The Chasing Joy Podcast

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Ep. 67 - Healing Inspired, Giving Yourself Space to Evolve, and Taking Digital Breaks with Holly Finigan May 22, 2018

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Holly Finigan is the creator of Nantucket Blackbook, a website, digital brand and experience space on Nantucket (and beyond.)

We Talk About:

What it’s like to be in on the party early
How to handle negativity
The importance of stepping back
Slowing down your responses & the power of the pause
Holly’s experience with heart surgery
If you know you have to do something - do it before it has to be done
What it’s like waking up from heart surgery
Healing without a mom
Healing with medical marijuana
Why airbnb gift cards are the best for someone healing Dealing with the grief of losing a parent
Why grief can be about losing identity too
You don’t need to compare struggles to feel validated or valued
Why “Comparison is an addiction to losing”
How Holly brings the lessons she’s learned from her healing to her daily life
Evolution as a person, brand and place
Amazing tips for taking a break from social media

Links:

Artist Way https://www.amazon.com/Artists-Way-25th-Anniversary/dp/0143129252/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526915865&sr=8-1&keywords=artist+way
University of Broken Hearts: http://nantucketblackbook.com/the-university-of-broken-hearts/

Connect with Holly:

Online: http://nantucketblackbook.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nantucketblackbook/

Connect with Me

On instagram: https://www.instagram.com/init4thelongrunblog/
On my site: http://init4thelongrun.com

Ep. 66 - The Power of Mindset in Healing, Privilege in Wellness & Getting Into Alignment with Meg Dixon & Victoria Myers May 15, 2018

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The Power of Mindset in Healing, Privilege in Wellness & Getting Into Alignment with Meg Dixon & Victoria Myers

On today’s podcast I’m talking with Meg Dixon & Victoria Myers, co-owners of Nourishing Minds Nutrition and the Nourishing Women Podcast. They’re experts in helping women heal gut and hormonal issues with a history of orthorexia. I love these women so much and had the pleasure of recording this episode with them in person when I was in Florida last month.

Today’s episode is a magical hybrid of a Q&A, interview and roundtable. We have discussions on 5 main topics that are all very top of mind for each of us. Think of this as a wellness without obsession podcast buffet! Because this is a slightly new format I’d love to hear what you think. Leave a review on iTunes or message me on instagram.

Roundtable Topics:

1.) The Power of Mindset in Healing

2.) The Grey Area of Consuming Content

3.) Wellness Privilege

4.) Thin Body Privilege

5.) Practical Ways to Get Into Alignment

Connect with Meg & Victoria

Meg:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/root_for_food/

Blog: https://www.rootforfood.net/home

Victoria:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/victoriamyers_/

Blog: https://www.victoriamyers.net/

Nourishing Minds Nutrition:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/nourishingmindsnutrition/

Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nourishing-women-podcast/id1273444999?mt=2

Community: https://www.nourishingmindsnutrition.com/community/

https://www.nourishingmindsnutrition.com/

Connect with Me:

Blog: http://init4thelongrun.com

IG: http://instagram.com/init4thelongrunblog/

Podcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/chasingjoypodcast/

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Ep. 65 - Eating Disorder Recovery & Carving Your Own Empowered Path in Wellness - with Engrid Latina May 08, 2018

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Eating Disorder Recovery & Carving Your Own Empowered Path in Wellness - with Engrid Latina

This week I’m chatting with my amazing friend Engrid. I’m so grateful that the universe brought us together. From our first conversation, I felt like we connected on a soul sister kinda level and I’m so excited to see how both our paths unfold. This conversation feels intimate and deep and winding in such a wonderful way. We talk about her experience with an eating disorder and how she found her way out. We also discuss working in an industry that’s shrouded in diet culture and trying to break the mold by carving out your own path.

We Talk About:

Engrid’s background
Her story with anorexia
The root of how the eating disorder manifested
The non-linear path of recovering
How she became a personal trainer
How training and fitness was a slow stepping stone forward in recovery
Slow progress is still progress
The power and importance of therapy
The guilt that comes with realizing that you may have contributed to diet culture in the past - even if it’s not what you believe now
Why it’s important not to demonize communities
Why you can’t recover for someone else
Navigating being a personal trainer that doesn’t focus on weight loss in an industry steeped in diet culture
The fear we have of our bodies changing
Desires for appearance always boil down to seeking love
Why we don’t want to be a gurus

Connect with Engrid:

On her podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/liveng-proof-podcast/id1155709043?mt=2
On her website: http://livengproof.com/
On her instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livengproof/

Ep. 64 - The History of Diet Culture, The Negative Impacts of Weight Stigma and Thin Privilege with Christy Harrison May 01, 2018

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The History of Diet Culture, The Negative Impacts of Weight Stigma and Thin Privilege with Christy Harrison

Christy Harrison is a registered dietitian nutritionist and certified intuitive eating counselor and the host of Food Psych Podcast. She specializes in helping people make peace with food and reclaim the time and energy they lost to The Life Thief of diet culture.

We Talk About:

How Christy got into the work she’s doing now, her history of disordered eating and
Why eating disorders don’t always look like what society tells us they do
What is diet culture?
This history of diet culture and fatphobia - and how it intersects with racism and sexism
larger bodies associated with races that were lower on racist evolutionary scales
class status associated with body size
Scientific studies didn’t precede focus on smaller bodies - culture dictated medicine
Why weight stigma negatively impacts people in larger bodies more than the weight itself
What is thin privilege
Internalized fat phobia versus externalized fatphobia
How can people with thin privilege help use that privilege for good
Knowing your boundaries when it comes to being an ally
How to identifying diets in disguise
Nocebo effect - why your brain is so powerful
Why being present in your life is more important than eating perfectly

Links:

Nourishing Women Podcast Collaboration on Manifestation: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nourishing-women-podcast/id1273444999?mt=2

Resources:

Intuitive Eating: https://amzn.to/2Km5ZeO *

Connect with Christy:

On her website: https://christyharrison.com/
On her instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chr1styharrison/
On her podcast: https://christyharrison.com/foodpsych/

Ep. 63 - Limiting Beliefs, Attracting Relationships & The Power of Pleasure with Salona Carlisle Apr 24, 2018

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Ep. 63 - Limiting Beliefs, Attracting Relationships & The Power of Pleasure - Salona Carlisle

As a self-realization coach, transformational guide, and feminine embodiment facilitator, Salona guides women on the journey into radical self-love and back to their essential wholeness. Through her body-centered approach, Salona empowers her clients in releasing the limiting beliefs and unconscious patterns that keep us stuck and under-realized, so they can liberate their fullest potential, while doing their soul’s sacred work in the world. Her mission is to empower women around the world in discovering their innermost beauty, divine purpose, and personal joy in life so that they can embody their unique brilliance while flourishing in living radiant, enriched lives.

We Talk About:

The power and importance of pleasure
How Salona got into the work she’s doing now
We dive deep into the topic of limiting beliefs

What are they
How do we identify them
How to retrain ourselves to not believe them

Salona’s biggest key for attracting relationships, romantic or friendships

Connect with Salona & free gifts:

3 Essential Keys To Getting What You Want
Feminine Soul Fulfillment Formula
Website
http://www.SalonaCarlisle.com
Integrated Woman FB group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/integratedwomanpodcast/

Connect with Me:

Join the Joy Squad:

Joy Squad Facebook Group

Ep. 62 - The Power of Being Resourceful, Embracing Opportunity and Change & Creating Joy and Energy in an Intense Career with Christine Skari Apr 17, 2018

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Ep. 62 - The Power of Being Resourceful, Embracing Opportunity and Change & Creating Joy and Energy in an Intense Career with Christine Skari

This week I'm chatting with a friend, Christine Skari who I've been connected with for years through the food blogging community. I've loved watching Christine's path unfold as she has created an incredible wedding photography business.

I especially wanted to talk to Christine because I knew she would have some amazing insights into creative work and being resourceful as well as being open to your path changing. I love where this conversation went!

About Christine:

Christine is a self-made food blogger and wedding photographer who enjoys cuddling her two sweet kittens, drinking coffee like it's going out of style, and staying in pajamas for as long as possible.

We Talk About:

How Christine discovered photography and taught herself in college
What it was like to go into a career that had nothing to do with your degree
Transitions - how she adapted from college to working for herself full-time
Why talent doesn’t just happen overnight
the importance of just starting and the power of momentum
Being resourceful and teaching yourself new skills
Fighting overwhelm in busy seasons of life
Handling a busy schedule with joy
What it’s like to be a young woman owning a business
Fighting imposter syndrome
The importance of attracting and repelling with your energy
Owning your worth
The balance of when to accept free work versus charging
The power of photography to change your mindset

Connect with Christine:

Website: http://www.christine-skari-photography.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christineskariphotography/
Her Blog: http://apple-of-my-eye.com

Connect with Me:

Join the Joy Squad:

Joy Squad Facebook Group

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Ep. 61 - Essential Oils 101, How to Use Oils for Wellness & Handling Pain without Judgement with Kelsey Faehl Apr 10, 2018

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This week we’re diving into all things essential oils. This is a topic I’ve wanted to explore for a long time and I’m so glad that I connected with Kelsey. Oils are getting a lot of hype, but as a curious semi-skeptical person I want to know why. Kelsey answers all that and so much more.

Kelsey Faehl was a Forensic Scientist turned stay at home/work from home Mom. She is now a Certified Aromatherapist and Aromatherapy Teacher in Philadelphia, PA and holds classes and workshops monthly. She says, “My passion is plants. My calling is to help. My purpose is to love.”

We Talk About:

What are essential Oils
How they work in our bodies
The most beneficial uses for oils
Different common ailments and the best oils for them
How do different smells impact our mood
Common misconceptions about essential oils?
Kelsey’s experience with a natural birth
Handling pain in a positive, empowered way
The power of breath
Relaxing versus resisting the pain
Detaching from your stories of pain
Confrontation - why the fear is worse than the actual reality

Details for the Live Podcast Event

Book:

Crucial Conversations https://amzn.to/2IBAgow

Connect with Kelsey:

On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/createdtorestore/
On her website: http://www.createdtorestore.com/

Connect with Georgie & Chasing Joy

On instagram:

On the web:

http://init4thelongrun.com

The Joy Squad:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/thejoysquad/

Ep. 60 - Practical Things I Did to Create Self-Love, My Manifestation Practice, Intuitive Movement & More - Q&A Apr 03, 2018

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If you can believe it, [I barely can] we are at episode 60 of the Chasing Joy Podcast. What the what?! I guess time flies when you're podcasting! Every 10 episodes I reach out to you, my amazing audience for questions and I do a Q&A style episode. These shows are so fun because I get to hear what you're interested in.

Lately I've been recruiting people near and dear to me to help me record these because it's just more fun that way. My sister has hosted, Chris has hosted (twice) and now my mom is joining in on the fun! She totally killed it. We dive into a bunch of fun, food, body image, relationship, wedding and business questions.

If you missed asking your question, no fear because I'm always available to answer questions on the Joy Squad, the private Facebook group!

Questions I Answer (with my mom)

FOR FUN

If you were a bagel what flavor would you be and why?
Also dogs or cats? And if you could adopt your dream fur baby what would they look like?
Curious about matcha benefits vs coffee?
What book are you currently reading and loving?
Do you have any tips for restful sleep?
If you could travel anywhere in the world tomorrow, where would it be?
Favorite spot on Nantucket? In winter, spring, summer and fall?
What is your favorite coffee brand?
What are your top go-to favorite podcasts and/or blogs? Also what kind of music do you listen to?? Favorite artists/bands/Spotify playlists/etc
Would love to know what your morning routine has been looking like lately
How did you spend the summer after your senior year before college & any tips?
How do you take yourself away from something emotional that you feel you aren’t in control of? [like the news]
How do you deal with comparison?
What do you do to take care of yourself when you're going through a tougher patch/transition in life?
You’ve talked about dealing with depression in the past - what do you do each day now to live joyously?
I would love to hear you talk about your manifestation practice and what you’ve learned about Law of Attraction?

Intuitive eating and movement

What does intuitive movement look like for you at this stage in your life?
What did you find most helpful to develop positive body image and self-love in recovery?
What’s been your biggest tip from stepping away from food obsession and truly loving and eating intuitively?
How to navigate intuitive eating with inflammatory conditions?
The other day you talked about having a bad body image day and I would love to hear more about how you manage those
What are a few things that helped you through your ED recovery? Also, did you read any recovery books during that time?
Do you have a favorite way to wind down at night and just calm your mind and body?
Do you have any tips for night eating?
What are some of your go-to meal ideas?
I'd love to know if you have any tips on how to support friends w/ certain diet restrictions (for autoimmune conditions, etc) while still staying in your own lane and not trying to "compete" with them in terms of health [use diving team analogy, guitar]
I would love more insight on your relationship with alcohol/ how did you come to this mentality? Where are you at with alcohol (in tears of wellness w/o restriction)

Relationships

How do you turn social media connections into real life connections?
How do you balance your romantic relationship and friendships? I personally find it hard to feel like I have a good balance of spending time with my boyfriend while also finding time for quality 1:1 time with my friends.
How did you know your fiancé was the one? I feel like that’s such a big decision to make and I see all my friends around me do it and none of them have been able to tell me how they knew.
How do you and Chris keep the magic alive and deal with differences?
What are you favorite dates with Chris?
When is your wedding? What has been the most fun part of planning? Have you been bombarded by others' opinions or judgments about your wedding decisions and if so, how did you deal with that?

Blog/Business

I am curious about your transition to being your own boss! Any tips on starting to freelance would be awesome.
How were you able to go from a steady consistent job to working for yourself knowing you might make less money at first or it might not be as consistent?
I’d love to know about your blogging dos and don’t, and podcasting!
How has podcasting changed the way you blog?
What was it like moving back to a small town after living in a bigger city? Were you nervous about finding work?

Resources I mention:

Intuitive Eating Book *
Calm App
Podcasts: Reply All, The Lively Show, The Skinny Confidential Him & Her Podcast, Nourishing Women Podcast
Books: Outliers*, I Will Always Write Back*
My blog post about night eating

Connect with Me

Ep. 59 - Sustainable Fashion, Being an Example Versus Preaching & The Power of Optimism with Megan Faletra Mar 27, 2018

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The Well Essentials wasfounded by Global Health Dietitian Megan Faletra, and inspires others to cultivate a healthy life that is filled with intention, and rooted in love and compassion, both for ourselves, for others, and for the greater world around us.

We Talk About:

Meg’s career of being a humanitarian
How she switched gears after her first job and went back to school
The less sexy parts of totally switching your career - like living at home and debt
How to be optimistic when you’re a humanitarian
How to take care of yourself when there’s a lot of hardship in your career path
Sustainable fashion 101 - what is it
How to go through your wardrobe mindfully
How to shop sustainably, why it matters and who it effects
The pros and cons of donating clothes
Making positive changes for the environment and sustainability
The power of starting small
Why being an example is far better than preaching
Practical ways to practice sustainability

Connect with Meg:

https://www.thewellessentials.com/about/

https://www.instagram.com/thewellessentials/

Resources:

How Meg Created a Sustainable Wardrobe

https://www.thewellessentials.com/blog/how-i-created-a-sustainable-wardrobe-made-3000-in-the-process?rq=fashion

What happened when Meg stopped shopping fast fashion

https://www.thewellessentials.com/blog/what-happened-when-i-stopped-shopping-fast-fashion-for-one-year

Companies that make sustainable living easier

https://www.thewellessentials.com/blog/incredible-companies-that-make-sustainable-living-so-much-easier

Join the Squad

https://www.facebook.com/groups/thejoysquad/

Chasing Joy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chasingjoypodcast/

Instagram workshop: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/next-level-instagram-workshop-tickets-43911906695

Live event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2050519935204873/

Connect with me:

blog: http://init4thelongrun.com/

instagram: https://www.instagram.com/init4thelongrunblog/

Ep. 58 - Celebrating What’s On Your Plate, Creating an Adventurous Life on Purpose, and Mindfully Healing IBS - with Alexandra Dawson Mar 20, 2018

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On this week’s episode I’m chatting with the creator of inmybowl.com & popular instagram @tahlulahalexandra - Alexandra Dawson. Alley and I first met last spring when we went to Wanderlust with Perfect Bar. Alley is thoughtful, wise, nurturing and genuine.

⁃ How Alley got into blogging

⁃ The power and importance of making space in your life for adventures and expansion both big and small

⁃ How she’s kept it real since day 1

⁃ How Alley’s definition of health has changed and stayed the same over her 5 years of blogging

⁃ Alley shares her experience with transitioning out of a strictly vegan diet and why her son was a big part of that change

⁃ How she slowly shared that transition with her community and why she believes she received love versus negativity

⁃ The power of celebrating plants versus focusing on what’s not on your plate

⁃ We talk how she’s healing her IBS

⁃ Why family was a big part of her decision

⁃ How she’s going on the FODMAP protocol to help heal

⁃ Why it’s not for everyone

⁃ What’s she’s learned from the experience

⁃ Her advice to anyone who is struggling with IBS

⁃ Non-food related healing strategies

⁃ Why it’s ok to make food choices that support your health without feeling like you’re on a “diet”

⁃ Why mindset matters so much in healing

Connect with Alley

Connect with Me [Georgie]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/init4thelongrunblog/
Joy Squad Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thejoysquad/
On the blog: http://init4thelongrun.com

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