Roots to Roam
27 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsRoots to Roam is a podcast for seekers of truth and wellness. Join your host, Cat Fríes (200hr Registered Yoga Teacher, entrepreneur), and her recurring guest Madeline Armstrong (most woke person you'll ever meet), as well as numerous other guests from various industries and walks of life, to explore the journey of aligning your life with your highest values and most authentic self. This podcast is all about the process of change and growth, disrupting the status quo, and living an intentional life. We talk to entrepreneurs, feminists, environmentalists, digital nomads, world travelers, life coaches, therapists, yoga teachers, health and wellness junkies, nutritionists, spiritual teachers, vegans, artists, and free spirits; join the conversation and wake the f* up.
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Episodes
Vegan FAQ
June 06, 2018 10:00 - 31 minutes - 36.6 MBCat answers some interesting and frequently asked questions about veganism!
Surrender: A Story About Letting go and Embracing the Higher Self
May 16, 2018 14:44 - 28 minutes - 33.7 MBCat is back from a month in Mexico where she discovered some pretty big life lessons, notably about the concept of Surrender. In this episode, Cat talks about surrender in Yoga but more importantly, surrender IRL, where all change, alignment, and intuition are born. Tune in now for this vulnerable, exploratory, and inspiring conversation about surrendering to Self.
Fast Fashion and Ethical Shopping
May 12, 2018 16:49 - 38 minutes - 45 MBIn this solo episode, Cat talks about her recent re-discovery of the horrors of fast fashion and takes a pledge to shop ethically and mindfully. Tune in for some quick facts and some inspiration to kickstart your own ethical shopping journey!
Self-Leadership, Goal Setting, and Personal Growth with Katie Wilkinson
May 02, 2018 10:00 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MBKatie Wilkinson is a Self-Leadership Coach and Facilitator with almost a decade of leadership experience around the world including in Australia, Canada, South Africa, the US. She has worked on Leadership Development initiatives for major brands like Lululemon and Philz Coffee and where she helps leaders rise into their power. Katie also happens to be one of Cat's best friends (since freshman year in high school!) and the two get together for this episode of Roots to Roam to talk about perso...
Building a Lifestyle Business, Entrepreneurship, and Serving the World With John Clarke
April 25, 2018 01:59 - 54 minutes - 63.3 MBGet ready for a really special episode... this week Cat chats with John Clarke, aka her husband! John is a therapist turned digital marketing pro and entrepreneur whose main mission in life is to serve others. He talks about the tough decisions he's had to make in the journey towards entrepreneurship and the rewards he has reaped along the way. The pair also talk about living in Mexico, living a life of service, and building businesses in alignment with your values. This episode is packed wi...
Starting a Zero Waste Journey: Part 3 - Tulum, Mexico
April 19, 2018 16:59 - 38 minutes - 45.5 MBThis is the third part of Cat's Zero Waste Journey story - this time reporting live from Tulum, Mexico, where Cat and her husband are living for the month. Tune in to see how zero waste is going (or not) in another country and what lessons we can all learn about our consumption and waste from places like Mexico. Tune in now! And spread the love by subscribing and sharing with your friends <3 #zerowaste #tulum
Starting a Zero Waste Journey: Part 2
April 10, 2018 21:48 - 38 minutes - 45.2 MBThis episode is Part 2, a continuation from last weeks episode where Cat shares the beginning of her journey towards zero waste. Last week she talked about why she is making a change, and in this episode Cat talks about how she plans on making it happen. Tune in to learn about Cat's experience visiting Package Free Shop in Brooklyn, about some of her new zero waste items for the home, and whats inside her 'zero waste to-go kit'. Cat also shares a few of her recent learning moments (zero wast...
Starting a Zero Waste Journey: Part 1
April 04, 2018 10:00 - 59 minutes - 69 MBIn this solo episode, Cat shares the beginning of her new journey towards Zero Waste. She talks about how she discovered this movement, some of her favorite influencers (like Lauren Singer, for example), cultural mindsets about waste in different parts of the world, and the slow awakening of her eco-consciousness. Cat also shares a few of the important pillars of behavior change, including goal-setting and resource-discovery as she begins a new change in her current lifestyle. This is ...
Quitting the 9-to-5, Financial and Location Freedom, and Living in a Sprinter Van with Alli and Matt Owen
March 28, 2018 10:00 - 42 minutes - 49.7 MBAlli and Matt Owen are former engineers who recently left their six figure jobs to live in a converted Sprinter van and travel the Americas. They help people align their finances to their values over at Owen Your Future. In this episode, Cat chats with the couple about: Financial freedom and alternative ways of thinking about saving for retirement. Feeling misaligned in their careers Trapped in the 9-5 grind Living a freedom-based lifestyle Aligning careers with their values Ana...
This Is Now Your Company: Mike Rognlien on Ownership, Honesty, and The Meaning of Work and Life
March 21, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBOn this episode, Cat chats with Mike Rognlien: Mike is the Chief Builder of Awesome People at his consulting firm, Multiple Hats Management, where he helps organizations through Learning & Development, management, facilitation, and unconscious bias consulting. Mike’s expertise comes from years as a learning and development leader in the Silicon Valley, most notably and most recently at Facebook, where he helped the company create, define, and build its famously awesome culture. Mike is the...
How to Be a Thoughtful Human: Grief, Empathy, and Entrepreneurship with Ali O'Grady
March 14, 2018 03:15 - 52 minutes - 60.9 MBAli O'Grady is the founder of Thoughtful Human, a zero waste plantable greeting card company based out of Oakland, California. Thoughtful Human designs cards that talk about cancer, addiction, grief, and family dysfunction and they help you find honest ways to help you communicate and practice radical compassion and empathy. In this episode, Cat and Ali chat about Ali's own personal story of loss, healing, and learning along the way as her inspiration for starting her own company. They also ...
Lifestyle Design, 20-hour Work Weeks, & Entrepreneurship with April Beach
March 07, 2018 13:40 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBThis episode is jam-packed with information to inspire your journey in or towards living an intentional life! Come prepared to take some notes and soak it all up. Cat talks to April Beach about entrepreneurship, lifestyle design, and aligning business with your values. April Beach is the creator of the SweetLife Entrepreneur System and she works as a business strategist for entrepreneurs who believe that purpose and freedom are as important as profit. Since launching her first business con...
8 Influencers Who are Changing the World
February 28, 2018 12:00 - 24 minutes - 28.5 MBThis week Cat sits down solo to talk about 8 of the people who have influenced her most in her journey towards alignment. These influencers come from all walks of life, different industries and varying messages, but one thing they all have in common is that they are all changing the world in their own authentic way. These folks are living life in alignment with their values and are paving the way for more people to do the same. On this episode you'll hear about: Cat's favorite vegan/p...
2 Year Vegan Anniversary: Lessons Learned about Food, People, and Self with Cat Fríes
February 21, 2018 12:00 - 50 minutes - 70.7 MBIn this episode, Cat sits down solo to chat about hitting her 2 year vegan anniversary and she shares 20 of her top observations and lessons learned during these two transformative years. She chats about food, of course, but she also chats about people and culture and most importantly, she talks about the changes in the Self, specifically HERself. This episode is valuable for everyone - not just vegans - so tune in now to learn a thing or two about growth, change, and how to ask the big ques...
Uncovering your Intuition, Understanding the Clairs, and Intuitive Energy Healing for Self-Discovery with Tina Conroy
February 14, 2018 03:34 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBThis week on Roots to Roam, Cat chats with Tina Conroy about intuition. Tina Conroy is an intuitive energy healer and medium, a yoga instructor and Reiki master, a transformational health coach, and she's the host of The Intuitive Woman Podcast. Tina works with women to develop their intuition and connect with their inner guidance to create a passionate, spiritual life. On this episode, Tina shares her wisdom and experiences around intuition and helps us begin to understand how to connect ...
Seeking Magic and Healing with Emily Levenson
February 07, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 86 MBEmily Levenson is a therapist turned holistic health coach, podcaster, master meditator and seeker of everyday magic. She has a really compelling story to share about her own wellness journey and in this episode, Cat chats with her about the hurdles and the serendipitous moments in her life that helped discover a path to authentic joy. In this episode you'll hear about: Knowing when its time to take a pause, move on, or walk away from things that you love. Real-life application of alter...
How Self Care & Chinese Medicine Help Us Achieve Actualization with Brodie Welch
January 31, 2018 12:00 - 50 minutes - 58.2 MBIn this information-packed episode, Cat chats with Brodie Welch, a Licensed Acupuncturist, board-certified herbalist, Chinese Medicine expert, holistic health coach, and self-care strategist. She’s the founder of Life in Balance Acupuncture in Corvallis, Oregon, where she has been treating patients since 2003. During this conversation, Brodie and Cat discuss: What is Chinese Medicine? What is Ayurveda? What can Chinese Medicine and alternative healing methods like acupuncture help treat...
When It Rains, It Downpours
January 24, 2018 12:00 - 36 minutes - 42.2 MBSure, it's actual winter and raining and everything... but we're less worried about that and more about how life is completely sh*tting all over us! Cat shares some of her insane ups and downs of the past month... what does it all mean, anyway? We wish there were answers and pretty conclusions to why bad things keep happening (and happening, and happening) but, we just don't think there are. Cat and Madeline chat over the ways you can make sense of hard life moments and how to pull out of it...
Body Kindness with Rebecca Scritchfield
December 31, 2017 00:32 - 52 minutes - 60.2 MBRebecca Scritchfield is a well-being coach, registered dietitian nutritionist, and certified health and fitness specialist. Through her weight-neutral Body Kindness practice, she helps people create a better life with workable, interesting self-care goals. She has influenced millions through her writing, podcast, and appearances in over 100 media outlets including NBC Nightly News, CNN, the Today show, the Washington Post, O Magazine, Health, Shape, and many others.' Read more from her websi...
A Very Woke Christmas
December 20, 2017 12:00 - 36 minutes - 50 MBHappy Holidays everyone! Christmas (or your celebrated holiday) is just around the corner and this week on Roots to Roam, Cat talks about how she decided to live Christmas on her own terms, aligned with her values, and in rejection of the commercialized monster it has now become. She talks about her travels to Cambodia and how they changed her perspective on the holidays and on how to have a minimalist, generous, gift-less Christmas. Make the most out of your holidays this year - learn how t...
What My Animals Have Taught Me
December 13, 2017 12:00 - 58 minutes - 69.2 MBWhat can we learn from our greatest teachers? Who do we consider a teacher? In this solo episode, Cat talks about the lessons she has learned from her three favorite gurus: Elliott, Hugo, and Lucia (her two cats and her dog). Tune in to this fun episode to learn more about the amazing lessons we can learn from the animals in our lives and how we can find deeper alignment with our highest selves through their love. To read more about the content of this episode, be sure to check out the...
Take a Cue From Your Dog: A Conversation with Katrina Kensington
December 06, 2017 12:00 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBIn this episode, Cat sits down with Katrina Kensington - entrepreneur, dog trainer, woke-ass-vegan, and talks about Katrina's journey from working at a soul-crushing desk job to following her passion and becoming a world-class dog trainer with an amazing and thriving business and a mission to change the world, one dog at a time. This is a super exciting conversation and not just because we get to talk about dogs, but because we learn what it takes to live your best life. (Hint: its a hustle)...
Self Love and Body Image with Jessi Kneeland
November 29, 2017 13:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBJessi Kneeland is a literal badass. She's a body image coach, a writer, speaker, soon-to-be clinical sexologist, a TEDx speaker, and social media star. You've probably seen her raw and honest posts on Instagram or read her writings on Greatist, Buzzfeed, Women's Health, Shape, Health, Girls Gone Strong, and so much more. Jessi is a voice to be reckoned with and today we sit down with her to share some real honest truth about self love, body image, the stories we tell to protect ourselves, ...
The Importance of Change
November 22, 2017 12:00 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MBIn this solo episode, listen in to Cat as she talks about why being open to change and growth is so critical for our own joy. She shares her story of opening up to change and finding new habits that felt more in alignment with her goals and the person she wanted to become.
30 on 30: Turning 30 with Madeline Armstrong
November 15, 2017 12:00 - 36 minutes - 50.1 MBWhat IS the big deal with turning 30, anyway? Cat and Madeline break it down in a 30 minute episode, touching on why people like to make 30 sound like such a big, sad milestone (and IS it really, anymore?), how death makes each birthday feel more like a profound gift, what Krista Tippett and Sheryl Sandberg had to say about it, the difference between their 21st and 30th birthday celebrations, #grandmalife and why being 30 is like straddling the best of old being a teen and being old. LIT AF....
Our Alignment Stories: With Madeline Armstrong
November 08, 2017 12:00 - 45 minutes - 52.2 MBIn this opening episode of Roots to Roam, get to know your host, Cat Fríes and her regular guest, sometimes co-host, and bestie, Madeline Armstrong, as they talk about how they came to alignment with their values. Cat shares her story of her turning point moment (seeing “Earthlings”) through the lens of Rich Roll’s wife being “brought to her knees”, existential anxiety, growing up eating a Colombian family diet, and how she’s not actively forcing veganism on anyone. Madeline shares about how...
What We're All About
November 01, 2017 12:00 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MBWelcome to the first mini episode of Roots to Roam! In this short introduction, you'll get to know your host, Cat Fríes, and a little bit about what you can expect out of this show. Tune in now!