Happy Validation Day! Wait . . . what? Did I miss some memo here?

No worries. Consider this your memo, because today I am introducing you to something really important that you may have missed. I guarantee you that you have validation days - you might even be having one today - but you didn't even know it.

In today's episode, we will be talking about

• what are validation days,
• how do I know when I am having one,
• their link to our wellness,
• what to do on those special days,
• what definitely NOT to do,
• their outdated link to guilt (which we will get rid of today),
• AND the #1 important thing you need to know about a validation day.

And remember, if you are having a validation day, tag me @marla.barr, hashtag #validationday, so I can celebrate YOU!

Wishing you love and light - Marla

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For decades upon decades, we as women have been conditioned that if we want to lead, if we want to be powerful, if we want to be taken seriously, we need to be strong, show less emotion, be ruthless, be less caring. Basically, we have been taught to leave our femininity behind as it is a sign of weakness and step toward being more masculine.

Thankfully, we know better know, or at least we are starting to. In this episode, we go into why we stepped away from our femininity leaving behind some of our most powerful instincts, and how to connect with it.

I am honoured to share this conversation I had with Carole Tetreault, shaman, Reiki master, spiritual guide, and facilitator of the Wild Feminine course. You can learn more about Carole on her website, through her Wild Feminine Course, by listening to her Blue Feathered Stories podcast, or on Instagram.

Wishing you love and light - Marla

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Today you and I are building a bridge between your natural instincts, the ones that you were born with and bubble up inside of you every single day, and your emotions, all those up and down emotions you are feeling.

Once we can build that bridge together, it is time to start our training to develop your killer instincts. We go into why we need to work on our instincts, how it ties into our emotional, mental, and physical wellbeing, how to tune into them, and the three things you need to know if you really want to have killer instincts.

Wishing you love and light - Marla

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At the beginning of each year, you and I have a tradition of sitting down with Dr. Gregory Schwartz, the Planet Doctor, and talking about how our individual health is linked to what has been happening around the world this past year.

Join Greg and me as we dive into our favorite topic . . . understanding you in a new light!

You can learn more about Greg's work on his site, through his Instagram page, learn about his 6-week challenge, or you can check out his new book, Bright Green Future.

Wishing you love and light - Marla

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Do you have a winter weight? Do you have a summer one? This time of year after the holidays and celebrations have wrapped up, after that ball drops on New Year's Eve, we might start thinking about getting into some sort of wellness routine, but there is something that you need to know first.

In this episode, you and I walk through who experiences a winter/summer weight change, and who doesn't. We look at why this happens, what is going on in our beautiful bodies during this time, and how to look at this natural phenomenon in a whole new light.

Wishing you love and light - Marla

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If you need a little help forming some selfcare goals and sticking to them, boy, do I have the 1-page resource for you.

In this part 2 of 2 episodes on this topic, I walk you through the 1-pager that I've developed over the past 20 years that tackles the 13 wellness categories for your emotions, mental, physical, energetic and social goals. This episode is a part two of two (so be sure to look for episode 105) as I walk you through each of the 13 essential categories and how to EASILY get your daily self-care habits and goals on track.

Here is the link to grab your free 1-page resource.

Wishing you love and light - Marla

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If you need a little help forming some selfcare goals and sticking to them, boy, do I have the 1-page resource for you.

In this episode, I walk you through the 1-pager that I've developed over the past 20 years that tackles the 13 wellness categories for your emotions, mental, physical, energetic and social goals. This episode is a part one of two (so be sure to look for episode 106) as I walk you through each of the 13 essential categories and how to EASILY get your daily self-care habits and goals on track.

Here is the link to grab your free 1-page resource.

Wishing you love and light - Marla

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So you love chocolate? Me too! You want to dive further into this passion? You want to pretend that you are standing in the midst of a cacao field taking in every smell, sound, and sight that is the world of chocolate?

When I got you. Today the amazing Ryan Berk, owner of Parliament Chocolate, and I walk you through everything you need to know to take your chocolate appreciation up a notch.

Let's dive in . . . 

To learn more about Parliament Chocolate and the work that Ryan and his team do, visit their website at https://parliamentchocolate.com or visit them on Instagram at @parliamentchocolate.

Wishing you the best on your wellness journey - Marla

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In this episode, I walked you through a recent spirit animal journey I had so you can see what this type of practice might bring your spiritual journey as we search for wisdom, peace and healing. In this journey a handful of the pieces of wisdom we were shown include:

• examining your shadow
• understanding the role of our shadows or traumas
• realizing how our gifts come to the surface
• the role of sunset, sunrise and solar noon
• the routine to practice at solar noon
• the importance of your shadow
• how we need to share our gifts throughout the day
• how our gifts regenerate with the passing of every daily sun cycle

In our chat here, I referred to two other episodes for you if you are interested in your spirit animal or meditative journeys like the one I walked you through here. They are:

Episode #70 with Carole Tetreault

Episode #75 The Wolf Story

I also put together the following resource for you so you can see what Your Solar Noon might look like depending upon where you are on the planet and the time of year. 

Solar Noon Infographic by City for October 18, 2021

You can also determine your exact solar noon by visiting the NOAA Solar Calculator at: https://gml.noaa.gov/grad/solcalc/

Wishing you the best on your wellness journey - Marla

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For nearly a decade I would have called myself a very happy coffee addict. My two cups of morning coffee was sacred, a critical piece of my self-care, practically a religion really, then everything changed.

In this episode I take you through my journey from coffee addict to matcha Momma and we look at the benefits of each, why you might consider switching over, how my first few days and weeks went in the transition and what changes I noticed pretty much immediately.

In this episode I also chatted about a special giveaway from my friends at VitaHealth where one lucky winner get a bag of the organic matcha I buy from them and a $50 gift card. All you have to do to enter is message me on Instagram (@marla.barr) that one little code word I mentioned to you in the show.

Wishing you the best on your wellness journey - Marla

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I bet you have never thought of a witch as a self-care expert. Well, maybe it is time we change that.

Since we are well into the fall and Halloween is right around the corner I thought it was fitting to look to our cackling, cauldron-stirring sisters for some wisdom on how to take our self-care up a notch.

In this episode I did chat about some of my favourite cauldron concoctions (I am talking about my root chakra nourishing soups), so here is my mini eCookbook I promised I'd share with you witches out there. Do make sure to message me on Instagram @marla.barr and let me know which recipes were your fav.

Wishing you the best on your wellness journey - Marla

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