Active Ingredient Podcast

This week's episode is about what I consider the antidote to almost every mental ailment: connection. I'm sharing five tangible tools that I always always rely on.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• A few AI updates (2:10)
• This week's letting go and letting in (5:00)
• As humans, we are wired for connection (7:40)
• Why you should keep an eye out for the quick fix trap (10:20)
• Accept feeling disconnected is part of being human (13:00)
• Move your body, expel energy (15:10)
• Writing to let it out (18:30)
• Nature is healing (21:20)

Resources:

Sage + Sound Website

Sophie's Instagram: @sophieiweill

Follow us on Instagram: @ActiveIngredient 

• Connect with the community on Geneva: HERE

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This week's episode is all about PR and brand building. Once a month, I'll be sharing an episode on all things brand building and will answer any questions you have!

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• A bit about how I got into PR and why I started the Active Ingredient podcast (4:20)
• Life grows externally in proportion to how stable it is inward (7:00)
• PR is a long game (9:00)
• What is PR at its core? (10:45)
• How to create a compelling pitch (14:00)
• How to know a founder or a brand is ready to invest in PR (17:40)
• How to get into PR and brand building (23:40)

Sophie's Instagram: @sophieiweill

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• Connect with the community on Geneva: HERE
• Affiliate Marketing For Publicists

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This week, I'm joined by Larissa May, a digital wellness activist and pioneer in the digital well-being space who works tirelessly with giants like Pinterest and Maybelline to create a healthier digital future. 

#HalfTheStory, the non-profit she created, worried about the role social media plays in the lives of young people, turned into a global movement that shapes laws and education programs oriented to kids and their relationship with phones, social media, and technology.

In this episode, you'll hear about Larissa's social media addiction, identity crisis, and suicidal thoughts that shaped the birth of "HalfTheStory. Larissa also shares many handy tips to regulate, modify, and improve our relationship with social media and phone usage.

We also talk about digital flourishing: the positive connection with social media and tech that boosts social, emotional, and physical health, how to get in touch with our active ingredient, and much more. 

Some Questions I Ask:

• I'm very curious, what were you like as a kid? (9:27)
• Do you think there will be addiction centers for social media addiction? (32:15)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• About Larissa's background story and the birth of #HalfTheStory (13:28)
• What is Digital Well-being (20:26)
• The tremendous benefits of Light Phones and greyscale (25:16)
• The opposite of addiction is community and connection (35:15)
• How to become better at self-validation (39:01)

Resources Mentioned:

• Light Phone

Visit Larissa's website

Connect with her on Instagram

Follow her on Twitter

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Sophie's Instagram: @sophieiweill

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Today, I'm joined by the amazingly talented Hilary Sheinbaum, journalist, content creator, and author of The Dry Challenge, a judgment-free guide on how to "lose the booze" and completely change your relationship with alcohol. 

She has contributed to national, regional, and online publications like The New York Times, USA TODAY, Marie Claire, Travel + Leisure, New York Magazine, ELLE.com, and Forbes.com, to name a few. She also had multiple participations as a Lifestyle and Entertainment specialist in Fox & Friends, Inside Edition, The Insider, CBS, NBC, and PIX11. 

Throughout our conversation, Hilary talked about what attracted her to journalism, her experiences writing about cocktails and nightlife, and what changed her views on alcohol consumption. We also explore how choosing not to drink can affect personal and, in some cases, professional relationships, how bars and restaurants deal with non-alcoholic options in their menus, the benefits of being consistent in staying sober, and more. 

Some Questions I Ask:

• I'm curious, what were you like as a kid? What qualities little Hillary had? (4:41)
• What did you learn in that month, your first dry January? (14:16)
• What can people expect from your book, and who's it for? (35:46)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Hilary talks about how frustrating it can be looking for non-alcoholic options at bars and restaurants (10:42)
• Those who choose not to drink usually hear ridiculous questions (16:38)
• Hilary's advice for those who feel like doing a dry month and are worried about losing a friend or social connections (22:20)
• The average adult spends nearly two years of their life hungover (36:23)

Visit Hilary's website

Connect with her on Instagram

Get her book, The Dry Challenge

Follow us on Instagram: @ActiveIngredient 

Connect with the community on Geneva: HERE

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This week's episode is about what I believe is a missing element in the PR and Marketing conversation: the inner work creators should go through to create authentic and relatable pieces of content that are really easy to resonate with. 

We delve into using self-validation as starting point and guide for the content we put out there, how to feel comfortable choosing delayed gratification, the #1 question you should ask yourself before creating content, and I share a tangible way to teach your brain to rely more on self-validation than on external validation.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• It is possible to tell when a creator is really bought into the idea they are trying to sell (1:52)
• External growth depends on your inner world (4:14)
• The #1 question to ask yourself before putting anything out there (6:25)
• The A, B, C of getting more press (10:01)
• How to train your brain to be more self-validation oriented (14:11)
• A piece of advice for content creators (17:23)

Sophie's Instagram: @sophieiweill

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This week's episode is with one of my favorite humans on earth, Janet Isabelli. She is one of my yoga teachers (I HIGHLY recommend her classes), she is a fellow PR gal with her own agency, Isabelli Partners, that focuses in the hospitality space and is also a licensed real estate agent.

Throughout our conversation, we explore Janet's upbringing, the massive role music played in her life, the moments she felt disconnected from her true essence, and the rock bottom she went through that helped her change her life. We also discuss how to distinguish how much is enough in business, how to let go of shame, where PR is heading, how we define excellence, and much more. 

Some Questions I Ask:

• What were you like as a kid? What was your essence? (1:36)
• Throughout your life, have you ever lost connection with your core essence? (9:51)
• How do you actually let go of shame? (37:41)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• How performing can connect people beyond consciousness (5:23)
• About Janet's brutal disconnection from her true essence (14:40)
• Janet's first steps into personal growth and a harmonious life: nurturing her body and soul (21:03)
• The excuses the ego finds to keep us unorganized (24:21)
• About how yoga showed Janet the path back to herself (31:13)
• The things Janet had to unlearn to nurture a growth mindset (45:24)

Connect with Janet on Instagram

Visit Janet's website

Connect with Sophie here: @sophieiweill

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This week's episode is all about Human Design, what it is, how it could be useful and how I've applied it to my own life. Human Design is a part science, part spiritual system of personality analysis and self-discovery that combines aspects of astrology, the I Ching, Kabbalah, and quantum physics.

Resources:

My Human Design Chart: https://www.myhumandesign.com/get-your-chart/

My Human Design Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/human-design/id1637626050

Jenna Zoé Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennazoe/

Sophie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophieiweill/

Active Ingredient Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/activeingredient/

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Solo episode on the importance of consistency and if it's more important to put out quality work vs. just putting out a consistent quantity. I'm curious about your thoughts! On this episode I go over my current struggle with consistency, human design, my inconsistent nature and trying to figure out how I want to operate within the framework.

Human Design Chart Site: https://www.myhumandesign.com/get-your-chart/

Human Design Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/human-design/id1637626050

Sophie's IG: @sophieiweill

Sophie's TikTok: @sophieiweill

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This week's solo episode is about answering the calling from within and, regardless of how uncomfortable it might feel, doing the things we feel the itch to do. We discuss the most common resistance points, the importance of staying in the game, the questions you should ask yourself to help you know you are making the right choices, and more. 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• The difference between a chaotic and a chronic calling (2:38)
• No one is born an expert (5:45)
• A bit about my first steps in and learning new tools (7:43)
• When things call you from the right place, it is easier to follow them (11:42)
• Take the first step, journal about it, dig deep, and trust the voice that is calling you (15:13)

Sophie's Instagram: @sophieiweill

Follow us on Instagram: @ActiveIngredient 

Connect with the community on Geneva: HERE

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