The Balanced Blonde // Soul On Fire

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.com/podcast   Resources: Connect with Ashley: Website: AshleyStreff.com Facebook: facebook.com/ashleystreffphotography Instagram: @ashleystreff 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 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 Marissa’s favorite resources: The Soul Searcher's Handbook: A Modern Girl's Guide to the New Age World by Emma Mildon Light is the New Black by Rebecca Campbell The Teachings on The Law of Attraction 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 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 Bar REBBL See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.D. The Complete Bulletproof Diet Roadmap (free infographic) Connect with Luke: Website: LukeStorey.com Facebook: facebook.com/MrLukeStorey YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCuS0OqF8szmvtrr6VzMSdnA Twitter: @MrLukeStorey Instagram: @LukeStorey 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 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/danikabrysha/ YouTube: youtube.com/user/danikabarrett 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 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 WomanCode by Alisa Vitti 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 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: facebook.com/rockyourbliss Twitter: @blisscrafting See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.