But For Real Episode 21: Living Your Activism Series: Ella Magers is a Voice for the Animals
In this episode, we have our first installment of a special new mini series titled Living Your Activism.
In this series, we're talking to activists and advocates across a wide variety of missions and passions about how they found their thing, what they do to stay grounded and connected with joy amidst all the chaos in the world, and what it means to truly live their activism, not just as a checkbox or some burnout inducing giant commitment, but as something that's interwoven throughout their life in a nourishing, sustainable way.
Keep reading for more about our first Living Your Activism guest, Ella Magers, MSW!
This episode covers:
Tea & Crumpets
Emerson recently tried an at-home hair glaze for the first time, and it helped her feel like her gorgeous red hair was revived. While you can also easily get a glaze/gloss done in a salon, doing it at home was an affordable option, and Em loved the results.
Step Into My Office: Is it possibly to experience seasonal depression in the summer?
A listener wrote in about how she has been feeling “off” ever since the transition from spring to summer, despite her previous excitement for the season change. Emerson shared that she has been experiencing similar feelings and encourages anyone else struggling with seasonal mood changes to “zoom out” and look at what other factors may be at play, aside from just the weather. She also recommends intentionally sharing these feelings with other people in your life so that you can feel less alone, as well as planning some low-stakes enjoyable activities – like getting a sub from Publix and sitting near a pool or making a fun summer smoothie.
The DSM: Ella Magers is a Voice for the Animals
ABOUT ELLA:
Our guest for this first installment of our Living Your Activism series is Ella Magers, MSW, a holistic fitness rebel on a mission to ignite fierce compassion and revolutionize what it means to be healthy and fit.
Ella is a thought-leader, professional speaker, podcast host, and the dynamic creator and host of the Evolution of Fitness with Ella YouTube show—a space where strength meets soul and transformation goes way beyond the physical.
Vegan since 1995, Ella holds a Master’s in Social Work and is a certified personal trainer, yoga instructor, and food freedom coach. With over two decades of experience in the wellness space, she’s helped thousands break free from toxic diet culture, rewire self-sabotaging patterns, and build powerful, plant-strong bodies they love living in.
Ella is a former bikini bodybuilding champion and lifelong athlete who blends mindset, movement, and plant-based nutrition into transformational coaching that sticks. She was named one of the world’s top trainers by Bodybuilding.com and Shape Magazine, and serves on the board of Hogs & Kisses Farm Sanctuary.
Based in Miami Beach, you’ll find her training, teaching, filming, and adventuring with her beloved rescue chihuahua, Fiona.
ABOUT THE INTERVIEW
In this segment, Ella shares a bit about her vegan origin story, her thoughts on advocacy vs. activism, how she approaches animal rights work, and what “living her activism” means to her.
Fire Dumpster Phoenix
Emerson’s find for this week is a heartwarming video interview sharing the story of Valance Sams, a man who needed a triple organ transplant to treat a dangerous autoimmune disorder, meeting the family of his organ donor.
If you want to learn more about any (or all) of these topics, click the podcast player at the top of this post or the YouTube video down below to listen to the full episode and dive in with us.
Resources + Stuff Mentioned in This Episode:
Connect with Ella Magers:
Website: https://www.ellamagers.com
IG: @sexyfitvegan
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