Your ability to sit in discomfort is your superpower. Comfort Zone Retreats are retreats to build community, unplug off of tech in nature, and connect to your fullest potential. The purpose of this podcast is to motivate, inspire, and provide you practical tools and frameworks to push through your comfort zone consistently and to not play small. Break addictions, overcome self-limiting belief systems, develop confidence, build authentic connection, and wake up excited to get out of bed each day because you're connected to yourself and your reason for being here.
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About The Hosts:
Ellie is the founder of Comfort Zone Retreats, former chemical engineer, and emotional eating coach. Ellie is the leader of the Austin Wim Hof Group, breathwork facilitator, and yoga teacher.
Christopher is the COO of Comfort Zone Retreats, Life Coach, and studying to become a licensed psychotherapist.
Erik Nordling is a great friend of Ellie and Christopher.
He has experience in the 12 step community and is an amazing resource and source of inspiration to anyone working through their own addictions.
Instagram: @erik.nordling
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About The Hosts:
Ellie is the founder of Comfort Zone Retreats, former chemical engineer, and emotional eating coach. Ellie is the leader of the Austin Wim Hof Group, breathwork facilitator, and yoga teacher.
Christopher is the COO of Comfort Zone Retreats, Meditation Teacher, Life Coach, and studying to become a licensed psychotherapist.
Eleanor and Christopher Interview one of their close friends and Comfort Zone Alumni Fatima Siddiqi
https://www.instagram.com/fatima_siddiqi21/
Fitness Page: https://www.instagram.com/arrayoffitness/
Email: Fatima.Saddiqi95@gmail.com
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About The Hosts:
Ellie is the founder of Comfort Zone Retreats, former chemical engineer, and emotional eating coach. Ellie is the leader of the Austin Wim Hof Group, breathwork facilitator, and yoga teacher.
Christopher is the COO of Comfort Zone Retreats, Meditation Teacher, Life Coach, and studying to become a licensed psychotherapist.
Eleanor and Christopher interview founders of MSW Lounge Baldo Garza & John Doza!
MSW Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CPq8l0KFOc1/?hl=en
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About The Hosts:
Ellie is the founder of Comfort Zone Retreats, former chemical engineer, and emotional eating coach. Ellie is the leader of the Austin Wim Hof Group, breathwork facilitator, and yoga teacher.
Christopher is the COO of Comfort Zone Retreats, Meditation Teacher, Life Coach, and studying to become a licensed psychotherapist.
In this episode Christopher & Ellie Interview Zac Sagay who runs ATX sprint squad in Austin.
Bring the Juice!
Link to ATX Sprint Squad: https://www.instagram.com/atxsprintsquad/
Link to Zach's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zacquarius_therealtor/
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About The Hosts:
Ellie is the founder of Comfort Zone Retreats, former chemical engineer, and emotional eating coach. Ellie is the leader of the Austin Wim Hof Group, breathwork facilitator, and yoga teacher.
Christopher is the COO of Comfort Zone Retreats, Meditation Teacher, Life Coach, and studying to become a licensed psychotherapist.
In this episode Ellie gives Christopher a rundown of one of her health presentations.
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About The Hosts:
Ellie is the founder of Comfort Zone Retreats, former chemical engineer, and emotional eating coach. Ellie is the leader of the Austin Wim Hof Group, breathwork facilitator, and yoga teacher.
Christopher is the COO of Comfort Zone Retreats, Meditation Teacher, Life Coach, and studying to become a licensed psychotherapist.
Did you know that the for the past several years human life expectancy has gone down?
In this episode Christopher dives deep into what it means to step into discomfort.
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About The Hosts:
Ellie is the founder of Comfort Zone Retreats, former chemical engineer, and emotional eating coach. Ellie is the leader of the Austin Wim Hof Group, breathwork facilitator, and yoga teacher.
Christopher is the COO of Comfort Zone Retreats, Meditation Teacher, Life Coach, and studying to become a licensed psychotherapist.
In this episode, Christopher goes into a surface level dive into Joseph Campbell's The Hero's Journey.
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About The Hosts:
Ellie is the founder of Comfort Zone Retreats, former chemical engineer, and emotional eating coach. Ellie is the leader of the Austin Wim Hof Group, breathwork facilitator, and yoga teacher.
Christopher is the COO of Comfort Zone Retreats, Meditation Teacher, Life Coach, and studying to become a licensed psychotherapist.
In this episode, Eleanor interviews Christopher about his vipassana meditation practice.
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About The Hosts:
Ellie is the founder of Comfort Zone Retreats, former chemical engineer, and emotional eating coach. Ellie is the leader of the Austin Wim Hof Group, breathwork facilitator, and yoga teacher.
Christopher is the COO of Comfort Zone Retreats, Meditation Teacher, Life Coach, and studying to become a licensed psychotherapist.
Let your breath is your companion, helping you walk into fear.
In this episode, we discuss how to use your breath to navigate uncertainty
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About The Hosts:
Ellie is the founder of Comfort Zone Retreats, former chemical engineer, and emotional eating coach. Ellie is the leader of the Austin Wim Hof Group, breathwork facilitator, and yoga teacher.
Christopher is the COO of Comfort Zone Retreats, Meditation Teacher, Life Coach, and studying to become a licensed psychotherapist.
In this Episode Eleanor & Christopher discuss how depression can be reframed from the classical clinical lens into a more holistic understanding that depression is a signal and a messenger. Please know you are not alone.
Action Steps:
Check your foundational basics: sleep, diet (sugar, processed seed oils, food sensitivities - gluten, dairy), Water, Nature, Community
Sit Down - Set a 10 Minute Timer - Repeat the Mantra "I Love You & I Am Listening"
Ask for Help
If you feel like you don't have anyone you can reach out to, DM Ellie and Christopher on Instagram
@mindfulbellie
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Breathwork - Try out one of Ellie's Breathwork videos on YouTube or book a 1:1 breathwork session with Ellie at calendly.com/mindfulbellie
Meditations with Christopher:
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About The Hosts:
Ellie is the founder of Comfort Zone Retreats, former chemical engineer, and emotional eating coach. Ellie is the leader of the Austin Wim Hof Group, breathwork facilitator, and yoga teacher.
Christopher is the COO of Comfort Zone Retreats, Meditation Teacher, Life Coach, and studying to become a licensed psychotherapist.
Suicidal Ideation or even flickers of Suicidal Thoughts can feel extremely shameful to share, or you may just want to dismiss them. Christopher and Eleanor have both experienced periods of depression and suicidal ideation and have had many 1:1 Clients and guests on the Comfort Zone Retreats working through depression and suicidal thoughts. In this episode Christopher and Ellie share what helped them understand these thoughts and navigate them.
Please know you are not alone.
Action Steps:
Check your foundational basics: sleep, diet (sugar, processed seed oils, food sensitivities - gluten, dairy), Water, Nature, Community
Check out the Simplicity Star to measure what basic needs need more attention <3
Episode 10 - How to crush your burnout
Ask for Help
If you feel like you don't have anyone you can reach out to, DM Ellie and Christopher on Instagram
@mindfulbellie
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Breathwork - Try out one of Ellie's Breathwork videos on YouTube or book a 1:1 breathwork session with Ellie at calendly.com/mindfulbellie
Meditations with Christopher:
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About The Hosts:
Ellie is the founder of Comfort Zone Retreats, former chemical engineer, and emotional eating coach. Ellie is the leader of the Austin Wim Hof Group, breathwork facilitator, and yoga teacher.
Christopher is the COO of Comfort Zone Retreats, Meditation Teacher, Life Coach, and studying to become a licensed psychotherapist.
Ep. 11 How to Reignite your Spark in Difficult Times
How do we rekindle joy in our lives?
Do you feel like you are losing motivation for your purpose.?
In this episode, Ellie and Christopher host one of the Comfort Zone teammates Ms. Sianne Boreham.
Sianne is Comfort Zone's CMO and she also runs her own marketing business call The Mix Marketing (Check out the Instagram Page Here).
Follow Sianne's Personal Instagram Here.
If you want to build deep bonds and have a community of life long friends, come on a Comfort Zone Retreat. You will have a forever family of growth minded people, elevating and supporting one another.
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Meditations with Christopher:
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About The Hosts:
Ellie is the founder of Comfort Zone Retreats, former chemical engineer, and emotional eating coach. Ellie is the leader of the Austin Wim Hof Group, breathwork facilitator, and yoga teacher.
Christopher is the COO of Comfort Zone Retreats, Meditation Teacher, Life Coach, and studying to become a licensed psychotherapist.
Ep. 10 How to Crush your Burnout
Do you ever feel like you are doing too much?
Do you feel like you are losing motivation for your purpose.?
In this episode, Ellie and Christopher share practical tips to overcome burnout so that you can get your energy levels back on track.
If you want to build deep bonds and have a community of life long friends, come on a Comfort Zone Retreat. You will have a forever family of growth minded people, elevating and supporting one another.
Action Steps:
Meditations with Christopher:
Schedule a call with Christopher here
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About The Hosts:
Ellie is the founder of Comfort Zone Retreats, former chemical engineer, and emotional eating coach. Ellie is the leader of the Austin Wim Hof Group, breathwork facilitator, and yoga teacher.
Christopher is the COO of Comfort Zone Retreats, Meditation Teacher, Life Coach, and studying to become a licensed psychotherapist.
Ep.09 How to Overcome Social Anxiety
Do you wish you could go up and talk to anyone and just be yourself?… without alcohol? Or the need for mind altering states?
Do you feel like you avoid social events or feel super awkward walking up to a new group of people?
In this episode, Ellie and Christopher share practical tips to overcome social anxiety so you can have fun and connect with new people with ease. Building deep friendships requires true connection. Dropping masks, letting down your walls, and not pedestaling people can be difficult. We teach you how.
If you want to build deep bonds and have a community of life long friends, come on a Comfort Zone Retreat. You will have a forever family of growth minded people, elevating and supporting one another.
Action Steps:
Meditations with Christopher:
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About The Hosts:
Ellie is the founder of Comfort Zone Retreats, former chemical engineer, and emotional eating coach. Ellie is the leader of the Austin Wim Hof Group, breathwork facilitator, and yoga teacher.
Christopher is the COO of Comfort Zone Retreats, Meditation Teacher, Life Coach, and studying to become a licensed psychotherapist.
Ep.08 How to Handle Difficult Emotions
To fully step into your potential your ability to handle difficult emotions is the key. When you can sit in feelings of rejection, or handle a wave of anxiety before giving a presentation, you become unstoppable. To build new habits and break destructive ones, we have to be able to sit in difficult emotions. Most addictions and compulsive behaviors like eating, watching porn, vaping, etc. are often used to escape from a potential difficult emotion. In this episode we provide tools to ride emotional waves, to welcome difficult emotions versus resist them.
When you can handle your emotional response, you are able to step into difficult conversations with your partner, to ask for a raise, to stand up for yourself, and to respond consciously to a situation versus impulsively react. EX: Road rage, yelling at your child
Your ability to handle difficult emotions is a muscle.
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About The Hosts:
Ellie is the founder of Comfort Zone Retreats, former chemical engineer, and emotional eating coach. Ellie is the leader of the Austin Wim Hof Group, breathwork facilitator, and yoga teacher.
Christopher is the COO of Comfort Zone Retreats, men's coach, meditation teacher, and studying to become a licensed psychotherapist.
Ep. 07 Dissecting Confidence and Self Worth In this episode we discuss:
How to build confidence Practices to cultivate feelings of self worth Showing up for yourself Inner child work - loving your parts Reparenting yourself Loving Kindness Meditation - How to open your heart to yourself
Action Steps:
Find compassion for yourself List 3 things you are proud of yourself for today
Book your next retreat with us here Connect on Instagram: Follow Comfort Zone Retreats on Instagram Ellie's Instagram Christopher's Instagram About The Hosts: Ellie is the founder of Comfort Zone Retreats, former chemical engineer, and emotional eating coach. Ellie is the leader of the Austin Wim Hof Group, breathwork facilitator, and yoga teacher. Christopher is the COO of Comfort Zone Retreats, meditation teacher, men's coach, and studying to become a licensed psychotherapist.
Ep. 06 Do Hard Things Challenge
Courage and becoming your best self is a DAILY practice. A resilience mindset is a muscle. So many Mental Health issues are so commonly addressed with medication without ever asking about daily practices of getting outside, movement, cold exposure, sleep habits, eating habits etc.
In honor of our upcoming retreat AUSTIN TO COLORADO in August, we have a DO HARD THINGS Challenge/contest on instagram
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About The Hosts:
Ellie is the founder of Comfort Zone Retreats, former chemical engineer, and emotional eating coach. Ellie is the leader of the Austin Wim Hof Group, breathwork facilitator, and yoga teacher.
Christopher is the COO of Comfort Zone Retreats, men's coach, meditation teacher, and studying to become a licensed psychotherapist.
Ep. 05 Let's Talk About Self Love
In this episode we discuss:
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About The Hosts:
Ellie is the founder of Comfort Zone Retreats, former chemical engineer, and emotional eating coach. Ellie is the leader of the Austin Wim Hof Group, breathwork facilitator, and yoga teacher.
Christopher is the COO of Comfort Zone Retreats, meditation teacher, men's coach, and studying to become a licensed psychotherapist.
Ep. 04 Why is Boredom so Important?
When we were children and we were bored, what did we do? We invested thing, we used our imagination, we played. Today with our cell phones, we no longer have access to being bored! What can we do about that?
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Ellie is the founder of Comfort Zone Retreats, former chemical engineer, and emotional eating coach. Ellie is the leader of the Austin Wim Hof Group, breathwork facilitator, and yoga teacher.
Christopher is the COO of Comfort Zone Retreats, men's coach, meditation teacher, and studying to become a licensed psychotherapist.
ComfortZoneRetreats.com | @comfortzoneretreats Colorado Retreat: August 24-28, 2022
In this episode, Ellie interviews Dr. Rusty Holmes, a professional musician and enjoys a diverse career as a speaker, teacher, and performer in Austin, TX who has come on two Comfort Zone Retreats and continues to push himself and spread personal development to students all over the world. Topics Discussed:
Mental Health vs. Mental Fitness Body Image, Disordered Eating, Self Love Parts work/Internal Family Systems (IFS) Practical Tools: Journaling Exercises
Social Media: Connect with Rusty: @rustyholmeshorn Connect with Ellie: @mindfulbellie Connect with Christopher: @christopher_linkenbach_
Ep. 02 How Icebaths Transformed Our Lives
Let the cold be your teacher.
In this episode, Ellie and Christopher share how ice baths have massively transformed their lives, how icebaths can benefit your life, and how to go about taking the plunge.
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About The Hosts:
Ellie is the founder of Comfort Zone Retreats, former chemical engineer, and emotional eating coach. Ellie is the leader of the Austin Wim Hof Group, breathwork facilitator, and yoga teacher.
Christopher is the COO of Comfort Zone Retreats, men's coach, meditation teacher, and studying to become a licensed psychotherapist.
Your ability to sit in discomfort is your superpower.
Comfort Zone Retreats are retreats to build community, unplug off of tech in nature, and connect to your fullest potential
The purpose of this podcast is to motivate, inspire, and provide you practical tools and frameworks to push through your comfort zone consistently and to not play small. Break addictions, overcome self-limiting belief systems, develop confidence, build authentic connection, and wake up excited to get out of bed each day because you're connected to yourself and your reason for being here.
Ellie and Christopher discuss quitting their corporate 9-5 jobs, breaking addictions, meditation, breathwork, icebaths and more.
Book your next retreat with us here
Connect on Instagram:
About The Hosts:
Ellie is the founder of Comfort Zone Retreats, former chemical engineer, and emotional eating coach. Ellie is the leader of the Austin Wim Hof Group, breathwork facilitator, and yoga teacher.
Christopher is the COO of Comfort Zone Retreats, men's coach, meditation teacher, and studying to become a licensed psychotherapist.