That Hits Home

Hildie Dunn is an exceptionally dedicated woman whose mission is to help people with their loved ones' end of life transitions. Using The Handel Group method, Hildie has not only said (a physical) goodbye to her parents and aunt in a way that has helped guide her spiritually, but she has also found the love of her life after affirming there were no nice men left in New Jersey. Hildie is a prime ex...

Art is a musician turned creator of a Monday night event in the city called GFTD. He brings together a group of creatives that enjoy connecting with one another, and now he’s brought it to the internet like any good gathering would at a time like Covid-19. We discuss being motivated to create by having the urge to have it for ourselves, why pivoting his in-person Monday night events to a virtual o...

Angie Robertson from the Handel Group coaching method was such a joy to sit down and chat with about our current situation and what we can do with the time we have when it comes to designing our dreams. We discuss this “new temporary normal", career transitions, saying what it is we want without worrying about the HOW, designing and committing to our dreams, as well as making ourselves promises an...

Kyle Fincham, the owner of Movement Brooklyn, is the epitome of an old soul in a young man's skin suit! He and his amazing wife, Alexa, have literally taken on the term "power couple" to a whole new level. In this conversation we discuss SO very much, including: the misconception of being generalists versus specialists, "failing" and how that doesn’t actually exist, making better predictions with...

Margaret Elenis is truly an inspiration and role model for how to bounce back from the depths of reality when handed the coin of life or death. Margaret has the energy of the sun, the foundation of a rock and the eagerness for growth like a blossoming flower. She’s literally as natural as they come and her mission is to share the wealth of knowledge she has researched and received during her time...

Sam Wegert has been a major source of inspiration for me ever since meeting and seeing him speak at the incredible 1 Life Fully Lived conference back in 2015! Sam was offered to take on the challenge of owning his first ever martial arts gym at the youthful age of FIFTEEN years old. Wild, right? The level of responsibility required for that must have sparked an equally immense amount of self-effic...

Betsy & Laura is this dynamic duo in business and the story about how they met is just so relatable that it makes me excited for all of my potential collaborators out there in the ether! They "fly their freak flag" high by using the lunar phases of the moon to work their business as transformational business and branding coaches. They work with women and they even taught us how they narrowed down...

Jay is an adorably funny, deep, empathetic and energetic individual who has grown up here in NYC. We met in a fairly humorous way to have ended up as the friends that we are, and this kid straight up inspires the shit out of me. In fact, I just ordered my first ever personal brand of business cards, and it was he who gave me the idea to put a QR code on there linking to my show! In this episode, w...

Melisa Caprio is an incredible woman who was gifted her life's purpose one night in a dream. After a whole slew of massive shifts tried knocking Melisa off of her feet, she stood her ground and was sent a message that changed the game for her entire life. Was it because she chose to rise to the occasion? Probably! In this conversation, we discuss how to write a postcard to The Universe asking for...

Justin Krompier is an incredible photographer and only improving! Justin recently pulled such a fun stunt including his Instagram following for a major life decision. It was really cool to participate in this experiment as well as watch what happens and we talk all about it! He does such an awesome job portraying the importance of not only following our wildest dreams and taking risks, but also ho...

Kiera Doyle is a manifesting GEM! Her sweet and adorable persona combined with her boss babe mentality has all these wisdom bits softly hitting me right in the gut. Kiera knows herself more than so many people I know, and I truly believe a lot of it has to do with diving deep into Human Design and her chart. In this episode, we discuss Human Design in great length as well as so many other topics s...

Stephen Donofrio is stepping outside the box and represents the epitome of fighting the good fight in regards to environmental awareness. Join us as we discuss all things sustainability, how multiple issues come into play when discussing the environmental climate space, how cities are a major part of our ecosystem, and that the purchasing decisions we make play a huge role in not only nature and o...

Nicolette Illiano is a beautifully vibrant soul who is set out to change our lives. As a coach, she helps people like us ride the waves of life as there’s really no way to outrun them. We discuss intuition, change, gratitude and Nicolette gets real about why we sometimes settle rather than thrive. It’s always waves and phases; however, when I feel stuck, I know it’s time to implement something new...

Jon Dianora is an all-star dude, born and raised in NYC, and now raising his own baby girl with his wife that he speaks of very highly. Sometimes, all we need is a support system of people who are genuinely good and kind hearted to feel content with where we are at the moment. What's wild is the success that comes from being this type of person, without necessarily hoping for that to be the end re...

Ladies, Imagine there was a (one time $20) solution for all the of reasons that make you hate having your period?! Just to name a few: strings, forgetting extras, the discomfort of it falling out midday, the toxicity, the monthly costs, as well as the environmental impact. I've got the golden ticket! Amber Fawson and her co-founder of Saalt Co., Cherie Hoeger, are on a mission to change the world...

Jack O is a new coworker-friend that I met here at my somewhat still new job as an Office Manager for a podcast hosting platform in NYC. In the way beginning of my time here, he picked up and left for an Iron Man triathlon. I was immediately baffled when hearing the details of what this type of extreme sport entailed on not only the preparation level, but also the mind-body connection that's requi...

Episode 25 with Max Rose Zimberg is one for the books! It's a longform conversation with an abundance of topics including but not limited to: evolutionary biology and urbanization, sustainability, planetary health, plant based nutrition, our digital footprints, public Health, stress and disease, taking control of our lives, full circle moments, habits, meeting people where they are and planting se...

If you're looking for a laugh, you've come to the right place. Vincent James, ladies and gents, is actually one of a kind. When was the last time you met a comedian that's also extremely positive and fun-loving off stage, too?! It's rare. This conversation was literally pure entertainment whilst enlightening! It's awesome to hear a well-rounded man talk about life, love, family and passion, as wel...

Demi Spaccavento was heaps of fun to have on here and connect with while collaboratively slicing and dicing her work to feed you her message! Demi speaks in front of high school aged Aussie ladies talking about the information that was merely glossed over when I was younger, regarding women’s reproductive health. Some of this stuff was straight up swept under the rug. It’s as if everybody put the...

Episode 22 of Well & Why is with Ryan Wilson! Ryan is a young lad who is absolutely killing it as he pursues his entrepreneurial career in his early 20's. He's younger than me and so far in the last year he's written a self-published book on Amazon, started a podcast and began book #2. In this discussion we chat about The Law of Attraction, the adventure of podcasting, self-publishing a book a...

Ever hear about the fairly new concept of choosing a word for the year instead a list of resolutions that overwhelm many of us and typically crumble to bits by March? Well, I’ve given a big ol’ F-U to New Year’s resolutions back in 2015 and have been choosing one word ever since. I’m here to tell the tale of how simply choosing ONE word per year and living by it religiously as the year progresses...

Luke has brought such an immense amount of value to Well & Why with this conversation! We really get into the depths of what it means to take life into our own hands, how to gain and build up our confidence as we would any other learnable skill, and life post-addiction where solidarity meets introspection, followed by extraordinarily rapid expansion. Luke is a killer representation for somebod...

Sarah DaSilva is a young lady who has breast cancer at 27 years young, and she is a beautiful soul who was open to sit down and chat with me about life with cancer! This isn't a typical conversation to have, so I was honored she said yes to being a spokeswoman for a positive and balanced approach to healing whilst enduring chemotherapy and combining eastern and western medicine. We discuss how Sar...

Adar and I get quite deep in this extensive chat about so many topics including, but not limited to: purpose, activism, his drive to bring change, Adar’s neutral perspective of the Israeli - Palestinian conflict, evolutionary biology, psychedelics, veganism and how it’s a great lifestyle to strive for merely to lessen our consumption, benefit our health and reduce environmental toxins, tribal time...

Julana is a model and AfterBuzz TV Host living in Hollywood; however, before doing that she had a completely different looking path. Join us as we walk through her journey that seems to have unrolled beneath her feet like a red carpet. In this episode we discuss topics ranging from career change, how she transitioned from full-time employed to full-time freelance model and TV Host, her healthy hab...