let's thrive

As a fellow podcast host, Lauren provides conversations to shift the narrative and reframe limiting beliefs holding us back. Her conversations tackle topics and struggles that keep us from living fully and authentically. As she says, “it’s okay to be imperfect and phenomenal at the same damn time.” 

In this episode we discuss: 

• Being an imperfectly phenomenal woman
• Limiting beliefs that hold us back
• Reframing mindsets for growth
• Living a fully authentic life 
• Getting comfortable with change 

Connect with me @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast

Connect with Lauren @ipwomanpodcast and listen to her podcast at Imperfectly Phenomenal Woman

In this episode I share about:

• a recent promotion at work
• working through limiting beliefs
• fear of failure 
• moments of self empowerment 
• realizing my worth
• shatter the glass mindset 

Let's connect! Find me @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast 

In a world riddled with diets and toxic wellness, it can be hard to not fall into a disordered relationship with food, body, or exercise. Today's guest, Soshy Adelstein, has been through it all and now works with others to help them find freedom from diet culture. Her experiences with yo-yo dieting, restriction, binge eating, exercise addiction, and more allow her to connect and understand where these thoughts, habits, and emotions come from. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• Why we're drawn to diet culture
• The roots of body image struggles
• Making peace with food
• Breaking the diet cycle

Connect with Soshy: @soshyadelstein 

Connect with me: @emilyfeikls @letsthrivepodcast 

Call it what you like, we all experience a process of change that can flip our world in a whole new perspective. Today's guest, Mish Barnett, joins me for a chat on all things self discovery. We both share our experiences with a spiritual awakening and the self realizations we've had along the way. This leads to a discussion on relationships and the boundaries we set within them. Mish shares her journey with sexuality and the pursuit of authentic sexual energy. We both share our thoughts on overcoming the societal stigmas and working to embrace our own unique needs. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• spiritual awakenings for self realization
• the power of intuition
• setting boundaries with others
• open communication in relationships
• sexual energy and removing the stigma 
• self care and self pleasure 

Connect with Mish: @twenty3_co

Connect with me: @emilyfeikls @letsthrivepodcast 

We're back at it with another one-on-one chat between the mic and me (and all of you listening). I'm sharing some behind the scenes moments of late that have forced me to pause and reflect. From a trip home to PA to losing friends, being in a semi-relationship to extreme body insecurities and everything in between. I get brutally honest with how I've been feeling and what I'm doing to work through it. 

Some of this includes: 

• From independence to claustrophobia
• Root causes of body insecurities 
• Body image struggles with self and others
• Rejecting old patterns in a toxic diet cycle
• Sharing my experience along the way vs just the story points

Let's connect! @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast

Have you ever felt “different” solely because of your menstrual cycle? And if so, have you ever stopped to consider why so many of us carry shame, fear, and anxiety around a completely natural occurrence? Today’s guest, Kate Morton, is an RD with a specialization in hormone health working to rewrite the narrative around periods. With an academic background plus years of personal experiences, Kate knows what it’s like to feel lost in this area. Whether due to lack of education, societal shaming, or the reaction of those around us, at some point or another the natural process of menstruation has become an oftentimes hush hush and taboo topic. 

In today’s episode we discuss all the reasons why this shouldn’t be the case and how to fully embrace the wonderful phenomenon that is a period. This includes topics such as:

• Kate’s personal hormone journey + starting Funk It
• The normalization of periods and our menstrual cycle
• Getting to know (and understand) our own bodies
• How to sync with your cycle
• The benefits of seed cycling
• Funk It seed blends and how they support our cycle

Connect with Kate at: @funk.it.wellness and learn more about seed cycling with Funk It at funkitwellness.com

Connect with me at: @emilyfeikls  and @letsthrivepodcast

Struggles with disordered eating, dieting, body image, and more are rampant in today’s society filled with diet culture. Thankfully we’re seeing a shift towards freedom from that cycle thanks to the media and professionals in the field. Today’s guest, Sarah Chau, is an Eating Disorder Compassionate RD working to support those seeking assistance in these situations. She shares what initially drew her to specialize in eating disorders and how this route impacted her own experiences. Beyond that, we discuss the mindset  behind why we body check and the science behind why we react in such ways with food. Overall, Sarah combines her personal experience with an academic background to support those she works with as well as those in her IG community. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• Focusing on Eating Disorders along her route to become an Registered Dietician 
• Body checking, why we do it and the impact of it on our mind
• The mindset of comfort food + experiencing guilt 
• Why we emotionally eat
• The hazard of food labels and food morality 
• Differentiating between body image and self worth

Connect with Sarah @balancedbysarah

Connect with me @emilyfeikls @letsthrivepodcast 

Join me for a solo episode on all things body image. With the increased body awareness in summer often comes an increase in body image struggles. At least for me! To help combat and work through that, I share about the mindsets, practices, and thoughts to support you throughout. 

I share about:

• my experience with body appreciation
• increased body awareness for summer
• the impact of body checking
• building self worth separate from body image 
• swimsuit insecurities 

Let's connect! Find me @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast 

It can seem daunting to try something new and put yourself out there but as today's guest, Jane Ko, says, it's always worth it. Jane is an entrepreneur through her blog, Instagram, and top selling book where she's built her entire brand from the ground up. And as she shares in this episode, the start of it all was anything but pretty, easy, or lucky. It took time, hard work, and inner motivation to create this empire of a personal brand. Jane is an example of what it takes to put yourself out there and keep going even when those around you have doubt. If you have a vision or passion for something, follow it and tune out the noise. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• Growing her passion from a side project to a full time brand
• Comparison and limiting beliefs
• Working through doubt from others
• Believing in your own potential 
• The power of influence 

To connect with Jane: @atasteofkoko www.atasteofkoko.com

To connect with me: @emilyfeikls @letsthrivepodcast

In this I discuss my experience with both external and internal shifts + how I’m expanding my message with those changes. As part of handling these transitions, I share about prioritizing and organizing my life to focus on what matters in the present. This leads to me sharing about a recent anxiety attack I had and what it taught me. To help prevent future attacks and breakdowns, I give my thoughts on how to recharge ourselves better than we do our phones … listen and you’ll get what I mean. 

Let's connect! @emilyfeikls @letsthrivepodcast