Hey Beautiful

Our 11th and final episode of Season 2 was so fun and gratifying to record!  Before we take a summer break, join Kristy and Roberta as they take a walk down memory lane, reflecting on the incredible guests who shared their wisdom, stories, and gifts with our community this season. From conversations about mindfulness, leadership, friendship, healing, grief, and personal growth, we're reminded of j...

🎙️ New Episode:    This week, we sat down with our friend Dan Mushalko to hear his deeply personal story about navigating trauma after loss.    With honesty, vulnerability, and remarkable courage, Dan shares what it means to face unimaginable grief, allow the emotions to be felt, and slowly find a way forward. His story is not about getting over loss, but about honoring love, honoring life, and ch...

Sometimes the harder we push, the more exhausted and disconnected we become. In this episode, Kristy and Roberta talk about what happens when we fall out of alignment between body, mind, and soul, and how difficult it can be to trust our intuition when life feels heavy and uncertain.   We explore the feeling of constantly swimming against the current, questioning whether there are moments in life...

Role reversal alert! This week, Roberta turns the mic on her co-host, Kristy Parke, to explore the work behind Radiant Life Consulting and what makes it so transformational. Kristy opens up about her journey from corporate leadership at brands like Marriott and Louis Vuitton to founding a practice that blends Intuitive Coaching and Energy Medicine. She shares how she helps individuals and organiza...

Sometimes the weight we carry isn’t just physical… We’re resharing one of the most meaningful episodes that we have referred back to time and time again. In this conversation, we explore the emotional “apples” we pick up throughout life’s past hurts, limiting beliefs, and moments that slowly pull us away from our true essence. Over time, they get heavy. And they don’t just weigh on our hearts… the...

In our last episode of Hey Beautiful, “Obesity – What if it was never your fault?”, we explored the science behind obesity and why it’s not simply a matter of willpower. In this episode, Kristy and Roberta continue the conversation diving into the role GLP-1 medications can play in treating obesity. Roberta shares her personal journey… the struggles, the mindset shifts, and the powerful impact thi...

For so many of us, the story has been the same: try harder, eat less, do better… and when it doesn’t work, assume it’s our fault. What if the reason nothing worked… isn’t because you didn’t try hard enough?   In this deeply personal episode, Roberta shares her journey with obesity and the moment everything started to shift. Drawing from what she learned from the book Weightless, by Dr. Rocio Salas...

In this episode, we welcome our dear friend Carla Morelli, a certified practitioner of Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT), for a conversation about the power of uncovering and shifting the beliefs that quietly shape our lives. Carla walks us through what RTT is (also known as hypnotherapy), how it works, and why this approach has been helping people break through long-held patterns and limitatio...

In this deeply personal episode, we talk candidly about a recent rift to our friendship that grew out of big emotions, different ways of processing the world, and the weight of what’s happening around us right now. One of us feels deeply, loudly, and with urgency. The other feels quietly, with sadness, reflection, and enduring hope. When those differences collided, it created distance instead of u...

What if leadership wasn’t about pushing harder, but about becoming whole?   This week Kristy and Roberta sat down with Dr. David Chinsky, a leadership coach, and founder of the Institute for Leadership Fitness who has spent three decades inside some of the world’s most complex organizations, helping more than 8,000 leaders sharpen how they think, act, and show up. David doesn’t teach leadership as...

🎙️ New Episode: From Judgment to Grace As the first month of the year comes to a close, many of us start judging ourselves for not living up to the unrealistic resolutions we set just weeks ago. In this episode, Kristy and Roberta explore how judgment shows, towards others, situations, and especially ourselves, and what it looks like to choose grace instead. We reflect on why judgment appears in t...

🎙️ New Episode: An Easy Dose of Mindfulness. With Dr. Mark Denis   As we continue our commitment to bringing you meaningful resources that support you in becoming your best self, we’re excited to welcome our first guest of the year — Dr. Mark Denis.   Mark is a certified mPEAK teacher and coach, meditation guide, and a self-described recovering perfectionist. After more than 25 years in national a...

✨ Final Episode of 2025: A Year in Reflection ✨ As 2025 comes to a close, Kristy and Roberta sit down for a heartfelt look back at the year that was the good, the hard, and everything in between. In this final episode of the year, we reflect on moments we’re proud of, challenges we navigated, lessons we learned, and the growth that came from both the light and the heavy seasons. We talk honestly...

🍂 New Episode: Finding Peace Through Gratitude 🍂 In this Thanksgiving-season conversation, Kristy and Roberta explore the quiet power of gratitude. They talk about how practicing gratitude creates space for peace, positivity, and presence in a world that moves fast and pulls us in every direction. From pausing to acknowledge simple joys to redefining meditation in ways that fit who you are, they...

This episode is a special one. Kristy and Roberta are joined by their very first guest, Dr. Meghan Waldron, a powerhouse human being whose journey embodies curiosity, courage, and heart-centered leadership. Together, they dove into what it really means to keep learning as adults. Not just new skills, but new perspectives, new mindsets, and new ways of honoring who we are becoming. We talk about ba...

We grow up learning lessons from parents, teachers, peers, and the world around us. But what happens when those lessons no longer serve who we’re becoming? In this episode, Kristy and Roberta explore the powerful process of unlearning, shedding the beliefs, patterns, and habits that keep us small or disconnected from our true selves. They share stories, reflections, and insights about what it mean...

So many of us are feeling it right now. The uncertainty, the heaviness, the collective funk that comes when the world feels out of our control. In this episode, Kristy and Roberta talk about what it means to sit with the funk instead of burying it. We explore the importance of having someone who can hold space for your emotions, giving yourself permission to grieve, and learning how to process you...

In this empowering episode, Kristy and Roberta dive into the heart of self-confidence and self-awareness. Fresh from their trip to Chicago, where Roberta was on a panel discussing this important topic at the International Association of Administrative Professionals Summit. They share stories and insights on how embracing your own confidence can transform the way you make decisions and show up as y...

In this episode, Kristy and Roberta talk about the often-overlooked challenges of transitioning into the summer season—navigating the heat, shifting into new routines with kids at home, and the pressure to make the most of every sunny day. They explore the importance of being kind to ourselves during this transition, honoring our own limits, and resisting the urge to compare our summer to anyone e...

In this heartfelt follow-up, Kristy and Roberta revisit the metaphor of dropping their rotten apples—letting go of what no longer serves—to enrich the soil for something new to grow. Roberta shares some of the fresh buds already blooming in her life, and together they explore the tools that support real, lasting growth. They dive into embracing rest as a vital part of the process—not a sign of laz...

Hey Beautiful! In this raw and heartfelt episode, Roberta opens up about her upbringing in Brazil, navigating life with a mother struggling with bipolar disorder and manic depression. She shares her journey of moving to the U.S. alone as a young adult in search of distance and healing, only to find herself entangled in a toxic five-year relationship that mirrored old wounds.   With compassion and...

Their authentic, honest, and mutually respectful friendship. Powerful stories of navigating a demanding career path, which ultimately led to complete burnout and autoimmune issues, and how an unexpected approach was the change that felt right. They also discuss how the universe often guides individuals to their true path, sometimes through significant challenges. And most importantly, the importan...