How I Got Into Energy Work

The Balanced Nest Podcast  ·  Episode 7 I originally wanted to be a coroner. Genuinely. Not in a completely morbid way — well, maybe a little — but mostly because I have always been more interested in the deeper story than the surface presentation. I wanted to know...

Why Talk Therapy Has Limits (And What Works Instead)

The Balanced Nest Podcast  ·  Episode 8 This one might ruffle some feathers. I don’t do talk therapy. I’m not a fan of it. I don’t think it works well for most people and I definitely don’t think it gets to the root of most things — and I say that after doing years of...

The Balanced Nest Podcast Episode 1

Ok so I saw a meme recently that was basically roasting people who give out mental health advice when really they belong in a mental ward themselves. And it reminded me that I should probably introduce myself before we go any further. I’m Anna Marie....

This is me!

I haven’t introduced myself.  I’m Anna Marie.  I’m a mama to two fantastic little girls and wife to an outstanding commercial photographer – shameless plug – check out MacBean Photography! While I wear many hats outside of mom and wife, I...

Nothing Breaks Like a Heart

So I was alone in the car again today, which is very, very, very rare. And apparently, my brain was thinking.  I was listening to Nothing Breaks Like a Heart by Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus. It was on some random Spotify playlist that I thought would be a good idea. ...