190: Budgeting, Balance & Big Family Dreams

The Fitnessista Podcast: Healthy In Real Life

Gina Harney

Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 522 Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Hi friends! I have a brand new podcast episode live, and today I'm catching you up in a solo episode that's part life update, part travel tips, and part parenting reflections.

We're talking about the lessons I've learned lately—both big and small—and I think you'll find plenty to relate to.

Here's what we chat about:

The 700% growth of the podcast this year and what's been working behind the scenes
How I budget and plan for vacations (including my favorite credit card points hacks!)
Raising daughters with a focus on positive body image and why certain conversations don't belong at the dinner table
How creating a nag-free dinner environment has helped our family connect more
Why I believe "balance" is a myth (and what I focus on instead)
Tips for traveling with kids while keeping stress low and expectations realistic
What our summer in Spain taught me about slowing down and savoring life
The big "someday" dreams my family is talking about: Spain, Germany, or maybe even homesteading

This is a cozy, chatty episode full of stories, reflections, and practical takeaways for creating more connection, joy, and ease in your family life.

Take a listen and tell me which part resonated most with you!

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0:00.0	You're listening to The Healthy in Real Life podcast episode number 190.
0:04.6	Welcome to the Healthy in Real Life podcast, bite-sized tips for healthy living that you can implement right now.
0:11.9	Join us weekly for interviews and real life advice for creating the happiest and healthiest version of yourself.
0:18.9	Here's your host, fitness expert, author, and mom of two, Gina Harney.
0:23.6	Hey everyone, welcome back to the show.
0:25.6	This is Gina, creator of the Fitnessista blog and brand.
0:28.6	I'm so excited that you're here today.
0:30.6	Thank you so much for tuning in, and we have a short and sweet solo episode today.
0:34.6	But before we dive in, I wanted to tell you about Organify. So that's
0:38.3	actually what I'm drinking today in my little Peloton cup right here. It's Organified Green. I've
0:43.4	had this for years. It's one of my all-time favorite things. I love their products. They have so
0:48.8	many great ones. They have Harmony, the red, the gold. I love their shilogy gummies. They also have creatine gummies now.
0:57.3	But the green is, I feel like such a good place to start because so many of us are not eating
1:01.9	seven to nine fruits and vegetables per day. So it really gives us an awesome dose of micronutrients.
1:07.3	So it has spirulina, chlorella, also has maringa, lemon, mint. Mint, it has kind of like
1:15.0	a nice lemony minty flavor. So it's not offensive at all. It's actually very delicious. It also has
1:21.2	aschwagando, which is a really great adaptogen for dealing with stress response. So definitely
1:25.8	check it out. You'll just head to Organify. I have a link in the show notes, and you'll enter the code Fitnessista. So it's F-I-T-N-E-S-S-I-S-T-A, and that'll get you 20% off. So head to the link in my show notes for Organify, enter the code Fitnessista, and you'll get 20% off. So let's head into today's episode. And before we
1:45.8	do that, I want to give a shout out to my new podcast manager, Eric, who has been absolutely
1:51.9	crushing it. He reached out to me a couple of months ago and I just had to ask myself, like,
1:56.7	is it worth investing in the podcast? I kind of feel like it's dying a little bit, but at the same time, it's always been something
2:04.6	that I've really enjoyed.
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