Give It Two Weeks

28/02/2023

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21/02/2023

Give it two weeks is a podcast with best friends, Anna and Becca. Talking about their perspective on life and honestly whatever topics they want to dive into. Whether it be books, shows, their weekly experiences or a story from the past. All will tell a tale. The concept of "give it two weeks" is the very fact that things are subject to change. So, enjoy a unique, uncut, truly out of pocket podcast that is sure to get you to rethink your way of life. Anna Lynn Vahlenkamp Becca Reath

✨ Podcast launching March 14 ✨

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18/11/2021

✨ Hello beautiful people! ✨

I thought I'd pop on here, since it's been one HOT moment. In which I thought I'd explain why:

In the beginning of 2020 I started making steps to do my own thing. To be my own boss. To show up as myself. To help others. I went through 4 different entrepreneurship ideas, and 2 podcasts. Unconventional Joy being one of them.

Becca and I were so excited to start Unconventional Joy together. But as we continued to take and create more steps we both came to realize that there was change that needed to become present in our lives -- to continue forward on our journeys.

This meant separating ourselves from Unconventional Joy and standing on our own.

Unconventional Joy was a step that needed to happen for me to fully bring in the change I desired. To fully bring in my dreams. I am forever grateful for the experience and being able to work by the side of my best friend, for a bit.

You can find me at .vahlenkamp

You can find Becca at


This change is absolute MAGIC 🪄🦋 so much is happening.

Anna Vahlenkamp

05/10/2021

Change. What a funny looking word. What an uncomfortable word. What an exciting word. What a scary word. What a magical word. What an "oh no" word. What an ever-giving word.

I don't know about you all, but I'm going through a lot of change. Well...I have been going through a lot of change. I always am. Just how you always are, aswell.

But I have finally allowed myself to bring in change on purpose. You see, change comes in naturally but you also have a choice to bring it in yourself.

Like our seasons, they come and go like the flow of the tide. Like the flow of our lives. We lose people. We gain people. We change our minds. We make up our minds. We hold opinions. We change opinions. We cry. We laugh.

This all comes in like the stroke of a brush on a canvas. It leaves a color to our beautiful life. Though, we sometimes forget that we do have some control to this change. As we are the ones holding the paint brush.

With Fall in the air, it's not only the change of leaves. But it is the letting go of the old. It's saying goodbye. It is surrendering yourself to this idea of new. As soon more leaves will come and the flowers will burst forth again.

In this time you get to make decisions. You get to make change within you or outside of you. You get to decide what new growth will come in through letting go. Who you want to become. The life you want to live.

Yes, there is natural change. But you are able to expedite it to where you want to go.

I know there is a want for change laying on your heart. What steps are you going to take? Even if scary.

Anna, The Authentic Coach 💛

28/09/2021

Hello beautiful souls! ✨

I'm going to start posting more on ☀️

I'll be posting content not only about the workshop, but also about all the magic your authenticity holds. Giving tools and inspiration towards this great super power we all hold -- authenticity!

As I will be posting some of the posts here, you will only find the captions for them on the Authentic Workshop page.

I'm so excited for all this will become and to help you discover your life by discovering yourself 💛

Go give a follow if you are like, "Hell yeah! I'm all about this."

Much love,

Anna, The Authentic Coach

27/09/2021

What is your definition of success? ✨

For me, success is a state of being in which I feel happy, pure joy, satisfaction, fulfillment, and balance. I am already successful based on my own definition because I am pursuing my passions and living a balanced life by working at a speed that is low-stress and authentic to who I am. I am happy and fulfilled with my choices to create my own business as a social media manager/VA.

In March, I hired a coach to help me get over the hurdles, fears, doubts, and other blockers that were holding me back and now those things are not as big, I am facing them and I am doing it.
My mindset around success was my biggest hurdle and I know that the idea of success holds people back from pursuing their dreams, because it held me back.

I thought that I needed to please others, work the corporate ladder and I always said to myself “one day I’ll be happy and fulfilled.”

When I first started this business, I thought “I need X amount of followers, likes, saves, views on my stories in order to be successful. “I need to post every day to be successful.” But, something inside of me changed, I became more in touch with my body, my mental health, my wants and desires and I found my passion! I realized that I am still showing up for myself even when I don’t post on Instagram. I am taking care of my body and mind so that when I do post on Instagram, my content speaks truth and authenticity.

In March, I hired a coach to help me get over the hurdles, fears, doubts, and other blockers that were holding me back, and now those things are not as big, I am facing them and I am doing it.

Let’s be honest, It IS possible to be all those things in life and you do NOT have to post everyday in order to be successful. 💛

-Becca🌞

27/09/2021

Here is the thing, most of the time we try to just fit ourselves into a mold and then tell ourselves we are living our life.

Whether it be within our relationships, work, or the things that we enjoy. You tell yourself you can drop that thing you need in a partner, to help who you are already dating shape into your dream partner. You go into a job that absolutely drains who you are because “It is better than nothing. At least I am getting paid.”

You put yourself in experiences and hobbies to try to fit in with others. To impress them. To build a mold in which is desirable to them. While on the way, you are losing yourself.

We all have the answers of what is our life, but we choose to not look at them. Because it is easier to just let the current push us, rather than push against it. Each push gets us further downstream. Further from the life, we are meant to live.

So, I ask, are you living your life? In what ways have you compromised what you desire to make others more comfortable? To make things easier? In what ways could you start going upstream? To start living authentically through you?

If you want to talk more about this with me, please go to my website or DM me ! I have a lot to share about this and want to help you live your authentic life.

When you are ready to jump into it, book a consultation with me!

-Anna🦋

24/09/2021

Okay, okay...it doesn’t have to be ice cream. But give yourself some time to STOP. Do something for yourself. That has nothing to do with others or your work. Just be you.

Go get some fresh air. Dance it out to your favorite music. Have an ice cream cone as it melts to the sun.

-Anna🦋

24/09/2021

A marketing strategy that is NATURAL.✨

A strategy that is easy peasy lemon squeezy.

Learning all about the best ways to market can be hard and draining. But let's focus on what sells. YOU. By showing up as you and using your creativity, strengths and values, content will come naturally.

Just be you and your business will grow naturally. 💛

I thought that social media marketing had to be hard, stressful, and just not fun. The word marketing did not bring me joy at all, and I didn’t believe that I could do it.

It wasn’t until I came up with my four marketing strategies that I truly became happy with what marketing is. It’s my way of doing things. Showing up as me, bringing my voice and face to the front, listening to my body and energy and marketing my way.

If this sounds like something you would be interested in, let me know! We can work together to change your mind about marketing! And if marketing just isn’t your thing, I can be your personal assistant for your social media.

-Becca

22/09/2021

What do you need today?

✨Delphinium: Amend

✨Lotus: In the bog

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19/09/2021

Some new and EXCITING things are happening behind the scenes 🎉

I am happy to announce that I will be launching my own authentic workshop! (date to be announced.). A 5-month workshop with a whole lot of magic 🪄 and opportunity 🌿 built up in it. Discovering yourself so you can discover your life.

☀️ I believe that our biggest superpower is who we are and how we go about things. That our authenticity and what is within us holds the answer to all. It is not about me telling you how to go about things. It is not about you following how your best friend is doing it. It is about being guided on your own path that uniquely fits you. Finding your own flow. Finding your own powers. All while having a community of support.

✨A space to be vulnerable
✨A space to show the true you
✨A space for you to share your own gifts and talents
✨A space to have fun in your growth ✨A space to find the true answers to your life.
✨A welcoming space for wherever you are at in your life.
✨A space to find and embrace YOU
✨A space to find what holds you back from the true you

The Authentic Workshop is the stepping stone for those who are ready to bring more into their life. By not looking outside of themselves, but within. Ready to listen to what their heart truly desires in the long run and on a daily. To break down any walls that are hiding that beautiful light of yours. To step into this light and allowing it to be your biggest guider in life. For your authenticity is the compass towards infinite possibilities.

I am so excited to help change your life.

- Anna 💛 Authenticity Coach


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16/09/2021

🌱A marketing strategy that is ORGANIC. 🌱

A strategy that builds your voice and your audience’s voice. One that is not necessarily the fastest growth in a short amount of time. But a strategy that builds a loyal growing audience over time. An audience that sticks with you through the thick and the thin. This audience loves your work for YOU, and will always be there for you. 🧡

For this strategy, I focus on ways to grow a loyal audience by showing up as you, bringing your authenticity to the table and creating content that builds trust and provides your audience with badass and valuable content.

The moment I realized that growing my business was not about the number of likes, or follower count, the whole idea of marketing in this way became clear to me.

It’s about knowing your audience, showing up for them, and bringing in valuable content. This was a mindshift change for me, and I still look at the numbers but not in the same way I did when I was only focusing on how many followers I gained over a week.

Does this resonate with you?

-Becca

15/09/2021

I know we have all heard the saying, “Follow your heart.” some time in our life. It is something that is said but is then questioned once you actually start doing so. “Wait, why are you doing that? That isn’t how you should do it.”

Following your heart comes with individuality, stepping into the unknown, and trusting yourself like no other. Because this is something NEW. No one has ever followed this map. It is all new territory. It is authentically you. And that is why it is scary as f*ck. We want to look towards other maps or the map we were given by society. Where the maps have already been worn multiple times.

I once had someone tell me that going towards the life I want to create is being up in the clouds, holding one puzzle piece, and trusting that the rest of the puzzle is at the end of it. In which you use your heart as a compass in what direction you should go. Because that is where answers are held, even if at times we do not want to look at them.

-Anna🦋

14/09/2021

Today I woke up feeling a little bleh and I thought to myself "I NEED A DAY TO DO NOTHING."

Then, as I was laying in bed, the word ✨ Balance ✨ came into my mind and I realized that in order for my content to be right, you know really feel like ME. I needed to relax, slow down and breathe. I told myself that if and when I feel inspired today, I will create some content.

And BOOM, I realized that this balance is so important in life and when we talk about marketing. Because who are you trying to sell?

YOU.🌞

You want your authentic self to come through, and sometimes that is NOT pushing yourself to create content and a do this/do that kind of day.

When I incorporate balance in my day, like I did today this is what it looked like:

1. Went to breakfast and drove my sisters to the airport ✈️
2. When I got home, I took a empson salt bath and read some of "Beyond the Pill" by Dr. Jolene Brighten 🛁
3. Got inspired and started creating this! 🖋️
4. Took a break and talked to my niece on her birthday 🎉
5. Then I finished creating my content with a heated pad on my lower abdomen (can I just be honest, my period is HERE and I feel it today.)🩸

This is me balancing my life. My period and mental health come first, and when I get inspiration, I use it!

In the past, I would have taken an Advil and worked all day, but I didn't push myself today. I needed rest and balance. I think when it comes to the working world, we need to learn to incorporate more balance into our everyday lives.

Does your life feel balanced? Does your marketing feel balanced?

-Becca

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10/09/2021

Do you want to bring your authentic-self into your marketing?

A marketing strategy that is AUTHENTIC. ✨✨

A strategy that incorporates your core values, personality, mental health, day-to-day life, and everything in between that makes you different from the rest.

For this strategy, I focus on your core values in life, how you are day-to-day, your mental health and the things in your life that incorporate all your emotions. The good and the bad. I believe that showing up in all your emotions brings forward your authenticity.

This is all about what makes you shine. My goal with the “AUTHENTIC” strategy is to empower you to bring ALL OF YOU into your content creation and how you show up on social media.

I try to bring my core values like love, authenticity and adaptability into my marketing everyday. I absolutely love what I am doing now and even on the days I'm not motivated or feel like s**t, I still try to think of all the love I have to share with you. I created this marketing strategy because it is ME, I thought I was someone who schedules posts out but now I'm going with the flow, pushing myself but not so much to the point of stress. I’m learning to let it be, slow down and not be so strict in my scheduling.

This type of marketing is more my style. I still get s**t done, but on my own time, and in my own way. 💓

If this sounds like your kind of marketing, shoot me a message, I’d love to tell you more about it!

-Becca🌞

09/09/2021

✨The process is just as important as the result✨

When we take the process and see it as something we just need to get through -- chasing towards something with weight on our ankles -- we are not going about it correctly❗ Our purpose is not to feel drained. Our purpose is to feel JOY ☀️ Which should not just be found in the result, but in the process.

This energy will open you up to inspiration that fills your cup and does not empty it. Where the flow of it all pushes you forward naturally 🌊 rather than trying to drag things towards you. Rather than living in the future, you live in the now.

To be your authentic self is the most natural thing you could ever cultivate. You do not need to force it. If you are forcing, you are pushing yourself into a small box that is not meant for you. When you give yourself this space to just grow, you are giving space for these new beginnings to join you in this authenticity. Going about it in the most magical way. Which is your way.

✨Let go of the reigns and just focus on the things that bring you light✨ That is what will show you the way. When you are just trudging forward, you are following an unlit path that feels rocky. To let go of control is the most control you can give yourself.

Going “slower” is the fastest thing you could do. For you will see the rocks and step over them, rather than tripping in the dark.

Anna Vahlenkamp, Authenticity Coach 💛

09/09/2021

✨Do you want to change your mindset around marketing?✨

A marketing strategy that is YOU.

A strategy that serves your needs, who you are, and what you stand for?

For this strategy, I focus on changing your mindset around marketing. What success means to you, and how marketing in this way can create a positive change for you. This means that if you are someone who wants to post every day, we will post every day. If you are someone who likes to go with the flow and use your inspiration each day to guide your posting, we will do that!

This is all about low-stress planning. My goal with the “YOU” strategy is to look at marketing with a new perspective and for you to no longer be drained by social media. We will come up with a plan that is specific to you and how you want to show up.

✨I am here to make marketing as low-stress as I can for you lovely, and if this interests you, shoot me a message! I’d love to talk ✨

-Becca

08/09/2021

What do you need today?

✨Dong Quai: Inflorescence

✨Crocus: Begin

✨Hibiscus: Stages

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07/09/2021

Do you experience anxiety?

✨We share our own personal experiences with it, how we personally go about fending it off, and the random anxieties we get.

🐻Like getting mauled by a bear in your tent. 🐻

All stemming from not having control and listening to those thoughts that may not really be you.

Join us this week as we talk about anxiety. Listen now on Spotify, Anchor and Google Podcasts 🎙️

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# that'sokay

06/09/2021

I was going to write an inspirational caption on how the “WTF?” days are needed to be pushed forward in our flow and grow days.

But you know what? Let’s call bulls**t on that today.

As much as I believe they are needed for us to move forward and even give us reason...they also are a f**kery that can really hurt. That can drain you from every area of your life.

That takes away your inspiration. That makes you question everything. And I know sometimes on these days I do not want to hear, “It is all happening for a reason”, “You are so strong”, “Tomorrow will be a better one” or anything of the sorts. Sometimes I just want what I am feeling on these days to feel validated and that nothing needs to change for them to hold reason.

It is bulls**t because these days are just as great as the others. When they are looked down on, they make you feel as if these feelings and experiences are wrong. They do not deserve to be questioned or treated with the idea that they will bring something better. They deserve to be seen as exactly as they are. To be looked at, recognized, and normalized. All of us experience some really hurtful stuff or exhausting stuff, or heck...just days where we wake up really sad. And guess what? That is beautiful in its own way.

I send love, snacks, and a hot cup of tea for those going through the “WTF?” day(s). I want you to know that what you are feeling is validated. At this moment it does not matter if it is happening for a reason. It does not matter if it is going to bring growth. It does not matter if you are strong or not. It does not matter if tomorrow is a better one or not. IT DOES NOT MATTER. You can learn about that later -- when your emotions are ready to teach. At this moment, just let them feel, rather than give a lesson. And right now? You can just say, “WTF?”

03/09/2021

For this new to come is for you to welcome it in. To allow all the changes and shifts that need to happen within and outside of you. The veil is just fear and doubt clouding your vision as you take the steps towards this beginning.

Allow yourself this commitment, so you can be in a life that serves you. Not in a life where you serve life.

-Anna🦋

01/09/2021

The seed of a flower germinates when it is meant to.

It bursts through the soil of the earth when permitted -- the nutrients, water, and sun giving it permission. Stretching out its leaves and stem as the bulb of petals hug one another. It may sit there a couple of days before it finally releases the hug to show the colors within. Then, eventually, the petals will dwindle and fall. The seeds from in between will fall and it will all start over. It grew, but it was not done there. What that flower provided will continue more growth around it.

Growth is all around us. Within those we love, nature, and within us. I believe there is a sense of disappointment when it comes to growth. We are looking ahead to where we need to get, rather than how far we have come. A flower simply just is the embodiment of growth. It starts from a seed and then grows. From that singular growth, much more growth is provided through the seeds that it drops. Planting a whole era of growth. Each popping up at different times, in different places.

We all have a meadow of flowers surrounding us. From all the growth we have created and welcomed. Yet we are looking at the seeds saying, “Can we just get there already?” But the seed is simply just being. Waiting for the nutrients, waiting for the sun, waiting for the water. This waiting is a representation of patience. Patience towards yourself. Patience towards your growth. Most importantly, patience towards the bumps in the road.

When we plant seeds in our backyard garden we do not rush it. We care for it. Pulling weeds, watering them, giving them nutrition-filled soil. Sometimes to just appreciate a flower that lasts a week. So, I say this, do that for yourself. Your growth isn’t on a timeline. There is no control over it. The only control you have is of yourself. So stop and look around. Slow down. Look at all the flowers you have grown.

The others will come, they just need your patience, care, and love for what is to come. Not a rush of when it “needs” to become. Going faster isn’t going to make that seed grow any faster. So slow down and have a picnic in your meadow of flowers.

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31/08/2021

What is bringing you joy today?

We find so much joy exploring the mountains.

✨It's magical✨

Animals playing and looking for food, mushrooms growing, plants either flowering or becoming a part of the earth again, and the sky with all of its color.

These little joys are what bring us happiness today. 🦋🌲🍄🌎

30/08/2021

Raise your hand if you have been ridiculously hard on yourself for not finishing your to-do list?

Or getting upset at yourself for just being human?

There can be a lot of “I should have done this...I should have done that...Instead of doing this! I didn’t do enough...I should have spent more time on it…”

Repeat it with me, YOU. ARE. NOT. A. MACHINE.

✨You are not a corporation.

✨You are not your job or (school) work.

✨You are not your productivity.

✨You are a human being.

27/08/2021

You do have a choice. ✨

It just may feel like you do not because one feels scary and the other feels safe.

Listen to your heart, not your head.

-Anna🦋

25/08/2021

✨In a world full of self-care tips being pushed upon us, I ask what your reasoning behind it is? ✨

For the longest time, I used it as a way to suppress and keep the pain/hurt I was harboring within myself at ease. Anxious/stressed? I will just meditate. Feeling insecure about my body? I will just work out. Depressed? I will just take a bath.

(I understand these can just be used as a general self-care routine)

I am not discrediting any of these things and still practice all of these to some degree. But the disconnect was that I was only focused on how I could ease it at the moment, rather than finding the root of the problem.

WHY was I waking up with anxiety attacks? WHAT was causing an insecure mindset towards my body? WHY was I severely depressed?

Eventually, I broke and my self-care crumbled beneath the weight of what I needed to heal. It crumbled to what was more important than me being sure I meditate 30 minutes before bed, writing affirmations in my journal, working out, taking a bath with Epsom salts, using breathwork for my anxiety.

Eventually I broke and my self-care crumbled beneath the weight of what I needed to heal. It crumbled to what was more important than me being sure I meditate 30 minutes before bed, writing affirmations in my journal, working out, taking a bath with epsom salts, using breathwork for my anxiety.

You and what you need to heal should come first. That is where the benefits of self-care will stick and not fall out of the open wound you are trying to hold together.

Self-care doesn’t heal. We have to decide to do that for ourselves.

Choose intentional healing, not indirect healing.

-Anna 🦋