There are many elements in our lives that affect our well-being and there are many ways that we can explore them. One avenue to optimal self-care is having open, honest conversations about what it means to be well. Navigate love and relationships, purpose and meaning, mental health and wellness, success and failure, and all of those things that make us human with Whitney Lauritsen on This Might Get Uncomfortable. Whitney has over 13 years of professional experience in the health, wellness, and entertainment industries. She guides you through the confusion and the curiosity, the suffering and the unfulfilled potential, and the questions of why we’re here and what we’re doing. Join her each week as she shares her perspectives on wellness and has radically authentic, insightful conversations about life with special guests. This Might Get Uncomfortable, so prepare to dive deep into the rabbit hole. Nothing is off-limits here! Life presents us with challenges every single day. Many of us struggle to make life feel worthwhile, meaningful, and peaceful. We’re confronted in our relationships, careers, faith, and the health of our body, mind, and emotions. We often have questions in our minds that go unanswered, and sometimes, we don’t even want the answers. We just want to have a really unfiltered discussion, let it all out, be truly heard so we can process our emotions. We want to talk about our deepest passions and secret longings, share our unfulfilled dreams and big goals, and inquire into the mysteries of life. If you’re in that place right now, we invite you to join Whitney here on This Might Get Uncomfortable. Whitney Lauritsen is a podcast host, social media advisor, and well-being coach. She founded Eco-Vegan Gal in 2008 to share lifestyle practices and product recommendations that improve the quality of body, mind, and planet. Her books include best-seller The Vegan Ketogenic Diet Cookbook and Healthy Organic Vegan on a Budget.As an advocate for high-performance living and mental health, Whitney launched Wellevatr.Passionate about business, Whitney advises creative entrepreneurs with digital marketing strategies that amplify their passions. She regularly coaches, consults, and presents on social media trends, influencer partnerships, and content monetization. A six-year stint teaching workshops at the Apple Store advanced her tech knowledge and experience. She has participated in business programs led by Google, Facebook, and Scripps Network. Recognized by her colleagues as a connector, Whitney has run numerous wellness industry events at YouTube Space, during the Natural Products Expo, and on Clubhouse app.Media appearances include Stossel, HuffPost Live, and The Ultimate Health Podcast. Whitney has contributed to Forks Over Knives, VegNews Magazine, Simple Habit, New Hope Network, iHerb, and Organic Authority. She has spoken at many conferences, summits, and festivals, such as Bonnaroo, Fitness Magazine, VidCon, Podcast Movement, and BlogHer Food. In 2014, she received the Ed Begley Jr. Environmental Activist Award.Whitney minored in psychology while studying film production at Emerson College. She also took classes at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and Boston College. Her short films were broadcast on HBO and part of Steven Spielberg’s reality competition “On the Lot”. Before pivoting her career to content creation, she worked as a mentor at the Cannes Film Festival, managed an acclaimed production office, and assisted Rob Reiner’s family.On this podcast, Whitney digs into the things that make people tick. The things that people are passionate about. The things that make people uncomfortable. The things that bring them hope, joy, and inspiration. The things that make them feel good in their bodies, minds, and hearts. The things that make life worth living and how to feel fully alive, genuinely happy and engaged every day. It's time to get to the core of who you truly are!

There are many elements in our lives that affect our well-being and there are many ways that we can explore them. One avenue to optimal self-care is having open, honest conversations about what it means to be well. Navigate love and relationships, purpose and meaning, mental health and wellness, success and failure, and all of those things that make us human with Whitney Lauritsen on This Might Get Uncomfortable. Whitney has over 13 years of professional experience in the health, wellness, and entertainment industries. She guides you through the confusion and the curiosity, the suffering and the unfulfilled potential, and the questions of why we’re here and what we’re doing. Join her each week as she shares her perspectives on wellness and has radically authentic, insightful conversations about life with special guests. This Might Get Uncomfortable, so prepare to dive deep into the rabbit hole. Nothing is off-limits here! Life presents us with challenges every single day. Many of us struggle to make life feel worthwhile, meaningful, and peaceful. We’re confronted in our relationships, careers, faith, and the health of our body, mind, and emotions. We often have questions in our minds that go unanswered, and sometimes, we don’t even want the answers. We just want to have a really unfiltered discussion, let it all out, be truly heard so we can process our emotions. We want to talk about our deepest passions and secret longings, share our unfulfilled dreams and big goals, and inquire into the mysteries of life. If you’re in that place right now, we invite you to join Whitney here on This Might Get Uncomfortable. Whitney Lauritsen is a podcast host, social media advisor, and well-being coach. She founded <a href="http://ecovegangal.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Eco-Vegan Gal</a> in 2008 to share lifestyle practices and product recommendations that improve the quality of body, mind, and planet. Her books include best-seller <a href="https://amzn.to/2M28Xas" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The Vegan Ketogenic Diet Cookbook</a> and <a href="https://veganebook.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Healthy Organic Vegan on a Budget</a>.As an advocate for high-performance living and mental health, Whitney launched <a href="http://wellevatr.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Wellevatr</a>.Passionate about business, Whitney advises creative entrepreneurs with digital marketing strategies that amplify their passions. She regularly coaches, consults, and presents on social media trends, influencer partnerships, and content monetization. A six-year stint teaching workshops at the Apple Store advanced her tech knowledge and experience. She has participated in business programs led by Google, Facebook, and Scripps Network. Recognized by her colleagues as a connector, Whitney has run numerous wellness industry events at YouTube Space, during the Natural Products Expo, and on Clubhouse app.Media appearances include Stossel, HuffPost Live, and The Ultimate Health Podcast. Whitney has contributed to Forks Over Knives, VegNews Magazine, Simple Habit, New Hope Network, iHerb, and Organic Authority. She has spoken at many conferences, summits, and festivals, such as Bonnaroo, Fitness Magazine, VidCon, Podcast Movement, and BlogHer Food. In 2014, she received the Ed Begley Jr. Environmental Activist Award.Whitney minored in psychology while studying film production at Emerson College. She also took classes at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and Boston College. Her short films were broadcast on HBO and part of Steven Spielberg’s reality competition “On the Lot”. Before pivoting her career to content creation, she worked as a mentor at the Cannes Film Festival, managed an acclaimed production office, and assisted Rob Reiner’s family.On this podcast, Whitney digs into the things that make people tick. The things that people are passionate about. The things that make people uncomfortable. The things that bring them hope, joy, and inspiration. The things that make them feel good in their bodies, minds, and hearts. The things that make life worth living and how to feel fully alive, genuinely happy and engaged every day. It's time to get to the core of who you truly are!

This Might Get Uncomfortable

A Liberation guide that focuses on body image.

The origins of body positivity and social media influencers impact on the body acceptance movement

What it truly means to accept and liberate oneself

Uncovering our true fears by asking 'What if?'

KaRonna Lynn

Before you can influence others, self-acceptance is the first thing you need to accomplish. Liberation guide, KaRonna Lynn, joins Jason Wrobel and Whitney Lauritsen this episode to shed some truth on what it truly means to accept and liberate oneself. She explains the origins and meaning behind body positivity and gives insight into social media influencers within the body acceptance circle. Learn what subliminal messaging is and the possible dangers it poses to your health, both physically and mentally. Also, know why you need to start listening to your body as she explains why you have thoughts of wanting to lose weight. Listen in as KaRonna goes deep and answers the heavy questions surrounding body positivity and provides help by giving a very simple but effective practice that can change your perspective about eating what you want.﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the This Might Get Uncomfortable community today:wellevatr.comWellevatr FacebookWellevatr TwitterWellevatr Instagram

Before you can influence others, self-acceptance is the first thing you need to accomplish. Liberation guide, <a href="https://karonnalynn.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">KaRonna Lynn</a>, joins Jason Wrobel and Whitney Lauritsen this episode to shed some truth on what it truly means to accept and liberate oneself. She explains the origins and meaning behind body positivity and gives insight into social media influencers within the body acceptance circle. Learn what subliminal messaging is and the possible dangers it poses to your health, both physically and mentally. Also, know why you need to start listening to your body as she explains why you have thoughts of wanting to lose weight. Listen in as KaRonna goes deep and answers the heavy questions surrounding body positivity and provides help by giving a very simple but effective practice that can change your perspective about eating what you want. ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!<ul><li><a href="http://podcast.wellevatr.com/how-to-subscribe-rate-our-podcast-5-stars-on-itunes" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Here’s How »</a></li></ul> Join the This Might Get Uncomfortable community today:<ul><li><a href="http://wellevatr.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">wellevatr.com</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wellevatr" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Wellevatr Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/wellevatr" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Wellevatr Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/wellevatr/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Wellevatr Instagram</a></li></ul>

Unpacking Body Positivity, Intuitive Eating, And Self-Acceptance With KaRonna Lynn

The more you can trigger someone's insecurities, the more likely they would buy things to try and compensate and cover them. If we simply buy the product, do the course, enroll in the program, do the thing they tell us to do, we'll finally find our worthiness and feel a sense of wholeness. The more we can accept ourselves and love ourselves, the less we can be exploited by businesses trying to get us to buy things we don't actually need.

So much of capitalism is banking on our insecurities.

You can't always fully understand the fundamental science behind everything, but you also shouldn't just accept someone elses views unless you actually understand it yourself. If you always completely offload your understanding of everything to others, you lose the ability to ever trust yourself and to think.

You need to learn to trust yourself as much as you need to learn to trust others.

Many different diets can work in different situations for different people. Whilst almost no singular diet works for everyone and their circumstances. Instead of arguing who is right and who is wrong, learn from each different option and test these with our own bodies. Often the conclusions and insights of a certain diet is true to an average person or a certain group of people, but our bodies are often distinctly different enough that we should prioritise what we find through our own trial and error over their findings.

A one size fits all mentality often leads to a one size fitting none solutions.

Can you think of something that you may have bought because of an insecurity?

"To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself."

The CEO &amp; Founder of Girls Chronically Rock Clothing Brand, a brand focusing on promoting self love and confidence in the disability community. She is the national ambassador of the Muscular Dystrophy association.

Why she denied that she had muscular dystrophy

How there's nothing like talking to somebody who actually understands what you're going through

How speaking up is one of the fundamental ways to help those in need

Keisha Greaves

In this episode, Keisha Greaves, joins Jason Wrobel and Whitney Lauritsen as they talk about being at war with your own body when battling a chronic illness as well as striving to raise awareness about the experiences of others also affected. Keisha dives into what she went through as her illness progressed and manifested and how she got through the emotional process of it all. Get to know how she surrendered to the reality of what was happening. Keisha talks briefly about the COVID situation in Boston and how it’s affected her and the disabled community. They also talk about having greater compassion and empathy by opening the hearts of others to the experience of having an illness through sharing and raising awareness. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the This Might Get Uncomfortable community today:wellevatr.comWellevatr FacebookWellevatr TwitterWellevatr Instagram

In this episode, <a href="https://www.girlschronicallyrock.com/pages/test" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keisha Greaves</a>, joins Jason Wrobel and Whitney Lauritsen as they talk about being at war with your own body when battling a chronic illness as well as striving to raise awareness about the experiences of others also affected. Keisha dives into what she went through as her illness progressed and manifested and how she got through the emotional process of it all. Get to know how she surrendered to the reality of what was happening. Keisha talks briefly about the COVID situation in Boston and how it’s affected her and the disabled community. They also talk about having greater compassion and empathy by opening the hearts of others to the experience of having an illness through sharing and raising awareness. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!<ul><li><a href="http://podcast.wellevatr.com/how-to-subscribe-rate-our-podcast-5-stars-on-itunes" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Here’s How »</a></li></ul>Join the This Might Get Uncomfortable community today: <ul><li><a href="http://wellevatr.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">wellevatr.com</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wellevatr" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Wellevatr Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/wellevatr" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Wellevatr Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/wellevatr/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Wellevatr Instagram</a></li></ul>

Raise Awareness About Illness And Stop Being At War With Your Body with Keisha Greaves

People with disabilities or particular circumstances often have it a lot worse than most of us ever will, they don't have an end date for when their life will return back to normal, their situations are often permanent. When we feel like we're missing out on what we've come to expect as the norm, we should realise that everything that we did and continue to have has always actually been a luxury and priviledge.

So many of us complain that we can't make it to social gatherings or activities due to COVID, that we forget that there are people that have never been able to do these things.

As soon as the pandemic hit and we went into lockdown, there were so many resources that allowed things such as video conferences, working from home and virtual doctor appointments to be possible. Much of these tools were what the disability community have been asking for forever. When all of this goes back to normal, when this pandemic is over, please don't forget about people like myself and the disability community. For some of us, this is our normal life.

So much of the tools that has helped all of us make the tough times during COVID possible are the same types of tools we need to build for those with disabilities & disadvantages.

But often when something has control over us, we still get the last say in how we react to what happens. You can't change the cards that you've been dealt, but you sure as hell can change how you play. And often it matters more how you play with the hand your dealt than the hand itself.

Some things we have control over. But other things have control over us.

Can you think of something that has control over you but you can choose how you react to it?

"Disability does not define you. Don't be disabled in spirit as well as physically."