Almost 30

Danielle Cuccio, CEO of yoga brand Cuccio Somatology, blogger behind "The Beauty Blender", and yoga teacher to the stars, joins the ladies this week!  This is an in depth convo that covers it all...like recognizing when you are forcing the wrong path, having the guts to sacrifice and follow what excites you, making your passion your business, making your business a strong brand, dealing with the numbers game, handling social media pressures, and so much more.       The girls take it back to Danielle's early 20's, where her habits and people she was hanging out with did not align with the vision she had for her life.  They track her path, the ups and down, and the unexpected twists and turns.  In the midst of these life changes, Danielle met her husband on Match.com.  HOW FREAKIN' CUTE.  The girls are fascinated and ask one hundred questions.         A former aesthetician, Danielle also shares her beauty secrets and favorite products.  OMG PEN AND PAPER THIS SH*T.  Beauty and wellness is her ISH.  Take note!  We also talk vision boarding.  Dreamy.  As always, the girls keep it REAL AF.  They know you will relate to Danielle's dream, drive, and downright realness.         This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YOU GUYS, Steve, our angel baby sound technician, is our special guest this week (and his RAD tunes close out the episode).  How the heck do you make new friends as an adult?  It's awkward AF sometimes, no?  You might have "enough" friends, or you might be in a new city and want to make some new ones, or you might be meeting the same type of people over and over.  Wherever you find yourself on this spectrum, this episode will inspire you to get out there.  The trio compiles a list that you can look to the next time you're bored, lonely, sick of the same old group, alone at the bar.  How about shaking up your routine and following your bliss, mimicking children and not giving a f*ck?  Plus, Steve shares his beautifully weird way of attracting new friends, Krista recounts her session with a hypnotherapist that helped her understand the role her energy plays in attracting new people into her life, and Lindsey shares her experience meeting friends on the DM (hehe).   This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The girls are joined this week by their friend Danika Miller, who like them, is a creative living in LA.  They candidly discuss their individual relationships with LA, why this city fills them up one day and can leave them feeling bleak AF in the inspiration department another day.  Why is that?  Is it them?  Is it HIM?! JK.  But the struggle is real when filtered faces and "epic" sunsets flood your social feed on the regular.  Krista, Lindsey, and Danika share their inspo hacks when it comes to pursuing your dreams, making sh*t happen against all odds, rising up from the ashes of a break-up, navigating a filtered Instagram world, and living inspired for others.  The girls give us insight on:     The struggle to create when everything feels copied Aligning with what you believe, while staying creative, while making a living. SAY WHAT? Consumerism and creating.  Do we have to always be SELLING SOMETHING all the time? The power of social media The power of a partner to incite creativity or suck it out of us Unapologetically going after sh*t Maintaining momentum and deepening your commitment to your vision(s) Letting go of what's not working We go deep.  An intimate convo for the masses.  For the record, this podcast is inspired by you.  Thank you for listening and for writing in.  ALMOST 30 LOVES YOU. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Put on your robe, whisk some matcha tea and get your notebook ready.  Kelly LeVeque of Be Well By Kelly, Celeb Holistic Nutritionist, author, and overall bad-ass entrepreneur joins the girls this week for an in-depth discussion about all things nutrition.  Jessica Alba and Chelsea Handler swear by Kelly's approach to health and nutrition.  If you want to feel empowered when planning and eating your meals, this episode is for YOU.  Her tips and insight are fad-free and easy to incorporate into your busy lifestyle.  Kelly's goal is to have you feeling confident in the way that you eat.  Oh and she shares with us some of her favorite (and famous) Be Well Smoothie recipes.  HELLO EASY BREAKFAST.   Kelly teaches us how to turn off the hunger hormones in our body with a fun, simple requirement for every meal that she likes to call "The Fab Four".  Wait, hold up, we have hunger hormones that can be TURNED OFF?!  Literally, the girls have been Fab Four-ing it since they recorded and have both felt the shift in their cravings and energy.  Krista and Lindsey are also curious about juicing.  What's the deal?  Why do people want to run over squirrels and tend to snap at their colleagues while juicing?  Spoiler alert:  Kelly hates juice cleanses.  She tells you why.     The girls dial it back and find out what lead Kelly to build her successful wellness brand.  How long was she moonlighting her business while working in cancer and genetics before she took the leap to focus on Be Well by Kelly full time?  Where did she find inspiration and support?  Why she is obsessed with education...and so much more.  To be honest, you may want to listen to this one a few times through to fully digest this yummy interview.  Bad joke, amazing episode.  LOVE YA.  P.S. Kelly's new book "Body Love" is out this June!!           This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HAPPY NEW YEAR FRIENDS!  Almost 30 Nation is growing every day and we are so grateful.  The girls dream about grabbin' a brewski with each and every one of you to express our thanks.  But they don't really drink beer and traveling to 34 countries would be uh #GOALS.  If they could, they would.  But, YOU GUYS RULE.  For now, e-mail them!  They answer. Anyway, did anyone else need like a week to collect their thoughts and wrap up whatever the hell happened in 2016?  THE GIRLS, TOO.  But now, NOW, they're ready to reflect, set their goals, and proceed mindfully into the new year.  2017.  JEEZ, weren't we supposed to be sleeping in tubes by now?   Krista and Lindsey are legit catching up on the pod this week.  They share just how awesome CHILLIN' on the eve really is.  One of us didn't make it to midnight.  GUESS WHO!  But seriously, chillin' over Dom Perignon showers at the club any day. #ALMOST30. In this episode, the girls go deep and discuss: How to reflect..IT'S A PROCESS. How to shift the focus from what didn't get done to what did and what will NOW What the girls learned last year What they want to incorporate more of this year How to set goals and commit to them (GOD DAMNIT!) You're going to turn challenges into positive shifts this year....If you answer yes to these questions, LISTEN NOW:  Do you have trouble asking for help?  Are you repeating a self-sabotaging story to yourself or people in your life?  Are you living at a million miles per hour without a clear idea as to why you are doing things?  Do you have ZERO boundaries with people in your life?  The girls are holding their hands up, too.  The discussion is, as always, honest and raw.  Set your goals and intentions with Krista and Lindsey this week...it's NEVER TOO LATE.   This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This weeks' podcast is back with the classic format, both Krista and Lindsey are together this week to chat about their youth, and what it REALLY means to be an awkward kid. Like, no teeth, and LICE vibes. Sexy, right?     Starting out we talk about what to do when you're not feeling 'hundred'. Forcing or fronting a feeling isn't needed. When the holiday season is in full swing, tensions are high and it's challenging to stay grounded. There is a tendency to over commit, and overworked. When you're working all year and losing inspiration, as a creative, it's challenging to find that spark and that excitement and bring it everyday. The girls talk strategies to stay motivated, grounded and inspired. No matter what field you're in, staying 'inspired' means staying in the game of life.      Our question this week comes from a listener who is writing in about a mysterious object found in...um....her lady parts. After that initial shock they run through the real question, about expectations, and what each one of us 'deserves' in relationships.      It's another buffet of hilarious stories, and relevant insights from The Almost 30 crew. Thanks for subscribing, rating and reviewing! We love you! This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN.  Well, they never left, but the girls bribed them with goldfish crackers and beer to come back and hang.  ZACH JOHNSON (eligible bach, funny AF, kind, former Mormon) and JUSTIN HALL (he belongs to Krista so don't freakin' ask!...jk he's amazing) join the girls this week for a hilarious round of "Would You Rather"...Topics include:   -Whipped cream bikinis -Dating profile pics -Buying a house before marriage -Ordering kiddie meals as an adult -Baby talk during sex -BOYS, what's your type?   Before they get into all of that, the gang connects with a listener from Denver!  She is talking to TWO GUYS from a dating app.  The guys and gals weigh in on this interesting predicament.  The situation is a LIIIITTTLE complicated.  The boys are so helpful in decoding the body language and textual exchanges.  DON'T MISS THIS ONE. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The girls wanted to gift you all a HOLIDAY EPISODE!  They're also sending homemade granola in the mail, carried by a snail wearing a Santa hat, be on the lookout.  When it comes to making the most of family time, chic, unique holiday decor, mindful nutrition, and inspired,flexible fitness tips, Lindsey, Krista, and their three experts have you covered. Krista and Lindsey discuss how to let go of expectations when you go home to family and/or friends so that you can truly value your time together.  Sometimes seeing family and friends can give you a bit of an emotional hangover.  As the girls approach 30, they are noticing that they are embracing WHAT IS...that they are LOVING who everyone is choosing to be.  There has been a shift, they discuss.    First, the girls chat with one of New York City's most sought after interior designers, Matthew Cane of Matthew Cane Designs about holiday interior inspiration.  WE'RE ALMOST 30, HELP US ADULT.  WHAT'S A NAPKIN RING!?  Matthew's approach is modern, chic, easily implemented, personal, and fun!  After all, this is YOUR space, don't limit yourself to Homegoods Nutcrackers and sparkle snow!  His tips are not to be missed. Cameron Simcik is a Holistic Nutrition coach based on the east coast and is sharing amazing tips to help us come out the other side of this holiday eating fest filled with more caramel popcorn tins than we can fit in our cars.  The girls are curious about how stress affects our eating habits.  Cameron dishes some mega helpful tips on how to combat stress and feel energized in the wake of indulging in Mom's Holiday Log.  Cameron is passionate about treating people from the inside out, you'll love her ideas.   Finally, the girls welcome Danielle Pascente to the show.  Danielle is an established LA based personal trainer, fitness model, and she was recently named as a trending fitness star by Shape Magazine in 2016!  How the heck do you go home and stay active when friends/family are sh*tting on your morning runs!?  Danielle shares her secrets to staying fit AF during the holidays no matter where you are!   This episode feels like a survival guide.  Maybe it is.  Just remember, YOU ARE NOT ALONE.  The girls are too busy eating liquid Nutella to even write their own show notes.  But we will all come out the other side....But let's make the choices to set us up for success this year.  YOU IN!?   This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We got STORIES this week.  It's just the gal's (and Sound Guy Steve) this week.  Still no sign of PRESIDENT Donald Trump.  He's playing the part of a 15 year old girl in the new Mean Girls sequel.  At the top of his priorities, the dude is bitching about an SNL skit.  Sorry, what?  They discuss.  Krista recounts her stint as a John Mayer groupie.  Post show hang details.  How high was that Hollister skirt, girl!?       Their 20's Us/30's Us segment is inspired by the holiday season this week.  Every dread going home for the holidays when you were in your 20's?  The girls get honest about how and why they would wish away time with family.  Krista shares how she made the shift from holiday expectation hangover to being present and loving family and loving current situations for who and what they are.  Also SO 20's us?  Overspending on materialistic bullsh*t during the holidays.  Why the gold, sequin holiday dress, Lindsey?  PUT IT DOWN.  Lindsey also get's a little personal...sharing a mega high and super low that happened in the span of 3 hours, yet left her realizing what she wants to take into her 30's.        Closing out this episode is a topic to which EVERYONE can relate.  Body image.  The girls discuss a simple, honest prompt from a listener: "How do you deal with body image issues?".  It's not easy...they discuss.  But, man, it's so nice to know you are not alone.   This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's special surprise minisode, Krista and Lindsey share their FAVORITE, can't-freakin-live-without-'em, don't-you-dare-borrow-a-dollop beauty products.  They believe it's an art to curate a collection of high-end and low-end products that really work.  When you are "almost 30", taking care of YOU becomes a very real/necessary/vain practice.  Mud mask made from 300 year old clay and bat droppings guarantees to erase fine lines?  SIGN THEM UP.  From your hair, to your face, to your décolletage...YOUR WHAT!?  ...And to a few areas in between, your gal's have you covered.  OH AND STEVE, THE SOUND GUY, WEIGHS IN. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices