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Recovery is a journey with twists and turns, highs and lows along the way. Today's repeat guest, Dani Breiner, is here to share her honest path with recovery and how to keep going even through the setbacks. Dani shares how with the start of quarantine and other life stressors she found herself falling into old habits and thoughts from her disordered eating days. As a content creator through Instag...

As a lifestyle and wellness creator in LA, Sophia Kelly has taken instagram by storm with her striking and authentic content.  Sophia speaks on the topics that others often shy away from to open space for conversation. She shares everything from personal growth to mental health; the divine feminine to self care; emotional wellness to confidence and so much more. Soph reminds those who follow to em...

Known for her work in intutive astrology and spiritual writing, Hannah Siddiqui is on a mission to de-colonize spiritual wellness. Hannah has spoken on multiple platforms including a TedX talk while building her brand and business by following her inner guidance. She now works with others to fully embody their life through intuitive astrology, breathwork, and spiritual guidance. In this episode we...

As such an important facet of overall wellness, hormone health is certainly something to consider. Today’s guest, Hannah Schmitt, has returned for another episode to educate on the power of syncing with your cycle. As someone in the holistic wellness field Hannah knows how important it is to maintain not only physical health but mental and emotional too. Her approach to cycle syncing is to help im...

After discovering the potential of an underutilized superfood while living in Australia, Chicago-native Emily Griffith founded Lil Bucks, the buckwheat company with a mission to offer innovative buckwheat snack and breakfast products, while promoting a more nutritious diet and soil health in North America. Emily graduated from Indiana University Kelley School of Business in 2014, and then worked i...

Recovering from an eating disorder takes time and continual work, a process that today’s guest Emily Meador knows all too well. After struggling with her own battle for years, Emily has now reached a point of full recovery and works to help others do the same. As an RDN and content creator through Instagram, Emily uses her platform to educate and inspire others to live a well life without diets or...

Alex Matteo is a Broadway actor, woo-woo enthusiast and host of Pull It Together - a podcast for women redefining what it means to be creative. Over the past decade Alex has been living life as a Broadway Gypsy - performing in various Broadway shows + National Tours. Her podcast, Pull It Together was born out of a need to take back ownership over her creativity. As she approached her Saturn return...

Isn’t it funny how ~ lonely ~ we can feel even in a world as connected as ours? this move has taught me a lot already and one of the key lessons thus far has been on the acceptance of loneliness. I have great friends here, a mini community, and I love them all for being patient and loving to me as I begin this new chapter. but at the end of the day, they can’t be the one to heal my ~ loneliness ~...

Gabby Male is a source of inspiration and empowerment for womxn looking to redefine their relationship to fitness, body image, and health. After battling her own struggle with disordered eating and toxic diet culture, Gabby now openly shares her experience from recovering and life after to guide others along their own journey. Through her work as a health coach and content creator, Gabby fuses int...

Join me for a quick solo episode on my full eating disorder journey. I share from the beginning of it all up to my current situation and give the low down on recovery.  In this I discuss: The impact of diet culture in media Health obsession and orthorexia Recovery  The mind-body connection To connect, find me @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast

Taking control of our health and advocating for ourselves isn’t always easy. Today’s guest, Bethany Holmes, knows firsthand how long and strenuous it can be to get the answers and help needed. When a sudden health crisis changed her life forever and led to emergency brain surgery, Bethany had to learn a new way of living. Her journey represents what can happen when the gap between emotional and ph...

What is pseudo recovery and is full recovery even possible?! If you’ve ever wondered these exact thoughts stay tuned as today’s guest, Emily of @eatwithcare , is explaining it all. Sharing unposed photos of your body and vulnerable stream of conscious captions while in recovery is not easy yet Emily does it to make a point: to dismantle diet culture and wake people up to the truth of disordered ea...

Gabrielle Westbrook is an Enneagram Life Coach helping women find their most authentic self, tap into inner power, and finally take charge of their life. Her work with the enneagram began after spending years on the sidelines of her own life, asleep to what her full potential was. She now works with women to help unlock and discover who they truly are so that they too can live their best life. In...

If you know Tay of @itstaylermarie then you’ll know that in the past year she’s gone through quite the transformation. After spending years of her life battling the effects of diet culture in her life, Tay decided to take initiative and change. She shares her journey of falling into health obsession and how she slowly transitioned out of it to find her own sort of in-between. The mindset shift tha...

As a content creator through instagram, YouTube, and now her podcast, Natalie Barbu is the queen of diversifying content. In today’s chat she explains her start in the world of entrepreneurship and content creation all while sharing the highs and lows of it. As the Founder and President of Barbu Agency, Natalie knows what it takes to build a brand and market to the ideal audience. With her own exp...

Tune in for a fun episode on light and heavy topics as Mikaela of @hopefullivin and I answer listener questions.  In this conversation you'll learn new things about both Mikaela and I as well as have an opportunity to answer these questions for yourself.  In this episode we discuss:  Favorites in life ED Recovery Pet peeves Friendship advice Connect with Mikaela @ https://www.instagram.com/hopeful...

Raise your hand if you’ve ever suffered from the side effects of diet culture *every hand goes up*. Well if so, today’s episode with Krista Williams of Almost 30 podcast is sure to inspire action and change to break free of diet culture. Krista is a badass entrepreneur and co-founder of Almost 30 podcast but she’s also a woman just like us that has been preyed on and manipulated by diet culture. S...

Dive into the power of adaptogens with today’s guest and CEO of  JOYÀ, Ruth Elenkave. Seven years of over-the-top intensity at her law firm left Ruth with severe adrenal exhaustion, where simply getting out of bed was a challenge. Afraid that her body was giving-out and knowing things had to change, she made a life-changing decision to quit her firm. Hoping for answers, she enrolled in a school of...

We all know that diet culture royally sucks and yet so many of us fall into it. Today’s guest, Erin Christ, has had her fair share of struggles with the thoughts, habits, and beliefs imprinted on us by diet culture. As a recovery advocate on Instagram Erin shares her own experience and journey towards recovery. She works to inspire others to break free of diet culture and fully embrace their life...

Creative, CEO, and the ever evolving spirit of Lindsey Simcik is here to chat all things intuition, tapping into your authentic voice, and standing firm in your self worth and power. We all know her from Almost 30 but as an individual Lindsey has lots to offer and shares some of her greatest life lessons with us in this episode. She dives into her life leading up to Almost 30 and how it prepared h...

Body dysmorphia is something that so many people struggle with and today’s guest, Nicole Rauch, is a prime example of just how inclusive this issue is. As a content creator and instructor in the fitness industry, Nicole shares her experience through the years of battling body dysmorphia and how it has affected her. In this, we discuss how social media has distorted our perception of ourselves and...

Get ready for some BS free and no fluff allowed relationship advice from Dating & Relationship Writer Kirstie Taylor. When it comes to relationships, most of us could use some support and that’s why Kirstie has made it her life's work to support, educate, and expand in the realm of relationships. In this episode Kirstie shares 3 ways to improve your relationship and make the most of it. For more o...

What’s the impact of disordered eating and diet culture on mental health? Today’s guest, Cara Cifelli, explains how to shift your mindset, choose recovery, and make change in your life to finally break free of toxic diet culture. Cara is a coach and provides the tools to help women leave behind dieting, disordered eating, and body shame so they can show up more fully in all areas of their life. Af...

Named a Gen Z leader by Michelle Obama herself, it’s an absolute honor to have Haile Thomas on the podcast today. Haile is a 19 year old motivational speaker, wellness & compassion activist, entrepreneur,  vegan food & lifestyle content creator, as well as the CEO and Founder of the non-profit,  HAPPY. All of Haile’s programs, projects, and initiatives are geared towards engaging, educating, motiv...

As a Physician's Assistant and Integrative Nutritionist, Katie Lemons has had a long journey to the present. With years of schooling and experience, Katie shares what it takes to turn a love for health into a deepened education and future career path. In this she shares why she chose to not take the RD route and what it was like to get a masters + attend PA school. Her commitment to education is w...