Off The Gram

Today's guest on OTG is Laurie Gelman. If the last name sounds familiar, it’s because Laurie’s husband is the legendary TV producer Michael Gelman of Live with Kelly & Ryan . Little known fact, Laurie actually spent 25 years as a broadcaster here and in her native Canada before trying her hand at writing novels. We'll talk about her best-selling  Class Mom  and the hi-larious fo...

Welcome to an all-new season of Off the Gram. Everything works better after you unplug it, including this podcast. We’re thrilled to be together again after a much-needed summer break.  Tune in to this episode for a big show shake-up and then and incredible interview with Rabbi Steve Leder the author of The Beauty of What Remains . As the head of one of the world’s largest synagogues, an...

As I'm coming off a sugar-filled summer (lots of wine! all the ice cream!) and feeling like I need a reset, I'll be busting out @michprom book Sugar Free 3 and relistening to this episode. On the show we talk about her revolutionary plan which is based on the latest research and science. It's not a diet. It's not a detox. It's not a cleanse. It’s a genius three-week program to reset your entire ap...

Heidi’s last pick for our summer-best-of-series lights a fire in everyone who listens to: MAKE CHANGE. Actor and Activist Michelle Hurd is committed to giving a voice to inequality and injustices. This change maker does it day in and day out, and will inspire you to do the same. A powerhouse of a woman: leading the charge of Time’s Up for SAG-AFTRA, on the SAG-AFTRA board, a leader who p...

Over the last year many of us have tried to “reinvent” ourselves, pivot and strive to put our best foot forward but were left feeling more confused on matters of self-discovery & personal success than before. Christine chose our latest #BestofSummerSeries episode because she’s a big believer that we all have our own inner sparkle that shines though if we follow our hearts, stay true to ourselv...

Ironically for our co-host Jamie - like many - coming out of lockdown and going back into "reality" is proving just as hard as the initial quarantine time, from a mental standpoint! Jamie knows many people can relate, so she chose the OTG interview with ABC News legend, Dan Harris, for the next in our summer "best of" series. Why? Well, Harris is famous for many things, but perhaps most of all for...

When Meaghan, her 3 kids, husband and 71-year-old mom tested positive for COVID-19 back in February, Dr. Darria Long was Team Murphy’s first call. The Harvard + Yale-trained ER doctor had already been on OTG to talk the co-hosts through all things COVID-19 and now she would play a vital role in the family’s healing, providing the ultimate recovery toolkit. Once she was well, Meaghan was desperate...

Initially recorded at the beginning of Stay-at-Home orders for our "quarantine wellness" series, AND the only show we didn't get on video for Dr. Oz, Heidi's pick for summer-best-of-series is all about effective communication, and How to NOT Get Divorced. With quarantine and all of the pandemic stressors causing divorce rates to SKYROCKET, relationship experts, Alexandra Jamieson and Bob Gowe...

One of our first OTG guests way back in Jan of 2020 is one of Christine’s idols, both in fashion and in life! Norma Kamali is a fearless powerhouse who’s been in the fashion business for 53 years and is the ORIGINAL wellness influencer who sought out alternative wellness methods looong before it was #hashtag. Back in her fashion editor days, Christine worked with Norma featuring her uber-cool...

Since Team OTG is on summer hiatus (pass the poolside mojito, please!), each co-hosts is taking a turn picking a weekly "best of" episode to re-release, and explain why that show sticks out as an all-time fave! Jamie kicks us off, with her pick: an episode released in December 2020 with iconic guest, Carson Kressley. This episode still makes Jamie smile, because the topic was REINVENTION - an...

We’ve all been there: a moment in time when our struggles feel insurmountable. Our guest today, Ashley LeMieux can relate - she’s been through pain most of us can’t fathom. Through it, she’s learned spiritual secrets for healing that she has used to empower hundreds of thousands of women to find purpose in their pain. Ashley is the founder and CEO of The Shine Project, host of the top-rated podcas...

It’s safe to say that Jordan Younger is one of the most well-known names in wellness. After choosing to part with her early identity as “The Blond Vegan” (a move which incited international controversy!), Younger has always been a bold, curious, courageous, "Wellness-Work-in-Progress"…  however, after falling mysteriously ill, she became a whole new kind of “seeker,” as often happens when lif...

I think we can all agree that the past year has been eye-opening on so many levels with regards to race in America. From devastation came growth, and an expanded dialogue around equality. As we approach Juneteenth this weekend, we are thrilled to welcome the amazing Julee Wilson, Beauty Director of Cosmopolitan. Julee is one of the strongest, most positive voices & role models for women in gen...

Emma Heming Willis is a model, entrepreneur... oh, and she happens to be married to the one-and-only Bruce Willis! Every time this cool-mom dynamo pops up in our Instagram feeds, we think: “I want to be friends with her!” Why? After a 20+ year career in fashion (gracing the pages of Vogue and the runways of Lagerfeld, Armani, and Dior), she made the ultimate pivot: she married Bruce, started a fam...

Do you ever feel like every workout plan is destined to fail eventually? Our guest today, Biggest Loser trainer, Brett Hoebel, believes that if you want lasting results, you need emotional attachments to your lifestyle choices. But… what does that mean exactly? Brett believes the most important thing when it comes to changing your body is to walk your talk. As he likes to say, “The dumbbell and th...

We've all heard plenty about the negativity bias in our brain. But, did you know that we actually have the power and ability to retrain and reprogram our body to crave happy neurochemicals instead of cortisol (the stress hormone)?! Radha Agrawal and Dr. Dacher Keltner are 4 months into collecting data on how dance and other modalities improve joy. They have developed a Happiness Quiz - the first c...

Happy post-Mother’s Day!! To celebrate all things #momlife, we have our mom-crew on today (Jamie, Meaghan, + Heidi) gabbing with guest, Tara Clark, the creative force behind the hilarious viral Instagram @ModernMomProbs (ahem 640K followers). Tara recently released her first book, Modern Mom Probs: A Survival Guide for 21st Century Mothers , based on the always relatable content she shares on the...

What’s your Ennegram type? It’s a question we get asked on the regular lately. Anyone else? We were so curious about this “trendy personality test” that we decided to go straight to one of the foremost experts for the scoop! Beth McCord is an author, speaker and Enneagram expert who founded the popular online community Your Enneagram Coach . She’s also a Type 9 (Peaceful Mediator) who lives outsid...

Today is a SUPER special day… it’s our first ever TANDEM EPISODE!! We have joined forces with the fabulous Band of Mother’s podcast to tackle some tough topics (with laughs) as we ramp up towards Mother’s Day. Specifically, we’re gettin’ real about MOM BURNOUT, and all the many ways we cope (some are even legal! hehe). Mostly, we bitch, commiserate, and share funny burnout stories from our collect...

In our new COVID/WFH reality, boundaries are more important than ever. Boundaries, what boundaries…? EXACTLY. Because we ALLLL need help here, we are bringing back the boundary NINJA herself, psychotherapist Terri Cole . In her new book, “ Boundary Boss ”, releasing April 20th, Terri teaches a specific set of skills that can help us stop abandoning ourselves for the sake of others (without guilt o...

Over the past year, we’ve all been hit hard with the 24/7 news cycle blaring into our living rooms. We sat with our eyes glued to the TV, terrified we’d miss SOMETHING. But, with everything being deemed “breaking news,” are we really just setting ourselves up for a constant state of anxiety? Are we truly INFORMED or are we all guilty of ambulance chasing with our eyeballs? We’re joined by Jessica...

Today is the final installment of our Co-Host Spotlight! Our guest today, and co-host, Heidi Kristoffer, walked away from a glamorous acting career to get covered in other people's sweat teaching yoga. So we dig deep... to find out WHY. After avoiding multiple surgeries and healing her spine using YOGA, Heidi knew she had to share it. Now she has her own “CrossFlow Yoga” app so she can bring these...

Today’s episode is a special one! Last week, the one-and-only Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt joined us as our guest for our second ever “Off the Gram LIVE!” Our audience logged on to watch our chat with the New York Times best-selling author about her latest book, The Gift of Forgiveness , releasing on paperback this week. In writing this book, Katherine conducted more than 20 in-depth interviews,...

It’s Monday March 22, and that means one thing: TONIGHT IS THE BIG NIGHT! We’re getting ready to interview Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt in front of a “live” Zoom audience of 75 OTG superfans, in our second ever “Off the Gram LIVE!” and we couldn’t be more stoked! 100% of the ticket sale proceeds went to God’s Love We Deliver, a charity that delivers medically tailored meals to homebound New York...

As many of you may have seen on Insta, our co-host, Meaghan, is recovering from COVID. Her hubs, 3 kids and 70-year-old mom were all infected with the virus and it was harrrrrrd. The toughest part? While there’s plenty of clear PREVENTATIVE info (wear a mask, wash your hands, socially distance, etc)... she discovered that once they tested positive, they felt CLUELESS. The information about ex...