This issue features MY FAVORITE EXPERT COMMUNITIES!
If the the birth of “fall 2023” has your head spinning with changes, calendars, coming events & more, you may be craving some added support. This special issue* lists my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE EXPERT COMMUNITIES——that I can also personally vouch for as a user!
(*I endorse these experts & share my personal experiences here. I also am NOT receiving any affiliate compensation from any of these experts. I’m a pro Communications Coach, blogger, author, podcast host … as well as a parent-in-training who personally needs tools.)
Coach Kiki’s Top Fave Expert Communities
Hi, Fam! with Parenting Expert Avital Schreiber Levy
Overview: Avital has been a social influencer for years, posting curated content from her own lived experience as a mom of 5 who’s worked doggedly to create an international village of day-to-day support. A trained (& natural) designer, she brings a design approach to creating intentionality in family choices.
Unparalleled Offering: The living “zones” she recommends——& demonstrates so beautifully——get families to think about 360-degree lifestyle (or styled life) to match a more contemporary purpose to living spaces. “Messy Zones” for arts & crafts or “Movement Zones” for indoor playgrounds, even in small spaces like apartments, are well developed here & translatable to varying family values.
Try First: The Haven Masterclass (a.k.a. the “Reclaim Play” workshop) is totally free & dives into this zoned living concept——including the why’s behind it.
Podcast: Hi, Fam on PodFollow
Good Inside with Psychologist Dr. Becky Kennedy
Overview: Dr. Becky is a bestselling author & columnist who uses the professional wisdom she’s gained through her clinical practice & as a mother to dovetail empathy with expertise. (Seriously, her book Good Inside was the FIRST of the dozens of parenting books I’ve read that didn’t feel preachy or holier-than-thou anywhere in the pages!)
Unparalleled Offering: Dr. Becky sends text messages periodically——not too frequently to feel like spam & not so far apart that you feel abandoned (hopefully!)——for very direct access to timely & encouraging tools. Who doesn’t need a random, friendly text reminding you to connect with your kiddos at bedtime or find something you’re grateful for in the moment or that you deserve a small token of appreciation today … even from yourself!?
Try First: Subscribe to the newsletter for free insights & quick tools (even some of her stellar scripts!) from Dr. Becky.
Podcast: The Good Inside podcast
Preside Life with Meditation Teacher Artie Wu
Overview: His home page “about” section sums it up best: a father, meditation teacher, international speaker & former tech CEO. Artie teaches globally using myth, metaphor & other innate wisdom of the collective. Most of his courses are audio offerings for on-demand, self-paced listening. Each comes with direct Q&A access to Artie’s insights & feedback + the added option of connecting live in-person or in other remote settings. (Read on for details.)
Unparalleled Offering: Artie has launched a series of Sacred Space retreats set in some of the most beautiful locations in the world & protected with the safety of full presence. (Listen to his explanation of the nature of sacred space at his YouTube channel.) I can again attest from firsthand experience just how in-depth, healing & truly sacred his in-person teachings are——with good food & conversation, too!
Try First: Artie showed up with full, sacred presence for a wide number of viewers & listeners in FREE (!!) weekly group calls via Crowdcast through much of 2020. He’s compiled some amazing recordings of those shares at his YouTube channel as both standalone & playlists.
Podcast: In lieu of a podcast, watch his Sacred Space recordings at his website.
BONUS:
Self-Healers Circle with author-therapist-influencer Dr. Nicole LePera
I just got the green light to join Dr. Nicole LePera’s Self-Healers Circle. After being on this “Holistic Psychologist’s” waitlist for some weeks, I cannot wait to experience for myself the benefits of her community of support & to explore any unparalleled offerings I may find there … &, of course, to share those findings with you. Stay tuned!