let's thrive

Nobody wants to be a slave to the rules of toxic diet culture and yet it’s something that far too many struggle with! Today’s guest, Molly Alliman, is here to help you break free with tangible and practical advice. After struggling with her own experience of disordered eating, binge eating, bulimia, and more, Molly decided to choose recovery and now helps others do the same. Her work centers around intuitive eating and learning to trust in yourself and your body again. This includes raising self awareness, challenging our thoughts, and not relying on the “noise” of diet culture for guidance. Molly’s message is that recovery is possible and living life free from disordered eating is 100x worth the work. 

In this episode we discuss:

• Healing your relationship to food
• What intuitive eating is + how to start
• Sorting through the “noise” of diet culture
• Misconceptions about ‘health’
• Overcoming the struggles in recovery 
• Finding freedom and intuition with food 

To connect with Molly: @balancebymolly

To connect with me: @emilyfeikls @letsthrivepodcast

Commenting on another's body is always a risky move. Whether they struggle with the average body image issues, full blown body dysmorphia, have poor health, or are in recovery from an eating disorder, those words have impact. We live in a society that is constantly critiquing and commenting on the bodies of those in the spotlight. Because of that, it's become common place to comment on standardized facets of 'beauty'. These comments can then impact the way we view ourselves, others, and the world around us. Whether the comment is on body shape/structure, body size, weight loss/gain, or our general appearance, these words hold power and can create a lasting impact.

In this episode I discuss: 

• The impact of body comments
• Unintentional body praising and shaming 
• How this changes our viewpoint 
• Setting boundaries with others
• Grounding techniques for body image struggles
• Reframing our thoughts 

To connect: @emilyfeikls @letsthrivepodcast 

Sex or no sex? The ultimate question that can bring up feelings of shame, guilt, pressure, or mockery depending on the societal environment you’re in. Today’s guest, Kat Harris, is on a mission to demystify the role of sexulaity in everyday life and especially when it comes to relationships. Her work is a reminder that pleasure, relationships, and intimacy can be about so much more than just sex. Through her podcast, online presence, and now published book, Kat is connecting with and guiding others on their own journey with sexuality. By analyzing your own sexual ethics and understanding why you feel/think the way you do, Kat shows that it is possible to choose sex or opt out and still have a riveting love life. 

In this episode we discuss:

• The stigma around sex and sexuality
• Exploring and creating your own sexual ethics 
• How to set boundaries for your beliefs and comfort levels
• Societal and religious based views on sex and the female role
• Finding intimacy in other ways
• Kat’s book, Sexless In The City

To connect with Kat: @therefinedwoman + her blog + The Refined Collective Podcast

Buy Sexless In The City anywhere books are sold! 

To connect with me: @emilyfeikls @letsthrivepodcast

Sound Healer, Reiki Master, and Herbalist Nicole Rutsch joins us today for a conversation on the power of healing from within. As a holistic healer, Nicole’s work focuses on educating, empowering, and sharing her healing gifts with others so that they too can learn to heal. With an emphasis on the power of sound, Nicole shares her knowledge on matching the frequency of our life to the frequency at which we desire to be. This is done through monitoring the everyday sounds around us, chanting/humming, and with singing bowls. Nicole also utilizes the energy of Reiki to work with anyone experiencing stuck or blocked emotions in the body. Her work has been featured on the Today Show + Well & Good, as well as being available on her Instagram weekly. 

In this episode we discuss:

• The healing power of sound
• Why our mind & body is overstimulated
• How to create space for intention
• Moving stuck energy out of the body
• The power of humming / chanting
• How Reiki works with the body
• Singing bowls 101

Connect with Nicole: @nicole_rutsch and nicolerutsch.com

Check out some of Nicole's offerings below:

Journey to Oneness 

Animal Reiki 

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Connect with me: @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast

If you're feeling a little lost or uncertain right now know that you're not alone. It's easy to get wrapped up in the "should" of life and feeling pressure to follow the path of society. It takes awareness and curiosity to explore other paths and find the one best suited for you. That's why I share my firsthand experience with taking the road less traveled and explain how to explore this in your own life. 

In this episode I discuss:

• Feeling lost and uncertain of "what's next" 
• Paving your own path in the modern world
• How to get curious and explore 
• My experience with college / career
• Affirmations for overcoming the shame game 

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

Have you ever found yourself obsessing over wellness? It’s an easy thing to do in today’s culture of weight stugma and diet talk but doens’t have to be the only road to health. Victoria Myers is a non-diet based Registered Dietician working to reverse the damage of diet culture. Her practice helps women find peace with food and body image so that they can have true wellness without the obsession. With a staff of non-diet aligned RD’s, Victoria runs Nourishing Minds Nutrition to educate, empower, and support anyone struggling. In this episode we discuss:

• The mental impact of disordered eating
• Making peace and working towards recovery
• Raising awareness around disordered habits & thoughts
• Intuitive eating + how to start
• Struggles with body image
• Understanding your relationship to food
• Finding wellness without obsession

To connect with Victoria: @nourishingmindsnutrition and nourishingmindsnutrition.com

To connect with me: @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast

Through reading the book Atomic Habits I’ve taken a deep dive into habits and the role of them in day to day living. From eating disorders to work, relationships and more, habits play a major part! Understanding the impact of habits that no longer serve your life is key to building new ones and moving forward. 

In this episode I discuss:

• The essence of habits
• Habits that no longer serve me
• Recovery based habits
• Raising awarness of them
• Creating habitual thinking
• Making mindset shifts stick
• Tips that have helped me

To connect: @emilyfeikls @letsthrivepodcast

Trauma can occur in so many different ways with various lengths of lasting impact. Emmy Marie struggled through her own experience with an abusive relationship that traumatized her for years to come. After doing the work to understand the lasting impact of this trauma on her life, Emmy decided to make a change and now helps others do the same. Her work is focused on transforming toxic shame into self compassion to create an empowered and joyful life. With the support and resources needed to grow through the experience, Emmy’s mission to help others bloom from their own experiences is truly impactful. 

In this episode we discuss:

• Emmy’s own experience with trauma
• Red flags in relationships
• The lasting impact of trauma
• Habits and behaviors we develop to cope
• Learning to trust again
• Self compassion
• Healing from within

To connect with Emmy: @bloomingwithemmy

To connect with me: @emilyfeikls @letsthrivepodcast 

As a holistic hormone expert, Krista King works with women struggling to find balance and harmony with hormonal health. Her work focuses on the connection between lifestyle, gut, and hormone health since they each impact the other. As she shares in today’s episode, imbalanced hormones are quite common and can produce many of the symptoms or conditions that women struggle with. Everything from PMS to PCOS, acne to gut issues, imbalanced hormones play a big role in overall health.

In this episode we discuss:

• HPA Axis dysfunction
• The role of hormones in the menstrual cycle 
• How hormones become imbalanced 
• The truth behind PMS
• Understanding birth control + how it works
• Healing imbalanaced hormones
• Lifestyle changes that make an impact

To connect with Krista: @composednutrition

To connect with me: @emilyfeikls @letsthrivepodcast 

Experiencing burnout is all too common nowadays and today’s guest, Chelsea Glaser, has experienced the hard impact of it firsthand. As a multi-passionate entrepreneur and creative, Chelsea has turned her life from stressed and burned out to efficient and thriving by learning some very important lessons. Between her two businesses, Launch It Girl and Fredi, Chelsea has the experience and wisdom needed to remind us all that hustle culture is not our friend! And while we can “do it all”, we can’t “do it all … all the time”. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• Burnout and the impact of it on health + work
• Finding clarity and vision for our life
• Feelings of overwhelm that hold us back
• The focused blend by Fredi to support mental wellness
• Understanding nootropics + how Fredi works
• Lifestyle changes to improve efficiency 
• Creating space and having grace for ourselves

To connect with Chelsea: @chelseaglaser and Launch It Girls

To connect with Fredi: @wearefredi and wearefredi.com

To connect with me: @emilyfeikls