The Nativist

In this episode, I interview Lilach Grimminger, the author of While We Wait: Selected Stories and Essays. We discuss Lilach's life in Israel before coming to the US, and her thoughts on military service, community, and...

My luminescent friend Sheena Daniels re-joins me to share her new program, Soulphoria, which provides a blueprint for embodied living. I couldn't be more thrilled to promote this because it aligns so deeply with my own...

In a time when "rawness," "vulnerability," and "authenticity" are leveraged, exploited and commodified, I am careful and discerning about what I share of my private life. My paramount objective is always to provide...

Music influences mood, psychology, physiology, memory, style, fashion, and motivation. It transcends languages, cultures, and boundaries. In this feel-good ep, Chris Sherrod and I discuss all this, plus: using music as...

In this energizing and playful - yet profound - episode, I sit down with the ultra-talented and wise-beyond-her-years Hadlee Harris of HHCreative. We get into: Creating more than consuming Balancing perfectionism...

You may have been told (scolded?) to watch your language. Turns out, that’s sound advice. Because words really do matter - just ask science. Research repeatedly demonstrates the effect words have on our genes and on our...

You may have noticed (and experienced!): We're more digitally connected than ever before, yet more socially disconnected than we've ever been. I explain why this is, and why former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared...

Get ready to feel inspired and heartened. In this moving episode, Adrian Smart shares his story for the first time. It’s an incredible story of hope, resilience, grit, love, determination, and humanity. Adrian tells us...

Tension can be uncomfortable, but it can also be valuable. In this episode, I offer ways to re-frame tension, points to consider, and tips for handling it. In addition to sharing examples from my own life, I also...

In this timely and informative episode, Rhetoric Rob [Watkins] advises not on what to think, but how to think. We also cover: How to detect bias in information sources and hidden agendas How to avoid common fallacies...

Having majored in political science and minored in psychology, I am particularly interested in politics and human dynamics. I am also continuously committed to learning, growing, and connecting - as you likely are, too...

My vibrant friend Vera Marcinko is this episode’s guest of honor. As a doula, Vera is a birth and postpartum mentor who shares her own postpartum journey, and its effect on her health, her marriage, and her identity...

In this hard-hitting yet cozy episode, I sit down with the SheEO herself: Sheena Daniels. Sheena is a podcast host, businesswoman, yoga instructor, and female empowerer. She shares tough lessons she’s learned upon...

I identify a certain blind spot you might have that’s interfering with your friendships, relationships, and social interactions, and how to address it. I explain why giving and taking are equally important. I suggest...

I start this free-flowing solo episode with no set topic or structure. In this age of personal branding, formulaic creating, and calculated sharing, I discuss prioritizing connection over commodification. I tell how...