SOUNDFOOD

Eating for Fertility, Pregnancy, Postpartum and all Cycles of the Feminine We are honored to welcome the luminous Heng Ou—author of The First Forty Days, Nine Golden Months, and Awakening Fertility, founder and CEO of Mother Bees—for an expansive conversation spanning from conception to birth, postpartum care, lineage healing, and the sacred act of nurturing the mother as the foundation of family...

Welcome to the Unhinged Pregnant Women Episode! We are joined today by the hilarious, brillant, fiercely tender Stephanie Simbari—comedian, writer, actress, podcast host, and mother—for an intimate and wickedly honest dialogue on conscious partnership, ancestral healing, pregnancy, birth, creativity, grief, and the feminine superpowers awakened through motherhood. We Discuss: Healing the maternal...

Tune in for an empowering reframe on all things birth.  We welcome the brilliant Lori Bregman—renowned doula, life coach, spiritual  mentor, and author—for a deep dive on pregnancy, birth, capacity and motherhood as our host Nitsa enters her 33rd week of pregnancy.  Lori is the real deal. With 26+ years of experience and over 1,600 births attended worldwide, she offers a rare refinement of intuiti...

Desire has the power to heal our world as much as destroy it.  We are honored to welcome the luminous Nina Lombardo — Nitsa's mentor, teacher of feminine embodiment, and guide in sacred intimacy — for a sumptuous conversation on yearning, eros, devotion, polarity, and why the reclamation of our feminine is some of the most transformational work we can do for the planet.  In this tender, deep and e...

We welcome back the radiant Carson Meyer — doula, author, mother, and founder of C & The Moon — for an intimate conversation on the motherhood portal. Carson joins Nitsa in their second trimester of pregnancy to share honest reflections as she prepares for baby #2, the realities of expanding her family holistically and her creative evolution. We explore cycles of conception, gestation, birth, post...

Joyous Solstice! Nadine Artemis—botanical muse, author, and founder of Living Libations—  is back for an energizing conversation on one of the core sources of Life itself: the Sun. As Nadine quotes the poet Hafiz,  "The Sun is my Lover of Millions of Years" Tune in to understand The Science + Spirituality behind Sun Worship Correlations between Sunlight, Vitamin D, Melanin, Melatonin, and Mitochon...

Cracking the code on Oxalates, Light Therapy and Elemental Nourishment  We are joined for the third time by  the luminous Nadine Artemis—author, entrepreneur, mother, poet, botanical alchemist, and founder of Living Libations—for an expansive dialogue on deep nourishment and  ways to reclaim radiant health in a complex modern life. From barefoot walks in Ontario to red-light therapies, Nadine invi...

Soak in the healing, vibrational nectar of the hive. We are honored to welcome the Bee Oracle herself, Onyx Baird, a holistic beekeeper, filmmaker and conservationist devoted to deepening the conscious relationship between bees, Earth, and humanity. We explore the intersection of art, science and spirituality in beekeeping, the profound intelligence of bees, and how we can support and honor these...

  Happy 2025!  Today we welcome beloved friend, chef and flower goddess Loria Stern for a delicious conversation on all the ways food, love, plants, business and creativity intertwine.  Loria's vibrant edible creations have been celebrated in Vogue, The New York Times and Harper's Bazaar. She's launched successful collaborations with brands from Whole Foods to Prada, Bloomingdales to Adidas. Loria...

Today we salut the multidimensional medicine of the vine with Barbara Gross of Cooper Mountain Vineyards! Barbara is a visionary in organic, biodynamic, alternative viticulture. As a second generation, natural wine grower and purveyor, our guest has faced countless challenges on a daily and multi-generational scale. Her family has devoted the last 46 years to transform conventional vineyards in Or...

"Plants are doorways to the heart and to ourselves." Mariah Gannessa reminds us of this simple truth as she joins us from the jungles of Costa Rica, where she has spent the last decade immersed in the healing cultures of the Amazon. As the founder of the educational platform Four Visions and the nonprofit Magic Fund, Mariah serves as a bridge between native tribes and the rest of the world, advoca...

Sometimes the subtlest of medicines can be the most potent. We are delighted to welcome back our dearest Alexis Smart to the pod! Alexis is a practitioner of homeopathy and the founder of Alexis Smart Flower Remedies - a line of flower remedies made with the highest quality organic, biodynamic and wild harvested Bach flower essences, following the lineage of Dr. Edward Bach. Alexis founded her flo...

We are thrilled to welcome the multidimensional Mel Nahas back to the pod.  As the co-founder of Conscious City Guide, Mel merges consciousness, human design, intuition, tea, attunement and sacred spaces, encouraging us to co-create with the universe to embody our most aligned, harmonious and authentic selves.  We Discuss Trust, surrender, patience in collaboration with the Cosmos Mel's evolving j...

Today we welcome the brilliant Emily Kaplan to expand our minds and activate critical thinking — be prepared to question everything you have been taught! Emily Kaplan is the CEO and cofounder of the Broken Science Initiative, where she addresses systemic problems in science, education, and health with a fresh perspective. As a strategic communicator, journalist with over two decades of experience,...

Bee venom has the potential to shift the ways we treat chronic illness. Humans have been using bees for over 10,000 years, and yet modern medicine has forgotten its powerful, healing benefits. Today we welcome the brilliant Kate Hinkens for a life-changing conversation on the synergistic medicine of the hive.* Kate is the founder of Stinglab, an organization dedicated to the research and therapeut...

Today we welcome the lovely Anna Oster for a conversation imbued with Earth's goodness. Born in Berlin and raised in San Francisco, Anna was nurtured by her bohemian mother's vegetarian fare, and then embarked on a culinary journey merging nutrition and yoga. Amalgam Kitchen is her current focus, where every dish tells a tale of nourishment and harmony with a holistic lifestyle. In this open and e...

We are thrilled to welcome back the life-changing coach, astrologer, teacher and beloved friend Hermas Lassalle for a deeper dive on all things transformation. We travel from our home recording studio to sacred Egyptian temples, the depths of childhood, innermost wounds, fears, dreams and beyond; exploring all the pathways of healing. Hermas shares his simple-yet-profound techniques for activating...

When do you feel truly beautiful? How do you want to look and feel as you age? Today we de-stigmatize different approaches to beauty and explore the art of aging gracefully with celebrity skincare expert, registered nurse, and facial rejuvenation artist Nousha Salimi. Nousha started her journey in nursing and mental health when she was just 16, then landed a job working with a respected plastic su...

This week we welcome Nitsa's partner Brent Bolthouse in celebration of the masculine and fathers of all forms. Brent is an American entrepreneur, event producer, and photographer. He's the founder of The Bungalow Hospitality Group and the creator of Neon Carnival. From adoption at birth, to struggling with addiction as a teen in Joshua Tree, getting sober at 16, accidentally shaping Hollywood nigh...

Today we take on "Big Protein" and travel through the Andes Mountains, where generations of Inca wisdom takes seed in chocho, a magical bean which regenerates both people and the planet. Our guide is the magnetic Ricky Echanique. Ricky is a fifth-generation Ecuadorian farmer and entrepreneur. As a former professional athlete, Ricky faced health and digestion issues that set him on a quest to find...

Today we travel the path of the Wise Woman through myth, medicine and modern science. We welcome Dr. Karley Denoon ND, a seasoned naturopathic doctor from rural Canada with over a decade of experience in primary care. Karley takes a multifactorial approach to health that extends beyond the conventional medical and wellness paradigms. She contributed to the development of programs at Aeon Future He...

  We are honored to welcome tea and temple steward Baelyn Elspeth for a conversation held in loving communion with the divine, in celebration of Beltane and the lush fertility of this moment.  Baelyn has been studying a lineage of Cha Dao "The Way of Tea" with her teacher WuDe since 2011, working with Zen and Tea as a daily practice to cultivate radical stillness and presence. With roots in Los An...

"Being a Champion is a Condition of the Heart" We are honored to welcome a warrior for universal empowerment, Cesalina Gracie to SOUNDFOOD. Jiu-jitsu visionary, Olympics host, entrepreneur and multi-hyphenate athlete, Cesalina hails from the legendary Gracie martial arts lineage. Today she joins us from Los Angeles, home base for Women in Power -  Cesalina's school where she teaches the art and ph...

Gather around our proverbial table for a deeply nourishing conversation about food, family, and creativity. Our guest this week is holistic nutritionist and chef Sarah Britton  who's been publishing whole food recipes on her My New Roots since 2007. Our discussion touches upon the full spectrum of nourishment: beginning with Sarah's childhood, her creative evolution in relationship to food, beauty...

Today we explore the crucial connection between personal and planetary health. Join us in conversation with educator, activist, and whistleblower, Kelly Ryerson aka The Glyphosate Girl whose advocacy work is unveiling a public health emergency. Kelly works at the intersection of agriculture, nutrition and health. She regularly collaborates with regenerative farmers, scientists, policy makers, and...