The Embodied Alchemy Pod

SENSITIVITY WARNING

• Please note that this episode contains discussion of anxiety, depression, self harm, and disordered eating.

THE INTERVIEW

In this episode, Dom sits down with Allie D of Pure Balanxed to discuss how she overcame her mental illnesses and found empowerment through clothing. We learn about Allie's history as an athlete, and how through her effort to overcome her illness she started her company, Pure Balanxed.

Pure Balanxed is committed to creating inclusive apparel that empowers its wearer. Each item of clothing has a tag that you can flip to read a message of encouragement.

- 5% of sales from all women's clothing goes to NEDIC’s (National Eating Disorder Information Centre) Direct Support Program, which is their online chat service and hot line.


- 5% of sales from all childrens' and babies' clothing goes to Friends First, an organization created to teach young children to use more empathy and kindness with their peers.


 
RESOURCES
Learn more or support NEDIC at https://nedic.ca

• Shop Pure Balanxed at https://www.purebalanxed.com
• Follow Allie on insta @purebalanxed
• Follow the pod on insta @embodiedalchemy.pod
• Follow Dom at @domchesh 
• The Balanced Blonde

SPONSORS
Pure Balanxed; ALCHEMY20 for 20% off at www.purebalanxed.com
Foli; FOLIPOD for 20% off at www.shopfoli.ca
Carli Paintings; ALCHEMY15 for 15% off any service, product, experience under $100 SHOP HERE

Six years ago I lived through an incredibly traumatic event.

My whole life changed, and although it was INCREDIBLY tough, I made sure those changes led to something bright and beautiful.

Today we get real, and *very* raw about the reality behind my freak accident, the process of recovery, and the power of community.

You can follow the podcast at @embodiedalchemy.pod
Follow host, Dominique at @domchesh

If you love this episode please feel free to share with a friend, and make sure to hit subscribe, and 5 stars to keep this empowered, gorgeous community growing! xo

FULL TRANSCRIPTION
https://dominiquecheshire.home.blog/the-embodied-alchemy-podcast/

SPONSORS/PROMOS
- Pure Balanxed;
  * ALCHEMY20 for 20% off https://www.purebalanxed.com
  * @purebalanxed

- Carli Paintings
   * ALCHEMY15 for 15% off products, experiences, & creative services
   * @carlipaintings

- Foli
  * FOLIPOD for 20% off your purchase https://shopfoli.ca
  * @shop_foli


Feel free to give us a shout, [email protected]

Welcome to the Embodied Alchemy Podcast, I’m your host Dominique Cheshire!

Embodied Alchemy started as a way to describe finding empowerment, and has quickly grown into so much more. Embodied Alchemy is about feeling the tough stuff and working through it. It’s about sharing our stories, speaking our truths, and hoping that there;s someone out there who feels it too. We are here together to celebrate our ups and our downs, because the tough stuff is where the magic happens. 

My heart is literally bursting with all the amazing stories about to come your way. There are two main themes throughout the embodied alchemy pod.

The first is personal stories of resilience. Athletes, musicians, everyday people in our communities who have come face to face with challenges. Their paths have not been easy, but they all decided to make something beautiful out of the chaos- redirected their energy to a new, beautiful path.

The second is with people who are dancing the line of eastern and western traditional practices. They are curious, intelligent, amazing humans, who I am confident will open up your curiosity too.

Please know that all of these conversations come from a place of love, especially as we’re dealing with intense, potentially triggering topics. If at any time you need to take a break from listening to take care of yourself-please do! You are ALWAYS welcome to reach out to me with any feedback for support.

I would also like to acknowledge that this podcast is recorded primarily in Toronto. I would like to acknowledge the land we are meeting on is the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg ((ah-nish-naw-bek)), the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee ((hoodt-en-oh-show-nee)) and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit.

Our first official episode will be launching on Thursday January 30th, check in for updates on instagram @embodiedalchemy.pod and follow along with me, your host, Dominique @domchesh

I’m so excited to be on this journey with you! I’ll see you back here on Thursday January 30th for episode 1!

INSTAGRAM:
- @embodiedalchemy.pod
- @domchesh