-84/) - Jordan chats with Dr. Frank Lipman, one of the first + most well known functional and integrative medicine doctors! Originally from South Africa, Dr. Lipman immigrated to the United States in 1984. He founded the Eleven Eleven Wellness Center Center in 1992, where according to his website, “he combines the best of Western medicine and - [ft. Alisa Vitti](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-89/) - Jordan chats with Alisa Vitti, a fertility guru, creator of the MyFlo app, and the Author of WomanCode: Perfect Your Cycle, Amplify Your Fertility, Supercharge Your Sex Drive, and Become a Power Source. Jordan discovered this book at the exact time she needed it most, when she learned that she had a large fibroid on - [ft. Elizabeth Kott](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-92/) - Jordan chats with Elizabeth Kott, who many of you probably know from the incredibly popular, hysterical, and all-around-awesome wellness podcast That’s So Retrograde! Jordan loves Elizabeth’s show (co-hosted with Stephanie Simbari), and if you do too you may know that Elizabeth has been very raw + open about the skin journey she has been on - [ft. Jasmine Hemsley](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-94/) - Jordan chats with the amazing Jasmine Hemsley, a wellness and Ayurveda expert who is helping to bring ancient Eastern philosophies on health & wellness into the modern Western world with her book, East by West: Simple Recipes for Ultimate Mind-Body Balance as well as her incredible cafe in London, Hemsley + Hemsley. Her Ayurvedic tips - [ft. Dana James](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-100/) - Jordan chats with Dana James, who does just so many things: she’s a functional medicine nutritionist who blends Western medicine with holistic practices, a cognitive behavioral therapist, and the author The Archetype Diet: Reclaim Your Self-Worth and Change the Shape of Your Body. So what is The Archetype Diet? Well, it’s incredible and such - [ft. Lauren Paul & Molly Mae Thompson](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-101/) - Jordan chats with two inspirational powerhouses who inspire her more than they could ever know: Lauren Paul and Molly Mae Thompson, the Founders of Kind Campaign. Jordan has been following their work with the Kind Campaign since long before she had met either of them, and having the opportunity to interview them about their work, - [ft. Deborah Hanekamp (AKA Mama Medicine)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-103/) - Jordan chats with a woman who goes by many titles: Deborah Hanekamp, Mama Medicine, and “fashion’s favorite healer,” as she was dubbed by Vogue. That last bit is just so cool because it shows the progress that we’re making as a society when a mainstream outlet like Vogue writes about a healer in our amazing - [ft. Ally Hilfiger](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-96/) - Jordan chats with Ally Hilfiger, the author of Bite Me: How Lyme Disease Stole My Childhood, Made Me Crazy, and Almost Killed Me and a huge advocate for all of the warriors out there struggling with Chronic Lyme, late stage neurological Lyme disease, and chronic illness in general. As someone who lived through the pain - [Real Talk SOLO Episode: My Lifelong Health Battle & Finally Getting Diagnosed with Chronic Lyme Disease](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-97/) - Jordan is cuddling up with Hudson in her brand-new apartment and ready for some REAL TALK. It’s been five weeks since Jordan’s Chronic Lyme Disease diagnosis and, frankly, she has a whole lot to talk about! There’s the initial diagnosis process, the treatments she’s been trying out, all the questions you all have been asking - [ft. Kelli Tennant](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-98/) - In this episode Jordan chats with her dear friend and mega inspiration (and a new podcaster herself), Kelli Tennant! Kelli is also a longtime survivor of chronic Epstein-Barr Virus, and has dealt with years of misdiagnoses and her illness getting in the way of her life time and again. Because of all she has been - [ft. Charity Lighten](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-106/) - Jordan chats with Charity Lighten, chief nutritionist, CEO + co-founder of Silver Fern Probiotics. They talk all about gut health and how to create a better environment in your own body + outside of it, too! Charity also opens up about what it’s been like since her husband’s cancer diagnosis, and how she’s tried to - [ft. Sage & AnnaBlanca – Addictive Wellness](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-104/) - Jordan chats with Sage + AnnaBlanca, the dynamic power couple behind Addictive Wellness Chocolate. These two could not be more knowledgeable when it comes to herbs, hormones, adaptogens, Traditional Chinese Medicine, “jing slinging,” and of course… what we are all obsessed with: healthy, wellness-boosting, nutrient-dense CHOCOLATE. And appropriately, this episode is a real treat! We - [ft. Mariah Lyons](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-107/) - Jordan chats with her dear friend, Mariah Lyons, about all things astrology, crystals, energy and grounding. Mariah began to realize the importance of her own personal grounding some time ago, which is where the idea of her business Astara (her amazing luxury footwear line with crystals infused into the shoe) was born! Mariah and Jordan - [Real Talk SOLO EPISODE](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-108/) - It’s been a little while since Jordan has done a solo episode, but it’s time for an update. Jordan gets right to it by answering some seriously amazing questions from you all! Jordan even shares who the new ‘Jordan Rising’ is - thanks to a message from Seana, The Bohemian Blonde. Jordan dives deep - [ft. Atticus Poetry](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-109/) - Jordan chats with Atticus Poetry, an anonymous poet and New York Times best-selling author, today on the podcast. This was such a cool experience, as Atticus hasn’t revealed his identity publically. (Don’t worry, Jordan keeps his secret!) Jordan has been following Atticus Poetry on Instagram for years now, and had no idea what to - [ft. Laina Caltagirone](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-110/) - Jordan chats with Laina Caltagirone today all about how to manifest your dream life. Laina is such an amazing human and perfect example of someone going after what sets there soul on fire! She founded her own retreat-based company, Soulcation, is a successful coach + manifestation expert, and get this - she used to be - [ft. Sahara Rose](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-112/) - Jordan chats with Sahara Rose, and is so happy to because Jordan has known Sahara for a long time now! She is considered the leading voice in Ayurveda for this generation, and has had such an impact in the wellness + spiritual community with her books, podcast, and all that she does. Jordan really - [ft. Byron Younger](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-113/) - Jordan chats with her amazing father, Byron Younger, today on the podcast! It is actually Byron’s first time on a podcast EVER, so this is a very exciting episode. Byron is a very inspiring entrepreneur, and shares his story of marrying young, having children in his early twenties, not having a college degree, and so - [ft. Jedidiah Jenkins](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-115/) - Jordan chats with Jedidiah Jenkins, the executive editor of Wilderness Magazine, and author of To Shake The Sleeping Self, as well as the co-founder of Mybyta. Jedidiah has such an amazing way of making people feel so heard and loved, and that truly is felt in this conversation. Jordan and Jedidiah talk all about his - [SOLO Episode - Putting My Health First: Digital Detox, Questions From You, and What To Expect in the Next 2 Months](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-116/) - Today is my final new episode for a little while, as I take time to really pay attention to bettering my health. This was not an easy decision for me in the least, but I know it’s necessary and I truly appreciate the outpouring of love and support from you all. In this episode you’ll - [Real Talk SOLO Episode: Overcoming Trauma & Finding Healing Through Self-Care](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-118/) - Today we are taking it back all the way to episode 32 for the first of the Best of the Show series we are running while Jordan takes some time to herself to heal! Jordan chats SOLO on this episode for the first time and dives deep sharing her personal experience with trauma, her - [ft. Nicola Berman](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-120/) - Today we are taking it back all the way to episode 52 of the Best of the Show series we are running while Jordan takes some time to herself to heal! Jordan chats with one of her life idols: the mind-blowing energy alchemist Nicola Berman!! Jordan met with Nicola in Ojai back in June, - [SOLO Episode – My Ayahuasca Journey, Finally Beginning to Heal & My Soul’s Purpose](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-125-solo-episode-my-ayahuasca-journey-finally-beginning-to-heal-my-souls-purpose/) - I am back from my break and I am SO excited to share with you how my healing process has been going! I am so grateful for all of you and the beautiful messages you’ve sent me encouraging my healing and time off of the podcast– you’ve helped me stay strong during this excruciating (at - [ft. Dennis Notten](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-127/) - Jordan chats with Dennis Notten, ayahuasca expert, spiritual guide, and founder of AyaFlow. Jordan has been LOVING the incredible response from her recent solo episode (listen here!) all about her ayahuasca experience; she wanted to have an expert on the show to answer questions that you have all been asking! Dennis has been studying plant - [ft. Priscilla Tsai](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-128/) - Jordan chats with Priscilla Tsai, the amazing human behind the popular organic and superfood skincare line, Cocokind! Priscilla started cocokind in an attempt to heal her own acne, after being frustrated with all of the harsh ingredients found in skincare and other acne treatments. Jordan absolutely loves that cocokind uses REAL ingredients, like matcha and - [ft. SOLO – Manifesting Money & Abundance in My Blogging Career By Listening to My Intuition](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-130/) - Jordan is back at it with a SOLO episode today talking all about how she has manifested abundance and money in her blogging career! Over the past few years, Jordan has learned the importance of listening to her intuition, especially when it comes to her brand and her business. In today’s episode, Jordan shares her - [ft. Gray Malin](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-134/) - Jordan chats with Gray Malin, New York Times bestselling author, talented artist, and well-known fine art photographer. Gray shoots AMAZING collections from around the world, and offers his prints for purchase through his beautiful and bright website. His business started out as a booth at the Melrose Flea Market, and it has blossomed into a - [ft. Krista Williams & Lindsey Simcik](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-132/) - Krista Williams and Lindsey Simcik, the voices behind the crazy popular podcast, Almost 30, are BACK! The two came on last year (listen to episode 83) and Jordan couldn’t wait to chat with them again. In today’s episode, the three go deep into all of the amazing things that Lindsey, Krista, and Almost 30 have - [ft. Nicolette Richer](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-133/) - Jordan chats with the amazing and brilliant Nicolette Richer, an entrepreneur, speaker, researcher, writer, and lover of using food as medicine to heal! Nicholette is also the author of Eat Real to Heal, and started a clean restaurant chain called Green Moustache. Jordan heard about Nicolette after asking the Universe to send her a way - [SOLO - Why I Don’t Drink Alcohol](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-135/) - Jordan was inspired to do a solo episode today, getting deep into why she doesn’t consume alcohol! Her journey with alcohol has been an interesting one, and today Jordan is going to open up and let you know all the details. Many people are experimenting with sober months and the sober-curious lifestyle as of late, - [ft. Amanda Chantal Bacon](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-137/) - Jordan chats with Amanda Chantal Bacon, the magical goddess behind Moon Juice, today! Moon Juice is the adaptogenic superherb company that nourishes and elevates body, beauty and consciousness. Ever since Amanda opened her first Moon Juice location, Jordan has been obsessed with all that Amanda is about! Amanda was ahead of the curve in the - [Claire Michelle of Plantiful Soul](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-138/) - Jordan chats with Claire Michelle of Plantiful Soul today! Claire has experienced so much life, and has such a beautiful way of looking at the world. Today, Claire and Jordan talk all things spiritual, creative flow, and more. Claire is such a beautiful soul expressing herself as a human, and she is incredibly wise beyond - [SOLO: My Spiritual Journey PART I w/ Synchronicities, Opening Up Psychically & Living in The Flow](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-139/) - Jordan is back with another solo episode talking all things spiritual and psychic! Jordan has had such an incredible path leading her to this beautiful spiritual awakening, and receives a lot of people reaching out and asking her about her journey, so what better time than to share today! In today’s episode, Jordan also shares - [ft. Byron & Jane Younger](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-140/) - Today Jordan is joined by two very special guests, her parents Byron and Jane Younger! Jordan is so excited to share this conversation with her parents with all of you. In this episode, Jordan and her parents talk about what it’s been like having a daughter who has lyme disease, is deeply rooted in spirituality - [ft. Spirituality Journey PART TWO – Choosing Miracles, Channeling Pleiadians, Aligning With My Soul](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-142/) - A few weeks ago, Jordan released a solo episode all about her experiences in her life that have led her to this beautiful spiritual awakening and journey that she’s experiencing. If you haven’t listened to that episode yet, Jordan highly recommends giving that a listen before diving into this episode! (Check it out here!) - [ft. Sarah Naia Soleil](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-144/) - On today’s episode, Jordan is talking with the beautiful Sarah Naia Soleil! Sarah is an incredible intuitive for spirit babies, a doula and bloom pregnancy guide, and a rebirth clairvoyant. Today, Jordan and Sarah are talking all things spirit babies and communicating with Jonathan and Jordan’s spirit babies! The two also talk about Sarah’s intuitive - [ft. Dr. Mike Dow](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-145/) - Today Jordan is incredibly excited to welcome Dr. Mike Dow to the show! As a brain health, mental illness, relationship, addiction, and nutrition expert, Dr. Mike has hosted TV shows on multiple mass media networks! Dr. Mike began his career working with adolescent survivors of abuse for the Los Angeles Department of Mental Health. He - [ft. Ashley Wood](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-147/) - Today on the show Ashley Wood joins Jordan to talk about how she started reading the Akashic Records, a complete non-physical vibrational history of every single soul that has ever lived on this planet. During the episode Ashley does a live channeling of Jordan’s Akashic Records, which includes connecting with Jordan’s future children. Jordan - [SOLO: Waking Back Up To Your Own Soul – The COURSE, The Inspiration Behind It, & How to Manifest True Joy](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-149/) - Jordan truly believes that we create the things that we need the most. As she’s been quite sick for a couple of years with chronic Lyme disease and all sorts of co-infections, her biggest symptom has been chronic fatigue. A big part of her healing journey has been paying attention to her intuition and psychic - [Magical Mantra Monday!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/bonus-magical-mantra-monday/) - Jordan wanted to create a bonus episode today for a couple different reasons. One, because she’s been thinking for a while now how fun it would be to release a magical Monday mantra episode since the show usually releases on Wednesdays. And also because her course, Waking Back Up To Your Own Soul, officially launched - [ft. Nicola Behrman](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-151/) - Today Jordan is re-releasing the hands-down favorite episode ever of the podcast from so many of you. Probably the coolest thing of all about this episode is that this was recorded around the very beginning of her spiritual awakening. Jordan’s spiritual awakening has been the catalyst for everything in her life, the course that she - [ft. Kelly Noonan Gores](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-153/) - As a teenager, Kelly Noonan Gores had hugely swollen glands on her lymph nodes for a year and tried many different treatments. Nothing worked until a chiropractor suggested she drink apple cider vinegar, and then the glands returned to their normal size in a week. These and other experiences led to Kelly’s keen interest in - [ft. Brooke Rewa Harris: The Founder of Good Mylk Co on Building a Sustainable Business, Scaling Up, & Overcoming Challenges](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-154/) - Brooke Harris is the founder of Good Mylk Co. She began her business selling fresh almond milk at her local farmers’ market but soon realized a need to make her product available to more people. Homemade plant-based milks are such an incredibly different experience than the stuff that you buy at the store - they - [Solo: Lessons from Rock Bottom & Why I am Taking a Podcast Hiatus](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-156/) - The Balanced Blonde is taking a hiatus! Recently Jordan had surgery to help with crazy jaw pain caused by bacteria from Lyme disease. That kind of surgery is really painful, and Jordan was taking a pain medication called Tramadol. 24 hours after the surgery Jordan also took a lot of chlorella and a THC/CBD pill, - [ft. Jedidiah Jenkins: To Shake the Sleeping Self: On Writing, Relationships, Sexuality, Adventure, & God (Best of the Show!)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-157/) - Best of the Show! As The Balanced Blonde is on hiatus, today Jordan is re-releasing this very special episode with Jedidiah Jenkins. Jedidiah is the executive editor of Wilderness Magazine, and author of To Shake The Sleeping Self, as well as the co-founder of Mybyta. Jordan and Jedidiah talk all about his new book, and - [Solo: My Ayahuasca Journey & Finally Beginning to Heal (Best of the Show!)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-158/) - The Balanced Blonde is currently on hiatus while Jordan focuses on her health and upcoming wedding! This is a Best of the Show episode and it’s all about Jordan’s first experience with the plant medicine, ayahuasca. Even though some parts were scary, Jordan had a truly spiritual experience while on ayahuasca. She connected with her - [ft. Claire Michelle of Plantiful Soul](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-161/) - Best of the Show! As The Balanced Blonde is on hiatus, today Jordan is re-releasing this incredible episode with Claire Michelle of Plantiful Soul. Claire has experienced so much life, and has such a beautiful way of looking at the world. This episode will have you completely fall in love with Claire Michelle, and Jordan - [Solo: Welcome to Season 2! Where I’ve Been + What I Learned on my Hiatus. Let’s Go Deep!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-165/) - Welcome to Season 2 of The Balanced Blonde! Jordan’s intention for the show in 2020 is to go deeper into wellness, health, spirituality, and healing than we ever have before. Starting with the healing journey Jordan has been on during the break, as well as the lessons she picked up during that time. It was - [ft. Alyssa Lynch: Finding Balance, Overcoming Heartbreak, & Staying True to Yourself As a Mega Successful Social Media Influencer](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-166/) - Alyssa Lynch is a 24-year-old actress-turned-full-time social-media-influencer. She shares just about everything in her blog and on Instagram: where she travels, what she uses to stay on top of her health and wellness, how she looks so darn good in all of her photos, how she’s developing her spiritual practice, and even what’s going on - [ft. Anthony William: The Medical Medium on Healing Chronic Illness, Autoimmune Conditions, Lyme, Celery Juice & More!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-167/) - Even before her health issues, Jordan was a huge fan of Anthony William, AKA the Medical Medium. He is the founder of the global celery juice movement, a New York Times bestseller for many years running, and he’s been helping people heal from chronic illness for over 35 years. Talk about a manifestation come true!! - [ft. Remington Donovan: Numerology, 2020 Cosmic Forecast, The Magic of Numbers, & More! (This Year is the Doorway of Miracles)](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-168/) - Anyone who listens to this show knows how obsessed Jordan is with numbers, and that everything in the universe is connected. That’s why it is so exciting to have Remington Donovan on, who is here to tell us all about numerology, kundalini, and of course Jordan’s angel number, 201! This was a long overdue topic - [ft. Olivia Noceda: Breathwork, Overcoming Heartbreak, Social Media Breaks, Astrology, & Coming Into Your Truest Self](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-169/) - Olivia Noceda is such a light! If you don’t know her, you will fall in love. As @olive.eeeats on Instagram, she is a wellness blogger and so much more. She is a speech pathologist, a creator, a writer, breathwork guru and of course we must mention... a PISCES. She is the realest. She and Jordan - [ft. Anthony William – The Medical Medium is BACK to Talk “Cleanse to Heal” & Taking Our Health into Our Own Hands](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-183/) - Anthony William, the Medical Medium, returns for more healing wisdom! He is changing the game when it comes to healing chronic illness and giving people their lives back. He is a long running New York Times best-seller and his new book just launched — “Cleanse to Heal.” He has helped heal millions of people all - [ft. Liz Moody: Overcoming Anxiety, Falling in Love with Food, and Living Healthier Together](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-170/) - Today’s guest is the fabulous Liz Moody! Liz is a wonderful writer, having written two cookbooks, Healthier Together and Glow Pops. She’s also an incredible food stylist, food photographer, and recipe developer. Her podcast, Healthier Together, is also one of Jordan’s all-time favorites. Liz goes deep into her history with writing, dealing with anxiety, and - [ft. Melissa Wood Health: Going Deep w/ the Radiant Plant-Based Workout Goddess Herself, Overcoming an Eating Disorder, Food Combining, & Living Without Alcohol](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-171/) - Melissa Wood radiates in the most beautiful way, online and IRL… like so deeply! She is the founder of the Melissa Wood Health Method, a series of precise, low-impact movements as part of an online subscription. They are simple and straightforward enough that you can follow along in your home as if Melissa is there - [ft. MaryAnn DiMarco: Psychic Medium Magic, Tapping Into Your Intuition, & How Psychic We All Are](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-172-ft-maryann-dimarco-psychic-medium-magic-tapping-into-your-intuition-how-psychic-we-all-are/) - Today we are diving deep once again with psychic medium MaryAnn DiMarco! We talk about mediumship — she does some channeling for Jordan here on the show — and psychic intuition. Jordan has so many questions for MaryAnn about what happens to our souls when we pass away, how we tap into our psychic nature, - [SOLO: My Spiritual Journey, Psychedelics, Channeling the Pleiadians, Opening Up Intuitively, & Healing](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-173/) - Jordan is back with another solo episode to talk all about her spiritual journey! She has talked about this topic in the past, but so much has happened since then, it was time for an update. Jordan recently wrote about on her blog about her psychic awakening and spiritual experiences, and ever since then, she - [ft. Water Fasting: The Benefits, The Detox, + My Healing Experience](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-179/) - Jordan has been on a water fast for the past 15 days, and now that she’s back she wants to share all of what she has learned during the experience. We use over 40% of our daily energy digesting and absorbing food, and this can be even higher for people with illness and digestive issues. - [ft. Joseph Sheehey: Deep Dive on CBD, Microdosing, Psychedelics, Overcoming Depression, Conscious Relationships, & Building Cured Nutrition CBD](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-180/) - Joseph Sheehey is the founder and CEO of CURED Nutrition, Jordan’s favorite CBD brand. He is an amazing person, a loving husband, a kind soul, and so knowledgeable on everything from CBD to psychedelics to adaptogens to nootropics and beyond. It is perfect timing for a CBD deep dive episode, as we know many of - [SOLO: Body Image, Confidence, Overcoming Disordered Eating, Diet Shaming Culture, & Radiating Health from the Inside Out](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-181-solo-body-image-confidence-overcoming-disordered-eating-diet-shaming-culture-radiating-health-from-the-inside-out/) - Many of us have had struggles with body image. It can be so difficult to balance finding confidence in the skin we’re in, loving our body, but also wanting to look or feel better to optimize our health from the inside out. There has been so much body shaming on social media and IRL aimed - [SOLO: Health Journey Part II: Healing Q&A, Nutrition School Deep Dive, Finding Confidence, & Creating a Life You Love](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-182/) - Last week we had a candid conversation about some of the larger trends in the wellness space and how the pushback people got from wanting to change or improve their bodies was not serving them. Jordan continues answering your questions in this episode about her journey of wellness and transformation. She then dives into her - [ft. Kenzie Burke: Food Combining, Mindset, Healing Lyme with a Plant-Based Lifestyle, & Overcoming Criticism](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-175-ft-kenzie-burke-food-combining-mindset-healing-lyme-with-a-plant-based-lifestyle-overcoming-criticism/) - Kenzie Burke is so young and radiant, but she is an old soul and she has become such a soul sister to Jordan ever since they met. Kenzie is a health coach and one of the leading experts on food combining, and she has an incredible 21-day reset program and a 10-day reboot. Both are - [How This Virus is Happening FOR Us, Not TO Us + The Connection Between The Virus & Lyme](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-176-how-coronavirus-is-happening-for-us-not-to-us-the-connection-between-the-virus-lyme/) - These are some interesting times we are living in! Jordan offers her love and support to anyone and everyone who is feeling anxious or not feeling like themselves. It felt important to address what’s going on in the world right now and show you support and love. Even though this time can feel so stressful - [ft. MaryAnn DiMarco: Psychic Medium Messages About This Challenging Time We Are In, Staying Calm, & How to Strengthen Your Intuition](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-177-ft-maryann-dimarco-psychic-medium-messages-about-this-challenging-time-we-are-in-staying-calm-how-to-strengthen-your-intuition/) - Today we welcome the incredible MaryAnn DiMarco back to the show. She is a wonderful spiritual teacher and psychic medium that has so much to share with our community. When this situation with the Coronavirus started — quarantines and social distancing — Jordan felt a deep call to switch up the show, focus on what’s - [ft. Jenna Zoë: DEEP Dive on Human Design, Profiles, Energy Types, Shapeshifting, Soul Paths, & More!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-178/) - Jenna is back! And for good reason, because Jenna is the person responsible for introducing Jordan to human design, and now she can’t meet a single person without looking into their human design. Human design charts are very complex, and Jenna was definitely sent from the heavens to be an expert on this topic. Not - [ft. Raquelle Mantra: Spirituality, Friendship, Overcoming Trauma, & Making This Earth Our Heaven w/ the host of Your Own Magic](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-184-ft-raquelle-mantra-spirituality-friendship-overcoming-trauma-making-this-earth-our-heaven-w-the-host-of-your-own-magic/) - Raquelle Mantra is the host of the hit podcast Your Own Magic and is a dear friend of Jordan’s (in fact… she was basically on Jordan and Jonathan’s honeymoon!). She is a poet with a fabulous presence on Instagram at @raquellemantra. The two girls have a super vulnerable conversation about spirituality, Raquelle’s upbringing, her history - [ft. Jonathan Albrecht: Quarantine Couple’s Edition: Catching Up With My Husband, What We’ve Learned About Each Other in Quarantine, Going Fully Vegan, & Marriage](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-185/) - Jonathan Albrecht (Jordan’s HUSBAND) joins Jordan to talk about quarantine life, relationships, and the things they’ve learned about each other since getting married… and being in quarantine for the last several months! They talk about Jonathan’s plant-based journey and give tips about going plant-based, go into detail about their marriage, and have a lot of - [ft. Jasmine Leyva: The Invisible Vegan: Plant-Based Diets in the Black Community + How to Make Veganism More Accessible to All](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-186/) - Jasmine Leyva is a director, actor, and filmmaker responsible for the documentary “The Invisible Vegan,” which explores the problem of unhealthy dietary patterns in the African-American community. She talks about the opportunities of health and wellness enabled by a plant-based life in those communities. All of the prevalent documentaries in the plant-based community are made - [ft. Rachel Ricketts: Spiritual Activism with Anti-Racist Educator, Healer, Death Doula, & Change Maker](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-187/) - Rachel Ricketts is our guest of the show today. Rachel is a thought leader + outspoken champion for Black and Indigenous womxn + and our healing. As a racial justice educator, spiritual activist, changemaker and author, she educated white folx on their role in perpetuating white supremacy, helps folx of color heal from internalized oppression - [SOLO: Spiritual Awakening Updates, 5D Consciousness, Shadow Work, & Answering Your Burning Spirituality Q’s](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-188-solo-spiritual-awakening-updates-5d-consciousness-shadow-work-answering-your-burning-spirituality-qs/) - There’s so much going on right now and things are feeling very heavy. For those of us who are so energetically sensitive, open, and engaged, it can be a hard time — yet a revolutionary time. Things are changing for the better even though they might feel dark right now. So today we are discussing - [ft. Danielle Bernstein: Creator of We Wore What on Building An Empire, Fashion Blogging, Dating, & Beyond](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-189/) - Today’s guest is none other than the most OG of all fashion bloggers, Danielle Bernstein! Since creating her wildly popular blog We Wore What nearly a decade ago, she’s become a CEO, clothing designer, and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree... and she’s still only 28 years old!! She’s also the author of her brand - [ft. Shaman Durek: Shamanic Magic, Racism in Wellness, Falling in Love with a Royal, & Awakening Deep Dive](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-190/) - Shaman Durek returns to TBB podcast for a third conversation! This episode is extremely special. The conversation goes deep into racism in the royal family and the wellness world and how Shaman Durek has overcome that pain + how he deals and shows up for LOVE and unity above all else. He’s a very, very - [ft. Aycee Brown: Anti-Racism Action Steps for Your HUMAN DESIGN Type, Psychic Channeling, Aliens, Aura Reading, & Beyond!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-191/) - Aycee Brown is a psychic channel, entrepreneur, and “your favorite human design bae.” We love it!! She’s been doing Human Design work for 10 years, and it’s a rare gem in this industry to come across someone who’s been in their craft for so long. She is so impressive. Her vibe, her energy, and her - [SOLO – Why I Don’t Drink Alcohol, Talking 5D Consciousness, & Pleiadian Channeling!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-192/) - On today’s SOLO episode of the podcast we go deep into Jordan’s journey with alcohol and sobriety. She has been sober for 18 months now and has never felt better. In this episode we get into spirituality, high vibrational living, healing from Lyme, 5D consciousness, channeling, microdosing, and beyond! We also answer an audience Q&A - [ft. Jim Curtis: The Anti-Inflammatory Mindset, The Cosmic Algorithm, & Health Coaching School Q’s Answered!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-193/) - Jim Curtis is the Head of Brand at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, the nutrition school that Jordan attended that set her on the path of wellness. Jim has been battling chronic illnesses for many years, and found healing through lifestyle, diet, and mindset. He also wrote a fabulous book on healing called “The Stimulati - [ft. Ayana Gabrielle Lage: Fashion Blogging, Pregnancy, How to Stop Virtue Signaling, & How to Show Up for Black Lives Matter](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-194/) - Ayana Lage is a fashion, health, + lifestyle blogger out of Tampa, Florida — and you should absolutely read her fab XO, Ayana blog at ayanalage.com! She’s a phenomenal writer and she covers so many interesting and important topics, including why the hustle mentality is BS, how to talk to your children about race, issues - [ft. Lo Bosworth: Started from Laguna Beach Now We Here! Building Love Wellness, Healing Hormones, & Living Your Passions](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-195/) - Today we are talking to the fabulous Lo Bosworth! Many people know her from being an OG cast member on popular reality shows Laguna Beach and The Hills, which Jordan was a huge fan of. Lo was always a down-to-earth personality and such a breath of fresh air on the show, and all these years - [SOLO: Pleiadians, Shape Shifting, Channeling, 5D, Hormones, Spirituality Q&A!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-196-solo-pleiadians-shape-shifting-channeling-5d-hormones-spirituality-qa/) - We are ALL seekers of truth + light, and we are all seeking our own truth and remaining open to possibilities. We are the lightworkers here on this earth, that is what we are meant to do. You are not alone on this path of spiritual enlightenment and don’t you ever let anyone tear you - [ft. Sophie Jaffe: Radical Transparency, Intuition, Breaking Free of Labels, & Manifesting Her Baby Girl](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-197/) - If you’re not familiar with Sophie Jaffe, then get ready for a very fun convo. Sophie is a spiritual teacher, blogger, podcaster, mother, and owner of multiple businesses, including her delicious superfood business Philosophie. She has been a close friend of Jordan’s since both of their very early blogging days, and this is Sophie’s first - [ft. Peter Crone: Being With What Is, Transcending Ego, & Shifting Limiting Beliefs with The Mind Architect](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-198/) - Peter Crone is The Mind Architect, and he’s helped so many people radically transform their lives — including Jordan — with the power of the mind, a unique perspective of breaking barriers and overcoming limiting beliefs, as well as ayurvedic healing techniques. He has a one of a kind approach to transformation and he does - [ft. Ruthie Lindsey: There I Am – From Immense Chronic Pain to Healing, Thriving, & Truly Living](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-199/) - Ruthie Lindsey is a true healing inspiration, an author, a speaker, a podcast host, and one of the most incredible humans. This Spring, she released her life-changing healing memoir, “There I Am,” her beautiful story of overcoming pain after being hit by an ambulance at 17 years old and then being the only person on - [ft. Jesse Golden: Thriving with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Finding Spiritual Alignment, & Building The Golden Secrets](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-200/) - Jesse Golden is the perfect guest for the 200th episode of The Balanced Blonde podcast! She is just a phenomenal human, a mom, a podcast host, a blogger, and the creator of The Golden Secrets skincare and lifestyle brand and blog — and she’s THRIVING with rheumatoid arthritis. Jordan is inspired by her to no - [ft. Jonathan Albrecht: Celebration Episode! How Jordan Became Jordan- My Husband Interviews ME](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-201/) - 201 is a special number to Jordan—her angel number that follows her everywhere. So, for this once-in-a-lifetime episode, the best husband in the world, Jonathan Albrecht, will host the show and interview her! Together, they dip into several topics, including Jordan’s childhood, the school she grew up in and how it influenced who she is - [ft. Jaci Marie Smith: What SHE Said! The Life of an Influencer, Staying Inspired, Avoiding Burnout, & Growing Up Mormon](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-202/) - Jaci Marie Smith is the content queen. She does YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, podcasts, blogs, photography… she does it all! Jaci has such incredible energy exuding from her artistic, creative soul and Jordan is so excited to share this conversation with you today. Jaci dives into her marriage, her religious upbringing as a Mormon, and her - [ft. Nicole Modic: All Things Kale Junkie! Overcoming an Eating Disorder, Food Blogging & Motherhood](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-203-ft-nicole-modic-all-things-kale-junkie-overcoming-an-eating-disorder-food-blogging-motherhood/) - Nicole Modic is a beautiful soul, badass mom, and delicious food blogger. She has a balanced approach to healing and a powerful message for women that she shares on her blog and Instagram, Kale Junkie. Her down to earth and nurturing nature shines through everything she does. This conversation with Nicole goes in so many - [ft. Weslie Christensen: Waking Up With Weslie – Spiritual Awakening, Rock Bottoms, & Owning Your Power](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-204/) - Many of you will know Weslie Christensen from her amazing podcast, Wake Up With Weslie, or from her (multiple) blogs where she’s been writing for over a decade. She is the essence of spirituality, awakening, conscious motherhood, stepping into her power, overcoming rock bottoms, and finding her unique voice. Her podcast is one of Jordan’s - [SOLO: 30th Birthday Episode! Reflections, What I’ve Learned, Awakening In My 20’s, & Q+A](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-205-solo-30th-birthday-episode-reflections-what-ive-learned-awakening-in-my-20s-qa/) - Jordan is celebrating her 30th birthday! With that milestone, she wanted to share all of the things she’s learned in her 20’s, all of the things that are no longer serving her that she plans to leave behind, the spiritual awakening she experienced in her 20’s, and to celebrate all those 1990 Libra babies! Time - [ft. Trevor Hall & Emory Hall: The Creative Process of “In & Through the Body,” Falling in Love, & Major Couple Goals](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-206-ft-trevor-hall-emory-hall-the-creative-process-of-in-through-the-body-falling-in-love-major-couple-goals/) - Jordan manifested this one from the get go! Trevor Hall is a talented musician who Jordan has been a fan of since she was 14 (!!), and he is clearly tapped into something deeper in the universe. His music is pure medicine. They are joined in their convo by his beautiful wife Emory Hall, who - [ft. Helen Hall: The Founder of Blender Bombs on Intermittent Fasting, Entrepreneurial Life, Human Design, & Soul Connections](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-207/) - Helen Hall is an entrepreneurial powerhouse and you will fall in love with her. Not only is she the founder of Blender Bombs, the delicious smoothie boosters Jordan has been loving for years, but she also has a smoothie bar with multiple locations. AND she also co-founded the 80/20 Market and is starting a spritzer - [SOLO: Starseeds, Pleiadians, Past Lives, Spirituality Q&A, + Synesthesia](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-209/) - It’s been a while since the last spirituality solo show with Jordan, and what better day to do it than 11/11? And this time, she’s not going to sugar coat anything. We are going deep and doing IN. She shares exactly what’s going on in her life, all things cosmic + soul awakening, where she’s - [ft. Ryan Holiday: Stoicism, Stillness, Ego, & Cultivating a Life You Love with Best-Selling Author of The Daily Stoic](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-208/) - Ryan Holiday is an incredibly accomplished author of many best selling books that Jordan is a diehard fan of. Jordan has loved his work for a long time, having read all of his books, and it’s an inspiration to hear his story and share it on the podcast! He’s authored several best-selling books — “The Obstacle - [ft. Catherine & India Oxenberg: Escaping the NXIVM Sex Cult, Healing, & The Unbreakable Bond of Mother & Daughter](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-210/) - This is a deeply special episode with two women who are beyond inspiring and have been through the unthinkable. India & Catherine Oxenberg share the story of India’s joining, and eventually escaping, from the cult NXIVM / ESP led by Keith Raniere, and the unbreakable bond between mother and daughter that ultimately saved her. In - [ft. Beth Behrs: Hollywood, Manifesting, Plant-Based Life, & Mental Health with ‘2 Broke Girls’ & “The Neighborhood’ Actress + Activist](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-211-ft-beth-behrs-hollywood-manifesting-plant-based-life-mental-health-with-2-broke-girls-the-neighborhood-actress-activist/) - Beth Behrs is an actress, activist, and the host of the new podcast Harmonics, which explores how music and creativity help with wellness and healing. You may know Beth from ‘2 Broke Girls’ & ‘The Neighborhood,’ and we talk about how she manifested those roles among so much other great manifestation in her life. Beth - [ft. Jenna Zoe: Our Food Philosophies, Food Combining, Simple Plant-Based Healing, & Cultivating Inner Radiance](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-212/) - Get excited, because Jenna Zoe is BACK! She’s a world-leading expert in Human Design and one of Jordan’s very best friends. Not only is she incredibly knowledgeable about HD, but she has a deep intuitive understanding of what a person’s chart can tell them about their life. The permission you can gain from learning your - [SOLO: AYAHUASCA Deep Dive: My Most Recent Journey & Awakening to the Medicine Woman Within](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/ep-213/) - Jordan has touched on her Ayahuasca experiences quite a bit in the past, and after this recent experience, she feels inspired to give another deep dive into this journey. This was her third time ceremony, meaning her 9th experience, and each time has been completely unique and powerful. Mother Ayahuasca came into Jordan’s life when - [Nicholas Bruss: Breaking the Psychedelic Stigma: Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy, MDMA, Integration & More](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/252-nicholas-bruss-breaking-the-psychedelic-stigma-ketamine-assisted-psychotherapy-mdma-integration-more/) - Nicholas Bruss is an integrative psychotherapist who was instrumental to Jordan's mental health growth and healing from 2015 to around 2018. Since working together, he's evolved his traditional practice to become a researcher, advocate, and specialist in the field of psychedelic-assisted therapy, a topic close to Jordan's heart. This episode goes beyond the anecdotal reflections - [Kayla Nielsen: Healing, Spiritual Awakening, Plant Medicine & Sexuality + Spirituality](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/253-kayla-nielsen-healing-spiritual-awakening-plant-medicine-sexuality-spirituality/) - Meet yogi, writer, Lyme-survivor, vegan, podcaster, and spiritual seeker Kayla Nielson. She's Jordan's soul twin in freakishly synchronistic ways (right down to hometown and magic numbers!), and this conversation touches on all the topics near and dear to TBB. After growing up in Sacramento, California, and majoring in English (sound familiar?), Kayla hit a wall - [Solo: Life Updates, Pregnancy, Mental Health, “Call Out” Culture, The New Phase of TBB](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/254/) - Lately, it’s felt like my emotional self has been in a washing machine. I’ve had so many profound realizations and downloads come to the surface. I feel so fortunate to have this safe container to share my feelings and perspectives of everything that is going on in and around my life! Where do I begin?! - [Jonathan Albrecht: Marriage & Pregnancy Updates + Husband Wife Q&A!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/255/) - The last time Jonathan was on the show, we shared, for the first time with you guys, that we are having a baby!! Now that I’m inching toward my third trimester (one more week, WHAT?), we thought it would be fun to have him back on and give you a mega update about what’s been - [Chelsey Jade Curtis: Plant-Based Pregnancy, Self Confidence & Finding Balance](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/256/) - Podcaster, health coach, and Jordan’s pregnancy twin, Chelsey Jade Curtis, comes on the show for a girly get-together to chat about plant-based pregnancy, professional growth in the not-always-so-friendly public sphere, and recovery from disordered eating. There are so many juicy nuggets for everyone to feel inspired by, from Chelsea’s journey to becoming a podcaster, dealing - [Solo: 31 Things I’ve Learned in 31 Years: BIRTHDAY Episode!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/257/) - Happy Libra season to all of our amazing listeners! Birthdays are a beautiful time to hold space for how much we’ve grown and elevated into wiser versions of ourselves. So I thought I'd celebrate my 31st trip around the sun with a special birthday tradition I have been doing on my blog for years now- - [Emily DiDonato: Pregnancy, Skincare, Modeling, & Navigating Social Media](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/258/) - You probably recognize Emily DiDonato from your favorite magazines, brand campaigns, or from her incredible social media presence where she has 2.3M followers on Instagram alone! In this fun and fascinating conversation, you’ll get to know the Emily beyond the highlight reel as she chats with Jordan about the realness of pregnancy, the highs and - [Kristen Schwartz: All Things Empaths, Boundaries, HSPs, Healing & More with @RealizedEmpath!](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/259/) - This week’s guest, Kristen Schwartz from @realizedempath, guides empaths and highly sensitive people (HSP’s) with tools to feel safe, secure, and seen in an overstimulated world that often deems sensitivity as a weakness. You guys know how I feel about sensitivity -- it is actually a superpower! And we get into that in this conversation. - [Dr. Daniel Amen: Optimizing Your Brain Health, Finding Happiness & Ending Mental Illness](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/261/) - Dr. Daniel Amen is one of America's leading psychiatrists and brain health experts, and someone Jordan happens to be obsessed with. He’s helped millions of people heal and optimize their brains, end mental illness, and live happier lives. A trailblazer in mental health, he has revolutionized how we address depression, anxiety, and stress. With 12 - [Kimberly Snyder: You Are More Than You Think You Are: Spiritual Tools for a Radically Awakened Life](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/262-kimberly-snyder-you-are-more-than-you-think-you-are-spiritual-tools-for-a-radically-awakened-life/) - Trailblazing nutritionist, wellness entrepreneur, celeb nutrition guru, and spiritual powerhouse, Kimberly Snyder, is back on the show to discuss her newest, most soul-aligned book, "You Are More Than You Think You Are." If you're already familiar with Kimberly's work – and her five incredible best-sellers – you may be surprised to find out this one - [James McCrae: How to Laugh in Ironic Amusement During Your Existential Crisis with @WordsAreVibrations](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/264-james-mccrae-how-to-laugh-in-ironic-amusement-during-your-existential-crisis-with-wordsarevibrations/) - If you can’t get enough memes on your timeline, then you’ll love this episode with author, poet, meme artist, and creative guide, James McCrae. You’ve probably already laughed and shared posts from his popular Instagram page, @wordsarevibrations, where he creates culturally relevant, thought-provoking, hilarious poems, and memes. In this conversation, James opens up about how - [SOLO Q&A: Spirituality, Healing, Pregnancy, Off the Cuff Chats](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/263/) - I recorded this solo episode in full cozy cocoon & nesting mode, resting in bed while we wait for baby Albrecht to arrive (OMG, I am 37 weeks!!) and soaking up the magic of the holiday season before I embark on maternity leave (details in this episode). I felt called to do another intimate Q&A - [Krista Williams: Conscious Friendships, Law of One, 6th Dimension, Celestial Diet, & Deep Catchup](https://thebalancedblonde.com/podcast/265-krista-williams-conscious-friendships-law-of-one-6th-dimension-celestial-diet-deep-catchup/) - Jordan's dear friend Krista Williams takes a moment away from her own incredible podcast, Almost 30, to slip into an esoteric groove to talk about all things consciousness and community with the Soul on Fire fam. 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