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After establishing a career and family in the United States, Priya Gogia found herself far removed from the 5,000-year-old ritual she shared with her mother in India. “Somewhere along the way I forgot where I came from,” she says. “I forgot my roots and in this rediscovery phase I realized that I had missed just doing my simple, basic skincare and haircare routines.” “Growing up in India, every Friday evening–or at some point in the weekend–my mom would sit me down in front of her,” says Priya. “She would literally grab a bottle of coconut oil, warm it up; occasionally she might use some herbs from the refrigerator, from her pantry, and infuse the oil with it and massage my hair.” The weekly tradition traces back as far as her earliest memories as a four or five-year-old, and continued until she left India at the age of 21. But things changed on the road to becoming a mother of her own children. “My excuse was life is in the way,” she says. “There is no time to oil your hair, it takes too long to shampoo after; I did not do that for a better part of a decade.” When Priya started working from home, she carved out time to return to her roots, literally and figuratively speaking. She began shedding her collection of “beautifully packaged moisturizers, toners and lotion.” “I just decided to say goodbye to all of that and just go back to the way we did things growing up in India, just using oil,” she says, noticing an improvement in her skin, hair, eyebrows and lashes. Priya’s simplified three-step routine became the basis for @aaramny, her line of Aruyaveda haircare and skincare products. It reflects her belief in being “restful when you simplify your routines,” and her brand’s namesake means “rest” in Hindi. “When you simplify your overcomplicated life you will find yourself more rested and when you are more rested, you will feel beautiful from the inside, outside,” she says reflecting on how she reconnected to her origins of self-care. Read her full story #ontheblog at BestfortheMoment.com #linkinbio #mompreneur #workingmom #indianbeauty #hairoil #selfcare #ittakesavillage #wellnesswednesday He hugs as intensely as everything else he does🌪#nationalhuggingday #fournado Chicago-based event planner Jessie Williams could have succumbed to the school of hard knocks, but instead she pays it forward in all elements of her business and daily life with her daughter. “I want people to realize that just because you grew up in a certain neighborhood or with a certain financial status doesn’t mean you can’t make something of yourself,” she says. “I grew up with not a lot,” says Jessie, sharing that she traversed teen pregnancy and adoption at 17 years old. She credits her mother for pushing her to go to school and get a job. Eventually, she married a supportive partner and they started a family of their own. “I’m super blessed right now,” she says. “I could have potentially not been; I could have been a complete statistic.” Jessie’s resilience paved the way for her to create a business–on her terms–in response to a toxic boss. “I woke up one morning and I was like, I can’t do this anymore,” she says. “I’m too old to have to work for somebody like that and like dread going into work, or go in crying, because he asked me if I needed to be home early so I can make my husband dinner.” Jessie built a purpose-driven event planning business, @weeventschicago, to help non-profits and individuals incorporate activities that give back while hosting fundraisers, parties and parents night out. “Everything I do has a charitable component with my event planning,” she says. “This way I can do it my own way doing something I love, which is the creative side, as well as, we have a crafty side to it to like collaboration art and all that kind of stuff.” In addition to paid client work, Jessie and her lean operation make time to support preferred charities through a pro bono program. This year, that list includes @hellobabychgo, @thenoraprojectngo and @shinefertility. “I’m exhausted,” she admits. “I wish that I could shut off after five o’clock. But it has also been fantastic because I have made some amazing connections and it’s also nice to know that I’m doing it on my own and I’m a role model now.” Read her full story #ontheblog at BestfortheMoment.com #linkinbio #mompreneur #workingmom #chicago #eventplanner #giveback #givingback #volunteer The road to 200 begins with Gaga and @codyrigsby followed by a cool down with @tune2tunde Nicole Seawell was a high-achieving attorney when her first baby plotted his own course by arriving three weeks early. Now with three teenage boys, she’s learned how to navigate the unique personalities within her family, channel her peak productivity, and ultimately guide others to do the same. “My professional life kind of went topsy turvy,” she says about her jolting start to motherhood. “I didn’t value the supporting role enough. Once I did, I realized I’m actually excellent at supporting others to get done what they want to, and that has taken me from a good attorney to a great one.” Nicole found her sweet spot when she “worked one leg in the business world and one leg in the legal world,” because she liked the fast pace of business. “Where I found my special power was being able to be in both worlds,” she says. “I was born under a productive star,” says Nicole, adding that she’s been told by Tibetan monks and Guatemalan ancient women that “I have a way of tuning into my ancestors’ wisdom and youth energy.” “I’m able to see the path forward in any situation.” Today, that means weaving together her work as an attorney with her husband’s law firm and her coaching business, @sailorssweetlife, which is named after her golden retriever. “I can’t have a more supportive partner in my legal work than the father of my children and my co-creator in life,” she says. The ability to tap into prime opportunities for creativity and productivity has also helped Nicole’s coaching clients. In fact, she’s learned it’s not about dramatic, sweeping changes. “Really what they’re looking for is helpful tweaks,” she says. “Inherently they are them, and they want to stay that way, but they want to be a more productive, more enjoyable version of themselves.” At the root of Nicole’s mission to help families maximize joy and decrease stress are tools like Enneagram to learn about the unique personalities that can form our families and support systems. Read her full story #ontheblog at BestfortheMoment.com #mompreneur #workingmom #families #parenting #coaching #enneagram Tonight’s sunset was made even better by a helicopter and an airplane 😍🚁✈️

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