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Category: Friday with Friends

  • 533. Making Mindful, Conscious Communities with Amy Edelstein

    Amy Edelstein is an author, educator, public speaker, and all around powerhouse. She’s had a remarkable life journey and shares the passion she has for her own spiritual transformation in her work. She is also the founder and Executive Director of Inner Strength Education, a non-profit organization that supports youth development. We explore the impact of her experiences as well as the details of her personal journey along the way. 

     

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  • 530. Find Empowered Wellness & Thrive (Finally) with Allison Pelot

     

    We’ve all heard of self-care, but it involves a lot more than just treating yourself every once in a while – it’s a whole lifestyle! 

    Allison’s journey into holistic health started after 15 years as a competitive gymnast. She went on to get a degree in Exercise Science while working as a gymnastics coach and fitness professional. When her health took a drastic turn, she began to layer on holistic elements to compliment what she already knew about her body and how it worked.

    She compiles everything she’s learned into her new book, Finally Thriving, where she teaches you how to apply self-care to thrive in your life. We discuss empowered wellness, being born to thrive, and uncovering your integrated stories through journaling.

     

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  • 528. Finding Comfort in the Chaos with Katie B. Happyy

    Katie B. Happyy is a self-described hot mess, and that’s okay – life is messy! She’s also the brains behind successful YouTube and Instagram accounts. Ups and downs, Katie learned to laugh and grow through all of it, even the hard stuff. It’s those difficult moments where her biggest lessons come from, as she writes in her new book, “Cheers to Chaos.” 

    In this conversation, she shares some of her inspiring story, gets brutally honest, and gives us tips for finding confidence to move forward in life. She also tells us how her b_inspired retreats can help you bridge the gap between who you are and who you want to be.

     

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  • 526. Speak Kindly to Yourself Through Words of Affirmation with Jaeden Schafer

    526. Speak Kindly to Yourself Through Words of Affirmation with Jaeden Schafer

    Jaeden Schafer is the CEO and co-founder of Selfpause, an app that provides easy access to prerecorded positive affirmations as well as the ability to record your own. His wife first discovered the power of affirmations during her pregnancy. Once Jaeden started making personalized affirmations, they combined his wife’s background in computer science with his recordings to create the app.

    We talk about the science behind affirmations and what they can do for us, from giving us more confidence to helping us rewire our subconscious beliefs. We also discuss how you can get started using them for yourself and the power of creating personalized affirmations.

     

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  • 524. Taking a Deep Dive Into Water Yoga with Christa Fairbrother

    524. Taking a Deep Dive Into Water Yoga with Christa Fairbrother

    One of the great things about yoga is that you can take it anywhere. But even knowing that, have you ever thought about doing yoga in the water?

    Christa Fairbrother had been practicing yoga for her back pain for years when she discovered she had lupus erythematosus. It was partially because of her yoga that she was able to manage it so well. She later was diagnosed with multiple arthritic conditions and started training in yoga to combat her arthritis. It was there she met someone who hosted a “wine, women, and pool night” for yoga. After that experience, she switched right away to water yoga training and hasn’t looked back.

    In this episode, she shares how she lives with these diagnoses, how what you do on the mat transfers to the water, and its effects on the parasympathetic nervous system.

     

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  • 522. Swole World: Supporting a Healthy Body & Planet with Ryan Andrews

    Ryan Andrews has an impressive career. He started off as a nationally competitive bodybuilder, has an undergraduate degree in exercise science and two graduate degrees, one in nutrition and one in exercise physiology. He completed his training to become a registered dietician at Johns Hopkins Medicine and studied sustainable food systems at Columbia University. He’s a registered yoga teacher and a movement and exercise coach. 

    We talk today about his five recommendations for helping you build a better body and a better planet – and it’s not what you might think. He takes into deep consideration nutrition, wellness movement, and the impact that our choices have on the planet.

     

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  • 519. Learning Why Self-Care Isn’t Selfish with Krystal Jakosky

    519. Learning Why Self-Care Isn’t Selfish with Krystal Jakosky

    Krystal Jakosky defies definition, but we’ll try. She’s a writer, orator, actor, and self-care teacher. She’s a strong advocate for taking ownership of your life and being the change-maker of your own destiny. 

    We discuss what Krystal means when she tells people to “own their s***,” knowing when things are about you and not the other person, the importance of self-care, and tips for getting into meditation.

     

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  • 516. Why Yoga is Inherently Vegan with Holly Skodis

    516. Why Yoga is Inherently Vegan with Holly Skodis

    Holly Skodis is a yogi and vegan who shares so much in common with the LYT Yoga® philosophy. After healing from health issues through a plant-based diet and studying with Dharma Mitra in New York, she began to develop a deep spiritual connection to the path of veganism.

    We touch on how the journey of redefining yoga, for herself, has helped her throughout life, how yoga helped her feel at home again in her body after giving birth, and how her combined passions have led to the Yoga is Vegan project.

    She takes such a gentle and nonjudgmental approach to this path. Her story is inspiring to anyone, whether they decide to follow it or not.

     

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