How to Raise Confident Children & Heal Grief through Gratitude with Hunter & Michaela McGrady

It’s official: curve models, content creators and hosts of the Model Citizen podcast, Michaela and Hunter McGrady, are our long lost best friends. They have such incredible energy, are the best examples of sisters supporting and respecting one another and it is so inspiring. Listen to this episode to hear how they were raised to put respect for one another first, and how their mom positively influenced their confidence growing up. We also ask them to share how they’ve navigated the tragic loss of their brother, and how practicing gratitude has helped them move forward. Plus, we celebrate some of their major career wins like walking together in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit runway show. We know you’re going to love this conversation and hope it leaves you inspired to embrace and enjoy life here and now.

“(Our mom) always said ‘weight is such a boring thing to talk about,’ so we never heard her discuss anyone else’s weight or her own. I can’t tell you one time our mom said something about anyone else’s appearance that was not positive.” - Hunter and Michaela McGrady

What we talk about:

  • Updates on Raeann’s move and Kristina’s taping at the Drew Barrymore show

  • How astrology is shaping Raeann’s mindset about her move

  • How Hunter & Michaela’s sister dynamics have evolved over time

  • How they work together collaboratively vs competitively

  • The influence their mom had on them when it comes to food, weight and cultivating confidence

  • How to reframe food not being “good or bad” and their body positive parenting tips

  • The importance of practicing gratitude

  • How their faith has influenced them

  • How grief changes you

  • How to have a strong bicoastal relationship

  • How respect is crucial in working with your family members

  • BTS of their Summersalt campaign with their mom and opening the Sports Illustrated swimsuit runway show

  • Navigating motherhood and career


“This life is so short and so fragile. Don’t wait to start living or being grateful or taking a bite out of life until a tragedy happens.” - Hunter and Michaela McGrady

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Scandalous Stories: Getting Arrested, Spicy Hookups, Cheating Discoveries & More

Wow, do we have some juicy content for you today! We’ve all done some scandalous things, so there’s no judgment here as we get into our most scandalous stories and then share yours anonymously. We share about a one night stand that produced an at home video, how Kristina was arrested in Washington Square Park, savage things we did in college, spicy hookups, cheating discoveries and so much more. Hear all about it in this episode!

“I’m a vanilla gal, I’m 80% vanilla, so all of my scandalous stories are still pretty PG.” - Raeann

What we talk about:

  • Kristina’s upcoming travels, and her family trip to San Diego

  • Raeann’s heartbreaking family news and how she’s navigating grief

  • How we’re getting into fall mode 

  • Our favorite Halloween movies

  • Our scandalous stories

  • Spicy listener hookup stories

  • Cheating scandals

  • Ask Away: What to do when you feel slighted and hurt by a best friend during a period of change in the friendship


“We got freaking arrested by a young, hot police officer on a bike. It was super sexy in my head until we were in the back of a police car.” - Kristina

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How to Make Dating Feel Like Self-Care & Manifest a Partner IRL

Want to know how to build more joy into your life while increasing your chances of meeting a partner IRL? Today’s guest, podcast host of @datebrazen & dating coach Lily Womble, has your answers. Lily “helps women transform their dating lives from a soul-suck, to an act of self-care, attracting extraordinary relationships along the way.” Sounds like the ideal way to date, no? We chat with her about the internal work we need to do before we start dating, adding more joy, self-love and compassion into our lives, how dating apps can be harmful to the nervous system, where to put your energy when it comes to dating, and what it looks like to date with intention. If you’re in a committed relationship and want to know how to support your single girl friends in their dating journey, she has some great advice for you too. Lily shares so many tangible dating tips that we know will transform your dating experience in the best way!

“Give yourself permission to want the expansiveness of what you want.” - Lily Womble

What we talk about:

  • Raeann’s friends’ wedding recap

  • Kristina’s trip in Santa Fe, New Mexico

  • Balancing craving routine & having a desire to travel

  • What women should ask themselves to determine what they actually want in a partner

  • How to identify how you want to feel in a relationship

  • Cultivating an abundance mindset in qualities you want in a partner

  • Getting to the root of why you want what you want

  • Processing your own emotions and doing the internal work

  • Embracing what you love in want in all types of relationships

  • Reframing rejection

  • What’s a “confirmation text” and when should you use it?

  • The trap of dating apps

  • How to create opportunities to meet a partner in person

  • Ask Away: how to be in alignment with your own desires without feeling influenced by different friends with different interests

“Do what makes you happy and brings you the most joy because that's what you’re going to be doing with the person who comes along.” - Raeann

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