Active Ingredient Podcast

Although feeling a pit in the stomach is as human as any feeling can be, the more we sit with it, the more prolonged its adverse effects will be. So, my invitation is for you to try these techniques and see if they serve you well. 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• We must learn to recognize when we are in the presence of a pit (3:10)
• Movement is life. We must shake that feeling out of our bodies (4:08)
• Breathing is underrated. Connecting our breathing with movement is perhaps one of the most powerful resources we have (7:19)
• No one will read our journal. We must lose the fear of journaling and embrace such a powerful technique to reconnect with ourselves (11:04)

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The guest of the show this week is Melanie Masarin, the founder of Ghia, which is an insanely delicious non-alcoholic beverage inspired by the Mediterranean and Melanie's grandmother. Melanie is truly a force in the branding world. Prior to launching Ghia, she worked at Dig Inn (now called Dig), American Eagle, and was the head of retail and offline experiences at Glossier and also consulted for a bit before starting Ghia. Melanie and Ghia, among a few other non-alcoholic brands, are really pioneering the non-alcoholic movement and are working on making it easier for those who want to still enjoy, be social, live a full and vibrant life, and don't necessarily want to drink. In this episode we get into Melanie's relationship with alcohol and why her stomach issues were a big part of the reason she stopped drinking, her career journey, and how all of her past and interests led her to fuse them all together with Ghia, her vision for the non-alcoholic space and why a life with less or no alcohol is a life of PRESENCE. 

I want to connect with you guys!! Let's try this Geneva app and see if it works for us! Also, if it's easier DM me! 

This episode is sponsored by OTHERWORLD (literally the best batter for you pancakes you'll ever have - they're also plant-based)  - 15% off with code ACTIVE act check out

Some Questions I Ask:

• What was little Melanie like as a child? (1:53)
• How did you decide to transition from Goldman Sachs into the world of branding? (12:42)
• Why is it that the person who doesn't drink alcohol at a party is the outcast? (21:42)
• What is the thing that you feel that makes you feel the most alive? (39:10)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Melanie talks about the relationship with her grandmother (6:29)
• One of the first things Melanie noticed about American food (11:16)
• About Melanie's role as Creative Director (14:01)
• We've been conditioned to think that alcohol is the life of the parties (22:01)
• Melanie talks about how is her life now that she operates at 100% of her possibilities since she stopped consuming alcohol (33:36)

Resources:

• Ghia website

Connect with Melanie:

• LinkedIn
• Instagram

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Trigger Warning: This episode has brief mentions of drug consumption and suicide.

*GIVEAWAY* We'll be giving away a few Kreatures of Habit oatmeal to a few listeners. To enter, just give the podcast a 5 star on apple podcasts + Spotify and send a screenshot to @sophieiweill on DM.

Also, if you want to buy Kreatures of Habit, use code ACTIVE at checkout - this is not sponsored just a friendly discount <3

This week's episode is with Michael Chernow, a Serial Entrepreneur, Restauranteur, Podcast Host and expert in the world of wellness, fitness and nutrition. Most recently, Michael founded and launched Kreatures of Habit, an in your-face lifestyle and wellness brand reimagining how you establish healthy habits in your life.

We talk about Michael's past, his drug and alcohol addiction which almost killed him in his 20s, what made him decide to stay sober, the power of gratitude/presence and how habits (which started with overnight oats) saved his life.

Some Questions I Ask:

• What was little Michael like? (2:05)
• Did you ever channel your love for people in a way that served during that "going through hell and back" part of your life? (7:13)
• How do you strike a balance between being so grateful and content with where you are and striving for the next thing? (29:01)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Michael talks about his innate entrepreneurial spirit (2:09)
• About Michael's tough childhood and what led him to unravel his superhuman talent, connecting with people (4:49)
• Michael talks about his decision of staying sober (13:15)
• The power of morning routines and the benefits of starting our days with a solid foundation (17:07)
• Michael found passion in fitness (25:05)
• The whole point of life is happiness and love (33:30)

Resources:

• Kreatures of Habit website
• Kreatures of Habit Instagram
• Kreatures of Habit Facebook
• Kreatures of Habit Twitter
• The Kreatures of Habit podcast

Connect with Michael:

• LinkedIn
• Instagram

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"You can turn your poison into your purpose." This was one of the many teachings from my yoga teacher training. On March 25th, 2012 I went through what I would consider the hardest day of my anxiety journey (I will never ever forget it). It was the day the poison was the most potent. That day and that experience is what started my yoga journey - I started going to ease the anxiety, to heal myself. On March 25th 2022, exactly 10 years later to the day,  I became a yoga instructor. Not a day before, not a day after. The Universe does not stutter. This is your reminder that you can transform your poison (no matter how big or how small) into your purpose.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• You can turn your pain and your poison into your power (2:49)
• Everyone's rock bottom is different (4:59)
• How we can help others once we get to the other side (14:09)

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Our guest of the show this week is Yasmine Cheyenne and if you don't follow her already please do yourself a favor and follow immediately. Yasmine is a self-healing educator, author, speaker, and mental wellness advocate who helps people learn how to cultivate daily practices to build healthy, joyful lives.  She has an online community of over 150K followers, is the host of The Sugar Jar Podcast, recently launched the Sugar Jar App AND is writing a book. 

On this episode we get into the path from being in the air force to working in the mental health space, why the path to personal growth starts with understanding boundaries and how to implement, stepping out of codependency, and shifting from overgiving to making sure you give yourself first, taking full ownership of choices and why asking people what they need can transform relationships and being on alert for the word SHOULD.

Some Questions I Ask:

• What was Yasmine like as a kid? (1:52)
•  Did you have an idea when you were little of what you wanted to be doing? How did you end up in the Air Force? (4:39)
• What was your biggest learning from your time in the Air Force? (8:22)
• Can you give us an overview of The Sugar Jar®? How did you come up with the idea of it? (13:48)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• About the training in the military that changed Yasmine's life (7:38)
• Why Yasmine decided to start her life coaching training (10:47)
• How to recognize we need a lid in our sugar jar (16:08)
• The importance of recognizing that we must check in with ourselves first (17:23)
• Bonnie & Clyde vibes. Yasmine shares her thoughts on sacrifice and relationships (22:53)

Resources:

• Yasmine Cheyenne website
• The Sugar Jar® Community App
• The Sugar Jar® podcast

Connect with Yasmine:

• Instagram

Let's connect!

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• Sophie Weill Instagram

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This week's short solo episode is all about the importance of paying attention to your bodily cues to let you know if something is in alignment or when it's not

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Our body is constantly sending us cues of how it feels about the situations we put ourselves in (2:47)
• Your body loves you; you should listen to what it is trying to tell you (4:53)

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Feeling inadequate, not included, or purposeless usually makes us ask why we are like this or make the choices we make. The problem with asking "why" is an endless path. We'll discover we react in a certain way because we were conditioned to, and then we'll ask why those who conditioned us did it, which will lead to answering another why, and then another, and another. 

Instead, we should look at what is not serving us and think of how we could do those things differently. 

Today, Ewa Josefsson joins us to shed her inspiring and calming energy, to talk about her own self-discovery journey, and how she allowed her imagination to draw the guidelines of her life. Ewa is a Certified Hypnotherapist Practitioner, Yoga and Meditation Teacher, and Loving Mom.  

We delve into Ewa's childhood, her challenging upbringing feeling that something was wrong with her, and the life-changing journalism internship in New York that changed her life. We talk about the power of our imagination, the limiting beliefs we grow up hardwired with, our constant search for safety and pleasure and its consequences, and the pendulum swinging we all go through when we try to change our lives. We also talk about hypnosis, how hypnotherapy works, and the programming of our subconscious minds. 

Some Questions I Ask:

• You have a very soothing, calm energy. Where does that come from? (5:52)
• Do you remember what you were like as a child? (10:30)
• Do you feel that therapy is not necessary for personal growth? (17:40)
• I want to hear from you; what is hypnosis? (37:01)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• About the doors, poetry and writing opened for Ewa (11:53)
• Asking ourselves why is the worst question we can ask ourselves (16:01)
• Safety and pleasure: the two motivators of our subconscious mind (18:43)
• The first time Ewa experienced oneness and how that event changed her life (26:30)
• How to deal with the negativity bias away (35:35)
• What is a trance, and how to take someone into a trance (40:42)
• Why it is possible to love and accept ourselves and still want to change things in our lives (44:44)

Resources:

• Ewa Josefsson website
• Book an appointment with Ewa

Connect with Ewa:

• LinkedIn
• Instagram

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Since this thousand miles journey started almost three years ago, I've never stopped learning. The show's concept changed in its essence, and the answer I thought I was looking for evolved. I discovered that the element that pushes us out of bed every morning is active because it is an active search for our truth and also because it is actively working on itself.

Today, we explore the 10 most impactful takeaways I've learned throughout my podcasting experience. We talk about the life-changing skills the show's guests helped me discover, the answers we built together, and how they contributed to resignifying what active ingredient represents. We talk about the power of active listening, the multiple benefits of consistency, silence, gratitude practice, how I discovered that the breadcrumbs are the journey, and more. 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• The two reasons why I started this podcast (2:37)
• The answers are within you (7:23)
• The multiple benefits of active listening (10:27)
• The mindset-changing power of practicing gratitude (19:35)
• No one is born being an expert in anything (30:39)

Let's connect!

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• Sophie Weill Instagram

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This week’s episode is with my beautiful Yoga teacher Mimi Ghandour. Mimi is a Miami based yoga instructor and creator of MimiYoga.com her online platform where she shares her workouts and live streams classes daily. 

On today's show we talk about Mimi's life pre-yoga - not a lot of people know this but she actually discovered yoga at the age of 30 and had an extremely successful business back in Saudi Arabia where she is from, how yoga saved her, how she found an authentic community after moving to a new country, what yoga is and how it nourishes and enhances every single part of your life on and off the mat. 

Some Questions I Ask:

• What were you like as a kid? (4:01)
• What has been the biggest learning through that part of your life, being in an abusive marriage? (10:06)
• What would you say to someone in the same situation you used to be, living an unfulfilling life? (16:10)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• About how Mimi found out who she was (6:02)
• The creation of Munch Bakery and the search for a distraction from the pain (13:14)
• From Saudi Arabia to Miami overnight. The beginning of Mimi's new life journey (18:16)
• How taking a teaching training class changed Mimi's reality and created a life-changing career (26:11)
• Finding healing through service (28:03)
• It is never too late to find out who we are and who we are supposed to be (37:48)

Connect with Mimi:

• Instagram

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Being an accepted member of a group, also known as belongingness, is a human emotional need. It is also considered a significant source of motivation and one of Maslow's five human needs. However, when the necessity of acceptance intersects with the fear of suffering rejection, it can severely affect our growth and evolution.  

In this episode, we talk about what I feel is one of the cornerstones of growth: releasing what others think about us. We explore the "Rebecca Minkoff mindset," how powerful it is to remove our ego from the equation and go after our dreams, and why we shouldn't fear getting a thousand noes before reaching the first yes. We analyze how the need to be accepted impacts our actions, gets in the way between us and our goals and affects our personal and professional growth.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• The only way to grow is releasing what other people think of us (3:48)
• Nine hundred ninety-nine noes before one yes. How to remove our ego from the equation (6:03)
• The power of going after what is bigger than us (7:10)
• People will talk anyway, so why bother? (8:41)
• About the obvious choice. Leaving what others think of us behind is liberating (10:01)

Let's connect!

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• Sophie Weill Instagram

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