Comfy with Carly

Barrie (she/they) and Carly (she/hers) come together to answer questions anonymously submitted by YOU!  We skim the surface on topics like open relationships, making friends being like dating, communication with your partner, hobbies, and even what time Carly goes to bed.

June may be over, but celebrating PRIDE is never over. This week's episode features 5 individuals, who share their unique stories into discovering who they are and overcoming societal standards. There's also a brief LGBTQ+ education moment.  Thank you to Ashton, Barrie, Courtney, Rachel, and Sierra for your contribution to this episode.

Amanda Ferrat (she/her) is the founder of Value Yourself Counseling and is an Advanced EFT Practitioner, certified emotional wellness counselor, and professional speaker. She started her business after a long and complicated journey with her own grief, self-care, and healing as a way to use her education and experience to help other women on similar journeys. Amanda gives us a deep dive into the different components of self-care and how it looks different than the typical social media post. Instagram: @valueyourselfcounseling Amanda's Link: https://campsite.bio/vyc FROM BASIC TO BADASS SELF-CARE CHALLENGE (June 13-16): https://square.link/u/e53ZMmbO

Danielle LeRose (she/her) joins to talk about her journey to discovering the magic of the female body. Danielle is a medical intuitive, medium, and healer. She has been on her ascension journey since 2015. She was catapulted into this space due to crippling medical issues. Danielle was able to heal her body through deep shadow work, energy healing, meditation, acupuncture and many other holistic therapies. Danielle grew into her healing gifts over the years. Her heart's desire is to help clients feel safe, empowered & loved.  Instagram: @dlerose and @getrosepodcast Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/581443 Website: https://themetahealer.com/

Content Warning: Supreme Court's rule to overturn Roe V. Wade  After the news of the leaked document dropped, Carly reached out to a friend and colleague, Barrie Seigle (She/They) to help her through the personal struggle of feeling the need to stay informed and advocate on social media, while also being kind and caring for herself. It was in that moment, Carly called for an EMERGENCY COMFY episode. Barrie and Carly dive into how they're feeling and "dealing" with the news and provide ways to take care of yourself and feel your feels.  Donation Options (as mentioned in episode):  National Network of Abortion Funds  Planned Parenthood  Local Abortion Funds by State (do your research)

Ashta Singh (she/her) joins us this week to create comfort around discussing intimacy. Ashta is a certified mindset coach, intimacy curator, and founder of Her Mindset Journey. In this episode, Ashta teaches us the different areas of intimacy, how to cultivate intimacy in our relationships, and shares her personal journey to discovery intimacy in her life. Instagram: @hermindsetjourney Facebook: www.facebook.com/hermindsetjourney Blog: hermindset.com/blog

This is part 2/2 of learning to become more comfortable with creating boundaries with ourselves and others. Hayley Cykiert (she/her) joins us to share a crash course on boundaries 101. Hayley is a wife and mom, friend, and happy person who has been able to use boundaries to enhance her life. She has taken advice from different therapists, books, podcasts, and her own life to share simple and easy ways to implement, change, and enforce boundaries. Hayley is here to make us all more comfortable with taking the first step to setting boundaries in any relationship.

This week, Hayley Cykiert (she/her) joins us to share a crash course on boundaries 101. Hayley is a wife and mom, friend, and happy person who has been able to use boundaries to enhance her life. She has taken advice from different therapists, books, podcasts, and her own life to share simple and easy ways to implement, change, and enforce boundaries. Hayley is here to make us all more comfortable with taking the first step to setting boundaries in any relationship.

In today's episode, Carly (she/her) has a special guest, Megan Eddinger (she/her), joining to have an open, authentic, and vulnerable conversation around mental health, motherhood, and decreasing the shame behind recognizing when you need help. Megan shares her story of becoming a mom before she really had a chance to figure out who she was. She takes us through her mental health journey, as she reflects on the influence mental health has on her as a person, wife, and mother. Grab a blanket, settle in, and let's get comfy with mental health and motherhood. Connect with Megan:  Instagram: @megan.eddinger Podcast: The No BS Mama Podcast Facebook: The No BS Mama Facebook Community To learn more about the Couples and Conflict Workshop, visit: https://bit.ly/couplesandconflict Rachel Goodman: @raylationshipcoach

On today's episode of Comfy with Carly, our host, Carly Cykiert (she/her/hers), shares her professional and personal journey that guided her to where she is today. She gets real about her mental health struggles, discusses different career paths she thought she was "destined" for, and why she felt it was important to start the Comfy with Carly podcast. With a podcast all about getting comfy, it only seemed fair for Carly to step outside her comfort zone and tell her story. Carly also shares her insight on where to find a therapist, therapy in general, and answers your questions.  Instagram: @comfywithcarly  Email: [email protected]

Welcome to the Comfy with Carly podcast, where authentic, awkward, messy, and sometimes emotional conversations will guide us in making the uncomfortable comfortable. We'll hear personal stories from brave people wanting to share their truth and experts wanting to share their knowledge. Together we'll learn, unlearn, play games and tackle uncomfy topics like boundaries, dating, therapy, relationships (even outside the romantic realm) and of course, sex and sexuality. Grab a blanket, settle in, and let's get comfy together.