The We Shine Well Podcast

Your vision doesn't live in your mind. It lives in your nervous system. That's the idea Jamie Janko has built her entire life and practice around. In this episode, I sit down with Jamie Janko, founder of ReWild Breathwork , somatic educator, practitioner trainer in over 25 countries, and one of the most nomadically adventurous humans I know, for a conversation about breath, vision, the nervous sys...

If hunger isn't the problem, food isn't the solution. That's the through line of everything Laura Conley does and once you hear her say it, you won't be able to un-hear it. In this episode, I sit down with Laura Conley , life and weight loss coach, founder of the Yummy Mummy Method, and host of the top 1.5% podcast Lose Weight for the Last Time, for one of the most refreshing and genuinely funny c...

The protein movement is one of the best things to happen to women's health in years and Morgan Zanotti has thoughts about it. In this episode, I sit down with Morgan Zanotti — co-founder of Primal Kitchen, founder of Waay, and one of the most genuinely honest founders I've had on this show — for a conversation about building businesses, managing the mental weight of it, and why protein, but make i...

What if your body knows what it needs before your mind does? In this episode, I sit down with Erika Bloom, internationally renowned movement therapist and founder of Erika Bloom Wellness, to talk about what becomes possible when we understand how our bodies are actually designed to move, heal, and communicate with us. Erika has spent nearly three decades studying the human body across more than 20...

Hot take from someone who has been in the clean skincare industry since 1999: most skincare, even the clean stuff, is a band-aid. Your skin isn't broken. It's starving. In this episode, I sit down with Tammy Demos — founder of Kleos+Klea , the world's first nutrient-focused skincare line — for a conversation that made me want to immediately audit everything on my bathroom shelf. Tammy's story star...

Joy isn't the reward for a life well lived. It's what you have to be brave enough to pursue in the middle of all of it. In this episode, I sit down with Alicia "ACE" Easter — wellness practitioner, yoga teacher, and founder of ACE Yoga LA — for one of the most genuinely human conversations I've had on this show. ACE lost her father at 17 and her mother at 19. She was a freshman in college, lying n...

Most of us are living from a version of ourselves that was programmed before we turned seven. The beliefs we hold about our worth, our money, our capacity, downloaded before we had any say. And most of us have never questioned whether any of it is actually true. In this episode, I sit down with Tasha Triana – transformational coach, certified hypnotherapist, and former nurse – for one of the most...

What if wellness didn't add pressure, it reduced it? In this episode, I sit down with Angie Tebbe, co-founder and CEO of Rae Wellness , for a grounded, honest conversation about building a brand that actually serves women, not just sells to them. Angie grew up in Fargo, North Dakota meditating in the yard while her dad did Reiki and her mom handed out Advil. She spent 15 years at Microsoft and Tar...

Growth happens when we allow ourselves to be fully seen, fully known, and supported by people who reflect back what's possible. I'm bringing you inside our 2026 We Shine Well Summit: Limitless, where Nyakio Grieco , DJ Blatner , and Morgan Zanotti joined me for a conversation about identity, resilience, and the power of showing up as yourself. One shared truth: when you show up as yourself, the ri...

Limitless isn't always about shooting for the stars. Sometimes it's about going down into the decay first and deciding what you're going to plant in its place. In this special episode, I'm bringing you inside the We Shine Well Summit: Limitless, where @kelseyjpatel , @aceyogala , and @sabrina_soto joined me for one of the best coversations. Kelsey built a healing career out of pain and after answe...

You are not here to contain yourself. You are here to live as your most alive self. In this special episode, I'm bringing you inside our 2026 We Shine Well Summit: Limitless, where Samantha Skelly , speaker, author, founder of Pause Breathwork, opened the day with one of the most powerful, electric experiences I've ever witnessed in a room full of women. Samantha walked away from a $2.7 million co...

In this episode, I sit down with Julie Loos , co-founder of Ground Up , a nut butter brand built around a job training program for women overcoming adversity, for a conversation that proves business really can be a force for good. Julie's story begins in Uganda, where at 22 years old she oversaw a job training program for 160 women, helping them save enough to start their own small businesses and...

You come home to motherhood. But it's never the home you left. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Sanam Shamtobi, clinical psychologist, perinatal mental health specialist, and founder of The Mother Hood , for a conversation that validates exactly what so many women are feeling and rarely saying out loud. Sanam had nearly 15 years as a psychologist and felt completely resourced heading into moth...

What if the thing you're searching for isn't outside of you, it's already here, just buried under everything in the way? In this episode, I sit down with Gwen Dittmar, creator of Somatic Medicine and Activation Breathwork, Human Design analyst, Shamanic Energy Medicine Practitioner, and Akashic Records channel, for a conversation that moves seamlessly between the scientific and the sacred. Gwen bl...

90% of women diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history and no known genetic mutation. So why are we only paying attention when there's a reason to be scared? In this episode, I sit down with Gina Lamanna, breast cancer thriver, fashion stylist, and founder of The Fondle Project — for a conversation about body literacy, self-advocacy, and trusting your gut even when the scans come back cl...

What if you don't need to become someone new, you just need to become more of who you already are? In this episode, I sit down with Elaine Hayes, certified life and business coach, Pilates teacher, and founder of Wellcraft , for one of the most grounded, expansive conversations I've had on this show. Elaine built a seven-figure fitness studio from a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco, sold it...

90% of your serotonin is produced in your gut. So why are we treating the brain and the body like they're separate? In this episode, I sit down with Jewel Zimmer — certified brain health trainer and Founder of Juna — for a conversation that reframes everything you thought you knew about mood, focus, sleep, and what it means to feel well. Jewel's path to building Juna started with severe postpartum...

What if the anxiety, the people-pleasing, the comparison, the overwhelm, what if none of that means something is wrong with you? In this episode, I sit down with Jacq Gould , founder of Your Inner Babe , for a conversation about what it truly means to come home to yourself. Jacq teaches self-connection as a skill, something we are never taught, but can absolutely learn, and her work has helped tho...

What if the secret to moving more isn't a new routine, it's a weight you actually want to reach for? In this episode, I sit down with Kodi Kitchen Berg, Founder and CEO of Equipt , for a joyful, grounded conversation about design, movement, intentional building, and what it looks like to trust a full-body yes. Kodi built Equipt from a simple, radical observation: fitness equipment was ugly, end-re...

What if aging well isn't about what you do in the gym, it's about what you repeat every single day? In this episode, I sit down with Nicole Sciacca — yoga teacher, mobility specialist, former professional dancer, and creator of Sweat and Stillness — for a conversation that is equal parts wisdom, joy, and full-body inspiration. Nicole shares her journey from a herniated disc that a surgeon said wou...

What if the most powerful healing food on the planet has been in your pantry this whole time? In this episode, I sit down with Unique Hammond — holistic nutrition practitioner, founder of The Bean Protocol , and author of Your Tastebuds Are A**holes — for one of the most eye-opening conversations I've had on this show. Unique spent years battling Crohn's disease and endometriosis, trying every hea...

Your home is telling a story. The question is, "is it the one you want to be living?" In this episode, I sit down with Sabrina Soto, interior designer, HGTV icon, speaker, and author of the upcoming The Home Within , for a conversation that goes way beyond design. Sabrina shares her remarkable story of loss, reinvention, and a 4am Craigslist moment that changed her entire life. We talk about what...

Have you ever left a doctor's appointment feeling dismissed told you're "normal" when you know something is off? In this episode, I sit down with Katy Whalen, Co-Founder and COO of JOI+Blokes , for a candid conversation about hormones, peptides, and what it really means to fight for your own health. Katy shares her personal journey through fertility loss and postpartum hormonal chaos, how she buil...

What if you've been thinking about treating yourself all wrong? In this episode, I sit down with Kristin McGee — yoga and Pilates icon, Peloton pioneer, speaker, and author of The Treat Yourself Philosophy — for a deeply grounding conversation about self-worth, movement, and what it really means to prioritize yourself. Kristin unpacks her TREAT acronym, Truly Realizing Everything is Already There,...

What if everything you thought you knew about fertility was only half the story? In this episode, I sit down with Vida Delrahim, Co-Founder of WeNatal , for a raw and hopeful conversation about loss, love, and what it truly means to prepare for parenthood — together. After two pregnancy losses and zero satisfying answers, Vida and her best friend Ronit uncovered research that changed everything: m...