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EP. 517 Best to the Nest: Create Your Vitality Nov 10, 2026

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EP. 517 Best to the Nest: Create Your Vitality

We are so happy to be talking with Dr. Senia Mae again on Best to the Nest. She is a doctor of Chinese medicine and a certified functional medicine practitioner. We’re talking hormones, blood sugar, inflammation, brain fog, burnout, and weight gain –– all the things that hit us in our 40s and beyond. Senia has created a new functional medicine data based program to help women regain energy and vitality.

Keywords: women’s health, perimenopause, menopause, functional medicine, Chinese medicine, women’s vitality, hormone health, energy, herbal medicine

Also, our thanks to Dr. Senia Mae and the team at Healing Insight:

Go to healinginsightonline.com to find out more about the new Create Your Vitality Program. Check out the Pre-Black Friday offer –– $1,000 off Create Your Vitality, now through November 22. The offer will end on November 22. Lock in your spot now, enjoy the season, and start in January with a plan built for you.

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EP. 516 Best to the Nest: Buy Once Nov 03, 2026

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EP. 516 Best to the Nest: Buy Once

We are passionate about becoming smart, thoughtful, and responsible consumers. This week we are chatting about the products we love, and we hope that our searches inspire you to find good companies run by good people. Here are just a few of the products and companies we love:

Vacuums https://www.riccar.com/

Tea Kettle https://aarke.us/

Rugs https://eastperry.com/

Snow Pants https://www.llbean.com/

Wooden Toys https://www.grimms.eu/

Loungewear https://aizome-textiles.com/

Also, our thanks to Dr. Senia Mae and the team at Healing Insight:

Go to healinginsightonline.com to find out more about the new Create Your Vitality Program. Check out the Pre-Black Friday offer –– $1,000 off Create Your Vitality, now through November 22. The offer will end on November 22. Lock in your spot now, enjoy the season, and start in January with a plan built for you.

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EP. 515 Best to the Nest: Fertile Ground Oct 27, 2026

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EP. 515 Best to the Nest: Fertile Ground

We are so excited to be chatting with Nicki Balian from Healing Insight. Nicki is a licensed acupuncturist, Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner, yoga practioner, and a body worker, and she has all of these certifications, MaOM, LAc, FABORM, LMT. Yup. Nicki has seventeen years of experience including more than a decade of specializing in fertility, pregnancy, and reproductive health. She is one of only 9 practitioners in the State of Minnesota to hold a certification with the Acupuncture and TCM Board of Reproductive Medicine (ABORM).

Also, thanks to the wonderful people who sponsor our little podcast:

Dr. Senia Mae and the team from Healing Insight. Please download her free guide: 3 Everyday Habits Burning You Out After 40, and How to Get Your Energy Back. healinginsightonline.com/energy

Minnesota Credit Union Network. Find out more at acreditunionthing.org.

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EP. 514 Best to the Nest: Retreat Yourself Oct 20, 2026

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EP. 514 Best to the Nest: Retreat Yourself

Yoga teacher and retreat leader Kelly Smith joins us to talk about retreats and how to find the right one for you.

You can find more about Kelly here:

https://www.instagram.com/yogaforyouonline/?hl=en

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindful-in-minutes-meditation/id1295718287

More about the Worthy & Well Retreat with Kelly and Elizabeth here:

https://www.wetravel.com/trips/worthy-well-wellness-retreat-kelly-smith-9937664575#about-this-trip

Use the code BESTOF200 for $200 off the retreat.

Also, thanks to the wonderful people who sponsor our little podcast:

Dr. Senia Mae and the team from Healing Insight. Please download her free guide: 3 Everyday Habits Burning You Out After 40, and How to Get Your Energy Back. healinginsightonline.com/energy

Minnesota Credit Union Network. Find out more at acreditunionthing.org.

Hennepin County One Million Trees Campaign. Find out more at hennepintrees.org.

And Schuler Shoes. Find out more at schulershoes.com

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EP. 513 Best to the Nest: October 2026 WRL Oct 13, 2026

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EP. 513 Best to the Nest: October 2026 WRL

Happy watching, reading, and listening!

Margery:

Watch: Ted Lasso on Apple

Read: The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald

Listen: Dan Fogelberg, Randy Newman, Supertramp

Eat: Breckenridge Honey Whiskey

Elizabeth:

Watch: The Gentlemen on Netflix

Read: Protocols by Andrew Huberman

Listen: Cozy Fall Instrumentals on Spotify

Eat: Egg Bakes

https://hometohomestead.com/2026/10/07/sweet-potato-sausage-feta-egg-bake/

Also, thanks to the kind people who sponsor our little podcast:

And Schuler Shoes. Find out more at schulershoes.com

Hennepin County One Million Trees Campaign. Find out more at hennepintrees.org.

Dr. Senia Mae and the team from Healing Insight. Find out more at https://healinginsightonline.com/.

Minnesota Credit Union Network. Find out more at acreditunionthing.org.

Our Website: https://www.besttothenest.com/

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EP. 512 Best to the Nest: Cher Willems and The Elephant & Piggie Cookbook Oct 06, 2026

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EP. 512 Best to the Nest: Cher Willems and The Elephant & Piggie Cookbook

Cher Willems and Mo Willems are the creators of The Elephant & Piggie Cookbook, We Really Like Cooking Slop! Cher is a writer, actor, producer, and pretty fun conversation partner. She drops lots of little gems in this episode.

Find her book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/cher-willems/we-really-like-cooking-slop/9781454963196/

And find the Hidden Pigeon You Tube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb3Uve6PelFfxPKcXXH0C7g

Also, thanks to the wonderful people who sponsor our little podcast:

Dr. Senia Mae and the team from Healing Insight. Please download her free guide: 3 Everyday Habits Burning You Out After 40, and How to Get Your Energy Back. healinginsightonline.com/energy

Minnesota Credit Union Network. Find out more at acreditunionthing.org.

Hennepin County One Million Trees Campaign. Find out more at hennepintrees.org.

And Schuler Shoes. Find out more at schulershoes.com

Our Website: https://www.besttothenest.com/

Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/besttothenest?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

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EP. 511 Best to the Nest: Kids Sports Takeover Sep 29, 2026

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EP. 511 Best to the Nest: Kids Sports Takeover

What the heck are we doing? For a bit of background, you can read this: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/business/youth-sports-private-equity.html. Or you can join us for a discussion of the crazy expensive world of kid’s sports. How much time and treasure are you willing to give up to build a star player?

Also, thanks to the wonderful people who sponsor our little podcast:

Dr. Senia Mae and the team from Healing Insight. Please download her free guide: 3 Everyday Habits Burning You Out After 40, and How to Get Your Energy Back. healinginsightonline.com/energy

Minnesota Credit Union Network. Find out more at acreditunionthing.org.

Hennepin County One Million Trees Campaign. Find out more at hennepintrees.org.

And Schuler Shoes. Find out more at schulershoes.com

Our Website: https://www.besttothenest.com/

Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/besttothenest?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

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EP. 510 Best to the Nest: September 2026 WRL Sep 22, 2026

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EP. 510 Best to the Nest: September 2026 WRL

Happy watching, reading, and listening!

Margery:

Watch: Then Came You on Amazon Prime

Read: Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck

Listen: Harry Styles Together Together Tour

Eat: Chocolove Salted Peanut Butter Bars

Elizabeth:

Watch: Disney Nature Orangutan

Read: 1929:Inside the Greatest Crash In Wall Street History and How It Started a Nation by Andrew Ross Sorkin

Listen: Dinner Party by Niall Horan

Eat: Chia Seed Pudding from Emily Maxson

https://emilysfreshkitchen.com/coconut-yogurt-chia-pudding/

Also, thanks to the kind people who sponsor our little podcast:

Hennepin County One Million Trees Campaign. Find out more at hennepintrees.org.

Dr. Senia Mae and the team from Healing Insight. Find out more at https://healinginsightonline.com/.

Minnesota Credit Union Network. Find out more at acreditunionthing.org.

And Schuler Shoes. Find out more at schulershoes.com

Our Website: https://www.besttothenest.com/

Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/besttothenest?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

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EP. 509 Best to the Nest: The Art of Frugal Hedonism Part 2 Sep 15, 2026

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EP. 509 Best to the Nest: The Art of Frugal Hedonism Part 2

Amazing what a little book can do! The Art of Frugal Hedonism: A Guide to Spending Less While Enjoying Everything More is just the right book at the right time for us. Maybe it will be for you too. Read a free copy here: https://archive.org/details/artoffrugalhedon0000rase/page/14/mode/2up

Also, thank you to the fabulous people that support this podcast:

Dr. Senia Mae and the team from Healing Insight. Find out more at https://healinginsightonline.com/.

Minnesota Credit Union Network. Find out more at acreditunionthing.org.

And Schuler Shoes. Find out more at schulershoes.com

Our Website: https://www.besttothenest.com/

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EP. 508 Best to the Nest: The Art of Frugal Hedonism Sep 08, 2026

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EP. 508 Best to the Nest: The Art of Frugal Hedonism

Amazing what a little book can do! The Art of Frugal Hedonism: A Guide to Spending Less While Enjoying Everything More is the right book at the right time for us. Maybe it will be for you too.

Also, thank you to the fabulous people that support this podcast:

Dr. Senia Mae and the team from Healing Insight. Find out more at https://healinginsightonline.com/.

Minnesota Credit Union Network. Find out more at acreditunionthing.org.

And Schuler Shoes. Find out more at schulershoes.com

Our Website: https://www.besttothenest.com/

Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/besttothenest?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

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