Olive Theory Chris and Shelby

Each family has their own unique characteristics, and no family runs 100% smoothly. Throw in a blended family, and it's anything but smoothly blended; more like vegetable soup. Today Chris and Shelby dive a little more into their personal family dynamics and share their experience as a blended family. Chris was a newly divorced, single father, and Shelby was a single woman with no kids, jumping into instant motherhood at the same time as being a newly-wed. They share the struggles they've each had, and how they have organized their home-life to be as stable and secure for everyone involved. 
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 Today we switch things up a bit, and Chris interviews Shelby about her recent health journey she has been on.  She shares her long journey about her thyroid health, autoimmune diseases, hormonal imbalances, and the medical gaslighting she experienced, to get her on the path to health she is on. If there is one take away you get from today's episode, it's that you know your body better than anyone. Do not let medical professionals gaslight you. Fight for your health. Advocate for yourself. Get the answers you need and then put in the work to feel better.


Recourses:

Red light therapy device: https://us.boncharge.com

Vit D3/K2 drops: https://kononutrition.com

Dr. Rebecca Warren's Website for the list of things to get tested: www.drrebeccawarren.com (fill in your info and she will email you the list) 

Group Shelby worked with: https://www.gutmechanic.com/site/about



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New Year, New Season!! We are so excited for what is to come. 

We hate New Year's Resolutions, but WE LOVE goal setting! Join us today as we open season 2 with our goals and intentions to make 2024 an AMAZING year. 

Sources:
Book: The Daily Stoic by: Ryan Holiday, IG: @dailystoic
Henry Ammar IG: @henryammar 
Terrin Ammar: @thequeenkollective
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'Tis the season for a fun-filled Christmas episode! We took to our family, friends and social media to help us out as we talked all the things Christmas. Grab a cup of egg nog or hot cocoa, and open your favorite podcast streaming service, to join us in reflecting, laughing and story-telling about this magical time of year. And we sincerely hope you have a "Holly Jolly Christmas!"
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"Parenting is the easiest thing to have an opinion about, but the hardest thing to do" 

**Minor trigger warning- We are discussing motherhood in this episode and understand that this topic may be sensitive to those who have or are struggling with infertility, estranged from their mother, or have lost their mother or child. We want you to know you are loved and we extend our love to you**

Welcome to our 4th part to our 4-part series where we talk about what it's like to be a wife and mother. We go way back again to history and talk about how civilazations viewed women in their rolls as wives and mothers. Statistics shared in this episode bring out some interesting discussions and even a little disagreement between Chris and Shelby. One thing we can completely agree on though, is motherhood is one of the best and most important roles this life has to offer. Whether you are a bio mom, adoptive mom, foster mom, or step mom, YOUR ROLE MATTERS. 

Resources:
https://medium.com/@annalloydc/the-sacred-role-of-mothers-in-ancient-egyptian-society-happy-mothers-day-f5a283d869fd
https://womeninantiquity.wordpress.com/2021/04/02/greek-motherhood/
https://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/daily_living/text/Demographics.htm#:~:text=During%20pregnancy%2C%20women%20were%20expected,births%20of%20a%20couple's%20children.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/05/09/facts-about-u-s-mothers/#:~:text=Larger%20shares%20of%20moms%20than,rewarding%2C%20the%20same%20survey%20found.
https://www.hirewithnear.com/blog/maternity-leave-by-country-how-does-the-us-compare#:~:text=The%20international%20recommended%20minimum%20standard,not%20guarantee%20paid%20maternity%20leave.
https://www.ipsos.com/en/data-dive-how-motherhood-viewed-around-world
https://www.newamerica.org/better-life-lab/blog/the-state-of-us-mothers-in-2022/


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"Femininity does NOT make you weak. It is your super power" 

We need women, we LOVE women. In today's episode we pick up right where we left off with our four-part series with our 3rd part- What it's like to be a woman. We dive into some history sharing how different civilizations viewed and treated womanhood, share some very interesting statistics and then open wide up about how we feel about women, womanhood and the rolls women play in society. We get a little heated, but our theme for our podcast is it's OK to have differing opinions. We bring it all to the table in today's episode. Listen in. We hope you enjoy it. 

As always, don't forget to leave us a rating and review! We love you all! Thank you for being here. 

Resources: 
https://www.mylearning.org/stories/where-are-all-the-women/1432?#:~:text=Their%20chief%20role%20was%20as,and%20not%20what%20they%20did.&text=Despite%20this%2C%20many%20women%20did,experienced%20interesting%20periods%20of%20history.


https://www.worldhistory.org/article/623/women-in-ancient-egypt/


https://www.worldhistory.org/article/927/women-in-ancient-greece/


https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1251/women-in-the-viking-age/


https://medium.com/writers-blokke/top-3-ancient-civilizations-with-great-gender-equality-3fc484914da4
Quote by: America Ferrera in The Barbie Movie
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