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On today’s episode on Live Well Anyway with MacKenzie Koppa, MacKenzie shares her best tips and tricks for staying healthy and taking care of yourself and your family during cold and flu season. She talks about products and practices for throat care and recovering from colds as quickly and healthfully as possible. For newsletter subscribers, you can get a PDF of all these items to keep handy all season long. Head over to mackenziekoppa.com/news to sign up today! Also, any products mentioned today that are available on Amazon can be found on MacKenzie’s Throat Care Idea List. Prevent: Vitamins and Supplements- C, D3+K2, Omegas, Zinc, Quercitin, Turmeric Athletic Greens (comes with Vit D when you sign up athleticgreens.com/livewell) PatchAid (mackenziekoppa.com/patchaid) MaryRuth's Organics (lots of liposomals, liquids and sprays, can add to smoothies- gets them right on the affected areas) Dr. Mercola liposomals Elderberry Syrup- Honey Gardens BeeKeepers Naturals- Throat Spray Elim

This week on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie and Katie are back to chat all things fall! They share the products, practices and more that are making their days during this season. All the product links are in the show notes below, so scroll down to check out whatever grabbed your attention! JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community LINKS MENTIONED Follow MacKenzie on Instagram @mackenziekoppa Sign up for MacKenzie’s newsletter “Well, anyway…” Subscribe to MacKenzie’s YouTube Channel Live Well Anyway Facebook Group Follow Katie on Instagram @katiemduckett Sign up for Katie’s newsletter “Moving Into Light” KatieDuckett.com Follow Katie’s new biz on Instagram @FeastCustomCookies Lulu Lemon Slides Caslon Miller Water Resistant Chelsea Boots Franco Sarto Ballina Platform Loafer Dansko Sammy Clog Gap 70s Flare Sky High Rise Jeans Gap 70s Black Flare Jeans Gap Sky High Rise Vintage Slim Jeans Gap High Rise Ponte Skinny Pants Airburst Styler by BondiBoost Perbelle Skintone Adjust

Welcome to another episode of Live Well Anyway with MacKenzie Koppa. On today’s show, MacKenzie shares some practices she is doing to stay sane amidst the craziness of life. She talks about six ways she is staying on top of things, and hopefully some of these practices will be things you can incorporate into your life to stay sane, too! Simple Practices Keeping Me Sane: Putting things away Weekend Routine Wrapping My Head around the Week Moving into Action Writing Things Down (including emotions and cycle tracking with the Moody Month App) Filling up on Inspiration and Learning Instagram Accounts for Inspiration: @eholmes @angigreene @biohackingbombshell @carlyloveskale @livingwithlandyn @charlygoss JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community LINKS MENTIONED Follow MacKenzie on Instagram @mackenziekoppa Sign up for MacKenzie’s newsletter “Well, anyway…” Subscribe to MacKenzie’s YouTube Channel Live Well Anyway Facebook Group Live Well Planned Cohorts WHERE TO

On today’s episode of the Live Well Anyway podcast, host MacKenzie Koppa is talking all about follow-through. We all like to plan, but all too often, we fail to actually follow the plan and do the things. MacKenzie shares some reasons you may struggle to do the things you plan to, as well as five strategies to follow through on your goals. Don’t forget to join the Fall Challenge to give you a hand in taking the first steps to follow-through. Things that might be standing in the way of your follow-through: Your season Your time/availability Your motivation/desire Strategies you can put in place to create more follow through on your plans and goals: Create a streak. Participate in a challenge. Get involved with a group or partner. Have someone be your “Accounta-bully.” Hire a coach. Bonus - Create social pressure for yourself. JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community LINKS MENTIONED Follow MacKenzie on Instagram @mackenziekoppa Sign up for MacKenzie’s newsle

This week on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie and Katie are celebrating 100 episodes of Live Well Anyway and the kickoff of Season 3 with a challenge! They are encouraging everyone in the Live Well Anyway listening community to join in on taking better care of yourselves this fall. This free challenge will run from September 12 through October 14, and you can visit MacKenzieKoppa.com/FallChallenge for all the details. Join the Live Well Anyway Facebook group to get daily updates and accountability. You can also share about the challenge, tagging @MacKenzieKoppa on Instagram. Here are the 8 categories of the challenge: 1. Get Ready 2. Drink Water 3. Supplements 4. Planning & Prepping Your Meals 5. Movement 6. Healthy Diet of Reading 7. Before Bed Routine 8. Sleep JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community LINKS MENTIONED Live Well Planned Cohort Follow MacKenzie on Instagram @mackenziekoppa Sign up for MacKenzie’s newsletter “Well, anyway…” Subscribe to MacKenzie’s YouTube Channel

On Live Well Anyway this week, MacKenzie and Katie are back with a conversation all about how to make your kitchen a more enjoyable place for you to be! Let’s face it…we all have to eat, and we all have to cook sometimes, so why not enjoy the process more? Here are Katie and MacKenzie’s top tips (with product links!) for loving your kitchen and the time you spend there more: Deep clean your kitchen. Have dish and hand soap for the season. (We love Mrs. Meyers!) Use a pretty cookbook stand. (This is Katie's- https://amzn.to/3ABh6f2) Use a great cookbook. (We Love Half Baked Harvest- https://amzn.to/3B0KwVq) Use Quarter Sheet pans (USA Pans are the BEST- https://amzn.to/3e2QRGF) Get an Air Fryer (This is Katie's- https://amzn.to/3AYLMIz) Use parchment sheets in the air fryer to make clean up simple- https://amzn.to/3AWnqz6 Get a Vitamix for meal prep, smoothies and more- https://amzn.to/3AB8Ag4 Get yourself a new water bottle. (Here is MacKenzie's- https://amzn.to/3pQuXcq) Plus, t

On today’s episode of the Live Well Anyway podcast, host MacKenzie Koppa walks you through the steps to create a thorough brain dump that will relieve your sense of overwhelm and start you on the path to productivity. These are the key essentials for doing your best brain dump ever: Use categories and subcategories to help get everything out of your head and down on paper (or digitally). Nothing is too small to write down. Don't worry about it being messy. Write down everything that you are actively trying to remember, take care of, be responsible for, or that is draining your emotional energy. Use Trello to help convert your brain dump into an easy to access and update digital format. After your get all the things down on paper, evaluate all of your categories into "projects" and "mainstays" lists. Prioritize your lists and add how much time things will take to make them actionable. If you want some group accountability and hand-holding for this process (and more!), join one of MacKe

On Live Well Anyway this week, MacKenzie sits down for a talk with her boyfriend, Nick Moralez about their relationship, the changes they’ve made and lessons they’ve learned over the past two years. They share some of their challenges and successes in communication, building trust, working with each other’s personalities, and parenting together. JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community LINKS MENTIONED Follow MacKenzie on Instagram @mackenziekoppa Sign up for MacKenzie’s newsletter “Well, anyway…” Subscribe to MacKenzie’s YouTube Channel Live Well Anyway Facebook Group Gartic Phone WHERE TO FIND THE SHOW Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Spotify Player FM VISIT OUR SPONSORS Bonafide - Get 20% OFF your first purchase when you subscribe for any product, go to hellobonafide.com and use code livewell. Plan to Eat - Get 30 Days FREE and a 30% OFF discount when you go sign up for a trial at plantoeat.com/livewell. BED|STÜ - Use discount code LWA20 for 20% OFF your next order at bedstu.

Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie is back with more tips and tricks for getting prepared for Back to School season, this time focusing on five spaces in your home (and car) that you can get ready right now. First, though, she shares a mini interview with one of her July Live Well Planned Cohort participants, Katrina Brooks. The areas MacKenzie encourages you to get prepped before school starts include the following: your vehicle, your backpack and homework space, your pantry and refrigerator, your medicine cabinet, and your closets. JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community LINKS MENTIONED Follow MacKenzie on Instagram @mackenziekoppa Sign up for MacKenzie’s newsletter “Well, anyway…” Subscribe to MacKenzie’s YouTube Channel Live Well Anyway Facebook Group The Marketing Sisters website Follow Katrina on Instagram WHERE TO FIND THE SHOW Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Spotify Player FM VISIT OUR SPONSORS Magic Mind - Get 20% OFF when you go to magicmind.co/livewell and use

On today’s episode of Live Well Anyway, we are taking a trip back in podcast time to the day MacKenzie sat down for a chat with Roni Vayre from Plan to Eat to talk all things meal planning. Roni heads up marketing for Plan to Eat and is in charge of content creation. Roni tells the story of how Plan to Eat began with founders Clint and Lisa’s own family needs. MacKenzie and Roni talk about the many benefits of meal planning with Plan to Eat’s software and app, plus so many more great ideas and tips for planning your meals! Visit Plan to Eat on Instagram to find out how to enter the collaborative giveaway for a free spot in MacKenzie's Back-to-School Mini Cohort + a 1 year subscription to Plan to Eat! JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community LINKS MENTIONED Live Well Planned Cohort Application Everyday Wellness Podcast This American Life Subscribe to MacKenzie’s YouTube Channel Sign up for MacKenzie’s newsletter “Well, anyway…” Follow MacKenzie on Instagram @mackenziekoppa Live Well A

Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie shares three tasks you can do right now to get ready for back to school season. She gives practical steps to take to be more prepared and less overwhelmed, including dialing in your calendar, brainstorming your after school and evening routines, and preparing to meal plan. MacKenzie also sat down this week for an interview with Nicole, one of the ladies in her recent Live Well Planned Cohort, to talk about how it helped her get her life in good working order. Hopefully it will give you a better idea of what to expect if you are still on the fence about joining one up MacKenzie’s upcoming cohorts this fall! JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community LINKS MENTIONED Follow MacKenzie on Instagram @mackenziekoppa Sign up for MacKenzie’s newsletter “Well, anyway…” Subscribe to MacKenzie’s YouTube Channel Live Well Anyway Facebook Group WHERE TO FIND THE SHOW Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Spotify Player FM VISIT OUR SPONSORS Athletic Greens - Get a

Today on the Live Well Anyway podcast, your host MacKenzie Koppa sits down for a chat with author and speaker Kelly Bandas. Kelly is a comedian, as well, and she is quite possibly best-known for her humorous and satirical Instagram and TikTok videos. In addition to talking about her new book, Rookie Mistakes, Kelly and MacKenzie chat about how they met online, their mutual love of Outlander, Kelly’s comedy sketches, and so much more. JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community LINKS MENTIONED Live Well Planned Cohort Application Follow MacKenzie on Instagram @mackenziekoppa Sign up for MacKenzie’s newsletter “Well, anyway…” Subscribe to MacKenzie’s YouTube Channel Live Well Anyway Facebook Group Kelly’s Website Kelly’s Instagram Kelly’s YouTube Everything Iconic Podcast Another Name for Every Thing WHERE TO FIND THE SHOW Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Spotify Player FM VISIT OUR SPONSORS Plan to Eat - Get 30 Days FREE and a 30% OFF discount when you go sign up for a trial at

This week on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie and Katie sit down to tackle the topic of learning new things as an adult, especially as a busy woman with a family to care for and a business to manage. They talk about the value of learning and expanding your skills and knowledge as an adult, how to take into account your own learning style, and different resources for learning that anyone can take advantage of. JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community LINKS MENTIONED Live Well Planned Cohort Follow MacKenzie on Instagram @mackenziekoppa Sign up for MacKenzie’s newsletter “Well, anyway…” Subscribe to MacKenzie’s YouTube Channel Live Well Anyway Facebook Group Follow Katie on Instagram @katiemduckett Sign up for Katie’s newsletter “Moving Into Light” KatieDuckett.com Follow Katie’s new biz on Instagram @FeastCustomCookies Masterclass Outschool Studio WHERE TO FIND THE SHOW Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Spotify Player FM VISIT OUR SPONSORS Bonafide - Get 20% OFF your first purch

Welcome back to another great planning episode on Live Well Anyway with MacKenzie Koppa. Today MacKenzie is sharing her five key ingredients to a great evening routine that will set you up for success before your day even begins. First she shares her best tips for actually creating a workable routine that you will follow. Then MacKenzie walks you through each of her 5 keys to an evening routine that really works! If you want help taking control of your overwhelm, sign up for one of MacKenzie’s upcoming Live Well Planned Cohorts! JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community LINKS MENTIONED Follow MacKenzie on Instagram @mackenziekoppa Sign up for MacKenzie’s newsletter “Well, anyway…” Subscribe to MacKenzie’s YouTube Channel Live Well Anyway Facebook Group Flewd Bath Soaks WHERE TO FIND THE SHOW Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Spotify Player FM VISIT OUR SPONSORS Bonafide - Get 20% OFF your first purchase when you subscribe for any product, go to hellobonafide.com and use code livew

Today on Live Well Anyway MacKenzie is talking all things planning, specifically the essential steps she uses to plan each week. She shares tools and strategies she implements on a weekly basis to keep everything in order, including: a mini brain dump, putting commitments on Google Calendar, making a time grid for tasks, front-loading the week, deciding on priority levels for tasks, meal planning, and following through on the plan! If you want help taking control of your overwhelm, sign up for one of MacKenzie’s upcoming Live Well Planned Cohorts! JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community LINKS MENTIONED Follow MacKenzie on Instagram @mackenziekoppa Sign up for MacKenzie’s newsletter “Well, anyway…” Subscribe to MacKenzie’s YouTube Channel Live Well Anyway Facebook Group Plan to Eat - Get 60 Days FREE when you go sign up for a trial at plantoeat.com/livewell. WHERE TO FIND THE SHOW Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Spotify Player FM VISIT OUR SPONSORS Caraway Home - Visit CarawayH

On the Live Well Anyway Podcast this week, MacKenzie talks about how she is planning for summer with each of her kids’ personalities and interests in mind. She chats with a couple of her kids about their goals, plans and projects for the summer, taking into account their unique abilities and skills. MacKenzie also talks about ways she is hoping help her kids stay busy, keep learning and spend time with friends in ways that fit each of their needs. JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community LINKS MENTIONED Live Well Planned Cohort Follow MacKenzie on Instagram @mackenziekoppa Sign up for MacKenzie’s newsletter “Well, anyway…” Subscribe to MacKenzie’s YouTube Channel Live Well Anyway Facebook Group Roman’s YouTube Channel WHERE TO FIND THE SHOW Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Spotify Player FM VISIT OUR SPONSORS Plan to Eat - Get 60 Days FREE when you go sign up for a trial at plantoeat.com/livewell. Bonafide - Get 20% OFF your first purchase when you subscribe for any product, g

On Live Well Anyway this week, it’s time to chat about our summer reading! MacKenzie and Katie share some of the books they have recently enjoyed as well as several titles they are looking forward to reading over the summer months. They also discuss reading challenges and their different approaches to reading. JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community LINKS MENTIONED Live Well Planned Cohort Follow MacKenzie on Instagram @mackenziekoppa Sign up for MacKenzie’s newsletter “Well, anyway…” Subscribe to MacKenzie’s YouTube Channel Live Well Anyway Facebook Group Follow Katie on Instagram @katiemduckett Sign up for Katie’s newsletter “Moving Into Light” KatieDuckett.com Follow Katie’s new biz on Instagram @FeastCustomCookies WHERE TO FIND THE SHOW Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Spotify Player FM VISIT OUR SPONSORS Bonafide - Get 20% OFF your first purchase when you subscribe for any product, go to hellobonafide.com and use code livewell. Acorn TV - Try Acorn FREE for 30 days wh

Welcome back to the Live Well Anyway podcast with MacKenzie Koppa. Today MacKenzie sits down for a chat with Joy Clarkson about her new book Aggressively Happy. Joy shares a little background on how this book came to be written in the midst of a pandemic lockdown. She and MacKenzie talk about the importance of finding things of enjoyment and beauty in the midst of hard things. JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community LINKS MENTIONED Live Well Planned Cohort Application Follow MacKenzie on Instagram @mackenziekoppa Sign up for MacKenzie’s newsletter “Well, anyway…” Subscribe to MacKenzie’s YouTube Channel Live Well Anyway Facebook Group JoyClarkson.com Follow Joy on Instagram @joynessthebrave Joy’s Podcast Speaking with Joy Plough Quarterly Magazine Pray and You Go Podcast In Our Time by Melvyn Bragg The Mockingcast WHERE TO FIND THE SHOW Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Spotify Player FM VISIT OUR SPONSORS Reel Paper - Sign up for a subscription at ReelPaper.com/livewell

This week on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie is joined by Lopa van der Mersch, founder and CEO of Rasa Coffee Alternative and Adaptogenic Coffee. MacKenzie and Lopa talk about how Rasa got started and how she created a unique business model. They talk about herbs in general and adaptogens specifically, and how they actually work. Another big topic of conversation is building small habits and finding ways to incorporate wellness routines into your day. JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community LINKS MENTIONED Live Well Planned Cohort Application Follow MacKenzie on Instagram @mackenziekoppa Sign up for MacKenzie’s newsletter “Well, anyway…” Subscribe to MacKenzie’s YouTube Channel Live Well Anyway Facebook Group WHERE TO FIND THE SHOW Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Spotify Player FM VISIT OUR SPONSORS Bonafide - Get 20% OFF your first purchase when you subscribe for any product, go to hellobonafide.com and use code livewell. Athletic Greens - Get a FREE one year supply of vitamin D

MacKenzie and Katie are back on the Live Well Anyway podcast this week to talk about getting ready for summer in a little different way than usual. They share how having older kids is changing their expectations and realities, plus ways they will be making the most of the time they have to do fun things as well as getting work done. Last Year’s Summer Episodes: Ep 38: Tips and Tricks for Summer Planning Ep 39: Get Set for Summer with Katie and MacKenzie Ep 40: Do Summer Like a Grown Woman Ep 42: Feeding Kids and Teens Over the Summer Ep 43: Summer for Work at Home Parents JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community LINKS MENTIONED Apply for a Live Well Planned Cohort Follow MacKenzie on Instagram @mackenziekoppa Sign up for MacKenzie’s newsletter “Well, anyway…” Subscribe to MacKenzie’s YouTube Channel Live Well Anyway Facebook Group Follow Katie on Instagram @katiemduckett Sign up for Katie’s newsletter “Moving Into Light” KatieDuckett.com WHERE TO FIND THE SHOW Apple Podcasts