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 to share how you are participating on social media. Some of the tips she gives as to how to accept the challenge to live well in spite of the chaos around you are: control the...
Sep 15, 2021•56 min•Season 2Ep. 51
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 last few months of following the Heal Hive course. JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Comm...
Aug 25, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 6Ep. 50
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 this episode will give you some new tips and tricks as well as the inspiration you need to tackle your h...
Aug 18, 2021•40 min•Season 6Ep. 49
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 . 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 personal growth, as well as Sarah’s different feelings writing this book as opposed to her first one. JOIN US ON PATREON Live We...
Aug 11, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 6Ep. 48
On today’s episode of Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie sits down for a chat with Roni Vayre from Plan to Eat 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 benefits of meal planning with Plan to Eat’s software and app, plus so many more great ideas and tips for planning your meals! On today’s episode of L...
Aug 04, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 6Ep. 47
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, join the Live Well Together Patreon Community where MacKenzie is hashing out the details during August. J...
Jul 28, 2021•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 46
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 decided to take on running the studio, and more. JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Communi...
Jul 21, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 6Ep. 45
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 LINKS MENTIONED Subscribe to MacKenzie’s YouTube Channel Sign up for MacKenzie’s newsletter “Well, anyway…” Follow MacKenzie on Instagram @mackenziekoppa Follow Katie on Instagram @katie...
Jul 14, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 6Ep. 44
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 MacKenzie shares include: involving the kids in deciding on their own daily routines, empowering them to m...
Jun 30, 2021•55 min•Season 6Ep. 43
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 eating well balanced meals. They also give some tips and tools that they suggest using to help make me...
Jun 23, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 6Ep. 42
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 to save time and energy, saving on subscription boxes on Amazon, and more. JOIN US ON PATREON Live Wel...
Jun 16, 2021•50 min•Season 6Ep. 41
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 MacKenzie and Katie on Instagram to get even more details about the sunscreens and swimsuits that they have b...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 6Ep. 40
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 own bag. Katie also shares a few of her favorite summer gear and products. Hopefully, these items and ...
Jun 02, 2021•54 min•Season 6Ep. 39
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 . Some of the methods and ideas she talks about today are the following: doing a brain dump, creating a summer bucket list, thinking about changing routines, evaluating your time, and actually creating your plan. JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Toget...
May 26, 2021•48 min•Season 6Ep. 38
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 talks about the fun of playing pickleball with her family and the value of doing things other people in h...
May 19, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 6Ep. 37
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 after starting out her career in ophthalmology. Dr. Michelle also describes specific forms of treatment...
May 12, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 6Ep. 36
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 ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community LINKS MENTIONED Subscribe to MacKenzie’s YouTube Chann...
May 05, 2021•58 min•Season 6Ep. 35
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 friends pour into you more, it takes some pressure off your spouse and children. And speaking of those i...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 34
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 importance of calling out the positive attributes and growth we see in our teens, as well. Also, if you have any...
Apr 21, 2021•58 min•Season 6Ep. 33
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 experience different life experiences and skills to find out who they are and what they want to do in life. A...
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 6Ep. 32
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 reading, what she is watching, her relationships with friends and family, her health and what she is eatin...
Apr 07, 2021•51 min•Season 6Ep. 31
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 with her kids about those changes. They both share their thoughts on the story and ideas presented in Wa...
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 6Ep. 30
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, rhythms of rest, and embracing the unexpected joys. MacKenzie shares how flowers and greenery came to be s...
Mar 24, 2021•59 min•Season 6Ep. 29
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 out gluten-free baking. She also talks about her excitement leading up to the Easter season after a lon...
Mar 17, 2021•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 28
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 learning from other therapists. She also talks about educating clients to care for themselves in between ...
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 6Ep. 27
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 releasing lymph, reducing inflammation, and increasing healthy flow of fluids throughout the body. MacKenzie a...
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 6Ep. 26
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 get stuff done and how healthy 8s can be heroes in our lives. Finally, they share what they’ve learned ab...
Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 6Ep. 25
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 a little about how learning about the Enneagram has helped them in their family relationships and frie...
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 24
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 treating yourself or your family. JOIN US ON PATREON Live Well Together! Patreon Community LINKS MENTIONED...
Feb 10, 2021•54 min•Season 6Ep. 23
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 these transitions smooth and positive for everyone. Find all the details about the giveaway of a 3-mon...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 6Ep. 21
