Pets are the new kids. While we may choose them, often it feels like they chose us. Today’s guest says “If we listen to pets, we don’t have to suffer.” And Miranda Alcott, animal communications counselor, is helping us to do through her HarmoniousListening™ approach that combines her gifts of non-verbal communication, conscious intuitive connection, and deep understanding. Whether you believe this type of communication is possible, all I can say is that everything she told me rang true. She shares the lessons we can learn from our animals, utilizing our skills of nonverbal communication, and connecting more deeply with our companions.

Resources:

• Learn more at mirandaalcott.com
• Follow Miranda on IG: @mirandaalcott
• Visit BetterHelp.com/annie to get 10% off your first month of online therapy
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• Want to try SkinOwl skincare? Use code OTRSKIN for 15% on SkinOwl.com sitewide.
• Best sellers: Maqui Berry Beauty Whip, Eye Concentrate, and our first ever product to alleviate breakouts and dark marks: Geranium Drops.

There’s nothing like running a business to reveal the deepest core of who you are. This episode, for example, started with the tease of a new SkinOwl product—the first in over two years. But what starts with business quickly leads to talking about the trajectory of running a business, making a conscious effort to put yourself back into the world after bunkering down, and creating a life that works for you.

Resources:

• Follow + DM us: @offtherecordwithyou + @skinowl
• Tag Us: #offtherecordpod
• Shop SkinOwl: skinowl.com
• Want to try SkinOwl skincare? Use code RECORDSCRATCH for 15% on SkinOwl.com sitewide.
• Best sellers: Maqui Berry Beauty Whip, Eye Concentrate, and our first ever product to alleviate breakouts and dark marks: Geranium Drops.

Whether teaching people around the world how to upcycle, conserve, buy nothing new for a year, or just give a shit, Ashlee Piper is doing the heavy lifting on work most people don’t want to even acknowledge. If you’ve ever thought your litter was inconsequential in the grand scheme of things, so do millions of others. Then there are people like Ashlee Piper, trying to do the most to make sure the planet benefits rather than implodes. She’s been a political strategist, author, speaker, TV personality, and brand strategist for some of the world’s most ethical and innovative companies. She gives us the tangible, baby steps we can take toward a better world.

Resources:

• Learn more at ashleepiper.com
• Follow Ashlee on IG: @ashleepiper
• Book: Give a Sh*t: Do Good. Live Better. Save the Planet.
• Tedx Talk: How small actions can save a big planet
• Follow + DM us: @offtherecordwithyou + @skinowl
• Tag Us: #offtherecordpod
• Shop SkinOwl: skinowl.com
• Want to try SkinOwl skincare? Use code RECORDSCRATCH for 15% on SkinOwl.com sitewide.
• Best sellers: Maqui Berry Beauty Whip, Eye Concentrate, and our first ever product to alleviate breakouts and dark marks: Geranium Drops.

It’s time to get clear on your boundaries once and for all. We all know how important boundaries are, right? It feels like we’ve been having the discussion for decades. And yet, who has actually taken the time to define what they are—and most importantly, hold them strong in our daily lives? Especially as we head into holidays, which are filled with friends and family and each of them making demands on you and your time, all while trying to take a vacation and relax and enjoy the holidays yourself. It’s a whole thing. We’re going to talk about why setting boundaries is so challenging, why you deserve to do it anyway, and how to find clarity once and for all on where those lines lie.

Resources:

• Go to betterhelp.com/annie and get 10% off your first month
• Follow + DM us: @offtherecordwithyou + @skinowl
• Tag Us: #offtherecordpod
• Shop SkinOwl: skinowl.com
• Want to try SkinOwl skincare? Use code RECORDSCRATCH for 15% on SkinOwl.com sitewide.
• Best sellers: Maqui Berry Beauty Whip, Eye Concentrate, and our first ever product to alleviate breakouts and dark marks: Geranium Drops.

On the surface, it may seem you and your partner put in equal parts effort when it comes to the home, relationship, and parenting. But underneath all the tangible to-dos lives an invisible emotional layer of emotional labor. There’s a level of exhaustion brought on by the constant, unrelenting consideration of others that women are so familiar with. It’s thanks to Eve Rodsky that I’m even aware of this phenomenon, let alone have the vocabulary to express it. She’s out on a mission to change 21st-century relationships by giving a solution to an age-old problem: The uneven domestic and childcare burden carried mostly by women. She turned a personal breakdown into the catalyst for change that led to one profound question: What if we treated our homes as our most important organization? Her NYT bestselling book Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live) is a system to help couples rebalance the burden and reimagine their relationships. She gives us the magic formula for “fair play” in the home and learning to see the undervalued thought work that goes behind the obvious execution.

Resources:

• Learn more at everodsky.com and fairplaylife.com
• Follow Eve on Instagram: @everodsky
• Visit betterhelp.com/annie to get 10% off your first month
• Follow + DM us: @offtherecordwithyou + @skinowl
• Tag Us: #offtherecordpod
• Shop SkinOwl: skinowl.com
• Want to try SkinOwl skincare? Use code RECORDSCRATCH for 15% on SkinOwl.com sitewide.
• Best sellers: Maqui Berry Beauty Whip, Eye Concentrate, and our first ever product to alleviate breakouts and dark marks: Geranium Drops.

Controversial statement incoming: Relationships are hard. No, but seriously, whether it’s friends, family, or romantic partnerships, coordinating our individual journeys and evolutions alongside others is complicated. All the relationship advice of the past feels woefully outdated, which is where Stacey Sherrell and Rachel Facio, AKA Decoding Couples, come in. They are both licensed marriage and family therapists that know firsthand the struggles of partnership. They’re here to turn relationship self-help upside-down. We discuss the real state of modern marriage, closing the gap between what you want and how to get it, and the essential ingredients to a successful relationship.

Resources:

• Learn more at decodingcouples.com
• Follow Rachel + Stacey at @decoding_couples
• Join their free masterclass, Stop Fighting Start Talking!
• Follow + DM us: @offtherecordwithyou + @skinowl
• Tag Us: #offtherecordpod
• Shop SkinOwl: skinowl.com
• Want to try SkinOwl skincare? Use code RECORDSCRATCH for 15% on SkinOwl.com sitewide.
• Best sellers: Maqui Berry Beauty Whip, Eye Concentrate, and our first ever product to alleviate breakouts and dark marks: Geranium Drops.

Guess what, ladies—that “time of the month” isn’t just affecting us at one time. In fact, our monthly cycle can affect us all differently from week to week… including our skin. Most of us don’t know what to do about acne, especially when it comes on infrequently. If you’re breaking out consistently every month but don’t know why or what to do about it, I’ve got you covered. I’m going to break down the four phases that happen every month, and what products you should be using during each part of that cycle.

Resources:

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• Shop SkinOwl: skinowl.com
• Want to try SkinOwl skincare? Use code OTRSKIN for 15% on SkinOwl.com sitewide.
• Best sellers: Maqui Berry Beauty Whip, Eye Concentrate, and our first ever product to alleviate breakouts and dark marks: Geranium Drops.

Looking back at our evolution can be challenging. All the evidence is there—a digital paper trail of memories that, at times, seems hard to believe comes straight from the lives we once lived. While it can be hard to embrace the changes we’ve gone through, nothing is more healing than seeing them as a side-effect of the life you’ve lived, not the destroyer of the life you had. Enter the “roundtable of real” with past Off The Record guests Nicole Sciacca and Sharzad Kiadeh, where we talk about all the change, from feeling unexpectedly happy to dealing with mortality and death, and the value in not having it all.

Resources:

• sharzad.com
• sweatandstillness.com
• Follow Nicole on IG: @nicolesciacca
• Follow Sharzad on IG: @sharzadkiadeh
• Follow + DM us: @offtherecordwithyou + @skinowl
• Tag Us: #offtherecordpod
• Shop SkinOwl: skinowl.com
• Want to try SkinOwl skincare? Use code RECORDSCRATCH for 15% on SkinOwl.com sitewide.
• Best sellers: Maqui Berry Beauty Whip, Eye Concentrate, and our first ever product to alleviate breakouts and dark marks: Geranium Drops.