Thursday Tea with Sami

Send us Fan Mail Do you know what to eat but still struggle to feel better? In this episode of Thursday Tea with Sami , I'm joined by Elizabeth Aong, an integrative and functional registered dietitian and health coach, to talk about the missing piece in most nutrition conversations: how chronic stress, trauma, and your nervous system affect the way you eat and care for your body. Elizabeth ex...

Send us Fan Mail Untangling the Venus Flytrap: Vulnerability, Trust & Taking Your Power Back This week on Thursday Tea with Sami, I sit down with Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards, author of The Venus Flytrap: Sex, Lies, and Repercussions , for a raw and often funny conversation about self-awareness, accountability, and the patterns we repeat without realizing it. We talk about why vulnerability isn&ap...

Send us Fan Mail You understand your patterns. You can trace them back to childhood. You've done the reflecting, the reading, maybe even the therapy. So why do you still feel stuck? In this episode of Thursday Tea with Sami , I'm joined by Sarah Rollins, LMSW, SEP, a licensed social worker and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, for a conversation about why insight alone isn't always...

Send us Fan Mail Beat Brain Fog: Lifestyle Secrets for a Sharper Mind at Any Age Ever walk into a room and forget why you're there? Or feel like your brain just isn't as sharp as it used to be? On this episode of Thursday Tea with Sami, I sit down with Dr. Fawad Mian, a board-certified neurologist and regenerative medicine specialist, to uncover the everyday lifestyle habits that keep ou...

Send us Fan Mail Midlife, Reimagined: Nutrition, Movement & Mindset with Carolyn Scott Hamilton (The Healthy Voyager) It's never too late to start. In this episode of Thursday Tea with Sami , I sit down with Carolyn Scott Hamilton — holistic nutritionist, plant-based chef, and creator of The Healthy Voyager — for a warm, wide-ranging conversation about navigating midlife with more intenti...

Send us Fan Mail Reconnecting with Your Body's Wisdom: Trauma, Safety & Radical Self-Care with Robyn Harris This week on Thursday Tea with Sami, I'm joined by Robyn Harris, founder of W·I·L·D® Wellbeing and author of Take a Walk on the Wild Side . Robyn shares her own journey from feeling stuck in survival mode to helping others reconnect with the wisdom of their bodies. We dig into...

Send us Fan Mail Small Shifts, Big Love: Marriage Magic's Secret to Lasting Connection with Barry Dennis & Christi Closson Healthy relationships are one of the strongest predictors of happiness, resilience, and even longevity — yet so many couples find themselves loving each other while missing the spark, the playfulness, or the closeness they once had. In this episode, I sit down with Ba...

Send us Fan Mail Clean Beauty, Real Health: What's Really in Your Products with Lynn Power This week I'm joined by Lynn Power, founder and CEO of Masami (a clean premium haircare brand), Isle de Nature, and Power Beauty Collab — a collective supporting over 65 indie beauty and wellness founders. After nearly 30 years in advertising working on major beauty brands, Lynn made the leap into...

Send us Fan Mail Building Hope When Life Feels Heavy, with Dr. Sarah Porter Hope isn't just something we have or don't have — it's something we can actively build. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Sarah Porter, a consulting psychologist, keynote speaker, and self-proclaimed "Hope Hustler," to explore what hope really is, why it matters more than ever, and how we can st...

Send us Fan Mail From Rock Bottom to Resilience: Colin Potts on Faith, Loss, and Learning to Walk Again In this episode of Thursday Tea with Sami, I sit down with Colin Potts, COO at Regenerative Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, whose life has been shaped by extraordinary loss and an equally extraordinary will to keep living fully. By age 33, Colin had lost both parents, two siblings, and all of h...

Send us Fan Mail Grief, Loss, and the Power of Connection with Laura J. Cramer In this episode, I sit down with Laura J. Cramer, founder of Waiting Room Publishing, a Seattle-based indie publishing company creating thoughtful magazines for hospice care, funeral homes, and palliative care settings. Laura's path from professional ballet dancer to journalist to publisher was shaped by profound p...

Send us Fan Mail Loneliness has been compared to smoking 15 cigarettes a day in terms of its health impact — and yet we rarely think of our relationships as part of our health routine. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Lauren Messina, couple and family therapist and co-owner of Evergrow Therapy and Wellness Collective, to explore why connection is one of the six pillars of lifestyle medicine an...

Send us Fan Mail Hi everyone, and welcome back to Thursday Tea with Sami! ☕ This week I'm sitting down with Dr. Hilary Claire — clinical psychologist, holistic parenting mentor, and host of the Wild and Well podcast — for a conversation that goes way beyond burnout. We're talking about depletion, emotional regulation, environmental medicine, and why picky eating is so much more than a &...

Send us Fan Mail Chronic Illness & the Nervous System: Healing the Mind-Body Connection with Christina Kantzavelos What if chronic illness isn't just something happening to your body, but a signal that your whole system — mind, body, and nervous system — needs attention? In this episode of Thursday Tea with Sami, Dr. Samia Estrada sits down with Christina Kantzavelos, a trauma-informed th...

Send us Fan Mail What if your skin could tell you something your doctor hasn't figured out yet? In this rich and wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Samia Estrada sits down with Dr. Sharad Paul — physician, professor, and author of Biohacking Your Genes — to explore the surprising connections between skin health, nutrition, genetics, and emotional well-being. Dr. Paul opens with a guiding principl...

Send us Fan Mail High performance isn't reserved for professional athletes. In this episode of Thursday Tea with Sami , I sit down with Dr. Jonathan "JJ" Jenkins, clinical and sport psychologist, educator, and co-author of Mentality Wins , to explore how the same mental skills used by elite athletes can help all of us navigate pressure, build resilience, and thrive in everyday life....

Send us Fan Mail What if the key to better energy, focus, and mental clarity wasn't a 60-minute workout — but a few minutes of movement sprinkled throughout your day? In this episode of Thursday Tea with Sami, Dr. Sami Estrada sits down with Lois Manzella Marchitto, health and fitness expert with over 20 years of experience and founder of Fitness Knocking, to talk about one of the most access...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Samia sits down with Amber Mikesell, founder of Suivera and author of Silence Your Inner Critic , to explore how our inner dialogue quietly shapes everything — from how we sleep and move, to how we show up in relationships and make daily choices. Amber shares her personal journey through a life-altering health crisis at 21 that led her to integrative health an...

Send us Fan Mail Do you look like you have it all together on the outside while quietly running on stress, overwhelm, and survival mode on the inside? You're not alone — and there's actually a name for it. In this episode, Dr. Samia Estrada sits down with licensed therapist and coach Alyssa Booth to unpack the "go-go-go crash cycle" — the exhausting pattern that keeps high-func...

Send us Fan Mail Ever feel drained just looking around your home? You're not imagining it — your environment has a real impact on your stress levels and mental clarity. In this week's episode of Thursday Tea with Sami , Dr. Samia Estrada sits down with Tina O'Keeffe, professional organizer and Chief Organizing Officer of Stow and Behold, to talk about what clutter is really costing...

Send us Fan Mail What if your skin condition was actually a signal — not just a symptom to manage? In this week's episode, Dr. Samia Estrada sits down with Gayle Pritchard, a holistic therapist and rosacea mentor who spent over 10 years navigating her own chronic skin journey before finding relief through a whole-person approach. Gayle shares how she moved from frustration and conventional tr...

Send us Fan Mail Is anxiety running your life — or is it trying to help you? In this episode of Thursday Tea with Sami, licensed professional counselor and nervous system expert Alexandria Williams joins us to completely reframe the way we think about anxiety, stress, and emotional regulation. Alexandria shares how anxiety isn't a flaw or a malfunction — it's a signal, like a check engin...

Send us Fan Mail Here's an episode description for this anniversary episode: Episode Description: In this special anniversary episode, Dr. Samia Estrada pauses to reflect on one full year of Thursday Tea with Sami. Released on a meaningful date — her grandfather's birthday — Sami shares the personal story behind why this podcast exists and the core lessons that kept showing up across eve...

Send us Fan Mail What if connection is one of the most powerful forms of medicine we have? In this episode of Thursday Tea with Sami , Dr. Samia Estrada sits down with Tamika Carlton , relationship coach and host of The Real Connect , for a heartfelt conversation about how connection, emotional wellness, boundaries, and daily routines shape both our mental and physical health. Tamika shares her pe...

Send us Fan Mail Can what you eat affect your mood, your cravings, and even your recovery from addiction? In this episode of Thursday Tea with Sami, host Dr. Samia Estrada sits down with Charlotte Abbate, Certified Nutrition Specialist and Certified Dietitian Nutritionist, to explore the powerful connection between food, brain chemistry, and mental wellness. Charlotte breaks down how whole food nu...