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Category: Friday with Friends

  • 513. The Inspiring Story of Inspiro Tequila with Mara Smith

    513. The Inspiring Story of Inspiro Tequila with Mara Smith

    Mara Smith is the founder and CEO of Inspiro Tequila, a tequila brand created, owned, and inspired by women. It’s her aim to inspire and support other female founders by sharing her story.

    We learn that it’s never too late to reenter the workforce or to start your own business. A large gap in your resume doesn’t make you unhirable, and chances are, you’ve been developing a whole new set of incredible skills in that time, even if it isn’t backed up by an official title.

    We talk about Mara’s journey, how she founded Inspiro, what it’s like to run day to day. Plus, our first experiences with tequila once we reached drinking age…

     

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  • 510. Leaving Pain in the Past: An Alternative to Talk Therapy with Rachelle McCloud

    510. Leaving Pain in the Past: An Alternative to Talk Therapy with Rachelle McCloud

    Rachelle McCloud wants us to leave our pain in the past. Talk therapy is valid and has a lot to offer, but so much of it is about thoughts, stories, and reliving old chapters of our lives to find out why things happened. Rachelle McCloud has a new approach, which is to bypass all that. She wants to take us straight to the root cause so that we can find a solution. 

    She has some amazing insights into how our bodies process (or don’t process, as is often the case) trauma and pain. Sometimes, we might not have processed something mentally, but it’s still stored in our muscles and our physical self. Rachelle’s mission is to find where and when we’re doing this so that we can finally move past it.

    We talk about this, as well as more on two of my favorite topics: how the brain works and how we think. It all ties into our mental and physical health so there’s so much to learn here.

     

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  • 507. Making Your Mindset Work For You with The Brain Guy, Scott Robinson

    507. Making Your Mindset Work For You with The Brain Guy, Scott Robinson

    Scott Robinson, better known as The Brain Guy, understands a thing or two about brain health and neuroplasticity. In this episode, he shares his wonderful insights into our relationships with perception, time, and happiness. 

    We’re constantly being told to believe in ourselves and that we can achieve anything we set our minds to, and Scott argues there’s a scientific basis for these ideas. He believes that we’re defined by our mindset, for better and worse. I’ve got to tell you, he convinced me! 

    In the same way we’re able to use our perception of ourselves to boost our abilities, it can also shape our physical and mental health for the better. I talk a lot about how important the brain is, and after listening to this episode, you’ll see why.

     

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  • 504. Restorative Yoga on the Path to Self-Love with Kelly Smith

    504. Restorative Yoga on the Path to Self-Love with Kelly Smith

    Kelly Smith is a renowned yoga and meditation teacher who’s studied over sixteen types of yoga on five different continents. Her use of yoga nidra has allowed her to find a calm space within the madness of the outside world and she’s here to impart her wisdom to all of us.

    Moms, take note. Kelly is a new mom, herself, and has some amazing advice for how to approach juggling the responsibilities of parenthood with all the other aspects of life as they come. 

    We talk all about the benefits of yoga nidra on, not just the body and mind, but the soul as well. Kelly is all about learning to speak to your soul and be your true self whenever possible. She’s an amazing woman and an amazing guest. Tune in.

     

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  • 501. A New Kind of Gut Feeling with Steve Wiltshire

    501. A New Kind of Gut Feeling with Steve Wiltshire

    In today’s Friday with Friends, I spend some quality time with Steve Wiltshire to hear the remarkable story of how he cured his autoimmune disease through mindfulness and wellness. 

    Steve has made health, fitness and mindset his priority for three decades! He was diagnosed shortly being crowned Mr. Oregon at a bodybuilding competition. It originated from a serious gut complication and almost ruined his health. After trying conventional treatments, he took things into his own hands, and, eighteen months later, he was cured. 

    Using the philosophy and wellness practices he learned at the Hypocrites Institute in Southern Florida, he put his life back on track. He’s since developed a process that has led to him assisting thousands of people in reclaiming their own health and power. 

    He’s now a keynote speaker and author who educates on the topic of our gut. As he says, the gut is the engine that drives the body, and he believes that so much of our health comes straight from how we treat it.

    How can we make sure our guts are healthy? He started his Body Temple Health and Wellness platform to share just such information. Let’s hear what he has to say.

     

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  • 498. Eat to Be Who You Want to Be with Dr. Julie Pantelick

    498. Eat to Be Who You Want to Be with Dr. Julie Pantelick

    It’s a very special Friday with Friends as we sit down with my dear friend – and my doctor! Julie Pantelick is a functional medicine genius and I am so excited to share her with you. 

    Julie’s entire approach to health is about arming yourself for whatever the future may hold. We’re all going to go through menopause at some point, for example, but it doesn’t have to be a bad thing. A few tweaks to your lifestyle can make all the difference.

    Whether we’re talking about hormone replacements or osteopathic medicine, one of the simplest places to start when building your long term health is eating right. You are what you eat, and what you eat has an immediate impact on your gut biome! All this and more in this extra informative Friday episode.

     

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  • 495. How to Be a Modern, Witchy Woman with Sierra Vandervort

    495. How to Be a Modern, Witchy Woman with Sierra Vandervort

    Sierra Vandervort, The Local Mystic, is a traveling yoga teacher, mindset mentor, and the creator of The Mystic Moon School. We dig into what it means to be in touch with nature and the energies surrounding us these days. A little witch goes a long way!

    In this episode, we explore why even lifelong skeptics should take note of what mystic teachings can show us, because everything is connected and the smallest things can make a huge difference in how we actually feel.

    Sierra believes that life should be easy and enjoyable, and that the pivotal way to make that so, for you or for anyone else, is to explore how we interact with the cycles of energy that surround us. It’s time to get a little witchy and start spirit-seeking to uncover our own power potential. Doing so can help us express our highest selves to the world.

     

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  • 492. Using Daily Rituals To Take Your Yoga Practice Deeper with Kori Hahn

    When Kori Hahn was twenty, she packed up everything she owned – which wasn’t much – and drove nonstop for seven days, ending up in Alaska. She lived off-grid and made her own way through life, which gave her a lifelong taste for living mindfully and slowing down. 

    From there, she began to travel extensively, leading her to Sri Lanka as of this conversation. Her exciting journey of passion and spontaneity, like a flower petal blowing in the wind, is one that can inspire us all.

    Kori wanted to prove to the yogis of the world the importance of intuition. Rooted in that driving idea, she dove into the pursuit of writing a book, Rituals of the Soul. Through that process, she learned to redefine, for herself, what yoga is, and what it means to her.

    She joins the podcast to share how you can use the eight principles of yoga to live a more balanced, meaningful life while cultivating a deeper connection to purpose.

     

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