Move With Heart

PLEASE NOTE: This episode contains talk of suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-8255. Trish Barillas is a published author, professional life coach, anxiety expert, and one of Melissa’s best friends. In this episode, Trish shares her personal journey battling General Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder and the tools she's d...

Ashley Tisdale is an actress, singer, entrepreneur, and mom who is changing the narrative around mental health. In this episode, Ashley describes her on-screen coming-of-age story and opens up about how her personal struggles with anxiety and depression inspired the creation of her wellness brand, Frenshe. She explains how she had to push through a past failure to launch her company and how that e...

Ben Nemtin, creator of the show, The Buried Life, shares his secrets to living the life of your dreams. As a freshman in college and all-star athlete, Ben’s life came to a halt as he battled through a deep period of depression. With the help of some great friends, he was suddenly called to embark on a life-changing adventure to travel around the world, check off items from their bucket lists, and...

Discover the transformative power of holistic medicine with Dr. Robin Berzin, Founder and CEO of Parsley Health, America's leading holistic medical practice. Since its inception in 2016, Parsley Health has been redefining healthcare by making personalized medicine more accessible. Their mission is to treat the root cause of health issues through lifestyle solutions alongside traditional medicine....

Danielle Bernstein, the fashion blogger turned business mogul behind WeWoreWhat, shares everything you’ve wanted to know from her in this tell-all episode. She opens up about the realities of being an internet figure, how she’s built trust with her followers, her battles with insecurities, and how she has learned to overcome negativity and take charge of her happiness. Danielle shares invaluable l...

Join Melissa as she shares her unconventional journey into entrepreneurship and the authentic evolution of MWH. In this episode, she opens up about her struggles with finding her purpose in life and the actionable steps she took to not only discover her passion, but turn it into a business. Melissa provides practical advice on how to recognize your own unique gifts and harness them to create a lif...

We had the honor of hosting our MWH Pop-Up Studio at the Dream Downtown and getting to meet so many of you was the highlight of the day! We closed the day with a live Q&A where you guys asked such amazing questions, and we’re so excited to share them with you here on the podcast. Questions ranged  from who Melissa's greatest inspiration is, to how to get your partner on the mat, and figur...

Sabrina Rudin, creator of Spring Cafe Aspen (team MWH’s favorite lunch spot) and one of Melissa’s good friends, joins Melissa to discuss all things food and wellness. They dive into what led Sabrina to open the cafe in Aspen and then NYC, the hardships of being a business owner, and some valuable advice her dad gave her around how to look at problems vs. worries.  With Sabrina being the queen...

This extra special episode features two top-requested guests: Melissa’s husband, Noah Tepperberg, and his business partner and best friend  of 30 years, Jason Strauss. They take us back to their early days planning parties (some not as successful as others) and how they grew Tao Group into what it is today. They share a ton of stories from how they met, how they started their business, and ev...

This episode is sponsored by Spring Fertility. You can use code 'MWPOD' for $150 off a consult at any of their clinic locations in CA or NY. Book your consultation by going to https://springfertility.com/book-a-consult/ today. In this episode, Melissa sits down with Dr. Hancock of Spring Fertility and her best friend (and MWH Creator) Kim Strother to share both Kim’s egg freezing journey and discu...

Jessie from the Glucose Goddess is in every sense of the term, a goddess. As a biochemist, she’s  truly a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the subject of managing your glucose levels through pivoting how you consume your food—it’s not so much what you eat, but the order that you eat it in! Her experience and insight will inspire you to learn more about how your glucose levels can impact s...

Melissa takes us through her 6 step process that can help all of us live with more confidence in becoming  exactly who we want to be (you may find it helpful to take notes with this one to help visualize these steps). She discusses  some personal stories touching on times she has felt insecure or unsure of how to handle certain situations, leading to moments of reflection and observation...

Melissa and Chelsea Clinton dive into motherhood, childhood, and family in this must-listen-to episode for parents and non-parents alike. Melissa gets insight into Chelsea’s life at home with her husband Mark and their three kids. You’ll love her breakdown of organizing her families’ schedules, how they split up time between each of her kids to give individual attention, and how she handles argume...

Vani Hari, aka @thefoodbabe, is one of Melissa’s absolute favorite IG accounts to follow. Vani's mission is centered around revealing the truth around harmful ingredients that major companies are putting in our food - prepare to be shocked. Vani shares her story with Melissa - how she and her family ate a ton of processed foods, which in turn caused her to have some serious health issues and then...

This episode is super special as it features one of Melissa’s very best friends, (online and in real-life!) Mona Vand. Melissa and Mona actually started their friendship via the internet in what they like to recall as a “social media date.” They bonded over their love for wellness, spirituality and of course...food! They talk about Mona’s journey moving from LA to NYC, getting clear on what being...

In this episode, Melissa goes deep on how people pleasing impacts the way a lot of us live our lives, and how to pivot that focus back to ourselves and our priorities. Melissa identifies some tangible ways for us to recognize this behavior so that we can empower ourselves to take control of our own lives, because how we choose to spend our time really is up to us. For Melissa, this all starts with...

Tieghan from Half Baked Harvest seriously shook up the food space when she started her  blog over 10 years ago. Not only is it aesthetically pleasing to watch her create her food, but she makes you seriously want to try every single thing. Melissa and her have such great chemistry together - you’re going to love learning about her journey to building HBH into what it is today, along with the...

This conversation is such a full circle moment for Melissa considering she started her spiritual journey years ago by being a student in Gabby’s Spirit Junkie Master Class. Now to be sitting with Gabby as a podcast guest and a friend, it’s such a beautiful moment of reflection. They go deep on all the topics including living your truth, what the inner work consists of, how you can protect your ene...

Encouraging a strong relationship with ourselves by having more love and compassion is not always easy. In this episode, Melissa discusses how we can show ourselves more love by thinking about this simple question - who is the one person you’re going to be with for the rest of your life? You! So in this episode she breaks down a few steps for honoring ourselves. These include how we speak to ourse...

This is possibly one of the most enlightening conversations we’ve ever had on the Move With Heart podcast. Chervin is intriguing in every way possible from his outlook on life, approach to health, and everything in between. He tells us where his wellness journey started and how this quest for knowledge led him on his path. Hearing his thoughts on water quality, the benefits of sunlight, moving the...

Dr. Daniel Amen, head of the Amen Clinics, brain disorder specialist, and 12 time New York Times best selling author is joining the Move With Heart podcast for the premier of Season 2! This eye opening conversation about brain health and what that means exactly is truly fascinating as we have no idea what our brain looks like until we get it scanned. Melissa and Dr. Amen start by discussing his jo...

This dynamic duo is truly everything when it comes to fun, sexy, and insanely effective dance. Melissa has been friends with Ericka for years and became close with Holly through their Broadway connection. When Melissa brought her brother to see one of their shows she had an aha moment in the audience… to bring these two on to the platform because the power of dance has so much to offer. They discu...

As a listener of this podcast, MWH member, or follower of Melissa, you know that meditation has single handedly changed her life. And with the evolution of our platform, bringing on new Meditation Creators was a top priority for us, and we can’t wait for you all to get to know and fall in love with Yasmine. She is simply such a grounded, inspiring woman, with a calming and captivating voice to gui...

Pre & Postnatal is our #1 requested category on the platform and we are so excited to have our new Creator, Amanda Valdes, sharing her expertise as a doula and pre & postnatal yoga teacher to really help people feel grounded and guided during their pregnancy and postpartum journeys. They dive into Amanda’s spiritual path to finding a love for yoga and how this style of movement led her to...

This episode is filled with wisdom from our amazing new Meditation & Kundalini Creator, Erika Polsinelli. Melissa and Erika start with a grounding moment in this episode - the same way she drops into each meditation on the platform. Erika discusses her journey to finding Kundalini… or really how it found her. In discovering this practice, Erika originally started with the breathwork component,...