I'm not just selling jewelry.

I'm selling you a story of these artisans,

and I'm showing you the lives that you're changing by supporting them.

And that makes women feel good as it should.

Welcome to Cultivating the Lovely. I'm your host, Mackenzie Kappa. You can find out more about the podcast at cultivating thelovely.com, in our Yellowbrick Road membership community at patreon.com slash cultivating the lovely, and in our Facebook group. I would also love to connect with you on Instagram, where you can find me at McKenzie Kappa. That's M-A-K-E-N-Z-I-E-K-O-P-P-A. Ladies, this week on the podcast,

I have the absolute pleasure of having an in-real-life friend who is also my daughter's

preschool teacher this past year on the show. Her name is Jen Traynor and we're going to be talking about real life, priorities, how sometimes you have to let things go and how to make sure you know you're doing what's right for you. And also a business that has allowed her to have a greater impact in the world and really have purpose behind doing her business, which I think is really refreshing. So I'm so excited to have her on the show today. And be sure

you stay until the end of this episode in order to get all the details to find out about the

special event we are hosting this Friday evening. We are going to be doing it live on Instagram

and Facebook, showing some of the beautiful jewelry that Jen is selling, along with

learning about the opportunity to support artisans all over the world.

But before we get there, I want to mention something that's happening in Patreon right now,

you guys.

You probably heard that short little episode that I released on the podcast a few days ago,

but we are having a special event going on all through August in the Patreon community.

We are getting together every morning in a Facebook live in our private group and working

through a plan to make sure that we are the most prepared for back to school this year.

Whether you are a homeschooler or a traditional schooler, things are coming quickly.

And if you join us on Patreon, you can start out at the $3 level

if that's all that you want to do. And you would still be able to be there for all of our lives.

We are working step by step through the process of meal planning, your calendar, routines,

making sure that you've figured out how you can take care of yourself once the craziness of the

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