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It's been nearly three years since we last had Kelly Coe on the podcast and what a total THRILL it was to have her back. On both occasions we've sat down to chat to Kelly, we have both been left thinking, 'hmm, must relax and be more like Kelly'. Kelly is so many things - driven, charismatic, creative, intelligent, inspiring and motivated - and it is an absolute privilege to have her back on the podcast. Augustine and all that the brand encompasses is much more than just clothing. In this episode Kelly talks about all sorts from the present school holiday logistics/the juggle, the current struggles or challenges being in business, where she believes her strengths are, what she likes to do for exercise (she runs but she also likes an at-home workout lol), and lo-and-behold her thoughts on ready salted chips (and more). We just loved chatting to Kelly again and know you will love to hear more from her. Thank you Kelly and thank you to you for your downloads, listens and DMs!
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The weekend debrief is a fun way for us to start the week and we know you guys are enjoying it too, so thank you for your downloads, listens and DMs! A bit to catch up on today from a Monday morning strengths assessment (Jess doesn't like self-reflection), to pre-marathon nerves, whether Leece will have the fifth baby and more. There isn't much more to say except we'll once again be back on Wednesday with a very special guest.
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Hello guys, welcome back! This week we're joined by our dear friend Kirst. For anyone that doesn't know, Kirst takes a couple of workouts every week in Move it Mama and has done for some time now. We have been friends for a fairly long while and it's our pleasure to bring her back to the pod! In this episode we start off with the nitty gritty, mulling over the most important stuff, including being STANDING for the morning coffee (shook) and what the average day in Kirst's world looks like. We answer more listener questions around things like dealing with a grieving partner, how her husband Piers proposed, sleeping in separate beds (not a listener q), and training for a half marathon. And just for the record, Kirsten's favourite chip flavour is 'salted'. Yep, shook.
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Happy day-of-the-waffly-pod Monday! We're here for a vulnerable time not a lol time. That's the phrase, right? It is today :p In this episode we are just riding the waves of all things Move it Mama. We are extremely blessed in our lives - across our family life, personal life, work life and beyond - but every now and then we have a wobble. We're hopeful that in sharing this we are okay to do so, and that perhaps it can just serve as a reminder that no matter someone's situation, there can still be some inner fights, stresses and battles that might be bubbling under the surface. In addition to mulling over the woes of the day, we discuss the weekend, what went on and a bit about the marathon journey. We hope you enjoy the waffle and see you Wednesday.
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It sure is a good day when sissy Char comes to play! Today we welcome Char back to the podcast for the first time in a long time. Weirdly our podcast artwork has Char's mug on it and while that was the intention, in listening to our conversation you'll find out more as to why Char is a no-show and what it is that takes up her days. In this episode we chat all things mom life; the juggling of balls as a working mom, the hard parts of that, the good parts, and a bit about what it is Char actually does; being wife to an Olympian, soon off to her FIFTH Olympics! (GOAT), and plenty of other important chat such as (yep you guessed it) - chip flavours (IN. SHOCK. tbh this episode is worth listening to for this alone lol), coffee and what's bringing Char joy. We hope you enjoy our chat and we hope we can bring Char to the podcast more regularly in the coming year!
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We thought we had nothing to chat about and started this podcast like two flat pancakes. Turns out, talking to our mics from the Sunny Coast and the '03 of NZ - knowing we've got you at the other end - perks us up, and what do you know? An hour of chat later. Today we go from dance monkey, to booze and Easter plans, to the power of exercise (AGAIN) particularly when it comes to confidence; chip and chocolate chat, and little pockets of waffle in between. We recorded this pre-Easter (which will become apparent) in prep for a Monday off work, so, we hope you can relax and enjoy the bants. See you Wednesday xx
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We are so proud to introduce Sonja Courtis to The Sparkle Pod. Sonja is a local Christchurch woman working as an empowerment coach. Having been to Sonja for a number of appointments, Leece can confirm - Sonja can be a bit of a miracle worker.
With the loss of her 15 year old brother to suicide when she was 17, Sonja was propelled into the world of psychology and learning about everything in and around the subject. Whilst studying and working with a life coach herself, Sonja discovered the practice of tapping and beyond that, ultimately discovered a huge passion and desire to help people find a place where they can truly love themselves. She unpicks past trauma (defining trauma in this pod) - opens 'pandoras box' if you will, and digs deep to discover hidden truths - with the overall aim to help people heal and become healthier. Sonja's mission is around simply helping us to live life authentically and wholeheartedly, and learn to be at one with ourselves.
Sonja's approach is a holistic one and she shares a HUGE amount of amazing knowledge and intel with us in this chat. We really think you'll love this conversation - we felt we could have talked with Sonja for hours.
Keep your mind and heart open and enjoy. Any questions or feedback, we'd love to hear from you.
If you're interested in contacting Sonja you can do so via her website www.sonjacourtis.com
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Hey pals, welcome to your sparkly pod. In recent weeks, this episode has become a post-weekend debrief however, our confession from the start is that while this is a debrief it is not post-weekend (lol). With Leece away for a few days with the family to the Gold Coast, we recorded this a few days prior to its release. We thought it would be a bit of fun to answer some haphazard, random questions and see where they took us. Well, they take us to a few places. We tell stories of unusual jobs we've had - Leece at a library makes no sense (*slight trigger warning here re suicide*), weird nicknames and their context (that we're sure couldn't fly today), what we wish we knew 10 years ago, what we think happens when we die and whether we're happy with how we spend our time. Some big topics amongst the waffle and subsequently a lot of story telling here with some random ass stories. We hope you enjoy the banter! Thank you for being here.
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It's funny the way you grow up side by side with your 'baby cousin' who suddenly also becomes an adult and is very much no longer a 'baby'. Arguably perhaps an adult before us, when she became a mother at 21 - considered quite a young age some 15 years ago. Our cousin Amanda - born when Leece was 6 and Jess 2 and a bit - was the third (of 4) born to our dearest aunty and uncle, and who's family played a huge role in our childhoods. Every holiday, birthday and even menial celebration was an excuse for us to get together; our cousins (and family) are what made our childhood so special.
At 20, Amanda and her then boyfriend of 5 years, Troy, found themselves pregnant. By the time Matilda was born, having sat her hairdressing exams with morning sickness, Amanda finished her apprenticeship and opened her at-home salon. Think: a rinse in the kitchen sink and a cut and colour between breast feeds. Fast forward to today - three kids, Matilda 15, Chloe 12 and Brooklyn 7 - a relationship with Troy now spanning 20 years - and a beautiful and massively successful hair salon in Aotea, Wellington.
We think Amanda's story is one of hard work, resilience, passion, intelligence, dedication, courage and integrity. It's been a privilege to grow up alongside Amanda (and her two beautiful sisters and brother), and witness what she has made of Le Garage Hairdressing. We hope you enjoy her story. -
Hey guys! Another bonus ep! Who are we :) welcome to the week and hello Monday (for those of you listening fresh!). In today's episode we're dissecting the weekend that was and can you believe it involves NO tidying - kinda taxi'ing kids instead so same same. Leece's weekend was busy, Jess's less so, but to summarise today - lots of chat; from being a people pleaser, to the husbands birthday and a bad dream, to kids sport and running, lessens in gratitude, and how wonderfully complex the flavour of a chip is. Can you guys write in on this? Some potentially polarising conversation there. See you again on Wednesday!
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We bring you a guest this week and a very special one at that. Joining us on The Sparkle Pod today is Jana - a long time Move it Mama member and friend. The Jana we chat to on the podcast today is a changed version to the Jana that joined Move it Mama back in 2018. With two kids, at the time aged 2 and 4, Jana was diagnosed with an aggressive form of nodular melanoma (skin cancer). Today she tells her story; getting her skin checked, pushing and questioning specialists for further assessment (something somewhat uncharacteristic of Jana), going through a drug trial, what she did to soldier on, showing up for her family and the things she's learned from this experience. It is a real privilege for us to have Jana share her story on the podcast and if there's one takeaway from today, it's to get your skin checked. Thank you so much Jana for stepping way out of your comfort zone, and for your bravery and courage. We are big fans <3
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SURPRISE! What do we have here then, you say! Well, on this weeks Wednesday episode of the Sparkle Pod we're bringing you a very special guest, so before that, here we are. Settle in for your waffly, all over the place, slightly emotional, post weekend debrief. To sum it up - running, kids, TIDYING, parenting, TIDYING, live workout confessions, TIDYING, social media, Dr Chatterjee, food, FOMO and more. We look forward to bringing you our guest this Wednesday. For now, settle in with your cuppa and/or mops! Love from us. X
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In today's episode we haphazardly take a tangent to discussing GLOVES. Fortunately that's not actual gloves but an acronym (not a mnemonic?) for some health and wellness measures and one that we think works really well. Gloves stands for: gratitude, love, outside, vegetables, exercise and sleep. Nothing new, but reassuring and helpful nonetheless. Amongst this chat we discuss a few bits, including what happened over the weekend, kid and husband quirks and this week's Open Week. We talk about exercise and whether we still should, during periods of lacking sleep - hard to answer, and somewhat individual, but naturally we agree on our answer. Remember to exercise, if you have the ability - it's more powerful than we realise (go easy). With love - Leece & Jess.
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Last weeks episode created quite a bit of chat, particularly in Leece's DMs. Thank you for your support to the podcast and specifically for your feedback on that episode. Quite honestly we feel a need to tread very carefully when it comes to these sorts of topics - they're sensitive, for many reasons - and we don't want anyone to listen to our chat and think they're doing it all wrong (or anything along those lines). Regardless, thank you, we're grateful... even IF, we moan a lot today :p lots of chatter about the intricacies of MOM LIFE, the demands, the washing, the bags, the bickering, etc etc. Just know that regardless, once again, we're grateful! Included in the chatter are some fart revelations (sorry), what we're manifesting (a healer update) and the weekend debrief (thank you for the prompt Leece). Thanks for being here. Another week, another waffle. PS Leece is annoying in this, from Lisa.
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We're a day late, did you notice?! Were we missed? :) Today's episode has been inspired by the Facebook post Leece did on Friday 16th February. In this post she talked about a few of the strategies she's recently adopted, in a bid to sort her hormones. While you guys will more or less know Leece has been on this journey (if you've ever listened to us, whether on social media, the podcast or in workouts), however over the past six months or so Leece has been on a bigger mission, very invested in learning a lot more about her hormones and today opens up a little more about this. This episode comes with a bit of a warning as we discuss themes such as intermittent fasting and themes around weight loss, etc. Please take what we discuss with 'a grain of salt', as what we are doing today is talking to Leece's experience and sharing that - we are not experts offering advice. We hope you enjoy our chat and we hope you trust our judgement in sharing this with you. Thanks to Leece for her courage and vulnerability in opening up on quite a sensitive, tricky subject.
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It's fair to say that after we get together with a room full of Move it Mama members our energy is renewed. It is just something else, to be in a room surrounded by people who workout with us - who are there on the other side of the screen each and every day. On the flip side, we know that such events aren't for everyone, but even still, we appreciate you ALL - whether you come or not, whether you're a member or not. Thank you to everyone who supports this amazing platform - without you, it simply wouldn't be. In today's episode we can't help but debrief the weekend that was - getting ourselves to Wellington, hosting the boot camp and the party and everything that came with that. Including more plane stories (tame), returning home to the family and determining fiction from non fiction (lol). A lot of waffle coming your way, should you dare... thank you to you all.
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For today's episode Leece has recently returned from a few days in Wellington with family. Naturally we discuss what this encompassed and how it is that we remember people. Clue: we remember people for how they make us feel and for who they are - our memories don't seem to be based around someone's looks. Somehow we then take this story of loss to our musings on diet culture and other motivation for exercise and movement. Movement doesn't have to be high intensity and extreme muscle soreness - we are firm advocates for finding something that you can enjoy (or even tolerate) and taking things slowly. Listen on in for some inspiration to getting exercising and hopefully even finding some motivation to exercise that doesn't revolve strictly on what the scales say or what's in the mirror. SOUL CONNECTION pals... sweat.
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So when we put it out to social media for topics to discuss on the podcast, this one stuck out. It went something like this - 'mum rage, and why do we feel like housekeepers and maids for our family?'. When this hit the inbox we knew we had to talk about it because quite frankly depending on the time of the month, this is an issue for us too (perhaps Jess more than zen-like-Leece these days!). We know we mention ebbs and flows a lot but when it comes to mum rage AND those feelings of being the housekeeper etc., on some days the rage is managed and the housemaid resentment isn't there, on others, it's peaking (ebbs and flows). It's such a tough one, and while we don't possibly have anything helpful to say, we do have a lot to say (lol) - so, listen on in. Leece also shares some useful titbits on what she does to 'manage rage' - perhaps useful for some listeners.
We *naturally* wrap this text up in some yummy coffee and food chat, relationship and book chat. The podcast mentioned in the sparkle spreader is referenced at the bottom of this description. Thank you for all of your podcast love guys - it means so much to us to see you listening every week and hear back from you!
Podcast recommendation - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ZjWWtfk4cZ52ZR8DJYcby?si=c237d2b4c14a442e -
Happy podcast day! Excited to be here. In today's episode we answer a few questions from the DMs. We had a tricky one come through which was: how do I ignore diet culture when I really need to lose weight? In answering this question we somehow find ourselves talking simultaneously about habits to help cement regular exercise, but also swing back to diet culture and what we can do to silence it (can we even? I don't think so). While we certainly don't have the answers and our chat takes a lot of twists and turns, we hope that somewhere in here there's something useful. Please know that we come from a place of encouragement and support and a) if you have weight loss goals they are valid and b) it's okay if you're in an exercise/health funk and it just isn't a priority or c) you'd prefer no reference or air time to weight loss at all (we'd therefore recommend not listening). It's a tricky subject but we understand people like to hear our thoughts, so, listen on unless it's bit of a triggering chat. Eventually, we circle back to pre-Christmas, with Leece taking to socials to talk about giving to the kids at Christmas and parameters around that, and naturally, we go to the kids and phone use; how and what she's navigating there. Again, as per the diet culture and weight loss chat, know that we are only sharing our personal experiences and lifestyles and come with no judgement if what you do is different! Thanks for listening. Love being back on the pod!
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We're back!! And what fun it is to be back on the mics for 2024! Two thousand and twenty four, or is it, twenty twenty four - which side are you on!? We start the podcast year by sitting side by side at our parents place recording our first episode of 2024. It was so fun to be together in the flesh after what has been nearly a year working apart. We were so lucky to have Leece in Christchurch in the New Year and so privileged to, as a result, see many of our community in person - what a total thrill. There are a few awkward spots in here - one: questioning the definition of a multiple orgasm lol and two: Jess scrambling for a sparkle spreader forgetting her sister sitting in the flesh right across from her. Other than awks moments we're full of chat, from our 'ins and outs' for 2024, Leece's new home, a brush over some goals for the year (that we'll revisit next week), and all sorts of other average chat. We love bringing you the podcast and are so excited for a new year. If ever you have any suggestions on what you might like us to chat about/chat to on the pod, please reach out to us any which way. Happy new year! Leece & Jess xx
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