Active Ingredient Podcast

This week's solo is all about trusting exactly where you are at this very moment in your life and learning to fall in love with every step of the process. It's a reminder episode that we are all right on time. Not a day early and not a day behind.Link to the episode with Matt from Autobiographer on our personal stories: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-story-matters-with-matt-bowman-ceo-co-founder/id1466712918?i=1000678153145Use code ACTIVE20 for 20% off your Autobiographer subscription: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/autobiographer/id6469733133My IG: https://www.instagram.com/sophieiweill/Active Ingredient's IG: https://www.instagram.com/activeingredient/

This week's episode is all about the power of our own personal stories and the art of storytelling as a whole. It's about getting to know our own stories, owning them entirely and sharing them with the people in our lives. I'm joined by Matt Bowman who is one of the co-founders of Autobiographer, the AI Powered app that I've been working with since re-launching the podcast in September that helps us tell and preserve our life stories. Matt is a father, a husband, a philosopher, an incredibly kind and intentional human. He is also a former Green Beret Captain that led US Army Special Operations units in combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan before working with governmental trust and safety issues at Facebook during one of the most trying times in its history before taking on the role of CEO at Autobiographer so when I tell you Matt has got some stories, and as a byproduct some invaluable wisdom, I mean it. What we are getting into in this episode is the importance of your personal story and the impact it has on the world around you, tapping into your own hero's journey, not waiting until it's too late to tell the people you love what they mean to you, we get into the light and dark side of AI and why emotional intelligence is the skillset to be prioritizing now more than ever. If you're interested in trying out Autobiographer, they are offering all Active Ingredient listeners 20% off your subscription when you use code ACTIVE20. Here is the link to download: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/autobiographer/id6469733133Connect with Sophie: https://www.instagram.com/sophieiweill/Also here are some of Matt's book recs - enjoy! Currently reading lots of spiritual practice-based stuff:The Mind Illuminated by Culadasa John Yates (meditation focused)Dream Yoga by Andrew Holecek (dreamwork focused)Whole Brain Living by Jill Bolte Taylor (neuroanatomy, psychology, inquiry)All-time personal growth favoritesAutobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda Three Pillars of Zen by Roshi Philip KapleauPhilosophy-heavyPsyche Unbound: Essays in Honor of Stanislav Grof, eds. Richard Tarnas and Sean KellyThe Life Divine by Sri AurobindoWho Am I by Sri Ramana Maharishi 

This week's solo is all about rest, giving yourself permission to rest/slow down, why it feels so uncomfortable and counter-culture to do so in this country and why choosing it is an act of resistance that helps build our inner trust muscle <3 Link to Lo's Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/intuition-fascia-flow-and-liberation-with-lo-roxburgh/id1466712918?i=1000676472211Link to Beginning Again Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beginning-again-and-again-we-back/id1466712918?i=1000670388658Give the gift of Autobiographer using code ACTIVE20 for 20% off your subscription: https://www.autobiographer.com/gift

This week's episode is with returning guest, Lo Roxburgh, who is a world renowned fascia expert, author and movement educator. Her expertise is in fascia which is the layer of tissue directly beneath the skin that surrounds and supports muscles, organs, and other structures throughout the body. It plays a huuuuge role in how we alchemize stuck/old energy into liberation/expansion and is the communication network of the body (some also refer to fascia as the subconscious mind that lives underneath the skin). In this episode we are getting into the role fascia plays in our overall heath, tuning into our bodies, leaning into and trusting the feminine, sharpening our intuition, allowing for fluidity in both our bodies and our lives, the role emotional intelligence will play in the age of AI and so much more. I actually had another episode slated for this week but I decided to push this one up because at this moment in time learning how to listen to and lean on our own bodies/breath is truly one of if not the most important things for us to be prioritizing so that we can first and foremost process and then also take action in ways that feel aligned to us. Link to Lo's first episode on AI: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/body-intelligence-fascia-and-how-to-listen-to-bodily/id1466712918?i=1000615689510Link to Lo's website: https://laurenroxburgh.com/Link to Lo's IG: https://www.instagram.com/loroxburgh/Sophie's IG: https://www.instagram.com/sophieiweill/Link to Autobiographer (use code ACTIVE20 for 20% off your subscription): https://www.autobiographer.com/

I'm not gonna lie...I struggled heavy to get on the mic this week. I procrastinated it to the last moment and didn't know what I was going to talk about this week (was feeling majorly blocked) but what did come through when I finally sat down to record was that showing up to do it even though I wasn't feeling it/had no clue what I wanted this episode to be about is in and of itself the win and enough for me. In this episode I'm talking about accepting that showing up doesn't necessarily mean showing up 10/10 every second of every day, about leaning into and trusting the feminine, the general concept of enoughness and defining whatever that is FOR YOU and why.Autobiographer Link Here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/autobiographer/id6469733133Use code ACTIVE20 for 20% off your subscriptionLink to my IG: https://www.instagram.com/sophieiweill/

I am smiling from ear to ear writing this show note because this week's episode is with my SISTER (Kiki) and my BEST FRIEND (Pardo) and we are talking about all of our takeaways from the Netflix show, Nobody Wants This, created by Erin Foster hence the title of the episode. In this episode we're recapping the show and talking about all the reasons we are so grateful this exists especially at this moment in time and get into relationship dynamics in general, religion/spirituality, familial dynamics, knowing yourself in order to deeply connect with another person, embodied men and so much more. FINGERS CROSSED this is the first of many together.Also this is your SPOLER ALERT on the show if you haven't watch it yet <3First 11 minutes of the show is intros/background on Kiki and Pardo11 minute onward is the Nobody Wants This takeawaysCheck out Autobiographer and use code ACTIVE20 at checkout for 20% off your subscription: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/autobiographer/id6469733133

Hellooo! This week we have a solo all about stepping into energetically aligned and mutually beneficial opportunities, what to look/feel for and what to look out for, questions to ask yourself, as well as some examples of past experiences that led me to these learnings. Google Form for yoga + coffee session sign ups: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1RHabcCI4CnMV2NgtxvStMf6vvLJgFYiTb5ZlKbhWgBo/editLink to Autobiographer (use code ACTIVE20 for 20% off your subscription): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/autobiographer/id6469733133

This week's conversation is one of the most profound conversations I have honestly ever had in my life on or off the podcast. I'm joined by my friend and my yoga teacher Mimi Ghandour who is truly one of the strongest people I have ever known. Late last year on December 11th 2023, Mimi lost her beautiful 12 year daughter, Hala, who was born with a muscular disease that came with a life expectancy of 2 years old. While Hala's story is one of deep pain and grief it is also a story of unconditional and transcendent love. It's about unwavering faith, resilience and choice. It's about living with grief and allowing it to transform into even more purpose. And it's about showing up even when we have every excuse not to.For any of you listening that are going through/living with grief I am sending you so so much love. Mimi's first Active Ingredient Episode: Making hard choices for an easier lifeMimi's second Active Ingredient Episode: Stepping on your mat and into your powerConnect with Mimi Connect with Sophie

We have a solo today and the theme of this week's show is about something that I think a lot of us can relate to, which is about the fear of being seen. It's a fear that is so deeply embedded in our systems and is one that takes bringing it to the surface, facing it and understanding it head on in order to move with/through it with the intent of no longer letting it stop us from being fully seen and fully known which turns out is actually the safest place to be in. Link to Federer speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqWUuYTcG-oLink to Autobiographer App: Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/autobiographer/id6469733133Autobiographer is the first-of-its-kind app that uses an AI guide to help you capture and preserve your life story. The app encourages self-reflection and personal growth by prompting you to record meaningful moments and insights of your daily life which could not be more aligned to the mission of this show! They are giving all AI listeners 20% off your subscription with code ACTIVE20 at checkout.