LAUREN BRANSON – FIVE KIDS, A START-UP, AND CREATING TIME FOR YOURSELF

Who were you before kids? 

It is an interesting question and one that I had never really thought about. 

But what did you want to achieve before you became mum or dad? Are there aspirations, hobbies, or things you truly enjoyed, that you have stopped since becoming a parent?

Today I chat with the inspiring Lauren Branson, a fun mother of five and start-up business owner.

I am fascinated by how Lauren manages to run her business and five kids under eight, while still making time for herself.

There is often this parent’s guilt that we place on ourselves if we are spending time doing something for ourselves. But as I discuss with Lauren, you need to carve out time for yourself, so that you can look after others.

And even with five kids and a business, Lauren still manages to do this. 

How? Lauren prioritise what is important and makes time for what she values.

Lauren is passionate about eating healthy and local food. Her business, Your Food Collective, is an online farmers market that connects busy parents to local growers. 

And meal time with five kids was a hot topic on this episode, and Lauren explains how she is quite regimented when it comes to meal time. There are set times for meals with one option for everyone. Lauren explains that she needs to be strict like this so that she isn’t feeding little humans all day and has time to give to other areas of her life.

As you would expect, Lauren has learnt a lot since child number one—to enjoy and not sweat the small stuff, that stress doesn’t change the outcome, and that you need time each day for yourself.

I hope you enjoy x

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Have fun & live immediately.

mike x

KATIE DEAN – PARENTING, FEAR, & BECOMING BRAVE

“What screws us up the most is that picture of what we believe it should be, and we’re not open to what it could be—but what it could be, could be infinitely better.” Katie Dean

My guest this week is the courageous Katie Dean, and I love this chat with Katie as it is beautifully raw. Katie opens up about the challenges of being a solo mumma and how she made the decision while being sixteen weeks pregnant and having a toddler.

Katie talks about living with a low level of panic, the importance of internal observation, getting out of your head and into your body, and to “check yourself before you wreck yourself”.

We also dive into the topic of fear and how you need to lean into fear to become brave, how there are no negative feeling, just uncomfortable ones, and the different, beautifully messy, phases of parenthood.

I hope you enjoy x

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SHOW NOTES

“Becoming Brave” by Katie Dean (book)

“You Can Heal Your Life” by Louise Hay (book)

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mike x

PODCAST 087: JEFF SANDQUIST – HOW CURIOSITY CAN LEAD YOU BACK TO THE BEGINNING

Jeff Sandquist really needs no introduction to the Live Immediately family, as this is the third time I have had the privilege to interview Jeff.

Jeff has become a close friend and he was the host of the brilliant Intentionally Wandering Podcast that literally changed my life.

But over the past year, Jeff has been going through some changes in his own life, assessing what is improving his life, what isn’t, and what things in his life have simply run their course.

This has lead Jeff to do something that many people might think about, but struggle to make the final decision.

Jeff has deleted all of his social media accounts. He has also stopped his podcast and blog.

In this episode I really dive deep into why Jeff felt the need to pull back from the digital world and how he feels about not being as connected anymore. And his answers might surprise you.

This isn’t an episode about social media bashing, it is about knowing yourself, knowing when to quit, knowing when things in your life stop benefitting you, and the importance of experimenting in your life.

Jeff allows his curiosity to lead his life. Sometimes it is through the unknown, and sometimes it is back to the beginning.

I hope you enjoy x

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SHOW NOTES

This is Water – David Foster Wallace

Jeff’s Live Immediately Podcast episode 1 chat

Jeff’s Live Immediately Podcast episode 32 chat

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Email mike :)

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THANK YOU

The original Live Immediately theme music is by Timothy Mcphee. You can check out his music at www.firekites.bandcamp.com

If you enjoyed the show, had fun, and maybe even learnt something, then make sure you subscribe via iTunes and while you’re there, why not leave a rating and a review. You know it will make my day.

Thanks for stopping by and giving me some of your time.

Have fun & live immediately.

mike x