Active Ingredient Podcast
Episodes
Calibrating to Peace and Learning to Receive with Florencia Fridman of Cacao Laboratory
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I'm joined by the powerful and magical force that is Florencia Fridman, co-founder of Cacao Laboratory (my favorite cacao brand that has changed my li...
Transitions + Continuity
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We've got a solo this week all about transitions, continuity, keeping what was true from a previous chapter and bringing that with you into the next. ...
Why gut nourishment and diversity is foundational in order to thrive with Anabel González of Good Bacteria
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics Covered: Postpartum depression, psychedelics and ketamine therapy, pre/pro/post biotics, gut healthy and gut diversity and building a supplemen...
Giving Yourself Permission To Express and Create with Teya Kepila
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Topics: Navigating Heartbreak, The Creative Process, Pivoting, Movement and Taking Up SpaceWe have Teya Kepila on the show also known as @theturmerict...
Making space
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Solo on making space in order to let the aligned thing/idea/person come through and to ultimately get unstuck.Mentioned in the show:Casa GraceLiz Tran...
Permission to feel it all
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We've got a lil solo this week on giving yourself permission to feel all things including (and especially) the darker/less comfy emotions. **my mic cu...
Create What You Crave
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this solo episode, I’m talking about creative clarity and creating what you deeply crave/what you actually want to see in the world and having th...
Marketing a purpose-driven business without social media with Harry Doull of Keap Candles
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you have been trying to figure out how to build and market your business in alignment and struggle with doing that on social media, this episode is...
Creative Brewing + Your One Daily Assignment
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this solo episode, I'm chatting about what it feels like to be in the brew phase of an idea. The space between the idea/download and the execution ...
Human Design as a Tool for Returning to Yourself, Ease, and Abundance with Emma Dunwoody
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is on a topic that I cannot stop learning about/talking about/playing around with it etc - it's all about Hum...
Renaissance of Resonance
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WE ARE BACK! And man does it feel good to get back on the mic. I miss it so much every time I take a break. In this week's episode I'm getting back to...
Lily Geiger on Creating Figlia, Navigating Loss, Working with Friends and Finding Identity Beyond Your Brand
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is with someone who I would 10000% put in the bucket of a founder who is also an artist. Someone who has and is actively alchemizi...
Active Listening
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Active Ingredient is 6 years old today!!!! INSANITY. This week's episode I'm getting into the origins of Active Ingredient, why I loved/still love the...
Building a Brand That Resonates
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I am joined by my business coach, Barbara Levin, for her second time on the pod and this time she's asking me all questions that have to do with brand...
Freedom Within a Framework
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's solo is about consciously creating and allowing for structures/frameworks that work for us and remembering that structures can actually li...
Yoga, Purpose, Mental Health & Showing Up Fully – with Mimi Ghandour (Re-Release)
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yoga is and has been my #1 tool when it comes to recentering/grounding/connecting to myself and because May is mental health awareness month, I wanted...
Hormonal health and career performance/longevity with Karla Stewart
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The guest of this week's show is with one of my favorite humans - we have my good friend and absolute force of nature in the advertising world, ...
But does it feel like you now?
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this solo we're getting into the practice of continuously checking in with yourself to see if what you're doing - from a personal and professional ...
Expanding our capacity for abundance and moving beyond our upper limits with Gay Hendricks (re-release)
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first-time I've ever re-released an episode in the history of the show and I felt very called to bring it back up because it is preci...
Founders are artists
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's solo is all about expanding our overall view on art and starting to see how some brands/founders are really artists. Link to watch on Yout...
Remember, Recenter, Recommit
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's solo is all about returning back to our original intentions for the year now that we are 1/4 of the way in. Remembering, recentering and r...
Accessing higher centers of our brain via tarot with Danielle Mainas of Cacio e Pepe Tarot
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have the incredible Danielle Mainas, who is an artist, a very intuitive soul, a mother, a tarot card reader and one of the co-founders o...
Sometimes it's not the what but the who and the how
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I have deeeeefinitely wanted to throw in the towel many. a. time. and I do think there is a time and a place to throw the towel and I also do think th...
Energy Management + Human Design
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I have a solo for you this week and it's a special one because it is a topic that I cannot stop talking about. I bring it up in every single conversat...
Admitting what you actually want to do and doing it with Gaby Ulloa
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have Gabriela Ulloa on this week - a fellow Miami gal that I just love and am so inspired by how she moves in the world. She is a breath of fresh a...
Rising to the occasion
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hiiiii!!! <3 Here's a lil solo on what it could look like for us to rise to the occasion in a way we might not have yet and letting other people sh...
Pivoting at any age, grounding in nature and creating from a guided place with WA:IT Founder Raffaella Grisa
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I am chatting with Raffaella Grisa, the founder of WA:IT, a delicious slow beauty brand rooted in nature, intention, culture and susta...
Owning your contribution
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Helloooo! We are back with a lil solo on owning our contributions exactly where we are at and understanding the importance of proximity to Truth. Hope...
Start slow, stay scrappy, pay yourself and LISTEN with Stakt Co-founders Millie Blumka and Taylor Borenstein
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is with the founders of Stakt - the foldable yoga mat company that you have likely already been seeing everywhere. I said it a few...
Let it be easy
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hiiii!! This theme of letting things be easy has been swirling through the ol' system (and in so many convos I've had with a lot of different people) ...
We are not islands!
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hellooo! We've got a solo today on remembering that we are not islands and that not leaning on your people (the one's who have earned a seat at your t...
Impermanence
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have a solo episode where I'm chatting through the practice of sitting with the Truth of impermanence and how/why sitting with that truth hel...
Acceptance + Audacity
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
First episode of 2025 is here (!!!!) and it's centered around both acceptance and audacity. Two things I think we're all deserving of and ready for &l...
This year was precisely FOR you
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
LAST EPISODE OF 2024!!! Sending you so much love these last few days of the year and wishing you a beautiful 2025!!! See you next year! <3 Link to ...
Financial liberation, energy management and building rooted abundance with Elizabeth Ralph
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's conversation is with Elizabeth Ralph, an incredibly kind and wise wealth strategist with 20+ years of industry experience as a former...
No more pedestals
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We have a solo on no longer putting people, places, groups and things on pedestals. I'm chatting about first identifying where we might be doing that,...
Uncertainty is where the magic happens with Barbara Levin
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We have my business coach and the founder of Be Bold Consulting, Barbara Levin, on the show who I adore and am so excited to share her genius/ins...
Right On Time
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 proc...
Your Story Matters with Matt Bowman, CEO & Co-Founder of Autobiographer
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ow...
Permission to REST
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 c...
Intuition, fascia, flow and liberation with Lo Roxburgh
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is with returning guest, Lo Roxburgh, who is a world renowned fascia expert, author and movement educator. Her expertise...
Enoughness, leaning into the feminine and showing up
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 abo...
THANK YOU ERIN FOSTER with Kiki Weill and Natalie Pardo
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Energetically Aligned & Mutually Beneficial Opportunities
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hellooo! This week we have a solo all about stepping into energetically aligned and mutually beneficial opportunities, what to look/feel for and what ...
Living with grief while transforming it into purpose with Mimi Ghandour
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 joine...
The Fear of Being Seen
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 see...
Processing in and through the body with Anne-Marie Duchêne
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I cannot tell you how excited I am to share this week's episode with you. I've been dying to release it from the moment we finished the conversation.T...
Beginning again. And again. WE BACK
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ahhhhh Active Ingredient is officially back! I MISSED YOU and doing this so much. Truly. Today's solo is an update on what's been going on with me sin...
Hiiii! Life transitions, energetic shifts and show updates <3
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hiii!!! It has been a MINUTE but I am back with a little appetizer solo episode before fully bringing back the show in the fall (mid-September to be e...
Taking space
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is short and bittersweet. I'm taking a little hiatus to reimagine how I want this show to feel in this new phase of my life and ex...
Healing acne, shifting negative thought patterns and nourishing the skin/gut with Acne Nutritionist Maria Marlowe
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's interview is with the incredible Maria Marlowe also known as the Acne Nutritionist who is a certified holistic nutritionist and founder of...
The next best step
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's solo is about taking the next best step towards where you want to go. So often when we're starting to get clear on where we want to be, the ov...
You're not too old and it's not too late
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
4 examples of people who have chosen to prioritize their creativity/child-like self at different ages/stages. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel...
Be your own president!
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is not about our presidents but instead it's about how we can start owning being our own presidents of our lives/decisions. Today'...
Howard Thurman + What Makes You Come Alive?
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Solo episode on Howard Thurman's incredibly important quote and what makes you come alive. His quote and overall philosophy is truly the backbone of w...
Shadow careers + keeping your eye on the ball
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's topic is about something that I've been thinking about for over 3 years and that is about the concept of shadow careers - what they are, w...
Q&A: life update, finding aligned opportunities, what to prioritize in your PR strategy and my founder story
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Helloo! Welcome back to the pod - today we have a general Q&A where I'm answering questions you all submitted that all happened to be work/brand b...
There are no coincidences
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is about the very real fact that there are no coincidences and that if you've recently lost a job, a client, someone in your life,...
Finding your flow state and giving things time with Nancy Twine
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is the first interview of 2024 and one I'm really proud of/ think will leave you with so many insights, learnings and takeawa...
The 1 degree difference
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let me tell you something....there is nothing like being stopped in your tracks by a book you're reading and that is exactly what happened to me while...
Word of 2024: COMMIT
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy happy New Year!! We did it fam it's officially 2024 which I am personally so excited to be stepping into some new energy. This week's solo is ab...
Proud of you! Last solo of 2023
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cannot believe this is the last episode of 2023!! Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for listening to the show and for continuing to choose...
Acne, humanizing your brand, and getting to the root with Danielle Gronich and Kayleigh Christina
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is with Kayleigh Christina (Certified Holistic Nutritionist) and Danielle Gronich (Licensed Clinical Aestheti...
Growing your tolerance to discomfort - SOLO
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's solo is all about discomfort and slowly growing our tolerance to it. Link to Sophie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophieiweill/Li...
Inventory Self-Check of 2023
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Solo on checking in with yourself and how you showed up this year before thinking of 2024 intentions/goal setting and giving yourself the gift of seei...
How to apply Human Design to career and brand building with Kaila O'Connor
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is about my Roman empire aka Human Design. We have Human Design expert and affiliate PR pro, Kaila O'Connor, on the show where she...
The power of seasonality and constantly editing your life and brand with Megan Maguire
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My right hand on all things PR/Brand Building, Megan Maguire, is back on the show for the third time and this time we're talking all things brand buil...
Choosing to bloom where you're planted SOLO
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's solo is inspired by my most recent trip to Tenerife where I was reminded about the power of choosing to bloom wherever it is that you're p...
Building an intentional business without a safety net with Rachel Liverman
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Liverman, founder of Glowbar, is back on the show for the 3rd time (!!! aka love her) and a lot has happened since her last episode in 2020 - s...
What are you focusing on? 2 months left in 2023
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Solo episode on reflecting back on the intention you set out for 2023 where I go over: Revisiting intentions for this year and doing an inventory chec...
Why not you? Moving through resistance and imposter syndrome SOLO
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's solo is inspired by a conversation I had with an incredible female entrepreneur where I'm getting into imposter syndrome, where to focus y...
Knowing your tools and leaning on them - SOLO
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's solo is a shorty but hopefully a goodie. We are all collectively going through a very turbulent time that feels so dark which is why I fel...
Building your genuine dream life by implementing microchanges and following your joy/curiosity with Amanda Baudier
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Building your dream life by implementing microchanges and following your joy/curiosity with Amanda BaudierThis week's episode is very Active Ingredien...
Showing up - when to keep going and when to let go SOLO
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's solo is about the power of just showing up, continuously checking in to make sure that what you are doing in the world is aligned with wha...
Comparison, content creation and building a life that feels good FOR YOU with Cameron Rogers
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This weeks episode is with Cameron Rogers who is such a breath of fresh air - she's a content creator, podcast host of Freckled Foodie and Friends and...
Evolving relationships, learning to trust yourself and tolerating discomfort with Sadaf Siddiqi
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is one I am truly so proud of and can honestly say is up there in my favorite episodes released to date. We have Sadaf Siddiqi on ...
Building Your Brand in an Aligned Way SOLO
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a deep dive on exactly how I think about brand building in an intentional and aligned way. I'm going over 6 steps to brand building an...
The role sleep plays in how we show up with Dr. Janet Kennedy
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
NYC Sleep Doctor, Dr. Janet Kennedy, is here to share all insights surrounding sleep. In this episode we get into the role sleep plays in our day to d...
Career pivots, affiliate PR/journalism and the current state of media with Sarah Madaus
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode with Brooklyn-based writer turned Librarian, Sarah Madaus explores career pivots, the actual process of transitioning out of an indust...
Owning our struggles and leaning on community with Minaa B
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Minaa B, mental health educator, social worker and now author dives into all things perfectionism, redefining healing, our human need to connect, regu...
Community healing, finding connection, and power in self with Vanessa Cornell
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is with Vanessa Cornell, who is the founder of Nushu, a community healing destination with online offerings, as well as in person ...
Acupuncture, Chinese medicine, and feeling in your body with Gabriel Sher
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is with Gabriel Sher, who is the Director of Acupuncture at my go-to acupuncture spot on NY called ORA.Gabriel is an expert in acu...
Brand building, PR, networking and self validation with Megan Maguire
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am joined again by my right hand at Nude Nation, Megan Maguire, to talk all things intentional branding and PR, as well as answer some of the ...
Slowing down and the joys of travel
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode I reflect on my recent takeaways from travel and why it's so important to remember to slow down and enjoy the moments during my fi...
Mental health empowerment, growing your business, and the power of podcasting with Scout Sobel
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am joined by Scout Sobel, founder and CEO of Scout’s Agency, author, and co-host of the popular podcast Okay Sis. Scout’s Ag...
PR brand strategies, building confidence around your identity, and the power of therapy with Megan Maguire
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode features a very special guest - Megan Maguire, my right hand for all things Nude Nation and beyond. Megan and I first met years ag...
Offline influence, trusting your intuition, and creating holistic influencer partnerships with Julianne Fraser
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are welcoming back Julianne Fraser for her second appearance on the show. Julianne founded Dialogue as a digital brand marketing consulta...
Anniversary Episode | 4 learnings from 4 years of podcasting
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the podcast, I share a little backstory of the show, my relationship with podcasting be...
Body intelligence, fascia and how to listen to bodily cues with Lauren Roxburgh
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is with the one and only Lauren Roxburgh also known as Lo Rox - who people refer to as the body whisperer- she is a globally known...
Community building and stepping into your worth with Jasmine Garnsworthy
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have Jasmine Garnsworthy back on the pod for round 2. Jasmine is the founder of Female Founder World, the fastest growing community, podc...
Connection is the way
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is about what I consider the antidote to almost every mental ailment: connection. I'm sharing five tangible tools that I always al...
Intentional PR + Brand Building Q&A
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is all about PR and brand building. Once a month, I'll be sharing an episode on all things brand building and will answer any ques...
Navigating social media addiction with Larissa May
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I'm joined by Larissa May, a digital wellness activist and pioneer in the digital well-being space who works tirelessly with giants like Pi...
Making new friends as an adult
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sophie's Instagram: @sophieiweillFollow us on Instagram: @ActiveIngredient Connect with the community on Geneva: HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast....
Drinking less and having more fun with Hilary Sheinbaum
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I'm joined by the amazingly talented Hilary Sheinbaum, journalist, content creator, and author of The Dry Challenge, a judgment-free guide on h...
Self-validation is the precursor to external growth
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is about what I believe is a missing element in the PR and Marketing conversation: the inner work creators should go through to cr...
How to build your inner trust muscle and juggle multiple projects with Janet Isabelli
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is with one of my favorite humans on earth, Janet Isabelli. She is one of my yoga teachers (I HIGHLY recommend her classes), she i...
What is Human Design?
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is all about Human Design, what it is, how it could be useful and how I've applied it to my own life. Human Design is a part scien...
Navigating consistency/inconsistency + human design obsession
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Solo episode on the importance of consistency and if it's more important to put out quality work vs. just putting out a consistent quantity. I'm curio...
You gotta start somewhere and you gotta get the reps in. Solo
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's solo episode is about answering the calling from within and, regardless of how uncomfortable it might feel, doing the things we feel the i...