Light + Life Live
21 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 175 ratingsLight + Life Live is a weekly show with Danika Brysha, the Headmistress of Happiness- entrepreneur, self-care guru, body positive model, and icon for positive transformation. Danika does each show live on her Instagram on Thursdays and then publishes it here in a podcast version. Each week she interviews people who are experts in their respective fields- entrepreneurs, food bloggers, wellness gurus, self-care specialists, even a race car driver! They talk about their stories, their morning routines, what they struggle with, and Danika also incorporates her social media community by taking questions from them and asking them on the show. Danika's goal is to share stories of others finding their light in hopes that it inspires and motivates you to do the same!
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
Sarah Pendrick, Creator of Girl Talk Network on avoiding comparison, building fulfilling relationships, and empowering women
February 22, 2019 04:37 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBThis week’s guest is Sarah Pendrick, the creator of Girl Talk Network she is doing incredible things lifting other women up. Sarah is an international speaker, self love advocate, life coach, TV host humanitarian. Helping women to support each other, to not feel alone, and to just empower them and help them feel safe to shine their light. She has a speaking series she does at local colleges. Her work helps to shift the way women interact with each other. In this episode we cover a lot includ...
Bone Broth 101 with Bonafide Provision's Sharon Brown
February 14, 2019 16:51 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBThis week’s guest is Sharon Brown, Founder & CEO of Bonafide Provisions, the #1 selling bone broth company in the nation. You’ve probably heard of the healing properties of bone broth, it has actually been a big part of my healing process. Sharon has an inspiring and passion-filled story starting with trying healing her son with bone broth and making it herself at home - and now it’s the #1 selling one in the nation. In this week’s episode we talk a lot about bone broth, the healing benefit...
Danika’s Functional Nutritionist, Jackie Mulligan on coffee enemas, dry brushing, celery juice, stress management, her pillars of health and more
January 25, 2019 22:03 - 1 hour - 42 MBThis week’s guest is my functional nutritionist Jackie Mulligan, and she is a wealth of knowledge. This episode is packed to the brim with useful information. We covered across the board from food, to movement, to stress, to sleep, to work balance, and play. We talked about her pillars of health- we discussed isolation and how much exercise is too much and how overworking can be detrimental to your health. We also talked about the importance of play, emotional eating and how we can tap into ...
Oprah’s Former Executive Producer and Co-President of OWN and Harpo, Sheri Salata shares the value of starting over, her self care routines, key takeaways from a 20+ year career with Oprah, and the power of creating your story.
January 25, 2019 21:59 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBThis week we have on Sheri Salata who had a 21 year career with Oprah as the executive producer of the Oprah Winfrey Show. She was also co-president of the OWN Network. Sheri has now moved on and is doing her own business along with one of her dear friends Nancy called the Pillar Life and is the co-host of the podcast Sheri and Nancy Show. Sheri talked about her journey and how it was filled with all the wrong steps, how she wasn’t ready to settle and how she would start over and over until ...
$8 million on three online courses in four years with Digital Marketing Expert Amy Porterfield. From Tony Robbins’ right hand gal to total entrepreneur, Amy talks all things from email lists to emotional eating.
January 25, 2019 21:55 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBToday’s interview is with Digital marketing expert Amy Porterfield. Amy is the host of the popular marketing podcast Marketing Made Easy. Today she has made over $8 million on just three online courses. She went from working with Tony Robbins to starting her own business and is out there helping so many entrepreneurs take what they do and build something really big out of it. We talked about her journey to taking the leap of faith starting her own business. We also talked about her self-imag...
Sadie Radinsky: The 16 year old wellness blogger you want your daughter to be following - empowering teen girls, conscious social media use, and setting boundaries for self respect
January 25, 2019 21:53 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBThis week’s guest is Sadie Radinsky, the 16 year old who runs the Instagram account and blog @goodiesagainsthegrain. Her focus is empowering young girls and provides the most amazing inspiration and wisdom as a young woman. Sadie went gluten free at 9 years old, started a gratitude practice when she was 10 and started blogging at 12 years old. We talked about teenage empowerment, and she has a podcast helping provide inspiration with her community. We talked about her journey into body posi...
Avenue Mama’s Annie Vovan, live from her minivan, talking mindful motherhood, removing mom guilt, and using community to navigate miscarriage
January 25, 2019 21:49 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBThis episode I interview pharmacist turned photographer/mom empowerer Annie Vovan. Annie started the mom community Avenue Mama, after becoming a mom and finding she was lacking community. We talked a lot of different things- how she realized how important community was after having a devastating year full of loss and grief. We talked about leaping from a safe career to your passion and what she’s learned about photographing women. Annie talks about how to put a value on her time, what surpri...
Goldsheep founder on mentorship, the trials and tribulations of entrepreneurship, and putting art on leggings with Keri Wilson
January 25, 2019 17:12 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBThis week we have one of my dear friends on the show, she is the creator of Goldsheep clothing- the company making the extremely fun leggings you see all over Instagram with pineapples, avocados, champagne bottles, and so much more. We talk about Keri’s idea of printing art on leggings and how she turned her passion into a thriving business. We talked about how to navigate all of the naysayers when starting a business, how to overcome anxiety and self limiting beliefs. I talked with Keri abo...
Arrows & Bow on small space living, embracing change, interior design, faith, family, and building an authentic brand that’s true to all seasons of your life
January 25, 2019 17:06 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBThis week’s guest is Ashley Petrone, the woman behind the Instagram account @arrowsandbow. We talk about a lot in this interview. We cover her transition from being a stay at home Mom with a love for design to jumping into actually pursuing her passion of inspiring others design their homes by sharing on Instagram. We talked about the importance of mentorship and how to handle when people don’t understand your business. We talked about embracing change, and sometimes quick changes and how to...
Almost30's Lindsay Simcik and Krista Williams on how to change the idea that work has to be hard, starting a podcast, avoiding comparison, and taking from side hustle to full-time gig with Lindsay Simcik and Krista Williams
December 27, 2018 18:16 - 1 hour - 41.2 MBIn this episode I turn the tables and bring on Lindsey and Krista, the megababes from the Almost30 Podcast. This episode is full of amazing stuff, handling comparison, taking feedback, we talk a little about white privilege, disconnecting to improve creativity, changing the idea that work has to be hard. And of course we talk about self care practices, and how they are sharing their light with he world.
No Crumbs Left’s Teri Turner on how to be the Queen of Community, building strong family relationships, and saying yes to only what lights you up
October 25, 2018 19:51 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBThis week we have the one and only Teri Turner behind the blog No Crumbs Left. She is epitome of authenticity, community, and shining her light with the world. She's a Mom, she's a creator, she's a food blogger, and an electric personality. We talked about growing your passion, how she started her blog with only 44 followers on Instagram and where it's grown to now, we talked about being unapologetically yourself, her close bond with her kids, body image, how she balances social media, her u...
Amy Jo Martin on building a human brand, burn out, solving your purpose problem, and more
October 25, 2018 19:40 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBThis week on the show we have Amy Jo Martin- she was one of the first person to take social media and begin to humanize it. She started the first social media agency called Digital Royalty. She's worked with figures like Shaq, The Rock and brands like Hilton, The UFC, and many more. We talked about having an addiction to change, connecting to humans not logos, how do we define ourselves, having a purpose problem, balancing peace, burning out, and more.
Whole30’s Melissa Hartwig on food freedom, time management, healthy boundaries, life-changing books, conscious living, and more
October 25, 2018 19:26 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBThis week we have one of the people who have changed my life most dramatically- the creator and co-founder of Whole30. She is also an advocate for self-care, she's a single Mom, she's passionate about fitness and yoga, and she is also the author of seven books about the Whole30. In this interview we talk a lot about Whole30, mindfulness, the idea of passion & purpose, tips for Whole30 reintroduction, why movement is so important, morning routine, her favorite apps, how social media is a mirr...
Celebrity Nutritionist Kelly LeVeque on accessible wellness, the Fab 4, and being an expecting mother
October 25, 2018 19:08 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBIn this interview I talk with celebrity holistic nutritionist Kelly LeVeque on all things wellness. We talk about making health accessible, her fab 4 and what that means, emotional eating, breaking the diet-binge cycle, snacking, getting back to balance, how to stay motivated, her wishes to her soon-to be born new baby, and much more!
PooPourri creator Suzy Batiz: From Bankruptcy to a $500 million business using self-care and spirituality
October 25, 2018 18:42 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBIn this episode I interview the founder of the multi-million dollar business PooPourri who began her business at age 42 despite everyone in her life telling her she was crazy. We talk about how she overcame growing up in a troubled home full of abuse, overcoming bankruptcy, and how that all led to her success today. In the episode we also discuss her best spirituality and business practices, mentorship, her self care & morning routine, her home that was once a church, creativity, and ...
Danika's Model Meals Business Partner on how they started their business with Camille May
October 25, 2018 18:27 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBIn this episode of Light + Life Live Danika interviews her long-time friend and business partner Camille May. Together they discuss how their friendship as sorority sisters in college morphed into starting and running a multi-million dollar business together. They discuss tips on how to start a business, running a business, selecting business partners, and everything in between.
HealthAde Kombucha founder on starting a multi-million dollar business, the unexpected path to your passion, working with your partner and juggling business & motherhood with Daina Trout
October 25, 2018 17:33 - 59 minutes - 41 MBOn this week's episode I interview the co-founder of HealthAde Kombucha, Daina Trout. We talk about the incredible (and hilarious) journey of how she came up with the idea to start a Kombucha company, here's a hint she was actually trying to come up with a cure for hair loss! We talk about how she has grown her company into the massive success that it is today, how she's created a cult following for her brand all over social media, how she manages working with her husband, mentorship, commun...
The Defined Dish on managing anxiety, making your blog a business, and balanced motherhood
October 18, 2018 21:09 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBIn this episode I'm interviewing Alex Snodgrass of The Defined Dish. She's a food blogger, she's a Mom, but most importantly she's real and she's authentic. We talk about how she built her blog The Defined Dish and how she grew it into a brand, how she partners with other brands. How she manages self care while being a Mom, what self-care has done for her, and why it's so important for her to wake up before anyone else. She also is very open with her experience with anxiety and how she's man...
Keto, Healing her Autoimmune Disease, and her perspective on restrictive dieting with The Castaway Kitchen
October 08, 2018 22:25 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBThis week we have on Cristina Curp from The Castaway Kitchen, the site for real-food and low-carb resources. Her blog documents her journey healing her autoimmune disease using Whole30 and Keto Foods. During our interview we talk about her new book "Made Whole", wellness, clean eating, bioindividuality, introduction to Keto, her philosophy on cheat days, and her process for writing a book.
Danica Patrick on starting her new chapter after retiring at 36, being an undercover hippie, mantras, meditation, movement, and more
October 08, 2018 21:56 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBIn this episode we have the former race car driver Danica Patrick on the show. We talk about her incredibly successful racing career as well as many things you probably don't know about her like the fact that she loves mantras, crystals, and manifesting. We also talk about her next chapter after retiring with her new wellness book "Pretty Intense", her wine, as well as her active clothing line. Other subjects we go over include ow you can reinvent yourself at any age, her morning routine, ne...
Shut the Kale Up on Real Food, Being a Mom, and Getting Vulnerable on Instagram
October 08, 2018 20:15 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBWelcome to our very first episode of Light + Life Live! In this episode I will be interviewing Jeanette Ogden from the famous Instagram account, Shut The Kale Up. We discuss things like Jeanette's morning routine, how she's changed being a Mom, how she deals with anxiety, her relationship with her husband. We also talked about the power of vulnerability, her Mom's journey through addiction, her relationship with food getting to food freedom, real food, budgeting for healthy food, and much mo...