88 | Boundaries, Toxic People, + Protecting Your Energy

Boundaries are SO HOT right now.

But there’s a lot about the conversation that I think we’re getting wrong, and that I think is doing us more harm than good.

Are toxic people really a thing? What do boundaries look or feel like? How do you go about setting them?

We’re digging into it all today.

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87 | Selfish: Unpacking What it is + What it is Not

Is she selfish or is she in tune with her own needs and unapologetic about meeting them?

We think knowing who we are, trusting our own gut, and honoring our own needs makes us selfish, so we are hesitant to dig in to the time and work that all of those things require.

Is it selfish, though?

And, why is that such a bad word? Who mostly gets accused of that? What is selfishness, really?

We’re digging into it today.

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86 | Joy, Purpose, + Wholehearted Living with Shirin Eskandani

Shirin Eskandani is a life coach, public speaker and writer who specializes in mindfulness and mindset work.  She has been a featured wellness expert on the Today Show and Cosmopolitan Magazine.  Certified by the International Coach Federation, her holistic approach to transformation is influenced by her background in guided meditation, spirituality and the arts.  

Today we chat about finding joy + purpose, dealing with perfectionism and the constant drive for achievement, and how to live wholeheartedly.

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BONUS 7 | Life Update + We’re Back!

After a quick hiatus, the show is BACK! Here’s a quick hello and update for you lovely people.

If you are a loyal listener and you haven’t yet left a REVIEW, today would be an amazing day to do that!

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85 | The Before + After Trap: Giving Yourself Space to Grow

We live in an Instagram world, and there’s a tendency to view ourselves in simplistic binaries of good or bad, much like a side by side before and after post.

Today I’m sharing why your opinions of your past self impact how you view your current self, and how to let yourself be ok with doing the best you can at any given time.

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84 | On Loving Your Body

Some say the prospect of “loving your body” is unrealistic or even unachievable, and we should aim for neutral instead. 

In this episode I’m sharing my thoughts on this idea.

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83 | Surviving vs Thriving: How to Tell if You’re Living in Survival Mode

Ever get to the end of your day (or week) and think, “wow, I literally don’t remember actively choosing anything I ate/said/did— it all just… happened”?

If you feel like you’re more of a passenger in your life than the driver, you might be living in “survival mode”. So what is it, and what does it look like when you elevate out of it?

Listen in.

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82 | How to Get Yourself Out of a Funk

Feeling stuck? Feeling blah? Just hit with an overwhelming sense of ickiness?

This episode has my checklist for helping you pull yourself back into your power, and be sure to make it all the way to end for a very important part of this process.

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81 | Diet Culture + Anti Diet Culture: Let’s Talk

Woo we are getting INTO it today, friends.

This longer-than-usual solo episode is an exploration of Diet Culture (what is it? How is it affecting us? Where can you spot it? How can you unpack it?), and also an examination of the Anti Diet Culture movement.

WIth all this self-acceptance and anti-diet talk being so hot, what are we supposed to believe? Is wanting to lose weight wrong? Are you bad if you don’t love your body fully right now?

Let’s chat.

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80 | Unf*ck Your Brain with Kara Loewentheil

I’m thrilled to introduce you to Kara Loewentheil, Master Certified Life Coach and host of the podcast Unf*ck Your Brain.

Kara specializes in coupling her kickass mindset management with feminist theory, which makes her a total shoe-in for the She Thrives Squad.

In this episode we chat about sneaky ways the patriarchy is affecting your thinking, how to REALLY separate how you look from how you feel, how she shifted her own body image, and so much more.

Come hang with us and be sure to share it if you enjoy it!

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79 | Self Love + Acceptance: The Biggest Misconceptions About the Process

Self love: SO HOT RIGHT NOW. 

There’s a lot of talk about building self acceptance out there right now, and hey— I’m here for it.

However, with all this noise comes a few prevailing messages that are actually setting a lot of us up for confusion and/or disappointment with how this process works and what the “result” really is.

And since self love is kinda my line of work, I thought I’d shine a light on these pitfalls and misconceptions, to ultimately give YOU the best shot at actually getting the self love you deserve.

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78 | Labels: This is Your Brain on Identity

The most important words you can ever utter are the ones that follow the words: “I am”.

What are you identifying with, and what labels are you (or your ego) clinging to, with or without your knowledge?

This episode explores the benefits and drawbacks to identity and labels of all kinds.

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77 | Embrace Your Body + Own Your Power with Steph Gaudreau

You know her, you love her, and TODAY Steph Gaudreau is not only on the show, but her brand new book drops as well!

Steph is a Nutritional Therapy Consultant, podcaster, author, blogger, coach, and all around badass human.

Listen in for a robust conversation around health + fitness and how we can learn to approach it in the BS and shame free style that Steph is so great at teaching.

Come hang with us and be sure to share it if you enjoy it!

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76 | Work Smarter: How to Move the Needle [Part 2]

After last week’s Part 1, we learned that blindly piling on more quantity of work, effort and BIZEEEEE is not the guaranteer to success that it is often promised.

So how do we leverage the quality of our efforts to ensure results?

This episode has strategies, how-to’s and pitfalls surrounding working towards goals of any kind.

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75 | Stop Working Harder: Why Sweat Doesn’t Equal Success [Part 1]

You can be whatever you want and achieve anything you dream of if you just… work really really hard. Right?

This trope, combined with our culture’s glorification of busy, has created a mindset in so many of us where we believe that if we’re working hard AF and not seeing the results we want, the answer is to just double down and work HARDER. Lather, rinse repeat, until the end of time.

From the gym, to food, to business, to growth of any kind— if you’re tempted to blindly work harder; if you feel guilt over not being productive; if you are measuring your worth via your output or ability to create “results”, this is an important listen.

So what’s a girl to do instead? Part 2 coming next week!

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74 | How to Improve Your Relationship to Fitness

Is hitting the gym still feeling like a punishment? Like a place to repent for your food choices? To hammer your body into shape?

Are you frustrated with where your progress is or how you’re perhaps not as strong or fit now as you once were? Struggling with taking your identify out of your physical body?

Are you looking for a quick mindset shift in how you think of or use exercise in general?

This one’s for you, girl.

P.S. These strategies work for more than just fitness.

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73 | Taking Up Space with Latoya Shauntay Snell

Latoya is a chef, photographer, runner, journalist, writer, and fitness fanatic. She is also an amazing story teller and describes herself as a mix between Cardi B and Maya Angelou, and a “recovering self defeatist”.

We are chatting all about her wild, fulfilling, and challenging experiences navigating the world of ultra running and fitness, and stepping into the public eye, including:

Losing 100 lbs

Body acceptance

Rampant fatphobia in the fitness world and beyond

Reclaiming the word “fat”

Finding running

Handling self doubt, fear, and excuses

Leanness vs health

The hierarchy of bodies

Body positivity and it’s marketing

Being an “inspiring” fat athlete 

Rewriting your own story

Finding motivation

How to own who you are and take up space

And much more.

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72 | How I Stopped Giving F*cks + Found Self Love

We’re back from a short hiatus with a little refresher! This episode takes you through the beginnings of my journey and some of the turning points I had on my path of self love, and how I learned how to give no f*cks.

A little bit story time, a little bit tips and tools and advice, this is a broad overview of my path and my strategies for becoming unfuckwithable.

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71 | How to Get Summer Ready in 10 Simple Steps

Today’s episode is a replay, but on purpose: it’s filled with important reminders about what “summer bodies” actually are.

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70 | The Price of “Health”: What is Healthy Living Costing You?

Is your version of health coming at the expense of your… well… health?

Are you chasing the LOOK of health instead of holistic, well rounded wellbeing?

Today’s episode is a direct look at some of the concepts we’ve been talking around on recent episodes, and it has more questions than answers.

I’m channeling my Carrie Bradshaw to give you some considerations on if your pursuit of healthy living is actually bringing you health.

I couldn’t help but wonder… are we fucking up this whole “health” thing?

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