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This is the Pursuit of

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Wellness podcast and I'm your

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host Mari Llewellyn. What is

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up guys? Welcome back to

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another episode. Today is a

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Q&A episode with me. Honestly, these

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are some of my favorite episodes

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because I never know what you

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guys are going to ask me

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and usually it's all over the

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map and you guys get really

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intimate and I feel like it

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just helps us cover a lot

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of different topics. So I'm really

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excited to answer your questions today,

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see what's going on. I feel

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like I have a few updates

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for you guys. And let's hop

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right in. Let's see what you guys

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have been asking me. This person said,

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have you ever done laser hair removal?

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I tried laser hair removal a very

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long time ago. I did a few

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sessions, honestly. I don't think my hair

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is dark enough. I also like to

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use self tanner, like I'm not the

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best candidate for it. Laser hair removal

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feels. too high maintenance for me. I

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already do so many different things and

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I'm like, I don't want to add

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something else into it. But I feel

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like people do have very good experiences

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with it. So maybe it would be

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good for you. This gal said, I

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am an IUI girly. Why are you

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not drinking ice cold drinks? So the

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reason I'm not drinking ice cold beverages,

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it's a suggestion by my acupunctrist. It's

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a Chinese medicine belief that you want

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to keep your uterus in your womb

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warm leading up to transfer, pregnancy,

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whatever journey you're on. So I

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would recommend trying it. Honestly, it

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is challenging because I do love

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filling my hydroger with ice. I

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love a cold sparkling water, like

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I grab things out of the

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fridge all the time and I'm

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just leaving drinks out of the

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fridge now at room temperature because

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I want to keep my womb

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warm. Apparently it's like shocking to

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the system to have too many

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ice drinks all day. I'm having

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a coffee warm now. even though I'm

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like tapering off the caffeine as well. So try it

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out, see what you think. It's also similar to the

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reason I'm doing the foot soaks every night. I'm doing

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these warm bath foot soaks because in Chinese medicine, they

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believe your feet are connected to your womb. Honestly, I

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will do whatever it takes at this point. So I

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am doing nightly foot soaks to keep the womb warm

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and then I wear fuzzy socks to bed. So. If

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you look that up for embryo transfers, it's quite common.

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What is the color on your nails? I love it.

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Okay. So I don't know the exact color. I think

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it was called lustrous, but I went with my friend

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Jess for her wedding, which is this week. In Mexico,

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we went and got Russian manicures. I've been avoiding Russian

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manicures because they just take so long. But honestly, going

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together, we got pedicures and manicures at the same time.

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And we just yapped the whole time and it flew

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by and they look so good. I feel like I'm

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kind of sold on the Russian manicure thing. I think

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I'll definitely go back, but it's like a baby pink.

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Truthfully, I got it as good luck for my transfer

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because I don't know, it just gives me baby vibes.

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So that's why I got this. I was gonna get

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red, but I was like, you know what, baby pink

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feels more on theme right now. Is it just me

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or are the progesterone injections the worst part of IVF?

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Thanks for saying that. I haven't started mine yet. Mine

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start actually while I'm in Mexico, which is interesting. I'll

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be having to have Greg inject my butt while we're

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away. The first day is the day of the wedding

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and I am anticipating that I will not feel 100%

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but that's okay. I just want to be there for

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my friends and I won't be drinking at the wedding,

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I'll be completely sober and I'll be relaxing as much

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as I can. Yeah, it will be interesting. Pray for

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me. I hope that I'll be feeling okay. Wish me

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luck. Tell us all about Bloom pop. Okay,

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so exciting. We announced BloomPop

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last week. We unveiled it

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at Expo West, which if

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you don't know Expo West

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is like the fashion week

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of the health and supplement

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industry. And it's such a

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big deal for us every

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year. And normally I would

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be there, but this year

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I didn't go because of

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IVF. But we unveiled our

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new prebiotic soda. Guys, I

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seriously think this is my

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favorite product we have ever

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done because I love our

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energy drinks so much. I

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love the flavors so much,

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but I'm not someone who

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can drink more than like,

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honestly, one a day. And

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I know a lot of

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people are that way. With

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the sodas, you get all

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the flavor without the caffeine,

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so you can like have

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multiple a day. And they're

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sweetened with stevia and organic

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cane sugar. They have prebiotics,

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there's no preservatives. We have

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apple cider vinegar in there.

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Such a great ingredient panel.

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And they are, I mean,

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I've been craving them and

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I'm already out of my

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samples. They don't go in

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store until June or July,

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which feels so far away,

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but it will be around

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the corner and I just

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cannot wait for you guys

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to try it. We have

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Shirley Temple, Classic Orange, Raspberry

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Lemon, Watermelon Lime. And honestly,

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we already have so many

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flavors in the pipeline because

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it's just so good. We

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know it's gonna be a

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huge hit. So we're getting

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ready for that. Currently at

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eight months into trying to

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conceive and torn on IUI

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because of the success rate

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thoughts. I did IUI three

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times. You take letrasol, it's

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timed to an exact moment.

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You take a trigger shot,

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it's a whole thing. I

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think it's worth a shot

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because it works for some

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people and the way they

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described it to me is

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like it's just giving the

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sperm and Uber ride to

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the right place. I feel

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like if you are feeling

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impatient and it might make

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you feel more in control,

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give it a shot. With

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that said, the success rates

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are definitely low, but I

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think it's worth trying. I

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know so many people who

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are like, oh, don't even

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bother, but I know what

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it's like to be so. desperate

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to be pregnant that I'm like, it may work for

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you, like why not give it a go? For me

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it didn't work, and I will say the electrodes did

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make me feel a tad bit crazy, but I think

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try it. I also wish perhaps

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I'd tried doing like a electrodes

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or a clomid and trying naturally

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at home as well. I feel

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like I skipped that phase of

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things, so worth a shot. Can you

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share your favorite baby names? I don't

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want to share my baby names because

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I'm pretty certain I have my boy

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and my girl name. I am not

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selecting my gender. I am having them

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put a random, like I said, pick

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the healthiest embryo and put that in.

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So I want to have a gender

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reveal. I want to have that experience

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because I feel like a lot of the

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normalcy of a pregnancy has been taken

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away. from me and I haven't gotten

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to have a lot of surprise or

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you know that magic feeling so I

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want to save some things to be

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special. But what I will say about

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baby names is I like short names

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like I like cute short names I'm

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not going to say because I'm just

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too nervous now that I'll change my

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mind and want to use a different

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name but I can't wait once I've

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fully decided the name I will share

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because I love baby names. I have

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I'm like passionate about names. And

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honestly, I love my name now.

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Like when I was a kid,

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I used to hate my name.

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I was like, it's so weird.

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No one knows how to say

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it. But now I love Mari.

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I think it's really cute and

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short. Current thoughts on dairy milk

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specifically. I love dairy. I think

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dairy is very nutrient dense. I

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used to be terrified of it

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because I thought it was breaking.

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And if it doesn't break you

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out. but make sure it's good

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quality. Make sure it's organic. Make

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sure it's from grass-fed cows and

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hormone-free. I feel like there's too

7:57

much weird shit out there now, honestly.

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Tell us more about the benefits of

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pomegranate juice and seeds. Okay, the reason

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I started religiously drinking pomegranate juice is

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that it helps with your uterus lining,

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which is a big focus for me

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right now. When you transfer an embryo,

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you want your lining to be, I

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think it's at seven millimeters or greater,

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I think millimeters is the right measurement.

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And we took mine a couple of

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days ago and it was already at

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a nine guys. So the proof is

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in the pomegranate juice, but let me

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look it up really quick and just

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read facts about it as well. Okay,

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it says it helps with the uterine

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lining and blood flow, helps with the

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thickness and quality of the uterine lining

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and could help with implantation, helps with

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hormonal balance, it's full of antioxidants, so

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many benefits from pome juice guys, and

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also beet juice, I think I'm gonna

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start incorporating beet juice, beet beet juice

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juice as well. How to not stress

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on vacation without all of the things.

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Red lights saw on a gym, I

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want to relax. I used to be

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that way as well. I so get

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it. having a grounding moment of like,

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what is true wellness? It's not stressing

9:04

about having every tool possible. It's about

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flexibility. It's about being in a new

9:09

environment and being able to adapt to

9:11

where you are. Maybe you're not able

9:13

to work out every day, but maybe

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you get in steps, maybe you're swimming,

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you're in the sun. These things are

9:19

amazing for you. Relaxing, stress is such

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a big part, I feel like, of

9:24

an unhealthy lifestyle. allow yourself to chill

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out. It's all about seasons in life.

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Like you're not always going to have

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these tools at your disposal. So you

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need to make sure that you're mentally

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capable of being flexible. And I always

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remind myself of that because I do

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tend to be a bit on the

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obsessive side, like especially with this transfer,

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checking every box, like drinking the pom

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juice, doing the foot soaks. No ice

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water, fuzzy socks, no caffeine, no alcohol,

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all the things I do. I'm so

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terrified of not doing them every single

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day, but in reality, I've been doing

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it consistently enough where it's still going

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to help. and at the end of

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the day relaxing is more important. As

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someone who has transformed their life

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I do not respond well to

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intermittent fasting I never have, especially

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right now on this estrogen. I

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am ravenous, like I ate. probably

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five meals yesterday and I went to

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bed ravenous like my stomach's rumbling I'm

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hungry right now even though I've had

13:50

breakfast and a snack like it just

13:53

never ends and I've heard that this

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happens with estrogen it's quite common but

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I feel like eat when you feel hungry like

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it's So intuitive, I used to eat

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probably two hours after I woke

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up, it really just depends. And

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I think taking little tidbits, like

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Dr. Mindy had such great advice

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that I did listen to, but

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the intermittent fasting just doesn't work

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for me personally. And I think

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it's okay. And I think acknowledging

14:18

that like we're not all the

14:20

same is also really important. Bio

14:22

individuality. Was sharing your life on

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social media hard in the beginning,

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is it still? I remember at

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the very beginning, like 2017, I

14:30

was definitely more shy about talking

14:32

on camera. I probably wasn't more,

14:34

I wasn't as confident as I

14:36

am now, but truthfully, I have

14:38

never really struggled sharing my private

14:40

life online. I think sometimes I

14:43

forget how real it is. I

14:45

think it's very therapeutic for me.

14:47

For example, my fitness journey. Like

14:49

I was at rock bottom hardest

14:51

moment of my life. went through

14:53

this very transformative time and I

14:55

think sharing about it made me

14:57

feel less isolated and alone. So

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my relationship with sharing online is

15:01

very therapeutic and very helpful. Also

15:03

being of service to other people

15:05

is very helpful for me. Like

15:07

when I can help someone else

15:09

get through something it makes me

15:11

feel like very fulfilled. So I

15:13

think I'm kind of approaching this

15:15

journey with fertility in the same

15:18

way. I think sometimes where I

15:20

struggle. is for example in real

15:22

life like people of course just

15:24

feel very connected to my journey

15:26

which is amazing and I love

15:28

it and I love talking to

15:30

people in real life but I

15:32

occasionally have people who come up

15:34

to me and just say things

15:36

that are like pretty inappropriate or

15:38

I just have like privacy issues

15:40

sometimes so I think there's like

15:42

pros and cons of everything but

15:44

I don't really find it difficult

15:46

to share honestly. favorite place you

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went in Jackson Hall. I mean

15:50

there's so many, it's so gorgeous

15:52

there. It's like one of my

15:55

favorite places ever. Teton National Park,

15:57

obviously incredible. for hiking. Ski Lake

15:59

Trail is amazing. We love Sweet

16:01

Cheeks, butcher, best sandwiches, Persephone Bakery

16:03

for sourdough bread. So many good

16:05

places guys like Jackson Hall is

16:07

truly one of my favorite places.

16:09

I'll be in Austin next week

16:11

with my husband where should we

16:13

go for his birthday, Ouchy. Neighbourhood

16:15

sushi is really good. Jeffrey Steakhouse

16:17

for a really special dinner. Bartlets

16:19

is great for comfort food. Definitely

16:21

walk the trail. Yeah, there's so

16:23

much to do here. Go to

16:25

hair care. I've been using this

16:27

Korean hair brand lately called Melbourne,

16:30

I want to say. And I

16:32

really like it. It's not toxin

16:34

free. It's not whatever. It's not

16:36

super clean. Sometimes you use things

16:38

that are just... what you want

16:40

to use. I'm not always perfect,

16:42

but a lot of what I

16:44

use is clean. House decorating updates.

16:46

So I do have a fun

16:48

update. I recently connected with a

16:50

girl named Avery who works at

16:52

Cedar and Oak Homes here in

16:54

Austin, Texas, and she is going

16:56

to be helping me design the

16:58

house. If you don't know, I

17:00

had a bit of a disaster

17:02

with the interior designer I hired.

17:04

He, super nice guy... from New

17:07

York City, I think hiring someone

17:09

out of state was a mistake

17:11

and I think I maybe left

17:13

too much in his hands and

17:15

I was not involved enough because

17:17

he decided to have all the

17:19

furniture put in a warehouse and

17:21

then moved into our house all

17:23

at the same time. So I

17:25

didn't have an opportunity to see

17:27

it in person and it was

17:29

like past the return window. It

17:31

was just such. honestly like a

17:33

misstep on my part but when

17:35

it all got moved in the

17:37

house it just looked wrong like

17:39

it was dark it was too

17:42

old looking for us like frills

17:44

wheels on the leg it just

17:46

didn't make sense and everyone who

17:48

came to my house kind of

17:50

felt the same way and this

17:52

girl that I've been working with

17:54

is young, cool. She gets my

17:56

style. We're so on the same

17:58

page. We will be going to

18:00

roundtop in two weeks, which is

18:02

the biggest antique fair, I think,

18:04

in America. It's like very famous.

18:06

Amazing, amazing stuff. It's like 10

18:08

miles of road with just antique

18:10

shops. We'll be sourcing vintage, mixing

18:12

in with some modern. We're just

18:14

so on the same page. And

18:17

I kind of wish I'd worked

18:19

with her from the beginning because

18:21

she lives down the down the

18:23

street. It's so easy. And yeah,

18:25

it's been really fun. So stay

18:27

tuned. But I have been in

18:29

my house now for over a

18:31

year and it's still not done.

18:33

Like my dining rooms empty. Things

18:35

are temporary. Yeah, it's been tough.

18:37

Hardest part about going through IVF.

18:39

It's not the medication. It's not

18:41

the injections. It's not all the

18:43

appointments. It's the feeling of isolation,

18:45

I think, and how consuming it

18:47

is. It's a big waiting game.

18:49

You have to be very patient.

18:51

You have to let go control.

18:54

You have to accept the fact

18:56

that most people are not going

18:58

to understand what you're going through.

19:00

You have to also accept the

19:02

fact that no one really knows

19:04

what to say to you. I

19:06

think people like try to be

19:08

comforting and relate to you and

19:10

just unless they've been through it,

19:12

they just will not get it.

19:14

I think also like grieving the

19:16

fact that you're not having... the

19:18

conception journey that you dreamed of

19:20

like taking a pregnancy test and

19:22

really like it's just you kind

19:24

of grieve that magical journey and

19:26

the surprising of it all and

19:29

it's a lot it's a lot

19:31

and I think you know having

19:33

other people around you get pregnant

19:35

it is honestly can be really

19:37

devastating and make you feel like

19:39

something's wrong with you. I think

19:41

that is the hardest part and

19:43

I would say like reach out

19:45

to people online that you know

19:47

have been through it like try

19:49

to connect with a community because

19:51

otherwise it can feel very lonely.

19:53

Will you and Greg spend a

19:55

month of the summer outside of

19:57

Austin like you did last year?

19:59

Yeah we definitely will. Especially if

20:01

I'm pregnant, I don't want to

20:03

be in the Austin heat. So

20:06

we are going to Colorado for

20:08

a whole month. And then we're

20:10

also thinking of going to be

20:12

with family on Long Island at

20:14

the end of the summer. So

20:16

yeah, definitely going to be doing

20:18

that. I mean, for those of you who

20:20

don't know, Greg and I, we've

20:22

been together 10 years. his family

20:25

lives on the North Fork of Long

20:27

Island. So it's a very special place

20:29

to us. We've been going there for

20:31

so long and we've always, always dreamed

20:33

of having a summer house there and

20:35

raising our kids out there, part of

20:37

the time, I think we'll be in

20:39

Austin forever, but having a place out

20:41

there would be so amazing. So yeah,

20:44

we'll see. We've toyed. back and forth of the

20:46

idea of a mountain house or a Long Island

20:48

house, but I think Long Island is just so

20:50

special and my family is also on the East

20:52

Coast most of the time, so I think it

20:55

would make the most sense. Just wanted to wish

20:57

you good luck with the transfer, be sure to

20:59

say your positive affirmations. That is so sweet. There's

21:01

a meditation I've been doing every night.

21:04

for a successful embryo transfer. It's very

21:06

short, seven minutes, but it's really, really

21:08

helpful. So I'll make sure I link

21:10

that for you guys, if you are

21:12

going through this as well. What helps

21:14

you turn off your thoughts and worries

21:17

before going to bed? This is something

21:19

I definitely struggle with, like as I'm

21:21

trying to fall asleep, that's when things

21:23

come up for me. Honestly, I like

21:25

go in my head and I think

21:27

about things I'm really looking forward to.

21:30

things that make me excited and happy,

21:32

I will envision, for example, my future

21:34

baby's nursery with his or her name

21:36

on the door and how I want

21:39

to decorate or I'll think about our

21:41

future summer house and like what I

21:43

want the garden to look like, just

21:45

things that really bring me joy and

21:48

help my head get in a better

21:50

place because I... Yeah, I know that

21:52

feeling. Thoughts on creatine, I think it's

21:54

amazing. I put it in my water

21:56

every single day from bloom. Really good

21:59

for muscle hydration. good for brain and

22:01

cognitive function. Honestly, I feel way

22:03

better taking it. What happened to

22:05

the expert guests? It's a lot

22:07

of solos and friends. That is

22:09

true. I've mentioned this on a

22:11

previous episode. Just where I'm out

22:13

in my IVF journey right now,

22:15

it's tough for me to mentally,

22:17

honestly, prep for expert guests. And

22:19

I wanna give it my all.

22:22

I really don't like doing things

22:24

averagely. and I want to make

22:26

sure that I am really putting

22:28

my all into these interviews. So

22:30

guests will be coming back. I

22:32

just need a minute right now.

22:34

And we have some amazing fertility,

22:36

IVF, duelers, like really cool people

22:38

lined up. So. Definitely returning and

22:40

I apologize for the brief intermission

22:42

on that. Are you Welsh? I

22:44

am. I'm half Welsh. My dad

22:46

is extremely Welsh. He was born

22:48

and raised in Newport Wales outside

22:50

of Cardiff and I've been going

22:53

there pretty much my whole life.

22:55

The Welsh culture is very ingrained

22:57

in my family. He's very proud

22:59

to be Welsh. She speaks Welsh.

23:01

Yeah, I'm very proud to be

23:03

Welsh as well. My name is...

23:05

Mari Catherine Lowellan is possibly the

23:07

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What's your plan? I really haven't

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26:09

for me right now. Same with

26:11

pregnancy diet. I see a lot

26:13

of questions about that. We will

26:15

see. Do you have a stylist?

26:17

I love all your looks. I

26:19

don't, but I'm very flattered that

26:21

you asked me that. I've tried

26:23

stylists once or twice for like

26:26

vacations or big events and they

26:28

definitely put some good looks together,

26:30

but I think it's just, I'm

26:32

not like a huge fashion girl.

26:34

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26:38

The Tox is good. And I

26:40

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26:42

I think lymphatic is awesome. I

26:44

actually just did one. I did

26:46

a 90-minute lymphatic and if you're

26:48

on hormones, you know you get

26:50

really puffy, hold a lot of

26:52

water and she helps so much.

26:54

Like, truthfully guys, I was so

26:57

nervous about putting a bikini on

26:59

for this Mexico vacation I'm going

27:01

on this week because I just

27:03

feel swollen and I have patches

27:05

on my stomach for the estrogen.

27:07

I just don't feel 100% but

27:09

honestly. No one cares. It's really

27:11

not that bad and the end

27:13

goal is so much more important,

27:15

you know, but lymphatic definitely helped

27:17

and it was really relaxing and

27:19

I think it was a good

27:21

thing for me to do. What

27:23

kind of dog is Arnold, he's

27:25

an English cocker spaniel, I grew

27:28

up around those my whole life

27:30

in the UK, he is, I

27:32

mean, he's an angel guys, he

27:34

is my little bestie, but he

27:36

is crazy. So much energy. What

27:38

service do you attend on your

27:40

previous story? I go to Austin

27:42

Ridge Church here in Austin and

27:44

I was streaming the 9am service

27:46

because daylight savings really caught me

27:48

off guard. What brand of grass-fed

27:50

butter do you use? I actually

27:52

prefer to use Gee. I use

27:54

that brand, I think it's called

27:57

Fourth Generation Gee and it's really

27:59

really good. acne update. I think

28:01

I recently did a skin update

28:03

episode where I was talking all

28:05

about that. But yeah, the skin

28:07

is been good. I'm really proud

28:09

of my skin for getting through

28:11

IVF without being, without breaking out.

28:13

I mean, I think I have

28:15

one sit down here right now,

28:17

probably from the estrogen, but it really

28:19

is just doing well. So I'm so

28:22

happy that we dealt with the H.

28:24

Pylore before IVF. Can you share your...

28:26

sourdough recipe. I use the Balarina Farms

28:28

sourdough if you go on YouTube and

28:31

type Balarina Farm sourdough and then click

28:33

on the video and you look in

28:35

the description box. I have that printed

28:37

out and posted on my wall. I

28:39

use that every single time. Sometimes I

28:41

add a bit more flour than she

28:43

suggests, but oh God, someone said are

28:45

you ready for the progesterone shot? I

28:47

guess, guys, you were making me nervous,

28:49

but yeah, I guess I'm ready. What

28:51

did you eat at the very beginning

28:53

of your fitness journey? How do you

28:55

stay so focused? So... I've definitely played

28:58

around with nutrition. I think nutrition is

29:00

something that takes a minute and I

29:02

think when I first got into my

29:04

fitness journey I had no idea what

29:07

I was doing because I came from

29:09

like zero knowledge of macros nutrition exercise.

29:11

So at first I just like kind

29:13

of copied Greg's bodybuilder diet. I did

29:16

like oatmeal and eggs and berries and

29:18

I did rice and chicken and then

29:20

for a while I did keto because

29:22

I heard keto was good for acne

29:25

mood and I definitely liked keto I

29:27

felt like high fat low carb

29:29

was good for my brain but it

29:31

wasn't very sustainable it was difficult

29:33

to keep up with and now I'm

29:35

just in a place where it's

29:37

much more balanced like I'd say for

29:40

the most part whole foods paleo protein

29:42

forward but I eat sour dough

29:44

I have dessert I have dessert I'm

29:46

kind of like just nourishing my

29:48

body right now, so it takes time

29:51

to figure it out. What's your

29:53

next big purchase you are

29:55

eyeing? A new car? My current

29:57

car is not the most car-seat.

30:00

baby friendly. It's like quite tight

30:02

and it's also a loud car. So

30:04

I want to get, there's a new

30:06

car that I want that's much better

30:09

for a car seat. It's a lot

30:11

more like long. So you guys will

30:13

see. When I get that, or maybe

30:15

you won't see, we'll see. We'll see.

30:18

Maybe I'll talk about it. How old

30:20

are you and when did you fully

30:22

dedicate to growing your business? It feels

30:25

like it's too late. It's never too

30:27

late. I'm 30 and we started my

30:29

company when I was about 2324. I

30:32

guess I am uniquely young, but I

30:34

also feel like I went through a

30:36

lot at a young age and it

30:39

kind of propelled me into where I

30:41

am now. So I would say it's

30:43

never too late and everyone has different

30:45

journeys at different times. And I think

30:48

my biggest thing is just start, like

30:50

be crazy enough to give it a

30:52

go. You never know what will happen.

30:55

I think that's the biggest thing with

30:57

Bloom. I look back and I'm like,

30:59

wow, that's so crazy. We were literally

31:02

just two kids who had an idea

31:04

and thought we could make it work

31:06

and we did. And I can't emphasize

31:08

enough how powerful those moments can be.

31:11

Do you ever watch TV, if yes,

31:13

shows on movies, what are your favorites?

31:15

We are watching the new white lotus

31:18

season right now in Thailand, it's really

31:20

really good. Also love the show billions,

31:22

love 1929, love Yellowstone, we only watch

31:25

TV at night and we like barely

31:27

get through an episode because Greg gets

31:29

so sleepy and we go to bed

31:31

so early. So, but yeah, we do

31:34

like. a little show every now and

31:36

again. Will you please bring a baby

31:38

brand expert onto the show? I love

31:40

that idea. Like a toxin-free baby brand

31:42

or just a baby expert in general

31:44

would be so good. How can I

31:47

overcome being self-conscious about being on camera

31:49

and embrace content creation? I think just

31:51

do a little more every day. I

31:53

remember when I first started, I didn't

31:55

really put the camera on myself. It

31:57

was more like, okay, this is my

32:00

favorite meal. maybe a workout every now

32:02

and again, so do what you're comfortable

32:04

with and just sort of like start

32:06

trying it. And also, I would say,

32:08

stop thinking about what other people are

32:10

thinking. Like it really just is about

32:13

you and helping other people. I think

32:15

if you put yourself in a position

32:17

of I'm adding value to someone's life,

32:19

you'll stop caring about what they're thinking.

32:21

What's a wellness trend you cannot get

32:23

behind? Juice cleanses and CMos, I would

32:26

say. What are some of your favorite

32:28

travel destinations? South of France, 100% I'm

32:30

such a France girl. I love French

32:32

food. I love Antib. Ecuador, one of

32:34

my favorite trips we've ever been on

32:36

was Ecuador. Switzerland, but I also grew

32:39

up there. I just think it's an

32:41

amazing country. I really want to go

32:43

to Asia. Lots of places I really

32:45

want to go as well. Do you

32:47

ever drink? Yeah, I used to drink

32:49

like a glass of wine here and

32:52

there throughout the week or a martini,

32:54

but right now, no alcohol. And I

32:56

fear I will not be drinking alcohol

32:58

for a long time. Hi Mari, I

33:00

wanted to let you know that 40

33:02

year old girlies are listening to, hey

33:05

I love that so much, I've heard

33:07

your 40s are the best years. Do

33:09

you recommend getting the cocker spaniel breed?

33:11

I'm thinking of getting one, anything you

33:13

need to know. Arnold, my cocker spaniel,

33:15

is the most cuddly, sweet, gorgeous boy.

33:18

I mean he'll just stare into your

33:20

eyes. Maybe this is unique to him,

33:22

but I don't think so. He requires

33:24

a lot of exercise in the morning.

33:26

He shoots out of his crate ready

33:29

to go He sleeps in a crate

33:31

because he doesn't sleep very well like

33:33

he moves a lot throughout the night

33:35

He gets up every 10 minutes. So

33:37

like he isn't great to have in

33:39

the bed Even though he's so cute

33:42

and cuddly. I wish I could but

33:44

it is go go go with Arnold

33:46

I have to take him on a

33:48

big walk. He's extremely social. He loves

33:50

other dogs. I would say with cocker

33:52

spanias They are very food obsessed when

33:55

we got him as a puppy he

33:57

was a bit food aggressive like if

33:59

you touched him while he was eating

34:01

he would growl and like potentially bite

34:03

you. It's gotten a lot better now,

34:05

but he still is very food obsessed,

34:08

like tries to get in the trash

34:10

can, will swipe food off the table,

34:12

that type of thing. And just very

34:14

high energy, he really doesn't stop moving.

34:16

But I personally love him. The size

34:18

is perfect for me. I travel with

34:21

him. He's easy. And yeah, I would

34:23

recommend it. I think that they are

34:25

great dogs, as long as you like

34:27

to exercise a lot. Are you friendly

34:29

with your neighbours? Honestly, yeah, I feel

34:31

like we have the best neighbours in

34:34

Austin. They are so sweet. Everyone here

34:36

is very friendly and we just make

34:38

an effort. Like we invite them to

34:40

our house for parties, we go to

34:42

their house, we were with our neighbours

34:44

this past weekend. So yeah, we feel

34:47

very lucky in that way. I want

34:49

to say thank you so much for

34:51

all the questions guys. Just a reminder

34:53

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34:57

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35:00

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35:02

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35:04

wait to get guests back in the

35:06

hot seat. So love you guys so

35:08

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35:10

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