The Brittany Wheeler Show

Join us as we talk about plants, and the life that God has called him too. Lucas McLawhorn is the owner of Well-Fed Ed a plant based Vegan food truck in Wilmington, NC. All of his past and experiences have led him to this episode and the journey he is taking nourishing the community.

"Never look back unless you're going that way!" A beautiful message on a tea cup and could not be more perfect to sum up this episode. Lucas and I have an incredible story, Lucas has a life changing past and I am so excited for what lies ahead.

Since this episode was recorded Lucas has grown a philanthropic entity of his business donating meals to our community partners. Our goal is to bring access to fruits and veggies to children and adults alike. Everyone should have access to these nourishing foods. Please go to Well-Fed Ed's website to donate a meal for a deserving member of our community! 


Episode Notes

• Lucas' love for God flows through everything he does
• If you are willing and allow God to work in your life, he will put the right people in front of you to push the movement forward
• When Lucas is excited, he shows up A WEEK early :)
• He has always felt there was a calling on his life, and has been on the roller coaster ride that God has for him
• The battle is uphill, and being grateful is so important. Doing something different and against the grain will be meet with challenges
• Money and numbers are important, but its so much bigger than that
• Lives change and impact in the community is the true value of the business
• God turns pain into purpose in the darkest and scariest moments, for Lucas it was having cancer
• What HARD path are you going to choose? You have the choice, but what is going to change the most lives including your own?
• Staying in Switzerland was hard, but so is coming back to the United States
• Everyone has a calling- take your passions and turn them into your calling....teaching, basketball, music he turned each of those passions into action!
• SAD - Standard American Diet....is SAD
• When you donate food, think about whether or not you would eat it. If you wouldn't, then don't donate it to someone else!
• Grab a few healthy snacks to donate when you see someone in need, vs giving "whats left" in your pantry
• What if our food prices were based on caloric intake? Shout out to my friend Alan Schleier for this idea!
• Zig Ziglar said, "You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want."
• Angels are placed in our life by God, and he answers our prayers. Sometimes he will trip you into your blessings
• "Slow Down" to receive what God has for you, to recognize the blessings in your life, and the beauty all around you. Big Pretty and the Red Rockets
  
  

Thank you @lunacaffeilm for our coffee/tea in today's episode! Luna is a McLawhorn family favorite coffee shop! If you are in Wilmington stop by and check them out. Lucas' is @portcityjava a longtime Wilmington staple. Well-Fed Ed is the restaurant of choice for this Wilmington family. Menu favorites are The Music Teacher and The School Resource Officer! La Portales is Lucas' favorite authentic Mexican food here in Wilmington. 

This episode was so much fun to create and I hope you all feel it to! We had to stop ourselves because we could have kept talking. Don't worry Beth will be back soon. During our time together we dive into one of my favorite pillars "Being Kind". Beth shares her experience, and together we align on our commitment to doing the right thing.

We will give the people WHAT THEY NEED! Beth and I will be asking the audience what you want to hear from us!

This topic will be a constant point of conversation as I continue to interview guests.

Super grateful for our coffee sponsor from @bespokecoffeenc for our delicious podcast bevvies. When you're in Wilmington you must try Beth's favorite restaurant Flaming Amy's and her coffee shop of choice @maroonmonkeycoffee located in downtown Wilmington!

Show Notes:

• Dreaming with your best friend can lead to actually living it out! I dare you!
• Kindness is "doing the right thing"
• It's not deep, its simple. We need to stop complicating it
• The world NEEDS kindness, WHY not be kind?
• There are businesses out there that do "the right thing" so search for them
• Your children are watching how you model kindness, so how are you showing them and modeling currently.
• Showing kindness can start IN THE DRIVE THRU at a coffee shop. How are you practicing being kind?
• Conversations SHOULD happen no matter your political party, color of skin, sexuality, career etc. Kindness DOESN'T look a certain way!!
• We have MORE IN COMMON than we do different
• What can you do with what you have, to show kindness to others?!

I love nothing more than bringing incredible individuals on my show who have a story to share and a passion to help others. We have awesome conversations and talk through topics that make a difference. But it was brought to my attention that I needed to share more about ME! In this episode I talk more about me (Brittany Wheeler), my life and how I got to being an entrepreneur and podcast host.

There will be more of these 1:1 segments. Where I share a little more about myself and what makes me qualified to talk about these topics!

No coffee sponsor in this episode, but there will be MANY more to come!!

Notes:

• I am a New England Patriots Fan- born this way!
• I have left multiple careers, once on my own and once with God as my guide
• I am willing to do the hard things
• Doing something different, to get something different is a discipline and requires consistency
• There has been a series of moments that I had to make a choice to change where I was, what I was doing, who I was with in order to have something better
• Moving many times has helped me to push past fears of making friends and creating community
• Leaning into my calling and the life God has for me has been a series of hills and valleys
• I had to learn AND unlearn a lot over my time on this journey
• Overcoming social alcoholism and becoming sober is one of my greatest accomplishments
• The variety of jobs I have had, has been so vast and EVERY SINGLE JOB and EXPERIENCE has led me here

My journey is still happening, and I am so excited for what God has in store for me, this podcast and those I get to help in all my businesses!

"Do good things and make me proud!"

Today's episode is one you wont want to miss! An incredible human and my friend Ambree Dinges shares her story of "Choosing Her Hard". As one of the main pillars of the podcast "Choosing Your Hard" is a consistent choice and commitment to a better life. Ambree's story will remind you that you too can do hard things.

Ambree Dinges is an entrepreneur, health coach, life coach, dog mom, fiance, daughter, sister, friend. She is an incredible friend to me and sister in Christ. She is currently creating a profoundly impactful business ensuring her insurance clients have access to all information and resources for end of life planning and care.

Thank you to Luna Caffe  for sponsoring the episodes coffee! We are so grateful for the amazing support of this community and it starts with your daily cup of coffee.

Check out Ambree's favorite coffee shop Blue Cup Roastery and restaurant The Famous Toastery of Wimington!

Follow Ambree on Instagram @lovebodycoaching
Follow our show on Tiktok- @thebrittanywheelershow
My business page @localmotivecollaborative

I randomly stopped at a new coffee shop and Carlie thought that same place was still a smoothie shop. Never did I think I was going to meet this incredible human! Be ready to laugh, and be inspired by Carlie and what she has overcome to be on her current journey.

Carlie is an entrepreneur, blogger, podcast host and author. She is a dog mom, daughter, sister and friend. Her company Bloomie Brained highlights and showcases other products, brands, and businesses that I've noticed  make people feel great about themselves. She is an advocate mental health awareness and turned this into her life's work.

Carlie uses her gifts to bring people together and build up others. It is no coincidence that we connected immediately and have found great value in the friendship we have created.

Take some notes as we talk about:

- How kindness is about intentionality and can have an incredible impact in your life
- What "choosing your hard" means and what that looked like for Carlie
- Tips for those who believe their dreams cannot come true or have given up
- How God has worked in Carlie's life and continues to refine her 

Learn Carlies favorite local coffee shop (Majik Beanz) and a restaurant (Lovey's Natural Foods & Cafe) she cannot live without