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Welcome Back! Today we are joined with a lovely friend of Lindsay's, Morgan Jenkins!  Morgan picked up her first hoop one day in 2012 and has never turned back. A prominent figure in the Hoop Dance community, Morgan has been committed to her plastic circle for years. Melding dance and hooping is her passion and it show. From meeting the girls of and creating The Hooptown Hotties and making the coolest music videos ever with her friend Lee Jeffries, she has created a world where she is surrounded by tiny plastic circles.  Morgan now travels the world teaching hoop dance to anyone who wants to try! Find everything about Morgan on her website: http://www.hoopography.com/home Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missmojangles/

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Today we are joined by Tatiana Lee and Mia Schaikewitz . Tatiana and Mia are not only rockstar advocates fighting for diversity inclusion, they are both actresses and dancers following their dreams in sunny Los Angeles. Tatiana Lee was born with Spina Bifida and Mia suffered a great loss at the age of 15, after an Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) had ruptured in her spinal cord, leaving her without the use of her legs. Both women are not stopped or hindered by their wheelchairs, and in fact they OWN IT! And when we say own it, we mean it! Both women not only act and work in the industry, but they are both dancers with a company called Infinite Flow which is currently doing an auditorium school tour to show that nobody has to be limited just because of limited mobility. December 3rd is International Persons with Disabilities Day and these ladies are doing a met-up in LA at Rush Street 9546 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232 from 7-9pm  Dec 3rd . Please feel free to join us for an evening of drinks an

Welcome Back Family! Today we are reaching deep into our souls and pulling out all of our favorite books and podcasts.  We really think that you can learn a lot about a person from the content that they consume.... so here it is. The content that we consume.  Podcast Recommendations: The Moth: https://themoth.org/ This American Life: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/ Gimlet Media:https://gimletmedia.com/ Shut Up Brain:https://www.brilliantside.com/shut-up-brain-podcast/ To Live and Die in LA:https://livediela.com/ OPRAH Supersoul Conversations:http://www.supersoul.tv/ School of Greatness:https://lewishowes.com/sogpodcast/ Invisibilia:https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510307/invisibilia Up and Vanished: https://upandvanished.com/ Atlanta Monster:https://atlantamonster.com/ Dr Death: https://wondery.com/shows/dr-death/ Culpable:https://culpablepodcast.com/ The Highest Self Podcast: https://www.iamsahararose.com/highestselfpodcast Conversations From The Heart: https://www.yogagirl.com/podcast Broken: Jeffre

Wow what a week this has been! We have all been feeling this moon cycle right? This week we unpack some things that have been bothering us recently. We talk today about how Women tend to be 'sorrier' than men. Do we apologise more? Are we too sensitive? What about the anxiety that comes with hurting someone? Lets sit down together and unpack the phrase that we feel is very over used.... "Im Sorry" As Always, please check out our sponsor, Red Bear Roastery! Use code OFFTOPIC for 20% off your order! www.redbearroastery.com

Handle with Care Today we are joined by Wombmates (twins,duh!) Bianca and Elton Joenel. Bianca and Elton are the founders of Handle with Care. They are bringing social awareness to the forefront of apparel. Bringing together trendy styles, with a purpose. Combating social stigmas and bringing you dope clothes!  These two are marrying vanity and empathy and we are here for it! Handle With Care, the label: https://handlewithcarethelabel.com/ Teen line: Teen to Teen Crisis Hotline https://teenlineonline.org/ Dew Drops Little Flower https://www.dewdropslittleflower.org/ Pencils of Promise https://pencilsofpromise.org/ As always, check out Red Bear Roastery for the freshest coffee beans on the planet! Use code OFFTOPIC to save 20% at checkout https://www.redbearroastery.com/

Happy Almost Halloween! Today we are joined by Guest Crystal Miel, she is a Psychic, a Palm Reader, a teacher of Tarot, a Pilates instructor and a Becky! (Listen in to hear all about The Beckys) We sat down with Crystal to talk all things tarot and spirit realm. She read our Tarot, gave us a little lesson and talked a whole lot about her journey to becoming self aware and honing in on her abilities! This was such a fun episode for us! Please make sure to follow Crystal! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crystalmiel/

Hello Friends! What are you grateful for today? We had the great honor of sitting through a special Reiki session with Katie Rose of Abstract Alchemy Healing. Katie is taking reiki to a whole new level with her addition of body paint! Katie doesn't just do your typical reiki healing, she adds her own spin with using the brush strokes and colors to help to heal and clear negative energies that are clogging you up! We learned a LOT about Reiki as neither of us had ever done it before!  Check out IGTV shortly for a sweet video of our experience! Check out Katie  www.abstractalchemyhealing.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alchemyabstract/?hl=en

Emily Eizen is a Southern California Multimedia Artist. She works in the mediums of painting, scuplture, photography, modeling and performance. The 60's clearly inspired this one of a kind babe! And she brought us some special treats that we are going to be giving away on our Instagram! Go follow us @clearlyofftopic to see what she is giving away! Check out Emilys work at www.emileizen.com Or find her on Instagram: @emilyeizen

Who is that cute little laugh in the background?  We are joined again by the wonderful Melina Charis. (See Episode 9 for her first episode with us!) We decided that we wanted to bring Melina into our gratefulness segment this week, let us know what you think about having our guests share in this part of our episode! Melina Charis: Please visit www.melinacharis.com to see what she has been up to! Melina has just launched a new program! She is now a mindset coach!  But wait... what is a mindset coach? A coach as a general definition (by Brooke Castillo) A coach is someone who helps you witness your own mind so you can change it to help get what you want.  Melina does 1:1 training and also group training! You talk about what's going on, what's blocking you from your goals.  A coach can help you realize that the only limit on yourself is YOU. A coach can help you figure out how to manage your mind so you can reach your long term and short term goals.  Sit that inner critic aside! Melina C

Declining Birthrate theory and discussion: This conversation style show is a new thing that we are trying.  Today we sat down with Joel Hebert and Dan Beam, our husbands, to discuss a topic that we all have differing opinions on. We want to open this discussion to you and see what you think! The discussion starts with this article from the NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/us/us-birthrate-decrease.html “The United States’ birthrate fell for a fourth consecutive year in 2018, bringing the number of people born in the country to its lowest level in 32 years, according to provisional figures published on Wednesday by the federal government. It said the fertility rate in the United States also fell to a record low.” - Written by Liam Stack NY Times Juliet has a theory that Social Media is partly to blame. What do you think? Share your thought on our Facebook page or anywhere on social media. As always please visit Red Bear Roastery for the freshest coffee beans. Code OFFTOPIC gets 20% off at chec

Humanist or Feminist? Which term is right? Feminism: the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. Humanist: an advocate or follower of the principles of humanism. Mansplaining: the explanation of something by a man, typically to a woman, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronizing. We go through how we deal with these specific terms in our work and social life. Women have strengths and men have strengths. But just because one person has strengths in a different space than you, doesn’t mean you can’t work together. What does feminism mean to you? How do you deal with these issues on a day-to-day basis. How can we both adjust as sexes to work better together? That’s what we discuss today!Feminist or Humanist?

Episode 31: Conquer your Inner Power Today we are joined by the founder and creator of Ujjayi, Esther Levy But first, what are you grateful for? Today we sat down to talk with Ester about her yoga and lifestyle brand Ujjayi. We thought we were going to be talking about deodorant, but boy were we wrong. Ester is a master of many trades. She has lived all over the world. She has 5 kids and to top it all off, she wrote a book called Interior Designer, which is less about homes and more about the fact that your body is your first home, and how to nurture it properly. And can I just say wow, what a conversation. From living in London with a family of a husband and 5 children, to finding and conquering her inner power be realizing what actually made her happy she has been through it all! From interior designer, to party planner to business owner Esther shared her unique life experience with us and you! Her story is not only a battle with stress and everyday life, but also with figuring out her why.   Be sure t

Welcome back family! Lindsay is back form the dust of Burning Man and we are very grateful today! What are you grateful for? Today we discuss something that Juliet and Lindsay both knew nothing about until a recent tragedy in Lindsay's world. Ella, Lindsay's dog, suffered heart failure due to feeding her dog a grain free diet. Listen in to hear more, its heartbreaking but Ella is on the mend. We just want everyone to know what happened because it CAN be avoided!  Now.... on to the actual content of the episode... The GLAD Method.  Do you get looping unstoppable thoughts? Do you have one bad thought and it turns into a whirlwind of things that could or may go wrong? Well, we suffer from this a lot.  We are so happy to have found the GLAD method to help combat these looping and negative thoughts. G: What are you grateful for today ( ooooh our favorite) L: What did you learn today? A:What is one thing you accomplished today D: What has delighted you today. The G.L.A.D. technique helps you fo

Friends! What are you grateful for today? Today Lindsay is grateful for the ridiculous things that Juliet thinks about on a regular day. This woman is so strangely introspective we decided to share some of her random thoughts that she takes notes on during her normal day-to-day.  This is more of a get to know us episode so we hope you enjoy! Love you all!  Please check our our sponsors Red Bear Roastery and Deborah Lindquist!

No More Hate! Excited to be back this week!! Lindsay talks about her recent issue with laser hair removal. It’s annoying and made us a little sad.  We also talked about a frustrating issue with Juliet’s Phone. Sometimes we complain too family! Gratefulness!! What are we grateful for today? NO MORE HATE: Why do we have hate in this world? Where is it created and why does it seem to be everywhere we look? Does hate some from fear or being uneducated? For us we see hate as a way to push someone else down in order to feel like you are higher or better than them. By squashing down your peers you can feel as though you are better than everyone else. But is that real? The answer is no! We have both experienced hate in our lives and it never feels good to have someone hate you. What’s the purpose? Is it a reaction to something we have seen or heard about? Theory: Hate is just misdirected frustration. So we understand reactionary hatefulness- but how do we just decide that we just “don’t like x,y, or z” Hate make

Lindsay's road to Burning Man! We forgot gratefulness until the end… Sorry folks! Make sure to listen ALL the way to the end to hear what we are grateful for today! August is Lindsay’s favorite month of the year! Why is that? Because she is planning and preparing for Burning Man. What is Burning Man?? Burning Man is a city built entirely by its inhabitants in Black Rock City, Nevada. Located about an hour and a half outside of Reno! Burning Man is a "no rules zone" even though there are in fact many rules but we like to focus on other things.  We focus and maintain the community by following these 10 simple guidelines. 10 Principles: Radical Inclusion Gifting Radical Self-reliance Decommodification Radical Self-expression Communal Effort Civic Responsibility Leaving NO Trace Participation Immediacy

Segment: What are you grateful for?  Our Spirit Animal Journey with Dani Berling Place: Two Bunch Palms - June 2018 Juliet, Lindsay, Alyssa Lindsay: I wanted to be a bird but i was a grazing animal instead  Was convinced she was a hawk….Ok…. Why we were there? Steps of the ceremony We each of our experiences going into the trance Juliet was a Trout! Trout - Rainbow trout swims into your life if you are feeling over run by emotions.  Right now, with all of the Earth energy moving around and realigning, we are feeling emotional and often slightly depressed. Trout tells us that life is good, and it is about swimming against the current to stay alive and keep the species going.   This is the element of mystery and creativity. The fish spirit animal plays an important role in your subconscious. It helps you to make powerful decisions that affect your waking life in a very positive way. According to ancient Indian beliefs, the god Vishnu changed the world in order to save humanity when there wa

What are YOU grateful for? Today we share a new way we are going to being each and every podcast. Talking about what we are grateful for.  Gratefulness has been a part of our journey to become better humans and we want to share this journey with you! Let us know what you are grateful for today! Our Topic today is all about building respect to create strong relationships: Trust: Accepting each others word and giving the benefit of doubt Cooperation: Asking but not expecting, Accepting change and making decisions together Support: Supporting each others choices, being understanding and offering encouragement Honesty: This one is pretty clear, right? Safety: Refusing to intimidate or manipulate, respecting physical space and expressing self non-violently Accountability: Admitting mistakes, accepting responsibility for behaviors and attitudes. All of these create our favorite tip which is RESPECT!

Today we talk about Healthy Habits, but first.... some info on an AWESOME event we were invited to! We were invited to the Summer Kick-off Party at the Hollywood bowl and the LA Phil.  Check out more here: https://youtu.be/abPsjqFg2YM Coupon Code alert!!! Check out Deborah Lindquist's original designs for 15% off: use code COT15 at check out www.deborahlindquist.com ITS NATIONAL TEQUILA DAY and SELF CARE DAY!!! Do these two go hand in hand? We think so ;)  Healthy Habits: 1. Washing your face with ONLY water first thing in the AM 2. WATER WATER WATER- Drink all the water.  3. Washing your hair less! We adopt the 2-3 times per week method! Buy some Dry Shampoo and do it! 4. Collagen and Vitamins! What do we use? Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides and Ritual Vitamins 5. Eat what your body needs and loves! Good food creates energy and good digestion. Figure out what works for you! 6. Adding Vitamin c to our skin care!! Sunday Riley CEO and The Ordinary Rose Hip Oil 7. Repeating names when you meet s