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Bu bölümdeki konuğum, beni en çok heyecanlandıran desem hiç yalan olmaz! Ne kadar peşinden koştuğumu anlatamam size! Bir olur diyor, bir olmaz. Hadi yapalım dediğimizde de aylardır onun yoğun takvimine uyduramadık… Neyse ki okullar tatile girdi de kaydı yapabildik.

Evet, konuğum kızım Leyla Smyrna Cabas, nam-ı diğer Laylu. Anlayacağınız sonunda podcast isminin hakkını verdi!

12 yaşındaki Leyla ile büyümek, değişmek, arkadaşlar, sorumluluklar, moda ve okul hakkında sohbet ettik. 12 yıllık annesiyim, soruları tek cümleyle geçiştirmeden uzun uzun cevaplaması beni bile şaşırttı!


Evrim Sümer'i sosyal medyadan takip etmek için tıklayın!

Beata and Bita welcome language specialist Leyla of Chai and Conversation to diverge from Persian language lessons and to explore, break down, and demystify the Persian cultural concept of “tarof”, a form of politeness, etiquette, and respect as it relates to food, having guests, and eating in restaurants. They reflect on raising kids in the US, especially in blended/cross cultural families, and being flexible with some old traditions.

In the 2nd half of the episode the trio discuss food as the best way to break down barriers and introduce others to the Persian culture. 

Leyla’s “Ask the Beats” question is about the motivation behind the Modern Persian Food podcast and what future plans are in store.  

Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation

Learn Persian (Farsi) (@chaiandconversation)

Subscribe+ to the Modern Persian Food podcast on your favorite podcast player, and tell a friend or write a review!

All Modern Persian Food podcast episodes can be found at: Episodes

Co-host Beata Nazem Kelley blog: BeatsEats – Persian Girl Desperately Addicted to Food!

Co-host Bita Arabian blog: Oven Hug - Healthy Persian Recipes | Modern Persian Recipes

Podcast production by Alvarez Audio

#31: In this episode, I sit down with Denver’s skincare expert, Angel Martinez. You might know her from Instagram from her account @MissAngelRenee where she’s constantly dropping the best skincare tips, behind the scenes from her business, Angel Aesthetics, and lots of business and personal motivational content. 

• You’ll get to hear in-depth about Angel’s personal story, how she launched Angel Aesthetics during a difficult time in her life, as well as tons of skincare tips you need to hear.  We chat about how she and her team got creative and got themselves through being closed for almost 3 months by offering video call consultations and at-home peels, they called, “Quarantine & Peel” Angel is always inspiring and motivating her Instagram community and we talk about where she draws her own motivation from and how she keeps the haters & trolls online at bay. 
• To Connect with Angel Martinez, click HERE 
• To Connect with Leyla (show host), click HERE
• Visit Angel Aesthetics at https://skincarebyangel.com/
• Notes/ Products / People We Mention in the Episode: 
• Benjamin Fuchs / Truth Treatments / Vitamin C Serum (the best one ever!!!) 
• Balance Athletica - Taylor Chamberlain Dilk & Chloe Chamberlain 
• Erica Cobb, Daily Blast Live
• Lourdes, SturdyUSA 
• Gary Vaynerchuck, @GaryVee 
• Our Girl, Ally G! 
• The one and only Lexi
• - If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend! Thank you for your time. Love you, stay safe, and be well! XO Leyla 

#29: In this episode, I talk with my dear friend Kelsey Harbert. Kelsey is a neuroscience student at the University of Colorado. Kelsey is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to all things neuroscience, the study of the brain and its impact on behavior and cognitive functions. What we discussed for the podcast is how to be a better listener! Something literally everyone could improve on if we’re being honest. I know I need a lot of help in this area. And I feel that those around me do too. What about you? 

Kelsey will explain the practice of Reflective Listening and how it can really help improve your listening skills and relationship with your partner, or anyone else for that matter. Kelsey has been practicing this with her partner for a while now and she can attest to how much it’s made a difference in her life.

Especially now, during quarantine and social distancing, where we are spending so much more time at home, it’s important to improve our communication skills. Listening is a major part of communication, but it’s something we’ve never really been formally taught how to do effectively. Plus, add smartphones and streaming tv,  it can feel like even when we are speaking to someone, the person on the other end might be glancing around, totally distracted. I dunno about you, but it feels awful when it’s being done to me. And then, I must admit, I do this to others! 

Here is what you can expect: 

What Reflective Listening is. 

The overall goal is to create an environment that’s a safe space for you and your family - where you don’t feel alone - and heard and listened to. 

The different ways to categorize it: 1) For you and your partner 2) For you, yourself

The signs that you’re not listening to others 

The signs that you’re not listening to yourself 

Which responses should we avoid when listening to someone? 

• Not problem solving, pity, saying something like, “that’s crazy that’s happening to you”  because these actually make people feel alone. 
• You just want to be heard  - people just want to be heard and listened to. 

To connect with Kelsey: www.instagram.com/askelseydoes/

To connect with Leyla: www.instagram.com/leylasarper/

Thank you for checking this episode out! If it brings you any value, please share with a friend, or maybe pass it along to your partner as a HINT ;)

Love you! Xo Leyla 

#22: In this one, I sit down with Julie Pero. She's an amazing mama and blogger in Denver, CO. 

This episode is mainly for parents or parents to be! Julie Pero is a mom and the writer of the personal blog, Mommy’s Magic. I met her at a coworking event and loved what she had to say about intuitive parenting and she gave me some advice for a friend who was struggling with being a new mom and not having a strong support system.

She started Mommy’s Magic as a reaction to her own journey through motherhood; seeking answers to the unknown and learning how to trust her instincts above all other logic. Without family readily nearby to help, she’s had to find her own way, make mistakes, and learn to trust her gut feelings & intuition. 

Julie is creating a community of mothers to share stories, wins & losses & lessons learned. I think you’ll enjoy Julie’s wisdom around trusting your gut and taking everyone’s advice with a grain of salt. 

To Connect with Julie Pero, click here or visit her website at https://www.mommys-magic.com/about 

To Connect with Leyla Sarper (host), click here or visit the podcast website at www.presentnotperfectpodcast.com 

If you enjoy this episode, please share it with a friend! :) 

LOVE you, 

Leyla 

#21: In this episode, Leyla sits down with Video Marketing Expert, Mike Kilcoyne and talks about all things around this topic like why it’s so important for your business or personal brand, why you’re probably afraid to start, why people tend to give up too easily. 

When it comes to taking your marketing and branding to the next level by incorporating videos, you just gotta jump in and continually put yourself out there. You probably will not feel ready or comfortable, but it’s a process, and the more you do, the better you get. 

Other topics we touch on include loneliness, why striving to be an influencer is silly, self-care, creating habits, and why most new year resolutions fail. 

To Connect with Mike, click HERE https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikekilcoyne/ 

To connect with Leyla (host), click HERE https://www.instagram.com/leylasarper/ 

Mike’s Website 

https://www.mikekilcoyne.com/

#12: On this episode, I sit down with Soshy Adelstein (on Instagram, she's @SoshyAdelstein). Soshy is a coach and owner of Embody Nutrition. 

She teaches people all over the world how to let go of old beliefs around dieting, eating, exercise, and weight. She practices through the lens of Intuitive Eating, and uses the health at every size approach in her coaching. Soshy is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.

Some of the topics we chat about include:

*What Intuitive Eating really means

*Soshy's personal story of years of dieting and what led to it

*Body Image & Body Acceptance

*Overeating

*Soshy's Monthly Intuitive Eating Picnics

We also talk about mom life, feeding little ones, and self care, just to name a few! 

To connect with Soshy Adelstein on Instagram, click HERE

To connect with me, Leyla Sarper, click HERE

Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast so you can see when the next episode gets released. If you enjoyed this episode or got some value from it, please share with a friend who needs to hear this message. 

And finally, please leave a rating or a review. I really love to hear what you liked, loved, or got out of it. 

Thank you so much for your time and for spending it with me. 

XO Leyla

#7: On this episode I sit down Leigh Wald McMahon. She's a mom of two and a pediatric sleep consultant with Bonne Nuit Baby. Leigh helps families create long-term sleep solutions that work, provides support, encouragement, and education about pediatric sleep, and troubleshooting on a daily basis. Let it be known that Leigh basically saved our life and sanity when we decided to hire Bonne Nuit Baby to help us get our sleep life on track with our 21 month old daughter. Literally after 2 weeks, she was sleeping through the night and it was GLORIOUS. 

Some of the topics we cover include:

Sleep Training 101 (What sleep training means & more!)

The ideal sleep environment for babies and kids

The age when most people start to need help

Safe sleep tips 

Sleep training methods 

How to keep bedtime routine short & sweet

Mom guilt

Self care & Leigh's Dry Bar membership!

Sleep questions from real moms from my Instagram community

& so much more! 

To connect with Leigh McMahon click HERE

To connect with Leyla Sarper (#PNPpodcast host), click HERE

Learn more about sleep training and Bonne Nuit Baby at https://www.bonnenuitbaby.com 

Don’t forget to subscribe to the show so you can see when the next episode is posted! If you enjoyed this episode, please share with a friend who may also get value from it. And finally, please leave a review and let us know what you liked or any valuable takeaways you left with. THANK YOU, truly, for your precious time. Xo Leyla