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Millennial Pioneers PodcastA Therapist's Perspective on Smart Phones | Emily Grace Ames of Greenhouse Counseling - MPP S3E14In this episode, we talk to therapist Emily Grace Ames of Greenhouse Counseling on the topic of smart phones. Emily Grace reached out after hearing our episode about Jen making her phone "dumb" and really wanted to join in the conversation about what she is personally seeing from a therapist perspective. In this episode we discuss: A bit about Emily Grace and her background Ways that Emily Grace is seeing smart phones impact mental health in her practice Practical steps you can take to be more intentional with your phone Resources mentioned in this episode: Atomic Habits by Ja...
2024-04-251h 06Millennial Pioneers PodcastWhy Jen made her phone "dumb"In this episode, we hear from Jen why she decided to make her smartphone... "dumb", and how! In this episode we discuss: Jen's reasons for dumbing down her phone Tech and anxiety What we can do to opt out How using our smartphones can increase the research data to make it more enticing Resources mentioned in this episode: Why I bought a dumb phone | Commonplace on Youtube Turn your iphone into a dumb phone | What If I Didn't blog
2024-04-0533 minMillennial Pioneers PodcastGossip Girl XOXOIn this episode, we thought we would dive into a topic that seemed to be on our minds a lot this past week - gossip. With the drama surrounding Princess Catherine (Kate Middleton), as well as a personal experience Jen had with rumors- it felt appropriate. In this episode we discuss: Why do we gossip? Evolutionary reasons and possible benefits for gossips 6 Human needs and where gossip fits in How gossip can hurt yourself or others How to get out of a habit of gossiping Resources mentioned in this episode: Why Do We Do What We Do: How You...
2024-03-2841 minMillennial Pioneers PodcastDo You Even Library, Bro?In this episode, Jen and Sammy discuss all the wonderful resources we potentially have available to us through our public library. The public library is a wonderful and underrated FREE resource available to us all... let's get back to using it, shall we? Resources mentioned in this episode: 15 Library Resources You Probably Didn't Know About How to get a library card What is a 'third place' and why you need one If you enjoyed this epi
2024-03-0833 minMillennial Pioneers PodcastTo Medicate, or not To Medicate, That is the Adult ADD QuestionIn this episode, Jen gives an update on her ADHD medication journey. She gets vulnerable about the pros and cons of medication, and how her life has been affected with and without it. We are not medical professionals, so please talk to your doctor. This is Jen's personal experience only. Resources mentioned in this episode: ADHD Test: Do I Have ADHD? Adult ADD Symptoms Episode Season 3 Episode 6 "Pregnancy and ADHD Meds..." What is Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria Is it you, me or adult ADD? by Gina Pera What is Executive Dysfunction? by ADDitude Magazine How to go about getting diag...
2024-02-2946 minMillennial Pioneers PodcastAdults Need Bedtime Routines, TooIn this episode we are discussing building better sleep routines. Parents are known to put so much thought and intention into their children's sleep routine, but quickly assume they are immune and can flop into bed and fall fast asleep. Here are ideas for a better night's sleep. Resources mentioned in this episode: 9 Habits for a Good Nights Sleep Jen's current skincare routine Sunset alarm clock Put your home to bed What is the 60-second face wash routine? Save 20% on a skincare routine with the promo code CLEANFORALL20
2024-02-2334 minMillennial Pioneers PodcastHow We Plan Our Busy Lives- MPP S3E7In this episode, Sammy and Jen go over their weekly routines to prep and get ready for a smoother week. In this weekly planning episode, we discuss: weekly family meetings meal planning/prepping our favorite planners Resources mentioned in this episode: Passion Planner Passionate Penny Pincher Home Planner Erasable pens If you like what you hear, please consider subscribing, sharing with a buddy, or leaving us a review on itunes (or wherever you're listening)! Thank you so much!
2024-02-1545 minMillennial Pioneers PodcastPregnancy and ADHD Meds....catching you up!In this episode, Sammy and Jen catch up on big life events... For reference to the episode where Jen first discussed her ADHD, check out the episode, "Mental Health Updates" here. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing, sharing with a buddy, or leaving us a review on itunes (or wherever you're listening)! Thank you so much! Connect with us: Jennifer Araza blog | newsletter
2024-02-0857 minMillennial Pioneers PodcastReverse engineering your goals with Dr. Nick ArazaIn this episode, we have one of our favorite chiropractors back, Dr. Nick Araza, to discuss achieving meaningful goals. Dr. Nick has helps thousands of clients reach a new level of wellness through figuring out what matters most to them: the goal that will help them achieve that vision of their life, and then reverse engineering that goal to make it achievable as a part of their life. In this episode we discuss: Why Dr. Nick is someone we can learn on this topic from The process Dr. Nick uses to first assess whether a goal is valuable to the pe...
2024-01-041h 14Millennial Pioneers PodcastRewind S2 #1: Millennial SpiritualityThis is a rewind episode (Season 1 Episode 7). We hope you enjoy it! Happy Holidays to you and your family. See you in the New Year! Love, Sammy and Jen --------- In this episode, we are talking about Millennial SPIRITUALITY! First, we'll take a look at some interesting stats about American adults and their religions (or lack thereof). Then we will dive deep into a heartfelt and vulnerable discussion about our past and present relationships with spirituality, religion, and faith. Man, this felt like a hard episode to do. Both Sammy and I don't...
2023-12-201h 15Millennial Pioneers PodcastTips for Screen-free Travel with KidsIn this episode, we discuss how Jen and her husband drove over 10,000 miles with their three littles ones across the country, 7 and under… and not one single minute of screen time in the car. And believe it or not… all while staying mostly sane. The summer of 2022 our family of five took off on a cross country 4 month trip pulling a 29 ft travel trailer behind our Suburban. My husband and I tend to be a bit old school in terms of technology, not to mention the onset of tantrums and meltdowns when said technology comes to its end…...
2023-12-0646 minMillennial Pioneers PodcastSimplify Life and Save Money with Seasonal Color AnalysisIn this episode we explore the surface of the topic of color analysis when it comes to our clothing! Jen has found that applying the topic of color analysis to her wardrobe has benefited her in SO many ways (Sammy is still on the fence), so we need to talk about it! In this episode you'll hear: What is color analysis? Why are we talking about color analysis on this podcast? What are the different color seasons? What are the qualities of each color season? Does color analysis work well when applying the concept to women of color? H...
2023-11-2245 minMillennial Pioneers PodcastCould homeschooling be right for you?In this episode we are finally diving a little deeper into the topic of homeschooling... more specifically, questions to ask yourself when considering homeschooling. I (Jen) came upon an article written by Little House Learning Co. She walked through 6 questions she felt were important to ask yourself to see if homeschooling could work for you and your family. We loved the idea of going through these questions with our own thoughts and take on it as a format for this conversation. We really enjoyed the vulnerability and perspective that came of this conversation, and we hope you'll enjoy it...
2023-10-181h 00Millennial Pioneers PodcastWhen God Tells You to Move: A Candid Conversation with Anna Taylor - MPP S2E14I (Jen) have been waiting to have this conversation with Anna Taylor for months now! Anna has such an incredible story, we honestly could have talked on 20 different things... but I love where this conversation went. God nudges... and then he slams doors. How huge life changes can look incredibly messy and feel painful, while doing beautiful, meaningful work within us. We adore how vulnerable and honest Anna is, and I truly hope you get as much from this conversation as we did. Enjoy! In this episode we discuss:
2023-10-1154 minMillennial Pioneers PodcastHow to add hygge to this seasonIn this episode, we are kicking off Sammy's favorite season with one of Jen's favorite topics - HYGGE! What the heck is hygge, you may ask? Hygge is defined as 'a quality of coziness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment and wellbeing' by Oxford Languages, but we like to think of it as making time for the simple joys of life - breaking away from the daily rush and grind to enjoy good times with good people. We're going to get into why we LOVE this concept and how it fits perfectly into everything we discuss...
2023-10-0456 minMillennial Pioneers PodcastMental Healh UpdatesIn this episode, we really felt the nudge to push pause on our usual format and have a candid chat about mental health, and where we are with our own journeys. We feel so passionately about normalizing actually talking out loud about mental health (much like we do about physical health)! Normalizing checking in with our friends and asking... "how are you, really?" In this episode you'll hear Sammy's struggles with moving to a completely new state, culture, and climate...across the country, away from her family. And you'll hear Jen discuss her mental health journey that led t...
2023-09-131h 14Millennial Pioneers PodcastHealthy Eating on a Budget In this episode, slow living in the kitchen meets slow living debt free as we explore our personal journeys in making more frugal choices when it comes to the foods that we eat while trying to keep a nutrient-dense diet, sharing where we've struggled and what we've learned along the way... One of my biggest frustrations with podcasts and blog posts on the subject of saving money on a healthy diet has really been... that most of the time those diets were not healthy enough for what I value for my family. Many of grocery budgets were...
2023-08-3056 minMillennial Pioneers PodcastSlow Living and Zero WasteHow do the #zerowaste movement and #slowliving go together? Sammy and Jen break down their experiences with the zero waste movement, some of the darker sides of the movement (and what you can aim for instead), and how to get started reducing your impact on the environment in ways that can actually benefit you and your lifestyle as well! In this episode, we will cover: What is the zero waste movement? What does the zero waste movement aim to do? How can the zero waste movement actually be toxic? Our personal journeys 'towards zero waste'... where we started and...
2023-08-231h 02Millennial Pioneers PodcastSlow Living and AnxietyWe actually had an entirely different episode planned, but after Jen texted Sammy with overwhelming feelings of anxiety... We decided to take a different turn with this episode. Anxiety is prevalent. There are more cases of anxiety today than ever before. It makes you wonder, doesn't it? In this episode, we talk about some modern day causes of anxiety, our personal experiences with it, and some ideas that have worked for us to turn it way down (and in some cases, off completely). In this episode “Slow Living and Anxiety” you will learn: Why Jen w...
2023-08-0354 minMillennial Pioneers PodcastCooking from scratch - slow living in the kitchenI am loving the direction that season 2 is taking with a focus on "slow living". What better place to deep dive on this topic than heading straight to slow living in the kitchen. In our homes, the slow living kitchen truly is the heart of the home. Where full bellies equal love and affection. In this episode Jen and Sammy dive deeply into how we are using the kitchen as a vehicle to slow down and live a simpler, more present life (at least working on it, anyway)! In this episode “Slow Living in the Kitchen” you will lear...
2023-07-2753 minMillennial Pioneers PodcastThe Call to Live a Slow LifeFor season 2 of the Millennial Pioneer Podcast, we're feeling the nudge to talk more about "slow living". Maybe it's the high levels of anxiety we're experiencing as a culture, maybe it's the onslaught of "cottage core" and homesteading romanticization... but there is something that is nudging us all to slow down, question the status quo of "climbing the corporate ladder" and writing our own definition of the pace we think we should be living life, instead of society doing so. In this episode, we are defining our own ideal image of a slow lifestyle...and spoiler alert...
2023-07-201h 03Millennial Pioneers PodcastSeason 2! We are back!Welcome back for episode 1 of Season 2 of the Millennial Pioneer Podcast! In this episode, Sammy and Jen are catching up on what has been going on so far this summer... and there has been a lot to catch up on! We also share a few of our hopes for the upcoming season... and perhaps overshare a time or two...or three. Connect with us: Jennifer Araza blog | newsletter Sammy Davis website | email Cover Art by Amanda Leigh of A & A Photography Music by
2023-07-121h 01Millennial Pioneers PodcastCall the Midwife (Interview with Jenna Wilson - Pt. 1)After recording episode 11 on Jen's personal experience having three natural childbirths at home, we felt there was a lot left to be said...from an expert. There were a lot of questions from our listeners about the details of what a midwife does, as well as what a natural birth can look like from the perspective of the birth worker. We were lucky enough to interview Jen's midwife Jenna Wilson, who was there to deliver all three of Jen's children at home. Jenna was a perfect fit for the podcast because she not only has the experience...
2023-05-081h 04Millennial Pioneers PodcastChiropractic Care (Interview with Dr. Nick Araza)In this episode of the Millennial Pioneer Podcast, we get to interview Dr. Nicholas Araza (Jen's super handsome hubby) on the topic of chiropractic. Dr. Nick is so passionate about chiropractic and giving his patients freedom. Freedom to move their bodies, freedom to reach their health goals, freedom to play with their kids/grandkids, etc. In this episode we dive deep into all the questions you may have about chiropractic as someone curious about what exactly chiropractors do, and why it is super important for your health journey. Here are a few things we go over i...
2023-04-241h 01Millennial Pioneers PodcastHomebirth StoriesIn this episode of the Millennial Pioneers Podcast, Sammy will be interviewing Jen about her experiences (all very different) of birthing her three children at home naturally...yes homebirth, folks. This is a very near and dear topic to me, as I have found that women freely share scary stories of hard births, but I find women shying away from telling their positive birth stories in fear of the "good for you" energy coming back to them. I feel this isn't serving us well, ladies. The more fear we hear, the more fear w...
2023-04-171h 07Millennial Pioneers PodcastIntentional Living (Pt. 1)In this episode, we are talking about Intentional Living! Have you been curious about sustainable/intentional/regenerative lifestyles? So have we! We're going to share our WHYs for even getting into this world in the first place, discuss our experiences (both positive AND negative), and wrap up with 'our' most valuable intentional living projects (which may be different from yours)! If you found yourself trying to make sourdough bread over the pandemic or found yourself raising a flock of backyard chickens...this is for you. If you have tucked a little dream away in your heart for...
2023-03-271h 02Millennial Pioneers PodcastBONUS EPISODE - Happy National 'Let's Laugh' Day!We recently discovered that March 19th is National Let's Laugh Day, and we couldn't let the day go by without celebrating. If you've been listening to the show for any length of time, you know that we (Jen and Sammy) love to laugh. What you may not know is that our beloved audio technician/troll (his words, not ours) spends hours of his life editing the show and often removes laugh segments when they go too far... Well, fortunately, all of those clips have been saved and compiled into today's bonus episode - we hope...
2023-03-1912 minMillennial Pioneers PodcastBuddies with BenefitsAre you feeling lonely right now? It's heartbreaking to think about, but so many people are, in our current times. In this episode, we are talking about RELATIONSHIPS! Specifically, we're going to break down an article that Jen saw this week in the Epoch Times called, "The Power of Connection: Close Relationships Are the Key to Health and Happiness" by Gregory Jantz, sharing our perspectives and stories. The collective "feeling lonely right now" is, unfortunately, reaching epidemic levels all around the world. And the thing that really stood out to me is that it spans evenly across...
2023-03-131h 05Millennial Pioneers PodcastTiny Homes, Big Hearts (Part 1)Imagine this scenario for a moment: five people, three of them under the age of eight... RV living in 200 square feet. Do you ever consider the lifestyle of full time RV living? Whether that "full-time" camping life is only a handful of months, or a lifestyle you're considering for the duration...has it crossed your mind? This is exactly what Jen Araza (that's me) and her family considered doing after leaving California and adventuring out to find a new state to call home. She is going to answer all the questions she's been asked over...
2023-02-201h 07Millennial Pioneers PodcastWho the heck are the Millennial Pioneers?Welcome to the Millennial Pioneers Podcast, where 2 (often silly) millennials get curious about living a countercultural lifestyle in the modern world. Join us (Jen and Sammy, aka Honk and Wheeze - stick around to find out where those names come from) as we share our stories and our vision for the show. Subscribe so you never miss an episode! Music by FASSounds from Pixabay
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