Artful Living Podcast

Every year the average person receives 560 pieces of junk mail. About 5 million tons of junk mail goes to the landfill and the majority is never even opened. This impacts our environment greatly with the carbon emissions this process emits. Thankfully, there are a few simple steps you can take to cut down on your junk mail and save millions of trees. Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE + share a screen...

Cassidy used to think she had a brown thumb until she started to implement these tips. Now she discovered her green thumb! And you can too. Just remember to: Start small. Stick with one type of plant or plants that act similarly in the beginning. This makes learning how to care for your plants a lot simpler. Consider your environment. Only bring home plants with needs that will do well in your hom...

It's all too easy to pine after the perfect Pinterest homes and the staged rooms of influencers on Instagram. We are all guilty of at some point or another, wishing we could just start over in our space. This desire can quickly lead to us spending our hard earned money, or worse, money we don't have on things to replicate the spaces we find inspiring. While adding new things isn't b...

The new year is here! 2020. New Year, new decade. An opportunity to look ahead to the year and set some goals. We are all probably very familiar with the craze at the beginning of each year to make New Year Resolutions. But shockingly, only about 8% of people who make goals at the start of a new year, actually follow through with them. We want our #WakenedTribe to be successful in reaching their g...

Thanks for giving todays episode a listen! Owning a business with your partner can be wonderful but it also has its challenges. Today we talk about the pros and cons of working together. Shop for a cause here and support the podcast! Below are items talked about in the podcast Rings Bags Blankets Apparel Connect with us on Instagram: Wakened Apparel Cassidy David

We are so excited to announce the launch of our JEWELRY COLLECTION!! It's a dream come true for us and we are thrilled to be sharing our designs with you. To see the three styles of rings we are starting out with, check them out HERE . And to shop our blankets, find those HERE . All of our items are ethically made and donate a portion of each sale to one of charity partners, so when you shop...

This episode is the follow up to our last episode where we talked about the fires happening in the Amazon. This devastating disaster and the current state of our environment worldwide has left many concerned about how they can lessen their contribution of carbon into our atmosphere. But we got you covered! In this episode share some actionable steps you can take in your life to reduce your carbon...

The Amazon Rainforest has been on fire for 3 weeks now. This was caused by intentional burning of forests for cattle ranching. But the fire got out of control. It produces 20% of the global oxygen. If the planet is the body, the Amazon are the lungs. Now instead of oxygen being produced from there, the barren area is emitting carbon into the atmosphere. This is something that effects all of us. We...

In this episode, we talk about 5 things (actually 6) we have learned in 5 years of being married. We also share bonus marriage tips from you guys on instagram! This was our personal experience, but we'd love to hear what you've learned through your experience with marriage. So please share your tips on our most recent post on instagram HERE ! If you'd like to support the podcast, pl...

Single-use plastics are all around us. From the plastic straws in our beverages, to the disposable cutlery with our meals or the to-go cups that hold our coffees. It takes preparation to avoid them. In this episode, we talk all about how to prepare so you can successfully avoid single-use plastics. We also wanted to share some of our favorite reusable options for common single-use disposable produ...

The new Star Wars themed land, Galaxy's Edge in Disneyland, recently opened to the public. It's an uncharted territory for many. We had the opportunity to visit for 12 hours before it opened to the public, so in this episode we give you some tips on how to navigate it, prioritize what to do there and our overall honest thoughts on Galaxy's Edge. Don't forget to enter in our #Ec...

Each year in the month of July there is a challenge called Plastic Free July. We have created our own spin on it with our own #EcoWakenedChallenge. For the month of July, we are inviting you to join us in 5 specific ways of reducing waste. In this episode, we break down the 5 things we will be focusing on but you are more than welcome to adapt what you do to be in line with your circumstances. The...

The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman is a great tool for anyone! It can help to better all your relationships including your significant other, siblings, parents, children and friends. Find out your love language here . Shop our sale here ! Don't forget to rate, review + subscribe. We might read your review on our next episode. Tell us in our recent Instagram post, what your love language is!...

Thanks for giving our podcast a listen! Please do us a favor and rate and review the podcast. We would greatly appreciate it and it would really help us out. In this episode, we recap our recent amazing trip to Hawaii and also introduce a new member of our little family. To support the podcast, feel free to shop any of the items on our site wakenedapparel.org . All items are ethically made either...

In honor of Earth Day (April 22nd), in this episode we share 22 super simple ways you can be kinder to the earth without spending money. "Zero Waste" and "Eco-friendly" living often comes with a stereotype of being expensive. The trendy items might cost more, but to be truly eco-friendly usually is very economical. So we are stripping down the aesthetic of zero waste and talkin...

This is our second documentary review! In this episode, we talk a little bit about one of our favorite documentaries, The True Cost. It unveils the real costs behind the fashion industry and the garments we wear on our bodies everyday. We highly recommend this film to any one who wears clothes. We hold so much power as consumers to demand brands do better. Support ethical production + brands striv...

Welcome Back! In this episode we share our tips on how to pack light for trips and keep your waste to a minimum while traveling. We'd love to hear your tips too! Share them in our latest instagram post. Shop the Serape blankets and patches we talked about at the beginning of the show HERE . Connect with us on Instagram: Wakened Apparel / @WakenedApparel David / @David_Avalo_Explores Cassidy /...

Are you curious about how to achieve a peaceful space within your home? In this episode, we talk all about some things we’ve implemented in our home to make it a peaceful sanctuary for us.  This is a sponsor-free podcast but if you’d like to support it, feel free to visit our website where we create and curate ethically made goods for the modern adventurer HERE Listen on Spotify HERE Google Podcas...

In this episode, we discuss some practical ways to reduce your waste. This podcast is sponsor-free but if you'd like to support the podcast you can shop any items from our website HERE . Each item is ethically made and donates 10% to charity. Follow us on instagram @WakenedApparel and comment on our last photo, telling us how you reduce your waste! Items talked about in the episode: Hydroflas...

Welcome to The Wakened Podcast! Please excuse the audio. We had some technical difficulties with the recording, especially on Cassidy's mic. We will have that fixed by the next one! We are your co-hosts David and Cassidy Avalo. Creators of the lifestyle line Wakened Apparel. If you'd like to support this podcast, feel free to shop any items at wakenedapparel.org . 10% from each sale will...