Gypsyfam Podcast

Dive into fitness and find out why it matters! Join me and Charles on a discovery of the running myth and why sometimes it takes a little sweat to get ourself motivated to eat better! Being in fitness I can say, fitness matters. The way you move your body matters! YOU matter. 

PART 1. What is at the heart of our deepest issues? We all have them.  Do we set ourselves up for failure? Sure we do! All the time! We set the outcome and expectations and many times we set our self up to fail. Learn from me today as I go through a struggle of my own.  We jump into education a bit and bring up what an education and how one actually attains one. What will come of our school situation? Hum...

What do you typically buy at the store? Are we eating nutritionally dense food? MyFitnessPal and many dieting tools are not taking into account nutritionally dense food. Nutritionally dense food is food that has plenty of vitamins, nutrients, minerals, good fats.  We break down how our foods are being grown and how nutritionally dense our foods are.  More important than calories in and calories out, more important than organic, more important than the meal that looks good is the nutritional density of that food. Enjoy! 

Our 30 day challenge is on its way! Begin at #1 and learn the foundation of what true health means. In todays episode Charles and I talk about the incredible connection food has on our mood. When beginning a challenge, whether alone or with a group or with us, the first week can be the hardest (don't I know it!) because we are making significant changes in not only our diet, our life.  Keep going, it will get easier and today's episode will help, I promise.    XO Andrea 

HealthHacks is a 30 day challenge. These short 15 min. podcasts are designed to inform and educate you through 30 consecutive days of your Health Journey! Welcome to the HealthHacks series where Charles and I take you on a 30 day challenge with the intent of gaining more energy, health and Amazingness for your body and life! We quickly dive into key factors of health and what really matters i.e. gut health vs loosing weight by dieting. We must understand more about our bodies and minds. I know this will benefit you and I know this will be worth every download and minute. I know because these truths have changed my life. When we have more energy we are able to live life better, play with our kids more, say no to things that don't matter and yes to the activities and people that do!  This episode is about S u g a r We are about truth and true health. If we look good in 6 months and have made way to many sacrifices to do it then we have missed the boat and our body and mind will pay the consequence. Loose the un

I love to take a little slice of time out of this podcast every once in a while let you hear from my kids. Ava is one of my twins. Ava tells about our new beach and condo, school hunting craziness. We need a car, bad! And celebrate our Good news, I think we found our school....Private Catholic School? We aren't Catholic, ha! No matter!  Although I lean towards homeschool, however we are here in PR, and because we are this is a wonderful way to merge and integrate! Will we? We shall see!   

HealthHacks is a 30 day challenge. These short 15 min. podcasts are designed to inform and educate you through 30 consecutive days of your Health Journey! Welcome to the HealthHacks series where Charles and I take you on a 30 day challenge with the intent of gaining more energy, health and Amazingness for your body and life! We quickly dive into key factors of health and what really matters i.e. gut health vs loosing weight by dieting. We must understand more about our bodies and minds. I know this will benefit you and I know this will be worth every download and minute. I know because these truths have changed my life. When we have more energy we are able to live life better, play with our kids more, say no to things that don't matter and yes to the activities and people that do!  This episode is about What NOT to eat and why.  We are about truth and true health. If we look good in 6 months and have made way to many sacrifices to do it then we have missed the boat and our body and mind will pay the consequen

YES! Thank you! We get to move into the better condo! Moving away from the one that worked ok, to a condo that will a much better fit for our family. We actually like the beach a lot more too!  I am telling ya peeps, you gotta know exactly what you want in order to make your life work out! Hear about this crazy move and the latest and greatest in the Riggs Fam. Let us know what you think! Rate our podcast if you have kindness to share and don't forget to send some love to those around you, cause YOU are SUPER! MUAH!  

I am bias I know. I really really love this episode!  I connected with Jackie over dinner one night during a conference. We sat next to each other and were asking the waitress (bless her heart) about the no-gluten options for our fish. After many questions the waitress left. The next hour would be filled with not only Jackie and my similar beliefs about food and gut health and fermented foods, but also about who she is and her journey. I learned about her own struggle to find joy in her life. I learned that she had helped hundred's and now thousands with her books...come on this amazing ride and learn how to really get more JOY out of each and every adventure in your day.

Quite fittingly this podcast can only be called "The Shit Storm". Island storms, Taiwan Typhoon memories and Puerto Rican days of driving through crazy storms while looking for a car!  Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny. -CS Lewis What does Tony Horton, respect, the ocean, Switzerland, Sylvia and moving have in common? Find out in this episode.  We dive more into education as we deepen our wisdom and curiosity about why we do the things we do. Break outside of the system, out of the box. Becoming curious and this is the road we take to get there....jump into the mystery!   Pack up because....here we go again!

Action is the foundational key to all success -Pablo Picasso  We have WAY to much information all around us. Unplug and detach, but how? Does taking action mean life will be easy? Hells No! We dive into sibling rivalry as we are on the hunt for a car! Come to Jesus conversations and....there were tears, and maybe some threats.  Can we help guide our kids and correct the issues they have? How? How can we be comfortable in our own skin and be in a place where we feel peace with who we are and our shortcomings....compassion. Compassion is key. 

Meet Jenny Bradshaw! Jenny has been a key player in our move to Puerto Rico. Chill with us as we talk about their experience here in PR and what they learned and how they knew it was time to leave the island.  The tears, the moments of truth, her home school experience, the 4 agreements, what brings up happiness and love. Creating space, doing less and achieving more, especially with our children. Is moving to an island right for you?   

CAUTION! Bantering does exist here! Jolly Green Giants, Hemafrodites, Bully-ers and TRUE education! SO GOOD!  Having a change of heart? Quite possibly! We are feeling good and choosing to look on the bright side. What makes our condo more livable and what flips the switch from a crappy attitude into a good one? Diving into this ocean today. The line of Sam's club was a journey in and of itself, join us for this hilarious journey through 1 average day, with 2 average peeps....or maybe 2 extraordinary people having an extraordinary day!  Dive into education and why we really send our kids to school...I love the end of this podcast! I am learning a lot, that is for sure! We hope you are too! Let us know, follow us on FB and let us know or check out our site www.gypsyfam.com, my book is almost ready for you! Part 1 of Education.

We arrived at 4 am half asleep and with smiles!  Let the island life begin! Let the waves roll in! Let the adventure come at us, we are ready! Shoot, our condo is not super fantastic, what are we going to do? We get into failures because life and this new adventure is bound to have many..... We discuss the travel itself and, improve, airport fun and the nitty gritty of finding a place for our family that works! 

The house is rented, the stuff is stored, the bags are packed (well almost), the shipping...oh wait, don't ship! Way to pricey! Last minute packing, what that looks like and the process of doing those last minute (and day) details. What we are taking and what we are not.  The anticipation, the feelings of eagerness and excitement of moving to Puerto Rico and the tears that just can't be helped so we don't even try. Stored emotions that have now burst. We have so many wonderful people in our lives that I simply adore. Feelings of gratitude and many thank you's as we set sail.... The best pleasure comes after the pain, join us as we theorize about this amazing experience.

This is a short episode, just me hiding under a blanket in my parents cabin like a 10 year old child! LOL Crying over an ipad cover, Kombucha and my ferments, cleaning, throwing away, ship box....which is now not being shipped because shipping is SO expensive.  Missing friends and relationships already...one of my favorite stories about the people that surround us, at the end.  Saying goodbye.

2 days to Flight!  Moving day! The movers came and we podcasted (for our biz The Cultured Collective) with Sandor Katz. A lil bit crazy with the timing, but we worked it out!  Laying on our bellies podcasting late at night with nothing except our pillows, blankets, podcast gear and Puerto Rico items...what will come of this crazy experience?  Those last clothes that just don't get washed. My nemesis aka the unmatched 100 socks that my kids had been given the charge to deal with, which ends up as the biggest sock puppet party extravaganza Ever! At this point there is nothing to do but laugh, banter and enjoy! This podcast shows just how crazy we are, my playlist and much more. All secrets are out now! 

The countdown is on folks! Such great nuggets of wisdom at the end!  Hiding children, overwhelmed, jiu-jitsu, adaptability, Jake Johnston. Tips on how to get through scary movies (HA!) and much more!  Why do we get caught up in acceptance? New concepts such as quantum physics, enjoying the journey and retraining our brains. The Alchemist.  The key to life * Start doing what you want, grow up, follow your dreams and take action. What prevents us? What hangups do we have that hold us back?  The journey continues.   

Part 2 The discussion goes deeper on Mormonism and our upbringing. We dive deeper into topics that are interesting to us, and possibly you. :)  This is  a part of our awareness, consciousness and healing process. What do we seek refuge in? Who are we? Are we comfortable with ourselves? We must be ok with who we are.  From the CES letter, our own research, and how this topic was brought up and dealt with in our marriage.  Cleansing our lives and staying curious.  Intent=demystifying religion, life and what really is important

Part 1 This one is sticky for me. Charles and I discuss belief systems and how many of us there are that live our lives in accordance to how we were raised. Charles and I were both raised LDS, aka Mormons. This is our story and what we have to say about this never ending topic. Detaching from beliefs that do not serve our highest good. I have the upmost respect and love for the way in which I was raised and the connections I have and the person I have become, because of my upbringing. Since life is about being true to who we are as individuals and finding our own way, our own truths and THE truth, this is a small part of our journey and this thing we call life.  Intent = to be open and honest with who we are, where we are at, and what we believe so that others may be inspired to live their life open, honest, without judgement and with the understanding that we are each creators of our days, our years, our lives and our world. Much love and good vibes to all y'all no matter your religious beliefs, or that lack