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Starr Struck's Most Popular Posts + Podcasts of 2015

12/23/2015

 
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Welp, here we are: the second-to-last blog post of 2015!

Just as I did last year at this time, I thought I'd use today's post to take a look back at the past 260-ish days of content and see which posts + podcasts you readers (and the rest of the internet/Googlers) liked most.

​So, here's what I came up with; hopefully this little roundup will provide you with some good reading + listening material for your time off/travels over the next week or so! 

Starr Struck's Most Popular Blog Posts of 2015:
  • New House Stress + The Never-Ending Search for Perfection
  • Alignment Cues in Yoga: How to Process Conflicting Instructions from Different Teachers
  • 'From the Archives' Series (seems you guys really enjoyed this series, as 3 of these posts made it into the top!):
    • Starr Struck's Best Marriage, Family, + Relationship Content
    • Starr Struck's Best Yoga Content
    • Starr Struck's Best Healthy Lifestyle Content
  • New House Before + After: The Evolution of Our Home's Facade
  • Meet Sara: The Newest Member of the Starr Struck Team!
  • New House Before + After: Kitchen + Living/Dining Room
  • Why I'm Striving to Enjoy the Glory Days of My Marriage
  • How I Make Money
  • 3 Years of Marriage
  • Yoga + Antidepressants

Starr Struck's Most Popular Podcast Episodes of 2015: {This was harder, because podcasts are ranked by downloads and typically, the older episodes have way more downloads than the newer episodes, so I decided to break it down by seasons...}

Season 1
  • Episode #1: How to Maximize Your Mornings
  • Episode #5: What Are You Supposed to Do With Your Money? 
  • Episode #4: Are We Ready to Have Kids?
  • Episode #3: Walking the Fine Line Between Self-Promotion + Bragging
  • Episode #11: How to Make More Effective To-Do Lists

Season 2
  • Episode #27: Relationship Transitions + Marriage
  • Episode #26: Should You Do CrossFit?
  • Episode #22: Downward-Facing Dude 2.0

Hope this is plenty of content to keep you entertained over the holidays (and throughout next week's blog break)!

Thank you {SO MUCH} for all of the Starr Struck reading/sharing/listening that you did in 2015.
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From the Archives: Starr Struck's Best Self-Help + Self-Study Content

8/18/2015

 
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For the third installment of my August, "From the Archives" miniseries, we're delving into some of my past posts that tackle the topic of looking inward, going deeper, and learning something about yourself through that process. 

Although I think that most of my posts have a self-study slant of some sort, I've tried to pull some of the most popular posts that take this concept a bit further and share some deeper (and sometimes more personal) insights...

Personality Type:
  • On Being Ruled by the Numbers
  • Is Being a "Hard Worker" a Blessing or a Curse? 
  • On Perfectionism
  • On Being an Outgoing, Extroverted Introvert

Habits + Tendencies:
  • 20 {Sneaky} Negative Habits that You Should Break ASAP
  • Recognizing Your Patterns
  • Starr Struck Radio, Episode #9: What Motivates You?
  • Change Your Daily Experience by Practicing Gratitude

Self-Acceptance + Values:
  • Asking for What You Want
  • What Are Your Values?
  • I Will Never Be the Girl Who...
  • Why I Heart Therapy

Body Image + Self-Esteem:
  • Stop Putting Yourself Down in Your Head
  • The Thigh Gap Conversation Isn't New [And It's Gotten *Really* Old]
  • Why I Don't Own a Scale
  • Impostor Syndrome

Thanks for reading! You can check out my past "From the Archives" posts below: 
  • Starr Struck's Best Yoga Content
  • Starr Struck's Best Marriage, Relationship, + Family Content
  • Starr Struck's Best Time Management + Productivity Content

Up next Tuesday? We'll delve into some of my past posts about striving to live a healthy lifestyle...

Enjoy your day!
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From the Archives: Starr Struck's Best Time Management + Productivity Content

8/11/2015

 
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Here we are again! Another week in August, another glimpse back at some of my past content that you may have missed (or might want to just revisit!). 

This week, I've pulled old posts about one of my favorite topics/obsessions: time management + productivity--with some solopreneurship content thrown in there for good measure ;) 

Enjoy digging through the {curated} stacks!

Time Management Tips:
  • Starr Struck Radio, Episode 1: How to Maximize Your Mornings
  • 5 Time Management Tips for Solopreneurs
  • Creating Space by Crafting an Autoresponse
  • Learning to Prioritize & My Time Makeover
  • 3 Life Lessons from My Time Makeover

Work Habits + Organization Tips: 
  • Starr Struck Radio, Episode 11: How to Make More Effective To-Do Lists
  • The Importance of Putting in the Time & Energy
  • Taking Control of Your Inbox: Declaring Email Bankruptcy, Reaching Inbox Zero, + Reducing Your Email-Induced Anxiety
  • Slow Down to Increase Your Productivity
  • Making the Most of Your Mornings

Helpful Productivity Tools, Apps, + Programs:
  • 7 Online Tools that Have Changed My Blogging Life
  • 3 Apps + Tools That Are Currently Rocking My World
  • 10 Life-Changing Tools for Creative Entrepreneurs

Oh, and just because it's one of my most popular series and it definitely relates to these topics, you might want to check out my "The Reality of Doing What You Love" Series: 
  • Part 1: Figuring Out the Finances
  • Part 2: Scheduling Stress
  • Part 3: Building Your Business

Thanks for reading! You can check out my past "From the Archives" posts below: 
  • Starr Struck's Best Yoga Content
  • Starr Struck's Best Marriage, Relationship, + Family Content

Up next Tuesday? Self-Study + Self-Help...

Have a great day!
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From the Archives: Starr Struck's Best Marriage, Family, + Relationship Content

8/4/2015

 
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A few months ago, I did my first "From the Archives" post highlighting some of my best yoga content from over the years. 

My reason for doing this was simple: I've been blogging 5-7 days per week for over 4 years and that's a LOT of content to weed through--especially if you're a new reader and want to learn more!

So, today and for the next 3 Tuesdays (every Tuesday in August), I'm sharing a "from the archives" collection centered around a common blog topic or theme from over the years.

This week, we're talking marriage, relationships, and family. You can peruse some of my best (or most "popular") posts centered around these topics below: 

Wedding + Marriage:
  • Our Fairytale Wedding: A Top 1o List: Post that I put up right after our wedding
  • Simple Joys of the Week: Final Wedding Recap Edition: The photographer's photographs from our wedding
  • On Marriage Thus Far: 8 Months-in
  • 2 Years of Marriage
  • Starr Struck Radio, Episode 6: Two Ships Passing in the Night (How Busy Schedules Can Impact Relationships) 
  • On Being a CrossFit Widow (or Widower): A How-to Guide + 10 Relationship Tips: From back in the day when Ben and I both did CrossFit (and he was obsessed)

Family Planning/Motherhood:
  • On Being a Woman of Childbearing Age
  • On Being a Woman of Childbearing Age [Redux]: Words of Widsom
  • Starr Struck Radio Episode 4: Are We Ready to Have Kids? 
  • The World of Mommy/Daddy Dynamics [As it relates to our dog-child, Sayde!]
  • Starr Struck Radio, Episode 15: Modern Motherhood, Part 1-Being a Stay at Home Mom
  • Starr Struck Radio, Episode 15: Modern Motherhood, Part 1-Being a Working Mom

Loss of a Family Member:
  • The Highs and Lows of Life
  • And the Greatest of These is Love...
  • Loss & Acceptance
  • Loss & Acceptance: 1 Year Later
  • [Personal Essay] Live Like Your Were Dying

And finally, because they're about family, two personal essays about the quirkiness (craziness?) of my parents: 
  • [Personal Essay] The Rattlesnake Skin (Mom)
  • [Personal Essay] Waste Not, Want Not (Dad)

Up next Tuesday? From the Archives: Time Management + Productivity Content...

Hope you have fun discovering (or revisiting) these old posts!  
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PS. Thanks SO MUCH for the wonderful response to the launch of my new eBook yesterday! I'm so thrilled that so many of you are reading it and can't wait to hear what you think! ;) xoxo

From the Archives: Starr Struck's Best Yoga Content

4/16/2015

 
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One of the weird things about writing a blog is that you put ALL of this content out there (5-7 days per week for 4 years!), and then most of it just kind of gets lost in the archives.

For some of my content, I'm glad it has disappeared (especially those early posts, eek!!!), but for other pieces, it's kind of sad.

Along those lines, I recently got a request from a new reader asking me to shine some light on past posts that she might have missed...and thus, today's post was born! 

Since I want my new readers to get the full "Starr Struck Experience," and because I feel that there is so much lost content out there in the internet ether, I've decided to start doing these "From the Archives" roundups every once in a while, to ensure that my oldies-but-goodies still get some love. 

So today, we're revisiting some of my most popular yoga-related content, broken down into categories...

For Inspiration:
  • You're A Yoga Teacher? 
  • No Body is Perfect and Every Body is Perfect
  • In Search of the Perfect OM
  • Homage to Child's Pose
  • Falling Down
  • That Magical Class

For Laughs:
  • Mat Matters: The Failed Episode {Featuring Sayde!}
  • Frequently-Sighted Non-Yoga Poses
  • Yoga Teacher Nightmares: A Top 10 List
  • On Yoga and Toe-Picking, Or, Ode to My Yoga Toes
  • Cultural Differences in Yoga Classes Up & Down the East Coast
  • 13 Frequently Witnessed Yoga Class Distractions

For Instruction [Most-Watched Mat Matters Videos]: 
  • Episode 3: Releasing the Lower Back [Morning Routine]
  • Episode 8: Yoga Stretches for Tight Husbands (or Wives!)
  • Episode 10: Bakasana to Chaturanga
  • Episode 21: Hummingbird Pose
  • Episode 32: The Yoga Blanket Belly Roll
  • Episode 42: Jumping Back Into Chaturanga

For Yoga Teachers (+ Aspiring Teachers): 
  • 10 Tips for Surviving, Thriving, + Finding Your Voice as a New Yoga Teacher
  • How to Know When You're Ready for Yoga Teacher Training
  • How to Avoid Yoga Teacher Burnout
  • Readers Q&A: How to Apply for a Joy as a Yoga Teacher, How to Approach a New Yoga Community, & More...
  • Career & Life Makeovers, Part 1: My Story
  • Career & Life Makeovers, Part 2: 10 Tips for Making a Big Change

For Alignment + Self-Care: 
  • 5 Alignment Tweaks That Will Make Your Practice Safer
  • How to Develop a Home Practice
  • My Lower Back Release Routine
  • Lets Talk About Feet, Baby
  • Yoga for When You Can't Do Yoga

For Yoga Music Lovers: 
  • The Best Music for Yoga: Top 10 [Non-New-Age] Artists/Groups
  • How to Make a Yoga Class Playlist
  • 10 Must-Have Savasana Songs
  • Shake Your Asana: Top 10 Yoga Songs 
  • Shake Your Asana, Volume 2: 10 More Amazing Yoga Songs
  • Shake Your Asana, Volume 3: Top 10 [Instrumental] Yoga Songs

And with that, I'm off to DC for a couple of days to visit friends, teach at Tranquil Space, and soak up some real springtime goodness!

Thanks for reading, fellow yogis...I hope this list gives you MORE than enough content to last through the weekend ;) 
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