Real Talk with Grace Redman

“Sometimes you have to hit a wall to say “okay, I need to do things differently.” - Dr. Lena Fernandez  This Real Talk features a breadth of knowledge that spans naturopathy, hormonal balance, stress and fatigue, and taking control of your health journey.   In this conversation, Dr. Lena Fernandez brings a wealth of scientific insight that has real life applications. She made the topic o...

“Success is having fun more often than you’re not.” - Ryann Dowdy   This Real Talk is packed with valuable insight on the entrepreneurial journey, the importance of genuine connection in business, and the freedom of pursuing your authentic truth.   On this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Ryann Dowdy - Entrepreneur, Sales Strategist and Community Builder.   Ryann navigat...

“There’s always a higher peak and another trail that is unknown, and I have to trust that if I follow the compass, I’m going to get to where I’m supposed to be. And that’s how I live my life.” - Ghene’t Lee-Yong     This Real Talk highlights the beauty of movement in nature, the need for connection with our Higher Power in today’s fast-paced cooped up world, and how challenges prepare us...

"At some point we can’t keep blaming our reality on the situation; we have to make a choice on how we’re going to handle it to make a reality we want." - Nadeen Shatara This Real Talk highlights the importance of celebrating your wins, and growing in your confidence with the support of those you trust and rely on! I had the pleasure of speaking with Nadeen Shatara, a Palestinian-Syrian American wh...

“ That overwhelming feeling is very real, but you’re safe, and it’s important to remind yourself of where you are and what you’re doing.” - Elicia Raprager This Real Talk features an insightful conversation around mental health and useful tools to combat fear and anxiety. I had the pleasure of speaking with Elicia Raprager - Author, Artist and aspiring Personal Growth Coach.  I’m so grateful...

“Every last one of us came here with a different spark of the divine; there’s nothing to be compared - we all have our own thing.” - Judy James This Real Talk episode features a deeply moving and insightful conversation with the lovely Judy James - Inspirationalist, Reiki Master, and Mind-Body-Spirit Practitioner. Judy is passionate about connection, growth, learning and teaching, and in this epis...

“That’s what I enjoyed about having a business - the people.” - Sam Salem   This Real Talk features a moving conversation around the power of connection with connection-extraordinaire himself - Sam Salem!  Sam has been in client-facing roles all his life, and shares how the most fulfilling aspect of his career and business ventures has always been the profound relationships with people.&...

“It’s not that I’m not afraid anymore; it’s that I’m more excited to walk through the experience than I am scared of my fear.” - Jodie Harvala   Prepare yourself for an anything-goes conversation with my sassy soul sister, Jodie Harvala!  Jodie is a Psychic Teacher, Coach and Founder of the Spirit School, and has been helping people develop their relationship with Spirit for over a decad...

We never stop creating, and we never stop being responsible for the results that we create in our life."  - Victoria Gallagher   This Real Talk episode guest, Victoria, dives in head first by explaining how we can use the law of attraction is a practical manner to create a life we love, even when the world around us is in crisis mode.   Victoria shares no-nonsense tips from her book...

“Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.” - Gabby Villafan  This Real Talk features an inspiring conversation around law, culture, and kinder self-talk with Gabby Villafan, currently a law student at Drexel University!  Gabby was motivated to pursue law school after the powerful experiences she had being represented by pro bono attorneys, and representing clients pro bono as a paralegal.&n...

“Your relationship with your significant other shouldn’t be the most important relationship of your life.” - Nish Menon  In this Real Talk, I had the pleasure of speaking with Nish Menon, Lead Strategist at the ConsultMent Agency, about a variety of valuable topics pertaining to the importance of identity, proper perception of failure, and faith & spirituality.  Nish shares about his...

“There’s some people you just can’t please, and I learned that at a very young age.” - Shadia Hanna  In this episode of Real Talk, I had the privilege of chatting with Shadia about her journey as a first generation Palestinian-American woman who pursued a career in the biomedical field out of an innate desire to help people, and eventually built her own successful bioanalytical business from...

“If you don’t make time for your health right now, you’re going to have to make time for your illnesses later.” - Alejandra Marin   This Real Talk features an enlightening conversation around health, nutrition and mindset with the lovely Alejandra Marin, owner of Alejandra’s Fitness!   Alejandra made her first foray into the fitness realm when 18-year-old her tried on her favorite pair o...

“I’m the type of person who, if I don’t try something, it’s going to eat away at me for years.” - Allison Tsukamoto   On this Real Talk, I had the pleasure of speaking with my close friend, extraordinary colleague, and fellow entrepreneur, Allison Tsukamoto.   Allison shares about how she started her own company, MediYumm, during the pandemic and what motivated her to take the risk to pu...

“This is where I come from, but this is not where I want to be forever.” - Valerie Smedley-Harris   Here’s a fun fact - Valerie was my very first life coach!   It was an amazing honor sitting down with Valerie and enjoying her pearls of wisdom and her story of transformation.   This raw conversation features Valerie’s story as a single mom, her challenges with toxic relationships, h...

“Your eyes can see what your heart interprets.” - Sema Tosun   Born in a culture that highly respects its seniors, Sema Tosun’s heart and eyes saw how limited the resources are for the elderly members of her community. This ignited an unquenchable passion in her heart to do something, and that's how her nonprofit organization "Fund a Need" started.   Fund A Need provides goods, services,...

"Someone who judges others very harshly… what I know for sure is that they judge themselves even harsher." - Karen Cowperthwaite It felt so fulfilling to chat with Karen Cowperthwaite, Intuitive Transformational Life Coach, about some real, raw, deep sage wisdom! Karen shares with us how she was driving home from work one fateful day when she had this overwhelming feeling that there had to be more...

"When we deny the best part of ourselves, we are not really allowing ourselves to be who we are." - Kris Groth  In this episode of Real Talk, we step out of the box and chat with Kris Groth, Archangel Life Coach, and Intuitive Healer, about ANGELS!   Kris shares how the Angels are always with us, and how we can truly "feel" them when we quiet our minds. She shares an important lesson abo...

"What’s going to be harder on you, taking the path that is calling you? Or taking the path everyone else is on?" - Dr. Kristel Nazzal   Mic drop! In this Real Talk, we learn about how Kristel made a decision to step out of corporate America to undertake a non-traditional venture that other people may have perceived as  “setting her back.”   Kristel and I talked about how being set i...

"The more I got and the more I accomplished the more I was miserable." - Judy James   On this episode of Real Talk, Judy drops a wealth of nuggets as she shares her profound wisdom.  She shares important lessons like how disappointing others can be a side-effect of you choosing yourself and prioritizing your self-care, how surrendering control can actually restore order in your life, and...

"The paths you take create your life story." - Sammy Totah  I had the wonderful pleasure of chatting with Sammy Totah on this week’s episode of Real Talk and we had a blast! It was so fun hearing about his magical experiences touring with Santana, one of them being about his first time in front of a crowd of 100,000 people!   Sammy shares about how time is the best gift of all and how us...

“If your belief systems aren’t aligned with your goal, your goals will be short-lived.” - Claire Davis     I had a fabulous time chatting with Claire on this episode of Real Talk! Claire is co-owner of The Midlife Mentors, the wife-and-husband-run holistic health company that focuses on helping middle-aged people with exercise, nutrition, hormones, success mindset, emotional wellbeing, a...

"If you don’t have your health you have nothing." - Noelle Bloom  This Real Talk episode features an eye-opening conversation with Noelle Bloom about listening to your gut, being present, and pushing forward even in the face of uncertainty!   Noelle shares with us about how she had a passion to become a lawyer from a very young age, and as she was studying for the LSAT, there was a littl...

"I knew if I stayed I would create an illness or I would die." - Dr. Lisa Thompson   Hope you all are ready for some exhilarating inspiration! In this episode of Real Talk with the magical Dr. Lisa Thompson, you'll learn about how she was able to overcome years of unhealthy marriages to meet her soul partner and now live a fun and fabulous life in Hawaii!   Lisa shares a synchronistic st...

"Relax, be yourself, and things will happen." -  Fadi Shamieh If you are considering making a change to start your own business but you're afraid of taking the leap, you will be inspired to follow through by this episode of Real Talk with Fadi Shamieh!   Learn about Fadi's perspective shift that came from having his café closed for months during the pandemic, and him realizing that it tu...