No Matcha No Mama

Have you ever felt like you’re doing everything “right” for your health, but still don’t feel your best? In this episode, I’m joined by Cinci Leung, founder of CheckCheck, to explore how Traditional Chinese Medicine offers a completely different perspective on healing. We talk about why so many women feel depleted today, what our bodies may be trying to communicate through symptoms we often ignore...

What if there’s so much more happening in this life than what we can actually see? In this week’s episode, I sit down with Danielle Paige for a conversation that completely opens the door to thinking about life, timing, and our purpose in a much bigger way. We talk about astrology as a map of the soul, the idea that each of us is on our own unique journey, and why some of the most jarring experien...

How many women spend years trying to eat “healthy”… while quietly struggling with a completely unhealthy relationship with food? This week, I sat down with Maxine Sharf, creator of Maxi’s Kitchen, for a conversation that went far beyond recipes. We talk about her journey with body image, years of restriction, learning what balance actually looks like, and the mindset shifts that completely changed...

Why are we only talking about women when it comes to fertility… when men’s health plays such a major role too? This week, I’m joined by Ronit Menashe and Vida Delrahim, founders of WeNatal, for a conversation that completely shifts the way we think about fertility. After both experiencing heartbreaking miscarriages, they began digging deeper into what might really be impacting reproductive health...

How much of your child's behavior is actually connected to sleep? In this episode, I sit down with Davis Ehrler, creator of the 3 Day Sleep Solution, to talk about the connection between sleep, discipline, emotional regulation, and raising confident, capable kids. Davis spent three days with our family and completely transformed the way we approach sleep, routines, boundaries, and parenting as a w...

Why does fertility feel so much more complicated for women today?   This conversation with Dr. Sasha Hakman goes into the reality of modern reproductive health and the growing issues women are facing when it comes to fertility, IVF, PCOS, endometriosis, miscarriage, and male fertility. We talk about the emotional and physical reality of IVF, the misconceptions women have been taught around fertili...

Why is comfort food in America often the exact opposite of nourishing? In this conversation with Ana Elena Lander, we talk about the differences between Latin American and American food culture, why so many people feel disconnected from nourishment today, bone broth as healing food, pregnancy nourishment, collagen and gelatin, and how getting sick unexpectedly led her to reconnect with the kinds o...

What if the way we’ve been taught to clean… isn’t actually the full picture? This conversation with Lauren Taylor completely shifted the way I think about the health of our homes. We talk about the idea that our homes have a microbiome too, what synbiotic cleaning actually means, and how Alter Bio was created to approach cleaning in a completely different way. We also get into the major difference...

What if the way you’ve been trying to regulate your nervous system isn’t actually getting to the root of it? This is a conversation that shifted everything for me. The kind that makes you realize there’s a whole layer we’ve been missing. Something most people aren’t exposed to, but once you are, you can’t unsee it. It’s changed how I move through my days, how I show up as a mom, and honestly… who...

What if the symptoms we’re told are “normal” in postpartum are actually signals from the body asking for deeper support? After becoming a mom, many women find themselves on a hormonal rollercoaster—feeling off in their bodies, low energy, dealing with anxiety, digestion issues, and not quite like themselves, without a clear path forward. In this conversation, Anabel shares the experience that led...

What does it actually look like to take care of yourself in a season where everything revolves around someone else? There’s a moment so many women experience after becoming mothers—where their needs quietly move to the bottom of the list. In this conversation, Maria Chase shares the turning points that shifted how she saw her body, her role, and what it means to show up for herself. From early day...

What if the thing that feels the most restrictive… is actually what gives everyone more freedom? There’s a version of motherhood no one really prepares you for — the one where you feel completely transformed, deeply fulfilled, and also stretched in ways you didn’t expect. The beauty and the overwhelm can exist at the same time. And somewhere in that, you’re trying to figure out what actually works...

What does it actually feel like to build something from the ground up and then let it go?   In this episode, Morgan Zanotti reflects on the path that led her into the wellness space, the creation of Primal Kitchen, and what it looked like to help build a brand that reshaped the way so many people think about food. She opens up about the reality of scaling a company, the emotional complexity of an...

What does it actually look like to rebuild your health after everything falls apart? A conversation with Dr. Dawn Mussallem that moves between lived experience and clinical insight — from navigating cancer treatment to undergoing a heart transplant, and what it meant to come back from that physically and mentally, even running a marathon on the other side. We get into the research around longevity...

Why have women been conditioned to chase thinness instead of building strength? After watching her mom navigate osteopenia, Lauren Rinaldi began questioning what women are taught about muscle, aging, and prevention — and why strength has historically been left out of the wellness conversation for women. That realization eventually led her to build Arrival, a creatine company designed specifically...

What does it take to question something the world has long accepted as “good enough”? Amrita Saigal, founder of Kudos Diapers, brings a unique blend of materials science, curiosity, and purpose to one of the most universal parts of early life. With a background in mechanical and materials engineering from MIT, she set out to rethink what babies’ skin touches every day—long before she became a moth...

What if the way your home is organized could quietly support the way you move through everyday life? Christina Lee is the founder of Graceful Spaces and a mom who works closely with families to help their homes function more smoothly. Our conversation begins with her personal wellness journey and the life experiences that have shaped how she approaches health, family, and daily rhythms. From there...

How does lived experience shape the way you care for your body — and the way you guide others? Elissa Goodman’s journey into holistic health was shaped by personal illness and loss, but what stands out most is how those experiences refined her perspective over time. We explore how her early health struggles informed the work she does today, what she’s learned about resilience and discernment, and...

How does a childhood marked by medical trauma shape the way you understand the body, identity, and fate?   After multiple brain surgeries as a child and later navigating panic attacks rooted in isolation and perceived abandonment, Ali Ofstedal was initiated into a relationship with her nervous system long before she had language for it. That lived experience became the foundation for the way she p...

What if the body isn’t broken — it’s communicating? In this conversation, I’m sitting down with Tanya Reynolds, a chiropractor and nervous-system–focused practitioner whose work explores how emotional patterns, posture, and the spine shape the way we experience stress, safety, and healing. Through her practice, in8lovewellness, Tanya integrates Neuro Emotional Technique, structural alignment, and...

What happens when the coping mechanisms that once helped you survive become the very things holding you back? This is a conversation with Ricki Friedman about grief, survival, and reclaiming self-trust through conscious, often uncomfortable change. Ricki shares how losing her mother shaped the way she learned to move through the world, how survival mode can quietly replace basic life skills, and w...

What if the only thing standing between you and the life you want is a belief you don’t even know you’re carrying? Tommy Sobel is the creator of Superconscious Healing, a modality devoted to identifying and removing the limiting beliefs that quietly shape our choices, patterns, relationships, and sense of self. In this conversation, Tommy shares how these subconscious blocks form, why willpower al...

What if the biggest influences on our health aren’t extreme routines, but the everyday choices we make at home, while traveling, and as parents? Anne Richards shares how her own health journey shaped the way she approaches motherhood, language, and emotional safety, along with the practical ways she supports her family through cleaner air and water, thoughtful travel habits, restorative sleep, and...

What happens when you’re doing everything “right,” and your body is still asking for more? Julie Sawaya is the co-founder of Needed and a grounded, deeply thoughtful voice in women’s health whose work was born from curiosity, science, and an honest reckoning with nutrient gaps many women experience during pregnancy and beyond. Guided by both personal testing and years of collaboration with clinici...

What does it look like to truly thrive — not just in your body, but in the way you live, eat, and move through different seasons of life? In this conversation, I sit with Giada De Laurentiis, someone I love deeply and admire for her intuition, presence, and relationship with food. We reflect on listening to the body as a form of self-trust, the role of ingredient quality in supporting longevity, a...