The Balanced Blonde Podcast // Soul On Fire

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... Join the Soul On Fire Podcast TRIBE on Facebook Find the photo Jordan posts from this episode Comment on it and tell us why you want to try HUM Nutrition!   HUM Nutrition is an all-natural line of supplements and their goal is to u

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

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!   For more info, visit: www.TheBalancedBlonde.com/podcast   Resources: Connect with Erika & Wild Friends: Facebook: facebook.com/WildFriendsFoods Twitter: @2wi

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.   For more info, visit: www.TheBalancedBlonde.com/podcast   Resources: www.thebalancedblonde.com @thebalancedblonde on Instagram See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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… Search for The Balanced Blonde in the iTunes store Rate & Review the podcast Take a screenshot and send it to Jordan via Instagram or email (if you have already reviewed the podcast, you can still take a screenshot and enter!)   Don’t know about REBBL? Learn how they’re helping vulnerable populations throughout the world and how their ingredients contribute to a healthy life.   For more info, visit: www.TheBalancedBlonde.c

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   Resources: Connect with Marissa: YouTube: MarissaLace Twitter: @LightLoveLacex Instagram: @LightLoveandLace Facebook: facebook.com/Marissalacexoxo Store: lightloveandlace.myshopify.com

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   Resources: Connect with Rachel: Website: rachlmansfield.com Facebook: facebook.com/rachLmansfield Instagram: @rachlmansfield Pinterest: pinterest.com/rachlmansfield Twitter: @rachlmansfield Pure Yoga Perfect B

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   Resources: Check out behind the scenes footage from this episode in Jordan’s latest YouTube Vlog! Connect with High Vibe Livin: Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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   Resources: Connect with Geri: Website: BecauseImAddicted.net Facebook: facebook.com/becauseimaddicted Twitter: @gerihirsch Instagram: @gerihirsch Pinterest: pinterest.com/gerihirsch See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at h

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   Resources: Enjoy more Luke on The Life Stylist Podcast Want to work with Luke? LukeStorey.com/coaching Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David R. Hawkins M.D. Ph

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    Resources: Check out Model Meals: Website: ModelMeals.com Instagram: @modelmealskitchen Type “soulonfire” in the discount code box for free delivery on your first order Connect with Danika: Website: DanikaBrysha.com Instagram: @danikabrysha Facebook:facebook.com/profile.php?id=10220911 Twitter: @danikabrysha Pinterest: pinterest.com/danikab

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   Resources: Connect with Lee: Website: LeeFromAmerica.com Instagram: @leefromamerica Tumblr: leefromamerica.tumblr.com “Overexercising: Am I Exercise Obsessed?” Look good (and support a female-owned business): Outdoor Voices

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   Resources: Connect with Mary Beth: Website: MaryBethLaRue.com Instagram: @marybethlarue Facebook: facebook.com/mblarueyoga Twitter: @marybethlarue Rock Your Bliss: Website: RockYourBlissMovement.com Instagram: @rockyourbliss Facebook: f

Jordan chats with creator of One Part Plant & author of new plant-based cookbook by the same name, Jessica Murnane. Jordan and Jess connected through their agent Sarah Passick years ago by being Sarah’s first ever clients (!!), and have had a love affair from afar ever since. The ladies chat about everything from their mutual issues with misophonia (the hatred of sound), to Jessica’s long-awaited cookbook deal, the podcast life, Jess’s mission in life to not be considered a blogger, adoption, and so much more.   For more info on Jessica and the complete show notes, visit: www.TheBalancedBlonde.com   Resources: Jessica’s site: http://www.jessicamurnane.com One Part Plant Cookbook: http://www.jessicamurnane.com One Part Plant Podcast: http://www.jessicamurnane.com/onepartpodcast/ The Cookbook Deal Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cookbook-deal-also-the-weirdest-year-of-my-life/id1203013495?mt=2See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art1

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   Resources: More info on REBBL tonics: http://rebbl.co REBBL giveaway by rating, reviewing & subscribing to this podcast! That’s So Retrograde podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/thats-so-retrograde/id966362392?mt=2 Elizabeth on Instagram: http://instagram.com/elizabethkott Steph on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephsimbari/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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   Resources: To purchase product & learn more: thebalancedblonde.pruvitnow.com @tbbpodcast on Instagram for top quotes from the episode! Episode 14 of this podcast for all scientific information on Keto OS See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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   Resources: http://www.rachLmansfield.com @rachLmansfield on InstagramSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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   Resources: http://www.howyouglow.com Instagram: @howyouglow, @tarasowlaty, @jessiedelowe See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jordan chats with Lauryn and Michael Bosstick of the wildly successful blog The Skinny Confidential and the equally succesful Him & Her podcast. Lauryn and Michael are the ultimate when it comes to branding, building a business, effective time management, growing alongside of social media, knowing when to shake things up, and more. Not to mention, they are hilarious and together they are one of the most entertaining couples in existence. This episode is sure to inspire you to pull the trigger on new business and blog ideas galore.   For more info on guest name and the complete show notes, visit: www.TheBalancedBlonde.com   Resources: http://www.theskinnyconfidential.com Podcast: http://bit.ly/TSChimandherpodcast Instagram: @theskinnyconfidential & @michaelbosstick Snapchat: @laurynevarts & @michaelbosstick See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jordan chats with her sister from another mister Emily Nolan -- international model, authenticity master, radical self-acceptance leader, incredible writer, and the founder of TOPLESS yoga -- a self-confidence yoga event and retreat series used as a tool for self-love. They talk about everything from their crazy similarities to Emily’s “four stages of self” in which she found her most evolved self, a.k.a “Full Emily.” Not to mention Emily’s recent 45 pound weight loss -- how she did it and how she’s maintaining it The girls do more laughing than chatting, and Emily shares true vulnerability like only few can.   For more info on guest name and the complete show notes, visit: www.TheBalancedBlonde.com   Resources: Emily’s blog: mykindoflife.com Emily’s Instagram: @iamemilynolanSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.