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Category: Friday with Friends

  • 234 | Being Authentic as a Social Media Influencer | with Morgan Haley

    234 | Being Authentic as a Social Media Influencer | with Morgan Haley

    Morgan Haley is a yoga instructor, entrepreneur, and stellar human being all-around. She has built up a massive following on social media of very devoted fans by sharing her journey of practicing yoga.


    She began yoga after burning out from competitive swimming, but she needed a place to channel her competitive, fitness energy. What felt a little boring at first quickly became something that Morgan became hooked on.


    We talk about finding the space to explore your own practice and what feels good for your body, how to share authentically online, and finding an appreciation for the slow moments of life.


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  • 231 | How to be a Person | with Heather Havrilesky

    231 | How to be a Person | with Heather Havrilesky

    Heather Havrilesky is a writer and one of my oldest and best friends. She is clever, she is beautiful, and she is wickedly funny.


    Her first book, a memoir, is called Disaster Preparedness, and it was inspired by a realization that the world was much more fragile than people would let on, or that the adults in our life as a kid did not have as much of a handle on things as we thought.


    We talk about how to stay fit and creative when sheltering in place (while still giving yourself some grace and slack), the difficult things about marriage, and dealing with the feeling of uncertainty.


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  • 228 | Breath and the Pelvic Floor | with Ashley Newton

    228 | Breath and the Pelvic Floor | with Ashley Newton

    Friend of the show Ashley Newton returns! Last time she joined the show, we had a fantastic discussion about pelvic health. But we got so much positive feedback from that episode that she just had to come back for more! 


    We also talk a lot about our breath. We often don’t think about the role breathing plays in our posture and movement, but it is part of your core. So, focusing on your breath can have a dramatic impact on your posture, your movement, and your joints.


    When you talk about diaphragmatic breathing, you are looking at both the expansion of the abdomen forward and the backward expansion of the ribs and thoracic cage. Pay attention to how you are breathing in different postures, during functional tasks, and joint movement. You will need to work with a physical therapist to make sure these are all done properly.


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  • 225 | Managing Your Anxiety | with The Freckled Foodie

    225 | Managing Your Anxiety | with The Freckled Foodie

    Cameron Rogers, AKA the Freckled Foodie, is back! Last week, we touched on subjects such as transitioning to working for yourself, tips for working at home, and Cameron’s rise in entrepreneurship in just two short years.


    Today, we go into more personal topics, including one that we’re all dealing with quite a bit right now: Anxiety. It is a hugely overwhelming emotional state that has many triggers and many potential causes, so we dive into what causes anxiety in different people. We also talk about the dangers of focusing on your weight and the struggles of integrating fitness into your life.


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  • 222 | From Wall Street to Healthy Content Creator | with the Freckled Foodie

    222 | From Wall Street to Healthy Content Creator | with the Freckled Foodie

    I’ve known Cameron Rogers, also known as the Freckled Foodie, since she was just a teenager — and it’s been a pleasure to watch her grow into a lovely young woman who is a very successful and thriving entrepreneur!


    Cammy talks all about why she left Wall Street to start creating content in the health and wellness space, what it was like taking the leap from her day job, how you can find mentors and peers to share with, and what it takes to work from home (as many of you may be forced to work from home for the first time right now).


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  • 220 | Having the Wind at Your Back

    220 | Having the Wind at Your Back

    There’s a traditional Irish blessing that goes “May the sun shine bright upon your face and the wind be always at your back.” That is giving you the picture that there is some force is helping you along, giving you forward movement.


    Contrast that with the feeling of having the wind against you: It can feel demoralizing, like everything in the world is pitted against you. There are going to be challenges ahead of us in life, but there are also times where even the slightest amount of wind on our back can be taken advantage of. Let’s talk about how to take that tiny whisp of wind and make it work for you.


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  • 219 | Feeling Secure in Your Body Through Yoga | with Kirsti Patterson

    219 | Feeling Secure in Your Body Through Yoga | with Kirsti Patterson

    Kirsti Patterson of Forever Body Yoga was working as an accountant before yoga entered her life in a big way about eight years ago. She found herself needing quiet and connection more and more, and so she signed up for a private yoga retreat. It all started to make sense for her. Eventually, she went from liking yoga to needing yoga to needing to share it with others.


    Still, Kristi struggled to form a connection with her body. But when she tried LYT Yoga, things started to click and a connection started to form. So, today, Kirsti shares how she’s incorporated LYT into her practice at Forever Body Yoga and how it has changed how she teaches others.


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  • 216 | Going Vegan | with Vince Gulino

    216 | Going Vegan | with Vince Gulino

    Vince Gulino is the founder of Try Vegan, a fleet of food trucks with the goal of spreading the message of veganism. What started with the realization that he was lactose intolerant spread to a complete dietary overhaul, a food truck, a vegan clothing line, and a meal prep service.

    People want vegan food now, but the barrier is that people don’t know how to get started. By offering a meal prep service, Try Vegan takes the guesswork out of getting started so people can get their feet wet and realize it’s not so hard to grasp.

    In order to make his message even bigger, Vince has started the Try Vegan Challenge. He is working with businesses in the community in order to make trying vegan, working out, and being healthy fun and engaging. This is only the beginning of Try Vegan and telling the world about veganism.


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