Just the Good Stuff

#18: In this episode, we dive deep into all things motherhood, nursing, newborns, feeding Ezra and handful of other topics and questions you guys submitted via Instagram . This is my very first solo episode and I absolutely loved answering all of your questions and hearing what you guys are curious about. This episode is packed with a ton of info on things I haven't chatted about much before and I...

#17: In this episode, I sit down with one of my very best friends, Jordan Younger of @thebalancedblonde. Jordan and I have known each other for years now (before I even started my own blog!) and she is truly the kindest and most loving beautiful soul. We catch up on my trip to LA in March and chat about how and when we became friends, how she inspired me to start my own blog and instagram, her jou...

#16: In this episode, I sit down and chat with Colleen Wachob. Colleen is the Co-CEO + Co-Founder of one of the most popular wellness sites and podcasts, MindBodyGreen. Colleen and her husband, Jason, started the brand at the several years ago and it has continued to boom since then. Colleen shares how it all it started, where they get their latest scoop and learn about trends in the wellness spac...

#15: In this episode, I chat with my friend, Alex Snodgrass, the cookbook author and creator of The Defined Dish. Alex and I started chatting on Instagram a few months ago and instantly became friends and "colleagues" of sorts in the food blogging space. She is one of the most kind and down-to-earth women and I am so excited for you guys to hear more about her story. We dive into the back story of...

#14: In this episodes, I sit down with my friend, Sarah Larson Levey, the Founder + CEO of the badass yoga studio, Y7. We chat about about how and why Sarah started Y7 and what motivated her to start her yoga practice. We touch on working a full-time job while also rapidly growing Y7 at the same time and when she transition to Y7 fully. Sarah and I dive into the backend of the business and her une...

#13: In this episode, I hang out with my dear friend and one of my most favorite humans, Melissa Wood. Melissa is the creator of the fitness phenomenon, Melissa Wood Health, the ever so popular and kick ass fitness app on your phone. Melissa shares a mindful approach to working out and meditating with hundreds of thousands of women everywhere every single day. In our conversation, we chat all abou...

#12: In this episode, I chat with Kelly LeVeque , the best-selling author of Body Love and more recently Body Love Everyday . Kelly is an amazing holistic nutritionist and celebrity health coach where she has positively impacted so many with her well-known Fab4 smoothies and helping us understand food and fueling our bodies without depriving it. Kelly walks us through the basics of nutrition, debu...

#11: In this episode, my dear friend, Liz Moody sat down to interview me on the cookbook writing process. We chat about everything that had to do with creating my first cookbook, Just the Good Stuff , which is officially out in the universe! I share the steps to landing a book deal starting with finding an agent, writing the proposal, finding a publisher that worked for my dream book, and then we...

#10: In this episode, I sit down with the 2x healthy cookbook author, magazine editor, wellness blogger and podcast host, Liz Moody. This is truly one of my favorite conversations yet to share with you. Liz is not only a good friend to me but she has so many amazing stories we can all resonate and learn from. Liz shares how she became a successful writer, how she landed her very first book deal (s...

#9: In this episode, I have a long and informative with one of the top functional medicine doctors, Dr. Will Cole. Will is the 2x best-selling author behind Ketotarian and more recently, The Inflammation Spectrum . We candidly chat about a variety of topics including: digestion/poop, what to eat for good bacteria in the gut, all things inflammation, if food sensitivity tests actually work, views o...

#8: In this episode, I sit down with the Co-Founder and Head of Marketing of Emmy’s Organics , Samantha Abrams. Samantha and her life partner, Ian, founded the extremely delicious and popular CPG brand, Emmy’s, over a decade ago in Ithaca, NY. Samantha fills us in on the back story of how they started their company and growing it to the place it is today without taking outside capital, what it is...

#7: In this episode, I sit down with Sam Eckstein. Sam is the co-founder of Springbone Kitchen, a fast-casual restaurant I personally frequent here in Manhattan. He is also the mastermind behind bringing healthy homemade-style food into consumer’s hands all over the city. Sam along with his best friend, Jordan Feldman, opened Springbone together over 3 years ago. They focus on serving all quality...

#6: In this episode I sit down with a very special person in my life, my Mom, Evelyn! Otherwise known as "Ma" or "MeMe" around here. My Mom is my very best friend. She is my rock and this episode is so so special to me in many ways. We openly chat all about her upbringing and childhood, how my parents met, my family growing up, what I was like as a kid growing up and more on my relationship with m...

#4: In this episode I sit down with my good friend and RD, Abby Cannon , to chat all about infertility and our journeys to get pregnant. We both share our stories from going off the pill (birth control) in our mid-twenties and struggling to regain our menstrual cycles post pill (which never came back!). Then we were both eventually diagnosed with “unexplained infertility”. We dive into our experie...

#3: In this episode, I am in the "hot seat". My husband, Jordan Carpenter, interviews me and we share a bit more on how it how it all got started and why I created my blog in the first place. Contrary to what many think, I didn't have the confidence to pursue my blog full-time and leave my desk job. On December 3, 2015, I was fired unexpectedly from my job at a CPG brand as their Earned Media Mana...

#2: In this episode, I am sitting down with Melissa Ben-Ishay. The President and Chief Product Officer of Baked By Melissa. We get to hear more of the backstory behind her famous bite-sized cupcakes, getting fired from her job, creating her dessert empire, working with family members, transitioning into motherhood, living in Hoboken and so much more. Melissa has one of the most zen and laid back p...

#1: In this episode, I sit down with Priscilla Tsai is the Founder and CEO of cocokind. She is not only a good friend of mine, but a complete boss. We chat all things skincare and her secrets behind her now glowing and flawless skin after struggling with hormonal acne for years. Priscilla is also the founder of a leading skincare brand in the sustainable non-toxic skincare industry. Her products a...

This is the trailer for the Just the Good Stuff podcast. A podcast hosted by Rachel Mansfield, the creator behind the blog and Instagram, rachLmansfield. Rachel is a cookbook author, recipe developer, new mama to her bubba, Ezra and wife to her best friend, Jordan. Each week, Rachel chats with various CEOs and founders, wellness experts, cooks, bloggers and other impactful people who love to just...