Thrivist

Stuck in auto-pilot in your marriage? Is it time to give your spouse a wake-up call?  Our guest has lived this experience firsthand and come out on the other side.  Emily sits down with husband, father, and pastor, Tim Senff, who is not only a self-described "raging extravert” but a sincere lover of people and a wellspring of wisdom.  Tim shares about growing in authenticity and resilience in...

Connection matters more than we think. Longevity and mental health research clearly point to the importance of strong connections and community over the lifespan. In this episode AudrieAna & Emily break down what factors need to be present to foster real connection and community. How can we strengthen our ability to connect to others? AudrieAna & Emily share personal heartfelt stories when...

Are you in a season of life where you’re simply showing-up everyday and putting one foot in front of the other? Are you sensing an invitation to take risks and see what you’re capable of in your one precious life? Meet Amy Fox, successful entrepreneur, nutritionist, and Founder of AF Snacks. Emily sits down with Amy and hears all about what her fractured hip and recovery have taught her this past...

Dad loading…What if I’m not ready? As a culture we have advanced conversations about post partum depression and health for women but what about the transformation that occurs in the making of a Dad? In this honest conversation Mike Jorgensen opens up to AudrieAna about his fear meeting fatherhood and the questions and doubts before and after the first cry.  This episode is for anyone who is facing...

How can we feel connected and protected at the same time? What are boundaries? Do you carry deep resentment? AudrieAna challenges and enlightens us on the source. Physical, emotional, sexual, intellectual, and internal boundaries are all being practiced and realized every day.  Strengthen your core in this episode and move through life with less emotional pain and relational damage.  https://www.h...

Would you like less emotional pain and relational damage as you move through life? Together, let’s understand and strengthen the “core.” Why do some days we feel great about ourselves and others not so much? What is self-esteem and what factors contribute to it building within us? What does it look like to have a healthy self-esteem as an adult? How important is self-esteem in decreasing depressio...

What does it mean to be a “Highly Sensitive Person?” (HSP) What motivates an Enneagram 2 “The Helper,” and what is the shadow side to this personality type? In this fascinating conversation Emily shares vulnerably with AudrieAna a through-line she has seen in her life since childhood. Emily shares how she continues to accept and wrestle with her reality today in mid-life.  Emily discusses how she...

What does it look like to embrace holistic wellness? How can we work as a helping professional or simply live as an empathetic person without all the noise and negativity taking us down?  Does trauma actually get trapped in the body and how would you know? What’s functional medicine all about and why is it such a hot topic in wellness? Emily & AudrieAna enjoy talking with the founder of Focus...

How do you know you’re ready and healthy enough to start dating after divorce? AudrieAna and Emily talk with guest Andrea P. Steele who opens-up about rediscovering herself anew after divorce.  Andrea shares how she's navigated change and redesigned a life that had not been previously modeled for her. Building self-trust, meeting yourself again, finding deeper understanding and healing, facing...

Episode 4: “People are Amazing”  - Do you ever feel lonely and don’t know why? AudrieAna talks with therapist and lover of people, Emily Wenstrup, MSW, LSW. Emily shares her story of wrestling with loneliness for the first time when she went to college and the healing and growth that transpired as she worked through her pain. Emily’s story inspires us to wrestle with hard realities in life and kee...

AudrieAna and Emily continue to reflect and embrace the purpose of Thrivist. The co-hosts invite you into their conversation as they share decades of combined learnings as professionals and human beings committed to learning, growing, healing and thriving. AudrieAna and Emily unveil and discuss briefly the final five pillars of thriving. 

We believe in humanity and know that we can all build resilience and learn to thrive in an unpredictable world. With decades of combined learnings as professionals and human beings committed to learning, growing, healing and thriving AudrieAna and Emily unveil the 10 Pillars of Thriving. In this episode they share the first five Pillars of Thriving.

Welcome to Thrivist! What is thriving? Does it simply mean over-functioning and keeping your cool?  We’re redefining thriving as we share our “why” behind a podcast and our own authentic learnings in real time.

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