Welcome back to the Cultivate What Matters podcast where we help you do more of what matters

and less of what doesn't. Today we're continuing our special series Your Cultivated Summer where

each week I'm chatting with one woman from Teen Cultivate about the joys and the challenges

of goal setting and intentional living during the summer months.

I am so thrilled to have my friend Emily back with me today talking about

going beyond surface level with family. It's a great topic for today. Many of us spend time

with extended family while we're on vacation and while family dynamics can be complicated,

we often desire. We really desire to bring the same intention we found with our goal setting

and other aspects of our lives to our extended family relationships. We hope today's

conversation will give you some practical tips and fresh perspective for your time together

this summer. Hey Emily, welcome back to the podcast. Hey Kelly, I am thrilled to meet back.

I'm so glad to have you. Every time we talk, I always learn something and you're so full of wisdom.

So I can't wait to hear from you. I'm going to be picking your brain. I can't wait. All right, so

today we're talking about going beyond surface level with family. But first, my favorite part,

let's share something that's helping us live intentionally right now. What is it for you, Emily?

Okay, so I feel like this is something that I probably share with many cultivators and that is

the after dinner walk, the summer after dinner walk. I really love a walk around our neighborhood

after dinner when the days are longer. And down here in the south, you need the cool of the

evening to be comfortable outside. And I grew up taking summer after dinner walks with my family,

so it almost feels nostalgic to me and they're a great opportunity for conversation too.

How about you, Kelly? That is so sweet. That's a great tradition to

routine to pass along to your family. So my thing lives on the opposite side of the day.

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