Life's Essential Ingredients
Life’s Essential Ingredients is spinoff of C4 Leaders, a California based non-profit who uses PIZZA to guide all people in RISING TOGETHER. The show is hosted by two best friends who were college roommates at the University of San Francisco – (Jeff with a Mike). Season 5 started in 2025 and the show is currently listened to in 57 countries and 764 cities.
The educational and entertaining show takes a deep, yet humorous look at life’s essential ingredients. The hosts will engage in interesting conversation with some of the world’s best leaders, authors, athletes, musicians, chefs, architects, moms, dads, brothers, sisters, comedians, CEOs, coaches, professors, teachers, and many, many, more industries and professions.
The goal of the show is to have the guest highlight their life’s essential ingredients, who helped them develop the ingredients, and how the guest can help the listeners develop their essential ingredients.
The hosts create space for the guest to be the star of the show and provide an incredible platform to highlight their life, their business, their passion, and most importantly, their gift they share with the world.
Our listeners are diverse and 9% are 18-24, 18% 25-29, 13% 30-34, 18% 35-44, 18% 45-54, and 55+ 24%.
Life's Essential Ingredients
Season 5 Episode #6 Aneta Waclaw is Nourished from the Inside Out!
C4 Leaders – the ONLY nonprofit to utilize the pizza making process to create space for our companions to be seen, heard, and loved. We also write children’s books and use the most amazing handmade, hand-tossed, sourdough pizza to bring out the best in each other. Please check out PIZZADAYS.ORG to support our important work.
Season 5 Episode #6 Aneta Waclaw is coming from Mexico City (inform, inspire, & transform)
You can find Aneta via her website https://bio.site/nourisheinsideout
About our guest: Aneta is a passionate writer, podcast host, and advocate for personal growth and healing. As the creator of Nourished Inside Out and the author of Blooming with Self-Love, she empowers women to rebuild their confidence and embrace self-love after toxic relationships.
Drawing from her own experiences and extensive knowledge in emotional healing, Aneta blends neuroscience, holistic wellness, and self-care strategies to guide others toward transformation. Her work is a blend of heart-centered wisdom to help individuals break free from past pain and step into a more fulfilling life.
When she’s not writing or hosting her podcast, you can find Aneta exploring nature and the outdoors, capturing beauty through photography, or curating meaningful resources to support her community.
Aneta, thanks for sharing your many gifts with the people you serve, for having the courage to share your story, and for being our guest on Life’s Essential Ingredients – welcome to the show!
TOTD – "Nietzsche was the one who did the job for me. At a certain moment in his life, the idea came to him of what he called "the love of your fate."
Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, "This is what I need." It may look like a wreck, but go at it as though it were an opportunity, a challenge. If you bring love to that moment — not discouragement — you will find the strength is there. Any disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life. What a privilege!
Then, when looking back at your life, you will see that the moments which seemed to be great failures followed by wreckage were the incidents that shaped the life you have now. The crisis throws you back, and when you are required to exhibit strength, it comes."
Joseph Campbell – Writer and Professor Build a habit - to create intention - to live your purpose!
In this episode:
What was life like growing up?
What are your life’s essential ingredients?
Originally from Chicago… was working as a hairstylist… but wanted something more…
The Power of Your Story
The importance of self-awareness and self-love…
Congrats on your podcast – Nourished Inside Out – how many seasons… focuses on health relationships…
Define healing…
You mention neuroscience often… what aspect of it are you speaking of?
Let’s talk about forgiveness…
Congrats on your book – Blooming with Self-Love… let the listeners know about it,
Decision making – how has that process changed for you as you have matured and learned more about life…
Legacy