Women In Wellness: Emily Caillon On The Five Lifestyle Tweaks That Will Help Support People’s Journey Towards Better Wellbeing

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Create a self-care mindset. Self-care is not necessarily “doing” more for yourself but making decisions in line with your needs and priorities. For example, say “No” to attending a party or a request that might give you pleasure in the moment but will set your goals back. Normalize meditating anywhere, practice Gratitude all day for all the blessings in your life, your health, your heartbeat for example. Love yourself unconditionally especially when you make mistakes or don’t live up to your full expectations.

As a part of my series about women in wellness, I had the pleasure of interviewing Emily Caillon.

As a Wellness coach, model and french native, Emily believes that beauty is powered from within. She holds space for women to create the happiest version of themselves through mindset shift, self-care practice and energy upgrade.

Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Our readers would love to “get to know you” better. Can you share your “backstory” with us?

Thanks so much for this opportunity, I’m thrilled to share my message with you. I was born in the Loire Valley in France, and grew up in a loving and modest family. At 19, I moved to Paris to pursue a modeling career, while studying and earning my bachelor’s degree in psychology. By the time I turned 21, I took the leap and moved to New York City with just two suitcases in hand, with the hopes of furthering my modeling career in the Big Apple. New York City felt new, exciting, full of ambition and passion. Opportunities started to pour in. I became the face of Almay then Olay for 10 years and have done over 30 commercials in my career, even starring in a few short films. Simultaneously, I discovered Kundalini yoga 17 years ago, and have been practicing it since, as well as transcendental meditation, for the past 10 years.

With over 23 years of experience in the fashion industry and having traveled across the globe, touching down in over 40 countries, and living in Paris, New York, Singapore, London, and now, Miami, I feel ready to share my wisdom with the world.

Can you share the most interesting story that happened to you since you started your career? What were the main lessons or takeaways from that story?

Since I started my career in 1999 I got rejected by many agencies and clients and yet managed to have a very successful career.

I experienced firsthand that no matter how many times you fail or get rejected, if you believe you are on the right path, success is determined by your perseverance not your failures.

Can you share a story about the biggest mistake you made when you were first starting? Can you tell us what lesson you learned from that?

Modeling was the best school of life. A lot of those lessons are intertwined with my wellness teachings today. The biggest mistake I made — was trying to fit in, stay humble, and blend in. Eventually those qualities helped me stay in the industry for a long time. However, in reality — you must show up for yourself, be yourself and be big, that’s how you stand out. I just didn’t know how to stand out. No matter who you are, you must stay true to yourself and love yourself unconditionally, the rest will flow your way.

Let’s jump to our main focus. When it comes to health and wellness, how is the work you are doing helping to make a bigger impact in the world?

I take a holistic approach to teach women the fundamentals of Mindset, Selfcare and positive thinking. I want my clients to learn about being beautiful, inside, and out. I want women to feel beautiful, to have confidence, which comes from the heart. I truly believe in the power of sisterhood, we are so much stronger together. I help women find themselves, realign to their purpose and discover true happiness in all aspects of their journeys. “You are already born with the qualities to get everything you have ever wanted!

Can you share your top five “lifestyle tweaks” that you believe will help support people’s journey towards better wellbeing? Please give an example or story for each.

1. Meditate, every day, even for just 3 minutes, ideally build up to 1 hour a day. It raises your vibrations, deepens the connection between yourself and “source” and sustains your ability to move throughout your day with purpose and coherence.
2. Pause. Before every new event during the day, pause. For example, before you run errands, between meetings, before picking up the kids at school. Take a mindful minute, close your eyes and reset your mind state. Ask yourself what is the goal of your next action? What is the right thing to do at this moment ? Feel as if the end goal has already happened the way you wanted ? Recaliber to the mindset that will ensure success in your endeavor.
3. Create a self-care mindset. Self-care is not necessarily “doing” more for yourself but making decisions in line with your needs and priorities. For example, say “No” to attending a party or a request that might give you pleasure in the moment but will set your goals back. Normalize meditating anywhere, practice Gratitude all day for all the blessings in your life, your health, your heartbeat for example. Love yourself unconditionally especially when you make mistakes or don’t live up to your full expectations.
4. Don’t wait to have time to practice self-care, all it takes is for you to prioritize yourself when you make decisions.
5. Eat for your health and stop counting calories. It’s all about having a balanced and nutritious diet. If you can eat 90% of unprocessed “nature” food, remove sodas and processed sugar and lower your alcohol intake, you will feel so much better. Your body is our vehicule, we must take care of it!

If you could start a movement that would bring the most amount of wellness to the most amount of people, what would that be?

Accountability groups. We need to recreate the nucleus of communities for like minded people where people to feel a sense of belonging, get support and report progress. Accountability groups increase mental health and productivity.

What are your “5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Started” and why?

-Never burn any bridges.

-Success is a long game. The top of a mountain is the bottom of the next one, so keep climbing.

-Don’t wait until you’re ready, you will never be ready.

-Never compromise yourself, or your values for anything or anyone.

-Celebrate the small wins.

Sustainability, veganism, mental health, and environmental changes are big topics at the moment. Which one of these causes is dearest to you, and why?

Mental health is the root of everything. You can’t move with purpose, show up for others, and make life decisions if your mind is not coherent. building a tribe or joining a community around you is key — especially if you are away from family or don’t have much family support. Meeting with your tribe on a regular basis, discussing your goals, having accountability partners and feeling a sense of belonging is key.

Sustainability should be part of everything we do. Ourself, our schedule, environment, mental health. Moderation is the key in creating everything we do.

What is the best way for our readers to further follow your work online?

Sign up for my newsletter www.emilycaillon.com and follow me on https://www.instagram.com/emilycaillonchene/

Thank you for these fantastic insights! We wish you continued success and good health.

Thank you. Be happy everyone!