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This week's episode is jam packed with so much insight and wisdom for anyone who is looking to build a solid business and/or a relationship or relationships that are deeply rooted in truth and integrity and that you're in it for the long haul. I have Kate Mcleod on the show today - founder and master formulator of her namesake bodycare brand, Kate Mcleod, that is sold at Sephora, Nordstrom, Goop among several other retailers and to date have sold over 1 million of their hero product, The Body Stone. Kate has lived many many lives - she worked on Wall Street, trained as a yoga teacher, went to culinary school in Italy, and opened a bakery in London where she worked as a pastry chef - all of those past lives have set her up to be the perfect person to do exactly what she's doing now with Kate Mcleod. Her outer brand is mirror of her inner instinct and journey.  The main takeaway from this conversation for me was this: staying connected to what genuinely feels true (the ingredient, the pace, the way you build) is what actually drives growth, not what slows it down and the second takeaway is to read Conscious Loving by Gay Hendricks lol this will make sense in the first 10 minutes of the convo.  Link to Sophie's IG: @sophieiweill Link to Active Ingredient's IG: @activeingredient Link to Nude Nation: nudenationrelations.com Link to Kate McLeod IG: @katemcleod Link to Kate McLeod: katemcleod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode is all about the importance of acknowledging, confronting, processing and moving rage and/or anger through and out of the body. And we're specifically talking about doing this through the tool of boxing. I brought my boxing trainer on, Alberto Ortiz, who is the founder of Work Train Fight - a boxing gym in soho in New York where I have boxed with him for 10 years - to talk about what boxing is actually doing on a deeper level and how it's such a potent tool when it comes to processing tougher emotions, liberating yourself and becoming more and more aligned, integrated and embodied.  In this episode we're talking about how boxing saves lives, why confronting your darker tougher emotions and parts of ourselves is so important and liberating, the importance of letting yourself be seen and using your voice, and why keeping you fighting spirit alive.  For my New York listeners, Alberto let me know he is offering Active Ingredient listeners a complimentary 1:1 boxing session at his gym which is truly life changing. I simply cannot recommend it enough! Enjoy 3 Link to Work Train Fight: @worktrainfight Link to Alberto Ortiz: @aortiz1111 Link to my IG: @sophieiweill Link to Active Ingredient's IG: @activeingredient Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Solo reminder on continuing to discern what to turn the volume up and down on pending on where you're currently at 3 My IG: @sophieiweill Active Ingredient IG: @activeingredient Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here's a reminder solo on choosing to connect with the feeling and not holding so tightly onto what it looks like. And choosing the feeling over and over again as much as we can until we close the gap. My IG: @sophieiweill Active Ingredient IG: @activeingredient Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi friends! Here's a little solo around the gifts of slowing down and a reminder that it's actually safe to slow down. Hope you enjoy and that you find pockets of slowing down too. Big hug!! xx Sophie Link to my IG: @sophieiweill Link to Active Ingredient's IG for clips/inspo: @activeingredient Link to Piano Piano's IG: @pianopiano Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I love this episode !!!! We have Piera Gelardi back on the show for her second round talking all things play and her debut book, The Playful Way: Creativity, Connection and Joy Through Everyday Moments of Play. We're talking about how/why we forget our playful nature and how to slowly slowly return, we're talking cringe, vulnerability, how to lead with authenticity and so much more. The book: The Playful Way Piera's IG: @pieraluisa My IG: @sophieiweill Active Ingredient's IG: @activeingredient Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did lil solo all about using all of the fire from rage to actually break through to your next phase and create something beautiful. Also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sophieiweill My IG: @sophieiweill Active Ingredient IG: @activeingredient Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm joined by Tonya Papanikolov, founder of Rainbo, for a conversation on visibility, creativity, slowing down, building with integrity, and learning to trust yourself through every season of growth. We talk about the fear of being seen, what happens when life calls you inward, the tension between freedom and responsibility, feminine vs. masculine energy in business, aging, beauty, Human Design, and how to know when to stay the course vs. pivot. This felt less like an interview and more like two projectors having a very honest conversation about what it means to build a life and business that actually feels true. Active Ingredient listeners can get 15% off Rainbo with code ACTIVE. Try the Fungki it's soooo good 3 To connect: @sophieiweill @activeingredient @tonyapapinikolove @rainbomushrooms Account mentioned: @creativeliving.world Timestamp00:00 Intro 06:45 AI, protecting the humanity in your brand and why resonance matters more than ever 15:12 Visibility, fear of being seen & creative paralysis 24:08 The freedom/responsibility paradox of success 32:40 Human Design, being projectors & magnetism vs. forcing 41:15 Aging, beauty culture, Botox & creative life force 52:20 Feminine energy, business building & delegation 1:02:11 Rest, sabbaticals & reconnecting to yourself creatively 1:11:43 Knowing when to stay, pivot, pause, or let go 1:20:04 What lit us up as little girls & remembering your essence Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

HI friends!!! We are BACK. I missed this/you so much. Talked about a lot in this one - timestamped below 3 (00:00) — being back + seasonality (09:00) — re-intro + Nude Nation + Piano Piano background (16:00) — what “active ingredient” is and has been about (31:00) — life update: moving back to Miami (37:00) — the new cover art + my grandmother + the lotus + what it represents (47:00) — visibility + fear of being seen (57:00) — self-trust + seeing yourself first (1:02:00) — founders are artists + creating from truth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm joined by the powerful and magical force that is Florencia Fridman, co-founder of Cacao Laboratory (my favorite cacao brand that has changed my life) and cacao guide/educator. In this episode we're talking about the medicine of cacao and working with the plant to help heal and open your heart, calibrating to new levels of peace, learning to receive (why is this so hard lol?), how shifting from caffeine to cacao has helped me so much with creating from a grounded place and we get into all things building an intentional and rooted brand while also thinking of scaling to serve the masses. A very complete AI episode 3 Love love it. Link to Florencia's IG: https://www.instagram.com/florencia.fridman/ Link to Cacao Lab's IG: https://www.instagram.com/cacaolaboratory/ Link to Cacao Lab's website: https://cacaolaboratory.com/ You can find Cacao Lab at Alchemist Kitchen in NYC! Link to my IG: https://www.instagram.com/sophieiweill/ Link to Nude Nation's IG: https://www.instagram.com/nudenation/ Link to Nude Nation's site: https://www.nudenationrelations.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've got a solo this week all about transitions, continuity, keeping what was true from a previous chapter and bringing that with you into the next. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sophieiweill My IG: https://www.instagram.com/sophieiweill/ Nude Nation: https://www.nudenationrelations.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics Covered: Postpartum depression, psychedelics and ketamine therapy, pre/pro/post biotics, gut healthy and gut diversity and building a supplement brand in integrity. This week's episode is with Anabel Gonzalez, founder of the recently launched hyper intentional pre, pro and post biotic brand called Good Bacteria. Anabel founded Good Bacteria after a profound postpartum recovery that showed her how deeply gut health shapes healing. Her work bridges science, design, and lived experience to explore how reconnecting with our bodies and our environment can help restore balance, vitality, and a healthy gut. Link to YouTube for Video Podcast: HERE Link to Good Bacteria to try for yourself: HERE To connect with Anabel: HERE To connect with Sophie: HERE For more podcast clips/intentional reminders: HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics: Navigating Heartbreak, The Creative Process, Pivoting, Movement and Taking Up Space We have Teya Kepila on the show also known as @theturmerictimes on social and she is just such a ray of light. Teya is an incredibly talented ceramicist and artist based in Brooklyn who I highly highly recommend following if you love nourishing, regulated content which is quite rare these days. I've been following her work for a few years now and you know when someone online just really resonates with your soul? That is exactly how I've felt about her and having this conversation solidified that resonance so much more. In this episode we are chatting about heartbreak, body acceptance, shifting identities, movement, how to find and protect the spark that makes you come alive, we get into her creative process and about giving yourself permission to be an artist. I deeply deeply enjoyed this conversation and hope you do too. Link to the Active Ingredient YouTube Channel for video podcasts (videos are released on Thursdays): https://www.youtube.com/@sophieiweill Link to breakup YouTube video we reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQyyVjjh1Yc Link to connect with Teya: https://www.instagram.com/theturmerictimes/ Link to connect with Sophie: https://www.instagram.com/sophieiweill/ Link for more Active Ingredient clip reminders: https://www.instagram.com/activeingredient/ Link to my brand building agency: https://www.nudenationrelations.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Solo on making space in order to let the aligned thing/idea/person come through and to ultimately get unstuck. Mentioned in the show: Casa Grace Liz Tran Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've got a lil solo this week on giving yourself permission to feel all things including (and especially) the darker/less comfy emotions. **my mic cut out after minute 2 so the audio isn't the best but wanted to get it out anyway! Hope you enjoy 3 Link to connect with me on IG: @sophieiweill Link for Active Ingredient clips on IG: @activeingredient Link to YouTube for visual pod lovers: https://www.youtube.com/@sophieiweill Link to my agency in case you want to co-create together: nudenationrelations.com Link to Piano Piano for fab/intentional ceramics: pianopianohome.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.