In this episode, I introduce you to the important wellness topic of having a validation day and what they can mean for your emotional, mental, and physical health.

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 - MarlaTo join Marla's Wellness Insiders' email group, you can follow the link here. You can also follow Marla on Instagram @marla.barr. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, we look at the instincts/emotions link in a new light and I teach you the three things you need to do in order to develop killer instincts.

In this episode, you and I catch up with Dr. Gregory Schwartz, the Planet Doctor as we look at how 2021 impacted your health and the planets.

In this episode, we uncover your winter weight and see what is really behind it.

I share you ultimate 1-page self-care playbook that you can use every day to keep your wellness goals in check.

I share you ultimate 1-page self-care playbook that you can use every day to keep your wellness goals in check.

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 - MarlaTo join Marla's Wellness Insiders' email group, you can follow the link here.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 shadowunderstanding the role of our shadows or traumasrealizing how our gifts come to the surfacethe role of sunset, sunrise and solar noonthe routine to practice at solar noonthe importance of your shadowhow we need to share our gifts throughout the dayhow our gifts regenerate with the passing of every daily sun cycleIn 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 TetreaultEpisode #75 The Wolf StoryI 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, 2021You 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 - MarlaTo join Marla's Wellness Insiders' email group, you can follow the link here.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 - MarlaTo join Marla's Wellness Insiders' email group, you can follow the link here.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.