Jordan chats with reiki master and total badass human Kelsey Patel after some reiki, crystals, and essential oils… it basically doubles as a therapy sesh, and Kelsey’s intuitive senses kick in big time here. Kelsey shares how she found herself on this healing path, what exactly reiki is, and how she made it her career. She even performs reiki on YOU, the listener, through this podcast!! Oh, and Jordan decides she is going to become a reiki practitioner in this conversation. Basically, it’s a ton of fun and Kelsey is phenomenal.
Most deodorants are filled with chemicals and toxins, but today’s sponsor, Primally Pure, creates a safe and effective natural deodorant that actually works. They’re the first deodorant that keeps active people like Jordan smelling clean without the toxins!
Primally Pure are kind enough to offer a promo code for a FREE lip balm with your first purchase!! To receive your gift...
A big part of being healthy is just finding the time. If you just don’t have that time, then you’ll absolutely fall in love with Sun Basket. They deliver healthy and delicious recipes with fresh ingredients straight to your door, and you can prepare each meal in 30 minutes or less. Plus there are gluten-free, vegetarian, and paleo options available! You can get three FREE meals from Sun Basket by going to SunBasket.com/balanced!!
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Today’s episode is so exciting!! Jordan chats with MaryAnn DiMarco, a psychic medium and the author of Believe, Act, Ask: Divine Steps to Raise Your Intuition, Create Change, And Discover Happiness. Even if you’re a skeptic, this is sure to be an eye-opening episode. MaryAnn performs an incredible reading for Jordan that goes REALLY deep… it’s a beautiful, vulnerable, healing experience and we’re excited to share it with all of you!
We’re doing a new giveaway! One winner will win a sample pack of all five flavors of Bare Bones broth. To enter the giveaway...
You’ve probably heard Jordan talk about Bare Bones before. It’s delicious, full of nutrients, easy on a sensitive stomach, and even heals the gut. In fact, Bare Bones has the most nutrient-dense bone broths on the market! It tastes ridiculously good for sipping straight, but it can also be used for pretty much anything else (even smoothies!). Go to BareBonesBroth.com and use the code BALANCEDBLONDE at checkout for $5 off (which can be combined with their $10 off your first order discount)!
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Jordan chats SOLO about her spiritual journey, starting with yoga, some big spiritual catalysts she’s experienced in the last year, and ending with the seven-week celestial journey that she’s currently embarking on (including the energy alchemy session she just completed in Ojai). Relax, open up, and join her on the journey!!
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Today Jordan and Emma Mildon, Spiritual Author & Modern Mystic, make new age spirituality (crystals, spirit animals, meditation, auras, and intuition) more approachable. The girls reflect on their weird and wonderfully spiritual sides before doing something a little different… a mini numerology & name reading!! It’s really insightful and a ton of fun, and we’ll be doing more segments like this with future guests!
Congrats to Kate for winning our HUM Nutrition giveaway last month!! If you haven’t heard, HUM Nutrition is an all-natural line of supplements and their goal is to use science-based and clinical-backed nutrition as a tool for helping people feel amazing. You can get started with personalized recommendations from a registered dietician by filling out their 3-minute evaluation. Don’t forget to use the discount code SOUL20 at checkout to get 20% off!
For more info, visit: www.TheBalancedBlonde.com/podcast
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Ep. 38 ft. Ryan Devlin - Founding a Mission-Driven Company, Meditating to a Better Version of Yourself, & The Acting Life
Jordan chats with Ryan Devlin, an accomplished actor and Co-Founder of This Bar Saves Lives, about founding a granola bar company that literally saves lives. They talk about everything from Ryan’s transition from actor to entrepreneur, his celeb partners, what it’s like to be a founder of a company, the granola bars that save lives (literally), his awesome daily routines (think nature writing… how cool?!), pragmatic tips like concentrating on the ONE thing, how meditation can make you a better version of yourself, his love of rock climbing, and the exciting journey of fatherhood.
Most deodorants are filled with chemicals and toxins, but today’s sponsor, Primally Pure, creates a safe and effective natural deodorant that actually works. They’re the first deodorant that keeps active people like Jordan smelling clean without the toxins!
Primally Pure are kind enough to offer a promo code for a FREE lip balm with your first purchase!! To receive your gift...
Are you ready to change your life and set your soul on fire? Head over to TheBalancedBlonde.com/Gabby to sign up for Gabby Bernstein’s Spirit Junkie Master Class and take advantage of the free bonuses that Gabby & Jordan are both offering. (Free Soul on Fire Yoga Ebook an 20-minute one-on-one Skype sessions with Jordan if you sign up before June 29!) Gabby is ALSO generous enough to share three amazing FREE training videos that will help you set your soul on fire, establish and reconnect to your purpose, and start taking action.
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Jordan chats SOLO on this episode all about how she became a full-time blogger. It starts with her time in college and her decision to make a plant-based blog on a whim (funny story there). She also goes into diving into veganism, becoming The Blonde Vegan, making the decision to drop out of grad school and simultaneously transition away from veganism, CHANGING brands from The Blonde Vegan to The Balanced Blonde, learning how to avoid burnout, learning how to delegate and lean on support, what she has learned along the way as a blogger, and more.
For more info, visit: www.TheBalancedBlonde.com/podcast
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Jordan chats with her best friend Brandin Cohen, who is also the CEO & Co-Founder of the healthy hydration and supplement company Liquid I.V. They talk friendship and authenticity in the wellness space, Liquid I.V.’s hydration science, Brandin’s new experiences with meditation, dealing with insomnia, a second best friend Q&A (a followup to their viral BFF Q&A on YouTube!), stereotypes about CEOs, the power of routine, and so much more. It is an authentic conversation that will leave you wanting to hang out with these two!
Brandin is generous enough to offer us a HUGE Liquid I.V. giveaway!! We will choose five people to win Liquid I.V. products. If you want to enter...
Do you know about REBBL? They’re a mission-driven company that helps vulnerable populations throughout the world and makes delicious drinks, but today we want to highlight why they’re so healthy. Each drinks contains adaptogens, which are super herbs and have traditionally been used by ancient cultures to bring the body back to balance and homeostasis.
We are also having another giveaway for REBBL drinks! One winner will receive a case of REBBL drinks and a second case of REBBL drinks for their best friend! If you want to enter, all you need to do is…
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Jordan chats with the highly vibrational and hugely inspirational Gabby Bernstein!! She is author of the New York Times #1 Bestselling book The Universe Has Your Back, which was an incredibly important spiritual catalyst in Jordan’s wellness journey. The girls discuss Gabby’s spiritual awakening, her Spirit Junkie Master Class (with a CODE on Jordan’s site!) untethered spirituality, chasing the things in life that light you up, daily routines, wellness hacks, lifelong learning, and tapping into your intuition by moving through fear to live in abundance.
Gabby is generous enough to share three amazing FREE training videos that will help you set your soul on fire, establish and reconnect to your purpose, and start taking action. You can find these videos at TheBalancedBlonde.com/Gabby. That is ALSO where you can sign up for the Spirit Junkie Master Class and take advantage of the free bonuses that Gabby & Jordan are both offering. (Free Soul on Fire Yoga Ebook an 20-minute one-on-one Skype sessions with Jordan if you sign up before June 29!)
We have a new giveaway! One winner will receive a sample pack of all five flavors of Bare Bones broth plus a signed copy of their cookbook. To enter this giveaway…
Jordan loves bone broth. It’s delicious, full of nutrients, easy on a sensitive stomach, and even heals the gut, and Bare Bones has the most nutrient-dense bone broths on the market. It tastes ridiculously good for sipping straight, but it can also be used for pretty much anything else (even smoothies!).
You can get 5% off any order by using the discount code BALANCEDBLONDE at checkout on BareBonesBroth.com (which can be combined with their $10 off coupon for first orders).
A big part of being healthy is just finding the time. If you just don’t have that time, then you’ll absolutely fall in love with Sun Basket. They deliver healthy and delicious recipes with fresh ingredients straight to your door, and you can prepare each meal in 30 minutes or less. Plus there are gluten-free, vegetarian, and paleo options available! You can get three FREE meals from Sun Basket by going to SunBasket.com/balanced!!
For more info, visit: www.TheBalancedBlonde.com/podcast
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Jordan chats with Morgan Haley, AKA The Southern Yogi, about the incredibly transparent, beautiful, and authentic stories she shares online. Jordan has been a fan of Morgan for a long time and they discuss everything from finding each other on Instagram to diving into the world of teaching yoga. They also chat about AcroYoga (Morgan is a pro), how yoga helped Morgan heal from divorce, what it’s like to always “be on” online, the healing power of therapy, finding your voice as a yoga teacher, the art of failing forward, and the fact that following your dreams is really freaking hard. But also so REWARDING. You’ll feel so inspired after listening to Morgan’s story!
We have two new giveaways!! If you want to enter the giveaway for up to a year’s supply of HUM Nutrition products...
HUM Nutrition is an all-natural line of supplements and their goal is to use science-based and clinical-backed nutrition as a tool for helping people feel amazing. You can get started with personalized recommendations from a registered dietician by filling out their 3-minute evaluation. Don’t forget to use the discount code SOUL20 at checkout to get 20% off!
Two lucky people can also win a box of various Fourth & Heart products!! If you want to enter the giveaway for one jar of ghee, one spray, one oil, and a three to go packets...
Ghee, or clarified butter, is a dairy-free alternative to butter that’s packed full of healthy fats. Fourth & Heart makes a good thing even better with delicious flavored ghee! Fourth & Heart is friendly to Paleo, Whole30, and Keto lifestyles. It’s also great for digestion, helps speed up your metabolism, is anti-inflammatory, lowers cholesterol, boosts heart health, strengthens your immunity, and rids the body of excess bile.
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Jordan chats with Jason & Colleen Wachob, the power duo behind mindbodygreen, one of the world’s leading wellness brands with over 10M unique monthly visitors. They discuss all things company culture (MBG’s is the BEST), using social media in a fun and inspirational way, founding a mission-driven company, what it was like to watch their passion project grow, balancing a business & a (brand new!) baby, financial wellness, working with your spouse, Jason’s amazing book WELLTH: How to Build a Life, Not a Resume, and wellness as a lifelong journey.
For more info, visit: www.TheBalancedBlonde.com/podcast
Do you know about our sponsor Primal Kitchen? If you like eating real food and feeling like your real self, you absolutely should! They have a ton of delicious products, but today we want to talk about their incredible dressings. They taste great on almost anything, but they’re not like other sugary dressings – the dressings are satiating, natural, and nutrient dense. On top of that, every dressing is made with 100% pure avocado oil and they’re always free of dairy, gluten, refined sugar, and soy!
Jordan’s current favorite is Green Goddess, but she’s also excited that they have a healthy Ranch dressing. Use the code BALANCEDBLONDE at checkout for 10% off of any Primal Kitchen products.
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Jordan chats with the lovely Erika Welsh, Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer of Wild Friends Foods, about dropping out of college to start a business (based on PEANUT BUTTER!) with your best friend, having the courage to pursue what sets your soul on fire, struggling with health issues, the healing power of REAL foods, funny stories from the early days of running a small business, how rad Portland is, the FIRST wellness blogger they ever worked with, what it was like to begin to hire a team, tips for working with your best friend, and more!
They also decided it would be fun to have a GIVEAWAY of Wild Friends products for anyone listening to this episode!! To enter the giveaway, head over to Jordan’s instagram (@thebalancedblonde) and comment on the photo she uses to promote this episode with why you want to try Wild Friends Nut Butters!
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Also, The GOOD Fest 2018 is coming to LA on February 3rd! It was a ton of fun this year in Philly, and Jordan can’t wait to meet even more of you in LA. She’ll be teaching Yoga, and she'll be co-teaching a second class with Sophie Jaffe!! If you have the opportunity to attend, use the code “SOULONFIRE” for a 15% discount off of your ticket (offer ends 5/31/2017).
Jordan chats SOLO on this episode for the first time and dives deep sharing her personal experience with trauma, her views on the subject, and how she healed herself through self-care, yoga, wellness and more. Jordan shares details about her high school love’s drug addiction and suicide attempts and how they left Jordan with anxiety, PTSD, and overall helplessness. In the last decade she has learned so many coping mechanisms that she shares in this episode.
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Jordan chats with Ashley Streff, her beautiful photographer and dear friend! The girls discuss learning that their dream jobs weren’t actually their destiny, taking in signs from the universe, struggling with digestive health, what it’s like as a photographer to work with bloggers & other creatives, the power of the intuition and karma, connecting with cats (hello, Hudson!), building a consistent brand platform, enlisting support, and always seeking new knowledge.
We have a giveaway!!! If you want to enter the giveaway for a case of delicious REBBL drinks, all you need to do is…
Don’t know about REBBL? Learn how they’re helping vulnerable populations throughout the world and how their ingredients contribute to a healthy life.
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Jordan chats with the balanced, blonde, and loveable Marissa Lace. She’s an amazing YouTuber (she’s been at it for five whole years… wow!!!) and owner of the LightLoveandLace crystal shop. The girls talk about building a dedicated social media following over time, creating organic & authentic videos, eating with love, the #yearofyou, empowering yourself through physical activity, being introduced to crystals & meditation, their favorite crystals, what Reiki is & how it’s practiced, pursuing a passionate and inspired life, creating the space that you need, and loving yourself first.
Marissa is awesome enough to offer us a discount to LightLoveandLace!! Use the discount code “soulonfire” at checkout for 10% off of her amazing crystals and bundles!
For more info, visit: www.TheBalancedBlonde.com/podcast
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Jordan chats with her blogging BFF Rachel Mansfield LIVE from Pure Yoga West in New York City. It’s our first live podcast recording, but absolutely not the last!! We had amazing Q&A’s from our audience and got to share all sorts of tidbits and tips that we don’t often think to talk about without a live audience. Thank you Perfect Bar and REBBL for helping make it an awesome night!
We discuss Rachel’s long (and sometimes difficult) journey towards wellness, gaining weight in a balanced way, growing a small Instagram account into something huge, the role of education in the wellness industry, how we’d start a blog today, being wary of trends & hype, our dreams for the future, staying authentic, and pushing ourselves to grow.
For more info, visit: www.TheBalancedBlonde.com/podcast
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If you’ve ever wondered about Kundalini Yoga, this is your episode. Jordan chats with Britt & Tara from High Vibe Livin about her incredible experience practicing Kundalini Yoga with them, their paths, and so much more. They’re the spiritual, high vibe type of gals that WILL set your soul on fire!!! The girls discuss discovering Kundalini, Yogi Bhajan, choosing who to share your energy with, spiritual experiences, awareness, The Ambrosial Hours, and how you can incorporate Kundalini in your life.
For more info, visit: www.TheBalancedBlonde.com/podcast
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Jordan chats with lifestyle blogger and wellness experimenter extraordinare Geri Hirsch. Geri launched her blog, Because I’m Addicted, way back in 2005 which makes her a total O.G.!!! Her focus has shifted quite a bit over the years from fashion to wellness and back, and she JUST recently started blogging full-time.
They talk about blogging for over a decade, how the industry has changed, the beauty of Ayurveda, transitioning from fashion blogging to something more meaningful, how our stories impact other people, overcoming stress and trauma, transcendental meditation, clean beauty, wellness experiments, selling a company, and living that full-time blogger life for the first time.
For more info, visit: www.TheBalancedBlonde.com/podcast
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Jordan chats with Luke Storey, The Ultimate Life Stylist, about his unique (and sometimes extreme!) quest for the ultimate wellness, performance, and total life fulfillment practices. Luke is a former celebrity stylist, public speaker, entrepreneur, advocate of all things mind, body, spirit and host of The Life Stylist Podcast.
They discuss Luke’s lifelong relationship with wellness, how he hit rock bottom, how spirituality helped get his mind right, wellness trends, a balanced approach to detoxing, the Bulletproof Diet, morning routines, how to dive into an entrepreneurial lifestyle, and how to discover if building your own business is right for you. They also discuss Luke’s favorite mind, body, spirit practices & give tips to listeners to incorporate them into their lives.
For more info, visit: www.TheBalancedBlonde.com/podcast
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Jordan chats with Danika Brysha, the Founder & CEO of Model Meals, a curve model, and a wonderful friend. The girls discuss unblocking their lives (and living that soul on fire life!), their evolving relationship with food, the story of Model Meals, feeling like a fraud, creating your own self-care checklist, how food can change the world, knowing your worth, and how Danika helps others find their passion & create a living around it.
Danika was awesome enough to give us a Model Meals discount code!!! Type “soulonfire” in the discount code box for free delivery on your delicious first order.
For more info, visit: www.TheBalancedBlonde.com/podcast
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Jordan chats with wellness blogger, food photographer, recipe developer, workshop leader, natural food lover, and the epically down-to-earth human that is Lee Tilghman. She’s only been in LA for two years, and already she is a vital part of the local wellness scene. They talk about turning your passions into a career, being an extroverted introvert (see a theme here?), how they found balance with workouts, the health benefits of strength training, over exercising (and how to avoid it), getting into blogging, living alone, entrepreneurship, Instagram inspirations, designing your space, eating for your hormones, cutting out alcohol, and how Lee is dealing with her diagnosis of PCOS (hint: real food). Also, they talk wellness hacks!
For more info, visit: www.TheBalancedBlonde.com
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Jordan chats with Mary Beth LaRue, a yoga teacher, coach, writer, kindred spirit, and co-founder of Rock Your Bliss. The girls have been admiring each other from afar and on social media for a long time, and then they ran into each other at Erewhon (health food heaven)! They discuss cartoons, alcohol, labels, being an introvert, loving your fear, teaching, listening to your body, Silver Lake vs. Venice Beach, mushroom coffee, meeting your soulmate, and how you can rock your bliss.
They really connect on being extroverted introverts in the big city, and share some awesome tips that will help introverts communicate with extrovert friends and say yes to a little bit less.
For more info on Mary Beth LaRue and the complete show notes, visit: www.TheBalancedBlonde.com
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Jordan chats with Elizabeth Kott & Steph Simbari, the duo behind comedy & wellness podcast That’s So Retrograde. They share their wellness journeys, their weirdest wellness tips, what it’s like to be a comedian in LA, productivity hacks, wellness elixirs, reiki love, all of their soul on fire goodness, dream guests on their top-rated podcast, and more. There is also a REBBL tonic giveaway at the beginning of the episode, so be sure to rate, review & subscribe to enter yourself into the giveaway!
For more info and the complete show notes, visit: www.TheBalancedBlonde.com
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Jordan chats with CEO of 70 million dollar company Pruvit, the Keto OS company that she uses on a daily basis, all about how he found success, what his entrepreneurial journey has looked like, how to deal with failure, his top tips for managing a team, the extreme health benefits of ketones in the body, and so much more. Brian’s tips for building a business are invaluable, and of course Jordan asks him what his favorite ketone flavors are, what his biggest challenges look like, and other fun things.
For more info on guest name and the complete show notes, visit: www.TheBalancedBlonde.com
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Jordan chats with her good friend Rachel Mansfield, food blogger and Instagrammer extraordinaire, about Instagram Do’s & Don’ts from their points of view. Jordan and Rachel both spend a LOT of time on Instagram… it’s kind of their entire careers in a nutshell. They have both experienced a lot of trial and error with the platform, so they share what works for them, what some of their pet peeves are, and some of the best things you can do to up your Instagram engagement. A must-listen episode for people trying to grow their social media presence!
For more info on guest name and the complete show notes, visit: www.TheBalancedBlonde.com
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@rachLmansfield on Instagram
Jordan chats with her dear friends Tara Sowlaty & Jessie DeLowe, otherwise known as the glowy, ethereal, magically down to earth duo behind How You Glow. The girls discuss everything from pantry staples and best LA restaurants to their wellness journeys, how How You Glow came to be, working with friends, travel inspiration, Jessie’s pregnancy, and they even brush on politics (and how to deal with the topic in very HYG + TBB ways). Ultimately, this is a feel-good, share-from-your-soul episode that will leave you with a breath of fresh air.
For more info on guest name and the complete show notes, visit: www.TheBalancedBlonde.com
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