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Is it possible to turn a hobby into a career? Today’s guest, Shuang Shuang Liang of the infamous @shunagys_kitchensink, shares her journey from corporate career to entrepreneur and how it all began with a hobby. Growing up, Shuangy never imagined herself as an entrepreneur as her life was on a set course for a corporate career. Facing societal and traditional expectations, Shuany continued on the path and landed the ideal corporate job. However, it didn’t take long for Shuangy to realize that ‘something’ was missing and this led her to search for that something ‘more’. She shares what prompted her to start the side hobby with IG and how those early days on the gram looked like for her. As the account grew and this hobby started to take more time, Shuang knew she needed to make a decision and that was when her business was born. 

In this episode we discuss:

• Shuangy’s transition from corporate career to entrepreneur
• Overcoming the societal and traditional expectations for her life
• How the adaptogen trend prompted the start of her account
• Letting go of control and normalcy with her career
• Turning her hobby with IG into a full blown business
• Redefining productivity while working from home
• Embracing the business mindset
• Staying organized and tools for productivity
• Valuing your worth and honoring your time with fair compensation

Find Shuangy @shuangys_kitchensink and I’m @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast

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Exercise addiction can truly be a pain in the ass when you’re trying to live a full and busy life! The feeling of always needing to do more, burn more, and lose more can mess with the mind and turn you into an exercise slave. Today’s episode is a solo with yours truly where I break down what exercise addiction looked like for me and how I overcame it.

In this episode I share:

• How I first learned of the term ‘exercise addiction’ 
• Why society praises this condition
• How to identify it in your life
• Tackling the first step of acceptance
• Overcoming the addiction
• Recovery afterwards

To find me and connect, go to @emilyfeikls or @letsthrivepodcast

Living with intention removes the need for addiction. Today’s guest, Remy Park of @veggiekins, shares her journey overcoming an eating disorder and alcoholism in order to live a life with intention. She explains how the need for control fueled her ED while a desire to escape led to alcohol. Remy’s experience with healing took physical, mental, and emotional work to let go of past behaviors and reach for new ones. In this time she turned her life around by moving to her dream city, becoming an entrepreneur, and leading a vegan lifestyle for the animals. Remy shares how she’s used her past to build an intentional life and the morals she abides by when sharing and creating on social media. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• Living life and sharing online with intention
• Her history with disordered eating
• Going vegan while recovering and facing fear foods
• OCD and how it played a part in her ED
• Healing after recovery & the aftereffects of an ED on our health
• Alcoholism and when it became an issue
• Choosing sober and how she did it
• Setting boundaries with yourself and others

Find Remy at @veggiekins and me on instagram @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast. To support the show, leave a rate/review on Apple Podcasts or even subscribe!

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How often do we take the road less traveled because it feels best in our gut? Not often enough if you ask me! Today’s guest, Georgia Thompson of @goodness_with_g,  shares her experience following intuition to create the future she always craved all while listening to that ‘pull’ in her gut. As a college student Georgia knew what her future should look like and did what it took to make that happen. Even as she made her way into the big corporate career in the city she loved, something didn’t feel right. By following her intuition and letting go of expectations, Georgia took one step towards the future she always craved and the rest fell into place. She learned that our biggest ‘failure’ can actually be a form of redirection in life to lead us where we’re meant to be. 

In this episode we discuss:

• The enneagram test and how it has impacted her life
• Showing up as our authentic selves, ‘good’ and ‘bad’ character strengths included
• The transition from college to corporate and the expectations to succeed
• Following an interest and having it turn into a lifestyle
• The difference between pressure and passion for our work
• Not placing self worth in a degree, finances, or a work title
• When Georgia decided to leave it all and start her blog
• How biggest ‘failure’ opens the door to growth and new opportunities

Connect with Gerogia @goodness_with_g and her site: https://goodnesswithg.com/

I’m @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast. Remember to support the show by leaving a rate/review or even subscribing on Apple Podcasts.

Thanks to diet culture many of us have a disordered view when it comes to food. With today’s guest, Avery Rosenbloom, we discuss what it means to use food as a coping mechanism and how stress prompts this pattern. In this, Avery shares why self awareness is needed in recovery and how it helps to identify and work through previous habits, triggers, and thought patterns. Her honest outlook on her own experience with binge eating and weight gain is refreshing and she explains what it looks like to compare oneself along the recovery timeline. Avery doesn’t shy away from the typical ‘taboo’ topics and instead does her best to explore and share more about them.

In this episode we discuss:

• ED recovery and why we use food to cope
• Identifying stress triggers and how to work through them 
• Binge eating and releasing the guilt
• Building self awareness around habits, thoughts, and triggers
• Comparison in the recovery timeline
• Working through weight gain + body dysmorphia
• Navigating recovery with health related food restrictions
• Handling relationships and setting boundaries within ED recovery

To connect with Avery find her @talktummytome and I’m @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast

Living an intentional life after recovery from an eating disorder is what today’s guest, Nikki Jahnke of @its_nicolettemarie, is all about. As a high vibe, positive influence to so many via her instagram and IRL connections, Nikki shows what life can look like when you choose to recover. Her energetic and uplifting energy is contagious (even through this episode I swear) and it’s all because she chose to do the work and better herself. We create our reality and Nikki is a prime example of what it can look like to truly own your everyday.

In this episode we discuss: 

• Intentional living and the power of routine
• Decision fatigue and how to combat it
• Seeing the positive in life versus living in the negative
• How the energy we give out is reflected back to us
• Raising your energy with proactive self care 
• Letting go of old identities in recovery
• Redefining confidence and feeling it from within

To connect with us, find Nikki @its_nicolettemarie and I’m at @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast. 

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We’re living in crazy times and while everything can feel overwhelming and uncertain, finding a new sense of normal certainly helps! Today’s guest, Katie Wells, joins me in a discussion on how to move through these times and not completely lose our minds in the process! 

In this episode we discuss:

• Being jobless and the drastic switch in Katie’s life plans 
• How to accept and feel our emotions
• The power of gratitude to put things in perspective
• Ways to cultivate joy in the everyday
• Feeling uncertain with finances
• Building community and connection

To connect with Katie find her @sunflower_inthecity instagram.com/sunflower_inthecity and I’m at @emilyfeikls instagram.com/emilyfeikls

Who doesn’t love a good skincare regime? Founder of Lark Skin Co, Lisa Dolan, is on the podcast today to give a ‘behind the scenes’ glance at the skincare brand that everyone loves. Made with all natural and responsibly sourced ingredients, Lisa walks us through each product to explain what the key component is, how it helps our skin, and why they chose it. Her explanation debunks any fears around coconut oil and divulges all the information on rose, vitamin C, and sea buckthorn. Lisa also dives into the brand morals and how that created their latest creation, The Campaign for Confidence. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• The creation of Lark Skin Co
• Brand morals + holistic intentions
• How each product works
• The purpose behind the ingredients
• Debunking common skincare fears 
• Why responsible sourcing matters
• Making an impact with Campaign for Confidence 

To find Lisa and Lark Skin Co on social, go to @larkskinco and their website at https://www.larkskinco.com/   to try their products for yourself! The products we discuss for my regime include: Neroli + Lavender Cleansing Balm, Tulsi + Rose Calming Facial Toner, Aloe + Willow Bark Vitamin C Serum, and the COQ10 + Sea Buckthorn Oil. 

To find me on social, go to @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast. To support the show leave a rate/review on Apple Podcasts!

Bow down because Ali Bonar, kween of Granola Butter, is back on the podcast for a real time chat! In the midst of the current corona crisis, Ali and I chat on all the emotions and habits coming up for us right now. Starting with the scarcity mindset, Ali shares how she’s navigating the realm of emotional eating right now and why it’s okay to ‘feel’ different in our bodies during this time. Bodies will fluctuate and that’s a natural occurrence in life, in the words of Ali, we may just feel a little bit more ‘fluffy’ right now! She also dives into the noise of diet culture on social media and how to tune that out. The pressure to do more and be more during this time is not what everyone needs and it’s about finding what works for each individual. And when it comes to crafting a ‘for-now’ normal, Ali shares how her lifestyle has changed and what it took to pivot in business with Granola Butter. 

In this episode we discuss:

• The scarcity mindset around food and supplies; how fear breeds more fear
• Why it’s okay to emotionally eat and how to forgo the guilt and stress of it
• Tuning out the noise of diet culture and hustle on social media
• Pivoting with Granola Butter and online commerce
• Having grace for ourselves during this ‘for-now’ normal

To connect with Ali, find her @avokween and check out Granola Butter on amazon or their website: https://kween.co/

I’m on IG @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast