The DaliTalks Podcast

Has anyone ever looked at your name and asked, “Can I just call you something easier?” If you’re Latinx, you’re probably nodding. If you’ve been the one asking, no judgment. This episode is for you too. As Hispanic Heritage Month wraps up, Dāli shares why the month starts on Sept. 15, a little love for her beloved Nicaragua and the thing she cares about most: our names. As someone who learned Engl...

Surrender isn't quitting. It's handing over what's weighing you down so you can finally move forward. This week I'm joined by Carroll Patrizi, a wife, mother, grandmother, ultrapreneur, storyteller, speaker, mentor, and co-author who helps people discover and grow their God-given gifts. Carroll is leading Surrender the Movement, and she shares how surrendering things like anger, fe...

"I must be a bad friend." Those words from her young daughter changed how Dali talks to kids about friendship. In this episode, Dali Rivera welcomes Coach Sheri Gaitz, founder of Teen Wise Seattle and author of Girl Drama Decoded. Sheri coaches teen girls through girl drama, exclusion, and loneliness, and supports moms through The Mom Wise Collective. You'll hear the four pillars She...

Survival is not self-love. That one line from Janice Claire DaCosta's number one bestselling book Pay Yourself First: The Blueprint to Emotional Wealth stopped Dali cold. And it will probably stop you too. In this episode, Dali sits down with Janice, a global logistics leader, Mind-Shift Advocate, Reiki Master, TEDx Curator of TEDxMallardCreek, and one of Influential Women's Most Influenti...

Does your child have an IEP or 504 plan and you still feel completely lost walking out of every school meeting? You are exactly who this episode is for. Lisa Richer is a neurodivergent success partner, advocate, and founder of Journey to Bloom. She grew up undiagnosed neurodivergent, raised two neurodivergent boys, and has spent years helping parents, professionals, athletes, and organizations mov...

Do you open your closet every morning and feel like you have nothing to wear? You are not alone, and it is not your fault. Most of us were never taught the basics. Bridget Blacksten is a Los Angeles based advertising, editorial, celebrity, and personal stylist with seven years of high-end styling experience. She is the founder of Studio Bee, and she has worked on photo shoots, press events, commer...

Symone Fairchild survived domestic abuse, represented herself in court a s a low-income single mother, lived in a shelter while fighting to protect her son, and almost did not make it out. Today she is an actress, screenwriter, director, domestic abuse thriver, and the founder of ION DV, a movement dedicated to eradicating domestic violence before it starts. In this conversation, Symone and Dali t...

Most of us walk into relationships without ever stopping to ask ourselves what we actually need. And that is exactly where things start to unravel. Ruby Raja is back on the DaliTalks Podcast. She is the founder of Inshiraa, a certified trauma facilitator and trainer licensed in the BeyondTrauma modality, and the author of Healing from Narcissistic Abuse: Journeys from Abuse to Freedom. In this epi...

What if healing from grief, anxiety, or a major life transition did not require years of talk therapy? Dr. Susan Edkins is the founder of Dragonfly Integrated Health. She is a certified Reiki practitioner, hypnotherapist, and Akashic Records reader who helps women navigate grief and life transitions through guided meditation and nervous system support. In this episode, Susan breaks down what Reiki...

What if the key to raising a confident, bully-proof kid starts with something as simple as helping them name what they feel? Marcelle Waldman is a certified teacher, Teen Wise coach, co-founder of Parenting Upstream, and founder of FeelLinks, a line of hands-on social-emotional learning tools for children, families, educators, and clinicians. In this episode, she breaks down why emotional intellig...

Decades ago, Zig Ziglar's "See You At The Top" taught me something I didn't know was possible: leaders who actually care about the people working for them. Not long after, I became a Sergeant in the Army and had to decide whether I'd lead the way I'd been led, or do something different. In this episode, I walk through that decision, why people stay with employers who trea...

Have you ever wondered why you keep attracting the same kinds of relationships, or why conflict makes you shut down, or why being alone feels unbearable? The answer might be rooted in something that was shaped before you even started school. Bev Mitelman is a certified relationship and attachment trauma practitioner, certified menopause specialist, and founder of Securely Loved. In this episode, s...

What does it look like when someone turns a painful past into a global mission? Chason Forehand grew up navigating abuse and addiction, and instead of staying stuck in those cycles, he built something that helps others break free from theirs. Chason is the founder of HR-4U, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Hudson Valley, New York, with three programs: Advocacy for living wages and workforce di...

What does it look like to spend nearly two decades in a career that was never meant for you, only to discover your real purpose on the other side of burnout, divorce, and being pushed out of jobs you deserved? Londone Reid, transformational coach, speaker, and founder of Her Law of Growth , joins Dali for a conversation that is raw, funny, and deeply real. Londone shares how she went from chasing...

What if the most important thing you can do for your child right now has nothing to do with a screen? Wylde Scott, award-winning children's author and founder of The Imagination Project, joins Dali to talk about preparing kids for a world being transformed by artificial intelligence. But this conversation goes way beyond jobs and careers. Wylde breaks down why imagination is the single most cr...

What if the key to your health had nothing to do with willpower? Dali sits down with Mandi Murrow, holistic and integrative health coach and founder of Rooted Holistic Wellness , for a conversation that challenges everything you thought you knew about getting healthy. Mandi shares her journey from hairstylist and salon owner to farm life, yoga teacher, health coach, and now hormone balancing speci...

What if you had a guide walking beside you through one of the hardest seasons of your life? In this episode, Dali sits down with Nicole Bright, a strategic decision advisor who helps women navigate divorce with composure, clarity, and control. Nicole shares her personal story of leaving a 17-year marriage, how she became the person she needed during that time, and why she transitioned from divorce...

In this powerful episode, Dali sits down with Ruby Raja, a 30-year domestic violence educator and trauma-informed advocate, for a deeply honest conversation about what healthy relationships actually look like, how abuse starts before you even realize it, and what young people need to know before entering their first relationship. Ruby draws from decades of frontline experience working with both vi...

What if all you needed was someone to truly listen, no advice, no judgment, no fixing? In this episode, I sit down with Deb Porter, founder of Hold Hearing Out Life Drama and professional listener , to talk about why so many people are walking around feeling unheard and what to do about it. Deb shares how she went from working at a funeral home to building a business rooted in the power of listeni...

What if your kid's business idea wasn't something to manage down but something to build up? Leah Ellis, mom of four and founder of the Society of Child Entrepreneurs, joins Dali to talk about how she's teaching kids as young as six to start and run real businesses, and why that changes everything. From her daughter launching a custom art business at four years old during COVID to hosti...

Is the U.S. healthcare system broken from the inside out? I went to a screening of Suck It Up Buttercup with retired pediatrician and healthcare advocate Erin Hurley, and what I learned will stay with me for a long time. In this episode, I share what the film revealed about the pressure, bullying, and systemic greed that doctors face every day, and the alarming suicide rate among medical professio...

What if the biggest thing holding you back from visibility is the belief that you're not ready? In this episode, I sit down with Deborah Drummond, entrepreneur maven, founder of Mission Accepted Media, and the visionary behind the 262 Movement. With 30+ years in business, Deborah has helped 1,000+ women and men share their stories on stages and in publications across the world. Deborah shares...

These women changed the world. Nobody told you about them. In this Women's History Month special, Dali Rivera takes you on a personal journey from her childhood dreams of becoming everything from a pilot to an architect, through 10 years of military service as a mechanic and drill sergeant, all the way to her calling as a bullying prevention educator.  Along the way, she spotlights the women f...

Fear is running your divorce. And it's costing you more than you think. In this episode, Dali sits down with Liz Goll Lerner, psychotherapist, life coach, author, and divorce wellness expert , to have the real conversation about what it looks like to separate with dignity, intention, and care for your kids. Liz draws from decades of clinical work AND her own personal divorce journey to share e...

She was a military spouse, a journalist, a grad student, and nearly divorced. Brittany Anderson turned her family's breaking point into a movement. Brittany is the founder of Renala Families and author of Living Room Leadership. In this episode she sits with Dali to unpack how military families can stop surviving and start leading, why she ditched traditional therapy for coaching, and how buil...