S3 Ep101: 5 Strategies to Have More Follow-Through on Your Plans
On today’s episode of the Live Well Anyway podcast, host MacKenzie Koppa is talking all about follow-through. We all like to plan, but all too often, we fail to actually follow the plan and do the things. MacKenzie shares some reasons you may struggle to do the things you plan to, as well as five strategies to follow through on your goals. Don’t forget to join the Fall Challenge (http://mackenz...
47m Sep 14, 2022
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S8 Ep100: Take Care of Yourself Like a Grown Lady Challenge
This week on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie and Katie are celebrating 100 episodes of Live Well Anyway and the kickoff of Season 3 with a challenge! They are encouraging everyone in the Live Well Anyway listening community to join in on taking better care of yourselves this fall. This free challenge will run from September 12 through October 14, and you can visit MacKenzieKoppa.com/FallChallenge (...
1hr 25m Sep 07, 2022
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S7 Ep99: How to Love Your Kitchen More with Katie and MacKenzie
On Live Well Anyway this week, MacKenzie and Katie are back with a conversation all about how to make your kitchen a more enjoyable place for you to be! Let’s face it…we all have to eat, and we all have to cook sometimes, so why not enjoy the process more? Here are Katie and MacKenzie’s top tips (with product links!) for loving your kitchen and the time you spend there more: Deep clean your ki...
1hr 3m Aug 31, 2022
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S7 Ep98: How to Do Your Best Brain Dump Ever
On today’s episode of the Live Well Anyway podcast, host MacKenzie Koppa walks you through the steps to create a thorough brain dump that will relieve your sense of overwhelm and start you on the path to productivity. These are the key essentials for doing your best brain dump ever: Use categories and subcategories to help get everything out of your head and down on paper (or digitally). Noth...
54m Aug 24, 2022
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S7 Ep97: Relationship Talk with MacKenzie and Her Boyfriend, Nick Moralez
On Live Well Anyway this week, MacKenzie sits down for a talk with her boyfriend, Nick Moralez about their relationship, the changes they’ve made and lessons they’ve learned over the past two years. They share some of their challenges and successes in communication, building trust, working with each other’s personalities, and parenting together. JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon ...
1hr 34m Aug 17, 2022
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S7 Ep96: Five Spaces to Get Ready for Back to School
Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie is back with more tips and tricks for getting prepared for Back to School season, this time focusing on five spaces in your home (and car) that you can get ready right now. First, though, she shares a mini interview with one of her July Live Well Planned Cohort (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiOx0c-D_tHOjY0wHYHyGYpk_5LLDGlLIqSqHtcp-CDRBZKw/viewfo...
1hr 1m Aug 10, 2022
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S7 Ep95: Reprise of Meal Planning with Roni Vayre
On today’s episode of Live Well Anyway, we are taking a trip back in podcast time to the day MacKenzie sat 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 n...
1hr 8m Aug 03, 2022
1hr 8m
S7 Ep94: 3 Things to Do Now for Back to School
Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie shares three tasks you can do right now to get ready for back to school season. She gives practical steps to take to be more prepared and less overwhelmed, including dialing in your calendar, brainstorming your after school and evening routines, and preparing to meal plan. MacKenzie also sat down this week for an interview with Nicole, one of the ladies in h...
55m Jul 27, 2022
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S7 Ep93: From Outlander to Comedy and Learning from Mistakes with Kelly Bandas
Today on the Live Well Anyway podcast, your host MacKenzie Koppa sits down for a chat with author and speaker Kelly Bandas. Kelly is a comedian, as well, and she is quite possibly best-known for her humorous and satirical Instagram and TikTok videos. In addition to talking about her new book, Rookie Mistakes (https://amzn.to/3cqYVjO) , Kelly and MacKenzie chat about how they met online, their m...
1hr 6m Jul 20, 2022
1hr 6m
S7 Ep92: How to Invest in Learning as a Busy Woman
This week on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie and Katie sit down to tackle the topic of learning new things as an adult, especially as a busy woman with a family to care for and a business to manage. They talk about the value of learning and expanding your skills and knowledge as an adult, how to take into account your own learning style, and different resources for learning that anyone can take adv...
1hr 7m Jul 13, 2022
1hr 7m
S7 Ep91: The 5 Key Parts of a Live Well Evening Routine
Welcome back to another great planning episode on Live Well Anyway with MacKenzie Koppa. Today MacKenzie is sharing her five key ingredients to a great evening routine that will set you up for success before your day even begins. First she shares her best tips for actually creating a workable routine that you will follow. Then MacKenzie walks you through each of her 5 keys to an evening routine...
59m Jul 06, 2022
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S7 Ep90: Essential Steps for Planning My Week with MacKenzie Koppa
Today on Live Well Anyway MacKenzie is talking all things planning, specifically the essential steps she uses to plan each week. She shares tools and strategies she implements on a weekly basis to keep everything in order, including: a mini brain dump, putting commitments on Google Calendar, making a time grid for tasks, front-loading the week, deciding on priority levels for tasks, meal planni...
47m Jun 29, 2022
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S7 Ep89: Planning Summer Around Kids' Personalities and Interests
On the Live Well Anyway Podcast this week, MacKenzie talks about how she is planning for summer with each of her kids’ personalities and interests in mind. She chats with a couple of her kids about their goals, plans and projects for the summer, taking into account their unique abilities and skills. MacKenzie also talks about ways she is hoping help her kids stay busy, keep learning and spend t...
1hr 4m Jun 22, 2022
1hr 4m
S7 Ep88: Looking Forward to Reading This Summer
On Live Well Anyway this week, it’s time to chat about our summer reading! MacKenzie and Katie share some of the books they have recently enjoyed as well as several titles they are looking forward to reading over the summer months. They also discuss reading challenges and their different approaches to reading. JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community (https://www.patreon.com/li...
1hr 9m Jun 15, 2022
1hr 9m
S7 Ep87: Aggressively Happy with Joy Clarkson
Welcome back to the Live Well Anyway podcast with MacKenzie Koppa. Today MacKenzie sits down for a chat with Joy Clarkson about her new book Aggressively Happy (https://amzn.to/3PN6MY4) . Joy shares a little background on how this book came to be written in the midst of a pandemic lockdown. She and MacKenzie talk about the importance of finding things of enjoyment and beauty in the midst of har...
1hr Jun 08, 2022
1hr
S7 Ep86: The Story of Rasa with Lopa van der Mersch
This week on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie is joined by Lopa van der Mersch, founder and CEO of Rasa Coffee Alternative and Adaptogenic Coffee. MacKenzie and Lopa talk about how Rasa got started and how she created a unique business model. They talk about herbs in general and adaptogens specifically, and how they actually work. Another big topic of conversation is building small habits and findin...
1hr 6m Jun 01, 2022
1hr 6m
S7 Ep85: Getting Ready for Summer with MacKenzie and Katie
MacKenzie and Katie are back on the Live Well Anyway podcast this week to talk about getting ready for summer in a little different way than usual. They share how having older kids is changing their expectations and realities, plus ways they will be making the most of the time they have to do fun things as well as getting work done. Last Year’s Summer Episodes: (https://mackenziekoppa.com/podc...
55m May 25, 2022
55m
S7 Ep84: Preparing Daughters for Puberty with Sarah Lynch
Today on the Live Well Anyway podcast, host MacKenzie Koppa chats with Patreon member Sarah Lynch all about how to prepare growing girls to navigate puberty. Topics they address include choosing period products, talking to girls about how their bodies work, talking to boys about what their sisters are going through, and other hygiene and skin care products. JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Togethe...
1hr 28m May 18, 2022
1hr 28m
S7 Ep83: Live Well Planned with MacKenzie and Katie
Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie and Katie are chatting about a new business venture Katie is taking on, excitement, jitters, fears and all! They share how this all started and how MacKenzie is helping Katie get organized, deal with financial negotiations, and make a solid business plan while still being a wife, mom and homeschool teacher. Let MacKenzie help you with your own planning and i...
1hr 11m May 11, 2022
1hr 11m
S7 Ep82: The Lazy Genius Kitchen with Kendra Adachi
This week on Live Well Anyway MacKenzie is joined once again by author and podcaster Kendra Adachi to talk about her newest book, The Lazy Genius Kitchen (https://amzn.to/3mLCLLX) . They talk about what this book is and what it isn’t, as well as why you NEED this book! Kendra shares some of the frustrating and the exciting events surrounding this book’s release and how using lazy genius princip...
1hr 12m May 04, 2022
1hr 12m
S7 Ep81: Spring Favorites for 2022 with MacKenzie and Katie
MacKenzie and Katie are back on Live Well Anyway this week with a conversation about the things they are loving this spring and how they are spending their time. Some topics of this fun little chat are what MacKenzie and Katie are reading, MacKenzie’s creative pursuits and dreams, and their current favorite spring nail colors. JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community (https://w...
1hr 5m Apr 27, 2022
1hr 5m
S7 Ep80: How to Do April Like a Grown Woman
Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie and Katie are back to chat about what to do this month to prepare for later spring and early summer. This is fun episode full of product recommendations and ideas for getting ready for the warmer months that are coming soon! JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community (https://www.patreon.com/livewelltogether) LINKS MENTIONED What to Stock Up...
1hr 2m Apr 20, 2022
1hr 2m
S7 Ep79: Living Inspired with Shauna Niequist
In this week’s episode of Live Well Anyway with MacKenzie Koppa, our host chats with Shauna Niequist about her new book, I Guess I Haven’t Learned That Yet (https://amzn.to/3JqgQlf) . They talk about adjusting to life in New York, diving into teenage children’s passions, reinventing your likes and dislikes in new seasons of life, what it is like living on campus of a seminary, what it means to ...
1hr 6m Apr 13, 2022
1hr 6m
S7 Ep78: Beauty and the Broth with Melissa Boloña
On the Live Well Anyway podcast this week, host MacKenzie Koppa chats with Melissa Boloña, founder of Beauty and the Broth. Melissa talks about how she made the transition from being a full-time actress and model to selling bone broth. MacKenzie and Melissa share some of the benefits of drinking bone broth and the importance of gut health. They also talk about entrepreneurship and all the lesso...
55m Apr 06, 2022
55m
S7 Ep77: Finding Your Best Cut and Color with Allie Smutz
Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie interviews Allie Smutz, master hair colorist with Color Guru and salon stylist. She shares how she knew she wanted to be a hair stylist, and what that process looked like for her. MacKenzie asks about how Allie got started working with Color Guru and what she does to help clients find their best hair colors and cuts. Allie also gives some tips for what to as...
1hr 8m Mar 30, 2022
1hr 8m
S7 Ep76: Say Yes to Life with Scott Erickson
On this week’s episode the Live Well Anyway podcast, host MacKenzie Koppa talks with artist, author, performance speaker, and creative curate, Scott Erickson, about his new book Say Yes: Discover the Surprising Life Beyond the Death of a Dream (https://amzn.to/3irLqAc) . Scott talks about the story behind his book and how his stage show developed out of a desire to discuss suicide in a helpful ...
1hr 11m Mar 23, 2022
1hr 11m
S7 Ep75: RiOrganize Your Life with Ría Safford
Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie chats with Ría Safford about all things home organization, cleaning with kids, and how she started her business. Ría shares what it is like to go into her clients’ homes, from high profile celebrities to busy working moms. She gives us some tips on making small changes, building better habits, evaluating your space and flow, thinking through organizing produ...
1hr 1m Mar 16, 2022
1hr 1m
S7 Ep74: More Tips for Surviving the End of Winter
MacKenzie and Katie are back on the Live Well Anyway podcast this week with more ideas to help you make it through the end of winter living well. They talk about why March is often the hardest month of year for those living in the more northern areas of the US and Canada. Katie shares some ways she brings fresh color into her home, as well as some ideas for fun activities to do with your whole ...
1hr 9m Mar 09, 2022
1hr 9m
S7 Ep73: Sparking Your Creativity
This week on the Live Well Anyway podcast, host MacKenzie Koppa shares some of the ways that she is tapping into her creativity and gives you some encouragement on how you can do the same. She invites you to think about what kind of approach you take to creative pursuits, to ask yourself why you want to make beautiful things, and to allow yourself to process your emotions through art. If you ne...
1hr 5m Mar 02, 2022
1hr 5m
S7 Ep72: Surviving the End of Winter with MacKenzie and Katie
On the Live Well Anyway podcast this week, MacKenzie and Katie are talking about how to make it through the rest of winter and make the best of it. Katie shares the things she does in the late winter months to keep cozy and have things to look forward to. MacKenzie talks about how she makes the most of spontaneous moments and gives herself grace in the wintertime. They also share some book and ...
1hr 19m Feb 23, 2022
1hr 19m
S7 Ep71: Living with B12 Deficiency with Chelle Bruzas
On this week’s episode of Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie and her good friend Chelle Bruzas get together for a chat about Chelle’s health journey. She talks about how her health started declining during her last pregnancy, how she found out what was going on, and how she started treatment. Chelle’s heart in sharing her story is to give others hope if they are struggling with chronic health issues a...
1hr 1m Feb 16, 2022
1hr 1m
S7 Ep70: Handling Your Cycle Like a Grown Woman
Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie talks all about what you need to know about your monthly cycle, including how to start paying attention to your reproductive health, what else happens to the female body and brain due to hormone changes, and some of the things you can do to maximize the various seasons of your cycle. We hope this is a helpful and educational episode for every woman in the au...
57m Feb 09, 2022
57m
S7 Ep69: Color Confidence with Color Guru Jeannie Stith
Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie interviews Jeannie Stith, founder of Color Guru (https://yourcolorguru.com/) . Together they talk about the services Jeannie’s team offers, as well as how to feel confident in your choices for clothing, makeup and more. Jeannie shares how her business started and grew over the first few years. She also gives some tips for how to shop online for cosmetics tha...
1hr 2m Feb 02, 2022
1hr 2m
S7 Ep68: Replay of Massage Therapy and Body Work with Hannah Thomsen
On Live Well Anyway this week, we are bringing you a replay of MacKenzie’s chat 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 ed...
1hr 14m Jan 26, 2022
1hr 14m
S7 Ep67: What We Are Learning in January with MacKenzie and Katie
MacKenzie Koppa and Katie Duckett are back on the Live Well Anyway podcast this week to share what they are learning so far in 2022 and how their thoughts on the year have already shifted a little. MacKenzie talks about the changes she is already seeing as she steadily moves forward, including the goals she has to keep improving. Katie opens up about how an additional word for the year is going...
1hr 1m Jan 19, 2022
1hr 1m
S7 Ep66: Primally Pure Skincare with Bethany McDaniel
Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie sits down to talk with Bethany McDaniel, founder of Primally Pure Skincare (https://primallypure.com/) . Bethany shares a little about her own skincare journey and how she started creating healthier products. They talk about why it is important to Bethany and her company to educate customers, and how to find truly natural and clean products as you shop. Whet...
59m Jan 12, 2022
59m
S7 Ep65: Our 2022 Goals and Words with Katie and MacKenzie
On the Live Well Anyway podcast, MacKenzie and Katie are ringing in the New Year by talking about their goals and words for 2022. MacKenzie shares all about her new Tracker Planner released to Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/livewelltogether) members. They talk about their tactics for creating new healthy habits and routines. They also share their thoughts on their words for the coming year. ...
54m Jan 05, 2022
54m
S7 Ep64: Looking Back at 2021 with MacKenzie and Katie
On this week’s episode on the Live Well Anyway podcast, MacKenzie and Katie are together again for an end of the year chat. They take a look back at 2021 and discuss how the uncertainty of the pandemic affected their approach to life. Some of the topics they talk about are the importance of tracking, their words from 2021, favorite finds from the year, and a little about what to look forward to...
1hr 4m Dec 29, 2021
1hr 4m
S7 Ep63: 2021 Reading in Review with Katie and MacKenzie
This week on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie Koppa and Katie Duckett review their reading lives of 2021, share their challenges and their wins, and talk about some of their plans for reading in the new year. Have your TBR lists ready because this episode is full of titles that you will want to add! JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community (https://www.patreon.com/livewelltogether) ...
1hr 11m Dec 22, 2021
1hr 11m
S7 Ep62: Reprise of The Feel Good Effect with Robyn Conley Downs
Today on Live Well Anyway, we have a reprise of one of our favorite conversations from last year! 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 Ro...
1hr 19m Dec 15, 2021
1hr 19m
S7 Ep61: Plan to Eat for the Holidays
On Live Well Anyway this week, MacKenzie Koppa talks with Roni and Riley from Plan to Eat (https://app.plantoeat.com/hi/livewell) . Today they are chatting about meal planning during the holiday season. They kick things off sharing some of their Christmas family food traditions, their favorite foods to take to parties and get-togethers, simplifying and managing menus around the holidays, and th...
1hr Dec 08, 2021
1hr
S7 Ep60: Getting a Head Start on New Year's 2022
This week on Live Well Anyway with MacKenzie Koppa we are talking about New Years! Yes, it may seem early, but this is MacKenzie’s favorite holiday. And now is the time to start thinking ahead for the best start to 2022. In this episode, she gives us some real, actionable steps and ideas to make lasting changes in the everyday of the year ahead. JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon C...
42m Dec 01, 2021
42m
S7 Ep59: Next Level Stress Management
Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie talks all about stress management strategies in the midst of times when stress levels are higher than normal. She shares some of the things that she is doing and what is helping to keep her thriving even when life feels super chaotic. The tips MacKenzie brings to the table are in a variety of areas, including mental and emotional support, routines and planni...
1hr 1m Nov 24, 2021
1hr 1m
S7 Ep58: The 2021 Live Well Anyway Christmas Gift Guide
On Live Well Anyway this week we have a special holiday Gift Guide episode for you! MacKenzie has created both Amazon idea lists for you, as well as blog posts with her favorite ideas that have inspired her own gift buying this season. For her kids this year MacKenzie has a theme for each child that suits their interests. She also has some fun and unique themed gift ideas for other people in yo...
55m Nov 17, 2021
55m
S7 Ep57: Healing from Trauma with Jessi Beyer
Today on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie sits down to talk with Jessi Beyer, author of How to Heal (https://amzn.to/3DdcZFO) . Jessi is a trauma survivor who is passionate about advocating for mental health awareness and healing. She and MacKenzie cover topics such as the definition of trauma, how the body reacts to reliving trauma, various modalities of therapy, the cyclical nature of dealing with...
1hr 14m Nov 10, 2021
1hr 14m
S7 Ep56: Becoming a Lazy Genius with Kendra Adachi (Reprise)
This week on Live Well Anyway we are reprising an interview MacKenzie did with Kendra Adachi.  Kendra is a writer and podcaster, as well as a wife and mother to three beautiful children. In this episode, MacKenzie talks with Kendra about her book The Lazy Genius Way (https://amzn.to/2PDDI7o)  and what it means to make it easier to do the things that bring you to life. Kendra also has a brand ne...
1hr 1m Nov 03, 2021
1hr 1m
S7 Ep55: The Journaling Life with Anna Williams
Joining MacKenzie Koppa this week on the Live Well Anyway podcast is Live Well Together Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/livewelltogether) member, Anna Williams! Anna is a mother of 4, and she is a freelance writer and “professional” journal maker. They talk about getting over the intimidate factor of journalling even though the fun, artsy journals look so amazing. MacKenzie asks Anna why she j...
1hr 15m Oct 20, 2021
1hr 15m
S7 Ep54: Revamping Your Reading for the Rest of 2021
On the Live Well Anyway podcast this week, host MacKenzie Koppa gives some tips for refreshing your reading life as we head into the home stretch of this year. She encourages you to track your progress, embrace the small wins, be realistic about your goals, and find someone to talk with about what you are reading. This episode is also jam-packed with book recommendations, so scroll down to chec...
49m Oct 13, 2021
49m
S7 Ep53: Writing Your Story with Joy Eggerichs Reed
This week on Live Well Anyway, host MacKenzie Koppa chats with Joy Eggerichs Reed, and they do a little catching up on life since the last time Joy was on the show (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/life-and-laughter-in-paris-with-joy-eggerichs-reed/id1057594509?i=1000474421934) . After that, they diving into the topics of coaching authors, writing books, and what goes into publishing. Joy ...
1hr 16m Oct 06, 2021
1hr 16m
S7 Ep52: Do Fall Like a Grown Woman with Katie and MacKenzie
This week on Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie Koppa and Katie Duckett are back for a chatty episode about their new fall routines and share some tips on doing fall like a grown woman. MacKenzie’s first tip is to be okay with letting go with autumn decor, clothing or makeup that you just don’t love anymore. They talk about the fall fashions they are looking forward to, as well as hair training, skin ...
1hr 7m Sep 22, 2021
1hr 7m