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As a Physician's Assistant and Integrative Nutritionist, Katie Lemons has had a long journey to the present. With years of schooling and experience, Katie shares what it takes to turn a love for health into a deepened education and future career path. In this she shares why she chose to not take the RD route and what it was like to get a masters + attend PA school. Her commitment to education is what allows Katie to now fuse both western and integrative medicine all while navigating the oftentimes confusing field of health. Throughout her time in school and internships Katie had to overcome limiting beliefs and learn from trial and error to fully embrace her situation. She was also faced with expectations along the way of what a ‘healthy’ body should look like and felt let down by the expectations she had set for her school and career path. We discuss how she overcame these ‘let down’ expectations and continued to thrive. Katie is a prime example of someone willing to persevere through the hard times for the eventual sweet ending.

In this episode we discuss:

• Katie’s philosophy on health and how she got started in the field
• Why she chose to not take the RD route
• Her experience getting a Masters and attending PA school
• Fusing western and functional medicine/health
• How expectations can impact growth and contentment
• Accepting moments of trial and error
• Dealing with limiting beliefs and imposter syndrome
• Navigating the field of health and applying it in life

Connect with Katie @twist_of_lemons and I’m at @emilyfeikls or @letsthrivepodcast

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The impact of diet culture on health can have long and lasting effects. Today’s guest, Sam Gwazdaukas, was first introduced to the diet culture mindset as a child and continued to struggle with it for years to come. The messaging she received was to lose weight, be smaller, eat less, workout more, and this caused her to become obsessive, restrictive, and out of control with both food and exercise. Sam shares her journey from then to now and displays the radical mindset shifts that helped heal her relationship to health. This episode is a prime example of how diet culture can take over our life and yet we can still overcome it with time. Sam shares fitness and body confidence content on her instagram and continues to shed light on the dangers of obsessive health.

In this episode we discuss:

• The impact of diet culture on youth and adults
• How ‘health’ shifts when diet culture is involved
• The pressure to change body shape and size
• How media influences our health standards
• The isolation of disordered eating
• How to identify what’s normal behavior vs disordered eating
• Reclaiming your life after an ED
• The starvation and surplus mindset
• Why words and comments matter
• Questions to ask yourself in recovery

Connect with Sam on IG @thesamplan and I’m @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast

What would you do if suddenly your health plummeted? One day you’re eating pizza and the next day you’re curled in a ball on the floor, unable to take the pain? For today’s guest, Holly Owens of @wellthybelly, that sudden plummet of health was an all too real experience she faced. As a professional model, Holly was used to living a life of late nights, good food, hectic schedules, and making the most of her early twenties. When a sudden health crisis rocked her world however, Holly found herself frantic for answers and looking for help.

In this episode we discuss:

• Her start in modeling and a behind the scenes look at the lifestyle
• When the health issues began and how she shifted her lifestyle
• The doctor and test that finally diagnosed her with Lyme Disease
• Obsessing over health and how she broke free from it
• How to introduce others to a healthy lifestyle
• Dealing with health issues in a relationship
• Her daily practices to maintain energy and feel good
• Bee Venom Therapy and how it’s saving her life
• The importance of mindfulness and caring for the mind

To connect with Holly find her @wellthybelly and I’m @emilyfeikls. To support the show you can go to Apple Podcasts and leave a rate/review or even subscribe!

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What does success mean to you? In today’s episode with Cameron Rogers of @freckledfoodie we discuss what it means to redefine your definition of success to live a happier life and stress less. As the building blocks of what most consider ‘successful’, Cameron and I chat about what it means to find success in things outside of work, money, and external validation. As a former employee of JP Morgan Cameron has felt the radical transition from working a job associated with status and money to becoming a self-made entrepreneur in the health and wellness scene of NYC. Her values of finances had to shift in order for her to make this new life work and in that process she redefined what success looks like to her. As another part of that journey Cameron shares what it took for her to overcome limiting beliefs, value her self worth, look past societal standards, and find her voice in her work. We discuss what it means to be honest with ourselves and brands when placing a value on our work and how to ask for the appropriate compensation. As well as how to ‘not’ compare ourselves and work with a past version of things but instead make a new standard to follow. Cameron also shares what it was like to start this work process while healing from severe heavy metal poisoning. Her health journey was a confusing time for her and she advises on how to be your own advocate in the health field while not becoming obsessed with the outcome. The final topic we discuss is of Cameron’s podcast, Freckled Foodie and Friends, and what to expect from it. We chat of the fun and work we put into our podcasts and Cameron displays why Freckled Foodie and Friends is not your average show.

To connect with Cameron find her @freckledfoodie and her podcast, Freckled Foodie and Friends, is available on all podcast platforms. I’m on instagram @emilyfeikls and if you liked the show, let us know! Share on your stories, tag us, or just send us a DM! To support the show go to Apple Podcast and search for ‘Let’s Thrive’ to leave a rate/review and even subscribe!

As I share in this episode, we've all been taught to hide certain parts of ourselves and hold back in many ways. But what happens when we unleash our inner selves? We grow bold and we grow into our space. Join me for a chat on all the ways I've grown into myself by being bold through fashion, words, experiences, and more.

I also discuss how society, childhood, and even diet culture has taught us to hold back. Speak your mind, show up, and claim the space you deserve to occupy in this world!

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