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6 Tips to Learn to Surf

If you haven’t experienced it, it is definitely something to add to your bucket list. Many people really want to learn to surf, but they get intimidated and don’t know how to start. I thought I would share a few things to help this process be easier for you. Here are my 6 tips for learning to surf: Surfing is one of the hardest sports in the world so get into the mindset that it’s going to take a...

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Jesse’s Story of Hope

Today I’m sharing the story of Jesse St. John. I hope her story encourages you that no matter what you’re going through right now and no matter how hard it is, you CAN overcome! Written by the Beautifully Flawed Staff Today we want you to meet 2021 Beautifully Flawed Retreat Attendee Jesse St. John! In July of 2008, Jesse, only 6-years-old at the time, was involved in a farming accident when her...

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Building Confidence

Jenny Schatzel joined our ‘Ohana Live Event to give us practical tips to build our confidence. Jenny is a well-known health and wellness expert who is changing the conversation on body image, confidence and the power of movement. Her mission is to help women grow in body confidence and lead them to true health. A business owner, speaker, and author, Jenny is breaking the common toxic cycles that...

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How to be TRULY Unstoppable

It is about getting back up and continuing to go when the hardest moments of your life – those crazy shark attack type of moments – hit. They are the moments when you think, “what in the world!?” or “that was not my plan, God what are you doing?!” Sometimes the hardship is looking at yourself in the mirror and realizing that you made a really poor decision. Humbly accepting that you messed up...

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Keeping Our Priorities Straight

I really love all the things I’m involved in, but at the end of the day, I always want my family to come first. I do a lot of rad things, but if my family isn’t happy and they’re not content with what I’m doing, then I’m falling down on the greatest job that God has given me – to love my family. So I have to constantly check in, reevaluate and ask myself how I’m doing in all the different areas of...

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How Adam and I Met

Adam grew up in Kansas so he had a super different upbringing and lifestyle than I did. But we did meet out here on Kauai, believe it or not! He had moved out here to start a Young Life chapter with his friend, in the toughest part of the island so he was thrown into the thick of Hawaii culture – the side that most people don’t see. Everyone just loved him over there! It was cool that when I met...

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Setting Fear Aside

Our tendency as humans is to sin and do wrong and have fears. That’s why we need God and His grace on our lives. He carries us through in those moments where we have fears and doubts. He’s constantly trying to remind us that He already overcame everything we are struggling with by dying on the cross. We can have this ultimate hope in God through those times of fear and mistrust. There’s so much in...

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The Gift of Balancing Family Life

It’s fun to flashback and think about how our family has grown and changed over the years. I was a bit scared when I first got pregnant at age 25. Adam and I were hoping to wait until I was 27 or 28. We said, “OK, God, this is your plan and we are going to try and roll with it”. It took me a little while to warm up to the whole idea of being a mom. However, once I held my baby in my arms...

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How to Minimize Conflict

While so many of us dread conflict, it doesn’t have to be so bad! We can use conflict to strengthen and deepen our relationships if we respond well. I invited Christine Cashen to join my ‘Ohana Mentorship Program to give us tips on how to do this. Author of a two-time award-winning book and inducted into the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame, Christine is hilarious, energetic and full of unique...

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An Easy Tip for Good Health

When you’re a mom and navigating the daily tasks of raising children, balancing a business, and pursuing your passions (mine of course is surfing!) you need to make sure that you are running on all 4 cylinders. Otherwise you find yourself feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and stressed out! I’m always looking for how I can best fuel both my surfing career and also my daily life. So here’s where I...

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