let's thrive

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Healing, embodiment, and growth in motion.

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let's thrive blends intimate solo reflections with warm guest conversations on nervous system work, movement, food, spirituality, and self-discovery. Its tone is candid and emotionally open, with a strong emphasis on returning to the body and rebuilding trust in oneself.

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About let's thrive

let's thrive is a wellness and self-discovery show built around the belief that growth happens in seasons. Emily Feichels uses the podcast as a place to trace those seasons out loud, from healing and identity shifts to fitness, friendship, food, intuition, and the nervous system. The show can feel intimate and unpolished in the best way. Conversations drift, circle back, and follow the emotional charge of the moment. In one solo episode, running becomes a lens for trust: years of rest, strength training, better eating, hydration, and community turn a once-unpleasant activity into something energizing. In guest conversations, movement is treated as more than exercise. Breathwork, tapping, somatics, moving meditation, and embodied classes become ways to reconnect with the body after disconnection or overwhelm. There is a strong spiritual current here, but it is usually tied to daily choices. The show talks about clearing outside noise, protecting personal energy, listening to intuition, and refusing to hand over authority to social media, mainstream messaging, or one-size-fits-all advice. It also spends time with the friction of change. Guests and Emily discuss hard conversations, letting go of relationships that no longer fit, navigating injury, processing breakups, and rebuilding self-worth. The tone is warm, candid, and friend-to-friend. It is not clinical. It is not a polished expert panel. Its appeal comes from the way big wellness ideas are filtered through lived experience, personal stories, and practical questions about what actually helps someone feel safer, stronger, and more honest in their life. Episodes with people like Claire Ollila, Tay Lauren, Carlisle Studer, Ava Nouri, Maddie Ireland, Nikki Nornberg, and Gabriella Lopardo expand the show into food, creativity, body image, career shifts, inner child healing, and the uncertainty of the twenties. The recurring thread is agency. Healing is framed less as a perfect state and more as a repeated return to the body, to community, and to the next aligned action.

Made for: For listeners drawn to candid wellness conversations about mental health, embodiment, spirituality, running, food, and self-discovery. It especially fits people navigating change, anxiety, body image, confidence, relationships, or identity shifts in young adulthood.

What sets it apart: The show stands out by pairing emotionally open, friend-like conversations with concrete practices such as breathwork, somatics, running, moving meditation, intentional eating, and community accountability. It keeps spiritual language grounded in lived experience.

In their own words

welcome to let's thrive, the podcast. a place for real chats on real experiences to inspire & empower. life is an ever-evolving journey and this podcast is here to support and guide you along the way. if you can listen with an open heart & open mind, you might be surprised by what revelations come through. each of these stories is unique and personal yet reflects universal lessons & experiences we all face! so take what resonates and leave the rest, I'm just happy you're here :)

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Emily Feichels turns a 5 a.m. ten-mile run into permission to rebuild your relationship with effort.

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  • body-first guidance that leaves room for breathwork, moving meditation, and days when you feel disconnected
  • candid company while you rethink exercise through rest, strength, proper fueling, and friends who slow your pace
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  1. 1

    the time i went to a drum circle + what it taught me

    ·27m
  2. 2

    Girl Science with Carlisle Studer

    ·51m
  3. 3

    learning to be patient and let go in life, love, and work

    ·31m
  4. 4

    Healing Our Relationship with Food and Self

    ·46m
  5. 5

    let's chat: hope, fear, and faith

    ·31m
  6. 6

    how to get out of your comfort zone + heal the nervous system with Kela Rose

    ·58m
  7. 7

    how to love life, again

    ·33m
  8. 8

    self-soothe and regulate your nervous system

    ·32m
  9. 9

    Running Changed My Life

    ·31m
  10. 10

    Nikki Norenberg: Moving Meditation, Creating Safety in the Body, and Healing Seasons

    ·47m
  11. 11

    Kristy Jalbert: People Pleasing, Self-Rejection, and God Given Gifts

    ·1h 5m
  12. 12

    How I turned a rock bottom into rocket fuel for change.

    ·24m
  13. 13

    a reminder for when life feels heavy

    ·23m
  14. 14

    how to be intentional with your energy + time

    ·18m
  15. 15

    identifying your strengths + evaluating your priorities in life

    ·21m
  16. 16

    a 360 approach to wellness + the power of intentional eating with Ava Nouri

    ·51m
  17. 17

    expanding your perception of what's possible + crying in church

    ·27m
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    becoming comfortable with emotion + letting yourself feel with Paige Tornow

    ·50m
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    my story: learning to disconnect in the face of trauma

    ·23m
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    how to (re)connect with life + Self

    ·22m
  21. 21

    there's a reason for this season: embracing the pause

    ·19m
  22. 22

    you can have it all: how to turn your dreams into reality with Alex Kemp

    ·57m
  23. 23

    when you put others on a pedestal + leading with compassion

    ·19m
  24. 24

    breaking promises to Self + recalibrating with life

    ·32m
  25. 25

    let's thrive, together + reconnecting with my dreams

    ·32m
  26. 26

    create a life you love through community + breathwork with Claire Ollila

    ·1h
  27. 27

    manifesting my dream home + becoming emotionally resilient

    ·25m
  28. 28

    3 life lessons + learning to love all versions

    ·26m
  29. 29

    life audit: simplify, systemize, and create

    ·29m
  30. 30

    how to expand into your next level Self

    ·25m
  31. 31

    using the body to unwind the mind: how to let go of the past with Dr. Liz Letchford

    ·45m
  32. 32

    3 reminders to reframe + shift focus

    ·24m
  33. 33

    poetry, sleepless nights, and breaking cycles

    ·27m
  34. 34

    simplifying skincare and raising the standard with Hannah Minardi + Austin Wiberg of Standard Self Care

    ·36m
  35. 35

    there's always another way + slowing down when life speeds up

    ·29m
  36. 36

    redirect your energy + manifest through intentional action

    ·28m
  37. 37

    Beyond Regulation: How Breathwork Can Activate Your Power + Purpose with Claire Ollila and Tay Lauren

    ·1h 1m
  38. 38

    when fear holds you back + how to move through it

    ·28m
  39. 39

    neutralizing emotions + believing in something bigger

    ·30m
  40. 40

    exploring radical self honesty + courage

    ·28m
  41. 41

    how to start your day with intention + presence

    ·24m
  42. 42

    change your breath, change your life + release stuck emotions with Claire Ollila

    ·56m
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    energy SEASONS + how to prevent emotional burnout

    ·21m
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    be your own HEALER: energy work + body wisdom with Nikki Jahnke

    ·32m
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    let's PLAY and stop being so damn serious

    ·23m
  46. 46

    be true to you and the life you want to live

    ·31m
  47. 47

    feeling BIG emotions and how to BE with them

    ·24m
  48. 48

    how to love, again. from grief to peace

    ·22m
  49. 49

    the 5 minute mindset - just START

    ·18m
  50. 50

    embracing the shifts and popping the bubble

    ·22m
  51. 51

    a season of change: stop holding yourself back

    ·24m
  52. 52

    moving through the overwhelm

    ·21m
  53. 53

    soul searching in your 20s with Maddie Ireland

    ·53m
  54. 54

    intuition over impulse and he said what?!

    ·34m
  55. 55

    inner child healing, self discovery, and career shifts with Gabriella Lopardo

    ·1h 6m
  56. 56

    2022 Recap: The Good, The Bad, and Everything In-Between

    ·38m
  57. 57

    making friends as an adult, holiday blues, and a body image reframe

    ·29m
  58. 58

    i quit my job, recovery wins, and relationship work

    ·38m
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    no one has it "figured out" + how to reframe comparison

    ·24m
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    wtf just happened: somatic breathwork

    ·27m
  61. 61

    why am I so triggered + lifestyle changes to support inner peace

    ·28m
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    my life was falling apart but now it's better: a saga

    ·31m
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    ditching the period taboo and understanding sustainable menstrual care with Viv founder & CEO Katie Diasti

    ·40m
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    deep dive into the relationship between exercise and the mind / body

    ·34m
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    exploring sexuality and redefining relationship mindsets with Nat Kelley

    ·42m
  66. 66

    let yourself dream: why do we dismiss our desires?

    ·31m
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    release stored trauma, reset your nervous system, and heal the heart with Kaitlyn Holsapple

    ·51m
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    seasonal sadness and realizing I'm not all that happy with life

    ·32m
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    how to support your mind with teen mental health advocate Sadie Sutton

    ·53m
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    emotional expression & releasing stored trauma from the body

    ·32m
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    healing through heartbreak, building self awareness, and facing the overwhelm with Hannah Siddiqui

    ·40m
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    cultivating community & feeling less alone with Kim Johnson

    ·42m
  73. 73

    cultivating community & feeling less alone with Kim Johnson

    ·42m
  74. 74

    6 month vision workshop + living an aligned life

    ·29m
  75. 75

    life with ADHD and self compassion in recovery with Lauren

    ·41m
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    creating the life you want & dropping societal expectations with Emily Gass

    ·40m
  77. 77

    i'm trying - a new chapter

    ·19m
  78. 78

    Breaking Free From Diet Culture and Intuitive Wellness with Emily Vazquez

    ·36m
  79. 79

    How To Support Your Mind When Thoughts Feel Stuck or Start to Spiral

    ·35m
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    Mental Health, Authentic Content, and Living the Life with Bailey Stanworth

    ·38m
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    The Crossover Between Indecisiveness and Disordered Eating

    ·35m
  82. 82

    Am I Self Absorbed ... Or Just Sensitive?

    ·31m
  83. 83

    How to Be Bold And Own Your Space

    ·30m
  84. 84

    Spilling The Tea on Breakups, Vibrators, and Emotional Mood Swings

    ·34m
  85. 85

    Yes But ... What Do I Need? How My Eating Disorder Taught Me to Ignore My Own Needs

    ·30m
  86. 86

    An Aries & Aussie Love Story, Self Discovery, and Pursuing Your Dreams with Madison Diehl

    ·44m
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    The Mental Chatter of Disordered Eating & Food Fears

    ·35m
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    Alcohol: Let's Discuss. Sobriety, Self Awareness, and Choosing Change with Katie McNicol

    ·43m
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    Cringe Alert: Dating Anxiety + Relationship Thoughts

    ·44m
  90. 90

    Recovery Is Worth It, Modeling, and Body Image with Kate Noel

    ·47m
  91. 91

    Learning to Truly Listen, Drinking Depression, and Panic Attacks

    ·28m
  92. 92

    Breast Implant Illness, Advocating for Your Health, and Unintentionally Starting a Business with Nikki Jahnke

    ·52m
  93. 93

    What To Do When Setting Goals Doesn't Work

    ·29m
  94. 94

    Night Out: When I Don't Feel "Pretty" and Food Thoughts

    ·25m
  95. 95

    Why We Drink, Exploring Conflict, and Open Communication with Amanda White

    ·50m
  96. 96

    I Feel Like a Shitty Friend & More Honest Thoughts

    ·25m
  97. 97

    What Is Wellness Without Obsession? Let's Discuss, with Lauren Cameron

    ·49m
  98. 98

    Advocating for Mental Health: Round Table Discussion

    ·46m
  99. 99

    it's okay to disagree: expand your mind + discover your truth with Bella Solanot

    ·50m
  100. 100

    exploring the magic of shrooms & microdosing with Nikki Jahnke

    Host Emily Feichels and repeat guest Nikki discuss their personal experiences with microdosing psilocybin to treat depression and anxiety.

    ·47m
  101. 101

    Beyond Regulation: How Breathwork Can Activate Your Power + Purpose with Claire Ollila and Tay Lauren

    On let's thrive, Claire Ollila and Tay Lauren distinguish reactive nervous-system regulation from an “upward spiral” built through daily practices and deeper therapeutic breathwork.

    Sep 22, 2025·1h 1m·4 clips
  102. 102

    Girl Science with Carlisle Studer

    Carlisle Studer explains how her “girl science” concept grew from a search for the phrase into a video-driven audience after her tenth post generated 45,000 followers.

    Aug 31, 2025·51m·3 clips
  103. 103

    Running Changed My Life

    Hidden gem

    Emily Feichels says a Friday decision to run 10 miles changed what she thought was possible.

    Aug 10, 2025·31m·1 clip
  104. 104

    Nikki Norenberg: Moving Meditation, Creating Safety in the Body, and Healing Seasons

    Hidden gem

    On Let’s Thrive, Emily Feichels and Nikki Nornberg discuss moving meditation, bodily safety, healing after motherhood, seasonal living, and Nikki’s Embodied app.

    Aug 4, 2025·47m·3 clips
  105. 105

    Kristy Jalbert: People Pleasing, Self-Rejection, and God Given Gifts

    Jul 23, 2025·1h 5m
  106. 106

    How I turned a rock bottom into rocket fuel for change.

    Jul 13, 2025·24m
  107. 107

    a reminder for when life feels heavy

    Feb 3, 2025·23m
  108. 108

    how to be intentional with your energy + time

    Jan 21, 2025·18m
  109. 109

    identifying your strengths + evaluating your priorities in life

    Dec 5, 2024·21m
  110. 110

    a 360 approach to wellness + the power of intentional eating with Ava Nouri

    Hidden gem

    Ava Nouri says intentional eating starts with asking, "is it loving and is it serving me?"

    Apr 3, 2024·51m·2 clips
  111. 111

    expanding your perception of what's possible + crying in church

    Mar 27, 2024·27m
  112. 112

    becoming comfortable with emotion + letting yourself feel with Paige Tornow

    Mar 13, 2024·50m
  113. 113

    my story: learning to disconnect in the face of trauma

    Mar 6, 2024·23m
  114. 114

    how to (re)connect with life + Self

    Feb 28, 2024·22m
  115. 115

    there's a reason for this season: embracing the pause

    Feb 21, 2024·19m
  116. 116

    you can have it all: how to turn your dreams into reality with Alex Kemp

    Feb 14, 2024·57m
  117. 117

    when you put others on a pedestal + leading with compassion

    Feb 7, 2024·19m
  118. 118

    breaking promises to Self + recalibrating with life

    Jan 31, 2024·32m
  119. 119

    create a life you love through community + breathwork with Claire Ollila

    Jan 24, 2024·1h
  120. 120

    manifesting my dream home + becoming emotionally resilient

    Jan 17, 2024·25m
  121. 121

    3 life lessons + learning to love all versions

    Jan 3, 2024·26m
  122. 122

    life audit: simplify, systemize, and create

    Dec 6, 2023·29m
  123. 123

    how to expand into your next level Self

    Nov 22, 2023·25m
  124. 124

    using the body to unwind the mind: how to let go of the past with Dr. Liz Letchford

    Nov 8, 2023·45m
  125. 125

    3 reminders to reframe + shift focus

    Oct 25, 2023·24m
  126. 126

    simplifying skincare and raising the standard with Hannah Minardi + Austin Wiberg of Standard Self Care

    Oct 18, 2023·36m
  127. 127

    there's always another way + slowing down when life speeds up

    Oct 11, 2023·29m
  128. 128

    redirect your energy + manifest through intentional action

    Oct 4, 2023·28m
  129. 129

    the time i went to a drum circle + what it taught me

    Sep 20, 2023·27m
  130. 130

    when fear holds you back + how to move through it

    Sep 13, 2023·28m
  131. 131

    neutralizing emotions + believing in something bigger

    Sep 6, 2023·30m
  132. 132

    exploring radical self honesty + courage

    Aug 30, 2023·28m
  133. 133

    how to start your day with intention + presence

    Aug 23, 2023·24m
  134. 134

    let's thrive, together + reconnecting with my dreams

    The host thanks listeners for 200,000 downloads and announces a new season of the podcast focused on healing and thriving.

    Aug 18, 2023·32m
  135. 135

    change your breath, change your life + release stuck emotions with Claire Ollila

    Aug 1, 2023·56m
  136. 136

    energy SEASONS + how to prevent emotional burnout

    Jul 25, 2023·21m
  137. 137

    be your own HEALER: energy work + body wisdom with Nikki Jahnke

    Jul 18, 2023·32m
  138. 138

    let's PLAY and stop being so damn serious

    Jul 11, 2023·23m
  139. 139

    be true to you and the life you want to live

    Jul 3, 2023·31m
  140. 140

    feeling BIG emotions and how to BE with them

    Jun 20, 2023·24m
  141. 141

    how to love, again. from grief to peace

    Jun 13, 2023·22m
  142. 142

    the 5 minute mindset - just START

    Jun 6, 2023·18m
  143. 143

    embracing the shifts and popping the bubble

    May 30, 2023·22m
  144. 144

    poetry, sleepless nights, and breaking cycles

    May 2, 2023·27m
  145. 145

    a season of change: stop holding yourself back

    Apr 19, 2023·24m
  146. 146

    it's okay to disagree: expand your mind + discover your truth with Bella Solanot

    Apr 11, 2023·50m
  147. 147

    moving through the overwhelm

    Mar 28, 2023·21m
  148. 148

    soul searching in your 20s with Maddie Ireland

    Host Emily Feigls interviews home cook Maddie Ireland about her journey with food, body image, and personal growth in her 20s.

    Mar 1, 2023·53m
  149. 149

    intuition over impulse and he said what?!

    Feb 22, 2023·34m
  150. 150

    inner child healing, self discovery, and career shifts with Gabriella Lopardo

    Host Emily Feigls interviews Gabby about healing from injury and breakup through spiritual practices and gratitude.

    Feb 15, 2023·1h 6m