As a lifestyle and wellness creator in LA, Sophia Kelly has taken instagram by storm with her striking and authentic content. 

Sophia speaks on the topics that others often shy away from to open space for conversation. She shares everything from personal growth to mental health; the divine feminine to self care; emotional wellness to confidence and so much more. Soph reminds those who follow to embrace the journey and make the most of the life we have. 

In this episode we discuss:

• Soph’s childhood and experience with honesty
• Ditching labels that hold us back
• Why change is good
• A non-disordered relationship to health
• IG overwhelm and how to manage it

Find Soph @wellnesswithsoph

Find me @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast

Known for her work in intutive astrology and spiritual writing, Hannah Siddiqui is on a mission to de-colonize spiritual wellness. Hannah has spoken on multiple platforms including a TedX talk while building her brand and business by following her inner guidance. She now works with others to fully embody their life through intuitive astrology, breathwork, and spiritual guidance.

In this episode we discuss:

• True astrology and why we’re more than just sun and moon signs
• Intuitive astrology and common misconceptions
• Working through blocks and past trauma
• The power of intution and how to embrace it
• Self exploration and empowerment
• Finding answer within us

Connect with Hannah @theroadtohannah

Connect with Emily @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast

As such an important facet of overall wellness, hormone health is certainly something to consider. Today’s guest, Hannah Schmitt, has returned for another episode to educate on the power of syncing with your cycle. As someone in the holistic wellness field Hannah knows how important it is to maintain not only physical health but mental and emotional too. Her approach to cycle syncing is to help improve all aspects of living from mental clarity and focus to emotional mood swings to the physical symptoms so many experience while in their cycle. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• The different phases of your cycle
• How our mood, energy, and mindset shifts throughout the cycles
• Food and movement add-ins to optimize each phase 
• The power of herbal remedies and spices
• How to sync with the moon cycles
• Manifestation and intention setting
• Embracing the divine feminine 

To connect with Hannah find her at @wholisticallyhannah_

To connect with me head to 

@emilyfeikls

 and 

@letsthrivepodcast

After discovering the potential of an underutilized superfood while living in Australia, Chicago-native Emily Griffith founded Lil Bucks, the buckwheat company with a mission to offer innovative buckwheat snack and breakfast products, while promoting a more nutritious diet and soil health in North America.

Emily graduated from Indiana University Kelley School of Business in 2014, and then worked in digital marketing for 3 years at agencies in Chicago and Sydney, Australia. She then ran her own marketing and graphic design business for 2 years before transitioning to Lil Bucks full time.  This powerhouse of a woman is here to share all the details with you today! 

In this episode we discuss:

• Emily's travels to Australia that started this all
• Adaptogens and our experience with them
• Trusting intuition in business
• Asking for and accepting help
• The impact of being a woman entrepreneur
• Handling the comparison trap
• Lil Bucks - What are they?

Connect with Emily and Lil Bucks online @lovelilbucks or their site https://www.lovelilbucks.com 

Connect with me @emilyfeikls

Recovering from an eating disorder takes time and continual work, a process that today’s guest Emily Meador knows all too well. After struggling with her own battle for years, Emily has now reached a point of full recovery and works to help others do the same. As an RDN and content creator through Instagram, Emily uses her platform to educate and inspire others to live a well life without diets or restriction. Her approach is through finding the joy in everyday life and making the most of your resources.

In this episode we discuss:

• How obessive beheviors play a part in disordered eating
• Pseudo recovery and having grace for ourselves
• OCD and mental health struggles
• Searching for control through disordered eating
• The danger of “healthy” habits promoted by diet culture
• What it means to fully recover

Connect with Emily @lettuce.thrive

Connect with Emily @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast

To support the show leave a rate and review on Apple Podcasts or share and tag on instagram!

Alex Matteo is a Broadway actor, woo-woo enthusiast and host of Pull It Together - a podcast for women redefining what it means to be creative. Over the past decade Alex has been living life as a Broadway Gypsy - performing in various Broadway shows + National Tours. Her podcast, Pull It Together was born out of a need to take back ownership over her creativity. As she approached her Saturn return, Alex decided to take a more holistic approach to life as a creative, and through raw, unfiltered conversations is breaking the mold and debunking myths of creativity. Alex loves fancy things, but is secretly happiest drinking a bottle of wine and watching Outlander with her mini aussie. She is an avid supporter of crop tops, and it is said she can assemble the most impressive charcuterie board this side of the Mississippi. 

Overall Alex is truly a gem of a human and we discuss everything from breaking the creativity rut to toxic positivity, how to set and follow through with boundaries, and much more! 

Connect with Alex here and find me here! 

Isn’t it funny how ~ lonely ~ we can feel even in a world as connected as ours? this move has taught me a lot already and one of the key lessons thus far has been on the acceptance of loneliness. I have great friends here, a mini community, and I love them all for being patient and loving to me as I begin this new chapter. but at the end of the day, they can’t be the one to heal my ~ loneliness ~ .... only I can do that.

I think this can apply to anyone because loneliness doesn’t mean a physical lack > it means there’s an emotional and mental gap that is aching to be filled. so whether you just moved or you live at home or you work from home or you live with the love of your life you can still feel ~ lonely ~ in moments of vulnerability or growth. and for anyone struggling with an ED, depression, or even anxiety } you may also know this mental/emotional gap that is yearning to be filled and oftentimes is with self destructive habits and actions.

Join me for a solo episode to explore the realm of feeling lonely and how to work through it. 

Gabby Male is a source of inspiration and empowerment for womxn looking to redefine their relationship to fitness, body image, and health. After battling her own struggle with disordered eating and toxic diet culture, Gabby now openly shares her experience from recovering and life after to guide others along their own journey. Through her work as a health coach and content creator, Gabby fuses intuitive fitness, self love and food freedom to show that it is possible to live life free of disordered eating. Her mission is to educate others about the many facets of health from mental to emotional, social, financial, sexual to physical, no matter the label, Gabby believes that health is all encompassing. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• Relic 96, Gabby’s sustainable clothing line
• How clothing impacts recovery
• Recovering alongside a friend
• Building intention with social media
• Romantic relationships during and after recovery 
• Viewing life with a macro versus micro lens
• How to work through exercise obsession
• The benefits of intuitive movement
• The umbrella of health 

Connect with Gabby at @gabbymale

Connect with me @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast

Join me for a quick solo episode on my full eating disorder journey. I share from the beginning of it all up to my current situation and give the low down on recovery. 

In this I discuss:

• The impact of diet culture in media
• Health obsession and orthorexia
• Recovery 
• The mind-body connection

To connect, find me @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast

Taking control of our health and advocating for ourselves isn’t always easy. Today’s guest, Bethany Holmes, knows firsthand how long and strenuous it can be to get the answers and help needed. When a sudden health crisis changed her life forever and led to emergency brain surgery, Bethany had to learn a new way of living. Her journey represents what can happen when the gap between emotional and physical turmoil closes and full healing can happen.

In this episode we discuss:

• What it means to advocate for your health
• Brain surgery and what that meant for Bethany
• The recovery process after such a traumatic event
• Healing both physically and emotionally 
• The power of nutrition and energy work
• Transitioning careers to prioritize health and happiness

Connect with Bethany @thehealthy_b and me @emilyfeiklsand @letsthrivepodcast.