On the Brighter Side

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Episode 21 – Interview with Jessica Dahlquist Jun 18, 2018

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My guest on the show today is one of my favorite interviews so far. She is an army wife and mother of three boys and the host of the Extraordinary Moms Podcast. She has interviewed somewhere around 200 extraordinary moms and shared with us so much wisdom they have share with her over the years. She talks about how and why she started her podcast almost 3 years ago and how she feels the common thread throughout all of the moms she has interviewed is the ability to understand that they create the joy in their own lives. Listen to hear more about this, how becoming a whole and healthy human being helps us be way better moms and the power of positive parenting.

You can find all 240+ episodes of the Extraordinary Moms Podcast on any podcast listening app and at www.extraordinarymomspodcast.com. You can even search for certain episodes by topic. You can also find her hanging out on Instagram @jessicadahlquist3.

Don’t miss this extraordinary episode with so many great tidbits of wisdom.

You can download my Guide to a Screen-Free Summer here.

Episode 20 – Interview with Christina McEvoy Jun 11, 2018

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My guest on the podcast today is a professional adventurer and mother of two boys. She loves to go camping and hiking and skiing and all things outdoors with her family and is dedicated to making amazing memories traveling and adventuring. She shares with us her touching story behind why she has such a positive outlook on life and why making lasting memories is so important to her.

She gives us some tips on planning family adventures and lots of bucket list places to visit and her favorite family adventure destinations. You are not going to want to miss the great advice she gives about planning and executing the perfect family adventure.

You can follow her adventures on her website: www.adventuretogether.com or follow her on Instagram and Youtube at: @macs_explore

Get a copy of my screen-free summer guide at http://www.eepurl.com/dkCLtL/

BONUS Episode – Interview with Saalt Jun 08, 2018

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Happy Best Friends Day! In honor of this holiday, I interviewed Cherie and Amber of Saalt about their up and coming business which offers clean, sustainable and renewable solutions to period care. That sounds like something you would talk about with your best friends, right? We talk about the origin of their company, its goals for the future and how they are giving back! I seriously suggest you try one this month!

One Saalt cup can last up to 10 years and save 10 years worth of disposable period care products. And, they can last up to 12 hours without needing to be changed. They are a game changer for girls and women in developing countries who have limited or no access to feminine hygiene products. They are safer and often more comfortable than disposable period products. What are you waiting for? You can find them online at: saaltco.com or join one of their Facebook groups SaaltCupAcademy or SaaltLovesourFocusGroup.

Additional resources mentioned in the interview:

@brightgirlhealth on Instagram

Menstrapedia – an online comic book

The Care and Keeping of You – a book by the American Girl Doll Publishers

Episode 19 – Lessons from my 38th Year Jun 04, 2018

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Today I’m talking about lessons I learned in my 38th year. I recorded this episode on my 39th birthday. I like to take some time every year on my birthday to reflect on the experiences and lessons from the past year. As I was doing this ritual today, I realized the past year of my life has been a doozy. I’ve learned and grown so much and went through a major transitional period.

I share my experiences, good and bad with you and how I went from a very low point to know exactly what God wanted me to do and how I am working on doing just that each day and feeling so great about it.

Don’t forget about my FREE screen-free summer guide that you can download here: http://www.eepurl.com/dkCLtL. It has so many suggestions, tips and tricks for making this the BEST summer ever.

Also, there are still a few tickets left for the Wannabe Balanced event in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 23rd, but they are going fast. Get your ticket today and use the discount code: monica10 for 10% off the entry. I hope to see you there!

For my birthday, I asked all of you to contact me in some way with your feedback about the show, what you are learning and what you would like to hear more of. You can email me at onthebrightersideoflife@gmail.com.

Episode 18 – Interview with Chelsea Brown May 28, 2018

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Today’s guest is an information security consultant comp TS security plus certified, which basically means she’s really good at tech and she’s passionate about keeping our kids safe online. She is a wife and mom of 3 kiddos under the age of 4, so she’s extremely smart and extremely busy!

I was actually going to do something different today, but right after we recorded the interview, I knew that I couldn’t keep her from you one day longer. She shares with us how she feels about tech/phone contracts and what she suggests that is wayyyy better, 4 tips to keep our kids safe online and what parental control and monitoring programs she recommends. Her favorite is called: mSpy and here is the link to get it: http://track.mspy.click/SHAmF. You can tell by the way she talks that she knows what she’s talking about and wants to share her knowledge with us. And I am so grateful!

She has an unsearchable Youtube video here: https://youtu.be/wSgG5tXpQD8 with so many more tips and tricks for you that you don’t want your kids to know that you know…if you know what I mean. You can also find her on Instagram and Facebook @themomlifecoach.

I cannot say enough good things about this interview. If you have kids or grandkids, you need to listen to this episode. I mean it!

Also, I want to remind you about my screen-free summer guide that can be downloaded here: http://eepurl.com/dkCLtL.

Episode 17 – Interview with Crystal Escobar May 21, 2018

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This week I chatted with an amazing mother of 4, a wife, a blogger, an author and a fellow podcaster who is hosting a live event in Utah on June 23rd. Her name is Crystal Escobar. I loved talking with her, because she was totally open and willing to share with us her struggles and insecurities and how she overcame her fear of talking in front of people and doing live videos. You can now find her on YouTube and doing Facebook and Insta stories and even hosting a live event. She talks about how she has learned to deal with haters and keep on being awesome everyday. Her advice to anyone out there who wants to try something new is to pick one thing and get really good at it, then move on to the next thing. She’s learning to balance all the many facets and roles in her life and teaching others to do the same.

You can find her blog and more information about her live event at www.wannabebalanced.com. You can purchase tickets to the Wannabe Balanced Event through her website and don’t forget to use the code: monica10 to get a 10% discount off of your tickets. Come see Jody Moore, Sean Escobar and I’ll be there promoting something really fun! There will be great food, amazing speakers and lots of swag. You can also listen to her podcast on iTunes or any other podcast listening app by searching Wannabe Balanced Podcast. I hope you will love her as much as I do.

Episode 16 – Interview with Russell Brunson May 14, 2018

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I have a very special guest on the podcast today. He’s my neighbor and good friend, Russell Brunson. Over the past 10 years, Russell has built a following of over a million entrepreneurs, sold hundreds of thousands of copies of his books, popularized the concept of sales funnels, and co-founded a software company called ClickFunnels that helps tens of thousands of entrepreneurs quickly get their message out to the marketplace.

Today, he’s talking about the failures that led to his success and getting personal with me about who and what keeps him humble. He shares with me his #1 key to success, how he learned to get so far out of his comfort zone and his role models and favorite entrepreneurs. This was one of my favorite interviews! I loved getting to know my neighbor better and hear what drives him to succeed and give back.

I figured out what gives him the determination to never give up, even when the chips are down and how his belief has saved him from certain destruction.

You can find out more about how he trains entrepreneurs to be millionaires at www.russellbrunson.com.

Episode 15 – Failure May 07, 2018

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Today’s episode is all about one of my favorite subjects, failure. I will talk about the fear of failure and how that could be keeping you stuck and living small. I offer tips about how to dispel the fear and live your very best life.

I refer to the book, The Gift of Failure written by Jessica Lahey as I talk about letting our children fail and experience failure so they can gain the self confidence, strength and resilience they will need to grow up into happy, contributing adults.

Tune in to hear my special announcements about the freebie I’m working on for you called, Implementing a Screen-free Summer and my guest next week, who is no stranger to failure. Russell Brunson opens up about the failures that led to his success today and how it continues to keep him humble. You won’t want to miss that one!

Episode 14 – Interview with Ginger Zee Apr 30, 2018

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Today’s interview is with ABC’s chief meteorologist and Good Morning America personality, Ginger Zee. Ginger lives in New York City with her husband Ben, and her two boys, Adrian and Miles. She recently wrote a book called Natural Disasters – I Cover Them and I Am One, in which she opens up about her life and her struggle with depression. She is honest and real and gives hope to others who have or are battling similar mental health problems. She also wrote a children’s book called Chasing Helicity, which was just released last week. She is smart, creative, happy, honest and so much fun to interview.

In our interview, Ginger opens up about love of the weather, her marriage, her experience with depression and how a woman really can have it all. She also shares with us how she unwinds after a long, stressful day and how she gets so much done everyday. I especially loved one of her final thoughts about how dark clouds will eventually and always clear. They cannot stick around forever, that is just not how the atmosphere works. I love the hope she brings to anyone who is struggling with anything in their life. Just keep going!

You can find her books on Amazon.com and through any other book retailer. You can follow her on Instagram @ginger_zee or watch her weekday mornings on ABC’s Good Morning America.

A giant “thank you” to Ginger for taking the time to chat with me and even re-record the interview after some technical difficulties. I will always be your number one fan! I just know everyone will love her as much as I do after they listen to her candid interview.

Episode 13 – Ideas on Responsible Smart Phone and Social Media Use Apr 23, 2018

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Today’s episode is a follow up to last week’s episode with Collin Kartchner about using smart phones and social media responsibly. Today, I’m sharing some ideas that have worked with my family and other ideas I have found to help us not be so addicted to devices. I’m hoping to start an intelligent and engaging conversation with parents about how we can be the example and implement responsible use of smart phones in our homes and families.

I reference Dr. Katie Penry’s #Lookup Challenge that can be found on her website www.afriendlyaffair.com. You can also follow her on Instagram @afriendlyaffair. I love her challenge and everything she is doing. I also talk about IMBD.com and commonsensemedia.org as resources to see what is in movies and phone apps, so parents can be informed about what their kids are watching, playing and using.

Please help us create a safer environment for our kids to grow up in by waking up and joining in the conversation. We need everyone to add their voices and ideas, so we don’t loose these kids to the dangers of smart phones and social media.

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