This week's episode is with Ashley Wray who is a the founder and CEO of Mala Collective, a company that works with artisans in Asia to create products supporting a mindfulness and meditation practices like meditation cushions, mala beads and crystal kits and she is also a mindfulness coach that helps her clients connect to their purpose, potential and highest self.

On this episode we get into all things meditation, what to expect from meditation, the benefits and her best advice for those looking to start, we get into Ashley's trajectory from being an award-winning journalist covering murder trials to starting Mala and what the journey has taught her and get into the practice of tapping into your intuition and the importance of trusting yourself

*GIVEAWAY* We are giving away a Mala Collective meditation cushion - all you have to do to enter is follow @activeingredient on Instagram, rate and review the podcast on apple podcasts and send a screenshot of your review via DM to the ActiveIngredient account.

Link to Active Ingredient Instaram: https://www.instagram.com/activeingredient/

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

Link to Ashley Wray's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashley__wray/

Link to Mala Collective Website: https://www.malacollective.com/

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Half-marathon check in, Me and Universe list, understanding what is in your control and how executing against that will layer up to ultimate goals

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Julianne Fraser launched Dialogue in 2017 with a mission to connect thoughtful brands with creatives to develop meaningful dialogues that truly resonate with consumers, and works with clients like Brooklinen, Shiseido, Seed, and Sakara Life. Dialogue supports various elements of clients’ marketing efforts, from social media strategy and content to influencer relations, affiliate marketing, partnerships, and event ideation + execution.

On this episode we get into the wild road of influencer marketing from 2013 to today and how it’s evolved, the importance of getting offline in order to create thoughtfully and how she does it, creating a life that is in alignment with your own needs, managing and scaling a global team, her experience working with a business coach for 1 year and why a recent non work related program changed her life and her business.

Link to Julianne's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliannefraser/

Link to Dialogue New York's Website: https://www.dialoguenyc.com/

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

Link to Active Ingredient's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/activeingredient/

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I decided to commit to running a half marathon and on this solo I explain my journey with running, why I committed to the half marathon and the importance of getting clear on your why with anything.

Link to Nike Run Club: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nike-run-club/id387771637

Link to the training plan I'm doing: https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/training/half-marathon/a25887045/beginner-half-marathon-training-schedule/

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

Link to Active Ingredient's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/activeingredient/

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This week we have Rett and Tayler Carraway, the husband and wife duo behind Happy Medium, a modern art supply brand for casual artists. Tayler comes from a background in Merchandising and Rett from Investment Banking. In this episode they walk us through how they got to Happy Medium after several attempts at starting different businesses together, the feeling of returning home to your most authentic self, continuously growing individually and as a couple and why their mission is to give adults the permission to be casual artists. 

Link to Happy Medium's Website: https://happy-medium.co/
Link to September 9th's Happy Medium event: https://happy-medium.co/events
Link to Happy Medium's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gethappymedium/?hl=en
Link to Active Ingredient's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/activeingredient/?hl=en
Link to Sophie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophieiweill/?hl=en
Link to Toastmasters we referenced: https://www.nytoastmasters.org/
Link to the Artist's Way Book Tayler references: https://www.amazon.com/Artists-Way-Spiritual-Higher-Creativity/dp/1585421472
Link to the Newsletter Rett references: Farnam Street https://fs.blog/start/
List of Rett's Favorite Books in no particular order:Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Be Here Now
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Think and Grow Rich
Atomic Habits
Checklist Manifesto
Mindset by Carol Dweck
The Art of Learning
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The Effective Executive
100 Blocks a Day + Your Life In Weeks (from the blog Wait But Why - lots of other amazing content there)
The Art of Worldly Wisdom
Time Management Magic
Principles
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
The Power of Full Engagement
Tao Te Ching
Zen Mind Beginners Mind
The Four Agreements
Thinking Fast and Slow
The Power of Now
Fooled By Randomness
Mastery
The Psychedelic Explorers Guide
The Attention Revolution
The New Psycho-Cybernetics
The Last Lecture
Regrets of the Dying

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This week's solo episode is all about my current feelings about social media, my addiction to being on social media and why I've decided to take a big step back from it all.

Dr. Mona Vand episode I reference: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-detoxing-creating-conscious-content-why-money/id1466712918?i=1000512067621

Messy & Magnificent episode I reference (she talks about this specifically at minute 3:50): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/building-sturdy-roots-to-rise-how-we-champion-authenticity/id1485752795?i=1000532134541

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This week's episode is with the incredible Jackie Atiken who is a radiant human, dancer and fitness instructor. Jackie Aitken is currently a Radio City Rockette, and was previously Principal & Soloist dancer at the Moulin Rouge in Paris. She has been teaching in the fitness world for the last decade and her method, Pilates with Jackie, focuses deeply on technique and alignment for a better range of movement and strength for longevity in life.
On this episode we get into her journey coming to the states from Paris and previously Australia, what it's really like to be a professional dancer/what that looks like on the day to day, being open to trying new things and being willing to be a beginner at anything, and the one thing that really made a huge impact on me was her perspective about performing for herself. 

Link to Jackie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackieaitken/

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

Link to Active Ingredient's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/activeingredient/

Link to Pilates by Jackie: https://www.thetalenthack.com/me/jackie-aitken/on-demand?ltclid=78c66fc9-bb00-4460-8d14-b1e3999f7f0f

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Solo episode on the importance of taking TRUE vacation time off and fully unplugging, the fears that come with setting an OOO when you're a founder, takeaways from the trip and why it's necessary for everyone especially if you're in a creative field.

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*GIVEAWAY* we will be giving away 2 bundles of home goods from GIR to 2 Active Ingredient listeners. TO ENTER: Give the podcast 5 stars and a review on Apple Podcast, take a screenshot of it and send to @activeingredient.

Suze Dowling is the Co-Founder and president of Pattern Brands which is a family of direct to consumer brands disrupting the home space including Equal Parts, Open Spaces and GIR. 

On this episode we get into the power of networking, always stepping into the role above you even if you don't have the title yet, knowing when it's time to branch out on something new, saying goodbye to an old identity and of course we go in on all things home! 

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

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

Pattern Brands: https://www.instagram.com/patternbrands/

Suze Dowling's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suzedowling/

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Solo episode on 30 learnings from my 30 years of life! I just turned 30 and decided to do a podcast episode on the things that I have truly learned throughout my life that serve me and are worth sharing with you guys. Hope you enjoy and please give the pod 5 starts on Apple Podcasts!

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

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

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