let's thrive

In this episode I dive into: 

• life updates
• my past with exercise addiction 
• an Equinox fitness assessment
• facing the scale
• diet culture triggers
• weight gain and body image 

Let's connect @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast 

This conversation is an open and honest chat on all things present moment. These are the good times, the hard times, and everything in between that we all experience in one way or another. Hopefully our convo gets you thinking and inspires you to shift perspectives if needed.

In this episode we discuss: 

• The ‘in-between’ time with life transitions
• Questioning habitual thoughts and actions
• Experiencing highs and lows 
• Cultivating joy in the everyday
• Raising self awareness 

To learn more about Mish and her work through Twenty3 Collective, listen to our first episode (#....) and check out her IG @twenty3collective and @mishbarnett  

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Leave behind the world of obsessive and toxic health for a mindful and intuitive approach with today's guest, Arasteh Gatchpazian. Sharing through her authentic voice on Instagram, Arasteh shares her everyday relationship with wellness as well as past and current struggles. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• obsessive health habits
• breaking free from diet culture
• mindful wellness and intuitive living 
• making peace with food
• self awareness 

Let's connect! Find Arasteh @her.healthful and me @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast 

In this solo episode I dive deep into my recent thoughts and realizations from therapy. This starts with the how and why I got started with therapy as well as the benefits from it. I then dive into recent life updates, depressive episodes, self discoveries, and feeling 'good'. 

In this episode I discuss: 

• How I got started in therapy 
• The benefits of emotional healing 
• Depressive episodes
• Letting go of security blankets
• Dissociation patterns
• Self confidence 
• Living true to me

Let's connect @emilyfeikls 

So many of us have struggled (or are struggling) with a toxic / obsessive/ addicting relationship to fitness thanks to diet culture. We're told that being "fit" means doing x, y, z and making our entire world revolve around when we workout, what we do, how many calories are burned, how much we sweat, and how we look in comparison to models and photoshopped bodies. In this episode with Helen you'll hear us break down what toxic fitness culture is and how to break free from it. With Helen's wisdom and the discussions we have, you'll see that it is possible to have a peaceful and intuitive relationship to movement and your body. 

In this episode we discuss:

• the toxic side of fitness culture 
• exercise addiction and obsession 
• building self awareness in our bodies
• leaning into intuitive movement
• the key to low impact exercises
• caring for our minds and bodies 

Let's connect! @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast 

Find Helen @helenvphelan and her on her site: helenphelanstudio.com

If you’re looking to know yourself better and dive deeper into the field of energetic wellness, this is the episode for you! Join Holly and I for a conversation on intuition, self discoveries, limiting beliefs, and personal growth all through the lens of ‘something more’. Holly works with energy, both her own and others, to highlight self discoveries and realizations in the name of personal growth. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• My reiki experience with Holly
• How energy works in the body
• The power of intuition 
• Holly’s first energy healing 
• Embracing the unknown with hope

Connect with Holly @_hollylaurel and through her website

Connect with me @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast 

Consider this episode a crossover between fun life story and a serious struggle moment for my recovery journey. The hope is to remind any listening that these moments, thoughts, experiences can occur while your'e recovering and that's a-okay ... so long as you remember in the end "why" you first chose to recover. Make the choice most aligned with the future you want; something I dive into in the episode. 

I share about:

- Feeling insecure in my body and outfit

- My relationship with alcohol and food fears

- ED pressures with food and exercise the morning after

- Choosing the action most aligned with recovery

Let's connect!

@emilyfeikls

@letsthrivepodcast 

As someone working through the curvy journey of ED recovery, Imogen Barnes knows what it feels like to fall into diet culture. As she shares today, her body insecurities stemmed from societal standards, body focused comments, and fatphobic doctors that made her believe dieting was the only solution. After years of believing this to be true, Imogen was able to see just how toxic diet culture is and get the help she needed. As a content creator she now works to advocate and raise awareness for those struggling in a similar existence; one where the eating disorder or disordered cognitions rule your life. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• How to share / discuss with others about disordered thoughts 
• Advocating for yourself and others
• Why weight doesn’t define worth 
• Diet influenced medical care
• Gaining weight to live fully 
• Support for a set back or relapse

Connect with Imogen @im_powering

Connect with me @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast 

After falling into a quarter life crisis, Tess Brigham made it her life’s work to support others going through a similar experience. As she shares in this episode, these life experiences are something we all face in one way or another. The key is to develop a tool kit and support system to get through them. You can be a high achiever and be happy all at once, life shouldn’t be a sacrifice between what you want and what’s expected. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• Tess’s quarter life crisis turned career 
• Expectations from society
• Discovering what works best for you 
• Shifting gears once you’ve already started
• A new perspective on success 

Connect with Tess

Connect with Emily @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast

In this episode I share about my resistance to taking a podcast break + why it was absolutely necessary. This includes a breakdown of my work philosophy, self induced pressures, feelings of overwhelm, and discoveries I made about myself in this time away. 

Let's connect! I'm on IG @emilyfeikls