leveling up with lana

today I chat about everything. honestly…EVERYTHING about what has been going on in my life. and honestly, it has been a only been TON of work. some days, upwards of 16 hrs as I balance both my corporate internship, a start-up and then everything else like sleeping, having a social life, and working out. I come clean about my real name, and go through my top time-management techniques for how I get...

today I open up about my testimony and the journey of my relationship with God. I always grew up in the church, but that does not mean I had a strong relationship with God. I called myself "Christian" but never really lived out my life like a Christian. lately, I have felt called to talk about my testimony.  I go through some of the darkest moments of my life, and how God consistently re...

today we are going to chat about toxic beauty standards. as a girl, I have struggled with the beauty standards we face as a population. it seems like a lot of you girls also struggle with them, as I have received countless requests and DM’s to cover this subject. having the perfect skin, the perfect body, the perfect clothing, the perfect everything is really exhausting. to be convinced on social...

today we are going to chat about female friendships, and why it is so darn hard to make them, especially like-minded friendships. in our era of social media and overall digital connections with others, you would think that it should be easier than ever to make friends. I mean…come ON! I constantly see the cutest friendship activities and reels on Instagram, and those amazing photos of smiling girl...

today we are going to go through a masterclass on building self-discipline. self-discipline is such a powerful tool that you can harness to get to your dream life faster!  if you want to uphold the promises you made to yourself, work out consistently, eat healthy, network, read, and do anything else…you are going to need self-discipline! it is a lot easier to be disciplined than rely on motivation...

today we are going to chat about how to have your “SHHH” girl summer. SHHH is an acronym I created for prioritizing having multiple eras during summer including focusing on your smart girl summer, your hot girl summer, your happy girl summer, and your healthy girl summer.  you can truly HAVE IT ALL this summer, it just comes down to putting in a bit of extra work. I go over my fave tips for gettin...

today, we are going to have a girly chat of all the things! my most recent habits and obsessions, body confidence for the summer, the struggle with female friendships, dating, and balancing everything in your life. there are so many things to catch up on, and I want to do it one entire episode. let’s see how much I can talk about! 🤍 MENTIONS: * HealED Digital Eating Disorder Recovery Journals cli...

today, we are going to motivate ourselves on getting out of a slump! I feel like around the end of the school year, a lot of us studious girls get into the biggest slump. we struggle to stick to the healthy habits, to being productive, and doing the things that help us become the best versions of ourselves. I am currently struggling with this myself! The post-school burnout is so REAL.  however, y...

I go over my top 7 tips on creating a consistent workout habit in this episode! if you have been struggling getting on that workout grind, this is the episode for you. I cover little things like starting small and building a good routine, along with mindset tips to not let self-sabotage get in the way. hope you enjoy this mini episode! 🤍 FIND ME EVERYWHERE: find all my socials and everything else...

“exercise addiction is not talked about, but it is a very real thing. exercise becomes everything, not just an addition to your life” today, we are going to talk about exercise addiction, and my journey with healing from exercise addiction. exercise addiction is this compulsive relationship with exercise. it is often tied in with a disordered relationship with food, but it does not have to be.  he...

“being delulu is the selulu” today, we are going to talk about how to live delulu . to me, being delulu is imagining the best case-scenario when it has not happened yet.  we go over steps to living delulu, including stopping negative self-talk, the law of attraction, using positive affirmations, visualization, and embodying the highest version of yourself. along with this episode, I also recap how...

“no-one is going to come and save you from this. you have to choose for yourself if you want to heal.” today, we are going to chat about a topic that is near to my heart: disordered eating.  I have been everywhere with my relationship with food. from a normal relationship food, to macro/calorie tracking, to an eating disorder, to binge/emotional eating, to now, intuitively and mindfully eating…I a...

“to make the most out of one of the shortest seasons of the year, here are all the ways you can prepare and romanticize spring” spring is in the air, which means that this week’s episode is going to help you prepare for Spring! I go over some spring habits, and the habits I like to add as the weather gets warmer. hot girl walks anyone? outdoor pilates? reading outside? yes please! I also talk abou...

“all of these 100 habits, whether they are self-care, fitness, nutrition, organization, or random have changed my life” today we finally hit the 100 episode mark and to celebrate, I am going to discuss the 100 episodes that absolutely changed my life. some are obvious, like warm lemon water in the morning, and having a journal, but some are more obscure like tongue-scraping, and how I manage to ge...

“i hate social media” today we are going to chat about my (lana’s) progression of social media, the ins and outs of trying to be an influencer, and the issues social media causes for our society and world. social media is everything nowadays. some people have social media as a full time job, other people use social media to escape reality for a little bit. but, there are so many issues with social...

“hot girls have high emotional intelligence” today we are going to talk about emotional intelligence. emotional intelligence is the ability to deal with your emotions, and how to understand both yourself and others in an empathetic way.  it has been proven that people with high emotional intelligence (EI), are more successful, happier, kinder to themselves, motivated, and have better friendships....

“you can love your body and still want to change it.” today we are going to chat about body image and specifically, how to love your body while also wanting to change it. I think women (and anyone really) are so shamed for wanting to change the way they look. it is as if self-improvement instantly makes other people insecure, and they start to hate on the people trying to make a change. loving you...

“creating healthy routines will help you reach your goals faster.” today we are going to talk all about creating healthy & productive routines. I focus more on morning and evening routines but the same tips could be used for creating a routine at any time of day! I start off the episode going over some basic advice for creating routines. I talk about first visualizing what you want your routine to...

“it is time to clean your space and to maintain yourself in preparation for spring” today we are going to get excited for spring. spring is right around the corner and if you are anything like me, you feel all heavy with winter hoarding, clothing that you do not even like cluttering your closet, a messy room and car, and your highlights all grown out. I go over the things I do to maintain and &quo...

“do not blame your past self for your negative coping strategies, but understand that you are not a victim. it is your responsibility to dig yourself out.” today we are going to get vulnerable and talk about negative coping strategies. we all have at least a few, and nobody wants to share theirs, so let me share my negative coping strategies: overworking myself, isolating myself, procrastination,...

“being hot is a mindset” in this episode, I talk about how to get hot. I go over the physical aspects like why it is hot to be fit (rather than just skinny), nutrition, hygiene, makeup and skincare, hair-care, your wardrobe, and more. however, one thing that is stressed throughout the episode is your self-identity in being a hot person. being hot is a mindset. if you convince yourself you are hot,...

“our society does not want people to love themselves. if you stay unhappy with yourself you are a customer to many industries include the diet, plastic surgery, skincare, and makeup industry.” I get real and vulnerable in this episode where I talk about how I hated myself for many years and how slowly, I am learning to accept and love me again.  I know that many girls (and guys) nowadays dislike e...

“productivity is not about how hard or for how long you work, it is about how efficiently you work.” are you tired of procrastinating? are you tired of one homework assignment taking hours even though your friend could finish it within an hour AND get a higher grade than you? being productive is not the same thing as being busy. busy people are doing everything and nothing at the same time. produc...

“trauma is not just a mental thing, it affects your entire physical body” today, I am getting real and honest to talk about trauma. I think we all know there are some things, some past versions of ourselves, some old habits, some old identities, and some memories that are keeping us from becoming the highest versions of ourselves.  I talk about how the identity of the girl with an eating disorder...

“habits are the building blocks of your future” with new years resolutions and working on becoming the best version of yourself, it is important to work on changing not yourself, but your habits.  good habits can build us up to consistently working out, eating healthy, dealing with stress positively, reading, studying, and working. bad habits can lead to gaining weight, feeling like a failure, was...