S2 Ep51: The Live Well Anyway Challenge
Welcome back to the Live Well Anyway podcast! MacKenzie is kicking off Season 2 of this podcast and her seventh year of podcasting! Today on this first episode of the season, MacKenzie is sharing about the “Live Well Anyway Challenge” and what that is going to be all about. Use hashtag #LWAChallenge and tag @MacKenzieKoppa (https://www.instagram.com/mackenziekoppa/) to share how you are partici...
56m Sep 15, 2021
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S6 Ep50: Healing from Mold and Lyme Disease with Rebekah Sacran
This week on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie Koppa joins her dear friend Rebekah Sacran to chat about all the things that have been going on in Rebekah’s life since she was on the show last season! They talk about the moldy house saga, Jason’s Lyme disease, and all the challenges Rebekah’s family faced because of all that. They also share the new hope and healing Jason and Rebekah have found in the...
1hr 11m Aug 25, 2021
1hr 11m
S6 Ep49: Take Control of the Chaos Around Your House this Fall
On the Live Well Anyway podcast this week, host MacKenzie Koppa talks about getting your act together around the house this fall. If you’ve had a busy summer, life probably has gotten in the way of organizing and cleaning up. So MacKenzie shares what she is doing to get things back in order and how she thinks through the priorities and strategies needed to take control of the chaos. Hopefully t...
40m Aug 18, 2021
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S6 Ep48: A Mother's Guide to Raising Herself with Sarah Bragg
This week on Live Well Anyway, host MacKenzie Koppa chats with podcaster and author Sarah Bragg about her new book A Mother’s Guide to Raising Herself (https://amzn.to/3CxmvE0) . As veteran podcasters, Sarah and MacKenzie talk about how podcasting has changed and how they both shifted the direction of their platforms. Then they dive into the content of Sarah’s book and all things motherhood and...
1hr 1m Aug 11, 2021
1hr 1m
S6 Ep47: Meal Planning with Plan to Eat's Roni Vayre
On today’s episode of Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie sits down for a chat with Roni Vayre from Plan to Eat (https://app.plantoeat.com/hi/livewell) to talk all things meal planning. Roni heads up marketing for Plan to Eat and is in charge of content creation. Roni tells the story of how Plan to Eat began with founders Clint and Lisa’s own family needs. MacKenzie and Roni talk about the many benefit...
1hr 3m Aug 04, 2021
1hr 3m
S6 Ep46: Getting Back to School and Living Well Anyway
Today’s episode of Live Well Anyway with MacKenzie Koppa we are chatting all things back to school planning, preparation, and productivity. She shares some favorite tips and tricks for planning for a new school year, as well as some favorite products and routines that have helped her family keep the back to school stress to a minimum. To get in on an even deeper dive version of this content, jo...
1hr Jul 28, 2021
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S6 Ep45: Live Well Local - Stephanie Getman Gronholz & Ann Eldore - Sandra's Studio of Dance
On the Live Well Anyway podcast this week, host MacKenzie Koppa talks with Ann Eldore and Stephanie Getman Gronholz of Sandra’s Studio of Dance. Ann and Stephanie are local business women who now run the ballet studio that MacKenzie’s daughters attend. They chat about the ballet teaching method they use at Sandra’s Studio, the importance of exams for dancers and teachers, how Stephanie and Ann ...
1hr 4m Jul 21, 2021
1hr 4m
S6 Ep44: Current Faves with Katie and MacKenzie
This week on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie and Katie have a fun chat about their current favorite things in a variety of categories. They share a few new favorite Prime Day products, books they’ve been reading, shows they are loving and a few more fun faves! JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community (https://www.patreon.com/livewelltogether) LINKS MENTIONED Subscribe to MacKenzie...
1hr 9m Jul 14, 2021
1hr 9m
S6 Ep43: Summer for Work at Home Parents
On the Live Well Anyway podcast this week, host MacKenzie Koppa talks about what it is like to be a work at home mom during the summer months with all the kids home. She shares about her current life and what is working for her and her family. Hopefully, even if you don’t work from home or have kids in the same age range, some of her tips will be applicable to you as well! Some of the ideas Mac...
55m Jun 30, 2021
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S6 Ep42: Feeding Kids and Teens over the Summer
Welcome to another summertime topical show on the Live Well Anyway podcast! This week MacKenzie and Katie are tackling the challenge of feeding growing kids over the summer without losing your mind. Katie talks about the new issues she is facing with athletic teen boys who are constantly hungry. MacKenzie and Katie both share ways they are trying to empower their kids to take responsibility for...
1hr 6m Jun 23, 2021
1hr 6m
S6 Ep41: Automate Your Life This Summer
This week on the Live Well Anyway podcast, host MacKenzie Koppa gives some tips and tricks for making your life a little easier this summer by automating more things around your home. Also, she shares her secrets for making the most of Amazon Prime Day which is coming up next week! Her ideas and hacks include: using a meal planning service, delegating chores to kids, using smart home technology...
50m Jun 16, 2021
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S6 Ep40: Do Summer Like a Grown Woman with Katie and MacKenzie
Welcome to another summer-themed conversation on the Live Well Anyway podcast! This week MacKenzie and Katie are back with more chit-chat about their favorite summer products and the ways they are making the most of this summer like grown women. Some of the products and topics they cover include: self-tanning, sunscreen, accessories, water bottles, shorts, and swimwear. Be sure to follow MacKen...
1hr 12m Jun 09, 2021
1hr 12m
S6 Ep39: Get Set for Summer with Katie and MacKenzie
This week on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie and Katie sit down to review and recommend some favorite family-friendly summer products they think you and your kids are going to love! They also share some ideas for making summer trips and outings a little easier. MacKenzie shares some of the items that will be both in her kids’ everyday outing bags, as well as a lot of the things she will keep in her...
54m Jun 02, 2021
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S6 Ep38: Tips and Tricks for Summer Planning
This week on the Live Well Anyway podcast, host MacKenzie Koppa shares some of her best tips and tricks for planning to enjoy your summer as much as possible. If you want to go more in depth on this topic, join the Live Well Anyway community on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/livewelltogether) . Some of the methods and ideas she talks about today are the following: doing a brain dump, creating...
48m May 26, 2021
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S6 Ep37: Spring Lovin' with Chelle and MacKenzie
This week on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie Koppa and Chelle Bruzas have a fun conversation about the some of the things they’ve been enjoying doing with their families this spring. MacKenzie talks about finding joy in her plants and flowers and in beautifying her outdoor spaces. She also shares a little about the delight of new friendships and the healing that is going on in her family. Chelle ta...
1hr 2m May 19, 2021
1hr 2m
S6 Ep36: Holistic Chiropractic Care with Dr. Michelle Snyder
On Live Well Anyway this week, podcast host MacKenzie Koppa chats with her chiropractor, Dr. Michelle Snyder. Dr. Michelle talks a little about the difference between holistic chiropractic care and traditional chiropractic treatment. MacKenzie shares some of her experiences with chiropractic, specifically how it helped during her pregnancies. She asks Dr. Michelle how she became a chiropractor ...
1hr 4m May 12, 2021
1hr 4m
S6 Ep35: Mother's Day Memories with Katie and MacKenzie
This week on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie Koppa and Katie Duckett talk all things Mother’s Day, from the good and sweet to the funny and just downright disappointing. They share some of their favorite memories from their own memories, as well as some fun audience stories submitted via Instagram. They also talk about ways to make our own mothers feel loved now that we are adult children. JOIN US...
58m May 05, 2021
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S6 Ep34: Celebrating Long-lasting Friendships
On Live Well Anyway this week, host MacKenzie Koppa chats with her dearest friends, Chelle Bruzas and Katie Duckett all about friendships and celebrating life together. They highlight each other’s strengths in making others feel special and loved. They also share how they look out for each other and have both freedom and healthy boundaries within their friendship. Chelle points out how having f...
59m Apr 28, 2021
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S6 Ep33: Celebrating Teen Boys
This week on Live Well Anyway, we are bringing you a fun conversation between MacKenzie and Katie all about celebrating teens, specifically teenage boys. They discuss the difference between celebrating birthdays and holidays with younger kids as opposed to teens, as well as how to make them feel special as they get older and become more independent individuals. MacKenzie brings up the importanc...
58m Apr 21, 2021
58m
S6 Ep32: Mothering Teen Boys with Katie and MacKenzie
On today’s episode of the Live Well Anyway podcast, host MacKenzie Koppa chats with Katie Duckett all about being a mom to teen boys. Katie talks about how she struggled early on in her mothering journey to learn how to relate to and nurture her boys. MacKenzie shares how connecting with her oldest son’s interests and creativity was so important to her. They talk about letting their boys experi...
1hr 7m Apr 14, 2021
1hr 7m
S6 Ep31: Tracking All the Things
This week on the Live Well Anyway podcast, host MacKenzie Koppa talks all things tracking, what that means, why you should track in the first place, what kinds of things you can track…and so much more! In this episode she gives you tips and pointers for how and why to track, plus her favorite tools to do just that. Some of MacKenzie’s favorite things to track are the following: books she is rea...
51m Apr 07, 2021
51m
S6 Ep30: Media, Movies, Marvel and Our Kids with Katie and MacKenzie
This week on the Live Well Anyway podcast, MacKenzie and Katie sit down for a chat all about connecting with their kids over media and take a deep dive into the Marvel Comic universe and WandaVision. Katie talks about the importance of taking interest in the things our children are into. MacKenzie shares her experience with watching character progressions within movies and having conversation w...
1hr 3m Mar 31, 2021
1hr 3m
S6 Ep29: Flower & Flour Therapy Refresh with Katie and MacKenzie
On today’s episode of the Live Well Anyway podcast, MacKenzie Koppa and Katie Duckett are back with a conversation that circles back to the ideas of flour and flower therapy introduced last spring. This episode is full of encouragement to reclaim the habits that bring you joy and fill your heart so that you can pour out to others more effectively. Katie and MacKenzie talk about holy habits, rhy...
59m Mar 24, 2021
59m
S6 Ep28: Springtime Favorites with Chelle and MacKenzie
On today’s episode of the Live Well Anyway podcast, MacKenzie Koppa and Chelle Bruzas have a lighthearted chat about what they are loving as we head into spring. MacKenzie talks about looking forward to flowers blooming, spring cleaning and organizing, and changing up indoor decor. Chelle shares about her “coffee dates with Jesus,” spending time outdoors, getting back into writing and figuring ...
59m Mar 17, 2021
59m
S6 Ep27: Massage Therapy and Body Work with Hannah Thomsen
On Live Well Anyway this week, podcast host MacKenzie Koppa chats with massage therapist Hannah Thomsen about her practice and the benefits of massage. Hannah starts out sharing the story of how she got started in massage therapy. She and MacKenzie talk about how interconnected our physical wellbeing is with our emotional and spiritual health. Hannah shares about continuing her education and le...
1hr 12m Mar 10, 2021
1hr 12m
S6 Ep26: Deep Dive into Gua Sha & Facial Reflexology with Jackie Van Ruler
On today’s episode of the Live Well Anyway podcast, MacKenzie Koppa talks with Jackie Van Ruler, founder of the Mind Body Beauty Institute. She teaches about skin care and holistic health through the vehicle of facial massage. Jackie shares how she became interested in reflexology and skin care. She talks about the many benefits of gua sha and massage in releasing the myofascia, such as releasi...
1hr 3m Mar 03, 2021
1hr 3m
S6 Ep25: All the Enneagram Things - Types 7, 8 and 9
This week on the Live Well Anyway podcast, MacKenzie and Chelle are back with the final installment of their Enneagram deep dive series. Today they chat all about types 7, 8 and 9. They start out with the Type 7 “Enthusiast” and talk about their strengths and weaknesses, plus what we love about this type and how to love them. Next, they touch on all the things about Type 8s, how they help us ge...
1hr 8m Feb 24, 2021
1hr 8m
S6 Ep24: All the Enneagram Things - Types 4, 5, and 6
On today’s episode of the Live Well Anyway podcast, MacKenzie Koppa and her dear friend Chelle Bruzas are back to chat about the Enneagram. Picking where they left off last year, they are diving in to discuss types 4, 5, and 6. They share some of characteristics of each type, how to love these types well, and some famous people who can be identified as each type. MacKenzie and Chelle also share...
1hr 1m Feb 17, 2021
1hr 1m
S6 Ep23: Taking Care of Yourself Like a Grown Woman
This week on the Live Well Anyway podcast with MacKenzie Koppa, she dives deep to talk about the aspects of self-care she values and recommends for us all as adult women. Some of these include having a morning and evening skin care routine, properly fitting undergarments, taking care of your nails, and so much more! She also shares some tips for the single ladies to enjoy Valentine’s Day by tre...
54m Feb 10, 2021
54m
S6 Ep21: Practical and Emotional Logistics of Transitions
On today’s episode of the Live Well Anyway podcast, MacKenzie Koppa and Katie Duckett are talking all about how to deal with transitions in life. Whether it is changing school schedules for kids or shifting seasons in work, we can all use some ideas for planning and rethinking our lives. Katie and MacKenzie talk through how they are trying to make small changes and take intentional time to make...
1hr 5m Feb 03, 2021
1hr 5m
S6 Ep21: Celebrating 200 Podcast Episodes!
This week on the Live Well Anyway podcast, formerly Cultivating the Lovely, MacKenzie Koppa and Katie Duckett celebrate the 200th episode of MacKenzie’s podcast! On today’s podcast, we are featuring some of our listeners’ favorite current ways to live well anyway. MacKenzie and Katie talk about letting ourselves break some of our self-imposed rules and letting go of unreasonable expectations. T...
1hr 11m Jan 27, 2021
1hr 11m
S6 Ep20: The Power of Writing It Down with Allison Fallon
On this week’s episode of Live Well Anyway the Podcast, your host MacKenzie Koppa chats with author, speaker and creative coach Allison Fallon. Ally’s new book, The Power of Writing It Down (https://amzn.to/3qN1M8H) , is the main topic of their conversation today. They talk about how Allison recommends getting your words and your story on the page and getting past the things that block you from...
1hr 5m Jan 20, 2021
1hr 5m
S6 Ep19: Showing Up Consistently with Hannah Brencher
Today on Live Well Anyway (formerly Cultivating the Lovely), host Mackenzie Koppa talks with author and speaker Hannah Brencher about her new book Fighting Forward: Your Nitty-Gritty Guide to Beating the Lies That Hold You Back (https://amzn.to/3hQUc9L) . MacKenzie and Hannah talk about why this book is so perfect for the times in which we are living and how consistency and showing up are some ...
56m Jan 13, 2021
56m
S6 Ep18: Our Words of the Year for 2021
This week on the Live Well Anyway podcast (formerly Cultivating the Lovely), MacKenzie Koppa and Katie Duckett share their words of the year they have chosen for 2021, and they discuss how those words might impact their outlook on the coming year. Katie goes first and talks about how here research into the meaning of her word gave her a different perspective than she initially had. MacKenzie th...
1hr 7m Jan 06, 2021
1hr 7m
S6 Ep17: New Year's Planning in a Time of Uncertainty
Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie and Katie back to talk all about looking forward to the New Year with hope and how to approach our planning and goal setting in light of all the uncertainty of our times. MacKenzie lays out her step by step method of planning and challenges Katie (and us!) to follow these steps to set goals for new habits and routines in 2021. Brain Dump: assess where you c...
58m Dec 30, 2020
58m
S6 Ep16: Our Favorite Things from 2020 with MacKenzie and Katie
This week on the Live Well Anyway podcast (formerly Cultivating the Lovely) with MacKenzie Koppa and Katie Duckett sit down for a cozy chat about all their favorite things from 2020. Even though it was a rough year, we can still all think of a few things we discovered or experienced or read that were a joy, and that is just what this episode is all about! MacKenzie and Katie list a lot of books...
1hr 13m Dec 23, 2020
1hr 13m
S6 Ep15: Going Beyond Skin Deep Beauty with Dr. Rahi
On this week’s episode of the Live Well Anyway podcast, your host, MacKenzie Koppa, interviews Dr. Rahi who practices in the field of aesthetics, integrative and anti-aging medicine. MacKenzie starts the conversations asking Dr. Rahi how she came to the field of integrative aesthetics from a more traditional medical training. They talk about the importance of balanced hormone and vitamin levels...
59m Dec 16, 2020
59m
S6 Ep14: The Feel Good Effect with Robyn Conley Downs
Today on Live Well Anyway, host Mackenzie Koppa talks with Robyn Conley Downs, author of The Feel Good Effect: Reclaim Your Wellness by Finding Small Shifts that Create Big Change (https://amzn.to/36Gd3A8) . Robyn is a wife, mother, speaker, entrepreneur, and wellness advocate. MacKenzie starts off the conversation asking Robyn how she started her website and wellness journey. Then they transit...
1hr 18m Dec 09, 2020
1hr 18m
S6 Ep13: A Morning Routine for Getting Out of That Slump
Welcome to the Live Well Anyway Podcast (formerly Cultivating the Lovely) with MacKenzie Koppa! Today on the show, MacKenzie shares some of her best advice on getting yourself out of a slump by resetting your day first thing in the morning. Here are her tips and techniques for a morning routine that will break you out of a slump: Have Alexa turn on you light with your alarm- makes it easier to...
55m Dec 02, 2020
55m
S6 Ep12: Sneak Peek into the Mini-Cast with Katie and MacKenzie
This week on the Live Well Anyway podcast (formerly Cultivating the Lovely) with MacKenzie Koppa, we are bringing you a special sneak peek episode into the Mini-cast that is usually only available to our Patreon community (https://www.patreon.com/livewelltogether) members! This conversation between Katie Duckett and MacKenzie opens with a focus on being intentional with relationship building wi...
56m Nov 25, 2020
56m
S6 Ep11: Live Well Anyway 2020 Gift Guide
Welcome back to the Live Well Anyway podcast (formerly Cultivating the Lovely) with MacKenzie Koppa! Today MacKenzie talks with Katie Duckett about the gift guide they’ve created for 2020. They kick off the conversation with a little chit-chat about Katie’s new baking job adventure. Then they dive into the specific gift guides, beginning with Stocking Stuffers. Scroll down for links to each of ...
1hr 5m Nov 18, 2020
1hr 5m
S6 Ep10: Making Changes for Health and Wholeness with Jared Koch
This week on the Live Well Anyway podcast (formerly Cultivating the Lovely), MacKenzie sits down with Jared Koch, creator of Clean Plates (https://cleanplates.com/) , which is all about personalized nutrition and wellness. Jared shares the story of how Clean Plates got started with his own search for better health. MacKenzie and Jared talk about the problem of poor nutritional education for med...
52m Nov 11, 2020
52m
S6 Ep9: Supporting Friends Coming Out of Abuse
Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie is chatting with Katie Duckett all about friendship, specifically as it relates to supporting a friend coming out of an abusive situation. Katie gives some great advice on keeping Jesus at the center of friendships and giving each other grace. MacKenzie shares some practical ways in which she and Katie have helped each other over the years in different seaso...
1hr 24m Nov 04, 2020
1hr 24m
S6 Ep8: Living That Hygge Life
Welcome to the Live Well Anyway Podcast (formerly Cultivating the Lovely) with MacKenzie Koppa! On the show today, Mackenzie is doing a deep dive into the concept of “hygge” and some practical ways to incorporate some extra warmth and coziness into your life this season. Some of the MacKenzie’s top suggestions for adding hygge atmosphere to your home in the following areas: lighting, scent, tex...
47m Oct 28, 2020
47m
S6 Ep7: Ways to Organize and Automate Your Life this Fall
Welcome to the Live Well Anyway Podcast (formerly Cultivating the Lovely) with MacKenzie Koppa! Today on the show, MacKenzie shares some of her best tips and tricks on how to get better organize and automate your life so that you really can live well anyway this fall. First, MacKenzie goes over some general things she does throughout the year to stay on track. She talks about strategies for red...
51m Oct 21, 2020
51m
S6 Ep6: Fall Favorites with Katie and MacKenzie
Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie is chatting with Katie Duckett all about their favorite things this fall. They start out talking skincare, then Katie shares some of the seasonal things she brings out to mark the coming of autumn at home. MacKenzie also talks a little about fall fashion and makeup favorites, which brings Katie to make some points about the deeper reasons to pursue beauty in...
1hr 3m Oct 14, 2020
1hr 3m
S6 Ep5: Jami Nato on Living a Full and Lighthearted Life
Welcome to the Live Well Anyway Podcast (formerly Cultivating the Lovely) with MacKenzie Koppa! Today on the show, MacKenzie sits down for a conversation with Jami Nato, a self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur, a loving wife, and a fun mom of 4. Together Jami and MacKenzie have a lighthearted chat about a wide variety of topics, including: keeping the humor in life even when times are hard, onlin...
1hr 6m Oct 07, 2020
1hr 6m
S6 Ep4: Tips on Recovering from Abuse
Welcome to the Live Well Anyway Podcast (formerly Cultivating the Lovely) with MacKenzie Koppa! Today on the show, MacKenzie shares some of the things that helped her heal after leaving her abusive marriage. First, she strongly recommends seeking professional counseling. MacKenzie also went through EMDR therapy alongside counseling. She talks about the process of redefining her likes and dislik...
1hr Sep 23, 2020
1hr
S6 Ep3: A Home for All Seasons with Myquillyn Smith
Welcome to the Live Well Anyway Podcast (formerly Cultivating the Lovely) with MacKenzie Koppa! Today on the show, MacKenzie chats with Myquillyn Smith about her newest book, Welcome Home (https://amzn.to/35DrNQd) . They talk about creating a home that you can use to welcome people in and make them feel seen and loved. Myquillyn shares her story of finding ways to honor the seasons in her home ...
55m Sep 16, 2020
55m
S6 Ep2: Katie Duckett on Changing Perspectives
Today on Live Well Anyway (formerly Cultivating the Lovely), MacKenzie is back on with Katie to talk about an episode that they did a few weeks back and how it surprisingly helped Katie shift perspective on some big things. They talk about the peaks and valleys that are a natural part of life and how to submit to those changes while still choosing to live well instead of getting stuck. Katie ta...
1hr 3m Sep 09, 2020
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