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There’s really no other way to slice this one. The month of April was a rocky period for us both. Job stuff. Relationship stuff. Spring sickness. The last few weeks have been nothing short of brutal for team LL. Candidly, it made it really hard to record (hence our brief radio silence). But when we came out on the other side, we realized we weren’t alone. Whether Mercury is in retrograde or not, we all go through periods where life simply sucks. Shit hits the fan in more ways than one and you find yourself barely slogging through the day-to-day. While we’d love to think we’ll never suffer such low periods again, they’re inevitable. So, we came up with a strategic list – an eight-step process, if you will – of how to cope with these periods when they strike. We think you’ll love this episode if you’ve been going through a rough patch or feeling inexplicably low lately, and are in need of some hard and fast tips to help put your heart, mind, and body back in order. [Theme song: "Matchmaker" by Jason Meeks]

At the foundation of how we eat and think about food, after years of trial and error, we keep coming back to two really simple guidelines: eat whole, unprocessed foods from reliable sources; and — if you haven't figured it out already — there is no better way to treat yourself like gold than to up your veggie game. Simple, right? Wrong. Even though we feel like we've decoded some of the big diet trends, we are bombarded with so much information about what to eat every day. We still had burning questions. So, we enlisted the help of Miranda Hammer from the clean-eating, healthy-living blog Crunchy Radish. Aside from being totally delightful and a fabulous food photographer, Miranda is a registered dietitian and natural foods chef with a background in clinical nutrition. Her focus is on creating delicious and nutritious plant-based recipes but overall, she is a wealth of information on all things nutrition. She was kind enough to let us pick her brain for over an hour! Like us, she believes there is no single food blueprint that works for everyone: you have to find what works for you and your body. We think you'll love this episode if you're looking to cut through all the nutrition noise about some of the taboo topics (soy, dairy, fats, carbs) and simply get more vegetables onto your plate throughout the day. [Theme song: "Matchmaker" by Jason Meeks]

Do you ever wonder how you will juggle a thriving career and the addition of a baby at the same time? Are you struggling to move past an ex even though you know it's probably time? Do you lose yourself so far in self-help content that you lose sight of what you are trying to accomplish in the first place? Since we first dreamed of starting this podcast we always hoped to do some advice episodes. Enter #AskLifeLately. A simple Q and A format in which we answer real questions from actual LL listeners. Our aim is to leverage our own life experience to lend some perspective to whatever is on the minds of our dear listeners. We think you'll love this episode of you are considering kids, moving past an ex or looking to keep a clear head on your personal development path. [Theme song: "Matchmaker" by Jason Meeks]