Sol Movement & Ritual

As the year changes from one to the other, we have decided that it is a good time, instead of focusing on a bunch of new ideas and goals, to explore and motivate ourselves to deepen practices that have withstood the test of time, both in our own lives and in humanity for decades, centuries, and even millennia. We discuss what it means to create a life of joy and purpose through caring for ourselve...

We have the best of intentions, but it can feel scary sometimes when we try to set healthy boundaries around things like food and screen time, and our kids start sneaking those things in an attempt to hide them. We want to keep the healthy limits, without having our children develop an unhealthy compulsion to hide them or have it become a power struggle. In this episode, we explore this issue, alo...

We live in a world where the internet is a huge part of almost everything. We use it for so much of our lives! The internet can be such a wonderful tool, and yet it can also be difficult to manage, even for us adults. When it comes to our children, it becomes tricky to help them navigate being safe online. In this episode, we Taralyn talks with Kristen Jenson, founder of Defend Young Minds (former...

Is it possible to be content while also still growing? Can we reach for our goals, but still find enjoyment in our lives along the way? In this episode, we dive deep into the philosophy of contentment and discuss ways to find a deep well of it in our lives, even as we work towards our goals. We identify several indicators that help us know if we are caught up in unhealthy striving, which will not...

Sometimes, we just need some easy to apply tips to help us. In this episode, Taralyn discusses four of her favorite life hacks that include time. She talks about four different tactics that each take less than 5 minutes but are game changers. With these tools, you can save yourself from task build up, help kids navigate squabbles, process big emotions so you don’t carry them around, and stop yours...

The Holiday season can be filled with magic, love, unicorns, AND stress, overwhelm, grief, and general anxiety. In this episode, we discuss the idea of intentionally making space for all that the holidays bring us, even the unpleasant stuff. We discuss how to create the kind of season you can find healing and rejuvenating instead of draining and difficult. Our tips include things like setting asid...

So often in parenting, we find ourselves...losing our cool, to put it nicely. We respond with anger; we use bribing or coercion to make our kids behave, and we hurt our relationship with our kids and ourselves in the process. In this episode, we take a deep dive into individual steps we can take anytime we find ourselves triggered by our kids’ behavior. We start with ourselves, pause, attune to ou...

It is no secret that morning routines are pretty much the key to our existence here at Find the Magic. We LOVE how this habit fuels us and improves the way we show up for ourselves and our people. Chanelle Nielson is an author, life coach, and morning routine expert. In this episode, we discuss this topic with her, and she gives an abundance of good ideas on how to revamp/commit to the incredible...

You know when you are around someone that truly just radiates love? When you talk to a person like this, you can see that they truly care about you by the way they look at you and how they listen to you. It is easy to feel truly connected to this kind of person, and the positive shift they make in the world around them as they go about their lives is palpable. In this episode, we take a deep dive...

In this mini magic episode, Felica shares with us some helpful wisdom from Deepak Chopra’s Agelss Body, Timeless Mind. She walks us through what to do when you are experiencing a negative situation, and gives a really useful, easy exercise to try out.  Reframing how we are looking at something can be truly enlightening:) RELATED EPISODES AND BOOK LINKS Ageless Body, Timeless Mind // Deepak Chopra...

Many parents WANT to love parenting, but they find themselves disenchanted with much of what parenting entails when they are actually in the trenches of it. In this episode, Felica discusses parenting with Rachel Nielson, creator and host of 3 in 30: Takeaways from Moms. She offers us wonderful tips and insights into how to find the joy in parenting when you feel like its not easy to find. BOOKS A...

There are so many wonderful ways to help our kids feel a sense of belonging in our home. This time of year offers so many opportunities to cultivate that. In this episode, we share with you a few new tips that we use in our own homes to really take advantage of the season. RELATED EPISODES Creating Roots Through Family Traditions EPISODE SPONSORS Nurished supplements is our sponsor this week and w...

As parents, we all want our kids to be healthy. However, when it comes to food, many parents feel stuck because of the power struggles that come up around meals, and many parents end up frustrated, feeling that their kids are picky eaters. In this episode, we discuss the antidote to this issue with psychologist and family food expert, Gitte Holm Moller. She offers us amazing concrete solutions to...

How can we help our kids reach their full potential while still nurturing our relationship with them? It’s easy to cross over the line between encouraging and over pushing. In this episode, we address several listener questions, including this one. We also discuss a few tips on not being swept away in consumerism, and responding to our kids with love when we need a reset and find ourselves reactin...

The earth has seasons, the moon has cycles, the day has rhythms of light and dark, warmth, and cold. As humans, we also live with cycles. Women have monthly cycles, we all live in seasonal cycles, and we have daily cycles as well. Each season of part of these cycles comes with natural places for rest, motivated work, and play. However, we often internalize the message that we constantly need to pu...

Have you ever heard about someone succeeding, and instead of feeling happy for them, you felt slightly nauseous like you ate something rotten? Maybe you even felt like you wished they would trip a bit over their success? Jealousy is an incredibly unpleasant emotion, and yet it’s a common human experience. In a world where we see the best of everyone’s lives on the internet, how can we navigate the...

We often receive the message that we can have it all; we can do it all. Social media messages, societal expectations, and our own self talk often feed the lie that we can do EVERYTHING. When we don’t live up to the unrealistic expectation that we can do everything and succeed at everything, there is a cost to our mental health. In this episode, we discuss this topic with New York Times best sellin...

Connection is at the center of so much of our lives and relationships. In this episode, Taralyn, Felica, and Katelin wrestle with the concept of how to maintain connection with others and live wholeheartedly, while still releasing what we cannot control and detaching from the outcome. Detachment is a popular word in some self-help philosophy, and it is a valuable concept because it allows us to no...

The last year or two have been rough for many of us. In this episode, we talk with Lopa van der Mersch, founder and CEO of a thriving company called Rasa, about overcoming adversity. 2015 was quite a year for Lopa. Over the course of 365 grueling days, she left a cult, had a huge falling out with her family, endured a health crisis, and lost a beloved family member. Oh, and the cherry on top? Then...

In this mini episode, Taralyn guides you through her favorite versatile breathing exercise called box breathing. This is a breathing tool that you can use anywhere when you are searching for calm and clarity. You can use it during a meeting, while feeling stress at home with kids, or just before going into a situation where you need to be at your best. You can use these seven minutes to find an ea...

In this mini episode, Taralyn guides you through her favorite balancing breath. Use this 7 minute exercise to help you center yourself in your search for balance. For more explanation, listen to episode 138, "Breathwork Exercises for Daily Habits with Taralyn." This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alwaysfelicia.substa...

In this mini episode, Taralyn guides you through a session of Carbon Dioxide Breathwork, also known as power breathing. This is her favorite energizing breath. This method has been around for centuries and is inspired now by the Wim Hof Method. Use this as a stand alone session, or do several sessions in a row for added energy and benefits.  For more explanation, listen to episode 138, "Breathwork...

There are countless benefits to focusing on our breath. Here at Find the Magic, we have enjoyed having breathwork as part of our daily morning routine. In this episode, Taralyn walks you through her three favorite breathing exercises that are a wonderful part of your daily self care. She explains each different technique you can choose from to see which one resonates with you, and then you can sim...

We live in a time where we have so many ways to make our bodies comfortable. We have air-conditioning inside during the summer, and furnaces to keep us warm in the winter. Although we LOVE these modern comfort conveniences, sometimes it makes so that we are unwilling to tolerate discomfort, which can lead us to escape and numb instead of facing life. We talk often about how to lean into discomfort...

Our job as parents is to set boundaries, and our kids often push those boundaries. In this episode, Felica and Taralyn have a discussion with Joe Newman, the insightful author of Raising Lions. He helps us work through what to do when our children inevitably cross the boundaries we set for them. We ask him several listener questions, and he helps us realize how to enforce limits with our children...