Have you ever stood in the grocery store aisle, staring at a wall of olive oil bottles, and wondered which one is actually worth buying? 

Most of us grew up hearing that olive oil is good for us. But the truth is, a lot of us have no idea what we’re buying, how to taste it, or whether it even still has anything left to give us by the time it hits our pantry.

Katina Mountanos, founder of Kosterina and olive oil sommelier, is on a mission to change the way we experience olive oil. She shares literally everything you want to know about high-quality extra virgin olive oil and how to use it to upgrade how your food tastes and how your body feels.

For the first time in over 180 episodes, I’m doing something different. Instead of one story, I’m sharing 9 truths that have shaped how I think about health, food, and life.

After 15 years in wellness, these are the powerful nuggets of wisdom I’ve collected along the way. Some from my weekly farmers market ritual, some from difficult chapters and challenging conversations, and some from realizing I was making feeling good way harder than it needed to be.

What if we’re not supposed to feel the same way all year round? We expect ourselves to have the same energy, motivation, productivity, social capacity, and desire all twelve months of the year. But what if each season is an invitation to show up a little differently?

When you live in sync with the world around you and embrace seasonal living, it can help you feel more at ease, less burned out, and more aligned in your day-to-day life.

Want to feel calmer, happier, and more focused? Buy yourself some fresh flowers!

It may sound way too simple, but flowers aren’t just pretty, they’re powerful. I call it flower therapy.

In this solo episode, I share my own personal experience and the research behind why a bunch of flowers on your counter can shift your mood, lower your stress (yes I’m talking cortisol levels), sharpen your brain, and change the energy in your home.

Every day there seems to be a new headline, a new chemical, a new pesticide, a new ingredient, or a new reason why you should be worried about something in your food.

Suddenly eating, something that should be one of the most natural and nourishing parts of our lives, starts to feel stressful.

In this solo episode, I share how to stay informed without becoming consumed and how to navigate food fear so that you can be concerned with what truly matters.

Have you seen the videos? A grandmother kneading dough in golden afternoon light, no phone in sight, somehow living better than every biohacker on your feed.

It’s called Nonna Maxxing, and on the surface it looks like a trend but it’s really about connection, permission, and joy. Nonna Maxxing invites you to be present instead of performing, to let a meal matter, to stop treating everything as something to optimize.

This solo episode goes past the aesthetic and gets into what Nonna-inspired living can look like for you.

Cooking at home can be stressful, especially when you’re tired, standing in the kitchen, and not sure what to make. In those moments, it’s easy to feel stuck before you even start.

Serena Wolf, a classically trained Le Cordon Bleu chef, bestselling author, and culinary instructor, believes cooking should be fun, flexible, and enjoyable. 

As the author You Do You, Serena is on a mission to help you build confidence in the kitchen, which ultimately leads to finding more joy and trusting your culinary intuition.

We usually think of wellness through a personal lens – the food, the routines, the healthy rituals. But what if those practices aren’t just about feeling better? What if they give us the capacity to engage more deeply with the world around us?

Amy Ippoliti is a yoga teacher, author, and advocate for human and planetary health. She pushes back on a wellness culture that tells us to retreat, protect our peace, and tune out the chaos. For Amy, taking care of yourself is what builds the resilience and clarity to stay present in a noisy world.

Have you ever hit a moment in midlife where you looked in the mirror, or made a decision, or got dressed and thought, is this even me anymore?

As the editor-in-chief and co-founder of Fountain of 30, Lauren Dimet Waters helps women move through this chapter in life with confidence, a strong sense of style, and permission to finally be who they’re meant to be without apology.

This conversation brings honesty, humor, and a no BS approach to midlife.

Have you ever found yourself down a late night rabbit hole, adding something to your cart that promised to fix everything? We’re living in the most exciting time in wellness history. But somewhere in the middle of all this innovation and optimization, we started skipping steps.

No supplement stack can out-supplement poor sleep. No peptide replaces a meal made from real food. No gadget rewires a nervous system that’s running on chronic stress. You need the foundations first… the basics that will actually move the needle.

Have you ever thought about what’s happening behind the scenes at a restaurant before your meal arrives at the table? Even if you prioritize organic, local, or farm-to-table, there’s another layer most of us aren’t seeing. The hidden ingredient? Plastic.

Chef and sustainability advocate Johanna Hellrigl is on a mission to reduce invisible plastic exposure in the restaurant industry and shares what you can do about it without losing the joy of eating out.

We’re living in a time where there’s more information than ever about what’s in our food, our products, and our homes… and instead of feeling empowered, it can be overwhelming, confusing, and even anxiety-inducing.

From decades of experience in environmental health, Lindsay Dahl shares a pragmatic approach to navigating a world filled with information and misinformation when it comes to chemical safety and reducing our everyday exposures.

Ever sit down to eat and realize you’re distracted, rushing, or already thinking about the next thing instead of the food in front of you? That’s stress taking a seat at the table, and it’s quietly impacting your digestion, your metabolism, and your ability to enjoy your food.

Even though I’ve been teaching and sharing about this for over a decade, I recently had a firsthand reminder of how stress can sneak into meals and have real consequences.

The good news is that you can shift your physiology and get the most from your meals.

Has movement become just another task on your to-do list? Get your steps in. Lift the weights. Stretch before bed.

Lara Heimann is a physical therapist, yoga teacher, movement educator, and founder of the LYT Method™, who helps thousands of people rethink what movement really means. Instead of seeing it as punishment or performance, she shows how it can help you understand your body, build a strong foundation, and support your energy, mindset, and daily life.

The products you use every day – from makeup to skincare – don’t just sit on your skin. They become part of your daily exposure, and understanding what’s really in them can affect your health and overall wellbeing.

Melanie Petschke, board-certified nurse practitioner and co-founder of Crunchi, is raising the bar for makeup and personal care products. With over 15 years of research into the health impacts of environmental toxins, she breaks down how to cut through the noise, focus on what matters, and take practical steps to reduce your toxic burden without fear or overwhelm.

What if one tiny thread could lift your mood, support your skin, and help your nervous system feel more balanced – all at once? Most of us are familiar with saffron but have no idea that it has numerous benefits that we can tap into right away! 

Hanna Mehrabani, Earth scientist, skincare alchemist, and founder of Seeb Organics, explains how this ancient ingredient has been prized for generations and what modern science shows about its benefits for emotional wellbeing to skin health.

We talk a lot about weight and health. But rarely do we talk about them together – even though they’re deeply connected. The concept of weight health looks at the bigger picture: hormones, habits, and your body as a whole, rather than separate parts.

Ashley Koff, a leading voice in personalized nutrition, brings decades of experience helping people decode how their bodies actually work. She combines science, practical tools, and compassionate guidance to show how to tune into your hunger cues and build a personalized approach to weight health – whether you use GLP-1 medications or not.

Every year, wellness trends seem to come at us faster and louder. Something goes viral, everyone’s talking about it, and suddenly it feels like you’re behind if you’re not doing it too.

In this solo episode, I’ve selected nine key trends that I’ve personally explored or that align closely with my expertise in mind-body nutrition and eating psychology. While we all have different needs, I share what might be worth exploring, what can be adapted, and what you can skip without guilt or feeling left out.

Ever feel like life is moving so fast you barely notice your own needs? You’re showing up for everyone else, checking boxes, and doing what’s expected… but somewhere along the way, you stopped showing up for yourself.

In this solo episode, I share a simple, sustainable 3-pillar method to take back your power and finally make your health and yourself a priority – without overwhelm, guilt, or an overly rigid routine.

Have you ever moved through your day on autopilot – checking boxes but barely feeling present? Spending too much time in your head can leave you feeling stuck, disconnected, and out of sync with what brings you joy.

Dr. Caitlin Hoops is a physician and hula-hoop artist who believes that flow state is the gateway to presence, focus, and calm. She first experienced being in flow while hula hooping, and now she teaches others how to access that same energy and unlock true joy.

What if anxiety isn’t something to fight or fix, but a guide that signals your mind and body that something needs your attention?

Elizabeth April, also known as EA, is an intuitive psychic, clairvoyant, and best-selling author who offers a fresh approach to understanding anxiety – not as something to suppress, but as a messenger and energetic alert system.

Through her work, Elizabeth empowers people to understand their inner experiences, connect with their intuition, and transform anxiety into a source of insight and personal growth.

Fitness and nutrition advice can feel overwhelming and stressful. How much protein do you actually need? Are fasting workouts a good idea? Do weighted vests really make a difference?

Kristin Avagliano, sports nutritionist, personal trainer, and founder of Create My Weight, helps people cut through the confusion so they can find practical, sustainable ways to move and eat. 

If you’re tired of the trends, rules, or “shoulds,” tune in for a fresh perspective and practical takeaways on making fitness and nutrition work for you.

Most of us have felt pressure – whether from culture, family, or the media – telling us how to look, act, or live. These influences shape our confidence, guide our choices, and affect our sense of self.

As an author, advocate, and former model, Kaila Yu has spent her career navigating identity, beauty standards, and media representation. She shares how these forces affected her self-worth and body image and the path she took to reclaim confidence and self-acceptance.

Trauma affects so many of us – often in ways we don’t even realize. From fear, pain, and overwhelm to patterns passed down through generations, it shapes our health, emotions, and relationships.

Dr. Aimie Apigian, physician, researcher, and leading voice on the biology of trauma, offers a fresh, science-backed approach to understanding how trauma lives in the body. As the author of the groundbreaking book The Biology of Trauma, she explains trauma at a cellular level and shares practical tools to regain safety, calm, and balance.

Do you know where your food really comes from? It’s easy to forget that behind every ingredient are the people, the land, and the stories that bring it to our plates.

Tara Vander Dussen is an award-winning podcast host, fifth-generation dairy farmer, and environmental scientist on a mission to change the way we think about our food. She believes that when you understand the journey from seed to plate, you can feel more connected to what you eat – and less stressed by all the confusing messages.

Her fresh (and fun) perspective will inspire you to trust the people who grow your food and feel informed about your choices.

What if the most powerful thing you could do right now is slow down? In a culture that glorifies hustle, constant connection, and doing more, slowing down can feel like a radical act.

Cory Allen is an author, meditation teacher, and podcast host who reaches millions with his fresh perspective on finding clarity and calm. He believes it’s not about pushing harder, but about creating more space.

We explore why hustle culture is so deeply ingrained, what true clarity feels like, and how slowing down allows us to tune into what matters most.

What if your pain has a deeper message – and you could learn how to listen, respond, and even heal?

After a life-changing injury, Vinny Crispino, founder of Pain Academy and expert in pain science, moved from resisting his body’s signals to understanding and working with his nervous system.

Now, he helps others transform their relationship with pain through compassion, movement, mindset, and nourishing choices – including food.

What if the food you’re most attached to is actually keeping you from feeling your best? For Chef Bai, that food was dairy.

But breaking up with it wasn’t just about cutting out one ingredient – it was about listening to her body, reclaiming her health, and rediscovering joy in the kitchen.

A classically trained French chef and best-selling author, she is also a powerful advocate for people with chronic health issues and helps them on their emotional journey of letting go of comfort foods and harmful habits – with compassion, not restriction.

Have you ever brushed off walking as “just” walking? What if you reframed it as a ritual, a reset, and a powerful form of self-care?

In this solo episode, I share how I rewrote my walking story – and how you can, too! What started as something I barely considered important has become one of my most grounding and joyful wellness practices.

I also explore my favorite types of walks – from blood sugar and morning walks to creativity and gratitude walks – and how just a few mindful minutes a day can lead to meaningful shifts in how you feel almost immediately.

What if one of the most overlooked tools for well-being was something you use every day – without even realizing its full potential? 

Kyra Gladwin, a seasoned vocal coach and performer, shares how reconnecting with your voice can help you feel more grounded, expressive, and confident. With a background in musical theater and a deep understanding of vocal health, Kyra believes your voice isn’t just how you sound, it’s how you show up.

We explore the connection between your voice and your emotional state, how breathwork supports presence, and how food, hydration, and everyday habits can impact the way you speak and feel.

What if embracing your mortality was the secret to living with more joy and less regret?

Bestselling author and behavioral change expert Karen Salmansohn brings her signature wit, heart, and no-fluff wisdom to a topic most people avoid: death. But instead of fear or gloom, Karen offers a refreshing and empowering perspective on how getting clear on your mortality can actually help you enjoy life more fully.

Tune in and discover why getting chummy with your mortality might be the most powerful thing you can do to live a to-die-for life.

Is your mind constantly buzzing with questions about what, when, or how to eat? Are you stuck in loops of second-guessing, comparing, or trying to “get it right”? That’s food noise – and in this solo episode, I help you turn down the volume so you can tune back into you.

Whether it’s diet culture, social media “experts,” or well-meaning friends & family, we explore how to recognize your unique sources of food noise, soften the grip of rigid rules, and reconnect with your inner wisdom.

Want to feel more alive, grounded, and genuinely happier – starting now? Add in more joy!

In this solo mini episode, I explore why joy is not something you chase or wait for… and how it can be a healing, everyday nutrient your mind and body need to thrive. I share the common blocks that keep you from feeling joy – and how to move past them.

You’ll learn simple ways joy can boost your mood, strengthen immunity, calm your nervous system, and reduce stress.

What if the key to feeling more grounded and balanced was already at your fingertips in the form of plants? Tasha Rose, a trained herbalist and medicine maker, shares her passion for herbs and adaptogens that nourish the nervous system, reduce stress, and restore balance.

With her grounded wisdom, she offers simple, soulful ways to incorporate these powerful plants into your daily routine with knowledge, confidence, and ease.

What if cooking could be a source of joy and connection instead of just another item on your to-do list? Dina Deleasa-Gonsar, TV personality and creator of DishItGirl, shares how to embrace simple, satisfying meals that bring people together and empower you to cook with confidence.

From practical meal planning tips to letting go of perfectionism, Dina shows us that the kitchen is where nourishment and meaningful connections happen, no matter what you’re serving!

How do you break free from the ‘rules’ you’ve been handed—whether it’s about food, drinking, or wellness – and instead create a life that feels real, fun, and actually works for you?

Delanie Fischer believes personal growth should be accessible, enjoyable, and completely judgment-free. As a comedian, author, and host of the Self-Helpless podcast, she’s made it her mission to bring lightness to heavy and often overwhelming topics.

With so much focus on protein these days, it’s easy to overlook where our food really comes from – and what’s happening behind the scenes to get it onto our plates.

Investigative journalist Chloe Sorvino, Forbes’ lead food and agriculture writer and author of The Raw Deal, exposes the hidden truths of the meat industry, the powerful forces shaping our food system, and what it really means to eat sustainably. This conversation will change the way you think about food and empower you to make choices that support your health and the planet.

In a world full of uncertainty and information overload, it’s easy to feel anxious and on edge. In this solo mini episode, I’m sharing practical tools to help you calm your nervous system and cultivate inner peace – no perfect routine required.

Learn how small shifts in your thoughts, habits, and food choices can help you navigate stressful times with more ease and resilience.

Feeling overwhelmed by the endless options for living a healthier, less toxic life? It’s easy to get caught up in the pursuit of perfection, constantly questioning every product, and drowning in conflicting information.

Catherine Power, the Founder and CEO of In On Around, offers simple but practical tips for making healthier, non-toxic swaps at home – no major lifestyle changes or hefty price tags required!

What if making healthier choices didn’t feel hard or complicated? Erin and Dusty Stanczyk, founders of Eat Move Rest and authors of The Happy Healthy Plant-Based Cookbook, know firsthand how one simple shift can change everything: make the healthy choice the easy choice.

Whether you’re looking to add more plants to your meals or just simplify how you approach eating, moving, resting, and living, this conversation will inspire you to embrace an easier and more joyful approach to health.

Struggling with sleep despite trying all the usual advice? You’re not alone.

Certified sleep coach Morgan Adams shares next-level tips and strategies to help you finally get the restorative sleep you need and deserve. From hormones and stress to habits that disrupt rest, Morgan dives into real-life solutions and cutting-edge sleep hacks to support better sleep and promote overall well-being.

For many of us, emotional eating is a chapter in our food stories that feels difficult to navigate — but it doesn’t have to stay that way.

Certified eating psychology coach and occupational therapist Jodi Katzin shares tools and mindset shifts to help you break free from old patterns and create a more compassionate relationship with food… and yourself.

In the rush of everyday life, prioritizing your health can feel like a challenge. Cimeran Kapur, founder of the Ayurvedic wellness brand Potion, shares how she turned to Ayurveda, reimagined self-care, and found a holistic path to wellness that honors both body and spirit.

Cimeran discusses how you can bring Ayurvedic wisdom into your life and infuse love and intention into all that you do.

Whether you’re a dedicated vegan, plant-curious, or simply want to spice up your vegetable repertoire, there are endless possibilities when it comes to flavorful meals filled with a variety of plants!

Nisha Vora, founder of Rainbow Plant Life and the New York Times Bestselling author of Big Vegan Flavor believes that plant-based cooking should be joyful, vibrant, and deeply satisfying. With her passion for bold, layered flavors, she’s on a mission to show how simple techniques and spices can make plants the most exciting part of any meal.

How do you feel when you start your day? Energized, centered, and ready to take on the world? Or rushed, reactive, and frazzled? 

Your morning routine is a powerful tool for setting the tone for your day. In this solo [mini] episode, I’m sharing how to wake up with intention and create a ripple effect that positively impacts everything from your work to your relationships and even your choices with food.

Do you feel tired and wired but then struggle to sleep at night? Have the things that usually bring you joy started to seem more like a chore? You might be suffering from burnout.

Unfortunately, feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and detached has become all too common in our fast-paced world. But it doesn’t have to be this way…

In this special solo episode, I’m sharing some of the warning signs of burnout along with my personal tips and tools for healing, including which foods can support you during times of deep stress and other practices to regulate your nervous system.

Are you ready to reinvent your midlife, go for your midlife dreams, embrace your age, and become unstoppable?! 

Jen Marples, a champion of midlife women’s empowerment, believes midlife is the perfect time to put ourselves first and rediscover our passions. We’ve spent too long following rules we didn’t make, and now it’s time to flip the script and pursue what truly makes us happy.  

Tune in to learn why it’s never too late to go after your dreams.

Our pets provide us with comfort, contribute to our longevity & wellness, and teach us so much about life. 

Whether you’re bringing a new puppy into your life, adopting an older one, or just love dogs, former attorney turned canine educator and author, Kerry Nichols, shares how we can create a safe environment in our human world that lays the foundation for a harmonious, fulfilling relationship with our pets.

Are you concerned about the climate crisis? Do you want to help but you’re not sure where to start?

Heather White, author of 60 Days to a Greener Life and nationally recognized conservation and environmental policy expert, believes that living a more eco-friendly lifestyle can be joyful, exciting, and simple to do. She shares how we can adopt a daily practice of sustainability to change the culture and create a healthier planet and future for all.

Have you ever wished that eating felt simple, satisfying, and stress-free?! That is what food freedom feels like!

Sue Van Raes, author, functional nutritionist, and food psychology specialist, has created a unique blueprint for women to make peace with our plates that includes mindfulness, personal fulfillment, and pleasure with food… and life.

While it’s no secret that spending time in nature is good for your health, nature is so much more than scenic walks. It’s also a profound guide back to ourselves, offering clarity, calmness, and timeless wisdom in our chaotic world.

As the author of six wellness books, including the best-selling Eat Pretty book series, Jolene Hart shares how to use nature as an inspiration for your health and beauty practices and as a way to connect more meaningfully to your body to optimize your overall well-being.

Sometimes our “stuff” can weigh us down physically, mentally, and emotionally… without us even realizing it. So, if you’re looking for a surprisingly simple way to reduce stress and feel calmer, happier, and more focused, decluttering your environment is a good place to start!

With over 15 years as a trusted organizing expert, Rachel Rosenthal shares how an organized and clutter-free home can contribute to optimal health and overall well-being.

While most of us consider tarot an ancient modality, it’s actually a powerful practice that we can use today to foster personal growth, resilience, and overall well-being.

As a psychic, intuitive tarot reader, and author of the new book The Inner Tarot: A Modern Approach to Self-Compassion and Empowered Healing Using the Tarot, Kate Van Horn believes that tarot can help you tap into your intuition, own your story, and forge a deeper connection to your inner self.

How often have you said, “I should’ve listened to my gut,” or “I had a gut feeling!”? What if eating the right foods could help you to connect to it?

Adrienne Lufkin, a seasoned private chef, knows firsthand how life-changing it can be to trust your gut while intentionally nurturing it with food and lifestyle choices too! As the founder of Struesli, Adrienne shares how tuning into her inner wisdom and living (and thriving) with Crohn’s Disease led her to shake up the granola world with a healthier alternative to add to people’s daily rituals.

No matter how different and unique we are, loss is the one thing we all have in common.
Yet, we often hide how we’re feeling, or we don’t have the right tools to support ourselves when it feels like life is crumbling all around us.

New York Times bestselling author, wellness activist, and Stage IV “cancer thriver”, Kris Carr believes that these “ruptures” and big messy emotions when your world falls apart can be a catalyst to take inventory of your life, figure out what matters most, and reset. . .

Did you know that a regular walking practice can improve your mood, lower stress levels, reduce your risk of several types of cancer, enhance cognitive function, combat depression, and add years to your life?

Joyce Shulman, founder of 99 Walks and Jetti Fitness, is on a mission to get a million women to start intentional walking to reap all these benefits. Joyce not only busts the 10,000 step myth, she also shares how walking can positively impact your relationship with food, ease loneliness, build relationships, and more!

Have you ever wondered if your relationship with alcohol might be affecting you on a deeper level? Dr. Brooke Scheller, founder of Functional Sobriety and author of the new book, How to Eat to Change How You Drink, believes in the power of food and nutrition to help people reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption.

Whether you’re an everyday drinker or someone who only partakes on occasion, you’ll learn exactly which foods and nutrients can support you on your journey as you reduce or eliminate alcohol.

Ever caught yourself engaging in “all-or-nothing” thinking or the comparison trap when it comes to food and your body? These cognitive distortions play a pivotal role in shaping our attitudes and behaviors towards what we eat and what we think.

Brittney Moses and Ranela Kaligithi, mental health advocates and co-hosts of the popular wellness podcast Speaking Our Minds, share how our unique upbringings along with diet culture messaging profoundly influence our perceptions and beliefs. This empowering conversation will help uncover the narratives that keep you stuck and reclaim your power to rewrite them!

Want to boost your happiness, increase productivity, reduce stress levels, and even sleep better? It all starts with the way you begin your day!

Certified nutritionist Diana Weil and medical journalist Elara Hadjipateras and co-hosts of The Matcha Guardians Podcast, believe your morning routines and rituals can help you take charge of your day and create the energy you want to feel. You’ll learn how to proactively think about your mind and body with feel-good habits (including matcha!) that makes you more grounded and raises your overall vibration.

This conversation is fun, soulful, and informative all at the same time!

Have you ever been so focused on caring for others that you forgot about yourself? For caregivers, it’s easy to feel as if your needs come second.

Jessica Cording, a registered dietitian, health coach, and author, believes that we have to take care of ourselves first to be able to support those we are caring for. As a respected voice in wellness, Jessica helps people navigate the challenges of caregiving with her practical insights on managing self-care during demanding times, including maintaining healthy habits when you’re feeling exhausted and overwhelmed.

Whether conscious of it or not: The intention you put into a meal and the thoughts you have as you eat it have a profound impact on how the food affects your mind, body, and spirit.

Gia Hooper, a multi-dimensional healer, believes that we are all powerful creators, and we can raise the frequency of everything in our life… including the food we are eating. Once you create that spiritual connection, it can lead to greater energy, clarity, trust, inner peace, and so much more!

What if the key to clearer skin isn’t just about the products you’re using but could also come from a well-balanced gut microbiome, nourished body, and calm mind?

Maria Marlowe, certified holistic nutritionist better known as The Acne Nutritionist and founder of the skincare company Kuma, believes that through diet and lifestyle choices, we can clear skin naturally and get a healthy glow from within. Instead of the traditional outside-only approach, she shares how to adopt an inside-out approach that works!

“Self-love” is a term that gets thrown around frequently in the wellness space. But what does it actually mean? 

Jenna Banks, bestselling author of I Love Me More, believes that cultivating self-love is one of the greatest gifts we can give to ourselves, yet so many of us aren’t sure how. As a self-love, self-care, and burnout prevention advocate,  Jenna offers actionable and sustainable steps to love yourself more than anyone or anything. (Hint: It is not selfish!)

Tune in to hear how you can prioritize your own needs, set boundaries, free yourself from guilt, and tap into the power of self-love!

Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed by all the conflicting health advice out there? The truth is that we often make eating “healthy” and taking care of our bodies more complicated than it needs to be. 

Sometimes, we just need to go back to basics, rebuild our foundations, and introduce some structure to feel like our best and most empowered selves. Kim Shapira, celebrity dietitian and author of This Is What You’re Really Hungry For, has developed an easy-to-follow method that will help you take back your relationship with food and change your life with six surprisingly simple habits.

What if you could slow down and make time once a week for a special meal where you disconnect from the stresses of your daily life and (re)connect with friends and family?

For acclaimed cookbook author, Adeena Sussman, the ancient tradition of Shabbat is a beautiful way for her to connect to her past while also grounding her in the present. She encourages people from all walks of life to embrace the power of food to facilitate love, connection, and community through the wonders of cooking. 

Whether it’s a lavish feast or something straightforward, you’ll feel inspired to get in the kitchen and create new rituals with food that infuse rest and relaxation!

Have you ever stopped to think about how the nightly glass of wine or casual cocktails are impacting your health? Dr. Brooke Scheller, clinical nutrition doctor, author, and founder of Functional Sobriety, believes that this is the missing link in the wellness conversation. 

After finding freedom from alcohol in 2021, Dr. Brooke took her experience in sobriety and applied her expertise in nutrition and functional medicine to help others change their relationship with alcohol. Whether it is total avoidance or simply reducing consumption, Dr. Brooke’s approach results in improved brain health, mood, energy, focus, gut health, hormone balance, and more.

When was the last time you focused on your breath? Even though our bodies naturally breathe, most of us aren’t conscious of the way we are breathing throughout the day. 

Sandy Abrams, TEDx Speaker, Author, and Founder of C.E.OM, believes our breath can fuel us just like food. Once you become aware, there are so many benefits that come from focusing on your breath: you can change your mood, disrupt negative thoughts, increase productivity, reduce stress, energize your entire being, and so much more!

The best part? You can start right away. No tools or fancy gadgets necessary!

Do you feel pressure to push yourself even when you’re running on empty? Are you putting your own needs on the backburner to take care of everyone else? These are telltale signs of burnout, and so many of us are experiencing it right now! 

Candice Puthawala, former model and founder of Beauty Bar Chocolate, knows all too well what can happen when you ignore the symptoms of burnout — and how severe the consequences can be. Not wanting others to have burnout become a health crisis, Candice is on a mission to help as many people as possible find routines and practices to regulate your nervous system and nourish every aspect of your being. 

By actively pursuing replenishment, you can heal from burnout or even avoid it!

What does feel-good food mean to you?! New York Times bestselling author and founder of the widely popular blog Love & Lemons, Jeanine Donofrio, believes feel-good food is seasonal, centered around vegetables, satisfies a craving, and is fun to make! 

As one of the original food bloggers who has inspired millions, Jeanine has made it her mission to take the stress out of cooking, meal prepping, and eating, and put the joy back into seasonal plant-focused meals.

Do you feel bombarded by information on “getting healthy” and find it impossible to keep up? 

All the noise can be confusing and overwhelming! 

Colleen Wachob, co-founder of mindbbodygreen and co-author of the new book The Joy of Well-Being, believes that you can live a happy, healthy, and long life without having a long list of “shoulds” to get there. Understanding that most of us don’t have the time, money, or resources to spend our lives trying to chase wellness, Colleen shares how to get back to basics and make joy foundational in your well-being.

Have you ever gone on vacation and worried about the food and being off your routine?! So many of us are afraid that we might go overboard and eat too much. Or we may have food fears, dietary restrictions, concerns about digestion, and the list goes on!

Shari Hochberg, founder of Sole Yoga Holidays, knows firsthand how anxiety over food can take away from the joy, adventure, and fun of travel. She also believes that food is such an integral part of learning about a new culture, and, of course, meals are a time to relax and connect with the people around you.

Now, she’s on a mission to help travelers change their mindset about food on vacation so they can immerse themselves in the full experience without stressing about what they’re eating.

Chances are you or someone you know has been living with an autoimmune disease. While autoimmune diseases continue to be on the rise, there is more and more information on how those who have been diagnosed can take back their health and take back their lives.

Amelia Meyers is an example of someone who has lived and managed Crohn’s disease for over 20 years. As a certified nutritionist, actor, singer-songwriter, therapeutic arts coach, and Mrs. Maryland Petite USA, she knows firsthand how food, stress reduction, sleep, breathwork, movement, and connection can play a positive role in an autoimmune journey. 

She believes that even though healing may include many peaks and valleys, given the right support, your body is capable of anything!

Do you feel overwhelmed, lost, or stuck in the kitchen? Imagine if making dinner felt easy (not anxiety-provoking) and even joyful and fun!

Laney Schwartz, founder of the popular blog Life is But a Dish, believes that cooking your own meals can truly transform your life and be one less stressor in your day. It can also help you save money, eat healthier, and connect with friends & family. 

Whether you’re comfortable cooking but sometimes get stressed or cooking a meal from scratch seems inconceivable, Laney’s approach will inspire you to create more ease, confidence, and joy in the kitchen… and in your life!  

Have you ever wished you could just take a break from your go-go-go life but aren’t sure exactly how to slow down that busy pace?

Best-selling author, Jolene Hart, believes that rest is an intuitive, brave, and even radical act — one that we all have the right to claim at any given moment. As a former Type A, Jolene noticed how pausing to recharge her mind and body helped her heal on all levels — including experiencing more joy. When she began to thrive in ways she hadn’t imagined possible, she made it her mission to empower women all over the world to trust their intuition and tap into the power of rest. 

If you’ve been taught to believe that emotional eating is something to feel shameful about, you’re not alone. But the truth is: you can eat for all sorts of reasons besides physical hunger, and that’s okay, as long as you feel good afterward.

But sometimes food isn’t what you’re really hungry for, and eating it doesn’t make you feel any better. That’s when you want to have non-food coping mechanisms. Kathrine Kofoed, an evidence-based nutritionist and ACE-certified health coach, struggled with emotional eating until she found other means to support her when food wasn’t the answer. Now, she’s on a mission to help others get to the root cause of their emotional eating with compassion and grace.

Food holds energy and your energy starts to affect the food from the first moment you are in its presence. The way you handle it, the intention you put into it, and the thoughts you have as you prepare it all make a difference on how the food makes you feel.

Holistic Chef Whitney Aronoff believes that eating is a transfer of energy between our energetic beings and the food we eat, and we have the power to raise the vibration of our meals. While it may sound complicated or woo woo, it’s actually accessible and easy to do.

Learn how to create meals that nourish you inside and out!

One in four women experience insomnia or the inability to fall or stay asleep. Not only does this leave us feeling cranky and exhausted, but it also plays a pivotal role in nearly every aspect of our health. 

Double-certified holistic sleep coach Morgan Adams knows what it’s like to struggle with sleep. A former insomniac who used prescription sleeping pills for almost a decade, Morgan finally got sleep down to a science. 

Now, she’s on a mission to help as many people as possible reclaim their rest and fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake up feeling refreshed. 

What happens when you have a life event that turns your world upside down? How can you find peace, fulfillment, and freedom when you experience a medical emergency, a broken relationship, or personal loss?

Valerie Gangas, transformational life coach and author of In Deep Shift, believes that these experiences can be a gateway to expanding your consciousness and discovering the habits, rituals, relationships, even career, that align with your true self.

You’ll feel empowered to follow your own path, ride the waves of change, and discover the profound and often hidden benefits of being in deep shift! 

There is no question about it: we are living in the most confusing time for nutrition, health, and what it takes to feel our best. While diet culture has negatively affected most of us and taken us away from trusting our bodies, anti-diet culture has left many feeling shameful about wanting to lose weight or create structure with eating.

Lisa Moskovitz, a “diet neutral” dietitian, believes weight loss diets can be helpful for some and harmful for others. As the CEO of NY Nutrition Group and the author of The Core 3 Healthy Eating Plan: Discover the Simple, Sustainable Way to Lose Weight, Feel Great, and Enjoy Food Freedom, Lisa helps people quiet the noise and personalize nutrition for long term success.

With her straightforward approach, Lisa is on a mission to bridge the gap between diet culture and anti-diet culture and teach others to turn down the volume of all the external messages. She shares how to realistically improve your habits and feel better in your body while being kind to yourself through the process.

Do you know the key to adding powerful health benefits along with incredible flavor to your meals?! Spices! 

Raina Kumra, food activist and founder of Spicewell, believes that the first stop when illness strikes isn’t the drug store, it’s the spice drawer. After a family health crisis, she pivoted from her career in tech and set out to create the first nutrient-dense salt and pepper with Ayurvedic formulations known to help the body adapt to inflammation and stress. 

Now, Raina’s on a mission to rethink how we spice up our everyday meals so that we can fill in nutritional deficiencies and get the most from our food.

Do you ever wish food felt simple, easy, and natural, not complicated and stressful?!

Imagine a new chapter where all that stress about food no longer existed. No matter what your story is right now, you can change it. You can learn to love to eat (without guilt), be comfortable in your own skin, and feel good about your choices. Nicole Modic, the uber-talented creator behind Kale Junkie and author of the new book Love to Eat, is a living example of what’s possible when it comes to changing your food story.

Wherever you are on your health journey, Nicole’s experiences illustrate how you can connect to the wisdom of your body, ditch self-judgment, and find joy in food!

Have you ever felt daunted by parenting in this pressure-laden time? Often the hardest part is striking a balance between care and concern without micromanaging or helicopter parenting.

Speaker, educational consultant, and bestselling author, Cindy Muchnick believes that our  “parent compass” can help us find that sweet spot. As a mom of four, Cindy’s on a mission to educate parents on how to support our children as they go through life with purpose and resilience without putting too much pressure on them. This episode will help you forge a positive relationship with your teens, appreciate the kids you have (not the ones you want to inauthentically create), and set them up for success beyond the nest!

There is no one size fits all for health. Luckily, we now realize the personalization of wellness and how factors such as sleep, exercise, mindset, spirituality, and general lifestyle patterns affect your overall well-being.

As the Institute for Integrative Nutrition’s (IIN) business and community leader and head coach, Jim Curtis has his finger on the pulse of exactly what’s happening in wellness. He believes that when we adopt a holistic approach to nourishing our minds and bodies, we can lower inflammation, listen to our bodies, and feel our best individually and collectively.

Wait until you hear the biggest wellness trend predictions for 2023!

Even if you don’t think you’re a writer, you’re a writer. Being a writer doesn’t mean you have to be a famous author. Being a writer is all about connecting with yourself on a deeper level, expressing yourself openly, and really tapping into writing’s power to heal.

Linda Sivertsen, author, podcaster, and self-proclaimed tree-hugger, believes writing is a powerful tool to help you embrace your own magic. Whether your goal is to publish a book or release unstuck emotions, this episode will inspire you to pick up the pen and access your inner writer!

If you’re looking to actively strengthen your immune system, your gut health plays a pivotal role! Board-certified gastroenterologist, bestselling author, microbiome expert, and the gut health queen, Dr. Robynne Chutkan, shares the dramatic link between the health of our microbiome – the trillions of bacteria that live in our digestive tract – and the likelihood of getting viruses and disease.

Although trained in Western medicine, Robynne takes an integrative approach and looks at how food and lifestyle can make a significant difference to your gut health, and more specifically, in building your immunity. From the synthesis of hormones and vitamins to the digestion and absorption of nutrients, the removal of toxins, and so much more, your gut microbiome impacts almost every aspect of your health and wellbeing. Learn how to boost your natural defenses and improve resiliency.

If you’ve ever wanted to change your body or felt uncomfortable in your own skin, you’re not alone. Research shows that about 95% of women are dissatisfied with their bodies.

Usually this body dissatisfaction shows up in the way we speak to ourselves with harmful conversations in our own minds. Alysia Pope, holistic health coach and Pilates Trainer, knows firsthand what it’s like to live with negative self-talk and be burdened by a list of self-imposed food and exercise rules.

After shifting the way she spoke to herself, everything changed for the better. Now, she’s on a mission to help as many women as possible become aware of all the noise and improve their inner narratives around food, movement, and more!

It’s the 100th episode! To celebrate, I’m sharing my five biggest takeaways from past episodes. I narrowed it down, but I could have given you hundreds of life-changing lessons from all these incredible conversations.

This is a solo episode jam-packed with nuggets of wisdom to help you feel like a million bucks without spending a fortune, understand how your environment plays a big role in your food story, improve your mental wellbeing, live in the moment without letting your past define you, and more!

Women around the world often think about menopause with a sense of dread and shame. But did you know that your nutrition, fitness routine, and approach to mental health actually has a big impact on reducing menopausal symptoms?

Amanda Thebe, Canada’s leading menopause coach and educator is on a mission to reshape the way women think about menopause by changing the current narrative and giving them the tools to not just survive but actually thrive during this stage of life.

Have you ever thought about how the word “should” is running your life? Tricia Huffman, aka Your Joyologist and author of F the Shoulds. Do the Wants: Get Clear On Who You Are, What You Want, and Why You Want It, believes that this one word holds us back, steals our joy, and even makes us question our self-worth! 

After completely eliminating the word from her life and turning her “shoulds” into “wants”, Tricia felt more connected to her true self. Now, she’s on a mission to empower you to claim your joy by living life the way you want to live, rather than conforming to some model you think you “should” be following.

Have you ever thought about how what you eat can impact your sexual health?

Lisa Davis, a lively media personality with over 25 years in radio and television and the author of “Clean Eating, Dirty Sex: Sensual Superfoods and Aphrodisiac Practices for Ultimate Sexual Health and Connection,” believes that what’s happening in the kitchen can make a difference with what’s going in the bedroom!

Lisa shares how to stress less around food so that you can feel better physically, emotionally, and sexually.

We are constantly being bombarded with messages about food, fashion, and beauty that makes us feel “not enough” – not healthy enough, thin enough, pretty enough, youthful enough, put-together enough. While it is impossible to avoid all the noise, we can control how we respond to it!

Lauren Dimet Waters, co-founder of the blog Fountain of 30 and host of the podcast Beauty is a Bitch, followed someone else’s standard of health and beauty for years. When she finally learned how to create her own rules (and feel her best), she made it her mission to inspire thousands of other women to do the same.

There is so much confusion around nutrition as adults and when it comes to feeding our kids, it can be even more anxiety-provoking! But it doesn’t have to be that way! Alexandra Caspero, registered dietitian nutritionist and co-founder of Plant-Based Juniors, shares how to bring joy back to the family table while understanding the science to nourish your children with the best diet possible to meet their needs.

Did you know that a regular walking practice can improve your mood, lower stress levels, reduce your risk of several types of cancer, enhance cognitive function, combat depression, and add years to your life?

Joyce Shulman, founder of 99 Walks and Jetti Fitness, is on a mission to get a million women walking and reaping all these benefits. But instead of just going on a ‘walk,’ Joyce encourages intentional walking more than meeting a ‘magic number’ step goal. Joyce not only busts the 10,000 step myth, she also shares how walking can positively impact your relationship with food, ease loneliness, build relationships, and more!

There is no denying that stress is a part of everyday life. But sometimes we don’t even realize that certain activities, habits, and thoughts are stressors that can impact our health and happiness.

Dr. Doni Wilson, a naturopathic doctor and best-selling author, has helped thousands of people manage stress and thrive naturally. Dr. Doni shares how unexpected stressors such as food sensitivities, lack of sleep, too much exercise, and even intermittent fasting can negatively affect our well-being. The good news is that we can all heal and recover with the right support.

Have you ever wondered how the food choices you make every day impact your hormones, your happiness, and the health of our planet? 

Brittany Fuisz, culinary chef and founder of Malibu Mylk, believes it’s all connected! While trying to get pregnant, Brittany was put on an elimination diet and cut out dairy, nuts, gluten and soy. She began searching for a milk alternative and ended up creating the world’s first allergen-free, milk made from flaxseeds. Now, Brittany is on a mission to share this incredible product while empowering others to eat in a way that makes them feel good and brings pleasure too!

Do you have limiting beliefs about what you can accomplish now that you’re a certain age? With all the messages we receive from our youth-obsessed culture, it’s no wonder so many of us have a hard time embracing getting older. 

Katie Fogarty, a former journalist turned career coach and podcast host, is on a mission to put an age-positive spin on midlife and encourage women to age out loud. In a time when we’re living longer than ever before, Katie has inspired thousands of people to rethink the conditioned narrative on aging, reminding us that it’s never too late to change your career, your ambitions, your dreams, your mindset, or your story.

We talk so openly about our physical health, so why does talking about mental health feel taboo?

Mental health advocates, Allison Walsh and Dr. Angela Phillips, want to shatter the stigma around mental health issues and have more collective conversations about mental wellness. As co-host of the Dear Mind, You Matter podcast, they share mental health tools to encourage us to proactively make our emotional well-being a top priority.

When it comes to dramatically improving health, reducing stress, and impacting quality of life, sleep is a superfood! Yet, most of us aren’t getting enough zzz’s.

Elizabeth Grojean, founder of the weighted blanket and wellness brand, Baloo Living, believes sleep is not just a way to make a difference in your physical health but in your emotional and mental health as well. She’s on a mission to help others create rituals & routines to soothe the nervous system, alleviate anxiety, and prepare you for the kind of deep, restorative sleep that sets you up for an easier and better tomorrow.

There is no denying that our collective anxiety is at an all-time high affecting more than 40 million Americans… and rising. Acclaimed psychiatrist and author of The Anatomy of Anxiety, Dr. Ellen Vora offers a paradigm shift in the way we understand anxiety, proposing that it’s not simply a brain disorder but rather a whole-body condition that can even be connected to nutrition, sleep, and technology-related imbalances. And the good news is that there are powerful and practical tools that we can use to manage our mental health that are easily within our control.

We’re living in stressful times. And for many of us, the way we eat and live has been turned upside down. Imagine a new chapter where all that energy you put into worrying about food was available for your life. 

It can be, and according to Marc David, bestselling author and founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, it starts with understanding who you are as an eater. For over three decades, Marc has helped millions of people discover the true causes of their unwanted health and eating challenges, including overeating, binge eating, emotional eating, digestive issues, the inability to lose weight, and more.

For many, the mother-daughter relationship can be complicated. Throw food and body image into the mix, and there are bound to be challenges. 

Peggy and Megan Curry, the mother-daughter duo behind Curry Girls Kitchen, know firsthand that it isn’t always easy. When the entire family was diagnosed with gluten intolerance, Peggy set out to heal her loved ones by changing their diets and habits while Megan felt restricted and just wanted to be a “normal” kid. Now years later, the Curry Girls embrace a delicious gluten-free life and exemplify how we can support one another to create a healthy mother-daughter food story.

Does “taking climate action” feel daunting to you? You might think of environmental issues as outside your control and wonder how you could possibly make a difference.

According to Heather White, founder of OneGreenThing, we all have a unique role to play toward solving the climate crisis. With twenty-plus years of experience in the environmental law and policy space, Heather is on a mission to take the stress out of climate change and empower people to commit to daily actions — or “one green thing” — to care for the planet and even find joy in doing it.

What is hunger? Sure, there’s the physical version, but hunger is also spiritual, emotional, and psychological. Sometimes our desire for food is actually a deeper hunger that seeks to be understood.

Dr. Adrienne Youdim, an internist who specializes in medical weight loss and nutrition, believes that we’re all hungry for connection, belonging, understanding, and meaning. She has made it her mission to transform the weight loss narrative to one that is both empowering and compassionate, inspiring people to live more physically and emotionally fulfilling lives.

What if practices like meditation, mindfulness, and breathwork actually felt accessible (even exciting) and easy to integrate too? Globally recognized thought leader and author, Faith Hunter believes that we all can use these tools to become more vibrant and magically alive. 

As the creator of Spiritually Fly, a philosophy that celebrates every moment of life and uses the technology of breath, movement, sound, and stillness in a fresh and modern way, Faith empowers thousands of people to live an authentic, joyful life.

Have you ever thought about making a face mask using pantry staples such as matcha, oats, real fruit, and other ingredients from your kitchen? Graydon Moffat, founder and superfood mixologist behind Graydon Skincare, believes that we can actually feed our skin like we do our bodies using the highest-quality ingredients. After having a lifelong love of food, Graydon still finds inspiration for all her plant-powered creations in the kitchen. Now she inspires thousands and thousands of people to have good skin days, every day.

Our food stories are shaped from a very young age, starting with the words and language we hear around food and bodies during childhood. While being aware of how we speak to our children about these sensitive topics is imperative, it can also put a lot of pressure on parents. Dr. Natasha Beck of Dr. Organic Mommy shares gentle, effective ways to communicate with kids that will help them – and you – shape a positive narrative around food.

We all want to feel good. We all want to feel connected. And we all want to feel aligned with our behaviors and choices. As we dig deeper into our food stories, we have so many opportunities to understand ourselves better, release what isn’t serving us, and reclaim our power. In this special episode, Tara McMullin of What Works interviews Elise about her own food story and her new book Food Story: Rewrite the Way You Eat, Think, and Live.

What would you hear if you eavesdropped on your brain? Once you’re aware of your internal dialogue, you can identify the words you are saying to yourself—and change your inner narrative if it’s making you feel stressed about food, unhappy with your body, and frustrated, and powerless to change your life. Karen Salmansohn shares her journey with emotional eating and the tools, tips, questions, and humor she used to help rewire her thoughts and release negative self-talk. Through her playful analogies and ability to distill big ideas in a fun way, Karen’s words of wisdom will inspire you to rethink the conversations you have inside your own mind.

Food can evoke powerful memories and feelings. We all have dishes that remind us of a particular time and place, and eating that meal transports us back there. Maybe today you gravitate to certain smells or flavors because they bring you to somewhere familiar or comforting. Shanika Graham-White, of Orchids + Sweet Tea, shares how her southern upbringing and Jamaican heritage are a part of her creations in the kitchen and how she adapts the comfort foods of her childhood with a healthy plant-forward twist.

Your past doesn’t have to define you. We all have beliefs, wounds, and traumas (big and small) from our childhoods and families of origin that can impact our thoughts and daily actions in ways we might not even realize. Best-selling author and life coach, Andrea Owen, shares how she healed herself from her eating issues, addiction, codependency, and other struggles through a 4-step process of “unlearning.” Now, Andrea explains that knowledge to empower women to maximize their confidence, master resilience, and step into their power.

When we think of cancer prevention (or any chronic illness), we immediately focus on nutrition, exercise, and sleep. While all of these pieces of the wellness equation are essential, managing our mindset is also key when it comes to making sustainable lifestyle shifts.

Meg Hirshberg, founder of the Anticancer Lifestyle Program, believes in the power of realistic, doable shifts and letting go of perfection so those changes stick – and reduce your risk.

Do you wish your food story was more of a love story? You have the power to pick up the pen and write a new chapter. Writing a love story with food starts by understanding your past memories, unraveling your limiting beliefs, and reconnecting to your body and its innate wisdom.

Dana Rizer was fortunate enough to grow up with a family that created positive joyful food experiences for her. She shares how her upbringing became the foundation for her passion for bringing people together through practices that nourish our bodies, minds, and hearts.

Does eating feel confusing because of all the conflicting information you hear? Or does that voice inside your head chime in with a list of “shoulds” and rules every time you pick up your fork? That’s food noise! Food noise is the ever-present flood of information and opinion about what and how to eat that keeps you from really tuning into your body and hearing what it needs to feel nourished. It impacts your choices, habits, your self-esteem and can leave you confused and disempowered. While you can’t escape it, you can choose how to respond to it. Emily Monaco, an American journalist living in Paris, shares how she writes about the hottest topics in health and wellness without getting sucked in by the noise.

Have you noticed that some foods help you feel motivated and upbeat while others drag your spirits down? The emerging field of Nutritional Psychiatry now confirms that we can support our brain health and mental wellness with what we eat. Dr. Drew Ramsey, author of Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety shares cutting-edge science and actionable tips to make nourishing your brain flexible, customizable, and even fun. Get inspired to take care of your most important organ and put your brain on the pedestal it deserves!

Even though your food story has been unfolding your whole life, chances are you haven’t paused to think about the origins of your habits, challenges, and beliefs. Most of us haven’t considered how our food memories and family culture play a role in the choices we make about food today. By talking about your past experiences with your siblings and family members, it can help you gain awareness of your thoughts and patterns and empower you to rewrite the parts of your story that no longer serve you. Join Elise and her brother Robert Sturman in a candid conversation about their food stories that will inspire you to reflect on your own.

Essential oils can be powerful allies in calming anxiety, regulating sleep, enhancing mood, reducing inflammation, and more. Learn how to boost the brain and heal the body with Jodi Cohen, founder of Vibrant Blue Oils. Jodi’s five-step method will help you understand how to use essential oils to jumpstart your body’s natural systems and improve your quality of life.

There is so much confusion around nutrition as adults and when it comes to feeding your kids, it can be even more anxiety-provoking. But it doesn’t have to be that way! Alexandra Caspero, registered dietitian nutritionist and co-founder of Plant-Based Juniors, shares how to bring joy back to the table while understanding the science to nourish your children with the best diet possible.

Health struggles are often lonely struggles. You keep your concerns and pain to yourself, assuming that it’s all on you to work it out.

But something magical happens when you share your story. Bravely sharing your story with someone else helps you take a big step toward transformation.

That’s exactly what happened with Erin and Dusty Stancyzk who ended up overhauling their lifestyles and healing together. Now, the married couple inspire and empower thousands of people every day through their popular lifestyle brand EatMoveRest.

Anna Goldstein has a gift for zooming straight to the heart of any issue and she’s developed a reputation for helping her clients figure out what they truly want—and go after it.

Through Anna’s method and experiences, you’ll learn that confidence isn’t about having the perfect body, the perfect house, or the perfect life. Confidence comes when you change your relationship with yourself and that will ripple out into your relationships at home, at work, and—yes—even with food.

You’ll feel inspired to not be afraid to fail, to trust your gut, and take the practical steps to build your self-esteem and confidence.

Caitlin Greene, was at a low point in her life when she lost interest in just about everything, including nourishing herself with real food. Her eating disorder consumed her and her lifelong passion for cooking was slipping away.

But in 2016, everything changed for Caitlin.

Through Caitlin’s experience, you’ll learn that no matter what your story is right now, no matter how far off you’ve deviated from showing up as your best self in big or small ways, there is hope.

You can find joy again, both on your plate and in your life.

Life is too short to waste time with food drama.

Once Upon A Food Story is a podcast about helping you to create a new story about food, health, your body, and your life.

On this show, we know that finding peace with food isn’t just about eating more kale, drinking more water, or doing more yoga. It’s about unlocking the power of your food story and rewriting the parts that no longer nourish you.

It’s time to stop stressing about food and step into a new chapter.

What you put at the end of your fork not only changes your physical health but your mental health, too. And the good news is that improving your mood with food can be simple and easy to do.

As a leading voice in Nutritional Psychology, Dr. Uma Naidoo, a Harvard trained psychiatrist, Professional Chef, and Nutrition Specialist, is shedding light on the food-mood connection and the cutting-edge science to back it up.

In this episode, Dr. Naidoo shares the two-way highway between the gut and the brain, how sugar can worsen anxiety, what to eat for optimal gut health, why fiber is your friend along with spices and fermented foods, how mental fitness can enhance long-term health & happiness, and SO MUCH more.

If you find yourself turning to food when you’re stressed, sad, or too busy, you’re not alone. Amber Romaniuk, an Emotional Eating, Digestive and Hormone Expert, believes that the more we share our stories, the faster we start to heal together.

Amber overcame her own emotional eating after gaining and losing more than 1,000 pounds and spending more than $50,000 on binge foods. She cycled her way through countless fad diets, fell into a restrictive and binge eating cycle, and engaged in punishing workouts in an attempt to achieve the “perfect weight.”

Even when she reached her ideal body size, Amber couldn’t sustain it, leaving her unwell physically, mentally, and emotionally. It then took her over 5 years to balance her hormones and digestion and end her food addictions.

Feeling better than ever, Amber explains why self-care and self-love are essential for healing, the reason losing weight doesn’t necessarily lead to happiness, a mindful approach to indulgences, what to do about food vulnerabilities, and SO MUCH more!

You’ll feel empowered to stop restrictive dieting, body shaming, and self-sabotage with food!

Is a betrayal (big or small) keeping you sick, stuck, angry, or exhausted?

According to Dr. Debi Silber, a holistic psychologist, founder of the Post Betrayal Transformation Institute, and author of the hot off the press book Trust Again: Overcoming Betrayal and Regaining Health, Confidence and Happiness, we’ve all experienced some sort of betrayal. Not only does it hurt, but it takes time to get over.

Debi describes a betrayal as the breaking of a spoken or unspoken rule with someone in a relationship. The more we trusted and depended on the person, the bigger the betrayal.

After going through major betrayals from both her family members and her husband, Debi directed her focus into completing a PhD study on how we experience betrayal and the potential it can hold for change, growth, and healing.

From her research, she made three groundbreaking discoveries leading to a multi-pronged approach that has already helped thousands of women go from betrayal to breakthrough.

Through her proven system, Debi shares why your experience doesn’t define you, the symptoms of an unhealed betrayal, how to trust again, ways become a more empowered version of yourself, and SO MUCH more.

You’ll feel inspired to rebuild a sense of safety, self, and confidence.

Are you looking for a moment in your day where you can tune out the outside world and focus on what’s going on within you? It starts by creating a daily ritual with a cup of tea.

According to Kristina Tucker, Minister of Enlightenment and Commerce for The Republic of Tea, tea is more than a beverage: It’s a sense of comfort and inspiration that can completely enrich your life.

Having grown up with a mother who instilled the importance in knowing where your food comes from, Kristina has always felt a connection to plants. Following her calling, she became a certified student in tea and herbs, and has spent the last 25 years connecting the values of her upbringing with a continuing curiosity for the healing properties of plants.

On a mission to educate and inspire people throughout the world about the numerous benefits of tea, Kristina explains why you don’t need to choose between coffee or tea, how a tea ritual is a sacred gift to give to yourself (or share with someone else), the nutrient that can enhance cognitive function and create calm, and ways to live a “Sip by Sip Rather Than Gulp by Gulp” lifestyle.

You’ll be inspired to grab your favorite mug and tap into the health-boosting benefits of tea.

You’ve heard of CBD and you’re probably also familiar with adaptogens. Maybe you’ve even given them a try. But when should you choose CBD and when should you turn to adaptogens? With so many options, it’s hard to know exactly what is right for you and your body.

Founder and CEO of TONIC CBD, Brittany Carbone believes that the answer isn’t in choosing one over the other, but rather in doubling down on the incredible benefits of both. Looking for a natural way to manage her own anxiety and depression, Brittany began combining CBD and ashwagandha, experimenting with the idea that synergistically they could work together to create a stress-relieving, adaptogenic powerhouse.

That’s exactly what they did! Realizing the profound impact this combination had on her own health, Brittany founded TONIC and introduced her organic plant-based healing to the world.

Now, as the head of the all-female team, Brittany shares: a simple way to know whether your CBD is working, an explanation of the endocannabinoid system, the secret ingredient to elevate the gut-healing and immune-regulating benefits in each dose, why transparency is important from seed to source, and SO MUCH more.

You’ll feel inspired to become proactive about your health and take your knowledge of CBD, adaptogens, and stress relief to the next level!

Do you ever think wellness seems confusing, and you just want to throw in the towel? Registered dietitian and co-founder of Culina Health, Vanessa Rissetto, believes that feeling good doesn’t have to be complicated, and there are simple ways to eliminate stress around food, heal your body, and get results that last.

Growing up in a family where everyone connected over food, Vanessa never really experienced anxiety about her choices. When she gained weight in college, she immersed herself in learning the science of nutrition and tuning into what she could do to feel better.

Fascinated by what she learned, Vanessa left her career in marketing and followed her newfound passion, hoping to make a positive impact on people as they navigate their way through understanding nutrition.

Most recently named one of Essence Magazine’s five black female nutritionists who will change the way we think of food, Vanessa shares: tips to reconnect to your body, a powerful exercise to become aware of your eating habits, ways to pass on a healthy food story to your children, how to recognize unconscious biases in the health space, and so MUCH MORE!

Tune in and let Vanessa inspire you to simplify wellness with her inclusive, non-judgmental approach.

Have you ever wondered what it really takes to create the life you desire? According to fitness expert and mindset coach Rebecca Louise: it takes grit, getting back up one more time no matter how far you fall.

After experiencing her own struggles with anxiety, an eating disorder, lack of confidence, a painful divorce, and an uncertain career path, Rebecca turned to personal development and created habits that made her feel like a new person inside and out.

Through her ultra-popular YouTube channel, newly released book, and social media, Rebecca shares her tried-and-true methods and has helped millions of people shift their mindsets, achieve their wellness goals, and find lasting health and happiness.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Why the key to motivation comes from taking action
How not to be attached to the outcome
The impact of changing your environment and how it can influence your life choices
Ways to not let anxiety define you
The cardio myth and what really works to strengthen your mind and body
A mindset to help you say YES more and take the first steps
You’ll be inspired to keep going, never give up, and unlock your inner grit!

Does wellness feel hard? Sometimes unattainable? And like everyone else knows how to achieve it, but it’s just not that way for you?

Top-rated podcast host, creator of Real Food Whole Life, and author of the hot-off-the-press book, The Feel Good Effect: Reclaim Your Wellness by Finding Small Shifts that Create Big Change, Robyn Conley Downs believes that you don’t have to be miserable getting healthier, and you can do it with ease.

After years of struggling with impossibly high standards, Robyn hit a breaking point and realized her constant striving was ironically making her feel not good. From there, she not only shifted her own mindset, but she also merged her research-backed knowledge with her personal lessons and transformed these findings into the Feel Good Effect Method.

In this episode, Robyn shares how she helps tens of thousands of people find a way out of perfectionism, all or nothing thinking, and comparison. You’ll also learn how to become resilient in the face of negative emotions, the danger of toxic positivity, the science behind gratitude, the two main ingredients to feel good, and SO MUCH more.

Tune in and let Robyn’s motto “less striving, more ease” help you redefine wellness, on your own terms!

This is my first solo episode where I’m recording by myself without a guest! I’m diving into a topic that has completely transformed my personal approach to eating: using food to boost your mood. And because I’ve experienced firsthand how it can make planning meals feel more purposeful (and fun!), I’m bringing you along, so that you can give it a try, too…

While food can’t solve all our world problems, it can impact how you feel which of course affects EVERYTHING else. Since we all could use simple ways to lift our spirits and give us uplifting energy as we navigate our days, I’m breaking it down into actionable steps to start adding mood-boosting foods to your plate right away.

You’ll learn why the food-mood connection is real (and the science-backed studies to prove it), which nutrients and ingredients can positively impact your outlook, tips to inspire peace and calm, how to take charge and make proactive choices that steer your mood and your entire day!

Make sure to stick around until the end to get a behind-the-scenes peek on the writing process for my upcoming book, and learn why I’ll be taking a temporary hiatus from recording new episodes.

In the meantime, there are dozens of inspiring conversations for you to explore that you might have missed or may want to revisit again. I’ll be back soon with renewed enthusiasm and a lineup of awesome guests!

Imagine having the tools to live your healthiest life with self-love and confidence and to naturally choose the foods that nourish your body and mind. Grace Smith, a world-renowned hypnotherapist and author of the newly released book “Close Your Eyes, Lose Weight” believes that the secret to lasting change lies in tapping into the power of your subconscious mind.

If you’ve ever felt doubtful about hypnosis, Grace started off as a skeptic as well. But when hypnotherapy transformed her life and helped her release addictive behaviors, she left her corporate career, got certified in hypnotherapy, and began her mission to make hypnosis mainstream.

Eager to share this widely underused and often misunderstood approach with the world, Grace started witnessing powerful breakthroughs with her clients, helping them change their habits and mindsets with incredible success. People who had tried everything were suddenly able to lose weight, overcome emotional eating, learn to love their bodies (and themselves!), release limiting beliefs, and change their lives.

Now, ten years and thousands of transformations later, Grace explains the myths and misconceptions of hypnosis, the deeper reasons so many of us struggle with food and our bodies, how to release emotional weight, and SO MUCH more!

Stay tuned until the end as Grace takes us through an ultra-relaxing and guided exercise to reduce anxiety and stress!

Ever wish you could be doing more for the environment? Ken Cook, President and Co-Founder of Environmental Working Group (EWG) and a pioneer environmentalist, believes that any action you take to improve the health of our planet is a step in the right direction!

Having been named the “Ultimate Green Game Changer” by Huffington Post, Ken is often referred to as one of Washington’s top lobbyists, possessing an unwavering commitment to fighting against industrial agriculture and protecting families, children, and our planet from toxic substances.

Over the past 27 years, under Ken’s leadership, EWG has grown into a trusted and powerful organization that empowers millions of people to reduce their exposure to harmful ingredients in food, drinking water, cosmetics, and other household products, to live healthier lives in a healthier environment.

For this eco-edition, Ken enlightens us on how we can celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day and continue to care for ourselves and our planet, too. Even in the middle of a global pandemic as we all take a pause from our usual lives, he shares ways to learn how to be more intentional and thoughtful with our actions, tips to build better habits during COVID-19 (and beyond), how to find the silver lining in our current situation, and SO MUCH MORE!

Tune in and let Ken’s story and insights inspire you to make every day Earth day!

Whether you have years of experience in the kitchen or you’re just getting started, Pamela Salzman believes that cooking with fresh ingredients does not need to be complicated and making real food taste good can be simple and stress-free!

As a best-selling author and sought-after cooking instructor, Pamela has helped thousands of home cooks get organized each week to whip up meals that are easy, yet packed with nutrients and flavor. Her latest book Quicker Than Quick: 140 Crave-Worthy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Foods in 30 Minutes or Less teaches people to create delicious, healthy food without slaving away for hours in the kitchen.

While Pamela’s upbringing instilled a lifelong penchant for healthy food, she never expected to make a career out of cooking. After starting a family of her own, she was soon asked to lead a local cooking group. Word got out and Pamela quickly established a thriving business with a huge following of home cooks wanting to learn her secret to success in the kitchen.

Now twelve years later, Pamela shares ways to become a more intuitive cook, how to accommodate different food preferences without feeling like a short order chef, practical tips for stress-free cooking during COVID-19, advice on what items to make from scratch versus what to buy store-bought, and other tips to feel good nourishing yourself and your loved ones, too!

We’ve all experienced anxiety at some point in our lives. For some of us it’s chronic and for others it may be more situational. But right now, with the outbreak of COVID-19, there is no denying that our collective anxiety is at an all-time high. According to Dr. Ellen Vora, you can minimize your anxiety naturally, no matter where you fall on the spectrum.

Having graduated from Columbia University medical school and Yale University undergrad, Dr. Vora is a board-certified psychiatrist, acupuncturist, and yoga teacher specializing in depression, anxiety, insomnia, women’s mental health, adult ADHD, autoimmunity and digestive issues.

While in medical school, Ellen experienced mental health challenges but wasn’t satisfied with the solutions that were offered to her. Feeling as if she was being treated as a collection of ailments rather than a whole person, Ellen went on to develop a compassionate and functional medicine approach to mental health which addresses the root problem rather than automatically prescribing medication to suppress symptoms.

Now running her own holistic psychiatry practice in New York, Ellen shares how to better cope with anxiety by managing blood sugar, tools to connect to your intuition, how to avoid diet dogma (and listen to your body!), ways to eradicate stress during the Coronavirus pandemic, and so much more!

You’ll feel empowered to implement lifestyle shifts to calm your nervous system and reduce anxiety right now.

If you’ve ever thought it’s not possible to change careers, find a new purpose in life, or eat what you love and still feel healthy (and happy), then this episode is for you!

Jessie Sheehan, a cookbook author, food writer, and recipe developer, proves that you can have your cake and eat it, too. While her book The Vintage Baker was named one of the Washington Post’s best cookbooks of 2018 and is beloved by Oprah, Jessie didn’t become a successful baker until later in life.

After abandoning an unfulfilling legal career and becoming a stay-at-home mom, Jessie found herself craving something sweeter. She courageously walked into Baked in Red Hook, Brooklyn, asking to work for free in exchange for baking experience, soon working her way up to assistant pastry chef.

Then when Jessie was diagnosed with breast cancer at 41-years old, the bakery became the place where she found solace and felt powerful and optimistic.

Now cancer-free and baking unfussy, easy-peasy desserts, Jessie shares the best advice (EVER!) on how to talk to someone with cancer or any disease, how to follow your dreams, a balanced approach to eating, a simple way to kick food guilt goodbye, and so much more!

Tune in and let Jessie’s story of resiliency and healing empower you to get back up, no matter what curve balls life throws your way.

Have you ever felt like healthy eating and having fun can’t coexist? Rachel Mansfield, author, podcast host, recipe developer, and Instagram sensation, believes that feeling your best doesn’t mean adhering to restrictive diets or giving up all the foods you crave.

Since getting fired from her job over four years ago and pursuing her brand full time, Rachel created a community of hundreds of thousands of people by sharing deliciously, wholesome recipes that fuel your body and soul. In 2019, she became a first-time mama and while pregnant, she wrote her debut cookbook, Just the Good Stuff: One Hundred Plus Guilt Free Recipes to Satisfy All Your Cravings.

Although it may seem that Rachel is the picture of balance and freedom, her relationship with food hasn’t always been easy. As a child, Rachel loved to eat and adored all-American junk-food classics, but as she grew up, the happiness she experienced around eating turned to stress.

Realizing that her restrictive ways were harming her health both mentally and physically, Rachel began to explore in the kitchen while healing her food and body image struggles. Thousands of mouthwatering recipes later, Rachel shares why living a label-less lifestyle leads to more joy, innovative ways to recreate classic comfort foods, the true meaning of food freedom, and more!

You’ll feel inspired to release the rules, get playful in the kitchen, and enjoy foods that not only taste good but feel good, too!

What does self-love have to do with your health, your relationships, your career, your spirituality, your desires, and your overall satisfaction with life?! EVERYTHING!

Laurie Gerber, TEDx speaker and head coach at the Handel Group specializing in relationships and marriage, knows firsthand that loving and respecting yourself is the foundation to live in alignment with your dreams.

While growing up, food symbolized love for Laurie and her family. But what started out as a source of comfort and happiness quickly turned into an out of control sugar addiction that affected every aspect of her life, nearly destroying her marriage.

By enlisting a life coach and following an accountability method (which she now teaches!) using a series of promises and consequences, Laurie was able to break up with sugar and transform her health, save her relationship, and begin a new satisfying career.

Now on a mission to help others become the authors of their lives, Laurie shares how to release the victim mentality and stop making excuses, simple ways to hold yourself accountable, exactly how to connect with your head and your heart, an approach to stop negative self-talk, and SO MUCH more!

Tune in and let Laurie inspire you to truly love and value yourself, so you can live your happiest, most fulfilling life!

Have you had a desire to live more holistically, but felt like alternative forms of treatment were too overwhelming, too woo-woo, or simply just not meant for you?

Danny Steiner and Krista Berlincourt, founders of the new online health platform Kenshō, believe ‘healthy’ should measure all of you: how you’re doing physically, mentally, and emotionally. Determined to fill in the gaps where the current healthcare system is failing us, they created a modern guide to holistic health that’s accessible, affordable, and available from anywhere around the globe.

Before founding Kenshō, Krista traveled thousands of miles, crossing continents, deserts, and seas in search of a natural cure for the adrenal failure that left her hospitalized when conventional medicine hadn’t worked for her. She then moved to Los Angeles where she met Danny, a fellow entrepreneur who had adopted a plant-based diet and meditation practice at age 14 in hopes of warding off the autoimmune disease that plagued most of his family.

Now on a mission to help people get better and be better, Danny and Krista share why community is key for healing, cutting edge research on the benefits of holistic healing practices, how to reduce information overload to find the right solutions, and SO MUCH more!

Tune in and let Danny and Krista empower you to look outside of conventional medicine and add alternative forms of healing to your holistic healthcare toolbox!

You eat well, hit the gym, and try to squeeze in a bit of self-care on the weekends. On paper, you’d say you’re pretty healthy! But are you really?!

Ruth Elnekave, CEO and Founder of the functional snacks brand JOYA, believes that the essence of health is not created by going through the motions but rather in finding the joy in nourishing ourselves even in small ways. The child of Israeli immigrants, food always symbolized family, connection and togetherness with Ruth getting an early start as her mother’s sous-chef by the age of four!

Ruth’s positive, food-filled childhood led her to train in the culinary school after college, but she traded in a career in the kitchen to practice corporate law. Burning the candle at both ends as a lawyer, Ruth’s lack of sleep and stress-inducing lifestyle led to severe adrenal fatigue and other health issues.

Now, after escaping the rat race and healing herself through powerful botanicals, functional foods, and plenty of rest, Ruth shares how adaptogens support stress, the most effective protocol for your adrenal system, specific foods to supercharge your health, why cacao is the ultimate superfood, and more!

Tune in and let Ruth empower you to slow down, nourish your mind and body, and find joy in savoring each sip and every bite!

Ready to make a change, listen to your inner wisdom, and feel like your best self in the new year and new decade?! Liz Fisher, a pioneer in the wellness space and CEO and Founder of the innovative yogurt brand Lavva, believes that you can nourish body with healing foods, release limiting beliefs, and pursue your dreams no matter your age or stage in life!

In 2013, Liz had a thriving career when she was taken by surprise with an advanced stage ovarian cancer diagnosis. While undergoing treatment, Liz followed an extremely low carbohydrate and high fat (keto) diet as a compliment to conventional treatment. Incorporating healthy fats, Liz discovered and fell in love with the buttery and magnesium-rich pili nut, and knew she had to learn more about this special healing ingredient.

Now, cancer-free thanks to a combination of medicine, lifestyle, and dietary changes, Liz runs her company based on the plant-based creamy creations she was making in her kitchen using the pili nut. With no added sugar and over 50 billion probiotics in each yogurt cup, Liz invented an alternative to the alternatives when she founded Lavva.

In this episode, Liz shares the latest research on sugar addiction and how to limit your intake, why fat plays a huge role in reducing cravings, cutting-edge science on the microbiome and its effect on mood, food trends for 2020, and more!

Tune in and let Liz inspire you to follow your heart (and your gut) with her powerful story of resiliency and reinvention!

Ready to make a change? Start with food!

Tyler Jean, aspiring Naturopathic doctor and the creator of the wildly popular Instagram account @functional.foods, knows firsthand that what you put into your body dictates what you are going to get out of it. He believes that food is the most powerful medicine that nourishes your cells and can bring you lasting health.

Tyler’s journey began in college when he first fell in love with food. While he started off as a young athlete who followed a mostly junk-food Standard American diet, he soon began to make the connection between what he ate and how he felt (and performed). From his initial stint with a vegan diet to his current “plant-forward paleo” approach, Tyler realized that no matter what any expert says, the only person who knows what’s right for you is YOU!

Now after optimizing his own diet and lifestyle, Tyler shares the difference between conventional medicine and naturopathic medicine, a simple shift to make exercise feel easy and fun, how focusing on the details in your diet does more harm than good (and what to do instead!), ways cooking can heal your relationship with food, and SO MUCH more!

Tune in and let Tyler inspire you to power your body with whole, energetic, and nutrient-dense foods as you create the foundations for a vibrant and happy life!

Do you feel daily pressure to keep pushing yourself even when you’re stressed and exhausted? Are you also trying to be everything to everyone else while putting your own needs on the backburner?

Nicole Lapin knows far too well the dangers of trying to be a modern-day superwoman! As a TV news anchor, financial expert, and best-selling author of the books Rich Bitch, Boss Bitch and most recently, Becoming Super Woman: A Simple 12-Step Plan to Go from Burnout to Balance, Nicole spent decades feeling exhausted, depleted, and completely stressed out.

After years of grinding out 20-hour days and going non-stop, Nicole ended up in the hospital suffering a complete mental breakdown. It was then that she was forced to confront her workaholic mindset and begin to understand how neglecting herself had taken a huge toll on her health, her career, and her life.

Now, after reconsidering her lifestyle and discovering the value of self-care, Nicole shares how to recognize the signs of burnout, ways to say NO without feeling guilty, an easy routine to set the tone of your day, strategies to do a digital detox, and SO MUCH more!

Tune in and let Nicole empower you to banish burnout and redefine balance, so you can become your own Super Woman and take charge of your life right now!

Have you ever felt alone with your health and eating challenges? Do you resist sharing your struggles because you worry no one else can relate? So many of us keep our stories buried inside, but something incredible happens when you share your food story. Aly French and Erica Stein, hosts of the Courageous Wellness Podcast, are powerful examples of how sharing your food story is healing for you… and those who hear it, too!

Aly’s wellness journey ignited when at 29 she was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in the muscle lining of her back. After three surgeries, she’s now cancer free, and this life-changing experience radically strengthened her connection to her intuition and her body.

Erica, sparked her passion for nutrition after a 50-pound weight loss that was fueled by self-love. By loving and accepting her body, Aly began to enjoy exercise, enjoy eating, and, most importantly, stop putting her happiness on hold until “someday when.”

When the two met, they immediately opened up about their personal challenges with one another. Realizing the impact that speaking their truths had on each other, Aly and Erica created a platform to talk about their stories and empower others to do the same.

Tune in and let Aly and Erica’s journeys of struggle to strength inspire you to own your food story and cultivate the courage to share it, too!

Do you know the key to adding incredible flavor and powerful health benefits to your meals?! Spices! And you probably already have a drawer filled with them ready to take your cooking (and eating) to the next level!

Harvard-educated molecular biologist and creator of Spice Spice Baby, Kanchan Koya, is a firm believer in the transformative powers of everyday spices. Through her online platforms, Kanchan has helped millions of people learn the cutting-edge research on how spices can heal our minds and bodies and elevate our food choices.

Having grown up in India, spices were an integral part of the culture that Kanchan dismissed and took for granted. But, when her lab at medical school studied the cancer-fighting effects of curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, the seeds were planted for her to explore the intersection between her cultural heritage and food as medicine.

On a mission to educate people on the ancient wisdom and modern science of healing spices, Kanchan shares the best spices to boost your mood, how to expand your child’s palette, a ritual to reduce sugar cravings and promote digestion, the top five spices every kitchen should have, and more!

You’ll feel empowered to head straight to your kitchen and tap into the flavor-enhancing and health-promoting power of spices!

Have you ever felt like food is your best friend one day, only to have it become your enemy the very next day? Or do you wish you could just “trust yourself” to eat intuitively, but the only way you feel good around food is by following a strict diet, calorie count, or set of rules?

Cooking coach and author, Jacob Bustos, believes that you don’t have to deny yourself of the foods you love as long as you practice what he calls “a portion control mindset,” an approach to eating that allows you to literally have your cake and eat it, too!

In this episode, Jacob shares his weight loss journey and how bariatric surgery saved his life while his subsequent traumatic skin removal surgery nearly ended his life. Seven years later, Jacob is healthier than ever and the experiences and near-death instances ignited a deeper purpose in his life.

On a mission to inspire others to feel comfortable in their bodies, Jacob explains why deprivation never works and what to do instead, how to listen to your body and portion your plate, the reason sugar is the real culprit in weight management, and more!

Tune in to feel empowered to create a more nurturing relationship with food and your body, no matter where you are on your weight loss journey.

Have you ever thought about bringing the philosophy and mindfulness of yoga into the kitchen? Even if you don’t consider yourself a yogi, you can still embrace a yogic lifestyle beyond the four corners of a mat.

Internationally celebrated yoga couple and authors of The Yoga Plate, Tamal and Victoria Dodge, believe that yoga is so much more than the physical poses, and its teachings can guide us to create a conscious approach to the way we eat and live.

Born on an Ashram, Tamal grew up following the yoga diet while Victoria spent her childhood in Wisconsin raised on the typical American diet. Despite their different backgrounds, yoga brought Tamal and Victoria together back in 2006.

Now, the yoga lifestyle is infused in everything Tamal and Victoria do, including the meals they make in their kitchen. Based on the concept of ahimsa (inflict the least amount of harm), Tamal and Victoria share easy ways to transition to a whole-foods plant-based diet, how to get family members on board, ideas to make plant-based cooking simple and fun, how to feel connected to your food, and more!

Tune in and let Tamal and Victoria empower you to get in the kitchen to make eating a sacred (and satisfying) experience!

Do you know where your food comes from? Not just which grocery store or farmer’s market, or whether your produce is organic, BUT the actual practices of the farmers who grow and produce it? Most of us don’t think about it, but we all should!

Co-founders of the innovative hemp elixir brand Lumen, Kris Taylor and Yasir Hashim, believe that healthy soil creates the foundation for healthy food and healthy people as a result. And it all starts with regenerative agriculture: farming practices that aim to restore the health of our broken ecosystems and improve our food system as well.

In this episode, Kris and Yasir share how they have both always been passionate about discovering ways to make a difference in the world around them. Leaving acceptances to medical school behind, the two have a firm belief that food is medicine and that the future of food begins with empowering small American farmers and their communities.

Now, as co-founders of the country’s first cold-pressed hemp juice, Kris and Yasir explain what how to improve our soil to create more nutrient-dense food, the importance of supporting your local ecosystem, ways to reduce your carbon footprint, why hemp truly is a superfood, and more!

Tune in and let Kris and Yasir inspire you to ask the right questions about the food you eat and how it is grown, too!

Have you ever been frustrated by a doctor’s visits that felt too rushed? Or been told you’re “fine” by a health care provider when you’re clearly feeling off? You’re not alone!

Board certified internal and integrative medicine physician, Dr. Bojana Jankovic, doesn’t believe that handing someone a pill to “fix” their symptoms or spending just a handful of minutes with patients is an effective approach to healing. Instead, the answers can be found using evidence-based strategies for restoring balance from both Western and Eastern medicine!

In this episode, Dr. Bojana shares how as a young physician, she became keenly aware of the limitations of conventional medicine. She then decided to first heal herself and significantly improve the quality of her  stressful life by addressing the underlying causes of her health challenges using an integrative approach and alternative modalities.

Now, after years of applying these same evidence-based to tools to enhance thousands of people’s health and transform their lives, Dr. Bojana shares how to get to the root cause of your issues, the best mindset to adopt to respond to stress, ways to create a better doctor-patient relationship, steps to become a more mindful eater, and more!

Tune in and let Dr. Bojana inspire you to become an active participant in your own healthcare and find the right tools to manage your conditions.

Let’s be honest: Acquiring new stuff is fun! The excitement that washes over you every time you buy clothes or shoes or gadgets is unmatched. But what happens when all that stuff starts to accumulate… and weigh you down?

Rachel Rosenthal, a highly acclaimed organizing expert and mom to identical twins, believes that our physical surroundings have a huge impact on our emotional well-being. And, if you’re feeling stressed or mentally overwhelmed, a little clearing and decluttering might be just what you need to feel instantly revived!

In this episode, Rachel shares her journey from leaving her law career to following her calling to empower others to create outer order and inner calm. Now, after working with more than 3,000 clients and impacting millions of people through media appearances, Rachel explains exactly how to begin the organizing process, why creating a sanctuary in your kitchen helps you make better choices, ways to stay organized even with kids (or uncooperative partners), the one thing to do to stay motivated to live with less, and more!

Tune in and let Rachel inspire you to declutter your space and declutter your mind!

How many times have you stepped on the scale and let the number affect your day? Or looked in the mirror and felt your self-esteem instantly plummet? Willow Jarosh believes that diet culture is to blame, and the messages we’re fed from a very young age about beauty standards and ideals are negatively impacting the quality of our thoughts and our lives.

Willow is a registered dietitian nutritionist and body neutrality advocate who empowers people to stop wasting energy and mental space on appearance, so they can have more time for what truly brings joy. Different than body positivity, body neutrality is a growing movement that helps inspire confidence in ways that have nothing to do with what you see in the mirror.

In this episode, Willow shares how becoming a mom has inspired her to take an even stronger stand to shift the conversation, so that we pass down a healthier story for our children. Realizing we need to place less value on appearance, Willow explains how to learn to respect your body without trying to fit an ideal, a simple (and fun!) exercise to incorporate body neutrality into your life, how to consciously raise kids in today’s diet culture, and more!

Tune in and let Willow inspire you to believe in yourself without your self-worth dependent on your weight or the size of your thighs.

Almond milk is everywhere and in everything these days! We add it to smoothies, lattes, coffee, and use it multiple times throughout the day. We think of our beloved plant-based milk as the “better” option, BUT have you ever thought about what could be hiding in your “healthy” alternative?

Wellness entrepreneur and founder of the industry-disrupting brand, Good Mylk Co., Brooke Rewa Harris, explains that we need to take a closer look! After switching to a plant-based diet, Brooke struggled with major digestive issues along with low mood and skin problems. Determined to find the root cause of why her healthier choices were making her sick, Brooke discovered that the fillers, binders, and thickeners in her almond milk were actually harming her health!

In this episode, Brooke shares how she healed herself and began making almond milk in her kitchen. Realizing the harmful ingredients were not necessary for creamy and nutrient-dense plant-based milks, Brooke explains which “health foods” can cause digestive issues, how the lack of transparency affects our health, the truth about oat milk, how to use your voice, and more!

Tune in and let Brooke’s story empower you to become your own healer, trust the wisdom of your body, and prioritize your health!

Are you confused about what to eat? Should you cut back on carbs or eliminate gluten? Will ice cream leave you feeling sick and bloated?

What if those questions had some answers? Real answers that were unique to YOU. Dr. Sherry Zhang, molecular geneticist and the CEO of the revolutionary startup GenoPalate, believes that you already have the answers, and they’re in your DNA!

In this episode, Sherry shares how her curiosity ultimately lead her to a career in biology with a focus on why certain people respond to food differently than others. Fast forward to today and her role as Chief Geneticist at GenoPalate is to provide us with insights on our ideal intake of fats, carbohydrates, protein, vitamins and minerals determined by our DNA—our body’s owner’s manual for personal nutrition recommendations!

Now, on a mission to empower people to make intelligent [science-backed] choices about what’s on their plates, Sherry explains why understanding your biology can help reduce stress, what information contributes to your health and longevity, the role of genetic biomarkers, and insights on how our bodies process things like wine and coffee!

Tune in let Sherry inspire you to eat right for your genes!

Imagine sitting down to a meal without labeling or questioning your food choices. What if you could simply enjoy what you’re eating, knowing that all food can add purpose, joy, and meaning to your life? Registered dietitian and sought-after speaker, Tammy Beasley, believes that eating can be nourishing, pleasurable, and judgment-free!

With over three decades of experience in the nutrition field and currently as the Vice President of Clinical Nutritional Services at Alsana, Tammy empowers people to create flexibility and enjoyment of all foods without shame or guilt. After experiencing her own disordered eating years ago, Tammy traded in the over-exercising and restrictive behaviors for a more compassionate way of eating and living.

Now, since restoring a trusting relationship between food and her body and inspiring thousands of others to do the same, Tammy shares how a nourished brain and body is the doorway to a happier existence, why restricting food groups is harmful and the reasons you need all macronutrients (including carbs!), ways to avoid the trap of labeling food as “good” and “bad,” a powerful exercise to break negative thought patterns, the truth about cravings, and more!

Tune in and let Tammy empower you to find peace on your plate… and in your life!

Are you concerned about the toxic chemicals that might be lurking in your products, food, and water that you use and consume daily? Of course, you want to live the healthiest life you can, but the amount of information on “clean” and “healthy” living can be overwhelming, and even confusing.

That’s where Nneka Leiba, and the Environmental Working Group (EWG) come in. Named a “Green Game Changer” by O Magazine, Nneka leads the Healthy Living Science team of EWG, one of America’s most respectable health and wellness organizations dedicated to protecting human health and the environment. As the head scientist, Nneka turns complex scientific topics, especially those dealing with the harmful effects of everyday chemical exposures, into accessible tips and advice that helps millions of people make safer choices.

In this episode, Nneka shares how growing up in Jamaica influenced her lifelong love for the environment, so it was a natural fit to pursue a career in protecting our planet. But, it wasn’t until she had a severe allergic reaction that she realized the importance of becoming a discerning consumer and asking the right questions.

Now, on a mission to inspire us to educate ourselves (and use our voices) about anything we put on and in our bodies, Nneka explains the most common endocrine disruptors that affect our health (and how to avoid them), tips to transition to clean personal care products without feeling overwhelmed, simple ways to avoid pesticides in your fruits and vegetables, how to reduce your exposure to common drinking water pollutants, and more!

Tune in and start educating yourself to make informed decisions today!

Have you thought about your brain today? With jam-packed schedules and little time for ourselves, it’s almost too easy to forget all that our brains do for us on a daily basis. Yet, so many of us don’t take care of this critical organ appropriately; we’re completely overwhelmed, sleep deprived, and lacking nutrients that we need to think clearly.

Roy Krebs, co-founder and CEO of Natural Stacks, believes that we can become proactive about taking care of our brains right now through targeted nutrition and lifestyle factors.

In this episode, Roy shares how he began his journey into brain health when his grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and dementia and why seeing firsthand the effects of mental decline inspired him to create his successful open source supplement company.

Now, on a mission to build a billion better brains, Roy explains how quality sleep is critical for brain health, the importance of magnesium and how to get it in the most bioavailable form, the impact of chronic stress and why it can lead to early onset Alzheimer’s and dementia, ways to optimize the four main neurotransmitters to improve your mind and mood, and more!

Tune in and let Roy inspire you to take the next steps to build a better brain and a better life!

Are you exhausted from thinking about food, worrying about food, and trying to keep up with the latest trends about food? Or maybe you’re tired of labeling yourself as “good” or “bad” depending on what you ate or didn’t eat.

Registered Dietitian and founder of The Well Necessities, Lisa Hayim, believes that eating (and feeling good) doesn’t have to be so stressful and interfere with living your best life! Lisa works with people all over the world to strengthen their introspective abilities, help them become more mindful eaters, and realize their true self-worth.

In this episode, Lisa shares how she went from being consumed with intense food fears to learning to quiet the noise inside her own mind.  Now, after years of releasing the obsessive calorie counting and diet mentality for a more intuitive (and modern) way of eating and being, Lisa explains how to reconnect to your body and lead with compassion, ways to release food rules and take back your power, what it’s like to feel uncomfortable in a thin body, a new definition of wellness, and more!

Tune in and let Lisa inspire you to stop obsessing and start living!

No one is without fear, yet it is the one thing that holds us back from achieving our goals and dreams. Because when we live from a place of fear, we’re not able to access our full potential and experience a life of purpose and joy.

According to Monica Berg, an author and highly regarded spiritual teacher, you don’t ever need to learn to live with fear or find ways to cope with it. In fact, we have the ability to eliminate fear from our reality. And, a life lived without fear is a life of authenticity and fulfillment, something all of us deserve and are capable of creating.

In this episode, Monica shares how the study of Kabbalah, overcoming an eating disorder, and having a child born with Down Syndrome have influenced her path. Instead of choosing fear, Monica lives by the credo, “In change, there is great power.”

Now, after years of learning how to bring strength into the most challenging experiences, Monica explains the three kinds of fear and ways to eradicate what’s not serving you, how to cultivate compassion with eating challenges, five mantras to live a fulfilled life, and more!

Tune in and let Monica empower you to take responsibility for the quality of your life, and live it fearlessly each day!

How many times have you been told to “connect to your body?” It’s not an easy thing to do – for any of us – when we’ve been disconnected from our own internal messages for so long. Former actress turned popular yoga teacher, Heidi Kristoffer, believes that yoga is the most powerful tool to strengthen the connection to your mind and body, and reconnecting to your inner wisdom is the essential first step in healing your food story.

In this episode, Heidi shares her journey from being an overworked actress flooded with disempowering messages to how she stumbled into yoga and experienced a huge awakening. By embracing the lessons that she learned on the yoga mat, Heidi was able to ditch the obsessive calorie counting and “not good enough” mentality for a more nourished way of eating and being. After years of feeling more grounded and centered than ever, she explains how to tap into the power of the mind over the body, why meditation can help you tune into how you want to feel, engaging ways to pass on a healthy food story to your children, and more!

Tune in and learn why yoga is a transformative catalyst for many things, including rewriting your food story!

Are you tired of the inner struggle around food and health? Imagine what would happen if all that energy you put into anxiety about eating was available for your life. It can be! According to Marc David, founder of the Institute for Psychology of Eating, it starts with understanding that what you eat is only half the story of good nutrition. The other half? Who you are as an eater.

Marc has helped millions of people discover the true causes of their unwanted health and eating challenges, including overeating, binge eating, emotional eating, digestive issues, and the inability to lose weight while learning a whole new approach to eating.

In this episode, Marc shares how by understanding the mind of the eater, he empowers others to change their inner world and release the unnecessary stress around food and body. After more than 30 years of being a leading voice and pioneer in wellness, Marc explains the origins of eating psychology and how it can transform your relationship with food, why your biggest eating issues are actually lessons, powerful tools to become a relaxed eater, and so much more!

Tune in and let Marc inspire you to find true nourishment at the table… and in your life.

CBD is everywhere these days in every shape and form! It comes as tinctures, capsules, topicals, edibles, and is showing up in lattes, skincare products, water, cooking oils, and infused into all kinds of food. This hemp-derived compound is getting more and more exposure by the minute, YET with so many choices (and a lot of buzz!), there is understandable confusion about CBD.

Co-founder of Medterra, Jay Hartenbach, says that the first thing to do is ask questions! As a leader in the CBD industry, with high-quality products that go through rigorous testing, he believes that consumers have a right to know the facts about the CBD they are purchasing. Jay’s on a mission to educate people on CBD’s potential to impact our mind, body, and mood and is also a leader in influencing industry transparency standards.

In this episode, Jay shares how not all CBD is created equally, the difference between marijuana and hemp and how to know if your CBD contains THC (the psychoactive component), ways to cook with CBD to maximize the bioavailability, the future of CBD, and more!

Tune in and let Jay empower you to learn everything you want to know about CBD, so that you can choose the most healing product for you!

What’s the simplest way to reduce stress, shift your mood, and foster creativity? Your breath! It’s the most underutilized resource that you can tap into at any point in time. With just one breath, you can transform fear into excitement, frustration into clarity, or judgment into empathy!

Entrepreneur and author of the newly released book Breathe to Succeed, Sandy Abrams went from being type-A and anxious to a more grounded version of herself by embracing the powers of conscious breathing. As the founder of the C.E.OM brand, Sandy’s on a mission to help people feel more peace and calm in their digitally overwhelmed lives, starting with a deep breath!

In this episode, Sandy shares how after having an a-ha moment in yoga class and observing what happens to your mind and body when you close your eyes and breathe, she completely changed her life. Giving herself permission to pause throughout her busy day, Sandy explains the scientifically-proven reason how breath can transform energy, ways to disrupt negative thoughts, the powerful impact of a “beverage and breath” ritual, techniques to create a breathing practice anytime, anywhere, and more!

Tune in and let Sandy empower you to upgrade your breathing and take control of how you feel in every aspect of your life!

You know that feeling of saying yes to your heart? It’s expansive, light, and free! Or do you get stuck in that intersection where you think your way through and make decisions based on fear instead?! The good news is that you can always learn how to tap back into finding that whole body YES!

Health-conscious food-loving yogi, Raquel Travers knows firsthand that our truths can be found deep inside of us. As the founder of the innovative brand, 4^th & Heart, Raquel is on a mission to inspire others get out of their heads and listen to their hearts!

In this episode, Raquel shares how when she started her own family, she created an even stronger connection to her roots and turned to her passion for all things ghee! By following her dreams, she transformed her “better butter” into a booming business and made healthy fat fun, unique, and stress-free!

Now, after years of leading from the heart, she shares ways Ayurvedic practices can help you feel aligned with your body, why ghee is one of the most healing ancient superfoods, the simplest piece of advice to help you get exactly what you want, and more!

Tune in and let Raquel inspire you to ask yourself the hard questions to get to the heart answers!

You eat well, make time for working out in the midst of your busy schedule, and even manage to squeeze in some self-care on the weekend. But, do you think about what you’re putting on your body day in and day out? Clean beauty advocate and founder of Follain, Tara Foley, believes that safe personal care products are just as important as the food we eat, and a cleaner skincare routine can actually be simple and stress-free.

In this episode, Tara shares how she began her journey into clean cosmetics when she realized that her attention to diet and exercise weren’t mirrored in her beauty products. Understanding that our cosmetics are absorbed into our bloodstream and bodies, Tara became passionate about fighting for better regulation in the highly unregulated beauty industry.

Now, after years of empowering people to discover products that won’t compromise their health for beauty, Tara explains how to start your transition to non-toxic cosmetics, ways to make your skincare habits a form of self-care, why choosing safe sunscreen is imperative, trends in clean beauty, what products are safest for children, and more!

Tune in and let Tara inspire you to create an experience with your clean beauty routine that is just as nourishing as the most nutrient-dense superfood salad!

Do you ever feel stuck in your own story? Or has it turned out different than you imagined? Wellness expert Amy Duncan believes that life is about finding “new normals” and even your setbacks can be catalysts for growth!

Amy has an extensive background in biotech and healthcare and is the founder + CEO of the conscious wellness company, Mowellens. After her Major League baseball player husband was diagnosed with a brain tumor for a second time, Amy felt a deep desire to pursue something that had been bringing both of them comfort and relief — CBD.

In this episode, Amy shares how her life challenges and innovative brand have propelled her to find her calling: To encourage others to live each day fully and intentionally. With a story that continues to evolve, Amy explains ways to find inspiration through setbacks, the benefits of CBD, how CBD affects mood and balance, and lessons that can be learned from letting go.

Tune in and let Amy inspire you to see the world with fresh eyes and find purpose even when life is uncertain.

On a scale from “one” (blissed out tropical vacation) to “ten” (heart-pounding anxiety), how stressed do you feel on most days? For too many of us, we’re on the high end of the stress spectrum. When you’re chronically stressed, it impacts your overall wellbeing… and your enjoyment of life!

Certified holistic nutritionist and intuitive eating guide, Elizabeth Peterson, knows firsthand that you can manage your stress levels and find ways to adapt. As the founder of the innovative brand By Erika Elizabeth, Elizabeth is on a mission to help others reduce anxiety and build up the body’s resiliency to stress starting with a daily adaptogenic elixir!

In this episode, Elizabeth shares how growing up as a competitive athlete with a type-A personality left her with hormonal imbalances, high cortisol levels, body image issues, and an inability to quiet her racing mind. After turning to the powers of herbal adaptogens to relax her nervous system, Elizabeth explains how adaptogens can positively impact stress chemistry, why your feminine energy can help you feel less anxious, the ways Ayurveda can bring balance, a mantra to create ease, and more!

Tune in and let Elizabeth inspire you to become better equipped to take on more and fulfill your potential.

We all experience trauma to some degree, sometimes without even realizing it. Whether it comes from catastrophic events or less obvious everyday experiences, it registers in your nervous system and can stay with you for years. Internationally acclaimed yoga teacher and author of The Courage to Rise, Liz Arch shares tools that can help you identify past traumas and begin to take control of your own healing. Liz works with people all over the world empowering them to reclaim their strength and power using movement, mindfulness, and food.

Following her own crippling traumatic experience with domestic violence and an ensuing struggle with anxiety and panic attacks, Liz explains how to move through stuck emotions, ways to rewire your brain, why gut health is critical for healing, which nutrients can improve your mood, and more! Tune in and let Liz empower you to strengthen your emotional resiliency and transform your pain into your greatest power.

“When we start treating our body as a whole, rather than treating parts and individual symptoms, we create a path toward long-term health and wellbeing.” ~Liz Arch

Have you ever thought you’d like to take your health into your own hands, but it’s way too confusing or complicated? According to Dr. Gordon Pedersen, feeling your best is easier than you think and making your own well-being a top priority can be simplified and stress-free.

Dr. Pedersen is highly acclaimed for multiple scientific and medical discoveries and his contribution to Chicken Soup for the Enriching Soul. He is a Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine, a board-certified expert in anti-aging and regenerative medicine, and one of the world’s leading researchers on silver as a health tool.

In this episode, Dr. Pedersen shares what he calls his “essence of wellness,” a method to help others simplify health to feel their absolute best. After years of researching the human mind and body, Dr. Pedersen teaches us how common-sense medicine can help you heal, why an alkaline state is optimal, ways to identify (and eliminate) harmful stress, the magical powers of silver, and more! Let Dr. Pedersen inspire you to bring out your inner doctor and become your own healer!

Have you ever felt like life is moving too fast and you’re not even sure how to slow down? With overwhelming schedules and long to-do lists, it’s no wonder we prioritize our careers and our calendars over our own health and happiness.

Former fashion executive turned wellness entrepreneur, Candice Puthawala, knows firsthand that you can stop the rat race and create a lifestyle that feels good, inside and out. As the founder of the innovative brand, Beauty Bar Chocolate, Candice is on a mission to help others find peace, focus, and glowing skin starting with a daily dose of chocolate!

In this episode, Candice shares how decades of chronic dieting and a fast-paced lifestyle left her sick with autoimmune disorders, debilitating stress, and complete fatigue. After walking away from a 19-year career in the fashion industry and then miraculously healing herself, Candice explains how your community impacts your health, why cacao is the ultimate superfood, what you need to know about adaptogens and CBD, a powerful exercise to improve digestion, and more! Tune in and let Candice inspire you to connect with your inner wisdom while following your passion along the way!

Ready to simplify your life, make choices from a place of trust, and learn how to not be so hard on yourself? What if you could find an easier approach to feeling good that doesn’t seem so challenging? Creator of Real Food Whole Life and host of the top-rated podcast The Feel Good Effect, Robyn Conley Downs, has scientific proof that there is a gentler (but effective) way to stop overcomplicating life and start living with self-compassion and self-trust! Robyn uses her research to help tens of thousands of people find radically simple solutions and gentle wellness in real life.

In this episode, Robyn shares her journey of struggling with impossibly high standards and constant overwhelm to shifting her own mindset by adopting the motto: gentle is the new perfect. Merging her years of cutting-edge research with her personal experiences, Robyn explains a better way to think about balance, an easy to follow rule to make healthy habits consistent, a science-backed way to let go of perfectionism, all or nothing thinking, toxic comparison, and more! Tune in and let Robyn inspire you to be kinder to yourself and take actionable baby steps that work!

Whether you’re feeding an entire family or preparing food for yourself, you’re probably busy juggling all of life’s obligations. Even with the best intentions, it’s sometimes hard to get a meal on the table. Founder of the global wellness brand The Flexible Chef and author of the hot off the press cookbook, FOOD YOU WANT for the Life You Crave, Nealy Fischer believes that cooking (and living) doesn’t have to be so challenging or rigid. Her magical ingredient? Flexibility!

In this episode, Nealy shares her journey from going on her first diet at age 11 and then experimenting with every fad diet under the sun to becoming totally inflexible with how she experienced food and eating. With the help of yoga, a growing family (mom to four kids!), and an adaptable system to banish mealtime stress, she explains why you need to make your kitchen and diet fit your life (not the other way around), how mistakes with recipes are not dead ends, the key to indulging for your unique body, fun tips for including the whole family in cooking, and more. Tune in and let Nealy inspire you make each meal (and each day!) less harried and more enjoyable!

Have you ever felt like a healthier lifestyle sucks the JOY out of eating and living? What if you could be healthy, satisfied, and happy while having fun? Certified holistic health coach, former stand-up comedian, and founder of Party in My Plants, Talia Pollock believes that creating better habits doesn’t have to suck and you can boost your healthiness without compromising your happiness! Talia helps people all over the world learn to love kale while making them laugh out loud as well.

In this episode, Talia shares her journey from food addictions, weight issues, and (lots of!) anxiety, to following a strict plant-based diet which healed her body but also left her isolated and lonely without a social life. Finding the perfect formula that merged her passion for plants with her passion for LOL humor, Talia explains ways to relax around food to stop the obsessing, a surprising easy habit that is the biggest form of self-care, the best approach to get your loved ones on board with your lifestyle, and more. Tune in and let Talia inspire you to eat more plants and have a life as epic as a party!

Have you ever wished you could tell your younger self that everything is going to be okay? Professional writer and wildly popular blogger, Alexandra Franzen, believes that when you make peace with your past and share your story (even with yourself!), it empowers you to release what no longer serves you and write a beautiful new chapter.

In this episode, Alexandra shares her journey of struggling with an eating disorder as a teenager and how by embracing simplicity and storytelling, she was able to ditch the obsessiveness around food for a more carefree approach to eating and living. After years of rigidity and being disconnected from herself, she explains how talking about your childhood can be freeing, why role models are crucial for positive change, powerful writing prompts to help you tap into your story, the best piece of advice to feel instantly refreshed, and more! Tune in and let Alexandra inspire you to pursue a new goal, or make a big change, because today is not over yet!

Have you ever felt pressure to look a certain way? Eat a certain way? Or even live a certain way? Best-selling author and former professional ballerina, Sassy Gregson-Williams, knows firsthand that you can feel amazing in your body without following other people’s expectations by staying true to YOU! Sassy works with people all over the world through her global online fitness and food platform, Naturally Sassy, empowering them to love the skin they’re in using inspiring movement and great tasting, feel-good food.

In this episode, Sassy shares her incredible journey as a dancer where she was left injured, lethargic, and weak to how she released the pressure of attaining the perfect ballerina physique that the industry required. Being able to shift her mindset around food and body, Sassy explains why accepting yourself first will help you achieve the best results, how cooking can heal you both physically and emotionally, which form of exercise can connect you to your body, and more! Tune in and let Sassy inspire you to love and accept yourself exactly as you are right now!

Have you ever felt like you’re simply surviving? To overcome challenges? Or make ends meet? We’re not put on this earth just to get by! Holistic Nutritionist and Lifestyle Cleanse Expert, Elissa Goodman, believes that you have the power to thrive and be your most amazing self by using a combination of nutrition, self-love, and intuition.

In this episode, Elissa shares how after surviving cancer at the age of 32, she is happier and healthier than ever! By learning how to detox her mind and body daily, Elissa explains how holding on to negativity is so harmful and how to find compassion instead, the way to lead a “cleansing lifestyle,” why trusting your gut is the best medicine, the number one supplement to take for stress, and more! Tune in and let Elissa inspire you to start feeling like your most radiant version of yourself, inside and out!

Have you ever thought you would like to cook meals from scratch, but it’s too hard or takes too much time? Best-selling author and celebrity cooking instructor, Pamela Salzman, believes that cooking with fresh ingredients is easier than you think and making real food taste good can be simple and stress-free!

In this episode, Pamela shares how growing up with Italian parents, who valued home-cooking and gathering around the table, formed a solid foundation in her food story. At age seven, she purchased her first cookbook and found her way into the kitchen as much as she could. Although she felt a little resentment that her family didn’t have typical “American” eating habits, she now appreciates the profound impact her roots have had on her as an adult. With a family of her own, Pamela explains how to take the stress out of what to eat (and make!), ways to cook that are flexible for all kinds of needs, what to do to pass on healthy habits to your children, and more. Tune in and let Pamela inspire you to create more joy, ease, and fun in the kitchen for you and your loved ones, too!

What do habits have to do with body image?! Everything! Lifestyle blogger and creator of the “Make It Stick Habit School,” Sarah Von Bargen believes that adopting healthy routines empowers us to feel better about ourselves, builds our confidence, and keeps us moving forward with our focused intentions! Sarah works with people all over the globe teaching that lasting change starts FIRST with understanding your motivations and triggers, which then rewires your brain and body to actually crave good habits and reject bad ones.

In this episode, Sarah shares her journey from growing up as an extremely skinny child to becoming a curvy adult woman, and how she learned to accept her body while creating a daily routine that makes her feel powerful and happy, inside and out! From her years of experience as a “habit changer,” Sarah explains how to go from knowing what to do to doing it, the power of mantras to disrupt negative self-talk, ways to stop obsessing over flaws, and more. Tune in and let Sarah inspire you to reach your goals and have the life you want (almost) effortlessly!

Have you ever felt pigeonholed by your health, your career, or your life? So many of us accept our destiny and may even make the best of it. But you can change whatever isn’t working for you and create a lifestyle that feels good, inside and out. That’s exactly what Carly Stein, a Goldman Sachs trader turned Bee Whisperer did when she healed herself from a lifelong illness and founded the innovative Nutraceutical brand, Bee Keeper’s Naturals, along the way.

Growing up with an autoimmune condition that made antibiotics dangerous for her, Carly discovered how to naturally cure her disorder using superfoods from the hive, and now, she’s on a mission to save the bees while educating people on the integral role they play in our eco-system. In this episode, Carly shares how to truly hear what your body is saying, ways to strengthen your immune system, the most powerful superfoods, and the one question to ask yourself that will change your life. Tune in to learn how to turn your struggles into strength and make decisions that are aligned with your own vision and heart!

Have you ever seen a French woman who has so much ease and joie de vivre and thought, “I want what she’s having?” Certified Master Life Coach, Tonya Leigh, believes that personal development should be fun and exciting… and there isn’t a problem that can’t be solved by French kissing life! Tonya works with women all over the globe helping them to create more joy, beauty, and meaning in their lives.

In this episode, Tonya shares her journey of going from a size 20 to a size 2 and how by embracing the lessons she learned in Paris, she was able to ditch the obsessive calorie counting and diet mentality for a more carefree way of eating and being. After years of being disconnected from her body, she explains the simple exercise to help you feel instantly better, how to stop using food as an escape, why accepting yourself right now can actually empower change, and more. Tune in and let Tonya inspire you to start experiencing true pleasure on your plate… and in your life!

Have you ever wanted to get to the root of your health and eating challenges but not known exactly where to begin? Best-selling author and Functional Medicine Nutrition Expert, Amie Valpone, knows firsthand that you can heal your mind and body from anything, and it starts with YOU! Amie works with celebrities and clients all over the world helping them reclaim their personal power to overcome unexplained chronic symptoms.

In this episode, Amie shares her incredible journey where she went from a vibrant driven woman to a decade as a sickly person who could barely get out of bed. Having been diagnosed with dozens of conditions and diseases, she explains the role of unresolved trauma on our physical and emotional health, how slowing down will help your body detox on a cellular level, why food and supplements are just the entry point for healing, and more! Tune in to learn how Amie became her own doctor and how you can take your health into your own hands, too!

How many times have you been told (over and over) to “listen to your body”?! It’s not an easy thing to do – for any of us – when we’ve been disconnected from our own internal messages for so long. Best-selling author and leading expert on gut health, Robyn Youkilis, believes that you can learn to listen to your intuition—and shed emotional and physical weight as a result! Robyn has helped thousands of people break free from the craziness of dieting and make food choices from a place of self-trust.

In this episode, Robyn shares her own journey of using food (and unhealthy habits) as a way to connect with her father and the epiphany that enabled her to change her entire relationship with food and herself. You’ll also learn the “now age” approach to weight loss, what five foods to add to your plate to feel your best, why your gut health is so closely tied to your intuition, what to do when you emotionally eat, and more! You’ll feel inspired to turn down the food noise and tune into the wisdom of your body instead.

Have you ever felt stuck in your relationship with food or frustrated by the same conversations you keep having over and over in your own head? According to Kate Van Horn, a multi-passionate entrepreneur and strong voice for eating disorder recovery, you can forgive your past and learn to trust your intuition by leading a life filled with radical self-love…and it’s more attainable than you think!

In this episode, Kate shares how her early childhood trauma and full-blown eating disorder at age 19 has influenced her work in helping women reclaim their inner light, the tools to use to control trigger moments around food and body issues, ways to cultivate self-love every day, how to accept your body even when you’re not feeling your best, and more! After hearing Kate’s journey from struggle to strength, you’ll feel empowered to own your story and rewrite your inner narrative!

Have you ever thought about feeding your brain? Board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Drew Ramsey believes that the end of your fork is the beginning of your medicine, and what you eat can improve your mind + mood! Dr. Ramsey is a farmer turned “food shrink” who prescribes nutrient-dense food as part of his mental health protocol. He’s also the bestselling author of The Happiness Diet, 50 Shades of Kale, and Eat Complete and co-founder of National Kale Day.

In this episode, Dr. Ramsey shares how growing up on a farm influenced his medical practice, the exact foods to eat to beat depression, why supplements don’t always work and what to do instead, other behavior changes to reduce anxiety, and more! You’ll start looking at the food on your plate as your {delicious} medicine. It’s just what the doctor ordered!

Want to know the secret to ultimate health and happiness? Celebrity nutritionist Kimberly Snyder shares that it’s not just about what you eat. Feeling good also comes from prioritizing sleep, nature, connection, meditation, movement, and authenticity. Kimberly is the multi-time New York Times best-selling author of The Beauty Detox book series and Radical Beauty co-written with Deepak Chopra, an influential public speaker, and host of the top-rated Feel Good Podcast.

In this episode, Kimberly discusses her bumpy food story from eating disorders to body acceptance and how she healed her mind and body. You’ll also learn the downside of being so rigid, why food guilt is harmful, how daily non-negotiables can bring inner peace, and more. You’ll be inspired to change your own story (flaws and all!) and start to see how everything is connected in our perfectly imperfect lives!

Have you ever thought that feeling good is just so hard? It doesn’t have to be! According to Dr. Frank Lipman, you can become the author of your health story, and the magic is in the small steps you take every single day. Dr. Frank Lipman is a leading functional medicine doctor and pioneer in integrative health. He is an author (five times over!), including his latest book, How to Be Well: The Six keys to a Happy and Healthy Life.

You’ll hear Dr. Lipman’s journey and his own struggles with sugar, what big tech is doing to our brains, how to influence your children without nagging, the simple reason why cleansing works, which wellness trends are here to stay, and more! You’ll be empowered to take your health into your own hands and learn what works for you and your unique body. HINT: It’s easier than you think!

Once upon a time, your experiences and beliefs lead to the relationship you have with food today. Your host, Elise Museles, eating psychology and nutrition expert, calls that your food story: Your thoughts about food and the words you say to yourself about food, either aloud, or privately inside your mind. If you’ve ever felt stressed, overwhelmed, or frustrated by eating and diet culture, and if you’re looking for a safe space to have honest conversations—you’re in the right place! Tune in each week for raw and real discussions as doctors, nutritionists, life coaches, and change-makers share their personal stories of struggle to strength and how they emerged happier and healthier today. Get ready to feel connected, empowered, and inspired as we rewrite our food stories together, one episode at a time!

Have you been told that you’re “too sensitive?” Perhaps you’re easily overwhelmed or just feel everything. Best-selling author, Valerie Gangas, believes that being highly sensitive isn’t a life sentence—it’s a superpower! Valerie is a sought after personal coach and motivational speaker who specializes in helping highly sensitive people (HSP) gain a deeper understanding of who they are, so they can thrive and unleash their magic.

In this episode, Valerie shares her own personal journey as an HSP where she hit rock bottom and became suicidal. Fortunately, she had a huge awakening, and her experiences taught her that no matter what you are going through, you can save yourself and use your heightened emotions to live a richer and fuller life. You’ll also learn how to tell if you’re highly sensitive, simple ways to calm your nervous system, the best food and supplements for an HSP, how meditation can change you, and more! Tune in to learn why Oprah said, “I’ll have what she’s having” after hearing Valerie’s story.