What does it mean to live more with less? I'm Katie Wells and welcome to the Maximized Minimalist

podcast. If you found yourself caught up in the hamster wheel of modern day motherhood and want to

rewrite the script, congratulations you're in the right place. I'm here to be your guide and help you take

back your motherhood

and achieve a simpler, more joy-filled life. Cheers to being a maximized minimalist. Enjoy the show.

Hey there, welcome to the show. Today on the show I have Ali Katz, and Ali is a meditation

and self-care expert. On top of that, she's also a best-selling author

of three books, which I learned talking to her today, and a motivational speaker as well.

She is best known for her brand, Hot Mest to Mindful Mom, which includes books, live events,

her blog, and a huge online community. Her mission is really to inspire

people across the globe to leave overwhelm, stress, and guilt behind and to embrace a life

full of balance, presence, and joy. Allie's uncanny ability to make the concepts of self-care

and meditation and mindfulness feel relatable,

and even fun sometimes truly sets her apart from the traditional self-help crowd.

She is also the mom of two boys.

She's a runner and a self-proclaimed tea junkie.

So let's dive in.

Welcome to the show, Allie. Thanks for being here.

Thanks for having me. I love getting to know you online and learning about what you do and everything.

So it's so fun to connect. Awesome. It is. And for all my listeners that don't already know,

Allie, she is awesome. Like she said, we've been following each other

on Instagram for a while now. And I recently bought her book that, how many years ago did you write

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