emily feikls

In this open conversation on the woes of alcohol, Katie and I discuss what it means to be self aware and know your limits. She shares about her past experience of drinking for fun that progressed into something much more. This leads to her journey of sobriety and the realizations it brought her. I share my thoughts and experiences as a moderate drinker looking to build more self awareness and intentionality with alcohol. Making this a worthwhile conversation for anyone and everyone that consumes alcohol. 

In this we discuss: 

• The progression of alcoholism 
• Drinking to cope and cover up 
• How society influences these behaviors 
• Knowing your limits 
• Making the choice to change & recover 
• The mindset of a moderate drinker 
• Self awareness in mind & body 
• Anxiety and depression with drinking 

Let’s connect @emilyfeikls 

Connect with Katie @thissobergirl

In this episode we discuss: 

• The inspiration for her recovery
• Working as a model then versus now
• Building a recovery forward mindset
• Navigating a relationship while struggling with disordered eating
• Reframing mindsets with body image
• Discovering your version of body confidence
• Hypothalamic Amenorrhea

Connect with Kate @katenoel__ and her podcast @takethecakepod

Connect with me @emilyfeikls

In this episode I dive into: 

• life updates
• my past with exercise addiction 
• an Equinox fitness assessment
• facing the scale
• diet culture triggers
• weight gain and body image 

Let's connect @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast 

This conversation is an open and honest chat on all things present moment. These are the good times, the hard times, and everything in between that we all experience in one way or another. Hopefully our convo gets you thinking and inspires you to shift perspectives if needed.

In this episode we discuss: 

• The ‘in-between’ time with life transitions
• Questioning habitual thoughts and actions
• Experiencing highs and lows 
• Cultivating joy in the everyday
• Raising self awareness 

To learn more about Mish and her work through Twenty3 Collective, listen to our first episode (#....) and check out her IG @twenty3collective and @mishbarnett  

I’m on there @emilyfeikls @letsthrivepodcast

So many of us have struggled (or are struggling) with a toxic / obsessive/ addicting relationship to fitness thanks to diet culture. We're told that being "fit" means doing x, y, z and making our entire world revolve around when we workout, what we do, how many calories are burned, how much we sweat, and how we look in comparison to models and photoshopped bodies. In this episode with Helen you'll hear us break down what toxic fitness culture is and how to break free from it. With Helen's wisdom and the discussions we have, you'll see that it is possible to have a peaceful and intuitive relationship to movement and your body. 

In this episode we discuss:

• the toxic side of fitness culture 
• exercise addiction and obsession 
• building self awareness in our bodies
• leaning into intuitive movement
• the key to low impact exercises
• caring for our minds and bodies 

Let's connect! @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast 

Find Helen @helenvphelan and her on her site: helenphelanstudio.com

Consider this episode a crossover between fun life story and a serious struggle moment for my recovery journey. The hope is to remind any listening that these moments, thoughts, experiences can occur while your'e recovering and that's a-okay ... so long as you remember in the end "why" you first chose to recover. Make the choice most aligned with the future you want; something I dive into in the episode. 

I share about:

- Feeling insecure in my body and outfit

- My relationship with alcohol and food fears

- ED pressures with food and exercise the morning after

- Choosing the action most aligned with recovery

Let's connect!

@emilyfeikls

@letsthrivepodcast 

As someone working through the curvy journey of ED recovery, Imogen Barnes knows what it feels like to fall into diet culture. As she shares today, her body insecurities stemmed from societal standards, body focused comments, and fatphobic doctors that made her believe dieting was the only solution. After years of believing this to be true, Imogen was able to see just how toxic diet culture is and get the help she needed. As a content creator she now works to advocate and raise awareness for those struggling in a similar existence; one where the eating disorder or disordered cognitions rule your life. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• How to share / discuss with others about disordered thoughts 
• Advocating for yourself and others
• Why weight doesn’t define worth 
• Diet influenced medical care
• Gaining weight to live fully 
• Support for a set back or relapse

Connect with Imogen @im_powering

Connect with me @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast 

After falling into a quarter life crisis, Tess Brigham made it her life’s work to support others going through a similar experience. As she shares in this episode, these life experiences are something we all face in one way or another. The key is to develop a tool kit and support system to get through them. You can be a high achiever and be happy all at once, life shouldn’t be a sacrifice between what you want and what’s expected. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• Tess’s quarter life crisis turned career 
• Expectations from society
• Discovering what works best for you 
• Shifting gears once you’ve already started
• A new perspective on success 

Connect with Tess

Connect with Emily @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast

In this episode I share about my resistance to taking a podcast break + why it was absolutely necessary. This includes a breakdown of my work philosophy, self induced pressures, feelings of overwhelm, and discoveries I made about myself in this time away. 

Let's connect! I'm on IG @emilyfeikls 

As a fellow podcast host, Lauren provides conversations to shift the narrative and reframe limiting beliefs holding us back. Her conversations tackle topics and struggles that keep us from living fully and authentically. As she says, “it’s okay to be imperfect and phenomenal at the same damn time.” 

In this episode we discuss: 

• Being an imperfectly phenomenal woman
• Limiting beliefs that hold us back
• Reframing mindsets for growth
• Living a fully authentic life 
• Getting comfortable with change 

Connect with me @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast

Connect with Lauren @ipwomanpodcast and listen to her podcast at Imperfectly Phenomenal Woman

In this episode I share about:

• a recent promotion at work
• working through limiting beliefs
• fear of failure 
• moments of self empowerment 
• realizing my worth
• shatter the glass mindset 

Let's connect! Find me @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast 

Struggles with disordered eating, dieting, body image, and more are rampant in today’s society filled with diet culture. Thankfully we’re seeing a shift towards freedom from that cycle thanks to the media and professionals in the field. Today’s guest, Sarah Chau, is an Eating Disorder Compassionate RD working to support those seeking assistance in these situations. She shares what initially drew her to specialize in eating disorders and how this route impacted her own experiences. Beyond that, we discuss the mindset  behind why we body check and the science behind why we react in such ways with food. Overall, Sarah combines her personal experience with an academic background to support those she works with as well as those in her IG community. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• Focusing on Eating Disorders along her route to become an Registered Dietician 
• Body checking, why we do it and the impact of it on our mind
• The mindset of comfort food + experiencing guilt 
• Why we emotionally eat
• The hazard of food labels and food morality 
• Differentiating between body image and self worth

Connect with Sarah @balancedbysarah

Connect with me @emilyfeikls @letsthrivepodcast 

Join me for a solo episode on all things body image. With the increased body awareness in summer often comes an increase in body image struggles. At least for me! To help combat and work through that, I share about the mindsets, practices, and thoughts to support you throughout. 

I share about:

• my experience with body appreciation
• increased body awareness for summer
• the impact of body checking
• building self worth separate from body image 
• swimsuit insecurities 

Let's connect! Find me @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast 

Can you imagine what it’s like to be at peace with your body? For so many of us, body image and body dysmorphia is a deep struggle that occurs much too often. To help work through this struggle, Vanesa Curutchet is here to share about the ancient practice of ayurveda and how it relates to body shape. As she explains, in ayurveda there are body types unique in shape, size, and weight to everyone. Understanding your dosha in ayurveda correlates to understanding what your natural body type is. For some, this might provide comfort to better understand and appreciate the unique form of the body.

In this episode we discuss:

• The principles of Ayurveda
• Doshas + the body types
• The ‘set point’ for weight and body shape 
• Steps to body appreciation
• Our essence versus appearance 
• Caring for the mind, body, and spirit 

To connect with Vanesa: @vanesa.ayurveda www.vanesaayurveda.com

To connect with me: @emilyfeikls @letsthrivepodcast

Have you ever felt stressed out or anxious about movement? Feeling like you ‘should’ because of a guilty moment? If you answered yes to either of those then this is the episode for you. Tara Laferrara is here to remind us all that movement is something we get to do, not something we have to do. As she shares, movement should be for joy, releasing stress, the high from edorphins, and feeling strong in your body, not becuase you feel forced to. As a personal trainer and movement coach Tara shares her experience from obsessive/extreme fitness to intuive movement that leaves her feeling strong and energized. 

In this episode we discuss:

• Shifting mindsets with movement
• Moving for joy and stress release, not out of guilt
• Misconceptions about workouts
• External pressures that led to her disordered eating
• Body image struggles
• Leaving toxic fitness culture

To connect with Tara: @taralaferrara

To connect with me: @emilyfeikls @letsthrivepodcast

As humans we’re always striving for more but as today’s guest shares, even too much of a ‘good’ thing can turn dark. Connor Payne is a content creator and creative sharing wellness and lifestyle focsued content through his instagram @goodeatswithcon. Today he shares his experience in the LBGTQ community and the pressures he felt to fit in. This includes taking the ‘healthy’ lifestyle a bit too far and losing himself along the way. Starting with the simple intent to feel better in his body, Connor soon fell into the spiral of diet culture and found himself somewhere he never expected. He shares his journey through the challenging times with disordered eating and diet culture + the rock bottom that woke him up. The mindset skills he developed during that time are now a crucial part of his self care and helped him through another more recent rough patch as well. Connor is a true inspiration to any feeling the immense urge to change in order to fit in. His story is a reminder that ultimately you get to decide what your ‘way’ is in life is, hopefully this inspires you to consider that.

In this episode we discuss:

• Being mindful of the energy we put out
• The beginning of Connor’s health journey
• Feeling soietal pressure + the LGBTQ community
• Falling into the spiral of diet culture
• Choosing to recover
• Mindset shifts that helped in recovery 
• Getting laid off and moving forward

To connect with Connor: @goodeatswithcon and his site: 

To connect with me: @emilyfeikls  @letsthrivepodcast

Nobody wants to be a slave to the rules of toxic diet culture and yet it’s something that far too many struggle with! Today’s guest, Molly Alliman, is here to help you break free with tangible and practical advice. After struggling with her own experience of disordered eating, binge eating, bulimia, and more, Molly decided to choose recovery and now helps others do the same. Her work centers around intuitive eating and learning to trust in yourself and your body again. This includes raising self awareness, challenging our thoughts, and not relying on the “noise” of diet culture for guidance. Molly’s message is that recovery is possible and living life free from disordered eating is 100x worth the work. 

In this episode we discuss:

• Healing your relationship to food
• What intuitive eating is + how to start
• Sorting through the “noise” of diet culture
• Misconceptions about ‘health’
• Overcoming the struggles in recovery 
• Finding freedom and intuition with food 

To connect with Molly: @balancebymolly

To connect with me: @emilyfeikls @letsthrivepodcast

Commenting on another's body is always a risky move. Whether they struggle with the average body image issues, full blown body dysmorphia, have poor health, or are in recovery from an eating disorder, those words have impact. We live in a society that is constantly critiquing and commenting on the bodies of those in the spotlight. Because of that, it's become common place to comment on standardized facets of 'beauty'. These comments can then impact the way we view ourselves, others, and the world around us. Whether the comment is on body shape/structure, body size, weight loss/gain, or our general appearance, these words hold power and can create a lasting impact.

In this episode I discuss: 

• The impact of body comments
• Unintentional body praising and shaming 
• How this changes our viewpoint 
• Setting boundaries with others
• Grounding techniques for body image struggles
• Reframing our thoughts 

To connect: @emilyfeikls @letsthrivepodcast 

If you're feeling a little lost or uncertain right now know that you're not alone. It's easy to get wrapped up in the "should" of life and feeling pressure to follow the path of society. It takes awareness and curiosity to explore other paths and find the one best suited for you. That's why I share my firsthand experience with taking the road less traveled and explain how to explore this in your own life. 

In this episode I discuss:

• Feeling lost and uncertain of "what's next" 
• Paving your own path in the modern world
• How to get curious and explore 
• My experience with college / career
• Affirmations for overcoming the shame game 

Let's connect! Find me @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast 

Through reading the book Atomic Habits I’ve taken a deep dive into habits and the role of them in day to day living. From eating disorders to work, relationships and more, habits play a major part! Understanding the impact of habits that no longer serve your life is key to building new ones and moving forward. 

In this episode I discuss:

• The essence of habits
• Habits that no longer serve me
• Recovery based habits
• Raising awarness of them
• Creating habitual thinking
• Making mindset shifts stick
• Tips that have helped me

To connect: @emilyfeikls @letsthrivepodcast