Rise & Thrive with Sexy Fit Vegan Founder Ella Magers Ella Magers, MSW

When I was pronounced dead, I knew it, not because they said it, but because all of those emotions were gone. I only felt peace, I had a deeper understanding and I was so hyper aware and it was like that's me, but I'm me and I'm just an energy, I'm just a presence. - Elayna FernandezHave you experienced the transformative power of pain?Today’s episode is extra special… The extraordinary experience that my guest, Elayna Fernandez shares, from her upbringing in the slums of t...

Religion, in its pure sense is to reconnect, in this sense, humankind to the transcendent. So I think it's actually a positive word, but you have to reclaim it, much like the LGBTQ plus community has taught us to reclaim the word queer, which can be a very positive word if understood correctly. So in that sense, I think veganism can be religious in that positive sense. But when religion becomes about erecting unnecessary walls and drawing lines with those walls regarding who is in and who is ...

I ended up getting on [The Great American Baking Show] which was crazy... went over to London and shot for six weeks and just had the time of my life. When I got home I was like, I don't want to go back to doing hair. I feel like this is my actual calling, like this is what I should be doing. And it was from that moment on that I kind of started transitioning my hair clients into food clients. - Chris TuckerJoin us on a delectable journey with Chris Tucker, the vegan baking maveri...

I heard a lyric from a song the other day... that said, "There's no one more thankful to sit at a table than the one who best remembers hunger's pain." And so when these hard times come and these moments, it really is like a gut punch. But then you look back and it just makes you appreciate things going forward. - Shane MartinWhen Shane Martin decided to swap his Southern comfort food for kale and quinoa, he didn't just change his diet to plant-based —he transformed his life. In...

At the end of the day, if you are not happy, if you don't have pleasure, if you don't have play and if you're not passionate about something, the number [of dollars] in your bank account doesn't really mean so much. - Mahala NirvanoI have the wish for you, Rise & Thrive listener...My wish is that you have a friend in your life that is as full of life and love as my dear friend, and today’s guest, Mahala Nirvano.Mahala a leader in the vegan and tantra communities, ...

Mentioned in the Intro: Get on Ella's NEW coaching program waitlist HERE. (https://sexyfitvegan.com/waitlist/) I'm down at least two sizes and it feels really good because I did it in a way that was healthier. I was full and eating normally and I worked out. So not only do my clothes not fit, but I also feel really strong and really light... and my numbers, like my cholesterol, are better in three months. - Jen WhortonThis is an incredibly inspiring episode featuri...