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Happy Pot Luck Saturday International Edition! A dream journal, old crushes, missed trains, and the Kween of the Civilians may just win best Pot Luck Dish. We talk about AI dream analysis, Carl Jung, subconscious messages, loyal dogs, Eastern European traditions, and why sometimes the train you miss isn't the one you were supposed to catch in the first place. We also talk potluck seminars, questio...

Hey Heal Squad! It’s Friday and somehow, once again, we fooled them and made it through another week. This week, it's an RGF International Edition as Keven checks in from Greece, where a long flight becomes a conversation about travel, patience, kindness, and the little things that somehow drive us all crazy. We talk airplane etiquette, chatty seatmates, the people who refuse to close the window s...

Hey Heal Squad! After this week's powerful conversation with Dave Coulier about navigating two cancer diagnoses, we wanted to bring back this inspiring Throwback Thursday episode with Kristin Bostrom. After being diagnosed with breast cancer that later spread throughout her body, including more than 150 brain tumors, Kristin refused to let fear define her future. She shares the mindset shifts that...

Hey Heal Squad! Today we're back with Full House's Dave Coulier (yes, Joey Gladstone himself)and this time he's really opening up about what he thinks may have contributed to not one, but two different cancers. Somewhere in the middle of treatment, Dave found himself asking a question most of us never think to ask until it's too late: what have I been exposing my body to, every single day? That on...

Hey Heal Squad! Today, we are so excited to welcome Full House star and comedian Dave Coulier to the podcast, and this is one of those conversations that will make you laugh, make you think, and maybe even change the way you look at your own health. Dave joins us to share an honest update on his health after being diagnosed with not one, but two completely different cancers in less than two years....

Hey, Heal Squad! Welcome back to another What Worked This Week! This week, Maria is sharing some of the simplest wellness habits that made the biggest difference—and none of them are about fixing a problem. Instead, they're all about preventing them. First up: protein. After chatting with an upcoming Heal Squad guest, Maria made one small change to her breakfast by dramatically increasing her prot...

Happy Sunday! Welcome to Heal Squad’s The Sunday Set Up. Life lessons to help you start the week. This week, we explore one of the most dangerous traps our minds can fall into: the need to be right. Sparked by a heartbreaking real-life tragedy, Keven examines why being wrong can feel like a threat to our very identity, and why our brains are often wired to defend our beliefs rather than seek the t...

Happy Pot Luck Saturday! It's our Fourth of July Extravaganza! Olivia Newton-John, Koala Blue, squatter videos, and a deep dive into the Declaration of Independence may just be the most Pot Luck way imaginable to celebrate America's 250th birffday. We talk celebrity branding before celebrity branding was even a thing, the surprising rise and fall of Olivia Newton-John's lifestyle empire, squatter...

This week starts with a forgotten backpack... and somehow ends with one of the biggest conversations we've ever had about anger, entitlement, parenting, and why surviving today's world sometimes means swallowing your pride. We also get into how one shocking real-life murder of Anne's friend over a landlord dispute reminds us that not everyone is playing by the same rules anymore. Why expecting rat...

Hey Heal Squad! After this week's conversation about GLP-1s, we wanted to bring back this Throwback Thursday episode because it offers a completely different perspective on weight loss. Maria sits down with Dr. Gary Foster, former Chief Scientific Officer at WW (WeightWatchers), to explore why lasting weight loss isn't just about what you eat, it's about how you think. Together, they unpack the mi...

Hey Heal Squad! We are back with Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford from Harvard Medical School & Massachusetts General Hospital, and we are picking up right where we left off about GLP-1s. Dr. Fatima gets into the stuff people are most confused about. She explains why your body is literally wired to fight back every time you try to lose weight, and why that is not a personal failure. It is just biology. Sh...

Hey Heal Squad! If you've been confused, overwhelmed, or just a little skeptical about everything you're hearing about GLP-1 medications right now, ya might want to listen to this one! Today Maria sits down with Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, and one of fewer than 15 physicians in the entire country...

Hey, Heal Squad! Hey, Heal Squad! Maria is back with another edition of What Worked This Week, and trust us—you'll want to keep a notes app handy for this one. First up, Maria shares the unexpected social hack she picked up during...of all places...a breast exam. Her doctor dropped a genius conversation starter for those awkward moments when you know one half of a couple really well—but not the ot...

Happy Sunday! Welcome to Heal Squad’s Sunday Set Up—life lessons to help you start the week. This week, we challenge one of the biggest myths about fear: that it’s something to eliminate. What if it’s pointing you toward the very life you’re meant to live? Inspired by Joseph Campbell’s famous quote, “The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek,” we explore why every great transformation...

Happy Pot Luck Saturday! The Match Game, Gene Rayburn's iconic microphone, and a longing for “what’s behind curtain number two” may just be the formation of: The Game Show Trivia Network. We talk Family Feud, Hollywood Squares, The Gong Show, Let's Make a Deal, Press Your Luck, and all the game shows that somehow became part of our childhoods. We talk about hosts, celebrities, and unforgettable mo...

It’s Friday and somehow, once again, we fooled them and made it through another week. This week, a cowboy-themed birthday party turns into talk about community, confidence, and the ways life keeps bringing us together. We talk about how the best parties aren’t really about the decorations—they’re about ice breaking, creating spaces where people feel seen, welcomed, and connected. We talk about the...

Hey Heal Squad! This Throwback Thursday is a meaningful one. This week marks Athena's 3rd birthday, so we're bringing back the episode that tells the incredible story of how she came into our lives. Maria and Kev sit down with their surrogate, her husband, and the team who helped make their dream of becoming parents a reality. Together, they share the emotional highs and lows of the surrogacy jour...

Hey, Heal Squad! Kelly Rizzo is back today, and her story about the night her late husband, comedian and Full House icon Bob Saget, passed away continues. If you've ever lost someone you love, or you're trying to support someone who has, this conversation can help understand grief, trauma, and transformation on a deeper level. Kelly shares what happened the night Bob passed away unexpectedly, the...

Hey Heal Squad! If you've ever wondered how people find the strength to keep going after life completely changes, this episode is for you. Today, Maria sits down with Kelly Rizzo…multimedia personality, founder of Eat Travel Rock, and host of the Comfort Food podcast. Many of you may also know Kelly as the wife of the late Bob Saget, the beloved comedian and Full House icon who passed away unexpec...

Hey Heal Squad! Now, we know you all love Maria's recommendations on what's working for her each week, and don't worry…she's got a few of those for you today. But this episode goes a little deeper than products, trends, and wellness hacks. This week, Maria shares something that genuinely worked for her, and it came in the form of a powerful Bruce Lee quote that completely shifted how she's thinkin...

Happy Sunday! Welcome to Heal Squad's The Sunday Set Up. Life lessons to help you start the week. This week, we're talking about a list most of us never make—and why it may be more important than the one we look at every day. The To-Done List. Most of us live inside our To-Do Lists. Pay the bills. Lose the weight. Build the business. Raise the kids. Heal the trauma. Get healthier. Get organized. G...

Happy Pot Luck Saturday! This week we kick things off with an important discussion over potluck food—from Welsh Rarebit and three-layer dip to Jell-O molds, Midwest casseroles, and all the dishes that somehow keep being served up. Then we talk Animal House, Pizza Movie, college memories, and the Kev and Anne true college tale of "The Barn"—how a group of college misfits went hat in hand, got overl...

Happy Regular Guy Friday! On this RGF-lite we talk what it really means to be "average"—and whether average is something we should be trying so hard to avoid in the first place. We talk growing up in a world that celebrates valedictorians and high achievers, while often overlooking the people who simply show up, work hard, and live good lives. How the tortoise sometimes catches the hare, why effor...

Hey Heal Squad! After this week's conversation with Dr. Nasim Afsar about taking an active role in your health, we knew we had to bring back this episode. Because if there's one message Maria has learned through every health challenge she's faced, it's this: you have to become the CEO of your own health. In this powerful solo episode, Maria shares the mindset shifts that transformed her approach t...

Hey, Heal Squad! Today the conversation continues with Dr. Nasim Afsar -  author of Intelligent Health, a board-certified physician and the former Chief Health Officer at Oracle. Yesterday we talked about why the healthcare system is letting you down, well today, is all about what you can do about it. We start where so many of you have been stuck: the insurance question. To have it, or not to have...