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
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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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
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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:
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For full show notes visit: http://init4thelongrun.com
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!
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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.
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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.
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“Your body is a vehicle for living out your purpose”
Tests that Robyn recommends:
Thyroid:
Hormones:
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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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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
We're switching gears today and doing a solo show! Today I'm sharing my story about how I started to tune into my intuition and get in the driver's seat of my life in the past two years. My goal with this episode is to give you context on where I'm coming from when I talk about intuition in terms of life, movement and eating.
I learn through story, which is why I want to share my own in hopes that you can learn from it too. I know that your story will be different from my own, but I think we can all learn from each other. At the end of the episode I'm also sharing some wonderful things that have happened as a result of listening to my intuition as well as some tools you can try to apply yourself to tune into your own intuition.
Resources:
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Ep. 31 - Balancing Nutrition Knowledge with Intuition Around Food & Eating Well in Busy Seasons of Life with McKel Hill
McKel Hill is the creator of Nutrition Stripped the (very) popular food blog turned cook book, shop, coaching and more! I chat with McKel about how she dove into the wellness world and how she stays happy and sane running her blog as a full time business.
We dive into the tricky balance between making food choices based of nutrition knowledge versus intuition. We also talk about how to stay well in busy seasons of life. McKel shares her morning routine (which sounds delightful) and why it’s the key to staying positive, healthy and managing stress.
I’ve followed Nutrition Stripped since I started my own blog and I’ve been amazed at how it’s grown and lead the way for so many amazing wellness bloggers and entrepreneurs. McKel is warm, fun and so engaging to talk to. I hope you enjoy this episode!
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Breaking through comfort zones, pursuing passions and surprisingly deep thoughts on ice cream
Happy 30 episodes! Every tenth episode is a Q&A show and this time we did things a little differently. I asked for anyone to send in their questions and got some amazing ones! Thank you.
My sister was on island for the weekend so I roped her into recording with me. My sister Nellie asked the questions and rather than just a simple Q&A this turned into more of a conversation which I loved. Obviously I am biased because my sister and I are best friends, but I think this episode was really special and so much fun.
I loved that the questions were deep and not black and white answers. Again, take my advice, like all advice, with a grain of salt because we’re different people. If you like something, use it. If you don’t, no worries babe!
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Connect with Nellie
on instagram: @madaketmorley
Today’s episode is all about financial health.
When today’s guest approached me asking me to be on the show I hesitated and asked myself is money related to wellness at all?
In the end I definitely believe it is.
My personal belief is that money is an energy.
Its not inherently good or evil, it’s a tool that we can use to amplify ourselves.
I’m a believer that if you’re a generous, positive person with good intentions money can just help you do the things and give and be more of that awesome energy.
The same goes for if you’re a dickhead.
Obviously there’s a million things we could dive into with money but today we kept it pretty simple.
This episode is especially geared towards folks who are in their twenties and early thirties, but heck anyone who just wants to feel a little more empowered and in control.
Just like with your wellness and health there’s no one right answer with how to manage your money.
If you’re listening and don’t agree with everything my guest says that’s absolutely ok. We all have a right and ability to manage our money in a way that works for us.
I also wanted to note that if any of the diet related metaphors don’t work or resonate with you I totally get that. Some of them didn’t really land with me but I was able to understand the point she was making and the money advice was still great. So just because maybe a certain metaphor doesn’t click - you can still listen to and enjoy the financial side of things.
What I really loved is that Shannon is not black and white about money. She knows that everyone thinks and manages things differently which is what really helped me get a lot of benefit from this advice. I loved how she didn’t say there’s just one way to do everything.
We Talk About:
Resources Shannon Mentions
Investment Tools
Different Types of Budgeting
Types of IRA’s for business owners
Connect with Shannon
Podcast: Martinis and Your Money
Email me your struggles & wins over at georgie@init4thelongrun.com to be featured on the next episode!
This week’s episode is with a huge inspiration of mine, Chinae Alexander. Former Texan-turned-New Yorker, Chinae Alexander is an entrepreneur, lifestyle personality, writer, speaker, and wellness expert based in Brooklyn, New York. Her message is to empower people to be better through positive thinking, active change, self-love…with a lot of humor along the way.
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Connect with Chinae:
On Instagram: http://instagram.com/chinaealexander
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Davida Kugelmass is the creator behind The Healthy Maven, a multi-channel health and wellness platform dedicated to making healthy living easier and sustainable. Davida’s content is diverse, ranging from recipes, to travel, to self-care with a focus on how to live healthfully, rather than living for your health. When Davida isn’t in the kitchen, she is travelling, hiking with her puppy or trying out local restaurants in her current home of San Francisco.
We Talk About:
x How the school system does not allow for a lot of creativity and self discovery as kids
x Women and success. Why is it so hard as women to celebrate our successes
x Why it’s important to share the lows and the highs (not just one or the other)
x Finding the happiness middle ground - it’s ok to not be high high or low low
x Why Davida encourages women to share what’s on their mind (when they’re ready to)
x How she’s learned how and when to share - (and when to journal/talk to friends first)
x It’s important with blogging to always remember to add value when you share your own story
x One of her biggest points of growth has been getting comfortable following her own path versus fitting into a mold that’s worked for others
x When she knew she didn’t have to define success the way others were
x How Davida’s relationship with her business has changed and how it’s changed her as a person
x Quitting the hustle culture and not being the “healthy maven” 24/7
x Setting boundaries in her business
x How building a great online life can sometimes replace real life magic
x Why friendships & relationships are so important for health/happiness
x How Davida’s definition of health has expanded since starting her blog
x Health experts are meant to be advisors - not dictators
x Judgement goes both ways
x Being open minded when it comes to letting people be on their journey
x Davids’s experience with exercise addiction
x Being patient with changing and improving our mental health
x Having compassion for how long change takes
x Lessons from dog ownership
x The alternative health practice that Davida loves - (essential oils)
This Episode is Perfect For Anyone Who:
x Runs their own business
x Learning to create boundaries
x Expanding and challenging their definition of health
x Has struggled with exercise addiction
x Honestly there are so many gems in this episode, everyone should listen!
Connect with Davida
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Connect with Alexis
On Instagram: http://instagram.com/hummusapien/
On her Blog: http://www.hummusapien.com/
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Today’s guest, Lisa Hayim shares some serious wisdom about the world of mindful eating. She shares her own journey to becoming a dietitian and mindful eater and how she teaches these skills to her clients.
If you’ve ever craved feeling healthy and normal around food this episode is for you. We dive in to the deep seeded reasons we over and under eat and why we’re so quick to want to label our diets.
If you’ve ever wanted to eat more intuitively or more mindfully but have absolutely no idea where to start, Lisa shares so many useful tools you can start using today. I consider myself a pretty intuitive eater and someone who now feels comfortable around food, and Lisa dropped even more knowledge that made the whole picture more clear for me too.
This episode will help you connect the dots between your mental and physical health and all the wonderful things that happen when you learn to listen to your body’s (sometimes subtle) cues.
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This episode is an absolute gold mine of information and joy. Kelly Trach spent over 10,000 hours in her life working on healing herself from a plethora of autoimmune diseases including candida, IBS and more. She shares her story and the tools that made the biggest difference in her life, so you don’t have to spend 10,000 hours yourself. I seriously loved this episode. I let it run long because Kelly is so knowledgeable and fun to talk to. We cover everything from the mental traps the stop us from healing to the nitty gritty how to’s of ridding inflammation from the body.
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Links:
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I first connected with Jasmine’s BrandHuman work through previous guest, Holly Finigan. Taking her workshop helped me become more present in my life and impactful in my work. I wanted to chat with Jasmine about business, how we show up in our business and how we own our unique stories and skills to create powerful work. This episode is perfect for both the entrepreneur and the entrepreneurial spirited aka anyone who really cares about the work they’re doing.
On this episode we talk about:
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Books I mentioned
Sapiens http://amzn.to/2sIxd6r &
Homo Deus http://amzn.to/2u60N99
Connect with Jasmine
BrandHuman http://brandhuman.com
CandorStudios http://www.candorstudio.com/
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connect with me on instagram at @init4thelongrunblog
On today's episode I'm chatting with the compassionate, humble Alexis Daddio aka @restoring_radiance on Instagram.
Lex is one of the first food and health Instagrams I followed way back and she continues to be one of my favorites because of her kind honest approach to health. Over the years she's shared her story with a binge eating disorder and how she over came it. On today's show, we talk about everything from how she started her Instagram (and accidentally made it public) to the path she's taken to overcome her binge eating disorder.
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Connect with Alexis on Instagram
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