Staying Healthy Without Obsession While Working a 9-5 Job & How to Balance Your Side Hustle with a Social Life with Lestraundra Alfred
On today’s episode, we’re diving into a highly requested topic with one of my favorite past guests who was actually the first person I ever interviewed. We’re talking about how to be well when you’re in a 9-5 job, without letting it take over your life.
We also talk about why having a social life is so key even when you’re building a side business that’s your passion. I’m so happy that Les from the Balanced Berry is back on the pod to chat today. I had the pleasure of meeting Les in LA when I was there for the GOOD fest and I just think she’s so awesome. I loved how practical today's’ episode is, and I hope you will too.
We Talk About
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Meredith Hanson is a Nantucket-based artist specializing in oils and gouache. Her art is fantastic and even more fantastic is Meredith’s truly kind heart. Meredith’s also a super savvy entrepreneur and has collaborated with a range of businesses to infuse her style and design off the canvas and into real life.
I wanted to have Meredith on the show because she’s one of the kindest most genuine people I know, not to mention crazy talented. I had a hunch that she’s not this way by accident either. We dive into how she got to the island, what her creative process looks like, how she coaches herself and the power of positivity.
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Connect with Meredith
On her website: https://www.meredithhansonart.com/
On instagram: https://www.instagram.com/merhanson/
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Practical Tools for Every Day Joy, Building Confidence in Your 20’s and 30’s and Being “Un-You” with Dr. Samantha Boardman
Sam received her medical degree from Cornell University Medical College, then went back to school to get her Masters in Applied Positive Psychology and has been practicing Positive Psychology, the study of the strengths that enable individuals and communities to thrive, ever since.
Positive Prescription is about how psychology, science, art and culture collide, + Samantha talks on a range of subjects, from ways to improve your love life or get out of the friendzone, to dealing with party anxiety, to boosting your everyday mental wellbeing, and everything in between.
We Talk About:
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On today’s episode I’m talking with one of my all time favorite podcasters. This guest is someone I’ve wanted to have on the show since day one. I just wanted to make sure I was at a place where I could make the most of the episode. Nicole is so honest, real, interesting, insightful and relatable. I love her podcast because she has hard, honest and insightful conversations and I always leave feeling more connected.
On this episode we talk about
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1 Year Podiversary, Redefining Health, Embracing Joy Everyday & How I’m Thinking About the Future
On this week's episode, I celebrate a year (and a week) of podcasting by sharing some of the insights I've learned about joy and health from my guests and my own life.
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Ayurveda 101 & Why Health Isn’t the End Goal with Sahara Rose
I’m diving into the topic of Ayurveda with Sahara Rose. Sahara has a really cool story and brings so much passion and knowledge. This is one of those episodes where I can definitely relisten a couple times to get all the great information.
We Talk About:
Connect with Sahara Rose:
Take the Dosha quiz https://eatfeelfresh.com/new-quiz/
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Gut Health, Why Calories Aren’t an Accurate Measurement of Nutrition & Intuitive Living in an Office Job with Victoria Myers
Today's podcast I sit down with Victoria Myers who is a Registered Dietitian specializing in hormonal and gut health. She's one half of the dynamic duo behind Nourishing Minds Nutrition and the Nourishing Women Podcast. Vicotria and Meg are traditional eaters and untraditional dietitians. Through their practice, they empower women to find peace with food, heal digestion & regulate hormones.
I loved this conversation so much. Victoria is such a wealth of knowledge and she shares it with compassion. I love her approach to health, wellness, and healing. This episode is perfect for anyone who is struggling with gut issues and especially if they've previously struggled with disordered eating. We also dive into developing hobbies outside of food, living intuitively when you work in an office and have less flexibility and so much more. I didn't want this episode to end. Like with so many of my guests, I so dearly wish we were neighbors because I'm pretty sure we'd be FAST friends.
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Dealing with Comparison, Building Confidence in Your 20’s, Balancing Social Media and Real Life & So Much More - Q&A Episode
Every 10 episodes of the Chasing Joy Podcast I flip the mic and have YOU ask me the questions. This round of Q&A did not disappoint. So many wonderful thoughtful questions ranging from body image, intuitive eating, spending time alone, budget-friendly activities to do with friends, photography tips and so much more!
I had my partner in crime, my fiance Chris help me out and ask the questions as well as give his 2 cents. I love having him on the show because he balances me out and always has something encouraging or a good story to share.
HEALTH FOOD BODY IMAGE
LIFE & RELATIONSHIPS
PHOTOGRAPHY & WORK
Blog Posts I Mentioned:
Malcolm Gladwell Books
Chris's Favorite Books
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Amanda MacKenzie is a writer from Cambridge, MA. After graduating from the University of Richmond, she taught English in Hungary, earned a Master of Divinity, and become an ordained Congregational minister. In her thirties, Amanda had a do-over and went to work on a small farm.
Her crowning achievement was a rustic country wedding for a hundred, after which she drank all the leftover wine straight from the bottle and decided to stick to cooking for fun. Today she is a part-time professor of world religions, preaches, meditates, and practices yoga. She believes in the power of positivity, possibility, and good coffee. The Do-Over is her first book.
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Siena Dixon founded Bootsy Chuchu after solving her own decade-long menstrual health issues naturally. Bootsy Chuchu seeks to provide natural alternatives to hormonal contraception for menstrual regulation with science-backed products users enjoy and feel proud to own. Her mission as an advocate is to bring the topic of menstrual health into daily conversation and contribute to the growing community of women who are changing the way we think and talk about it. Siena is also the Head of Communications and Marketing for a global eyewear brand called Ollie Quinn.
We Talk About:
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Discount the GOODfest in LA: CHASINGJOY10
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Balancing functional nutrition with western medicine, Katie’s empowering view on body image and finding sanity and self-care in busy seasons with Katie Lemons
Katie has her masters in functional medicine nutrition and is currently in PA school. She’s got a super popular instagram page @twist_of_lemons where she shares creative recipes, valuable knowledge about functional nutrition all with her puntastic sense of humor.
We talk about:
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On instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/twist_of_lemons/
On her blog:
Her FAQs (more information on her education and career path)
http://twistoflemons.com/frequently-asked-questions/
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On today’s episode I’m reflecting on the biggest lessons I learned in 2017, this year’s struggles and wins and my intentions for 2018.
Part 1:
My yearly angel card ritual & thoughts on my cards for 2017
Learn about angel cards and make your own here
Buy my favorite cards: Affirmators
Part: 2
My biggest Struggles & Wins for 2017
Struggles
Wins
Part 3:
Lessons Learned in 2017
Part 4:
My intentions for 2018
1.) Attract abundance into my business and my life
2.) Grow and attract people to this community who I can help serve and celebrate this amazing life together
3.) Continue to show up fully in my relationships
4.) Surround myself with amazing women who support my growth and make me laugh - and do the same for them in return
5.) Listen to my body’s innate wisdom and continue to practice wellness intuitively
6.) Practice and harness creativity outside of work and do more things just for fun
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This episode is like that deep soul filled conversation you have with a close friend, except Marian and I had never met. We dive right into so many amazing rich topics about personal growth and relationships. I will warn you there is some deep stuff in here. I really loved this episode because I actually only asked 2 of my prepared questions and the rest of the time we just riffed and dove deeper.
I loved where this conversation went and for anyone who is passionate about showing up as the full version of themselves, I know you’ll love it too! This is a good one to listen to after you’ve done some yoga or are on a long walk or chillin’ sipping a glass of wine (or coffee, or kombucha or tea). In fact, after we got off of the call I thought to myself that Marian is like a warm herbal tea for your soul. I don’t even really know what that means but it definitely felt real!
On this Episode We Talk About:
On instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marian.mellen/
On her website: https://www.marian-mellen.com/
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck
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Dana is someone I’ve always really admired online. In a saturated health and nutrition space, she’s a breath of fresh air. She combines practical nutrition knowledge with a dose of YOU DO YOU attitude. I wanted to dive into the topics of being well in the winter and Dana totally delivered. I especially loved our conversation around creating a positive mindset in this season versus just trying to get through it. (aka my strategy in the past.) Dana is kind, honest and practical with her tools and knowledge.
We Talk About:
Connect with Dana
For full show notes visit: inti4thelongrun.com
Rejecting Extremes, Finding Magic in the Grey Area of Health and Practicing Patience on the Healing Journey with Meg Dixon
Meg is a registered dietitian who works with women healing their gut, balancing hormones and recovering from disordered eating. She believes in the magic of living and eating intuitively. On this episode we dive into so many topics including why health doesn’t have to be your full time job, how to practice wellness without obsession, why there’s so much more to food than calories and labels and why patience and grace is key to healing.
We Talk About:
Resources
Nourishing Women Podcast https://www.nourishingmindsnutrition.com/podcast/
Intuitive Living Ebook https://www.nourishingmindsnutrition.com/ebook/
Nourishing Minds Nutrition Practice https://www.nourishingmindsnutrition.com/
Connect with Meg
On instagram https://www.instagram.com/meg.c.dixon/
On her blog https://www.rootforfood.net/
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Addie (aka @chickpeainthecity) is a health and wellness blogger who’s known for her epic spotify playlists, drinking oat milk cappuccinos and finding great joy in small things. We talked about what’s over hyped and whats worth the hype in the wellness world, how she’s navigating the loss of her mother and aunt and how music and group fitness has helped shift Addie’s perspective on health.
We Talk About:
Connect with Addie
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How to Feel Good In a World of Bad News, Self Awareness & Fostering Conscious Optimism
If you've felt overwhelmed, frustrated, scared or depressed because of all the seemly endless bad news, this episode is for you. I'm talking with Branden Harvey humanitarian photographer and founder of Good Good Good about how to counteract cynicism. Branden was always a positive kid, but the more he traveled the more tragedy and injustice he was witness to. This led him to feel cynical, hopeless and powerless. Since then he's reclaimed his positivity and optimism with a twist of consciousness and reality. We talk about how it all starts with self-awareness and as we grow as people we can also grow as world citizens. This conversation touches on so many important, powerful and fascinating topics. It's a must listen and maybe one of my favorite episodes to date!
We Talk About:
Good Good Good - Branden’s company - how he got started
Celebrating good and then acting on it
Why Branden believes in “looking for the helpers”
Why they wanted to start a newspaper in 2017 - to inspire action in a less crowded space
How do you become a helper in a way that’s meaningful in your own life
Start to help where you have skill and passion
How Branden uses storytelling and photography for good
Why it’s ok to start without knowing all the steps along the way
The “how” of your goals and dreams isn’t always obvious
Why most things are not actually about you (and that’s a good thing)
The power and importance of self-awareness
Curiosity versus judgment… “isn’t that interesting”
Optimism - the difference between blind optimism and choosing optimism while accepting negativity
How to be happy when there’s tragedy in the world
Holding space for other people’s experience without feeling that pain ourselves
Balancing empathy with self-care
Why it’s important to allow people to be upset and not try to fix things right away
Why most news fosters cynicism
Humans have an internal negativity bias
How to consume news more mindfully - “if news is news it will still be relevant in a week”
How to have constructive conversations with people you don’t agree with
How to have hard conversations with your family and peers
It’s not the oppressor's job to educate people of privilege about how they’re being oppressed
The “me too” conversation
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website: http://www.brandenharvey.com/
instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandenharvey/
podcast: https://www.goodgoodgood.co/soundsgood
good newspaper: https://www.goodgoodgood.co/goodnewspaper
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on Instagram: http://instagram.com/init4thelongrunblog
Today marks 40 episodes of the Chasing Joy Podcast. Every 10th episode is a Q&A. Thank you to everyone who asked amazing deep, thoughtful questions.
This is a very special episode for me because I had my fiancé Chris ask the questions. He also shares his thoughts on many of the questions too. Selfishly I loved it because I love Chris and it was a blast to do this together. I also think he brings a really unique perspective. Chris is incredibly thoughtful and wise. He’s a little older than me and definitely doesn’t have attachment to social media like I do. He’s an intuitive eater without even having to try while also having tons of really healthy habits. We answer questions about adulating, mindset, relationships, body image, work and photography.
A note about the answers - these are all answers from my perspective and without full context on your life. When it comes to advice I always tell folks you have to listen to your gut first and foremost. I hope this will give you food for thought or things that you might want to try. If the advice and thoughts I share do not resonate with you, and they just don’t jive, that’s totally ok.
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Resources Mentioned
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Kate was my first podcast guest back in February and I brought her back today to talk about community in the wellness world (and so much more.) I love this conversation because Kate shares so many well articulated insights. We talk about the wellness trends we’re just not that into and why that’s totally fine. The overall theme was definitely that wellness practices are meant to be a tool, not a strict regime. The GOODfest will be in LA this coming February and I’m so excited to attend. You can get $10 off your ticket price using the code “CHASINGJOY10”
On this Episode We Talk About:
The GOODfest
Use code CHASINGJOY10 for $10 off your ticket
Connect with Kate
For Full Show Notes Visit: http://init4thelongrun.com
This week I’m talking with Follain’s founder and CEO, Tara Foley. I had the pleasure of meeting Tara this past summer at Follain and she is so kind, smart, humble and easy to talk to. I was so thrilled when she agreed to be on the show. Follain is a leader in the clean beauty movement creating a curated store of clean beauty products that really work. Not only that but the staff are welcoming, and so so knowledgable.
On this Episode We Talk About:
x Tara’s background and how she got started with Follain
x Why Follain curates brands versus producing their own products
x There was a whole in the market for a curated clean beauty brand
x Why the natural skincare and beauty business is building momentum as result of the healthy food movement
x What green washing in the beauty industry means
x Building trust with brands is important - talk with owners, employees
x Why we should be suspicious about mainstream brands promoting being sulfate free (because they sometimes replace them with worse chemicals
x It’s best to support brands who build clean products from the ground up
x We discuss the regulations that exist is the US right now (last change was in 1938)
x Why it’s important to vote with your dollar and your ballot
x Follain’s process for choosing new products to sell
x How natural products are a form of self care
x What’s the best way to start replacing your skincare products
- start with what you run out of first
- the go clean kit is a starter pack
- what products are on you the longest - deodorant - hand and body lotion
x How to build a skincare routine: start with removing makeup, use a cleanser, then natural toner, finally use a moisturizer and any other serums
x Tara’s message: Why risk it? (when it comes to using harmful products)
This Show Is Perfect For Anyone Who:
Wants to learn more about the beauty and clean beauty industry
Resources:
Connect with Tara:
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Get 15% off your first purchase with the code: CHASEJOY15 on https://zennedout.com/
This week’s episode was such a pleasure to record. I was giddy with excitement to talk to Cassie owner of my favorite jewelry shop Zenned Out Jewelry. We talk less about her work journey and much more about her spiritual journey. She’s a wealth of knowledge about everything from crystals to astrology to meditation to chakras and so much more. I think we just skimmed the surface of her knowledge in this hour. This episode is rich with both useful tools and information about spiritual practices as well as enlightening stories from Cassie’s life. Enjoy!
We Talk About:
This Episode Is Perfect For Anyone Who:
Resources:
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*Advisory: Today I’m talking with my guest Alli who bravely shares her story of sexual assault and rape and how she healed from that trauma. If this is a topic you’re not comfortable with that’s ok. Feel free to skip this episode.
Alli Owen is an engineer, writer, and life coach. She vulnerably owns her story of trauma and shares
her journey to healing on her blog where she posts inspirational stories, life advice, and guided meditations.
We Talk About:
This Episode is Perfect for Anyone Who:
Connect with Alli:
On instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allio.co/
On her blog: http://allio.co/
Resources:
https://www.rainn.org/ (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)
https://www.rainn.org/after-sexual-assault
Help is available 24/7 through the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE
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Robyn is a guest I’ve wanted to have on the show pretty much since I started. I turned to Robyn’s blog the Real Life RD years ago when I was struggling and trying to heal my body and mind from disordered eating. She combines evidence based knowledge with empathy and wisdom to help women heal. Her work helped me realize that contrary to diet culture, eating more and moving less was actually what could help me feel better. In today’s episode we dive deep into hormones, periods, what happens when you restrict food, intuitive eating and self love. Robyn brings so much light, joy and knowledge to this conversation. I know you’ll love this episode.
We Talk About:
This Episode is Perfect For Anyone Who:
“Your body is a vehicle for living out your purpose”
Tests that Robyn recommends:
Thyroid:
Hormones:
Resources Robyn Mentions:
Connect with Robyn:
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I chat with Katie Dalebout who’s pretty much a human hug for your soul. I love this episode so much. Katie shares so much wisdom, honesty and valuable tools for enjoying your beautiful life.
We Talk About:
The highs and lows of moving to a new city (Katie just moved to NYC) and what it’s taught Katie about control and connection
How Katie got started with her podcast, her journey through anorexia to orthorexia to healing her eating disorder through creative exploration
We talk a lot about control and why it’s at the root of a lot of our disordered eating and anxeities
Challenging your fears and pushing yourself out of your comfort zone
How facing fears and hard things unlocks amazing memories and connections and happiness and why you can always start small
The importance of connection in wellness and health
Why our bodies and minds are more resilient that we believe
We dive into how we both discovered intuitive eating and how learning to eat intuitively can unlock so much more life (outside of food obsession)
How healing from your disordered eating can help you finally give a shit about your life and not just your food
We talk about comparison on the industry and the diet industry and how they sell us the idea that we can manipulate our bodies into happiness
Why it helps to get mad at diet culture in order to heal and recover
The difference between using healthy habits as tools versus being ruled by your healthy habits
This Episode is Perfect for Anyone Who:
Connect with Katie:
Let it Out with Katie Dalebout Podcast
Get her book: Let it Out
For Full Show Notes Visit: http://init4thelongrun.com
Talia and I graduated together from Ithaca College back in 2014. Since then Talia’s lived in New York City and dabbled in several industries before creating a successful freelance writing career. This year she’s been planning a big trip to travel to Colorado and pursue her love of snowboarding. Our conversation is my favorite mix of personal stories, plenty of realness with tons of actionable practical tips. I love how direct Talia is. It’s seriously a breath of fresh air. She tells it how it is with humility. If you’ve ever felt stuck in your life and felt trapped for how to get out of that rut then this episode is SO for you.
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This Episode is Perfect For Anyone Who:
Connect with Talia
Workweek Lunch Blog: http://workweeklunch.com/
Workweek Lunch Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workweeklunch/
For Full Show Notes visit: http://init4thelongrun.com