Intro:

In this episode we chat all about the helping, therapeutic and coaching industry - from the icky self-proclaimed experts to the reasons we all need to be helping. We explore boundaries we need to have with friends and the difference between self care and self development.

Links: 

Soph's Links:

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/the.slow.ceo

Website: ⁠https://www.theslowceo.org

Grow With The Slow: grow.theslowceo.org 

Rach's Links:

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/rachaeljohanna_/⁠ 

Website: ⁠https://www.rachaeljohanna.com/⁠ 

Breath Body Earth IG: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/breathbodyearth⁠⁠ 

Breath Body Earth Website: ⁠⁠https://www.breathbodyearth.org/⁠⁠ 

Intro:

In this episode we’re joined by nutritional therapist, Sonal Amin, who shares her story on healing chronic eczema with nutritional therapy, the decision she made to leave her role as a director of an NGO and re-train and shares the healing power of food & holistic health.

Chapters:

00:00: Intro to Sonal & Her Background

03:15: Sonal’s Personal Journey with Chronic Eczema

08:41: Lifestyle Changes & Stress Management

11:04: Transitioning from An NGO to Nutritional Therapy

13:51: Misconceptions of Nutritional Therapy

16:22: The Importance of Food & Healing

18:57: Investing In Health & Seeking Support 

20:48: Building A Support Network

23:55: Chronic Health Issues

25:40: The Gut-Brain Connection

27:02: Personalised Nutritional Therapy

33:11: The Importance of Evidence-Based Nutrition

35:54: Rate Our Plates

Links: 

Sonal’s Links:

Book a free call: https://my.practicebetter.io/#/6738e7e76c792eea421b244a/bookings?s=679b6c7a1175e57c9db8d16f&step=date 

Website: https://www.sonalamin.co.uk/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonalamin.nutrition/ 

Soph's Links:

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/the.slow.ceo

Website: ⁠https://www.theslowceo.org

Book A Free Business Boost Call: 

https://www.theslowceo.org/book-a-call-ig 

Rach's Links:

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/rachaeljohanna_/⁠ 

Website: ⁠https://www.rachaeljohanna.com/⁠ 

Breath Body Earth IG: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/breathbodyearth⁠⁠ 

Breath Body Earth Website: ⁠⁠https://www.breathbodyearth.org/⁠⁠ 

After a 3 month hiatus, we’re back in your ears and for the first time - on your YouTube screens!

We catch up, share big business updates, get onto the topic of aging, income fluxes and share some of the tea from Rach’s hen do. 

Enjoy, and if you’re happy we’re back please do leave us a comment, share the pod, follow and rate us if you haven’t already. Loads of love, Soph & Rach X

Chapters:

00:48: Reunion after Hiatus

03:47: Soph’s Business Updates

09:12: Not Working During Summer

12:00: The Ebbs & Flows of Income

15:00: Rach’s Business Updates

17:26: High Functioning Couple

21:12: The Gift of Aging

27:53: Rach’s Wedding Planning

31:12 Soph Has Been Demoted

40:25: Current Offerings

Links: 

Soph's Links:

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/the.slow.ceo

Website: ⁠https://www.theslowceo.org

Book A Free Business Boost Call: 

https://www.theslowceo.org/book-a-call-ig 

Rach's Links:

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/rachaeljohanna_/⁠ 

Website: ⁠https://www.rachaeljohanna.com/⁠ 

Breath Body Earth IG: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/breathbodyearth⁠⁠ 

Breath Body Earth Website: ⁠⁠https://www.breathbodyearth.org/⁠⁠ 

Welcome to episode 40 where we catch up on on our last two weeks including:

Rachael finally getting Honduran Resdiency,

Sophie's trip to Serbia,

Sophie's Business Wins and Business Bins,

and Rachael's things that were funny vs things that were thought provoking.

We hope you enjoy the episode!

Rach's Links:

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/rachaeljohanna_/⁠

Website: ⁠https://www.rachaeljohanna.com/⁠

Breath Body Earth IG: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/breathbodyearth⁠⁠

Breath Body Earth Website: www.breathbodyearth.org

Soph's Links:

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/the.slow.ceo

Website: ⁠https://www.theslowceo.org

Free 30min Business Break Through Session: https://www.theslowceo.org/book-a-call-ig

Welcome to our new pod schedule and structure!

We listened to your feedback and we have started including segments and structure to our conversations.

Join us today as we navigate things that made us laugh, things that made us think, our business wins and buisness bins, and much more!

Lots of love,

Rach and Soph

This is our first pod back after a 6 week hiatus. We discuss what we've been up to, running 300hr Yoga Teacher Trainings, lauching the Creatrix Club, patriarchal beauty standards and being "Crunchy-Ish", Somatic Experiencing, and more.

Rach's Links:

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/rachaeljohanna_/⁠

Website: ⁠https://www.rachaeljohanna.com/⁠

Breath Body Earth IG: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/breathbodyearth⁠⁠

Breath Body Earth Website: www.breathbodyearth.org

Soph's Links:

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/the.slow.ceo

Website: ⁠https://www.theslowceo.org

Free 30min Business Break Through Session: https://www.theslowceo.org/book-a-call-ig

Intro:

This is our final pod for a while whilst Rach is facilitating the 300hr YTT in Panama. This episode covers our shadow sides, saying no, writing like a man, reading entries from our journals and making the call to cancel an offer. ENJOY! See you in April X

Chapters: 

00:00: Sharing The Creatrix Club 

02:58: Is It My Shadow Side? 

05:22: Learning A New Language

09:24: Preparing for 6 Weeks Out 

17:25: Exploring Our Shadow Sides 

22:30: Saying No 

25:16: The Power of Declining Requests

27:28: Balancing Self Care and Helping Others

35:00: Reclaiming Our Wellbeing

38:54: Reading For Pleasure

41:49: A Full Health MOT

48:17: What’s Coming Up

Resources:

• Come To The Creatrix Club 
• Work with Soph 1:1:  ⁠3 month 1:1 business mentorship
• Join the BBE Online Studio 
• Join a Slow CoWork for free here
• Work with Rach 1:1: ⁠⁠3 month 1:1 container

Links: 

Rach's Links:

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/rachaeljohanna_/⁠ 

Website: ⁠https://www.rachaeljohanna.com/⁠ 

Breath Body Earth IG: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/breathbodyearth⁠⁠ 

Breath Body Earth Website: ⁠⁠https://www.breathbodyearth.org/⁠⁠ 

Soph's Links:

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/the.slow.ceo

Website: ⁠https://www.theslowceo.org

Free 30min Business Break Through Session: https://www.theslowceo.org/book-a-call-ig   

Intro:

We have a fascinating chat with Ellie from Posture-Ellie about what exactly posture is and isn’t and why it’s SO important! We also chat about her experience in growing her business, getting a book deal and building a posture empire. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

ELLIE’S RESOURCES:

Ellie’s Website: ⁠https://posture-ellie.com/⁠ 

Chapters: 

00:15: Introduction to Posture Therapy

03:24: A Deeper Understanding of Posture

11:29: How Posture Ripples Out Into Our Life

15:30: How Ellie Got Into Posture

21:01: Putting The Power In The Hands of The Individual

26:36: Live Function Testing on Rach

37:04: The Importance of Body Awareness 

42:30: Movement as a Fundamental Human Need

49:38: Ellie’s Business Evolution

54:00: The Process of Writing A Book

01:07: Building A Posture Empire

Links:

• Work with Soph 1:1:  ⁠3 month 1:1 business mentorship
• Join the BBE Online Studio 
• Join a Slow CoWork for free here
• Work with Rach 1:1: ⁠⁠3 month 1:1 container
• Get 500hr RYT Certified at the ⁠⁠300hr in Panama
• Join Rach on Retreat in Utila in May

Links: 

Rach's Links:

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/rachaeljohanna_/⁠ 

Website: ⁠https://www.rachaeljohanna.com/⁠ 

Breath Body Earth IG: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/breathbodyearth⁠⁠ 

Breath Body Earth Website: ⁠⁠https://www.breathbodyearth.org/⁠⁠ 

Soph's Links:

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/the.slow.ceo

Website: ⁠https://www.theslowceo.org

Free 30min Business Break Through Session: https://www.theslowceo.org/book-a-call-ig   

Intro:

In this episode, Rach & Soph chat about having dips in income, working with imposter syndrome, public speaking, choosing familiarity and comfort zones over growth, sharing our personal stories and a whole load more. Enjoy!

It’s been 1 year since we started the pod, happy birthday to Living Business <3

Chapters: 

00:00: Late Night Supermarket Adventure

03:03: The Joys of Cooking 

05:37: Work-Life Balance

08:41: Embracing Cycles in Business

11:41: Befriending Imposter Syndrome 

14:37: Setting Boundaries and Self-Care

20:39: Working through Public Speaking Fears

29:00: The Science of Body Responses

33:24: The Need for Contractions and Expansions

39:29: The Importance of Boundaries

41:16: Embracing Imperfection in Communication  

45:55: Celebrating Living Business 1 Year Birthday  

Links:

• Join the BBE Online Studio 
• Join a Slow CoWork for free here
• Work with Rach 1:1: ⁠⁠3 month 1:1 container
• Work with Soph 1:1:  ⁠3 month 1:1 business mentorship
• Get 500hr RYT Certified at the ⁠⁠300hr in Panama
• Join Rach on Retreat in Utila in May

Links: 

Rach's Links:

• Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/rachaeljohanna_/⁠ 
• Website: ⁠https://www.rachaeljohanna.com/⁠ 
• Breath Body Earth IG: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/breathbodyearth⁠⁠ 
• Breath Body Earth Website: ⁠⁠https://www.breathbodyearth.org/⁠⁠ 

Soph's Links:

• Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/the.slow.ceo
• Website: ⁠https://www.theslowceo.org
• Free 30min Business Break Through Session: https://www.theslowceo.org/book-a-call-ig   

Intro:

We chatted with Izzy Holder, trauma informed yoga & somatic facilitator and owner of Loving Evolution. Izzy shared her inspiring story of sharing yoga & somatic after these practices helped to heal her post brain surgery and whilst recovering from an eating disorder. We chat about the realities of running a business, fearing making a financial loss when trying something new and about the way yoga is perceived. Enjoy!

Izzy’s Links:

• ⁠Izzy’s Somatic 1:1 Container⁠
• ⁠Instagram⁠
• ⁠Website⁠

Chapters: 

00:00: Introduction To Izzy Holder

04:35: Understanding Trauma-Informed Yoga and Somatics

07:08: The Role of Yoga in Mental Health and Healing 

10:07: Yoga Sneaks Up On You 

11:52: Recovering from Disordered Eating

18:28: Yoga on Body Image & Eating Disorders 

21:10: Changing Perceptions of Yoga in Modern Society 

28:28: Self-Discovery

24:39: Navigating Running a Wellness Business 

40:23: Embracing Failure as a Path to Growth

44:51: Planning & Marketing a Weekend Retreat 

49:14: Starting Before You’re Ready

42:50: How To Work With Izzy

Resources:

• Join the BBE Online Studio 
• Join a Slow CoWork for freehere
• Work with Rach 1:1:⁠⁠3 month 1:1 container
• Work with Soph 1:1: ⁠3 month 1:1 business mentorship
• Get 500hr RYT Certified at the⁠⁠300hr in Panama
• Join Rach onRetreat in Utila in May

Links: 

Rach's Links:

• Instagram:⁠https://www.instagram.com/rachaeljohanna_/⁠ 
• Website:⁠https://www.rachaeljohanna.com/⁠ 
• Breath Body Earth IG:⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/breathbodyearth⁠⁠ 
• Breath Body Earth Website:⁠⁠https://www.breathbodyearth.org/⁠⁠ 

Soph's Links:

• Instagram:⁠https://www.instagram.com/the.slow.ceo
• Website:⁠https://www.theslowceo.org
• Free 30min Business Break Through Session:https://www.theslowceo.org/book-a-call-ig