Perfcked Podcast

Lauren Ellman
  • 5.0 (29)
  • MENTAL HEALTH
Perfcked Podcast

Here’s what happens when people stop using filters, and start getting real. Each week, your host Lauren will be interviewing different influential people from around the internet and asking them about how they manage their relationship with social media. The conversations are candid and unedited. You’ll hear from bloggers, influencers, actresses, singers, directors, podcasters, entrepreneurs and more. No one has it all figured out. These conversations will cure your FOMO and encourage you to confidently pursue your own dreams, whatever they may be.

  1. 05/06/2022

    55. Getting Introspective with Comedian Mario Ramil

    Welcome back to another episode of the Perfcked podcast! We are so excited to introduce you to today's guest, Miami-based comedian, Mario Ramil. Mario shares about how he got started with comedy and what it's like keeping up with it as a career. He shares so many insights into what it's like creating online content right now and building a career from it. Being funny on the internet isn't as easy as it looks, and we're so grateful Mario gave us the real talk on today's episode. Remember to subscribe to the show and share with anyone who may want to hear from our guests. See you next Friday!  ~ CONNECT WITH MARIO: Instagram Tik Tok Podcast ~ CONNECT WITH LAUREN: @laurenellman_ laurenellman.com

    1h 17m

  2. 04/08/2022

    54. Dealing with Rejection and Enjoying the Process with Courtney Dlugos

    On today's episode of the Perfcked podcast, we are joined for a second time by one of our favorite people, Courtney Dlugos.  Courtney is an actor and Tiktoker who is as smart as she is funny. In today's conversation, she shares about how her experience as a working actress and social media personality and what it's like to balance all of that while maintaining a healthy mental state.  Also, during today's intro, our host Lauren shares a story about seeking help for her depression in the hopes of encouraging listeners to advocate for themselves.  ~ TALKING POINTS: + Rewiring our brains around rejection + Learning to enjoy the process + Managing our mental health and career pursuits + Staying true to ourselves ~ CONNECT WITH COURTNEY: TIK TOK INSTAGRAM ~ CONNECT WITH LAUREN: @laurenellman_ laurenellman.com

    1h 33m

  3. 04/01/2022

    53. The Digitization of the Human Psyche with Austin Archer

    Welcome back to season 6 of the Perfcked podcast! Thank you for your patience during our almost year-long hiatus. We are so happy to be back and kicking off this new season with one of our favorite creators, Austin Archer.  You may know him as @yourpal_austin on Tik Tok, where he writes and performs songs and skits for his over 1 million followers. He is a freelance artist for hire in Los Angeles, CA. With more than 20 years professional experience as an actor, singer-songwriter, director/choreographer, and script writer, Archer boasts a breadth of expertise in a wide variety of forms. In today's episode we cover all of our favorite topics: the omnipresence of social media, the current state of society's mental health and how to f*ck with trolls on the internet.  PS: We have a brand new theme song for the podcast! Guess who made it 👆🏼 ~ TALKING POINTS: + Foreboding joy- what it means and how to avoid it + How to deal with trolls on the internet + Safeguarding our mental health against social media's pitfalls + Remembering there can be just as much good as there is bad online + The digitization of the human psyche + Dissecting the creative process of content creation + What "being in the biz" is really like ~ CONNECT WITH AUSTIN: @yourpal_austin austin-archer.com ~ CONNECT WITH LAUREN: ***Leave a review for BRB on Amazon*** @laurenellman_ laurenellman.com

    1h 23m

  4. 06/18/2021

    52. Learning how to love your appearance from the inside out, with Helly Angel

    When did you first realize you were in a toxic relationship with your own appearance? Have the images on social media made it worse? On today's episode we are unpacking all of that and more with content creator and podcast host, Helly Angel.  Helly has taken to Tik Tok to reveal the truth behind filter influencer photos, plastic surgery, stripping and more. She keeps it all the way real, which is just our style here at the Perfcked podcast.  TALKING POINTS: + Unpacking unrealistic beauty standards pushed by influencers + Revealing the truth behind plastic surgery + Fixing our toxic relationship with our bodies through self-love + What stripping is really like + Exploring the benefits of affirmations and manifestation + The power of social media to break these cycles  ~ CONNECT WITH HELLY: @hellysangel https://linktr.ee/hellysangel/ ~ CONNECT WITH LAUREN: ***Leave a review for BRB on Amazon*** @laurenellman_ laurenellman.com

    51 min

  5. 06/11/2021

    51. Unsubscribing from toxic productivity with Melina Charis

    Do you ever feel shame or guilt around resting? Today's guest breaks down why that is and how we can unsubscribe from the cult of toxic productivity. Mental health is more important that productivity, we've just been conditioned to believe the reverse. Our guest, Melina Charis, unpacks this and so much more in today's episode.  Melina is an energetic coach who helps soul-centered creatives, dreamers, and entrepreneurs come home to their true selves and trust the magic within them. She uses a combination of energy work + coaching to help clients liberate themselves from limiting beliefs, connect to their higher selves and their infinite wisdom, and learn to consciously create a life and business that feels fully aligned and authentic to them. She believes that only YOU know how to live your life authentically - she just helps you peel back the conditioning so you can remember how. TALKING POINTS: + Prioritizing mental health + Examining toxic productivity + Healing through creativity and physicality + Embracing masculine and feminine energies + Owning our magic  ~ CONNECT WITH MELINA: MelinaCharis.com @MelinaCharis ~ CONNECT WITH LAUREN: ***Leave a review for BRB on Amazon*** @laurenellman_ laurenellman.com

    1h 3m

  6. 06/04/2021

    50. Lifting the veil social media places over the wedding industry with co-founder of Bustld, Samie Roberts

    Are you or someone you know currently planning a wedding? This is the conversation you need to hear! On today's episode we are speaking to Samie Roberts, co-founder of Bustld. Bustld is a wedding planning platform that helps connect vendors with brides + grooms. We are lifting the veil social media places over the wedding industry. Samie helps couples plan the wedding they want, not the one social media tells them they should have.  Samie provides the creative and industry insight alongside the operational expertise at Bustld. Her background at a top PR agency in New York City provided her the knowledge and know-how on how to properly design and execute large events. She used that knowledge to launch one of the top wedding planning companies in Charlotte seven years ago. She combines all this knowledge in her passion for bringing wedding inspiration and knowledge to couples at Bustld. ~ CONNECT WITH SAMIE: https://app.bustld.com/ ~ CONNECT WITH LAUREN: ***Leave a review for BRB on Amazon*** @laurenellman_ laurenellman.com

    53 min

  7. 05/28/2021

    49. How to take conscious breaks from social media, and why you should do it regularly, with Terra Joy

    Have you ever taken a break from social media? Or participated in a social media detox? On today's episode we are speaking to Terra Joy about the benefits of taking breaks from social media and how to use those breaks to reevaluate our relationships with technology. There is so much power in becoming more aware of our own behavior and examining what needs to change. Terra has so many impactful insights about this topic and more and she generously shares them with us today. Terra is an intuitive healer who is fascinated by the human experience and how to make the most of it. her Tik Tok, @thesagesoul, is rapidly growing. She is deeply passionate about all things relating to healing, soul wisdom, personal development, ego transcendence into higher consciousness, rewiring the subconscious, meditation/awareness, emotional intelligence, escaping the matrix, and self-love. We touch on all of this and more in today's episode and I know everyone listening will walk away from this conversation with a lot to think about. TALKING POINTS: + Throwing out "the plan" + A practical explanation of consciousness + The intersection of mental health and social media use + How to take intentional breaks for social media + Following our curiosities + Exploring human psychology  ~ CONNECT WITH TERRA JOY: Support Terra on Patreon @TerraJoyful on IG @TheSageSoul on Tik Tok ~ CONNECT WITH LAUREN: ***Leave a review for BRB on Amazon*** @laurenellman_ laurenellman.com

    1h 2m

  8. 05/21/2021

    48. So you have trauma. Now what? Let's talk about post traumatic growth with Joelle Rabow Maletis, psychotherapist, military psychology and PTSD expert

    So you have trauma. now what? Let's talk about post traumatic growth. Joelle Rabow Maletis, MAEd, MA, LMFT, is the CEO and Clinical Director of JRM&A. She is a psychotherapist, military psychology and PTSD expert. Joelle incorporates therapeutic models such as CPT, CBT, DBT, somatic work, EMDR and solution-focused therapy to allow clients to make changes in their own lives. Her appearance highlights include being a Ted Ed PTSD video expert, as well as being featured on ABC’s 60 Minutes: Beyond the Headlines and many more. She has appeared on various podcasts including Transforming Anxiety, Root Cause, Fertility Forward and Mental HEALTH Break. She is a published Author, Associate Producer to the award-winning short film Repressive Fire, and is going to be a keynote speaker at the 2021 International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) World Congress 16 to share her knowledge on trauma-focused therapy and Post Traumatic Growth." On today's episode, we discuss recognizing what trauma is and how to grow with it. Or as Joelle puts it, post-traumatic growth. She also makes the important point that there is no such thing as BIG trauma and small trauma. Trauma is trauma is trauma. We've all be touched by it and we all deserve to learn how to move through it. TALKING POINTS: + Answering the follow up questions, "and so what"? + What comes after we recognize trauma? + What is post traumatic growth + Understanding what trauma looks like, where it comes from, how it manifests + Trauma looks and feels different for everyone + Understanding trauma is trauma is trauma + The importance of finding the right therapist + The normalization of going to therapy ~ CONNECT WITH JOELLE: joellerabowmaletis.com ~ CONNECT WITH LAUREN: @laurenellman_ laurenellman.com *FYI* Preorder BRB and get access to the audiobook narrated by Lauren. Forward confirmation to brbpreorder@gmail.com to get the audiobook link! And if you'd like a signed and personalized copy, preorder from Books + Books (Lauren's local, Miami independent bookstore) and include the personalization in the order comments! All details at laurenellman.com

    59 min
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Here’s what happens when people stop using filters, and start getting real. Each week, your host Lauren will be interviewing different influential people from around the internet and asking them about how they manage their relationship with social media. The conversations are candid and unedited. You’ll hear from bloggers, influencers, actresses, singers, directors, podcasters, entrepreneurs and more. No one has it all figured out. These conversations will cure your FOMO and encourage you to confidently pursue your own dreams, whatever they may be.

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  • Creator
    Lauren Ellman
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2022
  • Episodes
    58
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Lauren Ellman
  • Show Website
    Perfcked Podcast

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