#LifeGoals

After discussing the possibilities of being a novelist we thought we should dive a little deeper into the world of publishing! Margaret Cogswell, book designer, graphic designer, and publishing consultant joins us to share all of the do-s and don'ts of publishing. Plus her unique challenge is really getting our creative juices flowing! *Recorded recorded prior to Amy's hospitalization Check out Margaret's site: https://margaretcogswell.com/ and take her free e-course "6 Elements of Great Book Cover Design" @lifegoalspod on IG, FB, Twitter, Gmail

Well...it's been some time...and aside from quarantine a lot has changed. So we're here to fill you in with what's been going on since then. So enjoy today's episode with your favorite hosts and our wonderful audio engineer/producer Don! Thank you and stay safe and healthy everyone!

Time to get all caught up on guest challenges! We recorded this episode in early March - prelockdown - while Amy was on location in New Mexico. - Not going to lie, we haven't made new challenge progress during quarantine. Cursor Icon made by https://www.flaticon.com/ courtesy of freepik.com

Amiyah McCall of the show Girl! The Podcast joins to discuss what Girl Power means to us, some of our female role models, and how we can support other women. Follow her @Girlthepodcast and listen to her on @Anchor or wherever you get your podcasts

Actress, Comedian, and Podcaster, Croix Provence, joins us to talk about our dream projects! What's on your creativity bucket list? Follow her @CroixProvence and listen to her Podcast @Snatch22Podcast on Spotify, iTunes, and Google Podcasts

As Independent Contractors, Chelsea and Amy often think about what it will take to turn their skills and their passions into a full fledged business. This week they sit down with Beckett Arnold who is on her own entrepreneurial journey. She shares the ins and outs, the difficulties and challenges, as she prepares to launch her new business. Do you own your own business? Have one you dream of opening? Tell us on social media! Find and Follow Beckett @the_dragonfly_studio on IG and FB

Lise Marie Burnside joins us about her career as an aerialist bartender - say WHAT??? Follow her and check out her company @ https://www.elevationaerialdance.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/elevationaerialdance or @LittleBurnside on Instagram

Jump into quarantine with Amy, Chelsea, and Don to discuss the effects that covid-19 is having on all of our lives. How are you managing shelter at home?

Hello everybody! This week we get into our fitness goals, with Nancy Chen from Prevail Boxing & Nourish by Nancy. There's no better time than quarantine to adopt a new fitness routine! We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during the covid-19 pandemic.

Continuing on the theme of personal growth, this week we dive deeper in Self Care with our guest Amanda Turtles. How do you prioritize yourself?

These days it's not uncommon for adults to return to school for additional degrees or a career change. We both did and have brought our friend Jesse on to discuss the whys, the hows, and the challenges of going back to school. Don't forget to follow us @lifegoalspod on all social media!

Our long awaited episode #LifeWithoutSound! Actress and Author, Amanda McDonough, shares her experience of going from a hearing person to deaf. Get ready to laugh, cry, and dive deep into issues of representation and accessibility! For the deaf or hearing impaired visit our brand new YouTube channel #LifeGoals Pod for a captioned version of the episode. Follow/Like/Subscribe @LifeGoalsPod on all social media. Follow @AmandaMcDonough on Instagram or @ActingAmanda on Twitter, and get information on her book at amandamcdonoughspeaker.com/ and @ReadyToBeHeard on all social media.

It's a new year and a new season of #LifeGoals! Time to set new goals for the year to further our aspirations for life. We're going to run down what happened last year, where we succeeded, where we fell short, and come up with a plan for the next 365 days. What are your hopes for 2020? Tell us @LifeGoalsPod on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Gmail.

Welcome to 2020! Are you ready for a preview of what's to come? #NewYear #New Goals

It's time for Amy and Chelsea to report back on their next batch of challenges! Who will be assigned a movie and who scored high on their extra credit assignments?

It's time for another progress report on Amy and Chelsea's goals for 2019. Are they going to make their goals by year's end or were they too ambitious?

Trained psychologist, Carlos Reyes Hailey joins us to talk about the benefits of therapy and some of the most common roadblocks and obstacles. Bonus #LifeGoal topic - Carlos shares with us his career change from psychologist to actor! To see more from Carlos, visit his website www.haileysworld.com

Ever dream of writing a book? Of being a tortured artist, struggling to get your ideas from your brain to the page, and having the fortitude to see it through and get it published? Well we do! So we brought on published poet and author Morgan Nikola-Wren to talk about her journey to becoming an author and all of the things that come along with (uh hello... writer's block?). *Follow Morgan @morgannikolawren on FB, IG, and her website morgannikolawren.com *Buy her books at https://www.amazon.com/Morgan-Nikola-Wren/e/B074ZSHWH1%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

This week we dive into what and who inspired Chelsea to explore Aerial Arts become an Assistant Instructor. Up Flying Yoga owner, Kimberely Simonetti, shares with us all of the benefits of Aerial Yoga and what you can expect from trying out this amazing form of art and exercise for the Body and Mind. You'll be so inspired we bet you'll want to jump into a hammock yourself! Follow @upflyingyoga on Instagram and learn more about the classes they offer at www.upflyingyoga.com

Amy has been flexing her #SelfReliant skills doing handyman work, replacing parts on her car, and more. How self reliant are you? Chelsea gets a crash course on self reliance from Amy and our guest, Melissa Martinez Areffi - a Do-It-Yourself-er Extraordinaire! *Support Melissa's next project "Glory & Injustice", starring Eric Michael Cole and Bella Zoe Martinez @gloryandinjustice on Facebook and Instagram

Chelsea and Amy payback their movie assignments this week in #MovieReviews4. On the agenda - Interview with a Vampire, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton, Booksmart, and a bonus movie - Unicorn Store! Weigh in with your movie opinions @lifegoalpod on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Self Love, we all need, and we all struggle with it. April Sutton joins us as we discuss our personal struggles with loving ourselves and talk about things we are doing to change that. Where will your self love journey take you?

What are your indulgences? Ice cream? Trashy TV? Everybody Wang Chung Tonight? For this episode we are joined by Chelsea's college pal, April, and expose our guilty pleasures. Let us know yours @LifeGoalsPod!

We've been busy ladies so it's time to get caught up on our challenges! Today we recap the challenges from #VR, #SocialMedia, #Anime, & #Reconnecting. Who will come out on top? And who will need to get busy watching movies?

This week we dive into Amy's career milestone goal of joining the DGA (Directors Guild of America). Not sure what an AD does? No worries! Our guest is accomplished 1st AD, Marty Elcan. She has worked on everything from "Steel Magnolia's", to "Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion", and many more! She pulls back the curtain on her experience in joining the DGA and offers helpful tips on forwarding your career and networking.

It's Fourth of July weekend and we are celebrating with an episode dedicated to #FamilyVacations! Amy's parents, Chris and Julie are on the mics as we discuss our most memorable family trips and goals for future travel destinations. Get ready for a wild road trip!

This week we review all of the anime shows the Areffi children assigned us on #Anime. As an extra bonus, we review the feature film Groupers, by fellow podcaster, Anderson Cowan (The Film Vault, After Disaster, Cinematics). We got a chance to see it screen at the Film Invasion LA film festival and dish the details! *We're flying solo this week(Marcus and Nico come back!,)so please forgive our audio.

Join us a for a very different but extremely fun episode as we say goodbye to our producers, Nico and Marcus. Life is taking them to Chicago, but before it does it's time to play a little game! How well do you know #LifeGoals?

Amy and her friend Erick found each other on Social Media after more than a decade. Join us as we discuss the challenges of reconnecting with people from your past, and how Social Media has changed the possibilities.

The popularity of Anime is on the rise in the United States, as evidenced by live action versions coming to the big screen. Our guests for this special episode are three young artists and huge anime fans! Join us as we talk to Kennedy, Alex, and Bella, and discuss all things anime! To see our guests' artwork check out their Instagrams and web presence: Alex - @alexareffi Bella - @BellaZoeAreffi (acting) @BellaDimondStyle2 (art) Kennedy - under construction/ coming soon

Chelsea and I were both challenged to see Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 2001 film, Amelie. Tune in to hear our thoughts and critiques, and tell us on social media what you think of this film! @lifegoalspod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

There's no escaping #SocialMedia in today's world! This week our guest - marketing maven Amber Mayo - helps us to breakdown the reality of social media and gives us tips on how to get social media to work for us. *additional vector art provided by: saragnzalez - www.freepik.com

This week we bring you bonus content from Episode 8 #Career Milestone! Amy's on location filming a horror movie and our producers Marcus and Nico are apartment hunting in Chicago, so Chelsea pulled this gem out from the vault. Our guest, Tim Albaugh, advises us on how writers can avoid the top ten common screenwriting pitfalls. We hope you enjoy it! Follow Tim @Propath.screenwriting on Instagram and sign up for classes @ www.propathscreenwriting.com

Will Cherry, XR Storyteller and Designer joins us as we continue our discussion on emerging media that is transforming the entertainment industry. We dive into the past, present, and future of VR, AR, MR - well ALL THE R's! You can find Will @thecherrygram and @immersivist and read is blog on immersive media at https://willcherry.io/idr"

Fellow podcaster Cameron Dexter from TimmTalk joins us as we discuss how streaming services impact not only the way society consumes media, but affects the industry itself and what we will expect to see in the coming years in terms of entertainment. Follow Cameron @cameron.dexter and @camdexter_adventures and listen to his podcast @timmtalkpod

This week we're talking about mental disabilities (i.e. learning and communication disabilities). Chelsea shares the challenges of living with APD (Audio Processing Disorder) and her best friend Kevin Roland joins us to share his insight on watching Chelsea grow up and learn to cope with her APD.

In celebration of Amy's two year sober-versary, we are exploring the topic of getting sober off of drugs and alcohol. Joining us is Sabrina, who shares her own experiences of addiction and living in sobriety.

Avery Schlereth joins us to discuss going #Vegan. She shares her vast experience with overhauling your diet and the conversation takes some surprising twists and turns.

Getting caught up on our assigned movies this week, so join us for our first mini episode MOVIE REVIEWS. Chelsea had to watch Vanilla Skye, The Butterfly Effect, and The Happening. Amy comes back from watching Savageland. Join us to hear how these movies have shaped us as film makers what we can take away from them in our creative endeavors.

In Celebration of Earth Day coming up, we talk to our good friend Kimmy about ways we can strive to live a #ZeroWaste life. She gave us so many great tips and tools that you just have to see for yourself! Plus Amy tells us about doing the 5 Day Morning Dance challenge. Be sure to check out our social media for all of the links and resources! @LifeGoalsPOD on Facebook Instagram, and Twitter

This week Chelsea and Amy revisit their goals for the year and analyze where they're at and if any of their goals need adjusting. Audio engineer Marcus jumps in and gives feedback on their progress.

This week we dive into the complicated subject of taxes. As Independent Contractors our taxes rely on keeping careful track of our deductions. Amy shares her tax prep experience and answers Chelsea and Nico's questions, helping them feel more prepared to face Tax Day on April 15th. *** Amy is not a licensed tax accountant so always reach out to a qualified professional for guidance on changing tax guidelines and clarity on specific tax questions

This week we dig into Chelsea's career milestone of selling a feature film script. Screenwriter and UCLA professor, Tim Albaugh gives us the inside scoop on the world of professional screenwriting. Tim shares tips on how to strengthen your screenplay, what to expect when you try to sell, and how to avoid common pitfalls. Are you ready for your free master class?

We close out our month long focus on #goals relating to sex, love, and relationships with a BANG! Amy's ex-boyfriend Chad joins us to discuss the bad, the ugly, and the worst breakups. Then we discuss how our breakups have shaped our relationship goals, because let's face it, every breakup is just another step on the way to figuring out what we want in a partner, and hoping that the next partner is "the one."

Transgender artist, Sonya Saturday, comes in the help us navigate gender and sexual identity. Chelsea and Amy read their love letters from last week's challenge.

This week we are joined on the mics by our Producers, and committed partners, Nico and Marcus, to discuss #RelationshipGoals. We discuss how our past relationships have changed what we want in a relationship and strategies for facing relationship challenges.

To kick off February, the month of dating and relationships, we sat down with our friend Leota Rhodes to discuss the world of online dating and challenges in the current dating landscape.

How much media and screen time is too much? Chelsea and Amy delve into their challenges with over stimulation in the digital era and discuss strategies to moderate their media consumption so they can focus on their #LifeGoals. Links to Amy's completed challenge goal: Playground Politics page on Amy's website: https://amyccovell.myportfolio.com/overview Playground Politics Trailer: https://vimeo.com/314176093 Purchase link for educational materials: http://amyccovell.fetchapp.com/sell/807a7bf4/ppc

Join us as we discuss our #Sidehustles that help up us keep the lights on, and our strategies for preventing them from getting in the way of our #CareerGoals. What's your most memorable #Sidehustle? Tweet and follow as @LifeGoalsPOD

Join us as we share with you our major life goals, and we discuss what we are going to do in 2019 to reach them.

Here's a sneak peek at our new Podcast!