What Fulfills You?
Welcome to the What Fulfills You? Podcast, a weekly show hosted by Emily Elizabeth, focused around the art of designing a fulfilled life through the balance and cultivation of meaningful relationships, a professional career, and mental wellness. Within the podcast, conversations are discussed around everyday struggles from relationships, determining best career fit, mental health practices, and so forth. The brand's mission is to encourage and normalize discussions around what it means to truly live a fulfilled life and the paradigm shifts we need to make in order to step into this new framework around living versus existing. Follow along on...
Letting Go of a Relationship That Did Not Align and Designing a New Life with Rachel Blank, Founder of Allara Health
#341: Rachel Blank is the Founder and CEO of Allara, a virtual care platform built for the millions of women living with complex, chronic conditions. Allara makes expert healthcare accessible by connecting patients with specially trained, and highly empathetic doctors and Registered Dietitians who treat patients from a whole health perspective. Rachel founded Allara following her own experience struggling to get a diagnosis and trusted treatment for PCOS. Prior to founding Allara, Rachel was the Director of Strategy at Ro and is a graduate of Harvard Business School.
Topics discussed:
Why Allara Health would...Financial Wellness for the Woman Whoâs Figuring It Out: Credit Card Hacks, Money Mindset, Investing, & More
#340: Financial wellness is a big part of our lives, whether we like it or not. And the sooner you understand how to spend, save, and invest wisely, the easier and more stable life can be, especially in your 20s and 30s.
On this solo episode, Emily Elizabeth focuses on different ways for you to become more savvy with your finances. She dives into:
Letting Go of What Was to Make Space for Whatâs Next: Navigating a Move and Changes in Life
#339: One of our biggest shared fears, whether we admit it or not, is our fear of change. We fear the unknown because we don't know what to expect and certainty makes us feel safe.
Sometimes, it's the certainty that holds us back from expanding in life. Recently, Emily moved out of her first NYC apartment after nearly 4 years, but dealt with some internal fears and hesitations that she realized was truly all mental.
On this solo episode, she shares a raw conversation on her thought process in the move, how she knew it was fear...
How to Take Ownership of Your Life, Create Better Habits, and Become a Better Version of You with Vin Infante
#338: Vin Infante is a Master Mindset Coach, licensed psychotherapist & Keynote Speaker. He has spent over a decade learning and working with thousands of people in varying capacities, including hospitals, clinics, in-patient units, homeless shelters, school systems, and private practice. With an extensive background in psychology, mindset, behavior, neurology, and physiology, he uses his knowledge to help individuals unlock and achieve their unique definition of success.â
âVin received his undergraduate degree in Psychology with accolades from Psi-Chi national honor society and went on to achieve his Masterâs in Social Work with a clinical focus; he was a fully...
Simple Morning Routines and Habits | Creating Space for Yourself Before the World Wakes Up
#337: Morning routines and habits are fun, why? Because it gives you a sense of control over your day and the energy you feel as you kick off a new day.
But, morning routines don't have to be long or extreme to make you feel like you have your life together. You can learn how to simplify it based on the feelings you're looking to feel as you start your day.
For Emily, she wants to feel energized and grounded. So what does she do to feel this way in the morning? Listen to this episode...
How to Build the Life You Want: Even If You Donât Know Where to Start
#336: Building your dream life starts with YOU and taking ownership of where you're currently at. There is no perfect path to a fulfilling, balanced life, but, the best way Emily can share this path is through sharing her personal experiences, decisions, and journey from the age of 20 and onwards.
If you're currently in a place in life where you notice that you're always looking for the next trip or something to look forward to, rather than your daily life, this episode is for you.
Your day-to-day is not meant to be something you run or...
Root Causes of Hormone Issues, Risk of Intermittent Fasting for Women, and Why You Need Protein in Every Meal with Lauren Papanos
#335 (REPOST): Lauren Papanos, MS, RD, CSSD, an exceptional Registered Dietitian to Olympians, Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics, and Nutrition Researcher published in Journal of Women's Sports Medicine. Lauren also holds a National Championship Title as a Performance Dietitian for UCLA Softball.
Topics discussed:
Essential nutrients high-functioning women are deficient inWhy intermittent fasting is detrimental for women in their 20s and 30sRoot causes of hormone disordersImportance of 30g of protein per meal for womenReasons why you feel fatigued in the middle of the day, even if you ateBlood-sugar spikes and how to maintain your lev...How to Make New Friends as an Adult: Loneliness, Shifting Friendships, and the Courage to Connect
#334: Throughout our 20s and 30s, new friendships are bound to emerge. The struggle is often in "where" to find these new friends. On this solo episode, Emily Elizabeth dives in to her personal experiences with creating several new close friendships over the years since graduating college and different ways she takes initiative to meet new people and continue to connect after the fact.
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Healing, Self-Love, and the Courage to Begin Again with Co-Founders of Sage + Sound NYC
#333:Â Lacey Tisch was born with a rare congenital syndrome that causes a slew of medical setbacks, some of which continue to affect her health today. Throughout the years, she received many external treatments. Seven years ago, she began dealing with medical PTSD...a result of years of being poked and prodded by doctors to âfixâ her. The medical PTSD was exacerbated by being unhappy in her job and actively engaging in her alcoholism. She could not figure out a way forward. After getting sober, Lacey wanted to find remedies that didnât require taking medication or having procedures. She develop...
Date Yourself First: The Standard Starts With You
#332: What does it mean to "date yourself"? Well, consider this...how would you want to be treated if YOU were to date YOU?
What kind of activities would you want to try? Where would you want to explore and travel? How do you want to feel?
The interesting part to this, is that when you start to date yourself and show true self-love and care to YOU, you'll notice the energy and feelings that you feel within.
This often feels light, rejuvenating, and aligned. In a way that is hard to describe in...
Getting Unstuck When Life Feels Flat: Moving Through a "Rut" Without Forcing It
#331: If you're navigating any sort of rut, funk, or a feeling of "stuck" in your life right now, know that you're not alone. We all go through these moments at different times in life and that is very normal.
On this solo episode, Emily shares a completely raw and candid chat about her experiencing these feelings and emotions and how she is processing them in the moment and the small little things she does and has done to help her out of the "rut".
If you're ever seeking for an extra listening ear, support, or...
When Friendship Feels Off, Trust That
#330: Friendships fading and not working out for whatever reason? We've all been there. And here's the reality no one fully talks about: it happens more than once throughout life.
On this episode, Emily opens up about a personal experience with a friendship that ended up feeling "off" intuitively, but it took this moment to really have that clear conclusion.
If you've navigated some friendship confusion in recent times or currently going through one yourself, this episode may bring you the relatability or peace you were looking for.
You're not alone.
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Aging Slowly Starts Early: Fasting-Mimicking, Plant vs. Animal Protein, and What Women Need to Know with Renee Fitton
#329: RENEE FITTON, MS, RD. Renee is a longevity dietitian and the Director of Education at L-NUTRA, the company behind Prolonâs fasting-mimicking diet. Renee specializes in applying advanced nutritional research to help people achieve longer, healthier lives, especially through approaches that benefit cellular health without requiring drastic lifestyle changes.
Topics discussed:
Prolon's fasting-mimicking diet and the impacts on reverse aging in a 90-day periodPlant protein vs. Animal protein and the different benefits of the twoDifferent ways to incorporate more plant-based nutritionThe difference between intermittent fasting and fasting 1-3 times a year to "clean up"How fasti...4 Simple Ways to Take Better Care of Yourself and Level Up Your Life
#328: On this solo episode, Emily dives into the art of taking better care of yourself and 4 very easy ways to do this, most of which you can implement as soon as right now.
If self-care is a priority for you, but you know you're slacking in this area and you need some actionable ways to get started in that direction, this episode is full of everyday actions you can start doing.
How you take care of yourself is reflected in the way you glow. Take initiative of your life and the direction you're going in...
Q&A: How to Stay Motivated, Embrace New Beginnings, and Building a Side Hustle While Working
#327: On this solo episode, Emily dives into listeners' Q&A and focuses on topics around maintaining "motivation" and how she has found consistency in this over the years since college, how to embrace the early stages of anything, such as becoming a "content creator", and more.
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https://bilt.page/r/HQ06-ZV7O...Dating "The One" or Just Convenient? How to Choose Yourself, Communicate Your Needs, and Know What To Prioritize
#326: On this episode, Emily Elizabeth shares her thoughts on a listener-submitted question around modern dating and how to determine whether someone is "the one" aka, who you may want to build a life with, versus, "another one" and how you are hindering yourself by sticking around too long out of convenience, insecurity, or another reason that is limiting your full potential as an individual.
By the way, it happens to all of us. We will all experience 1 or more times where we stick around longer than we should've - that may be the right of passage in...
Liv Schreiber on Designing a Life You Love, Female Friendships & Dating Insights From Men
#325: Liv Schreiber is the Founder of Hot and Social and Brand Caffeine, as well as a on-air stylist and influencer to over 150K on all social media platforms with mentions in InStyle, Brides.com, Forbes, New York Times, ABC, FOX and more. Liv has the drive to launch brands behind the scenes and the exuberant confidence to be in the promotional, on-camera sphere of influence.
Hot and Social is an event company for men and women in their 20s - late 30s looking to meet cool, kind, smart friends in their city. Events sell out in 36 seconds...
Oral Health Secrets That Could Change Your Life: Longevity, Mouth Taping, and More with Dr. Jonathan Levine
#324: Dr. Jonathan Levine is a New York City-based prosthodontist, published author, thought leader, innovator, and philanthropist dedicated to expanding how oral health is perceived and who it serves. With over 35 years of experience as Americaâs leading oral health expert, Dr. Levine's holistic approach focuses on the vital connection between oral health and systemic wellness. As a clinical researcher, inventor, and serial entrepreneur, Dr. Levine holds 27 patents in aesthetic, therapeutic, and medical device technologies. He founded GLO Science, the premier brand delivering innovative, at-home teeth whitening solutions, and advises numerous dentistry startups as they shape the future of the industry...
If I Knew Then What I Know Now: 28 Years of Life Lessons
#323: In honor of Emily's birthday, she sits down on this episode to share her personal insights and lessons that have been significant to her personal growth throughout her 20s. From romantic heartbreaks, career building and financial stability, friendships and falling out, and much more.
If you're navigating your 20s or early 30s, this episode is for you. All of the relatable experiences and insights you wished someone would finally talk about.
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Figuring It Out: Love, Life & Everything They Didnât Teach Us with Jennifer Teplin of Manhattan Wellness
#322: Jennifer created Manhattan Wellness, a boutique psychotherapy practice, for young professionals to receive well-rounded care, and to support them in optimizing their life so itâs a life they LOVE - not just one thatâs about checking off boxes and surface-level achievements. With mentions in Cosmopolitan and Oprah magazine, along with her masterâs degree from Columbia University, Jennifer has not only created a space for therapeutic healing - she has created a movement that changes the landscape of therapy and counseling.
Jennifer guides both her growing staff and her clients based on the conc...
The Best Investment Iâve Ever MadeâAnd Itâs Not Financial
#321: Perhaps you're in your 20s and 30s right now, figuring out different aspects of your life. And you're at a point where you're refining how you spend your time and where you allocate your energy.
On this solo episode, Emily Elizabeth dives into a personal topic and shares the best investment she has made in her 20s, starting from college. This specific area of life has been the best investment for so many reasons and she also dives into how you can allocate more time to this on a regular basis.
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Living Your Best Life While You're Single: How to Use This Time to Your Advantage and Build a Life You Love on Your Own
#320: With Valentine's Day around the corner, it's common to look around at the couples and wish you were not single. On the other hand, maybe you know that you enjoy your life being single at the moment, but also not fully taking advantage of this time and utilizing it for your own growth in the best way possible.
On this solo episode, Emily Elizabeth shares her personal dating and single life experiences since high school; from prom, first relationship, living with a partner, heartbreaking break-ups, being single for more than 3 years, and much more.
If...
Founder of LINNĂ Botanicals on Simple Ways to Improve Holistic Living, Letting Go of Relationships, and Navigating Life Transitions
#319: On this episode, Emily Elizabeth sits down to chat with Jenna Levine, the Founder of LINNĂ Botanicals, a holistic skincare line focused on plant-based healing. LINNĂ was born out of a desire to address the diverse skincare needs of our founderâs family. What began as a personal endeavor has flourished into a beloved skincare line embraced by thousands within the LINNĂ community.
LINNĂ seeks to honor the bodyâs innate intelligence with results-driven, ethically crafted skincare that evolves with you through every stage of life. Rooted in herbal medicine and human anatomy, they create gentle yet potent f...
How to Stop Settling: You Set The Bar of Where People Meet You and How to Shift Your Standards
#318: It's easy to complain about others (partner, friends, etc) for not meeting you where you'd like them to be, based on your personal values and/or expectations. However, it's important to understand that you are the one that sets the standard for the way people show up in your life AND the types of people that walk into your life.
If you wish your partner was "more ambitious" or "more health-oriented", have you started by looking in the mirror first? How much of what you want in others are you actually embodying?
Tune into this...
How to Create a Well-Rounded Life and Lead with Your Priorities in Your Daily Life
#317: One of the main reasons why we sometimes feel like we're in a rut is because something is off-balanced and simply off. Here's the thing, we'll go through phases of feeling deeply fulfilled and balanced and other times, certain elements are out of check.
Creating a well-rounded life starts with understanding the foundation and roots of a well-rounded life. On this solo episode, Emily Elizabeth dives into the core areas she focuses on including: social, active wellness, intimate relationship, career, personal hobbies, and more.
All of this comes back to how well we're actually leading...
Why Every Woman Should Learn How to be Financially Stable Independently and How I Learned in My 20s
#316: Financial stability and independence is empowering, especially for women. It's not about not wanting to rely or depend on others, but rather, creating a beautiful life for yourself, on your own terms.
Stability in anything, comes from a deep understanding of what makes it unstable. In financial health, that is knowing how to actually spend wisely, how much to actually save in cash, and where to put the rest of your money.
On this episode, Emily Elizabeth dives into...
Being savvy with credit cards and preventing debt accumulationHow much to aim for saving in...Q&A: How to Maintain Focus and Reduce Distractions, Using Comparison to Your Advantage, and Book Recs for Women
#315: On this Q&A submitted my a podcast listener, Emily Elizabeth dives into her insights and thoughts on several topics, including the following:
How to reduce friction in decision-makingCreating a life around your top priorities and core principlesWays to reduce distractions that are preventing you from propelling forwardThe secret mindset shift on comparison and how you can use it to your advantagePersonal book recommendations, especially related to people/relationshipsReceive weekly personal insights from Emily's email newsletter and subscribe here
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New Year, Steady Start: Building Routines with One Major Shift
#314: Each year, Emily begins with a focus on one specific area of life and shape her routine and lifestyle around this. When you focus on one area, your decisions become easier, in that, they align with your focus.
Are you ready to finally make that shift in your own life?
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5 Questions to Ask Yourself to Help Guide Your Vision for the New Year
#313: The new year is the perfect time and transition to utilize for reflection and shifting into a new direction. On this solo episode, Emily shares 5 useful questions you can ask yourself to help guide your ideas and vision for 2025 and how she uses these questions to guide her own life and thought process.
Some of these questions include thinking about...
How to add more "joy" into your life and what that looks like on a daily basisPrioritizing who to spend more time withFiguring out one specific focus vs. too many at a timeHow to Prioritize and Take Care of Your Health, Create Space for Relationships, and Reality of Building a Brand with Co-Founder of Vitaclean
#312: Growing up in âthe spa capital of the Balkansâ - a region of Bulgaria known for its healing thermal waters - Kristina Velkova later moved to New York City to earn her degree in Product Development from FIT and begin her career as a professional model. Kristinaâs career in fashion took her to London, where she met her future co-founder Sara Douglas working at a global content agency. The duo quickly became best friends and roommates, bonding over their interest in all things beauty and their frustration with their lackluster hair and skin, in spite of doing all the âwel...
Art of First Impressions: Dressing for Your Future Self, Improving the Way You Speak, and How First Impressions Create Opportunities
#311: The art of first impressions and mastering it - why? Because you can open much more opportunities for yourself when you learn how to dress a certain way (that still feels authentic to you), and also HOW you speak.
This applies in all areas of your life; from dating and relationships, workplace and getting the job, attracting new likeminded friends, closing a sales deal, etc.
Emily shares her personal thoughts on the simple adjustments of how she dresses and speaks and the way it has opened more doors for her over the years. Everything can...
What You Do, You Become: How to Make Something Become Your Lifestyle
#310: We talk about the things we wish we did more of and how we wish it was a part of our lifestyle. But the thing is, all it takes is frequency and repetition. The more you do something, the more it becomes who you are.
How do you turn health and fitness into a lifestyle? What about other areas of life?
Tune in to this short bonus episode.
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4 Key Practices and Habits That Transformed My Mental Health and Personal Development
#309: During the holiday season, mental health can be a topic of concern for some and if we learn how to manage our mental health and self-regulation on a consistent basis, we can navigate the harder times with a little bit of ease.
On this solo episode, Emily Elizabeth shares her personal tips on 4 habits that have helped improve her overall mental health over the past 2-3 years, along with her own personal growth and development journey.
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Being a Career Woman and Super Mom | How to Build a Life You Actually Love and Women CAN Have Both with Founder of Swirl Boutique
#308: Lisa Landers has been operating Swirl Boutique for over 17 years, servicing SoCalsâ top influencer and celebrity clientele while creating a die-hard community in the process. Not only has Swirlâs work been seen on MTV, Bravo, E! News, FORBES, Locale Magazine, ABC's The Bachelor and The Bachelor in Paradise, Summer House, and The Real Housewives of Orange County and Beverly Hills, Swirl also takes great pride in championing the work of over 50 + talented female designers and entrepreneurs.Â
The reason for all of Swirlâs success is two-fold: Lisaâs love for professionally styling clients herself and her passion for culti...
Becoming Who You Admire: Designing a Life of Purpose and How Mental Role Models Can Help You When You're Stuck
#307: We're all on this journey of figuring out how we want to really live our life and how feeling fulfilled plays a role on all of it. The reality is, we'll never have it "fully figured out", but as most will tell you, simply having an idea of which direction you want to go in will help you start.
Sometimes, even figuring out which direction you want to go in may feel tough. In this case, writing down a few role model examples can help you work backwards. What about these individuals do you aspire to embody...
Creating a Better Version of You: Likeminded Friends, Self-Confidence, and Navigating a Breakup
#306: Emily recently spoke at her alma mater, Chapman University, on her personal journey throughout her 20s since the age of 20 and how she's navigated college and life after graduating. During this session, she noticed some questions that focused on ultimately becoming a better version of oneself through finding and creating more likeminded friendships, building self-confidence, and also questions around navigating a breakup.
Our 20s are some of the most pivotal years and biggest opportunities to learn and grow, which become a foundation in life throughout our 30s and onwards. Take the time today to invest in yourself...
How to Create Balance in Love, Career, and Relationships with Shirley Leigh-Wood Oakes, CEO of Mezcal Campante
#183: Shirley Leigh Wood Oakes, Partner, and CEO of Mezcal Campante is a force to be reckoned with in the industry. From her marketing and entrepreneur experience, she has been on the board of several well-known brands, such as Ten To One Rum. Formerly a tequila lover, she discovered Mezcal and set out, with her partners, to create a Mezcal that truly everyone can enjoy.Â
In a world where urgency and immediacy dominate, Mezcal Campante encourages consumers to be in the present moment and to love hard and sip slow.⢠The essence of the word âcampa...
How to Radiate a Loving Frequency and Power of Energy Alignment with Attracting Likeminded People
#304: "Everything needs food to live, even love. If we don't know how to nourish our love, it withers. When we feed and support our own happiness, we're nourishing our ability to love. That's why to love means to learn the art of nourishing our happiness." via How to Love - Thich Nhat Hanh
To mindfully show up on a daily basis in a loving frequency and energy takes a lot of practice. But, it first starts with a simple desire and interest in doing so.
When was the last time you kindly smiled to a...
Mastering Relationships and Letting Go of Limiting Beliefs with Founder of Dialogue NYC Julianne Fraser
#303 (repost): Julianne Fraser is a Digital Marketing Expert & Founder of Dialogue New York, a leading global influencer marketing agency on a mission to thoughtfully connect brands with creatives to create meaningful dialogues on the internet that truly resonate. She started the agency 6 years ago and has built a roster of top-tier clients, from Sakara, Seed and Brooklinen, to Adidas, RE/DONE, Love Wellness and Cali Rosa, among many others.
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The behind the scenes of building an agency from the ground-up in influencer marketingReasons why Julianne's agency was referral-basedHow she learned how to d...Fill Your Cup, Find Your Focus: How to Get Better at Putting Yourself First and Aligning With Your Priorities
#302: Everyone talks about wishing they had more time to do the things they really want to do, but what does your schedule really indicate?
How much free time do you really have to make time for the hobbies and activities you're curious about?
Chances are, you can probably swap happy hour or coffee with your co-worker for an after-work sports league. Or maybe, finally create time for that ballet class you want to do weekly.
Pro tip? Schedule it in your calendar. And do it a week ahead.
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